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| USAAF 5th AF 90th BG 320th BS  Paul Seamon 1944 |
Aircraft History Built by Consolidated Aircraft Corporation at San Diego. Constructors Number 2692. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24J-15-CO Liberator serial number 42-73122. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to Australia. 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 "Salvo". Nose art was painted on the left side of the nose, an eagle with Tojo in one claw and Hitler in the other above a cloud with a basket with "Salvo" painted below the artwork. The nose was adorned with the squadron's "Moby Dick" motif. Both tails were painted red with the bomb group's "skull and crossed bombs" markings painted in white. Tail number 122 (last three digits of the serial number). This B-24 operated over New Guinea and the Philippines. Ultimate fate unknown, likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24J-15-CO Liberator 42-73122 Liberator Club’s Briefing Magazine letter by Paul S. Seamon (photo) "In 1944, off the coast of New Guinea I snapped four pictures of this B-24 with a K-20 camera. I think the number is #122 with picture of an American Eagle with Tojo in one talon and Hitler in the other with the name Salvo printed underneath. I took these pictures from a C-47 of 433rd Troop Carrier Group. Being an aerial photographer I have flown many missions with the 90th Bombardment Group even though I was assigned for the 67th Squadron of the 433rd Troop Carrier Group. Just one of the many odd stories of World War II." Thanks to Steve Birdsall for additional information Contribute
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