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B-24 Liberators of the 491st Bomb Group fly in formation with a flight assembly ship (serial number 42-40722) nicknamed "The Little Gramper". Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Lil Gramper", First Forming Ship, 491st BG.'
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B-24 Liberators of the 491st Bomb Group fly in formation with a flight assembly ship (serial number 42-40722) nicknamed "The Little Gramper". Handwritten caption on reverse: '"Lil Gramper", First Forming Ship, 491st BG.'

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A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40722

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - The Little Gramper
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron 852nd Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection