FRE 10496

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Bombs stand on racks, soon to be loaded aboard a B-26 Marauder (X2-S, serial number 42-96205) of the 596th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 596BS.'
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Bombs stand on racks, soon to be loaded aboard a B-26 Marauder (X2-S, serial number 42-96205) of the 596th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 596BS.'

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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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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection