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B-17 and B-24 photo identification please

Here is another batch of aircraft I am trying to identify from the photos. I have had no luck so far and hope you can help. I need to tie up unit-serial number-codes and any other info you may have.

B-24 42-5719 coded D
 

B-24 named Sturgeon

B-24 named Little Jo

B-17G named Shoo Shoo Baby - has name Murray on nose and another above but not quite legible.
 
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"Little Jo" B24-H-20-DT, #41-28958.
713th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group; crashed while landing in Belgium 27 FEB 1945.
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Hi Donall,
 
Thanks for hunting this information out.
 
Yours
 
Tom
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The first one;  take a closer look at that serial.
 
From Joe Baugher's serial list --
Ford B-24H-1-FO Liberator,  serial 42-7519 (93rd BG, 328th BS) interned in Switzerland Jan 7, 1944.  MACR 2367
 
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Donall,
Do you know where in Belgium?
Thanks,
Phil

Phil in Bruxelles, Belgium
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Joe Baugher's list says near Herne, Belgium.
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The only additional information I have is that it was left for salvage at the "emergency airfield" where it crashed landed.
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Tom,
 
Does this help any ?
 
Mike
 

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Regarding Shoo Shoo Baby :
 
Could have been 42-97264 / BG-H
See : http://www.95thbg-horham.com/page302.html
Grtz
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Hi Alan,
That was the one I was searching for. Unfortunately a typo of the serial on my part!
 
Thanks
 
Tom
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mike

Tom,

Does this help any ?

Mike


Hi Mike,
 
Not really, still quite blurred and hard to read top name
 
Thanks
 
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Regarding Shoo Shoo Baby :

Could have been 42-97264 / BG-H
See : http://www.95thbg-horham.com/page302.html
Grtz
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Hi Joost,
 
That is the one. Thanks a lot!
 
Tom
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Thanks guys for finding the information, all I need to pin down now is Sturgeon and Little Jo
Tom
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Could the top name in the photo be Estelle?
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Tom -
B-24 # 42 - 110066 IO  " Sturgeon "
448th BG , 715th Sq.
10/24/45 - RFC Altus, OK.
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shooshoobaby

Tom -
B-24 # 42 - 110066 IO  " Sturgeon "
448th BG , 715th Sq.
10/24/45 - RFC Altus, OK.
Mike

 
Thanks Mike,
 
Great piece of research. Just Little Jo to pin down now!
 
Tom
 
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Umm ... Tom, didn't Donall call out "Little Jo" in post #2?
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Umm ... Tom, didn't Donall call out "Little Jo" in post #2?

Doh! Senior moment!
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A good web sit to also try is www.b-24.net found several good pic of nose art.
Gary
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