42-96153 The Joker

media-34864.jpeg UPL 34864 A B-26B Marauder serial number 42-96153 nicknamed 'The Joker' of the 596BS, 397BG starts its engines in the snow at Peronne Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) A-72, January 1945.

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Object Number - UPL 34864 - A B-26B Marauder serial number 42-96153 nicknamed 'The Joker' of the 596BS, 397BG starts its engines in the snow at Peronne Advanced Landing Ground...

Assigned to 596BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'

397th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Rivenhall, Witham CM8, UK Assigned to 596BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.

Manufactured

Middle River, MD, USA Built at Martin.

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.markstyling.com/b26_research.14.htm

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http://www.markstyling.com/b26_research.14.htm

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