 NAME
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TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
HEAVEN CAN WAIT |
B |
- |
24 |
D1 | - |
160 | - |
CO |
42-72831 |
7 |
30 | 819 |
~ |
~ |
07-1 | NARA |
"JOY" & "ROSIE" - Renamed to CENSORED after transfer to 11th BG
Contributor - James
A. Leddy
Caption reads: "GI of 7th Air Force points to shell
damage in B-24 HEAVEN CAN WAIT, Funafutti, Ellice
Islands."
Info Contributor - Robert
Livingstone
Modified in the ZI at OCAD as a B-24D1, received by
the 7th AF on 17 Oct 43 & assigned to 30th BG / 819th BS. Later the names "Joy"
& "Rosie" disappeared and "Don Ameche" appeared inside the original lettering.
Transferred to 11th BG / 431st BS and all lettering removed and replaced with
CENSORED. It survived its combat career to become an RB-24D, suffered a taxi
accident at Eniwetok on 14 Aug 45 and is listed as "CON OBS" (scrapped as
obsolete = not worth repairing) on 27 Sep 45.
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