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"Moose" wrote in message ... Hi Peter The first visit to England took place in the Spring of 1946 when three aircraft were sent on a training/goodwill visit to R.A.F. Station Marham. As another poster has already noted, that was not the first isit of the B-29 to Europe; one had done a short trip to the UK prior to VE Day. In November 1946, six B-29's deployed to Rhein-main, WestGermany. Strategic Air Command B-29's commenced regualr deployments to Europe in 1947. During that year, nine B-29's of the 97th Bombardment Group were based at Giebelstadt, West Germany for a 30 day training/goodwill tour. Two B-29 groups deployed to the UK in July 1948. Brooks The first Boeing B-50A's were deployed to England in 1949. They were from the 43rd Bombardment Group. The 96th Bombardment Squadron operated the Boeing B-50A out of Lakenheath. The tail sported at black triangle with a black 'S' in the middle of it. Aircraft of the 8th Air Force carried a black triangle on the tail while those of the 2nd Air Force used a black square I have other tail codes of U.S.A.F. B-29/KB-29 and B-50 units based in England from 1947 onwards. I can post them if you want. Cheers...Chris |
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writes Hi Peter The first visit to England took place in the Spring of 1946 when three aircraft were sent on a training/goodwill visit to R.A.F. Station Marham. In November 1946, six B-29's deployed to Rhein-main, WestGermany. Strategic Air Command B-29's commenced regualr deployments to Europe in 1947. During that year, nine B-29's of the 97th Bombardment Group were based at Giebelstadt, West Germany for a 30 day training/goodwill tour. So it could have been the Rhine in the photo. The first Boeing B-50A's were deployed to England in 1949. They were from the 43rd Bombardment Group. The 96th Bombardment Squadron operated the Boeing B-50A out of Lakenheath. The tail sported at black triangle with a black 'S' in the middle of it. Which unit used the Triangle V? Aircraft of the 8th Air Force carried a black triangle on the tail while those of the 2nd Air Force used a black square I have other tail codes of U.S.A.F. B-29/KB-29 and B-50 units based in England from 1947 onwards. I can post them if you want. That would be interesting. Cheers...Chris Thanks, Chris, this is the most information I've seen so far. -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
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