44-49710 Stevonovitch II
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FRE 8798
A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-49710) nicknamed "Stevonovitch II (Black Nan)" of the 464th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes and rolls over in midair as a result of a direct flak hit, during a mission over Lugo, Italy, 10 April 1945.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 778BS, 464BG, 15AF USAAF. Suffered direct flak hit on a 'milk run'. Starboard wing collapsing between engines, pilot Col James Gilson, C/O of the 779th BS and nine other crew members were KIA [killed in action], one waist gunner was thrown clear and survived. Lugo, Italy 10th April 1945, MACR 13711.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33732962
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18075237 / O-672588
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-412958
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38494589
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 464th Bomb Group 778th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-410212
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Lugo RA, Italy | 10 April 1945 | Suffered direct flak hit on a 'milk run'. Starboard wing collapsing between engines, pilot Col James Gilson, C/O of the 779th BS and nine other crew members were KIA [killed in action], one waist gunner was thrown clear and survived. Lugo, Italy 10th April 1945, MACR 13711. |
Assigned |
Pantanella, Italy | Assigned to 778BS, 464BG, 15AF USAAF. | |
Manufactured |
Willow Run, Ypsilanti, MI | Built by Ford. |