FRE 2125

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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.' However, the 491st flew to drop zones north of Eindhoven on 18 September 1944, not Arnhem. This B-24 (SN 42-51691) is not on the Fuel Consumption Report that lists the 41 aircraft that participated in that mission.

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

Revisions

Date:
ContributorTimothy McKeown
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
Sources

C. Timothy McKeown

Date:
ContributorRobertTX
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Robert Baumgardner, Austin, TX.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection