42-51564 Fickle Finger
Object Number - FRE 8706 - A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51564) nicknamed "Fickle Finger", and a Pathfinder B-24, of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assigned |
71025 Castelluccio dei Sauri FG, Italy | 21 August 1944 | 451st BG |
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Other MIA |
13 October 1944 |
Revisions
15th Air Force aircraft and crew... Confusion in the MACR numbers : MACR 9134 for #42-51564 has the mission date as 13 September 1944. Another 451st BG Liberator, #42-51764, is listed as missing on 13 October, with MACR 9047... "Fickle Finger" is definitely #42-51564 > see http://www.b24bestweb.com/ficklefinger-v1-1.htm.
#42-51564 crew : Pilot William L. Goin; Co-Pilot Raymond L. Hall; Navigator Herbert C. Braun; Bombardier James S. King; Nose Gunner Raymond L. Klein; Upper Gunner Frank M. Auten; Ball Gunner Frank J. Cipolla; Waist Gunner Chester Pracki; Waist Gunner Julian M. Newton and Tail Gunner John Roscoe Groves. All ten men Killed In Action (KIA).
