[Photo] Fuel tanks of the B-24H Liberator “Little Warrior” with the 861st Bomb Squadron explode over Fallersleben, Germany after anti-aircraft hit, Jun 29 1944. Photo taken by Clifford A Stocking, waist gunner on “Green Hornet.”

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Fuel tanks of the B-24H Liberator “Little Warrior” with the 861st Bomb Squadron explode over Fallersleben, Germany after anti-aircraft hit, Jun 29 1944. Photo taken by Clifford A Stocking, waist gunner on “Green Hornet.” ww2dbase

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Clifford A Stocking

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ww2dbaseUnited States National Archives via D. Sheley

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1. Swashbuckler says:
29 Jun 2014 03:29:48 PM

Some additional information on the fate of "Little Warrior" and her crew can be found at http://www.wickedlocal.com/article/20090629/News/306299864/?Start=1

2. Anonymous says:
29 Jun 2014 04:19:59 PM

Can somebody tell me the fate of the airmens in this aircraft?

3. Swashbuckler says:
1 Jul 2014 12:40:07 PM

Anonymous, all but the co-pilot died in the explosion. The co-pilot was mortally wounded by German civilians after being taken prisoner. You can see the crew's names and where they're buried here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dougsheley/4269959241/

4. Anonymous says:
30 Jun 2015 03:00:06 PM

A poignant, tragic photograph. God bless them all.

5. Jean COULAUDOUX says:
30 Jun 2017 12:09:42 AM

Dramatique document. Une pensée pour tous ces jeunes hommes morts pour notre liberté.

David Stubblebine says:
18 Jan 2020 04:25:24 PM

This situation is even more dramatic when one realizes this airplane is pitched in a high nose-up position. The gray triangle in the upper left is the edge of the gunner’s window from which the photo was taken. The edge of that window is aligned vertically.

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WW2-Era Place Name	Fallersleben, Ost-Hannover, Germany
Lat/Long	52.4189, 10.7169

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