The 380th 
Bomb Group (H)
Air Force Assigned to:  5th AF (April '43 - end WWII)
 (attached to RAAF until Jan '45)
  
Stations flown from:  Fenton, Australia (May '43 - Aug '44)
Darwin, Australia (Aug '44 - Feb '45)
San Jose, Mindoro (Feb '45 - end WWII)
 
Campaigns: Air Offensive, Japan
China Defensive
New Guinea
Bismark Archipelago
Western Pacific
Leyte
Luzon
Southern Philippines
China Offensive
 
Decorations:  Distinguished Unit Citation: Borneo, 13, 15, 17 Aug '43
Distinguished Unit Citation: New Guinea, 20 April - 17 May '44
Philippine Presidential Unit Citation
 

Squadron insignia- 

528th B.S.

529th B.S.

530th B.S.

 531st B.S.
    
Planes Flown: B24
 


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"Undecided" 530th BS. Flown home after war

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"Drunkards Dream" 531st BS #42-110115 lost18 June '45 in take of accident at Murtha. All aboard lost (Connaughton crew)

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"Toddy" 531st BS #42-100226 100+ missions

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"Missouri Miss" 530th BS #44-41811

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"Male Call" 531st BS #42-72799. Was the first 531st Squadron plane to make 100 missions

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"First Nighter" 529th BS #42-73340  Salvaged 15 May '45 after flak hit the bomb load after being dropped, peppering the B24 with shrapnel

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"Shy-Chi Baby II" 531st BS #44-40920  97 missions and 1000+ hours

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"(the) Miss Hap" 529th BS #42-100220 80+ missions and over 1200 hours, yet salvaged 26 Aug '45 after an accident

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"Madam Queen" 529th BS #42-109999

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"Double Trouble"530th BS #44-50602

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"Lucky Strike" 530th BS #44-41876

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"Lucky Strike" 530th BS #44-41876

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"Deanna's Dreamboat" 530th BS #44-42244 named after Actress Deanna Durbin

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"I'll Be Seeing You" 529th BS #44-40923

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"Rough Knight" 530th BS #42-100209 Flew 100+ missions and over 1400 hours

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"Daddy of 'em All" 529th BS #44-49860 lost 1 July '45 returning from Balikpapan (ran out of fuel)- all were rescued

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"Flak Fled Flapper" 528th BS #44-40434 1000+ hours

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"Je Reviens" 529th BS #42-72808

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"Breadline in '49" 528th BS #44-42201 destroyed Aug '45 on Okinawa

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"Pleasure Bent" 530th BS #42-73440

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