UPL 15882

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Skipper's Clipper was a B-24H-20 FO, 42-95000, squadron ID: MK-Y+, assigned to the 701st Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group. She flew 92 missions with the 445th before returning to the ZI on 16 Jun 45 and salvaged 25 Sept 45 in Altus, Oklahoma.

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Units

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Skipper's Clipper
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

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Sources

Aircraft Record card and mission load list data from the National Archives.