Service File · AircraftB-24D330th Bombardment SquadronMissing in Action

Celhalopdos

Serial
41-23675
Tail Code
AG
Radio Call
G · George
Celhalopdos, B-24D
“Celhalopdos”
The Ship

Piloted by Charles Moore, this aircraft flew against Messina's harbor during the January 1943 raids, dropping on ferry installations alongside other Group Liberators; the January 30 return to Messina found long columns of smoke rising from naval storage and a struck vessel, with no fighter opposition encountered. The aircraft's luck did not hold: on February 15, 1943, after delivering its bombs near Naples, it was shot down, the North African campaign's last combat loss for the Group. The entire crew, including Moore, was killed.

Data plate.

§ Record of Type
Manufacturer
Consolidated Aircraft Corp. · San Diego, Calif.
Fiscal Year
FY 1941
Block Number
1
Full Designation
B-24D-1-CO
Version
B-24D
Finish
Olive Drab
Date Lost
15 February 1943
MACR
16372

Photographs.

1 on file

Sources.

§ Provenance
http://www.b24bestweb.com/celhalopdos.htm
Website
Carroll (Cal) Steward · Nebraska Printing Center · 2007
Published
Tony North · Second Air Division Digital Archive · 0
Personal memoir
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