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designator to "paint" targets. Although the system had been used by other platforms, this was its first use in combat by a B-52 The bombers returned to North Dakota on 24 April, but elements of the group remained behind to secure materiel, including unexpended munitions.
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and aircraft factories until June 1944. In July 1944, the group returned to strategic targets, which remained its primary objectives through April 1945. On 2 November 1944, the 457th and another group strayed from the main bomber stream and its fighter cover.
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The aircraft in the foreground is Boeing B-17G-40-BO Flying Fortress, serial 42-97075 "Flak Dodger" of the 750th Bombardment Squadron. This plane survived the war and returned to the USA in June 1945. It is also featured on the covers of both
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The group flew its last combat mission on 20 April 1945. In fourteen months in combat, the group had flown 7086 sorties. It claimed the destruction of 33 enemy aircraft, but lost 83 Flying Fortresses. Following
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duties as the lead tanker unit. The 11th Squadron was inactivated in August 1994, while the group and the 306th Squadron remained active until 1 October 1994.
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Army Air Forces Stations: A Guide to the Stations Where U.S. Army Air Forces Personnel Served in the United Kingdom During World War II
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Aircraft is Douglas built Boeing B-17G-25-DL Flying Fortress, serial 42-38056 "Queen Bea". Queen Bea was returning from a mission to
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Research Division, Air Force Historical Research Agency, Air Force Organization Change Status Report, May 2008, Maxwell AFB, AL
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by the end of the month. The air echelon had begun arriving at Glatton on 21 January. The group flew its first mission during
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from Austria to France. The air echelon departed Glatton between 19 and 23 May, while the ground echelon sailed on the
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DAF/XPM Letter 201s, 5 February 2001, Subject: United States Air Forces in Europe Expeditionary Units
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heavy bomber and completed the first two phases of its training there. It completed its training at
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concentrated its attacks on Germany's aircraft manufacturing industry. It engaged primarily in the
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On Saturday, 28 July 1945, Lieutenant Colonel William F. Smith lost his way while ferrying a 457th
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Tanzania. During this time, it had an air control squadron and an air base squadron assigned.
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United States Air Forces in Europe to activate or inactivate at any time after 5 February 2001
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against the formation. Nine of the 457th Group's Flying Fortresses were lost to this attack.
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below, one of the engines completely passing through the building and out the other side.
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Ready or Not – Into the Wild Blue: The Aviation Career of a B-17 Pilot, 457th BG, 8th AAF
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on 24 June, arriving at the New York Port of Emarkation five days later. It assembled at
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The Mighty Eighth: Units, Men and Machines (A History of the US 8th Army Air Force)
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In June 1944, the group was diverted from its strategic mission to prepare for
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Battle Colors: Insignia and Markings of the Eighth Air Force in World War II
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The Fireball Outfit: The 457th Bombardment Group in the Skies Over Europe
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remained the host at Altus, it became an AETC wing. The two operational
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to activate or inactivate as needed. It has been activated to support
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618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center)
