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John L Rider

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
Role/Job: Ball turret Gunner

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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

Deopham Green

Site type: Airfield

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 96th Bomb Group at Snetterton Heath. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'BX dispersals Snetterton.'

Snetterton Heath

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Station 138

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Date8 Aug 2019 20:03:45

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:54

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log