Riverside in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
463rd Bombardment Group (H)
(The Swoose Group) World War II
| | 5th Wing, 15th Air Force | |
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., December 4, 2009
1. 463rd Bombardment Group (H) Marker
Group HQs and Support Units
"Memorializing our comrades who were killed
in action and honoring all who served"
Dedicated Oct. 1988
Erected 1988 by Veterans of the 463rd Bomb Group (H).
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1988.
Location. 39° 46.745′ N, 84° 6.772′ W. Marker is in Riverside, Ohio, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Spaatz Street. Marker (Memorial #151) is in the Memorial Park of the National Museum of the United States Air Force, with museum access off Springfield Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz Street, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro and in the Miami Valley. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 89th Troop Carrier Group (here, next to this marker); 312th Bomb Group (here, next to this marker); 489th Bomb Squadron (a few steps from this marker); 339th Fighter Squadron (a few steps from this marker); Tuskegee Airmen (a few steps from this marker); 781st Bombardment Squadron (H) (a few steps from this marker); 30th Bombardment Group (a few steps from this marker); Operation Babylift (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Riverside.
Also see . . .
1. 463rd Bombardment Group. American Air Museum in Britain website entry (Submitted on August 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. 463rd Bombardment Group Historical Society. Society website homepage (Submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. Heavy Bomber Groups of the 15th Air Force. A Glimpse of How It Was- The Air War Over Europe 1943-1945 website entry (Submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.
2. NMUSAF Memorial Park Sign
Memorial Park map and marker listing
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via American Air Museum in Britain, Unknown
3. B-17G-30-BO #42-31844 "Swoose" 463rd Bomb Group - 772nd Bomb Squadron - 15th AF
Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,192 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 26, 2011, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 2. submitted on December 28, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on August 19, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
