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| USAAF 5th AF 90th BG 320th BS |
Aircraft History Built by Consolidated. Constructors Number 903. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24D-20-CO Liberator serial number 41-24108. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 90th Bombardment Group (90th BG) "Jolly Rogers", 320th Bombardment Squadron (320th BS) "Moby Dick". Nicknamed "The Butcher Boy" with the nose art of a butcher wearing an apron and hat with his left hand raised with a long finger summoning and his right hand behind his back holding a large knife with blood on the tip. On the left side of the nose was a scoreboard with bomb markings with white star above each bomb indicating missions flown and at least five airplane silhouettes indicating aerial victory claims by gunners. Wartime History On March 2, 1943 took off piloted by Lt. Archie Browning on a patrol mission. In the morning, the crew spotted a Japanese convoy bound for Lae. They reported the convoy as fourteen ship and loitered over them until B-17s from the 43rd BG arrived to bomb them at the start of the Battle of the Bismarck Sea. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped at the end of the war. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24D-20-CO Liberator 41-24108 Flying Buccaneers (1977) page 51 Battle of the Bismarck Sea (1991) Thanks to Steve Birdsall for additional information Contribute
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