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  B-24J-160-CO "Cocktail Hour" Serial Number 44-40428  
USAAF
5th AF
43rd BG
64th BS

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B. Williams 1945

Aircraft History
Built by Consolidated. Constructors Number 4364. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24J-160-CO Liberator serial number 44-40428.

Wartime History
Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 43rd Bombardment Group (43rd BG), 64th Bombardment Squadron (64th BS). Nicknamed "The Cocktail Hour" with the nose art of a dragon holding a nude woman. Presumably scrapped postwar.

References
USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24J-160-CO Liberator 44-40428
B-24J 44-44052 was formerly painted to represent this bomber.

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October 14, 2024

 

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