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B-24D - 'ZOMBIE' - SN # 41-11787

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Ground personnel of the 44th Bomb Group inspect a battle damaged B-24 Liberator after a mission over Ploesti, 1944. First handwritten caption on reverse: '44 BG Liberator damaged over Ploesti 8/1/44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '41-11817 98 BG.'

415th Bomb Squadron

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

41-11787

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Zombie
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron

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Date: 13 Feb 2021 02:32:43
ContributorKickapoo
ChangesCreated entry with collection, caption, unit associations and aircraft associations
Sources

Black Sunday - Michael Hill