42-40123 She Devil

Object Number - UPL 22955 - B-24 with nose art "She Devil" Consolidated B-24D-30-CO Liberator 42-40123 in flight, 1944.

Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

Metfield, Harleston IP20, UK Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Manufactured

San Diego, TX 78384, USA Built at Consolidated.

Delivered

Texas, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Revisions

Date24 Dec 2022 17:29:45
ContributorEngineer 565
Changes
Sources

Reading the number on the inside of the right tailplane, this aircraft is actually 44-40123 B-24J-145-CO. 

Date5 Aug 2016 13:06:59
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

http://www.b24bestweb.com/123.htm

Date5 Aug 2016 13:05:22
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, description, events, unit associations and place associations
Sources

http://www.b24bestweb.com/123.htm

42-40123: Gallery (1 items)

Object number: UPL 22955 - B-24 with nose art "She Devil" Consolidated B-24D...