700th Bomb Squadron, 445th Group. On felt. Made in England.
(The winged, cartoon, young horse was nicknamed Asbestos Alice.)
The 445th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Tibenham, Norfolk. The crews' first mission was bombing U-boat installations at Kiel on 13 December 1943. The Group continued to hit strategic targets in Germany, including the aircraft components factory at Gotha on 24 February 1944, during USAAF's Big Week of raids against the German aircraft industry, which earned the Group a Distinguished Unit Citation. The Group was awarded the Croix de Guerre with Palm by the French government for operations in the European theater from December 1943 to February 1945.
