Finding Aid · Aircraft Index · Serial 44-40113
Gambling Lady, B-24J
“Gambling Lady”
Finish & Markings
Natural Metal
NOSE ART ON FILE
B-24J · 409th Bombardment Squadron · 93rd BG (H)

“Gambling Lady”

44-40113
Survived War
Fuselage Code
YM
Radio Call Letter
YYoke
Cataloged Sorties
6

Gambling Lady's dice nose art nods to the number of the crew that first flew her overseas -- crew 711 of the 492nd Bomb Group's 857th Squadron, whose number gave the "seven" and "eleven" on the dice. She flew 15 missions with the 492nd before that group disbanded in August 1944, after which she transferred to the 93rd's 329th Squadron and later its 409th Squadron. She survived the war and returned to the United States after VE Day.

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
05 JAN 1945
Aaker
9 MEN
06 JAN 1945
Aaker
9 MEN
Highway Bridge
10 MAR 1945
Glenn
10 MEN
18 MAR 1945
Hallgarth
9 MEN
Armoured Fighting Vehicle Industry
09 APR 1945
Fruchter
9 MEN
15 APR 1945
Fruchter
9 MEN

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