41-11836 - Lil De-icer

media-53640.jpeg UPL 53640 The B-24D : Lil De-icer - 41-11836 - and crew with Pilot Lt. James Lee Merrick. Second nose art version of the, Lil-De-icer, girl on it's nose section. The airplane and crew survived Operation Tidal Wave and returned to base (RTB) at Lete airbase, Benghazi, Libya. 10 RTS. 1 Aug, 1942.

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Object Number - UPL 53640 - The B-24D : Lil De-icer - 41-11836 - and crew with Pilot Lt. James Lee Merrick. Second nose art version of the, Lil-De-icer, girl on it's nose...

Note : The B-24D Liberator airplane, 41-11836, named, Li'l De-icer, in the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 345th Bombing Squadron, in North Africa, should not be mistaken for another B-24D, 42-40965, also named, Li'l-de-icer, which was in the 11th Air Force, the 28th Bomb Group, and the 404th Bomb Squadron, in the Pacific Theater of Operations. It's RCL was 65.



The B-24D, 41-11836, named, Lil De-icer, was in the 345th Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 9th Air Force, was based, first, in Tunis, Tunisia, Tobruk, Egypt, and Benghazi, Libya, in 1943 and was later transferred to the 415th Bomb Squadron. 25 Aug 1944.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    The plane was flown by 1st Lt. James Lee Merrick on Operation Tidal Wave, the low level Ploesti oil refinery mission, returning safely to Libya (RTD). Aug 1,1943.                                            

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Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 345th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: gunner

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Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Lil De-icer
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Lil De-icer

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Survived Ploesti

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 Aircraft flew on the Ploesti oil refinery mission piloted by Lt. James L. Merrick, returning safely to Libya. 1 Aug 43.

Assigned

Benghazi 25 August 1944 Transferred to the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 415th Bomb Squadron, on Aug 25, 1944.

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya Assigned to : the 345th Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, in the 9th Air Force.

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