FRE 8791
IMAGEGround personnel work on the engines of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-3279) of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Printed caption on reverse: '52490 AC- Nearing Completion. Air Service Command Technicians have but to install the 1 engine and their job is done on this B-24 Liberator that crash-landed recently on the shores of the Adriatic Sea in Italy after being severely damaged by enemy fire whilst on a mission. Note the hastily-constructed runway which is to serve for the take-off of the giant bomber from the sandy wastes. US Air Force Photo.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation