Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum - The legendary 91st Bomb Group 8th USAF England.

The Ragged Irregulars

Squadrons of the 91st BG

322nd Bombardment Squadron - Heavy
323rd Bombardment Squadron - Heavy
324th Bombardment Squadron -Heavy
401st Bombardment Squadron - Heavy
Assigned 8th AAF: September 1942

Combat Aircraft:

B-17F
B-17G

Stations

KIMBOLTON 12 Sep 1942 to 13 Oct 1942
BASSINGBOURN 14 Oct 1942 to 23 Jun 1945

First Mission: 7 Nov 1942
Last Mission: 25 Apr 1945
Missions: 340
Total Sorties: 9,591
Total Bomb Tonnage: 22,142 Tons
Aircraft MIA: 197

Major Awards:

Two Distinguished Unit Citations: 11 Jan 1944 Oschersleban and 4 Mar 1943 Hamm

Claims to Fame

Highest total claims of enemy aircraft destroyed in 1st BD - 420
Highest loss of all 8AF bomb groups - 197 Aircraft MIA
First group to attack a target in the Ruhr - 4 March 1943 Hamm
Lead the famous Schweinfurt mission of 17 Aug 1943
First 8AF bomb group to complete 100 missions - On 5 Jan 1944
Selected to test first flak suits in Mar 1943
B-17G Nine 0 Nine completed 140 missions without a turn back for mechanical reasons.

Pictured below is the B-17 'The Careful Virgin' which completed 80 missions