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. Manson, Research by John Bybee.
15th AF, 49th BW, 461st BG, 767th Bomber Squadron.
Torretto,
Italy
B-24J-5-DT, #42-51322
SQ # 66
Downed 17 Dec 1944 Adony, Hungary
Standing L to R: 2Lt. Howard E. Manson,
1Lt. Charles V. Lang (P), unknown, 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
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.
Consolidated B-24J Liberator Aviation Art Print by David Gray.
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
Price: $79.95
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
Price: $19.95
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
Price: $39.95
Coming Back is Secondary Aviation Art Print by Michael Wooten.
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
Price: $99.95
Col. Walter Stewart Signed Photograph
Aircraft Photograph
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. 11"x 9".
#0071450
Price: $99.95
Circus Outbound Aviation Art Print by Keith Ferris.
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. 39"x 19¾" print.
#0007584
Price: $225.00
Bent Wing Sonata
Aviation Art Print by Rick Herter.
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
