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On the 3rd of October 1944, at approximately 20:30 hours over south-west Mannheim, a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Bombers Moon" of the 489th Bomb Group is on a mission to raid Speyerdorf aerodrome. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bombers Moon, Speyerdorf a/d, 3/10/44, (20.30 in S/W Mannheim).'
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On the 3rd of October 1944, at approximately 20:30 hours over south-west Mannheim, a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Bombers Moon" of the 489th Bomb Group is on a mission to raid Speyerdorf aerodrome. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bombers Moon, Speyerdorf a/d, 3/10/44, (20.30 in S/W Mannheim).'

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The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

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

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection