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Danny152 9th May 2010 23:37

B-24 Lib nose art, (Connebbs Special) any idea?
 
Hiya all
Not my normal bit of research. Just bought a original picture of a front end of a lib-24, believe she is from the pacific area. 5AAF?

Her name is 'Connebb's Special'. does anybody know anything about this aircraft, unit, numbers, crew, anything at all............

Thanks for looking.

Regards

Danny

udf_00 10th May 2010 00:24

Re: B-24 Lib nose art, (Connebbs Special) any idea?
 
B-24D 41-23765 "Connell's Special";
tail turret from a wrecked B-24D grafted on the nose;
named for Brig. Gen. Carl Connell, Air Service Command, Brisbane;
flown by Col. Arthur Rogers C.O. of 90th B.G.;
first op. 10 april 1943 Wewak :
co-pilot Lt. Ben Browder (Texas),
navigator Lt. Phil Conti ( Vermont),
bombardier Lt. George "Ace" Dunmore ( California ),
flight engineer / top turret gunner Sgt. Robert Seper,
nose turret gunner Sgt. Harold Pierce ( Washington ),
tail turret gunner Sgt. Stephens,
waist gunner Sgt. Riley ( Tennessee ),
waist gunner Sgt. Hodges ( North Carolina ),
radio operator Sgt. Robertson ( Texas ),
"observer" Col. Koon;
hydraulics damaged by flak, collapse of the nose wheel on landing ( repairs took 21 days )

From The Jolly Rogers by John S. Alcorn

wes_oz 24th May 2010 07:55

Re: B-24 Lib nose art, (Connebbs Special) any idea?
 
Hello, can I ask where you got the picture from? My mother's uncle is George Dunmore.


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