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A 597th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group B-26 Marauder (9F-N, serial number 42-96191) in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 597BS.'
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A 597th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group B-26 Marauder (9F-N, serial number 42-96191) in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 597BS.' Flown by Lt. George Overbey.

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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

Aircraft

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.'

42-96191

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: The Milk Run Special
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron

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Contributorwynn
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Sources

my father Lt. Winfred W. Anderson, pilot, 597th squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection