41-28837 Trade Winds

The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Trade Winds". Handwritten caption on reverse: '487BG.' media-414554.jpg FRE 8539 The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Trade Winds". Handwritten caption on reverse: '487BG.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8539 - The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Trade Winds". Handwritten caption on reverse: '487BG.'

Trade Winds was transferred, on 24 Feb 45 to the MTO, the 376th Bomb Group, and the 513th Bomb Squadron, the 376th Bomb Group, and the 15th Air Force, where it was assigned it's first mission. Later, assigned to the 837th Bomb Squadron, the 487th Bomb Group, and the 8th Air Force.

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Units served with

376th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

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Roger Freeman / http://www.487thbg.org

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Changed all instances of aircraft name into sentence case to as per best practice for accessibility.

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Best Web - B-24 - 41-28837 - TRADEWINDS

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Best Web - B-24 - 41-28837 - TRADE WINDS

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Roger Freeman Photo.

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Roger Freeman / http://www.487thbg.org

41-28837: Gallery (5 items)

The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Trade Winds". Handwritten caption on reverse: '487BG.'

Object number: FRE 8539 - The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator...

The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Trade Winds".

Object number: FRE 8540 - The nose art of a 487th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator...

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