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42-50906
B-24 Liberator
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"Minnesota Mauler" B-24J-5-FO Liberator s/n 42-50906 724th Bomb Squadron, 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Crash landed at Zara, Yugoslavia on March 9,1945.
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"Minnesota Mauler" was a Ford-built B-24J-5-FO Liberator (s/n 42-50906) from the 724th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF. NARA Ref 3A45218-3A46062.
Assigned to 724BS, 451BG, 15AF USAAF. Crash landed at Zara, Yugoslavia on 9-Mar-45.
Service
Units
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451st Bomb Group
Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Manufactured | Willow Run, Ypsilanti Charter Twp, MI 48198, USA | 1944 |
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Built at Ford for Consolidated. |
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| Delivered | Michigan, USA | 1944 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | 06046 Castelluccio, Province of Perugia, Italy | 1944 |
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Assigned to 724BS, 451BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Zara | 9 March 1945 |
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Crash landed at Zara, Yugoslavia on 9-Mar-45. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 04 November 2016 23:51:51 | 466thHistorian | Changes to manufacturer |
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http://15thaf.org/49th_BW/451st_BG/Aircraft/PDFs/451st%20Aircraft.pdf |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 November 2016 23:50:53 | 466thHistorian | Changes to nicknames and markings |
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Chris Brassfield |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 04 August 2016 10:46:58 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, nicknames, markings, description, events and unit associations |
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www.fold3.com |
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