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A B-24 Liberator (8R-B, serial number 44-40072) "B.T.O"/ "Big Time Operator", of the 846th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group in France in 1945 or 46. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'France, 1945 or 1946. From [P.] Gandillet Files. 212.'

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Units

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: B.T.O. (Big Time Operator)
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron 846th Bomb Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorETD489
ChangesChanges to Name, Caption, Related Aircraft and Related Units
Sources

A History of the 489th Bomb Group, Charles Freudenthal, PG. 247

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection