Venosa
Airfield
B-24J-195-CO #44-41068
485th BG - 828th BS - 15th AF
This a/c was destroyed by fire on the ground at Venosa Airfield 10 October 1944 Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 8917 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-41068) of the 485th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Yellow?...
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Detailed History
Abandoned, was located approximately 6km east-northeast of Venosa,
40°59′49.30″N 015°52′37.45″ESemi-permanent heavy bomber airfield used by Fifteenth Air Force. Built by COE beginning in September 1943. One PSP runway with extensive taxiway and hardstand parking areas. Wooden control tower. Opened 14 March 1944. Last combat operations flown in late April 1945. Closed on 4 July 1945. Today is agricultural area with no structures or any facilities in existence, however extensive evidence of land scarring still is visible in aerial photography. 485th Bombardment Group, (B-24 Liberator), April 1944-15 May 1945
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32417852
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 829th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699126
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigtor
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 829th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37060154
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11063665 / O-802172
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 828th Bomb Squadron 485th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 17130552 / O-719578
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Butch
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron 830th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 831st Bomb Squadron 485th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Miss Yankee Rebel
- Unit: 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yankee Doodle Dandy
- Unit: 828th Bomb Squadron 485th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Picadilly Tilly
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 391st Bomb Squadron 4th Bomb Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron 861st Bomb Squadron 485th Bomb Group 828th Bomb Squadron
