FRE 10026
IMAGECorporal William E. Haley, from Chicago, Illinois and Corporal Foy L. Jackson from Flat Rock, North Carolina, both of the 323rd Bomb Group, 456th Bomb Squadron, clean and maintain the windows and Plexiglas top turret of the B-26 Marauder, WT-O "Buffalo Gal" 41-34786 at Earls Colne Airfield, Essex County, ENgland. . Printed caption on reverse: '79567 A AC - Cpl. William E. Haley of Chicago, Illinois and Cpl. Foy L. Jackson of Flat Rock, North Carolina clean the windows and plexi-glass nose of a Martin B-26 at their base in Colne, England. Both are members of the 323rd Bomb Group. 21 July 1943. U.S. Air Force Photo.' On reverse: Image via Rene J. Francillon and U.S. Air Force Detachment-5, HQ AAVS (MAC) Photo [Stamps]. (Note: The groundcrew are cleaning the top turret, not the Plexiglas nose, which looks substantially different.)
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Buffalo Gal
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Squadron 456th Bomb Squadron