UPL 73869

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Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and three men kneeling in front.
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Mitchell Crew, 458th BG, 755th BS. Standing: *Ward Walhay – Mickey Nav, James Summey – RO, Robert Weiler – B, Ray Peters – CP, Bill Dotschkall – WG, *Glen Allen – N. Kneeling: William Matthews – TG, Claude McConnell – E, Milton Jakobowitz – BTG. Not Pictured: Charles Mitchell – P, Leonard Folk, N and James Zeiner – WG. *Not original crew members

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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

Painting on metal of a bespectacled uniformed airman standing next to a small building . Written on the building are the words, "A&G Fish Shoppe."

42-50684

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: A & G Fish Shoppe
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

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Mission

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'

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  • Date: 18 March 1945

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Photo contributed by Don Peters (son of Co-Pilot Ray Peters)

https://458bg.com/group-aircraft/ag-fish-shoppe/