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POW
Crews shot down over enemy territory faced grave danger. If they survived Airmen hoped to evade capture using their escape kits (which included a silk…
Ploesti Low-Level Mission
The most famous of all 343 missions flown by the 44th Bomb Group on August 1, 1943. Called Operation Tidal Wave - the goal was to hit oil refineries…
Officers & EM Clubs + Pubs around Shipdham
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Formations in Air
Heavy bombers flew in formation, mostly commonly in "the combat box" conceived early in the air war. It consisted of multiple 12-bomber groups flying…
Ordnance & Bomb Store
The ordnance company at Shipdham was responsible for handling every bomb - inspecting, arming, moving to the airfield, and loading them into bombers -…
Control Tower
The Control Tower was a standard feature at all 8th Air Force bases during WWII.
All missions were orchestrated from the Control Tower, and it was…
Crew Photo
10-man crews typically manned B-24s. This included four officers and six enlisted men. Crews were typically referred to by the Pilot’s last names.…
Nose Art
A bomber was officially known by a serial number, but its nose art told of its identity - its personality. Crews gave their bomber a moniker, which…