41-29580 Screamin Meemie II

A B-24 Liberator of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Printed caption on reverse: '53607 AC- This Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber flying from its 15th AF base in Italy had its left rudder shot away by a 20mm shell in an encounter with enemy fighters near Vienna, Austria. Regardless it returned to its home base without further ado. US Air Force Photo.'

Object Number - FRE 8755 - A B-24 Liberator of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Printed caption on reverse: '53607 AC- This Consolidated B-24 Liberator bomber flying from...

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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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

71025 Castelluccio dei Sauri FG, Italy 9 April 1944 451st BG

Other

MIA

8 October 1944

Revisions

Date5 Nov 2016 03:20:08
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to media associations
Date5 Nov 2016 02:53:07
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ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations

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