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B-24 Liberators, including a B-24 (serial number 41-29153) nicknamed "Greenwich", of the 44th Bomb Group conducts a raid on a German airfield near Diepholz. The image has been annotated to show the exact position of the target airfield. Printed caption on reverse: '50676 AC - Germany - SIX DAYS THAT SHOOK GERMANY - When the six days ended, every one of the factories attacked had been seriously injured, and some of the most important ones had been all but obliterated. U.S Army 8th AF Consolidated B-24s bombers leave Diepholz airfield in huge cloud of smoke from the bombs they have just dropped on it. Please Credit: "Official U.S. Air Force Photo.' Handwritten caption on reverse: ' 1005/RF TME 109 44 BG after bombing DIEPHOLZ air depot 2/21/44.'

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Units

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-24 Liberators, including a B-24 (serial number 41-29153) nicknamed "Greenwich", of the 44th Bomb Group conducts a raid on a German airfield near Diepholz. The image has been annotated to show the exact position of the target airfield. Printed caption on reverse: '50676 AC - Germany - SIX DAYS THAT SHOOK GERMANY - When the six days ended, every one of the factories attacked had been seriously injured, and some of the most important ones had been all but obliterated. U.S Army 8th AF Consolidated B-24s bom
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Greenwich
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection