FRE 8902

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A restored B-24 Liberator painted to represent (serial number 42-72843) nicknamed "Strawberry Bitch" of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. First hadwritten caption on reverse: 'Taken Aug 9, 1961 Air Force Museum, WPAFB, Ohio.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '98 or 376 BG?' Definitely 376BG (and 512BS) and this is the REAL 42-72843 and is not just any B-24D "painted as".

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Units

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Second World War formation badge for the United States 15th Air Force (United States Army Air Force). The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved by the US Quartermaster General on 19 February 1944. Formation note: the 15th Air Force (US Army Air Force, Fifteenth Air Force) was formed on 1 November 1943 at Tunis in North Africa and moved to Italy on 1 December. The Force was disbanded on 15 September 1945 having participated in twelve campaigns.© IWM (INS 7304)
  • Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

Aircraft

A restored B-24 Liberator painted to represent (serial number 42-72843) nicknamed "Strawberry Bitch" of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. First hadwritten caption on reverse: 'Taken Aug 9, 1961 Air Force Museum, WPAFB, Ohio.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '98 or 376 BG?'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Strawberry Bitch
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 512th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorLibfan
ChangesChanges to caption and aircraft associations
Sources

Bob Livingstone research

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection