The 489th Bombardment Squadron in Corsica

1. 489th BS Insignia from B-25 at MAAM, 2. 340th BG Insignia from Q. Kaiser's A2 flight jacket (1944), 3. NASA space shuttle photo of Corsica, 4. 12th Air Force patch, 5. U.S. Army Air Corps Patch .


More 489th Bomb Squadron B-25 Pictures Provided by Tracy Taylor

Planes, Part 14

Solid Jackson.
My dad flew his very first mission on May 16, 1944 in a 9Q but I'm not sure if it was this plane.


B-25J 'Knockout.'
My father flew 3 missions in this plane.


B-25J 'Mission Completed.'
Two missions were flown in this plane by my dad.


B-25J 'C-Ration.'
This is one Quentin Kaiser's photos of "C-Ration" in which he flew 2 missions.


B-25J 'Mission Completed.'
Three missions were flown in this plane by my dad.


B-25J 'Queen Mary.'
Quentin Kaiser flew 2 missions in this plane.


B-25J 'Lady Luck.'
My dad flew 5 missions in this plane.

These great photographs were kindly provided by Tracy Taylor whose father, 2nd Lt. J. E. Taylor, was a bombardier in the 340th Bombardment Group, primarily with the 487th Bombardment Squadron from February 12th through June 22nd, 1945, Alesani, Corsica and Rimini, Italy.


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