page_title: 490th Bombardment Group
section_title: Memorial
hierarchical_section_title: 490th Bombardment Group / History / Memorial
caption_attribution_description: English: The memorial dedicated on May 29, 2016. Photo courtesy of Flywheel Photography.
context_page_description: The 490th Bombardment Group is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. The group was activated in October 1943. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations and participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany from 31 May 1944 to 20 April 1945, losing 22 aircraft while flying more than 5,000 sorties. Following V-E Day, the group returned to the United States, where it was inactivated in November 1945.
context_section_description: A permanent memorial, situated near the old fuel dump on RAF Eye, was dedicated to the 490th Bombardment Group on 29 May 2016, in front of families of 490th veterans, current serving USAF personnel, and guest of honor, 490th veteran, Si Spiegel.
caption: 490th Group Memorial
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