42-51924 Ruth Please!
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UPL 36366
Clifford R Thomas of the 98th Bomb Group painting a bomb on the nose of a B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Ruth Please!"
Image uploaded on behalf of Jim Thomas, son of Clifford R Thomas
Ruth Please! was named for Ruth Bowling, wife of its Pilot Jesse C Bowling Sr
The Aircraft was shot down on 19 February 1945 on a mission over Vienna. Bowling managed to land the aircraft in Zadar, at the same time as George McGovern also crash landed there.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15172496 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12177677 / O-2001884
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 343rd Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Crashed |
Zadar | 19 February 1945 |