Kenneth Blakebrough

Military
Man wearing a uniform of jacket, shirt, tie, and cap. Head and torso angled slightly. Only upper torso and head are visible. Man is looking directly at camera. There is a single silver bar on the jacket shoulder, silver wings above the jacket left lapel, and a WWII-era officer silver eagle badge on hat UPL 60384 UPL 60384 Kenneth Blakebourgh, 750th BS, 457th BG

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Object Number - UPL 60384 - Kenneth Blakebourgh, 750th BS, 457th BG

He served in the U.S.A.A.F during W.W. II as a co-pilot in the 457th Bombardment Group, flying B-17s out of the airbase near Glatton, England. Kenneth authored two books based on his war years, "The Fireball Outfit" and "A Co-Pilot Remembers".

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

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Born

Detroit, MI, USA 23 April 1923

Died

Mission Viejo, CA, USA 31 December 2015

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Additional biographical details from:
- http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Kenneth-Blakebrough-103157988

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1993 457th BGA Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Kenneth Blakebrough: Gallery (2 items)

Man wearing a uniform of jacket, shirt, tie, and cap. Head and torso angled slightly. Only upper torso and head are visible. Man is looking directly at camera. There is a single silver bar on the jacket shoulder, silver wings above the jacket left lapel, and a WWII-era officer silver eagle badge on hat

Object number: UPL 60384 - Kenneth Blakebourgh, 750th BS, 457th BG