Chest Insignia, 91st Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force, Leather
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Superb reproduction of the chest badge of the 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, hand-painted on a piece of leather.
Activated in April 1942, it leads four bombardment squadrons equipped with B-17 Flying Fortresses (tail code: A in a triangle).
After several months of intensive training in Florida, the group reached England in October 1942, where it was assigned to the 8th Air Force.
After several months of bombing German factories, the squadron bombed Normandy coast on D-Day and would take part to in many other missions during the Battle of Normandy.
One of most famous bombers of the war, the Memphis Belle, served in the 324th Bombardment Squadron, one of the four squadrons that made up the 91st Bombardment Group.
This large patch (12.5 cm in diameter) was worn by B-17 crews on their A-2 jackets.
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Superb reproduction of the chest badge of the 91st Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force, hand-painted on a piece of leather.
Activated in April 1942, it leads four bombardment squadrons equipped with B-17 Flying Fortresses (tail code: A in a triangle).
After several months of intensive training in Florida, the group reached England in October 1942, where it was assigned to the 8th Air Force.
After several months of bombing German factories, the squadron bombed Normandy coast on D-Day and would take part to in many other missions during the Battle of Normandy.
One of most famous bombers of the war, the Memphis Belle, served in the 324th Bombardment Squadron, one of the four squadrons that made up the 91st Bombardment Group.
This large patch (12.5 cm in diameter) was worn by B-17 crews on their A-2 jackets.