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42-96151 Sharon Rozanne II / Taconite Express

media-36305.jpeg UPL 36305 397th Bombardment Group mural, Rivenhall Airfield, Essex. Photos taken April 2017.
The site is now the location of a road sweeping company. I discovered these in one of their storage buildings. 397th Bomb Group collection

I hope the photos will be of interest, especially to the families of the pilots. I took these photos while working on the site last year and was amazed the the murals still survive.

Object Number - UPL 36305 - 397th Bombardment Group mural, Rivenhall Airfield, Essex. Photos taken April 2017. The site is now the location of a road sweeping company. I...

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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

The burning wreck of a B-26 Marauder (X2-V, serial number 42-96093) of the 596th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group at Rivenhall, 28 July 1944. Offical caption on image: '(GAD-18-397-2)(28 July 44)(452-96093-B-26 B55).' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-26B; 42-96093 (X2-V); 596BS/397BG, Rivenhall 28/7/44; (Image) Col. James Snow via K. Fisher.'

596th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A B-26 Marauder (U2-J, serial number 42-96158) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'

598th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Francis E Brown

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 397th Bomb Group
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

2nd Lt. Hyland F. Kimball Jr.

Hyland F Kimball

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

William H Ryherd

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-666356
Highest Rank: Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

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The operations board of the 397th Bomb Group, based at Rivenhall airfield, is updated by a crewman. The board shows the last three numbers of the squadrons' aircraft's serial numbers. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Operation Board, 397 BG; Last three serial; Rivenhall; (Image) Col. James Snow via K. Fisher.'

Rivenhall

Site type: Airfield

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Date5 Nov 2018 10:13:29

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Date5 Nov 2018 10:01:15

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42-96151: Gallery (7 items)

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1st Lt. Ryherd

Object number: UPL 69864 - 1st Lt. Ryherd

2nd Lt. Hyland F. Kimball Jr.

Object number: UPL 69871 - Bombardier of "Sharon Rozeanne II" aka "Taconite...

Sharon Rozanne II

Object number: UPL 69878 - "Sharon Rozanne II" aka "Taconite Express" Crew...