FRE 9650

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Two B-26 Marauders ('U2', serial number 42-96132 in middle; 'U2', serial number 42-96139 leaving from right) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group fly in formation. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'
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Two B-26 Marauders ('U2', serial number 42-96132 in middle; 'U2', serial number 42-96139 leaving from right) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group fly in formation. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'

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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

Aircraft

Two B-26 Marauders ('U2', serial number 42-96132 in middle; 'U2', serial number 42-96139 leaving from right) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group fly in formation. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'

42-96132

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Lucky Star
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
A B-26 Marauder ('U2', serial number 42-96139) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group flies in formation with another aircraft just out of the top of frame. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'

42-96139

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Susan J
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron 598th Bomb Squadron

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection