By Where was RAF Polebrook?
Northamptonshire
Royal Air Force Station Polebrook or more simply RAF Polebrook is a former Royal Air Force station located 3.5 miles (5.6 km) east-south-east of Oundle, at Polebrook, Northamptonshire, England. The airfield was built on Rothschild estate land starting in August 1940.
What county is polebrook in?
North Northamptonshire
| Polebrook | |
|---|---|
| Unitary authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Ceremonial county | Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England |
Where was Clark Gable stationed UK?
RAF Polebrook
Gable spent most of 1943 in England at RAF Polebrook with the 351st Bomb Group. Gable flew five combat missions, including one to Germany, as an observer-gunner in B-17 Flying Fortresses between May 4 and September 23, 1943, earning the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross for his efforts.
Did Clark Gable serve in World War II?
Although he was beyond the draft age at the time the U.S. entered World War II, he enlisted as a private in the Army Air Force on Aug. 12, 1942, at Los Angeles. Gable returned to the U.S. in October 1943 and was relieved from active duty as a major on June 12, 1944, at his own request, since he was over-age for combat.
What killed Carole Lombard?
January 16, 1942
Carole Lombard/Date of death
Did Carole Lombard have a baby?
She had no children. Lombard died on January 16, 1942 in a plane crash in Mount Potosi, Nevada, United States of America aged 33 years old.
Is Carole Lombard still alive?
Deceased (1908–1942)
Carole Lombard/Living or Deceased
Who did Carole Lombard marry?
Clark Gablem. 1939–1942
William Powellm. 1931–1933
Carole Lombard/Spouse
On January 16, 1942, the actress Carole Lombard, famous for her roles in such screwball comedies as My Man Godfrey and To Be or Not to Be, and for her marriage to the actor Clark Gable, is killed when the TWA DC-3 plane she is traveling in crashes en route from Las Vegas to Los Angeles. She was 33.