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The damaged nose turret of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-73509) nicknamed "Available Jones" of the 445th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '26468 AC- (8th AF England) Noste Turret (?) position of Consolidated B-24 damaged.'
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The damaged nose turret of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-73509) nicknamed "Available Jones" of the 445th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '26468 AC- (8th AF England) Noste Turret (?) position of Consolidated B-24 damaged.'

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Units

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

Aircraft

The damaged nose turret of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-73509) nicknamed "Available Jones" of the 445th Bomb Group. Printed caption on reverse: '26468 AC- (8th AF England) Noste Turret (?) position of Consolidated B-24 damaged.'

42-73509

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Available Jones
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorLibfan
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Bob Livingstone research

Date:
ContributorEmily
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
Sources

Removed amendment to caption claiming aircraft had no nickname as per image of the nose art of 'Available Jones' on this air frame at B-24 best web

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection