91st Bomb Group - National Museum Memorial Park - Wright-Paterson AFB, OH
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91st Bomb Group of the 8th Air Force, this was the group of the famous Memphis Belle
Waymark Code: WMW0CQ
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2017
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County of memorial: Montgomery County
Location of memorial: 1100 Spaatz Street, Memorial Park, Wright-Patterson AFB
Memorial erected by USAF
Plaque Text:
[8th AF patch] "Always Remembered" [A patch]
91st BOMB GROUP (H)
322 Sqdn. 323 Sqdn. 324 Sqdn. 401 Sqdn.
AND SUPPORTING UNITS
[91st Bomb Group Patch in the middle]
44st Sub. Depot 243 Med. Disp. (AVN)
1st Station Comp. 39 ABGp. Bq. & Hq.
1996 Ordances 2024 Eng. FF.
1204 QM 206 Finance
863 CWS 18 Weather
536 APU Red Cross
982 MP RAF
First 8th AF Group to complete 100 missions. 340 total missions.
Hamm mission 4 March 1943, Oschersleben Mission 11 January 1944
Distinguished Unit Citation: Most enemy aircraft claimed
Destroyed of all 8th Airforce Bomb Groups (420)
They Flew With Pride They Served With Honor
AF Station 121 Bassingbourne, England Sept. 1942 - July 1945
"The 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated at Harding Field, Louisiana on 15-April-1942 and went to MacDill Field, Florida for the first phase of training from 16-May-1942 to 25-June-1942. The Group was then assigned to 2nd Air Force at Walla Walla, Washington for the second and third phases of training from 26-June-1942 until 24-August-1942.
"Effective 1-September 1942 the Group was re-assigned to 8th Air Force and began preparation for overseas deployment. The ground echelon proceeded to Fort Dix, New Jersey and boarded the Queen Mary on 2-September-1942 arriving at Gourock, UK on 11-September 1942 and then proceeded to their first station at Kimbolton.
"The air echelon left Walla Walla, Washington on 24-August-1942 for Gowen Field, Idaho and received their first B-17s. The air echelon then went to Dow Field, Maine and waited until October-1942 to receive the remainder of their B-17s. The air echelon relocates to England via the northern ferry route between 23-Sep-42 and 11-Oct-42 assembling at Kimbolton and then the entire Group moves to Bassingbourn on 14-Oct-42 where they will conduct operations until 23-Jun-45.
"The 91st Bomb Group, known more informally as "the Ragged Irregulars", flew 340 missions between 7-November-1942 and 25-April-1945 in 9,591 sorties dropping 22,142 tons of bombs. The Group lost 197 aircraft MIA." ~ American Air Museum in Britain