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The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Ole Baldy" of the 389th Bomb Group.
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The nose art of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Ole Baldy", 42-94863 which served with the 490th, 493rd and 445th Bomb Groups before being lost with the latter until late September 1944 when it was shot down by a fighter and crashed at Braumhausen on the Kassel 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.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-94863) nicknamed "Ole Baldy" of the 493rd Bomb Group. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Ol Baldy, 490 BG.' This aircraft was assigned to the 490th Bomb Group but flew no missions with them, before being transferred to the 493rd Bomb Group in Spring 1944.

42-94863

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ole Baldy
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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ContributorLibfan
ChangesChanges to caption, unit associations and aircraft associations
Sources

Bob Livingstone research

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection