Posted By Fred Preller on April 06, 2007 at 10:57:40:
In Reply to: 92 bomb group, 407 sq'd; based in alconbury, england posted by weldon f. phelps on April 06, 2007 at 09:22:25:
: We flew our first mission on june 11, 1943; our target was wilhelmshaven, germany submarine pits.
: We flew our 15th and last mission scheduled to bomb Gelsenkirchen germany. weather overcast directed our navigator to strike our secondary target borchum (sp)
: We were hit with flak and disabled and left our formation, eventually crash landing in the ruhr valley.
: pow 21 months plus.
: My question is: wharever happened to the 407th squadron stationed at alconbury. I know they eventually moved to another location, but where, in england?
They ended up at Podington Airfield, Station 109 in Bedfordshire. The link below will take you to a page on my Mighty 8th website for the group, and you can click over to another page with a little info about the airfield - some photos in both places, just click around.
Also - be prepared! Podington is now "Santa Pod Raceway", a motorsports center.
Cheers,
f3