Paul Fiore

Military

Damaged by flak in the Bombardiers station and the left rudder enroute to V-sites in France on 15 Feb 1944, B-24H #42-7559 'Kelly' returned to England and crashed upon landing at RAF Manston, Kent. RTD.

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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

42-7559

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Kelly
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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ContributorEmily
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Removed NMI from middle name

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ContributorUALDC8
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AFHRA - Reels A0654 & B0556
Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces - Vol 2
Mike Simpson's 445th BG Website

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Birsic, SO#279 06 Oct 43 Sioux City, IA to Lincoln, Neb, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia