UPL 38998

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Wreck of B-24 42-51678 "Miss Laid" north of Vienna, Austria

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Units

Nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-94866) nicknamed "Red Hot Riding Hood" of the 490th Bomb Group at Eye. This aircraft was transferred to the 15th Air Force in December 1944, where it served with the 456th Bomb Group.

456th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-51678

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Miss Laid
  • Unit: 456th Bomb Group 746th Bomb Squadron

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ContributorLuckyCrew
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Sources

This photo was in the papers of S/Sgt. Robert D. Bollard, turret gunner on this plane. The papers were given to me by his daughter.