9th Air Force
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B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 554BS, 386BG, 9AF USAAF.
Group
The 386th Bomb Group flew B-26 Marauders for the Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. Whilst with the Eighth, the Group developed the formation release procedure for the B-26 on missions that targeted aerodromes, marshalling yards and V-weapon sites along the...
Squadron
Military site : airfield
The airfield, two miles north-west of Great Dunmow, was built in 1942-1943 by the US Army's 818th Engineer Battalion (Aviation), alongside British contractors. B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group moved in in September 1943, and in October the Group...
Event | Location | Date |
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Assigned | Great Dunmow, Dunmow CM6, UK | 1944 |
Assigned to 554BS, 386BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Combat damaged | Great Dunmow, Dunmow CM6, UK | 9 April 1945 |
Combat damaged by Me262, returned heavily damaged to base. |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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10 May 2018 19:11:29 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, description, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/38860601 |