Creator

Unknown

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Date

1942-1945

Creation Date

2008-06-06

Description

Black & White photograph, taken from the waist turret of a Consolidated B-24D Liberator heavy bomber, of four United States Eighth Army Air Force B-24 Liberators flying in formation by the 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, during World War II. The tail markings have a dark, vertical stripe on the tails. The letter "V" is inside the dark stripe on the airplane in front. The second airplane has the letter "K" inside the dark stripe. The letters "YM" are painted on the fuselage of the B-24Ds.

Digital Collection

Arnold Clayton Watkins World War II Photograph Collection, 1942-1945

Collection Number

SpC MS 0006

Finding Aid

https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/fa/3/

Object Type

Photograph

Image Format

Still Image

Location

Europe;

Publisher Digital

Pittsburg State University, Kansas, Axe Library, Special Collections

Rights

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Notes

Pittsburg State University, Special Collections, 6, Watkins, Arnold Clayton, Envelope 1, 10. Contributed by Joan F. Watkins.

Keywords

World War (1939-1945)--Aerial operations, American--Aerial photographs, United States--Army Air Forces--History--Aerial photographs, Bombers--United States--Aerial photographs, B-24 Bomber--Aerial photographs, Airplanes, Military--Markings--United States--Aerial photographs

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