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457th Bomb Group Aircraft of the 457th Bomb Group
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Plane s/n 42-31594, Sweater Out, just after takeoff from Glatton. This plane was later lost at Ludwigshaven on May 27th, 1944.
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Plane s/n 42-31630, Pakawalup in a close pattern of three. This plane was later lost in a crash at Alconbury on Feb 19th, 1945.
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Three planes at the moment of bomb release. The planes are 42-32079, Delayed Lady, 42-97062 and 42-107001. All three of these planes were lost before the end of the war.
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Plane 42-32098 just taking off from Glatton. This plane, G. I. Virgin II, crash landed in Belgium on a mission to Kassel on Oct 2nd, 1944.
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Another view of 42-32098, G. I. Virgin II, in flight.
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Plane s/n 42-32113 in formation. Little is know of this plane. It has the markings of the 457th.
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