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5th Bombardment Group "Bomber Barons" (5th BG)
Consolidated B-24 Liberators

See also B-17 Flying Fortress - 5th Bombardment Group

Headquarters Squadron (HQ)
B-24D "Pretty Prairie Special" 41-24186  pilot Unruh crashed December 30, 1943, 9 prisoners, 3 missing
23rd Bombardment Squadron (23rd BS)
B-24D "Snow Job" 42-41230  transfered to the 31st BS
B-24D "Lil Jo Toddy" 42-110137  pilot Roth crashed November 1, 1944, 3 missing
B-24J 44-40962  pilot Norris crashed November 16, 1944
B-24J 44-41387  pilot Saalfield crashed November 16, 1944, resolved
B-24L "Maiden Montana" 44-41549  pilot Montgomery crashed March 12, 1945, 11 missing, remains recovered
B-24L 44-49840  pilot Rau crashed March 12, 1945, 10 missing, remains recovered
31st Bombardment Squadron (31st BS)
B-24D 42-40636  pilot Hughes December 4, 1943, 11 missing
B-24D "Snow Job" 42-41230  force landed March 1, 1944
B-24D "Dropsnoot" 42-41246  pilot Finks crashed June 17, 1944, 4 missing
B-24D "About Average" 42-72777 scrapped 1947
B-24J 42-73469  pilot Haire crashed March 5, 1944, 7 missing, 3 rescued, 1 POW survived
B-24L "Lady Luck" 44-49845  scrapped 1945
72nd Bombardment Squadron (72nd BS)
B-24D "Scootin' Thunder" 42-40100 scrapped October 1945
B-24D "My Baby Bubb" 42-40210
 pilot Frampton crashed October 10, 1943, 11 missing
B-24D 42-40250  pilot Lord ditched June 16, 1943, 3 missing
B-24J 44-40566  pilot Bennett MIA June 17, 1944, 10 missing
B-24D "Alley Cat" 42-40646  pilot Prince crashed July 10, 1943
B-24D "Fuzzy Wuzzy" 42-40752  pilot David crashed March 30, 1944, 10 missing
B-24J 44-40596  pilot Rea MIA August 25, 1944, 2 prisoners executed, 10 missing
B-24D "Big George" 42-41155  pilot Wilson ditched November 3, 1943 six missing
B-24J 42-73148  pilot Robison MIA April 2, 1944, 10 missing
394th Bombardment Squadron (394th BS)
B-24D "Scootin' Thunder" 42-40100 transfered to the 72nd Bombardment Squadron
B-24J 42-73268  pilot Robertson MIA  August 9, 1944, 11 missing
B-24J 44-40529  pilot Wittmann MIA September 30, 1944, 10 missing



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