42-50290 Martha R

A B-24 Liberator (EE-M, serial number 42-50290) of the 565th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group. media-414008.jpg FRE 7923 A B-24 Liberator (EE-M, serial number 42-50290) of the 565th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group named MARTHA R. Roger Freeman Collection

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Object Number - FRE 7923 - A B-24 Liberator (EE-M, serial number 42-50290) of the 565th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group named MARTHA R.

Assigned to 389th Bomb Group in April 1944 as a replacement ship. Declared 'War Weary' in September and fitted with an M-10 Rocket launcher in December 1944. Later loaned to the 458th Bomb Group. Sent to 3rd Strategic Air Depot in May 1945 and salvaged from 26-31 May, 1945.

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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
Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

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Revisions

Date20 Jan 2022 08:36:43
ContributorEmily
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, unit associations, place associations and media associations
Sources

Joe Baugher, B-24 Best Web

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