 NAME
|
TP | - | M# | SER | - | BLK | - | MF | SERIAL # |
AF |
BG |
BS |
SC | RCL/# | V#-P | PHOTO CREDITS |
HARRY S. TRUMAN, The |
B |
- |
24 |
J |
- |
150 |
- |
CO |
44-40229 |
5 |
90 |
321 |
~ |
~ |
00-1 |
N/A |
Port (Left) Side - 1st Nose Art - Starboard has FORM 1-A
Info Contributor - David
Burns
Piloted by my Uncle, Robert W. Groves (shaking hands on the left), who flew 47 missions
(most of them in The HARRY S. TRUMAN / FORM 1-A), during 1945. After asking my Uncle what the tail numbers were on his
"Bird" (even though he had difficulty speaking), with
great forcefulness, he uttered "229"!
Info Contributor - James
A. Leddy
When the "Jolly Rogers" Liberator "229" broke the
world's record for combat missions flown by any Consolidated B-24, it was
repainted (with no "controversial" artwork), still honoring President
Truman.
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