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B-24J Liberator of the 854th Bomb Squadron emergency landing

1944-09-18 · Eindhoven · Netherlands

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B-24J Liberator of the 854th Bomb Squadron after being hit by light-flak during low-level supply drop for the 82nd and 101st Airborne near Eindhoven, Holland and driven into the ground, Sep 18 1944.

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