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846th Bomb Squadron

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  • Personnel of the 846th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group. Image via Robert Buck. Written on slide casing: '846th personnel.'

    Personnel of the 846th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group. Image via Robert Buck. Written on slide casing: '846th personnel.'

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  • The men in this shot are unidentified, as is the bomb group and crew to which the B.T.O. was assigned at the time. Photo was originally submitted to www.b24bestweb.com by Ken Nellis.

    The men in this shot are unidentified, as is the bomb group and crew to which the B.T.O. was assigned at the time. Photo was originally submitted to www.b24bestweb.com by Ken Nellis.

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  • 44-40072 B.T.O. (Big Time Operator) The B.T.O. flew 27 missions with the 492nd before being transferred out and is shown here with 36 bombs painted on it. The top Photo belonged to Phillip Davis and was submitted originally to www.b24bestweb.com by Dan Davis.

    44-40072 B.T.O. (Big Time Operator) The B.T.O. flew 27 missions with the 492nd before being transferred out and is shown here with 36 bombs painted on it. The top Photo belonged to Phillip Davis and was submitted originally to www.b24bestweb.com by Dan Davis.

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  • A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50437) nicknamed

    A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50437) nicknamed "Apassionata" of the 489th Bomb Group. Image via Robert Buck. Written on slide casing: '"Apassionata", 42059437.' Roger Freeman Image - Flipped the correct way round, enhanced.

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  • Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for 1st Lieutenant Frank W Fulks of the 489th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file contains copies of primary documents that discuss the return of personal effects, circumstances and causes of death, and memorialisation of the fallen airman. If you require access to the full, unedited file please contact Bill Beigel via his website, www.ww2research.com, or the AAM Team at aamwebsite@iwm.org.uk

    Extract from Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for 1st Lieutenant Frank W Fulks of the 489th Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file contains copies of primary documents that discuss the return of personal effects, circumstances and causes of death, and memorialisation of the fallen airman. If you require access to the full, unedited file please contact Bill Beigel via his website, www.ww2research.com, or the AAM Team at aamwebsite@iwm.org.uk

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  • Two B-17 Flying Fortresses are flying over Munich on the 21st of July 1944 on the day's raid. Close to the middle at the bottom is a 489th Bomb Group aircraft (8R-U) of the 846th Bomb Squadron, and in the top left is a 466th Bomb Group aircraft ('U8') of the 786th Bomb Squadron. Handwritten caption on reverse: '(W) 8R+U & (L) U8? Munich, 21/7/44.'

    Two B-17 Flying Fortresses are flying over Munich on the 21st of July 1944 on the day's raid. Close to the middle at the bottom is a 489th Bomb Group aircraft (8R-U) of the 846th Bomb Squadron, and in the top left is a 466th Bomb Group aircraft ('U8') of the 786th Bomb Squadron. Handwritten caption on reverse: '(W) 8R+U & (L) U8? Munich, 21/7/44.'

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  • An 846th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator (8R-N) takes off from Halesworth airfield.

    An 846th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator (8R-N) takes off from Halesworth airfield.

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  • A B-24 Liberator (8R-B, serial number 44-40072) of the 846th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group in France in 1945 or 46. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'France, 1945 or 1946. From [P.] Gandillet Files. 212.'

    A B-24 Liberator (8R-B, serial number 44-40072) of the 846th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group in France in 1945 or 46. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'France, 1945 or 1946. From [P.] Gandillet Files. 212.'

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  • Ground personnel of the 489th Bomb Group work on the engine of B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94860) nicknamed

    Ground personnel of the 489th Bomb Group work on the engine of B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94860) nicknamed "Happy Warrior". Image via Robert Buck. Written on slide casing: '42-94860, +X. 846th Sqdn, late summer 1944.'

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  • Thomas L. McQuoid, Co-Pilot, 846 BS, 489 BG

    Thomas L. McQuoid, Co-Pilot, 846 BS, 489 BG

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  • 489th Bomb Group

    489th Bomb Group

    Group
    The 489th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators out of Halesworth, Suffolk, for several months from May 1944 until later in the year. The Group flew tactical missions in support of ground forces in northern France. It was in this tactical role that the crews...

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Based Halesworth

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  • Harry Aaron

    Military | Sergeant | 489th Bomb Group
    Harry C Aaron was an American soldier in World War II. He was a part of the 489th Bomb Group and the 846th Bomb Squadron. He was born in 1917, in Maryland. He also lived in Maryland. His highest level of education was 4 years of high school. He...

  • Edward Abercrombie

    Military | Staff Sergeant | 489th Bomb Group

  • William Abernathy

    Military | Private First Class | 489th Bomb Group

  • Robert Adams

    Military | Sergeant | Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner | 489th Bomb Group
    Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed into North Sea in B-24 'Little Iodine' #4129533

  • Robert Afton

    Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 489th Bomb Group

  • Frank Alfieri

    Military | Technical Sergeant | 489th Bomb Group

  • Joseph Allison

    Military | Private | 489th Bomb Group

  • David Altenhoft

    Military | Second Lieutenant | 489th Bomb Group

  • Burke Anderson

    Military | Staff Sergeant | 489th Bomb Group

  • Eugene Anderson

    Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 489th Bomb Group
    Shot down 2 June 1944 in B-24 #4294933 'Stubby Gal II. ' Evaded.

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Air Force
8th
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Type category
Bombardment
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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
19 March 2015 10:51:30 rossingtonj Changes to type
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Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:42:51 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)

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