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media-13523.jpeg UPL 13523 Originally 8 493 860 (C). Received at North Pickenham only a few days before the crash-landing. Crashed & burned 18 Sep 44 at Swingfield Minnis, about 4 miles N of Folkestone, Kent, returning from supply drop to Allied airborne forces in the Netherlands. Right main landing gear torn out. Was probably attempting an emergency landing at nearby RAF Hawkinge whence the 3 SAD Field Engineering salvage team operated.

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Object Number - UPL 13523 - Originally 8 493 860 (C). Received at North Pickenham only a few days before the crash-landing. Crashed & burned 18 Sep 44 at Swingfield Minnis,...

Originally 8 493 860 (C). Received at North Pickenham only a few days before the crash-landing. Crashed & burned 18 Sep 44 at Swingfield Minnis, about 4 miles N of Folkestone, Kent, returning from supply drop to Allied airborne forces in the Netherlands. Right main landing gear torn out. Was probably attempting an emergency landing at nearby RAF Hawkinge whence the 3 SAD Field Engineering salvage team operated.

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A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

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