UPL 38904

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Crew of B-24 41-29153 "The Greenwich", 44th Bomb Group, 506th Bomb Squadron

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Units

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-749520
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

B-24 Liberators, including a B-24 (serial number 41-29153) nicknamed "Greenwich", of the 44th Bomb Group conducts a raid on a German airfield near Diepholz. The image has been annotated to show the exact position of the target airfield. Printed caption on reverse: '50676 AC - Germany - SIX DAYS THAT SHOOK GERMANY - When the six days ended, every one of the factories attacked had been seriously injured, and some of the most important ones had been all but obliterated. U.S Army 8th AF Consolidated B-24s bom
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Greenwich
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

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Sources

Paul McGuffin, Green Valley, AZ