344th Bomb Group
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42-95952
B-26 Marauder
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Lieutenant Jack Havener of the 344th Bomb Group admires a pin up nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95952) nicknamed "You've 'Ad It". Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"You've 'Ad It!"- Harrison. Actually taken on Stansted, July 1944.'
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Lieutenant Jack Havener of the 344th Bomb Group admires a pin up nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95952) nicknamed "You've 'Ad It". Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"You've 'Ad It!"- Harrison. Actually taken on Stansted, July 1944.'
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Lieutenant Jack Havener of the 344th Bomb Group admires a pin up nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95952) nicknamed "You've 'Ad It". Image by Jack K Havener, 344th Bomb Group.. Associated caption: '"You've 'Ad It!"- Harrison. Actually taken on Stansted, July 1944.'
B-26 Marauder assigned to the 497th Bomb Squadron of the 344th Bomb Group.
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497th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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John Havener
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 344th Bomb Group
Jack K Havener (1920–2011) flew B-26 Marauders with the 344th Bomb Group. He completed 68 combat missions in the medium bombers, many of them from Stansted. Among the medals awarded to Havener was the Distinguished Flying Cross – given to an American...
Places
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Stansted Mountfitchet
Military site : airfield
Today, Stansted is one of the busiest airports in Britain. During the Second World War, instead of airliners delivering passengers, Stansted Moutfitchet’s aircrews in their B-26 Marauders attacked Nazi targets, paving the way for D-Day and the...
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 10 May 2017 09:28:19 | general ira snapsorter | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, nicknames, unit associations and person associations |
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Entry added with details from “The Martin B-26 Marauder” by J.K.Havener |
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