90th Bomb Group Message Board

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Hello Joyce:
I am glad that your father Joseph finally received his richly deserved medal - sometimes they given out far too late.

If I may impose upon your's and Joseph's good will, I want ask several more questions about the mission of the Double Trouble. The bomber was well armed with 10 x M2 0.50" mgs arranged to cover most of it, but for directly below, this was latter remedied by adding a retractable ball turret with two guns. On the mission of April 24th would Joseph remember the altitude when the fighters attacked - they evidently did not strike from directly below the belly.

Were the bombs salvoed when the fighters attacked, rather than being dropped on a target? Could he tell us what bombs were carried?

Do you recall if the wartime poster was in color? The copy I have is not. It would be great to get a color version on this web site for all to see.

The Eager Beaver like the Double Trouble (#42-40358; there were a great many airplanes with the same name) survived the war. I found a color drawing The Eager Beaver in the book by Robert F. Dorr, "B-24 Liberator Units of the Pacific War", page 50, and some details of its disposition on page 90. The 90th BG 320 sqd. also had an airplane named Little Beaver.

The best,

Tony