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B-26 Marauders, including (PN-Q, serial number 41-18272) and (PN-V, serial number 41-34683) of the 459th Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group, fly through flak during a mission over France. Handwritten on slide casing: '499[sic]BS, 322BG.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '25086 A.C. - Flak bursting B-26's over France. St. Omer airfield 8/9/43.' On reverse: Via Rene J. Francillon and U.S. Air Force Photo Detachment-5 HQ AAVS [Stamps].
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The 322nd Bombardment Squadron (Medium) was activated on 19-Jun-1942 at MacDill Field, Florida with B-26B Marauder aircraft. In late September 1942 the unit moved to Drane Field, Florida. The Ground echelon sailed for the UK aboard the Queen Elizabeth...
B-26 Marauder
Assigned to 449BS, 322BG, 9AF USAAF.
B-26 Marauder
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 02 February 2015 09:59:59 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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