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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)


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)