Warren Borges

Military
A crashed Mosquito (NS744) of the 25th Bomb Group at Watton, 25 March 1943. Official caption on image: '(G-AD-82-1-25)(25-3-45)(MOS.744CRASH)(REST.)' media-378761.jpg FRE 585 "A crashed Mosquito (NS774) of the 25th Bomb Group at Watton, 25 March 1943" > WRONG : 1945 !. Official caption on image: '(G-AD-82-1-25)(25-3-45)(MOS.774CRASH)(REST.)' Freeman's "The Mighty Eight War Diary" for 25 March 1945 : “25BG despatched 1 Mosquito as monitor for 2AS, 2 Mosquitos on PR Germany and 6 Mosquitos on PR Continent/UK.” Mosquito XVI Serial NS774 was piloted by Lt Warren Borges. Roger Freeman Collection

Research on crash and pilot.
Aviation accidents UK for April 1945
Freeman's "The Mighty Eight War Diary"

Object Number - FRE 585 - "A crashed Mosquito (NS774) of the 25th Bomb Group at Watton, 25 March 1943" > WRONG : 1945 !. Official caption on image:...

He flew 35 missions from May/June to December 1944 in the 306th BG. Then flew Mosquitos Mark XVI from December 1944 to August 1945 for photo and Weather Recon in the 25th BG, 653/654 BS.



Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: Borges was a graduate of Northeastern University and was a consultant in welding techniques at Boston Naval shipyard. He also served as president of the 8th AF Historical Society.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Reconnaissance
Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A crashed Mosquito (NS744) of the 25th Bomb Group at Watton, 25 March 1943. Official caption on image: '(G-AD-82-1-25)(25-3-45)(MOS.744CRASH)(REST.)'

NS774

  • Aircraft Type: Mosquito
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Middlesex County, MA 5 February 1916

Enlisted

Boston, MA 12 November 1942 Boston, Massachusetts

Other

Discharged USAAF

1 January 1946 Honourable discharge.

Died

Penney Farms, FL 7 May 1996

Buried

Penney Memorial Cemetery Penney Farms, Clay County, FL 11 May 1996 Penney Memorial Cemetery Penney Farms, Clay County, Florida

Based

Thurleigh Assigned to 423BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

Assigned to 653/654 BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54931159/warren-borges

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306th Echoes Oct '96

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https://www.fold3.com/record/1612893-warren-borges
https://www.fold3.com/record/83423535-warren-borges
https://www.fold3.com/record/620586044-warren-borges-1916
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54931159/warren-borges

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Removed source information added by Wattonman from biography

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ContributorWattonman
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Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Shiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.

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USAAF Photo.

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ContributorAAM
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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Warren Borges: Gallery (1 items)

A crashed Mosquito (NS744) of the 25th Bomb Group at Watton, 25 March 1943. Official caption on image: '(G-AD-82-1-25)(25-3-45)(MOS.744CRASH)(REST.)'

Object number: FRE 585 - "A crashed Mosquito (NS774) of the 25th Bomb Group...