Author Topic: help with a mystery (Read 378 times)

Dnil · « **on:** January 11, 2003, 04:23:27 PM »

Identify the bomb squad in the photo. My uncle shot the photo but I have no clue who the squad is.

Dnil · « **Reply #1 on:** January 11, 2003, 04:25:50 PM »

also, long shot here, can anyone identify anybody in this crew? picture is from some negatives found in an old second hand book.

Dnil · « **Reply #2 on:** January 11, 2003, 04:32:03 PM »

nuther one. Where is/was curtis field.

Dnil · « **Reply #3 on:** January 11, 2003, 04:33:47 PM »

one last 1 for now. Think its a bt-13, but anyway to tell the squad?

Jester · « **Reply #4 on:** January 11, 2003, 06:44:05 PM »

The B-17's with the Triangle K tail markings are from the 379th Bomb Group (Heavy), 8th A.F.

The 379th BG consisted of the 524th, 525th, 526th & 527th Bomb Squadrons.

Stats on the 379th:
Combat OPS: May 43 - 45
Missions: 330
Sorties: 10,492
Payload dropped in tons: 26,460
MIA: 141
B-17 models flown: F & G models

~~to your Uncle.~~

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 11, 2003, 07:51:32 PM »

link to 8thAF bombber tail markings

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #6 on:** January 11, 2003, 07:56:11 PM »

as far as Curtis Field