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B-24 Liberator #41-24215 'Dogpatch Raider' a war weary B-24 re-tasked as a high visibility formation assembly ship for the 445th BG. Was originally a 409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF plane named 'Lucky' which too part in 1st Aug 43 Ploesti raid.

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Units

The insignia of the 640th Bomb Squadron, 409th Bomb Group.

409th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

41-24215

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky Dogpatch Raider
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron 703rd Bomb Squadron

Revisions

Date:
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations
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Date:
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and mission associations
Sources

http://www.vintagewings.ca