American B-24D-30-CO “Liberator” bomber of the US Air Force (USAF) at the British airbase Horsham St. Faith in Norfolk County.
B-24 Liberator in the photo belongs to the American 458th bomber group.
During the bombing of Europe and Japan, Americans used brightly colored and equipped with additional signal lights B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress to facilitate the formation of large bomber formations (assembly ship, Judas goat, Rendezvous or Formation aircraft).
Source of information about the B-24 Liberator photo:
1. ww2db.com
Location: United Kingdom
Date: 1944