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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 |
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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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