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Aircraft History Built by Consolidated at San Diego. Constructors Number 1899. Delivered to the U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) as B-24D-100-CO Liberator serial number 42-40822. Converted into a radar equipped SB-24 Liberator for use on night "snooper" missions. Ferried overseas via Hickam Field then across the Pacific to the South Pacific (SoPAC). Wartime History Assigned to the 13th Air Force (13th AF), 868th Bombardment Squadron (868th BS) "Snooper Squadron". Nicknamed "Bums Away!". Later, operated from Nadzab Airfield. Ultimate fate unknown. likely scrapped or otherwise disappeared. Relatives Karl Ianacone adds: "Gerard (Gerry) Ianacone is our dad and was a navigator on Bums Away. We were aware that they were not base at Nadzab but I happed upon an exchange on ArmyAirForces.com which of course peeked our interest to think that either Harlan Price or possibly Butch Werner went to Nadzab after the war and cut out the nose art before the plane was destroyed." References USAF Serial Number Search Results - B-24D-100-CO Liberator 42-40822 Thanks to Karl Ianacone for additional information Contribute
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