FRE 10902

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12 B-26 Marauders of the 397th Bomb Group flying in formation in August 1944. Passed for publication 21 Aug 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 599BS?' Printed caption on reverse: '6015-5 - Martin Marauders, called by the Americans the B26, flying in formation across the sky.' Censor no: 351829/139395. On reverse: Charles E. Brown Copyright and SHAEF Field Press Censor [Stamps].
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12 B-26 Marauders of the 397th Bomb Group flying in formation in August 1944. Passed for publication 21 Aug 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 599BS?' Printed caption on reverse: '6015-5 - Martin Marauders, called by the Americans the B26, flying in formation across the sky.' Censor no: 351829/139395. On reverse: Charles E. Brown Copyright and SHAEF Field Press Censor [Stamps].

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A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'

397th Bomb Group

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

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection