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The 500th Bomb Group, a unit of the 73rd Bomb Wing, flying B-29 Aircraft, flew 79 major combat missions over Japan during World War II, over 100 single-airplane weather strike missions, prisoner of war rescue missions, and other missions, as part of the 20th Air Force's strategic bombing campaign against Japan. This website honors and preserves the record of the 500th.
There are also some records from the 3rd Photo Recon and the 18th Photo Lab Squadrons. These units were attached to the 500th.
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| B-29 Veterans at the B-29 Wings of the Marianas Reunion, Wichita 2017.jpg Read the Report |
Newsletter November, 2016 Newsletter April 2016 Newsletter October 2015 Newsletter May 2017 Newsletter April 2018 Dayton Newsletter Dec 2019 |
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| 1.After 70 years | 2.Crew Files | 3.Leaflets |
| 4.Reports | 5. Shot down by Russians | 6. Misc Photos |
| 7. Hiroshima 1 | 8. Hiroshima 2 | 9. Hiroshima 3 - Tibbets Story |
| James E. Bowman Son of S/Sgt James E. Bowman Tail Gunner, 882nd |
Kenneth F. Fine Son of Lt. Kenneth F Fine Navigator, 882nd |
Edwin D. Lawson T/Sgt, CFC Gunner 882nd |
Richard F. Sheil Capt., Pilot, 94th Bomb Group 8th Air Force |
Donald R., Thurow, Sgt., Intelligence 882nd |