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Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Constructors Number 747. On September 20, 1942 delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24D-13-CO Liberator serial number 41-23952. On September 25, 1942 flown to Fort Worth, TX. On October 7, 1942 to McClellan Airfield to the Sacramento Air Depot (SAD). On October 14, 1942 to Hamilton Field. On October 17, 1942 flown to Hickam Field. Possibly, this B-24 was assigned to the 307th Bombardment Group at Hickam Field. Sometime after May 1943 assigned to the 11th Bombardment Group, 98th Bombardment Squadron and ferried to "Copper". Wartime History Assigned to the 7th Air Force (7th AF), 11th Bombardment Group (11th BG), 98th Bombardment Squadron (98th BS). This B-24 was painted with olive drab upper surfaces and gray lower surfaces with dark green tiger stripes on both tails. Each side of the nose had "852" (last three digits of the serial number) in white with a different nickname and nose art. On the left side of the nose was nicknamed "The Gremlin" with the nose art of a gremlin holding a bomb in one hand. Below the left side of the cockpit was a scoreboard with bomb markings indicating bombing missions flown. On the right side of the nose was "Sexy Sue II Mother of Ten" with the nose art of a nude woman reclining. Mission History On December 18, 1943 took off piloted by Lt. Lewis E. Cartwright on a bombing mission against Mille Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Returning, this B-24 crash landed at Makin Airfield on Makin Island (Butaritari). During the landing, the left main landing gear wheel hit an oil drum that tore it off causing the left side of the plane to hit the ground and sustain damage. Wreckage After the crash, this aircraft was stripped for usable parts. Afterwards, the rest of the aircraft was abandoned. Ultimate fate unknown likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References Individual Aircraft Record Card (IARC) - B-24D 41-23952 USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24D-13-CO Liberator 41-23952 Thanks to Bob Livingston and Pete Johnson for additional information Contribute
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