42-96165 The Big Hairy Bird
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FRE 7318
Ground personnel of the 387th Bomb Group work on the engines of a shark mouth B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96165) nicknamed "The Big Hairy Bird". Image via Alvaro Sousa.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Transferred to 556BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Assigned |
Rivenhall, Witham CM8, UK | Assigned to 599BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Chipping Ongar, Ongar CM5, UK | Transferred to 556BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. | |
Manufactured |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Built at Martin. | |
Delivered |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Delivered to USAAF. |