41-28853

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28853) of the 456th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes in mid-air over Blechammer as a result of a direct flak hit. 20 November 1944. media-418607.jpg FRE 9053 A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28853) of the 465th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes in mid-air over Blechammer as a result of a direct flak hit. 20 November 1944. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 9053 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28853) of the 465th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes in mid-air over Blechammer as a result of a direct flak...

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A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28853) of the 456th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes in mid-air over Blechammer as a result of a direct flak hit. 20 November 1944.

465th Bomb Group

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

People

Lee Roy Billings

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18025023
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Gunner

James A Bourne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35880416
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Milton Hunter Duckworth

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-804308
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Paul H Flynn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11138741
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Robert Merwin Hockman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 465th Bomb Group 783rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33039657 / O-752673
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

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Shot Down

Blechhammer, 92439 Bodenwöhr, Germany 20 November 1944

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A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28853) of the 456th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes in mid-air over Blechammer as a result of a direct flak hit. 20 November 1944.

Object number: FRE 9053 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28853) of the...