Bernard Plaut
Military | First Lieutenant | Lead Navigator | 457th Bomb Group
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457th Bombardment Group (H) memorial
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Colonel James R Luper was assigned B17 sn. 42-38113, Rene III, 749 Squadron, 457th Bomb Group (H), 8th Air Command (named after his third wife) upon his arrival at Glatton.
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Detail of the memorial commemorating the water tower used by Glatton airfield, station 130. This monument is on the site of the principal memorial to the 457th BG(H), on a road junction near the village of Conington. The water tower is directly behind this site.
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Detail of the rear, at the base, of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The memorial site is on a roadside junction, close to the site of the original airfield, Glatton Station130.
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Detail of the rear of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The memorial site is on a roadside junction, close to the site of the original airfield, Glatton Station130.
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The original water tower used by Glatton airfield, station 130. The airfield was the base of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The water tower is directly behind the principal memorial site.
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Detail of the individual commemoration at the foot of the right hand flag pole on the site of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The site is on the roadside near the village of Conington.
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Detail of the individual commemoration at the foot of the left hand flag pole on the site of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The site is on the roadside near the village of Conington.
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Detail of the seat to the left of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy). The seat bears two individual commemorations.
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Memorial commemorating the water tower used by Glatton airfield, station 130. This monument is on the site of the principal memorial to the 457th BG(H), on a road junction near the village of Conington. The water tower is directly behind this site.
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Detail of the seat to the left of the principal memorial to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy), on the roadside near the village of Conington. The seat bears two individual commemorations.
Detailed history
This is the site of the main memorial to the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy), on a roadside junction. It is adjacent to the original water tower which served Glatton airfield (Station 130), the home of the 457th.
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People
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William Tinkler
Military | Major | Flight Officer as navigator on B-17. Retired as Major after serving as physician in USAF. | 457th Bomb Group
Aircraft
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42-31607 Rose Olive
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 27/11/43; Wendover 12/10/43; Presque Is 19/1/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [B] Glatton 23/2/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 12/5/44 with John Akers, Co-pilot: Chas Scott, Navigator: Lloyd Dell, Bombardier: Leo Kruszinski, Flight engineer...
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 19 February 2018 19:22:29 | Rob in Norwich | Created entry with name, latitude, longitude and history |
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Site visited by Rob Edwards January 2018. Photos to follow. |
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