41-24215 Lucky Dogpatch Raider
Object Number - UPL 15058 - B-24 Liberator #41-24215 'Dogpatch Raider' a war weary B-24 re-tasked as a high visibility formation assembly ship for the 445th BG. Was originally a...
B-24D Liberator #41-24215 'Lucky Gordon', sometimes called just 'Lucky', was originally an aircraft of the 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. Flew on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, diverting to Sicily. After returning to the ETO and further missions it was declared war weary and renamed 'Dogpatch Raider' and served with the 703rd BS, as a high visibility assembly ship for the 445th BG, flying from RAF Tibenham, Norfolk. The large letter “F” on her fuselage, the Group’s call letter, contained bright navigation lights for dim lighting conditions.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33342132 / O-885918
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
24 November 1942 | Delivered to USAAF | |
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on the 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, diverting to Sicily. |
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Crashed |
RAF Mount Farm, Dorchester, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 7PG, UK | 19 September 1944 | 703rd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF. Departed Tibenham, Landing Accident, Mount Farm/Sta 234, Cat 3 damage. Pilot Albert E Querbach. |
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Crashed |
RAF Tibenham, Norwich, Norfolk NR16, UK | 11 December 1944 | 703rd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF, Take Off Accident, Tibenham, England. Pilot Frederick M Millsap. |
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Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF. TDY 9th AF. | |
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Other 2nd Career |
RAF Tibenham, Norwich, Norfolk NR16, UK | Renamed 'Dogpatch Raider' and served with the 703rd BS, as a high visibility assembly ship for the 445th BG, flying from RAF Tibenham, Norfolk. The large letter “F” on her fuselage, the Group’s call letter, contained bright navigation lights for dim lighting conditions. |
