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Serial Number Criteria: 41-24101
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Data last updated: Tue Mar 15 09:25:04 2016
41-24100 ... 41-24138 (EXACT MATCH)
Consolidated B-24D-20-CO Liberator
MSN 895/933
24101 (90th BG) MIA SW Pacific Jan 20, 1943.  MACR 6384
24104 (93rd BG, 330th BS, *Doity Boid*) crashed at Hardwick on return from Bremen Dec 20, 1943.
24105 (93rd BG, "Tupelo Lass") 
24107 to US Navy, probably to VB-105.  Struck Beinn Nuis mountain, Scotland 20 feet below 
summit Aug 20, 1943 whilst en route from Gander to Prestwick; all 10 crew killed.
24109 after service with 93rd BG as "Ready and Willing" became formation assembly ship "Ready and Willing"
with 466th BG.  In latter service carried no tail number, just 24109 on nose.  45 combat missions. 	Became 41-24109WW.	
Nick-named ‘Silver Streak’ as the assembly ship of the 466th Bombardment Group, based at RAF Attlebridge
24111 (93rd BG, 329th BS, *Piccadilly Filly*) landed near Hogsby, Sweden Oct 9, 1943, 
set on fire by crew.  One crew bailed out over Baltic Sea and MIA.  9 interned.
24112 (44th BG, "Captain and His Kids Ride Again") to 389th BG
and renamed "Bucksheesh Benny Rides Again" in honor of
Jack Benny.  crashlanded Nov 4, 1943.
24115/24118 to Navy as PB4Y-1 31955/31958.
24121 (93rd BG, 330rd BS, *Let'er Rip*) lost on Ploesti raid, 
Rumania, Aug 1, 1943.  MACR 462.  Crashed after midair collision with B-24D 41-23717 4 km NE
of Razlog, Bulgaria on return from Ploesti.  MACR 462.  8 KIA, 3 POW.
24122 (93rd BG, 409th BS, "Missouri Sue") shot down by Obfw. Josef
Bigge in Fw 190A-5 of JG 2/8 and ditched in Bay of Biscay 
Apr 16, 1943.   MACR 15730.  10 KIA.
24126 (9th BS, 7th BG) lost Oct 18, 1943, India.  MACR 936.
24127 to RAAF as A72-10 - SOC 12-52
24129 (308th BG, "Temptation") lost Sep 15, 1943 on raid to Haiphong.  MACR 12001
24130 (93rd BG, "Lady of the Lake") crashed shortly after takeoff
Jul 13, 1943 in Libya.
24131/24134 to Navy as PB4Y-1 31959/31962.
24138 (308th BG, "Axis Nightmare")

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