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B-24L-5-FO #44-49418 "Pretty Mickey" #75 451st BG - 725th BS - 15th AF

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Units

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-450443) of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force releases bombs during a mission.

451st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Second World War formation badge for the United States 15th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 19 February 1944. Formation note: the 15th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force) was formed on 1 November 1943 at Tunis in North Africa and moved to Italy on 1 December. The Force was disbanded on 15 September 1945 having participated in twelve campaigns.© IWM (INS 7304)

Fifteenth Air Force

  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Aircraft

44-49418

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Pretty Mickey
  • Unit: 451st Bomb Group 725th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to place associations
Sources

http://15thaf.org/49th_BW/451st_BG/Aircraft/PDFs/451st%20Aircraft.pdf

Date: 5 Nov 2016 03:14:05
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and place associations
Sources

http://15thaf.org/49th_BW/451st_BG/Aircraft/PDFs/451st%20Aircraft.pdf