This year sees the 70th Anniversary of the formation of the 453rd and a great
deal of effort is being made to collate as much information and data as possible.
I have uploaded 320 images relating to the 453rd BG at Old Buckenham during WWII – Aircraft , personnel and buildings – The vast majority have not been published on the internet before.
They are uploaded and available for viewing on the Oldbuckshots Flikr site
http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldbuckshots/sets/72157632031006191/
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Below are a few of the images within the set
I hope you find this of interest
By: Biggles1049 - 13th March 2013 at 15:50
Many thanks for details of the RAF Unit and serial – much appreciated
By: Biggles1049 - 13th March 2013 at 15:47
A few more images have been added to the OLDBUCKSHOTS Wartime section http://www.flickr.com/photos/oldbuckshots/sets/72157632031006191/
Highlights being
North American P-51D 44-13598 Coded “CV-A” from East Wretham ( with B17 Flying Fortress 43-37798 from nearby Snetterton in background)
Handley Page Halifax MZ559 – This was bombed from a Lancaster above whilst on a raid http://flic.kr/p/e2SCk8 ( hole through rear fuselage)
Later a replacement rear section was added and the aircraft flew out ( shows New aircraft and old damaged section
Does anone now the Id of this HAlifax please
Handley Page Halifax
( id not known– landed and taxied Ok – Parked up – later that day the Undercarriage collapsed )
Enjoy
By: T-21 - 12th March 2013 at 08:08
Fantastic photographs hope Moggy C gets to see them . Most harrowing is the B-24 “Worry Bird” that had its left stabilizer removed by another B-24 on final approach and you can see it in a hopeless position . Lt Rollins crew were on their last mission of their tour. Nice shot of B-24J 42-40380 of No.223 Squadron Oulton coded 6G:N which was TS532 in RAF service,hope Steve Bond see’s this.
By: Andy in Beds - 11th March 2013 at 16:56
More than of interest–really marvelous.
Thanks for posting.
A.
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March 11, 2013 at 4:22 pm