41-29489

media-15911.jpeg UPL 15911 B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29489
Striped Ape

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Object Number - UPL 15911 - B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29489 Striped Ape

Became formation assembly ship in February 1945, named The Striped Ape

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 448th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron 712th Bomb Squadron 714th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-713163
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-808927
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Revisions

Date
ContributorBill Morris
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Sources

www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Date
ContributorBill Morris
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www.joebaugher.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum
www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum

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