World War II Bombing Ranges - South Carolina Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

This marker is located in Lexington, South Carolina. On North Lake Drive (South Carolina Route 6). The marker is located on the west side of the north entrance, at the start of the pedestrian bridge.

The Inscription is as follows:
[Front]:
Lake Murray islands, most notably Lunch Island (since 1945 also called Bomb Island or Doolittle Island), Shull Island, and Dreher Island, were used as bombing ranges during World War II. B-25 crews from the Columbia Army Air Base (now Columbiana Metropolitan Airport) flew thousands of training missions here 1942-1945.

[Reverse]:
These islands were used for many types of practice runs, in which crews dropped flare, incendiary, and demolition bombs. Five B-25s ditched or crashed into Lake Murray while training here. Four were salvaged during the war, and the last aircraft, a rare B-25C, was salvaged from the lake in 2005.

Marker Name: World War II Bombing Ranges Marker Location: Roadside Type of Marker: Historic Site Marker number: 32-36 County: Lexington

Visit Instructions:
A picture of the marker taken by you or specific details of the site.

Recent Visits/Logs:

Date Logged Log User Rating   01/12/2023 electrical_chris visited it 04/06/2016 walkingwildly visited it 10/06/2014 gpsblake visited it 01/20/2014 BIO-HAZRD visited it

View all visits/logs