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B-24G 42-78471 "Fertile Myrtle", 15th AF, 451st BG, 724th BS, shot down over Austria on 23 Aug 1944. MACR 7966.
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Nazi oil goes up in smoke as Consolidated B-24s of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces smash an oil refinery at Budapest, Hungary.

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B-24G 42-78471 "Fertile Myrtle", 15th AF, 451st BG, 724th BS, shot down over Austria on 23 Aug 1944. MACR 7966.

42-78471

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Fertile Myrtle
  • Unit: 724th Bomb Squadron 451st Bomb Group

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Scan from original photo used for October 1944 issue of AIR FORCE magazine.

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