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The B-24D : Lil De-icer - 41-11836 - and crew with Pilot Lt. James Lee Merrick. Second nose art version of the, Lil-De-icer, girl on it's nose section. The airplane and crew survived Operation Tidal Wave and returned to base (RTB) at Lete airbase, Benghazi, Libya. 10 RTS. 1 Aug, 1942.
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B-24D Liberator, 41-11836, named, Lil De-icer, was in the 415th Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 9th Air Force, based at the Lete Airbase at Benghazi, Libya. It flew on the Ploesti oil refinery bombing mission piloted by James L Merrick, returning safely to Libya. 1 Aug 43.
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B-24D Liberator, 41-11836, Lil De-icer, was in the 415th Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, in the 9th Air Force. It flew on the Ploesti oil refinery bombing mission piloted by Lt. James L Merrick, returning safely to Libya. 1 Aug 1943.
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The B-24D, Lil De-icer, 41-11836, with it's first painted nose art of the, Lil De-icer, girl. The plane was in the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, the Pyramiders, and in the 345th bomb Squadron. It's RCL was, Q. 1943
Note : This B-24D Liberator airplane, 41-11836, should not be mistaken for another B-24D, 42-40965, also named, Lil De-icer, which was in the 11th Air Force, the 28th Bomb Group, and the 404th Bomb Squadron, in the Pacific Theater of Operations. It's RCL was 65.
The B-24D, 41-11836, named, Lil De-icer, was in the 345th Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 9th Air Force, based, first, in Tunis, Tunisia, Tobruk, Egypt, and Benghazi, Libya, in 1943. The plane was flown by Command Pilot, Lt. James Lee Merrick on Operation Tidal Wave, the low level Ploesti oil refinery mission, returning safely to Libya (RTD). Aug 1,1943.
The aircraft, 41-11836, was later transferred to the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 415th Bomb Squadron. 25 Aug 1944.
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Aircraft
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B-24 Liberator
Note : This B-24D Liberator airplane, 41-11836, should not be mistaken for another B-24D, 42-40965, also named, Lil De-icer, which was in the 11th Air Force, the 28th Bomb Group, and the 404th Bomb Squadron, in the Pacific Theater of Operations. It...
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B-24 Liberator
This B-24 Liberator, 42-40965, was reported deployed to the South Pacific Theater of Operations, and is one of two B-24s known to have been named, Lil De-icer. It's pilot was Lt. Robert E. Allred. It was assigned to the 90th Bomb Group in the 11th Air...
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Units
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Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942.
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Squadron
Established as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomb squadron and trained by Third Air Force. Deployed to Egypt in June 1942 over South Atlantic Transport Route transiting from Morrison Field, Florida though the Caribbean to Brazil; performed trans-Atlantic...
People
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Military | First Lieutenant | B-24 Command Pilot | 98th Bomb Group
BIRTH : 27 Sep 1920 - Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
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Military | Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade) | gunner
Missions
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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...
Events
Event |
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Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya |
1942 |
Assigned to : the 345th Bomb Squadron, the 98th Bomb Group, in the 9th Air Force.
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Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania |
1 August 1943 |
Aircraft flew on the Ploesti oil refinery mission piloted by Lt. James L. Merrick, returning safely to Libya. 1 Aug 43.
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Assigned |
Benghazi |
25 August 1944 |
Transferred to the 9th Air Force, the 98th Bomb Group, and the 415th Bomb Squadron, on Aug 25, 1944.
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