Memorial plaque to the 493rd Bomb Group (H) at Debach
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Memorial plaque to the 493rd Bomb Group (H) at Debach
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 17 Aug 2015
The plaque features a B24 Liberator and a B17 Flying Fortress, both of which flew from Debach as part of the 8th United States Army Air Force's strategic bombing campaign of Nazi Germany. The Airfield opened in April 1944 and the last mission, an attack on marshalling yards at Nauen took place on 20 April 1945. Part of one of the runways still exists and there is a museum run by local volunteers.
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