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44-72293

media-22722.jpeg UPL 22722 Taken at Chelveston Air Base Clyde L. Lancaster Collection

Chris Brassfield

Object Number - UPL 22722 - Taken at Chelveston Air Base

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Headquarters Squadron (305th Bomb Group)

Unit Hierarchy: Group

Places

Ground crews of 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortresses wait for their aircraft to return to Chelveston airbase after a raid on the 30 June 1943; a B-17 Flying Fortress is coming in to land. Passed for publication 30 Jun 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'At A Fortress Station In Britain. From an American base in Britain the Flying Fortresses carry out operational activities which result in terrible blows against the German industrial war machine. This series of pictures shows scenes at a Flying Fortresse

Chelveston

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Crashed	Lechfeld, 86836 Graben, Germany	9 February 1946	Involved in an accident at Lechfeld AB, Germany

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Date18 Jul 2016 05:26:21

Contributorjunkman9096

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305th Bomb Group formation monitor
Black triangle with white "G" over a green tail stripe

Date18 Jul 2016 03:27:54

Contributor466thHistorian

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http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p51_10.html

Date18 Jul 2016 03:27:29

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http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p51_10.html

Date18 Jul 2016 03:27:02

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http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_fighters/p51_10.html
http://www.accident-report.com/world/europe/germany/ger46.html

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Object number: UPL 22722 - Taken at Chelveston Air Base