41-29373 The Monster, Flak Magnet

media-14365.jpeg UPL 14365 B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29373

www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Object Number - UPL 14365 - B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29373

Originally assigned to 458th Bomb Group, 753rd Bomb Squadron named 'The Monster'; transferred to 467th Bomb Group, 788th Bomb Squadron around April 1944 and renamed 'Flak Magnet'

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Units served with

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.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Joad P Doconto

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Dominic C Garetto

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Seymour M Gitlitz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Charles W Hartney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Leslie J Knott

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 6 August 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorBill Morris
Changes
Sources

www.b24bestweb.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Date
ContributorBill Morris
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Sources

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www.joebaugher.com via Fort Worth Aviation Museum

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 7378 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 14365 - B-24H-15-CF, serial number 41-29373