Underside view of B-24L Liberator “Flying Ass” of the 451st Bomb Group just prior to bomb release over railroad yards in Vienna, Austria, 15 Jan 1945.

Caption     Underside view of B-24L Liberator “Flying Ass” of the 451st Bomb Group just prior to bomb release over railroad yards in Vienna, Austria, 15 Jan 1945. ww2dbase
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Identification Code   342-FH-3A04854A-60220AC
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Photos on Same Day 15 Jan 1945
Photos at Same Place Vienna, Austria
Added By David Stubblebine
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1. Zoran Petek says:
1 Feb 2015 05:17:45 AM

This particular 451st BG, 724th BS B-24 numbered '21' landed at Yugoslav partisan airstrip at Zadar, Croatia on 28 February 1945.

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