96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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IWM catalogue record
This contains information written on the back of the original print and some of it may be inaccurate.
Nissen huts at Snetterton Heath, home of the 96th Bomb Group, winter 1944. Image via Eugene Blue, 96th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Winter 1944, Our washroom + enlisted mens club in background, Snetterton heath airbase. Eccles Road, England.'
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Units
People
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Eugene Blue
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator
Assigned Oct 1944 -
Richard Herren
Military | Captain | Bombardier
Richard was very bright, funny, witty. A huge sports fan, he loved the Arkansas Razorbacks. He loved to read newspapers and news magazines, for one reason because his family could not afford a newspaper when he was growing up. He was generous with his...
Locations
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Snetterton Heath
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
