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The B-24D Liberator, 41-24040, What's Cooking Doc ? - Operator, and crew. Pilot Hoover Edwards, Copilot Homer S. McCollom, Albert J. Mickish, Bernard M. Boullioum, Gene J. Colley, Dale E. Petty, Raymond Waters, John S. Alesaukas, and Vernon C. Utter. What's Cooking Doc ?, flew on the Ploesti mission. Aborted with mechanical problems and turning back for home base just short of Corfu. 1 Aug 43.

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Units

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Harold Francis Korger

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16023226 / O-54160
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-24040) nicknamed "What's Cookin' Doc" of the 344th Bomb Group featuring Bugs Bunny.

41-24040

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - What's Cooking Doc? - Big Operator
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron

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Sortie report 

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Best Web - B-24 - 41-24040 - Big Operator

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Black Sunday-Ploesti - Michael Hill

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