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42-52744
B-24 Liberator
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Liberator B-24H-15-FO, 2S-L 42-52744 'Capricorn' of the 834th BS, 486th BG, 8th AF. Renamed from 'Ding Dong Daddy From Dixie'
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One of the nose arts by Phil Brinkman, of one of the eleven Zodiac signs, painted on 486th Bomb Group B-24 Liberators. In this photograph is the B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Capricorn", named after the sign; this aircraft was formerly nicknamed "Ding Dong Daddy from Dixie". [See http://www.486th.org/Photos/AC1/Zodiac1.htm]
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Liberator B-24H-15-FO, 2S-L 42-52744 'Capricorn' of the 834th BS, 486th BG, 8th AF. Renamed from 'Ding Dong Daddy From Dixie'
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B-24 42-52744 "Zodiac Theme" 'Capricorn' - Renamed from 'Ding Dong Daddy From Dixie - Artist - Phillip S. Brinkman.
Assigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred in Jul-44 to 835BS. May have been transferred briefly to 493rd BG but definitely transferred to MTO 10 Mar 45 by BAD 3 and assigned to 98th BG. Salvaged 27 Apr 45.
Service
Units
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8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945. ... -
486th Bomb Group
Group
The 486th Bomb Group flew both B-24s and B-17s, swapping from the former aircraft to the latter in late July 1944 after 49 missions. In total the Group flew 292 missions during the war and remarkably the 834th Bomb Squadron lost no aircraft or... -
98th Bomb Group
Group
The 98th trained for bombardment missions with B-24 Liberators during the first half of 1942. ... -
834th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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835th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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Base Air Depot 3
Misc
People
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Phillip Brinkman
Military | Corporal | Draftsman | 486th Bomb Group
Assigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF as 'Draftsman' as the aircorp had no definition for an artist !! Notable nose art artist. Bio: - http://www.philbrinkman.com/phil-brinkman-biography.htm -
William Cusack
Military | Captain | Navigator | 486th Bomb Group
William Joseph Cusack June 27, 1918 - Sept. 25, 2011 Resident of Concord, California William Joseph Cusack passed away at age 93 after a long and rewarding life. "Bill," to those who new him, was born in New York. He enlisted and served in the Army Air...
Places
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Langford Lodge
Military site : airfield
Planned to be a Satellite Landing Ground for No. 23 Maintenance Unit at RAF Aldergrove, Langford Lodge was selected in October 1941 to be developed as an air deport for the maintenance and repair of USAAF aircraft. A scheme was devised whereby the... -
Sudbury
Military site : airfield
Situated between the villages of Great Waldingfield and Acton, the airfield was used by the 486th Bomb Group from March 1944 to August 1945. Facilities for administrative offices for the Combat Wing were also made available here and along with barrack... -
Pantanella
Military site : airfield
Events
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| Manufactured | Willow Run Airport, 801 Willow Run Airport, Ypsilanti, MI 48198, USA | 1944 |
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Built at Consolidated. |
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| Assigned | Sudbury CO10, UK | 1944 |
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Assigned to 834BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Assigned | Sudbury CO10, UK | July 1944 |
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Transferred to 835BS, 486BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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| Stored | Warton, Carnforth, UK | 1945 |
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Storage at BAD3. |
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| Assigned | 06073 Pantanella, Province of Perugia, Italy | 10 March 1945 |
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Assigned to 98th BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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| Written off | 27 April 1945 | |
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Salvaged 27-Apr-45. |
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Revisions
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| 21 January 2018 18:29:59 | Al_Skiff | Changes to nicknames |
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| 21 January 2018 18:24:42 | Al_Skiff | Changes to markings, description, events, unit associations and place associations |
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| 11 March 2015 11:52:32 | Al_Skiff | Changes to markings and person associations |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 10 March 2015 13:21:45 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, markings, unit associations and media associations |
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