UPL 23043

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B-24 Liberator 41-28666 'Dixie DuDrop' 703BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. Previously assigned to 458th BG as one of that Group's original aircraft flown to England via the southern route and was one of the dozen or so ships transferred as replacement aircraft to other Groups soon after arrival. Shot down 18 Mar 44 mission to Friedrichshafen and crashed 2km NW of Saint-Lucien, 3km S of La Chapelle-Saint-Ouen and about 24km ENE of Rouen, France.

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Units

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dixie DuDrop
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

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