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44-8452 493rd BG 861st BS

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Units

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

861st Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-8452

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron

Locations

B-24 Liberators of the 493rd Bomb Group line up for take off. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Debach.'

Debach

Site type: Airfield

A P-51 Mustang (E2-D_, serial number 44-14164) nicknamed "Detroit Miss" of the 361st Fighter Group at Little Walden. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Little Walden, Detroit Miss, E2.'

Little Walden

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Hadstock

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47

ContributorDarren Jelley

ChangesChanges to caption

Sources

493rd BG Archives

Date: 2 Mar 2021 12:38:33

ContributorDarren Jelley

ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations and place associations

Sources

493rd BG Archives