492nd Bomb Group (Heavy)
Group
The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944.
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Military
Shot down on 6/18/44 landed in Sweden in B-24 #44-40159 'Battling Boops', Interned (INT).
Group
The 492nd Bomb Group were assigned to the 8th Air Force in April 1944. They flew 60 missions over occupied Europe from 11 May 1944 until 7 August 1944.
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Squadron
B-24 Liberator
Event | Location | Date |
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Born | Savannah, Georgia, USA | |
Interned (INT) | Sweden | 18 June 1944 |
Date | Contributor | Update |
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16 April 2020 03:22:06 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography and events |
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Changed the label of the "Prisoner of War (POW)" event to "Interned (INT)". |
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Date | Contributor | Update |
27 September 2014 18:19:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |