465th Bomb Group
Group
It was constituted as the 465th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 May 1943
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780th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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780th Bomb Squadron emblem The 780th BS was part of the 465th BG - 15th AF stationed at Pantanella Airfield
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B-24G-10-NT #42-52466 "Bugs" Code: N 465th BG - 780th BS - 15th AF
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B-24H-15-FO #42-52466 "Jackpine Joe" Code (red) G 465th BG - 780th BS - 15th AF shot down 19 July 1944. Crashed in Switzerland
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B-24H-15-FO #42-52500 "The Monster" Code: C 465th BG - 780th BS - 15th AF
Structure
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42-78259 Bugs
B-24 Liberator
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42-52466 Jackpine Joe
B-24 Liberator
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42-52500 The Monster
B-24 Liberator
Connections
Aircraft
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 November 2016 23:43:05 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with type, category, name, air forces, aircraft types and unit encompassing associations |
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