8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Edward C. Kinzler - Pilot (L)
Edward J. "Jimmy" Tackett - Navigator (R)
490th BG - 848th BS
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Units
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490th Bomb Group
Group
The 490th Bomb Group, like the 486th and 487th Bomb Groups transitioned from flying B-24 Liberators to B-17 Flying Fortresses, which were used in combat missions from late August 1944. Based at Eye, Suffolk, the Group were focused in the early months... -
848th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Edward Kinzler
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot
Member of Kinzler crew -
Edward Tackett
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator
Retired from the USAF with the rank of Lt. Colonel after serving in both WW2 and Korea.
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| 09 October 2020 01:38:38 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with caption, unit associations and person associations |
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