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41-24229

B-24 Liberator

  • B-24D-25-CO Liberator 41-24229 - Buzzin Bear of the 67th Bomb Squadron - the 44th Bomb Group - and the 8th Air Force. Pilot Maj. Bill Cameron - right. - 1st Lt. James F. Devinney - Bombardier - left. Name, Buzzin Bear on Starboard / RH Side - Renamed from, Seeds of Satan, - Port / LH side has the name, Miss Delores Survived Operation Tidal Wave , Ploesti, Romania. Aug 1, 1943.

    B-24D-25-CO Liberator 41-24229 - Buzzin Bear of the 67th Bomb Squadron - the 44th Bomb Group - and the 8th Air Force. Pilot Maj. Bill Cameron - right. - 1st Lt. James F. Devinney - Bombardier - left. Name, Buzzin Bear on Starboard / RH Side - Renamed from, Seeds of Satan, - Port / LH side has the name, Miss Delores Survived Operation Tidal Wave , Ploesti, Romania. Aug 1, 1943.

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  • The B-24D Liberator nicknamed, Suzy Q, in the 8th Air force and the 44th Bomb Group, in flight during the raid over Ploesti. Printed caption on reverse:

    The B-24D Liberator nicknamed, Suzy Q, in the 8th Air force and the 44th Bomb Group, in flight during the raid over Ploesti. Printed caption on reverse: "For his leadership of the 44th Bomb Group on the Ploesti mission, Gen. Leon Johnson was awarded his country's highest decoration, the Medal Of Honor. He sat in the co-pilot's seat of, Suzy Q, here depicted on the return flight. This, believed to be the only photograph of that famous bomber actually taken during the mission. It was snapped through the oil smeared windscreen of the B-24D, Buzzin' Bear, the only other remaining aircraft of that formation.

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  • B-24D-25-CO Liberator 41-24229 'Buzzin Bear' of the 67th BS 44th BG 8th AF.

    B-24D-25-CO Liberator 41-24229 'Buzzin Bear' of the 67th BS 44th BG 8th AF.

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  • The B-24D, 41-24229, named, Seeds Of Satan and it's crew. 1942 - 43.

    The B-24D, 41-24229, named, Seeds Of Satan and it's crew. 1942 - 43.

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  • The B-24D, with three different names : Miss Delores, Buzzin' Bear, and Seeds Of Satan, with the serial number, 41-24229. In the 8th Air force, the 44th Bomb Group. amd the 67th bomb Squadron. Shown from left to right : Master Sgt. Bagley (left) & Master Sgt. Joe Synder (right). - Info Contributor - Jerry Hickman

    The B-24D, with three different names : Miss Delores, Buzzin' Bear, and Seeds Of Satan, with the serial number, 41-24229. In the 8th Air force, the 44th Bomb Group. amd the 67th bomb Squadron. Shown from left to right : Master Sgt. Bagley (left) & Master Sgt. Joe Synder (right). - Info Contributor - Jerry Hickman

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The B-24D, 41-24229, last named, Buzzin' Bear, was assigned to the 8th Air Force, the 44th Bomb Group, and the 67th Bomb Squadron in North Africa based at Benghazi Libya. Buzzin' Bear was flown by Col. William Roderick Cameron on Operation Tidal Wave the bombing mission over the German held oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania, and returned safely to Benghazi. 1 August, 1943. ~ Seeds of Satan, was, apparently, 41-24229's, first name, with it's name and nose art, changed to, Miss Delores, for it's second name. And, 41-24229's, last name was, Buzzin' Bear, the name it had when it was shot down and lost over Foggia, ltaly. 16 Aug, 43.

After surviving Operation Tidal Wave, the Ploesti mission, 41-24229, Buzzin' Bear was still on temporary assignment (TDY) to the 9th Air Force. Buzzin' Bear was shot down over Foggia, Italy, by enemy fighters and failed to return (FTR) from the mission, with 4 (KIA) 6 (POW). Aug 16,1943,

Service

Aircraft

  • 41-23817 - Suzy Q

    B-24 Liberator
    The B-24D, named, Suzy Q, flown by Pilot Lt. Robert I. Brown and commanded by Col. Leon Johnson, led the 44th Bomb Group on the Aug 1, 1943 Ploesti raid and was the most famous ship of the 67th Squadron. The plane was lost along with the 67th's plane,...

