42-40657 G I Ginnie

Personnel of the 376th Bomb Group lift dust sheets to protect their equipment infront of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-40657) nicknamed "GI Ginnie". media-394984.jpg FRE 7573 Personnel of the 376th Bomb Group lift dust sheets to protect their equipment infront of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-40657) nicknamed "GI Ginnie". Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 7573 - Personnel of the 376th Bomb Group lift dust sheets to protect their equipment infront of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-40657) nicknamed "GI...

B-24 Liberator 42-40657 'G I Ginnie', 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Norman C Appold, returning safely to Libya.

28th Dec 43 mission, target Vicenza marshaling yards, Italy, shot down by fighters, pilot Lt Clifford Wendell, 2 KIA / 8 POW. MACR 1588.

"The 376th BG proceed to target alone and without fighter support, they are swarmed by German fighters and lose 10 ships and many casualties on this mission".

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Units served with

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 16014804 / 0-437460 / 8445A
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Bengazi Airfield, Wheelus Airbase

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Survived Ploesti

Ploiești, Romania 1 August 1943 Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Norman C Appold, returning safely to Libya.

Other

Failed To Return FTR

Vicenza VI, Italy 28 December 1943 28th Dec 43 mission, target Vicenza marshaling yards, Italy, shot down by fighters, pilot Lt Clifford Wendell, 2 KIA / 8 POW. MACR 1588.

Assigned

Benghazi, Libya 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF.

Revisions

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Sources

Black Sunday - Michael Hill

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