UPL 19960
IMAGEB-24H Liberator 41-28697 'SPOTTED ASS APE' England 9th March 1945. 754th BS, 458th BG, 8AF. Undercarriage collapse causing the crash that wrote her off.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Spotted Ass Ape : Dixie Belle II : Wonder Bread
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield