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Virgil T. Roethler and his crew at 445th Bomb Group, Tibenham, England.

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Units

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

Virgil T Roethler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group

Locations

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

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Sources

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.