41-28981 Wolves Inc.
Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 4Z-V+.' Roger Freeman Collection
Reading the serial number off the image
Object Number - FRE 8456 - The nose art of a B-24 Liberator 41-28981nicknamed "Wolves Inc." of the 467th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '467th B.G., 4Z-V+.'
B-24 disappeared into a cloud bank on its return from a mission to Stuttgart, Germany, on 4 March 1945. It crashed into the North Sea and only two of the crew, Sgt Perry and Sgt Moskowitz, were picked up in rescue launches. They thought the aircraft could have collided with another aircraft but this report could not be confirmed by any other crews.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 467th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34615301
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Stuttgart, Germany | 4 March 1945 | |
|
Crashed |
North Sea | 4 March 1945 |
Revisions
MACR 16328: https://www.fold3.com/image/30087499
Associated lost crew with details from MACR 16328
MACR 12886 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
