UPL 36306

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397th Bombardment Group mural,, Rivenhall Airfield, Essex. Photos taken April 2017.

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Units

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.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Sharon Rozanne II / Taconite Express
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 596th Bomb Squadron 598th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Missouri Mule II
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 596th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Just Dreamin
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 596th Bomb Squadron

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I hope the photos will be of interest, especially to the families of the pilots. I took these photos while working on the site last year and was amazed the the murals still survive.