15th Air Force
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force.
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42-52762
B-24 Liberator
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One of the nose arts by Phil Brinkman, of one of the eleven Zodiac signs, painted on 486th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators. In this photograph is the B-24 Liberator 42-52762 nicknamed "Scorpio".
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One of the nose arts by Phil Brinkman, of one of the eleven Zodiac signs, painted on 486th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators. In this photograph is the B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Scorpio", named after the sign. [See http://www.486th.org/Photos/AC1/Zodiac4.htm]
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William J Cusack | 486th Bomb Group | 834th Bomb Squadron | 8th Air Force
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William J Cusack | 486th Bomb Group | 834th Bomb Squadron | 8th Air Force
Assigned 834th BS, Transferred to 833rd BS (4N F). After storage at BAD 3, Langford Lodge, Northern Ireland, it was transferred to MTO 14 Feb 45 and assigned to 465th BG / 781st BS (T). Sadly, its service in 15th AF was very short indeed because it was lost 2-Mar-45, hit by flak, dropped out of formation with 1 x engine smoking - MACR 12749.
Crew: P 1Lt Robert E French, Co 2Lt Kenneth L Parkhurst, Nav F/O David L Bowman, Eng Sgt William B Briggs, RO Pvt Frederick P Wagner, Ball Sgt Francis M Donohue, Nose Sgt Denny W Horton, TT Sgt Harold F Quagan, Tail Sgt Lehman V Wood. 9 x RTD.
Service
Units
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
486th Bomb Group
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or... -
465th Bomb Group
Group
It was constituted as the 465th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 May 1943 ... -
833rd Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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834th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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781st Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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Base Air Depot 3
Misc
People
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Phillip Brinkman
Military | Corporal | Draftsman | 486th Bomb Group
Assigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF as 'Draftsman' as the aircorp had no definition for an artist !! Notable nose art artist. Bio: - http://www.philbrinkman.com/phil-brinkman-biography.htm -
William Cusack
Military | Captain | Navigator | 486th Bomb Group
William Joseph Cusack June 27, 1918 - Sept. 25, 2011 Resident of Concord, California William Joseph Cusack passed away at age 93 after a long and rewarding life. "Bill," to those who new him, was born in New York. He enlisted and served in the Army Air...
Places
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Langford Lodge
Military site : airfield
Planned to be a Satellite Landing Ground for No. 23 Maintenance Unit at RAF Aldergrove, Langford Lodge was selected in October 1941 to be developed as an air deport for the maintenance and repair of USAAF aircraft. A scheme was devised whereby the... -
Sudbury
Military site : airfield
Situated between the villages of Great Waldingfield and Acton, the airfield was used by the 486th Bomb Group from March 1944 to August 1945. Facilities for administrative offices for the Combat Wing were also made available here and along with barrack... -
Pantanella
Military site : airfield
Events
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| Manufactured | Willow Run Airport, 801 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA | 1944 |
| Assigned | Sudbury CO10, UK | 1944 |
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Assigned to 834BS, 833BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 833BS. |
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| Storage | Langford Lodge, United Kingdom | 1945 |
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Stored BAD 3, Langford Lodge, Northern Ireland |
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| Assigned | 06073 Pantanella, Province of Perugia, Italy | 14 February 1945 |
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Assigned to 781BS, 465BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Amstetten, Austria | 2 March 1945 |
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Departed Pantanella Air Base Italy, with 781st BS, 465th BG, 15th AF, mission target Linz, lost Amstettan, Austria, MACR 12749 |
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Revisions
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| 21 January 2018 16:43:20 | Al_Skiff | Changes to events, unit associations and place associations |
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| 21 January 2018 16:33:03 | Al_Skiff | Changes to description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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| 11 March 2015 11:48:58 | Al_Skiff | Changes to markings and person associations |
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Roger Freeman Photo. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 March 2015 16:16:54 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and media associations |
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