42-52744 Ding Dong Daddy From Dixie Capricorn
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UPL 13625
Liberator B-24H-15-FO, 2S-L 42-52744 'Capricorn' of the 834th BS, 486th BG, 8th AF. Renamed from 'Ding Dong Daddy From Dixie'
Assigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred in Jul-44 to 835BS. May have been transferred briefly to 493rd BG but definitely transferred to MTO 10 Mar 45 by BAD 3 and assigned to 98th BG. Salvaged 27 Apr 45.
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37187863
- Highest Rank: Corporal (RAF)
- Role/Job: Draftsman
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 834th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801436
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 486th Bomb Group 493rd Bomb Group 833rd Bomb Squadron 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-704640
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Navigator / Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Acton
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Assigned |
06073 Pantanella, Province of Perugia, Italy | 10 March 1945 | Assigned to 98th BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Other Written off |
27 April 1945 | Salvaged 27-Apr-45. | |
Manufactured |
Willow Run Airport, 801 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA | Built at Consolidated. | |
Assigned |
Sudbury CO10, UK | Assigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Assigned |
Sudbury CO10, UK | Transferred to 835BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Other Stored |
Warton, Carnforth, UK | Storage at BAD3. |