17th Bomb Group

17th/452nd Bomb Wing/Group

The Runway ran down the center of the open space on the right side of the picture.

The Railroad track through Suyon is on the left of the picture. 

 

Note: Pictures of the 452nd Bomb Wing B-26's in action

added to the K-9 Pictures Section

 

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The purpose of this page is to commemorate those often unheralded but intrepid young men who fought the B-26 Marauder (medium bomber) in WWII and the B-26 Invader (light bomber) during the Korean War.

 

17th Bomb Group (M) WWII

The 17th Bomb Group is the only combat organization to fight all three of the Axis powers (Japan, Italy, and Germany) on three continents (Asia, Africa, and Europe).  The 17th also supplied the crews who flew the the heroic Doolittle Raid against Japan in April 1942.

 

452nd Bomb Wing (L)

The 452nd Bomb Wing is the only reserve combat organization to be called to active duty as a unit during the Korean War. It flew its first combat mission 77 days after being called to active duty.

 

17th Bomb Wing (L)

The 17th Bomb Wing (L) was activated to replace the 452nd when its term of service was up in May 1952. It flew one of the last if not the last missions of the Korean War.

 

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NOTE

The history of the 452nd BW and the 17th BW in Korea are so intertwined as to be inseparable.

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A Korean Picture Album (added 2/7/02)

 

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The 37th Bomb Squadron Revisited in 2002 (11/11/02)

The B-1B in Action

Report from the New 34th ( 12/27/01)

NOTE:The 34th Bomb Squadron is now assigned to the 28th Bomb Wing with the 37th at Ellsworth AFB SD.

The 37th Bomb Squadron in Action Over Iraq

 

 

 

 

17th Bomb Group (M)

WWII

17th BG WWII (Revised)

WWII Pictures Volume One

WWII Pictures Volume Two

 

 

 

 

 

452nd Bomb Wing (L)

Korea

452nd BW KOREA (Revised)

K-9 Pictures

 

 

 

 

 

 

17th Bomb Wing (L)

Korea

17th BW KOREA (Revised)

K-9 Pictures

 

 

 

 

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NOTE

The history of the 452nd BW and the 17th BW in Korea are so intertwined as to be inseparable.

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NOTE

 

The 319th Bomb Group has an excellent web page at:

319th Bomb Group Web Page

 

The 731st Bomb Squadron has an excellent web page at:

731 Bomb Squadron Web Page

 

The 13th Bomb Squadron of the 3rd Bomb Wing has an excellent web page at:

13th Bomb Squadron Association

 

The 320th Bomb Group has an excellent Web Page at:

320th Bomb Group Association