UPL 6851

IMAGE

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The nose gun of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95291) nicknamed "Thumper" of the 445th Bomb Group, damaged in a mid-air collision, 9 September 1944

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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: Thumper
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorAAMB Memory Book
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations
Sources

Image c/o Edward J Dittlinger, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence