UPL 27216

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Mateer and crew flew this aircraft [ 42-51196 'Gypsy Queen' ] on 6 of their 13 missions and were assigned to ferry it back to the ZI in June 1945 Co-pilot Ralph Peters is in the escape hatch.

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Units

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-51196

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Gypsy Queen
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron

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ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and aircraft associations
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http://www.458bg.com/crewua12mateer