44-40877

Date Crash or Accident

Aircraft: B-24
Tail/Serial Number: 44-40877
Model: J-185-CO
Delivery:
DateAssigned:

Group and Squadrons(s) Assigned:
459 BG (758 SQ)

Plane Nose Art Names: The Hard Way

Disposition:

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Original Or Replacement Aircraft:

459 BG 758 BS B-24-J Aircraft No. 44 -40877 named " The Hard Way " with Pilot 1st Lt Donald K Kilgore, Second from the Right, and the rest of Lt Kilgore`s officer crew in the front of the "The Hard Way" B-24 in August, 1944.

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