Hardwick Airfield Memorial.

The runway at Hardwick airbase, home of the 93rd Bomb Group, photographed in June 1967. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hardwick the N/S runway, June 1967

The runway at Hardwick airbase, home of the 93rd Bomb Group, photographed in June 1967. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hardwick, the N/S runway, June 1967.'

A bomber crew of the 93rd Bomb Group with a visiting F-5 Lightning (serial number 43-28584) of the 33rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group at Hardwick, spring 1944. Image via Amos Golisch, 93rd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Visitng P-38s Hardwick, Spr 1944 men & chutes 328584,;

The wreck of a B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group that crashed on take off near Aldeburgh, 19 December 1944. Image via Glenn Tessmer, 93rd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: '19/12/44 Aldeburgh, Norfolk, crash on t/o.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Crash site. Taken about 1 hour after crash. Mission was then scrubbed. Just off end of south runway. Lead aircraft 93BG at Hardwick, Eng. Probably Dec 15-23, 1944. Note weather! The exact date of the crash can be verified in 2nd A.D/ news letters. I can't find it at this time. The C.O. (Col. Bannand?) said at the next A.M. Briefing that a eng. failed on T.O. - they could hear engg. backfiring on the T.O. roll as they stood on the tower deck. Note the weather! I doubt it was 300' Forward viz. We were (I think) #3 to go and as a result got our aircraft back to parking area quickly - thus I was able to get to crash site just after the crash.' Note added 26 December 2015 : The date was 19 December 1944 and the A/C Serial is # 42-50597 (93rd BG / 409th BS)

A bomber crew of the 93rd Bomb Group at Hardwick. Image via Amos Golisch, 93rd Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'B-24 crew Hardwick.'

The burning wreckage of a B-24 Liberator of the 93rd Bomb Group that crashed on take-off at Hardwick airbase on the 3rd of March 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: '406/RF WD 193. 93 BG - B-24 crash on take off causing bomb load explosion. Hardwick. T/O at woods. 299939 3/3/44 Lt. Sneddar. SE side [three words unreadable] crew okay. Bombs exploded after land.'

The Edwin L. Marks crew with "Naughty Nan." Bill R. Story is in the back row on the right end. This picture was made the day the crew received their DFCs in August, 1944.

Finished with training, the Edwin L. Marks crew prepares to depart the US enroute to Hardwick UK. They flew a complete tour in mid 1944 including a trip on "D Day." Bill R. Story is kneeling on the left end of the front row but positive id of other crew members is unknown. At least one gunner was believed killed and several crew members changed from the time of this picture till they completed the tour. The Marks crew was mentioned in the 93rd Bomb Group book "Ted's Traveling Circus" as having been a deputy lead crew on at least one mission.

The mission certificate presented to Bill R. Story on the completion of his tour as engineer/gunner with the Edwin L. Marks crew. Note that the crew flew two missions to Coutances, France, a German communications center, on "D Day." Their second operational mission was to Berlin.