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B-24D Liberator, 41-23809 - Hellsadroppin II - In the 329th Bomb Squadron, the 93rd Bomb Group, (TDY) temporary deployed to the 9th Air Force, coming in to land. Hellsadroppin II flew on Operation Tidal Wave, the bombing mission to destroy the oil refineries at Ploesti, Romania. 1 August, 1943. Later, it was declared, "war weary", and became a high visibility formation ship with 448th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force in Britain in 1944.

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The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th 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

41-23809

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hellsadroppin II, Painted Virgin, You Cawnt Miss It, Checker Board
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron

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Best Web - B-24 - SN # 41-23809 - ' HELLSADROPPIN II ' - ' PAINTED VIRGIN ' - ' YOU CAWN'T MISS HER ' -- ' CHECKERBOARD '

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ContributorKickapoo
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Best Web - B-24 - 41-23809 - Hellsadroppin II

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Removed associations not depicted in the image. Associations should be made in the AIRCRAFT record.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesCreated entry with caption, unit associations and mission associations
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