451st Bomb Group
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Military site : airfield
Castelluccio Airfield was a semi-permanent airfield located approximately 15km south of Foggia, Apulia, Italy
The airfield was built in early 1944 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with one PSP runway. It was part of the Foggia Airfield Complex, a series of World War II military airfields located within a 25 mile (40 km) radius of Foggia. It had extensive taxiways and hardstand parking areas and a steel control tower.
Castelluccio opened on 15 March 1944 and became home to the 451st Bombardment Group (Heavy) of the US 15th Air Force, flying B-24 Liberators. The 451th BG (Heavy) engaged in very long range strategic bombing missions to enemy military, industrial and transportation targets in Italy, France, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, and Greece. The unit received three Distinguished Unit Citations, flew interdiction missions, participated in the invasion of Southern France and transported supplies to troops in Italy. They also supported the final advances in Northern Italy in April 1945.
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Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 451st Bomb Group
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 451st Bomb Group
Piloting his third mission to Ploesti, Romania, he was shot down on 5 May 1944 in a B-24H #42-52094 and became a POW (MACR 4604).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Nose Gunner | 451st Bomb Group
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 41-29220. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 451st Bomb Group
1st Lt Albert "Red" F Boyhan my Uncle who I never knew. From NYC Husband to Lillian and father to Robert brother to Christopher Joseph USN, James US Army, John US Army & Margaret Boyhan Johnson
Military | Technical Sergeant | Flight Engineer, Top Turret Gunner | 451st Bomb Group
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 41-29220. Prisoner of War (POW).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 451st Bomb Group
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29220. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 451st Bomb Group
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 41-29220. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot | 451st Bomb Group
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 41-29220. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 451st Bomb Group
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 41-29220. Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 451st Bomb Group
Shot down 17 April 1944 in B-24 41-29220. Killed in Action (KIA).
B-24 Liberator
A/C lost in mid air explosion after E/A strafing. Entire crew lost KIA.
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B-24 Liberator
Salvaged following the take-off accident in Castelluccio, Italy - 17 May 44.
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 727BS, 451BG, 15AF USAAF. This plane was scrapped at RFC Walnut Ridge 20-Dec-45.
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
B-24 Liberator
On 17 April 1944, B-24 41-29220, on bombing mission to Belgrade, was shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire and crashed in Mostar, Yugoslavia. 7 of the crew were Killed in Action, including the aircraft's pilot James G Price, and 3 were taken as...
B-24 Liberator
Assigned to 832BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 724BS, 451BG, 15AF USAAF.
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05 November 2016 02:01:15 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with name, latitude, longitude, usaaf from date, usaaf to date and history |
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http://www.forgottenairfields.com/italy/apulia/foggia/castelluccio-s562.... |