The 376th HBG began operations with 23 Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers. They were joined by 10 Boeing B-17 Flying Fortresses in July. After the B-17s withdrew for repairs in late 1942, the 376th HBG continued to operate as a B-24 Group.
The Group was organized into 4 bomb squadrons - the 512th, 513th, 514th, and 515th. To keep their B-24 Liberators organized while in combat formation, each squadron was assigned a unique sequence of numbers. The 512th used numbers between 20 and 39; 513th, 40-59; 514th, 60-79; 515th, 80-99. Known in some circles as the Recall Code (RCL), each plane had its assigned number painted prominently on its nose and vertical tail.
There was one exception to the RCL Sequence described above. When the Army Air Corps groups began operating radar equipped ships, the 376th HBG used the last three digits of the airplanes serial or tail number. So, for example, 42-51142 was such a radar equipped pane and was known by the RCL "142." Before she was modified into a radar airplane, she bore the RCL "78."
The 376th HBG operated several B-24s of notable fame. The first is the Strawberry Bitch. She is currently on display at the National Museum of the US Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. She flew over 50 missions with the 512th Squadron from September 1943 through June 1944.
Another "infamous" B-24 was the Lady Be Good. She failed to return from her very first mission on April 4, 1943. She and her crew of 10 were reported as MIA as her fate was unknown. Sixteen years later, a British oil exploration crew found her lying in the middle of the Libyan desert.
A third B-24 of some renown was the Liberandos Boomerang; which set a new Mediterranean Theater record for heavy bombardment aircraft, having participated in 132 missions all of which were actual sorties. It had also established a record for consecutive missions, having flown 97 without once having been turned back because of mechanical failure. Only one turn-back marred its otherwise perfect flying record, this being caused by an oxygen leak on the 35th mission
By the end of the war, nearly 450 B-24s had flown missions with the 376th HBG.
Click here to see the list of planes lost.
The known B-24s that served with the 376th HBG are:
Serial Number Nose Art Name Model
? Lucky Patches
? Educated Edmund
? Cross Bones
? Little Jot
? Bobbie
? Round Trip Lulu
? 8th Wonder, The D
? "no 13"
? "no 026"
? "no 28"
? "no 37" D
? "no 516"
? "no 57" D
? "no 585"
? "no 596"
? "no 63"
? "no 74"
? "no 75"
? "no 84"
? "no 837"
? "no 91"
40-698 Chatanooga Choo Choo D
41-11591 Queen B / Lorraine D-CO
41-11592 Draggin Lady D-CO
41-11593 Black Maria II D-CO
41-11595 Ole Faithful D-CO
41-11596 Brooklyn Rambler D-CO
41-11597 Blue Goose D-CO
41-11600 Eager Beaver D-CO
41-11601 Hellzapoppin D-CO
