15th Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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42-78458
B-24 Liberator
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A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78458) of the 454th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. B-24G-15-NT #42-78458 no name Code: #46 454th Bomb Group - 737th Bomb Squadron - 15th AF
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454th Bomb Group
Group
The group was constituted as 454th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 14 May 1943 and activated on 1 June at Davis-Monthan Field, near Tucson, Arizona. Training began immediately on Consolidated B-24 Liberators[2] and the ground cadre was sent on 3 July to... -
737th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
The squadron was first activated at Alamogordo Army Air Field, New Mexico in mid-1943 as the 737th Bombardment Squadron, one of the four Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bombardment squadrons assigned to the 454th Bombardment Group.[1] The unit...
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San Giovanni
Military site : airfield
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 November 2016 01:19:42 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, unit associations, place associations and media associations |
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