RAF Podington
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Royal Air Force Podington, more commonly known as RAF Podington, is a former Royal Air Force station in northern Bedfordshire, England, 6 miles south-east of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire.
Podington airfield overlay
RDB-7B (RAF Douglas A-20C-1-DO Havoc Boston III), registration AL672, shown as a staff communications aircraft for 8th AF HQ at RAF Bovingdon. Prior to its use by 8th AF, this aircraft was originally used to equip the 15th Bombardment Squadron (Light) and used on 4 July 1942 a low-level attack on Luftwaffe airfields in the Netherlands.
Lockheed/Vega B-17G-10-VE Flying Fortress (serial 42-39958) of the 92d Bomb Group. This aircraft suffered severe damage during a mission to Hamburg Germany on 4 November 1944 attacking the Harburg oil complex. It was written off after it landed safely.
B-17s of the 92d Bomb Group on a mission over Nazi Occupied Europe. Visible is Lockheed/Vega B-17G-70-VE Flying Fortress (serial 44-8579).
407th Air Refueling Squadron
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The 407th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last assigned to the 42nd Bombardment Wing at Loring Air Force Base, Maine, where it was inactivated on 1 October 1
KC-135 Stratotanker of the 42d Bombardment Wing
92d Group Pilots in front of a B-17 of the 407th Squadron
KB-29P, first tanker flown by squadron
KC-97 of the 4061st Air Refueling Wing at Malmstrom AFB