41-11602 Babe the Blue Ox D-CO
41-11603 Malicious D-CO
41-11609 Little Eva D-CO
41-11613 Florine Ju Ju/ Blue Streak D-CO
41-11614 Ripper I D-CO
41-11615 Mona the Lame Duck D-CO
41-11616 Arkansas Traveler D-CO
41-11617 Ole King Solomon D-CO
41-11618 Ole Rock D-CO
41-11620 Edna Elizabeth D-CO
41-11622 Town Hall D-CO
41-11624 Ball of Fire D-CO
41-11625 Yank D-CO
41-11629 Jap Trap D-CO
41-11630 Chum-V / Kitty Quick D-CO
41-11636 Wash's Tub D-CO
41-11646 Battleaxe / Old Spareribs D-CO
41-11686 Censored (sub sniffer) D-CO
41-11767 Shangai Lil D-CO
41-11779 Lil Abner D-CO
41-11794 Edna Elizabeth 2nd D-CO
41-11796 Miss Incendiary D-CO
41-11803 Rosie Wrecked em, no 92 D-CO
41-11809 "no 55" D-CO
41-11836 Lil Deicer no 33 D-CO
41-11848 Esmeralda D-CO
41-11894 Boilermaker D-CO
41-11910 Sag Ass Sally D-CO
41-11916 Tangerine D-CO
41-11921 Northern Star; Doc D-CO
41-11931 Ripper 2nd D-CO
41-11932 Mongrel D-CO
41-11933 Jinx D-CO
41-11934 Mabel D-CO
41-11935 Per-Diem the Second D-CO
41-11937 ---- D-CO
4x-xxxxx War Weary And Tired no. 49 D-CO
41-119xx or 41-23xxx "no 38" D
4x-xxxxx Skylark no 48 D
41-23656 Rowdy Ann D- 1-CO
41-23660 Poison Ivy D- 1-CO
41-23724 Doodle Bug D- 1-CO
41-23742 Liberty Lad D- 1-CO
41-23780 Benghazi Express D- 5-CO
41-23801 no 19 D- 5-CO
41-24024 Bewitching Witch D- 15-CO
41-24025 Satans Chariot No 48 D- 15-CO
41-24030 no 90 D- 15-CO
41-24031 Bored of War / Angie the Ox D- 15-CO
41-24032 Let's Go D- 15-CO
41-24033 no 81 D- 15-CO
41-24035 Gremlin, The D- 15-CO
41-24200 Wittle Wed Wabbit D- 20-CO
41-24252 Edna Marie (or Maria) D- 25-CO
41-24258 Minerva D- 25-CO
41-24259 War Maid D- 25-CO
41-24270 Pizzonia D- 25-CO
41-24294 Brewery Wagon D- 25-CO
41-24297 Chief Wahoo D- 25-CO
41-24301 Lady Be Good D- 25-CO
41-24310 Patches D- 25-CO
41-28624 Round Trip Harry H- 1-DT
41-28758 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28762 Tailwind H- 15-DT
41-28764 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28765 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28769 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28775 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28777 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28780 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28786 Diddlin' Dolly II H- 15-DT
41-28791 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28799 Spirit of Spokane H- 15-DT
41-28802 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28804 Special Mission II H- 15-DT
41-28806 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28809 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28817 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28821 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28837 Tradewinds H- 15-DT
41-28859 ---- H- 15-DT
41-28911 no 25 H- 15-DT
41-28920 Big Marge H- 15-DT
