42-50401 - Heavy Date

The B-24H, 42-50401, Heavy Date, was in the 464th Bomb Group, and the 777th Bomb Squadron. It was shot down by flak during the mission on the Florisdorf oil refinery and marshaling yards, Vienna, Austria. 26 Jun 1944. MACR 6455. 10 KIA

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-49710) nicknamed "Stevonovitch II (Black Nan)" of the 464th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes and rolls over in midair as a result of a direct flak hit, during a mission over Lugo, Italy, 10 April 1945.

464th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40747

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Heavy Date
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

42-7766

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Heavy Date
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

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Best Web - B-24H - 42-50401

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Best Web - B-24H - 42-50401

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Markings if the 15th AIR FORCE ,MUNDY

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http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1942_3.html
http://464th.jkhathaway.org/lastsrt15.htm
http://464th.jkhathaway.org/inwar.htm
http://464th.jkhathaway.org/insign.htm
http://464th.jkhathaway.org/macr/6455-rev_464th-1of3.pdf
http://464th.jkhathaway.org/macr/6455-rev_464th-2of3.pdf
http://464th.jkhathaway.org/macr/6455-rev_464th-3of3.pdf