27th Ferrying Squadron
Squadron
27th Ferry Sqdn, 2d Ferrying Group
Served in North Africa, European Theatre, China-Burma & the Pacific Theatre.
Ferried lots of different aircraft to combat theatres. Was a hand selected crew member at the end of the war to fly only the "owners & editors" along with writers & photographers of all the major American Newspapers & media to Germany. All on orders from the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe upon the first Nazi Concentration Camp's liberation.
Object Number - UPL 16138 - 1st Lt Don E Knight - Navigator Stationed at New Castle Army Air Base, Wilmington, Delaware 27th Ferry Sqdn, 2d Ferrying Group Served in North...
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group 27th Ferrying Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32077067
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group 13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 27th Ferrying Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36319601
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group 27th Ferrying Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37174407
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Passenger
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group 27th Ferrying Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15117971
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Ferrying Group 27th Ferrying Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia