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| RAAF No. 7 OTU Former Assignments USAAF 5th AF 43rd BG 403rd BS    43rd BG c1943 |
Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Constructors Number 922. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24D-20-CO Liberator serial number 41-24127. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field and across the Pacific to Australia. Wartime History Assigned to the 5th Air Force (5th AF), 43rd Bombardment Group (43rd BG), 403rd Bombardment Squadron (403rd BS). Nicknamed "Rio Rita" in block letters with the nose art of a seated nude woman. The nose wheel hub had a six pointed star shape. During June 1943, took off on a night bombing mission against Rabaul with other B-24s and B-17s. The crew were pilot Captain Goudy, co-pilot, 1st Lt. Alton G. Boyd, bombardier 1st Lt Walter E. Buchanan, navigator 1st Lt. McMahon, engineer SSgt Harld B. Peterson, radio operator Sgt Cowan, tail gunner SSgt B. O. Yawn, gunner Cpl D. R. McNight, assistant radio-gunner B. E. Adam. Also aboard was Sydney Sun newspaper reporter Allan Dawes who afterwards wrote afterwards wrote the article "Nightmare Trip In Blazing Bomber" about the mission. On May 22, 1944 transfered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Liberator A72-10. Nose number 10 for the last two digit of the serial number. Assigned to No. 7 Operational Training Unit (7 OTU). Fate During December 1952, stricken from charge and afterwards broken up for scrap. References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24D-20-CO Liberator 41-24127 "127 to RAAF as A72-10 - SOC 12-52" Sydney Sun "Nightmare Trip In Blazing Bomber" June 23, 1943 ADF Serials - Liberator A72-10 Thanks to Walter "Buck" Buchanan, Jr. for additional information Contribute
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