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August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Mara Truslow Publications, research, Uncategorized

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The entrance sign to the 68th Squadron of the 44th Bomb Group. ⁠⁠
Sergeant Sykes, a Waist Gunner on a B-24 crew, captured in the midst of a baseball game at Shipdham Airfield in July 1944.⁠
A 44th Bomb Group squadron party in June 1943 in the mess hall of Shipdham Airfield. ⁠⁠
American GIs on the deck of the RMS Queen Mary in June 1945 en route to the United States after the war in Europe ended.⁠⁠
A windmill captured by American Airman RT Coleman during the war. Location unknown. ⁠⁠
American Airmen congregate at the Communal Site on Shipdham Airfield. ⁠⁠
Ground crewmen at Shipdham Airfield during WWII. ⁠⁠
1944 was the coldest winter on record in 30 years at the American Airbases around Norwich, England. ⁠⁠

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