FRE 4558

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A 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

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection