41-24295 Wicked Witch
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UPL 22859
B-24D-25-CO #41-24295 "Wicked Witch" Code: J (foreground)
B-24D-25-FO #41-24236 "Mr. 5x5" Code: U (background): KIEFER IDENTIFIES THIS A/C # as 41-24234
44th BG - 506th BS 466th Bomb Group collection
B-24D-25-FO #41-24236 "Mr. 5x5" Code: U (background): KIEFER IDENTIFIES THIS A/C # as 41-24234
44th BG - 506th BS 466th Bomb Group collection
Norman Kiefer's history of Green-Nosed 8 Balls.
Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Kiel, brought down by flak and fighters. Crew baled out. 14-May-43. 5 x POW, 5 x KIA. No MACR.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730575
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-663417
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-431385
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36233230
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Shot Down |
North Sea | 14 May 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Kiel, brought down by flak and fighters. Crew baled out. 14-May-43. 5 x POW, 5 x KIA. No MACR. |
Manufactured |
San Diego, CA, USA | Built at Consolidated. | |
Assigned |
Shipdham, UK | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
B-24-CO's were built at San Diego, CA not San Diego, TX - 466th BG Historian