96th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
media-21102.jpeg 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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Object Number - 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...

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17144914 / O-713153
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Squadron 2nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 16160425 / O-819987
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38143475
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20800952
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746988
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 301st Bomb Group 353rd Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 339th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shady lady
  • 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
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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