41-28926 no 31 H- 15-DT
41-28951 ---- H- 20-DT
41-28960 Ole John Silver H- 20-DT
41-28965 Vivie H- 20-DT
41-29260 ---- H- 10-CF
41-29279 no 39 H- 10-CF
41-29294 Miss Minerva II H- 10-CF
41-29308 ---- H- 10-CF
41-29309 ---- H- 10-CF
41-29376 ---- H- 15-CF
41-29401 ---- H- 15-CF
41-29425 Boomerang H- 15-CF
41-29435 ---- H- 15-CF
41-29455 ---- H- 15-CF
41-29556 Tobacco Rhoda H- 15-CF
41-29563 Constant Menace H- 15-CF
41-29588 ---- H- 15-CF
41-29606 Der Flittermouse H- 15-CF
42- 7636 ---- H- 1-FO
42-4xxxx Margie "no 92" D
42-40071 ---- D- 30-CO
42-40081 ---- D- 30-CO
42-40110 Pink Lady D- 30-CO
42-40195 Oh Kay D- 35-CO
42-40203 Tobias The Terrible D- 35-CO
42-40206 8 Ball D- 35-CO
42-40209 Wild Wolf (The) D- 35-CO
42-40213 Lady? Hell!! D- 35-CO
42-40229 Bomboogie D- 40-CO
42-40232 Butch/ Joey Uptown D- 40-CO
42-40236 Fyrtile Myrtle D- 40-CO
42-40314 Satan s Sister D- 45-CO
42-40314 Shanghai Lils Sister D- 45-CO
42-40315 Wolf Pack (The) D- 45-CO
42-40317 Barrel House Bessie D- 45-CO
42-40317 Professor D D- 45-CO
42-40318 ---- D- 45-CO
42-40319 Yankee Rebel / Dopey Goldberg D- 45-CO
42-40321 ---- D- 45-CO
42-40392 Chum VII D- 53-CO
42-40563 Wongo! Wongo! D- 70-CO
42-40649 ---- D- 80-CO
42-40656 Elsie D- 85-CO
42-40657 G.I. Ginnie D- 85-CO
42-40658 Ole Sarge/Warmaid D- 85-CO
42-40660 Little Richard D- 85-CO
42-40661 Black Saturday D- 85-CO
42-40664 Teggie Anne D- 85-CO
42-40760 Solid John D- 95-CO
42-41018 Earthquake D-125-CO
42-41028 Dirty Gertie D-125-CO
42-41031 Daisy Mae D-125-CO
42-41032 Mizpah D-125-CO
42-41175 Sad Sack D-145-CO
42-41176 Slow Time Sally D-145-CO
42-41184 ---- D-145-CO
42-41220 Calamity Jane D-150-CO
42-41256 Red Wing D-150-CO
42-50281 The Missouri Mule H- 20-CF
42-50342 What Next? H- 20-CF
42-50413 ---- H- 30-CF
42-50420 ---- H- 30-CF
42-50421 ---- H- 30-CF
42-50429 Lively Lady H- 30-CF
42-50436 Pleasure Bent H- 30-CF
42-50445 ---- H- 30-CF
42-50960 Mary Ellen J- 5-FO
42-51142 ---- H- 25-DT
42-51151 ---- H- 25-DT
42-51157 ---- H- 25-DT
42-51182 ---- H- 30-DT
42-51183 Bad Penny H- 30-DT
42-51360 ---- J- 5-DT
42-51371 Wild Oats J- 5-DT
42-51379 ---- J- 5-DT
42-51401 ---- J- 10-DT
42-51537 Boudoir Commandos J- 5-FO
42-51560 ---- J- 5-FO
42-51568 ---- J- 5-FO
42-51579 ---- J- 5-FO
42-51584 ---- J- 5-FO
42-51605 ---- J- 5-FO
42-51629 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51635 Blue Streak II J- 10-FO
42-51640 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51641 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51646 Little Joe J- 10-FO
42-51649 What Next? J- 10-FO
42-51652 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51656 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51658 Yankee Girl J- 10-FO
