41-28693 War Eagle

#1 War Eagle, B24 H, Pilot Clyde Albert Stevens UPL 70556 UPL 70556 #1 War Eagle, B24 H, Pilot Clyde Albert Stevens, 764th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group H.. War Eagle flew 50 missions before going down over Linz Austria. Clyde was one of the few surviving original crew members because he was in Air Operations while co pilot got his last mission of 50.

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Object Number - UPL 70556 - #1 War Eagle, B24 H, Pilot Clyde Albert Stevens, 764th Bomb Squadron, 461st Bomb Group H.. War Eagle flew 50 missions before going down over Linz...

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A B-24 Liberator of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force drops supplies over a Prisoner of War camp in Austria, May 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '9 May 1945, Last 'combat' mission of 461st BG to British POW camp near Villack, Austria. #33 flown by Lt John Stegman- 765th BS.'

461st Bomb Group

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

People

Clyde Albert Stevens, B24H Pilot #1 War Eagle ORDERS

Clyde Albert Stevens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 461st Bomb Group 764th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0735466
  • Highest Rank: Flight Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Torretta

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Cerignola #3

Events

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Shot down

25 July 1944 Shot down by flak LT Richard E. Freeman Crew

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#1 War Eagle, B24 H, Pilot Clyde Albert Stevens

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