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B-24 Transports (Bill Larkins)
This is a photo of an early B-24A (AC 40-2364) modified into a transport and in use by the Air Transport Command. Does anyone here know how many of these were done? I know this isn't your field Willow Run, but maybe you have some information? To me it is
B-24 H Annabelle S/N 42-52380 (meschepers)
Sorry if something like this has already been posted but I am looking for as much information as I can find on the Annabelle. So far all I know is that is was in the 460th, squadron 761 and flew out of Spinozza. It was shot down on April 13,
8th AAF in the Far East. (Alex Smart)
Hello, I may have missed it but is there a section or are there threads on this forum that deal with the 8th AAF in the Far East ? In particular the B29 Bomber Groups and their aircraft and operational service. I am given t
Historic Willow Run Plant to Close (WillowRun)
On June 1, 2009 GM announced that it would close the Willow Run Powertrain Plant in 2010. For those of us who had spent a good portion of our lives there, it was the "final nail in the coffin" of what we knew was inevitable. For me pe
Lt. Sargent J. Ableman--B-17 Crew--At Casablaca, Morocco--1 March 1944 (wcarah)
Can anyone advise the unit for a Lt. Sargent J. Ableman. He was the signer of a "short snorter" 100 franc note at a bar in Casablaca, Morocco, on 1 March 1944. He signed under a heading called "Caterpillar Club," so I presume he had to h
Lucky Bastard Club – 388th (Rowdy)
Hello, Perhaps you could help me out…I am an 8th AAF 2-Gen and an incorrigible collector of a number of things for most of my life. One of my father’s most cherished mementos of his WWII service was his Lucky Bastard Club certificate.&nb
Lt. Robert L Mains shot down 04-04-45 (kwd)
My Uncle Charles H Daman was a crew member on this flight. I am looking for information and photos of this crew and plane. The plane was a B-24 serial # 44-50838 I have a crew photo, also have seen on many web sites
Raymon E Tansey (poulsen)
Hello, I'm patricia and I have adopted a name on the walls of the missing at the american cemetary in margraten in the south of the netherlands. I can't seem to find much information on this person and his unit . I hope you can help
September 13, 1944 - 97th BG losses over Blechhammer (aardvark37)
I'm looking for any inormation on 97th BG planes lost over Blechhammer on Sep 13, 1944 in unclear circumstances (Mid-air collision ?, accidental bombing of friendly A/C ? Flak?) There were 4 B-17 that went down in target area that day: 42-976
327th Bomber Squadron - 92nd Bomber Group. (patricia)
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