FRE 681
IMAGEA B-24 (GJ-Bar-O, serial number 42-50535) nicknamed "Joplin Jalopy" of the 44th Bomb Group flies above the clouds. Handwritten caption on reverse: '44 BG.' "Joplin Jalopy" was GJ-Bar-C from July-Oct 1944 and Bar-O for the remainder of the war. She survived the war and was exhibited briefly in Joplin, Missouri (the town wqhich "bought" her with the sale of war bonds) in August 1946. She was scrapped some time between 1947 and 1950.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Joplin Jalopy
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group
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ContributorRobertSmith
Sources
Information from 44th Bomb Group Veterans' Association website and local research in Joplin.