42-109799 Salt Lake Katie

media-39910.jpeg UPL 39910 James R. Perry, Jr. with B-24J S/N 42-109799, Salt Lake Katie. Perry's crew ferried this aircraft to England for delivery to Lt. Wade Huff Andrews. They delivered it prior to naming, I am guessing. William H Nabors

Fixed typo on S/N in my caption and added Lt. Andrews full name.

Object Number - UPL 39910 - James R. Perry, Jr. with B-24J S/N 42-109799, Salt Lake Katie. Perry's crew ferried this aircraft to England for delivery to Lt. Wade Huff Andrews. ...

Details of acceptance and delivery from diary of William H. Nabors, Tail Gunner on Lt. James R. Perry Jr. crew:

August (no date recorded) 1943, took delivery Herrington, Kansas.

Sept. 1, 1943 in New York starting trip overseas.

Sept. 7th - 15th Bangor, Maine to fix leaking gas tanks.

Sept. 15th - 17th: in Greenland with bad weather: 120 mph winds.

Sept. 17th - 21st In Iceland with a sick navigator.

Sept. 21st-22nd: reported at Nutts Corner RAF, Ireland.

Sept. 22nd-27th: in Scotland waiting for assignment.

Sept. 27th, 1943: in England, crew assigned to 44th B.G. 67th Squadron. (RAF Shipdham)

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William H Nabors

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner, B-24

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William H. Nabors Diary.

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