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About CAF Airbase Arizona
CAF Airbase Arizona (@cafairbasearizona) is a Non-Profits & Religious Organizations creator on Instagram, also filed under Spirituality & Religion. The account has 14,494 followers and 2,106 published posts. Recent posts average 92 likes and 1 comment, an engagement rate of 0.55%.
With 14.5K followers, CAF Airbase Arizona is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 133 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 109 followers per account CAF Airbase Arizona follows. CAF Airbase Arizona is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files CAF Airbase Arizona under Non-Profits & Religious Organizations, with Spirituality & Religion as a secondary category.
The Instagram bio for CAF Airbase Arizona runs to 20 words. The latest activity Flinque has on record for CAF Airbase Arizona dates from July 2026.
2,106 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for CAF Airbase Arizona, 5 are videos, 4 are single images and 1 is a carousel. No single format accounts for most of them. With 2,106 posts published, CAF Airbase Arizona's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark. Against the audience, that is roughly 6.9 followers for each post published. All 10 carry captions, averaging 109 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include squadron, flying, crew, bomb and mission. The captions tag #wordlesswednesday, #takeofftuesday and #sentimentaljourneysaturday.
The smoke from those wildfires has been unrelenting! Please stay safe and healthy, everyone!
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The crisis carries a special historical connection for our B-17 Sentimental Journey, currently visiting the Toledo area as part of the Flying Legends of Victory Tour.
Long before she became the flying museum visitors know today, Sentimental Journey served as an aerial firefighter. After leaving military service, the B-17 was converted into a fire bomber and used to combat wildfires across the United States. Instead of carrying bombs, she carried fire retardant, helping crews on the ground slow the spread of dangerous fires.
Today, Sentimental Journey preserves both military and civilian aviation history. As she welcomes visitors in Ohio, her years fighting wildfires remind us of the courage, skill and teamwork demanded by aerial firefighting, and of the people continuing that difficult work today.
Photo courtesy of, taken in Toledo, OH yesterday of SJ staring into the smoke.
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On 14 July 1944, the B-17G "Mizpah" (S/N 42-32109) of the 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group was on a mission over Hungary when an 88mm anitaircraft shell penetrated the nose and exploded, instantly killing the bombardier, 2Lt. Kenneth W. Dudley, and navigator, 2Lt. Joseph H. Henderson, Jr., and peeling the sheet metal of the nose back over the cockpit.
Rather than some ghostly force or mythical stability keeping the aircraft flying, the pilot, 1LT Ewald A. Swanson, actually managed to maintain enough control of the aircraft for the rest of the crew to bail out. The eight survivors were all captured and finished the war as POWs, but they lived:
Pilot: 1Lt. Ewald A. Swanson - POW
Copilot: 2Lt. Paul Berndt - POW
Navigator: 2Lt. Joseph H. Henderson, Jr. - KIA
Bombardier: 2Lt. Kenneth W. Dudley - KIA
Flight Engineer: T/SGT Frank N. Gramenzi - POW
Radio Operator: T/SGT George J. Simonelli - POW
Ball Turret: S/SGT Arnold R. Kelley - POW
Waist Gunner: S/SGT Dale R. Hish - POW
Waist Gunner: S/SGT Wesley D. Tucker - POW
Tail Gunner: S/SGT Charles W. Bell - POW
Sergeant Edward L. Page served as the tail gunner. During the engagement, a Focke-Wulf Fw 190 targeted Mary Alice, firing multiple bursts of cannon rounds into the tail section. Page sustained fatal wounds during the attack. Despite his injuries, he continued to operate his guns and is credited with shooting down the attacking Fw 190 before succumbing to his wounds.
The bomber’s tail and rear fuselage sustained significant damage, but the crew managed to return the aircraft safely to their base in England. Four days later, on July 17, Lieutenant Dan C. Knight, the pilot of Mary Alice, stood in the hangar and looked over the damage to his aircraft in this photograph.
For his actions, Sergeant Page was posthumously awarded the Silver Star. The citation states that, although mortally wounded, he destroyed an attacking German fighter, contributing to the survival of his crew and aircraft.
Mary Alice completed 64 combat missions and returned to the United States in June 1945. Today, a restored B-17 painted in her markings is displayed at the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, UK, as a tribute to the aircraft and its crews.
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This included 443 Lancasters, 103 Dakotas, 51 Halifaxes, 31 Liberators, three Stirlings, three Hudsons, and two Boeing B-17s. In total, Bomber Command executed more than 3,500 sorties, successfully bringing back 74,195 former POWs, accounting for over half of the 132,000 British and Commonwealth servicemen repatriated by air.
Key collection airfields were established in Germany (Lübeck and Rheine), Belgium (Melsbroek), and France (Juvincourt and Lille), while reception airfields in the UK included Dunsfold, Ford, Methwold, Seighford, Westcott, Wing, Oakley, and Tangmere. Despite the challenging conditions—Lancasters were minimally modified to carry up to 24 passengers seated on the floor above the bomb bay and in the rear fuselage—the operation was largely successful. However, it was marred by several accidents resulting in the loss of three ground crew, 18 aircrew, and 25 former POWs, with 10 Lancasters destroyed and 18 others damaged.
For many aircrew, Operation Exodus was a profoundly moving experience. Warrant Officer Bert Allam of 227 Squadron recounted the emotional moment when returning POWs glimpsed the English coast, reflecting on their long-awaited homecoming after years of captivity. Former POW Warrant Officer Percy Carruthers described the warm reception at RAF Wing, highlighting the relief and joy of finally returning home to comfort and family.
This operation stands as a testament to the RAF’s commitment to humanitarian efforts in the war’s aftermath, ensuring that thousands of servicemen were reunited with their loved ones.
Airbase Arizona has a long-standing relationship with the British Isles and it seemed fitting to share such an important story. Have you ever heard of this operation?
Here are Sentimental Journey and Maid in the Shade leaving Arizona yesterday. Come see us in El Paso, or find out when we'll be in your neighborhood at
CAF Airbase Arizona's engagement
CAF Airbase Arizona's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.55%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 182 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 92 to 1, with 92 likes and 1 comment on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
Engagement rate
0.55%
- Avg likes
- 92
- Avg comments
- 1
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 182
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Who is CAF Airbase Arizona?
CAF Airbase Arizona (@cafairbasearizona) is a Non-Profits & Religious Organizations creator on Instagram, also filed under Spirituality & Religion. CAF Airbase Arizona is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for CAF Airbase Arizona runs to 20 words.
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CAF Airbase Arizona has 14,494 followers on Instagram (14.5K). Set against 133 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 109 followers per account CAF Airbase Arizona follows. With 2,106 posts published, CAF Airbase Arizona's archive runs well past the 2,000 mark.
What is CAF Airbase Arizona's engagement rate?
CAF Airbase Arizona's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.55%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 182 followers. Likes outnumber comments by roughly 92 to 1, with 92 likes and 1 comment on an average post, so most reactions are taps rather than replies.
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Flinque files CAF Airbase Arizona under Non-Profits & Religious Organizations, with Spirituality & Religion as a secondary category. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for CAF Airbase Arizona, 5 are videos, 4 are single images and 1 is a carousel. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for CAF Airbase Arizona repeatedly use the words squadron, flying, crew, bomb and mission. CAF Airbase Arizona's captions carry hashtags such as #wordlesswednesday, #takeofftuesday and #sentimentaljourneysaturday. CAF Airbase Arizona writes those captions mainly in English.
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