FRE 8568

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Three 844th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators fly in formation above the photographer's aircraft. The aircraft are: top-centre, "Ford's Folly" (4R-P); forward-right, "Plucky Lady" (4R-B); and back-left, "Bombers Moon" (4R-H). Handwritten caption on reverse: 'A/C: Ford's Folly, P; Plucky Lady, B; Bombers Moon, H.'
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Three 844th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators fly in formation above the photographer's aircraft. The aircraft are: top-centre, "Ford's Folly" (4R-P); forward-right, "Plucky Lady" (4R-B); and back-left, "Bombers Moon" (4R-H). Handwritten caption on reverse: 'A/C: Ford's Folly, P; Plucky Lady, B; Bombers Moon, H.'

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Units

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

Three 844th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators fly in formation above the photographer's aircraft. The aircraft are: top-centre, "Ford's Folly" (4R-P); forward-right, "Plucky Lady" (4R-B); and back-left, "Bombers Moon" (4R-H). Handwritten caption on reverse: 'A/C: Ford's Folly, P; Plucky Lady, B; Bombers Moon, H.'

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  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ford's Folly
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 844th Bomb Squadron

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Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection