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422nd ABG, Helmdon village honor those lost almost 70 years ago
HELMDON, United Kingdom – Members of the 422nd Air Base Group and village of Helmdon look at old photos and documents of the crew of the Sharon Belle, who lost their lives in a crashed in at the Astwell Castle Farms in 1943. The village and 422nd Air Base Group held a ceremony in honor of the 327th Bombardment Squadron, VIII Bomber Command, Airmen killed Nov. 30, 1943, when they left RAF Poddington on a bombing mission to Germany, and their plane crashed at Astwell Castle Farms. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Chrissy Best)

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