44-8516 Elizabeths Own

Elizabeth with airmen of the 306th Bomb Group and a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Elizabeth's Own", that has been named in her honour, 18 January 1945. media-387956.jpg FRE 5951 Elizabeth with airmen of the 306th Bomb Group and a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Elizabeth's Own", that has been named in her honour, 18 January 1945. Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 5951 - Elizabeth with airmen of the 306th Bomb Group and a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Elizabeth's Own", that has been named in her honour, 18 January...

Delivered Hunter 7/10/44; Dow Fd 18/10/44; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-M] Thurleigh 3/1/45; transferred 535BS/381BG Ridgewell 23/5/45 (35+m); Returned to the USA Bradley 10/6/45; Sth Plains 13/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45. ELIZABETH’S OWN.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Neil Wenger
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36889049
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Aerial Gunner

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Hunter Army Airfield, 525 Leonard Neal Street #6010, Savannah, GA 31409, USA 7 October 1944 Delivered Hunter AAF 7-Oct-44.

Assigned

Thurleigh, Bedford MK44, UK 3 January 1945 Assigned 423BS, 306BG, 8AF 3-Jan-45.

Assigned

Ridgewell, Halstead CO9, UK 23 May 1945 Transferred 535BS, 381BG, 8AF 23-May-45.

Other

Returned Zone Interior

Bradley International Airport (BDL), Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA 10 June 1945 Returned to the USA Bradley AAF 10-Jun-45

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Sources

Roger Freeman Photos.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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