42-94986 Mi-Akin-Ass ; Pregnant Angel ; 3 Star Special

media-17968.jpeg UPL 17968 B-24H-20-FO #42-94986 Mi-Akin-Ass Code: NB-L
44th BG - 67th BS
Flew 127 combat missions. Survived the war. 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 17968 - B-24H-20-FO #42-94986 Mi-Akin-Ass Code: NB-L 44th BG - 67th BS Flew 127 combat missions. Survived the war.

This aircraft was brought in from the replacement depot to the 492nd BG as part of the J for H trade with the 458th for PROJECT AZON. 

Transferred to 467th BG, 789th BS and later to the 788th BS

While with the 467th BG, it was renamed THREE STAR SPECIAL

The nose art displayed "III ★ Special"

Returned to the USA, 11 Jun 45

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

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Missions

B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation.

514

  • Date: 4 August 1944
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

513

  • Date: 3 August 1944

508

  • Date: 1 August 1944

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