740th Bomb Squadron

Squadron
media-24177.jpeg UPL 24177 B-24J-200-CO #44-41199 "Yo-Yo" Code: #31
455th Bomb Group - 740th Bomb Squadron - 15th AF
This completed at least 108 missions. 466th Bomb Group collection

Air Stories - 12th & 15th Air Forces - Gerard Paloque
page 107

Object Number - UPL 24177 - B-24J-200-CO #44-41199 "Yo-Yo" Code: #31 455th Bomb Group - 740th Bomb Squadron - 15th AF This completed at least 108 missions.

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Aircraft

41-29264

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sky Wolf
  • Unit: 455th Bomb Group 740th Bomb Squadron

44-41199

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Yo-Yo
  • Unit: 455th Bomb Group 740th Bomb Squadron
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-50468) of the 455th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force which crashed landed on its nose as a result of a freak accident on take off, 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Extraordinary take off crash, Italy.'

44-50468

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 455th Bomb Group 740th Bomb Squadron

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