  • 41-24229 Buzzin' Bear - Seeds of Satan - Miss Delores

    B-24 Liberator
    The B-24D, 41-24229, last named, Buzzin' Bear, was assigned to the 8th Air Force, the 44th Bomb Group, and the 67th Bomb Squadron in North Africa based at Benghazi Libya. Buzzin' Bear was flown by Col. William Roderick Cameron on Operation Tidal Wave...

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Units

  • 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs

    44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs

    Group
    The 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated 15-January-1942 at McDill Field, Florida and equipped with B-24Cs. The Group moved to Barksdale Field, Louisiana and acted as a training unit for the 90th 93rd and 98th Bomb Groups and flew anti...

  • 67th Bomb Squadron

    67th Bomb Squadron

    Squadron

People

  • William Cameron

    Military | Colonel | B-24 Command Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Col. William R. Cameron took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the Ploesti bombing mission on 1 August 1943, flying the B-24D Liberator, 41-24229, named, Buzzin' Bear, and returned to base. 1 Aug 43. ...

  • Thomas Clifford

    Military | Flight Officer | B-24 Navigator/Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229. ...

  • William Dabney

    Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Joined Sqd 4/10/43. Trans/67 BS 4/20/43. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator #41-24229.

  • James DeVinney

    Military | First Lieutenant | B-24 Bombardier | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229. ...

  • Gola Gibby

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    SSgt. Gola G. Gibby took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, as engineer and top turret gunner on the B-24, 41-24229, named, Buzzin' Bear. 1-Aug-43. ...

  • Gerald Grett

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229. Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Attack was on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in 41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'.

  • Frank Maruszewski

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229. Killed in Action (KIA). Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Mission was the Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in 41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'.

  • Ernest McCabe

    Military | Staff Sergeant | Waist Gunner | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229. ...

  • Joseph Milliner

    Military | Flight Officer | Co-Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23779. ...

  • Leighton Smith

    Military | First Lieutenant | B-24 Command Pilot | 44th Bomb Group The Flying Eightballs
    1stLt. Leighton Smith was the command pilot of, 41-24229, Buzzin' Bear, shot down by fighters over the Foggia enemy airfields, under TDY to the 9th Air Force in, 41-24229, Buzzin' Bear. Following a successful bail out, although he was burned by his...

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Missions

  • Operation Tidal Wave

    1 August 1943
    Operation TIDAL WAVE. B-24D 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 B-24s that took part in the raid 167 managed to attack their targets. 57...

Places

  • Shipdham

    Military site : airfield
    Shipdham was built in 1941-1942, the first US heavy bomber airfield in the English county of Norfolk. It was a standard design, with T2-type hangars and a domestic site dispersed to the south east. Improvements were carried out to increase the number...

Events

Event Location Date
Manufactured San Diego, TX 78384, USA 1943

Built at Consolidated.
Delivered Texas, USA 1943

Delivered to USAAF.
Assigned Shipdham, UK 1943

Assigned to 8th AF - 44BG - 67BS, USAAF
Crashed Foggia, Province of Foggia, Italy 16 August 1943

Failed To Return (FTR) mission to Foggia, Italy. Shot down by enemy fighters 16-Aug-43. 4 x KIA 6 x POW.
Nicknames
Buzzin' Bear - Seeds of Satan - Miss Delores
Production block number
B-24D-25-CO
Manufacturer
Consolidated
Markings and paint scheme/livery

The B-24D Liberator bomber, named, Buzzin' Bear, Miss Delores, and, Seeds Of Satan, was painted in the standard USAAF dark green/ olive drab color for camouflage in Europe. It's nose art and name, was a picture of a bear holding a bomb next to the name, Buzzin' Bear, painted on the LH forward side of the plane's nose. Earlier, the plane had been named, Seeds Of Satan, with a picture of the devil, also holding a bomb as if he is dropping it out of the plane through a circular hole in the fuselage on the LH side of the plane's forward nose section. The plane, at some time before it became, Buzzin' Bear, was named, Miss Delores. As, Miss Delores, apparently, it's first name and nose art, it's name, Miss Delores, was painted in block letters on the RH side of the forward nose section with a picture of the 44th Bomb Group's insignia of a flying eight ball with a bird's head and wings around a bomb in the eight ball. The national insignias were white stars over blue roundels with yellow borders. Buzzin' Bear's abbreviated serial number, 124229, was painted on the O/B sides of the vertical stabilizers with the plane's RCL letter, "P".

