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United States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 498th

 Organization

Historical Note

Established as the 498th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy on November 19, 1943, tThe group remained unmanned until it was activated on November 20, 1943. The group was established at Clovis Army Air Field, New Mexico, and assigned to Second Air Force. The 498th Bombardment Group then operated very heavy (B-29 Superfortress) bombardment aircraft against Japan as part of Twentieth Air Force.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

James H. Taylor, Jr. Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 2015-00-00-1
Abstract Archival materials relating to the missions of the United States Army Air Forces 498th Bombardment Group in 1944-45. The Museum of Flight's Boeing B-29 Superfortress was of this group and material in this collection reflect the activities of the aircraft during that time period. Many of the charts are annotated for specific missions and some contain identified targets.

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