advertisement
WikiVisually
Infinite photos and videos for every Wiki article · Find something interesting to watch in seconds
Recovered Treasures British Monarchs Celebrities History by Country Wars and Battles Kings of France Animals Supercars Tallest Buildings Orders and Medals Largest Palaces Great Artists Famous Castles Great Cities Great Museums Crown Jewels Best Campuses Presidents Rare Coins World Banknotes Richest US Counties Countries of the World Wonders of Nature Largest Empires Sports Ancient Marvels
more top lists
History
Lady Be Good (aircraft)
Videos
Page
Lady Be Good is a B-24D Liberator bomber that disappeared without a trace on its first combat mission during World War II. The plane, which was from 376th Bomb Group of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), was believed to have been lost—with its nine-man crew—in the Mediterranean Sea while returning to its base in Libya following a bombing raid on Naples on April 4, 1943. However, the wreck was accidentally discovered 710 km (440 mi) inland in the Libyan Desert by an oil exploration team from British Petroleum on November 9, 1958. A ground party in March 1959 later identified the aircraft as a B-24D.
Parts were strewn by the Consolidated B-24D Liberator Lady Be Good as it skidded to a halt amid the otherwise empty Libyan desert. Engines 1, 2 and 3
Parts were strewn by the Consolidated B-24D Liberator Lady Be Good as it skidded to a halt amid the otherwise empty Libyan desert. Engines 1, 2 and 3 visible in the photograph had their propellers feathered.
The crew of Lady Be Good. Left to right: Hatton, Toner, Hays, Woravka, Ripslinger, LaMotte, Shelley, Moore, Adams.
The crew of Lady Be Good. Left to right: Hatton, Toner, Hays, Woravka, Ripslinger, LaMotte, Shelley, Moore, Adams.
The wreckage of the Lady Be Good in 1958
The wreckage of the Lady Be Good in 1958
Intact cockpit and nose with machine guns still in place
Intact cockpit and nose with machine guns still in place
376th Air Expeditionary Wing
Videos
Page
The 376th Air Expeditionary Wing is an inactive wing of the United States Air Force. It was last stationed at the Transit Center at Manas International Airport, Kyrgyz Republic, supporting U.S. and ISAF operations in Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Manuel Garibay directs a KC-135 Stratotanker at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, 11 November taxiing out for a refueling mission. Sergeant Garib
Staff Sgt. Manuel Garibay directs a KC-135 Stratotanker at Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, 11 November taxiing out for a refueling mission. Sergeant Garibay is a maintainer with the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing
Image: 376 bombardment wg patch
Image: 376 bombardment wg patch