490th Bombardment Group
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490th Bombardment Group
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The 490th Bombardment Group is a former United States Army Air Forces unit. The group was activated in October 1943. After training in the United States, it deployed to the European Theater of Operations and participated in the strategic bombing campaign against Germany from 31 May 1944 to 20 April 1945, losing 22 aircraft while flying more than 5,000 sorties. Following V-E Day, the group returned to the United States, where it was inactivated in November 1945.
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Military unit
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/490th_Bombardment_Group
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2024-04-13T16:03:28Z
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