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UPL 33635
"Luftwaffe Nemesis - Here you see a "Silver Streak" Martin B-26 Marauder medium bomber of the 9th AF leaving the Nazi airfield at Beauvais Tille in France, after a recent attack by the Marauders. A large dispersal area took a heavy pounding during the daylight operation and hits were scored on an important hangar, crews reported. Thirty three separate attacks were carried out by both Marauders and Havocs of the 9th AF on Luftwaffe airfields in May 44."
Assigned to 496BS, 344BG, 9AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Stansted
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Manufactured |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Built at Martin. | |
Delivered |
Offutt AFB, NE, USA | Delivered to USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Stansted Mountfitchet, Stansted CM24, UK | Assigned to 496BS, 344BG, 9AF USAAF. |