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 340th Bombardment Group B-25 Pictures Provided by Tracy Taylor

Planes, Part 16

Old Ironsides III.



B-25J 'Out-Of-Bounds.'



B-25J 'Moanin' Minnie.'



B-25J 'Jersey Bounce.'



B-25J 'Battlin' Betty.'



B-25J 'Bitch-N-Mitch.'



B-25J 'Willie.'
This is another one of the unique 487th Bombardment Squadron B-25s with a Bill Mauldin cartoon character used for nose art.

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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