41-23683 Jo-Jo's Special Delivery, Green Dragon
Object Number - UPL 22988 - B-24 Liberator 41-23683 'Green Dragon' assembly ship of 389BG, 8AF USAAF.
Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 389BG, 8AF USAAF. When Jo-Jo's Special Delivery became war weary, it was turned into an assembly ship for the 389BG it was named Green Dragon and painted with alternating diagonal green and yellow stripes.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 389th Bomb Group 446th Bomb Group 2nd Scouting Force 564th Bomb Squadron 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672305
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-789240
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Texas, USA | 20 July 1942 | Delivered to USAAF. |
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Assigned |
Hardwick, Cambridge CB23, UK | 29 January 1943 | Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Manston, Ramsgate CT12, UK | 26 July 1944 | Taxiing Accident RAF Manston Cat 4 damage, Lt Robert E Bertelsen, 26-Jul-44. B-24D 41-23683W - 566BS 389BG 8AF |
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Manufactured |
San Diego, TX 78384, USA | Built at Consolidated. | |
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Other Transferred |
Hethel, Norwich NR14, UK | Transferred to 389BG, 8AF USAAF. War Weary and became the groups assembly ship. |
Revisions
The manufacture date had been given as 1943, with the delivery date of 1942. The 41- serial number prefix means that it was ordered in 1941, and the rest of the serial number indicates that it was the 23,683rd ship manufactured thereafter. Since it was delivered in July, 1942, it must have been manufactured in that year.
