41-11931 Ripper the 2nd
Ripper the 2nd, 41-11931, was a replacement B-24. We believe her original RCL was #4. If so, she flew 1 mission as #4.
Following the creation of the 376th HBG, she was assigned RCL #49. She flew 23 missions with this RCL.
In the spring of 1943 when the B-24s were renumbered to align them with the squadrons, she was assigned RCL #39. She flew 26 missions with this RCL.
In total, she flew 52 missions.
Photo from Tom Shumaker
Photo from Oz Livingstone, B-24 Research Team
This is an Ivan Dimitri photograph. Click here to see the full image.
Missions Flown
Group Date A/C # and Mission Target Pilot
Mission # letter
1 60 10/20/1942 4 X Tobruk Libya John Kidd
2 69 11/ 4/1942 4 X Benghazi Libya George Whitlock
3 73 11/11/1942 49 L Benghazi Libya Robert Paullin
4 75 11/15/1942 49 L Tobruk Libya James Brereton
5 77 11/21/1942 49 L Tripoli Libya Jackson Clayton
6 78 11/26/1942 49 L Tripoli Libya George Uhrich
7 80 11/29/1942 49 L Tripoli Libya Sam Oglesby
8 81 12/ 4/1942 49 L Naples Italy Martin Walsh, Jr
9 82 12/ 7/1942 49 L Tripoli Libya George Uhrich
10 83 12/11/1942 49 L Naples Italy Therman Brown
11 84 12/16/1942 49 L Sfax Tunisia Richard Rhoades
12 85 12/20/1942 49 L Sousse Tunisia Charles Peek
13 86 12/24/1942 49 L Naples Italy James Brereton
14 87 12/28/1942 49 Sousse Tunisia Charles Peek
15 88 1/ 2/1943 49 L Kastelli Crete James Brereton
16 89 1/ 7/1943 49 L Palermo Sicily Robert Paullin
17 90 1/ 8/1943 49 L Bizerte Tunisia Robert Paullin
18 93 1/20/1943 49 L Tripoli Libya James Brereton
19 94 1/26/1943 49 L Naples Italy Sam Oglesby
20 95 1/31/1943 49 L Messina Sicily Richard Miller
21 97 2/ 7/1943 49 Naples Italy Delbert Hahn
22 98 2/10/1943 49 L Palermo Sicily Richard Miller
23 99 2/15/1943 49 L Naples Italy John Wilkinson
24 101 2/24/1943 49 L Naples Italy Delbert Hahn
25 102 3/ 1/1943 49 L Naples Italy Charles Peek
26 110 4/ 6/1943 39 Y Messina Sicily Richard Critchfield
27 117 4/26/1943 39 Y Bari Italy Kenneth Iverson
28 118 4/28/1943 39 Y Naples Italy Gilmer Mayfield
29 120 5/ 1/1943 39 Y Reggio Italy Kenneth Iverson
30 121 5/ 4/1943 39 Y Reggio Italy Kenneth Iverson
31 122 5/ 6/1943 39 V Reggio Italy Kenneth Iverson
32 125 5/13/1943 39 Y Augusta Sicily Kenneth Iverson
33 126 5/21/1943 39 Y San Giovanni Italy Kenneth Iverson
34 127 5/24/1943 39 Y Reggio Italy Kenneth Iverson
35 128 5/25/1943 39 Y Messina Sicily Kenneth Iverson
36 129 5/28/1943 39 Y Foggia Italy Kenneth Iverson
37 130 5/30/1943 39 Y Foggia Italy Gilmer Mayfield
38 132 6/ 6/1943 39 Y Reggio Italy Kenneth Iverson
39 133 6/ 9/1943 39 Y Gerbini A/D Sicily Kenneth Iverson
40 134 6/13/1943 39 Y Gerbini A/D Sicily Atlee Van Fleet
41 135 6/17/1943 39 Y Comiso A/D Sicily Kenneth Iverson
42 136 6/19/1943 39 Y San Giovanni Italy Kenneth Iverson
43 137 6/21/1943 39 Y Reggio Italy Kenneth Iverson
44 139 6/27/1943 39 Y Kalamaki A/D Greece Kenneth Iverson
45 140 7/ 2/1943 39 Y Grottaglie Italy Kenneth Iverson
46 142 7/ 6/1943 39 Y Gerbini A/D Sicily Kenneth Iverson
47 143 7/ 8/1943 39 Y Catania Sicily Kenneth Iverson
48 144 7/ 9/1943 39 Y Taormina Sicily James Welch, Jr
49 145 7/11/1943 39 Y Reggio Italy Kenneth Iverson
50 146 7/13/1943 39 Y Crotone Italy Atlee Van Fleet
51 147 7/14/1943 39 Y Messina Sicily Kenneth Iverson
52 148 7/16/1943 39 Y Bari Italy Kenneth Iverson
53 149 7/19/1943 39 Y Littorio A/D, Rome Italy Kenneth Iverson
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