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UPL 33427

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Sydney Thomas and crew at Alconbury, England. Syd, Weather Officer, is on the right.

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Units

A B-26 Marauder of the 654th Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group, parked on a runway. Handwritten on reverse: '654 BS.'

25th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Reconnaissance

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 43-38536) of the 652nd Bomb Squadron, 25th Bomb Group lands at Watton. Handwritten caption on reverse: '652 BS 25 BG Watton.'

652nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Sydney Thomas

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 25th Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron
Role/Job: Weather Officer

Locations

Aerial photograph of Alconbury airfield, looking east. The technical site is at the top, the bomb dump is on the left, 9 May 1944. Photograph taken by 13th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group USAAF, sortie number US/7GR/LOC334. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Alconbury

Site type: Airfield

Revisions

Date: 18 May 2018 13:24:01

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ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations and person associations

Sources

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.