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B-24D - Raunchy - Mechanics /Gunners crewmen. 1943

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Units

344th 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

People

Samuel Robert Neeley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17024743 / O-728710
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: B-24D Pilot

Aircraft

B-24D, 41-11819, 9th AF 98th BG 344th BS. Shot down over White IV. 1 Aug 43

41-11819

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Raunchy
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 344th Bomb Squadron

Locations

Berca

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Berka, al Birkah

Revisions

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
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Association to the mission removed. The picture does not depict the mission. The mission should be associated to the specific aircraft record.

Date: 5 Nov 2022 07:39:47
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Black Sunday - Michael Hill

Date: 6 Jun 2021 18:21:36
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