File:701st Bombardment Squadron - B-24 Liberator.jpg
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Summary
"Hell's Warrior"
Ford B-24H-1-FO Liberator s/n 42-7563 701st BS, 445th BG, 8th AF Transfered to the 859th BS, 492nd BG in October 1944 and modified for use in Carpetbagger missions. After August 1944 the 492nd Bomb Group was used as a cover for special operations missions in Europe, such as supply drops to Underground forces, agent insertions and propaganda leaflet drops, usually done at night.
Aircraft was loaned to the M.T.O. for use by the 15th Special Operations Group. Was lost on the February 9,1944 mission to Karlovak,Yugoslavia. 8 KIA MACR 12361
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| current | 08:39, 13 January 2017 | | 2,000 × 1,284 (280 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | "Hell's Warrior" <p>Ford B-24H-1-FO Liberator s/n 42-7563 701st BS, 445th BG, 8th AF Transfered to the 859th BS, 492nd BG in October 1944 and modified for use in Carpetbagger missions. After August 1944 the 492nd Bomb Group was used as a cover for special operations missions in Europe, such as supply drops to Underground forces, agent insertions and propaganda leaflet drops, usually done at night. </p> Aircraft was loaned to the M.T.O. for use by the 15th Special Operations Group. Was lost on the February 9,1944 mission to Karlovak,Yugoslavia. 8 KIA MACR 12361 |
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