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Personal diary belonging to my Uncle. Thomas Riley Turbaville Jr. B-24 Liberator "Little Butch" & "Little Butch II"

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Units

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-450443) of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force releases bombs during a mission.

451st Bomb Group

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

People

Ground personnel of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force attend to a crashed B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-7759) nicknamed "Little Butch". First handwritten caption on reverse: '"Somewhere in Italy" Little Butch had seen better days.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '2700 Gallons of GAS, 10-500 Lb bombs Pilot, Lt Massare March 29-44.'

Thomas R Turbaville

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 451st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 11084264
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force attend to a crashed B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-7759) nicknamed "Little Butch". First handwritten caption on reverse: '"Somewhere in Italy" Little Butch had seen better days.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '2700 Gallons of GAS, 10-500 Lb bombs Pilot, Lt Massare March 29-44.'

42-7759

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Little Butch
  • Unit: 451st Bomb Group 727th Bomb Squadron

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Personal family collection