FRE 2224
IMAGEAirmen of the 386th Bomb Group celebrate the 50 mission markings painted on the back of Staff-Sergeant Chester P Klier's A-2 Flight Jacket, in front of their B-26 Marauder (RG-R, serial number 41-31620) nicknamed "Black Magic". Image via Chester P Klier. Printed caption on reverse: '386th BG From left, to right: Lt Harry Slemmons, 38 missions. S/Sgt ChesterO Klier, 50 missions. S/Sgt John P Stankiewiz, 14 missions (he was later shot down but survived). Capt Bud W Lambert, 46 missions. S/Sgt Alan N Dipple, 43 missions. Slemmons points to fifty bomb symbols and German fighter plane painted on the back of Klier's jacket.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Black Magic
- Unit: 386th Bomb Group 552nd Bomb Squadron