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Torretta Airfield (Cerignola #3) Home of the 461st BG & 484th BG 15th AF

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A B-24 Liberator of the 461st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force drops supplies over a Prisoner of War camp in Austria, May 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '9 May 1945, Last 'combat' mission of 461st BG to British POW camp near Villack, Austria. #33 flown by Lt John Stegman- 765th BS.'

461st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78289) nicknamed "Flak Strainer" of the 484th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Image via P Gandillet. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42078289 B024L 824 BS- 84 BG 15th AF "Flak Strainer" Dijon-Longvic Oct 1944.'

484th Bomb Group

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

Locations

Torretta

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Cerignola #3

Revisions

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Sources

http://www.forgottenairfields.com/italy/apulia/foggia/torretta-s575.html

Date:
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with caption
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http://www.forgottenairfields.com/italy/apulia/foggia/torretta-s575.html