42-7759 Little Butch

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.' media-418263.jpg FRE 8788 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.' Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 8788 - 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...

Salvaged following the take-off accident in Castelluccio, Italy - 17 May 44.

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-450443) of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force releases bombs during a mission.
  • 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.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 451st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 11084264
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Flight engineer

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

70023 Gioia del Colle, Metropolitan City of Bari, Italy 4 January 1944 727th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF

Crashed

70023 Gioia del Colle BA, Italy 23 February 1944 Crashed on take off damaged Cat3, Gioia de Colle, Italy, pilot Clarence A Roach.

Crashed

06046 Castelluccio, Perugia, Italy 17 May 1944 Damaged Cat5 in take-off accident in Castelluccio, Italy - 17 May 44. Pilot Hubert E Anderson.

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