The Snapshots in Time Collection
B-24 Liberator Crew of Lt. R.V. Pardue, 579th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bomb Group, Upon Completion of 30 Combat Missions, 11 November 1944
The lead crew of pilot Lt. R.V. Pardue, 579th Bomb Squadron, 392nd Bombardment Group, poses before their B-24 Liberator after completing 30 combat missions on 11 November 1944. Their final mission, flown by radar due to weather, targeted the synthetic oil refinery at Bottrop, Germany, one of many strikes aimed at crippling the German war machine's fuel supply. Project: 218550