487th Bomb Group (H)
Station 137 - Lavenham, Suffolk, UK
22-Sep-43 to 7-Nov-45

Liberty Belle #43-38037, and Heavenly Body #43-38154 - B-17s of the 836th Squadron
“Liberty Belle” and “Heavenly Body” were involved in a midair collision on 30-Sept-44. Only 3 of the 18 crew members from the two planes survived.
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(photo source the Hardaway family)


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