42-51719 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51753 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51764 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51769 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51813 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51814 ---- J- 10-FO
42-51864 Badger Beauty J- 15-FO
42-51868 Round Trip Lulu J- 15-FO
42-51888 ---- J- 15-FO
42-51891 ---- J- 15-FO
42-51895 ---- J- 15-FO
42-51897 ---- J- 15-FO
42-52181 My Aching Back H- 10-FO
42-52200 ---- H- 10-FO
42-52206 ---- H- 10-FO
42-52273 ---- H- 10-FO
42-52281 ---- H- 10-FO
42-52448 ---- H- 15-FO
42-52490 ---- H- 15-FO
42-52541 Wolf Larsen H- 15-FO
42-52547 ---- H- 15-FO
42-52557 ---- H- 15-FO
42-52599 ---- H- 15-FO
42-52622 Fluxuatin' Kate H- 15-FO
42-52662 ---- H- 15-FO
42-52663 ---- H- 15-FO
42-52751 ---- H- 15-FO
42-52764 ---- H- 15-FO
42-52770 ---- H- 15-FO
42-64257 ---- J- 10-CF
42-64363 ---- J- 20-CF
42-64370 ---- J- 20-CF
42-64373 ---- J- 20-CF
42-64467 Lonesome Polecat H- 10-CF
42-64468 The Four Fruits H- 10-CF
42-64474 Little De-Icer H- 10-CF
42-72765 Sexy Sal D-155-CO
42-72767 Flame McGoon D-155-CO
42-72768 Ready Willing, and Able D-155-CO
42-72769 ---- D-155-CO
42-72772 ---- D-155-CO
42-72773 Frankie Ferocious D-155-CO
42-72776 ---- D-155-CO
42-72803 ---- D-155-CO
42-72843 Strawberry Bitch D-160-CO
42-72844 Jackie's Boy D-160-CO
42-72846 Mammy Yokum D-160-CO
42-72847 K.O. Katy II D-160-CO
42-72849 Miss Oklahoma D-160-CO
42-72850 Georgia Cracker D-160-CO
42-72852 ---- D-160-CO
42-72854 Dot's Queen of Queens D-160-CO
42-72855 Pappy Yokum D-160-CO
42-72874 Duchess (The) D-165-CO
42-72892 Bubbles D-165-CO
42-72896 ---- D-165-CO
42-72900 ---- D-165-CO
42-72902 ---- D-165-CO
42-72904 ---- D-165-CO
42-72927 ---- D-170-CO
42-72xxx Sleepout Sam D
42-72xxx
42-73065 (RYAF B-24) J- 10-CO
42-73078 Superstitious Aloysius J- 10-CO
42-73083 Vitamin P J- 10-CO
42-73xxx Good Time Charlie J- 10-CO
42-73085 (RYAF B-24) J- 10-CO
42-73088 The Joker J- 10-CO
42-73089 ---- J- 10-CO
42-73090 Harry the Horse J- 10-CO
42-730xx ---- J- 10-CO
42-73137 ---- J- 15-CO
42-73139 ---- J- 15-CO
42-73140 Hairless Joe J- 15-CO
42-73417 ---- J- 45-CO
42-73428 Big Nig J- 45-CO
42-73432 ---- J- 45-CO
42-73843 ----
42-78068 ---- G-NT
42-78074 ---- G- 1-NT
42-78075 ---- G- 5-NT
42-78076 Corn Fed G- 5-NT
42-78xxx Sweet Meat G- 5-NT
42-78078 Gentle Annie G - 5-NT
42-78085 ---- G- 5-NT
42-78111 ---- G- 5-NT
42-78112 Loose Goose, The G- 5-NT
42-78138 Minnesota Marge G- 5-NT
42-78151 ---- G- 5-NT
42-78190 Problem Child G- 10-NT
42-78192 Alpha-Omega G- 10-NT
42-78206 Desert Fury G- 10-NT
42-78209 The Wheel G- 10-NT
42-78211 ---- G- 10-NT
42-78262 Gin G- 10-NT
42-78320 Penguin, The G- 15-NT
42-78321 Sad Sack G- 15-NT
42-78325 ---- G- 15-NT
42-78337 ---- G- 15-NT
42-78346 ---- G- 15-NT
42-78347 ---- G- 15-NT
42-78349 ---- G- 15-NT
42-78353 ---- G- 16-NT
42-78368 ---- G- 16-NT
42-78373 ---- G- 16-NT
42-78375 ---- G- 16-NT
