492nd Bomb Group (Heavy)
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The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944.
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IWM catalogue record
This contains information written on the back of the original print and some of it may be inaccurate.
Ground personnel of the 492nd Bomb Group change the wheel of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff". Handwritten caption on reverse: '492nd BG 8th Air Force.'
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44-40159
B-24 Liberator
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 02 February 2015 10:00:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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