UPL 36309

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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

Aircraft

A B-26 Marauder ('U2', serial number 42-96139) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group flies in formation with another aircraft just out of the top of frame. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'

42-96139

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Susan J
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron 598th Bomb Squadron

42-96142

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Dee Feater
  • 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.