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Aircraft: 2102649 

 LADY GERALDINE Nose Art. (Photo courtesy of Ernest Havecker and his family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) 

Lady Geraldine 2102649 LD-S&T. Courtesy of Jack O’Leary

NAMES: Lady Geraldine



 PILOTS:   N/A  N/A
MACR: SQUADRONS: 418 LD-S
418 LD-T

NOTES

Lady Geraldine --- Assigned to two squadrons: 418 LD T -and- 350 LN S

HISTORY

1944-03-23   Accepted into inventory
1944-03-23  Cheyenne
1944-04-09  Hunter
1944-04-30  Grenier
1944-04-03  Assigned to UK
1945-05-20  Transferred to 482nd Bomb Group
1945-12-16   Kingman, Arizona
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1945-12-16  Kingman, Arizona

Pilot Info

Crew: N/A

Related Info: : N/A, N/A

Comments

    Transferred to Alconbury on May 20, 1945 for ferry back to USA

PHOTOS:

 "LADY GERALDINE" Ground crew: L-R: Bob Cheney, Lyle Rehl, Monroe Nelson (100th Photo Archives) 

 "LADY GERALDINE" - 418th (100th Photo Archives) 

 LADY GERALDINE A/C 2102649 LD-S and Changed to LD-T. (Photo courtesy of Ernest Havecker and his family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) 

 Believe this to Be Lady Geraldine in LD-S markings vs LN-S (350th Markings).  This would indicate that LN never was assigned to the 350th BS but flew all missions as 418th.   (Photo courtesy of Ernie Havecker and his family: Eileen Rosenthal and Jodi Womack.) 

 "LADY GERALDINE" 418th aircraft (100th Photo Archives) 

Crew loading up after a mission. 
Lady Geraldine LD-T 2102649
		
 LD-T 649 LADY GERALDINE, PFF-XR-M 824, piloted by Lee Jacobs, on 2 May 45 Chowhound mission. The PFF aircraft XR-M had the name "MIKE" painted on it. Photo taken from Phillip Liesche's ship, AC 162 LD-U "GINGER". Photo courtesy of Lee Jacobs, Photo ID by Jack O'Leary Link to Chowhound formation sheets