United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 497th
Organization
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Hans Carl Borm Annotated B-29 Gunner's Information File
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: 2026-00-00--18
Content Description
The Hans Carl Borm Annotated B-29 Gunner's Information File is a single-item collection consisting of a B-29 Gunner's information file (manual) with notes and illustrations by Borm from his military service during World War II.The volume is a standard-issue gunner's training manual published by General Electric circa 1944. Of particular interest are the memo pages at the end of the manual which contain Borm's personal annotations. Two pages contain...
Dates:
circa 1945
Found in:
The Museum of Flight Archives
Marich, Jim -- oral history interview, 2017 July 18
File
Interview Summary
World War II veteran James “Jim” Marich is interviewed about his service as a flight engineer aboard the Boeing B-29 Superfortress. He discusses his wartime experiences with the 869th Bombardment Squadron of the 497th Bombardment Group, U.S. Army Air Forces, while stationed in Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands) during 1944 and 1945. He also touches briefly on his post-war engineering career with the Sundstrand Corporation (Illinois). Topics discussed include his training and service history,...
Dates:
2017 July 18
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