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Officers & EM Clubs + Pubs around Shipdham
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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…
Museums Worldwide with Shipdham-Related Artifacts
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Living Sites
A couple miles south of the runway, living sites housed the average 3,000 airmen and ground crew on base at any given point of the war.
For airmen,…
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…
Dogs and Cats of Shipdham
Airmen at Shipdham “adopted” a huge number of cats and dogs while on base during the war. Some were strays, others came from local English villagers.…
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.…
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…
