UPL 49820

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Back row, left to right... • Robert Janton, crew chief • Darrell Andrews, radio operator • William Sheely, tail gunner • Wirt Young, waist gunner • Donald Brown, engineer Front row, left to right... • Melvin Kernis, navigator • Lyle Day, bombardier • Leroy Ochs, co-pilot • Elmer Smiley, pilot Photo submitted by Robin Janton, son of Robert Janton, the plane's crew chief

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Units

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Super Wolf
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

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Contributoracbernstein1
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
Sources

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