44-10509 Jane

media-57445.jpeg UPL 57445 44-10509, B-24J-60-CF, 445th BG, "Jane"

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Object Number - UPL 57445 - 44-10509, B-24J-60-CF, 445th BG, "Jane"

Assigned to the 445th Bomb Group at Tibenham (Station 124), England. It was initially assigned to the 701st Bomb Squadron as MK-Q+, later re-lettered as MK-I+ & later transferred to the 700th Bomb Squadron as IS-M+. Returned to the US on 5/25/45 & salvaged on 9/24/45.

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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
Mike Simpson's 445th Bomb Group Website
Battle Colors - Vol 1

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Object number: UPL 57445 - 44-10509, B-24J-60-CF, 445th BG, "Jane"