Original U.S. WWII 1942 British Boulton Paul Defiant Interceptor Recognition Model Airplane by Cruver U.S. Badges - Medals including: European-African-Middle Eastern

- Medals including: European-African-Middle Eastern with two battle stars

Named after the town of Bedford in England

The first predecessor of the squadron was the 557th Bombardment Squadron

Individuals took the Physical Fitness Test consisting of pull-ups

Original U.S. WWII 1942 British Boulton Paul Defiant Interceptor Recognition Model Airplane by Cruver U.S. Badges - Medals including: European-African-Middle EasternOriginal Item: Only One Available. During World War Two there was a mass of teaching materials used by the armed forces to train gunners and aircrew in the identification of aircraft, ships and ground vehicles. The ability of servicemen to identify "friend or foe" in an instant was crucial to combat survival and the subject of recognition was taught in just about every World War II service school. Trained spotters were important to the war effort and