Both Liberators were based at Hammer Field in Fresno, California with the 461 Bomb Group (H). The 461st has a website located HERE. There is a special page for the Hester crew from #41-28463 HERE. There are three pages dedicated to Capt. William Darden and his plane, the Exterminator #42-7674, which ditched in Huntington Lake. HERE is a photo of the plane. HERE tells the story of the Exterminator's loss by a friend of Darden's. A memorial for the crew at Huntington Lake is discussed HERE along with a transcript of testimony from an accident report following the plane's loss.

 

 

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