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media-55924.jpeg UPL 55924 B-24 41-28792, 389BG.

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Object Number - UPL 55924 - B-24 41-28792, 389BG.

Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 858BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF for night operations. Declared war weary after a heavy landing 27-Feb-45. Salvaged.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

People

Kenneth Rex Kleinshrot

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 453rd Bomb Group 467th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 733rd Bomb Squadron 789th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35314451 / O-687330
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Harrington, UK 27 February 1945 Heavy landing caused its withdrawal from Operations. Declared War Weary.

Assigned

Hethel, UK Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

Harrington, UK Transferred to 858BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF.

Manufactured

Tulsa, OK Built at Douglas.

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Object number: UPL 55924 - B-24 41-28792, 389BG.