UPL 17516

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491st Bomb Group ( J+) aircraft during troop supply drop mission Eindhoven Holland , gliders on the ground . A/C shown V2 J+, 44-40164 flown by F/O Ralph D. Campbell over drop zone between Best and Son, Netherlands on 18 September 1944, about 1530 h local (Dutch) time. Photograph taken from A/C flown by 1st Lt. Robert B. McCormick, likely taken by right waist gunner T/Sgt. Virgil T. Dubois. Buildings at Stal Roefs farm below.

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A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron

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Robert Baumgardner, Austin, TX

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After action report for 491st Bomb Group.

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