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Military | First Lieutenant | 351st Bomb Group
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Military | First Lieutenant | 351st Bomb Group
Group
The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/ five missions with them as an observer...
Squadron
3 January 1945
5 January 1945
10 January 1945
28 January 1945
3 February 1945
10 February 1945
'Disney' bombs are dropped on E-boat pens in Ijmuiden, Holland. The 4,500 lb rocket propelled bombs were designed to penetrated up to 20ft of concrete before exploding.
14 February 1945
19 February 1945
1,100 Heavies Hit Nazi Rails
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20 February 1945
"Continuing their offensive against the Nazi communications, 900 Fortresses of the 8th Air Force, attacking in two giant waves, thundered over Nuremberg yesterday to shower the cities huge railway yards and locomotive repair shops with more than 11,000...
22 February 1945
Military site : airfield
Polebrook was laid down for RAF Bomber Command use in 1940-1941. Built by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd, it had short runways which were lengthened for USAAF heavy bomber use. The RAF used the base for operational trials - including of B-17 Flying...
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24 June 2017 16:33:23 | bryantdj | Changes to person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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24 June 2017 15:57:14 | bryantdj | Changes to service number, role and awards |
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27 September 2014 18:17:45 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/ |