863rd Bombardment Squadron
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The 863rd Bombardment Squadron is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. It was first organized as the 518th Bombardment Squadron in October 1942, when it replaced a National Guard unit particip
493rd Bombardment Group B-17 Flying Fortress formation
B-25D in antisubmarine camouflage
B-24s of the 493d Bomb Group at Debach
McCook Army Air Field
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McCook Army Airfield was activated on 1 April 1943. It is located nine miles northwest of McCook, a city in Red Willow County, Nebraska, United States and is southwest of North Platte, Nebraska. It wa
863rd Bombardment Squadron
…became part of Second Air Force. On 1 November 1943, the squadron was redesignated as the 863rd Bombardment Squadron and Second Air Force moved it to McCook Army Air Field, where it formed the cadre for the 493rd Bombardment Group. At the beginning of January, the squadron transferred on paper to Elveden Hall, England…
McCook Army Airfield, 1944, looking northeast
McCook Army Airfield, 1944, looking northwest
A former hangar at McCook Army Airfield.