 NAME
|
TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
IRON ASS |
B |
- |
24 |
D |
- |
95 |
- |
CO |
42-40769 |
8 |
93 |
329 |
~ |
X |
00-2 |
CLINT GRUBER |
Port (Left) Side - Lost 1 Dec 43, GER - MACR 2185 - Pilot Horace R. Ketchum
Info Contributor - Clint
Gruber (Co-Pilot)
What a surprise to see this pic of "Iron Ass" on
the B24 Best Web Page! I was
just whipping through to see if there were any new pics, and
BAM!... There they were! I took this picture at an air base
near Tunis in early September of 1943. Dick Ketchum was the
Pilot and I was the Co-Pilot on that crew. This was our
second trip to North Africa.
Info Contributor - Tom
Brittan
Was originally 8/389/566 (call letter D-) and was
involved in a landing accident at St. Mawgan, Cornwall, 1 Jul 43 en route to North
Africa. The necessary repairs delayed its departure for MTO and on arrival
(probably after the 1 Aug 43 Ploesti mission) it was transferred to become
8/93/329 (call letter X). Lost on 01 Dec 43.
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