Added by: jun392"Tropical Trollop" 7th AAF 30th B.G. 392nd B.S.Lt. Hall crew at Kwajelein 7/44-.jpg
B-24J-100-CO #42-100405 named "Tropical Trollop" 392nd Bomb Squadron, 30th Bomb Group, 7th A.A.F. showing 21 missions on the scoreboard - Capt. Ranger's crew was the first crew and flew many of their 30 missions with this A/C by the end of May, 1944.
Added by: jun392392nd B.S. "Tropical Trollop" nose art port side or "tail view"
Added by: jun392Lt. Barnsley crew of the 392nd B.S. christening their new B-24
Added by: jun392"Thar She Blows II" Another 392nd ship that the Barnsley crew flew . Heavily damaged on one of their missions. This A/C completed 50 Missions before it was demolished during take off with Lt. Prosser's crew. It was then written off & scrapped at Saipan.
Added by: jun392One of the 12 original B-24s of the 392nd Bombardment Squadron (H) named "the Wingless Witch" by Lt. Ward's crew.
Added by: jun392One of the 12 original B-24s of the 392nd B.S. named "Little Joe" by Lt. Newman's crew.
Added by: jun39230th B.G. 392nd B.S. "Incendiary Sue" #42-72991. Lt. Tex White brought her out to Canton Island from Hamilton Field CA. to begin a long combat career with the 392nd B.S. - 81 out of 92 missions were flown with the Pathfinders.
Added by: dwgarvey2Lt. Parks crew with B-24J-1-CO #985 "Battle-n-Bitch" at Apamama.
Lt. Smisson and his crew named this B-24 "Bathless" after surviving the ditching of a B-24 named "Battle-N-Bitch" on their first mission 4/17/44. It eventually flew 77 missions with the 392nd Bomb Squadron.
Added by: jun392B-24J-160-CO #44-40358 "Texas Kate" arrived at Saipan 9/14/44 with the 30th B.G. 392nd B.S. Later transferred to 11th B.G. 26th B.S. by March 1st, 1945
Added by: jun392B-24J-165-CO #44-40518 "Captain & the Kids - arrived Jan 9th 1945. Flew 13 missions with the 392nd /Transferred to 11th Bomb Group on Feb 28, 1945 - Batchelder crew
Added by: jun392B-24J-175-CO #44-40681 "Out of This World" -arrived in Saipan Jan. 9th, 1945 - flew 10 missions with the 30th B.G. 392nd B.S. then transferred to 11th B.G. 26th B.S. on Feb 28, 1945
B-24L-5-CO #44-41500 "Pacific Passion" arrived in Nov. 1944 at Saipan with 4 other new "L" models -flew 33 missions with the 392nd B.S. 30th B.G. By March 1st, 1945 it was then transferred to the 26th B.S. 11th B.G.
B-24L-5-CO #44-41466 "Bugs Bomby Jr." arrived at Saipan Nov. 1944 with 4 other "L" models to the Squadron- flew 37 missions with the 392nd Bomron, then transferred to the 26th Bombron, 11th Bomb Group by March 1st, 1945.
Added by: jun392B-24L-5-CO #44-41468 "Thar She Blows III" arrived in Nov. 1944 at Saipan with 4 other new "L" models -flew 36 missions with the 392nd B.S. 30th B.G. By March 1st, 1945 it was then transferred to the 26th B.S. 11th B.G.
Added by: jun392B-24L-10-CO #44-41613 "Lady from Hades" arrived in Nov. 18, 1944 at Saipan with 4 other new "L" models - flew 27 missions with the 392nd B.S. 30th B.G. By March 1st, 1945 it was then transferred to the 26th B.S. 11th B.G.
#44-41476 B-24L-5-CO "Maid Of Honor" arrived in Nov. 1944 at Saipan with 4 other new "L" models -flew 22 missions with the 392nd B.S. 30th B.G. Flak damage over Iwo Jima on 1/17/45 sent it to the Depot for extensive repair.
Added by: jun392B-24M-5-CO #44-42065 "Old Crow"- before lettering was added. Arrived in Saipan on Feb. 4th 1944 and flew 5 missions with the 30th B.G. 392nd B.S. It was then transferred to the 11th B.G. 26th B.S. at Guam by March 1st 1945.
Added by: dwgarvey2Lt. Myllenbeck & part of his 10 man crew with "Dirty Nell II".
B-24 shown while a Zero is attacking it. Dated Nov. 30th, 1944
One of the 392nd Bomb squadron B-24Js, sporting the inverted triangle of the "Pathfinders"on the tail making evasive maneuvers after this diving Zero drops phosphorus bombs from overhead.
Mother's Day photo Op with personnel of the 7th Army Air Force in the Pacific.
Lt. Newman & officers of a 392nd AAF B-24 named "Little Joe" at Apamama Island.
7th AAF raid on Japanese stronghold of Truk
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Kwajalein, April 1944 30th Bomb Group
Bombing Of Wake Island On 30 April 1944, By Consolidated B-24 "Liberators" Of The 11Th And 30Th Bomb Groups, 7Th Bomber Command. - Page 3
Bombs away over Target Mille.
Frequent 7th AAF target was the enemy headquarters for TRUK at Dublon Island, in the Caroline Islands
VII Bomber Command Ops Board at Kwajalein, Aug 4, 1944 mission to Truk. 392nd Bomron pilots Lts. Morse-#950, Hall-#405, Barnsley-#281 and Harvey -#838 shown.
Added by: jun392Lt. Crafford & crew brought "Salty Sal" from Hawaii to Apamama as the first crew.
Added by: jun392Lt. Eastbourn crew with Patriotic Patty - A/C # 42-73494 at 50 out of 69 missions, near the end of 392nd combat operations on March 1st, 1945
Added by: jun39230th B.G. 392nd B-24J "Bathless" picture of first bombardier Lt. Neil Chapman, member of Lt. Smisson's crew.
Added by: jun392Lt. Smisson's crew are assigned a new B-24. They named it "Bathless" after spending 5 days & 6 nights floating in rafts after ditching their first ride on their first mission. Note the blank score board.
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The B-24 "Tropical Trollop" of the 392nd during a mission over Iwo Jima flew escort for this battle damaged P-38 back to base at Saipan.
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30th BG, 392nd BS flying evasive maneuvers over TRUK, in the Caroline Islands.