Description
Nose art and special markings for EIGHT B-24D veterans of TIDAL WAVE!
- B-24D-5-CO 41-23817 Suzy~Q 44th Bomb Group/67th Bomb Squadron: LEON JOHNSON MEDAL OF HONOR AIRCRAFT–LED 100% SUCCESSFUL 44th ATTACK ON TARGET WHITE V (Columbia Aquila refinery)
- B-24D-25-CO 41-24311 Hadley’s “Harem” 98th Bomb Group/344 Bomb Squadron: Ditched in sea just off Turkish coast after mission–much of the airframe recovered from the sea bottom and now resting in a Turkish museum–the only TIDAL WAVE airframe survivor
- B-24D-25-CO 41-24226 Utah Man 93rd Bomb Group/330th Bomb Squadron: Previously named Joisey Bounce and also a veteran of the 93rd’s first desert deployment in Dec 42-Jan 43. Flown to Ploesti by the late Capt Walt Stewart, well-known public speaker on the Ploesti mission
- B-24D-45-CO 42-40265 Honkey Tonk Gal 93rd Bomb Group/409th Bomb Squadron: Belly-landed in Romania during the 93rd’s suicidally brave attack and returned to flying status by the Romanians–subject of a huge blow-up later between the Luftwaffe and the Romanians when the Romanians refused to bow to German demands the flyable airframe be sent to Germany
- B-24D-100-CO 42-40738 “The Oklahoman” 389th Bomb Group/567th Bomb Squadron: One of the newest B-24Ds on the TIDAL WAVE mission, this ship helped the inexperienced 389th COMPLETELY DESTROY TARGET RED (Steaua Romana refinery) at Campina, Romanian, about 19 miles north of Ploesti
- B-24D-5-CO 41-23813 Victory Ship 44th Bomb Group/68th Bomb Squadron: LED 100% SUCCESSFUL 44th ATTACK ON TARGET BLUE (the very important Creditul Minier refinery)
- B-24D-20-CO 41-24105 “Tupelo Lass” 93rd Bomb Group/409th Bomb Squadron: Survived the 93rd’s suicidally brave attack on WHITE IV and WHITE V; Japanese-American (Nisei) S/Sgt Ben Kuroki was a gunner on this crew–Ben was later the only Japanese-American permitted by the White House to participate in active combat against the Japanese in the Pacific
- B-24D-75-CO 42-40611 “Death Dealer” 93rd Bomb Group/409th Bomb Squadron: Survived the 93rd’s suicidally brave attack on the WHITE IV and WHITE V refineries. Thanks to 93rd historian Don Morrison, we finally have definitive proof of the correct serial number and code letter of this aircraft.
Note this set includes a 30-page history/configurations/markings booklet!
1/48 TIDAL WAVE B-24Ds – Ploesti Heroes #2 Nose art and special markings for EIGHT B-24D veterans of TIDAL WAVE!
B-24D-5-CO 41-23817 Suzy~Q 44th Bomb Group/67th Bomb Squadron: LEON JOHNSON MEDAL OF HONOR AIRCRAFT-LED 100% SUCCESSFUL 44th ATTACK ON TARGET WHITE V (Columbia Aquila refinery)
B-24D-25-CO 41-24311 Hadley’s “Harem” 98th Bomb Group/344 Bomb Squadron: Ditched in sea just off Turkish coast after mission-much of the airframe recovered from the sea bottom and now resting in a Turkish museum-the only TIDAL WAVE airframe survivor
B-24D-25-CO 41-24226 Utah Man 93rd Bomb Group/330th Bomb Squadron: Previously named Joisey Bounce and also a veteran of the 93rd’s first desert deployment in Dec 42-Jan 43. Flown to Ploesti by the late Capt Walt Stewart, well-known public speaker on the Ploesti mission
B-24D-45-CO 42-40265 Honkey Tonk Gal 93rd Bomb Group/409th Bomb Squadron: Belly-landed in Romania during the 93rd’s suicidally brave attack and returned to flying status by the Romanians-subject of a huge blow-up later between the Luftwaffe and the Romanians when the Romanians refused to bow to German demands the flyable airframe be sent to Germany
B-24D-100-CO 42-40738 “The Oklahoman” 389th Bomb Group/567th Bomb Squadron: One of the newest B-24Ds on the TIDAL WAVE mission, this ship helped the inexperienced 389th COMPLETELY DESTROY TARGET RED (Steaua Romana refinery) at Campina, Romanian, about 19 miles north of Ploesti
B-24D-5-CO 41-23813 Victory Ship 44th Bomb Group/68th Bomb Squadron: LED 100% SUCCESSFUL 44th ATTACK ON TARGET BLUE (the very important Creditul Minier refinery)
B-24D-20-CO 41-24105 “Tupelo Lass” 93rd Bomb Group/409th Bomb Squadron: Survived the 93rd’s suicidally brave attack on WHITE IV and WHITE V; Japanese-American (Nisei) S/Sgt Ben Kuroki was a gunner on this crew-Ben was later the only Japanese-American permitted by the White House to participate in active combat against the Japanese in the Pacific
B-24D-75-CO 42-40611 “Death Dealer” 93rd Bomb Group/409th Bomb Squadron: Survived the 93rd’s suicidally brave attack on the WHITE IV and WHITE V refineries. Thanks to 93rd historian Don Morrison, we finally have definitive proof of the correct serial number and code letter of this aircraft.
