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A 490th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Devil's Step Child" before take-off from Eye airfield. Handwritten caption on reverse: '490th B.G., 8th Air Force.'
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A 490th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Devil's Step Child" before take-off from Eye airfield. Handwritten caption on reverse: '490th B.G., 8th Air Force.'

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Units

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

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

Locations

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection