The 486th Bomb Group was initially equipped with B-24 Liberators but converted to B-17 Flying Fortresses during July 1944.
![Decoration on B-24 \'Hard to Get\'](https://americans.sudburysuffolk.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aircraft/us40si.jpg "Many aircrews gave a personal touch to their aircraft - this is pilot John Simmons\' Liberator \\"Hard to Get\\"")
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Sudbury Museum Trust gratefully acknowledges the funding support of the 486th Bomb Group Association
