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The USAAF Consolidated B24L-10-FO Liberator named ‘STEVENOVICH I' from the 779th Squadron, 464th BG is hit by flak during a mission near Lugo, Emilia Romagna, Italy - 10th April 1945

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The B-24H, 42-94812, named, Little Warrior, was assigned to the 850th Bomb Squadron, the 490th Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force USAAF. It was transferred to the 862nd Bomb Squadron, the 493rd Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force USAAF in Britain. The airplane was shot down by a direct flak hit to it's gas tanks and failed to return (FTR) from a mission to bomb the aircraft manufacturing plant near Fallersleben in Wolfsberg, Germany. The direct flak hit holed the airplane's fuel tanks and fuel lines causing an explosion of flames from just behind the cockpit to rear of bomb bay. All of the crew were killed in action. 10-KIA. 29 Jun 44.

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B-24J Liberators of the 15th Air Force return from mission to Mühldorf, Germany to their base in Italy, Mar 19 1945. Note the island of Drvenik Veliki, Yugoslavia (now Croatia) below.

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