B-24 Liberator #66, 15th AF, 49th BW, 461st BG,
767th Bomber Squadron, Torretto,
Italy. B-24 Liberator # 66, AF 15, PN 49, BG 461a,
767a Escuadrón Bombardero, Torretto, Italia.
B-24 Liberator $66 15th Air Force, 49th Bomber Wing, 461st Bomber Group, 767th Bomber Squadron
in Torretto,
Italy.
The Bomber was Downed 17 Dec 1944 Adony, Hungary. Pilot 2Lt. Howard
E. Munson, Research by John Bybee.
Standing L to R: 2Lt. Howard E. Munson, 1Lt.
Charles V. Lang (P), Staff Sergeant Donald R Duchene, 1Lt. Arthur W. Mohlman
Kneeling L to R: Cpl. Lon N. Reed, Cpl. Guy
V. Bosso, Sgt. Wilfred A. Engelke Sitting L to R: Cpl. Hjalmar O. Johansson,
Cpl.
Harold R. Norton, Cpl. James M. Rutter
4 May 2010
Hi Jeff,
My name is Rebecca Johnson, I have been trying to find
information regarding my Great Uncle, I came across your site
and found a picture of what I believe to be his squad. However
in the picture, the names below states that the name is unknown.
After talking with my grandmother, she believes the one in the
picture is her brother. Staff Sergeant Donald R Duchene.
If you have any information, or could post his name with the
picture, I would greatly appreciate that, he was a hero to our
country who never made it home.
Thank you again for your time.
Rebecca Johnson
12-13-2009 Hello, My name is
Michael and My
Grandfather
was the pilot of that plane. I'm afraid there is a slight
misspelling of his name. It was Howard E. Munson Serial #0780316
Assigned to the 461st on 11-29-1944. He just recently passed
away so it has spurred me to look him up. I miss him very much
and am only writing you to let you know. I love to see his name
and photos on-line but only ask that his name be spelled
correctly. I think you did a great job on the research for his
plane when it went down
Location of the Bomber #66 in Torretto Italy in 1944
The pin to the lower left is the where the Photo was Taken,
the Pin to the Right is where the B-24 Crashed 17 Dec. 1944
Click on Picture for Larger View.
This B-24J from the 389th Bomb Group, which was based at Hethel, England
during World War II, can now be enjoyed by all at the Fantasy of Flight
Museum in Polk City, Florida. 32½"x 23½" limited edition print is signed and
numbered by the artist. #0070950
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Aviation Art Print by Tony Weddel.
On August 1, 1943, 178 Liberators made a famous low-level bombing raid on
the oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania. This scene shows John R. "Killer"
Kane's B-24 named Hail Columbia and another Pyramidier B-24, The Squaw,
making their attack through the thick smoke over the target. 23"x 19" print. 0008500
Consolidated B-24 Liberator Aviation Art Print Carlos Garcia.
Safely back at their base in Salbani, India, the crew of this 355 Squadron,
Royal Air Force, Liberator tells of their just-completed harrowing mission.
This hand numbered, limited edition print measures 24"x 18". #0070269
The Vulgar Virgin, a B-24 Liberator of the 344th Squadron, 98th Bombardment
Group (H), makes its fatal run over target "White IV," Ploesti, before being
lost to flak and enemy fighters. This 33½"x 24½" limited edition, numbered
print is signed by the artist and by 12 Ploesti survivors and also includes
a booklet with photographs and biographies of the signatories.
0071190
This framed print of a photograph taken during the August 1, 1943, low-level
raid on Germany's oil refineries in Ploesti, Romania, is signed by Col.
Walter Stewart who, as deputy lead of the 93rd Bomb Group on this mission
and pilot of the only first-wave B-24 to survive the attack, received the
Distinguished Service Cross.
0071450
B-24Ds of the American pioneer 93rd Bomb Group climb through 21,000 feet
into the light of the early morning sun. On this day, March 18, 1943, the
B-24Ds, joined by B-17s and other bombers, crossed the East Coast of England
en route to their target, the submarine base at Vegesack, Germany.
This
first mission to Germany for the 93rd Bomb Group proved that daylight
bombing could be carried out successfully in the face of German defenses.
Limited edition of 1,000 signed and numbered by the artist. print.0007584
Protecting B-24 Liberators returning from a bomb run, an F4U Corsair from
VF-17, the "Jolly Rogers," races past a Japanese Zero - whose pilot is
bailing out - it just shot out of the sky over the South Pacific. 23"x 25"
limited edition print is signed and numbered by the artist.
#0076008
