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Re: B-24 crash in Italy, 1st October 1944
The B-24 was then attached to Air Transport Command, and one of the crew registered on the AMBC website is shown as belonging to Headquarters Squadron, Fifteenth Air Force.
At this stage of the war, there were no more moves from bomber units from USA to Italy. I believe that replacement aircraft were flown by ferry crew or by replacement crews, but were not allocated to a precise Group until they arrived in Foggia.
In this case, as there was a full ten-man crew aboard, I guess it was a replacement/reonforcement crew rather than a ferry crew flying this bomber.
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