450th Bomb Group

Group
media-20768.jpeg UPL 20768

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Object Number - UPL 20768

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Unit stations

Station Location Date

Based

Manduria 19 January 1944 - 26 April 1945

Encompassing

People

Robert H Forschner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15133235 / T-125717 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Henry Junior Freitas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19137317 / O-770999
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-pilot

James S Gover

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Harold G Hall

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 450th Bomb Group 721st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31139375
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist gunner

Russell R Hicks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 450th Bomb Group 721st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06955017
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Aircraft

42-50277

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Dolly
  • Unit: 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron

42-50490

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Leevus Bee
  • Unit: 450th Bomb Group 721st Bomb Squadron

42-52443

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron
The damaged tail of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-52611) nicknamed "Shadow!" of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.

42-52611

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shadow
  • Unit: 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron

42-64385

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 450th Bomb Group 723rd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

http://www.forgottenairfields.com/italy/apulia/taranto/manduria-s583.ht…

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

Air Stories - 12th & 15th Air Forces
by Gerard Paloque
page 101

Date
Contributormillebr
Changes
Sources

Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; 450th Bomb Group Memorial Association

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

450th Bomb Group: Gallery (60 items)

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29228) nicknamed "Leaky Tub" of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

Object number: FRE 8735 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29228)...

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-99805) nicknamed "Madame Shoo Shoo" of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

Object number: FRE 8736 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-99805)...

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51923) of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.

Object number: FRE 8737 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51923) of the...

B-24 Liberators of the 98th Bomb Group and 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force Bomb a rail bridge at Theole-Sur Mer, France, 12 July 1944. Printed caption on reverse: '61992 AC- 56 Consolidated "Liberators" of the 98th and 450th Bomb Groups, 47th Bomb Wing, with escort of 39 Lockheed P-38 "Lightnings" of the 1st Fighter Group, 306th Bomb Wing, were dispatched to bomb the railroad bridge at Theole-Sur Mer, France on 12 July 1944. Two of the "Liberators" are shown leaving the smoking target. US Air Force Photo

Object number: FRE 8738 - B-24 Liberators of the 98th Bomb Group and 450th...

A B-24 Liberator of the 450th Bomb Group flies over a smoking target during a mission.

Object number: FRE 8739 - A B-24 Liberator of the 450th Bomb Group flies...

A B-24 Liberator of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

Object number: FRE 8904 - A B-24 Liberator of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air...

A B-24 Liberator of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

Object number: FRE 8905 - A B-24 Liberator of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air...

A B-24 Liberator of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight.

Object number: FRE 8906 - A B-24 Liberator of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air...

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78231) of the 450th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '15th AF Italy B-24G 450th Bomb Group.'

Object number: FRE 8907 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78231) of the...

Object number: UPL 24136 - Manduria Airfield, Italy Home of the 450th BG -...