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603d Expeditionary Air Control Squadron, 30 January 2008 – 4 May 2008
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RAF Glatton (Station 130), England, 22 January 1944 – 1 June 1945
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Sioux Falls Army Air Field, South Dakota, 20 July–28 August 1945
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Fait Accompli III: A Historical Account of the 457th Bomb Group
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B-17 Flying Fortress units of the United States Army Air Forces
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Fait Accompli II: A Historical Account of the 457th Bomb Group
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Fait Accompli: A Historical Account of the 457th Bomb Group
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306th Air Refueling Squadron: 1 July 1993 – 1 October 1994
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Wendover Field, Utah, 4 December 1943 – 1 January 1944
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and converted to provisional status on 5 February 2001
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The group was converted to provisional status as the
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Lineage, including aircraft through 1957 in Maurer,
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The group was activated for three months in 2008 at
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RAF Fairford, England, c. 1 February–c. 31 May 2003
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Rapid City Army Air Base, South Dakota, 9 July 1943
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takes off from the 457th Group's base in April 2003
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Stars and Stripes 1154:The Fireball Outfit 675:Established as the 662:, Spain to support 505:to Sioux Falls via 450:Battle of the Bulge 418:Cherbourg Peninsula 114:The Fireball Outfit 4810:8th Reconnaissance 4805:7th Reconnaissance 4800:6th Reconnaissance 4795:5th Reconnaissance 4790:4th Reconnaissance 4785:3rd Reconnaissance 4780:2nd Reconnaissance 4443:388th Bombardment 4114:XXI Bomber Command 4099:II Fighter Command 2305:39th Air Base Wing 2182:Support facilities 1987:Freeman, Roger A. 1972:Freeman, Roger A. 1965:Freeman, Roger A. 1935:Freeman, Roger A. 1632:on 23 January 2016 971:Campaign Streamer 660:Naval Station Rota 575:Operation Northern 406:Operation Overlord 402: 350: 28: 5784: 5783: 4947: 4946: 4848: 4847: 4844: 4843: 4718:505th Bombardment 4713:504th Bombardment 4708:502nd Bombardment 4703:501st Bombardment 4698:500th Bombardment 4693:499th Bombardment 4688:498th Bombardment 4683:497th Bombardment 4678:494th Bombardment 4673:493rd Bombardment 4668:491st Bombardment 4663:490th Bombardment 4658:489th Bombardment 4653:488th Bombardment 4648:487th Bombardment 4643:486th Bombardment 4638:485th Bombardment 4633:484th Bombardment 4628:472nd Bombardment 4623:471st Bombardment 4618:470th Bombardment 4613:469th Bombardment 4608:468th Bombardment 4603:467th Bombardment 4598:464th Bombardment 4593:462nd Bombardment 4588:461st Bombardment 4583:460th Bombardment 4578:459th Bombardment 4573:458th Bombardment 4568:457th Bombardment 4563:456th Bombardment 4558:455th Bombardment 4553:454th Bombardment 4548:453rd Bombardment 4543:452nd Bombardment 4538:451st Bombardment 4533:450th Bombardment 4528:449th Bombardment 4523:448th Bombardment 4518:447th Bombardment 4513:446th Bombardment 4508:445th Bombardment 4503:444th Bombardment 4498:418th Bombardment 4493:415th Bombardment 4488:407th Bombardment 4483:401st Bombardment 4478:400th Bombardment 4473:399th Bombardment 4468:398th Bombardment 4463:396th Bombardment 4458:395th Bombardment 4453:393rd Bombardment 4448:390th Bombardment 4438:385th Bombardment 4433:384th Bombardment 4428:383rd Bombardment 4423:382nd Bombardment 4418:381st Bombardment 4413:379th Bombardment 4408:376th Bombardment 4403:351st Bombardment 4398:346th Bombardment 4393:333rd Bombardment 4388:331st Bombardment 4383:330th Bombardment 4378:312th Bombardment 4373:308th Bombardment 4368:307th Bombardment 4363:306th Bombardment 4358:305th Bombardment 4353:304th Bombardment 4348:303rd Bombardment 4343:302nd Bombardment 4338:301st Bombardment 4333:100th Bombardment 4185:316th Bombardment 4180:315th Bombardment 4109:XX Bomber Command 4094:II Bomber Command 3997: 3996: 3898: 3897: 3894: 3893: 3890: 3889: 3390: 3389: 3230: 3229: 3226: 3225: 3015:Kirton In Lindsey 2990:Horsham St. Faith 2945:Grafton Underwood 2710: 2709: 2706: 2705: 2348: 2347: 2320:86th Airlift Wing 2315:52nd Fighter Wing 2310:48th Fighter Wing 2300:31st Fighter Wing 2279:Stuttgart Airport 2224:Izmir Air Station 