Service File · AircraftB-24J330th Bombardment Squadron
“Big Noise II”
Serial
42-109989
Tail Code
AG
Radio Call
J · Jig
Catalogued Missions
13
The Ship
Big Noise II, featuring nose art of the Walt Disney character Donald Duck, served with the 330th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group (call letter J). From 30 August through 9 September 1944, the 93rd Bomb Group used the aircraft to ferry food and medical supplies to Orléans, France.
Sortie log.
13 flights · oldest first
Date
Target
Type
Pilot · Crew
25 APR 1944
Mannheim
Marshalling Yard
Lt. Hase · 10 aboard
→
06 MAY 1944
Siracourt
V-weapon Site
Lt. Hase · 10 aboard
→
04 DEC 1944
Bebra
Marshalling Yard
Lt. Tyger · 7 aboard
→
05 JAN 1945
Target unrecorded
Lt. [illegible] · 5 aboard
→
06 JAN 1945
Bonn Rhine H/B
Highway Bridge
Lt. Tyger · 9 aboard
→
10 JAN 1945
Target unrecorded
— · 1 aboard
→
03 FEB 1945
Magdeburg/Rothensee
Oil Industry
Lt. Libby · 10 aboard
→
09 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Lt. Alexander · 10 aboard
→
19 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Lt. Libby · 9 aboard
→
22 FEB 1945
Target unrecorded
Lt. Webb · 9 aboard
→
02 MAR 1945
Magdeburg/Rothensee O/I
Oil Industry
Lt. Tyger · 9 aboard
→
03 MAR 1945
Magdeburg/Rothensee O/R
Oil Refinery
Lt. Miller · 10 aboard
→
31 MAR 1945
Target unrecorded
Lt. Heller · 8 aboard
→
Photographs.
2 on file
Sources.
§ Provenance
http://www.b24bestweb.com/bignoiseii2.htm
Website
Mike Bailey with Tony North · Midland Publishing Limited · 1998
Published
Plane List
Website
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record