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Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Constructors Number 4909. At the factory completed with an aluminum finish. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24L-5-CO Liberator serial number 44-40979. Ferried oversea via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 43rd Bombardment Group (43rd BG), 64th Bombardment Squadron (64th BS). Nicknamed "The Dragon And His Tail" with elaborate nose art of a dragon holding a nude woman. Postwar, returned to the United States, and was last reported at Kingman AFB, AZ and was smelted or scrapped. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24J-190-CO Liberator 44-40973 "40973 (43rd BG, 64th BS, "The Dragon and His Tail") seen at Kingman, apparently headed for the smelter." B-24J Liberator 44-44052 was formerly painted to represent this bomber Ken’s Men Against The Empire - The Illustrated History of the 43rd Bombardment Group During World War II - Volume II: October 1943 to 1945 B-24 Era (2019) cover artwork depicts this bomber Contribute
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