FRE 1722

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Gunners of the 445th Bomb Group unload machine guns through the waist gun position of a B-24 Liberator. Image stamped on reverse: 'Sunday Pictorial.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 10 Mar 1944.' [stamp] and '310661.' [Censor no.] Printed caption attached to the reverse: "Back from Berlin. Scenes this week at a Bomber Station of the US Air Force, somewhere in England. Removing the armourments for inspection immediately this crew landed." Handwritten caption on reverse: '445 BG Gunners unloading after return from mission.'

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

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection