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Corporal Phillip S Brinkman of the 486th Bomb Group paints the nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-52693) nicknamed "Aries ?".

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Units

A diagrammatic layout of AAF Station 174 - the USAAF codename for Sudbury airfield - while the 486th Bomb Group were stationed at the airbase as of the 22 June 1944.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37187863
  • Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Draftsman

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Aries
  • Unit: 486th Bomb Group Base Air Depot 2 834th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection