NAME | TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
READY & WILLING |
B |
- |
24 |
D |
- |
20 |
- |
CO |
41-24109 |
8 |
93 |
330 |
AG |
C | 00-2 |
DON MORRISON |
Nose Art Inspiration - GIL
ELVGREN"FRENCH
DRESSING"
Survived Operation TIDAL WAVE, 1 Aug 43, Ploesti Romania
After Transfer, Renamed to 24109 WW (War Weary) as an Assembly Ship (466th
BG)
Contributor - Vic Walzel
Piloted by Capt. John "Packy" Roche and Navigator 1st
Lt. Hal E. Bilyeu, participants in the 1 Aug 43 low-level Ploesti raid, being the last plane off target.
Info Contributor - Chris
Brassfield
The paint, including original name/nose art was stripped off the a/c when it
was transferred to the 466th BG and was eventually painted with red "lightning" stripes on a bare metal finish.
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