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B-24D · 330th Bombardment Squadron · 93rd BG (H)
“Doity Boid”
41-24104
CrashedFuselage Code
AG
Radio Call Letter
B“Baker”
Cataloged Sorties
1
Doity Boid crash-landed in a cornfield at Hardwick on return from the Bremen mission of December 20, 1943, under pilot Robert W. Depke. Crew chief Dominick Pesci, one of the first men on the scene, later received an apology from Depke for "messing up his plane."
Sortie Log
A sortie is a single combat mission flown by an aircraft and its crew. The entries below document known sorties associated with this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. This list represents verified flights but may not be complete; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Date
Pilot
Cataloged Crew
Target
Target Type
Photographs
Sources
B-24 Best Web
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http://www.b24bestweb.com/doityboid1.htm
B-24 Best Web
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http://www.b24bestweb.com/doityboid4.htm
B-24 Best Web
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http://www.b24bestweb.com/doityboid3.htm
B-24 Best Web
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http://www.b24bestweb.com/doityboid2.htm
Tony North's Photograph Album
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