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A 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

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-24 (GJ-?, serial number 42-50535) nicknamed "Joplin Jalopy" of the 44th Bomb Group flies above the clouds. Handwritten caption on reverse: '44 BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Joplin Jalopy
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group

Revisions

Date:
ContributorRobertSmith
ChangesChanges to caption
Sources

Information from 44th Bomb Group Veterans' Association website and local research in Joplin.

Date:
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection