42-7567 Black Dog, Wacky Donald

Object Number - UPL 26975 - Crew of B-24 Liberator Wacky Donald

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

Robert A Blomberg

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681317
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Edward T Cooper

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35563465
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

John Gunning

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6243398
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Eugene A Hickey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Alvin R Kaufman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 24 February 1944

Revisions

Date6 Jan 2018 03:05:05
ContributorDRudell
ChangesChanges to mission associations
Sources

http://www.445bg.org/assigned-aircraft.html, spreadsheet download link "Missions flown by each plane"
Missions-flown-by-each-aircraft.xlsx

Date5 Jan 2018 19:33:59
ContributorDRudell
ChangesChanges to markings
Sources

Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe by Robert Matzen, p 235

Date5 Jan 2018 19:31:50
ContributorDRudell
ChangesChanges to nicknames
Sources

Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe by by Robert Matzen, p 235

Date3 Jan 2018 01:45:09
ContributorDRudell
ChangesChanges to mission associations
Sources

Mission: Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe, By Robert Matzen, Leonard Maltin

Date17 May 2017 12:15:13
ContributorDRudell
ChangesChanges to person associations
Sources

8th Air Force historical Society

Date30 Mar 2017 01:01:24
ContributorDRudell
ChangesChanges to media associations
Sources

D Rudell via 8th AF Historical Society

Date29 Mar 2017 20:17:21
ContributorDRudell
ChangesChanges to nicknames
Sources

D Rudell, via 8th AF Historical Society

Date27 Sep 2014 18:41:05
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

MACR 2553 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 26975 - Crew of B-24 Liberator Wacky Donald

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