Barksdale AFB in Bossier Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
486th Bombardment Group (H)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 27, 2017
1. 486th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial
This WWII unit flew 191 combat missions over Nazi-held Europe from Station No. 174 Sudbury-Suffolk, England between May 1944 and July 1945.
The survivors of the 486th dedicate this memorial to all who served the unit in the cause of freedom and give eternal honors to the 408 airmen killed in combat.
Squadrons: 832nd 833rd 834th 835th 12 Support Units
46 Missions in B-24s. 145 Missions in B-17s.
Activated, McCook AAF, NE, 20 Sep. 1943.
Deactivated, Drew AAF, FL, 14 Nov. 1945.
Erected by 486th Bomb Group Association.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • War, World II.
Location. 32° 30.706′ N, 93° 40.897′ W. Memorial is in Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, in Bossier Parish. It can be reached from the intersection of Shreveport Road and Lindbergh Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 88 Shreveport Road, Barksdale AFB LA 71110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in North Louisiana. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Piney Woods. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Hell's Angels" (a few steps from this marker); 34th Bomb Group Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Major General Lewis Elton Lyle (a few steps from this marker); 344th Bomb Group (M) AAF
this page online
More about this memorial. Located at the Barksdale Air Force Base Global Power Museum, open seven days a week from 9:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. and free to the public. Access is at the Northgate Road base entrance. A Government issued ID, (Drivers License, Passport etc.) is required to gain entry.
Regarding 486th Bombardment Group (H). Another marker, nearby, describes where the propeller came from for this memorial. A B-17 crashed at Sudbury, England in October, 1944 with all killed except the pilot. The propeller was found 32 years later in a pond at the crash site.
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the 486th Bomb Group in WWII. (Submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 27, 2017
2. 486th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial
Photographed by Mark Hilton, June 27, 2017
3. 486th Bombardment Group (H) Memorial looking west.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 565 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 8, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
