FRE 8377

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An autogyro aircraft used by the RAF, but kept and maintained in the hangar of the 752nd Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group, and photographed by a 458th Bomb Group veteran. Handwritten caption on reverse: '458th BG. The autogyro was maintained in the 752nd hangar. I think it belonged to the RAF.'
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An autogyro aircraft used by the RAF, but kept and maintained in the hangar of the 752nd Bomb Squadron, 458th Bomb Group, and photographed by a 458th Bomb Group veteran. Handwritten caption on reverse: '458th BG. The autogyro was maintained in the 752nd hangar. I think it belonged to the RAF.'

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Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection