UPL 36307

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

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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.'

397th Bomb Group

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

People

Moses J Gatewood

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Ed Richardson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William H Ryherd

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-666356
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-96124

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Holy Moses
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 599th Bomb Squadron

42-96151

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Sharon Rozanne II / Taconite Express
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 596th Bomb Squadron 598th Bomb Squadron
A B-26 Marauder (U2-J, serial number 42-96158) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'

42-96158

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Little Peedoff
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th 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.