UPL 18247
IMAGEThe damaged right wing and tail of B-24H-15-CF #41-29395 "The Ruptured Duck" after being hit by flak on 8 April 1944 466th BG - 784th BS Pilot, John P. Huff, earned the DFC on this mission.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19063593
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Ruptured Duck
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Mission
- Date: 8 April 1944