FRE 8873
IMAGEB-24D, Liberator bomber, serial number, 40-2354, named, Snafu, was in the 66th Bomb Squadron, the 44th Bomb Group. Starboard - Right) Side - "Situation Normal All [Fouled] Up" - Shown 1 Sep 42. England Lost 16 Feb 43 over France. Pilot Fred M. Billings. MAC (Mid Air Collision) over the English Channel with the B-24D, Bela, 41-23818. 20 KIA. MACR 5095 This airframe was manufactured, 42-40354, as one of a batch of 20 B-24Ds with serials 40-2349 - 2368, formally allocated serial number, 40-2354, from a batch of unused serial numbers initially slated for a run of lend lease B-24A Liberators funded in Fiscal Year 1940. Info Contributor - Al Blue Image stamped on reverse: 'Not to be published 5 Sep 1942.' [stamp] and '219925.' [Censor no.] A printed caption was previously attached to the reverse however this has been removed.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Snafu
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
Revisions
Removed association not depicted in the image. Associations should be made in the AIRCRAFT record.
Removed information from caption pertaining to Liberator AM915 (allocated manufacturer's serial number 40-2354 ), and clarified the misunderstanding between the two air frames based on information research by Joe Baugher
Removed association to 8th Air Force, as this aircraft was not assigned to this unit
Removed punctuation marks around aircraft name, for uniformity, clarity, and accuracy. - Kickapoo