528th Bombardment Squadron (528th BS)
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 5th Air Force (5th AF), 380th Bombardment Group (380th BG)
Background
The 528th Bombardment Squadron (528th BS) was part of 380th Bombardment Group (380th BG) "The Flying Circus", 5th Air Force (5th AF) in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) operating the B-24 Liberator.
B-24D "Shady Lady" 42-40369 pilot Craig force landed August 14, 1943
B-24D "Beautiful Betsy" 42-40387 pilot McDaniel crashed February 26, 1945
B-24D "Miss Giving" 42-40489 transfered to the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) as Liberator A72-4
B-24D "The Golden Goose" 42-40521 written off September 21, 1944
B-24D "Black Widow" 42-40967 pilot Beller crashed November 21, 1943, 11 missing
B-24D "Career Girl" 42-41234 damaged December 14, 1943 and abandoned at Dobodura
B-24D 42-41241 transferred to the 530th BS
B-24D 42-41242 pilot Grenfell crashed November 11, 1943
B-24J "Bums Away" 42-110123 pilot Harwood crashed May 17, 1945
References
Combat Squadrons of the Air Force World War II (1982) pages X (528th Bombardment) [PDF pages X]
The Best in the Southwest: The 380th Bombardment Group (H) in World War II (1995) unit history
The Flying Circus Pacific War 1943 As Seen Through a Bombsight (2005)
Darwin's Air War 1942 – 1945 An Illustrated History Commemorating The Darwin Air Raids (Revised Edition) (2011)
The Flying Circus 380th Bomb Group Association official website
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