Ed Richardson

Military
media-36305.jpeg UPL 36305 397th Bombardment Group mural, Rivenhall Airfield, Essex. Photos taken April 2017.
The site is now the location of a road sweeping company. I discovered these in one of their storage buildings. 397th Bomb Group collection

I hope the photos will be of interest, especially to the families of the pilots. I took these photos while working on the site last year and was amazed the the murals still survive.

Object Number - UPL 36305 - 397th Bombardment Group mural, Rivenhall Airfield, Essex. Photos taken April 2017. The site is now the location of a road sweeping company. I...

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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 (U2-J, serial number 42-96158) of the 598th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 598BS.'

42-96158

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Little Peedoff
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 598th Bomb Squadron

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AAM Website upload UPL 36305 where Ed has signed his name & aircraft on the wall at Rivenhall

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Object number: UPL 36305 - 397th Bombardment Group mural, Rivenhall Airfield...

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