FRE 8660

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A bomb crater at Debach, home of the 493rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Confidential until passed by censor.' [stamp], 'Not to be published 25 May 1943.' [stamp] and '28102.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'ETO-EBS-43-460 photo by Glass, 14 May., Damage done by what was estimated to have been a 250lb bomb dropped on the edge of a taxiway at an airdrome somewhere in England. Composition roofing stacked near the edge of the taxiway was scattered and many pieces broken. Debach, England.'

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Units

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection