464th Bomb Group
Group
A Consolidated History of the 464th Bomb Group
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IWM catalogue record
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A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-49710) nicknamed "Stevonovitch II (Black Nan)" of the 464th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force explodes and rolls over in midair as a result of a direct flak hit, during a mission over Lugo, Italy, 10 April 1945.
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Fifteenth Air Force
Headquarters
The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force. ...
Aircraft
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44-49710 "Stevonovitch II"
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 778BS, 464BG, 15AF USAAF. Suffered direct flak hit on a 'milk run'. Starboard wing collapsing between engines, pilot Col James Gilson, C/O of the 779th BS and nine other crew members were KIA [killed in action], one waist gunner was thrown...
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 02 February 2015 10:00:14 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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