42-94871 The Judge

media-33194.jpeg UPL 33194 "Caen, France."

B-24H 42-94871 3R-F 'The Judge' 832BS, 486BG, 8AF

Object Number - UPL 33194 - "Caen, France." B-24H 42-94871 3R-F 'The Judge' 832BS, 486BG, 8AF

Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 724BS, 451BG, 15AF USAAF.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-450443) of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force releases bombs during a mission.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Aerial photograph of Sudbury airfield looking south west, the bomb dump is to the upper right of the airfield, 29 February 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC188. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Acton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

06046 Castelluccio, Province of Perugia, Italy 14 February 1945 Transferred to 724BS, 451BG, 15AF USAAF.

Crashed

06046 Castelluccio, Province of Perugia, Italy 24 February 1945 Caught fire on hardstand. Destroyed by fire. 24-Feb-45.

Manufactured

Willow Run Airport, 801 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA

Assigned

Sudbury CO10, UK Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF.

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