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B-24H-30-FO #42-95314 "Twinkletoes" Code: #72 449th Bomb Group - 719th Bomb Squadron - 15th AF Lost 4 December 1944 on training flight with Dale Willard crew

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Units

449th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Second World War formation badge for the United States 15th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 19 February 1944. Formation note: the 15th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force) was formed on 1 November 1943 at Tunis in North Africa and moved to Italy on 1 December. The Force was disbanded on 15 September 1945 having participated in twelve campaigns.© IWM (INS 7304)

Fifteenth Air Force

  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Aircraft

42-95314

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Twinkle Toes
  • Unit: 449th Bomb Group 719th Bomb Squadron

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http://449th.com/aircraft-lost/

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Sources

Accident Report http://449th.com/a-f-no-42-95314/

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http://449th.com/aircraft-lost/