UPL 34100
IMAGE"Bombs from 9th Air Force Marauders make hits on a Nazi-held section of the northwestern part of the Cherbourg, peninsula--one of the last sectors to surrender to the American forces in the area." - Picture is misidentified. This is the marshalling yard at Armentieres, France which was bombed by the 323rd Bomb Group on the afternoon of June 22, 1944. The aircraft in the picture is 42-107622 VT-W from the 453rd Squadron.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Scars N Gripes
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Squadron