Los Angeles City Limits crash site - World War II - [Traînou - Centre - France]
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member BCLV4
N 47° 58.556 E 002° 08.662
31T E 436144 N 5313979
Le 7 janvier 1944, un bombardier B-24 D Liberator, le "Los Angeles City Limits" s'est écrasé à cet endroit. /// On 7th january 1944, a B-24 D Liberator bomber has crashed here, the "Los Angeles City Limits".
Waymark Code: WMQM9Q
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 03/02/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member RakeInTheCache
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Entre août 1943 et la fin de la guerre en Europe, des B-24D spécialement modifiés sont utilisés dans des missions classées secrètes. Dans un projet commun entre l'Army Air Forces et l'Office of Strategic Services (OSS), appelé « opération Carpetbagger », les pilotes et des équipages volent sur des B-24D modifiés, peints avec une peinture noir brillant anti-projecteur, pour ravitailler les troupes au sol partout dans l'Europe occupée par l'Allemagne.

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Between August 1943 and the end of the war in Europe, specially modified B-24D are used in classified missions. In a joint project between the Army Air Forces and the Office of Strategic Services (OSS), called "Operation Carpetbagger", pilots and crews flying on modified B-24D, painted with a glossy black anti-searchlight paint to supply ground troops throughout Europe occupied by Germany.

January 7, 1944, a B-24 D Liberator, the "Los Angeles City Limits" crashed here.
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Opening Days/Times:
24/24 7/7


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