41-11613 Florine JuJu, Liberandos, Teggie Ann, The Blue Streak

media-57365.jpeg UPL 57365 The Blue Streak, with map of Italy and the aircraft's missions, added for a war bond tour to the U.S. Pilot Lt. John S Young flew, The Blue Streak, back to Fort Worth, Texas, to The Consolidated Aircraft Plant, his first stop on a national war bond tour with his friends, Lt. Royden Le Brecht and Major Walter T. Stewart , and their B-24s and flight crews. 1944

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Object Number - UPL 57365 - The Blue Streak, with map of Italy and the aircraft's missions, added for a war bond tour to the U.S. Pilot Lt. John S Young flew, The Blue Streak,...

The B-24D Liberator Bomber, 41-11613, that was originally in the 8th Air Force, and  the 376th Bomb Group, had several names : Florine JuJu - Liberandos - Teggie Ann, and, finally, - The Blue Streak.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  It should not be mistaken for another B-24D Liberator bomber, 42-40664, first, named, Honey Chile, then, Teggie Ann, when it was flown on the Ploesti mission, as one of several element lead aircraft, piloted by Col. K.K. Compton, and commanded by Mission Commander Gen. Uzal Ent, for the 93rd and the 376th Bomb Groups, over Ploesti on Operation Tidal Wave. 1 Aug 43. After the Ploesti mission, 42-40664, was last named, Little Lady.



The B-24D, 41-11613, last named, The Blue Streak, was, first, in the 514th Bomb Squadron, the 376th Bomb Group, and the 9th Bomber Command, when it was based at Benghazi, Libya, originally named, Florine JuJu, then, Liberandos, then, Teggie Ann, for the Ploesti mission, and, last named, The Blue Streak, for it's war bond tour back in the U.S.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Number 41-11613, was an original member of the 1942 Halverson Detachment Unit in 1942 that eventually became part of the 376th Bomb Group in the 8th Bomber Command. It was a veteran of the first, high level, Ploesti mission in 1942, but did not fly on the second, large, low level, Ploesti mission, Operation Tidal Wave, in August 1943.



 41-11613, had a long and distinguished combat career, surviving 110 combat missions with the 376th Bomb Group. After the low level Ploesti mission, the plane was sent back to Britain. From Britain, it was flown back to Fort Worth, Texas, by Lt. John S. Young, with Lt. Royden LeBrecht and his crew, flying Lt. LeBrecht's plane, The Squaw, and Walter Stewart flying the B-24D, Bomerang. The Blue Streak's last 10 missions, before it was sent home, were flown by Captain Melvin H. McClain from Bend, Oregon.



The Blue Streak, 41-11613, survived 19 months of air battles overseas, and 1,058 combat hours. Her scoreboard reads, one destroyer, one merchant ship, one oil tanker, and 23 enemy aircraft destroyed. She dropped 297 tons of bombs, and never lost a crewman in combat. The plane required 19 engines, two new wings, one new rudder, and many aluminum patches to keep her flying during her career.



The Blue Streak, 41-11613, originally named Florine Ju Ju, with the squadron number 10, was on the Halverson Project's (Halpro's) first bombing mission over the Ploesti oil refineries on June 12, 1942, and flew 22 missions as aircraft 10.



Following the creation of the 376th Heavy Bomb Group in November,1942, her squadron number was changed to 35. She flew another dozen missions as 35.



In the spring of 1943, the 376th's B-24s were again renumbered, this time to align their squadron numbers with the squadrons they flew with. Florine Juju, 41-11613, was assigned, 71, and went through two name changes. The sequence of name changes were, Florine Ju Ju, to, Teggie Ann, for the Ploesti raid, and, then, finally, to, The Blue Streak.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The other B-24, 42-40664, first named, Honey Chile, then, renamed, Teggie Ann, for the Ploesti mission, was also in the 376th Heavy Bomb Group,  It's name change to, Teggie Ann, may have occurred when, 42-40664, Teggie Ann, arrived and was assigned to Col. K.K. Compton as the element lead ship for the 376th, and the 93rd Bomb Groups. It's last name change to, Little Lady, came after the Ploesti mission. 1 Aug 43.



The Blue Streak, ended her career with over 110 missions, the largest number of missions any B-24 had flown until the newer B-24J, named, Boomerang (a different plane and name spelling from the B-24D, Bomerang, surpassed it's record. For it's very last mission, The Blue Streak, flown by Lt. John Young, joined two other survivor B-24D aircraft from the MTO, The Squaw, flown by Lt. Royden LeBrecht, who had slowed down in his relatively undamaged, Squaw, over Ploesti after successfully bombing his target at White IV, in order to join up with Lt. Young and Col. John Kane, limping away from Ploesti in their shot up B-24D, Hail Columbia, to give them extra defensive cover from marauding German and Romanian fighter aircraft, as they all departed the target area. Also accompanying them was Maj. Walter Stewart, who flew the B-24D, Bomerang, with them, first, to Britain, and, then back to Fort Worth, Texas, for a war bond tour and a visit to the Consolidated Aircraft Plant #4, before taking their famous planes around the U.S. to tour, show their planes, and tell their harrowing combat experiences to the Consolidated employees and their families at other B-24 assembly plants. 1944.







The Blue Streak's last crew :

Jose Felix

Waino Hakkinen

Henry Magaram

Thomas McGrain

James Milne

Alfred Runyan

Ivan Schwartz

Ralph Thompson

Willard Tressler

Arthur Weil

Richard Weizenegger

John Young

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 514th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20121935 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 514th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-799012
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 514th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32421068
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Armorer / Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 514th Bomb Squadron 515th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16057110 / O-670773 / A0-48405 / 12912A
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: VIII Bomber Command 376th Bomb Group 514th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33279932
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Berka, al Birkah

Missions

Aircraft

Crew bus disgorges the crew of B-24 Liberator, 42-40664, Teggie Ann, Honey Chile, 515th BS, 376th BG, 9th Bomber Command, a participant of the Ploesti raid. 1 Aug 43
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Honey Chile - Liberandos - Teggie Ann
  • Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

514th Bomb Squadron, 376th Bomb Group, 9th Bomber Command

Other

War Bond Tour

Fort Worth, TX, USA Started War Bond Tour at Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

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