UPL 23043
IMAGEB-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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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