UPL 14127
IMAGENose art of the B-24D Liberator, 42-40322, named, Cornhusker, in the 415th BS, 98th BG, 9th AF. Lost - Shot down over the Ionian Sea by Bf-109G's from JG 27/IV while returning from the low level mission to Ploesti, Romania. August 1,1943 - Pilot Ned McCarty. All 10 crew members were KIA. MACR 178
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Units
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Cornhusker
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron