UPL 33819
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"With bomb bay doors open, the first of a large formation of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" of the 452nd Bomb Group, send their bombs plummeting earthward on the Nazi airfield at Bordeaux, France, 27 March 1944. Heavy bombers of the 8th Air Force continually blasted every operational enemy factory, oil refinery and airfield."
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![The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-395129.jpg?itok=ubYDWJA_)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment