Bomb
Groups in Norfolk
The books in this
series are A5, pocket sized photo histories of the life and times of the
American service men who were part of the USAAF stationed in
The greater majority
of the photos in all the books were taken by those men with their own cameras.
Some photos were official, some were semi-official and many were very
un-official. The books show how the airfields and the men, their planes and
their way of life through their own eyes. Each one is a unique pictorial time
capsule.
They are printed on high quality gloss art paper with a full colour
gloss card cover with the rear cover depicting the colourful jacket patches of
the various operational squadrons. Each book also contains several pages of the
now famous ‘nose Art’ which was one of the trade marks of the USAAF bomber
squadrons. This series will make a great addition to the library of both the
serious student of the history of
The 3rd SAD and the 25th Bomb
Group in Norfolk
The 25th Bomb Group were unique in several ways. Firstly they
shared their Watton base, or Station 376 as it was known to its WWII occupants,
with a heavy repair operation, the 3rd SAD. Secondly they were a
three squadron bomb group, not four, as was the USAAF standard.. And finally,
in reality they were more, much more, than a bomb group anyway. They had one
squadron of heavy bombers, one of light bombers and one covering special
operations. Often referred to a photo-reconnaissance squadron… the 364th really
did live up to their title of Special Operations Squadron.
When it was in full operation Watton Airfield was closer
to its namesake town than most USAAF bomber bases were; since the post war
development in that area, it is now part of the town and needs no specific
directions to find, just drive through the centre of town on the
GBP £6.00
each (includes postage to
Publication date May 2007