The 457th Bomb Group

For the August HistoryFare monthly talk, we welcome guest speaker Jerry Wright.

Jerry will be giving a presentation about the history of the US 457^th Bomb Group.

The 457^th BG were based at RAF Glatton (AAF Station 130) in Cambridgeshire from January 1944 until 20 April 1945, when it completed its 237^th and last combat mission at the conclusion of the war before returning to the US.

The 457th  Bombardment Group (Heavy) consisted of the 748th, 749th, 750th and 751st Bombardment Squadrons. The recognizable tail code of the 457th was the “triangle U” painted on the vertical stabilizers of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses which operated from the air base.