857th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Object Number - UPL 13635 - Corporal Phillip S Brinkman of the 486th Bomb Group painted the nose art of a B-24 Liberator 42-52693 "Aries" of 857th BS, 492nd BG, 8th AF.
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Unit stations
| Station | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
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Based |
North Pickenham |
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14139481
- Role/Job: Airplane Electrical Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot, Pilot, Mission
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39603792
- Role/Job: Special Vehicle Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39277325
- Role/Job: Basic Soldier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35766885
- Role/Job: Munitions Worker
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Niagara Special
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Alvin
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wabash Cannon Ball
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group Headquarters (492nd Bomb Group) 578th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Bangin' Lulu
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Units in the UK from ETOUSA Station List, as transcribed by Lt. Col. Philip Grinton (US Army, Retired) and extracted by IWM; air division data from L.D. Underwood, based on the 8th Air Force Strength Report of 6th August 1944, as published in 'The 8th Air Force Yearbook' by Lt. Col. John H Woolnough (1980)
