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B-24 Liberators of the 98th Bomb Group and 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force Bomb a rail bridge at Theole-Sur Mer, France, 12 July 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '61992 AC- 56 Consolidated "Liberators" of the 98th and 450th Bomb Groups, 47th Bomb Wing, with escort of 39 Lockheed P-38 "Lightnings" of the 1st Fighter Group, 306th Bomb Wing, were dispatched to bomb the railroad bridge at Theole-Sur Mer, France on 12 July 1944. Two of the "Liberators" are shown leaving the smoking target. US Air Force Photo
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B-24 Liberators of the 98th Bomb Group and 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force Bomb a rail bridge at Theole-Sur Mer, France, 12 July 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '61992 AC- 56 Consolidated "Liberators" of the 98th and 450th Bomb Groups, 47th Bomb Wing, with escort of 39 Lockheed P-38 "Lightnings" of the 1st Fighter Group, 306th Bomb Wing, were dispatched to bomb the railroad bridge at Theole-Sur Mer, France on 12 July 1944. Two of the "Liberators" are shown leaving the smoking target. US Air Force Photo.'

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450th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Second World War formation badge for the United States 15th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 19 February 1944. Formation note: the 15th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force) was formed on 1 November 1943 at Tunis in North Africa and moved to Italy on 1 December. The Force was disbanded on 15 September 1945 having participated in twelve campaigns.© IWM (INS 7304)

Fifteenth Air Force

  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection