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B- 24D - Chug-A-Lug - 41-11766 - Right wing barrage balloon cable damage repair after Ploesti Mission, 1943. Note : A careful examination of the photo appears to show the right hand, outboard end of the right horizontal stabilizer with it's vertical stabilizer removed for repair or replacement.

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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

Aircraft

41-11766

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Chug-A-Lug
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron

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B-24D 'Chug-A-Lug' Markings Conundrum by David H. Klaus