The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing (386 AEW) is a provisional United States Air Force unit assigned to United States Air Forces Central. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time. It is currently stationed at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait in Southwest Asia. During World War II, the group's predecessor unit, the 386th Bombardment Group (Medium) was a B-26 Marauder bombardment group assigned to the Eighth and later Ninth Air Force. During the Battle of Normandy, it supported Allied forces at Caen, and participated in the massive blows against the enemy at Saint-Lô on 25 July 1944. The unit knocked out targets to help clear the Falaise pocket of German forces in August 1944 and hit strong points at Brest during September.
Martin B-26B Marauder 41-31737, 552d Bomb Squadron
Martin B-26B Marauder 41-17876, 552d Bomb Squadron
Martin B-26C Marauder 41-34946 555th Bomb Squadron
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Weeks, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals an EC-130H Compass Call on the flightline
Royal Air Force Snetterton Heath or more simply RAF Snetterton Heath is a former Royal Air Force station located south east of the A11, 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Attleborough, Norfolk, England.
Lockheed/Vega B-17F-50-VE Fortress Serial 42–6153. This aircraft survived the war and was sent to RFC Kingman 30 October 1945.
Lockheed/Vega B-17G-20-VE Fortress of the 413th Bomb Squadron. Serial 42-97627 is in foreground
Boeing B-17G-70-BO Fortress Serial 43-37683 of the 339th Bomb Squadron.