FRE 4558
IMAGEA B-26 Marauder of the 450th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group in flight during a mission over Tricqueville airfield, France. Handwritten caption on reverse: '450 B.S., 322 B.G.' Printed caption also on reverse: '25197 A.C. - Close-up of a Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber making its run over the target, which in this instance is a Nazi fighter airdrome at Tricqueville, France. This airdrome was supposed to be the home of the famed Goering "Yellow Nosed" Fighter Squadron. Hangars, buildings and sispersal[sic] areas were blasted by dozens of sticks of 300-lb bombs from U.S. groups which made this raid. U.S. Air Force Photo.' On reverse: U.S. Air Force Photo, Detachment-5, HQ AAVS (MAC) [Stamp].
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment