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B-24 Liberator
B-24D 'Malicious' # 41-11603 The RCL number 'No 22' Halpro Group was later changed to 'No 46'when transferred to the 376th BG
B24 - D - CO - SN # 41-11603 - 9th AF - 376th Bomb Squadron - 513th Bomb Squadron - Starboard /Right Side - HALPRO #22 RCL Transferred from HALPRO GROUP - 1943 Lost 31 Jan 43, ITA - MACR 3304 - Pilot John M. Toomey - 515th BS JAMES BRITT
B-24d - 'MALICIOUS' - SN # 41-11603 - 1942
One of 23 B-24 Liberators assigned to the Halverson Detachment (HALPRO) which departed the US in May 1942 to join the 10th Air Force in the China, Burma, India Theatre of operations. The HALPRO aircraft were then assigned to the 376th Bomb Group when it was constituted in October 1942.
Completed 50 missions with HALPRO and 376th Bomb Group. Aircraft was lost on 31 January 1943, on a mission to Messina, with John Toomey & crew on board. The aircraft was hit by flak and forced to ditch in the sea.
B-24 Liberator
One of 23 B-24 Liberators assigned to the Halverson Detachment (HALPRO) which departed the US in May 1942 to join the 10th Air Force in the China, Burma, India Theatre of operations. The HALPRO aircraft were then assigned to the 376th Bomb Group when...
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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Group
Constituted as 376th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 19 Oct 1942 and activated in Palestine on 31 Oct. Began combat immediately, using B-24 aircraft. Operated with Ninth AF from bases in the Middle East, Nov 1942-Sep 1943, and with Twelfth AF from Tunisia...
Squadron
Detachment
HALPRO or the Halverson Detachement was a group of 23 B-24 Liberators originally destined to join the 10th Air Force in the China, Burma, India Theatre of operations.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 376th Bomb Group
Missing in Action on B-24 41-11603 'Malicious' on 31 January 1943, on a mission to Messina. His aircraft was hit by flak and forced to ditch in the sea.
Military | Lieutenant General | Commanding General
Lewis Hyde Brereton (June 21, 1890 – July 20, 1967) was a military aviation pioneer and lieutenant general in the United States Air Force. A 1911 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, he began his military career as a United States Army officer...
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 376th Bomb Group
Missing in Action on B-24 41-11603 'Malicious' on 31 January 1943, on a mission to Messina. His aircraft was hit by flak and forced to ditch in the sea.
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer | 376th Bomb Group
Missing in Action on B-24 41-11603 'Malicious' on 31 January 1943, on a mission to Messina. His aircraft was hit by flak and forced to ditch in the sea.
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 376th Bomb Group
Military | Staff Sergeant | Gunner | 376th Bomb Group
Missing in Action on B-24 41-11603 'Malicious' on 31 January 1943, on a mission to Messina. His aircraft was hit by flak and forced to ditch in the sea.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 376th Bomb Group
Missing in Action on B-24 41-11603 'Malicious' on 31 January 1943, on a mission to Messina. His aircraft was hit by flak and forced to ditch in the sea.
Military | Major | B-24 Command Pilot | 376th Bomb Group
Maj John Marshall “Jack” Toomey
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Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 376th Bomb Group
12 June 1942
The first Army Air Force Combat mission in Europe during the Second World War, saw 13 B-24 Liberators, originally destined for China, bomb oil refineries in Ploesti, Roumania. While the raid had little impact, it proved the concept that Heavy bombers...
28 June 1942
After being brought under the command of USAMEAF (Middle East Air Forces) HALPRO B-24s attack shipping at Tobruk.
17 July 1942
B-24 Liberators attack Benghazi harbour, while B-17 Flying Fortresses attack Tobruk
Military site : airfield
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| 12 February 2021 10:46:54 | Kickapoo | Changes to aircraft associations and unit associations |
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The Great Ground-Air Battle Of 1 August 1943 - James Dugan & Carroll Stewart |
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| 26 January 2021 07:05:28 | Kickapoo | Changes to nicknames, markings, description, person associations and mission associations |
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B-24 Best Web |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 30 March 2020 10:01:14 | Emily | Created entry with serial number, aircraft type, production block number, manufacturer, nicknames, description, unit associations, person associations and place associations |
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