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20 June 1944 -- On this date, the 492nd Bomb Group would face the ultimate test of courage and sacrifice over the flak-filled skies of the Politz Oil Refineries near Stettin, Poland. Ironically, their mission to destroy these refineries would also prove to be the group's own ruin. Aviation Artist Randy Green has captured the moment when fate and fortune befell the 856th Bomb Squadron as their B-24J Liberators lurch under the bloody onslaught of Zerstorergeschwader 26 (ZG 26) flying their ME-410 Hornets. Heavily armed with rocket and cannon, the "Hornets", 70 to 100 strong, met the unescorted 492nd Bomb Group at 0910 hours 23,000 feet above the cold waters off the Baltic Coast of occupied Poland. The ensuing two-minute battle decimated the group severely. Unchallenged, the "Hornets" stung twice, first firing rockets to scatter the Liberator formations, then closing with deadly cannon fire to finish off the survivors.
Of the 11 Liberators in the 856th, nine were destroyed outright during the brief action. The two surviving aircraft included the Squadron leaders aircraft (with only the pilot aboard) and the B-24J nicknamed "SKNAPPY" - the artist's main focus. Both aircraft evaded further attacks and limped into Malmo, Sweden (a briefed safe-haven for both Allied and Axis aircraft). Both aircraft were deemed unsalvageable due to the nature of the enemy action. Of the 111 American airmen who entered "The Hornet's Nest" on that fateful day, only 30 survived to be repatriated at war's end.