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.

Glatton - Official handover of the field by the RAF to the Americans 20/3/1944.

Glatton - Official handover of the field by the RAF to the Americans 20/3/1944.

Glatton - Official acceptance by Col. James. R. Luper of the field 20/3/1944.

Video of the memorials to the service of the 457th Bombardment Group (Heavy) at Glatton airfield, Station 130. It includes the memorials at three sites.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.