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FRE 1902
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).' Roger Freeman Collection
Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).' Roger Freeman Collection
Associated aircraft based on serial numbers depicted in image
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Gr Island 18/2/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG Glatton 24/3/44; 749BS; on mission to Nijmegen sustained damage over Breton a/f 17/9/44 with Strosser; two engines out and another damaged; force landed Florennes, Bel.; repaired & ret 7/12/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 21/10/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. HITLER'S MILKMAN.
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Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington