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Consolidated B-24H Liberator 41-28700 'YMCA The Flying Service' 577BS, 392BG, 8AF. Named in honour of the volunteer staffed refreshments vans that greeted their returns from missions and christened with a cup of tea smashed on its nose.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A pathfinder B-24 Liberator of the 577th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Note radar gear under nose/cockpit area!' Handwritten and printed caption on reverse: '392BG 577SQ.' On reverse: John E. Bode Aug 05 1964 [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-414153.jpg.webp?itok=qGPtoDSE)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28700) nicknamed "The YMCA Flying Service" of the 392nd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Current Affairs Ltd.' [stamp], 'Issued on behalf on National YMCA's.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 20 Nov 1944.' [stamp] and '372928.'[Censor no] Printed caption on reverse: 'Their Way Of Saying Thank You:- For twelve months, through snow and slush, in wet and fine weather, American airmen at a bleak aerodrome in East Anglia have been cheered by regular visits of a YMCA tea](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380482.jpg.webp?itok=G_EH2bDf)
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Y.M.C.A. The Flying Service
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron
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