Maupertus

Airfield
media-43062.jpeg UPL 43062 Maupertus-sur-Mer from 2,500 ft. courtesy of the USAF, 24 August, 1947.

This is a 1947 photo of the airbase my father was flying out of when shot down. One of the few things i remember his telling me about the war was the way they had to fly their fully loaded planes off the end of the runway and then dive on the ships in the harbor to gain enough air speed to fly. He told me that they all called the B-26 the "Baltimore whore" because she had so little wing it was as if "she had no visible means of support." Why Baltimore I have no idea.

Object Number - UPL 43062 - Maupertus-sur-Mer from 2,500 ft. courtesy of the USAF, 24 August, 1947.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 557th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 387th Bomb Group 558th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron 380th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-023310
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Squadron Commander
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Group 356th Fighter Squadron 382nd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-694254
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Service Numbers: O-820326
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Place added with details from:
- "Battle Colors Volume III - Insignia and Tactical Markings of the Ninth Air Force in World War Two' by Robert A. Watkins;
- http://www.ixengineercommand.com/airfields/physical.php

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