41-29153 Greenwich

B-24 Liberators, including a B-24 (serial number 41-29153) nicknamed "Greenwich", of the 44th Bomb Group conducts a raid on a German airfield near Diepholz. The image has been annotated to show the exact position of the target airfield. Printed caption on reverse: '50676 AC - Germany - SIX DAYS THAT SHOOK GERMANY - When the six days ended, every one of the factories attacked had been seriously injured, and some of the most important ones had been all but obliterated. U.S Army 8th AF Consolidated B-24s bom media-379118.jpg FRE 682 B-24 Liberators, including a B-24 (serial number 41-29153) nicknamed "Greenwich", of the 44th Bomb Group conducts a raid on a German airfield near Diepholz. The image has been annotated to show the exact position of the target airfield. Printed caption on reverse: '50676 AC - Germany - SIX DAYS THAT SHOOK GERMANY - When the six days ended, every one of the factories attacked had been seriously injured, and some of the most important ones had been all but obliterated. U.S Army 8th AF Consolidated B-24s bombers leave Diepholz airfield in huge cloud of smoke from the bombs they have just dropped on it. Please Credit: "Official U.S. Air Force Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: ' 1005/RF TME 109 44 BG after bombing DIEPHOLZ air depot 2/21/44.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 682 - B-24 Liberators, including a B-24 (serial number 41-29153) nicknamed "Greenwich", of the 44th Bomb Group conducts a raid on a German airfield near...

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-812538
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 8 April 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorBill Morris
Changes
Sources

www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Date
ContributorBill Morris
Changes
Sources

www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 3850 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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