5 天之前 · We will visit the National World War II Museum, take a river cruise and city tour, and more. Contact us for additional information. Our Crew Member Database allows you to search the load list records to find out what missions the men and aircraft flew on. Additional information on 351st Missions is available in our Missions Section.

351 BG(H), US 8th Air Force, W.W.II. This site is dedicated to the 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy), Eighth United States Army Air Force, based at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England, during World War II. During the three years at Polebrook, the 351st B.G. had a total of 279 B17 Flying Fortresses on charge.

Constituted as 351st Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 25 Sep 1942. Activated on 1 Oct 1942. Trained for duty overseas with B-17's. Moved to England, Apr-May 1943. Served in combat with Eighth AF from May 1943 to Apr 1945.

The 351st Bomb Group flew strategic bombing missions from their base at Polebrook, Northamptonshire from April 1943 to June 1945. The Group's most famous member was Hollywood actor Clark Gable, who flew four/ five missions with them as an observer gunner for the making of recruitment film 'Combat America'.

351 BG(H), US 8th Air Force, W.W.II. The 351st BG(H) was formed on Nov. 24, 1942 at Spokane, Washington. It was inactivated on Aug. 28, 1945 at Sioux Falls Army Air Field. Based at Polebrook, England (Station 110) between Apr. 15, 1943 and Jun. 10, 1945. Assigned to 94th Bombardment Wing within 1st Air Division 8th AAF. Group Commanders:

351st BG General narrative SUBJECT: Operational narrative. TO: Commanding officer, AAF station 110, APO 5 57, U.S. Army. 1. Date of mission: 24 December, 1944. a. Targets attacked: the following targets in Germany were at - tacked by one or more aircraft: Biblis, Kaiserslautern, Koblenz, Frankfurt - Rhein - Main, Merzhauzen and Giessen. b.

Redeployed to the US in May and June 1945. the first aircraft left on the 21st May 1945. the ground unit sailed for the US on the 25th June 1945 aboard the Queen Elizabeth. Docked the US in July 1945, but the group inactivated on the 28th August 1945. It was then reactivated as a Minuteman missile wing in 1963 and established at Whiteman AFB, Mo.

2023年8月17日 · Bombed in support of the Normandy invasion in Jun 1944 and the St Lo breakthrough in Jul. Hit enemy positions to cover the airborne attack on Holland in Sep 1944. Struck front-line positions, communications, and airfields to help stop the German counteroffensive in the Battle of the Bulge, Dec 1944-Jan 1945.

351st (BG) Bombardment Group th . Information on George Dudley is gathered and extracted from military records. We have many documents and copies of documents, including military award documents. It is from these documents that we …

The 351st Bombardment Group was part of the second wave of B-17 groups to join the Eighth Air Force, and took part in the daylight strategic bombing campaign over Germany.