&quot;Bingo&quot;, Ship No 6, of 764th Squadron, 461st Bombardment Group (H), 15th Air Force, standing in its base in Italy, 1945. The aircraft is the B-24L/M-15-FO, Serial Number 44-49887, built by Ford at Willow Run, assigned at its unit at date 19 January 1945, returned in USA 10 June 1945. Victor Sierra

Bingo

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

Ship No 72

From records of 461st Bombardment Group (Heavy): Mission #43 - 10 June 1944 - Target: Porto Marghera Refinery, Italy - On the 6th of June many of the groups in the Fifteenth Air Force had gone to Ploesti.  On the 10th of June, the Air Force resumed its policy of bombing the enemy sources of oil supply.  Our mission was against the oil refinery of Porto Marghera, Italy.  The 765th Squadron Bombardier, Lt. Murphy, found the target for the other bombardiers who turned in an excellent score of 44 percent on this important target.  Not too much flak was encountered and no enemy aircraft were seen&quot;. Comment: note, right, one of Liberator attacking the target. Victor Sierra