Thanks to all for the replies. The photo was found by someone renovating a house and sent to me. I figured 'Bn' was battalion, but had no clue...
The source of this photo thinks it is related to the 449th Bomb Group. Based on the lettering under the "449", I'm not sure that is the case....
Just a WAG but possibly taken some time in 1942...
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[ATTACH] 719th Squadron, 449th BG Dispersal area at Grottaglie, February, 1944.
[ATTACH] Grottalgie Air Base, Italy, 449th BG B-24 dispersal. RAF 205 Group north of runway.
Tail markings of 376th BG, 15th AF between March and August 1944.
Willow Run manufactured KD or 'knock-down' kit. Supplied to North American-Fort Worth and Douglas-Tulsa for final assembly. The ship in the...
The Air Combat campaign star simply means he was assigned to a USAAF unit in the theater between the effective dates (including ground personnel)....
Each of the items under Battles and Campaigns is one of the bronze start on the Asiatic-Pacific medal, although only 8 are listed - Air Combat...
The Air Combat star also applies to the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with the effective dates 7DEC41 to 2SEP45.
Assuming he had the EAME medal (Europe, Africa, Middle East), the Air Combat campaign star to the EAME was for service with an USAAF in theater...
[ATTACH] B-24 fuselage at Willow Run, 1944. Which one is Rosie?
Downloaded the hi-res version and zooming shows them to definitely be L-4's.
Fighter pilot tours were generally based on hours flown. In the 8th AF 200 hours completed a tour. In the Mediterranean 300 hours were required....
The point being that one has to be careful that he is comparing apples to apples. The airspeeds listed in specifications by the manufacturers are...
The 15th AF briefing notes generally specified bombing at 160 MPH Indicated Airspeed which at 25,000 ft correlated to approximately 245 MPH True...
The P-63 was not setting up to land - clean configuration. The fast aircraft were lapping to the left side of the runway based on a front view I...
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[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Then Princess Elizabeth at the christening of B-17 "Rose of York", 6 July 1944
