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A photo of a few of the men who lost their lives is on display during the 80th anniversary commemoration of an aerial battle that took place Dec. 28, 1943, in Piazzale Giorgio Zattarin, Zovon di Vo', Padua, Italy, Dec. 28, 2023. Their names were 1st Lt. Thomas Haigh, pilot, Staff Sgt. Leonard P. Hager, assistant radio operator, Pvt. Winston P. Ivey, assistant engineer, and Staff Sgt. Joseph A. Kerschner, tail gunner.
On December 28th 1943, more than 70 axis fighters engaged and shot down 10 Fifteenth Air Force B-24 “Liberator” bombers from the 376th Heavy Bombardment Group (HBG) over the skies of Northern Italy. The 376th HBG, based in San Pancrazio, “San Pan”, in the heel of Italy, was tasked with destroying the railroad marshaling yards in Vicenza. All six aircraft from 512th Squadron, and two aircraft each from the 514th and 515th Squadrons were lost.
| Date Taken: | 12.28.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 12.29.2023 11:42 |
| Photo ID: | 8184105 |
| VIRIN: | 231228-A-UI440-1003 |
| Resolution: | 6720x4480 |
| Size: | 2.02 MB |
| Location: | PADUA, IT |
| Web Views: | 118 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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Strangers in a strange land: 80th Anniversary of Aerial Battle in Northern Italy
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