Leslie M Jones

Military

B-24H #42-7578 'Hula Wahine' lost all superchargers on return from mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 and was forced to make a wheels up landing at RAF Detling. B-24H #42-7578 'Hula Wahine' lost all superchargers on return from mission to Frankfurt

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A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Hula Wahine
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron

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8th AF Losses; The History of the 446th Bomb Group, Pg 45 (photo) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia