42-51564 Fickle Finger

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. media-418181.jpg 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. Roger Freeman Collection

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

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-450443) of the 451st Bomb Group, 15th Air Force releases bombs during a mission.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Assigned

71025 Castelluccio dei Sauri FG, Italy 21 August 1944 451st BG

Other

MIA

13 October 1944

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Sources

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).

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Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesCreated entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, place associations and media associations

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