735th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
Airmen of the 458th Bomb Group gather outside a hangar after a mission. Image via Lieutenant Vincent Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Intill smoke cigars, 753rd Hangar & operations. Kania W/O cap, Cullet W/ Cap, Vincent with cigar.' media-380713.jpg FRE 1907 Airmen of the 458th Bomb Group gather outside a hangar before a mission in July 1944.
In the foreground are Joe Kania (without cap), Charlie Aillet (with cap) and Bob Vincent (with cigar).

Image via Lieutenant Vincent
Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Intill smoke cigars, 753rd Hangar & operations. Kania W/O cap, Cullet W/ Cap, Vincent with cigar.' Roger Freeman Collection

Caption information given on this page: http://www.458bg.com/crewaz07morford.htm

Object Number - FRE 1907 - Airmen of the 458th Bomb Group gather outside a hangar before a mission in July 1944. In the foreground are Joe Kania (without cap), Charlie Aillet...

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Old Buckenham

People

Dickens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Angelo Fermo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Nose Gunner

Anthony A Glowace

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Passenger

Alexander D Graham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Gramm

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Armorer

Aircraft

42-52627

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

42-64453

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

42-64469

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: El Flacko
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
A B-24 Liberator (H6-X, serial number 42-64478) nicknamed "Cabin in the Sky" of the 453rd Bomb Group in flight. Image via J Archer, via David Olds. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Flak damaged B-24 of 453 BG during mission- ultimately shot down, only 3 survivors. 27/3/44.

42-64478

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Cabin in the Sky
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

42-64490

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Cee gee ii
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Photo owned by Jan Hodges

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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)

735th Bomb Squadron: Gallery (32 items)

Object number: UPL 47009 - B-24 42-64490 'CEEGEE II' 735BS, 453BG.

Object number: UPL 47010 - 1st Lt James S. Munsey, 735BS, 453BG

Object number: UPL 47011 - 2nd Lt Robert O Crall, 735BS, 453BG

Object number: UPL 47013 - B-24 42-64490 'CEE GEE II' 735BS, 453BG

Object number: UPL 47027 - T/Sgt Grover G Conway 735BS, 453BG

MACR 5933, 41-28591

Object number: UPL 78424 - Assigned to 735BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to...