UPL 15356
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The B-24D named, The Little Gramper, (RR-B+) was the B-24D Liberator, 42-40722, from the 8th Air Force, the 389th Bomb Group, and the 566th Bomb Squadron that flew on Operation Tidal Wave. 1 Aug 43. The aircraft was transferred to the 491st Bomb Group for use as the formation assembly ship. May 15,1944
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Little Gramper
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 852nd Bomb Squadron
Mission
- Date: 1 August 1943
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