Returning from Vienna, Austria, B-24H Liberator “Scrappy” with the 725th Bomb Squadron trails smoke and is losing altitude east of Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 22 Aug 1944. The plane crashed near Zdenci, Yugoslavia. Photo 2 of 2.

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Caption     Returning from Vienna, Austria, B-24H Liberator “Scrappy” with the 725th Bomb Squadron trails smoke and is losing altitude east of Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 22 Aug 1944. The plane crashed near Zdenci, Yugoslavia. Photo 2 of 2. ww2dbase
WW2-Era Location Name Zdenci, Yugoslavia
Date 22 Aug 1944
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Source    ww2dbaseUnited States Army Air Force
Identification Code   54764 AC
 
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Photos on Same Day 22 Aug 1944
 
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Added By David Stubblebine
Photo Size 3,320 x 2,547 pixels



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1. Commenter identity confirmed David Stubblebine says:
4 Jul 2025 08:20:26 PM

This photo was taken by Lt Norman Phillips who was navigator on another bomber. The official caption for USAAF Photo 54764A.C. lists the date as 13 Oct 1944 but the plane was lost two months before that (s/n 41-28816; MACR 8005; all survived).

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