The pic is trimmed and not the entire number can be seen. It should be 946. She belonged to the 307th Bomb Group, the 13th AF. The Group consisted of the 370th BS, the 371st BS, the 372nd BS and the 424th BS.
Yep ... B-24J s/n. 44-40946 and belonged to the 372nd BS. If 372nd squadron so the airfields were:
On January 9, 1944 moved to Munda Airfield on New Georgia.
On May 13, 1944 moved to Mokerang Airfield on Los Negros.
On August 22, 1944 moved to Wakde Airfield ( (operated from: Kornasoren (Yebrurro) Airfield, Noemfoor).
On November 10, 1944 moved to Wama Airfield on Morotai.
So the requested pic may be taken in 1944 or 1945. It should be checked when the squadron started using of the B-24J. It looks like they got the bomber variant in the mid of the 1944.
Thanks. Trying to work out my father's movements in 1945. Looks like he was working in Morotai not just passing through. At Wama would the USAF and RAAF have shared aircraft servicing facilities?
According to the Pacific Wreck site .. yes the airfield was also used by the RAAF.
Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF)
No. 79 Squadron (Spitfire) 1945
No. 452 Squadron (Spitfire) arrived December 11, 1944 – June 29, 1945 departed Tarakan
No. 457 Squadron (Spitfire) arrived February 1945 – June 19, 1945 departed Labuan