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456th Bombardment Group (H)

Base: Stornara (Foggia). A/C type: Consolidated B-24 Liberator.

  • 744th Bombardment Squadron
  • 745th Bombardment Squadron
  • 746th Bombardment Squadron
  • 747th Bombardment Squadron

... On 15 March the group was one of several which bombed Monte Cassino in support of Fifth Army operations. The second unit of the 456th dropped its bombs in error on Allied troops, for which the deputy group commander was removed.

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