Babe the Blue Ox, serial number 41-11602, was one of the 23 HALPRO B-24s. Her RCL was #21 and she was on the first HALPRO mission to the Ploesti oilfields.
Following the creation of the 376th HBG in November 1942, her RCl was changed to #47. She was lost on February 7, 1943 mission to Naples.
The above from James Britt
Group Date A/C # and Mission Target Pilot
Mission # letter
1 1 6/12/1942 21 Polesti Romania John Wilkinson
2 2 6/15/1942 21 R Convoy Mediterranean John Wilkinson
3 3 6/21/1942 21 Benghazi Libya John Wilkinson
4 26 7/19/1942 21 R Tobruk Libya George Whitlock
5 28 7/21/1942 21 Suda Bay Crete John Wilkinson
6 30 7/23/1942 21 R Benghazi Libya Walter Clark
7 32 7/25/1942 21 Tobruk Libya Edward Crouchley
8 34 7/28/1942 21 Suda Bay Crete John Wilkinson
9 38 8/ 4/1942 21 R Convoy Mediterranean John Wilkinson
10 40 8/24/1942 21 Tobruk Libya John Wilkinson
11 41 8/27/1942 21 Convoy Mediterranean James Sibert
12 42 8/30/1942 21 R Tobruk Libya John Wilkinson
13 45 9/ 7/1942 21 R Convoy Mediterranean Edward Crouchley
14 46 9/ 9/1942 21 R Tobruk Libya John Wilcox
15 48 9/13/1942 21 R Benghazi Libya Edward Crouchley
16 49 9/16/1942 21 R Benghazi Libya John Wilkinson
17 50 9/22/1942 21 R Benghazi Libya Delmar Rogers
18 51 9/27/1942 21 R Benghazi Libya Homer Adams
19 52 10/ 1/1942 21 R Convoy Mediterranean John Wilkinson
20 53 10/ 6/1942 21 R Benghazi Libya Therman Brown
21 54 10/ 9/1942 21 R Benghazi Libya John Wilkinson
22 55 10/11/1942 21 R Convoy Mediterranean John Wilcox
23 63 10/26/1942 21 R Convoy Mediterranean John Wilcox
24 66 10/30/1942 21 R Maleme Crete John Wilkinson
25 67 11/ 1/1942 21 R Maleme Crete John Wilcox
26 69 11/ 4/1942 21 R Benghazi Libya John Wilkinson
27 71 11/ 6/1942 21 R Benghazi Libya John Wilcox
28 73 11/11/1942 47 Benghazi Libya William Dwyer
29 75 11/15/1942 47 M Tobruk Libya John Wilkinson
30 77 11/21/1942 47 M Tripoli Libya Sam Oglesby
31 82 12/ 7/1942 47 Tripoli Libya George Whitlock
32 83 12/11/1942 47 M Naples Italy John Wilkinson
33 85 12/20/1942 47 D Sousse Tunisia Norman Appold
34 86 12/24/1942 47 M Naples Italy John Lavin
35 87 12/28/1942 47 Sousse Tunisia George Whitlock
36 88 1/ 2/1943 47 M Kastelli Crete Alfred Kalberer
37 91 1/11/1943 47 M Naples Italy John Toomey
38 92 1/16/1943 47 M Tripoli Libya Delbert Hahn
39 93 1/20/1943 47 M Tripoli Libya George McGuire
40 94 1/26/1943 47 M Naples Italy William Dwyer
41 97 2/ 7/1943 47 Naples Italy James Brereton
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