43rd Bomb Group (Ken's Men)

09/26/2021

A B-24 Liberator of the 43rd Bomb Group during a bombing run over the major Japanese base at Salamaua, New Guinea, on August 13, 1943.

09/25/2021

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06/12/2020

2,000 likes! Thank you all very much!
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09/15/2019

Just wanted to mention one thing after hearing of the passing of famed aviation artist Roy Grinnell today
Here is his painting "Dragon on the Deck " of "The Dragon & His Tail" of the 43rd Bomb Group (Ken's Men)/64th Squadron
My father served with the 43rd Bomb Group and I use this as the cover art for the 43rd Bomb Group (Ken's Men) page
He was one of the best aviation artists I had the pleasure of knowing
Blue Skies and Tailwinds ✈️

06/09/2017

RUM AND COKE 43rd Bomb Group 65th Squadron
B-24L-FO, 44-49827. On September 7 1945 the right mainwheel collapsed while landing at Ie Shima. There were no crew injuries, but RUM AND COKE was salvaged.

03/31/2015

Updated link to 43rd Bomb Group (Ken's Men) - Old 666, B-17E 41-2666 was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber which was assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group in 1943 and was the aircraft piloted by Lt. Col. (then Captain) Jay Zeamer, Jr. on the mission that would earn him and bombardier Joseph Sarnoskii each a Medal of Honor, and every other member of the crew a Distinguished Service Cross.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Im086TCu3I

W.W.2 USAF pilot Jay Zeamer & his"renegade" aircrew rescued this old Boeing B-17E("666"-an abbreviation of the tail number,it also had a reputation for getti...

07/05/2012

"Dragon On The Deck" - "The Dragon and His Tail"
43rd Bomb Group (Ken's Men)

Roy Grinnell Aviation Art Fan Page

03/22/2012

43rd Bomb Group (Ken's Men) - Old 666, B-17E 41-2666 was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber which was assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group in 1943 and was the aircraft piloted by Lt. Col. (then Captain) Jay Zeamer, Jr. on the mission that would earn him and bombardier Joseph Sarnoskii each a Medal of Honor, and every other member of the crew a Distinguished Service Cross.

Old 666, B-17E 41-2666 was a World War II B-17 Flying Fortress Bomber which was assigned to the 43rd Bomb Group in 1943 and was the aircraft piloted by Lt. Col. (then Captain) Jay Zeamer on the mission that would earn him and bombardier Joseph Sarnoski each a Medal of Honor, and every other member o...

11/12/2011

November 11, 2011 :: Families honor veterans 2011
This is a picture of my father, James T. "Mac" McClure, Sr., who served with the 5th Air Force 43rd Bomb Group as a mechanic and crew chief and was stationed in New Guinea during World War 2. See http://kensmen.com/ for more details about the 43rd Bomb Group. He later worked as a Crew Chief for SAC (Strategic Air Command). He is interred at Arlington National Cemetery.

04/30/2011

Nose Art of the 43rd Bomb Group (Southwest Pacific Area)

12/05/2010

Ken's Men - An Archival History of the 43rd Bombardment Group

12/05/2010

HISTORY:
The 43rd Bombardment Group was created over the winter of 1940-1, on
the US East Coast, training with a mix of aircraft. When the United
States entered the war in December 1941 the group carried out a number
of anti-submarine patrols off the east coast, but it spend most of the
war in the South West Pacific with the Fifth Air Force.
The group reached Sydney in March 1942, but did not enter combat
until Sep

The 43rd Bombardment Group fought with the Fifth Air Force, first from Australia and then in the campaigns that saw the reconquest of New Guinea and the Philippines.