B-24M Liberator ‘Red Bow’ with the 448th Bomb Group falling from the sky over Ludwigslust, Germany after being hit with a rocket from a Me-262 jet fighter, 4 Apr 1945. Nine were killed and one was taken prisoner.

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Caption     B-24M Liberator ‘Red Bow’ with the 448th Bomb Group falling from the sky over Ludwigslust, Germany after being hit with a rocket from a Me-262 jet fighter, 4 Apr 1945. Nine were killed and one was taken prisoner. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Ludwigslust, Germany
Date 4 Apr 1945
Photographer    Unknown
 
Source Information
Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Air Force
Link to Source    Link
Identification Code   050602-F-1234P-011
 
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Photos on Same Day 4 Apr 1945
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 1,800 x 1,193 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
20 Sep 2023 11:13:58 PM

The aircraft serial number was 44-50838. The photo was taken from B-24 ‘Frisco Frisky’ #42-51246.

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WW2-Era Location Name:
Ludwigslust, Germany

Latitude-Longitude:
53.3245, 11.4972

Foto Aleatória

Takijiro Onishi, circa 1940s

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