42-78378 ---- G- 16-NT
42-78379 Timmy G- 16-NT
42-78386 ---- G- 16-NT
42-78387 Wench (The) G- 16-NT
42-78400 Peggy G- 16-NT
42-78416 ---- G- 16-NT
42-78417 Bottoms Up G- 16-NT
42-78425 2nd Carpenters Masterpiece G- 16-NT
42-78464 ---- G- 16-NT
42-78476 Send Me Baby J- 1-NT
42-78492 ---- J- 1-NT
42-78498 ---- J- 1-NT
42-78502 Pretty Baby J- 1-NT
42-78512 Rugged Rosie J- 1-NT
42-78588 ---- J- 1-NT
42-78602 no 80 J- 1-NT
42-78608 ---- J- 1-NT
42-78672 no 49 J- 1-NT
42-94748 Deanna Dawn H- 15-FO
42-94769 ---- H- 15-FO
42-94779 ---- H- 15-FO
42-94869 ---- H- 20-FO
42-94876 ---- H- 20-FO
42-94904 Belle of the Brawl H- 20-FO
42-94987 Yum Yum H- 20-FO
42-95174 ---- H- 25-FO
42-95245 ---- H- 25-FO
42-95285 no 22 H- 25-FO
42-95338 Battering Ram H- 30-FO
42-95345 ---- H- 30-FO
42-95378 ---- H- 30-FO
42-95388 ---- H- 30-FO
42-95463 ---- H- 30-FO
42-99746 ---- J- 15-CF
42-99752 Miss O Lanious J- 15-CF
42-99761 ---- J- 15-CF
42-99764 ---- J- 15-CF
42-99769 ---- J- 15-CF
42-99808 ---- J- 20-CF
42-99816 Weary Willie J- 20-CF
42-99862 Blivit J- 20-CF
42-100253 ---- J- 85-CO
42-100255 Kansas City Kity J- 85-CO
42-100256 ---- J- 85-CO
42-100257 ---- J- 85-CO
42-100265 ---- J- 85-CO
42-109831 ---- J-105-CO
42-109843 ---- J-110-CO
42-109844 no 78 J-110-CO
44-10631 Slow-Time-Sally J- 70-CF
44-40091 no 51 J-145-CO
44-40138 no 37 J-145-CO
44-40149 Babs J-150-CO
44-40299 Purty Baby J-155-CO
44-40330 Hardway Ten J-155-CO
44-40413 ---- J-165-CO
44-40420 Dottie Jayne J-160-CO
44-40441 ---- J-160-CO
44-40448 ---- J-160-CO
44-40469 ---- J-165-CO
44-40483 Swede John Deere J-165-CO
44-40489 ---- J-165-CO
44-40490 No No Cleo J-165-CO
44-40496 ---- J-165-CO
44-40502 Bessa Me Mucho J-165-CO
44-40524 Little Johnny J-165-CO
44-40549 ---- J-170-CO
44-40552 ---- J-170-CO
44-40574 ---- J-170-CO
44-40599 ---- J-170-CO
44-40616 ---- J-170-CO
44-40727 ---- J-175-CO
44-40740 ---- J-175-CO
44-40845 Pleasant Peasants J-180-CO
44-40884 ---- J-185-CO
44-40983 ---- J-190-CO
44-40xxx Bull Moose
44-41086 Little Pud J-195-CO
44-41148 ---- J-195-CO
44-41171 ---- J-200-CO
44-41200 ---- J-200-CO
44-41216 ---- J-200-CO
44-41262 ---- J-205-CO
44-41280 ---- J-205-CO
44-41282 ---- J-205-CO
44-41413 ---- L- 5-CO
44-44370 ---- J-100-CF
44-48764 ---- J- 20-FO
44-48765 ---- J- 20-FO
44-48769 ---- J- 20-FO
44-48799 ---- J- 20-FO
44-48801 ---- J- 20-FO
44-48837 ---- J- 20-FO
44-48964 ---- J- 20-FO
44-48972 ---- J- 20-FO
44-49068 ---- L- 1-FO
44-49088 Little Eddie L- 1-FO
44-49200 ---- L- 1-FO
44-49700 ---- L- 10-FO
44-49791 ---- L- 15-FO
44-49986 ---- L-15-FO
44-50299 ---- M- 1-FO
44-50393 Double Shot Sam M- 1-FO
44-50441 ---- M- 1-FO
44-50445 ---- M- 1-FO
44-50469 ---- M- 5-FO
44-50489 ---- M- 5-FO
44-50530 ---- M- 5-FO
44-50574 ---- M- 5-FO
44-50599 ---- M- 5-FO
44-50915 ---- M-15-FO
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