William B Chenney Jr

Military
media-19959.jpeg UPL 19959 B-24H Liberator 41-28697 'SPOTTED ASS APE' England 9th March 1945. 754th BS, 458th BG, 8AF. Undercarriage collapse causing the crash that wrote her off.

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Object Number - UPL 19959 - B-24H Liberator 41-28697 'SPOTTED ASS APE' England 9th March 1945. 754th BS, 458th BG, 8AF. Undercarriage collapse causing the crash that wrote her...

Landing accident Horsham St Faith Sta 123, Cat 4 damage B-24H 41-28697, 9-3-45.

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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

A B-24 Liberators including, (serial number 44-40066) nicknamed "S.O.L", of the 458th Bomb Group fly in formation with a flight assembly ship. Written on slide casing: 'SOL, Azon a/c.'

41-28697

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Spotted Ass Ape : Dixie Belle II : Wonder Bread
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

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Crashed

Horsham St Faith, Norwich, Norfolk, UK 9 March 1945 Landing accident Horsham St Faith Sta 123, Cat 4 damage to B-24H 41-28697, 9-3-45.

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