UPL 22982

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"Dogpatch Express" B-24L-10-FO Liberator 44-49750 756th Bomb Squadron, 459th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Bombing near Padua,Italy. 4 May 1945.

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Units

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth 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

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dogpatch Express
  • Unit: 459th Bomb Group 756th Bomb Squadron

Locations

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Cerignola satellite #1

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Date:
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to place associations
Date:
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations