The Boomerang

Famed Lib Retired
376th Bomb Group (PRO)-
Liberandos Boomerang; famous Liberator which recently set a new Mediterranean Theater record for heavy bombardment aircraft, has been retired from further combat operations. The plane had participated in 132 missions all of which were actual sorties. It had also established a record for consecutive missions , having flown 97 without once having been turned back becuse of mechanical failure. Only one turnback marred its otherwise perfect flying record, this being caused by an oxygen leak on the 35th mission.

See Glenn Rendahls- Frequent Flyers of the 40's

The Boomerang

Boomerang Front View

"Boomerang was one of the planes in our squadron. We usually flew a different plane each mission. This plane flew 125 sorties." Lt. George LaRoe is shown.

The Boomerang

Boomerang Side View.

Lt. Ernie Schroeder with Boomerang, one of the planes from the 512th used for missions. Notice the 125 sortie markings.

The Boomerang

Boomerang Side View.
Lt. John Delaplaine with Boomerang.

Burma Bound

Burma Bound
"This is the plane we flew home in, from Italy via Marrakesh, Africa and South America." Lt. Ernie Schroeder is shown with Galen Sheetz, who was stationed in South America where he flew C-47's. "Past aquaintences, we ran into each other on our return trip."

Railroad Car

Railroad Car
40 + 8 cars. "These cars were our transportation from Naples to Taranto thence to San Pancrazio (the 376th). Two plus days by rail, very cold and very dirty, cold food and coal burning in a bucket for heat. Lots of soot and runny noses, NOT first class!"

Tufa Hut

Tufa Hut
"This was our home in Italy. It was made of tufa blocks and heated with a 100 octane gasoline heating rig."

Marrakesh, Morroco, Africa.

Marrakesh, Morroco, Africa.
"Some of the guys with a couple of locals in Marrakesh, Morroco Africa."