Lewis D Chase

Military
media-36164.png UPL 36164 Chase and Douglas' crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 20 July 1944.
Handwritten: (GPR-54-4-398) (20-7-44) (CHASE-DOUGLAS CREW). Nuthampstead Ref: A9306.
Nuthampstead Airfield Museum collection

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum. Museum object reference number: USB1-17

Object Number - UPL 36164 - Chase and Douglas' crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their base in England, 20 July 1944. Handwritten: (GPR-54-4-398)...

Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC

He took part in what was reputed to be the longest bombing raid - lasting over 10 hours - at that time. They hit and destroyed the Focke-Wolf plant Poznan, Poland

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

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

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

Flak News October 1996

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

398th History, Vol 1 and Vol II / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 36164 - Chase and Douglas' crew of the 8th AF's 398th Bomb...