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UPL 22722

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Taken at Chelveston Air Base

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Aircraft

44-72293

Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
Unit: 305th Bomb Group Headquarters Squadron (305th Bomb Group)

Locations

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

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Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47

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Date: 18 Jul 2016 01:23:22

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