385th Bomber Group Museum
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On the west side of the road. Museum This museum keeps the memory to the 385th Bombardment Group alive. Objects from crashsites donated by veterans make up a large part of this collection. On 13 July 1944 two B-17 bombers of the 385th Bomb Group of the US Air Force collided over the town of Perlé. With a nearby monument, the museum is dedicated to the 18 airmen who lost their lives. The museum, housed in the rooms of an old school, has artifacts and parts of the B-17 bombers, and gives an insight into what life was like for air crew of the B-17s during the Second World War.
Source of information and photos: www.tracesofwar.com, archaeology-travel.com, www.facebook.com/385bg/
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Units:
100th Bomber Group
349th Bomber Squadron, 100th Bomber Group
385th Bomber Group
548th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
549th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
550th Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
551st Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy
8th Air Force
United States Air Force
Wars:
WWII
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