FRE 8793

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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.'
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The 44th Bomb Group's ground personnel inspect the battle damaged B-24D, Stinger, after the large mission over Ploesti. First handwritten caption on reverse : " 44th Bomb Group Liberator, Stinger, damaged over Ploesti. Second handwritten caption on reverse : 41-11817 - 98th Bombardment Group. "

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Units

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
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

John Harding Gormey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Aircraft

41-11817

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

Mission

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations and mission associations
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Roger Freeman

Date:
ContributorKickapoo
ChangesChanges to caption and unit associations
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Best Web - B-24 - 41-11817 - STINGER

Date:
ContributorKickapoo
ChangesChanges to caption
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Name capitals changed. - Kickapoo

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection