42-72994 Bolivar
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A41407-63789AC.
Object Number - UPL 19672 - Consolidated B-24J Liberator 42-72994 "Bolivar" of the 27th Bomb Sqn, 30th Bomb Grp. NARA Ref 342-FH-3A41407-63789AC.
B-24 42-72994 'Bolivar', was part of the 30th Bomber Group. A/C was so famous it was sent home in 1944 to help raise money on a War Bond Tour. It had been flown on 81 combat missions with three different flight crews. As such it was a very unusual veteran of the Pacific, unheard of among B-24s. The record for a B-24 during WWII was 114 combat missions for a plane in Europe . Someone in Washington D.C. thought it would boost bond sales for folks to be able to see and touch an aluminum clad hero so they sent The Bolivar home. Flying in Southern California turned out to be more difficult than the Pacific. The Bolivar crash landed on November 10, 1944 at Vultee Field in Los Angeles and was trucked to a scrap yard.
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
California, USA | 9 November 1944 | Landing accident Mech Failure Vultee Field, CA, USA. Cat 4 damage, pilot Lt Andrew Patrick, 9-11-44. |
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Other Sold for Scrap |
United States | 11 November 1944 | Scrapped. |
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Assigned |
27th BS, 30th BG, 7th AF. | ||
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Other Returned USA War Bond Tour |
United States | Sent home in 1944 to help raise money on a War Bond Tour. |
