For the fans of "Liberator" another shot of this famous American bomber aircraft: "Irish Angel" a Consolitated B-24J of 765th Squadron, 461st Bombardment Group (H) "The Liberaiders", 15th Air Force, based at Torretta, Foggia Airfield Complex, Italy. "Irish Angel", B-24J-195-CO, number aircraft 26, serial number 44-41113, was a replacement aircraft delivered fresh factory at 765th Squadron in finish natural metal at date of 22 July 1944. Victor Sierra

Irish Angel

"Dogpatch Express" bombing near Padua, Italy, spring 1945. "Dogpatch Express" was a Consolidated B-24L-10-FO Liberator s/n 44-49750 of 756th Bomb Squadron, 459th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, based by January 1944 at Giulia Airfield, Puglia, Italy, a semi-permanent heavy bomber airfield of Foggia Airfield Complex used by 15Air Force. Victor Sierra

Dogpatch Express

An US Army Air Force's Liberator overflying Elba Island, Thyrrenian Sea, Italy, 1944. The aircraft is the Consolidated B-24G-10-NT, serial number 42-51422, Ship no 72 of 767th Squadron, 461st Bombardment Group (H) &quot;Liberaiders&quot;, based at Torretta, Foggia Airfield Complex, Italy. The No 72 is a replacement aircraft  assigned, in finish natural metal, at 767th Squadron at date 8 September 1944. Its life with the &quot;Liberaiders&quot; was very brief: on return from the mission of 20 november 1944 againts the fuel synthetic oil refinery of Blechhammer, in Germany, ran out of fuel over the Yugoslavia and its crew was compelled to ditch the plane but a short distance off the Italian coast in the Adriatic.  Five of eleven man crew were lost. Victor Sierra