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The status board of the 457th Bomb Group at Glatton, after the end of combat operations May 1945. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

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Units

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Jill
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Mary Myrtle
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron

Locations

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Revisions

Date:
ContributorEmily
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
Sources

Freeman, Mighty Eighth War Manual, p9

Date:
ContributorEmily
ChangesChanges to aircraft associations
Sources

Associated aircraft based on serial numbers depicted in image

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection