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Charles Q Mateer

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media-27217.jpeg UPL 27217 B-24H 42-51196 J3-Q 'The Gypsy Queen'. Mateer and crew [Ferry Crew 20] (along with several ground men) prepare to bring 'The Gypsy Queen' back to the ZI.

Standing: Pilot 1Lt Charles Q Mateer, Navigator F/O Arnold R Koenig, Co-pilot 2Lt Ralph E Peters.

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Object Number - UPL 27217 - B-24H 42-51196 J3-Q 'The Gypsy Queen'. Mateer and crew [Ferry Crew 20] (along with several ground men) prepare to bring 'The Gypsy Queen' back to...

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

B-24 Liberators of the 458th Bomb Group are escorted by P-51 Mustangs of the 352nd Fighter Group. Written on slide casing: '352nd Ftr Gp, 458th Bomb Gp.'

753rd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-51196

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: The Gypsy Queen
Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 755th Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:05:53

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Sources

458bg.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 27217 - B-24H 42-51196 J3-Q 'The Gypsy Queen'. Mateer and...