2214:Chièvres Air Base 2209:Chabelley Airport 2168:Ramstein Air Base 2153:Incirlik Air Base 2050:All Saints Church 1917:978-0-615-22541-8 1892:Byers, Roland O. 1878:Byers, Roland O. 1804:978-0-7643-1987-7 1699:978-0-87938-638-2 1686:Freeman, Roger A. 1122:Explanatory notes 1092: 1091: 966: 965: 937:Combat "V" Device 764:, 21 January 1944 756:II Bomber Command 571:Incirlik Air Base 511:Midtown Manhattan 468:, it transported 454:Operation Varsity 296:was activated at 215:unit assigned to 211:is a provisional 202: 201: 153:Combat "V" Device 5804: 4974: 4967: 4960: 4951: 4950: 4328:99th Bombardment 4323:96th Bombardment 4318:95th Bombardment 4313:94th Bombardment 4308:88th Bombardment 4303:86th Bombardment 4298:86th Bombardment 4293:85th Bombardment 4288:48th Bombardment 4283:47th Bombardment 4278:46th Bombardment 4273:42nd Bombardment 4268:40th Bombardment 4263:39th Bombardment 4258:34th Bombardment 4253:29th Bombardment 4248:25th Bombardment 4243:19th Bombardment 4238:17th Bombardment 4233:16th Bombardment 4228:12th Bombardment 4198: 4197: 4175:73rd Bombardment 4170:58th Bombardment 4160:21st Bombardment 4155:18th Replacement 4079: 4078: 4069: 4039:Second Air Force 4034: 4024: 4017: 4010: 4001: 4000: 3399: 3398: 3306: 3305: 3257:VIII Air Support 3247: 3246: 3236: 3235: 3130:Snetterton Heath 3040:Martlesham Heath 2845:Bury St. Edmunds 2840:Burtonwood Depot 2775: 2774: 2764: 2763: 2752:Eighth Air Force 2747: 2737: 2730: 2723: 2714: 2713: 2558: 2557: 2413: 2385: 2375: 2368: 2361: 2352: 2351: 2264:RAF Menwith Hill 2135: 2130: 2105: 2097: 2087: 2080: 2073: 2064: 2063: 2011:Dead Engine Kids 1880:Black Puff Polly 1808: 1789: 1787: 1785: 1754: 1742: 1740: 1738: 1715: 1703: 1681: 1660: 1641: 1639: 1637: 1631: 1624: 1603: 1602: 1589: 1587: 1585: 1583: 1572: 1563: 1556: 1550: 1547: 1541: 1539: 1537: 1535: 1521: 1512: 1511: 1509: 1507: 1495: 1489: 1488: 1486: 1484: 1472: 1455: 1448: 1439: 1438: 1436: 1434: 1422: 1407: 1404: 1389: 1386: 1371: 1370: 1368: 1366: 1354: 1348: 1347: 1345: 1343: 1331: 1322: 1319: 1308: 1305: 1290: 1287: 1281: 1278: 1272: 1269: 1256: 1253:Combat Squadrons 1249: 1234: 1227: 1198: 1195: 1174: 1167: 1161: 1149: 1143: 1132: 1079: 1061: 1043: 1025: 1007: 989: 968: 967: 953: 929: 908: 907: 774:Second Air Force 529:On 1 July 1993, 470:prisoners of war 422:air interdiction 414:coastal defenses 366:Eighth Air Force 340:Combat in Europe 185: 173: 85: 83: 82: 67: 65: 64: 37: 18: 17: 5812: 5811: 5807: 5806: 5805: 5803: 5802: 5801: 5787: 5786: 5785: 5780: 5269: 5233: 4987: 4978: 4948: 4943: 4840: 4824: 4768: 4727: 4723:509th Composite 4223:9th Bombardment 4218:7th Bombardment 4213:6th Bombardment 4208:2nd Bombardment 4189: 4135:5th Bombardment 4123: 4070: 4061: 4045: 4028: 3998: 3993: 3886: 3855: 3829: 3683: 3386: 3350: 3297: 3271: 3241: 3222: 3184: 3070:North Pickenham 2769: 2758: 2741: 2711: 2702: 2686: 2665: 2629: 2603: 2577: 2549: 2528: 2442: 2420: 2414: 2405: 2389: 2379: 2349: 2344: 2288: 2284:Volkel Air Base 2194:Büchel Air Base 2177: 2148:Aviano Air Base 2136: 2122: 2106: 2091: 2058:Wayback Machine 2041:Wayback Machine 2028: 2009:Welch, John F. 1946:New Edition as 1863:Bass, James L. 1848:Bass, James L. 1833:Bass, James L. 1813:Further reading 1805: 1783: 1781: 1763: 1752: 1736: 1734: 1724: 1713: 1700: 1678: 1657: 1635: 1633: 1629: 1622: 1600: 1597: 1592: 1581: 1579: 1574: 1573: 1566: 1557: 1553: 1548: 1544: 1533: 1531: 1526: 1522: 1515: 1505: 1503: 1496: 1492: 1482: 1480: 1473: 1458: 1449: 1442: 1432: 1430: 1423: 1410: 1405: 1392: 1387: 1374: 1364: 1362: 1355: 1351: 1341: 1339: 1332: 1325: 1320: 1311: 1306: 1293: 1288: 1284: 1280:Freeman, p. 180 1279: 1275: 1270: 1259: 1250: 1237: 1228: 1201: 1196: 1187: 1178: 1177: 1168: 1164: 1150: 1146: 1133: 1129: 1119: 1114: 1097: 1064:Ardennes-Alsace 1028:Northern France 906: 890: 885: 851: 817: 800:Third Air Force 752: 691:, Heavy c. 1944 672: 656: 644: 603: 587: 567:Aviano Air Base 527: 495: 489: 476:Queen Elizabeth 460:in March 1945. 430:Operation Cobra 342: 290: 285: 280: 205: 198: 155: 137: 80: 78: 62: 60: 44: 12: 11: 5: 5810: 5800: 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Index



B-52H Stratofortress
United States
United States Air Force
United States Air Forces Europe
French
European Theater of Operations
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Combat "V" Device


United States Air Force
United States Air Forces in Europe
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Tanzania Air Force Command
Operation Odyssey Dawn
group
World War II
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
strategic bombing campaign
Big Week
Air Mobility Command
air refueling
Altus Air Force Base
Geiger Field
748th
749th
750th

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