41-29153 Greenwich
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FRE 682
B-24 Liberators, including a B-24 (serial number 41-29153) nicknamed "Greenwich", of the 44th Bomb Group conducts a raid on a German airfield near Diepholz. The image has been annotated to show the exact position of the target airfield. Printed caption on reverse: '50676 AC - Germany - SIX DAYS THAT SHOOK GERMANY - When the six days ended, every one of the factories attacked had been seriously injured, and some of the most important ones had been all but obliterated. U.S Army 8th AF Consolidated B-24s bombers leave Diepholz airfield in huge cloud of smoke from the bombs they have just dropped on it. Please Credit: "Official U.S. Air Force Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: ' 1005/RF TME 109 44 BG after bombing DIEPHOLZ air depot 2/21/44.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 April 1944 |
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Sources
MACR 3850 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database