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UPL 49691

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"Thunderbird Gets New Engine" Sgt. Elmer W. Roesner on the stand getting ready to put the prop on the engine. [photos courtesy of Dean Roesner]

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Units

Insignia associated with the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force.

359th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Elmer W Roesner

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39083182
Highest Rank: Private
Role/Job: G/P

Aircraft

42-38050

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Thunder Bird
Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Aerial photograph of the east end of Molesworth airfield looking north, the control tower and two T2 hangars are right of the vertical runway, 5 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/889. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Molesworth

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 10 May 2021 23:01:04

Contributoracbernstein1

ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, person associations, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

www.303rdbg.com
[photos courtesy of Dean Roesner]