B-24 Liberator
93rd Bomb Group formation flight. Nearest aircraft is Consolidated B-24D-25-CO 41-24226 "Joisey Bounce" and second aircraft is 41-24147 "The Duchess". A/C shown in PIC: 41-24226 (L) - JOISEY BOUNCE, 41-24147 (A) - The DUCHESS (Port) / EVELYN THE DUCHESS (Starboard) 41-23722 (C) - BOMERANG, 42-40246 (F) - THUNDER MUG.
A B-24 Liberator ( serial number 41-24226) nicknamed "Joisey Bounce" of the 93rd Bomb Group in flight.
B-24 Liberators, including (serial number 41-24226 ) nicknamed "Joisey Bounce" of the 93rd Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission, 1944. Written on slide casing: '8th AF 93 BG 328th BS, Target Arwelter, Germ. Delta 1944. Battle of the Bulge.'
B-24 Liberators, including (serial number 41-24226 ) nicknamed "Joisey Bounce" of the 93rd Bomb Group fly in formation during a mission. Image via Daniel A McGovern. Written on slide casing: '8th AF 93rd BG "Joisey Bounce" Flew on Aug 1 1943 Ploesti, Romania.'
93rd Bomb Group formation flight. Near aircraft is Consolidated B-24D-25-CO (S/N 41-24226) "Joisey Bounce," of the 330th Bomb Squadron, second aircraft is (S/N 41-24147) "The Duchess" also of the 330th. Next higher is Bomerang (s/n 41-23722) from the 328th. Last of all at the very top is 42-40246 (F) "Thunder mug" also of the 328th.
A picture of Lt Pietrowski, his memorial stone and 93 rd BG Liberators from https://ww2fallen100.blogspot.com/2018/08/ww2-fallen-b-24-navigator-raymond.html?showComment=1534247922291#c8536001219693584689
Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Bremen, en route to target suffered a mid air collision with B-24 42-40765. 10 x KIA. 13-Nov-43. MACR 2179.
B-24 Liberator
Flew the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti mission in the B formation, returned safely to Libya. Aircraft returned to England with the rest of the 93rd Bomb Group. A/C was lost on the November 13, 1943 mission to Bremen, Germany when she collided with another B-24 ...
Command
Group
93rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 1-March-1942 at Barksdale Field, Louisiana. On 15-May-1942 the Group moved to Ft. Myers, Florida to continue advanced flight training and also to fly anti-submarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico; they...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Sergeant | Navigator | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Also had flown on famous Ploesti raid of 1 Aug '43
Military | Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 93rd Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 93rd Bomb Group
Was shot down by enemy aircraft while on a bombing run to Bremen, Germany. Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man' as it was spiraling down. Prisoner of War (POW) from Nov. 1943-May 1945.
Military | Flight Officer | Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 93rd Bomb Group
Collided with another aircraft 13 November 1943 in B-24 #4224226 'Utah Man. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
1 August 1943
Operation TIDAL WAVE. B24D Liberators attack the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. The bombers flew low to avoid radar detection and dropped time delayed bombs. Out of the 177 B24Ds that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57...
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber airfield, Hardwick was used first by the 310th Bomb Group, equipped with B-25 Mitchells. In December 1943, the B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group moved in, and remained until the end of the war, flying over 330 missions....
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| Manufactured | San Diego, TX 78384, USA | 1943 |
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Built at Consolidated. |
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| Delivered | Texas, USA | 1943 |
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Delivered to USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Hardwick, Cambridge CB23, UK | 1943 |
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Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Crashed | Bremen, Germany | 13 November 1943 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Bremen, en route to target suffered a mid air collision with B-24 42-40765. 10 x KIA. 13-Nov-43. MACR 2179. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 August 2016 17:04:44 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nicknames, description, events, aircraft associations and place associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=41-24226 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 March 2015 12:17:40 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nicknames |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 March 2015 12:15:12 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, events, unit associations and mission associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:01 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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MACR 2179 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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