42-52699

Valiant Lady UPL 71914 UPL 71914 B-24 42-52699 'Valiant Lady'

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Object Number - UPL 71914 - B-24 42-52699 'Valiant Lady'

Assigned to 831BS, 485BG, 15AF USAAF. Lost 20-Jan-45, Austria, with Dobler crew; ran low on fuel and headed for emergency strip on Viz Island, engines cut out 2 miles short of runway, A/C ditched in Viz harbour and broke in two. 4 x RTD, 6 x KIA No MACR

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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-41068) of the 485th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Yellow? 44-41068.'

485th Bomb Group

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

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Based

1 November 1944 - 20 January 1945 Venosa, Italy

Ditched

20 January 1945 DirchedViz Harbour

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42-52699: Gallery (3 items)

Valiant Lady

Object number: UPL 71914 - B-24 42-52699 'Valiant Lady'

Valiant Lady

Object number: UPL 71917 - B-24 42-52699 'Valiant Lady'

Valiant Lady

Object number: UPL 71920 - B-24 42-52699 'Valiant Lady'