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A B-24 Liberator of the 389th Bomb Group fitted with an experimental M-10 rocket launcher. Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/12/44, 316.' Also Handwritten caption on reverse: '389BG Hethel, 15/12/44. M-10 rocket test on ex-489BG bed.' Second Handwritten caption on reverse: '316/RF, WD/390/6/8. 489BG B-24 being fitted with tail rocket launcher at Hethel, 12/15/44.'
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A B-24 Liberator of the 389th Bomb Group fitted with an experimental M-10 rocket launcher. Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/12/44, 316.' Also Handwritten caption on reverse: '389BG Hethel, 15/12/44. M-10 rocket test on ex-489BG bed.' Second Handwritten caption on reverse: '316/RF, WD/390/6/8. 489BG B-24 being fitted with tail rocket launcher at Hethel, 12/15/44.' 42-50290 'Martha R'.

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Units

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (EE-M, serial number 42-50290) of the 565th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group.

42-50290

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Martha R
  • Unit: 3rd Strategic Air Depot 389th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron

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Revisions

Date:
ContributorLibfan
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Bob Livingstone research

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection