42-78503 Jodey

media-24171.jpeg UPL 24171 B-24J-1-NT #42-78503 "Jodey" Code:
454th Bomb Group - 736th Bomb Squadron - 15th AF
Shot down 16 February 1944 with Bruce Rabun Crew

Bruce Rabun Crew was lost 16 Feb 44 in 42-52261 - MACR 2488. First deliveries of J-NT's was approx. May 44.
42-78503 has soft (unconfirmed) connection to 449th BG, 719th BS, listed as ex 454/736 and arriving in 449th in February '45.
466th Bomb Group collection

Missing Aircrew Report 2488, "Maximum Effort: A History Of The 449th Bomb Group"

Object Number - UPL 24171 - B-24J-1-NT #42-78503 "Jodey" Code: 454th Bomb Group - 736th Bomb Squadron - 15th AF Shot down 16 February 1944 with Bruce Rabun Crew Bruce...

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A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-78458) of the 454th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Shot Down

57023 Cecina, Province of Livorno, Italy 16 February 1944 B-24H Liberator #42-52261, nicknamed "Jodey," 736th Bomb Squadron, 454th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force, was hit by bombs from an above B-24, west of Massa Marittima, Italy, while on a mission to Cecina. The aircraft exploded in mid-air. All eleven crew aboard were killed: 2nd Lt. Bruce B. Rabun, O-667552, GA, Pilot Flt. Off. Robert W. Eveland, T-122544, OH, Co-Pilot 2nd Lt. Harry W. Gay, O-811619, DC, Navigator 2nd Lt. Ralph S. Crawford, O-751637, NC, Bombardier S/Sgt. James S. Simpson, 31097545, MA, Flight Engineer Sgt. Elbert H. Andrews, 39037200, CA, Ball Turret Gunner S/Sgt. Thomas R. Gandy, 38214813, TX, Radio Operator Sgt. Joseph F. Hanke Jr, T13081773, MO, Waist Gunner Sgt. Charles F. Malitz Jr, 18157990, TX, Waist Gunner Sgt. Philip C. McQuown, 13116411, PA, Tail Gunner Sgt. Victor S. Runyan, 16086558, MI, Nose Turret Gunner

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