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The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51864) nicknamed "Badger Beauty" of the 376th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force. Written on slide casing: 'B-24 Sandia Base, NM 1946, Badger Beauty 15 AF? 441602 515 BS, 376 BG.'
Group
Constituted as 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 Oct 1942 and activated in Palestine on 31 Oct. Began combat immediately, using B-24 aircraft. Operated with Ninth AF from bases in the Middle East, Nov 1942-Sep 1943, and with Twelfth AF from Tunisia...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 September 2014 15:33:47 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, Roger Freeman Collection |
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