42-52718 Yankee Doodle Dandy

Yankee Doodle Dandy UPL 71923 UPL 71923 B-24 42-52718 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'

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Object Number - UPL 71923 - B-24 42-52718 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'

Assigned to 828BS, 485BG, 15AF USAAF. Lost 20-Jan-45, Austria, with Kogelschatz crew. Departed from Venosa, Italy for a mission to bomb the marshalling yards at Linz, Austria. They flew through intense flak as they approached their target area, making it through intact. Aircraft had sustained damage and developed engine troubles as they crossed the Alps. Crew ordered to bale out over Adriatic Sea, with aircraft ditching off coast of Yugoslavia. 9 x KIA MACR 11802

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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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Based

15 November 1944 - 20 January 1945 Based Venosa, Italy

Ditched

20 January 1945 DitchedOff coast of Yugoslavia

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42-52718: Gallery (3 items)

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Object number: UPL 71923 - B-24 42-52718 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Object number: UPL 71926 - B-24 42-52718 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Object number: UPL 71933 - B-24 42-52718 'Yankee Doodle Dandy'