42-7580 Hap Hazard

media-13658.jpeg UPL 13658 B-24H Liberator 42-7580 nose art 'Hap Hazard'.

Object Number - UPL 13658 - B-24H Liberator 42-7580 nose art 'Hap Hazard'.

Original 445th BG aircraft - arrived in UK on 24 Nov 43. Not listed on a report dated 28 Dec 43 from 445 BG to 2BD of names and pictures on aircraft. Repaired at Woodbridge, Suffolk, 23 Apr - 12 May 44 - structural damage. Flew 27 combat missions with 445th BG / 703rd BS (RN-G). Original Emerson A-15 nose turret was replaced by a special "glasshouse" cover with a Bell power turret taken from a B-26 tail position and installed in the lower part of the nose, with the bomb sight and clear sight panel positioned above. Declared war weary Aug 44. Flown by Col. Al Key for Operational Engineering back to Wright Field, USA, on 6 Nov 44.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-436005
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Sources

Roger Freeman / http://www.b24bestweb.com

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