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B-24J-1-FO #42-7586 "God Bless Our Ship" Code: Q+ 445th BG - 701th BS. This a/c was hit by antiaircraft fire over the Spandau district of Berlin, and after eight members of the crew bailed out 1/LT. G. Lymburn landed the a/c on the Karwar Marshes 25 miles NW of Berlin on March 6, 1944. Lt. Lymburn and the tail gunner Sgt. Francesco Cittadino were aboard, the other crew members having bailed out over Berlin. Navigator Lt. Frank Serpico was KIA. In this photo German soldiers examine the wreckage. Handwritten caption on reverse: '445 BG, B-24 Shot down over Berlin 3/6/44.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: God Bless Our Ship
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Revisions
466th BG Historian
From Bruce Lymburn, son of pilot George Lymburn
Additional details from pilot George Lymburn's son Bruce Lymburn