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Major WD Howard, Squadron Commander of the 834th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group reaches into the ball turret on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image via Roland A Andrews. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Hunts Ball Room" B-17G 834 Sq 486 BG. Sq Co Maj WD Howard (with hand in turret). Air Force Photo.'
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Major WD Howard, Squadron Commander of the 834th Bomb Squadron, 486th Bomb Group reaches into the ball turret on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Image via Roland A Andrews. Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Hunts Ball Room" B-17G 834 Sq 486 BG. Sq Co Maj WD Howard (with hand in turret). Air Force Photo.'

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A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.

486th Bomb Group

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

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection