42-40657 G I Ginnie
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FRE 7573
Personnel of the 376th Bomb Group lift dust sheets to protect their equipment infront of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-40657) nicknamed "GI Ginnie".
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
B-24 Liberator 42-40657 'G I Ginnie', 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Norman C Appold, returning safely to Libya.
28th Dec 43 mission, target Vicenza marshaling yards, Italy, shot down by fighters, pilot Lt Clifford Wendell, 2 KIA / 8 POW. MACR 1588.
"The 376th BG proceed to target alone and without fighter support, they are swarmed by German fighters and lose 10 ships and many casualties on this mission".
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 16014804 / 0-437460 / 8445A
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bengazi Airfield, Wheelus Airbase
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid piloted by Norman C Appold, returning safely to Libya. |
Other Failed To Return FTR |
Vicenza VI, Italy | 28 December 1943 | 28th Dec 43 mission, target Vicenza marshaling yards, Italy, shot down by fighters, pilot Lt Clifford Wendell, 2 KIA / 8 POW. MACR 1588. |
Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 514th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF. |