42-52234 Corky Burgundy Bombers

media-20157.jpeg UPL 20157 B24 42-52234 Corky, with the Nortridge crew (crew 25)

Object Number - UPL 20157 - B24 42-52234 Corky, with the Nortridge crew (crew 25)

Manufactured at Ford's Willow Run plant. It carried a Sperry bombsight, rather than the Norden. It was delivered to the USAAF on 29 October 1943, then taken to the Birmingham, Alabama, Modification Center. It arrived at Hamilton Field, San Francisco, CA, 25 November, 1943, and was issued to Crew 25, the Nortridge Crew, on 18 December. On Sunday, 30 January 1944, after travelling around most of the Atlantic Ocean, Corky and her crew arrived at Station 144, Old Buckenham.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0667254
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 0752558
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombadier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18218623
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-690455
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37410657
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator and Waist Gunner

Revisions

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Sources

Joe Baugher’s USAAF Serial Number Listing

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An Emotional Gauntlet, Stuart J Wright, ©2004

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previously noted

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http://www.oldbuck.com/media/32481/Aircraft-of-the-453rd.pdf
An Emotional Gauntlet, Stuart J Wright, ©2004

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