44-50536 One Weakness

media-22916.jpeg UPL 22916 Consolidated Liberator B-24M 44-50536 'One Weakness' 68BS, 44BG, 8AF.

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Object Number - UPL 22916 - Consolidated Liberator B-24M 44-50536 'One Weakness' 68BS, 44BG, 8AF.

Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF prior to Mar-45. Returned to Zone of the Interior (ZI) 22-May-45. Scrapped at Kingman AAF Arizona 2-Jan-46.



Crew for return to US:

1st Lt William Warner Pilot

1st Lt Dudley Drake CoPilot

1st Lt Robert Kay Nav

T/Sgt Oscar Richardson Eng

T/Sgt Albert Leibner Radio

S/Sgt Robert Swegel Tail Gun

S/Sgt Clifford Bengston Top Turret Gun

S/Sgt Antonio Scorpio Waist Gun

S/Sgt Keith Sprenger Waist Gun

Plus eleven Passengers

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.

68th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clifford Bengston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36457309
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Dudley D Drake

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2066507
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Robert Paul Kay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2072779
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Albert W Leibner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32114292
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Oscar A Richardson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Returned ZI

United States 22 May 1945 Returned to Zone of the Interior (ZI) 22-May-45.

Other

Scrapped

Kingman, AZ, USA 2 January 1946 Scrapped at Kingman AAF Arizona 2-Jan-46.

Manufactured

Willow Run, Ypsilanti Charter Twp, MI 48198, USA Built by Consolidated.

Delivered

Michigan, USA Delivered to USAAF.

Assigned

Shipdham, UK Assigned to 68BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Sources

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The 44th Bomb Group in World War II: The Flying Eight-Balls Over Europe in the B-24 by Ron Mackay & Steve Adams.

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