RUGGED BUGGY ---- B-24D-5-CO---- 41-23819
44th Bomb Group / 68th Bomb Squadron

If anyone has other photos of this aircraft
or can add any further detail to its history,
please share with me.

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Date	Pilot	Target
			Assigned to 68th Bomb Sqn as a/c (bar) A
02 Oct 42	J E O'Brien / M C Howell		Left Grenier Field for Gander and ETO
07 Nov 42	J E O'Brien /	Diversion
17 Nov 42	J E O'Brien /	Nanpertue-Cherbourg	Airfield
18 Nov 42	J E O'Brien /	Diversion
06 Dec 42	Capt J E O'Brien /	Abbeville / Drucat	Airfield
12 Dec 42	Capt J E O'Brien /	Abbeville / Drucat	Airfield
20 Dec 42	Capt J E O'Brien /	Romilly Airdrome
23 Jan 43	Capt J E O'Brien /	Lorient (recalled)
27 Jan 43	Capt J E O'Brien /	Wilhelmshaven	20mm and mg hits -- 2 KIA +2 WIA
22 Mar 43	Capt J E O'Brien /	Wilhelmshaven	(RW) destroyed Me110, (N) probable e/a
04 Apr 43	Capt J E O'Brien /	Diversion
16 Apr 43	G R Jansen /	Brest
01 May 43	R B Houston /	Diversion
14 May 43	M C Howell / Maj J E O'Brien	Kiel	MISSING -- #3 eng smoking, straggled, attacked by Fw190s, believed shot down by Hpt Gerhard Sommer I/JG1

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