42-7602 Ellen

media-56268.jpeg UPL 56268 42-7603 prior to assignment to the 703rd Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group

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Object Number - UPL 56268 - 42-7603 prior to assignment to the 703rd Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group

Assigned to the 703rd Bomb Squadron, 445th Bomb Group as RN-J & named "Ellen." Flew 25 missions. Declared war-weary on 11 Apr 1945. Returned to the U.S. & salvaged on 29 Jan 1946 at Spokane, WA.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Revisions

Date
ContributorUALDC8
Changes
Sources

Heavy Bombers of the Mighty Eighth
Battle Colors - Vol 1
Mike Simpson's 445th Bomb Group Website

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