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Nose art of B-24D Liberator, 42-40316, "Snake Eyes" - 9th Air Force - 98th Bomb Group, and the 345th bomb Squadron. Flew on the Ploesti oil refinery raid. Crash landed on Sicily. 1 KIA - 2 WIA. Aug 1, 1943

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Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force Twelfth Air Force Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-40316

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Snake Eyes
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron

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Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
ContributorKickapoo
ChangesChanges to caption
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Best Web - B-24 - SNAKE EYES - 42-40316

Date: 19 Apr 2015 18:40:45
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and mission associations
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http://www.b24bestweb.com