FRE 619
IMAGELieutenant Charles 'Red' Stilson of the 458th Bomb Group stands with his B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-100357) nicknamed Vale Oregan, the morning after crash landing the aircraft near Horsham St. Faith, 23 April 1944. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for publication 26 APR 1944, General Section Press & Censorship Bureau' Printed caption on reverse: 'Crash landed on one engine. Associated Press photo shows:- 1st Lt. Charles "Red" Stilson, Box 472, Vale Oregon, Liberator pilot, surveys the wreckage of his bomber at an Eighth AAF Liberator base in England. Nearing his Home airfield with two engines shot out by enemy action and a third running away out of control. Stilson ordered his crew to bail out, then crash-landed the air-plane with one engine. CAR 267149/50.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Vale Oregan
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron