Ellsworth A Beans

Military

Flew on first daylight bombing raid to Berlin 4 Mar 1944.

Connections

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Units served with

Lieutenant John C "Red" Morgan of the 482nd Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Lt Red Morgan, Cong, Med of Hon.'

482nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30255

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat II
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

42-30322

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Belle | Patches
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

42-30634

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

42-3398

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mrs. Satan | The Queen of Hell
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

42-5731

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

http://www.482nd.org/berlin-mission.

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://95thbg.org/j3migr/flight-crew-records;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

482nd BG website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia