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"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.
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SPECIAL ORDERS NUMBER 112... 215TH COMBAT CREW TRAINING SCHOOL ARMY AIR BASE, PUEBLO, COLORADO 21 April1 944 PAGE1. Orders to move 491st from Pueblo, CO to airfield at Herington, KS for purpose of staging and processing. These orders contain the aircraft numbers and names of all original members of the four squadrons of the 491st (the 852nd, 853rd, 854th, 855th).

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"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.

42-110187

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Belle of the East
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40073) nicknamed "Ark Angel" of the 491st Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'Ark Angel, 440073, T8-B, Metfield, Summer 44.'

44-40073

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ark Angel
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
A shark mouth B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40101, "War Weary") nicknamed "Tubarao" of the 491st Bomb Group, used as a flight assembly ship. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: 'Tubarao, 491 BG Mount Farm.'

44-40101

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Tubarao
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group
"Movement of Unit Flight Echelon, 491st Bomb Gp (H), dd 14 Mar 44 & amendments thereto dd 18 Unr 44 & 22 Mar 44 & 2nd AF Memo 35-2, dd 11 Apr 44• This is a TEMPORARY change of station.

44-40108

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 855th Bomb Squadron
Co-Pilot is Jim Weicker (not Wyker). Bombardier is Roland Weirback (not Weirbank).

44-40117

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hare Power
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

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