42-31610 Liberty Belle
Nose art painted by Tony Starcer Joe Harlick Collection
Object Number - UPL 42277 - 42-31610 'The Liberty Belle' 322nd BS, 91st BG Nose art painted by Tony Starcer
Delivered Denver 29/11/43; Cheyenne 10/12/43; Kearney 21/12/43; Romulus 6/1/44; Presque Is 9/1/44; Nutts Corner 15/1/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-M] Bassingbourn 1/2/44; Missing in Action Munich 16/7/44 with Don DeLisle, Co-pilot: Norman Kimmel, Navigator: John Wallace, Bombardier: Bob Bell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Carlisle, Radio Operator: Roy Tanner, Ball turret gunner: Gene Chapius, Waist gunner: Horace Kingsley Wounded in Action,Tail gunner: John Smelser (9 Returned to Duty); flak KO’d two engines and punctured gas tanks; ditched Channel, all rescued within ten minutes by ASR. THE LIBERTY BELLE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15375471 / O-708030
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
English Channel | 16 July 1944 | Flak Damaged. Ditched in Channel |
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Assigned |
Bassingbourn, Royston, Cambridgeshire SG8, UK | 91st BG |