96th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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UPL 21102
American fighter pilot Albert F Eckert in 1941 with his Spitfire, 'Gravesend Shrimp', one of over 20 presentation aircraft paid for by the people of the county of Kent.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-662427
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14059699
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-826853
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20829466
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner/Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-005512
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Eager beaver
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Silver Streak
- Unit: 96th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Bird
- Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron 483rd Bomb Group 815th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cabin in the Sky
- Unit: 337th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia