Royal Air Force Hethel or more simply RAF Hethel is a former Royal Air Force station which was used by both the United States Army Air Forces and the Royal Air Force during the Second World War. The a
First Lieutenant Lucius R. Ades (Pilot) and Second-Lieutenant Preston G. Redd (Navigator) of the 389th Bomb Group.
Consolidated B-24J-145-CO Liberator, AAF Ser. No. 44-40052 of the 565th Bombardment Squadron, 389th Bombardment Group.
A B-24 Liberator of the 389th Bomb Group returns to RAF Hethel.
Interior of the Lotus Cars factory at the former Hethel Airfield.
The 389th Strategic Missile Wing is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with the 13th Strategic Missile Division at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, wher
RAF Hethel
…a training airfield for Consolidated B-24 Liberators by other 2nd Air Division Groups. With the completion of the facility, Hethel was assigned to the 389th Bombardment Group (Heavy), arriving from Lowry AAF, Colorado on 11 June 1943. The 389th was assigned to the 2nd Combat Bombardment Wing, and the group tail code was a…
564th Strategic Missile Squadron SM-65 Atlas at F.E. Warren AFB
Consolidated B-24 Liberators of the 389th Bomb Group on a mission over enemy-occupied territory.