42-95026 Yankee Rebel
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FRE 6492
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95026) nicknamed "Yankee Rebel" of the 389th Bomb Group gets an engine change. Written on slide casing: 'Yankee Rebel 389 BG.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33692385
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-822655
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 25 July 1944 |
Revisions
ContributorGeorganne Henson
Changes
Sources
Total of 6 missions flown on the aircraft. Source: Georganne Henson (granddaughter)
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 8668 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database