41-11601 Hellzapoppin

Hellzapoppin, serial number 41-11601, was one of the 23 HALPRO B-24s. Her RCL was #23.

She was lost on her 9th mission. She crash landed on her return to base.  Howard Sturkie was the pilot.

Photo from Albert Story

Crash on August 1, 1942

photo from Robert Coutre

photo by Martin Metzler

Missions Flown

Group      Date      A/C # and   Mission Target         Pilot
Mission #               letter

1 20 7/13/1942 23 X       Benghazi Libya                         John Wilkinson
2 22 7/15/1942 23 X       Benghazi Libya                         Sam Oglesby
3 26 7/19/1942 23 X       Tobruk Libya                            Walter Clark
4 28 7/21/1942 23          Suda Bay Crete                         Edward Crouchley
5 30 7/23/1942 23          Benghazi Libya                         John Carmack
6 32 7/25/1942 23 X       Tobruk Libya                            Mark Mooty
7 34 7/28/1942 23 X       Suda Bay Crete                         George Whitlock
8 36 7/30/1942 23 U       Suda Bay Crete                         Therman Brown
9 37 8/  1/1942 23          Convoy Mediterranean             Howard Sturkie