837th Bombardment Squadron
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The 837th Bombardment Squadron was a United States Army Air Forces unit. It was activated in September 1943. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations, whe
837th Bombardment Squadron B-24H taking off from RAF Lavenham
487th Bombardment Group B-17s
RAF Lavenham
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RAF Lavenham is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 7 miles N of Sudbury in Suffolk, near the village of Alpheton.
837th Bombardment Squadron
…Duchess of Bedford and arrived in Great Britain on 3 April. The air echelon departed via the southern ferry route on 23 March. The squadron arrived at RAF Lavenham, its base in England, on 4 April 1944, with the air echelon arriving between 13 and 17 April. The 837th entered combat on 7 May 1944, bombing airfields…
A B-26 about to buzz Lavenham. View is to the west and the buildings at left are 839th BS offices. Two B-24's parked across the airfield are said likely to be 42-94756 and 41–29488.
Ford B-24H-15-FO Liberator Serial 42-52618 "Chief Wapello" of the 839th Bomb Squadron. This aircraft was later transferred to 44th Bomb Group and crashed in the Netherlands on 28 January 1945.
Lockheed/Vega B-17G-85-VE Fortress Serial 44-8878 of the 836th Bomb Squadron over Paris.