392nd Bomb Group
Group
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5157 - The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
The 392nd Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators out of Wendling, Norfolk from August 1943 until April 1945. They were the first Group allocated B-24H Liberators, the first B-24 series fitted with a nose turret on the production line. The adaptation increased the ability of crews to fight enemy aircraft flying head on against the bomber. The Group was awarded one Distinguished Unit Citation for bombing an aircraft and components factory at Gotha on 24 February 1944, as part of the Big Week of assaults on German aircraft targets. After the invasion of mainland Europe the Group supported the airborne invasion of Holland and assault across the Rhine by Allied paratroops.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
|
Based |
Biggs Field | 1 March 1943 - 18 April 1943 |
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Based |
Wendling | 1 August 1943 - 15 June 1945 |
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Related media
- Media Type: Video
- Collection Name: Rob Edwards collection
- Object Number: UPL 27946
- Description: Memorials to the Mighty Eighth: Wendling, Station 118 Recent videos and photos of the memorials to the Mighty Eighth USAAF based at Wendling 1943-1945...
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15707
- Description: Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for Technical Sergeant Max R Wilhite of the 392nd Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file...
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15740
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- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15790
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- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15811
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- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15823
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- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15824
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- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15825
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- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15836
- Description: Individual Deceased Personnel File (IDPF) for First Lieutenant Thomas F McNichol of the 392nd Bomb Group researched by historian Bill Beigel. The file...
- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15877
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- Collection Name: William L Beigel Collection
- Object Number: Document 15928
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- Object Number: Document 15929
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- Object Number: Document 15938
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- Object Number: Document 15941
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- Object Number: Document 27895
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- Media Type: Document
- Collection Name: Unit histories
- Object Number: Document 39798
- Description: 14th Combat Bomb Wing Unit History, complete copy Resembling a college yearbook, unit histories were an unofficial – and often tongue-in-cheek –...
Revisions
Removed word "an" before the word "adaptation" as it did not make sense.
Technical and grammatical corrections, e.g. ,model to seris for H.
Richard Dieterle — citation from unit history above; station from Biggs Field page.
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 / The Mighty Eighth. A History of the Units, Men and Machines of the US 8th Air Force.' by Roger A. Freeman (1989). 'Air Force Combat Units of World War II' compiled by the Department of the US Air Force, edited by Maurice Maurer (1983). / 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)
