B-24D 41-24301 (Lady Be Good)

41-24301[]

Lady Be Good crash picture — B-24D-25CO 41-24310
**Lady Be Good**
Crash Photo

AIRCRAFT TYPE: B-24D-25 MANUFACTURE: CO

CONSTRUCTION #: 1096 SERIES NUMBER: 82 / 92

DATE BUILT: 00 December 42 DATE ACCEPTED: 12 December 1942 DATE SOC: 04 April 1943

AIR FORCE ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
9th	00 March 1943 – 04 April 1943

GROUP ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
376th	00 March 1943 – 04 April 1943

SQUADRON ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
514nd	00 March 1943 – 04 April 1943

GROUP MARKINGS: None
SQUADRON MARKINGS:
A/C I.D. MARKINGS: 64 X
MARKINGS ASSIGNED: 00 May 1943

AIRCRAFT NAME (S): Lady Be Good

FINAL LOCATION: Libyian Desert

MACR:

HISTORY[]

#	DATE	MISSION	PILOT	COMMENTS
	00 Mar 43	Airfield Location: Topeka Army AAB	2nd Lt. Rose, S.D	Acceptance & training
	00 May 43	Airfield Location: Soluch, Libya
	02 Apr 43	Palermo, Sicily Target: port facilities		Aborted: weather
end	04 Apr 43	Naples, Italy Target: port facilities	1st Lt Hatton, W.	Aborted: weather Combat Damage (night fighter): #3 engine damaged - crashed in Lybian desert (N 26°42′45.7″N, E 24°01′27″)
	00 00 59	Wreckage Found
	00 Aug 94	Wreckage recovered and removed		Stored: Tobruk

NOTES[]

There is direct evident that the name "Lady Be Good" was actually painted on this aircraft on April 3rd (the day before it crashed). It was only painted on the starboard side of the bomber and it was in yellow paint.

It is speculation that the #2 engine was slightly damaged by a night fighter - a 20mm shell was found in the engine, but it is more likely that it came from ground fire.

Gallery[]

External References[]

- Lady Be Good stored