B-24 Cocktail Hour Graphics Set Scale:1/15

B-24 Cocktail Hour Graphics Set Scale:1/15B 24J 160 CO Cocktail Hour of the 5AF 64BS 43BG, serial number 44 4042 Cocktail Hour was a B24J delivered to the US Army Air Force as B24J 160 CO serial number 44 40428. She was assigned to the 5th Air Force, 43rd Bombardment Group, 64th Bombardment Squadron based within the Okinawa island chain called "le Shima." . Cocktail Hour was a late war B24. The nose art mesmerized battle weary soldiers the bright lights, big city, stars, music and of course

81881 B304 flown by Lt William E

was credited with the destruction of 3 enemy aircraft in aerial combat plus 2 probables

March 1992-1995

9th Air Force

yet he volunteered for another combat tour

· Dropped from inventory as surplus

which is today on display at theFlying Leatherneck Aviation Museum at Miramar

Photo by Adam Cline

including one in combat in Korea

On 12 November 1943

which at the time was owned and operated by Benjamin Franklin Mahoney who had purchased it from its founder

Hans-Joachim von Hippel Jasta 71