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  • 491st Bombardment Group
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  • During World War II the group was an Eighth Air Force B-24 Liberator unit stationed in England. Assigned to RAF North Pickenham in early 1944. The group flew 187 combat missions, being awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for a raid over Misburg on 26 November 1944. The unit flew its last mission on 25 April 1945.
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Branch
command structure
Role
  • Bomber
Country
  • United States
Caption
  • Emblem of the 491st Bombardment Group
Dates
  • 1943
Unit Name
  • 491
  • "Ringmasters"
abstract
  • During World War II the group was an Eighth Air Force B-24 Liberator unit stationed in England. Assigned to RAF North Pickenham in early 1944. The group flew 187 combat missions, being awarded a Distinguished Unit Citation for a raid over Misburg on 26 November 1944. The unit flew its last mission on 25 April 1945.