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Ted Parker, a waist gunner of a 855th Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group B-24 Liberator (V2-X+, serial number 42-50757) by the aircraft after it crash-landed near Florrenes in Belgium on the 17th of October 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'X+ Murff. 855th Sq., 491st BG. #250757. Florrenes, Belgium, Oct. 17, 1944. Ted Parker, Waist Gunner.'
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Ted Parker, a waist gunner of a 855th Bomb Squadron, 491st Bomb Group B-24 Liberator (V2-X+, serial number 42-50757) by the aircraft after it crash-landed near Florrenes in Belgium on the 17th of October 1944. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'X+ Murff. 855th Sq., 491st BG. #250757. Florrenes, Belgium, Oct. 17, 1944. Ted Parker, Waist Gunner.'

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A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Revisions

Date: 2 Feb 2015 10:00:06
ContributorAAM
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection