FRE 9641

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The remains of a 599th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group B-26 Marauder (6B-H, serial number 42-96078) that crashed on the 17 June 1944. Official caption on image: "(GAD-9-397-2) (17 June 44) (42-96078 - B-26B-55) Restric..." Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 599BS.'
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The remains of a 599th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group B-26 Marauder (6B-H, serial number 42-96078) that crashed on the 17 June 1944. Official caption on image: "(GAD-9-397-2) (17 June 44) (42-96078 - B-26B-55) Restric..." Handwritten caption on reverse: '397BG, 599BS.'

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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

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection