The 15th Air Force was located in Foggia, Italy, and stationed at Celone Air Field.​

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The 463rd Bomb Group was referred as the "Swoose Group" in honor of Colonel Frank Kurtz's plane with a "half-goose, half-swan nose art".

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The 463rd Bomb Group was comprised of four squadrons; the 772nd, 773rd, 774th, and 775th. The "Victory Bound" was a part of the 772nd squadron.

 

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