8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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486th Bombing staff and lead bombardiers (back of photo has 3 names: Richard H. Douglas, Edward M. Borger, James E. Silger). Richard Douglas is third from left, back row. William J. Zeli, Bombardier for the 486th/835th, is likely also in this group, and it would be appreciated if someone in the know would be able to point him out.
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Units
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486th Bomb Group
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or... -
835th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
*Taken from the official web page of the '486th Bomb Group Association' (https://486th.org/BS835/index.htm)* ...
People
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Edward Borger
Military
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Richard Douglas
Military
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James Silger
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator
Member of McElroy crew -
William Zeli
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier, B24H/B17G
Locations
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Sudbury
Military site : airfield
Situated between the villages of Great Waldingfield and Acton, the airfield was used by the 486th Bomb Group from March 1944 to August 1945. Facilities for administrative offices for the Combat Wing were also made available here and along with barrack...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 16 April 2021 17:04:01 | hansvonmaltzahn | Created entry with collection, caption, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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From the official web page of the 486th Bombardment Group, Gallery page, and part of the Douglas Collection: https://486th.org/Photos/index.htm |
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