Revisions

Date Contributor Update
17 May 2022 13:41:44 Al_Skiff Changes to unit associations
Sources

http://www.b24bestweb.com/seedso-satan1.htm
http://www.b24bestweb.com/buzzinbear4.htm
Date Contributor Update
01 September 2021 10:49:42 Kickapoo Changes to description
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Aircraft names. - Kickapoo
Date Contributor Update
20 August 2021 13:19:14 Kickapoo Changes to markings, description and aircraft associations
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Best Web - B-24 - 41-24229
Date Contributor Update
20 August 2021 13:04:35 Kickapoo Changes to markings
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Best Web - B-24 - Seeds Of Satan - Miss Delores - Buzzin' Bear - 41-24229
Date Contributor Update
20 August 2021 13:01:02 Kickapoo Changes to markings and description
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Best Web - B-24 - Seeds Of satan - Miss Dlores - Buzzin' Bear
Date Contributor Update
20 August 2021 12:42:41 Kickapoo Changes to markings and description
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Best Web - B-24 - Buzzin' Bear - Seeds Of Satan - Miss Delores
Date Contributor Update
20 August 2021 12:10:31 Kickapoo Changes to markings
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Best Web - B-24 - Buzzin' Bear - Seeds Of Satan - Miss Delores
Date Contributor Update
20 August 2021 08:42:41 Kickapoo Changes to markings
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Best-Web - B-24 - 41-24229 - Miss Delores
Date Contributor Update
20 August 2021 08:06:50 Kickapoo Changes to nicknames and markings
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Best-Web - B-24 - 41-24229 - Miss Delores - Buzzin' Bear - Seeds Of Satan
Date Contributor Update
20 August 2021 07:53:47 Kickapoo Changes to nicknames and description
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Best Web - B-24 - 41-24229 - Buzzin' Bear
Date Contributor Update
20 August 2021 07:51:46 Kickapoo Changes to nicknames, markings and description
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Best Web - B-24 - 41-24229
Date Contributor Update
22 March 2021 03:33:45 Kickapoo Changes to markings
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Best Web - B-24 - # 41-24229
Date Contributor Update
22 March 2021 03:32:09 Kickapoo Changes to nicknames, markings and description
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Best Web - B-24 - # 41-24229
Date Contributor Update
22 March 2021 03:29:45 Kickapoo Changes to markings
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Best Web - B-24 - # 41-24229
Date Contributor Update
22 March 2021 03:17:20 Kickapoo Changes to description
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Best Web - B-24 - 'Buzzin Bear'
Date Contributor Update
09 March 2021 08:34:14 Kickapoo Changes to aircraft associations
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Best Web - B-24 - 'Suzy Q'
Date Contributor Update
09 March 2021 08:32:45 Kickapoo Changes to nicknames and description
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Best Web - B-24 - 'Buzzin' Bear'
Date Contributor Update
06 December 2020 10:06:13 Kickapoo Changes to nicknames, description, events and media associations
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Ploesti The Great Ground-Air Battle of 1 August 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Steart
Date Contributor Update
06 December 2020 09:00:30 Kickapoo Changes to nicknames
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill
Date Contributor Update
06 December 2020 08:58:58 Kickapoo Changes to description
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill
Date Contributor Update
31 January 2020 12:28:10 general ira snapsorter Changes to description
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Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group
Date Contributor Update
07 August 2016 17:30:30 Al_Skiff Changes to description, events, person associations and place associations
Sources

http://www.b24bestweb.com/seedso-satan1.htm
http://www.b24bestweb.com/buzzinbear4.htm
Date Contributor Update
15 July 2015 12:48:23 general ira snapsorter Changes to person associations
Sources

Details added from:
MACR 15858 - http://www.fold3.com;
http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg
Date Contributor Update
12 March 2015 09:40:53 Al_Skiff Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, events, unit associations, person associations, mission associations and media associations
Sources

http://www.b24bestweb.com

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