41-31616 B-26B Marauder 9AF 386BG552BS RGH Mert with crew Great Dunmow Essex England 2nd Sep 1943 NA1947

Photo description: Crew Of A Martin B-26 "Mert" Of The 552Nd Bomb Squadron, 386Th Bomb Group Pose By The Plane At Their Base In Great Dunmow, Essex, England On 2 September 1943. (U.S. Air Force Number C70041AC); B-26B serial 41-31616 "Mert" (coded RG-H) of the 552nd Bomb Sq, 386th BG in her original nose art. It was later expanded to "Mert and the Flying Circus."

Photo Source: National Archives Identifier NAID: 204859063 Local ID: 342-FH-3A11227-C70041AC