FRE 8602

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The aftermath of a large ordnance explosion at the 491st Bomb Group's home base at Metfield airfield; it would have been caused either by a bomb-carrying B-24 Liberator crashing, or an accident at the bomb depot on the airfield causing a detonation.

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

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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection