44-1/8 Douglas A-20H-1-DO Havoc
MSN 23224/23231
2 (MSN 23225) assigned to Engineering at Wright Field, Ohio crashed into Rincon Mountain, 35 mi SES of
Tucson, AZ Aug 9, 1945. Both crew killed.
7 (MSN 23230), assigned to 611 BU at Eglin Field, Valpariso, FL. Fatal crash after a stall & spin at
1.5 mi SW of Eglin Aux Airdrome #9, FL on Jul 16, 1944.
8 (MSN 23231), assigned to 610 BU at Eglin Field, Valpariso, FL. Damaged in a bad landing Sep 04, 1945
at Eglin Field.
44-9 Douglas A-20K-1-DO Havoc
MSN 23232
44-10/25 Douglas A-20H-1-DO Havoc
MSN 23233/23248
20 (MSN 23243) to civil registry as N5066N executive conversion.
Reregistered N99385 1977 to Military Aircraft Restoration
Group of Long Beach, CA. Noted 1988 stored in David
Tallichet compound at Chino, CA.
44-26/65 Douglas A-20H-5-DO Havoc
MSN 23249/23288
44-66/100 Douglas A-20K-5-DO Havoc
MSN 23289/23323
72 converted to F-3A reconnaissance aircraft. With 10th PRG,
155th PRS, crashed near Charleville, France Mar 2, 1945.
44-101/198 Douglas A-20K-10-DO Havoc
MSN 23324/23421
108 668th Bomb Sq, 416th Bomb Gp, 9th AF Lost on mission over Blankenheim, Germany. (4) KIA. MACR 12016
116/155 Lend-Lease to USSR
117 (MSN 23340) Lend-Lease to USSR as 4117. Armament removed, converted for photographic
surveys. Aeroflot, Ukraine Civil Aviation Directorate. Registered 30Sep53 as CCCP-A1132.
Operated by OVS No. 4. Struck off charge 31Jan56 because of poor technical condition
123 MSN 23346) Lend-Lease to USSR as 4123. Armament removed, converted for photographic
surveys. Aeroflot, Ukraine Civil Aviation Directorate. Registered 30Sep53 as CCCP-A1127.
Operated by OVS No. 4. Struck off charge 31Jan56 because of poor technical condition.
124 (MSN 23347) Lend-Lease to USSR as 4124. Armament removed, converted for photographic
surveys. Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate. Registered 9Apr55 as CCCP-L1181
130 (MSN 23353) Accepted by USAAF Jul44. Lend-Lease to USSR as 4130. Civil Air Fleet (GVF).
Registered as CCCP-L770. Operated by 3 oads GVF at Myachkovo. Damaged on landing when
did not correctly align with the runway, veered off the runway at Budapest 27Oct45
134 (MSN 23357) Lend-Lease to USSR as 4134. Armament removed, converted for photographic
surveys. Chief Administration of Geodesy Surveying and Cartography (GUGK). Registered
as CCCP-F330. Operated by Novosibirski AFO Novosibirskogo AGP at Severny, Novosibirsk
from 1951. Conducted aerial surveys in the Kurgan and Tyumen areas 15Jun51/10Aug51.
Accident on a photo survey flight from Omsk-Tsentralny to Kurgan 10aug51
136 (MSN 23359) Lend-Lease to USSR as 4136. Armament removed, converted for photographic
surveys. Chief Administration of Geodesy Surveying and Cartography (GUGK). Registered
as CCCP-F283. Operated by Novosibirski AFO Novosibirskogo AGP at Severny, Novosibirsk
from 1948. Conducted aerial surveys in the Vasyugano-Tymski and Kemerovo-Stalinski
districts 25Jun50/23Oct50. Accident on a photo survey flight from Novosibirsk-Severny 23Oct50
142 (MSN 23365) Lend-Lease to USSR as 4142. Armament removed, converted for photographic surveys.
Aeroflot, Uzbekistan Civil Aviation Directorate. Registered as CCCP-L1137. Struck off charge 25Feb55
143 (MSN 23366) Lend-Lease to USSR as 4143. Armament removed, converted for photographic surveys.
Chief Administration of Geodesy Surveying and Cartography (GUGK). Registered as CCCP-F284.
Operated by Novosibirski AFO Novosibirskogo AGP at Severny, Novosibirsk from 1948. Accident
on a positioning flight from Podkamennaya Tunguska to Turukhansk 24Jun50
146 (MSN 23369) Lend-Lease to USSR as 4146. Armament removed, converted for photographic
surveys. Aeroflot, Northern Civil Aviation Directorate. Registered 1Apr54 as CCCP-L1143.
Struck off charge 21Apr57 as worn out.
156 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6061. W/o Aug 9, 1950
157 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6062. W/o Sep 5, 1955
158 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6063. W/o Dec 15, 1944
159 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6064. W/o Dec 16, 1948
160 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6065. W/o Dec 16, 1948
161 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6066. To recon R-20 Nov 1952.
WFU Aug 1956
162 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6067. W/o Aug 28, 1949
163 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6068. To recon R-20 Nov 1952.
To ground instruction aircraft Dec 1956
164 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6069. W/o Dec 11, 1950
165 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6070. W/o Aug 23, 1945
166 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6071. To recon R-20 Nov 1952.
W/o Apr 14, 1955
167 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6072. To recon R-20 Nov 1952.
WFU Nov 1957
168 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6073. W/o Jan 21, 1948
169 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6074. To recon R-20 Nov 1952.
W/o Oct 7, 1954.
182 (410th BG, 647th BS) shot down during mission against railroad
targets near Gerolstein Jan 22, 1945. 3 KIA.
183 crashed into hill near Aughnacloy, Northern Ireland Jul 1, 1945.
194/198 converted to F-3A reconnaissance aircraft.
195 ditched off Meeks Field, Iceland Sep 6, 1944
196 (10th PRG, 155th PRS) crashed on takeoff at Saint
Dizier-Robinson, France Jan 16, 1945.
198 (10th PRG, 155th PRS) crashlanded at Saint Dizier-
Robinson, France Nov 3, 1944.
44-199/328 Douglas A-20H-10-DO Havoc
MSN 23422/23551
246 Lend-Lease to USSR
249 Lend-Lease to USSR
251 Lend-Lease to USSR
259 Lend-Lease to USSR
262 Lend-Lease to USSR
306 US Aircraft Section, Air Materiel Command, Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana. Set aside
for proposed USAAF aviation museum. Flown to the aircraft storage area, 803rd Special Depot
at Orchard Place Airport, Park Ridge, Illinois May 1946
44-329/406 Douglas A-20K-10-DO Havoc
MSN 23552/23629
336 (47th BG) MIA 3/24/1945, Italy. MACR 12984
337 on civil registry as N5069N
338 (47th BG) lost Apr 22, 1945, Mediterranean. MACR 14008
342/347 converted to F-3A reconnaissance aircraft.
353 (410th BG) lost Mar 30, 1945. MACR 13518
359 (17th BG) lost Nov 18, 1944. MACR 10006
365/369 converted to F-3A reconnaissance aircraft.
371/384 Lend-Lease to USSR
385 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6075. W/o Aug 2, 1945
386 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6076. W/o Feb 19, 1948
387 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6077. W/o Jul 20, 1950
388 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6078. WFU Jan 1951
389 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6079. W/i Feb 16, 1945
390 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6080. To recon R-20 Nov 1952.
W/o Apr 20, 1954.
391 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6081. W/o Apr 5, 1945
392 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6082. W/o Mar 1, 1946
393/406 Lend-Lease to USSR
44-407/536 Douglas A-20H-10-DO Havoc
MSN 23630/23759
412 Lend-Lease to USSR
414 Lend-Lease to USSR
416 Lend-Lease to USSR
417 Lend-Lease to USSR
418 Lend-Lease to USSR
426 Lend-Lease to USSR
428 Lend-Lease to USSR
430 Lend-Lease to USSR
438 Lend-Lease to USSR
443 Lend-Lease to USSR
446 Lend-Lease to USSR
449 Lend-Lease to USSR
450 Lend-Lease to USSR
451 Lend-Lease to USSR
453 Lend-Lease to USSR
455 Lend-Lease to USSR
458 Lend-Lease to USSR
459 Lend-Lease to USSR
460 Lend-Lease to USSR
466 tested with caterpillar track main landing gear.
470 Lend-Lease to USSR
44-537/550 Douglas A-20K-10-DO Havoc
MSN 23760/23773
537 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6083. w/o Mar 20, 1946
538 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6084. W/o Sep 8, 1947
539 (MSN 23762) to Brazilian AF as FAB 6085. At Museu Aeroespacial, Rio de
Janeiro, Brazil. Warbirds Worldwide Director gives Brazilian
AF serial sa FAB 5159
540 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6086. To recon R-20 Nov 1952.
WFU Jul 1968
541 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6087. W/o Dec 17, 1947
542 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6088. W/o May 7, 1946
543 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6089. W/o Mar 9, 1945
544 to Brazilian AF in 1944 as FAB 6090. WFU Aug 1956
545/550 Lend-Lease to USSR
44-551/618 Douglas A-20K-15-DO Havoc
MSN 23774/23841
551/559 Lend-Lease to USSR
583/608 Lend-Lease to USSR
586 crashed 13 mi SW of Glendo, WY Jun 13, 1945.
613 (410th BG, 645th BS, "Helen")
617 (47th BG) lost Dec 23, 1944. MACR 10846
44-619/706 Douglas A-20H-15-DO Havoc
MSN 23842/23929
647 (417th BG) lost Jul 3, 1945, SW Pacific.
649 Lend-Lease to USSR
650 Lend-Lease to USSR
652 Lend-Lease to USSR
655 Lend-Lease to USSR
668 Lend-Lease to USSR
674 (3rd BG) lost Apr 14, 1945, SW Pacific.
688 (417th BG) lost Jan 27, 1945, Luzon.
44-707/825 Douglas A-20K-15-DO Havoc
MSN 23930/24048
707/711 converted to F-3A reconnaissance aircraft.
707 (155th PRS, 10th PRG) crashlanded at Maastricht-Beek,
Netherlands Apr 8, 1945.
708 (10th PRG, 155th PRS) damaged in takeoff accident
at Kassel, Germany Sep 8, 1945.
717 Lend-Lease to USSR
733/735 converted to F-3A reconnaissance aircraft.
734 (155th PRS) lost Geulle, Netherlands Apr 15, 1945.
736 to RAF as Boston V BZ580. SOC Jun 2, 1947
737 to RAF as Boston V BZ581. SOC Jun 2, 1947
738 to RAF as Boston V BZ582. SOC Apr 11, 1946
739 to RAF as Boston V BZ583. Missing from mission to Camposampiero Mar 30, 1945
740 to RAF as Boston V BZ584. SOC Mar 14, 1946
741 to RAF as Boston V BZ585. DBR in crashlanding at Budrio after premature
bomb explosion Apr 18, 1945
742 to RAF as Boston V BZ586. Missing from mission to Vigodazere Feb 20, 1945
743 to RAF as Boston V BZ587. Crashed during attempted overshoot at Aviano,
Italy Aug 3, 1945.
744 to RAF as Boston V BZ588. SOC May 30, 1946
745 to RAF as Boston V BZ589. SOC May 30, 1946
746 to RAF as Boston V BZ590. Shot down by AAA with 18th Sqn on night intruder mission near Copparo, Italy
Apr 21, 1945
747 to RAF as Boston V BZ591. SOC May 30, 1946
748 to RAF as Boston V BZ592. Missing from night intruder mission Jan 22, 1945
749 to RAF as Boston V BZ593. Missing during ferry flight Oct 18, 1944.
750 to RAF as Boston V BZ594. SOC Jul 25, 1946
751 to RAF as Boston V BZ595. SOC Sep 26, 1946
752 to RAF as Boston V BZ596. SOC Mar 14, 1946
753 to RAF as Boston V BZ597. SOC Aug 28, 1946
754 to RAF as Boston V BZ598. Wrecked when overshot landing, Catania, Sicily Mar 2, 1945
755 to RAF as Boston V BZ599. SOC Mar 14, 1946
756 to RAF as Boston V BZ600. SOC Oct 31, 1946
757 to RAF as Boston V BZ601. SOC Sep 26, 1946
758 to RAF as Boston V BZ602. SOC May 1945
759 to RAF as Boston V BZ603. SOC May 30, 1946
760 to RAF as Boston V BZ604. SOC Sep 26, 1946
761 to RAF as Boston V BZ605. SOC May 30, 1946
762 to RAF as Boston V BZ606. Missing from mission to San Giovanni, Italy Feb 22, 1945
763 to RAF as Boston V BZ607. Missing from night intruder mission Feb 19, 1945
764 to RAF as Boston V BZ608. DBR when bellylanded at Forli, Italy Mar 14, 1945
765 to RAF as Boston V BZ609. SOC Sep 26, 1946
766 to RAF as Boston V BZ610. SOC Aug 29, 1946
767 to RAF as Boston V BZ611. SOC Sep 26, 1946
768 to RAF as Boston V BZ612. SOC Aug 29, 1946
769 to RAF as Boston V BZ613. SOC Oct 31, 1946
770 to RAF as Boston V BZ614. SOC May 30, 1946
771 to RAF as Boston V BZ615. SOC Mar 14, 1946
772 to RAF as Boston V BZ616. SOC Jul 25, 1946
773 to RAF as Boston V BZ617. SOC Mar 14, 1946
774 to RAF as Boston V BZ618. Missing from night intruder mission Feb 23, 1945
775 to RAF as Boston V BZ619. DBR when nosewheel collapsed on landing at
Forli, Italy Apr 10, 1945.
776 to RAF as Boston V BZ620. Crashed on takeoff at Khormaksar, Aden Feb 9, 1946
777 to RAF as Boston V BZ621. SOC Oct 31, 1946
778 to RAF as Boston V BZ622. DBR when nosewheel collspsed on takeoff at Forli,
Italy Apr 6, 1945
779 to RAF as Boston V BZ623. Hist mast of dhow and crashed into sea off Ras Imran
Feb 9, 1946
780 to RAF as Boston V BZ624. SOC Mar 14, 1946
781 to RAF as Boston V BZ625. SOC Dec 1945
782 to RAF as Boston V BZ626. Missing from mission to Adige crossings, Italy
Apr 25, 1945.
783 to RAF as Boston V BZ627. Missing from mission to Adige crossings, Italy
Apr 25, 1945.
784 to RAF as Boston V BZ628. SOC Jul 25, 1946
785 to RAF as Boston V BZ629. SOC Aug 29, 1946
786 to RAF as Boston V BZ630. Missing from mission to Sacile Feb 24, 1945
787 to RAF as Boston V BZ631. Soc Sep 30, 1946
788 to RAF as Boston V BZ632. SOC Jul 25, 1946
789 to RAF as Boston V BZ633. SOC Mar 14, 1946
790 to RAF as Boston V BZ634. SOC Sep 26, 1946
791 to RAF as Boston V BZ635. SOC Sep 26, 1946
792 to RAF as Boston V BZ636. SOC Mar 14, 1946
793 to RAF as Boston V BZ637. SOC Sep 26, 1946
794 to RAF as Boston V BZ638. SOC Jul 25, 1946
795 to RAF as Boston V BZ639. SOC Mar 28, 1946
796 to RAF as Boston V BZ640. SOC Mar 14, 1946
797 to RAF as Boston V BZ641. SOC Sep 26, 1946
798 to RAF as Boston V BZ642. SOC Mar 14, 1946
799 to RAF as Boston V BZ643. SOC Mar 14, 1946
800 to RAF as Boston V BZ644. SOC May 30, 1946
801 to RAF as Boston V BZ645. SOC Oct 31, 1946
802 to RAF as Boston V BZ646. SOC Mar 14, 1946
803 to RAF as Boston V BZ647. Crashed in USA before delivery to RAF
804 to RAF as Boston V BZ648. SOC Mar 14, 1946
805 to RAF as Boston V BZ649. SOC May 30, 1946
806 to RAF as Boston V BZ650. SOC Mar 14, 1946
807 to RAF as Boston V BZ651. SOC Aug 29, 1946
808 to RAF as Boston V BZ652. SOC Jul 25, 1946
809 to RAF as Boston V BZ653. SOC Mar 14, 1946
810 to RAF as Boston V BZ654. SOC Jul 25, 1946
811 to RAF as Boston V BZ655. SOC Mar 14, 1946
812 to RAF as Boston V BZ656. DBR when hit pole during takeof, Forli,
Italy Mar 7, 1945
813 to RAF as Boston V BZ657. SOC Jul 25, 1946
814 to RAF as Boston V BZ658. Missing from night intruder mission Feb 26, 1945
815 to RAF as Boston V BZ659. SOC Sep 26, 1946
816 to RAF as Boston V BZ660. Crashed on landing at Catania, Sicily Feb 11, 1945
817 to RAF as Boston V BZ661. Caught fire in air Feb 22, 1945, landed safely at
Cesenatico, Italy but DBR
818 to RAF as Boston V BZ662. SOC Sep 26, 1946
819 to RAF as Boston V BZ663. SOC Mar 14, 1946
820 to RAF as Boston V BZ664. SOC Jul 25, 1946
821 to RAF as Boston V BZ665. SOC Jul 25, 1946
822 to RAF as Boston V BZ666. Missing from night intruder mission Apr 17, 1945
823 to RAF as Boston V BZ667. SOC Mar 14, 1946
824 to RAF as Boston V BZ668. SOC Mar 14, 1946
825 to RAF as Boston V BZ669. SOC Mar 14, 1946
44-826/2000 Cancelled contract for Douglas A-20K Havoc
44-2001/3000 Bell P-39Q-15-BE Airacobra
2011/2110 Lend-Lease to USSR
2021 crashed Skrotnesmyra Sor-Varanger, Norway Oct 20, 1944
2111/2162 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2149/2262 to USSR
2204 wreckage found in Murmansk area
2263 Lend Lease to USSR
2264 Lend-Lease to USSR
2269 pilot bailed out due to engine problems near Ephrata AAB, WA Jun 29, 1944.
2270 w/o Apr 14, 1944 in crash 7 mi S of Portland AAF, Oregon
2273 w/o Apr 30, 1944 in forced landing 30 mi N kof Douglas, Wyoming
2274 w/o Jan 6, 1944 in midair near Narris Neck, Georgia
2278 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946.
2279 w/o Mar 14, 1944 in ground accident at Thomasville AAF, Georgia
2281 w/o Aug 17, 1944 in Washington State
2284 w/o Nov 14, 1943 in forced landing Cotton Field, Congaree, SC
2288 w/o Aug 17, 1944 in forced landing 2 mi E of Blue Lake, WA
2289 w/o Nov 30, 1943 Adams Run, SC
2290 w/o Dec 24, 1943 in crash 30 mi W of Florence, SC. Pilot bailed out.
2291 w/o Feb 28, 1944 in crash 20 mi W of Perry, Florida. Pilot bailed out.
2294 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
2295 w/o Apr 8, 1944 in belly landing at Thomasville, AAF, Georgia
2297 w/o Jul 10, 1944 in takeoff accident Moses Lake AAF, Washington
2298 w/o Dec 5, 1943 Santa Rosa, California
2301 w/o Sep 29, 1944 in landing at Matagora Peninsula, Texas
2302 W/o Oct 13, 1944 Naples AAF, Florida
2307 w/o Dec 18, 1i943 in crash on Hendersonville Bombing Range, SC
2314 w/o Jul 11, 1944 in crash 45 mi N of Ephrata AAB, Washington on gunnery range
2315 w/o Jun 14, 1944 in landing at Moses Lake AAF, Washington
2319 w/o Aug 1, 1944 in crash short of runway after control was lost Amarillo AAF, Texas
2320 w/o Jul 16, 1944 in crash 15 mi SW of Ephrata AAB, Washington. Pilot bailed out
2326 w/o Nov 12, 1943 in crash at Walterboro AAF, South Carolina
2327 w/o May 11, 1944 in crash 5 mi Se of Thomasville AAF, Georgia
2328 w/o Jul 18, 1944 in crash 5 mi W of Odessa, Washington
2335 w/o Nov 12, 1943 in midair with 44-2326?? Walterboro AAF, South Carolina
2336 w/o Jan 3, 1945 in crash 20 mi W of Las Vegas, Nevada
2342 w/o Jan 12, 1944 in crash 20 mi SW of Perry, Florida
2346 w/o Jun 15, 1944 in crash after mid air 23 mi NW of Ephrata AAB, Washington
2350 w/o Apr 23, 1944 in crsh 35 mi NW of Cheyenne, Wyoming
2351 w/o Jun 11, 1944 in crash due to loss of control 10mi WSW of Othello, Washington
2361 w/o Jul 5, 1944 in crash after loss of control Moses Lake AAF, Washington
2367 w/o Jan 13, 1944 in crash after midair with 44-2399 12 mi NW of Oroville, CA. Pilot bailed out
2368 w/o Jan 7, 1944 in crash 15 mi N of Waycross AAF, Georgia.
2369 w/o Nov 27, 1943 in crash 25 mi N of Harris Neck, Georgia. Pilot bailed out.
2373 w/o Aug 11, 1944 due to loss of control, Washington state.
2374 w/o Mar 13, 1944 in crash 5 mi NE of Thomasville AAF, Georgia. Pilot bailed out
2378 lost in mid-air collision with B-17G 42-31296 Nov 3, 1944 near
Kingman, AZ.
2383 w/o Dec 17 1943 in crash at Waycross AAF, Georgia. Pilot bailed out.
2386 w/o May 20, 1944 in crash 28 mi S of Portland, Oregon. Pilot bailed out
2389 w/o Feb 20 1945 in crash 15 mi NE of Kingman AAF, Arizona. Pilot bailed out
2400 w/o Aug 6, 1944 in crash 35 mi SE of Ephrata AAB, WA. Pilot bailed out
2401 w/o Mar 8, 1944 in crash N Petaluma, CA. Pilot bailed out
2410 w/o Aug 7 1944 in landing at Ephrata AAB, WA
2411 w/o Jan 15, 1944 when engeine failed and aircraft ditched at Suison Bay, CA
2414 w/o Dec 28, 1943 in crash 2 mi e of Butt City, CA
2415 W/o Mar 31, 1944 in crsh 8 mi W of Healdsburg, CA. Pilot bailed otu
2416 w/o Mar 8, 1944 in crsh 1 mi N of Santa Rosa AAF, CA
2418 w/o Dec 23, 1943 between Occidental and Freestone, CA
2419 w/o Jul 1, 1944 when crashed on takeoff at Moses Lake AAF, WA
2423 w/o Jul 9, 1944 in crash at Moses Lake, WA. Pilot bailed out
2427 W/o Jun 9, 1944 in crash at redmond Dive Bombing Range, Oregon
2428 w/o Oct 17, 1944 in crash 6 mi NNE of Ft Meyers, Florida
2434 w/o Oct 17, 1944 in crash 10 mi SSW of Buckingham AAF, Florida
2437 w/o Dec 5, 1943 in crash at Daly City, CA. Pilot killed
2467 w/o Mar 2, 1944 in landing at Montecorvino, Italy
2494 w/o Jan 28, 1944 in crash 5 mi SW of Pt Reyes, CA. Pilot bailed out
2497 w/o Nov 13, 1943 in landing at Lockheed Air Terminal, Burbank, CA.
2498 w/o May 28, 1944 in crash at Moses Lake AAF, WA. Pilot bailed out
2499 w/o Jan 13, 1944
2433 (MSN 26E-433) 11/14/43: TOS USAAF. Assigned to 369th Fighter Group, Hamilton Field, CA (replacement training unit).
8/30/44 to 11/29/44: Served three air fields in Washington: Moses Lake, Paine Field,
last being 436th Base Unit, McChord Field, WA.
11/30/44: War Assets Administration, Ponca City, OK.
By 1946: Ortman & Mighton Aviation Co, Tulsa, OK with c/r NX57591. Raced as #12, Juba
8/31/46: Flown by Charles W. Bing in SOHIO Trophy Event, Cleveland, OH, coming in 7th/last place.
11/4/46: Elizabeth Haas, Scarsdale, NY with c/r N57591. She was a WASP / racing pilot / airline pilot & stewardess.
Purchased for $1000. Flew as #12, Galloping Gertie in several races and air shows.
1948: Flown to National Air Races but failed to qualify.
5/1/50: Ferry flight to Bell Plant in Niagara Falls, NY by Elizabeth Haas.
1950: Loaned to National Air Museum, Washington, DC
1950: Ferry flight to Orchard Place Airport, Chicago, IL from Niagara Falls. Transported by ground to
Park Ridge, IL for storage. Stored dismantled.
1956: Donated to National Air Museum by Elizabeth Haas.
1965: Transported by ground to National Air Museum, Paul Garber Restoration Facility, Silver Hill, MD.
1969: Loaned to EAA Museum, Hales Corner, WI. Restored to static with USAAF scheme, 42433, Galloping Gertie.
1984: Returned to Paul Garber Facility.
4/20/99: Loaned to Niagara Aerospace Museum, Buffalo, NY.
2013: Niagara Falls Aerospace Museum, Niagara Falls, NY (Museum renamed and moved)
By 6/14: Returned to Paul Garber Facility.. Now at Udvar-Hazy Center of NASM
2438 reported 1991 to have been recovered from PNG and
reportedly in storage at Chino, CA airport. (www.warbirdregistry.org)
2466 (332nd FG, 302nd FS) ran out of fuel on navigational
training flight Apr 14, 1944 over Lago, Italy and
pilot bailed out.
2468/2527 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2485 crash landed Dec 6, 1943 in northern Canada
during ferry to Russia. Was number two of flight of 2
aircraft enroute to Russia. Got lost when lead aircraft's
compass failed. Plane ran out of fuel and bellylanded on
frozen Carpenter Lake, British Columbia. Little damage. USAAF removed
all salvageable parts and left aircraft to sink when ice
melted. Removed from lake July 1990 and transferred to California for restoration in
Russian markings. In 2015 was on display at Jack Erickson/Tillamook Air Museum, Tillamook, OR
2528/2537 Lend-Lease to USSR
2538/2547 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2548/2557 to USSR
2558/2567 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2568/2577 Lend-Lease to USSR
2578/2587 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2588/2597 Lend-Lease to USSR
2598/2607 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2608/2614 Lend-Lease to USSR
2609 Destroyed 5Mar45 at Wright Field, OH. Lockheed C-60A Lodestar 42-55962 was taking off from
Dayton-Wright Patterson AAF, OH (FFO) on a test flight when the pilot lost control of the airplane. It crashed
into a hangar, killing five workers. A fire erupted, destroying seven planes inside
2618/2627 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2628/2637 Lend Lease to USSR
2638/2647 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2640 wreckage discovered in Murmansk area
2648/2657 to USSR
2658/2667 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2664 to USSR. Captured by Finns after a forced landing. To storage at Finnish Aviation Museum at
Tikkakoski, Finland. Restored with wings of 44-3255, which crashed Inkeroinen, Finland Jun 17, 1944.
From 6 March 2000 displayed in Aviation Museum of Central Finland in
Tikkakoski
2668/2677 to USSR
2678/2687 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2688/2697 to USSR
2698/2707 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2708/2716 Lend-Lease to USSR
2751/2849 Lend-Lease to USSR
2850/3000 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
2911 to USSR. Accepted by USAAF 23Nov43. Delivered to USAAF 25Dec43. Allocated to �British Russia�.
Ferried via South Bend, IA and Fargo, ND to Great Falls, MT, arriving 31Dec43. To Fairbanks, AK arriving 9Jan44.
Handed over to USSR 1Feb44 and departed to Krasnoyarsk, arriving early Mar44.. Assigned to 773 IAP,
Soviet Air Force, code �White 23�. Used in Svir campaign against Finland 21Jun44 to 9Aug44.
Modified with structural reinforcements Aug44. To Murmansk Oct44
Suffered engine fire and bellylanded in frozen lake Mart-Yavr Nov 29, 1944.
Pilot killed. Recovered from the lake in 2004, pilot's remains found in the cockpit.
and wreckage arrived in UK Jan 2005. Transferred to Bell Aircraft plant in 2009 for restoration.
Currently on display at Niagra Aerospace Museum, Buffalo, New York.
44-3001/3850 Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra
3023 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3029 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3031 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3032 w/o Mar 31, 1944 when crashed into sea at Naples, Italy
3035 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3039 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3042 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3044 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3046 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3047 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3049 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3050 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3051 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3052 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3054 w/o Apr 19, 1944 in landing accident in Italy.
3055 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3056 (350th FG) lost Apr 9, 1944. MACR 3993
3058 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3066 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3067 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3072 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3073 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3082 crashed 40 mi N of Las Vegas, NV Jan 29, 1943 due to engine trouble. Pilot bailed out
successfully.
3104 (347th FG lost May 29, 1944. MACR 5405
3112 (347th FG) lost Apr 19, 1944. MACR 4365
3113 Lend Lease to USSR
3114 Lend-Lease to USSR
3117 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3118 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3120 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3121 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3126 (350th FG) lost Jun 27, 1944. MACR 14572.
3128 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3132 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3142 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3145 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3146 Lend-Lease to USSR
3147 Lend-Lease to USSR
3148 Lend-Lease to USSR
3152 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3154 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3156 Lend-Lease to USSR
3158 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3159 Lend-Lease to USSR
3162 Lend-Lease to USSR
3164 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3165 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3166 Lend-Lease to USSR
3167 Lend-Lease to USSR
3172 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3173 Lend-Lease to USSR
3177 Lend-Lease to USSR
3180 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3186 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3187 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3188 Lend-Lease to USSR
3189 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3190 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3191 Lend-Lease to USSR
3192 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3195 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3201 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
3203/3552 Lend-Lease to USSR
3291 reported 1985 at US Historical Preservation Museum, Anchorage, AK
with registration N56HA reserved. (www.warbirdregistry.org)
3569 (71st FG) lost Sep 2, 1944, New Georgia. MACR 8524
3603/3634 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
3636/3849 Lend-Lease to UK, transferred to USSR
44-3851/3858 Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Lend-Lease to Free French AF, some later transferred to USSR after storage in North Africa.
44-3859/3860 Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra
3860 (26th FG) lost Mar 30, 1945. MACR 13469
44-3861/3864 Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Lend-Lease to Free French AF, some later transferred to USSR after storage in North Africa
44-3865/3870 Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra
44-3871/3874 Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Lend-Lease to Free French AF, some later transferred to USSR after storage in North Africa
44-3875/3880 Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra
3879 converted to RP-39Q-22-BE two-seat trainer.
44-3881/3884 Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Lend-Lease to Free French AF, some later transferred to USSR after storage in North Africa
44-3885/3890 Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra
3885/3887 converted to RP-39Q-22-BE two-seat trainer.
3887 Ca.1/44: TOS USAAF.
1944: Converted to RP-39Q two-seat operational training version with armament removed.
Ca.1945: Re-designated TP-39Q.
1946: Declared surplus, stored in Illinois.
1947: Jack B. Hardwick/Hardwick Aircraft Co, El Monte, CA. Transported by truck from Illinois to El Monte, CA.
By 1966: Restored to P-39Q single-seat configuration.
7/66: Ferry flight to United States Air Force Museum, Patterson Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
Flown by Jack Hardwick from El Monte, CA.
7/71: Transported to new museum facility at Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
By 1977: Marked as P-39D 41-7073 flown by Lt. Leslie Spoonts of the 57th Fighter Squadron, Adak Island,
during the Aleutians Island campaign.Now on display
3889 converted to RP-39Q-22-BE two-seat trainer.
44-3891/3894 Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Lend-Lease to Free French AF, some later transferred to USSR after storage in North Africa
44-3895/3900 Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra
3895,3897 converted to RP-39Q-22-BE two-seat trainer.
3897 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
44-3901/3904 Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Lend-Lease to Free French AF, some later transferred to USSR after storage in North Africa
44-3905/3910 Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra
3905,3906 converted to RP-39Q-22-BE two seat trainer.
3908 1944: TOS USAAF. 1944: Converted to RP-39Q-22-BE two-seat operational training version with armament removed.
Ca.11/44: Redesignated TP-39Q.
Ca.10/45: War Assets Administration, Altus AB, OK.
4/46: A. T. Shuller, Tulsa, OK with c/r N4829N.
1946: Hoyt Scott, Bristol, IL.
1947: W. H. Ostenberg, Scotts Bluff, NE. Rebuilt to single-seat for racing, using modified P-63 cowlings and windscreen.
By 1950: Marked as race #12 for Cleveland races but did not fly in them.
1950: Paul Eddy, Fostoria, OH.
1954: Archie Baldocchi, San Salvador, El Salvador.
1954: Ben Widtfeldt, Hayward, CA. Ferried plane from El Salvador to Hayward, CA.
Ca.1955: Registered N40A.
1957: Ellis D. Ed Weiner, Long Beach, CA. Ben Widtfeldt ferried plane to Long Beach.
1959 to 1971: WFU, stored Orange County, CA.
1963: Robert M. Lindquist, Santa Ana, CA.
1963: Donald D. Randall, Santa Ana, CA.
4/24/70: Certificate of Airworthiness.
1971: Mira Slovak, Van Nuys, CA. Transported by ground to Van Nuys.
1971-1972: Restored, rebuilt as race plane.
9/72: First post-restoration flight. Marked as race #21, Mr. Mennen. Flew to Reno but disqualified
from racing due to late arrival.
7/29/75: Ed Messick and Larry Irvine/Rebco Inc, San Antonio, TX. (with Confederate Air Force).
By 1976: Gun barrels installed, TP-39Q ventral strake and dorsal fin removed. Painted as P-400 with camouflage.
9/76: Raced at Reno as #39.
10/2/79: Certificate of Airworthiness.
10/81: Preston Parish/Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo, MI.
1/4/82: Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Portage, MI. Markings BW146, 20, shark mouth added.
5/5/15: c/r N40A cancelled.
Sold on civilian market as NX4829N. Passed
44-3911/3914 Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Lend-Lease to Free French AF, some later transferred to USSR after storage in North Africa
3911 crashed in France at Brignoles Nov 12, 1944 with 1/5 Champagne FG. Pilot killed.
44-3915/3919 Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra
3917,3918 converted to RP-39Q-22-BE two-seat trainer.
44-3920/3936 Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Lend-Lease to Free French AF, some later transferred to USSR after storage in North Africa
44-3937/3940 Bell P-39Q-20-BE Airacobra
44-3941/4000 Bell P-39Q-21-BE Airacobra
Lend-Lease to USSR
44-4001/4427 Bell P-63C-5-BE Kingcobra
4001 Lend-Lease to USSR
4002 Lend-Lease to USSR
4003 Lend-Lease to USSR
4004 Lend-Lease to Free French AF.
4005 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4006 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4007 Lend-Lease to USSR
4008 Lend-Lease to USSR
4009 Lend-Lease to USSR
4010 Lend-Lease to USSR
4011 Lend-Lease to USSR. Hulk recovered from Shumshu Island, Kurile Group, Russia.
On display in 2005 in Museum of the Great Patriotic War, Park Pobedy (Victory Park),
Moscow. Composite restoration, Marked as 444011, code 08
4012 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4013 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4014 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4015 Lend-Lease to USSR
4016 Lend-Lease to USSR
4017 Lend-Lease to USSR
4018 Lend-Lease to USSR
4019 Lend-Lease to USSR
4020 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4021 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4022 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4023 Lend-Lease to USSR
4024 Lend-Lease to USSR
4025 Lend-Lease to USSR
4026 Lend-Lease to USSR
4027 Lend-Lease to USSR
4028 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4029 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4030 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4031 Lend-Lease to USSR
4032 Lend-Lease to USSR
4033 Lend-Lease to USSR
4034 Lend-Lease to USSR
4035 Lend-Lease to USSR
4036 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4037 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4038 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4039 Lend-Lease to USSR
4040 Lend-Lease to USSR.Bell Aircraft Corporation, Wheatfield, NY.
Damaged landing at Bismark Municipal Airport, ND 9May45.
4041 Lend-Lease to USSR
4042 Lend-Lease to USSR
4043 Lend-Lease to USSR
4044 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4045 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4046 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4047 Lend-Lease to USSR
4048 Lend-Lease to USSR
4049 Lend-Lease to USSR
4050 Lend-Lease to USSR
4051 Lend-Lease to USSR
4053 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4054 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4055 Lend-Lease to USSR
4056 Lend-Lease to USSR
4057 Lend-Lease to USSR
4058 Lend-Lease to USSR
4059 Lend-Lease to USSR
4060 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4061 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4062 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4063 Lend-Lease to USSR. 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Crashed landing with mechanical failure
landing at Billings Airport, MT
4064 Lend-Lease to USSR
4065 Lend-Lease to USSR
4066 Lend-Lease to USSR
4067 Lend-Lease to USSR
4068 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4069 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4070 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4071 Lend-Lease to USSR
4072 Lend-Lease to USSR
4073 Lend-Lease to USSR
4074 Lend-Lease to USSR
4075 Lend-Lease to USSR
4076 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4077 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4078 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4079 Lend-Lease to USSR
4080 Lend-Lease to USSR
4081 Lend-Lease to USSR
4082 Lend-Lease to USSR
4083 Lend-Lease to USSR
4084 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4085 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4086 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4087 Lend-Lease to USSR
4088 Lend-Lease to USSR
4089 Lend-Lease to USSR
4090 Lend-Lease to USSR
4091 Lend-Lease to USSR
4092 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4093 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4094 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4095 Lend-Lease to USSR
4096 Lend-Lease to USSR
4097 Lend-Lease to USSR. Lost in Pacific May 24, 1951, 22th Guards IAP
(Fighter Aviation Regiment) of Soviet AF.
Pilot remains recovered and then interred Feb 9, 2011
4098 Lend-Lease to USSR
4099 Lend-Lease to USSR
4100 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4101 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4102 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4103 Lend-Lease to USSR
4104 Lend-Lease to USSR
4105 Lend-Lease to USSR
4106 Lend-Lease to USSR
4107 Lend-Lease to USSR
4108 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4109 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4110 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4111 Lend-Lease to USSR
4112 Lend-Lease to USSR
4113 Lend-Lease to USSR
4114 Lend-Lease to USSR
4115 Lend-Lease to USSR
4116 Lend-Lease to USSR
4117 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4118 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4119 Lend-Lease to USSR
4120 Lend-Lease to USSR
4121 Lend-Lease to USSR
4122 Lend-Lease to USSR
4123 Lend-Lease to USSR
4124 Lend-Lease to USSR
4125 Lend-Lease to USSR
4126 flown as NX63231 in several postwar air races, later with clipped wings. Went into long term storage,
later dismantled and used in rebuilt of 44-4141/N9009. (www.warbirdregistry.org)
4127 Lend-Lease to USSR
4128 Lend-Lease to USSR
4129 Lend-Lease to USSR
4130 Lend-Lease to USSR
4131 Lend-Lease to USSR
4132 Lend-Lease to USSR
4133 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4134 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4135 Lend-Lease to USSR
4136 Lend-Lease to USSR
4137 Lend-Lease to USSR
4138 Lend-Lease to USSR
4139 Lend-Lease to USSR
4140 Lend-Lease to USSR
4141 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4142 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4143 Lend-Lease to USSR
4144 Lend-Lease to USSR
4145 Lend-Lease to USSR
4146 Lend-Lease to USSR
4147 Lend-Lease to USSR
4148 Lend-Lease to USSR
4149 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4150 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4151 Lend-Lease to USSR
4152 Lend-Lease to USSR
4153 Lend-Lease to USSR
4154 Lend-Lease to USSR
4155 Lend-Lease to USSR
4156 Lend-Lease to USSR
4157 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4158 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4159 Lend-Lease to USSR
4160 Lend-Lease to USSR
4161 Lend-Lease to USSR
4162 Lend-Lease to USSR
4163 Lend-Lease to USSR
4164 Lend-Lease to USSR
4165 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4166 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4167 Lend-Lease to USSR
4168 Lend-Lease to USSR
4169 Lend-Lease to USSR. 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Crash landed with fuel exhaustion two miles
southeast of Fort Atkinson, IA 28May45.
4170 Lend-Lease to USSR
4171 Lend-Lease to USSR
4172 Lend-Lease to USSR
4173 Lend-Lease to Free French AF. Crashed May 1950 near Cai-La Plain of Rushes, Indochina
4174 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4175 Lend-Lease to USSR
4176 Lend-Lease to USSR
4177 Lend-Lease to USSR
4178 (MSN 33-763) 1455th Base Unit (Alaskan Division, Air Transport Command),
Great Falls Field, MT. crash landed at Watson Lake, Yukon Territories in Canada
while enroute to the Soviet Union. Registered 1946 as NX67115. Participated in
the Bendix cross country race in 1946 but was forced out near Winslow, Arizona.
Raced by Spiro �Sammy� Dilles at Cleveland, OH 1947 as race #47.
4179 Lend-Lease to USSR
4180 Lend-Lease to USSR
4181 (MSN 33-766) raced as NX73744, later as N73744. Crashed at Chicago
Jun 1968 and wreck passed to Daryl Greenamyer. By 1972 had been
rebuilt and registered as N9009. Crashed into Pacific Ocean Sept.
7, 1972 when pilot was forced to bail out. Parts scavenged for restoration of 43-11117.
4182 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4183 Lend-Lease to USSR
4184 Lend-Lease to USSR
4185 Lend-Lease to USSR
4186 Lend-Lease to USSR
4187 Lend-Lease to USSR
4188 Lend-Lease to USSR
4189 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4190 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4191 Lend-Lease to USSR
4192 Lend-Lease to USSR
4193 Lend-Lease to USSR
4194 Lend-Lease to USSR
4195 Lend-Lease to USSR
4196 Lend-Lease to USSR
4197 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4198 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4199 Lend-Lease to USSR
4200 Lend-Lease to USSR
4201 Lend-Lease to USSR
4202 Lend-Lease to USSR
4203 Lend-Lease to USSR
4204 Lend-Lease to USSR
4205 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4206 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4207 Lend-Lease to USSR
4208 Lend-Lease to USSR
4209 Lend-Lease to USSR
4210 Lend-Lease to USSR
4211 Lend-Lease to USSR
4212 Lend-Lease to USSR
4213 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4214 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4215/4226 Lend-Lease to USSR
4223 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI.
Damaged landing at Rochester Airport, MN 4Jun45.
4227 553rd Base Unit, 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field,
Detroit, MI. Damaged landing at Romulus Field 3Jun45.
4228/4271 Lend-Lease to USSR
4255 553rd Base Unit, 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field,
Detroit, MI. Damaged landing at Romulus Field 8Jun45.
4272 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4273/4279 Lend-Lease to USSR
4280 Lend-Lease to Free French AF
4281/4288 Lend-Lease to USSR
4290/4320 Lend-Lease to USSR
4313 231st (Combat Crew Training Station-Very Heavy), 16th Bomber Operational
Training Wing, Alamogordo Field, NM. Damaged by mechanical failure
landing at Alamogordo Field 1Aug45.
[may have been damaged and rejected for delivery by the Russians.]
4315 is one of 4 P-63s reported as having been imported
early 2003 into England from Russia, apparently having been found abandoned
on an old airfield in the Kuriles. Noted at Redhill, England Mar 2004.
�Substantial remains� reported March 2020 at Wings World War Two Remembrance Museum, Balcombe, England.
4321 became NX69797
4322/4329 Lend-Lease to USSR
4331/4338 Lend-Lease to USSR
4340/4347 Lend-Lease to USSR
4349/4356 Lend-Lease to USSR
4358/4365 Lend-Lease to USSR
4367/4374 Lend-Lease to USSR
4368 is one of 4 P-63s reported as having been imported
early 2003 into England from Russia, apparently having been found abandoned
on an old airfield in the Kuriles. Now displayed at Wings Museum, Balcombe,
East Sussex, UK. Reported now privately owned at a location in Surrey, England.
4376/4383 Lend-Lease to USSR
4385/4392 Lend-Lease to USSR
4393 (MSN 33-978) converted to RP-63C. Flown as NX62822 in
several postwar air races. Later airworthy as N62822 with Fighter
Collection at Duxford, UK. Crashed near La Fert-Alais, France Jun 4, 1990, k
illing John Larcombe.
4394/4401 Lend-Lease to USSR
4403/4422 Lend-Lease to USSR
4425 (MSN 33-1010) to NX62995, alotted Racer #28 and raced in 1946 Thompson Trophy Race. Registration
cancelled Feb 15, 1956.
4426 247th (Operational Training Unit, Very Heavy) (17th BOTW) Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS.
Crash landed with fuel exhaustion 1.5 miles northeast of Table Rock, NB 26Oct45
44-4428/5100 Cancelled contract for Bell P-63E-1 Kingcobra
44-5101/6000 Cancelled contracts
44-6001/6125 Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-40-DL Fortress
MSN 22224/22348/ Boeing B-17G-40-DL Fortress built by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, CA.
Production changes: Electrical bomb control system. Oil reserve for propeller
feathering system. D-5 fuel valve; fuel tank hose changes
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and �Project Bits & Pieces�, a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
6001 (MSN 22224) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Tulsa, OK 4/5Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air
Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2Apr44. 271st Base
Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 13Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 728th Bomb
Squadron [P], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 3May44. Named KAREN B III. The pilot named his first plane
KAREN B in January of 1944 in honor of his 6 year old daughter
Participated in an Operation Frantic II shuttle mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued
east and landed at Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Destroyed on the ground
by a major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. Salvaged 2Jul44
6002 (MSN 22225) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Tulsa, OK 4/6Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 6Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 9/10Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Apr44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3May44. Eighth Air Force, England 5May44.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 22May44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yard at Kassel, Germany 4Dec44.
On return force landed on the continent. Regained by Group 26Feb45.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 3Mar45. With cloud cover, the group diverted to a secondary target,
the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany. On return force landed on the continent.
Regained by Group 4Mar45. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Dayton, OH -
Lubbock, TX 8/10Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division,
Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command),
Kingman Field, AZ 2Dec45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 2Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6003 (MSN 22226) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Tulsa, OK 4/5Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Key Field, Meridian, MS - Savannah, GA 9/10Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Apr44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 21Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander,
Newfoundland, departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 23Apr44.
708th Bomb Squadron [CQ*F], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk May44.
Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 19Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 24Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6004 MSN 22227) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 5/7Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 15Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Wichita, KS - Kearney, NB 16/18Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 18Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 13May44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*D], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 23May44. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Juvincourt, France 28Jun44. On return force landed at Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk.
Regained by Group 3Jul44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 13Jul44.
Regained by Group 26Jul44. Named "Ronny Boy"
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44 (6POW:3KIA). Damaged by flak,
crashed Burgstaden, west of Merseburg. The bomber was hit at the beginning of the
bomb run by flak that went through the bomb bay and came out the wing.
The ball turret gunner, waist gunner and radio operator went down with the aircraft.
They were trying to free the ball turret gunner who was trapped in a jammed turret.
MACR 8284
6005 (MSN 22228) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 6/7Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb
Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44.
422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*O], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 22May44. 366th Bomb Squadron. Destroyed by fire
during maintenance at Chelveston 11Aug44
Conflict:
(351st BG, 509th BS) crashed into hillside near Craig Cwm-Llydd,
Wales during homeward bound leg flight to Wales Jun 8, 1945.
10 crew and 10 passengers killed.
6006 (MSN 22229) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/5Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 9/10Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Apr44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 21Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander,
Newfoundland, departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*D], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 30Apr44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Junkers aircraft factory and airfield at Halberstadt, Germany 30May44.
Force landed on continent. Returned to Group 13Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to a German V-weapon site
in the Pas-de-Calais, France 5Aug44. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the target,
damaging two engines. On return, force landed at RAF Ford, West Sussex. Returned to Group 15Sep44.
Battle damaged during a mission to Cologne, Germany 5Oct44. With cloud cover over the primary target,
the Group diverted to the secondary target, the Ford Motor vehicle factory north of Cologne.
Flak was meagre to moderate. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 6Oct44.
Regained by Group 22Oct44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire.
Regained by Group 11Feb45. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 22May45.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 29May45. Returned to US 9Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 14/15Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 15Jun45.
Declared excess 28Aug45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6007 (MSN 22230) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 6/7Apr44
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 5Apr44. . Ferried Tulsa - Houston, TX - Jacksonville, FL - Savannah, GA 17/20Apr44.
Ferried to Hunter Field, Savannah, GA via Jacksonville Field, FL 20Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Apr44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 3May44. Eighth Air Force, England 6May44.
571st Bomb Squadron [FC*K], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 4May44. Named "Lucky" {first combat mission 23May44}.
Participated in an Operation Frantic II shuttle mission to the Braunkohle-
Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561),
Ukraine. The Germans had identified the location of the USAAF bomber force
so the plane was moved to a fighter airfield at Zaporozke, Ukraine 22Jun44.
Ferried to Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine then operated a mission to the oil
refinery and railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44, continuing
on to Foggia #8, Lucera, a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Operated a
mission to the railway marshaling yard and repair shops at Arad, Rumania 3Jul44.
Operated a mission to railway marshalling yards at Beziers, France and landed
back at Framlingham 5Jul44. Participated in an Operation Frantic V shuttle
mission to the Flugzeugwerk Gotenhafen Kurt Kannenberg AG Focke-Wulf
assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia, Poland 6Aug44. After the target, the
bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to an oil refinery at Trzebinia, Poland 7Aug44,
returning to Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Zili?tea,
Rumania 8Aug44, continuing on to a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy.
Returned to England on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Francazal, Toulouse,
France 12Aug44. Suffered severe battle damaged on a mission to an
ordnance depot at Mainz, Germany 8Sep44. With two engines out, force
landed in France. Repaired and regained by Group. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*M].
Damaged by fire in a landing accident at Framlingham 6Feb45. {final combat mission
14Apr45}. {76 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 5Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 19Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6008 (MSN 22231) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/12Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 17Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Apr44. 548th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb
Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 7May44. Named "Heavenly Body" Damaged
in collision with parked B-17G 42-31922 while taxying at Great Ashfield 7Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to an armored vehicle factory at Bremen, Germany
26Sep44 (1KIA). Damaged by flak, ditched English Channel
6009 (MSN 22232) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 15Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1May44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 3May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 5May44.364th Bomb Squadron [WF*J],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 17May44 Named "Flak Eater"
(had a shark mouth applied to chin turret) {28+ missions}. Force landed on the
continent 4Dec44. Repaired. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire
23May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 13Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 18Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped.
6010 (MSN 22233) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 4/7Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb
Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44.
447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 3May44. 418th Bomb
Squadron [LD*W], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk
4May44. Destroyed in a taxy accident with B-17G 43-37686 at Thorpe Abbotts
21Jun44. This aircraft was parked with engines running while the crew ran
through their pre-mission checks. The other bomber was taxying past to takeoff
for an operational mission when the brakes failed on a down gradient.
The pilot stopped the engines but the plane ran off the perimeter track and
its right wing struck the nose compartment. The impact caused the moving
aircraft to swing around broadside, damaging the right wing, starting an
engine fire and collapsing the right landing gear of the stationary aircraft. Salvaged.
6011 (MSN 22234) Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 15Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 728th Bomb
Squadron [G], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 3May44.
Participated in an Operation Frantic II shuttle mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin
AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Poltava (Station 559),
Ukraine. Destroyed on the ground by a major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. Salvaged 2Jul44.
6012 MSN 22235) Accepted by USAAF 5Apr44. Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Apr44 Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK Apr44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 29Apr44. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*A], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 24May44. Named "Spare Parts". Severely battle damaged on a
mission to Merkwiller-Pechelbronn oil refinery, France 3Aug44 (1KIA:8RTD
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works
at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 13Sep44. Coming off the target and struck by flak,
the right inboard engine failed so that the propeller had to be feathered, and the
plane began to lose altitude. The plane was struck again and lost the left outer
engine so now the plane dropped out of formation. The pilot put out a call
and shortly after, two P-51 Mustang's answered. They escorted the bomber
to an airfield that had been used as a German fighter base. Two propellers
were feathered, the hydraulic system was shot up, and couldn't get the landing
gear down. As the plane was letting down for the approach, it ran into a
temperature inversion that iced up the cockpit windows so now the pilot
couldn't see the airfield. He called the bombardier to guide him in. Shortly
after that the pilot was able to get his window open in order to stick his head
out and at that point was able to see part of the runway. So between the pilot
and the bombardier they brought the plane in for a crash landing. The propellers
were all bent up, the ball turret was a wreck and the plane was full of holes
but no-one was injured. Struck by flak, the navigator was killed instantly when
shrapnel hit near his heart. Incident after a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Nov44. Diverted by bad weather, landed at
RAF Stradishall, Suffolk. When starting engines to return to Thurleigh, there was
an electrical failure in the bomb bay which started a fire. Damaged landing
with the tail wheel retracted at Thurleigh 2Jan45. Battle damaged on a mission
to the railway bridge at Hohenzollern, Cologne, Germany 14Jan45. Flak struck
the left wing causing a large hole. Battle damaged on a mission to oil targets
in Germany 6Feb45. The expected clear weather did not materialize so the
Group hit the secondary target, the industrial area at Giessen, Germany.
Flak over Frankfurt was intense and accurate. The No.1 engine failed, the propeller
could not be feathered and the plane dropped out of formation after the target.
The No.4 turbosupercharger failed then the No.1 propeller came off and struck
the No.2 propeller. Force landed at Athies (A-69), Laon, France. Regained by Group
16Mar45. 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45. 91st Bomb
Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 30May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6013 (MSN 22236) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 17/21Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 1May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Grenier Field 2May44. Eighth Air Force, England 9May44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*A], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 3May44. {first combat mission 30May44}. Battle damaged on a mission
to a ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany 19Jul44. Flak during the bomb run was heavy and accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Wintershall AG synthetic oil refinery at Lützkendorf, six miles west of Merseburg, Germany 20Jul44.
Flak over the target was heavy and accurate. Major battle damage on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery
at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 4Aug44. Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at the target,
seriously damaging the right wing. Participated in an Operation Frantic V shuttle mission. Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to an airfield at Buz?u, Rumania 8Aug44, continuing on to Foggia #1, Celone, Italy,
a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Francazal, Toulouse, France 12Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 24Aug44 (9POW).
Over the target area, the plane received several hits from flak which led to the failure of no.2 engine.
The propeller was feathered as it broke formation and made the return flight with another bomber also damaged.
This aircraft was last seen with no.4 propeller also feathered. Above the town of Rahden, the pilot could no longer
keep his plane in the air and gave the order to bail out. All nine crew members were able to exit and were captured.
The plane crashed in the district of Nuttel, east of the old railway station at Tonenheide, Germany, and north of the
Rahden-Nienburg railway line. A residential building near the crash site, as well as the telegraph line, sustained
minor damage. {25 missions}.MACR 8278
6014 (MSN 22237) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Tulsa, OK 11/13Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Barksdale, LA - Tampa, FL 24/26Apr44. 88th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Avon Park Field, FL;
based at MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 26Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Feb45.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 21Mar45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 5Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6015 (MSN 22238) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 7/9Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Houston, TX - Jacksonville, FL - Savannah, GA 18/21Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Apr44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 30Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 3May44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 17May44.
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 30May44. Returned to US 2Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jun45.
Declared excess 21Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6016 (MSN 22239) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Jacksonville, FL - Savannah, GA 17/19Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 5May44. 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 4May44.
711th Bomb Squadron [IR*P], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 5May44. Named "TNT Katie".
- artwork of a woman sitting with right leg bent at the knee
{53+ missions}. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Oranienburg, Germany 15Mar45
(6KIA:3POW). The plane was directly struck by flak near Wittenburg, Germany.
Hit under the cockpit and nose, the plane broke apart at the top turret.
The flak burst blew the nose compartment directly off the aircraft. The bombardier and navigator,
temporarily rendered unconscious and still within this falling section of the plane, in turn fell away or were blown free,
and awakening in mid-air, parachuted to safety. The same flak burst tore away the cockpit instrument panel, control columns,
rudder pedals, throttle controls, and right wing, leaving what was left of the falling plane completely uncontrollable
and in a near-vertical dive. Crashed near Bad Wilsnack, Germany MACR 13045
6017 (MSN 22240) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Phoenix, AZ - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 9/11Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Barksdale, LA - Key Field, Meridian, MS - Savannah, GA 18/23Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Apr44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Grenier Field 3May44. Eighth Air Force, England 7May44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*P], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 24May45.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Giessen, Germany 24Dec44;
force landed on the continent. Condemned 10Jan45
6018 (MSN 22241) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Phoenix, AZ - Tulsa, OK 9/11Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Jackson, MS - Gulfport Field, MS 20/22Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Gulfport Field, MS 22Apr44. Designated TB-17G.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45.
3704th Base Unit (Technical School, Basic Training Center and Emergency Rescue School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 11Apr45.
Assigned to the Emergency Rescue School. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Mar46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Mar46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6019 MSN 22242) (MSN 22242) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Barksdale, LA - Savannah, GA 18/21Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 5May44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*V], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 21May44. Named "My Assam Dragon"
{first combat mission 25May44}. Failed to return from a tactical mission to
the Luftwaffe airfield at Vendeville, Lille, France 12Jun44 (6POW:3KIA). The
formation overshot the control point on the Dutch Coast because of stronger
winds than briefed. Turning south just north of Antwerp, Belgium, the formation
made a sharp turn right and circled the city. It drew heavy and accurate
88mm anti-aircraft fire from Antwerp despite evasive action. This bomber
received severe damage when it was hit by three bursts of 88mm anti-aircraft f
ire along the fuselage at 19,000ft. The aircraft lost one engine, engines No.3
and No.4 were on fire as well as the bomb bay. The plane dropped out of
formation just after Antwerp, put the wheels down and turned back towards
the coast. Crashed one mile north of Beveren, seven miles west of Antwerp, Belgium.
{10 missions}. MACR 5627.
6020 (MSN 22243) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 8/9Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Little Rock, AR - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 18/21Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Apr44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 13May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador,
departing Dow Field 13May44. Eighth Air Force, England 17May44.
532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*A], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 28May44
Named "Underground Farmer"- artwork of a topless blond woman Failed to return from a mission to an
aircraft factory at Brandenburg, Germany 6Aug44 (8POW:1KIA). Just after bomb r
elease the No.2 engine was hit by flak; the propeller could not be feathered due to
lack of oil. The last contact with the B-17 was 40 miles west of the target
being covered by friendly fighters. The crew agreed to try and head for Sweden,
however the aircraft crashed into the Baltic Sea between Neustadt and
Pelzerhaken, north of Lübeck, Germany. Eight of the crew successfully bailed out.
MACR 7882
6021 (MSN 22244Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Phoenix, AZ - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 7/11Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Hammond, TX - Gulfport Field, MS 21/22Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Gulfport Field, MS 22Apr44.
Substantially damaged in an accident at Gulfport Field, MS 2Aug44. Designated TB-17G.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45.
3704th Base Unit (Technical School, Basic Training Center and Emergency Rescue School),
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 3Apr45. Assigned to the Emergency Rescue School. Substantially damaged
while parked in a collision by Boeing B-29 Superfortress 42-93888 at Keesler Field 24Aug45.
Reclaim at Keesler Field 19May46; complete 7Jun46.
6022 (MSN 22245) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 9/11Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Little Rock, AR - Savannah, GA 18/19Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Apr44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 2May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 5May44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*N], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 18May44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 21Jul44. Regained by Group 21Aug44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 20Sep44. Regained by Group 28Sep44. Accident during assembly for a mission 2Oct44 (9RMC).
Crashed and destroyed by fire after the crew bailed out near Little Staughton, Bedfordshire. Condemned 3Oct44.
6023 (MSN 22246Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44. Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 9/11Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Gulfport Field, MS 21/24Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Gulfport Field, MS 24Apr44.
Substantially damaged when force landed after engine failure at Gulfport Field, MS 19Jan45.
Designated TB-17G. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45.
3704th Base Unit (Technical School, Basic Training Center and Emergency Rescue School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 3Apr45.
Assigned to the Emergency Rescue School. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 14Apr46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 14Apr46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped..
6024 (MSN 22247) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field –Tucson, AZ - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 10/12Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Houston, TX - Drew Field, Tampa, FL 19/20Apr44.
396th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 20Apr44.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Drew Field, Tampa, FL.
Crashed taking off from Drew Field 8Jan45. Surveyed 9Jan45; reclaimed complete 24Jan45.
6025 (MSN 22248) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 9/11Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Little Rock, AR - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 18/20Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Apr44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 30Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 4May44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*P],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 19May44. , Named *So What?*.
{1+ missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the manufacturing facilities
of the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke at Dessau, Germany 30May44 (9POW).
Enemy aircraft hit No.1 fuel tank, crashed Karow, 31 miles northeast of Magdeburg,
Germany MACR 5235.
6026 (MSN 22249) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 9/11Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Key Field, Meridian, MS - Gulfport Field, MS 20/21Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Gulfport Field, MS 21Apr44.
Substantially damaged when crash landed with mechanical failure at Gulfport Field 13Feb45.
Designated TB-17G. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45.
324th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Chatham Field, Savannah, GA 11May45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 27Sep45.
4124th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Altus Field, OK 2Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Esperado Mining Company, Altus, OK 25Jun47; scrapped
6027 (MSN 22250) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 9/11Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Little Rock, AR - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 18/20Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Apr44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic
route departing Dow Field 30Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 5May44. 709th Bomb Squadron [IE*O], 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at
Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 29Jun44 (8KIA:2POW). Flak damaged no.2 engine, setting fire to
bomb bay and radio room. Aircraft exploded and crashed near Jahnsheim, eight miles east
of Altenburg, Germany. MACR 6730.
6028 (MSN 22251) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 10/11Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Barksdale, LA - Gulfport Field, MS 20/22Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Gulfport Field, MS 22Apr44.
Designated TB-17G. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 17May45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 19Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6029 (MSN 22252) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Phoenix, AZ - Tulsa, OK 11/13Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Drew Field, Tampa, FL 19/21Apr44.
396th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 21Apr44. Designated TB-17G.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 15Sep45.
203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 19Sep45.
268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 11Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 7Jan46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6030 (MSN 22253) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 11/13Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Avon Park, FL 24/25Apr44.
88th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Avon Park Field, FL 25Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Avon Park Field, FL 23Dec44.
4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 4Jan45.
4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot, NY 24Jan45.
Air Transport Command, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Mar45.
3704th Base Unit (Technical School, Basic Training Center and Emergency Rescue School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 5Aug45.
Assigned to the Emergency Rescue School. Fatal crash ½ mile west of Handsboro, Gulfport, MS 17Dec45. Reclaim 28Dec45
6031 (MSN 22254) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 11/13Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Tampa, FL 25/27Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 27Apr44.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 27Feb45.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 12Mar45. Designated TB-17G 25Apr45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 25Jun45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6032 (MSN 22255) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 12/13Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Avon Park, FL 25Apr44. 88th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Avon Park Field, FL 25Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45.
Designated TB-17G 13Aug45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 23Aug45.
Ferried Avon Park - Walnut Ridge, AR 24Aug45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 24Aug45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6033 (MSN 22256) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 12/13Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Brookley Field, Mobile, AL - Avon Park, FL 24/25Apr44.
88th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Avon Park Field, FL 25Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Avon Park Field, FL.
Crashed short of the runway during landing after engine failure at Avon Park Field, FL 10Oct44.
Surveyed 10Nov44. Reclaim 24Nov44
6034 (MSN 22257) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 12/13Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Avon Park, FL 24/25Apr44. 88th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Avon Park Field, FL 25Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Designated TB-17G 13Aug45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Aug45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Aug45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6035 (MSN 22258) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 12/13Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Anniston Field, AL - Tampa, FL 24/25Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 25Apr44.
Crashed ½ mile short of the runway landing at Avon Park Field, FL 13Sep44. Surveyed 14Sep44. Reclaim 26Oct44.
6036 (MSN 22259) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 15/16Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Dyersburg Field, TN 29Apr/2May44.
223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 2May44.
Substantially damaged when nosed over landing at Dyersburg Field 28May44.
Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 42-97369 while taxying at Dyersburg Field 15Feb45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45.
Designated TB-17G 11Sep45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6037 (MSN 22260) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Spring, CA - Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, TX - Tulsa, OK 13/15Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Alexandria, LA 25Apr44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 25Apr44.
Designated TB-17G 17Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 25Jun45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 23Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 23Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6038 (MSN 22261) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 12/13Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Avon Park, FL 25Apr44. 88th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Avon Park Field, FL 25Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 8Jun45.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Avon Park Field, FL 17Aug45.
Damaged while parked by B-17G 42-102738 taxying with mechanical failure at Avon Park Field 12Jun45.
Designated TB-17G 9Apr45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Aug45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6039 (MSN 22262) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 13/14Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Avon Park, FL 26/28Apr44.
88th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Avon Park Field, FL 28Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Avon Park Field, FL.
Seriously damaged landing at Avon Park Field 24Oct44. Surveyed 8Nov44.
Class 26; ground instructional airframe at Avon Park Field 6Jan45
6040 (MSN 22263) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 13/14Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Avon Park, FL 25/28Apr44.
88th Bomb Group, Third Air Force, Avon Park Field, FL 28Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Avon Park Field, FL.
Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-102747 taxying at Avon Park 29Mar45.
Designated TB-17G 9Apr45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Aug45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Aug45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6041 (MSN 22264) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 14/15Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Alexandria, LA 25/26Apr44.
221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 26Apr44.
Designated TB-17G 17Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 24Jun45.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6042 (MSN 22265) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Spring, CA - Oklahoma City - Tulsa, OK 13/16Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Ardmore Field, OK 27Apr44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Ardmore Field, OK 17Dec44.
Damaged in ground collision with B-17G 42-102400 at Ardmore Field 12Jan45. Designated TB-17G 22Jan45.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Aug45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Aug45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6043 (MSN 22266) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 14Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dyersburg Field, TN 27Apr/1May44.
223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 1May44.
Crashed when the crew bailed out after a mid-air collision with Bell P-63A Kingcobra 43-69442
ten miles southwest of Hernando, MS 13Oct44 (3KIS). A formation of B-17 bombers from Dyersburg
linked up with some others out of Louisiana around Greenville, MS and started to initiate a bomb run
on the Mississippi River Bridge in Memphis, TN. About fifty strong, they were at 16,000 to 18,000ft at forty
miles south of Memphis when they were jumped by eight P-63s. P-63 #69442 was coming up from
underneath the lead group and attempted to pull up in front of the lead aircraft.
The pilot misjudged the speed and distance and when he realized that he had no elevator control, he
attempted to roll the fighter out of the way. He impacted the nose of the B-17, which sheared off the fighter's right
wing and the tail section. The P-63 pilot managed to bail out and survive. The B-17 crashed after suffering major
damage to the nose and the no.4 engine caught fire. Eight of the crew bailed out and survived, but three men
in the nose were killed in the collision. Debris hit another Fortress, which landed in Memphis with no casualties.
Surveyed 20Oct44. Reclaim 23Oct44
6044 (MSN 22267) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 15/17Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Fort Myers, FL 29Apr44. 2118th Base Unit, (Flexible Gunnery School), Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 29Apr44.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 1Feb45. Designated TB-17G 1Aug45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6045 (MSN 22268) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 14/16Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Alexandria, LA 25Apr44.
221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA. Designated TB-17G 17Jan45.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 5Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6046 (MSN 22269) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 14/18Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Hobbs, NM 30Apr44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 25Apr44.
3000th Base Unit (Headquarters, Western Flying Training Command), Santa Ana AAB, Orange County, CA 23Aug44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 24Aug44.
3021st Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Las Vegas Field, NV 28Sep44.
3022nd Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Indian Springs Auxiliary Field, NV 10Oct44. Designated TB-17G 5Feb45.
3021st Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Las Vegas Field, NV 15Mar45.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 16Jul45.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 7Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6047 (MSN 22270) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 14/18Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Fort Myers, FL 29Apr44.
2118th Base Unit, (Flexible Gunnery School), Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 29Apr44.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 28Jun44.
Damaged while parked by Consolidated B-24H Liberator 42-95107 taxying at Laredo Field 7Jan45.
Damaged in collision with parked TB-17G 42-37724 at Laredo Field 9Jul45.
Designated TB-17G 1Aug45.
4208th Base Unit (San Bernardino Air Technical Service Command), Mines Field, Los Angeles, CA 28Aug45.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 6Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6048 (MSN 22271) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 15/16Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Alexandria, LA 26/27Apr44.
221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 27Apr44.
Crashed two miles north of Boyce, LA 19Sep44 (5KIS). Surveyed 19Sep44. Reclaim 26Oct44
6049 (MSN 22272) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 15/16Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Alexandria, LA 26/27Apr44.
221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 27Apr44. Designated TB-17G 17Jan45.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Avon Park Field, FL 29Jun45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 23Aug45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 24Aug45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6050 (MSN 22273) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 16/17Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Fort Myers, FL 29Apr44.
2118th Base Unit, (Flexible Gunnery School), Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 29Apr44.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 28Jun44.
Crashed landing with mechanical failure at Laredo Field 9Aug44. Surveyed 11Aug44
6051 (MSN 22274) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 15/17Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Fort Myers, FL 29Apr44.
2118th Base Unit, (Flexible Gunnery School), Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 29Apr44.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 28Jun44. Designated TB-17G 1Aug45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 10Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6052 (MSN 22275) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 16/17Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Fort Myers, FL 27Apr44.
2118th Base Unit, (Flexible Gunnery School), Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 27Apr44.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 28Jun44.
Designated TB-17G 23Jul45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 1Oct45.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 4Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6053 (MSN 22276) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 17/20Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Columbus, OH 2May44.
2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 2May44.
Designated TB-17G 2Sep44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 24Sep44.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 13Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6054 (MSN 22277) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 17/18Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Roswell, NM 2May44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Very Heavy), Roswell Field, NM 2may44.
3021st Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Las Vegas Field, NV 6Oct44.
3022nd Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Indian Springs Auxiliary Field, NV 10Oct44.
Damaged in collision with TB-24D 42-100401 taxying at Las Vegas Field 2Mar45.
3021st Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Las Vegas Field, NV 15Mar45. Designated TB-17G.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 16Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6055 (MSN 22278) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 15/16Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dyersburg Field, TN 29Apr44.
223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg Field, TN 29Apr44.
Crashed landing with mechanical failure at Morris Field, Charlotte NC 1Oct44. Surveyed 20Oct44. Reclaim 24Oct44.
6056 (MSN 22279) Accepted by USAAF Apr44 at Long Beach Field, CA
6057 (MSN 22280) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 18/20Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Memphis, TN - Sebring, FL 30Apr/1May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 1May44.
Designated TB-17G. Damaged in an accident with TB-17F 42-30972 which was taxying at Hendricks Field 26Feb45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6058 (MSN 22281Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 18/20Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Sebring, FL 30Apr/1May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 1May44.
Designated TB-17G 18Nov44. Damaged in an accident with Boeing TB-40 42-5872 taxying at Hendricks Field 19Jan45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6059 (MSN 22282) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 18/20Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Amarillo, TX - Roswell, NM 3/4May44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Very Heavy), Roswell Field, NM 4May44.
3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 8Oct44. Designated TB-17G 22Apr45.
3028th Base Unit (Pilot School, Advanced, Single Engine), Luke Field, Glendale, AZ 11Aug45.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 22Aug45.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 4Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 28Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6060 (MSN 22283) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 18/19Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 19Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Roswell, NM 29Apr44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Very Heavy), Roswell Field, NM 29Apr44.
3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 8Oct44. Designated TB-17G 22Apr45.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 24Jun45.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 7Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 23Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6061 (MSN 22284) (MSN 22284) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 19/20Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Columbus, OH 3May44.
2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 3May44.
Designated TB-17G 2Sep44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 24Sep44.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 13Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6062 (MSN 22285) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 19/20Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Columbus, OH 3/4May44. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 4May44. Designated TB-17G 2Sep44.
2132nd Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Very Heavy), Maxwell Field, Montgomery, AL 14Nov44.
2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 23Nov44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 18Aug45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6063 (MSN 22286) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 20/24Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 24Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Columbus, OH 3May44.
2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 3May44.
Designated TB-17G 2Sep44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 24Sep44.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6064 (MSN 22287) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 19/21Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Monroe, LA - Key Field, Meridian, MS - Sebring, FL 3/6May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 6May44.
Designated TB-17G 17Nov44.
4147th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Bedford Field, MA 2Jul45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 6Jul45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6065 (MSN 22288) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 21Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Hobbs, NM 30Apr44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 30Apr44. Designated TB-17G 16Jan45.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 7Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6066 (MSN 22289) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 20/21Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Hobbs, NM 3May44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 3May44.
Crashed after the pilot lost control ten miles northeast of Hobbs Field 20Jun44 (3KIS). Surveyed 22Jun44. Salvaged 22Jun44
6067 (MSN 22290) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Phoenix, AZ - Tulsa, OK 20/21Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Sebring, FL 2/5May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 5May44. Designated TB-17G 3Oct44.
2517th Base Unit (Navigation School & Instructor School), Ellington Field, Houston, TX 14Jul45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 12Aug45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6068 (MSN 22291) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 21/23Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Hobbs, NM 2May44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 2May44.
Designated TB-17G 16Jan45. Substantially damaged landing at Hobbs Field 21May45. Reclaim 2Oct45.
6069 (MSN 22292) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 22/23Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Sebring, FL 4/6May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 6May44.
Substantially damaged in accident on the ground at Hendricks Field 19May44. Designated TB-17G 18Nov44.
Substantially damaged after engine failure at Hendricks Field 15Jan45.
4108th Base Unit (Atlantic Overseas, Air Technical Service Command), Newark Field, NJ 22May45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 29May45.
Substantially damaged by mechanical failure during takeoff from Hendricks Field 21Jun45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6070 (MSN 22293)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK 21/23Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Hobbs, NM 1May44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 1May44. Designated TB-17G 16Jan45.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 27Sep45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6071 (MSN 22294) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 23Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Sebring, FL 4/6May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 6May44.
Designated TB-17G 18Nov44.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6072 (MSN 22295) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 22/23Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Sebring, FL 4/6May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 6May44.
Severely damaged landing at Hendricks Field 6Sep44. Designated TB-17G 17Nov44.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal
29Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company,
Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6073 (MSN 22296) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 22/23Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Roswell, NM 2May44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Very Heavy), Roswell Field, NM 2May44.
Designated TB-17G 26Dec44. 3010th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Williams Field, Chandler, AZ 20Jan45.
3020th Base Unit (Pilot School, Advanced, Two Engine), La Junta Field, CO 30Apr45.
2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 25Jun45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 22Sep45.
4108th Base Unit (Atlantic Overseas, Air Technical Service Command), Newark Field, NJ 9Oct45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 14Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6074 (MSN 22297) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 23Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Little Rock, AR - Atlanta, GA - Sebring, FL 2/4May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 4May44.
Substantially damaged landing with mechanical failure at Hendricks Field 15Nov44. Surveyed 21Nov44. Reclaim 2Jan45
6075 (MSN 22298) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa, OK 25Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 25Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 4/6May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 6May44.
Substantially damaged landing at Reading Field, PA 7Jul44.
4109th Base Unit (Middletown Air Technical Service Command), Reading Field, PA 11Jul44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 27Oct44.
Designated TB-17G 17Nov44. 2518th Base Unit (Pilot School, Advanced, Two Engine), Enid Field, OK 20Sep45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6076 (MSN 22299) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Winslow, AZ - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 30Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 7/8May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 20May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 23May44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*Y],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 28May44. Named "Liberty Run".
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil
works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 13Sep44 (3KIA:6POW).
With one engine damaged by flak, aircraft caught fire and went into a vertical dive.
Crashed near Besse, Edermünde, southwest of Kassel, Germany. MACR 8822
6077 (MSN 22300) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/27Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 4May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 4May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 15May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 22May44.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*W], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 29May44.
{first combat mission 3Jun44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau aircraft engine
factory at Allach, Munich, Germany 13Jul44. Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen
and Mannheim with intense flak at the target. No enemy fighters were encountered.
Three flak holes through left stabilizer, skin, bulkhead and channel damaged; small hole in left bomb bay door;
hole in radio room hatch cover; small hole in leading edge of left wing outside no.1 engine.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44. The bombers encountered heavy flak and smoke from earlier bombing
over the target which disrupted the formation. Flak hole in leading edge of wing near fuselage,
skin corrugation, oxygen bottles and electrical cables damaged; small flak hole through left wing tip.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Augsburg, Germany 9Aug44 (9POW).
Bad weather prevented an attack on the primary target and the formation headed for a secondary target
at Luxembourg. The aircraft became separated from the formation in the clouds at the turn
when the mission was abandoned. This aircraft, the lead aircraft, was struck by flak over Antwerp, Belgium.
A shell struck between no.3 and no.4 engines and the front of the plane was on fire.
The pilot dropped out of formation, jettisoned the bombs, and then made an attempt to regain his position
in the formation, though he was unsuccessful. He kept on descending and the plane subsequently exploded in mid-air.
The crew bailed out over Kattendijke, Netherlands before the aircraft exploded and crashed at Katseveer,
Zuid-Beveland Netherlands. {27 missions}. MACR 7394 LUCILLE BALL. Named in the tradition of 511th Bomb Squadron by
incorporating the word 'Ball' in the title, after the squadron's first commander Clinton F Ball
6078 (MSN 22301) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/26Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 3/4May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 4May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 15May44. Eighth Air Force, England 22May44.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*G], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 27May44.
{first combat mission 6Jun44}. .Named "Hard Hearted Mama"
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44.
The bombers encountered heavy flak and smoke from earlier bombing over the target which disrupted the formation.
Flak hole through left wing outer panel, skin corrugation and ‘Tokyo’ fuel tank damaged;
hole underside of no.2 engine, skin and oil cooler cap damaged; two small holes through left
wing outer panel, skin and corrugation damaged; three holes left side of ball turret, skin,
bulkhead, gusset and supercharger wiring damaged; hole through dorsal fin, skin and stringers
damaged; two small holes through left elevator; two holes in trailing edge of wing behind no.4 engine,
skin corrugation, fuel tank and compression members damaged.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 8Sep44.
Flak at the target was intense, good for altitude, and fair to good in deflection; meagre flak was
observed over Karlsruhe on the route in and over Saarbrücken on the route out. On return,
force landed at RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex. Repaired by 2nd Strategic Air Depot at Tangmere 9Sep44.
Regained by Group 9Oct44. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment.
Major battle damage on a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen,
south of Leipzig, Germany 30Nov44. Flak at the target was moderate to intense and accurate for both
height and deflection. The aircraft was damaged with a small hole underside right wing inner panel,
skin corrugation and fuel vent line damaged; Flak hole through fuselage forward of waist windows, skin,
stringer and heated suit receptacle damaged.
Failed to return from a mission to the Ruhrchemie AG synthetic oil works at Holten, Sterkrade,
Germany 22Jan45 (1KIA:8POW). The leader of the squadron was unable to drop his bombs on
this primary target so flew to the secondary target, the railway marshalling yards at Rheine.
A lot of radar-controlled flak was installed in the vicinity of Sterkrade which struck the aircraft,
causing no.3 engine to fail. The bombs were dropped to make the plane lighter. Immediately after
passing Rheine it remained behind in the formation and turned to the left while climbing. However,
no visible damage was reported by other aircraft in the formation. Because the propeller could not
be put in the feathering position, this strongly slowed down the plane which broke away from the
formation. In addition, the plane slowly descended, now on a south-western course. In the
vicinity of Aachen, no.4 engine was hit by anti-aircraft fire. It was clear that home base in England
could no longer be reached. It was the pilot's intention to fly so long that the bomber would pass over the
front line and then allow his crew to bail out from a safe height. After everyone had left the aircraft,
he closed the throttle after which the plane spun and fell to the ground while spinning and crashed on
a snow covered pasture east of the Veerstraat north of Boxmeer on the banks of the river Maas, Netherlands.
This sector of the Maas was the allied front line and was occupied on the west side by B-Squadron of the
Canadian 8th Recce Regiment. The crew members, with the exception of the co-pilot and flight engineer,
landed on the eastern bank of the Maas in the vicinity of Afferden; they were soon taken prisoner of war.
The co-pilot and flight engineer landed close together on the west side of the Maas but were unlucky
enough to be captured by a German patrol which had crossed over to the Allied side in a dinghy.
The Canadians of the 8th Recce Regiment sent a four-man patrol to the wreckage of the Fortress.
The Canadian patrol then received rifle and machine gun fire from the German side and fire from
a light mortar, trapping it between the dike and the river. Support fire was requested from the Canadian side
and received from a platoon of the Toronto Scottish Regiment allowing one man to retreat.
The three others were wounded and left behind. A new patrol was then sent out which failed to find the three injured.
They had been captured by the Germans and taken away across the Maas. {55 missions}. MACR 12011
6079 (MSN 22302) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 26/30Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 4May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 6May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 6May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 22May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24May44.
364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 2Jun44.
Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with B-17G 44-8317 forty miles southeast of Chelveston 2Dec44.
Battle damaged on a mission 5Apr45. Force landed on continent. Returned to Group 14Apr45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, MI - Topeka, KS - Lubbock, TX 9/12Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6080 (MSN 22303) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/27Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 4/5May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 5May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 15May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 22May44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*L], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 27May44.
(first combat mission 30May44}. Damaged taxying prior to takeoff on a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Cologne, Germany 27Sep44. The aircraft was waiting to takeoff when the left wing of B-17G 44-6141 collided
with the nose compartment, ripping off the chin turret which was left hanging by the wires. {50 missions}.
Condemned 27Sep44. Salvaged 2Nov4
6081 (MSN 22304) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 26/28Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 3May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 5May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 5May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 15May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24May44.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*K], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk May44.
Participated in an Operation Frantic II shuttle mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil
refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
Destroyed on the ground by a major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. Condemned 1Jul44
6082 (MSN 22305) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/29Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Apr44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 4May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 4May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 22May44.
510th Bomb Squadron [TU*B], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 30May44 Named "Wisconsin Beauty'
{first combat mission 3Jun44}. Substantially damaged in collision with B-17G 42-102478 taxying at Polebrook 12Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, a district of Hanover, Germany 26Nov44.
En route to the target the plane pulled out of formation over north-eastern Netherlands and force landed
at Brussels, Belgium. {55 missions}. Regained by Group 19Jan45.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*D]. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. {39 missions}. {total: 92 missions + 2 Revival}.
Returned to US 8Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 12/15Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 15Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 5Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 5Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6083 (MSN 22306) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 28Apr/4May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 11May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22May44. Eighth Air Force, England 23May44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*V], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26May44. Named "Betsy Ross"
.Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 17Oct44 (9RMC).
Struck by flak over Ghent, Belgium, Number two engine was set on fire; the propeller could not be
feathered and oversped. The pilot left the formation and dived down, hoping to extinguish the fire.
The adjacent engine was damaged by debris. The crew got the fire under control and started
throwing out anything loose. All efforts seemed in vain; the plane continued to lose altitude.
The spinning propeller created a lot of drag. The bomber was seen to circle over Berlare while most
of the crew bailed out. The two pilots looked for a suitable landing site. Force landed on the left bank
of the Scheldt, near Wichelen and Berlare, Belgium. After a few dozen meters, the wheels got stuck in the
muddy bottom of the Wichelse moor; this made the plane nose over. The nose was damaged and then the
tail dropped back. Condemned 23Oct44. Salvaged Eighth Air Force Service Command 20Nov44
6084 (MSN 22307) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Apr44.
erried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tucson, AZ - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 26/30Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 4May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 6May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 6May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 23May44. 560th Bomb Squadron [L], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 23May44
Named BUCKET OF BOLTS. 326th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 27May44. Named DEMOBILIZER.
327th Bomb Squadron [UX*V]. Named DERUMBELIZER.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 11Sep44 (2KIA:7POW). Damaged in an attack by enemy fighters and
crashed Helfta, Eisleben, Germany MACR 8880
6085 (MSN 22308) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK 28Apr/2May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 6May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 9May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 9May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 23May44.
334th Bomb Squadron [BG*H], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk May44.
{first combat mission 31May44}. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*S] Jun44. Named LILI OF THE LAMPLIGHT
[the name was not painted on the plane] The crew had seen Marlene Dietrich
perform a USO concert in Reykjavik, Iceland, during their ferry flight from the USA to England Feb44
.Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Jul44.
Flak over the primary target was heavy and accurate. With heavy smoke over the target from the previous attack, t
he formation dropped on the secondary target, the Luftwaffe airfield at Kölleda, northeast of Erfurt, Germany.
Battle damaged on a mission to a ball bearing factory at Regensburg, Germany 21Jul44.
Flak over the target was intense and accurateKannenberg AG Focke Wulf assembly works
at Rahmel, Gdynia, Poland 6Aug44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed
at Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to an oil refinery at Trzebinia, Poland 7Aug44,
returning to Ukraine. Operated a mission to an airfield at Buz?u, Rumania 8Aug44,
continuing on to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy, a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy.
Returned to England on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Francazal, Toulouse, France 12Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic fuel works at Pölitz, Prussia 25Aug44 (3KIA:7POW).
Intense and accurate flak was encountered at the target. The plane received multiple bursts of artillery fire.
Two engines began to run rough and smoke was trailing, as the ship's speed and altitude were deteriorating.
It dropped out of formation and the pilots attempted to evade the flak bursts as they fought for control
of the bomber. When the plane changed direction and was attempting a turn, it took a direct hit to the no.3
engine’s fuel tank. An explosion sheared off a large part of the right wing and the controls became useless.
The plane went into a flat spin just as another flak burst blew off the nose.
The aircraft crashed in woods near Schwabach-Schwankenheim, near Stettin, Prussia. {26 missions}. MACR 8279
6086 (MSN 22309) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach Field –Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 30Apr/2May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2May44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 6May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 9May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 9May44. 1
377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22May44. Eighth Air Force, England 23May44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*L], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 27May44
Named *My Blonde Baby*.
Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Erbenheim, Wiesbaden, Germany 15Aug44 (1KIA:9POW).
Moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target. Leaving the target, the formation was
attacked by Fw 190 fighters of II./JG 300; the low squadron of the 303rd Bomb Group lost nine B-17 bombers i
n a little under two minutes in this duel at 25,000 feet over Germany. The right wing exploded, came off and caused the plane to spin.
Crashed at Seffern, north of Bitburg, Germany. MACR 8172
6087 (MSN 22310) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK 28/30Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 4May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 7May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 7May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 23May44.
368th Bomb Squadron [BO*F], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 27May44.
Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Athies, Laon, France 28Jun44.
Flak struck an engine and the propeller oversped when it couldn’t be feathered.
The plane dropped out of formation, turned back towards England with an escort of
friendly fighters and force landed at Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire.
Failed to return from a mission to industrial, oil and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44 (9POW).
Damaged by flak over the target with no.2 and 4 engine propellers feathered. Last seen under control heading
for France. Condemned 21Oct44MACR 9477.
6088 (MSN 22311) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 30Apr/3May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 8May44. Ferried Tulsa - Wichita, KS - Kearney, NB 10/11May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
749th Bomb Squadron [Y], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire Jun44
Named *Rattlesnake Daddy II. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 21Jun44. Regained by Group 14Jul44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Ford Motor vehicle factory north of Cologne, Germany 5Oct44.
With cloud cover over the primary target, the Group diverted to the secondary target,
railway marshalling yards at Cologne. There was heavy and accurate tracking flak over the target.
On return force landed on the continent. Regained by Group 14Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Odendorf near Euskirchen, Germany 10Jan45 (1KIA:8RMC).
The bomber encountered engine problems as the Group approached Belgium.
Engines no.1 and no.3 stopped and were feathered and engine no.4 was on fire.
The pilot dove the plane to try to extinguish the blaze without success. The crew bailed out at about 8,000ft
and the plane crashed in Belgium. All survived except the pilot whose parachute did not open; they landed
in allied territory and were returned to Glatton. Salvaged 11Jan45
6089 MSN 22312) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 29/30Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 4May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 6May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 6May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 22May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 23May44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*B], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May44.
Named "Leading Lady". Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery
at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 11Sep44 (6KIA:3POW). With cloud covering the target,
the Group changed course for an alternate target, a railway marshalling yard at Fulda, Germany.
Despite bad weather, the Luftwaffe put up a maximum effort against the bomber force.
En route to the target, the group had reached the last turning point on the Czechoslovak/German border
when it was attacked by fifty to seventy Fw 190s and Bf 109Gs of Jagdgeschwader 4.
The attack caused at least three of the aircraft to explode and most of the others appeared to be damaged,
some were attacked again as stragglers. In a few minutes all but one had disappeared beneath the undercast;
about half of them appeared to be under control. The plane suffered heavy damage that knocked out the
intercom and a fire broke out in the oxygen supply under the pilots’ compartment. The vertical stabilizer
and horizontal stabilizers were blown off as the burning airplane, in a descent, flew over the village of
Ková?ská, Czechoslovakia. Five crew members managed to bail out; the other four airmen perished
in the burning wreckage when it crashed into a hill named Kamenný vrch. MACR 8811.
6090 (MSN 22313) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 29/30Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 6May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 6May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22May44. Eighth Air Force, England 24May44.
365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 2Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to Karlsruhe, Germany 9Aug44 (1KIA:8POW). Damaged in an attack by
enemy fighters and crashed Bundenthal, northwest of Karlsruhe, Germany.
6091 (MSN 22314) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Phoenix, AZ - Tulsa, OK 29Apr/5May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 11May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
562nd Bomb Squadron [S], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk May44. Named "Lotta Bull".
{first combat mission 2Jun44}. Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil
refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 20Jun44. Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 4Aug44.
Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic fuel works at Pölitz, Prussia 25Aug44.
Intense and accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Failed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at Mainz, Germany 8Sep44 (9RMC).
The pilot became lost when the formation flew through heavy clouds on the return from the mission.
He reported that the instruments were out and the aircraft was seen to go into a spin.
The crew bailed out over France and returned to base later. {44 missions}
6092 (MSN 22315) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 31Apr/1May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 8/10May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 20May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*F], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Jun44. .Named DIXIE’S DELIGHT
Eighth Air Force, England Service Command 12Sep44. Repaired and returned to Group 6Oct44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*H]. Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap mission
to railway marshalling yards at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (9POW).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Leaving the target, the right wing was hit by flak
just before the Rally Point. As the formation turned left, this aircraft veered slightly to the right.
No.3 engine was on fire and the aircraft was losing altitude. One parachute was seen to leave
the aircraft immediately after it was hit; others followed shortly after. The aircraft continued flying,
apparently under control of the autopilot, in an even descending curve until it struck the ground
and exploded at Eichholz, 25km north of Lüneburg, Germany. MACR 12044.
6093 (MSN 22316) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 30Apr/1May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 7/8May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 20May44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 22May44.
401st Bomb Squadron [LL*J], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 27May44.
Named U.S.A. - THE HARD WAY - artwork of a woman
hitch-hiking. Painted by Tony Starcer. Battle damaged on a mission to the Lützkendorf synthetic
oil facilities at Mücheln, west of Merseburg, Germany 11Sep44. Battle damaged during a mission to industrial,
oil and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44. En route to the target, flak was meagre and inaccurate.
From the I.P. to the target, flak was continuous, increasing in intensity and accuracy.
Some meagre, inaccurate flak was experienced on the route back. Failed to return from a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (1KIA:8POW).
Before reaching the target, a spark from a shorted electrical connection at the base of the top turret ignited
oxygen leaking from a loose transfer section tube setting the plane alight.
The crew bailed out before the plane crashed on the edge of a forest near Westeroden, Germany.
It was evidently flying level when it hit the forest as it knocked down tree tops before exploding.
It left a path about the length of a football field before blowing up. The tail section and the nose
were still intact. The life rafts were hanging in trees and the bombs, which were still on the plane,
were scattered on the ground. {47 missions}. . MACR 10141.
6094 (MSN 22317) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Abilene, TX - Tulsa, OK 30Apr/2May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 8May44. Ferried Tulsa - Wichita, KS - Kearney, NB 10/11May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
525th Bomb Squadron [FR*N], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 4Jun44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 15Jul44. Regained by Group 7Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 15Oct44; force landed Belgium.
Salvaged 14Nov44
6095 (MSN 22318) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 30Apr/1May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 6May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 9May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 9May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 22May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 23May44. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*N], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 26May44. Named *Fort Worth Gal/Kathleen*
KATHLEEN - artwork inspired by the Vargas' "Pistol Packin' Mama"
Esquire centrefold of March 1944. Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz
engine factory at Gaggenau, south of Karlsruhe, Germany 10Sep44 (1KIA:8POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Neibsheim, Germany. {30 missions}.
MACR 8906.
6096 (MSN 22319) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 2/3May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 8May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 10May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 10May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
560th Bomb Squadron [A], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 27Jun44. Named "Lady Courageous".
{first combat mission 2Jun44}. Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G.
synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 20Jun44. Flak over the target was
intense and accurate. Participated in an Operation Frantic II shuttle mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to the oil refinery and railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44,
continuing on to a Fifteenth Air Force base at Foggia, southern Italy.
Operated a mission to the railway marshalling yard and repair shops at Arad, Rumania 3Jul44.
Operated a mission to railway marshalling yards at Beziers, France and landed back at Knettishall 5Jul44.
Accident after returning from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at
Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44 (2KIS). The aircraft had parked at its dispersal at Knettishall;
another B-17G, 42-97518, lost control during landing when only one landing gear wheel came down,
the aircraft skidded across the runway, crashing through a fuel truck into 44-6096 which exploded
killing the crew chief and a mechanic. {29 missions}. Salvaged 29Jul44
6097 (MSN 22320) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 2/3May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 11May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22May44. Eighth Air Force, England 24May44.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*D], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 23May44.
Named "Cocaine Bill". {first combat mission 4Jun44}.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to coastal defences at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 5Jun44 (1WIA:8RMC);
the ball turret gunner was wounded. Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 29Jun44 (1WIA:9RMC);
the tail gunner was wounded.
Accident during takeoff from Framlingham for a mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau
aircraft engine factory at Allach, Munich, Germany 13Jul44.
Participated in an Operation Frantic V shuttle mission to the Flugzeugwerk Gotenhafen
Kurt Kannenberg AG Focke-Wulf assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia, Poland 6Aug44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to an oil refinery at Trzebinia, Poland 7Aug44 (1KIA).
The plane was struck by flak, killing the ball turret gunner. The bomber returned to Ukraine as planned.
Repaired and returned to England.
Battle damage on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Jan45.
Moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered at several locations en route and on the return home.
Damaged by flak and with an engine failed, the plane was returning home at low level but without
enough fuel to cross the North Sea. Force landed in deep snow at Florennes (A-78), near Charleroi, Belgium.
{final combat mission 20Apr45}. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to
Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {80 missions + 6 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, OH - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 5/7Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6098 (MSN 22321) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 12May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 29May44. Eighth Air Force, England 30May44.
336th Bomb Squadron [ET*N], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Jun44. {first combat mission 11Jun44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Brandenburgische Motoren Werke (BMW) aircraft engine factory
at Basdorf, Berlin, Germany 21Jun44. Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Jul44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak over the primary target was heavy and accurate. With heavy smoke over the target from the previous attack,
the formation dropped on the secondary target, the Luftwaffe airfield at Kölleda, northeast of Erfurt, Germany.
The navigator was badly wounded by flak which also disabled the hydraulic system and caused
many holes in the plane. Battle damaged on a mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau aircraft engine factory
at Allach, Munich, Germany 11Jul44. Flak over the target was heavy and intense.
Major battle damage on a mission to the industrial area of Munich, Germany 31Jul44 (1WIA:8POW).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. The pilot was wounded by flak. Failed to return from a
mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 4Aug44 (1KIA:8POW).
Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at the target. Struck by flak, the aircraft began to drop out of formation
about one minute after bomb release over the target. Fire began in no.3 engine, spreading over the right wing
and then the left wing. Four chutes were seen to come out and one delayed jump. At this time at about 23,000ft
altitude the aircraft exploded; five crew members had bailed out prior to the explosion.
The pilot, bombardier and engineer were thrown clear through the explosion of the plane,
their parachutes were opened by the force of the blast. All eight survived and ended up as POW.
The co-pilot was at the controls when the plane exploded; he was found dead in the wreckage.
Crashed at Poggemühlen, southwest of Bremervorde, Germany. {21 missions}
6099 (MSN 22322) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 3/4May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 12May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24May44. F
erried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
569th Bomb Squadron [CC*H], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 28May44.
{first combat mission 5Jun44}. Participated in an Operation Frantic II shuttle mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine.
The Germans had identified the location of the USAAF bomber force so the plane was moved to a
fighter airfield at Zaporozke, Ukraine 22Jun44. Ferried to Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine then
operated a mission to the oil refinery and railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44,
continuing on to Foggia #8, Lucera, a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy.
Operated a mission to the railway marshalling yard and repair shops at Arad, Rumania 3Jul44.
Operated a mission to railway marshalling yards at Beziers, France and landed back at Framlingham 5Jul44.
Severe battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to a Luftwaffe airfield
at Tours, France 1Aug44. On return, force landed at the emergency landing field, RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk.
{23 missions}. Salvaged 6Aug44
6100 (MSN 22323) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 5/6May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 6May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 11/12May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
548th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Jun44.
{first combat mission 6Jun44}. Named 'Miss D-Day'--artwork of a young lady
riding a surf board [so named because its first combat mission was on D-Day]. .
Used on an Operation Cadillac mission to drop fighting equipment to the Maquis, the French
underground forces, in southern France 14Jul44 [Bastille Day]. Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Saint-Dizier, France 18Aug44. Flak shot out a tire, the landing gear collapsed on return to Great Ashfield.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 8Jan45.
Force landed at Couvron (A-70), Laon, France.
Departed 9Jan45 but went missing, two bodies found by Air-Sea Rescue in the English Channel off Newhaven, Sussex
MACR 11718
6101 (MSN 22324) (MSN 22324) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/5May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kansas City, MI - Kearney, NB 11/12May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 29May44. Eighth Air Force, England 29May44.
325th Bomb Squadron [NV*E], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 2Jun44.
Named "Satan's Lady". Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Hagenau, Germany 14Aug44 (1KIA).
On return, crashed landing when the brakes failed hitting a Nissen hut and stopped in woods at Podington. Salvaged 16Aug44.
6102 (MSN 22325) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 5/7May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 12May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
563rd Bomb Squadron [R], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Jun44. Named "Cicero Kid".
{first combat mission 4Jun44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44. Intense accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Magdeburg, Germany 12Sep44.
Flak was encountered at the target and then the Group was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at
Griesheim, Darmstadt, Germany 24Dec44. On return, force landed on continent. Returned to Group Feb45.
{final combat mission 19Apr45}. Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor
built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated
prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45. {96 missions + 1 Revival}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Adams Field, Little Rock, AR - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped..
6103 ((MSN 22326) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/5May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 12May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27May44. Eighth Air Force, England 31May44.
748th Bomb Squadron [L], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 6Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt, Germany 21Jul44 (2KIA:7POW).
Hit by flak which damaged no.3 engine. The crew released the bombs, left formation on fire and
crashed at Maibacher Höhe, Poppenhausen, northwest of Schweinfurt, Germany.
6104 (MSN 22327) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 6/7May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 11May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 14/15May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 15May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 28May44. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*N],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 1Jun44
Named "Homing Pigeon"- artwork of a homing pigeon in flight. Major battle damage on a mission to
the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 13Sep44.
There was heavy and accurate tracking flak over the target. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 17Sep44. Regained by Group 6Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44 (2KIA:7POW). Damaged by flak and then ahot Down By Gunfire
From German Messerschmitt BF 109K-4 at Naumburg and Crashed at Weibenfels Germany
Believed BF 109K-4 Flown By Fhr. Heinz Kuhne of JG 4/III Stab. MACR 10411
6105 (MSN 22328) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK 6/9May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 18/19May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 26May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 28May44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*P], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 4Jun44. Named *Sleepy Lagoon*
[according to a crew member of this aircraft, the name was taken from a
popular song first released by Harry James in 1942] (first combat mission 8Jun44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Munich, Germany
12Jul44 (9RTD). Force landed on return at Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk.
Eighth Air Force Service Command 13Jul44. Regained by Group 23Jul44.
Eighth Air Force Service Command 12Oct44. Regained by Group 25Oct44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Neuss, Germany
23Jan45 (1WIA:8RTD). The navigator was wounded by flak. With a snow storm
over base, the plane landed on return at RAF Manston, Kent. {79 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne,
Germany 28Jan45 (2POW:7EVD). Over the target two engines were damaged
by flak and the ball turret gunner wounded. The aircraft crash landed at
Ossenzijl, 14km west of Steenwijk, Netherlands. MACR 11990
6106 (MSN 22329) Accepted by USAAF 2May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2May44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 11/12May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
563rd Bomb Squadron [X], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 4Jun44.
Named "Gremlin's Hideout" {first combat mission 6Jun44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee,
Magdeburg, Germany 20Jun44. Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
Damaged landing at Bovingdon (Station 112), Hertfordshire 3Jul44.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to a supply depot northwest of Beaumont-sur-Oise, France 8Jul44 (1KIA:9RMC).
The target was completely cloud covered and was not attacked. The group diverted to an alternate target,
the railway in the vicinity of Yvetot. Meagre flak was encountered over the targets but flak at Clères caused
major damage to the plane, killing the bombardier.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 4Aug44.
Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Daimler-Benz tank assembly works at Marienfelde, Berlin, Germany 6Aug44.
Moderate to intense barrage and tracking flak was encountered over the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44.
Intense accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil
refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 24Aug44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Heavy accurate flak was encountered at the target; meagre flak was encountered at Heligoland;
the bombardier was wounded.
Battle damaged on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Magdeburg, Germany 12Sep44.
Flak was encountered at the target and then the Group was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters.
Accident on a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a railway bridge across the
River Rhine at Irlich, Neuwied, Germany 28Dec44 (1KIA:8RMC).
The group diverted to the secondary target, the Mosel railway marshalling yard at Koblenz, Germany;
the radio operator died when his oxygen system failed. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 17Oct44. Moderate to intense flak was encountered over the
target. {final combat mission 19Apr45}. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to
Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and displaced
persons May/Jun45. {108 missions + 5 Chowhound + 3 Revival}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 1/3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6107 (MSN 22330) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5May45.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Daggett, CA - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 6/8May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Macon, GA - Savannah, GA 17/18May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 26May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 28May44. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 28May44.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*S], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 2Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee,
Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44 (9POW). Attacked by enemy fighters and crashed Anderten, Hanover, Germany.
{32 missions}. MACR 9361
6108 (MSN 22331) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 5/6May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 6May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 11/12May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 27May44.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*Y], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 2Jun44. Named "Black Widow".
{first combat mission 8Jun44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44.
The bombers encountered heavy flak and smoke from earlier bombing over the target which disrupted the formation.
Small flak hole through the center of dorsal fin, skin and stringer damaged; small hole on cowling of no.3 engine;
two small holes through left wing tip.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 9Sep44.
Flak at the target was intense, good for altitude and fair for deflection. Flak disabled an engine just prior to the target,
the plane pulled out of formation and force landed in France.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 10Sep44.
Regained by Group 15Nov44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*Y]. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
{95 missions + 3 Revival}. Returned to US 8Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 12/16Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 16Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6109 (MSN 22332) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4May45.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Daggett, CA - Tulsa, OK 5/7May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 11May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 13May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 13May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 28May44. Eighth Air Force, England 29May44.
545th Bomb Squadron [JD*Q], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 7Jun44.
Named "Ole Tulik". {first combat mission 12Jun44}. {97 missions}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen,
Germany 5Sep44 (1WIA:8RTD). Returned to Grafton with wounded. Battle damaged
on a mission to the synthetic oil refinery at Merseburg, Germany 8Nov44 (9RTD).
Force landed on return at Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk. Eighth Air Force
Service Command 8Nov44. Regained by Group 14Nov44. Failed to return from a
mission to the synthetic oil refinery at Sterkrade, Germany 22Jan45. Landed away
at RAF Wittering, Stamford. Eighth Air Force Service Command. Salvaged 9Feb45.
Regained by Group 5Mar45. Failed to return from a mission to the synthetic oil
refinery at Zeitz, Germany 26Mar45 (1KIA:2WIA:6INJ). The pilot noticed a high fuel
consumption by the time the formation had reached the target. On the way home
No.1 engine stopped from fuel exhaustion by the time the plane had reached the
English coast. When No.3 engine stopped, the pilot looked for a place to force
land. On approach at an emergency airfield, the left wing flap struck the top
of a telegraph pole. The plane crashed into a small spinney in Brewers Wood,
500yds north of Hartridge House near Cranbrook Common, Kent causing fatal
injuries to the pilot. Salvaged 27Mar45.
6110 (MSN 22333) Available at Long Beach Field, CA 2May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA.
Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 44-6116 and 42-98017 taxying at Long Beach Field 5May44.
Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44. Returned to factory for repair.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 25/28May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 23/24Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Jul44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 3Jul44.
Received in Italy 7Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 41st Air Depot Group, Air Technical Service Command,
Gioia del Colle Field, Bari, Italy. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 18Jul44
Named "Hell On Wings" Failed to return from a mission to Regensburg,
Germany 20Dec44 (10POW). Over the target, two of the engines lost oil and
all engines lost power. Crashed Wels, Austria MACR 10731
6111 (MSN 22334) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kansas City, KS - Kearney, NB 11/12May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
749th Bomb Squadron [O], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 5Jun44
Named *Hell's Belle*. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas of
Munich, Germany 12Jul44 (9INT). Damaged by flak on the bomb run, engine no.1 was knocked
completely off and with other major damage the bomber force landed at Payerne, Switzerland. {13 missions}.
MACR 6925. Returned Sep 24, 1945. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Returned to UK.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 22Sep45. Condemned salvage 12Oct45
6112 (MSN 22335) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 6May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 6May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 11May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 13May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 13May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
550th Bomb Squadron [SG*H], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 1Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to an aircraft factory at Stuttgart, Germany 16Jul44 (10INT). MACR 7569
Flak and mechanical failure, force landed Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland. Returned Sep 8, 1945.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Returned to UK.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 8Sep45. Returned to US.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 26Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped .
6113 (MSN 22336) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 6/7May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 12May44. Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 14/15May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 26May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 28May44. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*R], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 2Jun44
Named "No 2 Bandwagon" - artwork of a majorette. (aka MRS. WING DING).
{first combat mission 7Jun44}. Major battle damage on a mission to the Lützkendorf synthetic oil facilities at
Mücheln, west of Merseburg, Germany 9Feb45. Flak over the target was moderate to intense and fairly accurate.
On return force landed on the continent. Regained by Group 19Mar45.
Failed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at Ingolstadt, Germany 5Apr45 )
Crash Landed Apr 5, 1945 in France After Hit By Gunfire From German (Jet)
Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Over Straubing Germany While Returning From a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery
at Lutzkendorf, Germany. Me 262 A-1A Flown By Unknown Pilot of JV 44. (1) Crewman Was Killed.
(8) Crew Survived. Salvaged on April 5, 1945.
6114 (MSN 22336) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 6/7May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 11May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 13May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 13May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 3Jun44.
838th Bomb Squadron [2C*Q], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 10Jul44.
Major damage in an accident landing during a training sortie at Lavenham 9Aug44.
Main landing gear collapsed as the aircraft touched the ground; all four engines and propellers damaged, airframe twisted.
Salvaged 12Aug44..
6115 (MSN 22338) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Wichita, KS - Tulsa, OK 8/10May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10May44. Ferried Tulsa - Dothan, AL - Savannah, GA 19/20May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 28May44. Gander, Newfoundland 28May44.
Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland 30May44.
534th Bomb Squadron [GD*Q], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 10Jun44. Named *Ice Col'Katy*.
Accident departing for a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 30Nov44.
No.2 engine failed at 8,000 feet on climb out for a combat mission.
Crew opted to return to base and take off with the spare aircraft. Pilot landed hard at Ridgewell which,
along with the heavy weight of a full bomb and fuel load, caused the right main landing gear strut to shear,
collapsing the right gear on landing. No.3 and no.4 engines, propellers and outboard right wing damaged.
448th Sub-Depot, Air Service Command, Ridgewell Dec44 for repairs in thirty-five days taking 1,480 man hours,
requiring the right inboard wing changed. Accident landing at Ridgewell 7Jan45.
Crew was doing local training and on landing at Ridgewell the pilot allowed the plane to stall thirty feet
above the runway. Left main landing gear collapsed; no.3 and no.4 engine, propellers, outboard left wing damaged.
448th Sub-Depot, Air Service Command, Ridgewell Jan45 for repairs requiring the left inboard wing change
completed in thirty-one days after 1,660 man hours. {56+ missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 15Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Spartanburg, SC - Birmingham, AL - Lubbock, TX 16/19Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 19Jun45.
Declared excess 28Aug45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 28Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6116 (MSN 22339) Available at Long Beach Field, CA 4May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA.
Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 44-6110 taxying at Long Beach Field 5May45.
Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Returned to factory for repair. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 19/21Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Jun44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 1/2Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 12Jul44. Received in Italy 16Jul44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 16Jul44. {first combat mission 22Jul44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Weiss Manfréd Acél- és Fémm?vek at Csepel island,
Budapest, Hungary 27Jul44. Flak was moderate but accurate seriously wounding a waist gunner.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery at
Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 27Aug44 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was intense, heavy, and accurate
resulting in serious injury to a waist gunner. Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to
evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during
Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44. {final combat mission 15Feb45}. {65 missions}. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 23Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 24Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6117 (MSN 22340) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/9May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 18May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 25May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 26May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 28May44. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*Q], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire Jun44. {first combat mission 15Jun44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the centre of Berlin between the air ministry and Friederichstrasse
railway station, Germany 21Jun44 (1KIA:8POW). En route to the target, attacked by a large force of
enemy fighters in the vicinity of Müritz lake, the plane was struck by 20mm cannon shells in the
trailing edge of the left wing behind no.2 engine and also in the left horizontal stabilizer.
The wing caught fire from a punctured fuel tank, the bombs were jettisoned and the plane peeled off out of formation.
The crew bailed out but the plane flew on and crashed in Jezioro Stolsko lake at Stolcu, near
Pölitz, 22km northwest of Stettin, Prussia. {5 missions}. MACR 5980. Not salvaged by the Germans; some wreckage
salvaged during the summer of 1989, remainder still in the lake .
6118 (MSN 22341) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 9/10May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 20May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 30May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 5Jun44. 748th Bomb Squadron [T], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 15Jun44.
Accident after a training sortie during landing at Glatton 28Aug44. None of the engines were operating
at the time of the forced landing and without hydraulic pressure the brakes failed as the plane overran
the runway. Salvaged 29Aug44
6119 (MSN 22342) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 7/8May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 17/18May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 26May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*A], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 4Jun44.
Named "White Lightning'. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire.
Regained by Group 27Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to the Lützkendorf synthetic oil facilities at
Mücheln, west of Merseburg, Germany 9Feb45 (9POW). Flak over the target was moderate to intense
and fairly accurate. As the bomber approached the target, it encountered heavy flak.
The pilot managed to keep the aircraft flying even as the number one engine began leaking oil.
Eventually all four engines were lost and had to be feathered.
While the pilot was searching for an appropriate spot to land, the crew noticed a large red cross on top of a nearby
building and they decided to land near there, thinking it might be a hospital. They crash landed in an open field
approximately 20 miles from Duisburg, Germany. Unfortunately the plane landed beside a flak battery and not a hospital.
All the crew members were captured and taken to a nearby railroad station and stripped of their uniforms. MACR 12337
6120 (MSN 22343) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 14/15May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 22May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 23May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 29May44.
407th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire Jun44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 13Sep44;
force landed on the continent. Condemned 14Sep44. Repaired and regained by Group 30Oct44.
Condemned salvage, battle damage 14Nov44.
6121 (MSN 22344) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 19May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 26May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27May44. Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
569th Bomb Squadron [CC*N], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Jun44.
{first combat mission 5Jun44}.
Participated in an Operation Frantic II shuttle mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery
at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at
Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine. The Germans had identified the location of the USAAF bomber force so
the plane was moved to a fighter airfield at Zaporozke, Ukraine 22Jun44.
Ferried to Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine then operated a mission to the oil refinery and railway
marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44, continuing on to Foggia #8, Lucera, a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy.
Operated a mission to the railway marshalling yard and repair shops at Arad, Rumania 3Jul44.
Operated a mission to railway marshalling yards at Beziers, France and landed back at
Framlingham 5Jul44. Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-97846 while taxying at Framlingham 11Jul44.
Participated in an Operation Frantic V shuttle mission to the Flugzeugwerk Gotenhafen Kurt Kannenberg AG Focke-Wulf
assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia, Poland 6Aug44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at
Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Zili?tea, Rumania 8Aug44,
continuing on to a Fifteenth Air Force base at Foggia, southern Italy.
Returned to England on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Francazal, Toulouse, France 12Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 28Oct44 (1WIA:8RMC);
the radio operator was wounded. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 30Nov44 (1WIA:8RMC); the co-pilot was wounded.
Battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery at Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44 (3WIA:6RMC).
Flak was encountered at several locations en route and on the return home; flak around Hamburg
was intense and accurate. Prior to the target, fighter attacks created havoc for five minutes or more as
the tight formation of bombers became scattered. Struck by flak after the target, the co-pilot, navigator
and togglier were wounded. There was a hole about 5 x 3 about three inches away from the ball turret.
The ball was stuck and the gunner couldn’t get out. There were holes right by the right waist position.
After leaving some of the heavy flak, enemy fighters came down and attacked the bombers that were out of formation.
When the plane was safe from flak but not fighters, the crew got to work getting the gunner out of the ball, which they did eventually.
Then the pilot reported they were low on fuel, so the crew went to work emptying the plane as they went over the North Sea.
With land in sight, the plane came in for a landing from 7,000ft. As it touched down on the runway
two engines failed with fuel exhaustion.
Battle damaged on an Operation Thunderclap mission to railway marshalling yards at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45.
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. The hydraulic system had been damaged and, without brakes,
on return to England the plane diverted to force land at the emergency landing field, RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of
Zeitz, Germany 31Mar45 (1WIA:8RMC). There was no enemy fighter opposition; moderate to intense and ccurate flak
was encountered over the target wounding the waist gunner. {final combat mission 7Apr45}. {86 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Barksdale, LA - Lubbock, TX 1/3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 27Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6122 (MSN 22345) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 12May44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 14/15May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 23May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24May44.
366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 2Jun44.
Crashed landing at Chelveston 16Jul44. Condemned salvage 18Jul44.
6123 (MSN 22346) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 6/8May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 15May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 26May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 27May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 28May44. 561st Bomb Squadron [M], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Jun44.
Named "Girl Of My Dreams". {first combat mission 6Jun44}.
Participated in an Operation Frantic II shuttle mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
Damaged on the ground by a major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44; the left elevator
was burned off by an incendiary bomb. Repaired and returned to Knettishall Jul44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery at
Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 4Aug44. Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast
of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44 (10KIA). Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-97328.
On the left turn at the I.P., aircraft 42-97760 turned too sharply for #328 to follow in formation.
Aircraft #328 attempted to slide in to the right behind #760 but was caught in the propeller wash
during this manoeuvre and collided with aircraft #123 which was flying a tight formation at the time.
Aircraft #328 first struck #123 with its wing on the no.4 engine and then cut off the vertical stabilizer.
Aircraft #123 then spiralled to the ground and crashed at Oberschönau, southwest of Erfurt, Germany. {33 missions}. MACR 8433
6124 (MSN 22347) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 8/10May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 19May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 31May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 1Jun44.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*A], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 19Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Osnabrück, Germany 26Sep44 (3KIA:6POW).
Received a direct flak hit between the No.3 and no.4 engines. Caught fire and aircraft exploded at low altitude.
Crashed near Voxtrup, Osnabrück, Germany
6125 (MSN 22348) ccepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Tulsa, OK 10/11May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11May44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 23Jul44.
3035th Base Unit (Technical School), Victorville Field, CA 20Nov44.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
44-6126/6250 Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-45-DL Fortress
MSN 22349/22473. Boeing B-17G-45-DL Fortress built by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, CA. Cheyenne tail.
Production changes: Bomb bay fuel tank fittings deleted. Stowage positions for extra SCR-274N radio unit deleted. Trailing static discharge wire fited at tail wheel
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and "Project Bits & Pieces" a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
6126 (MSN 22349) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 9/10May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 20/22May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 15Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Jun44. Eighth Air Force, England 28Jun44.
324th Bomb Squadron [DF*P], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 10Jul44.
323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*P]. Failed to return from a mission to the Siebel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Halle, Germany
16Aug44 (6KIA:3POW). The formation was attacked by a force of enemy fighters east of Eisenach, Germany.
During this attack, which lasted twenty or thirty seconds, the bomber was damaged by cannon shells.
The attack caused a fire in the bomb bay and the aircraft exploded. Four members of the crew were able to bail
out but the other five were blown clear. Crashed at Teistungen, northeast of Kassel, Germany.
MACR 8185.
6127 (MSN 22350) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 10/11May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 21May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29May44.
Named "I'll Get By"
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 31May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 6Jun44.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*Q], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Jun44.
Accident on return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Melsbroek, Brussels, Belgium 14Jun44.
Skidded off runway through an ammunition hut and spun round at Snetterton Heath. Salvaged 14Jun44
6128 (MSN 22351) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 10/11May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 21May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 31May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 2Jun44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*O], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 7Jun44.
{first combat mission 12Jun44}.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to a Luftwaffe airfield at
Juvincourt, France 28Jun44 (9RMC).
The Group experienced traffic conflicts in the target area and had to make a second bomb run.
Flak struck and disabled no.1 engine and no.4 engine was damaged.
The left wing was also struck by flak. {11 missions}.
Eighth Air Force, England Service Command 30Jun44. Salvaged 10Jul44
6129 (MSN 22352) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 11/12May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 21May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 30May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 2Jun44. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*A],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 7Jun44.
{first combat mission 14Jun44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt service test airfield at Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 19Jul44 (1KIA:8POW).
Struck by flak which disabled no.2 engine, with no.3 and no.4 engines damaged.
Crashed near Corné, east of Angers, France. {12 missions}. MACR 8157
6130 (MSN 22353) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 10/11May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 22/23May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23May44.
Severely damaged en route to Manchester, NH, in an accident landing at Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 28May44.
Repaired at Fort Dix by Middletown Air Depot, Olmsted Field, Middletown, PA 7Jun44.
Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 20Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 12Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 13Jul44. Eighth Air Force, England 19Jul44.
366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 28Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to an oil sands refinery at Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, France 3Aug44 (8KIA:1POW).
Struck by flak and dropped out of the formation. It went down and came up in a complete loop, went down again,
half-barrelled, over-looped, and started to spin down. The aircraft hit the ground and exploded at Miesenbach,
west of Kaiserslautern, Germany. MACR 7845
6131 (MSN 22354) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 11/12May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Louisville, KY - Savannah, GA 22/23May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*J], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Jun44
Named "Fearless Fosdick" (Character from L'il Abner comic strip)
Accident returning from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 7Jan45.
The pilot aborted after no.1 engine failed on the outbound leg of the combat mission and returned to base.
On the first landing attempt, the pilot was too high and went around in the pattern.
On the second attempt, the pilot landed 2/3 down the runway, which was wet, and
was unable to stop before reaching the end. The aircraft dug into the soft ground and nosed over. Salvaged 7Jan45.
6132 (MSN 22355) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 11/12May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 21May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 31May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 4Jun44.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*B], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 8Jun44
Named "Snicklefritz" (a Pennsylvania Dutch term of affection usually for young
mischievous or talkative children) {81 missions}. Returned to US 30May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Cincinnati, OH - Memphis, TN - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 6/13Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6133 (MSN 22356) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 11/12May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 21May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 30May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 2Jun44.
525th Bomb Squadron [FR*Y], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 8Jun44.
Accident on return from a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site at Zudauasques,
Pas-de-Calais, France 19Jun44 (1MIA:7KIA:1RMC). The bomber had been badly damaged by flak.
For the pilot of the aircraft, this was his first combat mission, and he was already in trouble.
The formation was returning from a combat mission and had reached the English coast in formation,
flying through a haze between 18,000 and 21,000ft. Flying close to his section leader, the pilot was
having a great deal of difficulty controlling the bomber, but they were now only about fifteen minutes
from base and he was determined to make it. The plane had already lost one of the engines; now,
as the formation neared the Thames estuary, another engine was giving up. Already wrestling with the
bomber's flak damaged controls, it was the last thing the pilot needed. Jockeying the throttles on the
remaining engines, he was trying to somehow compensate for the drop in power when, without warning,
the plane side-slipped to starboard and collided with the aircraft of his section leader, B-17G 42-97942,
hitting the plane just behind the pilot’s compartment near the top turret. As the two planes separated,
this aircraft turned upside down, lost its port wing and went straight down into the muddy waters of
the Thames estuary. Only one of the nine crew members survived. The plane crashed about 500 yards
off the seafront at Allhallows-On-Sea, Kent. The Thameside Aviation museum at Coalhouse Fort, just up
river from Canvey Island, houses a large display dedicated to the memory of the B-17's;
this display is shared with the Bay Museum on Canvey Island.
6134 (MSN 22357) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9May44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 10/11May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 20May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 27May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 28May44.
568th Bomb Squadron [BI*D], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Jun44
Named GUNG HO, then PANDORA / DOTSY / I'LL BE SEEING YOU.(a 1944 movie)
{first combat mission 6Jun44}. Participated in an Operation Frantic V shuttle mission to the Flugzeugwerk Gotenhafen
Kurt Kannenberg AG Focke-Wulf assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia, Poland 6Aug44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to an oil refinery at Trzebinia, Poland 7Aug44, returning to Ukraine.
Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Zili?tea, Rumania 8Aug44,
continuing on to a Fifteenth Air Force base at Foggia, southern Italy. Returned to England on a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Francazal, Toulouse, France 12Aug44.
Participated in an Operation Frantic VII mission to drop supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to railway marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44 and continued on to land
at a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England 23Sep44. {final combat mission 17Apr45}.
{101 missions}. Returned to US by 95th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Cleveland, OH –South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 25/26Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 26Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6135 (MSN 22358) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 14/15May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 23May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 25May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 25May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 31May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 2Jun44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*Q], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 10Jun44.
{first combat mission 13Jun44}.
Battle damaged during a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site in the Pas-de-Calais, France 19Jun44 (9RMC).
Flak damaged no.4 engine and no.1 engine had an oil leak. The hydraulic system was damaged and leaking;
control cables and communication systems were damaged.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 20Jun44. Regained by Group Jul44.
545th Bomb Squadron [JD*J] 17Jul44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*N] 5Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England Service Command 10Nov44. Regained by Group 3Jan45.
546th Bomb Squadron [BK*B] 3Jan45.
Extensively battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Bonn, Germany 10Jan45 (9RMC).
Force landed on the continent. {54 missions}. Salvaged 22Jan45.
6136 (MSN 22359) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 14May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 22May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 24May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 24May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 29May44. Eighth Air Force, England 30May44.
550th Bomb Squadron [SG*E], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Jun44
Named "Archer's Stork Club". Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to
deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Damaged on an Operation Chowhound mission to Hilversum, Netherlands 2May45.
The formation was not quite in the correct safe corridor and heading for the heavily defended headquarters
of the German 25th Army. A wing was damaged by flak [which ceased when a green flare was fired].
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 25/28Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 28Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6137 (MSN 22360) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 14/15May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 24May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 26May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 2Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 4Jun44. [H],
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Jun44.
337th Bomb Squadron [AW*J], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Jun44.
Condemned, damaged by enemy action over Germany 14Jul44. Repaired and regained by Group 18Sep44.
Damaged in mid-air collision with B-17G 42-32112 and P-47D Thunderbolt 42-25690 on a training
mission over Halstead, Essex 1Oct44. Accident during assembly for a mission to the Henschel
und Sohn industrial complex at Kassel, Germany 29Jan45 (9KIA).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 43-38746. Aircraft #746 flew across the path of the second aircraft #137.
As a result #137’s left wing struck #746 causing it to explode whilst #137 was split in half. Both aircraft
plummeted to the ground killing all eighteen airmen on board.
The wreckage crashed over North and South Lopham, Suffolk, several of the bombs exploding
and causing superficial damage to property. Salvaged 30Jan45. Named THE ABORTION QUEEN
6138 (MSN 22361) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 13May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 22May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 30May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 4Jun44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*P], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Loddenheide, Münster, Germany 5Oct44 (9POW).
Damaged by flak, crash landed in a forest at Kersmecke, north of Plettenberg, Germany. Condemned 5Oct44.
MACR 9510
6139 (MSN 22362) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 13/14May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Little Rock, AR - Savannah, GA 22/23May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 30May44.
Eighth Air Force, England 2Jun44.
511th Bomb Squadron [DS*K], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 8Jun44.
{first combat mission 14Jun44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau aircraft engine factory at
Allach, Munich, Germany 13Jul44. Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen
and Mannheim with intense flak at the target. No enemy fighters were encountered. Small flak
hole underside of left wing outer panel. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44. The bombers encountered heavy
flak and smoke from earlier bombing over the target which disrupted the formation. Two small flak
holes through left wing tip, skin and former damaged; two small holes in underside of left wing
behind no.1 engine, skin corrugation and flap control rod damaged; small hole through fuselage
under right horizontal stabilizer, skin and stringer damaged.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44 (9RMC). The combat wings were not on time causing several to make
detours to avoid collisions and the Berlin area flak defences. During this manoeuvre enemy fighters
took advantage and attacked the formations. The primary target could not be identified so the
formation turned to the Vereinigte Aluminium-Werke AG works at Lauta, northeast of Dresden, Germany.
Flak at the target was meagre to moderate, and inaccurate for both height and deflection.
The plane had one engine disabled and another at reduced power. The pilot reported that he was going
to try to land in France and the aircraft left the formation seventy miles west of Koblenz, Germany.
Crash landed at Villers-lez-Heest (La Bruyère) near Namur, Belgium. {31 missions}. Condemned salvage 14Nov45.
Before the aircraft was salvaged many parts were liberated by locals.
In 2020 the Hangar Thirteen restoration project was offered some of these parts by a local man
whose father had taken them from the wreckage. Hangar Thirteen is restoring Boeing B-17F 42-3455,
Lucky Thirteen, which, when rebuilt, will be the sole surviving aircraft to have participated in the campaigns
against Schweinfurt, Regensburg, and Stuttgart, Germany in the autumn of 1943
6140 (MSN 22363) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 14/15May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 24May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 26May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 2Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 6Jun44.
527th Bomb Squadron [FO*U], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 10Jun44
Named "Miss Lace". Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil
refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 30Nov44 (8KIA:1POW).
Damaged by flak, lost the right wing in an explosion. The plane went into a steep dive while ablaze
and broke into two sections. Tail/waist section crashed near Threna, southeast of Leipzig;
nose crashed in District 7, Oberholz Forest, near Großpösna and exploded two minutes after impact. MACR 11126
6141 (MSN 22364) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 13/15May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 25May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 27May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 27May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 2Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 7Jun44.
544th Bomb Squadron [SU*F], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 10Jun44.
Named "Sneakin' Deacon{' (first combat mission 13Jun44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44.
Damaged by flak prior to the primary target, the no.1 engine cowling came off with a push rod sticking out,
an oil leak and the propeller governor housing broke. On return to base force landed with two engines
failed at Rackheath (Station 145), Norfolk. Eighth Air Force, England Service Command 24Aug44.
Regained by Group 2Sep44. Damaged taxying prior to takeoff on a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Cologne, Germany 27Sep44. The left wing collided with the nose compartment of B-17G 44-6080
which was waiting to takeoff, ripping off the chin turret. Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 30Nov44 (9RMC).
The crew bailed out over Luxembourg and picked up by French-speaking Belgians for return to allied control.
The plane crashed northwest of Weicherdange, Clervaux, Luxembourg. {63 missions}. Condemned 30Nov44
6142 (MSN 22365) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 12/13May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 22/23May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44.
337th Bomb Squadron [AW*N], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Jun44.
Named "The Stork". Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 5/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 15Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6143 MSN 22366) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 14/15May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 24May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 26May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 2Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 6Jun44. 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 10Jun44.
525th Bomb Squadron [FR*A]. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 12Jul44.
Named "Miss Behavin'" . Regained by Group 24Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to industrial targets in north Germany 6Oct44 (9POW).
The formation diverted to a target of opportunity, an industrial complex at Stralsund, Germany.
Damaged by flak, crashed at Stralsund. {46 missions}. . MACR 9362
6144 (MSN 22367) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 13/14May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Birmingham, AL - Savannah, GA 23/24May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Jun44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 7Jun44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire Jun44.
326th Bomb Squadron [NV*V], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 12Jun44.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on
benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. 92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the
journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying
French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 31Oct45
6145 (MSN 22368) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 14May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 22May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 24May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 24May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29May44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 31May44. Eighth Air Force, England 1Jun44.
614th Bomb Squadron [IW*S], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 12Jun44.
Named "My Achin' Back". {first combat mission 11Jul44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic fuel works at Pölitz, Prussia 7Oct44 (9KIA:1POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Kienwerder, Germany. {35 missions}.
MACR 9756
6146 (MSN 22369) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 15/16May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 24May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 26May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 1Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 7Jun44.
615th Bomb Squadron [IY*R], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 10Jun44
Named "Little Cheezer" . {first combat mission 12Jun44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Nov44.
No.1 and no.2 engines were disabled and the hydraulic system had been destroyed.
On return force landed at the emergency landing field at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Regained by Group 21Nov44. {45 missions}.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*R] Mar45. {21 missions}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
{66 missions}. Returned to US 4Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, OH - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 8/9Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6147 (MSN 22370) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Phoenix, AZ - Tulsa, OK 14/15May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 24May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 26May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 2Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 7Jun44.
545th Bomb Squadron [JD*U], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 10Jun44.
{first combat mission 13Jun44}.
Accident during assembly in bad weather for a mission to the Erla Maschinenwerk Bf 109 aircraft factory
at Leipzig, Germany 7Jul44 (6KIA:3RMC). Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-102442.
The aircraft was flying in the high group of a large formation when it entered heavy cloud requiring the
pilot to fly on instruments. Both aircraft had flown into cloud together and encountered propeller wash.
#442 came in from the left and struck the underside of #147 cutting into the nose compartment.
The propellers cut into the tail section of #442. This bomber started to break up but remained level
long enough for some of the crew to bail out before entering a spin. The plane crashed eight miles
northwest of Ridgewell at Withersfield, near Haverhill, Suffolk. {11 missions}. Salvaged 8Jul44
6148 (MSN 22371) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 14/16May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 24May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 26May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 2Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 7Jun44.
534th Bomb Squadron [GD*M], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 16Jun44
Named *Smashin Thru*. Crashed after takeoff for a mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau
aircraft engine factory at Allach, Munich, Germany 13Jul44 (7KIA:2INJ).
The aircraft lost two engines during assembly and came down in a railway cutting at Oaker Hill Bridge,
Great Yeldham, near Halstead, Essex. {11+ missions}. Salvaged.
6149 MSN 22372) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14/15May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 24May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 26May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 2Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 4Jun44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*U], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 12Jun44
Named *Hot After It*.. {first combat mission 16Jun44}. Major battle
damage during a first combat mission 16Jun44}. Major battle damage during a mission to the
hydrogenation works at Scholven-Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 26Aug44 (1WIA:8RMC).
Eighth Air Force, England Service Command 27Aug44. Regained by Group 21Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Wesseling, Germany 11Oct44 (4KIA:5POW).
Damaged by flak, a direct hit burst in the bomb bay, directly under the top turret.
The electrical system was disabled trapping the ball turret gunner.
On fire, the plane dropped 1000ft and disintegrated losing the wings first then the empennage.
The fuselage broke behind the cockpit and at the ball turret, ejecting the crew.
It crashed 2km west of Urfeld, 4km south of Wesseling, Germany. 7th Flak Division claimed credit for the downing. {40 missions}
MACR 9478
6150 (MSN 22373) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 19/21May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 1Jun44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 1Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 6Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*L], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Jun44.
333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*L]. Named "Vie's Guys" Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Newark, NJ - Fairfax, Kansas City, KS - Lubbock, TX 25/28Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 28Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 4Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 4Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped. VIE'S GUYS.
6151 (MSN 22374) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16/17May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 25May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 27May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 27May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 6Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*J:DF*Q],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire Jun44
Named "Sure Shot"--artwork of a female kneeling about to fire a bow and arrow.
Painted by Tony Starcer.
Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-107040 during a bombing practice flight over Peterborough 5Dec44.
Aircraft #040 was caught in a violent propeller wash and thrown out of the formation.
In trying to regain its position, the vertical tail fin struck the horizontal stabilizer of #151, and it was
bent almost double. Both planes recovered and landed safely in spite of their severely damaged tail assemblies.
{71 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Ostheim, Cologne, Germany 10Jan45.
Damaged in a forced landing at Denain/Prouvy (A-83), France. Regained by Group 13Mar45.
Returned to US 27May45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 31May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 1/3Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jun45.
Declared excess 28Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 19Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6152 (MSN 22375) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18/19May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 19May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 26May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 28May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 28May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 6Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Jun44.
Substantially damaged when the landing gear collapsed landing at Deopham Green 5Mar45. Condemned salvage 5Mar45
6153 (MSN 22376) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 16/17May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 25May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 27/29May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 29May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 13Jun44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*S], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Jun44.
Returned to US 30May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 5/11Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 29Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 30Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6154 (MSN 22377) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 26May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 27/28May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 28May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 6Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44. 560th Bomb Squadron [T:J], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Jun44
Named LIL HOMESICK ANGEL/ AQUILA / SHOOT THE WORKS. Named after a
{first combat mission 4Jul44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44.
Intense accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic fuel works at Pölitz, Prussia 25Aug44.
Intense and accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 17Oct44.
Moderate to intense flak was encountered over the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank factory at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44.
Flak over the target was a meagre to moderate barrage with several rockets.
{final combat mission 17Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45.
{106 missions + 3 Chowhound + 2 Revival}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 29/30Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 20Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6155 (MSN 22378) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16/17May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 25May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 29May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 29May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 6Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44.
751st Bomb Squadron [P], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 16Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to Kassel, Germany 2Nov44 (6POW:3KIA).
The box barrage of flak was heavy around the target.
An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters went up to meet the bomber force.
Shot down by Fw 190 fighters, two of the engines were knocked out, the aircraft was cut to ribbons,
the bomb bay was on fire as well as other parts of the ship, the bomber went out of control, exploded
and crashed Ziegelrode, northwest of Halle, Germany.
MACR 10314.
6156 (MSN 22379) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18/19May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 19May44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 31May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 6Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*R], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 28Jun44
Named "Little Chapel" {first combat mission 4Jul44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44.
The bombers encountered heavy flak and smoke from earlier bombing over the target which disrupted the formation.
Two small flak holes underside of navigator’s compartment, skin and stringers damaged;
small tear in fabric of left elevator; small hole on top of no.4 engine nacelle, skin and oil line damaged.
(final combat mission 16Apr45}. {89 missions + 3 Revival}. Returned to US 26May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Scott Field, Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 31May/1Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 1Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 12Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 15Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6157 (MSN 22380) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 19/20May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 2Jun44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 2Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 9Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 12Jun44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*W], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 19Jun44
Named "Leapin' Lizzy" Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war
to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7May45.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 12May45.
Returned to US 1Jun45. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 1Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun44.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Phillips Field, Aberdeen, MD 7Jun45.
Grounded with mechanical failure. Ferried Phillips Field - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 26/27Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 27Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6158 (MSN 22381) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17/18May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 1Jun44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 1Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 29Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 5Jul44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*U],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 17Jul44 Named "Sky Monster".
Major battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 13Sep44
(2KIA:1POW:6RMC). With haze preventing identification of the target, the formation changed course to the
secondary target at Altenburg, Germany. Struck by a direct flak burst on the bomb run.
When flak struck the plane it was thrown under the plane to its left but the pilot regained control.
The VHF and command radio sets were disabled. The pilot told the co-pilot to go to the rear of the plane to find out the problem.
As he passed through the bomb bay, chaff and wood splinters were spread all over the bombs.
The door from the bomb bay to the radio room was gone as was the entire radio room except for the left side of the fuselage.
The tail gunner had a first aid kit and started working on the waist gunner who was wrapped around the ball turret.
As it later turned out, the ball and waist gunners must have been killed immediately by the flak.
The radio operator was seen to fall out with the radio room; no parachute was seen to open by other
crews but the airman survived and was taken POW.
On return, the aircraft force landed at the emergency landing field, RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk. Salvaged 16Sep44.
MACR 8881 was written for the radio operator.
6159 (MSN 22382) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18/19May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 19May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 27May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 29May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 29May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 13Jun44.
549th Bomb Squadron [XA*M], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Jun44. Named "West Virginian".
Failed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44 (7KIA:2POW).
Damaged in an attack by enemy fighters and crashed Brandenburg, Germany. MACR 9515
6160 (MSN 22383) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 18/19May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 19May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 27May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 29May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 29May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 6Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 13Jun44.
337th Bomb Squadron [AW*L], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Jun44.
Participated in an Operation Frantic II shuttle mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery
at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
Damaged on the ground by a major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44.
413th Bomb Squadron. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 26Nov44.
On return force landed at Chievres (A-84), Belgium. Substantially damaged taxying at Chievres 26Nov44.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
Assigned to 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 5Jul45.
553rd Base Unit (3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Romulus Field, Detroit, MI.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Fort Wayne, IN - Herington, KS 5/7Jul45.
Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with B-17G 43-38903 near Frankfort, KS 7Jul45.
274th Base Unit (Staging Base), Herrington Field, KS 7Jul45. Surveyed 24Jul45
6161 (MSN 22384) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 18/20May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 13Jun44.
749th Bomb Squadron [F], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 19Jun44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Bingen, Germany 29Dec44.
Flak was moderate but fairly accurate. On return force landed on the continent.
Regained by Group 19Feb45. Returned to US 6Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Buffalo, NY - Topeka, KS - Lubbock, TX 9/12Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 29Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6162 (MSN 22385) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 18May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 25May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 28May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 28May44.
Substantially damaged in a takeoff accident caused by structural failure at Kearney Field 1Jun44.
Ferried Kearney Field - Grenier Field 6/7Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Jun44. Eighth Air Force, England 16Jun44.
364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 28Jun44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire; salvaged 18Jul44.
422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*A]. Substantially damaged landing at Chelveston 5Mar45.
Returned to US 4Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Wilmington, DE - Columbus, OH - Amarillo, TX - Lubbock, TX 7/12Jun45. 4
168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 29Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6163 (MSN 22386) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 19/20May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 2Jun44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 2Jun44.
Ferried Kearney Field - Grenier Field 6/7Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Jun44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Jun44.
534th Bomb Squadron [GD*P], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 28Jun44
Named *Passaic Warrior* {71+ missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Coraopolis, PA - Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN - Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, TX -
Lubbock, TX 9/12Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
MACR 12109 wrongly lists this plane as being lost over Austria Feb 13, 1945,
but the plane that was lost was actually 44-6219 or even 44-6863. Not sure what is true here.
6164 (MSN 22387) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 21/23May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 11Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Jun44.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 18Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 20Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/Africa route departing Morrison Field 20Jun44.
Received in Italy 29Jun44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 29Jun44.
{nil missions}. Condemned 14Oct44. Repaired 15Oct44.
353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 18Nov44.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of the US Fifth Army near Bologna, Italy 17Apr45. Air Depot. Salvaged 24Apr45
6165 (MSN 22388) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 20/21May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 2Jun44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 2Jun44. Ferried Kearney Field - Grenier Field 6/7Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 13Jun44. Fitted with Gee-H radio navigation system equipment.
730th Bomb Squadron [+O], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 11Jun44.
Named "Lady Gay"--artwork of a naked woman reposing
Battle damaged on a mission to oil targets in Germany 6Feb45 (9RMC).
The expected clear weather did not materialize so the Group hit the secondary
target, the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany. Flak over Frankfurt was intense and accurate.
The plane was struck by flak damaging the navigator’s Gee box and other equipment.
Separated from the Group and low on fuel, the pilot followed a westbound railway line which led to Ghent, Belgium.
The plane force landed on a British airfield where it was repaired and flown back to Deopham Green two days later.
Substantially damaged when crash landed at Deopham Green 20Feb45.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Newark, NJ - Cleveland, OH - Lubbock, TX 29Jun/3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 13Dec45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 13Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6166 MSN 22389) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 20/21May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
Ferried Kearney Field - Grenier Field 4/5Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 13Jun44. Fitted with Gee-H radio navigation system equipment.
427th Bomb Squadron [GN*V], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 5Jul44
Named "The Red (Red Ass, The Devil Himself)"
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 21Jul44. Regained by Group 28Jul44.
1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk 2Aug44. Regained by Group 6Aug44.
Seriously damaged when nosed over landing during a first-pilot transition flight at Molesworth 24Aug44.
While taxying to the dispersal after landing, both pilots hit the brakes to avoid hitting an
English workman's bus parked on the right side of the perimeter strip.
The plane nosed over damaging the chin turret and nose section; it then rocked back
damaging the tail surface when the tail wheel collapsed.
Failed to return from a mission to a railway bridge at Mannheim, Germany 13Jan45 (10POW).
The plane received a direct flak hit in the no.3 and no.4 engines which caught fire.
After losing considerable altitude, the crew bailed out at 20,000 feet. Crashed Pirmasens, Germany
MACR 11572.
6167 (MSN 22390) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 19/21May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
Ferried Kearney Field - Grenier Field 4/5Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44. 750th Bomb Squadron [K], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 15Jun44.
Battle damaged by flak during a mission to the aero engine factory near Leipzig, Germany 29Jun44 (3POW:6RMC).
Thinking that the plane was going down, three of the crew bailed out. Returned to US 6Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Scott Field, Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 10/12Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 18Dec45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 19Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6168 (MSN 22391) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 21/23May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44; cancelled.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 6Jun44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 6Jun44.
Ferried Kearney - Savannah, GA 8Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jun44.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 21Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/Africa route departing Morrison Field 21Jun44.
Received in Italy 29Jun44. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 30Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Flugmotorenwerke Ostmark aircraft engine factory at
Wiener Neudorf, Austria 26Jul44 (8KIA:2POW).
Shortly after crossing the Austrian border, the Group formation was attacked by a large number of enemy fighters.
The aircraft was riddled with cannon shells, went out of control and crashed at Strallegg, Austria MACR 7142
6169 (MSN 22392) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 21/22May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 22May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 1Jun44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 1Jun44.
Ferried Kearney Field - Grenier Field 4/5Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jun44. Eighth Air Force, England 9Jun44.
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Returned to US.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Sep45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 13Sep45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 16Dec45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 19Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6170 (MSN 22393) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 20/22May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 22May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
Ferried Kearney Field - Grenier Field 4/5Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jun44. Eighth Air Force, England 8Jun44.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*M], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Jun44. 337th Bomb Squadron
Named "Sittin' Pretty".
Substantially damaged landing at Rougham 8Dec44.
Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap mission to railway marshalling yards at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45
(3KIA:6POW). Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Struck by flak, the no.2 engine caught fire.
Crashed at Heiligensee, Berlin, Germany.
6171 (MSN 22394) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 20/21May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21May44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 31May/1Jun44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 1Jun44.
Ferried Kearney Field - Grenier Field 4/5Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Jun44. Eighth Air Force, England 13Jun44.
561st Bomb Squadron [J], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Jun44. Named "Cutie On Duty'.
{first combat mission 6Jul44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to a ball bearing factory at Schweinfurt, Germany 19Jul44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was intense over the target wounding the tail gunner and causing thirteen holes in the plane.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 4Aug44.
Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44.
Intense accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic fuel works at Pölitz, Prussia 25Aug44 (3KIA:6POW).
Intense and accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Damaged by flak, crashed at Woserow, southeast of Anklam, Prussia. {19 missions}. MACR 8286
6172 (MSN 22395) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20/21May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 29May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 31May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 31May44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 6Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 9Jun44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*C],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 19Jun44
Named . ENSIGN MARY II Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 8Sep44.
Force landed on continent. Returned to Group 24Nov44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Siegen, Germany 29Jan45.
Damaged by flak, force landed at Bierset (A-93), Liège, Belgium.
No.2 propeller oversped, no.1 engine failed and two generator failures. Salvaged 13Mar45
6173 (MSN 22396) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 20/22May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 22May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney Field, NB 2Jun44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 2Jun44. Ferried Kearney Field - Grenier Field 6/7Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Jun44.
Eighth Air Force, England 12Jun44. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*H], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 28Jun44.
Named *Miss Florala* Named by crew members who hailed from the atates of
Mississippi, Florida and Alabama. Artwork silhouette of the three US States
Failed to return from a mission to an oil storage depot at Derben, Germany 8Apr45 (6KIA:2RMC).
With solid cloud cover, the group diverted to the secondary target, locomotive repair facilities at Stendal, Germany.
The Germans had moved two railcar mounted 88mm Flak guns into Stendal the night before the raid;
the soldiers had manned anti-aircraft guns the entire war and were skilled marksmen.
Damaged by flak over the target, the bombs were released but, with the bomb bay door motor on fire,
the doors would only close part-way. With that fire extinguished, another was reported in the radio
room in a cable leading to the right wing. Smoke got worse so the pilot dived to put the fire out,
but this was unsuccessful. The plane had dropped out of formation and, at 10,000ft, levelled out.
The waist door was released which in turn tore off part of the right horizontal stabilizer.
The turbocharger on no.3 engine was shot up and hanging down. The fire was very bad,
burning half-way through the radio room. A no.3 fuel leak caused the plane to explode,
blowing the right wing off. Two crew were ejected and parachuted to safety,
the remaining crew were killed in the crash. The bomber crashed south of Waake, east of Göttingen, Germany
MACR 13873
6174 (MSN 22397) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 21/23May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 11Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Jun44.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 21Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/Africa route departing Morrison Field 21Jun44.
Received in Italy 3Jul44. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 3Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (9KIA:1POW).
The mission was a disastrous day for the 483rd Bomb Group; the Group lost fourteen of its twenty-six aircraft.
As the bombers made their way to their Initial Point at Kempten, they were met by a large force of enemy fighters.
The first attack by the fighters blew off the nose compartment, ejecting the bombardier and navigator.
A second attack from the rear hit the upper turret which caught fire. The two pilots had been killed;
the engineer escaped through the hole in the nose and was the only survivor. Crashed near Memmingen, Germany
Believed Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Uffz. Reinhold Hoffmann of JG 3/12(Sturm).
MACR 6975
6175 (MSN 22398) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 24/30May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 27Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Grenier Field 5/7Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Jul44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 9Jul44.
Received in Italy 14Jul44. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 16Jul44.
Named "Miss Fitts". Battle damaged on an Operation Clarion mission to a railway
marshalling yard at Kempten, Germany 22Feb45; a stabilizer was badly damaged.
Returned to US 21Jun45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 20/21Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 6Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 6Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6176 (MSN 22399) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 21/23May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 16Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Grenier Field 22/23Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Jun44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 28Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 28Jun44. Ferried overseas departing Presque Isle 28Jun44.
Received in Italy 4Jul44. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 4Jul44.
{first combat mission 6Jul44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Flugmotorenwerke Ostmark aircraft engine factory at Wiener Neudorf, Austria 26Jul44
(1WIA:9RMC). Flak was intense, accurate and heavy, resulting in injury to the bombardier.
Failed to return from a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery at
Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 7Aug44 (1KIA:9POW:).
Over the target, a clip of five 88 anti-aircraft shells burst which rocked the plane on the bomb run.
Right after the bombs were dropped the crew was trying to evaluate the damage as smoke was being
reported by crew members in the rear of the aircraft. Along the trailing edge of the left wing there
was a hole fairly close to the fuselage with very large blow-torch like flame reaching back several feet.
The pilot immediately ordered the crew to bail out, and dumped the stick forward to try and pick up
speed to get out of the formation and to drag the fire back to delay any explosion as long as possible.
He tried to set the automatic pilot so they could get out with a minimum of complications and
found it had been shot out, so then trimmed the controls as best he could to try to keep it in a dive while he left.
The crew responded to his order to bail out with reasonable haste. Crashed near Mechnitz, Germany
[later in Poland]. {19 missions}. MACR 7470
6177 (MSN 22400) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 21/23May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23May44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 30May44; cancelled. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 8Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jun44. Ferried Savannah - Morrison Field 16/17Jun44.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 17Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 19Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/Africa route departing Morrison Field 20Jun44. Received in Italy 7Jul44.
815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 7Jul44.
Named "Dry Run" Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and
air depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (9POW:1KIA). M The mission was a
disastrous day for the 483rd Bomb Group; the Group lost fourteen of its twenty-six aircraft..
Shot down By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2
and Crashed Near Ravensburg, Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown
By Unknown Pilot of JG 3/IV(Sturm). (1) Crewman Was Killed.
(9) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7099
6178 (MSN 22401) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 24/25May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 25May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 15Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 23/24Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 28Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 28Jun44.
Received in Italy 2Jul44. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 3Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Regensburg, Germany 13Mar45 (10RMC).
No.1 engine was leaking oil and the propeller was feathered. There had been a problem with no.4 engine since
departure and the plane turned back about one hour before reaching the target.
The crew jettisoned the bomb load and was last seen heading back to Italy. Crashed near Traunstein, Germany
MACR 12943
6179 (MSN 22402) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 24/25May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 25May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 17/18Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 24/28Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 28Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 28Jun44. Received in Italy 3Jul44.
775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 2Jul44. Loaned to 774th Bomb Squadron.
Named "Firecracker". Crash landed with a failed
engine at Celone after aborting a mission to northern Italy 10Apr45 (5KIA).
Destroyed by fire
6180 MSN 22403) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 24/25May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 25May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 15Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 20/24Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 27Jun44. Received in Italy 2Jul44.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 4Jul44
Named "Something Else". Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt
service test airfield at Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 12Sep44 (10POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed near Karwendelhaus in the Karwendel mountains
north of Innsbruck, Austria. MACR 8623
6181 (MSN 22404) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 24/26May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 17/18Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 23/24Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 27Jun44.
Received in Italy 2Jul44. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Jul44.
Flak damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 16Mar45. Air Depot 18Mar45. Salvaged
6182 (MSN 22405) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/26May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 16Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 24/28Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 28Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 28Jun44.
Received in Italy 4Jul44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 5Jul44. Named "Battlin' Bobby"
{first combat mission 7Jul44}. {51 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to
a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 2Dec44 (10KIA).
The oxygen system was damaged by flak. Crashed at Racibórz, Poland. {51 missions}
MACR 10030
6183 (MSN 22406) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK 25/26May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 15Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL - Grenier Field, Manchester, NH - Dow Field 20/24Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 27Jun44.
Received in Italy 2Jul44. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 4Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Reichswerke Hermann Göring tank factory at Linz,
Austria 25Jul44 (6KIA:4POW). Direct hit by flak over the target set the right inboard
engine on fire. It burnt through the wing, a fuel tank exploded and the wing came off.
The surviving crew members were blown from the aircraft when it exploded.
The wreckage crashed a couple of miles south of Linz. MACR 7125
6184 (MSN 22407) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
`` 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Daggett, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 26/28May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 23Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Grenier Field 27/28Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 28Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 28Jun44.
Received in Italy 3Jul44.
815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 3Jul44.
Accident during takeoff for a tactical mission in immediate advance of Operation Dragoon to Saint-Tropez, France 15Aug44 (9KIA).
Crashed at Casalnuovo Monterataro, west of Sterparone, Italy,
6185 (MSN 22408) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/26May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 15Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL - Dow Field 21/24Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 28Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 28Jun44.
Received in Italy 2Jul44. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 3Jul44.
Salvaged 5May45
6186 (MSN 22409) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/27May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 23/24Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 27Jun44.
Received in Italy 2Jul44. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 2Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery at
Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 2Dec44 (6KIA:4RMC).
En route to the target no.2 engine developed a fuel leak then caught fire which could not be
extinguished and the propeller could not be feathered. Unable to reach the emergency landing
airfield at Vis island, Croatia, Yugoslavia, the crew bailed out before the aircraft crashed into the Adriatic Sea;
four crew rescued. MACR 10790
6187 (MSN 22410) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 25/27May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 17Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 23/24Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 28Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 28Jun44.
Received in Italy 6Jul44. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 6Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 16Jul44 (10POW).
Flak over the target was heavy, intense and accurate. Damaged by flak, crashed Wien-Umgebung District,
west of Vienna, Austria. MACR 6825
6188 (MSN 22411) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/27May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 16Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL - Dow Field 21/24Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 27Jun44.
Received in Italy 2Jul44. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at Milbertshofen, Munich, Germany 19Jul44 (3KIA:8POW).
Flak over the target was heavy, intense and accurate. Damaged by flak, crashed at Moosinning, Erding, Germany
MACR 6745
6189 (MSN 22412) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/28May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 23Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 29/30Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 2Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Jul44.
Received in Italy 7Jul44. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Flugmotorenwerke Ostmark aircraft engine factory at
Wiener Neudorf, Austria 26Jul44 (3KIA:7POW). Attacked by enemy fighters before reaching the target.
With fire in the radio room and the left wing on fire, the aircraft left the formation and seven crew members
bailed out before it exploded. The bomber crashed at Reichenau an der Rax, Austria MACR 7141
6190 (MSN 22413) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 28/29May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 25Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 30Jun/1Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Jul44.
Received in Italy 7Jul44. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Jul44.
773rd Bomb Squadron. Named "Ferdinand". Missing from a mission to a synthetic
oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 10Dec44 (10MIA). The mission was aborted
because of bad weather, the bomber was last seen returning to base. Lost in cloud and
presumed crashed in Adriatic Sea. Not found. MACR 10689
6191 (MSN 22414) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 27/28May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 23Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Grenier Field 28/29Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Jun44.
ssigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 1Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 3Jul44.
Received in Italy 4Jul44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 4Jul44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania 10Aug44 (3INJ).
Flak was heavy, intense and accurate. Damaged by flak and attacked by enemy fighters,
the plane crash landed on return to Amendola. Salvaged.
6192 (MSN 22415) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/27May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 17Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Grenier Field 26/27Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 30Jun44.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 2Jul44.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Schaffgotsch Benzin synthetic oil refinery at
Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal, Prussia 18Dec44. Air Depot for repair.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Detroit, MI - Scott Field, Belleville, IL - Independence Field, KS 15/19Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 19Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
Ferried Independence - Kingman, AZ 25Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6193 (MSN 22416) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Kingman, AZ - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 26/28May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28May44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 20Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Grenier Field 26/27Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 28Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 28Jun44. Received in Italy 4Jul44.
773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 4Jul44.
Returned to US via the South Atlantic/South America route to Florida.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Ferried Lubbock - Walnut Ridge, AR 10Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 10Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6194 (MSN 22417) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 28May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 25Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 1/2Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 5Jul44. Received in Italy 12Jul44.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 12Jul44
Named"Berlin Sleeper III". Failed to return from a mission to the Xenia oil refinery at
Ploe?ti, Rumania 19Aug44 (4KIA:5POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Ploe?ti, Rumania. MACR 9717
6195 (MSN 22418) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 28/29May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 26Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 8/9Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Dow Field 10Jul44.
Received in Italy 14Jul44. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 14Jul44.
Accident returning from a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria 12Mar45.
Flak was moderate and inaccurate over the target. With minor flak damage, the plane caught fire
approaching to land at Amendola. Salvaged 12Mar44
6196 (MSN 22419) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 27/28May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 16Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL - Grenier Field 21/23Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 27Jun44. Received in Italy 3Jul44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 4Jul44.
Battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery at Budapest, Hungary 14Jul44.
over the target was heavy and accurate, the bomber received two direct flak hits causing large holes.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 16Jul44.
Flak was heavy and accurate, the bomber received five direct flak hits causing large holes. {96 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Atlanta, GA - Lubbock, TX 1/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 2Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Nov45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 22Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 22Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6197 (MSN 22420) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27May44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 28/29May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 23/24Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 30Jun/1Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Jul44.
Received in Italy 7Jul44. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 9Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Astra-Romana refinery at Ploe?ti, Rumania 22Jul44 (10POW).
Flak over target was heavy, intense and accurate. Damaged by flak, exploded and crashed near Ploe?ti.
MACR 6855
6198 (MSN 22421) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 28/29May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 25Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 2/3Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 4Jul44.
Received in Italy 7Jul44. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 4Jul44.
Named "Dollar 98"
{first combat mission 13Jul44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil
{first combat mission 13Jul44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at
Moravská Ostrava a P?ívoz, Czechoslovakia 29Aug44 (1WIA:9RMC).
During a major attack by enemy fighters, the tail gunner was wounded by 20mm gunfire.
Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from
Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the south ordnance depot in Vienna, Austria 1Nov44 (1EVD:9RMC).
While over the primary target, the oil cooler of no.4 engine received a flak hit which caused it to lose oil.
The engine then froze and eventually the propeller fell off. The pilot instructed the navigator
and bombardier to leave the nose compartment and ordered the rest of the crew to prepare, if necessary,
to abandon the aircraft. The bombardier and navigator went to the flight deck,
the bombardier under the top turret, the navigator behind the co-pilot’s seat.
As the propeller seemed about to fly off, and was pointing toward the fuselage at an angle of about 20 degrees,
the pilot and co-pilot decided to leave their seats and stand on the flight deck within reach of the control column.
This necessitated the navigator and bombardier to move further to the rear of the aircraft several times.
When the bombardier saw the navigator’s gestures and the pilot and co-pilot leave their seats,
he went to the waist section, but was not in communication with the pilot.
The propeller flew off several minutes after the bombardier left the flight deck.
The crew members returned to their positions and the bombardier did not. On checking with the gunners
in the waist, it was learned that the bombardier had bailed out. No orders were given to abandon,
only to put on parachutes and be ready. The bombardier bailed out at around 26,000ft because
of lack of oxygen. He was unconscious for a period of 24 days and knew nothing from the time
he had lost oxygen until he came to in hospital. The bombardier was over Yugoslavia at the time
he bailed out and was eventually returned to allied control.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Vienna, Austria 21Feb45 (1KIA:9POW).
Damaged by flak over the target with a propeller feathered. The plane was last seen in a turn and
losing altitude as it headed towards Russian lines. The crew bailed out and the plane crashed
near Pápa, Hungary. {62 missions}..
MACR 12461
6199 (MSN 22422) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Jun44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 27Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jun44.
Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 8/9Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Dow Field 10Jul44.
Received in Italy 14Jul44. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 14Jul44
Named "Sky Wolf II".
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 21Jan45 (10EVD).
Upon arriving at the I.P. the lead plane was unable to drop its bombs.
Under heavy and intense but inaccurate flak, the formation circled for a second run.
The lead plane successfully dropped its bombs this time. Sky Wolf II’s bombardier hit the toggle
switch but the bombs failed to release, they were frozen to their racks.
The bombardier and one of the waist gunners entered the bomb bay and began kicking the frozen
bombs to free them. Luckily they succeeded in breaking the ice free and the bombs fell. Just then the
number two engine began to smoke and oil leaked forth from the failing engine.
The pilot hit the feather button but it only slowed the propeller and caused the plane to vibrate.
At the same time the number one propeller began to overspeed.
The pilot pulled the throttle back but did not feather the propeller, hoping it would be of partial use later;
he immediately headed for an airfield in Russian-held territory in Hungary.
To make matters even worse, the number four engine was running short of fuel and attempts to transfer
fuel were useless because the fuel transfer valves were frozen.
With two failed engines, and a third about to stop running, finding a landing spot was crucial.
Luckily, a stretch of level ground lay ahead. The pilot made a crash landing and, after covering 350 yards,
the plane skidded to a stop in eighteen inches of snow with only slight damage to propellers and flaps.
Crash landed at Kiskunmajsa, southern Hungary MACR 11539. Crew of 10 returned.
6200 (MSN 22423) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 28/29May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Nashville, TN - Savannah, GA 27/28Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 28Jun44. Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 2/3Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 7Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 7Jul44.
Received in Italy 12Jul44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 12Jul44.
{first combat mission 18Jul44}. Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate
prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 21Sep44 (1WIA: 9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate, resulting in injury to the bombardier.
The airplane was so badly damaged that it could not keep up with the Group. While straggling ten miles
behind the formation, it was attacked by two Bf 109s near the Yugoslav border.
The two enemy planes attacked as a team, lining up 800 yards out and coming in to within 300 yards.
They made four such attacks, then made one attack closing to 100 yards, before turning away having done
little additional damage. The pilot made an emergency landing at Foggia to seek medical assistance.
{final combat mission 17Feb45}. {56 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Memphis, TN - Lubbock, TX 26/27Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 27Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ 27Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6201 (MSN 22424) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 28/29May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29May44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 27Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jun44. Ferried Savannah - Dow Field 9/10Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 12Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 14Jul44.
Received in Italy 17Jul44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 17Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Dunai Repül?gépgyár aircraft factory at Tököl,
Budapest, Hungary 30Jul44 (5KIA:5POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Szigetszentmiklós, Hungary
MACR 7105
6202 (MSN 22425) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 30May/1Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL - Boca Raton, FL 1/2Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 2Sep44
Named "The Baby Shoe III".
4119th Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 19Sep45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 7Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6203 (MSN 22426) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 30/31May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31May44. Designated RB-17G.
582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL - Boca Raton, FL 12/13Aug44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 13Aug44.
Damaged taxying at Boca Raton Field 7Aug45.
Substantially damaged landing with mechanical failure at Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 14Sep45.
4119th Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 19Sep45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 1Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 21Feb46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6204 (MSN 22427) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 30May/1Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command),
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK. Ferried Tulsa - Nashville, TN - Boca Raton, FL 6/7Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 7Sep44.
3035th Base Unit (Technical School), Victorville Field, CA 5Feb45.
Damaged while parked in an accident by Consolidated B-24L Liberator 44-50150 taxying at Victorville Field 4Aug45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped..
6205 (MSN 22428) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 31May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31May44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Nashville, TN - Boca Raton, FL 23/24Aug44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 24Aug44.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 22Feb46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6206 (MSN 22429) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Daggett, CA - Tulsa, OK 30/31May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31May44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 26Aug44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 26Aug44.
3035th Base Unit (Technical School), Victorville Field, CA 19Nov44.
Damaged in collision with Consolidated B-24M Liberator 44-42230 on the ground at Victorville Field 4Aug45.
Reclaim 21Aug45
6207 (MSN 22430) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 2/3Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Nashville, TN - Boca Raton, FL 6/8Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 8Sep44.
120th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Richmond Field, VA 9Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 26Oct44.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Oct45.
4203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 21Jan46.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 27Jan46.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 7May47.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 8May47.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 18Jan48. Reclaim 11May48.
6208 (MSN 22431) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 31May/1Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 27Aug44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 27Aug44.
Accident landing at Boca Raton Field 11Oct44.
3705th Base Unit (Technical School), Lowry Field, Denver, CO 13Dec45.
2621st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA 30Oct47.
4117th Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 4Mar48. Reclaim 30Apr48
6209 (MSN 22432) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 31May/1Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Jackson, MS - Boca Raton, FL 29/30Aug44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 30Aug44.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6210 (MSN 22433) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 31May/1Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL - Boca Raton, FL 1/2Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 2Sep44.
Substantially damaged in collision with parked B-17G 42-97598 while taxying at Boca Raton 25Sep44.
3035th Base Unit (Technical School), Victorville Field, CA 5Feb45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6211 (MSN 22434) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31May44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 31May/2Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 2/3Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 3Sep44.
3705th Base Unit (Technical School), Lowry Field, Denver, CO 13Dec45.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 13Mar47. Reclaim 11May48.
6212 (MSN 22435) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 2/4Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Jackson, MS - Boca Raton, FL 18/19Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 19Sep44.
2621st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA 16Jun47.
4117th Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 18Mar48. Reclaim 30Nov48
6213 (MSN 22436) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Memphis, TN - Boca Raton, FL 19/20Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 20Sep44.
3705th Base Unit (Technical School), Lowry Field, Denver, CO 13Dec45.
2621st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA 17Sep47.
4117th Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 4Mar48. Reclaim 4Nov48
6214 (MSN 22437) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 31May/2Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Nashville, TN - Boca Raton, FL 7/8Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 8Sep44.
Substantially damaged when parked in a collision by B-17G 44-6216 taxying at Boca Raton Field 10Mar47.
2621st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA 19May47.
4117th Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 18Mar48. Reclaim 30Nov48.
6215 (MSN 22438) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31May44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31May44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 1/2Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Boca Raton, FL 1/2Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 2Sep44.
347th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Key Field, Meridian, MS 28Nov44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 30Nov44.
4105th Base Unit (San Antonio Air Technical Service Command), Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ 27Dec45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 30Jan46.
3505th Base Unit (Technical School), Scott Field, Belleville, IL 18Apr46.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 27May46.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 7May47. Reclaim 11Ma48.
6216 (MSN 22439) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 20/21Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 21Sep44.
Substantially damaged in collision with parked B-17G 44-6214 while taxying at Boca Raton Field 10Mar47.
2621st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA 5Aug47.
Substantially damaged taxying at Barksdale Field 18Dec47.
4117th Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 4Mar48. Reclaim 30Apr48
6217 (MSN 22440) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 2/3Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 8Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 8Sep44.
Crash landed Boca Raton Field 18Sep44. Surveyed 19Sep44
6218 (MSN 22441) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 1/2Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Boca Raton, FL 6/7Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 7Sep44.
613th Base Unit, (Proving Ground Command) Phillips Field, Aberdeen, MD 6Feb46.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 10Feb46. Salvaged.
6219 (MSN 22442) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 2/3Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Jackson, MS - Boca Raton, FL 7/8Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 8Sep44.
Substantially damaged in collision with RB-17G 44-6234 and parked RB-17G 44-6245 at Boca Raton Field 14Nov44.
Surveyed 22Jan45. Reclaim 24Jan45
6220 (MSN 22443) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 2/3Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH.
Ferried Tulsa - Memphis, TN - Boca Raton, FL 10/12Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 12Sep44.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6221 (MSN 22444) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/5Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 9Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 9Oct44.
Damaged taxying at Boca Raton Field 3Mar47.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 8May47. Reclaim 11May48
6222 (MSN 22445) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 25/26Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 26Sep44.
4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 17Sep45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 23Sep45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6223 (MSN 22446) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 3/4Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Jun44.
Designated RB-17G.
582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Johnsonville, SC - Boca Raton, FL 17/18Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 18Sep44.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6224 (MSN 22447) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 5Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Jackson, MS - Boca Raton, FL 27/28Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 28Oct44.
Damaged by bird strike at Boca Raton Field 12Jul45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6225 (MSN 22448) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 4/5Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Boca Raton, FL 27/29Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 29Oct44.
Seriously damaged when nosed over landing at Boca Raton Field 17Sep46. Salvaged 13Nov46. Reclaim 17Mar47
6226 (MSN 22449) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/5Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. Ferried Tulsa - Harvard, NB 21/22Sep44.
244th Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Harvard Field, NB 30Oct44.
233rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ 29Mar45.
237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM 25May45.
233rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ 28May45.
Damaged in an accident with B-17G 42-107131 taxying at Sioux City AAB, IA 25Jul45.
4105th Base Unit (San Antonio Air Technical Service Command), Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ 20Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6227 (MSN 22450) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/5Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Jackson, MS - Boca Raton, FL 13/14Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 14Oct44. Reclaim 7Jul46
6228 (MSN 22451) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 5/7Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 30Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 30Oct44.
Damaged taxying at Boca Raton Field 18May45.
2519th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Fort Worth Field, TX 23Sep45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 16Oct45.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 9Feb46.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 30Apr46.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 7May47. Reclaim 11May48
6229 (MSN 22452) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 4/5Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Fairmont Field, Geneva, NB 21Sep44.
241st Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Fairmont Field, Geneva, NB 24Sep44.
234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Clovis Field, NM 25Sep44.
241st Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Fairmont Field, Geneva, NB 7Oct44.
902nd Base Unit (Base Complement), Orlando AAB, FL 19Nov44.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 31Jan45.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 1Feb45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped..
6230 (MSN 22453) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 6Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 6Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 28/29Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 29Oct44.
4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 2Oct45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 10Dec45.
Substantially damaged landing with mechanical failure at Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 14Jan47.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 26Feb47.
Reclaim 19Jun47.
6231 (MSN 22454) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 7/8Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 31Oct/1Nov44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 1Nov44.
Damaged in an accident caused by mechanical failure during takeoff from Boca Raton Field 13Aug45.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 8May47. Reclaim 22Dec48.
6232 (MSN 22455) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 5/7Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 22Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 22Sep44.
Named "Fellowship". 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6233 (MSN 22456) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 29/30Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 30Oct44.
Seriously damaged when collided during takeoff with Consolidated B-24L Liberator 44-50146
at Boca Raton Field 16Feb45. Surveyed 16Feb45. Reclaim 15Mar45
6234 (MSN 22457) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 26/27Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 27Sep44.
Damaged in collision with parked Douglas C-47A 42-24302 while taxying at Stout Field, Indianapolis, IN 13Nov44.
Damaged in collision with RB-17G 44-6219 and parked RB-17G 44-6245 at Boca Raton Field 14Nov44.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6235 (MSN 22458) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/9Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 29Sep/2Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 2Oct44.
234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Clovis Field, NM 13Nov44.
Crash landed with fuel exhaustion in bad weather near Coffeyville, KS 14Feb45 (1KIS).
Surveyed 12Mar45. Reclaim 16Mar45
6236 (MSN 22459) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Jackson, MS - Bartow, FL - Boca Raton, FL 31Oct/2Nov44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 2Nov44.
Damaged when force landed after engine failure en route Columbia Field, Cuba 5Sep45. Surveyed 9Sep45
6237 (MSN 22460) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 29Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 29Sep44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 14Nov44.
233rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ 21Apr45.
268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 9Jun45.
247th Base Unit (Operational Training Unit, Very Heavy), Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 7Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 13Mar46.
Cooley Service Station, Heron Lake, MN 1947; displayed at the service station.
Scrapped mid-1950s; rear fuselage buried for use as a nuclear bomb shelter.
Recovered and used in restoration of B-17G 44-85734
6238 (MSN 22461) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 9/13Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
13Jun44. Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 6/7Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 7Oct44.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 7May47. Reclaim 5Nov48.
6239 (MSN 22462) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/9Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command),
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK. Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 30Sep44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 30Sep44.
Substantially damaged in collision with parked B-17F 42-5352 while taxying at Boca Raton Field, FL 7Oct44.
4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 17Sep45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 2Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6240 (MSN 22463) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 11Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. Ferried Tulsa - Alamogordo, NM 10Oct44.
231st Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Alamogordo Field, NM 11Oct44.
268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 31Oct44.
427th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Roswell Field, NM 22Jan45.
234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Clovis Field, NM 27Feb45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 17Apr46.
613th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Phillips Field, Aberdeen, MD 22Apr46.
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 28Apr46. Salvaged
6241 (MSN 22464) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 9/10Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10Jun44. Designated RB-17G.
582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 6/7Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 7Oct44.
Damaged taxying at Boca Raton Field 19Apr46.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 8May47. Reclaim 5Nov48.
6242 (MSN 22465) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach Field - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 9/10Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - McCook Field, NB 6Oct44.
245th Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), McCook Field, NB 7Oct44.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 6Apr45.
268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 12Jun45.
427th Base Unit, Roswell Field, NM 2Dec45.
4134th Base Unit (Spokane Air Materiel Command), Spokane Field, WA 28Apr46.
427th Base Unit, Roswell Field, NM 14Jul46.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Materiel Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Aug46.
594th Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Topeka Field, KS 14Aug46.
427th Base Unit, Roswell Field, NM 30Aug46.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Materiel Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Sep46.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 23Jun47. Reclaim 5Nov48.
6243 (MSN 22466) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 9/10Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. Ferried Tulsa - Salina, KS 13Oct44.
247th Base Unit (Operational Training Unit, Very Heavy), Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 13Oct44.
234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Clovis Field, NM 6Apr45.
268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 3Jun45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6244 (MSN 22467) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 9/11Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. Ferried Tulsa - Victoria, KS 14Oct44.
248th Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Walker Field, Victoria, KS 14Oct44.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 6Apr45.
268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 12Jun45.
231st Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Alamogordo Field, NM 29Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 31Mar46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6245 (MSN 22468) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 10/11Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 11Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command),
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK. Ferried Tulsa - Boca Raton, FL 6Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 7Oct44.
Damaged while parked in collision between RB-17G 44-6219 and 44-6234 at Boca Raton 14Nov44.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6246 (MSN 22469) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 10/12Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Great Bend, KS 16Oct44.
243rd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Great Bend Field, KS 16Oct44.
3705th Base Unit (Technical School), Lowry Field, Denver, CO 7Apr45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6247 (MSN 22470) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 11/13Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Clovis, NM 9Oct44. 234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Clovis Field, NM 10Oct44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 14Nov44.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 16Nov44.
234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Clovis Field, NM 22Nov44.
555th Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Dec44.
3505th Base Unit (Technical School), Scott Field, Belleville, IL 12Jan45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 27Jan45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6248 (MSN 22471) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 11/12Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 582nd Base Unit (5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK.
Ferried Tulsa - Grand Island, NB 8Oct44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 8Oct44.
Ferried Grand Island, NB - Tulsa, OK 9Oct44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Oct44.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Nov44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 13Nov44.
347th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Key Field, Meridian, MS 19Sep45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 30Sep45.
Substantially damaged when nosed over landing at Boca Raton Field 22May46.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 7May47. Reclaim 11Nov48
6249 (MSN 22472) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 11/12Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. 7th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command. Ferried Tulsa - Pyote, TX 24/26Oct44.
236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Pyote Field, TX 26Oct44.
234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Clovis Field, NM 25Feb45.
Substantially damaged landing with mechanical failure at Clovis Field 27Dec45. Reclaim 10Mar46.
6250 (MSN 22473) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 11/12Jun44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12Jun44.
Designated RB-17G. Ferried Tulsa - Pratt, KS 24Oct44.
246th Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Pratt Field, KS 24Oct44.
237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM 8Apr45.
268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 6Jun45.
216th Base Unit (Special), 72nd Fighter Wing, Wendover Field, UT 29Oct45.
Severely damaged landing at Mines Field 29Dec45.
4208th Base Unit (San Bernardino Air Materiel Command), Mines Field, Los Angeles, CA 2Jan46.
4126th Base Unit (Air Materiel Command), Mines Field, Los Angeles, CA for salvage 8Apr46. Reclaim 28May46
44-6251/6500 Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-50-DL Fortress
MSN 22474/22723. Boeing B-17G-50-DL Fortress built by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, CA.
Production changes: Enclosed radio gun compartment with K-5 mount. Cheyenne tail
gun position with N-8 sight. Engine fire extinguishing system. Five modified oxygen
regulators. Additional stowage in life raft compartment. External release handles for life raft .
Parachute staic lines at exits. Hot air heating. Provision for SCR-515 radio deleted.
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and Project Bits & Pieces, a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
6251 (MSN 22474) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Jun44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Savannah, GA 17/18Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun44. Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 24/28Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Jun44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 28Jun44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 28Jun44.
Received in Italy 28Jun44. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 3Jul44
Named "The Atoner #2". Crashed on takeoff from Celone for a
mission to the I.G. Farben oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 1Feb45. Salvaged 3Feb45
6252 (MSN 22475) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA Jun44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
28Jun44. 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Jun44.
Was first aircraft to arrive in England fitted with
AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar for trial operational combat sorties.
813th Bomb Squadron [PC*A], 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 4Feb45. 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk. Landing accident at Snetterton Heath 9Jun45.
Returned to US. Reclaimed Pyote AFB, TX 14Jan49.
6253 (MSN 22475) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Savannah, GA 15/18Jun44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
28Jun44. 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk Jun44. Equipped with AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar. 813th Bomb Squadron [PC*A],
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 4Feb45. 337th Bomb
Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk.
Landing accident at Snetterton Heath 9Jun45. Returned to US. Reclaimed Pyote AFB, TX 14Jan49
6254 (MSN 22477) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 16/18Jun44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
26Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2
(Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 9Jul44. Air Depot 12Apr45. Ninth Air Force. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 14Jan46
6255 (MSN 22478) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Jun44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 17/18Jun44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
24Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 3Jul44. Air Depot 9Jul44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 15Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 7Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6256 (MSN 22479) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 20/22Jun44. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to a railway bridge at
Budapest, Hungary 20Sep44. (1POW:9EVDNo.2, 3 and 4 engines struck by flak. No.3 engine
was on fire and the propeller feathered with the plane losing altitude rapidly.
Eight crew bailed out, the other two bailed out later over Rabrovo.
Crashed Rabrovo, Serbia, Yugoslavia
6257 (MSN 22480) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 17/19Jun44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 4Jul44. Named "Devil's Bouquet". Pisa, Italy 15May45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 29Sep45.
6258 ((MSN 22481) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 17/19Jun44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at
Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 16Jul44 (5MIA:5EVD). Direct hit by flak to nose and
bomb bay. Five crew bailed out over Orth an der Donau, Austria. One of the engines
fell off on the return flight to base. The plane crash landed near Bjelovar, Yugoslavia.
The crew was assisted in evading capture by partisans who later stripped the aircraft
of anything usefull.. MACR 6686
6259 (MSN 22482) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 17/19Jun44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Jun44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera,
Italy 3Jul44. Battle damaged during a mission to the Weiss Manfr�d Ac�l- �s F�mm?vek
at Csepel island, Budapest, Hungary 27Jul44. Flak was moderate and accurate, two engines
were disabled and flight controls had been damaged. The pilot made a good landing at
Lucera but the condition of the plane made it uncontrollable and it was further damaged.
None of the crew were injured. Air Depot 15Feb45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 15Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 20Jun45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
6260 (MSN 22483) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 20/22Jun44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the Astra-Romana
refinery at Ploe?ti, Rumania 22Jul44. Damaged by flak with the right wing on fire, the
aircraft dropped out of formation. The crew bailed out before the bomber exploded
and crashed near Ploe?ti.. MACR 7094.
6261 (MSN 22484) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Jun44. Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 18/21Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 773rd Bomb Squadron,
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 12Jul44. Named "Never Satisfied".
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria 13Oct44 (10POW)
Shot down by AAA and crashed Csurga, Hungary. 10 crew POW.
MACR 9204.
6262 (MSN 22485) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 18/19Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jun44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 3Jul44. Named "Miss Pan Am". Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 28Sep45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field,
AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6263 (MSN 22486) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 21/24Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 10Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 7Nov44 (3POW:7EVD). After the
second time over the target, it was damaged by flak and caught fire. The plane
turned out of formation and lost altitude as the crew bailed out. It entered a spin,
struck the ground and exploded at Rogatec, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. MACR 9667
6264 (MSN 22487) ccepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jun44.
errying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 21/22Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 30Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Jul44. {first combat mission 13Jul44}. Temporarily modified
with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest,
Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug44-3Sep44. {53 missions}.
Damaged while parked by RAF B-24 Liberator B.VIII KH230 [44-44091] taxying at
Amendola 5Nov44. Salvaged
6265 (MSN 22488) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 21/22Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron,
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Jul44. Failed to return from a mission
to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Sep44 (10KIA). The 97th Bomb Group
lost its highest number of airplanes for any one mission over Blechhammer that day.
Flak was heavy. intense and accurate. At the I.P., flak struck a bomber which exploded and
disintegrated, the cloud of smoke giving the impression that it was a heavy flak barrage.
Just after the target, another bomber was struck and exploded, immediately followed by a
third bomber which had been hit and broke in two. The bomb load for the mission
contained RDX which was known to be a volatile explosive. The blasts blew five airplanes
out of the sky and damaged another. Crashed near Blechhammer MACR 8730.
6266 (MSN 22489) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - Savannah, GA 22/24Jun443
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 30Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 8Jul44. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 2Mar45. On return, crash landed at Lucera. Salvaged
6267 (MSN 22490) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm springs, CA –Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 19/22Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
1Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy 7Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot
at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (1KIA:10POW). The mission was a disastrous day for the
483rd Bomb Group; the Group lost fourteen of its twenty-six aircraft
Shot down Jul 18, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed 10 km Northeast
of Kempten, Germany While on a Mission on The Airfield at Menningen, Germany. Believed Fw 190A-8/R2
Flown By Gefr. Hasselbach of JG 300/5(Sturm). (1) Crewman Killed. (10) Crew Bailed Out and Captured
and Became POWs. MACR 7097
6268 (MSN 22491) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - Tulsa, OK - Savannah, GA 21/23Jun44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 348th Bomb Squadron,
99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 3Jul44. Equipped with a
Hallicrafter S-27 UHF radio receiver. Used by an additional intercept radio operator to
monitor and record enemy ground to air and air-to ground transmissions. {56 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to oil storage facilities at Regensburg, Germany 20Jan45
(9MIA). Shot down by enemy fighters. Crashed in the Alps near Belluno, Italy
6269 (MSN 22492) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 21/22Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 20Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Jun44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 7Jul44.
Named "Lady Marjorie". Air Depot 23Nov44. Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 20Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 15Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6270 (MSN 22493) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44. F
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Kearney, NB 24/25Jun44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 22Jun44. 1380th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 7Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 13Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at
Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 16Jul44 (7POW:3UNK). Flak over the target was
heavy, intense and accurate. Damaged by flak, crashed on the Kohlberg mountain,
west of Payerbach, Austria MACR 6961
6271 (MSN 22494) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 21/22Jun44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 20Jun44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron,
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 3Jul44.
Originally named "The White Charger" later "Magnificent Malfunction".
Substantially battle damaged on a mission to the Xenia oil refinery at Ploe?ti,
Rumania 31Jul44. Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 44-8385
taxying at Celone 1Mar45. {86 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the
railway marshalling yards at Fortezza, Italy 20Apr45 (8POW:2KIA). The Fortress
was hit by heavy anti-aircraft fire shortly after the bombs were dropped over
the target area. With one engine knocked out and another on fire,
it started losing speed and altitude but the pilot elected to try to
reach the safety of allied held territory as the navigator was wounded and
not able to bail out. (At that stage of the war, the advancing allied troops had
just broken the Gothic Line and were driving to the Po river.) The bomber left
formation over Bolzano and slowly made its way south until, a few minutes
after passing Verona, the pilot was forced to order the rest of the the crew to bail out.
Eight airmen jumped from the stricken Fortress while the pilot attempted to crash
land the aircraft. He brought the plane down near Casalmaggiore, near Cremona,
where the B-17 crashed in flames on the north bank of the Po river. The navigator
was miraculously extracted from the wrecked plane by a local civilian and
survived the experience while the pilot died with a broken back.
6272 (MSN 22495) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 22/23Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 22Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
30Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 6Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil
refineries at Blechhammer, Germany 22Aug44. Damaged by flak, crashed at Herforst, Germany
6273 (MSN 22496) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 25Jun44.271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 22Jun44. 1380th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME
7Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 17Jul44. Named "Miss Eleanor". Crash landed caused by
mechanical malfunction and burned out 26Feb45
6274 (MSN 22497) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - Kearney, NB 21/22Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 21Jun44. 1380th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 7Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 14Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery
at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Sep44 (4KIA). The 97th Bomb Group lost its highest
number of airplanes for any one mission over Blechhammer that day. Flak was heavy.
intense and accurate. At the I.P., flak struck a bomber which exploded and
disintegrated, the cloud of smoke giving the impression that it was a heavy
flak barrage. Just after the target, another bomber was struck and exploded,
immediately followed by a third bomber which had been hit and broke in two.
The bomb load for the mission contained RDX which was known to be a volatile
explosive. The blasts blew five airplanes out of the sky and damaged another.
Crashed Groß Strehlitz, Germany
6275 (MSN 22498) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Ogden, UT - Kearney, NB 25/27Jun44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 22Jun44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 8Jul44. {first combat mission 18Jul44}. {18 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Romano-American oil refinery at
Ploesti, Rumania 19Aug44 (3KIA:7RTD). A fire developed in No.4 engine
as the plane was returning to home base following the mission. This
was at a spot about seventy-five miles from Trieste, Italy and around
an altitude of 15,000ft. The pilot put the plane in a steep dive in an
effort to put out the fire, but to no avail. At about 12,000ft, there
was a big hole burned through the right wing; at that time the
crew bailed out. The aircraft hit the water and exploded. Crashed
in the Gulf of Trieste, 75 miles from Trieste, Italy. Survivors were
rescued by a PBY Catalina amphibian within two hours. The plane may
have been shot down by �friendly fire�. It was a normal procedure that,
when crossing the coast of Yugoslavia on the way home, all machine
guns would be torn down and cleaned. It was believed that a burst
of fire from the plane behind on the right went into the outboard
engine and set it on fire
6276 ((MSN 22499) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - Kearney, NB 21/22Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 21Jun44. 1380th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME
7Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 8Jul44. Named "Jersey Bounce" (1942 song recorded by
Benny Goodman and his orchestra) Battle damaged during a mission to the
Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at refinery at at Zál uží u
Sudetenland 21Jul44 (1POW:9RTD). Over the target and after the bombs
had been released, flak struck the plane starting a fire in the radio room.
The ball turret gunner, having been called up out of his turret and seeing
the smoke that filled the waist and tail of the plane, bailed out. Failed to return
from a mission to the Reichswerke Hermann G�ring tank factory at Linz, Austria
25Jul44 (2KIA:8POW?). Damaged by flak, crashed Linz. MACR 7001
6277 (MSN 22500) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44. Ferried Long Beach - Ogden, UT 9/10Jul44.
Ogden Air Depot, Hill Field, Ogden, UT 10Jul44. Ferried Ogden - Kearney, NB 16Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 19Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
4Aug44. 863rd Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 4Aug44.
Named "Olpy" Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at
Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 12Sep44 (2KIA:7POW). .
Shot down Sep 12, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 West of Magdeburg, Germany
Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown pilot of JG 4. Crashed at Semmenstedt, s
outheast of Brunswick, Germany (2) Crew Were Killed, (1) After Bail Out. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were
Captured and Became POW. MACR 8862
6278 MSN 22501) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Ogden, UT 8/13Jul44. Ogden Air Depot,
Hill Field, Ogden, UT 13Jul44. Ferried Ogden - Kearney, NB 19Jul44. . 271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 19Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Aug44. 861st Bomb Squadron [B*H], 493rd Bomb
Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 3Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission to a
railway bridge at Hohenzollern, Cologne, Germany 10Jan45 (5KIA:4RTD).
On return, force landed on the continent. Salvaged. The aircraft was known as
THE JINX because of its reputation of being a "Flak Magnet"
6279 (MSN 22502) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 22/23Jun44. 271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 22Jun44. 1380th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 8Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1,
Celone, Italy 8Jul44. Salvaged 6May45
6280 (MSN 22503) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 24Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 22Jun44. 1380th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 7Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone,
Italy 12Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania
28Jul44. Ditched off Turkey
6281 (MSN 22504) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 22/24Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 22Jun44. 1380th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 6Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 12Jul44. {first combat mission 18Jul44}. Temporarily modified
with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti,
Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug44-3Sep44.
{final combat mission 26Apr45}. {90 missions}. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8
(Longskirt), Lucera, Italy May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 27Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 9Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6282 (MSN 22505) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - Kearney, NB 25/26Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 24Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 6Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 347th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 12Jul44. Named "Alma Mae". . Battle damaged on a
mission to Vienna, Austria 23Aug44 (10EVD:1RTD). Flak near the I.P. had cut
the No.1 propeller governer cables and the propeller was windmilling.
The oil pressure dropped to zero preventing the propeller to be feathered. No.4
engine was then struck by flak and the propeller feathered. No.3 engine ran hot
and caught fire. Two flak shells burst either side of the radio room. An 88mm flak
shell had gone through the horizontal and vertical stabilisers on the left side but
did not explode. Oxygen lines had been fractured and the pilot dropped down to
12,500 feet. The pilot continued on the bomb run and the combat photographer
took his pictures. The pilot turned and headed for Yugoslavia; if the plane coiuld fly
another sixty miles the crew would likely be over Tito�s partisans. The windmilling
propeller was causing vibrations and in danger of coming loose. Down to just above
stalling speed, the vibrations disturbed the airflow and the bomber stalled,
went into a spin and fell. By this time the crew had bailed out between Dubica and
Kozara, Bosnia, southeast of Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia. The pilot was about to bail
out from the navigator�s escape hatch when the propeller fell off. Returning to the
cockpit, flying from the co-pilot�s side, he managed to regain control of the airplane and
regain some altitude with the power from one and a half engines. The pilot managed
to find a valley which just allowed the bomber to clear the top and set course along the
Adriatic back to Italy. The No. 1 engine propeller and the front of the engine had been
torn off; the No.4 propeller was feathered; the No.3 engine had been on fire but was
now only smoking. The tires were shot up and the ball turret guns were facing down,
digging into the steel mat runway and stopping the plane quickly. The crew chief
counted 424 holes in the bomber. The plane was rebuilt but wouldn�t fly properly on
combat missions. {42 missions}. Declared �war weary�. Reassigned for utility and
as a hack. Assigned to a General for his personal use but still wouldn�t fly properly.
Air Depot 9Jan45. Returned to US. 4100 Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 22Aug45. 4104th
Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Field, NY 3Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 8Jan46. Transferred to US Navy 1946. Modified as cargo/transport aircraft.
Designated CB-17G
6283 (MSN 22506) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 24Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 22Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 6Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 8Jul44. Vargus pinup on vertical stabiliser; later named BETTY LOU
Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin,
Germany 24Mar45 92KIA). Shot down by Me 262 fighter and crashed near Luckenwalde, Germany.
6284 (MSN 22507) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 24/26Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 24Jun44. 1380th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 7Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8
(Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 8Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the Luftschiffbau
Zeppelin V-2 rocket test facility at Oberraderach, Fredrichshafen, Germany 3Aug44
(9POW:1KIA). Flak damaged the aircraft near the target. It was not until after bomb
release that the pilot feathered the number four propeller, and shortly thereafter
the B-17 dropped back from the main formation, along with two wingmen. Fifteen
minutes later the crew began jettisoning equipment as the pilot feathered the number
two propeller. The Fortress lost more airspeed and altitude before all ten men bailed
out and the bomber crashed near Sterzing, Italy
6285 (MSN 22508) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 26Jun44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 24Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
6Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 12Jul44. Named "Hershey Wolves II". Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 18Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6286 (MSN 22509) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 26/27Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 24Jun44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Jul44. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella,
Italy 18Jul44. {80 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 4Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 13Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6287 (MSN 22510) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 25/27Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 24Jun44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Jul44. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy
11Jul44. Damaged during a mission to the Xenia oil refinery at Ploe?ti, Rumania
31Jul44. Moments after releasing its bombs over the target, aircraft 42-31827,
flying just above and in front, was hit by flak and exploded into a giant ball of flame
which completely engulfed this aircraft with flaming gasoline. The bomber flew
through the debris and pieces of that aircraft came through the plexiglas nose.The
fabric was burned off the top surfaces of the right aileron, the top surface of the
right elevator and the right side of the rudder. Members of the crew had been
prepared to bail out because of the damage to the control surfaces. Failed to
return from a mission to bomb a bridge at Valence, France 15Aug44 (1KIA:1POW:8EVD).
Struck by flak between the number 2 engine propeller and cowling, the propeller
flew off and the engine burst into flames. The plane peeled out of formation and
spiraled down as the crew bailed out. Crashed at Upie, 3km south of Montmeyran,
8km southeast of Valence, France
6288 (MSN 22511) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 27/28Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 27Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia,
Italy 14Jul44. The squadron was flying a practice formation flight from Sterparone
3Feb45 (6RTD). During the flight the right wing made contact with the vertical
stabiliser and rudder of B-17G 42-106999. The planes locked together for a few
seconds then separated. One of the six airmen aboard bailed out and landed safely;
the plane also made a safe landing back at Sterparone. Salvaged
6289 (MSN 22512) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Wichita, KS - Kearney, NB 26/27Jun44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 24Jun44. 1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 7Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 11Jul44. {first combat mission 16Jul44}. Temporarily modified
with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest,
Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug44-3Sep44. {26 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Save railway bridge at Belgrade, Serbia,
Yugoslavia 3Sep44 (1WIA:3INJ:6RTD). The plane was over the target when No.3 engine
sprung an oil leak and high cylinder pressure. it fell out of formation and the crew
was attempting to drop bombs on a secondary target when No.1 engine let loose a
stream of black smoke. Both engines were feathered and the bombs jettisoned.
Loose equipment was jettisoned to lighten the load, although the ball turret was retained.
Air speed decreased to 120 mph and altitude was being lost at 200ft/min. Highest altitude
was 27,000ft when the propellers were feathered. When at 11,000ft after an hour�s return,
the plane was over the Dalmation Alps and encountered moderate flak, easily aimed
at the crippled bomber. The bombardier was severely wounded in the leg, four control
cables shot out and there were more than a hundred flak holes. The crew sweated
out the readiness for abandoning the plane, with sharp, rocky terrain below, when
two P-38 Lightnings appeared and gave the bomber escort to an emergency landing
field on the Island of Vis, off the coast of Croatia, Yugoslavia. As the plane approached
the island, red flares went up to signal the position of the runway - a stretch of not more
than 1,000ft surrounded by high hills. The pilot, already experienced by many missions,
was over-cautious about the short landing strip and was planning to go around for a
second look, but the co-pilot overruled him because the bombardier needed attention
and going around the high hills was risky. So, he lowered the flaps and landing gear.
The pilot overshot the runway so that the wheels touched halfway down the strip.
Speed was about 60 mph when it got to the far end - beyond were grape arbors and
chicken coops. The plane tore through those but then came to a 20 foot drop to a
muddy pond. The pilots stood on the brakes, the plane nosed down, and came
to a rest with the nose compartment badly damaged. As soon as the crew got out,
Jugoslav-Tito Partisans and British Rangers rushed up to help. They took the wounded
bombardier to a field hospital where he was given emergency treatment. The bomber�s
main spar had buckled so it was not flyable. The next morning the crew returned to
Amendola by ferrying a B-17 that had previously landed and been repaired
6290 (MSN 22513) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Jun44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 26/27Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 26Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jul44.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*O], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 8Jul44. A tactical mission to front line strong points around Metz and
Thionville, France 9Nov44 (7POW:2KIA). Complete undercast prevented the group
from conducting a visual run on the targets, and the formation diverted to the rail
marshalling yards at Saarbr�cken, Germany. Flak over the target was moderate and
accurate. A direct flak hit engine No.3 and set it on fire. There was a fire in the nose
compartment, the plane dropped vertically and exploded. Most of crew were blown
out in the explosion and the plane crashed near Saverne, France
(2) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
MACR 10341
6291 (MSN 22514) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom). 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 27Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 27Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jul44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*F], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 26Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe
airfield at Wiesbaden, Germany 15Aug44 (7POW:2KIA). Shot down by enemy
fighters, crashed Wittlich, Germany.
6292 (MSN 22515) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Ogden, UT - Kearney, NB 27/28Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 27Jun44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
6Jul44. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*S], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174),
Suffolk 8Jul44. {12 missions}. 834th Bomb Squadron [2S*V] Sep44. {first combat mission 9Sep44}.
Named "Baby Shoe II" Battle damaged on a mission to the Rheinmetall Borsig armaments
factory at Düsseldorf, Germany 9Sep44 (1KIA:1POW:7EVD).
Shot down Sep 9, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and crashlanded in an area
called Verdronken land van Saeftinghe, Emmadorp, Netherlands
All (9) Crew Bailed Out and (1) Crewman Was Killed
When His Parachute Failed to Open. (1) Crewman Was Captured and Became a POW. Released in 1945.
(7) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 8612.
6293 (MSN 22516)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom). 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 30Jun/1Jul44. 271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 26Jun44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Jul44.
401st Bomb Squadron [LL*A], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 22Jul44. Named "Sunkist Sue".Painted by Jack Gaffney
{first combat mission 25Jul44}. Suspected of a fundamental airframe fault,
the plane was report by crews as sluggish and had trouble maintaining position
in formation and was referred to as a �Lemon�. Consequently the ball turret
had been removed by late Oct44. Battle damaged during a mission to industrial,
oil and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44. En route to the target,
flak was meagre and inaccurate. From the I.P. to the target, flak was continuous,
increasing in intensity and accuracy. Some meagre, inaccurate flak was
experienced on the route back. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44.
The bomber had been fitted with four reconditioned engines but No.1 engine
would not produce full power. Additional power was required from the other
three engines to maintain formation. The box barrage of flak was heavy around
the target. An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters went up to meet the bomber force.
Shortly after the target the plane was attacked by enemy fighters. Failed to return from
a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Niederlahnstein, Koblenz, Germany 29Jan45.
Following the failure of No.2 engine before reaching the target, the plane lagged
behind the formation. It was badly damaged when force landed on the continent.
Repaired and regained by Group 17May45. {42 missions}. Returned to US 8Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 14Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 5Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6294 (MSN 22517) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 27/28Jun44. 271st Base Unit,
Kearney Field, NB 27Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jul44. 545th Bomb
Squadron [JD*N], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 21Jul44, named *Scotty* . {first combat mission 24Jul44}.
{31 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 7Oct44 (2KIA:7POW).
Struck by flak over the target killing the co-pilot and fatally wounding the pilot.
After bombing the target, the pilot, in spite of that fact that he was dying, left
formation seemingly under control to try and bring the plane steady for the crew
to bail out. The remaining crew bailed out before the aircraft crashed and
destroyed at Friedersdorf, Sonnewalde, 12km northwest of Finsterwalde,
north of Dresden, Germany
6295 (MSN 22518) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Kearney, NB 28/30Jun44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 27Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Jul44. 351st Bomb Squadron, 1
00th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 11Jul44. Named *White Cargo*
Battle damaged on an Operation Thunderclap mission to the railway
marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (9RTD). Flak over the
target was intense and accurate. Struck by flak over the target and dropped
below the formation with an engine disabled. Another engine was later
disabled and the propeller feathered. Passing over Heligoland to cross the
North Sea, the crew jettisoned surplus equipment to save weight. Flying on
only two engines, the pilot had limited ability to hold altitude and level flight.
In addition, with a strong headwind and reduced power, there was high
concern about having sufficient fuel to reach England. Preparing for ditching,
the pilot was able to continue and arrived back for a late but safe landing at
Thorpe Abbotts. The plane had been riddled by shrapnel with at least 100 holes
in the fuselage. Battle damaged on a mission to railway installations
and tank factories at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45. Attacked by Me 262 jet fighters,
damaged engine No.4 and wing tip. Force landed Kakoneiwicz, Poland; all crew
returned to base. Salvaged 26Mar45. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 7May45.
6296 (MSN 22519) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 2/3Jul44. 271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 29Jun44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 14Jul44. 4th Bomb Squadron [R], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham
(Station 156), Suffolk 16Jul44. {nil missions}. 7th Bomb Squadron [R].
Probably named "Dangerous Damsel" {first combat mission 17Sep44}.
Major battle damage on a mission to Merseburg, Germany 7Oct44.
Major battle damage on a mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Nov44.
Flak over the battle lines and at the target was intense and accurate.
Major battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 30Nov44. Battle damaged during a
tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield
at Frankfurt-Rheine, Germany 24Dec44. Battle damage on a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland,
Germany 2Mar45. Unable to find the target, the formation diverted to
the secondary target at Drseden, Germany. During the bomb run, the plane
was attacked by a Fw 190 fighter, it shot out the oil cooler on the number
one engine and oil was pouring out over the wing. The propeller was
feathered and the pilot held formation by increasing power on the other
three engines until the attack was over. There were some cannon shell
holes in the nose section and the bomber was hit again after the target.
Some time later the plane dropped out of formation and flew home alone,
getting a little flak at the battle ground front lines. Failed to return from
a mission to Gneisenau coking works at Dortmund, Germany 8Mar45.
Force landed with No.1 and No.3 engines failed at Cambrai/Niergnies (A-74),
France 8Mar45. Regained by Group. Failed to return from a mission to the
Vogtl�ndische Maschinenfabrik (Vomag) tank factory at Plauen, Germany
26Mar45. Force landed in France 26Mar45. Regained by Group. {final
combat mission 1Apr45}. Crash landed 6Apr45. {49 missions}.
Salvaged ïn non battle damage 8Apr45.
6297 (MSN 22520) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 1/2Jul44. 271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 28Jun44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jul44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*X], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 14Jul44. Named "Spirit of Pittwood".. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 20May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
2Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 8Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6298 (MSN 22521) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 29/30Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 28Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
9Jul44. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*A], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 22Jul44. Named "Heavenly Body/White Cargo". Battle damaged
on a mission to the Siebel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Halle, Germany 16Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil
works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (6KIA:3POW). The Group was hit
hard after turning on the I.P. The box barrage of flak was heavy around the target.
After the target, because of a supposedly malfunctioning compass, the Group
Lead aircraft rallied off the target at 330 degrees west rather than 270 degrees
west, as briefed. The rest of the Group followed the lead, in the process flying out
of the protection of the main bomber stream. German Fighter Command had
been conserving its scarce fuel for weeks so as to mount a major effort
against the bomber attacks. An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters went up to
meet the bomber force. Damaged by enemy aircraft, dropped back and was
hit again. Crashed near Neugattersleben, north of Bernburg, Germany. {32 missions}.
6299 (MSN 22522) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 2Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 28Jun44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jul44.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*Q], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 14Aug44. Damaged while parked by B-17G 43-38001 being taxied by ground
crew at Lavenham 26Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to oil targets in
Germany 6Feb45. The expected clear weather did not materialize so the Group
hit the secondary target, the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany.
Flak over Frankfurt was intense and accurate. Crew bailed out and aircraft
crashed off south coast of England
6300 (MSN 22523) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 29/30Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 28Jun44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Jul44. 366th Bomb Squadron [KY*K], 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 12Aug44.. Named 'Fancy Pantz'
. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the �koda armament
works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Damaged by flak over the target,
crashed Czechoslovakia (crew RTD).. No MACR filed. Crew survived and
reported back to base Apr 30, 1945.
6301 (MSN 22524) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 30Jun/1Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 1Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 11/13Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 13Jul44.
Eighth Air Force, England 19Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
United States Air Forces in Europe Aug45. Ferried to UK Sep45.
Ninth Air Force. Returned to US Oct45.
4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 11Oct45.
4000th Base Unit (Flight Test Division, Air Materiel Command), Wright Field, Dayton, OH 20Jul46. .
Converted to a CB-17G and named "Horizon".
Extended tail cone and extra windows installed; (single star
forward of entry door indicated aircraft used by a Brig Gen
4168 BU Sth Plains May 3, 1945; 494 BU Topeka Jun 1945;
4136 BU Tinker Jul 13, 1947; 4141 BU Pyote Aug 7, 1947; Reclamation completed Nov 4, 1948.
6302 Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 28/30Jun44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 30Jun44.
Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 8/9Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Dow Field 10Jul44.
Eighth Air Force, England 16Jul44 assigned to 839th BS, 487th BG based at
RAF Lavenham, transferred Oct 27, 1944 to 833rd BS, 486th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Sudbury Airfield,
Station USAAF-174, Suffolk, England. Named "Shoo Shoo Baby II"
(a popular song made famous by the Andrews Sisters] Hit Nov 30, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Lutzkendorf, Germany
While on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Plant at Lutzkendorf, Germany. Able to Fly to Belgium
on The Two Engiens on The Left Wing Until The Third Engine Failed. Crashed Near Halle Southwest
of Brussels, Belgium. All (9) Crew Bailed Out Behind Allied Lines. Salvaged Dec 21, 1944.
6303 (MSN 22526) Accepted by USAAF 28Jun44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 28/30Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 28Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Jul44. 850th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134),
Suffolk 11Jul44. 851st Bomb Squadron. Named "The Lucky Strike".
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Schlei�heim, Munich, Germany 9Apr45 (2KIA:7POW).
Shot Down By Anti-Aircraft Fire Near Munich, Germany.
Left Wing Caught Fire and Aircraft Crashed. (2) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. MACR 13909
6304 (MSN 22527) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 28/29Jun44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 27Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Jul44.
422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 12Jul44. Named "Oh, My Aching Back"
Failed to return from a mission to Delitzsch, Germany 16Aug44 (1POW:8KIA).
Damaged by flak, crashed Volradisroda, Germany
6305 (MSN 22528) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 27/29Jun44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 27Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Jul44.
838th Bomb Squadron [2C*K], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 12Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at
Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44 (1KIA:2POW),
Crashed at St. Vith Belgium After Three Engines Failed.
All (9) Crew Bailed Out. (1) Crewman Was Killed When His Parachute Failed to Open.
(2) Crew Were Captured and Became POWs. (6) Crew Landed in Allied Territory. MACR 10209
6306 (MSN 22529) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Kearney, NB 28/30Jun44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 28Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Jul44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*G], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 12Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Sep44 (6KIA:3POW). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed Schwickershausen, Germany.
6307 MSN 22530) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Ogden, UT - Kearney, NB 1/2Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 29Jun44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jul44. 837th Bomb Squadron [4F*K],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 14Jul44. Named "Blonde Bomber"-- elaborate
artwork of a blonde lady skimpily dressed. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44 (9POW).
Crashed 1 km Southeast of Stromberg 3 km Southeast of Eitorf, Germany After Two Engines Failed
due to flak damage. All (9) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and
Became POW. MACR 10757
6308 (MSN 22531) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 28/30Jun44. 271st Base Unit,
Kearney Field, NB 28Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Jul44.
322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*S], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 22Jul44. Named STINKY. Painted by Jack Gaffney. The pilot wanted to
name it "Little Stinker" after a Disney character, because it fitted the plane's squadron
code letters, LG S, but the crew vetoed that name in favour of "Stinky" Named MUNCHIN' KID
Battle damaged by flak on a mission to the shipyards at Kiel, Germany 30Aug44. Battle
damaged on a mission to the Schlesischer railway station and east marshalling yards at
Berlin, Germany 18Mar45. Moderate and accurate flak encountered over the target
resulted in damage to the plane which force landed on return at Brussels, Belgium.
323rd Bomb Squadron. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to
the �koda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45; damaged by flak.
{70 missions}. Positioned to Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire and flew a Trolley
mission 8May45. Flew a Trolley mission for 91st Bomb Group personnel 10May45.
Modified with all guns, armament and turrets removed with a wooden floor built
over the bomb bay. Operation Revival mission to H�rsching (R-87), Linz, Austria
11May45 to bring home POWs at end of war. The 91st Group brought back 120
French POWs to Ch�teaudun (A-39), France and 30 British POWs to England. Operation
Revival 12/13May45; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft
No.I, Barth, Germany and flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 15Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6309 (MSN 22532) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
ned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
errying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Kearney, NB 29Jun/1Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 28Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44.
359th Bomb Squadron [BN*T], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 26Jul44. Named "Duchess' Grand Daughter" Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field,
KS 2Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6310 (MSN 22533) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 2/3Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 29Jun44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11Jul44.
615th Bomb Squadron [IY*P], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 23Jul44. Named "Rocky Lois"
Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 42-31485 taxying Deenethorpe 2Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz engine factory at Gaggenau,
south of Karlsruhe, Germany 10Sep44 (2KIA:7POW).
Shot Down By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Heinerdingen Northwest of Stuttgart Germany
(2) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 8606
6311 (MSN 22534) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Kearney, NB 30Jun/2Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 30Jun44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11Jul44. 834th Bomb Squadron [2S*E],
486th Bomb Group, 19Jul44. Named "Coaltown Express" {78 missions}. Returned to US.
Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 8Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 24Oct45. Reclaimed 7Jun46
6312 (MSN 22535) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 2/3Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 29Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44.
834th Bomb Squadron [2S*C], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 14Jul44
Named "Homesick Angel". Damaged while parked by B-17G 43-37927 taxying at Subury 25Jul44. {66 missions
Force landing Apr 5, 1945 in Germany While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Furth, Germany.
All (8) Crew Survived and Returned to Duty. Plane Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 10Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
3613 (MSN 22536) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44. Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 1Jul44271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 29Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*F], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 23Jul44. Named "Budd's Dudds" Damaged taxying at Deenethorpe
28Sep44. {80 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 8Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped.
6314 (MSN 22537)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 2/3Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 29Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44.
834th Bomb Squadron [2S*D], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 14Jul44.
Named "Ruthie Bee". {83 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jul44. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX
11Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 19Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped. .
6315 (MSN 22538) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 1/3Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 29Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44.
837th Bomb Squadron [4F*L], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 14Jul44.
Named "Fearless Fosdick"--a character from the Li'l Abner comic strip.
Failed to return from a mission 22Sep44. On mission to bomb Kassel Germany tank factories, took flak hits
in nose cone and cockpit. Pilot decided to abort and bombardier salvoed bombs. Navigator was
incapacitated; bombardier guided pilot to recently-liberated �B68 ALG� Le Culot
(Beauvechain, 50:46N 04:46E), Belgium, ~20 mi ESE of Brussels. Two crew members hospitalized,
but all survived. Repaired and re-entered servie Oct 31, 1944
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 12Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
6316 MSN 22539) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jun44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 29Jun/1Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 29Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*C], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire
18Jul44. Damaged when right landing gear collapsed landing at Molesworth 12Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to Berlin, Germany 26Feb45; force landed behind Soviet lines.
Repaired by Soviets. 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia 11Jul45
6317 (MSN 22540) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 2/3Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 1Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 18Jul44. Failed to return
from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Regensburg, Germany 13Mar45 (10POW).
Shot down by AAA on return from mission and crashed Ljjubijana, Yugoslavia.
MACR 12945. Crew of 10 POW.
6318 (MSN 22541) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 3/5Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 3Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 17Jul44. 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy. Damaged in an accident with Consolidated B-24J Liberator
44-41119 while taxying at Marrakech, French Morocco 9Jul45. Salvaged 9Jul45
6319 (MSN 22542) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 3/4Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 3Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 18Jul44.
An engine fire caused the early returm from a mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania
10Aug44. Crew ordered to bail out before the aircraft was crash landed by the pilot at Tortorella.
Repaired. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 12Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 13Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Oxnard Field,
Albuquerque, NM for storage and disposal 7Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Compressed Steel Corporation Jul46; scrapped.
6320 (MSN 22543) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 3/4Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 3Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 17Jul44.
Named "The Northern Gale". Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 29Apr45. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical
Service Command), Rome Field, NY 2May45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field,
OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
6321 (MSN 22544) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 1/5Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 1Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 18Jul44. Air Depot 16Nov44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
15Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 17Jun45. Collided with B-17G 42-31485 at South Plains 1Dec45. Reclaimed 7Jun46
6322 (MSN 22545) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 4/6Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 4Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 15Jul44. Pisa, Italy
15May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 14Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 18Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 6Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6323 (MSN 22546) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Ogden, UT - Kearney, NB 5/7Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 5Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 18Jul44. Pisa, Italy
15May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 7Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South
Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
6324 (MSN 22547) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 9/11Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 4Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Jul44. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 19Jul44.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Damaged by fire. Salvaged 25Jun45.
6325 (MSN 22548) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 5/6Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 4Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia,
Italy 17Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna,
Austria 16Mar45 (10RTD). Flak caused damage to two engines and was losing fuel.
The pilot headed for an airfield in Russian occupied territory in Hungary.
The landing gear would not extend and the pilot
Crash landed in Hungary behind Russian lines
in a farmer's field at Igal, Hungary . MACR 13059. Crew returned to US custody.
6326 (MSN 22549) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 6/8Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 5Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
12Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 14Jul44. Named "Pick Up". Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
12Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 22Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 31Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6327 (MSN 22550) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 7/8Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 5Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy 17Jul44. Named "The Anthony J" Failed to return from a mission to
the railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Apr45 (4KIA:6POW).
Damaged by flak, knocking off the right aileron, there was a fire from the No.4 engine
out one half the way to the end of the wing. The pilot leveled off and the crew bailed out.
After about three minutes the bomber exploded into three big fires. The plane fell to the
ground and started a few small wood fires on the ground. Crashed at Mauer-�hling,
southwest of Amstetten, Austria MACR 14060
6328 (MSN 22551) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Kearney, NB 7/9Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 6Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
13Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 21Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Fortezza, Italy 20Apr45 (11KIA). On the first bomb run over the target, an
anti-aircraft shell exploded in the nose of the plane near the navigator�s astrodome,
demolishing the aircraft�s nose as far back as the flight deck, but leaving the
lower nose intact and chin turret intact. The plane continued in level flight for
five more seconds, and then, nosing over, dove to earth from an altitude of
27,000ft, crashing near Fortezza, South Tyrol, Italy.
6329 (MSN 22552) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44. Ferried Long Beach - Ogden, UT - Kearney, NB 6/7Jul44271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 5Jul44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron,
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 17Jul44. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6330 (MSN 22553) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 9Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 6Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
15Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 19Jul44. {88 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
14Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 18Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6331 (MSN 22554) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 8/10Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 341st Bomb Squadron,
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 19Jul44. Air Depot 10Apr45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 15Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 20Jun45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 5Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6332 (MSN 22555) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 6/8Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron,
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 19Jul44. Failed to return from a
mission to the oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 10Sep44 (5POW:4KIA).
Damaged by flak, crashed Vienna MACR 8361.
On some databases, listed as sold to Bolivian commercial user as CB-88 and later re-registered
as CP-588 and destroyed on May 2, 1963 when crashed somewhere in Mexico May 2, 1963. This is apparently wrong,
and the plane is correctly listed as being lost Sep 10, 1944. Believed to have been 42-5332
6333 (MSN 22556) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 6/8Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jul44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy
19Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria
27Dec44 (4KIA:6POW). The left wing was struck by flak over Linz and the plane went into
a dive before it exploded in mid-air. Six crew members were able to save themselves; the
others were killed when the plane crashed at Enzing, southwest of Sankt Florian, Austria
MACR 10645
6334 (MSN 22557) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 9/10Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 17Jul44. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola,
Italy 19Jul44. Salvaged 3Aug45.
6335 (MSN 22558) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Savannah, GA 8/9Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
Conflict:
Destroyed in a takeoff accident at Chengkung (Station 15), Yunnan, China 18Jul44.
Reclaimed 5Dec44
6336 (MSN 22559) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 9/10Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 16Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron,
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 24Jul44. Named "Janie" Failed to return
from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Bruck an der Mur, Styria,
Austria 9Mar45 (1KIA:9POW). Cloud cover forced the formation to divert to an
alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at at Graz, Austria.
Flak at Graz was heavy and accurate. Crashed at Graz. MACR 12914.
6337 (MSN 22560) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Coolidge, AZ - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 10/13Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 20Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 352nd Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 27Jul44. Named "Kandy"
Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer,
Prussia 26Dec44 (10POW). After releasing the bombs over the target, flak
damaged an engine on the right wing. The plane dropped out of formation
and losing altitude but under control. Crash landed near Krakow, Poland. KANDY.
6338 (MSN 22561) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 11/12Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 17Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb
Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 23Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the
railway marshalling yards at Salzburg, Austria 11Nov44 (10MIA). En route to
the target and losing oxygen, the plane turned back and believed to have crashed
in mountains near Friuli, Italy.
6339 (MSN 22562) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Birmingham, AL - Savannah, GA 9/15Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jul44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 26Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb
Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 30Jul44. Severely battle damaged on a mission
to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx,
Sudetenland 25Dec44 (1WIA:9RTD). Just as the bomber made its turn at the initial
point, ball turret gunner, following his habit, offered a short prayer closing
with " .. . and please bring us safely back to base ..". Seconds later an 88 millimeter
flak shell smashed into the radio room floor leaving a hole two men could stand in.
The bombs were missed by three feet, the control cables by three inches. The
radio operator's seat had been blown out the top and the operator, who had been
checking equipment on the opposite side of the room, had been temporarily blinded
by the flash . The heat melted his goggles and caused the paint to run down and
streak his face. The ball turret was left hanging by one of the four safety hooks
which enabled the gunner to climb into the airplane. The engineer was dazed.
A waist gunner was saved for he had been bending down to pick up his helmet
when the shell exploded. With the oxygen system gone, the pilot dived the
plane to 14.000 feet and started home. Fortunately, enemy fighters were absent
and the plane landed safely at Amendola. Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 20Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance '
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6340 (MSN 22563) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 9/11Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 414th Bomb
Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 23Jul44.
Named "Remember Me". Failed to return from a mission to the oil refineries at
Ploe?ti, Rumania 18Aug44 (1POW:9EVD). Flak heavy, intense and accurate.
After completing the bomb run over the target, the plane was losing altitude
at approximately 21000 feet and falling behind the formation before reaching
the mountains. With fuel exhaustion, the crew bailed out; the bombardier
and the six enlisted men jumped out over southern Albania, evaded capture
and returned to the squadron 27Aug44. The pilot, navigator and co-pilot bailed
out over northern Greece. The pilot was immediately captured by the Germans
but the navigator and co-pilot evaded capture and returned to the squadron
26Aug44. The plane crashed at Paramythia, Greece
6341 (MSN 22564) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Savannah, GA 9/10Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 414th Bomb Squadron,
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 19Jul44. Severe battle damage on a
mission to the Messerschmitt service test airfield at Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany
12Sep44. Damaged by flak which was heavy, intense and accurate. Air Depot 24Oct44.
Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 20Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
6342 (MSN 22565) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 10/15Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 22Jul44. Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to Azores 3Aug44.
To Marrakech, French Morocco; Tunis, Tunisia, arriving Lucera 8Aug44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8
(Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Aug44. Named "Amazin Maizie". Air Depot 10Mar45.
Ditched 21May45.
6343 (MSN 22566) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 12/14Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb
Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 31Jul44.
Landing accident Lucera 25Jan45. Air Depot 20Apr45. Salvaged 26Apr45
6344 (MSN 22567) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 16/18Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 31Jul44.
Crashed on takeoff from RCAF Gander, Newfoundland 4Aug44 (10KIS).
The bomber took off en route to the Azores in bad weather from an approaching
storm. The aircraft made a normal takeoff, rose in a steep climb to 200 to 400
feet in light rain, when the aircraft�s left wing began to drop as if the aircraft
was going to make a diving turn. Witnesses described the dip in the wing
as resembling a stall. The aircraft descended at a 30 to 40 degree angle, and
disappeared from view behind the trees. It crashed left wing first and exploded
immediately in a 200 to 300 foot high flare. Salvaged 4Aug44. The crash site
can be found between the Thomas Howe Demonstration Forest and the Silent
Witness Memorial, just off the Trans-Canada Highway
6345 (MSN 22568) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 11/12Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 17Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 342nd Bomb Squadron,
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 23Jul44. Failed to return from
a mission to Vienna, Austria 20Feb45 (10EVD). Mechanical failure, crashed
Gospi?, Croatia, Yugoslavia
6346 (MSN 22569) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 13Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
10Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 29Jul44. Force landed
with mechanical failure at Lucera 25Oct44. Air Depot 3Apr45
6347 MSN 22570) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 12/14Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 20Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron [A],
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 29Jul44.
Named "Princess O'Rourke" Nose art painted by Sgt Eugene
Townsend (32BS/301BG). Failed to return from a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Vipiteno, Italy 20Apr45 (10INT). Damaged by flak after
bombing the target, the No.1 engine lost power and No.4 engine was disabled.
With the propellers feathered, the plane dropped out of formation and
headed for allied lines in France. Presumably flying over Swiss airspace en route,
it was intercepted by Swiss fighters and was instructed to land. Force landed at
Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland, taking out two or three fences before it stopped.
Last US crew to land in Switzerland. Returned to UK. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood
(Station 590), Lancashire 1Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped..
6348 (MSN 22571) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Little Rock, AR - Savannah, GA 11/23Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Aug44. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 14Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the
oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 10Sep44 (10POW). Damaged by flak,
crashed at ïŠamorín,, southeast of Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. MACR 8622
6349 (MSN 22572) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Jul44.
errying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Meridian, MS - Savannah, GA 12/14Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 26Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 840th Bomb Squadron,
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 2Aug44. Failed to return from a
mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Sep44 (9KIA:1POW).
Approaching the target, it was struck by flak and exploded. The tail gunner was
knocked into his guns and became unconscious. The plane split in two,
ejecting the tail gunner who was the only survivor. Crashed Heydebreck-Cosel,
Prussia . .MACR 8448
6350 (MSN 22573) 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
14Jul44. 1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 22Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 30Jul44.
Named "Helen Belle", {first combat mission 12Aug44}. Battle
damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben oil refinery at Moosbierbaum,
Vienna, Austria 28Aug44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate
resulting in the death of the engineer. Temporarily modified with
decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti,
Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug44-
3Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission to the west railway marshalling
yard at Munich, Germany 4Oct44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy, intense,
and accurate resulting in wounding of the ball turret gunner. Battle damaged
on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Blechhammer, Prussia
2Dec44 (1KIA:9RTD). The upper turret gunner was killed over the target
by flak shrapnel. {39 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to a
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 17Dec44 (10EVD).
This aircraft was having trouble with No.3 engine and jettisoned three
bombs south, southwest of Lake Balaton, Hungary. Over the target, the
plane was struck by flak. No.1 engine was knocked out; No.2 propeller
was windmilling and could not be stopped. The aircraft began losing
altitude, left the formation, began jettisoning loose equipment and the
ball turret then turned for home. Three hours after leaving the target,
this aircraft force landed at Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. No one was
injured. Non-flying crew flew home on a Douglas C-47. The bomber,
flown by the original pilot and co-pilot, departed Belgrade in company
with a Douglas C-47 to Bari, Italy 10Jan45. The B-17 had been repaired i
n Belgrade by the 324th Service Group but didn�t have a navigator or
navigational equipment aboard and the Command set worked only on
the �D� channel. It was planned that the B-17 fly on the wing of the
C-47 back to Italy. At Belgrade, the weather was better than it had been
for the preceding four or five days with a ceiling of approximately
1,000ft, broken and eight or nine-tenths covered. After leaving Belgrade
the pair climbed over the first layer of clouds to 6,000ft and headed
slightly southwest looking for a break in the solid mass of stratocumulus
and cumulus clouds to the west, which would enable them to fly a more
direct route to Foggia, since neither plane had much of a safety margin
where gasoline was concerned. They proceeded on course as far as U�ice,
Serbia, but without seeing any breaks in the west and then turned on a
course where they picked up the river system that went south to Metkovi?,
Serbia, and the pass to the coast. They attempted to go down under
the clouds and fly the river valley, but found that clouds went down to the
ground. Up to this point the weather had been broken and the C-47 crew had
been able to see the B-17 at all times and the ground at frequent intervals.
But they could see that from here on the clouds were covered and the entire
field of vision to the east, south, and west; they also seemed to go up to well
over 20,000ft. In view of these conditions and before proceeding, the C-47
pilot called the B-17 pilot and advised him it looked impossible to go under,
or around, and asked him whether he wanted to turn back to Belgrade; this
was the point of no return. The B-17 pilot elected to continue on and they
began to climb on course. The C-47 climbed to 5,000ft encountering light
snow and icing conditions until they saw the pass through a break in the clouds
and advised the B-17 pilot to turn west towards the coast. The C-47 pilot saw the
B-17 bank to the right. This was the last time that anyone either saw or heard
from the aircraft. Between the last mentioned position and where the C-47
broke out on the coast, it was in slushy snow and heavy icing conditions
for approximately 45 to 50 minutes and were forced to use the deicers.
Crashed in bad weather conditions at Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia 10Jan45
(8KIS � 2x pilots + 5x 324th Service Group + an unknown Italian Army captain). .
MACR 11286.
6351 (MSN 22574) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Savannah, GA 13/16Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Jul44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 26Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 352nd Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 6Aug44. Failed to return
from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Bruck an der Mur, Styria,
Austria 4Mar45 (6KIA:4POW). Damaged by flak over G�stling during the bomb
run, caught fire in the bomb bay and radio room. The plane dived and
broke in two to crash at Gratkorn, north of Graz, Austria. MACR 12903
6352 (MSN 22575) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 15/16Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Jul44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 26Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 9Aug44. Named "Lil' Liz" Failed to return from a mission in
support of Operation Dragoon to the bridge at Valence, France 15Aug44 (5POW:4KIA).
Damaged by flak, crashed near Saint-Basile, France
6353 (MSN 22576) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 16Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 14Jul44. 1380th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 26Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 8Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Vienna,
Austria 10Sep44 (7KIA:3POW). Damaged by flak, the aircraft dropped out of formation,
circled and then exploded to crash at �amor�n, southeast of Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
6354 (MSN 22577) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Kearney, NB 13/15Jul44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 14Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 12Aug44. 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 14Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic
oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Sep44 (6KIA). The 97th Bomb Group lost its
highest number of airplanes for any one mission over Blechhammer that day.
Flak was heavy. intense and accurate. At the I.P., flak struck a bomber which
exploded and disintegrated, the cloud of smoke giving the impression that it was
a heavy flak barrage. Just after the target, another bomber was struck and
exploded, immediately followed by a third bomber which had been hit and
broke in two. The bomb load for the mission contained RDX which was known
to be a volatile explosive. The blasts blew five airplanes out of the sky and damaged another
6355 (MSN 22578) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 15/16Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 14Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Jul44. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 29Jul44. Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 16Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 19Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson
City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6356 (MSN 22579) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Kearney, NB 13/15Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 14Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Jul44. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 29Jul44. Air Depot 20Apr45. Salvaged 26Apr45
6357 (MSN 22580) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 13/15Jul44
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 12Jul44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8
(Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 29Jul44. Salvaged 23Apr45
6358 (MSN 22581) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 15/17Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 352nd Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Aug44. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 16Oct45. 593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command),
Charleston Field, SC 28Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6359 (MSN 22582) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 15/17Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Aug44. {first combat mission 23Aug44}.
{7 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at
Moravská Ostrava a P?ívoz, Czechoslovakia 29Aug44 (3KIA:6POW:1EVD).
It was a disastrous day for the 2nd Bomb Group, losing nine B-17s in a onesided,
nineteen-minute attack by the Luftwaffe on the way to the target; the 20th Bomb
Squadron lost all seven of its aircraft to enemy fighters. It was the second greatest,
one day, aircraft loss for the Group but one with the greatest loss of life. Shot down
by enemy fighters above the Moravian-Slovak border. The No.3 engine
caught fire and the oxygen system was destroyed. Seven crew bailed out
before the aircraft crashed at Ka�ava, northeast of Zlin, Czechoslovakia.
6360 (MSN 22583) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
errying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Dallas, TX -Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 14/17Jul44
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Jul44..
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 25Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Aug44. Salvaged 5May45.
6361 (MSN 22584) 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 352nd Bomb
Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 15Aug44.
Accident on return from a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna,
Austria 18Nov44. Crashed on approach to land eight miles west of Foggia, Italy
(1KIA; remainder of crew survived
6362 (MSN 22585) 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron [A],
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 26Jul44.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Named . JACK HALEY�S COMET.
Named after the actor who played the Tin Man in the Wizard of Oz movie.
Nose art painted by Sgt Eugene Townsend (32BS/301BG). Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 21Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
6363 (MSN 22586) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 16/17Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jul44. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH - Presque Isle, ME 23/26Jul44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 26Jul44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 30Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 31Jul44.
Received in Italy 6Aug44.
353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria 13Oct44 (9POW).
On the bomb run, just before releasing the bombs, struck by flak which knocked off no.3 propeller
and made a large hole in the fuselage next to the co-pilot’s seat.
The pilot was knocked unconscious; the co-pilot thought that he was dead and bailed
out near Vienna followed by the bombardier and injured navigator.
With the engine on fire, the plane dropped out of the formation.
Regaining consciousness, the pilot flew on south of Vienna and crash landed with the
remaining crew at Szombathely, Hungary.
6364 (MSN 22587) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Jackson, MS - Augusta, GA - Savannah, GA 16/19Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH - Presque Isle, ME 30Jul/4Aug44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 4Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Presque Isle Field 4Aug44. Received in Italy 11Aug44.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 13Aug44.
Named "Smiling Elsie".
Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Pardubice, Czechoslovakia 24Aug44 (5MIA:5RMC).
An engine was damaged by ‘friendly fire’ from another B-17 when testing guns prior to the target.
Crew bailed out over Adriatic Sea prior to the aircraft ditching but the pilot was still onboard when the
plane exploded as it was landing on the sea; survivors rescued by British Air-Sea Rescue launch.
6365 (MSN 22588) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Cincinnati, OH - Savannah, GA 16/20Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/5Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 26Jul44.
Received in Italy 13Aug44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 13Aug44.
{first combat mission 18Aug44}. {63 missions}. {final combat mission 1Apr45}.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Salvaged 2Aug45
6366 (MSN 22589) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Jacksonville, TX - Savannah, GA 18/20Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/2Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 2Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 4Aug44.
Received in Italy 12Aug44. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 13Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Salzburg, Austria 11Nov44 (9KIA).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6486 in poor visibility and crashed at Castelfranco, Italy
6367 (MSN 22590) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 16/17Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 25/26Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Jul44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Jul44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 1Aug44. Received in Italy 9Aug44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Aug44. {first combat mission 14Aug44}.
Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti,
Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44. {final combat mission 26Apr45}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Ypsilanti, MI - Independence, KS 11/12Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 12Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Jan46.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 2Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6368 (MSN 22591) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 20/21Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/4Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 2Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 4Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 13Aug44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 14Aug44. {nil missions}.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned salvage 5May45
6369 (MSN 22592) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Nashville, TN - Savannah, GA 19/20Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/4Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 2Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 4Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Aug44.
{first combat mission 15Aug44}. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Moravská
Ostrava a P?ívoz, Czechoslovakia 29Aug44 (10POW). It was a disastrous day for the 2nd Bomb Group,
losing nine B-17s in a one-sided, nineteen-minute attack by the Luftwaffe on the way to the target.
It was the second greatest, one day, aircraft loss for the Group but one with the greatest loss of life.
En route to the target, the bomber fell back from the formation; no.3 engine had failed and eventually
the propeller fell off. Attacked by enemy fighters, the left wing caught fire from a damaged fuel tank.
Further attacks damaged the oxygen system, the upper turret and control for the bomb release.
The crew bailed out, the aircraft crashed and exploded at Vartovna, southeast of Liptál, Czechoslovakia. {11 missions}.
6370 (MSN 22593) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 19/20Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 27Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 27Jul44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Aug44. Received in Italy 9Aug44.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 12Aug44.
Air Depot 26Nov44. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Newark, NJ - New Castle, DE - Lubbock, TX 3Jul/28Aug45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 28Aug45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 17Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6371 (MSN 22594) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 22/23Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 11Aug44
Named "Eva Dee" Mission to Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery at
Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 14Oct44. Flak was heavy, intense and accurate and the plane force landed.
Repaired and returned to Group Nov44. Crashed returning from a combat mission 13Apr45.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned 13Apr45. Salvaged
6372 (MSN 22595) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 19/23Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 4Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 13Aug44. {60 missions}.
Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jul45.
Ferried Hunter - Romulus, MI - Independence, KS 28/30Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 30Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6373 (MSN 22596) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Marana, AZ - Monroe, LA - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 18/22Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 13Aug44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 14Aug44. {81 missions}.
Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Jul45.
Ferried Hunter - Lubbock, TX 7/9Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6374 (MSN 22597) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 20/21Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Aug44.
Nsmed "Tuff Titty".
{first combat mission 15Aug44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben oil refinery at
Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 28Aug44 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting
in injury to the co-pilot. Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate
prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 10Sep44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was intense, accurate and heavy, resulting in serious injury to a waist gunner.
Battle damaged during a mission to a railway bridge at Budapest, Hungary 20Sep44.
Flak was heavy, resulting in serious injury to a waist gunner (1WIA:9RMC).
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria 16Mar45 (2WIA:8RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the navigator and bombardier.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Vipiteno, Italy 20Apr45 (7KIA:2WIA:1RMC).
The plane was hit by flak on the bomb run and lost no.1 and no.2 engines.
The bomb load was jettisoned; a few seconds later the left wing was blown off and the plane exploded.
Three airmen were blown clear and safely parachuted into friendly territory.
The pilot reported that he believed the other seven members of his crew went down with the aircraft
and were killed. Crashed near Riva, Italy. {82 missions}.
6375 (MSN 22598) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 20/22Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Aug44.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 5Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 6Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
Production changes: Lorenz blind approach equipment deleted.
6376 (MSN 22599) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Savannah, GA 22/24Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH - Presque Isle, ME 31Jul/4Aug44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 4Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Presque Isle Field 4Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 13Aug44.
Named "Fuddyhuckle" Equipped with a Hallicrafter S-27 UHF radio receiver.
Used by an additional intercept radio operator to monitor and record enemy ground to air and
air-to ground transmissions. {68 missions}. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 18Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 19/21Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 17Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6377 (MSN 22600) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Cincinnati, OH - Savannah, GA 20/22Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH - Presque Isle, ME 29Jul/1Aug44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 1Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Presque Isle Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 13Aug44. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 13Aug44.
Named "Pretty Baby's Boys".
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Kagran, Vienna, Austria 20Mar45.
Mechanical failure, crashed Kocevje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
6378 MSN 22601) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 21/24Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 29Sep/2Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 5Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 5Oct44.
Received in Italy 9Oct44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Oct44.
{first combat mission 7Nov44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Vienna, Austria 15Jan45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in serious wounds to the tail gunner.
Battle damaged on a mission to the railway south goods depot, Vienna, Austria 13Feb45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate, resulting in the wounding of the tail gunner. {final combat mission 26Apr45}.
{61 missions}. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 19/20Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 20Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 26Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 26Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6379 (MSN 22602) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 23/25Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH - Presque Isle, ME 31Jul/4Aug44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 4Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Presque Isle Field 4Aug44.
Received in Italy 13Aug44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 13Aug44.
{first combat mission 22Aug44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at
Moravská Ostrava a P?ívoz, Czechoslovakia 29Aug44 (10RMC).
It was a disastrous day for the 2nd Bomb Group, losing nine B-17s in a one-sided, nineteen-minute
attack by the Luftwaffe on the way to the target. An attack caused a large hole in the rudder,
the pilot momentarily lost control but recovered soon enough to stay in the formation and
returned safely to base. Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate
prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during
Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 17Oct44
(8KIA:2POW). After the target, the Squadron was dispersed, flying in all directions
and the weather was bad; at the time there were no flak bursts in the squadron’s area.
B-17G 42-107006 dropped the right wing and collided with this plane; it broke in half at the waist door.
The tail section containing two gunners floated down while the front half went straight down
and crashed near Blechhammer. {28 missions}.
6380 (MSN 22603) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 20/22Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 11Aug44. {79 missions}.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 26/27Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 27Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 28Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6381 (MSN 22604) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Savannah, GA 21/22Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Aug44
Named "Queenie" Crashed into a mountain
during a training sortie from Celone 4Apr45 (6KIS).
6382 (MSN 22605) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Savannah, GA 21/24Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44.
352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 13Aug44.
Air Depot 26Nov44. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 1/4Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 4Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6383 (MSN 22606) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - El Paso, TX - Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA - Savannah, GA 20/25Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jul44. Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 1/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 13Aug44.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 19/20Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 20Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 28Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6384 (MSN 22607) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Savannah, GA 21/23Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH - Presque Isle, ME 30Jul/1Aug44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 1Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Presque Isle Field 4Aug44.
Received in Italy 13Aug44.
353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 15Aug44.
Air Depot 20Apr45. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned salvage 26Apr45.
6385 (MSN 22608) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 21/25Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 31Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 24Aug44.
348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 26Aug44. {58 missions}.
Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 24/25Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 25Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 17Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal
17Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6386 (MSN 22609) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 22/25Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29Jul/3Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 3Aug44.
Received in Italy 11Aug44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Aug44.
{first combat mission 15Aug44}. Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to
evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
Incident during a mission to the oil storage facility at Am Winterhafen, Regensburg, Germany 4Nov44.
Going to the target, the plane lost power on one engine and had to jettison part of the bomb load to keep up
with the formation. It managed to go over the target, but only part of the remaining bombs released.
The rest were at all angles in the bomb bay and the spinner on one fuse was spinning.
The engineer, Sgt. Dorman, went into the bomb bay and managed to throw out the dangerous bomb.
He was working without oxygen at 26,000ft, passed out and froze both feet.
The radio operator dragged Dorman into the radio room, restored his oxygen and gave him first aid.
Staff Sergeant Donald A Dorman was awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action while serving
as engineer/top turret gunner on this mission over Germany. Battle damaged during a mission to the
Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 19Dec44.
With fuel exhaustion, the plane headed for the emergency landing field on the Island of Vis,
off the coast of Croatia, Yugoslavia. All engines had stopped turning and severe damage
occurred as a result of the crash landing on Vis. {36 missions}. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy).
Condemned salvage 21Dec44.
6387 (MSN 22610) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Savannah, GA 22/24Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH - Presque Isle, ME 30Jul/1Aug44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 1Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Presque Isle Field 4Aug44.
Received in Italy 13Aug44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 13Aug44.
{nil missions}. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 14Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (2KIA:8POW). Damaged by flak and then attacked by a Me 262 jet fighter,
crashed near Ruhland, Germany.. MACR 13247
6388 (MSN 22611) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA Jul44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Jul44.
903rd Base Unit (School of Applied Tactics), Pinecastle Field, Orlando, FL 29Sep44.
Designated TB-17G. Air Proving Ground Command 8Mar46. 609th Base Unit (Air Proving Ground Command),
Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL.
1st Experimental Guided Missile Squadron, 1st Experimental Guided Missile Group, Air Proving
Ground Command, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 2Mar47. Crashed with an engine fire while on a routine training
flight about five miles south of Destin, FL 29Apr47 (3MIS:4RMC). Four members of the seven man crew bailed out
and three were picked up by Eglin Field rescue craft; the fourth man was rescued by a local fishing boat.
Three airmen were listed as missing. Reclaim 19Jul48
6389 (MSN 22612) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 22/24Jul44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center,
Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 24Jul44. Ferried Tulsa - Orlando, FL 27/28Sep44.
902nd Base Unit (Base Complement), Orlando AAB, FL 28Sep44.
903rd Base Unit (School of Applied Tactics), Pinecastle Field, Orlando, FL 2Feb45.
621st Base Unit (Air Forces Center), Pinecastle Field, Orlando, FL 4Jul45.
613th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Phillips Field, Aberdeen, MD 25Jul46. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 25Jul46. Salvaged
6390 (MSN 22613) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 22/23Jul44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 23Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 15Aug44. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 15Aug44.
Crashed returning from an Operation Pancake tactical mission supporting the US Fifth Army offensive
in the area of Bologna, Italy 12Oct44 (2KIA:8RMC). Eight crew bailed out over allied territory
6391 (MSN 22614) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 27/28Jul44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 28Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 15Aug44. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 15Aug44.
Returned to US. 3Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 11Oct46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6392 (MSN 22615) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 25/26Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44.
` Received in Italy 19Aug44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 19Aug44.
Substantially damaged landing at Sterparone 27Nov44.
Battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery and adjacent chemical works at Moosbierbaum,
Vienna, Austria 1Mar45. Flak damaged the radio room.
Made an Emergency Landing at Sterparone Airfield Foggia Italy Due to Flak Damage
While Returning From a Mission to Moosebierbaum All (9) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair. Salvaged on March 2, 1945
6393 (MSN 22616) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 26/27Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 27Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 18Aug44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 20Aug44.
{nil missions}. Gioia del Colle Field, Bari, Italy 21Aug44. Mediterranean Allied Air Forces.
The defensive armament was removed, including the turrets and modified as a command
transport for General Ira Eaker, Commander of Mediterranean Allied Air Forces,
later Deputy Commander of the US Army Air Forces. STARDUSTER.
During its service, the plane flew the General from Italy and North Africa to conferences and
planning meetings in England, the Soviet Union and the continental United States.
Assigned to DUKO [Twelfth Air Force, Italy]. Returned to US 16May45.
1st Base Unit (Headquarters, Strategic Air Command), Bolling Field, Washington, DC May45.
4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Technical Service Command), Middletown Air Depot, PA 25Jan46.
Departed US 22Feb46. Returned to US 10May46.
1st Base Unit (Headquarters, Strategic Air Command), Bolling Field, Washington, DC 10May46.
4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Materiel Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 17Jun46.
1st Base Unit (Headquarters, Strategic Air Command), Bolling Field, Washington, DC.
Designated CB-17G 19Jul46. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Materiel Command),
Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 9Sep46. 1st Base Unit (Headquarters, Strategic Air Command),
Bolling Field, Washington, DC 5Dec46.
4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Materiel Command), Olmsted Field, Middletown, PA 16Dec46.
1st Base Unit (Headquarters, Strategic Air Command), Bolling Field, Washington, DC 25Jun46.
35th Base Unit (Bolling Field Command), Bolling Field, Washington, DC 1Aug46.
Substantially damaged by a bird strike taking off from Bolling Field 4Nov47.
Damaged by mechanical failure at Bolling Field 25Nov47.
4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Materiel Command), Olmsted Field, Middletown, PA 16Nov47.
35th Base Unit (Bolling Field Command), Bolling Field, Washington, DC.
16th Special Air Missions Squadron, Bolling Field, Washington, DC 10Mar48.
16th Maintenance and Supply Group [37], Bolling Field Command, Bolling Field, Washington, DC 17Mar48.
Military Air Transport Service 24Mar48.
18th Maintenance and Support Group, Far East Air Force, Clark AB, Luzon, Philippines 15Sep48.
Damaged in collision with parked North American F-51D Mustang 45-11726 at Clark AB, Luzon,
Philippines 15Oct48.
1134th Special Activities Detachment, Headquarters Command, Nanking, China 25Oct48.
Used by Air Attaché, US Embassy, Nanking. 18th Maintenance and Support Group,
Far East Air Force, Clark AB, Luzon, Philippines Jan49. Designated VB-17G 22Jan49.
1134th Special Activities Detachment, Headquarters Command, Nanking, China 14Feb49.
18th Maintenance and Support Group, Far East Air Force, Clark AB, Luzon, Philippines 16May49.
1134th Special Activities Detachment, Headquarters Command, Nanking, China 16May49.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Nanking, China 15Jul49.
Used by Air Attaché, US Embassy, Canton, China.
Damaged while parked by a civilian DC-3 at Kai Tak, Hong Kong 28Jun49.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 21Sep49.
Designated CB-17G 29Sep49. 1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command,
Ottawa, Canada 2Nov49.
Used by Air Attaché, US Embassy, Ottawa. Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 8Dec49.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 11Jan50.
Designated VB-17G 14Apr50. Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 12May50.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 8Jun50.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 8Aug50.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 6Sep50.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 17Sep50.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 17Oct50.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 23Nov50.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 6SDec50.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 6Mar51.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 13Mar51.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 18Mar51.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 20Mar51.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 16May51.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 25May51.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 20Jun51.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 11Jul51.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 5Oct51.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 22Oct51.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 21Aug52.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 16Sep52.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 23Mar53.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 21Apr53.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 10Jun53.
1130th Special Activities Group, Headquarters Command, Ottawa, Canada 17Jun53.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 1Sep53.
3510th Combat Crew Training Wing, Air Training Command, Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX 2Nov53.
3040th Aircraft Storage Squadron, Air Materiel Command, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ 8Sep55.
Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch, Air Materiel Command, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ 1Jun56.
Dropped from inventory by transfer to Military Assistance Program 14Jun56.
Reimbursable Aid to Government of Bolivia Jun56.
Hamilton Aircraft, Tucson, AZ for conversion. Lloyd Aéreo Boliviano (LAB), La Paz Jan57.
Registered as CP-627. Damaged following undercarriage failure at El Alto airport, La Paz 27Aug68.
Rebuilt using parts of CP-580 [43-38322]. Reregistered as CP-891. Frigorifico Reyes, La Paz Sep69.
Used to carry freight, principally meat, from the northern and eastern lowlands.
Stored in La Paz late 1970's. Arrived at March Field Air Museum, Riverside, CA from La Paz, Bolivia 10Jan81.
USAF Museum Loan Program. On loan to the March Field Air Museum.
Originally restored and displayed as 42-30092 "2nd Patches", 1997-1998.
Displayed as 44-6393 "Second Patches", restored and re-painted as Y-I, "Return to Glory" 1999.
Restored and repainted to a WWII identity as "Starduster" 2014
6394 (MSN 22617) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 25/26Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26Jul44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44. Received in Italy 15Aug44.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 15Aug44
Named "Oh, My Achin' Back". Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe
airfield at Udine, Italy 5Apr45 (2KIA:8RTD). Damaged by flak, ditched in Adriatic Sea off
Krk Island, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
6395 (MSN 22618) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 26/27Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 27Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 16Aug44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 16Aug44.
{first combat mission 22Aug44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G.
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 27Aug44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was intense, heavy, and accurate resulting in serious injury to the ball turret gunner.
Crash landed Amendola 27Dec44. {final combat mission 25Apr45}. {62 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 14/17Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 17Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Kirtland Field,
Albuquerque, NM 18Jan46.
4160th Base Unit (Sacramento Air Technical Service Command), Albuquerque AAB, NM.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Oxnard Field, Albuquerque, NM for storage and disposal 24Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to American Compressed Steel Corporation, Cincinnati, OH Jul46; scrapped.
6396 (MSN 22619) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 24/26Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 26Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 15Aug44.
352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 16Aug44.
Damaged when ground looped at Lucera 20Jan45.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin, Germany 24Mar45.
On return crash landed after engine failure and caught fire at Amendola 24Mar45. Salvaged 27Mar45..
6397 (MSN 22620) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Kearney, NB 25/27Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 27Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Aug44.
Received in Italy 16Aug44.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 17Aug44.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery
at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45. . Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany
23Mar45 (1POW:9EVD). On reaching the I.P., heavy flak struck No.2 engine and
caught fire. Dropping back from formation when the No.3 was struck, caught fire,
a cowling came off and later the propeller flew off. The landing gear dropped
down as the plane began to lag behind the formation; the altitude at the time
was approximately 25,500 feet. When the aircraft was about 500 yards behind
the formation, the pilot jettisoned the bombs and was heard to call the code
word meaning that he was going to attempt to land in Russian-held territory.
The crew bailed out. Crashed near Hoyerswerda, northeast of Dresden, Germany
6398 (MSN 22621) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 27Jul44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 27Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44. Received in Italy 16Aug44.
775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 16Aug44. Named "Bucket Bunny"
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 28Sep45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Oct45
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6399 (MSN 22622) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 25/27Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 27Jul44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44. Received in Italy 16Aug44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 16Aug44.
{first combat mission 22Aug44}. Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate
prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 10Sep44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was intense, accurate and heavy, resulting in serious injury to the tail gunner.
Missing on a training sortie 2Nov44 (5MIA). The aircraft took off for an instrument navigational training sortie.
The crew was briefed to fly the following route at an altitude of 10,000ft or above the current overcast;
Amendola to Rome, to Naples, to Taranto, to Amendola. Interrogation of other crews flying that day
reveals that winds at 10,000ft were blowing aircraft considerably off course. Icing conditions
occurred at 9,000 to 12,000ft. There is no other information as to the fate of this aircraft as it was
flying alone, and did not return to base at scheduled time. {21 missions}.
6400 (MSN 22623) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 25/27Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 27Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44. Received in Italy 16Aug44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 17Aug44.
Accident after takeoff for a mission to the oil refinery at Floridsdorf, Vienna, Austria 13Oct44 (11RMC).
The plane reached an altitude of about 8,500 feet when a blade snapped off the no.4 propeller,
struck and disabled no.3 engine. The crew tried to jettison the bomb load but they hung up and
couldn’t be released; the arming pins were refitted. The plane crash landed in a wheat field
back at Tortorella, damaging the nose compartment but with only minor injuries to the crew.
The accident happened on the crew’s 13th mission on Friday the 13th! {25 missions}. Condemned 13Oct44
Production changes: G-1 oxygen signal delete
6401 (MSN 22624) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Kearney, NB 28/29Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 29Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 6/7Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 8Aug44.
Received in Italy 13Aug44.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 13Aug44.
Severe battle damaged on a mission to the Xenia oil refinery at Ploe?ti, Rumania 19Aug44 (2KIA:8RMC).
Forced landed with wounded at Foggia Main, Italy. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 27Sep45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 4Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6402 (MSN 22625) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Kearney, NB 27/29Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 29Jul44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 16Aug44. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 16Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at
Berlin, Germany 24Mar45 (2KIA:2WIA:6RMC). Force landed at Zara, Italy [now Zadar, Croatia].
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 9Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6403 (MSN 22626) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Kearney, NB 26Jul/1Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 1Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44. Received in Italy 16Aug44.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 17Aug44.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 18Aug44. Air Depot 10Apr45.
Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 18/19Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 19Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 5Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 5Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6404 (MSN 22627) 271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB 25Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Aug44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone,
Italy 15Aug44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), Independence Field, KS 26Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
6405 (MSN 22628) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 28/30Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 30Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44. Received in Italy 17Aug44.
840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 17Aug44
Named "Big Yank". Portrait of President Franklin D Roosevelt
painted by Italian artist Mario Rucci; commissioned by the crew chief.
Credited with 3 Me 262 kills and
one probable Mar 24, 1945. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Converted for trooping,
stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches
installed in the waist and bomb bay. Participated in the Green Project which was the
USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock
airlift of troops from Naples, Italy, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their
journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the
journey and flew the troops to the United States. Later modified for search and rescue
based at Pisa, Italy. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 23Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6406 (MSN 22629) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 29/30Jul44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 30Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44. Received in Italy 15Aug44.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 15Aug44.
Fatal accident near Conegliano, Treviso, Italy 16Nov44 (3KIA). Salvaged 23Nov44.
6407 (MSN 22630) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 28/29Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 29Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44. Received in Italy 16Aug44.
32nd Bomb Squadron [A], 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 17Aug44
Named "Miss Bella/Miss BeHaven". Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards
at Komárom, Hungary 14Mar45 (10RMC). The aircraft was hit by flak prior to the target.
With a loss of engine power, the crew jettisoned the bombs.
With one engine failed and two on reduced power, the pilot attempted to reach Russian lines in Poland.
Losing altitude, the pilot engaged the auto-pilot and the crew bailed out at 1,500 feet near Myslenice,
south of Kraków, Poland. The aircraft continued to fly without a crew for 240 kilometres and
crash landed in a field between Krotoszyn and Ostrów, south-east of Pozna?, Poland.
The plane came from the southeast. It hit the ground near a clump of bushes, bounced off,
flew a few hundred meters and hit the ground again, landing on its fuselage.
Scraping on the ground, it turned right 120 degrees and stopped with an engine still running.
reckage remained in the field for three years then cut into sections and scrapped.
6408 (MSN 22631Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 27/28Jul44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 28Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 15Aug44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 16Aug44g44.
Named "Hammer Head". {12 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 7Nov44 (1KIA:5POW:4EVD). Just after the target, the plane
received a direct burst of flak from below. When No. 3 engine and fuel tank caught fire,
the pilot dropped his left wing and slipped out of formation, narrowly missing a collision
with another bomber. The plane turned left losing altitude very fast. The flames were fierce,
extending back past the tail, and seemed to be coming from the intersection of the right wing
trailing edge and the fuselage. The crew bailed out before the bomber crashed about five
miles southeast from Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Four of the crew evaded capture with
assistance by partisans
6409 (MSN 22632) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Kearney, NB 26/28Jul44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 28Jul44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 7/8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 19Aug44. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 22Aug44.
Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti,
Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Damaged in collision with Consolidated B-24M Liberator 44-50489 at San Giovanni,
Cerignola, Italy 10Jun45. Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 26/27Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 27Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6410 (MSN 22633) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Memphis, TN - Birmingham, AL - Savannah, GA 28Jul/2Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 13/14Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 15Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 15Aug44. Received in Italy 26Aug44.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 26Aug44. Returned to US.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC 28Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6411 (MSN 22634) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dagget, CA - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 31Jul/2Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 13/14Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 17Aug44.
Received in Italy 27Aug44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 27Aug44.
{first combat mission 3Sep44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Sudetenländische
Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 9Dec44 (10RMC).
The Group took off for a mission to Brüx but turned back because of bad weather.
Aircraft of the 20th and 429th Squadrons then made two runs on an oil refinery at
Regensburg, Germany but did not bomb. They then made a third run, changed PFF lead
but the change was made too late to bomb Regensburg, so they continued to the Škoda
armament works, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. After bombing, they continued on, delaying turning
off the bomb run and encountered heavy, intense flak at Prague for about fifteen minutes.
The togglier was hit by flak knocking his helmet off; a big piece just missed the engineer,
sticking in the turret. The plane then flew through snow and was in it for about 45 minutes
when ice sent it into a spin. The pilot gave orders to prepare to bail out, but he regained
control after dropping about 7,000ft. There were about a dozen flak holes in the wings.
Force landed on return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 27Dec44.
Mechanical failure caused the loss of two engines and the plane landed at Lesi, Ancona, Italy.
Substantially damaged taxying at Amendola 22Feb45.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Apr45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in wounds to the ball turret gunner.
{final combat mission 25Apr45}. {49 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
553rd Base Unit (3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Romulus Field, Detroit, MI.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45. Damaged taxying at South Plains 6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 17Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6412 (MSN 22635) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Savannah, GA 29/31Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 6/7Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 13Aug44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 13Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery at
Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 13Sep44 (5POW:5EVD). Damaged by flak that detonated a bomb
as it was exiting the aircraft, fire swept the fuselage before being quickly extinguished.
The Plexiglas nose had been blown off and blast induced splinters caused significant damage
on board as well as riddling its wings and fuselage with holes.
The blast also severely wounded the bombardier and for a moment he lost consciousness.
No.1 and no.4 engines were disabled but the pilot tried to fly the aircraft back to base in Italy.
The bomber dropped out of formation and some forty minutes later was down to oxygen level at
12,000 feet where it was quickly pounced on by three German Messerschmitt Bf 109 fighters.
This was the final blow and with the plane losing altitude rapidly and with the Carpathian Mountains
in view, the pilot gave the order to bail out. As the plane passed the Babia Góra mountain
peak at 4,000 feet, each of the crew attached their chest parachutes and jumped out over
Jab?onka, Poland; the plane crashed at ?reka near Koniówka, Poland.MACR 8620
6413 (MSN 22636) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 29/31Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 5/7Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 7Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 13Aug44.
348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 14Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Vienna, Austria 21Feb45.
Flak burst in the bomb bay jamming six 500 pound bombs.
For an hour and a half two crew members worked with the barrel from one of the
waist guns until they finally dislodged the bombs. {46 missions}. Salvaged 22Feb45
6414 (MSN 22637Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 30Jul/2Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 13/14Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 15Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 15Aug44.
Received in Italy 25Aug44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 25Aug44a.
Named "My Gal Sal" (a 1942 musical film).
{first combat mission 29Aug44}. Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to
evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during
Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission to German submarines
reported to be in the harbour at Genoa, Italy 4Sep44 (4WIA:6RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in wounding of four airmen.
The pilot elected to land at Rome on the return flight because his
navigator was seriously wounded. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 11Dec44 (1KIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and, returning to base, the pilot made a safe landing at the
emergency landing airfield at Vis island, Croatia, Yugoslavia with the tail gunner
suffering from anoxia. Battle damaged during a mission to the
Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx,
Sudetenland 25Dec44 (9RMC). Flak over the target was heavy and accurate;
an engine was struck and damaged over the target. Soon after a second engine failed
and at some point a third. After barely making it past the Alps the pilot sent out a
Mayday and the crew prepared to ditch in the Adriatic. British Air-sea rescue
sent a Royal Air Force Supermarine Walrus amphibious aircraft to rescue the crew
once they had ditched. Before ditching the Walrus relayed a communication that
indicated a short landing strip recently abandoned by the German air force was
available near the beach at Ancona, Italy. The British Eighth Army had driven the
German Tenth Army back far enough for the British to occupy the landing strip.
At the last moment the bomber crew decided to try the strip instead of ditching
in the freezing Adriatic. Upon landing the B-17 went off the end of the strip and got its
wheels mired in the mud. {final combat mission 24Apr45}. {51 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 1/4Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 4Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH 18Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6415 (MSN 22638) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 30/31Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME - Bangor, ME 5/8Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 17Aug44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 18Aug44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Independence, KS 11/12Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 12Jul45.
Declared excess 30Nov45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6416 (MSN 22639) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Savannah, GA 31Jul/1Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME - Bangor, ME 8/9Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 15Aug44. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 15Aug44.
{first combat mission 20Aug44}. Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate
prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at
Záluží u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 20Oct44 (2WIA:8RMC). The pilot and bombardier were wounded by
flak shrapnel. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Vienna,
Austria 28Aug44 (3WIA:7RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to three of the gunners.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the bombardier.
Failed to return from an Operation Buckland mission, the saturation bombing of German troop
positions in support of the British Eighth Army in the Bologna area of Italy 10Apr45 (10RMC).
With two engines out, the plane made a forced landing at Lesi, Ancona, Italy.
A tire came off and the aircraft crashed into a 6ft ditch, causing severe damage. {70 missions}. Condemned 10Apr45
6417 (MSN 22640) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Birmingham, AL - Savannah, GA 30Jul/2Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13/14Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 14Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 14Aug44.
Received in Italy 29Aug44. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 29Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt service test airfield at Lechfeld,
Augsburg, Germany 12Sep44 (3KIA:7POW). Damaged by flak, crashed near Munich, Germany
6418 (MSN 22641) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 29/31Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 10/12Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 12Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 12Aug44.
Received in Italy 19Aug44. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 19Aug44.
Named "Mary Lou II". Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Fortezza, Italy 20Apr45 (1KIA:4POW:5EVD). The formation was making a second run on the primary
target when the plane was struck by flak and faded rapidly back into the squadron immediately behind.
Just as it was over the latter squadron it dropped its bombs and was seen a few minutes later to
peel off to the left, losing fuel from the right wing and altitude rapidly; it was under control
but quickly lost the formation because of lack of altitude and airspeed. Crashed near Merano, Italy
6419 (MSN 22642) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Jul44.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 28/30Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Jul44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 5/7Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 7Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 9Aug44.
Received in Italy 16Aug44. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 16Aug44
Named "Lil' Liz II". Failed to return from a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G.
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 17Oct44 (10POW).
A severe storm broke up the formation, which scattered. With fuel exhaustion and originally thought to
have ditched in the Adriatic, the plane crashed at Omiš, Croatia, Yugoslavia. MACR 9120
6420 (MSN 22643) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Jul44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 1/2Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 2Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 9Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 14Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 14Aug44.
Received in Italy 25Aug44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 21Aug44. {53 missions}.
Air Depot, Rome, Italy 15Apr45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Buffalo, NY - Detroit, MI - Independence, KS 25Jul/4Aug45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 4Aug45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 16Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6421 (MSN 22644) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 2/3Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 3Aug44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 9Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Aug44.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Aug44. Received in Italy 16Aug44.
773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 16Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Kagran, Vienna, Austria 20Mar45 (4KIA:6POW).
The aircraft was struck by flak over the target. One engine caught fire, which quickly spread to the entire wing.
The plane exploded and fell to the ground at Vienna...
MACR 13052
6422 (MSN 22645Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 2/4Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 4Aug44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 10Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 11Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 11Aug44.
Received in Italy 19Aug44. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 19Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Kagran, Vienna, Austria 20Mar45 (11RMC).
Damaged by flak and force landed at Sombor airfield, Serbia, Yugoslavia, which was the base
of the Yugoslav 11th Fighter Wing. The crew was assisted by Yugoslav partisans in evading capture
and returned to their base in Italy. Yugoslav mechanics repaired the bomber to flying condition
using parts from other damaged airplanes that were on this and other airfields across Yugoslavia.
The plane was integrated early into the Yugoslav Air Force / Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo (JRV).
It was marked with partisan markings - red stars - but only on the both sides of the fuselage, making
a combination of partisan/Soviet/American markings; all other American national and tactical markings
remained unchanged. An order came from partisan command that this B-17 was to be handed over
to the Soviets; this was done and Soviet pilots flew the airplane to an unknown destination Aug45.
890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia
6423 (MSN 22646) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 3/4Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 4Aug44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 9Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Aug44.
Received in Italy 16Aug44. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 16Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 21Jan45 [10EVD].
With an engine disabled and fuel exhaustion, the aircraft crash landed smoothly on heavy snowfall
in a valley north of Banja Luka, Bosnia, Yugoslavia. MACR 11273.
6424 (MSN 22647) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kearney, NB 3/5Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 5Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 10Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 11Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 11Aug44.
Received in Italy 17Aug44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 18Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin, Germany 24Mar45.
Condemned 24Mar45
6425 (MSN 22648) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 3/4Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 4Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 9Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 11Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Aug44.
Received in Italy 19Aug44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 22Aug44.
Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 24/25Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 25Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6426 (MSN 22649) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Kearney, NB 2Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 2Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Lincoln, NB 5Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 13/14Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 14Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 14Aug44.
Received in Italy 25Aug44. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Sep44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greensboro, NC - Memphis, TN - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 15/25Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 25Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 9Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6427 (MSN 22650) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 2/3Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 3Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 10/11Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 11Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 12Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 13Aug44.
Received in Italy 25Aug44.
341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 26Aug44.
Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from
Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
Landing accident Amendola 18Mar45. Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 17/19Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 19Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6428 ((MSN 22651) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 7/10Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 10Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15/17Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route via Lajes Field, Azores; Menara airport,
Marrakech, French Morocco; Tunis, Tunisia to Foggia, Italy.
Received in Italy 28Aug44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44.
Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war
from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
Substantially damaged taxying at Amendola 12Nov44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Sz?ny, Hungary 14Mar45 (3KIA:7POW).
The plane was flying at 31,000ft when it was hit directly in the radio room and a fire started.
It pulled out of formation and the crew began to bail out before it exploded and crashed at
Tata, Hungary. {60 missions}. MACR 12823.
6429 (MSN 22652) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 3/5Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20/21Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 21Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Aug44.
Received in Italy 7Sep44.
353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 7Sep44.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 1/3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 3Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6430 (MSN 22653) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 3/7Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13/14Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 14Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 14Aug44.
Received in Italy 25Aug44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 26Aug44.
Substantially damaged taxying at Tortorella 28Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Tordinone Bridge, Northern Italy 4Oct44.
The bomb bay doors were damaged by flak and jammed. Unaware of the problem, the bombardier
dropped the bombs through the doors.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 7Nov44
(3KIA:4POW:3EVD). The plane was struck by flak just as it started the bomb run.
No.1 engine received a direct hit knocking off the propeller. The engine was burning from the
fore part with flames extending the length of the nacelle. Shortly after, the plane started to
veer back and in towards the rear element which caused considerable confusion.
Then, the pilot seemed to start a very slow turn to the right, losing considerable altitude.
The fire intensity was growing. The crew began to bail out as the plane exploded and crashed
Slovenske Konjice, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. {18 missions}.
6431 ((MSN 22654) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 4/8Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 17Aug44.
Received in Italy 6Sep44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 11Sep44. Air Depot 1Feb45
Named "Old Folks" Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Linz, Austria 25Apr45 (10POW). En route to the target, flak struck and damaged no.2 engine
which caught fire. The fire appeared extinguished but after the target the plane peeled off under the
formation and no.2 was on fire again. The pilot appeared to have the plane under control
as it headed due east, losing altitude rapidly and with two fighters for protection.
The fire appeared much larger as the plane circled to the west heading down and the crew bailed out.
It was then at approximately 12,000ft over Windhaag bei Perg, northeast of Perg, Austria before it crashed.
{51 missions}. . MACR 13988
6432 (MSN 22655) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 6/9Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME - Bangor, ME 20/22Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 23Aug44.
Received in Italy 14Sep44. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 14Sep44.
Named "Sky Wolf" Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 31Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Cleveland, OH - Scott Field, Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 1/11Aug45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 11Aug45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 6Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrappe
6433 (MSN 22656) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Coolidge, AZ - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 4/10Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29/30Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 8Sep44.
Received in Italy 16Sep44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 15Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Munich, Germany 22Nov44
(1KIA:6POW:3EVD). Mechanical failure on no.1 engine before reaching the I.P., several crew bailed out
on the return to base. The plane crash landed ten miles south of Sanski Most, Yugoslavia.
Partisans stripped it of everything useful. MACR 9950.
6434 (MSN 22657) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 5/8Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15/16Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 17Aug44.
Received in Italy 28Sep44. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Sep44.
Substantially damaged landing at Amendola 5Nov44. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Tulsa, OK - Independence, KS 12/19Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 19Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. 593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC 3Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 3Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6435 (MSN 22658) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 6/8Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Aug44. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13/14Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 14Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 14Aug44.
Received in Italy 28Aug44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 29Aug44.
{76 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greensboro, NC - Grand Prairie, TX - Lubbock, TX 15/18Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 18Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 4Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6436 (MSN 22659) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 4/30Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 11Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 11Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 12Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Received in Italy 27Sep44. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery at
Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 14Oct44 (2KIA:8RMC). Flak was heavy, intense and accurate. Ditched Adriatic Sea
6437 (MSN 22660) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 7/9Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME - Manchester, NH 24/26Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 2Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2Sep44. Received in Italy 16Sep44.
817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 16Sep44
Named "Je Reviens" (I Shall Return) Named after the perfume
worn by the pilot's mother. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards
at Bruck an der Mur, Styria, Austria 9Mar45 (10EVD). Cloud cover forced the formation to divert
to an alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at Graz, Austria.
Flak at Graz was heavy and accurate. The no.4 engine was struck and failed and no.3 engine
damaged, left wing was damaged with loss of fuel to no.1 and 2 engines, aircraft systems damaged.
The crew bailed out over Yugoslavia and the aircraft crashed.
6438 (MSN 22661) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA - Savannah, GA 7/9Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15/16Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 17Aug44.
Received in Italy 9Sep44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 9Sep44. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 1/5Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 5Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6439 (MSN 22662) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Savannah, GA 7/8Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 13/14Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 17Aug44.
Received in Italy 28Aug44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44.
Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from
Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
{first combat mission 1Sep44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the south railway bridge in
Budapest, Hungary 5Sep44 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was intense and accurate causing injury to the pilot.
{final combat mission 5Apr45}. {61 missions}. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy).
Condemned salvage 2Aug45.
6440 (MSN 22663) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 9/10Aug44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 10Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 14/15Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 15Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 15Aug44.
Received in Italy 28Aug44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44.
Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from
Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
{first combat mission 31Aug44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 10Sep44 (2WIA:8RMC).
Flak was intense, accurate and heavy, resulting in a big hole in the waist.
Shrapnel came through the upper turret dome, knocked the gunner’s oxygen mask off causing serious injury.
Numerous flak damage holes in the wings and shrapnel wounding the tail gunner.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 15Mar45 (1WIA:9RMC). The primary target was not attacked because of
cloud cover and PFF failure. Diverted to the secondary target, an oil refinery at Kolin, Czechoslovakia.
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to the navigator.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (9KIA:1POW). Attacked by a flight of eight Me 262 jet fighters,
it received a direct hit between no.1 and no.2 engines and caught fire. The aircraft appeared
out of control and in a roll. The wing then fell off and the aircraft continued in a dive.
The tail gunner was the only crew member to bail out. Crashed a few hundred metres from the
centre of Großräschen, northeast of Ruhland, near the former glassworks, into a house at
Schmogrower Strasse 22, which is now called Käthe-Kollwitz-Strasse.
Thirteen Germans also died as a result of this crash. {48 missions}.
6441 ((MSN 22664) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO- Kearney, NB 7/9Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 9Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 14/15Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 21Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Aug44. Received in Italy 7Sep44.
352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Sep44. Named "Mary Rose"
Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Fifteenth Air Force, Gioia del Colle Field, Bari, Italy
Crashed on a personnel flight from Bari to Naples, Italy 20Apr45 (2 crew KIS: 20 passengers KIS: 1 passenger INJ).
20 aboard killed, including 4 female Air Corps personnel
The pilot took off from Gioia del Colle Field, Bari, Italy with military passengers for Marcianise Field,
Caserta, north of Naples, Italy. During his briefing for the flight, he was not given a clear idea of the
weather he could expect at destination. Without a co-pilot, but with an engineer presumably sitting
in the other pilot’s seat, he was allowed to depart with his passengers. Approaching his destination,
his inexperience caused the pilot to let down through clouds without knowing his true position
[the plane did not have a navigator as part of the crew]. He found himself in a narrow valley a
nd had to climb out to avoid terrain. With full power and in a steep right turn, the plane struck the
side of a hill, slid uphill where it hit a fifteen foot stone wall, demolishing the bomber.
Parts of the propellers were thrown 500 yards beyond the initial impact point.
The tail section aft of the ball turret separated from the fuselage; the forward fuselage and wings
were destroyed by fire and made identification of the victims difficult.
One passenger managed to escape the wreckage and survived.
The bomber had crashed into the side of a hill at Valle di Maddaloni, five miles northeast of Caserta, Naples
6442 (MSN 22665) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 6/8Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 8Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 25/26Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Aug44; cancelled.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 2Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Lincoln Field 4Sep44.
Received in Italy 13Sep44.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 15Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 21Jan45 (7MIA:3RMC).
Flak was heavy but inaccurate. With fuel exhaustion, ditched in the Adriatic Sea near the coast
of Italy. In heavy seas, only three crew could be rescued
6443 (MSN 22666) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 5/7Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 7Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 10/11Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 13Aug44.
Received in Italy 25Aug44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 25Aug44.
Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti,
Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
{first combat mission 31Aug44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery at Korneuburg, Austria but diverted to the railway
marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 27Dec44 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak at Linz was heavy and accurate,
wounding the pilot. Battle damaged on a mission to the locomotive depot at Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
29Dec44 (1WIA:9RMC). The primary target was to be the railway marshalling yard at Innsbruck, Austria.
With bad weather over the Alps, the formation turned back to the secondary target in Italy.
En route to the secondary target, the navigator of the group lead plane was wounded by flak
and the group lead commander, new to the group, apparently took over the navigator duties.
He changed course and led the group over known anti-aircraft batteries.
Flak over the target resulted in damage to the aircraft and wounding the co-pilot.
Battle damaged during a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 20Feb45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the bombardier. {64 missions}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 15Mar45 (10RMC). The primary target was not attacked because of
cloud cover and PFF failure. Diverted to the secondary target, an oil refinery at Kolin, Czechoslovakia.
88mm flak struck a fuel tank without exploding. That lost the fuel needed to return to Italy.
A piece of flak struck the number four engine on the bomb run. The propeller oversped until the
shaft finally broke. Number two engine had a hole in it and the exhaust collector ring was shot away.
There was a hole in the ball turret, the oxygen system in the waist was out, and the VHF radio
wasn't working. With the bombs still in the bay, the plane dropped before jettisoning the bombs.
At 10,000ft the plane was able to maintain altitude and headed for the Russian lines.
As the bomber circled Lodz, Poland, looking for a Russian airfield, a Yakovlev fighter made a pass in front.
The crew later learned that the Yak had shot down a B-24 Liberator from England that was also
attempting to make an emergency landing at Lodz; the Germans had used captured U.S. bombers
against Soviet forces. The no.2 propeller had been windmilling when it wouldn’t feather.
After the engine seized for lack of oil, the stage was set for a fire once the slipstream was gone;
the fire started after rolling to a stop but was quickly extinguished. Force landed behind Soviet
lines at Lodz, Poland. Repaired by Soviet Air Force. 890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP
(Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia. Returned to USAAF.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, MI - Independence, KS 13/22Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 22Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6444 (MSN 22667) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44. Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 7/10Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 29/30Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Jul44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 8Sep44.
Received in Italy 15Sep44.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Sep44. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy).
Condemned salvage 25Sep45
6445 (MSN 22668) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 10/13Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 30Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Sep44.
Received in Italy 16Sep44. 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Sep44.
{nil missions}. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 16Mar45
(9POW:1EVD). With two engines and the oxygen system damaged by flak, the plane lost
altitude rapidly, the pilot stating his intention to head for Zára, Yugoslavia.
Crashed near Karlobag, Croatia, Yugoslavia
6446 (MSN 22669) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Ogden, UT - Savannah, GA 8/10Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 19Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 20Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Aug44.
Received in Italy 13Sep44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 15Sep44.
Air Depot 9Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 11/12Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 12Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Substantially damaged while parked in a collision by B-17G 44-8312 at
Independence Field, KS 16Dec45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Jan45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 2Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6447 (MSN 22670) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 9/11Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 13/15Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 15Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 15Aug44.
Received in Italy 28Aug44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44.
{first combat mission 3Sep44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 7Nov44.
After the second time over the target, it was damaged by flak punching a large hole in the wing
between no.3 and no.4 engines but didn’t explode.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil
refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 11Nov44 (10RMC).
After three runs trying to locate the target in bad weather, the group turned to an
alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at Salzburg, Austria.
The no.2 engine lost oil pressure and feathered the propeller.
The aircraft became separated and the pilot turned to an alternate target, the railway
marshalling yards at Villach, Austria. Flak knocked out the hydraulic line to the engine
cowl flaps and badly damaged the ball turret. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil storage
facility at Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 19Nov44 (2WIA:8RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to the navigator and co-pilot.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt service test airfield at Lechfeld,
Augsburg, Germany 16Feb45 (1WIA:9RMC). Bad weather forced the squadron
to an alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at Vipiteno, Italy.
Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding a waist gunner.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Vipiteno, Italy 20Apr45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in serious wounds to the bombardier. {final combat mission 24Apr45}.
{74 missions}. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned salvage 25Jul45
6448 (MSN 22671) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 9/10Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 30Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Sep44.
Received in Italy 24Sep44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 25Sep44 Named HUBBA HUBBA "BIG NOSE".
{first combat mission 20Oct44}. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 7Nov44 (1WIA:9RMC). After the second time
over the target, it was damaged by flak wounding a waist gunner; about seventy-five
flak holes were found in the plane. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at
Kagran, Vienna, Austria 21Mar45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak at the target was heavy and accurate resulting in wounds to the co-pilot.
{final combat mission 25Apr45}. {53 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 1/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 2Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 13Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6449 (MSN 22672) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 10/11Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20/21Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 21Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Aug44. Received in Italy 7Sep44.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Sep44. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 11/23Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 23Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6450 (MSN 22673) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 16/18Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Aug44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Sep44. Received in Italy 24Sep44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 2Oct44.
Named BU BU DOC'S BUGS BUDDY.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery
at Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 26Dec44 (1KIA:9RMC).
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Apr45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in wounds to an airman. {51 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 29Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 30Jun/3Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6451 (MSN 22674) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 12/14Aug44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 14Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 21/22Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 15Aug44; cancelled 28Aug44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 2Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2Sep44.
Received in Italy 15Sep44. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 17Sep44.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Scott Field, Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 12/13Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 13Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped..
6452 (MSN 22675) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Kearney, NB 9/11Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11Aug44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 14/15Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 15Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 15Aug44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 22Aug44 Named "Big Stuff".
Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from
Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug/3Sep44.
{first combat mission 1Sep44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at
Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 6Nov44 (10RMC). Because of a continued solid overcast,
the crew attacked an alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at Graz, Austria.
Flak was moderate but accurate, causing five holes, one made by a live 88mm shell
through left wing which failed to explode. Two engines failed on the return to base.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 21Jan45 (1WIA:9RMC).
The engineer/top turret gunner was wounded by flak.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 1Feb45.
Diverted by bad weather and bombed the railway marshalling yards at Graz, Austria.
The plane was struck by flak one-half hour before the target causing large holes in the radio room
and the vertical stabilizer. Battle damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt service test
airfield at Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 16Feb45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Bad weather forced the squadron to an alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at
Vipiteno, Italy. Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the navigator. Failed to return
from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland,
Germany 23Mar45 (10RMC). Over the target, the plane was damaged by flak.
Two engines were disabled and, with a propeller windmilling, the pilot headed towards Russian lines.
Crash landed near K?ty, Poland. {66 missions}. . MACR 13276.
6453 (MSN 22676) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Kearney, NB 9/12Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 14/15Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 17Aug44.
Received in Italy 26Aug44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44. Crashed 29Dec44.
6454 (MSN 22677) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Kearney, NB 11/12Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 21/22Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 26Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26Aug44. Received in Italy 15Sep44.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 21Jan45.
Damaged by flak, crashed Gy?r, Hungary
All (11) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture. MACR 11387
6455 (MSN 22678) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 10/11Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 14/15Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Aug44.
Received in Italy 28Aug44. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44.
{first combat mission 3Sep44}.
Battle damaged on an Operation Pancake tactical mission supporting the US Fifth Army offensive
in the area of Bologna, Italy 12Oct44 (2WIA:8RMC). Flak was heavy resulting in injury to the
radio operator and a waist gunner. Battle damaged on a mission to the Sudetenländische
Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 9Dec44.
The Group took off for a mission to Brüx but turned back because of bad weather.
Aircraft of the 20th and 429th Squadrons then made two runs on an oil refinery at
Regensburg, Germany but did not bomb. They then made a third run, changed PFF lead
but the change was made too late to bomb Regensburg, so they continued to the Škoda
armament works, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. After bombing, they continued on, delaying
turning off the bomb run and encountered heavy, intense flak at Prague.
With severe flak damage and fuel exhaustion, the plane force landed at Lesi airfield, Ancona, Italy.
{final combat mission 26Apr45}. {62 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 3/4Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 4Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH 26Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 26Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6456 (MSN 22679) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 10/11Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 14/15Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Aug44.
Received in Italy 28Aug44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44.
Named "The Great Speckled Bird". {first combat mission 4Sep44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 21Sep44 (1WIA: 9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate, resulting in injury to the ball turret gunner.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil storage facility at Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria 5Nov44 (10RMC).
The bomber was out of formation and attacked by what the crew thought were nine Bf 109s fighters.
The enemy aircraft made several passes, singly and in pairs.
The pilot was able to join into formation with a B-24 Liberator group and the enemy attacks stopped.
Later that month, the pilot landed at a fighter base, and, in conversation with the pilots, confirmed his
suspicion that the attack was by Hurricanes with British markings flown by the enemy.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil storage facility at Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 19Nov44
(1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in severe damage and wounding the
co-pilot and navigator. The plane force landed at Lesi, Ancona, Italy.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Blechhammer, Ko?le,
Prussia 2Dec44 (10RMC). Struck by flak over the target.
With no.2 engine disabled and the propeller windmilling, No 3 engine on fire,
the interphone and oxygen system damaged, and control cables cut, the pilot crash
landed the aircraft ten minutes behind the Russian lines.
The crew was returned to Bari, Italy 10Dec44 and to Amendola following day. {25 missions}.
6457 (MSN 22680) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 10/11Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 14/15Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Aug44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Aug44.
Received in Italy 26Aug44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G.
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 13Sep44.
Air Depot 21Sep44. Returned to Group 5Dec44. Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 26/27Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 27Jun45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6458 (MSN 22681) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Kearney, NB 11/12Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 31Aug/1Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 1Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 7Sep44. 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7Sep44.
Battle damaged during a mission to Schlesicher railway station, Berlin, Germany 26Feb45.
On return, force landed at RAF Ludham, Norfolk. Regained by Group 7Apr45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers
on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. 92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed
the journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included
flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 31Oct45
6459 (MSN 22682) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 11/14Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 14Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 22/23Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Aug44.
Eighth Air Force, England 30Aug44.
525th Bomb Squadron [FR*G], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire Sep44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 7Nov44.
Regained by Group 8Nov44. Damaged in collision with a truck when landing at Kimbolton 24Mar45.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire.
Repaired and regained by Group 3May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Fort Worth, TX - Lubbock, TX 1/3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45.
Declared excess 20Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6460 (MSN 22683) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Kearney, NB 11/15Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 15Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Lincoln, NB - Manchester, NH 20/21Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Aug44.
Eighth Air Force, England 26Aug44.
710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Aug44.
Accident during assembly for a mission to the Henschel und Sohn engineering works at
Kassel, Germany 2Oct44 (8KIA:1RMC).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 43-38245 at about 14,000 feet flying east into a very bright sun.
The plane started a slow bank to the left away from the squadron.
The tail section of #245 was jammed into the underside of #460 with the rudder inside the bomb bay.
The bank steepened as the plane nosed down and fell in a flat spin for about 12,000 feet
until steeply diving straight into the ground from 2,000 feet.
With a hole in the nose caused by the tail of #245 in the initial impact, the navigator
tripped over the chin gun turret, fell out with a parachute in his hands but managed to
buckle it on and landed safely with a broken ankle. Bomber crashed and exploded on
Treacles Farm, Kettlebaston, northwest of Ipswich, Suffolk
6461 (MSN 22684) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 10/11Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 11Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 15/16Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 16Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 17Aug44.
Eighth Air Force, England 20Aug44.
326th Bomb Squadron [JW*G], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 27Aug44
Named "Sweet Chick With a Hot Lick"
Failed to return from a mission to railway stations in Berlin, Germany 26Feb45 (7POW).
The bomber lost two engines caused by mechanical failure and was not able to stay in the formation.
When flying south of Gram it was attacked by two German fighters that shot up the two remaining engines.
The crew bailed out and the aircraft crashed near Højrup, south of Gram, Denmark MACR 12271
6462 MSN 22685) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 12/13Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 13Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 21/22Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Aug44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26Aug44.
Eighth Air Force, England 30Aug44.
710th Bomb Squadron [IJ*O], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Sep44.
Named *Sandusky Jo* Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jul45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 8/9Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 6Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6463 (MSN 22686) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Kearney, NB 12Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 12Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 21/22Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Aug44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Aug44.
Eighth Air Force, England 30Aug44. 839th Bomb Squadron [R5*T], 487th Bomb Group,
Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 5Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Sep44 (1DOI:9POW).
Struck over target by flak which bore a large hole in the wing behind no.3 engine and blew out
waist windows. The aircraft continued under control but three parachutes came out.
Last seen travelling straight and level under complete control. Later abandoned by crew and
crashed near Näherstille, southeast of Eisenach, Germany, Germany.
All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. (1) Died in Captivity. MACR 9421
6464 (MSN 22687) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/17Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3/6Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 7Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
614th Bomb Squadron [IW*H], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 23Sep44
Named "Prop Wash/Hare's Breath".
{first combat mission 25Sep44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 30Nov44.
Flak was intense and accurate, shrapnel causing damage to the plane and wounding the
ball turret gunner. A flak blast knocked a hole in the Plexiglas nose causing concussion.
The crew counted more that 150 holes in the airplane. Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 10Feb45. Regained by Group 22Feb45. Accident departing for
a mission to a Messerschmitt aircraft factory at Schwabmünchen, southwest of
Augsburg, Germany 4Mar45. The aircraft suffered an electrical fault and no.1 engine
caught fire. The crew bailed out prior to crossing the English Channel for formation
assembly and the aircraft crashed near Bitteswell, Leicestershire. {37 missions}.
Condemned salvage 4Mar45{36 missions}. Salvaged 5Mar45.
6465 (MSN 22688) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Lincoln, NB 13/14Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20/21Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Aug44.
Eighth Air Force, England 26Aug44.
7th Bomb Squadron [O], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk Sep44.
Named "Fancy Nancy". {first combat mission 25Sep44}.
Major battle damage on a tactical mission to targets around Thionville, France 5Nov44.
Cloud cover prevented visual bombing to avoid dropping on allied troops so the Group moved
on to strategic secondary targets, railway marshalling yards and the I.G. Farben
chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Flak over the battle lines and at the target was intense and accurate. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in
German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {58 missions + 2 Chowhound}.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 25/27Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 27Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH 18Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6466 (MSN 22689) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Pueblo, CO - Kearney, NB 13/16Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 16Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 1/2Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 7Sep44.
368th Bomb Squadron [BO*Q], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 17Sep44. Returned early on a mission to the railway marshalling
yard at Lützel, Koblenz, Germany 2Dec44. The pilot turned back about
five minutes before the target when no.2 engine failed, the propeller
oversped but the oil pressure was lost preventing the propeller from
feathering. A fire was extinguished but the propeller wind milled all the way home.
The no.1 engine propeller pitch cable broke, preventing regulation of RPM.
The extra drag caused a loss of altitude. In poor weather the plane was beginning
to ice up causing more loss of altitude. The bombs were jettisoned south of Liège, Belgium.
The plane landed safely at Thurleigh where an engine cowling fell off on the runway.
Condemned for salvage 9Dec44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 10Dec44.
Regained by Group 6Jan45.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 28Jan45.
Flak damaged trim tab cables and the oxygen system.
No.3 engine was struck by flak and the propeller could not be feathered.
The engine was jammed in high control, the plane dropped out of formation
after the target and returned to England alone with fighter support.
The propeller came off about fifteen miles southwest of Norwich, Norfolk.
Battle damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden,
Germany 14Feb45 (1INJ:8RMC). Damaged by flak and enemy Fw 190 fighters.
The plane dropped out of formation on way back. Landed with a flat tire
and ran off runway. Crashed after a mission to Berlin, Germany 28Mar45 (8RMC).
Returning to base, the plane left the group as it crossed the French coast with
sufficient fuel but a low cloud base caused problems finding an airfield.
The pilot tried to find three different airfields but after thirty minutes,
the plane was ditched just off shore in the Lydd artillery range two miles
west of Dungeness Point, Kent. The crew waded ashore after stepping off the wing.
The rising tide broke up the plane and carried it out to sea where it sank
6467 (MSN 22690) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 14/16Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 16Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1/3Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 6Sep44.
863rd Bomb Squadron [P*X], 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk Sep44.
Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to
Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 3/7Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 19Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6468 (MSN 22691) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/17Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 7Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 21Sep44.
838th Bomb Squadron [2C*R], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 27Sep44. Damaged when the right wing tip clipped a tree during a
night landing at Lavenham 3Jan45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Scott Field, Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 12/13Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 13Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 6Jan46.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 6Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6469 (MSN 22692) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/17Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 6Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 20Sep44.
748th Bomb Squadron [U], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 29Sep44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
synthetic fuel works at Pölitz, Prussia 7Oct44 (9POW).
The aircraft was hit by flak in the nose compartment on the approach to the target.
One engine was also hit but the plane was not disabled immediately.
It flew for about thirty minutes until the engine and wing caught fire.
The crew bailed out, the bomber circled down and crashed near Stettin, Prussia.
6470 (MSN 22693) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kearney, NB 13/14Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Base), Kearney Field, NB 14Aug44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 21/22Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Aug44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Aug44.
Eighth Air Force, England 30Aug44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*T}, 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk Sep44. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 31Mar45 (8KIA:1POW).
There was no enemy fighter opposition; moderate to intense and accurate
flak was encountered over the target. The aircraft had just released its bombs
when it was hit twice by flak. No.3 engine was knocked out of its mount
and no.4 engine was damaged. The plane nosed up out of the formation and levelled off.
Hit again, it was on fire and vibrating heavily then started down in a steep glide.
Just before reaching the undercast, the pilot was heard to say he would try to
reach the Russian lines and the plane went into the undercast on an easterly heading.
The tail gunner was the only airman to bail out and survive.
Crashed in a field close to Ursprung, southeast of Oberlungwitz,
15km west of Chemnitz, Germany. .
6471 (MSN 22694) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 15/17Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Sep44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay,
Labrador, departing Dow Field 7Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 17Sep44.
326th Bomb Squadron [JW*M], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 24Sep44 Named "Elmer's Tune". Failed to return
from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha,
Leipzig, Germany 2Mar45. On return force landed on the continent.
Regained by Group 6Apr45. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Little Staughton (Station 127),
Bedfordshire 13May45. Regained by Group 26May45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying
thirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to
expedite the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift
of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg
of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft
completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who
had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. United States Air Forces in Europe Aug45.
Participated in the Greek Project Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to Athens, Greece
to return Greeks who had sympathized with Nazis. The passengers were facing
Greek imprisonment and were under armed guard. Flights were from Istres, France
to Munich, Germany to pick-up passengers for Athens,
Operated as ‘Lucky Sky Ways’. Returned from Athens to Istres via Foggia, Italy.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31Oct455
6472 (MSN 22695) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 18/20Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 5/7Sep44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 7Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 7Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 25Sep44.
563rd Bomb Squadron [T:S], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Sep44.
{first combat mission 3Oct44}. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44 (6KIA:3POW).
Damaged by flak, crash landed in a forest at Arenrath, east of Bitburg, Germany.
{13 missions}. Salvaged 24Mar45
6473 (MSN 22696) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 18/20Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 7Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
326th Bomb Squadron [JW*K], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 26Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
synthetic fuel works at Pölitz, Prussia 7Oct44; force landed on the continent.
Condemned salvage 14Nov44
6474 (MSN 22697) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
AFerried Long Beach - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 18/20Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 4Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 7Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 21Sep44.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 27Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission 3Mar45. Force landed on continent.
Returned to Group 14Mar45. Returned to US 2Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 9/10Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 27Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6475 (MSN 22698) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 16/17Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 4Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Sep44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 7Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
336th Bomb Squadron [ET*T], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Sep44.
Named "Round Tripper". {first combat mission 28Sep44}.
335th Bomb Squadron [OE*T] Oct44. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 30Nov44. Flak at Zeitz and over the target was intense and
accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke
oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44.
Flak was encountered at several locations en route and on the return home;
flak around Hamburg was intense and accurate.
Prior to the target, fighter attacks created havoc for five minutes or more as the
tight formation of bombers became scattered. After the target,
the remaining bombers turned north towards the North Sea into a tremendous
headwind which slowed the planes down to a ground speed of ninety miles per hour.
They were immediately pounced on by German fighters which made ten passes
at the formation. Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rotha, Leipzig, Germany 6Feb45.
Because strong winds had pushed the formation off course, the Group made a
run on a target of last resort, the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany.
Moderate and fairly accurate flak was encountered to and from the target.
On return with fuel exhaustion, force landed at Antwerp, Belgium.
336th Bomb Squadron [ET*L] Feb45. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian
mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war
and displaced persons May/Jun45. {57 missions + 6 Chowhound + 3 Revival +
1 Cooks Tour + 1 Victory Tour }. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 20Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Newark, NJ - Oklahoma City, OK -Lubbock, TX 21/23Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 23Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division,
Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 26Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 26Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6476 (MSN 22699) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 21Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador,
departing Dow Field 7Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
546th Bomb Squadron [BK*G], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 23Sep44. {first combat mission 27Sep44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany 14Feb45.
Force landed with fuel exhaustion at Verdun (A-82), France.
Regained by Group Mar45. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*L] 17Mar45.
Battle damage on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Damaged by flak with holes in the fuselage and no.3 fuel tank punctured. {76 missions}.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty
passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return
of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France,
to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From
Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the journey and
flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project
included flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the
return leg from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 29Oct46
6477 (MSN 22700) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 20/22Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador,
departing Dow Field 7Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
862nd Bomb Squadron [C*S], 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk Sep44
Named "Blue Grass Girl II"
Ground Accident Nov 20, 1944 While Parked at RAF Debach Airfield. Aircraft Badly Damaged.
Transferred to 832nd Bomb Squadron [3R*V], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury.
Used to return POWs from Linz, Austria. {25 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jul45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 22Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
6478 (MSN 22701) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 18/19Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 4/7Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 8Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 19Sep44.
533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*W], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 29Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Vechtel, north of
Furstenau, Germany 24Mar45 (4KIA:5POW). Flak was meagre to moderate
but very accurate; there was no German fighter activity. The aircraft was seen
to be hit by flak in the vicinity of no.4 engine knocking off the propeller
and engine cowlings causing a fire to break out. It was seen to go into a
glide to starboard but under control, level off and head in a southerly
direction towards Alfhausen, Germany. After an explosion in the starboard
wing the aircraft was subjected to violent manoeuvres and may have
prevented some of the crew from escaping the aircraft.
It is believed to have crashed on Hesepe airfield, 12km south of Alfhausen, Germany. {43+ missions}.
6479 (MSN 22702) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 17/20Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 3/7Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 7Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 17Sep44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*K], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 21Sep44.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying
thirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite
the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops
from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their
journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft
completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens
who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Condemned salvage 11Oct45
6480 (MSN 22703) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 17/20Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Aug44.
PFF [Pathfinder Force] aircraft. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 4Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 4Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24Sep44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire.
568th Bomb Squadron [BI*E], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk 28Dec44. {first combat mission 5Jan45}.
Failed to return from a mission to an underground oil storage depot at
Derben, southeast of Stendal, Germany 14Jan45 (7KIA:2POW).
The Group’s low squadron, comprised of only eight aircraft, was
lagging behind because of engine supercharger trouble in their
leading aircraft. When the Luftwaffe appeared on the scene, this unit was
flying some 2,000ft below and behind the rest of the formation,
presenting the obvious choice of target.
The Luftwaffe took advantage of the opportunity; the entire low squadron
was wiped out. Damaged in an attack by enemy fighters and crashed at
Ketzin, 17km northwest of Potsdam, Germany. {2 missions}.
6481 (MSN 22704) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Dallas, TX - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 18/21Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador,
departing Dow Field 7Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 17Sep44.
Condemned salvage after non battle damage 20Dec44
6482 (MSN 22705) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 19/21Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 4/7Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador,
departing Dow Field 7Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
336th Bomb Squadron [ET*X], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Sep44.
{first combat mission 7Oct44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery at Böhlen, Leipzig, Germany 7Oct44 (5KIA:4POW).
En route the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters.
Flak was moderate and accurate over the target.
Damaged by flak and set on fire. Last seen in a controlled steep dive as
five crew members bailed out. The plane exploded in mid-air killing the r
emaining four crew members and crashed at Wilnsdorf, Germany. {1 mission}.
6483 (MSN 22706) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm springs, CA - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 19/21Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 4Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 7Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 21Sep44.
550th Bomb Squadron [SG*G], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155),
Suffolk Sep44. Named "Ruby's Raiders". . Named for Cpl Ruby Newell
of Long Beach, CA. Voted the most beautiful WAC in England.
Artwork of a portrait of Ruby in uniform.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch
civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy). Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 26Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 27/28Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 28Jun45. Declared excess 28Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 5Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6484 (MSN 22707) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 19/22Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador,
departing Dow Field 7Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
568th Bomb Squadron [BI*X], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Oct44.
Named DISORGANISED CONFUSION / POWERFUL KATRINKA II. .
{first combat mission 19Oct44}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to
Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
{59 missions + 2 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Jackson, MS - Lubbock, TX 1/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 2Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6485 (MSN 22708) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 21Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador,
departing Dow Field 7Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 17Sep44.
612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 23Sep44.
Accident during the acceptance check by Group at Deenethorpe 23Sep44.
Ground crew in bomb bay created a spark which ignited oxygen and the
aircraft caught fire. {nil missions}. Condemned salvage 25Sep44.
6486 (MSN 22709) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 23/24Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Aug44.
Damaged while parked by B-17G 44-6493 taxying at Lincoln Field 29Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Sep44.
Received in Italy 24Sep44.
342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Salzburg, Austria 11Nov44 (8KIA).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6366 in poor visibility and crashed at Treviso, Italy.
6487 (MSN 22710) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 20/21Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 21Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 6Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Sep44.
Received in Italy 24Sep44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Sep44.
(first combat mission 7Oct44}. Failed to return from a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Munich, Germany 22Nov44 (10RMC).
The crew dropped their bombs with the Group from 30,300 feet in bad weather.
A few minutes later number four engine oil pressure dropped, the propeller
oversped and was feathered. Then the superchargers failed on both outboard engines.
The pilot could not keep up with the formation. He set the airplane on autopilot and
started a gradual descent. By then both outboard propellers had been feathered.
He took up a heading for an emergency landing at Falconera, Ancona, Italy.
In the meantime the crew had jettisoned all the equipment. They made it over the Alps
and broke into the clear, only to be attacked by flak from three sources as they
flew southward. The pilot dove the airplane to pick up speed and tried evasive action.
Flak must have hit the fuel tanks, because the fuel pressure dropped quickly.
Over the Adriatic Sea at 3,500 feet, the pilot alerted the crew to ditching.
At 1,000ft the number two engine began smoking badly, so both the number two
and three propellers were feathered. The pilot lowered half wing flaps and made
what the crew described as a perfect power-off ditching in the Adriatic Sea off
Pola, Istria, Italy. The crew cleared the airplane in twenty-five seconds.
The airplane floated for fifty-five minutes. German boats came out from shore,
but before they could reach the crew, British Spitfires flew over and drove them away.
The Spitfires circled the crew for approximately one and a half hours until a
Royal Air Force Air-Sea Rescue Supermarine Walrus amphibious aircraft arrived.
The crew boarded the Walrus, but it couldn't takeoff with that much load,
so started taxying toward Rimini. Thirty minutes later another Walrus landed.
Four crewmen who had been injured in the ditching transferred to the second
Walrus and took off. The other Walrus still couldn't takeoff, and continued
taxying toward shore. The crew dropped anchor for the night and resumed
taxying early the next morning. Later that morning, a launch came along side
and took the crew to Ancona. From there they were flown to Bari, Italy. {17 missions}.
6488 (MSN 22711) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Herington, KS - Lincoln, NB 20/21Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 21Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17/18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Sep44.
Received in Italy 4Oct44.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Oct445. .
Named "The Little One". Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 31Jul/3Aug45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 3Aug45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 31Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 31Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6489 (MSN 22712) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 22/23Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 23Aug44.
Badly damaged while parked by B-17G 44-6493 taxying at Lincoln Field 29Aug44. Surveyed 30Aug44.
6490 (MSN 22713) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 21/23Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 23Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12/13Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 21Sep44. 849th Bomb Squadron [E],
490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 17Sep44.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians
in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Independence, KS 13/15Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 15Jul45. Declared excess 30Nov45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 6Jan46.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 6Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6491 (MSN 22714) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Oklahoma City, OK -
Lincoln, NB 23/26Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 26Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 8Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 21Sep44.
568th Bomb Squadron [BI*Y], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Sep44
Named "I'll Be Around" {first combat mission 6Oct44}.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to front line strong points around
Metz and Thionville, France 9Nov44. Complete undercast prevented the group
from conducting a visual run on the targets, and the formation diverted to the
rail marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany. Flak over the target was
moderate and accurate. On return, the plane force landed at the emergency
landing field, RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk. Failed to return from a mission to
railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 26Nov44 (9POW).
Flak caused fire in bomb bay, exploded and crashed Dortmund, Germany. {16 missions)
6492 (MSN 22715) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 23/24Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Sep44.
Received in Italy 27Sep44.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 2Oct44.
Air Depot 18Dec44. {50 missions}. Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 19/20Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 20Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 6Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 6Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6493 (MSN 22716) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 20/21Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 21Aug44.
Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 43-38515, 44-6486 and 44-6489
while taxying at Lincoln Field 29Aug44. Surveyed 30Aug44
6494 (MSN 22717) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 25/27Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 7Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 7/9Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 9Sep44. Received in Italy 24Sep44.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Sep44.
Air Depot 24Jan45. Returned to Group 27Jan45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 5/8Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 8Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6495 (MSN 22718) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 22/24Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 19Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Received in Italy 4Oct44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 4Oct44.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 30Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 30Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6496 (MSN 22719) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Amarillo, TX -
Lincoln, NB 23/27Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 8/9Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 20Sep44.
860th Bomb Squadron [S*P], 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152),
Suffolk Sep44. Severely damaged landing at Debach 3Dec44. Condemned salvage 5Dec44.
6497 (MSN 22720) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 22/24Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 25Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 25Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26Sep44.
Received in Italy 12Oct44.
840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 12Oct44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil storage and freight yards at
Regensburg, Germany 28Dec44 (9RMC). Nine crew bailed out but the
pilot and engineer flew aircraft to Ancona, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 4Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6498 (MSN 22721) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY - Lincoln, NB 23/26Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 26Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*G], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 11Sep44. Condemned salvage 4Nov44.
6499 (MSN 22722) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 23/24Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17/18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Received in Italy 27Sep44.
352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 7Oct44.
Substantially damaged in collision with parked B-17G 42-107115 while
taxying at Lucera 23Oct44. Salvaged 5May45.
6500 (MSN 22723) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Lincoln, NB 26/27Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 8Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*U], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk Sep44.
Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap mission to railway marshalling
yards at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (9KIA).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. The aircraft received a direct
hit by flak, believed to have been a ground to air rocket, on the right wing
just over the target. Right wing was folded up against fuselage and the
aircraft flipped over onto its back. The wing fuel tank exploded and the entire
aircraft began to burn then exploded. One airman bailed out, thought to be the tail gunner.
Crashed at Hobrechtstrasse in Berlin, Germany MACR 12045
44-6501/6625 Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-55-DL Fortress
MSN 22724/22848. Boeing B-17G-55-DL Fortress built by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, CA
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and �Project Bits & Pieces�, a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
Production changes: Glide path radio receiver AN/ARN-5A Group W and B parts; Localiser receiver RC-103 Group B parts added
6501 (MSN 22724) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 22/24Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 9Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Sep44.
Received in Italy 24Sep44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Sep44.
{first combat mission 7Oct44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG
synthetic oil refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 9Dec44 (10RMC).
The Group took off for a mission to Brüx but turned back because of bad weather.
Aircraft of the 20th and 429th Squadrons then made two runs on an oil
refinery at Regensburg, Germany but did not bomb. They then made a third run,
changed PFF lead but the change was made too late to bomb Regensburg,
so they continued to the Škoda armament works, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.
After bombing, they continued on, delaying turning off the bomb run and
encountered heavy, intense flak at Prague. With severe flak damage and
fuel exhaustion, ditched in the Adriatic Sea. The crew was rescued by an
Air-Sea Rescue launch within two hours and taken to Ancona, Italy and then
returned to Amendola. {19 missions}.
6502 (MSN 22725) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 24/25Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 25Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
359th Bomb Squadron [BN*G], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 24Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Odendorf near
Euskirchen, Germany 10Jan45 (2KIA:3POW:5EVD).
The aircraft was hit by flak at the target and was losing altitude.
The no.1 engine was disabled and the propeller feathered; no.2 engine was
burning and no.3 propeller was windmilling; interphone communication
was inoperable. The pilot turned the aircraft towards the west in an
attempt to make it past Allied lines. There was 100% overcast below,
the Battle of the Bulge was raging and battle lines, according to pre-flight briefings,
were fluid. It also became apparent that a safe descent could not be made
through the overcast without the flight instruments. The only working flight
instrument was the pilot's magnetic compass. The crew bailed out somewhere
between Neufchateau and Florenville, Belgium. The bomber crashed in Belgium.
MACR 11573
6503 (MSN 22726) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 25/27Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24Sep44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*F],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 17Oct44.
Named *Lady Alta*.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil
works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44 (9POW). Damaged by flak,
crashed Leipzig, Germany. MACR 11197
6504 (MSN 22727) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 26/27Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 26Sep44.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*M], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 29Sep44. Damaged during maintenance when the right wing
caught fire at Molesworth 19Oct44. Condemned salvage 20Oct44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 21Oct44.
Repaired and regained by Group 9Nov44.
Accident returning from a recalled mission to a railway marshalling yard at
Stuttgart, Germany 16Dec44 (2KIA:7RMC). Because of deteriorating weather
conditions, the mission was aborted and the flight recalled. To prevent
mid-air collisions, the formation of bombers was ordered to break rank and
head for separate bases in England. On several occasions, the pilot of this B-17
requested bearings back to England, but was misled by false signals from
German transmitters. This resulted in the aircraft flying too far north of the
English bases. Eventually, while flying close to the Scottish / English border,
the pilot descended through the clouds in an attempt to establish visual bearings,
severe icing having been experienced at heights greater than this.
Unfortunately, however, the pilot descended too low to clear the snow covered Cheviots.
The aircraft crashed in blizzard conditions into the side of the 2,600 foot West Hill
narrowly missing a rocky outcrop known as Braydon Crag of the Cheviot mountains
near Alnwick, England. It then slid across a peat bog, coming to a halt on the hill shoulder.
The nose of the aircraft had been completely crushed killing the two occupants;
the pilot was seriously injured when one of the propellers smashed through the
cockpit breaking his jaw. Surviving injured and dazed crewmen were discovered by
a Border Collie sheepdog named Sheila who then summoned and guided her
owner and his neighbour to the crash site where the crewmen were rescued.
When the bomber crashed, its bomb load was still intact. Fortunately, these
munitions had not exploded on impact with the ground, however, just as the crew
reached the safety of the shepherd's cottage on lower ground, the entire bomb load
exploded. Condemned salvage 13Feb45. The shepherds were awarded the
British Empire Medal and Sheila received the animal Victoria Cross (Dickin Medal).
The bereaved mother of the togglier wrote a thank you letter to the shepherd stating
that she would like to purchase a pup from Sheila if she ever had a litter.
A few months later Sheila obliged and the first of the new pups was dispatched by
the R.A.F. to Columbia, S.C. as a gift to the togglier’s mother. The pup, called Tibbie,
for eleven years and was adopted as the town pet of Columbia. An engine, with
a fuel tank and other parts, is on display in the Bamburgh Castle Aviation
Artefacts Museum, Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland, England..
6505 (MSN 22728) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Lincoln, NB 27/28Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*V:LN*X], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Sep44.
Named *Chin Up Girl/ BIT’O’HEAVEN [not painted on plane] / ANY GUM CHUM / HARD LUCK.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jun45.
.Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to
Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 21May45.
Returned to US by 482nd Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 5/7Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 7Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6506 (MSN 22729) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Midland, TX - Lincoln, NB 25/28Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 19Sep44.
612th Bomb Squadron [SC*N], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire Sep44. . Named "Satisfaction Guaranteed".
{first combat mission 6Oct44}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}.
Base Air Depot No.2, Warton (Station 582), Lancashire Apr45.
Regained by Group 2May45. {66 missions}. Returned to US 30May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 4Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 5/6Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Aug45. Declared excess 28Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped. .
6507 (MSN 22730) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 26/27Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 8Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 20Sep44.
527th Bomb Squadron [FO*K], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 24Sep44. Named "Lucky Patch" Landing gear collapsed on landing at
Kimbolton 3May45. Salvaged 6May45
6508 (MSN 22731) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 24/26Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 26Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 8/9Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 18Sep44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*A],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 23Sep44
Named "Maiden USA". . {first combat mission 27Sep44}.
Battle damaged during an Operation Thunderclap mission to railway
marshalling yards at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45.
Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
Shortly after dropping the bombs, 155mm flak shells exploded
close to the bomber. The third burst missed being a direct hit but was
close enough for the impact to cause damage to the nose and no.2 engine.
The propeller started to overspeed but failed to feather.
However, several minutes later, another attempt was successful.
But then it was noticed that no.4 propeller was over speeding and
was feathered. The navigator had been wounded by flak.
With two failed engines, returning to England was not going to be possible.
The pilots decided to land on the nearest airstrip they could find once
crossing over into Soviet held territory, Kuflavo, Poland.
After successfully reaching Kuflavo, the pilot [Myron King] and crew
were treated like kings while their bomber was being repaired.
Two days later the crew was warming up their plane when a Russian C-47
landed at the airfield and a Soviet general stepped out of the plane.
King's co-pilot walked over to the plane and started a conversation
with the Soviet general through a young man who was standing by the general,
and whom was thought to be the Russian officer's interpreter.
King subsequently joined the group, and the conversation with the Russian
general and the interpreter continued. King wanted to fly his B-17 to the
airbase at Lublin, located south of Warsaw. There, he hoped to get necessary
repairs and refuel with the high-octane gasoline needed for the bomber's engines.
The Soviet general, however, insisted that the Americans must fly with him instead to Lida,
which was located north of Warsaw. King acceded to the Soviet general's plan
and took off in his B-17 along with the Soviet C-47. Shortly before take-off,
however, the Americans discovered that the young interpreter was on board.
Believing, however, that he was part of the Soviet general's staff, King decided
to take the stowaway with them to Lida, where the young man could re-join his boss.
The B-17 had not been in the air very long, however, when the interpreter
informed King that he had an uncle in England and wanted to return with them
when they returned with their B-17 to England. While airborne, the interpreter,
who apparently was wearing some type of British uniform underneath his
Russian Army overcoat, took an American flight suit from the B-17's emergency
kit and donned it. King later explained that, as it was minus 53 degrees Fahrenheit
in the plane, the young man needed warmer clothing. As it began to get dark,
both planes landed at Szczuczyn; Lida was too far, and the Soviet general did not
want to fly at night. The interpreter did not want to leave the safety of the plane,
but King insisted that he go with the rest of the crew to eat in the nearby Soviet mess hall.
Ultimately, the Russians discovered that the interpreter was not an American
and not part of King's crew, and they took him away. Under questioning,
King admitted that the interpreter was not part of his crew but insisted that he
had transported the stowaway only because he thought he was the Soviet general's
interpreter. King also signed a statement in which he claimed that he
intended to turn over the man after he reached his ultimate destination,
the USAAF air base in Poltava, Ukraine. King and his crew did eventually travel from
Lida to Poltava. While they had hoped to obtain clearance from the Soviets to
fly to either Italy or England, this did not occur. On the contrary, they were taken to
Moscow on a Russian transport plane and then delivered to the Military Mission to Moscow.
Eventually the entire crew returned home safely but not before the pilot, Myron King,
became the first and only American to receive a court-martial in the Soviet Union;
his service good conduct record was sacrificed to appease the Soviets.
The aircraft was repaired and flown to Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
{final combat mission 3Feb45}. {36 missions}. Returned to UK by the
379th Bomb Group crew that had force landed in Poland in B-17G 43-38420.
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 13/18Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 18Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division,
Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 27Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6509 (MSN 22732) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 29/31Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 31Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 30Sep44.
748th Bomb Squadron [H], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 30Sep44. Major battle damage on a mission to the
railway marshalling yards and station at Nürnberg, Germany 21Feb45.
Flak was moderate but fairly accurate. On return force landed at
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk. Regained by Group 5Mar45.
Returned to US 6Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Memphis, TN - Dallas, TX -
Lubbock, TX 9/13Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 30Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 2Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6510 (MSN 22733) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 25/28Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 19Sep44. Returned to US.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 29Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6511 (MSN 22734) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach Savannah, GA 27/29Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 6Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 20Sep44.
708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk Sep44. 711th Bomb Squadron.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44. The box barrage of flak
was heavy around the target. An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters
went up to meet the bomber force. Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6571
south of Mimmelage, west-southwest of Quakenbrück, Germany.
This aircraft lost one engine and pulled over to get out of formation, going to
peel off to the left; the pilot of #571 came up at the same time and the planes
collided. No.1 and no.2 propellers caught #571 aft of the radio room and
broke that aircraft in half. This aircraft was able to fly back to allied lines
and crash landed with no crew injuries at Bierset (A-93), Liège, Belgium.
Condemned salvage 14Nov44.
6512 (MSN 22735) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Topeka, KS 31Aug44.
272nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Topeka Field, KS 31Aug44.
Ferried Topeka, KS - Lincoln, NB 5Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 26Sep44.
544th Bomb Squadron [SU*K], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 1Oct44. {first combat mission 3Oct44}.
Failed to return from a tactical mission to artillery positions at
Eschweiler, Germany 16Nov44 (2KIA:5POW:2WIA/RMC).
After dropping the bombs, fifteen of them were stuck in the bomb rack.
The crew left the bomb doors open to get rid of the bombs as soon as they had
left enemy territory. Whilst leaving the target area the plane was struck by flak.
Number three engine was hit and caught fire; flak shrapnel killed the co-pilot.
They also lost the number one and two engines. Now only number four engine
was still running and the plane started to lose altitude. In order to lose weight
the crew got rid of some of the bombs and wanted to disconnect the ball turret also,
but couldn't find the proper tools. Everybody had bailed out except for engineer,
pilot and co-pilot. The plane kept dropping. About 500 feet from the ground a
row of German soldiers were shooting at the plane. The aircraft was hit several times.
The pilot decided to nose the plane down. Suddenly the plane hit a large tree and
crashed into the forest opposite the Wijnkasteel Genoels-Elderen, against a tumulus
located there. There was a tremendous noise and the right wing was ripped off.
The plane had crash landed at Genoelselderen, northeast of Tongeren, north of
Liège, Belgium. {18 missions}. Condemned salvage 28Nov44
MACR 10448
6513 (MSN 22736) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 26/28Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 17Sep44. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment.
860th Bomb Squadron [S*R], 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk Sep44
Named "Boise Bell". Severely damaged taxying at Debach 14Jan45.
Condemned salvage 14Jan45. The rear of the fuselage was badly damaged and
replaced with a rear fuselage salvaged from another B-17 with code [H].
Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45.
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Schleißheim,
Oberschleißheim near Munich, Germany 9Apr45 (10KIA).
The plane was flying the deputy lead of the high squadron when the group
attacked the assigned primary target at Schleißheim.
At 22,500 feet, ten seconds after bomb release, it received a direct flak hit on the
leading edge of the left wing between no.1 and no.2 engines. As the stricken
aircraft pulled out of formation to the right, the outer half of the left wing
broke off and the aircraft was enveloped in flames. About 200 yards to the
right and 500 feet below the formation it was seen to explode and turn over
onto its back. The bomber was then a blazing mass and dove almost straight
down in a slow spin, disintegrating on the way down. The plane was seen to
crash into the ground close to the target near Munich. MACR 13908
6514 MSN 22737) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Topeka, KS 29Aug44.
272nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Topeka Field, KS 29Aug44.
Ferried Topeka, KS - Lincoln, NB 5Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17/18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24Sep44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*Q], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire Sep44. Named "Danny"-name on left side; artwork on right side.
.{first combat mission 2Nov44}. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission
of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
{58 missions}. Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets,
capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France. Participated in the Green Project
which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca,
French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home.
From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the journey and
flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying
French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Condemned salvage 31Oct45
6515 (MSN 22738Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Lincoln, NB 27/28Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 17Sep44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*O],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23Sep44.
Named LARRUPIN LOU. Named after Lou Gehrig, baseball player.
Substantially damaged taxying at Thurleigh 28Oct44.
Detached to 29th Tactical Air Command, Waggum (R-37), Brunswick, Germany 4May45.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24May45.
Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, MI - Omaha, NB - Lubbock, TX 8/12Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapp
6516 (MSN 22739) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Topeka, KS 29/31Aug44. 272nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Topeka Field, KS 31Aug44.
Ferried Topeka, KS - Lincoln, NB 5Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 25Sep44.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*Q], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire Sep44. Named "My Darling".
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 27May45.
Returned to US by 398th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run Jun45.
Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 8/9Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6517 (MSN 22740) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Topeka, KS 29/31Aug44.
272nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Topeka Field, KS 31Aug44.
Ferried Topeka, KS - Lincoln, NB 5Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17/18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 26Sep44.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*F], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 3Oct44. . Named "Old Cock" aka "Stud".
Accident returning from a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge
to a Luftwaffe air depot at Merzhausen, west of Usingen, Germany 24Dec44.
On return, with zero visibility caused by low clouds and fog at Molesworth,
the aircraft was diverted to Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk.
Damaged while parked in an accident with B-17G 43-38767 at Snetterton Heath.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22May45.
Returned to US by 398th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run Jun45.
Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 8/13Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 28Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6518 (MSN 22741) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 30/31Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 31Aug44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17/18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24Sep44.
749th Bomb Squadron [R], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 17Oct44.
Substantially damaged landing at Glatton 12May45.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire.
Condemned salvage 13May45
6519 (MSN 22742) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Topeka, KS 29/30Aug44.
272nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Topeka Field, KS 30Aug44.
Ferried Topeka, KS - Lincoln, NB 5Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17/18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 25Sep44.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*F], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 3Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Münster, Germany 28Oct44 (8KIA:1POW).
Damaged by flak shortly after dropping their bombs on the target,
a 105mm shell glanced up the right side of the fuselage, just in front
of the tail wheel. About halfway up, the shell exploded, the tail started
to buckle and the aircraft was seen to start a slight dive.
The whole tail disintegrated, the horizontal and vertical stabilizers separating.
The remainder of the plane entered a vertical dive,
exploded and crashed at Nienberge, northwest of Münster, Germany.
The radio operator, the only survivor, was blown out of the plane. {3 missions}.
MACR 10175.
6520 (MSN 22743) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Houston, TX - Savannah, GA 30Aug/1Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 11/12Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 20Sep44.
351st Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Sep44.
Named *Tangerine II*/Going My Way.
Failed to return from a tactical mission to targets around
Thionville, France 5Nov44 (9POW). Cloud cover prevented
visual bombing to avoid dropping on allied troops so the Group
moved on to strategic secondary targets, railway marshalling yards
and the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Flak over the battle lines and at the target was intense and accurate.
The aircraft appeared to be in trouble shortly after leaving the I.P.; it had
been struck by flak wounding the radio operator. Bombs were
jettisoned and one propeller feathered. It stayed in formation to the
rally point when another propeller was feathered and the plane
began a gradual controlled descent. When last seen it was below
cloud level at about 6/7,000 feet heading in a westerly direction
under control. Badly damaged by flak, the plane crash landed near
Cochem, Germany.. MACR 10357
6521 (MSN 22744) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 1/3Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 15Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 19Sep44.
385th Bomb Group [L], Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 20Sep44.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Newark, NJ - Columbus, OH - Lubbock, TX 25/27Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 27Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 28Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 28Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company,
Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6522 (MSN 22745) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 1/3Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 15Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 20Sep44.
412th Bomb Squadron [QW*H], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Sep44
Named "Dirty Duchess/Hard Luck/It Flies/SNAFU/Sweet Jo".
{first combat mission 30Sep44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at
Böhlen, Leipzig, Germany 7Oct44.
En route the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters.
Flak was moderate and accurate over the target.
Major battle damage on a tactical mission to targets around Thionville, France 5Nov44.
Cloud cover prevented visual bombing to avoid dropping on allied troops so the Group
moved on to strategic secondary targets, railway marshalling yards and the I.G. Farben
chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Flak over the battle lines and at the target was intense and accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery
at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44. Flak was encountered at several locations
en route and on the return home; flak around Hamburg was intense and accurate.
Prior to the target, fighter attacks created havoc for five minutes or more
as the tight formation of bombers became scattered. After the target, the
remaining bombers turned north towards the North Sea into a tremendous
headwind which slowed the planes down to a ground speed of ninety miles per hour.
They were immediately pounced on by German fighters which made ten passes at the formation.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge across the River Weser at
Bremen, Germany 24Feb45. Intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target;
there was no enemy fighter opposition.
Battle damaged on a mission to an oil storage depot at Neuberg, Munich, Germany 25Feb45.
Because of cloud cover over the target the Group diverted to the secondary target,
railway marshalling yards at Munich, Germany. Moderate and accurate flak was
encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition.
Two engine superchargers were struck by flak over the target.
On return with fuel exhaustion, force landed at Verdun (A-82), France.
Returned to Group 26Feb45.
Major battle damage on a mission to the Emscher-Lippe coking works at
Datteln, Germany 7Mar45; the no.3 engine was badly damaged.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke foundry
at Heddernheim, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 9Mar45.
Flak was intense and inaccurate; there was nil enemy fighter opposition.
On return with severed elevator controls, force landed at the emergency
landing field, RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 31Mar45. There was no enemy
fighter opposition; moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Deutsche Werke shipyard at Kiel, Germany 4Apr45.
{final combat mission 20Apr45}. Used as an observation aircraft for Operation
Chowhound missions, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians
in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {66 missions + 2 Chowhound + 1 Cooks Tour}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 25/28Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 28Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6523 (MSN 22746) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 29/31Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Aug44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 6Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 7Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 25Sep44.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*A], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 29Sep44.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire May45.
Returned to US 9Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Chanute, IL - Lubbock, TX 14/15Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 15Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich
Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6524 (MSN 22747) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Oklahoma City, OK - Savannah, GA 30Aug/2Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 15Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24Sep44.
562nd Bomb Squadron [B:N], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Oct44.
Named "My True Love" . {first combat mission 22Oct44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil
refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 19Mar45.
Crossing the front lines the formation met some accurate flak.
Shortly after the crew had to drop four of the bomb load of twelve 500 pound GPs
in order to keep up with the formation. The plane was also hit by some
accurate flak in the Dresden area. The cloud condition was scattered,
with heavy haze, so the lead crew decided to try to make a run on the
primary target. When they got closer it was decided that there were too
many clouds, but by this time, in order to reach the secondary target,
a motor vehicle plant at Zwickau, the formation had to circle Ruhland.
There was heavy flak all the way around, and the formation couldn't go
much farther east because of the Russian front lines.
Enemy Me 262 jet fighters attacked the formation on the bomb run.
The pilot calculated that he didn't have enough fuel to cross the North Sea
to reach England, so he landed at Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium.
After landing the crew found a fairly large hole in number four
engine which had damaged the exhaust and a cylinder head.
There was also one in number two engine, several in the wings,
a few in the horizontal stabilizer, a couple in the waist and one beneath
the radio room. After looking the plane over, engineering wouldn't let the pilot
depart for Knettishall. The crew stripped everything moveable out of it
and put it all in another plane of the 388BG which had landed there.
{final combat mission 19Mar45}. Returned to Group Apr45.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to
Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built
over the bomb bay. Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to
bring home liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45.
{44 missions + 5 Chowhound + 4 Revival}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 29Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 30Jun/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 2Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 22Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company,
Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6525 (MSN 22748) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 1/2Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 11/12Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 20Sep44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 27Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission 2Mar45.
Force landed on continent. Returned to Group 9Mar45.
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 9May45. Converted for trooping, stripped of all
armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches
installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to
expedite the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift
of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial
leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft
completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens
who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres.
Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Participated in the Greek Project Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to
Athens, Greece to return Greeks who had sympathized with Nazis.
The passengers were facing Greek imprisonment and were under armed guard.
Flights were from Istres, France to Munich, Germany to pick-up passengers for
Athens, Greece. Operated as ‘Lucky Sky Ways’. Returned from Athens to Istres via
Foggia, Italy. Condemned salvage 31Oct45
6526 (MSN 22749) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 31Aug/2Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 20/21Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 24Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 30Sep44.
333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*G], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Oct44. Named LEAVE US FACE IT.
410th Bomb Squadron [GL*S]. Named "Queen Martha".
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lincoln, NB - Lubbock, TX 29/30Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 30Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company,
Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6527 (MSN 22750) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Aug44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX -Savannah, GA 31Aug/2Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 15Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 20Sep44.
549th Bomb Squadron [XA*L], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Sep44.
549th Bomb Squadron [XA*L], 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 17Sep44. Named 'Always Available'
Failed to return from a mission to Schleissheim, Germany 9Apr45 (9POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Neuburg, Germany. MACR 13872
6528 (MSN 22751) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 2/4Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 4Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 24Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 30Sep44.
334th Bomb Squadron [BG*P], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Oct44
Named "Queen Mary" (first combat mission 15Oct44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 17Oct44.
Flak was moderate and accurate over the target and at Koblenz.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works
at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44.
Flak at Zeitz and over the target was intense and accurate.
Failed to return from a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke
oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44 (4KIA:5POW).
Flak was encountered at several locations en route and on the return home;
flak around Hamburg was intense and accurate. Prior to the target,
fighter attacks created havoc for five minutes or more as the tight formation
of bombers became scattered. After the target, the remaining bombers
turned north towards the North Sea into a tremendous headwind which
slowed the planes down to a ground speed of ninety miles per hour.
They were immediately pounced on by German fighters which made ten
passes at the formation. With the right wing on fire, the pilot put the
aircraft into a controlled steep dive to put out the flames. The aircraft
then went into a flat spin, two airmen bailed out and the aircraft was
last seen still under control. Crashed at Weert, Netherlands. {26 missions}
MACR 11369
6529 (MSN 22752) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ, Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 2/5Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 17/18Sep44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 19Sep44.
Received in Italy 28Sep44.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 4Oct44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben oil refinery at Moosbierbaum,
Vienna, Austria 11Dec44. Force landed behind Soviet lines at Debrecen, Hungary.
Repaired by Soviet Air Force.
890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment),
Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia..
6530 (MSN 22753) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 2/5Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 17/18Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 18Sep44.
Received in Italy 3Oct44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Oct44.
{first combat mission 14Oct44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx,
Sudetenland 16Oct44 (7WIA:3RMC). but bad weather caused the Group to
divert to an alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at Salzburg, Austria.
Flak at Salzburg was heavy and accurate, resulting in wounds to the navigator.
Damaged on return from a mission to the Rhenania and Danubia oil storage
facilities at Regensburg, Germany 5Feb45 (10RMC). The plane was forced to
make a landing at Falconara airdrome, on the Adriatic coast south of Ancona,
because of fuel shortage. The pilot left the formation after it passed the coast,
and was out over the Adriatic. Later he asked for directions to the nearest field
and was told he was thirty miles off the coast.
At that point engines number one and three began to sputter, and he
ordered the crew to ditching stations. The plane was at 9,000ft.
The crew had trouble getting the ball turret gunner out of the turret.
In the meantime the plane had descended to 500 feet over the water.
At that point the crew sighted land and was given a heading to Falconara.
A landing was made half way down the runway and dragging ball turret guns
stopped the airplane. No one was injured, and the crew returned to Amendola
two days later. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards
at Linz, Austria 25Feb45 (3WIA:7RMC). Smoke from other bombing obscured
the target and the aircraft diverted to the railway marshalling yards at
Amstettin, Austria. Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the pilot,
co-pilot and a waist gunner. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission
of the war to the railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45.
{49 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, MI - Independence, KS 11/12Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 12Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 13Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company,
Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6531 (MSN 22754) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 2/3Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 13Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing
Dow Field 18Sep44. Received in Italy 21Sep44.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 22Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Apr45 (10RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in damage to the plane. {63 missions}.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned salvage 25Apr45
6532 (MSN 22755) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
ssigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 3Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 13Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 18Sep44. Received in Italy 27Sep44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 27Sep44.
{first combat mission 12Oct44}.
Damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria
6Nov44 (1WIA:9RMC). The plane had three engines detonating badly thirty
minutes before target time. The pilot had to use maximum power and jettison
part of his bomb load to stay with the formation. The crew dropped their
remaining bombs over Moosbierbaum, however, the 20th Squadron did not.
The pilot stayed with the Squadron as it proceeded to bomb the alternate
marshalling yards at Graz, Austria. Going over the target at Graz, flak severely
damaged the right wing, cut some fuel lines and damaged some fuel tanks.
The number one propeller had to be feathered. Unable to return to base,
the pilot made a safe emergency landing at Vis island, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
The crew, except for the bombardier, flew a 301st Bomb Group B-17 back
to Amendola that evening. Their airplane remained at Vis for repairs.
Failed to return from a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G.
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 19Dec44 (10RMC).
On a seven-minute bomb run, the plane was three minutes from the target
when it was badly hit by flak. No.2 engine was disabled and no.4 engine
was on fire. The plane lost altitude immediately and had sustained a direct hit
through the right wing fuel tank. The pilot set a southeast course hoping to
make it to the Russian lines. The plane just skimmed over and around mountains
in Czechoslovakia and nearly crashed head on with a German command plane
in a mountain canyon, then attacked by two Russian fighters near the Hungarian border.
The upper turret gunner sent one down in smoke and the other fighter then took off.
Crash landed near the front lines at Nagybánya, Hungary. {18 missions}.
Condemned 24Jan45. Repaired by Soviet Air Force. 890th Aviation Regiment,
45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia
MACR 10638. Crew returned.
6533 (MSN 22756) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 2/4Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 17/18Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy)
18Sep44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 18Sep44. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 17Oct44. Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun45. Ferried Savannah - Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Jun45;
grounded for maintenance. Ferried Dallas - Lubbock, TX 1Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 1Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 5Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 5Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6534 (MSN 22757) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 3Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 17/18Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 18Sep44. Received in Italy 4Oct44.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 10Oct44.
Named "Mary Emilia"
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil
refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (10RMC).
Damaged by flak, crash landed at Soviet-controlled ?roda airfield,
32km southeast of Pozna?, Poland. According to Soviet reports,
the aircraft condition was described as the right and left outer engines
completely crippled, and the left inner engine damaged. {39 missions}.
Condemned 22Mar45. . Repaired by Soviet Air Force. 890th Aviation Regiment,
45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia
6535 (MSN 22758) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Aug44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Aug44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Coolidge, AZ - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 1/5Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 20/21Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 11Oct44.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 11Oct44. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 9Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6536 (MSN 22759) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 3/4Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13Sep44.
Ferried Manchester - Bangor, ME 18Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 18Sep44. Received in Italy 27Sep44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 2Oct44.
Severely damaged taxying at Tortorella 19Dec44. {18 missions}.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned 19Dec44
6537 (MSN 22760) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 4/8Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 3Oct44.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 9Oct44.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 26/27Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 27Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 25Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6538 (MSN 22761) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Long Beach, CA - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 2/6Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Grenier Field 25Sep44; Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores 25Sep44;
Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco 26Sep44; Tunis, Tunisia 4Oct44.
41st Air Depot Group, Air Technical Service Command, Gioia del Colle Field,
Bari, Italy 11Oct44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy Oct44. Named MISS PRISSY. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (5POW:5RMC).
Attacked by a Me 262 jet fighter which caused the bomber’s right main fuel tank
to catch fire. Five enlisted airmen bailed out, to be captured and taken prisoner,
while the officers remained aboard. Crash landed behind Soviet lines at Opole, Poland. .
Salvaged by Soviet Air Force for spares use by the 890th Aviation Regiment,
45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia MACR 13242.
6539 (MSN 22762) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Marietta, GA - Savannah, GA 5/10Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 28Sep44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Oct44.
Ninth Air Force. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Salvaged 22Mar46
6540 (MSN 22763) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 1/5Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 17/18Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 18Sep44. Received in Italy 4Oct44.
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 4Oct44. Returned to US.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Oct45.
1128th Base Unit (Strategic Air Command), Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 2Feb46.
Condemned as scrap at Grenier Field 2Apr46. Reclaim 26Apr46.
6541 (MSN 22764) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Jackson, MS -Savannah, GA 2/5Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 17/18Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 18Sep44. Received in Italy 4Oct44.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 9Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G.
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 14Oct44 (11EVD).
Short of fuel before the target, after bombing, the pilot headed towards
the emergency landing airfield on Vis island, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
With fuel exhaustion the crew bailed out over Livno and were assisted in
evading capture by partisans. Crashed near Livno, Yugoslavia
6542 (MSN 22765) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Savannah, GA 4/7Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 22Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 24Sep44. Received in Italy 3Oct44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Oct44.
{first combat mission 16Oct44}. Mid-air collision during a mission to the
Schaffgotsch Benzin synthetic oil refinery at Deschowitz-Beuthen,
Odertal, Prussia 18Dec44 (10RMC). In an overcast, the plane dropped down
onto B-17G 44-6664. The bombs were jettisoned and the plane returned to Amendola.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 7Feb45
(1WIA:9RMC). The navigator was wounded by flak.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna,
Austria 16Mar45 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the pilot.
Severe battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge at Maribor, Slovenia,
Yugoslavia 1Apr45 (10RMC). Flak over the target was heavy and accurate,
wounding the pilot. Having no.1, 3 and 4 engines knocked out by flak,
the pilot made a forced landing at Prakos Airfield, Yugoslavia.
The crew returned to Amendola in a Douglas C-47.
B-17 repaired and flown back to Amendola.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz,
Austria 25Apr45 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting
in wounds to the top turret gunner. {final combat mission 26Apr45}. {59 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, OH 12Jul45; grounded.
Ferried Dayton - Independence, KS 5Sep45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 6Aug45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 25Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6543 (MSN 22766) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Savannah, GA 2/4Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 5Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field.
Received in Italy 15Oct44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 24Oct44.
Returned to US. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 16Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 21oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6544 (MSN 22767) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 2/5Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Sep44. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 11Oct44.
414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Oct44.
Named "Kwiturbitchin II"
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, OH - Independence, KS 25/26Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 26Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 17Dec45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 1Jan46.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6545 (MSN 22768) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 6/13Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 3Oct44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Oct44.
{first combat mission 12Oct44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 11Dec44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy resulting in wounds to the pilot. {final combat mission 25Apr45}.
{66 missions}. Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jul45.
Ferried Savannah - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 2/3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 13Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 13Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped. Extant 7Feb47.
6546 (MSN 22769) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Savannah, GA 5/7Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 20/21Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 3Oct44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Oct44.
{first combat mission 23Oct44}. {1 mission}.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 29Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the railway south goods depot, Vienna,
Austria 13Feb45 (2KIA:8POW). After leaving the target the plane was struck
by flak in the left wing. With a fuel leak, the left wing started to roll up from the tip
and caught fire. The plane continued down in a flat spin as the crew started to bail out.
Crashed and exploded near Tapolca, Hungary. MACR 12366
6547 (MSN 22770) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 5/7Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 28Sep44.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 28Sep44.
Named "Dixie Queen".
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Bolzano, Italy 16Feb45 (10KIA).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6684. Flying in group formation over the Adriatic Sea at 2,000ft,
the lead pilot of the squadron formation was forced to go up through a solid overcast.
Visibility was so poor that it became impossible for the lead pilot to see either
his number two or three man. When they finally broke out, the lead pilot called the rest of the
squadron and gave his position. They soon came back into formation, with the
exception of number two [44-6547] and number five [44-6684]. The lead pilot tried
contacting both number two and number five but with no response. Crashed in Adriatic Sea
6548 (MSN 22771) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 7/21Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 7/12Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 24Oct44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 24Oct44.
{first combat mission 11Nov44}. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway
marshalling yard at Brod, Bosnia, Yugoslavia 2Jul44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy, resulting in wounds to the bombardier.
Damaged taxying Amendola 10Feb45. {final combat mission 24Apr45}.
{56 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Buffalo, NY - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 9/11Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 17Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6549 (MSN 22772) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Savannah, GA 5/7Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 24Sep44.
Received in Italy 11Oct44.
353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 17Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria
18Nov44 (6KIA:3EVD). On return from the target, mid-air collision with
B-17G 42-97910. The collision occurred about five minutes prior to the
group formation passing over the Yugoslav coast to cross the Adriatic Sea.
This plane was in the lead when no.2 engine started to lose oil.
The plane dropped back and down out of formation and the propeller
was feathered. As this plane started to rejoin the formation, plane #910
crossed over the top to take the lead position. It dropped down onto #549
and its propellers struck the tail. The tail was sheared off, the no.3 propeller
came off and chewed up the nose compartment. The plane rolled over and went
into a spin. Five airmen managed to bail out before the bomber crashed near
Šibenik, Croatia, Yugoslavia
6550 (MSN 22773) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 5/7Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 20/21Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy Oct44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Oct44.
{first combat mission 11Nov44}.
Named "Old Crow" (A Kentucky bourbon whiskey)
Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG
synthetic oil refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 25Dec44.
The plane was on the bombing run when no.1 and no.2 propellers began
over speeding caused by flak damage; both propellers were feathered.
Losing air speed and altitude, the bombs were jettisoned and plane
turned out of formation. Despite repeated efforts, the no.1 engine failed to respond.
The pilot decided that according to the distance to go and the remaining fuel,
it would be impossible to make it back to base. He asked for directions to the
nearest Russian airfield at Gyöngyös, Hungary. When they arrived there the
crew couldn’t find the airfield. They circled around and landed in a frozen cornfield
at Karancsság, Hungary. The bomber was escorted in by some Russian fighters
and landed safely. After much work and many attempts by the Russian mechanics
to repair the plane, they sent to Debreczen, Hungary for a new propeller
governor from a B-17G that had landed there [44-6529, 301st Bomb Group].
This was finally adjusted, the bomber loaded with Russian fuel and took off,
landing at Amendola 16Jan45. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat
mission of the war to the railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg,
Austria 1May45. {46 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, MI - Lubbock, TX 3/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 25Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6551 (MSN 22774) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Nashville, TN - Savannah, GA 8/16Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 25Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Sep44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 25Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland,
departing Dow Field 26Sep44. Received in Italy 10Oct44.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 13Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 7Feb45
(11POW). Over the target, the plane was hit by flak and severely damaged.
An engine caught fire and the crew bailed out. Crashed near Vienna, Austria. MACR 12075
6552 (MSN 22775) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Savannah, GA 6/8Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 20/21Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 3Oct44.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 3Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the southeast railway goods depot in
Vienna, Austria 21Mar45 (4KIA:6POW). The plane was flying number four
position in the high box. The plane was on the bomb run and no bombs had been
dropped by the box when flak struck the plane in the tail and rear waist section.
The right horizontal stabilizer was missing and the rudder was flapping out
of control. The plane pulled up out of formation, did a slow roll and immediately
started a tight spin. It went into a vertical dive and then into a tight spiral.
When last seen it was in a flat spin during which time one man jumped
from the waist section, parachute partially opened. The bomber was very
low when last seen, seeming to lose about three thousand to five thousand feet altitude.
Crashed Vösendorf, Vienna, Austria MACR 13049
6553 (MSN 22776) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 4/7Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 11Oct44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Oct44.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 26/29Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 29Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 25Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6554 (MSN 22777) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Coolidge, AZ - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 7/13Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 11Oct44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 17Oct44.
{59 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Newburgh, NY - Topeka, KS - Lubbock, TX 1/4Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 4Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 12Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6555 MSN 22778) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 13Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 20/21Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 11Oct44.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery
at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 15Mar45 (10POW). Damaged by flak,
the aircraft lost power in two engines and was forced to drop from the formation.
The crew knew that they were near the Russian lines so they headed in that direction,
intending to fly over the Russian lines and jump. But after taking stock of the situation,
the pilot decided they should remain airborne and try to reach a partisan-held airfield in
Yugoslavia. The plane began losing altitude rapidly and to lighten it,
the crew tossed out everything in sight, including their ammunition.
Almost immediately, they were set upon by a German fighter. Only two of their thirteen
guns could be used against the fighter, which made the situation tense.
As the fighter made several passes, the crippled bomber dove for cover in the clouds.
Unfortunately, this manoeuvre blinded the navigator and the crew lost their way.
Their only option was to jump; all crew members bailed out.
The plane was last seen about six miles north of Görlitz, Germany heading towards
Russian lines and crashed nearby
6556 (MSN 22779) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 8/11Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 23Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 24Sep44.
Received in Italy 11Oct44.
41st Air Depot Group, Air Technical Service Command, Gioia del Colle Field,
Bari, Italy 19Oct44.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy Oct44.
Returned to US 26Jan45. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 26Jan45. Converted to transport configuration.
Departed US 9Feb45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. Returned to US 27Jun45.
4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 27Jun45. 4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service
Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 28Nov45. Designated CB-17G.
Departed US 25Dec45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
Excluded inventory 31Dec45. Reinstated 1Mar46. Returned to US 11Jul46.
1st Base Unit (Headquarters, Strategic Air Command), Bolling Field,
Washington, DC 11Jul46. Departed US 22Jul46.
United States Air Forces in Europe. 2025th Labor Supervision Company,
Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany. Designated B-17G 24Jan48.
53rd Troop Carrier Squadron, Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany Apr48.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen AB, Munich, Germany 14Apr48.
7908th Base Unit, Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany 26Apr48.
7350th Air Base Group, Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany 1Jul48.
7210th Maintenance Squadron, Erding Air Depot, Germany 12Oct48.
7160th Air Base Group, Erbenheim Field, Wiesbaden, Germany 26Nov48.
7210th Maintenance Squadron, Erding Air Depot, Germany 26Nov48.
Designated VB-17G 26Nov48.
7165th Composite Group, Erbenheim Field, Wiesbaden, Germany 23Dec48.
Designated B-17G 12Feb49. Headquarters Command 14Mar49.
1130th Special Activities Group, Ankara, Turkey 20Apr49. Designated VB-17G 3May49.
1130th Special Activities Group, Ankara, Turkey 20Apr49.
85th Air Depot Wing, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 18Mar50.
1130th Special Activities Group, Ankara, Turkey 18Jul50.
85th Air Depot Wing, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 29Sep50.
1130th Special Activities Group, Ankara, Turkey 19Oct50.
85th Air Depot Wing, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 6Apr51.
1130th Special Activities Group, Ankara, Turkey 22Apr51.
7150th Air Base Group, USAFE, Wiesbaden AB, West Germany 4Oct51.
1130th Special Activities Group, Ankara, Turkey 11Oct51.
85th Air Depot Wing, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 25Nov51.
1172nd Foreign Mission Squadron, American Mission for Aid to
Turkey (TUSAF), Ankara, Turkey 13Mar52. Damaged at Etimeagut Airport,
Ankara, Turkey 5Apr52. 85th Air Depot Wing, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 6Jan53.
1172nd Foreign Mission Squadron, American Mission for Aid to Turkey (TUSAF),
Ankara, Turkey 15Jan53. 85th Air Depot Wing, Erding Air Depot,
West Germany 18Feb53. Far East Air Force 27Apr53. Sacramento Air Materiel Area,
McClellan AFB, CA 4May53. Far East Air Force, Haneda AB, Tokyo, Japan 10Jun53.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 27Jan54.
Far East Air Force, Haneda AB, Tokyo, Japan 5Mar54.
3040th Aircraft Storage Squadron, Air Materiel Command,
Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ 3May55.
Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch, Air Materiel Command,
Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ 1Jun56. Dropped from
inventory by transfer to Military Assistance Program 14Jun56.
Reimbursable Aid to Government of Bolivia Jun56.
Hamilton Aircraft, Tucson, AZ, for conversion.
Corporacion Boliviano de Fomento, La Paz, Dec56.
Registered as CP-624. Crashed Reyes, Bolivia 23Feb63.
6557 (MSN 22780) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 9/12Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 20/21Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 11Oct44.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Oct44.
41st Air Depot Group, Air Technical Service Command, Gioia del Colle Field,
Bari, Italy 12Nov44.
Substantially damaged taxying at Fano, Italy 7May45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 9Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 14Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 15Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6558 (MSN 22781) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 6/10Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 20/21Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Sep44.
Received in Italy 11Oct44.
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Oct44. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 2Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 11Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6559 (MSN 22782) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dayton, OH 8/10Sep44. Air Technical Service Command,
Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 10Sep44.
Ferried Dayton - Macon, GA - Savannah, GA 17/19Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 25Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 27Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 2Oct44.
325th Bomb Squadron [NV*B], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 7Oct44. Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets,
capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the
return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from
Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home.
From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the journey and
flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included
flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg
from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 31Oct45
6560 (MSN 22783) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dayton, OH 8/9Sep44.
Air Technical Service Command, Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 9Sep44.
Ferried Dayton - Savannah, GA 15Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 24Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 30Sep44.
730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 25Oct44. Named PAPPY'S PRICE.
Also named PUDDIN'S PRIDE. Named in honor of the wife of the original bombardier
who often called his wife by the name of "Puddin".Battle damaged on a tactical
mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Griesheim,
Darmstadt, Germany 24Dec44 (10RMC). Two engines were damaged and only one propeller could be
feathered, the other windmilling and threatening to spin off. The pilot dropped down to avoid
detection by enemy fighters and made it back to force land at Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels, Belgium.
Returned to Group. 728th Bomb Squadron [A}. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission
to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 4/5Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 5Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 9Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6561 (MSN 22784) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dayton, OH 11Sep44.
Air Technical Service Command, Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 11Sep44.
Ferried Dayton - Savannah, GA 28Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 4/10Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 15Oct44.
524th Bomb Squadron [WA*C], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 28Oct44.
Substantially damaged in collision with B-17G 42-107213 taxying Kimbolton 4Nov44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden,
Germany 14Feb45 (3KIA:4WIA). Force landed at Bierset (A-93), Liège, Belgium.
Regained by Group 19Feb45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Cleveland, OH 5Jul45;
grounded. Ferried Cleveland - Lubbock, TX 19Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 19Jul44. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 22Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6562 (MSN 22785) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 11Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 25Sep44.
550th Bomb Squadron [SG*B], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155),
Suffolk 20Sep44. Destroyed when crash landed at Great Ashfield 30Oct44.
Condemned salvage 31Oct44
6563 ((MSN 22786) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dayton, OH 9/12Sep44.
Air Technical Service Command, Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 12Sep44. Ferried Dayton - Savannah, GA 13Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Sep44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 25Sep44.
367th Bomb Squadron [GY*N], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 29Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne,
Germany 17Oct44 (1WIA:8RMC). Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Bingen, Germany 29Dec44 (1WIA:8RMC).
Over the target, flak burst under the no.3 engine and fuselage,
wounding the pilot and blowing the plane out of formation.
The no.3 fuel tank was ruptured and fuel was leaking.
The no.3 propeller was feathered and the plane slowly lost altitude
while trying to keep pace with the formation.
Struck in the no.1 engine by another flak burst passing over allied lines
and the propeller was feathered. Force landed at the emergency landing field,
RAF Manston, Kent. The interior of the fuselage and equipment was soaked in fuel.
Salvaged 30Dec44. Regained by Group Mar45.
533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45.
Returned to US 7Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, MI - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 11/19Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 19Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 2Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6564 (MSN 22787) 73rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 9Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Sep44. 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 18Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to railway
installations and tank factories at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45
6565 (MSN 22788) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK - Dayton, OH 9/13Sep44.
Air Technical Service Command, Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 13Sep44. Ferried Dayton - Savannah, GA 10Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 24Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 25Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England Oct44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*Q],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 9Feb45.
{first combat mission 14Feb45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
{28 missions + 3 Revival}. Returned to US 20May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 23May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 25/26May45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 26May45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 6Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 6Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6566 (MSN 22789) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Lincoln, NB 11/12Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 12Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 24Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 3Oct44.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*F], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 11Oct44. {first combat mission 14Oct44}.
Accident returning from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Nov44. Returning to find bad weather
over England, the Group diverted to an alternate airfield at RAF Beccles, Suffolk.
The aircraft became stuck in the mud and was unable to return to Polebrook until 8Nov44.
Major battle damage on a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery
at Böhlen, south of Leipzig, Germany 30Nov44. Flak at the target was moderate
to intense and accurate for both height and deflection.
The aircraft was damaged with two holes through the right stabilizer, skin and
main stringer damaged; small hole on left side of tail gunners compartment;
small hole in the Plexiglas nose section; small hole underneath navigator's
compartment; two small holes underside of right wing inner panel.
Major battle damage on a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Biblis, Germany 24Dec44.
There was a heavy and accurate flak barrage over the battle lines near
Malmedy, Belgium. Flak struck on the right side of no.4 nacelle causing the
engine to catch fire. Bad weather over England caused the plane to divert to
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex. Regained by Group 30Dec44.
{final combat mission 18Apr45}. Substantially damaged taxying at Polebrook 23Apr45.
{63 missions +3 Revival}. Returned to US 8Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 14/17Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 17Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 2Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6567 (MSN 22790) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44. Ferried Long Beach - Dayton, OH 8/10Sep44.
Air Technical Service Command, Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 10Sep44. Ferried Dayton - Rome, NY 28/29Sep44.
4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command),
Rome Air Depot, NY 29Sep44. Ferried Rome - Savannah, GA 15Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 24Oct44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 25Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 29Oct44. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Condemned salvage 10May46
6568 (MSN 22791) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Long Beach Field, CA 8Sep44. Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Scott Field,
Belleville, IL 8/10Sep44; grounded. Ferried Belleville - Savannah, GA 6Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 13/15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 18Oct44. Eighth Air Force, England 21Oct44.
324th Bomb Squadron [DF*G], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 29Nov44. Named SKUNKFACE III--artwork
of a cartoon duck holding a small bomb while riding a large bomb.
{first combat mission 4Dec44}.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden,
Germany 17Apr45 (8KIA:1POW). As the bomber passed the I.P. and started on
the bomb run it was attacked by Me 262 jet fighters which blew off half of the right wing.
The plane was reported to have made a 360 degree turn over the target and
headed east for the Russian front line. The bomber crashed near Dresden, Germany.
Claimed by Major Wolfgang Späte of JG 7. {50 missions}. }.
6569 (MSN 22792) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK -
Dayton, OH 9/13Sep44. Air Technical Service Command, Fairfield Air Depot,
Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 13Sep44.
Ferried Dayton - Lincoln, NB 20Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 30Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 6Oct44.
548th Bomb Squadron [GX*G], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155),
Suffolk 10Nov44. Named "Flying Vixen". Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 26Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 27/28Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 28Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH 27Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 27Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6570 (MSN 22793) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB
12/14Sep44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB
14Sep44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 2Oct44.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*P], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 15Oct44. Accident on a mission to a tank factory at Hanover,
Germany 14Mar45 (2KIA:7RMC). The no.2 engine lost power and the
aircraft started to fall back from the formation. Crossing the enemy coast over
Belgium, the crew turned back towards home. The aircraft lost altitude but the engine
ran normally without turbo. Prior to reaching the English coast at Lowestoft, the
engine started smoking, filling the fuselage. As the propeller was being feathered,
the engine burst into flames behind the firewall. Now over England at about 4,000ft,
the captain ordered the crew to bail out and, with the fuselage filled with dense smoke,
he turned back towards the North Sea. The pilot bailed out too low for his parachute to open.
The bomber crashed in a paddock near Grove Farm, Carlton Colville, Suffolk and exploded.
Condemned salvage 14Mar45. The wreckage was discovered during construction of new
housing at Carlton Colville October 1986. It is now in the custody of the Norfolk and Suffolk
Aviation Museum, Flixton, Bungay, Suffolk, Suffolk..
6571 (MSN 22794) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Lincoln, NB 14/15Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 1Oct44.
711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (8KIA:1POW).
The box barrage of flak was heavy around the target.
An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters went up to meet the bomber force.
Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6511. Aircraft #511 lost one engine and pulled
over to get out of formation, going to peel off to the left; the pilot of #571 came
up at the same time and the planes collided. No.1 and no.2 propellers on #511
caught #571 aft of the radio room and broke the aircraft in half.
Crashed 1km south of Mimmelage, west-southwest of Quakenbrück, Germany
6572 (MSN 22795) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 11/12Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 12Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24Sep44.
562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 20Sep44.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Buffalo, NY - Omaha, NB - Lubbock, TX 5/7Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 7Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 10Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6573 (MSN 22796) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 14/15Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH - Bangor, ME 11/15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 22Oct44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*N:N7*K], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire Oct44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Ostheim,
Cologne, Germany 10Jan45. Struck by flak with a hole in the left wing,
the bomber force landed at Deurne (B-70), Antwerp, Belgium.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire.
Regained by Group 17Feb45.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil
refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 2Mar45 (8KIA:1POW).
Before reaching the target, the crew jettisoned the bomb load because
of mechanical difficulty with the flaps. The squadron was attacked by
enemy Fw 190 fighters as it made a 360 degree turn around the target.
During the turn this aircraft received numerous hits by 20mm and
0.50 calibre cannon fire. The bomber lost its position in the formation
and was attacked by a fighter of JG 301, which appears to have been shot
down by the crew. The bomber was seen to wing over into a spin and dive
towards the clouds, still intact and with no visible smoke or flames and
disappeared from view over Chemnitz, Germany. Enemy fighters then shot
off the tail before any of the crew had bailed out. Injured, the tail gunner
was the only crew member to bail out, which he did at two thousand feet
just before the bomber hit the ground. The aircraft crashed at Slaný, east of
Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia. {27 missions}.
6574 (MSN 22797) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 19Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 1Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 13Oct44.
562nd Bomb Squadron [H], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Oct44.
Named SOLID SENDER / LIL MISS TAMMARA
{first combat mission 25Oct44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway
bridge at Hohenzollern, Cologne, Germany 10Jan45 (9RMC).
Flak over the target was moderate and accurate. Returning from the target,
the pilot made a forced landing at Wattisham (Station 377), Suffolk.
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Riem,
Munich, Germany 9Apr45 (4KIA:5POW). Over the target the formation met
intense flak. Struck by flak just after bomb release, knocking out the no.3
engine and setting the plane on fire. The crew bailed out and the aircraft
crashed near Landsberg am Lech, west of Munich, Germany. {55 missions}.
6575 (MSN 22798) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 13/14Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Sep44. Ferried Lincoln -
Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 5Oct44.
652nd Bomb Squadron (Heavy Reconnaissance), 25th Bomb Group
(Reconnaissance), 325th Photographic Wing, Watton (Station 376), Norfolk Oct44.
Operated meteorological reconnaissance sorties to the North Atlantic and North Sea.
Substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff from Watton 1Feb45.
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 13Jul45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 4Nov45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 6Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 6Nov46. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6576 (MSN 22799) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 12/15Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Grenier Field 10Oct44. Eighth Air Force, England 14Oct44.
652nd Bomb Squadron (Heavy Reconnaissance), 25th Bomb Group
(Reconnaissance), 325th Photographic Wing, Watton (Station 376), Norfolk 13Oct44.
Operated meteorological reconnaissance sorties to the North Atlantic and North Sea.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 29Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Birmingham, AL - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 30Jun/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 2Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 30Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped..
6577 (MSN 22800) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Lincoln, NB 12/13Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 13Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 1Oct44.
652nd Bomb Squadron (Heavy Reconnaissance), 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance),
325th Photographic Wing, Watton (Station 376), Norfolk 5Oct44.
Operated meteorological reconnaissance sorties to the North Atlantic and North Sea.
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 13Jul45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 30Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6578 (MSN 22801) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Ogden, UT - Lincoln, NB 13/14Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Sep44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic
route departing Dow Field 27Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 1Oct44.
731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk Oct44. Named "Rusty Dusty".
332nd Bomb Squadron [LG*D], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 7Dec44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Schlesischer
railway station and east marshalling yards at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45.
Moderate and accurate flak encountered over the target resulted
in damage to the plane. Accident at Bassingbourn in collision with B-17G 43-38306
during departure for a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Fassberg, Germany 4Apr45.
It was still dark and the plane’s landing lights were on as it was taxying along with
the other bombers. The pilot swung the plane 45 degrees and stopped so he could
check out the engines. The plane had barely stopped when the propellers of the
B-17 behind, #306, chewed into the left wing and tail.
Apparently the brakes had failed. The crew shut down and evacuated safely.
The left wing fuel tanks had been punctured but did not catch fire. {17 missions}.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 4Apr45.
Condemned salvage 4Apr45.
6579 (MSN 22802) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 13/14Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Sep44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 27Sep44. Eighth Air Force, England 2Oct44.
511th Bomb Squadron [DS*J], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 11Oct44..
Named "Martha". first combat mission 14Oct44}.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*X] Feb45. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
{56 missions + 3 Revival}. 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 30May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 4Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 5/10Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 2Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6580 MSN 22803) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 15/18Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 1/2Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 13Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24Oct44.
832nd Bomb Squadron [3R*P], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk Oct44
Named "Flak Sak/Dream King".
834th Bomb Squadron [2S*P]. Landing accident Sudbury 3Dec44. {40 missions
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Briest, Brandenburg,
Germany 10Apr45 (5POW:4KIA). Shot Down By AAA and Crashed Near Seahausen, Germany
All (9) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured. (4) Were Killed By German SS Soldiers.
(5) Were Captured and Became POWs. Liberated a Few Days Later By
U.S 9th Armored Division Troops. MACR 14188.
6581 (MSN 22804) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/17Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 5Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 12Oct44.
711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig,
Germany 9Feb45 (3KIA:7POW). With the target covered by cloud, the Group
diverted to the secondary target, the Berlin-Suhler Waffen und Fahrzeugwerke
armaments factory at Weimar, Germany. Flak was moderate and fairly accurate.
Enemy fighters attacked the Group at several locations to and from the target,
the most aggressive being by Me 262 jet fighters over Fulda. Damaged in an attack
by enemy fighters and crashed Lochmühle, Germany.
6582 (MSN 22805) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 13/15Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Sep44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27Sep44.
Eighth Air Force, England 1Oct44.
561st Bomb Squadron [L], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Oct44.
{first combat mission 11Nov44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44.
Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Mannheim,
Germany 21Jan45 (9POW). Flak was moderate from the I.P. to the target.
Damaged by flak, crashed Heimerdingen, northwest of Stuttgart, Germany. {15 missions
6583 (MSN 22806) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 16/19Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 1/2Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 2Oct44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field
12Oct44. Eighth Air Force, England 16Oct44.
336th Bomb Squadron [ET*Y], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Oct44.
Named "Cadet Nurse". first combat mission 22Oct44}.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to targets around Thionville, France 5Nov44.
Cloud cover prevented visual bombing to avoid dropping on allied troops
so the Group moved on to strategic secondary targets, railway marshalling yards
and the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
Flak over the battle lines and at the target was intense and accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil
works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44.
Flak at Zeitz and over the target was intense and accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery
at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44. Flak was encountered at several
locations en route and on the return home; flak around Hamburg was intense
and accurate. Prior to the target, fighter attacks created havoc for five minutes or
more as the tight formation of bombers became scattered. After the target,
the remaining bombers turned north towards the North Sea into a tremendous
headwind which slowed the planes down to a ground speed of ninety miles per hour.
They were immediately pounced on by German fighters which made ten passes
at the formation. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Nürnberg, Germany 20Feb45 (9RMC). Intense and accurate flak was encountered
over the target, moderate flak was encountered elsewhere on the route;
there was no enemy fighter opposition. Crash landed at Florennes (A-78), near
Charleroi, Belgium. {38 missions}. Condemned salvage 28Feb45.
6584 (MSN 22807) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 17/19Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 1Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 26Oct44.
327th Bomb Squadron [UX*D], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 9Feb45. Accident returning from a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland,
Germany 3Mar45 (8KIA:1INJ). With cloud cover, the group diverted to a
secondary target, the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany.
Mid-air collision over Belgium with B-17G 43-38675, which was flying above,
and broke into three pieces. The debris came down on the towns of
Forchies-la-Marche and Fontaine-l'Évêque, west of Charleroi, Belgium 3Mar45. Salvaged
6585 (MSN 22808) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/17Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 1/2Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 13Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England Oct44. Damaged taxying at Prestwick, Scotland 27Oct44.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire
Named *Commando Chief* --artwork of a semi-naked lady
reposing wearing Indian head dress
423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*K], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Bingen, Germany 29Dec44.
On return, force landed at the emergency landing field, RAF Manston, Kent.
Mobile Repair Unit, 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire for battle damage repair 7Jan45. Regained by Group 14Jan45.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway installations and tank factories at
Berlin, Germany 18Mar45. Flak was heavy and accurate, causing many holes
in the plane. 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45.
Returned to US by 381st Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run 7Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 10/14Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 14Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 2Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6586 (MSN 22809) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/18Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH - Bangor, ME 1/2Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 13Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 22Oct44. 652nd Bomb Squadron (Heavy Reconnaissance),
25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance), Watton, Norfolk Oct44.
Operated meteorological reconnaissance sorties to the North Atlantic and North Sea.
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 13Jul45. Returned to US Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6587 (MSN 22810) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 15/18Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Nov44.
Eighth Air Force, England 4Dec44. 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk.
Condemned salvage with non-battle damage 3Apr45
6588 (MSN 22811) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 17/19Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 31Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England Nov44.
612th Bomb Squadron [IN*D], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire Dec44. Named "Carrie B IV". .
{first combat mission 5Dec44}. {final combat mission 19Apr45}. {57 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 7/10Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 2Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6589 (MSN 22812) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 17Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 9Oct44.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*P], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk Oct44. 337th Bomb Squadron. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Hohenbudberg, Krefeld, Germany 28Jan45 (8KIA:1RMC).
Crash landed behind allied lines at Lith, northeast of 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands.
Condemned 28Jan45
6590 (MSN 22813) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/17Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 21Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 5Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 12Oct44.
Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment.
544th Bomb Squadron [SU*J], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 19Jan45. {first combat mission 22Jan45}.
Aborted a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen, Leipzig,
Germany 19Mar45. No.4 engine had failed and the propeller feathered.
The bomb load was jettisoned over enemy territory and the plane returned early.
The aircraft struck a tree on the base after landing at Grafton Underwood.
The airplane was landed satisfactorily and had turned off the runway.
It was taxyed on the inner engines; after about 1,000ft the pilot started a left turn.
The brakes did not appear to be working so the pilot applied full power alternately
to both inner engines, increasing the taxy speed. The plane executed an uncontrolled
left turn until the right wing struck a tree and stopped the aircraft.
Damage to right inner and out wing panel; fuselage wrinkled and caved in
between stations 5 & 6; wrinkled at root of left wing; left inner wing panel.
It was believed that a faulty solenoid switch momentarily caused loss of hydraulic pressure.
{25 missions}. Condemned 19Mar45. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 20Mar45
6591 (MSN 22814) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 17/19Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 21Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 2/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England Oct44.
322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*U], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 4Nov44. Named "Incendiary Blonde" .
Failed to return from a mission to the Henschel und Sohn engineering works at
Kassel, Germany 15Dec44. No.3 engine had failed and no.2 engine was not producing power.
The pilot jettisoned the bomb load and force landed near Brussels.
Regained by Group 10Feb45. Battle damaged on a mission to the Schlesischer railway station
and east marshalling yards at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45.
Moderate and accurate flak encountered over the target resulted in damage to the plane.
(34 missions}. Flew a Trolley mission for 91st Bomb Group personnel 10May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war
and displaced persons May/Jun45. Operation Revival mission to Hörsching (R-87), Linz,
Austria 11May45. The 91st Group brought back 120 French POWs to Châteaudun (A-39),
France and 30 British POWs to England. Operation Revival 12/13/14May45;
liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.1, Barth, Germany
and flown to Couvron (A-70), Laon, France.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 12/14Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 14Jun45. Declared excess 28Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH 17Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. S
old to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6592 (MSN 22815) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 17/18Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 21Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1/2Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 12Oct44. Fitted with Gee-H radio navigation system
equipment. PFF [Pathfinder Force] aircraft.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*S], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 28Oct44. Named "Stardust".
{first combat mission 4Nov44}. Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap
mission to railway marshalling yards at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (9RMC).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
Damaged by flak, two engines damaged and losing altitude, the aircraft force
landed in Russian territory at Toru?, Poland. The Americans were not prisoners,
but they were not allowed to leave until Moscow approved and they had no means
to leave anyhow. The crew discovered another crew from the 490th Bomb Group whose
plane, Giddy (43-38150), had lost two engines and crash landed in Poland.
They managed to make contact and decided to try to repair this B-17. It meant
removing an engine from Giddy and using it to replace the damaged one on
Stardust. They managed to borrow a truck from the Russians for transport and
some poles, got a lot of help from the village people and manhandled the engine from Giddy,
transporting it to this B-17 in the truck. The plan was to attach it as best they could,
then hope they would get a chance to run for it. It would require stealth, courage and bribery.
Both American crews bartered with the Soviet soldiers. Several revolvers and a $10 fountain pen
paid for the gasoline for their secret flight; a $75 wrist watch given to a Russian officer
secured a Ford tractor to haul the second engine back. According to war records,
with the $30 the pilot had in his own wallet, he bribed Russian MPs to overlook the
cutting down of two telephone poles needed as hoists.
Using salvaged tools left by the Germans, the crews worked in plain sight of the other Russians.
The Americans feared too much attention, though, and made sure to drink with the Russian officers in
Toru?, toasting Stalin, Roosevelt and Churchill, the day villagers hoisted the plane in the
potato field. Early on St. Patrick’s Day, 1945, the Americans jumped into Stardust and
began to taxy along the frozen ground. A single Soviet guard waved frantically to stop, but the
Russians never chased them as they cleared the field and lifted off. There were nineteen airmen
on that flight. Without armament or ammunition, having been jettisoned
before the forced landings, and needing to avoid any enemy encounters,
the pilot circled around the airfield and flew to Foggia, Italy, where he knew there
was an American air base. He landed there and stayed a while before eventually
flying the last leg to England, making another stop in southern France which was in allied
control by then. Resumed combat operations 30Mar45. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat
mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
The plane suffered major battle damage and had problems with landing gear on return to base.
{42 missions}. Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of
carrying thirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France. Participated in the Green Project
which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA (code #66).
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca,
French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport
Command aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been in
exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 31Oct45
6593 (MSN 22816) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/17Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 21Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 1Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 10Oct44.
365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 17Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany 10Apr45 (7KIA:1POW).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 43-38803 while making s-turns to lose time.
Cut in half with the tail broken off and crashed at Wilsnack, Germany MACR 13877
6594 (MSN 22817) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Sep44.
.Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Lincoln, NB 19/20Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 14Oct44.
850th Bomb Squadron [J-], 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk Oct44.
Substantially damaged in an accident landing at Eye 19Apr45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 11Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 11Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 22Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6595 (MSN 22818) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 18/20Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 21Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 5Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 5Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 10Oct44.
710th Bomb Squadron [IJ*F], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk Oct44. Named "Slick Chick". Battle damaged on a
tactical mission to railway marshalling yards at Bad Kreuznach, Germany 2Jan45.
With no.1 engine on fire, some of the crew bailed out. Force landed near Verdun,
France. Condemned salvage 21Jan45
6596 (MSN 22819) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 20Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England Oct44.
322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*L:LG*P:LG*F], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 4Nov44. Named "Sweet Dish". Battle damaged on a
mission to the Rheinmetall Borsig steel works at Berlin, Germany 5Dec44 (3POW:6RMC).
There was a solid undercast of several cloud layers all the way into the target.
The formation climbed Io 27,000ft. Flak was light and enemy fighters were not seen.
As the plane neared Berlin. The pilot could see some flak coming up through the clouds
Ahead and slightly off to the side there was a small hole in the clouds.
A cluster of very large flak bursts were coming up through that hole about every
thirty seconds. The group lead turned, headed for the clearing and was going to
put the squadron directly in line with the flak bursts. Over the target the plane
was struck by flak, several flak hits striking no.1 and no.2 engines and
causing control surface damage. Three members of the crew, the navigator, togglier
and engineer, bailed out over the target, misunderstanding the pilot’s order
to “stand by to bail out”. The pilot was able to retain control and returned to land
safely back at Bassingbourn. Battle damaged on a mission to the Schlesischer railway
station and east marshalling yards at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45.
Moderate and accurate flak encountered over the target resulted in damage to the plane.
Battle damaged by flak on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Flew a Trolley mission for 91st Bomb Group personnel 10May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war
and displaced persons May/Jun45.
Operation Revival mission to Hörsching (R-87), Linz, Austria 11May45.
The 91st Group brought back 120 French POWs to Châteaudun (A-39), France
and 30 British POWs to England.
Operation Revival mission 13May45; liberated prisoners of war from Russian
controlled Stalag Luft No.1, Barth, Germany and flown to Couvron (A-70), Laon, France.
{46 missions + 2 Revival}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 15Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 16/21Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 21Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 6Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 6Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrappe
6597 (MSN 22820) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 20/21Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 21Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 1Nov44. 561st Bomb Squadron [M],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Nov44
Named "Super Mouse".
. {first combat mission 4Dec44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Altmärkische
Kettenwerk tank factory at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44.
Flak over the target was a meagre to moderate barrage with several rockets.
{final combat mission 13Mar45}. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian
mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built over
the bomb bay. Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home
liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45.
{33 missions + 5 Chowhound + 2 Revival}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, MI - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 29Jun/1Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 1Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 17Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6598 (MSN 22821) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 21/24Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 15Oct44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*N],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk. Named "Queen Mary/Melvin's Moonshiners??".
{first combat mission 6Jan45}. Major battle damage on a tactical mission to the
Hochfeld railway bridge over the River Rhine between Duisburg and Rheinhausen,
Germany 28Jan45. Flak over the target was moderate and accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge across the River Weser at
Bremen, Germany 24Feb45. Intense and accurate flak was encountered
over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition.
Major battle damage on a mission to the Bussing-Neue Automobil Gesellschaft
armoured vehicle factory at Brunswick, Germany 3Mar45.
Right inner wing was badly damaged by flak after the target.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Deutsche Werke shipyard at
Kiel, Germany 4Apr45. {final combat mission 18Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch
civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built
over the bomb bay. Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home
liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45.
{33 missions + 6 Chowhound + 2 Revival + 1 Cooks Tour}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 25/28Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 28Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 26Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 26Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped. .
6599 (MSN 22822) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 21Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 21Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28Sep44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Oct44.
Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-8347 at Gander Field, Newfoundland 14Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, England 22Oct44. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*D],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk. {3 missions}.
Condemned as MIA 30Nov44.
833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*R], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 6Feb45.
Failed to return from an Operation Clarion mission to a railway marshalling yard at
Ansbach, Germany 22Feb45. With mechanical failure, force landed at Vesoul, France. {4 missions}..
6600 (MSN 22823) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 20/22Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 15Oct44.
359th Bomb Squadron [BN*B], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 28Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44 (9POW).
Another aircraft struck the top of this bomber; as it skidded off it hit the right wing,
knocking off the right aileron. Crashed at Sangerhausen, west of Halle, Germany
6601 (MSN 22824) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 20/22Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 14Oct44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 13Oct44. Named "Lucky Lady".
Failed to return from a mission to a railway marshalling
yard at Rheine, Germany 20Jan45 (8KIA:1EVD). Flak over Sterkrade was meagre and inaccurate
but damaged the No.2 engine and fragments from the flak cut the hydraulic lines. The propeller
could not be feathered, hydraulic fluid was leaking and the B-17 fell out of the formation,
losing altitude. The pilot headed for home, but a fire broke out in the cockpit and he ordered the
crew to bail out. However, before they could do so, there was a large explosion which killed most
of the crew. Crashed on pasture north of Midwoud, north of Amsterdam, Netherlands.
A monument, made from a propeller of the aircraft, was unveiled in 1947 near the Dutch
Reformed Church in Midwoud.
6602 (MSN 22825) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 18/20Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 21Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 13Oct44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*M:FR*C], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 18Oct44. Named "Slew Foot Sue/This is It".
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to a railway bridge at Mannheim, Germany 11Dec44.
On return force landed south of Paris, France.
Battle damaged during a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Göttingen,
northeast of Kassel, Germany 1Jan45. On return, force landed on the continent.
Repaired and regained by Group 9Mar45.
Battle damaged on a mission to the vehicle works of Vomag Maschinenfabrik at
Plauen, Germany 19Mar45. Force landed on the continent. Repaired and regained by Group.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 9/13Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 13Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 28Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 28Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6603 (MSN 22826) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 21Sep44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
751st Bomb Squadron [V], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 23Feb45,
named "Jaynee". Damaged on a mission to Bremen 30Mar45, No.3 propeller
oversped, damaging the No.4 propeller. Transferred to 751st BS, 457 BG at Glatton Feb 23, 1945
Named "Pretty Baby". To 547th BS, 384th
BG at Grafton Underwood May 9, 1945Converted for trooping, stripped of all
armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches installed in the
waist and bomb bay. 384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of
troops to USA (code #63). It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres,
France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From
Casablanca, Air Transport Commandaircraft completed the journey and flew
the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included
flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on
the return leg from NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres.
The Green Project operated from 15Jun45 to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Participated in the
Greek Project Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to Athens, Greece to
return Greeks who had sympathized with Nazis. The passengers were
facing Greek imprisonment and were under armed guard. Flights were
from Istres, France to Munich, Germany to pick-up passengers
for Athens, Greece. Operated as "Lucky Sky Ways" Returned from Athens
to Istres via Foggia, Italy. Air Transport Command 7Apr47.
746th Base Squadron, Vienna, Austria, 1Jan48. 7320th Air Base Group,
Kaufbeuren, Germany 19Jan48. Stored 7Feb48. Reclaimed 14Mar49.
6604 (MSN 22827) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 21/23Sep44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Lincoln Field, NB 23Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln –Manchester, NH - Bangor, ME 11/12Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Oct44.
Eighth Air Force. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*A], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 7Dec44.
Damaged by flak during a mission to the railway marshalling yards and
station at Nürnberg, Germany 21Feb45 (1WIA:8RMC).
Over Frankfurt en route to the target, the navigator was struck by flak.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway installations and tank factories at
Berlin, Germany 18Mar45. After the target, no.1 engine was struck by flak and
the propeller feathered; flak also shot out the no.3 fuel tank.
On return the bomber was struck by flak over the coast and turned south
towards allied lines. Force landed at Ursel (B-67), a Royal Air Force fighter
airfield southeast of Bruges, Belgium. Regained by Group 27Mar45.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 28Mar45.
Regained by Group 3Apr45.
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45.
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 30May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greensboro, NC - Lubbock, TX 11/13Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 29Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 29Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6605 (MSN 22828) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 21/24Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 28Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force.
366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 19Oct44. Battle damaged on a mission 30Nov44.
Force landed on continent. Returned to Group 13Jan45.
Battle damaged on a mission 2Mar45. Force landed on continent.
Returned to Group 14Mar45. Substantially damaged in a takeoff accident at
Chelveston 24Mar45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, OH - Ogden, UT - Lubbock, TX 8/12Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 29Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 30Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6606 (MSN 22829) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 24Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Received in Italy 6Nov44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Named "Half Breed" {first combat mission 8Jan45}.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 21Jan45
(10RTD). En route to the target, engines were detonating and using excessive fuel.
Flak struck the fuselage aft of the ball turret and control cables were severed..
After leaving the target, the pilot discovered that there was insufficient gasoline
to return to home base, that the oxygen system was depleted and that two men
of the crew had been wounded. He headed for an emergency airfield at Debreczen,
Hungary. When the bomber crossed the Russian front lines, it was met by six Russian
fighters, one of which fired warning shots. Crew held their fire, the pilot rocked the
wings and the fighters left. Because of uncertainty of position in bad weather and
condition of two wounded men, the pilot force landed in an open, snow-covered
field at Tiszakeszi, Hungary. Upon landing the tail wheel was torn off and the tail
section damaged. The pilot arranged with Russians for repair of the aircraft.
Such arrangements necessitated several trips to Miskolc airdrome. Later
Russian engineering personell were transported by truck to Tiszakesci and
repaired the damaged aircraft. A tail wheel from a German Heinkel bomber
aircraft was installed. The bomber took off from the snow covered field and hit a
small tree with the tip of the left wing, but able to fly on to Miskolc, about
thirty-five miles away. The bomber was serviced and gasoline was put in the tanks.
The crew stayed at a local hotel in Miskolc for five days before they were
allowed to take-off; they then flew to their home base, arriving Amendola 18Feb45.
The rear half of the plane had been damaged in Hungary so the ground crew
replaced the rear section with a camouflaged rear half, ending up with a silver
front half and brownish green back half. The crew named the plane HALF BREED.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery
at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 23Mar45 (7WIA:3RTD). Over the target, flak
was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to several airmen. {final combat mission
26Apr45}. {29 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 16Jul45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
6607 (MSN 22830) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 23/24Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 16Oct44. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*E],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 1Jan45.
{first combat mission 5Jan45}. Accident during assembly for a
mission to an underground oil storage depot at Derben, southeast of
Stendal, Germany 14Jan45; the tail gunner bailed out over
England and returned to base. {final combat mission 16Apr45}.
{48 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lincoln, NB - Lubbock, TX 3/4Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 4Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 4Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 4Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6608 (MSN 22831) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Coolidge, AZ - Oklahoma City, OK -
Lincoln, NB 19/22Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 16Oct44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*A],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Oct44
Named "Strange Cargo"
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to the Hochfeld railway bridge
over the River Rhine between Duisburg and Rheinhausen, Germany 28Jan45.
Flak over the target was moderate and accurate, severely damaging the right wing
and cracked the left windshield.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch
civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 25/27Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 27Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 26Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 26Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6609 (MSN 22832) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 22/24Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 26Oct44. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*C],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main,
Germany 17Feb45. Damaged by flak, crashed on the continent.
Salvaged 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France.
6610 (MSN 22833) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 26/27Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*B], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook
(Station 110), Northamptonshire 7Dec44.. Named "Feed 'Em/Martha".
first combat mission 11Dec44}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {55 missions + 3 Revival}.
Returned to US 25May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 1Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Wilmington, DE - Jackson, MS - Lubbock, TX 2/6Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 6Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6611 (MSN 22834) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 23/24Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 22Oct44.
561st Bomb Squadron [Q], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Nov44.
{first combat mission 25Nov44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at
Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44. Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank factory at
Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44. Flak over the target was a meagre to moderate
barrage with several rockets. {final combat mission 21Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians
in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and armament
removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival, the humanitarian
mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45.
Crashed in unknown circumstances on a Revival mission near Aachen, Germany 19May45.
{60 missions + 5 Chowhound + 2 Revival}. Condemned salvage 19May45
6612 MSN 22835) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 22/23Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 23Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 16Oct44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*L], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44 (9POW).
Damaged by flak, crash landed in a field at Heufurt, southeast of Fladungen, Germany.
Conflict:
Memorial quotes 43-37621
6613 (MSN 22836) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 22/24Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 18Oct44.
351st Bomb Squadron [EP*T], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Nov44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Vereinigte Deutsche Metallwerke propeller factory
at Hederheim, Frankfurt am Main, Germany 17Feb45. With the target covered by cloud,
the Group diverted to a last resort target, the railway marshalling yards at Giessen, Germany.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*T]. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards
at Nürnberg, Germany 20Feb45. Intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target,
moderate flak was encountered elsewhere on the route; there was no enemy fighter opposition.
On return, force landed at Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels, Belgium. Salvaged 24Feb45
6614 (MSN 22837) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 25Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 25Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 15Oct44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*D],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 28Oct44.
525th Bomb Squadron. Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 17Mar45.
On return the plane was severely damaged and nosed over during a forced landing at
RAF West Malling, Kent 17Mar45. Salvaged 18Mar45
6615 (MSN 22838) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 23/24Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Eighth Air Force Oct44. 323rd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 23Feb45. Returned to US 26May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 31May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 1/4Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 4Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6616 (MSN 22839) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 23/24Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 24Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 20Oct44.
835th Bomb Squadron [H8*B], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury. {5 missions}.
833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*A]. Named "Short Arm". {41 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, MI - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 9/11Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 8Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6617 (MSN 22840) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tucson, AZ - Lincoln, NB 25/28Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 18Oct44.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*S], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Oct44.
Named AGONY WAGON / SOUTHERN COMFORT or WHISKEY WAGON.
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Unterschlauersbach,
west of Nürnberg, Germany 5Apr45 (9POW). Damaged by flak, with the radio room and
oxygen system on fire, the plane was crash landed on the beach at Oudorp, near
Kilhaven, Goeree-Overflakkee island, Netherlands right next to some German
defensive positions. No one was seriously injured in the crash but they were all
captured and transported to Amsterdam. Salvaged by the local population.
6618 (MSN 22841) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 24/25Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 25Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Oct44.
Eighth Air Force Oct44.
323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*U], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 4Nov44. Named "Flexible Clipper".
{first combat mission 6Nov44}. Battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery
at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 6Nov44. The operations order had the Group
approach the target from upwind so as to improve the bomb pattern.
Because of high head winds, the bomb run took eleven minutes. This gave the German
anti-aircraft gunners plenty of time to zero in on the formation.
Over the target the plane was struck by flak causing seven holes in the left wing,
one in the no.3 engine, five in the right wing and in the top turret.
Ground looped at Bassingbourn 20Jan45. Returned to US 26May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 31May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Ogden, UT - Lubbock, TX 31May/2Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 2Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 12Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 13Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 13Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6619 (MSN 22842) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Las Vegas, NV - Lincoln, NB 23/26Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 26Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 14Oct44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*S],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Oct44.
Named "Darling Dot/Big Gas Bird"
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Kaiserlautern,
Germany 23Dec44 (6POW:1KIA). Damaged in an attack by enemy fighters
shortly after the I.P., the tail taking the brunt of the assault. Crashed Wülflingen, Haßfurt, Germany
6620 (MSN 22843) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 27/30Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 30Sep44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 12Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 12Oct44.
Received in Italy 24Oct44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Nov44.
{first combat mission 7Nov44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the locomotive depot at Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
29Dec44 (1WIA:9RMC). The primary target was to be the railway marshalling yard
at Innsbruck, Austria. With bad weather over the Alps, the formation turned back
to the secondary target in Italy. En route to the secondary target, the navigator of
the group lead plane was wounded by flak and the group lead commander,
new to the group, apparently took over the navigator duties. He changed course
and led the group over known anti-aircraft batteries. Flak over the target
resulted in damage to the aircraft and wounding a waist gunner.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the railway
station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {67 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Topeka, KS - Independence, KS 11/13Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 13Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 13Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 13Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6621 (MSN 22844) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 25/28Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME - Manchester, NH 6/7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force Oct44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*B], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Oct44.
751st Bomb Squadron [U], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 8Nov44. .
Named *Trip's Troubles*. .
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany 1Feb45.
On return force landed on the continent. Regained by Group 30Dec44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 8Mar45.
Regained by Group 10Mar45. Returned to US 22May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 28May/7Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 7Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 9Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6622 (MSN 22845) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 26/28Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 14Oct44.
561st Bomb Squadron [P], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Oct44
Named "Our Love".
{first combat mission 22Oct44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44.
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank factory at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44.
Flak over the target was a meagre to moderate barrage with several rockets.
Battle damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany
16Feb45 (1KIA:3WIA:1POW:5RMC). Just over the target, the aircraft was struck by flak,
ripping through the cockpit causing the oxygen system and stored flares to catch fire.
Flak also hit number 2 and number 3 engines causing them to catch fire.
The aircraft started losing altitude and the pilot was having difficulty controlling the plane
which was in a steep dive. Because of the seriousness of the event, the pilot gave the
order to bail out; the radio operator and tail gunner jumped. The aircraft fell from
about 22,000ft to approximately 14,000ft when pilot was able to regain control of the aircraft.
The pilot and co-pilot had been burned by the fires. The fires had been extinguished and
he was able to level off and continue back to base in England. The other eight crew
members landed safely back at Knettishall. {final combat mission 21Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in
German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and armament
removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival, the humanitarian
mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45.
{50 missions + 5 Chowhound + 4 Revival}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Coraopolis, PA - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 29Jun/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 2Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 26Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 26Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6623 (MSN 22846) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 27/28Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force Oct44.
324th Bomb Squadron [DF*B], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 24Oct44.
Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda
armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Battle damaged on that mission when a flak hit knocked out the no.1 engine
and blew part of the cowling off no.2. Engine no.2 soon went out and the plane
began losing altitude. Even with the bomb load out, the aircraft continued
losing altitude. The crew tossed out everything loose to lighten the plane.
The aircraft finally levelled off at about 7,200 feet. With insufficient power
to get back in formation, the crew plotted a course back to Bassingbourn
slightly north of the briefed route. They headed back alone, at 97 MPH.
Fuel was so low by the time they neared Bassingbourn that he did not have
time for a normal approach so as to land into the wind. The pilot had to
make a straight-in landing with the wind. Even so, he did an excellent job of
putting the underpowered damaged aircraft down on the runway.
When the plane came to a stop and crew was getting out, the Control Tower
called for the pilot to report to the tower immediately.
He brushed off his "wings" as he went back anticipating being commended for
making such a good landing under the circumstances. Instead, he was chewed
out for landing down-wind! Returned to US by 401st Bomb Squadron crew on
Operation Home Run. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 25May45.
Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores 25May45. Gander, Newfoundland 26May45.
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 1/3Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 3Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport
Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6624 (MSN 22847) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 29Sep/1Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 13Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Nov44.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 3Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 7Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 8Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6625 (MSN 22848) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 28/29Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 29Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Eighth Air Force Oct44. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*N], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 4Nov44. Named *Peacemaker*.
{35+ missions}. Returned to US 6Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Buffalo, NY - Kansas City, KS - Lubbock, TX 9/12Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 12Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 30Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 30Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 30Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
44-6626/6750 Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-60-DL Fortress
MSN 22849/22973. Boeing B-17G-55-DL Fortress built by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, CA
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and �Project Bits & Pieces�, a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
6626 (MSN 22849) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 27/28Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7/10Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 14Oct44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [F],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Oct44 Named "Thunderbird".
{first combat mission 25Nov44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44.
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Failed to return from a mission
to railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 26Nov44 (4KIA:5POW).
Meagre to moderate flak was encountered in the target area.
The plane was struck by flak in the forward fuselage during the bomb run
just before bomb release. Smoke instantly filled the cockpit,
and the pilot rang the bailout alarm as the bomber left the formation.
Suddenly, at about 15,000ft, it exploded. Six of the crew were ejected
into the sky from the explosion while the remainder were either killed or trapped.
The aircraft crashed 1.5km northeast of Heessen, 6km northeast of Hamm on the
road from Heessen to Dolberg, Germany. {2 missions}.
6627 (MSN 22850) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 3/6Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 16Oct44. Received in Italy 25Oct44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Oct44.
{first combat mission 6Nov44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Feb45.
The target was obscured by smoke from previous bombing and the plane bombed
the alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at Amstetten, Austria.
Flak was heavy and accurate, seriously wounding the radio operator.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Bruck an der Mur,
Styria, Austria 9Mar45 (1KIA:9RMC). Cloud cover forced the formation to divert to an
alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at Graz, Austria.
Flak at Graz was heavy and accurate resulting in the death of the ball turret gunner.
Accident returning from a mission to German troop concentrations at
Bologna, Italy 16Apr45. Returned early with engine problems, the landing gear
collapsed on landing at Amendola. {47 missions}. Salvaged 16Apr45
6628 (MSN 22851) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 30Sep/1Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Received in Italy Oct44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Oct44.
{first combat mission 7Nov44}. {final combat mission 26Apr45}. {54 missions}.
Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 20/21Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 21Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
2526th Base Unit (Instrument School, Instrument Pilot) Lubbock Field, TX.
Ferried Lubbock - Kingman, AZ Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 11Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 13Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6629 (MSN 22852) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 28/29Sep44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 29Sep44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 2Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Oct44.
Eighth Air Force 14Oct44.
560th Bomb Squadron [C], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Oct44.
Named "Karen W" {first combat mission 22Oct44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Lützkendorf synthetic oil facilities
at Mücheln, west of Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44 (1WIA:8RMC).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate, wounding the waist gunner.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank factory
at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44.
Flak over the target was a meagre to moderate barrage with several rockets.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Nürnberg, Germany 20Feb45 (10POW). Hit by flak a few seconds after bomb release.
Flak hit the no.3 fuel tank and the plane caught fire immediately.
The wing had a big hole in it and the pilot gave the bailout order.
The plane crashed near Wildenbergen, northwest of Schwabach, Germany and
destroyed by fire with the exception of the tail. {34 missions}.{34 missions}.
6630 (MSN 22853) 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 3Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Nov44. Failed to return from a mission to the railway
marshallimg yards at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 6Nov44 (1KIA:9RTD). The crew
was scheduled to bomb Vienna. After takeoff, the bomber climbed to join the formation
then the crew heard that Vienna was covered by clouds, so they proceeded to Maribor,
Slovenia, Yugoslavia. Just as the bombs were released a flak shell exploded right beneath
the aircraft, severing the hydraulic line to the controls to the bomb-bay doors.
The co-pliot had been fatally wounded. Soon the plane rocked again, this time with a burst
below the number three engine, setting it on fire. Then a shell exploded below the
number two engine, severing the oil line. The left wheel had dropped down from the
engine nacelle, increasing the wind drag. They tried to head for Switzerland,
but were losing altitude too fast. As they couldnt cross the Alps, the pilot requested
the heading for the emergency landing airfield on Vis Island, Croatia, off the coast
of Yugoslavia. Vis came into view, and as the aircraft was lining up for the runway,
the number four engine stopped, out of fuel. As soon as they had lined up, a red flare
came arcing up - a go around signal. As the aircraft was making a left turn over the
Adriatic, the final engine quit, out of fuel. After the bomber was ditched, the remaining
crew managed to climb out of the plane. The plane stayed afloat for about ten minutes,
before finally going down nose-first, taking the co-pilots body with it. The crew were soon
picked up by a local fisherman and British soldiers from the radar unit stationed on the
island. {1 mission}. This aircraft was discovered in 2002 when divers found that it
appeared to be in complete condition; the propellers and engines were still in place.
The wreck lies in 72 metres of water about 100 metres from shore and is considered
one of the best preserved WW2 airplane wrecks in the world. Croatian law prevented
it being brought to the surface. In October 2020, American Agency Defense POW/MIA
Accounting ( DPAA ) and a group of divers from Lund University cooperated with Croatian
Ministries of Veterans Affairs, Culture, and Defense, the Croatian Conservation Institute,
and the University of Zadar in successfuly recovering the remains of 2nd Lt. Ernest N. Vienneau.
According to a former crew member, the aircraft was rushed into service, the group markings
were due to be put on the next day. .
6631 (MSN 22854) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 1/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44;
diverted to Bangor, ME because of fog at Manchester.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Grounded by fog and storms for ten days.
Ferried Gander - Azores - Marrakech, French Morocco - Tunis, Tunisia, arriving Giola, Italy 30Oct44.
773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Nov44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG
synthetic oil refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 25Dec44 (4KIA:5POW).
Flak over the target was heavy and accurate. The aircraft was struck in no.3 engine;
the explosion of the shell damaged the fuel lines and the engine, the wing caught fire.
ircraft broke out of formation, began to descend and went into a spin.
spread to the fuselage as the crew members hurriedly bailed out.
The plane exploded while still in the air and its wreckage landed between the
village of D?ínov and the castle at Jeze?í, Czechoslovakia.
6632 (MSN 22855) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kansas City, KS - Lincoln, NB 30Sep/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 16Oct44. Received in Italy 1Nov44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Nov44.
{first combat mission 16Nov44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil
storage facility at Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 19Nov44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to the radio operator.
Crashed after takeoff for a mission to the industrial area of Vienna, Austria
3Dec44 (3INJ:7RMC). No.1 and no.3 engines caught fire as the plane
departed the runway. Crash landed twelve miles south of Amendola. {5 missions}. Salvaged
6633 (MSN 22856) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 28Sep/1Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 16Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Nov44.
first combat mission 18Nov44}. {final combat mission 26Apr45}. {56 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Memphis, TN - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6634 (MSN 22857) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Kansas City, KS -
Lincoln, NB 30Sep/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 21Oct44.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Nov44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Bolzano, Italy 16Feb45.
En route to the target, fifty miles off shore, number 3 engine burst into flames
which could not be extinguished by the engine fire extinguisher.
The pilot Immediately shut off the fuel supply and feathered the propeller.
He then ordered the bombs jettisoned and learned the electrical system was
completely inoperative. Knowing that sea rescue would be extremely hazardous
because of the rough sea and that several of his crew could not swim,
the pilot decided to attempt to shake off the burning engine. Flying at 9,000ft
he put the aircraft into a steep dive until he reached an altitude of 800ft. He then
pulled the aircraft out of the dive and by rocking the wings back and forth,
shook off the burning engine into the sea. The pilot then set course for the
coast, lowered his aircraft to less than 400ft to obtain visibility.
He soon sighted a fighter strip off shore and executed a crash landing at
Lesina airfield, east-southeast of Campomarino, Italy, which snapped the tail
and wing from the plane. No injuries to any crewmember. Salvaged
6635 (MSN 22858) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 30Sep/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field
18Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Nov44
Named "Roundtrip". {first combat mission 18Nov44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt service test airfield
at Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 16Feb45 (3WIA:7RMC).
Bad weather forced the squadron to an alternate target,
the railway marshalling yards at Vipiteno, Italy.
Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the pilot, co-pilot and engineer.
{final combat mission 25Apr45}. {56 missions}.
353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy.
Crash landed Gioia del Colle airfield, Bari, Italy 23Jun45.
Assigned to DUKO [Twelfth Air Force, Italy]. Excluded from inventory 30Nov45
6636 (MSN 22859) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 30Sep/3Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 3Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 20Oct44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 3Nov44. {46 missions}. Air Depot 21Mar45.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 5Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 10Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6637 (MSN 22860) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 1/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departing Grenier Field 18Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Nov44.
{first combat mission 16Nov44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil
refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria 16Mar45 (2WIA:8RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the navigator and bombardier.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45.
{59 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 13Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Memphis, TN - Dallas, TX -
Independence, KS 13/18Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 18Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 25Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6638 (MSN 22861) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY - Lincoln, NB 4/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Oct44. Ferried overseas
on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 16Oct44.
Received in Italy 2Nov44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Nov44.
{first combat mission 16Nov44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt service test airfield at
Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 16Feb45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Bad weather forced the squadron to an alternate target, the railway
marshalling yards at Vipiteno, Italy. Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the pilot.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {64 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, OH - Indianapolis, IN - Independence, KS 12/14Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 14Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 17Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 19Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 19Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6639 (MSN 22862) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Sep44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Winslow, AZ - Wichita, KS -
Lincoln, NB 29Sep/4Oct44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 4Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 24Oct44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 26Oct44.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 4Nov44.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 21Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 24Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 24Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6640 (MSN 22863) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 3/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 13Oct44. Damaged in collision with Consolidated C-109
tanker 42-51425 while taxying at Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores 18Oct44.
Received in Italy 24Oct44.
775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 24Oct44.
Named "Laetitia". . Failed to return from a mission to the
Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin, Germany 24Mar45 (10POW).
En route to the target, as it passed the synthetic oil refinery at Záluží u Most, Brüx,
Sudetenland, the Germans opened anti-aircraft fire. The bomber was struck by flak
and disabled no.3 engine. The pilot jettisoned the bombs, dropped out of formation,
and turned back to base in Italy. He decided to risk flying back to base with the
remaining three engines. The crew threw out all they could to lighten the plane.
Fifteen minutes after flying southeast, however, a second engine stopped and the
first began to burn. The pilot decided that only two functional engines would not
cross the Alps and headed towards the Russian front lines.
The bomber flew across Prague from the south and headed for
Pod?brady and Hradec Králové towards the Polish border.
From there, the Russian front was nearby, only about a hundred kilometres.
However, the plane lost altitude and was burning. The other two overloaded
engines made an ominous sound, audible for miles. People in ?erníkovice,
Czechoslovakia were at work in their fields and gardens when the plane,
in flames, arrived from the west. It quickly lost altitude and headed across
Li?no to ?erníkovice. The first parachute appeared in the sky; in the last seconds,
the crew were leaving the damaged aircraft. In the area above the first houses
in ?erníkovice, the plane suddenly changed direction and headed steeply to the left
down to the pond. There, at an altitude of about fifty meters in the air,
it exploded. Wreckage was scattered around. The engines fell behind the stream,
as did most of the fuselage. Part of the wing with the cockpit and navigator's cabin
fell into the drained pond and half of the left wing on the meadow behind the pond.
Crashed ?erníkovice, Czechoslovakiaa
6641 (MSN 22864) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 5/6Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 13Oct44.
Received in Italy 24Oct44.
817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 24Oct44.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. Damaged taxying at Lajes Field, Terceira Island,
Azores 6Oct45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 16Oct45.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC 28Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 28Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped..
6642 (MSN 22865) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 3/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 16Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 30Oct44.
{first combat mission 16Nov44}. Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany
22Mar45 (10RMC). The aircraft went over the primary target on the first run over
the target but left the formation before the second run was made.
The plane was pulling excessive power and the pilot left the formation with less
than fifty gallons of fuel in each tank; the bomb load was jettisoned.
The aircraft received major damage from two Russian piloted aircraft,
a Bell P-39 Airacobra and a Yakovlev Yak-3 because, as pilots of fighters
later informed the crew, the “Y” on the fin of the B-17 looked like a
German insignia at a distance. The plane made a forced landing at a
Russian forward base. Repaired and refuelled, the plane returned to
Amendola 26Mar45. {final combat mission 26Apr45}. {62 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Newark, NJ - Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 15/17Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 17Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 25Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6643 (MSN 22866) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 3/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 20Oct44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 20Oct44.
Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-8167 taxying at Amendola 16Dec44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria
21Jan45 (1WIA:9RMC). The bombardier was wounded by flak.
Crashed on a training sortie in mountains on the Passo San Marco,
north of Bergamo, Italy 4Feb45 (3KIS:1INJ). {17 missions}.
6644 (MSN 22867) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY - Lincoln, NB 3/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 24Oct44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 24Oct44.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 24/25Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 25Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6645 (MSN 22868) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 4/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44. Assigned to OHAM
(Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 25Oct44.
352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 21Dec44. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Substantially damaged taxying at Celone 13Jun45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul44.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Independence, KS 25/26Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 26Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6646 (MSN 22869) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 4/5Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy).
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 16Oct44.
341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 5Dec44.
Air Depot 23Jan45. Returned to Group.
Battle damaged, the bomber was the last of 873 B-17s to be repaired
by the 97th Bomb Group’s resident 50th Air Service Squadron.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 15Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Jackson, MS - Lubbock, TX 16/19Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 19Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 2Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 2Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6647 (MSN 22870) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 4/6Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 25Oct44.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Dec44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Augsburg, Germany 27Feb45. Flak was intense, accurate and heavy.
Damaged by flak, crashed near Augsburg
6648 (MSN 22871) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 5/6Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 25Oct44.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 5Dec44.
Returned to US.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 27Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6649 (MSN 22872) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 5/6Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 16Oct44. Received in Italy 25Oct44.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 6Dec44.
Air Depot 25Jan45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 28Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 2Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6650 (MSN 22873) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 6/7Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 7Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departing Grenier Field 17Oct44. Received in Italy 24Oct44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 24Oct44. {first combat mission 9Dec44}.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {54 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 15Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Shreveport, LA - Lubbock, TX 16/18Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 18Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 6Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 7Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6651 (MSN 22874) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 6/7Oct44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Lincoln Field, NB 7Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 23Oct44. Received in Italy 6Nov44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 20Dec44. {49 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 21Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 27Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6652 (MSN 22875) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 5/6Oct44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Lincoln Field, NB 6Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 17Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 29Nov44.
Failed to return from a mission to the locomotive depot at Castelfranco Veneto,
Italy 29Dec44 (4KIA:6POW). The primary target was to be the railway marshalling
yard at Innsbruck, Austria. With bad weather over the Alps, the formation turned
back to the secondary target in Italy. En route to the secondary target, the navigator
of the group lead plane was wounded by flak and the group lead commander,
new to the group, apparently took over the navigator duties. He changed course and
led the group over known anti-aircraft batteries. The bomber received two direct
flak hits in the ball turret and bomb bay over the Initial Point at 20,000ft.
It left the formation and exploded before the crew could bail out.
The blast blew the crew members in the front out of the nose; the tail gunner
escaped from the tail section which had broken away. Both wings came off
before the plane crashed into a mountain of the South Tyrol near Brixen, Italy. {1 mission}.
The co-pilot had been blown out without his parachute. Freefalling amongst the debris,
he was struck in the chest by a loose parachute pack. He grabbed it, hooked it on and
released the chute in time. The navigator had been trying to open the forward escape
hatch when the bomber exploded. He was ejected with his parachute strapped on but was
unconscious until just before reaching the ground. He pulled the ripcord but hit the
ground before deployment. He landed in a few feet of snow but the mountain
sloped away about 45 degrees and he slid down about 100 yards,
dropped off a four-foot ledge and rolled before stopping, injured but alive;
he was captured and taken POW. The pilot, who was taken POW, was
on his final combat mission at the end of his tour. MACR 10930
6653 (MSN 22876) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 8/9Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 18Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 3Nov44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway goods depot in Vienna, Austria 13Feb45
(7POW:3KIA). Damaged by flak over Vienna setting the left wing on fire.
The plane started a shallow dive to the right and the crew started to bail out.
Then the plane went into a spiral dive and started to disintegrate.
Crashed at Orth an der Donau, east of Vienna, Austria MACR 12110
6654 (MSN 22877) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 4/6Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 12Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 13Oct44.
Received in Italy 24Oct44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 30Oct44. {first combat mission 17Dec44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the locomotive depot at Castelfranco Veneto,
Italy 29Dec44 (1KIA:9RMC). The primary target was to be the railway marshalling
yard at Innsbruck, Austria. With bad weather over the Alps, the formation
turned back to the secondary target in Italy. En route to the secondary target,
the navigator of the group lead plane was wounded by flak and the
group lead commander, new to the group, apparently took over the navigator
duties. He changed course and led the group over known anti-aircraft batteries.
Flak over the target resulted in damage to the aircraft and the death of the tail gunner.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Vienna,
Austria 15Jan45 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in serious
wounds to a waist gunner. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission
of the war to the railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45.
{26 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 12Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6655 (MSN 22878) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 4Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 12Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Dow Field 13Oct44. Received in Italy 24Oct44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 30Oct44.
Damaged taxying at Amendola 12Dec44. {first combat mission 18Dec44}.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the railway
station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {46 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
24Jul45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Madison, WI - Independence, KS 25/26Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 26Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 15Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 15Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6656 (MSN 22879) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 8/9Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 17Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 30Oct44.
{first combat mission 17Dec44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G.
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Ko?le, Prussia 26Dec44 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak wounded the tail gunner. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force
combat mission of the war to the railway station and marshalling
yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {63 missions}.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy).
Damaged when nosed over after landing at Naples, Italy 11Jun45;
the plane was transporting personnel for return to US; no casualties.
Condemned salvage 11Jun45
6657 (MSN 22880) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 7/9Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 17Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 19Nov44.
{first combat mission 20Dec44}. Battle damaged on a mission to communications
targets in southeast Vienna, Austria 8Feb45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate and the co-pilot was wounded by shrapnel.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt service test airfield at Lechfeld,
Augsburg, Germany 16Feb45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Bad weather forced the squadron to an alternate target, the railway marshalling
yards at Vipiteno, Italy. Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the navigator.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery
at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate,
seriously wounding a waist gunner. {final combat mission 26Apr45}. {44 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 23Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6658 (MSN 22881) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 7/9Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 17Oct44.
Received in Italy 12Nov44.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 22Feb45.
Air Depot 3Apr45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Independence, KS 26/27Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 27Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 9Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6659 (MSN 22882) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 7/8Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
QDow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 17Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 30Oct44. Named "Hell's Angels".
{first combat mission 25Dec44}. Failed to return from a mission to the oil
refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 14Feb45 (9POW:1KIA).
The aircraft caught accurate flak at the Initial Point, with the entire bomb
run flown through a cloud of steel. Smoke from the exploding shells filled the plane.
The bombs were released on the target OK and then the real trouble began.
The number two engine had been knocked out completely and the propeller
started to windmill causing the plane to vibrate. Frantic efforts to control or
feather the propeller were unsuccessful. A fire started in the left wing, so the
order to bail out was given by the pilot. The plane was in a steep glide and
seemed ready to start in a spin. The crew made it to Czechoslovakia and bailed
out near Dubová. Set on auto-pilot, the plane flew another 80km east and
crashed near Krn?a, near Modra, Czechoslovakia. {14 missions}. . MACR 12107
6660 (MSN 22883) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 8/10Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Oct44. Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 15Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 17Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 13Dec44.
Air Depot 18Dec44. {49 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 21Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 28Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 28Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6661 (MSN 22884) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 7/8Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 12Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 13Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 13Oct44.
Received in Italy 31Oct44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 13Dec44.
Air Depot 16Feb45. Returned to Group. Crashed at Tortorella 19Feb45. {17 missions}. Salvaged
6662 (MSN 22885) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 9/10Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Oct44. Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 17Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 12Dec44.
Crash landed 22Jan45. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Substantially damaged in an accident landing
at Celone 9Jun45. {54 missions}. Condemned salvage 22Jun45.
6663 (MSN 22886) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 7/9Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 18Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 12Dec44.
Named "Mono"{2 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil
refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 26Dec44 (9KIA).
Struck by flak and exploded, crashed Marklowice,Prussia.
MACR 10939. 7 parachutes seen,
6664 (MSN 22887) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 9/10Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 17Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44.
348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 12Dec44.
Equipped with a Hallicrafter S-27 UHF radio receiver. Used by an additional intercept
radio operator to monitor and record enemy ground to air and air-to ground transmissions.
Mid-air collision during a mission to the Schaffgotsch Benzin synthetic oil refinery at
Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal, Prussia 18Dec44 (10RMC). In an overcast, B-17G 44-6542
dropped down onto #664. The vertical stabilizer was damaged and the rudder seized.
The bombs were jettisoned and the plane returned to Amendola. {48 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Detroit, IL - Independence, KS 24/26Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 26Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Jan46.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6665 (MSN 22888) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Kingman, AZ - Savannah, GA 10/12Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 16Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas by Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH,
on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 17Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44.
348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 12Dec44.
Equipped with a Hallicrafter S-27 UHF radio receiver. Used by an additional
intercept radio operator to monitor and record enemy ground to air and
air-to ground transmissions. {52 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 26Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Indianapolis, IN - Chicago, IL - Independence, KS
27Jul/3Aug45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 3Aug45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH 17Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 20Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6666 (MSN 22889) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 9/10Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 16Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 18Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44.
353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 21Dec44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 26Apr45.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned salvage 26Apr45
6667 (MSN 22890) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 8/9Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departing Grenier Field 17Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 21Dec44.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Independence, KS 24/25Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 25Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6668 (MSN 22891) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 9/11Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 17Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 17Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 20Dec44.
Accident during maintenance and destroyed by fire at Tortorella 8Jan45. {9 missions}
6669 (MSN 22892) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 11Oct44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Lincoln Field, NB 11Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 18Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 18Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 20Dec44. {36 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 28Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6670 (MSN 22893) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 10Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 10Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 18Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 20Dec44.
{45 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 23Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6671 (MSN 22894) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 11Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 23Oct44. Received in Italy 6Nov44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Nov44.
Named "Homesick". {first combat mission 8Jan45}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 15Mar45 (1KIA:9RMC).
The primary target was not attacked because of cloud cover and PFF failure.
Diverted to the secondary target, an oil refinery at Kolin, Czechoslovakia.
The plane was struck by two bursts of flak on the bomb run.
As the formation rallied right, the airplane took four more direct hits of flak.
Aileron controls were shot out, fire erupted back of engine number one,
and the oxygen system quit functioning. The pilot alerted the crew to possible
bail out and was able to set up the autopilot. He thought that he might be able to
reach the Russian lines, but the fire in the right wing rapidly increased in
intensity, so he ordered the crew to bail out. They were at about 19,000ft,
and all got out safely. The pilot, who was last, had some difficulty.
His foot became stuck back of the control stick as the airplane had a tendency
to climb. He managed to extricate himself, but when he released the controls,
the airplane started a steep, climbing turn to the left. The force of the manoeuvre
pinned him to the airplane. Again he managed to get free and went out through the
nose hatch. The crew had bailed out over the German-Russian front near Muskau,
south of Cottbus, Germany. The plane exploded and crashed in
Prussia behind Russian lines east of Cottbus MACR 12821.
6672 (MSN 22895) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
ned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 12/14Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 24Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 24Oct44.
Received in Italy 19Nov44.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 22Feb45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Coraopolis, PA - Independence, KS 24/26Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 26Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 26Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 26Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6673 (MSN 22896)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 10/12Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 12Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 18Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 20Dec44. {53 missions}.
Returned to US.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 29Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6674 (MSN 22897) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 11/13Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 13Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 24Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 25Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 25Oct44. Received in Italy 6Nov44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Jan45.
{first combat mission 19Jan45}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 15Mar45 (10RMC).
The primary target was not attacked because of cloud cover and PFF failure.
Diverted to the secondary target, an oil refinery at Kolin, Czechoslovakia.
The plane had been struck by flak on the aborted bomb run at Ruhland.
With number one engine disabled and number four performing poorly,
it could not keep up with the formation. The pilot left the formation,
jettisoned the bombs in a field, and headed east for Lublin, Poland, which was
briefed as an auxiliary field. The weather closed in and visibility was down
to about three miles. He spotted Kielce, Poland, and circled to find a field
since visibility prevented going any further. The pilot found an open field and
landed safely in a pasture at Kielce, Poland. The airplane was considerably
damaged but none of the crew was injured. {13 missions}. Condemned 26Mar45. Salvaged.
6675 (MSN 22898) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 13/14Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Grenier Field 23Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 20Dec44.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 29Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
For storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6676 (MSN 22899) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 14/15Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy Nov44.
Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 24/25Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 25Jun45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6677 (MSN 22900) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 14/15Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy Nov44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Nov44.
Named "Take It Easy".
{first combat mission 4Jan45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {48 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 19Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 22Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrappe
6678 (MSN 22901) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 13/14Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 7Nov44. 429th Bomb Squadron [F- tactical call sign VZZF],
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Dec44. {first combat mission 8Jan45}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Rhenania and Danubia oil storage facilities
at Regensburg, Germany 5Feb45 (1KIA:4POW:5EVD). Over the target, the
bombardier released the bombs, closed the bomb bay doors and the plane started
to head home. A heavy snow storm and blizzard with strong winds developed.
Then the plane was hit by flak, lost two engines and started to lose fuel very rapidly.
The plane then began to lose altitude as it left the formation and headed south
towards Switzerland. The heavy snow and winds still raged with visibility zero.
The bomber was now off course and probably lost. The crew started to throw out all
loose baggage and ammunition to lighten the plane. A few minutes later, the pilot
put the plane on auto pilot and ordered everyone to bail out. Crashed on the steep
slopes of the Alps near Schuls, Switzerland, southeast of Bludenz, Austria. {8 missions}.
MACR 12063.
6679 (MSN 22902) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 14/16Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 16Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 7Nov44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Dec44.
(first combat mission 8Jan45}.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge at Maribor, Slovenia,
Yugoslavia 1Apr45 (1KIA:3WIA:6RMC). The formation made three to four passes
over the target until it was able to see the target long enough to bomb.
Flak was heavy and accurate, causing the death of the co-pilot and wounding the pilot,
navigator and engineer. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {44 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Ypsilanti, MI - Independence, KS 24/25Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 25Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 9Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6680 (MSN 22903 Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 12Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 12Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Oct44.
Received in Italy 1Nov44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 20Dec44.
Air Depot 22Mar45.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6681 (MSN 22904) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 12/14Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 23Oct44.
Received in Italy 30Oct44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 20Dec44
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 19Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. S
old to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6682 (MSN 22905) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 12/13Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 13Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Oct44. 1
377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 23Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Oct44. Received in Italy 30Oct44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 30Oct44
. Named "Lucky 7"
{first combat mission 16Nov44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna,
Austria 7Feb45 (1KIA:9POW). On the bomb run, the plane received either
a direct hit or near miss from flak on the underside of the left wing, which
threw the plane into a steep right bank. The pilot immediately tried to
correct this but the plane went into a steep bank to the left and in doing so,
went into a skid and passed under another plane, just avoiding a collision.
It continued on out in its skid, losing altitude rapidly and then into a cloud.
Two engines were disabled and the pilot was about to feather a third propeller.
The plane was heading for Russian lines but the crew was forced to bail out
over Pápa, Hungary before the bomber crashed near Lake Balaton, Hungary. {21 missions}. .
MACR 12068
6683 (MSN 22906) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field Oct44.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 22Dec44.
Named "Queenie". Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at
Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 7Feb45. On the second run over the target the plane
was struck by flak which had been tracking it. Just before the plane turned off to
rally for the return, flak struck the tail. The plane landed safely back at base where
a hole was found in the left wing and ‘Tokyo’ fuel tank, requiring a second wing
replacement after six missions. {41 missions}. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 31Mar45.
4132nd Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Garden City Field, KS.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 31Mar46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 2Apr46. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6684 (MSN 22907) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 13/14Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departing Grenier Field 23Oct44.
Received in Italy 2Nov44.
414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Named "Kwiturbitchin II"
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Bolzano, Italy 16Feb45
(10KIA). Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6547.
Flying in group formation over the Adriatic Sea at 2,000ft, the lead
pilot of the squadron formation was forced to go up through a
solid overcast. Visibility was so poor that it became impossible for the
lead pilot to see either his number two or three man.
When they finally broke out, the lead pilot called the rest of the squadron
and gave his position. They soon came back into formation, with the exception
of number two [44-6547] and number five [44-6684]. The lead pilot tried
contacting both number two and number five but with no response. Crashed in Adriatic Sea
MACR 12102
6685 (MSN 22908) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 14/20Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 27/28Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 7Nov44.
352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 1Jan45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Coraopolis, PA - Independence, KS 26/27Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 27Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. S
old to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6686 (MSN 22909) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 14/15Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 8Nov44. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1,
Celone, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at
Berlin, Germany 24Mar45. Damaged by flak, force landed behind
Soviet lines at Pilzno, Poland. Repaired by Soviet Air Force.
890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment),
Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia.
6687 (MSN 22910) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 19/20Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 8Nov44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 20Feb45}.
Battle damaged during a mission the a railway bridge at Parona di Valpolicella,
Verona, Italy 28Feb45 (10RMC). As the plane approached the bomb run,
it started receiving individual bursts of flak. It was very intense and accurate;
88mm and 195mm shells were exploding all around causing several holes in the plane.
Some in the wing, but also the biggest, about a six-inch diameter hole close to the
radio compartment. {final combat mission 26Apr45}. {37 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 4Aug45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 8Aug45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 8Aug45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6688 (MSN 22911) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 17/29Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 29Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 2Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Nov44. F
erried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 3Nov44.
Received in Italy 9Nov44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 28Feb45}. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force
combat mission of the war to the railway station and marshalling yard
at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {14 missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 11Jul46.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen AB, Munich, Germany.
Reclaim complete 19Nov47
6689 (MSN 22912) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 19/20Oct44. 2
73rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 8Nov44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 20Feb45}.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Vienna, Austria 21Feb45
(1DOI:6POW:3RMC). The plane was hit over the target after bomb
release, receiving two direct hits by 88mm flak shells, one in the tail
cutting rudder controls and losing most of the vertical stabilizer and the left elevator; the tail gunner came
out OK. Another took most of the wing between Nos.3 and 4 engines,
losing both engines and right aileron. The blast knocked out the right
cockpit window. The blast turned the plane almost over and was on fire which
blew itself out. The plane was losing altitude about 800 feet per minute.
It had dropped from 25,000ft and levelled out at 9,500 feet. With only partial
controls and losing altitude, the pilot headed for the Russian lines,
afraid he wouldn’t be able to clear the Alps, if it got that far. The crew
got rid of everything; guns, ball turret, and all other extra weight.
The plane flew east, heading for Kecskemét airdrome, Hungary,
until the crew could see Lake Balaton where the bomber was
attacked by four Bf 109s. The crew bailed out as the pilot put the plane in
a dive and then pulled up and turned into the 109s but had no luck in
trying to ram them. He was hit several times by 20mm cannon fire and
machine gun fire. Two hits were in the cockpit area, blowing off the top turret.
The second one came in the cockpit on the pilot’s side and took the control wheel
right out of his hand, blew out the left window and windshield. The aircraft struck
the ground about thirty miles south of Gy?r, Hungary. {2 missions
MACR 12099
6690 (MSN 22913) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 15/17Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 17Oct44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 8Nov44. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
loaned to 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison
Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL
28Sep45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field,
AR for storage and disposal 2Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6691 (MSN 22914) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Oct44. Ferried Long Beach -
Nashville, TN 16/18Oct44. Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation,
Modification Center, Nashville, TN 18Oct44. Ferried Nashville - Bedford, MA 26Oct44.
4147th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Bedford Field, MA 26Oct44.
Installation of APG-5 radar gun sight in the top turret. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Dec44.
Received in Italy 9Jan45.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 11Jan45.
Failed to return from a mission to communications targets in southeast Vienna, Austria 8Feb45 (7KIA:3POW). The formation ran into bad weather with heavy cloud coverage and heavy flak so
turned to an alternate target of the railway marshalling yard at Graz,
Austria. During the turn this plane failed to turn leading to a mid-air collision with the
Lead plane B-17G 42-32071 over Knittelfeld, Styria, Austria.
The tail section of the lead plane was sheared off by the propellers of this bomber. C
rashed at Mitterlobming, south of Zeltweg, Austria. {7 missions}
MACR 12083
6692 (MSN 22915) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport
Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44. Ferried Long Beach - Nashville, TN 15/17Oct44.
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Modification Center, Nashville, TN 17Oct44.
Severely damaged while parked by B-17G 44-6693 taxying at Nashville 19Oct44.
Ferried Nashville - Mobile, AL 8Dec44. 4
119th Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 8Dec44. Ferried Mobile -
Savannah, GA 22Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 22Feb45. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom) 9Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 9Mar45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Mar45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Grenier Field 16Mar45. Eighth Air Force Mar45. 423rd Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe Aug45.
423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45.
Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46. 305th Bomb Group, North Field, Gibraltar Jun46.
NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46.
Conflict:
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7Oct45. Ferrying Division,
Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Fiel AR
for storage and disposal 10Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6693 (MSN 22916)Acepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44.
OAssigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Oct44
. Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Nashville, TN 14/17Oct44.
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Modification Center, Nashville, TN 17Oct44.
Substantially damaged in collision with parked B-17G 44-6692,
Consolidated LB-30 Liberator AJ573 and AJ640 while taxying at Nashville 19Oct44.
Ferried Nashville - Savannah, GA 8Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 19/20Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the NorthAtlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 22Dec44.
Received in Italy 18Jan45. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 18Jan45. {first combat mission 1Feb45}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Vienna, Austria 21Feb45
(1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to the
bombardier. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {44 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 23Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 23Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6694 (MSN 22917) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Little Rock, AR - Nashville, TN 19/21Oct44.
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Modification Center, Nashville, TN 21Oct44.
Ferried Nashville - Bedford, MA 27Oct44.
4147th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Bedford Field, MA 27Oct44.
Installation of APG-5 radar gun sight in the top turret.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Dec44.
Tail damaged when the hangar doors were closed against it at Hunter Field Dec44.
En route Hunter Field to Dow Field, Bangor, ME the plane ran into a
snow storm and turned back to land at Grenier Field, Manchester, NH.
During approach to land the plane struck a snow bank, knocking off the tail wheel.
The pilot open the throttles and gained altitude. Without the tail wheel, the
ball turret would be pushed into the fuselage causing severe structural damage.
Over a large lake, the ball turret was released and the plane landed safely at Grenier Field 4Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 31Jan45
via Bermuda; Azores; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco; Tunisia to Italy.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 11Feb45.
{35 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 15Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 16/17Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 17Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 25Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6695 (MSN 2291 Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Nashville, TN 20/21Oct44.
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Modification Center, Nashville, TN 21Oct44.
Ferried Nashville - Bedford, MA 27Oct44.
4147th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Bedford Field, MA 27Oct44.
Installation of APG-5 radar gun sight in the top turret.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 15Dec44.
Received in Italy Dec44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 8Jan45. {28 missions}.
Returned to US 15Jun45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 19/20Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 20Jun45. 4124th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command),
Altus Field, OK 18Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK
for storage and disposal 21Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Esperado Mining Company, Altus, OK 25Jun47; scrap
6696 (MSN 22919) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Assigned to 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB; not delivered.
Ferried Long Beach - Nashville, TN 19/21Oct44.
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Modification Center,
Nashville, TN 21Oct44. Ferried Nashville - Bedford, MA 27Oct44.
4147th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Bedford Field, MA 27Oct44.
Installation of APG-5 radar gun sight in the top turret. Ferried Bedford -
Alamogordo, NM - Savannah, GA 19Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jan45.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 20Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 20Jan45.
Received in Italy 1Feb45. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 5Feb45. {28 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 18Aug45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 19/20Aug45
. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 20Aug45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 20Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6697 (MSN 22920)Accepted B USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44.
ned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, Co - Lincoln, NB 21/23Oct44.
73rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 23Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 8Nov44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 27Feb45}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (4KIA:6POW).
The B-17 encountered flak over the target area which disabled the aircraft.
The pilot headed towards the Russian lines and the plane was eventually
escorted by three Russian Bell P-39 Airacobra fighters. The bomber’s bomb
bay doors were open and the crew fired red flares.
The Russian fighters were positioned, one on each wingtip, and one on the tail.
They next peeled off into the sun and attacked the B-17, utilizing the 37mm
cannons and machine guns. The gunners returned fire, the upper turret was hit,
the bomb bay was filled with smoke. The plane was in flames and smoke.
The cockpit was strafed, and it is likely that the four officers were killed
at this time [the Germans had used captured U.S. bombers against Soviet forces]. The plane was
descending as if on automatic pilot. The six enlisted men bailed out, were strafed
in their parachutes, some holes punctured the chutes but none were hit.
Crashed at Waldenburg, Germany [now part of Walbryzych, Poland]. {12 missions}.
Remains found at Walbryzych 2008.
6698 (MSN 22921) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Oct44.
Assigned to 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB; not delivered.
Ferried Long Beach - Nashville, TN 20/21Oct44.
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft Corporation, Modification Center, Nashville, TN 21Oct44.
Ferried Nashville - Bedford, MA 27Oct44. 4
147th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Bedford Field, MA 27Oct44.
Intallation of APG-5 radar gun sight in the top turret.
Ferried Bedford - Savannah, GA 3Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departing Grenier Field 15Dec44. Received in Italy 6Jan45.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 11Jan45.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Augsburg,
Germany 27Feb45 (2KIA:9POW). During the bomb run, the plane was being struck by flak
shrapnel. After bomb release, as the bomb bay doors were closing,
the plane was struck by a direct hit when a flak shell went through the
right wing and fuel tank, disturbing the plane from level flight. Fuel was escaping
from the hole, ran down the engine exhaust manifold and caught fire.
Two more flak hits struck the fuselage in the waist area.
The co-pilot attempted to feather the no.3 and no.4 propellers but they wouldn’t stop.
At this point, the crew started to bail out except for the pilot who had been mortally
wounded. The plane started to turn to the right into the dead wing as the
gunners bailed out of the waist then the bomber exploded. {8 missions MACR 12512
6699 (MSN 22922) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Oct44.
North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Oct44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 24Feb45. {30 missions}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 19Aug45.
305th Base Unit (Tactical Air Command), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX. 47th Maintenance and Supply Group, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 18Aug47.
141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 15Sep47. Reclaim 11Aug48. Reclaim complete 13Apr49.
6700 (MSN 22923) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 21/22Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 28/29Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 8Nov44. 7th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 8Nov44.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 23Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 26Oct45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to
Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6701 (MSN 22924) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 19/22Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26/27Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 1Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 1Nov44.
Received in Italy 8Nov44. 346th Bomb Squadron,
99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 28Dec44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Sopron, Hungary 4Mar45.
No.3 and 4 engines damaged, force landed at Zara, Italy [now Zadar, Croatia]. {31 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 22Sep45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 26Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6702 (MSN 22925) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Oct44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 18/19Oct44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Lincoln Field, NB 19Oct44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
26Oct44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 8Nov44. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 8Nov44. .
Named UMBRIAGO [drunk as a skunk] - a word made
famous by comedian/entertainer Jimmy Durante, who had a hit song of the same name
Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin,
Germany 24Mar45 (6POW:4KIA). Damaged by flak with no.2 propeller feathered, the
bomber dropped out of formation near Brüx, Sudetenland. It was then shot down by a Me 262,
knocking off the tail and crashed at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia
MACR 13271
6703 (MSN 22926) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 20/21Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 21Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 9Nov44. 347th Bomb Squadron,
99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 24Feb45. {27 missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 21Mar46
6704 (MSN 22927) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 22/23Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 23Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 2/4Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 4Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 3Dec44.
348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 24Feb45.
{24 missions}. Air Depot 16Mar45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Condemned salvage 28Mar46
6705 (MSN 22928) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 20/22Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 16Nov44. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 16Nov44.
Battle damaged during a mission to the oil refinery at Szony, Hungary 14Mar45.
Air Depot for repair. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
Condemned salvage 23Aug46. Reclaim complete 19Nov47.
6706 (MSN 22929) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 19Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 20/21Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 21Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 28/29Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 8Nov44. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 13Feb45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 4Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6707 (MSN 22930) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 25/28Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Oct44.
On ferry flight Lincoln to Bangor, ME, crashed six miles southwest of Menlo, IA 2Nov44 (6KIS:3RMC).
An oil rupture in the no.1 engine led to a fire from the heat of the supercharger.
The pilot turned the bomber around and began to head back to Lincoln, but the
intensely burning fire caused the engine and nacelle to detach from the wing.
The plane stalled, spiralled out of control and crashed. Six airmen were killed;
three airmen managed to bail out but two were injured in the process, one seriously. Surveyed 2Nov44.
6708 (MSN 22931) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 21/22Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 28/29Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 9Nov44.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Nov44.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 22Sep45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 27Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6709 (MSN 22932) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 24/26Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 26Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 7Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 4Dec44.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 15Mar45.
Loaned to 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 2Nov45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrappe.
6710 (MSN 22933) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 23/26Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 26Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 1Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 2Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 2Nov44.
Received in Italy 17Nov44. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 26Feb45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 28Mar46
6711 (MSN 22934) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 25/28Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 6/7Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 10Nov44.
Received in Italy 4Dec44. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 16Mar45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 29Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 7Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6712 (MSN 22935) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 23/25Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 25Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 30Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Oct44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Oct44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Oct44.
Received in Italy 7Nov44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 28Dec44.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 1Apr45 (2WIA:8RMC).
En route to the target, the top turret window was shattered, probably by a spent shell from someone t
esting their guns in another bomber. Over the target, flak shrapnel came through the co-pilot’s window,
injuring the pilot and engineer who had been standing in the cockpit. {42 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 20Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 20/22Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 22Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6713 (MSN 22936) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 27Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 3Nov44.
Received in Italy 9Nov45. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 26Feb45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31Mar46
6714 (MSN 22937) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 26/28Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy. {21 missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 22Mar46.
6715 (MSN 22938) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Daggett, CA - Lincoln, NB 24/26Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 26Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Major battle damage on a tactical mission to an enemy troop concentration area in the Po valley,
north Italy 9Apr45. Propeller wash blew fragmentation bombs into the aircraft; the cluster hit
no.3 engine and exploded. The engine’s oil tank had been hit and ruined the propeller governor.
Every fuel tank was punctured and three bombs struck the main spar In the left wing.
No.3 and no.4 propellers could not be feathered; no.4 propeller began windmilling and vibrated.
The crew dropped the bombs but one cluster exploded In the bomb bay, and the bay filled with smoke.
The radio operator's table was split by fragmentation bomb debris and made holes in the roof.
The aircraft was force landed at an emergency airfield without flaps. There were more than four
hundred holes and oil was dripping off the wings. Air Depot 9Apr45. Regained by Group 18Apr45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31Mar46
6716 (MSN 22939) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX -
Lincoln, NB 24/26Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 26Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 2Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 3Nov44.
Received in Italy Nov44.
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 26Feb45. Returned to US. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jun45.
Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 26/27Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 27Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 26Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Nov45.
` War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6717 (MSN 22940) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 26/28Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 11Mar45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 12/24Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 24Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 11Dec45.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC 19Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 3Jan46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 3Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6718 (MSN 22941) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Duncan, OK - Savannah, GA 25/26Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 6/7Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 10Nov44.
Received in Italy 4Dec44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 20Mar45}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at
Berlin, Germany 24Mar45 (1KIA:9POW).
A Me 262 jet fighter attacked the plane, spraying it with 20mm cannon fire into the
fuselage and bomb bay doors. The bomber started to lose altitude and speed rapidly,
falling behind the Squadron, and smoke began to emit from the tail.
With the fuselage on fire, the crew bailed out south of Berlin.
Crashed between Jüterbog and Zossen, south of Berlin, Germany. {4 missions MACR 13374.
6719 (MSN 22942) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Duncan, OK - Savannah, GA 27/28Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 12Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Dec44.
Returned to US. Morrison, FL 4Dec45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6720 (MSN 22943) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 27/28Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 5Dec44. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Dec44.
Named "Alice The Angel". Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 21Mar46.
6721 (MSN 22944) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX -
Savannah, GA 26/28Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 6/7Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 10Nov44.
Received in Italy 5Dec44.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 17Mar45.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Apr45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in wounds to an airman. {31 missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 21Mar46
6722 (MSN 22945) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Oct44
. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 26/29Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 6/7Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 10Nov44. R
eceived in Italy 8Dec44.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 12Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 15Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6723 (MSN 22946) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 27/30Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 12Mar45}. {7 missions}.
Damaged in hard landing on return from a gunnery training mission 31Mar45; the landing gear
collapsed and an engine was torn off. Condemned salvage 31Mar45
6724 (MSN 22947) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 26/27Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 6/7Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 6Mar45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 22Mar46.
6725 (MSN 22948) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 27/30Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 347th Bomb Squadron,
99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 7Mar45.
{28 missions}.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy May45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
Condemned salvage 31Mar46.
6726 (MSN 22949) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 26/29Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Dec44.
{18 missions}. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 8Mar45.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 19Sep45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 23Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrappes
6727 (MSN 22950) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Oct44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 28/30Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 8Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 10Nov44.
Received in Italy 15Dec44. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 9Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 29Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6728 (MSN 22951) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 26/30Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Oct44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 8Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 10Nov44.
Received in Italy 8Dec44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Flight Section,
529th Air Service Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Crashed after the plane caught fire and the crew bailed out three miles north of Atina, Italy 22Mar46.
Condemned salvage 24Mar46.
6729 (MSN 22952) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 27/28Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 28Oct44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Nov44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 28Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 14Jan45. 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Jan45.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Jan45.
{first combat mission 1Feb45}. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at
Sz?ny, Hungary 14Mar45 (10RMC). Flak was intense and accurate. The plane received
seven holes, one in no.4 turbo amplifier. The tail gunner was struck by shrapnel.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at
Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 23Mar45 (1WIA:9RMC). Over the target, flak was
heavy and accurate resulting in serious injury to the pilot. Battle damaged on a mission
to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Apr45 (2WIA:8RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in wounds to the pilot and a waist gunner.
{final combat mission 25Apr45}. {43 missions}. Returned to US.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped..
6730 (MSN 22953) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 28/29Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 29Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy. {nil missions}.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 8Mar45.
Substantially damaged in collision with B-17G 44-6744 while taxying at Foggia #7, Amendola 16Mar45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 21Mar46
6731 (MSN 22954) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 30Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 30Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 2Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 3Nov44.
Received in Italy 16Nov44. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned salvage 11Oct45.
6732 (MSN 22955) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 12/16Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 23Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 23Nov44.
Received in Italy 6Dec44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Named "Mary Wanna".
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6733 (MSN 22956) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 28/29Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 29Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 2Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 10Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 10Nov44.
Received in Italy 6Dec44.
817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to a railway bridge at Campodazzo, Italy 8Apr45 (10POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed at Ariano Polesine, Rovigo, Italy MACR 13634
6734 (MSN 22957) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 29/30Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 30Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 2Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 5Dec44.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Mar45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 26Mar46
6735 (MSN 22958) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 28/30Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 30Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 2Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 4Dec44.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at
Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate,
wounding the bombardier and radio operator.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the railway station and
marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {21 missions}.
Substantially damaged when nosed over landing at Foggia #7, Amendola 16May45.
The plane was returning from Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco after
transporting personnel returning to US 16May45. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy).
Condemned salvage 18May45
6736 (MSN 22959) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 1Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 17Sep46.
Reclaim complete 19Nov47
6737 (MSN 22960) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 30Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 30Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Vipiteno, Italy 20Apr45 (10POW).
Flak hit the number four engine just prior to bomb release. After the target, the left wing caught
fire and the bomber dropped out of formation. Heading in the opposite direction,
the plane entered a spin and was enveloped in flames. The crew bailed out before the right wing
struck a mountain peak and flew off.
The bomber crashed in the snow capped peaks of Ötztaler Alpen, northwest of Merano, Italy
MACR 14029
6738 (MSN 22961) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 29/30Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 30Oct44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 4Dec44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 21Mar45}. {2 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (10RMC).
The aircraft was hit by flak at the I.P. and was in the flak for about twenty minutes.
It had been hit heavily and turned to a heading towards the Russian lines.
It were fired upon along the route and over the Russian lines.
Force landed at Leczyca, north of Lodz, Poland. Repaired by Soviet Air Force May45.
890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia
6739 (MSN 22962) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Ogden, UT - Lincoln, NB 29Oct/2Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 2Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 19Aug46.
Reclaim complete 19Nov47
6740 (MSN 22963) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 2/3Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 3Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44.
815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 23Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 30Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6741 (MSN 22964) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 31Oct/1Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 7Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Named "Beat's Me Doc!"
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil
refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (2KIA:4POW:4EVD)
Shot down By Gunfire From German (Jet) Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a North of
Ruhland, Germany. Me 262 A-1a Flown
By Unknown Pilot of JG 7/III. (2) Crew Killed (1) After Bailed Out By German Civilians.
(8) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 13254
6742 (MSN 22965) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 1/3Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 3Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31Mar46.
6743 (MSN 22966) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Oct44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tucson, AZ - Lincoln, NB 1/5Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Chicago, IL 12/13Nov44.
4200th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Chicago Municipal Airport, Midway, IL 13Nov44.
Ferried Chicago - Manchester, NH 26Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 27Nov44.
Received in Italy 8Dec44. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Amendola.
Substantially damaged taxying at Marrakech, French Morocco 24May45. The plane was
transporting personnel returning to US. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 2Nov45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped..
6744 (MSN 22967) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 3/4Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 4Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 8Mar45.
Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-6730 taxying at Foggia #7, Amendola 16Mar45.
340th Bomb Squadron. Damaged taxying at Foggia #8, Lucera, Italy 22Jul45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 13Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 14Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6745 (MSN 22968) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Oct44.
` SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 30Oct/1Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Nov44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Named "Sweet Irene". Pisa, Italy 15May45. . Assigned to GLUE
(United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 28May46.
6746 (MSN 22969) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Oct44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Oct44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 2/4Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 4Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12/15Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 14Mar45.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 19Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 23Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrappe.
6747 (MSN 22970) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 2/3Nov44. 2
73rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 3Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12/16Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 16Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 6Dec44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 26Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6748 (MSN 22971Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Lincoln, NB 5/7Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 7Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12/13Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 13Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44.
353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy.
Named FIGHTIN IRISH - JUNE HAVER.
Named after the American film actress.
One of her popular films was the musical "Irish Eyes are Smiling".
Nose art painted by Bill Tamburrino. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 27Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Belleville, IL - Clovis, NM - Independence, KS 28Jul/2Aug45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 2Aug45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45. 3
018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 20Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6749 (MSN 22972) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 3/4Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 4Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12/16Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 16Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 5Dec44. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Returned to US.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Sep45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
````` Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 23Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6750 (MSN 22973) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 7/9Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 27Nov44.
Received in Italy 4Dec44.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 21Mar45}. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission
of the war to the railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45.
{19 missions}. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 21Mar46.
44-6751/6875 Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-65-DL Fortress
MSN 22974/23098. Boeing B-17G-65-DL Fortress built by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, CA.
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and �Project Bits & Pieces�, a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
6751 (MSN 22974) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Grand Island, NB - Lincoln, NB 1/9Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 5Dec44.
Received in Italy 15Dec44.
775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Crashed on return from a non-operational flight to Pomigliano, Naples, Italy at Foggia #1, Celone 26May45
(3KIS). Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned 27May45.
6752 (MSN 22975) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 2/3Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 3Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to a railway bridge at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 1Apr45 (5KIA:4POW).
Struck by flak between no.3 and 4 engines setting the wing on fire.
The crew bailed out about 35 km southeast of Maribor.. MACR 13378
6753 (MSN 22976) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 3/6Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12/16Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 16Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 4Dec44.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 2Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6754 (MSN 22977) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 3/6Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 12Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 22Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 22Nov44.
Received in Italy 5Dec44. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy.
{16 missions}. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31Mar46.
6755 (MSN 22978) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 3/6Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 12/16Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 16Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),\
West Palm Beach, FL 29Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 30Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6756 MSN 22979) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 4/7Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 14Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 23Nov44.
Received in Italy 5Dec44. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy
Named "Clancy's Crew" Collided with five parked Douglas
C-47As on landing and destroyed by fire [Douglas C-47A, 4th Troop Carrier Squadron,
62nd Troop Carrier Group: 42-24333. 42-92683. 42-93784. 42-93785. 43-49530]
6757 (MSN 22980) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Fort Benning, GA - Savannah, GA 6/10Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 17Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 17Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria 16Mar45 (9KIA).
At the rendezvous point, in bad weather with heavy cloud cover, B-17G 42-102939 had to pull
up to avoid the lead B-17 which had made a sharp left turn. When it did, it struck this plane.
Both B-17s crashed on the shore of the Adriatic Sea.. MACR 13051
6758 (MSN 22981) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 6/8Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 14Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 25Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6759 (MSN 22982) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 4/6Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 14Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 12Dec45. Excluded inventory 14Aapr46
6760 (MSN 22983) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Oklahoma City, OK - Meridian, MS - Savannah, GA 3/10Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 17Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 17Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 28Feb45.
Named "Sweet Lorraine".
Air Depot 20Apr45. {24 missions}. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
Condemned salvage 31Mar46
6761 (MSN 22984) 302nd ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA
3Nov44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 6/8Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 17Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 17Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin, Germany 24Mar45
(6KIA:4POW). Shot down by Me 262 jet fighter and crashed at Meissen, 25 km northwest of Dresden, Germany.
6762 (MSN 22985) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 4/7Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 12Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Named "Kansas City Kitty". Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 24Feb46
6763 (MSN 22986) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 6/9Nov44. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 15/16Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 18Nov44. Received in Italy 3Dec44.
775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Substantially damaged by mechanical
failure and force landed seven miles north of Celone 15Apr45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 29Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6764 (MSN 22987)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44. S
CR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44. F
erried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 7/8Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16)
Manchester, NH 22Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 27Nov44.
Received in Italy 17Dec44.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy. {nil missions}.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. ;
crash landed on return to Celone. Salvaged 25Apr45.
Named UMBRIAGO II [drunk as a skunk] - a word made famous by comedian/entertainer
Jimmy Durante, who had a hit song of the same name. .
6765 (MSN 22988) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 6/8Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 14Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Pisa, Italy 15May45 Named "Doughboy Speed". Crashed in Alps 20 mi NE
of Campo Tures, Italy Jun 6, 1945.
10 crew plus 10 passengers all killed. The wreckage was found about
twenty miles northeast of Campo Tures, Italy and a few km north of
Hinterbichl, Austria
6766 (MSN 22989Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Coolidge, AZ - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 6/10Nov44.
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 23Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Nov44. F
erried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 27Nov44.
Substantially damaged while parked by Consolidated C-109 Liberator Express 44-49280
taxying at Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 5Dec44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy. Assigned to GLUE (United
States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 26Mar46
6767 (MSN 22990) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 9/11Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 17Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 17Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 22Oct45. 593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrappe
6768 (MSN 22991) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 9/10Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 10Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field Assets Administration 27Aug4 (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 5Dec44.
Received in Italy 15Dec44. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 16Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 18Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Oct45.
War(. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6769 (MSN 22992) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field,CA 7Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 8/9Nov44.
Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 4Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departingg Grenier Field 5Dec44. Received in Italy 15Dec44. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy. {first combat mission 31Mar45}. {final combat mission 26Apr45}. {14 missions}.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy May45. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
Condemned salvage 27Aug46. Reclaim complete 19Nov47.
6770 (MSN 22993) MSN 22993) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Coolidge, AZ - Oklahoma City, OK - Lincoln, NB 6/9Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 6Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departing Grenier Field 6Dec44. Received in Italy 23Jan45. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy).
Fifteenth Air Force. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 7Feb45 (10POW/RMC?).
Damaged by flak, crashed Keszthely, Hungary.
6771 (MSN 22994)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 7/8Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 8Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Nov44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departing Dow Field 27Nov44. Received in Italy 6Dec44.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy. {15 missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 23May46
6772 (MSN 22995) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 7/9Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3Dec44. After mechanical failure, some crew bailed
out twelve miles northwest of Guthrie Center, IA 3Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44. 1
379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departing Dow Field 31Dec44. Received in Italy 18Jan45. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Fifteenth Air Force.
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 11Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 14Oct45.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped..
6773 (MSN 22996) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 7/8Nov
44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 8Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 8Dec44.
Received in Italy 17Dec44. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6774 (MSN 2299722997) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 8/9Nov44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 9Jan45. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Named "Cookie"
Substantially damaged when the tail wheel collapsed and the tail gunner’s compartment was q
destroyed during takeoff at Sterparone 12Apr45. Converted to transport configuration. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 44-6881
while taxying at Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 22Sep45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 23Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6775 (MSN 22998) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 6/8Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 8Nov44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 27Nov44.
Received in Italy 6Dec44. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy.
Substantially damaged in an accident during takeoff from Tortorella and force landed at Foggia #11, Vincenzo, Italy 13Jul45.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 4Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6776 (MSN 22999)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 8/9Nov44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 6Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 6Dec44.
Received in Italy 9Jan45. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (9POW:1KIA). Shot down by Me 262 jet fighter, crashed Cottbus, Germany
Me 262 A-1a Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 7/III. All (10) Crew Bailed Out. (1) Was Killed.
(9) Crew Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 13253.
6777 (MSN 23000) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 13/15Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 23Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 27Nov44.
Received in Italy 6Dec44. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Crash landed Aviano airfield, Italy 19May45. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned 20May45..
6778 (MSN 23001) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 12/26Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Nov44.
Damaged in an accident taxying at Hunter Field 3Dec44. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 4/5Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 11Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 11Dec44.
Received in Italy 27Dec44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 1Apr45}. {final combat mission 25Apr45}. {16 missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 19Aug46. Reclaim complete 19Nov47.
6779 (MSN 23002) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 12/14Nov44. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Nov44. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 23Nov44.
Received in Italy 15Dec44. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Named "Tish, Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 22Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 25Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrappe
6780 (MSN 23003)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 8/11Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 17Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 17Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Returned to US. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 29Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6781 (MSN 23004) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 11/13Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 17Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 17Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31Mar46
6782 (MSN 23005) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 9/12Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 27Nov44.
Received in Italy 5Dec44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Named "The Texan".
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. Charleston, SC 28Oct45.
Returned to US. 593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6783 (MSN 23006)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 13/16Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 27Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 27Nov44
Received in Italy 4Dec44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 4Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 7Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6784 (MSN 23007) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 9/12Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 17Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 17Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 19Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 19Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 16Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6785 (MSN 23008) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Coolidge, AZ - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 10/14Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 24Nov44.
Received in Italy 5Dec44. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy.
{17 missions}. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France. Condemned salvage 31Mar46
6786 (MSN 23009) 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Nov44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 7Dec44.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6787 (MSN 23010) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 13/14Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 24Nov44. Received in Italy 15Dec44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Wiesbaden AB, Germany. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom
Returned to US 18Mar46. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 18Mar46. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Materiel Command), Rome Field, NY 30Apr46.
Departed US 5May46. Converted to transport configuration. United States Air Forces in Europe. Wiesbaden AB, Germany.
Returned to US. 503rd Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Washington National Airport,
Gravelly Point, DC. Departed US 3Jun46. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Excluded inventory 14Jun46.
Returned to US 21Oct46. 2000th Base Unit (Headquarters, Training Command), Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA.
Damaged while parked in an accident by Beech SNB-1 Navigator BuNo 39822 being towed at Barksdale Field 28Nov46.
Designated TB-17G 20Jul47. United States Air Forces in Europe 13Oct48.
Used as hack for General John K. Cannon, Commanding General of the US Air Forces in Europe.
Named CANNON BALL. 7160th Air Base Group, Erbenheim Field, Wiesbaden, Germany 12Oct48.
7165th Composite Group, Erbenheim Field, Wiesbaden, Germany 22Dec48. Designated VB-17G 27Jan49.
Designated TB-17G 12Feb49. Designated VB-17G 7Jun49.
60th Air Base Group, Wiesbaden AB, West Germany 1Jun49. 7167th Special Air Missions Squadron,
Wiesbaden AB, West Germany 25Jun49. 85th Air Depot Wing, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 31Mar50.
7167th Special Air Missions Squadron, Wiesbaden AB, West Germany 13Apr50.
85th Air Depot Wing, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 16Oct51.
7167th Special Air Missions Squadron, Wiesbaden AB, West Germany 2Feb52. Tactical Air Command 15Oct52.
Eighteenth Air Force, Donaldson AFB, Greenville, SC 28Feb53. Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins AFB,
Warner Robins, GA 4May53. Eighteenth Air Force, Donaldson AFB, Greenville, SC 8Jun53.
Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA 18Jun53.
Eighteenth Air Force, Donaldson AFB, Greenville, SC 3Jul53.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 28Aug53.
Eighteenth Air Force, Donaldson AFB, Greenville, SC 25Sep53.
Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK 7Oct53.
Eighteenth Air Force, Donaldson AFB, Greenville, SC 10Oct53.
4501st Headquarters Support Squadron, Tactical Air Command, Donaldson AFB, Greenville, SC 25Jan54.
Mobile Air Materiel Area, Brookley AFB, Mobile, AL 14Jul54.
4501st Headquarters Support Squadron, Tactical Air Command, Donaldson AFB, Greenville, SC 23Jul54.
5th Air Base Group, Strategic Air Command, Travis AFB, Fairfield, CA 25Jan56.
4501st Headquarters Support Squadron, Tactical Air Command, Donaldson AFB, Greenville, SC 31Jan56.
3040th Aircraft Storage Squadron, Air Materiel Command, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ 1Feb56. R
Reclaim 28May56. Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch, Air Materiel Command, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ 1Jun56.
3225th Drone Squadron, 3205th Drone Group, Air Proving Ground Command, Holloman AFB, Alamogordo, NM 18Jun58.
Reclaim 18Jun58.
6788 (MSN 23011) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 12/13Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 22Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 24Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 24Nov44.
Received in Italy 6Dec44. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 26Mar45}.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the railway station and
marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {17 missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31Mar46.
6789 (MSN 23012Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Savannah, GA 12/20Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 26Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 29Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 29Nov44.
Received in Italy 11Dec44. 416th Bomb Squadron,
99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 11Jan45. {
(14 missions}. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 21Mar46.
6790 (MSN 23013) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 12/16Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 24Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 24Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 29Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 29Nov44.
Received in Italy 15Dec44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 1Apr45}. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to
the railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {17 missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31Mar46
6791 (MSN 23014) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 12/16Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 23/24Nov44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 24Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Nov44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 3Dec44.
Received in Italy 15Dec44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct44.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6792 (MSN 23015) 302nd Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 13/14Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 19Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Nov44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 20Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 20Nov44.
Received in Italy 3Dec44. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL Oct45. 593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6793 (MSN 23016) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 17/19Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Nov44. Ferried Lincoln -
Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 9Jan45. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 30Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 2Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6794 (MSN 23017) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 16/19Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 9Jan45. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Named "My Rose".
. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (10KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed at Ruhland MACR 13246
6795 (MSN 23018Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 16/19Nov44. 2
73rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 31Dec44.
Crashed on takeoff from Gander, Newfoundland 3Jan45. Condemned salvage 3Jan4
6796 (MSN 23019) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY - Lincoln, NB 16/19Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 16Dec44.
Received in Italy 27Dec45. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Converted to transport configuration.
43rd Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Erding Air Depot, Germany.
7230th Air Base Group, Erding Air Depot, Germany 1Jul48. 85th Air Base Group, Erding Air Depot,
West Germany 25Jul49. 85th Maintenance Group, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 12Oct49.
85th Air Depot Wing, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 13Jun50. Designated VB-17G 19Jul50. Salvaged 7Aug51. Terminated 21Nov51
6797 (MSN 23020 Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 17/18Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 16Dec44.
Received in Italy 27Dec44.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 31Mar45}.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the railway station and
marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Battle damaged on that mission, flak was heavy but inaccurate causing slight wounds
to a waist gunner. {15 missions}. Damaged taxying at Amendola 21May45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 8Aug46. Reclaim complete 19Nov47
6798 (MSN 23021) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
errying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Lincoln, NB 18/20Nov44.
Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 16Dec44
.Received in Italy 27Dec44. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
(first combat mission 18Feb45}. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of
the war to the railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45.
{21 missions}. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 22Aug46.
Reclaim complete 19Nov47
6799 (MSN 23022) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 17/20Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 18Jan45.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Feb45 (9POW:1KIA).
Struck by flak and set on fire; as a result, it steadily lost altitude. The pilot managed to keep the plane
under control so that the first four crew members could bail out. A short time later the other crew members
followed when the plane began to burn completely. Crashed Hürm, Austria. MACR 12467
6800 (MSN 23023) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 4/5Dec44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 17Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 9Jan45. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct44.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC Oct45.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Damaged in collision with
parked B-17G 44-85672 at Memphis, TN 27Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6801 (MSN 23024) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 16/17Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 23Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Nov44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27Nov44.
Eighth Air Force. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*A], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk.
{first combat mission 3Feb45}. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge across the
River Weser at Bremen, Germany 24Feb45. Intense and accurate flak was encountered over the
he target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Battle damaged on a mission to an oil storage
depot at Neuberg, Munich, Germany 25Feb45. Because of cloud cover over the target the
Group diverted to the secondary target, railway marshalling yards at Munich, Germany.
Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter
opposition. On return, force landed at Merville (B-53), France. 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville.
Regained by Group Mar45. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch
civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns
and armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of
war and displaced persons May/Jun45. {34 missions + 5 Chowhound + 2 Revival + 1 Cooks Tour}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 25/26Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 26Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
Named UMBRIAGO [drunk as a skunk] - a word made famous by
comedian/entertainer Jimmy Durante,
who had a hit song of the same name
6802 (MSN 23025) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY - South Bend, IA - Savannah, GA 19/22Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 1Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 1Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 3Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 8Dec44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*X],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 17Dec44
Named "Feed 'Em". . {first combat mission 19Dec44}.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Biblis, Germany 24Dec44. There was a heavy and accurate flak barrage over the battle
lines near Malmedy, Belgium. Flak struck on the bottom of the fuselage forward of ball
turret; hole in top of left outer wing panel causing skin and corrugation damage.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 13Feb45.
Regained by Group 20Feb45. {final combat mission 10Feb45}. {16 missions}.
Returned to US. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 23Sep45.
WarAssets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6803 (MSN 23026) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Belleville, IL - Savannah, GA 17/21Nov44. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Nov44.
PFF [Pathfinder Force] aircraft. Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Nov44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 3Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 8Dec44.
562nd Bomb Squadron [P], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Jan45.
{first combat mission 20Jan45}. {final combat mission 21Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in
German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and armament removed
with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission
to bring home liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45.
{25 missions + 4 Chowhound + 1 Revival}. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL Oct44. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 23Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6804 (MSN 23027) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 17/20Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 26Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Nov44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27Nov44.
Eighth Air Force 12Dec44.
367th Bomb Squadron [GY*S], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 3Jan45.
Crashed during a mission to a military ordnance depot at Ulm, Germany 4Mar45.
During assembly en route near Paris, fire broke out in no.3 engine, the fuel could not be cut off,
the propeller could not be feathered and started to overspeed. The pilot dived in an attempt to
extinguish the fire but was unsuccessful. The crew members bailed out over France while the pilot
and co-pilot continued efforts to put out the fire and attempted to return to England.
With the engine burning fiercely they were finally forced to bail out before the plane crashed in Normandy, France.
The crew was flown back to Bovingdon (Station 112), Hertfordshire following day..
6805 (MSN 23028) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 15Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne, WY - St Joseph, MO - Savannah, GA 17/22Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44.
PFF [Pathfinder Force] aircraft. Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 3Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*O], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk. .
Named *Flamin' Mamie* (a 1925 jazz classic)
Failed to return from a mission to a railway marshalling yard, south of Nürnberg, Germany 5Apr45.
Flak over the target was moderate to intense and fairly accurate; no enemy fighter opposition.
On return, force landed on continent. Returned to Group Apr45. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian
mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 20Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 21/25Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 25Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45. R
econstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6806 (MSN 23029) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 19/20Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 30Nov44. Eighth Air Force.
729th Bomb Squadron [C], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in
German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 6Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 6Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6807 (MSN 23030)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Albuquerque, NM - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 18/21Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Nov44. Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 30Nov44. Eighth Air Force 8Dec44.
423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*Q], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 11Dec44
Named "Dear Mom". Accident during a mission to an oil refinery at Dortmund, Germany 7Mar45 (1KIA:7RMC).
Near Dortmund, one of the group dropped out of formation and the pilot of this plane moved up to fill the box.
During the manoeuvre the pilot of B-17G 42-31474 nosed down and the no.1 propeller chewed into the tail section.
This knocked off the right horizontal stabilizer and elevator as well as the tail turret, killing the gunner.
The pilot dropped the bomb load over the target then turned back towards allied lines.
He intended to force land at Couvron (A-70), Laon, France but vibration prevented sufficient control and
the crew bailed out over the airfield. The plane spiralled down and crashed into a field 10-15 miles north of airfield.
Condemned salvage 7Mar45. Salvaged 14Mar45
6808 (MSN 23031) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Albuquerque, NM - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 16/21Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 28Nov44. Eighth Air Force.
863rd Bomb Squadron [P*T], 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk Dec44.
Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 6/8Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 8Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
2517th Base Unit (Navigation School & Instructor School), Ellington Field, Houston, TX 28Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6809 (MSN 23032 Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 19/22Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 2Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 3Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
535th Bomb Squadron [MS*Y], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell 4Jan45 Named *PFCs Ltd*.
. {45+ missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greensboro, NC - Lubbock, TX 11/12Jul45. 4
168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
2517th Base Unit (Navigation School & Instructor School), Ellington Field, Houston, TX 27Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6810 (MSN 23033) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne, WY - South Bend, IN - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 17/22Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44. Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 2Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 5Dec44. Eighth Air Force. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 17Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greensboro, NC - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 18/21Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6811 (MSN 23034) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 20/21Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 1Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Dec44.
Eighth Air Force. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*X], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Dec44. B
Battle damaged on a mission to a benzol works at Langendreer, Bochum, Germany 8Mar45.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 20May45.
Returned to US by 482nd Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6812 (MSN 23035Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom). 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Courtland, AL - Savannah, GA 21/23Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Nov44. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 1Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Dec44.
Eighth Air Force.
569th Bomb Squadron [CC*G], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 18Dec44.
Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment. {first combat mission 24Dec44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to an underground oil storage depot at Derben, southeast of
Stendal, Germany 14Jan45 (1KIA:8RMC); The engineer/top turret gunner was fatally wounded.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Handorf, Münster, Germany 21Mar45 (1WIA:9RMC);
the pilot was wounded. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*O] 23Mar45. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {39 missions + 1 Chowhound}. Returned to US. 121st
Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jul45.
ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. D
eclared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped. DIPLOMAT II.
6813 (MSN 23036) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 19/22Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 1Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Dec44. Eighth Air Force 8Dec44.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 3Jan45.
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 9May45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on
benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France. Participated in the Green Project which was
USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from
Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home.
From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been in exile during the
war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 6Nov45.
6814 (MSN 23037) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Ogden, UT - Denver, CO - St Louis, MO - Savannah, GA 18/22Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44. Ferried Savannah -
Manchester, NH 1Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Dec44.
Eighth Air Force. 368th Bomb Squadron [BO*G], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 3Jan45..
Named "Choo-Z-Suzy"
Battle damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany 14Feb45.
Damaged by flak and attacked by Fw 190 enemy fighters.
533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45.
Returned to US 7Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 23Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 24/29Jun45. 4
168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 29Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Nov45.
237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM 27Dec45.
4160th Base Unit (Sacramento Air Technical Service Command), Albuquerque AAB, NM.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Oxnard Field, Albuquerque, NM for storage and disposal 14Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to American Compressed Steel Corporation, Cincinnati, OH Jul46; scrapped
6815 (MSN 23038) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Savannah, GA 19/21Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 30Nov44. Eighth Air Force 8Dec44.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 3Jan45.
Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gymnich, Erftstadt, southwest of
Cologne, Germany 10Jan45. Flak in the Cologne area was moderate to intense and accurate.
On return, force landed on the continent. Returned to Group 16Feb45.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at
Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 3Mar45. With cloud cover, the group diverted to a
secondary target, the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany.
On return, force landed on the continent. Condemned salvage 3Mar45. Salvaged 24Apr45
6816 (MSN 23039) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Charlotte, SC - Savannah, GA 19/22Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 28Nov44. 1
379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Nov44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 30Nov44. Eighth Air Force 6Dec44. 3
66th Bomb Squadron [KY*B], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire Dec44.
731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Dec44.
728th Bomb Squadron.
Accident on assembly for a mission to the port area at Hamburg, Germany 30Mar45 (6KIA:3RMC). W
hilst flying on instruments in poor visibility, the plane was caught in the propeller wash of
another aircraft causing the pilot to lose control. It disintegrated and crashed at Poplar Farm, Hilgay,
five miles north of Littleport, Norfolk. Condemned salvage 30Mar45.
6817 (MSN 23040) 3Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK - Savannah, GA 23/24Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 6Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Dec44. Eighth Air Force 17Dec44.
418th Bomb Squadron [LD*S], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 13Dec44.
Named "Heaven's Angel"-artwork of a womam reposing
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to an autobahn bridge across the River Rhine at Rodenkirchen,
Cologne, Germany 10Jan45. During a blind run into the target using PFF, the Mickey operator
was about to release the bombs when a break in the clouds showed that the formation was
not over the target. The bombardier and navigator took over for a visual run on a
secondary target, a railway bridge across the River Rhine at Duisburg, Germany.
Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag-Mineralölwerke oil refinery at
Grasbrooke, Hamburg, Germany 17Jan45. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered to
and from the target and intense over the target. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rotha, Leipzig, Germany 6Feb45.
Because strong winds had pushed the formation off course, the Group made a run on a
target of last resort, the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany.
Moderate and fairly accurate flak was encountered to and from the target.
On return with fuel exhaustion, force landed at Florennes (A-78), near Charleroi, Belgium.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Osnabrück, Germany 19Feb45. P
oor beacon reception for bombing using H2X caused the Group to miss the primary target and
instead bombed an area to the west of the railway marshalling yards at Münster, Germany.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Seelze, Hanover, Germany 14Mar45.
There was no enemy fighter opposition; moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the target.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Wintershall AG synthetic oil refinery at Lützkendorf, six miles
west of Merseburg, Germany 19Mar45. The formation overshot the I.P. for the primary target so
diverted to a secondary target, the Carl Zeiss optical instrument works at Jena, Germany.
Me 262 jet fighters made an attack north of Chemnitz. Meagre but fairly accurate flak was
encountered over the target. Accident returning from a formation practice flight at
Thorpe Abbotts 18Apr45. B-17G 42-32090 was the first to land; the pilot of 44-6817 lined up
his approach too close to the first aircraft and, ignoring red flares from the control caravan,
continued to land, was unable to stop quickly and ran into the first aircraft. The chin turret, nose
compartment and left wing leading edge were badly damaged. Condemned salvage 19Apr45.
Salvaged 21Apr45; the rear fuselage and tail removed to repair the other aircraft
6818 (MSN 23041) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom)
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 21/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 6Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 17Dec44.
862nd Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk Dec44.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cottbus, Germany 15Feb45.
Force landed on the continent. Condemned salvage 15Feb45. Salvaged 12Mar45.
6819 (MSN 23042) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Monroe, LA - Savannah, GA 18/22Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 1Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 8Dec44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*Q], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 3Jan45.
Failed to return from a mission to an oil storage depot at Dülmen, Germany 10Feb45.
Force landed on continent. Regained by Group 3Mar45.
Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Rheine, Germany 21Mar45.
Meagre and accurate flak was encountered in the target area.
Something fell from an airplane above and damaged the nose and tail,
making a hole in the elevator fabric. Modified for Disney Rocket Bomb operation, using
Royal Navy 4500lb concrete piercing rocket assisted bombs. Participated in a mission to
drop Disney bombs on the Valentin submarine bunker at Farge, Bremen, Germany 30Mar45.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at
Oranienburg, Germany 10Apr45 (3WIA:6RMC). The nose compartment and cockpit were severely
damaged by flak. 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 9May45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers
on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the
journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying
French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to
Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Condemned salvage 25Jul46
6820 (MSN 23043) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 19/21Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 21Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 3Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44. F
erried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 11Dec44. Eighth Air Force 17Dec44.
18th Bomb Squadron [G], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk Dec44.cccNamed "Miss Purty".
{first combat mission 20Jan45}. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at
Neurippin, Germany 10Apr45 (6POW:3EVD). Struck by a direct flak hit following bomb release,
started smoking and headed for the ground in a spiral. The crew bailed out and the plane exploded on
impact at Brandenburg. {21 missions}. MACR 14198.
6821 (MSN 23044) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 27/29Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 29Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Dec44.
Eighth Air Force. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment.
601st Bomb Squadron [3O*Y], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1Feb45.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Munich, Germany 25Feb45; force landed on the continent.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire. Regained by Group 15Mar45.
Damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Neumünster, Germany 13Apr45.
The aircraft was carrying ten RDX bombs which were supposed to be dropped in train, not salvoed.
Over the target, the bomb load of B-17G 44-8636 initially failed to release but then all dropped a few moments later.
Shortly after there was an explosion under that bomber which peppered other aircraft nearby with bomb fragments.
A couple of bombs had collided and the unstable RDX had caused the bombs to explode.
On this plane, the right wing was bowed upward from the concussion and nearly all of the inspection doors
on the bottom side of the right wing were flapping in the breeze.
The pilot brought the bomber back to a safe landing at Nuthampstead. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat
mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Returned to US 21May45. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 21May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 29/31May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 31May45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 2534th Base Unit (Bombardier School), San Angelo Field, TX 27Nov45. 3
018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6822 (MSN 23045) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Nov44. Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 23/26Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 26Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 11Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*N], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), NorfolkDec44.
7th Bomb Squadron [E], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk Dec44. , Named "Blind Date".
first combat mission 3Jan45}. Accident departing on a mission to the Ruhrchemie AG
synthetic oil works at Holten, Sterkrade, Germany 20Jan45 (1INJ:8RMC).
The plane took off in a snow storm and was climbing away through the clouds.
At 2,000 feet altitude, another B-17 came out of the cloud heading across the nose of this plane.
The pilot pushed the nose down to avoid a collision and was affected by turbulence from the other bomber.
With both pilots pulling hard on the controls, the plane vibrated but came out of the dive and levelled off.
The pilot took the aircraft back up to altitude to find the Group formation. The waist gunner had been injured
and the engineer reported that the right wing tip was damaged.
Aborting the mission, the plane returned for a safe landing at Mendlesham. Inspection found
that one foot of the wing had been sheared off, probably by the branch of a tree.
Splinters of wood were found in the wing and fencing wire was snagged on the lower fuselage.
{final combat mission 20Apr45}. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver
food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {31 missions + 5 Chowhound}.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Memphis, TN - Lubbock, TX 22Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 22Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 2518th Base Unit (Pilot School, Advanced, Two Engine), Enid Field, OK 2Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6823 (MSN 23046Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 20/22Nov44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Dec44.
Eighth Air Force. 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Dec44.
Named *Miss Spent Youth*- artwork of a woman relaxing
Substantially damaged taxying after a local night transition sortie at Rattlesden 18Jun45 (5RMC).
Returning to its parking area in the dark, the right wing tip struck the roof of a Nissen hut
when the pilot made a 180 degree turn. Simultaneously, the right horizontal stabilizer struck a
parked weapons carrier; other parts of the plane were damaged after contact with a small
trailer containing an airplane jack. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 6/9Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped. .
6824 (MSN 23047) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 21/23Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 23Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Dec44.
Eighth Air Force. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 8Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Omaha, NB - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 9/13Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 2509th Base Unit (Bombardier School), Big Spring Field, TX 29Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6825 (MSN 23048) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Dallas, TX - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 23/29Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 29Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Topeka, KS - Lubbock, TX 12/14Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 14Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 2534th Base Unit (Bombardier School), San Angelo Field, TX 5Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6826 (MSN 23049) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Nov44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - El Paso, TX - Monroe, LA - Jackson, MS - Birmingham, AL -
Savannah, GA 23/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 6Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 17Dec44. 7th Bomb Squadron [D], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk Dec44.
{first combat mission 3Jan45}. Major battle damage on a tactical mission to railway marshalling yards at
Hohenbudberg, Krefeld, Germany 28Jan45. Heavy and accurate flak was encountered over the target.
Accident on return from an Operation Thunderclap mission to railway marshalling yards at Tempelhof,
Berlin, Germany 3Feb45. Just after touchdown at Mendlesham, and while still rolling rapidly down
the runway, the pilot reached down and pulled up on the flight control lock handle.
As long as the wheel stayed back everything was OK, but when the pilot dumped the wheel forward the
lock snapped into place. The tail went up and the nose started scraping the runway. Both the pilot
and co-pilot stood up on the brakes to stop the plane. When it stopped the tail came down hard
and the fuselage broke in two just aft of the radio room. No one was hurt. {11 missions}. Condemned salvage 4Feb45.
6827 (MSN 23050) ccepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 24/26Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Nov44. Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 2/3Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 11Dec44. Eighth Air Force Dec44.
730th Bomb Squadron [G], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Dec44.
Named "Hi-Blower"
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Coraopolis, PA - Madison, WI - Lubbock, TX 29Jun/1Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 1Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
` Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6828 (MSN 23051) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 23/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 4Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 4Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Dec44.
333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*T], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Dec44.
Named "Jimbo's Circus" Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jul44.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Memphis, TN - Lubbock, TX 8Jul/10Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 31Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 31Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6829 (MSN 23052) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 4/6Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 13Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 14Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 6Jan45.
560th Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Jan45. Named "Karen W".
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 9Apr46
6830 (MSN 23053) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tallahassee, FL - Savannah, GA 25/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 13Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 6Jan45.
407th Bomb Squadron [PY*H], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 4Mar45.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway installations and tank factories at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45 (1WIA:8RMC).
On the bomb run with bomb doors opened, the plane started to slow down, caused by low manifold pressure
when the turbo superchargers failed. The plane was nosed down to maintain speed with the formation
until bomb release. When the formation turned off the target for the rally, this plane continued straight ahead
with no.4 engine smoking; the propeller was feathered. Unable to return to UK, the pilot decided to head for the
Russian front lines. The right wing was on fire but later extinguished. Attacked by an enemy fighter,
The engineer/top turret gunner became stuck in the turret and crushed against the structure, causing
serious injuries. Following the Vistula river, the plane headed towards Warsaw.
Force landed behind Soviet lines at Warsaw, Poland. Repaired by Soviet Air Force.
890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia
6831 (MSN 23054) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 24/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 6Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 17Dec44. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment.
748th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 5Jan45.
Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Nordstern, Gelsenkirchen,
Germany 16Feb45 (4POW:6KIA). Right wing was damaged by flak and caught fire,
then broke off and folded over the aircraft. The aircraft rolled then entered a flat spin and
crashed near Castrop-Rauxel, Germany.
6832 (MSN 23055) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 24/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 16Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 16Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Dec44. 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk. {no missions with 34BG}.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 29Jun/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 2Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Nov45. 3
018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrappe
6833 (MSN 23056) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK - Savannah, GA 23/24Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 2Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Dec44. 569th Bomb Squadron [CC*T], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 19Feb45. .
Named "The Diplomat II" first combat mission 22Feb45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied
Netherlands 1/7May45. {34 missions + 3 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Memphis, TN - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45. 3
018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6834 (MSN 23057) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK - Little Rock, AR - Savannah, GA 23/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 2/3Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 11Dec44. Eighth Air Force Dec44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*H], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 17Jan45.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha,
Leipzig, Germany 2Mar45. Damaged by flak and enemy fighters, force landed at Couvron (A-70), Laon, France.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 23Apr45. Returned to US 26May45.
Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 26May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 31May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 1/3Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 18Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 19Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6835 (MSN 23058) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 26/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 17Dec44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*A],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 19Jan45.
839th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 22May45.
Named "Star Dust/Ready Betty"
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Lubbock, TX 12/13Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 13Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 13Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6836 (MSN 23059) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Jackson, MS - Tallahassee, FL - Savannah, GA 26/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 14Dec44. Eighth Air Force 19Dec44.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*R], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Dec44.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of ground assault to the tank ditch defence line
at Royan, France 16Apr45. On return, severely damaged in an accident taxying at Rougham.
Condemned salvage battle damage 16Apr45
6837 (MSN 23060) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Oklahoma City, OK - Savannah, GA 28/30Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Nov44. PFF [Pathfinder Force] aircraft.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 9Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 17Dec44. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*G],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Jan45.
{first combat mission 28Jan45}. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*J]. {final combat mission 17Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {16 missions + 1 Chowhound}.
418th Bomb Squadron [LD*Z], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers
on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. Participated in humanitarian missions to return
displaced persons to France Jun45. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to
expedite the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres,
France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home.
From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war
on the return leg from Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
United States Air Forces in Europe Aug45. Returned to US 1Oct45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 30Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6838 (MSN 23061) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 26/28Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 16Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*E], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Jan45.
{Named "Cal's Rascals/Spirit of Martinez".[the pilot was a native of Martinez, CA].
CAL'S RASCALS [Calicura was the pilot, native of Martinez]. Purchased by War Bond donations from citizens of Martinez, CA
(first combat mission 6Feb44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil
refinery at Böhlen-Rotha, Leipzig, Germany 6Feb45. Because strong winds had pushed the formation off course,
the Group made a run on a target of last resort, the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany.
Moderate and fairly accurate flak was encountered to and from the target.
On return with fuel exhaustion, force landed at Merville (B-53), France.
5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville. Regained by Group.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge across the River Weser at Bremen, Germany 24Feb45.
Intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition.
battle damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt aircraft components factory at Bäumenheim,
south of Donauwörth, Germany 4Mar45. Because of weather conditions at the primary target, the
group diverted to the secondary target, railway marshalling yards at Ulm, Germany.
{final combat mission 20Apr45}. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver
food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and
armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and
displaced persons May/Jun45. {44 missions + 6 Chowhound + 2 Revival + 1 Cooks Tour}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Topeka, KS - Lubbock, TX 22/23Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 23Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 19Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 19Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6839 (MSN 23062) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 24Nov/8Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 31Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 31Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 3Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
850th Bomb Squadron [N-], 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 9/11Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6840 (MSN 23063 Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 26/28Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 19/20Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic
route departing Dow Field 22Dec45. Eighth Air Force.
18th Bomb Squadron [E], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk Jan45.
Named "Marge"
{first combat mission 9Feb45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians
in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and armament removed
with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and
displaced persons May/Jun45. {33 missions + 3 Chowhound + 1 Revival}.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - St Joseph, MO - Lubbock, TX 22/231Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 23Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
2517th Base Unit (Navigation School & Instructor School), Ellington Field, Houston, TX 28Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6841 (MSN 23064) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 28/30Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Nov44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 7Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Dec44.
Eighth Air Force. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*H], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in
German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 22Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Jackson, MS - Lubbock, TX 23/24Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 24Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45. 3
018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 20Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
WOODY WOODPECKER - artwork of Woody Woodpecker standing on a bomb. BADGER BELLE
6842 (MSN 23065) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Wichita, KS - Lincoln, NB 27/29Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 29Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Dec44. Eighth Air Force 31Dec44.
Equipped with the AN/APT-2 ‘Carpet I’ and AN/APQ-9 ‘Carpet III’ radio countermeasures sets.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*V], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire Jan45. . Named "Little Larry".
irst combat mission 10Mar45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {25 missions}. [F],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 10May45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty
passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed
the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been in exile
during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. 3
84th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France. Condemned salvage 16Apr4
6843 (MSN 23066 Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 24Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 26/27Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 6Jan45.
601st Bomb Squadron [3O*P], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 17Jan45.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany 14Feb45.
En route to the target, the formation was forced to turn south by high clouds.
At this point the GEE equipment in the lead and deputy lead became inoperative because of
lack of range and enemy jamming. Near Munster the formation was forced to swing further to
the right of course to avoid taking the whole Division through clouds that appeared too thick for the formation.
The formation started a run towards a secondary target; on the run, clouds broke in what was thought to be
the vicinity of the primary target and a decision was made to attempt a run on that target.
The bombardier saw a large built up area through a break in the clouds to his right which he assumed
to be the primary target; this target turned out to be Prague, Czechoslovakia.
On return, force landed on the continent. Condemned salvage 14Feb45
6844 (MSN 23067) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - St Joseph, MO - Lincoln, NB 28Nov/1Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 16Dec44. Eighth Air Force 31Dec44.
40th Air Depot Group, 2nd Tactical Air Depot, Stansted (Station 169), Essex.
Damaged while parked by B-17G 43-39204 at Stansted 5Mar45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 26Mar46
6845 (MSN 23068) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 25Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 27Nov/1Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
838th Bomb Squadron [2C*J], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 5Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 12/13Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 13Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45. 3
018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 13Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6846 (MSN 23069) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 29Nov/1Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 16Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
835th Bomb Squadron [H8*E], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk Feb45. Named "Shirley B". .
Named for the crew chief's daughter.
Lead aircraft on a mission to the Me 262 airfield at Parchim, Germany 7Apr45. W
hen the lead bombardier released his released his bomb load over the target, one of the
incendiary clusters reportedly broke apart and struck B-17G 43-39163 which was below.
That aircraft burst into flames immediately and crashed. {30 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 8/12Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 30Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 30Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6847 (MSN 23070) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 11/12Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 12Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 5/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped..
6848 (MSN 230711) A ccepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Nov44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 29/30Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 30Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
15Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1Mar45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 17Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Middletown, PA - Lubbock, TX 18/21Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6849 (MSN 23072) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Nov44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - St Joseph, MO - Lincoln, NB 28Nov/1Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 9Jan45. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 2Mar45 (4KIA:6POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed at Ybbs an der Donau, Austria.QQ
MACR 12812
6850 (MSN 23073) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Nov44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 29/30Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 30Nov44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Jan45. Returned to US.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jun45. Ferried Savannah - Lubbock, TX 24/25Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 25Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6851 (MSN 23074) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Ogden, UT - Lincoln, NB 2/5Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 22Dec44.
Received in Italy 9Jan45.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy. {43 missions}.
Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45. Ferrying Division,
Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 23Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6852 (MSN 23075) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Nov44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 6Dec44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Lincoln Field, NB 6Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 16Dec44. Received in Italy 6Jan45.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 20Feb45. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 18Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 24Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 24Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6853 (MSN 23076) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 30Nov44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Nov44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 1/2Dec44. 2
73rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 2Dec44. Ferried Lincoln -Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Dec44. F
erried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 16Dec44. Fifteenth Air Force.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Jan45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Oklahoma City, OK - Dallas, TX - Coraopolis, PA - Columbus, OH - Independence, KS 12/20Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 20Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH
16Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 20Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6854 (MSN 23077) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 2/3Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 9Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 11Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 11Dec44.
Received in Italy 27Dec44. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
Condemned salvage 31Mar46
6855 (MSN 23078) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 2/3Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 9Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Dec44. A
ssigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 14Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 14Dec44. Received in Italy 6Jan45.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31Mar46
6856 (MSN 23079) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 3/5Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 13Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 15Dec44.
Received in Italy 27Dec44.
815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Named "Jack of Hearts. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Landing accident at Pisa, Italy 27Aug45. Salvaged 28Aug45
6857 (MSN 23080) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force,Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Cheyenne, WY - Lincoln, NB 3/5Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Jan44.
{first combat mission 13Feb45}. Substantially damaged taxying at Amendola 24Feb45.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the railway station and marshalling
yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {28 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Buffalo, NY - St Joseph, MO - Independence, KS 11/13Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 13Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 16Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 19Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6858 (MSN 23081) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Salina, KS - Lincoln, NB 2/6Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 16Dec44. Received in Italy 27Dec44.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 26Mar45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 9Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 14Oct44.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6859 (MSN 23082) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 4/5Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 16Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 16Dec44. Received in Italy 27Dec44.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC 28Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 29Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6860 (MSN 23083) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Ogden, UT - Lincoln, NB 4/5Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 9Jan45.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy. {31 missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 21Mar46
6861 (MSN 23084) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Dec44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 6Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 6Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 18Jan45. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Fortezza, Italy 20Apr45 (1KIA:3POW:6EVD).
Passing the target just after closing the bomb doors, the airplane dropped back and started to lose altitude.
There was fuel spraying from the left wing from a hole behind no.1 engine and mid-wing of about
six to eight inches in diameter. There was no fire, the plane was level and skidding when last seen
but losing altitude over the Alps in a northwest direction from target as eight of the crew bailed out ten to
twenty-five miles due west of Fortezza. The two pilots remained onboard and crash landed the bomber i
n the village of Göflan near Schlanders, South Tyrol, Italy
MACR 13817
6862 (MSN 23085) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44.
Assigned to 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB; not delivered.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Fort Worth, TX - Savannah, GA 6/8Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 14Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 15Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 15Dec44.
Received in Italy 27Dec44. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 8Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 10Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6863 (MSN 23086) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - El Paso, TX - Oklahoma City, OK - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 4/9Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 16Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 16Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 14Jan45.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy. {first combat mission 14Feb45}.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at
Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (1WIA:9RMC).
Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the pilot.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the railway station
and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {36 missions}.
483rd Bomb Group, Pisa, Italy May45. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
64th Base Unit (Headquarters, Strategic Air Command), Andrews Field, Camp Springs, MD 22Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 4Nov45.
4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 28Nov45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 24Feb46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 25Feb46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6864 (MSN 23087) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 9Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 19Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 19Dec44.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH.
Major damage in an accident landing at Gander Field, Newfoundland 19Dec44
[possibly damaging Noorduyn UC-64A Norseman 43-5125 which was unoccupied]. Condemned 19Dec44
6865 (MSN 23088) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 4Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Dec44.
Assigned to 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA; not delivered. F
Gerried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 6/7Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 7Dec44
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 15Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 18Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 18Dec44.
Received in Italy 14Jan45.
342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 9Feb45.
Failed to return from a mission to the Verona - Parona railway bridge over the Adige river, Italy 6Apr45 (2KIA:8INJ).
The mission resulted in the aircraft being out of formation over the target, unable to keep up with
one engine shot out. After releasing the bombs over the target area, it was subject to a
severe flak attack predominantly from uncharted flak locations which ultimately knocked
out two more engines and punctured a very large and raggedly gaping hole between no.3 and 4 engines.
Wires, oil and fuel were streaming out the gaping hole. After being hit. The pilot used
evasive action effectively; he would make a turn to the right and flak would burst
almost immediately on the track and at the altitude he had just left. He continued the turns
randomly and changes in altitude and the flak bursts would follow.
He was heading for an ex German fighter landing strip which had been briefed as
available for emergency landings. No.4 engine had been operating at full military power for
almost two hours and the plane had gradually lost altitude. The pilot ditched i
n the Adriatic Sea about twenty-five miles off-shore on a track that would take the
plane to the airstrip at Rimini. When it ditched, the aircraft made a very mild tail
touchdown on the water but then had a violent nose impact. The aircraft had been
so badly shot up and damaged that it had broken apart at the ball turret forcing
the nose dive into the water. The plane had ditched in one of the most severe water
conditions in eighty years, the waves were cresting at forty feet that day.
The crew was in the water about fifteen minutes when two British Spitfire fighter planes
flew high in the sky over them. However, a few moments later they came back flying just
above the wave crests with canopies open and waving to the crew. About forty-five minutes
later, a PBY came overhead but didn't land due to the very rough seas.
The crew had ditched shortly past noon but it was many, many hours later in darkness
that they saw the light of a boat that proved to be their rescue boat and it was just
before midnight when they were rescued. The rescue craft docked at a port near Ancona. Italy.
The British rescue boat was manned by a New Zealand crew; they had monitored all of the r
adio transmissions and had fixed the ditching position.
6866 (MSN 23089) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy). q
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 10/11Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Dec44
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 23Dec44.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Received in Italy 18Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 9Feb45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
Condemned salvage 14Dec46.
6867 (MSN 23090) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44.
Assigned to 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA; not delivered.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 8/11Dec44. 2
73rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Dec44.
Received in Italy 20Jan45. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin, Germany 24Mar45.
The plane was struck by cannon shells in the left inboard wing behind no.2 engine,
large enough for several GIs to stand up through; the wing skin was peeled back around
the opening. {35 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Independence, KS 24/25Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 25Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 26Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 26Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6868 (MSN 23091) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK - Lincoln, NB 8/11Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Dec44. Received in Italy 14Jan45.
348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 9Feb45.
{28 missions}. Returned to US.
Damaged in collision with a parked B-17G while taxying at Wideawake Field,
Ascension Island, South Atlantic 15Sep45. 1
103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 22Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 27Sep45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6869 (MSN 23092) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Lincoln, NB 9/11Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 23Dec44.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Received in Italy 18Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 9Feb45. {35 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, OH - Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 25/28Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 28Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6870 (MSN 23093) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 8/12Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 19Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 23Dec44.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Received in Italy 18Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 9Feb45. Named "Jeannie".
34 missions}. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 2Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6871 (MSN 23094) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 8/14Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 20/21Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 26Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 26Jan45.
Fifteenth Air Force. 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy.
Crashed twenty miles north of Bolzano, Italy 2Jun45. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned 5Jun45.
6872 (MSN 23095) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 8/12Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 19/20Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 22Dec44.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Received in Italy 18Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Cleveland, OH - Dayton, OH 25/27Jul45.
Wright Field, Dayton, OH 27Jul45.
4163rd Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Cleveland Municipal Airport, OH 6Aug45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Feb46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Feb46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6873 (MSN 23096) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44. SCR-695 tail warning radar installed.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 11Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Dec44.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Received in Italy 18Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. The bomber departed
Pomigliano, Italy with five crew and twenty Texas troops bound for Port Lyautey, French Morocco,
on what was to be the first leg of their journey home to Texas 1Aug45. Engine trouble forced it
to crash in the Tyrrhenian Sea. About an hour after takeoff an engine on the aircraft began to fail,
it caught fire and eventually shook loose from its mount and fell off leaving a gaping hole in the wing.
The pilot tried to ditch the plane in a controlled manner but there was a very heavy sea. The plane broke in
two upon impact and sank in about 30 seconds. The location of the ditching was in deep water
approximately midway between Naples and Sardinia. Five crew members survived the ditching
and escaped the sinking aircraft but the co-pilot drowned before reaching one of the life rafts.
As for the twenty Texas soldiers who were passengers, twelve were killed in the crash.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned 3Aug45
6874 (MSN 23097) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44. SCR-695 tail warning radar installed.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 11/13Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 13Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 3Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Received in Italy 20Jan45.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. . Named "My Baby Comes Home".
Returned to US via Marrakech, French Morocco.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25Jul45. F
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Independence, KS 26Jul/3Sep45.
553rd Base Unit (3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Romulus Field, Detroit, MI.
Substantially damaged while parked in an accident by Consolidated B-24J Liberator 42-51289
at Scott Field, Belleville, IL 28Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 3Sep45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6875 (MSN 23098) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44. SCR-695 tail warning radar installed.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 11/12Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 12Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Dec44. F
erried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 23Dec44.
Received in Italy 14Jan45. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Condemned salvage 26Apr45
44-6876/7000 Douglas/Long Beach B-17G-70-DL Fortress
MSN 23099/23223. Boeing B-17G-70-DL Fortress built by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, CA
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and �Project Bits & Pieces�, a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
6876 (MSN 23099) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 11/13Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 13Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 20Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 20Jan45. Received in Italy 1Feb45.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 2Nov45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6877 (MSN 23100Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 10/11Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 11Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Dec44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 23Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 23Dec44. R
eceived in Italy 18Jan45. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Fortezza, Italy 20Apr45 (8POW:2KIA).
En route to the target and before turning on the I.P., the plane was trailing behind and slightly
below the formation. It kept dropping back further to approximately two miles or more, at a much
lower altitude. The pilot reported that two engines had failed but the propellers were not seen
to be feathered. The plane banked to the right over the Mölltaler glacier and headed back to base.
Crash landed and broke in two at Sankt Jakob im Rosental, near Maria Elend, Austria MACR 13819
6878 (MSN 23101) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Savannah, GA 12/13Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 21Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 23Dec44.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Received in Italy 18Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force.
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Condemned salvage 11Aug45
6879 (MSN 23102) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 11/13Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 19/20Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 22Dec44.
Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy). Received in Italy 23Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy. Condemned salvage 10May45
6880 (MSN 23103) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 11/12Dec44. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 19/20Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Dec44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route
departing Dow Field 22Dec44. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force, Italy).
Received in Italy 18Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force.
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 28Sep45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 1Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6881 (MSN 23104) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 10/12Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44. Ferried Savannah -
Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 7Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 7Jan45.
Received in Italy 1Feb45. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Damaged while parked by B-17G 44-6774 taxying at Amendola 22Sep45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
roject Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Condemned salvage non-battle damage 25Oct46.
6882 (MSN 23105) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Dec44. SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. \\
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Fort Worth, TX - Savannah, GA 30Dec/1Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45. Eighth Air Force 27Jan45.
546th Bomb Squadron [BK*J], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire..
Named "Boomerang"
{first combat mission 9Feb45}. Battle damage on a mission to railway installations and tank factories at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45.
Damage to hydraulic systems, on return force landed at the emergency landing field, RAF Manston, Kent.
Repaired and regained by Group.
Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and
airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {40 missions}.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying
tirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite
the return of troops to USA (code #47). It called for the round-the-clock airlift of
troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their
Journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the
Journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project
included flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg
from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 6Nov45
6883 (MSN 23106) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 9/14Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Dec44. Eighth Air Force 31Dec44.
535th Bomb Squadron [MS*Q], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex.
After taking off on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 2Mar45, a pilot of the 381st Bomb Group was forced to turn back with
technical problems and upon landing was assigned a spare aircraft, 44-6883. He took off
quickly again to try catch up with the Group. Only five minutes behind the 381st formation,
the pilot saw a mass of aircraft heading east and headed to join with them. As he
approached he discovered they were British Lancaster bombers on a mission to Cologne.
He tucked into the back of the formation, hit the target with the British, and named
the plane RAFAAF (Royal Air Force, Army Air Force) to commemorate the event.
Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Vechtel, Fürstenau, Germany 24Mar45 (1WIA).
The bombardier had been wounded when the Plexiglas nose was shattered by a flak burst.
Two engines were disabled and the propeller on the no.3 engine couldn't be feathered and
oversped. The propeller shaft oscillated, chewing up the engine nacelle and then the
engine block, strewing parts all over before the propeller broke away and spun
over the fuselage. The pilot made an instrument landing with the two remaining engines.
Magnesium flares guided him through the 500 foot ceiling, the bomber touched
down and taxyed to the hardstand. The crew counted more than 200 holes in the bomber.
Battle damaged during a mission to an underground oil storage depot at Freiham,
Munich, Germany 11Apr45 (1WIA).
Flak at the target was meagre to moderate, but accurate. On the way home the aircraft was
involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G 44-8826. After the I.P., a hot piece of flak came up,
sliced through the floor and severed all the automatic pilot wiring that was in the ceiling;
another piece shattered the window alongside the co-pilot. Yet another burst penetrated the
ball turret and wounded the gunner. The pilot did his best to maintain tight formation in order to get
a good bomb pattern. On the way home the aircraft was involved in a mid-air collision with
B-17G 44-8826. After the target, the Group immediately made a turn to the left to head back for
home. Straightening out just after completing a turn, something, perhaps flak or turbulence,
caused the lead plane, on whose wing he’s flying, to suddenly swerve to the left. The left wing
tip of #826 struck the right horizontal stabilizer of #883. The impact tore off the right horizontal stabilizer.
This plane went into a tight left spin, heading straight down. The crew was being tossed about along with
oxygen bottles, shell casings, maps, until the centrifugal force of the spin pinned them to the bomber's walls.
The pilot is fastened to the ceiling, but is able to reach down and grab hold of the control
yoke and pulled himself down into his seat. He cut the throttles back and somehow was able
to fly out of the spin, but not before losing some 8,000 feet. The blow to the plane is so
severe that the fuselage is twisted and the rudder is about seven to ten degrees off centre.
The real problem, however, started when he levelled off and the plane started straight up.
He was only able to keep the plane level by putting his knees on the control yoke.
Fortunately, the co-pilot came to - he'd been knocked unconscious - and he put his arms and
knees on the yoke. Even between the two of them there was so much force that they couldn't hold it. T
he radio operator, who also had been knocked out, leant against the co-pilot's yoke.
The three of them were able to hold the plane level.
The tail gunner, thinking the B-17 would never recover to fly home, jettisoned his door after the
stabilizer ripped away; he would have jumped out over Germany if the force of the spin hadn't
pinned him inside. The pilot was now able to take a heading for home and began
descending, to go off oxygen. Even with three of them holding the yoke, he knew they could never
fly the four hours necessary to get home. So he gave the crew the opportunity to bail out;
they declined, because they were still deep in over Germany. Looking back through the bomb bay
and into the waist the pilot could see a whole bunch of elevator cables hanging down.
He asked the engineer to bring back some of the cable, which he did. He chopped out two instruments
opposite the yoke, put the cable through the instrument panel, wound it around the yoke, tied the
only knot he knew and using a machine gun bolt, formed a turnbuckle, so the pilot could
control the yoke with one finger. The problem was the force was so great it bowed out the
Instrument panel. A twist of the turnbuckle provided the control to climb or descend, on a
course around known flak batteries. Fortunately, no Luftwaffe fighters spotted the solo bomber.
The pilot started across the North Sea, by now down to about 4,000 feet. The plane arrived
over home base just as the Group was landing. The pilot circled for about twenty minutes until
` all the planes had landed; the commanding officer didn't want to take a chance and land ahead of them,
because it might crash and clutter the runway. Once again, the crew declined to bail out because the CO
suggested that they head for the North Sea, dump the plane and the crew can get out; they decided to
stick with their pilot. He started the landing, a long approach at about 140 miles an hour
because the B-17 would stall below that speed. The co-pilot helped with the landing sequence,
lowering the flaps and handling the throttles; there would be no go-around.
The pilot carefully adjusted the turnbuckle and his co-pilot cut the throttles back.
The plane touched down and taxyed to the hardstand. {31+ missions}.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron,
Base Air Depot Area, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire.
Armament removed and used as a transport.
Substantially damaged in an accident landing at Baldonnel, Dublin, Eire 12Nov45.
The aircraft, after making a normal approach and landing set down just over the fence at the
end of the runway. The pilot applied the brakes as soon as was permissible.
The brakes stopped the wheels but they slid on the wet grassy surface and the aircraft
slowed but would not stop and continued on into a hedge at the end of the runway.
Upon striking the hedge the tail came up off the ground then dropped down hard driving the tail
strut into the fuselage, buckling it at that section of the aircraft. The aircraft was arriving
from the USAAF airbase at Burtonwood, near Warrington in Cheshire, England.
Irish Newspapers reported the aircraft carried members of the Irish Air Corps who were returning
from a meeting in the UK, however the USAAF crash report makes no mention of anyone other than
US personnel on board. It appears that at this time there were talks taking place between the Irish
authorities and those of the US government. The aircraft finished out its days as a wreck at Baldonnel,
slowly being reclaimed. The propellers were provided to Aer Lingus and Irish Army radio van ZC778 was
equipped with devices taken from the derelict bomber. Condemned salvage 31Oct45 [sic]. RAF AAF -
artwork of half RAF roundel and half USAAF star on an USAAF star and bar.
6884 (MSN 23107) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 12/13Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 13Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
401st Bomb Squadron [LL*N], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 23Feb45. 324th Bomb Squadron. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force
combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Battle damaged on that mission when flak knocked out the no.1 and no.2 engines,
causing the plane to drop out of formation. They had dropped to about 10,000ft
when the no.1 engine started up again and began pulling a little power.
By throwing out all the loose equipment, including the 0.50 calibre machine guns and the radios,
the pilot was able to maintain this altitude. Although not able to get back in the formation,
they flew slightly behind and below the 91st Group formation and made it on
back to Bassingbourn. Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a
wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Liberated prisoners of war from
Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.1, Barth, Germany; British POWs were flown to
Ford, West Sussex, England 12May45; American POWs were flown to Couvron (A-70),
Laon, France 13May45. Returned to US 8Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 12/14Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
2509th Base Unit (Bombardier School), Big Spring Field, TX 4Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6885 (MSN 23108) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44. SCR-695 tail warning radar installed.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 13Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 13Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
600th Bomb Squadron [K8*M], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Feb45.
Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen,
Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 7/9Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6886 (MSN 23109) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 11/12Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Dec44. Eighth Air Force. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 28Mar46.
6887 (MSN 23110) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 10/12Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 20Dec44. Eighth Air Force.
391st Bomb Squadron [G], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk.
{first combat mission 7Mar45}. {final combat mission 19Apr45}. {30 missions}.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 20Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Chicopee, MA - Coraopolis, PA - Lubbock, TX 21/23Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6888 (MSN 23111) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX 10/12Dec44.
Damaged while parked in a collision by B-17F 42-6121 taxying at Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Dec44.
Ferried Dallas - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 16/17Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45. Eighth Air Force 6Jan45.
337th Bomb Squadron [AW*R], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 4Jan45.
Named "Sweet Chariot" Major damage in a crash landing at Snetterton Heath 10May45. Condemned salvage 11May45.
6889 (MSN 23112) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 10/12Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 12Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 17Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 17Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 18Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 31Dec44. Returned to US. Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 18Jul45.
Ferried Dayton - Independence, KS 20Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 20Jul45.
553rd Base Unit (3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command), Romulus Field, Detroit, MI.
Substantially damaged while parked in an accident by Consolidated B-24J Liberator 42-51289 at Scott Field, Belleville, IL 28Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 20Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6890 (MSN 23113) Acepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6tth Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 12/13Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 13Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Dec44.
Eighth Air Force. 410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 23Dec44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refineries at Dortmund, Germany 7Mar45.
On return, crash landed Rougham.
Repaired with rear half of 42-97681. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Buffalo, NY - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 5/7Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6891 (MSN 23114)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 12/14Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Dec44.
Eighth Air Force. 863rd Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk.
Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Lubbock, TX 6/8Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 8Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 8Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 8Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped. LITTLE SIR WRECKO
6892 (MSN 23115) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 12/13Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 13Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 31Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 6Jan45. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*D],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire Jan45.
{first combat mission 3Feb45}. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda
armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {39 missions}.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers
on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. 384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
Jt called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed the
journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French
citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 31Oct45.
6893 (MSN 23116) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 13/15Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 848th Bomb Squadron [-A], 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk Jan45.
Named LOOKY LOOKY – artwork of a languishing nude girl.
The underwear may have been added later. The artist was Master Sergeant
Jay D. Cowan of the 490th Bomb Group, 851st Bomb Squadron [+K].
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45. F
erried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Independence, KS 12/13Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 13Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6894 (MSN 23117) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 13/15Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 561st Bomb Squadron [N], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk.
{first combat mission 2Mar45}. {final combat mission 21Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor
built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and
displaced persons May/Jun45. {25 missions+ 5 Chowhound + 4 Revival}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 3/4Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 4Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Nov45.
\Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6895 (MSN 23118Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 14/17Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 28Jan45.
325th Bomb Squadron [NV*L], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 5Feb45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty
passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed
the journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included
flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Participated in the Greek Project Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to Athens, Greece to return Greeks
who had sympathized with Nazis. The passengers were facing Greek imprisonment and were under
armed guard. Flights were from Istres, France to Munich, Germany to pick-up passengers for Athens, Greece.
Operated as ‘Lucky Sky Ways’. Returned from Athens to Istres via Foggia, Italy. 384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB,
Marseille, France. Condemned salvage 25Jul46.
6896 (MSN 23119) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 13/16Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 21Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*M], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 27Feb45.
Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at
Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Collision with B-17G 43-38564 landing after a practice mission at Nuthampstead 4May45.
Repaired by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton. Returned to US departing 21May45.
Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 21May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Wilmington, DE - Lubbock, TX 26/29May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 29May45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6897 (MSN 23120) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 14/17Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 29/30Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 27Jan45. 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk.
Failed to return from a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 9Mar45 (9POW).
lak was moderate to intense at the target. Struck by flak, the no.1 propeller was feathered and no.2 engine caught fire,
sending the plane into a spin which broke off the left wing.
The crew bailed out before the plane disintegrated and crashed near Frankfurt.
MACR 12957
6898 (MSN 23121) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 17/18Dec44. 2
73rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 30Jan45.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*H], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 4Feb45. {
first combat mission 9Feb45}. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda
armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. The plane suffered major battle damage
on that final mission. {44 missions}. Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets,
capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France. Participated in the
Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command
aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been
in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Participated in the Greek Project Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to Athens, Greece to
return Greeks who had sympathized with Nazis. The passengers were facing Greek
Imprisonment and were under armed guard. Flights were from Istres, France to
Munich, Germany to pick-up passengers for Athens, Greece.
Operated as ‘Lucky Sky Ways’. Returned from Athens to Istres via Foggia, Italy.
Condemned salvage 3Aug46. 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen AB,
Munich, Germany. Reclaim complete 19Nov
6899 (MSN 23122) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 15/16Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 16Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 29Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 30Jun/1Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 1Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
Production changes: RCM equipment AN/APT-2 and AN/APQ-9 Group A parts added
6900 (MSN 23123) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 15/16Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 16Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 30Dec44. Returned to US 16Jun45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Jun45. Converted to transport configuration. Designated CB-17G. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Westover AFB, Chicopee, MA 5May46. 716th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Westover Field, Chicopee, MA 9May46. Departed US 9Dec46. 768th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Narsarsuaq AB, Greenland. Designated B-17G. Designated CB-17G 5Mar48. 138th Airborne Control & Warning Squadron, Air Transport Command, Narsarsuaq AB, Greenland 1Jun48. Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 21Oct48. 1935th Airborne Control & Warning Squadron, Air Transport Command, Narsarsuaq AB, Greenland 6Jan49. 1805th Airborne Control & Warning Squadron, Air Transport Command, Narsarsuaq AB, Greenland 10Mar49. Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 16Mar49. 1805th Airborne Control & Warning Squadron, Air Transport Command, Narsarsuaq AB, Greenland 11Apr49. 1805th Airborne Control & Warning Squadron, Air Transport Command, Fort McAndrew, Argentia, Newfoundland 11Apr49. 1932nd Airborne Control & Warning Squadron Air Transport Command,, Goose Bay AB, Labrador 29Jul49. 1805th Airborne Control & Warning Squadron, Air Transport Command, Fort McAndrew, Argentia, Newfoundland 29Aug49. San Antonio Air Materiel Area, Kelly AFB, San Antonio, TX Sep49. 1805th Airborne Control & Warning Squadron, Air Transport Command, Fort McAndrew, Argentia, Newfoundland 13Oct49. 2753rd Aircraft Storage Squadron, Air Materiel Command, Pyote AFB, TX 30Mar50. Ogden Air Materiel Area, Hill AFB, Ogden, UT 13Apr50. Reclaim 24Apr50. Terminated 28Jun50
6901 (MSN 23124)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 15/16Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 16Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 22Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*U], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Feb45. {
first combat mission 22Feb44}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to
Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
{29 missions + 5 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks,
CT 3Jul45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 4/7Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6902 (MSN 23125) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 15Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 15Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 20Dec44. 1
377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*G], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Feb45N
Named "Mason-Dixon Liner".
(first combat mission 14Feb44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Bussing-Neue Automobil
Gesellschaft armoured vehicle factory at Brunswick, Germany 3Mar45.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Deutsche Werke shipyard at Kiel, Germany 4Apr45.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Burg bei Magdeburg, Germany 10Apr45.
Me 262 jet fighters climbed up to intercept the Group and made an aggressive but i
nexperienced attack prior to the target; fighter escort had been drawn away to fight enemy
aircraft attacking another Group. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the target.
{final combat mission 18Apr45}. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food
to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and
armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival, t
he humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45.
{36 missions + 6 Chowhound + 2 Revival + 1 Cooks Tour}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 20Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lincoln, NB - Lubbock, TX 21/23Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 23Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6903 (MSN 23126) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 13/14Dec44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), L
incoln Field, NB 14Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Dec44. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 17Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 18/21Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6904 (MSN 23127) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 18/19Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 749th Bomb Squadron [K], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 6Feb45. .
Named *Ladies Delight*– artwork of a pair of ‘5’ dice. .
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Rome, NY - Buffalo, NY - Columbus, OH - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 10/14Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 14Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6905 (MSN 23128) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 15/18Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 730th Bomb Squadron [P], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk.
Named "Virginia".
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in
German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (
Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 29Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 30Jun/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 2Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 4Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6906 (MSN 23129) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 15/19Dec44. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 20Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*I],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Feb45.
525th Bomb Squadron [FR*J], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 20Feb45.
Named "Constipated Lady". Returned to US.
121st Base Unit
Ferried Windsor Locks - Coraopolis, PA - Detroit, IL - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 29Jun/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 2Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 19Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6907 (MSN 23130) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Dec44. Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 15/16Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 16Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Dec44. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*P], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire Feb45.
(first combat mission 1Mar45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {28 missions + 3 Revival}.
Returned to US 25May45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 27May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 28/30May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30May45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6908 MSN 23131) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 16/18Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*J], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire.
The bomber landed at Vendeville, Lille, France for fuel returning from a mission to an oil
storage depot at Dülmen, Germany 10Feb45. Returning to base, bad weather prevented a
landing and the plane diverted to Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 11Feb45.
Later that day the plane returned to Thurleigh but landed long and ran off the far end of the runway,
striking two high light poles and damaging the left wing and flap.
532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45.
Returned to US departing 7Jun45.
21st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greensboro, NC - Lubbock, TX 11/12Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 12Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
2530th Base Unit (Navigation School), Selman Field, Monroe, LA 2Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6909 (MSN 23132) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
` Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 17/18Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 6Jan45. Eighth Air Force 30Jan45.
731st Bomb Squadron [H], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Feb45. .
Named ANNONY MISS. {5 missions}. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*H], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 4Feb45.Named "Achtung Adolph".
{first combat mission 9Feb45}. {41 missions}. Featured in the film
‘The Way to the Stars [UK] / Johnny in the Clouds [US]’ (1945). Converted for trooping,
stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches
installed in the waist and bomb bay. 384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille,
France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite
the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres,
France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home.
from Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s aircraft completed the journey and flew
the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying
French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from
NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from 15Jun45
to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Participated in the Greek Project Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to Athens, Greece
to return Greeks who had sympathized with Nazis. The passengers were facing
Greek imprisonment and were under armed guard. Flights were from Istres, France
to Munich, Germany to pick-up passengers for Athens, Greece. Operated as ‘Lucky Sky Ways’.
Returned from Athens to Istres via Foggia, Italy. Salvaged 29Dec45
6910 (MSN 23133) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 14Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/17Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 17Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 22Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45.
` ` 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*T], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 2/4Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 4Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6911 (MSN 23134) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 16/18Dec44. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 23Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 560th Bomb Squadron [N], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Jan45..
Named "Solid Sender".
.{first combat mission 6Feb45}. {final combat mission 21Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners
of war and displaced persons May/Jun45. {47 missions + 5 Chowhound + 1 Revival}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Oklahoma City, OK 1/2Jul45.
Air Technical Service Command, Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 23Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped. S
6912 (MSN 23135) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 17/18Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 18Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Dec44.
Eighth Air Force 8Jan45.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*V], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Jan45.
526th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 1Feb45.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 10Apr45.
Regained by Group 2May45. Returned to US 28Jun45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 30Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6913 (MSN 23136) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 17/21Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 3Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 28Jan45. 837th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 5Feb45
named "Queen of Hearts". . Failed to return from a mission to
a Luftwaffe airfield at Briest, Brandenburg, Germany 10Apr45 (10POW).
Just before the Initial Point the B-17 started to lag behind, came up again
but lost its proper position when the formation was attacked by Me 262 fighters.
Two large bursts hit the waist windows at both sides. The B-17 remained with the
formation for some minutes, then turned off, losing altitude slowly and
crashed at Zobbenitz, Germany. Me 262 A-1a Flown By Flg. Gerard Reiher
of JG 7/1. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
MACR 13885
6914 (MSN 23137) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 18/19Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*G], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Feb45.
{first combat mission 22Feb45}. {final combat mission 11Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {22 missions + 6 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greensboro, NC - Jackson, MS - Lubbock, TX 1/3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 24Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped. THE FIGHTING LADY
6915 (MSN 23138) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 17/19Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Dec44. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
524th Bomb Squadron [WA*M], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 28Jan45.
Battle damaged on a mission to the vehicle works of Vomag Maschinenfabrik at Plauen, Germany 19Mar45;
force landed Brussels, Belgium. Regained by Group. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 3/7Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45.
Declared excess 28Aug45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 7Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6916 (MSN 23139) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 18/19Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 23Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 31Dec44. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk May45. {no missions with 34BG}.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 27Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 28/30Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 30Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 30Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6917 (MSN 23140) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 18/19Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 560th Bomb Squadron [D:O], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Feb45.
Named "Leading Lady" Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch
civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 8Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6918 (MSN 23141) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 18/19Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 560th Bomb Squadron [D:O], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Feb45.
Named "Pistolas Juanita" first combat mission 14Feb45}. {final combat mission 21Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in
German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and armament removed with a
wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war
and displaced persons May/Jun45. {48 missions + 5 Chowhound + 4 Revival}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greensboro, NC - Lubbock, TX 1/3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6919 (MSN 23142) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Lincoln, NB 18/19Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 19Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Dec44. Eighth Air Force 7Jan45.
407th Bomb Squadron [PY*E], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 24Feb45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers
on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. Ninth Air Force.
92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca,
Air Transport Command aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been in exile
the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Substantially damaged in an accident landing at Foggia Main, Italy 7Oct45. Salvaged 19Jan46
6920 (MSN 23143) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 20/22Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk. {no missions with 34BG}.
410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Substantially damaged while parked in a collision by B-17G 43-39146 taxying at Chelveston 4May45.
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk May45.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Coraopolis, PA - Lubbock, TX 22/23Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 23Jun45. D
Declared excess 26Oct45. 3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 7Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6921 (MSN 23144) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 19/21Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 2/3Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jan45. Eighth Air Force 30Jan45.
427th Bomb Squadron [GN*F], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45.
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. No. 2 and no.4 engines were disabled; left
aileron was knocked off by flak; no.4 fuel tank was damaged, fuel and oil were leaking.
Damaged, the pilot headed east towards the Russian lines, encountering Russian Yak fighters.
Crash landed on a temporary airstrip along a bomb damaged main runway at Nasieisk,
twenty-five miles north-northwest of Warsaw, Poland. The crew was safe and repatriated
through Poltava, Iran and Egypt. Condemned salvage 18Mar45.
6922 (MSN 23145) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44. Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 19/20Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Syracuse, NY - Manchester, NH 24Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 24Dec44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Dec44.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk. Returned to US. 1
21st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Rome, NY - Columbus, OH - Memphis, TN - Lubbock, TX 13/18Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 18Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6923 (MSN 23146) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 19/20Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 20Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 10Jan45. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*J], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 1Feb45{first combat mission 9Feb45}. Accident returning
from a mission to the submarine yards at Kiel, Germany 3Apr45. This was the
engineer's last combat mission. He was so happy he started firing his guns over the
English Channel. The tail was shot full of 0.50 caliber holes. One bullet accidentally
hit the tail gunner putting him in hospital with a slight head wound and concussion.
This mishap saved the tail gunner's life as he was not able to fly with his crew on the
fateful flight three days later. The tail section was replaced with the repaired tail
from 42-98027 [SU*Z}. {31 missions}. Crashed after takeoff for a mission to the
railway marshalling yards at Leipzig, Germany 6Apr45 (8KIA). A last minute change to the
target required more fuel but a change to a lighter bomb load. This plane had
additional fuel added but the bomb load was not changed. The aircraft turned
right after takeoff and was seen to be losing altitude during the turn. It clipped the
tree tops for a long distance before it crashed on Kettering Road, just west of the
junction with the A43 Kettering-Northampton road, about four miles southwest of
Kettering, Northants. It went through a hedge, exploded, came to rest in a field
and several of the bombs exploded at frequent intervals. The crew prepared to
bail out but were too low. There was evidence that a fire had started in the air
shortly prior to the crash. The two right hand engines were not producing full power.
The explosion had flashed off the new paint on the tail section recently fitted exposing
the previous identity of 42-98027 [SU*Z} and causing some confusion as to which
plane had crashed. Salvaged
6924 (MSN 23147Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 21/22Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 6Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*K], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 8Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Independence, KS 11/12Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 12Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 27Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6925 (MSN 23148) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Kansas City, KS - Lincoln, NB 19/21Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 21Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 20Jan45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen AB, Munich, Germany 18Jan47.
7290th Air Base Group, USAFE, Oberpfaffenhofen AB, Munich, Germany 1Jul48. Salvage 20Aug48.
Reclaim complete 11Feb49
6926 (MSN 23149) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Lincoln, NB 20/22Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 22Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2Feb45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 17Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greenville, MS - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 18/21Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.\
6927 (MSN 23150) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 21Dec44/1Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 10Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Coraopolis, PA - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 29Jun/4Aug45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 4Aug45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
2511th Base Unit (Instrument School, Instrument Pilot), Bryan Field, TX 27Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6928 (MSN 23151) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Base),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Dec44.
North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
368th Bomb Squadron [BO*L], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 1Feb45.
Modified for Disney Rocket Bomb operation, using Royal Navy 4500lb concrete piercing rocket
assisted bombs. Participated in a mission to drop Disney bombs on the Valentin submarine
bunker at Farge, Bremen, Germany 30Mar45.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 19Apr45.
Regained by Group. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire May45 for H2X installation.
Regained by Group 14May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Accident landing at Thurleigh 2Jul45. The aircraft was on approach and seen to level off too high.
It slid off the runway onto a perimeter track where the right landing gear collapsed. Returned to US.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
Conflict:
Listed as ‘on hand’ on 306th Bomb Group Monthly Inventory Report 7Jan45
6929 (MSN 23152) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 20/22Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 14Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
18th Bomb Squadron [Q], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk Feb45. Named "Evadin' Maiden".
{first combat mission 15Feb45}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 2Mar45.
Unable to find the target, the formation diverted to the secondary target at Drseden, Germany.
Major battle damage on a mission to the Hanomag tank factory at Hanover, Germany 28Mar45.
Poor weather conditions forced the formation to divert to the secondary target, the
railway marshaling yard. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. Modified with all guns,
armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I,
Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to southern England; American POWs were
flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {35 missions + 1 Revival}. Returned to US by
34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 26Jun45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
6930 (MSN 23153) 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK 24Jan45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
6931 (MSN 23154) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 22/27Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
401st Bomb Squadron [LL*K], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 7Feb45. .
Named "Ragged But Right".
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and
displaced persons May/Jun45.
Operation Revival mission from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.1, Barth, Germany;
British POWs were flown to Ford, West Sussex, England 12May45;
American POWs were flown to Couvron (A-70), Laon, France 13May45. {31 missions + 2 Revival}.
Returned to US 8Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 12/15Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 15Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 20Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6932 (MSN 23155) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 21/25Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 2Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 3Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greenwood, MS - Independence, KS 12/14Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 14Jul45.
Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6933 (MSN 23156) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Lincoln, NB 24/25Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 25Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 6Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
601st Bomb Squadron [3O*H], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 7Feb45.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*H]. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Returned to US 1Jun45. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 1Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 6/7Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 8Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6934 (MSN 23157) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 21Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 22/23Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 23Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 2Feb45.
862nd Bomb Squadron, 3rd Scouting Force, 55th Fighter Group, Wormingford (Station 159), Essex.
Stripped of most of the armament, the aircraft was crewed by a pilot, co-pilot, navigator, engineer,
radio operator, tail gunner and a meteorologist, acting as weather observation,
as well as performing radio relay duties for both bomber and fighter escort groups.
Damaged in a mid-air collision with North American P-51D Mustang 44-14783 at Wormingford 13Apr45.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
61st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Crashed landed forty miles south-southeast of Grenoble, France 29Aug46.
Assigned to WIPE (Europe: Belgian-Dutch coast). Condemned salvage 10Apr47. Reclaim complete 17Feb48.
6935 (MSN 23158) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 21/25Dec44. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 3Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Lincoln, NB - Ogden, UT 4/6Jul45.
4135th Base Unit (Ogden Air Technical Service Command), Hill Field, Ogden, UT 6Jul45.
Designated TB-17G 28Aug45.
4000th Base Unit (Flight Test Division, Air Materiel Command), Wright Field, Dayton, OH 6Apr47.
4135th Base Unit (Ogden Air Materiel Command), Hill Field, Ogden, UT 15Apr47.
Converted to transport configuration.
4144th Base Unit (Flight Test, Air Materiel Command), Muroc Flight Test Base, CA 13Nov47.
Designated VB-17G 20Jan48.
4127th Base Unit (Sacramento Air Materiel Command),
McClellan Field, Sacramento, CA 3Feb48.
4144th Base Unit (Flight Test, Air Materiel Command), Muroc Flight Test Base, CA 8Apr48.
2759th Air Base Group, Air Materiel Command, Muroc Field, CA.
2759th Experimental Wing, Air Materiel Command, Muroc Field, CA 20Aug49.
Sacramento Air Materiel Area, McClellan AFB, CA 12Sep49. Salvaged 5Apr50. Terminated 15May50.
6936 (MSN 23159) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group.Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 28Dec44/1Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 10Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
2025th Labor Supervision Company, Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany. 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron,
Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany. 7908th Base Unit, Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany 16Apr48.
7350th Air Base Group, Berlin-Tempelhof, Germany 1Jul48. Converted to transport configuration.
Designated VB-17G 13Oct48. 7160th Air Base Group, Erbenheim Field, Wiesbaden, Germany 16Nov48.
Designated B-17G 26Nov48.
7165th Composite Group, Erbenheim Field, Wiesbaden, Germany 28Dec48.
60th Air Base Group, Wiesbaden AB, West Germany 1Jun49. Designated TB-17G 5Oct49
85th Maintenance Group, Erding Air Depot, West Germany 14Oct49. Reclaim 16Dec49. Reclaim complete 20Mar50.
6937 (MSN 23160) 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jan45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 22Jan45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped.
6938 (MSN 23161) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach 22Dec44. 6th Ferrying Group,
Long Beach Field, CA. Damaged taxying at Long Beach 22Dec44. Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 22Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Jan45.
18th Bomb Squadron [C], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156),
Suffolk 22Jan45. Named "Little Gizmo". Modified with all guns,
armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I,
Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to southern England; American POWs were
flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {32 missions + 3 Chowhound + 1 Revival}.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45. 4168th Base
Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX
24Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field,
AZ for storage and disposal 26Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped..
6939 (MSN 23162) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Lincoln, NB 26/27Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 10Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 20Jan45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
7th Bomb Squadron [P], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk Feb45. {f
Named MIZPAH. The pilot’s crew told him to have his wife ‘Peg’ name the plane.
She chose the name MIZPAH, which means, "May the Lord watch between me and
thee while we are absent one from another." When the Group Chaplain saw the
name he said that this plane would always come back and he would like to
sneak on board and fly with them. {first combat mission 22Feb45}.
(final combat mission 19Apr45}. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver
food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45.{32 missions + 6 Chowhound}.
Returned to US by121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 25Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 25Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 9Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6940 (MSN 23163) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 22Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 23/25Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 25Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 10Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Jan45. F
erried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Jan45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
731st Bomb Squadron [E], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor
built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home
liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45. Substantially damaged when crash
landed at Chartres (A-40), France 16May45. Condemned salvage 16May45.
6941 (MSN 23164) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA
23Dec44. Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - Lincoln, NB 25/27Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 27Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 3Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 6Jan45.
Goose Bay, Labrador 17Jan45; Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland; to Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 19Jan45.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, OH - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 9/11Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 17Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6942 (MSN 23165) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Dec44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 25Dec44/2Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Jan45. F
erried Savannah - Manchester, NH 11Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 11Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 20Jan45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
305th Bomb Group, Lechfeld (R-71), Augsburg, Germany Dec45.
Damaged while parked in an accident by B-17G 44-8791 taxying at Lechfeld 18Dec45.
Condemned salvage 30Oct46; destroyed at Lechfeld by using explosive charges to blow off the tail
6943 (MSN 23166) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Coolidge, AZ - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 24/31Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Dec44.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 22Jan45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
850th Bomb Squadron [K-], 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 9/11Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 29Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 30Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 30Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6944 (MSN 23167) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Midland, TX - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 27Dec44/1Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
551st Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Feb45.
Failed to return from a mission to railway installations and tank factories at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45 (3KIA:6POW).
Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the target.
Crashed at Tiefensee, Werneuchen, northeast of Berlin, Germany.. MACR 13147.
6945 (MSN 23168) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 23Dec44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 25Dec44/1Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 10Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Damaged in an accident involving B-17G 43-39187, 44-6947 and 44-8772 taxying at Goose Bay, Labrador 22Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Jan46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Jan46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6946 (MSN 23169) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 26Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 28/30Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 30Dec44.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 3Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
412th Bomb Squadron [QW*F], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Feb45. .
Named "Blood and Guts". Battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge across the River
Weser at Bremen, Germany 24Feb45 Intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target;
there was no enemy fighter opposition. Battle damaged on a mission to an oil storage depot at Neuberg,
Munich, Germany 25Feb45. Because of cloud cover over the target the Group diverted to the secondary
target, railway marshalling yards at Munich, Germany. Moderate and accurate flak was
encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in German
occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. Modified with all guns and armament removed with a
wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home liberated prisoners of war and
displaced persons May/Jun45. {33 missions + 6 Chowhound + 2 Revival + 1 Cooks Tour}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 22Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Lubbock, TX 23/24Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 24Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 5Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 5Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6947 (MSN 23170) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 28Dec44/1Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 10Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Damaged in an accident involving B-17G 43-39187, 44-6945 and 44-8772 taxying at Goose Bay, Labrador 22Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*S],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 10Mar45.
{first combat mission 14Mar45}. {final combat mission 16Apr45}. {13 missions}.
545th Bomb Squadron [JD*J], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 10May45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on
benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft
completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been in
exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Participated in the Greek Project Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to Athens, Greece to return Greeks
who had sympathized with Nazis. The passengers were facing Greek imprisonment and were under armed guard.
Flights were from Istres, France to Munich, Germany to pick-up passengers for Athens, Greece.
Operated as ‘Lucky Sky Ways’. Returned from Athens to Istres via Foggia, Italy.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen AB, Munich, Germany. Salvaged 2Feb48.
Reclaim complete 7Jan49.
6948 (MSN 23171) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 30Dec44/2Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 10Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 10Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 30Jan45. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*Q], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 4Feb4.
Named SIR KUMSIZER (underneath words,
painting of a pair of medical forceps!). Battle damaged during a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany 14Feb45. On return force landed at the emergency
landing field, RAF Manston, Kent. Regained by Group 20Feb45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on
benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command aircraft completed
the journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included
flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from Casablanca to Istres.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 31Oct45.
6949 (MSN 23172) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 30Dec44/1Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 10Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 20Jan45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 30Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL 22Aug45. 3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI 22Aug45.
Detroit - Orlando, FL - Detroit, IL 30/31Aug45. Ferried Detroit - Independence, KS 6Oct45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 6Oct45.
Declared excess 18Oct45. 593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC 23Oct45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 28Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6950 (MSN 23173) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Lincoln, NB 28/31Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 31Dec44. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 10Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 14Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*M], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 1Feb45.
Named *Alabama Gal/Melancholy Baby*. Radio countermeasures.
{16+ missions}. Returned to US 24May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, OH - Lubbock, TX 29/30May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30May45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 7Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 7Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6951 (MSN 23174) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 29Dec44/1Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 25Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Jan45. Major damage in an accident with B-17G 43-39227 taxying at Grenier Field 3Feb45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 17Feb45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
367th Bomb Squadron [GY*F], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 19Mar45.
Battle damaged on a mission to a highway bridge in Bremen, Germany 30Mar45 (1WIA:8RMC).
The radio operator was seriously wounded by flak and the radio equipment destroyed.
The pilot took the plane out of formation early and quickly returned to base for medical treatment.
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45. Returned to US 7Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 11/13Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. 2517th Base Unit (Navigation School & Instructor School),
Ellington Field, Houston, TX 27Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6952 (MSN 23175) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 29Dec44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 30Dec44/1Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 1Jan45. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Jan45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*H], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire Feb45.
{first combat mission 1Mar45}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. {15 missions + 3 Revival}.
Returned to US 20May45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 23May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 24/26May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 26May45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 9Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6953 (MSN 23176) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 31Dec44/3Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 12/13Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Returned to US Sep46. 64th Base Unit (Headquarters, Strategic Air Command), Andrews Field,
Camp Springs, MD 16Sep46.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Materiel Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 29Oct46.
4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX 19Jun47.
2753rd Aircraft Storage Squadron, San Antonio Air Materiel Area, Pyote AFB, TX 28Aug48.
San Antonio Air Materiel Area, Kelly AFB, San Antonio, TX 15Oct48. Converted to transport configuration.
3510th Maintenance and Supply Group, Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX 10Dec48.
3510th Basic Pilot Training Wing, Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX 22Dec48.
Designated VB-17G 11Apr49.
3510th Maintenance and Supply Group, Randolph AFB, San Antonio, TX.
Ogden Air Materiel Area, Hill AFB, Ogden, UT 30Apr49.
Alaskan Air Command 24May49. 57th Maintenance and Supply Group,
Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK 28May49. Ogden Air Materiel Area, Hill AFB, Ogden, UT 2Jun49.
57th Maintenance and Supply Group, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK 6Jun49.
57th Fighter Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK 9May50.
57th Fighter Group, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK 1Jan51.
57th Maintenance Squadron, 39th Maintenance Group, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK 1Jan51.
Substantially damaged taxying at Ladd AFB, Fairbanks, AK 1Feb51.
5001st Composite Wing, Ladd AFB, Fairbanks, AK 2Feb51.
57th Maintenance Squadron, 39th Maintenance Group, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK 3Feb51.
39th Air Depot Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK 1Dec51.
Substantially damaged when ground looped taxying at Shemya AFB, AK 11May52.
5021st Air Base Squadron, Shemya AFB, AK 12May52.
39th Air Depot Wing, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK 30Sep52. Tactical Air Command Oct52.
4415th Air Base Group, Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC 9Dec52.
Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA 11Jan53.
4415th Air Base Group, Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC 24Jan53.
Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA 2Feb53.
4415th Air Base Group, Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC 12Feb53.
Damaged in bad weather 100 miles south of Prestwick, Scotland 1Jun53.
Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA 15Jun53.
4415th Air Base Group, Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC 26Jun53.
Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA 8Jul53.
4415th Air Base Group, Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC 17Jul53.
Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, GA 5Aug53.
4415th Air Base Group, Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC 12Aug53.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 19Oct53.
4415th Air Base Group, Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC 20Jan54.
4502nd Support Squadron, Shaw AFB, Sumter, SC 25Aug54.
Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch, Air Materiel Command, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ 31Oct56.
3201st Air Base Wing, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL 20Dec56. Salvaged 22Dec56.
6954 (MSN 23177Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 30Dec44/1Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 6Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 11Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 30Jan45. 569th Bomb Squadron [CC*F], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Feb45. Named "Liquid-8-Or/Hell's Belle"
(first combat mission 15Feb45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians in
German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {38 missions + 3 Chowhound}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 29Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Lubbock, TX 30Jun/3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 25Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6955 (MSN 23178) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 28Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 29Dec44/1Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 6Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*D], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Feb45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 5/13Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 30Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 30Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6956 (MSN 23179) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 31Dec44/4Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 11Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
` Manchester, NH 11Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Condemned salvage 5Apr46
6957 (MSN 23180) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Dec44. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 1/2Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 2Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Jan45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
427th Bomb Squadron [GN*D], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 18Feb45
Named "El Screamo".
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 22May45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 28Mar46.
6958 (MSN 23181) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 2/3Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 3Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 25Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 4Feb45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Lincoln, NB - Lubbock, TX 5/9Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 13Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 13Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6959 (MSN 23182) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Amarillo, TX - Lincoln, NB 2/4Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 4Jan45. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 6Feb45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Feb45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 13Feb45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen AB, Munich, Germany.
Salvaged 24Feb48. Reclaim complete 7Jan49
6960 (MSN 23183) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 31Dec44.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Dec44.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO - Lincoln, NB 31Dec44/2Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 2Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 10Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 20Jan45.
Eighth Air Force Jan45. [H], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk.
{no missions with 34BG}. Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 20Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Newark, NJ - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 21/23Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 23Jun45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 26Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 26Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6961 (MSN 23184) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jan45.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Lincoln, NB 3/5Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 5Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Jan45. Eighth Air Force Feb45.
748th Bomb Squadron [G], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 21Mar45. R
eturned to US departing 19May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 22May45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock, TX 24May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 24May45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 26Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 26Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6962 MSN 23185) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 2/3Jan45. 273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 3Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Fort Wayne, IN - Manchester, NH 30/31Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 31Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 12Feb45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
89th Base Unit (European Division, Air Transport Command), Wiesbaden AB, Germany.
5th Airways and Air Communications Service Wing, Wiesbaden AB, Germany 1Jun48.
1807th Airways and Air Communications Service Wing, Wiesbaden AB, Germany 1Oct48.
Airways and Air Communications Service, Military Air Transport Service,
Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, MD 7Jun49.
1050th Maintenance and Supply Group, Headquarters Command,
Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, MD 9Jun49.
Airways and Air Communications Service, Military Air Transport Service, Andrews AFB,
Camp Springs, MD 19Sep49.
1800th Airways and Air Communications Service Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK 22Sep49.
Designated VB-17G 22Sep49.
550th Guided Missiles Wing, Air Proving Ground Command, Eglin Auxiliary Field #3,
Duke Field, Crestview, FL 8Mar50.
3200th Proof Test Squadron, Air Proving Ground, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL 16Jun50.
3200th Drone Group, Air Proving Ground, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL 17Jul50.
3203rd Maintenance and Supply Group, Air Proving Ground, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL 1Nov50.
Designated TB-17G 21May51.
4600th Air Base Group, Air Defense Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, CO 7Mar52.
4610th Air Base Squadron, Air Defense Command, Fairfax AFB, Kansas City, KS Mar52.
Substantially damaged in an accident landing at NAS Olathe, KS 12Apr52.
Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK 3Feb53.
Mobile Air Materiel Area, Brookley AFB, Mobile, AL 26Mar53. Modified as a drone.
Designated QB-17G 11May54.
3205th Drone Group, Air Proving Ground Command, Eglin Auxiliary Field #3, Duke Field,
Crestview, FL 27May54. 3201st Air Base Wing, Air Proving Ground, Eglin AFB,
Valparaiso, FL 16Aug54.
3205th Drone Group, Air Proving Ground Command, Eglin Auxiliary Field #3, Duke Field,
Crestview, FL 17Sep54. 3201st Air Base Wing, Air Proving Ground, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL 18Apr55.
3205th Drone Squadron,
3205th Drone Group, Air Proving Ground Command, Eglin Auxiliary Field #3, Duke Field,
Crestview, FL 19Apr55. Designated QB-17L 1Nov55.
6550th Air Support Squadron, 6550th Air Base Group, Missile Test Center, Air Research and
Development Command, Patrick AFB, Cocoa Beach, FL 18Nov55.
3205th Drone Squadron, 3205th Drone Group, Air Proving Ground Command,
Eglin Auxiliary Field #3, Duke Field, Crestview, FL 6Dec55.
3215th Drone Squadron, 3205th Drone Group, Air Proving Ground Command, Patrick AFB,
Cocoa Beach, FL 23Apr56.
6550th Air Support Squadron, 6550th Air Base Group, Missile Test Center, Air Research and
Development Command, Patrick AFB, Cocoa Beach, FL 23May57. Reclaim 1Jan58
6963 (MSN 23186) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jan45. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 3/4Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 4Jan45. Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 25Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 4Feb45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*A],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 4Mar45.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Spandau armament factory at Berlin, Germany 28Mar45.
On return crash landed at Podington. Condemned salvage 28Mar45.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 30Mar45
6964 (MSN 23187) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Oklahoma City, OK - Lincoln, NB 2/4Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 4Jan45. Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 4Feb45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*Y],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 23Feb45. Named "Lady Luck" .
Painted by Tony Starcer. {first combat mission 24Feb45}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Schlesischer railway station and east
marshalling yards at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45. Moderate and accurate flak encountered over the
target resulted in damage to the plane. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat
mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen,
Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Positioned to Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire and flew a Trolley mission 9May45.
Flew a Trolley mission for 91st Bomb Group personnel 10May45.
Modified with all guns and armament removed with a wooden floor built
over the bomb bay. Operation Revival, the humanitarian mission to bring home
liberated prisoners of war and displaced persons May/Jun45.
Operation Revival mission to Hörsching (R-87), Linz, Austria 11May45.
The 91st Group brought back 120 French POWs to Châteaudun (A-39),
France and 30 British POWs to England.
Operation Revival missions 12/13/14May45; liberated prisoners of war from
Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.1, Barth, Germany and flown to Couvron (A-70), Laon, France.
{24 missions + 2 Trolley + 4 Revival}. Returned to US departing 8Jun45. Valley (Station 568),
Anglesey, Wales 8Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Jackson, MS - Dallas, TX - Lubbock, TX 14/17Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 17Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
2512th Base Unit (Bombardier School), Childress Field, TX 27Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrappe
6965 (MSN 23188) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jan45. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 3/4Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 4Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 24Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 24Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 4Feb45.
Eighth Air Force Feb45.
524th Bomb Squadron [WA*T], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Lubbock, TX 6/8Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 8Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 18Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 19Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6966 (MSN 23189) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 5/8Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Jan45.
Eighth Air Force. 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk. {no missions with 34BG}.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Lubbock, TX 1/2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 2Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 27Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 4Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6967 (MSN 23190) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 4/8Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 15Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 25Jan45. Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Condemned salvage 22Mar46
6968 (MSN 23191) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 5/8Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 15Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Eighth Air Force. 863rd Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk Jan45.
. Named SONOF-A-BLITZ. When the pilot heard that his son had been born, on 27Mar45,
he named the aircraft SONOF-A-BLITZ, and had the stork carrying the baby added
Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 3/4Jul45. 4
168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 4Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 19Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 19Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrappe
6969 (MSN 23192) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 2Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 3/8Jan45. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 13Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2Feb45.
Eighth Air Force. 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk Feb45.
Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 17Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Lubbock, TX 18/19Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 19Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 18Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 19Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6970 (MSN 23193) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 2/5Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 12/13Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 20Jan45. Eighth Air Force.
748th Bomb Squadron [O], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire Jan45.
Battle damaged during an Operation Clarion mission to railway facilities at
Bamberg, north of Nürnberg, Germany 23Feb45. Cloud cover over the target caused the
formation to divert to Ellingen, southwest of Nürnberg. Flak was moderate. On return,
crash landed at Laon, France. Condemned salvage 25Feb45.
6971 (MSN 23194) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45. SCR-695 tail warning radar installed.
Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Coolidge, AZ - Tulsa, OK - Savannah, GA 4/6Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 20Jan45.
Eighth Air Force. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*M], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Feb45 Named "Who Dat?"
{first combat mission 14Feb45}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}.
Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to deliver food to Dutch civilians
in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {36 missions + 5 Chowhound}.
Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Greensboro, NC - Nashville, TN - Lubbock, TX 1/18Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 18Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 19Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6972 (MSN 23195) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 4/5Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 12/13Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Jan45. Eighth Air Force.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Lubbock, TX 6/7Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 7Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45. 3
018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 10Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped
6973 (MSN 23196) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Savannah, GA 4/6Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Jan45. Eighth Air Force.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Tulsa, OK - Ogden, UT - Lubbock, TX 5/7Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45.
Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 3Feb46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Feb46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6974 (MSN 23197) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 6/8Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 13Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Eighth Air Force. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*S], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Feb45. 331st Bomb Squadron. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, IL - Memphis, TN - Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 2Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 19Dec45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
6975 (MSN 23198) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 6/9Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Jan45. Eighth Air Force Jan45.
535th Bomb Squadron [MS*K], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 1Feb45. Named "Our Bridget"
.{2 missions}. Crash landed at Ridgewell 5Feb45.
432nd Air Service Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex Apr45.
Modified as staff transport for CO of 1st Combat Bomb Wing, General Bill Gross.
This embodied the removal of all turrets and armament and installation of bunks
and extra seats, tables and lights, a galley, and hot and cold running water, and
needed 956 man hours to accomplish. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 15Apr45.
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 20May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Middletown, PA - Dayton, OH 11/18Jun45.
4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 18Jun45.
Designated CB-17G.
4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Technical Service Command), Olmsted Field, Middletown, PA 4Nov45.
For use by Commanding General, Air Transport Command. 4000th Base Unit (Flight Test Division,
Air Materiel Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 17Jan46.
4000th Base Unit (Flight Test Division, Air Materiel Command), Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 8Jul48.
Designated VB-17G 8Jul48.
2750th Air Base Group (Flight Test Division, Air Materiel Command), Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH.
Mobile Air Materiel Area, Brookley AFB, Mobile, AL 18Sep50.
2750th Air Base Group (Flight Test Division, Air Materiel Command), Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 18Oct50.
Damaged in an accident on the ground at Wright-Patterson AFB 11Jan51.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 29Aug52.
2750th Air Base Group (Flight Test Division, Air Materiel Command), Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 23Sep52.
Middletown Air Materiel Area, Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA 13Aug53.
Headquarters Squadron,
2750th Air Base Group (Flight Test Division, Air Materiel Command), Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH 11Sep53.
Substantially damaged by engine failure at Wright-Patterson AFB 14Jan54. Reclaim 26Feb54. Terminated 14Apr54
6976 (MSN 23199) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
a SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Dayton, OH- Savannah, GA 6/8Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Jan45.
Eighth Air Force. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*T], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 1Feb45.
Substantially damaged taxying at Podington 22May45.
Deployed to Istres Field, France 5Jun45. Returned to Podington 27Jun45.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 16Apr46
6977 MSN 23200) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Savannah, GA 6/8Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 15Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Jan45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Eighth Air Force. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*C], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 1Feb45. Secret mission 28Mar45; returned to Group 30Mar45.
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 23May45.
Named *Better Do 'Er*. Returned to US 6Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jun45.
Ferried Windsor Locks - Rome, NY - Buffalo, NY - Lincoln, NB - Ogden, UT - Lubbock, TX 9/13Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 13Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45.
2508th (Pilot School, Advanced, Four Engine) Altus Field, OK 29Nov45.
3018th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 18Dec45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
6978 (MSN 23201) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to SOXO (United Kingdom).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Jackson, MS- Savannah, GA 6/10Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 31Jan45.
Substantially damaged in an accident at Gander Field, Newfoundland 31Jan45.
Eighth Air Force 5Feb45. Ninth Air Force Jul45. United States Air Forces in Europe Aug45.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen AB, Munich, Germany.
Salvaged 24Feb48. Reclaim complete 7Jan49.
6979 (MSN 23202)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 27Jan45.
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK 28/29Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 29Jan45.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Mar45.
Assigned to IRON (Seventh Air Force, Hawaii) 26May45; cancelled.
Ferried Dallas - Tulsa, OK - Syracuse, NY 29/31May45.
4202nd Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Syracuse AAB, NY 31May45.
Declared excess 12Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45.
4124th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Altus Field, OK 15Nov45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 21Nov45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Esperado Mining Company, Altus, OK 25Jun47; scrapped.
6980 (MSN 23203) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 12/14Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 25Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 6Feb45.
Fifteenth Air Force. Returned to US. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6981 (MSN 23204) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 7/8Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 8Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 25Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Jan45. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 26Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 26Jan45.
Received in Italy 31Jan45. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 20Apr45}. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Linz, Austria 25Apr45 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in wounds
to the ball turret gunner. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to
the railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {7 missions}.
Ninth Air Force. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 30Oct46.
6982 (MSN 23205) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 6/7Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 7Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 26Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 26Jan45.
Received in Italy 31Jan45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 16Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 21Oct45.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC 22Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6983 (MSN 23206) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 7/8Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 8Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 26Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 26Jan45.
Received in Italy 31Jan45. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
{first combat mission 1May45}.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to the railway station and
marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {1 mission}. Ninth Air Force.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe). Condemned salvage 31May46
6984 (MSN 23207)Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Savannah, GA 7/10Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 15Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Jan45. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 20Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 20Jan45.
Received in Italy 1Feb45. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 7Feb45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Returned to US on the Africa/South Atlantic route.
5th Ferrying Group, Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL.
Damaged taxying at Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guiana 4Feb46.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 10Feb46.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 24Feb46.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 26Feb46.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6985 ((MSN 23208) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 8/10Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jan45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 19Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Jan45. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 21Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 21Jan45.
Received in Italy 1Feb45. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 7Feb45
Named *Jersey Bounce III* (Named for a 1942 song)
Returned to US 2Oct45. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 2Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 7Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6986 (MSN 23209) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 8/9Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 9Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Manchester, NH 25Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Jan45. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 26Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Grenier Field 26Jan45.
Received in Italy 31Jan45.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy.
Damaged taxying at Celone 31May45. Ninth Air Force.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
Condemned salvage 13Aug46. Reclaim complete 19Nov47
6987 (MSN 23210) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Oklahoma City, OK - Lincoln, NB 10/12Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 12Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 31Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 31Jan45.
Received in Italy 5Feb45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 7Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 11Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
6988 (MSN 23211) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 11Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Lincoln, NB 12/14Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Staging Base), Lincoln Field, NB 14Jan45.
Ferried Lincoln - Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jan45.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 26Jan45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing Dow Field 26Jan45.
Received in Italy 31Jan45. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 31Jan45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Division, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 20Oct45.
593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Oct45.
War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
6989 (MSN 23212) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed.
Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK 7/8Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 8Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Boca Raton, FL 22/25Feb45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 15Feb45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 7Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar45. Ferried Savannah -
Manchester, NH 19/24Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 24Mar45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 4Apr45.
Eighth Air Force. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Apr45. 3
37th Bomb Squadron [AW*V], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 5Apr45.
Named "Ragged But Right" Ninth Air Force. . Assigned to GLUE VUnited States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 6Nov46
6990 (MSN 23213) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK 13/14Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 14Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Little Rock, AR - Boca Raton, FL 3/4Mar45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 4Mar45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 13Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Mar45. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 25Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Mar45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Mar45.
Eighth Air Force. 813th Bomb Squadron [PC*O],
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Apr45.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire May45.
Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh Jun45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 31Oct45
6991 (MSN 23214) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Oklahoma City, OK 7/8Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 8Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Jackson, MS - Boca Raton, FL 24/25Feb45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 25Feb45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight.
Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 7Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 17Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 17Mar45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 24Mar45. Eighth Air Force.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Mar45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. 3
84th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France.
368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Condemned salvage 23Oct46
6992 (MSN 23215) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed.
Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK 10/13Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 13Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Boca Raton, FL 23/24Feb45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 24Feb45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 12Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 18Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 18Mar45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26Mar45.
Eighth Air Force. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Apr45.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 10May45.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28May45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Condemned salvage 30Oct46
6993 MSN 23216) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 8Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK 10/11Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 11Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Dallas, TX - Boca Raton, FL 2/5Mar45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 5Mar45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 17Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 28Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Mar45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Mar45.
Eighth Air Force. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Apr45.
338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 1Apr45.
368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
368th Bomb Squadron, North Field, Gibraltar Aug45.
368th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46. Condemned salvage 23Oct46.
6994 (MSN 23217) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK 13/14Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 14Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Jackson, MS - Boca Raton, FL 1/2Mar45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 2Mar45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 30Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Fort Dix, NJ - Manchester, NH 11/12Apr45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Apr45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 13Apr45.
Eighth Air Force. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Apr45.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France.
368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Condemned salvage 30Oct46
6995 (MSN 23218) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne, WY - Oklahoma City, OK 14/16Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 16Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Boca Raton, FL 3Mar45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 3Mar45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 17Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 25Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Mar45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 28Mar45.
Eighth Air Force. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Mar45.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 10May45.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28May45. Ninth Air Force.
423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire May45.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
423rd Bomb Squadron, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45.
Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46. North Field, Gibraltar Jun46.
NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46. Condemned salvage 30Oct46
6996 (MSN 23219) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Oklahoma City, OK 14/15Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 15Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Jackson, MS - Boca Raton, FL 24/25Feb45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 25Feb45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 9Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 19Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Mar45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 24Mar45.
Eighth Air Force. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Mar44.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 10May45.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28May45.
Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Condemned salvage 30Oct46
6997 (MSN 23220) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 12Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Oklahoma City, OK 13/14Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 14Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Jackson, MS - Boca Raton, FL 24/25Feb45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 25Feb45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 10Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 20Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Mar45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 24Mar45.
Eighth Air Force. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Mar45.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 10May45.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28May45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. Condemned salvage 30Jul46.
6998 (MSN 23221) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK 14/15Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 15Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Boca Raton, FL 4/5Mar45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 5Mar45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 18Mar45. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 23Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Mar45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Mar45.
Eighth Air Force. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Apr45.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 10May45.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28May45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Salvaged 26Oct46.
6999 (MSN 23222) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK 15/16Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 16Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Boca Raton, FL 26Feb/2Mar45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 2Mar45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 10Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 20Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Mar45. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 25Mar45.
Eighth Air Force. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Apr45.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 10May45.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28May45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45. 384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Condemned salvage 23Oct46.
7000 (MSN 23223) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Field, CA 13Jan45.
SCR-695 tail warning radar installed. Assigned to EAGLE (AN/APQ-7 Eagle radar bombsight).
6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Jan45.
Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne, WY - Oklahoma City, OK 14/16Jan45.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #17, Oklahoma City, OK 16Jan45.
Ferried Oklahoma City - Dallas, TX - Boca Raton, FL 2/5Mar45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 5Mar45.
Installation of AN/APQ-7 radar bombsight. Ferried Boca Raton, FL - Savannah, GA 16Mar45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Base), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Mar45.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 24Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 24Mar45.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 26Mar45. Eighth Air Force. 4
82nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire Apr45. 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 10May45.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28May45. Ninth Air Force Jul45.
Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Displayed at Schiphol, Amsterdam for ‘Wings of Victory’ event 22Oct/23Nov45, coded AW*F.
384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Condemned salvage 25Oct46
44-7001/7500 Curtiss P-40N-30-CU Warhawk
MSN 32741/33240
7004 crashed Oct 26, 1944 at Tallahassee, FL due to engine failure. Pilot bailed out safely
7005 (MSN 32745) to USSR
7008 (MSN 32748) w/o 11 May 1944� Force landing (engine failure)� 4 miles NNW. of Caloosahatchee River, FL��� RTU
7011 (MSN 32751) to USSR
7014 (MSN 32754) w/o? 7 Jul 1945� Crash landed� (engine failure)� 3 miles S. of Mansfield, TX���� 4 Ferry
7017 crashed on takeoff at Walterboro AAF, SC Jun 14, 1945
7018 (MSN 32758) to RAAF as A29-900. Delivered May-44. Served with 77 Sqn. Destroyed by own bomb on takeoff from Wama strip,
Morotai, NEI Apr 23, 1945. Pilot killed.
7019 (MSN 32759) w/o? 22 Jan 1945� Crash landed at Page Fd, FL���� 338CCTS
7020 (MSN 32760) Damaged 28 Jan 1945 (mechanical fault)� 23 miles NE. of Fort Myers, FL��� 338AAFBU
7021 (MSN 32761) Damaged 10 May 1945� Landing accident at Thomasville AAF, GA
7023 (MSN 32763) w/o 19 Jan 1945� Fatal mid-air with 44-7045,� 20 miles E. of Fort. Myers, FL��� 338CCTS
7025 (MSN 32765) Damaged 4 May 1944 Landing accident at Venice AAF, FL���� 53FG
7027 (MSN 32767) to RAAF as A29-901. Delivered May-44. Served with 77 Sqn. During attack 6Dec44 on Warren Strip in Moemi Area
it was seen in a 30 degree dive when it dived into the sea 50 yards off shore SE of strip and sunk immediately; there was no sign of AA
so probable cause maybe small arms fire during attack.
7029 (MSN 32769) w/o 25 May 1944� Landing accident at Page Field, FL
7031 (MSN 32771) Damaged 23 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Venice AAF, FL���� 337CCTS
7033 (MSN 32773) Damaged 8 Jan 1945� Belly landing (engine failure)� 2 miles SE.of Utopia, FL
7035 (MSN 32775) to RAAF as A29-902. Delivered May-44. Served with 77 Sqn. SOC 10Oct45
7036 (MSN 32776) Damaged 13 Apr 1944� (ground looped) landing at RDU AAF, Raleigh, SC�� 2FyGP
Damaged 4 Jul 1944� (Taxi)� Venice AAF, FL���� 337BU
7043 (MSN 32783) to RAAF as A29-903. Delivered May-44. Served with 77 Sqn. Burnt at Labuan, Borneo 6Dec44
7044 (MSN 32784) w/o? 1` Feb 1945� Crash landed at Columbia AAB, SC�� 129BU
7045 (MSN 32785) w/o 19 Jan 1945� Fatal mid-air�with 44-7023 20 miles E. of Fort. Myers, FL��� 338CCTS
7046 (MSN 32786) w/o 17 Jan 1945� Crash landing at Page Field, FL�� 338CCTS
7051 (MSN 32791) to RAAF as A29-907. Delivered May-44 Served with 77 Sqn. Burnt at Labuan, Borneo 11Jan46
7052 (MSN 32792) Damaged 2 Jan 1945 Landing accident at Page Field, FL 338CCTS
7053 (MSN 32793) w/o 2 Oct 1944� Fatal mid-air with 43-24263,� Crashed 23 miles NE.of Moultrie, GA��� 339BU
7058 (MSN 32798) Damaged 24 May 1944� Landing accident at Thomasville AAF, GA���� RTU
W/o 31 Oct 1944� Force landing 7 miles W. of Thomasville AAF, GA��� 338BU
7059 (MSN 32799) to RAAF as A29-904. Delivered May-44 Served with 77 Sqn. On 23Nov44 when pulling out of 10000' climb after
releasing bombs the pilot advised that he was having glycol problems and proceeding to Pitoe strip, NEI some 15 miles away but
the pilot abandoned the aircraft with the aircraft being totally destroyed.
7060 (MSN 32800) w/o? 21 May 1945� Crash landed (engine failure)� at Thomasville AAF, GA��� 339BU
7061 (MSN 32801) sold by War Assets Corp as lot 1439
7067 (MSN 32807) to RAAF as A29-908. Delivered May-44 Served with 77 Sqn. SOC 19Nov46.
7069 (MSN 32809) w/o 7 Jul 1944� Mid-air with 44-7076, Crashed 3 miles S. of Page Field, FL� Pilot bailed out�� 338BU
7070 (MSN 32810) to RAAF as A29-906. Delivered May-44 Served with 77 Sqn. SOC 19Nov46.
7071 (MSN 32811) Damaged 23 May 1945 Force landed (mechanical fault)� 3 miles WSW. of Clearwater, FL��� 359B
7072 (MSN 32812) to RAAF as A29-905. Delivered May-44 Served with 77 Sqn. Burnt at Labuan, Borneo 11Jan46.
7073 (MSN 32813) w/o 22 Apr 1945 Fatal crash landing at Brownsville AAF, TX��� 232CCTS
7074 (MSN 32814) w/o 22 Apr 1944� Ditched into sea, West of Venice AAF, FL�(engine failure)��� 14FS
7075 (MSN 32815) to RAAF as A29-909. Delivered May-44 Served with 77 Sqn. It was last seen on 23Nov44 in a spin
50 yards off the shore east of Galela following unauthorised low level flight over the area with the aircraft being damaged
by suspected small arms fire.
7076 (MSN 32816) w/o Jul 7, 1944 in midair with 44-7069 3 mi S of Page Field, FL. Pilot bailed out. 338BU
7077 (MSN 32817) Damaged 19 Jan 1945� (mechanical fault)� 4 miles W. of Englewood, FL��� 344CCTS
7078 (MSN 32818) w/o 2 Jun 1944� Fatal� crash� (engine failure)� off Venice AAF, FL 337BU
7079 (MSN 32819) Damaged 25 May 1944 Force landing (out of fuel) Coalgate, OK�� 3FRG-60FRS
7080 (MSN 32820) to USSR
7081 (MSN 32821) Damaged 23 May 1944� Landing accident at DeRidder AAF, LA��369FBG-399FBS
7082 (MSN 32822) Damaged 6 May 1944� T/off accident at Offutt Field, NE
7083 (MSN 32823) to USSR
7084 (MSN 32824) converted to TP-40N. US Aircraft Section, Air Materiel Command, Freeman Field, Seymour,
Indiana. Set aside for proposed USAAF aviation museum. Flown to the aircraft storage area,
803rd Special Depot at Orchard Place Airport, Park Ridge, Illinois May 1946.
Originally assigned to NASM Washington, DC then USAFM Wright Patterson AFB,
Dayton, OH 1961-1965. Registered to Charles P. Doyle, Rosemount, MN,
1965-1978. 1978 registered as N999CD. Next to Robert J. Pond/Planes of Fame
East Spring Park, MN 1980-1997, then transferred to Palm Springs Air Museum,
Palm Springs, CA as Miss Josephine 1997-2003. Shipped to Hawaii for movie
'Pearl Harbor' March 2000 flew as USAAC/306. Now with Pond Warbirds, Palm Springs, FL
as N999CD *Miss Josephine*.
7086 (TP-40N) crashed Oct 17, 1944 2 mi S of Dale Mabry AAB, Tallahassee, Florida while fleeing hurricane. Pilot and
passenger killed.
7087 (MSN 32827) w/o 2 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Venice AAF, FL 337BU
7088 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7089 (MSN 32829) w/o 7 Oct 1944� Fatal accident at Coushatta, LA
7090 (MSN 32830) to USSR
7091 (MSN 32831) Damaged 27 Jan 1945 Force landing?� 1 mile S. of Venice AAF, FL�� 337CCTS
7094 (MSN 32834) to USSR
7096 (MSN 32836) to USSR
7099 (MSN 32839) to USSR
7105 (MSN 32845) w/o? 12 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Venice AAF, FL 337AAFBU
7106 (MSN 32846) to USSR
7107 (MSN 32847) w/o 4 Aug 1944 Crash 5 miles E. of Venice AAF, FL� (engine failure)� Pilot bailed out � 337BU
7110 (MSN 32850) to USSR
7112 (MSN 32852) to USSR
7115 (MSN 32855) to USSR
7118 (MSN 32858) Damaged 24 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Pinellas AAF, FL � �341CCTS
7120 (MSN 32860) Damaged 11 May 1945 Landing accident at Pinellas AAF, FL�� 341AAFBU
7126 (MSN 32866) to USSR
7128 (MSN 32868) to USSR
7131 (MSN 32871) to USSR
7133 (MSN 32873) w/o 21 Sep 1944� Crash 6 miles N. of Key Fd, MS� (engine failure)� Pilot bailed out��� 347BU
7138 (MSN 32878) to USSR
7141 (MSN 32881) (339 CCTS) crashed 3 mi N of Coolidge, Georgia Jan 16, 1945. Pilot killed.
7142 (MSN 32882) to USSR.
7144 (MSN 32884) to USSR
7146 (MSN 32886) w/o 14 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Municipal A/p, LaGrange, LA �� 553BU
7147 (MSN 32887) to USSR
7149 (MSN 32889) Damaged 11 Jan 1945� (grd accident) at Sarasota AAB, FL
7151 (MSN 32891) Damaged 16 Jan 1945 Landing accident at PuntaGorda AAF, FL �344AAFBU
7154 (MSN 32894) to USSR
7155 (MSN 32895) Damaged 7 Oct 1844� Mid-air with 43-24040, 12 miles W. of Waycross AAF, GA �� 345BU
7156 (MSN 32896) modified by Curtiss as 2-seat trainer.
7158 (MSN 32898) to USSR
7160 (MSN 32900) to USSR
7163 (MSN 32903) to USSR
7167 (Msn 32907) Damaged 8 Feb 1945� (taxi accident)� Pollock AAF, LA 372FG
7168 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7170 (MSN 32910) to USSR
7171 (MSN 32911) Damaged 25 Jun 1945 Landing accident at Albuqerque AAF, NM �� 5 Ferry
7174 (MSN 32914) to USSR
7176 (MSN 32916) to USSR
7179 (MSN 32919) to USSR
7184 (MSN 32924) to USSR
7186 (MSN 32926) to USSR
7188 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7189 (MSN 32929) to USSR
7190 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7192 (MSN 32932) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
Displayed at Griffith Park, Los Angeles, CA. Then to Paul Mantz/Tallmantz
Collection 1960-1967. To civil registry in 1967-1972 with San Diego Aerospace Museum as N4161K , to
Doug Champlin/Windward Aviation of Enid, OK 1972-1981 as N10626. Acquired in 1981-2000
by Champlin Fighter Museum, Mesa, AZ. Nov 2000-2005 was at Museum of Flight, Seattle, misrepresented
as 44-4192. Current with Windward Aviation.
7193 (MSN 32933) to USSR.
7195 (MSN 32935) to Netherlands Indies AF Sep 1944 as C3-549, reserialled J-349 Jul 1947
7196 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7197 (MSN 32937) Damaged 7 Jun 1945� Belly landing� at Esler Fd, LA 408FS
7198 (MSN 32938) to Netherlands Indies AF Sep 1944 as C3-550. W/o Sep 19, 1944
7200 (MSN 32940) to Netherlands Indies AF Sep 1944 as C3-551, to 120 Sq NEIAAC, reserialled J-351 Jul 1947
7202 (MSN 32942) to Netherlands Indies AF Sep 1944 as C3-552, To 120 Sq Apr 1946, abandoned at Bandjermasin
Reserialled J-352 Jul 1947
7203 (MSN 32943) put up for disposal at Stillwater AFB, OK, February 19, 1946. Paul Mantz, Glendale, CA, February 19, 1946-1960.
Reported on display at Chino, CA ca 1972.
7205 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7206 (MSN 32946) w/o 13 Jun 1945� Fatal cr 5 miles S. of Albion, OK 369FG-399FS
7207 (MSN 32947) to Netherlands Indies AF Aug 1944 as C3-553. W/o Nov 19, 1944.
SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7208 (MSN 32948) w/o 12 Sep 1944� Fatal cr at Merryville Bombing Range, LA���369FG-400FS
7209 (MSN 32949) to Netherlands Indies AF Sep 1944 as C3-554. W/o Dec 9, 1944
7211 (MSN 32951) to USSR
7212 (MSN 32952) Damaged 11 Jul 1944� Mid-air, with BT-13B� 42-89749, Key Fd, MS. Damaged 2 Sep 1944 Landing accident at Key Fd, MS 347BU
Damaged 29 May 1945� Taxi accident at Walterboro AAF, SC���� 126BU
7213 (MSN 32953) Damaged 1 Sep 1944� Force landing 4 miles W. of Melross, NM��� 267BU-FPTS
Damaged 17 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Ft Sumner AAF, NM Damaged 11 Jun 1945� Taxi accident at Luke Fd, AZ 3028BU
7214 (MSN 32954) to USSR
7215 (MSN 32955) Damaged 31 Jul 1945� Ground accident at Dale Mabry Field, FL���� 325AAFBU
7216 (MSN 32956) to USSR
7219 (MSN 32959) Damaged 18 Aug 1944 Landing accident at Gillis Aux Fd, LA���369FG-400FS
7220 (MSN 32960) Damaged 18 May 1945 Taxi accident at Dale Mabry AAF, FL���� 335CCTS
7221 (MSN 32961) to USSR
7222 (MSN 32962) w/o 15 Jul 1944� Fatal crash� (loss of control) Thomasville AAF, GA��� 339BU
7223 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7224 (MSN 32964) Damaged 12 Jan 1945� 8 miles NE of Thomasville AAF, GA
7225 (MSN 32965) to USSR
7227 (MSN 32967) Damaged 12 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Key Field, MS 347BU
Damaged 20 Apr 1945� (structural failure)� 20 miles S. of Charleston, SC���� 126AAFBU
7229 (MSN 32969) w/o 11 Apr 1945� Mid-air struck tow target, pilot bailed out
10 miles S. of Intercoastal City, LA��� 369FG-399FS
7230 (MSN 32970) to USSR
7231 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7232 (MSN 32972) to USSR
7233 (MSN 32973) Damaged 5 Aug 1944� Force landing (engine failure) Arundel, MS�� 347BU
7234 (MSN 32974) w/o 28 Apr 1945� in midair with 44-7277 25 mi ESE of Marianna AAF, FL
7236 (MSN 32976) Damaged 24 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Thomasville AAF, GA��� 339BU
Damaged 1 Nov 1944� takeoff accident at Thomasville AAF, GA ��339CCTS
7237 (MSN 32977) to USSR
7240 (MSN 23980) Damaged 20 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Ft Sumner AAF, NM
W/o 28 Jun 1945� Crash 24 miles NW. of Ajo AAF, AZ� (engine failure)� Pilot bailed out � 3028BU
7241 (MSN 32981) to USSR
7242 (MSN 32982) Damaged 27 Sep 1944� (mechanical fault)� Ft Sumner AAF, NM �� 267BU
7243 (MSN 32983) w/o 25 Feb 1945� at Thomasville AAF, GA � 339BU
7244 (MSN 32984) Damaged 30 May 1944� Landing accident at Key Field, MS 347BU
7246 (MSN 32986) to USSR
7247 (MSN 32987) Damaged 8 Jul 1944� Ground accident at Thomasville AAF, GA
Damaged� 22 May 1945� Landing accident at Thomasville AAF, GA
7248 (MSN 32988) to USSR
7249 (MSN 32989) Damaged 27 Sep 1944� Force landing (engine failure)� at Avon Park AAF, FL �� 325BU
7250 (MSN 32990) w/o? 29 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Thomasville AAF, GA �� 339BU
7251 (MSN 32991) Damaged 1 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM 267BU
7253 (MSN 32993) to USSR
7254 (MSN 32994) w/o 22 May 1945 (engine failure)� crash near Esler Fd, LA, Pilot bailed out �� 372FG-408FS
7255 (MSN 32995) Damaged 18 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM �� 267CCTS
7256 (MSN 32996) based at Thomasville AAF, GA crashed Jan 23, 1945 when
aircraft was hit by bullet during ground gunnery
exercise, pilot bailed out successfully.
7257 (MSN 32997) to USSR
7258 (MSN 32998) Damaged 19 Aug 1944� Force landing (engine failure)� 4 miles E.of Thomasville AAF, GA�� 339BU
Damaged 21 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Thomasville AAF, GA���339BU
Damaged 5 Dec 1944� Ground looped at� Thomasville AAF, GA
Damaged 22 May 1945� Landing accident at Thomasville AAF, GA
7259 (MSN 32099) Damaged 19 Jun 1944� Landing accident at Thomasville AAF, GA
Damaged 4 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Thomasville AAF, GA��� 339BU
W/o 1945 Fatal mid-air� 20 miles SW. of Perry, FL��� 339CCTS
7260 (MSN 33000) Damaged 11 Dec 1944 Landing(?) accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM���267AAFBU
7261 (MSN 33001) Damaged 6 Jun 1944� Taxi accident at Woodward AAF, OK 267BU
Damaged 15 Nov 1944� Landing accident at Ft Sumner AAF, NM���267CCTS
7262 (MSN 33002) to USSR
7263 (MSN 33003) w/o 5 Oct 1944� Fatal crash 25 miles ESE. of Buckley Fd, CO,� (structural failure)��� 268BU
7264 (MSN 33004) to USSR
7265 (MSN 33005) Damaged 29 Mar 1945 Landing accident at Thomasville AAF, GA�� 339CCTS
7266 (MSN 33006) to USSR
7268 (MSN 33008) w/o 11 Aug 1944� Mid-air, 12 miles N. of Woodward AAF, OK� Pilot bailed out��� 267BU
7269 (MSN 33009) to USSR
7270 (MSN 33010) Damaged 12 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Fd, CO���� 267BU
Damaged 25 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Fd, CO�����268BU-FPTS
7273 (MSN 33013) to USSR
7274 (MSN 33014) Damaged 8 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Woodward AAF, OK�� 267BU
Damaged 21 Mar 1945� Taxi accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM��� 267CCTS
7275 (MSN 33015) to USSR
7277 (MSN 33017) Damaged 3 Jun 1944� Landing accident at Pollack AAF, LA���372FG-407FBS
Damaged 28 Apr 1945� Mid-air, with 44-7234, 25 miles ESE. of Marianna AAF, FL�� 335CCTS
7278 (MSN 33018) to USSR
7279 (MSN 33019) Damaged 12 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM��� 267BU
7280 (MSN 33020) Damaged 6 Jun 1944� Taxi accident at Woodward AAF, OK 267BU
W/o 20 Oct 1944� Fatal takeoff accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267BU
7281 (MSN 33021) to RAAF as A29-910 Jul 1944. No active service. Crashed near Cardwel, QLD, Australial
4Aug44 while on a ferry flight from MacKay to Cairns, Qld; salvaged and used as parts.
7282 (MSN 33022) w/o 7 Jul 1944 Fatal crash on Bombing Range at Jet, OK 267BU
7283 (MSN 33023) to RAAF as A29-911. Delivered Jul 1944
7284 (MSN 33024) Damaged 12 Aug 1944� Force landing near Woodward AAF, OK��� 267BU
�W/o 21 Dec 1944� Fatal mid-air, with 43-24456, 3 miles SE. of Cuerro, NM�� 267CCTS
7285 (MSN 33025) to RAAF as A29-912. Delivered Jul 1944.
7287 (MSN 33027) Damaged 27 Jun 1944� Ground accident at Peterson Field, CO 268BU
Damaged 28 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Fd, CO�� 268BU
7288 (MSN 33028) to RAAF as A29-913. Delivered Jul 1944
7289 (MSN 33029) w/o 6 Sep 1945� crash 10 miles NE. of Wintersburg, AZ 3028BU
7290 (MSN 33030) to RAAF as A29-914. Delivered Jul 1944.
7292 (MSN 33032) to RAAF as A29-915. Delivered Jul 1944. Served with 82 Sqn. Crash landed
Jul 23, 1945, Sorrel Hills, QLD, Australia while being ferried to 6 AD. Now under restoration
at Toowoomba, QLD, Australia.
7294 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7295 (MSN 33035) w/o 22 Jul 1944� Mid-air, with 44-7376, 19 miles E. of Peterson Field, CO� Pilot bailed out�� 268BU
7297 (MSN 33037) to RAAF as A29-916. Delivered Jul 1944. Served with 77 Sqn. SOC May 8, 1945.
7298 (MSN 33038) w/o 8 Oct 1944� Crash after t/off (engine failure)� 4 miles E. of Peterson Field, CO�� 268BU
7299 (MSN 33039) to RAAF as A29-917. Delivered Jul 1944.
7300 (MSN 33040) w/o 23 Jul 1944� Fatal crasj 5 miles S. of Fargo, OK 267BU
7301 (MSN 33041) to RAAF as A29-918. Delivered Jul 1944.
7304 (MSN 33044) to RAAF as A29-919. Delivered Jul 1944. Served with 80 Sqn. Shot down 13Dec44 at Galela Bay,
Halmaheras
7306 (MSN 33046) to USSR
7306 (MSN 33046) to USSR
7308 (MSN 33048) to USSR
7311 (MSN 33051) Damaged 19 Sep 1944 at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267BU
7312 (MSN 33052) Damaged 20 Nov 1944 Ground accident at Peterson Field, CO 268CCTS
7313 (MSN 33053) to USSR
7314 (MSN 33054) w/o 12 Jul 1944 Mid-air, with P-51C 42-103739, 2 miles W. of Graham, FL� Pilot bailed out� 3ACG-4FRS
7315 (MSN 33055) to USSR
7316 (MSN 33056) Damaged 14 Aug 1944 Taxi accident, with 44-7337, at Woodward AAF, OK�� 267BU-FPTS
7317 (MSN 33057) to USSR
7318 (MSN 33058) w/o 23 Jul 1944 Crash (out of fuel), 3 miles N. of Muskogee AAF, OK� Pilot bailed out�� 5FRG-91FRS
7319 (MSN 33059) w/o 17 Oct 1944� Mid-air, with 43-24314, crash 6 miles N. of House, NM� Pilot bailed out�� 267BU
7320 (MSN 33060) to USSR
7322 (MSN 33062) to USSR
7323 (MSM 33063) Damaged 18 Dec 1944� Landing accident at Pierre AAF, SD�� 268CCTS
7324 (MSN 33064) to USSR
7326 (MSN 33066) Damaged 1 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Ft Sumner AAF, NM��� 267BU
w/o 26 Mar 1945� Crash 2 miles E. of Arroyo Colorado River, TX� Pilot bailed out�� 2267BU
7327 (MSN 33067) Damaged 21 Mar 1945 Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267CCTS
Damaged 17 Apr 1945 Belly landing� (mechanical fault) Talban Auxiliary Field, NM��� 267BU
7328 (MSN 33068) Damaged 1 May 1945� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267CCTS
7329 (MSN 33069) to USSR
7330 (MSN 33070) w/o 29 Sep 1944� fatal cr� 25 miles SW. of Ft Sumner AAF, NM��267BU
7331 (MSN 33071) to USSR
7332 (MSN 33072) Damaged 4 Jul 1944� Ground accident at Galveston AAF, TX 283BU
7333 (MSN 33073) to USSR
7334 (MSN 33074) Damaged 12 Jul 1945� Landing accident at Oxnard Field, NM 553BU
7335 crashed on takeoff at Cassoday Apt, KS Jan 21, 1945
7336 (MSN 33076) to USSR
7337 (MSN 33077) in taxi accident with 44-7316 at Woodward AAF, OK Aug 14, 1944. 267BU
Damaged 12 Jul 1945� Landing accident at Oxnard Field, NM 553BU
7338 (MSN 33078) to USSR
7339 (MSN 33079) Damaged� 17 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Key Field, MS 338BU
Damaged 10 Dec 1944� Mid-air, with a bird, 40 miles NE. of Fort Myers, FL�� 338AAFBU
Damaged 18 Dec 1944� Mid-air, with 43-24280,� 5 miles S. of Venice, FL��� 338CCTS
Damaged 20 Feb 1945� Belly landing, 5 miles S. of Fort Myers, FL��� 338BU
7340 (MSN 33080) to USSR
7342 (MSN 33082) Damaged 5 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO�� 268BU
W/o 18 Jul 1944� Forced landing at Buckley Field, CO 268BU
7343 (MSN 33083) Damaged 25 Jun 1944� Belly landing (engine failure)� 1 mile NE.of Peterson Field, CO���� 268BU
7344 (MSN 33084) Damaged 3 Jun 1944� Landing accident at Woodward AAF, OK��� 267BU
7345 (MSN 33085) to USSR
7346 (MSN 33086) Damaged 9 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Page Field, FL 338BU
7347 (MSN 33087) to USSR
7348 (MSN 33088) w/o? 7 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO 268BU
7349 (MSN 33089) to USSR
7350 (MSN 33090) w/o?� 3 Jul 1944� T/off accident (engine failure) at Peterson Field, CO�� 268BU
7351 (MSN 33091) Damaged 14 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Venice AAF, FL��� 337BU
7352 (MSN 33092) to USSR
7353 (MSN 33093) Damaged 13 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO�� 268AAFBU
7354 (MSN 33094) to USSR
7355 (MSN 33095) Damaged 7 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM 267BU
7356 (MSN 33096) to USSR
7357 (MSN 33097) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7358 (MSN 33098) Damaged 26 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM � 267BU
W/o 24 Jan 1945� Fatal crash landing at Fort Sumner AAF, NM
7361 (MSN 33101) to USSR
7362 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7363 (MSN 33103) to USSR
7365 (MSN 33105) to USSR
7368 (MSN 33108) on civil registry as NL9837A with EAA Airventure Museum, Oshkosh, SI, painted as 11456
paint scheme of Col Robert Scott. Later to Warbirds Over Long
Island as N740RB. Crashed into Atlantic Ocean just offshore
of Long Island, NY Apr 5, 2009. Pilot killed. Some references indicate
that N740RB was actually an ex-RAF Kittyhawk I AK899 which was
a direct purchase that did not receive a USAAF serial number, but this is unlikely, but it
may have been used in the rebuild of the AK899 airframe. AK899
went to RCAF as 1051.
7369 (MSN 33109) BOC: May 26, 1944.- SOC: June 1945. Cal Aero Technical Institute, Glendale, CA, 19??.
Ed Maloney/The Air Museum, Claremont, CA (later Ontario, CA), Circa 1957-1970.
Lou Kaufmann, 1971-1972.- Rebuilt at Van Nuys, CA, 1971.- Registered as N94500.
Don Plumb/Spitfire Ltd, Windsor, Ontario, January 1974-1976.- Registered as C-GTGR.
Max Hoffman, Fort Collins, CO, 1976. John Williams, Tampa, FL, 1976-1977.- Registered as N40PN. Current.
Joseph G. Mabee, Midland, TX, December 1977-1995.- Flew as USAAC/447369/40.
Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, TX, July 21, 1995-2002.- Flown as usaac/AVG/P-8104/5.
7370 (MSN 33110) to USSR
7372 (MSN 33112) to USSR
7373 (MSN 33113) Damaged 8 Mar 1945� Belly landing at Valpariso Field, FL���� 335BU
W/o 7 Apr 1945 Crash 5 miles E. of Adel, GA� (engine failure). Pilot bailed out�� 335CCTS
7374 (MSN 33114) Damaged 14 Jun 1944� Grd accident at Pinellas AAF, FL
7376 (MSN 33116) damaged in midair with 44-7295 19 mi E of Peterson Field, CO Jul 22, 1944
7377 (MSN 33117) to USSR
7378 (MSN 33118) Damaged 27 Nov 1945� Ground looped at Nashville MAP, TN 4FRG
7379 (MSN 33119) to USSR
7380 (MSN 33120) Damaged 7 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Lakeland AAF, FL��3ACG-4FRS
7381 (MSN 33121) to USSR
7384 (MSN 33124) to USSR
7385 (MSN 33125) Damaged 28 May 1944� Landing accident at Chanute Field, IL��6FRG-556BU
Damaged 24 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Dale Mabry Field, FL� 335BU
7387 (MSN 33127) w/o 4 Jun 1944� Landing accident at Dalhart AAF, TX 268BU
7389 (MSN 33129) Damaged 21 Nov 1944� Grd accident at Venice AAF, FL 337CCTS
7390 (MSN 33130) Damaged 13 Jan 1945� T/off accident at Pinellas AAF, FL 338CCTS
7394 (MSN 33134) w/o 26 Jul 1944� Force landing (engine failure)� 2 miles NW. of Woodward AAF, SC
7396 (MSN 33136) �Damaged 17 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO���268AAFBU
7398 (MSN 33138) Damaged 16 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at Florence AAF, SC 334CCTS
7400 (MSN 33140) Damaged 27 Jun 1944� Ground accident at Peterson Field, CO 268BU
7405 (MSN 33145) Damaged 22 Jul 1944� Ground accident at Peterson Field, CO 268BU-FPTS
7406 (MSN 33146) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7408 (MSN 33148) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7410 (MSN 33150) Damaged 3 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO��268BU-FPTS
Damaged 24 Aug 1944� Force landing (engine failure) at Buckley Gunnery Range, CO�� 268BU-FPTS
Damaged 30 Jan 1945� Grd looped at Peterson Field, CO 268CCTS
W/o? 29 Mar 1945� Force landing at Naravisa, NM 232CCTS
7411 (MSN 33151) Damaged� 17 Nov 1944 at Chihkiang AB, China���� 5FG-29FS
7412 (MSN 33152)
7415 (MSN 33155) Damaged 9 Apr 1945� Landing accident at Waycross AAF, GA�� 345BU
7417 (MSN 33157) w/o 25 Apr 1945� crash 27 miles NE. of Victoria, TX (engine failure)� Pilot bailed out �� 2539BU
7418 (MSN 33158) to USSR
7419 (MSN 33159) Damaged 23 Nov 1944� Mid-air, 20 miles WNW. of Punta Gorda, FL��� 344AAFBU
Damaged 11 Jan 1945� Taxi accident at Punta Gorda, FL 344CCTS
7420 (MSN 33160) to USSR
7422 (MSN 33162) Damaged 1 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Fd, CO����268BU-FPTS
7425 (MSN 33165) to USSR
7427 (MSN 33167) to USSR
7428 (MSN 33168) Damaged� 5 Jul 1944� Grd accident at Lakeland AAF, FL 3ACG-3FRS
Damaged� 24 Aug 1944� Taxi accident at Venice AAF, FL 337BU
W/o? 21 Sep 1944� Force landing (engine failure)� 5 miles N. of Venice AAF, FL��� 337BU
7429 (MSN 33169) to USSR
7430 (MSN 33170) w/o 20 Aug 1944� Fatal crash in Texas�� 283BU
7431 (MSN 33171) to USSR
7432 (MSN 33172) w/o 9 Apr 1945� Fatal crash 2 miles E. of Largo, FL 369BU
7433 (MSN 33173) to USSR
7434 (MSN 33174) to USSR
7435 (MSN 33175) Damaged� 11 Jun 1944� Landing accident at Bendix Field, IN��5FRG-16FRS
7437 (MSN 33177) w/o 10 Sep 1944� Crashed into Gulf of Mexico, off TX,� Pilot bailed out��� 283BU
7438 (MSN 33178) to USSR
7439 (MSN 33179) w/o 8 May 1945� Crash 6 miles WNW. of Tampa, FL� (engine failure)� Pilot bailed out��� 327CCTS
7440 (MSN 33180) to USSR
7442 (MSN 33182) Damaged� 21 Feb 1945� Ground accident at Cleveland, OH
Damaged� 21 Apr 1945� Taxi accident at Sherman Field, KS 433BU
7443 (MSN 33183) to USSR
7444 (MSN 33184) Damaged� 8 Jun 1944� Landing accident at Raleigh-Durham AAF, NC�� 3FRG-74FRS
7445 (MSN 33185) to USSR
7447 (MSN 33187) to USSR
7448 (MSN 33188) Damaged� 7 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267BU
7449 (MSN 33189) Damaged� 14 Dec 1944� Landing accident at Galveston AAF, TX�� 283AAFBU
Damaged� 6 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM� 267AAFBU
Damaged� 12 May 1945 Mid-air at Ft Sumner AAF, NM 267CCTS
7450 (MSN 33190) to USSR
7451 (MSN 33191) Damaged� 24 Jun 1944� Ground accident at Nashville MAP, TN�� 3FRG-5FRS
Damaged� 11 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Walker Fd, KS��� 269BU
W/o?� 10 May 1945 Crash landing 16 miles NW. of Litchfield Park, AZ��� 3028BU
7452/7463 (MSN 33192/33203) to USSR
7464 (MSN 33204) to RAAF as A29-920. Delivered Aug 1944
7465 (MSN 33205) to USSR
7466 (MSN 33206) to RAAF as A29-921. Delivered Aug 1944.
7467 (MSN 33207) to USSR
7468 (MSN 33208) to RAAF as A29-922. Delivered Aug 1944. Served with 77 Sqn. SOC Nov 19, 1946
7469 (MSN 33209) to USSR
7470 (MSN 33210) to USSR
7471 (MSN 33211) to RAAF as A29-923. Delivered Aug 1944
7472 (MSN 33212) to USSR
7473 (MSN 33213) to RAAF as A29-924. Delivered Aug 1944
7474 (MSN 33214) to USSR
7475 (MSN 33215) to RAAF as A29-925. Delivered Aug 1944. Served with 80 Sqn.
7476 (MSN 33216) to USSR
7477 (MSN 33217) to USSR
7478 (MSN 33218) to RAAF as A29-926. Delivered Aug 1944.
7479 (MSN 33219) to USSR
7480 (MSN 33220) to RAAF as A29-927. Delivered Aug 1944.
7481 (c/h 33221) to USSR
7482 (MSN 33222) to RAAF as A29-928. Delivered Aug-44 Served with 80 Sqn.
Crashed during low level strafing of Kai Island on 1Dec44.
7483 (MSN 33223) to USSR
7484 (MSN 33224) to USSR
7487 (MSN 33227) to USSR
7488 (MSN 33228) w/o 13 Jul 1944� Struck by another aircraft, on grd, at Strother Field, KS���� 269BU
7489 (MSN 33229) to USSR
7491 (MSN 33231) to USSR
7493 (MSN 33233) Damaged� 13 Jan 1945� Force landing at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267AAFBU
Damaged� 7 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267BU
Damaged� 9 Apr 1945� Taxi accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267BU
7494 (MSN 33234) to USSR
7495 (MSN 33235) to USSR
7496 (MSN 33236) to USSR
7497 (MSN 33237) to USSR
7498 (MSN 33238) to USSR
7500 (MSN 33240) to USSR
44-7501/8000 Curtiss P-40N-35-CU Warhawk
MSN 33241/33740
7501 (MSN 33241) Damaged� 26 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Dale Mabry Field, FL�� 335BU
7503 (MSN 33243) to USSR
7504 (MSN 33244) to USSR
7516 (MSN 33256) Damaged� 2 Feb 1945� Forced landing (out of fuel)� 2 miles N.of Kent, DE�� 4146BU
W/o 21 Jun 1945� Fatal cr 3 miles S. of Round O, SC 126BU
7521 (MSN 33261) Damaged� 15 Dec 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO��� 268CCTS
7523 (MSN 33263) Damaged� 22 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at Harding Field, LA 263CCTS
W/o?� 21 Mar 1945� Cr landing at Brownsville A/p, TX 2267BU
7526 (MSN 33266) Damaged� 19 Sep 1944� Taxi accident at Delhart AAF, TX���267BU-FPTS
Damaged� 20 Dec 1944� Landing accident at� Ft Sumner AAF, NM�� 267AAFBU
7529 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7531 (71st FG) lost Mar 10, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 14143
7539 (MSN 33279) Damaged� 16 Oct 1944� Bird strike, 15 miles SW. of Perry AAF, FL�� 342BU
Damaged� 24 Mar 1945� Belly landing after takeoff at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126BU
7540 (MSN 33280) w/o 12 Oct 1944� Fatal crash 20 miles SE. of Bradley Field, CO���268BU-FPTS
7541 (MSN 33281) Damaged� 7 Dec 1944� Forced landing (out of fuel)� 5 miles S of Pukmana, SD��� 281CCTS
7543 (MSN 33283) Damaged� 19 Mar 1945� Taxi accident at Peterson Field, CO��� 268CCTS
7545 (MSN 33285) Damaged� 22 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Dodge City AAB, KS���268BU
Damaged� 3 Aug 1945� Landing accident at Luke Fd, AZ 3028AAFBU
Damaged� 19 Sep 1945� Ground looped at Ajo AAF, AZ 3028BU
7549 (MSN 33289) Damaged� 28 Aug 1944� Taxi accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM��� 267BU
Damaged� 1 Nov 1944� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM��267CCTS
7551 (MSN 33291) Damaged� 8 Sep 1944� T/off accident (engine failure) at Strother Field, KS�� 269BU-FPTS
Damaged� 7 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM � 267BU
7556 (MSN 33296) Damaged� 21 Apr 1945� Force landing (mechanical fault) at Dyersburg AAF, TN � 330CCTS
7559 (MSN 33299) Damaged� 17 Oct 1944� Belly landing� (engine failure)� 8 miles ENE. of Peterson Field, CO�� 268BU-FPTS
Damaged� 12 Feb 1945� Mid-air, 30 miles NE. of Denver, CO��� 268AAFBU
7560 (71st FG) lost Mar 3, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 12878
7561 (MSN 33301) Damaged� 15 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO��� 268BU
Damaged� 25 Jun 1945� Landing accident at Ajo AAF, AZ 3028AAFBU
7562 (MSN 33302) Damaged� 5 May 1945� Taxi accident at Ardmore Field, OK 372FG-407FS
7565 (MSN 33305) w/o� 9 Sep 1944� Fatal cr near Strother Field, KS (structural failure)��� 269BU-FPTS
7566 (MSN 33306) w/o?� 10 Sep 1944� Force landing (engine failure)� at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267BU-FPTS
7567 (MSN 33307) Damaged� 17 Dec 1944� Ground accident at Galveston Air Gunnery Range, TX��� 283AAFBU
7569 (MSN 33309) lost Jan 27, 1945. MACR 13786
7572 (MSN 33312) Damaged� 4 Apr 1945� Landing accident (mechanical failure) at Dalhart AAF, TX�� 232BU
7574 (MSN 33314) Damaged� 16 May 1945 at Dalhart AAF, TX�� 232AAFBU
7575 (MSN 33315) Damaged� 15 Dec 1944� Taxi accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267AAFBU
7579 (MSN 33319) w/o 13 Sep 1944� Fatal mid-air, with B-24J 44-78537, Peterson Field, CO��� 268BU-FPTS
7581 (MSN 33321) Damaged� 23 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO�� 268BU
Damaged� 21 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Brownsville Airport, TX��� 268BU
7582 (MSN 33322) Damaged� 2 Mar 1945� Belly landing (engine failure)� 15 miles SSE. of Lyford, TX�� 281BU
Damaged� 14 Nov 1945� Taxi accident at Nashville MAP, TN�� 3FRG
7586 (MSN 33326) Damaged� 1 Aug 1944� Force landing at Peterson Field, CO 268BU-FPTS
7587 (MSN 33227) Damaged� 22 Jun 1945� Landing accident at Luke Fd, AZ 3028BU
7596 (MSN 33336) Damaged� 9 Mar 1945� Taxi accident at Brownsville Airport, TX�� 281BU
7597 (MSN 33337) Damaged� 1 Dec 1944� Landing accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL���2143AAFBU
7598 (MSN 33338) Damaged� 25 Jan 1945� Taxi accident at Peterson Field, CO 266CCTS
7599 (MSN 33339) w/o?� 21 Aug 1944� Crash on takeoff (engine failure) at Peterson Field, CO�� 268BU-FPTS
7602 (MSN 33342) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7603 (MSN 33343) w/o� 18 Sep 1944� Fatal crash 20 miles SSW. of Tucumari, NM���267BU-FPTS
7604 (MSN 33344) w/o?� 22 Feb 1945� Weather accident at Barnville AAF, SC��� 126BU
7605 (MSN 33345) Damaged� 20 Jul 1945� Landing accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
7607 (MSN 33347) w/o� 30 Aug 1944� Structural failure at Peterson Field, CO��268BU-FPTS
7608 (MSN 33348) Damaged� 6 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO� 268BU-FPTS
W/o� 23 Jan 1945� Fatal crash 12 miles S. of Peyton, CO 268CCTS
7610 (MSN 33350) Damaged� 6 Apr 1945� Landing accident at Brownsville AAF, TX���232AAFBU
7611 (MSN 33351) Damaged� 9 Nov 1944 Mid-air, with 42-10386,� 20 miles NW. of Luke AAF, AZ��� 3028BU
Damaged� 20 Jul 1945� Taxi accident at Luke Fd, AZ 3028AAFBU
Damaged� 21 Aug 1945� Landing accident (mechanical fault) at Luke Field, AZ��� 3028AAFBU
7613 (MSN 33353) Damaged� 13 May 1945� Landing accident at Fortt Sumner AAF, NM���267AAFBU
7619 (MSN 33359) to Chowchilla Union High School, Chowchilla CA 1946-1950. Registred as N5038V. Registered
Feb 18, 1950 with MSN 337867, cancelled Aug 22, 1952. To Carol Collier, Chowchilla, CA, 1950-1952.
- Car Dealer Display. George Mokski/Avia-Union, Montebello, CA, 1952. Avia-Union, Montebello, CA, 1954.
Registered as N1251N.- Adopted ID of crashed P-40E, N1251N, MSN 18757 RAF S/n AL113 and RCAF serial 172.
Withdrawn from use and placed in open storage, Fullerton, CA, 1954-1959. Modified as racer but never
flown. Installed cut-down F-80 canopy. Ed Maloney/The Air Museum, Ontario, CA, November 1959-1969.
Stored dismantled, Addison, TX. Frank Sanders, Long Beach, CA, 1972. Restored to airworthy,
Long Beach, CA, 1973-1976. Used parts from 44-6519. First flight 1976. Flew as USAAC/47619.
Suzanne Parish/Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Kalamazoo, MI, 1973-2002.-Registered as N222SU.
7620 (MSN 33360) Damaged� 21 Apr 1945� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO�� 268AAFB
W/o� 22 Sep 1945� Fatal crash 25 miles NW. of Ajo AAF, AZ��� 3028BU
7621 (MSN 33361) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7623 (MSN 33363) Damaged� 9 Dec 1944� Taxi accident at DeRidder AAF, LA���369FG-400FS
7624 (MSN 33364) w/o� 30 Aug 1944� Fatal crash at Great Salt Plains, OK 269BU-FPTS
7625 (MSN 33365) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7626 (MSN 33366) Damaged� 23 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO�� 268CCTS
Damaged� 4 Apr 1945� Ground accident, with 43-24350, at Dalhart AAF, TX��� 232BU
7627 (MSN 33367) Damaged� 11 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Harding Field, LA 263BU-FPTS
7628 (MSN 33368) Damaged� 9 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267BU-FPTS
W/o 8 Dec 1944� Fatal cr 12 miles ESE. of Fort Sumner AAF, NM�� 267CCTS
7629 (MSN 33369) Damaged� 14 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at Randolph Field, TX��� 2532AAFBU
Damaged� 22 Mar 1945� Taxi accident at Randolph Field, TX��� 2532BU
7630 (MSN 33370) Damaged� 23 Feb 1945� Ground looped at Walterboro AAF, SC���� 126BU
Damaged� 15 May 1945� Landing accident (mechanical fault) at Walterboro AAF, SC�� 126BU
7631 (MSN 33371) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7632 (MSN 33372) Damaged� 29 Aug 1944� Taxi accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM���367BU-FPTS
Damaged� 11 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM
7634 (MSN 33374) Damaged� 12 Feb 1945� Ground accident at Peterson Field, CO���� 268AAFBU
7636 (MSN 33376) Damaged� 29 Aug 1944� Taxi accident at Buckingham AAF, FL��� 369FG-398FS
7638 (MSN 33378) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7642 (MSN 33382) Damaged� 25 Nov 1944 Crash landing (out of fuel)� 1 mile W. of Taylorville, NC��� 335CCTS
7643 (MSN 33383) Damaged� 9 Dec 1944� Mid-air at Galveston AAF, TX 283CCTS
7645 (MSN 33385) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7646 (MSN 33386) Damaged� 27 Jan 1945� Belly landing,� 5 miles NW. of Paducah, TX��� 267CCTS
Damaged� 13 Apr 1945� Landing accident at Ft Sumner AAF, NM�� 267CCTS
7647 (MSN 33387) Damaged� 5 Oct 1944� Taxi accident, with 44-7819, at Brownwood AAF, TX�� 369FG-400FS
7649 (MSN 33389) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7651 (MSN 33391) Damaged� 15 Sep 1944� Taxi accident at Pollock AAF, LA��� 372FG-409FS
W/o?� 21 Nov 1944� Crash landing (engine failure)� 20 miles WNW. of Pollock AAF, LA�� 372CCTS
7652 (MSN 33392) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7653 (MSN 33393) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7655 (MSN 33395) w/o?� 19 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Randolph Field, TX��� 2532BU
7658 (MSN 33398) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7659 (MSN 33399) Damaged� 19 Dec 1944� Taxi accident at DeRidder AAF, LA��� 369CCTS
7661 (MSN 33401) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7663 (MSN 33403) sold by War Assets Corp as lot 134
7666 (MSN 33406) Damaged� 15 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Buffalo A/p, NY
7667 (MSN 33407) Damaged� 11 Dec 1944� Landing accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028AAFBU
Damaged� 13 Jan 1945� Bird strike, 6 miles N. of Phoenix, AZ��� 3028BU
Damaged� 21 Jun 1945� Landing accident at Luke Auxiliary Field, AZ���3028AAFBU
7669 (MSN 33409) Damaged� 9 Sep 1944� Takeoff accident at Le Gros Memorial Airport, LA�� 369FG-399FS
7671 (MSN 33411) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7672 (MSN 33412) w/o?� 24 Nov 1944� Perry AAF, FL�� 342CCTS
7673 (MSN 33413) Damaged� 18 Aug 1944� Taxi accident at Romulus AAF, MI��� 3FRG-60FRS
Damaged� 8 Jul 1945� Force landing (engine failure)� at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126BU
7674 (MSN 33414) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7675 (MSN 33415) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7678 (MSN 33418) Damaged� 31 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126AAFBU
Damaged� 2 Jun 1945� Landing accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
7679 (MSN 33419) Damaged� 1 Dec 1944� Bird strike,� 5 miles NE. of La Belle, FL�� 344AAFBU
7683 (MSN 33423) Damaged� 15 Sep 1944� Mid-air, with UC-45F� 44-47260, Patterson Field, OH��� 6FRG-601FRS
7687 (MSN 33427) Damaged� 28 Jun 1945� Ground accident at Ajo AAF, AZ 3028BU
7688 (MSN 33428) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7689 (MSN 33429) Damaged� 9 Jan 1945� Force landing at Daar School Field, GA��� 339CCTS
Damaged� 5 Apr 1945� T/off accident (engine failure) at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126AAFBU
Damaged� 25 May 1945� Landing accident at Walterboro AAF, SC�� 126BU
7690 (MSN 33430) Damaged� 18 Apr 1945� Landing accident at Walterboro AAF, SC�� 126BU
7691 (MSN 33431) Damaged� 3 Nov 1944� Bird strike, 5 miles NW. of Punta Gorda, FL
Damaged� 26 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126BU
7692 (MSN 33432) Damaged� 30 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at Greenville AAF, SC���� 330BU
7693 (MSN 33433) Damaged� 28 Nov 1944� Landing accident at Luke AAF, AZ��� 3028BU
w/o?� 4 Jul 1945� Landing accident at Ajo AAF, AZ 3028BU
7694 (MSN 33434) w/o� 3 Jul 1945� Crash 2 miles N. of Reisel, TX�� (engine failure)� Pilot bailed out��� 2539BU
7695 (MSN 33435) Damaged� 30 Jan 1945� Taxi accident at Ajo AAF, AZ 3028BU
Damaged� 7 Aug 1945� Mid-air, with 42-23838, at Ajo AAF, AZ���3028BU
7696 (MSN 33436) to Brazil, later to FAB 4060
7697 (MSN 33437) to Brazil, later to FAB 4061
7698 (MSN 33438) to Brazil, later to FAB 4062
7699 (MSN 33439) to Brazil, later to FAB 4063
7700 (MSN 33440) to Brazil, later to FAB 4064. At Museu Aeroespacial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
7701 (MSN 33441) to Brazil, later to FAB 4065. W/o 24 Oct 1948 Fatal crash (air display) at Canoas
7702 (MSN 33442) to Brazil, later to FAB 4066
7703 (MSN 33443) to Brazil, later to FAB 4067
7704 (MSN 33444) to Brazil, later as FAB 4068
7705 (MSN 33445) to Brazil, later as FAB 4069
7706 (MSN 33446) to Brazil, later as FAB 4070
7707 (MSN 33447) to Brazil, later as FAB 4071
7708 (MSN 33448) to Brazil, later as FAB 4072
7709 (MSN 33449) to Brazil, later as FAB 4073
7710 (MSN 33450) to Brazil, later as FAB 4074
7711 (MSN 33451) to Brazil, later as FAB 4075
7712 (MSN 33452) to Brazil, later as FAB 4076
7713 (MSN 33453) to Brazil, later as FAB 4077. W/o 24 Aug 1953� Crash at BA Gravatai� Pilot survived
7714 (MSN 33454) to Brazil, later as FAB 4078
7715 (MSN 33455) to Brazil, later as FAB 4079.
7716 (MSN 33456) Damaged� 27 Dec 1944�� Ground accident, with 44-7964, at Litchfield Auxiliary Field, AZ��� 3028BU
7718 (MSN 33458) Damaged� 16 Nov 1944� Force landing, 9 miles S. of Gila Bend, AZ��� 3028BU
Damaged� 21 May 1945� Landing accident 13 miles N. of Litchfield Park, AZ�� 3028BU
Damaged� 17 Sep 1945� Landing accident at Ajo AAF, AZ 3028BU
7719 (MSN 33459) Damaged� 6 Dec 1944� Landing accident at Luke AAF, AZ 3028BU
7721 (MSN 33461) Damaged� 27 Sep 1945� Landing accident at Ajo AAF, AZ 3028AAFBU
7722 (MSN 33462) Damaged� 25 Sep 1944� Landing accident� at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
Damaged� 12 Feb 1945� Ground looped at Luke Field, AZ�� 3028BU
Damaged� 4 May 1945� Landing accident 13 miles N. of Litchfield Park, AZ�� 3028BU
W/o?� 4 Jul 1945� Taxi accident at Ajo AAF, AZ��� 3028BU
7723 (MSN 33463) w/o?� 1 Feb 1945� Crash landing at at Luke Field, AZ � 3028BU
7724 (MSN 33464) Damaged� 24 Oct 1945� Belly landing (out of fuel)� 2 miles NW. of Ariten, AL��� 2116BU
7725 (MSN 33465) Damaged� 31 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL�� 2143AAFBU
7726 (MSN 33466) Damaged� 2 Jan 1945� (mechanical failure)� 40 miles S. of Laffayette, LA��� 372FG-407FS
7729 (MSN 33469) Damaged� 21 Sep 1944� Force landing� (engine failure) Randolph Field, TX��� 2532BU
7730 (MSN 33470) Damaged� 4 Oct 1944� Forced landing� (engine failure)� 1 mile NW. of Luke Field, AZ��� 3028BU
7731 (MSN 33471) crashlanded at Randolph Field, TX Feb 8, 1945
7732 (MSN 33472) Damaged� 15 Oct 1944� Takeoff accident� at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
Damaged� 4 Jan 1945� Forced landing, 25 miles W. of Tonopah, AZ�� 3028BU
7733 (MSN 33473) Damaged� 19 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
Damaged� 30 Jul 1945� Landing accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
7735 (MSN 33475) Damaged� 27 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at Moore Field, TX 2529AAFBU
Damaged� 15 Jan 1945� Mid-air, with 42-105882, 6 miles W. of Santa Elena, TX��� 2529BU
7736 (MSN 33476) Damaged� 12 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
Damaged� 20 Apr 1945� Taxi accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
Damaged� 19 Sep 1945� Landing accident at Ajo AAF, AZ 3028BU
7737 (MSN 33477) Damaged� 14 Dec 1944� Force landing� (engine failure) Luke AAF, AZ�� 3028BU
7738 (MSN 33478) Damaged� 25 Jul 1945�� Landing accident at Luke Field, AZ��� 3028BU
7739 (MSN 33479) Damaged� 11 Sep 1944� Ground accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL 214BU
Damaged� 31 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL�� 2143AAFBU
Damaged� 14 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL��� 28FTW
7741 (MSN 33481) Damaged� 20 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Punta Gorda AAF, FL��� 344BU
Damaged� 25 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Punta Gorda AAF, FL�� 344BU
W/o?� 24 Feb 1945� Belly landing� (engine failure) at Rockville, SC
7742 (MSN 33482) Damaged� 19 Jul 1945� Mid-air, with 42-105534,� SW. of Wittman, AZ��� 3028BU
7743 (MSN 33483) Damaged� 3 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
Damaged� 20 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
7744 (MSN 33484) Damaged 30 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at Randolph Field, TX 2532AAFBU
W/o?� 31 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Randolph Field, TX 2532BU
7745 (MSN 33485) Damaged� 17 Jul 1945� Takeoff accident at Maxwell Field, AL 2100BU
7747 (MSN 33487) Damaged� 9 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Luke AAF, AZ 3028BU
7748 (MSN 33488) Damaged� 18 Sep 1944� Mid-air near Randolph Field, TX 2532BU
Damaged� 9 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at Diltz Auxiliary Field, TX 2532BU
7750 (MSN 33490) 7750� w/o?� 23 Jul 1945� Belly landing (mechanical fault) Greenville AAF, SC�� 369FG-398FS
7752 (MSN 33492) w/o� 31 July 1945� Cr 4 miles SW. of Headland, AL (mechanical fault)� Pilot bailed out��� 2116BU
7753 (MSN 33493) Damaged� 21 Feb 1945� Ground accident at Luke Field (?), AZ 3028AAFBU
Damaged� 25 Apr 1945� Taxi accident at Luke Field, AZ 3028BU
Damaged� 12 May 1945� Taxi accident at Concave Auxiliary Field, AZ�� 3028BU
7754 (MSN 33494) Damaged� 23 Nov 1944� Landing accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL��2143AAFBU
Damaged� 26 Jan 1945�� Landing accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL��2143AAFBU
Damaged� 17 Mar 1945� Taxi accident at New Orleans NAS, LA�� 2143BU
W/o?� 20 Apr 1945� (structural failure)� 20 miles S. of Charleston, SC��� 126AAFBU
7756 (MSN 33496) to RAAF as A29-1030. Delivered Nov 1944
7757 (MSN 33497) to RAAF as A29-1031. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7758 (MSN 33498) to RAAF as A29-1032. Delivered Nov 1944
7759 (MSN 33499) to RAAF as A29-1033. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7760 (MSN 33500) to RAAF as A29-1034. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7761 (MSN 33501) to RAAF as A29-1035. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7762 (MSN 33502) to RAAF as A29-1036. Delivered Nov 1944
7763 (MSN 33503) to RAAF as A29-1037. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn.
Reported damaged in landing accident at Naples AAF, FL Jul 21, 1945 ??
7764 (MSN 33504) to RAAF as A29-1038. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn.
7765 (MSN 33505) to RAAF as A29-1039. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 and 80 Sqns. W/o Nov 1946 and
SOC Nov 1948.
7766 (MSN 33506) to RAAF as A29-1000. Served with 75 Sqn. On 25Dec44 it was run up the back by A29-1013 while
landing at Wama strip, Morotai Island and had its tailplane cut to shreds. Sent to 11 RSU to be scrapped.
7767 (MSN 33507) to RAAF as A29-1001. Served with 75 Sqn. SOC Nov 19, 1946.
7768 (MSN 33508) to RAAF as A29-1002. Delivered Nov-44 Served with 75 and 77 Sqns. While landing
8Sep45 on the Labuan strip it swung to the left and the pilot attempted to go around again but veered
further to the left and crashed in soft ground on the side of the strip; SOC 12Dec45 and scrapped.
7769 (MSN 33509) to RAAF as A29-1003. Delivered Oct-44 Served with 75 Sqn. Ditched in Kaoe Bay,
Halmaheras 26Mar45 when it ran out of fuel.
7770 (MSN 33510) to RAAF as A29-1004. Delivered Oct-44 No active service. This aircraft was shipped
ex-San Francisco on the SS New Zealand Star in late 1944, but in Australia it was found that the packing of the
airframe was sub-standard thereby causing damage to the fuselage while in transit. Further, the 'philofilm'
plastic was ruptured allowing considerable salt corrosion to take place. SOC 15Jan45 approval was given
to convert it to spares and it was sent to 2 CRD for that purpose.
7771 (cn 33511) to RAAF as A29-1005. Delivered Oct-44 Served with 75 Sqn. SOC 19Nov46 it was
approved for conversion.
7772 (MSN 33512) to RAAF as A29-1006. Delivered Oct 1944. Served with 75 Sqn.
7773 (MSN 33513) to RAAF as A29-1007. Delivered Oct 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7774 (MSN 33514) to RAAF as A29-1008. Delivered Oct 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7775 (MSN 33515) to RAAF as A29-1009. Delivered Oct-44 No active service. This aircraft was
shipped ex-San Francisco on the SS New Zealand Star in late 1944, but in Australia it was found that the
packing of the airframe was sub-standard thereby causing damage to the fuselage while in transit.
Further, the 'philofilm' plastic was ruptured allowing considerable salt corrosion to take place.
SOC 15Jan45 approval was given to convert it to spares and it was sent to 2 CRD for that purpose.
7782 (MSN 33522) Damaged� 28 Apr 1945� Taxi accident at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126BU
Damaged� 14 Jul 1945� T/off accident at Walterboro AAF, SC��126AAFBU
7786 (MSN 33526) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7787 (MSN 33527) Damaged� 1 Dec 1944� on ground at Drew Field, Tampa, FL CCTS-HQ
7788 (MSN 33528) Damaged� 24 Nov 1944� Landing accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL��� 2143AAFBU
Damaged� 29 Nov 1944� Landing accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL���2143AAFBU
Damaged� 26 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL����2143AAFBU
7790 (MSN 33530) Damaged� 1 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at Sarasota AAF, FL��� 336CCTS
Damaged� 9 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at DeRidder AAF, LA 369FG-398FS
7791 (MSN 33531) Damaged� 7 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Walterboro AAF, SC��1FG-126CCRS
7792 (MSN 33532) Damaged� 20 Sep 1944� Taxi accident at Punta Gorda AAF, FL��� 344BU
Damaged� 17 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Walterboro AAF, SC��126BU
7793 (MSN 33533) Damaged� 10 Feb 1945� Ground looped at Moore Field, TX 2629AAFBU
Damaged� 2 Apr 1945� Grd accident at Lake Charles AAF, LA���138AAFBU
7794 (MSN 33534) Damaged� 9 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Morris Field, NC 333BU
7795 (MSN 33535) forcelanded 2 mi W of Shuqualak, MS Oct 9, 1945
7796 (MSN 33536) Damaged� 21 Mar 1945� Ground looped at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126BU
7797 (MSN 33537) Damaged� 24 Oct 1944� Force landing� (engine Failure) at Page Field, FL��� 338BU
7798 (MSN 33538) Damaged� 2 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Lake Charles AAF, LA�� 332BU
7800 (MSN 33540) Damaged� 16 Dec 1944� Mid-air, 30 miles NW. of Fort Myers, FL���338AAFBU
7805 (MSN 33545) Damaged� 29 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Walterboro AAF, SC
7806 (MSN 33546) Damaged� 3 Apr 1945� (mechanical fault)� 5 miles SE. of Rockville, SC��� 126CCTS
Damaged� 21 May 1945� T/o accident (engine failure) at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126BU
7807 (MSN 33547) Damaged� 14 Jun 1945� Taxi accident at Chatham AAF, GA��� 126AAFBU
7808 (MSN 33548) Damaged� 8 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Coolidge AAF, AZ���4FRG-305FIS
7809 (MSN 33549) Damaged� 29 Jan 1945� Taxi accident at Greenville AAB, SC���330CCTS
7813 (MSN 33553) Damaged� 19 Apr 1945� Taxi accident at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126BU
7814 (MSN 33554) w/o?� 1 Feb 1945� Cr landed� (mechanical fault)� at Columbia AAB, SC��� 129BU
7818 (MSN 33558) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7819 (MSN 33559) w/o? in taxi accident with 44-7647 at Brownwood AAF, TX Oct 5, 1944. 369FG-400FS
7820 (MSN 33560) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7821 (MSN 33561) Damaged� 16 Dec 1944� Taxi accident at Pinellas AAF, FL��� 338CCTS
Damaged� 16 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Page Field, FL 338AAFBU
7823 (MSN 33563) Damaged� 26 Oct 1944� Accident at Sarasota AAF, FL 336BU
W/o� 15 Feb 1945� (Structural failure) at Walterboro AAF, SC���126BU
7824 (MSN 33564) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7825 (MSN 33565) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7827 (MSN 33567) Damaged� 12 Apr 1945� (Mechanical failure)� 5 miles SE. of Rockville, SC��� 126BU
7829 (MSN 33569) Damaged� 23 Jan 1945� Takeoff accident at Atlanta AAB, GA�� 338AAFBU
Damaged� 12 May 1945� Landing accident at Thomasville AAF, GA
7830 (MSN 33570) Damaged� 25 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Sarasota AAF, FL�� 336BU
Damaged� 29 Dec 1944� Landing accident at Punta Gorda AAF,FL��� 344AAFBU
Damaged� 24 May 1945� Landing accident at Walterboro AAF, SC��126BU
7831 (MSN 33571) Damaged� 1 Nov 1944� Takeoff accident at Sarasota AAF, FL��� 236CCTS
Damaged� 24 May 1945� (Mechanical fault)� 8 miles S. of Walterboro AAF, SC�� 126BU
7833 (MSN 33573) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7834 (MSN 33574) to RAAF as A29-1011. Delivered Oct 1944. Served with 75 Sqn.
7835 (MSN 33575) w/o� 5 Oct 1944� Mid-air, with� 42-105724,� 5 miles NNW. of Sarasota AAF, FL�� Pilot bailed out�� 336BU
7836 (MSN 33576) to RAAF as A29-1010. Delivered Oct 1944. Served with 75 Sqn.
7837 (MSN 33577) to RAAF as A29-1012. Delivered Oct 1944. Served with 75 Sqn.
7838 (MSN 33587) to RAAF as A29-1013. Delivered Nov-44 Served with 75 Sqn. After returning from a
bombing and strafing mission 26Dec44 it ran up the back of A29-1000 while on the ground at Wama strip
Morotai Island. Crashed into the sea 20Mar45 some 2 miles from Wama strip after a pre-dawn take-off.
7839 (MSN 33579) to RAAF as A29-1014. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 and 80 Sqns.
7840 (MSN 33580) to RAAF as A29-1015. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7841 (MSN 33581) to RAAF as A29-1016. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7842 (MSN 33582) to RAAF as A29-1017. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7843 to RAAF as A29-1371
7844 (MSN 33584) to RAAF as A29-1018. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7845 (MSN 33585) to RAAF as A29-1019. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7846 (MSN 33586) to RAAF as A29-1020. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7847 (MSN 33587) to RAAF as A29-1021. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7848 (MSN 33588) to RAAF as A29-1002. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 and 80 Sqns
7849 (MSN 33589) to RAAF as A29-1023. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7850 (MSN 33590) to RAAF as A29-1024. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7851 (MSN 33591) to RAAF as A29-1040. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7852 (MSN 33592) to RAAF as A29-1025. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn. While on a bombing
and strafing mission over North Borneo on 7Jul45 it went into a spin near Kalabakan, Borneo.
7853 (MSN 33593) to RAAF as A29-1026. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7854 (MSN 33594) to RAAF as A29-1027. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7855 (MSN 33595) to RAAF as A29-1041. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7856 (MSN 33596) to Netherlands Indies AF Jan 1945 as C3-555, reserialled J-355 Jul 1947
7857 (MSN 33597) to Netherlands Indies AF Feb 1945 as C3-556, reserialled J-356 Jul 1947
7858 (MSN 33598) to Netherlands Indies AF Jan 1945 as C3-557. W/o Jul 19, 1945
7859 (MSN 33599) to Netherlands Indies AF Feb 1945 as C3-558, reserialled J-358 Jul 1947
7860 (MSN 33600) to Netherlands Indies AF Jan 1945 as C3-559, reserialled J-359 Jul 1947
7861 (MSN 33601) to Netherlands Indies AF Jan 1945 as C3-560, reserialled J-360 Jul 1947
7862 (MSN 33602) to Netherlands Indies AF Jan 1945 as C3-561. W/o May 17, 1946
7863 (MSN 33603) to Netherlands Indies AF Feb 1945 as C3-562. W/o Aug 1, 1945
7864 (MSN 33604) to Netherlands Indies AF Jan 1945 as C3-563, reserialled J-363 Jul 1947
7865 (MSN 33605) to Netherlands Indies AF Jan 1945 as C3-564, reserialled J-364 Jul 1947
7866 (MSN 33606) to Netherlands Indies AF Jan 1945 as C3-565, reserialled J-365 Jul 1947
7867 (MSN 33607) to Netherlands Indies AF Sep 1944 as C3-566. W/o May 23, 1945.
7868 (MSN 33608) to RAAF as A29-1042. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7870 (MSN 33610) to RAAF as A29-1043. Delivered Nov 1944.
7871 (MSn 33611) Damaged� 12 Feb 1945� Grd looped at Walterboro AAF, SC��� 126BU
Damaged� 16 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Walterboro AAF, SC��126BU
7872 (MSN 33612) to RAAF as A29-1028. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7873 (MSN 33613) Damaged� 28 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Walterboro AAF, SC�� 126BU
7874 (MSN 33614) to RAAF as A29-1029. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7875 (MSN 33615) to RAAF as A29-1044. Delivered Nov 1944.
7876 (MSN 33616) to RAAF as A29-1045. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7878 (MSN 33618) to RAAF as A29-1046. Delivered Nov 1944.
7879 (MSN 33619) w/o� 29 Sep 1944� Mid-air, with 43-24031,� 5 miles S. of Axson, GA� Pilot bailed out�� 345BU
7880 (MSN 33620) to RAAF as A29-1047. Delivered Nov 1944
7881 (MSN 33621) Damaged� 24 Sep 1944� Taxi accident at Allegheny City A/p, PA�� 3FRG-60FRS
Damaged� 26 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Bolling Fd, DC
W/o� 27 Dec 1944� Fatal cr, 1 mile W. of Hoboken, GA (engine failure)�� 345CCTS
7882 (MSN 33622) to RAAF as A29-1048. Delivered Nov 1944
7883 (MSN 33623) to RAAF as A29-1049. Delivered Nov 1944.
7884 (MSN 33624) to RAAF as A29-1050. Delivered Nov 1944.
7886 (MSN 33626) to RAAF as A29-1051. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 77 Sqn. It was being ferried
from Labuan 21Sep45 but went missing some 50 miles east of Morotai Island.
7888 (MSN 33628) to RAAF as A29-1052. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7889 (MSN 33629) Damaged� 18 Nov 1944� Force landing� at Reidsville Aux Fd, NC��345CCTS
W/o?� 12 Mar 1945� Cr landed (out of fuel)� 2 miles N. of Roxborn, NC�� 345CCTS
7890 (MSN 33630) to RAAF as A29-1053. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7891 (MSN 33631) to RAAF as A29-1054. Delivered Nov 1944.
7892 (MSN 33632) to RAAF as A29-1055. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7894 (MSN 33634) to RAAF as A29-1056. Delivered Nov 1944.
7895 (MSN 33635) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7896 (MSN 33636) to RAAF as A29-1057. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn. SOC Nov 19, 1946
7898 (MSN 33638) to RAAF as A29-1058. Delivered Nov 1944.
7899 (MSN 33639) to RAAF as A29-1059. Delivered Nov 1944.
7900 (MSN 33640) to RAAF as A29-1060. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn. SOC Nov 19, 1946
7901 (MSN 33641) Damaged� 24 Jan 1945� Taxi accident at Thomasville AAF, GA
7902 (MSN 33642) to RAAF as A29-1061. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7903 (MSN 33643) Damaged� 24 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Walterboro AAF, SC���126AAFBU
7904 (MSN 33644) to RAAF as A29-1062. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7905 (MSN 33645) Damaged� 26 Feb 1945� (Mechanical fault)� 3 miles W. of Largo, FL�� 341AAFBU
7906 (MSN 33646) to RAAF as A29-1063. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 and 80 Sqns. SOC Nov 19, 1946
7907 (MSN 33647) to RAAF as A29-1064. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7908 (MSN 33648) to RAAF as A29-1065. Delivered Nov 1944.
7910 (MSN 33650) to RAAF as A29-1066. Delivered Nov 1944.
7912 (MSN 33652) to RAAF as A29-1067. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 80 Sqn
7914 (MSN 33654) to RAAF as A29-1068. Delivered Nov 1944.
7915 (MSN 33655) to RAAF as A29-1069. Delivered Nov 1944.
7916 (MSN 33656) to RAAF as A29-1070. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn. SOC Nov 19, 1946
7918 (MSN 33658) to RAAF as A29-1071. Delivered Nov 1944. No active service. SOC Nov 19, 1946
7920 (MSN 33660) to RAAF as A29-1072. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7922 (MSN 33662) to RAAF as A29-1073. Delivered Nov 1944.
7923 (MSN 33663) to RAAF as A29-1074. Delivered Nov 1944.
7924 (MSN 33664) to RAAF as A29-1075. Delivered Nov 1944. Served with 75 Sqn
7926 (MSN 33666) to RAAF as A29-1076. Delivered Nov 1944.
7928 (MSN 33668) to RAAF as A29-1077. Delivered Nov 1944.
7930 (MSN 33670) to RAAF as A29-1078. Delivered Nov 1944.
7931 (MSN 33671) to RAAF as A29-1079. Delivered Nov 1944.
7944 (MSN 33684) Damaged� 19 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Walterboro AAF, SC�� 126BU
7945 (MSN 33685) w/o 19 Oct 1944� Fatal mid-air, with 44-7997, 8 miles WSW. of DeRidder AAF, LA
7947 (MSN 33687) Damaged� 2 Nov 1944� Landing accident at Tampa Airport, FL 326CCTS
Damaged� 5 Apr 1945� Taxi accident at Dyersburg AAF, TN�� 330CCTS
7948 (MSN 33688) Damaged� 18 May 1945� Belly landing� (mechanical fault) at Walterboro AAF, SC
7952 (MSN 33692) Damaged� 14 Apr 1945 Landing accident at Pinellas AAF, FL�� 341CCTS
7954 (MSN 33694) Damaged� 18 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Birmingham AAF, AL��� 341BU
Damaged� 19 Jul 1945� Takeoff accident at Estrella AAF, LA�� 369FG-399FS
7955 (MSN 33695) Damaged� 22 Feb 1945� Force landing (mechanical fault) at Esler Field, LA�� 372FG-409FS
7956 (MSN 33696) sold by War Assets Corp
7958 (MSN 33698) Damaged� 23 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Esler Field, LA 372FG-409FS
7959 (MSN 33699) Damaged� 10 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Esler Field, LA���69TRG-10TRS
7962 (MSN 33702) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
7964 (MSN 33704) in ground accident with 44-7716 at Litchfield Auxiliary Field, AZ. 3028 BU
Damaged Apr3, 1945 in taxi accident at Luke Field, AZ. 3028 BU
7967 (MSN 33707) w/o 13 Nov 1944� Mid-air, with 42-106122, 3 miles SW. of Jena, LA��� 372FG-409FS
7968 (MSN 33708) Damaged� 26 Nov 1944� Taxi accident at Peterson Fd, CO��� 268CCTS
7970 (MSN 33710) Damaged� 10 Jan 1945� Mid-air, 25 miles NE. of DeRidder AAF, LA�� 369FG-398FS
7972 (MSN 33712) crashed Apr 27, 1945 1/2 mi W of Elmer, Louisiana. Pilot killed.
7974 (MSN 33714) w/o? 23 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Esler Field, LA 372FG-407FS
7975 (MSN 33715) Damaged� 22 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Esler Field, LA 372BU
7977 (MSN 33717) sold by War Assets Corp
7980 (MSN 33720) Damaged� 15 Dec 1944� Taxi accident at DeRidder AAF, LA�� 369FG-400FS
7983 (MSN 33723) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
Paul Mantz, Glendale, CA, February 19, 1946-1960. Frank G. Tallman/Movieland of the Air, Orange County, CA, 1960-1970.
Stored with Tallman Collection in USAAF scheme. Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Chino, CA, July 1970-1989.
Registered as N9950. Arrived dismantled as derelict hulk. Restored to airworthy, Chino, CA, 1970-1975.
First flight 1975. Doug A. Arnold/Warbirds of Great Britain, Biggin Hill, UK, 1988-1992.
Rebuilt at Chino, 1989-1991. Shipped to UK July 1991. World Jet Inc, Fort Lauderdale, FL, 1994.
David Arnold/Flying A. Services, North Weald, UK, 1994-2002. Withdrawn from use and reported stored, 1998-2001.
Current as N9950 with Skyfire Corp. Registered Jul 20. 1994 as N9950, MSN 2-6-149, current.
7985 (MSN 33725) Damaged� 2 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Lake Charles AAF, LA�� 372FG-409FS
7986 (MSN 33726) Damaged� 23 Oct 1944� Landing accident at Fort Sumner AAF, NM��� 267BU-FPTS
w/o? 7 Feb 1945� Cr landed at Brownsville Airport, TX 281BU
7992 (MSN 33732) Damaged� 31 Dec 1944� Ground accident at Napier Field, AL 2116AAFBU
Damaged� 5 Jun 1945� Landing accident� (mechanical fault) at Napier Field, AL��� 2116BU
Damaged� 17 Aug 1945� Ground accident at Napier Field, AL 2116AAFBU
7993 (MSN 33733) damaged in landing accident at Ellington Field, TX May 19, 1945.
Damaged� 6 Aug 1945� Landing accident� (mechanical fault) at Bryan AAF, TX�� 2510BU
7994 (MSN 33734) Damaged� 28 Feb 1945� Ground looped at Peterson Field, CO 268AAFBU
W/o?� 16 Mar 1945� takeoff accident� 8 miles E. of Colorado Springs, CO��� 268CCTS
7996 (MSN 33736) Damaged� 14 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Peterson Field, CO���268AAFBU
7997 (MSN 33737) w/o� 19 Oct 1944 Mid-air, with 44-7945,� 8 miles WSW. of DeRidder AAF, LA� Pilot bailed out�� 369FG-400FS
7998 (MS 33738) Damaged� 15 May 1945� Landing accident� (mechanical fault)� at Keystone AAF, FL��� 3 Company
44-8001/8100 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-45-VE Fortress
MSN 17-7401/7500. Boeing B-17G-45-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega Aircraft
Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17.
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and �Project Bits & Pieces�, a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
Production changes: Electrical bomb control system. B-10 bomb shackles.
Fuel tank fitting changes. Bomb bay fuel tank fittings deleted.
8001 (MSN 17-7401) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 10May44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jun44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 30Jul44.
Battle damaged during a mission to the oil refinery at Blechhammer, Germany 7Aug44.
Flak damaged No.4 engine which caught fire. Four crew bailed out but the aircraft
returned to base. Suffered mechanical failure during a ‘Lone Wolf’ mission to the
Reichswerke Hermann Göring benzol oil refinery at Linz, Austria 24/25Nov44 (7KIA:2POW).
After the target the No.4 engine was struck by flak and caught fire; there were other
fires inside the plane. Four crew bailed out. The pilot turned back towards base.
The plane crashed trying to land at Jesi, Ancona, Italy because of ground haze and
the late lighting of a flare path. MACR 7536
8002 (MSN 17-7402) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11Jul44. 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 13Jul44. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*A],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 14Jul44. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*A],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 1Sep44. {37 missions}.
832nd Bomb Squadron [3R*H], 15Apr45. {2 missions}. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8003 MSN 17-7403) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11May44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jun44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 17Jul44.
Named "Snoopy III". Failed to return from a mission to a railway bridge at
Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 1Apr45 (3POW:7EVD
Shot down By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crash Landed at Bihac Yugoslovia
All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (3) Crew Were Captured and Became POWs.
(7) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 13472
8004 MSN 17-7404) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 9May44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jun44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 21Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 14Oct44.
Hit by AAA and landed in field near Napajedla,
Zlin County, Czechoslovakia Oct 14, 1944. MACR 9592
Two crew shot by Gestapo, rest of crew POW.
8005 (MSN 17-7405) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11May44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 28Jun44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 27Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 6Aug44. Accident landing at Amendola 9Aug44. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 25Mar45. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service
Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 29Mar45. Reclaimed 2May46
8006 (MSN 17-7406) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12May44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jun44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 26Jul44.
Blew up on take off for Linz Jan 8, 1945; Salvaged
8007 (MSN 17-7407) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11May44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11May44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jun44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Jul44.
545th Bomb Squadron [J-D*Z], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 3Aug44. {first combat mission 9Aug44}. Battle damaged by
flak during a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at
Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44. On return, landed at Brussels,
Belgium. Regained by Group 1Oct44. Mission to the low temperature carbonization
plant and refinery of Deutsche Petroleum A.G. at Rositz, Germany 2Mar45 (8RTD).
On return landed with fuel exhaustion and engine problems at RAF Wing,
Buckinghamshire. Eighth Air Force Service Command 2Mar45. Regained by Group 28Mar45.
Declared ‘war weary’. Reassigned for utility, training and weather check aircraft.
Flew as weather aircraft on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to
the Škoda armament works, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {51 missions}.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 9May45
8008 (MSN 17-7408) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11May44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12May44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jun44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Jul44. 385th Bomb Group [Q],
Great Ashfield 10Jul44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*Y], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 13Aug44. {first combat mission
24Aug44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44. On return
landed at RAF Aldermaston, Berkshire because of poor weather. Eighth Air Force
Service Command 27Nov44. Regained by Group 1Dec44. Loaned to several Bomb
Groups for missions. {54 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the vehicle
works of Vomag Maschinenfabrik at Plauen, Germany 19Mar45 (9MIA).
The aircraft was last seen over Ostend, Belgium, returning from the mission.
It was observed under control and presumed to have landed away on the continent.
However, the aircraft and crew were never seen again. The assumption was that the
plane went down in the North Sea. MACR 13566
8009 (MSN 17-7409) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 19Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 7Jul44. 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 8Jul44. {8 missions}.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*E], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 9Jul44.
Returned to US. Charleston, SC 2Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8010 (MSN 17-7410) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jun44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Jul44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*J],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 8Aug44. Named WHIRLAWAY.
401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 15Jan45.
368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights
over Europe and North Africa. 367th Bomb Squadron. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh Jun45. Salvaged 21Jun45. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base
Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8011 (MSN 17-7411) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11May44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14May44. 271st Base Unit
(Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 26Jun44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Jul44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*J], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 27Jul44. Named *Misbehavin'*
(first combat mission 29Jul44}. Accident taxying at Grafton Underwood 15Aug44.
The aircraft had taxyed out to the takeoff position for a formation practice flight when
the runway in use was changed. It took about twenty minutes for the squadron to
reposition to another runway. During this time this plane was following other
planes on a stretch of perimeter track which was downhill. When the pilot attempted to
brake to avoid running into the plane in front, the hydraulic pressure had been depleted.
To avoid a collision, the pilot turned off the track, through a hedge and came to rest in a gully.
It was found that the hydraulic pressure switch was in the neutral position, preventing the
hydraulic pressure to build up automatically. {17 missions}. Failed to return from a tactical
mission in support of Operation Market Garden to Eindhoven, Netherlands 17Sep44
(3POW:1KIA:5RTD). Prior to the I.P., flak struck No.2 engine and the right wing caught fire.
The plane exploded and crashed near Meerssen, north of Maastricht, Netherland.
MACR 10197
8012 (MSN 17-7412) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 21Jul44. Air Depot 12Feb45. Regained by Group 18Feb45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46.
8013 (MSN 17-7413) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Jul44.
95th Bomb Group 16Jul44. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*P], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 17Jul44. Named "Chug-A-Lug" {first combat mission 14Aug44}.
{final combat mission 29Jan45}. {34 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 21Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8014 (MSN 17-7414) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 21Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 5Aug44; Named "Big Deal". Failed to return from a mission
to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 14Oct44 (10EVD)
Shot down By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Otocac Yugoslavia While on a Mission
on The Marshalling Yards at Munich Germany. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture.
MACR 8974
8015 (MSN 17-7415) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Jul44.
730th Bomb Squadron [U+], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 16Jul44
Loaned to the 487th Bomb Group. Battle damaged on a mission
to an armored vehicle factory at Bremen, Germany 26Sep44. The plane took a hard flak
hit to the No.2 engine with some of the flak entering the cockpit and a heavy piece nearly
slicing off the pilot's left arm before bouncing off his flak vest and knocking him unconscious.
The co-pilot took control of the plane to complete the bomb run. After a few moments,
and while the bomb run was being completed, the pilot regained consciousness,
feathered the propeller and started fire control measures to extinguish the fire raging
in the engine; those attempts failed. The co-pilot put the plane into a steep nose dive to put
out the fire and get the plane down to oxygen level so that others in the plane could
give medical assistance. Because of the fire on the plane's wing and the steep dive such
a short time after the hit, the squadron that they were loaned to reported them as down
with no survivors. But the co-pilot got the plane back to Deopham Green and, because they
were shooting ‘wounded on board’ flares and it was the only plane flying that day from
Deopham, everyone came out on the field to see what had happened. There was a lot of
laughter when the crew was told that they were reported as being shot down over Germany
with everyone on board KIA. The radar was removed from the plane and it was transferred
the 730th and put into general service with the 731st; it was then named ‘Johnny Reb’.
Bomb Squadron. Declared not airworthy, condemned to salvage with non-battle damage 20Jan45.
Repaired. Failed to return from an Operation Clarion mission to a railway marshalling
yard at Ulm, Germany 22Feb45 (7KIA:3POW). The Group was being led by a new officer,
a former cadet commandant with no combat experience. Going in towards the target,
crews could see towering cumulus clouds ahead and above. They wanted to turn aside
and gain some more altitude, since they were still climbing to reach the assigned bombing
altitude. Suddenly, the Group lead ship made a sharp bank and turn to the left. At the rear,
this crew had to throttle back to keep from over-running the planes in front. At this moment,
they went into the cloud bank and zero visibility. The plane had been descending from 25,000ft
and hit heavy white clouds at 19,000ft, so thick that the pilot couldn’t see the other planes
in the formation. At about 17,000ft, with zero visibility, the pilot, on the extreme left of the
formation, steered still further to the left to prevent a collision. Soon the plane was
bucking and rolling in the propeller wash of the plane immediately ahead and to the right,
which had evidently also moved over to its left. The pilot had let the landing flaps down
and throttled down to nearly stalling speed. Then there was a crash, not due to collision
as the airmen thought for a moment, nor to enemy action. Overstrained, the B-17 had
broken in two in the middle, right between the ball and radio room bulk head.
The ball and waist gunners were able to bail out, the radio and radar operators were
ejected when the plane broke up but the rest of the crew were unable to escape,
trapped by centrifugal forces, and were killed in the crash. The aircraft crashed in
an open field near Pfaffenhofen an der Roth, southeast of Ulm, Germany.
Other parts of the wreckage crashed near the present day street Zur Birkenalle. MACR 12657.
8016 (MSN 17-7416) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 4Aug44.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 21May46
8017 (MSN 17-7417) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical
School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jul44.
527th Bomb Squadron [FO*X], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 13Aug44.
Named "The Sad Sack" (named for an American comic strip) Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohlen Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 30Nov44 (10POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Zeitz MACR 11125.
8018 (MSN 17-7418) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia,
Italy 4Aug44. Named "Margie". Damaged when the left wheel dropped off the
runway into soft ground while taxying at Sterparone 13Sep44. Crash landed during
a practice mission at Sterparone 8Feb45. While landing, the right landing gear collapsed
and the plane ground-looped. With the plane heading for an olive grove, the pilot
retracted the left landing gear and the plane came to a stop without fire or collision.
The fuselage split in two aft of the radio room.
8019 (MSN 17-7419) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14May44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 18Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 23Jul44. Crashed taking off at Celone 4Oct44. Salvaged 6Oct44
8020 (MSN 17-7420) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Jul44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 23Jul44. {first combat mission 31Jul44}. Battle damaged by flak
on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 14Oct44 (5WIA:4RTD).
{final combat mission 10Apr45}. {57 missions}. Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31May45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City,
MO Jul46; scrapped
8021 (MSN 17-7421) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jun45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Jul44.
833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*D], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 30Jul44.
{7 missions}. 839th Bomb Squadron [R5*W], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 30Oct44. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 29May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8022 (MSN 17-7422) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 28Jun44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Jul44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*H], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 26Jul44. Loaned to 407th Bomb Squadron.
Failed to return from a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Giessen, Germany 24Dec44 (3KIA:6RTD). The bombs wouldn’t drop on the
first pass so the plane circled around for a second run during which only half of the
bombs dropped. The bomb bay doors would not close, possibly frozen, and the
remaining bombs were manually released. No.4 engine had been struck by flak
but the plane managed to keep up with the rest of the squadron. More flak struck
the plane, disabling a second engine and putting a hole in No.2 fuel tank. With fuel
flowing out and the plane on fire, the crew bailed out close to the front lines.
A P-51 Mustang escort flew close to the parachutes in an attempt to push them
towards friendly troops. The plane crashed in fields between Reppe and Ohey, Belgium.
Salvaged 6Jan45
8023 (MSN 17-7423) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Jul44.
837th Bomb Squadron [4F*J], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 28Oct44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks,
CT 14Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence
Field, KS 17Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8024 (MSN 17-7424) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Jul44. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*O], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 15Aug44. Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 43-37561 while
taxying at Ridgewell 1Sep44. Accident taxying at Ridgewell 24Oct44. {15+ missions}.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy; departed
Thurleigh Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters
and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 11Jul46. Reclaimed 7Jan49
8025 (MSN 17-7425) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jul44. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*B],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 26Jul44. {42 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8026 (MSN 17-7426) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15May44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Jun44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 30Jun44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 5Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Oct44.
Forced landing Langley 21Nov44. Written off 8Jun46.
8027 (MSN 17-7427) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16May44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Jun44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 1Jul44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 6Jul44. 110th Base Unit (Staging), Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY
23Sep44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL
27Sep44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Oct44. 334th Base Unit,
Florence, SC 26Jan45. 127th Base Unit, Florence, SC 1Feb45. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Feb45.To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field,
AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8028 (MSN 17-7428) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16May44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jun44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 1Jul44. Key Field, Meridian, MS 5Jul44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School &
Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 7Jul44. 4006th Base Unit (Area Command),
Miami Air Technical Service Command, Miami, FL 18Aug44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School &
Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 24Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Oct44. Damaged while parked by B-24L 44-9201 taxying at Langley
19Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8029 (MSN 17-7429) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15May44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jun44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement
Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 1Jul44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement
Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 7Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA
14Oct44. Damaged while parked by B-17G 44-8462 taxying at Langley 7Nov44.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8030 (MSN 17-7430) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16May44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jun44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 3Jul44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 7Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Oct44.
4137th Base Unit, Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 30May45. 2410th Base Unit, Smyrna Field, TN 30Oct45.
554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 13Jun46. 4136th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 16Jun46.
554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 26Jun46. Reclaimed 1Aug46
8031 (MSN 17-7431) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18May44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 2Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jul44.
Modified with H2X radar. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 28Jul44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*Z], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 16Aug44. 600th Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group. Damaged Nuthamstead 26Sep44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*K]. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 26Feb45. Redesignated as standard B-17G after modification. Flew on the final
Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen,
Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 1Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 4Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 8Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman
Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8032 ((MSN 17-7432) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16May44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jul44.
750th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 22Aug44
Named "My Gal Sal" (named after a 1942 musical film)
Hit by flak Sep 10, 1944 on mission to Gaggenau.
Engineer went to rear to check on the damage and while there
the signal to bail out was given and the pilot set the
autopilot and he and the copilot, navigator, and bombardier
bailed out. The men in the rear did not hear the alarm and
noone knew that noone was flying the plane until the
engineer went back to the front. The engineer took control
of the plane and he and the rest of the crew decided to
try and fly it back to where they could bail out over
friendly territory. They succeeded and bailed out over
France. All were safe and the engineer was awarded the
Silver Star for his efforts.
8033 (MSN 17-7433) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17May44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA
3Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jul44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*C], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe
(Station 128), Northamptonshire 17Aug44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*C] Feb45. {43 missions}.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and
North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States Air Forces in Europe
(USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8034 (MSN 17-7434) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Jul44. 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 21Jan45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 22Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8035 (MSN 17-7435) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Jul44. 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 28Jul44. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*F],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 25Aug44. {4 missions}. 833rd Bomb
Squadron [4N*P] 27Nov44. {19 missions}. 835th Bomb Squadron [H8*P] 15Apr45.
Named "Flora Belle" Force landed Germany 19Apr45. {1 mission}. Ninth Air Force. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8036 (MSN 17-7436) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44.
534th Bomb Squadron [GD*J], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 31Aug44.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy; departed
Thurleigh Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Administratively
assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
Production changes: Homogeneous armour added.
8037 (MSN 17-7437) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 17May44. 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Jun44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jul44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Jul44.
838th Bomb Squadron [2C*F], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 28Jul44. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 29May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8038 (MSN 17-7438) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 1Aug44. 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 2Aug44. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*Z], 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire Oct44. Landing accident Molesworth 27Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8039 (MSN 17-7439) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Jul44. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*L], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham
(Station 137), Suffolk 2Aug44. 837th Bomb Squadron [4F*J]. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*H],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk Oct44. {5 missions}. 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 29May45. Ninth Air Force. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
8040 (MSN 17-7440) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 14May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Aug44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*H],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 5Aug44. Participated in an Operation
Frantic VII mission to drop supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44 and
continued on to land at a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England
23Sep44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*N] Oct44, Nsmed "13th Jinx"
36 missions}. Salvaged 8Jun45
8041 (MSN 17-7441) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Aug44. 364th Bomb Squadron,
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 26Aug44. Crash landed
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 5Sep44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton 8Sep44
8042 (MSN 17-7442) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 1Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Aug44. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 5Aug44. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8043 (MSN 17-7443) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
4Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group.
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Aug44. {first combat mission 23Aug44}. Battle damaged
on a mission to the oil refinery at Moravská Ostrava a P?ívoz, Czechoslovakia 29Aug44 (10RTD).
It was a disastrous day for the 2nd Bomb Group, losing nine B-17s in a onesided,
nineteen-minute attack by the Luftwaffe on the way to the target. An attack caused extensive
damage to the plane; the pilot was barely able to retain control for the return to base. {6 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to the west railway marshalling yard at Munich, Germany 4Oct44
(7KIA:3POW). Struck by flak over the target which blew off left wing tip and aileron outboard
of the engine. The plane went into a flat spin and only three airmen were able to bail out before
it crashed in the Englischer Garten at Giesing, Munich, Germany. MACR 8949
8044 (MSN 17-7444) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 6Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*X], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 2Sep44. Named . THE CHERRY / THE TAR HEEL LEMON. Tar Heel is a nickname
applied to the U.S. state of North Carolina. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil depot at
Derben, Germany 8Apr45. Just after leaving the target for the third time, flak severed the control
cables. The pilot maintained control by using the auto-pilot. When attempting a landing at
the home base, a decision was made by the Nuthampstead control tower that the aircraft
should proceed to the RAF Woodbridge emergency landing ground, Suffolk for an auto-pilot
landing; the aircraft landed safely. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 23May45. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights
over Europe and North Africa. 367th Bomb Squadron. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh 18Jun45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 22Mar46. Reclaimed 10May46
8045 (MSN 17-7445) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 22May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 4Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Aug44.
Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*L],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 5Sep44. Named "The Pathfinder".
{54 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8046 (MSN 17-7446) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 22May44. 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 10Jun44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Jul44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Aug44. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 22Aug44. 750th Bomb Squadron [N], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 24Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil
refinery at Pölitz, Poland 7Oct44 (6KIA:5POW), crashed in Stettin Bay, Pölitz.
The aircraft was hit by flak as it approached the target. The plane was the group
lead and was first over the target and contained the 457th Bomb Group commander,
Colonel James Luper on board who became a POW, and the Group Surgeon.
Just before bomb release the plane was struck by very accurate tracking flak and
engines No.2 and No.3 were hit and caught fire. The wing burst into flame and the
plane left the formation and spiraled downward till it exploded below. MACR 9767.
8047 (MSN 17-7447) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23May44.
Delivered Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK May44. 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jun44
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Jul44. Pathfinder Force
[PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 2Aug44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*Z], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 5Sep44. {first combat mission 10Sep44}.
Accident landing from a night cross-country training mission at Grafton Underwood 19Oct44.
Left landing gear collapsed and plane ground looped off the runway. A propeller scraped the
ground and the left wing was damaged. The inboard drag strut support bolt had sheared
first and the stresses created caused failure of the drag links and outboard drag strut
support bolts. {4 missions}. Salvaged 20Oct44. 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 4Jan45. Declared ‘war weary’ 5Jan45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped.
8048 (MSN 17-7448) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 5Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 10Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 14Aug44. 348th Bomb Squadron. Damaged by fire at Tortorella 27Dec44.
Two mechanics were changing a fuel booster pump in a fuel tank when the tank
caught fire and exploded. Several airmen rushed to extinguish the fire; they had to work
fast as the plane was loaded with bombs for the next day’s mission and a loaded refuelling
unit without a tractor was standing nearby. An airmen went into the plane, grabbed an axe,
climbed up on to the wing and chopped a hole in it to gain access to the fire and apply
the fire extinguishers. The fire was extinguished and the damage was repaired by replacing
the wing. {24 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 10May46
8049 (MSN 17-7449) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 10Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 8Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1,
Celone, Italy 19Aug44. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Amendola.
Landing accident at Holzkirchen Airfield (R-93, Marschall), Munich, Germany 30Aug45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 6Nov46
8050 (MSN 17-7450) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23May44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK May44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 15Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Aug44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*D/H],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 30Aug44. Named "Calamity Jane 2nd"
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 8May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 14Apr46. Reclaimed 23May46
8051 MSN 17-7451) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Alexandria Field, LA 23May44.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 10Oct44.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 5Sep45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 19Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8052 (MSN 17-7452) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Alexandria Field, LA 24May44.
221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 16Oct44.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 25Mar45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8053 (MSN 17-7453) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Alexandria Field, LA 24May44.
221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 17Jan45. 329th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 29Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8054 (MSN 17-7454) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. 222nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 20May44. Albuquerque Field,
NM 26May44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 18Jun44.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jan45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 19Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8055 (MSN 17-7455) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. 222nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 20May44. Amarillo Field, TX 28May44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 19Jun44.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 3Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 11Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8056 (MSN 17-7456) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Dyersburg Field, TN
21May44. Midwest Air Depot, Oklahoma City, OK 28May44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 23Aug44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8057 (MSN 17-7457) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Dyersburg Field, TN 21May44.
Midwest Air Depot, Oklahoma City, OK 28May44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Dyersburg Field, TN. Damaged while parked by B-17G 42-31967 taxying at Dyersburg 11Jul44.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 19Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8058 (MSN 17-7458) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Sioux City AAB, IA 22May44.
Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 26May44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB,
IA 4Jul44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. Damaged in collision with TB-17F 42-5304 at Sioux City 10Apr45. 236th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Pyote Field, TX 1Jul45. 426th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Mountain Home Field, ID 23Aug45. 237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM 20Sep45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8059 (MSN 17-7459) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Sioux City AAB, IA 24May44.
Palm Springs Field, CA 26May44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB,
IA 4Jul44. 224th Base Unit, Pueblo AAB, CO 27May45. 203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational
Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 27Jun45. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand
Island Field, NB 24Oct45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 14Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8060 (MSN 17-7460) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Pyote Field, TX 27May44.
Coolidge, AZ 29May44. 237th Base Unit, Pyote Field, TX 8Jun44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. St. Paul Field, Minneapolis, MN 11Dec44.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 19Dec44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 4Mar45. 332nd Base Unit,
Ardmore Field, OK 1Aug45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 7Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8061 (MSN 17-7461) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Rapid City Field, SD 24May44.
Hill Field, Ogden, UT 1Jun44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field,
SD 9Jun44. 203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 3Aug44.
233rd Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX 3Feb45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Feb45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8062 (MSN 17-7462) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Rapid City Field, SD
24May44. Albuquerque Field, NM 28May44. Air Technical Service Command, Lockheed Field,
Burbank, CA 2Nov44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD
1May45. 239th Base Unit, March Field, Riverside, CA 9Jul45. 200th Base Unit, Peterson Field,
Colorado Springs, CO 15Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for
storage and disposal 7Nov45
8063 (MSN 17-7463) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Pyote Field, TX 27May44.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 17Jan45.
322nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 8Mar45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 19Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8064 (MSN 17-7464) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Hobbs Field, NM 27May44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM. Damaged landing
with mechanical failure at Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 18Aug44. 3701st Base Unit (Technical
School), Amarillo Field, TX 12Mar45. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hobbs Field, NM. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. Damaged in collision with TB-17F 42-30978 Hobbs Field,
NM 16May45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 5Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8065 (MSN 17-7465) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Hobbs Field, NM 24May44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 23Aug44.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 26Sep44. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 23Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8066 (MSN 17-7466) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Hobbs Field, NM 27May44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM. Accident landing Hobbs
24Jul44. Reclaimed 28Dec45.
8067 (MSN 17-7467) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Hobbs Field, NM 27May44.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 17Mar45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 23Nov45. War Assets Administration. S
old to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8068 (MSN 17-7468) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Hobbs Field, NM 28May44.
Coolidge, AZ 30May44. Destroyed when force landed after engine failure six miles northeast of
Hobbs Field, NM 2Aug44. Salvaged 5Aug44
8069 (MSN 17-7469) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Hobbs Field, NM 2Jun44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun44.
3021st Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Las Vegas Field, NV 10Oct44. 4126th Base Unit
(San Bernardino Air Technical Service Command), San Bernardino Field, CA 15Dec44.
3022nd Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Indian Springs Auxiliary Field, NV. Damaged by
‘friendly fire’ twenty miles of northwest Indian Springs 29Jan45. 3021st Base Unit (Flexible
Gunnery School), Las Vegas Field, NV 23Mar45. 2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible
Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 23Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 10Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8070 (MSN 17-7470) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Hobbs Field, NM
27May44. Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 23Jul44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 2Dec44. St. Paul Field, Minneapolis, MN 10Dec44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 13Dec44.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. Damaged when ground looped caused by mechanical failure at Hobbs
Auxiliary Field #1, Knowles, NM 12Feb45. Reclaimed 1Mar45
8071 (MSN 17-7471) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Hobbs Field, NM 28May44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 14Dec44.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 1Oct45.To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8072 (MSN 17-7472) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Hobbs Field, NM 28May44.
Assigned to 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*S], 487th Bomb Group. 3017th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 28Dec44. 3701st Base Unit
(Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 13Feb45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Nov45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8073 MSN 17-7473) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB806 at Dorval, Montreal 7Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command.
332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 3Aug44.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged with 9th AF in Germany
23May46
8074 (MSN 17-7474) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI Jul44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III,
serial HB807 at Dorval, Montreal 5Jul44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham
(Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Aug44. Transferred to 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*J],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk Oct44. {24 missions}. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8075 (MSN 17-7475) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB808 at Dorval, Montreal 26Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command Aug44.
94th Bomb Group, Rougham. Displayed at Schiphol, Amsterdam for ‘Wings of Victory’ event
22Oct to 23Nov45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged
23May46
8076 (MSN 17-7476) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 31May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB809 at Dorval, Montreal 26Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command.
367th Bomb Squadron [GY*U], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 11Oct44.
Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gymnich, Erftstadt, southwest of Cologne,
Germany 10Jan45 (1WIA:7RTD). Struck by flak just before the target, disabling the entire electrical
system and wounding a waist gunner. Force landed at Evere (B-56), Brussels, Belgium.
403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern
Ireland 25May45. Regained by Group 27May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Transferred to
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh 18Jun45. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8077 (MSN 17-7477) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB810 at Dorval, Montreal 26Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command.
551st Bomb Squadron [HR*F], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 3Aug44.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 1Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 3Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8078 (MSN 17-7478) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 6Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI Jun44.. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress
Mark III, serial HB811 at Dorval, Montreal 26Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval,
Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command. 560th Bomb Squadron [S],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 3Aug44. Named "Rough Darts".
{first combat mission 15Oct44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank
factory at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44. Flak over the target was a meagre to moderate barrage
with several rockets. {final combat mission 21Apr45}. Modified with all guns, armament and ball
turret removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated
prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were
flown to southern England; American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France.
{46 missions + 5 Chowhound + 2 Revival}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 26Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 29Jun45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 11Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped.
8079 (MSN 17-7479) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jun44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB812 at Dorval, Montreal 26Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command.
511th Bomb Squadron [DS*V], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire
7Oct44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*V] 6Nov44. {32 missions}. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe
(Station 128), Northamptonshire 1945. Named "Janet". Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8080 (MSN 17-7480) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 1Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI Jun44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB813 at Dorval, Montreal 27Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command 17Oct44.
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 17Oct44. 570th Bomb Squadron [BI*F],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Oct44. Named "The Saint" (character in
several novels) {first combat mission 25Oct44}. {8 missions}. Failed to return from a mission
to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44 (10KIA).
Mid-air collision with 42-97407. #080 was hit by flak over the target one minute after bomb release.
It collided with #407 and caught fire immediately. The plane exploded when it hit the ground.
Crashed on open ground near Oberklobikau, Germany. MACR 11131. 10 killed.
8081 (MSN 17-7481) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Jun44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB814 at Dorval, Montreal 26Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command.
731st Bomb Squadron [K], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 4Aug44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 1Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 29Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8082 (MSN 17-7482) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI Jun44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress
Mark III, serial HB815 at Dorval, Montreal 6Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval,
Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 13Jun44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride,
Cumberland Jun44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 20Jul44. No.51 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Lichfield, Staffs 11Oct44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-J], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 8Dec44. The crew departed on a special duty operations
jamming radio and radar while RAF No.6 Group was bombing the Dortmund-Ems Canal 7Feb45.
There was heavy flak. They had been jamming for twenty minutes, then gained height slowly.
When it was time to go home, the crew set course but were left behind as the other aircraft were a l
ot faster. In the vicinity of Essen they were coned by a multitude of searchlights.
They passed Essen but were jumped by a Junkers 88 night fighter, which stayed behind them
and started shooting. The Ju 88 was shot down but not before causing damage to the bomber.
The radar device (H2S), in a radome under the fuselage, was destroyed. They resumed course
but there then appeared to be a fire under the starboard wing. On throttling back,
the glow disappeared and they decided that the turbosupercharger had been shot off
one of the engines. They continued home, heading for a long emergency strip
at RAF Manston in Kent, as they thought they would have no wheels,
where the aircraft landed and ground looped (1KIA). Arriving back at RAF Oulton
from a mission 4Mar45, at least one Junkers 88 came back with them,
flown by Arnold Döring of 10/NJG 3. The bomber was in the circuit and about to land
but had to do another circuit as a damaged plane was given priority. Almost at the
same time as the other plane landed this aircraft was shot down by the Ju 88.
The plane, on fire, hit some trees and blew up at Lodge Farm on the boundary of
RAF Oulton (8KIA – RAF/RAAF:2INJ). SOC 8Mar45
8083 (MSN 17-7483) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI Jun44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III,
serial HB816 at Dorval, Montreal 6Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 14Jun44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride,
Cumberland Jun44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 20Jul44. No.51 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Lichfield, Staffs 8Nov44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-F], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 9Dec44. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 19Aug45
for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8084 (MSN 17-7484) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI Jun44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III,
serial HB817 at Dorval, Montreal 10Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 18Jun44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride,
Cumberland Jun44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 20Jul44. No.51 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Lichfield, Staffs 10Jan45. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-G], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 16Mar45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 19Aug45
for storage. Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8085 (MSN 17-7485) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI Jun44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress
Mark III, serial HB818 at Dorval, Montreal 9Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval,
Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 17Jun44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride,
Cumberland Jun44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 20Jul44. No.214 (Federated Malay States)
Squadron [BU-H], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 30Sep44. No.1699 Flight,
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 7Mar45. No.223 Squadron, No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 13Jun45. Flying accident category AC 21Jun45. Repaired on site
27Jun45, completed 23Jan46. RAF Oulton, Norfolk. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs
3Jan46 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8086 (MSN 17-7486) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI Jun44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB819 at Dorval, Montreal 12Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 27Jun44. No.12 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland 27Jun44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 22Jul44.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 18Oct44. No.214 (Federated Malay States)
Squadron [BU-U], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 14Jan45. No.1699 Flight,
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Norfolk. Force landed RAF Shawbury, Salop 2Apr45 when the
pilot became incapacitated. In the dark the aircraft was parked on a large area of
tarmac – which was later found to be the parade ground. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffs 18Aug45 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47.
Named GIVE IT TO UNCLE
8087 (MSN 17-7487) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI Jun44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB820 at Dorval, Montreal 9Jun44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 13Jun44. No.12 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Jun44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 20Jul44. No.51
Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 22Oct44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron
[BU-P], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 30Nov44. Crash landed RAF Manston,
Kent 15Feb45. Reclassified category B 10Mar45. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland
30Mar45 for repair at depot. Reclassified category E 12Jun45. SOC 4Jul45
Production changes: Parachute static lines at both exit doors
8088 (MSN 17-7488) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Roswell Field, NM 2Jun44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM. Accident landing at Kelly
Field, San Antonio, TX 21Sep44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field,
NM 20Jan45. 3502nd Base Unit (Technical School), Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 2May45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 12Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8089 (MSN 17-7489) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Roswell Field, NM 2Jun44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible
Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 17Jan45. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH),
Roswell Field, NM 22Apr45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 1945. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8090 (MSN 17-7490) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Roswell Field, NM 6Jun44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible
Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 5Aug44. Damaged while parked by B-17G 42-31438 at
Kingman 9Jan45. 3000th Base Unit, HQ, Western Flying Training Command, Santa Ana AAB,
Orange County, CA 5Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8091 (MSN 17-7491) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Roswell Field, NM 9Jun44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 12Sep44.
4121st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Technical Service Command), Kelly Field,
San Antonio, TX 10Jun45. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field,
NM 12Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 1945. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8092 (MSN 17-7492) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Roswell Field, NM
6Jun44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM. 3021st Base
Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Las Vegas Field, NV 21Sep44. 3022nd Base Unit (Flexible
Gunnery School), Indian Springs Auxiliary Field, NV 24Sep44. Damaged by ‘friendly fire’
twenty miles northwest Indian Springs 5Jan45. 3021st Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School),
Las Vegas Field, NV 1Mar45. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma Field, AZ 14Mar45.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun45.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 5Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8093 (MSN 17-7493) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Roswell Field, NM 4Jun44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 26Dec44. 3502nd Base Unit
(Technical School), Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 2May45. 4141st Base Unit (Air Material Command),
Pyote Field, TX 14Apr47. Reclaimed 22Dec48
Conflict:
(92nd BG, 327th BS) lost Apr 17, 1945. MACR 14052
8094 (MSN 17-7494) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Roswell Field, NM 6Jun44.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM. 4126th Base Unit,
San Bernardino Field, CA 13Jan45. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ
14Jan45. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 22Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 1945.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8095 (MSN 17-7495) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Roswell Field, NM 7Jun45.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 26Dec44. 3502nd Base Unit
(Technical School), Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 2May45. 237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM 31Aug45. 3502nd Base Unit (Technical School), Chanute Field,
Rantoul, IL 30Sep45. 3380th Technical Training Wing, Keesler AFB, Biloxi, MS. Reclaimed 13Oct45.
Ground instructional airframe at Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS. Extant 1947
8096 (MSN 17-7496) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 7Jun44.
3502nd Base Unit (Technical School), Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 15Jun44. 4141st Base Unit
(Air Material Command), Pyote Field, TX 14Apr47. Reclaimed 22Dec48
8097 (MSN 17-7497) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. New Haven Field, CT 6Jun44.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 15Jun44.
3505th Base Unit (Technical School), Scott Field, Belleville, IL 10Feb45. 3501st Base Unit (Technical
School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 4Mar45. 2144th Base Unit, Moody, GA
6Mar45. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL
21Mar45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 22Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8098 (MSN 17-7498) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Jul44. 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 1Aug44. 849th Bomb Squadron [B:L], 490th Bomb Group,
Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 2Aug44
Crashed Dec 27, 1944 During Wheels Up Belly Landing at RAF Eye Airfield, Station
USAAF-134, Suffolk, England.
All (9) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. Salvaged Dec 29, 1944
8099 (MSN 17-7499) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Jul44.
423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*S], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 24Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to an ordnance depot at Mannheim, Germany 19Oct44,
During takeoff the plane was caught by a crosswind and ran off the runway across the grass.
Later took off as PFF lead for the mission. Flak over the target was accurate and struck
the plane several times causing a big hole in the right aileron. Failed to return from a
mission to the Hanomag vehicle factory at Hanover, Germany 22Oct44 (9KIA:1RTD).
On return, mid-air collision with B-17G 43-37976 over the North Sea off Clacton, Essex.
The other plane was flying in #4 position of the high squadron; this plane was lead of the
high squadron. The lead plane reduced speed while in a gradual climb. At that time,
the other plane overran and slid ahead underneath the lead plane, the pilot not making any
attempt to lose altitude or get clear. They remained together for about ten seconds then collided.
This plane entered a spin and crashed into the sea. MACR 9655.
8100 (MSN 17-7500) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Jul44.
511th Bomb Squadron [DS*B], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 16Aug44. {12 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany
12Sep44 (9POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Tempelfelde, Germany
MACR 8893
44-8101/8200 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-50-VE Fortress
MSN 7501/7600. Boeing B-17G-45-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega Aircraft
Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and "Project Bits & Pieces", a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
Production changes: Staggered enclosed waist guns with K-5 mount. Changes to hot air
heating. Provision for RC-103 radio
8101 (MSN 17-7501) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 6Jun44. 14th Ferrying Squadron,
6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach Field, CA. En route to the Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX, crashed in bad weather at Santa Rosa, NM 6Jun44 (3KIS).
Salvaged 10Jun44. All three onboard killed.
8102 (MSN 17-7502) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 9Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Jul44. 1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 8Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 16Aug44.
Named "Rose of Fodj". Involved in taxiing accident with B-17G 42-29883
at Foggia May 24, 1945. Salvaged Jun 11, 1945.
8103 (MSN 17-7503) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 9Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 10Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 9Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Schaffgotsch Benzin synthetic oil refinery at Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal, Prussia 22Aug44 (10POW).
The plane was attacked by enemy fighters on the way to the target but sustained only slight damage.
Over the target it was severely damaged by flak. One engine was disabled and another so
badly damaged that the propeller was windmilling. The plane could not maintain altitude nor
keep up with the Group. In order to keep sufficient altitude to get over the mountains, the
crew had to lighten the plane by jettisoning everything; ball turret, waist guns, ammunition, etc.
They saved very little ammunition. The crew thought that they could make it back to Italy. Over
southern Hungary the plane was jumped by four German fighters. From out of nowhere a lone
P-51 Mustang came to their rescue. He shot down a German fighter and was then shot down
by the remaining German planes. The ammunition had now been expended and flew on for
about five minutes taking all the punishment dealt out by the enemy fighters. When flames
started along the wing, the pilot rang the bell to bail out. Crashed near Gelse, Hungary.
MACR 7954. 10 crew POW.
8104 (MSN 17-7504) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44. Accident landing at El Aouina, Tunisia 10Aug44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia,
Italy 10Aug44. Named "Floogie Boo Old Warhoss". Pisa, Italy 15May45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Salvaged 21Mar46..
Production changes: External release handles for life raft
8105 (MSN 17-7505) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 5Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44. Force landed
Africa en route USA to Italy 10Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 14Aug44. Returned to US. Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Oct45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8106 (MSN 17-7506) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 12Aug44. Failed to return
from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Sep44 (3KIA:6POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Gross Strehlitz, Poland. MACR 8345
8107 (MSN 17-7507) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 18Aug44. Named "Josephine" Crash landed with an
electrical fire at Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 10Dec44. Failed to return from a mission to the
oil storage and freight yards at Regensburg, Germany 28Dec44 (9POW:1KIA). En route to the
target several oil lines ruptured. Later the pilot was forced to feather No.3 propeller, the plane
lagged behind the formation and the bomb load was jettisoned. It was last seen at the I.P. and
later the pilot reported that the crew was bailing out. Crashed 2km west of Leiblfing,
southwest of Straubing, Germany. MACR 10894
8108 (MSN 17-7508) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 10Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 10Aug44. Named "Linda Jane and Sir John Wilco"
{first combat mission 16Aug44}. Temporarily modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate
prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest, Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion
31Aug44-3Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Maribor,
Slovenia, Yugoslavia 7Nov44 (1WIA:9RTD). After the second time over the target, it was damaged
by flak wounding the pilot. Battle damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt service test
airfield at Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 16Feb45 (2WIA:8RTD). Bad weather forced the squadron
to an alternate target, the railway marshalling yards at Vipiteno, Italy. Flak was heavy and
accurate, wounding the pilot and ball turret gunner. Severe battle damaged by flak on a mission
to the north railway bridge at Padua, Italy 16Apr45 (1INJ:9RTD). The first burst of flak came
before the target and made it necessary to feather the number one propeller. Two more bursts
over the target hit the number three engine and near the radio room/bomb bay area.
Then the number four turbocharger was shot out, the fuel lines near the number four engine
were severed, and the propeller had to be feathered. Finally, the number three engine caught fire.
The plane was still over enemy lines. The pilot ordered the crew to jettison all the loose equipment.
When the navigator indicated that they were over friendly territory, the pilot ordered the crew to bail out.
He chose to stay with the airplane and made a crash landing north of Florence, Italy. {64 missions}.
Salvaged. MACR 7654
8109 (MSN 17-7509) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 19Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Aug44.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*R], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 11Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44 (9POW:1KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed
Bebra, south of Kassel, Germany. MACR 10832
8110 (MSN 17-7510) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Aug44. 524th Bomb Squadron
[WA*Y/F], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 26Aug44.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 22Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 28Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8111 (MSN 17-7511) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH
12Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy 15Sep44. Named "Kitty Ann". Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben oil
refinery at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 11Dec44 (10EVD). Crashed with mechanical failure
at Szeged, Hungary. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture.
MACR 10129
8112 (MSN 17-7512) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1380th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 11Aug44.
4th Bomb Squadron [D], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 19Aug44.
{first combat mission 26Sep44}. {final combat mission 19Apr45}. {28 missions}. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Damaged while parked
by B-17G 44-8356 at La Senia, Oran, Tunisia 4Sep45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean
Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 29Oct45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8113 (MSN 17-7513) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 10Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 16Aug44. {52 missions}.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8114 (MSN 17-7514) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Sep44. Returned to US
Independence Field, KS. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8115 (MSN 17-7515) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 15Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 10Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 9Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola,
Italy 22Aug44. Air Depot 19Dec44. Regained by Group 10Apr45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 21May4
8116 (MSN 17-7516) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 15Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 3
47th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Aug44. Named "Blue Hornet"
{63 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8117 (MSN 17-7517) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 15Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44.
{first combat mission 6Sep44}. Damaged on a ‘Lone Wolf’ mission to Munich, Germany 28Oct44
(10RTD). En route to the target, the plane had reached the central point and was at bombing
altitude when the No.2 engine began to throw oil. The pilot decided to keep heading for Munich;
it wasn’t too serious a failure. Some twenty minutes before it reached the I.P., the oil pressure
on No.1 engine dropped and the propeller began to overspeed. The plane vibrated violently
but the pilot and co-pilot managed to feather the propeller. As the navigator signaled that they
had reached the I.P. and the bombardier began to set his bomb sight, the plane lurched. No.2
engine oil pressure had dropped and the propeller was overspeeding. Losing altitude and
careening in the darkness, it was a tricky job bringing the engine under some control so that
the propeller could be feathered. By now, the altitude was too low to bomb Munich, and
the pilot and co-pilot were having difficulty controlling the plane. The crew was still determined
to drop their bombs where they would do the most good and headed for the railway marshalling
yards at Innsbruck, Austria. Despite a barrage of flak, the bombs were dropped and the pilot
turned for home. With mountains ahead and in darkness, the radar operator kept advising
the pilot of his distance above the mountain tops. The navigator kept giving locations and
headings. The radio operator was relaying messages back and forth to ground emergency
stations as was the co-pilot. The gunners were throwing out all heavy equipment. Guns,
ammunition, bomb hoist, and shackles went overboard. The engineer thought to wind up
the special dome of the plane. The plane was barely moving on two engines. With the mountains
behind them, the most dangerous flying was over but there were layers of ice coating the wings.
It took the combined efforts of the pilots to keep the plane under control. Over the water, land
was in sight when No.3 engine failed. The pilot turned in a new direction to an forced landing
at Falconaro, Italy. {9 missions}. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy. Landing accident at Lesi, Ancona, Italy 20Jan45. Crash landed 11Feb45. Salvaged
8118 (MSN 17-7518) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Aug44. Failed to return
from an Operation Pancake tactical mission supporting the US Fifth Army offensive in the
area of Bologna, Italy 12Oct44 (10POW). Damaged by flak, probably by Flak Abteilungen 485,
over San Ruffillo, near Bologna and on fire. The crew bailed out over Romagna and the
aircraft flew on to crash in the area of ??Cà di Malanca, southwest of Brisighella, Italy.
The bomber flew over partisans of the 36th Garibaldi Brigade crouched at the bottom of a
gun emplacement, less than fifty meters high, leaving behind a long tail of flames.
The aircraft was gliding and losing altitude. As soon as it reached the valley of the Lamone,
the German anti-aircraft gunners opened fire, hitting it repeatedly and the plane begian a
large turn, returning to aim directly at the partisans. They could not move because the
German machine guns that have opened fire prevented them. A hundred meters away it suddenly
hits the ground on the ridge in front of them and explodes. MACR 9080
8119 (MSN 17-7519) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 16Aug44. Pisa,
Italy 15May45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8120 (MSN 17-7520) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Jun44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
3Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron,
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 3Nov44. Failed to return from a from a ‘Lone Wolf’ night
mission to the railway marshalling yards at Salzburg, Austria 7Dec44 (10POW). Crashed from an
unknown cause on Fernsattel, Untertauern, Salzburg, Austria. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
MACR 10218
8121 MSN 17-7521) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 10Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Aug44.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*B], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 10Aug44.
Failed to return from a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Babenhausen, Darmstadt, Germany 24Dec44. Shot Down By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf
Fw 190A-8 and Crashed 1/2 Mile Northwest of Esneux, Belgium. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown Pilot From JG 3.
All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture. (1) Died in Hospital of His Wounds. MACR 11561
8122 (MSN 17-7522) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 15Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Aug44. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 10Aug44.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8123 (MSN 17-7523) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 29Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Sep44. 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 9Sep44.
{2 missions}. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 17Sep44. Damaged while parked by B-17G 42-97513 taxying at Amendola 7Oct44.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged in Germany with 9th AF 10May46.
8124 (MSN 17-7524) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA
10Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Aug44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*W],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 1Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission
to industrial, oil and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44. Flak over the target disabled
No.3 engine and made a large hole in the left wing. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to an ordnance
depot at Mannheim, Germany 19Oct44. Just before the target, two engines were disabled by flak
and the ailerons were severely damaged. The pilot dropped out of formation and returned home
alone to land safely with two engines, No.1 smoking badly, and a flat tire, running off the runway
and bogged down in the mud. 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597),
County Antrim, Northern Ireland 11Apr45. Regained by Group 13Apr45. Ninth Air Force. Project
Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 14Apr46. Reclaimed 23May46
8125 (MSN 17-7525) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 19Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Aug44.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*Y], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 5Aug44. Named "Sparky" Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe
(USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
8126 (MSN 17-7526) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 2Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 13Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 13Apr45. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 14Apr45. {first combat mission 15Apr45}. Flew on the final Fifteenth
Air Force combat mission of the war to bomb the railway station and marshalling yard
at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {3 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 21Jun46.
8127 (MSN 17-7527) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 2Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1380th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 4Aug44.
571st Bomb Squadron [FC*G], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 15Aug44
first combat mission 12Sep44}. Participated in an Operation Frantic VII mission to drop
supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44. After the target, the
bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a
mission to the railway marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44 and continued
on to land at a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England. {final
combat mission 20Apr45}. {25 missions}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8128 (MSN 17-7528) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 7Sep44. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 9Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy
28Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Salzburg,
Austria 11Nov44. On return crash landed and burnt out at Rimini airfield, Italy
8129 (MSN 17-7529) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jun44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Aug44.
422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*O], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 26Aug44. Named "Bang Awqy Lulu".
Based on "Bang Bang Lulu", a ribald song used as military cadence.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8130 (MSN 17-7530) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 15Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Aug44.
833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*K], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 11Aug44.
Named " Blue Streak/Lady V II". . {13 missions}. Failed to return from an
Operation Thunderclap mission to marshaling yards at Berlin, Germany 3Feb45.
Hit By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Bohlen, Germany. Able to Fly to Poland and Made
a Wheels Up Belly Landing There. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. Salvaged Feb 14, 1945.
8131 (MSN 17-7531) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 6Aug44. 447th Bomb Group [Y],
Rattlesden 7Aug44. Badly damaged by debris from exploding aircraft at Rattlesden while preparing
for mission 21Feb45. Salvaged 21Feb45
8132 (MSN 17-7532) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 10Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Aug44.
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 21Aug44. 833rd Bomb
Squadron [4N*N], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk Sep44. {23 missions}.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46.
8133 (MSN 17-7533) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 26Aug44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 18Apr46
8134 (MSN 17-7534) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Aug44. 839th Bomb Squadron,
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 15Aug44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*U],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 16Aug44. Named "Our Baby".
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 27Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8135 (MSN 17-7535) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Aug44.
324th Bomb Squadron [DF*A], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 27Aug44. Accident landing at Bassingbourn 5Sep44. Battle damaged
on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 8Sep44
(1WIA:8RTD). The pilot had his foot mashed by a piece of flak that went through his flying boot.
The flak shard also took out the rudder controls after it went through his boot. Since the
flak hits had also started a fire in the waist of the plane, the pilot asked the navigator
to plot a course for a friendly airfield at Paris. However, the waist gunner and radio
operator were able to put the fires out; the pilot headed for Bassingbourn instead.
As the plane approached base, the pilot asked if the crew wanted to bail out; none did.
He then had three of them go into the tail to weigh it down, and landed with the plane
on autopilot for better control. Loaned to 324th Bomb Squadron for mission 6Nov44.
Severely battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery at Hamburg, Germany 6Nov44 (2KIA).
The operations order had the Group approach the target from upwind so as to improve the
bomb pattern. Because of high head winds, the bomb run took eleven minutes. This gave the
German anti-aircraft gunners plenty of time to zero in on the formation. The plane was the
Group Lead and was hit by flak just before bomb release. An 88mm shell burst below and
took out the No.3 engine. A second shell went through the right side of the fuselage and
exploded in the radio compartment blowing away the left side of the fuselage.
The radio operator and waist gunner were killed instantly. A piece of flak wounded the
Mickey operator. The flight engineer was blown from the top turret down into the nose
compartment but was not injured. With one engine out and a gaping hole in the fuselage,
it was obvious this plane could not lead the Group home. All radio contact with the Group
was out and the Deputy Lead did not understand the hand signals to take over. Each time
the Group Lead attempted to move out of position, the Group followed him. Finally, the
pilot simply rolled the plane up on one wing and peeled off. So much of the structure of
the fuselage had been blown away that when he banked sharply, the plane twisted in
the middle; the tail continued to fly level for a few seconds. The pilot went back to check
on his crew and damage. When he returned to the cockpit, he saw the plane was out of the
bomber stream. He took over the controls and moved back to the safety of the bomber
stream and the fighter escort. Upon reaching England, the pilot headed for the nearest
airfield, Rackheath, which was under repair. Force landed at Rackheath (Station 145),
Norfolk. Salvaged 9Nov44.
8136 (MSN 17-7536) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 22Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Aug44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*Z], 379th Bomb
Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 6Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission
to the marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 14Oct44, loss of multiple engines
after the bomb run, last seen descending, under control, towards Allied controlled
territory, force landed Servon-Melzicourt, France. Salvaged Spring 1945
8137 (MSN 17-7537) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Aug44.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*Z], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 26Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to Aschaffenburg, Germany
21Jan45 (9KIA:1POW), mid-air collision at a designated turning point before reaching
the IP. The left wing of B-17G 44-8137 caught the right wing of B-17G 42-97058, lead B-17
of the high formation element. The wing of 44-8137 came -off and the B-17 rolled over and
went down. 42-97058 also lost a wing and went down. Both B-17s crashed near Rottweill, Germany.
MACR 11759
8138 (MSN 17-7538) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Jun44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 20Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 13Aug44. 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 15Aug44.
{5 missions}. Transferred to 391st Bomb Squadron [J], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156),
Suffolk Apr45. {first combat mission 7Apr45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor built
over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled
Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to southern England; American POWs
were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {8 missions + 6 Chowhound + 1 Revival}.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*T], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 29Dec45
8139 (MSN 17-7539) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Jun44. Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL
24Jul44. Modified as target drone. Designated QB-17. 110th Base Unit (Staging), Mitchel Field,
Hempstead, Long Island, NY 23Aug44. 2nd Electronics Experimental Squadron, Fort Dix AAB,
Wrightstown, NJ 18Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44. 4149th Base Unit, Electronics
Experimental Squadron, Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 5Nov44. 110th Base Unit (Staging),
Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 27Jan45. 4149th Base Unit, Electronics Experimental
Squadron, Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 20Feb45. 139th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Shaw Field, Sumter, SC 1May45. 4121st Base Unit (San Antonio
Air Technical Service Command), Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 4Sep45. 4149th Base Unit,
Electronics Experimental Squadron, Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 22Oct45. Air Technical
Service Command, Dover Field, DE 13Jan46. 4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Technical
Service Command), Middletown Air Depot, PA 13Apr46. Damaged in an accident with
North American AT-6D Texan 42-84234 taxying at Middletown Field, PA 5Jun46.
Accident taxying at Middletown Field, PA 11Jun46. Weather Flight, 4108th Base Unit
(Atlantic Overeas Air Technical Service Command), Newark Field, NJ 30Sep46.
Damaged while parked by C-47B 43-49518 at Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island,
NY 7Oct46. Damaged in an accident with three North American AT-6C Texan aircraft
while taxying at Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 8Oct46. 110th Base Unit (Staging),
Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 10Feb47. 4000th Base Unit, Air Materiel
Command, Wright Field, Dayton, OH 15Feb47. 4108th Base Unit (Atlantic Overeas
Air Technical Service Command), Newark Field, NJ 19Feb47. 4112th Base Unit
(Middletown Air Technical Service Command), Middletown Air Depot, PA 30Jun47.
3180th Mission Support Group; Olmsted AFB, Middletown, PA. Crash landed
mechanical failure at Olmsted 10Sep48. Reclaimed 7Jan49
8140 (MSN 17-7540) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 22Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Aug44. 490th Bomb Group,
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 18Aug44. 4th Bomb Squadron [I], 34th Bomb Group,
Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 19Aug44. {first combat mission 6Oct44}. {8 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to munitions and tank factories in Berlin, Germany 5Dec44
(1POW:10KIA). One engine had been disabled before reaching the target and a second
over the target. The plane dropped out of formation and was later attacked by a Fw 190
fighter, damaging the right wing and starting a fire in a fuel tank. The crew bailed out
before the bomber crashed at Großzerlang, Rheinsberg, northwest of Berlin, Germany..
All (11) Crew Bailed Out and (10) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Was Captured and Became a POW.
MACR 11046
8141 (MSN 17-7541) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Aug44. 365th Bomb Squadron,
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 8Sep44. Failed to return
from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha,
Leipzig, Germany 2Mar45 (10KIA:1POW). Damaged by flak, the No.1 engine was
knocked off, the aircraft rolled over and went into a dive, crashed Böhlen MACR 12851
8142 (MSN 17-7542) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Jun44. Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 27Jul44.
Modified as target drone. Designated QB-17. 110th Base Unit (Staging), Mitchel Field, Hempstead,
Long Island, NY 15Aug44. 2nd Electronics Experimental Squadron, Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ
19Sep44. 902nd Base Unit (Base Complement), Orlando AAB, FL 9Oct44. 4112th Base Unit (Middletown
Air Technical Service Command), Middletown Air Depot, PA 1Nov44. 4149th Base Unit,
Electronics Experimental Squadron, Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 7Dec44. 1103rd Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 25Jan45.
113th Base Unit, Charleston Field, SC 25Feb45. 902nd Base Unit (Base Complement),
Orlando AAB, FL 27Feb45. 4149th Base Unit, Electronics Experimental Squadron, Fort Dix AAB,
Wrightstown, NJ 11Mar45. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 20Apr45. 113th Base Unit, Charleston Field, SC 20May45.
902nd Base Unit (Base Complement), Orlando AAB, FL 4Jul45. 4149th Base Unit, Electronics
Experimental Squadron, Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 23Aug45. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air
Technical Service Command), Rome Field, NY 28Aug45. 4149th Base Unit, Middletown Air Depot,
PA 8Aug46. 4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Technical Service Command), Middletown Air
Depot, PA 2Oct47. Reclaimed 24Oct47. Air Materiel Command, Columbus, OH 1Jan48.
3203rd Mission Support Group, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL 14Mar49. 550th Guided Missiles
Wing, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL. Written off 3Jan50.
8143 (MSN 17-7543) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Aug44. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 15Aug44. 551st Bomb
Squadron [HR*V], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 19Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to Berlin, Germany (7KIA:3POW). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed Senke, GermanyMACR 9516
8144 (MSN 17-7544) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*O], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 10Aug44. Named "Hell's Belle"
336th Bomb Squadron [ET*O]. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*O]. Battle damaged on a mission
to the submarine pens at Hamburg, Germany 30Mar45. Force landed at RAF Woodbridge
emergency landing ground, Suffolk. {34 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 26Jun45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 29Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 29Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8145 (MSN 17-7545) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
17Aug44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*C], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 15Sep44. Named TAILOR MADE / AH'S AVAILBLE – artwork of a lady wearing
a swimsuit reposing. Painted by Tony Starcer. {first combat mission 21Sep44}. Battle
damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yard at Kassel, Germany 4Dec44.
Mechanical failures of No.1 and No.3 engines shortly after leaving the target, and due
to losing altitude and ground speed, the pilot was forced to land in or near Brussels,
Belgium. Regained by Group 4Feb45. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595),
Suffolk 7Feb45. Regained by Group 13Feb45. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*C]. {final combat
mission 20Apr45}. {24+ missions}. 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh
(Station 111), Bedfordshire 24May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping
and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 26Jul46
8146 (MSN 17-7546) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Sep44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [A],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 9Sep44. {first combat mission 27Sep44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen,
Germany 27Sep44. The aircraft was struck by moderate flak in the target area. {final combat
mission 21Apr45}. {36 missions + 5 Chowhound}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 28Feb46. Returned to US. 613th Base Unit (Proving
Ground Detachment), Phillips Field, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 29Apr46
8147 (MSN 17-7547) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Aug44. 4th Bomb Squadron [S],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 20Aug44. {first combat mission 9Oct44}.
Major battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany
17Oct44 (1WIA); a waist gunner was wounded. Major battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44 (2WIA);
the bombardier and navigator were wounded. Force landed Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels,
Belgium. {10 missions}. Salvaged 13Dec44.
8148 (MSN 17-7548) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 22Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Aug44. 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 14Aug44. {3 missions}. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk 30Oct44. Named "Seaman's Demons". . Battle damaged on a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 26Nov44. Force landed Saint-Trond (A-92),
Belgium. Salvaged 5Jan45
8149 (MSN 17-7549) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Aug44;
Assigned to 839BS/487BG Lavenham, Suffolk Oct 29, 1944;
transferred to 833BS/486BG [2N-M] Sudbury 10/44; {2 missions}
transferred to 410BS/94BG Rougham, Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk May 29, 1945; used for
photography along Belgian-Dutch coasts (coded WIPE); Crashed at Vills, Austria Jul 16, 1945;
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 20Feb47
8150 (MSN 17-7550) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 15Aug44. 848th Bomb Squadron [J],
490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 25Aug44. Loaned to 4th Bomb Squadron [R],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 22Aug44. {first combat mission 2Oct44}.
{5 missions}. 848th Bomb Squadron [J], 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk Dec44.
Landing accident at Eye 22Apr45. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8151 (MSN 17-7551) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44.
335th Bomb Squadron [OE*O], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 9Aug44.
Named SWEET & LOVELY / PRINCESS PAT. {first combat mission 5Sep44}. Battle damaged on
a mission to the Daimler-Benz aero engine factory in Stuttgart, Germany 5Sep44 (2WIA:8RTD).
Crash landed on return at Leiston (Station 373), Suffolk. Salvaged. {final combat mission 30Sep44}.
{2 missions}. 569th Bomb Squadron [CC*O], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk Oct44. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment. {first combat mission 3Oct44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Heilbronn, Germany 20Jan45
(1KIA:9RTD). Damaged by flak causing a large hole in the roof of the center fuselage. Crash landed
on a snowy pasture near Steinbourg, France. {13 missions}. Salvaged 20Feb45. . MACR 11774
8152 (MSN 17-7552) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 28Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Aug44. 748th Bomb Squadron [A],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 22Sep44,. Named *Miss Ida*
(named for the pilot's mother) . {39 missions}. Crashed on takeoff for a mission
to the ordnance depot at Ingolstadt, Germany 5Apr45 (9KIA, 1 Survived). The plane rolled down the runway for
takeoff and became airborne but then a fire appeared in No.2 engine. They pilot was going to
do a 360 degree turn and attempt to land. As the plane neared the crest of a hill west of the Old
North Road, a crash was heard and an orange ball of fire rose from the crest of the hill.
The full load of bombs and fuel exploded and left a hole in the ground over eight feet deep.
Miraculously, one member of the crew survived.
8153 (MSN 17-7553) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Aug44.
612th Bomb Squadron [SC*Q], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 18Aug44. {33 missions}. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*O] Feb45.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe
and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8154 (MSN 17-7554) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 28Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 28Sep44. {9 missions}. Failed to return from a ‘Lone Wolf’ night mission
to the Reichswerke Hermann Göring benzol oil refinery at Linz, Austria 24/25Nov44
(4KIA:4POW). Shot down by an enemy night fighter, the plane immediately turned over
and entered a spin. At a lower altitude the plane broke into two, ejecting the bombardier
and navigator; the co-pilot and radio operator bailed out over Sankt Martin im Mühlkreis,
Austria. The bomber crashed near the Sagbauer farm in Drautendorf, Austria.
MACR 10012
8155 MSN 17-7555) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Aug44.
525th Bomb Squadron [FR*Z], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 16Sep44.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*G]. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 18Feb45
Named "Dickie Dood-it". Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 9th AF Germany May 31, 1946.
8156 (MSN 17-7556) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Aug44.
418th Bomb Squadron [LD*U], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 7Aug44.
Loaned to 4th Bomb Squadron [V], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk Oct44.
{first combat mission 7Oct44}. {4 missions}. 4th Bomb Squadron [S]. 863rd Bomb Squadron,
493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk Nov44. {23 missions + 6 Chowhound}.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8157 (MSN 17-7557) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Aug44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*Z], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 25Aug44. 751st Bomb Squadron [F], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 15Sep44. Fatal accident caused by ‘friendly fire’ with B-17G 43-38885 on the ground
at Glatton 30Nov44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8158 MSN 17-7558) War Bond aircraft. SPRINGFIELD ARMORY NO1. Purchased by War Bond
donations from employees of the Springfield Armory, Springfield, MA. Accepted by USAAF at
Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field,
Dallas, TX 24Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jul44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Aug44. 4th Bomb Squadron [F], 34th Bomb Group,
Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 18Aug44. 850th Bomb Squadron [H-], 490th Bomb Group,
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 26Aug44Named "Bobby Sox"– artwork of a painted nude made clever
use of the human anatomy as part of the title Bobby Sox. The artist was Master Sergeant Jay D. Cowan of the
490th Bomb Group; the model was Barbara ‘Bobby’ Cramer who became Cowan’s wife.
{first combat mission 27Sep44}. {14 missions with 34BG crew}. 851st Bomb Squadron. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*Q],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk May45. Returned to US by 94th Bomb
Group crew on Operation Home Run. 593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston Field, SC 28Oct44.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 27Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8159 (MSN 17-7559) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 28Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 9Sep44. {nil missions}. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy 20Sep44. Damaged when ground looped at Sterparone 18Oct44. Failed to return from
a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin, Germany 24Mar45 (10POW)
Shot down By Gunfire From German (Jet) Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a and Crashed at
Berlin, Germany. Me 262 A-1a Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 7/III Stab. All (10) Crew
Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 13375
8160 (MSN 17-7560) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Aug44. 4th Bomb Squadron [L],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 26Aug44. {first combat mission 2Oct44}.
Battle damage on a mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Nov44 (1WIA). Flak over the battle lines
and at the target was intense and accurate; the radio operator was wounded. {6 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 16Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 28Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8161 (MSN 17-7561) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 27Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 15Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the Schaffgotsch
Benzin synthetic oil refinery at Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal, Prussia 18Dec44 (1KIA:1POW:8EVD).
Crew bailed out over Biha?, Bosnia, Yugoslavia. MACR 10893
8162 (MSN 17-7562) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 28Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Aug44. {first combat mission 3Sep44}. Battle damaged on a mission
to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 10Sep44 (2WIA:8RTD). Flak was intense, accurate and
heavy, resulting in serious injury to the navigator and bombardier. Damaged after a mission to a
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 19Dec44 (10RTD). The plane force landed with fuel
exhaustion at the emergency landing field on the Island of Vis, off the coast of Croatia, Yugoslavia.
It was severely damaged in landing while avoiding another aircraft. {50 missions}. Failed to return
from a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin, Germany 24Mar45 (8RTD:2KIA).
Flak damaged No.2 engine and the propeller was feathered. Controls had been disabled and the crew
bailed out over the German/Russian front lines in Hungary. The plane crashed at Gy?r, Hungary.
MACR 13372
8163 (MSN 17-7563) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 28Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 15Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to a supply depot at Vienna, Austria
13Feb45 (6KIA:4RTD). Hit by bombs, crashed at Schützen am Gebirge, Austria. MACR 12109 (lists the plane as 42-6163, but this appears
to be a mistake)
8164 (MSN 17-7564) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
28Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 348th Bomb Squadron,
99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 29Aug44. Named "The Old Lady" {47 missions}.
Returned to US. ToReconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46, Scrapped
8165 (MSN 17-7565) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jun44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 31Jun44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 9Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Aug44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*R], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 27Aug44. Landing accident at Snetterton 9Dec44. Salvaged after
non battle damage, 9May45
8166 (MSN 17-7566) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron,
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 16Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to a
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Sep44. The 97th Bomb Group lost its highest
number of airplanes for any one mission over Blechhammer that day. Flak was heavy.
intense and accurate. At the I.P., flak struck a bomber which exploded and disintegrated, the
cloud of smoke giving the impression that it was a heavy flak barrage. Just after the target,
another bomber was struck and exploded, immediately followed by a third bomber which
had been hit and broke in two. The bomb load for the mission contained RDX which was
known to be a volatile explosive. The blasts blew five airplanes out of the sky and damaged
another. This plane was damaged by the explosion of the lead bomber, causing holes in the
fuselage, an oxygen leak, control cables to the tail had been severed and the autopilot failed.
The bomber was wandering around the sky but none of the crew had been injured. The crew
bailed out and the plane crashed at Krakow, Poland. MACR 8726
8167 (MSN 17-7567) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter
Field, Savannah, GA 29Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Aug44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Aug44. {first combat mission 24Aug44}. Battle damaged during
a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 27Aug44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was
intense, heavy, and accurate resulting in serious injury to the radio operator. Temporarily
modified with decking in the bomb bay to evacuate prisoners of war from Popesti, Bucharest,
Rumania to Bari, Italy during Operation Reunion 31Aug44-3Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 7Nov44 (1KIA:9RTD).
After the second time over the target, it was damaged by flak killing the co-pilot. Damaged in
collision with B-17G 44-6643 taxying at Amendola 16Dec44. Battle damaged on a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Vipiteno, Italy 20Apr45 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy
and accurate resulting in wounds to the ball turret gunner. {final combat mission 26Apr45}.
{83 missions}. Returned to US. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8168 (MSN 17-7568) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Aug44. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 29Aug44.
Named "Flying Home". {first combat mission 5Sep44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 7Oct44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was intense and heavy,
resulting in injury to the tail gunner. {33 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to oil
storage facilities at Regensburg, Germany 20Jan45 (10POW). The pilot made a radio call
and stated that he was at 16,000ft with two engines out and losing altitude at 300 feet per
minute. He thought that he could possibly get across the Alps. The plane was last seen
to the left of course, holding a reasonable altitude and heading in the direction of Yugoslavia.
Crashed Letten, south of Munich, Germany. MACR 11272.
8169 (MSN 17-7569) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Jun44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Sep44. Eighth Air Force, UK 10Sep44.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*Q], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 13Sep44.
{first combat mission 28Mar45}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. {17 missions + 4 Chowhound}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks,
CT 2Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman
Field, AZ for storage and disposal 23Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8170 (MSN 17-7570) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 27Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Aug44. 4th Bomb Squadron [M],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 26Aug44. {first combat mission 2Oct44}.
Battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Meresburg, Germany 7Oct44. No.4 engine oil regulator was struck by flak and the engine lost
oil pressure. {11 missions}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8171 (MSN 17-7571) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Aug44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*B], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 24Aug44. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean
Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 22Oct44. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8172 (MSN 17-7572) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 28Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Aug44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*F], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 15Sep44. 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 7May45. 367th Bomb Squadron [L], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 24Jul46
8173 (MSN 17-7573) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 22Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Aug44. 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 10Nov44. Battle damaged Gelsenkirchen,
Germany 22Nov44; force landed on the continent. Salvaged 3Dec44
8174 (MSN 17-7574) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Jun44. 111st Base Unit (Search Attack
and Staging), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jul44. Damaged in collision with parked
B-24J 42-51562 at Langley 16Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Aug44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*E], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 18Nov44. Aborted mission to Mannheim, Germany,
crash landed Bassingbourn 20Jan45. Salvaged
8175 (MSN 17-7575) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 28Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Aug44.
533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*N], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 17Sep44.
{23 missions}. Failed to return from a tactical mission in preparation for the lower
Rhine River crossing by Allied ground forces to a German military camp at Feldhausen,
Germany 22Mar45 (9KIA:1POW). Flak hit No.3 engine, aircraft exploded, tail broke off,
crashed continent. MACR 13607
8176 (MSN 17-7576) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 30Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Aug44. 4th Bomb Squadron [Q],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 30Aug44. {first combat mission 26Sep44}.
{final combat mission 19Apr45}. {21 missions}. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 29Oct44. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8177 (MSN 17-7577) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Aug44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*O], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 30Aug44. Accident returning from a mission
to the Lützkendorf oil facilities at Mücheln, west of Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44.
Mid-air collision over Battlies Corner, Rougham with B-17G 42-97985. During the landing break
at Rougham in deteriorating weather, the two aircraft were on final approach, one above the other.
The Control Tower advised the aircraft to go around; the lower aircraft, #985, responded and
pulled up into the aircraft above. The No.3 and No.4 propellers of #177 struck #985 on the fuselage
aft of the wings. The tail snapped off, the wreckage crashed in a farmer’s field near the base
and was destroyed by fire. An electrical fault on #177 caused the main landing gear to be manually
cranked down early on approach. The plane veered off course but parallel to the runway,
touched down in a field of Brussel sprouts, bounced into the air and over two stone walls lining a lane,
the rolled to a stop in a second field of sprouts, knocking off the chin turret and damaging the right
wing trailing edge but without injuries to the crew. Salvaged and repaired. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 20Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8178 (MSN 17-7578) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 20Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Aug44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*D], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 24Aug44. Battle damaged Ludwigshafen, Germany 6Jan45; force
landed on the continent. Salvaged 22Feb45
8179 (MSN 17-7579) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 27Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 22Aug44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*L], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119),
Suffolk 25Aug44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*S]. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*T].
Named "Yankee Wolf/Cadet Nurse". Battle damaged Cologne, Germany (1KIA:5POW), crash
landed Belgium. Salvaged and repaired. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Nürnberg, Germany 20Feb45. On return, force landed between Beauraing and Winene, near Florennes,
Belgium. {26 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8180 (MSN 17-7580) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 1Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton,
VA 31Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Aug44. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*P], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174),
Suffolk Sep44. {8 missions}. 837th Bomb Squadron [4F*N], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 28Oct44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*K], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 29May45. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*K]. Ninth Air Force. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8181 (MSN 17-7581) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 1Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 27Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 22Aug44. 730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 30Aug44. 729th Bomb Squadron. Accident departing on a mission to Cologne, Germany
10Jan45 (2INJ:7RTD). No.2 engine failed soon after take off and the propeller oversped. After
jettisoning the bomb load in the North Sea forty miles east of Southwold, Suffolk, the plane flew
into clouds, the gyro instruments tumbled and the wings iced up. The plane stalled and started to
spin as the crew bailed out. The aircraft crashed on the bomb dump and exploded at Thorpe
Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk. Salvaged
8182 (MSN 17-7582) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jun44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 1Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 28Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 16Sep44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 17Oct44. Battle damaged on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer,
Prussia 26Dec44, crash landed Russian territory. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8183 (MSN 17-7583) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 2Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 30Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Aug44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*Q],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk. Battle damaged during a mission to
railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 26Nov44. On return, force landed at Saint-Trond (A-92),
Belgium. Regained by Group. {3 missions}. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*U]. 95th Bomb Group, Horham.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8184 (MSN 17-7584) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 1Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 28Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Sep44. {first combat mission 13Oct44}. Battle
damaged on a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin, Germany
24Mar45 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate, seriously wounding the navigator.
{final combat mission 24Apr45}. {32 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8185 (MSN 17-7585) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 5Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 5Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 31Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Aug44. 4th Bomb Squadron [P],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 30Aug44. Named "Mean Kid".
{first combat mission 27Sep44}. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 27Sep44 (11POW). Shot down by flak. No.2 engine
and trailing edge of the left wing on fire. Stayed in formation two-three minutes while up to three
crew members bailed out. Made ninety degree turn and jettisoned bombs while at least one
more crewman bailed out. Made another ninety degree turn going into a steep dive, apparently
trying to put out the fire. Last seen apparently under control, holding altitude with No.2 propeller
feathered but still on fire. Crashed at Stromberg, north of Bad Kreuznach, Germany. . MACR 9367. Crew of 11
bailed out and became POW.
8186 (MSN 17-7586) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 2Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 3Oct44.
Named "Sugar Report". Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer,
Prussia 26Dec44 (10RTD). On the bomb run the flak began to hit the plane all over. Several near
misses struck the plane with shrapnel and disabled the oxygen system, the hydraulic system
and all the instruments, including both compasses. The navigator's computer was shot from
his hand, and the radio operator lost his transmitter key in the same abrupt fashion; the
emergency rations were peppered, most of the parachutes were shredded beyond utility and
the fuel tanks were riddled. One burst put the bomb racks out of commission and for the next
few hours, while a gunner was splicing severed control cables, the bombardier balanced on the
narrow catwalk kicking out bombs to lighten the load. Shrapnel had struck the number one engine,
starting a fire and, when the propeller was feathered, it put the fire out. The crew thought they
would have to bail out but they stuck with it. Number three and four engines were vibrating badly
shaking the plane apart but they hung on. After they had traveled about a hundred and fifty miles
an airfield was spotted and the pilot decided to make a landing there. At least seven or eight
Russian Fighter planes came up but they recognized that they were not Germans. They started to
make a couple of passes but broke away before firing. No one actually knew just what damage the
plane had suffered, but the pilots made a most beautiful landing on a fighter airfield. They were
only two miles behind Russian lines at Hatalov, Slovakia
8187 (MSN 17-7587) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 1Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Sep44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 17Oct44. {20 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Augsburg, Germany 27Feb45 (10INT). Flak was heavy and accurate
causing damage to No.1 and No.2 engines. Losing altitude, the No.4 engine failed and the
propeller could not be feathered. With fuel exhaustion, the bomber found itself
escorted by two Swiss Air Force fighters and force landed at Dübendorf, Zurich, Switzerland.
MACR 12513. Repaired and used by Swiss Air Force. Returned to USAAF 19Sep45 and
ferried to UK. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Salvaged 10Dec45.
8188 (MSN 17-7588) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 5Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical
School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 16Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 3Oct44. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8189 (MSN 17-7589) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 5Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft fitted with tail warning
radar. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 23Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Nov44. Equipped with tail warning radar.
{first combat mission 26Oct44}. Battle damaged on a ‘Lone Wolf’ mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Innsbruck, Austria 26Oct44 (1WIA:10RTD). Damaged by flak over
the target seriously wounding a waist gunner; the crew chief counted 250 holes from flak
on that mission. {7 missions}. Battle damaged on a ‘Lone Wolf’ night mission to a synthetic
oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Nov44 (10RTD). The H2X radar failed and it was
impossible to pick out the primary target. A large pattern of lights was seen through the clouds
and this target was believed to be Gleiwitz, Prussia; it was bombed visually. The plane
was moderately damaged by flak and the crew returned to base. During the mission the
tail radar flashed green, north of Budapest. The pilot dove, in diving turns and the signal
would disappear. After 20 or 25 minutes, the signal would reappear and the pilot used the
same tactics. The enemy aircraft never came close enough to give the red signal. This
pursuit lasted until ¾ of an hour from the Yugoslav coast. With a shortage of fuel, the
pilot headed towards a fighter strip near Lake Lesina. There wasn’t enough altitude to stretch
the glide that far and he was forced to crash land at the northwest tip of Lago di Lesina,
north of Foggia, Italy. Salvaged
8190 (MSN 17-7590) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 6Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 30Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 26Sep44. Pisa, Italy 15May45. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46.
8191 ((MSN 17-7591) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 5Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 28Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 12Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 15Sep44. {first combat mission 13Oct44}. Battle damaged on a
mission to a highway bridge at Brod, Bosnia, Yugoslavia 6Dec44 (10RTD). Despite being in the air
almost six hours, the Group could not penetrate the weather just north of Sarajevo.
Bombs were jettisoned into the Adriatic near Vis Island. While milling around over Sarajevo,
the Group was subjected to vicious anti-aircraft fire. Two engines were disabled and another
set on fire. The pilot landed at the emergency landing airfield on Vis island, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
Battle damaged on a mission to the railway south goods depot, Vienna, Austria 13Feb45 (1KIA:9RTD).
Flak was heavy and accurate, resulting in the death of a waist gunner. {32 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45 (8KIA:2POW). During the bomb run, flak knocked out the number
one engine and caused a temporary loss of the number two engine with hits to the intake manifold.
There was also severe damage to the leading edge of the left wing and the bomb bays.
The crew maintained enough control to drop their bombs over the target. Coming off the target,
the tail gunner was wounded in the leg, given first aid and returned to his position. With two
engines out, the airplane descended from 24,000 to 10,000ft, which altitude the pilot was able to
maintain on two engines at an airspeed of 120 mph. He decided to head for the safety of the
Russian front lines. En route, fire broke out in the number three engine and the propeller was feathered.
The pilot told the crew not to throw out ammunition or flak suits, put on their parachutes,
and be prepared to bail out if things got too hot. About twenty to twenty-five miles from the
Russian front lines, a fighter appeared and dipped its wing. The crew identified it as a Bf 109,
but the bomber pilot dipped his wing in return and fired a green flare which was the prescribed
Russian identification signal. The fighter made a firing pass at the Fortress and the waist gunner
returned fire. The Bf 109 reappeared with three other Bf 109s and the battle was on.
Twenty (20) mm shell fire went through the wings and set the bomb bay on fire near the top turret.
The pilot believes that with the plane on fire and no intercom, that the Mickey operator,
radio operator, waist and tail gunners all bailed out based on the pilot's last communication.
Now down to one engine, the pilot dove the airplane to gain speed and increase evasive action.
The fighters closed for the kill; one took up a position a few feet off the tail and was pouring
shell fire into the left wing. The engineer/top turret gunner sprayed the fighter with his guns
and it disappeared in flames and smoke. The fact that no other gunners were firing on the
attacker led the pilot to conclude that they had either bailed out, were injured or dead.
One of the remaining fighters, realizing that the Fortress didn't have a ball turret, (it was a
Pathfinder with a radar dome in place of the turret) made a completely unopposed attack
from below and finished off the now defenseless aircraft. Shell fire came through the c
abin floor between the pilot's compartment and the upper turret. The control column
was shot in two and shell fire ripped the pilot's left thigh, the rudders were shot away and
the instrument panel erupted in white smoke. The upper turret was put out of commission
and the bomb bay was in flames. With the airplane in flames, virtually no power and no
controls, the remaining five crew members bailed out at approximately 3,000ft and six miles
from the Russian lines, eight to ten miles north of Breslau, Prussia. The plane crashed near
?ód?, Poland. MACR 13248.
8192 (MSN 17-7592) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. 28th Ferrying
Squadron, 6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach Field, CA. Damaged mechanical failure taxying at
Long Beach 7Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Jul44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Jul44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Sep44. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*K], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham
(Station 137), Suffolk 10Sep44. Named "Lindy Lou". . Failed to return from a tactical mission
in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Babenhausen, Darmstadt, Germany 24Dec44
Shot Down By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 5 Miles Southeast of Leige Belgium
Aircraft Caught Fire and Crashed in Flames.
Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3. (4) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture.
MACR 11258
8193 (MSN 17-7593) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 6Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 30Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
773rd Bomb Squadron [S], 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 21Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Regensburg,
Germany 9Dec44 (10INT). Mechanical failure, No.2 & 3 engines fialed, force landed
Altenrhein, Switzerland. Repaired and used by Swiss Air Force. Received red and white
neutrality stripes on wing and wings in addition to the Swiss crosses for a ferry flight
from Altenrhein to Dübendorf, Zurich 23Dec44.. MACR 10130. Returned Sep 12, 1945
8194 (MSN 17-7594) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 6Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 30Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 3Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Oct44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), Independence Field, KS 16Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Oxnard Field,
Albuquerque, NM for storage and disposal 6Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Compressed
Steel Corporation Jul46; scrapped
8195 (MSN 17-7595) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 6Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 1Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 13Nov44.
Failed to return from a ‘Lone Wolf’ night mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer,
Prussia 13Nov44 (1INJ:9RTD – including an observer from Yank Magazine). As the plane turned
off the target, the No.3 engine died, apparently struck by flak. The co-pilot and engineer joined
the pilot in attempting to feather the propeller but were unable to. The windmilling propeller
created drag and then about thirty minutes later, No.2 engine flamed and blew out some cylinder
heads. The gyroscopic instruments went next and the radar quit because of a shortage of power.
The plane was bucking a heavy head wind and the crew switched off their electric suits to
give the navigator enough electricity to operate his instruments. With only two engines, the
situation certainly did not look good. The plane was 600 miles from base, mostly over enemy
territory and with the Adriatic Sea to cross. The plane at this time was dropping 1,000ft per
minute. The pilot called for the crew to prepare to bail out. The emergency hatch was jettisoned
and they checked their parachutes. To lighten the plane, the crew started to throw guns, flak vests,
and everything else that could be moved, overboard. At 8,000ft the engines began to operate better
and the descent was reduced to 300 feet per minute. The Yugoslav mountains were the next
concern and the pilot felt that he could clear them if he could hold altitude to over 6,000ft.
The pilot then thought he could make the emergency landing strip at Vis, an island off the
coast of Croatia, Yugoslavia. Suddenly, a storm over the mountains forced the plane to go
lower and it flew along a canyon with the mountains sometimes visible on both sides.
About three and one-half hours after leaving the target, the plane arrived over Vis; the airstrip
was covered with clouds, ceiling zero. Without radar it was impossible to get in there.
The crew was now faced with the Adriatic Sea to cross. The pilot felt it was best to stay
with the plane and, one by one, the rest of the crew agreed. At 4,000ft the plane seemed to
level off and the crew began to feel a little more comfortable about making it across the
Adriatic. Suddenly, gusts of wind hit the plane, it was down to 2,000ft and the radio operator
sent out the ‘May Day’ distress signal. Everyone was at the point of getting ready to bail
out when land was sighted. The radio operator canceled the ‘May Day’ call and the crew
began to relax. Suddenly the No.1 engine ran out of fuel and the plane fell sharply.
The pilot called to prepare for ditching. The aircraft hit the water, three or four miles off
the coast. Water smashed into the radio room and the radio operator was lifted up through
the radio hatch. The crew scrambled around and finally got two dinghies out, piled into
them and paddled away. Italian fishermen picked them up and they watched their bomber
sink, nose down, into the Adriatic Sea, three miles south of Manfredonia, Italy
8196 (MSN 17-7596) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Sep44. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*U],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 5Oct44. Damaged by fire taxying at
Ridgewell 27Mar45. {22+ missions}. Battle damaged Berlin, Germany 29Mar45, crash landed
Ridgewell. Salvaged 30Mar45
8197 (MSN 17-7597) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 8Jul44. Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Aug44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Aug44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*K], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh
(Station 111), Bedfordshire 15Sep44, named "Punchy"
Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Speyer, Germany 8Jan45
(1WIA:9RTD). Flak struck the nose compartment injuring the bombardier and damaging
communications equipment. On return, diverted by a snowstorm and landed at RAF Wing,
Buckinghamshire, returning to Thurleigh late 9Jan44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton
(Station 547), Huntingdonshire 8Mar45. Regained by Group 11Mar45. 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 10Apr44. Regained by Group 14Apr45. Ninth
Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe
and North Africa. Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 44-8868 while taxying in the 3
67th Bomb Squadron clover leaf dispersal at Thurleigh 24Jun45. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 9AF Germany Jul 26, 1946.
8198 (MSN 17-7598) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
2Sep44. 524th Bomb Squadron [WA*Z], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 5Oct44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*H]. . On the 10th of May 1945
a number of B-17s aircraft set out for Germany from RAF Kimbolton,
UK, on a mission to show personnel the damage to German towns that had been inflicted by allied aircraft during bombing raids
during the war. [VE day was 8th May 1945]. A group of aircraft set out in formation ahead of two B-17s who held station 1500ft
below them to join in. The downdraft and turbulence was so severe from the higher aircraft that it caused the pilot of B-17
44-8198 to lose control of his plane so much so that he fell onto the top of his partners B-17 44-8813. His props chopped the
rear of the fuselage which fell away discharging the tail gunner on the way down. The rest of the plane which was fully
loaded with fuel exploded in a gigantic fireball which fell to the ground near to Braintree in Essex;
11 American aircrew perished. B-17 44-8198 limped back to Kimbolton. Salvaged May 11, 1945.
8199 (MSN 17-7599) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Sep44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*R], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 17Sep44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*R]. {9 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Münster, Germany 28Oct44
(10POW). Initially hit by flak over the target with No.3 engine out and No.4 propeller feathered,
returning home, the aircraft was down to five thousand five hundred feet crossing the Rhine.
Struck near Zevenaar, Netherlands by 20mm fire from a German SS tank battalion. This
firing punctured one of the fuel tanks that emblazed the engine that was already on fire.
The crew bailed out and the aircraft crashed in the Grote Gelderse Waard, just south of
Oud-Zevenaar, southeast of Arnhem, Netherlands. MACR 10262.
8200 (MSN 17-7600) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 8Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Aug44. 861st Bomb Squadron [B*L],
493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Sep44. 863rd Bomb Squadron [P*L].
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*D], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 6Sep44.
Loaned to 4th Bomb Squadron [H], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk Sep44.
{first combat mission 27Sep44}. Major battle damage on a mission to an oil refinery at Hamburg,
Germany 25Oct44. The plane was one of two which were assigned to drop chaff over the target.
Damaged by flak disabling two engines, it was escorted back to the safety of England by the
other chaff plane, 43-38331. {final combat mission 25Oct44}. {4 missions}. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*D],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Nov44. Ninth Air Force. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 9th AF in Germany Jun 27. 1946
44-8201/8300 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-55-VE Fortress
MSN 7601/7700. Boeing B-17G-55-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega Aircraft
Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG)and �Project Bits & Pieces�, a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
Production changes: Fire extinguisher system. SCR-522 VHF radio. Revised chin turret
with provision for hand charging. Azimuth tail guns
8201 (MSN 17-7601) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 9Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 12Sep44.
Named ROSALIE ANN II. A joint name honoring two of the crew members wives. The lead navigator
wife's name was Rosalie; the pilot wife's name was Ann. 729th Bomb Squadron. Ground looped
at Deopham Green 7Dec44.Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the
Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Darmstadt, Germany 24Dec44 (1KIA). The tail gunner was
killed by flak shrapnel. Failed to return from a tactical mission to railway marshalling
yards at Ehrang, Trier, Germany 2Jan45 (1KIA:8POW). Flak over the target was moderate and
accurate. Shortly after the target the plane received a direct flak hit between No.3 and No.4
engines, eventually setting the No.3 engine on fire. The aircraft went into a spin and, as it
neared the ground, leveled off and crashed into woods, setting the woods on fire about
twenty miles southeast of Trier, Germany. MACR 11257
8202 (MSN 17-7602) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 8Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Sep44.
570th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 22Sep44.
Loaned to 4th Bomb Squadron [N:W] 17Oct44, 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156),
Suffolk 30Aug44. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 3Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8203 (MSN 17-7603) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 8Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Sep44. 368th Bomb Squadron [BO*Y],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 21Sep44. The pilot lost control
during takeoff, the plane struck highlights on each side of the runway at the intersection as it ran off
the runway at Thurleigh 21Nov44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 19Apr45. Regained by Group 4May45. 533rd Bomb Squadron,
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45. Returned to US 7Jul45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 13Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8204 (MSN 17-7604) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 8Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44. Eighth Air Force, UK 19Sep44.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Damaged by ground crew in
collision with parked B-17G 44-8350 at Burtonwood 2Oct44. 452nd Bomb Group [E], Deopham
Green (Station 142), Norfolk. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 25Oct44. 593rd Base Unit (Air Transport
Command), Charleston Field, SC 28Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8205 (MSN 17-7605) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 10Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Aug44. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 24Sep44. Salvaged 1Jun45
8206 (MSN 17-7606) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Sep44. Eighth Air Force,
UK 13Sep44. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*P], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk 22Sep44. {first combat mission 26Oct44}. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in
support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Zellhausen, Mainhausen,
Germany 24Dec44 (1WIA:9RTD); the navigator was wounded. Battle damaged on a mission
to a railway marshalling yard at Kusel, Germany 6Jan45 (1WIA:8RTD); the command pilot
was wounded. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. {30 missions + 1 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 8Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman
Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8207 (MSN 17-7607) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Jul44. Accepted by USAAF
at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field,
Dallas, TX 10Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Aug44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Aug44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [C:Q], 388th Bomb
Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 2Sep44. {first combat mission 25Sep44}. Battle
damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 25Nov44. Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank factory at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44.
Flak over the target was a meagre to moderate barrage with several rockets. Failed to return
from a mission to Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44 (10POW). The aircraft was struck by flak
over the target just before bomb release. At the bomb release line the aircraft veered off
to the right out of formation and dropped six bombs at this time. The pilot was then
heard over VHF stating that the number 1 engine was knocked out and number 2 engine
was on fire. He reported wounded aboard and leaving the formation. The plane was last
seen heading for the coast at Cuxhaven under control but steadily losing altitude.
B-17G 42-97114 of the low squadron in the same group also had to leave formation and
reported flying off the wing of #207 for a few minutes. Aircraft #207 then opened its bomb
bay doors and headed for Cuxhaven as though making a bomb run on the city.
Aircraft #114 then lost #207 from view. Crash landed at Borkum, East Frisian Islands, Germany.
{14 missions}. MACR 11241
Production changes: Additional stowage in life raft compartment
8208 (MSN 17-7608) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Sep44.
322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*Q], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 4Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (1KIA:8POW). The Group was
hit hard after turning on the I.P. The box barrage of flak was heavy around the target.
After the target, because of a supposedly malfunctioning compass, the Group Lead aircraft
rallied off the target at 330 degrees west rather than 270 degrees west, as briefed.
The rest of the Group followed the lead, in the process flying out of the protection of the
main bomber stream. German Fighter Command had been conserving its scarce fuel for
weeks so as to mount a major effort against the bomber attacks. An estimated 500
Luftwaffe fighters went up to meet the bomber force. About four minutes after the target,
the plane was attacked by enemy aircraft and a fire developed behind No.3 engine.
The pilot gave the order to bail out; three parachutes were seen before the plane made a slow
turn to the left and was apparently under control. Later it was observed that the radio room was
on fire and six more men were seen to bail out. Crashed 2km southwest of Micheln, east of
Bernburg, Germany. . MACR 10143
8209 (MSN 17-7609) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 10Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Sep44. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 22Sep44. Used to bring home POWs at end of war. Returned to US. 5693rd Base Unit,
Charleston Field, SC 28Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 29Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8210 MSN 17-7610) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Sep44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*Z], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 14Sep44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*J],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Nov44. Named "Sweetheart of Seattle".
(53 missions}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 19Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8211 (MSN 17-7611) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 9Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*Z],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 30Sep44.
{first combat mission 3Oct44}. Eighth Air Force Service Command 23Oct44. Regained by Group 27Oct44.
Loaned to various Bomb Groups for missions. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the
war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Accident landing
with a flat tire and ran off the runway at Grafton Underwood 25Apr45. {54 missions}.
365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 9May45.
Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 43-37914 at Schweinfurt [R-25], Germany 20Jun45. Salvaged
8212 (MSN 17-7612) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Jul44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical
School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
848th Bomb Squadron [-O], 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 26Sep44. Loaned to
4th Bomb Squadron [B], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham. {first combat mission 17Oct44}.
Damaged while being towed at Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 11Nov44. {4 missions}. 8
48th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk Nov44. Damaged by fire in a
ground accident at Eye 15Feb45. Salvaged 16Feb45.
8213 (MSN 17-7613) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 31Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Aug44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*M], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 30Aug44. Named "Hoop's Spooks" Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach,
FL 20Oct44. Charleston, SC 28Oct44. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 26Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8214 (MSN 17-7614) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 11Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Sep44.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*S], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 11Oct44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*S]. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595),
Suffolk 18Jan45. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire.
Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works
and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 27May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Transferred to
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 24Apr46. Reclaimed 31May46
8215 (MSN 17-7615) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 10Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
14Sep44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*M], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 4Oct44. Named"Satan's Lady". Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (2POW:1MIA).
The box barrage of flak was heavy around the target. An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters went
up to meet the bomber force. Force landed RAF Woodbridge emergency landing ground, Suffolk.
Salvaged 3Nov44. MACR 10780
8216 (MSN 17-7616) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Jul443539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
546th Bomb Squadron [BK*Y], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 4Nov44. {first combat mission 8Nov44}. Loaned to various Bomb Groups
for missions. {14 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Hangelar,
Bonn, Germany 10Jan45 (11MIA). Damaged by flak, the aircraft was last seen at Prüm, Germany.
The Group Leader was in aircraft 44-8216 which suffered flak damage and left formation
twenty minutes prior to the Initial Point of the bomb run. He did not communicate any information
regarding the abort. The aircraft was under control when it was last seen. The crash site and fate
of the entire crew is unknown. MACR 11578
8217 (MSN 17-7617) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 9Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 15Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 19Sep44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*X], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119),
Suffolk 20Sep44. {23 missions}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Oct44. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8218 (MSN 17-7618) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 15Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. 533rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 29Sep44. Transferred to
833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*V], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 30Dec44
Named "Baby Shoe III" aka "Downbeat". {9 missions}. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 9
4th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8Mar45 Damaged 16 Oct 1945
Taxi accident at Bury St Edmunds, UK. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8219 (MSN 17-7619) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
749th Bomb Squadron [D], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire
4Oct44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46.
8220 ((MSN 17-7620) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. 350th Bomb Squadron [XR*B],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 20Sep44. Failed to return from a
mission to Brunswick, Germany 3Mar45 (3KIA:6POW). Attacked by one of six Me 262 fighters
which made a pass at the formation over the target just before bomb release. Shot down by
Hptm. Heinz Gutmann, JG7. The No.1 engine was hit and burst into flames. Bomb bay doors were
closed and the aircraft slid away to the left. The left wing crumpled and the aircraft flipped
over on it's back and exploded. The fuselage broke at the waist door and both wings fell away.
Crashed Dettum, Germany. MACR 12892
8221 (MSN 17-7621) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jul443539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*X], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 5Nov44. {first combat mission 26Nov44}.
Loaned to various Bomb Groups for missions. Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Hangelar, Bonn, Germany 10Jan45. No.1 engine was not producing power and the
GEE-H and PFF equipment failed. Left formation after first attempted bomb run because oxygen
system was shot away. Failed to return from a mission to the synthetic oil refinery at Sterkrade,
Germany 22Jan45 (10RTD). Engine No.3 propeller oversped after the target and the plane left the
formation about fifteen minutes before the IJsselmeer on the return trip. Force landed behind
allied lines on continent. Regained by Group 27Mar45. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*W] Mar45.
{19 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 9May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18Apr46
8222 ((MSN 17-7622) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Sep44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*A],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 22Sep44. 509th Bomb Squadron
[RQ*A]. {4 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic fuel works at Pölitz,
Prussia 7Oct44 (10INT). Damaged by flak, force landed Sövde, Sweden. MACR 9565
Returned to UK 29May45.
Returned to US 3Jul45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 3Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8223 (MSN 17-7623) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 15Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Sep44.
562nd Bomb Squadron [X], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 20Sep44.
Named "Miss Karen K". {first combat mission 7Oct44}. Failed to return from a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Nürnberg, Germany 20Feb45 (9POW). The plane was on its bomb run
and, approximately 30 to 45 seconds before the target, it was hit by flak which holed the starboard
wing and set No.3 and No.4 engines ablaze. Five airmen who were stationed to the rear of the
cockpit saw the flames and bailed out. Immediately after they bailed out the pilot put the aircraft
into a steep power dive and the flames were extinguished at about 12,000ft. As speed and altitude
were lost because of the loss of the two engines, all removable equipment was thrown out in an
attempt to reach friendly territory. However, while flying at about 2,500 feet some 13km north of
Stuttgart a flak battery opened fire and hit No.1 engine, damaging the nose and horizontal stabilizer.
The aircraft became uncontrollable and at about 800 feet the remainder of the crew bailed out.
Crashed Osterholz, about ¾ km west of Ludwigsburg, 12km north of Stuttgart, Germany. {24 missions}.
MACR 12549
8224 (MSN 17-7624) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Sep44. 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 14Sep44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*A],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire. Failed to return from a mission
to railway marshalling yards at Neuss, Germany 23Jan45 (1POW:9KIA). Approaching the target,
the aircraft was struck by flak in the right wing, breaking off about fifteen feet. The aircraft
entered a dive with a slow but tightening spin to the right and turning over. Crashed Heerdter
Landstrasse, Heerdt, Düsseldorf, Germany. Colonel Frank Hunter, the CO of the 398th Bomb
Group, was killed in this crash. MACR 11799
8225 (MSN 17-7625) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Sep44. Eighth Air Force, UK 12Sep44.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*L], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Sep44.
Named "Hard To Get". {first combat mission 27Sep44}. Battle damaged on a mission to
the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 30Nov44 (1KIA:8RTD);
the radio operator was killed. {55 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to targets in Germany
7Apr45 (9POW). Unforeseen circumstances forced the formation to divert to their secondary target,
the railway marshaling yard at Neumünster, Germany. Shot down by Me 262 jet fighter and
crashed near Brunkensen, Germany. MACR 13891.
8226 Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
14Sep44. 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 25Sep44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*B],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 26Sep44. Named "Jimbo".
Named November 1944 by the pilot as the nickname for his wife.. Returned to US. 121st Base
Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jul45. 3021st Base Unit
(Flexible Gunnery School), Las Vegas Field, NV. Damaged by mechanical failure landing at
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), Independence Field, KS 24Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 21Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8227 (MSN 17-7627) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 17Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 6Oct44. Crashed on takeoff for a tactical mission to front
line strong points around Metz and Thionville, France 9Nov44
8228 (MSN 17-7628) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 17Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Sep44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*B], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 18Sep44. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*L],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 3Oct44. Named "The Alamo".
{7+ missions}. 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh 18Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. S
alvaged 22Mar46. Reclaimed 10May46.
8229 (MSN 17-7629) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Sep44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*L],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 18Sep44.
Battle damaged Kaiserlautern, Germany 18Jan45; force landed on the continent. Salvaged 25Feb4
8230 (MSN 17-7630) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical
School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 10Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*M],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 20Sep44. {41 missions}. Salvaged 6May45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 19Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8231 ((MSN 17-7631) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 17Oct44. Failed to
return from a mission to Vienna, Austria 12Dec44 (1KIA). Engines failed, abandoned and crashed
near Torokszentmiklos, Hungary. Crew bailed
out but copilot landed in River Tisza and MIA. MACR 10892.
Rest of crew returned.
8232 (MSN 17-7632) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 22Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 10Oct44. {first combat
mission 7Nov44}. {10 missions}. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 13Dec44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 10May46
8233 (MSN 17-7633) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 9Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 19Oct44. Named "Mss Cellaneous" Pisa, Italy 15May45. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46.
8234 (MSN 17-7634) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 17Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44.
562nd Bomb Squadron [N:M], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 20Sep44.
{first combat mission 4Dec44}. Battle damaged on a mission to German communications
and industries in the Ruhr and Heilbronn area supplying the Western Front 20Jan45 (9RTD).
The primary target was not attacked because of technical difficulties and the formation
turned to the secondary target, a railway marshalling yard at Rheine, Germany. Flak was
meagre to moderate, mostly between the I.P. and the primary target. Returning, the plane
force landed at Brussels, Belgium. {final combat mission 21Apr45}. {25 missions}.
Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8235 (MSN 17-7635) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Jul44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Aug44. 1379th
Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Sep44.
4th Bomb Squadron [X], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 26Sep44
Named "Mikkey". (first combat mission 25Oct44}. Battle damaged on a
mission to the submarine pens at Hamburg, Germany 30Mar45 (1WIA). The plane was
attacked from the rear by a Me 262 jet fighter wounding the ball turret gunner.
{final combat mission 30Mar45}. {29 missions}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped.
8236 (MSN 17-7636) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Sep44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*M],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 12Sep44. Named "Mikkey"
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8237 ((MSN 17-7637) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
8Sep44. 4th Bomb Squadron [I], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 12Sep44.
Named "Dallas Dollie". {first combat mission 14Oct44}. Major battle
damage on a mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Nov44 (1WIA). Flak over the battle lines and
at the target was intense and accurate; the radio operator was wounded. {final combat mission 19Apr45}.
{43 missions}. Overshot runway at Mendlesham 31May45 (5KIS). Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air
Depot, Abbots Ripton 31May45
8238 (MSN 17-7638) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*Y],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 3Oct44. 359th Bomb Squadron.
Landing accident Molesworth 5May45. Salvaged 6May45
8239 (MSN 17-7639) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Jul44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44.
333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*W], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 20Sep44. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 1Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8240 (MSN 17-7640) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KH998 at Dorval, Montreal 18Jul44. No.45
Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 23Jul44,
arriving 5Aug44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Aug44. Scottish Aviation,
Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs
5Jan45. No.223 Squadron [6G-C], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 20Apr45.
Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures. No.1 Bomber Development
Unit, Gransden Lodge, Cambs 26Jul45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 29Sep45.
Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8241 (MSN 17-7641) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KH999 at Dorval, Montreal 18Jul44. No.45 Group,
Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 28/29Jul44.
No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Aug44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-M],
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 10Jan45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar.
Used for radio counter measures. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 17Aug45.
Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
Conflict:
Listed as hitting a tree on return to base and crashing near airfield Jan 16/17, 1945
with No. 214 Sqn.
8242 (MSN 17-7642) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ100 at Dorval, Montreal 20Jul44. No.45 Group,
Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 28/29Jul44.
No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Aug44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 4Jan45.
No.223 Squadron, No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 21Jan45. Equipped with H2S
airborne radar. Used for radio countermeasures. Radio Warfare Establishment, RAF Watton,
Norfolk 9Aug45. Fighter Command 20Oct45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 21Mar46.
Radio Warfare Establishment, RAF Watton, Norfolk as a Ground Instructional Airframe 21Mar46.
Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8243 (MSN 17-7643) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ101 at Dorval, Montreal 18Jul44. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal 27Jul44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 31Jul44. No.12 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Aug44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 11Jan45. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron
[BU-H], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 17Mar45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar.
Used for radio counter measures. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 23Aug45.
Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8244 (MSN 17-7644) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ102 at Dorval, Montreal 19Jul44. No.45 Group, Transport
Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 28Jul44. No.12 Maintenance
Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Jul44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for
modifications. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 9Feb45. No.223 Squadron, No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 25Apr45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter
measures. Radio Warfare Establishment [U3-B], RAF Watton, Norfolk 9Aug45. Fighter Command
20Oct45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 6Jun46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd
11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47.
8245 (MSN 17-7645) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 9Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Sep44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 17Oct44. {24 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46.
8246 (MSN 17-7646) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jul44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Sep44.
861st Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 16Sep44.
Loaned to 4BS/34BG Mendlesham. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (7POW:4KIA).
The box barrage of flak was heavy around the target. An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters
went up to meet the bomber force. Shot Down By Anti-Aircraft Fire Southeast of Leipzig, Germany
Caught Fire and Went into a Steep Dive and Crashed at Zschaschelwitz 5 km North of Altenburg, Germany.
(4) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 10169
8247 (MSN 17-7647) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 22Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Sep44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1,
Celone, Italy 18Oct44. Named LEADING LADY – painted on the dorsal fin in the style of the
crew chief’s handwriting. Accident taking off at Celone 9Nov44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46.
8248 (MSN 17-7648) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 25Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Sep44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola,
Italy 17Oct44. Named *Dottie*. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Augsburg, Germany 27Feb45 (10POW). Flak was intense, accurate and heavy.
The pilot, Major Albin, was new to the 340th Bomb Squadron and to the crew who were flying a
414th Bomb Squadron plane. Before the target, the bomber was severely hit by flak, disabling
No.2 engine and lost height rapidly. The bombardier had been wounded. The pilot did not think
the plane could gain sufficient altitude to cross back over the Alps. However, this crew, excepting
the pilot, had experienced similar situations before. They knew they were close to Switzerland,
which was just six minutes away, and could be interned, instead of being captured by the Wehrmacht.
The pilot gave the order to bail out. The crew yelled at the pilot to stay the course, which was borderline
insubordination and a court martial offense. No problem, the pilot did not hear the insubordination
of his crew; he had already put the plane on auto-pilot and bailed out together with his co-pilot!
It was only when the remaining crew members started protesting the pilot's decision to jump that they
found out he had already left the plane. So after that, the rest of the crew also jumped while still over
hostile Germany. The crew became German POW's. The abandoned bomber crossed the Swiss border
and was intercepted by Swiss fighter planes, which tried to guide it to the Dübendorf airfield, Zurich.
However, all signs given by the Swiss to surrender and follow them were not acknowledged and the plane
flew on. Finally, it became clear that the crew had bailed out and the plane was abandoned. The
leader of the Swiss Morane fighters gave orders to shoot the B-17 down. The fighters opened fire near
the Swiss town of Olten and the bomber’s right wing was shot in flames. It turned a circle over
Olten and lost altitude as it approached the town of Trimbach. One Swiss fighter plane continued to
pursue the bomber, firing all the way. It finally crashed and disintegrated in a field northwest of
Trimbach, Switzerland. It had an H2X radome in place of the ball turret (code named "Mickey"),
so it was a Pathfinder Force aircraft.
8249 (MSN 17-7649) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Sep44.
729th Bomb Squadron [M3*D], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 15Sep44. Named FREDEE / DOROTHY C. Named in honor of the pilot’s fiancée
Battle damaged on a mission to the Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank factory
at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44 (2WIA:7RTD). Failed to return from a tactical mission
in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Darmstadt, Germany 24Dec44
(5KIA:5POW). At the I.P., flak struck the No.3 engine. The plane peeled out of formation
into a shallow dive then spun down on fire. Crashed and exploded at Prüm, Germany
Conflict:
Listed as ‘on hand’ on 306th Bomb Group Monthly Inventory Report 6Jun45
8250 (MSN 17-7650) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Sep44. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 13Oct44. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8251 (MSN 17-7651) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Jul44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jul44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Aug44. Pathfinder Force
[PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Sep44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [Z],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 19Sep44. {first combat mission
6Oct44}. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne,
Germany 17Oct44. Moderate to intense flak was encountered over the target. {final combat
mission 19Apr45}. Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a
wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war
from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to
southern England; American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France.
{37 missions + 4 Revival}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 20Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jul45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal
25Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8252 (MSN 17-7652) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44.
351st Bomb Squadron [EP*F], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk
20Sep44. Loaned to 4th Bomb Squadron [J], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156),
Suffolk 4-6Nov44. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*Z], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell. {34 missions}.
Returned to US. to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 21Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8253 (MSN 17-7653) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH
3Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone,
Italy 12Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to a supply depot at Vienna, Austria 15Feb45
(7KIA:3POW). Struck by bombs over the target dropped from another B-17 above. The bomb
exploded, the plane caught fire and crashed near Vienna. MACR 12491
8254 (MSN 17-7654) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 5Nov44. Named "Judy Ann". {34 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23Oct46. Administratively assigned to
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8255 (MSN 17-7655) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Sep44. 750th Bomb Squadron [O], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 3Oct44. On a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Soest, Germany 28Feb45 (3KIA), engine failure, ditched English Channel
10 miles off North Foreland, Kent. The aircraft caught fire over the English Channel
on the way to the target. Number three engine was on fire from a major oil leak and the
wing was burning. The crew bailed out before the plane broke up and landed in the
Channel. The burning engine had fallen off the plane and when the plane hit the water
the wing broke off. Three of the crew lost their lives and the rest were rescued by Air-sea
rescue and returned to Glatton .MACR 12802.
8256 (MSN 17-7656) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Jul44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Jul44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 7Sep44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*R], 100th Bomb Group.
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 12Sep44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*Y],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 2Oct44. Named "Yankee Girl".
Positioned Molesworth to Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire for a combat mission with
306th Bomb Group 9Dec44. Battle damaged by flak during a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Stuttgart, Germany 9Dec44. After the target, aileron and elevator control cables were shot
away and the AFCE was not working. Landed back at Thurleigh for repairs. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8257 (MSN 17-7657) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Sep44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 9Sep44. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire.
Damaged taxying by ground crew at Burtonwood 1Nov44. 1,000th aircraft through Base
Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood, for modifications prior to joining a combat unit. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 21Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8258 (MSN 17-7658) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Sep44.
615th Bomb Squadron [IY*A], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 4Oct44. Battle damaged Mannheim, Germany 11Dec44; force
landed Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels, Belgium. Repair commenced there
but was destroyed by strafing German fighters, Operation
Bodenplatte at Melsbroek 1Jan45. Salvaged 2Jan45.
8259 (MSN 17-7659) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Oct44.
614th Bomb Squadron [IW*G], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 17Nov44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*K]. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey
Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 23May46.
8260 (MSN 17-7660) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jul44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 19Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Sep44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*L],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 18Oct44. Battle damaged Cologne,
Germany 10Jan45; force landed Chievres Airfield, Belgium. Salvaged and repaired. {11 missions}.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*E], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 20May45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8261 (MSN 17-7661) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Jul44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 20Sep44. 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire Oct44. 410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham. Landing accident Rougham 30Jul45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8262 (MSN 17-7662) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 25Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Jun44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Oct44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [F], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 17Oct44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*C], 379th Bomb
Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 7Dec44. Named "Destiny's Children"
Returned to US. 121st Base
Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 29Jun45. 4168th Base
Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 1Jul45.
237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM 26Nov45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Oxnard Field, Albuquerque, NM for storage and
disposal 6Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Compressed Steel Corporation Jul46;
scrapped
8263 (MSN 17-7663) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Aug44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 10Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Aug44. 7th Bomb Squadron [Y], 34th Bomb Group,
Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 30Aug44. {first combat mission 26Sep44}. Major battle
damage on a mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Nov44. Flak over the battle lines and at
the target was intense and accurate. Major battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 25Nov44. {27 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Derben, Germany 14Jan45 (8KIA:1POW).
Aircraft was hit by flak in the right wing, the explosion of which tore off the outer wing panel
next to the outboard engine nacelle, leaving about a foot and a half of aileron. The aircraft
rose slightly then veered into a right almost vertical bank, then into a right spiral, which
developed into a steep right spin. No fire was seen. Crashed and exploded on impact at Innien,
Aukrug, west of Neumünster, Germany. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out and Was Captured and
Became a POW. MACR 11565
8264 (MSN 17-7664) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Aug44. 366th Bomb Squadron,
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 27Aug44. Force landed
with an electrical fire at Chelveston 31Dec44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Henschel und Sohn factory at Kassel, Germany 1Jan45 (7POW:3KIA). Shot down by
enemy fighters, crashed Boedexen, Germany. . MACR 11355
8265 (MSN 17-7665) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 16Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*C], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 11Sep44.
Named "Reluctant/Dirty Lil". {first combat mission 18Sep44}. Participated in an
Operation Frantic VII mission to drop supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44 and
continued on to land at a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England.
Severely battle damaged on a mission to industrial, oil and rail installations in Cologne,
Germany 15Oct44. On return the plane force landed at Honington (Station 375), Suffolk.
Aborted during assembly for a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Dresden,
Germany 14Feb45 (5MIA:5RTD). No.2 engine caught fire at 12,000ft caused by mechanical failure.
The pilot dove down to 7,000ft and the fire went out. During the dive five crew bailed out over
the North Sea; Air-Sea Rescue was notified of the position where the five men had bailed out,
but no trace of them was found. Pilot and rest of crew returned to Framlingham. {49 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to railway installations and tank factories at Berlin, Germany
18Mar45 (1KIA:8POW)). Approaching the I.P. the bomber was struggling to maintain formation,
unable to produce sufficient power from the engines. On the bomb run, a flak shell burst just
forward of the bomb bays. The plane shuddered, rose upwards and lurched into a steep turn
to the left. Fire was spewing from the lower fuselage. Many control systems and the
electrical sytem were disabled. Oxygen bottles had exploded and the Plexiglas nose was
shattered. Unable to extinguish the flames nor jettison the bomb load, the crew bailed out over
Berlin where the plane subsequently crashed. MACR 12351, 13149
8266 (MSN 17-7666) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Sep44. Air Depot 25Oct44. Regained by Group 27Dec44.
Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 28Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 22Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8267 (MSN 17-7667) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 17Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Sep44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 19Sep44.
772nd Bomb Squadron. Damaged when ground looped at Cazes Airfield, Casablanca,
French Morocco 13Aug45. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
Production changes: Provision for Lorenz blind approach equipment and SCR-515 radio. Deletion of G-1 oxygen system signal.
8268 (MSN 17-7668) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Lincoln Field, NB 17Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Sep44. 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 29Sep44. Damaged in collision with
B-17G 42-37945 taxying at RAF Harwell, Oxfordshire 18Nov44. Failed to return from a mission
to Magdeburg, Germany 1Jan45 (5KIA:5POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Magdeburg.
MACR 11251
8269 MSN 17-7669) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Sep44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*K],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 10Sep44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OG-K].
Named "The Red Fox". {73 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 24Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 2Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8270 (MSN 17-7670) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 27Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Aug44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 10Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Sep44. 863rd Bomb Squadron [P*D], 493rd Bomb Group,
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 7Sep44. Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152),
Suffolk 1Apr45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 28Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8271 (MSN 17-7671) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Aug44. 391st Bomb Squadron [O],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 27Aug44. Named "Butch".
{first combat mission 17Sep44}. Major battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 30Nov44. {final combat mission 19Apr45}.
{74 missions + 6 Chowhound}. Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 23Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman
Field, AZ for storage and disposal 2Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8272 (MSN 17-7672) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 17Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Sep44. During the ferry
flight from Grenier Field to RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador in bad weather, two crew bailed out
thirty miles north of Mingan, Quebec 3Sep44 (2KIS:8RTD). 2 crewmen drowned in lake.
Landed safely at Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*P], 95th Bomb
Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 5Sep44. Named "Lizbeth II"
{first combat mission 9Oct44}. Battle damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards
at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Jan45; force landed at Laon Airfield, France. Salvaged and
repaired. {72 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 28Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped. .
8273 (MSN 17-7673) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 28Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Lincoln Field, NB 17Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Sep44. Eighth Air Force, UK 11Sep44.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*U], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 5Sep44.
Named OLE BLOOD AND GUTS / LADY FAITHFUL. {first combat mission 13Sep44}. Participated in an
Operation Frantic VII mission to drop supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland
18Sep44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561),
Ukraine. Operated a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44 and
continued on to land at a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England 23Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery at Harburg,
Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44 (2INJ:8RTD). There was heavy flak over the target, badly damaging
the plane with numerous holes and a large hole in the right wing. On return to Framlingham,
landing on the main runway the brakes failed. The pilots opened the throttles on one side,
hoping to veer off the runway, but this only served to increase speed. The bomber ran off the
end of the runway by about 300 yards and was stopped by an earth bank at the far side of a
frozen pond with the right wing dipped into the icy water. Most of the crew scrambled out,
wet, cold, shocked and injured. The navigator and togglier were trapped in the front section:
they could be heard but lots of loose heavy equipment had imprisoned then. Only the station’s
small fire truck was available because the main one was dealing with another incident.
The pilot and top turret gunner ignored the risk of fire; they grabbed some heavy tools and
smashed a hole in the fuselage to gain access to the trapped men. The medics then climbed in
and got them out. {final combat mission 31Dec44}. {35 missions}. Salvaged 3Feb45
8274 (MSN 17-7674) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44. Equipped with Carpet spot
jamming equipment. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*B], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire 5Nov44. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission
of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 26May45. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 26Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 19Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8275 (MSN 17-7675) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Sep44. 338th Bomb Squadron,
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 6Sep44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*P],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 26Sep44. {23 missions}.
Crashed at Bozeat, Northants 16Dec44, eight crew bailed out (1KIA). On 16Dec44 the bomber
took off from Kimbolton on a mission to the Stuttgart marshalling yards and to Bietingheim.
The aircraft had a normal takeoff except that the crew couldn't get full power out of number
four engine. Everything else seemed normal. Once they got into the air everything was alright.
The aircraft was climbing in the formation at the time number one cylinder blew off on number
four engine. The aircraft was at an indicated altitude of 6800 feet when the cylinder blew.
It blew the cowling off and the oil pressure dropped immediately. The propeller could not be
feathered. The windmilling propeller pulled the airplane to the right and down. It lost
approximately 200 feet before regaining control. The crew headed back to their base.
The bomber was losing altitude at about 400 to 500 feet per minute with the airplane
flying between 135 and 145 MPH. The aircraft started vibrating but it was already mushing
through the air when the pilot ordered the crew to bail out, saying he would follow them
when the plane was past the houses in Bozeat. He was never to follow his crew, for after
clearing the houses of Bozeat, he was killed when the aircraft crashed. The eight other
aircrew survived. The bomber was headed for the center of the village in a low glide
when it suddenly pulled up and went over the town, missing the church and came down
in a field behind Red Gables Farm. Salvaged after non battle damage 17Dec44.
8276 (MSN 17-7676) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 10Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Aug44.
837th Bomb Squadron [4F*F], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 5Sep44.
Named "Cubby". Battle damaged Berlin, Germany 18Mar45 (2KIA). Struck by flak 30 seconds
before bombing, two engines were lost. The bombs were jettisoned and the pilot headed for
Poland. The plane was attacked by Russian Yakovlev fighters which hit the aircraft while
the crew was in the process of bailing out. The crew landed in the area of Landsberg
(Gorzow) and Massin (Mosina), Germany; the bomber crashed in that vicinity.
All (9) Crew Bailed Out and (2) Were Killed After
Strafed By Russian Pilots. (7) Crew Survived. MACR 13135
[The incident happened on the same day that P-51s of the 359th FG had shot down
nine Russian aircraft, mostly Yak's, in an encounter near Kustrin. They mistook the Yak's for FW 190s....]
8277 (MSN 17-7677) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Lincoln Field, NB 17Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Sep44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*L],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 27Sep44. Named "Butch".
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
30Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 5Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 19Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8278 (MSN 17-7678) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 4Sep44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [E], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136),
Suffolk 6Sep44. {first combat mission 13Sep44}. Substantially damaged when crash landed at
Knettishall 27Oct44. Accident returning from a mission to the railway bridge at Hohenzollern,
Cologne, Germany 10Jan45 (9RTD). With fuel exhaustion, crash landed near Abbeville, France.
{21 missions}. Salvaged 28Jan45.
8279 (MSN 17-7679) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Aug44. Eighth Air Force, UK 30Sep44.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Damaged caused by mechanical failure in
collision with parked B-17G 43-39275 at Dhahran, Saudi Arabia 3Aug47.
Reassigned 61st TCG, Frankfurt-Rhein Main, West Germany Jan 1, 1948
Assigned 10th HBS [Headquarters and Base Service Squadron], Oberpfaffenhofen, West Germany Feb 19, 1948
Salvaged Mar 16, 1948
8280 (MSN 17-7680) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 9Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Aug44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*H],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 10Sep44. Named "L'lle Boy"
{73 missions}. Nosed over landing at Polebrook 13May45. Salvaged 15May44
8281 (MSN 17-7681) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Jul44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Aug44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 9Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Aug44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*A],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 9Sep44. During assembly for
Münster, Germany over Warwickshire 19Feb45, an engine caught fire and the crew of 9 abandoned. Crashed
at Temple Grafton, Warwickshire.
8282 (MSN 7682) (MSN 17-7682) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 31Jul44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Jul44, named "Agets".
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 4Aug44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Aug44.
4th Bomb Squadron [W], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 20Aug44
Renamed "Mission Belle" when it first landed in Europe. Hit when parked by
43-38304 (34th BG) Aug 18, 1944. {first combat mission 28Sep44}.
18th Bomb Squadron [V]. Major battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 7Oct44. Major battle damage on a mission to
oil refineries in Hamburg, Germany 25Oct44. Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 43-38304
taxying at Mendlesham 18Dec44. Battle damaged on a mission to an aircraft engine factory at
Bitterfeld, Germany 16Jan45. Force landed on return at a fighter airstrip in France.
Regained by Group Mar45. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {46 missions + 6 Chowhound + 1 Revival}.
Damaged in takeoff accident at Melun (A-55), France 25May45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8283 (MSN 17-7683) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 31Jul44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Aug44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 9Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Aug44. 18th Bomb Squadron [G],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 20Aug44.
Name "Lucky 13, later "Dinah-Mite". {first combat mission 17Sep44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to an armored vehicle factory at Bremen, Germany 26Sep44 (1WIA);
the photographer was wounded. Major battle damage on a mission to an ordnance depot at
Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44. Battle damaged on a mission to an aircraft engine factory at
Bitterfeld, Germany 16Jan45. Force landed on return at Antwerp (B-70), Belgium. {47 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Unterschlauersbach, west of Nürnberg,
Germany 5Apr45 (3KIA:1WIA:5RTD). Flak approaching the target was intense. Shrapnel came t
hrough the nose section, damaging radio equipment and missing the navigator's head. It
continued its flight through the aircraft until it hit a metal box below the pilot’s seat ,
then dropped to the floor. At bomb release, one 500lb bomb hung up on one end of the
shackle; the release mechanism had jammed. The bomber turned for home with the Group,
descending on course down to about 1,000ft above allied territory in France. To avoid the bomb
dropping on allies, the pilot was obliged to fly a course avoiding the towns and cities in France until
reaching the North Sea where the bomb could be jettisoned in safety. The plane began trailing
behind, eventually losing sight of the formation in low visibility. Crossing the coast five-seven
miles east of Dunkirk, France flak and machine gun fire struck the plane. The flight controls
were knocked out, a wing section aft of the main fuel tanks was on fire, the metal skin on the
wing surface was bubbling like a pot of hot water from the intense heat of the gasoline fed fire.
The pilot reported that the only control he had of the aircraft were the throttle controls of the four
engines; they were still operating perfectly. Light was coming into the aircraft from holes
caused by the severe battle damage. The radio operator was wounded and the bombardier,
who had gone back to check the hung bomb, had been killed by a machine gun bullet. Ditched
in the North Sea near Dunkirk, France. The fuselage cracked open and the plane sank a short time
later. The surviving crew were eventually rescued by a RAF Air-Sea Rescue launch and taken to
Ostend, Belgium, a British Army Zone MACR 15899
8284 (MSN 17-7684) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Aug44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 13Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Aug44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*H],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 30Aug44. Named "Bachelors Heaven".
After takeoff from Thorpe Abbotts for an operational mission 31Dec44, a major fire started in No.1
engine at an altitude of 300 feet. The propeller was feathered but the aircraft was not equipped
with an engine fire extinguishing system. Intending to return to base, the pilot realised that he was
over the airfield at Tibenham (Station 124), Norfolk and made a downwind landing at high speed.
The wing flaps failed, preventing a reduction in airspeed so that the aircraft landed long. The icy runway
prevented the tires from biting and keeping them skidding until the aircraft ran off the end of the runway
and stopped suddenly when it struck a ditch, ripping out the landing gear. Fortunately, the bomb load
remained secure in the bomb bay. Battle damaged on a mission to Leipzig, Germany 27Feb45 and
crash landed at Trimach, Switzerland. Salvaged 31Oct45. .
8285 (MSN 17-7685) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Jul44. 4121st Base Unit (San Antonio
Air Technical Service Command), Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 1Sep44. 4100th Base Unit,
Wright Field, Dayton, OH 27Feb45. 4142nd Base Unit (Accelerated Service Test, Air Technical
Service Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 20Mar45. Damaged taxying at Dayton, OH 23Apr45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 1945. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
Production changes: Enclosed radio gun compartment with K-5 mount. Cheyenne tail gun position with N-8 sight
8286 (MSN 17-7686) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 31Jul44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jul44. First aircraft fitted with the
Cheyenne turret. 902nd Base Unit (Base Complement), Orlando AAB, FL 19Aug44. 621st Base Unit,
Pinecastle Field, FL 7Jul46. 62nd Base Unit, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 25Jul46.
8287 (MSN 17-7687) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Jul44. 902nd Base Unit
(Base Complement), Orlando AAB, FL 19Aug44. 903rd Base Unit, Pinecastle Field, FL 24Feb45.
62nd Base Unit, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 25Jul46
8288 (MSN 17-7688) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 1Aug44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Aug44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 6Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Sep44.
863rd Bomb Squadron [P*F], 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 5Sep44.
Named "Hell & Back". Battle damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Neuss,
Germany 23Jan45. Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 28Jan45
8289 (MSN 17-7689) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Aug44. Gulfport Field, MS 7Aug44.
350th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45
8290 (MSN 17-7690) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Aug44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 8Aug44.
4209th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Des Moines
Municipal Airport, IA 16Dec44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park
Field, FL 3Jan45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 2Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8291 (MSN 17-7691) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Aug44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 8Aug44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 3Jan45. 3704th Base Unit,
Keesler, MS. Accident taking off at Keesler 13Apr45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Topeka Field, KS 30Apr47.
Used for carrying propaganda leaflets for the Army's re-enlistment campaign. 4119th Base Unit
(Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 18Jan48. Reclaimed 14Sep48.
8292 (MSN 17-7692) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Orlando AAB, FL 31Jul44.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 7Aug44. Damaged in an
accident with B-17G 42-102834 at Batista, Cuba 13Sep44. SOC Nov47
8293 (MSN 17-7693) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Orlando AAB, FL 31Jul44.
Gulfport Field, MS 7Aug44. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 13Aug44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS. Damaged by mechanical
failure 40 miles south of Gulfport 27Jan45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 23May45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School),
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 24May45.To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8294 MSN 17-7694) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Orlando AAB, FL 31Jul44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 3Aug44. Altus Field, OK 7Oct44.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Jan45
8295 (MSN 17-7695) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 3Aug44. New Orleans, LA 10Aug44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 19Jan45. Army Research Laboratory, Dover Field, DE 11Feb45.
1st Base Unit (Headquarters), Bolling Field, Washington, DC 25May45. Air Technical
Service Command, Dover Field, DE 28May45. 4000th Base Unit, Air Materiel Command,
Wright Field, Dayton, OH 8Dec46. 4141st Base Unit (Air Material Command), Pyote Field,
TX 29Aug45. Reclaimed 2May49
8926 (MSN 17-7696) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Gulfport
Field, MS 2Aug44. Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 5Aug44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. Accident landing at Gulfport
15Nov44. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 6Apr45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8297 (MSN 17-7697) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Drew Field, Tampa, FL 3Aug44.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45.
268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 30Oct45.
t Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 27Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8298 (MSN 17-7698) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Gulfport Field, MS
2Aug44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 30Mar45.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 24Jun45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8299 (MSN 17-7699) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Avon Park Field, FL
5Aug44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
12Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8300 (MSN 17-7700) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jul44
44-8301/8400 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-60-VE Fortress
MSN 7701/7800. Boeing B-17G-60-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega Aircraft
Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG) and "Project Bits & Pieces" a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
Production changes: Engine fire extinguisher system. SCR-522 VHF radio. Glide path radio
receiver AN/ARN-5A Group A parts; Localiser receiver RC-103 Group B parts; GEE-H radio
navigation TR-1335 Group A parts added.B-3 bomb release interval control. Five additional
oxygen regulators. Duplication of bomb sight wiring
8301 (MSN 17-7701) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 9Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Aug44. Palm Springs Field, CA
10Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Sep44. 560th Bomb Squadron [B], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136),
Suffolk 23Sep44. Named "Susan Kay" – artwork of a child saying “take care of daddy and the boys”.
Named after the bombardier’s daughter. {first combat mission 2Oct44}. Battle damaged on a
mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Nov44 (9RTD). Flak over the battle lines and at the target
was intense and accurate. Damaged by flak with four holes in the nose section. Shrapnel
struck the tail gunner’s parachute harness; a large piece was found under his seat.
Severely battle damaged on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Wiesbaden,
Germany 10Nov44 (9RTD). Poor weather conditions over the target area forced the bomber to
divert to the secondary target of a local chemical works. Fuel lines had been cut by flak,
three fuel tanks punctured, two wing spars cut, disabled the V.H.F. radio, and damaged
two propellers. Battle damaged on a mission to the Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank
factory at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44. Flak over the target was a meagre to moderate barrage
with several rockets. Landing accident at Knettishall returning from a mission to a railway
marshalling yard at Hanover, Germany 15Dec44. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in
support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Babenhausen, Darmstadt, Germany
24Dec44 (9RTD). Flak over the target was accurate and struck the No.3 engine supercharger.
The No.2 main fuel tank was ruptured but, being self-sealing, did not leak or explode.
Battle damaged during a mission to Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44 (9RTD). Damaged by
heavy flak just before the target. The crew was not hit but the plane had a lot of holes,
and the oxygen system was damaged. The pilot had to drop out of formation because
of the lack of oxygen. He called for help from the P-47 Thunderbolt escorts, and they
escorted the bomber back to the North Sea. The plane returned to Knettishall alone
and landed safely. Mechanical failure on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at
Bischofsheim, Germany 13Jan45. Near the target area, the No.4 propeller oversped
and was feathered. Then No.3 engine started to run rough. The pilot couldn't keep up
with the formation so, just before the target, he dropped down and bombed a secondary
target alone. {final combat mission 19Apr45}. Modified with all guns, armament and
ball turret removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival;
liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany.
British POWs were flown to southern England; American POWs were flown to
Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {80 missions + 5 Chowhound + 3 Revival}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 27Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 17Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 26Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8302 (MSN 17-7702) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 5Aug44.
Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 15Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Sep44. 561st Bomb Squadron [M], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 14Sep44. Named "Vagabond Lady".
{first combat mission 12Sep44}. Battle damaged on a mission to a synthetic oil
refinery at Magdeburg, Germany 12Sep44. Flak was encountered at the target and
then the Group was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. Battle damaged on
a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 17Oct44.
Moderate to intense flak was encountered over the target. Failed to return
from a tactical mission to front line strong points around Metz and Thionville,
France 9Nov44 (3KIA:7POW). Complete undercast prevented the group from
conducting a visual run on the targets, and the formation diverted to the rail
marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany. Flak over the target was moderate
and accurate. Damaged by flak during the bomb run blowing off the nose and
setting No.3 engine on fire. As the bomber fell, the tail section broke off with the
gunner trapped inside. The horizontal stabiliser surfaces steadied the fall of the tail
section allowing the gunner to escape. The aircraft crashed at Herne, Germany.
{23 missions}. MACR 10351
8303 (MSN 17-7703) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 5Aug44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Aug44. Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 20Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Aug44. 18th Bomb
Squadron [K], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 24Aug44.
{first combat mission 17Sep44}. {5 missions}. Failed to return from a mission
to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 28Sep44 (7KIA:2POW). The bomber sustained a direct flak hit
between No.2 engine and the fuselage, immediately bursting into flames
which enveloped the entire plane. The plane pulled out of the formation
and went into a spin. The aircraft exploded after about three turns at about
12,000ft. Crashed at Broichweiden, northeast of Aachen, Germany. MACR 9368
8304 (MSN 17-7704) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 5Aug44. 273rd
Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 8Aug44. Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 12Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Aug44. 862nd Bomb
Squadron [C*E], 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 20Aug44.
Crashed after takeoff for a mission to a railway bridge at Hohenzollern, Cologne,
Germany 10Jan45 (4KIA:2INJ:3RTD). It had been snowing for several days and
on this day at least six inches of snow lay on the ground at Debach. It was still
snowing when bombers took off for the mission. Fully loaded with 2,700 gallons
of fuel, four 1,000-lb bombs and several hundred pounds of chaff, the pilots
struggled to a height of 300ft but the aircraft refused to climb any further and finally
crashed into a large tree at Rookery Farm, Monewden, Suffolk about two miles
north of the airfield. The bomber caught fire and slithered some distance before
coming to rest in a ploughed field. About five minutes later two of the four
1000-lb bombs exploded and the other two were hurled more than 30ft, but failed to
exploded. Three crew were killed; the tail gunner died on the way to hospital.
Salvaged 19Feb45.
8305 (MSN 17-7705) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Aug44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 10Aug44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Sep44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*Q], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 3Sep44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*G].
Named "Humming Bird" Battle damaged during a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Jan45; force landed at
Thionville Airfield, France. {33 missions}. Salvaged 6Feb45
8306 (MSN 17-7706) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 5Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Aug44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 10Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Aug44.
569th Bomb Squadron [CC*H], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk 9Sep44. {first combat mission 26Sep44}. Severely battle damaged on a
mission to a railway marshalling yard at Chemnitz, Germany 14Feb45. The bomber
is believed to have missed the target and bombed an alternate target at Cheb, Sudetenland.
Crash landed on return to Framlingham when a landing gear collapsed. {final combat
mission 14Feb45}. {39 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe
(USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 21Jun46
8307 (MSN 17-7707) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 6Aug44. Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 12Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Aug44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*F],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 26Aug44. 838th Bomb Squadron,
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 28Oct44. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8308 (MSN 17-7708) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 7Aug44.
Long Beach Field, CA 10Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 7Sep44. 729th Bomb Squadron. Landing accident Deopham Green 19Jun45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 26Aug45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), Independence Field, KS 29Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8309 (MSN 17-7709) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Aug44. 7th Bomb Squadron [H], 34th Bomb Group,
Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 20Aug44. Named "Ol' Buddy".
{first combat mission 17Sep44}. Major battle damage on a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 7Oct44.
Major battle damage on a mission to railway installations and tank factories at
Berlin, Germany 18Mar45. {final combat mission 17Apr45}. {71 missions + 3 Chowhound}.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 12Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 26Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8310 ((MSN 17-7710) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Aug44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Jacksonville Field, FL 11Aug44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5Sep44. 447th Bomb Group [M], Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 7Sep44. Named *Thumper*. 524th Bomb Squadron [WA*P], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 10Sep44. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 12Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 19Jun45 To. Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal
17Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8311 (MSN 17-7711) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Aug44.
4115th Base Unit (Spokane Air Technical Service Command), Pendleton
Field, OR 13Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Sep44.
324th Bomb Squadron [DF*P], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 10Sep44. Named "Terry's Tiger". {20 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission
to a railway viaduct at Altenbeken, Germany 26Nov44 (1KIA). Enemy aircraft
damaged No.1 & 3 engines. Crash landed Denain/Prouvy (A-83), France.
As it landed it killed a woman and two children ran in panic. Fuselage was
split in two; salvaged 11Dec44
8312 (MSN 17-7712) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Aug44.
Midland Field, TX 12Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Sep44.
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham. 862nd Bomb Squadron [C*G],
493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 23Sep44. 836th Bomb
Squadron [2G*M], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 20Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), Independence Field, KS 12Jul45. Damaged in collision with
parked B-17G 44-6446 at Independence Field, KS 16Dec45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8313 (MSN 17-7713) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Sep44. 561st Bomb Squadron [Y],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 3Sep44. Named "Lady Anne"
{first combat mission 12Sep44}. Battle damaged on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery
at Magdeburg, Germany 12Sep44. Flak was encountered at the target and then the
Group was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. Failed to return from a mission
to the industrial area at Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Nov44 (2KIA:7POW).
Because of weather conditions, the primary target could not be bombed visually
and the formation proceeded to the secondary target, the railway marshalling
yards at Ludwigshafen. Flak over the battle lines and at the target was intense
and accurate. Damaged by flak, crashed Mannheim, Germany. {19 missions}.
8314 (MSN 17-7714) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44. 863rd Bomb Squadron [P*G], 4
93rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 4Sep44. Named "PAIR-A-DICE KIDS"
Mechanical failure on a mission to an oil refinery at Derben, Germany 14Jan45 (9INT).
The plane had an overspeeding propeller which could not be feathered.
The Commend Pilot advised the plane pilot to jettison the bomb load and keep up
with the formation. The aircraft was seen to turn to the left and drop from 20,000ft
to 15,000ft. At the lower altitude it was seen to drop the bombs, take a heading
due north to Sweden and was under control. Force landed at Bulltofta,
Malmö, Sweden. MACR 11800. Repaired and returned to UK 30Jun45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 1Aug45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 3Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 22Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8315 (MSN 17-7715) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 9Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 10Aug44.
Palm Springs Field, CA 11Aug44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 12Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Aug44. 568th Bomb
Squadron [BI*P], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 5Sep44.
Named "I'ii Be Around/Maiden's Prayer". {first combat mission 9Sep44}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}.
{58 missions + 6 Chowhound}. Severely battle damaged on an Operation Frantic VII mission to
drop supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44 (1KIA:2WIA:7RTD). Attacked by
nemy fighters, the pilot was killed by machine gun fire. Badly damaged, most instruments had
failed and the No.1 engine supercharger was inoperative. Fortunately, the co-pilot survived
and, with assistance from the ground crew chief (who was flying aboard the aircraft as a passenger),
he was able to hold the plane together long enough for it to be landed safely at a Russian airfield
near Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Repaired and returned to base. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 30Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 4Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped..
8316 (MSN 17-7716) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. 271st Base Unit,
Kearney Field, NB 10Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Aug44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*C],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 25Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to Berlin, Germany 26Feb45; force landed behind
Soviet lines. Repaired by Soviet Air Force. 890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP
(Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia
8317 (MSN 17-7717) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. 271st Base Unit,
Kearney Field, NB 10Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Aug44. 364th Bomb Squadron,
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 4Sep44.
Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6079 40 miles southeast of Chelveston 2Dec44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8318 (MSN 17-7718) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. 271st Base Unit,
Kearney Field, NB 11Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Lincoln Field, NB 15Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Aug44. 360th Bomb
Squadron [PU*P], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 6Sep44.
Landing accident Molesworth 5Feb45. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 22May45. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 14Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8319 (MSN 17-7719) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Aug44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 17Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Sep44. Eighth Air Force, UK 3Sep44.
571st Bomb Squadron [FC*L], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk 5Sep44. {first combat mission 25Sep44}. {21 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Mainz,
Germany 4Dec44 (3KIA:6POW). Because of unexpected formation difficulties,
the 390th Bomb Group joined a force of other bombers in attacking the railway
marshalling yard at Friedburg, Germany. Flak over Wiesbaden, Frankfurt and
Koblenz was intense and accurate. Damaged by flak and exploded in mid-air
after one of its engines caught fire. The wreckage crashed down near Simmern, Germany
8320 (MSN 17-7720) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Aug44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Aug44.
Long Beach Field, CA 13Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Aug44.
7th Bomb Squadron [G], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 30Aug44
Named "Bottoms Up" – artwork of a young woman lying on her back with her legs over her head
{first combat mission 17Sep44}. Major battle damage on a mission to an ordnance
depot at Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44. Major battle damage on a mission to Ludwigshafen,
Germany 5Nov44. Flak over the battle lines and at the target was intense and accurate.
Major battle damage on a mission to the industrial area at Sterkrade, Germany 21Nov44.
Cloud cover prevented bombing of this target and the group diverted to the alternative,
the railway marshalling yard at Osnabrück, Germany. Major battle damage on a mission
to the railway marshalling yard at Mainz, Germany 4Dec44. Flak over Wiesbaden,
Frankfurt and Koblenz was intense and accurate. Unable to find the target,
the formation diverted to a target of opportunity, the railway marshalling yard
at Fulda, Germany. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the
Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Frankfurt-Rhein, Germany 24Dec44. Major battle
damage on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Bischofsheim, Germany 13Jan45;
did not return to Mendlesham. Damaged on a mission to oil targets in Germany 6Feb45.
The expected clear weather did not materialize so the Group hit the secondary target, the
railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany. Flak over Frankfurt was intense and
accurate. Force landed on return at Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels, Belgium.
{final combat mission 18Apr45}. {51 missions + 6 Chowhound}. Damaged in collision
with parked B-17G 43-39056 while taxying at Hörsching (R-87), Austria 20May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46.
8321 (MSN 17-7721) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Aug44. 271st Base Unit,
Kearney Field, NB Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Aug44. 18th Bomb Squadron [F], 34th Bomb Group,
Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 20Aug44. {first combat mission 17Sep44}.
Major battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at
Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 7Oct44. Accident during assembly for a mission to a
railway marshalling yard at Dessau, Germany 16Jan45. At about 12,000ft over
England, No.3 engine almost caught fire when the turbocharger oversped
and the propeller was feathered. The crew had to fly three hours and drop their bombs
over the North Sea, and when they returned to Mendlesham, the weather had closed in.
They found the airfield on instruments and circled for thirty minutes trying to see runway.
They were at 300 feet on three engines. It was impossible to land so were ordered to go to
RAF Woodbridge emergency landing ground, Suffolk, where it landed safely.
Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor
built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from
Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to
southern England; American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France.
{64 missions + 6 Chowhound +1 Revival}. Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew
on Operation Home Run. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 25Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 28Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 22Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8322 (MSN 17-7722) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Aug44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Aug44.
562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 24Aug44.
Named Pappy's Wagon/Jewel Box". {first combat mission 12Sep44}. Battle damaged
on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Magdeburg, Germany 12Sep44.
Flak was encountered at the target and then the Group was attacked by a large force
of enemy fighters. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards
at Cologne, Germany 17Oct44. Crash landed on return at Honington (Station 375),
Suffolk. Salvaged and repaired 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk.
563rd Bomb Squadron [D] Dec44. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank factory at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44. Flak over the
target was a meagre to moderate barrage with several rockets. {final combat mission 17Apr45}.
Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor built
over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled
Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to southern England;
American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {60 missions + 2 Revival}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 25Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 29Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal
21Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8323 (MSN 17-7723) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Aug44. 271st Base Unit
(Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Aug44. Palm springs Field, CA 12Aug44.
Hill Field, Ogden, UT 13Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Aug44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [I],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 26Aug44. Named MISS KAREN W.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*N], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 5Sep44.
Named "Blonde Bombshell" {first combat mission 10Sep44}. Participated in an Operation
Frantic VII mission to drop supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44 and
continued on to land at a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England
23Sep44. {27 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the Morscheid Bridge,
Kaiserlautern, Germany 25Dec44 (6KIA:3POW). It received a direct hit from flak on its
No.4 engine, which flew off in pieces. The aircraft made a shallow peel off to the right
with the wing on fire, then went into a loose then tight spin and exploded at about 20,000ft.
Crashed Bitburg, Germany
8324 (MSN 17-7724) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. 271st Base Unit,
Kearney Field, NB 10Aug44. Albuquerque Field, NM 15Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
401st Bomb Squadron [LL*R], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 12Sep44,
named "Gypsie", renamed "Blood N' Guts" in early 1945
Battle damaged during a mission to industrial, oil and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44.
En route to the target, flak was meagre and inaccurate. From the I.P. to the target, fl. Battle damaged
during a mission to industrial, oil and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44. Flak was continuous,
increasing in intensity and accuracy. Some meagre, inaccurate flak was experienced on the route back.
{60+ missions}. Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor
built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival 12May45; liberated prisoners of war from
Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to Ford,
West Sussex, England 12May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 16Jun44. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped.
8325 (MSN 17-7725) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Aug44. 271st Base Unit
(Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 16Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 4Sep44. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*T],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 11Sep44. Named "Boogie Baby"
{first combat mission 13Sep44}. Participated in an Operation Frantic VII mission to drop
supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44. After the target, the bomber
continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44 and continued on to
land at a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England 23Sep44.
{21 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44 (9POW). The plane
took a direct flak hit, damaging two engines which were smoking.
Then the No.3 engine failed and the plane crashed at Rittersheim, Germany
8326 (MSN 17-7726) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. 271st Base Unit,
Kearney Field, NB 10Aug44. Long Beach Field, CA 13Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
359th Bomb Squadron [BN*S], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 10Sep44. On inter-service trip to 364th Fighter Group base at
Honington (Station 375), Suffolk 21Oct44, poor weather and stiff crosswind
led to aircraft skidding immediately after touchdown, hitting two huts, killing a
364th Fighter Group ground crewman. Damage included No.3 & No.4 engines
and propellers as well as nose and lower fuselage of aircraft.
Salvaged 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk 25Oct44
8327 (MSN 17-7727) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Aug44.
271st Base Unit, Kearney Field, NB Aug44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Aug44.
391st Bomb Squadron [R], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 24Aug44,
Named "Goom-Bah!!". {first combat mission 17Sep44}. Major battle damage
on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Loddenheide, Münster, Germany 5Oct44. Major battle
damage on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 17Oct44.
Major battle damage on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refineries
at Hamburg, Germany 25Oct44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag
Mineralölwerke oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 4Nov44. Battle damaged
on a mission to the Rheinhausen bridge at Duisburg, Germany 28Jan45.
{final combat mission 18Apr45}. {74 missions + 4 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 23Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 30Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8328 (MSN 17-7728) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Aug44. 271st Base Unit,
Kearney Field, NB Aug44. Hill Field, Ogden, UT 13Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Aug44.
391st Bomb Squadron [C], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 22Aug44.
{first combat mission 17Sep44}. {7 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Oct44 (6POW:3KIA).
The aircraft received a direct flak hit in the tail just after bomb release which sheared the
tail section from the plane. The tail gunner was thrown free. The aircraft went into a dive
straight down and was seen to crash at Merseburg, Germany/. (3) Crew Were Killed.
(6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
(5) Released in 1945. (1) Crewman Died in Captivity. MACR 9341
8329 (MSN 17-7729) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Sep44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*C], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 13Sep44. Named "Fort Sack" Modified for Disney Rocket
Bomb operation, using Royal Navy 4500lb concrete piercing rocket assisted
bombs. The aircraft had taken off for a ‘Disney’ mission to the test area in
France 2Mar45 and was en route when No.4 engine caught fire. The carbon
dioxide fire extinguishers could not control the blaze and the bail out signal given.
The first man out had a parachute failure and was killed; the rest of the crew bailed
out without injury, landing near Hardinghen, France, receiving medical care from the
Canadian hospital staff nearby. The aircraft exploded about 30 seconds after being
evacuated and crashed. Salvaged by 9th Air Force 14Jun46.
8330 (MSN 17-7730) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Aug44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Sep44.
360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 24Sep44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee,
Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44 (7KIA:2POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, the crew were
trapped by the force of the centrifugal spin. The aircraft exploded and two crew members
were blown out before it crashed at Sipplingen, Germany
8331 MSN 17-7731) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Aug44.
Amarillo Field, TX 17Aug44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Sep44. 412th Bomb
Squadron [QW*G], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 9Sep44
Named "Heavy Date/Witto Woo-Woo (Little Lu Lu)"
Landing accident at Horham 13Feb45. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Hanomag tank factory at Hanover, Germany 28Mar45. Poor weather conditions
forced the formation to divert to the secondary target, the railway marshaling yard.
On return, force landed Achiet (B-54), France. {47 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 23Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 2Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8332 (MSN 17-7732) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Aug44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Sep44. 837th Bomb Squadron
[4F*A], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 27Sep44.
Named NOV SHMOZ KA POP. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Aug45. 4185th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 5Aug45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 15Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8333 (MSN 17-7733) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Aug44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Sep44. 837th Bomb Squadron [4F*R], 487th Bomb Group,
Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 9Sep44. Crashed at RAF Lavenham Airfield Station
USAAF-137 Suffolk England on takeoff for Münster,
Germany 23Oct44. Salvaged 25Oct44. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. Salvaged Oct 25, 1944.
8334(MSN 17-7734) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Sep44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*M], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 9Sep44. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Kaltenkirchen,
Germany 7Apr45 (6POW:3KIA). Shot down by Bf 109 fighter, crashed Hanover, Germany
8335 (MSN 17-7735) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Aug44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Aug44.
427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 26Sep44. {1 misssion}. Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44 (1POW:8KIA).
Shot down by enemy fighters, hit in radio room and No.1 and No.2 engines. The bomber
caught fire and exploded into five sections, the wreckage crashing at Linden, Germany.
8336 (MSN 17-7736) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ103 at Dorval, Montreal 13Aug44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 22Aug44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick,
Ayr, Scotland, 28/29Aug44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Aug44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications. No.51 Maintenance
Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 6Dec44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-M],
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 9Dec44. Equipped with H2S airborne radar.
Used for radio counter measures. Returning from a ‘Jostle’ bomber support mission
in the early hours of 17Jan45, the landing gear failed to fully lock down on approach
to Oulton. Concerned about the fuel state, the pilot carried out an overshoot and
circuit but without full flaps. Lining up again with the runway, the aircraft struck
trees on the approach tearing off much of he left wing, the aircraft nosing in, turned
over and was destroyed by fire (1KIA – RCAF:6INJ).
8337 (MSN 17-7737) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ104 at Dorval, Montreal 13Aug44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 21Aug44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick,
Ayr, Scotland, 1/4Sep44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Sep44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications. No.214
(Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-D], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 28Nov44. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures.
No.1699 Flight, No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 25Apr45. No.223 Squadron,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 13Jun 45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs
24Aug45. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8338 (MSN 17-7738) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ105 at Dorval, Montreal 13Aug44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 22Aug44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick,
Ayr, Scotland, 28/29Aug44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Aug44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications. No.51 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Lichfield, Staffs 17Nov44. No.223 Squadron, No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 1May45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures.
Radio Warfare Establishment [U3-C], RAF Watton, Norfolk 9Aug45. Fighter Command
20Oct45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 21Mar46. Sold to International
Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8339 (MSN 17-7739) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ106 at Dorval, Montreal 13Aug44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 22Aug44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick,
Ayr, Scotland, 29Aug44, arriving 1Sep44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride,
Cumberland Sep44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-G], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 28Dec44. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures.
Failed to return from a bomber support mission for ‘Jostle’ duties in the Hamburg area
7Mar45 (5KIA – RAF/RCAF/RNZAF:5POW – RAF/RAAF). Crashed near Pippensen, two
miles from Buxtehude, Germany. The official report states that cause was flak; another
source states the cause was a night fighter and yet another, that they were shot down by a
Lancaster bomber. SOC 8Mar45
8340 (MSN 17-7740) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ107 at Dorval, Montreal 13Aug44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 22Aug44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick,
Ayr, Scotland, 31Aug44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Sep44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-N], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 9Dec44. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures.
No.1699 Flight [4Z-Y], RAF Oulton, Norfolk. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffs 14Aug45. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8341 (MSN 17-7741) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ108 at Dorval, Montreal 13Aug44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 23Aug44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick,
Ayr, Scotland, 3/8Sep44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Sep44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications. Equipped with H2S
airborne radar. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland 6Jun45. SOC 15Sep47
8342 (MSN 17-7742) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ109 at Dorval, Montreal 13Aug44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 22Aug44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick,
Ayr, Scotland, 1/2Sep44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Sep44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications. No.51 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Lichfield, Staffs 6Dec44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-V], No.100
Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 11Dec44. Equipped with H2S airborne radar.
Used for radio counter measures. No.1699 Flight [4Z-C], RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk
25Apr45. No.223 Squadron [6G-F], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 13Jun45.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 14Aug45. Sold to International Alloys Ltd
11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8343 (MSN 17-7743) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ110 at Dorval, Montreal 13Aug44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 24Aug44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick,
Ayr, Scotland, 1Sep44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Sep44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 25Oct44 for modifications.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-B], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 28Nov44. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures.
Battle damaged 7/8Feb45. No.54 Maintenance Unit, RAF Cambridge 16Feb45 for repair on site.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-B], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 28May45. No.223 Squadron [6G-P], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 4Jun45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 25Aug45 for storage.
Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8344 (MSN 17-7744) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Aug44. Scott Field, Belleville, IL 2Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Sep44. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 11Oct44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Hanomag tank factory at Hanover, Germany 28Mar45.
Poor weather conditions forced the formation to divert to the secondary target, the railway
marshaling yard. On return, force landed Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. Salvaged 30Mar45
8345 (MSN 17-7745) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*V], 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 16Oct44. 549th Bomb Squadron. 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 2Mar45. Named "Hell N Haze" Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 12Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8346 (MSN 17-7746) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Oct44. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 21Nov44. 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 9May45. Converted for trooping,
stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches
installed in the waist and bomb bay. 384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille,
France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the
return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres,
France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From
Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s aircraft completed the journey and flew the
troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying
French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from NAS Port Lyautey,
French Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from 15Jun45 to 10Sep45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Participated in the
Greek Project Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to Athens, Greece to return Greeks
who had sympathized with Nazis. The passengers were facing Greek imprisonment
and were under armed guard. Flights were from Istres, France to Munich, Germany to pick-up
passengers for Athens, Greece. Operated as ‘Lucky Sky Ways’. Returned from Athens to
Istres via Foggia, Italy. Salvaged 14Sep46
8347 (MSN 17-7747) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 31Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
11Oct44. Damaged while parked by B-17G 44-6599 at RCAF Gander, Newfoundland 14Oct44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 20Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 1May47
8348 (MSN 17-7748) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Sep44.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*A], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire
2Nov44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*A]. {4 missions}. Named "Nutty Huzzy" Failed to return from a
mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44
(1KIA:9POW). Returning from the target, it was attacked by enemy fighters, with No.1 engine
feathered and No.2 engine stopped but not feathered. The aircraft remained under control
while five crew members bailed out, then dropped a couple of thousand feet before levelling out again.
Four more crew members were seen to bail out before the aircraft crashed 3km west of Mosbach,
near Eisenach, Germany. Salvaged by the Germans. MACR 10412
8349 (MSN 17-7749) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Sep44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*G], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 2Nov44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 31Mar46. Reclaimed 23May46
8350 (MSN 17-7750) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Sep44. Base Air Depot No.1,
Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Damaged while parked by ground crew
taxying B-17G 44-8204 at Burtonwood 2Oct44. 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 20Oct44. Salvaged 27Oct44
8351 (MSN 17-7751) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 2Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Sep44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*Z],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 2Nov44. 544th Bomb
Squadron [SU*P], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 10May45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty
passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. 384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195),
Marseille, France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite
the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres,
France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From
Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops
to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens
who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from NAS Port Lyautey, French
Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from 15Jun45 to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 30Dec45
8352 (MSN 17-7752) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 2Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Sep44. 4th Bomb
Squadron [G], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 1Oct44. 862nd Bomb
Squadron [C*G], 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 3Oct44. Failed to return
from a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, Hanover, Germany 31Dec44 (7KIA:5POW).
The Group could not identify the target in time to make a bomb run; the decision was
made to hit the railway marshalling yards at Hameln as a last resort target. The bomb run
was made with no flak or fighter opposition. Just after the bombs were released, an explosion
blew in the nose of the aircraft; a bomb had exploded prematurely. The aircraft left the formation
slowly, dropping behind and losing altitude in wide spirals but under control. No.1 and No.2
engines were on fire. There was an explosion in the plane at 5000 feet at which point it fell
off sharply in a tight spin and crashed in a town near Hameln, Germany. MACR 11235.
8353 MSN 17-7753) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 2Sep44. Crashed after crew bailed out 10 miles north of
North Altavista, VA 28Sep44..
8354 (MSN 17-7754) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Oct44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*P],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 8Nov44. 369th Bomb Squadron [P],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 7May45. Detached to 29th Tactical
Air Command, Waggum (R-37), Brunswick, Germany 27May45. Returned to Group 21Jun45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Jun45. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 24Apr46. Reclaimed 31May46
8355 (MSN 17-7755) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 15Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Oct44. 710th Bomb
Squadron [IJ*P], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 18Oct44. Failed to
return from a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to the airfield at
Großostheim, Germany 24Dec44 (8KIA:2POW). Shot down by a direct flak hit on the left
wing which set the fuel tank on fire. Crashed at Prüm, Germany. MACR 11119.
8356 (MSN 17-7756) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
27Sep44. 4th Bomb Squadron [C:N], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk
28Sep44. {first combat mission 14Oct44}. Major battle damage on a mission to the
Rheinhausen bridge at Duisburg, Germany 28Jan45. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
{33 missions}. 410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 44-8112 at La Senia, Oran,
Tunisia 4Sep45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 9Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8357 (MSN 17-7757) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 9Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Oct44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*M], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 5Nov44. {30+ missions}. 368th Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22May45.
Named . TENNESSEE TESS. Later as TESS – artwork inspired by Vargas' famous illustration
from a June issue of "Esquire" magazine. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 14Apr46. Reclaimed 24Jun46
8358 (MSN 17-7758) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Oct44. 509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*A], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 4Nov44. Named "Little Runt".
Damaged while parked at Polebrook 29Jan45. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*A]. {27 missions}.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 6Nov46
8359 (MSN 17-7759) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 2Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44.
423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*S], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 8Nov44.
Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gymnich, Erftstadt, southwest of Cologne,
Germany 10Jan45. Over the target, the No.4 engine was struck by flak and the propeller
could not be feathered. The plane left the formation and came back behind the bomber stream.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights
over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged in Germany 28Jul46.
8360 (MSN 17-7760) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Oct44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 10Nov44. Returned to US. 4000th Base Unit, Air Materiel Command,
Wright Field, Dayton, OH 5Jan45. 4020th Base Unit, Nashville, TN 12Jan45. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Jan45. 610th Base Unit
(Proving Ground Command), Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 21Jan45. Damaged while parked
by P-38L 44-24582 taxying at Eglin Field 13Sep45. Reclaimed 15Oct45.
8361 (MSN 17-7761) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Oct44. 551st Bomb Squadron [HR*H],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 17Oct44. Named "Wild Goose"
Damaged taxying at Great Ashfield 7Dec44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8362 (MSN 17-7762) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 9Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Oct44. Base Air Depot No.1,
Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Ferried Burtonwood to Thurleigh 18Nov44
but diverted by bad weather to RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*L],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 20Nov44. Named "Our Baby" – artwork
of a naked young lady flying. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe
(USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 30Jul46.
8363 (MSN 17-7763) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44. 601st Bomb Squadron,
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 5Nov44. Named "Polecat too/Goin' Home".
Battle damaged on a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, Hanover, Germany 26Nov44.
Just after bomb release, the aircraft was severely damaged by flak and dropped out of the formation.
The aircraft returned safely to Nuthampstead. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*V]. 1st Strategic Air Depot,
Troston (Station 595), Suffolk 23Jan45. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*T], 486th Bomb Group,
Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 9Apr45. {3 missions}. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament
works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 21May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping
and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh 18Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8364 (MSN 17-7764) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Oct44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*W],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 12Oct44. {21 missions}. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8365 (MSN 17-7765) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 22Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Oct44. 731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 14Oct44. Named "Virginia". Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 8Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 25Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8366 (MSN 17-7766) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 14Oct44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*P], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 16Oct44. 548th Bomb Squadron [GX*G],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 18Oct44. Named "Island Queen".
Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8367 (MSN 17-7767) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. 24Aug44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical
School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 28Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Oct44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*S],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 25Nov44. 369th Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 7May45. Damaged when the
right landing gear collapsed landing at Thurleigh 16May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh 18Jun45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31Mar46. Reclaimed 23May46.
8368 (MSN 17-7768) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 22Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 20Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Oct44. 385th Bomb
Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 14Oct44. 749th Bomb Squadron [G],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 19Nov44. Failed to return
from a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany 10Apr45
(9POW:1KIA). Just after the turn off the target, the Group was attacked by four Me 262 jet fighters.
The left wing sustained several strikes by 20mm cannon, No.1 and No.2 engines were
damaged and flames were seen coming from the wing. The plane left the formation and flew
level for a few minutes and then went into a spin and exploded. The crew all bailed out before
the explosion. Crashed at Bernau, Germany.
8369 (MSN 17-7769) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 22Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Oct44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*X], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 18Nov44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*J], battle damaged,
Kassel, Germany 14Feb45 (4KIA), crash landed Belvoax, Belgium. Repaired and regained by Group.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8370 (MSN 17-7770) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Sep44. 338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 17Oct44. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8371 (MSN 17-7771) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Aug44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Oct44. 615th Bomb
Squadron [IY*M], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 30Nov44
Named "Freckles", "Badland Bat II". Damaged while parked at
Deenethorpe 8Feb45. {13 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the Ruhrkohle
coke oven plant at Minister-Stein, Dortmund, Germany (8KIA:1POW). Damaged by flak,
exploded over the target and crashed at Oschersleben, Germany MACR 12445.
8372 (MSN 17-7772) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 30Oct44. Pisa, Italy 15May45. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46.
8373 (MSN 17-7773) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. 26Aug44.
Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Aug44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 19Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Oct44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*K], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 5Nov44. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk 29Jan45.
423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 25May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy; departed
Thurleigh 18Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8374 (MSN 17-7774) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 19Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Oct44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*U], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 5Nov44. {23 missions}. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 5Nov46.
8375 (MSN 17-7775) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44. 848th Bomb Squadron [-K], 490th Bomb Group,
Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 14Oct44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*S], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 15Oct44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire 17Oct44. Named "Phyllis Jo"
8376 (MSN 17-7776) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Oct44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*F],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 2Nov44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*F].
{33 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 5Jul46.
8377 (MSN 17-7777) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Oct44. During the ferry flight from RCAF Goose Bay,
Labrador to Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland 22Oct44, the crew became lost and the bomber
is believed to have crashed 100 miles west of Iceland (10KIS).
8378 (MSN 17-7778) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Sep44. 334th Base Unit, Florence, SC 25Jan45. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Feb45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8379 (MSN 17-7779) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 25Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Oct44. 351st Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 12Oct44. Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap
mission to the railway marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (9POW:1KIA:1RTD).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Damaged by a ground controlled rocket during the
bomb run causing fires onboard, the pilot continued to the target to drop his bomb load. He then
peeled off from the formation and headed northeast. The pilot stayed with the plane until after
the rest of the crew had bailed out. No.3 engine exploded and the aircraft spun down in flames.
The pilot stayed with the plane until just before it exploded at only 1,000ft altitude. The pilot
landed behind Soviet lines about 50 miles east of Berlin. He was assisted by the Soviet Army in returning to duty
8380 (MSN 17-7780) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 30Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH
10Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 25Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards
at Bolzano, Italy 16Feb45 (2KIA:1POW:7UNK). As the aircraft approached over the target,
it was struck by flak in the left wing. The wing was smoking badly as the pilot held the
aircraft in a slight bank, while losing altitude. Four parachutes came out and opened.
A few seconds later, the left wing exploded and the aircraft went into a spin. The co-pilot
and engineer were not able to bail out. Crashed near Bolzano, Italy MACR 12106
8381 (MSN 17-7781) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 1Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 24Oct44. {first combat mission 11Nov44}. {8 missions}.
Failed to return from a ‘Lone Wolf’ mission to the industrial area of Linz, Austria 3Dec44 (10POW).
The crew bailed out and the plane crashed between Alkoven and Grieskirchen, west of Linz, Austria
MACR 10031
8382 (MSN 17-7782) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Oct44.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*V], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 18Oct44. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8383 (MSN 17-7783) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 12Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 31Oct44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia,
Italy 17Dec44. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Named "Kitty Ann II" Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8384 (MSN 17-7784) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 12Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 30Oct44. Failed to return from a ‘Lone Wolf’ night mission to a
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Nov44 (1KIA:9EVD). With fuel exhaustion,
the bomber crashed at Nevesinje, Bosnia, Yugoslavia. All (10) Crew Bailed Out.
(1) Crewman Was Killed. (9) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 9882.
8385 (MSN 17-7785) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 12Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 25Oct44. Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 44-6271 taxying
at Celone 1Mar45. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Amendola. Ninth Air Force.
Damaged in collision with parked B-24J 42-95517 at Gioia del Colle airfield, Bari, Italy 23Jun45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 3Aug45
8386 (MSN 17-7786) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Sep44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 7Oct44. 2140th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Smyrna
Field, TN 31Jan45. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport,
TN 1Jun45. 342nd Base Unit, Smyrna Field, TN 1Sep45. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 17Sep45
8387 (MSN 17-7787) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 22Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Oct44. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 1Nov44. {
first combat mission 11Nov44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil storage facility
at Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 19Nov44. Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in a
windmilling propeller causing severe vibration. Returned to base alone and at slow
speed. {final combat mission 26Apr45}. {31 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46.
8388 (MSN 17-7788) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 20Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 12Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Oct44. Fatal accident 13Nov44 (1MIA); a gunner is
missing in the Adriatic Sea. {45 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 5Oct46
8389 (MSN 17-7789) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Sep44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 24Oct44. Damaged mechanical failure 4 miles north of Hampton, VA 9Aug45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8390 (MSN 17-7790) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester,
NH 12Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron [C4], 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8
(Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 1Nov44. Named TENNESSEE SUNSHINE / GARBAGE CANNIE
Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia
4Mar45 (3MIA:7EVD). Damaged by flak, ditched Adriatic Sea. Crew escaped the plane successfully
but a large wave washed several crew away.
8391 (MSN 17-7791) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 22Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 774th Bomb Squadron,
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 25Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to the
railway marshalling yards at Innsbruck, Austria 16Nov44 (8POW:1KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed
Conegliano, Italy
8392 (MSN 17-7792) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 29Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 25Sep44. Damaged taxying at Langley 17Dec44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jan45. Damaged taxying at Langley 9Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 3Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8393 (MSN 17-7793) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Oct44.
709th Bomb Squadron [IE*Y], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 18Oct44.
{31 missions}. Returned to US 15Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8394 (MSN 17-7794) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Oct44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*H],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 12Oct44. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8395 (MSN 17-7795) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Aug44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 12Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Oct44. {29 missions}. Returned to US. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 31Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 14Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8396 (MSN 17-7796) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Aug44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Sep44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 18Oct44. Damaged taxying at Langley 24Nov44. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8397 (MSN 17-7797) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 2Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 2Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 28Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Oct44. 4th Bomb Squadron [E],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 20Oct44. {first combat mission 4Dec44}.
{3 missions}. Battle damaged during a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Frankfurt-Rheine, Germany 24Dec44. Four planes were damaged in
runway collisions upon return to Mendlesham from the mission. This was due to the fact that a
number of planes from another group landed at Mendlesham because their field was closed
by poor visibility. This left the 34th Bomb Group planes circling and waiting to
land until very nearly out of fuel, necessitating very close landings, one behind the
other, eventually resulting in the collisions. The aircraft involved were B-17G 43-38222,
43-38403, 43-38422 and 44-8397. Repairs required a new wing and stabiliser. Salvaged.
8398 (MSN 17-7798) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 1Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*Q], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Nov44.
1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 24May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh 18Jun45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 21Mar46. Reclaimed 10May46
8399 (MSN 17-7799) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 2Sep44. Dayton, OH 8Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jan45. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*H],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 5Jan45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8400 (MSN 17-7800) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 5Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*W],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 14Oct44. Force landed on the
continent. Salvaged 20Feb45
44-8401/8500 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-65-VE Fortress
MSN 17-7801/7900. Boeing B-17G-65-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17.
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG) and "Project Bits & Pieces" a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
Production changes: AN/ARN-7 radio compass added. Radio room gun deleted
8401 (MSN 17-7801) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 5Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 19Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Oct44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*N],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 20Oct44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*X],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 5Nov44.
{first combat mission 10Nov44}. Battle damage on a mission to Luftwaffe airfields at Cologne,
Germany 10Nov44. Damaged by flak after the target, the engineer feathered No.3 propeller after
flak hit the oil cooler and lost oil. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil depot at Derben, Germany 1Jan45.
A waist gunner was hit by flak but was saved injury by his flak suit. Battle damaged on a mission to
the synthetic oil refinery at Sterkrade, Germany 22Jan45. On return, flak damage caused a propeller
to fall off during landing at RAF Woodbridge emergency landing ground, Suffolk. Eighth Air Force
Service Command 24Jan45. Regained by Group 21Feb45. Eighth Air Force Service Command,
RAF Gatwick, Surrey 5Mar45. Regained by Group 20Mar45. {20 missions}. 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 8May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8402 (MSN 17-7802) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 7Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
10Dec44. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*N], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 19Jan45.
{10+ missions}. Transferred to 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire
23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights
over Europe and North Africa. 423rd Bomb Squadron. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy;
departed Thurleigh 18Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 28Mar46.
Reclaimed 10May46.
8403 (MSN 17-7803) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 2Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 22Oct44. {first combat mission 6Dec44}. Battle damaged
on a mission to the locomotive depot at Castelfranco Veneto, Italy 29Dec44 (1WIA:9RTD). The primary
target was to be the railway marshalling yard at Innsbruck, Austria. With bad weather over the Alps,
the formation turned back to the secondary target in Italy. En route to the secondary target, the navigator
of the group lead plane was wounded by flak and the group lead commander, new to the group,
apparently took over the navigator duties. He changed course and led the group over known anti-aircraft
batteries. Flak over the target resulted in damage to the aircraft and wounding the pilot-observer.
{final combat mission 25Apr45}. {26 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 27May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8404 (MSN 17-7804) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 22Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 301st Bomb
Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 17Nov44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola,
Italy 19Nov44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46.
8405 (MSN 17-7805) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 31Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Nov44.
{first combat mission 10Dec44}. Battle damaged during a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45
(1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the bombardier. Flew on the final
Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to bomb the railway station and marshalling
yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {51 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 5Jul46
8406 (MSN 17-7806) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Nov44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 8Dec44. {first combat mission
18Dec44}. Burned out after collision with B-17G 42-102938 in landing accident at Amendola 2Jan45.
{4 missions}. Salvaged 10Jan45..
8407 (MSN 17-7807) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 15Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Oct44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Dec44. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 16Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8408 (MSN 17-7808) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Sep44. Delivered Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Sep44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Sep44.
545th Bomb Squadron [JD*C], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire
19Jan45. {first combat mission 21Jan45}. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the
war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {39 missions}.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers
on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. 384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille,
France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of
troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca,
French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s
aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the
Green Project included flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return
leg from NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from 15Jun45
to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 11Jul46
8409 (MSN 17-7809) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 6Sep44. Delivered Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Oct44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*N], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 7Oct44. {first combat mission 19Oct44}. {16 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohlen Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast
of Zeitz, Germany 30Nov44 (6KIA:3POW). On the second run over the target the plane was
struck by flak prior to bomb release starting a fire in the fuel tanks between No.3 and No.4 engines.
It pulled out of formation, the right wing fell off and the plane exploded at about 4-5,000ft.
The tail gunner was knocked unconscious and came down in the tail section – without his parachute.
The wreckage fell near Wintersdorf, 8km due east of Zeitz
8410 (MSN 17-7810) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 5Sep44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Sep44.
447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 1Oct44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*A],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 7Oct44. Named "Miss Glamor Pants".
{68 missions}. Returned to US 25May45. Bradley, CT 6Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 14Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 5Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8411 (MSN 17-7811) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Sep44. Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Sep44.
Damaged at Hunter 20Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Oct44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [B], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 25Oct44. Named "Borrowed Time".
{first combat mission 25Nov44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44. Flak over the target was intense
and accurate. Failed to return from a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge
to the Luftwaffe airfield at Darmstadt, Germany 24Dec44 (9RTD). Damaged by flak, crashed Liège,
Belgium. {10 missions}. Salvaged
8412 (MSN 17-7812) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44.
Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 5Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*H], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 18Oct44 Named "Lil' Lady" . {29 missions}. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 26May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 31May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 3Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8413 (MSN 17-7813) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Sep44. Patterson
Field, Dayton, OH Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
28Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44. 849th Bomb Squadron [F], 490th Bomb Group,
Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 20Oct44. Damaged taxying at Eye 29Nov44. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 15Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field,
KS 17Jul45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field,
AZ for storage and disposal 8Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8414 (MSN 17-7814) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Patterson
Field, Dayton, OH 5Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Sep44. 750th Bomb Squadron [H], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 5Oct44. Named *GI Virgin III*. Damaged taxying with
B-17G 42-97934 at Glatton 13Jan45. Battle damaged on a mission to the vehicle works of
Vomag Maschinenfabrik at Plauen, Germany 19Mar45. Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 26Mar45
8415 (MSN 17-7815) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 6Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Sep44. 548th Bomb Squadron [GX*F], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield
(Station 155), Suffolk 28Sep44. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 30Sep44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
6Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 11Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman
Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8416 (MSN 17-7816) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 9Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 11Oct44. 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 16Oct44. 331st Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham. Damaged while parked
in collision by B-17G 42-102380 at Rougham 14Apr45. 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden. Takeoff accident Rattlesden 15Jun45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8417 (MSN 17-7817) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 7Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Sep44. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*D], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield
(Station 155), Suffolk 28Sep44. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 2Mar45 (8POW:1KIA). The lead
and high squadron turned slightly short of the I.P., but the low squadron saw the mistake
and continued on to the correct checkpoint. This left a large gap in front of the low squadron;
the low squadron was straggling two or three miles behind the main group. The German
air force took advantage of this break in the formation and attacked the low squadron.
A group of six Fw 190s and three BF 109s made several passes from the rear and side. The
bomber was struck by 20mm cannon shells as it passed over Oschatz, Germany. It was
hit in the radio room and the tail section, then sustained a burst in the main fuel tank.
No.1 and 4 engines were on fire, the turbosuperchargers were knocked out and the controls
shot away. The plane began a split-S but the auto pilot held level enough for the crew
to bail out. Crashed near Fichtenberg, 18km northeast of Oschatz, Germany. MACR 12858
8418 (MSN 17-7818) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 6Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Sep44. 749th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 5Oct44. Named *Bad Time Inc II*. Mid-air collision in thick
haze with B-17G 42-38064 returning from a recalled mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 8Nov44. The propellers of 44-8418
sliced into the lower fuselage of 42-38064 and the bomber broke in two just behind the
radio room. Battle damaged Euskirchen, Germany 10Jan45; force landed Belgium. Salvaged.
8419 (MSN 17-7819) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 7Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Sep44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 26Sep44. Landing accident Rattlesden 11Nov44. 710th Bomb Squadron. Battle damaged
during a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 8Jan45.
Force landed at Laon, France. Salvaged 6Feb45
8420 (MSN 17-7820) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 7Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 22Sep44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*F], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk 26Sep44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 1Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 5Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City,
MO Jul46; scrapped
8421 (MSN 17-7821) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Sep44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*D},
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 8Dec44.
{first combat mission 11Dec44}. {2 missions}. Aborted a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Stuttgart, Germany 16Dec44. The plane was flying in lead position
but during assembly equipment failures and inclement weather caused the mission
to be scrubbed. In poor visibility, the plane flew out over the North Sea to jettison
the bomb load then followed the coast to find an airfield. On the way, the plane
narrowly missed a collision going under another plane in the murk and barely missed
a house. With the wind at 90 degrees to the only runway, which was slick from
recent rainfall, and low cloud, the pilot made six attempts to land before he was able
to align with the runway, not helped by the obstruction of a capsized destroyer
and an eight foot dyke on the final approach. Landing at RAF North Coates, Grimsby,
Lincolnshire, with aircraft parked to the right and a torpedo dump on the left,
the pilot struggled in the crosswind to stay on the runway. He attempted to ground
loop to avoid a ditch but was only able to skid sideways, overran the landing strip
and hit the ditch, damaging the aircraft severely. The fuselage was twisted from
the radio room to the vertical stabiliser; right wing and right stabiliser were twisted;
the left wing showed signs of being sprung at the fuselage. Further damage was done
when the landing gear was retracted to minimize the obstruction at the end of the
runway for RAF aircraft to take off. Salvaged 18Dec44.
8422 (MSN 17-7822) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 7Sep44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB
17Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Sep44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*R],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 28Oct44,
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*M]. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*N]'. Named "Duffy's Tavern"
The aircraft departed
for a mission to Gelsenkirchen, Germany, exploded and crashed at Grange Farm,
Much Wenlock, Shropshire 11Nov44 (7KIA). The pilot flew on instruments after takeoff,
expecting to break clear at about 18,000ft. He told the waist gunner to pull the bomb
safety pins while still over England at about 14,000ft altitude. When the pulling of the
pins was confirmed, the order to put on oxygen masks was heard. About 10 minutes later,
at 17,000ft, flame was seen coming from the No.1 engine. The B-17 flipped over, went into a
spin and exploded. A waist gunner was blown head-first out of the aircraft before
he could reach and attach his parachute. Then the unbelievable happened — while
falling without a ‘chute, a parachute pack fell into his arms out of the falling debris.
He was able to snap the chest pack onto his harness, but nothing happened when he
pulled the rip cord. He clawed at the pack, finally getting it partially opened.
He landed in a large tree, badly injured. The engineer managed to parachute free of the
Fortress and landed with a broken back. He reported that the crash was caused by the
B-17 getting caught in the slipstream of another climbing B-17 that flipped his aircraft
and sent it into a spin. The Fortress crashed on a road between the villages of Much
Wenlock and Bourton, with wreckage strewn over a four-mile area. The rest of the crew
were all killed in the crash. Salvaged 14Nov44
8423 (MSN 17-7823) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 11Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Sep44. Eighth Air Force, UK
29Oct44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 27Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8424 (MSN 17-7824) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 11Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Sep44.
862nd Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 30Sep44. ,
Named "LITTLE CLAMWINKLE", .
Collided Jan 4, 1945 With B-17G (42-98009) in Mid Air Over RAF Debach Airfield. Able to Land.
All (9) Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged.
Battle damaged on a mission to an aircraft engine factory at Bitterfeld, Germany 16Jan45;
force landed behind Soviet lines. Repaired by Soviet Air Force. 890th Aviation Regiment,
45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia.
8425 (MSN 17-7825) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 12Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Oct44.
527th Bomb Squadron [FO*T/P], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 14Oct44
Named "Connie". . Battle damaged Dresden, Germany 17Apr45. Salvaged 18Apr45.
Moved to fire test area, Kimbolton
8426 (MSN 17-7826) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Sep44. 271st Base Unit
(Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Sep44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 16Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH Oct44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*G],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 10Jan45. Failed to return
from a mission to an oil refinery at Derben, Germany 14Jan45 (4KIA:4POW:1EVD).
The Group’s low squadron, comprised of only eight aircraft, was lagging behind
because of engine supercharger trouble in their leading aircraft. When the Luftwaffe
appeared on the scene, this unit was flying some 2,000ft below and behind the rest
of the formation, presenting the obvious choice of target. The Luftwaffe took advantage
of the opportunity; the entire low squadron was wiped out. Attacked by enemy fighters,
the pilot headed towards Russian lines. The crew bailed out and the plane crashed at
Wachów, Poland. {1 mission}.. MACR 11719
8427 (MSN 17-7827) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 15Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Oct44. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*E], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 23Oct44. Named "Henn's Revenge". Failed to return from a
mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany 10Apr45
(8KIA:1POW). Shot down by Me 262 fighter, caught fire between No.3 and No.4 engines,
peeled up then slid over and down, crashed Oranienburg. MACR 13875
8428 (MSN 17-7828) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 12Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Sep44. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*N],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 29Sep44. Named "Mac's Hack"
Damaged by ground crew in collision with parked B-17G 42-31378 at Great Ashfield 30Oct44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
24Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 27Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 2Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8429 (MSN 17-7829) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 15Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Oct44.
401st Bomb Squadron [LL*G], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 4Nov44. Named "Broad Minded". {50+ missions}. Operation Revival May45;
liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany.
British POWs were flown to Ford, West Sussex, England 12May45. American POWs
were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France 13May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jun45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 14Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8430 (MSN 17-7830) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Sep44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 15Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
546th Bomb Squadron [BK*P], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 16Oct44. Named "Recall". {first combat mission 19Oct44}. Taxy accident
at Grafton underwood 20Jan45. Eighth Air Force Service Command 20Jan45. Salvaged.
Regained by Group 28Feb45. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*P] Feb45. {48 missions}.
Damaged returning from mission to an ordnance depot at Ingolstadt, Germany 5Apr45 (8RTD).
Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with B-17G 43-37843 flying through a snowstorm.
The nose was destroyed and three crew bailed out over allied territory. Force landed at
Charleroi (A-87), Belgium. Salvaged 8Apr45.
8431 (MSN 17-7831) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 12Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Oct44.
323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*W], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 4Nov44. {first combat mission 5Nov44}. Named CHERI II. Named because
the pilot’s bride's family came from the Louisiana French and it was a word of
endearment they often used. Tony Starcer was asked to paint the June gatefold picture
from the 1944 Esquire magazine and to try to portray some likeness of the woman,
whom the crew all knew. {46 missions}. Returned to US by 91st Bomb Group crew on
Operation Home Run 26May45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH Jun45. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jun45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 8Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8432 (MSN 17-7832) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 15Sep44. Albuquerque Field, NM 19Sep44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 16Oct44. 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green
(Station 142), Norfolk 25Jan45. Landing accident Deopham Green 4May45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 24Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8433 (MSN 17-7833) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 13Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Sep44. 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 3Oct44. Battle damaged during a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Jan45; crashed in France. Salvaged 30Jan45.
MACR 11881.
8434 (MSN 17-7834) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 17Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44.
560th Bomb Squadron [F], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 12Oct44.
Named "Take It Easy". {first combat mission 7Jan45}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}.
Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor built
over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian
controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to
southern England; American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France.
{39 missions +4 Chowhound + 1 Revival}. Returned to US. 121st Base
Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 26Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South
Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 28Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8435 (MSN 17-7835) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 17Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Oct44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*N],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 16Oct44. Named 'Piccadilly Lily" Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 28Jun44. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8436 (MSN 17-7836) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 16Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Oct44.
326th Bomb Squadron [JW*H], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 8Nov44.
Named "Fort Worth Jail House"
Crash landed at Highclere Castle, Sidown Hill, Hants 5May45 (6KIA:1RTD). Lost in poor weather and
thick fog, the B-17 circled twice over the Castle and then headed south. it hit trees on Sidown Hill,
just to the south of the castle, breaking the wing tips. The pilot pulled the aircraft up, crash landing
on the top of the hill. Wreckage was strewn for almost a mile down the far side of the hill. Salvaged 6May45
8437 (MSN 17-7837) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 18Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Oct44.
Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment. 563rd Bomb Squadron [B], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 12Oct44. {first combat mission 5Jan45}. Failed to return from a
mission to the railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 17Feb45 (9KIA:1POW).
The plane was struck by flak about two minutes after bomb release. The controls were shot out and
the plane started into a deep dive. It rolled over onto its back and started spinning down.
The waist gunner bailed out; no other parachutes were seen. The bomber crashed onto what
was the Güterbahnhof (freight station) in Hanau, Germany. {18 missions}. MACR 12414
8438 (MSN 17-7838) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 12Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Oct44.
334th Bomb Squadron [BG*R], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 12Oct44.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Seelze, Hanover, Germany
14Mar45. On return, force landed Belgium. Repaired and regained by Group. {32 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
21Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 23Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8439 (MSN 17-7839) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*Z], 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 2Nov44. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 11Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8440 (MSN 17-7840) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 8Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44. 861st Bomb Squadron,
493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 18Oct44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*Y],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 20Oct44. 861st Bomb Squadron,
493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk. Damaged taxying at Little Walden (Station 165),
Essex 28Mar45. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*Y], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk. Banjo mission 22Jun45 (Banjo missions were experimental training missions with new
form of Chaff to counter enemy radar systems). Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 24Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8441 (MSN 17-7841) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Oct44.
4th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 20Oct44.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*L], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 21Oct44. 4th Bomb Squadron [S], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156),
Suffolk Dec44. {first combat mission 4Dec44}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {31 missions}.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8442 (MSN 17-7842) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Oct44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*K], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 26Oct44. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8443 (MSN 17-7843) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 17Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Oct44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*M],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 4Dec44. Battle damaged by flak
on an Operation Thunderclap mission to the railway marshalling yard at Tempelhof,
Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights
over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
368th Bomb Squadron, North Field, Gibraltar Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB,
Marseille, France Feb46. Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base
Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8444 MSN 17-7844) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base
Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*C], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 20Nov44
Named "Treble Four". Shot down on a tactical mission in support of the Battle of
the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Babenhausen, Darmstadt, Germany 24Dec44 (4KIA:3WIA:3RTD).
The plane was leading the Group with General Frederick Castle as commander. As the plane
neared the front battle lines of the ground forces, No.1 engine began to throw oil and it was
difficult for the plane to maintain position. General Castle reported that he was aborting the
mission and dropped down to the left to head back to England. At this time, a flight of three
Bf 109s appeared and the General apparently decided to attempt to remain as leader.
The German fighters passed through without attacking. The General could not maintain his
lead position because of the engine failure and again dropped down to the left to head back
to England. A Bf 109 attacked, wounding the radar navigator and fatally wounding the radio
operator, followed by another three Bf 109 which set No.1 and No.2 engines on fire. The
tail section and gun compartment was riddled with 30 caliber and 20mm cannon shell holes,
fatally wounding the tail gunner. The right wing was struck by a 20mm cannon shell which
burst inside a fuel tank, blowing the wing off and causing the plane to enter a spin.
The pilot ordered the crew to bail out. The plane exploded and crashed in a forest 300 yards
west of the Château d'Englebermont, 2km south of Neupré, Belgium. The wrecked aircraft was
found in four pieces about one half mile from another. The tail section had sheared off at
Station #7 by the force of the explosion and there was evidence of an interior fire. A 20mm
cannon shell had exploded inside the right wing Tokyo tanks, causing an explosion which
sheared the wing off at Station #16, which in turn caused the plane to spin. The waist and
radio room section had sheared off from the main wing and nose section at Station #5
with evidence of an interior fire. The main wing and nose section had impacted the ground
inverted while spinning and the bomb load exploded on striking the ground. Salvaged 28Jan45
Shot down by Gunfire From German
Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed 8 Miles Southwest of Liege, Belgium.
BF 109G-6 Flown By Uffz. Heinz Bake of JG 3/14.
MACR 11552. Among those killed was Brigadier General Frederick Walker Castle.
General Castle was the Commander of the 4th Combat Bomb Wing of the 3rd Air Division,
8th US Army Air Force in England. On 24Dec44 he commanded the 487th Bomb Group and
led the Air Task Force in the largest Eighth Air Force action of the war which involved more than
2,000 B-17s and B-24s, including formation assembly ships, war wearies, and almost anything
else that could fly and carry a bomb load. The mission was to bomb German airfields and
supply lines to stem the German offensive in the Ardennes known as the Battle of the Bulge.
The 487th Bomb Group's target was the airfield at Babenhausen, Darmstadt, Germany.
As Air Leader, General Castle flew in the co-pilot's position with the lead crew. ‘Treble Four’
flew in the number one position of the lead element. En route to the target, the failure of one
engine forced him to relinquish his place at the head of the formation. In order not to endanger
friendly troops on the ground below, he refused to jettison his bombs to gain speed maneuverability.
His lagging, unescorted aircraft became the target of numerous enemy fighters which ripped the
left wing with cannon shells, set the oxygen system afire, and wounded two members of the crew.
Repeated attacks started fires in two engines, leaving the Flying Fortress in imminent danger of
exploding. Realizing the hopelessness of the situation, the bail out order was given.
Without regard for his personal safety he remained alone at the controls to afford the other
crewmembers an opportunity to escape. Another attack exploded fuel tanks in the right wing and
the plane was guided toward an open field away from American infantrymen. The right outer
wing was lost and the plane entered a violent right spin at 12,000ft. The waist and tail sections
separated from the aircraft during the spin. Treble Four crashed in an inverted position
and the bomb load detonated. General Castle was killed in the crash. Five men survived.
General Castle is buried at the American Cemetery at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. He was
posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. His portrait hangs in the Swan
Hotel at Lavenham, and in the Mayor’s Parlour of St. Edmundsbury Borough Council at Angel Corner,
Bury St. Edmunds. Merced Army Air Field, California, was renamed Castle Field on 17 January 1946
for Brigadier General Frederick W. Castle
8445 (MSN 17-7845) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44. Eighth Air Force, UK 7Nov44.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. 310th Ferrying Squadron,
27th Air Transport Group. Fatal crash during a ferry flight to Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 25Nov44 (2KIS). The plane bounced on landing in bad weather, overshot
and crashed three miles west of Geddington, Northamptonshire. Salvaged after non battle damage 25Nov44.
8446 (MSN 17-7846) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 17Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 9Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Oct44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*A],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 26Nov44. Failed to return from a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gymnich, Erftstadt, southwest of Cologne, Germany 10Jan45
(2KIA:8POW). Struck by flak above Köln about two minutes before the target. Engines No.1 and 2
were put out of action and the left wing was burning furiously. The pilot gave the order to bail out
but stayed in the plane until it exploded, also killing the tail gunner apparently unable to escape
from the tail turret. Crashed Kalk, Cologne, Germany. MACR 11746
8447 (MSN 17-7847) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, UK 28Oct44. 569th Bomb Squadron [CC*P], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 30Oct44. {first combat mission 10Dec44}. {final combat
mission 20Apr45}. {28 missions + 4 Chowhound}. Returned to US 11Oct45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8448 (MSN 17-7848) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Oct44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*C], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 30Oct44. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8449 (MSN 17-7849) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Oct44.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*P], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 9Nov44. Takeoff accident at Deenethorpe 20Nov44. 615th Bomb
Squadron [IY*F] Feb45. {18 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 19Apr45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92),
Belgium. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46.
8450 (MSN 17-7850) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Oct44.
325th Bomb Squadron [NV*M], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire
20Nov44. Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gymnich, Erftstadt,
southwest of Cologne, Germany 10Jan45. The aircraft caught a heavy flak burst
on the way in to the target that destroyed No.3 engine and damaged the right wing.
On the first run over the target the oil line on No.4 engine was cut and a little
later No.2 engine became inoperative. The aircraft fell out of formation, heading
for friendly territory. It had encountered 88mm flak where the shell carried multiple
smaller shells, which then showered the area with shards. The aircraft looked like a
sieve. A fuel line in the bomb bay was severed allowing fuel to run through the
radio room into the waist. The crew still had the bombs aboard, opened the bomb
bay doors and jettisoned them. Heading toward Liège, Belgium, the pilot
located a level area and started down with the only visibility through the open
side window. All four propellers were windmilling. The aircraft made a wheels
up landing in the snow, sliding uncontrolled and stopped with only one man hurt
northeast of the village of Ramelot, Belgium. Salvaged 23Jan45
8451 (MSN 17-7851) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 28Sep44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 26Oct44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*D], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 30Oct44. Named "Butch". 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*Y], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton
(Station 117), Huntingdonshire 20Nov44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*M]. 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 18Apr45. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*D], 96th Bomb
Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 21Jun45. Crash landed and destroyed by fire Snetterton
Heath 21Jun45. Salvaged 23Jun45
There is a photo showing this plane having been destroyed by a fire on the ground.
8452 (MSN 17-7852) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 26Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Oct44. 863rd Bomb Squadron [P*W],
493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 30Oct44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*V],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 1Nov44. Returning from a practice
formation flight, the aircraft was damaged while taxying at Thorpe Abbotts 29Jun45.
The aircraft ahead turned off the perimeter track and the pilot of this aircraft braked hard
with the aircraft tipping onto its nose, damaging the inboard propellers. The aircraft settled
back and continued to taxy to its parking spot. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 11Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8453 (MSN 17-7853) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44. 833rd Bomb
Squadron [4N*E], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 30Oct44. {31 missions}.
Fifteenth Air Force 29May45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively
assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 30Apr47. Salvaged 30Mar48.
8454 (MSN 17-7854) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44. 613th Bomb
Squadron [IN*C], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 19Nov44.
615th Bomb Squadron [IY*T] Feb45. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 20May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92),
Belgium. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 5Jul46.
8455 (MSN 17-7855) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Oct44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*M], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 20Nov44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*O] 6Dec44.
{14 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18Apr46.
8456 (MSN 17-7856) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 31Oct44. 837th Bomb Squadron [4F*R],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 5Jan45. 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 22May45. Returned to US. 1103rd
Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL
19Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8457 (MSN 17-7857) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Sep44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Oct44. 4th Bomb Squadron [G], 34th Bomb Group,
Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 30Oct44. Named "Rapid City Spook", later "False Courage"
{first combat mission 12Dec44}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. {36 missions}.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 27Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 19Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped..
8458 (MSN 17-7858) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44. 708th Bomb Squadron [CQ*X], 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 30Oct44. Named "Jeanne E". Battle damaged Weimar,
Germany 9Feb45; force landed on the continent. Salvaged 13Feb45
8459 (MSN 17-7859) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Nov44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 22Nov44.
{first combat mission 17Dec44}. 429th Bomb Squadron 18Dec44. {4 missions}.
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Feb45. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia,
Italy Feb45. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Mid-air collision [possibly with B-25J 43-36106], force landed three miles
aouth of Lucera, Foggia, Italy 22Jun45. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8460 (MSN 17-7860) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Sep44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Oct44. 3501st Base Unit
(Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 31Oct44.
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Nov 23, 1944 to
Dec 2, 1944. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 10Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 3Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8461 (MSN 17-7861) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Sep44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 4Nov44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 6Dec44. {first combat mission 19Dec44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic
oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 25Dec44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak over the target
was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to the co-pilot. Battle damaged during a
mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland,
Germany 22Mar45 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate, wounding the pilot.
Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to bomb the
railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {48 missions}.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8462 (MSN 17-7862) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Sep44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Oct44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA. Damaged in
collision with parked B-17G 44-8029 at Langley Field 7Nov44. Damaged taxying
at Langley Field 1Dec44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Feb45. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. Langley
Field, Hampton, VA 20Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field,
AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8463 (MSN 17-7863) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Sep44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Oct44. Damaged structural failure
20 miles south of Oxford, Richmond Field, VA 16May45. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jun45. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN 16Aug46.
8464 (MSN 17-7864) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Nov44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Dec44. Air Depot 26Dec44. Battle damaged on
a mission to an ordnance depot at Vienna, Austria 30Mar45; flak in the target area was
fairly accurate and heavy. Returned to US. 18Oct45, To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8465 (MSN 17-7865) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Sep44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 27Oct44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8466 (MSN 17-7866) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 5Nov44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 12Dec44. Returned to US 8Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8467 (MSN 17-7867) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Sep44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 25Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Nov44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jun45. Damaged by mechanical failure,
some crew bailed out twenty miles north of Hampton, VA 27Jul45 (2KIS).
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8468 (MSN 17-7868) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Nov44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*J],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 2Jan45. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*X]
24Feb45. Later as [DS*J] 11Mar45.{22 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 10May46
8469 (MSN 17-7869) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Nov44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*Z],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 1Dec44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*E].
838th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 22May45.
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 29May45. Named "Ho"
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 18Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8470 (MSN 17-7870) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Nov44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*T], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk 11Nov44. 861st Bomb Squadron [B*J], 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152),
Suffolk 13Nov44. 863rd Bomb Squadron [P*J]. Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45.
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45. Ninth Air Force. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group 20May45.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Force landed Gibraltar 9Sep45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively assigned
to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47.
Reclaimed 7Jan49
8471 (MSN 17-7871) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*C],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 11Nov44
Named . FRANKIE FROM DIXIE / TOWER OF LONDON. In the spring of 1945 a Staff officer at
Pinetree (8th Air Force HQ) decided ii was an appropriate time for a bit of public relations on
behalf of their British friends. lt was decided that the ‘PR’ program to honor their British friends
would be hosted by the 323rd Bomb Squadron. Their Excellencies The Lord Mayor and The Lord
High Sheriff of London would attend the christening of the plane. The creative minds of the 323rd
concentrated on a name suitable to the occasion. They probably could not have done worse
than their final decision. (Had they read or studied English history with any sensitivity they'd
have looked Further. The historical site after which they named the plane was, unfortunately,
not generally associated with one of England's ‘finest hours’). They named the plane TOWER OF LONDON.
Bassingbourn played host to VIP visitors, which included the Lord Mayor of London, Sir Frank Alexander,
on 25Mar45. One of the functions the Lord Mayor performed was to christen this B-17 as ‘Tower of London’.
Tony Starcer had painted a bird’s eye view of the Tower on both sides of the nose with Old English
Script titling curving over the top of the design.
{first combat mission 14Jan45}. {26+ missions}. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, North Field,
Gibraltar Aug45. Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46. Salvaged 30Jul46
8472 MSN 17-7872) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Nov44. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 11Nov44. Named "Cedar E-Easy". 549th Bomb Squadron [XA*Q],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 10Mar45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 7Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8473 (MSN 17-7873) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 25Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Nov44. 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 20Nov44.
351st Bomb Squadron [EP*Q], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 22Nov44.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8474 (MSN 17-7874) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Nov44. 4000th Base Unit, Air Materiel Command, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
Damaged due mechanical failure in collision with parked B-17G 44-8561 at Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 23May46. Returned to US. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Wright Air Development Center (ARDC), Wright-Patterson AFB,
Dayton, OH. 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ 17Aug55.
Departed 8Mar56. Mobile Air Material Area, Brookley AFB, Mobile, AL. Modified as target drone 1956.
Designated QB-17N. 3205th Drone Group, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL. Expended 21Jun57
8475 (MSN 17-7875) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Nov44. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*C], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 11Dec44. Named "Irish Lassie"– artwork of a female
wearing a swimsuit. {18 missions including a Trolley sortie}. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping
and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh 18Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 23May46
8476 (MSN 17-7876) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 25Sep44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA Field 1Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Nov44. 601st Bomb Squadron
[3O*X], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 8Dec44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*X].
Takeoff accident when hitting a truck at Nuthamstead 10Jan45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Base Air Depot No.1,
Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 18Jun45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 10Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8477 (MSN 17-7877) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44. 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 21Nov44. Named "Winged Victory"
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Crashed Montenaken, Belgium 22Sep45. Salvaged 6Dec45
8478 (MSN 17-7878) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*G], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 20Nov44. Severely battle damaged on a mission
to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 12Dec44.
368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 26Jul46
8479 (MSN 17-7879) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25Oct44. 748th Bomb Squadron [U], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 29Nov44. 750th Bomb Squadron.; Named "Suzy Sag Sump"
Crash landed with fuel exhaustion at Honington (Station 375), Suffolk 24Dec44. 1st Strategic Air
Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk. 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Crashed 31Jan46 on takeoff from Roberts
Field, Monrovia, Liberia. Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Salvaged 9Apr48
8480 (MSN 17-7880) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Nov44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*X],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 11Nov44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*N],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 30Nov44. 369th Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 7May45. Detached to 29th Tactical
Air Command, Waggum (R-37), Brunswick, Germany 27May45. Returned to Group 21Jun45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy; departed
Thurleigh Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 24Apr46. Reclaimed 11May46
8481 (MSN 17-7881) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 27Sep44. Palm Springs
Field, CA 29Sep44. Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 30Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 1Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 23Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 12Nov44.
Eighth Air Force, UK 18Nov44. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 22Nov44.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*T], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 8Dec44.
{first combat mission 24Dec44}. {final combat mission 19Mar45}. {22 missions + 3 Chowhound}.
Returned to US. 23Oct45, To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8482 (MSN 17-7882) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Oct44.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*N], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 30Oct44. 4th Bomb Squadron [A], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 1Nov44.
Named "Hellgate Lady--Golden Gate in 48". {first combat mission 30Nov44}.
Battle damaged on an Operation Thunderclap mission to Berlin, Germany 3Feb45. Just before
reaching the target, a German fighter flew directly through the squadron from the rear.
At the front of the formation, the fighter pulled up and exploded. The bomber flew through the debris,
a piece of which tore into the right wing. Over the target, flak was heavy and accurate,
damaging the left wing about six feet from the fuselage. Battle damaged on a mission to a
Luftwaffe airfield at Neurippin, Germany 10Apr45. As the squadron entered the bomb run, the
squadron ahead turned towards and under this squadron and had to hold their bombs.
They were directed to the target of last resort, which was the railway marshalling yards
at Stendal. As the plane approached the I.P. and entered the bomb run, the right outboard
engine was struck by flak and caught fire. It was extinguished then the propeller was feathered.
As the bomb bay doors opened, the plane lurched as a shell exploded underneath.
Shrapnel was sent flying throughout the bomber. One canister of oxygen was hit and exploded in a
ball of fire. The flight engineer quickly valved off the tank thus saving the remainder of the
oxygen. As the bombardier salvoed the bombs, there was a bright orange flash as the bullet-proof
window came crashing in on the pilot and co-pilot. Then the right inboard engine was struck by
flak and the propeller was feathered. Unable to maintain formation, the plane slowly lost altitude
but was able to return safely to Mendlesham. On landing a third engine quit with fuel exhaustion.
{final combat mission 20Apr45}. {29 missions}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 6Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8483 (MSN 17-7883) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 27Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*T], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 2Dec44.
Designated B-17G 18Jan45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy;
departed Thurleigh 18Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8484 (MSN 17-7884) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Oct44. Fitted with Gee-H radio navigation system equipment.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 31Oct44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*W], 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 5Jan45. Battle damaged on a mission to the
railway bridge at Hohenzollern, Cologne, Germany 13Jan45 (1KIA). Flak damaged the
instruments and hydraulic systems, force landed at RAF Manston. Battle damaged Bremen,
Germany 30Mar45 (10POW). Damaged by flak causing a hole in right wing and fuel leak,
No.3 propeller feathered, force landed on the continent. Salvaged 22Apr45 MACR 13?39
8485 (MSN 17-7885) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 2Nov44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*X],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 4Nov44. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8486 (MSN 17-7886) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 31Oct44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 1Nov44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*P], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk 3Nov44. Banjo mission 22Jun45 (Banjo missions were experimental
training missions with new form of Chaff to counter enemy radar systems). Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
28Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8487 (MSN 17-7887) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Nov44. 548th Bomb Squadron [GX*J],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 11Nov44. Named "Barbara Lee".
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively
assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 5Aug48
8488 (MSN 17-7888) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 28Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Nov44.
Eighth Air Force, UK 9Nov44. 568th Bomb Squadron, 390 [BI*F] Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk 14Nov44. {first combat mission 12Dec44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44
(1WIA:9RTD); the navigator was wounded. {final combat mission 6Apr45}.
{17 missions + 4 Chowhound}. 571st Bomb Squadron. Damaged in landing accident at
Merville (B-53), France 20May45. 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville. 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45. Returned to US 21Oct45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War
Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8489 (MSN 17-7889) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
6Nov44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*G], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 11Nov44. Failed to return from a mission to Mainz, Germany 13Jan45 (6POW:4KIA).
Damaged by flak, crashed Ginsheim, near Mainz, Germany. MACR 11570
8490 (MSN 17-7890) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Oct44. New Bedford, CT 1Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Feb45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 4Feb45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 29Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8491 (MSN 17-7891) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Nov44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 10Nov44. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 27Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8492 (MSN 17-7892) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter
Field, Savannah, GA 2Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Nov44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*C], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 10Nov44. 848th Bomb Squadron [-L], 490th Bomb Group,
Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 11Nov44. 849th Bomb Squadron. Landing accident at Honington
(Station 375), Suffolk 19May45. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 16Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 10Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8493 (MSN 17-7893) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Nov44. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 4Dec44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 15Jul46
8494 (MSN 17-7894) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester,
NH 17Nov44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Dec44.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 12Dec44. Returned to US.
28Oct45, to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8495 (MSN 17-7895) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Sep44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Nov44.
427th Bomb Squadron [GN*Y], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 4Dec44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at
Ostheim Cologne, Germany 10Jan45 (1WIA:10RTD). Close to the target, the anti aircraft
fire became extremely heavy and very accurate. After releasing the bombs and turning
off the target, the plane was hit by one direct anti-aircraft burst and several near misses.
It could not maintain altitude or cruising speed since the engine's turbo superchargers
were damaged, and it was forced to leave the group formation. Part of the oxygen
and electrical systems were inoperative, as well as ¾ of the tail and rudder assembly
shot away. The bomber headed back towards friendly territory. Crossing the Belgian
border, it was obvious that the pilot would have to find an airfield and attempt a crash
landing. As it approached Ghent, the pilot spotted a small airfield that appeared to be
a fighter base. With damage to the tail section, it was almost impossible to control the
aircraft in making any type of left turns and could not accurately control the rate of descent.
Because of these conditions, the pilot had to make three passes over the airfield to try and
get the rate of descent low enough and approximately lined up with the runway. On the
final approach, it overshot the runway and crash landed in a farm field a short
distance from the edge of the airfield at Ghent, Belgium. In so doing, the plane
plowed up a snowy field of frozen turnips. General Patton had captured this German
airfield two days prior to the crash landing during the Battle of the Bulge. Salvaged 18Jan45.
8496 (MSN 17-7896) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 12Nov44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1,
Celone, Italy 5Dec44. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively
assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 7Jan49
8497 (MSN 17-7897) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Sep44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Oct44. 610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command),
Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 9Nov44. Damaged in collision with parked B-17F 42-29951
taxying at Eglin Auxiliary Field, Florosa, FL 16Apr45. 621st Base Unit, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL.
Re-claimed 22Jul46
8498 (MSN 17-7898) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Sep44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Nov44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 14Nov44.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 28Dec44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at
Berlin, Germany 24Mar45. Damaged by flak, crashed Breslau, Germany. MACR 13258
8499 (MSN 17-7899) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 26Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Nov44.
832nd Bomb Squadron [3R*T], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174),
Suffolk 17Nov44. .
Shot down Nov 30, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Near Bad Nauheim, Germany While on a Mission on
The Synthetic Oil Plant at Lutzkendorf, Germany. (3) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and
Were Captured and Became POWs. (1) Died After Capture. (5) Crew Released in 1945. MACR 11152.
8500 (MSN 17-7900) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 30Sep44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*F], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 17Jan45. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Returned to US.
Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45. Hobbs Field, NM 7Jun45. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 11Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
44-8501/8600 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-70-VE Fortress
MSN 17-7901/8000 Boeing B-17G-70-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG) and "Project Bits & Pieces" a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
Production changes: Supercharger regulator electrical system changes.
8501 (MSN 17-7901) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 30Sep44. Air Service Command,
Fairfield Air Depot, Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 16Oct44. Fitted with Gee-H radio
navigation system equipment. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*S], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 13Nov44. Named "Jeqnie". Loaned to 323rd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire for one mission 6Jan45. Failed to return from a
mission to the Duetz Road suspension bridge over the Rhine River at Cologne, Germany 6Jan45
(6POW:4KIA). Returning from the target, the aircraft was the lead plane in the formation.
Flak hit the right wing which caught fire, disabled No.3 and No.4 engines and the hydraulic
system was damaged. The fuselage was now on fire, started by the inflammable hydraulic
oil and oxygen, as the crew started to bailed out. It then went into a steep bank and
rapidly lost height. Crashed east of Thionville, France. The engineer died in the crash;
the co-pilot had been mortally wounded by flak shrapnel. MACR 11568
8502 (MSN 17-7902) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 1Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Oct44. 710th Bomb Squadron,
447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Nov44.Named "Always Available" Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 8Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 26Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8503 (MSN 17-7903) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Sep44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 2Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Oct44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*A], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 18Oct44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 19Mar45. Crossing the front lines the formation met some accurate
flak and again in the Dresden area. The cloud condition was scattered, with heavy haze,
so the lead crew decided to try to make a run on the primary target. When they got closer it
was decided that there were too many clouds, but by this time, in order to reach the secondary
target, a motor vehicle plant at Zwickau, the formation had to circle Ruhland. There was heavy
flak all the way around, and the formation couldn't go much farther east because of the
Russian front lines. Enemy Me 262 jet fighters attacked the formation on the bomb run.
Force landed Le Culot (A-89), Belgium. Salvaged 1Apr45
8504 (MSN 17-7904) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 4Oct44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 4Oct44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Oct44. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment.
561st Bomb Squadron [R], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 19Oct44.
{first combat mission 16Nov44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G.
Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2
5Nov44. Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank factory at Tegel, Berlin,
Germany 5Dec44. Flak over the target was a meagre to moderate barrage
with several rockets. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield
at Riem, Munich, Germany 9Apr45 (3KIA:7POW). Over the target the formation
met intense flak. The plane received a direct hit which took off part of the left wing
and trailing edge. The aircraft went into a deep dive and spin then pulled out and
was apparently under control before disappearing into the clouds. The crew was
blown out when the plane exploded and the aircraft crashed near Landsberg am Lech,
west of Munich, Germany. {59 missions}. MACR 13870
8505 (MSN 17-7905) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 7Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Oct44.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 5Dec44. 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 25May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 25Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8506 (MSN 17-7906) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 5Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
563rd Bomb Squadron [J], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 18Oct44.
Named "Miss Mac". {first combat mission 14Feb45}. {final combat mission 21Apr45}.
Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor built
over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled
Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to southern England; American POWs
were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {47 missions + 5 Chowhound + 3 Revival}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks,
CT 17Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 20Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage
Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8507 (MSN 17-7907) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 2Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Oct44.
Eighth Air Force, UK 18Oct44. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8508 (MSN 17-7908) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 3Oct44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Oct44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*N], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 9Feb45. Converted for trooping, stripped of
all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches installed
in the waist and bomb bay. 92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France.
Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return
of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops to Casablanca,
French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport
Command's aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Participated in the
Greek Project Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to Athens, Greece to return Greeks
who had sympathized with Nazis. The passengers were facing Greek imprisonment
and were under armed guard. Flights were from Istres, France to Munich, Germany
to pick-up passengers for Athens, Greece. Operated as ‘Lucky Sky Ways’. Returned
from Athens to Istres via Foggia, Italy. Salvaged 31May46
8509 (MSN 17-7909) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 4Oct44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 27Oct44. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*L], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham
(Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 30Oct44. Damaged taxying Rougham 5Dec44.
Named "Wagon Wheels". Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Plauen, Germany 21Mar45. Damaged by flak, force landed Kobylin, Pozna?,
Poland. Repaired by Soviet Air Force. 890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber
Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia. MACR 13573.
8510 (MSN 17-7910) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 2Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Oct44. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming
equipment. 835th Bomb Squadron [H8*R], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174),
Suffolk 28Nov44 Named "Chief Oshkosh". . {51 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 10Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8511 (MSN 17-7911) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 3Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Oct44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*Q],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 25Oct44.
Damaged in collision with B-17G taxying at Rougham 9Mar45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
7Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 11Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8512 (MSN 17-7912) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 3Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Oct44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*E],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 30Oct44.
Battle damaged Koln, Germany 18Apr45; force landed on the continent.
Repaired. Returned to UK. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 25Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8513 (MSN 17-7913) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 16Oct44. Eighth Air Force, UK 18Oct44. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 22May46.
Returned to US. 4000th Base Unit, Air Materiel Command, Wright Field,
Dayton, OH 23May46. 4141st Base Unit (Air Material Command), Pyote
Field, TX 25May47. Reclaimed 18Apr48
8514 (MSN 17-7914) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 3Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Oct44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 20Oct44.
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 21Oct44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*R], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 23Oct44. Named "Lassie Come Home" ( a 1943 film based on a 1940 novel).
Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards
at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 29Dec44 (3POW:1KIA). Over the target flak
struck the left wing area, and immediately flames engulfed the wing and the
number one and two engines. The flames extended well beyond the aircraft
tail section. The force of the impact blew the aircraft upwards and to the right.
The aircraft was totally out of control but managed to avoid hitting other
aircraft in the formation. Fearing an imminent explosion the pilot orderd the
crew to bail out. Those crew-members in the forward section of the aircraft
complied. The pilot feathered both engines on the left side and after plummeting
14,000ft was able to pull the aircraft out of a nearly vertical dive. The maneuver
extinguished the fires. The pilot was able to regain control and returned to base.
Landing accident at Thorpe Abbotts 19Apr45. The pilot took off for a slow time
flight with a defective electrical system. During the flight the electrical system
failed completely causing the landing gear to partially extend. While the engineer
was still cranking the tail landing gear into the extended position, the pilot
landed, causing structural damage to the tail cone. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 9Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 30Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
MACR 11345
8515 (MSN 17-7915) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 6Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 18Oct44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [L], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk 20Oct44. {first combat mission 2Mar45}. {final combat mission
21Apr45}. Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a
wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of
war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were
flown to southern England; American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70),
France. {33 missions + 5 Chowhound + 2 Revival}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 30Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8516 (MSN 17-7916) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 6Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 18Oct44. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*M], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 3Jan45. Named . ELIZABETH’S OWN. Named
for Miss Elizabeth Shapley at Thurleigh 16Jan45. The officers of the 423rd Bomb Squadron
selected a ‘Squadron Sweetheart’ from the young women of Bedford and neighborhood
who were guests at a party in the Officer’s Club, Thurleigh 13Jan45. Miss Elizabeth Shapley,
Bedford, was chosen to be the ‘Squadron Sweetheart’. Elizabeth, accompanied by her mother,
performed her first duty as ‘Squadron Sweetheart’ at Thurleigh 16Jan45. Carrying a bunch
of red carnations, which the squadron presented to her, Elizabeth broke a bottle of
cbampagne over the guns of this Flying Fortress' chin turret and christened the bomber
"Elizabeth's Own" with a heart pierced by Cupid's arrow painted on the fuselage.
Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gymnich, Erftstadt, southwest of
Cologne, Germany 10Jan45 (1WIA:8RTD). The bombardier was hit by flak just as the
crew took over the lead. Didn’t bomb, followed the high squadron out, lost them and
came home alone. {35+ missions}. 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45. Returned to US 10Jun45. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 13Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8517 (MSN 17-7917) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Oct44. Equipped with
Carpet spot jamming equipment. 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 1Jan45. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*J], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 9Feb45. Damaged during a mission to
the railway marshalling yards at Neumünster, Germany 13Apr45. The aircraft was
carrying ten RDX bombs which were supposed to be dropped in train, not salvoed.
Over the target, the bomb load of B-17G 44-8636 initially failed to release but then
all dropped a few moments later. Shortly after there was an explosion under that which
peppered other aircraft nearby with bomb fragments. A couple of bombs had collided
and the unstable RDX had caused the bombs to explode. This plane suffered damaged
from the bomb fragments but the pilot coaxed the bomber back to a safe landing at
Nuthampstead. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 21May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 30May45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8518 (MSN 17-7918) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 14Oct44. 729th Bomb Squadron [F], 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 26Oct44. Failed to return from a mission
to the Altmärkische Kettenwerk tank factory at Tegel, Berlin, Germany 5Dec44
(8KIA:1POW). After the target, the pilot reported that three engines had
failed and the propellers were feathered. After the rally point he called
for friendly fighter support as he tried to make it back to allied lines.The
plane was last reported seven miles north of Brandenburg. Crashed Talge/Wilsten,
north of Beeston, southeast of Lingen, Germany. MACR 11051
8519 (MSN 17-7919) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Oct44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green
(Station 142), Norfolk 22Oct44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 5Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8520 (MSN 17-7920) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 9Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Oct44. 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex Jan45. Returned to US 19Oct45. 1103rd Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL
19Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8521 (MSN 17-7921) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 9Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Oct44. 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk 21Oct44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jun45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 16Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8522 (MSN 17-7922) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 3Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Oct44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green
(Station 142), Norfolk 22Oct44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*D], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 24Oct44. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 9Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8523 (MSN 17-7923) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44.
Coolidge, AZ 12Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Oct44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*H],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 25Oct44.
40th Air Depot Group, 2nd Tactical Air Depot, Stansted (Station 169), Essex.
Damaged while parked by B-17G 43-39042 taxying at Stansted 14Feb45.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*J], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 20Mar45. Damaged taxying at Lavenham 26Mar45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks,
CT 11Jun45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 14Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage
Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8524 (MSN 17-7924) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Oct44. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*S], 487th Bomb Group,
Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 20Feb45. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal
29Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8525 (MSN 17-7925) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 8Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Oct44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*U],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 21Oct44, Named "Pocomoco".
{74 missions}. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire
29May45. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8526 (MSN 17-7926) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 8Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Oct44. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*Q], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 1Dec44, Named *One Meatball* . {39+ missions}.
Returned to US 12Jun45. Bradley, CT 12Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 16Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field,
AZ for storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8527 (MSN 17-7927) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 25Oct44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 30Oct44. Named SWEET STUFF. The engineer/top turret gunner asked
his pilot if he had a daughter at home. The pilot replied “Yes, her name is Ilene”.
At that time she was about fifteen months old. The gunner then asked if he called
her by any other name and the pilot replied “Yes, ‘Sweet Stuff’”. A few days later it had been
arranged for someone to paint this name on the nose of their plane.
Battle damaged on a mission to oil targets in Germany 6Feb45.
The expected clear weather did not materialize so the Group hit the secondary
target, the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany. Flak over
Frankfurt was intense and accurate. Flak struck the fuselage blowing a
large hole in the right side below the upper turret, behind the co-pilot. On return,
force landed at RAF Woodbridge emergency landing ground, Suffolk. Salvaged 9Feb45
8528 (MSN 17-7928) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
22Oct44. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment. 834th Bomb Squadron [2S*L],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 25Oct44. Named "Flak Sack". {46 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Parchim, Germany 7Apr45 (8POW:1KIA).
Struck by bombs dropped from another B-17. Crashed Seehausen, Germany. MACR 14187
8529 (MSN 17-7929) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Oct44. 18th Bomb
Squadron [A], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 25Oct44. {first combat mission
7Jan45}. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Bischofsheim,
Germany 13Jan45. Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-8645 (487th Bomb Group) and 44-8670,
landed away. {3 missions}. Salvaged 21Feb45
8530 (MSN 17-7930) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 8Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Oct44.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*O], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 30Nov44.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 26Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8531 (MSN 17-7931) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 5Oct44. Palm Springs
Field, CA 12Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Oct44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 26Oct44. Named MIASSIS DRAGON
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Kaltenkirchen, Germany
7Apr45 (1KIA:8POW). Over Steinhuder Meer, Wunstorf, the plane was struck by a
suicide Bf 109 (Sonderkommando Elbe). No.2 engine was struck setting the wing on fire,
the plane was in a slow spiral as the crew started to bail out. Crashed near Schwarmstedt,
Germany.. MACR 13893
8532 (MSN 17-7932) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 9Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Oct44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 25Oct44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*G], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 27Oct44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 20May45. Named "Kleen Sweep/Clean Sweep". Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 4Jun45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 8Jun45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
26Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8533 (MSN 17-7933) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 9Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor,
ME 22Oct44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 4Dec44.
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 22May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped.
8534 (MSN 17-7934) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ111 at Dorval, Montreal 12Oct44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 19Oct44. Ferried to
RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 24Oct44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 27Oct44
for modifications. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-C], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 26Feb44. Equipped with H2S airborne radar.
Used for radio counter measures. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs
22Aug45 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8535 (MSN 17-7935) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ112 at Dorval, Montreal 10Oct44. No.45 Group,
Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 24Oct44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland,
28Oct44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 31Oct44 for modifications. No.214
(Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-P], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 26Feb45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures.
Failed to return from a ‘Jostle’ bomber support mission to Hamburg 21Mar45 (10MIA).
Lost without trace, probably shot down and crashed into the mouth of the River Elbe
somewhere near Cuxhaven, Germany.
8536 (MSN 17-7936) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ113 at Dorval, Montreal 12Oct44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 21Oct44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr,
Scotland, 25Oct44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 31Oct44 for modifications.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 5Feb45. No.223 Squadron, No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 21Apr45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for
radio counter measures. Radio Warfare Establishment Squadron [U3-E], RAF Watton,
Norfolk 9Aug45. Fighter Command 20Oct45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffs 27May46 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8537 (MSN 17-7937) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ114 at Dorval, Montreal 12Oct44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 18Oct44. Ferried to
RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 25Oct44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 31Oct44
for modifications. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-B], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 7Feb45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for
radio counter measures. Damaged by night fighter 3Apr45. The bomber flew
on a ‘window’ patrol to Kiel, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, Bomber Command's
last operation of WWII 2May45. The last embers of the Nazi regime were being
extinguished. Hitler was already dead, and the surviving German forces in Berlin
were surrendering to the advancing Soviet army. There were fears that German forces
were gathering to try to escape by sea to Norway for a last stand. No.51 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Lichfield, Staffs 22Aug45 for storage. Non-effective airframe 27Mar46.
Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8538 (MSN 17-7938) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ115 at Dorval, Montreal 11Oct44. No.45 Group,
Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 24Oct44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 31Oct44,
arriving 4Nov44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 4Nov44 for modifications.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 9Feb45. No.223 Squadron, No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 21Apr45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for
radio counter measures. Radio Warfare Establishment Squadron [U3-D], RAF Watton,
Norfolk 9Aug45. Fighter Command 20Oct45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffs 11Jun46 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8539 (MSN 17-7939) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Nov44. 327th Bomb Squadron
[UX*Q], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 30Dec44.
369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 7May45.
Detached to 29th Tactical Air Command, Waggum (R-37), Brunswick, Germany 24May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights
over Europe and North Africa. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Jun45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 24Apr46. Reclaimed 31May4646.
8540 (MSN 17-7940) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME. Force landed after engine failure
at Dow Field 18Nov44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*W], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk 22Jan45. Named "Miss Mac". Transferred to
562nd Bomb Squadron [M], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 1945
Named "ROUND TRIP". {first combat mission 16Feb45}. {final combat mission 19Apr45}.
Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor built over the
bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I,
Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to southern England; American POWs were flown to
Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {20 missions + 1 Revival}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8541 (MSN 17-7941) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 29Nov44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*Y], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 19Jan45 .
Named BUCKEYE BELLE– artwork of a female over an outline of the US State
of Ohio [the Crew Chief and others were from Ohio. Eighth Air Force Service Command 28Jan45.
Regained by Group 2Feb45. {first combat mission 15Feb45}. {23 missions}. Transferred to
366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 9May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights
over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Damaged taxying at El Aouina Airfield, Tunisia 1Oct45.
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen,
Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 9Apr48.]
8542 (MSN 17-7942) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Jan45. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 6Jan45.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*V], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 8Jan45. In taxy accident at Rougham 1Mar45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 19Oct45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8543 (MSN 17-7943) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Oct44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44.
Domestic Project 50A, Nov44. Test Branch, Air Technical Services Command,
Wright Field, Dayton, OH. Crash landed in bad weather at Cleveland Municipal
Airport, OH 12Feb45. Damaged in collision with parked P-47 while taxying at Dayton, OH 9Jul45 By September 1944 it was assigned to
Air Technical Services Command at Wright-Patterson Field, OH and converted to TB-17G
for weather reconnaissance/electronic countermeasures training. On October 17th
it began operations with the All Weather Flying Center at Clinton County Army Air
Field, OH, flying daily missions to Andrews Army Air Field, recording weather.
On December 2, 1945 weather forced the plane to make a crash-landing at Cleveland, OH.
On March 16, 1949 the plane was converted to ETB-17G (E=Exempt) and on
June 21, 1951 it was transferred to the 2750th Base Wing at Wright-Patterson.
November 9, 1952 the plane was loaned to the Federal Telecommunications Corporation
at West Chester Airport, NY, and redesignated JB-17G; it was fitted with large
wing-tip sonar antennae. In March 1959 it was returned to the USAF, ferried
from Teterboro, NJ to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. In August 1959 American
Compressed Steel of Cincinnati, OH, purchased the plane, registered it N3701G,
and in May 1960 they sold it to Aero American Corporation of Tucson, AZ, who put
a cargo door in the plane, using it for freight operations between the USA and
the Bahamas. In February 1961 it changed hands and in March 1962 changed hands again.
In March 1963 it was bought by Dothan Aviation Corporation of Dothan, AL,
converted into a sprayer, and flew under contract with the U.S. Department of
Agriculture for 13 years in the controlling of fire ants in Florida and Georgia.
After damage in August 1976 the aircraft went through some restoration and in
November 1979 was acquired by the Vintage Flying Museum of Ft. Worth, TX, where
more restoration was completed and marked as �Chuckie.� October 20, 2010
ownership was taken over by the Fighter Factory in Virginia Beach, VA. June 2013
found the plane displayed with the Tillamook Air Museum, Sierra Vista, OR,
and the following month it was acquired by Erickson Aircraft Collection of
Madras, OR, and renamed "Madras Maiden". As of April 30, 2015 it was registered
to Fortress LLC, Beaverton, OR.. Repainted and renamed "Ye Old Pub" in 2022. Still registered as N3701G
8544 (MSN 17-7944) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Oct44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Dec45. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*V],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgwell 18Jan45. {8+ missions}. Non battle damage, crash landed
Great Yeldham, near Ridgewell 14Mar45. Salvaged
8545 (MSN 17-7945) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*X],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 17Jan45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
4Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8546 (MSN 17-7946) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*H], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 28Jan45 .Named "Miss Columbia".
Crash landed at Podington, Bedfordshire, UK Apr 8, 1945.
369th Bomb Squadron [H], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 7May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron,
North Field, Gibraltar Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Salvaged 19Nov47.
8547 (MSN 17-7947) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Dec44. 836th Bomb Squadron
[2G*E], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 2Jan45. Failed to return
from a mission to the railway marshalling yard at Plauen, Germany 8Apr45 (5KIA:4POW).
The bomber received a direct flak hit near the right wing over the target about one minute
after bombing. It went into a dive, fire spreading along the wing into the engines and
exploded. Crashed NW of Hof, Germany..
(5) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured. Liberated Same Day. MACR 13742
Also listed as mid air coll with 43-38958 (303BG);
8548 (MSN 17-7948) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*H],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 6Dec44. 412th Bomb Squadron
[QW*K], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 8Dec44. Damaged taxying
Horham 24Feb45. {22 missions}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8549 (MSN 17-7949) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Dec44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [A], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk 16Dec44. Named "Just Joyce". {first combat mission 6Feb45}.
{final combat mission 17Apr45}. {24 missions + 5 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8550 (MSN 17-7950) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Nov44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Dec44.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*Q], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 1Jan45. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*D] Feb45. {19 missions}.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering
flights over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8551 (MSN 17-7951) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Nov44. 621st Base Unit, Clinton County Field, OH 11Jan45.
Electronic warfare. 4152nd Base Unit, Clinton County AFB, OH 4Jul50
8552 (MSN 17-7952) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Dec44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*D],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 18Dec44.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*X], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire
29Jan45. 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire Jun45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8553 (MSN 17-7953) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Oct44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Nov44. Pathfinder Force
[PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*Y], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 15Jan45. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*Y].
Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament
works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston
(Station 595), Suffolk. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 25May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France
Aug45. Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46. North Field, Gibraltar Jun46. NAS Port
Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46. Salvaged 14Mar47. Administratively assigned to
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47.
8554 (MSN 17-7954) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Dec44.
325th Bomb Squadron [NV*D], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 14Jan45. 369th Bomb Squadron [D], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 7May45. Detached to 29th Tactical Air Command, Waggum (R-37),
Brunswick, Germany May45. Returned to Group Jun45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, North Field,
Gibraltar Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Salvaged 23Oct46. Reclaimed 6Nov46
8555 (MSN 17-7955) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Nov44.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 25Nov44.
338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28Nov44.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8556 (MSN 17-7956) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Oct44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Nov44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Dec44.
4th Bomb Squadron [F], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 16Dec44.
Named "Miss Purdy" Named after the pilot’s sister who died shortly before he
was sent overseas. Artwork of a portrait of his sister facing forward with her hair flying
back with the wind. {first combat mission 21Jan45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
{22 missions + 6 Chowhound}. Allied headquarters, Berlin, Germany. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8557 (MSN 17-7957) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 751st Bomb Squadron [T].
748th Bomb Squadron [T], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire
15Jan45. Battle damaged Freising, Germany 18Apr45 (9POW:1KIA). Damaged by flak,
No.4 engine smoking, crash landed Freising, Germany. .MACR 14183.
Salvaged and repaired. Ninth Air Force, Returned to US. 2Nov45. Reclaimed 10Jun46.
8558 (MSN 17-7958) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44.
Eighth Air Force, UK 13Dec44. 452nd Bomb Group [G], Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8559 (MSN 17-7959) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Dec44. 7th Bomb Squadron [C],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 16Dec44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*Z],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 18Dec44. 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire May45. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 27May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8560 (MSN 17-7960) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Nov44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 1Dec44. 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk. Damaged taxying at Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 8Jun45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 11Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8561 (MSN 17-7961) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Oct44. Lowry Field, Denver, CO 2Dec44.
4th Ferrying Group. Damaged while parked by B-17G 44-8474 at Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 20Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Feb45. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 4Feb45.
{first combat mission 21Mar45}. Battle damaged during a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45
(1WIA:9RTD). One burst of flak weakened the main wing spars and damaged the
Tokyo fuel tanks. The next one tore through the nose of the airplane showering
Plexiglas all over, and setting off some of the 0.50 caliber ammunition, wounding
the bombardier. {final combat mission 26Apr45}. {15 missions}. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Salvaged 24Dec46. Administratively
assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 30Apr47. Salvaged 19Nov47. Reclaimed 11Jan48
8562 (MSN 17-7962) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Jan45.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 24Jan45.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8563 (MSN 17-7963) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Dec44. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*K],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 30Dec44. Failed to return
from a mission to an oil refinery at Derben, Germany 14Jan45 (9POW:2KIA).
Shot down by German fighters before the target. When most of the crew had bailed out,
the B-17 blew up in mid-air and crashed at Gutenpaaren, 15km northeast of Brandenburg, Germany
(2) Crew Were Killed. (9) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Liberated on April 30, 1945.
MACR 11731
8564 (MSN 17-7964) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*Z],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 21Jan45. 349th Bomb
Squadron [XR*B], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk. Chowhound
mission to relieve a famine in German-occupied Netherlands 6May45. Participated in the
Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops to Casablanca, French Morocco,
the initial leg of their journey home. Tibenham (Station 124), Norfolk to Casablanca,
French Morocco 1Jun45, returning 2Jun45. To Casablanca, French Morocco 12Jun45,
returning 13Jun45. Banjo mission 25Jun45. Last flight in ETO 3Jul45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8565 (MSN 17-7965) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Dec44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*P], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 8Dec44. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 22Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8566 (MSN 17-7966) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Oct44. United Air
Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 25Nov44. Eighth Air Force, UK 27Nov44.
569th Bomb Squadron [CC*C], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk 9Dec44. {first combat mission 7Jan45}. {8 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 17Feb45 (6MIA:2KIA:1RTD).
Fire in No.1 and No.2 engines, exploded twenty miles northwest of Ostend, Belgium, and
crashed in the North Sea. Three crew had bailed out but only one survived, the rest
of the crew were still on board when it crashed. MACR 12321
8567 (MSN 17-7967) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Dec44.
Destined for Eighth Air Force, UK. Landing accident at RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador 6Dec44.
4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH
7Dec44. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 18Nov45. 4141st Base Unit (Air Material Command), Pyote Field, TX
1Jan46. Salvaged 18Apr46
8568 (MSN 17-7968) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*X], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 22Jan45. 410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham.
Damaged taxying at Lechfeld (R-71), Augsburg, Germany 23Aug45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
28Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8569 (MSN 17-7969) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Feb45. 839th Bomb Squadron [R5*B],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 8Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8570 (MSN 17-7970) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Dec44.
368th Bomb Squadron [BO*P], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 2Jan45.
Battle damaged during a tactical mission in support of Operation Market Garden
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Hesepe, Germany 24Mar45. Over Bielefeld, the H2X radome was
struck by flak. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 26Mar45.
Regained by Group 31Mar45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, North Field, Gibraltar Aug45.
Landing accident at North Front, Gibraltar 9Sep45. 368th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB,
Marseille, France Feb46. Salvaged 23Oct46.
8571 (MSN 17-7971) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Dec44.
Eighth Air Force, UK 15Dec44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*X], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 15Dec44. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*R],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Feb45. {first combat mission 20Feb45}.
{final combat mission 18Apr45}. {22 missions + 6 Chowhound}. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk May45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45, To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8572 (MSN 17-7972) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Nov45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Feb45. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 16Dec44. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8573 (MSN 17-7973) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Nov45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Dec44. 322nd Bomb Squadron,
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 29Jan45.
324th Bomb Squadron [DF*N]. Battle damaged on a mission to the Henschel locomotive works,
Kassel, Germany 14Feb45. Bad weather caused the group to divert to an alternate target
of the industrial areas at Prague, Czechoslovakia. During the return to England the bomber
was struck and damaged by flak over Münster, Germany. The pilot force landed in a field
at Filée, near Goesnes, Belgium, then the landing gear collapsed and the plane slid to a stop.
Salvaged 17Feb45
8574 (MSN 17-7974) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 24Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 16Dec44. Damaged at Grenier Field 18Dec44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [E],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 31Dec44. {first combat mission 6Feb45}.
Caught fire. {final combat mission 5Apr45}. {14 missions}. Salvaged 7Apr45.
8575 (MSN 17-7975) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 6Dec44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 18Dec44.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 1Sep46
8576 (MSN 17-7976) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Dec44.
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 17Jan45. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base
Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Salvaged 19Nov47
8577 (MSN 17-7977) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Dec44. 325th Bomb Squadron
[NV*M], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 20Jan45.
407th Bomb Squadron [PY*M]. Battle damaged on a mission to Swinemünde,
Prussia 12Mar45 (10INT). Mechanical failure, force landed Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden.
MACR 13093. Repaired. Returned to UK 27Jun45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped.
8578 (MSN 17-7978) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 8Dec44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*G], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 28Jan45. 369th Bomb Squadron [G], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 7May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Marrakech, French Morocco Sep45. Giebelstadt (Y-90),
Germany Jan46. 368th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46. Salvaged 23Oct46.
Reclaimed 6Nov46
8579 (MSN 17-7979) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK 17Dec44.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 3Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8580 (MSN 17-7980) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 2Dec44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*Z], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 28Jan45. Named "Miss Maureen"
{first combat mission 9Feb45}. {15 missions}. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 9May45. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire
23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering
flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 6Nov46
8581 (MSN 17-7981) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 22Feb45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Dec44. {first combat mission 1Feb45}. Battle damaged
on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Augsburg, Germany 27Feb45 (1WIA:9RTD).
Flak was heavy and accurate wounding the navigator. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
{29 missions}. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively assigned to
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47.
Reclaimed 19Nov47.
8582 (MSN 17-7982) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Weather diversion to Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 19Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Dec44. Ferried to
RCAF Gander, Newfoundland 23Dec44. Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores. Taranto, Italy.
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 19Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy. {first combat mission 7Feb45}.
Battle damaged during a mission the a railway bridge at Parona di Valpolicella,
Verona, Italy 28Feb45 (2KIA:4WIA:4RTD). On the bomb run the flak was very intense
and accurate; 88mm and 195mm shells were exploding all around the plane.
It was struck in the left wing, the shell exploded as it exited the top of the wing between
No.2 engine and the front of the plane. This hit is what killed the navigator and the
upper turret operator. It also wounded the pilot, co-pilot, bombardier and radio
operator. Three engines had been struck by flak and the plane lost altitude rapidly.
The search for first aid kits, tourniquets, bandages, etc., sulfa powder, found some
not complete. Novocain, tourniquet, bandages, and sulfa powder were missing.
No first aid kits were a complete unit. After the aircraft descended to a safe oxygen
level, it made an forced landing at Falcanaro airdrome, Ancona, Italy.
{final combat mission 28Feb45}. {9 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 3Jul46
8583 (MSN 17-7983) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*K],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 17Dec44. Air Transport
Command. Damaged when parked in a collision by B-17G 44-8715 taxying at Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guiana 24Oct45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 21Apr46. 613th Base Unit
(Proving Ground Detachment), Phillips Field, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 3Oct48
8584 (MSN 17-7984) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Dec44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 12Jan45. 816th Bomb Squadron,
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 28Jan45. Named "Rum & Coke".
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 10Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8585 (MSN 17-7985) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Nov44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 10Dec44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 19Dec44. {first combat mission 8Feb45}. Battle damaged
during a mission to the oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 20Feb45 (1KIA:9RTD).
Flak was heavy and accurate. The lead bombardier, though mortally wounded by flak shrapnel,
remained at his post and completed release of the bombs. Battle damaged on a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Vienna, Austria 21Feb45 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was
heavy and accurate resulting in injury to a waist gunner. Battle damaged on a mission
to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany
15Mar45 (8WIA:2RTD). The primary target was not attacked because of cloud cover and
PFF failure. Diverted to the secondary target, an oil refinery at Kolin, Czechoslovakia.
Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to most of the crew. Flew on the final
Fifteenth Air Force combat mission of the war to bomb the railway station and marshalling
yard at Salzburg, Austria 1May45. {28 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8586 (MSN 17-7986) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Dec44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Feb45.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 26Jan45. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 3Nov46. MACR 9304
8587 (MSN 17-7987) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Dec44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 31Jan45.
Salvaged 5Jul46
8588 (MSN 17-7988) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 28Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging
Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 22Dec44. 381st Bomb Group. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*E], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 23Jan45. Named KLETTE'S WILD HARES. Named
because 91st Bomb Group crews were regarded as unmanageable, on the ground and in the air.
Painted by Charlie Busa 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*E]. Colonel Immanuel Klette led 91st Bomb
Group on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and
airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45, Klette’s 91st mission, the highest in the Eighth Air Force,
also the highest as formation leader with 73 missions. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195),
Marseille, France Aug45. Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46. North Field, Gibraltar Jun46.
NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46. Salvaged 26Oct46. Reclaimed 7Nov46
8589 (MSN 17-7989) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Oct44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Dec44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*W],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 24Dec44. 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28Dec44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*Z/L], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 9Feb45. Named "Pretty Olga". Damaged taxying
at Kimbolton 2May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8590 (MSN 17-7990) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*Y], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 17Jan45. Crashed on takeoff for Dresden, Germany 15Feb45.
Salvaged 16Feb45.
8591 (MSN 17-7991) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Oct44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Dec44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 3Jan45. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8592 (MSN 17-7992) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Dec44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 4Jan45.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 10Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8593 (MSN 17-7993) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Oct44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 10Dec44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 26Jan45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 14Apr46. 613th Base Unit (Proving Ground
Detachment), Phillips Field, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 3Aug46. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD
8594 (MSN 17-7994) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 28Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 28Oct44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Nov44.
563rd Bomb Squadron [F], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 9Dec44.
{first combat mission 6Feb45}. Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Oranienburg, Germany 15Mar45 (4POW:5KIA). Struck by flak near Wittenburg,
Germany, the No.2 propeller oversped and could not be feathered. The crew jettisoned
their bombs and turned back towards home. When the aircraft left the formation, two
friendly fighters went down to escort it back. After about two hours trying to make it
back as far as allied lines at Brussels, the bomber was hit by flak which knocked out
No.1 and No.3 engines. The plane entered a spin as the crew bailed out near Münster, Germany.
The aircraft crashed at Ludwigstraße, Münster, Germany. {21 missions}.. MACR 13094
8595 (MSN 17-7995) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 29Oct44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Nov44. 833rd Bomb
Squadron [4N*M], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 11Nov44. {47 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 9Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8596 (MSN 17-7996) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 30Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Oct44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
9Nov44. 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 11Nov44. Battle damaged
on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Cottbus, Germany 15Feb45.
Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 1Mar45
8597 (MSN 17-7997) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd
Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 27Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Nov44. During the ferry flight from USA to UK, damaged
by severe weather on the ground at Meeks Field, Keflavík, Iceland 27Nov44.
413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk.
Ditched in North Sea 2Mar45
8598 (MSN 17-7998) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 31Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Nov44. 7th Bomb Squadron [A], 34th Bomb Group,
Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 20Nov44. {first combat mission 12Dec44}.
Crash landed during a local flight at Mendlesham 14Dec44. {1 mission}.
Salvaged 16Dec44
8599 (MSN 17-7999) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 28Oct44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Dec44. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*M],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 4Jan45. {31+ missions}.
Returned to US 28May45. Bradley, CT 28May45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 31May45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 27Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8600 (MSN 17-8000) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 30Oct44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Nov44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*X], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 27Nov44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*S], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham
(Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 28Nov44. Crashed on takeoff in heavy
snow for a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Hohenbudberg, Krefeld,
Germany 28Jan45 (4KIA:4INJ). Strong winds meant that a shorter runway was being
used for the Group to takeoff. Snow was still falling and there was a layer of slush
on the runway as the plane began rolling. All this combined to slow the acceleration
of the heavily laden bomber. At liftoff there appeared to be a loss of power as the
plane stalled and crashed in a field adjacent to the runway, stopping just before a
railway line as it caught fire. The co-pilot was catapulted through the cabin roof and
landed several hundred feet away. Salvaged 10Feb45
44-8601/8700 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-75-VE Fortress
MSN 17-8001/8100.Boeing B-17G-75-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega
Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17.
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG) and "Project Bits & Pieces" a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
8601 (MSN 17-8001) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 20Oct44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 26Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Dec44. 652nd Bomb Squadron
(Heavy Reconnaissance), 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance), 325th Photographic
Wing, Watton (Station 376), Norfolk 12Dec44. Operated meteorological reconnaissance
sorties to the North Atlantic and North Sea. Failed to return from an Atlantic
weather mission 17Mar45 (7MIA)-.. MACR 13856
8602 (MSN 17-8002) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Oct44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 28Oct44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 10Dec44. 731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Dec44. Battle damaged on a
tactical mission to railway marshalling yards at Ehrang, Trier, Germany
2Jan45 (1KIA:8RTD). Flak over the target was moderate and accurate; the
navigator was killed. Battle damaged on a mission to the submarine shipyards
at Hamburg, Germany 17Jan45 (9INT). Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
Badly damaged by flak over the target and too bad to consider returning to England.
No.3 engine was smoking and the plane was descending in a gradual glide.
Force landed at Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden. MACR 11728. Repaired. Returned to UK.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 1Aug45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), Independence Field, KS 3Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped..
8603 (MSN 17-8003) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 1Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 14Nov44. 551st Bomb Squadron [HR*U], 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 26Nov44. 561st Bomb Squadron [F],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 28Nov44. Named "Leading Lady".
{first combat mission 24Dec44}. {1 mission}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 1Feb46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston,
TX Sep46; scrapped
8604 (MSN 17-8004) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB. Damaged in collision
with parked B-17G 43-39020 while taxying at Westover Field, Chicopee Falls, MA 24Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Dec44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*X], 95th Bomb Group, Horham
(Station 119), Suffolk 17Dec44. named "Section Eight"
Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Holzwickede,
Germany 23Mar45 (6KIA). On return to England, mid-air collision with B-17G 44-8754
and crashed at Campsea Ashe, five miles northeast of Woodbridge, Suffolk. Salvaged 26Mar45
8605 (MSN 17-8005) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 1Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44.
18th Bomb Squadron [H], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 20Dec44,
Named "Happy Warrior", later "Homesick Angel".
{first combat mission 9Feb45}. {30 missions}. Crashed shortly after taking off at Mendlesham
25Mar45 (9KIA). The aircraft was recalled when the mission was cancelled due bad
weather. The aircraft was seen to start into a spin and pull out. The tail section
broke at Station 5 and the plane spun into the ground and exploded. The pilot is
believed to have executed a violent maneuver to avoid collision with another aircraft,
inadvertently stalling and starting into a spin. Due to the extremely low altitude,
a sharp pullout was attempted causing the aircraft to break in two. The aircraft plummeted
to earth between the bomb dump and the dispersed planes on the airfield.
After striking the ground, all but one of the bombs exploded. Salvaged 25Mar45
All (9) Crew Were Killed.
8606 (MSN 17-8006) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Dec44. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*C], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham
(Station 137), Suffolk 1Feb45. Battle damaged on a mission to oil targets in Germany 6Feb45.
The expected clear weather did not materialize so the Group hit the secondary target,
the railway marshalling yards at Chemnitz, Germany. Flak over Frankfurt was intense
and accurate. Accident landing on return to Lavenham. Engine trouble en route
Hanover, Germany 14Mar45 (2KIA), pilot steered aircraft out to sea, but the bomber
crash landed at Carlton Colville, near Lowestoft, hitting a truck
8607 (MSN 17-8007) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Nov44. Eighth Air Force,
UK 14Dec44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8608 (MSN 17-8008) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 2Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 16Dec44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*B], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 9Jan45. {first combat mission 15Jan45}.
Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament
works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {39 missions}.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of
carrying thirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay.
384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France. Participated in the
Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA.
It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca,
French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport
Command’s aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been
in exile during the war on the return leg from NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres.
The Green Project operated from 15Jun45 to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10Dec45
8609 (MSN 17-8009) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 1Nov44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Dec44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*N], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Dec44. 836th Bomb Squadron,
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 9Feb45. 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 30May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8610 (MSN 17-8010) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 4Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 26Nov44. 862nd Bomb Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152),
Suffolk 28Nov44. Named PEORIA BELLE.Named after the pilot’s home town and
the crew chief’s girl friendLittle Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152),
Suffolk 1Apr45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 1Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 4Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 24Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8611 (MSN 17-8011) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 1Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*J], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham
(Station 137), Suffolk 2Jan45). Hit (2) Parked B-17Gs (43-38022) and (43-38893)
Jan 22, 1945 While Taxiing at (RAF Lavenham Airfield) Station USAAF-137 Suffolk England.
All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
Salvaged Jan 22, 1945
8612 (MSN 17-8012) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 1Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*V], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 1Feb45. Named "V-Day". Converted for trooping,
stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches
installed in the waist and bomb bay. 92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195),
Marseille, France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF
solution to expedite the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock
airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial
leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s aircraft
completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of
the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been in exile during the
war on the return leg from NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres. The Green
Project operated from 15Jun45 to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
8613 ((MSN 17-8013) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Nov44. 350th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 19Nov44. Failed to return from a mission
to Plauen, Germany 18Mar45 (1POW:8KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed Dobeln, Germany. MACR 13572
8614 (MSN 17-8014) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Nov44.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*J], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk
8Dec44. Battle damaged during a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Babenhausen, Darmstadt, Germany 24Dec44 (4KIA:5RTD).
Damaged by flak, the B-17 peeled off and went into a spin with a wing on fire and losing altitude.
Crashed in the vicinity of Spa, Belgium. Salvaged 28Jan45
Also listed as Shot Down Dec 24, 1944 By Gunfire From German
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 Near Spa Belgium While on a Mission on The Airfield at Babenhausen,
Germany. Aircraft Caught Fire and Went into a Spin and Crashed. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown
Pilot of JG 3. (4) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture. MACR 12207
8615 (MSN 17-8015) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Nov44. 835th Bomb Squadron [H8*G], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury
(Station 174), Suffolk 31Dec44. Named "Mary Lou". {33 missions}. 835th Bomb Squadron
[4N*G] 14Apr45. {4 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson
City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8616 (MSN 17-8016) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Nov44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*Z],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 25Nov44. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8617 (MSN 17-8017) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Nov44. 509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*G],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 16Feb45.
{38 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 4Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jun45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 6Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8618 (MSN 17-8018) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 5Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*Q], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 5Dec44. Returned to US. 121st Base
Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 4Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8619 (MSN 17-8019) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ116 at Dorval,
Montreal 5Nov44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 16Nov44.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 28Nov44, arriving 4Dec44. Scottish Aviation,
Prestwick, Scotland 4Dec44 for modifications. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffs 31May45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures.
Telecommunications Flying Unit (TFU), RAF Defford, Worcs 15Mar46. No.51 Maintenance
Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 18Apr46 for storage. Non-effective airframe 9Jul46. Salvaged
8620 (MSN 17-8020) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ117 at Dorval, Montreal 5Nov44. No.45 Group,
Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 15Nov44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland,
26/28Nov44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 2Dec44 for modifications.
No.223 Squadron, No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 28Apr45.
Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures. Radio Warfare
Establishment Squadron [U3-F], RAF Watton, Norfolk 9Aug45. Fighter Command
20Oct45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 6Jun46 for storage.
Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47. Named "Take It Easy"
8621 (MSN 17-8021) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ118 at Dorval, Montreal 6Nov44. No.45
Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 15Nov44. Departed Dorval 19Nov44.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 21/25Nov44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 25Nov44 for modifications. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron,
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 5Apr45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar,
fitted with radome in place of chin turret. Used for radio counter measures.
No.223 Squadron [6G-H], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 16Apr45.
Radio Warfare Establishment Squadron [U3-G], RAF Watton, Norfolk 9Aug45.
Fighter Command 20Oct45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs
27May46 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8622 (MSN 17-8022) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ119 at Dorval, Montreal 6Nov44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 17Nov44. Ferried to RAF
Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 24/25Nov44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland
25Nov44 for modifications. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-O],
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 20Mar45. Equipped with H2S
airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures. On May 2, 1945 the bomber
flew on a ‘window’ patrol to Kiel, Schleswig Holstein, Germany, Bomber
Command's last operation of WWII. The last embers of the Nazi regime
were being extinguished. Hitler was already dead, and the surviving German
forces in Berlin were surrendering to the advancing Soviet army. There were fears
that German forces were gathering to try to escape by sea to Norway for a last stand.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 14Aug45 for storage. Sold to
International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8623 (MSN 17-8023) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ120 at Dorval,
Montreal 6Nov44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval,
Montreal 16Nov44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 25/29Nov44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 29Nov44 for modifications.
No.223 Squadron [6G-H], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 23Apr45.
Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio counter measures.
Radio Warfare Establishment Squadron [U3-H], RAF Watton, Norfolk 9Aug45.
Fighter Command 20Oct45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs
27May46 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8624 (MSN 17-8024) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach Field, CA. Damaged taxying at Long Beach
Field 11Nov44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ121
at Dorval, Montreal Nov44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal
28Nov44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 14/16Dec44. Scottish Aviation,
Prestwick, Scotland 21Dec44 for modifications. No.214 (Federated Malay States)
Squadron, No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 11Apr45. Equipped with
H2S airborne radar, fitted with radome in place of chin turret. Used for radio
counter measures. No.223 Squadron [6G-B], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 16Apr45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 24Aug45
for storage. Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. SOC 31Jul47. Salvaged
8625 (MSN 17-8025) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ122 at Dorval, Montreal 6Nov44. No.45 Group,
Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 15Nov44. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr,
Scotland, 22/25Nov44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 2Dec44 for
modifications. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-D], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 30Mar45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar.
Used for radio counter measures. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs
19Aug45 for storage. Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International
Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8626 (MSN 17-8026) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ123 at Dorval,
Montreal 6Nov44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 24Nov44.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 30Nov44, arriving 2Dec44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 2Dec44 for modifications. Equipped with
H2S airborne radar. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 29May45
for storage. Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47.
SOC 11Mar47
8627 (MSN 17-8027) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ124 at Dorval,
Montreal 6Nov44. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 15Nov44.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 28Nov44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 2Dec44 for modifications. No.223 Squadron, No.100 Group, RAF Oulton,
Aylsham, Norfolk 29Apr45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar. Used for radio
counter measures. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 25Aug45 for
storage. Non-effective airframe 28Feb46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47.
SOC 11Mar47
8628 (MSN 17-8028) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ125 at Dorval, Montreal 6Nov44.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 26Nov44. Ferried to RAF
Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, 2/3Dec44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 3Dec44
for modifications. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-J], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 7Mar45. Equipped with H2S airborne radar.
Flak-damaged, overshot and crashed on a forced landing at Florennes-Juzaine (A-78),
Belgium 17Apr45. Damage classified category E 17Apr45. SOC 19Apr45.
8629 44-8629 (MSN 17-8029) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 9Nov44. 3
02nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Nov44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Nov44. 3
91st Bomb Squadron [D], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 11Dec44.
{first combat mission 3Jan45}. Major battle damage on a mission to Cologne, Germany 10Jan45.
Name PURTY CHILI. During the mission to Cologne, the bombadier would give regular oxygen checks
and the response from the tail gunner, was always "It's purty chilly". The temperature was later
reported at 67 degrees below zero centigrade. The crew had heard that phrase, "It's purty chilly"
all day so, when they landed, decided to name the plane that. Major battle damage on a mission
to the Rheinhausen bridge at Duisburg, Germany 28Jan45. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Hanomag tank factory at Hanover, Germany 28Mar45. Poor weather conditions forced the
formation to divert to the secondary target, the railway marshaling yard. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
{48 missions + 5 Chowhound}.. Flew food drop missions over Holland under "Operation Chowhound"
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run. 121st Base
Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South
Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 28Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8630 (MSN 17-8030) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Nov44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*U],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 14Jan45. Failed to return from a mission
28Mar45. Abandoned on continent 29Mar45. Regained by Group 29Mar45. Flew on the final
Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and
airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568),
Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 27Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8631 (MSN 17-8031) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44. Eighth Air Force,
UK 6Dec44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 4Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45.To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 14Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8632 (MSN 17-8032) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44.
351st Bomb Squadron [EP*H], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 12Dec44. Returning from a check flight for a replacement pilot at Thorpe
Abbotts 14Mar45, the aircraft was being taxied back to its parking spot and
struck a tree adjacent to the hard standing, damaging the right wing. Salvaged 16Mar45
8633 (MSN 17-8033) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 15Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK 11Dec44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*Z],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 13Dec44. Named "The Saint
(character in a series of novels)/sweet Marie" {first combat mission 23Jan45}.
{final combat mission 18Apr45}. {44 missions + 6 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 27Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8634 (MSN 17-8034) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44. Equipped with Carpet spot
jamming equipment. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 6Dec44. Named . IDA WANNA. The crew
of this plane would say “I don’t want to go” in reference to going on a combat
mission in their plane, so they chose the name “Ida Wanna” for short. Battle damaged
on a mission to the submarine shipyards at Hamburg, Germany 17Jan45 (1KIA:8RTD).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate, killing the bombardier. Failed to return
from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Kaltenkirchen, Germany 7Apr45 (7KIA:3POW).
Over Steinhuder Meer, Wunstorf, the plane was struck by a suicide Bf 109
(Sonderkommando Elbe) but continued with the Group until crossing the German coast.
One wing had been burning for about thirty minutes when the pilot turned back towards
land with No.4 propeller feathered. The plane exploded and crashed in the Wattensee
near Heide, Germany. MACR 14184
8635 (MSN 17-8035) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 9Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK 8Jan45. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 605th Base Unit, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 7Jan48.
1414th Base Unit, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 28Jan48. Air Transport Command 23Apr48.
1414th Air Base Group, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1Jun48. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Apr49. 7210th Maintenance Squadron, Erding Air Depot,
West Germany 11Jun49 for storage. Salvage 22Jun49.
8636 (MSN 17-8036) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 14Nov44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Dec44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*X],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 7Dec44.
{25 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Neumünster, Germany 13Apr45 (9POW). The aircraft was carrying
ten RDX bombs which were supposed to be dropped in train, not salvoed.
Over the target, initially the bombs failed to release. While the crew
attempted to find the problem, the pilot changed to a target of
opportunityat Bad Segeberg, some twenty miles away and on their
present course. They reached the target in five minutes at
which time the bombs were released. They had been salvoed,
not dropped in train. Shortly after there was an explosion under the aircraft
with the plane peppered with bomb fragments. A couple of bombs had collided
and the unstable RDX had caused the bombs to explode. The right wing was on
fire and the pilot dived down to extinguish the flames. By now they were about
twenty miles east of Hamburg and about one hundred miles north of Hanover,
the closest allied territory. They pulled out of formation and the pilot set a
course to Hanover. A few minutes later the pilot instructed the crew to bail
out but the pilot remained with the aircraft still under control. Unable to control the f
ire, the pilot eventually bailed out and the aircraft crashed at Garbeck, near
Balve, Germany. MACR 13907
8637 (MSN 17-8037) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 10Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*X], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3Jan45. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*A].
Landing accident at Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels, Belgium 5Jan45. Abandoned on
continent 14Jan45. Repaired and regained by Group 6Mar45. Severe battle damage
on a tactical mission in preparation for the lower Rhine River crossing by Allied
ground forces to a Luftwaffe airfield at Ahlhorn, Oldenburg, Germany 22Mar45,
landed on return at Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk. Salvaged and repaired by
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 24Mar45. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 22May45. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 29May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8638 (MSN 17-8038) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Nov44. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 1Dec44. Named "Our Cherry" Battle damaged
on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Munich, Germany 25Feb45.
Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 19Apr45
8639 (MSN 17-8039) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Nov44. 422nd Bomb Squadron,
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 10Feb45.
Damaged in taxying accident with B-17G 44-8673 at Chelveston 18Mar45.
365th Bomb Squadron [XK*D]. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 23May45. Crashed two miles south of Arthog, Barmouth, Wales, 8Jun45 (20KIS).
This aircraft was one of many that were being flown back to the USA with additional passengers.
It was being flown from Polebrook in Northamptonshire to Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales
before the final leg back to the USA. On board was a crew of ten with another ten passengers.
While approaching Valley in low visibility the crew requested a course to steer and this was
transmitted to them by Valley, however the aircraft flew on the reciprocal course which
took it inland towards Dolgellau. After a short while the crew realised the error and began a turn
to starboard to take them back out to sea. Before this turn was completed it struck high
ground close to the summit of Craig Cwm Llwyd on the southern side of the Mawddach
Estuary. It travelled approximately 300 feet along the crags before its last impact where t
he wreck broke up and was destroyed by fire
Crew of 10 plus 10 passengers on board all killed.
8640 (MSN 17-8040) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Dec44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [F], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 4Dec44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*D], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 5Dec44. (Named "Section Eight". Failed to return from an
Operation Chowhound mission to Utrecht, Netherlands 7May44 (5KIA:6MIA:2RTD). These missions,
to drop supplies and food to Dutch civilians in German occupied territory, were carried out by the
British and American air forces, the German authorities having given safe passage to these
humanitarian flights. No.2 engine was reported as running rough, with smoke ingress and
oil running over the cowling. Attempts were made to extinguish the flames by losing altitude
but without success. It was believed an explosion was imminent and the crew bailed out of
the aircraft. It appeared that the pilot was attempting to ditch, but just before touchdown
there was an explosion as the engine fell off. The left wing dropped striking the water
causing the plane to cartwheel and sink almost immediately. The aircraft had crashed into the
North Sea fourteen miles off Benacre Ness, Suffolk. Only two men were picked up alive by a
OA-10A Catalina flying boat of the 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron after some time in the water.
{58 missions +1 Chowhound}. The last aircraft lost by the Eighth Air Force in Europe during the Second World War.
8641 (MSN 17-8041) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Dec44. 839th Bomb Squadron [R5*T],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 7Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 15Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8642 (MSN 17-8042) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK
6Dec44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 19Jun45. South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 14Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8643 (MSN 17-8043) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Nov44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Dec44. 709th Bomb Squadron [IE*K], 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 5Dec44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 11Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped. Extant 7Feb47
8644 (MSN 17-8044) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Nov44. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Dec44.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*N], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 23Jan45. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission
of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia
25Apr45. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 26May45. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 29May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX
30May45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8645 (MSN 17-8045) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Nov44. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
3Dec44. 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 5Dec44.
838th Bomb Squadron [2C*J], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 30Dec44.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Bischofsheim, Germany 13Jan45.
Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-8529. Salvaged 15Jan45
8646 (MSN 17-8046) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK
3Dec44. Returned to US. 4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command),
Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 6Jul45. 4121st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Technical
Service Command), Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 2Oct45. Crash landed Kelly Field 1Feb47.
4121st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Technical Service Command), Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 6Nov47.
Salvaged 14Jul49
8647 (MSN 17-8047) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Dec44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*M],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 17Dec44. Failed to return
from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Leipzig, Germany 6Apr45 (9KIA).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 43-38958 just before reaching target, the tail section
broke away as well as No.3 engine, crashed Lößnitz, Germany. MACR 13596
8648 (MSN 17-8048) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 22Dec44. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*M], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe
(Station 128), Northamptonshire 21May45. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*N] Feb45.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20May45. Namws "Margie".
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18Apr46
8649 (MSN 17-8049) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 22Jan45. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*X], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 28Jan45. Named "Trail Blazer"
{first combat mission 9Feb45}. Eighth Air Force Service Command 13Feb45. Regained by Group
20Feb45. {23 missions}. transferred to 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 9May45. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92),
Belgium. Damaged taxying at Saint-Trond 10Aug45. Instrument trainer. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18Apr46
8650 (MSN 17-8050) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH Jan45. Damaged in collision
with B-17G 43-39204 taxying at Grenier Field 21Jan45. 339th Bomb Squadron,
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 24Jan45. 413th Bomb Squadron.
Battle damaged Arnsbach, Germany 21Feb45, crash landed Snetterton. Salvaged 23Feb45.
8651 (MSN 17-8051) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*A], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn
(Station 121), Cambridgeshire 2Feb45. Named "Lorraine" Named after the pilot’s wife
{21+ missions}. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and
North Africa. Damaged taxying at Thurleigh 13Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 10Jul46
8652 (MSN 17-8052) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
17Dec44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*A], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 6Jan45. Named . DRIVE IT HOME! – artwork of a female wearing a bikini leaning
back with her legs in the air. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 27Mar45. Regained by Group 31Mar45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31Jul46
8653 (MSN 17-8053) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Dec44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*S], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 21Jan45. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 29May46
8654 (MSN 17-8054) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 20Dec44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*M], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 8Feb45. Failed to return from a mission to the
railway marshalling yards at Neumünster, Germany 13Apr45. The aircraft was carrying
ten RDX bombs which were supposed to be dropped in train, not salvoed. Over the target,
the bomb load of B-17G 44-8636 initially failed to release but then all dropped a few moments later.
Shortly after there was an explosion under that which peppered other aircraft nearby with
bomb fragments. A couple of bombs had collided and the unstable RDX had caused the
bombs to explode. This plane suffered holes from 18” to 2’ all over the wings and fuel
was pouring out of the fuel tanks. The pilot coaxed the bomber back to a forced landing on
the continent. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8655 (MSN 17-8055) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Dec44.
331st Bomb Squadron [QE*D], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 29Dec44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*D]. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8656 (MSN 17-8056) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 26Dec44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 14Jan45. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 18Jan45. {first combat mission 21Jan45}. Battle damaged
on a mission to the I.G. Farben oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 1Feb45
(2WIA:8RTD). Diverted by bad weather and bombed the railway marshalling yards at
Graz, Austria. Flak at Graz was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to the navigator
and bombardier. {final combat mission 24Apr45}. {34 missions}. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 369th Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Salvaged 6Nov46.
8657 (MSN 17-8057) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Dec44. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*T],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 3Jan45. {Named "Lush Thrush".
11 missions}. 835th Bomb Squadron [H8*A] 21Apr45. {1 mission}. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapp
8658 (MSN 17-8058) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Dec44.
333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 29Dec44. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8659 (MSN 17-8059) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 17Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Dec44.
848th Bomb Squadron [-B], 490th Bomb Group, Eye 3Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 29May45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 10Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8660 (MSN 17-8060) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 20Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK 23Dec44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*L],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 27Jan45. {first combat mission 23Feb44}.
{final combat mission 18Apr45}. {25 missions + 3 Chowhound}. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*S],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45. Banjo mission 22Jun45
(Banjo missions were experimental training missions with new form of Chaff to counter enemy
radar systems). Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 9Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 3Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
Conflict:
(95th BG, 334th BS) lost Jan 20, 1945, Germany. MACR 11755
8661 (MSN 17-8061) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Dec44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*G],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 6Jan45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 26Oct44. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8662 (MSN 17-8062) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45. 368th Bomb Squadron [BO*S],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 5Feb45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and
North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron,
North Field, Gibraltar Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Damaged taxying at NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco 7Feb46. Salvaged 23Oct46.
Reclaimed 24Nov46.
8663 (MSN 17-8063) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 6Jan45. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*K],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 7Feb45. 835th Bomb Squadron [H8*H].
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 22Apr45.
Regained by Group 27Apr45. {12 missions}. Returned to US. Charleston, SC 28Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 11Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8664 (MSN 17-8064) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jan45. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*D], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 6Mar45. {19 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18Apr46
8665 (MSN 17-8065) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 24Dec44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*W],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 28Jan45.
{first combat mission 9Feb45}. {16 missions}. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 9May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18Apr46
8666 (MSN 17-8066) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK 3Jan45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8667 (MSN 17-8067) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*H], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 7Jan45. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*L], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham. Named "Little Joe". Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 28Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8668 (MSN 17-8068) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Dec44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*V], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 3Jan45. {first combat mission 20Feb45}. {22 missions}.
Two engines failed on return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Dresden,
Germany 17Apr45. Force landed at Giessen (Y-84), Germany. Regained by Group Apr45.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 9May45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46.
8669 (MSN 17-8069) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 31Dec44. 524th Bomb Squadron [WA*H/X],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 19Jan45. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*N].
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 9May45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46.
8670 (MSN 17-8070) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 2Jan45. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*H], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk 6Jan45. 4th Bomb Squadron [K], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham
(Station 156), Suffolk 8Jan45.,. Named "Kerry". .Battle damaged on a mission to a
railway marshalling yard at Bischofsheim, Germany 13Jan45. Mid-air collision with
B-17G 44-8529. Salvaged. Major battle damage on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 2Mar45 (1KIA:10RTD).
Unable to find the target, the formation diverted to the secondary target at Dresden,
Germany. Struck by flak over the target, with two engines damaged and a fatally i
njured waist gunner. On return the pilot force landed at Sandweiler (A-97), Luxembourg.
Repaired and regained by Group. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {11 missions + 3 Chowhound}.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8671 (MSN 17-8071) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Dec44.
423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*W], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 6Jan45.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 17Feb45. Regained by Group 18Feb45.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 24Mar45. Regained by Group 28Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe
and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45. Salvaged 30Jan46.
8672 (MSN 17-8072) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Dec44. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*H],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 20Jan45. Damaged taxying and caught fire 18Feb45.
Salvaged 20Feb45
8673 (MSN 17-8073) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Dec44. 365th Bomb Squadron [XK*G],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 29Jan45. 422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*G].
Damaged in taxying accident with B-17G 44-8639 at Chelveston 18Mar45. Returned to US.
4000th Base Unit, Air Materiel Command, Wright Field, Dayton, OH 14Jul45. 4020th Base Unit,
Nashville, TN 9Sep45. 601st Base Unit, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 1Oct45. 611th Base Unit
(Flight Test), Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL. Accident caused by mechanical failure after takeoff
from Eglin Field 20Dec45. Salvaged 611th Base Unit (Flight Test), Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 30Jun46
8674 (MSN 17-8074) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Jan45. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*S], 487th Bomb Group,
Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 20Feb45. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards
at Oranienburg, Germany 15Mar45. Force landed behind Soviet lines at Kobylin, Pozna?, Poland.
Repaired by Soviet Air Force. 890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment),
Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia
8675 (MSN 17-8075) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 10Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Dec44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 31Dec44. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 13Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8676 (MSN 17-8076) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Nov44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Dec44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*S],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 11Mar45.
Named COLONEL “KORNE'S” REBELS – artwork of a Kentucky Colonel leaning on a cane
Battle damaged by flak on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron,
North Field, Gibraltar Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Salvaged 31Jul46. Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8677 (MSN 17-8077) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Jan45.
326th Bomb Squadron [JW*O], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 5Feb45.
Named LADY KATHRYN – artwork of a young lady reposing wearing a swimsuit.
Modified for Disney Rocket Bomb operation, using Royal Navy 4500lb concrete piercing rocket
assisted bombs. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Salvaged 23Oct46
8678 (MSN 17-8078) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Dec44.
Eighth Air Force, UK 8Dec44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 26Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8679 (MSN 17-8079) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Nov44. Delivered Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 23Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Dec44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*D],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire UK, 28Jan45.
{first combat mission 1Feb45}. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission
of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
Battle damage on the mission and force landed at Lille, Vendeville (B-51), France.
{43 missions}. 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France. Returned to Group. Converted
for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers
on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. 384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195),
Marseille, France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite
the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France,
to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca, Air
Transport Command’s aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the United States.
A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens who had been in exile
during the war on the return leg from NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres.
The Green Project operated from 15Jun45 to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 20Dec45.
8680 (MSN 17-8080) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 23Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 7Jan45.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*X], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 8Jan45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 1Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 4Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8681 (MSN 17-8081) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 24Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Dec44. 493rd Bomb Group [C],
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 20Dec44. Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152),
Suffolk 1Apr45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 12Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8682 (MSN 17-8082) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 23Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Dec44. Departed USA 16Dec44
en route to England. Eighth Air Force, UK 31Dec44. Arrived Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 6Jan45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 11May46
8683 (MSN 17-8083) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 24Nov44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Dec44. 561st Bomb Squadron [R],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 26Dec44. Named JUST JOYCE / IKKY POO / DEAR MOM
{first combat mission 14Apr45}. {final combat mission 21Apr45}. Modified with all guns, armament and
ball turret removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival May45; liberated
prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown
to southern England. {6 missions + 4 Chowhound + 2 Revival}. During a navigation exercise, the aircraft
crash landed two miles northwest of Kettlewell, Great Whernside, Yorkshire 17May45. The bomber
took off from Knettishall, Suffolk for a thousand mile night navigation training flight with a crew of
five airmen. The route the crew was intending to fly was to have been from base to Newcastle, then
down to Lands End and back to base. On the second leg from Newcastle to Lands End the aircraft
struck the side of Great Whernside whilst flying in cloud, the impact was some way down the hillside
and the aircraft ploughed its way up hill breaking up. All five airmen on board were killed when
the front of the aircraft was totally destroyed. Salvaged 19May45.
8684 (MSN 17-8084) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 23Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK 18Dec44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jul45.
4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 21Oct45.
4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Technical Service Command), Middletown Air Depot, PA 24Oct45.
4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Field, NY 3Sep46. 1504th Base Unit,
West Coast Wing, Pacific Division, Air Transport Command, Fairfield-Suisun Field, CA 25Dec46.
4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Field, NY 10Jan47. Reassigned
Pacific Air Command 15Jan47. Modified as cargo/transport aircraft, designated CB-17G.
Hickam Field, Hawaii 1Jan48. Damaged taxying caused by mechanical failure at Punnene airport,
TH 3Jan48. Damaged in collision with parked Curtiss C-46D Commando 44-78513 at Hickam
Field 11Dec48. Reclaimed 10Aug49
8685 (MSN 17-8085) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 27Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Dec44. Assigned Eighth Air Force, UK
18Dec44. RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador 21Dec44. Delayed at Goose Bay several days by cold
weather preventing engines from starting. Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland 25Dec44.
Takeoff abandoned when the plane was wanting to roll severely to the right and would not
respond to correction 27Dec44. Subsequently delayed waiting for repairs which subsequently
proved to be unsuccessful. Crashed during takeoff from Meeks Field, Keflavík, Iceland 8Jan45 (9RTD).
The takeoff was again aborted but the plane could not be stopped, overran and dropped
30-40 feet onto the rocky overrun area. The landing gear had been pushed into the fuel tanks,
the ball turret had been pushed into the roof of the fuselage, the fuselage was broken
at the waist and the engines had been wrenched off their mounts. Salvaged 12Jan46
8686 (MSN 17-8086) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 27Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Dec44.
Eighth Air Force, UK 25Dec44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 27Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 31Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8687 (MSN 17-8087) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 23Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Dec44. 834th Bomb Squadron [2S*L],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 20Dec44. {5 missions}. Crashed after colliding with
B-17G 44-38859 (which survived). At 11,700 feet #859 collided with #687, running into the tail section
killing the observation officer instantly. Shortly after starting a shallow left turn, aircraft #859 collided
with aircraft #687. The #1 and 2 propellors chewed into the tail section of #687 from above and cut off the
tail empennage. After colliding, both aircraft peeled up and out of formation, #859 returned to base
on three engines. #687 went out of control, spun down through cloud and crashed into the ground at
Lutton Marsh, Lincolnshire 26Apr45. Three crewmen managed to bail out from #687. However,
one jumped too low and his chute failed to open completely (6KIA:2INJ).
8688 (MSN 17-8088) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 25Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK 28Dec44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 10Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8689 (MSN 17-8089) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 22Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK 20Dec44. Takeoff
accident Meeks Field, Keflavík, Iceland, 21Dec44 en route USA to UK. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 17May46
8690 (MSN 17-8090) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 22Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Dec44.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*O], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 30Dec44. 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk May45.
Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 24Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8691 (MSN 17-8091) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 27Nov44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Dec44. 863rd Bomb Squadron [P*F],
493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 16Dec44. Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45.
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45. Named BETSY / LITTLE WAMPUS. A Wampus is a half-dog,
half-cat creature that can run erect or on all fours. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8692 MSN 17-8092) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 22Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Dec44.
427th Bomb Squadron [GN*A], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 27Dec44. Named SWEET TILLIE / LITTLE TILLIE. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 22May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8693 (MSN 17-8093) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 20Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Dec44.
533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*O], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 11Feb45.
535th Bomb Squadron [MS*O]. Battle damaged on a mission to the Vogtländische
Maschinenfabrik (Vomag) tank factory at Plauen, Germany 26Mar45. Crash landed in
France and destroyed by fire. {26 missions}. Salvaged 3Apr45.
8694 (MSN 17-8094) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 26Nov44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 16Dec44. 839th Bomb Squadron [R5*Z], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham
(Station 137), Suffolk 2Feb45. Damaged in a mid-air collision over Peterborough,
Northants 4May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 17Jun45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 18Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8695 (MSN 17-8095) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 26Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Dec44.
Eighth Air Force, UK 31Dec44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Mapping Belgian coast 30Apr47. 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 18Jan48 for storage. Reclaimed 1Oct48
8696 (MSN 17-8096) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 28Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Dec44.
850th Bomb Squadron [K-], 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 28Dec44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 7Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City,
MO Jul46; scrapped
8697 (MSN 17-8097) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Dec44. 413th Bomb Squadron,
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 12Dec44. Failed to return from a
mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland,
Germany 2Mar45 (9KIA), mid-air collision with B-17G 43-37767 (96th Bomb Group)
over North Sea, crashed off Southwold, Suffolk. MACR 12846
8698 MSN 17-8098) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Dec44. 751st Bomb Squadron [Y],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 23Dec44. 849th Bomb Squadron [K],
490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 2Jan45. Named "Love 'em All"
The artist was Master Sergeant Jay D. Cowan of the 490th Bomb Group.
850th Bomb Squadron [K-]. 751st Bomb Squadron [Y], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire.. Landing accident Glatton 3May45. Salvaged after non battle damage 27Jun46.
Ninth Air Force.
8699 (MSN 17-8099) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 26Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Dec44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*Q/J], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 1Feb45. Battle damaged during a mission to the ordnance works and
SS barracks at Oranienburg, Germany 10Apr45. Hit by a rocket from a Me 262 jet fighter
but made it back to land at RAF Manston, Kent. Regained by Group 25May45. Returned to US.
Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 5Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8700 (MSN 17-8100) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 29Nov44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Dec44. Eighth Air Force, UK 31Dec44.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) 30Apr47. 10th Headquarters and Base Service
Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 2Feb48. Reclaimed 1Dec48
44-8701/8800 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-80-VE Fortress
MSN 17-8101/8200. Boeing B-17G-80-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega Aircraft
Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17.
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG) and "Project Bits & Pieces" a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
Production changes: AN/AIC-2 interphone.
8701 (MSN 17-8101) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 29Nov44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Dec44. Eighth Air
Force, UK 228Dec44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot
No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Feb46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8702 MSN 17-8102) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 2Dec44. 1379th
Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
16Dec44. 837th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk
20Feb45. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*S]. Named FOREVER AMBER.
Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Briest, Brandenburg,
Germany 10Apr45 (1KIA:7POW:1EVD).
Shot down By Gunfire From German (Jet) Messerschmitt Me 262 A-1a Over
Briest Airfield at Brandenburg, Germany.
cannon shells ripped into tail, perforating the vertical stabiliser and inboard right wing panel.
With a fire in No.3 engine, flames swept back to the tail. The bomber dropped out of formation
shortly afterwards and the crew bailed out at the rally point, seven miles west of the Elbe River.
Later the right wing came off and the burning aircraft crashed near Burg, 25km northeast of Magdeburg, Germany
MACR 13884
8703 (MSN 17-8103) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 3Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Dec44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green
(Station 142), Norfolk 18Dec44. Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Riem, Munich,
Germany 9Apr45 (9RTD). Flak over the target was moderate and accurate. Struck by flak over
the target, with one engine disabled the plane fell back out of formation and leaking fuel.
All but two of the electrical cables that ran through the bomb bay were severed.
Available instrumentation was minimal, the landing gear had been extended and could
not be retracted. A second engine failed and there was reduced power on a third.
The plane was force landed on a dirt airstrip that allied forces had just taken near
Darmstadt, Germany. It was too short to be flown out but was later salvaged and repaired.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
28Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 2Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 23Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8704 (MSN 17-8104) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Dec44. 339th Bomb Squadron,
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22Jan45. Failed to return
from a mission to the Carl Zeiss optical works at Jena, Germany 19Mar45 (8KIA:2POW).
Damaged by flak, the right wing burst into flame, and the aircraft went into a tight,
uncontrollable spin, crashing at Calau, near Scheiben, Germany. MACR 13571
8705 (MSN 17-8105) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
351st Bomb Squadron [EP*Z], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 8Jan45. Returned to US. Charleston, SC 26Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8706 (MSN 17-8106) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Feb45. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 4Feb45.
750th Bomb Squadron [N], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 14Feb45.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 30Oct45
8707 (MSN 17-8107) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Dec44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*M], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 17Feb45. 365th Bomb Squadron,
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and
North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States Air Forces in Europe
(USAFE) Aug45. Lechfeld (R-71), Augsburg, Germany. Damaged taxying at Lechfeld 20Sep46.
Salvaged 10Oct46, destroyed by using explosive charges to blow off the tail.
8708 (MSN 17-8108) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 13Dec44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*G], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe
(Station 128), Northamptonshire 17Feb45. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 1945. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92),
Belgium. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 6Nov46.
8709 (MSN 17-8109) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jan45. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*J], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 8Jan45. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*F],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 23Jan45. Named "Joltin Joes".
412th Bomb Squadron. Damaged taxying at Horham 6Apr45. {13 missions}. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 20Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8710 (MSN 17-8110) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Dec44. 302nd
Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Dec44. 1377th Base
Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 3Jan45. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*H], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 22Jan45. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*Y],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 18Feb45. Named "Idle Wheel"
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 29Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 28Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8711 (MSN 17-8111) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 20Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1,
Celone, Italy 7Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8712 (MSN 17-8112) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*S], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174),
Suffolk 8Jan45. Named "Lonesome Polecat". {13 missions}. Failed to return
from a mission to an ordnance depot at Grafenwöhr, Germany 8Apr45 (3POW:6KIA).
Shot down by Anti-Aircraft Fire at Hof, Germany While on a Mission on The Marshalling
Yards at Hof, Germany. Crashed and Exploded Near Rehau, Germany. (6) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew
Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 13738
8713 (MSN 17-8113) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Dec44. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1Jan45. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*P], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 3Jan45. Crash landed Nice (Y-52), France 30Jul45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 24Aug45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8714 (MSN 17-8114) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 3Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 10Feb45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 2Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8715 (MSN 17-8115) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 5Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jan45. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*O], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 3Feb45. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 7May45. 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 25May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. The left elevator
was damaged while the aircraft was being towed from dispersal to a hangar when the t
owbar broke at Thurleigh 22Aug45. Salvaged 30Oct46.
8716 (MSN 17-8116) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 6Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Dec44. 556th Base Unit, 6th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA. Accident landing in bad weather at Texarkana
Municipal Airport, AR 21Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA Dec44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Jan45. Barksdale Field, Bossier City, LA 5Jan45.
San Bernardino Field, CA 30Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Mar45.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*C], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 12Apr45.
Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and
airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh
(Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Damaged in taxy accident Thurleigh
9Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31Jul46
8717 (MSN 17-8117) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 10Jan45. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*T], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 12Jan45. Named "Miss Sweetness". Failed to return from a
mission to railway installations and tank factories at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45 (8POW:1KIA)
Shot down by Me 262 fighter, crashed Kremmen, Germany. MACR 13141
8718 (MSN 17-8118) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 5Feb45. {27 missions}.
Accident landing at Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 28Mar45. Salvaged 10May45.
8719 (MSN 17-8119) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Dec44. Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-8723
on ground at Hunter 10Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Jan45. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*W], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 24Jan45. After landing at Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 19Sep45, the right landing gear collapsed caused by mechanical failure of
the retracting actuator screw and damaging the wing and two propellers. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 8Nov45
8720 (MSN 17-8120) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45. 750th Bomb Squadron [N],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 4Feb45. {0 mission].
Crashed landing in poor visibility after a test flight flown by the Engineering Officer
prior to qualifying the aircraft for combat missions 6Feb45 (4KIS); the co-pilot was the
Commander of the 750th Squadron. Initially approaching the airfield at the wrong angle,
the pilot overshot on first attempt to land and circled the field at 200 feet using a
close-in pattern. He cut two or three other aircraft which were returning from an
operational mission. On the final approach, the aircraft was lining up with the landing
runway at a height of 30 feet, with the left wing low which appeared to strike an object,
putting the aircraft into a nose down attitude violently. The aircraft was at too low an
altitude to affect a recovery, crashed, cart-wheeled and exploded just short of the runway.
All aboard were killed. An English civilian was cycling near Holme at that moment and
was severely injured by debris from the crash. One wheel of the aircraft struck him,
breaking an arm and both legs, and causing severe head injuries. Salvaged 7Feb45
8721 (MSN 17-8121) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 20Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 5Feb45. {19 missions}. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 21Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8722 (MSN 17-8122) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 5Feb45. {30 missions}.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 11Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8723 (MSN 17-8123) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Damaged in collision with
B-17G 44-8719 on ground at Hunter Field 10Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 18Feb45. Returned to US. 13Oct45,
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8724 (MSN 17-8124) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Dec44. Midwest Air Depot,
Oklahoma City, OK 30Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Feb45.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*K],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 18Mar45. ; Named PRINCESS PEP aka UNDECIDED;
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. Accident taxying at Thurleigh 24Jun45 when - unknown to the crew - a wing
tip demolished a crew chief's duty hut on the apron area. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45.
Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46. North Field, Gibraltar
Jun46. NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46. Salvaged 30Oct46.
8725 (MSN 17-8125) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 20Jan45.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 7Feb45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8726 (MSN 17-8126) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Jan45. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*B],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 23Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 5Feb45. Named "Jeanine"
Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of the US Fifth Army near Bologna, Italy Apr45.
Struck by flak shrapnel, the plane received 27 holes but without crew injury. {7 missions}.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 21Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8727 (MSN 17-8127) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 1Feb45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8728 (MSN 17-8128) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 22Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jan45. 730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 8Jan45. Damaged in taxy collision with B-17G 43-37643
(452nd Bomb Group) 7Jun45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8729 (MSN 17-8129) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Jan45.
91st Bomb Group, HSX Bassingbourn 23Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron,
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 7Feb45. Failed to return from a mission to the
railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Feb45 (10POW). As the plane approached the target,
flak was exploding all around. One engine was struck and the propeller had to be feathered.
The crew jettisoned their bombs and continued with the formation to the rally point. Flak
then struck another engine and the pilot was forced to feather the number three propeller.
While attempting to keep up with the formation, engine number two failed. The pilot
radioed the rest of his squadron to say that he had three engines out and the navigator
was wounded slightly. Everything else was under control and he was heading for the
Russian front lines in Hungary. With three engines out, the plane continued to lose altitude
but it continued in level flight. They were flying parallel with a river below. At about five
thousand feet, the pilot gave the order to bail out. All crewmen successfully parachuted to
safety but were later captured. The aircraft crashed near Theresienfeld, north of
Wiener Neustadt, Austria. MACR 12716
8730 (MSN 17-8130) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Jan45.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 6Feb45.
Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 25Feb45
(4KIA:6POW). Flak was heavy, accurate and intense. The aircraft was on the bomb run and
caught fire in the No.2 engine. Six airmen bailed out as the aircraft then fell back a little
and broke in two at the waist with flames coming out. The part with the wings went down
in flames in a tight flat spin. Crashed near Linz. MACR 12715
8731 (MSN 17-8131) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 9Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Jan45.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*O], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 24Jan44.
Transferred to 4th Bomb Squadron [H], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 26Jan45
Named "Knockout Dropper"– artwork of a nude woman sitting in a champagne glass.
{first combat mission 14Feb45}. {final combat mission 19Apr45}. {18 missions + 3 Chowhound}.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 21Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8732 (MSN 17-8132) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Dec44. Lockheed Field,
Burbank, CA 31Dec44. 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Feb45. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*C],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 29Mar45. Transferred to
369th Bomb Squadron [C], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 7May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights
over Europe and North Africa. Damaged taxying at Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire
23Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45. Salvaged 25Oct45.
8733 (MSN 17-8133) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 20Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 7Feb45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West
Palm Beach, FL 27Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 12Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8734 (MSN 17-8134) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 12Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Dec44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*C], 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 17Feb45. Named "Hell's Cargo".
749th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire
22May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 27Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8735 (MSN 17-8135) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 12Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jan44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*C],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 4Mar45. Converted for trooping,
stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches
installed in the waist and bomb bay. 92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille,
France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the
return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres,
France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From
Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops
to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens
who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from NAS Port Lyautey,
French Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from 15Jun45 to 10Sep45.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 12Jun45, returned 14Jun45.
Istres Field, France 19Jun45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Aug45.f 384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France. Salvaged 25Jul46.
8736 (MSN 17-8136) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 12Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45. 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 5Jan45. 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156),
Suffolk 7Jun45. Returned to US by 34th Bomb Group crew on Operation Home Run.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 8Jul45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 25Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8737 (MSN 17-8137) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 12Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 24Jan45. 40th Air Depot Group, 2nd Tactical Air Depot,
Stansted (Station 169), Essex. Damaged while parked at Stansted 22Feb45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters
and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 1Jul47 for storage.
7290th Air Base Group, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany. Reclaimed 3Aug49
8738 (MSN 17-8138) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 14Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
12Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK 14Jan45. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590),
Lancashire. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 1Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 1Feb46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped.
8739 (MSN 17-8139) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 14Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45. Eighth Air
Force, UK 7Jan45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT. Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 44-83289 at Bradley Field 29Jun45.
Reclaimed 17Jul45.
8740 (MSN 17-8140) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 16Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
20Dec44. 837th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 3Mar45. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*R]. Named ALUMINUM OVERCAST / MY BEST BETTE.
Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Parchim, Germany 7Apr45.
Struck by a suicide Bf 109 (Sonderkommando Elbe). Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45. 4185th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 10Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 11Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8741 (MSN 17-8141) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Dec44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*M],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 5Jan45, named "Winged Warrior".
{56 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 5Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 15Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8742 (MSN 17-8142) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Dec44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Dec44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [Q], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 5Jan45. {first combat mission 22Feb45}. {final combat mission
18Apr45}. Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor built
over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled
Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to southern England; American POWs
were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {15 missions + 1 Revival}. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8743 (MSN 17-8143) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 12Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jan45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 8Jan45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45. Newark Field, NJ 5Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 12Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
8744 (MSN 17-8144) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 14Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Dec44. Equipped with
Carpet spot jamming equipment. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*L], 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 5Jan45. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Parchim, Germany 7Apr45 (9KIA). Struck by a suicide Bf 109 (Sonderkommando Elbe)
taking off the left wing. The bomber crashed at Gifhorn, Germany MACR 13721.
8745 (MSN 17-8145) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 13Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 31Dec44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*W],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 30Mar45. Returned to US.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 5Sep45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), Independence Field, KS 6Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage
Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8746 (MSN 17-8146) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Feb45. 837th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 20Feb45. 838th Bomb Squadron. Failed to return from a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Oranienburg, Germany 15Mar45 (4KIA:6POW). A direct flak hit over
Wittenberg, Germany, blew off the nose of the B-17. It made a 180 degree turn to the right,
two engines smoking and losing altitude rapidly. Although it was seemingly under control,
a nearby aircraft reported that everything forward of ball turret seemed to have been wiped out.
Crashed Bevensen, Germany. (3) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew
Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. (1) Died in Captivity of His Wounds.
MACR 13089
8747 (MSN 17-8147) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Feb45. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden
(Station 126), Suffolk 4Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8748 (MSN 17-8148) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Feb45. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*W],379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 24Feb45. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*O],returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8749 (MSN 17-8149) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 31Jan45. Eighth Air Force,
UK 7Feb45. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*N], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 19Feb45.
{first combat mission 22Mar45}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. {13 missions}. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*P],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45. Returned to US 29Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8750 (MSN 17-8150) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 4Feb45.
569th Bomb Squadron [CC*Q], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 19Feb45.
{first combat mission 3Mar45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {13 missions + 1 Chowhound}.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 28May45. Air Transport Command. Damaged in a collision with parked
B-17G 44-8583 while taxying at Atkinson Field, British Guiana 24Oct45. Returned to US. 29Oct45,
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8751 (MSN 17-8151) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11Jan45. 562nd Bomb Squadron [R], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136),
Suffolk 13Jan45. {first combat mission 23Feb45}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. {11 missions}.
Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
12Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8752 (MSN 17-8152) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Feb45. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*O], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 5Feb45. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8753 (MSN 17-8153) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jan45.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 8Feb45. 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 10Feb45. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8754 (MSN 17-8154) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Feb45. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*Z/A],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 4Feb45. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*Z],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 5Feb44. 336th Bomb Squadron.
Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Holzwickede, Germany 23Mar45.
Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-8604 but limped back to base. Repaired. {16 missions}.
Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8755 (MSN 17-8155) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 3040th Aircraft
Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ. Modified to standard B-17G 13Jan56.
Departed 14Nov56. Mobile Air Material Area, Brookley AFB, Mobile, AL. Modified as
target drone 14Feb57. Designated QB-17N. 3205th Drone Squadron, 3205th Drone
Group, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL. Expended 7Aug57
8756 (MSN 17-8156) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK
14Feb45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field,
AZ for storage and disposal 7Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8757 (MSN 17-8157) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK 8Jan45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
21Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 13Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8758 (MSN 17-8158) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK
10Jan45. Ferried to Prestwick, Scotland. Damaged when ground crew taxied into
parked B-17G 44-8770 at Prestwick 28Jan45. Salvaged after non battle damage 19Mar45
8759 (MSN 17-8159) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Dec44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 4Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK 24Jan45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Aug45. 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany
for storage 19Jul47. 7290th Air Base Group, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany.
Reclaimed 11Feb49
8760 (MSN 17-8160) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK 24Jan45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters and
Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany for storage 1Aug47. Reclaimed 16Dec48
8761 (MSN 17-8161) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 18Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Jan45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 12Jan45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Aug45. 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany
for storage 1Jan48. Reclaimed 1Oct48
8762 (MSN 17-8162) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 15Dec44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Dec44.
549th Bomb Squadron [XA*Q], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 5Jan45.
Battle damaged Nürnberg, Germany 5Apr45; force landed on the continent. Salvaged 27Jun45.
8763 (MSN 17-8163) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 15Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Jan45. 551st Bomb Squadron [HR*W],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 22Jan45.
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk Mar45.Named JEANIE BEANIE / RAPSODY IN RIVETS
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
26Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 1Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8764 (MSN 17-8164) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 15Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jan45. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*G],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 3Feb45. Converted for trooping,
stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches
installed in the waist and bomb bay. 92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille,
France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite
the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from
Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home.
From Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s aircraft completed the journey and
flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included
flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from
NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from 15Jun45
to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany
1Jan48 for storage. Reclaimed 4Feb49
8765 (MSN 17-8165) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 20Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jan45. 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152),
Suffolk 8Jan45. Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45. Debach (Station 152),
Suffolk 1Apr45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson
City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8766 (MSN 17-8166) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Dec44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jan45. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*D:2G*P],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 8Jan45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 10Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 21Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8767 (MSN 17-8167) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Dec44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jan45. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*W],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 8Mar45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 10Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8768 (MSN 17-8168) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 14Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK 6Jan45. Salvaged 14Apr45
8769 (MSN 17-8169) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 17Dec44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 20Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK 24Jan45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters and
Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 1Jan48 for
storage16jan48. Reclaimed 7Jan49
8770 (MSN 17-8170) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
20Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH. Ferried to Prestwick, Scotland. Damaged while
parked by B-17G 44-8758 operated by ground crew at Prestwick 21Jan45.
837th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk
5May45. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping
and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, North Field,
Gibraltar Aug45. 368th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Salvaged 6Nov46
8771 (MSN 17-8171) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Dec44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Jan45. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*B],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3Feb45.
423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 4Feb45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45. Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal
May46. North Field, Gibraltar Jun46. NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46.
Salvaged 30Oct46
8772 (MSN 17-8172) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Dec44. United
Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Jan45.
Damaged in taxying accident involving B-17G 43-39187, 44-6945 and 44-6947 at
RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador 22Jan45. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*O], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23Jan45. Named "Low and Slow"-artwork of a naked lady reposing
Modified for Disney Rocket Bomb operation, using Royal Navy 4500lb concrete
piercing rocket assisted bombs. Participated in a mission to drop Disney bombs
on the Valentin submarine bunker at Farge, Bremen, Germany 30Mar45.
Severely damaged by flak, disabling the electrical and hydraulic systems, No.3
engine and leaking fuel. With fuel exhaustion, the plane force landed without
flaps or brakes at Attlebridge (Station 120), Norfolk. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 44th Air Depot Group, Base Air
Depot Area, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany. Damaged while parked by
B-17G 43-39086 at Oberpfaffenhofen 20Mar46. 10th Headquarters and Base Service
Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany for storage 14Jan48. Reclaimed 5Aug48
Conflict:
Listed as ‘on hand’ on 306th Bomb Group Monthly Inventory Report 7Jan45
8773 (MSN 17-8173) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 31Jan45. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*W],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1Feb45. 332nd Bomb
Squadron [XM*R]. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 3Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
Also listed as w/o 19 Jan 1945 in Fatal t/off accident at Hunter Field, GAï 302BU
8774 (MSN 17-8174) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Jan45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
3Feb45. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*Z], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 6Mar45. {12 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 21May46.
8775 (MSN 17-8175) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Feb45. 748th Bomb Squadron [U],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 8Mar45. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 6Nov45
8776 (MSN 17-8176) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Jan45. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*U],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 23Jan45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8777 (MSN 17-8177) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Dec44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Jan45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Jan45. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*J], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 23Jan45. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*J], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 5Feb45. Modified with all guns,
armament and turrets removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay.
Operation Revival May45; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled
Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany and flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France.
368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights
over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 22Feb46
8778 (MSN 17-8178) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Jan45. Crashed after takeoff from Hunter
Field 19Jan45 (5KIS:1DOI). Reclaimed 29Jan45.
8779 (MSN 17-8179) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Dec44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 27Jan45. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*S], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 21Feb45. {1+ missions}. 367th Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Named "Evelyn Ann".
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering
flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8780 (MSN 17-8180) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Feb45. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*H],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 6Mar45.
{13 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18Apr46
8781 (MSN 17-8181) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Feb45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 8Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8782 (MSN 17-8182) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Jan45.
95th Bomb Group 23Jan45. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*R], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 31Jan45. {first combat mission 25Feb45}. {25 missions}.
418th Bomb Squadron [LD*H], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 20May45. Operation Revival mission to Hörsching (R-87), Linz, Austria
11May45 to bring home POWs at end of war. Returned to US. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8783 (MSN 17-8183) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Jan45. 709th Bomb
Squadron [IE*X], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 22Jan45.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*X], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 23Jan45. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 28Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8784 (MSN 17-8184) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 27Dec44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Dec44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45. Pathfinder
Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK 4Feb45.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*Z], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk 15Feb45. {first combat mission 26Feb45}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44
(2WIA:8RTD). The bombers arrived over Oranienburg to find the town covered
by a thick undercast. Forced to decide between abandoning the mission or
bringing the formation down under the clouds, the air leader had the planes drop
down to 17,000ft in order to make their attack run. The bomber encountered
intense flak over Oranienburg. The bombardier was wounded. {final combat
mission 18Apr45}. {27 missions}. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*M], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45. Returned to US 16Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8785 (MSN 17-8185) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Feb45. 457th Bomb Group [Y], Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 8Mar45.
Named "Crack Up"-artwork of a young woman with her backside up in the air
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8786 (MSN 17-8186) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 8Feb45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8787 (MSN 17-8187) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport C
ommand), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Jan45. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*C], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 23Jan45. Returned to US.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8788 (MSN 17-8188) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
5Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Jan45.
525th Bomb Squadron [FR*Y], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 3Feb45.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*P]. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8789 (MSN 17-8189) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 28Dec44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Jan45.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Feb45. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*X],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 6Feb45.
{first combat mission xxx}. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war
to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
{11 missions}. 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 8May45.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20May45. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base
Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8790 (MSN 17-8190) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Feb45. 418th Bomb
Squadron [LD*V], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 4Feb45.
{71 missions}. Accident during a night training flight 11May45 (1KIS:5INJ).
After the planes had departed, the weather began to deteriorate and the training
exercise was recalled. The crew on this plane did not receive the recall message and
continued for another couple of hours. Eventually responding to the recall, the plane
headed back to base which was now enveloped in fog. Overhead the airfield, the crew
could not see any lights or flares and the pilot was instructed to use the beam approach
system to align with the runway. Unfortunately the SCS-51 receiver was unserviceable
and the pilot used an altimeter setting from ATC to let-down from Spalsher 6 at Scole.
proach to the runway the plane struck some trees; the altimeter was faulty. The pilot tried
ll up but the damaged wing didn’t respond. With the landing gear down, the bomber touched down
wheat field and raced across the rough ground until it struck a ditch. The plane nosed over,
rear fuselage snapping off at the radio room while the front and wings crashed inverted
the opposite ditch, the wreckage blocking a road. With the nose section torn off, the navigator
hrown out and killed. The plane crashed five miles WNW of Thorpe Abbotts on the Diss to
Shelfanger road. Salvaged 12May45.
8791 (MSN 17-8191) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Feb45. 751st Bomb Squadron [T], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 1Mar45. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
Ninth Air Force. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium Jul45. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Lechfeld (R-71),
Augsburg, Germany Dec45. Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-6942 taxying at Lechfeld 18Dec45.
Salvaged 18Apr46
8792 (MSN 17-8192) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Dec44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Feb45. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*Q], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 26Feb45. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 24May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Istres, France. Crashed landing at Port Lyautey, French Morocco 28Jan46.
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen,
Munich, Germany 30Apr47. SOC 19Nov47.
8793 (MSN 17-8193) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Dec44. Wright Field, Dayton, OH 9Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Mar45. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 20Mar45. {first combat mission 15Apr45}. Flew on the final Fifteenth Air Force
combat mission of the war to bomb the railway station and marshalling yard at Salzburg,
Austria 1May45. {6 missions}. Returned to US. 902nd Base Unit (Base Complement),
Orlando AAB, FL 31May45. 621st Base Unit, Pinecastle Field, FL 4Jul45. 613th Base Unit,
Philips, MD 19Jun46. Aberdeen Proving Ground
8794 (MSN 17-8194) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jan45. 418th Bomb Squadron
[LD*B], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 8Feb45. Operation
Revival mission to Hörsching (R-87), Linz, Austria 11May45 to bring home POWs at
end of war. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8795 (MSN 17-8195) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
4Feb45. 562nd Bomb Squadron [X], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136),
Suffolk 6Feb45. {first combat mission 17Mar45}. {final combat mission 15Apr45}.
Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor
built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian
controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to southern
England; American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {8 missions + 1 Revival}.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy May45. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia, Italy.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Damaged taxying at
Foggia 31Dec45. Salvaged 6Nov46.
8796 (MSN 17-8196) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 4Feb45. 366th Bomb Squadron [KY*F], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 25Feb45. Named "Laura"
North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Crashed on Hochvogel, a 2,592metre high mountain in the
Allgäu Alps on the German/Austrian border 14Dec45 (6KIS). The bomber was part of a
material and personnel transport group, together with 27 other aircraft on the way from
Saint-Trond, Belgium to Lechfeld (R-71), Augsburg, Germany. Salvaged 10Feb46,
destroyed by using explosive charges to blow off the tail.
8797 (MSN 17-8197) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Feb45. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20Feb45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18Apr46
8798 (MSN 17-8198) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK 6Feb45. 569th Bomb Squadron [CC*O],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 8Feb45. {first combat mission 31Mar45}.
{4 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Riem, Munich, Germany
9Apr45 (9RTD). Shot down by ‘friendly fire’ from a B-17, an engine caught fire. Ditched in North Sea;
crew rescued
8799 (MSN 17-8199) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 7Feb45. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 9Feb45.
Named MANCHESTER MISSES. This plane was named as a result of five young ladies who
were working as typists for the Manchester Oxide Company in Manchester, UK.
They had heard Princess Elizabeth had adopted and named her own B-17, so they wanted
to do it too. Arrangements were made for the young ladies to come to the airfield at
Deopham Green and hold an official ceremony and adopt their plane. The girls were
introduced to the crew and were delighted when they saw the nose art on the plane
showing a winged-typewriter with the words “Manchester Misses” beside it. The ceremony
took place on March 13, 1945, and gathered many people from the news media. The
names and ages of the five young ladies were: Vera Reynolds (21), Margaret Brown (16),
Peggy Telford (26), Iris Roberts (19), and Violet Bowman (18).
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8800 (MSN 17-8200) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 31Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Feb45.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 6Feb45.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
44-8801/8900 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-85-VE Fortress
MSN 17-8201/8300. Boeing B-17G-85-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega
Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG) and "Project Bits & Pieces" a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
8801 (MSN 17-8201) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. Eglin Proving
Ground, FL 6Jan45. 610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Eglin Field,
Valparaiso, FL 8Feb45. 611th Base Unit (Flight Test), Proving Ground Command, Eglin Field,
Valparaiso, FL 1Apr45. Salvaged 9Jul46.
8802 (MSN 17-8202) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 31Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Feb45.
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 22Feb45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 23Feb45. {first combat
mission 14Mar45}. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at
Vipiteno, Italy 20Apr45 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in serious
wounds to the navigator. {final combat mission 23Apr45}. {14 missions}. Ninth Air Force.
422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Lechfeld (R-71), Augsburg, Germany. Damaged
landing at Lechfeld 4Jun46. Salvaged 6Nov46, destroyed by using explosive charges to
blow off the tail
8803 (MSN 17-8203) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 31Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
23Feb45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy
3Mar45. Crash landed 20Apr45. Salvaged 30Apr45
8804 (MSN 17-8204) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 31Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Jan45.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 1Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 11Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8805 (MSN 17-8205) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 31Dec44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Feb45.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 15Feb45. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*O], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 17Feb45. Named "Sugar Baby". 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 26May45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 3Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8806 (MSN 17-8206) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 31Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 18Feb45. Returned to US. 4Oct45, Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8807 (MSN 17-8207) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 9Feb45.
490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 1945. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*X],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 7Jun45. Banjo mission 22Jun45
(Banjo missions were experimental training missions with new form of Chaff to counter
enemy radar systems). Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8808 (MSN 17-8208) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Jan45.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Feb45.
837th Bomb Squadron [4F*T], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 9Mar45. 838th Bomb Squadron. Failed to return from a mission to the
Luftwaffe airfield at Briest, Brandenburg, Germany 10Apr45 (2KIA:8POW).
Shot Down By Gunfire From German (Jet) Messerschmitt
Me 262 A-1a West of Brandenburg, Germany While Returning
from the mission Me 262 A-1a Flown By Ofhr. Ernst Pfeiffer of JG 7/9. (2) Crew Were Killed.
A fire developed in the cockpit, most of the crew bailed out, but two airmen were
overcome by the fire and went down in the plane which crashed 5-6 miles west of
Gardelegen, Germany.. MACR 14196
8809 (MSN 17-8209) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Feb45. 422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*S],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 16Feb45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46.
8810 (MSN 17-8210) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Feb45. 549th Bomb Squadron [XA*P],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*L],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 9Feb45 Named "Target for Tonight"
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 20Dec46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8811 (MSN 17-8211) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jan45.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*C], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 30Mar45. Battle damaged on a mission
to the oil depot at Derben, Germany 8Apr45 (1MIA:9RTD). Just after leaving
the target for the third time, a direct hit by flak completely tore the rudder and
tail gunner position away, disabling the rudder controls. The tail gunner was ejected
without his parachute; his remains were never found. It took the skill of the two pilots
to bring the aircraft back to base using only the engines for directional control.
The bomber landed safely at Nuthampstead but the nose was severely damaged,
tearing away the bombardier’s position, when the aircraft nosed over trying to stop.
Salvaged 10Apr45.
8812 (MSN 17-8212) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Feb45. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*A],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 19Feb45. Named
"Beat Me Daddy" 365th Bomb Squadron [XK*A], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 20May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 7Nov47
8813 (MSN 17-8213) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Feb45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*X/Q], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 21Feb45. On the 10th of May 1945 a number of B-17s aircraft set out for Germany from
RAF Kimbolton, UK, on a mission to show personnel the damage to German towns that had been inflicted by
allied aircraft during bombing raids during the war. [VE day was 8th May 1945]. A group of aircraft set
out in formation ahead of two B-17s who held station 1500ft below them to join in. The downdraft and
turbulence was so severe from the higher aircraft that it caused the pilot of B-17 44-8198 to lose control
of his plane so much so that he fell onto the top of his partners B-17 44-8813. His props chopped the
rear of the fuselage which fell away discharging the tail gunner on the way down. The rest of the plane
which was fully loaded with fuel exploded in a gigantic fireball which fell to the ground near to
Braintree in Essex; 11 American aircrew perished.
8814 (MSN 17-8214) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Feb45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 4Feb45. {first combat mission 20Feb45}. {5 missions}.
Severely battle damaged by flak on a mission to an oil refinery and adjacent chemical
works at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 1Mar45 (10RTD). It was hit by flak over
Moosbierbaum about five seconds before bomb release. The right wing and number
three and four engines were damaged and the aileron cables were cut. The crew
dropped their bombs, but lost several thousand feet before regaining control of the
airplane. The pilot first headed for Russian territory, then decided he would try
returning to home base. With great difficulty, the crew nursed the plane back, but before
they reached Amendola, the two right engines quit and they crash landed in a plowed field
three miles north of the 463rd Group base at Celone, Italy. The airplane caught fire on
landing, which was brought under control. The crew exited safely but the airplane
had to be salvaged. Salvaged 17Mar45
8815 (MSN 17-8215) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 2Feb45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 22Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 10Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8816 (MSN 17-8216) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Feb45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 9Feb45.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 29Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
Production changes: Radio compartment gun deleted
8817 (MSN 17-8217) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 31Jan45.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*S], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 8Feb45. Transferred to Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 10Feb45.
Transferred to 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy.
Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 44-83426 at Amendola 20Sep45. Salvaged 24Sep45.
8818 (MSN 17-8219) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 31Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 22Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Oct45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8819 (MSN 17-8219) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 31Jan45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 22Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Oct45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8820 (MSN 17-8220) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Feb45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 6Feb45. {first combat mission 2Mar45}.
{6 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf,
Vienna, Austria 16Mar45 (10RTD). During the bomb run the flak was severe
and the plane was badly damaged. The bombs were dropped but the two left engines
were disabled and the propellers feathered. The left wing was severely damaged;
the hydraulics and part of the oxygen tanks were shot out. The plane immediately
dropped out of the formation. Knowing he could never get back to base, the pilot
headed toward the Russian lines hoping to make a forced landing at Pécs, Hungary.
Limping along at about 5,000ft the plane was shot at with everything from rifle fire
to 40mm shells. It barely managed to get over Lake Balaton and crash landed in a
pasture two miles south of Sásd, Hungary, which is approximately twenty miles
northeast of Pécs, Hungary. In crash landing it clipped several trees and plowed
up dirt into the plane MACR 13260
8821 (MSN 17-8221) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 7Feb45. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 6Mar45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8822 (MSN 17-8222) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 20Feb45. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*N], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 25Feb45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Jan45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8823 (MSN 17-8223) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Feb45.
351st Bomb Squadron [EP*D], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 17Feb45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 10Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8824 (MSN 17-8224) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Feb45. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*M],
100th Bomb Group, 16Feb45. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 17Feb45. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*G], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth
(Station 107), Huntingdonshire 29Mar45. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 23May45. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 4Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
12Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8825 (MSN 17-8225) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jan45. Pathfinder
Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Feb45. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*J], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 19Feb45. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*J].
364th Bomb Squadron [WF*J], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 20May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping
and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92),
Belgium. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 6Nov46
8826 (MSN 17-8226) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 9Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Feb45.
535th Bomb Squadron [MS*P], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 27Mar45. {7 missions}. Transferred to 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Landing accident at Thurleigh
12Oct45. Salvaged 3Jul46..
8827 (MSN 17-8227) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 9Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Feb45. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*B],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 16Feb45.
Named "Dusty Gay". {13+ missions}. 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31Mar46.
Deployed to Istres, France. Damaged taxying at Perrone (A-72), France 27Oct45.
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8828 (MSN 17-8228) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Feb45. 493rd Bomb Group,
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 15Feb45. Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45.
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8829 (MSN 17-8229) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Feb45. 4th Bomb Squadron [B],
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 17Feb45. {first combat mission 4Apr45}.
{final combat mission 20Apr45}. {7 missions + 6 Chowhound}. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 7Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 11Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8830 (MSN 17-8230) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 9Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Feb45. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*S],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 12Mar45. {4+ missions}.
367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 23May45.
Named THE SOUTH BOSTON SHILLELAGH. Christened by U.S. Army nurses 26Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping
and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18Jul46. Reclaimed 23Aug46
8831 (MSN 17-8231) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Feb45. Assigned to 381st Bomb Group 5Feb45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. All-Weather Flying Centre (Hurricane Hunters).
HQ Squadron, 2750th Air Base Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH.
Damaged landing at RAF Burtonwood, England 17Oct51. Converted as staff
transport, designated VB-17G. Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area, Tinker AFB,
Oklahoma City, OK. 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan AFB,
Tucson, AZ 6Feb56. Departed 3May56. Mobile Air Material Area, Brookley AFB,
Mobile, AL. Modified as target drone 26Jul56. Designated QB-17N.
3235th Drone Squadron, 3205th Drone Group, NAS Point Mugu, CA 1954. Expended 30Jun58
8832 (MSN 17-8232) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Feb45. 749th Bomb Squadron [H], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 14Feb45. Named *Battle Baby* Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 13Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8833 (MSN 17-8233) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Feb45. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*C],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 12Feb45. {1 mission}.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen,
Munich, Germany for storage 18Jan48. 7290th Air Base Group,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany. Reclaimed by 17Jun49
8834 (MSN 17-8234) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 6Feb45. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*G], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 8Feb45. Named "Poo Bah".
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 20Jun45. 3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI.
Damaged landing at Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM 4Dec45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 7Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8835 (MSN 17-8235) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Feb45. During ferry flight USA to UK, damaged
by structural failure over Stornaway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 13Feb45.
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire Feb45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 17Jun45. 4
168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 20Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Feb46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8836 (MSN 17-8236) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Feb45. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*H], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 8Feb45. Named "St Louis Woman" Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 17Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8837 (MSN 17-8237) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Jan45. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*B],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 20Feb45. Named "Stormy Weather".
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 14Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 20Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 21Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8838 (MSN 17-8238) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Feb45. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*F],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 15Feb45.
Named "Beautiful Take Off" Modified for Disney Rocket Bomb operation, using Royal Navy
4500lb concrete piercing rocket assisted bombs. Participated in a mission to drop Disney
bombs on the Valentin submarine bunker at Farge, Bremen, Germany 30Mar45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters
and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8839 (MSN 17-8239) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jan45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME
7Feb45. 4th Bomb Squadron [L], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156),
Suffolk 9Feb45. {first combat mission 17Mar45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}.
{9 missions}. Returned to US To. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8840 (MSN 17-8240) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Feb45. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*Q], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 30Mar45. 368th Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe
and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Damaged landing at Cazes, French Morocco 13Feb46. Salvaged 1Sep46.
8841 (MSN 17-8241) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Jan45. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Feb45. 731st Bomb
Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 17Feb45.
Co-pilot, being checked out on the taxyway, hit a power shovel parked six feet from edge
of perimeter track at Deopham Green 28Apr45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 13Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8842 (MSN 17-8242) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Feb45.
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 3Mar45
(not on inventory). 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*N], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 6Apr45. {3 missions}. 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping
and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92),
Belgium. Damaged taxying at Saint-Trond 4Aug45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8843 (MSN 17-8243) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Feb45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Feb45. Landing accident at
RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador 13Feb45 en route USA to UK, another B-17G ran into the tail.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*T], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 15Feb45. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*F], 487th Bomb Group,
Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 19Apr45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 29May45.
2nd Bomb Group. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over
Europe and North Africa. Salvaged 6Nov46
8844 (MSN 17-8244) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Feb45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Feb45. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*E], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 27Feb45. Right landing collapsed landing
at Framlingham 12Apr45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 29Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8845 (MSN 17-8245) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Feb45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb45. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*S],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 30Mar45.
Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8846 (MSN 17-8246) delivered Cheyenne Jan 17, 1945 where was fitted with AN/APS-15 radar. to Hunter Feb 12, 1945, to Grenier
Feb 25, 1945. Allocated to 511th BS, 351st BG at Polebrook Mar 25, 1945. Named "Half Pint" Transferred to 365th BS, 305th
BG at Chelveston. Went in 1947 to 49th RS (later 7499th Support Sqn in West Germany) and used for ELINT
missions along East German border and down Berlin corridors. Assigned 47th SCS, Furstenfeldbruck,
West Germany Jan 1, 1948. Assigned to 45th PRS, Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany Jan 21, 1948
Assigned to 7499th AFS, Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany Nov 2, 1948. Redesignated RB-17G Mar 22, 1949
Assigned to 7499th CS, Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany May 17, 1949. Transferred to Wiesbaden Aug 25, 1950
Assigned to 7150th ABG, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Jul 23, 1951
Assigned to 7499th CS, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Nov 7, 1951
Assigned to AMC Dec 10, 1953 and transferred to Hill AFB, UT Dec 7, 1953. [noted in transit through P
Prestwick, Scotland 3Dec53]. SOC late 1954, and sold to Institut Geographique
National of France Dec 1954 as F-BGSP. WFU in 1959 and stored. Whilst with the IGN,
spent some time in South Africa as ZS-DXM reserved but not allocated. Transferred May 1985 to
Fortress Toujours Volante and e-registered as F-AZDX and is still flying.
Featured in film ‘La Grande Vadrouille’ [1966] painetd as a Royal Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress. Registered 5Aug87 as F-AZDX to
Association Fortresse Toujours Volante en France, La Ferte Alais, France. Featured in film ‘Memphis Belle’ [1990] marked as DF*S a
nd ‘Red Tails’ [2012]. MOTHER & COUNTRY (pilot’s side), PINK LADY (co-pilot side). Departed Orly Oct 24, 2006 for new home at Saint-Yan.
Flown to La Ferte Alais Mar 19, 2010. To be put on ground display at Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis
Aerodrome de Cerny
8847 (MSN 17-8247) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 1Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH. Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-8868 taxying at Grenier
Field, Manchester, NH 15Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 27Feb45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 22Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8848 (MSN 17-8248) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan45.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Feb45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 27Feb45. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*L], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire 29Feb45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh
(Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping
and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195),
Marseille, France Aug45. Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46. North Field, Gibraltar Jun46.
NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46. Salvaged 30Oct46. Reclaimed 6Nov46
8849 (MSN 17-8249) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Feb45.
351st Bomb Squadron [EP*J], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 25Feb45. Named "Pard" Operated a Banjo mission 22Jun45. Accident at Duxford (Station 357),
Cambridgeshire 29Aug45. Overshot on landing and crashed into trees. Salvaged 11Oct45.
8850 (MSN 17-8250) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Feb45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19Feb45.
562nd Bomb Squadron [T], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 21Feb45.
Named "Humms Bumms", letter code T {first combat mission 22Mar45}.
{final combat mission 17Apr45}. Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed
with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war
from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to
southern England; American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France.
{8 missions + 1 Chowhound + 1 Revival}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8851 (MSN 17-8251) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb45.
331st Bomb Squadron [QE*K], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 27Feb45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 10Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8852 (MSN 17-8252) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Feb45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 12Feb45. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*V], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn
(Station 121), Cambridgeshire 9Mar45. Battle damaged on a mission to the Schlesischer
railway station and east marshalling yards at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45. Moderate
and accurate flak encountered over the target resulted in damage to the plane.
368th Bomb Squadron [V], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 24May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping
and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45. Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46.
North Field, Gibraltar Jun46. NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46. Administratively
assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8853 (MSN 17-8253) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Feb45. Pathfinder
Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Feb45. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*Y],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 25Mar45.
{first combat mission 4Apr45}. Left formation over allied territory returning from
a mission to an ordnance depot at Ingolstadt, Germany 5Apr45 (1KIA). Force landed
on the continent. Regained by Group 28Apr45. {2 missions}. 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 9May45. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8854 (MSN 17-8254) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Feb45.
333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 22Feb45. Named "Just Once More". Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8855 (MSN 17-8255) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Feb45.
533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*W], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 21Feb45. {3+ missions}.
Transferred to 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 15May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe
and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 14Apr46. Reclaimed 23May46..
8856 (MSN 17-8256) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Feb45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 27Feb45. Returned to US. 1407th Base Unit, European Wing,
Air Transport Command, Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 29May45,
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8857 (MSN 17-8257) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Feb45.
407th Bomb Squadron [PY*M], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire
22Mar45. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*M], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 7May45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 9May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France
Aug45. Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46. North Field, Gibraltar Jun46. NAS Port
Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46. Salvaged 23Oct46. Reclaimed 6Nov46
8858 (MSN 17-8258) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Feb45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Feb45. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*G],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 22Feb45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 20Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8859 (MSN 17-8259) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Feb45. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*A],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 16Mar45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 29May45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 30Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field,
AR for storage and disposal 12Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8860 (MSN 17-8260) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb45. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 30Mar45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen,
Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8861 (MSN 17-8261) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. Delivered to Royal
Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ126 at Dorval, Montreal 17Jan45. No.45 Group,
Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 24Jan45. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland,
1/10Feb45. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 10Feb45 for modifications. Equipped
with H2S airborne radar. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 31May45.
Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8862 (MSN 17-8262) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KJ127 at Dorval, Montreal 24Jan45. No.45
Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 26Jan45. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr,
Scotland, 5/7Feb45. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 7Feb45 for modifications.
Equipped with H2S airborne radar. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride,
Cumberland 12Jun45. SOC 15Sep47
8863 (MSN 17-8263) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KL830. Dorval, Montreal 17Jan45. No.45 Group,
Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 23Jan45. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr,
Scotland 20/26Feb45. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 26Feb45. No.51
Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 26May45 for storage. Sold to International
Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8864 (MSN 17-8264) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KL831. Dorval, Montreal 17Jan45.
No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 24Jan45. Ferried to RAF
Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 14/16Feb45. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 16Feb45.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 26May45 for storage. Non-effective
airframe 28Feb46. SOC 4Sep46. Sold to College of Aeronautics, Cranfield,
Bedfordshire 4Sep46
8865 MSN 17-8265) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial KL832. Dorval, Montreal
17Jan45. No.45 Group, Transport Command, Dorval, Montreal 24Jan45.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 4/8Feb45. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 8Feb45. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland
12Jun45. SOC 15Sep47
8866 (MSN 17-8266) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
19Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Feb45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 13Feb45. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*N], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 17Feb45. {4+ missions}. 367th Bomb Squadron [N],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe
and North Africa. During a running takeoff the right landing gear collapsed and the
plane slid off the runway at Thurleigh 26Jun45. Both left wing engines were torn off
when the left landing gear collapsed landing at RAF Christchurch, Hants 15Jul45.
Salvaged 18Jul45.
8867 (MSN 17-8267) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Feb45. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Feb45. 511th Bomb
Squadron [DS*P], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 6Apr45.
{7 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters
and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47.
Mapping Netherlands 15May47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8868 (MSN 17-8268) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH.
Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-8847 taxying at Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 15Feb45.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*X], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire
28Feb45. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*V], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 27Mar45. Named *Lon Boy* {2+ missions}. Transferred to 367th Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe
and North Africa. Damaged while parked in the 367th Bomb Squadron clover leaf
dispersal by B-17G 44-8197 taxying at Thurleigh 24Jun45. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres
(Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45. Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46.
North Field, Gibraltar Jun46. NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco Sep46.
Salvaged 30Oct46. Reclaimed 6Nov46.
8869 (MSN 17-8269) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Feb45.
427th Bomb Squadron [GN*W], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 30Mar45. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 15Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8870 (MSN 17-8270) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Feb45.
709th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 27Feb45.
Damaged taxying Rattlesden 21Mar45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean
Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 29Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8871 (MSN 17-8271) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Feb45.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*K], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 2Mar45. Mid-air collision with P-51D 44-15401 four miles north of Debach,
Suffolk 18Jun45. Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8872 (MSN 17-8272) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Feb45. [T].
490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 28Feb45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 30May45.
Landing accident at Pomigliano, Italy 16Jul45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL
1Oct45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 12Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8873 (MSN 17-8273) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Feb45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 12Feb45. 749th Bomb Squadron [H], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 30Mar45. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47.
8874 (MSN 17-8274) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Mar45.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy 14Mar45. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8875 (MSN 17-8275) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Feb45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16Feb45. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 27Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8876 (MSN 17-8276) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Feb45.
418th Bomb Squadron [LD*F], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 28Feb45. 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 2Apr45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8877 (MSN 17-8277) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Feb45. 1377th Base
Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Feb45. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*T], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22Feb45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped. Salvaged 23Jul47
8878 (MSN 17-8278) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Jan45. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Feb45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Mar45. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*D], 487th Bomb Group,
Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 16Mar45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 24Oct45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 3Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8879 (MSN 17-8279) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 25Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Feb45. 562nd Bomb Squadron [O],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 5Mar45. {first combat mission 4Apr45}.
{final combat mission 4Apr45}. Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed
with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war
from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to
southern England; American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France.
{1 mission + 1 Revival}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 6Nov46
8880 (MSN 17-8280) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (
Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Mar45.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 6Mar45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Crash landed at Jesi, Italy 21Aug45. Salvaged 14Jan46
8881 (MSN 17-8281) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 14Mar45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 1Oct48
8882 (MSN 17-8282) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 25Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Feb45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Feb45. 4th Bomb Squadron [T], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156),
Suffolk 5Mar45. {first combat mission 3Apr45}. {final combat mission 5Apr45}. {2 missions}.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 11Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8883 MSN 17-8283) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH.
Damaged in collision with Consolidated C-109 Liberator 44-49691 at Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 12Feb45. Headquarters Flight, 1st Combat Wing, Bassingbourn.
Converted as staff transport, designated VB-17G. Returned to US. Headquarters Squadron,
Fourth Air Force, Hamilton Field, San Rafael, CA. Accident landing long at Hamilton AFB
16Jan54. 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ. Departed 23Mar56.
Mobile Air Material Area, Brookley AFB, Mobile, AL. Modified as target drone 8Jul56.
Designated QB-17N. 3205th Drone Group, Patrick AFB, FL. Expended 7Aug57.
8884 (MSN 17-8284) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 24Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Feb45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 22Feb45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8885 (MSN 17-8285) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 273rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 24Jan45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
17Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 22Feb45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
8886 (MSN 17-8286) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 17Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 7Mar45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air
Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Re-assigned to 501st ASG, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Jan 1, 1948
Assigned 7160th ABG, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Jul 1, 1948
Assigned 7290th ABG, Oberpfaffenhofen, West Germany Aug 9, 1948
Assigned 7169th RCWS, Oberpfaffenhofen, West Germany Feb 2, 1949
Assigned 7290th ABG, Oberpfaffenhofen, West Germany Apr 13, 1949 for storage
Assigned to MATS Apr 20, 1949
Assigned 1807th AACSW, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Apr 26, 1949
Scrapped at Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany, following an accident circa Mar 13, 1950
8887 (MSN 17-8287) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jan45. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Feb45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 15Feb45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 23May46
8888 (MSN 17-8288) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Jan45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Feb45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 15Feb45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 10May46
8889 (MSN 17-8289) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 31Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire. Ninth Air Force. Modified to photographic
configuration. Designated FB-17G. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Deployed to Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium Jul45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Lechfeld (R-71), Augsburg, Germany Dec45. Stored
Assigned to 10th HBS [Headquarters and Base Service Squadron],
Oberpfaffenhofen, West Germany Jan 1, 1948. Assigned 7290th ABG, Oberpfaffenhofen, West Germany Jul 1, 1948.
Assigned to 7169th RCWS, Oberpfaffenhofen, West Germany Feb 15, 1949
Assigned to 7499th AFS, Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany Apr 8, 1949
Assigned to 7499th CS, Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany May 17, 1949, transferred to Wiesbaden Aug 25, 1950
Redesignated RB-17G Oct 15, 1949
Assigned to 59th ADW, Bovingdon, England Sep 16, 1952
Assigned to 59th ADW, Burtonwood, England Dec 31, 1952 for maintenance
Assigned to 7499th CS, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Jul 27, 1953
Assigned to AMC Sep 9, 1953 and transferred to Brookley AFB, AL Sep 13, 1953. [noted in transit
through Prestwick, Scotland Sep 13, 1953]. Stored Olmsted AFB Sep 17, 1953. SOC Jun 1954 at Olmsted AFB.
To civil registry as N9642B, to D-EGBE, to OO-SPO. On Aug 12, 1954
to Institut Geographique National of France as F-BGSO, it was heavily modified by the
IGN for survey work. Donated Sep 8, 1976 to the Musee de l'Air in Le Bourget near
Paris, France for display, last reported (Dec. 2000) in storage.
8890 (MSN 17-8290) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Feb45. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*C], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 17Feb45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jul45. 613th Base Unit (Proving Ground Detachment), Phillips Field, A
berdeen Proving Ground, MD 3Jul46.
8891 (MSN 17-8291) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. Eighth Air Force, UK.
Ninth Air Force. 369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. 369th Bomb Squadron, Istres (Station 195),
Marseille, France Jul45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 369th Bomb Squadron,
Marrakech, French Morocco 1Sep45. 369th Bomb Squadron, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46.
Assigned to 47th SCS, Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany Jan 1, 1948.
Assigned to 45th PRS, Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany Jan 21, 1948
Assigned to 7499th AFS, Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany Nov 2, 1948. Redesignated RB-17G Mar 22, 1949
Assigned to 7499th CS, Furstenfeldbruck, West Germany May 17, 1949, transferred to Wiesbaden Aug 25, 1950
Assigned to 5th AD [SAC], Rabat-Sale, Morocco Jan 3, 1952. Redesignated TB-17G
Assigned to SAC May 1952. Assigned to 3918th ABG, Upper Heyford, England Jun 29, 1952
Assigned to AMC Aug 31, 1953. To Brookley AFB, AL Oct 7, 1953. Transferred to Brazilian AF.
Withdrawn from service in 1967.
8892 (MSN 17-8292) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Feb45. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*T],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 20Mar45. Converted for trooping,
stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches
installed in the waist and bomb bay. 92nd Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille,
France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the
return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres,
France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home.
From Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s aircraft completed the journey and flew
the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying
French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from NAS Port
Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from 15Jun45 to 10Sep45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 384th Bomb Group,
Istres AAB, Marseille, France. Salvaged 26Jul46
8893 (MSN 17-8293) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 22Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 22May45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 14Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8894 (MSN 17-8294) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11Feb45. Eighth Air
Force, UK 15Feb45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany
for storage 18Jan48. Reclaimed 7Jan49
8895 (MSN 17-8295) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jan45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 15Feb45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 3Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Feb46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8896 (MSN 17-8296) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 25Jan45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 17Feb45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters and
Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany for storage 18Jan48.
Reclaimed 1Oct48
8897 (MSN 17-8297) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 30Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Feb45. 748th Bomb Squadron [O], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 21Mar45. Named "Bugs Bunny".
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*C], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 9May45. Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and
turrets, capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and
bomb bay. 384th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France. Participated
in the Green Project which was the USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops
to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift of troops from Istres, France, to
Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their journey home. From Casablanca,
Air Transport Command’s aircraft completed the journey and flew the troops to the
United States. A secondary task of the Green Project included flying French citizens
who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from NAS Port Lyautey, French
Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from 15Jun45 to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Participated in the Greek Project
Sep-Oct45 from Munich, Germany to Athens, Greece to return Greeks who had
sympathized with Nazis. The passengers were facing Greek imprisonment and were
under armed guard. Flights were from Istres, France to Munich, Germany to pick-up
passengers for Athens, Greece. Operated as ‘Lucky Sky Ways’. Returned from Athens to
Istres via Foggia, Italy. Salvaged 11May4
8898 (MSN 17-8298) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 29Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 22Feb45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 11May46.
8899 (MSN 17-8299) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 29Jan45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 21Feb45. Ninth Air Force.
Used for mapping the Dutch/Belgian coast 2Jul45. Diverted to Netherlands 2Dec46.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) 30Apr47. Administratively terminated as
Foreign Liquidation Commission assignment 13Jun47. Rijksluchtvaartschool,
Gilze Rijen as a grouind instructional airframe
8900 (MSN 17-8300) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45.
273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 29Jan45.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 13Feb45. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*M], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 15Feb45. Named "Carioca Joe" Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence
Field, KS 13Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 21Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
44-8901/9000 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-90-VE Fortress
MSN 17-8301/8400. Boeing B-17G-90-VE Fortress built by Lockheed-Vega
Aircraft Corporation, Burbank, CA. Lockheed-Vega Model 17.
Dispositions from B-17 Fortress Master Log, Dave Osborne (FORTLOG) and "Project Bits & Pieces" a detailed
look at the Eighth Air Force operational statistics during World War II by Paul Andrews and William Adams
Production changes: Cockpit armour replaced by flak curtains. RCM equipment
AN/APT-2 and AN/APQ-9 Group A parts added.
8901 (MSN 17-8301) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 29Jan45. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Feb45.
333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 15Feb45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 9Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson
City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8902 (MSN 17-8302) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 29Jan45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Feb45. 748th Bomb Squadron [G:Q], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 21Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25May45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 16Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8903 (MSN 17-8303) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 30Jan45. 1379th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Feb45.
327th Bomb Squadron [UX*G], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 20Mar45. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards
at Dresden, Germany 17Apr45 (2POW:6KIA), mid-air collision with B-17G 43-39110,
crashed Dresden. MACR 14052
8904 (MSN 17-8304) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. 273rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 30Jan45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 18Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK 20Feb45. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE). Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base
Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 14Nov47.
8905 (MSN 17-8305) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Mar45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 4Mar45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air
Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8906 (MSN 17-8306) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Jan45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 18Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Reassigned to 2043rd Labpr Supervision Company, Tulln, Austria Jan 1, 1948.
Assigned to 7909th Base Unit, Tulln, Austria Apr 10, 1948.
Assigned to 7360th Air Base Squadron, Tulln, Austria Jul 1, 1948.
Assigned to 61st Air Base Group, Frankfurt-Rhein Main, West
Germany Jul 4, 1948. Assigned 7290th Air Base Group,
Oberpfaffenhofen, West Germany Jul 26, 1948 for storage.
8907 (MSN 17-8307) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 16Mar45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 22May46
8908 (MSN 17-8308) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22Mar45. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 27Mar45.
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 7Apr45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 29Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston,
TX Sep46; scrapped
8909 (MSN 17-8309) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 22Mar45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 29Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 5Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8910 (MSN 17-8310) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 2Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 19Mar45. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*T], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham
(Station 153), Suffolk 31Mar45. {first combat mission 11Apr44}. {final combat mission 16Apr45}.
{3 missions + 1 Chowhound}. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 28May45. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 8Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 27Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8911 (MSN 17-8311) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Mar45.
338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 21Mar45.
Returned to US. Charleston, SC 28Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8912 (MSN 17-8312) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach Field, CA. Damaged in
accident with B-24J Liberator 42-78787 and parked OA-10A Catalina 44-34018 taxying at
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar45.
351st Bomb Squadron [EP*L], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 14Mar45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8913 (MSN 17-8313) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Mar45. Assigned tp 837th Bomb Squadron [4F*C],
487th Bomb Group 27Mar45. Crash landed six miles east of Connel, near Oban, Scotland 30Mar45
en route USA to UK. Salvaged 10Apr45
8914 (MSN 17-8314) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Mar45. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Mar45. Landing accident Amendola 13Aug45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 369th Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and
intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Salvaged 6Nov46
8915 (MSN 17-8315) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Mar45. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 29Mar45. Returned to US. Charleston, SC 28Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 9Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8916 (MSN 17-8316) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar45. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*R],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 6Apr45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base
Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 26Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8917 (MSN 17-8317) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Mar45.
351st Bomb Squadron [EP*K], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 30Mar45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 3Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8918 (MSN 17-8318) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar45. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*D],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 12Apr45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 14Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8919 (MSN 17-8319) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Mar45. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*G], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 27Mar45. Named Candy's Dandy". Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 25Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8920 (MSN 17-8320) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 28Mar45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison
Field, West Palm Beach, FL 28Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8921 (MSN 17-8321) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar45.
4th Bomb Squadron [E], 34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 26Mar45.
{first combat mission 11Apr45}. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {2 missions + 6 Chowhound}.
7th Bomb Squadron [E]. Mid-air collision with P-51D Mustang 44-72311 three miles south of
Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire 21May45. Returned to US. Charleston, SC 28Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8922 (MSN 17-8322) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Mar45. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*K], 487th Bomb Group,
Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 30Mar45. 837th Bomb Squadron. Caught fire and
crash landed Clacton, Essex 14Apr45. Salvaged 22May45.
8923 MSN 17-8323) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Feb45. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 5Mar45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar45. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*W],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 12Apr45
Named "Trail Blazer/The Boss"Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of
the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {1 mission}.
Transferred to 369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 9May45.
Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and
North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Giebelstadt (Y-90), Germany.
Fatal crash at Fredericksdorf, 15km north of Frankfurt, Germany 29Dec45. Salvaged 31Dec45.
Reclaimed 18Feb46
8924 (MSN 17-8324) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Mar45. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 18Mar45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean
Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 8Oct45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Dec45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8925 (MSN 17-8325) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Mar45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Mar45.
562nd Bomb Squadron [E], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 30Mar45.
{first combat mission 16Apr45}. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. Modified with all guns,
armament and ball turret removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation
Revival; liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany.
British POWs were flown to southern England; American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron
(A-70), France. {2 missions + 2 Revival}. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8926 (MSN 17-8326) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Mar45. 487th Bomb Group,
Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 23Apr45. Returned to US. Charleston, SC 26Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8927 (MSN 17-8327) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Mar45. 457th Bomb
Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 12Apr45. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 23May46
8928 (MSN 17-8328) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Feb45. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 5Mar45. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar45. 562nd Bomb Squadron [K],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 25Mar45. {first combat mission 18Apr45}.
{final combat mission 18Apr45}. Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret removed with
a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival; liberated prisoners of war from
Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. British POWs were flown to southern England;
American POWs were flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France. {1 mission + 1 Revival}. Returned to US.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL
27Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
28Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8929 (MSN 17-8329) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Feb45. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar45. 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 28Mar45.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 30May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 24Dec46. Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8930 (MSN 17-8330) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb45. Wright Field, Dayton, OH 3Mar45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX
25Apr45. Designated RB-17G. 4135th Base Unit (Ogden Air Technical Service Command), Hill Field,
Ogden, UT 3Apr47. 16th Photographic Squadron (Special Purpose), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct47.
4135th Base Unit (Ogden Air Technical Service Command), Hill Field, Ogden, UT 28Oct47.
7th GEO Detachment, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar48. 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron,
Topeka Field, KS 28Jul48. Takeoff accident near Berryton, KS 12Aug48. Salvaged 8Mar49
8931 (MSN 17-8331) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK
18Mar45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 6Nov46
8932 (MSN 17-8332) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 28Mar45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Aug45. 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany for storage 18Jan48. Reclaimed 7Jul49
8933 (MSN 17-8333) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Apr45. Eighth Air Force, UK 18Apr45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 20Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8934 (MSN 17-8334) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Apr45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Apr45. Eighth Air Force, UK 18Apr45.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8935 (MSN 17-8335) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Apr45. Eighth Air Force, UK 18Apr45.
Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 14Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8936 (MSN 17-8336) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 2Apr45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 27Apr45. 4135th Base Unit (Ogden Air Technical Service Command),
Hill Field, Ogden, UT 30Apr47. Salvaged 4May49. Converted as staff transport, designated VB-17G.
3902nd Air Base Group, Offutt AFB, NB. Damaged by bird strike twenty miles west of Offutt AFB 20Dec49.
Salvaged 9Mar50
8937 (MSN 17-8337) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Apr45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Apr45. Returned to US.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 8Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
8938 (MSN 17-8338) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Apr45. Sixth Air Force. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 91st Reconnaissance Squadron,
Waller Field, Trinidad 15Mar48. Damaged taxying at Waller Field 2Apr48. 91st Strategic
Reconnaissance Wing, McGuire AFB, NJ 4May49
8939 (MSN 17-8339) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 10Apr45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Apr45. Eighth Air Force, UK 20Apr45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 17Dec45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 1Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8940 (MSN 17-8340) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Feb45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 29Feb45. 393rd Base Unit,
Syracuse AAB, NY 11May45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage
and disposal 29Nov45
8941 (MSN 17-8341) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 9Apr45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Apr45. Eighth Air Force, UK 18Apr45.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command),
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 12Oct45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 7Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
8942 (MSN 17-8342) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 13Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter
Field, Savannah, GA 21Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 30Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8943 (MSN 17-8343) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK
22Mar45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45.
Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46. North Field, Gibraltar Jun46. NAS Port Lyautey, French
Morocco Sep46. Salvaged 24Dec46. Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and
Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8944 (MSN 17-8344) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 25Mar45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks,
CT 3Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 14Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8945 (MSN 17-8345) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 17Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Mar45. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*F],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 10Apr45. {first combat
mission 14Apr45}. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda
armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {6 missions}.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty
passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. 384th Bomb Group,
Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France. Participated in the Green Project which was the
USAAF solution to expedite the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock
airlift of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of
their journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s aircraft completed
the journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project
included flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg from
NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from 15Jun45
to 10Sep45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 25Jul46
8946 (MSN 17-8346) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 1Apr45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters and
Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 16Jan48. Reclaimed 7Jan49.
8947 (MSN 17-8347) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Feb45. Damaged while parked in collision by
B-17G 44-83442 at Hunter 13Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK
26Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 14Feb46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8948 (MSN 17-8348) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK
29Mar45. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire
May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering
flights over Europe and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45.
Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal May46. North Field, Gibraltar Jun46. NAS Port Lyautey, French
Morocco Sep46. Salvaged 6Nov46
8949 (MSN 17-8349) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Mar45. 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 21Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 20Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Feb46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8950 (MSN 17-8350) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 17Feb45. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar45. 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 28Mar45. 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24May45. To Reconstruction
Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal
21Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped..
8951 (MSN 17-8351) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 15Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
20Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 22Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 30Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8952 (MSN 17-8352) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed
Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Mar45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 1Apr45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany for
storage 18Jan48. Reclaimed 3Aug47
8953 (MSN 17-8353) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 1Apr45.
Returned to US. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 15Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8954 (MSN 17-8354) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 28Mar45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 25Jun45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 27Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 22Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8955 (MSN 17-8355) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar45. 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 27Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 30Nov45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8956 (MSN 17-8356) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb45. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Lincoln Field, NB 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 16Mar45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 4Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 13Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to
Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8957 (MSN 17-8357) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Mar45. 427th Bomb
Squadron [GN*D], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 30Mar45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 14Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8958 (MSN 17-8358) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 27Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters and
Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany for storage 18Jan48. Reclaimed 7Jan49.
8959 (MSN 17-8359) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. US Navy 1946.
Modified as cargo/transport aircraft, designated CB-17G. 104th Base Unit (Air Defense
Command), Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY. Redesignated VB-17G 11Jun48.
3800th Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, AL. 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan
Field, Tucson, AZ 12Oct55. Departed 7Nov55. 3201st Air Base Wing, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL.
Salvaged 12Dec56
8960 (MSN 17-8360) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Feb45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
27Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 29Mar45. Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
8961 (MSN 17-8361) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Mar45. Eighth Air Force,
UK 30Mar45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8962 (MSN 17-8362) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar45. 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. Project Casey Jones,
photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Base Air Depot No.1,
Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 24Dec46. Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8963 (MSN 17-8363) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 9Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter
Field, Savannah, GA 27Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 1Apr45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
7Jun45. 610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL. Modified
with external wing racks for the 4,500lb rocket assisted Disney bomb. TDY RAF Marham,
King's Lynn, Norfolk 15Mar46 for Project Ruby – to establish reasons for the failure of large
bombs then developed to penetrate the reinforced concrete shielded targets in Germany.
Returned to Eglin Field 11Aug46. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Sep46. 4141st Base Unit (Air Material Command),
Pyote Field, TX 23Jun47. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11May48.
8964 (MSN 17-8364) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 26Mar45.
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe and
North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 6Nov46
8965 (MSN 17-8365) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Consolidated-Vultee
Aircraft Modification Center, Louisville, KY 9Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 12Mar45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany for storage 18Jan48. 7290th Base Unit, Oberpfaffenhofen,
Munich, Germany 1Jul48. Reclaimed 2Aug49.
8966 (MSN 17-8366) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 15Feb45. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial KL833. Dorval, Montreal 2Mar45. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal 12Mar45. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 21/24Mar45.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 24Mar45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffs 26May45 for storage. Non-effective airframe 28Feb46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47.
8967 MSN 17-8367) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 16Feb45. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial KL834. Dorval, Montreal 2Mar45. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal 11Mar45. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 16/18Mar45. Scottish
Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 18Mar45. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride,
Cumberland 12Jun45. SOC 15Sep47
8968 (MSN 17-8368) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb45. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial KL835. Dorval, Montreal 4Mar45. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal 11Mar45. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 12/17Apr45. Scottish
Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 17Apr45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs
28May45. Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), Boscombe Down,
Wiltshire 11Jun45 for meteorological research. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffs 27Jun46 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8969 (MSN 17-8369) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb45. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial KL836. Dorval, Montreal 4Mar45. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal 11Mar45. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 16/18Mar45. Scottish Aviation,
Prestwick, Scotland 18Mar45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 23May45 for
storage. Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
8970 (MSN 17-8370) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb45. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial KL837. Dorval, Montreal 4Mar45. No.45 Group, Transport Command,
Dorval, Montreal 11Mar45. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 25/27Mar45. Scottish Aviation,
Prestwick, Scotland 27Mar45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffs 24May45 for storage.
Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. SOC 31Jul47 as scrap
8971 (MSN 17-8371) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 1Apr45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters and
Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany for storage 18Jan48. Reclaimed 7Jan49..
8972 (MSN 17-8372) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK Bovingdon 29Mar45.
Damaged in taxy accident with ground crew at Bovingdon 9Jul45. 1264th Base Unit, Payne Field, Cairo, Egypt.
Abandoned and crew bailed out forty miles ESE of Port Said, Egypt 18Nov46. Reclaimed 4Dec46.
Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen,
Munich, Germany 30Apr47. SOC 9Apr48;
8973 (MSN 17-8373) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Apr45.
28Apr45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 22May46. Returned to US. Air Transport Command, Manchester, NH
1Aug46. 613th Base Unit (Proving Ground Detachment), Phillips Field, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, MD 12May48
8974 (MSN 17-8374) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45.
Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft Modification Center, Louisville, KY 20Feb45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 2May45. Eighth Air Force, UK 4May45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 27Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8975 (MSN 17-8375) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 12Mar45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 31May46
8976 (MSN 17-8376) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2May45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 4May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 14Feb46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8977 (MSN 17-8377) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Eighth Air Force, UK.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. . Accident at Wiesbaden 1Aug47.
Assigned to 501st ASG, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Jan 1, 1948.
Assigned to 7160th ABG, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Jul 1, 1948
Assigned to 7165th CG, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Dec 22, 1948. Redesignated TB-17G May 1949
Assigned to 60th ABG, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Jun 1, 1949
Re-assigned to FEAF and transferred to Kelly AFB, TX, 10Nov 10, 1950
Assigned, Haneda AB, Tokyo, Japan
8978 (MSN 17-8378) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 30Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 10th Headquarters
and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany for storage 18Jan48. Reclaimed 7Jan49
8979 (MSN 17-8379) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Consolidated-Vultee Aircraft
Modification Center, Louisville, KY 20Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 27Mar45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 25May45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 27Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8980 (MSN 17-8380) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Consolidated-Vultee
Aircraft Modification Center, Louisville, KY 21Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 27Mar45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks,
CT 21Jun45. 610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL.
Modified with external wing racks for the 4,500lb rocket assisted Disney bomb.
TDY RAF Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk 15Mar46 for Project Ruby – to establish reasons
for the failure of large bombs then developed to penetrate the reinforced concrete shielded
targets in Germany. Returned to Eglin Field 11Aug46. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Sep46. 4141st Base Unit
(Air Material Command), Pyote Field, TX 3Apr47. Reclaimed 11Feb49
8981 (MSN 17-8381) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Consolidated-Vultee
Aircraft Modification Center, Louisville, KY 21Apr45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 29Mar45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10Aug46
8982 (MSN 17-8382) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Consolidated-Vultee
Aircraft Modification Center, Louisville, KY 24Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 21Mar45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
19May45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 25Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8983 (MSN 17-8383) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Consolidated-Vultee
Aircraft Modification Center, Louisville, KY 24Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 6Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 26Mar45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Administratively assigned to 10th Headquarters
and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
8984 (MSN 17-8384) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Mar45. Eighth Air
Force, UK 27Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 7Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 22Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8985 (MSN 17-8385) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Consolidated-Vultee
Aircraft Modification Center, Louisville, KY 23Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 12Mar45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 17Jun45. 610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL.
Modified with external wing racks for the 4,500lb rocket assisted Disney bomb.
TDY RAF Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk 15Mar46 for Project Ruby – to establish reasons
for the failure of large bombs then developed to penetrate the reinforced concrete shielded
targets in Germany. Returned to Eglin Field 11Aug46. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun47.
4141st Base Unit (Air Material Command), Pyote Field, TX 19Jun47. Reclaimed 11Feb49
8986 (MSN 17-8386) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Consolidated-Vultee
Aircraft Modification Center, Louisville, KY 23Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Feb45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 1Apr45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 12Jun45. 610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 18Jan46.
Modified with external wing racks for the 4,500lb rocket assisted Disney bomb.
TDY RAF Marham, King's Lynn, Norfolk 15Mar46 for Project Ruby – to establish reasons for the
failure of large bombs then developed to penetrate the reinforced concrete shielded targets
in Germany. Returned to Eglin Field 11Aug46. 3502nd Base Unit (Technical School), Chanute Field,
Rantoul, IL 30Sep46. 2621st Base Unit, Barksdale Field, Bossier City, LA 18Sep47.
3502nd Base Unit (Technical School), Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 18Jan48. 4117th Base Unit
(Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 4Mar48.
Reclaimed 31Mar49.
8987 (MSN 17-8387) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Mar45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 21Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage
Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 30Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8988 (MSN 17-8388) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar45.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 27Mar45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8989 (MSN 17-8389) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar45.
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 22Mar45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
8990 (MSN 17-8390) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Modified as cargo/transport
aircraft, designated CB-17G. Converted as staff transport, designated VB-17G. 1100th Air Missions Group,
Bolling Field, Washington, DC. VIP transport, loaned by President Truman to Winston Churchill during
Churchill's 1946 visit to USA. US Navy 1946. Returned to USAF. 1100th Air Missions Group, Bolling AFB,
Washington, DC. Damaged taxying at Bolling AFB 12Aug52. Damaged taxying at Peterson AFB, Colorado
Springs, CO 22Sep54. 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ 19Jul55.
Reclaimed 6Apr59. Registered 31Jul59 as N3678G to ML Alison/Aero Enterprises Inc, Elkhart, IN.
Clero Enterprises 9Jan59. Multiple Management Corporation, Long Beach, CA 7Nov60. Converted as fire t
anker #15C. Registration cancelled 23Sep70. Crashed into Mount Lincoln, Stillwater Mountains
fighting a fire 24 miles east of Fallon, NV and destroyed by fire 11Oct62.
8991 (MSN 17-8391) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 24Mar45.
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 7May45. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood
(Station 590), Lancashire 5Jun45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
384th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France. 368th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46. Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence
gathering flights over Europe and North Africa. Salvaged 6Nov46..
8992 (MSN 17-8392) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar45. 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 27Mar45. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 8May45. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 5Jun45.
Returned to US. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 12Jun45. Converted as staff transport, designated VB-17G. 322nd ASU, Kadena,
Okinawa 18Feb48. 13th Rescue Unit, Tachikoa 29May48. 13th Air Supply Squadron, Japan
Air Materiel Area, Tachikawa, Japan 13Jul48. 6000th Air Base Group, Haneda, Tokyo, Japan.
Damaged taxying at Kadena, Okinawa 8Dec48. 322nd ASU, Kadena, Okinawa 16Dec48.
322nd Mission Support Group, Kadena, Okinawa 7Apr49. Designated RB-17G. HQ Squadron,
Haneda, Tokyo, Japan. Damaged taxying at Haneda 9Dec49. Reclaimed 6Apr5
8993 (MSN 17-8393) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 25Mar45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany for
storage 18Jan48. Reclaimed 7Jan49
8994 (MSN 17-8394) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Mar45. Assigned to 381st Bomb
Group. 367th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 2May45.
Ninth Air Force. 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 18May45.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty
passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. 92nd Bomb Group, Istres
(Station 195), Marseille, France. Participated in the Green Project which was the USAAF
solution to expedite the return of troops to USA. It called for the round-the-clock airlift
of troops from Istres, France, to Casablanca, French Morocco, the initial leg of their
journey home. From Casablanca, Air Transport Command’s aircraft completed the
journey and flew the troops to the United States. A secondary task of the Green Project
included flying French citizens who had been in exile during the war on the return leg
from NAS Port Lyautey, French Morocco to Istres. The Green Project operated from
15Jun45 to 10Sep45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Reclaimed at
Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, West Germany 7Dec49
8995 (MSN 17-8395) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 27Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 29Mar45. 423rd Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire May45. Ninth Air Force.
Project Casey Jones, photo-mapping and intelligence gathering flights over Europe
and North Africa. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. 423rd Bomb Squadron,
306th Bomb Group, Istres (Station 195), Marseille, France Aug45. Salvaged 11Oct45.
47th Station Complement Squadron, Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Germany 1Jan48.
1391st (North Atlantic Division, ATC) Santa Maria Island, Azores 5-15Apr48.
45th Reconnaissance Squadron, Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Germany 1Jul48.
7499th Air Force Squadron, Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Germany 2Nov48.
7210th Maintenance Squadron, Erding Air Depot, Germany. Designated RB-17G 22Mar49.
7499th Composite Squadron, Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, Germany 17May49.
Damaged by a hard landing at Fürstenfeldbruck 9Aug49. 36th Maintenance Squadron,
Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich, West Germany 15Aug49 for salvage. Reclaimed 7Dec49
8996 (MSN 17-8396) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb45. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar45. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 28Mar45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 22May45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 21Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
8997 (MSN 17-8397) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45.
Eighth Air Force, UK. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45
Assigned to 501st ASG, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Jan 1, 1948
Assigned to 7160th ABG, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany Jul 1, 1948
Assigned to 3rd AD, Bushey Park, England, Oct 1948. Operated by 7500th OS
Redesignated VB-17G Feb 17, 1949. Re-assigned to USAFE Mar 1951
Assigned to 7500th ABG, Bovingdon, England Mar 26, 1951.
Assigned to 59th ADW, Burtonwood, England, Mar 6, 1952 for maintenance.
Assigned 7167th SAMS, Wiesbaden [Erbenheim], West Germany, but not delivered.
Reclaiimed 5Jun52. Class 26 Ground Instructional Airframe at Burtonwood, England Oct52. Remains extant Jun55
8998 (MSN 17-8398) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar45.
Eighth Air Force, UK 29Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 1Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 10Jan46. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
8999 (MSN 17-8399) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb45. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Mar45. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 27Mar45. Eighth Air Force, UK 29Mar45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 31Jan46. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 6Mar46
9000 (MSN 17-8400) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb45. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Feb45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Apr45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 2May45. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Sep46.
4136th Base Unit, Hill Field, Ogden, UT 29Apr47. 3902nd Air Base Group, Offutt AFB, NB.
Landing accident Offutt AFB 25Nov49
44-9001/9025 Douglas C-54B-20-DO Skymaster
MSN 27227/27251
9001 (MSN 27227/DO173) delivered to USAAFZ Nov 30, 1944. Bought by Douglas Aircraft in 1945 and converted to DC-4
(No. 16). Bought by United Airlines Mar 15, 1946 and named "Mainliner Lake Ontario" and registered N30049.
Bought by Aerolineas Argentinas Jan 24, 1957 and registered LV-AHZ. Crashed 25 km SE of Bolivar, BA province,
Argentina Dec 8, 1957 after aircraft broke up in turbulent air. 61 passengers and crew killed.
United Airlines.
9002 (MSN 27228/DO174) entered service Nov 11, 19044 with 320th TCS. transferred to CAA in 1946 as N65.
WFU and stored, broken up in 1962.
9003 (MSN 27229) to Pan American Airways as N88911. Lost in accident while landing
at Floyd Bennett Field, NY Sep 20, 1947.
9004 (MSN 27230) to US Navy as BuNo 90390
9005 (MSN 27231) to US Navy as BuNo 90391
9006 (MSN 27232) to US Navy as R5D-2 BuNo 90392
9007 (MSN 27233) to 320th TCS Oct 12, 1944. to civil registry as N350E, then LX-IOD, D-ABAG (Lufthansa)
and TN-ABS wfu at Brazzaville, Congo in 1970's .
9008 (MSN 27234) to Northwest Airlines in 1946 as NC96065. To Cruzeiro
do Sol Apr 14, 1947 named "Vega" and registered as PP-CCS.
Bought by Aerovias Mexico in 1948 as XA-HAC. To Northwest
Feb 16, 1949 as N93005. Bought by Indian Overseas Airlines
as VT-DAW. Leased by Air India International Jan 4, 1951.
To Indian Airlines Corp Aug 1, 1953. Bought by Airborne
India in 1974. Bought by Air Works India in 1976. WFU and
stored at Bombay, India and eventually broken up in 1982.
9009 (MSN 27235) to Pan American Airways as N88912 *Clipper Messenger*
9010 (MSN 27236) to NC30064 "Cargoliner Chesapeake Bay" of United
Airlines, later to LX-IOC, N30064, HP-420, N3006K, HC-ANL, N3006K,
CF-PWK. To N74181 Nov 1972
9011 (MSN 27237) to Pan American Airways as N88905 *Clipper Davy Crockett*. To TG-APO, PP-BTR. W.o May 5, 1964
at Sao Paulo, Brazil.
9012 (MSN 27238) operated as Tanker 14 by Aero Union Corp, registered as N62297.
9013 (MSN 27239) Damaged: 26 Jul 1945, Luliang, China. By 1956 ws N90449 "Starliner Seattle" of
Alaska Airlines Inc. W/o 2 Mar 1957 Blyn, WA. Crashed into a densly wooded mountain, 3 miles east of Blyn,
en route to Seattle. Navigation error and poor judgement by the pilot in entering an overcast
ainous area at too low an altitude. 3 crew, 2 passengers killed.
9014 (MSN 27240/DO186) WFU and stored Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. To
Trans Ocean Airlines Mar 1946 as N66635. Leased to Philippine
Airlines. Bought by Loftleidir of Iceland Jul 1, 1948 named "Geysir"
and registered TF-RVC. Crashed on northwest slopes of Vatna
Jokull Glacier, Iceland Sep 14, 1950. All 6 onboard were rescued after
a prolonged search. C-47 45-4013 landed on glacier in an attempt to rescue
the crew, but could not take off and was abandoned. The crew hiked out with a
rescue team. 45-4013 was recovered after the winter was over, and was towed
out and repaired and eventually became TF-RVP
9015 (MSN 27241/DO187) suffered landing accident at Jorhat, India
Jun 22, 1944, consequences not known. Damaged: 13 jun 1945 Luliang, China
9016 (MSN 27242/DO188) Bought by Douglas Aircraft Company Dec 13, 1945 and
converted to DC-4, conversion No. 24. Bought by Delta Airlines
Apr 2, 1946 registered as N37475. Bought by Pacific Northern
Airlines Feb 27, 1953. Bought by Overseas National Airways
in 1957, registered as N410NA, named "Loma D". Sold to Witwaters and
Native Labour Association of Rhodesia (WENELA) and registered
ZS-CLN in 1960. Reregistered VP-YST Mar 1961, reregistered
Sep 1968 as A2-ZER. Crashed 2 minutes after takeoff from Francistown,
Botsswania Mar 4, 1974, probably due to contaminated fuel. 78 of 84
onboard killed.
9017 (MSN 27243) by 1955 was N3934C of Pacific Northern Airlines. Damaged 25 Apr 1969 at Enugu, Nigeria. Scrapped Jan
1970 Cancelled from US registry 28 Feb 1972.
9018 (MSN 27244) by 1956 was N95416 of Northwest Airlines. To N68599
9019 (MSN 27245) entered service with 320th TCS Dec 29 1944. to civil registry as N74648, YA-BAH (Ariana), VH-TAG
and HS-VGY (Air Siam �Sukhodaya� 19apr70). Canx Jun72, scrapped Don Muang 1986
9020 (MSN 27246) to US Navy as BuNo 90393
9021 (MSN 27247) to US Navy as BuNo 90394
9022 (MSN 27248) to US Navy as BuNo 90395.
9023 (MSN 27249) to civil registry as NC88816, XA-MAA, HP-256, HP-268,
N9326R, CP-682, N9326R, then to ATL-98 No 9 G-ASHZ for British
Air Ferries, then N89FA for Avigon, Inc. Stored at Gainesville MAP, TX in 2008.
9024 (MSN 27250) To PP-LEZ (VASP) damaged 23 Jan 1964, nosegear collapsed landing at Santos Dumont A/p.
9025 (MSN 27251) by 1955 was N30041 "Mainliner Yellowstone" of United Airlines. to PP-LER
44-9026/9050 Douglas C-54E-1-DO Skymaster
MSN 27252/27276
9026 (MSN 27252/DO198) delivered to USAAF Jan 25, 1945. Attached to 1596 BU at New Castle AAF, Delaware.
Crashed New Castle, Delaware Jul 20, 1945. 1596th Base Unit (Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command),
New Castle AAB, Wilmington, DE. The plane took off from New Castle AAB in the early morning on a
local night transition flight. Several simulated instrument approaches were flown. During one of
these approaches in dense fog the airplane crossed the airfield and impacted the ground on Basin Road,
about half a mile east of the air base. The plane sheared off the power and telephone lines
leading from Basin Road to the home of the Biggs family. The fuselage and engines gouged
into the driveway, about sixty feet from the house, exploded and caught fire. Four killed.
9027 (MSN 27253/DO199) to civilian registry as N5525V. Sold to Faucett of Peru as OB-R-847.
9028 (MSN 27254/DO200) delivered to USAAF Jan 29, 1945. Ditched Sep 4, 1945 in Pacific Ocean
150 mi NW of Le Shima.
9029 (MSN 27255) destroyed in crash landing at Great Falls AFB, MT Dec 3, 1948. Crew survived.
9030 (MSN 27256) converted to C-54M. As C-54M active in 1964 with 7250th
Support Group at Ankara AS, Turkey. To MASDC Jul 26, 1965. Returned to service with Air
National Guard Apr 1967. Dropped from USAF inventory and transferred to FBI Academy
for Sky Marshal Training. Declared surplus by FBI and transferred to Dover AFB
Museum (now Air Mobility Command Museum) and now on display at
Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, Delaware as a C-54M
9031 (MSN 27257) to MASDC as CC204 Dec 7, 1971.
9032 (MSN 27258) converted to MC-54M in 1951. To MASDC as CC209 Feb 3, 1972.
9033 (MSN 27259) converted to SC-54E, then to HC-54E in 1962. Later to C-54M. To MASDC May 3, 1967.
9034 (MSN 27260) converted to C-54M. To MASDC Feb 25, 1970.
9035 (MSN 27261) to Pan American Airways as N88882 *Clipper Malay*.
By 1955 was CF-CUJ of Canadian Pacific Airlines
9036 (MSN 27262) to US Navy as BuNo 90396
9037 (MSN 27263/DO209) delivered to USAAF Feb 9, 1945. Tfd to Reconstruction Finance Corp.
Aug 30, 1945 as NC45344. Transcontinental & Western Air bought May 15, 1946, named
"The Colosseum" '603', Re-reg Trans World Airlines May 17, 1950. Flying Tiger Lines lsd.
1958, returned 1959. California Airmotive bought Jun 24, 1959. US Overseas Airlines
lsd. 1959 returned 1960. Associated Air Transport lsd. Nov 2, 1960 rtn. 1961. Aerovias
Panama Airways bought in 1961 reg. HP-311. WFU & stored Miami, Fl. Universal Trading Corp.
Bought 1966. Coastal Aircraft Machine Inc. bought Aug 3, 1966 reg. N45344. Seagreen
Air Transport bt Mar 2, 1971 reg. VP-LAH. R&W Caribbean Enterprises lsd. Jul 1, 1974
reg. N174DP, rtn. Oct 28, 1974. Tundra Leasing Ltd. bought May 1, 1975. L&N
Enterprises Inc. lsd. May 19, 1975. Interamerica Air Lease bought Jun 1975.
Damaged beyond repair when the gear collapsed, overloaded on a marijuana flight from
Ponce, PR, on an unimproved landing strip north of Monroe Station, the Everglades,
Florida on Mar 3, 1977..
9038 (MSN 27264) to civil registry as N45343, sold to Spain as
EdA T.4-9, and later EC-BXK.
9039 (MSN 27265) converted to MC-54M in 1951. to MASDC Feb 18, 1966. Returned to service May 8, 1967.
Back to MASDC as CC249 Jun 28, 1973. To Canadian civil registry as C-GFMQ Jun 10, 1985. With
Millardair since Jan 20, 1995.
9040 (MSN 27266/DO212) delivered to USAAF Feb 11, 1945. re-reg USAF Sep 18, 1947. Assigned to 1254th Air
Transport Squadron, Gravelly Point, Virgina Aug 1948. Redesignated VC-54E Apr 25, 1950. Redesignated
C-54E Jan 22, 1951. Assigned to 1298th Air Transport Squadron, Gravelly Point, Virginia Feb 1, 2953. 7310th
Air Base Wing, Rhein-Main AB, Germany on Oct 25, 1965 delivered it to MASDC at Davis
Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. On Feb 6, 1967 it was returned to service with the 103rd Fighter
Group at Bradley Field. Transferred to CAHA (Connecticut Air Historical Association) in 1975,
WFU & preserved Bradley, Conn. on display at the Museum site alongside Rt. 75, which
formed the eastern perimeter of Bradley International Airport (BDL). On Oct 3, 1979 when
a tornado touched down in the area the aircraft was destroyed. When the tornado struck the
CAHA Museum, over 75% of the aircraft were destroyed.
9041 (MSN 27267) converted to MC-54M in 1951. Later converted to VC-54M staff transport. To Universityh of
Haweaii, Honolulu Community College (noted Sep 1980). To fire dump noted May 1987.
9042 (MSN 27268) To MASDC as CC262 Jun 29, 1975. To civil registry in 1983 as N84803
9043 (MSN 27269) struck high ground after takeoff Manus Island, New Guinea May 5, 1945.
All 21 onboard killed. MACR 15693
9044 (MSN 27270/D021) Manufactured by Douglas Aircraft, Santa Monica CA and delivered to the USAAF on 2 Feb 1945.
eb 1945 To 1504th AAF Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Fairfield-Suisun AAF CA
ec 1948 To 1600th Air Base Group (ATC), Westover AFB MA (to C-54M)
pr 1949 To 313th Troop Carrier Group (Military Air Transport Service), Fassberg AB Germany
un 1949 To 1700th Air Transport Group (MATS), Kelly AFB TX
ug 1949 To 1604th Air Base Group (MATS), Kindley AB Bermuda
pr 1951 To 1264th Air Transport Squadron (MATS), Hickam AFB HI
ep 1952 To 99th Air Transport Squadron (MATS), Haneda AB Japan
ul 1953 To 1733rd Air Transport Squadron (MATS), Travis AFB CA
ov 1953 To 33rd Air Transport Squadron (MATS), McChord AFB WA
pr 1955 To 76th Air Transport Squadron (MATS), Kelly AFB
un 1955 To 46th Air Transport Squadron (MATS), Kelly AFB
pr 1956 To 57th Air Transport Squadron (MATS), Kelly AFB
pr 1958 To 329th Consolidated Maintenance Squadron (Air Defense Command), Stewart AFB NY
ug 1959 To 4603rd Consolidated Maintenance Squadron (ADC), Stewart AFB
ul 1962 To 4603rd Air Base Group (ADC), Stewart AFB
ov 1969 To 2784th Air Base Group (ADC), Otis AFB MA
Converted to C-54G Jul 1972, later to C-54M.
o MASDC as CC243 Mar 1973. Dropped from inventory as surplus Nov 1974
To Helitec Corp Oct 25, 1978. Bought By Minden Air Corp and stored Sam's Scrap Yard.
Noted Oct 17, 2002 in Allied scrap year with no tail.
9045 (MSN 27271/DO217) to MASDC Jul 13, 1970.
9046 (MSN 27272) to VC-54E. Retired to Davis Monthan Feb 13, 1970
9047 (MSN 27273) to C-54M. To MASDC as CC135 Sep 13, 1969. To Republicl of Korea AF as 0-49047.
Stored 1984 at Seoul Air Base/Songham City. May be the C-54 that is on display at Jeju Aerospace
Museum, South Korea. Also reported as 42-72740.
9048 (c;n 27274) to C-54M. To MASDC Jan 5, 1965. to Argentina under MAP. To 5-T-3 w/o 2 Mar 1973
9049 (MSN 27275) Active in September 1965 at Arnold AFB, Tennessee. To MASDC as CC191 Apr 27, 1971.
9050 (MSN 27276/DO222) delivered o USAAF Feb 26, 1945. Attached to 150 TCG at Fairfield-Suisan AFB, California
Nov 30, 1948 damaged in taxi accident due to mechanical failure. On Jun 25, 1949 whle attached to
15th TS, 61st TB at Rhein-Main AB, Germany damaged in taxi accident at Templehof Airport, Berlin, Germany.
44-9051/9075 Douglas C-54E-5-DO Skymaster
MSN 27277/27301
9051 (MSN 27277) stored at AMARC Jun 12, 1970.
9052 (MSN 27278) converted to VC-54E. Assigned to 7167th Special Air Missions Squadron, Wiesbaden, West Germany 1948
Assigned to 1100th ABW, Headquarters Command, Bolling AFB, DC Jul 1957.
To MASDC Apr 15, 1965.
9053 (MSN 27279/DO225) bought by Transcontinental and Western Air in 1946 as N45342, named
"Shamrock 601". Reregistered to Trans World Airlines May 17, 1950. Leased by Northwest
Airlines in 1951. Crashed into water after overshooting Sandspit Airport, British Columbia,
Canada Jan 19, 1952. 36 of 43 onboard killed.
9054 (MSN 27280) named "The Globester". Used by Air Transport Command to demonstrate their efficiency and
reliability by a round the world flight, transiting Kindley Field, Bermuda Sep 28, 1945 from USA
to Azores. w/o May 12, 1961 at Upper Heyford, UK.
9055 (MSN 27281) converted to VC-54M. To MASDC Mar 23, 1973. To civil registry as N51819,
sold to Buffalo Airways as C-GCTF
9056 (MSN 27282) to MASDC. Returned to service Mar 5, 1967. Seen in scrap yard in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
shortly after Gulf War.
9057 (MSN 27283) to US Navy as BuNo 90397
9058 (MSN 27284) to US Navy as BuNo 90398
9059 (MSN 27285) to VC-54E. Crashed Jan 24, 1959 at Akron-Canton Airport, Ohio when undershot on
landing and burned out. No casualties.
9060 (MSN 27286) to VC-54E. To MASDC as CC195 Jun 17, 1971.
9061 to Guinea civil registry as 3X-GAQ (assumed NTU). Scrapped Nov 1975.
9062 w/o 15 Feb 1949 Landing at RAF Celle, West Germany
9063 became in Aug.45 to Pan American Airways *Clipper Monsoon* N88887, then to Swissair in 1952
as HB-ILU "Unterwalden", then EI-ARS, LN-TUR, EI-ARS, back to N88887, to FAR-91, to N88887 again,
to ZS-LMH, back to N88887, to EL-AJP, back to N88887, then bought by the USAAF Museum, and
placed on display at Frankfurt-Rhein Main in Germany, again as USAF 44-9063. Still there Jun 2004.
9064 (MSN 27290/DO236) to American Overseas Airlines registered as N90904, named
'Flagship New England'. October 03, 1946 w/o Earnst Harmon AFB, Newfoundland when it
crashed 7 miles after takeoff into a ridge line, 8 crew 31 passengers all fatal
9065 (MSN 27291) converted to C-54M in 1951. Stored at AMARC Nov 6, 1969 as CC138.
9066 (MSN 27292) w/o 13 Apr 1950 on takeoff at Resolute Bay, NWT
9067 (c;n 27293/DL239) to VC-54E. TO MASDC as CC258 Oct 23, 1974.
9068 (MSN 27294/DO240) delivered to USAAF Mar 22, 1945. Re-reg to USAF Sep 18, 1947. Attached to CAC-23 at LaGuardia Field
damaged in night takeoff abort accident Jan. 12, 1946 at Meeks Field, Iceland. Converted to C-54M, converted
to MC-54M. Attached to 57ATSd/1700Gp at Kelley AFB, TX. Crashed into Mt. Charleston, West-north-west of Las
Vegas, NV on Nov. 17, 1955, while on a routine flight with technical personnel from the Lockheed "Skunk Works"
to the secret Area 51, when it was blown off course by a severe storm. 14 fatal. USAF C-54 44-9068 as MATS was routinely assigned
to carry scientific and technical personnel from the Lockheed "Skunk Works" in Burbank to the secret Area 51,
where they were working on the U-2 plane. Because of the secrecy, the crew were never in contact with air
traffic control. The plane flew on a new route that would cut 10 minutes off the total flight time.
However, the C-54 was blown off course by a severe storm front and while lost in the clouds, an error in
the assumed position of the aircraft in relation to the Spring Mountain range resulted in the crash a mere
50 feet below the crest of an 11,300-foot ridge leading to the peak of Mount Charleston.
9069 (MSN 27295) to MASDC Jul 29, 1965.
9070 (MSN 27296) converted to MC-54M in 1951. Stored at AMARC Mar 20, 1970.
9071 converted to C-54M
9072 (MSN 27298/DO244) to VC-54E. To MASDC as CC232 Jan 11, 1973.
9073 (MSN 27299/DO245) to MASDC 12 Jun 1965-18 Mar 1967 returned to service.
To MASDC as CC226 Nov 6, 1972.
9074 (MSN 27300/DO246) delivered to USAAF Mar 27, 1945. Re-reg to USAF Sep 18, 1947. Converted to C-54M, converted to MC-54M.
WFU & stored 1972.
9075 (MSN27301/DO247) delivered to USAAF Mar 30, 1945. Re-reg to USAF Sep 18, 1947. Converted to C-54M, converted to MC-54M.
WFU & stored Davis Monthan AFB, AZ May 10, 1971 as CC192. Declared excess Jun 3, 1971. Doss Metals Inc.
bought Nov 6, 1975, broken up.
44-9076/9100 Douglas C-54E-10-DO Skymaster
MSN 27302/27326
9076 (MSN 27302/DO248) WFU and stored MASDC Sep 25, 1955. Returned
to service with 127th TRG Feb 9, 1967. WFU and stored MASDC
as CC0123 Apr 16, 1972. Bought by Dross Metals Inc Nov 13, 1975. Bought
by Desert Air Parts Inc Aug 9, 1967. Reregistered as N3366F
Sep 17, 1976. Bought by Millardair Nov 1977, reregistered
as C-GQIC 1980. Bought by Desert Air Parts Dec 1986.
Stored Western Scrapyard, AZ
9077 (MSN 27303) converted to MC-54M in 1951. To MASDC as CC211 Mar 9, 1972.
9078 (MSN 27304) lost control and crashed off Amalfi, Italy after cockpit fire Jun 1, 1946. 30 of 38
onboard killed.
9079 (MSN 27305) to US Navy as BuNo 90399
9080 (MSN 27306) to US Navy as BuNo 90400
9081 (MSN 27307) to US Navy as BuNo 90401
9082 (MSN 27308) to MASDC Jun 11, 1972.
9083 (MSN 27309) to MASDC Feb 9, 1970.
9084 (MSN 27310/DO256) to American Overseas Airlines as N90906 *Flagship Copenhagen* then *Flagship Chicago*,
to Pan American Airways as *Clipper Dusseldorf*,
*Clipper Munich*, *Clipper Golden Gate*, *Clipper 2 Mermaid, then *Clipper Dusseldorf* again.
To Aerovias Panama Airways Dec 1961 as HP-297. In Oct 1961 returned
to Pan American World Airways as N90906. WFU and stored
Miami, FL. To Trust Territories Government Apr 16, 1962
still as N90906. WFU by Aug 23, 1968, when it was deregistered
in FAA records.
9085 (MSN 27311/DO257) to RFC in 1945. Bought by Douglas Aircraft Co
Sep 26, 1945 as N88886. To Pan American World Airways
Nov 14, 1945 and named *Clipper Mandarin*, later *Clipper
Frankfurt*, then *Clipper Pegasus*, followed by *Clipper
Hanover*. To Trans Mediterranean Airways Jan 12, 1961
as OD-ADW. Boutht Nov 1, 1963 by Aviation Traders Ltd and
converted it to an ATL-98 Carvair serial number 15 and
registered as G-ATRV for British United Air Ferries in Mar 1966.
Sold May 1967 to Compagnie Air Transports as F-BOSU and leased to
Shell Nigeria and named *President Gamel*. Returned to Compagnie
Air Transports Aug 1970. WFU and stored Nimes, France.
Broken up Nov 1972.
9086 (MSN 27312) crashed at Heroldishausen/Grossengottern in Soviet zone of East Germany after engine fire Mar 4, 1949.
1 of 3 onboard killed.
9087 (MSN 27313) to Pan American Airways as N88884 *Clipper Lightfoot*. To Spain T.4-8. T.4-8 On display at Getafe, Spain
9088 (MSN 27314) to Pan American Airways as N88881 *Clipper Kit Karson*, *Cliper Golden West,
*Clipper Red Rover 2*, then to Japan Air Lines as JA6015, then to Ansett ANA as VH-INM, converted
to last ATL-98 Carvair #21 for Ansett in 1968, then then N54596, then ZK-NWB,
then N5459M, 9J-PAA. Removed from service Apr 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa.
9089 (MSN 27315) to MASDC Oct 4, 1970.
9090 (MSN 27316) converted to MC-54M in 1951
9091 (MSN 27317) w/o 9 Feb 1950 in crash 7 miles NE of Raynesford, MT. 3 killed.
9092 (MSN 27318/DO264) To RFC as N45341 Sep 17, 1945. Returned to Douglas
Aircraft Co Oct 28, 1945 and converted to DC-4, conversion #4. To Transcontinental
and Western Air Jun 15, 1946 named "The Taj Mahal" side number 600.
To Trans World Airlines May 17, 1950. Bought by Wadi Brothers
Inc Aug 15, 1957. Bought by Jordon International Airlines Sep 20, 1957
registered as JY-ABD. Bought by Lebanese Air Transports in 1961
as OD-ADX. Bought by Ewell K. Nold, JR Aug 27, 1964 as N316A.
Bought by Bellomy Lawson Aviation Jul 30, 1965. Bought by Lanica
May 22, 1967 as AN-BAE. To Honduras AF as FAH 798. Bought by Inter-
Americana de Honduras Feb 17, 1977. Bought by L & M Associates
Apr 25, 1977. Reregistered Dec 1977 as N62488. Joseph J. Brea
bought it Apr 2, 1978 registered as N22504. Frank Guzman bought
it Jun 1979, immediately reregistered to Linda Guzman Jun 1979. Bought
by Transportation Locators Jan 9, 1980. Bought by North Caicos Ltd/World
Wide Airway Oct 20, 1980. Cascade Realty and Investment bought it
Jan 29, 1981. WFU and stored Sebring, FL Jan 1981.
9093 (MSN 27319) converted to MC-54M in 1951. Seen at Tokyo IAM Apr 22, 1954 with MATS 99 Air Transport
Squadron. To MASDC as CC235 Feb 5, 1973. To civil registry as N4989K.
9096 (MSN 27322) struck mountain near Baguio, Philippines Dec 19, 1950. 38 killed.
9098 (MSN 27324) converted to C-54M. To MASDC Feb 24, 1958. to Argentina under MAP onn Nov 23, 1964, to TC-43??
9099 (MSN 27325) stored at AMARC Mar 22, 1972 as CC212
9100 (MSN 27326) converted to MC-54M in 1951. To MASDC as CC242 Mar 28, 1973. On civil registry as N54580.
44-9101/9145 Douglas C-54E-15-DO Skymaster
MSN 27327/27371
9101 (MSN 27327) to C-54M. To MASDC Oct 16, 1970. Declared excess Nov 4, 1970.
9102 (MSN 27328) to US Navy as BuNo 90402.
9103 (MSN 27329) to US Navy as BuNo 90403
9104 (MSN 27330) to US Navy as BuNo 90404.
9105 (MSN 27331) to US Navy as BuNo 90405
9106 (MSN 27332/DO278) converted to MC-54M in 1951. To Taiwan under MDAP
as 5405. Re registered as 49106. WFU and stored Sung Shan,
Taipei, Taiwan
9107 (MSN 27333) to Pan American Airways as N88883 *Clipper
Kathay*. By 1954 was JA6001 "Makuba" of Japan Air Lines. To PI-C774
9108 (MSN 27334/DO280) WFU and stored MASDC Oct 14, 1970.
Broken up in 1973.
9109 (MSN 27335/DO281) WFU and stored 1972.
9110 (MSN 27336) to civil registry as N90903 *Flagship Oslo*, then to Olympic Airways as as
SX-DAC *Hellas*, Jul 1951 to TAE, Jun 4, 1957 to Olympic. In 1967 to Denmark as OY-DKG,
in 1973 to Norway for Bergan Air Transport as LN-MOJ, Oct 1977 to Zaire as 9Q-CPK
(Zaire Aero Service). WFU May 19, 1978 when registration was given to a DC-6
9111 (MSN 27337) was personal transport for the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe, General Eisenhower.
Named �Sunflower�. Arrived Kindley Field, Bermuda from Europe Jun 17, 1945, departed Jun 20, 1945 to take Ike
home to Washington. Converted to C-54M in 1951. AK ANG, noted Anchorage, AK 1966
9112 (MSN 27338) to American Overseas Airlines as N90902, then transferred to Pan American Airways
as *Clipper Roland*, *Clipper Koln-Bonn*, *Clipper Frankfurt*. To Trans Mediterranean
Airways (TMA) as OD-ADV, WFU scrapped Beirut-International/Bir Hassein, LB
9113 (MSN 27339) to VC-54E, then converted to MC-54M in 1951. To MASDC as CC233 Jan 22, 1973.
9114 (MSN 27340/DO286) Believed damaged by a tornado at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK 20Mar48
WFU and stored at MASDC Sep 8, 1969. To General
Aircraft Corp Nov 5, 1969. To Chinese Nationalist AF
as 0-49114. WFU and stored Sung Shan, Taipei, Taiwan
9115 (MSN 27341) converted to MC-54M in 1951.
9116 (MSN 27342) to Pan American Airways asn N88885 *Clipper
Courser*. By 1954 was JA6002 "Takachiho" of Japan Air Lines.
By 1964 transferred to Philippine Airlines at Manila as PI-C779
9117 (MSN 27343) converted to VC-54E. to MASDC Aug 18, 1965. Returned to service. Back to MASDC May 29 1975
as CC259. To Canadian civil registry as C-GQIC. With Buffalo Airways
since Nov 7, 2000. While attempting to land at Diavik Airport, Northwest Territories Aug 28, 2002
struck the approach lights and touched down about three feet short of the
threshold of runway 10 at the Diavik airport. The aircraft spun around, the
right wing separated and fire erupted in the wreckage which came to rest on the
runway about 1000 feet from the threshold. The crew evacuated the aircraft with
minor injuries, and AFF was on the scene within 5 minutes and extinguished the
fire
9118 (MSN 27344/DO290) 11/45 to American Overseas Airlines
registered as N90905, named 'Flagship Glasgow, then named 'Flagship Berlin'.
Sep 1950 sold to Pan American Airways as 'Clipper Munich', to Clipper Frankfurt',
to Clipper Mermaid. Dec 1961 Charlotte Aircraft Engineering sold to Spanish Air
Force as T.4-11, then later registered in Spanish civil as EC-BQL. Returned
to military, Spanish AF as T.4-11 and written off August 09, 1976 when
it crashed near Vejer de la Frontera, 11 of 33 fatal.
9119 (MSN 27345) converted to AC-54E airways calibration aircraft,
then to EC-54E in 1962
9120 (MSN 27346/DO292) to RFC. Registered as N46345. Bought by
Douglas Aircraft Co Oct 9, 1945 and converted to DC-4
conversion No. 1. Leased by Transcontinental and Western
Air (TWA)Feb 5, 1946 as "Arc de Triomphe" #604. Destroyed
by fire at La Guardia Apt, NY Sep 28, 1948 while being
serviced.
9121 (MSN 27347) to N88888 with Pan American Airways *Clipper East Indian*,
*Clipper Cinerama, *Clipper Bonita*, then to Spain as EdA T.4-7, and then EC-BXJ.
9123 (MSN 27349) converted to MC-54M in 1951. to MASDC as CC196 Jun 21, 1971.
9124 (MSN 27350) by 1956 was N45346 "The Acropolis" of Trans World Airlines.
9125 (MSN 27351/DO297) to Portuguese AF in 1952 as 6601. DBR
Jan 22, 1963. Parted out, derelict at LPAR.
9126 (MSN 27352) to MASDC as CC205 Dec 22, 1971. To N9013V, then VH-PAF with Pacific Air Freighters.
Joined the Historical Aircraft Restoration Society at Illawarra Airport, New South Wales Dec 21, 2009.
9127 (MSN 27353) to American Overseas Airlines (AOA) registered as N90901, named
'Flagship America', then named 'Flagship Stockholm', to Trans Ocean
Airways (1948-1952), 01/61 then to Saudi Arabian Royal Flight as SA-R4, then
Saudi Arabian Airlines as HZ-AAW, next (May 1964) to British Eagle
International Airways registered as G-ASRS, to Belgium as OO-FAI for Fairey
Air Freight and 11/66 to D-ADAB (Transportflug). WFU Scrapped Mar 1970.
9130 (c;n 27356) to C-54M. To MASDC as CC216 May 8, 1972.
9131 (MSN 27357) converted to MC-54M in 1951. To MASDC Dec 3, 1963
9133 (MSN 27359/DO305) delivered to the USAAF May 24, 1945. Attached to 3rd MAT at Topeka AAF, KS incurred minor
damage Jul 20, 1946 when it taxied into a parked C-47B (43-49201). Reregistered to USAF Sep 18, 1947. Assigned
to 520ATG at Westover AFB suffered damage 40 miles NE Roanoke, VA in a weather related accident on Aug 12, 1948.
Assigned to 1600 ATG at Westover AFB, MA it incurred minordamage May 10, 1949 when it taxied into a parked
C-121A (48-609). WFU & stored MASDC as CC220 Aug 13, 1972. Doss Metals Inc. bt Nov 13, 1975.
Waig Aircraft Inc. bt Nov 10, 1976 reg. as N460WA. ARDCO Inc. bt Nov 1981 converted to fire bomber
#151 Nov 1981. Waig Aircraft Inc. bt Oct 1983 with ARDCO Inc. leasing it Oct 1983. ARDCO Inc. again
bt Feb 1993. Seen at Ryan Field, AZ Oct. 2006
9134 (MSN 27360). As C-54M active in August 1967 with 179thFighter Group Ohio ANG at Mansfield, in January 1968 with
121st Tactical Fighter Group Ohio ANG at Lockbourne AFB and in July 1968 with 179th Tactical Fighter Group again.
9135 (MSN 27361) to MASDC Jul 22, 1970
9136 (MSN 27362/D0308) to US Navy as BuNo 90406
9137 (MSN 27363) transferred to USN as BuNo 90407.
9138 (MSN 27364) to US Navy as BuNo 90408
9139 (MSN 27365) to US Navy as BuNo 90409
9140 (MSN 27366) to US Navy as BuNo 90410
9141 (MSN 27367) to US Navy as BuNo 90411.
9142 (MSN 27368) to US Navy as BuNo 90412.
9143 (MSN 27369) to US Navy as BuNo 90413
9144 (MSN 27370) to US Navy as BuNo 90414.
9145 (MSN 27371) to US Navy as BuNo 90415.
44-9146/9150 Douglas C-54E-20-DO Skymaster
MSN 27372/27376
9146 (MSN 27372/DO318) redsignated VC-54E. Delivered to the 503rd US Air Transport Command at Washington National Airport on 19 June 1945
was personal transport for the Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe,
General Eisenhower. Named �Sunflower II�. Assigned to 1254th Air Transport Squadron, Gravelly Point,
Virginia in 1948. Redesignated C-54E Apr 6, 1951. Assigned to 7167th Special Air Missions Squadron at
Wiesbaden, West Germany in Apr 1951. In Mar 1971 was assigned
to US Military Training Mission USAFE at Dharan, Saudi Arabia. WFU and stored as CC218 Jul 11, 1972
Davis Monthan AFB, AZ. Bought by Dross Metals, Inc Nov 6, 1975 and broken up
9147 (MSN 27373/DO319) Plane was used by former President Herbert Hoover, chairman of President Truman's Famine
Emergency Committee, to fly to India to determine their need for food assistance in May 1946.
1254th Air Transport Squadron, Washington National, VA. . Reported going to US Coast Guard Dec 9, 1948 as EC-54U 9147.
Bought by Bergen Air Transport Aug 20, 1967, ferried as
N316A. To civil registry Sep 20, 1967 as LN-MOB with Bergen Air Transport.
To Nordic Air Dec 15, 1970, rebought by Bergen Air Transport
Apr 4, 1973 and named "Moby Dick" . Leasted to Fao Airlift
Zaire Aero Services and bought Jun 3, 1977 and registered as 9Q-CFB
WFU and stored N'Dolo, Kinshasa, Zaire Apr 1981 and broken up.
9148 (MSN 27374/DO320) to French AF in Jul 1945 as personal aircraft of General Charles
de Gaulle, call sign F-RAFA. Used tail number of 49148 as serial.
Transferred to Aeronavale Jan 1960, call sign F-SCAC. After a transfer to the French Navy,
9148 used various F-Y... call signs (F-Ynnn being allocated to non-combat naval aircraft),
and during the final career in New Caledonia, was F-YCIA then F-YEGA.
French Navy / A�ronavale as 49148. Escadrille 9 S, BAN La Tontouta, Noumea, New Caledonia.
The Douglas C-54 was on a night take-off and landing training flight in the La Tontouta region
on the night of January 21-22, 1982. The crew was practicing touch-and-goes from the North
to the South at Noumea-Tontouta Airport, New Caledonia. After the tenth touch-and-go the
airplane turned left and impacted Mount Kokoreta, in the commune of Pa�ta, at an altitude of
1,002 metres. All 7 crew killed.
9149 (MSN 27375/DO321) to VC-54E. WFU Oct 19, 1970 from 347th Fighter Wing at
Yokota and stored Davis Monthan AFB, broken up 1973
9150 (MSN 27376/30322) converted to C-54M. To MASDC Jul 6, 1966. Returned to service. WFU and stored at
Davis Monthan AFB as CC202 Oct 8, 1971. Bought by Allied Aircraft Sales
Nov 13, 1978. Bought by Aircraft Surplus Co Jun 13, 1979,
registered as N8049H. Seized by state of South Carolina
Dec 18, 1979. Transferred to South Carolina Aeronautics
Commission Jul 13, 1980. Bought by Central Air Service Inc
in 1981 and registered as N816D Air Tanker 102 Jan 1983
Bought by Henry Olivera III Nov 21, 1984 and leased to Central
Air Service. Bought by Maricopa Aircraft service Apr 1991 but
leased again to Central Air Service. Wfu and stored
Avra Valley, AZ.
44-9151/10252 Cancelled contracts
44-10253/10302 Consolidated B-24J-30-CF Liberator
MSN 844/893
10253 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW250. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Oct 17, 1944
10254/10255 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW251/252
EW251 to RCAF as 3709
EW252 to RCAF as 3710. Crashed at Gander, Newfoundland Apr 17, 1945
10256 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW253. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10257 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW254. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10258 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW255. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10259 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW256. Crashed while attempting to force land NW of Ulunderpet,
India Oct 22, 1944.
10260 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW257. SOC Mar 29, 1945
10261 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW258. SOC Mar 11, 1946
10262 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW259. SOC Mar 11, 1946.
10263 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW260. SOC Mar 11, 1946.
10264 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW261. MIA on mission to Miskolcz, Hungary Aug 2, 1944.
10265 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW262. Soc May 9, 1946.
10266 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW263. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10267 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW264. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 15, 1944.
10268 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW265. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10269 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW266. SOC Nov 30, 1944
10270 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW267. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10271 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW268. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10272 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW269. SOC Feb 28, 1946
10273 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW270. Transferred to RCAF
10274 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW271. Damaged beyond repair when undercarriage
collapsed on landing at Dhubalia, India Feb 21, 1945
10275 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW272. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
10276 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW273. Crashed on landing at Agartala, India Apr 29, 1945
10277 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW274. W/o after hitting trees on takeoff from
Jessore, India Jul 17, 1945
10278 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW275. MIA Aug 15, 1944
10279 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW276. Converted to C.VI, scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10280 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW277. MIA on mission to Munich, Germany Jun 14, 1944.
10281 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW278. MIA Sep 12, 1944.
10282 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW279. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
10283 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW280. MIA on mission to Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Oct 14, 1944
10284/10285 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW281/282. Both transferred to RCAF.
10286 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW283. Damaged beyond repair when nosewheel
collapsed on landing at Cocos Island Aug 12, 1945.
10287 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW284. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10288 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW285. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
10289 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW286. Crashed after midair collision with
Liberator KG973 (ex 44-10478) Dec 3, 1944.
10290 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW287. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
10291 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW288. Lost Nov 15, 1944.
10292 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW289. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10293 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW290. SOC Nov 13, 1946
10294 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW291. Scrapped Nov 13, 1946
10295 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW292. SOC Jun 27, 1947
10296 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW293. W/o after hitting snowbank on takeoff
from Meeks Field, Iceland Mar 3,1945
10297 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW294. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10298 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW295. SOC Jan 8, 1947
10299 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW296. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10300 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW297. Converted to C.VI. Relegated to ground
instructional airframe with serial 5737M Nov 1945.
10301 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW298. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10302 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW299. MIA Oct 28, 1944
44-10303/10352 Consolidated B-24J-35-CF Liberator
MSN 894/943
10303 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW300. Ran out of fuel and belly-landed at
Meeks Field, Iceland Feb 9, 1945
10304 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW301. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10305 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW302. SOC Dec 17, 1946
10306 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW303. Crashed into Helmsdale Bay, Scotland Apr 16, 1945
during training flight
10307 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW304. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947.
10308 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW305. MIA Nov 17, 1944
10309 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW306. Flew into sea off Trevose Head, England Jul 31, 1945.
10310 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW307. Scrapped Mar 12,1947
10311 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW308. MIA during attack on U-boat Nov 14, 1944
10312 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW309. Scrapped Jul 7, 1948
10313 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW310. Converted to C.VI. Damaged beyond repair
when overshot after abandoned takeoff from RAF Oakington, UK Dec 20, 1945.
10314 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW311. SOC Jun 2,1947
10315 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW312. MIA from patrol Nov 12, 1944
10316 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW313. SOC May 31, 1946
10317 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW314. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10318 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW315. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10319 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW316. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10320 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW317. SOC Mar 12, 1947
10321 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW318. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10322 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW319. Shot down by AAA and crashed into Andaman Sea Mar 26, 1945.
10323 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW320. SOC May 30, 1946
10324 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW321. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10325 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EW322. SOC Dec 17, 1946
10326 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG821. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10327 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG822. Ran out of fuel during anti-sub sweep and ditched Apr 12, 1944
10328 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG823. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10329 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG824. Caught fire in air and blew up 4 mi NE of Abu Sueir,
Egypt Feb 22, 1945
10330 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG825. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10331 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG826. Crashed into Adratic Sea while returning from
mission to Ploesti, Rumania Jul 26, 1944
10332 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG827. SOC Jun 4, 1947
10333 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG828. MIA on missin to Warsaw, Poland Aug 15, 1944
10334 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG829. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10335 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG830. SOC Mar 11, 1946
10336 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG831. Shot down by AAA with No 365 Sqdn off Moulmein May 27, 1945.
10337 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG832. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10338 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG833. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10339 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG834. Probably in the summer of 1944 transferred from Pantanella
Air Base of 465th Bomb Group USAAF ( 200 km north of Brindisi) and transferred to 1586 SQN RAF known as GR - U ( KG834 )
Plane Flew last mission with GR-R ( KG 994 ) to Poland on 27/28 December 1944 then transferred to 301 SQN RAF .
SOC Mar 3, 1947
10340 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG835. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10341 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG836. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 15, 1944
10342 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG837. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10343 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG838. Damaged beyond repair when caught fire after
landing at Foggia, Italy Sep 13, 1944
10344 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG839. MIA on mission to Giurgiu, Romania Jun 28, 1944
10345 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG840. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10346 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG841. Missing on night navigational exercise Sep 23, 1944
10347 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG842. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10348 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG843. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10349 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG844. Damaged beyond repair when undercarriage collapsed
on landing at Hmawbi, Burma Jul 11, 1945
10350 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG845. Damaged beyond repair when undershot landing and
struck road roller at Digri, India Sep 3, 1944
10351 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG846. SOC May 1, 1945
10352 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG847. SOC Apr 11, 1946
44-10353/10374 Consolidated B-24J-40-CF Liberator
MSN 944/965
10353 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG848. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10354 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG849. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
10355 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG850. MIA on anti-shipping strike Mar 11, 1945.
10356 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG851. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10357 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG852. SOC May 20, 1946
10358 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG853. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10359 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG854. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10360 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG855. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947.
10361 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG856. SOC Oct 21, 1946.
10362 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG857. Flew into high ground near Montrose, Scotland Oct 17, 1944
10363 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG858. Damaged beyond repair when undercarriage
collapsed on landing at Aldergrove, Northern Ireland Oct 19, 1944.
10364 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG859. SOC Feb 10, 1947
10365 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG860. SOC Jan 18, 1947
10366 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG861. SOC Jan 23, 1947
10367 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG862. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10368 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG863. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10369 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG864. SOC Oct 22, 1946
10370 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG865. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10371 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG866. SOC Jun 2, 1947
10372 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG867. Engine caught fire and crashed 2 mi SW of
Blackbushe, England Oct 5, 1945 while serving with No 311 (Czechoslovak) Sq.
5 crew and 18 passengers killed. Was repatriating people back to Czechoslovakia
from Britain.
10373 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG868. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10374 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG869. SOC Jun 2, 1947
44-10375/10402 Consolidated B-24J-45-CF Liberator
MSN 966/993
10375 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG870. SOC Jan 23, 1947
10376 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG871. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 15, 1944
10377 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG872. SOC May 9, 1946
10378 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG873. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 15, 1944
10379 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG874. MIA on supply drop mission in Northern Italy Oct 13, 1944
10380 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG875. MIA on supply drop mission in Northern Italy Oct 13, 1944
10381 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG876. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10382 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG877. With 358 Sqdn, flew into hill near Rathedaung Aug 11, 1945
10383 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG878. SOC Oct 4,1945
10384 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG879. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10385 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG880. Transferred to RCAF. Collided on runway with
44-10672 (RCAF KH107) July 3, 1945 Abbotsford.
10386 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG881. Abandoned when got lost and ran out of fuel, Wazirganj
Dec 16, 1944.
10387 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG882. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10388 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG883. Crashed into water 18 mi NNE of Kolar, India Nov 30, 1944
10389 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG884. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10390 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG885. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10391 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG886. Diverted to RCAF
10392 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG887. MIA on mission to Szombathely, Hungary Aug 8, 1944
10393 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG888. Transferred to RCAF.
10394 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG889. Damaged beyond repair when aborted takeoff and overshot
end of runway and undercarriage torn off at Risalpur, India Oct 3, 1945
10395 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG890. MIA Aug 16, 1944. Had crashed Aug 15, 1944
on return from Warsaw Uprising support operation.
10396/10397 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG891/892. Transferred to RCAF
10398 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG893. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10399 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG894. Transferred to RCAF.
10400 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG895. SOC Jun 2, 1947
10401 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG896. Flew into high ground 6 mi W of Belfast,
Northern Ireland during night radar exercise Mar 19, 1945
10402 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG897. SOC Feb 11, 1947
44-10403/10452 Consolidated B-24J-50-CF Liberator
MSN 994/1043
10403 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG898. SOC Jan 23, 1947
10404 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG899. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10405 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG900. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10406 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG901. SOC Mar 12, 1947
10407 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG902. SOC Jun 2, 1947
10408 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG903. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10409 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG904. SOC Mar 3, 1947
10410 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG905. SOC Jun 2, 1947
10411 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG906. SOC Oct 12, 1945
10412 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG907. SOC Nov 28, 1946
10413 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG908. SOC Jun 2, 1947
10414 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG909. Damaged beyond repair at Pegu, Burma Feb 1, 1946 when
swung on takeoff and struck Liberator KP126 (ex 44-50124)
10415 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG910. SOC Jun 27, 1946
10416 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG911. MIA on anti-shipping strike off Sumatra Jul 23, 1945.
10417 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG912. SOC Apr 11,1946
10418 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG913. Took off from Lagens, Azores Mar 8, 1945 and lost
heitht, propeller struck ground and aircraft crashed near airfield
10419 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG914. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10420 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG915. SOc Jun 2, 1947
10421 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG916. SOC Jun 2, 1947
10422 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG917. Damaged by fire Mar 15, 1946. SOC Mar 31, 1947
10423 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG918. SOC Jun 4, 1947
10424 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG919. Damaged beyond repair when struck by Wellington
HZ173 while parked at Cox's Bazaar, India Jan 10, 1945.
10425 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG920. Transferred to RCAF.
10426 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG921. Damaged beyond repair when nosewheel collapsed on
landing at Salbani, India Apr 15, 1945.
10427/10429 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG922/924. Transferred to RCAF.
10430 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG925. Ran out of fuel and abandoned 1 mi SW of
Talmas, Bengal Feb 21, 1945
10431 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG926. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10432 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG927. SOC Aug 1944
10433 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG928. MIA during supply drop over northern Italy Jan 8, 1945
10434/10436 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG929/931. Transferred to RCAF.
10437 to RAF as KG932 then to RCAF as 3712
10438 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG933. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 17, 1944.
10439 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG934. Lost height on takeoff from Tortorella, Italy Sep 13, 1944.
Jettisoned bombload but damaged by its explosion, and w/o in subsequent crash-landing
10440 to RAF as KG935 then to RCAF as 3711
10441 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG936. SOC Jun 4, 1947
10442 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG937. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10443 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG938. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 21, 1944.
10444 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG939. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 15, 1944
10445 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG940. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10446 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG941. Crashed 5 mi ENE of Maison Blanche, algeria Aug 26, 1944
10447 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG942. MIA on minelaying mission to River Danube Oct 5, 1944
10448 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG943. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10449 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10450 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG945. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10451 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG946. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10452 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG947. SOC Oct 21, 1946.
44-10453/10502 Consolidated B-24J-55-CF Liberator
MSN 1044/1093
10453 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG948. SOC May 9, 1946
10454 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG949. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10455 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG950. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10456 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG951. SOC Oct 9, 1946
10457 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG952. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10458 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG953. SOC Oct 1, 1946
10459 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG954. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10460 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG955. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10461 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG956. SOC May 9, 1946
10462 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG957. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10463 to RAF as Liberator B.VIII KG958. SOC May 9, 1946
10464 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG959. SOC Jun 4, 1947
10465 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG960. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10466 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG961. SOC Nov 11, 1947.
10467 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG962. Damaged beyond repair at Chivenor, UK Aug 18, 1945
when abandoned takeoff led to swing and undercarriage raised to stop
10468 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG963. SOC Jun 4, 1947
10469 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG964. MIA on patrol to Skagerrak Feb 26, 1945
10470 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG965. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10471 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG966. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10472 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG967. Broke up in dive, San Benedetto, Italy Sep 30, 1944
10473 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG968. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10474 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG969. Damaged by incendiaries dropped from another aircraft
and demaged beyond repair in crash landing at Cox's Bazaar, India Dec 21, 1944
10475 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG970. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10476 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG971. SOC Mar 28, 1946
10477 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG972. Ran out of fuel whilst lost, aicraft abandoned
10 mi N of Baran, India Dec 16, 1944
10478 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG973. Collided with Liberator EW286 (ex 44-10289)
and crashed off Tavoy Point, Burma Dec 3, 1944.
10479 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG974. Collided with Liberator KH254 (ex 44-44115) in
circuit at Dhubalia, India and crashed Jan 21, 1945
10480 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG975. Crashed after control lost during 3-engined
flying practice, Betmangala, India Aug 14, 1945
10481 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG976. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10482 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG977. SOC May 1, 1946
10483 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG978. Transferred to RCAF.
10485 (491st BG, 853rd BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown byunknown pilot of JG 301 Nov 26, 1944.
MACR 10760. 3 crew killed, 6 bailed out and became POW.
10489 (852nd BS, 491st BG, 8th AF, based at RAF North Pickenham Airfield, Station USAAF-143, Norfolk, England)
Crash Landed Sep 9, 1944 1 1/2 Mile Southwest of RAF Bodney Airfield, Station USAAF-141, Norfolk, England
After Number 1 and 4 Engines Caught Fire While Returning From Aborted Mission 264-K. Bomb Load of
incendiaries Exploded. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed
10490 (445th BG, 701st BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 27, 1944 By Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed
at Lauchroden, Germany While on a Mission to Kassel, Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Unknown Pilot of
JG 3 or JG 4. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out and Was Captured and Became a POW. MACR 9383
10491 (458th BG, 754th BS, 8th AF, *The Iron Duke*, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123,
Norfolk, England) shot down Feb 22, 1945 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed 1 km West of Hainhausen, Germany
While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Peine Hildeshiem, Germany. All (10) Crew Bailed Out
and (1) Was Killed in The Jump. (9) Crew Captured. (3) Crew Murdered By The Bieber Police. (6) Crew
Became POWs MACR 12675
10492 (491st BG, 853rd BS) damaged by AAA over Saarbrucken, Germany and later crashlanded
at Port, France Aug 11, 1944, Germany. MACR 7916. All 10 crew evaded.
10493 (445th BG, 700th BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) shot down Dec 12, 1944 by AAA and crashed in field by the
river Kinzig between Geinhausen and Hochst, Germany. MACR 11087. All 10 crew killed.
10494 (330th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire, England Jan 31, 1945.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
10495 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Named "Short Snorter II". Flew (118) Missions. Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and
Scrapped.
10496 (492nd BG, 8569th BS, 8th AF *Puritanical Bitch*) interned in Switzerland Jul 21, 1944 due to AAA damage
on mission to Oberpffaffenhofen, Germany. MACR 7844. All 9 crew survived and were interned in Swittzerland.
Crew returned Mar 26, 1945, aircraft returned to USA Sep 19, 1945.
10497 (445th BG, 700th BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 27, 1944 By Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed at
Erfurt, Germany While on a Mission to Kassel, Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3 or JG 4.
(3) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 9384
10499 (466th BG, 785th BS, "Dixie") scrapped at Walnut Ridge, AK
Jan 1946.
10500 (491st BG, 853rd BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Ostonnen near Soest,
6 km E of Werl, Germany Sep 26, 1944. MACR 9426. 5 crew killed, 4 bailed out and became POW.
44-10503/10552 Consolidated B-24J-60-CF Liberator
MSN 1094/1143
10505 (448th BG, 712th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by AAA Sep 11, 1944 and crashed near Bonn, Germany while on mission to oil refinery
at Magdeburg, Germany. 5 crew killed, 5 bailed out and became POW. MACR 8926
10510 (565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Hit By Anti-Aircraft Fire Mar 15, 1945 in Number (2) Engine Causing it to Catch Fire While on a Mission
to German Army Headquarters at Zossen Germany. Able to Return to Home Base. (1) Crewman Bailed Out and
Returned to Duty. (10) Crew Stayed With Aircraft and Returned to Base. Aircraft Badly Damaged By Fire.
Believed Not Repaired. MACR 13564
10511 (445th BG, 702nd BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 27, 1944 By Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed
3.5 km Northwest of Gerstungen, Germany While on a Mission to Kassel, Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By
Unknown Pilot of JG 3 or JG 4. (4) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 9385
10512 assigned Aug 1944 to 732nd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144,
Norfolk England. Transfered to 448th BG 8th Air Force After February 25, 1945. Returned to U.S.A. in 1945 and Scrapped.
10513 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Collided Nov 21, 1944 With B-24J (42-50452) in Mid Air Over Carleton Rode 1 Mile East of
(RAF Old Buckenham Airfield) Station USAAF-144 Norfolk England and Crashed During Assembly While
on a Mission to Hamburg Germany. (8) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Survived.
Aircraft Was Destroyed. Total of 17 killed, 3 survived
10514 722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Assigned on March 3, 1945. Aircraft Fate Unknown.
10515 (734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Collided Feb 6, 1945 With B-24H (42-94766) in Mid Air and Crashed at Crown Farm, Deopham. Norfolk, England
While Returning From a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Magedburg, Germany. Tail Section Was
Chopped off in The Collision and Aircraft Spun Down. All (11) Crew Were Killed.
Salvaged on February 6 and 7, 1944. The
other plane landed safely.
10517 (448th BG, 712nd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Crashed off Falsterbo, Sweden Mar 25, 1945 after two engines failed while returning from mission
to oil depot at Buchen, Germany. One cewman killed, 8 bailed out and survived and were interned
in Sweden. MACR 14179. Also (MACR 9486) on September 18, 1944 on a mission to Holland. Aircraft returned safely.
10518 "Queenie" replacement for 492nd BG, 856th BS. Aug 1944
transferred to 458th BG, 785th BS. Returned to USA 1945.
10521 (466th BG, 786th BS, *Laden Maid*) crashed in field in Sweden Apr 2, 1945 due to number
1 engine trouble while om mission to Tirstrup, Denmark. Group was recalled due to
bad weather. MACR 13736. All 11 crew survived and were interned in Sweden.
10522 assigned Sep 1944 to 734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Beckenham airfield, Station USAAF-144,
Norfolk, England. Transfered to 578th BS 392nd BG 8th Air Force After April 10, 1945. Returned to USA
in June 1945 and Scrapped.
10523 (506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crashed at Steinback near Hamburg, Germany Oct 30, 1944 after being caught
in prop wash from another B-24 in thick clouds. MACR 10139. 8 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
10526 (446th BG, 707th BS, 'Goin' My Way') scrapped at Walnut
Ridge, AK Jan 15, 1946. Conflict here. Also reported as going to RAF, then to Indian AF as
HE839.
10528 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Crash Landed Dec 31, 1944 2 Miles Southeast of Beetley Hall, Norfolk, England After
Ran Out of Fuel While Returning From a Mission on The Railroad Lines and Bridge at Euskirchen, Germany.
All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
10531 (44th BG, 66th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Nordwalde 20 km NW of Munster, Germany Sep 30, 1944.
MACR 9370. One crewman killed, 8 bailed out and became POW
10532 crashlanded in France Sep 5, 1944. Aircraft was salvaged
10533 transferred to RAF as Liberator VI VD249 from USAAF stocks in UK.
SOC Jun 3, 1947.
10534 (491st BG, 852nd BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Lt Frank of JG 301/3 Nov 26, 1944
and crashed at Rieste, Germany. MACR 10761. All 9 crew bailed out and became POW.
10535 (93rd BG, 238th BS) survived war and salvaged in USA.
10536 (448th BG, 714th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by AAA Apr 16, 1945 and crashed near Augsburg, Germany wile on mission to marshalling
yards at Landshut, Germany. 7 crew killed, 2 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 14185
It was later determined that there was only one survivor and he became POW and was treated for injuiries
at a Catholic hospital near Luft Stalag 3
10537 (566th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hethel Station USAAF-114, Norfolk, England
In taxiing accident Mar 25, 1945 due to structural failure at RAF Hethel. All crew survived,
aircraft badly damaged. Aircraft later returned to USA.
10538 720th Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Crashed Mar 9, 1945 From Unknown Cause in The Adriatic Sea While Returning From a Mission on
The Marshalling Yards at Maribor Yugoslavia. All (9) Crew Were Killed. MACR 12922
10539 (727th BS/451st BG) returned to USA Jun 10, 1945
10540 to RCAF as Liberator C.VI 11101. Sold Jun 7, 1946.
10541 (789th BS, 467th BG, 8th AF) crash landed and burned at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK Nov 9, 1944
while returning from weather reconnaissance mission. MACR 11063. 3 crew bailed out over North
Sea and were killed, 7 crew survived. The aircraft had run into a storm and spun down almost to
sea level before control was regained.
10542 (44th BG, 66th BS, 8th AF, 'Tally Ho') crashlanded in Belgium 20 mi from Brussels Jan 28, 1945
due to engine and supercharger failure while returning from mission to Dortmond, Germany.
All 10 crew survived, aircraft salvaged Mar 13, 1945.
10543 720th Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Transfered From 8th Air Force on Unknown Date. Returned to U.S.A. in 1945 and Scrapped.
10546 (344th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Shot down Jul 22, 1944 by Anti-Aircraft fire and crashed 5 Miles Southwest of Ploesti, Rumania
While on a Mission on The Oil Refineries at Ploesti, Rumania. Number 1 Engine Was Blown off and
Aircraft Went into a Spin and Crashed. All (11) Crew Bailed Out and (1) Was Killed. (10) Crew Were
Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7152.
10550 764th Bombardment Squadron 461st Bombardment Group 15th Air Force, "Miss Kay"
Torretto Airfield Cerignola Italy. Transfered to 484th Bombardment Group at Torretto Airfield
Cerignola Italy on November 25, 1944. Aircraft Fate Unknown But Believed Returned to U.S.A.
in 1945 and Scrapped.
10551 crashed in Netherlands Mar 24, 1945
44-10553/10602 Consolidated B-24J-65-CF Liberator
MSN 1144/1193
10553 (68th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Merville, France due to flak damage
Dec 28, 944. All 10 crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
10555 suffered major battle damage, repaired at Manston Mar 25-Apr 20, 1945, later
returned to USA
10557 (461st BG, 765th BS, "You Bet!") returned to USA Jun 15, 1945.
10558 (786th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Attlebridge (USAAF 120), Norfolk,
UK Jan 28, 1945. Left landing gear snapped off, causing the wing to hit the runway
and breaking the main spar. All crew survived, aircraft destroyed and washed out.
Hulk was used for ditching practice.
10559 (344th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Collided with B-24H 41-29525 Mar 8, 1945 in midair and crashed into Adriatic Sea while on mission
to marshalling years at Komarom, Hungary. All 11 crew killed. MACR 12825.
10560 (742nd BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
shot down by AAA Aug 17, 1944 and crashed SE of Ploesti, Rumania while on mission to oil refineeries
at Ploesti. Crew of 10 all parachuted to safety and evaded capture. MACR 7863.
10561 756th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Crashed Sep 13, 1944 Near Sibenik Yugoslavia After Ran Out of Fuel While Returning From a
Mission on The Oil Refinery at Ordertal Germany. All (9) Crew Bailed Out and (1) Crewman Was Killed.
(5) Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. (3) Crew Evaded Capture With Help
From Partisans and Returned. MACR 8759
10565 (759th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Shot Down Aug 22, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Left Wing Broke off and Aircraft
Crashed Near Kesber Hungary While Returning From on a Mission on The Oil Refinery at
Blechhammer Germany. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945.. MACR 8270.
10566 (777th BS, 464th BG, 15th AF, "Yellow M", based at Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Crashed Dec 6, 1944 30 Miles North of Knin, Yugoslavia Due to Mechanical Failure While on a Mission
on The Marshalling Yards at Dovisk Nova Vas, Czechoslovakia. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded
Capture With Help From The Chetniks. MACR 10219
10568 (456th BG, 747th BS, 15th AF, based at Stornara Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Shot down Feb 27, 1945 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Augsburg, Germany While on a
Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Augsburg, Germany. Aircraft Tail Section Was Blown off
and Aircraft Was Oscillating and Making Slow Turns and Crashed. All (10) Crew Were Killed.
MACR 12477
10570 (717th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Hit and Damaged By Flak Nov 23, 1944 Over Yugoslavia While on a Mission to Brod, Yugoslavia.
Landed at Bari Airfield, Bari, Italy. (2) Crew Were Killed. (8) Crew Survived. Top of Fuselage
Above Waist Windows Blown off. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired.
10573 (777th BS, 464th BG, 15th AF, based at Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Crashed from unknown cause Oct 16, 1944 5 Miles From Pantanella Airfield While Returning From a
Mission on The Tank Works at St. Valentin, Austria. Aircraft Was Hit By Flak. All (10) Crew Bailed
Out 5 Miles From Pantanella Airfield and Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed
10574 (MSM 1165) Lend Lease UK Liberator B Mk.IV TS534 Sep 1944, 223Sqn RAF Oulton Norfolk England
Oct 1944, [Coded 6G-A], 51MU RAF Lichfield Staffordshire, 1TAMU RAF Honington Suffolk England
07 Jan 1946, Conversion to Liberator C Mk.IV cancelled, 51MU, Sold as scrap to International
Alloys Ltd 12 Mar 1947.
10575 Assigned to 735th BS 453rd BG 8th AF in November 1944. Transfered to 733rd BS 453rd BG, 8th AF
on April 1, 1945, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England.
Transfered to 491st BG 8th AF on April 22, 1945. Returned to USA in 1945 and Scrapped.
10577 (734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Crashed and burned Apr 1, 1945 at Saxlingham, Norfolk England (3 mi S of Shotesham) Due to Engine Failure. Unknown Number of
Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed. Salvaged on April 3 and 4, 1945.
10578 (409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) in gound accident at RAF Hardwick, Norfolk, England Mar 22, 1945.
Aircraft damaged, unknown if repaired.
10579 (389 BG, 566 BS, "Pugnacious Princess Pat") shot down by flak
over Hanover Nov 26, 1944. MACR 11208. 7 KIA, 4 POW.
10581 to RCAF as 578. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot
10582 (B-24JSH, 44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over Kaiserslautern, Germany Dec 28, 1944. MACR 11373.
7 crew killed, 5 bailed out (4 became POW, one evaded capture)
10583 to RCAF as 574. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot. To US
civil registry as N1246V
10585 to RCAF as 579. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot
10586 to RCAF as 570. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot
10587 to RCAF as 572. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot
10588 to RCAF as 573. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot
10589 to RCAF as 571. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot
10590 to RCAF as 577. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot
10591 (786th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24J 42-50858 over Belgium Apr 16, 1945.
Able to land. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
10592 to RCAF as 575. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot
10593 to RCAF as 576. Converted to transport at #4 Repair Depot
10594 (MSN 1185) [36BS?], Lend Lease UK Liberator B Mk.IV TS538, 1699Flt RAF Oulton Norfolk
England 25 Aug 1944, 223Sqn RAF Oulton 20 Oct 1944, [Coded 6G-V], 1TAMU RAF Honington
Suffolk England 11 Oct 1945], Converted to Liberator C Mk.VI], 86Sqn RAF Oakington
Cambridgeshire 20 Oct 1945], [Coded XQ-W], 6MU RAF Brize Norton Oxon.,
Sold as scrap to J Dale & Co 07 Jul 1948.
10597 transferred to RAF from USAAF stocks as Liberator VI TT336.
Converted to B.IV
10602 (753rd BS, 458th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Ground Accident Mar 14, 1945 While Parked at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield. Hit By Debris From
Exploding B-24J (44-40118) Which Was Accidentally Fired Gunfire From B-24J (42-50565). Aircraft
Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired.
44-10603/10652 Consolidated B-24J-70-CF Liberator
MSN 1194/1243
10603 (726th BS/451st BG) returned to USA Jun 13, 1945
10604 (885th BS, 2641st Special Group (Provisional), 15th AF, based at Brindisi Airfield, Brindisi, Italy)
Crashed Mar 1, 1945 1 Mile East of Cassino, Italy Due to Heavy Fog While Returning From a Night
Mission. (5) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. MACR 15367
10607 (467th BG, 789th BS) crashlanded at Attlebridge after being damaged
on takeoff Dec 29, 1944. 15 killed. Three other crashes caused
mission to Prum, Germany to be scrubbed.
10608 missed runway on landing, salvaged Aug 26, 1944
10611 (MSN 1202) Lend Lease UK Liberator B Mk.IV TS539, 1699Flt RAF Oulton Norfolk England 25 Aug 1944,
223Sqn RAF Oulton 20 Oct 1944, [Coded 6G-B], 51MU RAF Lichfield Staffordshire Jun 1945,
1TAMU RAF Honington Suffolk England 11 Oct 1945, Converted to Liberator C Mk.VI,
86Sqn RAF Oakington Cambridgeshire 19 Oct 1945, [Coded XQ-W], 51MU, SOC 17 Dec 1946.
10613 (726th BS/451st BG) returned to USA Jun 6, 1945
10617 (707th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF) crashed at RAF Bungay, USAAF 125, Suffolk, UK Jan 16, 1945 due to
engine failure. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
10620 (832nd BS, 486th BG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause May 7, 1945 near Cologne
while on Trolley mission. MACR 16337. All 5 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
10621 (7245h BS/451st BG, "Full House/Betty")
10622 (446th BG, 706th BS, 8th AF) crashed in Belgium due to battle damage while in mission in support
of ground troopsat Kyllburg, Germany Dec 19, 1944. All 10 crew bailed out and returned.
10623 (726th BS, 451th BG, 15th AF, based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed Nov 16, 1944 8 km North of Bad Toelz, Germany After Hit By Bomb From Above B-24 While
on a Mission on The West Marshalling Yards at Munich, Germany. (2) Crew Were Killed (1) When
His Parachute Caught on The Aircraft. (9) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. MACR 9883
10625 757th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Aircraft Fate Unknown. Believed Scrapped.
10626 756th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Aircraft Fate Unknown. Believed Scrapped.
10627 (759th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Crashed Jan 19, 1945on a Mountain Top Near Siprage Yugoslavia After (2) Engines Failed
While Returning From a Mission on The Railroad Bridge at Brod Yugoslavia. All (10) Crew
Bailed Out and (1) Crewman Fell into a Tree and Broke His Leg and Died of Exposure.
(9) Crew Survived and Evaded Capture With Help From Partisans and Returned. MACR 11391
10628 (461st Bombardment Group, Fifteenth Air Force, Torretta Field, Cerignola, Italy) Departed US Aug 13, 1944,
Returned Jun 9, 1945 to Hunter Field, Scrapped Oct 26, 1945 at Altus, OK
10629 (725th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, "Buzz Baby", based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Dec 11, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Urschel Near Raab, Austria While on a
Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Vienna, Austria. (1) Crewman Was Killed. (9) Crew Bailed Out
and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 10367
10630 (726th BS/451st BG) crashed Nov 20, 1944
10632 (725th BS/451st BG) returned to USA Jul 5, 1945
10634 to RCAF as 3713. To repair depot for Leigh Light installation.
10635 to RCAF as 3717
10636 to RCAF as 3714
10637 to RCAF as 3715. Lost at sea Feb 19, 1945.
10638 to RCAF as 3716
10639 to RCAF as 3718. Crashed at Dartmouth, Nova Scotia Oct 3, 1944
10640 to RCAF as 3719. Destroyed by fire at Patricia Bay, British Columbia Jun 18, 1945.
10641 to RCAF as 3720
10642 to RCAF as 3721. Crashed at Yarmouth, Nova Scotia Oct 17, 1944
10643 to RCAF as 3722
10644 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG979. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10645 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG980. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10646 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG981. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10647 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG982. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10648 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG983. SOC Jun 4, 1947
10649 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG984. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10650 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG985. SOC Jun 4, 1947
10651 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG986. Shot down by AAA and crashed into
sea off Delehleh, Sumatra Mar 20, 1945
10652 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG987. SOC Mar 12, 1947
44-10653/10702 Consolidated B-24J-75-CF Liberator
MSN 1244/1293
10653 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG988. Scrapped Jul 7, 1948
10654 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG989. SOC Mar 12, 1947
10655 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KG990. SOC Mar 11, 1946
10656 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG991. Damaged beyond repair when overshot landing
and nosewheel collapsed, Semarang, Java Sep 26, 1945
10657 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KG992. SOC Jun 27, 1946
10658 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG993. Lost power during feathering practice
and damaged beyond repair when bellylanded 10 mi S of Foggia, Italy Mar 1, 1945
10659 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG994. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10660 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG995. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10661 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG996. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10662 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG997. SOC Jun 2, 1946
10663 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG998. Scrapped Apr 12, 1947.
10664 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KG999. MIA on supply dropping mission over
northern Italy Oct 13, 1944.
10665 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH100. MIA on supply dropping mission Nov 6, 1944
10666 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH101. Shot down by Oblt. Wilhelm Johnen in Me 110G-4
of NJG 6/8 at Madaras, Hungary Sep 13, 1944
10667 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH102. MIA on leaflet-dropping mission over
Hungary Sep 22, 1944
10668 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH103. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10669 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH104. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10670/10675 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH105/KH110. All transferred to RCAF
KH107 collided on runway with 44-10385 (RCAF
KG880) July 3, 1945, Abbotsford.
KH108 crashed north of east end of Nitinat Lake, British
Columbia Nov 10, 1944. 10 killed.
10676 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH111. Damaged beyond repair when undercarriage
collapsed on landing at Salbani, India Dec 8, 1944
10677 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH112. Damaged beyond repair when undercarriage
collapsed following landing undershoot, Dhubalia, India Jan 26, 1945
10678 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH113. Damaged by AAA near Pegu, Burma Mar 29, 1945.
Not repaired.
10679 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH114. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10680 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH115. SOC May 28, 1946
10681 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH116. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10682 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH117. SOC Mar 21, 1946
10683 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH118. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10684 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH119. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10685 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH120. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10686 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH121. SOC Mar 28, 1946
10687 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH122. Damaged beyond epair when swung on landing and
nosewheel collapsed at Salbani, India Oct 19, 1944
10688 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH123. Damaged by AAA and crashed off Sebesi Island Aug 13, 1945.
10689 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH124. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10690 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH125. Crashed near Rochefort, France Dec 3, 1945 after
wing broke off in storm
10691 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH126. Flew into ground after takeoff Broadway Pound,
England Dec 22, 1945.
10692 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH127. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
10693 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH128. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10694 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH129. Undershot landing and destroyed by fire at
Reykjavik, Iceland May 29, 1945.
10695 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH130. SOC Jun 2, 1947
10696 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH131. SOC Jun 11, 1947
10697 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH132. SOC jun 4,1 947
10698 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH133. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10699 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH134. Crashed into sea off Thaii Muang, Siam during
air-sea rescue mission Dec 16, 1945.
10700 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH135. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10701 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH136. SOC Jun 2,1947
10702 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH137. SOC Apr 11, 146.
44-10703/10752 Consolidated B-24J-80-CF Liberator
MSN 1294/1343
10703 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH138. SOC May 30, 1946
10704 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH139. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10705 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH140. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10706 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH141. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10707 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH142. SOC Jun 30, 1946
10708 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH143. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10709 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH144. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
10710 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH145. Returned to USAAF Oct 30, 1945
10711 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH146. SOC Jan 14, 1946
10712 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH147. SOC Oct 1, 1946
10713 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH148. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
10714 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH149. SOC Feb 11, 1947.
10715 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH150. MIA on mission to Graz, Austrial Mar 6, 1945.
10716 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH151. Crshed into sea of Brindisi, Italy Jan 19, 1945
10717 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH152. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Oct 17, 1944
10718 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH153. Crashed on night approach to Celone, Italy Nov 16, 1944
10719 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH154. MIA on supply dropping mission to northern
Italy Oct 13, 1944
10720 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH155. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947
10721 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH156. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947.
10722 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH157. Damaged beyond repair when abandoned at Araxos during
ELAS attack Dec 15, 1944.
10723 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH158. MIA on supply dropping mission to northern Italy Oct 13, 1944
10724 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH159. MIA on minelaying mission to Muulmein, Burma Nov 12, 1944
10725 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH160. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10726 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH161. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10727 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH162. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10728 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH163. SOC Jun 12, 1945
10729 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH164. abandoned by crew and crashed at Keonijhargath, India
Dec 5 1944 when engines cut out.
10730 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH165. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10731 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH166. SOC Feb 28, 1946
10732 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH167. SOC Mar 28, 1947.
10733 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH168. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
10734 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH169. SOC Jan 5, 1947
10735 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH170. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
10736/10741 to RAF as Liberator B.VI KH171/KH176.
Transferred to RCAF. KH173,KH174 crashed.
10742 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH177. Damaged beyond repair when sank into
soft ground while taxying at Palam, India Oct 19, 1945.
10743 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH178. SOC Nov 11, 1947
10744 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH179. SOC Jun 4, 1947.
10745 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH180. SOC Jun 4, 1947.
10746 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH181. SOC Jun 4, 1947.
10747 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH182. SOC Jun 4, 1947.
10748 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH183. Engine disintegrated on takeoff, aircraft
crashed St Davids, Wales Jul 8, 1945.
10749 to RAF as Liberator GR.VIII KH184. SOC Jun 4, 1947.
10750 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH185. SOC Apr 11, 1946
10751 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH186. SOC Apr Aug 2, 1945.
10752 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI KH187. SOC Jul 11, 1946.
44-10753/10782 North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang
MSN 111-28886/28915
10753 to RAF as Mustang III KH431. SOC Dec 10, 1946. Was at one time with El Salvador AF as FAS 405.
Some databases report that this plane went to civil registry as N31FF,
then N405HC, but this was another ex El Salvador AF aircraft, identity unknown
N405HC is listed in Landings database as 44-10753. At some
time it was converted to Cavalier Mustang II. Registration
SE-BIL reserved Apr 2007.
10754 to RAF as Mustang III KH432. SOC Nov 1, 1947
10755 to RAF as Mustang III KH433. SOC Dec 28, 1946. Was at one time with El Salvador AF.
Some databases have this plane going to civil registry as N37FF, then N51JC, then N151DP, but
this seems to be in error
10756 to RAF as Mustang III KH434. Bellylanded in field near Ursel Jan 11, 1945
following engine failure.
10757 to RAF as Mustang III KH435. SOC Jan 1, 1947
10758 to RAF as Mustang III KH436. SOC Jan 22, 1947
10759 to RAF as Mustang III KH437. Missing in cloud over Yugoslavia Oct 30, 1944
10760 to RAF as Mustang III KH438. SOC Mar 5, 1946
10761 to RAF as Mustang III KH439. SOC Nov 22, 1946
10762 to RAF as Mustang III KH440. Stalled off turn on approach and crashed at
Dallachy Feb 20, 1945
10763 to RAF as Mustang III KH441. Wrecked when overshot landing at RAF
Bentwaters Mar 6, 1945 following engine failure.
10764 to RAF as Mustang III KH442. SOC Sep 6, 1947
10765 to RAF as Mustang III KH443. DBR when bounced on landing, swung, and
nosed over, Horsham St Faith Nov 8, 1945
10766 to RAF as Mustang III KH444. Shot down by Bf 109s near Hellendoorn,
Netherlands Mar 12, 1945
10767 to RAF as Mustang III KH445. Stalled on approach in bad visibility and
crashed, Bradwell Bay Dec 8, 1944
10768 to RAF as Mustang III KH446. Crashlanded at Rinkobing Mar 21, 1945 after
flak hit over Copenhagen
10769 to RAF as Mustang III KH447. SOC Jan 12, 1947
10770 to RAF as Mustang III KH448. SOC Jan 21, 1947
10771 to RAF as Mustang III KH449. SOC Jun 26, 1947
10772 to RAF as Mustang III KH450. SOC Dec 27, 1945
10773 to RAF as Mustang III KH451. Dove into ground out of cloud at night 7 mi NW
of Lawshall Mar 6, 1945
10774 to RAF as Mustang III KH452. SOC Jan 12, 1947
10775 to RAF as Mustang III KH453. Stalled on approach and crashed, RAF Bentwaters
Mar 14, 1945
10776 to RAF as Mustang III KH454. SOC Jan 12, 1947
10777 to RAF as Mustang III KH455. Missing Dec 8, 1944
10778 to RAF as Mustang III KH456. Crashed near Zagreb Nov 12, 1944 after pilot
bailed out following flak hit.
10779 to RAF as Mustang III KH457. Bellylanded near Coltishall Jan 7, 1946 following
engine failure.
10780 to RAF as Mustang III KH458. SOC Jan 12, 1947
10781 to RAF as Mustang III KH459. Missing from sweep Apr 28, 1945
10782 to RAF as Mustang III KH460. Shot down by flak over Copenhagen Mar 21, 1945
44-10783/10817 North American P-51C-11-NT Mustang
MSN 111-28916/28950
10784 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) shot down by Japanese Ki-44 3 mi NW of Wuchow, China Nov 16, 1944. MACR 10055.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
10787 (74th FS, 23rd FG) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Canton, China Dec 27, 1944. MACR 10964.
Pilot survived but was killed after landing
10789 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) in ground accident while parked at Nanning airfield, China Nov 19, 1944.
Aircraft destroyed by fire.
10794 (74th FS, 23rd FG) crashed into dock warehouse at Wuhu, China Dec 3, 1944. MACR 10368. Pilot KIA
10796 converted to F-6C-11-NT at modification center.
10797 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) hit by AAA over airfield at suchow, China and crashed and burned at
Chaotsi, China Jan 17, 1945. MACR 11645. Pilot bailed out and evaded capture and returned.
10801 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed W of Chihkiang, China due to bad weather while on ferry flight
Dec 17, 1944. MACR 10957. Pilot killed
10804 (3rd FG (provisional), 14th AF) in landing accident at Ondal airfield, India Oct 26, 1944. Pilot
survived but aircraft was desroyed.
10805 (75th FS, 23rd FG) shot down by A6M2 over Hengyang, China Nov 11, 1944. MACR 10046. Pilot bailed out
and evaded.
10807 (74th FS, 23rd FG) damaged by Zeros and made forced landing 15 mi E of Changteh, China Dec 18, 1944. MACR 10736.
Pilot survived and was rescued by Chinese guerillas and returned.
10810 (74th FS, 23rd FG) crashed from unknown cause E of Hengyanf, China Nov 12, 1944. MACR 10061. Pilot bailed
out and evaded.
10812 (25th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) lost from unknown cause over Lampang, Thailand Nov 11, 1944. MACR 10064.
Pilot killed.
10813 (118th TRS, 23rd FG) shot down by AAA and crashed 1 mi E of Lungwa airfield, Shanghai, China Jan 20, 1945.
MACR 11882. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
10814 (76th FS, 23rd FG) crashed 6 mi N of Hoghih, China due to engine failure Nov 25, 1944. MACR 10090. Pilot
bailed out and landed safely, but was never seen again.
10815 (74th FS, 23rd FG) crashed from unknown cause 20 mi S of Nanking, China Dec 8, 1944. MACR 10624. Pilot bailed
out safely and returned.
10816 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) hit by enemy gunfire and made forced landing at Suchow airfield, China
due to engine failure Jan 16, 1945. MACR 11691. Pilot POW. Aircraft captured by Japanese troops.
Flown to the Japanese Army Air Inspection Center in Fussa (now Yokota Air Base). Later transferred to the Akeno Flying Training Division for
further evaluation and mock combat against fighters such as the Ki-43, Ki-61 and Ki-84. In mid-April 1945 the fighter was
placed in a �flying circus� composed of captured Allied aircraft. The group toured Japanese fighter units to train pilots how
to fight the opponent's aircraft. The fighter was finally grounded by a burned-out generator. Bulldozed into a lake.
44-10818/10852 North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang
MSN 111-28951/28985
10818 to RAF as Mustang III KH461. Crashed near Maribor Feb 13, 1945 after pilot
bailed out following flak hit.
10819 to RAF as Mustang III KH462. SOC Jun 26, 1947
10820 to RAF as Mustang III KH463. SOC Feb 27, 1947
10821 to RAF as Mustang III KH464. SOC Jan 7, 1947
10822 to RAF as Mustang III KH465. Shot down by flak near Brod Jan 4, 1945
while attacking train
10823 to RAF as Mustang III KH466. SOC Jan 2, 1947
10824 to RAF as Mustang III KH467. Shot down by flak near Trieste Apr 20, 1945
10825 to RAF as Mustang III KH468. Missing from attack on train Sep 22, 1944
10826 to RAF as Mustang III KH469. SOC Jan 9, 1947
10827 to RAF as Mustang III KH470. Crashed before delivery to RAF
10828 to RAF as Mustang III KH471. DBR when swung on takeoff and struck
snowbank, Peterhead Feb 8, 1945
10829 to RAF as Mustang III KH472. Missing from sweep Dec 2, 1944
10830 to RAF as Mustang III KH473. Stalled and crashed on emergency approach to
Coltishall Feb 25, 1946 following engine failure
10831 to RAF as Mustang III KH474. SOC Jan 13, 1947
10832 to RAF as Mustang III KH475. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10833 to RAF as Mustang III KH476. Crashed at Karava, Greece Sep 27, 1944 after
pilot bailed out following flak hit.
10834 to RAF as Mustang III KH477. SOC Jan 17, 1947
10835 to RAF as Mustang III KH478. Hit by flak from U-boat and crashed into
Lille Baelt May 4, 1945.
10836 to RAF as Mustang III KH479. SOC Jun 26, 1947
10837 to RAF as Mustang III KH480. SOC Sep 6, 1946
10838 to RAF as Mustang III KH481. Crashed 2 mi S of Wickham Bishops
Jul 13, 1945 after colliding with Mustang KM507 (44-12917)
10839 to RAF as Mustang III KH482. Shot down by flak near Zutphen Feb 10, 1945
10840 to RAF as Mustang III KH483. SOC Feb 5, 1947
10841 to RAF as Mustang III KH484. Wrecked when forcelanded in woods at
Aylsham Jan 16, 1946 after engine failure.
10842 to RAF as Mustang III KH485. SOC Feb 11,1947
10843 to RAF as Mustang III KH486. Missing from weather recon mission
Oct 10, 1944
10844 to RAF as Mustang III KH487. Shot down by flak over Sarajevo
Nov 6, 1944
10845 to RAF as Mustang III KH488. Missing from escort mission to Wanne-Eickel
Feb 7, 1945
10846 to RAF as Mustang III KH489. Crashed into sea 5 mi from Dutch coast
Mar 28, 1945 while returning from escort misssion.
10847 to RAF as Mustang III KH490. SOC Sep 6, 1947
10848 to RAF as Mustang III KH491. Crashed 1 mi NW of Trimley Heath
Jul 30, 1945 after pilot bailed out following engine failure.
10849 to RAF as Mustang III KH492. SOC Sep 6, 1947
10850 to RAF as Mustang III KH493. SOC Dec 20, 1946
10851 to RAF as Mustang III KH494. Spun into ground whilst on approach in
bad weather, Heesch Jan 2, 1945
10852 to RAF as Mustang III KH495. SOC Nov 23, 1946
44-10853/10858 North American P-51C-11-NT Mustang
MSN 111-28986/28991
10854 converted to F-6C-11-NT at modification center.
10855 converted to F-6C-11-NT at modification center.
10856 converted to F-6C-11-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 10th TRS, 8th PRG, 10th AF) crashed 30 mi WSW
of Rangoon, Burma due to bad weather Apr 17, 1945. MACR 14297. Pilot believed killed.
10857 converted to F-6C-11-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 20th TRS, 8th PRG, 10th AF) crashed
from unknown cause 5 mi from Dinjan, India May 21, 1945. Pilot
bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
10858 converted to F-6C-11-NT at modification center.
44-10859/11036 North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang
MSN 111-28992/29169
10859 to RAF as Mustang III KH496. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10860 to RAF as Mustang III KH497. SOC Jan 7, 1947
10861 to RAF as Mustang III KH498. SOC Feb 1947
10862 to RAF as Mustang III KH499. DBR when bellylanded in field near
Aberdare Sep 7, 1945 following engine overheating.
10863 to RAF as Mustang III KH500. SOC Jan 30, 1947
10864 to RAF as Mustang III KH501. Swung on takeoff, struck parked P-47s
and exploded, Fano Dec 17, 1944
10865 to RAF as Mustang III KH502. SOC Jan 12, 1947
10866 to RAF as Mustang III KH503. SOC Mar 14, 1947
10867 to RAF as Mustang III KH504. Bellylanded 29 mi W of Wiesbaden Apr 4, 1945
following engine failure
10868 to RAF as Mustang III KH505. Dove into ground at Broxbourne May 25, 1946
during experimental dive. Believed that pilot lost oxygen supply.
10869 to RAF as Mustang III KH506. SOC Jun 2, 1947
10870 to RAF as Mustang III KH507. SOC Feb 27, 1947
10871 to RAF as Mustang III KH508. SOC Dec 13, 1946
10872 to RAF as Mustang III KH509. SOC Feb 1947
10873 to RAF as Mustang III KH510. SOC Feb 12, 1947
10875 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10876 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in landing
accident at St Trond airfield A-92, Sint-Truiden, Belgium
Feb 23, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
10877 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10878 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10880 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 463rd Service Squadron, 309th Service Group, 9th AF)
crashlanded at Liege Airfield A-93, Liege, Belgium
Apr 5, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
10881 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) shot down by
AAA N of Dinslaken, Germany Mar 9, 1945. MACR 12950.
Pilot bailed out and believed made POW.
10882 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10883 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10884 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. Lend-Lease to France
10885 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10886 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. Lend-Lease to France
10887 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10889 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. Lend-Lease to France
10890 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10891 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10892 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10893 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. Lend-Lease to France.
10894 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. Lend-Lease to France
10895 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10896 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in
taxiing accident at Ober Olm Airfield Y-64 Mainz, Germany Apr 15, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
10897 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) hit by
AAA SE of Bingen, Germany and crashed at Udenheim,
Germany Mar 16, 1945. MACR 13104. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
10898 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. Lend-Lease to France
10900 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10902 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10903 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10904 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10906 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center. (40th Depot Repair Squadron, 40th Air Depot Group, 8th AF)
in taxiing accident at RAF Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England Dec 18, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
10907 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10911 converted to F-6C-10-NT at modification center.
10913 to RAF as Mustang III KH511. SOC Nov 1, 1946
10914 to RAF as Mustang III KH512. SOC Aug 29, 1946
10915 to RAF as Mustang III KH513. Crashed into sea after takeoff,
Biferno Dec 20, 1944
10916 to RAF as Mustang III KH514. SOC Jan 17, 1947
10917 to RAF as Mustang III KH515. SOC Jun 26, 1947
10918 to RAF as Mustang III KH516. Broke up in midair during divebombing
exercise, Dengle Flats ranges Oct 15, 1945
10919 to RAF as Mustang III KH517. SOC Oct 25, 1946
10920 to RAF as Mustang III KH518. SOC Dec 10, 1946
10921 to RAF as Mustang III KH519. SOC Jun 26, 1947
10922 to RAF as Mustang III KH520. SOC Feb 27, 1947
10923 to RAF as Mustang III KH521. Broke up while performing roll and
crashed 1/2 mile N of Wickham Market Jun 9, 1945.
10924 to RAF as Mustang III KH522. Wrecked when hit obstruction during
emergency landing at Vicenza Oct 2, 1945 following engine failure.
10925 to RAF as Mustang III KH523. SOC Jan 1, 1947
10926 to RAF as Mustang III KH524. Spun into ground 3 mi S of Chelmsford
Jul 9, 1945 while attempting forced landing.
10927 to RAF as Mustang III KH525. SOC Feb 7, 1947
10928 to RAF as Mustang III KH526. SOC Sep 12, 1946
10929 to RAF as Mustang III KH527. SOC Sep 6, 1947
10930 to RAF as Mustang III KH528. SOC Sep 12, 1946
10931 to RAF as Mustang III KH529. SOC Jan 7, 1947
10932 to RAF as Mustang III KH530. Missing from sweep over Albania Oct 19, 1944
10938 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Mondolfo airfield, Marche, Italy Mar 8, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
10943 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing airfield in
Yugoslavia Oct 13, 1944. MACR 9086. Pilot bailed out and was rescued by partisans and was returned
to his unit.
10945 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Mar 17, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
10947 (MSN 111-29080) SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz
Feb 19, 1946 as NCX1202. Won 1946 and 1947 Bendix trophy races, placed second in 1948
Bendix trophy race. Registered as NC1202, placed 3rd in
1949 Bendix trophy race. Set coast to coast speed records
in both directions in 1947. Purchased by Charles Blair and
prepared for round the world record attempt as Excalibur III.
Attempt pre-empted by Korean War. Set record New York-London
time of 7 hr 48 min Jan 31, 1951, which still stands for
piston-engined aircraft. First trans-polar flight from Norway
to Fairbanks, AK May 29, 1951, winning Harmon Trophy. Reported in 1990 as
on display in Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, CA. Now
with Air and Space Museum as Excalibur III.
10950 (328th Ferry Squadron, 15th AF) in ground accident while parked a El Aouina aiffield, Tunis, Tunisia
Oct 4, 1944. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
10954 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Feb 12, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
10955 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashlanded in Udine area of northern Italy after ran
out of fuel Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13270. Pilot MIA and fate unknown
10956 to RAF as Mustang III KH531. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10957 to RAF as Mustang III KH532. SOC Oct 26, 1944
10958 to RAF as Mustang III KH533. Missing Feb 26, 1945, believed shot down by flak
10959 to RAF as Mustang III KH534. Crashed near Brod Dec 11, 1944 after pilot bailed
out following flak hit
10960 to RAF as Mustang III KH535. SOC Jan 15, 1947
10961 to RAF as Mustang III KH536. Crashed into sea Jul 20, 1945 after pilot bailed
out following control jam
10962 to RAF as Mustang III KH537. Hit obstruction and crashed while avoiding
buildings during overshot forced landing following engine failure, Attlebridge
Jan 10, 1946
10963 to RAF as Mustang III KH538. SOC Feb 27, 1947
10964 to RAF as Mustang III KH539. SOC Jan 16, 1947
10965 to RAF as Mustang III KH540. Crashed into sea 45 mi E of Bradwell Bay
May 16, 1945 after colliding with Mustang FB383 (42-103533)
10966 to RAF as Mustang III KH541. DBR when bellylanded Jun 17, 1946 at Coltishall
following engine failure in circuit.
10967 to RAF as Mustang III KH542. Missing during bomber escort mission to
Bielefeld Feb 14, 1945
10968 to RAF as Mustang III KH543. Wrecked when swung on takeoff and hit
sandbank, Biferno Dec 29, 1944
10969 to RAF as Mustang III KH544. SOC Mar 14, 1946
10970 to RAF as Mustang III KH545. SOC Jun 2, 1947
10971 to RAF as Mustang III KH546. Spun into ground near West Raynham Mar 23, 1945
after colliding with Mustang FZ122 (43-6423) during combat practice
10972 to RAF as Mustang III KH547. SOC Sep 6, 1947
10973 to RAF as Mustang III KH548. SOC Jan 2, 1947
10974 to RAF as Mustang III KH549. SOC Oct 21, 1946
10975 to RAF as Mustang III KH550. SOC Nov 28, 1946
10976 to RAF as Mustang III KH551. Destroyed by fire after crashlanding in field
near Keevil Oct 2, 1945 following engine failure
10977 to RAF as Mustang III KH552. Wrecked when undercarriage torn off while overshooting
landing in bad visibility, Meir Sep 18, 1944
10978 to RAF as Mustang III KH553. Crashed at Port Guaydon, Algeria Sep 28, 1944,
believed broke up in cloud.
10979 to RAF as Mustang III KH554. Forcelanded 3 mi NE of Martinka Ves, Yugoslavia
Oct 10, 1944 after being hit by return fire from Fi 156
10980 to RAF as Mustang III KH555. Stalled on takeoff, rolled inverted, and
crashed, Aston Down Jan 5, 1945
10981 to RAF as Mustang III KH556. Wrecked when hit ridge and undercharriage
collapsed while attempting to land during snowstorm, Fraserburgh Jan 3, 1945
10982 to RAF as Mustang III KH557. SOC Dec 23, 1946
10983 to RAF as Mustang III KH558. SOC Mar 14, 1947
10984 to RAF as Mustang III KH559. SOC Feb 27, 1947
10985 to RAF as Mustang III KH560. Crashlanded Apr 16,1945 following flak damage
10986 to RAF as Mustang III KH561. SOC Jul 27, 1947
10987 to RAF as Mustang III KH562. Bellylanded near Ravenna Feb 22, 1945 following
engine failure
10988 to RAF as Mustang III KH563. SOC Nov 9, 1946
10989 to RAF as Mustang III KH564. SOC Jan 27, 1947
10990 to RAF as Mustang III KH565. SOC Feb 7, 1947
10991 to RAF as Mustang III KH566. Crashed after colliding with Mustang FB135 (42-103029) during
practice dogfight near Cantley May 23, 1945.
10992 to RAF as Mustang III KH567. SOC Jun 4, 1947
10993 to RAF as Mustang III KH568. DBR when struck hole during takeoff and swung,
Biferno Nov 12, 1944
10994 to RAF as Mustang III KH569. Dove into ground at Clough Road, Hull Jul 24, 1945,
presumed pilot lost control at low altitude
10995 to RAF as Mustang III KH570. SOC Apr 30, 1946
10996 to RAF as Mustang III KH571. SOC Oct 31, 1946
10997 to RAF as Mustang III KH572. Wrecked when swung on takeoff and collided with
C-47, Fano Feb 20, 1945
10998 to RAF as Mustang III KH573. Dove into Adriatic Sea off Italian coast Apr 29, 1945
while returning from sweep. Pilot believed to have beenovercome by fumes
10999 to RAF as Mustang III KH574. SOC SEp 4, 1947
11000 to RAF as Mustang III KH575. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11001 to RAF as Mustang III KH576. Lost over Yugoslavia Dec 6, 1944. Believed that
pilot bailed out after running out of fuel.
11002 to RAF as Mustang III KH577. SOC Dec 10, 1946
11003 to RAF as Mustang III KH578. SOC Jan 17, 1947
11004 to RAF as Mustang III KH579. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11005 to RAF as Mustang III KH580. SOC Feb 8, 1947
11006 to RAF as Mustang III KH581. SOC Jun 2, 1947
11007 to RAF as Mustang III KH582. SOC Dec 28, 1946
11008 to RAF as Mustang III KH583. SOC Dec 28, 1946
11009 to RAF as Mustang III KH584. SOC Jan 22, 1947
11010 to RAF as Mustang III KH585. SOC Jan 22, 1947
11011 to RAF as Mustang III KH586. SOC Aug 29, 1946
11012 to RAF as Mustang III KH587. Missing from sweep to Zagreb Jan 23, 1945
11013 to RAF as Mustang III KH588. SOC Jan 27, 1947
11014 to RAF as Mustang III KH589. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11015 to RAF as Mustang III KH590. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11016 to RAF as Mustang III KH591. SOC Oct 22, 1946
11017 to RAF as Mustang III KH592. Crashed into Adriatic Sea Apr 2, 1945 after
pilot bailed out following flak hit near Maribor
11018 to RAF as Mustang III KH593. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11019 to RAF as Mustang III KH594. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11020 to RAF as Mustang III KH595. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11021 to RAF as Mustang III KH596. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11022 to RAF as Mustang III KH597. Undershot approach and crashlanded at
Lavariano Aug 3, 1946 after engine failed.
11023 to RAF as Mustang III KH598. Shot down by flak over Kraljevica Mar 11, 1945
11024 to RAF as Mustang III KH599. SOC Mar 4, 1947
11025 to RAF as Mustang III KH600. Swung on landing and overturned, Biferno Jan 20, 1945
11026 to RAF as Mustang III KH601. Missing from sweep to Zagreb Nov 8, 1944
11027 to RAF as Mustang III KH602. SOC Nov 19, 1946
11028 to RAF as Mustang III KH603. Craqshed 18 mi N of Trieste Jan 30, 1945
after pilot bailed out following flak hit.
11029 to RAF as Mustang III KH604. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11030 to RAF as Mustang III KH605. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11031 to RAF as Mustang III KH606. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11032 to RAF as Mustang III KH607. Missing over Yugoslavia Dec 6, 1944.
Believed ran out of fuel.
11033 to RAF as Mustang III KH608. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11034 to RAF as Mustang III KH609. Ditched off Ravenna Jan 21, 1945 following
engine failure.
11035 to RAF as Mustang III KH610. Missing from close-support mission Apr 23, 1945
44-11037/11122 North American P-51C-11-NT Mustang
MSN 111-29170/29255
11037 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) in takeoff accident at Ondal airfield, India Nov 28, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyedl
11043 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed NW of Hanoi, Indochina due to engine failure Jun 20, 1945. MACR 14727.
Pilot bailed out but was killed.
11044 Lend-Lease to China
11045 Lend-Lease to China
11046 (HQ, 80th Air Depot Group, 10th AF) in landing accident at Karachi airfield, India Nov 20, 1944.
Pilot aurvived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
11047/11054 Lend-Lease to China
11055 (74th FS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) crashed at Changting, China after spin Mar 28, 1945. MACR 13591. Pilot killed.
11056 Lend-Lease to China
11057 (75th FS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) crashed on takeoff at Luliang airfield, Yunnan, China Dec 27, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11058 (74th FS, 23rd FG) crashed from unknown cause at Nanking, China Dec 25, 1944. MACR 10960. Pilot killed.
11059/11063 Lend-Lease to China
11064 (74th FS, 23rd FG) crashed into mountain 30 km SW of Tushan, China due to bad weather Mar 29, 1945. MACR 13585.
Pilot killed.
11065/11070 Lend-Lease to China
11071 (76th FS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) in takeoff accident at Luliang airfield, Yunnan, China due to mechanical failure
Dec 23, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
11072/11075 Lend-Lease to China
11076 (80th Depot Repair Squadron, 80th Air Depot Group, 10th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at
Karachi airfield, India Dec 4, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11077 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed 5 mi N of Kiungshan airfield on Hainan Island, China due to bad
weather Feb 27, 1945. MACR 12780. Pilot killed.
11078/11081 Lend-Lease to China
11082 (80th Depot Repair Squadron, 80th Air Depot Group, 10th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at
Karachi airfield, India Nov 21, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11083 Lend-Lease to China
11084 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed 5 mi N of Kiungshan airfield on Hainan Island, China due to bad
weather Feb 27, 1945. MACR 12781. Pilot killed.
11085/11092 Lend-Lease to China
11102 converted to F-6C after entered service. (F-6C, 118th TRS, 23rd FG) in landing accident at Suichwan
airfield, China Jan 20, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged. A rivet bucking bar had been
left in the wing, blocking the gear from locking down. The airplane was repaired and painted with
the name �Duchess� after the pilot's wife. The airplane was later assigned to another pilot and
renamed �Lady Marion� after his wife.
11103 (118th TRS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) shot down by AAA over Hong Kong and crashed into Hong Kong Harbor Jan 15, 1945. MACR 11635.
Pilot survived but was later executed by the Japanese.
11104 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov) shot down by AAA 10 mi SW of yenchow, China Jan 23, 1945. MACR 12002.
Pilot KIA.
11106 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) hit by fragments of bomb blast from other P-51 during bomb run on
a ferry at Pikow, China Jan 27, 1945. MACR 11879. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11108 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) in landing accident at Kunming airfield, China Jan 3, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11110 (74th FS, 23rd FG) shot down by AAA over Kaitak airfield, Hong Kong Mar 28, 1945. MACR 13587. Pilot KIA.
11112 (118th TRS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) in accident at Suichuan, China Dec 1944/Jan 1945.
11117 (118th TRS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Tatow, 49 km SSW of Yungan Fuklen, China Dec 23, 1944.
MACR 10966. Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
11120 (118th TRS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 45 mi NE of Tien Ho Airfield, Canton, China Jan 15, 1945.
MACR 11636. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11122 (530th FS, 311th FG. 14th AF) shot down by AAA 25 mi W of Beijing, China Feb 6, 1945. MACR 12042.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
44-11123/11152 North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang
MSN 111-29256/29285
11123 to RAF as Mustang III KH611. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11124 to RAF as Mustang III KH612. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11125 to RAF as Mustang III KH613. DBR when undercarriage collapsed on landing,
Blida Nov 6, 1944
11126 to RAF as Mustang III KH614. Crashed near Litija Mar 2, 1945 after pilot
bailed out following flak damage
11127 to RAF as Mustang III KH615. Shot down by flak over Alfonsine Jan 9, 1945
11128 to RAF as Mustang III KH616. Crashed Dec 26, 1944 after pilot bailed out
following damage by Bf 109.
11129 to RAF as Mustang III KH617. Missing Mar 21, 1945
11130 to RAF as Mustang III KH618. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11131 to RAF as Mustang III KH619. Crashed at Sijekovac Mar 20, 1945 after
pilot bailed out following its being set on fire by exploding train.
11132 to RAF as Mustang III KH620. Shot down by flak during sweep Apr 17, 1945
11133 to RAF as Mustang III KH621. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11134 to RAF as Mustang III KH622. SOC Oct 3, 1946
11135 to RAF as Mustang III KH623. Wrecked when swung on landing and hit bomb
crater, Fano Dec 15, 1944
11136 to RAF as Mustang III KH624. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11137 to RAF as Mustang III KH625. Dove out of cloud into ground near
Airolo Feb 20, 1945
11138 to RAF as Mustang III KH626. DBR when swung on landing and
undercarriage collapsed, Fano Dec 26, 1944
11139 to RAF as Mustang III KH627. Missing near Fiume from sweep
Nov 18, 1944
11140 to RAF as Mustang III KH628. SOC Oct 31, 1946
11141 to RAF as Mustang III KH629. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11142 to RAF as Mustang III KH630. Missing in cloud 56 mi E of
Ancona Dec 6, 1944
11143 to RAF as Mustang III KH631. Crashed mear Maribor Apr 3, 1945
after pilot bailed out following flak hit.
11144 to RAF as Mustang III KH632. SOC Dec 31, 1946
11145 to RAF as Mustang III KH633. Flew into hill while attacking
enemy motor transport near Visegrad Nov 23, 1944
11146 to RAF as Mustang III KH634. Wrecked when swung on takeoff
and struck P-47, Fano Dec 26, 1944
11147 to RAF as Mustang III KH635. Shot down by flak while attacking
River Po bridges Mar 11, 1945
11148 to RAF as Mustang III KH636. Destroyed by fire when bombs fell
off on landing and exploded, Fano Feb 21, 1945
11149 to RAF as Mustang III KH637. Crashed near Niksic Dec 20, 1944
after pilot bailed out following flak hit
11150 to RAF as Mustang III KH638. Missing from attack on enemy
tanks near Lugo Apr 13, 1945
11151 to RAF as Mustang III KH639. Destroyed when swung on takeoff,
struck P-47 and bombload exploded, Fano Dec 17, 1944.
11152 to RAF as Mustang III KH640. SOC Oct 31, 1946
44-11153/11352 North American P-51D-5-NT Mustang
MSN 111-29286/29485
11153 (352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF, "Mom & Dad" (L) "Doris" (R)Pilot promised parents he'd name his first aircraft after them)
Shot down by Bf 109G-6 4 mi N of Merseburg, Germany Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10239.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
Some databases have this plane on civil registry as N34FF, N451TB,
later N45118, but this was another aircraft, an ex El-Salvador AF
aircraft, identity unknown.
11154 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-E. "Mary Ellen"
11155 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-� "Minnehaha"
11156 (356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF, "Brenda/Marge") crashed N of Strasburg, Germany due to engine failure Mar 1, 1945. MACR 12826.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11157 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF
11158 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF) crashed at Arendork, Belgium due to engine failure Sep 9, 1944. MACR 8557.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11159 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-C California Cowboy
11160 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Stardust") in landing accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Oct 12, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11161 (66th FS, 20th FG, 67th FW, 8th AF, "Jeanne") in takeoff accident Jun 13, 1945 at RAF Kings Cliffe (USAAF 367).
Pilot was taking off on a training flight when left tire blew out, aircraft swerved to
the left and was headed toward parked aircraft. Pilot retracted his landing gear and
slid to a stop. Aircraft SOC.
11162 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Tucson") in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Apr 20, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11162 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-V
11163 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-A. "Little Jean"
11164 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF., "Pretty One II") in takeoff accident at RAF Great Little Walden due to engine failure Nov 27, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
11165 (357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over Kaufbeuren, Germany Jan 20, 1945. MACR 11868. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
11167 (353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF, "Danny Boy") shot down by AAA agt Bommersheim, 1km from Oberusel, Germany Nov 25, 1944. MACR 10552.
Pilot bailed out and became POw.
11168 to RAF as Mustang IV KH641
11169 to RAF as Mustang IV KH642
11170 to RAF as Mustang IV KH643. Collided with truck on runway Jul 18, 1945
11171 to RAF as Mustang IV KH644. Crashed in vertical dive at Cowsgrieve, Aberdeen May 12, 1945
11172 to RAF as Mustang IV KH645. SOC Jan 21, 1947
11173 to RAF as Mustang IV KH646. SOC Jan 21, 1947
11174 to RAF as Mustang IV KH647. Crashed on landing at Peterhead Aug 9, 1945
11175 to RAF as Mustang IV KH648. Lost wing in dive and crashed Old Sarum Jan 19, 1945
11176 to RAF as Mustang IV KH649. SOC Oct 26, 1947
11177 to RAF as Mustang IV KH650. SOC Nov 7, 1946
11178 to RAF as Mustang IV KH651. Crashed at sea 2 mi E of Lowestoft, Suffolk Mar 31, 1945
11179 to RAF as Mustang IV KH652. SOC Dec 28, 1946
11180 to RAF as Mustang IV KH653. SOC Feb 17, 1947
11181 to RAF as Mustang IV KH654. SOC Jan 1, 1947
11182 to RAF as Mustang IV KH655. SOC Nov 12, 1946
11183 to RAF as Mustang IV KH656. SOC Feb 18, 1947
11184 to RAF as Mustang IV KH657. Crashed at sea off Newcastle on Tyne due to fuel exhaustion May 3, 1945
11185 to RAF as Mustang IV KH658. SOC Jan 22, 1947
11186 to RAF as Mustang IV KH659. SOC Dec 28, 1946
11187 to RAF as Mustang IV KH660. Crashed before delivery
11188 (353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF) crashed at Flamersheim, NW of Koblenz, Germany due to engine failure Oct 18, 1944.
MACR 9462. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11189 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Croft Farm, Kingerby, Lincolnshire, England
Mar 27, 1945. Pilot killed.
11190 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8thAF; code G4-Q. "Lady Ovella" Lost 21 May 45
11191 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-Y. "Birmingham Ann"
11193 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-Y. "My Frans". 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-Y. "Beautiful Dope"
353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-Y. "Marilyn II"
11194 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-B.. "Super Gal II"
11195 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-N. "Little Roue"
11196 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-G . 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-P. "Bunny"
11197 (20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF) lost from unknown cause near Stendal, Germany Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12742.
Pilot MIA and fate unknown
11198 (357th FG, 362nd FS) missing near Fulda, Germany Dec 24, 1944. Probably shot down by
Fw 190s of JG300. Pilot MIA. MACR 11329
11199 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-B
11200 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-F. 355th FG HQ; code YF-� Blue/yellow/red stripes to fuselage Post-war markings
11201 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Nov 6, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
11202 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed 1 mi NE of Bartlow, Cambridgeshire, England due to mechanical failure
Nov 6, 1944. Pilot bailed out but whas killed when his parachute streamed.
11203 (MSN 111-29336, 361st FG, 376th FS, "Hiya Honey III") shot down by Bf 109G-6 at Oberweis, 15 mi NE of Trier, Germany
Dec 24, 1944. MACR 11173. Pilot bailed out and became POW. Despite being reported lost over Germany,
registration N366NE was reserved Oct 21, 2008, taken up Dec 2, 2008
11204 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) crashed 10 km S of Burg, Germany due to engine failure Mar 3, 1945. MACR 12896.
Pilot bailed out but was too low and he was killed.
11205 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-A. "Be Good / Brownie's Ballroom". 20th FG, 55th FS; code KI-A Lulu Lil Damaged in landing accident 21 June 45
11207 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-D
11208 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) ground looped at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 3, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11210 (370th FS, 359th FG) crashed on takeoff at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Oct 22, 1944. Pilot survived, but
aircraft was destroyed.
11211 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Mar 7, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
11212 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-Z
11213 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Majero II") crashed 4 mi SE of RAF Honington airfield, Suffolk, England due to structural
failure Apr 25, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
11214 (479th FG, 434rd FS, 8th AF, "Tommy Trojan" Named due to pilot playing for University of Southern California prior to service)
Hit by AAA and made wheels-up belly landing at Scharfenberg, 3 km
S of Wittstock, Germany Nov 5, 1944. MACR 10807. Pilot survived and became POW.
11215 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-Q
11216 (353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF) crashed 2 km SW of Zell and 10 km SW of Alsfeld, Germany after hitting tree while
strafing a locomotive Nov 25, 1944. MACR 10553. Pilot KIA.
11217 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Balls O'Fire") in takeoff accident at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England due to
engine failure Feb 1, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11219 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-A. "The "Virgin"
11220 (356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF, "Fourth Apocalypse") crashed from unknown cause at Wittersdorf, 8 km W of Cologne, Germany
Feb 20, 1945. MACR 12544. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11221 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AAA over airfield at Graz, Austria
Mar 3, 1945. MACR 12828. Pilot killed.
11222 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Evelyn (L) Sweet Sue (R)") crashed during wheels up belly landing at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Mar 17, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11223 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-O. "Irish"
11224 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Pretty Pat") skidded off runway when landing at
Leiston Jan 10, 1945 and wrecked when struck revetment.
Pilot OK.
11225 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-D
11226 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-Y. "Dallas Darling "(L&R)
11228 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-�
11229 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Carol" (Not painted on this aircraft) ) in takeoff accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Apr 19, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft
destroyed.
11230 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crshed in Italy due to structural failure Mar 6 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft
was destroyed.
11231 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AAA near Vocklemmerkt, Germany Mar 31, 1945.
MACR 13212. Pilot killed.
11232 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG) crashed in the wash near Admiralty Point, England due to structural failure
Feb 1, 1945. Pilot killed while bailing out, aircraft was destroyed.
11233 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed in the Wash near Admiralty Point, England due to
structural failure Feb 1, 1945. Pilot killed while bailing out. Aircraft was destroyed.
11235 (MSN 504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) groundlooped at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 24, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11236 (368th FS, 359th FG) in landing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Jan 21, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11237 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed 2 mi SW of Ljubljana, Yugoslavia Apr 6, 1945. MACR 13646. Pilot
bailed out and was caputered by the Domobrans and fate unknown.
11239 (307t FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crshed from unknown casuse 4 mi S of Foggia main airfield, Foggia, Italy
Nov 17 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
11240 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Apr 6, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
11242 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-F. "Mary Al"
11244 (20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF, "Nina Marie II") crashed SW of Darfeld, Germany due to engine failure Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12617.
Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
11249 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy
Nov 11, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
11250 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Nov 17, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
11252 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) hit by AAA and crshed inAdriatic Sea off coast of Yugoslavia
Dec 26, 1944. MACR 10922. Pilot bailed out but died in the water.
11253 to RAF as Mustang IV KH661. SOC Feb 18, 1946
11254 to RAF as Mustang IV KH662. SOC Jan 8, 1947
11255 to RAF as Mustang IV KH663. SOC Mar 25, 1947
11256 to RAF as Mustang IV KH664. Flew into high ground near Berwick Jun 20, 1945
11257 to RAF as Mustang IV KH665. Crashed during slow roll near Tottenhill, Norfolk May 10, 1945
11258 to RAF as Mustang IV KH666. Crashed on takeoff Hunsdon Apr 19, 1945
11259 to RAF as Mustang IV KH667. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11260 to RAF as Mustang IV KH668. SOC Apr 2, 1946
11261 to RAF as Mustang IV KH669. SOC Jan 10, 1947
11262 to RAF as Mustang IV KH670. SOC Nov 4, 1946
11263 (7th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashlanded in a river bed in Phiao, China area after ran out of
fuel Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13787. Pilot survived and was helped by Chinese soldiers.
11265 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause 30 mi E of Ankang, China Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13491.
Pilot MIA.
11268 (75th FS, 23rd FG) crashed 10 mi SE of Hangchow, China due to engine failure Mar 30, 1945. MACR 13589.
Pilot bailed out and returned
11269 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed S of Nanyang, China due to engine failure Mar 26, 1945. MACR 13588.
Pilot killed.
11270 (530th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Mienchu, China Feb 7, 1945. Pilot killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
11271 (HQ, 311th FG, 14th AF) shot down by ground fire 1/2 mi SE of Anyang, China Jul 25, 1945. MACR 14794.
Pilot KIA.
11276 (HQ, 23rd FG) shot down by machine gun fire while strafing train 2 mi N of Kukong, China Jul 3, 1945.
MACR 14702. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11278 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed at Suchow airfield, China Feb 13, 1945. MACR 12310. Pilot killed.
11279 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed 50 mi S of Liangshan, China after got lost and ran out of
fuel Apr 10, 1945. MACR 13777. Pilot bailed out and returned.
11280 presented by Gen Chennault to LtCol Edward McComas, commannder of 118th TRS, 23rd FG, 14th AF in recognization
of him destroying 14 enemy aircraft and for his ace-in-a-day mission of Dec 23, 1944.
11282 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) lost from unknown cause at Hsiangcheng, China Mar 23, 1945. MACR 14140.
Pilot MIA.
11283 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) in landing accident at Mohanbari airfield, Assam, India Mar 7, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11284 (76th FS, 23rd FG) shot down by small arms fire 2 mi E of Erh Tong airfield at Kweilin, China Apr 3, 1945.
MACR 13769. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11289 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) hit by AAA and crashed NE of Licheng China May 25, 1945. MACR 14495.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
11291 (76th FS, 23rd FG) crashed SW of Chihkiang, China after ran out of fuel Feb 27, 1945. MACR 12785.
Pilot bailed out and returned.
11294 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause 30 mi E of Ankang, China Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13580.
Pilot killed.
11296 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crshed from unknown cause at Luantsun airfield, China Feb 20, 1945. MACR 12542.
Pilot killed
11297 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) shot down by AAA 30 mi W of Pukou, China Feb 12, 1945. MACR 12309. Pilot bailed
out and evaded and returned.
11299 (75th FS, 23rd FG) crashed from unknown cause 2 mi NE of Shanghai, China Apr 3, 1945. MACR 13691.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11303 (7th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed in Phiao, China area after ran out of fuel Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13594.
Pilot survived and was helped by Chinese soldiers.
11308 (529th FS, 311st FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause 7 mi E of Jangchen, China Apr 13, 1945. MACR 13831.
Pilot killed.
11309 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Tsingtao airfield, China Feb 20, 1945. MACR 13180.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11311 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed on an island of Nanking, China after disintegrated during dive
Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12619. Pilot killed.
11312 (75th FS, 23rd FG) hit by AAA over Lunghwa airfield, Shanghai, China and crashed outside Shanghi Apr 3, 1945.
MACR 13767. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11313 (76th FS, 23rd FG) shot down by small arms fire 1 m S of Liuchow, China Jun 3, 1945. MACR 14568. Pilot KIA
11315 (Headquarters, 14th AF) crashed on takeoff at Mohanbari airfield, Assam, India Jan 9, 1945.
Pilot killed and aircraft was destroyed.
11316 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) shot down by ground fire while strafing a locomotive 10 mi SW of Tientsin,
China. MACR 14774. Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
11321 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) shot down by AAA after strafing train 20 mi S of Tsinan, China Jun 24, 1945.
MACR 14687. Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
11324 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-U
11325 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF, "Princess Pat") shot down by friendly fire from bomber it was escorting between Hamburg
and Ahrensburg, Germany Apr 7, 1945. MACR 13953. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11326 (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF) crashed 20 mi NE of Berlin, Germany while chasing a Fw 190A Dec 5, 1944.
MACR 10813. Pilot KIA
11327 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Pold Hill Farm Wix, Essex, England Dec 6, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
11329 (356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 15 mi NW of Munster, Germany Jan 14, 1945. MACR 11866.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
11330 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "E Plurbus Unum/Joanie") in taxiing accident at Chatteroux, France Feb 12, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damage, unknown if repaired.
11331 (357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF, "Expectant") crashed from unknown cause 15 mi SW of Magdeburg, Germany Nov 27, 1944. MACR 10473.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
11332 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-15403 NE of Sutton Heath, Suffolk, England
Feb 1, 1945. Able to land. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11333 pilot bailed out due to mechanical failure Mar 30, 1945 and was killed when hit tail.
11334 (360h FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Lois") in taxiing accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Feb 7, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11335 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-C "Gloria" . 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-V. "Windsor Wonder"
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-F
11336 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF "Buffalo Bertie") went down due to mechanical failure Mar 31, 1945 and pilot became POW.
MACR 13495.
11339 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) crashed due to mechanical failure 30 mi E of Lowestoft, Suffolk,
England in North Sea Jan 17, 1945. MACR 11920. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
11340 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-L
11341 (2nd Scouting Force, 355th FG, "Sweet Stuff") crashlanded at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Jan 8, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
11342 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Tiger's Revenge") crashed from unknown cause in Europe Apr 16, 1945. Pilot killed.
11343 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Potchy") crashed from unknown cause 4 mi S of Sudbury, Suffolk, England Jan 13, 1945.
Pilot killed.
11344 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-O
11346 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-�
11346 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-T. "Squirrel"
11347 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-S. "Rugged Maggie"
11348 359th FG, 370th FS 8th AF; code CS-P. "Little Dixie". 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-R. "Oh Nurse!"
11349 (3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG) crashed from unknown cause at The Citacel, Kent, England Feb 6, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
11350 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-Y
11351 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) damaged on landing at AAF Station 369 when veered off runway and
flipped over on its back Jun 1, 1945. Pilot suffered only minor injuries, but aircraft
suffered major damage.
11352 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crash landed at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Nov 30, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and salvaged.
44-11353/11552 North American P-51K-1-NT Mustang
MSN 111-29486/29685.
11353 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-Z. "Jayhawk Jalopy". Was at one time with El Salvador AF
11354 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-B. "Ginny / Green Eyes". 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-H
11355 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed East Wrentham Feb 1, 1945. Pilot killed
11356 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF) hit ground while strafing Feb 25, 1945. Pilot POW.
MACR 12737
11357 (20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF) crashed due to mechanical failure Mar 15, 1945. Pilot KIA. MACR 13396
11358 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at Sandweiler Airfield, Luxembourg Feb 20, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11359 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Lil Lila Lee") shot down by AAA near Ansbach Feb 21, 1945. MACR 12597. Pilot KIA
11360 355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-H. "Dot Darlin" (L) "My Mom" (R)
11361 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-.� "Abdul"
11362 355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-W. "Bubb's Boy"
11363 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, "Elizabeh Jane") shot down by AAA Mar 2, 1945 near Mockern. MACR 12875. Pilot POW
11364 (78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed near Donauworth, Germany Feb 23, 1945.
MACR 12629. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11365 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-B
11366 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-A. "Bobby Socks" (L) "Connecticut Yankee" (R)
11367 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-K
11369 (376th FS, 361st FG) in taxiing accident at RAF Great Little Walden airfield, Essex, England Apr 18, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repairee
11370 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crshed 1 km SW of Einhausen, Germany Feb 20, 1945.
MACR 12540. Pilot killed.
11371 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-D
11372 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-K
11373 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-R To 357 FG
57th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-U. "Frisco Kid". From 339 FG. Lost 15 September 45 due to engine fire.
11374 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH671. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11375 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH672. SOC Nov 19, 1946
11376 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH673. SOC Feb 26, 1947. May have gone
to SAAF.
11377 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH674. Collided with KH818 during escort and crashed off Denmark May 4, 1945
11378 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH675. Crashed on takeoff at Peterhead Jun 25, 1945
11379 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH676. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11380 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH677. Missing near Imola Apr 11, 1945
11381 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH678. SOC Jan 21, 1947
11382 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH679. Shot down by AAA near Padova Mar 7, 1945
11383 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH680. SOC Jan 3, 1947
11384 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH681. MIA Feb 4, 1945
11385 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH682. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11386 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH683. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11387 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH684. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11388 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH685. MIA Porsgrunn, Norway Apr 11, 1945
11389 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH686. MIA Apr 7, 1945
11390 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH687. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11391 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH688. SOC Oct 31, 1946
11392 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH689. Crashed in USA prior to delivery.
11393 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH690. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11394 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH691. SOC Feb 24, 1947
11395 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH692. Shot down by AAA off Grado May 1, 1945
11396 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH693. Shot down by AAA in Cherso BAy Mar 11, 945
11397 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH694. Wing panel fell off and crashed Portland Bay, Dorset Jun 18, 1945
11398 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH695. No.65 Squadron [YT*E], Peterhead, Scotland. The engine lost
power several times during an escort mission for an attack on German ships in Kattegatt between Denmark
and Sweden. The pilot was not going to be able to return to Scotland so diverted and force landed at
Getter�n, Varberg, Sweden 18Apr45. Engine, instruments, weapons and ammunition were returned to
Great Britain; the rest was bought as spare parts by Kungliga Flygf�rvaltningen / Royal Aviation
Administration (KFF) 5May45. Transported to Uppsala for salvage.
11399 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH696. SOC Nov 23, 1946
11400 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH697. MIA Mar 29, 1945
11401 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH698. SOC Jun 26, 1974
11402 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH699. crashed near Gouraya, Algeria Nov 21, 1944
11403 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH700. SOC Nov 9, 1946
11404 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH701. Crashed on approach at Fano and hit B-24 Dec 3, 1944
11405 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH702. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11406 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH703. SOC Feb 19, 1946
11407 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH704. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11408 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH705. Shot down by AAA near Leibnitz Apr 2, 1945
11409 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH706. SOC Aug 29, 1946
11410 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH707. Crashed during aerobatics Dec 18, 1945 at Primrose Green, Norfolk
11411 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH708. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11412 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH709. SOC Nov 21, 1946
11413 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH710. Crashlanded at Cervia due to engine failure Apr 16, 1945.
11416 (32nd FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) shot down by small arms fire 45 mi W of Lachokow, China Mar 26, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11417 to SAAF 375. Lost Feb 11, 1952.
11421 (528th FS, 311st FG, 14th AF) crashlanded near Tsechow, China due to engine failure Jul 19, 1945.
MACR 14783. Pilot survived and evaded with help of Chinese guerillas.
11422 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) hit by AA while strafing at Chowpo 35 mi W of Nanyang, China and
crashed 20 mi NW of Sichwan, China Aug 1, 1945. MACR 14776. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11425 (32nd FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed from unknown cause E of Pingham Railoroad in Phiao, China
area Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13590. Pilot bailed out and landed in friendly territory.
11426 (76th FS, 23rd FG) lost from unknown cause and last seen 1/2 mi W of Tienho 140 mi SW of Kweilin airfield,
Guangxi, China Feb 26, 1945. Pilot killed.
11427 (26t HFS, 51st FG, 14th AF) in landing accident at Kunming airfield, China Feg 5, 1945. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
11438 (80th Depot Repair Squadron, 80th Air Depot Group, 105h AF) crashed from unknown cause 1 mi E of Landhi,
India Feb 2, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
11433 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) shot down by AAA 18 mi W of Siangyang near Shuanghotien, China
Mar 26, 1945. MACR 13592. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11446 (76th FS, 23rd FG) crashed 200 mi E of Chengtu, China after ran out of fuel Feb 27, 1945. MACR 12786.
Pilot bailed out and returned.
11447 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) shot down by AAA 5 mi S of Kiehsiu, China Jul 14, 1945. MACR 14759.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
11448 (76th FS, 23rd FG) crashed SW of Chihkiang, China after an out of fuel Feb 27 1945. MACR 12787.
Pilot bailed out and returned.
11450 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov), 14th AF) in landing accident at Ondal Airfield (A-18), Ondal, India
Jan 30, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11455 (529th FS, 311st FG, 14th AF) shot down by AAA 4 mi S of Hiancheng, China Apr 14, 1945. MACR 13830.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11456 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) in taxiing accident at Panagarh airfield, West Bangal, India Jan 28, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11462 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) hit ty AAA while strafing a locomotive 60 mi W of Suchow, China
Apr 30, 1945. MACR 14345. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11463 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed near Kushih, China after ran out of fuel Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13593.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11468 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed 50 mi S of Liangshan, China after got lost and ran out of fuel
Apr 10, 1945. MACR 13778. Pilot bailed out and returned.
11469 to N5417V
11472 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed 25 mi E of Laohokow, China after ran out of fuel Mar 8, 1945. MACR 12937.
Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
11475 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) Shot down by AAA 1 1/2 mi from Shapu, China May 30, 1945. MACR 14546. Pilot
bailed out and evaded and returned.
11477 (311st FG) MIA 7/14/45 CHINA
11478 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH711 SOC Jan 31, 1947
11479 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH712. SOC Jan 22, 1947
11480 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH713. Shot down by AAA Apr 19, 1945
11481 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH714. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11482 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH715. SOC Feb 5, 1947
11483 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH716. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11484 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH717. Shot down by AAA near Zagreb Jan 23, 1945
11485 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH718. SOC Jan 20, 1947
11486 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH719. lost Jul 20, 1945 when undercarriage jammed and pilot bailed out near Lavariano
11487 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH720. flew into box canyon W of Trento Jul 26, 1945
11488 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH721. MIA Mar 12, 1945
11489 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH722. SOC Dec 16, 1946
11490 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH723. SOC Mar 14, 1947
11491 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH724. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11492 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH725. SOC Feb 24, 1947
11493 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH726. SOC Aug 29, 1946
11494 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH727. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11495 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH728. Pilot bailed out near Minden after engine overheated Apr 22, 1945
11496 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH729. SOC Jun 26, 1947
11497 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH730. SOC Feb 24, 1947
11498 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH731. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11499 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH732. Missing near Utvaer, presumed shot down by fighters Mar 25, 1945
11500 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH733. Crashed in landing accident at Blida Mar 23, 1945. Not
formally SOC until Jul 19, 1945
11501 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH734. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11502 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH735. SOC Mar 26, 1947
11503 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH736. Pilot bailed out over Yugoslavia due to fuel exhaustin Dec 6, 1944
11504 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH737. SOC Nov 9, 1946
11505 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH738. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11506 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH739. SOC Jun 26, 1947
11507 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH740. Crashed on takeoff at Fano Dec 13, 1944
11508 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH741. SOC Feb 29, 1947
11509 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH742. SOC Feb 5, 1947
11510 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH743. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
11511 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH744. Hit by KH868 while awaiting takeoff at Wick Jan 25, 1946
11512 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH745. SOC Feb 27, 1974
11513 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH746. SOC Nov 19, 1946
11514 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH747. Crashlanded Ketteringham Hill, Norfolk Mar 29, 1946,
subsequently destroyed by fire
11515 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH748. SOC Oct 31, 1946
11516 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH749. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11517 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH750. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11518 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed 50 mi S of Liangshan China after got lost and ran out of fuel
Apr 10, 1945. MACR 13779. Pilot bailed and returned.
11525 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed from unknown cause SW of Shanghai, China Apr 1, 1945. MACR 13768.
Pilot bailed out but was killed.
11529 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) in taxiing accident at Panagarh airfield, West Bengal, India Jan 28, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11533 (Lillian's Limousine) pilot bailed out Mar 29, 1945.
11537 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov) crashed 18 mi SW of Huchuang, China due to engine failure Jun 9, 1945.
MACR 14735. Pilot bailed out and was rescued by Chinese civilians and turned over to Chinese soldiers and
returned.
11538 (28th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed 2 mi NW of River at Tawangmaio, China May 3, 1945. MACR 14352.
Pilot bailed out and was rescued by Chinese soldiers.
11543 (29th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov)) shot down by AAA and crashed 6 mi W of Chin Kow, China May 28, 1945.
MACR 14520. Pilot bailed out and returned.
11546 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) hit by small arms fire over Canton, China and crashed SW of Wuzhou, China
Jun 23, 1945. MACR 14686. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11550 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed 15 mi W of Hung-Hoa, Indochina due to engine failure Mar 5, 1945.
MACR 12927. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11551 (528th FS, 311st FG, 14th AF) shot down by small arms fire 5 mi S of Changtsing, China Jul 17, 1945.
MACR 14770. Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
44-11553/11952 North American P-51K-5-NT Mustang
MSN 111-29686/30085.
11554 built as F-6K-5-NT
11556 (352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF, "Pistol Packin Mama/Sweet and Lovely") crashed from unknown cause 25 mi Se of Regensburg, Germany Apr 16, 1945. MACR 13859.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11557 78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF; code HL-L
11558 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-S
11559 (353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF, "The Flying Finn/Princess Marie") shot down by AAA and crashed 3 mi N of Worth, 15 mi E of Regensburg, Germany
Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13935. Pilot bailed out and hit the horizontal stabilizer but landed alive.
11560 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-C. "Steph-'n-Jane (L) Bonny (R)"
11561 (22nd PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Mount Farm Feb 2, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11563 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "The Brat/Boston Blackie") in landing accident at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Apr 4, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11564 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, Princess Jocelyn") in ground accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Dec 15, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11565 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-X. 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-X. "Miss Illini II"
11566 (20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF "Connecticut Yankee") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Kings Cliffe
Cambridgeshire, England due to engine failure Mar 20, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft was salvaged Mar 21, 1945.
11567 (364th FG, 384th FS, "Dana Kay") crash landed at RAF Honington after damaged
during strafing mission Jan 15, 1945.
11569 (13th PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF) lost from unknown cause over Germany Apr 16, 1945. MACR 13924. Fate of
pilot unknown.
11570 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Virgie") lost a wing on a dive 20 mi NW of Norwich May 30, 1945. Pilot bailed out,
aircraft was destroyed.
11571 (362nd FS, 357th FG) in landing acident at RAF Leiston Feb 1, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
11572 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-A. Recoded to IV-I.
359th FG, 369th FS; code IV-I. "Michigan Mauler"
11573 78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF; code HL-K. "The Green Hornet II"
11574 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-M. "MarilynnBeth (L) Miss Virginia (R) "
11575 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF East Wretham Feb 1, 1945. Pilot survived but aircraft
was destroyed.
11577 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) crashed into sea Jun 20, 1945 offshore at Valley. Pilot killed.
11578 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Jan 6, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
11579 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH751. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11580 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH752. SOC Jun 2, 1947
11581 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH753. SOC Aug 29, 1946
11582 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH754. SOC Mar 11, 1947
11583 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH755. Bellylanded on Venice Lido Apr 29,
1945 following flak hit.
11584 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH756. SOC Nov 7, 1946
11585 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH757. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11586 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH758. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11587 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH759. SOC Aug 29, 1946
11588 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH760. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11589 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH761. SOC Jun 28, 1947
11590 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH762. SOC Sep 26, 1946
11591 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH763. Hit trees and overturned during
attempted forced landing 3 mi NE of Forli May 13, 1945
following engine failure.
11592 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH764. Missing Apr 15, 1945
11593 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH765. SOC Sep 6, 1947
11594 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH766. SOC Sep 3, 1947
11595 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH767. SOC Feb 24, 1947
11596 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH768. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11597 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH769. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11598 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH770. SOC Mar 19, 1947
11599 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH771. SOC Feb 24, 1947
11600 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH772. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11601 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH773. Swung and nosed over at Tissano
Jun 19, 1947 after tire burst on landing.
11602 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH774. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11603 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH775. SOC Sep 20, 1946
11604 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH776. SOC Sep 27, 1945
11605 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH777. Crashed into dispersal pen at
Fairwood Common Sep 7, 1945 after wing struck ground during
attempted overshoot.
11606 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH778. SOC Jun 28, 1947
11607 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH779. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11608 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH780. Swung on landing at Prkos
Apr 16, 1945. Attempted to overshoot but stalled and cartwheeled.
11609 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH781. SOC Dec 29, 1946
11610 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH782. Wrecked when swung on landing and
hit Hurricane KZ723 at Prkos May 11, 1945
11611 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH783. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
11612 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH784. Bellylanded at Peterhead Jul 9, 1945
following engine failure on takeoff.
11613 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH785. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
11614 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH786. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11615 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH787. SOC Dec 19, 1946
11616 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH788. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11617 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH789. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
11618 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH790. Crashed near Handorf Apr 18, 1945
after pilot bailed out when engine caught fire during
bomber escort mission.
11619 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-O. "Boilermaker Special" Bar over "O"
11620 78th FG, 82nd FS, 8th AF; code MX-H. "Pedro's Boy"
11621 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Dec 28, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11622 (357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-Cm "Nooky Booky IV") plane painted with this serial number flying in airshows in Europe.
11623 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF, "Rusty") shot down by AAA while strafing Budejovice airfield at Ceske
Budejovice, 75 mi SE of Prague, Czechoslovakia Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13938. Pilot killed.
11624 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-M. "Donna Mite"
11625 78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF; code HL-M
11626 (326th FS, 352nd FS, 8th AF, "It's Supermouse/Sweet Sue")
11627 (78th FG, 83rd FS,8th AF, "Green Eyes") lost Oldebroek, Netherlands Feb 26, 1945.
MACR 12761. Pilot KIA
11628 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-H. "Ho! Hue". 352nd FG, 328th FS. 8th AF,; code PE-J "Vivienne III"
352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-J. "Worra Bird 3 (L) Bashful Betsy (R)"
11629 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) hit by crashlanding P-51K while parked at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire,
England Feb 11, 1945. Aircraft was destroyed.
11630 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Frances Ann/Little Plug") groundlooped at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 28, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11631 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "Ttta Jeanne II/The Texan") in takeoff accident at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England due to engine
failure Jan 17, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11632 (310th Ferry Squadron, 31st Aircraft Transport Group, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Fields
Farm Spurtsow, Cheshire, England while on ferry flight Jan 11, 1945. Pilot killed, aicraft destroyed.
11633 (78th FG) in midair collision Feb 22, 1945. Pilot KIA. I have a reference
which has this plane as going to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2065.
11634 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at Bretigny airfield A-48, Bretigny, France Jan 16, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft DBR and washed out
11635 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-B
11636 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-A
11637 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-V. "Spirit of Aggieland".
Named for Alma Mater - Aggies are students/alumni of Texas A&M College.
11638 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Li'l Easy") shot down by AAA while strafing airfield NE of Weizenburg, Germany Feb 20, 1945.
MACR 12545. Made wheels-up belly landing. Pilot survived and became POW.
11639 55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-L . "The Grim Reaper"
11640 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Hell's Fable") in landing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Feb 16, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11641 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Oulton, Norfolk, England due to engine failure
Dec 17, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11642 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over Germany Apr 16, 1945. Pilot bailed out and became
POW. No MACR.
11643 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-H. 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-G. "Late Arrival" From 364 FG ex N2-H of 364 FS.
11644 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Juliet") crashed 25 mi NW of Girkhausen, Germany due to bad weather while on
ferry flight from RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England to Fritzlar Airfield Y-86 Fritzlar Heese,
Germany Jul 7, 1945. MACR 14720. Pilot killed.
11645 (145th PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Mount Farm, Oxfordshire, England Feb 3, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11646 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-V
11647 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Freddy Junior / Richard III") shot down by AAA W of Dusseldorf, Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12686. Pilot KIA
11648 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk, England Dec 31, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11649 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Apr 25, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11650 78th FG, 82nd FS, 8th AF; code MX-N
11651 (359th FG, HQ, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Helmsdorf, 15 km NE of Eisleben, Germany
Feb 9, 1945. MACR 12336. Pilot KIA.
11652 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing locomotive 25 mi W of Kassel, Germany
and crshed W of Manderm, Germany Mar 1, 1945. MACR 12811. Pilot killed.
11653 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 24, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11654 (468th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Li'L Devy/ Dotty") in takeoff accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Jan 7, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11655 (78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF, "Poop Shooter II") lost 2 km S of Oldebroek, Netherlands Feb 26, 1945.
MACR 12762. Pilot POW.
11656 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-C.. 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8TH af; code N2-Q. "Male Call"
11657 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed 20 mi NE of Saarbrucken, Germany due to engine failure Jan 2, 1945.
MACR 11526. Pilot bailed out and believe killed.
11658 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-A.. Re-coded to IV-I. 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-I. "Li'l Audrey"
11659 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "San'tone Sweetheart") crashed from unknown cause in North Sea S of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England
Dec 27, 1944. MACR 11458. Pilot killed.
11660 "Rachel-H 2nd" used in England by 68th FW/HQ Flight
11661 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, *Iron Ass*) crashed during wheels-up belly landing from unknown cause at Fehndorf,
15 km of Meppen, Germany Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12625. Pilot survived and became POW. Aircraft
destroyed by gunfire from P-51 to prevent its capture.
11662 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-A Dee
11663 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51K 44-11680 over unknown location Feb 22, 1945.
Pilot killed.
11664 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Delectable Diane") in landing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Apr 10, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11665 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA SW of Weimer, Germany and crashlanded along Autobahn SE of Weimer
airfield Feb 27, 1945. MACR 12784. Pilot survived and became POW. Aircraft destroyed by gunfire
from P-51 to prevent its capture.
11666 78th FG, 84th FS, 8th AF; code WZ-O
11667 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "My Catherine S") crashlanded at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Feb 25, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11668 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Great Hollinbury, Essex, England due to engine failure Dec 18, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
11669 78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF; code HL-V. Recoded to HL-F March 1945. 78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF; code HL-F
11671 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed after midair collision 1 mi E of Poslingford, Suffolk, England
Jan 6, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
11672 357th FG, 363rd FS; 8th AF, code B6-W. "Texan (L) Love of Mine (R)"
11673 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) ditched from unknown cause in English Channel Apr 4, 1945. Pilot bailed out
and was rescued, aircraft was lost.
11674 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-O. "Boomerang Jr".
479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-I. "Speedball" Transferred to 355th FG
355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-H
11675 (78th FG 82nd FS, 8th AF) crash landed on Feb 11, 1945
11676 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing on grass airstrip at Pomarede, SW of
Toulouse, France due to low on fuel Feb 6, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11677 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF "Lynette Sue") shot down by flak while strafing a
train W of Nuremberg, Germany and crashed at Laichinggen, 23 km S of Goeppingen, Germany
Feb 21, 1945. MACR 12595. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11678 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-Q. "Bobby Jeanne (L) Ah Fung Goo (R)"
11679 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in English Channel while on training flight Jan 21, 1945.
MACR 11913. Pilot killed.
11680 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51K 44-11663 over unknown location Feb 22, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11682 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded in field 3 mi W of Wessel, Germany due to engine failure Jan 20, 1945.
MACR 11858. Pilot survived and became POW.
11683 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-G. "Man-O-War"
11684 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Kitty Blue Eyes") crashlanded at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England due to engine
failure Mar 8, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11685 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-V. "Janet (L) Elva May (R)"
11686 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF) crashed near North Pickenham, England Jan 13, 1945 after pilot lost
control in cloud. Pilot killed.
11687 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Betty Mac II") hit by AAA while strafing airfield at Gerolshofen, Germany and made wheels-up
belly landing 1 km NW of Waldstetten, Germany Feb 6, 1945. MACR 12162. Pilot survived and became POW.
11688 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing area 15 Mi S of Dummer Lake, Germany and crashed
at Hitzhausen near Osterkappeln, Germany Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12616. Pilot killed.
11689 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Toolin' Fool") wings broke off during dive at Prum, Germany and dove straight into ground
Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11328. Pilot killed.
11690 78th FG, 82nd FS, 8th AF; code MX-E
11691 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing 1 1/2 mi NE of Marche, Belgium while on
bomber escort mikssion to Germany Jan 6, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
11693 (78th FG, 84th FS, 8th AF) wrecked at Duxford, UK Jan 6, 1945.
11694 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) hit by AAA over Stuttgart, Germany and tried to fly home but crashed near
Haussey, France Feb 20, 1945. Pilot killed.
11695 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing in field at Inowroclaw, Poland while escorting a P-51D that
was having problems Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12347. Pilot survived and was rescued by Russian soldiers. Plane
may have been kept by Russia.
11696 (359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF, "Irene") crashlanded at Halberstadt, Germany due to mechanical failure Mar 3, 1945. MACR 13406.
Pilot survived and became POW.
11697 (357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF, "Muddy") scrapped in England Dec 1945
11698 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing SE of Toemmern near Achmer, Germany
due to engine failure Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13223. Pilot killed.
11699 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH791. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11700 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH792. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11701 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH793. Missing Mar 20, 1945
11702 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH794. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11703 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH795. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11704 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH796. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11705 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH797. Swung on landing and overturned,
Deversoir Jun 26, 1946
11706 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH798. Stalled and dove into ground,
Tissano Jun 17, 1946
11707 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH799. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11708 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH800. SOC Mar 29, 1945
11709 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH801. Dove into ground 20 mi W of
Taza, French Morocco Jan 15, 1945 following engine fire.
11710 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH802. SOC Jan 30, 1947
11711 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH803. Crashlanded at Zara Mar 14, 1945
following flak damage
11712 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH804. Stalled on overshoot, hit ground
and cartwheeled, Biferno Mar 21, 1945
11713 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH805. Crashed near Celje Apr 3, 1945
after pilot bailed out following flak hit.
11714 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH806. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11715 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH807. SOC Oct 31, 1946
11716 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH808. Shot down by flak near Padova Apr 24,1945
11717 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH809. Shot down by flak over Gornje Stupnik
airfield Mar 24, 1945
11718 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH810. SOC Aug 29, 1946
11719 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH811. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11720 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH812. SOC Feb 12, 1947
11721 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH813. SOC Oct 31,1 946
11722 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH814. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11723 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH815. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11724 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH816. Missing from armed recon mission Apr 23, 1945
11725 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH817. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11726 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH818. Collided with Mustang KH674 (44-11377) and
crashed off Danish coast during escort mission May 4, 1945
11727 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH819. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11728 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH820. Shot down by flak over Aviano airfield
Feb 18, 1945
11729 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH821. Hit by flak and ditched off Po
estuary Jan 25, 1945
11730 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH822. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11731 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH823. Crashed in Yugoslavia Mar 1, 1945
after pilot bailed out following fuel exhaustion.
11732 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH824. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11733 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH825. SOC Jan 20, 1947
11734 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH826. SOC Oct 31, 1946
11735 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH827. Wrecked when swung on landing and hit tree, Caquia LG Mar 2, 1945
11736 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH828. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11737 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH829. Overshot landing and overturned, Dyce Aug 3, 1945
11738 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH830. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11739 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) shot down by friendly fire form 4th FG P-51 while strafing airfield
at Halberstadt, Germany and made wheels-up belly landing in a field between Hessen and Dedeleben,
Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12672. Pilot survived, but unknown if he evaded or was captured.
11740 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause into a barn 1 mi W of Tillingham, Essex, England
while on training flight Mar 8, 1945. Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
11741 to N5481V
11742 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-V
11743 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "Porcelain Pillbox") hit while parked at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England by P-51K that
crashladed returning from mission Feb 11, 1945. Aircraft was destroyed.
11745 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF "Happy III") shot down by AAA while strafing locomotive at station in Coburg, Germany
Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12682. Pilot killed.
11746 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-W. "Scat VI". 7th PRG �
Plane bearing these markings on civil registry as N51YS is actually 44-72826.
11747 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "Achtung Indianer" (on canopy rail)) Name from German pilot's warning of Mustangs in area.
In landing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Jan 15, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11748 (22nd PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF) in taxiing accidnt at RAF Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England Apr 6, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11749 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown at Admiralty Point Range, England May 4, 1945.
Pilot killed.
11750 (352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF, "Lonesome Polecat Jr") shot down by AAA 3 km SE of Amsterdamseveld, Netherlands
Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12624. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11751 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-H. "Kitty Blue Eyes"
11755 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "My Pride and Joy") shot down by AAA at Tarnewitz, Germany Apr 13, 1945. MACR 13904.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11758 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-T. "Silky"
11759 (355th FG, 354th FS, "My Baby Doll") hit by flak Apr 5, 1945. Crashed near Asch,
Netherlands. MACR 14326. Pilot KIA
11760 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Mar 24, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11761 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-�. 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-X. "Miss Georgia Carol"
11762 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-J. 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-M. "Clam Winkle"
11763 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "Raven II") in takeoff accident at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Feb 4, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
11764 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "The Onley Genevieve") crashed from unknown cause over Europe Apr 13, 1945. Pilot bailed
out and returned.
11774 (29th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov)) hit by AAA and crashed 5 mi W of Paikwoahih, China Mar 7, 1945. MACR 12910.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
11777 (17th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov), 14th AF) shot down by AAA 2 mi SE of Yochow, China Apr 1, 1945. MACR 13690.
Pilot KIA.
11788 (29th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov)/14th AF) shot down by AAA 17 mi S of Yochow, China Jun 1, 1945. MACR 14736.
Pilot bailed out and returned.
11790 (23rd FS/14th AF/76th FS, "Slagger") shot down by small arms fire and crashed 27 mi SE of
Fhanganchen, China Jun 11, 1945. MACR 14737. Pilot bailed out and returned. John Andrade has this as being
registered as N1761B. So does John Withers. Earmarked for sale to
Dominican AF, but sale not completed, aircraft presumably scrapped.
11796 to RFC Jul 1945
11797 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-M
11800 to RFC Oct 1945
11807 (MSN 111-29940) on civil registry as N30991. Reported ca 1973 at
Museum, Florence MAP, SC. Reported in 1990 to be on display at
169th TFW Museum, McEntyre AFB, SC
11811 (MSN 111-299444) to Israeli AF as 01. A P-51 serialled 01 was noted Aug 1996
in Historic Aircraft Collection at Haifa AB, but it is uncertain if it is the
original.
11819 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH831. Bellylanded in error (presumably
pilot forgot to lower landing gear) Heliopolis Jul 19, 1946
11820 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH832. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11821 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH833. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11822 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH834. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11823 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH835. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11824 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH836. Stalled on takeoff and crashed,
Turnhouse Jan 2, 1946
11825 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH837. Dove into ground 4 mi NW of
Ismailia Apr 18, 1945
11826 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH838. Crashed at Wrightington Feb 15, 1945
after pilot was thrown out of the plane while performing a roll.
11827 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH839. Crashed before delivery to RAF
11828 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH840. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11829 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH841. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
11830 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH842. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11831 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH843. SOC Jul 20, 1947
11832 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH844. SOC Jan 31, 1947
11833 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH845. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11834 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH846. Missing from recon mission Feb 2, 1945
11835 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH847. SOC Nov 12, 1946
11836 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH848. SOC Aug 29, 1946
11837 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH849. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11838 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH850. SOC Feb 28, 1947
11839 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH851. Missing near Radece Apr 1, 1945
11840 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH852. SOC Dec 21, 1946
11841 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH853. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11842 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH854. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11843 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH855. DBR when swung on takeoff and hit
tractor, Andrews Field Apr 28, 1945
11844 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH856. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11845 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH857. SOC Jun 28, 1947
11846 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH858. SOC Dec 10, 1946
11847 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH859. SOC Sep 25, 1947
11848 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH860. Crashlanded in Denmark May 4, 1945
after flak hit while attacking shipping.
11849 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH861. Crashed nearKarlovac Mar 1,1 945
after pilot bailed out following fuel exhaustion.
11850 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH862. SOC Dec 11, 1946
11851 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH863. SOC Jan 12, 1947
11852 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH864. SOC Dec 4, 1946
11853 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH865. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11854 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH866. SOC Dec 14, 1946
11855 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH867. Dove out of cloud into North
Sea Jun 12, 1945
11856 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH868. SOC Feb 20, 1947
11857 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH869. Missing Apr 23, 1945.
11858 to RAF as Mustang IVA KH870. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11862 (23rd FG/14th AF) shot down by machine gun fire after strafing a railroad station and crashed 5 mi
SW of Hangyang, China Jul 6, 1945. MACR 14724. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11865 (17th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov)/14th AF) crashed from unknown cause 1 mi W of Siangtan, China June 7, 1945.
MACR 14734. Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
11869 (HQ, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed NE of Liuchow, China after caught in explosion May 27, 1945. MACR 14526.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
11871 (17th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov) /14th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Liping, China May 21, 1945.
MACR 14475. Pilot survived.
11872 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov), 14th AF) shot down by AAA 10 mi S of Pohsien China Apr 13, 1945. MACR
14242. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
11875 (17th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov)/14th AF) crashed from unknown cause 18 mi NE of Kweiya, China June 21, 1945.
MACR 14669. Pilot bailed out and returned.
11883 (528th FS, 311st FG, 14th AF) shot down by small armsf fire at Tawenkou, China Jul 23, 1945. MACR 14791.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
11886 (29th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov) /14th AF) shot down by machine gun fire and crashed 5 mi N of Siangyin, China
May 12, 1945. MACR 14434. Pilot bailed out over friendly territory and returned.
11890 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov), 14th AF) shot down by AA 1 mi E of Sinantien, China Apr 2, 1945.
MACR 13688. Pilot bailed out but was killed because he was too low and his parachute did not open.
11894 (76th FS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) hit by AAA N of Hangyang, China and crashed 12 mi WNW of Chuanhsien, China
Jun 19, 1945. MACR 14660. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
11897/11952 built as F-6K-5-NT
11907 (MSN 111-30040) Converted to F-6K. With 25th TRS, 315th CpW, 5th AF, damaged beyond repair in a
landing accident at Osaki/Itami AAB, Japan, Sep 11, 1946
11909 (F-6K, 29th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov)/14th AF) crashed into side of a mountain 6 mi SE of Wuki, China
Jun 18, 1945. MACR 14738. Pilot killed.
11911 (F-6K), (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov), 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause between Liangping and
Ankang, China while of ferry flight Jun 18k 1945. MACR 14661. Pilot bailed out and survived and
returned.
11919(F-6K) (17th FS (prov) 5th FG (prov) /14th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Nanchang, China Apr 14, 1945.
MACR 13827. Pilot killed
44-11953/12552 North American P-51K-10-NT Mustang
MSN 111-30086/30685.
11953 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM100. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11954 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM101. Hit ground on approach to Ramat
David and cartwheeled Dec 18, 1945
11955 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM102. Ditched 6 mi off Wells-on-Sea
May 8, 1946 following engine failure
11956 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM103. SOC Nov 27, 1946
11957 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM104. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11958 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM105. Hit tree and crashed near Brescia
Apr 16, 1945 during ground attack mission.
11959 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM106. SOC Dec 28, 1946
11960 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM107. Flew into mountain in box valley
30 mi W of Trento Jul 26, 1945
11961 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM108. SOC Jun 26, 1947
11962 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM109. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11963 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM110. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11964 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM111. DBR when undercarriage collapsed
on landing, Nicosia Sep 20, 1946
11965 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM112. SOC Mar 21, 1947
11966 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM113. Crashed at Bromsgrove Aug 20, 1945
after colliding with Mustang KM201 (ex 44-12324) while
breaking cloud.
11967 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM114. SOC Jun 26, 1947
11968 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM115. SOC Feb 27,1947
11969 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM116. Broke up in air 5 mi NE of
Ostuni, italy Jul 2, 1945
11970 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM117. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11971 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM118. SOC Nov 13, 1946
11972 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM119. SOC Mar 14, 1946
11973 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM120. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11974 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM121. Crashlanded near Godalming
Apr 23, 1945 following engine failure.
11975 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM122. SOC Dec 16, 1946
11976 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM123. SOC Jan 31, 1947
11977 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM124. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11978 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM125. SOC Jan 15, 1947
11979 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM126. SOC Jan 15, 1947
11980 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM127. Missing from ground support missiom Apr 12, 1945
11981 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM128. SOC Sep 6, 1947
11982 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM129. SOC Feb 17, 1947
11983 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM130. SOC Dec 28, 1946
11984 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM131. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11985 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM132. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
11986 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM133. Crashed into Lake Vatria Apr 14, 1945 after
pilot bailed out when engine overheated
11987 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM134. SOC Jan 27, 1947
11988 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM135. Crqshed near Graz Apr 2, 1945 after pilot abandoned
aircraft following flak hit.
11989 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM136. SOC Apr 14, 1946
11990 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM137. Shot down by small arms fire off Danish coast
Apr 5, 1945.
11991 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM138. SOC Feb 28, 1947
11992 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM139. SOC Feb 27, 1947
11993/12008 built as F-6K-10-Nt
11995 (MSN 111-30128) converted to F-6K. On civil registry as N1756B with
Dal Air, Dallas, TX. Earmarked for sale to Dominican AF but sale
not completed.
12003 (F-6K, 21st PRS, 14th AF) lost from unknown cause near Hungtung, China Jul 26, 1945. MACR 14795.
Pilot believed killed.
12012 Damaged� 28 Jun 1946� Ground looped at Ashiya AAB, Japan����8FG-36FS
12015 Damaged� 18 Apr 1947� Landing accident at Ashiya AAB, Japan� 8FG-80FS
�W/o?� 7 Aug 1947� Landing accident at Ashiya AAB, Japan
12016 (MSN 111-30149) to USAAF in december 1944
In 1945 arrived in the Pacific at 342nd FS of the 348th FG at San Marcelino airbase.
In 1953 to Israel Air Force (marked 3506?). Seems to be a composite of at least two aircraft,
as parts during the Israeli period has (after damage) been swopped between aircraft.
In 1984 registered 4X-AIM
1987: April 24, registered SE-BKG
2002: april 29, registered G-CBNM
2010: registered N98CF, flying as "Fragile But Agile"
12025 (301st Service Squadron, 8th Service group, 5th AF) in landing accident at Nadzab airfield Morobe, Papua
New Guinea Apr 17, 1945. Pilot surivived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12030 w/o?� 7 Jul 1946� Crash landing (engine failure) at Ishida AAB, Japan� 35FG-39FS
12032 (301st Service Squadron, 8th Service group, 5th AF) in takeoff accident at Garoka airfield Eastern
Highlands, Papua New Guinea Mar 8, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destoyed.
12035 Damaged� 25 Apr 1947� Landing accident at Chitose AAB, Japan��� 49FG-8FS
12054 (342nd FS, 348th FG, 5th AF) crashed 20 mi off SE tip of Tainan Island, China due to engine failure
Mar 13, 1945. MACR 13527. May have been damaged by Japanese fighter. Pilot bailed out but was never
seen again.
12065 Damaged� 16 Aug 1946� Landing accident at Johnson AAB, Japan�� 35FG-39FS
12067 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Ole' Goat") crashlanded at RAF East Wrentham, Norfolk, England due to flak damge Apr 9, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12075 (301st Service Squadron, 8th Service Group, 5th AF) crashed 1/2 mi W of Nadzab airfield Morobe, Papua New
Guinea May 3, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
12080 Damaged� 16 Jan 1945� takeoff accident� (engine failure) at Lakeland AAF, FL�� 506FG-462FS
12082 w/o?� 16 Sep 1946� Landing accident at Irumagawn, Japan���35FG-39FS
12083 w/o?� 8 Apr 1946� Ground looped on takeoff at Ashiya AAB, Japan�� 8FG-36FS
12088 crashlanded in Japan in 1946. Unknown if repaired.
12089 served with 3rd ACG and coded "A" during WW2. Crashed in Japan in 1946. At the time of the crash it might
have been attached to the 56th FG. Unknown if repaired.
12093 (402nd FS, 370th FG, 9th AF) crashed 5 mi N of Gheel, Holland due to engine failure Apr 3, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
12097 Damaged� 12 Nov 1946� Taxi accident at Chitose AAB, Japan���49FG-9FS
Damaged� 24 Jan 1947� Mid-air birdstrike, 2 miles E. of Tomakomai, Japan��� 49FG-9FS
12102 Damaged� 12 Jan 1945� Mid-air, with P-38� 44-23898,� 4 miles NE. of Guadelupe, CA��� 5 Ferry
12103 w/o?� 6 Jun 1946� Belly landing� (engine failure)� at Sakado AF, Japan��� 35FG-39FS
12110 to RFC Jun 1946
12113 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-H
12116 reported in 1990 to have become N79161 and on display at Western Reserve, Cleveland, OH.
12117 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B
12118 with civil registry as N60752.
12120 w/o?� 14 Sep 1945� Belly landing at Sarasota AAF, FL��� 336CCTS
12122 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Lady Dana II") shot down by flak near Straubing. MACR 13929. Pilot evaded.
12125 78th FG, 82nd FS, 8th AF; code MX-U. Acquired by TH-Delft in 1946. In the 1960s,
saved from scrapping by Klu, who transported the
aircraft to FVM/Gilze-Rijen 1/12/1966. Repainted in colors of Netherlands East Indies AF as H-307.
On display at National Military Museum at Soesterberg, Netherlands
12126 (MSN 111-30259) became N9140H. To Israeli AF. Reported 1984 in Israeli AF Museum.
12128 used as captivair trainer at 347th BU.
12136 (MSN 111-30269) 55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-Q. To N1759B. Intended for sale to Dominican AF,
but sale fell through.
12137 Damaged� 7 Feb 1945� engine failure at Lakeland AAF, FL��� 506BU
12138 to RFC in 1947
12139 to RFC in 1947
12139 (MSN 111-30272) converted to TP-51K. Became NX40055, then N90613, then FAD1900 with Dominican AF, then
N21023. Later on civil registry as N357FG
12140 (MSN 111-30273) to RFC Jun 1946. Became XN6611, N66111, N119AK, N119VF. Aircraft is marked as 412119.
12141 (MSN 111-30274) became NX68183
12143 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-L Re-coded to CV-H
359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-H
12146 to RFC Jul 1945
12150 (401st FS, 370th FG, 9th AF) crashed on wheels-up belly-landing after takeoff at Ophoven Airfield Y-32,
Belgium Mar 28, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12151 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-�
12152 (493rd BG, 862nd BS) shot down by friendly fighters over Denmark
Apr 3, 1945. Crshed into Gamborg Fjord inlet in Denmark. Pilot killed
1989 edition of Warbirds Worldwide Directory has this aircraft becoming N63738.
12154 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Mar 26, 1945. Pilot killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
12155 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-C
12156 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Mary"(L) "The Flying Frenchman" (R)) crashed from unknown cause 7 mi SE of Bremen, Germany Apr 13, 1945.
MACR 14120. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
12157 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-U "Hermes"
12158 78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF; code HL-�
12159 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-G
12160 (337th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF, "Irish Eyes") in takeoff accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridridgeshire, England
Apr 3, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
12161 (6th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando Goup, 10th AF) in landing accident at Asanol airfield, India Jul 24, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12168 (32nd FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) in landing accident at Ondal, India May 1, 1945. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
12169 (596th Air Engineering Squadron, 380th Air Service Group, 10th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing
at RAF Drigh road airfield, Karachi, India Apr 16, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown
if repaired.
12170 Damaged� 11 Jan 1945� Ground accident at Greenboro High Point Airport, NC�� 5 FRG
12175 (6th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando Group, 10th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Pandaveswar, India
Jul 18, 1945. Pilot killed. Aircraft was destroyed.
12178 (6th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in midair collision at Kalaikunda airfield, Kharagpur,
India Jun 2, 1945. Able to land. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12179 Damaged� 16 Jan 1945� Taxi accident, with 44-12251, at Atlanta AAB, GA � 5 FRG
12183 (India Burma Theatre Training Command, 10th AF) crashed from uknown cause at Waterji field, Karachi,
India Jun 20, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
12189 (6th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando group, 10th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Asanol airfield, India
Jul 31, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
12206 (6th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in ground accident while parked at Kalaikunda airfield,
Kharagpur, India Jun 3, 1945. Aircraft was destroyed.
12216/12237 built as F-6K-10-Nt
12216 to N79161, reportedly in Thompson Museum, Cleveland, OH
12217 Damaged� 18 Jul 1946� Belly landing at Itami AAB, Japan�� 25TRS
12221 Damaged� 22 Oct 1947� Landing accident at Furstenfeldbruck AAB, Germany��� 86CG-45RS
12224 Damaged� 14 Aug 1945� Crash landing at Key Fd, MS��� 3TAD
12226 (MSN 111-30359) to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2129. Eventually sold in USA and registered N9140H
12227 Damaged� 18 Oct 1946� takeoff accident at Horsching AAB,Austria�� 10RG-1TRS
12230 Damaged� 20 Oct 1946� Takeoff accident at Horsching AAB, Austria�� 10RG-1TRS
12231 w/o?� 13 Jan 1945� Crash landed at Love Fd, TX��� 5 Ferry
12232 (MSN 111-30365) to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2088.
12237 (67th TRW, 45th TRS) shot down by AAA Dec 31, 1952.
12238 (India Burma Theatre Training Command, 10th AF) in takeoff accident at Malir airfield, Karachi, India
due to engine failure Aug 24, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12240 to N66111 and crashed at Medford, OR Jul 7, 1968
12242 (32nd FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed from unknown cause at Ondal Airfield, India May 1, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
12245 (5th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in landing acciden at Asanol airfield, India Jul 26, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12251 in taxi accident Jan 16, 1945 with 44-12179 at Atlanta AAB, GA
12259 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov))in landing accident at Ondal airfield, India May 5, 1945. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
12263 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM140. SOC Dec 13, 1946
12264 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM141. SOC Dec 28, 1946
12265 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM142. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12266 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM143. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12267 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM144. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12268 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM145. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12269 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM146. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12270 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM147. DBR when bellylanded at Amarda Ropad
Jun 4, 1945 after engine failed on takeoff
12271 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM148. SOC Jan 22, 1946
12272 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM149. SOC Mar 20, 1947
12273 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM150. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12274 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM151. SOC Jan 31, 1947
12275 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM152. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12276 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM153. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12277 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM154. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12278 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM155. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12279 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM156. SOC Jan 5, 1947
12280 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM157. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12281 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM158. SOC Dec 28, 1946
12282 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM159. SOC Sep 28, 1946
12283 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM160. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12284 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM161. SOC Dec 11, 1946
12285 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM162. SOC Jan 19, 1947
12286 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM163. SOC Dec 13, 1946
12287 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM164. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12288 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM165. SOC Dec 19, 1946
12289 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM166. SOC Feb 6, 1947
12290 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM167. SOC Nov 21, 1946
12291 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM168. SOC Jan 1, 1947
12292 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM169. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12293 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM170. SOC Dec 3, 1946
12294 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM171. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12295 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM172. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12296 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM173. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12297 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM174. Crashed at Amarda Road Jul 27, 1945 when stalled
on approach after engine failure.
12298 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM175. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12299 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM176. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12300 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM177. SOC Dec 4, 1946
12301 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM178. SOC Mar 13, 1947
12302 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM179. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12303 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM180. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12304 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM181. SOC Dec 8, 1946
12305 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM182. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12306 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM183. SOC Dec 10, 1946
12307 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM184. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12308 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM185. SOC Oct 24, 1946
12309 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM186. SOC Mar 19, 1947
12310 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM187. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12311 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM188. SOC Feb 28, 1947
12312 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM189. SOC Nov 22, 1946
12313 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM190. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12314 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM191. SOC Mar 21, 1947
12315 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM192. SOC Dec 14, 1946
12316 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM193. SOC Dec 21, 1946
12317 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM194. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12318 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM195. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12319 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM196. SOC Oct 24, 1946
12320 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM197. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12321 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM198. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12322 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM199. SOC Jan 20, 1947
12323 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM200. SOC Dec 6, 1946
12324 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM201. Crashed at Bromsgrove Aug 20, 1945 after colliding
with Mustang KM113 (44-11966) in bad visibility.
12325 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM202. SOC Sep 28, 1946
12326 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM203. SOC Nov 28, 1946
12327 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM204. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12328 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM205. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12329 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM206. SOC Oct 5, 1946
12330 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM207. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12331 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM208. SOC Nov 28, 1946
12332 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM209. SOC Aug 29, 1946
12333 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM210. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12334 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM211. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12335 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM212. SOC Nov 15, 1946
12336 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM213. SOC Sep 28, 1946
12337 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM214. Undershot landing, bounced, and overturned,
Ramat David Sep 6, 1946
12338 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM215. SOC Sep 6, 1946
12339 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM216. Flew into mountainside in box balley 30 mi W of
Tranto Jul 26, 1945
12340 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM217. SOC Dec 16, 1946
12341 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM218. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12342 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM219. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12343 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM220. SOC Mar 19, 1947
12344 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM221. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12345 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM222. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12346 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM223. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12347 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM224. SOC Nov 7, 1946
12348 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM225. SOC Nov 21, 1946
12349 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM226. SOC Mar 21, 1947
12350 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM227. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12351 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM228. SOC Nov 13, 1946
12352 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM229. SOC Oct 16, 1946
12353 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM230. SOC Feb 27, 1947
Now on civil registry as N4693V with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA
12354 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM231. SOC Jul 25, 1946
12355 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM232. Spun into ground at Finchley Nov 14, 1945
while trying to recover from dive.
12356 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM233. SOC Dec 16, 1946
12357 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM234. SOC Sep 28, 1946
12358 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM235. Flew into mountainside in box valley 30 mi W of
Tranto Jul 26, 1945
12359 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM236. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12360 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM237. SOC Mar 21, 1947
12361 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM238. DBR when swung on landing and tipped up,
Wick Jan 11, 1946
12362 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM239. SOC Feb 25, 1947
12363 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM240. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12364 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM241. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12365 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM242. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12366 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM243. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12367 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM244. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12368 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM245. SOC Dec 28, 1946
12369 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM246. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12370 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM247. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12371 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM248. SOC Dec 4, 1946
12372 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM249. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12373 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM250. SOC Mar 14, 1946
12374 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM251. SOC Nov 28, 1946
12375 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM252. SOC Jan 8, 1947
12376 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM253. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12377 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM254. SOC Nov 28, 1946
12378 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM255. SOC Jan 17, 1947
12379 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM256. SOC Sep 22, 1946
12380 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM257. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12381 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM258. SOC Mar 27, 1947
12382 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM259. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12383 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM260. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12384 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM261. SOC Jan 15, 1947
12385 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM262. Flew into sea 15 mi E of Fano
during low level formation practice Jul 31, 1945
12386 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM263. SOC Feb 25, 1947
12387 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM264. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12388 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM265. SOC Jan 21, 1947
12389 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM266. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12390 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM267. SOC Nov 28, 1946
12391 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM268. SOC Mar 27, 1947
12392 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM269. SOC Feb 27, 1947.
12393 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM270. SOC Dec 19, 1946
12394 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM271. Crashed four miles N of Cormons Nov 27, 1945
after pilot's oxygen supply failed.
12395 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM272. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12396 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM273. SOC Feb 18, 1947
12397 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM274. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12398 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM275. SOC Feb 1947
12399 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM276. SOC Dec 21, 1946
12400 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM277. SOC Sep 28, 1946
12401 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM278. SOC Nov 25, 1946
12402 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM279. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12403 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM280. SOC Nov 21, 1946
12404 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM281. SOC Jan 21, 1947
12405 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM282. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12406 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM283. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12407 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM284. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12408 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM285. SOC Dec 13, 1946
12409 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM286. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12410 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM287. SOC Jan 1, 1947
12411 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM288. SOC Sep 28, 1946
12412 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM289. SOC Dec 19, 1946
12413 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM290. SOC Feb 5, 1947
12414 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM291. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12415 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM292. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12416 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM293. SOC Mar 27, 1947
12417 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM294. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12418 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM295. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12419 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM296. SOC Jan 30, 1947
12420 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM297. SOC Mar 19, 1947
12421 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM298. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12422 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM299. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12423 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM300. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12424 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM301. SOC Sep 6, 1946
12425 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM302. SOC Aug 29, 1946
12426 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM303. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12427 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM304. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12428 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM305. SOC Sep 6, 1947
12429 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM306. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12430 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM307. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12431 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM308. SOC Jan 21, 1947
12432 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM309. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12433 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM310. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12442 (5th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando Group, 10th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Kalaikunda airfield,
Kharagpur, India Jun 7, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
12443 (17th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov), 14th AF) crashed 7 mi WSW of Kweiyi, China due to engine failure Jun 16, 1945.
MACR 14728. Pilot bailed out and returned.
12447 (6th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando Group, 10th AF) ground looped at Kalaikunda airfield, Kharagpur, India
Jun 6, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12448 (5th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in landing accident at Asanol airfield, India Aug 7, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
12453 (74th FS, 23rd FG, 145h AF) crashed in India due to engine failure Jun 10, 1945. Pilot survived, but
aircraft was destroyed.
12455 (29th FS (prov), 5th FS (prov), 14th AF) hit by AA over Chuchow, China and crashed near Hutian, China
Jun 23, 1945. MACR 14790. Pilot bailed out over friendly territory and returned.
12456 (5th FS Commando, 1st Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in forced landing at Namkhana, India due to engine
failure Jun 4, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
12458 (MSN 111-30591) to Nationalis Chinese AF as 412548. Reported 1988
displayed at Beijing Institute, Beijing, China. On display as 3032 at the China
Aviation Museum, Xiaotangshanzen, Beijing in August 2015.
12459/12471 built as F-6K-10-NT
12470 (F-6K, 22nd TRS, 69th TRG, 9th AF) ground looped at Bad Aibling airfield R-86, Bavaria, Germany May 8, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
12471 Lend-Lease to France. To French civil registry as F-AZFI. Crashed on takeoff Jul 24, 1998 at La Roche
Sur Yon airport. 2 killed.
12472 to RAAF as A68-548. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12473 to RAAF as A68-583. SOC Dec 22, 1947. To El Salvador AF. To US civil registry
as N32FF, then as N2151D in Dec 1975 with Lenoch Engineering, La Grange, IL. To F-AZXC in 2013.
Registration F-AZXC cancelled and to N51VL on May 17, 2018 with Moonbeam Historic Military
Aircraft Llc, Waukegan, Illinois and named �Moonbeam McSwine�
12474 to RAAF as A68-500. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12475 to RAAF as A68-501. Converted to components Sep 13, 1945
12476 to RAAF as A68-502. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12477 to RAAF as A68-503. SOC Jul 16, 1947
12478 to RAAF as A68-504. SOC Dec 21, 1949
12479 to RAAF as A68-549. Converted to components Nov 15, 1946.
12480 to RAAF as A68-551. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12481 to RAAF as A68-505. SOC Aug 18, 1949
12482 to RAAF as A68-506. SOC Oct 7, 1948
12483 to RAAF as A68-550. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12484 to RAAF as A68-507. Broke up in air Jun 6, 1945
12485 to RAAF as A68-508. SOC Dec 7, 1948
12486 to RAAF as A68-554. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12487 to RAAF as A68-509. SOC Aug 18, 1949
12488 to RAAF as A68-555. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12489 to RAAF as A68-510. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12490 to RAAF as A68-511. Hit grader on takeoff at Labaun Sep 17, 1945
12491 to RAAF as A68-512. SOC Sep 23, 1949
12492 to RAAF as A68-552. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12493 to RAAF as A68-513. SOC Sep 23, 1949
12494 to RAAF as A68-556. SOC Dec 22, 1947
12496 to RAAF as A68-557. Converted to components Jan 31, 1946
12497 to RAAF as A68-514. Relegated to ground instructional airframe with
serial 1 Jul 26, 1946. Converted to components Jun 1947
12498 to RAAF as A68-558. Converted to components Oct 1, 1946
12499 to RAAF as A68-515. SOC Jul 16, 1947.
12500 to RAAF as A68-559. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12501 to RAAF as A68-516. SOC Sep 23, 1949
12502 to RAAF as A68-560. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12503 to RAAF as A68-517. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12504 to RAAF as A68-553. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12505 to RAAF as A68-561. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12506 to RAAF as A68-568. SOC 12/48.
12508 to RAAF as A68-562. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12509 to RAAF as A68-563. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12510 to RAAF as A68-572. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12511 to RAAF as A68-564. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12512 to RAAF as A68-565. Crashed and burned on takeoff Aug 7, 1945,
Bohle River QLD.
12513 to RAAF as A68-566. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12514 to RAAF as A68-569. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12515 to RAAF as A68-573. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12516 to RAAF as A68-524. Converted to components Nov 20, 1945.
12517 to RAAF as A68-579. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12518 to RAAF as A68-567. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12519 to RAAF as A68-574. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12520 to RAAF as A68-575. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12521 to RAAF as A68-570. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12522 to RAAF as A68-518. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12523/12534 built as F-6K-10-NT
12523 (F-6K, MSN 111-30656) to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2127.
12525 (F-6K, MSN 111-30658) to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2128.
12527 22nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron [QL*L], 69th Tactical Reconnaissance
Group, Ninth Air Force. Noted stored at Speke, Liverpool, England 1945
12530 (F-6K, 10th RG,12th PRS) crashed near Ohrdruf, Germany
Apr 15, 1945.
12534 (67th TRW, 45th TRS) crash landed in enemy territory
due to engine trouble Dec 27, 1952.
12535 (HQ, 10th AF) in landing accident at RAF Drigh Road Airfield, Karachi, India Jul 21, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
12540 (India Burma Theatre Training Command, 10th AF) in landing accident at Malir airfield, Karachi, India
May 25, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
12542 (India Burma Theatre Training Command, 10th AF) in landing accident at Malir Harfield, Karachi, India
Jun 20, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12543 to RAAF as A68-519. SOC Dec 22, 1947
12544 to RAAF as A68-576. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12545 to RAAF as A68-580. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12546 to RAAF as A68-581. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12547 to RAAF as A68-520. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12548 to RAAF as A68-521. SOC Dec 22, 1947
12549 to RAAF as A68-577. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12550 to RAAF as A68-522. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12551 to RAAF as A68-578. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12552 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM311. SOC Feb 17, 1947
44-12553/12852 North American P-51K-15-NT Mustang
MSN 111-30686/30885, 111-36036/36135.
12553 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM312. SOC Sep 6, 1947
12554 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM313. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12555 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM314. DBR when swung on landing, ran into ditcy,
and undercarriage collapsed, Hethel Feb 9, 1946
12556 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM315. SOC Nov 13, 1946
12557 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM316. Struck by USAAF aircraft 15 mi ENE of
Orfordness Jun 14, 1945. Returned to base but not repaired, SOC Aug 11, 1945
12591 (KM350) to RAAF as A68-571. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12558 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM317. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12559 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM318. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12560 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM319. SOC Feb 28, 1947
12561 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM320. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12562 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM321. SOC Nov 15, 1946
12563 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM322. SOC Nov 28, 1946
12564 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM323. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12565 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM324. SOC Nov 13, 1946
12566 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM325. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12567 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM326. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12568 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM327. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12569 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM328. SOC Jan 7, 1947
12570 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM329. SOC Nov 21, 1946
12571 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM330. SOC Sep 6, 1947
12572 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM331. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12573 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM332. SOC Sep 6, 1947
12574 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM333. SOC Sep 20, 1946
12575 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM334. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12576 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM335. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12577 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM336. SOC Nov 9, 1946
12578 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM337. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12579 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM338. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12580 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM339. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12581 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM340. SOC Mar 14, 1946
12582 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM341. SOC Feb 27, 1947
12583 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM342. SOC Dec 6, 1946
12584 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM343. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12585 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM344. SOC Feb 12, 1947
12586 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM345. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12587 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM346. SOC Dec 6, 1946
12588 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM347. SOC Jan 17, 1947
12589 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM348. SOC Mar 27, 1947
12590 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM349. SOC Jan 27, 1947
12591 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM350. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12592 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM351. SOC Apr 26, 1946
12593 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM352. SOC Apr 26, 1946
12594 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM353. SOC Sep 14, 1946
12595 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM354. Undercarriage collapsed on
landing after air test, Castel Benito Feb 29, 1946.
Presumably not repaired as SOC May 16, 1946
12596 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM355. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12597 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM356. SOC Feb 28, 1946
12598 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM357. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12599 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM358. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12600 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM359. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12601 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM360. SOC Dec 2, 1946
12602 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM361. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12603 to RAAF as A68-525. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12604 to RAAF as A68-526. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12605 to RAAF as A68-527. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12606 to RAAF as A68-528. SOC Dec 22, 1947
12607 to RAAF as A68-523. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12608 to RAAF as A68-529. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12609 to RAAF as A68-530. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12610 to RAAF as A68-531. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12611 to RAAF as A68-532. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12612 to RAAF as A68-533. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12613 to RAAF as A68-534. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12614 to RAAF as A68-535. SOC Dec 22, 1947
12615 to RAAF as A68-536. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12616 to RAAF as A68-537. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12617 to RAAF as A68-538. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12618 to RAAF as A68-539. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12619 to RAAF as A68-540. SOC Dec 22, 1947
12620 to RAAF as A68-541. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12621 to RAAF as A68-542. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12622 to RAAF as A68-582. SOC Dec 22, 1947
12623 to RAAF as A68-543. SOC Dec 10, 1948
12624 to RAAF as A68-544. SOC Dec 7, 1948.
12625 to RAAF as A68-545. SOC Dec 10, 1948.
12626 to RAAF as A68-546. Crashed May 8, 1945 Bohle River
Airfield, QLD. Listed as being scrapped Sep 1, 1945.
12627 to RAAF as A68-547. SOC 12/48.
12628 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM362. SOC Nov 21, 1946
12629 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM363. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12630 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM364. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12631 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM365. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12632 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM366. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12633 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM367. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12634 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM368. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12635 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM369. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12636 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM370. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12637 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM371. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12638 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM372. SOC Mar 14, 1946
12639 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM373. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12640 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM374. SOC Oct 5, 1946
12641 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM375. SOC Jan 21, 1947
12642 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM376. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12643 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM377. SOC Nov 13, 1946
12644 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM378. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12645 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM379. SOC Nov 23, 1946
12646 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM380. SOC Nov 21, 1946
12647 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM381. SOC Dec 5, 1946
12648 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM382. SOC Nov 13, 1946
12649 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM383. SOC Oct 24, 1946
12650 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM384. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12651 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM385. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12652 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM386. SOC Mar 14, 1947
12653 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM387. SOC Jan 10, 1947
12654 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM388. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12655 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM389. SOC Dec 16, 1946
12656 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM390. SOC Mar 27, 1947
12657 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM391. SOC Mar 14, 1946
12658 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM392. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12659 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM393. SOC Feb19, 1947
12660 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM394. SOC Jan 8, 1947
12661 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM395. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12662 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM396. SOC Dec 3, 1946
12663 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM397. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12664 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM398. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12665 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM399. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12666 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM400. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12667 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM401. SOC Apr 29, 1946
12668 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM402. SOC Oct 9, 1946
12669 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM403. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12670 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM404. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12671 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM405. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12672 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM406. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12673 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM407. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12674 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM408. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12675 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM409. SOC Nov 21, 1946
12676 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM410. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12677 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM411. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12678 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM412. SOC Oct 5, 1946
12679 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM413. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12680 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM414. SOC Nov 4, 1946
12681 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM415. Damaged when swung on landing at
Istres Aug 5, 1945. Presumably not repaired, SOC Nov 15, 1945.
12682 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM416. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12683 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM417. SOC Oct 16, 1946
12684 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM418. SOC Jan 22, 1947.
12685 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM419. Crashed before delivery to RAF
12686 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM420. SOC Mar 14, 1946
12687 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM421. SOC Mar 14, 1947
12688 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM422. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12689 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM423. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12690 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM424. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12691 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM425. Crashed before delivery to RAF
12692 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM426. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12693 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM427. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12694 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM428. SOC Jan 21, 1947
12695 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM429. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12696 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM430. SOC Feb 7, 1947
12697 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM431. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12698 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM432. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12699 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM433. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12700 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM434. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12701 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM435. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
12702 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM436. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12703 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM437. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12704 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM438. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12705 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM439. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12706 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM440. SOC Feb 26, 1947
12707 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM441. SOC Oct 5, 1946
12718 (8th FS (prov), 3rd FG (prov)) crashed 3 mi NW of Hwangpei, China Aug 2, 1945. MACR 14778. Pilot
bailed out and survived and returned.
12728 (74th FS, 23rd FG) lost from unknown cause between Linchow and Peishiyi, China while on routine courier
flight Oct 7, 1945. MACR 14956. Pilot MIA.
12739 (29th FS (prov), 5th FG (prov), 14th AF) lost from unknown cause over China Jun 29, 1945.
12740 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) lost from unknown cause over Hukong Valley, India while on ferry flight
Aug 10, 1945. MACR 14884. Pilot MIA and believed killed.
12741 (74th FS, 23rd FG) lost from unknown cause at Taipingtang, China Sep 27, 1945. MACR 14962. Pilot MIA
12745 (47th Air Depot Group, 10th AF) in landing accident at Panagarh airfield, Panagrh, West Bengal, India
Jul 27, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12749 to NEIAF as N3-600, H-310. To AURI as F-310
12750 to NEIAF as N3-601, H-301. To AURI as F-301
12751 to NEIAF as N3-602, H-302. To AURI as F-302
12752 to NEIAF as N3-603, H-303. To AURI as F-303, preserved at Halim AFB
12753 to NEIAF as N3-604, H-304. To AURI as F-304
12754 to NEIAF as N3-605, H-305. To AURI as F-305
12755 to NEIAF as N3-606, H-306. To AURI as F-306
12756 to NEIAF as N3-607, H-307. To AURI as F-307
12757 to NEIAF as N3-608, H-308. To AURI as F-308
12758 to NEIAF as N3-609, H-309. To AURI as F-309
12759 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM442. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12760 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM443. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12761 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM444. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12762 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM445. SOC Nov 7, 1946
12763 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM446. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12764 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM447. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12765 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM448. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12766 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM449. SOC Sep 20, 1946
12767 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM450. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12768 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM451. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12769 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM452. SOC Oct 5, 1946
12770 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM453. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12771 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM454. SOC Oct 24, 1946
12772 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM455. SOC Mr 28, 1946
12773 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM456. SOC Nov 2, 1946
12774 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM457. SOC Dec 16, 1946
12775 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM458. SOC Nov 4, 1946
12776 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM459. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12777 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM460. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12778 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM461. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12779 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM462. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12780 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM463. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12781 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM464. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12782 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM465. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12783 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM466. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12784 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM467. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12785 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM468. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12786 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM469. SOC Feb 28, 1947
12787 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM470. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12788 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM471. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12789 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM472. SOC Mar 26, 1947
12790 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM473. SOC Mar 28, 1947
12791 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM474. SOC Nov 23, 1946
12792 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM475. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12793 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM476. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12794 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM477. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12795 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM478. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12796 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM479. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12797 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM480. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12798 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM481. SOC Jan 22, 1947
12799 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM482. SOC Sep 6, 1947
12800 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM483. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12801 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM484. SOC Mar 14, 1946
12802 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM485. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12803 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM486. Crashed before delivery to RAF
12804 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM487. SOC Nov 28, 1946
12805 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM488. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12806 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM489. SOC Jan 21, 1947
12807 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM490. SOC Feb 20, 1947
12808 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM491. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12809 to RAF as Mustang IVA KM492. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12810/12852 built as F-6K-15-NT
12811 (MSN 111-36094) to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2092.
12814 (MSN 111-36097) to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2091.
12817 (MSN 111-36100) converted to F-6K. to rFC in 1947. Became N4963V, then N85BW, then
on civil registry as Lindair, INC, Sarasota, FL as N5151T.
12823 (F-6K, 596th Air Engineering Squadron, 380th Air Service Group, 10th AF) crashlanded near Karachi, India
(now Pakistan) due to engine failure Jun 21, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
12826 (MSN 111-36109) 22nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 69th Tactical
Reconnaissance Group, Ninth Air Force. Noted stored at Speke, Liverpool, England 1945
To Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2090.
12840 (MSN 111-36123) converted to F-6K. On civil registry with Valhalla Aviation, Los Angeles,
CA as N51EW. Reported 1976 at Victory Air Museum, Mundelein, IL and 1987 with
J. Kasperoff, Sylmar, CA. Seen flown by actor Tom Cruise. Used in the movie Top Gun: Maverick.
12843 (MSN 11-36126) delivered as F-6K-15-NT. To RFC in 1947. To Israeli AF Jun 1954 with serial 2339. Flew missions during
the Suez War Oct 1956-Nov 1956. SOC in 1960 and displayed on plinth at Tel-Nof AB. Moved 1986 to
Nevatim AB as gate guard. To Israeli AF Museum at Hatzerim
AB in 1991 and reported in 2009 to be under restoration there
12844 to RAAF as A68-605. Fuselage sold Feb 1953.
12850 (F-6K, 311th FG, 530th FS) crashed in bad weather in
Huicheng area, China Nov 19, 1945
12851 (67th TRW, 45th TRS) shot down by AAA Feb 21, 1952.
12852 (MSN 111-36135) Ca.1944: TOS USAAF.
By 1946: Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
1946: Jack Harwick, Rosemead, CA, with c/r NX66111 {2}. Race #80 Full House.
9/46: Damaged in belly landing, Cleveland, OH.
12/52: Alfred W. Schwimmer/Intercontinental Airways, Canastota, NY, with c/r N90613.
1954: Jack Hardwick, El Monte, CA. Rebuilt with dual controls: id. quoted as ICA-5131.
3/15/54: B.L. Tractman/Aviation Corp. of America, with c/r N22B.
4/26/54: TOS Aviacion Militar Dominicana as AMD1900.
2/62: Renamed Fuerza Aerea Dominica as FAD 1900.
1965: Cavalier USA for Inspect and Repair as Necessary (IRAN), rebuilt for Dominican AF.
5/19/84: Brian O'Farrell/Johnson Aviation, Miami, FL, purchased from FAD.
6/13/84: Returned to the USA.
7/20/89: Registered N21023.
1990: Trucked to Ft.Wayne, IN for restoration by Ft. Wayne Air Service. ID quoted
for FAA was 44-12139, aircraft lost in Israel in 1952. Confusion is that
Hardwick had two aircraft for the 1946 races, both with same c/r and race
number, with one being a backup. Apparently the other one was 44-12139,
which went to the Israeli Air Force and crashed in 1952.
7/30/90: Experimental Airworthiness Certificate.
8/90: First post-restoration flight. Flew as 413318/C5-N Frenesi
8/24/90: Limited Airworthiness Certificate.
8/90: Pursuit Aircraft, Hollywood, CA.
8/28/90: James E. Beasley, Philadelphia, PA
8/21/95: Re-registered as N357FG.
8/4/05: James E. Beasley/JEB P-51K LLC, Philadelphia, PA
2005: Restoration began.
2009: Restoration project for sale.
9/17/09: Dan Friedkin/Comanche Fighters, Houston, TX.
10/1/09: Friedkin Family LLC/Comanche Fighters LLC, Houston, TX.
2009: Restoration project moved to Midwest Aero Restorations, Danville, IL.
1/31/17: First post-restoration flight, at Danville, IL, pilot Dan Friedkin
According to the Individual Aircraft Record Card the aircraft was deployed to the 10AF
and salvaged by the Army Navy Liquidation Commission on 16 April 1946
44-12853/13252 North American P-51D-20-NT Mustang
MSN 111-36136/36535.
12853 to RAAF as A68-641. Sold Feb 23, 1953. Became N4793 Feb 23, 1953
12854 to RAAF as A68-642. SOC Dec 1, 1948.
12855 to RAAF as A68-607. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12856 to RAAF as A68-629. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
12857 to RAAF as A68-630. Sold Feb 23, 1953.
12858 to RAAF as A68-643. Sold Feb 23, 1953. Became N4695V Feb 23,1953.
Registered N858F Jul 3, 2007.
12859 to RAAF as A68-608. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12860 to RAAF as A68-609. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12861 to RAAF as A68-600. SOC Dec 1, 1948.
12862 to RAAF as A68-631. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
12863 to RAAF as A68-632. Sold Feb 23, 1953.
To civil market as N4688V with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA
12864 to RAAF as A68-601. Fuselage sold Feb 23, 1953. Registration
N345BN reserved Jul 1, 2008, taken up Oct 14, 2008.
12865 to RAAF as A68-610. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12866 to RAAF as A68-602. SOC Feb 23, 1953. Registered N866F
Jul 3, 2007
12867 to RAAF as A68-644. Sold Feb 23, 1953.
12868 to RAAF as A68-695. SOC Nov 15, 1948.
12869 to RAAF as A68-611. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12870 to RAAF as A68-603. Sold Feb 23, 1953.
12871 to RAAF as A68-612. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12872 to RAAF as A68-613. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12873 to RAAF as A68-633. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
12874 to RAAF as A68-604. SOC Dec 1, 1948.
12875 to RAAF as A68-696. SOC Nov 15, 1948
12876 to RAAF as A68-614. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12877 to RAAF as A68-615. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12878 to RAAF as A68-634. Sold Feb 23, 1953. To civil market
as N4691V with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA
12879 to RAAF as A68-635. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
12880 to RAAF as A68-616. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12881 to RAAF as A68-617. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12882 to RAAF as A68-636. Crashed 20 mi NE of Mildura Sep 13, 1945.
Wreck not found untid Dec 1945. Converted to components Dec 1945.
12883 to RAAF as A68-637. Used as Merlin 70 testbed. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
12884 to RAAF as A68-605. Sold Feb 23, 1953
12885 to RAAF as A68-638. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
12886 to RAAF as A68-697. SOC Nov 15, 1948.
12887 to RAAF as A68-618. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12888 to RAAF as A68-619. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12889 to RAAF as A68-620. SOC Dec 1947.
12890 to RAAF as A68-621. SOC Dec 1947.
12891 to RAAF as A68-622. SOC Dec 1947.
12892 to RAAF as A68-639. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
12893 to RAAF as A68-698. Soc Nov 15, 1948
12894 to RAAF as A68-606. SOC Dec 7, 1948.
12895 to RAAF as A68-623. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12896 to RAAF as A68-640. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
12897 to RAAF as A68-624. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12898 to RAAF as A68-625. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12899 to RAAF as A68-626. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12900 to RAAF as A68-699. SOC Nov 15, 1948.
12902 to RAAF as A68-627. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12903 to RAF as Mustang IV KM493. SOC Jan 31, 1947
To RAAF as A68-628. SOC Dec 22, 1947.
12904 to RAF as Mustang IV KM494. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12905 to RAF as Mustang IV KM495. SOC Jan 31, 1947
12906 to RAF as Mustang IV KM496. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12907 to RAF as Mustang IV KM497. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12908 to RAF as Mustang IV KM498. SOC Dec 13, 1946
12909 to RAF as Mustang IV KM499. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12910 to RAF as Mustang IV KM500. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12911 to RAF as Mustang IV KM501. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12912 to RAF as Mustang IV KM502. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12913 to RAF as Mustang IV KM503. SOC Feb 19, 1947
12914 to RAF as Mustang IV KM504. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12915 to RAF as Mustang IV KM505. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12916 to RAF as Mustang IV KM506. SOC Feb 1947
12917 to RAF as Mustang IV KM507. Collided with Mustang KH481 Jul 13, 1945.
SOC May 28, 1947
12918 to RAF as Mustang IV KM508. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12919 to RAF as Mustang IV KM509. SOC Sep 20, 1946
12920 to RAF as Mustang IV KM510. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12921 to RAF as Mustang IV KM511. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12922 to RAF as Mustang IV KM512. SOC Dec 11, 1946
12923 to RAF as Mustang IV KM513. SOC Feb 26, 1947
12924 to RAF as Mustang IV KM514. SOC Fec 16, 1946
12925 to RAF as Mustang IV KM515. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12926 to RAF as Mustang IV KM516. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12927 to RAF as Mustang IV KM517. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12928 to RAF as Mustang IV KM518. SOC Dec 16, 1946
12929 to RAF as Mustang IV KM519. SOC Dec 5, 1946
12930 to RAF as Mustang IV KM520. SOC Dec 5, 1946
12931 to RAF as Mustang IV KM521. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12932 to RAF as Mustang IV KM522. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12933 to RAF as Mustang IV KM523. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12934 to RAF as Mustang IV KM524. SOC Nov 13, 1946
12935 to RAF as Mustang IV KM525. SOC Apr 26, 1946
12936 to RAF as Mustang IV KM526. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12937 to RAF as Mustang IV KM527. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12938 to RAF as Mustang IV KM528. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12939 to RAF as Mustang IV KM529. SOC Dec 5, 1946
12940 to RAF as Mustang IV KM530. SOC Oct 11, 1946
12941 to RAF as Mustang IV KM531. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12942 to RAF as Mustang IV KM532. SOC Sep 20, 1946
12960 to RAF as Mustang IV KM533. SOC Oct 12, 1945
12961 to RAF as Mustang IV KM534. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12962 to RAF as Mustang IV KM535. Struck while parked at Meir
Aug 1, 1945 by Mustang KM559 (44-12986). Not repaired and
subsequently SOC.
12963 to RAF as Mustang IV KM536. SOC Dec 11, 1946
12964 to RAF as Mustang IV KM537. SOC Nov 28, 1946
12965 to RAF as Mustang IV KM538. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12966 to RAF as Mustang IV KM539. SOC Nov 22, 1946
12967 to RAF as Mustang IV KM540. SOC Dec 19, 1946
12968 to RAF as Mustang IV KM541. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12969 to RAF as Mustang IV KM542. SOC Dec 3, 1946
12970 to RAF as Mustang IV KM543. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12971 to RAF as Mustang IV KM544. SOC Jan 12, 1947
12972 to RAF as Mustang IV KM545. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12973 to RAF as Mustang IV KM546. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12974 to RAF as Mustang IV KM547. SOC Dec 19, 1946
12975 to RAF as Mustang IV KM548. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12976 to RAF as Mustang IV KM549. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12977 to RAF as Mustang IV KM550. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12978 to RAF as Mustang IV KM551. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12979 to RAF as Mustang IV KM552. SOC Nov 1, 1946
12980 to RAF as Mustang IV KM553. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12981 to RAF as Mustang IV KM554. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12982 to RAF as Mustang IV KM555. SOC Dec 11, 1946
12983 to RAF as Mustang IV KM556. SOC Oct 9, 1946
12984 to RAF as Mustang IV KM557. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12985 to RAF as Mustang IV KM558. SOC Dec 16, 1946
12986 to RAF as Mustang IV KM559. SOC Nov 9, 1946
12987 to RAF as Mustang IV KM560. SOC Nov 21, 1946
12988 to RAF as Mustang IV KM561. SOC Jun 2, 1947
12989 to RAF as Mustang IV KM562. SOC Apr 25, 1946
12990 to RAF as Mustang IV KM563. SOC Feb 17, 1947
12991 to RAF as Mustang IV KM564. SOC Jul 25, 1946
12992 to RAF as Mustang IV KM565. SOC Jan 15, 1947
12993 to RAF as Mustang IV KM566. SOC Dec 5, 1946
12994 to RAF as Mustang IV KM567. SOC Nov 4, 1946
12995 to RAF as Mustang IV KM568. SOC Feb 24, 1947
12996 to RAF as Mustang IV KM569. SOC Mar 28, 1946
12997 to RAF as Mustang IV KM570. SOC Jun 26, 1947
12998 to RAF as Mustang IV KM571. SOC Nov 13, 1946
12999 to RAF as Mustang IV KM572. SOC Jan 17, 1947
13000 to RAAF as A68-661. Sold Feb 23, 1953. To civil market as N4697V with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA.
13001 to RAAF as A68-662. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953.
13002 to RAAF as A68-663. Sold to American Aeronautics Corp Apr 22, 1953
13003 to RAAF as A68-664. Sold to American Aeronautics Corp Apr 22, 1953
13004 to RAAF as A68-665. Sold to American Aeronautics Corp Apr 22, 1953
13005 to RAAF as A86-666. SOld to American Aeronautics Corp Apr 22, 1953
13006 to RAAF as A68-686. SOC Nov 15, 1948. Went to Indonesian AF. Returned
to USA in 1978 and registered N31RK
13007 to RAAF as A68-667. To civil market Apr 22, 1953 as N4692V with American Aeronautics
Corp, Burbank, CA.
13008 to RAAF as A68-668. Airframe only, sold Apr 22, 1953 to American
Aeronautics Corp..
13009 to RAAF as A68-687. SOC Nov 15, 1948. To TNI-AU and now being restored in USA>
13010 to RAAF as A68-669. To civil market Apr 22, 1953 as N4699V with American Aeronautics
Corp, Burbank, CA
13011 to RAAF as A68-670. SOC Aug 14, 1947.
13012 to RAAF as A68-671. To civil market Apr 22, 1953 as N4698V with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA
13013 to RAAF as A68-672. To civil market Apr 22, 1953 as N4690V with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA.
13014 to RAAF as A68-673. Sold Apr 22, 1953. Became N4696V with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA
13015 to RAAF as A68-645. SOC Sep 1949.
13016 to RAAF as A68-674. SOC May 25, 1949. Recovered from farm at
Benalla in 1966 and held in dismantled condition at Warbirds
Air Museum, Mildura until 1982,then went to Shafter, CA for
rebuild. Registration VH-CVA reserved but NTU. Became
N9002N then N9200N. Reported in 1990 as being under
restoration with King City Aviation, CA.
13017 to RAAF as A68-675. To civil market Apr 22, 1953 as N4689V with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA
13018 to RAAF as A68-676. Sold Apr 22, 1953 to American Aeronautics
Corp.
13019 to RAAF as A68-646. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
13020/13029 built as F-6D-20-NT
13022 to RAAF as A68-656. To civil market as N4694V.
13040 to NEIAF as N3-610, crashed Feb 7, 1947
13041 to NEIAF as N3-611, H-311, then to AURI as F-311
13042 to NEIAF as N3-612, H-312, then to AURI as F-312
13043 to NEIAF as N3-613, H-313, then to AURI as F-313
13044 to NEIAF as N3-614, H-314, then to AURI as F-314
13045 to NEIAF as N3-619, F-319, then to AURI as F-319
13046 to NEIAF as N3-615, H-315.
13047 to NEIAF as N3-616, H-316
13048 to NEIAF as N3-617, H-317
13049 to NEIAF as N3-618, H-318
13050 to RAF as Mustang IV KM573. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13051 to RAF as Mustang IV KM574. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13052 to RAF as Mustang IV KM575. SOC Oct 24, 1946
13053 to RAF as Mustang IV KM576. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13054 to RAF as Mustang IV KM577. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13055 to RAF as Mustang IV KM578. SOC Feb 17, 1947
13056 to RAF as Mustang IV KM579. SOC Dec 4, 1946
13057 to RAF as Mustang IV KM580. SOC Nov 7, 1946
13058 to RAF as Mustang IV KM581. SOC Sep 20, 1946
13059 to RAF as Mustang IV KM582. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13060 to RAF as Mustang IV KM583. SOC Jun 2, 1947
13061 to RAF as Mustang IV KM584. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13062 to RAF as Mustang IV KM585. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13063 to RAF as Mustang IV KM586. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13064 to RAF as Mustang IV KM587. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13065 to RAF as Mustang IV KM588. SOC Ma4 20, 1947
13066 to RAF as Mustang IV KM589. SOC Mar 28,1946
13066 reported in 1990 as being under restoration
13067 to RAF as Mustang IV KM590. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13068 to RAF as Mustang IV KM591. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13069 to RAF as Mustang IV KM592. SOC Dec 5, 1946
13070 to RAF as Mustang IV KM593. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13071 to RAF as Mustang IV KM594. SOC Dec 19, 1946
13072 to RAF as Mustang IV KM595. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13073 to RAF as Mustang IV KM596. SOC Jun 2, 1947
13074 to RAF as Mustang IV KM597. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13075 to RAF as Mustang IV KM598. SOC Jun 2, 1947
13076 to RAF as Mustang IV KM599. SOC Dec 21, 1946
13077 to RAF as Mustang IV KM600. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13078 to RAF as Mustang IV KM601. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13079 to RAF as Mustang IV KM602. SOC Dec 5, 1946
13080 to RAF as Mustang IV KM603. SOC Feb 17, 1947
13081 to RAF as Mustang IV KM604. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13082 to RAF as Mustang IV KM605. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13083 to RAF as Mustang IV KM606. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13084 to RAF as Mustang IV KM607. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13085 to RAF as Mustang IV KM608. SOC Jul 28, 1946
13086 to RAF as Mustang IV KM609. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13087 to RAF as Mustang IV KM610. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13088 to RAF as Mustang IV KM611. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13089 to RAF as Mustang IV KM612. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13090 to RAF as Mustang IV KM613. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13091 to RAF as Mustang IV KM614. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13092 to RAF as Mustang IV KM615. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13093 to RAF as Mustang IV KM616. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13094 to RAF as Mustang IV KM617. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13095 to RAF as Mustang IV KM618. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13096 to RAF as Mustang IV KM619. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13097 to RAF as Mustang IV KM620. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13098 to RAF as Mustang IV KM621. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13099 to RAF as Mustang IV KM622. Crashed after control lost in cloud, Kargulia Aug 19, 1945
13100 to RAF as Mustang IV KM623. SOC Mar 28,1946
13101 to RAAF as A68-688. SOC Nov 15, 1948.
13102 to RAAF as A68-677. SOC Jul 20, 1950.
13103 to RAAF as A68-678 Converted to components May 12, 1947.
13104 to RAAF as A68-647. SOC Sep 23, 1949.
13105 (MSN 111-36388) to RAAF as A68-679. SOC Nov 15, 1948.
Recovered from farm at Benalla in 1966 and held in dismantled
condition at Warbirds Air Museuu, until 1980, then
restored to static display condition. Subsequently shipped
to USA, rebuilt as racer, and on civil registry as N71FT in
1983.
13106 (MSN 111-36389) to RAAF as A68-648. Placed in storage at
RAAF Point Cook 1948. To Melbourne Technical College Jun 8, 1950
and subsequently to Australian War Museum in 1983. Reported
1986 under restoration at RAAF Point Cook.
Now on display at Treloar Center in Canberra ACT.
13107 to RAAF as A68-649. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953.
13108 to RAAF as A68-650. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953.
13109 to RAAF as A68-689. SOC Nov 15, 1948
13110 to RAAF as A68-690. SOC Nov 15, 1948
13111 to RAAF as A68-691. SOC Nov 15, 1948
13112 to RAAF as A68-692. SOC Nov 15, 1948
13113 to RAAF as A68-693. SOC Nov 15, 1948
13114 to RAAF as A68-651. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953.
13115 to RAAF as A68-680. SOC Jul 20, 1950
13116 to RAAF as A68-652. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953.
13117 to RAAF as A68-681. SOC Jul 20, 1950
13118 to RAAF as A68-653. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953.
13119 to RAAF as A68-682. Sold Feb 1953.
13120 to RAAF as A68-654. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953.
13121 to RAAF as A68-655. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953. On US civil registry as N4694V
with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA.
13122 to RAAF as A68-656. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953. To civil registry as N4694V
13123 to RAAF as A68-683. SOC Jul 20, 1950.
13124 to RAAF as A68-657. SOC Oct 8, 1951.
13125 to RAAF as A68-658. Sold Feb 23, 1953.
13126 to RAAF as A68-659. Converted to components Aug 14, 1947.
13127 to RAAF as A68-684. SOC Jul 20, 1950.
13128 to RAAF as A68-694. SOC Nov 15, 1948
13129 to RAAF as A68-660. Airframe only, sold Feb 23, 1953.
13130 to RAAF as A68-685. SOC Jul 20, 1950
13131/13140 built as F-6D-20-NT
13138 (F-6D, 82nd TRS, 71st TRG, 5th AF) crashed 12 mi E of Nittagahara, Japan 8 mi from shore in Pacific
Ocean Jul 31, 1945. MACR 14823. Pilot bailed out and was seen getting into a dinghy. Unknown if he was
rescued or died.
13141 to RAF as Mustang IV KM624. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13142 to RAF as Mustang IV KM625. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13143 to RAF as Mustang IV KM626. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13144 to RAF as Mustang IV KM627. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13145 to RAF as Mustang IV KM628. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13146 to RAF as Mustang IV KM629. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13147 to RAF as Mustang IV KM630. SOC Jul 28, 1946
13148 to RAF as Mustang IV KM631. Crashed after control lost in cloud, Kargulia
Aug 19, 1945
13149 to RAF as Mustang IV KM632. Caught fire on ground, Santa Cruz Dec 3, 1945
13150 to RAF as Mustang IV KM633. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13151 to RAF as Mustang IV KM634. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13152 to RAF as Mustang IV KM635. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13153 to RAF as Mustang IV KM636. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13154 to RAF as Mustang IV KM637. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13155 to RAF as Mustang IV KM638. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13156 to RAF as Mustang IV KM639. SOC Apr 11, 1946
13157 to RAF as Mustang IV KM640. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13158 to RAF as Mustang IV KM641. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13159 to RAF as Mustang IV KM642. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13160 to RAF as Mustang IV KM643. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13161 to RAF as Mustang IV KM644. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13162 to RAF as Mustang IV KM645. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13163 to RAF as Mustang IV KM646. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13164 to RAF as Mustang IV KM647. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13165 to RAF as Mustang IV KM648. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13166 to RAF as Mustang IV KM649. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13167 to RAF as Mustang IV KM650. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13168 to RAF as Mustang IV KM651. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13169 to RAF as Mustang IV KM652. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13170 to RAF as Mustang IV KM653. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13171 to RAF as Mustang IV KM654. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13172 to RAF as Mustang IV KM655. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13173 to RAF as Mustang IV KM656. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13174 to RAF as Mustang IV KM657. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13175 to RAF as Mustang IV KM658. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13176 to RAF as Mustang IV KM659. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13177 to RAF as Mustang IV KM660. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13178 to RAF as Mustang IV KM661. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13179 to RAF as Mustang IV KM662. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13180 to RAF as Mustang IV KM663. SOC Jul 28, 1946
13181 built as F-6D-20-NT
13220 (18th FBG, 39th FIS) crashlanded at K-16, Korea, Jun 30, 1951.
13221 to RAF as Mustang IV KM664. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13222 to RAF as Mustang IV KM665. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13223 to RAF as Mustang IV KM666. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13224 to RAF as Mustang IV KM667. SOC Apr 26, 1946
13225 to RAF as Mustang IV KM668. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13226 to RAF as Mustang IV KM669. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13227 to RAF as Mustang IV KM670. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13228 to RAF as Mustang IV KM671. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13229 to RAF as Mustang IV KM672. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13230 to RAF as Mustang IV KM673. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13231 to RAF as Mustang IV KM674. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13232 to RAF as Mustang IV KM675. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13233 to RAF as Mustang IV KM676. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13234 to RAF as Mustang IV KM677. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13235 to RAF as Mustang IV KM678. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13236 to RAF as Mustang IV KM679. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13237 to RAF as Mustang IV KM680. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13238 to RAF as Mustang IV KM681. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13239 to RAF as Mustang IV KM682. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13240 to RAF as Mustang IV KM683. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13241 to RAF as Mustang IV KM684. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13242 to RAF as Mustang IV KM685. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13243 to RAF as Mustang IV KM686. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13244 to RAF as Mustang IV KM687. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13245 to RAF as Mustang IV KM688. SOC Jul 15, 1946
13246 to RAF as Mustang IV KM689. SOC Jul 28, 1946
13247 to RAF as Mustang IV KM690. SOC Apr 25, 1946
13248 to RAF as Mustang IV KM691. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13249 to RAF as Mustang IV KM692. SOC Jul 25, 1946
13250 to RAF as Mustang IV KM693. SOC Mar 28, 1946
13251 to RAF as Mustang IV KM694. SOC Jul 28, 1946
13252 to RAF as Mustang IV KM695. SOC Apr 25, 1946
44-13253/14052 North American P-51D-5-NA Mustang
MSN 109-26886/27685.
13253 (35th FIW) shot down by AAA Jan 15, 1952.
Some databases have this being on civil registry as N35FF, but this
was a different plane, an ex-El Salvador AF aircraft, identity unknown.
13256 (18th FBG, 12th FBS) crashed due to engine trouble Oct 22, 1951.
13257 assigned to NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, NAS Moffett Field, CA Mar 28, 1944 to Jun 2, 1944
Registered as NACA 108. Used for flying qualities, stability and control, and performance evaluations
Assigned to North American Aircraft, Inglewood, CA
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, later as NACA Langley Research Center,
Langley Field, VA Dec 22, 1944 to Jul 12, 1957. Registered as NACA 108. Sold on commercial market
as N4222A in 1957. Remanufactured to Cavalier F-51D Mk II
prototype in 1967. Sold to Lindsay Newspapers as as N51DL in 1972.
Now owned by Lindair, Inc of Sarasota, FL and still flying.
13259 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Mondolfo airfield, Marche, Italy Apr 21, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13260 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF) lost over Germany due to engine failure Sep 12, 1944. MACR 9167. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
13262 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy due to structural damage
Sep 14, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13263 (45h FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA near Amstetten, Austria Nov 11, 1944. MACR 9801.
Pilot killed. Remains found on Dec 8, 1953 near Amstetten, Austria. MACR says shot down over Klagenfurt which
was wrong.
13266 (318h FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy
Dec 20, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13269 (307th FS, 31s FG, 15th AF) crashed at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy due to engine failure Aug 22, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13271 (325th FG, 317th FS, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 16 mi SW of Szombathely, Hungary Jul 26, 1944.
MACR 7119. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13272 (325th FG, 317th FS, 15th AF) lost 15 mi SW of Zagreb, Yugoslavia due to bad weather Sep 21, 1944. MACR 8750.
Pilot MIA and believed killed.
13273 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed 5 mi SW of Tovazsony, Hungary due to engine failure Jul 16, 1944.
MACR 7026. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13274 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 15, 1945. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13275 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashlanded at Lesina Airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 7, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
13276 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Tarquinia airfield, Tarquinia, Italy Aug 15, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13278 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA 2 mi NE of Sisak, Yugoslavi and crashlanded in open snow-
covered field near a river Feb 2, 1945. Pilot survived and evaded capture with help from partisans.
Remains noted in 1989 in Yugoslavian National Aviation Museum, Belgrade
13279 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Lois") in taxiing accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Jun 30, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13280 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) groundlooped on takeoff at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Sep 4, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13281 (52nd FG, 5th FS, 15th AF) shot down by small arms fire while strafing a truck N of Zelenik, Yugoslavia
Sept 3, 1944. MACR 8624. Pilot bailed out and was rescued by Chetniks.
13282 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashlanded 5 m N of Csaszar, Hungary after aircraft was hit by explosion
of locomotive just strafed Nov 19, 1944. MACR 9965/ Pilot survived and became POW.
13283 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF, "Carolyn Ann") lost from unknown cause near Vielsalm, Belgium Jan 10, 1945. MACR 11876.
Pilot MIA
13284 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashlanded SW of Tirano, Italy due to engine failure Feb 28, 1945. MACR 12753.
Pilot survived and became POW.
13286 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) hit while parked by taxiing aircraft at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy
Nov 14, 1944. Aircraft damaged, believed repaired.
13287 (52nd FG, 4th FS, "Miss Ruth") salvaged Sept 1945.
13288 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) shot down by AAA near Szeghalom, Hungary Sep 1, 1944. MACR 8325.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13289 (52nd FG, 4th FS) salvaged Sept 1945.
13291 (318h FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Spinazzola, Italy Nov 24, 1944. Pilot killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
13292 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Sep 24, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13293 to RAAF as A68-1001. Used as pattern for Australian-assembled aircraft.
Scrapped Oct 8, 1951
13295 (45h FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Hptm Helmut Lipfert of JG 52/6
over airfield at Reghin, Rumania Aug 31, 1944. MACR 8628. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13296 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) crashlanded NW of Udine, Italy due to engine failure Oct 23, 1944. MACR 9450.
Aircraft crashlanded in midst of a firefight between German soldiers and partisans. Aircraft destroyed by
gunfire, pilot survived and returned to duty.
13298 (MSN 111-29531) QP*Q] 'Marie'. Accident landing at Madna, Italy 13Nov44
(52nd FG, 2nd FS, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause SW of Salzach, Austria Dec 8, 1944. MACR 10132.
Pilot killed.
13299 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Oct 7, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13300 (336th FW, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Manston, Kent, England Jun 7, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
13301 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Swami") crashlanded at RAF SintDenijs Airfield, Ghent, Belgium Sep 11, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13302 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Raunchy Runt") shot down by flak near Metz Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8400. Pilot evaded
13303 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing airfield at Neubrandenburg, Germany
Jun 20, 1944. MACR 6252. Made wheels-up belly landing in a field. Pilot survived and became POW.
13305 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF) shot down by flak near Nordlingen Oct 3, 1944. MACR 9261.
Pilot POW.
13306 (33rth FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Hitcham, Suffolk, England Oct 2, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13307 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF, "Butch") shot down by small arms fire while strafing trucks and crshed near
Combourg, France Jun 18, 1944. MACR 6251. Pilot killed.
13309 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF, "Fool's Paradise IV") in landing accident at Maupertus-sur-Mer A-15 Cherbourg Basse-Normandie,
France Jul 12, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13310 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing convoy 15 mi SW of Caen, France Jul 27, 1944.
MACR 8221. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13311 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause due to bad weather 3 mi SE of Stainach, Austria
Dec 8, 1944. MACR 10365. Pilot killed.
13312 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Oct 13, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13314 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit over west outskirts
of Beauvais, France Aug 18, 1944. MACR 7940. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
13315 (MSN 109-26948) 4th FG, 336th FS; code VF-W. "Djigooblie II". To Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2117.
13316 (MSN 109-26949) 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-C. "Nooky Booky II". 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-C. "Olivia de H"
To Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2115.
13317 (MSN 109-26950) (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, Donald Duck artwork L and R) crashed 3/4 mi E of Fordham, Cambridgeshire, England due to
engine failure Mar 18, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed. The plane in RAF Museum,
Hendon, painted as 413317 is actually 44-74409.
13318 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-N. "Frenesi" Named from popular song title
357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-N B.K's Battle Buggy
13319 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed after takeoff at Melbourn Village, Cambridgeshire, England Jan 13, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
13320 (352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 110G-2 flown by OBfw Stumpf of ZG 26/4 14 km NE of
Schewrin, 8 km SW of Bruel, Germany Jul 18, 1944. MACR 6782. Pilot KIA.
13321 (352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF, "Sexhunate/The Margarets" Name is pun on Sec.8. )
crashed 25 mi SE of Regensburg, Germany due to engine failure Apr 16, 1945. MACR 13860.
Pilot bailed out, but landed in tree and was killed. The plane
at Fantasy of Flight Museum painted as 413321 is actually 45-11507.
13322 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF, code QP-O. "Gloria III"
13324 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) crashed at Ghent, Belgium due to turbulence and bad weather Oct 18, 1944.
MACR 11378. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13325 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, "Rosie's Beau") crashed near Aachen, Germany after engine caught fire Mar 26, 1945.
Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute struck the tail of his aircraft.
13326 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashllanded at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England Jun 28, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13327 (381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) crashed 1 1/2 mi S of Surtainville, France due to engine failure Jul 26, 1944.
Pilot killed.
13328 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Fw. Erwin Schleef of JG 54/9 5 KM ESE
of Conches, France Jul 17, 1944. MACR 7165. Pilot killed.
13329 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Aug 9, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13330 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-B. "Picolo Pete"
13331 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crashed at Ash Canterbury, Kent, England due to engine fire Jun 28, 1944. Pilot
bailed out and survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13332 transferred to RAF as Mustang IV TK589 from USAAF stocks in UK for evaluation by A&AEE at Boscombe Down.
SOC Oct 24, 1946
13333 (361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 10 mi NE of Coulommiers, SW of Chateau Thierry, France
Jul 5, 1944. MACR 6555. Pilot bailed out and became POW
13334 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Leiston, Suffolk, England Dec 4, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged but was repaired and converted to 2-seater for use by 357th FG
13335 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-D. "Twyla Sue"
13336 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF, "Yankee Clipper") crashed from unknown cause at Hakendover near St-Trond Airfield, Sint-Truiden,
Belgium Oct 30, 1944. MACR 10243. Pilot was killed.
13338 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in forced landing at unknown location in Equrope Sep 1, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged but repaired and transfered to 3rd Gunnery and Target Tow Flight. Crahed at
Fotherdale Farm, Thixendale, Nort Yorkshire, England due to engine failure Jan 13, 1945. Pilot bailed
and airvraft was destroyed.
13339 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-S. 361st FG, 375th FS; code E2-M
13340 (361st FG, 374th FS) crashed 10 mi E of Gottingen, Germany after aircraft caught fire Feb 22, 1945.
MACR 12674. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13341 converted to 2-seater for use by 479th FG, 476th FS, 8th AF
13342 (364th FG 384th FS 5Y-T, 8th AF) damaged when aircraft cartwheeled
(probably during landing) at Honnington,Suffolk, Aug 27, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13343 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Aug 6, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13344 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Hawkedon, Suffolk, England after aircraft caught fire in flight
Oct 13, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13345 (MSN 109-26978) Delivered to the USAAF May44. Eighth Air Force, England. 364th Fighter
Squadron [C5*?], 357th Fighter Group, Leiston (Station 373), Suffolk. �Mary Ann�. Returning from a
bomber escort mission to Rechlin, north-eastern Germany, the fighter landed at Lomma, Sk�ne, Sweden 25Aug44.
MACR 7947. This plane escorted another Mustang [42-106854] with engine trouble which diverted to Lomma.
After the other Mustang had crash landed in a field, the pilot landed next to it, possibly with the intention
of picking up the other pilot and flying him to England. However, this did not happen and both pilots
were interned in Korsn�s until they were sent back to England 26Oct44. The Mustang was undamaged
and flown over to Bulltofta, Malm� for storage. From there, it was flown up to Barkarby, Stockholm
by the American air attach� 7Oct44. It then remained at Barkarby until next spring when it was
included among the Mustangs that were bought by the Kungliga Flygf�rvaltningen/Royal Swedish Air Force
Materiel Administration 9Apr45. Flown to Uppsala Jul45. Royal Swedish Air Force / Kungl Svenska
Flygvapnet 30Jul45 as J 26, serial 26003. F 16 Wing, Uppsala. Propeller and right wing damaged in a
collision on the ground with Sk 15 [Klemm Kl 35], 5002 16Apr46. SOC 3Jun46. Ground instructional
airframe at Uppsala; later to Flygvapnets Tekniska Skola, V�ster�s [noted Nov48]; scrapped\
13347 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF) crashed 6 km E of Bremervorde, NE of Bremen, Germany Oct 12, 1944. MACR 9503.
Pilot killed. Germany claims it was shot down by fighter but cannot find any record of it.
13348 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed 1.5 mi SW of Crulai, France due to engine failure Aug 7, 1944. MACR 8224.
Pilot thrown clear of the wrechage after crash and was injured. Fate unknown.
13349 355th FG, 354th FS, 8thAF; code WR-W. "Margie II"
355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force, 8th AF; code WR-W. "Margie II"
13350 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-A. "Miss Velma"
55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-A. "Merrimack"
13351 55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-Q. "Dottie Q"
13352 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed after midair collision over England Sep 9, 1944. Pilot bailed out and
survived, aicraft was destroyed.
13353 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Aug 2, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13354 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Slugger") shot down by flak W of Horsten Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13409. Pilot bailed out and became POW
13355 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) lost from unknown cause SE of Paris, France Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8495.
Lasst seen after shooting down a Fw 190A. Pilot MIA and presumed killed.
13356 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Mollies ????") in takeoff accident due to engine failure at RAF Great Little Walden, Essex,
England Nov 8, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13357 (361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF, "Tika IV/Sailor Girl Shirl") lost in accident near Little Walden, UK Nov 16, 1944.
13359 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) lost from unknown cause over Europe Jan 13, 1945. Pilot killed.
13360 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing truck and crashed 2 k MW of Serans, 24
km NW of Pontoise, France Aug 13, 1944. MACR 7766. Pilot killed.
13361 (487th FS, 32nd FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Chievres airfield A-84, Casteau, Belgium Mar 21, 1945.
Pilot bailed out but was killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13362 (352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Neerlage, 6 km NNW of Bentheim, Germany Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12623.
Pilot KIA
13363 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF, "Bama Blitz") shot down by AAA while strafing locomotives at Eberbach, Germany Nov 5, 1944.
MACR 10441. Pilot killed.
13364 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause SW of Ploesti, Rumania Jul 31, 1944. MACR 7155.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13366 355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF; code YF-K. "Darling Jane (L) Darling Marion (R)"
355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF; code YF-K. Artwork - Two dice showing 2 & 5
13367 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Jun 29, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13368 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Jul 11, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13369 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England due to
engine failure Sep 9, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13370 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, "San Antone Rose") crashed at Glissen, 10 km SE of Uchte, Germany due to engine failure
Dec 5, 1944. MACR 10820. Pilot killed.
13371 on display at Hill AFB, UT. The static display airframe at Hill AFB is a
composite of parts from several airframes, including some from the 'real' 44-13371.
13372 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed 2 mi SW of Haverhill, Suffolk, England due to structural failure
Aug 11, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aicraft was destroyed.
13373 (381th FS, 363rd FG) went down Morlaix area ?(heading back to an emergency landing strip). Pilot evaded.
13374 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF, "Julia") crashed 6 km E of Homberg between Bernshause and Oberbeisheim, Germany
due to engine failure Sep 13, 1944. MACR 8666. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13375 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF, "Penny III") shot down by AAA and crashed N of Praha Kbely airfield, Prague,
Czechoslovakia Apr 16, 1945. MACR 14126. Pilot survived and became POW.
13376 (318h FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Jul 10, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13377 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-A. "White Rat"
339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-G. "Night-Mare"
339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-P. "Night-Mare". aircraft from 503 FS. Name retained.
13378 (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF, "Ollie") forcelanded near Lulz, 6 km N of Simmern, Germany due to engine failure
Dec 12, 1944. MACR 11309. Aircraft set on fire and burned by pilot to prevent its capture.
Pilot became POW.
13379 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, "Miss Idaho") crashed from unknown cause in English Channel Feb 6, 1945. MACR 12168.
Pilot killed.
13380 (9th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Laon/Athies Airfield A-69, Picardy,
France Mar 22, 1945. Pilot survived. I have a photo showing wingtip and props damage Mar 22, 1945
13382 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashlanded at Kraljevo, Yugoslavia due to engine failure Sep 2, 1944. MACR 8267.
Pilot survived and evaded.
13384 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF, "Joyce") in landing accident at Gael airfield A-31 Brittany, France due to
structural failure Sep 9, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13385 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 800 Me from Rudolfstein, 12 km NW of Hof,
Germany Aug 24, 1944. MACR 7946. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13386 (359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF, "Miss Janet") shot down by AAA 15 mi NE of Rouen, France Aug 2, 1944. MACR 7734. Pilot bailed
out and evaded.
13387 (359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF) shot down by small arms fire 8 mi N of Combourg, France Jun 21, 1944. MACR 6254.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13388 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF "Peter Beater") crashlanded at RAF Leiston Apr 3, 1945. Pilot survived but aircraft was
destroyed.
13389 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Kebly Airfield, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Apr 16, 1945. MACR 13923. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13390 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF East Wrentham, Norfolk, England Oct 26, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13391 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-Z. "Lone Star Lady"
361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-K. "Vi"
361st FG, 376th FS, 8th Af; code E9-X
13392 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Great Little Walden Mar 9, 1945. Aicraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
13394 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-B. "Betty Jane II"
13395 (352nd FG, 486th FS. 8th AF, "This is it") shot down by Bf 109G-6 near Merseburg, Germany Jul 29,1944. MACR 7579. Pilot
bailed out and became POW
13397 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Steeple Morden,
Cambridgeshire, England due to engine failure Oct 4, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13398 (352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF) crashlanded 20 mi SE of Chalons, France due to engine failure Aug 17, 1944. MACR 8134.
Pilot survived and evaded. Aircraft strafed and destroyed by other P-51D to prevent its capture.
13399 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) damaged from unknown cause at Piryatin airfield, Ukraine during Operation
Frantic Jun 21, 1944. DBR and left there to the Russians.
13400 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Cricqueville Airfield A-2 Basse-Normandie, France
Aug 3, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13401 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-L. "Diann Ruth II"
13402 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit NE of Budapest,
Hungary Jul 2, 1944. MACR 6799. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13403 crashed near Warton, England Jun 12, 1944. Pilot killed.
There had been a catastrophic structural failure of the wing assembly.
13404 (359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Wutike, 20 km S of Wittstock, Germany Sep 12, 1944. MACR 8650.
Pilot KIA.
13405 (381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Staplehurst, Kent, England Jun 7, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13406 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Bama Rebel") in taxiing accident at Chievres airfield A-84, Casteau, Belgium Feb 3, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13407 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Lavenham, Suffolk, England Jun 29, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13408 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-Q. "Bobbie Jeanne (L) Ah Fung Goo II (R)"
13410 (361th FG, 375th FS, 8th AF, "Lou IV(L), Ah Fung Goo (R)") shot down at Boisleux-au-Mont 8 km S of Arria, France by ground fire
during ground attack Aug 12, 1944. MACR 7784. Pilot KIA.
13411 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) in midair collision over Zuider Zee, Holland Nov 20, 1944. MACR 10535
Wreckage recovered 1970; Zuid-Flevoland
13412 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF) hit by wingman's gunfire and bellied in 8 mi NE of Nordhausen,
Germany Aug 24, 1944. Pilot John Godfrey POW. MACR 7941. Plane was not named "Reggie's Reply" and it
was not his personal aircraft.
13413 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 2 km SE of Wintringen, Near Gervenmacher, France
Jul 16, 1944. MACR 6705 and 6714. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13414 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Jul 17, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13416 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed 20 mi NW of Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia due to bad weather Sep 21, 1944.
MACR 8751. Pilot killed.
13418 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-13463 15 mi NE of Budapest, Hungary
and crashed Jul 2, 1944. MACR 6336. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13419 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-14453 and crashed 5 mi SE of Lesina
airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 17, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13420 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Tarquinia airfield, tarquinia, Italy Aug 15, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13421 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed on landing at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 8, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13422 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at San severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 5, 1944
13423 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Tarquinia airfield, Italy Aug 15, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13425 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) groundlooped at Lesina airfield, Foggia Italy Aug 6, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft was destroyed.
13427 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed into Adriatic Sea due to engine failure Dec 27, 1944. MACR 10933.
Pilot killed.
13429 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) hit by AA and crashed into Adratic Sea 40 mi N of Mondolfo, Italy Mar 12, 1945.
MACR 13006. Pilot bailed out and was seen to hit the water, but never seen again and believed drowned.
13430 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) lost from unknown cause 10 mi W of Budapest, Hungary Mar 14, 1945.
MACR 12993. Pilot last heard from saying he was low on fuel and going to Russia. Fate unknown
13431 (52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Vezky fillage, Kromeriz County, Czechoslovakia Aug 22, 1944.
Pilot killed
13433 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause in Adriatic Sea Oct 23, 1944. MACR 9449. Pilot killed.
Also MACR 7467 when made wheels-up belly landing near Chisinau, Rumania Aug 4, 1944. Aircraft must have
been repaired.
13434 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Mar 26, 1945. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13435 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 15, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13436 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed 25 mi N of Skoplje, Yugoslavia due to mechanical failure
Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7201. Pilot killed.
13437 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing locomotives at Ulm, Germany and crashed at
Renningen, SW of Leonberg, Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12460. Pilot killed.
13440 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 22, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13442 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 4, 1944. Only ground crew
involved and none injured. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13446 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by friendly fire fron P-38 by mistake during B-17 escort mission
to aircraft factor at Budapest, Hungary Jul 30, 1944. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13448 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) hit in coolong system during air battle with German aircraft over Vrance
Mountains of Rumania Aug 4, 1944. Able to fly until engine failed and crashed 2 1/2 mi SW of Nehoiu, Rumania.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
13449 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th F) in taxiing accidnet at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 24, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13450 (31st FG, 307th FS, 15th AF) crashed from known cause S of Nassereith, Austria Jul 18, 1944. MACR 7071.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13451 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) ground looped at Rimini airield, Italy Mar 13, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13452 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy
Jan 12, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13453 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Chisinau, Rumania Aug 4, 1944. MACR 7297.
Pilot killed. A Russian report claims that a P-51 was fired on and crashed behind Russian lines. Could
be this aircraft.
13454 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause N of Tapolca, Hungary Aug 7, 1944. MACR 14418.
Pilot MIA and believed killed.
13456 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed near Carole 30 km E of Treviso, Italy due to engine failure
Oct 9, 1944. MACR 8978. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13457 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Krems, Austria Aug 28, 1944. MACR 7964.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
13459 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) hit by AA 25 mi NE of Bugojno, Yugoslavia and made forced landing Nov 19, 1944.
MACR 9969. Pilot survived and evaded with help of partisans.
13461 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-K
13463 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-13418 15 mi NE of Budapest, Hungary
and crashed Jul 2, 1944. MACR 6337. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13466 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed 4.5 kn NW of Lengries, 6 km S of Bad Tolz, Bavaria, Germany
due to engine failure Feb 16, 1945. MACR 12149. Pilot killed.
13468 (5th FS, 52nd FS, 15th AF) crashed during wheels up belly landing at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy
Mar 15, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13469 95th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Oct 29, 1944. Pilot survived
but aircraft was destroyed
13470 (325th FG, 317th FS, 15th AF) crashed 40 mi SE of Salzburg, Austria due to possible oxygen system
failure Dec 9, 1944. MACR 10364. Pilot killed.
13471 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "The Comet") Presentation aircraft from Hackensack High School, NJ.
Crashed 2 mi NE of RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England due to structural
failure Jul 8, 1944. Pilot bailed out, aircraft was destroyed.
13472 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-14/AS flown by Lt Gernot Stein of JG 27/6 E of
Neusiedler See, Austria Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6595. Pilot bailed out and became POW
13474 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed NNW of Alland 20 km W of Modling, Austria
Jul 16, 1944. MACR 6963. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13475 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed after wing failed uring dive SW of Brasov, Rumania Jul 4, 1944.
MACR 6890. Pilot killed.
13476 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in forced landing 3 mi S of San Severo airfield, Foggia, Ital due to engine
failure Jun 24, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13477 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA SE of Szombathely, Hungary Oct 21, 1944. MACR 9331.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13478 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Bockfliess, Austria Jun 26, 1944. MACR 6326.
Last seen after shooting down a Bf 109G-6 fighter. Pilot was killed.
13479 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 14, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13482 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 12 mi SE of Verona, Italy Jul 6, 1944.
MACR 6513. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13483 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed 12 mi N of Imotski, Yugoslavia due to engine failure Jan 19, 1945.
MACR 11275. Fate of pilot unknown.
13484 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 10 mi S of Foggia, Italy Jul 13, 1944. Pilot
bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13485 (52nd FG, 4th FS, 15th AF) crashed in Adratic Sea off Yugoslavia due to mechanical failure Nov 11, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and was seen in water, but when rescue aircraft arrived he was not found and believed
drowned.
13487 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) made wheels up belly landing for unknown reason SE of Trencin, Czechoslovakia
Jun 30, 1944. MACR 6392. Pilot survived and became POW.
13488 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy due to engine
failure Feb 1, 1945. Pilot survive, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13489 (4th FG, "Suzy") shot down by ground fire during strafing
attack on airfield near Munich Apr 9, 1945. Pilot killed
13490 (307th FS, 31wt FG, 15th AF) crshed during wheels-up belly landing at Mondolfo airfield, Marche, Italy due
to mechanical failure Mar 10, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13492 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy
Oct 20, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destoyed.
13493 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 7, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13495 9307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crshed at Forni, Italy due to engine failure Jul 18, 1944. MACR 7118.
Pilot bailed out and returned to duty.
13496 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause in Adriatic Sea off Yugosolovia Nov 11, 1944.
MACR 9799. Pilot killed.
13497 (HQ, 305th Bombardment Wing, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause off coast of Italy into Adriatic Sea
Aug 13, 1945. MACR 14859. Pilot killed.
13498 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed 4 mi SE of Lienz, Austria due to engine failure Apr 5, 1945.
MACR 13645. Pilot killed.
13500 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA at Campoformkdo, 19 mi Se of Udine, Italy Nov 16, 1944.
MACR 9891. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
13501 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA after strafing railroad 10 mi S of Novi Sad,
Yugoslavia Sep 1, 1944. MACR 8330. Pilot bailed out and evaded and was rescued by civilians and was
taken to partisan headquarters.
13503 (307th FS, 31st FG) force landed on sand Oct 25, 1944, swerved into water and demolished. Pilot OK.
13504 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) hit by AA while strafing truck NE of Udine, Italy and crashlanded in
field Apr 26, 1945. Pilot survived, but fate unknown. Has MACR but no MACR number.
13505 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) groundlooped at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 21, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13506 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 11, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13507 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Jul 8, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13508 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed NE of Ploesti, Rumania due to engine failure Jul 28, 1944.
MACR 7113. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13509 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed SE of Szombathely, Hungary due to engine failure Jan 31, 1945.
MACR 11839. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13512 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Jun 24, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged. With 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF Crashed 200 yards NW of AAF Station 109 Jun 9, 1945 after pilot
lost control while performing aerobatics. Pilot killed.
13513 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Aug 3, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaded, unknown if repaired.
13515 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Daisy Mae IV") in taxiing accident at Saint Dizier, France Jan 13, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13516 (307th FS, 31stFG, 15th AF) lost from unknwon cause SW of Nikopol, Bulgaria Jul 31, 1944. MACR 7465.
Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
13517 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Sebastian Jr") in takeoff acident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 12, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13518 (357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF, "Sorse's Itch") lost in combat with Bf 109s Sep 19, 1944 near Ahaus, Holland.
MACR 8796. Pilot KIA
13519 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Shardlowe Farm, Gosfield, Essex,
England due to engine failure Dec 10, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13520 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Nov 10, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damage, unknown if repaired.
13521 (MSN 109-27154) with 504th FS, 339th FG, 8th crashed near St Justin Chausson, 26 km ENE of Beauvais,
France after wing hit by bomb blast Aug 13, 1944. MACR 7775. Pilot killed. Recovered at an unknown
date by English person and has been under restoration since 1999. Registered to English user as G-MRLL
Aug 22, 2005. Made first flight after restoration Jul 26, 2008. Registration G-MRLL cancelled May 18, 2017
and to N383FJ May 3-, 2017 with Sky West Aviation Inc, Albuquerque, NM
13522 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Little Girl") shot down by AAA near Charleroi, Belgium Aug 17, 1944. MACR 8127. Pilot bailed
out and evaded.
13524 transferred to RAF as Mustang IV TK586 from USAAF stocks in UK for evaluation by A&AEE at Boscombe Down.
Flown with RAF markings with USAAF serial. TK586 was SOC Jul 21, 1947.
13525 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed during wheels-8- belly landing at RAF Wormingford, Essex,
England Sep 27, 1944. Aircraft badly damaged, scrapped at Herzogenaurach, Germany at end of WW 2.
13526 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF, "Kay") hit by flak while chasing Me 410 Jul 7, 1944 and pilot bailed out but chute did not
open. MACR 6792. Pilot KIA
13527 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Nov 9, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13529 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Pandemonium") shot down by AAA 1.5 km W of Weissenborn, SW of Mulhausen, Germany Sep 11, 1944.
MACR 8649. Pilot KIA.
13530 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-A. "Babylon Panther"
352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-A. "Duchess"
352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-A. "Millie"
13531 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Ole III") in takeoff accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Sep 8, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13532 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG) made belly landing at Castricum, 2km S of Uitgeest, 15 km NW of
Amsterdam, Netherlands after hitting something while flying very low Oct 22, 1944. MACR 10114. Pilot POW.
13533 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-U. "Eileen 1st"
352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-U. "We Three" Name means the pilot's echo, his shadow and himself.
13534 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause while strafing grans NW of Strasbourg, France
Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8297. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
13535 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-R. "Black's Bird"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-R. "Chattanooga Choo Choo / V-2"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-R. "Wilma"
13536 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed at Gael airfield A-31 Brittany, France due to structural failure
Sep 9, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13537 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-W. "Sweet Thing IV"
13538 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Amiens, France Jul 5, 1944. MACR 6556. Pilot killed.
13539 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-O
359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-O. "Sadie / Mona"
359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-O. "Diane"
13540 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Betsy K") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Lewes, East Sussex, England due to
engine failure Feb 6, 1945. Pilot bailed out, aircraft was destroyed.
13541 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Nancy") collided in midair with P-51D 44-14331 and crashed at Zartzig, 2km SE of Stargard,
Poland Oct 7, 1944. MACR 9255. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13542 (326th Ferry Squadron, 1st Transport Group, 9th AF) in landing accident at Creil airfield A-81, Creil, France
while on ferry flight Feb 8, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13543 (357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF, "Just Right") shot down Sep 18, 1944 near Svelen, Holland in combat with
Fw 190s. MACR 8795. Pilot KIA
13544 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) lost from unknown cause S of Mayeene, France Aug 7, 1944. MACR 8226. Last
seen going after a Bf 109. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
13545 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-I
359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-Q
13546 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "The Shillelagh") shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Ofw. Anton Benning of JG 301/10 Dec 5, 1944 S of
Eberswalde, Germany. MACR 10809. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13547 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-Z
13548 (9th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause at St Trond Airfield A-92, Sint-
Truiden, Belgium May 5, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13549 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "My Ready Steady") crashed after being hit by explosion of boxcar he was strafing at Magdeburg,
Germany Feb 14, 1945. MACR 15907. Pilot killed.
13550 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Orconte airfield A-66 Champagne, Ardenne, France
Sep 19, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13551 (9th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Laon-Athies airfield
A-69, Picardy, France Mar 10, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
Reported on display at Texas Flying Legends Museum.
13552 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-Y. "Pizda"
13553 (355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force-Exp, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Obstlt Herert Ihlefeld of JG 1/Stab near Paris Aug 1, 1944.
MACR 7727. Pilot KIA
13554 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Saint Martin-des-Champs, France Aug 13, 1944. MACR 8509.
Pilot killed.
13555 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th Af; code WD-D. "Thunder Bird" Name from Arizona heritage (Mesa AZ)
13556 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Eleanor IV") crashed at Orlishausen, 20 km NW of Weimar, Germany while strafing two Ju 52s
Jul 29, 1944. MACR 7719. Pilot killed.
13557 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, 8th AF) in taxiiing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Dec 9, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13558 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-B. "Sweet Helen II"
13559 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF, *Ready Eddy*) crahed into hill 15 Mi From Mericour, France while evading flak
Nov 8, 1944. MACR 10185. Pilot KIA.
13560 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by 20-mm AAA and crashed at Volkinger Gemeindewald, 2 km from
Puttlingen, Germany Oct 14, 1944. MACR 9789. Pilot killed.
13561 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by Lt Heinrich Hartmann of JG 53/13 NE of
Karlsruhe, Germany Oct 29, 1944. MACR 10255. Pilot killed.
13562 (356th FS, 354th FG)
13563 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit near La Ferte-Fernet 40 km
from Lisieux, France Aug 18, 1944. Pilot killed.
13564 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Little Nobody") shot down by flak near Zulpich and crashed at Weisskirchen Nov 20, 1944.
MACR 10297. Pilot KIA
13565 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Baltimore Jo Jo") shot down by flak near Pont a Mousson Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8399. Pilot KIA
13566 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause S of Caen, France Jul 25, 1944. MACR 6831. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
13567 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit near La Ferte-Fernet 40
km from Lisieux, France Aug 18, 1944. MACR 8145. Pilot killed.
13568 (375th FS, 361st FG) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Chievres Airfield A-84 Casteau, Belgium
Apr 3, 1945. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13569 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, FABASCA II") crashlanded at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England due to structural
failure Jun 20, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13570 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Little Bev") crashed 3 mi S of Augsburg, Germany due to engine failure Apr 9, 1945. MACR 13962.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13571 (MSN 109-27024) converted to Cavalier Musting Mk 2 and reserialled 68-15796. There is also a report that this
plane (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Jolly Roger") ditched in English Channel Feb 10, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft lost.
13573 (363rd FS, 357th FG) crashlanded at RAF Leiston aifield Apr 18, 1945 after ran out of fuel returning
from mission. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13574 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF) lost in midair collision with P-51B 42-106910 near Munster-Rheine Nov 26, 1944.
MACR 11079. Pilot KIA.
13575 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Grove, Oxfordshire, England Aug 18, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13576 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 3 mi NE of Louviers, France Jul 9, 1944. MACR 6790. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
13577 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Barentin, NW of Rouen, France while strafing locomotive
Aug 13, 1944. MACR 7767. Pilot bailed out and evaded with help from French civilians.
13578 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-W. "Trusty Rusty"
357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-Z. "Mom Smith's Li'l Angel". Named for the pilot's fraternity house mother at college
357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-H. Lost 29 May 45
13579 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-T. "Vicky Belle"
13580 (20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF, "Little Ronnie") crashedn near Deventer 1km S of Odenzaal, Netherlands Oct 26, 1944.
due to engine failure. MACR 10118. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13581 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed near Leipzig, Germany due to stall and spin Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10518.
Pilot killed.
13582 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crshlanded at Thornage Hall near Holt, Norfolk, England after ran out of fuel
Jul 21, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircrat was destroyed.
13583 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-L. "Shoo Shoo Baby"
13584 (5045h FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Fw. Janke of JG 3/3 near Gandersheim and
crashed at Greene 7 km NE of Einbeck, Germany Aug 16, 1944. MACR 8137. Pilot KIA.
13585 (9th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th AF) crashed during wheels up belly landing in France due to
engine failure Jan 11, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13586 (364th FS, 357th FG, "Hurry Home Honey") crashed 1 km W of Lenglern near Northeim, Germany due to engine failure Feb 3, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13587 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) hit by AAA while strafing German convoy near Breuteuil, France and made wheels-up
belly landing NW of Bernon, France Aug 26, 1944. MACR 8498. Pilot survived and was seen running to
a hedgerow. Fate unknown.
13588 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 10 mi W of Fauville, France Aug 13, 1944. Made wheels up belly landing
in a field, pilot survived and evaded. Aircraft strafed by other P-51s and caught fire and burned to
prevent its capture. MACR 7601.
13589 (355th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Walberswick, England due to engine failure Jul 26, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft
was destroyed.
13590 "Piccadilly Prince III" used in England by 68th FW/HQ Flight
13591 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Chugger II") shot down by flak over Rechlin Apr 4, 1945. MACR 13956. Pilot POW
13592 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing at St-Trond Airfield, Sint-Truiden, Belgium Oct 17, 1944. Pilot
survived, aicraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13593 crashed Jun 27, 1944 near Preston, England. Pilot killed.
13594 (18th FBG, 39th FIS) dove into W end of railroad tunnel near
Hwadong-ni, Korea Nov 3, 1951.
13595 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Saint Dizier airfield A-64, Saint Dizier, France
Nov 19, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13596 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Screamin' Demon") shot down by AAA 10 km NE of Mengen, Germany Nov 18, 1944. MACR 10300. Pilot KIA
13597 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Moose") lost from explosion from unknown cause in England Oct 24, 1944
13598 (368th FS, 359th FG) crashed between Colchester and Earls Colne, Essex, England due to engine failure
Aug 1, 1944. Pilot bailed out.
13600 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Apr 11, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13601 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause off Juist Island in East Frisian Islands in
North Sea Aug 6, 1944. MACR 7542. Pilot bailed out but died later
13602 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in English Channel Jul 13, 1944. Pilot bailed out but
drowned.
13603 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Li'l Evey") in landing accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Jul 24, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
13604 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Zombie II/Lovin' Lulu III") ground looped at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Apr 4, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13606 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Louisiana Heatwave") lost Oct 24, 1944 when crashlanded
at A-89 Le Coulet field, Belgium. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13607 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Mary Bell III") crashed 10 mi W of Oberhof, Germany due to mechanical failure Sep 13, 1944.
MACR 8665. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13608 (Headquarters, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA N of Birkenfeld, Germany Jul 13, 1944. MACR 6711 and 6719.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13609 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed near Halle, Germany due to fuel system malfunction Jul 28, 1944.
MACR 7583. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13610 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF) lost in North Sea off Hoek van Holland, Netherlands
Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12652. Pilot KIA
13611 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG) in taxiing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Jan 21, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13612 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Oh Murder") crashed from unknown cause at Virelles, 2.5 KM NE of Chimay, 41 km SW of
Charleroi, France Aug 17, 1944. MACR 8138. Pilot killed.
13613 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-C
13614 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Lechfeld, Germany Mar 22, 1945. Pilot killed.
13615 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) in midair collison over Zuider Zee, Holland Nov 20, 1944. MACR 10536.
Parts recovered 1978; Veluwemeer
13616 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Baggy Pants")shot down by machine gun fire near Weissenburg, Germany and made wheels-up belly landing at
Oberhatching, 10 mi S of Munich, Germany Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8694. Pilot POW.
13617 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by Fwe Heinz Grubeer of JG 53/5 and crashed
2 mi S of Scheidt, 20 nkm SE of Germersheim, Germany Nov 17, 1944. MACR 10520. Pilot bailed out and
became POW
13618 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed near Landshut, Germany after caught in explosion of train just strafed
Feb 28, 1945. Pilot killed.
13619 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "W illiams Villian") shot down by AA near Soissons, France Aug 12, 1944. MACR 7602. Pilot POW.
13620 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Peche, 28 km SW of Dinant, Belgium Aug 12, 1944.
MACR 7626. Pilot killed.
13621 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Gael airfield A-31 Brittany, France Aug 27, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13623 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Skipper") crashed NW of Sommesous, France after hit by exlosion of locomotive and
freight cars just strafed Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7768. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
13624 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Sniffles III") shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 26 Sep 23, 1944
W of Kefeld, Germany. MACR 9161. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13625 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in English Channel Aug 18, 1944. Pilot survived
and was rescued.
13626 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-M "Sweet Thing IV"
13627 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-E. "Dot"
339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-F. "Spar"
13628 339th FG, 8th AF;
13629 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-F Dee
13630 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Pittsburgh Smoker") lost to engine failure Putten, Netherlands Nov 2, 1944.
Pilot evaded. Plane marked as 44-13630 and registered as N151CF is really 44-84933.
13631 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels up belly landing at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire,
England Jul 17, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13632 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Cantelupe Farm, Trumpingtn, Cambridgeshire, England due to engine
failure Aug 6, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
13633 (359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF, "Satan's Lady/Diane") lost 1.5 km W of Ijzendijke, Netherlands
Sep 28, 1944. MACR 9265. Pilot POW
13634 (162nd TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in midair collision at Montreuil airfield A-38, France Sep 20, 1944.
Able to land. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13635 (312th Ferry Squadron, 27th Aircraft Transport Group, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Stafford,
Staffordshire, England while on ferry flight Jul 4, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13636 (2n Scouting Force (experimental), 355th FG, 8th AF) wings came off during a
high speed dive and crashed near Didington, England Aug 23, 1944.
13637 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded in Luxembourg Feb 1, 1945. Pilot survived and returned. Aircraft
was destroyed.
13640 (381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 10 mi NE of Avranches, France Aug 8, 1944. MACR 8230.
Pilot bailed out and was seen to land savely, but fate unknown.
13641 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed after takeoff 2 mi W of Littlebury, Essex, England Jul 22, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13642 55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-K. "Krazy Kid" (L&R)
13643 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Sweet Patootie") hit by AAA and crashlanded at Ober-Roden near Nuwied, Germany Dec 23, 1944.
MACR 11081. Pilot killed.
13644 (MSN 109-27277) to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2114.
13645 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-M. "Texas Queen"
13646 (361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF, "Li'l Larry") right wing broke off at the gun bay while doing routine maneuvers, causing vicious snap
roll which threw pilot out of cockpit, still strapped to his seat Apr 24, 1945. The seat fell away as he
parachuted to safety. Plane crashed 4 1/2 mi S Of Kings Lynn, Norfolk, England.
13648 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed during high speed dive at College Farm, Weeley, Essex, England Sep 12, 1994.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
13649 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Mar 28, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraf badly damaged, repaired and converted to 2-seater for use by 355th FG
13650 (3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG, 8th AF) colllided in midair wih another aircraft at RAF Lavenham, Suffolk, England
Feb 4, 1945. Able to land. Aircraft badly damaged. 78th FG, 82nd FS, 8th AF; code MX-C. Ground looped 27 June 45
13651 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 6 mi S of Noyon, France Aug 18, 1944. MACR 8133.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
13652 (361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF) aircraft broke up due to structural failure during training mission Aug 29, 1944
and crashed near Middleton. Pilot killed.
13653 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-Q. "Polly"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-Q. "Carrie Bee V"
13654 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF, "Georgia Peach") hit tree after shooting down Bf 109 near Simmersfeld Aug 3, 1944.
MACR 7728. Pilot POW.
13655 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-L. Aircraft salvaged 2 August 44
13656 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Bayou Baby II") crashed on takeoff at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Oct 6, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13657 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA from train at Holzen, 2 km SW of Uelzen, Germany
Feb 19, 1945. MACR 12502. Pilot killed.
13658 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Jul 11, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13659 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Morphine Sue II") in taxiing accident at RAF Tuddenham, Suffolk, England Feb 20, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13660 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-B. "Jeanie"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-B. "My Kath"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-B. "Panty Waste / Snuggle Bunny"
13661 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-W. "Sissie"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-W. "Coon Dog IV"
13662 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed after midair collision 4 mi W of Glatton, Cambridgeshire, England
Jul 25, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13663 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded making a wheels-up belly landing on beach at Cape Ferret, France
after low or fuel Aug 26, 1944. MACR 8532. Pilot survived and evadedd and made his way to Spain.
13664 (20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF) crashed S of Kemptendorf E of Neuhausen, Germany Feb 20, 1945 after being hit
by debris from exploding railroad car. MACR 12547. Pilot KIA
13665 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed near Brumets 18 km WNW of Chateau-Thierry, France after aircraft
caught fire Jul 3, 1944. MACR 7577. Pilot killed.
13666 produced as first prototype F-6D-5-NA
13667 (77th FG, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Almy Too/Sneebo") in landing accident at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England May 1, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13668 MSN 109-27301 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Rocky Mt. Canary") crashed after takeoff near
RAF Wormingford, Essex, England due to mechanical
failure Oct 9, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
Conflict:
Registered as G-CLRG on September 4, 2020 to Air Leasing Limited, Sywell, Northampton, Northamptonshire.
13669 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Pegelin") crashed 120 mi NW of Liege, Belgium due to mechanical failure Oct 5, 1944.
MACR 9266. Pilot killed.
13670 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Ebergung, Germany Nov 9, 1944. MACR 10443.
Pilot killed.
13671 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-X. "Little Skunk"
352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-X. "Miss Anne"
13672 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Orconte airfield A-66 Champagne-Ardenne, France
Sep 18, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13673 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Jul 17, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13674 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Fat Stuff") ditched in English Channel due to engine failure Jul 20, 1944. Pilot
survived and was rescued, but aircraft was lost.
13675 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF) probably accidently shot down by 358FS pilot when he cut between him and a Bf 109
Sep 18, 1944. MACR 9238. Pilot KIA
13676 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England Nov 26, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13677 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Miss Steve/Fickle Fanny") crashed during wheels-up belly landing 1 mi from RAF Steeple Morden,
Cambridgeshire, England due to engine failure Mar 18, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
13679 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed 40 km SE wo Neufchatel, 10 km N of Floreaville, France due to engine
failure Aug 8, 1944. MACR 7764. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13680 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "The Roller") crashed during wheels-up belly landing 5 mi SSW of Lowestoft, Suffolk,
England after ran out of fuel Nov 4, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13681 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Pat and Mike") crashlanded Dec 31, 1944 near RAF Leiston due to engine failure. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed
13682 converted to F-6D-5-NA. With 162nd TRS, attached to Provisional Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) shot down
by AAA at Hofen, 5 km NE of Stuttgart, Germany Dec 12, 1944. MACR 10459. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13684 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed after midair collision at Seven Wents Road, Ightham, Kent, England
Jul 31, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13685 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Brest, France after ran out of fuel
Jan 13, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13686 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Rugged Rebel") crashed at Neuringe Bentheim, Germiny due to engine failure Feb 3, 1945.
MACR 12173. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13687 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Dizzy Rebel") crashed at Vresse Belgium Aug 23, 1945 while on a navigational trainig flight. Aircraft spun out of
control due to pilot error. Took off from Munich/Neubiberg Airfield R-85 south of Munich Germany
and going to home base at (RAF Kings Cliffe Airfield) Station USAAF-367 Cambridgeshire England. MACR 15866.
Pilot was killed. Aircraft was destroyed.
13688 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Donna Dae VI") crashed 10 mi SW of Heligoland Island in North Sea due to engine failure Aug 27, 1944.
MACR 8310. Pilot bailed out and was seen in a dinghy but could not be found when air-sea rescue arrived.
He must have drowned.
13689 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF, "traveler III") shot down by flak Sep 11,
1944 over Lexmond/Meerkerk, Netherlands. Pilot evaded and
stayed 3 months with Dutch resistance.
13690 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Syracusan the 3rd".) shot down by Bf 109G-6 10 mi W of Halle, Germany Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10240. Pilot KIA.
13691 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-A. "Passion Wagon" + artwork of nude
357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF, code C5-V. "Gypsy" Previously G4-A Passion Wagon with artwork of nude retained
To RCAF. 44-74204 was painted as 44-13691 and crashed
Sept 28, 1990 near Chatham, MA. Ultimate fate of 13691 ("Passion Wagon") is unknown
13692 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-X. "Mary D"
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-X, "Maggie (L) Sandy (R)"
359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-C. Crash-landed East Wretham 24 July 44
13693 as "Angels' Playmate" serving with 353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF photograpned in Belgium early
April 1945. Painted as FT-1 of 353rd FS, 354th FG, named "Angel's Playmate" exhibited in Paris after VE Day,
Aug-Sep 1945.
13694 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed at Botany Bay Far, Harsford, England after aircraft caught fire Aug 28, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13695 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in England Sep 11, 1944. Pilot bailed out and
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13696 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing Putnitz airfield and crashed 3 mi offshore N of
Putnitz airfield, Nordvorpommern, Germany in Baltic Sea Aug 4, 1944. MACR 7717. Pilot bailed out and
was picked up by Swedish freighter and returned.
13697 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 700 m SW of Hampont near Chateau-Sains,
France Oct 20, 1944. MACR 9788. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13698 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Shady Lady") shot down by AAA at Bad Frankenhausen, Germany Dec 31, 1944. Pilot bailed out and
was captured by two civilians, but was murdered by German SA officer.
13699 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th Af; code N2-G
355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-D. "G.I.Jive"
355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force, 8th AF, code OS-D. "G.I.Jive"
13700 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Vieille-Eglise 9 km SW of Gravelines, France Aug 17, 1944.
MACR 8122. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13701 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Oct 14, 1944. Pilot
killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13702 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Joe") in landing accident at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England Nov 18, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13703 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near Caen, France Jul 25, 1944. MACR 6847. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
13704 (3745h FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Ferocious Frankie") crashed during wheels up belly landing on takeoff at RAF Great Little
Walden, Essex, England Nov 9, 1944. Pilot survived. Plane marked as 13704 on display at Warner Robins AFB, GA
13705 (MSN 109-27338) Modified as F-6D. Ninth Air Force. 381st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron [B3*U], 3
63rd Tactical Reconnaissance Group
13706 (9th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Laon/Athies Airfield A-69, Picardy,
France Mar 22, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13707 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Lady Dorothy IV") crashed from unknown cause 8 mi NE of Dummer Lake at Bersenbruck, Germany
Nov 26, 1944. MACR 10478. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13708 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Dutchess of Manhattan") in taxiing accident at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England Aug 14, 1944. Aircraft
badly damaged. Must have been repaired, since in take off accident with 358th FS, 355th FG) in takeoff accident
at RAF Steeple Morden airfield, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 2, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly
damaged, unknown if repaired.
13709 (1st Scouting Force, 364h FG, 8th AF, "Frances Anne") hit by taxiing 44-13557 on icy field Dec 9, 1944. Repaired but
finally written off Sep 21 1945.
13710 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-�
13711 355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-N
13712 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF "Reluctant Rebel") collided in midair with P-51B 42-106696 10 mi W of Sens, France Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7778.
Pilot bailed out and survived, but was KIA with the French underground while attemping to escape.
13713 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Rockstedt, NW of Zeven, Germany Aug 5, 1944. MACR 7520.
Pilot killed. It is believed that pilot did not properly use up more than half the fuel in the fuselage
tank and while turning to attack a German fighter, the aicraft flipped over on its back and went into a
spin.
13714 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Desert Rat") crashed S of Wenstorf NW of Hannover, Germany Oct 12, 1944. MACR 9500. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
13715 (55th FS, 30th FG, 8th AF, "Little Lady") crashed at Miltenberg, Germany after pilot lost control due to belly tank falling
off Nov 9, 1944. MACR 10442. Pilot killed.
13716 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-M "Pat and Mike"
13717 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Golden Wave") crashed on takeoff at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England Aug 16, 1944. Pilot
survived, aicraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
13718 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) groundlooped at Saint Dizier airfield A-64 Saint Dizier, France Oct 25, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13719 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Pitter Pat") crshed from unknown cause 10 mi E of Koblenz, Germany Dec 30, 1944. MACR 11172.
Pilot killed.
13720 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Mine 3 Express") crashed from unknown cause 1/2 mi E of Stoke Ferry, Norfolk, England while
on test flight May 6, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13721 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Aug 27, 1944. PIlot survived
but aircraft was destroyed.
13722 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-G "Jersey Bouncer"
13723 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF, "One Musthang") shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by Ofhr Friedrich Puhlmann of JG 4/10 1 km SE of Oberhof,
Germany over Germany Sep 11, 1944. Pilot KIA
13724 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF) damaged in air by being struck by debris from falling
aircraft, losing right wing and crashed near Kovarska village, Chomutov County,
Czechoslovakia Sep 11, 1944. Pilot parachuted and became POW after fleeingf for 10 days.
13725 (55th FG 338th FS, 8th AF, "Georgette") lost in overcast Sept 1, 1944. MACR 8545. Pilot KIA.
13726 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-U
13727 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-Z
13728 (2nd Scouting Force, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Leckhampstead, Bershire, England Sep 16, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13730 used by 8th AF HQ/A Flight
13731 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Mautertus-sur-Mer A-15 Cherbourg
Basse-Normandie France Jul 28, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13732 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near Wellsee, SE of Kiel, Germany Aug 25, 1944. MACR 7942.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13733 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA after strafing Esbjaerg airfield, Denmark and crashed
1 km E of Skallingen, Denmark Aug 27, 1944. MACR 8302. Pilot killed.
13734 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF) failed out near Isle sur Marne after flak hits over Saarbourge Aug 14, 1944.
MACR 7611. Pilot evaded
13735 (357th FG, 362nd FS) suffered wing failure while engaging enemy
fighters over Burkersroda, Germany and crashed Nov 2, 1944. Pilot KIA
13736 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Li'l Evey") crashed in English Channel 30 mi S of West Sussex, England due to engine failure
Aug 12, 1944. MACR 7776. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
13737 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in Europe Sep 1, 1944. Pilot bailed out
and survived, but aircraft was destroyed. Plane painted as 44-13737 is actually 45-11495
13738 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Joker") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Leiston due to engine failure
Sep 30, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13739 (55th FG 338th FS, 8th AF) hit obstruction while strafing and crashed Aug 12, 1944. MACR 7769. Pilot KIA
13740 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Da Quake") ground looped at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Jul 20, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged. Repaired and to 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF, "Little Audrey"
13741 (357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF, "Buddy Boy") shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by Lt. Richard Franz of JG 11/7 over
Deventer, Netherlands Sep 17, 1944. MACR 8794. Pilot KIA.
13742 (55th FG 338th FS, 8th AF) crashed into ground Jul 25, 1944 south of Boxted. Pilot killed.
13743 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Skippy") in taxiing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Apr 13, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13744 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 1 mi E of Revigny, S of Ornain, France Aug 12, 1944.
MACR 7770. Pilot killed.
13745 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Stinky") shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Uffz. Alfred Buthe of JG 300/3 N of Eschwege, 15 mi
E of Kassel, Germany Sep 13, 1944. MACR 8700. Pilot KIA
13746 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Six Gun Pete/It's the Kid") crashed from unknown cause 10 mi off Ostend, Belgium in North Sea due to low
fuel and engine trouble Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10233.
13747 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF. "Six Gun Pete") shot down by Bf 109G-10 flown by Uffz Chrysanth Burger of JG 27/13 20 mi NW
of Leipzig, Germany Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10238. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13748 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Little Freddie") crashed 18 mi NW of Ostend, Belgium in North Sea afer aircraft caught
fire Jan 3, 1945. MACR 11522. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
13749 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Jeanne") shot down by AAA nE of Burg, Germany Aug 24, 1944. MACR 9190. Pilot killed.
13750 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-H
13751 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Wanda's Worry") shot down by AAA near airfield at Werder, Germany Apr 10, 1945. MACR 13757.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13752 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-G "Green Eyes" Re-coded to MC-A
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-A. "Green Eyes"
13752 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-A. "Miss (U) Louise"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-V
13753 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-Y. "Betsy"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-Y. "Kitty & Bunny"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-D
13754 (364th FG, 1st Scouting Force, 8th AF, code 9H-F) encountered engine trouble Apr 3, 1945 west of Kiel.
Deciding to nurse his stricken ship to Sweden, pilot disappeared into the undercast near Flensburg estuary; MIA. MACR 13944
13756 355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-J. "Martin's Gloria"
355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-G. "Stubborn Stella"
13757 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-T
13758 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-Z. Converted to F-6D-5-NA
13759 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Lonesome Polecat") crashed 4 mi S of Ostend, Belgium due to bad weather
Dec 31, 1944. MACR 11456. Pilot killed.
13760 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-I. "Cindee Lind"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-Z. "Nina Merle"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-Z. "Glengary Guy (L) / Jackie (R)"
13761 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-I. "Happy Jack's Go Buggy"
13762 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Cookie") in landing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Mar 10, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13763 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) hit by AAA 5 mi S of Anklam, Germany and crashed 5 mi SE of Greifswald, Germany
Aug 4, 1944. MACR 7736. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13764 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed 1.5 km NW of Waldenbach, 10 km NW of Weilburg, Germany due to
lack of fuel because fuel selector switch was frozen and broke off when pilot tried to switch
fuel tanks Feb 15, 1945. MACR 12377. Pilot KIA.
13765 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed near Vinweiller, Germany due to engine failure Nov 20, 1944.
MACR 10519. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13766 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 50 mi SW of Stuttgart, Germany Aug 9, 1944. MACR 7620.
Pilot bailed out and was seen to wave and ran into some woods. He was later captured and murdered by
SS officer.
13767 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 1.5 E of Lippstadt am Bokerkanal, Germany Dec 24, 1944.
MACR 11311. Pilot killed.
13768 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-L. "Li'l Jughaid"
13769 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Snitz") crashlanded at RAF Barton in the Clay, Bedfordshire, England Dec 12, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed. Snitz was nickname for pilot's wife.
13770 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-J. "Altoona Kid"
13771 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-N. "Arkansas Traveller"
13772 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Jul 17, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13773 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded 1 mi E of Luton, Bedfordshire, England due to engine failure
Aug 11, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13774 (381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Lorlaix, France Aug 9, 1944. MACR 8012. Fate of
pilot unknown. After a ground straffing mission on an enemy column, Pilot called over the radio and said that
his plane had been hit and that he was preparing for an emergency landing. No furthur contact was made.
13775 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "That's All Brother") crashed N of Reims, France after hit by explosion of train it had just
strafed Aug 123, 1944. MACR 7625. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
13776 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-V. "Nancy Gay"
13777 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-�
355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-N. "Rough and Ready"
13778 (55th FS, 30th FG, 8th AF, "Claudine I") in landing accident at RAF Matalaske, Norfolk, England Dec 5, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13779 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crahded during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Debden, Essex, England due
to mechanical failure Mar 20, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13780 (9th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th AF) lost from unknown cause over Germany Jan 30, 1945.
MACR 11905. Pilot MIA and presumed dead.
13781 ((338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Little Horkesley, Essex, England after engine fiailed Aug 23, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed..
13782 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at
Conflans-en-Jarnisy airfield A-94 Conflans, France Dec 23, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
13783 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Rovin' Rhoda (L) 4 Bolts (R)") shot down by AAA at Ruzyne Airfield,
Prague, Czechoslovakia Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13928. Pilot survived and became POW.
13784 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed 4 mi S of Oxford Ness, England in North Sea due to structural failure
Nov 1, 1944. Pilot bailed out and was rescued by passing naval destroyer. Aircraft was destroyed.
13785 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "La Riena Peg II (L&R)") shot down by Bf 109G-6 NE of Weissenhasel Rotenburg an der Fluga, Germany
Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8661. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13786 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Adabelle") crashed from unknown cause at Grossenhain, Germany Dec 31, 1944. MACR 11459.
Pilot killed.
13788 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) hit by AAA while strafing parked aircraft SE of Munich, 29 mi S of Neubiberg,
Germany Apr 9, 1945. MACR 13946. Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed.
13789 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-S. 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-F
13790 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-I. "Supermouse"
13791 (79th FS, 30th FG, 8th AF, "Guardian Angel") hit by AAA while strafing roundhouse at Bad Greuznach, Germany and crashed
at Bruchweiler, 9 km NNW of Idar-Oberstein, Germany Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8303.
13792 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Luckenwalde Road, Berkenbrueck/Hennickendorf,
Germany Aug 6, 1944. MACR 7446. Pilot killed.
13793 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-C
13794 (55th FS, 30th FG, 8th AF, "Piccolo Pete") in forced landing at RAF Leiston, Suffolk, England Jan 5, 1945. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
13795 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-G
13796 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF) hit by flak over Schwartz and crashe near Holzrechtsfeld 11 mi NE of Berlin Sep 12, 1944.
MACR 9004. Pilot POW.
13797 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Remy, 2 km NW of Compiegne, France after being hit by explosion
of train just strafed Aug 2, 1944. MACR 8672. Pilot killed.
13798 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-W. "Duffie Jr."
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-W. "Jean"
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-W. "Kitty B"
13799. 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-N. "The Flying Dutchman". Re-coded To KI-N
13801 (357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF) lost Sep 19, 1944, Zuider Zee, Netherlands. MACR 8793. Wreckage recovered 1979, Angeren
13803 (77th FS, 30th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England Jan 15, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13804 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF, "Spunktown") crashed Renkum, Netherlands due to mechanical failure Nov 8, 1944. MACR 10440.
Pilot KIA
13805 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at Chievres Airfield A-84, Casteau, Belgium Feb 2, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13806 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-P. "Blondie"
352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-P. "Kentucky Babe"
13807 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed near Kempten, Germany due to engine failure Jul 21, 1944. MACR 6846.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13808 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-U. "Yi - Yi"
13810 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 2 km NW of Bickenbach,
15 km W of St Goar, Germany Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10583. Pilot killed.
13811 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Heispelt, Luxembourg Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7765.
Pilot killed.
13812 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-J. "Cassie's Chassie"
364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-�
13813 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Little Duchess") crashed near Rees, Germany due to engine failure Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12503.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
13814 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Fancy Frances") crashed 40 mi NE of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England in North Sea due to
engine failure Apr 2, 1945. MACR 13965. Pilot radioed that he was bailing out but was never found.
13815 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th af; code CG-�
357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-H
364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-V
13816 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 162nd TRS, attached to XII Tactical Air Command, 9th AF) in takeoff
accident at Nancy/Azelot airfield A-95 Azelot, France Feb 9, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13818 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF) crashed near Limburg, Germany due to engine failure Mar 2, 1945. MACR 12873.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13819 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-A
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-F
13821 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-�. From 55th FG.
13822 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Mustang") crashed in Duisburg Hamborn area of Germany after engine caught fire
Sep 19, 1944. MACR 9015. Pilot killed.
13823 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) hit by AAE while strafing in Germany and crashed 88 km W of Ettelbruck near
Dellen, Luxembourg Feb 20, 1945. Pilot bailed out and walked until met by Allied troops.
13824 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Dixmude, Belgium Dec 2, 1944. MACR 10821.
Pilot killed.
13825 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Oct 14, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13827 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-R. "Rondelle"
20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-R. "Little Wheel"
13828 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) hit by 40-mm AAA while strafing train and made wheels-up belly landing
in field near Rastatt, Germany Sep 5, 1944. MACR 84040. Pilot survived and evaded.
13829 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-J. "Terry Claire II"
364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-J. "Hugo's Nooky Booky"
13830 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing marshalling yard and crashed 2 km S of
Friedland, 15 km S of Goettingen, Germany Oct 24, 1944. MACR 10113. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13832 (55th FS, 30th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause on south side of the canal at Werrington,
Cambridgeshire, England Aug 2, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13833 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Sandweiler
airfield A-97, Sandweiler, Luxembourg Oct 28, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13835 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in England Feb 6, 1945. Pilot bailed out
and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13836 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-H. "It's The Kid (L&R)"
13837 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Miss Marilyn II") collided in midair with P-51D 44-13923 from 363rd FS, 357th FG and crashed
E of Gerolstein, Germany Dec 24, 1944. MACR 11082. Pilot killed.
13838 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed 10 mi W of Quackenbruck, Germany due to engine failure Nov 2, 1944.
MACR 10234. Pilot killed.
13839 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 106th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA SE of Paimboeuf, France
Sep 19 1944. MACR 9176. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13840 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Van's Can") crashed from unknown NE of Halle, Germany Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10235.
Pilot killed.
13842 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Sep 13, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13843 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over Kitzingen airfield, 20 mi NE of Nuremberg near
Herzogenaurach, Germany Sep 10, 1944. MACR 8558. Pilot killed.
13844 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Tuddenham, Suffolk, England due to structural failure Aug 23, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13845 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at
Krefeld airfield Y-61, Frefeld, Germany after ran out of fuel Apr 12, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft
was destroyed.
13846 (20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF, "Li'l Bit") in forced landing 15 km E of Zutphen, Netherlands after ran out of fuel
Feb 26, 1945. MACR 12767. Pilot POW.
13847 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing aircraft at Holzkirchen airfield south of
Munich, Germany and crashed 2 km SSE of Sauerlach, Germany Sep 13, 1944. MACR 8663. Pilot KIA.
13848 (77th FS, 30th FG, 8th AF)
13849 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-V. "Little Buster 2nd "
13850 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed 18 km SE of Chemnitz, Germany due to engine failure Sep 11, 1944.
MACR 8683. Pilot bailed out but was too low for parachute to open and was killed.
13851 (2nd SAAF Sq) crashed near front lines Jan 1, 1951.
13852 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-D. "Gabriel's Horn III" Force-landed near Paris
13853 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-L
364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-H. "Dottie B"
13854 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-P. "Ruthie"
364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-Q
13855 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-J. "O'Sage Chief"
13857 (374th FS, 361st FG) shot down by AAA 8 mi E of Orleans, France Aug 13, 1944. MACR 8123. Pilot bailed
out, fate unknown.
13858 on civil registry as N4695V with American Aero Corp, Burbank, CA
13859 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in the Wash 1/2 mi E of Skegness, Lincolnshire,
England Oct 18, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13860 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Grove Farm Ipswich, Suffolk, England due to engine failure
Mar 26, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13861 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-Z . "Li'l Poopsie (L) 4 Bolts (R)". Poopsie was name of pilot's dog back home. 4 bolts refers to Pilot & 3 friends at flight school.
13863 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Baby Girl") crashed 5 mi W of RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England due to explosion
from unknown cause Jul 27, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
13864 479th FG, 434th FS, 8thAF; code L2-Q. "Li'l Trouble"
13865 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Claire G II") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England
Nov 2, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13866 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF, "Dosey Doates", 8th AF) shot down by AAA S of Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 17, 1944
MACR 8788. Pilot MIA and believed killed.
13867 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed 1 km N of Fellen, 18 km NW of Gemuenden, Germany due to oxygen
system failure Dec 30, 1944. MACR 11168. Pilot killed.
13868 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-�
13869 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-Q
13870 52nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-�
7th PRG, 14th PRS, 8th AF; code �-�
13871 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Ellie") crashed during wheels-up landing 10 mi E of Lille, France after ran out of fuel
Feb 14, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged. Must have been repaired since with
486th FS, 352nd FG in taxiing accident at Chievres Airfield A-84 Casteau, Belgium Apr 7, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13872 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England Sep 19, 1944.
Pilot killed, aicraft destroyed.
13873 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Georgia Boy") crashed from unknown cause 1 mi SE of Barnwell, Northamptonshire, England
while on test flight Mar 6, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13874 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Junie-Bug II") crashed 40 mi from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England in North Sea after
engine caught fire Nov 6, 1944. MACR 10439. Pilot killed.
13875 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-H
13876 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-T. "Baby, Baby! III"
13876 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-M. "Bob Cat IV"
13877 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Matching, Essex, England Nov 2, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
13878 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF) crashed at Honnecourt, 16 km S of Cambrai, France due to engine
failure Jul 27, 1944. MACR 7574. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13879 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Lady Dana") hit by flak near Hannover and crashlanded near Stendahl behind
Russian lines Mar 15, 1945. MACR 13410. Pilot evaded.
13880 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England
Nov 15, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13881 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Mary, Queen of Scots") collided in midair with P-51D 44-13987 while strafing locomotives NW of
Ulzen, Germany and crashed 2 km SW of Gledeburg, 7 km W of Bergen, Germany Aug 4, 1944.
MACR 7519. Pilot killed.
13882 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing airfield at Worms, Germany Oct 3, 1944.
MACR 9283. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13883 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) lost Aug 28, 1944 when hit by AAA near Niederbonn,
France. Pilot bailed out and hid by French resistance for a
month, returning to his unit Sep 24, 1944. Same pilot shot down
again Mar 3, 1945 in 44-63166 and 4th FG pilot landed his P-51 and gave
the pilot a ride back to their base at Debden.
13884 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed into English Channel due to mechanica failure Feb 6, 1945. Pilot
bailed out but was unable to get into his dinghy. When rescue launch arrived, he was dead.
13886 (3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Miss Jane") shot down by Bf 109G-6 at Florsheim, SW of Frankfurt, Germany Dec 24, 1944.
MACR 11083. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13887 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-E
357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-B. "Little Joe"
357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-B. "Margie May"
13888 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Angel Puss") shot down by AAA NE of Romilly, France while strafing armored vehicles
Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7771. Pilot killed.
13889 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-E
13890 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Green Eyes") shot down by AA while strafing an airfield N of Pocking, Germany
Apr 16, 1945. MACR 14051. Pilot killed.
13891 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Oct 11, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13892 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Idiot's Deelite") crashed near Boppard, Germany due to mechanical failure Oct 19, 1944.
MACR 9496. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13983 (F-6D, 160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA SE of Paimboeuf, France Sep 19, 1944. MACR 9176.
Pilot bailed out out and became POW.
13894 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Frances") crashed from unknown cause near Huhldorf, Germany Apr 16, 1945. MACR 13974. Pilot killed.
13895 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed on takeoff at Gael airfield A-31, Brittany France due to
engine failure Sep 1, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13896 (9th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th AF) in ground accident at Laon/Athies Airfield A-69, Picardy,
France Jan 7, 1945. Aircraft badly damaged, washed out.
13897 : Coded B6-Y and named 'Glamorous Glenn II' (photographic evidence of spelling)
when flown by Chuck Yeager with 357th FG at Leiston, England
(363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Glamorous Glenm II") crashed due to bad weather
at unknown location Oct 18, 1944. Pilot killed.
13898 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-A. "Matilda IV"
13899 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed NW of Bremervorde, 5 mi N of Bremen, Germany Oct 12, 1944.
MACR 9504. Pilot killed. Germany claims it was shot down by a fighter, but cannot find any record of it.
13900 (9th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Kaiserslautern, Germany
Nov 12, 1944. MACR 11021. Pilot MIA and declared dead.
13902 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-R
479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-K
13903 (MSN 109-27536) 4h FG, 335th FS, 8th AF in landing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Jan 18, 1945. Pilot survived, but
aircraft was destroyed. Plane marked as 44-13903 to civil registry as N251HR, later N751RB. By 1992 was
registered NX1511JP. This is actually 44-74453 rebuilt.
13904 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed 2 mi SE of St Mihiel, France after damaged by explosion of boxcars it
was strafing Aug 26, 1944. MACR 8533. Pilot bailed out and was injured and became POW. Taken to French
hospital and liberated Sep 1944 by Allied troops.
13905 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) mired in mud NE of Weiszenburg, Germany after landing to rescue a downed pilot
Feb 20, 1945. MACR 12548. Pilot became POW.
13906 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF) crashed in lake 10 mi N of Amsterdam, Holland due to engine failure
Nov 6, 1944. MACR 10426. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13907 55th FG, 343rd FS; code CY-S. "Constant Connie"
13909 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Mom's Pride") shot down by AAA near Rhein, Germany while strafing airfield Sep 12, 1944.
MACR 8664. Pilot killed.
13910 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 30 mi SW of Brussels, 3 0 mi ANE of Lille, Belgium Jul 31, 1944.
MACR 7723. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
13911 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) lost from unknown over England during training flight Aug 29, 1944. Pilot killed.
13912 (355th FG, 1st Scouting Force-Exp, 8th AF) force landed due to mechanical trouble near Lariver, close to Swiss border Aug 3, 1944.
MACR 7612. Pilot evaded.
13913 (38h FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Marcianise Airfield, Capania, Italy Aug 29, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13914 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Jan 1, 1945. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13915 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-S
364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-I. "Pegasus"
13916 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed 30 mi E of North Foreland, england in English Channel due to
engine failure Jan 3, 1945. MACR 11529. Pilot bailed out but drowned later.
13917 (MSN 109-27550) Delivered to the USAAF Jun44. Eighth Air Force, England. 503rd Fighter Squadron [D7*L],
339th Fighter Group, Fowlmere (Station 378), Essex. �You've Had It� [appears to have been named after
arrival in Sweden]. Force landed in Sweden returning from a bomber escort mission to Gdingen, Poland 6Aug44.
MACR 7437. Passing west of the island of Bornholm, Denmark, oil leaks caused the engine to lose power.
To try and avoid German captivity, the pilot turned north and landed at Bulltofta, Malm�. Repaired and
flown to Barkarby, Stockholm by a flight officer from the US Embassy 7Oct44. It then remained at Barkarby
next spring when it was included among the Mustangs that were bought by the Kungliga Flygf�rvaltningen/Royal
Swedish Air Force Materiel Administration 9Apr45. Flown to Uppsala Jul45. Royal Swedish Air Force / Kungl Svenska
Flygvapnet 30Jul45 as J 26, serial 26004. F 16 Wing, Uppsala. Accident 10Jul50 and 20Nov51. SOC 31Oct52.
Aviaci�n Militar Dominicana Dec52. Escuadr�n de Caza Ramfis, Base A�rea Trujillo, San Isidro, Santo Domingo.
Escuadr�n de Combate, Base A�rea de San Isidro, Santo Domingo 1961. Renamed Fuerza A�rea Dominicana 1962
13918 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-V. "Murph V"
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-V. "Gloria"
13920 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing and crashed near Darrser Ort, 12 km W of
Zingst, Germany in the Baltic Sea Aug 4, 1944. MACR 7513. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13921 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-H. "Helena"
13922 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed on Fehmarn Belt, 5 mi S of Laaland Island, Denmark in the Baltic
Sea due to engine failure Aug 4, 1944. MACR 7514. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13923 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Big Beautiful Doll") collided in midair with P-51D 44-13837 from 343rd FS, 55th FG
and crashed near Gerolstein, Germany Dec 24, 1944. MACR 11236. Pilot killed.
13924 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Wansford, Cambridgeshire, England due to engine failure Aug 4, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13926 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF) crashed Aug 9, 1944. Pilot killed. The plane marked as 413926 that is airworthy with
Olympic Flight Museum, Tumwater MAP, Olympia, WA is not the genuine article.
13927 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Diann Ruth") in takeoff accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Dec 2, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13929 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-O. "Little Marjie"
352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-O "Edna & ?" ? in aircraft name due to wife expecting!
13930 (MSN 109-27563) Eighth Air Force, England. 328th Fighter Squadron [PE*P}, 352nd Fighter Group, Bodney (Station 141),
Norfolk. �The West By Gawd Virginian�. To Germany for storage and disposal. Sold to Sweden Mar48.
Centrala Verkstaden Malmsl�tt / Central Workshop, Malmsl�tt (CVM) for inspection. Royal Swedish
Air Force / Kungl Svenska Flygvapnet; not put into service, salvaged for spare parts
13931 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 1/1 mi N of Julich,
Germany Nov 28, 1944. MACR 10501. Pilot killed.
13932 (833rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed 50 mi SW of Magdeburg, Germany Sep 28, 1944. MACR 9245. Pilot killed.
Last seen on tail of Fw 190.
13933 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF, "Shack Lassie") crash landed at Honnington on Dec 18, 19 due to engine failure
13934 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed S of Caen France due to engine failure Aug 3, 1944. MACR 7453.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13936 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Carolina Moon") crashed from unknown cause at Webbenbuell, 7 km NW of Husum, Germany
Aug 27, 1944. MACR 8319. Pilot killed.
13937 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Miss Boomerang Margie") ditched from unknown cause in North Sea Feb 20, 1945. Pilot survived and was
rescued.
13938 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause W of Hannover, Germany Nov 26, 1944. MACR 10545.
May have been shot down by German fighter. Pilot killed.
13939 (MSN 109-27572) Delivered to the USAAF Jun44. Eighth Air Force, England. 370th Fighter Squadron [CS*W],
359th Fighter Group, East Wretham (Station 133), Norfolk. Force landed after an escort mission to
Peenem�nde, Germany 4Aug44. The return flight went over Langeland, southern Jutland. Across the
Danish islands, the Mustang had a fault in the engine cooling system, high oil temperature. When the
oil pressure also went down, the pilot decided to head for Sweden and possibly land on Bulltofta, Malm�.
The altitude over Jutland was then 7,500 meters. During this flight, the engine began to cut and the plane
just reached the Swedish coast, passed over the Falsterbo Canal at an altitude of about 400 metres and l
anded north of H�llviken. The plane was damaged by anti-aircraft fire from the Swedish air defense,
firing at an unidentified fighter at low level. Over the Falsterbokanalen, when choosing a field for landing,
the pilot had to turn for a few herds of cows. The landing took place on a meadow but the Mustang was
so badly damaged after turning over that it went to scrap. MACR 7434. he pilot was interned in Mullsj�
but also spent a few weeks at Ljungbyhed, where he was part of a group of Americans who looked after the
interned aircraft from the USAAF that were stationed there. He was sent back to England on 1Nov44.
13940 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF, 5E-G) Aug 16, 1944 suffered inflight engine failure, and made forced landed in
farmer's field near Honington. Declared salvage.
13942 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF, "Pinnochio") lost in North Sea W of Schouwen, Netherlands
Oct 5, 1944. Pilot KIA
13943 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Sep 12, 1944. Pilot survived, but
aircraft was destroyed.
13944 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-E. "Dragon Steed"
352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-E. "Miss Cherokee"
352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-I. "Geronimo"
13945 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF, "Prune Face") hit by flak and bailed out near Commercy Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8314. Pilot evaded.
13946 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Orconte Airfield A-66 Champagne, Ardenne, France
Nov 5, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13947 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed E of Frankfurt, Germany after engine caught fire Nov 30, 1944.
MACR 10803. Pilot bailed out. Unknown if POW or was killed as Germans had his ID tag.
13948 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by 88-mm AAA 5 mi No of Rouen, France Aug 9, 1944. MACR 8149.
Pilot bailed out and became POW, died in captivity
13949 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 1 km NW of Vioel, 15 km NE of Husum Schleswig, Germany Sep 18, 1944.
MACR 9010. Pilot KIA
13951 (Headquarters, 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF, "Wrangler Jr") shot down by AAA while strafing airfield at Esbjaerg, Denmark and
crshed 8-10 mi off Esbjaerg in the North Sea Aug 27, 1944. MACR 8304. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13952 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded 4 mi from Eastbourn, East Sussex, England due to engine failure
Aug 12, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
13953 (352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF, "Nancy M") shot down by Bf 109G-6 near Ahr, 10 km N of Adenau, Germny Dec 26, 1944. MACR 11086.
Pilot KIA.
13954 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF, 'Da Quake') force landed on beach at Cape Ferret, France
Aug 26, 1944 after getting lost and running low on fuel. MACR 8534. Stripped
of spares and left on beach. Wreck recovered May 3, 1981 and
moved to Musee de l'Air, Paris. Noted in wrecked condition outside
Musee de l'Air, Paris 1988. Sold to UK owner in 1996 and stored
until 2001 when restoration began. Registration G-UAKE taken up Feb 20, 2004.
13955 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) hit electrical cables while strafing a train and crashed 600 m from
Rotenkirchen, 16 km NE of Fulda, Germany Oct 18, 1944. MACR 9461. Pilot killed.
13956 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-D Jan
13957 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Gael airfield A-31, Brittany, France Aug 15, 1944.
Only ground crew involved and none were injured. Aircraft was destroyed.
13958 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over Deelen, Netherlands Sep 23, 1944. Pilot killed.
13959 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire,
England due to engine failure Sep 22, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged.
4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-H. "Proboscis". Loaned to 355th FG for their "Frantic VII" mission and
retained at Steeple Morden following repair.
13961 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed due to engine failure NW of Ruhr Valley, Germany Nov 8, 1944.
MACR 10447. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13962 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Bloody Rebel!") crashed 1.5 km SE of Klein Rhueden, near Sessen, Germany due to engine
failure Sep 28, 1944. MACR 9246. Pilot killed.
13963 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Morning Star") crashed 5 mi E of Neustadt, Germany Oct 19, 1944 due to engine failure Oct 19, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
13964 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing train and crashed at Eschenhausen, near
Bassum, Germany Sep 16, 1944. MACR 9012. Pilot killed.
13965 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-Z. Converted to 2-seater by 8th Fechnical Operations Unit at Bovingdon as
prototype and standard for all 2-seat conversions to be made in ETO. 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-Z. "Gruesome Twosome"
13966 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Oct 9, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13968 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-V
13969 (162nd TRS, attached to Provisional Reconnaissance group, 9th AF) shot down by AAA Sw of Mannheim, 15 km E
of Kaiserslautern, Germany Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12097. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13971 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF, "Priss IV") shot down by AAA and crashed at Nederlangbroek, Netherlands Sep 23, 1944.
MACR 9153. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
13972 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-�
13973 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Sweet Ellouise") crashed at Montmiral, France due to engine failure Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7772.
Pilot bailed out and evaded with help of French civilians.
13974 (383rd FS, 364h FG, 8th AF, "Bama Queen") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Eye, Suffolk, England due to
engine failure Apr 1, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13975 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Dot") collided in midair with P-51C 43-25040 WSW of Raf Honington, Suffolk,
England and crashed Aug 1, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13976 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit 1.5 km W of
Stadtroda, 12 km SE of Jena, Germany Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10479. Pilot killed.
13978 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Mar 22, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13979 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Apr 13, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13980 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Shy Ann") shot down by AAA 12km SW of Wilhelmshaven, Germany Sep 26, 1944.
MACR 9232. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13981 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-P
13982 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed after hitting radio tower at Hertfordshire, England due to bad
weather Feb 11, 1945. Pilot killed.
13983 (352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF, "Patty IV") lost NW of Tilburg, Netherlands Oct 5, 1944.
MACR 9251. Pilot evaded.
13984 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-U. "Davey Lee"
4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-B. "Meg"
13985 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Joker III") shot down by AAA while strafing train at ralward station at Rengershausen,
10 km S of Kassel, Germany Oct 24, 1944. MACR 10112. Pilot killed.
13986 (384h FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Mustang") lost Sep 28, 1944. MACR 9270.
13987 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Dibbo") collided in midair with P-51D 44-13881 while strafing train NW of Ulzen, Germany
Aug 4, 1944. MACR 7515. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
13988 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-V. "Just Plain L"
364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-S
13989 (160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in lnading accident at Conflans-en-Jarnisy airfield A-94 Conflans, France
Jan 29, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
13991 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crashed 20 mi SW of Blaavand Point, Denmark in North Sea after aircraft caught
fire Aug 27, 1944. MACR 8305. Pilot bailed out and got in his dinghy and was captured and became POW.
13992 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Olivia D") crashed 1 mi SE of Yaxley, Suffolk, England due to structural failure
Sep 27, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
13993 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England due to engine
failure Aug 26, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
13994 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF, "Libbuf Nanny") shot down 15 km NW of Stendal, Germany by Me 262A-1a flown by Ofw
Hermann Buchner of JG 7/3 Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12685. Pilot killed.
13995 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-X pilot KIA Oct 18, 1944
13996 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Slender, Tender, and Tall") lost Heijen, Holland Sep 23, 1944. Pilot evaded.
13997 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed after wing hit ground while strafing trucks at Troesnes,
France Aug 13, 1944. MACR 8218. Pilot killed.
13998 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-M. "Silver Streak"
364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-P
13999 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 20 mi SW of Giessen, Germany Nov 30, 1944.
MACR 10802. Pilot bailed out but his parachute failed to open and he was killed.
14000 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Great Little Walden, Essex,
England Dec 3, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14001 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Hat Jane") crashlanded near Gompelschuer Village, Calw, Germany due to engine failure
Aug 3, 1944. Pilot survived and became POW. One source has this plane being shot down by JG 51 Bf 109
near Gompeisheur.
14003 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-A. "Kentucky Kernel V" (L). Full Boost + artwork of fickle finger (R)
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-G. "Puddin' "
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-G. "Danny Boy"
356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-E
14004 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Nov 16, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14005 (162nd TRS, attached to Provisional Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) in landing accident at Orconte airfield
A-66 Champagne-Ardenne, France Oct 20, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14006 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF) shot down near Merseburg, Germamy by Bf 109G-10 flown by unknown
pilot of JG 27 Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10247. Pilot killed.
14007 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF) crashed 15 mi SW of Chalons-sur-Marne, France while strafing road
traffic Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7624. Pilot killedl
14008 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Fresquiennes, 17 km NNW of Rouen, France Aug 8, 1944.
MACR 7436. Pilot killed.
14009 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Leiston Dec 24, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly
damaged, unknown if repaired.
14010 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and made wheels up belly landing in a field 2 mi
E of Edesheim, Germany Dec 1, 1944. MACR 11479. Pilot survived and became POW.
14011 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-D Lou 'n Sue
14012 (Headquarters, 339th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51C 41-103567 at Manor Farm, Thriplow,
Cambridgeshire, England Aug 5, 1944. Able to land. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown
if repaired.
14013 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Beau's Baby") crashed 1 mi E of RAF Honington, Suffolk, England due to engine failure
Jan 14, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived. Aircraft was destroyed.
14014 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF) crashed 10 km SW of Birkenfeld, Germany due to engine failure
Aug 26, 1944. MACR 8535. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14015 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-C. "Stinky 2nd "(L&R)
364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-�
14016 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 5 mi from the airfield at Lubischalle near
Schwabisch Hall, Germany Nov 5, 1944. MACR 10277. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14017 fitted with arrester hook for carrier trials. Retained by North American Aviation, Dallas, TX for �Project Seahorse�
carrier-borne trials. Modified for carrier-borne operations designated ETF-51D. Mustin Field, PA for
initial testing in September 1944.
During the months of September and October 1944, the aircraft made nearly 150 simulated launches and landings.
Transferred to the USS Shangri-La (CV-38), a newly-launched Essex class carrier undergoing its shakedown cruise
off the coast of Virginia. On 15 November 1944, the aircraft made the first P-51 carrier landing. It is interesting to
note that 15 November was a special day for the Shangri-La. It was the day flight operations began on the ship.
Also, on the same day, the PBJ (the US Navy version of the B-25 bomber) made its first carrier landings and launches
from it. The carrier suitability trials were short, only 25 landings and launches were made. By early 1945, the
islands of Okinawa and Iwo Jima were taken. Their airfields were immediately taken over by US forces, providing
fighter units with bases from which they could escort bombers to mainland Japan. The navalized P-51 was no
longer needed and the program never went any further. Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory,
later renamed as the NACA Langley Research Center, Langley Field, VA January 18, 1945 to June 5, 1952. Registered as NACA 102.
To USAF, Mobile AFB, AL. 2500th Maintenance Squadron, 2500th Mission Support Group, Mitchel AFB, NY.
Accident landing at Bolling AFB, DC 10Dec53.
This plane is often confused with BuNo 57987, which was actually an earlier P-51 (41-37426) that had
been diverted from a British order.
14018 (364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF, "Six Gun Pete") shot down by AAA near marshalling yard at Wetzlar and crashed 8 km
NE of Siegen, Germany Dec 12, 1944. MACR 10885. Pilot killed.
14021 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Jackie Jr") crashed during wheels-up bally landing at RAF Honinggon, Suffolk,
England due to engine failure Oct 25, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14022 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Azeville airfield A-7 Basse-Normandie, France
Sep 1, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft DBR.
14023 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, "Chute! Youre Faded" (spelling per aircraft)) crashed during wheels-up
belly landing in field at Magdeburg, Germany after engine failure Mar 3,1945. MACR 12895.
Pilot survived and became POW.
14024 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF) crashed N of Laboe, Germany in Baltic Sea after spun out for
unknown reason Aug 27, 1944. MACR 8320. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14025 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Lovin Aline") lost near Mill/St Hubert, Holland Sep 17, 1944. Pilot evaded. MACR 8787.
The wreck is in an open field behing museum at Winkel, Netherlands
14026 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF) crashed 2 km W of Boenninghardt, 12 km NE of Geldern, Germany due to
eingine failure Nov 8, 1944. MACR 10437. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14027 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) hit by AA while strafing airfield at Sola, Norway and crashed 20 mi
SW of Stavanger, Norway in North Sea Aug 8, 1944. MACR 7445. Pilot killed.
14028 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF) crashed near Longuyon, France after strafing oil cars due to engine
failure Aug 12, 1944. MACR 7773/ Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14029 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, "Hard Luck") crashed on takeoff at Brussels, Belgium Mar 1, 1945. Pilot survived, but
aircraft was destroyed.
14030 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Le Culot/East airfield
Y-10 Le Culot, Belgium Feb 9, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14031 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-P
14032 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "My Norma") crashed during wheels-up belly landing 1/4 mi from RAF Bawdsey, Suffolk,
England after ran out of fuel Dec 2, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14033 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF, "Doodlebug") shot down at Hessenhuette, 3 km S of Sontra, Germany by Fw 190A-8 flown by
unknow pilot and unit Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8786. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14034 (364th, 384th FS, 8th AF) collided on takeoff with parked B-17G 42-107226 at Honington Jul 30, 1944. Pilot killed.
14035 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF, "Ettu June") shot down by AAA hile strafing Tarnewitz airfield and made wheels-up
belly landing W of Klutz, Germany Apr 13, 1945. MACR 13901. Pilot survived and became POW.
14036 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 162nd TRS, attached to Provisional Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) shot
down by Bf 109G-14 flown by Ofw Johann Beck of JG 4/14 Nov 25, 1944 near Strasbourg, France. MACR 12409. Pilot KIA
14038 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-G. "Baltimore Babe"
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-G. "Satan's Lady"
14039 (353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF, "Gloria Doll II") lost from unknown cause 10 mi SE of Enschelde, Netherlands Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13224.
Pilot MIA and presumed killed.
14040 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed after midair collision 1 mi W of Halesworth, Suffolk, England
May 29, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14041 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-W. "Wava"
14042 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Daisy Mae II") crashed on takeoff at RAF Great Little Walden, Essex, England due to engine
failure Oct 7, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14043 (352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF, "Li'l Evey") shot down by AAA and crashed 500 m E of Herzberg, Germany Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8660.
Pilot KIA
14044 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Le Culot/East
Airfield Y-10 Le Culot, Belgium Mar 2, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14045 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing airfield at Neustadt, Germany Sep 28, 1944.
MACR 9282. Pilot killed.
14047 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Venlo Airfield Y-55,
Netherlands Apr 12, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14048 converted to F-6D-5-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Le Dulot/East
Airfield Y-10 Le Culot, Belgium Feb 14, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14049 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-J. "Pretty Patty II"
14050 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF) ran out of fuel and crashed into Channel Aug 26, 1944. Pilot killed.
14051 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF) crashed at Borringhause, near Damme, Germany due to engine failure
Aug 16, 1944. MACR 7623. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14052 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-P. "Mariam"
44-14053/14852 North American P-51D-10-NA Mustang
MSN 109-27686/28485.
14053 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "FABASCA" (Fast As a Bullet And Slick as a Cats Ass).
Crashed from unknown cause somewhere in Europe Aug 26, 1944. Pilot survived
and returned, but aircraft was destroyed.
14054 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Lt Wilhelm Hofmonn of JG 26/8 over Bocholt,
Germany Sep 17, 1944. MACR 8986. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14055 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Ranf Manston, Ilse of Thanet,
England Sep 16, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, repaired and converted to 2-seater
for use by 361st FG
14056 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in England Sep 5, 1944. Pilot bailed out and
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14057 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-J
14058 converted to F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Le Culot/East
Airfield Y-10, Le Culot, Belgium Nov 11, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14059 converted to F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Sendenhorst,
Germany Mar 23, 1945. MACR 14045. Pilot believed killed.
14060 (504th FSm 339th FG, 8th AF, "FABASCA V" (Fast As a Bullet And Slick as a Cats Ass). )
Crashlanded at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Feb 20, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14061 to Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough, England Sep 11, 1943
for VHF radio trials. Returned to USAAF Sep 23, 1943. 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8thAF; code PE-B "Little One III".
Currently on display at National Museum of the Mighty Eighth AF, Pooler, Georgia
14062 (359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF) crashed into English Channel 10 mi SE of Orford Ness, Suffolk, England Nov 20, 1944.
MACR 10474. Pilot killed, air sea rescue could not find him.
14063 (20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF, "Robb") shot down by German fighter S of Munster, Germany Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10329.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14064 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF, "Suzy Anne-Mary Jane") shot down by AAA at Adenau, 25 mi SE of Bonn, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11461.
Pilot killed.
14065 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Sally II") in landing accident at RAF Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire, England Apr 19, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14066 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing targets NW of Strasbourg, France Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8299.
Pilot killed.
14067 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Dec 25, 1944. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14068 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF, "Little Joe") hit by AAA while strafing locomotives and crashlanded 10 km S of
Hammelburg, Germany Feb 20, 1945. MACR 12558. Aircraft destroyed by gunfire from P-51 to prevent capture.
Pilot survived and became POW.
14069 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing airfield at Weissenburg, Germany
Sep 10, 1944. MACR 8695. Pilot bailed out and was seen to land safely but was killed sometime later.
14070 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-H
14071 (359th FG, 370th FS, "Dora Dee") crashed while strafing airfield near Coburg, SE of Meiningen, Germany Sep 12, 1944.
MACR 8647. Pilot KIA
14072 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) crashed N of Trier, Germany due to mechanical failure Dec 4, 1944. MACR 10818.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14073 (F-6D, 162nd TRS, attached to Provisional Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) in landing accident at Nancy/Azelot
airfield A-95 Azelot, France Jan 5, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14074 (364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF, "Kay III") shot down by 88-mm AAA over Jever airfield W of Wilhelmshaven and
crashlanded at Knill near Spieka, 21 km N of Wesermunde, Germany Oct 12, 1944. MACR 9505. Pilot
survived and became POW.
14075 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-B. "Ellie"
14076 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Dot") in landing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Apr 29, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14077 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Raunchy RuntII") lost to flak over Belgium Sep 12, 1944. MACR 9005. Pilot evaded
14078 (352nd FG, 487th FS, 8ith AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Fhr Maximialn Busch of JG 26/6 and collided
with it and crashed at Totenhugel, Germany, 4 km WW of Kalkar, Germany Sep 23, 1944. Pilot KIA. MACR 9235
14079 355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-P. "The Iowa Beaut II"
361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-O
14080 361st FG, 374th F, 8th AFS; code B7-D. "Miss Menville"
14081 (359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF, "Tootsie") crashed from unknown cause at Wutike, 20 km S of Wittstock, Germany Sep 12, 1944.
MACR 8646. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14082 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF,; code CY-B. "Miss Jane"
14083 (3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Paddock Farm, Gosfield, Essex, England
Sep 19, 1944. Pilot bailed out, aircraft was destroyed.
14084 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-G. "Tesseroo"
14085 (375th FS, 361s FG, 8th AF, "Yvonne Marie") in landing accident at Chievres airfield, Casteau, Belgium Feb 28, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14086 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, "Angel of Mercy") crashed from unknown cause near Greifswald, Germany Mar 12, 1945. MACR 13417.
Pilot bailed out and survived and returned to duty.
14087 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-Z. "Little Gyp"
14088 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown casue at Eisleben, Germany Dec 6, 1944. MACR 10884.
Pilot bailed out but his parachute was not seen to open and believed he was killed.
14089 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Sweet Dosey II") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire,
England due to weather conditions Jan 13, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14090 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Princess Pat") in landing accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England
Oct 22, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14091 (468th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at Namur airfield Y-47 Namur, Belgium after ran out of fuel
Mar 2, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14092 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing Handorf airfield NE of Munster, Germany
and crashed 4 km SW of Schoeppingen, near Munster Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10290. Pilot KIA
14093 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-S. "Puddin II"
14094 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at Piryatin airfieeld, Ukraine, USSR Aug 20, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14095 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-B. "Little Midget (L) Missy (R) "
55th FG, 3rd Scouting Force, 8th AF;
55th FG, 3rd Scouting Force; 8th AF, code CL-J. "My Little Angel"
14096 (359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF, "De De III") shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Uffz Herbert Labensky of JG 27/1 so of Vechta,
NW of Hamelin, Germany Nov 27, 1944. MACR 10475. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
14097 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF;
14098 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Jan 29, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14100 (359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over Wiesbaden, Germany Sep 25, 1944. MACR 9241. Pilot KIA.
14102 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Apr 12, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14103 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-F
14104 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-P
14105 (MSN 109-27738) Used for testing the �zero-length� rocket launcher system at Wright Field, Dayton, OH,
Summer 1944. 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-C
14108 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 at Hemleben, 24 km SW of Sangerhausen, Germany Sep 11, 1944.
MACR 8645. Pilot KIA
14109 (352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF) crashed after being hit by debris from exploding train he had just strafed at
Erbach, 5 mi NE of Heilbronn, Germany Sep 8, 1944. Pilot KIA. MACR 8698.
14110 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Dec 23, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14111 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-X. "Straw Boss 2 (L) Little Sandra (R)"
353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF,; code LH-Q
361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-L
14112 55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-A. "Dottie"
55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-A. "Evelyn"
14113 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, "Tarheel") shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit and crashed
near Kinbeckhausen, Germany Nov 26, 1944. MACR 10546. Pilot killed.
14114 (364th FG, 8th AF, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Aug 24, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14115 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at edge of Handorf airfield NE of
Munster, Germany Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10292. Pilot KIA
14116 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF;
14117 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Stinky" (artwork of skunk)) crashlanded at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Feb 7, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged. Must have been repaired since with 369th FS, 359th FG crashlanded at
RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Mar 20, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14118 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-J . "Rusty"
339th FG, 503rd FS;, 8th AF, code D7-J. "Worry Bird"
14119 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF, "Sizzlin' Liz") shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit W of Chemitz,
Germany Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10537. Pilot killed.
14120 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Marge") in landing accident at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England Apr 16, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14121 20th FG, 77th FS. 8th AF; code LC-G. "Sad Sack"
55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-Z. "Mick # 5"
14122 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff from RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Aug 28, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14123 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit near Lille,
France Oct 14, 1944. MACR 9495. Pilot killed.
14124 55th FG, 3rd Scouting Force, 8th AF; code CL-X. "Homer's Roamer " Named for Crew Chief Homer Cheek.
14125 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England due to engine failure
Dec 15, 1944.
14126 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Dec 5, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14127 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-E. "Wild Will" Named for the pilot's 1st squadron commander Major Wilbur G Miller, 42nd FS, 54th FG, KIA in the Aleutians campaign
359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-E. "Dilbert (L) Li'l Marge (R)"
14128 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF,; code B7-K
14129 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 1/2 mi NW of RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Feb 23, 1945.
Pilot killed.
14130 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Miss Fern Ann") in landing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England May 6, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14131 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Jungle Jolly") exploded and disintegrated from unknown cause SE of Cologne, Germany Dec 18, 1944.
MACR 11227. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14132 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with Bf 109G-6 20 mi NW of Berlin, Germany Oct 6, 1944. MACR 9501.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14133 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Baccles, Ellough, Suffolk,
England after ran out of fuel Apr 17, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14135 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF) hit by flak over Denmark during bomber escort to Heide and headed
to Sweden Mar 20, 1945. Pilot bailed out, evaded, and made it to Sweden.
14136 (55th FG 338th FS, 8th AF) in mid-air collision near Kaufbeuren, Germany Aug 5, 1945. Pilot killed.
14137 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-KK. "Suzanne"
14138 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Miss Fortune") lost near Lowestoft, Suffolk, England due to weather while trying to form
up on bomber escort mission to Kassel, Germany Sep 21, 1944. MACR 9152. Pilot never heard from after
takeoff and believe killed.
14139 (4th Strategic Air Depot, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk,
England Dec 27, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14140 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-O. "Wings of the Morning"
14141 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England due
to engine failure Nov 8, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14142 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Debden, Essex, England Apr 7, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft was destroyed.
14143 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) lost Nov 6, 1944 in midair collision with 44-14898.
14144 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-N
361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-E. Landing accident Little Walden 29 May 45
14147 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) in midair collision 3 mi W of Chilbolton, Hampshire, England Apr 5, 1945.
Able to land. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14148 (384h FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Laurie's Eleanor") crashed from unknown cause at Beinbach, 12 km Ne of Siegen, Germany
Dec 12, 1944. MACR 10883. Pilot killed.
14149 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Talley's Hoosier Hobo") shot down by AAA 8 m NE of Iserlohn, Germany Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13439. Pilot
bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
14150 (468th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Little Stinker") crashed 1 mi SW of RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England due to structural failure
Oct 5, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14151 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashslanded at RAF Great Little Walden, Essex, England Nov 2, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged. Must have been repaired since was put on display at American Airpower Museum, Long
Island, NY. Seen at Lackland AFB in 2009.
14152 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Cooter") in landing accident at RAF Leiston airfield Dec 22, 1944. Pilot survived but
aircraft was destroyed.
14153 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "The Yankee Kid iV") shot down by AAA while strafing Giebelstadt airfield NW of Crailsheim,
Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12687. Pilot KIA.
14154 (3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Mutt") in takeoff accident at RAF Rattlesden, Suffolk, England Dec 17, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unkwown if repaired.
14155 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Aug 27, 1944. Pilot survived
but aircraft was destroyed.
14156 55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-F. "Jigglin' Joan". Lost 7 August 45
14157 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-U
14158 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) lost from unknown cause over Germany Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8987.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14159 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-Y. "Rudy"
14160 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Nancy M 2nd") in landing accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Sep 26, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14161 (Headquarters, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Canewdon, Essex, England Mar 1, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
14162 364th FG HQ, 8th AF �-�
14163 355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF; code YF-Y. "Jake The Snake"
14164 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Chievres airfield A-84 Casteau,
Belgium due to engine failure Apr 4, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14165 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-Q. "Small Fry IV"
14166 (274th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England Sep 10, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
14167 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF, "Purple Shaft") hit by AAA over vordern, Germany and made wheels-up belly landing Nov 26, 1944.
MACR 10538. Pilot survived and became POW.
14168 359th FG, 370th FS, 8thAF; code CS-I Recoded to CS-O
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-O
14169 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-�
14170 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-S. "Therese"
14171 (HQ, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Daisy Jr") crashed into English Channel off RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex, England after aircraft
caught fire while on training flight Dec 31, 1944. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
14172 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF) crashed Terwolde, Netherlands Oct 2, 1944 when aircraft went out
of formation and spun into cloud. MACR 9253. Pilot KIA.
14173 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Sue-Sue") crashdlanded at RAF Steeple Morden Airfield, Cambridgeshire, England
Apr 5, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14174 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by Lt Braukel of JG 76/3 and crashed
3 km NW of airfield at Eschwege, Germany Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8785. Pilot killed.
14175 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF, "Sweet Marie II") shot down by AAA 4 mi S of Prague/Letnany, Prague, Czechoslovakia and
made belly landing Mar 3, 1945. MACR 12898. Pilot picked up by another P-51D but aircraft could not get
enough speed and crashed. Both pilots survived and became POWs.
14176 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF) shot fown by Bf 1089G-14 flown by unknown pilot and unit near Oberhof,
Germany Sep 11, 1944. Pilot killed. Wreckage and remains recently recovered.
14177 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14178 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-S. "Queen Anne"
14179 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-N
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-F
14180 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-B
353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-G
14181 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF) crashed during low-level aerobatics during return from escort mission to
Gelsenkirchen Nov 1, 1944. Struck a tree near Beachamwell. Pilot killed.
14182 55th FG, 3rd Scouting Force, 8th AF
14183 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-N
14184 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-Q. "Terry Claire III"
55th FG, 3rd Scouting Force, 8th AF; code CY-E
14185 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 over Grafentonna, Germany Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10301. Pilot KIA.
14186 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF, "Florida Gal") shot down by flak near Cologne Oct 18, 1944. MACR 9463. Pilot POW.
14187 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Dec 2, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14188 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Gross-Lueben, 17 km S of Perleberg, Germany Sep 12, 1944.
MACR 9154. Pilot killed.
14189 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Francisco") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Honington, Suffolk,
England Dec 4, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14190 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) hit while parked by taxiing P-51B 42-106727 at RAF Honington, Suffolk
England Feb 15, 1945. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14191 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at Chievres airfield, Casteau, Belgium Mar 24, 1945. Pilot survived, but
aircraft was destroyed.
14192 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Blondie II") crashlanded at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Mar 22, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14193 55th FG, 3rd Scouting Force, 8th AF
14195 (77th Service Squadron, 12th AF) hit while parked by taxiing aircraft at Maison Blanche airfield, Algeria
Sep 1, 1944. Aircraft was destroyed.
14196 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14197 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Mary Jane II") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Newborough, Cambridgeshire, England
due to engine failure Oct 29, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14198 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England Nov 6, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14199 (3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Feb 8, 1945. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
14200 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14201 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF, "Mustang") hit by flak near Metz and pilot bailed out near Thiaucourt Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8315. Pilot evaded
14202 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Great Little Walden, Essex, England due to engine failure
Oct 3, 1944. Pilot killed.
14203 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF. "Spook 3rd") hit by flak and bellied in near Wernigrode, Germany Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10241.
Pilot survived and became POW.
14204 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF, "Skylark") crashed in English Channel 30 mi E of Manston, England due to engine
failure Nov 27, 1944. MACR 10539. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
14206 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-Y
14207 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-E. "Rose Marie (L) The Kelly Kid 2 (R)"
352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-E Pinkie (L) The Kelly Kid 2 (R)
14208 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-L. "Patty III"
14210 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-V
14211 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF, "Harvest Moon") shot down by AAA 20 mi SE of Cologne, Germany Dec 11, 1944. MACR 10888.
Pilot killed.
14212 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Lelah May") crashlanded at RAF Ipswich, Suffolk, England due to engine failure
Jan 3, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14213 (31st FG, 308th FS, 15th AF) hit by AAA near St Valentin, Austria and crashlanded near Wartberg, Austria
Mar 16, 1945. MACR 13057. Pilot survived and became POW.
14214 355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF; code YF-V
14215 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-V. "The Little Ogre"
14216 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Zendehick, Germany Sep 12, 1944. MACR 8644 Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
14217 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-D . "Golden Wave"
14218 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "X-Terminator") groundlooped at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Mar 27, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14219 (361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF, "Scat-Cat") crashed at Dorsten, 10 mi E of Wesel, Germany due to engine failure Oct 15, 1944.
MACR 9502. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14220 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-S. "Ellie"
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF, code CS-O. Lost 10 September 1944
14221 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) made wheels-up belly landing at airfield in France due to landing gear
failure Apr 17, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14222 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Joyce Lee") crashlanded at at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Dec 9, 1944
due to faulty pitch control. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14223 55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-M. "Katydid "
55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-A. "Evelyn"
14224 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-A. "Bonnie Lee"
352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-A. "Hellgate Express" (artwork never applied) Named for Express train into New York
14225 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) lost from unknown accident in England Oct 30, 1944. Pilot killed.
14226 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Babe Schomarrech") crashed at Roedgen, 2 km N of Mansfeld, Germany after wing broke off while chasing
Bf 109 Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10244. Pilot KIA.
14227 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) lost from unknown cause near Rodez, France Nov 1, 1944. MACR 9602. Pilot MIA
and presumed killed.
14228 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Lady Barbara II") lost in air-to-air combat over Salzwedel Apr 4, 1945. MACR 14149. Pilot KIA
14229 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190D-9 flown by Oblt Hans Dortenmann of JG 54/12
near Bramsche, Germany Nov 6, 1944. MACR 10446. Pilot bailed out and became POW
14230 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Trigger III") hit by flak while chasing Me 262 Mar 1, 1945 near Ingolstadt. MACR 12835.
Pilot murdered by civilians.
14231 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident due to mechanical failure at RAF Leiston, Suffolk, England
Dec 26, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14233 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14234 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-O. "Jenny F"
14235 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF, "Pinky/Li'l Jan") crashed after spun in and hit ground while strafing along the Autobahn
SW of Munich, Germany Apr 16, 1945. MACR 13865. Pilot killed.
14236 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Thionville, France Sep 5, 1944. MACR 8397.
Pilot MIA and believed killed.
14237 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-W. "Moonbeam McSwine"
Now at VAC Warbird Museum, Titusville, FL
14238 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England Nov 18, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14239 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Junior") in landing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Jan 3, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14240 (359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing airfield SW of Wurzburg, Germany Sep 10, 1944. MACR 8702.
Pilot KIA.
14241 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF) crashed S of Goesfeld, Germany due to engine failure Oct 28, 1944. MACR 9657.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
14242 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF) hit by AAA over Koln, Germany and crased at Dusseldorf Oberkassel,
Germany Oct 17, 1944. MACR 9506. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14243 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF, "Betty Jo IV") crashed 20 mi NE of Hannover at Celle, Germany due to engine failure
Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13391. Pilot bailed out, fate unknown
14245 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Floogie II") crashed from unknown cause 3 mi E of RAF Woodridge, Suffolk, England
while returning from bomber escort mission Jan 13, 1945. Pilot killed.
14246 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England due to engine failure
Dec 27, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14247 (337th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Major Karl Borris of JG 26/1 Stab at
Recklinghausen, 8 mi S of Wesel, Germany Sep 23, 1944. MACR 9160. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14249 55th FG, 3rd Scouting Force, 8th AF; code CY-P. "June Bug"
14250 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Geraldine II") in landing accident at Chartres Airfield A-40, Chartres, France Apr 7, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14251 named "Contrary Mary" with 84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF
14252 (8th Air Support Command, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at Chievres airfield A-84 Casteau, Belgium
Nov 29, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14253 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF. Airworthy with Mustang 4 of Los Angeles, CA as N35FF.
14254 (354th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF, "Majero II") crashed from unknown cause 4 mi S of Wertheim/Main Mar 1, 1945.
MACR 13305. Pilot killed. One source has aircraft crashed after fight with Me 262, but no USAAF
or German record of this can be found.
14255 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed after takeoff 1/2 mi N of Bildeston, Suffolk, England due to
engine failure Sep 20, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14257 (77th Service Squadron, 12th AF) hit while parked by taxiing aircraft at Maison Blanche airfield, Algeria
Sep 1, 1944. Aircraft was destroyed.
14258 364th FG, 385th FS, 8thAF; code 5E-Y
14259 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Poopdeck Pappy") crashed at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England due to engine failure Nov 26, 1944.
Pilot killed.
14260 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Becky") crashlanded near emergency airfield close to Fosse, Belgium Feb 14, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
14261 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-
14262 (1st Scouting Force, attached to 857th BS, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Bassingbourn,
Cambridgeshire, England Apr 12, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14263 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-J. "Roarin' Rose"
14264 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in England Nov 18, 1944. Pilot bailed out
and survived.
14265 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at Verdun/Charny Airfield, Verdun, France Oct 2, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14266 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over Langensalza airfield, Bad Langensalza, Germany
Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8677. Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute did not fully open.
14267 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 10th Air Depot Group, 9th AF) in landing addicent at Charleroi airfield A-87, Gosselies, Belgium
Nov 14, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14269 (20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF, "Flamme De Pursuit") crashed from unknown cause 2.5 km SSE of Quedlinburg, Germany Sep 28, 1944.
MACR 9230. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14270 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Betty Lee II") in takeoff accident due to engine failure at RAF Great Little Walden,
Essex, England Oct 26, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14271 (334h FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA SE of Weisbaden airfield, Weisbaden Erbenheim, Germany
Sep 12, 19444. MACR 8988. Pilot bailed out and became POW. Also a report that the plane
Bellylanded in Germany following coolant leak and was captured by Luftwaffe, but there is no record of
this in the MACR or the Unit.
14272 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing 50 mi NW of Linz, Austria
due to engine failure Apr 25, 1945. MACR 14155. Fate of pilot unknown
14273 (352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF, "Georgia Peach II") crshed NW of Roubaix, France due to engine failure Nov 9, 1944. MACR 10433
14274 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF) crashed near Dordrecht, Netherlands after ran out of fuel Jan 7, 1945. MACR 11523.
Pilot bailed out but was killed.
14275 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Down for Double") lost to flak between Quakenbruck and Dummer Lake Feb 22, 1945.
MACR 12671. Pilot bailed out and became POW
14276 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-A. "Marcy"
4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-A . "Martha Jane"
14277 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, "Marian") shot down AAA over Praha Kbely airfield, Prague, Czechoslovakia Apr 16, 1945.
MACR 14125. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14278 (3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG, 8th AF, attached to 838th BS) lost from unknown cause at East Anglia, England Jan 18, 1945.
MACR 11877. Pilot killed.
14279 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing 2 mi E of RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Nov 25, 1944 after
ran out of fuel. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14280 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-J. "Bottleneck"
479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-J. "Dottie Mae"
14281 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by 20-mm AAA while strafing airfield 2 km E of Schwaebisch Hall Hessental,
Germany Sep 13, 1944. MACR 8989. Pilot killed.
14282 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-G. "Patty"
355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-G. "Big Stoop / Fate - That's Life"
14284 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14285 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-D. "Tillie"
14286 (35th FIW) hit by AA and crashlanded at K-47, Korea Feb 6, 1952.
There is also MACR 10302 referring to a loss Nov 8, 1944 with 369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF
14287 (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF, "Pin Up Girl") crshed SW of Koblenz, Germany due to engine failure Dec 29, 1944. MACR 11453.
Pilot killed.
14288 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-F. "Peregrine Jr".
479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-I. "Margie"
14289 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14290 364th FG, 383rd FS 8th AF; code N2-L. "Passionate Pat"
14291 reported in 1990 as being on display in wrecked condition at
Musee de l'Air, Paris, France. There is MACR 9258 which refers
to an incident Oct 7, 1944 with 55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF,"Da'Quake" as crashing during wheels-up belly landing at Allmenhausen
near Sondershausen, Germany due to engine failure. Pilot survived and became POW.
14292 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-A. "Man o' War"
4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-A. "Old Witch"
4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-Q. "Floozy Suzy"
14293 (355th FG, 354th FS) lost due to engine failure Dec 10, 1944. near Bingen/Littgen area. MACR 10887.
Pilot POW.
14294 (479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF, "Lackin' Shackin'") collided in midair with P-51D 44-14589 and crashed 8 mi W of Minden,
Germany. Aircraft propeller cut the tail section off the other P-51D Nov 8, 1944. MACR 10424.
Pilot killed.
14295 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed 10 mi NE of Dundalk, Ireland due to bad weather Sep 14, 1944.
Pilot killed.
14296 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF) hit by AAA over Zwischenahn airfield, Germany Feb 24, 1945 and made wheels-up
belly landing at Oldenberg near Bad Zwischenahn, Germany. MACR 12620. Pilot wounded and survived and
became POW.
14297 (2nd SAAF Sq) hit by AAA and belly landed near friendly airfield
Nov 28, 1951.
14298 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF) hit by AAA over Lippstadt, Germany and crashed at Buldern Westfalen,
Germany Feb 19, 1945. MACR 12497. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14299 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-H. "Dottie B II"
14300 (2nd Scouting Force, 355th FG) crashlanded 2 mi E of RAF Debden, Essex, England due to engine
failure Dec 11, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14301 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14303 (353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF, "Double Trouble") hit by small arms fire while strafing a rail target and made wheels up belly
landing in field at Salzhausen, 16 km W of Luneburg, Germany Feb 3, 1945. MACR 12169. Pilot POW.
14304 (2nd Base Air Depot, 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF) hit while parked by taxiing aircraft at RAF Warton, Lancashire, England
Aug 28, 1944. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14305 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Effie Mae II") crashed during wheels up belly landing at RAF Great Little Walden, Essex,
England after ran out of fuel Dec 8, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14306 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Conflans Airfield A-94 Conflans, France
Jan 13, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14307 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 1 km NW of Meiches, 12 km W of Lauterbach, Germany Sep 11, 1944.
MACR 8643. Pilot KIA.
14308 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Oct 15, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14309 355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force; code YF-X, 8th AF. "Calamity Jane (L) Punkin (R)"
14310 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Sarrebourg, France while strafing truck
convoy SW of Schirmeck, France Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8300. Pilot killed.
14311 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "The Wildcat") crashed in Belgium due to flak damage Oct 11, 1944. Pilot was rescued,
but aircraft was destroyed.
14312 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-N. "Sonny Boy" Recoded to CY-T
55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-T "Sonny Boy"
14313 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-L. "Jeepers"
14314 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Sexless Stein / One More Time") lost from unknown cause over Germany Mar 15, 1945. Pilot bailed out and evaded
through Soviet lines.
14315 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 67th FW, 8th AF) crash landed at Honnington, England Jun 18, 1945
14316 (2nd Air Depot, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Hethel, Norfolk, England Apr 13, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14317 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, named "Duke") crashed 8 mi E of Dover, England after ran out of fuel in heavy fog
Jan 16, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14318 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 12th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) hit by AAA over Landau, Germany and crashed 2 1/2 mi SE of
Bad Durkheim, Germany Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13575. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14319 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Mary Jo") crashed at Buchdorf near Donauwoerth, Germany after being hit by the explosion
of a truck it has just strafed Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12326. Pilot killed.
14320 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-B. "Geraldine"
14321 (339 FG, 505FS) suffered engine failure and went down on Church Farm near Wend Feb 5, 1945.
14322 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Coffin Wit Wings") crashed near St-Trond Airfield, Sint-Truiden, Belgium due to battle damage
from German fighters Dec 5, 1944. MACR 10882. Pilot was killed.
14323 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14324 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown into English Channel Sep 27, 1944. MACR 9247.
Pilot killed.
14325 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Mass Kid") forced landing at RAF SintDenijs, Gent, Belgium Sep 12, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14326 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Ticket Home") collided in midair with P-51D 44-14413 and crashed at Middleton Cottage,
Middleton, Greater Manchester, England Sep 25, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14327 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-I
352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-T. "Slender, Tender and Tall"
479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-R
14328 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) hit by AAA near Erfurt, Germany at Frauensee, near Eisenach, Germany
Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10480. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14329 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near Cologne, Germany Dec 22,1 944. AMCR 11074. Pilot bailed out
and became POW.
14330 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-F
14331 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51 D 44-13541 and crashed near Stargard, Poland
Oct 7, 1944. MACR 9256. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14332 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-V V. "Lazy Daisy (L) / Dyer-ria (R)"
14333 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Little George") in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Mar 24, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14334 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Anne Lou") in landing accident at RAF Raydon airfield at Suffolk, England Nov 12, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft badly damaged. Unknown if repaired.
14335 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14336 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Saint Dizier, France Nov 27, 1944. MACR 14440. Pilot killed.
Believe that the pilot oxygen system failed and he passed out.
14337 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-R. "Wildarclif III / Bridget's Bunnion"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-R. "Gentle Annie"
14339 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) hit by AAA while strafing locomotives SW of Stuttgart, Germany and crashed
9 km S of Baden Baden, Germany Nov 5, 1944. MACR 10445. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14340 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) shot down by AA over Venlo, Holland Nov 26, 1944.
MACR 10584. Pilot killed.
14341 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-F. "Fast Company"
14342 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Susan B II") crashed in England after ran out of fuel while returning from mission
Jan 16, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14343 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Dingbat") in landing accident at RAAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Nov 25, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14344 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "???Buddy") crashed after midair collision over England Dec 11, 1944. Pilot
bailed out but was killed.
14345 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Little Joan") in takeoff accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Feb 24, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14346 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Ceegar Kid") collided in midair with P-51D 44-72253 and crashed in England Jun 2, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14348 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Lady Val") in taxiing accident a RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Nov 21, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14349 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Jeanie Marie") crashed from unknown cause in France Dec 14, 1944. Fate of pilot uknown,
aircraft was destroyed.
14350 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF, ) pilot bailed out over Denmark when engine developed
a glycol leak on escort mission to Swinemunde Mar 12, 1945. Pilot evaded and made it to Sweden.
14351 (Headquarters, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Mindorf, 8 KM N of Bergen, Germany after aircraft
went out of control and wing broke off Oct 30, 1944. MACR 10423. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
Pilot was Col. Hubert Zemke, group commander.
14352 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14354 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "V for Val") ground looped at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Dec 2, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14355 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF. "Give 'em Hell For H. L. Jr") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Martlesham, Suffolk,
England due to engine failure Sep 27, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14356 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Lonesome Polecat") in landing accident at RAF Leiston, Suffolk, England Feb 3, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14357 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14358 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Portland Rose") crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Gutenzell, 15 km S of Laupheim, Germany
Jan 3, 1945. MACR 11525. Hit by friendly fire from P-38D. Pilot survived and became POW.
14360 assigned to 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF at Debden, England, named "The Rebel" (Jul 1944)
14361 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, "Feisty Girl") hit by AAA while strafing Rheine airfield at Rheine, Germany
Tried to reach Allied lines but crashed near Rhein River, Germany Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13947.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14362 355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-D. "Skippy / Bulldogs" To 370th FG 9th AF post war.
14363 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-E. "Blue Eyes"
361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-M. "Myrt"
14364 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Gorzke near Bilzig, Germany Feb 9, 1945.
MACR 12174. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14365 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-E. "Danny Boy"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-E. "Bud's Comet"
20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-E. "Corky" aircraft crashed on training flight 23 July 45
355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-B. "Li'l Curly Top"
14366 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-W Lucky Mark
14367 (MSN 109-28000) with 357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF
Dunkeswell Airfield, Devon, England due to engine failure Sep 10, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged. Must have been repaired since went to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2085. Equipped as two-seater.
14368 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Feb 3, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14369 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Brunswick/Waggum airfield R-37,
Braunschweig, Germany May 7, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14371 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England due to
engine failure Sep 8, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14372 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-E. "Mary Beth"
339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-E. "Beaver Chant" Named from College Football Team Support Chant
14373 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Nov 10, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14374 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Palma II") destroyed by B-17 Crash Jan 1, 1945
14375 (1st Scouting Force, 358th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) destroyed on ground at Evere, Belgium
airfield during Jan 1, 1945 Bodenplatte raid. Some conflict here! A photograph of this aircraft
(covered in fire-extinguishing foam but otherwise not apparently much
damaged) appears in the late Roger Freeman's book "The Mighty Eighth
War Diary". However, he states aircraft was at Brussels/Melsbroek, not
Evere; he also states it was on books of 1st Scoting Force, but
squadron code letters 5E (used by 364th FG) are clearly visible!
14376 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-T. "One Musthang". In ground accident with P-63A 42-69096 at Palmdale AFB, CA
Sep 27, 1944
14377 (MSN 109-28010) became NX33699. To Dominican Republic Sep 29, 1948 as FAD 1702.
Crashed at Santiago Feb 4, 1950 and subsequently broken up for spares.
14378 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Murph") shot down by AAA 4 km N of Legde, 9 km SE of Ahaus, Germany Nov 1, 1944.
MACR 10236. Pilot killed.
14379 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-W. "Hiya Myrt (L) Hiya Mamie (R) (c.c.) "
55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-W. "Pudgey"
14380 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed 8 mi N of San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy due to engine failure
Sep 24, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14381 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Honington Sep 11, 1944. Pilot survived, but
aircraft was destroyed.
14382 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Dec 29, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14383 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Puckpool, Isle of Wight, England Feb 6, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
14384 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Li'l Pearl") shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by unknown pilot of JG 3 W of Koblenz, Germany
Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11084. Bilot bailed out and became POW.
14385 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Dougie/Wooly Lamb") hit by flak over Rosenburg and bellied in near Schweinfurt Apr 16, 1945.
MACR 13930. Pilot POW.
14386 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14387 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, "Lois III") hit by AAA over Pilsen, Czechoslovakia while strafing Pilsen airfield but able to
land 12 mi E of Eger, Czechoslovakia Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13922. Pilot survived and was seen running to
nearby wooded hills but was killed later that day.
14388 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-U. "Wheezy " Named after girlfriend
14389 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF, "Suzy") shot down by ground fire during
strafing attack on airfield near Munich Apr 9, 1945. Pilot KIA. MACR 13898
14390 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-S. "Janie Girl"
339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-S. "Hardluck Jr".
339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-N. "Hard Luck Jr.(L) Irene (R)"
357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-U
14391 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14392 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-H. "Apple Knocker". Lend-Lease to France
14393 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-Y. "Just Born"
479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-Y. "Flat Top Jr".
14395 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-M. "The Onley Genevieve IV"
14396 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed due to unknown cause 500 m SE of Katensen, near Offen, N of
Celle, Germany during severe weather Oct 30, 1944. MACR 10422. Pilot killed.
14397 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-E. "Ex-Lax Shht'n'Git"
14399 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 3 km NW of Diemerode, Germany Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8790.
Pilot KIA.
14401 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Miss Susie Q") in takeoff accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England due to engine failure
Dec 9, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14402 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Barbara") crashed at Glandsfields Farm, Felstead, Essex, England due to engine failure
Feb 26, 1945. Pilot killed and aircraft was destroyed.
14403 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14404 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-E. Ex 354th FG
14405 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 1 mi NW of Lavenham, Suffolk, England Sep 9, 1944.
Pilot killed.
14406 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-K. "Vi"
479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-P. "Mugs"
14408 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) crashlanded near bridge at Kaarst, near
Neuss, Germany due to engine failure Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12610. Pilot survived and became POW.
14409 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF "Jane III/Lorie IV") landed in field at Deiningen, SE of Nordlingen, Germany to attempt
rescue of downed pilot Oct 3, 1944. Got bogged down in mud and could not take off. MACR 9262. Pilot POW.
14411 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Miss Margie") crashed into ground while strafing 1 mi S of Eger airfield, Germany Apr 17, 1945.
MACR 14050. Pilot KIA.
14413 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P051D 14326 and crashed at Gatehouse Farm, Middleton,
Greater Manchester, England Sep 25, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14414 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF. code B6-G. "Cherokee Kid"
14415 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at Saint Dizier airfield, France due to mechanical failure
Dec 23, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14416 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Boon, Germany Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11175.
Pilot killed.
14417 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at Southend Airport, London, England Jan 19, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14418 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF
14419 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Marilyn") crahlanded in Belgium Dec 25, 1944. Pilot survived and returned to unit, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14420 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 15th TRS, 10t PRG, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot
and unit 10 mi N of Worms, Germany Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12727. Pilot bailed out and became POW
14421 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Apr 3, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14422 collided in midair with P-51D 44-14791 and crashed at Wilden, Worchestershire, England with 352th FS,
353rd FG. 8th AF Oct 27, 1944. Pilot killed
14423 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-O. "Boomerang Jr."
479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-T. "Kraut Knocker"
479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-L. "Kraut Knocker"
14424 (479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF, "Sugar Kane") lost 8 km W of Ede, Netherlands Sep 17, 1944.
MACR 9013. Pilot evaded.
14425 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 12th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) crash landed at Furth Airfield R-28 Furth,
Bavaria, Germany Apr 29, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14426 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Dec 28, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14427 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Blue Blazes") forced landing at Chievres airfield, Casteau, Belgium Feb 3, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14428 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF. "Snookie Too (R)") lost penetrating haze in friendly territory Feb 9, 1945. MACR 12335. Pilot KIA
14429 (357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF, "Tangerine") shot down by Fw 109A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 26 Sep 19, 1944 near Arnhem, Holland.
MACR 8792. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14430 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-F
353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-
14431 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 7 km SE of Brakel, 2 km S of Erkeln, Germany Sep 11, 1944.
MACR 8990. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14432 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Viola") crashed at unknown location in Europe due to engine Fire Sep 20, 1944. Pilot bailed
out and survived.
14433 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-I. "Pepper" (L&R)
14434 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Maria') in landing accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England
Mar 30, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14435 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed after hitting tree while strafing a truck at Maberzell near Fulda,
Germany Feb 21, 1945. MACR 12596. Pilot survived and walked away from the crash and became POW.
14436 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England due to engine failure
Dec 18, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14437 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed near Carlingford Eire Louth, Ireland over the Irish Sea Sep 14, 1944 due
to bad weather while on training mission. MACR 9248. Pilot killed.
14438 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-U. "Little Nan"
14439 (355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force, 8th AF) crashed into English Channel Nov 25, 1944. MACR 10815. Pilot killed.
14440 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) hit by AAA while strafing targets at Salzburg and headed for home but made
wheels-up belly landing at Monfalcone, Italy due to engine failure Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12464.
Pilot survived and became POW.
14441 (359th FG, 2nd Scouting Force, 8th AF,"Ellen II") Mar 24, 1945 when returning from mission and suffered engine failure,
crashing 2 miles short of field. Pilot killed.
14442 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) made wheels up belly landing in Ruhr Valley after being damaged by Fw 190s over
Berlin Oct 6, 1944. MACR 9259. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14444 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Supermouse") crashed during belly landing 1.5 km W of Road at Herleshausen, SE of Nordhausen,
Germany Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10476. Pilot POW.
14445 (18th FBG, 12th FBS) shot down by AAA Aug 25, 1951.
14446 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 8, 1944. Pilot survived
but aircraft was destroyed.
14448 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AA E of Lake Balaton, Hungary Nov 19, 1944.
MACR 9933. Pilot killed.
14449 to SAAF as 350. Lost in Korea Jan 1, 1952
14450 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-S. "Old Crow" . 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-S. "Pretty Pix"
Registered to Swedish owner, based in Belgium.
14451 (38h FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Big Bitch") in taxiing accident at RF Wormingford, Essex, England Dec 8, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14452 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in wheels up belly landing 12 mi E of Munich, Germany due to mechanical
failure Apr 5, 1945. MACR 13644. Pilot POW
14453 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-13419 and crashed 5 mi SE of Lesina
airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 17, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
14455 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 10th Air Depot Group, 9th AF) in landing accident at Charleroi
airfield A-87 Gosselies, Belgium Nov 17, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14456 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed into side of a hill while strafing train in valley at
Braunfels, Germany Nov 27, 1944. MACR 14441. Pilot killed.
14457 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing locomotive 5 mi SE of Skekesfehervar,
Hungary Oct 13, 1944. MACR 9062. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14458 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing a locomotive 15 mi E of Rovigo, Italy
Apr 22, 1945. MACR 14026. Aircraft made wheels-up belly landing in a field. Pilot survived and evaded.
14460 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-Y
355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force, 8th AF; code WR-R. "Hi Nell"
14461 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 25, 1945. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14462 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause NE of Klagenfurt, Austria Apr 2, 1945. MACR 13641.
Pilot killed.
14465 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) lost from unknown cause near Gulf of Trieste 12 mi W of
Salvore Point, Italy Oct 29, 1944. MACR 9586. Pilot MIA and presumed killed.
14467 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in forced landing at Russian airfield E of Kaposvar, Hungary due to mechanical
failure Apr 2, 1945. MACR 14148. Pilot survived and returned. Aircraft left at Russian airfield and fate
unknown.
14468 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 20 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14470 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Nov 16, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
14471 (F-6D, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Reims/Champagn airfield A-62, Betheny, France
May 10, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14472 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed NE of Veszprem, Hungary after being hit while strafing a locomotive
Nov 19, 1944. MACR 9871. Pilot bailed out but fate unknown
14473 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Furth Airfield R-28, Furth Babaria, Germany
Apr 25, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14474 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing Neuberg airfield in Germany Mar 19, 1945.
MACR 13066. Pilot killed.
14475 (352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF, "Peanuts") shot down by Me 262A-1a flown by Lt Karl Schnorrer of JG 7/9 over Ulzen, Germany
Mar 25, 1945. Pilot bailed out but was KIA.
14476 359th FG, 368th FS. 8th AF. (18th FBG) shot down by AAA Feb 22, 1952.
14477 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 26, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14480 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Mondolfo airfield, Italy Apr 12, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14481 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Piagiolino airfield, Monterado, Italy Apr 29, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14483 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 5 mi E of Kurilovec airvield, Yugoslavia
Feb 2, 1945. MACR 11821. Pilot bailed out and evaded with help from partisans.
14484 357th FG, 364th FS. 8th AF; code C5-O. (18th FBG, 67th FBS) pilot bailed out due to mechanical problem E of K-46, Korea, Nov 7, 1951
14486 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Jan 10, 1945. Pilot survived
but aircraft was destroyed.
14487 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-P. "Mary Lou"
14488 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed 5 mi SW of Regensburg, Germany due to engine failure Jan 20, 1945.
MACR 11390. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14490 (357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by flak during strafing mission over Frankfurt-Giessen area Jan 2, 1945. Pilot POW.
14491 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy due to engine
failure Nov 26, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14492 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Mar 2, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14493 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Rimini airfield, Italy due to engine failure
Mar 20, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14494 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Lend-Lease to France
14495 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-I. "Dallas Doll"
353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-I. "Jeanne"
14497 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-S
355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force, 8th AF; code OS-U. "Restless Ruthie"
355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force; 8th AF, code OS-U. "Little Speedy (L) Butch (R)"
14498 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Big Stoop II") crashlanded at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England due to structural
failure Nov 6, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14500 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-E
14502 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing 6 mi SE of Ipswith, Suffolk, England
due to engine failure Sep 28, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14503 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF East Wrethham, Norfolk, England Nov 10, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
14505 (353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF) lost Langeweegie, NW of Hoedekenskerke, Netherlands
Oct 3, 1944. MACR 9252. Pilot POW.
14506 (319 FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 8, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14507 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-E. "Tangerine"
479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-J Satan's Angel
14508 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 40th Air Depot Group, 8th AF) in ground accident while parked at
RAF Stansted Mountfitched Airfield, Essex, England Jan 7, 1945. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14509 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Weebit") crashed on takeoff at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Jan 6, 1945. Pilot killed.
14510 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy due to engine
failure Dec 4, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14512 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Lend-Lease to France
14514 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-Y. "Daisy Mae III" Lost 22 August 45
14515 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-P
14516 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed 2.5 km NW of Ebingen, 10 km N of Walsrode, Germany due to engine failure
Oct 6, 1944. MACR 9268. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14517 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Li'l Exterminator") collided in midair with P-51D 44-14574 and crashed at Muenchehagen, 16 km
W of Wunstorf, Germany Dec 5, 1944. MACR 10806. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14518 4th FG, 334th FS, 8thAF; code QP-P. "Nad"
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-O
14519 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-R. "Daisy Mae"
14520 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-S. "Hilma Lee". Lost 5 August 45
14521 359th FG, 370th FS, 8thAF; code CS-V. Recoded to CS-A
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-A. "Rayner Shine"
14522 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF;
14523 (479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF, "The Yakima Chief") lost in training accident over English Channel Jul 19, 1945. No trace ever found.
14524 (2nd Scouting Force, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Li'l Larry II (L) YO.O.O!! (R)") in landing accident at Tantonville airfield Y-1,
Lorraine, France Apr 8, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14525 (337th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF, "Joanie") shot down by AAA while strafing airfield near Cologen, Germany Nov 27, 1944.
MACR 10547. Pilot killed.
14526 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14527 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, "Mary") crashlanded from unknown cause W of Praha Kbely airfield, Prague,
Czechoslovakia Apr 16, 1945. MACR 14124. Pilot survived and became POW.
14528 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Uffz Erwin Kolmanitsch of JG 2/5 over Bad
Munstereifel, Germanyduring escort mission over Frankfurt/main area Dec 27, 1944. MACR 11073. Pilot KIA.
14529 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing airfield NE of Guenxburg, Germany
Nov 18, 1944. MACR 10328. Pilot killed.
14530 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14532 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-O. "Ol' Flak Joe (R)"
364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-W . Crashed in Belgium Dec 24, 1944
14533 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed near RAF Rivehhall, Essex, England due to heavy fog Jan 16, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
14534 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-B
14535 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 2.5 N of Haaften, Neterlands Nov 20, 1944.
MACR 10330. Pilot bailed out and became POW
14536 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF) lost to flak near Miltenburg and crashed near Ashaffenburg Nov 9, 1944. MACR 10431.
Pilot POW.
14537 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, "Old Witch") shot down by AAA 1.5 km SW of Marksuyl, 15 km SW of Eisenach, Germany
Feb 27, 1945. MACR 12783. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14538 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Margaret Two") shot down by Fw 190A-9 flown by FhjOfw Alfred Neuberger of JG 11/Stab 3 km NW of
Hohnhorst, 7 km S of Wounstorf, Germany Dec 4, 1944. MACR 10816. Pilot KIA
14539 (362st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF, "Princess Geraldine") lost NE of Roermond Mar 5, 1945.
14540 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, "Ascend Charlie") shot fown by Fw 190A-8 near Zissen, Germany Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11166.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14541 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Ole IV") spun in during dead stick landing Jan 16, 1945.
14542 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near Uedemerbruch, 15 km N of Geldern, Germany
Sep 23, 1944. MACR 9159. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14543 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "The Maine Beau/Precious Pat") in taxiing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England May 5, 1945. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14544 479th FG, 436th FS, 8thAF; code 9B-�
14545 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Dieren, Netherlands Sep 18, 1944. MACR 9009.
Pilot killed.
14546 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Great Little Walden, Essex, England Nov 29, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14547 (MSN 422-6919) produced as F-6D-10-NA. Redesignated RF-51D. 67th TRG, 45th TRS; named �Symons Lemon�.
14548 assigned to 4th FG 336th FS, 8th AF at Debden, England, named "Rebel" (Sep 1944)
14549 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) crashed 5 mi SW of Norwich, England Nov 16, 1944 due to bad weather. Pilot killed.
14550 (MSN 109-28183) produced as F-6D-10-NA. Ninth Air Force. 12th Tactical Reconnaissance
Squadron [ZM*O], 10th Tactical Reconnaissance Group. Fatal crash 3� miles northeast of�Heidelburg, Germany 8Jun45 (1KIS).
14551 (310th Ferry Squadron, 27th Aircraft Transport Group, 8th AF) crashlanded after takeoff from RAF Duxford,
Cambridgeshire, England due to engine failure while on ferry flight Sep 23, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aicraft was destroyed.
14552 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Mar 22, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14553 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-�
14554 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) ground looped on takeoff at RAF Fowlmenre, Cambridgeshire, England
Mar 28, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14555 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Pretty Pat") shot down by AAA 5 km W of Gueterglueck, East of Magdeburg, Germany Mar 2, 1945.
MACR 12871. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14556 (361st FG, 357th FS, 8th AF, "Libby/Sweet Flo") dove into ground and exploded during high altitude dive bombing practice over
Little Walden Jul 23, 1945.
14557 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-R. "Sexey"
4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-B. "The Duchess"
4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-Z. "The Duchess"
14558 (353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF, "Jean III") shot down by friendly fire from B-24 in North Sea 3 mi N of Terschelling,
Netherlands Oct 25, 1944. MACR 9638. Pilot KIA
14559 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Daisy Mae") crashed from unknown cause near Grossenhain, NE of Prum, Germany
Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11176. Pilot killed.
14560 (33rth FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, "Crotch Rot") in taxiing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Jan 6, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14561 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 1 mi NE of Manea, Cambridgeshire, England Oct 1, 1944.
Pilot bailed out, aircraft was destroyed.
14562 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, Headquarters, 67th TRG, 9th AF) hit by small arms fire and crashed 1 mi
E of Seelscheid, Germany Mar 20, 1945. MACR 14374. Pilot killed.
14563 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Cherraine/Sparky") in landing accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Jan 28, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14564 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing 1 mi E of RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England
Jan 3, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14565 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14566 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-C
14567 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-�
14568 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14569 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Li'l Boston Bull") crashed near Krefeld, Germany due to engine failure Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13955. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
14570 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Oct 26, 1944. Pilot
surivived, aircraft badly damaged. Must have been repaired since now on display at Barksdale AFB, LA.
Has been painted to resemble "Ridge Runner" with 4th FG 335th FS in ETO. Don't know if it is the original.
14571 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Ellie May") crashed from unknown cause at Raf Rackheath, Norfolk, England Apr 22, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
14572 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-�
14573 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-E. "Sis IV"
14574 (479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF) ditched in North Sea Jan 13, 1945 due to engine trouble. Pilot
rescued but died of hypothermia shortly afterwards. Remains of aircraft
recovered in 1987 and by 1990 was displayed at East Essex Aviation
Museum, Point Clear, Clacton-on-Sea, England. Still there in 2002. The museum is
located inside a Martello Tower, one of a line of offshore forts built
during the Napoleonic Wars.
14575 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) "Pretty Barbara" Oct 1944 to Feb 1945. Flew 71 combat missions.
14576 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Pepe's Pregnant Pride") crashed 20 mi E of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England in North Sea due to engine
failure Mar 11, 1945. Pilot died of hypothermia
14577 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed between Schouwen Island and Beveland Island, Netherlands in Oosterschelde
Estuary due to mechanical failure Oct 7, 1944. MACR 9271. Pilot bailed out but was never seen again.
14578 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Mar 12, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14579 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14580 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Ellie--My Little Six") crashed near Dunkerque, France due to mechanical failure Jan 18, 1945.
MACR 11854. Pilot killed.
14581 (355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force, 8th AF, "Honeychild 3rd") shot down by AAA near Wangerooge Island in the Frision Islands, Germany
Jan 17, 1945. MACR 11914. Pilot bailed out but was KIA
14582 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Le Culot/East
Airfield Y-10, Le Culot, Belgium Jan 19, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14583 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Dearest Mine") crashed from unknown cause near Reichensachsen, Germany Feb 28, 1945.
Pilot injured and died in hospital.
14584 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 3 km NW of Westervesede, 10 km E of Rotenburg,
Germany Dec 31, 1944. MACR 11462. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14585 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14586 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF, "Phyllis Jean") shot down by AAA at Brakel, Netherlands Nov 20, 1944.
MACR 10331. Pilot KIA
14587 (337th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF, "Pee Wee Peckerwood") crashed from unknown cause at Rengershausen, 8 km NW of Einbeck, Germany
Nov 27, 1944. MACR 10548. Pilot killed. May have been shot down by German fighter.
14589 (479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF) in midair collision with P-51D 44-14294 over Germany Nov 8, 1944 and
crashed 8 mi W of Minden, Germany. MACR 10419. Tail was cut off by propeller from the other P-51D.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14591 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Uninvited II") in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Mar 12, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Named for movie of same name for which the pilot's father-in-law
was screenwriter/producer
14592 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Buzzin' Texan") shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit and crashed at
Buchholz, 7 km S of Fuesterburg, Germany Dec 5, 1944. MACR 10805. Pilot KIA
14593 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-V
14594 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Smoky City Fireball") in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Mar 22, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14595 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at Merville airfield, France after ran out of fuel Feb 15, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed
14596 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Rumboogie Jr") wheels-up belly landing 3 km NE of Neuwid, SW of Westerburg, Germany
due to engine failure Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11072. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14597 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14598 (55th FG 338th FS, 8th AF, "Lady Lorene") suffered engine failure Mar 18, 1945, pilot killed attempting belly
landing near Trier, Germany.
14599 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in midair collusion over Gutersloh
Airfield Y-99 North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Apr 25, 1945. Able to land. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14600 (361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF, "Curiosity Betty II") hit wile parked by taxiing aircraft at RAF Warton, Lancashire, England Sep 27, 1944.
Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14601 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Queenie- El Diablo") shot down by AAA over Neuberg, Germany Apr 18, 1945. MACR 14127. Pilot KIA.
14602 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) hit by friendly fire from P-51D 30 mi SW of
Wurzburg, Germany and crashed 1.5 km N of Reihen, 4.5 SE of Sinsheim, Germany Feb 23, 1945. MACR 12636.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14603 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Dragon Wagon") totaled in crashlanding near Cromer Feb 10, 1945.
14604 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Mendelsham, Suffolk, England due to structural failure
Dec 8, 1944. Pilot bailed out, aircraft was destroyed.
14605 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Lend-Lease to France
14606 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-D. "Jan"
14607 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Dec 10, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14608 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (310th Ferry Squadron, 27th Aircraft Transport Group, 8th AF) in landing accident
at RAF Warton, Lancashire, England Oct 5, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14609 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Vixen(L) / Athelene(R)") crashed SE of Berkum, Netherlandd, 10 km S of Bonn, Germany after ran out of
fuel Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12331. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14610 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Sweet Marie") crashed curing wheels-up belly landing Church Farm, Stockbury, Kent, England after
ran out of fuel Feb 15, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14611 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at St Trond Airfield A-92 Sint-Truiden, Belgium Nov 20, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14612 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-Z. "Hot Shot". Taxy accident Leiston 5 June 45
14613 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-W. "Cooter"
479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; "As-Cend Charlie"
479th FG, 436th FS; code 9B-3
14615 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14616 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Oct 2, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
14617 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in landing accident at conflans Airfield A-94,
France Feb 2, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14618 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF
14619 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 82nd TRS, 71st TRG, 5th AF) shot down by machine gun fire 5 mi SE of
Norzagaray Bulacan, Luzon Island, Philippines Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12676 Pilot believed killed.
14620 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Nov 6, 1944.
Only ground crew involved and none injured. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14621 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 301st Service Squadron, 8th Service Group, 5th AF) crashed off Lae in Huon Gulf Morobe
New Guinea due to engine failure Dec 1, 1944. MACR 11901. Pilot killed.
14622 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Little One II") crashed into trees while strafing at Mockern, Germany Mar 2, 1945.
MACR 12844. Pilot survived and became POW.
14623 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14624 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Wattisham when collided with P-51B 43-12451
Jan 4, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14625 (369h FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Pauline") crashed at Kunzelsau, Germany while on strafing mission due to engine failure
Feb 28, 1945. MACR 12801. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14626 (337th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF, Sweet Sue) crashed from unknown cause at Insel, 20 km NW of Soltau, Germany
Dec 31, 1944. MACR 11454. Pilot KIA
14627 (MSN 434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Pauline") crashed 500 m NE of Hassel near Offen, NE of Celle, Germany
Oct 30, 1944. MACR 10421. Went out of control and broke up during severe weather. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
14628 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England Feb 16, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14629 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Shoo Shoo Baby") crashed from unknown cause SE of Landshut, Germany Apr 16, 1945. MACR 14119.
Fate of pilot unknown.
14630 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF East Wretham Dec 10, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14631 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) crashed 4 mi NW of Zeitz, Germany due to engine failure Mar 19,1 945. MACR 13156.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
14632 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed S of St Nicholas, Belgium after pilot oxygen system failed
Oct 15, 1944. MACR 9497. Pilot killed
14633 converted to F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 82nd Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Group,
5th AF) crashed due to bad weather 20 mi S of Morotai Island in Pacific Ocean while on ferry flight to Wama airfield,
Morotai Island in Maluku Islands, Indonesia Dec 4, 1944. MACR 12190. Pilot bailed out and was
rescued by Australian ship.
14635 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14636 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Carol II and III") creshed 25 mi off Egmond aan Zee, Holland in North Sea due to engine
failure Dec 5, 1944. MACR 11305. Pilot never heard from again.
14637 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14638 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Sweet Sue") shot down by German fighter near Munster, Germany Nov 27, 1944. MACR 10549.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14639 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14640 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-Y. "Duchess"
14641 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14642 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-A. "Miss Ethel"
14643 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14644 (355th FG, 258th FS, 8th AF, "Damn Yank IV") lost to flak over Straubing Apr 16, 1945. MACR 13932. Pilot evaded
14645 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-A . "My Janet"
14646 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-O. "Oklahoma Kid (R)". Landing accident Bodney 14 June 45
14647 assigned to 4th FG, Debden, England Feb 1945. (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF, "Pedunk") shot down by AAA at Elmshorn,
Germany Mar 20, 1945. MACR 13186. Pilot POW.
14648 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Princess Pat") shot down by AAA at Ruzyne airfield, Prague, Czechoslovakia Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13927.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
14649 357th FG, 364th FS, 8thAF; Crash landed 22 May 45
14650 (359th BG, 368th FS, 8th AF, "Snooks") lost Gendringen, Netherlands Feb 14, 1945.
MACR 12329. Pilot POW
14651 (479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF, "Pin Up Girl") shot down by AAA and crashed at Dreiskau, 18 km SO of Leipzig,
Germany Feb 14, 1945. Pilot made POW but was badly injured and died in hospital.
14652 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-L. "Betty Louise (L) Wee Bonnie (R)"
359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-A
14653 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed after hitting trees during low-level strafing run near Rodewald,
20 km E of Nienburg, Germany Feb 19, 1945. MACR 12504. Pilot killed.
14654 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Molly-M") shot down by AAA E of thune, 20 km N of Brunswick, Germany Oct 24, 1944. MACR 9639.
Pilot KIA.
14655 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14656 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, "Pauline") crashed 20-30 mi S of Stuttgart, Germany due to engine failure Apr 15, 1945.
MACR 13900. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14658 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-H
14660 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Little Duckfoot") in taxiing accident at RAF Leiston Oct 16, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft
was destroyed.
14661 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14662 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Great Little Walden, Essex, England Dec 9, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged. 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-C.. "Little Moke (L) Christine (R)". Lost 18 June 45 in midair collision.
14663 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 109th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) crashed near Ciney, Belgium in bad weather Mar 1, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14664 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed 1 1/2 mi SW of Gazley, England due to structural failure during high
speed dive Nov 1, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
14665 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-X. "Phyllis"
14666 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Zelma") shot down by Fw 190A-8 at Wassenberg, 12km NW of Ganersheim, Germany Nov 27, 1944.
MACR 10483. Pilot KIA
14667 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Little Sport") shot down by AAA while strafing Tarnewitz airfield and made wheels-up
belly landing near Gagebusch, Germany Apr 13, 1945. MACR 13902. Pilot survived and became POW.
14668 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Apr 24, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14669 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-R. "My Mac (L) Sweet Genevieve (R)"
14670 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 15 km SSW of Lippstadt, Germany Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10477.
Pilot killed.
14671 (339th FG, 8th AF) hit while parked ty taxiing accident at RAF Warton, Lancashire, England Sep 28, 1944.
Aircraft badly damaged. In midair collision with 44-72307 near Wending UK May 14, 1945
14672 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-S. "Li'l Injun (Louise L Canopy rail)". Name believed to be due to part American Indian ancestry
357th FG, 362nd FS, 8thAF; code G4-W
357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-W. "Love of Mine"
14673 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-I. "Mad Irishman"
353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-I. "Galloping Ghost "
14674 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-H. "Little Witch"
355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-H. "Ginny J"
14675 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14676 (3rd Scouting Force attached to 862nd BS, 8th AF, "Louise") in landing accident at RAF Wormingford airfield, Essex, England
Mar 8, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14677 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 161st TRS, 363rd TRS, 9th AF) crashed on takeoff at Gutersloh airfield Y-99
North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany Apr 20, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14678 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Pat") crashed 5 mi NE of Mannheim, Germany after aircraft caught fire Jan 25, 1945. MACR 11917.
Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
14679 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Charleroi Airfield A-87,
Gosselies, Belgium Mar 2, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14680 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-S
14681 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14682 (357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF, "Winnie Gal") lost in North Sea Apr 3, 1945 when hit by drop takn from above P-51D. Pilot MIA
14683 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Lend-Lease to France. SOC 31Dec44; missing in action
14685 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-L. "Mary Mine". Ninth Air Force. SOC 21Sep45; salvaged from enemy action.
14686 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-J
353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-I. , Eighth Air Force, Raydon (Station 157), Essex. Substantially damaged
landing at Raydon 22Jun45. Major damage when force landed at Raydon 24Jul45. SOC 31Dec45; salvaged, non battle damage
14687 (353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF, "Lethal Ethel") shot down by Bf 109G-06 NW of Kassel, Germany Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13365. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
14688 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-N Butch II / Rena
14689 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) crashed 16 mi SE of RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England due to battle damage while
returning from a mission Nov 1, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged.
353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-F. "Bobbie J.C.". Involved in no-injury midair collision 12 June 45. Other aircraft - 43-12454 YF-E
14690 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 2 mi NW of Raf Raydon, Suffolk, England Feb 17, 1945.
Pilot killed.
14691 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-D. Lost 11 March 1945 - ditched 40 m E of Gt Yarmouth
14692 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-Y. "My Rosie"
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-I
14693 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "The Flying Finn") in taxiing accident at Coulommiers/Voisins Airfield, France Jan 16, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14694 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-F. "Eleanor "
14695 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14696 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-H. "Hell-er-Bust"
14697 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Lend-Lease to France
14699 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, MSN 109-28332) to Swiss AF in 1948 as J-2093
14700 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-B.
14701 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14702 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF, "Miss Donna") lost Lhee near Tweelo, Netherlands Feb 24, 1945.
MACR 12621. Pilot evaded.
14703 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (67th TRW) crashlanded Mar 2, 1952.
14704 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Psyche") shot down by Fw 190D near Salzwedel Apr 4, 1945. MACR 13957. Pilot KIA.
14705 named "Boomerang" with 505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF
14706 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Ginny") crashed 40 mi off Orford Ness, Suffolk, England in North Sea during bad weather
Mar 19, 1945. MACR 13168. Pilot killed.
14707 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-D. "Aunt Fanny's Kid II" Involved in Taxy accident 2 June 45
14708 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause NE of Bremen, Germany Oct 12, 1944. MACR 9507.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14709 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-J
14710 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Flossie III") lost from unknown cause while chasing German fighter NE of Aachen, Germany Jan 4, 1945.
MACR 12319. Pilot KIA.
14711 355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF; code YF-M. "Dakota Kid II (R) / Long Island Kid". Damaged 12 December 44
14712 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Little Chum II") hit by AAA while strafing Ganacker airfield and made wheels-up belly landing in
a plowed field on NE edge of Ganacker airfield near Plattling, Germany Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13934.
Pilot survived, unknown if POW or evaded.
14713 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-�
14714 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-M. "Sweet Adeline"
14715 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in taxiing accieent at Conflans airfield A-94,
Conflans, France Jan 13, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14716 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-P. "The Margarets"
14717 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Lend-Lease to France
14718 359th FG, 369th FS,.8th AF; code IV-D. "Hubert". Named after cartoon character in "Yank" magazine
14719 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14720 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Jan 28, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14721 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14722 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Temptation") crashed 8 km SW of Celle, Germany Dec 5, 1944 due to engine failure. MACR 10808.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14723 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14724 364th FG, 385th FS, 8thAF; code 5E-Z
14726 (364th FG 67th FW, 8th AF, "Johnnie") crash landed Apr 25, 1945, Raydon, UK
14727 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Bee Jay) shot down by Fw 190A-9 flown by Maj. Gunther Specht of JG 11/Stab 4 km NW of
Hohnhorst 7 km S of Wunstorf, Germany Dec 5, 1944. MACR 10817. Pilot KIA
14728 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-I Thunderbug. Artwork of Bugs Bunny both sides of nose.
14729 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Betty Lou") shot down by AAA 35 mi N of Saarbrucken, Germany Nov 18, 1944. MACR 10293.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14730 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Da'Quake") crashed from unknown cause over Allied territory Mar 15, 1945. Pilot bailed
out and returned to his unit.
14731 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Happy Jr") crashed during wheels-up belly landign at Ibbenburen, Germany after hitting
high tension wires Jan 14, 1945. MACR 11862. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14732 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Tampa Tramp / Bronx Bum") crashed SE of Dummer Lake, Germany due to engine
failure Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13412. Pilot bailed out, unknown if captured or evaded.
14733 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-L. "Ruggie's Ruthie"
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-L. "Daddy's Girl"
14734 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, "Baby Mine") crashed during wheels-up belly landing 3 mi SE of Colchester,
England due to engine failure Mar 28, 1945. Pilot uninjured, but aircraft was destroyed.
Name from song in the film "Dumbo".
14735 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14736 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-A. "Pappy's Answer (L) Yankees (R)"
14737 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14738 (310th Ferry Squadron, 27th Aircraft Transport Group, 8th AF) crashed at Beese near RAF Calveley near Nantwich,
Cheshire, England due to engine failure Sep 27, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aicraft was destroyed.
14739 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing at St-Trond Airfield, Sint0Truiden Belgium
Feb 28, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14740 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Hot Toddy") shot down by AAA 20-30 mi W of Linz, Austria Apr 16, 1945. MACR 14118.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14741 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14742 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) named "Gloria Ann II"
14743 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Lend-Lease to France as K-R7
14744 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-E. "Skinny"
14745 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-K. "Sweet 'n Low Down (L) Sweet and Lowdown (R)"
14746 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-J. "Sidney Slurp"
14747 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF, "Rough Rider") shot down by Fw 190D-9 flown by Oblt Hans Dortenmann of JG 54/12 near
Fanwick NW of Quakenbruck, Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12673. Pilot bailed out and became POW
14748 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Kansas City Kitty") crashed from unknwon cause near Achmer, Germany Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13225.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14749 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-X
14750 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Mar 14, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14751 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-A
14753 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England
Mar 1, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14754 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-L. "Sweet 'n Low Down"
14755 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14756 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-V
353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-J
14757 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14758 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-U. "Chug-A-Lug"
14759 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Lend-Lease to France
14760 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England
Oct 22, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
14761 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14762 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Florence II") crashed near Huddlestorf, 21 km N of Minden, Germany due to engine
failure Mar 15, 1945. MACR 13309. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14763 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14764 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-B. To 352 FG 328 FS as PE-M
52nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-M Mr. Lucky
14765 converted to F-6D-10-NA. (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at Sandweiler airfield, Luxembourg
Feb 21, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft damaged, unknown if repaired.
14766 (30th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England
Nov 14, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14767 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Ding Hao II") in taxiing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Dec 10, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14768 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) crashed in Castricum, Netherlands Feb 23, 1945. Pilot KIA.
14769 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed 16 mi W of Exeter Devon, England after ran out of fuel Jan 29, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14770 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Fern Marie 3rd") made wheels-up belly landing 11 km NW of Hitzaker, 30 km E of Luneburg, Germany
after prop came off Oct 24, 1944. MACR 9640. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14771 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Webster St. Special") crashed from unknown cause near Withersfield, Suffolk, England Mar 30, 1945. Pilot killed.
14772 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190D-9 flown by Ofw Leo Klatt of JG 54/12 S of Rheine
Salzerbergen airfield W of Bramsche, Germany Nov 6, 1944. MACR 10444. Pilot killed.
14773 (370 FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Mickey The Twist/Little Mary") crashed S of Zwickau, Germany Feb 23, 1945 when ran out of fuel. MACR 12637. Pilot killed.
14774 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-T, "Butch 3rd / Rena"
14775 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14776 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Arrow Head") crashed from unknown cause at Menley Far, Puckeridge, East Hertfordshire,
England Feb 6, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
14777 produced as F-6D-10-NA. The plane painted as 44-1477 and on civil registry as N51AB with Inpatient
Dental Services, Ashland, OR is actually a Commonwealth CA-18 Mk 21, RAAF werial A68-100. For some reason,
the serial of 44-14777 was adopted as its new number.
14778 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-E. "The Sheepherder "
14779 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Lend-Lease to France
14780 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Leiston airfield Oct 16, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired
14781 (353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF, "Don Helen") Shot down by AAA NW of Madel near Hersberg, Germany Mar 2, 1945. MACR 12862. Pilot KIA
14782 (3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG) in taxiing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Feb 3, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged. Must have been repaired since with 3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG was
in landing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Mar 1, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly
damaged, unknown if repaired.
14783 (3rd Scouting Force, 55th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-17G 44-6934 at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England
Apr 13, 1945. Able to land. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14784 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Q-Pee") shot down by AAA 25 mi N of Brandenburg, Germany Jan 14, 1945. MACR 11869.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14785 352nd FG, 487th FS,. 8th AF; code HO-B. "Channel Belle 2nd (L) Gracie (R)"
14786 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-U. "Joereine II"
355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-U "The Melba J"
14787 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Debden, Essex, England
Apr 18, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14788 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF
14789 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Sad Sack") shot down by AAA 20 mi W of Prague, Czechoslovakia Apr 18, 1945. MACR 14049.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
14790 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-Q. "Miss Nita"
352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-O. "Sweet and Lovely (L&R)"
14791 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-14422 and crashed at Wilden, Worcestershire, England
Oct 27, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived.
14792 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Margene (L) Romaine (R)") wheels-up belly landing at Rossback, 16 Mi NW of Koblenz, Germany due to engine
failure Mr 14, 1945. MACR 13289. Pilot survived and became POW.
14793 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Miss Betsy D") crashed from unknown cause 7 km N of Bielefeld, Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12683.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
14794 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Buzz Boy") crashed at Bersenbruck, Germany due to engine failure Nov 27, 1944. MACR 10551.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
14795 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14796 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Lady Margaret") shot down by AAA wile strafing airfield at Obernberg, Germany Apr 16, 1945.
MACR 13970. Pilot KIA
14797 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14798 (357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF, "Butch Baby") scrapped Jun 1945 after landing accident at Leiston
14799 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Jane IV") made wheels up belly landing at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England
due to flak damage Nov 29, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14800 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Blondie/Jeannie") lost from unknown cause at unknown location in Europe Feb 20, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14801 (352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF, "The Hawk-Eye-Owan") shot down by small arms fire while strafing Prattling airfield in
Czechoslovakia Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13936. Pilot KIA
14802 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-X. "Miss Illini III"
14803 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and made wheels-up belly landing at Kenn 10 KM NE of
Trier, Germany Jan 22, 1945. MACR 11918. Pilot survived and became POW.
14804 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-F
353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-R. "El Gato" (Artwork of The Cat - a panther, under name)
353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-R. "Honey Bee II"
14805 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Shirley Dean") crashed from unknown cause at RAF Eye, Suffolk, England Jul 12, 1945. MACR 15926.
Pilot killed.
14806 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Great Little Walden airfield, Essex, England
Oct 26, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14807 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-G
14808 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Donna J") crashed during wheels-up belly landing 2 1/2 mi SE of RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England
Jan 17, 1945 due to engine failure. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14809 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-V. "Jasper Joker II"
14810 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Nivelles, Belgium after ran out of fuel Feb 15, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed
14811 (353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF, "Lady Gwen") shot down by Bf 109G-6 NW of Kassel, Germany Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13364. Pilot
survived and became POW.
14812 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-S. "Sweet Fern"
352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-S. "Socky"
352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-T. "Slender, Tender and Tall (L&R)"
14813 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Hayden Farm, Elmswell, Suffolk, England
Mar 26, 1945. Pilot bailed out, aircraft was destroyed.
14815 produced as F-6D-10-NA. Named "Oaskaloosa, Iowa"
14816 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-B. "Lois w"
357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-E. "My Bonnie II". Issued at Neubiberg. Ex 353rd FG YJ-B
14817 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14818 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-B
14819 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-G, "Lilli Marlene II"
357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-B. "Big Stud"
14820 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-H. "Spook"
14821 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14822 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-A. "Sad Sack"
14823 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-F. "Miss Miami"
14824 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-P. "The Butcher Boy"
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-P. "Happy Helen"
14826 (MSN 109-28459) was originally destined for RNZAF but never delivered.
Subsequently discovered in original packing case in 1951 and
registered N1740B. To Haitan AF Jul 10, 1951 as 14826, later FAH826 an
subsequently passed along to Dominican AF for disposa. Returned to
USA and put on civil registry as N551D with Erickson Group, Beaverton, OR
14827 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-V. "Croghan Cruiser (L) Waverley Democrat (R) "
479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-N
14828 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-J
14829 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by friendly AAA by mistake near Metz, France Nov 18, 1944.
Pilot KIA. MACR 10294
14831 (353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF, "Pregnant Patty") hit by AAA while strafing Plantluenne airfield, Germany and made wheels-up
belly landing at Hoken-Kokrben 10 km N of Nordholm, Germany Nov 8, 1944. MACR 10482. Pilot
survived and became POW.
14832 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 20th TRS, 8th PRG, 10th AF) in landing accident at Myitkyina North
Airfield, Myitkyina, Burma Mar 26, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14833 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 76th FS, 23rd FG) lost from unknown cause 6 mi S of Yochow, China
Sept 5, 1945. MACR 14901. Pilot MIA
14834 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (528th FS, 311 FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Southeast of
Laun Spar and Southwest End of Peai Railroads, Rnckyoai, China Feb 2, 1945. MACR 12583. Pilot bailed
out and evaded and returned.
14835 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF) crashed S of Emmerten at Varsseveld/Wisch, Netherlands due
to engine failure Oct 28, 1944 . MACR 9658. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
14836 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Eagles Farm, Bedfordshire, England Jan 16, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
14837 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14838 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF) hit while parked by taxiing aircraft at RAF Warton, Lancashire, England Sep 26, 1944.
Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14839 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14840 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "The Victory Queen") crashed 10 mi N of Sherringham, Norfolk, England due to structural
failure Feb 5, 1945. Pilot killed.
14841 produced as F-6D-10-NA. (F-6D, 82nd TRS, 71st TRG, 5th AF) crashed 1 1/2 mi SW of Tuguegarao Cagayan,
Luzon Island, Philippines Mar 5, 1945. MACR 12924. Pilot killed.
14843 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-D. "Gumpy"
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-G. "Balls of Fire"
14844 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Joyce III") crashed during wheels-up belly landing 1 1/2 mi E of RAF Kings Cliffe,
Cambridgeshire, England due to engine failure Feb 26, 1945. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
14845 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14846 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-S
14847 produced as F-6D-10-NA
14848 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF, "Sue Sue") pilot bailed out due to mechanical problems near Nordlingen, Germany
Sep 4, 1945.
14849 (339th FG, 503rd FS) crashlanded Mar 24, 1945.
14850 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Dec 27, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14851 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Altoona Kid II") in landing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Dec 5, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14852 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "Lottie") damaged in landing at Poltava, Russia in 1945. MACR dated Feb 14, 1945
44-14853/15752 North American P-51D-15-NA Mustang
MSN 109-28486/28885, 35536/36035.
14853 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashlanded W of Lake Balaton, Hungary, 30 mi NE of Hollabrunn,
Austria Oct 11, 1944 after being damaged by fighters and flak at Vienna, Austria. MACR 9076.
Pilot survived and became POW.
14854 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed 5 mi from Rackheath, Norfolk, England Nov 1, 1944 due to engine failure
Nov 1, 1944. Pilot bailed out, aircraft was destroyed.
14855 converted to F-6D-15-NA
14856 (479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF, "Junior") hit by small arms fire and made wheels-up belly landing 10 mi W of
Regensburg, Germany Apr 16, 1945. MACR 14117. Pilot survived and became POW.
14857 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF, "Brooklyn Devil") shot down by AAA at Alzey, Germany Nov 5, 1944. MACR 10428. Pilot bailed out and
became POW.
14858 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause Gawdy Hall, England Jun 21, 1945. MACR 15985.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
14859 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Honey IV") crashed from unknown cause near Capel Saint Mary, Suffolk, England Jan 3, 1945.
Pilot killed
14860 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Molly M") crashlanded at Le Colot/East Airfield, Belgium Jan 3, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14861 (503rd FS, 339th FG) wrecked at unknown date
14862 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-E. "Jersey Bouncer"
14864 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-A
14867 (F-6D, 75th FS, 23rd FG) crashed from unknown cause 12 mi SW of Hsiakiangshien, China Jul 7, 1945.
MACR 14717. Pilot bailed out and returned.
14868 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF, ; code C5-T. "Hurry Home Honey"
357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-ZZ. "Mormon Mustang"
14870 (20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF) crashed at Kriftel, S of Taunus, Germany after aircraft stalled Dec 10, 1944.
MACR 10857. Pilot killed.
14874 converted to F-16D-15-NA
14876 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-S . "4 Esie"
14877 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) ground looped at Chievres Airfield A-84 Casteau, Belgium Apr 12, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14880 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-H. "Frisco Belle"
14881 (364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Oldendorf, near Zeven, Germany Jan 1, 1945.
MACR 11530. Pilot killed.
14882 (352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF, "3rd Baser the Second") crashed E of Rastede, Germany due to engine failure Mar 30, 1945. MACR 13470. Pilot KIA
14884 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Baby Jo") in landing accident 1/2 mi S of RAF Leiston Feb 9, 1945. Pilot survived but
aircraft was destroyed.
14885 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-D. "Dizzy Jess"
55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-D. "Nervous Nell"
55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-D. "Miss Donna"
14887 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed while strafing Hopsten Airfield, Germany Mar 21, 1945. MACR 15905.
Pilot killed.
14888 named "Glamorous Glen III" and assigned to Chuck Yeager. Coded B6-Y when flown by Chuck Yeager
with 357th FG at Leiston, England. 363rd FS, 357th FG later renamed "Melody's Answer".
Lost (363rd FS, 357th FG) when crashed from unknown cause at Haseloff, W of Treuenbrietzen, Germany
Mar 2, 1945. MACR 12869. Pilot was killed.
14890 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Whoa! To Joe's Woes") in landing accident at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 24, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14891 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-O. "Wilda"
14892 (479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF, "Miss") crashed from unknown cause at Bonn, Germany Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11177.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14893 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-M. "Li'l Boston Bull"
353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-O. "Little Bouncer"
14894 (359th FG, HQ, 8th AF, "Lucky") crashed 2 km NNE of Schesslitz, 15 km NE of Bamberg, Germany due to engine failure
Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12330. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14895 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, attached to 857th BS, "Cis Peg Rocket (L) / Scotty (R)") crashed from unknown cause in Baldock/Roysten Hertfordshire,
England Area Apr 12, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14896 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-H
357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-C. "Nooky Booky III"
14898 (2nd Scouting Force, 355th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-14143 and crashed near RAF Duxford,
Cambridgeshire, England Nov 6, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14900 (357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF, "Nellie Jean") shot down by AAA at Ruzyne airfield, Prague, Czechoslovakia Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13926.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14901 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF, "Miss B") hit by AAA while strafing airfield at Giebelstadt and crashed near
Wurxburg, Germany Jan 6, 1945. MACR 11524. Pilot bailed out and became POW
14902 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing after ran out of fuel at RAF Thorpe
Abbotts, Norfolk, England Nov 25, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14903 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-N. "Dusty"
14904 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-F
14906 (352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF, *Cripes A'Mighty*) shot down
over Langerwehe, Germany by US AAA Dec 25, 1944. Pilot (Major
George Preddy) killed.
14908 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF, "Wisconsin Witch") crashed from unknown cause near Ulzen, Germany Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13390. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
14910 355th FG, 354th FS, 8thAF; code WR-L. "Ann Anita / Bama Bound "
14911 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-I. "Geronimo"
352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-M. "This Is It"
14915 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-�
14916 (MSN 109-28549) destined for RNZAF but never delivered. Discovered
in original packing case in 1951 and registered N1736B. To Haitian
AF May 18, 1951 as 14916, later FAH916. Subsequently passed on to
Dominican AF for disposal. Returned to USA and reporte 1973 with
Cavalier Aircraft Corp of Opa Locka, FL
14917 used stateside for training. To RFC Oct 25, 1945.
14920 (F-6D, 301st Service Squadron, 8th Service Group, 5th AF) crashed from unknown cause 20 mi W of Nadzab
airfield, Morobe, Papua New Guinea Dec 19, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
14922 (361st FG, HQ, 8th AF) crashed during landing in gusty conditions at RAF Great Little Walden Nov 9, 1944.
MACR 15785. Pilot killed.
14923 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF, "See Me Later III") crashed from unknown cause 5 mi S of Rotterdam, Netherlands Mar 3, 1945. MACR 12900.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14925 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Mary Jane") crashlanded at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Nov 26, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged. Belly landed 7 mo NNW of Clacton-on-Sea May 4, 1945 due to
engine failure. Pilot uninjured, aircraft DBR.
14929 (479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF, "Little Droppy") crashed from unknown cause SE of Landshut, Germany Apr 16, 1945. MACR 14116.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14930 (2nd SAAF Sq) crashed 7 mi S of Pyongyang Jun 1, 1951.
14931 479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-B
14933 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF, "Rugged Rebel"), on duty with 1st Scouting Force, crash-landed in
Belgium 3 Feb 1945. Cause unknown.
14935 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-Q. "Purty"
14936 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Kathleen Ann") crashed in England due to engine failure Nov 29, 1944. Pilot bailed out,
aircraft was destroyed.
14937 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-P. "Gentleman Jim"
357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-X. "Super~X (L) Marjie's Man (R)"
357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-X 'Til Then (L) Marjie's Man (R)"
14938 (341st FS, 348th FG, 5th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 600 yeards ESE of Montalban, Luzon. MACR 14465.
Pilot killed.
14941 356th FG, 8th AF
14942 (1st FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing
5 mi E of Maungdaw, Burma Mar 28, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14944 (MSN 109-28577) became N1762B. Was earmarked for sale to Dominican AF,
but sale not completed and aircraft was presumably scrapped.
14945 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Arkansas Traveler") in ground accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Mar 2, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14946 (3rd FS Commando, 3rd Air Commando Group, 5th AF) shot down by AAA 17 mi W of
Formosa in South China Sea Feb 7, 1945. MACR 13554. Pilot killed.
14947 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-P Artwork - Skull with arrow
14948 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-J Recoded to CS-S
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-S
14949 (353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF, "Mr Gary") shot down by AAA 1 km NW of Vaassen, 6 km N of Apeldoorn, Netherlands
Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12622. Pilot killed.
14951 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-P. "Pegasis"
14953 (9th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th AF) hit while parked by taxiing RAF Lancaster bomber at Laon/Athies
Airfield A-69, Picardy, France Feb 14, 1945. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14955 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-I. "Dopey Okie"
14957 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-Q. "Darlin' Dora". Q is Greek theta.
14958 (341st FS, 348th FG, 5th AF) ditched 5 mi S of SSE end of Yaku Shime Island in East China Sea due
to engine fialure Aug 6, 1945. MACR 14888. Pilot survived and was rescued.
14961 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-T
14962 (353nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Nov 6, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14963 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-D. "Miss Jackie II"
14964 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown case in North Sea S of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England Dec 27, 1944.
MACR 11460. Pilot killed.
14965 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-N. "Nancy"
359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-N. "Lady"
14966 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-S. "Luscious Lu"
14967 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Joyce B II") in landing accident at RAF Honington Jan 31, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14968 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-T. "Momita"
352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-T. "Patty Ann"
14969 (353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF, "Lady Grace II") crashlanded on Exeel Island in Frisian Islands in North Sea Nov 25, 1944. MACR 10469.
Pilot survived and became POW
14970 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; "Claudia"
14972 (353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF) crashed between Brussels and Liege, Belgium due to engine failure Nov 25, 1944.
MACR 10470. Pilot killed.
14973 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-D. "Lady Doris"
357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-A
14974 (353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF) crashed 10 mi E of Cologne, Germany due to engine failure Mar 17, 1945. MACR 13413.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
14975 (20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF) crashed E of Detmold, Germany after hit tree while strafing a locomotive
5 mi N of Northeim, Germany Feb 19, 1945. MACR 12498. Pilot killed.
14976 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing at Cormeilles-En-Vixin airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France
Dec 30, 1044. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14977 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-Y; "The Count" "The Count" = cartoon character from "Yank" & "Stars & Stripes"
14979 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-H
14981 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed 2 mi N of Raf Honington, Suffolk, England due to mechanical failure
Dec 28, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
14983 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Apr 19, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft was destroyed.
14985 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF, "The Millie G") crashed near Schwabisch Hall airfield Germany after engine overheated
Mar 22, 1945. MACR 13240. Pilot bailed out and became POW. This plane
shows up on the civil registry as N551W. Rebuild completed
2006. Damaged in forced landing at Tulsa, OK Jul 29, 2008
following loss of power on takeoff. Major components reported
2008 to be undergoing repair at Ezell Aviation, Breckenridge, TX
14986 (4th FS Commando, 3rd Air Commando Group, 5th AF) crashed in a mountain 3 mi N of Likiti,
Formosa Jun 26, 1945. MACR 14679. Pilot killed.
14987 (359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF, "Patty Whack (L) Loveable Ann (R)") crashed from unknown cause S of Zwickau, Germany Feb 23, 1945. MACR 12638.
Pilot killed.
14988 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England due to engine failure Mar 9, 1945. Pilot
bailed out and survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
14989 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause over England Oct 19, 1944. Pilot bailed
out and survived.
14990 (353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF, "Little Lady") shot down by German fighter near Cologne, Geermany Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13442.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
14992 (364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF, "Penny III") shot down by AAA 1.5 km N of Bleidenrod, Germany Dec 12, 1944. MACR 10881.
Pilot killed.
14993 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-G. "The Bloody Shaft"
357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; �
55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF;� Post war use
14996 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Nancy") in landing accident at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England Feb 6, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14997 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Nov 27, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
14998 (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing asfter strafing airfield
35 mi SW of Stuttgart, Germany Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12738. Pilot survived and became POW.
14999 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-U. "Dapper Dian"
15001 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-Z' Recoded to 6N-N
339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-N. "Silver Streak"
15003 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-U. "Yi - Yi"
15005 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-X. "Dream Boat"
15007 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-Z
15008 (460th FS, 348th FG, 5th AF) crashed off Kyushu, Japan in Pacific Ocean after ran out of fuel Aug 11, 1945.
MACR 14854. Pilot bailed and was rescued.
15009 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-�
15010 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-�
15011 (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "The Lord is my Shepherd") ground looped at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England due to engine
failure May 2, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15012 (352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF, "Genie Boy") shot down by AAA at Aulendorf, 3 km NE of Billerbeck, Germany Nov 27, 1944. MACR 10550.
Pilot KIA
15013 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF, "Don Kelly") lost due to engine failure near Berlin and crashed in Dummer Lake
area Dec 5, 1944. MACR 10814. Pilot POW
15014 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Look") lost to coolant leak near Munster/Eisten Dec 15, 1944. MACR 11310. Pilot POW
15015 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-W. "Babe"
15016 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF, "Louisiana Heatwave", later "Li'l Audrey")
15018 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-O
20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-G
15019 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF, "Lucky Lady VI") crashed from unknown cause near airfield at Stendal, Germany Apr 10, 1945.
MACR 13771. Pilot killed.
15020 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-D. "Blonde Bomber"
15021 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-W. "Dopey Lou (L&R)"
339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-W. "Anabel"
353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-W. "Anabel"
15022 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Emlichheim, NE of Bentheim, Germany Nov 26, 1944.
MACR 10540. Pilot killed.
15024 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code E9-Y. "Sweet Sue II"
15025 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF, "Beautiful Lovenia") hit by AAA over Kamenz airfield, Germany and crashed 36 km NW of
Kamenz Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13920. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
15026 (357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF, "Cathy Mae (L) Karger's Dollie (R)") shot down by AAA 2 mi SW of Paderborn, Germany Jan 10, 1945. MACR 11528. Pilot KIA
15027 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-A. "Lucky Thirteen"
15028 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-O. "Red Dog"
4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF; code WD-Y. "Dotty"
356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-R
15029 (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF, "Pottsville Express") collided in midair with his squadron leader flying 44-15308
30 mi SE of Dummer Lake Nov 26, 1944.
Prop of the plane struck the right wing of the leader's plane. (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF) shot down by
AAA 15 mi NE of Bonn, Germany Dec 26, 1944. MACR 11078.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
15030 (356th FS, 360th FS, 8th AF) while trying to escort damaged plane back home to its base in Martlesham,
but ran out of fuel near Spain, making a forced landing Nov 2, 1944 in a field near Haro Cidam�n
(La Rioja ). The plane was taken to Cuatro Vientos a few days later on a truck because
of damage. In 1949 it was sent to the scrap. Pilot was released back to England and
flew again, in 44-11156. He was hit on a Mar 1, 1945 mission over Germany and had to
bail out, being captured and became POW.
15031 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Rattop IV") hit while parked by taxiing aircraft at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England
Oct 31, 1944. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15032 (3rd FS Commando 3rd Air Commando Group, 5th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 1/2 mi S of
southern tip of Formosa in South China Sea Feb 25, 1945. MACR 13300. Pilot killed.
15033 (356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF) crashed at Aachen, Germany after believed pilot suffered from lack of
oxygen Dec 18, 1944. MACR 11191. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15035 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-N. "Alice Marie II (L&R)"
357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-O. "Alice Marie II (L&R)"
15036 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Holbeach, Lincolnshire, England Jan 4, 1945. Pilot killed.
15037 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-I
15038 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-M, "Tony") disintegrated during dive-bombing practice mission over
Little Walden Jul 23, 1945.
15039 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, code 6N-J. "Pistol Packin' Mama"
15040 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-C
15041 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-M. "Petie 3rd"
352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-Z. "Ricky"
15043 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-D. "Thelma"
15045 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-H . "Look Jessie!"
15048 55th FG, 3rd Scouting Force, 8th AF; code CL-A
15049 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 10, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15051 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; �
364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-P. "Sweet Mama"
15052 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-J
15053 (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF "FABASCA" (Fast as a Bullet and Slick as a Cat's Ass))
(18th FBG, 67th FBS) crashlanded at K-46, Korea Feb 27, 1952.
Also listed as having bellied in on sandbar in Naktong River,
Korea, Jul 5, 1952.
15054 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AA at Sittard, Netherlands and crashed near Elsloo,
Nethrlands just as he was crossing friendly lines Dec 25, 1944. Pilot KIA
15055 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-C
15056 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-W. "Jackie" + artwork of his pet coyote
356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-W. "Tar Baby"
356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-W. "Lorraine(R)"
15057 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Nov 6, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15059 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF;
15060 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF, "Jill's Jalopy VI") hit by AAA near Bamburg, Germany and crashed at Mistelfeld, 4 km Se of
Lichtenfels, Germany Feb 21, 1945. MACR 12593. Pilot killed.
15061 364th FG HQ, 8th AF; code 5E-O. "Jimmy The First"
364th FG HQ, 8th AF; code 5E-O. "Billy Boy"
15062 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) shot down by AAA at Kosjeric, Yugoslavia Nov 21, 1944. MACR 9958.
Pilot bailed out but fate unknown.
15063 (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Toots") suffered engine failure on takeoff at AAF Station 369 May 20, 1945. Aircraft
bellied in off the end of the runway, suffering major damage. Pilot uninjured.
15064 (364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 10 mi N of Dorsten at Tar Storage Castrop-Rauxel,
Germany Nov 11, 1944. MACR 10425. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
15065 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Elusive Eileen") crashlanded at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Apr 16, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15067 (359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF, "Little Ann") shot down by friendly fire over Ludendorgg Bridge at Remagen, Germany Mar 10, 1945.
MACR 13404. Pilot killed.
15068 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-R. "Rascal"
15069 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Audry 3rd/Judy") in landing accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Apr 11, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15070 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-W
15071 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-O
15072 (348th FG, 341st FS, 5th AF) crashed 75 mi W of Nakano Island in Ryukyus in Pacific Ocean due to bad
weather Sep 16, 1945. MACR 14930. Pilot killed.
15073 (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "The Brunette Bunny") collided in midair with P-47M 44-21184 3 mi N of Raydon, Suffolk, England
and crashed Apr 12, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
15074 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF, "Big Noise") in takeoff accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 15, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15075 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed at Knin, Yugoslavia due to engine failure Dec 3, 1944. MACR 10103.
Pilot bailed out and was rescued by partisans.
15076 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF, "Betty Lee III") lost Netherlands Nov 26, 1944.
15078 (20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF, "Josephine") shot down by AAA while strafing airfield at Schonwalde, Germany Apr 10, 1945.
MACR 13776. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15079 (356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF) crshed from unknown cause at Altgers, 11 km NW of Waren, Germany Dec 5, 1944.
MACR 10812. Pilot killed.
15080 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-B. "Carolyn's Vergeltungswaffe"
356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-B. "Miassis Dragon"
15081 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF, "Pistol Packin' Mama III") crashed from unknown cause near Eppingen, Germany Feb 28, 1945. MACR 12800.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15082 (316st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at Tantonville airfield Y-1, Lorraine, France Feb 25, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15083 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-F
15084 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Chievres Airfield A-84, Casteau, Belgium
due to engine failure Mar 9, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15085 (3rd ACG, 4th FS(C)) shot down by Japanese ship AAA off Camiguin Island, Philippines Feb 1, 1945.
Pilot MIA. MACR 13401
15086 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Cactus Jack") in taxiing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Mar 2, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15089 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-Q. "Li'l Joe"
15091 to SAAF as 323. Lost Aug 12, 1951.
15092 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Lulu Belle II") in landing accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Apr 21, 1945. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
15094 named "The Strat-o-Liner" with 361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF
15096 (359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF, "Ice Cold Katie" (named for song title)) crashed 12 mi N of Trier, Germany
due to engine failure Feb 19, 1945. MACR 12450. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15097 (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "La Belle Mus Prang") ground-looped at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England due to engine
failure Apr 9, 1945. Pilot survived, right wing was damaged.
15098 (356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in North Sea Nov 20, 1944. MACR 10299. Pilot killed.
15099 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, england due to engine failure Nov 27, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15100 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Jan 13, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15101 (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at Cambrai/Niergnies airfield A-74, Cambrai, France
Jan 16, 1945. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15102 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-T. "Skeeter's Scooter"
359th FG, 370th FS; code CS-T. "Josephine II"
15106 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 25, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15107 (3rd FS Commando, 3rd Air Commando Group, 5th AF) crashed from unknown cause 15 mi SW of
Ensui, Formosa May 30, 1945. MACR 14548. Pilot killed.
15109 (356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF, "Shirley Vee") lost Venlo AB, Netherlands May 7, 1945.
15110 (14th PRS, 17th PRG, 8th AF) crashed near Hellig, Luxembourg after aircraft caught fire Feb 11, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
15111 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-D. "Dark Eyes"
15113 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-R. "Wanderin' Willie Jr."
15114 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-B. "Akron Angel"
356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-B. "Arasa & Jeff"
15115 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Naughty Nordie") in landing accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Jan 23, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15116 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna Fielfied, Foggia, Italy Apr 10, 1945. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15117 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 7, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15118 (356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Loppin, 8km NE of Malchow, Germany Dec 5, 1944.
MACR 10811. Pilot killed.
15119 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 22, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15120 (341st FS, 348th FG, 5th AF) crashed near Binobolang Point, Leyte in Philippines due to bad weather
Jan 9, 1945. MACR 11380. Pilot killed
15121 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AAA over airfield at Graz, Austria Mar 3, 1945.
MACR 12827. Pilot killed.
15123 (55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF, "Queenie") hit by AAA over Hopsten, Germany and crashlanded 25 mi NE of Arnhem,
Netherlands Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13226. Pilot survived and became POW.
15124 (352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Senssbeck Winneckendonk, 8 km NNE of
Geldern, Germany due to mechanical failure Feb 3, 1945. Pilot POW. MACR 12323. German report claims
down by flak.
15125 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA over Kurilovec airfield, Yugoslavia Feb 2, 1945. MACR 11818.
Pilot bailed out and evaded with help from partisans.
15128 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) shot down by AAA NE of Padua, Italy Apr 22, 1945. MACR 14031. Pilot
bailed out and was captuered by unfriendly villagers. He was killed and his body was never recovered.
15133 (356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed W of Einhausen, 7k KM SE of Meiningen,
Germany Nov 25, 1944. MACR 10472. Pilot KIA.
15134 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "The Bengal Lancer" Presentation aircraft Bloomfield High School N.J. Basketball Team =The Bengals)
In landing accident at RF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 4, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15135 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Rimini airfield, Italy Mar 7, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15136 (341st FS, 348th FG, 5th AF) crashed 30 mi off coast of Kang Ngei, Indochina in South China Sea due
to engine failure Feb 21, 1945. MACR 12576. Pilot MIA and believed killed.
15137 (353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF, "Baby Duck") damaged by Russian La-5 fighter by mistake and made wheels-up belly landing
at Konigsberg, Germany Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13414. Pilot survived and was behind Russian lines.
15138 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Hair Breath Harry") ground-looped at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Mar 11, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15139 (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) crashed 18 mi E of Lowestoft, Suffolk, England in North Sea due to engine
failure Mar 24, 1945. Pilot bailed out and was rescued.
15142 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-P. "Pinky"
352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-P. "Miss Ginny"
15144 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed 1 km N of Hohenthurn, Italy due to engine
failure Dec 23, 1944. MACR 10734. Pilot killed.
15145 (37rth FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Kirtling and Upend Parish, East Cambridgeshire, England
Jan 4, 1945. Pilot bailed out, aircraft destroyed.
15146 (33rth FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Debden, Essex, England
due to engine failure Nov 15, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15147 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 3, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15148 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed at Hrubonovo, Czechoslovakia after hitting tree Nov 19, 1944. MACR 9963.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15149 (356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF, "Virgy") crashed from unknown cause at Gilmerdigen, 9 km NW of Soltau, Germany
Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12690. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15152 was "Jersey Jerk" of 361st FS of 356th FG.
15158 (MSN 109-28781) on civil registry as N1754B with Dal Air, Dallas, TX.
Had been earmarked for sale to Dominican AF, but sale not completed.
Aircraft presumably scrapped.
15161 (357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF, "Joyce/Diane") shot down by AAA N of Eisenach, Germany Mar 2, 1945. MACR 12868. Pilot KIA
15164 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) crashed at RAF Bentwaters Jun 30, 1945. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
15165 (2nd FS Commando, 2ne Air Commando Group, 10th AF) crashed from unknown cause 5 mi NE
of Singuang, Burma Mar 27, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
15167 (341st FS, 348th FG, 5th AF) crahsed in East China Sea due to engine failure Aug 28, 1945. MACR 14912.
Pilot bailed out but was never seen again.
15168 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) crashed in training accident Jun 30, 1945
at Wethersfield, England. Pilot killed.
15169 (356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Berlin, Germany Dec 5, 1944 while attacking
Fw 190s. MACR 10810. Pilot KIA
15170 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-X
15172 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at Chievres airfield A-84, Casteau, Belgium Jan 27, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15174 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) shot down by AAA and crashlanded S of Neusiedler See S of Vienna, Austria
Dec 9, 1944. MACR 10727. Pilot survived and became POW.
15176 (364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit near Steinbrueckern,
15 km W of Mansfeld, Germany Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10481. Pilot killed.
15177 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-L. "Koyli Renee"
15178 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England due to engine failure
Jan 16, 1945. Pilot killed.
15179 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Look Homeward Angel II") in landing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Feb 22, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15181 (359th FG, 356th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Dec 15, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15183 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-V. "Bama Baby - Marilyn"
15184 (353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF, "Truly Trudie") crashed from unknown cause near Niebel, Germany Mar 2, 1945. MACR 12861. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
15185 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "T-Lou") crashed at Monewden, Suffolk, England due to engine failure Mar 1, 1945.
Pilot bailed out, aircraft was destroyed.
15186 (301st Service Squadron, 8th Service Group, 5th AF) in landing accident at Nadzab airfield Morobe Papua New
Guinea Nov 19, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15187 78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF; code HL-T
15189 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England Jan 6, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15191 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-C. "Mary Belle"
4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-C . "Connie III"
15192 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-U. "My Kitten"
15193 (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF) crashed SE of Laacher Lake, Germany due to mechanical failure Dec 24, 1944.
MACR 11077. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15194 356th FG, 360th FS, 8thAF,; code PI-A. "Dotty"
15195 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-B. "Kathleen"
15198 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-L. "E.K. & Jay Bee / Suzanne / Geronimo"
15199 (4th FS Commado, 3rd Air Commando Group, 5th AF) hit from explosion from depth charge dropped
by Japanese destroyer while strafing it off Camiguin Island, Philippines Feb 1, 1945. MACR 13400 Pilot killed.
15201 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Eunie") in landing accident and ground-looped at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk,
England Apr 8, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15202 (364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF, "Bergie III") crashed NE of Amersfoort, Netherlands due to engine failure Jan 1, 1945.
MACR 11531. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
15203 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-X. "Nazi Hot Foot"
15204 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-C. "Jersey Bouncer"
15208 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England due to
engine failure Nov 27, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged. Repaired and transferred after
the war to Guatemalan AF as 575.
15209 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF;
15210 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF;
15211 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-K. "Sweet Peay"
355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force, 8th AF; code WR-A
15213 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; �
15215 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-S. "Torchy"
15216 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-F
15217 ("Big Gas Bird")
15218 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; "Miss Mary Nel"
15219 (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 30 mi NW of Berlin, Germany Dec 5, 1944. MACR 10851.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15223 (259th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Renee") crashed from unknown cause in North Sea during training mission Feb 4, 1945.
MACR 12170. Pilot killed.
15225 (302st Service Squadron, 8th Service Group, 5th AF) in landing accident at Nadzap Airfield Morobe,
Papua New Guinea Feb 16, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15228 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Mar 31, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15230 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Lilly Mae") crashed 20 mi E of Manston, Kent, England in English Channel due to
engine failure Dec 12, 1944. Pilot bailed out and was rescued.
15231 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Mar 2, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15235 (360th Air Service Group, CRTC School, 5th AF) crashed on takeoff at Nadzap airfield Morobe, Papua New
Guinea due to engine failure Jan 2, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15236 (479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-G) (18th FBG, 12th FBS) shot down by AAA Miudong, Korea Apr 30, 1951.
15242 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-Q. "Pauline "
15246 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-Y. "Miss Manya"
15249 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-W
15250 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-H. "Raggedy Ann"
356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-H. "Ringy Dingy"
15255 355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-F. "Down For Double"
355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-S. "Sunny VII"
15256 (MSN 109-35539) converted to FP-51K. Became N1750B. Earmarked for
sale to Dominican AF but sale not completed.
15258 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-Q
15260 (2nd FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) crashed NE of Nagpur, India while on
flight to Kaliakunda Airfield, Kharagpur, India Jun 27, 1945. MACR 14740. Pilot MIA
15261 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; �
15266 (357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF, "Fire Ball") shot down by AAA 20 mi SW of Ruhland, Germany Mar 2, 1945. MACR 12867. Made wheels-up
belly landing in plowed field. Pilot survived and became POW.
15267 (357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-M "Ain't Misbehavin'") named "Ain't Misbehavin" with private owner.
15268 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "The Gremlin") in taxiing accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Dec 15, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15269 (2nd FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at
Cox's Bazaar Airfield, Chittagong, India Mar 21, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown
if repaired.
15271 (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF, "Starduster") hit by AAA at Hechingen, Germany and crashed during wheels-up
belly landing 1 km NW of Boeringen, SE of Obendorf, Germany Feb 25,1945. MACR 12739. Pilot survived
and became POW.
15272 (1st FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in landing accident at Mawnubyin airfield
Burma Mar 26, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15273 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Mar Lu") in landing accident at Chievres Airfield A-84 Casteau, Belgium Mar 13, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15274 (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF, "Moja Halka") crashed 25 mi SW of Hengelo, Netherlands due to engine failure
Mar 15, 1945. MACR 13407. Pilot bailed out and became POW. Moja Halka is Polish for "My Helen" and was named for
Helen Menninger, manager of the Aero Club at Martlesham Heath
15275 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Li'l Bunyep") in taxiing accident at Saint Dizier airfield, Saind Dizier, France Jan 13, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15276 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-T
15277 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-Q. "CisCo"
15278 (2nd FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in landing accident at Mawnubyin airfield
Burma Mar 26, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15279 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Miss Miami") lost to flak near Geldern Jan 29, 1945. MACR 11915. Pilot POW
15280 (356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF, "Flying Dutchman") shot down by AA and crashed 1.5 km NW of Muehringen, Germany
Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12741. Pilot KIA
15281 (4th FG) hit by flak while strafing an airfield. Crashed into ground. Pilot KIA.
15282 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-R
364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-E
15283 (2nd FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 105h AF) in landing acciden at Cox's Bazaar airfield,
Chittagong, India due to engine failure Mar 24, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if
repaired.
15287 (2nd FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in landing accident at Cox's Bazaar airfield,
Chittagong, India Mar 20, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15288 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England
due to engine failure Nov 15, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15289 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-D. "Patty"
15290 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-V. "Swamp Angel (L) / Li'l Joe (R)"
15291 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing 2 mi ESE of RAF Debden, Essex,
England Feb 23, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15292 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Bolchie") crashed 10 mi NW of Wiesbaden, Germany due to engine failure Dec 4, 1944.
MACR 15014. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15293 (India Burma Theatre Training Command, 10th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-15507 3 mi from Malir
Airfield, Karachi, India while on training flight Aug 13, 1945. Able to land. Pilot survived, but aircraft
was destroyed.
15294 355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF; code YF-C. "The Buckeye Flash"
15300 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-O . "Milly (L) Margaret (R)"
15301 (2nd FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in landing accident at Cox's Bazaar airfield,
Chittagong, India Feb 19, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft bad
15302 (2nd FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) crashed while strafing airfield 10 mi
W of Don Muang airfield, Bangkok, Thailand due to engine failure Apr 9, 1945. MACR 13788. Pilot bailed out
and was seen on the ground but never seen again.
15305 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Lord") crashed from unknown cause 2 mi S of Debach, Suffolk, England Jan 13, 1945.
Pilot killed. Name was word play on the pilot's surname [Nelson].
15306 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing Handorf airfield, NE of Munster,
Germany Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10295. Pilot killed.
15307 (356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 3 km SE of Marialinden, 5 km from Overath,
Germany Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11455. Pilot KIA
15308 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Jean-Tom") collided in midair with P-51D 44-15029 30 mi SE of Dummer Lake, Germany
Nov 26, 1944. Able to land. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15310 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-B. "Do Do"
15311 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing 6 mi NW of Ely, Cambridgeshire, England due to engine
failure Dec 10, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15312 (33rrth FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing in Belgium Dec 18, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15314 55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF; code CY-Q. Minor taxying accident 17 December 1945 at Kaufbueren
361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-O. Involved in taxying accident 31 May 45 - Leo F Gendron. To 55th FG.
15315 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Miss E.T.O") in takeoff accident and ground looped at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire,
England Mar 22, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
Named for Corporal Ruby Newell - voted prettiest WAC in the UK; aircraft carried her photo
15317 479th FG, 434th FS. 8th AF; code L2-U. "American Maid (L&R)"
15318 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-F. "Kitty's Killer (L) Esther (R)"
339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-F. "Honey V"
15319 353rd FG, 352nd FS, 8th AF; code SX-S. "Dirt Dauber"
15320 seen on scrap pile on Le Shima, date unknown
15321 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-S. "Snowball's Gesarium"
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-S. "Miss D-meaner"
15323 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-H. "Curvacious Mary"
361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-H. "Curvacious Irene"
15324 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing Neuburg airfield, Neuburg, Germany and
crashed 1 km W of Oberkessach, 10 km S of Osterburken, Germany 10 Jan 16, 1945. MACR 11852. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
15325 (479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF, "Swanee Jr") crashed from unknown cause at Bonn, Germany Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11178.
Pilot KIA
15326 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-H. "Sizzlin' Liz"
20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code MC-L
15327 (20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause while strafing airfield at Schonwalde,
Germany Apr 10, 1945. MACR 13775. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15328 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) groundlooped at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshaire, England Mar 9, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15330 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Debden, Essex, England Nov 29, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15331 (55th FG. 3rd Scouting Force, ex 388th FG) crashed at La Longueville, France Jan 15, 1945. MACR 11919. Wreck not
found until Feb 22, 2001. A museum at Fort de Leveau, at Feignies, France
(near the crashsite) has put up a huge display showing about 99% of the plane.
21 pieces of the plane on display at Air and Military Museum of the Ozarks
15332 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Dec 15, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15333 256th GG, 360th FS, 8th AF, "The Virginia Squire"
15334 (355th FG, 357th FS) lost Dec 25, 1944, seen on deck chasing Fw 190, but might have been hit
by flak. MACR 11171. Pilot KIA
15335 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham May 1, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15337 ("Sweet Chariot")
15340 (2nd ACG)
15341 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-K. "Brown Eyes"
356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-C
356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-�
15343 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-S. "Patricia'
15345 (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Apr 7, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15346 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Bobbie Socks") collided in midair with P-51D 44-72306 SE of Bremen,
Germany Apr 7, 1945. MACR 13958. Pilot KIA
15347 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Jechnitz, Czechoslovakie while chasing Me 262 Apr 25, 1945.
MACR 14047. Pilot bailed out and evaded for 13 days, and made it back to friendly lines.
15348 (356th FG, 361st FS, "Pat") lost Venlo AV, Netherlands May 7, 1945.
44-15343 according to other sources. Also listed as 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-J. "J For Jean"
15350 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in Allied territory in France Dec 11, 1944. Pilot
bailed out and survived, and returned 2 weeks later to his unit. There is also an accident report
dated Jan 13, 1945 stating that the aircraft crashed 2 mi S of Debach. Pilot killed.
15351 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF, "The Phoenix") shot down by AAA SE of Hersbruck, 6 mi SW of Neumarkt, Germany Feb 20, 1945.
MACR 12546. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15352 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-L. "Undertaker"
15354 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-Y. "Tim-Mit El"
15355 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed at Osterbuchberg, 5 km SE of Uebersee, Germany after exploded in
midair Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12666. Pilot killed.
15356 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-U. "Lillamae"
15357 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) crashlanded at Pelhrimoc, Czechoslovakia due to engine failure Dec 28, 1944.
MACR 10928. Pilot survived and became POW.
15358 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF, "Li'l Mil") in taxiing accident at Saint Dizier airfield, France Jan 13, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15359 (78th FG, 84th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing trucks near Einbeck or Northeim, Germany
and crashed near Oberstein Estate near Arensheusen, Germany Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12615. Pilot killed.
15361 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Brenda") groundlooped at Villacoublay airfield A-42, France Jan 20, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15364 (356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF) crashed into trees while pursing Fw 190A at Bad Godesherg, Bonn,
Germany Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11076. Pilot KIA
15365 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-G. "Galloping Goose"
361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-G. "Queen Jean"
15366 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Great Little Walden, Essex, England Apr 20, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15368 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, "Nornie") crashed while strafing locomotives at Kaiser Launern, Germany Nov 18, 1944.
MACR 10296. Pilot killed.
15369 (352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF, "Sweet Fern") crashed from unknwon cause at Schwiebus, Germany Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13415. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
15370 (357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF, "Sally Anne III") crashed from unknown cause near West Priegnitz, 25 mi N of Brandenburg,
Germany Jan 14, 1945. MACR 11870. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15371 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Happy") crashed 20 mi E of Leipzig, Germany when went into fatal nose dive during
combat with enemy fighters Mar 19, 1945. MACR 13162. Pilot killed.
15372 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-J
15373 355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-N
355th FG, 357th FS. 8th AF; code OS-U. "Dapper Dian"
15374 (479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF, "Dotty") crashed from unknown cause near Haldenwang, 21 km SW of Kaufbeuren, Germany
Mar 1, 1945. MACR 12837. Pilot killed.
15375 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-T
15376 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed in Europe after being hit by friendly fire Dec 25, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and returned.
15377 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing 4 mi N of Maidston, Kent, England due
to engine failure Feb 27, 1945. Pilot survied, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15378 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) crashed 3 mi NE of St. Johan, Austria due to engine failure Mar 13, 1945.
MACR 13003. Pilot killed.
15379 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) crshed from unknown cause in England Apr 5, 1945. Pilot bailed out and ws
injured but survived, aircraft was destroyed.
15380 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Burn'n Bernie") in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Dec 25, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15381 4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF; code QP-X
479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-T. "Kraut Knocker"
479th FG, 434th FS, 8th AF; code L2-T. "Super Wabbitt"
15382 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded 1/2 mi E of Sawton Hall, Cambridgeshire, England due to weather
Apr 25, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15383 (F-6D, "100% Good Hagemann"). Also listed as 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-X. "Maid of Orleans"
15384 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Look Homeward Angel") shot down by Me 262A-1a flown by Oblt Franz Schall of JG7/10 near Achmer
airfield Bramsche, NW of Dresden, Germany Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13227. Pilot killed.
15385 357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-K. "Mary E"
15386 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-W
15387 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Dec 31, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15388 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Stasia") crashed from unknown cause at Altenau, Germany Nov 27, 1944. MACR 10471.
Pilot killed.
15390 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-K. "Alabama Eve (L) Winnifred and Rosalie (R)"
15392 (2nd FS, 2nd ACG, Coxs Bazaar, India, "Cheese Cake Chassis")
15394 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed into hill while strafing locomotives SE of Fulda, Germany Feb 23, 1945.
MACR 12630. Pilot KIA.
15395 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF;
15396 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy
Dec 4, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15398 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-F
15399 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-R. "Southern Belle"
15400 (1st FS Commando, 12nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in landing accident at Cox's Bazaar
airfield, Chittagong, India Feb 23, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15401 (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at AAF Station 369 May 13, 1945. Pilot uninjured,
left wing damaged. (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Moonshine") in midair collision with B-17 4 mi N of Debach Jun 18, 1945.
Pilot killed
15403 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-11332 NE of Sutton Heath, Suffolk,
England Feb 1, 1945. Crashed during wheels-up belly landing. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15404 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesinia airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 1, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15405 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF, "Sunday Morning") shot down by AAA over Parchim, Germany Jan 14, 1945. MACR 11855. Pilot killed.
15406 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF, "Lucky Wabbit II") crashed at Munsingen 3 km N of Meitingen, Germany after being hit by debris
from explosion of ammo dump it had just strafed Feb 27, 1945. MACR 12779. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15411 (364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF, code 5Y-R) damaged Feb 15, 1945 on ground by a P-51B from 1st Scouting Force.
15412 (479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF, "Jeanne") shot down by AAA and crashed S of Quedinburg, Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12692.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15413 ("The Wolverine Wolf")
15415 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England
due to engine failure. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15417 (F-6D, "Miss Margie Sue--Rebel Gal")
15421 (Operational Training Unit, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Squirt") in takeoff accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England
May 1, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15422 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Leiston due to engine failure
Feb 15, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15425 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed 3 mi S of Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy due to structural failure
Dec 5, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
15426 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-A
15427 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-B. "Billie"
15429 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Dec 29, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15430 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-V
339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-S
15431 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-K
15436 (319th Ferry Squadron, 325th Ferrying Group, 15th AF) crashed after midair collision over Adriati Sea
while on ferry flight Jan 1, 1945. Pilot killed, aicraft was destroyed.
15437 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed on takeoff at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 15, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
15439 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 26, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15441 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) went into spin while chasing enemy fighter and crashed
E of Landshut, Germany Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13216. Pilot killed.
15442 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) ground looped at Mondolfo airfield, Marche, Italy Apr 6, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15447 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA 10 mi SE of Kurilovec airfield, Yugoslavia Feb 2, 1945.
MACR 11816. Pilot bailed out and evaded with help from partisans
15449 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 18 mi NE of Langenlois, Austria Mar 26, 1945.
MACR 13214. Pilot killed.
15451 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed in Drava River, 5 mi SSE of Cakovac, Yugoslavia due to
engine failure Jan 15, 1945. MACR 11291. Pilot bailed out and became POW
15453 produced as F-6D. Named "Peggy Jane V"
15454 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) hit by AAA over Murzzuschlag, Austria and crashed SE of Ratten,
Austria. Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13124. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15455 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed in a moor at Tinholt 6km N of Neuenhaus, Germany Dec 18, 1944.
MACR 11312. Pilot survived and became POW. Suffered fractured spin and taken to hospital and died in
captivity.
15457 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AA near Pavoda, Italy and crashed at
Stanghella, Italy Apr 23, 1945. MACR 14035. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15459 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) lost from unknown cause due to bad weather near lake commaccio, 10 mi
N of Ravenna, Italy Nov 30, 1944. MACR 10104. Pilot MIA and believed killed.
15462 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-N. "My Butch"
15465 produced as F-6D. Lost with 2nd FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) crashed
5 mi NE of Hmawbi Airfield, Hmawbi, Burma due to engine failure Mar 26, 1945. MACR 13789. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
15467 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-K. "Maureen Ann (L) Maurine Ann (R)" . Two spellings of name left deliberately
15469 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) in ground accident at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Feb 25, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15471 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 15, 1944. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15476 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 23, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15478 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA SW of Regensburg, Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12667.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15480 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) crashed 2 mi N of Lake Balaton, Hungary Mar 1, 1945. MACR 12517.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15482 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-L. "Dyna-Mike"
15483 (2nd FS 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing locomotive near Ulm, Germany and
crashed at Schietingen, Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12459. Pilot bailed and became POW.
15484 (79th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 23, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15489 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-P. "Annie"
15492 55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-U. "Nina"
55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-U. Artwork - Indian's Head "Huacoar" (L) My Gal Sal (R)
55th FG, 38th FS, 8th AF; code CG-U. "Huacoar (L) My Kitten (R) "
15493 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-J. "Jeanne II"
15494 355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF; code YF-I, "Ole VI"
15495 (78th FG, 82nd FS, 8th AF) shot down by small arms fire near Marienbad, Czechoslovakia Apr 16, 1945.
MACR 13864. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15496 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-V
15497 (435th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing 1 1/2 mi SE of RAF Merville
airfield B-53 in France due to engine failure Jan 27, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15498 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-A. "Lone Star Lady". Bar under A. Named from home State Texas.
15499 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing 2 mi E of RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire,
England due to engine failure Jan 3, 1945. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15501 (India Burma Theatre Training Command, 10th AF) in landing accident at Malir Airfield, Karachi, India
Jul 13, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15504 (363rd FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Leison airfield Feb 3, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15505 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "Little Rebel") wrecked at RAF Duxford Jan 2, 1945.
15506 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "Miss Debbie") crashed in North Sea due to engine failure Jan 17, 1945. MACR 11859. Pilot bailed out but was
not found by air-sea rescued.
15507 (India Burma Theatre Training Command, 10th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-15293 3 mi From Malir airfield,
Karachi, India while on training flight Aug 13, 1945. Able to land. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15509 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) lost Jun 15, 1945.
15510 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England due to engine
failure Apr 18, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged. Aircraft returned to service and involved in landing
accident on 25 July 1945
15512 339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF; code D7-B. "Bouncin' Betsy"
355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-S
15513 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-U. "Goliath"
15514 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-O. "The Cork"
15515 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-R
15516 (353th FG 350th FS, 8th AF, "Danny Boy 2nd") crash landed Dec 29, 1944
15517 355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF; code YF-G. "Ginny Lynn"
15518 355th FG, 2nd Scouting Force, 8th AF; code OS-S
15519 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-H. "Fran 2nd"
353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-H. "Jayne". Involved in Taxy accident 2 June 45
15520 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Fw Karl Rienth of JG 301/11
25 mi N of Berlin at Neuhof, Germany Dec 5, 1944. MACR 10819. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15521 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-G. "Mary Ag"
359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-V. "Screamin' Demon". Lost 9 July 45 over UK
15523 (F-6D, "Tombstone Jake")
15524 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 14, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15526 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-P. "Miss Mudge"
15527 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Chi-Lassie") shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Ofw. Willi Reschke of JG 301/9 Jan 14, 1945.
MACR 11871. Pilot bailed out and became POW. Chi = hometown of Chicago
15528 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Junie") crashlanded at Maisoncelle St Pierre, France Jan 17, 1945. Pilot killed and
aircraft was destroyed.
15529 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-G. "Lady Grace 3rd"
357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF; code B6-D. "Pony's Express"
15530 352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF; code PE-N. "Family Tie". Serial also given as 44-15311
15531 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed 4 mi E of RAF Debden, Essex, England Feb 4, 1945. Pilot was killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
15532 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing train in marshiling yard at Unterlusz, 25 km
SW of Ulzen, Germany Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12743. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
15533 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF;
479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF�
15534 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF) pilot bailed out in very bad weather near Lindsell Jan 16, 1945.
15535 (F-6D, 2nd FS, 2nd ACG, Coxs Bazaar, India, "Miami Marauder")
15536 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause NE of Linz, Austria while strafing trains
Dec 27, 1944. MACR 10921. Pilot killed.
15538 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in Europe Mar 5, 1945. Pilot bailed out and
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
15539 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-H. "Ku"
15541 (44th Air Depot Group, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Merville airfield B-53, Merville, France
Mar 26, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15542 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-Z
15543 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Lydia May") crashed due to high speed stall while chasing Fw 190A over Vorden, Germany
Jan 14, 1945. MACR 11874. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15544 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-H. "Lassie Come Home". Transferred to 55th FG post war.
55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; Lost 17 December 1945 in crash (Germany)
15546 (F-6D, "Lucky Lady Betty")
15549 ("Fearles Fosdick II")
15551 4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF
15552 (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Big Lefty--Little Ann") in taxiing accident at AF Station 369 Feb 28, 1945. Aircraft damaged,
but pilot was uninjured. (360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) crashed 30 mi W of Koblenz, Germany due to
engine failure Apr 7, 1945. MACR 13961. Believe pilot bailed out but was killed.
15553 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF
15554 (2nd FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF)
15555 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded 5 mi SE of Cologne, Germany due to mechanical failure Dec 18, 1944.
MACR 11302. Pilot survived and became POW.
15556 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "Doug") shot down by AAA over Werde airfield, Germany Apr 10, 1945. MACR 13773.
Pilot killed.
15557 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 60 mi E of Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, England
in North Sea Dec 15, 1944. MACR 11069. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
15558 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Suzy Lee") in wheels up belly landing in a field 4 mi S of Plauen, Germany due to
engine failure Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13954. Pilot became POW.
15559 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-T
15560 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF, "Oswego Special") crashed Dec 11, 1944. Wreckage on display at
East Essex Aviation Museum, Clacton-On-Sea, England
15562 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels up belly landing at Kingston Wood, Cambridgeshire,
England Jan 14, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed by fire.
15563 (383rd FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Troston, Suffolk, England Dec 24, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15564 (38th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Feb 25, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15568 364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-N. "Buckeye Bouncer"
364th FG, 384th FS, 8th AF; code 5Y-H. "Little Eva"
15569 - plane on display at San Diego Air and Space Museum marked as 44-15569 is really 44-73683.
15570 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-R. "Lili Belle"
15571 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-B. Landing accident Leiston 1 February 45
15573 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-B. "The Snatch"
15574 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Apr 20, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15575 (82rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Shales Green, Sussex, England due to engine failure Apr 6, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
15576 (38tth FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Sweet Mama II") crashed from unknown cause 2 mi N of Orwell, England Apr 6, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
15577 78th FG, 84th FS, 8th AF; code WZ-G. "Just Hang'en Around (L & R)"
15578 364th FG, 383rd FS, 8th AF; code N2-E
15579 (13th PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF) shot down by Me 262A-1a flown by Ofw Heinz Arnold of JG 7/1 near Wittenburg,
Germany Mar 7, 1945. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
15580 (384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 2 km NE of Ziegenhaim, S of Galgenberg,
Germany Dec 12, 1944. MACR 10880. Pilot killed.
15584 (Base Air Depot Area, 8th AF, "Ida/The Draggin' Lady") in landing accident at RAF Wardon, Lancashire, England Nov 16, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
15585 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-N. "Donna"
15585 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-N. "Jackie "
15586 78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF; code HL-I. "Boston Bean"
15587 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Stasia II") crshed S of Brussels, Belgium due to bad weather Jan 18, 1945. MACR 11865.
Pilot killed.
15588 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-R. "Born to Lose"
15589 353rd FG, 350th FS, 8th AF; code LH-Q. "Lady Gwen II"
15590 (356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF, "Barbara (L) / Josephine (R)") damaged on landing at AAF Station 369 Aug 5, 1945 after hitting a water puddle.
Was returning from an exhibition flight over Paris.
15591 (55th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Dragon Wagon IV") crashed 25 mi N of dusseldorf, Germany due to engine failure Jan 17, 1945.
MACR 11853. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15592 339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF; code 5Q-R
15593 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Jan 21, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15594 (30th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Miss Kay") crashed from unknown cause at Pocking, Germany Apr 16, 1945. MACR 13971.
Pilot killed.
15595 355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-A. "Jersey Bounce"
355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-I. 'Mary Jane / Little Stoop"
15596 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-J. "Betty's Delight"
15597 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-D
15598 20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF; code LC-L. "Li'l Erp"
55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF; code CL-S. Lost 5 August 45 - MAC
339th FG, 505th FS; code 6N-A
15600 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Jan 2, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15601 356th FG, 360th FS, 8th AF; code PI-S. "Buckeye Bullet"
15602 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, "Barfly") in landing accident at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, England Feb 6, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
15603 361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-F
15604 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-X
15605 (77th FS, 20th FG, 8th AF, "Mart's Cart") groundlooped at RAF Kings Cliffe, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 24, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15606 (78th FG, 83rd FS, "Miss Debbie") Mechanical Failure, pilot bailed out East of Great Yarmouth, but killed.
MACR 11859
15607 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-S. "Li'l Mary"
357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-S. "Ticket to Lorraine"
15608 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "Cape Cod Express") shot down by AAA W of Salzburg, Germany Apr 16, 1945. Pilot survived but
was captured by German civilians and hanged by them.
15609 (359th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Ollheim, 8.5 km ENE of Euskirchen, Germany
Dec 26, 1944. MACR 11075. Pilot KIA.
15611 352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-H. "Cile VI - Luck of the Irish"
352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF; code PZ-H. "Diablo" Artwork - Devil sticking fork into Hitler
15613 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-M. "Peaches"
352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-J
357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-Z
15614 (351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF) crashed near Brussels, Belgium due to engine failure Jan 16, 1945. Pilot bailed
and survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15615 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) hit by AAA while strafing train W of Hannover, Germany and crashedat Glabeck,
NE of Kirchgandern, Germany Feb 6, 1945. MACR 12159. Pilot killed.
15616 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF, "Pauline") hit by flak while attacking trains W of Hannover, Germany
and crashed 30 min later in vicinity of Gladbeck, Germany Jan 17, 1945 . MACR 11863. Pilot killed.
15617 364th FG HQ, 8th AF �
15618 (350th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF "Maurene") lost Zuid-Veveland, Netherlands Feb 15, 1945. Pilot bailed out.
15620 whilst piloted by 1/Lt William T. Gilbert of 357th FG/362nd FS 8th AF,
engaged a Fw 190 piloted by Gefr Hans Hufnagel of 6./JG300 near
Hesse, Germany Dec 24, 1944. Each pilot shot the other down, and both were killed. MACR 11250.
15621 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Chugger") crashed from unknown cause 2 mi SW of RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire,
England Dec 23, 1944. Pilot injured but survived, aircraft was destroyed.
15624 353rd FG, 351st FS, 8th AF; code YJ-G
15625 355th FG, 354th FS, 8th Af; code WR-A. "Man o' War"
355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF; code WR-S. "Scatterbrain"
15627 (78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF, "Windy City Mama") lost Mar 11, 1945. MACR 13398.
Aircraft developed a cooling system problem during escort mission
to Hamburg. Pilot bailed out over Denmark, but was killed.
15628 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 27, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15629 (352nd FG, 487th FS, th AF, "Eleen and Jerry") crashed from unknown cause at Schwiebus, Germany Mar 18, 1945.
Pilot KIA. MACR 13411
15630 (357th FG, 363rd FS, 8th AF, "Junior Miss") collided in midair with Me 262A-1a flown by Obstlt Riedesel Frh zu Eisenback
Volprecht of KG(J) 54/Stab Feb 9, 1945. MACR 12172. Pilot KIA.
15634 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 5, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15639 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF) shot down by flak while strafing airfield at Riesa/Canitz near Dresden,
Germany Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13919. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15641 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-U
15642 (361st FS, 356th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause into river Orwell, 2 mi S of Trimbly Heath,
England Feb 13, 1945. Pilot killed.
15643 364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF; code 5E-U
15645 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Jan 28, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15647 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-I. "Johnetta IV"
355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF; code OS-I
15648 seen on post at ANG Base, Des Moines, IA is a replica.
15649 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA from train at Ingolstadt, Germany Mar 19, 1945. MACR 13065.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15650 (78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF, "Debra Dell") shot down by AAA while strafing train S oof Crailsheim, Germany Feb 22, 1945.
MACR 12681. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15651 to civil registry as NX79111 in 1946 with the name *The Galloping Ghost*, the nickname of football star
Red Grange. Flew in 1946 Thompson Trophy Race. Reported in 1990 as airworthy as
N79111. Rebuilt for racing in 1963 as "Miss Candace". Damaged in crash landing at 1970 races. Rebuilt
with smaller canopy and smaller belly cooling scoop. Renamed *Jeannie* in 1979. Rebuilt again.
Sold in 1983 and renamed Specter. As "The Galloping Ghost" crashed into crowd at
Reno air races, Sep 16, 2011. Initial reports indicate that the aircraft may have lost elevator trim tab at
speed, resulting in loss of control. Pilot killed, plus 9 on the ground, plus 70 injuries.
15652 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Weepin' Deacon III") in takeoff accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire Dec 8, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged. Must have been repaired, since to Haiti AF in 1950
15653 to Haiti AF in 1950
15654 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF, "Molly M") in takeoff accident at Mondolfo airfield, Marche, Italy due to engine
failure Mar 19, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft damaged. Must have been repaired since went to Haiti AF in 1950
15655 (MSN 109-35958) destined for RNZAF but never delivered. Discovered in
original packing case in 1951 and registered N1738B. To Haiti AF
Jul 10, 1951 as 15655 later FAH655. Subsequently passed to Dominican
AF for disposal. Returned to USA and reported 1973 with Cavalier
Aircraft Corp, Opa Locka, FL
15657 (361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Me 262A-1a flown by Major Heinrich Ehrler of JG 7/Stab Mar 31, 1945.
MACR 13966. Pilot killed.
15658 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-U. "Eager Eagle"
15660 357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF; code C5-A. "Swamp Fox"
15662 (436th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF, "Baby Doll") crashed from unknown cause at Ipswich, Suffolk, England Apr 2, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived.
15663 (361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause while strafing Kircham airfield, Austria Apr 16, 1945.
MACR 13973. Pilot KIA
15664 converted to F-16D-15-NA. (1st FS Commando, 2nd Air Commando Group, 10th AF) in landing accident at Asanol airfield,
India Aug 21, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15665 361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF; code B7-N. "Pretty One III"
15666 356th FG, 361st FS, 8th AF; code QI-E. "Jett Job"
15667 (31st FG, 309th FS, 15th AF) crashed 2 mi W of Wilhelmsburg, Austria after aircraft caught fire
Mar 16, 1945. MACR 13056. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15669 (601 Ferrying Squadron, 5th Ferrying Group) missing on flight from Mines Field, CA Oct 26, 1944. Lost
on first leg of ferry flight from Mines Field to the east coast. Probably crashed into Santa Monica Bay.
WASP pilot missing, presumed dead.
15671 (350th FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Miss Ellen") in takeoff accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Mar 15, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15672 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Varral, 6.5 km ESE of Delmenhorst, Germany
Feb 19, 1945. MACR 12506. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15675 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190D-9 flown by unknown pilot of JG 26 N of Osnabruck, Germany
Mar 19, 1945. MACR 13160. Pilot killed.
15677 356th FG, 359th FS, 8th AF; code OC-T
15678 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at San Severo airfield, Foggia,
Italy due to mechanical failure Jan 5, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15679 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 18 mi NE of Langenlois, Austria Mar 26, 1945.
MACR 13215. Pilot MIA and believed killed.
15683 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Celone airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 10, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15684 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF) crashlanded near Steeple Morden air station Jan 16, 1945.
15687 357th FG, 362nd FS, 8th AF; code G4-S. "The Whistler"
15690 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed in northern Italy after ran out of fuel Mar 31, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15691 (352nd FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, "Brad's Dad") crashed from unknown cause near Borne, 6km S of Belzig, Germany Mar 2, 1945.
MACR 12864. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15692 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Jan 10, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15693 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire,
England Jan 3, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15696 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed south of Zeltweg, Austria after hitting the top of a command car
it was strafing Feb 7, 1945. MACR 12080. Pilot bailedout and fate unknown.
15700 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF, "Sweet Jeannie" (not painted on)) shot down at Anderlingen, 9 km N of Zeven, Germany by Me 262A-1a flown by
Ofw. Helmut Baudach of JG 7/10 Dec 31, 1944. MACR 11457. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15701 (343rd FS, 55th FG, 8th AF, "The Millie G") crashed in Belgium due to engine failure Apr 3, 1945. Pilot bailed out
over friendly territory and was returned to his unit.
15702 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in Germany Apr 10, 1945. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
No MACR
15703 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 20, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15704 (MSN 109-35987) became N1757B. Earmarked for sale to Dominican AF but
sale not completed. Aircraft presumably scrapped.
15707 78th FG, 84th FS, 8th AF; code WZ-N Kitten Jean
15710 (MSN 109-35993) on civil registry as N1752B with Dal Air, Dallas, TX.
Earmarked for sale to Dominican AF but sale not completed.
Aircraft presumably scrapped.
15711 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Little Rip") in forced landing at St-Trond airfield, Sint-Truiden, Belgium Mar 21, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15712 352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-F. "Buzz Boy II"
352nd FG, 487th FS, 8th AF; code HO-F. "Lady Gue"
15713 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
due to mechanical failure Apr 11, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15714 (325th FG, 317th FS, 15th AF) shot down by AAA near Kilb, 5-10 mi SE of Melk, Austria Feb 19, 1945.
MACR 12456. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15716 78th FG, 82nd FS, 8th AF; code MX-P
15717 359th FG, 368th FS, 8th AF; code CV-Q. "Wild Will". Named for the pilot's 1st squadron commander Major Wilbur G Miller, 42nd FS, 54th FG, KIA in the Aleutians campaign
15720 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) hit by small arms fire from a train he was strafing ner Bruchsal, Germany Jan 15, 1945.
MACR 11860. Pilot attempted forced landing but wing struck a tree and pilot was killed.
15721 (78th FG, 83rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190D-9 fighter flown by Lt Peter Curmp of JG 2y6/13 near
Varrelbusch, Germany Mar 19, 1945. MACR 13161. Pilot bailed out and became POW
15722 (82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) suffered mechanical failure at RAF Duxford, Cambridgheshire, England Jan 1, 1945.
Aircraft washed out.
15723 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-V. "Traveler II"
15725 361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF; code E2-U. "Regina'
15726 (385th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF, "Estrells II, Lady Eleanor") crashed during wheels-up belly landing 1 mi NE of March, Cambridgeshire,
England Apr 24, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15727 (185h FBG, 39th FIS) bellied in on mud flat to rescue another pilot in distress Mar 3, 1952.
15729 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, "Bill's Bus") shot down by AAA 20 km SW of Wilhelmshaven, Germany and crashed 5 km S of Marx
airfield at Neumburg, Germany Feb 3, 1945. MACR 12164. Pilot bailed out and became POW
15731 78th FG, 84th FS, 8th AF; code WZ-H. "Mischievous Nell"
15732 20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF; code KI-J
15733 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Lake Garda, Italy while on sightseeing flight
May 30, 1945. MACR 14549. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
15735 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near Dresden Apr 17, 1945. MACR 13918. Pilot KIA.
15736 (14th PRS, 7th PRG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, England Apr 13, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15739 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-J. Force-landed 28 February 45 at ALG A-92 Belgium
15740 (78th FG, 84th FS, 8th AF) crashlanded 1.5 km SE of Siegeerswoude, Netherlands after ran out of fuel
Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12704. Pilot evaded.
15741 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-Y
15742 479th FG, 436th FS, 8th AF; code 9B-N. "Bruiser"
15745 78th FG, 82nd FS, 8th AF; code MX-T. "Heavenly Body"
15746 (84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near Dumer Lake, NW of Hannover, Germany and crashed at Nienburg,
Germany Feb 3, 1945. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
15749 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Don Kelley") in landing accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England
Feb 10, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
15751 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Jan 5, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
15752 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-A. "Miss (U) Louise"
361st FG, 376th FS, 8th AF; code E9-P. "Gay Crusader"
44-15753/15802 Cancelled contracts
44-15803/16702 Martin A-30C
MSN 10085/10984. For RAF as Baltimore VI HA100/HA999, contract cancelled.
44-16703/17102 Stinson L-5B Sentinel
MSN 76-2990/3389
16703 (MSN 76-2990) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr48 as VT-CTL to Hind
Provincial Flying Club, Lucknow, United Provinces; cancelled after 1950
16713 (MSN 76-3000) 125th Liaison Squadron; damaged taking off at Haltern, Germany 1Apr45
16715 (MSN 76-3002) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr48 as VT-CTM to Hind
Provincial Flying Club, Lucknow, United Provinces; cancelled 18Aug50
16716 (MSN 76-3003) delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; First US Army;
153rd Liaison Squadron [R-8]; damaged taking off at Haltern, Germany 1Apr45;
23rd Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron, Jena, Germany.
US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr48 as VT-CTN to Hind Provincial Flying Club,
Lucknow, United Provinces; cancelled prior 1950
16718 (MSN 76-3005) 7th Liaison Squadron, XII Tactical Air Command, Heidelberg, Germany. Damaged landing at Heidelberg 17Jul46.
Conflict:
Registered in India Apr48 as VT-CTO to Hind Provincial Flying Club, Lucknow, United Provinces. Registered
to Madhya Pradesh Flying Club, Indore, Holkar; current [1979]
16722 (MSN 76-3009) to Italian AF as MM52892 and to civil registry as I-AEFH
16731 (MSN 76-3018) delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; Twelfth US Army,
Denain/Prouvy [A-83], France; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section [63-A], Ninth US Army, Maastricht 9Feb45;
THE SKIPPER; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Seventh US Army, Augsburg 22Jun45. To N9094C
16754 (35th FIW, HQ 35th FIG) forced landing in Korea due to engine failure Dec 27, 1952.
16761 with 157th Liaison Squadron, Philippines.
16762 (MSN 76-3049) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C196
to Pacific Airways Corp. Registered as RP-C196; current [1979].
16764 (118th LG) lost Aug 18, 1945, Asia
16767 (2nd Air Commando Group) destroyed by tornado Mar 12, 1945 at Kalaikunda airstrip,
Kharagpur, India.
16768 (MSN 76-3055) 102nd Infantry Division Artillery; damaged when the engine failed,
the aircraft force landed in a field and hit a shell hole, tipping the aircraft
onto its back near Munster, Germany 10May45
16773 (MSN 76-3060) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AYV to His Highness
The Maharaja of Dewas. Registration current [1979
16797 (MSN 76-3084) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCN; cancelled.
16803 (MSN 76-3090) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Dec46 as VT-AYJ.
Reregistered 20Jan48 as VT-CCM; cancelled 1951.
16809 (MSN 76-3096) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar46 as VT-CAU. Cancelled Jun46
on export to Ceylon. Registered in Ceylon Jun46 as VP-CAN; cancelled 1951. [also registered with MSN 76-2083]
16816 (MSN 76-3103) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India
16824 (MSN 76-3111) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCK; cancelled 13Feb59
16833 (MSN 76-3120) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AYV to His Highness
The Maharaja of Dewas. Registration cancelled
16835 (MSN 76-3122) fitted with Brodie landing system
16838 (MSN 76-3125) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AXM; cancelled
16842 (MSN 76-3129) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBM; cancelled
[also quoted as MSN 76-3121/44-16834]
16843 (MSN 76-3130) )US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AYS; current [1979]
16848 (MSN 76-3135) 6th Fighter Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol,
Bengal, India. Damaged in an accident with L-5C 44-17412 taxying at Panagarh, Bengal, India 27Jun45.
US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCJ; cancelled
16850 (MSN 76-3137) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Oct46 as VT-CGT
to the Government of India, Calcutta; cancelled 1951
16854 (MSN 76-3141) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCP; cancelled 15May59.
16857/16866 to USMC as OY-1 02767/02776
16872 (MSN 76-3159) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jun46 as VT-CAM.
Registered 11Apr50 to His Highness The Maharaja of Chandra Veer Singh of Banswara, Jodhpur.
Registration cancelled. [also quoted as 44-16875/MSN 76-3162].
16876 (MSN 76-3163) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Aug46 as VT-CFJ to the
Government of India, Karachi; cancelled 9Jan48 on export to Pakistan. Registered Jan48 as AP-AAW.
DBR near Clifton Beach, Karachi 6Feb49. [also registered with MSN 76-2150].
16882 (MSN 76-3169) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDT; cancelled
16887 (MSN 76-3174) Detachment 101, Office of Strategic Services, Burma. Crashed when the pilot bailed
out two miles west of Prachin Buri, Thailand 3Sep45.
16890 (MSN 76-3177) 2nd Air Commando Group, Burma. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India.
Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCO; current [1979]. Retired at Nagpur 10Jan72; derelict. Sold to Australia 1991.
` Restoration project by Air Gold Coast at Coolangatta Airport, QLD. Registered in Australia 26Mar98 as VH-CED.
Reregistered 13Aug98 as VH-CCO with MSN 76-2178; current [Jun22]. Still flying in Australia as VH-CCO
16894 (MSN 76-3181) Detachment 101, Office of Strategic Services, Burma. Crashed two miles west of Prachin Buri, Thailand 3Sep45
16897 (MSN 76-3184) to N6707C in 1956. Current Jan 2022
16903 (MSN 76-3190) 173rd Liaison Squadron, Ninth Air Force, Orly (A-47), Paris, France. Fatal crash near Rouen, France 25Jul45
Conflict:
Registered in India as VT-CPP; not taken up. Reregistered in Pakistan 1947 as AP-AAP; cancelled
16905 (MSN 76-3192) Registered as N58995. Registered 25Jul56 to the Civil Air Patrol. Registration cancelled 30Aug68
16907 (MSN 76-3194/76-2195) ) Registered as N4981V. Registered 25May56 to the Civil Air Patrol Inc (Arizona Wing),
Maxwell AFB, AL. Tucson Air Museum Foundation, Davis-Monthan AFB (South Side), Tucson, AZ Jun69.
Registration cancelled 26Jun69at Pima Air and Space Museum
16937
16943 with 163rd Liaison Squadron on Okinawa.
16947 (MSN 76-3234) accepted Oct 27, 1944. Crated through Tacoma, WA to Hawaii.
served in Pacific Theatre. Assigned to 163rd Liaison Squadron, 7th Air Force,
who took it from Hawaii to Okinawa.
00 May 1945 - 163d LS arrived on Okinawa
00 Oct 1946 � 163rd LS personnel were sent to Ft. Riley KS. Aircraft were left behind.
00 Dec 1947 - According to the record card, 44-16947 was listed excess inventory.
16954 (6147th TCG, 6150th TCS) crashed Jul 15, 1951.
16955 with 163rd Liaison Squadron, Okinawa 1945.
16957/16968 to USMC as OY-1 02777/02788
16969 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ448. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947.
16970 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ449. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947.
16971 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ450. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Oct 17, 1946
16972 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ451. South East Asia Command. SOC Jun 27, 1946
16973 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ452. South East Asia Command. SOC Jul 11, 1946
16974 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ453. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946
16975 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ454. South East Asia Command. Blown over in gale at Mingaladon
Aug 1, 1945, returned to USAAF Nov 14, 1945 as DBR.
16976 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ455. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947
16977 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ456. South East Asia Command. SOC Nov 1, 1945
16978 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ457. South East Asia Command. SOC Aug 23, 1945
16979 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ458. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947
16980 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ459. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Oct 17, 1946
16981 (MSN 76-3268) to RAF as Sentinel II KJ460. South East Asia Command. SOC Aug 28, 1947
Registered in India as VT-CRO with MSN 76-1886. By 1975 the Indian Civil Register had changed the identity of
VT-CRO to 76-3268, probably because of a rebuild using all or sections of the fuselage of 76-3268. WFU 1973;
derelict at Indore, Maharashtra, India 1989. Registration N9217Y reserved; not taken up, cancelled.
Sold to Australia Nov90. Restoration project by Air Gold Coast at Coolangatta Airport, QLD.
Believed used in restoration of VH-CRO [42-99639].
16982 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ461. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947
16983 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ462, South East Asia Command. Foreign Liquidation Commission. To Royal Thai AF as S4-8/90
16984 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ463. South East Asia Command. SOC Dec 12, 1946. Foreign Liquidation Commission.
Sold to Royal Thai Air Force Jan47 as S.4-9/90
16985 (MSN 76-3272) to RAF as Sentinel II KJ464. South East Asia Command. Returned to
USAAF Dec 31, 1946. Foreign Liquidation Commission. Sold to Royal Thai Air Force Jan47 as S.4-10/90. Now in Royal Thai
AF Museum, Don Muang, Bangkok.
16986 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ465. South East Asia Command. Stalled on takeoff and crashed,
Pralawa Apr 18, 1945.
16987 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ466. South East Asia Command. SOC May 30, 1946
16988 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ467. South East Asia Command. SOC Oct 30, 1946
16991 was assigned to the 163rd Liaison Squadron, 10th Army, and crashed on Okinawa some time between May and October 1945.
17002 with 163rd Liaison Squadron on Okinawa
17003 (163rd Liaison SQ) lost control taking off downwind at Cub Strip #10, Okinawa.
17007 (163rd Liaison Squadron) crashed at Cub field #7, Okinawa 1945 during test to determine the area
necessary to operate liaison aircraft.
17013 (MSN 76-3300) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in Pakistan 1950 as AP-AEQ; cancelled after C of A expiry 10Mar52.
17017 (MSN 76-3304) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDW; cancelled.
17025 (MSN 76-3312) Registered in China 1946 as XT-703 to Central Air Transport Corporation. Reregistered in
Hong Kong Jul49 as VR-HEO. Operated as a floatplane. Cancelled 31Dec53 on export to Australia. Registered 27Apr54 as VH-BEN.
Substantially damaged when the undercarriage collapsed after the pilot lost directional control landing on a roadway
near Charleville, QLD 14Aug58. Flown by a doctor who was landing on the road to collect a patient. The plane was
stolen from Cairns Airport by a disgruntled aircraft engineer 1971. He flew to the north and landed at Coen, QLD,
because of engine trouble. After landing the aircraft was abandoned at Coen Airport. Damaged in ground loop
during attempted takeoff from Coen. The pilot was a Bush Pilots Airways engineer/pilot sent from Cairns to
inspect the Stinson and ferry it back. Registration cancelled 20Jul73. Stored dismantled in a small shed on a farm
at Mareeba, QLD. Sold by auction 2013. [MSN 76-3322 has also been quoted]
17033 (MSN 76-3320) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-CAA; cancelled.
17035 (MSN 76-3322)
17037 (MSN 76-3324) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Aug46 as VT-CFW; cancelled 30Apr52
17039 (MSN 76-3326) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBO; cancelled.
[also registered with MSN 76-2313], Registration N62084 assigned 2Aug94; not taken up, cancelled 21Jun12
17053 (MSN 76-3340) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CFC; cancelled prior to 1950
17058 (MSN 76-3345) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBB; cancelled
17066 (MSN 76-3353) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCI; current [1979].
[also quoted as MSN 76-3713/44-17426]
17072 MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Greek Government. Royal Hellenic Air Force as S72.
17074 MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Greek Government. Royal Hellenic Air Force as S74
17081 (MSN 76-3368) 317th Air Service Squadron, 320th Air Service Group, Twelfth Air Force, Brindisi, Italy.
Substantially damaged when ground looped at Brindisi 17Feb45. Registered in Austria as F-OADI; cancelled 25Mar63
17087 (MSN 76-3374) Registered as N6709C. Operated by Squadron 80, Civil Air Patrol, San Jose, California. Substantially
damaged in an accident during takeoff from Auburn airport, CA 14Nov70. The plane swerved to the right
and the pilot aborted takeoff until it had almost stopped then opened the throttle for a second attempt
but collided with a ditch. Registration current [Jun22].
17091 to Philippine AF
44-17103 Stinson XL-5F Sentinel
Built as L-5B and converted to XL-5F to test Lycoming O-435-2 engine, then reconverted back to L-5B
Used as the prototype for the 24-volt electrical system adopted for the L-5G. After WWII it was
fitted and tested with an experimental very low noise "stealth" propeller and exhaust
system developed by NACA / Langley.
44-17104/17252 Stinson L-5B Sentinel
MSN 76-3391/3539
17104 125th Liaison Squadron; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 9May45;
125th Liaison Squadron 12May45
17113 (MSN 76-3400) Registered 1Oct49 as PH-PBB with MSN 3401 to HRH Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
Registration cancelled 25Jul67. Registered 15Sep67 as OO-PBB with MSN 3401; cancelled 5Dec89.
Registered 11Apr90 again as PH-PBB to the Dutch Dakota Association Foundation, Schiphol-East, Amsterdam.
C of A expired 24May12; registration cancelled 19Jul13.
17117 crashed into allotments near Church Lawford, Warwickshire, UK Mar 26, 1945. Pilot killed.
17120 (MSN 76-3407) delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces;
Headquarters, Artillery Air Section [63-CC], Ninth US Army, Braunschweig, Germany 17Apr45
17139 Registered as N3955A. Converted for agricultural use; operated by Dallas Flying Services, West, MS.
Damaged in a forced landing after engine failure and nosed over at Satartia, MS 23Jul82. Registration cancelled 14Nov12
17142 (MSN 76-3429) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AYM; cancelled
17169 (MSN 76-3456) delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces;
45th Air Depot Group, Denain [A-83], France; damaged at Liege [A-93], Belgium Apr45;
16th Air Depot Group; 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group; Headquarters,
Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45;
to Braunschweig, Germany 27Apr45; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 27Apr45;
95th Infantry Division Artillery [66-A] 2May45; 76th Infantry Division Artillery 11Jun45
17176 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 45th Air Depot Group, Denain [A-83],
France Mar45; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45;
Headquarters, Artillery Air Section [63-B], Ninth US Army 8Apr45; XIII Corps Artillery 11Apr45;
16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany; 326th Ferrying Squadron,
1st Air Transport Group; 125th Liaison Squadron [delivered in error]; Headquarters,
Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army, Braunschweig, Germany 4May45; XIII Corps Artillery May45
17177 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 45th Air Depot Group, Denain [A-83],
France Mar45; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45;
29th Infantry Division Artillery 13Apr45
17178 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; XIII Corps Artillery
17179 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach
[Y-56], Germany; 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group; 125th Liaison Squadron
[delivered in error]; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army, Braunschweig,
Germany 4May45; 75th Infantry Division Artillery May45.
17182 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 8th Armored Division Artillery [21- ]
17184 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 45th Air Depot Group,
Denain [A-83], France; XIX Corps Artillery [32-A] 1Apr45. 4th Const Group, H�rsching AB, West Germany.
Damaged taxying at Erding AB, West Germany 14Jun48. Registered 1957 as N2470; expired 30Jun11, cancelled 10Mar17to N2470 Apr 29, 2004
17185 82nd Airbone Fiv, "Houston Hunch II"
17188 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group,
Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany; 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group;
125th Liaison Squadron [delivered in error]; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section,
Ninth US Army, Braunschweig, Germany 4May45; XIX Corps Artillery May45
17189 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section,
Ninth US Army, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany; ferried to G�tersloh, Germany 15Apr45;
Headquarters, Artillery Air Section [63-GG], Ninth US Army
17190 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 45th Air Depot Group,
Denain [A-83], France 12Mar45; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56],
Germany Apr45; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section [63-B], Ninth US Army 8Apr45;
ferried to G�tersloh, Germany 17Apr45
17191 1944: TOS USAAF. Ca.1/45: 71st Infantry Division, Europe. Used for artillery spotting and liaison. Sep 18, 1947: TOS USAF.
Ca.1953: Returned to USA. Assigned to New York Wing Civil Air Patrol. By 3/57: Unknown owner with c/r N22422.
Mar 20, 1957:Certificate of Airworthiness, N22422.
Apr 21, 1970: Certificate of Airworthiness, N22422.
May 8, 1987: Dean C. Krueger, Council Bluffs, IA with c/r N22422.
Jun 15, 1999: Dean C. Krueger, Omaha, NE.
Dec 15, 2009: Dean C. Krueger, Council Bluffs, IA. Based at Commemorative Air Force-Great Plains Wing, Council Bluff Municipal Airport, Council Bluffs, IA.
Aug 23, 2013: American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX.
Aug 24, 2015 to current: American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Dallas, TX.
By 5:18: Based with CAF Joe Foss Squadron, Sioux Falls, SD.
17193 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 45th Air Depot Group,
Denain [A-83], France Mar45; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45;
Headquarters, Artillery Air Section [63-B], Ninth US Army 8Apr45; XVI Corps Artillery [82-A] 9Apr45
17194 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 7th Armored Division; damaged engine failure 8Jun45
17199 delivered to USAAF; funded by Coca Cola bottling works, Detroit, MI; transferred to
Army Ground Forces; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army;
83rd Infantry Division Artillery 17Apr45
17200 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group,
Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45; 30th Infantry Division Artillery [44-J] 8Apr45
17202 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 45th Air Depot Group, Denain [A-83], France;
Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany 3Apr45;
2nd Armored Division Artillery [49-E] 7Apr45; damaged in attack by four Bf-109 fighters
13Apr45, landed then took off but crashed; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron;
2nd Armored Division Artillery 26Apr45
17205 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section,
Ninth US Army, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany; ferried to G�tersloh, Germany 15Apr45;
84th Infantry Division Artillery [87-A]
17207 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56],
Germany; 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group; 125th Liaison Squadron [delivered in error];
Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army, Braunschweig, Germany 4May45; XVI Corps Artillery May45
17208 (MSN 76-3495) 45th Air Depot Group, USAFE, Germany. Substantially damaged when nosed over landing at four miles
north of Klosterreichenbach, Germany 8Jun46. Registered in Denmark 1948 as OY-AAL. Substantially damaged when
force landed and turned over at �ster Tulstrup, Denmark 9Aug63
17209 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach
[Y-56], Germany; 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group; 125th Liaison Squadron
[delivered in error]; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army, Braunschweig, Germany
4May45; 34th Field Artillery Brigade 7May45; 404th Field Artillery Group 16May45
17218 (MSN 76-3505) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered as PI-C380; cancelled.
17231 (MSN 76-3518) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered Mar48 as VT-AVD to the
Bengal Flying Club, Barrackpore, West Bengal; cancelled 25Oct49
17232 (118th LG) lost Aug 18, 1945, Asia
17239 (MSN 76-3526) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Dec45 as VT-ATX.
Salvaged; cancelled 16May52
17244 (MSN 76-3531) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jan46 as VT-AVH with MSN 2518 to the
Government of Bengal. Cancelled 10Mar48 on export to Pakistan when British India was partitioned in 1948.
Registered Mar48 as AP-ABL; cancelled 1951.
17245 (MSN 76-3532) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jan46 as VT-AVJ with
MSN 2519 to the Government of Bengal. Cancelled 10Mar48 on export to Pakistan when British India
was partitioned in 1948. Registered Mar48 as AP-ABM; cancelled 1953
17247 (MSN 76-3534) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDS; cancelled
44-17253/17452 Stinson L-5C Sentinel
MSN 76-3540/3739
17269 lost Jul 4, 1945, South Pacific.
17284 (MSN 76-3571) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C279.
Reregistered as RP-C279; current [1979].
17323 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 2nd Infantry Division [74-Z];
damaged taking off at Kruma, Czechoslovakia 30May45
17325 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group,
Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45; 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group;
Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army, Braunschweig, Germany 20Apr45;
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 26Apr45; 35th Infantry Division Artillery
27Apr45; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army 4May45;
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 9May45; 35th Infantry Division Artillery 9May45;
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 13May45; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section,
Ninth US Army 13May45; 35th Infantry Division Artillery 26May45
17326 (MSN 76-3613) Active in 1957 with 5th Tow Target Squadron at RAF Sculthope, Lincolnshire.
17328 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 87th Infantry Division Artillery
402nd Field Artillery Group 14Jun45. Registered as N63485. Registered 18Dec59 to Civil Air Patrol
Inc (Pacific Region), San Francisco, CA. Registration cancelled 30Jul70. Registered as N8035H.
Registered 2Sep87 as G-BNUM to Keenair Warbirds West, Liverpool; cancelled 11Mar88. Registration D-EONH reserved Oct87;
registered Nov87. Flies in US Marines colors with code N.
17334: Registered 1956 as N9HU; This identity was carried by an L-5C registered N9HU at the 4th Annual
Taildraggers Fly-In at New Berlin, TX Mar 22, 2003. Current [Jun22].
17337 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 45th Air Depot Group, Denain [A-83], France;
16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45; 34th Field Artillery Brigade Apr45
17338 MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Greek Government. Royal Hellenic Air Force 1948 as S38.
17341 MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Greek Government. Royal Hellenic Air Force as S41
17343 named "The Star Dust Melonie"
17359 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group,
Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45; 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group;
Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army, Braunschweig, Germany 20Apr45;
102nd Infantry Division Artillery 27Apr45.
17361 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 18th Field Artillery Group 16Jun45
17362 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45;
326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army,
Braunschweig, Germany 20Apr45; 5th Armored Division Artillery 27Apr45.
17369 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56], Germany Apr45;
326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section,
Ninth US Army, Braunschweig, Germany 20Apr45; 108th Infantry Division Artillery [76-B] 24Apr45
17380 (MSN 76-3667) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C335. Reregistered as RP-C335; current [1979].
17397: Registered as N45TX. Substantially damaged when force landed after engine failure into Strom
Thurmond Lake, northeast of Thomson, GA 14Jun18. The pilot reported that the pre-flight inspection,
engine run-up, takeoff, and climb were normal. About forty minutes into the flight, while flying at 2,200 ft
and ten miles from the departure airport, he noticed the oil temperature jumped to the top of the
green arc and the oil pressure was near the bottom of the green arc. He reduced engine power,
adjusted the mixture to full rich, and turned toward the airport. Shortly thereafter, the engine lost
total power and the pilot�s attempts to restore power were unsuccessful; the propeller was stationary
and did not move during attempts to restart the engine. The pilot performed a forced landing into a
lake and the airplane sank after the pilot egressed. The airplane�s left wing was substantially damaged.
The airplane was recovered for detailed teardown and examination of the engine.
Removal of the Nos.1 and 2 cylinders revealed that the crankshaft fractured at the No. 2 crank pin
An L-5 registered N45TX and painted as 44-17397 was noted at Warbirds and
Wildflowers, Burnett, TX Apr 12, 2003. .Registration current [Jun22].
17398 (MSN 76-3681) Registered in French Indochina as F-OABN; cancelled 19Dec56
17399 (MSN 76-3686) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Dec45 as VT-AUW; cancelled 18Oct49.
17400 (MSN 76-3687) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar46 as VT-AVE; current [1979].
Reported as destroyed in an accident at Haldwan, United Provinces 21Jun47; presumed to have been rebuilt.
17404 (MSN 76-3691) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AXR; cancelled.
17408 (MSN 76-3695) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-AUX; cancelled 31May63
17410 (MSN 76-3697) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Dec46 as VT-CDV; cancelled.
[Identity as officially quoted but data plate on aircraft quotes 42-99391]
17411 (MSN 76-3698) ) Registered in China 1949 as XT-701 to Central Air Transport Corporation. Reregistered in
Hong Kong Jul49 as VR-HEQ. Cancelled 30Nov56 on export to Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands. Naha AFB Flying Club, Okinawa.
17412 (MSN 76-3699) 47th Reconnaissance Squadron, Panagarh, Bengal, India. Damaged in an accident with L-5 44-16848
while taxying at Panagarh 27Jun45. Registered in Burma 1947 as XY-ABA. Cancelled; believed sold in Indonesia
17413 (MSN 76-3700) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jan46 as VT-AVM
with MSN 76-1661. Reregistered Jul46 as VT-CBU; cancelled after 1968. [also registered with MSN 76-2687;
later registered with MSN 76-3700]
17415 (MSN 76-3702) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar46 as VT-AYB; current [1979]. Stored [1977]
17416 (MSN 76-3703) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Aug46 as VT-AVP; current [1979].
17418 (MSN 76-3705) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar46 as VT-AXZ; cancelled prior 1968
17421 (MSN 76-3708)
17423 (MSN 76-3710) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Dec45 as VT-AUY; cancelled.
17426 (MSN 76-3713) Headquarters Squadron, 311th Fighter Group, Fourteenth Air Force, Pungchacheng, China. Major damage landing
in bad weather at Linan, China 23Nov45. Registered in India Jan46 as VT-AVI; current [1979]
17427 (MSN 76-3714) Registered in China 1949 as XT-411 to Central Air Transport. Reregistered in Hong Kong Dec49 as VR-HEW. Sustained heavy gale damage
and cancelled Dec 9, 1950. Parts used in rebuild of VR-HFD [42-99497]
17429 (MSN 76-3716) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India May46 as VT-AYC; cancelled 14Jun63
17431 (MSN 76-3718) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar48 as VT-AVC to
Bengal Flying Club, Barrackpore, West Bengal; cancelled 11Jun52
17439 (MSN 76-3726) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr48 as VT-AVB to
Bengal Flying Club, Barrackpore, West Bengal. 24Jul52. DBR Apr 6, 1952; cancelled .
44-17453/18202 Stinson L-5E Sentinel
17453 became N8367H, which registration subsequently revoked Apr 23, 1977. Sale Reported Jan 4, 2005 . N8367H restored by
FAA Jan 4, 2005. Still current Jun 2022
17460 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach
[Y-56], Germany Apr45; 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group; Headquarters,
Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army, Braunschweig, Germany 20Apr45; 15th Air Depot Group
25Apr45; Headquarters, Artillery Air Section, Ninth US Army 28Apr45
17464 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 16th Air Depot Group, Munchen-Gladbach [Y-56],
Germany Apr45; 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group; 50th Mobile Reclamation and
Repair Squadron; 83rd Infantry Division Artillery 26Apr45; 75th Infantry Division Artillery [46-A] 30Apr45
17466 Registered as N8368H. Registered 6Aug56 to Civil Air Patrol, Portland, OR; cancelled 5May72
17481 delivered to USAAF; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 87th Infantry Division Artillery 203rd Field Artillery Group 14Jun45
17495 20th Fighter-Bomber Wing, RAF Wethersfield, Essex. SOC RAF Burtonwood, Cheshire 5Oct54.
17500 Registered as N58994. Registered 18Jul56 to Civil Air Patrol; cancelled 30Aug68.
17503 Registered as N6475C. Registered 13Jun56 to Civil Air Patrol (New Mexico Wing), Bolling AFB, Washington, DC; cancelled 5Oct65.
17504 Registered 1956 as N8369H. Substantially damaged when it collided with terrain following a hard
landing at Spanish Fork-Springville Airport, Spanish Fork, Utah 14Sep02. The flight originated from
Nephi Municipal Airport, Nephi, Utah. The airplane landed hard and bounced. The pilot added power.
When the airplane touched down, the nose drifted to the right and the airplane departed the runway.
The left main landing gear dropped into a hole and broke off. The airplane fell to the ground, damaging
the outboard portion of the left wing spar and wing tip. The wooden prop was shattered, the firewall
was wrinkled, and the carburettor and exhaust system were damaged. Registration expired 31Oct19,
cancelled 3Feb20
17509 with 157th Liaison Squadron, named "Mary"
17531 Registered 21Mar57 as N2885D to Glendale Unified School District, Glendale, CA; cancelled 25Apr74
17535 (MSN 76-3822) 163rd Liaison Squadron, Biggs Field, TX. Damaged by mechanical failure taking
off east of El Paso, TX 30Oct47. Registered in Argentina as LV-FCP. Registered in Spain Mar07 as EC-KCI
to Fundaci�n Infante de Orleans, Quatro Vientos, Madrid. Reregistered 7Jul08 as EC-KSO; current [Jun22].
Painted as 417534; code 89*J
17543 (MSN 76-3861) Registered 1999 as N3706C; expired 31Jan22, cancelled 7May22.
17544 (MSN 76-3831) 1st Tow Target Group, Biggs AFB, TX. Major damage when crash landed in bad weather
twenty miles northeast of Las Cruces, NM 14Apr49
Conflict:
Registered in India Apr48 as VT-CTH to Hind Provincial Flying Club, Lucknow, United Provinces; cancelled after 1968
17546 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17554 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17561 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17570 Registered as N1112; expired 30Apr17, cancelled 19Mar18
17573 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17576 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17578 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17579 3585th Flying Training Group, San Marcos AFB, TX. Damaged landing at San Marcos AFB 14Oct48.
3565th Pilot Training Wing, Waco AFB, TX. Damaged taxying at Waco AFB 24Mar49.
Registration N81763 assigned 23Mar95; not taken up, cancelled 23Feb11
17582 to N6421C, cancelled
17588 Registered as N57WT; current [Jun22]. Based at Military Aviation Museum and Fighter Factory,
Virginia Beach Airport, Virginia Beach, VA
17590 Registered as N5625V. Registered 5Sep91 to American Airpower Heritage Flight Museum,
Midland, Texas; current [Jun22]..
17592 Registered 20Jul56 as N6711C to Civil Air Patrol, San Francisco, CA; cancelled 30Jul70
17595 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17597 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17598 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17599 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17600 (6152nd ABU) crashed 4 mi S of K-20, Korea Nov 13, 1950.
17605 Registered 1992 as N31853. The aircraft sustained substantial damage when it veered off
the runway after landing at the airport in Elko, Nevada 21Jul95. The two pilots received minor
injuries. The investigation indicated that a student pilot was flying the aircraft. The instructor
pilot stated that, after a normal landing, the aircraft veered sharply to the right and proceeded
off the runway. He took over the controls but the application of left rudder was not effective.
The instructor initiated a go-around by applying power as the aircraft approached an embankment.
The aircraft continued down the embankment and nosed over. Registration current [Jun22
17608 (MSN 76-3895)
17610 Registered 1964 as N5626V; expired 30Jun11, cancelled 22Apr13
17617 7th Infantry Division, Lanier Field, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Damaged when force landed
twenty-five miles north of Numakunai, Iwate, Japan 24Apr49. Registered as N9794F.
Operated by the Kanto Command Aero Club, San Francisco, CA; cancelled 14Mar63 on export to
the Republic of Korea. Registered in the Republic of Korea Nov63 as HL-1021 to the Kuk-Jae
Daily News, Seoul; current [1979]
17633 (MSN 76-3920) Registered in French Indochina as F-OABO; cancelled 23Sep54
17635 (MSN 76-3922) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Oct46 as
VT-CFH to the Government of India, Karachi. W/O; cancelled 24Feb48
17637 (MSN 76-3924) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jan47 as VT-CIM; current [1979].
17639 (MSN 76-3926)
17640 (MSN 76-3927)
17643 (MSN 76-3930) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C545.
Reregistered as RP-C545; current [1979]. Shipped from Philippines to Australia 1Jun79. Displayed at Chewing
Gum Field Air Museum, Tallebudgera, QLD. Restoration project by Air Gold Coast at Coolangatta Airport, QLD.
Registered in Australia 8Oct97 as VH-CDF with MSN 2380. Blown on to a wing by a windstorm while
parked at Avalon Air Show, VIC 14Mar09. Registration current [Jun22]..
17648 (MSN 76-3935) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBN.
Cancelled Feb47 on export to Ceylon. [also registered with MSN 76-2922]. Registered in Ceylon Feb47 as VP-CAU.
Reregistered 7Jan50 as CY-AAD to the Ceylon DCA. Reregistered in Sri Lanka Dec53 as 4R-AAD. Cancelled prior 1970
17659 (MSN 76-3946) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr48 as VT-CTJ to
Hind Provincial Flying Club, Lucknow, United Provinces; cancelled 2Jan51
17669 (MSN 3956?) Registered as N9880F; cancelled
17672 (MSN 3959?) 2150th Base Unit, Hamilton AFB, CA. Substantially damaged landing at Novato, CA 24May49.
Registered as N9882F. Registered 18Oct62 to the Kanto Command Aero Club, San Francisco, CA; cancelled 6May72
17674 Registered 1956 as N75060; current [Jun22].
17675 (MSN 76-3962) to Peruvian AF as FAP 701
17704 (MSN 76-3991) Registered in the Republic of Korea Nov62 as HL-1012 to the Han-Kuk Daily News, Seoul; current [1979]
17706 (3rd Air Rescue Sq) crash landed at Yong-Dong, Korea Oct 11, 1950.
17708 (MSN 76-3995) Accepted by USAAF 1945. Transferred to US Navy as OY-1 BuAer 03995
17710 (MSN 76-3997) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C652.
Reregistered as RP-C652; current [1979].
17713 (MSN 76-4000) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr48 as VT-CTK to Hind
Provincial Flying Club, Lucknow, United Provinces; cancelled 25Aug55.
17730 (MSN 76-4017) Registered in Ceylon Jan46 as VP-CAH to the Colombo Flying Club. Ceylon DCA 22Nov49. Fate unknown.
[also quoted as MSN 76-4025/44-17738]
17731 (MSN 76-4018) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr48 as VT-CTP to Hind
Provincial Flying Club, Lucknow, United Provinces. Accident near Lucknow 1Sep49.
17733 (MSN 76-4020) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb51 as VT-DFI; current [1979]
17734 (MSN 76-4021) to VP-CAJ in Ceylon in Jan 1946 to Colombo Flying Club. Cancelled Jun 29, 1946
17735 (MSN 76-4022) to VP-CAK in Ceylon in Jan 1946 to Colombo Flying Club. W/o at Kandana, Colombo May 30, 1948
17736 (MSN 76-4023) to VP-CAI in Ceylon in Jan 1946 to Colombo Flying Club. Destroyed in accident between Kottapitiya and Chilaw
Jun 10, 1949
17737 (MSN 76-4024/76-3011) to VT-CHP
17739 (MSN 76-4026) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov46 as VT-CHP to the
Government of India, Patna. DBR; cancelled 12Feb59
17782 (MSN 76-4069) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C84
to Pacific Airways Corp. Reregistered as RP-C84; current [1979]. Noted dismantled in hangar at Moorabbin, VIC Apr86.
Salvaged for restoration project by Air Gold Coast at Coolangatta Airport, QLD.
17812 leased to US Marine Corps Oct 1944 as 03956
17818 crashed at Yokohama, Japan Sep 7, 1946. Pilot killed, passenger injured.
17831 (MSN 76-4118) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C467.
Reregistered as RP-C467; current [1979].
17835 (MSN 76-4122) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C611.
Reregistered as RP-C611; current [1979].
17845 (MSN 76-4132) 17845 (MSN 76-4132) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines.
Registered in Philippines as PI-C259. Reregistered as RP-C259; current [1979]
17857 to Philippine AF
17858 with 157th Liaison Squadron, named "Sandy"
17862 314th Composite Wing, Fifth Air Force, Japan. Substantially damaged landing with mechanical failure at
Shiroi AB, Chiba, Japan 24Mar47
17869 (MSN 76-4182) Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, Flight Test, Fifth Air Force, Japan. Substantially
damaged landing at Chofu AB, Tokyo, Japan 4Apr46. Substantially damaged when ground looped at
Komaki AB, Nagoya, Japan 14Aug46. Japan Defense Force 1952-57(?). Registered as N9801F.
Registered 1Dec62 to Tachikawa Air Base Aero Club; cancelled 2Jan63 on export to Japan.
Registered Jan63 as JA3186. Japan Aviation Technical High School 1963. Registration current [1979].
Sold to USA 2006. Registration N9801F assigned; not taken up, cancelled 18Nov13
17879 Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C601.
Reregistered as RP-C601; current [1979].
17882 Headquarters Squadron, 6332nd Air Base Group, Kadena AB, Okinawa. Mid-air collision near
Ichiham, Japan 24Sep49. Major damage when crashed into terrain 1.5 miles northwest of
Kadena AB 17Jun50. Registered as N9835F. Registered 27Jul65 to Kadena Air Base Aero Club,
San Francisco, CA; cancelled 4Jan71
17894 Lend-Lease to Mexico
17912 Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C241.
Reregistered as RP-C241; current [1979].
17925 (MSN 76-3199) 72nd Liaison Squadron, Langley Field, VA. Substantially damaged when
crash landed after engine failure one mile south of Red Bank, NJ 28Jun48. Registered as N1135V;
sale reported 5Dec91 to Pensacola Naval Air Station, cancelled 24May12. National Museum of
Naval Aviation, Pensacola, FL. On loan to Vintage Flying Museum, Meacham Field, Fort Worth, TX.
17929 to Philippine AF
17932 Registered as N9808F; cancelled. Registered in Japan 1961 as JA3168. DBR at Fujisawa, Kanagawa
27Sep63; cancelled as WFU 3May68
17936 (MSN 76-4223)
17939 code LD-939. Assigned to 72 Liaison Squadron, Langley Field, VA
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, Langley Field, VA Mar 28, 1947 to Nov 14, 1947
Fitted with stealth modifications at Langley Field Jun 1947. Assigned to Eglin Field, FL.
To N4754C as L-5G. Revoked Jan 14, 1977, cancelled Nov 18, 2017.
17944 Registered as N45CV; current [Jun22]. Exhibited at Estrella Warbird Museum, Paso Robles Municipal
Airport, Paso Robles, CA
17963 lost Nov 29, 1945, SW Pacific.
17973 (MSN 76-4260) 25th Liaison Squadron, Thirteenth Air Force. Major damage landing at NAS Subic Bay,
Philippines 10Oct46. Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C50; cancelled.
17984 349th Base Unit, Muskogee Field, OK. Accident landing at Muskogee Field 17Jul45. 72nd Liaison
Squadron, Langley Field, VA. Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory,
Langley Field, VA Mar 28, 1947 to Oct 8, 1947. Assigned to Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL. Civil Air Patrol,
Merrill Field, Anchorage, AK. Damaged when ground looped landing at Merrill Field 27Apr51.
Registered as N4757C; cancelled.
18005 1944: TOS USAAF. Sep18, 1947: TOS USAF. By 11/56: Unknown owner with c/r N9658H.
Nov 15, 1956: Certificate of Airworthiness, N9658H.
By 1970: USAF acquired aircraft and put it up for auction.�
1970: L. Vance Hester with c/r N9658H. He restored the aircraft. By 1983: Edward Hilbert.
May 11, 1984: Experimental Aircraft Association Aviation Foundation, Inc, Oshkosh, WI. Donated by Mr. Hilbert. Displayed at the EAA Museum at Oshkosh.
Sep 17, 2013: C/r N9658H cancelled.
18007 (MSN 76-4364) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines
as PI-C247 with MSN 3383. Reregistered as RP-C247; current [1979].
18022 to N6082V, cancelled
18023 Registered as N8325; revoked 14Jan77, cancelled 4Feb17
18025 20th AAFB, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. Accident taxying at Wright Field 9Jan46. Flight Test Division,
Wright-Patterson AFB, Dayton, OH. Substantially damaged by mechanical failure two miles
west of Wilmington, DE 11Oct49. Registered 1957 as N2745C; current [Jun22].
18029 (MSN 76-4318) 460th Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Hamilton Field, San Rafael, CA. Damaged
when ground looped at Hamilton Field 27Sep45. 475th Base Unit, March Field, Riverside, CA.
Substantially damaged landing at Reno Municipal Airport, NV 23Mar46. Registered as N67039; current [Jun22]..
18041 Registered as N66331. During a downwind takeoff the plane ran off the end of the runway and
into a river bed at McCarthy, AK 31Aug79. Registration expired 31Dec12, cancelled 30Apr13
18048 162nd Liaison Squadron, Alexandria Field, LA. Major damage taking off forty-five miles south of Pittsburg, PA 2Dec45.
Registered as N7905A. Pilot was performing airwork maneuvers when the engine stopped running over
Westport Airport, OK 15Apr95. He initiated a forced landing approach to the airport, landing and rolled out
on an unimproved area of the airport resulting in minor damage to the aircraft. The engine quit due
to fuel starvation because of steep banks and uncoordinated flight which displaced the fuel away from
the fuel port. Sale reported 25Mar99; cancelled 23Aug13
18049 Lend-Lease to Mexico.
18061 3585th Flying Training Group, San Marcos AFB, TX. Damaged when ground looped landing at San Marcos AFB 10Sep51.
Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at San Marcos AFB 28Feb53
18071 (MSN 76-4358) to US Navy as BuNo 03977.
18072 to N1549M, cancelled Jul 11, 1980
18096 553rd Base Unit, 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Substantially damaged
in a collision with Beechcraft C-45F Expeditor 44-47074 on the ground at Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 25Jun45.
Registered as N66579; current [Jun22].
18099 (MSN 76-4386) Registered as N9807F; cancelled. Registered in Japan as JA3169; Cancelled as WFU 23Aug68
18100 transferred to US Army 1951. Registered N9795F with MSN 44-18100, cancelled Dec 1, 2014.
Operatedby Misawa Air Base Aero Club, Japan. Cnancelled Aug 23, 1965. Restored and
operated by Atsugi Navyu Aero Club, Japan 1966. Fuselage of 42-98148 possibly used in
rebuild. Noted early 2003 with the Foundation for
the Preservation and Development of Thai Aircraft at Chiang Mai, Thailand
18137 to US Navy as OY-1 04009
18149 Registered 1956 as N5614V. Substantially damaged when the landing gear collapsed during a forced
landing after engine failure near Waianae, Honolulu, Hawaii 30Apr67. Registration cancelled 24Sep12
18167 Registered as N4058A. Registered 21Sep60 to Civil Air Patrol (Maryland Wing), Baltimore, MD.
Registration cancelled 20May65
18182 (MSN 76-4471) to US Marine Corps as 120454.
44-18203/19287 Cancelled contracts
44-19288/19557 Fairchild PT-26-FA
MSN T43-4400/4669. Were to have gone to RAF as Cornell II EW341/EW610. Most diverted to Canada and Rhodesia.
The Royal Norwegian aircraft were used by the Norwegians at their flight training base at Toronto Island, Canada, known as �Little Norway�.
19288/19290 (EW341/EW343) to Royal Norwegian AF as 233, 237, and 239
19288 center section noted at Planes of Fame Jan 2002.
19291 (EW344) to RCAF
19292 (EW345) to Royal Norwegian AF as 235.
19293/19294 (EW346/EW347) to RCAF
19295 (EW348) to Royal Norwegian AF as 241.
19296/19437 (EW349/EW490) to RCAF
19387 to RAF as EW440 and then to RCAF. To US civil registry as N63568
19438/19495 (EW491/548) to Rhodesian Air Training Group
19496 (EW549) to Royal Norwegian AF as 245
19497/19503 (EW550/EW556) to Rhodesian Air Training Group
19504 (EW557) to Royal Norwegian AF as 247
19505/19511 (EW558/EW564) to Rhodesian Air Training Group
19512 (EW565) to Royal Norwegian AF as 249
19513/19515 (EW566/EW568) to Rhodesian Air Training Group
19516 (EW569) to Royal Norwegian AF as 251
19517/19527 (EW570/EW580) to Rhodesian Air Training Group
19528 (MSN T43-4640) to RAF as EW581, then to Norwegian AF as 253/L-DI, later registered LN-BIF. In 2013
was in Danmarks Tekniske Muesu, Helisnger, Denmark bering fake marking of 179.
19529/19533 (EW582/EW586) to Rhodesian Air Training Group
19534 (EW587) to Royal Norwegian AF as 243
19535/19557 (EW588/EW610) to Rhodesian Air Training Group
44-19558/20307 Republic P-47D-28-RE Thunderbolt
19558 (MSN 4966) 404th FS [9Q-K], 371st FG, 9th AF, Beuzeville [A-6], Basse-Normandie, France;
Crash landed 4Sep44 at Beuzeville. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
19559 (MSN 4967) 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; "Little Lee"; Shot down by flak and crashed at Rachamps,
6 miles NE of Bastogne, Belgium December 29, 1944; Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute
failed to open. MACR 11451.
19560 (MSN 4968) 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Damaged 4Nov44 taxying at Le Culot;
Shot down by Fw 190A-7 flown by Lt Adolf Glunz of JG 26/6 near Vielsalm, S of Stavelot, Belgium
December 24, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 11440.
19561 (MSN 4969) 346th FS [6C7], 350th FG, 12th AF; "Chickenbones"
19562 (MSN 4970) 83rd FS [HL-G], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 350th FS [LH-N], 353rd FG,
8th AF, Raydon, Station 157; "Rat A Dat 3"; 386th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF; Fritzlar [Y-86], Germany;
With the runway full of potholes and standing water, the aircraft failed to reach flying speed,
aborting takeoff which ripped off the fuel drop tank, setting the aircraft on fire, exploded
and destroyed at Fritzlar May 8, 1945. Pilot survived.
19563 (MSN 4971) 314th FS [12], 324th FG, 12th AF; "Irene"; Damaged 15Sep44 while parked at
Amb�rieu-en-Bugey [Y-5], France when P-47D 42-27282 crashed on take-off; Mid air collision
during a strafing attack near Bruchsal and crashed 1km E of Staffort, 12km NE of Karlsruhe,
Germany February 20, 1945. The flight attacked a convoy during which the wings of P-47s flown
by Robert E Stickell and Alpehus F. Berlin touched, spinning the P-47 of Berlin once around
the longitudinal axis and causing it to crash at Staffort directly by the highway into the forest.
Berlin was killed; Stickell was able to return to base. MACR 12226.
19564 (MSN 4972) 83rd FS [HL-P], 78th FG, 8th AF, RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, Station 357;
Damaged 11Nov44 on take-off at Duxford. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19565 (MSN 4973) 27th Air Transport Group, 8th AF, Warton, Station 582; Damaged 14Aug44 while parked
when UC-64 43-5340 ground looped at RAF Speke, Liverpool, England; 378th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF,
Verdun/Etain [A-82], France; Damaged 10Jan45 in collision with P-47D 42-29329 taxying at Verdun.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19566 (MSN 4974) 82nd FS [MX-X], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; "Iron Ass"; HQ Squadron [MX-X], 78th FG;
"No Guts - No Glory!�
19567 (MSN 4975) 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak and crashed near Nancy, France September 22, 1944;
Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 9794.
19568 (MSN 4976) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; Accident 21Nov44 landing at Tarquinia, Italy.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19569 (MSN 4977) 84th FS [WZ-Z], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; "Okie III"; Shot down by flak
while strafing Vogelsang airfield, 3 miles NW of Schleiden, Germany September 6, 1944; Pilot bailed
out but was killed by civilians trying to escape. MACR 8407.
19570 (MSN 4978) 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; Crashed at Noertrange/Wiltz, Luxembourg December 29, 1944;
Pilot Lieutenant William Harrell Nellis was killed [Nellis AFB was named in his honor]. MACR 11496.
19571 (MSN 4979)
19572 (MSN 4980) 387th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF, Chi�vres [A-84], Belgium; Accident 29Nov44 landing at Chi�vres.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19573 (MSN 4981) 83rd FS [HL-P], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; Shot down by flak while strafing
a train and crashed at the eastern border of Rheine, Germany September 5, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 8406.
19574 (MSN 4982) 316th FS, 324th FG, 12th AF; Accident 12Dec44 when nosed over landing at Dole/Y-7, France.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19575 (MSN 4983) 84th FS [WZ-W], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357
19576 (MSN 4984) 345th FS [5D6], 350th FG, 12th AF; Pisa, Italy; "Virginia Belle II"; Shot down by anti-aircraft
fire while strafing locomotives at Brescia, Italy while on a bombing mission on the railway between
Canneto and Ghedi, Italy. Pilot attempted to force land but crashed south of Brescia; pilot was killed.
MACR 10793.
19577 (MSN 4985) 350th FS [LH-Z], 353rd FG, 8th AF, Raydon, Station 157; "Ree"; Shot down near Kleve/Reichswald,
Germany September 23, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 9157.
19578 (MSN 4986) 404th FS [9Q-U], 371st FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Accident 20Feb45 landing at Metz.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
19579 (MSN 4987)
19580 (MSN 4988) 350th FS [LH-N], 353rd FG, 8th AF, Raydon, Station 157; "Rat A Dat 2"; [LH-Q]; Damaged by
flak and crashed at Heelen-Bosch, 7km W of Sint-Truiden, Belgium August 29, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 8312.
19581 (MSN 4989) 346th FS [6A6], 350th FG, 12th AF; "Curly Mohammed"; Crashed after damaged by blast from
the ammunition dump just strafed east of Villafranca, Italy while on a dive bombing mission on Ghedi
airfield, Ghedi, Italy February 27, 1945; the explosion blew the tail off sending the aircraft
spinning into the ground; Pilot was killed. MACR 12562.
19582 (MSN 4990) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-D]
19583 (MSN 4991) 346th FS [604], 350th FG, 12th AF; Pisa, Italy; Shot down by 40mm anti-aircraft fire
northwest of Castelfranco, Italy while returning from a bombing mission on the railway at Legnano, Italy;
Aircraft crashed and caught fire on impact; Pilot was killed. MACR 10776.
19584 (MSN 4992) 512th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing vehicles near Zieverich, Germany
and crashed at Esch 18km NW of Cologne, Germany February 13, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 12313.
19585 (MSN 4993)
19586 (MSN 4994) 66th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Crashed SW of Pontassieve, Italy
April 29, 1945; Pilot killed. In a flight of four, flying through rain and haze, the aircraft
turned away for no apparent reason and the pilot did not respond to radio calls. The fighter
was not seen to crash but the pilot's body was later found. MACR 14079.
19587 (MSN 4995) 23rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Mans [A-35], France; Crashed 6Sep44 and destroyed landing
at Le Mans; Pilot killed.
19588 (MSN 4996)
19589 (MSN 4997) 86th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF; Crashed 9Nov44 in the Adriatic 8 miles E of Rimini, Italy;
Pilot bailed out and landed in the water but was killed. MACR 13115.
19590 (MSN 4998) 83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357;
19591 (MSN 4999)
19592 (MSN 5000) 347th FS [7D4], 350th FG, 12th AF; "Snotty Dotty"; Shot down by anti-aircraft fire 6 miles
southeast of Piacenza, Italy while on a dive bombing mission on a barracks at Piacenza, Italy
January 11, 1945; Aircraft caught fire and crashed; Pilot bailed out and was captured becoming a POW.
MACR 11279.
19593 (MSN 5001) 346th FS [6D3], 350th FG, 12th AF; Pisa, Italy; Shot down by anti-aircraft fire while
strafing German vehicles 10 miles southwest of Modena, near Sassuolo, Italy while on a strafing
mission in the central Po valley, Italy April 22, 1945; Aircraft crashed in flames; Pilot was killed.
MACR 14005.
19594 (MSN 5002) 510th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF; Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged 19Oct44 taxying at
Saint-Dizier; Crashed at Badonvilliers-G�rauvilliers, SE of Saint-Dizier, France November 26, 1944;
Pilot killed. MACR 10561
19595 (MSN 5003) 524th FS, 27th FG, 12th AF; "Minx II"; Shot down by the 88-mm flak battery stationed
at Kleinottweiler, Germany March 2, 1945. Pilot bailed out and was floating down when his parachute
was riddled by bullets fired by a member of an SS-unit stationed at Kleinottweiler. He made a very
rough landing, breaking his thigh bone. Transported to the hospital in Homburg, medical complications
arose and he died in the hospital March 14, 1945. MACR 12860.
19596 (MSN 5004) 84th FS [WZ-A], 78th FG, 8th AF, RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, Station 357; "Mrs. Blue II";
Crashed 10Oct44 and destroyed landing at Duxford. Pilot survived.
19597 (MSN 5005) 87th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF; Crash landed 11May45 after engine failure 6 miles W of Falonnara Italy
19598 (MSN 5006)
19599 (MSN 5007) 315th FS [60], 324th FG, 12th AF; "Miss Ann"; Crash landed 21Mar45 with a runaway propeller
in a field near Seventh Army's frontline two miles from Morsbronn-les-Bains, France. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
19600 (MSN 5008) 345th FS [5A7], 350th FG, 12th AF; Crashed 5Jun45 10 miles SW of Livorno, in the
Ligurian Sea off the coast at Ardenza, Italy; Pilot killed
19601 (MSN 5009)
19602 (MSN 5010) 85th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF, Fano, Pesaro and Urbino, Italy; Crashed 10Jan45 on take-off
and collided with parked P-47D 42-26365 and 42-75794 at Fano, Italy. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
19603 (MSN 5011) 526th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by flak at Ospitaletto, Italy December 10, 1944;
Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 10371.
19604 (MSN 5012)
19605 (MSN 5013) 314th FS, 324th FG, 12th AF; Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; Accident 29Oct44 landing at Dole;
Crashed 8Dec44 800m E of Avanne, 6km SW of Besan�on, France; Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
19606 (MSN 5014) 346th FS [6C6], 350th FG, 12th AF; "Sugar Tit"; Shot down by anti-aircraft fire southwest
of Vicenza, Italy while on a dive bombing mission on the railway marshalling yard at Vicenza, Italy
February 21, 1945; Aircraft caught fire and pilot made a forced landing, the aircraft exploded on impact;
pilot was killed. MACR 12566.
19607 (MSN 5015)
19608 (MSN 5016) 314th FS [20], 324th FG, 12th AF; Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; Damaged 18Nov44 when ground looped at Dole.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19609 (MSN 5017) 347th FS [7D5], 350th FG, 12th AF
19610 (MSN 5018)
19611 (MSN 5019) 314th FS, 324th FG, 12th AF; Crash landed 10Apr45 one mile E of Reillon, France.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
19612 (MSN 5020) 347th FS [7A6], 350th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by anti-aircraft fire 15 miles south
southwest of Bologna, Italy while on a bombing and strafing mission of a bivouac area south of
Bologna Italy October 4, 1944; aircraft caught fire and exploded before hitting the ground;
pilot bailed out and became a POW. MACR 9308.
19613 (MSN 5021) 527th FS [80], 86th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by flak 2 miles W of Oderzo, Italy
November 11, 1944; Pilot MIA. MACR 9999
19614 (MSN 5022) 492nd FS [F4-H], 48th FG, 9th AF; "Shirley M." / "Junebug Junior"
19615 (MSN 5023) 314th FS, 324th FG, 12th AF, Lun�ville [Y-2], France; Shot down by Me 262A-2a flown
by Lt Wilhelm Batel of JG(J) 51/1 Stab SW of Lauterbourg, France January 10, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 11123
19616 (MSN 5024) 347th FS [7D7], 350th FG, 12th AF; "Bobbie Jane"
19617 (MSN 5025)
19618 (MSN 5026) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF
19619 (MSN 5027) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ128; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Ground looped and overturned when tire burst on landing at Cox's Bazaar, Bengal,
India February 24, 1945.
19620 (MSN 5028) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ129; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
19621 (MSN 5029) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ130; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crashed in forced landing in jungle after engine failure February 2, 1945
19622 (MSN 5030) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ131; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
19623 (MSN 5031) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ132; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed following engine failure on approach to Jumchar, Bengal, India December 30, 1944.
19624 (MSN 5032) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ133; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19625 (MSN 5033) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ134; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Crashed after the pilot lost control and abandoned the
aircraft in a spin 2 miles N of Fayid February 8, 1945
19626 (MSN 5034) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ135; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19627 (MSN 5035) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ136; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Exploded in the air over Daunggya, Burma March 27, 1945
19628 (MSN 5036) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ137; No.73 Operational Training Unit [8],
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19629 (MSN 5037) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ138; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.79 Squadron; SOC May 9, 1946
19630 (MSN 5038) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ139; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946; Noted at No.107 Maintenance Unit,
Kasfareet, Canal Zone, Egypt Aug47
19631 (MSN 5039) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ140; No.30 Squadron [RS-B], Air
Command South East Asia; DBR by gale at Chakulia, India May 23, 1945.
19632 (MSN 5040) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ141; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC October 17, 1946
19633 (MSN 5041) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ142; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Stalled following engine failure and crashed on approach
to Fayid February 22, 1945.
19634 (MSN 5042) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ143; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19635 (MSN 5043) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ144; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.131 Squadron; SOC November 14, 1946
19636 (MSN 5044) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ145; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19637 (MSN 5045) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ146; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.146 Squadron; No.42 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
19638 (MSN 5046) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ147; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Lost control in cloud and spun into the ground 8 miles
N of Fayid February 16, 1945
19639 (MSN 5047) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ148; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC October 17, 1946
19640 (MSN 5048) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ149; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Undercarriage damaged when the aircraft hit a bund on take-off from Vizagapatam,
Andhra Pradesh, India July 24, 1945. Crashed after the pilot abandoned the aircraft.
19641 (MSN 5049) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ150; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
19642 (MSN 5050) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ151; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19643 (MSN 5051) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ152; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC May 30, 1946
19644 (MSN 5052) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ153; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.261 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
19645 (MSN 5053) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ154; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946; Noted at No.107 Maintenance Unit,
Kasfareet, Canal Zone, Egypt Aug47
19646 (MSN 5054) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ155; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.258 Squadron; Engine failed on take-off and the undercarriage was raised to
stop the aircraft at Zayatkwin, Burma September 22, 1945; DBR
19647 (MSN 5055) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ156; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.79 Squadron; No.34 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
19648 (MSN 5056) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ157; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Collided with Thunderbolt HD280 (42-26893) while taxying at Jumchar, Bengal, India January 22, 1945
19649 (MSN 5057) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ158; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
19650 (MSN 5058) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ159; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19651 (MSN 5059) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ160; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC September 27, 1945
19652 (MSN 5060) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ161; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Stalled and spun in on approach to Landing Ground 215,
Shallufa, Egypt May 18, 1945.
19653 (MSN 5061) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ162; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; DBR when ground looped on take-off and the undercarriage
collapsed at Fayid January 23, 1945
19654 (MSN 5062) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ163; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19655 (MSN 5063) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ164; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946; Noted at No.107 Maintenance Unit,
Kasfareet, Canal Zone, Egypt Aug47
19656 (MSN 5064) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ165; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.79 Squadron [NV-O]; Crash landed at Meiktila, Burma July 28, 1945; Not repaired
19657 (MSN 5065) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ166; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19658 (MSN 5066) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ167; Air Fighting Development Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, RAF Amarda Road, Rasgovindpur, Orissa, India; Tactical and Weapons
Development Unit, RAF Amarda Road, Rasgovindpur, Orissa, India; DBR after fuel leaked into cockpit
and crash landed 3 miles SE of Ranpur, Orissa, India July 21, 1945
19659 (MSN 5067) Accepted by USAAF 17Jul44; Departed US 25Jul44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for
use by their expeditionary force in Italy; TOC 28Oct44; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de
Ca�a,[C6], 350th FG, 12th AF, Tarquinia, Italy; Mid air collision 16Nov44 with C-47A 42-24213 near
Tarquinia, Italy during a film shoot; Pilot bailed out
19660 (MSN 5068) Accepted by USAAF 1Jul44; Departed US 25Jul44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for
use by their expeditionary force in Italy; TOC 28Oct44; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de
Ca�a,[C5], 350th FG, 12th AF, Tarquinia, Italy; Pisa, Italy 2Dec44; Flown to Air Service Command,
MTO, Naples 2 June 1945; Dismantled, packed and shipped to Brasil; Reserialled June 1945 as 4118;
Uncrated and assembled at Gale�o, Rio de Janeiro; Flown to Santa Cruz AB; 2� Grupo de Avia��o,
Base A�rea de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 7Jan46; Written off 27Jun46; SOC 10Oct46
19661 (MSN 5069) Accepted by USAAF 15Jul44; Departed US 25Jul44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for
use by their expeditionary force in Italy; TOC 28Oct44; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de
Ca�a,[D2], 350th FG, 12th AF, Tarquinia, Italy; Pisa, Italy 2Dec44; Damaged by flak 29Jan45 and
caught fire 7km S of Piacenza, Italy; Pilot bailed out and taken POW.
19662 (MSN 5070) Accepted by USAAF 17Jul44; Departed US 25Jul44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for
use by their expeditionary force in Italy; TOC 28Oct44; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de
Ca�a,[D5], 350th FG, 12th AF, Tarquinia, Italy; Pisa, Italy 2Dec44; Flown to Air Service Command,
MTO, Naples 2 June 1945; Dismantled, packed and shipped to Brasil; Reserialled June 1945 as 4119;
Uncrated and assembled at Gale�o, Rio de Janeiro; Flown to Santa Cruz AB; 2� Grupo de Avia��o,
Base A�rea de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 7Jan46; Parque de Aeronautica dos Afonsos, Base A�rea
dos Afonsos, Rio de Janeiro 10Nov47; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz,
Rio de Janeiro; Parque de Aeronautica de Sao Paulo, Base A�rea Sao Paulo 9May55; Cannibalized; SOC 17Mar58
19663 (MSN 5071) Accepted by USAAF 14Jul44; Departed US 2Aug44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for
use by their expeditionary force in Italy; TOC 28Oct44; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de
Ca�a,[A6], 350th FG, 12th AF, Tarquinia, Italy; Pisa, Italy 2Dec44; Flown to Air Service Command,
MTO, Naples 2 June 1945; Dismantled, packed and shipped to Brasil; Reserialled June 1945 as 4120;
Uncrated and assembled at Gale�o, Rio de Janeiro; Flown to Santa Cruz AB; 2� Grupo de Avia��o,
Base A�rea de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 7Jan46; 2�/1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a, Base A�rea de
Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 14Oct49; Parque de Aeronautica de Sao Paulo, Base A�rea Sao Paulo 28Dec53;
Escola de Especialistas de Aeron�utica, Guaratinguet�, SP, 14Jan60; ground instructional airframe;
SOC 6Jun69; Preserved and on display at Guaratinguet� as 219662, code D5; To Museu Aeroespacial 1998;
Preserved and on display at the Museu Aeroespacial, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Displayed as 419662, code D5
19664 (MSN 5072) Accepted by USAAF Jul44; Departed US Jul44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy; 347th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF,
Pisa, Italy; "Little Sarah"; Shot down by anti-aircraft fire 4 miles NW of Valeggio sul Mincio,
Italy while on a dive bombing mission on the airfield at Villafranca, Italy March 14, 1945.
Aircraft crashed and exploded on impact. Pilot bailed out, was captured and became a POW.
19665 (MSN 5073) Accepted by USAAF 14Jul44; Departed US 25Jul44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira
for use by their expeditionary force in Italy; TOC 28Oct44; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o
de Ca�a,[A6], 350th FG, 12th AF, Tarquinia, Italy; Combat damaged when the right wing, outboard
of the landing gear was shot away 21Nov44; Pisa, Italy 2Dec44; Shot down by flak 23Dec44 N of
Ostiglia, Italy; Pilot bailed out and taken POW.
19666 (MSN 5074) Accepted by USAAF 17Jul44; Departed US 25Jul44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira
for use by their expeditionary force in Italy; TOC 28Oct44; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o
de Ca�a,[B6], 350th FG, 12th AF, Tarquinia, Italy; Pisa, Italy 2Dec44; Shot down by flak 22Jan45
attacking railway locomotives N of Milan, Italy; Pilot killed
19667 (MSN 5075) Accepted by USAAF 17Jul44; Departed US 25Jul44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira
for use by their expeditionary force in Italy; TOC 28Oct44; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o
de Ca�a,[B2], 350th FG, 12th AF, Tarquinia, Italy; Pisa, Italy 2Dec44; Ditched 7Jan45 during a
training flight into Lake Massaciuccoli, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy; Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
19668 (MSN 5076) Accepted by USAAF Jul44; Departed US Jul44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 5Mar45; Salvaged 17Sep45
19669 (MSN 5077) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes"; Accident 2Feb45
at Luxeuil [Y-8], France
19670 (MSN 5078) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette"; Force landed
28Sep44 near Les Ouadhias, Dra� El Mizan, Algeria; L'�cole de Chasse, Mekn�s [BE708], French Morocco;
Accident 7Jan49 at Mekn�s, French Morocco
19671 (MSN 5079) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne";
Accident 11Feb46 near Trier, Germany
19672 (MSN 5080) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise
19673 (MSN 5081) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [75 then 3U-E];
"Lt Michaud"; Damaged 29Dec44 in collision with P-47D 44-20012 on the ground at Dole, Tavaux, France;
Damaged 2Feb45 by flak on a mission to Hugelheim, Germany;
19674 (MSN 5082) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette";
Crashed 28Sep44 near Les Ouadhias, Dra� El Mizan, Algeria; Pilot killed
19675 (MSN 5083) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne"; Dole/Tavaux [Y-7],
France; Returning from a mission to attack railway installations at Rottweil, Germany, on approach
to land at Dole, the aircraft hit some trees and crashed in a canal of the Rh�ne river near
Dole February 27, 1945.
19676 (MSN 5084) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise
19677 (MSN 5085) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [11];
Crashed 3Oct44 damaged by flak near Ihringen, Germany; Pilot taken POW
19678 (MSN 5086) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; 10e Escadre de Chasse [10-RA],
Villacoublay [BA107], Paris; Crashed 30Mar54 near Bologne, Italy
19679 (MSN 5087) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 23May1945 after engine failure landing at Colmar [Y-53], France; Centre d'Entrainement
des R�serves de l'Arm�e de l'Air [K], Rabat-Sal� [BA151], French Morocco;
Accident 4Dec1953 at Rabat-Sal�, French Morocco; Escadron d'Entra�nement Op�rationnel et de
Calibration 1/17; Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria;
19680 (MSN 5088) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 2Jan45 at Luxeuil [Y-8], France
19681 (MSN 5089) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette";
Crashed 28Sep44 near Les Ouadhias, Dra� El Mizan, Algeria
19682 (MSN 5090) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
Crashed 6Aug45 near Widensolen, France; Pilot killed
19683 (MSN 5091) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 2Jan45 at Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Groupe de Chasse II/2 "Berry"; Escadron de Chasse 2/10 [10-LA]
19684 (MSN 5092) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes" [84], "Lou Spahi";
19685 (MSN 5093) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne" [22];
Accident 18Mar46 near Waubach, Netherlands; 10e Escadre de Chasse; Villacoublay [BA107], Paris;
Accident 9Nov52 at Istres, France
19686 (MSN 5094) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette";
Accident 4Sep45 near Plaidt, Germany; Pilot killed
19687 (MSN 5095) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes"; "Henri ��";
Accident 2Feb45 at Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QJ], Boufarik, Algeria;
Escadron de Chasse 1/20 "Aur�s-Nementha" [20-LI], Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria; Radio call sign F-TFLI
19688 (MSN 5096) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-Y];
Accident 8Oct46 at Amb�rieu-en-Bugey, France; Entrep�t de l'Arm�e de l'Air 601, Ch�teaudun [BA279]
19689 (MSN 5097) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [32]
19690 (MSN 5098) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
19691 (MSN 5099) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes" [91];
Accident 2Feb45 at Luxeuil [Y-8], France; GG 1/10; Accident 8Aug53 at Villacoublay, France
19692 (MSN 5100) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 5Sep49 at Mekn�s, French Morocco; Escadron de Chasse 1/6
19693 (MSN 5101) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise
19694 (MSN 5102) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne", Dole/Tavaux [Y-7],
France; Returning to base from a training flight, the pilot carried out aerobatics but failed to
pull up and the aircraft crashed near Neurey-l�s-la-Demie, 5km NW of Vesoul, France February 10, 1945.
The pilot was ejected by the impact and killed instantly.
19695 (MSN 5103) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Escadron de Chasse 1/20 "Aur�s-Nementha" [20-LM],
Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria; Radio call sign F-TFLM; Accident 15Aug56 at Telergma, Algeria
19696 (MSN 5104) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise
19697 (MSN 5105) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette";
Mid air collision 6Jun45 with P-47D 44-33383 and crashed near Nordhouse, France; Pilot killed
19698 (MSN 5106) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon",
Accident 25Mar55 at Oran-La-S�nia, Algeria; Escadron d'Entra�nement Op�rationnel et de
Calibration 1/17, Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria;
19699 (MSN 5107) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne";
Accident 15Feb45 at Tantonville, France; 10e Escadre de Chasse; Villacoublay [BA107], Paris;
Accident 10Jun52 at Cazaux, France
19700 (MSN 5108) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes"
19701 (MSN 5109) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne"; Dole/Tavaux [Y-7],
France; Damaged 4Mar45 after aborting take-off in a collision by P-47D 44-20046 which took off
long and struck this aircraft at Dole. The aircraft was turned over, losing both wings and catching fire.
The pilot was killed when the aircraft was destroyed by fire before he could escape.
19702 (MSN 5110) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne",
Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; Damaged by flak on a mission to attack a river bridge on the Rhine
near Neuf-Brisach, France February 4, 1945. Crashed next to the farm Schaeferhof between
Fessenheim and Dessenheim, France. Pilot was killed.
19703 (MSN 5111) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne" [20];
Accident 25Mar45 at Luxeuil [Y-8], France
19704 (MSN 5112) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne",
Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Damaged by flak 24Jan45 and crash landed wheels up near Baume-les-Dames,
40km NE of Besan�on, France; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon", Accident 14May45 near Entzheim,
France; Centre d'Entrainement des R�serves de l'Arm�e de l'Air; Rabat-Sal� [BA151],
French Morocco; 10e Escadre de Chasse; Villacoublay [BA107], Paris; Accident 30Apr53 at
Brest-Guipavas, France
19705 (MSN 5113) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 6Sep54 at Oran-La-S�nia, Algeria; Escadron d'Entra�nement Op�rationnel et de
Calibration 1/17, Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria
19706 (MSN 5114) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QL], Boufarik, Algeria
19707 (MSN 5115) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre", Amb�rieu-en-Bugey [Y-5],
France; Crashed 4Feb45 damaged by flak near Jebsheim, France
19708 (MSN 5116) 412th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF; Crashed 19Nov44 near Heerlen, Netherlands; Pilot bailed out
19709 (MSN 5117) 346th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF
19710 (MSN 5118) 492nd FS [F4-Z], 48th FG, 9th AF; Crash landed near Bad Hersfeld, Germany April 7, 1945;
Pilot became POW. MACR 14261
19711 (MSN 5119) 506th FS [4K-G], 404th FG, 9th AF, Br�tigny-sur-Orge [A-48], France; Damaged 9Sep44
taxying and destroyed by fire at Bretigny. Pilot survived.
19712 (MSN 5120) 512th FS [L3-K], 406th FG, 9th AF, Mourmelon-le-Grand [A-80], France; "Miss Isabelle IV";
The fighter was one of a flight of four on a ground support mission to Saarbr�cken, Germany which
was cancelled because of poor visibility and ordered to land at Verdun/Etain [A-82], NW of Metz, France
December 2, 1944. Having passed over Rouvres, the flight descended below the clouds to turn
around for an approach to land at Rouvres. Three of the aircraft [44-19712, 42-28918 and 42-29179]
crashed at Mont Mollet near Mogues, 10km NE of Carignan, France after striking trees. The pilot was killed.
MACR 10564.
19713 (MSN 5121) 386th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF; "Miss Pussy IV" [named for the pilot's wife]
19714 (MSN 5122) 61st FS [HV-B], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Shot down by ground fire at
Schijndel, Netherlands September 18, 1944 causing an explosion in the right wing root and
dropping the landing gear. With the aircraft burning, the pilot bailed out over allied lines
but broke a leg hitting the tail. Taken to hospital by US troops and returned to England. MACR 8992.
19715 (MSN 5123) 526th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; "Lady Luck"; Crashed near Tarsogno, Italy after damage by
its own bomb blast November 28, 1944; Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 9998.
19716 (MSN 5124) 492nd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF, Sint-Truiden [A-92], Belgium; Accident 28Nov44 landing at
Sint-Truiden; Shot down by flak February 22, 1945 near Embken, Germany; Pilot bailed out and became POW.
MACR 12655.
19717 (MSN 5125) 82nd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 61st FS [HV-O], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
19718 (MSN 5126) 61st FS [HV-M], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Pengie IV"; 378th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF;
Crashed near Breitenbach am Herzberg, Germany after damage by bomb blast from another P-47D while
attacking a marshalling yard at Grebanau, Germany March 25, 1945; Pilot bailed out and taken POW. MACR 13624.
19719 (MSN 5127) 527th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; Accident 21Nov44 landing at Pisa Italy. MACR 8992 wrongly attributged
to this plane (actually it was 44-19714
19720 (MSN 5128) 82nd FS [MX-A], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 492nd FS [F4-C], 48th FG, 9th AF;
Shot down by flak March 21, 1945 while attacking tanks near Neustadt, Germany; Pilot killed. MACR 13219.
19721 (MSN 5129)
19722 (MSN 5130)
19723 (MSN 5131) 346th FS [6D4], 350th FG, 12th AF; "Sky Queen" / "Kitten"; Hit by anti-aircraft fire
while strafing 7 or 8 vehicles NW of Bologna, Italy while on a strafing mission to Bologna, Italy.
Aircraft caught fire and pilot made a crash landing NW of Bologna, Italy. Pilot survived and was
rescued by soldiers of the US Army 88th Infantry Division. MACR 14001.
19724 (MSN 5132) 396th FS [C2-L], 368th FG, 9th AF, Straubing [R-68], Germany; 397th FS; Accident 17Sep45
landing at Straubing
19725 (MSN 5133) 390th FS [B2-I], 366th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Damaged 13Jan45 in collision
with P-47D 44-20220 taxying at Asch; M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; Force landed 16May45 after
engine failure at M�nster/Handorf; Bindlach [R-26], Germany; Force landed 13Jul45 after
engine failure at Bindlach
19726 (MSN 5134) 316th FS [83], 324th FG, 12th AF
19727 (MSN 5135) 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Athis-de-l'Orne [A-76], France; Shot down by flak, crashed
and exploded near Faulquemont, east of Metz, France September 28, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 9227.
19728 (MSN 5136) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak at near Vortum, N of Overloon, Netherlands
October 2, 1944; Pilot killed. The pilot led the squadron to the target which was approached
from the north. He made a 270 degree arc of a circle before peeling off to bomb from the east.
The pilot completed his run and scored a direct hit. But then his aircraft seemed to execute
a 'vertical reverse' which ended in an inverted position. It never recovered and struck the
ground in that manner, still heading in a westerly direction. It was thought that the aircraft
had been shot down by Flak and the was posted missing. His P-47 crashed at Overloon (Zandstraat 8);
his remains were recovered several months after the battle at a location just southwest of
Overloon and just southeast of the area in the vicinity of Kamphoefweg. MACR 9295.
19729 (MSN 5137) 84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357
19730 (MSN 5138) 63rd FS [UN-V bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Shot down by flak at
T�rnich, SW of Cologne, Germany September 18, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 8993.
19731 (MSN 5139) 391st FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; Accident 17Apr45
landing at M�nster/Handorf. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19732 (MSN 5140) 84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, RAF Duxford, Essex, Station 357; 63rd FS [UN-H bar],
56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged 29Jan45 on take-off at Boxted.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19733 (MSN 5141) 514th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak 10 miles NW of Houffalize, Belgium
December 27, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 11448.
19734 (MSN 5142) 386th FS [D5-N & W], 365th FG, 9th AF; "Short Arm"
19735 (MSN 5143) 386th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF; Having just shot down a Fw 190, the P-47 was then
shot down by another Fw 190 near Nuth, Netherlands September 18, 1944. The aircraft was hit
in the cockpit, rolled over and crashed, killing the pilot.
19736 (MSN 5144) 406th FS [4W-D], 371st FG, 9th AF, Tantonville [Y-1], France; Accident 26Jan45
landing at Tantonville. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19737 (MSN 5145) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Chi�vres [A-84], Belgium; Crashed 1Dec44 on a training
flight at Templemars, 4km S of Lille, France; Pilot killed.
19738 (MSN 5146)
19739 (MSN 5147) 61st FS [HV-A], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Mid air collision 2Dec44
with P-47D 42-28741 near Dorf-G�ll, Pohlheim, Germany; Pilot killed
19740 (MSN 5148) 395th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Fw 190A-9 flown by Uffz Ernst Lampferhof
of JG 26/5 near Geilenkirchen, Germany October 13, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 9534.
19741 (MSN 5149) 511th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Shot down by 20mm flak,
the propeller stopped and the aircraft crash landed in a field between Mailly-sur-Seille
and Abaucourt, S of Metz, France October 20, 1944; Pilot POW. MACR 9626
19742 (MSN 5150) 61st FS [HV-L], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Mid air collision 16Nov44 over Germany;
Damaged 17Jan45 while parked in collision by B-17G 42-31185 landing at Burtonwood, Station 590.
Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19743 (MSN 5151) 509th FS [G9-P], 405th FG, 9th AF; "Patty"
19744 (MSN 5152) 387th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF, Chi�vres [A-84], Belgium; Accident 29Nov44 landing at Chi�vres.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19745 (MSN 5153) 62nd FS [LM-L], 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150; 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF;
Crashed 25Feb45 near J�lich, Germany; Pilot POW. MACR 12736.
19746 (MSN 5154) 512th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Mourmelon-le-Grand [A-80], France; "Lillian VI"; Shot down
by Bf 109G-6 at Mertzwiller, 9km NW of Haguenau, France September 28, 1944; Pilot POW. MACR 9290.
19747 (MSN 5155) 514th FS [O7-R], 406th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak 30Dec44 near Bonnerue, Belgium; Pilot killed.
MACR 11498.
19748 (MSN 5156) 514th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109 near Trier, Germany December 23, 1944; Pilot POW.
MACR 11416.
19749 (MSN 5157) 313th FS [W3-W], 50th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by flak at Seligenstadt, 10km SE of Hanau,
Germany September 13, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 9278.
19750 (MSN 5158) 83rd FS [HL-E], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF,
Kassel/Rothwesten [R-12], Germany; Mid air collision 3Aug45 with P-47D 42-76271 near Kassel
19751 (MSN 5159)
19752 (MSN 5160) 63rd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
19753 (MSN 5161)
19754 (MSN 5162)
19755 (MSN 5163) 62nd FS [LM-R], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crashed 4Dec44 over allied
territory; Pilot bailed out
19756 (MSN 5164) 511th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak March 26, 1945 and crash landed close
to city of Heilingenhaus, 6 miles SW of Essen, Germany; Pilot POW. MACR 13609.
19757 (MSN 5165) 63rd FS [UN-Y], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150;
19758 (MSN 5166) 514th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak and crashed 3km E of Saarburg, Germany
December 6, 1944; Pilot bailed out but was killed trying to escape. MACR 10862.
19759 (MSN 5167)
19760 (MSN 5168) 406th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF, F�rth/Industriehafen [R-30], Germany; Crash landed
5Jul45 at Ansbach/R-45, Germany
19761 (MSN 5169)
19762 (MSN 5170) 84th FS [WZ-Z], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; "The Face V"
19763 (MSN 5171) 63rd FS [UN-F], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
19764 (MSN 5172) 361st FS [QI-S], 356th FG, 8th AF, Martlesham Heath, Station 369; "Blind Date";
Damaged by flak 23Sep44 and crash landed near Diest, Belgium; Pilot returned to unit
19765 (MSN 5173) 83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 393rd FS, 367th FG, 9th AF,
Frankfurt/Eschborn [Y-74], Germany; Crash landed 19May45 with mechanical failure near Hailer, Germany
19766 (MSN 5174) 84th FS [WZ-L], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 493rd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF,
Illesheim [R-10], Germany; Crash landed 17Jun45 after engine failure 2 miles NNE of Ergersheim, Germany
19767 (MSN 5175) 62nd FS [LM-M], 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Station 150; Accident 26Sep44 landing at Boxted;
Shot down by Fw 190A-8 2km S of Buschhoven, 10km SW of Bonn, Germany December 23, 1944;
Pilot bailed out but was killed in his parachute by gunfire from a German fighter. MACR 11085.
19768 (MSN 5176) 63rd FS [UN-G], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crashed NE of Tilburg, Netherlands
September 18, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 8994.
19769 (MSN 5177) 365th FG, 9th AF
19770 (MSN 5178) 61st FS [HV-T], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150;
19771 (MSN 5179) 508th FS, 404th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak one mile NW of Gymnich, S of Koln, Germany
December 17, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 11004.
19772 (MSN 5180) 507th FS [Y8-V], 404th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak 3 miles SE of Ahrweiler, Germany
February 13, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 12304.
19773 (MSN 5181) 397th FS [D3-K], 368th FG, 9th AF; 392nd FS, 367th FG, 9th AFFrankfurt/Eschborn [Y-74], Germany;
Damaged 1Jun45 taxying at Eschborn
19774 (MSN 5182) 396th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Fw 190A-8 2 miles S of Mayen and crashed at
Niederbieber near Neuwied, Germany October 20, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 9784.
19775 (MSN 5183) 509th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Disintegrated when damaged by
the explosion of a truck just strafed 5km NW of Avricourt, France September 22, 1944; Pilot killed.
MACR 9286.
19776 (MSN 5184) 62nd FS [LM-O], 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150; "Bunny";
Crash landed 22Nov44 at Boxted; 506th FS [4K-P], 404th FG, 9th AF; "Sigma Nu Girl�
19777 (MSN 5185) 82nd FS [MX-Q], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 63rd FS [UN-M bar],
56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Ogefr Willo Widnmann
of JG 11/5 over Friedersderf airfield S of Berlin, Germany February 3, 1945; Pilot bailed out but was killed.
MACR 12163.
19778 (MSN 5186) 83rd FS [HL-W], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357
19779 (MSN 5187) 512th FS [L3-W], 406th FG, 9th AF
19780 (MSN 5188) 62nd FS [LM-J], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Teddy" - artwork of Donald Duck;
Crash landed 21Feb45 near �pargnes, 16km SE of Royan, France; Pilot returned to unit.
19781 (MSN 5189) HQ Squadron, 50th FG, 12th AF; Damaged by flak while attacking a target and crashed
near Oberkirch, Germany February 22, 1945; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 12679.
19782 (MSN 5190) 404th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF; Tantonville [Y-1], France; Crash landed 6Feb45 in bad
weather near Chaumont, France; 525th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; Braunschardt [Y-72], Germany;
Mid air collision 30Jul45 10 miles S of Koblenz, Germany; Crash landed 21Aug45 in bad weather
at Antwerp/Deurne [B-70], Belgium
19783 (MSN 5191) 377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; "Nancy Jane"; Shot down by flak at Harskirchen and
crashed E of Kirn, Germany December 19, 1944; Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 11421.
19784 (MSN 5192) 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Damaged 24Feb45 on take-off at Le Culot;
Kassel/Rothwesten [R-12], Germany; Mid air collision 4Sep45 with P-47D 44-33032 and crashed near
Ehrsten, Germany; Pilot bailed out
19785 (MSN 5193) 83rd FS [HL-J], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 389th FS [A6-F], 366th FG, 9th AF;
Shot down by Fw 190D-9 believed flown by Oblt Wilhelm Hofmann of JG 26/5 near M�nchengladbach,
Germany March 1, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 12806.
19786 (MSN 5194) 63rd FS [UN-A bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged by flak and crashed
near Zoelen, Netherlands with engine failure September 17, 1944; Pilot bailed out but was killed.
MACR 8995.
19787 (MSN 5195)
19788 (MSN 5196) 388th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-10 believed flown by Oblt Wilhelm Hartmann
of JG 4/4 7km W of Worms, Germany January 16, 1945; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 11841
19789 (MSN 5197)
19790 (MSN 5198) 62nd FS [LM-J], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Teddy";
19791 (MSN 5199) War Bond aircraft; "Scarsdale Comet" - One of more than 100 P-47 Thunderbolts purchased
through War Bonds by residents of Scarsdale, NY; 386th FS [D5-X], 365th FG, 9th AF; "Mississippi Rebel III"
19792 (MSN 5200) 351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, Raydon, Station 157; 82nd FS [MX-K], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford,
Station 357; 62nd FS [LM-K], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Shot down by �friendly fire� from
another P-47D that was firing at a Fw 190A at Burgsteinfurt, Germany December 31, 1944; Pilot killed.
MACR 11169.
19793 (MSN 5201) 510th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Shot down by flak 8 miles W of
Hellimer and crashed at Berthelming, 10km NW of Sarrebourg, France November 17, 1944;
Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 10510.
19794 (MSN 5202) 387th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Damaged 5Jan45 when nosed
over landing at Metz; Fritzlar [Y-86], Germany; Crash landed 26Jun45 at Fritzlar
19795 (MSN 5203) 61st FS [HV-Y], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 40th Air Depot Group, Base Air Depot,
9th AF Service Command, Stansted, Station 169; Accident 21Jan45 in collision with parked P-47D
44-19854 while taxying at Stansted. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19796 (MSN 5204) 405th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF, Tantonville [Y-1], France; Damaged 2Feb45 in collision
with P-47D 42-76452 taxying at Tantonville; Frankfurt/Eschborn [Y-74], Germany; Crash landed 17Apr45
with mechanical failure at Eschborn. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19797 (MSN 5205) 365th FS [CH-W], 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; Crashed NE of
Rinnthal, 15km W of Landau, Germany after hit by its own bomb blast during a strafing attack
on railway lines March 2, 1945; Pilot killed.
19798 (MSN 5206) 352nd FS [SX-I], 353rd FG, 8th AF, Raydon, Station 157; "Miss Mary Marie"; 82nd FS,
78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357
19799 (MSN 5207) 511th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged 29Oct44 on take-off
at Saint-Dizier; Shot down by friendly flak 5 miles N of Luxembourg City December 30, 1944; Pilot killed.
MACR 11500.
19800 (MSN 5208)
19801 (MSN 5209) 511th FS [K4-A], 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged 29Sep44 taxying at Saint-Dizier.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19802 (MSN 5210) 359th FS [OC-S], 356th FG, 8th AF, Martlesham Heath, Station 369; Damaged 6Oct44 by mechanical
failure near Hamburg, Germany. Right wing tank released ans truck right horizontal stabilizer.Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19803 (MSN 5211) 390th FS [B2-F], 366th FG, 9th AF, Laon/Couvron [A-70], France; Damaged 21Sep44 on
take-off at Laon/Couvron; Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Crash landed 17Dec44 after engine failure 3 miles S of Asch.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19804 (MSN 5212) 84th FS [WZ-B], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 63rd FS [UN-V], 56th FG, 8th AF,
Boxted, Station 150; 395th FS [A7-U], 368th FG, 9th AF
19805 (MSN 5213) 63rd FS [UN-S], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150;
19806 (MSN 5214) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ168; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
19807 (MSN 5215) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ169; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Lost control in cloud and crashed at Mefeisha [sic],
Egypt January 13, 1945
19808 (MSN 5216) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ170; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
19809 (MSN 5217) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ171; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
19810 (MSN 5218) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ172; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
19811 (MSN 5219) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ173; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
19812 (MSN 5220) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ174; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 25, 1946
19813 (MSN 5221) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ175; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.261 Squadron; Crashed after sustaining damage when hit by ground fire at
Taungledaw, SW of Mandalay, Burma February 18, 1945. The pilot was captured but escaped, only to be
captured again; incredibly he managed to escape a second time and returned to his squadron.
19814 (MSN 5222) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ176; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron; SOC October 1945
19815 (MSN 5223) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ177; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
19816 (MSN 5224) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ178; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
19817 (MSN 5225) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ179; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Shot down by flak over Meiktila, Burma February 1, 1945
19818 (MSN 5226) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ180; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC May 31, 1945
19819 (MSN 5227) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ181; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC March 14, 1946
19820 (MSN 5228) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ182; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19821 (MSN 5229) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ183; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Collided with Spitfire JL306 on take-off at Fayid April 30, 1945; DBR
19822 (MSN 5230) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ184; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.5 Squadron; Crash landed after losing power on take-off at Bobbili August 10, 1945
19823 (MSN 5231) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ185; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19824 (MSN 5232) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ186; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
19825 (MSN 5233) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ187; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Destroyed by fire when ground looped on take-off, stalled, and crashed at Jumchar,
Bengal, India December 16, 1944
19826 (MSN 5234) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ188; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Air Fighting Training Unit, RAF Amarda Road, Rasgovindpur, Orissa, India; SOC November 28, 1944
19827 (MSN 5235) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ189; No.320 Maintenance Unit, Air
Command South East Asia, Drigh Road, Karachi, India; Crashed on take-off at Drigh Road November 28, 1944.
19828 (MSN 5236) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ190; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Collided with Thunderbolt KL265 (44-20824) while landing at Meiktila, Burma June 29, 1945
19829 (MSN 5237) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ191; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR by gale at Chakulia May 23, 1945.
19830 (MSN 5238) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ192; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; The aircraft hit a tree while strafing an ammunition dump at Ywadaw, Burma April 14, 1945.
With the tailplane seriously damaged, the aircraft crash landed and the pilot escaped as the aircraft
burst into flames. The pilot was last seen walking away from the wreckage and was posted as MIA.
19831 (MSN 5239) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ193; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed after pilot taken ill near Ganjam, Orissa June 30, 1945
19832 (MSN 5240) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ194; No.134 Squadron [GQ-N],
Air Command South East Asia; No.131 Squadron; SOC June 27, 1946
19833 (MSN 5241) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ195; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
19834 (MSN 5242) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ196; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC May 31, 1946
19835 (MSN 5243) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ197; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Collided with Thunderbolt KJ199 (44-19837) landing at Sadaung, Burma March 22, 1945;
SOC October 17, 1946
19836 (MSN 5244) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ198; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Collided with Thunderbolt KJ275 (44-20185) while landing at Kyaukpyu, Burma May 2, 1945
19837 (MSN 5245) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ199; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Struck by Thunderbolt KJ197 (44-19835) after landing at Sadaung, Burma March 22, 1945
19838 (MSN 5246) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ200; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC February 28, 1946
19839 (MSN 5247) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ201; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
19840 (MSN 5248) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ202; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.146 Squadron; No.42 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
19841 (MSN 5249) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ203; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC February 22, 1945
19842 (MSN 5250) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ204; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
19843 (MSN 5251) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ205; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC February 22, 1945
19844 (MSN 5252) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ206; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
19845 (MSN 5253) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ207; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.135 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
19846 (MSN 5254) 82nd FS [MX-W], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357
19847 (MSN 5255) 509th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; On 12 October 1944 the aircraft
was flying armed reconnaissance in the Saarbr�cken area. At the railway station of Eppelborn, Germany,
the pilot spotted two locomotives that were linked with each other and were part of a train transporting
tanks and armored vehicles. Diving down, the pilot managed to hit one of the locomotives which
started burning. During this pass the aircraft was hit by tank fire. The plane slammed head-on
into a thick cherry tree standing on the opposite side on a slope, the pilot being hurled out
and breaking his neck, killing him. MACR 9792.
19848 (MSN 5256)
19849 (MSN 5257) 904th Base Unit, AFs School of Applied Tactics, Kissimmee Field, FL; Damaged 11Apr45
by a bomb blast 20 miles ESE of Ocala, FL; 104th FS [17], 113th FG, Maryland Air National Guard,
Harbor Field, Baltimore, MD 1946 to 1951
19850 (MSN 5258) 365th FG, 9th AF
19851 (MSN 5259) 514th FS [O7-M], 406th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Accident 21Feb45 landing at Asch
19852 (MSN 5260)
19853 (MSN 5261) 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Damaged 15Mar45 on take-off at Le Culot;
Niedermendig [Y-62], Germany; Crash landed 9Apr45 with fuel starvation near Gem�nden, Germany; Pilot killed.
MACR 14382.
19854 (MSN 5262) 83rd FS [HL-L], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 40th Air Depot Group, Base Air Depot,
9th AF Service Command, Stansted, Station 169; Damaged 21Jan45 while parked in collision by
P-47D 44-19795 taxying at Stansted. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19855 (MSN 5263) 366th FS [IA-T], 358th FG, 9th AF; "Maggie M'Lassie"
19856 (MSN 5264) War Bond aircraft; "Scarsdale Hobo" - One of more than 100 P-47 Thunderbolts purchased
through War Bonds by residents of Scarsdale, NY; 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Mourmelon-le-Grand [A-80],
France; Damaged by flak on an attack of the marshalling yards at Landau, crashed and exploded
near Lisdorf-Holzm�hle, Germany October 4, 1944. The pilot was hurled out of his plane during the
explosion that took place on impact and killed. MACR 9293.
19857 (MSN 5265) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Laon/Couvron [A-70], France; Crashed due to bad weather at
Hirson, NE of Laon, France October 15, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 9796.
19858 (MSN 5266) 386th FS [D5-O], 365th FG, 9th AF; "Sally Flat Foot IV"
19859 (MSN 5267) 406th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak during an attack on a Rhine river crossing
8 miles SW of Speyer and crashed near Germersheim, E of Landau, Germany March 23, 1945; Pilot killed.
MACR 13307.
19860 (MSN 5268)
19861 (MSN 5269) 360th FS [PI-Z], 356th FG, 8th AF, Martlesham Heath, Station 369; "Chesapeake Beach"
19862 (MSN 5270) 23rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; "Susan" / "Fritz"; Shot down by flak and crashed at Neuenhoven,
4 miles NNW of Grevenbroich, Germany November 18, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10579.
19863 (MSN 5271) 22nd FS [3T-V], 36th FG, 9th AF
19864 (MSN 5272) 22nd FS [3T-W], 36th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while attacking a marshalling yard
and crashed at St Vith, Belgium December 24, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 11441.
19865 (MSN 5273)
19866 (MSN 5274) 367th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; Damaged 22Feb45 on take-off at Toul.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
19867 (MSN 5275)
19868 (MSN 5276) War Bond aircraft; "Scarsdale Scout" - One of more than 100 P-47 Thunderbolts purchased
through War Bonds by residents of Scarsdale, NY; 63rd FS [UN-H], 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150;
Crashed 14Jan45 on take-off at Boxted. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
19869 (MSN 5277) 514th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; "Oklahoma Bronc"; Shot down by friendly flak by mistake W
of Saarburg, Germany December 12, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10861.
19870 (MSN 5278) 359th FS [OC-P], 356th FG, 8th AF, Martlesham Heath, Station 369; "Lazy Mazie";
62nd FS [LM-P bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150; "Lazy Mazie"; 493rd FS [I7-T], 48th FG, 9th AF
19871 (MSN 5279) 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Mourmelon-le-Grand [A-80], France; Crashed into trees during
strafing 4 miles SE of Dalem, 33km NE of Metz, France while on a ground support mission to Metz
November 19, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10503
19872 (MSN 5280) 507th FS [Y8-K], 404th FG, 9th AF; 508th FS [7J-K]; 23rd FS [7U-J], 36th FG, 9th AF
19873 (MSN 5281) 359th FS [OC-O], 356th FG, 8th AF, RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, Station 369; "Little Fifi";
Damaged 18Sep44 taxying at Martlesham Heath. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19874 (MSN 5282) 23rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Athis-de-l'Orne [A-76], France; Shot down by flak and crashed at
Etang du Moulin, 3km N of Dieuze, France September 24, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 9825.
19875 (MSN 5283) 83rd FS [HL-J], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357;
19876 (MSN 5284) 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Damaged 6Nov44 on take-off at Le Culot.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19877 (MSN 5285)
19878 (MSN 5286)
19879 (MSN 5287) 62nd FS [LM-K], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Homesick Angel"
19880 (MSN 5288) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Laon/Couvron [A-70], France; Damaged 9Nov44 in collision
with P-47D 42-26003 and 42-76149 taxying at Laon-Convron. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired
19881 (MSN 5289) 512th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Mourmelon-le-Grand [A-80], France; Destroyed by fire 29Oct44
on the ground at Mourmelon-le-Grand. Pilot survived.
19882 (MSN 5290) 23rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Athis-de-l'Orne [A-76], France; Shot down by flak, crashed
and exploded NE of Bioncourt, 12 miles NE of Nancy, France September 20, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 9281.
19883 (MSN 5291) 62nd FS [LM-Y], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Accident 18Oct44 landing at Boxted.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19884 (MSN 5292) 83rd FS [HL-T], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; Accident 26Oct44 landing and destroyed at Duxford
19885 (MSN 5293)
19886 (MSN 5294) 83rd FS [HL-U], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; "Odie II"; 63rd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF,
Boxted, Station 150; Crashed 16Jan45 after losing control in bad weather near RAF Birch, Essex; Pilot bailed out
and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
19887 (MSN 5295) 63rd FS [UN-J], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Shot down by flak from a train 3km NW
of Uelzen, Germany November 10, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10438.
19888 (MSN 5296) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Laon/Couvron [A-70], France; Crashed 21Sep44 with mechanical
failure near Namur, Belgium; Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
19889 (MSN 5297) 494th FS, 48th FG, 9th AF
19890 (MSN 5298)
19891 (MSN 5299) 506th FS, 404th FG, 9th AF, Sint-Truiden [A-92], Belgium; Accident 4Nov44 landing at Sint-Truiden.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
19892 (MSN 5300) 506th FS [4K-F], 404th FG, 9th AF
19893 (MSN 5301) 507th FS, 404th FG, 9th AF, Sint-Truiden [A-92], Belgium; Accident 31Oct44 landing at Sint-Truiden.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19894 (MSN 5302) 360th FS [PI-C], 356th FG, 8th AF, Martlesham Heath, Station 369; "Jersey Panic" [named
from pilot's hometown of Malaga, New Jersey]
19895 (MSN 5303) 83rd FS [HL-S], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357
19896 (MSN 5304)
19897 (MSN 5305)
19898 (MSN 5306) 509th FS [G9-S], 405th FG, 9th AF
19899 (MSN 5307)
19900 (MSN 5308) 81st FS, 50th FG, 12th AF, Toul/Ochey [A-96], France; Accident 8Nov44 landing in bad
weather at Toul/Ochey, France; Shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by a pilot of JG 4 near Strasbourg,
and crashed near Saverne, France November 25, 1944; Pilot POW. MACR 12404
19901 (MSN 5309) 389th FS [A6-H], 366th FG, 9th AF
19902 (MSN 5310) 404th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF, Tantonville [Y-1], France; Damaged 30Dec44 taxying at Tantonville.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19903 (MSN 5311) 392nd FS, 367th FG, 9th AF
19904 (MSN 5312)
19905 (MSN 5313) 313th FS [W3-D], 50th FG, 12th AF, Toul/Ochey [A-96], France; Accident 4Dec44 landing at
Tantonville/Y-1, France; Damaged by flak at Crailsheim and crashed at Creglingen, E of Bad Mergentheim,
Germany April 6, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13629.
19906 (MSN 5314) 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; "Helen" / "Marion"; Crashed near Nemmenick, E of Euskirchen,
Germany January 25, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 12015
19907 (MSN 5315) 492nd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF, Sint-Truiden [A-92], Belgium; Accident 28Nov44 landing at
Sint-Truiden; Kelz [Y-54], Germany; Accident 26Mar45 landing at Kelz; 326th Ferrying Squadron,
1st Transport Group, 9th AF, Creil [A-81], France; Crash landed 7Jul45 after engine failure at Redu, Belgium
19908 (MSN 5316) 82nd FS [MX-B], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; Damaged by flak while strafing an
airfield E of Munster, Germany and crash landed in a field at Ostenfelde, SW of Munster, Germany
November 21, 1944; Pilot became POW. MACR 10542
19909 (MSN 5317) 63rd FS [UN-T], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Sugie"; Force landed 8Nov44 in
bad weather near Marnach, Luxembourg. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
19910 (MSN 5318) 386th FS [D5-J], 365th FG, 9th AF
19911 (MSN 5319) 63rd FS [UN-R], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged 2Oct44 on take-off at Boxted;
Shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Fw Alfred Pfeffer of GH 11/10 5km SW of Rheinbach, NW of Koblenz,
Germany December 23, 1944; Pilot killed.
19912 (MSN 5320) 84th FS [WZ-E], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; Accident 2Jan45 landing at
RAF Boxted, Essex, causing damage to right wing and tail. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
19913 (MSN 5321) 492nd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF, Sint-TrTruiden [A-92], Belgium; Mid air collision 2Mar45 with
P-47D 42-29209 and crashed 2 miles NW of Li�ge, Belgium; Pilot bailed out
19914 (MSN 5322) 23rd FS [7U-M], 36th FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak while strafing a marshaling yard at
Neuss, Germany, headed home until engine failed and crashed at Wanlo, 10km S of M�nchengladbach,
Germany January 22, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 11958
19915 (MSN 5323)
19916 (MSN 5324) 395th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by German fighter, caught fire and crashed near
Kruft, Germany December 23, 1944; Pilot killed. MACr 11489
19917 (MSN 5325) 492nd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF; Crashed 10 miles SW of Mayen, Germany with propeller
failure January 5, 1945; Pilot POW. MACR 11515.
19918 (MSN 5326)
19919 (MSN 5327) 390th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Destroyed by fire 25Jan45 in
ground accident at Asch. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
19920 (MSN 5328)
19921 (MSN 5329)
19922 (MSN 5330)
19923 (MSN 5331) 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; "Lil Cookie"; Shot down by flak from a marshalling yard near
Friekhofen, Germany December 12, 1944; Pilot bailed out but was killed. MACR 10860
19924 (MSN 5332)
19925 (MSN 5333) 62nd FS [LM-L], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF;
Crash landed at Mirotitz, Czechoslovakia after being hit by bomb blast April 29, 1945;
Pilot abandonded wreck and escaped into the forest. MACR 14218.
19926 (MSN 5334) 492nd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF, Sint-Truiden [A-92], Belgium; Accident 28Nov44 landing at Sint-Truiden
19927 (MSN 5335) 411th FS [U9-R], 373rd FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; "De Poiple Shaft III";
Damaged 25Nov44 taxying at Le Culot. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19928 (MSN 5336) 62nd FS [LM-X], 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150; Damaged 18Feb45 when nosed over
landing at Boxted; 23rd FS [7U-N], 36th FG, 9th AF
19929 (MSN 5337) 62nd FS [LM-F], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Shot down by flak while strafing a
horse-drawn truck 2 miles SE of Elburg, Netherlands and crashed near Achlum, 4km SE of Harlingen,
Netherlands October 24, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10117.
19930 (MSN 5338) 82nd FS [MX-N], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; 62nd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted,
Essex, Station 150; Shot down by flak and crash landed at Mesum, SW of Rheine, Germany December 31, 1944;
Pilot became POW. MACR 11170
19931 (MSN 5339) 377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak 1km N of Scharfbillig, Germany February 14, 1945;
Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed to open. MACR 12348
19932 (MSN 5340) 83rd FS [HL-B], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; "Jakes Place II";
Shot down by flak 1km S of �schelbronn, Germany November 9, 1944; Pilot bailed out but was too
low for his parachute to open and was killed. MACR 10434.
19933 (MSN 5341)
19934 (MSN 5342) 351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, Raydon, Station 157; 84th FS [WZ-G], 78th FG, 8th AF, RAF Duxford,
Station 357; "Ginny"; 395th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109K-4 flown by Oblt Martin Von Vacano
of JG 53/9 at M�nsterappel, 16km S of Bad Kreuznach, Germany February 23, 1945; Pilot bailed out and became POW.
MACR 12648.
19935 (MSN 5343) 62nd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150; Accident 18Nov44 when nosed over taking
off at Boxted; Crashed 6Feb45 in Belgium
19936 (MSN 5344) 360th FS, 356th FG, 8th AF, Martlesham Heath, Station 369; 386th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF,
Chi�vres [A-84], Belgium; Damaged 25Nov44 taxying at Chi�vres. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
19937 (MSN 5345) 63rd FS [UN-B], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Blue Eyes" Artwork - Panther head
with nazi fighter in jaws.
19938 (MSN 5346) 405th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak at Thorr, near Bentheim, Germany
December 22, 1944; Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 10752.
19939 (MSN 5347) 359th FS [OC-C], 356th FG, 8th AF, Martlesham Heath, Station 369; "Princess Jocelyn"
19940 (MSN 5348)
19941 (MSN 5349) 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; "Scrumptious Bette"; Shot down by Fw 190A-7 flown by Lt Adolf Glunz
of JG 26/6 near Vielsalm, S of Stavelot, Belgium December 24, 1944; Pilot killed MACR 11442.
19942 (MSN 5350)
19943 (MSN 5351)
19944 (MSN 5352) 367th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak and crashed N of Heilbronn, Germany March 13, 1945;
Pilot killed. MACR 13016
19945 (MSN 5353)
19946 (MSN 5354) 395th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Chi�vres [A-84], Belgium; Crash landed 4Nov44 near Attres, Belgium.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
19947 (MSN 5355) 396th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Crash landed 18Dec44 after
engine failure near Russon, Belgium. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19948 (MSN 5356) 386th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF; Lost 7Nov44
19949 (MSN 5357) 494th FS, 48th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-14/AS believed flown by Lt Gernot Stein
of JG 37/7 N of Euskirchen, Germany December 17, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 11007.
19950 (MSN 5358) 351st FS, 353rd FG, 8th AF, Raydon, Station 157; 82nd FS [MX-L bar], 78th FG, 8th AF,
Duxford, Station 357; "Spook"; Crash landed near Lengerich, Germany November 26, 1944.
The fighter was flying escort for a bomber mission to Paderborn, Germany. Over D�mmer See the
aircraft was engaged in combat with enemy fighters and that was the last time it was seen.
The aircraft had crashed after an attempted crash landing and was 60% destroyed. The pilot
was uninjured, captured at Settrup, NW of Osnabruck and taken POW. MACR 10543.
19951 (MSN 5359) 63rd FS [UN-K], 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150; Crashed 21Jan45 on
take-off at Boxted. During a formation take-off for a combat mission, another aircraft
experienced an engine problem but the pilot failed to issue a radio warning and did not pull
off the runway. This following aircraft, whose view was hidden by the nose of the P-47, hit the
aborted fighter and its propeller sliced into its fuselage. The other pilot was killed and both
aircraft engulfed in fire. The pilot of 19951 survived, but the aircraft was destroyed.
19952 (MSN 5360) 388th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF
19953 (MSN 5361) 379th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF, Prosnes [A-79], France; Mid air collision with P-47D
42-28463 NW of Homburg, Germany and crashed 2km SW of Bechhofen near Homburg, Germany November 5, 1944;
Pilot killed. MACR 10192.
19954 (MSN 5362) HQ Squadron, 365th FG, 9th AF; "Ol' Jasper"; Shot down by flak at Bliesheim, 4km E of
Lechenich, Germany October 7, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. Having strafed a German
airfield close to Bonn, the pilot, CO of 386th Squadron, led his flight east of the Rhine.
Spotting a couple of Bf 109 fighters circling to land on a temporary airstrip, the aircraft was
badly damaged by flak. The pilot dropped down to ground level for several minutes then climbed
to rejoin his flight. The pilot could smell electrical burning and started back towards base.
After crossing the Rhine, the fighter caught fire, the pilot rolled the aircraft onto its back
and dropped out. The aircraft exploded before hitting the ground. MACR 9644.
19955 (MSN 5363) 61st FS [HV-C], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150;
19956 (MSN 5364)
19957 (MSN 5365) 508th FS, 404th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-6 near Lechenich, Germany
December 17, 1944; Pilot killed.
19958 (MSN 5366) 84th FS [WZ-B], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; "Anne"; 62nd FS [LM-D], 56th FG,
8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crash landed 10Jan45 with mechanical failure near Clacton-on-Sea.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
19959 (MSN 5367)
19960 (MSN 5368) 62nd FS [LM-A bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Macushla II"; 63rd FS;
377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF, Frankfurt/Rhein-Main [Y-73], Germany; Damaged 27Apr45 on take-off
at Frankfurt/Rhein-Main. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19961 (MSN 5369) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while attacking vehicles at Stadtkyll
near Dahlem, Germany December 25, 1944; Pilot killed. MACr 11423.
19962 (MSN 5370) 84th FS [WZ-C], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357
19963 (MSN 5371) 82nd FS [MX-H], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; Crashed 26Dec44; 61st FS,
56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
19964 (MSN 5372) 83rd FS [HL-Y], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; Accident 16Nov44 landing at
Duxford; 62nd FS [LM-Y bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Shot down by Bf 109G-6 N of
Burg, Germany January 14, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 11857.
19965 (MSN 5373) 379th FS [B8-Y], 362nd FG, 9th AF, Prosnes [A-79], France; Crash landed 12Nov44 2 miles E
of Prosnes; Frankfurt/Rhein-Main [Y-73], Germany; "Chief Seattle"; Crashed 18Apr45 on take-off at
Frankfurt/Rhein-Main. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19966 (MSN 5374) 84th FS [WZ-J], 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357; "Li'l Thor"; Accident 19Dec44 landing at Duxford.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
19967 (MSN 5375) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ208; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC May 31, 1945
19968 (MSN 5376) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ209; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR by debris from an exploding ammunition dump at Yinmabin, Burma February 22, 1945
19969 (MSN 5377) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ210; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR when abandoned take-off at Wangjing March 17, 1945 and struck by Thunderbolt KJ367 (44-20527)
19970 (MSN 5378) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ211; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
19971 (MSN 5379) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ212; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC June 27, 1946
19972 (MSN 5380) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ213; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.258 Squadron; No.390 Maintenance Unit, Seletar, Singapore; Destroyed by fire
when stalled on take-off and crash landed at Kuala Lumpur, Malaya March 4, 1946
19973 (MSN 5381) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ214; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC May 31, 1945
19974 (MSN 5382) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ215; No.8 Refresher Flying Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Yelahanka, Bangalore, India; SOC March 28, 1946
19975 (MSN 5383) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ216; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
19976 (MSN 5384) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ217; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.131 Squadron; SOC May 7, 1947
19977 (MSN 5385) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ218; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR when overturned after a tire burst on landing at Cox's Bazaar, Bengal April 10, 1945
19978 (MSN 5386) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ219; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC June 27, 1946
19979 (MSN 5387) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ220; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.34 Squadron; SOC April 23, 1945
19980 (MSN 5388) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ221; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
19981 (MSN 5389) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ222; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
19982 (MSN 5390) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ223; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 25, 1946
19983 (MSN 5391) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ224; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
19984 (MSN 5392) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ225; No.261 Squadron [FJ-R],
Air Command South East Asia; No.79 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
19985 (MSN 5393) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ226; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crashed into Lake Rawa Pening, Ambarawa, Java November 23, 1945 when struck water
while pulling out of a dive after attacking a gun-running ship
19986 (MSN 5394) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ227; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Caught fire and exploded while recovering from a bombing dive near Taunggyi, Burma March 5, 1945
19987 (MSN 5395) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ228; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.135 Squadron; Chakulia, Jharkhand, India; DBR by gale at Chakulia May 23, 1945.
19988 (MSN 5396) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ229; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.135 Squadron; Chakulia, Jharkhand, India; DBR by gale at Chakulia May 23, 1945.
19989 (MSN 5397) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ230; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
19990 (MSN 5398) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ231; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
19991 (MSN 5399) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ232; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Shot down by flak at Gangaw, Burma December 21, 1944; Pilot [RAAF] killed
19992 (MSN 5400) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ233; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
19993 (MSN 5401) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ234; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 14, 1946
19994 (MSN 5402) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ235; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.131 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
19995 (MSN 5403) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ236; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
19996 (MSN 5404) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ237; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed and DBR at Myingyan, Burma May 12, 1945
19997 (MSN 5405) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ238; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 28, 1946
19998 (MSN 5406) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ239; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR when supercharger caught fire on landing at Ratnap, Bengal December 17, 1944
19999 (MSN 5407) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ240; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.30 Squadron; No.135 Squadron; Chakulia, Jharkhand, India; DBR by gale at
Chakulia May 23, 1945.
20000 (MSN 5408) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ241; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20001 (MSN 5409) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ242; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC October 17, 1946
20002 (MSN 5410) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ243; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 14, 1946
20003 (MSN 5411) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ244; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC February 28, 1946
20004 (MSN 5412) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ245; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.113 Squadron; No.42 Squadron; Crash landed at Meiktila, Burma October 11, 1945
20005 (MSN 5413) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ246; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.30 Squadron; DBR by gale at Chakulia May 23, 1945.
20006 (MSN 5414) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ247; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20007 (MSN 5415) 514th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Mourmelon-le-Grand [A-80], France; Shot down by flak on a
ground support mission at Waldwisse and crashed 1km E of Waldwisse on the French/German border
November 17, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10507.
20008 (MSN 5416) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
20009 (MSN 5417) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 12May49 at Niedermendig, Germany; Groupe de Chasse I/2 "Cigognes" [5A-T]
20010 (MSN 5418) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre";
Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette"; Accident 25Nov44 at Amb�rieu-en-Bugey [Y-5], France;
Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes" [10]; "Valgamedios"
20011 (MSN 5419) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette",
Amb�rieu-en-Bugey [Y-5], France; Crashed 8Dec44 after the flight controls locked up near
Baumes-les-Dames, 40km NE de Besan�on, France; Pilot bailed out and returned to unit.
20012 (MSN 5420) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [78];
During departure for a mission 29Dec44, the aircraft was struck at mid-fuselage by the propeller
of P-47D 44-19673 on the ground at Dole, Tavaux, France.
20013 (MSN 5421) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 31Oct53 near Tizi Ouzou, Algeria; Centre d'Entrainement des R�serves de l'Arm�e de l'Air [G],
Rabat-Sal� [BA151], French Morocco; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de Calibration 1/17
20014 (MSN 5422) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-T],
"S/Lt Guillemart"; CRRT 402; Accident 9May48 near Th�r, Germany
20015 (MSN 5423) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
20016 (MSN 5424) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise
20017 (MSN 5425) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 21May54 near Mercier-Lacombe, Algeria; Centre d'Entrainement des R�serves de l'Arm�e de l'Air,
Rabat-Sal� [BA151], French Morocco; Escadron d'Entra�nement Op�rationnel et de Calibration 1/17,
Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria;
20018 (MSN 5426) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
Accident 7Jun48 at Friedrichshafen, Germany
20019 (MSN 5427) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne";
Accident 11Oct45 near Trier, Germany
20020 (MSN 5428) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes",
Colmar [Y-53], France; Damaged by flak and without flaps or brakes, the left landing gear
collapsed on landing at Colmar 25Apr45.
20021 (MSN 5429) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes" [71],
Colmar [Y-53], France; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de Calibration 3/10 [10-SS], Dijon [BA102],
France; Accident 9Jun52 at Dijon
20022 (MSN 5430) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes",
Colmar [Y-53], France; Centre d'Entrainement des R�serves de l'Arm�e de l'Air [E], Rabat-Sal� [BA151],
French Morocco; Accident 14Aug63 near Mechra Bel Ksiri, French Morocco; Escadron d'Entra�nement
Op�rationnel et de Calibration 1/17, Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria; Accident 12Jan54 near
Saint-Denis-du-Sig, Algeria
20023 (MSN 5431) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette", Luxeuil [Y-8], France;
Accident 26Mar45 at Epfig, 10km N of S�lestat, France; Accident 31Mar45 at Luxeuil.
20024 (MSN 5432) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/6; Centre d'Entrainement
des R�serves de l'Arm�e de l'Air, Rabat-Sal� [BA151], French Morocco; Accident 23May50 at Oran-La-S�nia,
Algeria; Accident 28May50 at Philippeville, Algeria; Accident 31May50 at Ajaccio, Corsica
20025 (MSN 5433) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre", Amb�rieu-en-Bugey [Y-5],
France; Crash landed 22Nov44 after electrical failure near Roulans, 25km NE of Besan�on, France.
20026 (MSN 5434) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes", Amb�rieu-en-Bugey [Y-5],
France; Damaged by flak and crashed in the For�t de Hardt, near Bantzenheim, 12km NE of Mulhouse,
France December 2, 1944; Pilot killed.
20027 (MSN 5435) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-Z];
Groupe de Chasse II/2 "Berry"; Accident 1Oct48 at Mengen, Germany; 10e Escadre de Chasse,
Villacoublay [BA107], Paris; Crashed 22Feb53 near Jouy-en-Josas, France; Pilot killed
20028 (MSN 5436) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre";
Damaged by flak 21Mar45; Damaged by flak 23Mar45 during an attack on a train and force landed
in a clearing behind German lines 500m from Haslach, Germany. The pilot evaded capture but
was subsequently caught four days later 1500 meters from the Swiss border and taken as a POW.
20029 (MSN 5437) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [93];
Crashed 2Feb46 near Arbois, France; Pilot killed
20030 (MSN 5438) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes" [74];
Accident 2Feb45 at Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Escadron de Chasse 1/10 "Cercle de Chasse de Paris" [10-RH],
Villacoublay [BA107], Paris; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QE], Boufarik, Algeria;
Crashed 14Apr57 after mid air collision near Lafayette, Algeria; Pilot killed
20031 (MSN 5439) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; S.L.A. 1�re Division A�rienne; Lahr [BAO139],
Germany; Accident 27Sep46 near Lahr, Germany
20032 (MSN 5440) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne", Dole/Tavaux [Y-7],
France; After losing the cockpit canopy and the pilot was blinded by snow, the aircraft flew into
the ground at high speed and crashed at Mesnay, 1.5km E of Arbois, France January 8, 1945; Pilot killed.
20033 (MSN 5441) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�"; Force landed
26Dec44 with mechanical failure near Epfig, 10km N of S�lestat, France.
20034 (MSN 5442) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aisGroupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [25 then 9V-W], "Dedee";
Groupe de Chasse I/2 "Cigognes" [E]; Groupe de Chasse I/8
20035 (MSN 5443) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise
20036 (MSN 5444) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�"
20037 (MSN 5445) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [76]; Dole/Tavaux [Y-7],
France; Damaged 1Feb45 by flak on a mission to the Rhine; [3U-A]; Accident 19Apr45 at M�rignac, France;
Accident 6Aug45 at Entzheim, France; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QP], Boufarik, Algeria;
Accident 2Dec58 at Oran-La-S�nia, Algeria
20038 (MSN 5446) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�" [44], Luxeuil [Y-8],
France; Lost power after takeoff from Luxeuil with mechanical failure, avoided HT power lines and
crashed in a field south of the airfield at Baudoncourt, France January 9, 1945.
20039 (MSN 5447) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette";
Accident 12May45 near Neuf-Brisach, France
20040 (MSN 5448) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�", Luxeuil [Y-8], France;
Shot down by flak attacking a German truck convoy on the road to Muttersholtz and crashed at
Wittisheim, France January 9, 1945; Pilot killed.
20041 (MSN 5449) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise
20042 (MSN 5450) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes"; Accident 11May45
near Ober, Germany; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-G]; Accident 20Mar46 near Nassau, Germany
20043 (MSN 5451) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne"; Force landed 19Apr45 with engine failure near Bordeaux, France;
Escadron de Chasse 2/10; Accident 20Sep52 near Wissous, France; Escadron d'Entra�nement Op�rationnel
et de Calibration 1/17 [LX]; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QQ & 20-QE], Boufarik, Algeria.
20044 (MSN 5452) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes",
Amb�rieu-en-Bugey [Y-5], France; Damaged by flak and crashed near Wittelsheim, 5km E of Cernay,
France December 2, 1944; Pilot bailed out and evaded capture and returned to his unit 30Jan45.
20045 (MSN 5453) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-T],
Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; "Sgt LeBrun"; Damaged by flak on a mission 13Feb45; Centre d'Entrainement
des R�serves de l'Arm�e de l'Air [E], Rabat-Sal� [BA151], French Morocco; Accident 30Aug52 at
Port-Lyautey, French Morocco.
20046 (MSN 5454) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne"; Dole/Tavaux [Y-7],
France; Crashed 4Mar45 when taking off long and the right wheel strikes P-47D 44-19701 waiting on
standby at the other end of the runway at Dole. The pilot escaped before the aircraft was destroyed
by fire when the bomb load exploded.
20047 (MSN 5455) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�" [I3-M];
Groupe de Transport de Liaison A�rienne II/60, Villacoublay [BA107], Paris; Groupe de Chasse I/9;
Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QU or 20-QV], Boufarik, Algeria;
20048 (MSN 5456) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
Damaged by flak 3Jan45; CRRA 84; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de Calibration 3/10 [10-SO], Dijon [BA102], France
20049 (MSN 5457) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [82],
Amb�rieu-en-Bugey [Y-5], France; Damaged by flak, the plane is hit by a shell behind the pilot and
fuel tank, ignites and crashed in flames near Ensisheim, N of Mulhouse, France December 17, 1944; Pilot killed.
20050 (MSN 5458) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne" [14];
Mid air collision 9May45 with P-47D 44-20914 at Entzheim, France
20051 (MSN 5459) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne", Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France;
Attempting to turn around to avoid a snow storm, the pilot lost control and crashed at Boisset,
3km N of Pont-d'H�ry, 5km SSE of Salins-les-Bains, France January 8, 1945; Pilot killed
20052 (MSN 5460) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise
20053 (MSN 5461) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 2Aug45 in collision with P-47D 44-20377 at Bourget, France; Centre d'Entrainement
des R�serves de l'Arm�e de l'Air; Rabat-Sal� [BA151], French Morocco;
20054 (MSN 5462) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 1Aug46; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�"
20055 (MSN 5463) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre"; "Lt Belleville";
Flak damaged an engine cylinder and caused a hole in the rear fuselage by the turbocharger on a
mission to Bremgarten 4Feb45; [3U-Z]; Crashed 2Apr45
20056 (MSN 5464) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise
20057 (MSN 5465) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [99],
Amb�rieu-en-Bugey [Y-5], France; Damaged by flak and crashed in a field near Sausheim, N of
Mulhouse, France December 5, 1944; Pilot POW
20058 (MSN 5466) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; "Naughty Dotty"; 390th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Bindlach [R-26],
Germany; Accident 29Aug45 after engine failure landing at Bindlach [R-26], Germany; Pilot John R. Conger;
20059 (MSN 5467) 412th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF; Crashed 19Nov44 near Heerlen, Netherlands; Pilot bailed out
20060 (MSN 5468) 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Force landed 22Jan45 with fuel
starvation at Sandweiler [A-97], Luxembourg
20061 (MSN 5469) 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Damaged 16Feb45 in collision with
P-47D 42-7991 which ground looped taxying at Le Culot. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20062 (MSN 5470)
20063 (MSN 5471) Base Air Depot No.1, 8th AF Service Command, RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire, Station 590; Damaged 23Sep44
taxying at Burtonwood; 365th FS [CH-D], 358th FG, 9th AF; "Marian, Jerry and We"; Damaged by flak and
crash landed near Kaiserlautern, Germany March 19, 1945; Pilot returned to unit
20064 (MSN 5472) 365th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF; Crashed 29Apr45 near Ober�wisheim, Germany; Pilot bailed out.
20065 (MSN 5473) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-6 believed flown by Ofhr Waldemar Nikolaus
of JG 3/10 at Lommersum, NE of Mechernich, Germany December 18, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 11414.
20066 (MSN 5474) 395th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Crashed 2 miles E of Honsfeld, Belgium after the engine
failed December 4, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10827.
20067 (MSN 5475) 23rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by pilot of JG 27 near Wallenth,
SW of Euskirchen, Germany December 26, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 11956.
20068 (MSN 5476) 365th FG, 9th AF
20069 (MSN 5477) 390th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing vehicles 2 miles NW of D�ren,
Germany November 19, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10570
20070 (MSN 5478)
20071 (MSN 5479) 411th FS [U9-X], 373rd FG, 9th AF; "Mary T"; Crashed W of Soest, Germany after the
engine failed March 19, 1945; Pilot bailed out and taken POW. MACR 13169.
20072 (MSN 5480) 392nd FS [H5-J], 367th FG, 9th AF; "Duck-Butt"; 397th FS [D3-M], 368th FG, 9th AF,
Buchschwabach [R-42], Germany; Damaged 2Aug45 on take-off at Buchschwabach
20073 (MSN 5481) 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Accident 30Nov44 when nosed over landing at Le Culot,
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20074 (MSN 5482) 313th FS [W3-O], 50th FG, 12th AF; "Tony" / "Butch" / "Ginny"
20075 (MSN 5483)
20076 (MSN 5484) 53rd FS [6V-A], 36th FG, 9th AF
20077 (MSN 5485) 392nd FS, 367th FG, 9th AF, Conflans-en-Jarnisy/Jarny [A-94], France; Accident 18Mar45 landing at Jarny.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20078 (MSN 5486) 405th FS [8N-R], 371st FG, 9th AF; Damaged in combat with Fw 190 and crashed near
Hertlingshausen, Carlsberg, Germany January 5, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 11603.
20079 (MSN 5487) 23rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; Crashed Kruezberg, Germany February 14, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 12347.
20080 (MSN 5488) 87th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF, Cesenatico, Forl�-Cesena, Italy; "Zo Zo"; Shot down by flak
while strafing vehicles near Guarda Ferrarese, Italy April 24, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13999.
20081 (MSN 5489) 514th FS [O7-R], 406th FG, 9th AF; "Bloom's Tomb"; Shot down by flak between Lucy and Morhange,
France December 17, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 11012.
20082 (MSN 5490)
20083 (MSN 5491)
20084 (MSN 5492) 390th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Laon/Couvron [A-70], France; Had a direct hit from heavy flak
and lost most of the left wing. The aircraft immediately went into a violent spin and crashed at
Euskirchen, Germany November 18, 1944; Pilot bailed out at ~3,000ft and became POW. MACR 10572.
20085 (MSN 5493) 511th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged by flak while strafing
a goods train between Rohrbach and Hassel, the aircraft caught fire and crashed in a wood at
Schopph�bel, Sankt Ingbert Germany November 18, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 10509.
20086 (MSN 5494) 511th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak 12Dec44 and crashed near Pirmasens, Germany;
Pilot bailed out and taken POW
20087 (MSN 5495) Base Air Depot No.1, 8th AF Service Command, Burtonwood, Station 590; Accident 17Oct44 on
take-off and destroyed by fire at Burtonwood, pilot survived.
20088 (MSN 5496)
20089 (MSN 5497) 396th FS [C2-Q], 368th FG, 9th AF; "Leaky Joe 5". (79th FG, 87th FS) lost near Guarde, Italy
Apr 24, 1945. Pilot KIA
20090 (MSN 5498) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak SE of Bergrath, Germany and crashed one mile
NE of Inschweiller, Germany November 18, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 10573
20091 (MSN 5499) 410th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Damaged 21Feb45 after engine failure
on take-off at Le Culot. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20092 (MSN 5500) 412th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF; Crashed at Wipperf�rth, Germany while bombing a marshalling
yard March 23, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13290.
20093 (MSN 5501) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-6 near Habscheid, Germany December 27, 1944;
Pilot killed. MACR 11472.
20094 (MSN 5502)
20095 (MSN 5503)
20096 (MSN 5504) 514th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; "Skirty Bert III"; Shot down by flak with the cockpit in flames,
crashed and exploded between Wellingen and Weiler, Germany November 19, 1944; Pilot bailed out but
parachute only partly opened and he was killed. MACR 10505.
20097 (MSN 5505) 406th FS [4W-E], 371st FG, 9th AF
20098 (MSN 5506)
20099 (MSN 5507) Base Air Depot No.1, 8th AF Service Command, Burtonwood, Station 590;
Accident 6Oct44 and destroyed landing at Burtonwood, pilot survived.
20100 (MSN 5508) 506th FS [4K-X], 404th FG, 9th AF
20101 (MSN 5509) 386th FS [D5-C], 365th FG, 9th AF, Chi�vres [A-84], Belgium; "Holfat 1234"; Crashed into
the ground in low cloud and fog at Neuville-en-Ferrain, N of Tourcoing, France November 22, 1944.
The pilot [CO of 386th FS] was killed; he was heading for a rest break in England.
20102 (MSN 5510)
20103 (MSN 5511)
20104 (MSN 5512)
20105 (MSN 5513) 85th FS [X 15], 79th FG, 12th AF, H�rsching [R-87], Linz, Austria; "Sweetheart";
Crash landed 24Sep45 after engine failure near Gmund, Austria
20106 (MSN 5514) 346th FS [6C5], 350th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by 20mm anti-aircraft fire between
Vizzala and Gallarte, Italy while on a bombing mission to the railway in the Brenner Pass, Italy
January 12, 1945. Crash landed 5 miles NE of Vigevano, Italy; pilot survived and was rescued by partisans.
MACR 11280.
20107 (MSN 5515) 66th FS [71], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Toots" / "Lil Abner";
20108 (MSN 5516) 391st FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by Uffz Ralph Scherf of JG 6/12
at Porz, S of Cologne, Germany December 18, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 10981,
20109 (MSN 5517)
20110 (MSN 5518)
20111 (MSN 5519)
20112 (MSN 5520) 65th FS [66], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Miss D"
20113 (MSN 5521) 347th FS [7A5], 350th FG, 12th AF; Crashed 7 miles NW of Parma, Italy while strafing a
German staff car 5 miles ENE of Parma, Italy during a weather reconnaissance mission in the Po valley,
Italy March 7, 1945. Aircraft dived on the target but was too low and the pilot could not pull up;
the aircraft hit the ground and rolled over. Pilot was killed. MACR 12919.
20114 (MSN 5522)
20115 (MSN 5523)
20116 (MSN 5524) 66th FS [73], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Ay Chiuhuahua" / "Queen Ann";
87th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF, H�rsching [R-87], Linz, Austria; 87th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF, H�rsching [R-87],
Linz, Austria; Damaged 7Oct45 taxying at Munich/R-72, Germany
20117 (MSN 5525)
20118 (MSN 5526) 524th FS, 27th FG, 12th AF; "Jacquie II" / "Puss in Boots"; 65th FS [57], 57th FG, 12th AF,
Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Boots" / "Uncle Toms' Cabin" / "My Naked Ass"; Crashed near Moglia, Italy
after it hit trees and exploded while strafing vehicles in Verona, Northern Italy April 22, 1945; Pilot killed.
MACR 14076.
20119 (MSN 5527) 66th FS [96], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Crashed near Rezzato, Italy after
hitting trees while strafing motor vehicles near Crema, Italy November 18, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 9979.
While strafing, the fuel drop tank caught on a tree, ripping it off, the fuel catching fire.
The aircraft hit the ground flat and skidded quite a distance over an open field, coming to rest near
a road where the aircraft caught fire and burned.
20120 (MSN 5528)
20121 (MSN 5529) 379th FS [B8-K], 362nd FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak while strafing a train NE of Homburg,
Germany and crashed at Gemeindewald, near Sch�nenberg, Germany December 2, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10560.
20122 (MSN 5530) 405th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF; The aircraft was on a mission to bomb the marshalling yard
in Bad Kreuznach, Germany January 1, 1945. There it was hit by light flak but managed to fly as
far as the Saarbr�cken area where the aircraft crashed near V�lklingen. The pilot bailed out and was taken POW.
MACR 11615.
20123 (MSN 5531)
20124 (MSN 5532)
20125 (MSN 5533) 526th FS [42], 86th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing a locomotive one mile
NE of Lonigo, Italy November 5, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 9706.
20126 (MSN 5534)
20127 (MSN 5535)
20128 (MSN 5536) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak one mile NE of Freidneux, Belgium
December 24, 1944; Pilot bailed out and taken POW. MACR 11418.
20129 (MSN 5537)
20130 (MSN 5538) 525th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing railway wagons at Carobbio
degli Angeli, SE of Bergamo, Italy January 4, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 10948.
20131 (MSN 5539) 315th FS, 324th FG, 12th AF, Lun�ville [Y-2], France; Crashed 13Mar45 and exploded at
Lun�ville; Pilot killed
20132 (MSN 5540) 64th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Crashed near San Giovanni, Persiceto,
Italy November 17, 1944; Pilot killed. The aircraft was last seen during a dive bombing attack.
It wasn't seen to crash but an explosion was later seen and the pilot did not respond to radio calls.
MACR 9987.
20133 (MSN 5541) 347th FS [7C1], 350th FG, 12th AF; Crashed 4 miles W of Mirano, Italy due to engine failure
while returning from a dive bombing mission in Italy February 17, 1945. Aircraft spiraled down, crashed
and exploded on impact. The pilot bailed out and became a POW. MACR 12364
20134 (MSN 5542)
20135 (MSN 5543) 412th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF, Reims/Champagne [A-62], France; Damaged 19Oct44 taxying at Reims.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20136 (MSN 5544)
20137 (MSN 5545) 377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing a train SE of Merzig,
Germany November 8, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10188.
20138 (MSN 5546) 377th FS [E4-D], 362nd FG, 9th AF, Prosnes [A-79], France; Damaged 22Oct44 taxying at Prosnes.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20139 (MSN 5547) 507th FS [Y8-Z], 404th FG, 9th AF; 512th FS [L3-X], 406th FG, 9th AF
20140 (MSN 5548) 66th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Shot down by small arms fire while
attacking a bridge near Guiglia, Italy February 222, 1945; Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 12563
20141 (MSN 5549) 66th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Sweet Violet"; Shot down by small arms
fire at Brentino, Italy November 21, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 9961. The aircraft had been dive bombing a railway
marshalling yard and later went back to strafe. The aircraft was hit in the engine with smoke and
flames seen to come from the cowling. The pilot jettisoned the fuel drop tank but the aircraft was
still on fire and entered and gentle turn, heading for a mountain. The pilot did not respond to
radio calls, the aircraft continued its turn and exploded on impact with the side of the mountain.
20142 (MSN 5550) 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF
20143 (MSN 5551) 388th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF
20144 (MSN 5552) 365th FS [CH-M bar], 358th FG, 9th AF; "Susan Lynn II"
20145 (MSN 5553) 387th FS [B4-X], 365th FG, 9th AF; "Pat's Poppa III"
20146 (MSN 5554)
20147 (MSN 5555) 365th FS [CH-E], 358th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak E of Mussbach, near Neustadt, Germany
December 17, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 10715.
20148 (MSN 5556) 396th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Crash landed 16Mar45 near
Guerlfangen, Germany. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20149 (MSN 5557) 405th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF, Tantonville [Y-1], France; Shot at by a Bf 109G-14 which
ignited the fuel tank, the aircraft crashed and exploded at Kauffenheim, 17km NE of Haguenau, France
January 14, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 11327.
20150 (MSN 5558) 356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing a motor transport convoy
in Pr�m, Germany December 25, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 11424.
20151 (MSN 5559)
20152 (MSN 5560)
20153 (MSN 5561)
20154 (MSN 5562) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Laon/Couvron [A-70], France; Accident 24Nov44 landing at Laon/Couvron;
M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; Force landed 20Jun45 with mechanical failure 5 miles S of Hanover, Germany
20155 (MSN 5563) 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; "Let's Make Mary"; Crashed after losing control when encountering
rough air E of Verviers, Belgium December 18, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 11438
20156 (MSN 5564) 406th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF, F�rth/Industriehafen [R-30], Germany; Damaged 10Jul45 taxying
at Furth/Industriehafen in a landing accident involving P-47D 44-33014 and 44-33492
20157 (MSN 5565) 367th FS [CP-C], 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; "Breezy II";
Force landed 8Feb45 after engine failure at Toul
20158 (MSN 5566) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ248; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed at Zayatkwin, Burma October 7, 1945
20159 (MSN 5567) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ249; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed at Kuala Lumpur after catching fire on take-off October 13, 1945
20160 (MSN 5568) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ250; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20161 (MSN 5569) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ251; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Damaged when ground looped on landing and tipped up at Toungoo, Burma July 21, 1945
20162 (MSN 5570) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ252; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.34 Squadron; Lost control in cloud and crashed at Thawatti, Burma July 9, 1945
20163 (MSN 5571) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ253; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20164 (MSN 5572) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ254; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20165 (MSN 5573) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ255; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crashed during attempted forced landing after engine lost power at Trengganu,
Central Malaya October 10, 1945
20166 (MSN 5574) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ256; No.5 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed at Baigachi, Bengal September 20, 1945
20167 (MSN 5575) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ257; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.261 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20168 (MSN 5576) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ258; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC August 2, 1945
20169 (MSN 5577) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ259; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20170 (MSN 5578) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ260; No.123 Squadron [XE-S],
Air Command South East Asia; DBR by explosions from its own bombs during a mission April 1, 1945.
20171 (MSN 5579) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ261; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Overshot landing and ran into a ditch at Tanjore, Tamil Nadu August 21, 1945
20172 (MSN 5580) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ262; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20173 (MSN 5581) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ263; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Lost control in cloud and spun into ground, North Assam, India February 12, 1945
20174 (MSN 5582) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ264; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.134 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20175 (MSN 5583) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ265; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR when undershot landing at Tanjung Perak, Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies March 27, 1946
20176 (MSN 5584) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ266; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron [MU-S]; SOC April 11, 1946
20177 (MSN 5585) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ267; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR by gale at Chakulia May 23, 1945.
20178 (MSN 5586) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ268; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR when undercarriage collapsed on landing at Myingyan, Burma April 21, 1945
20179 (MSN 5587) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ269; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20180 (MSN 5588) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ270; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20181 (MSN 5589) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ271; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR at Vizagapatam August 19, 1945 when the engine emitted smoke during take-off
and the undercarriage collapsed when the aircraft was ground looped to stop an overrun
20182 (MSN 5590) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ272; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 14, 1946
20183 (MSN 5591) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ273; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; The engine was struck by ground fire and the plane force landed at Meiktila 20Mar45.
Subsequently believed to have been destroyed to prevent salvage by enemy forces. SOC June 9, 1945
20184 (MSN 5592) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ274; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20185 (MSN 5593) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ275; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.134 Squadron; Struck by Thunderbolt KJ198 (44-19836) after landing at Kyaukpyu,
Burma May 2, 1945; DBR
20186 (MSN 5594) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ276; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.134 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20187 (MSN 5595) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ277; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 14, 1946
20188 (MSN 5596) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ278; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20189 (MSN 5597) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ279; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 14, 1946
20190 (MSN 5598) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ280; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20191 (MSN 5599) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ281; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20192 (MSN 5600) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ282; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.34 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20193 (MSN 5601) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ283; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20194 (MSN 5602) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ284; 3rdTactical AF Communications
Squadron, Air Command South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20195 (MSN 5603) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ285; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Stalled on take-off and crashed at Ratnap, Bengal February 10, 1945
20196 (MSN 5604) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ286; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 15, 1946
20197 (MSN 5605) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ287; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20198 (MSN 5606)
20199 (MSN 5607) 386th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF
20200 (MSN 5608)
20201 (MSN 5609) 404th FS [9Q-J], 371st FG, 9th AF, Frankfurt/Eschborn [Y-74], Germany; Damaged 10Apr45
when ground looped at Eschborn; 514th FS [O7-O], 406th FG, 9th AF
20202 (MSN 5610) 410th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Crash landed 30Dec44 at Le Culot.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20203 (MSN 5611) 10th FS, 50th FG, 12th AF, Toul/Ochey [A-96], France; Accident 15Nov44 landing at Toul.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20204 (MSN 5612) 509th FS [G9-M], 405th FG, 9th AF; "Nut Cracker"
20205 (MSN 5613) 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; "Fa-Wan"; Force landed near Erkelenz, Germany when the propeller
failed November 30, 1944; Pilot became POW. MACR 11401.
20206 (MSN 5614) 406th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF. Crash landed at unknown location, unknown date.
20207 (MSN 5615) Redesignated TP-47D; 123rd Base Unit, 1st AF, Seymour Johnson Field, Goldsboro, NC;
Crash landed 26Sep45 after engine failure at Rocky Mountain Airport, NC
20208 (MSN 5616) 356th FS [AJ-S], 354th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak in Germany, 18 miles NE of
Weiswampach, Luxembourg February 2, 1945; Pilot bailed out but was killed. MACR 12057
20209 (MSN 5617) 23rd FS [7U-W], 36th FG, 9th AF
20210 (MSN 5618)
20211 (MSN 5619) 22nd FS [3T-S], 36th FG, 9th AF; Crashed while strafing motor vehicles 5 miles NW of
Bastogne, Belgium December 27, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 11505.
20212 (MSN 5620) 493rd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF, Sint-Truiden [A-92], Belgium; Crash landed 29Jan45 after
engine failure near Riempst, Belgium. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20213 (MSN 5621)
20214 (MSN 5622)
20215 (MSN 5623) 365th FS [CH-I], 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; Accident 2Jan45
landing at Tantonville/Y-1, France. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20216 (MSN 5624)
20217 (MSN 5625) 377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF, Verdun/Etain [A-82], France; Accident 2Dec44 landing at Verdun;
Straubing [R-68], Germany; Crash landed 22Jun45 at Straubing
20218 (MSN 5626)
20219 (MSN 5627) 367th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; Crashed after hitting an
electricity mast at the railway line while strafing a train 2km S of railway station at Kirchheim
near Heidelberg, Germany December 3, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10970 and 12411.
20220 (MSN 5628) 390th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Damaged 13Jan45 in collision
with P-47D 44-19725 taxying at Asch. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20221 (MSN 5629) 506th FS [4K-G], 404th FG, 9th AF, Fritzlar [Y-86], Germany; Crashed 8Jun45 one mile
NE of Mulhausen, Germany; Pilot killed
20222 (MSN 5630) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak while strafing near Lom, Czechoslovakia
April 17, 1945. Headed home but crashed N of Pirna, Germany. Pilot survived but was killed by local police.
MACR 14203.
20223 (MSN 5631) 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing the railway S of Z�lpich,
Germany February 8, 1945; Pilot bailed out but was killed. MACR 12272.
20224 (MSN 5632) 22nd FS [3T-P], 36th FG, 9th AF; "Dutch's Devil" / "Snapping"
20225 (MSN 5633) 386th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF; "Jody"
20226 (MSN 5634) 508th FS [7J-K], 404th FG, 9th AF
20227 (MSN 5635) 390th FS [B2-V], 366th FG, 9th AF; "Miss Behavin'";
20228 (MSN 5636) 378th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; "Ruth I"; Damaged by bomb blast at low altitude during a
strafing run and crashed at D�ppenweiler, Germany November 19, 1944; Pilot injured and taken POW.
The flight was operating in the Saarland to attack ground targets. Eight of the aircraft were
equipped with two bombs each, eight flew without any bombs as an escort. Four bombs destroyed a
locomotive with 30 box cars west of Zweibr�cken as well as a gun on the ground. After that 8
bombs were dropped on a convoy, destroying 10 half tracks. While attacking the railway line
running from Saarbr�cken to Neunkirchen 6 trains and 180 box cars were destroyed. After that
they attacked a gun position north of Saarbr�cken. Finally targets in Sankt Ingbert were
attacked and 2 houses destroyed; the formation also attacked targets in Sankt Wendel. The flight
reached the area north of Saarbr�cken and were flying over D�ppenweiler where they spotted busy
truck traffic as well as a flak position. The pilot flew straight away into a bomb blast
caused by two bombs dropped by the formation leader at very low altitude that were actually
meant for some trucks. Instead they fell on a residence in the Au�ener Stra�e and wiped the
family out - the parents and two children - and also killed two soldiers. The pilot�s left wing
was torn off. He himself still managed to release his two bombs. One of them tore a deep
crater in a field on the H�ttersdorfer Stra�e, the other remained lying on the ground without
exploding. Then the badly damaged plane disintegrated in the air, parts of wreckage fell 200
yards behind the road into a ravine and on the slope in front of it, the main part with the
cockpit came down on the ravine wall on the opposite side and slid along for 50 yards before
it came to a halt, smashed to pieces; the aircraft did not overturn. The pilot was still
sitting in the cockpit; although the villagers were very angry, no mistreatment took place.
The pilot was first taken to hospital in Lebach, then in Landstuhl and at last to the
Luftwaffe Hospital in Wismar on the Baltic. After evacuation of the hospital in 1945 he was
liberated by British troops in Niendorf near the Danish border. MACR 10516
20229 (MSN 5637)
20230 (MSN 5638) 53rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Damaged 2Feb45 after engine
failure on take-off at Sint-Truiden/A-92, Belgium. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20231 (MSN 5639) 410th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF, Venlo [Y-55], Netherlands; Damaged 10Apr45 taxying at Venlo.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20232 (MSN 5640)
20233 (MSN 5641) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Oblt Karl Heinz Messer
of JG 4/1 Stab near Lambrecht, Germany January 14, 1945; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 11767
20234 (MSN 5642) 365th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; Shot down by Bf 109G-14
flown by a pilot of JG 4 at Schirrhein, 10 miles NE of Strasbourg, France November 25, 1944.
The plane was heavily damaged, however, before he went down, the pilot managed to gain advantage
on his German adversary and shot him down. The pilot survived the crash landing but sustained severe
injuries and with his clothes on fire, escaped his plane and ran toward the forest in front of him,
only to be hit by German small arms fire. He was killed. MACR 12408.
20235 (MSN 5643) 412th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF, Venlo [Y-55], Netherlands; Crashed 7Apr45 after engine failure 11 miles
W of Hanover, Germany; Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
20236 (MSN 5644) 509th FS [G9-O], 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged 21Dec44 taxying at
Saint-Dizier; Ground crew member killed; Straubing [R-68], Germany; Damaged 20Jun45 landing at Straubing
20237 (MSN 5645) 353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF; Crashed near Francorchamps/Malchamps, Belgium
20238 (MSN 5646)
20239 (MSN 5647)
20240 (MSN 5648) 10th FS, 50th FG, 12th AF; "Ohio Babe"; Shot down by flak in a forest 3 miles NW of
W�rzburg, Germany April 1, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13655.
20241 (MSN 5649)
20242 (MSN 5650) 410th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF, Venlo [Y-55], Netherlands; Accident 14Mar45 landing at Venlo
20243 (MSN 5651) 366th FS [IA-R], 358th FG, 9th AF
20244 (MSN 5652) 367th FS [CP-J], 358th FG, 9th AF; "That's Urass"
20245 (MSN 5653)
20246 (MSN 5654) 512th FS [L3-Q], 406th FG, 9th AF; "Gladys" / "Texas Kay"
20247 (MSN 5655) 391st FS [A8-S], 366th FG, 9th AF. On 31 December 1944 the aircraft was hit by flak
at 2,500 feet over the target at St Vith, Belgium during a Battle of the Bulge attack in the Ardennes.
The engine was hit, the pilot jettisoned his bombs and then crash landed in a large field near
Rettigny, 8 miles SW of St Vith, Belgium. The pilot cut his head during the landing but was
otherwise all right, and was last seen running towards nearby woods. He was captured by the
Germans and became a POW. MACR 11741.
20248 (MSN 5656)
20249 (MSN 5657) 395th FS [A7-H], 368th FG, 9th AF; "Mil-o-Mine"
20250 (MSN 5658) 365th FS [CH-Q], 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; "Eileen";
Damaged 4Feb45 taxying at Toul. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20251 (MSN 5659) 391st FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Crashed while strafing trucks 4 miles NE of Echternach,
Germany December 19, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 11019
20252 (MSN 5660) 367th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; Crash landed 1Dec44
4 miles from Toul; 514th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; "VD"; Shot down by Bf 109K-4 believed flown by
Ofw. Heinz Polak of JG 53/11 NE of Rheda, Germany February 22, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 12693
20253 (MSN 5661) 412th FS [V5-N], 373rd FG, 9th AF
20254 (MSN 5662) 510th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Accident 28Nov44 landing
at Orconte [A-66], France. Also listed as being lost with 358th FG Nov 25, 1944, MACR 12408.
20255 (MSN 5663) 356th FS [AJ-N], 354th FG, 9th AF; Crashed 100 meters E of Obervolkach Autobahn, N of
Krauthain, 15km NE of W�rzburg, Germany February 6, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 12281
20256 (MSN 5664)
20257 (MSN 5665)
20258 (MSN 5666) 396th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Crashed 26Mar45 6km NE of Briey,
20km NW of Metz, France; Pilot bailed out but was killed, aircraft was destroyed.
20259 (MSN 5667) 355th FS [GQ-T], 354th FG, 9th AF, Rosi�res en Haye [A-98], France; Accident 17Dec44
landing at Rosi�res; Damaged 22Jan45 on take-off at Rosi�res. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
20260 (MSN 5668)
20261 (MSN 5669)
20262 (MSN 5670) 511th FS [K4-H; K4-R], 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Accident 29Dec44
landing at Saint-Dizier; Crashed 26Jan45 on take-off at Saint-Dizier. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20263 (MSN 5671) 410th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF; "Gimmy"; Shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Uffz Jurgen Kirchhoff
of JG 2/5 near Lommersum, 9 miles NW of Euskirchen, Germany December 23, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW.
MACR 11436
20264 (MSN 5672)
20265 (MSN 5673) 355th FS [GQ-E], 354th FG, 9th AF, Rosi�res en Haye [A-98], France; Damaged 13Jan45 when
the engine failed on take-off at Rosi�res. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20266 (MSN 5674)
20267 (MSN 5675) 391st FS [A8-E or F], 366th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Mid air collision
10Feb45 3 miles E of Asch; Damaged 24Mar45 when ground looped taking off at Asch. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20268 (MSN 5676) 395th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; "Rough AND Ready";
Damaged 10Jan45 when the engine failed on take-off at Metz; Damaged 6Feb45 on take-off at Metz. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20269 (MSN 5677)
20270 (MSN 5678) 511th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Ophoven [Y-32], Belgium; Mid air collision 14Mar45 with P-47D
42-29263 and crashed in France; Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
20271 (MSN 5679) 405th FS, 371st FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak near Leissling, Germany April 4, 1945;
Pilot bailed out but was killed. MACR 13670
20272 (MSN 5680) 353rd FS [FT-Z], 354th FG, 9th AF; "Big Jake"; 393rd FS, 367th FG, 9th AF; Crashed after
damaged by own bomb blast near Ober-M�rlen, Germany March 28, 1945. Aircraft crash landed in a
clearing in woods. Pilot killed MACR 13623
20273 (MSN 5681)
20274 (MSN 5682) 506th FS [4K-I], 404th FG, 9th AF
20275 (MSN 5683)
20276 (MSN 5684) 395th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing an airfield 4 miles S of
Amberg, Bavaria, Germany April 11, 1945; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 14055.
20277 (MSN 5685) 509th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged 22Dec44 while parked
in collision by F-3A 43-31749 landing at Saint Dizier. Aircraft was destroyed.
20278 (MSN 5686)
20279 (MSN 5687) 396th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Damaged 16Feb45 on take-off
at Metz; Crashed 4 miles NE of Waxweiler, Germany after the engine caught fire February 23, 1945;
Pilot bailed out but was killed. MACR 12647.
20280 (MSN 5688)
20281 (MSN 5689) 377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF, Frankfurt/Rhein-Main [Y-73], Germany; Accident 29Apr45
landing at Herzogenaurach/R-29, Germany; Pocking [R-76], Germany; Accident 19Jun45 at landing Pocking
20282 (MSN 5690) 81st FS, 50th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by Fhj. Uffz. Gunther Wittbold
of JG 4/1 at Ebertsheim, 3 miles W of Gr�nstadt, Germany December 31, 1944; Pilot bailed out but was killed.
MACR 11604.
20283 (MSN 5691)
20284 (MSN 5692) 404th FS [9Q-O bar], 371st FG, 9th AF
20285 (MSN 5693)
20286 (MSN 5694)
20287 (MSN 5695) 355th FS [GQ-G], 354th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Fw 109D-9 believed flown by Hptm Rudolf Klemm
of JG 54/4 Stab near D�ren, west of Adenau, Germany December 18, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10992
20288 (MSN 5696)
20289 (MSN 5697) 366th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF; Crashed after damage by explosion of the vehicle just
strafed 5 miles N of Kehl, Germany January 19, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 11385.
20290 (MSN 5698) 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Accident 29Jan45 landing at Le Culot.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20291 (MSN 5699)
20292 (MSN 5700)
20293 (MSN 5701)
20294 (MSN 5702) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Accident 19Dec44 landing at
Le Culot/A-89, Belgium. Piulot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20295 (MSN 5703) 391st FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; Damaged 16Apr45 on take-off
at M�nster/Handorf. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20296 (MSN 5704) 388th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF, Chi�vres [A-84], Belgium; Damaged 4Dec44 taxying at Chi�vres.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20297 (MSN 5705)
20298 (MSN 5706) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ288; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC June 27, 1946
20299 (MSN 5707) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ289; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20300 (MSN 5708) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ290; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20301 (MSN 5709) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ291; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20302 (MSN 5710) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ292; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron; SOC November 28, 1946
20303 (MSN 5711) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ293; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Lost control in cloud and spun into the ground near Pyinmana, Burma June 18, 1945
20304 (MSN 5712) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ294; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20305 (MSN 5713) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ295; No.79 Squadron [NV-N], Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20306 (MSN 5714) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ296; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR when undercarriage leg collapsed on landing at Myingyan, Burma June 5, 1945
20307 (MSN 5715) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ297; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
44-20308/21107 Republic P-47D-30-RE Thunderbolt
20308 (MSN 5716) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ298; Royal Aircraft Establishment,
Farnborough, Hants, England; Used for trials in UK; Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment,
Boscombe Down, Wilts, England; SOC, sold for scrap March 12, 1947
20309 (MSN 5717) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ299; Heston Aircraft Company,Heston,
Middx, England; Used for trials in UK; Sold for scrap March 12, 1947
20310 (MSN 5718) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ300; No.308 Maintenance Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Allahabad, United Provinces, India; Crash landed one mile SE of
Bamrauli, Allahabad after hitting trees during an overshoot landing attempt February 1, 1945
20311 (MSN 5719) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ301; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Lost engine power on take-off, ground looped and undercarriage collapsed at Ratnap,
Bengal April 3, 1945
20312 (MSN 5720) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ302; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20313 (MSN 5721) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ303; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 14, 1946
20314 (MSN 5722) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ304; No.135 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.258 Squadron; DBR by gale at Chakulia May 23, 1945.
20315 (MSN 5723) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ305; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20316 (MSN 5724) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ306; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; Struck by Thunderbolt KL195 (44-20655) while taxying, Bobbili,
Andhra Pradesh, India August 3, 1945
20317 (MSN 5725) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ307; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20318 (MSN 5726) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ308; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed in Arakan Yoma forest near Pauk, Burma following engine failure March 29, 1945
20319 (MSN 5727) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ309; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20320 (MSN 5728) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ310; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 28, 1946
20321 (MSN 5729) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ311; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crashed on landing at Ratnap, Bengal March 17, 1945
20322 (MSN 5730) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ312; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20323 (MSN 5731) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ313; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20324 (MSN 5732) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ314; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC July 11, 1946
20325 (MSN 5733) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ315; No.42 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.79 Squadron; SOC July 11, 1946
20326 (MSN 5734) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ316; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC February 28, 1946
20327 (MSN 5735) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ317; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20328 (MSN 5736) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ318; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20329 (MSN 5737) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ319; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20330 (MSN 5738) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ320; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 14, 1946
20331 (MSN 5739) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ321; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Hit by flak and exploded during an attack on a rice factory at Pyu, S of Toungoo,
Burma April 24, 1945; Pilot killed
20332 (MSN 5740) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ322; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; 20Jun45; SOC April 11, 1946
20333 (MSN 5741) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ323; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20334 (MSN 5742) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ324; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.34 Squadron; No.146 Squadron; SOC July 11, 1946
20335 (MSN 5743) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ325; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Collided with Harvard KF109 which had just taken off and crashed at Myingyan,
Burma April 25, 1945; Pilot [RAAF] killed
20336 (MSN 5744) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ326; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed at Meiktila, Burma July 24, 1945
20337 (MSN 5745) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ327; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.30 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20338 (MSN 5746) Accepted by USAAF 19Sep44; Departed US 9Oct44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for
use by their expeditionary force in Italy; Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy;
TOC 12Feb45; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a, [C6], 350th FG, 12th AF, Pisa, Italy;
Damaged by flak 30Apr45 near Veneza Italy; Pilot bailed out and evaded capture.
20339 (MSN 5747) Accepted by USAAF 16Sep44; Departed US 30Sep44; Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples,
Italy; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for use by their expeditionary force in Italy; Stored at
Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; TOC 20Feb45; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a, [D3],
350th FG, 12th AF, Pisa, Italy; Crashed during a strafing run at Spilimbergo, W of Udine, Italy on a
German munitions depot which exploded April 13, 1945; Pilot killed.
20340 (MSN 5748) Accepted by USAAF Sep44; Departed US Oct44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; Salvaged in Italy 1Nov47
20341 (MSN 5749) Accepted by USAAF Sep44; Departed US Oct44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; SOC 26Apr45
20342 (MSN 5750) Accepted by USAAF Sep44; Departed US Oct44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; HQ Squadron [2],
57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Jeeter"; 66th FS, 57th FG; Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy;
Damaged 10Mar45 after engine failure on take-off at Grosseto
20343 (MSN 5751) Accepted by USAAF Sep44; Departed US Oct44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; 315th FS,
324th FG, 12th AF, Stuttgart/Echterdingen [R-50], Germany; Accident landing 15May45 at Stuttgart
20344 (MSN 5752) Accepted by USAAF Sep44; Departed US Oct44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; 65th FS [54],
57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Little Bunny" [left side] / "Norma" [right side];
later as "Helen" [left side] / "Norma" [right side].
20345 (MSN 5753) Accepted by USAAF 20Sep44; Departed US 3Oct44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for
use by their expeditionary force in Italy; Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy;
TOC 20Feb45; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a, [D3], 350th FG, 12th AF, Tarquinia, Italy;
28Oct44; Pisa, Italy 2Dec44; Flown to Air Service Command, MTO, Capodichino, Naples 1Jun45;
Dismantled and shipped to Brasil; reserialled June 1945 as 4121; Uncrated and assembled at Gale�o,
Rio de Janeiro; Flown to Santa Cruz AB; 2�/1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz,
Rio de Janeiro 7Jan46; Written off 2Jul48 at Restinga da Marambaia, Rio de Janeiro; SOC 6Aug48
20346 (MSN 5754) Accepted by USAAF Sep44; Departed US Oct44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples,Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; 66th FS [2],
57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Shot down by flak NE of Peschiera del Grada, Italy
February 13, 1945; Pilot killed. The aircraft had been dive bombing when flak made a direct hit
on the engine. The aircraft pulled up with white smoke trailing from the cowling but not on fire.
The aircraft continued to climb until it stalled on the left wing and was now on fire. The pilot
did not respond to radio calls, the aircraft crashed without the pilot bailing out.
20347 (MSN 5755) Accepted by USAAF Sep44; Departed US Oct44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; SOC 19May48;
To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7101; 8 Alay/1 Bl; WFU
20348 (MSN 5756) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Centre d'Instruction � la Chasse; Mekn�s [BE708],
French Morocco; Accident 2Sep46 at Mekn�s
20349 (MSN 5757) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-V],
"Sgt Darlay"; Accident 9Apr46 near Ravensbourg, Germany
20350 (MSN 5758) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 15Mar45 at Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette"; Accident 7Apr46 at
Donaueschingen, Germany
20351 (MSN 5759) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-I];
Accident 14Apr49 at Friedrichshafen, Germany; Groupe de Chasse II/4
20352 (MSN 5760) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44
20353 (MSN 5761) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44
20354 (MSN 5762) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre";
Accident landing 24Mar45 at Dole, Tavaux, France; Groupe de Chasse II/4; Accident 19May45 at Colmar [Y-53], France
20355 (MSN 5763) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-Q];
Crashed 30Mar46 near Rostingen, Germany; Pilot killed
20356 (MSN 5764) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Centre d'Entrainement des R�serves de l'Arm�e de l'Air;
Rabat-Sal� [BA151], French Morocco; Escadron d'Entra�nement Op�rationnel et de Calibration 1/17;
Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria; Damaged taxying 28Jan55 in collision with P-47D 44-33663 at Oran-La-S�nia,
Algeria; Escadron de Chasse 1/20 "Aur�s-Nementha" [20-LC], Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria;
Radio call sign F-TFLC; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis", Boufarik, Algeria; Accident 13May58
at Oran-La-S�nia, Algeria
20357 (MSN 5765) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-S];
"Sgt Joubard"; Wing tip damaged by flak on a mission to Bremgarten 4Feb45; Centre de Tir et de Bombardement,
Cazaux [BA706], France; Accident 17Oct52 near La Teste-de-Buch, France
20358 (MSN 5766) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QO];
[20-QE], Boufarik, Algeria
20359 (MSN 5767) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Returned to USAAF; 1st AAS, 15th AF;
Crash landed 30Dec44 near Brindisi, Italy
20360 (MSN 5768) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44
20361 (MSN 5769) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-R];
Accident 17May46 at Niedermendig, Germany; Groupe de Chasse I/1, Aix-en-Provence [BA114], France;
Rochefort - Saint-Agnant [BA721], France; Stored (1960)
20362 (MSN 5770) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Centre d'Instruction � la Chasse; Mekn�s [BE708],
French Morocco; Crashed 12Nov45 near El Hajeb, French Morocco; Pilot killed
20363 (MSN 5771) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�" [I3-P];
Accident 3Apr48 near Eppingen, Germany; Groupe de Chasse II/4; Groupe de Chasse II/2 "Berry"
20364 (MSN 5772) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne" [C9-M]
20365 (MSN 5773) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-X]; "Lt Racon";
Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�"; Mid air collision 26Nov45 with P-47D 44-33749 near Niedermendig, Germany
20366 (MSN 5774) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; L'�cole de Chasse, Mekn�s [BE708], French Morocco;
Accident 23Mar48 near Ras El Ma, French Morocco
20367 (MSN 5775) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [AF-F & B-61];
Accident 15Jun45 near Inneheim, France; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QY], Boufarik, Algeria
20368 (MSN 5776) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne", Marignac [Y-37],
Bordeaux, France; Damaged in aerial combat 14Apr45 while attacking the Poche de Royan
fortress and crashed in the Bay of Biscay off Montalivet, N of Bordeaux, France;
Pilot bailed out but killed.
20369 (MSN 5777) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�" [33], Luxeuil [Y-8],
France; Force landed 26Dec44 after engine failure 10km W of Strasbourg, France; Crashed 18Mar45 at Luxeuil.
During take-off a wheel hit a pile of sand and was torn off; the pilot was unaware of this incident.
The fuel drop tank touched the ground, ripped off and exploded; the pilot tried to stop at that moment.
The plane crash landed at the end of the runway and caught fire; the bombs did not explode. The pilot escaped
with some burns on his face.
20370 (MSN 5778) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Centre d'Entrainement des R�serves de
l'Arm�e de l'Air; Rabat-Sal� [BA151], French Morocco; Accident 17Feb50 at Rabat-Sal�, French Morocco;
Escadron de Chasse 1/20 "Aur�s-Nementha" [20-LF], Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria; Radio call sign F-TFLF;
Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis", Boufarik, Algeria; Force landed 6Sep58 near Randon, Algeria
20371 (MSN 5779) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre", Dole/Tavaux [Y-7],
France; Crash landed 22Jan45 when the pilot forgot to lower the landing gear at Dole/Tavaux returning
from Casablanca, French Morocco; Groupe de Chasse I/10 [10-KA]; Mus�e de l'Air 1963; Stored at St Cyr, Paris;
Preserved and on display at the Mus�e de l'Air et de l'Espace, Le Bourget, Paris, France 1975
20372 (MSN 5780) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne"
20373 (MSN 5781) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre"; Accident 19Mar46
at Friedrichshafen, Germany; Escadron de Chasse 2/10; Accident 2Sep53 near Wissous, France
20374 (MSN 5782) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne";
Accident 25Mar45 at Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Accident 9Apr45 at Luxeuil [Y-8], France
20375 (MSN 5783) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44
20376 (MSN 5784) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44
20377 (MSN 5785) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 2Aug45 in collision with P-47D 44-20053 at Bourget, France; Atelier Industriel de l'A�ronautique,
Clermont/Ferrand Aulnat [BA745], France; Accident 23Aug46 at Aulnat, France; Escadron d'Entra�nement
et de Calibration 1/17; Accident 6Aug52 at Oran-La-S�nia, Algeria; Accident 24Dec52 near Clinchant Algeria
20378 (MSN 5786) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 28Dec44 at Oran-La-S�nia, French Morocco; CERT 403; Accident 20Apr48 at Friedrichshafen, Germany
20379 (MSN 5787) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
Accident 16Apr45 at Colmar [Y-53], France; Accident 17Aug45 near Ensisheim, France
20380 (MSN 5788) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne" [36];
Accident 3Aug48 at Friedrichshafen, Germany; Pilot killed
20381 (MSN 5789) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; 4e Escadre de Chasse; Accident 14Feb45 at Luxeuil, France
20382 (MSN 5790) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-R], "Lt LeRoux";
Damaged 2Feb45 by flak on a mission to a railway depot at Offnadingen, Germany; Accident 18Dec45 at
Friedrichshafen, Germany; Accident 26May47 at Friedrichshafen, Germany
20383 (MSN 5791) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse II/4
20384 (MSN 5792) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne", Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France;
Unable to verify the effectiveness of the strafing because of low cloud, the pilot went
back for a second pass on the German truck convoy. His aircraft was hit in the rear fuselage
and the pilot [Commandant of the Groupe de Chasse I/5] was mortally wounded in the
base of his skull by shrapnel from a 20mm flak shell. The aircraft crashed in a field
of rye between Rustenhart and Dessenheim, France February, 1945, sliding along the ground,
losing a wing then breaking up with the engine thrown forward.
20385 (MSN 5793) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44
20386 (MSN 5794) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44
20387 (MSN 5795) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Sep44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Crashed 15Jan45 in bad weather near Oued Berkeche, Algeria; Pilot killed
20388 (MSN 5796) 4150th Base Unit, Boca Raton Field, FL; Accident 28Mar46 landing at Boca Raton; 131st FS,
102nd FG, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Barnes Municipal Airport, Westfield, MA; 171st FS, 127th FG,
Michigan Air National Guard, Detroit-Wayne County Airport, MI; 139th FS, 107th FG, New York Air
National Guard, Schenectady County Airport, NY
20389 (MSN 5797) 356th FS [AJ-T], 354th FG, 9th AF; Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Accident 19Nov44 landing at Saint Dizier
20390 (MSN 5798) HQ Squadron, 371st FG, 9th AF, F�rth/Industriehafen [R-30], Germany; Crashed 18Jul45 landing
at Furth/Industriehafen; Pilot killed
20391 (MSN 5799) 493rd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF; Crashed into the ground while strafing a column of vehicles 1/4 mile W
of Schafau, Germany April 11, 1945; Pilot killed.
20392 (MSN 5800) 511th FS [K4-S], 405th FG, 9th AF;
20393 (MSN 5801) 412th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF; Crashed into the ground while strafing a truck 8 miles S of
Malmedy, Belgium December 25, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 11777.
20394 (MSN 5802)
20395 (MSN 5803) to Imperial Iranian AF
20396 (MSN 5804) 42nd Air Depot Group, USAFE; Ansbach Air Depot, Germany; Damaged 24Apr46 taxying at Ansbach
20397 (MSN 5805) 353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF
20398 (MSN 5806) 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing vehicles on an autobahn
between Ratingen and Hessel, Germany February 23, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 12640
20399 (MSN 5807) 528th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; 86th FG, USAFE, Neubiberg AB, Munich, Germany; 86th Composite Group;
Damaged 4Jan48 by mechanical failure taxying at Neubiberg; To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7102; 8 Alay/1 Bl; WFU
20400 (MSN 5808) 514th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Accident 14Mar45 landing at Asch.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20401 (MSN 5809)
20402 (MSN 5810) 509th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak at Heisingen, Germany April 8, 1945; Pilot killed.
MACR 14258.
20403 (MSN 5811)
20404 (MSN 5812)
20405 (MSN 5813) 512th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Nordholz [R-56], Germany; Accident 21Jun45 landing at Nordholz;
To Imperial Iranian AF
20406 (MSN 5814)
20407 (MSN 5815)
20408 (MSN 5816)
20409 (MSN 5817)
20410 (MSN 5818)
20411 (MSN 5819) Wright Field, Dayton, OH; 104th FS, 113th FG, Maryland Air National Guard, Harbor Field,
Baltimore, MD; 131st FS, 102nd FG, Massachusetts Air National Guard, Barnes Municipal Airport,
Westfield, MA; Leased to Hawthorne Aviation, Jacksonville, FL Oct52; Registered 25Nov52 as N5291N,
cancelled 7May53; used for Pakistan AF pilot training; returned to USAF May53
20412 (MSN 5820) 368th FG, 9th AF
20413 (MSN 5821) 379th FS [B8-Y], 362nd FG, 9th AF, Verdun/Etain [A-82], France; "Bonnie" / "Fly-Seek-Destroy";
"Bonnie Lynn" / "Fly-Seek-Destroy"; Crash landed 22Mar45 at Verdun; To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7113;
8 Alay/2 Bl; WFU
20414 (MSN 5822)
20415 (MSN 5823) 395th FS [A7-A], 368th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Damaged 22Jan45 landing
at Metz; Damaged 13Feb45 on take-off at Metz. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20416 (MSN 5824) 391st FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing an oil dump at Bergstein,
Germany December 1, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10829
20417 (MSN 5825) 396th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF;
20418 (MSN 5826) 494th FS, 48th FG, 9th AF, Sint-Truiden [A-92], Belgium; Damaged 11Dec44 taxying at Sint-Truiden.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20419 (MSN 5827)
20420 (MSN 5828) to T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7162; WFU
20421 (MSN 5829) 355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing a truck near Erzh�tten,
Germany December 8, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10990.
20422 (MSN 5830)
20423 (MSN 5831)
20424 (MSN 5832) 390th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak while strafing vehicles E of St Vith, Belgium
and crashed 2 miles E of Vielsalm, Belgium after the engine failed January 21, 1945; Pilot bailed out
but was killed. MACR 11783.
20425 (MSN 5833) 378th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; "Kentucky Colonel'
20426 (MSN 5834) w/o� 18 Mar 1945� Fatal, Hit by flak & crashed 5 miles S. of Baumholder, Germany��� 27FG-524FS
20427 (MSN 5835)
20428 (MSN 5836) 514th FS [O7-I], 406th FG, 9th AF; "My Baby"; To Imperial Iranian AF
20429 (MSN 5837) 96th Depot Repair Squadron, 16th Air Depot Group, 9th AF, Reims/Champagne [A-62], France;
Damaged taxying 12Feb45 at Reims/A-62 (51); Pilot Edward K. Bacigalupo Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired
20430 (MSN 5838) 394th FS, 367th FG, 9th AF; Crash landed with engine failure at Friedewald, Germany
March 31, 1945; Pilot survived and was rescued by US troops. MACR 14216
20431 (MSN 5839) 355th FS [GQ-A], 354th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Fw 190A-9 flown by Fhr. Erwin Schomert
of JG 54/16 at Hellenthal, 2km S of Bonn, Germany December 18, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10993.
20432 (MSN 5840) 63rd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150; Accident 6Jan45 landing at Boxted;
To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7077; 5 Alay/3 Bl; WFU
20433 (MSN 5841) 511th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF) hit by AAA while strafing warehouses in Frankfurt, Germany area. Headed
home but engine failed and made wheels-up belly landing 4 mi NW of Bad Kreuznach, Germany Dec 2, 1944.
MACR 10863. Pilot survived and became POW.
20434 (MSN 5842) 524th FS, 27th FG, 12th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged 10Mar45 taxying at Saint-Dizier;
Damaged 19Mar45 taxying at Saint-Dizier; 527th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; USAFE, Nordholz AAB, Germany;
Crash landed 10Sep46 6 miles E of Nordholz
20435 (MSN 5843) 22nd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Accident 24Feb45 landing at Le Culot;
Kassel/Rothwesten [R-12], Germany; Accident 8May45 landing at Kassel; 513th FS [4P-X], 406th FG, 9th AF;
"One Time"
20436 (MSN 5844) 389th FS [A6-K], 366th FG, 9th AF, M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; Accident 26Jun45
landing at M�nster/Handorf; To Imperial Iranian AF
20437 (MSN 5845) 510th FS [2Z-J], 405th FG, 9th AF; "Phyl Darlin"
20438 (MSN 5846) 391st FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; Crashed 15Jun45 near
Lenne, Germany; Pilot killed
20439 (MSN 5847)
20440 (MSN 5848) 523rd FS, 27th FG, 12th AF, Biblis [Y-78], Germany; Accident 10Apr45 landing at
Biblis; Mid air collision 23Apr45 at Biblis. Able to land. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
20441 (MSN 5849) "10 GRAND Thunderbolt" / "10,000th Thunderbolt"; 10,000th Thunderbolt produced;
Commemorative rollout at Farmingdale, September 20, 1944; Delivery flight to the docks at
Newark NJ was piloted by WASP Teresa James. She is reported to have left a note in the cockpit:
'To the pilot of the 10 Grand, you hit the jackpot. May every mission be a grand one and every
chance a winner. Good hunting'; Dade Brothers, who prepared aircraft for overseas shipping,
got in on the act with a little publicity of their own, declaring the aircraft as being the
5000th P-47 shipped by the company; 87th FS [X 97], 79th FG, 12th AF; In January 1945,
Lt.Col Johnny Martin, Deputy CO of the 79th FG, used "Ten Grand" to fly the 79th's 30,000th
combat sortie; 36th Depot Repair Squadron, 36th Air Depot Group, Naples AF, Naples AAB, Italy;
Mid air collision 21Dec45 with Royal AF B-24 Liberator Mk.VI, serial KH147 [44-10712],
over the Bay of Naples, Italy
20442 (MSN 5850) 526th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; Damaged 9Jan45 on take-off at Pisa, Italy. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
20443 (MSN 5851)
20444 (MSN 5852) 395th FS [A7-L], 368th FG, 9th AF, Chi�vres [A-84], Belgium; Force landed 24Dec44
at Florennes/A-78, Belgium; 396th FS; Buchschwabach [R-42], Germany; Crash landed 19Jun45 with
mechanical failure near Buchschwabach
20445 (MSN 5853)
20446 (MSN 5854) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Shot down by Bf 109G-14/AS
flown by Fhj-Uffz Theodor Nau of JG 11/7 and crashed in a forest 1km NE of Heltersberg, Germany
January 14, 1945; Pilot bailed out but was found dead some days later, sitting on the ground
and leaning against a tree. He must have been seriously injured and given himself morphine injections.
MACR 11785. Aircraft remains were excavated in 2005.
20447 (MSN 5855) 523rd FS, 27th FG, 12th AF; Crashed with engine failure SW of Modena, Italy January 22, 1945;
Pilot bailed out and returned to unit. MACR 11533.
20448 (MSN 5856) 524th FS, 27th FG, 12th AF, Biblis [Y-78], Germany; Damaged 11Apr45 taxying at Biblis
20449 (MSN 5857) 511th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-6 near Kirchberg, Germany December 17, 1944;
Pilot bailed out and taken POW. MACR 10998
20450 (MSN 5858) 377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; "Lady Jane"; Shot down by flak at Holsthum, Germany
February 13, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 12307
20451 (MSN 5859) 356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF; Crash landed 5Dec44 with fuel starvation near Thiaucourt, France;
396th FS [TC14], 368th FG, 9th AF. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20452 (MSN 5860) 511th FS [K4-D], 405th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged 10Jan45 taxying
in collision with P-47D 42-28622 taking off at Saint-Dizier; To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7073;
5 Alay/3 Bl; WFU
20453 (MSN 5861) 356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF, Rosi�res en Haye [A-98], France; Accident 8Dec44 landing
at Rosi�res; 392nd FS, 367th FG, 9th AF, Conflans-en-Jarnisy/Jarny [A-94], France; Accident 18Mar45
landing at Jarny; To Imperial Iranian AF
20454 (MSN 5862) 387th FS [B4-A], 365th FG, 9th AF
20455 (MSN 5863) 63rd FS [UN-X then Y], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 315th FS [49], 324th FG,
12th AF, Lun�ville [Y-2], France; Crash landed 17Apr45 with fuel starvation 2 miles E of Lun�ville.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20456 (MSN 5864) 397th FS [D3-V], 368th FG, 9th AF; "Lizzy"
20457 (MSN 5865)
20458 (MSN 5866) 405th FS [8N-L], 371st FG, 9th AF; To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7054; 5 Alay/1 Bl; WFU
20459 (MSN 5867) 492nd FS [F4-K], 48th FG, 9th AF
20460 (MSN 5868) 524th FS [3], 27th FG, 12th AF; Damaged by flak and force landed 4 miles SSE of Amberg,
Germany April 7, 1945; Pilot survived and evaded capture; Aircraft destroyed by US fighters to
prevent its capture. MACR 13828
20461 (MSN 5869) 524th FS, 27th FG, 12th AF, Mannheim/Sandhofen [Y-79], Germany; Crash landed 27Jul45
near Waldhausen, Germany
20462 (MSN 5870)
20463 (MSN 5871)
20464 (MSN 5872) 356th FS [AJ-F], 354th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak near Noville, Belgium January 13, 1945;
Pilot POW. MACR 11781.
20465 (MSN 5873) 366th FS [IA-C], 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; "Ethel";
Accident 16Mar45 landing at Toul. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20466 (MSN 5874) 53rd FS [6V-O], 36th FG, 9th AF; "Fa Wan"; Kassel/Rothwesten [R-12], Germany;
Damaged 24Apr45 when ground looped at Kassel; To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7114; 8 Alay/2 Bl; WFU
20467 (MSN 5875) 23rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Damaged 20Mar45 taxying in
collision with P-47D 44-33232 taking off at Le Culot; Damaged by debris from the explosion of a Ju 88
on the ground which had just been strafed at an airfield near Wittenberg, Germany April 13, 1945.
Headed home but exploded in midair and pilot was killed. MACR 14370
20468 (MSN 5876)
20469 (MSN 5877) 367th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 1-09G-14/AS flown by Hptm Julius Meimberg
of JG 53/2 Stab W of Karlsruhe and crashed at Hayna, 2km S of Herxheim near Landau, Germany
December 16, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10751.
20470 (MSN 5878)
20471 (MSN 5879) 412th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak and crashed at Buchten near Born,
Netherlands December 15, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 11006.
20472 (MSN 5880) 366th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak of 17th SS Armored Infantry
Division 'G�tz von Berlichingen' while bombing a bridge at Gersheim, Germany March 11, 1945; Pilot killed.
MACR 12963
20473 (MSN 5881) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l'Air Fran�aise; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre", [3U-J], Alto, Folelli,
Corsica; Shot down by flak, rolled over and crashed at high speed into the bank of the
river Rh�ne at Chateauneuf-du-Rh�ne, Mont�limar, France August 25, 1944; Pilot killed;
Conflict:
353rd FS [FT-L], 354th FG, 9th AF, Rosi�res en Haye [A-98], France; Artwork - skull and crossbones and
of an eagle about to pounce on its prey; Shot down in combat over Belgium 17Dec44; Pilot
[CO of the 353rd FS] bailed out;
Conflict:
To Imperial Iranian AF
20474 (MSN 5882)
20475 (MSN 5883)
20476 (MSN 5884) 410th FS [R3-M], 373rd FG, 9th AF; "Mary Ellen"; 83rd FS, 78th FG, USAFE, Straubing AAB,
Germany; Damaged 14Apr47 when ground looped and nosed over at Straubing
20477 (MSN 5885) 512th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Damaged 10Apr45 on take-off at Asch;
Damaged 20Apr45 on take-off at Asch; Flight Section, USAFE; Damaged 24May46 taxying at Wiesbaden AAB, Germany
20478 (MSN 5886) 377th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF, Illesheim [R-10], Germany; Crashed 19May45 near Greisbach,
Germany; Pilot killed
20479 (MSN 5887)
20480 (MSN 5888)
20481 (MSN 5889) 394th FS [4N-V], 367th FG, 9th AF, Frankfurt/Eschborn [Y-74], Germany; Crashed 7May45
landing at Eschborn; Pilot killed
20482 (MSN 5890) 510th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF; The aircraft was on a ground support mission in the
Saarlouis area when it was hit by flak of the 9th Flak Division north of Saarbr�cken, Germany
December 2, 1944. The aircraft crashed east of Saarbr�cken railway station and was destroyed.
The pilot first managed to evade capture, but was later arrested and became a POW. MACR 10562
20483 (MSN 5891) 353rd FS [FT-A], 354th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Ofw Eduard Bubel
of JG 11/8 December 19, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 10995
20484 (MSN 5892) 404th FS [9Q-O], 371st FG, 9th AF
20485 (MSN 5893) 86th FS [HC 21], 79th FG, FG, USAFE, H�rsching [R-87], Linz, Austria
20486 (MSN 5894) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; Force landed 8Jun45
with mechanical failure at M�nster/Handorf
20487 (MSN 5895) 393rd FS, 367th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Mid air collision 2Mar45
with P-47D 44-20590 2 miles S of Lachauss�e, France; Pilot killed. MACR 12841.
20488 (MSN 5896) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ328; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20489 (MSN 5897) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ329; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; No.60 Squadron; SOC November 14, 1946
20490 (MSN 5898) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ330; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20491 (MSN 5899) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ331; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC September 16, 1945
20492 (MSN 5900) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ332; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.258 Squadron; SOC March 14, 1946
20493 (MSN 5901) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ333; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20494 (MSN 5902) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ334; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; No.81 Squadron; Overshot landing and overturned following engine
failure at Bobbili, Andhra Pradesh, India August 3, 1945
20495 (MSN 5903) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ335; No.261 Squadron [FJ-W],
Air Command South East Asia; No.79 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20496 (MSN 5904) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ336; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20497 (MSN 5905) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ337; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Stalled on approach and struck the ground at Myingyan, Burma May 12, 1945
20498 (MSN 5906) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ338; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Stalled after take-off and spun into the ground 3 miles
W of Fayid July 26, 1945
20499 (MSN 5907) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ339; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20500 (MSN 5908) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ340; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Engine failed and ditched in Irrawaddy River October 2, 1945
20501 (MSN 5909) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ341; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC June 27, 1946
20502 (MSN 5910) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ342; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Crashed 30 miles W of Fayid April 28, 1945 after mid air
collision with Thunderbolt HD138 (42-26193)
20503 (MSN 5911) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ343; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Tire burst on take-off, crash landed on disused airstrip near Taungoo, Burma
July 24, 1945; Abandoned.
20504 (MSN 5912) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ344; No.146 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20505 (MSN 5913) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ345; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20506 (MSN 5914) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ346; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20507 (MSN 5915) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ347; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20508 (MSN 5916) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ348; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20509 (MSN 5917) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ349; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20510 (MSN 5918) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ350; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20511 (MSN 5919) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ351; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Crashed on take-off at Landing Ground 215, Shallufa, Egypt,
April 5, 1945
20512 (MSN 5920) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ352; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC May 31, 1945
20513 (MSN 5921) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ353; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946; Noted at No.107 Maintenance Unit,
Kasfareet, Canal Zone, Egypt Aug47
20514 (MSN 5922) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ354; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20515 (MSN 5923) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ355; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.261 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20516 (MSN 5924) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ356; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Dove into ground during a leaflet drop over the Kra Isthmus, Malaya August 30, 1945.
20517 (MSN 5925) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ357; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20518 (MSN 5926) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ358; No.42 Squadron [AW-N],
Air Command South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC October 17, 1946
20519 (MSN 5927) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ359; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20520 (MSN 5928) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ360; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20521 (MSN 5929) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ361; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Destroyed by fire after a tire burst on take-off and the undercarriage was raised
to stop the aircraft at Zayatkwin, Burma October 6, 1945
20522 (MSN 5930) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ362; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC November 14, 1946
20523 (MSN 5931) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ363; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron; Struck trees while taking off from Medan, North Sumatra,
Dutch East Indies October 14, 1946
20524 (MSN 5932) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ364; No.134 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; Overshot landing and turned over at Kyaukpyu, Burma May 1, 1945
20525 (MSN 5933) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ365; No.123 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC September 6, 1945
20526 (MSN 5934) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ366; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20527 (MSN 5935) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KJ367; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Collided with Thunderbolt KJ210 (44-19969), which had abandoned take-off and
destroyed by fire at Wangjing March 17, 1945
20528 (MSN 5936) 494th FS, 48th FG, 9th AF, Sint-Truiden [A-92], Belgium; Crash landed 25Jan45 near
Cosen, Belgium; To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7097; 8 Alay/1 Bl; WFU
20529 (MSN 5937)
20530 (MSN 5938) 411th FS [U9-A], 373rd FG, 9th AF
20531 (MSN 5939)
20532 (MSN 5940) 493rd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak near Schmidt, Nideggen, Germany January 1, 1945;
Pilot killed. MACR 11514
20533 (MSN 5941) to T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7109; 8 Alay/2 Bl; WFU
20534 (MSN 5942) 378th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Fw 190A-8 at Reilos, Germany March 31, 1945;
Pilot bailed out and taken POW. MACR 13677
20535 (MSN 5943) 509th FS [G9-W], 405th FG, 9th AF; "Wham Bam IV"; "Jinx"
20536 (MSN 5944) 393rd FS, 367th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged 28Feb45 on take-off
at Saint-Dizier. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20537 (MSN 5945)
20538 (MSN 5946) 356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF, Rosi�res en Haye [A-98], France; Damaged 5Jan45 on take-off at Rosi�res.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20539 (MSN 5947)
20540 (MSN 5948) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak SE of Grevenbroich, Germany February 23, 1945;
Pilot killed. MACR 12641.
20541 (MSN 5949) 315th FS [42], 324th FG, 12th AF; Damaged 24Dec44 by mechanical failure 4 miles SE of
Dole-Tavaux; Lun�ville [Y-2], France; Accident 22Feb45 landing at Lun�ville. Pilot survived, but
aircraft was destroyed.
20542 (MSN 5950) 396th FS [C2-N], 368th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Damaged 20Feb45 on
take-off at Metz; Crashed 21Mar45 on take-off at Metz. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20543 (MSN 5951) 63rd FS [UN-F bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
20544 (MSN 5952) 393rd FS, 367th FG, 9th AF, Frankfurt/Eschborn [Y-74], Germany; Crash landed 20Jun45 at Eschborn
20545 (MSN 5953) 390th FS [B2-M], 366th FG, 9th AF; "La Mort". Last V-1 �flying bomb� to be shot down by the USAAF 30Nov44
20546 (MSN 5954) 527th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; Damaged while strafing trucks and crashed at Lodi, Italy
January 1, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 15882
20547 (MSN 5955) 387th FS [B4-M], 365th FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Damaged 22Jan45 on take-off at Metz.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20548 (MSN 5956) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak while strafing a train at Homburg, Germany
January 13, 1945. Headed back to base until the engine failed and crash landed on a hilltop near
B�ckweiler, Germany. Pilot was captured by German police and taken POW. The aircraft was still
lying at the landing site, in good condition but with burned out engine, in April 1945, after American
ground troops had occupied the area. MACR 11789.
20549 (MSN 5957) 367th FS [CP-Q], 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], France; Damaged 22Jan45
when ground looped at Toul. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20550 (MSN 5958) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing a truck convoy near
Bastogne, Belgium and crashed near Geichlingen, Germany January 22, 1945; Pilot POW. MACR 11950.
20551 (MSN 5959) 511th FS [K4-V], 405th FG, 9th AF; Crashed after being hit by the explosion of a bunker
just strafed near Grottenherten, Germany February 16, 1945. Crash landed 13km SW of Grevenbroich, Germany.
Pilot became POW. MACR 12441
20552 (MSN 5960) 10th FS [T5-BB], 50th FG, 12th AF, Toul/Ochey [A-96], France; Damaged 13Jan45 on the
ground in an accident with P-47D 42-29135 landing at Ochey; 522nd FS [FB10], 27th FG, 12th AF;
To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7110; 8 Alay/2 Bl; WFU
20553 (MSN 5961) HQ Squadron, 9th AF, Sandweiler [A-97], Luxembourg; Damaged 14Feb45 while parked in
accident with P-47D 42-29180 landing at Sandweiler; T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7115; 8 Alay/2 Bl; WFU
20554 (MSN 5962) 397th FS [D3-T], 368th FG, 9th AF; 84th FS, 78th FG, 8th AF, Duxford, Station 357;
USAFE, Straubing AAB, Germany; Accident 15Mar47 landing with engine failure at Straubing
20555 (MSN 5963) 62nd FS [LM-I & M], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
20556 (MSN 5964) 405th FS [8N-J], 371st FG, 9th AF, Tantonville [Y-1], France; Accident 14Feb45 when the
engine failed on take-off at Tantonville. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20557 (MSN 5965) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Mid air collision 15Dec44 with P-47C 41-6184 near Lens, Belgium;
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
20558 (MSN 5966) 387th FS [B4-T], 365th FG, 9th AF; 506th FS, 404th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak at
Wipperfurth, Germany March 25, 1945; Pilot bailed out and taken POW. MACR 13335.
20559 (MSN 5967) 510th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF, Ophoven [Y-32], Belgium; Damaged 22Feb45 on take-off at Ophoven
20560 (MSN 5968)
20561 (MSN 5969) 512th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Mid air collision 10Mar45 with
P-47D 44-33211 near Neuss, Germany. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
20562 (MSN 5970) To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7122; 8 Alay/3 Bl; WFU
20563 (MSN 5971)
20564 (MSN 5972) 513th FS, 406th FigFG, 9th AF; Crashed after hit in the tail by a P-38 that was out of
control 3km NW of Dahlen, 35km SW of Euskirchen, Germany December 17, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW.
MACR 10988.
20565 (MSN 5973) 509th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit
and crashed at Uelversheim, Germany December 12, 1944; Pilot killed. MACR 11010
20566 (MSN 5974) 356th FS [AJ-D], 354th FG, 9th AF
20567 (MSN 5975)
20568 (MSN 5976)
20569 (MSN 5977) 510th FS [2Z-P], 405th FG, 9th AF; "Squirt VI"
20570 (MSN 5978) 328th Ferrying Squadron, Mediterranean Air Transport Service; Crashed 18Nov44 landing
at El Aouina AAB, Tunis, Tunisia; Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
20571 (MSN 5979) 386th FS [D5-C & E], 365th FG, 9th AF; Fritzlar [Y-86], Germany; Crashed 17May45 near
Freienhagen/Kassel, Germany; Pilot bailed out but was killed
20572 (MSN 5980) 456th FS, 414th FG, 1st AF, Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, MI; Force landed 10Dec44
when the engine failed 2 miles E of Marshall, MI
20573 (MSN 5981)
20574 (MSN 5982)
20575 (MSN 5983) 61st FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 507th FS, 404th FG, 9th AF, Fritzlar [Y-86],
Germany; Crash landed 12Apr45 at Fritzlar. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20576 (MSN 5984) To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7123; 8 Alay/3 Bl; WFU
20577 (MSN 5985)
20578 (MSN 5986) 62nd FS [LM-H], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150;
20579 (MSN 5987) 390th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Damaged 11Feb45 by bird strike at Asch.
Able to land. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20580 (MSN 5988) 510th FS [2Z-S], 405th FG, 9th AF; Crashed while strafing artillery positions at
Elbenau 3 miles SE of Magdeburg, Germany April 14, 1945; Pilot survived and became POW. MACR 14459
20581 (MSN 5989) 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Accident landing 12Dec44 at
Sandweiler [A-97], Luxembourg; Pilot James Carter. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20582 (MSN 5990) 328th Ferrying Squadron, Mediterranean Air Transport Service; Crash landed 18Nov44 at
El Aouina AAB, Tunis, Tunisia while on ferry flight. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20583 (MSN 5991) 514th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109K-4 believed flown by Ofw Heinz Polak of
JG 53/11 NE of Rheda, Germany February 22, 1945; Pilot killed.
20584 (MSN 5992)
20585 (MSN 5993) 510th FS [2Z-A], 405th FG, 9th AF; "Sizzling Suzie"
20586 (MSN 5994) 526th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; Accident 24Dec44 landing at Pisa, Italy;
To Aeronautica Militare Italiana
20587 (MSN 5995) 527th FS [03], 86th FG, 12th AF, Tantonville [Y-1], France; Shot down by flak 3 miles SW
of Heidelburg, Germany March 25, 1945. After an attack on goods trains in the railway
marshalling yard at Heidelberg, the pilot turned to line up for a new attack on the marshalling
yard. While flying over Neckarsteinach the fighter was hit by flak in the engine compartment.
The pilot immediately bailed out and landed above Schlierbach, Heidelberg in the forest to be
captured and taken POW; his aircraft crashed nearby. MACR 13443
20588 (MSN 5996) to For�a A�rea Portuguesa as serial 4401; WFU
20589 (MSN 5997) 396th FS [C2-P], 368th FG, 9th AF
20590 (MSN 5998) 393rd FS, 367th FG, 9th AF, Juvincourt [A-68], France; Damaged 24Dec44 taxying at
Juvincourt; Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Mid air collision 2Mar45 with P-47D 44-20487 2 miles S of
Lachauss�e, France; Pilot killed. MACR 12845.
20591 (MSN 5999) 523rd FS, 27th FG, 12th AF, Biblis [Y-78], Germany; Damaged 7Apr45 in collision with
P-47D 42-26372 and 44-21004 taxying at Biblis. Pilot survived, aircraft damaged, believed repaired.
20592 (MSN 6000) 365th FG, 9th AF
20593 (MSN 6001) 394th FS, 367th FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak over Frankfurt, Germany March 27, 1945;
Pilot bailed out but MIA. MACR 13673
20594 (MSN 6002) 63rd FS [UN-F], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Devastatin' Deb"
20595 (MSN 6003) 412th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF, Le Culot [A-89], Belgium; Accident 3Dec44 landing at
Le Culot; Damaged 22Feb45 on take-off at Le Culot. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed
20596 (MSN 6004) 365th FG, 9th AF; 527th FS [81], 86th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing a
marshaling yard at Offstein, Germany and crashed 12 miles NE of Kaiserslautern, Germany March 16, 1945;
Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 13078.
20597 (MSN 6005) 63rd FS [UN-W], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
20598 (MSN 6006) 86th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF; USAFE, H�rsching [R-87], Linz, Austria; Accident 25Oct46
landing at H�rsching/R-87, Austria
20599 (MSN 6007)
20600 (MSN 6008) 386th FS [D5-U], 365th FG, 9th AF; "Jody". (513rd FS, 406th FG, 9th AF) in forced
landing at Sandweiler airfield A-97, Luxembourg after ran out of
fuel Jan 22, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20601 (MSN 6009) 527th FS, 27th FG, 12th AF, Biblis [Y-78], Germany; Accident 20May45 landing and
destroyed by fire at Biblis
20602 (MSN 6010) 388th FS, 365th FG, 9th AF; Combat damaged in a fight with three Bf 109 German
fighters, the left wing exploded and blew off, causing the aircraft to spin violently and
crashed at Worms, Germany January 16, 1945. The pilot bailed out and became POW [the pilot
had been waiting for transport for two week's leave in England when he switched with another
squadron pilot to go on the fighter sweep. He was shot down wearing his best, sharply pressed, uniform]
MACR 11947.
20603 (MSN 6011)
20604 (MSN 6012)
20605 (MSN 6013) 367th FS [D3-O], 358th FG, 9th AF, Toul/Croix de Metz [A-90], Lorraine, France;
Damaged 2Feb45 on take-off at Toul. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
20606 (MSN 6014)
20607 (MSN 6015) [AA]
20608 (MSN 6016) to T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7124; 8 Alay/3 Bl; WFU
20609 (MSN 6017) 378th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; Damaged by flak while strafing a train NW of Darmstadt,
Germany and crashed at Langstadt, Germany February 21, 1945; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 12598.
20610 (MSN 6018)
20611 (MSN 6019)
20612 (MSN 6020) 355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak near B�scheich, and crashed near Pr�m,
Germany January 29, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 11955.
20613 (MSN 6021) 394th FS [4N-L], 367th FG, 9th AF, Conflans-en-Jarnisy/Jarny [A-94], France; "Jenny";
Damaged 22Mar45 taxying at Jarny; Frankfurt/Eschborn [Y-74], Germany; Crashed 19Jun45 one mile NW
of Felheim, Germany; Pilot killed
20614 (MSN 6022) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; Damaged 1May45 taxying at
M�nster-Handorf; USAFE, Fritzlar AAB, Germany; Accident 26Jun46 when nosed over landing at Fritzlar
20615 (MSN 6023) 62nd FS [LM-B], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "West o' the Rockies";
Crashed near Bonn, Germany December 23, 1944; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 11307
20616 (MSN 6024)
20617 (MSN 6025) 62nd FS [LM-R], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 526th FS, 86th FG, USAFE,
Neubiberg AB, Munich, Germany; 86th Composite Group; Crash landed 23Jan48 with engine failure at
Erding AAB, Germany
20618 (MSN 6026) 523rd FS, 27th FG, 12th AF; Crashed after hitting a hangar while strafing an airfield
at N�rdlingen, Germany April 14, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13899
20619 (MSN 6027) 379th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; "Putt III"; Shot down by flak while strafing vehicles S of
Bingen, Germany and crashed at Simmern, Germany March 16, 1945; Pilot killed
20620 (MSN 6028)
20621 (MSN 6029) 22nd FS [3T-C], 36th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak while strafing a locomotive W of
Erkelenz, Germany and crash landed 4km NW of Erkelenz, Germany January 22, 1945; Pilot POW. MACR 11957
20622 (MSN 6030) 397th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by unknown pilot and unit
near Neustadt W of Mannheim, Germany January 14, 1945; Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACr 11787
20623 (MSN 6031)
20624 (MSN 6032) 366th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak and crashed at a railway tunnel near
Frankenstein, 10 miles E of Kaiserlautern, Germany March 13, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13014.
20625 (MSN 6033) 365th FG, 9th AF
20626 (MSN 6034) 61st FS [HV-X], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF,
Nordholz [R-56], Germany; Damaged 18Jun45 taxying at Nordholz; Imperial Iranian AF
20627 (MSN 6035) 395th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Juvincourt [A-68], France; Accident 2Jan45 landing at Juvincourt;
Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Shot down during a dive bombing mission to a fuel depot at Hanau,
Germany by a Fw 190D-9 near Langenselbold, 6 miles E of Hanau, Germany March 1, 1945; Pilot killed.
20628 (MSN 6036) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL168; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; No.132 Repair and Salvage Unit, Mingaladon, Rangoon, Burma;
Damaged while parked at dispersal when struck by Spitfire TZ191 at Hmawbi, Rangoon, Burma March 14, 1946
20629 (MSN 6037) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL169; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.113 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20630 (MSN 6038) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL170; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20631 (MSN 6039) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL171; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20632 (MSN 6040) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL172; No.9 Ferry Unit, Air Command
South East Asia, Bamhrauli, Allahabad, India. SOC March 28, 1946
20633 (MSN 6041) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL173; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.131 Squadron; No.60 Squadron [MU-A]; SOC November 28, 1946
20634 (MSN 6042) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL174; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; During a squadron form up for a raid, the aircraft was seen to dive into the ground
after the pilot lost control while avoiding a collision at Myingyan, Burma June 2, 1945; Pilot killed.
20635 (MSN 6043) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL175; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed following engine failure near Trichinopoly, Madras, Tamil Nadu,
India August 1, 1945.
20636 (MSN 6044) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL176; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC February 28, 1946
20637 (MSN 6045) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL177; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20638 (MSN 6046) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL178; No.42 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 28, 1946
20639 (MSN 6047) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL179; No.131 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crashed during attempted emergency landing followng loss of power at Kuala Lumpur,
Malaya October 31, 1945.
20640 (MSN 6048) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL180; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.615 Squadron, Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh, India; SOC February 28, 1946
20641 (MSN 6049) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL181; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20642 (MSN 6050) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL182; No.5 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed following engine failure on approach to Bobbili, Andhra Pradesh,
India August 2, 1945.
20643 (MSN 6051) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL183; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20644 (MSN 6052) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL184; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20645 (MSN 6053) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL185; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20646 (MSN 6054) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL186; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946; Noted at No.107 Maintenance Unit,
Kasfareet, Canal Zone, Egypt Aug47
20647 (MSN 6055) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL187; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron; SOC March 14, 1946
20648 (MSN 6056) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL188; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20649 (MSN 6057) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL189; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.34 Squadron; Lost control in cloud and crashed near Tavoy, Burma September 10, 1945.
20650 (MSN 6058) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL190; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC October 11, 1945
20651 (MSN 6059) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL191; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Overran on take-off and undercarriage raised to stop the aircraft at Myingyan,
Burma May 31, 1945
20652 (MSN 6060) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL192; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20653 (MSN 6061) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL193; No.8 Refresher Flying Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Yelahanka, Bangalore, India; Crash landed after engine failure at
Doddaballapur, Karnataka, India August 11, 1945
20654 (MSN 6062) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL194; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Dove into ground while trying to recover from a bombing dive at Yengan, Burma April 17, 1945.
20655 (MSN 6063) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL195; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; Collided with Thunderbolt KJ306 (44-20316) while taxying, Bobbili,
Andhra Pradesh, India August 3, 1945; SOC March 28, 1946
20656 (MSN 6064) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL196; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Ground looped and tipped up after a tire burst on landing at Cox's Bazar, Bengal,
India April 12, 1945
20657 (MSN 6065) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL197; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC November 14, 1946
20658 (MSN 6066) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; [AF-M], Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon";
Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre"; Accident 23Jul47 at Mengen, Germany; Escadron d'Entra�nement
Op�rationnel et de Calibration 1/17; Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria; Crashed 18Aug54 near
Misserghin Algeria; Pilot killed
20659 (MSN 6067) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; [NL-J], Groupe de Chasse II/2 "Berry";
Headquarters GC II/2, Alsace
20660 (MSN 6068) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/2 "Cigognes";
Accident 9Aug48 at Cazaux, France
20661 (MSN 6069) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Centre d'Instruction � la Chasse;
Mekn�s [BE708], French Morocco; Accident 30Jul46 at Mekn�s
20662 (MSN 6070) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�", [44],
Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Damaged by flak 16Mar45 and crashed in the forest on the edge of Portieux, France;
Pilot killed.
20663 (MSN 6071) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20664 (MSN 6072) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [AF-S];
Accident 31May45 at Entzheim, France; Centre Interam�es d'Essais d'Engins Speciaux 343,
Colomb/B�char [BA145], Algeria; Escadron de Chasse 1/20 "Aur�s-Nementha" [20-LE], Oran La S�nia [BA141],
Algeria; Radio call sign F-TFLE; Accident 30May57 near Telergma, Algeria; Pilot killed
20665 (MSN 6073) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre",
Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; Damaged by flak on a mission to strafe a bridge at Bremgarten, Germany,
crashed in flames and exploded at Obersaasheim, 3km south-east of Neuf-Brisach, France February 4, 1945;
Pilot killed.
20666 (MSN 6074) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
20667 (MSN 6075) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon",
Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Crashed 6Apr45 after mid air collision with P-47D 44-20680 near
Fontaine-l�s-Luxeuil, France; Pilot killed.
20668 (MSN 6076) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20669 (MSN 6077) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette", [9V-V];
Accident 30Oct46 near Hy�res, France
20670 (MSN 6078) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre", [3U-V],
Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Accident landing 25Apr45 at Luxeuil. The aircraft landed with a bomb which
fell off, exploded and set fire to the aircraft.
20671 (MSN 6079) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de Calibration 1/10
20672 (MSN 6080) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Centre D'Essai en Vol; Br�tigny-sur-Orge [BA217],
France; Accident 12Aug46 at Br�tigny-sur-Orge
20673 (MSN 6081) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [AF-Y];
Accident 12Jun45 at Vallon, France; Accident 18Feb49 at Villacoublay, France
20674 (MSN 6082) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20675 (MSN 6083) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon";
Accident 24Feb45 near Arles, France; Centre d'Instruction � la Chasse; Mekn�s [BE708],
French Morocco; Accident 20Jul46 at Mekn�s; Accident 6May47 at K�nitra, French Morocco;
Centre de Perfectionnement � la Chasse [8], Mekn�s [BE708], French Morocco; "Slt Assenza"
20676 (MSN 6084) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon";
Force landed 15Apr45 damaged by flak near Pauillac, France; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de
Calibration 3/10, Dijon [BA102], France; Radio call sign F-SCAD; Accident 22Feb52 at Dijon;
One civilian killed; Accident 2Mar52 near Brousse, France
20677 (MSN 6085) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-S],
Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; Accident landing on fire 24Feb45 at Dole/Tavaux.
20678 (MSN 6086) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Centre d'Instruction � la Chasse [7];
Mekn�s [BE708], French Morocco; Accident 12Feb46 at Mekn�s; Escadron d'Entra�nement Op�rationnel
et de Calibration 1/17; Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria; Crashed 13Jan55 after engine failure
into the Alboran Sea off Sassel, Algeria; Pilot killed
20679 (MSN 6087) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Escadrille de Liaison A�rienne 41;
Dijon [BA102], France; Crashed 7Feb50 near Mirande, France
20680 (MSN 6088) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon",
Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Crashed 6Apr45 after mid air collision with P-47D 44-20680 near
Fontaine-l�s-Luxeuil, France; Pilot killed.
20681 (MSN 6089) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20682 (MSN 6090) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-Z]
20683 (MSN 6091) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes" [A];
10e Escadre de Chasse; Villacoublay [BA107], Paris; Accident 11Oct52 at Villacoublay
20684 (MSN 6092) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre";
Crashed 14Feb45 after collision near Mosbach, Germany; Pilot POW
20685 (MSN 6093) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20686 (MSN 6094) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20687 (MSN 6095) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�",
Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; Damaged on take-off 14Mar45 at Dole. During the take-off at full speed,
the right tire burst; the pilot avoided his wingman and tried to take off to prevent a possible
collision. One meter from the ground the right bomb fell off; too slow and unbalanced, the
plane tipped onto its left wing outside the runway and crashed.
20688 (MSN 6096) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�" [I3-Z];
Accident 16Jan47 near Bendorf, Germany
20689 (MSN 6097) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [AF-D bar]
20690 (MSN 6098) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse II/2 "Berry"; Accident 23Jan48 \
at Friedrichshafen, Germany
20691 (MSN 6099) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20692 (MSN 6100) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20693 (MSN 6101) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [B-80];
Accident 15Mar45 damaged by flak near Th�ze-Vaumeilh, France; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne";
Crashed 1Jul46 near Longkamp, Germany; Pilot killed
20694 (MSN 6102) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/3 "Corse";
Accident 13Apr46 near the marshes of Macta, Algeria
20695 (MSN 6103) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-Q],
"Lt de Castries"
20696 (MSN 6104) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QH],
Boufarik, Algeria; [20-QL] Accident 13Jun58 at Oran-La-S�nia, Algeria
20697 (MSN 6105) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/3 "Corse"; Escadron de
Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis", Boufarik, Algeria;
20698 (MSN 6106) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de
Calibration 3/10 [10-SQ], Dijon [BA102], France
20699 (MSN 6107) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20700 (MSN 6108) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-I];
Crashed 7Jun46 after collision near Maizi�res-l�s-Metz, France
20701 (MSN 6109) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-H];
Accident 4Jun47 at Niedermendig, Germany; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de Calibration 1/17.
Accident 19Jun53 at Sidi Ahmed, Tunisia
20702 (MSN 6110) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Nov44
20703 (MSN 6111) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44
20704 (MSN 6112) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Nov44
20705 (MSN 6113) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre";
Crashed 14Feb45 after mid air collision at Ottersweier, SW of Baden-Baden, Germany; Pilot MIA.
The crash site was excavated on August 8, 2015 during which the remains of the pilot were
found still in the aircraft.
20706 (MSN 6114) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�" [I3-V],
Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de Calibration 3/10 [10-SA], Dijon [BA102], France;
Force landed 17Aug53 near Rouvres-en-Plaine, France
20707 (MSN 6115) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Oct44; Escadron d'Entra�nement Op�rationnel
et de Calibration 1/17 [QJ], Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria; Accident 21Mar56 at Telergma, Algeria;
Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QT], Boufarik, Algeria; Accident 6Jan59 at Blida, Algeria;
Accident 12Oct59 at Boufarik Algeria
20708 (MSN 6116) 128th FS, 116th FG, Georgia Air National Guard; Marietta Field, Atlanta, GA;
136th FS, 107th FG, New York Air National Guard, Niagara Falls Municipal Airport, NY
20709 (MSN 6117)
20710 (MSN 6118)
20711 (MSN 6119) 63rd FS [UN-W bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150;
Damaged 16Feb45 taxying at Boxted. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
20712 (MSN 6120) 394th FS, 367th FG, 9th AF, Saint-Dizier [A-64], France; Damaged 14Mar45 taxying at Saint-Dizier
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20713 (MSN 6121) 392nd FS [H5-G], 367th FG, 9th AF, Conflans-en-Jarnisy/Jarny [A-94], France;
Damaged 7Apr45 taxying at Jarny. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20714 (MSN 6122) 390th FS, 366th FG, USAFE, Fritzlar AAB, Germany; Crash landed 1Jun46 at Fritzlar;
523rd FS, 27th FG, USAFE, Fritzlar AAB, Germany; Crash landed 17Apr47 with mechanical failure at Fritzlar
20715 (MSN 6123) 523rd FS [G], 27th FG, 12th AF, Toul/Ochey [A-96], France; "Globe Trotter";
Damaged 2Apr45 when ground looped at Ochey; Damaged by flak while strafing an airfield S of
Munich, Germany April 29, 1945; Aircraft was able to fly a short time and then crashed near
Wolfratshausen, Germany; Pilot killed. MACR 14336
20716 (MSN 6124) 23rd FS, 36th FG, 9th AF; Crashed at Giessen, Germany March 10, 1945;
Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 12974
20717 (MSN 6125) 61st FS [HV-P], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 514th FS [O7-W], 406th FG,
9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Crashed 25Mar45 landing at Asch, possibly colliding
with P-47D 42-26669 and 42-28615 taying at Asch; Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
20718 (MSN 6126) 379th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF, Verdun/Etain [A-82], France; Accident 6Jan45 landing at
RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
20719 (MSN 6127) [X 6], 324th FG, 12th AF
20720 (MSN 6128) 389th FS, 366th FG, 9th AF; Shot down by flak 2 1/2 miles SW of Dorsten, Germany
March 26, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13524
20721 (MSN 6129) 62nd FS [LM-Q], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 526th FS [NC 1], 86th FG, USAFE;
86th Composite Group, Neubiberg AB, Munich, Germany; Force landed 4Nov47 with mechanical
failure at Neubiberg; To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7125; 8 Alay/3 Bl; WFU
20722 (MSN 6130) 63rd FS [UN-C], 56th FG, 8th AF, RAF Boxted, Essex, Station 150;
Crashed 21Jan45 on take-off at Boxted. During a formation take-off for a combat mission,
the aircraft experienced an engine problem but the pilot failed to issue a radio warning
and did not pull off the runway. A following aircraft, whose view was hidden by the nose
of the P-47, hit the fighter and its propeller sliced into the fuselage. The pilot was killed
and both aircraft engulfed in fire.
20723 (MSN 6131)
20724 (MSN 6132)
20725 (MSN 6133) 391st FS, 366th FG, 9th AF, M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; Mid air collision 11May45
near Westkirchen, Germany
20726 (MSN 6134) 523rd FS, 27th FG, USAFE, Fritzlar AAB, Germany; Destroyed by fire 12Apr47
on the ground at Fritzlar
20727 (MSN 6135)
20728 (MSN 6136) 379th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF. Shot down by flak while strafing an enemy convoy of
vehicles at Hosingen, Luxembourg January 22, 1945. The aircraft caught fire at low level,
crashed and burned, killing the pilot. MACR 11944.
20729 (MSN 6137) 316th FS, 324th FG, 12th AF, Lun�ville [Y-2], France; Crashed 7Jan45 in flames
and exploded on a hill at Rochignard, between Blannay and Montillot, 12km NW of Avalon, France;
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
20730 (MSN 6138) 513th FS, 406th FG, 9th AF, Asch [Y-29], Genk, Belgium; Crashed after engine
failure 2km W of Sulzheim, 9km NE of Bad Kreuznach, Germany February 2, 1945;
Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 12284
20731 (MSN 6139) 81st FS, 50th FG, 12th AF, Toul/Ochey [A-96], France; The aircraft was on a mission
in the Kaiserslautern area. The pilot had shot down a Bf 109 but only two minutes later
called over the radio that his engine was running rough. It seemed he would attempt to crash
land but then was lost at 12,000ft over Pirmasens. His aircraft crashed near Kr�henberg,
Germany December 31, 1944; Pilot MIA. MACR 11606.
20732 (MSN 6140)
20733 (MSN 6141) 379th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF
20734 (MSN 6142)
20735 (MSN 6143)
20736 (MSN 6144) 411th FS, 373rd FG, 9th AF, Venlo [Y-55], Netherlands; Crashed 8Apr45 with
engine failure 10 miles E of Wessel, Germany; Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. Aircraft
was destroyed.
20737 (MSN 6145) 377th FS [E4-D], 362nd FG, 9th AF, Straubing [R-68], Germany; "Gooch";
Mid air collision 18Jun45 with P-47D 44-33188 near Pocking, Germany; Pilot killed
20738 (MSN 6146) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL198; No.73 Operational
Training Unit, Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20739 (MSN 6147) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL199; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC February 28, 1946
20740 (MSN 6148) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL200; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20741 (MSN 6149) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL201; No.34 Squadron [EG-F],
Air Command South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20742 (MSN 6150) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL202; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.73 Operational Training Unit, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20743 (MSN 6151) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL203; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20744 (MSN 6152) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL204; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed after engine failure in the circuit at Kinmagon, Burma June 4, 1945.
20745 (MSN 6153) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL205; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Failed to recover from a high speed dive due to
compressibility and crashed 16 miles E of Fayid January 30, 1945
20746 (MSN 6154) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL206; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20747 (MSN 6155) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL207; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20748 (MSN 6156) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL208; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20749 (MSN 6157) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL209; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC August 15, 1946
20750 (MSN 6158) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL210; Crashed prior to delivery;
Retained by USAAF; Redesignated TP-47D; 139th Base Unit, 1st AF, Shaw Field, Sumter, SC;
Crash landed 19Apr45 at Shaw; Pilot killed
20751 (MSN 6159) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL211; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Destroyed by fire when undershot runway after the engine seized on approach at
Kemajoran, Djkarta, Dutch East Indies July 9, 1946
20752 (MSN 6160) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL212; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 28, 1946
20753 (MSN 6161) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL213; No.131 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.134 Squadron; No.34 Squadron; SOC November 14, 1946
20754 (MSN 6162) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL214; No.615 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh, India; Lost height on approach, hit a tree and
crashed 2 miles NE of Vizagapatam, Madras July 10, 1945
20755 (MSN 6163) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL215; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20756 (MSN 6164) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL216; No.30 Squadron [RS-L],
Air Command South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20757 (MSN 6165) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL217; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 25, 1946
20758 (MSN 6166) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL218; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20759 (MSN 6167) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL219; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20760 (MSN 6168) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL220; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20761 (MSN 6169) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL221; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC May 30, 1946
20762 (MSN 6170) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL222; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Caught fire on take-off and crashed at Vizagapatam, Madras August 12, 1945
20763 (MSN 6171) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL223; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20764 (MSN 6172) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL224; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.5 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20765 (MSN 6173) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL225; No.42 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20766 (MSN 6174) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL226; No.8 Refresher Flying Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Yelahanka, Bangalore, India; SOC March 28, 1946
20767 (MSN 6175) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL227; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Engine caught fire while running up at Bamrauli, Allahabad, India February 23, 1946; DBR
20768 (MSN 6176) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL228; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20769 (MSN 6177) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL229; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20770 (MSN 6178) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL230; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 14, 1946
20771 (MSN 6179) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL231; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Damaged by flak and crashed at Taungoo, Burma April 21, 1945; Pilot [RAAF] killed
20772 (MSN 6180) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL232; No.9 Ferry Unit, Air Command
South East Asia, Bamhrauli, Allahabad, IndiaDestroyed by fire after crashing on take-off due to
flaps being fully extended at Dum Dum, Calcutta March 20, 1945
20773 (MSN 6181) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL233; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20774 (MSN 6182) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL234; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 14, 1946
20775 (MSN 6183) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL235; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Ground looped landing on a wet runway and damaged at Taungoo, Burma June 23, 1945
20776 (MSN 6184) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL236; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 14, 1946
20777 (MSN 6185) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL237; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20778 (MSN 6186) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL238; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20779 (MSN 6187) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL239; No.261 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20780 (MSN 6188) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL240; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20781 (MSN 6189) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL241; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC May 31, 1945
20782 (MSN 6190) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL242; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 8, 1946
20783 (MSN 6191) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL243; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20784 (MSN 6192) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL244; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20785 (MSN 6193) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL245; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.131 Squadron; SOC May 30, 1946
20786 (MSN 6194) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL246; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.131 Squadron; SOC July 11, 1946
20787 (MSN 6195) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL247; No.8 Refresher Flying Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Yelahanka, Bangalore, India; Damaged after landing in collision
with Thunderbolt FL754 (42-25452) at Yelahanka March 27, 1945; DBR
20788 (MSN 6196) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL248; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 14, 1946
20789 (MSN 6197) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL249; No.42 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; Ground looped on landing to avoid an overshoot,
the undercarriage collapsed, Cililitan, Djakarta, Java, Dutch East Indies June 6, 1946
20790 (MSN 6198) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL250; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.42 Squadron; No.34 Squadron; SOC April 11, 1946
20791 (MSN 6199) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL251; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC September 6, 1945
20792 (MSN 6200) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL252; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC July 19, 1946
20793 (MSN 6201) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL253; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC November 14, 1946
20794 (MSN 6202) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL254; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.8 Refresher Flying Unit, Yelahanka, Bangalore, India; SOC April 25, 1946
20795 (MSN 6203) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL255; No.9 Ferry Unit, Air Command
South East Asia, Bamhrauli, Allahabad, India. Broke up when landing on rough ground after pilot
taken ill, Chicacole, Madras July 27, 1945
20796 (MSN 6204) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL256; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 14, 1946
20797 (MSN 6205) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL257; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20798 (MSN 6206) to T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7126; 8 Alay/3 Bl; WFU
20799 (MSN 6207) Accepted by USAAF 31Oct44; Departed US 18Nov44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45;
66th FS [98], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Shot down by flak at Poiano, 6km N of Verona,
Italy February 26, 1945; Pilot bailed out and taken POW. The aircraft had been dive bombing a
railway marshalling yard when it was hit by flak and trailed black smoke. Several minutes later,
the engine was losing power and the pilot bailed out as the engine finally stopped. MACR 12575.
20800 (MSN 6208) Accepted by USAAF 31Oct44; Departed US 18Nov44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for
use by their expeditionary force in Italy; Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy;
TOC 8Mar45; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a, [B4], 350th FG, 12th AF, Pisa, Italy;
Flown to Air Service Command, MTO, Capodichino, Naples 1Jun45; Dismantled and shipped to Brasil;
reserialled June 1945 as 4122; Uncrated and assembled at Gale�o, Rio de Janeiro; Flown to
Santa Cruz AB; 2� Grupo de Avia��o, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 7Jan46; 2�/1� Grupo
de Avia��o de Ca�a, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 14Oct49; Collision 15Apr52
taking off with P-47D 4163 [45-49352] at Santa Cruz, Brazil; SOC 13Aug52
20801 (MSN 6209) Accepted by USAAF Nov44; Departed US Nov44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; 522nd FS [J],
27th FG, 12th AF; Crashed in bad weather at Chabeuil, ESE of Valence, France while on a ferry
flight from Pontedera Airfield, Italy to Saint Dizier Airfield [A-64], France February 21, 1945; Pilot killed.
20802 (MSN 6210) Accepted by USAAF Nov44; Departed US Nov44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; SOC 17May48;
To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7127; 8 Alay/3 Bl; WFU
20803 (MSN 6211) Accepted by USAAF Nov44; Departed US Nov44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45;
328th Ferrying Squadron, Mediterranean Air Transport Service; Force landed 20Jan45 with fuel
starvation near M"Sila Algeria; 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; 167th FS, 123rd FG, West Virginia
Air National Guard, Charleston, WV; 156th FS, 54th Fighter Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard,
Morris Field, Charlotte, NC; 139th FS, 107th FG, New York Air National Guard, Schenectady County Airport, NY
20804 (MSN 6212) Accepted by USAAF Nov44; Departed US Nov44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; Salvaged in Europe
20805 (MSN 6213) Accepted by USAAF Nov44; Departed US Nov44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; 64th FS [22],
57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Miss Mary Jane II"; T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri as serial 7091;
5 Alay/4 Bl; WFU
20806 (MSN 6214) Accepted by USAAF Nov44; Departed US Nov44; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira;
Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy; Returned to USAAF, Italy 15Jan45; Salvaged in Europe
20807 (MSN 6215) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Nov44; Returned to USAAF; 85th FS, 79th FG,
12th AF, H�rsching [R-87], Linz, Austria; USAFE, H�rsching AAB, Linz, Austria; Damaged 13Apr47
with mechanical failure on take-off at Wiesbaden AAB, Germany
20808 (MSN 6216) Republic Aviation Corporation, Republic Field, Farmingdale, Long Island, NY;
Damaged 9Nov44 taxying at Farmingdale; Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44;
Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [B-86 then AF-L]; Accident 31Oct59 at Oran-La-S�nia, Algeria;
Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QX, 20-QK & 20-QI], Boufarik, Algeria
20809 (MSN 6217) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Nov44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre",
Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; Damaged by flak on a mission to Bremgarten 4Feb45 and crash landed
near Jebsheim, 10km NE of Colmar, France.
20810 (MSN 6218) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Nov44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
Accident 16Apr45 at Colmar [Y-53], France; Damaged in a storm 18Jun48 at Friedrichshafen, Germany;
Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [AF-E]; Groupe de Chasse I/7 [H];
Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QP], Boufarik, Algeria
20811 (MSN 6219) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Nov44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon",
Le Tub� [Y-17], Istres, France; Crashed 5Feb45 during a flying exercise due pilot error at
Le Darau, 3.5km NW of Digne-les-Bains, France.
20812 (MSN 6220) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise 7Jan45; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [AF-D];
Damaged 19Mar46 at Bourget, France
20813 (MSN 6221) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise 17Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne" [C9-T];
Force landed 17Apr45 near Bordeaux, France; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes" [A];
Centre d'Instruction � la Chasse, Mekn�s [BE708], French Morocco; Accident 21Sep45 at La Regha�a, Algeria
20814 (MSN 6222) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise 10Jan45; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [AF-R];
E.M. 1�re Division A�rienne [AF-R], Lahr [BAO139], Germany; Accident 11May47 at Lahr, Germany
20815 (MSN 6223) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise 10Jan45; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [89];
Accident 3Aug45 near Roeschwoog, France; Escadron de Chasse 1/10 "Cercle de Chasse de Paris",
Villacoublay [BA107], Paris; Accident 24Nov51 at Villacoublay
20816 (MSN 6224) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise 10Jan45; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
Accident 16Apr45 at Colmar [Y-53], France
20817 (MSN 6225) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL258; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed after the engine caught fire near Yamethin, Burma April 16, 1945.
20818 (MSN 6226) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL259; No.81 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Overshot landing, ran into a ditch and overturned at Kemajoran, Djakarta,
Dutch East Indies November 8, 1945
20819 (MSN 6227) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL260; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Overturned in forced landing following engine failure at Yamethin, Burma July 12, 1945
20820 (MSN 6228) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL261; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.34 Squadron; No.30 Squadron [RS-L]; Lost power after take-off, hit a tree to
cartwheel and crash one mile SE of Taungoo, Burma July 25, 1945; Destroyed by fire
20821 (MSN 6229) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL262; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20822 (MSN 6230) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL263; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20823 (MSN 6231) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL264; No.132 Repair and Salvage Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Mingaladon, Rangoon, Burma; Damaged while parked at dispersal when
struck by Spitfire TZ191 at Hmawbi, Rangoon, Burma March 14, 1946
20824 (MSN 6232) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL265; No.146 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Struck by Thunderbolt KJ190 (44-19828) after landing at Meiktila, Burma June 29, 1945; DBR
20825 (MSN 6233) Republic Aviation Corporation, Republic Field, Farmingdale, Long Island, NY;
Crash landed 15Nov44 with engine failure 2 miles SW of Farmingdale; Lend-Lease to Royal AF as
Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL266; No.60 Squadron, Air Command South East Asia; SOC November 14, 1946
20826 (MSN 6234) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL267; No.79 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed, turned over onto its back and caught fire at Myingyan, Burma April 21, 1945.
20827 (MSN 6235) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL268; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Overturned when ground looped on landing and ran into a ditch at Zayatkwin, Burma
August 18, 1945
20828 (MSN 6236) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL269; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 14, 1946
20829 (MSN 6237) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL270; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20830 (MSN 6238) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL271; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20831 (MSN 6239) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL272; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC June 28, 1946
20832 (MSN 6240) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL273; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 16, 1946
20833 (MSN 6241) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL274; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC October 17, 1946
20834 (MSN 6242) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL275; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; DBR when ran off the landing strip strip and the undercarriage collapsed at Ondaw,
Burma April 15, 1945
20835 (MSN 6243) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL276; Not delivered; USAAF;
For�a A�rea Portuguesa as serial 4414; WFU
20836 (MSN 6244) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL277; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20837 (MSN 6245) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL278; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20838 (MSN 6246) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL279; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20839 (MSN 6247) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL280; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20840 (MSN 6248) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL281; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20841 (MSN 6249) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL282; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC September 6, 1945
20842 (MSN 6250) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL283; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20843 (MSN 6251) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL284; No.8 Refresher Flying Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Yelahanka, Bangalore, India; Crashed after hitting trees while
trying to force land with engine failure near Mettupalayam, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India June 4, 1945
20844 (MSN 6252) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL285; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 23, 1946
20845 (MSN 6253) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL286; No.131 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Lost control in the circuit in bad visibility and crashed at Zayatkwin, Burma October 2, 1945
20846 (MSN 6254) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL287; No.30 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Crash landed following loss of power near Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India March 23, 1946.
20847 (MSN 6255) 87th FS [X 79], 79th FG, 12th AF; Crash landed 30Jun45 with engine failure at Cesenatico Italy;
Condemned salvage 30Jun45
20848 (MSN 6256) [F25], 130th Base Unit, 1st AF, Norfolk Field, VA; Force landed 12Mar45 with fuel
starvation 7 miles NE of Norfolk; To For�a A�rea Portuguesa as serial 4402; WFU
20849 (MSN 6257) 85th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF; Crashed after the engine caught fire N of Faenza, Italy April 9, 1945;
Pilot killed. MACR 13684
20850 (MSN 6258) Accepted by USAAF Dec44; Departed US 29Dec44; Stored at Air Service Command, MTO, Naples, Italy;
Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for use by their expeditionary force in Italy; TOC 23Feb45;
Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a,[D1], 350th FG, 12th AF, Pisa, Italy; Flown to
Air Service Command, MTO, Naples 2 June 1945; Dismantled, packed and shipped to Brasil;
Reserialled June 1945 as 4123; Uncrated and assembled at Gale�o, Rio de Janeiro; Flown to
Santa Cruz AB; 2� Grupo de Avia��o, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 7Jan46; 2�/1� Grupo
de Avia��o de Ca�a, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 14Oct49; Parque de Aeronautica de
Sao Paulo, Base A�rea Sao Paulo 28Dec53; 1�/4� Grupo de Avia��o, Base A�rea Fortaleza;
Parque de Aeronautica de Sao Paulo, Base A�rea Sao Paulo; SOC 20Dec57
20851 (MSN 6259) 347th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; Condemned salvage October 18, 1945
20852 (MSN 6260) Crashed; Condemned March 31, 1945
20853 (MSN 6261) Crashed; Condemned April 10, 1945
20854 (MSN 6262) Accepted by USAAF Dec44; Departed US 6Dec44; Stored at Air Service Command, MTO,
Naples, Italy; Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for use by their expeditionary force in Italy;
TOC 23Feb45; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a,[A1], 350th FG, 12th AF, Pisa, Italy;
Flown to Air Service Command, MTO, Naples 2 June 1945; Dismantled, packed and shipped to Brasil;
Reserialled June 1945 as 4124; Uncrated and assembled at Gale�o, Rio de Janeiro; Flown to
Santa Cruz AB; 2� Grupo de Avia��o, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 7Jan46;
Parque de Aeronautica dos Afonsos, Base A�rea dos Afonsos, Rio de Janeiro 10Nov47; 1� Grupo
de Avia��o de Ca�a, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro; Escola de Oficiais Especialistas
da Aeronautica, Base A�rea Curitiba; Ground instructional airframe 30Oct52; Parque de Aeronautica
de Sao Paulo, Base A�rea Sao Paulo 9May55; Cannibalized; SOC 17Mar58
20855 (MSN 6263) USAFE; Condemned salvage December 13, 1946; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
20856 (MSN 6264) 522nd FS [O], 27th FG, 12th AF; "Betty III"; Shot down by flak near Bernbrunn,
9km WNW of Heilbronn, Germany April 2, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13650
20857 (MSN 6265) USAFE; Condemned salvage April 23, 1947; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
20858 (MSN 6266) 87th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF; "Dearest Dottie"; Damaged by flak while strafing a
marshalling yard near Svet, Austria March 6, 1945; Headed home but crashed near Circhina, Italy;
Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 12893.
20859 (MSN 6267) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot March 27, 1947
20860 (MSN 6268) 526th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF, Tantonville [Y-1], France; Crashed while strafing motor
transports at Griesbach, 11km NW of Haguenau, Germany March 15, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13031.
20861 (MSN 6269) Reclaimed November 19, 1947
20862 (MSN 6270) 86th FS, 79th FG, USAFE, H�rsching AAB, Austria; Damaged 29Apr46 by mechanical failure
on take-off at H�rsching; condemned salvage 30Apr46
20863 (MSN 6271) 525th FS [30], 86th FG, 12th AF; "Lois"; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
20864 (MSN 6272) Damaged by flak; Condemned 16Mar45
20865 (MSN 6273) 87th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF; Crash landed 11Jun45 with engine failure 4 miles SE of Lido, Italy;
Condemned salvage 4Jul45;
20866 (MSN 6274) 65th FS [53], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy;
"Schmaltzie" [left side] / "Mercedes" [right side]; Crashed SE of Mirandola, Italy April 23, 1945;
Pilot MIA. The aircraft had made a pass over a horse drawn cart when the pilot spotted troops nearby.
The pilot made a strafing pass and pulled up into the sun. His wing man never saw this aircraft again
and the pilot did not respond to radio calls. The pilot's body had not been located by early June 1945
despite extensive searches throughout northern Italy. MACR 14002.
20867 (MSN 6275) 85th FS, 79th FG, USAFE, H�rsching AAB, Austria; Crashed 24May46 2 miles W of
Wels, Austria; Pilot killed; Condemned salvage 31May46. Also listed as (510th FS, 405th FG, 9th AF)
shot down by AAA while strafing at Pirmasens, Germany Dec 12, 1944.
MACR 11000. Pilot bailed out, but fate unknown. Aircraft condemned salvage combat use 31 May 1946
20868 (MSN 6276) 64th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Damaged 27Mar45 taxying at Caserta, Italy;
Reclaimed Middletown Air Depot, Olmsted AFB, PA September 18, 1947
20869 (MSN 6277) 86th FS [X 40], 79th FG, 12th AF; 85th FS, USAFE, H�rsching AAB, Austria;
Crash landed 8Mar46 after the engine failed at H�rsching; Condemned salvage 29Apr46
20870 (MSN 6278) USAFE; Reclaimed September 16, 1948
20871 (MSN 6279) 527th FS [71], 86th FG, 12th AF; 523rd FS [FC10], 27th FG, 12th AF;
To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri 12May48 as serial 7134; 8 Alay/4 Bl; WFU
20872 (MSN 6280) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; 85th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF, H�rsching [R-87], Linz, Austria;
Damaged 10Sep45 taxying at Salzbourg/R-80, Austria; To Aeronautica Militare Italiana;
To Imperial Iranian AF 11May49
20873 (MSN 6281) 66th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy;
"Sweetheart" [left side] / "Hell's Angel" [right side]; Damaged by flak E of San Martino, Italy
March 21, 1945; Headed back to base until the engine failed and crashed at Caldiero, near
Verona, Italy; Pilot bailed out and became POW. The aircraft had made a strafing pass on a train of
Tiger tanks on flat wagons just east of San Martino. Formating for the return flight back to base,
the wing man spotted flame coming from the underside of this aircraft. The fuel drop tank was
jettisoned and the fire and smoke stopped. A 50 cal cannon shell hole was noted in the engine cowling.
The pilot had been given a vector towards the sea but the aircraft continued to be difficult to
fly and eventually the engine stopped. The pilot bailed out before reaching the coast. MACR 12983.
20874 (MSN 6282) 522nd FS [G], 27th FG, 12th AF; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
20875 (MSN 6283) 526th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; "Betty Jean"; Crashed into a mountain at Annweiler,
near Kaiserslautern, Germany while strafing trucks March 14, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13020
20876 (MSN 6284) to Aeronautica Militare Italiana; To Imperial Iranian AF 11May49
20877 (MSN 6285) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL288; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946; Noted at No.107 Maintenance Unit,
Kasfareet, Canal Zone, Egypt Aug47
20878 (MSN 6286) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL289; No.615 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh, India; SOC February 28, 1946
20879 (MSN 6287) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL290; No.81 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; SOC September 26, 1946
20880 (MSN 6288) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL291; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20881 (MSN 6289) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL292; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20882 (MSN 6290) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL293; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20883 (MSN 6291) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL294; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20884 (MSN 6292) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL295; No.60 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC November 14, 1946
20885 (MSN 6293) 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX; Damaged 9Dec44 taxying at Newark Field, NJ;
Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL296; Air Command South East Asia; SOC May 9, 1946
20886 (MSN 6294) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL297; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20887 (MSN 6295) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL298; No.8 Refresher Flying Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Yelahanka, Bangalore, India; Damaged Thunderbolt FL796 (42-25644)
while taxying at Yelahanka July 9, 1945; SOC April 11, 1946
20888 (MSN 6296) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL299; No.615 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; Vizagapatam, Andhra Pradesh, India; Crashed 3 miles E of Feni, Bengal
August 3, 1945 after the pilot abandoned the aircraft when control was lost during aerobatics.
20889 (MSN 6297) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL300; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.81 Squadron; SOC October 17, 1946
20890 (MSN 6298) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL301; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20891 (MSN 6299) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL302; No.73 Operational Training
Unit, Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; Damaged when taxyed into by Thunderbolt FL757
(42-25455) while waiting to take-off at Fayid, Egypt September 20, 1945; DBR
20892 (MSN 6300) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL303; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Ground looped into a ditch after a tire burst during take-off at Soerabaja, Java,
Dutch East Indies December 10, 1945
20893 (MSN 6301) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL304; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20894 (MSN 6302) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL305; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC September 26, 1946
20895 (MSN 6303) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL306; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20896 (MSN 6304) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL307; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC February 28, 1946
20897 (MSN 6305) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL308; No.30 Squadron [RS-C],
Air Command South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20898 (MSN 6306) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL309; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20899 (MSN 6307) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL310; No.1331 Conversion Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Risalpur, Khyber, India; Damaged when ran into Harvard FS713 [43-12554]
whilst taxying on the runway at Risalpur, North West Frontier Province 20Sep45. SOC March 28, 1946
20900 (MSN 6308) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL311; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC April 11, 1946
20901 (MSN 6309) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL312; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20902 (MSN 6310) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL313; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Dec 1944; Damaged when collided with Harvard FX645 while taxying at Alipore,
Bengal, India August 20, 1945; SOC March 28, 1946
20903 (MSN 6311) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL314; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron; Lost power during an over-shoot and crash landed at Kemajoran,
Djakarta, Dutch East indies October 1, 1946
20904 (MSN 6312) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL315; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.146 Squadron; No.42 Squadron [AW-F]: No.34 Squadron; SOC February 28, 1946
20905 (MSN 6313) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL316; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20906 (MSN 6314) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL317; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC November 14, 1946
20907 (MSN 6315) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
Accident 2Aug48 near Gerberhaus, Germany
20908 (MSN 6316) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre", [3U-Y],
Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Accident 5Apr45 with engine problems landing at Luxeuil when the left wing
struck the ground and the aircraft ground loops a half turn then caught fire.
20909 (MSN 6317) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne" [C9-K];
Accident 15Sep47 near Tepfenhart, Germany; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
20910 (MSN 6318) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre";
Accident 11Jan46 at Friedrichshafen, Germany; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�";
Accident 9Jan57 at Telergma, Algeria
20911 (MSN 6319) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes"
20912 (MSN 6320) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 19Jul56 at Lartigue, Algeria; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de Calibration 3/10 [10-SI],
Dijon [BA102], France; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis", Boufarik, Algeria
20913 (MSN 6321) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre",
Luxeuil [Y-8], France; Damaged by flak 21Mar45; Destroyed by fire 10Apr45 at Luxeuil.
During the take-off, one of the bombs exploded, broke the wing and set the aircraft on fire.
The pilot had only time to direct his plane towards the edge of the runway, to jump off the plane
and to go under the explosions of machine gun bullets; two mechanics were wounded by these.
20914 (MSN 6322) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [N];
Mid air collision 9May45 with P-47D 44-20050 at Entzheim, France
20915 (MSN 6323) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44
20916 (MSN 6324) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [AF-V];
Accident 20Feb46 at Trier, Germany
20917 (MSN 6325) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Parc 2/141[V]; Accident 14Feb52 at
Oran-La-S�nia Algeria
20918 (MSN 6326) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse II/6 "Travail", Le Vallon,
France; Accident 11Mar45 at Le Vallon, France; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes" [TG-V];
Groupe de Chasse I/2 "Cigognes"; Accident 28Jun48 at Niedermendig, Germany; Escadron de
Chasse 1/10 "Cercle de Chasse de Paris", Villacoublay [BA107], Paris; Accident 27Apr52 at Villacoublay
20919 (MSN 6327) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [AF-W];
Accident 11Mar46 at Trier, Germany; Groupe de Chasse II/4; Accident 6Jul47 at Parc Orban, Vilvoorde,
Grimbergen, Belgium; Escadron d'Entra�nement Op�rationnel et de Calibration 1/17; [LN],
Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria; Radio call sign F-TFLN; Accident 27Apr54 at Oran-La-S�nia
20920 (MSN 6328) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44
20921 (MSN 6329) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre";
Accident 27Oct47 near Rienggen Hausen, Germany; Entrep�t de l'Arm�e de l'Air 601,
Ch�teaudun [BA279], France; Accident 11Sep50 near Ch�teau-Gaillard, France; Groupe de Chasse II/1;
Crashed 19Apr51 near Djebel R'Mel, Tunisia; Pilot killed
20922 (MSN 6330) 2nd Ferrying Group, New Castle Field, Wilmington, DE;�Damaged 21Dec44 by structural
failure at Newark Airport, NJ; Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de
Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-O]
20923 (MSN 6331) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44
20924 (MSN 6332) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre";
Crashed 24Feb46 near Weingarten, Germany; Pilot killed
20925 (MSN 6333) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-Q];
Escadrille de Liaison A�rienne 41, Dijon [BA102], France; Accident 2Jun50 at Villacoublay, France;
Escadron de Chasse I/2 "Cigognes"[1]
20926 (MSN 6334) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44
20927 (MSN 6335) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 19Jun45 at Colmar [Y-53], France
20928 (MSN 6336) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�" [I3-B];
Groupe de Chasse II/2 "Berry"
20929 (MSN 6337) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-A]
20930 (MSN 6338) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Escadrille de Liaison A�rienne 41;
Dijon [BA102], France;
20931 (MSN 6339) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne";
Accident 17May45 near Lake Ammer, Germany
20932 (MSN 6340) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 20Apr45 at Colmar [Y-53], France; Accident 28Jun45 near Sainte-Croix-en-Plaine, France;
Atelier Industriel de l'A�ronautique, Clermont/Ferrand Aulnat [BA745]; Accident 28Feb46 at Aulnat
20933 (MSN 6341) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette",
Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France; Accident 11Mar45 at Dole/Tavaux; Colmar [Y-53], France;
Crashed 2May45 in thick fog between Fort Belin and the hamlet of La Chaux-sur-Clucy at the
place called "les Marnes" NE of Salins-les-Bains, France; Pilot killed.
20934 (MSN 6342) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 14May45 near Niederrimsingen, Germany
20935 (MSN 6343) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-A];
Accident 23Apr47 at Mengen, Germany; Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette" [9V-A]
20936 (MSN 6344) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne";
Accident 4Sep45 at Lille-Lesquin, France
20937 (MSN 6345) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [B-71;
AF-Z]; Accident 2May58 at Oran-La-S�nia, Algeria; Escadron de Chasse 2/20 "Ouarsenis" [20-QQ; 20-QN],
Boufarik, Algeria
20938 (MSN 6346) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse II/3 "Dauphin�" [I3-Y]
20939 (MSN 6347) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/4 "Navarre" [3U-R];
Accident 29Jun56 near Ain Tassera, Algeria; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de Calibration 3/10 [10-SC],
Dijon [BA102], France; Escadron de Chasse 1/20 "Aur�s-Nementha", Oran La S�nia [BA141], Algeria
20940 (MSN 6348) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44
20941 (MSN 6349) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Centre d' Expertise A�rienne Militaire,
Mont-de-Marsan [BA118]; Accident 23Nov48 near Mont-de-Marsan
20942 (MSN 6350) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse I/5 "Champagne";
Accident 28May46 near the Sebkha of Oran, Algeria
20943 (MSN 6351) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes";
Accident 13Sep45 at Niedermendig, Germany
20944 (MSN 6352) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/3 "Ardennes" [TG-A];
Groupe de Chasse II/5 "Lafayette"; Crashed 21Jun45 near M�lheim, Germany on a training flight; Pilot killed
20945 (MSN 6353) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse II/6 "Travail" [945];
Accident 12Sep52 at Oran-La-S�nia Algeria; Escadron d'Entra�nement et de Calibration 1/17
20946 (MSN 6354) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44; Groupe de Chasse III/6 "Roussillon" [B-67];
Accident 28Mar49 at Friedrichshafen, Germany; Groupe de Chasse II/4 [H]
20947 (MSN 6355) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL318; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20948 (MSN 6356) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL319; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC August 9, 1945
20949 (MSN 6357) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL320; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20950 (MSN 6358) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL321; No.59SP, Air Command South
East Asia; Struck by Spitfire NH870 while parked at Nagpur, India October 10, 1945
20951 (MSN 6359) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL322; Not delivered; USAAF;
133rd FS, 101st FG, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Grenier AFB, Manchester, NH; Damaged 23Aug49
taxying at Dow AFB, Bangor, ME
20952 (MSN 6360) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL323; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20953 (MSN 6361) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL324; No.258 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20954 (MSN 6362) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL325; Not delivered; USAAF;
523rd FS, 27th FG, 12th AF; USAFE; Accident 23Apr47 12 miles N of Fulda, Germany
20955 (MSN 6363) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL326; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20956 (MSN 6364) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL327; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC March 28, 1946
20957 (MSN 6365) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL328; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.73 Operational Training Unit, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20958 (MSN 6366) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL329; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.131 Squadron; No.81 Squadron; SOC March 28, 1946
20959 (MSN 6367) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL330; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC March 14, 1946
20960 (MSN 6368) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL331; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; Undercarriage torn off when undershot landing and hit a bank at Tanjoeng December 5, 1945
20961 (MSN 6369) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL332; No.34 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; SOC November 14, 1946; No.60 Squadron; SOC November 14, 1946
20962 (MSN 6370) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL333; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20963 (MSN 6371) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL334; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
20964 (MSN 6372) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL335; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20965 (MSN 6373) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL336; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC March 15, 1946
20966 (MSN 6374) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL337; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20967 (MSN 6375) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL338; No.73 Operational Training Unit,
Air Command South East Asia, Fayid, Egypt; SOC April 11, 1946
20968 (MSN 6376) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL339; No.134 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.113 Squadron; SOC November 14, 1946
20969 (MSN 6377) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL340; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 26, 1945
20970 (MSN 6378) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL341; No.60 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; SOC September 26, 1946
20971 (MSN 6379) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL342; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20972 (MSN 6380) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL343; No.113 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.30 Squadron; Crashed during attempted forced landing following an hydraulic leak
near Plassey, Bengal March 22, 1946
20973 (MSN 6381) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL344; No.34 Squadron, Air Command
South East Asia; No.60 Squadron; Crash landed when undershot landing and engine failed to
respond at Soerabaja, Dutch East Indies February 13, 1946
20974 (MSN 6382) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL345; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20975 (MSN 6383) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL346; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20976 (MSN 6384) Lend-Lease to Royal AF as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL347; Air Command South East Asia;
SOC April 11, 1946
20977 (MSN 6385) Reclaimed June 8, 1948
20978 (MSN 6386) 346th FS [603], 350th FG, 12th AF; "Torrid Tessie" / "Philadelphia Filly"; Damaged by
anti-aircraft fire while strafing German vehicles outside of Orzinuovi, Italy while on an armed
reconnaissance mission to the northern Po valley, Italy; Crash landed 6 miles west of Ghedi, Italy;
Pilot survived and was rescued by partisans and taken to the US Army 91st Infantry Division Regimental CP.
MACR 14089
20979 (MSN 6387) 346th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; Damaged by anti-aircraft fire while on a dive bombing
mission on a railway bridge at Castelnuovo, Italy. Headed back to base until the aircraft caught
fire and crashed NW of Padova, Italy; Pilot bailed out and taken POW. MACR 13450
20980 (MSN 6388) Reclaimed November 19, 1947
20981 (MSN 6389) 347th FS [7A5], 350th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by 20mm anti-aircraft fire while on a rocket
attack at Monteveglio, Italy; Crashed and exploded on impact 3 miles WSW of Monte San Pietro, Italy;
Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 14073
20982 (MSN 6390) 526th FS, 86th FG, USAFE; Crash landed 18Dec46 near Neu Ulm, Germany; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
20983 (MSN 6391) 527th FS [86], 86th FG, 12th AF; Crashed after hit by own bomb blast at Heimsheim,
15 miles W of Stuttgart, Germany April 2, 1945; Pilot killed. MACR 13638.
20984 (MSN 6392) 347th FS [7C1], 350th FG, 12th AF; "The Reamer"; Hit a church steeple while strafing
horse drawn and motor transports during an armed reconnaissance mission to the Brenner area, Italy;
Crashed into woods near Possagno, Italy and exploded on impact; Pilot was killed. MACR 14157
20985 (MSN 6393) Condemned salvage 24Jul46
20986 (MSN 6394) 527th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by flak 4 miles NW of Nordlinge near L�psingen,
Germany April 11, 1945; Pilot bailed out and killed. MACR 13751
20987 (MSN 6395) 65th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Balls Out II"; Shot down by
flak into Lake Garda, Italy April 26, 1945; Pilot MIA. The aircraft had made a strafing pass on
the east coast of Lake Garda. As it pulled up, the aircraft burst into flame just aft of the cockpit.
The pilot jettisoned the canopy but the aircraft dived straight into the lake without a parachute being seen.
MACR 14010
20988 (MSN 6396) Condemned salvage 9Jun45
20989 (MSN 6397) Condemned salvage 19Oct45
20990 (MSN 6398) 156th FS, 54th Fighter Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, Morris Field, Charlotte, NC;
CL-26 ground instructional airframe at Berry Field, Nashville, TN 10Jan51
20991 (MSN 6399) condemned salvage 10Mar45
20992 (MSN 6400) Excess inventory list 30Nov45
20993 (MSN 6401) 316th FS, 324th FG, 12th AF; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
20994 (MSN 6402) Condemned salvage 20Mar45
20995 (MSN 6403) 358th FG, 9th AF; 525th FS [34], 86th FG, 12th AF; "Bums Rush";
To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri 19May48 as serial 7128; 8 Alay/3 Bl; WFU
20996 (MSN 6404) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot March 19, 1947
20997 (MSN 6405) 524th FS, 27th FG, 12th AF, Biblis [Y-78], Germany; Accident 28Apr45 landing at Biblis;
To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri 26Apr48 as serial 7096; 5 Alay/4 Bl; WFU
20998 (MSN 6406) Condemned salvage 28Aug47
20999 (MSN 6407) to Aeronautica Militare Italiana; To Imperial Iranian AF 11Mar49
21000 (MSN 6408) Condemned salvage 19Oct45
21001 (MSN 6409) 346th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF, Pisa, Italy; Washed out at Pisa after returning from a
mission with excessive battle damage; Condemned and salvaged October 19, 1945.
21002 (MSN 6410) 366th FS [IA-A], 358th FG, 9th AF; "Janie"; 525th FS, 86th FG, 12th AF; Braunschardt [Y-72],
Germany; Crash landed 17Jun45 after engine failure near Burstadt, Germany; Condemned salvage 4Apr46
21003 (MSN 6411) Condemned salvage 19Oct45
21004 (MSN 6412) 523rd FS, 27th FG, 12th AF, Biblis [Y-78], Germany; Damaged 7Apr45 in collision with
P-47D 44-20591 and 42-26372 taxying at Biblis; Accident 14Apr45 landing at Biblis; Reclaimed April 28, 1948
21005 (MSN 6413) 346th FS [6D6], 350th FG, 12th AF; "Bend-er-Bust"; Crashed into a mountain in an overcast
sky 7 miles NW of Pontedera. Italy during a dive bombing mission to the central Po valley, Italy;
Pilot killed. MACR 13998
21006 (MSN 6414) 64th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Crashed while strafing military
vehicles near San Secondo, Italy April 25, 1945. During the strafing run, the pilot dragged the
left wing and on pulling up, the aircraft snapped to the right, broke into four pieces with the
nose on fire and crashed. Pilot evaded capture and returned to unit. MACR 14011
21007 (MSN 6415) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot April 9, 1947
21008 (MSN 6416) Condemned salvage 19Oct45
21009 (MSN 6417) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; Shot down by anti-aircraft fire 5 miles W of Gaibola, Italy
during a dive bombing mission to Bologna April 19, 1945; Aircraft caught fire and crashed;
Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 13804
21010 (MSN 6418) 119th FS, 108th FG, New Jersey Air National Guard, Newark Airport, NJ; Accident 17Aug49
landing at Newark Airport; 152nd FS, 103rd FG, Rhode Island Air National Guard, Hillsgrove Field,
Providence, RI
21011 (MSN 6419) Reclaimed June 9, 1948
21012 (MSN 6420) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; Condemned salvage 15Oct45
21013 (MSN 6421) Condemned salvage 28Aug47
21014 (MSN 6422) 65th FS [65], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Duration Dotty";
Battle damaged during a dive bombing attack on the harbor and docks at Genoa, Italy April 11, 1945
when a large hole was made to the leading edge of the vertical stabilizer by a 40mm flak shell;
Condemned salvage 18Oct45.
21015 (MSN 6423) Condemned salvage 2Apr46
21016 (MSN 6424) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot April 2, 1946
21017 (MSN 6425) 507th FS, 404th FG, 9th AF; Crashed 10Apr45 while strafing enemy tanks near Duderstadt,
Germany; Pilot killed. MACR 14368
21018 (MSN 6426) USAFE Germany; Reclaimed July 28, 1948
21019 (MSN 6427) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot April 4, 1947
21020 (MSN 6428) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot April 18, 1946
21021 (MSN 6429) 107th FS, 127th FG, Michigan Air National Guard, Detroit-Wayne Major Airport, MI;
Damaged 21Mar48 by bad weather at Lockbourne, OH
21022 (MSN 6430) Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for use by their expeditionary force in Italy;
TOC 19Apr45; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a,[B4], 350th FG, 12th AF, Pisa, Italy;
Shot down by flak 26Apr45 attacking a train at Alessandria, Italy; Pilot killed
21023 (MSN 6431) 66th FS [94], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "C'est la Guerre" / "Que Pasa";
Oklahoma Air Material Area, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK; Reclaimed September 12, 1950
21024 (MSN 6432) 66th FS [96], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Miss Frances VI";
Crashed 16Apr45 during a test flight at Orbetello, Italy; Pilot killed. MACR 14068.
21025 (MSN 6433) 347th FS [7B6], 350th FG, 12th AF; Pisa, Italy; Crash landed 25Mar45 at Pisa, Italy;
Returned to USA and to Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot February 18, 1947
21026 (MSN 6434) 87th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF; Damaged by flak while strafing motor transports W of
Medicina, Italy April 16, 1945; Headed back to base but crash landed E of Medicina, Italy; Pilot became POW.
MACR 13861.
21027 (MSN 6435) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot March 12, 1947
21028 (MSN 6436) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; 133rd FS, 101st FG, New Hampshire Air National Guard,
Grenier AFB, Manchester, NH; Damaged 24May49 in collision by C-47A 42-100585 while parked at
Grenier; 133rd FS, 4711th Defense Wing, Grenier AFB, Manchester, NH; Force landed 21Jun52 after
engine failure at Grenier AFB
21029 (MSN 6437) 64th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "... Head!"; Condemned salvage 14Sep45
21030 (MSN 6438) 367th FS [CP-X], 358th FG, 9th AF; MIA 1Apr45 near W�rzburg, Germany
21031 (MSN 6439) 523rd FS, 27th FG, 12th AF; USAFE, Fritzlar AAB, Germany; Damaged 4Sep46 on take-off at
Fritzlar; Condemned salvage 28Sep46; Reclaimed 19Nov46
21032 (MSN 6440) 86th FS [X 65], 79th FG, 12th AF; "The Trojan Warhorse"; [HC 3]; USAFE, H�rsching AAB, Austria;
Crash landed 15Mar47 after engine failure 3 miles SW of Regensburg, Germany; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
21033 (MSN 6441) Condemned salvage 22Aug45
21034 (MSN 6442) 522nd FS [FB5], 27th FG, 12th AF; USAFE Germany; Reclaimed July 28, 1949
21035 (MSN 6443) 65th FS [40], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Shot down by flak near
Ferrara, Italy April 23, 1945; During a strafing pass, the aircraft was hit by flak and pulled
up to 4,000 ft. The pilot rolled the aircraft, bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 14081
21036 (MSN 6444) Reclaimed June 4, 1948
21037 (MSN 6445) Condemned salvage 20Oct45
21038 (MSN 6446) 492nd FS, 48th FG, 9th AF; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
21039 (MSN 6447) 87th FS, 79th FG, 12th AF; Damaged by flak strafing locomotives at Jenesice, Yugoslavia
April 2, 1945; Headed back to base but crashed into trees near Moste, Yugoslavia; Pilot killed. MACR 13449
21040 (MSN 6448) 107th FS, 127th FG, Michigan Air National Guard, Detroit-Wayne Major Airport, MI;
Damaged 21Mar48 by bad weather at Lockbourne, OH
21041 (MSN 6449) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; 134th FS, 101st FG, Vermont Air National Guard;
Burlington Municipal Airport, VT; Damaged 11May49 landing at Burlington;
Oklahoma Air Material Area, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK; Reclaimed September 12, 1950
21042 (MSN 6450) Redesignated TP-47D; 134th FS, 101st FG, Vermont Air National Guard;
Burlington Municipal Airport, VT; Force landed 13Mar48 with mechanical failure at Burlington;
Oklahoma Air Material Area, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK; Reclaimed February 19, 1950
21043 (MSN 6451) 65th FS [67], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Miss Mi Lovin' II";
Condemned salvage 22Oct45
21044 (MSN 6452) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot July 19, 1948
21045 (MSN 6453) 391st FS [A8-H], 366th FG, 9th AF; M�nster/Handorf [Y-94], Germany; "Corny Babe";
Crashed 2Jun45 landing at M�nster-Handorf; Pilot killed; Condemned salvage 2Jun45
21046 (MSN 6454) Lend-Lease to Royal AF Jan45 as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL838;
No.8 Refresher Flying Unit, Air Command South East Asia, Yelahanka, Bangalore, India;
Crashed 12May45 when ground looped on landing at Yelahanka, Bangalore, India; SOC
21047 (MSN 6455) Lend-Lease to Royal AF Jan45 as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL840; No.34 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946
21048 (MSN 6456) Lend-Lease to Royal AF Jan45 as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL841; No.34 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; Damaged when lost power on take-off and over-shot at Zayatkwin,
Burma October 9, 1945.
21049 (MSN 6457) Lend-Lease to Royal AF Jan45 as Thunderbolt Mk.II, serial KL839; No.113 Squadron,
Air Command South East Asia; SOC March 28, 1946;
21050 (MSN 6458) 133rd FS, 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard,
Grenier AFB, Manchester, NH; Damaged 17Sep51 when ground looped on take-off at Grenier;
133rd FS, 4711th Defense Wing, Grenier AFB, Manchester, NH; Damaged 5May52 when ground looped landing at Grenier
21051 (MSN 6459) Reclaimed November 19, 1947
21052 (MSN 6460)
21053 (MSN 6461) 527th FS [88], 86th FG, 12th AF; "Jabo"; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
21054 (MSN 6462) 346th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; "Buzzin' Cuzzin"; Damaged 29Jan45 during a strafing
run on some trucks when the aircraft flew through a grove of trees, crushing the engine cowling,
shredding the wing leading edges and damaging the propeller. The pilot managed to fly 120
miles back to base where he apologised to his crew chief for ruining his brand new
replacement aircraft. Force landed 22Apr45; Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ;
To Ordnance Depot March 2, 1947
21055 (MSN 6463) 509th FS [G9-E], 405th FG, 9th AF; "Look! No Hands"; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
21056 (MSN 6464) 65th FS [45], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Jeanie"; Condemned salvage 19Oct45
21057 (MSN 6465) 365th FG, 9th AF; Reclaimed November 19, 1947
21058 (MSN 6466) Condemned salvage 6May45
21059 (MSN 6467) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF, Pisa, Italy; 347th FS; Damaged 16Apr45 when the engine failed
taking off at Pisa. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
21060 (MSN 6468) Reclaimed November 19, 1947
21061 (MSN 6469) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF; Pisa, Italy; Mid air collision 18Apr45 with P-47D 42-29008
climbing through overcast and crashed into a mountain side 5 miles west of Buti, Italy during
a dive bombing mission to an enemy bivouac area near Pianora, Italy. Pilot injured but survived. MACR 13806.
21062 (MSN 6470) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot March 28, 1947
21063 (MSN 6471) 133rd FS, 101st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard,
Grenier AFB, Manchester, NH; Damaged 20Jul51 while parked in collision by F-47D 44-33644 while
taxying at Petersburg Airport, WV
21064 (MSN 6472) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise 31Jul45; Escadrille de Liaison
A�rienne 41Dijon [BA102], France; ZDA 902; Crashed 7Dec50 into Mediterranian Sea; Pilot missing
21065 (MSN 6473) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot April 7, 1947
21066 (MSN 6474) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot March 17, 1947
21067 (MSN 6475) 315th FS [68], 324th FG, 12th AF; Condemned salvage 17May45
21068 (MSN 6476) Air Materiel Command, Newark Airport, NJ; To Ordnance Depot March 17, 1947
21069 (MSN 6477) Oklahoma Air Material Area, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK; Reclaimed September 12, 1950
21070 (MSN 6478) Reclaimed November 19, 1947
21071 (MSN 6479) 392nd FS [H5-W], 367th FG, 9th AF, Frankfurt/Eschborn [Y-74], Germany; "Just Bess";
Accident 29May44 landing at Eschborn; 395th FS [A7-R], 368th FG, 9th AF; "Lady Angela"
21072 (MSN 6480)
21073 (MSN 6481)
21074 (MSN 6482)
21075 (MSN 6483)
21076 (MSN 6484)
21077 (MSN 6485) 64th FS, 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; Crashed S of Portiolo,
Italy April 25, 1945. The aircraft was strafing a truck in the Parma area when last seen.
The pilot did not respond to radio calls. Pilot survived and returned to unit. MACR 14009
21078 (MSN 6486) 379th FS, 362nd FG, 9th AF; "Helen Jane" / "Short Squirt"
21079 (MSN 6487)
21080 (MSN 6488) 119th FS, 108th FG, New Jersey Air National Guard, Newark Airport, NJ;
119th FS, 102nd FG, New Jersey Air National Guard, Newark Airport, NJ; Accident 7Jul51 when
ground looped taking off at Newark
21081 (MSN 6489) 527th FS [ND 25], 86th FG, USAFE, Neubiberg AB, Munich, Germany;
Force landed 10Mar49 with mechanical failure at Munich/Rheim, Germany; To Aeronautica Militare Italiana Jan51
21082 (MSN 6490) 365th FS, 358th FG, 9th AF; Crashed after damaged by own bomb blast while attacking
trucks at Langenzenn, Germany April 16, 1945; Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 13969
21083 (MSN 6491)
21084 (MSN 6492)
21085 (MSN 6493) 395th FS, 368th FG, 9th AF, Buchschwabach [R-42], Germany; Crash landed 31Jul45 with
engine failure near Neustadt, Germany
21086 (MSN 6494) 512th FS [L3-A], 406th FG, 9th AF
21087 (MSN 6495) 365th FS [CH-Z], 358th FG, 9th AF; "Blonde Trouble IV"; Crashed after damaged by
own bomb blast while strafing trucks at Eckersdorf, Germany. MACR 13754. Pilot killed.
21088 (MSN 6496) 53rd FS [6V-B], 36th FG, 9th AF
21089 (MSN 6497) 404th FS [9Q-C], 371st FG, 9th AF, Metz/Frescaty [Y-34], France; Damaged 9Mar45 taxying at Metz.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
21090 (MSN 6498) 514th FS [O7-H], 406th FG, 9th AF; "Paula" [named after the pilot's wife]
21091 (MSN 6499) 66th FS [81], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; "Jane";
To T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri Apr48 as serial 7159; NTU
21092 (MSN 6500)
21093 (MSN 6501) Lend-Lease to For�a A�rea Brasileira for use by their expeditionary force in Italy;
TOC 19Apr45; Attached to USAAF; 1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a,[2], 350th FG, 12th AF, Pisa, Italy;
Flown to Air Service Command, MTO, Naples 2 June 1945; Dismantled, packed and shipped to Brasil;
Reserialled June 1945 as 4125; Uncrated and assembled at Gale�o, Rio de Janeiro;
Flown to Santa Cruz AB; 2�/1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz,
Rio de Janeiro 7Jan46; Accident 17Dec48; 2�/1� Grupo de Avia��o de Ca�a, Base A�rea de Santa Cruz,
Rio de Janeiro 14Oct49; Accident 11Jun50; Parque de Aeronautica de Sao Paulo, Base A�rea
Sao Paulo 9May55; Cannibalized; SOC 28Dec56
21094 (MSN 6502) 167th FS, 123rd FG, West Virginia Air National Guard, Charleston, WV; 156th FS,
54th Fighter Wing, North Carolina Air National Guard, Morris Field, Charlotte, NC;
Accident 30Jul49 landing at Greenville AFB, SC; 136th FS, 107th FG, New York Air National Guard,
Niagara Falls Municipal Airport, NY
21095 (MSN 6503)
21096 (MSN 6504)
21097 (MSN 6505) to T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri Apr48 as serial 7147; Mid air collision 7Jul50 with
P-47D 44-32993 near Bursa, Anatolia, Turkey; WFU
21098 (MSN 6506) 346th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF
21099 (MSN 6507)
21100 (MSN 6508) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise [10-SF], Escadron d'Entra�nement et de
Calibration 3/10, Dijon [BA102], France;
21101 (MSN 6509) 345th FS, 350th FG, 12th AF
21102 (MSN 6510) 315th FS, 324th FG, 12th AF, Lun�ville [Y-2], France; Crashed 7Apr45 on take-off and
destroyed by fire at Lun�ville. Pilot survived.
21103 (MSN 6511) to T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri Apr48 as serial 7107; NTU
21104 (MSN 6512) Lend-Lease to Arm�e de l�Air Fran�aise Dec44Escadron de Chasse 1/10 "Cercle de Chasse
de Paris"Villacoublay [BA107], Paris; Crashed 24Feb54 near Assais-les-Jumeaux (79);
Pilot Georges Vouilloux; killed
21105 (MSN 6513) to T�rk Hava Kuvvetleri Apr48 as serial 7179; NTU
21106 (MSN 6514) 64th FS [27], 57th FG, 12th AF, Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy; 139th FS, 107th FG,
New York Air National Guard, Schenectady County Airport, NY; Damaged 6Apr50 taxying at Schenectady, NY;
Oklahoma Air Material Area, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma City, OK; Overhauled for Mutual Defense
Aid Program; to Fuerza A�rea Ej�rcito de Cuba 13Jan53 as serial 472; WFU
21107 (MSN 6515)
44-21108/21237 Republic P-47M Thunderbolt
Republic Aviation Corporation, Farmingdale, Long Island, New York. Model AP-16a. Incorporates the P-47N fuselage
and the P-47D-30 wing. A limited production model especially developed for the 56th Fighter Group, 8th Air Force;
all but two are reported to have been assigned to the 56th Fighter Group.
Engine problems at altitude, later identified as a breakdown of ignition harnesses caused the fleet to be grounded
February 21, 1945 until modified replacements were available. Still with on-going engine problems in the fleet,
on February 23, 1945 all P-47Ms were grounded until the problems had been resolved at the end of March;
it was found that corroded piston rings, possibly caused by poor preparation for shipping across the Atlantic,
had caused rust flakes to contaminate and block the oil system.
After VE-day, P-47M aircraft stored at Depots were released to the 56th Fighter Group which was expecting to be
transferred to the Pacific. When the Pacific war ended, remaining P-47M aircraft were flown to the 2nd Tactical
Air Depot at Stansted, Essex, the last fighters leaving Boxted in a three-squadron formation on September 14, 1945.
21108 (MSN 6516) 61st FS [HV-Z bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Artwork of the pilot's
personal emblem based on the Polish flag on the engine cowling, associated with the Pilot's ancestry;
Damaged 19Jan45 taxying in bad weather at Mendlesham
21109 (MSN 6517) 61st FS [HV-K], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Sue"; Damaged 25Jun45 in
collision with P-47M 44-21190 during take-off from Boxted
21110 (MSN 6518) 63rd FS [UN-B bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21111 (MSN 6519) 61st FS [HV-A], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21112 (MSN 6520) 63rd FS [UN-Z], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Ugly Duckling"
21113 (MSN 6521) 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Technical Operations/Operational Engineering
Section, 8th AF; 434th FS [L2-H], 479th FG, 8th AF, Wattisham, Station 377; Transition trainer
21114 (MSN 6522) 62nd FS [LM-P], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "M/M"
21115 (MSN 6523) 61st FS [HV-Q], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Up Stairs With Mauldin";
Mid air collision 13Mar45 with P-47M 44-21159 near Stowmarket; Pilot killed
21116 (MSN 6524) 61st FS [HV-J], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Lorene"
21117 (MSN 6525) 62nd FS [LM-J], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Teddy". To 479th FG, 434th FS as
trainer aircraft.
21118 (MSN 6526) 63rd FS [UN-S], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21119 (MSN 6527) 56th FG, 61st FS,
21120 (MSN 6528) 63rd FS [UN-L], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged 25Jun45 taxying at Boxted
21121 (MSN 6529) 63rd FS [UN-C], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21122 (MSN 6530) 63rd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150. (63rd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF) crashed on
takeoff 2 1/2 mi S of RAF Boxted, Essex, England due to engine failure Mar 15, 1945. Pilot killed,
aircraft was destroyed. Also listed as lost Apr 10, 1945 in crash landing at Antwerp-Deurne/B-70.
Pilot killed.
21123 (MSN 6531) 61st FS [UN-S bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21124 (MSN 6532) Headquarters Flight, 65th Fighter Wing, 8th AF, Saffron Walden, Station 370;
21125 (MSN 6533) 62nd FS [LM-S], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crashed 11Mar45 with
mechanical failure 2 miles N of Cranfield. An engine piston had failed causing the oil
tank to rupture. Oil covered the windscreen and canopy restricting vision. The pilot was
killed trying to land at RAF Cranfield, Bedfordshire.
21126 (MSN 6534) 63rd FS [UN-S], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 61st FS [HV-L];
Mid air collision 1Apr45 with P-47M 44-21187 7 miles NE of Debden; Pilot killed
21127 (MSN 6535) 61st FS [HV-M], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Pengie V" - artwork of a penguin
21128 (MSN 6536) 62nd FS [LM-K], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21129 (MSN 6537) 61st FS [HV-C], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21130 (MSN 6538) 61st FS [HV-I], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21131 (MSN 6539) 63rd FS [UN-X], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Darlin" Dottie"; Armament Unit,
United States Strategic AFs, Europe; Duxford. Used to test whether P-47's could make use of
captured enemy bombs, April-May 1945
21132 (MSN 6540) 63rd FS [UN-K bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Mrs. K" [named after the pilot's wife]
21133 (MSN 6541) 56th FG, 61st FS
21134 (MSN 6542) 63rd FS [UN-P bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Bernyce" / "Teacher"s Pet";
Shot down 13Apr45 by flak during a strafing attack on Eggebek airfield, Germany; Pilot bailed
out but was too low for the parachute to open before hitting the ground and was killed. MACR 14128.
21135 (MSN 6543) 63rd FS [UN-A bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150, "Ruby" (L), "Ann" (R)
21136 (MSN 6544) 62nd FS [LM-W], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; During a bomber escort
mission 14Mar45, the engine developed an oil leak. The pilot turned towards home but the engine
failed completely and he bailed out over the North Sea. The pilot is believed to have hit the tail,
the parachute did not open until just as he hit the water and he was killed.
21137 (MSN 6545) 63rd FS [UN-E], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Mid air collision 11Jun45 with
P-47M 44-21198 at Boxted
21138 (MSN 6546) 56th FG, 62nd FS
21139 (MSN 6547) 56th FG, 62nd FS
21140 (MSN 6548) 63rd FS [UN-F bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150;
"Darling Dottie" / "Shoot !! You're Faded" - artwork of a pair of dice; Damaged 12Jul45
taxying at RAF Tarrant Rushton, Dorset
21141 (MSN 6549) 63rd FS [UN-N & U], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "The Brat"
21142 (MSN 6550) 61st FS [HV-D], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21143 (MSN 6551) 56th FG, 62st FS
21144 (MSN 6552) 56th FB, 62nd FS
21145 (MSN 6553) 62nd FS [LM-Y], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged 9Jul45 taxying at Boxted
21146 (MSN 6554) 61st FS [HV-D], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21147 (MSN 6555) 61st FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; named "Blue Eyes". Crash landed 17Jul45 wheels up at
Furth/Industriehafen [R-30], Germany
21148 (MSN 6556) 56th FG, 61st FS
21149 (MSN 6557) 63rd FS [UN-T], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Ole-Miss; Lib"
21150 (MSN 6558) 63rd FS [UN-M bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Dottie Dee II" - artwork of cartoon wolf
21151 (MSN 6559) 63rd FS, 56th FG
21152 (MSN 6560) 63rd FS [UN-H bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crash landed 19Jun45 wheels up at Boxted
21153 (MSN 6561) 63rd FS [UN-W], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Sylvia"
21154 (MSN 6562) 63rd FS [UN-J], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Accident 12Mar45 after the engine
lost oil. During an emergency landing on a deserted airstrip in Belgium the aircraft nosed over in the mud.
21155 (MSN 6563) 61st FS, 56th FG
21156 (MSN 6564) 61st FS [HV-Y], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21157 (MSN 6565) 63rd FS [UN-D], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Margaret"
21158 (MSN 6566) 63rd FS, 56th FG
21159 (MSN 6567) 62nd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; 61st FS [HV-O], "Joy Boy";
Crash landed 21Jan45 wheels up at Boxted after the engine failed during a test flight.
The cause was found to be a breakdown of the ignition harness at high altitude.
Not the first case of ignition lead failure, this resulted in a temporary grounding
of the P-47M fleet until modified ignition leads were fitted.
Mid air collision 13Mar45 with P-47M 44-21115 near Stowmarket; Pilot killed
21160 (MSN 6568) 63rd FS [UN-F & J], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Devastatin' Deb"
21161 (MSN 6569) 61st FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Mid air collision 18Feb45 10 miles
SW of Boxted; Pilot killed
21162 (MSN 6570) 61st FS [HV-G], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Accident 31May45 after engine
failure on take-off at Boxted
21163 (MSN 6571) 63rd FS [UN-S bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21164 (MSN 6572) 61st FS, 56th FG
21165 (MSN 6573) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21166 (MSN 6574) 63rd FS, 56th FG
21167 (MSN 6575) 61st FS, 56th FG
21168 (MSN 6576) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21169 (MSN 6577) 62nd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21170 (MSN 6578) 61st FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crashed 10Apr45 damaged by flak in
Belgium; Pilot killed
21171 (MSN 6579) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21172 (MSN 6580) 61st FS, 56th FG
21173 (MSN 6581) 63rd FS, 56th FG
21174 (MSN 6582) 61st FS [HV-S bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150. Four Thunderbolts were on
a cross-country training flight when they carried out some low passes on a USAAF rest home
at Knighthayes Court, near Tiverton, Devon May 1, 1945. The pilot, who was third in line,
misjudged his height and mushed through some treetops, crashing into rising ground beyond and pilot was killed.
21175 (MSN 6583) 63rd FS [UN-Z], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Displayed as "Zemke's Wolfpack -
56th FG" with other USAAF aircraft August-September 1945 at the Exposition de l'Aviation
Am�ricaine, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France; then unceremoniously scrapped
21176 (MSN 6584) 62nd FS [LM-D], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Jersey Bounce"
21177 (MSN 6585) 62nd FS [LM-B & J], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21178 (MSN 6586) 61st FS [HV-P], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crash landed 10Feb45 after
the engine failed with a faulty ignition lead in a field at Dedham, Essex. Two young oak trees
on the boundary were in the way and while passing between them most of the wings were shed. 63rd FS [UN-V]
21179 (MSN 6587) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21180 (MSN 6588) 61st FS [HV-G], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21181 (MSN 6589) 62nd FS [UN-H], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21182 (MSN 6590) 61st FS [HV-S], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21183 (MSN 6591) 61st FS [HV-I], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Accident 7Mar45 landing at Boxted.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
21184 (MSN 6592) 61st FS [HV-R], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Mid air collision 12Apr45
during a mock dogfight with P-51D 44-15073 and crashed near Hintlesham, 3 miles N of Raydon; Pilot killed
21185 (MSN 6593) 63rd FS [UN-M], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21186 (MSN 6594) 63rd FS [UN-H], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crash landed 27Mar45 wheels up at Boxted.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
21187 (MSN 6595) 61st FS [HV-W], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Li'l Snorkey";
Mid air collision 1Apr45 with P-47M 44-21126 7 miles NE of Debden
21188 (MSN 6596) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21189 (MSN 6597) 63rd FS [UN-I], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21190 (MSN 6598) 61st FS [HV-X], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged 25Jun45 in
collision with P-47M 44-21109 during take-off from Boxted
21191 (MSN 6599) 61st FS [HV-C], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21192 (MSN 6600) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21193 (MSN 6601) 61st FS [HV-F], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Beautiful Fredie"
21194 (MSN 6602) 63rd FS [UN-X], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Crashed 23Mar45 during a
training mission near Pound Farm, S of Milden; Pilot killed
21195 (MSN 6603) 61st FS [HV-N], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Dee"; Force landed 22Jun45
with propeller failure after take-off one mile SW of Boxted
21196 (MSN 6604) 63rd FS [UN-G bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Yorkshire Lass"
21197 (MSN 6605) 61st FS [HV-O], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Named "Joy Boy". Accident 3Feb45 landing at Boxted
21198 (MSN 6606) 63rd FS [UN-V], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Mid air collision 11Jun45
with P-47M 44-21137 at Boxted
21199 (MSN 6607) 62nd FS [LM-X], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Artwork - pinup,
left cowl / "Josephine, my flying machine", right cowl
21200 (MSN 6608) 62nd FS [LM-R], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21201 (MSN 6609) 63rd FS [UN-C], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21202 (MSN 6610) 61st FS [HV-P], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Joy Boy"
21203 (MSN 6611) 63rd FS [UN-A], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Miss June"
21204 (MSN 6612) 63rd FS, 56th FG
21205 (MSN 6613) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21206 (MSN 6614) 61st FS [HV-A bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150Accident 26Jul45 taxying at Boxted
21207 (MSN 6615) 62nd FS [LM-M], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged 17Apr45 by ground fire
during strafing attacks, the aircraft was losing fuel through a severed line. The aircraft had
just landed at St Trond, Belgium when it caught fire and burnt out.
21208 (MSN 6616) 62nd FS [LM-N], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Accident 28Jun45 landing at Boxted
21209 (MSN 6617) 63rd FS [UN-B], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Lookin' Fer Trouble" - artwork of
Cherub with Tommy Gun on cowl
21210 (MSN 6618) 62nd FS [LM-O], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged 2May45 in collision
with P-47M 44-21228 taxying at Boxted. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
21211 (MSN 6619) 62nd FS [LM-Z], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21212 (MSN 6620) 61st FS [HV-U], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Lovely Loey"
21213 (MSN 6621) 62nd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21214 (MSN 6622) 62nd FS [LM-Y], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21215 (MSN 6623) 63rd FS [UN-K bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21216 (MSN 6624) 63rd FS, 56th FG
21217 (MSN 6625) 63rd FS [UN-O], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21218 (MSN 6626) 62nd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21219 (MSN 6627) 62nd FS [LM-I], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Accident 11Jun45 landing at Boxted
21220 (MSN 6628) 61st FS, 56th FG
21221 (MSN 6629) 63rd FS [UN-C bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Pinkie" - artwork of pink elephant
21222 (MSN 6630) 63rd FS [UN-S bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150. The fighter was climbing out
after take-off when the engine failed. With the aircraft's attitude and a heavy load, airspeed
diminished rapidly and the plane went into a flat spin. The pilot was killed when the aircraft
crashed on allotments near Colchester railway station March 15, 1945. With on-going engine problems
with the P-47M fleet, on March 16, 1945 all P-47Ms were grounded until the problems had been
resolved by the end of March.
21223 (MSN 6631) 62nd FS, 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21224 (MSN 6632) 61st FS [HV-J], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21225 (MSN 6633) 63rd FS [UN-K], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Fire Ball'
21226 (MSN 6634) 63rd FS [UN-G], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21227 (MSN 6635) Republic Aviation Corporation, Republic Field, Farmingdale, Long Island, NY;
Crash landed 7Dec44 wheels up with mechanical failure at Farmingdale
21228 (MSN 6636) 62nd FS [LM-K], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged 2May45 in collision
with P-47M 44-21210 while taxying at Boxted
21229 (MSN 6637) 61st FS [HV-H bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Accident 14Jul45 taxying at Boxted
21230 (MSN 6638) 62nd FS [LM-A], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; Damaged by ground fire 16Apr45
during a strafing attack on M�hldorf am Inn airfield, Germany. Too low to bail out, the pilot
attempted to crash land but loss of power caused a wing to stall, hitting the ground and
cart-wheeling the aircraft, breaking off the wings and tail. The aircraft came to rest upright
and the pilot evaded capture. Working his way across Europe, the pilot eventually found US troops,
the same unit which had rescued him when he had been shot down the previous year flying a B-24 bomber!
21231 (MSN 6639) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21232 (MSN 6640) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21233 (MSN 6641) 62nd FS [LM-H bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150
21234 (MSN 6642) 63rd FS [UN-R], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "The Mighty Myth"
21235 (MSN 6643) 62nd FS, 56th FG
21236 (MSN 6644) 434th FS [L2-M], 479th FG, 8th AF, Wattisham, Station 377; Transition trainer
21237 (MSN 6645) 62nd FS [LM-C bar], 56th FG, 8th AF, Boxted, Station 150; "Marion" (L) / "North Dakota Kid" (R)
44-21238/21757 Cancelled contracts
44-21758/21907 Culver PQ-14B
Modified version of Culver LFA Cadet used as target drone. Redesignated Q-14B in 1947.
21764 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX. Accident landing at Love Field 8Nov44
21782 207th Base Unit, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX. Fatal crash 23 miles east of Biggs Field 22Nov44
21807 207th Base Unit, Deming Field, NM. Accident landing at Deming Field 10Apr45.
21808 Combat Crew Training Squadron, 207th Base Unit, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX. Accident landing
with mechanical failure at Biggs Field 22Dec44.
21816 207th Base Unit, Deming Field, NM. Damaged in collision with Beech C-45F 44-47402 on the
ground at Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 3Jan45.
21819 (MSN N763) Delivered to USAAF 2Dec44. 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis MAP, TN. Damaged taxying at
Wichita MAP, KS 2Dec44. 207th Base Unit, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX. Declared excess Aug45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation 26Aug45. Registered 25May71 as N1063M to the Tucson Air
Museum Foundation of Pima County; cancelled 25Jul72. USAF Museum Loan Program; on loan to the
Pima County Air Museum, later the Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona. Preserved and on display
21854 314th Composite Squadron, 5th Air Force, Kisarazu AB, Japan. Damaged landing at Haneda AB, Tokyo,
Japan 29Jul47.
21856 4136th Base Unit, Tinker AFB, OK. Damaged landing at Tinker AFB 2Aug48
21866 4th Base Unit, France Field, Canal Zone, Panama. Damaged at France Field 9Mar48
21871 4185th Base Unit, Independence Field, KS. Damaged landing at Independence Field 28Aug46.
21873 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Caribbean Air Command, Rio Hato AB, Panama.
Damaged taking off at Rio Hato AB 7Dec46.
21878 207th Base Unit, Deming Field, NM. Accident landing with mechanical failure at Jackson AAB, MS 19Jul45.
21882 4145th Base Unit, Wendover Field, UT. Damaged landing at Wendover Field 19Jun46.
21885 4145th Base Unit, Wendover Field, UT. Crash landed with mechanical failure at Wendover Field 6Feb47.
21890 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis MAP, TN. Damaged taxying near Dallas, TX 7Jan46.
21891 4000th Base Unit, Patterson Field, Dayton, OH. Crash landed after engine failure one mile east of
Carterburn, IN 23Jan48.
21896 assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, later as NACA Langley Research Center,
Langley Field, VA Jan 18, 1945 to Apr 11, 1949. Assigned to Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
HQ Squadron, Air Force Armament Center, Air Research and Development Command, Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL.
Destroyed when force landed after engine failure 25 miles west of Mobile, AL 14Sep52
21903 Air Technical Service Command, McClellan Field, Sacramento, CA. Damaged while parked in collision by
Cessna Bobcat NC53175 of the Standard Oil Company taxying at Oakland MAP, CA 18Sep45.
44-21908 Kellett XR-8A-KE
Kellett Autogiro Corporation XR-8A second prototype. Intended to demonstrate the feasibility of a
two-bladed twin-rotor system. A two-bladed twin-rotor system was trialled on the second prototype,
beginning in March 1945. This proved immediately unworkable, with severe vibration that was
prohibitively difficult to resolve.
44-21909/22508 Cancelled contracts
44-22509 Culver PQ-14A-CL
Modified version of Culver LFA Cadet used as a target drone. Redesignated Q-14B in 1947
44-22510 Culver YPQ-14B-CL
Modified version of Culver LFA Cadet used as a target drone. Redesignated Q-14B in 1947
44-22511/22519 Culver PQ-14A-CL
Modified version of Culver LFA Cadet used as a target drone. Redesignated Q-14B in 1947
22517 72nd Ferrying Squadron, 21st Ferrying Group, Palm Springs Field, CA. Destroyed when force
landed after engine failure one mile south of Marietta, OK 1Apr44.
44-22520 Culver YPQ-14B-CL
Modified version of Culver LFA Cadet used as a target drone. Redesignated Q-14B in 1947
44-22521/22585 Culver PQ-14A-CL
Modified version of Culver LFA Cadet used as a target drone. Redesignated Q-14B in 1947
22527 Culver Aircraft Company, Wichita, KS. Damaged when crash landed after engine failure taking
off at Beechcraft Field, Wichita 26Apr44.
22530 16th Ferrying Squadron, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX. Destroyed when force
landed with fuel exhaustion at Heflin, AL 6May44.
22532 16th Ferrying Squadron, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX. Damaged when force
landed with fuel exhaustion five miles east of Tenaha, TX 8May44.
22537 72nd Ferrying Squadron, 21st Ferrying Group, Palm Springs Field, CA. Damaged when landing
with mechanical failure at Barksdale Field, LA 21May44.
22538 420th Base Unit, March Field, Riverside, CA. Accident landing at Bicycle Lake, CA 25May44.
22549 Tow Target Detachment, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX. Crashed in bad weather at Biggs Field 25Aug44.
22552 601st Ferrying Squadron, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX. Damaged when the engine
failed taking off at Selman Field, Monroe, LA 13Apr44. 611th Base Unit, Proving Ground Command,
Eglin AFB, Valparaiso, FL. Crash landed at Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 10May45.
22564 91st Ferrying Squadron, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX. Damaged when force landed
after engine failure at San Miguel, AZ 28Aug44.
22572 Culver Aircraft Company, Wichita, KS. Damaged when crash landed with mechanical failure two
miles south of Wichita 11Apr45.
22584/22585 to USN as TD2C-1
44-22586/22608 Culver YPQ-14B-CL
Modified version of Culver LFA Cadet used as a target drone. Redesignated Q-14B in 1947
22588 142nd Base Unit, Camp Stewart Field, Hinesville, GA. Force landed after engine failure
15 miles SE of Kingston, NC 10Jan45.
22607 27th Tow Target Squadron, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX. Destroyed taking off at Biggs Field 14Aug46.
44-22609/22628 Bell P-59A-1-BE Airacomet
22609 to UAAAF Air Material Command, Wright Field, Ohio. Destroyed by fire 5Mar45 at Wright AAF, OH.
Lockheed C-60A Lodestar 42-55962 was taking off from Wright Field, OH on a test flight
when the pilot lost control of the airplane.
It crashed into a hangar, killing five workers. A fire erupted, destroying seven planes inside.
22610 to USAAF Cold Weather Test Lab, Ladd AAB, Alaska. Named "Smokey Stover". To War Assets Corp Jun 1946.
22611 1944: USAAF 29th FS (412th FG).
22612 to 611th Base Unit, Eglin AFB, Florida. To Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland Mar 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22613
22614 (MSN 27-22) on display at March Field Museum, California.
22615
22616 crashed near Mapleton, New York Jan 5, 1945.
22617 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland Mar 1946. Scrapped by 1949.
22618 445th FS, 412th FG at Muroc AAB, California. Crashed near Oildale, California Dec 7, 1944.
22619 31st FS, 412th FG, Bakersfield AFB, California. Ran out of fuel and crased near Dayton, Ohio Nov 13, 1944.
22620 (29th FS, 412th FG) in midair collision with P-59A 44-22626 over Mojave Desert near Grey
Butte AAF Mar 1, 1945. Pilot killed.
22621 to 29th FS, 412th FG, Oxnard, California
22622 to 6th Ferry Group, Long Beach, California
22623 with 611th Base Unit, Eglin AFB, Florida. To Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland Mar 1946.
Scrapped by 1949
22624
22625
22626 (29th FS, 412th FG) in midair collision with P-59A 44-22620 over Mojave Desert near Grey
Butte AAF Mar 1, 1945. Pilot killed. Wreck salvaged for spare parts.
22627 to 29th FS, 412th FG, Santa Cruz, California. US Aircraft Section, Air Materiel Command,
Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana. Set aside for proposed USAAF aviation museum. Flown to the
aircraft storage area, 803rd Special Depot at Orchard Place Airport, Park Ridge, Illinois May 1946.
22628
44-22629/22658 Bell P-59B-1-BE Airacomet
22629 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22630 to Flight Test Division at Wright Field, Ohio
22631
22632
22633 to 445th FS, 412th FG, at Muroc AAB, California. Named "Reluctant Robot". Redesignated ZF-59B
as a drone 1945-7. W/o at Muroc AAB, California Oct 1948. Later mounted on pole at Edwards AFB, California
22634 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22635 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22636 to 412th FG, Ontario AAB, California. To Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949.
22637 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949.
22638 to 6th Ferry Group, Long Beach, California
22639 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22640 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22641 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22642 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22643 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22644 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22645 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22646 to 29th FS, 412th FG, Santa Maria AAF, California
22647
22648 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22649 to $12th Base Unit, Santa Maria AAF, California. Crashed due to engine failure
at Memphis AP, Tennessee Aug 27, 1945.
22650 (MSN 27-58) By Oct 30, 19044 TOS by USAAF. Delivered prior to contract cancellation.
To NACA Laboratory at Cleveland, Ohio. To Kirtland AFB, New Mexico for tests in
1947. TOS USAF 9/18/1947. SOC at Kirtland AFB, NM 1950. Displayed in front of the base headquarters
at Kirtland AFB in 1951. To New Mexico ANG, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico in 1955 as GIA.
Transported by C-124 to USAF Museum, Dayton, OH Feb 1956. To new museum facility at Wright Field Jul 1971.
22651 to US Navy as BuNo 64100. To NATC, Patuxent River, Maryland
22652 to 4120th Base Unit, Freeman Field, Indiana
22653
22654 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Maryland 1946. Scrapped by 1949
22655
22656 To Purdue University, Indiana. Later preserved at Harold Wasp Pioneer Village, Minden, Nebraska.
22657 to US Navy as BuNo 64109. Transferred to NATC, Patuxent River, Maryland. Scrapped at Norfolk, Virginia
Dec 1947
22658 to US Navy as BuNo 64108. Transferred to NATC, Patuxent River, Maryland. Crashed Dec 8, 1947
44-22659/22708 Cancelled contract for Bell P-59B Airacomet
44-22709/22958 Cancelled contracts
44-22959/22968 Fairchild C-82A-1-FA Packet
MSN 10003/10012
22959 (MSN 10003) f/f Oct 9, 1944. To ground instructional airframe in 1948.
Scrapped Oct 1948.
22960 (MSN 10004) w/o Aug 14, 1947 New Germany, Ohio
22961 (MSN 10005) fuselage later sent to Bikini Atoll for nuclear tests
22962 (MSN 10006) to civilian registry as N75398 1964. To Aviateca Guatemalteca
as TG-ATA 1968.
22963 (MSN 10007) scrapped after retirement.
22964 (MSN 10008) crashed at Offutt Field, Nebraska Jul 18, 1946.
22965 (MSN 10009) scrapped after retirement
22966 (MSN 10010) scrapped after retirement.
22967 (MSN 10011) scrapped after retirement.
22968 (MSN 10012) scrapped after retirement.
44-22969/22988 Fairchild C-82A-5-FA Packet
MSN 10013/10032
22969 (MSN 10013) served as test aircraft.
22970 (MSN 10014) scrapped after retirement
22971 (MSN 10015) scrapped after retirement.
22972 (MSN 10016) scrapped after retirement.
22973 (MSN 10017) scrapped after retirement
22974 (MSN 10018) scrapped after retirement
22975 (MSN 10019) served as test aircraft.
22976 (MSN 10020) damaged in landing at Pope Field, North Carolina Apr 15, 1946. Scrapped after retirement.
22977 (MSN 10021) damaged in taxi accident at National Airport, DC May 18, 1946. Scrapped after retirement.
22978 (MSN 10022) damaged in taxi accident at Hamilton Field, California May 11, 1946. Converted to SC-82A
Scrapped after retirement.
22979 (MSN 10023) scrapped after retirement.
22980 (MSN 10024) scrapped after retirement
22981 (MSN 10025) to civil registry as N6244C in 1955. To Honduran AF as 793 in Apr 1958. To US civilian
registry as N136E 1960. To Aden Airways as VR-ABD 1965, but not delivered. Back to N136E in 1969.
Scrapped at Long Beach Airport, California in 1972.
22982 (MSN 10026) converted to SC-82A. Scrapped after retirement
22983 (MSN 10027) damaged in landing at Tinker Field, Oklahoma May 24, 1946. Scrapped after retirement.
22984 (MSN 10028) sold to Peruvian user as OB-WAC-479 then reregistered as OB-T-479
22986 (MSN 10030) w/o Feb 1, 1950 in crash at Selfrige AFB, Michigan
22987 (MSN 10031) scrapped after retirement
22988 (MSN 10032)
44-22989/23003 Fairchild C-82A-10-FA Packet
MSN 10033/10047
22989 (MSN 10033) used as propeller test aircraft in 1946.
22990 (MSN 10034) scrapped after retirement
22991 (MSN 10035) noted in June 1971 with Walter Soplata collection at Newbury, Ohio
22992 (MSN 10036) scrapped after retirement
22993 (MSN 10037) damaged Nov 20, 1947 at Greenville AAF, South Carolina. Scrapped after retirement.
22994 (MSN 10038) damaged Jul 18, 1946 at Offutt AF, Nebraska then crashed 11 mi Ne of Elgin, Texas Dec 9, 1947
due to engine failure.
22995 (MSN 10039) damaged in taxi accident at Miami AAF Sep 17, 1946. Scrapped after retirement.
22996 (MSN 10040) damaged in taxi accident at Pope Field, North Carolina Jan 6, 1947. Scrapped after retirement
22997 (MSN 10041) damaged in taxi accident at Pope Field, North Carolni Dec 5, 1946. Scrapped after retirement.
22999 (MSN 10043) damaged in landing at Pope Field, North Carolina Sep 30, 1946. Scrapped after retirement.
22300 (MSN 10044) scrapped after retirement
23001 (MSN 10044) to civilian registry as N6990C. Fitted for aerial spraing. Converted to Jet-Packet 1600.
To user in Chile as CC-CRB and then to CC-CAE. Stored at Los Cerrillos, New Mexico 1971-1975.
Scrapped by 1977.
23002 (MSN 10045) damaged in landing at Pope Field, North Carolina Jul 25, 1947. Scrapped after retirement.
23003 (MSN 10046) scrapped after retirement
44-23004/23018 Fairchild C-82A-15-FA Packet
MSN 10048/10062
23004 (MSN 10048) converted to EC-82A with snow-ski undercarriage units 1945-1951. To civilian registry
in 1957 as N75399. To user in Honduras as XH-139. Crashed Trujillo, Honduras.
23005 (MSN 10049) to civil registry as N6996C. Stored at Tucson airport, AZ 1969-1971.
23006 (MSN 10050) to civil registry as N6997C. Now at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, AZ.
23007 (MSN 10051)
23008 (MSN 10052) to civil registry as N74046, N6782A (ntu). Scrapped at Miami, FL in 1972.
23009 (MSN 10053) to civil registry as N6998C. Stored at Tucson airport, AZ 1969-1972.
23010 (MSN 10054) w/o Jan 14, 1947 at Harnet, North Carolina
23011 (MSN 10055) to civilian registry as N6245C
23012 (MSN 10056) to civil registry as N74047. To Fairchild Hiller
Corp in 1967 as N6856A but ntu. Scrapped in Miami, FL in 1972.
23013 (MSN 10057) to civil registy as N7852B, N7884C (ntu).
23014 (MSN 10058) w/o Jul 14, 1949 at Wright Field, Ohio
23015 (MSN 10059) tto MATS air rescue squadrons as SC-82A 1950-1953. To civil registry as N6989C in 1956,
then N6887C. Converted as a Jet Packet 1600 by Stewart-Davis, Inc.
Used by USAF for Jet-Pak trials at Edwards AFB. Used in
1965 movie "Flight of the Phoenix". Impounded in Mexicoo 1970-71, held in storage.
Displayed at city of Hermosillo, Mexico in 1983. Scrapped Nov 2005.
23016 (MSN 10060) in July 1946 fitted with special postal handling equipment, and transferred to US
government and reregistered NC8855. Leased to United Airlines as the Flying Mail Car. Returned
to US government and registration of NC8855 was rescinded.
23017 (MSN 10061) to civil registry as N74038. To Fairchild Hiller Corp as N6862A but ntu.
23018 (MSN 10062) to civilian registry as N6246C.
44-23019/23033 Fairchild C-82A-20-FA Packet
MSN 10063/10077
23019 (MSN 10063) Sold as HK-906 Feb 1956, w/o 3 Jun 1960 at Barranquilla, Colombia
23020 (MSN 10064) damaged in taxi accident at Bergstrom Field, Texas Nov 4, 1946. Scrapped after retirement
23021 (MSN 10065) w/o Jul 31, 1950 in crash at Tallahassee, Florida
23022 (MSN 10066) damaged on takeoff at Pope Field, North Carolina Dec 13, 1946.
23023 (MSN 10067) to civil registry as N2055A.
23024 (MSN 10068) damaged beyond repar at Greenville AFB, SC Nov 17, 1950 when brakes failed
during fast taxi and went into ditch. No injuries to crew.
23025 (MSN 10069) to civil registry as N5119B with Bankers Life and Casualty Co, Chicago IL.
To Aviateca Guatemalteca as TG-AZA in Jun 1959. To Peru OB-UAE-528 Mar 1960.
23026 (MSN 10070) to civil registry as N4832V. Crashed Aug 8, 1956 at Boca Raton, Florida
23027 (MSN 10071) to civilian registry as N5095V (converted to Jet Packet 3200 prototype), CC-CRA, N5095V, N8009E.
To Hagerstown Aviation Museum, Hagerstown, MD Aug 2006. Fuselage currently preserved.
23028 (MSN 10072) crashed near Austin, TX May 11, 1947.
23029 (MSN 10073) converted to SC-82A. To civil registry as N4829V in 1955. Crashed Granite Mountain, Alaska
Aug 3, 1964.
23030 (MSN 10074) to civilian registry as N6243C
23031 (MSN 10075) to civil registry as N4833V in 1954. Fuselage featured in
1965 movie "Flight of the Phoenix" in 1965, to Fairchild Hiller
Corp as N6850A in 1967 but ntu. .
23032 (MSN 10076) to civil registry in Aug 1955 as N74041, to Fairchild Hiller
Corp in 1967 as N6857A but ntu.
23033 (MSN 10077) to civil registry as N6999C Jan 1956. To Allied Aircraft Sales, Tucson, AZ Oct 1975.
44-23034/23048 Fairchild C-82A-25-FA Packet
MSN 10078/10092
23034 (MSN 10078) to civil registry as N5118B with Bankers Life and Casualty Co, Chicago, IL.
To Aviateca Guatemalteca as TG-AXA.
23035 (MSN 10079) scrapped after retirement.
23036 (MSN 10080) to MATS air rescue squadrons as SC-82A. Fetted with Fairchile J44-R Jet-Pak in 1954.
To civil registry as N53228 in 1957. Fuselage featured in 1965 movie "Flight of the Phoenix".
Scrapped at Long Beach, Ca 1970-71.
23037 (MSN 10081) to civil registry as as N74042
23038 (MSN 10082) to civilian registry as N7851B.
23039 (MSN 10083) to L. B. Smith Aircraft Corp as N5117B 1957-1969
23040 (MSN 10084) to civil registry as N7849B. Seen derelict on fire dump at Fairbanks, Alaska.
23041 (MSN 10085) converted to SC-82A. To civil registry as N4828V. Converted to Steward-Davis Skypallet
prototype but never flew and subsequently scrapped.
23042 (MSN 10086) w/o Dec 16, 1948 in crash at Greenville AFB, South Carolina
23043 (MSN 10087) to civil registry as N74043, then to N6769A of Fairchild Hiller Corp, but ntu.
23044 (MSN 10088) damaged in taxi accident at Keesler Field, Mississippi May 2, 1947. Scrapped after retirement.
23045 (MSN 10089) to civilian registry as N5116B with Bankers Life and Casualty Co, Chicago IL.
23046 (MSN 10090) to civil registry as N6985C. Converted to Jet-Packet 3400. Scrapped at Long Beach airport, CA in 1972.
23047 (MSN 10091) to civil registry as N2057A. Sold as HK-918 in 1956
23048 (MSN 10092) to civilian registry as N5115B with Bankers Life and Casualty Co, Chicago, IL,
then to Transportes Aereos Mexicanos SA as XA-LIY
44-23049/23058 Fairchild C-82A-30-FA Packet
MSN 10093/10102
23049 (MSN 10093) to civil registry as N5114B with Bankers Life and Casualty Co, Chicago, IL
23050 (MSN 10094) flew in film Operation Haylift in 1950. To civilian registry as N5113B with
Bankers Life and Casualty Co Chicago, IL in 1957, then to
XH-143-P in Honduras, then to TG-DAC-79 with Transportes Aereos Guatemalecos. Scrapped
at Miami in 1972
23051 (MSN 10095) to civilian registry as N5112B with Bankers Life and Casualty Co, Chicago IL.
To Transportes Aereos Mexicanos SA as XA-LIZ
23052 (MSN 10096) to civil registry as N74048
23053 (MSN 10097) to Bankers Life and Casualty Co of Chicago, IL as N5111B.
23054 (MSN 10098) to civilian registry as N7850B
23055 (MSN 10099) damaged Apr 17, 1951 at Kelly AB, Texas
23056 (MSN 10100) assigned to NACA Ames Aeronautical Laboratory, later as NASA Ames Research Center,
NAS Moffett Field, CA Aug 31, 1947 to Feb 7, 1961. Registered as NACA 107
and later WFU. Retired to MASDC in 1961 and later scrapped there.
23057 (MSN 10101)
23058 (MSN 10102) to L. B. Smith Aircraft Corp as N2059A 1957-1969.
44-23059/23208 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning
MSN 422-4063/4212
23065 Damaged� 14 Jun 1945� Landing accident at New France Fd, Canal Zone��� 24FS
23068 w/o 16 Sep 1944� Crash near Barbers Point, HI�� Pilot bailed out
23072 Damaged� 25 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Cristobal, Canal Zone��� 24FS
23073 (347th FG) lost Jan 9, 1945. MACR 11904
23081 Damaged� 17 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Chame, Panama�� 24FS
23082 w/o 30 Mar 1945 Engine failure, crash near Manzanilla point,Panama Pilot bailed out 24FS
23087 (9th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) crashed from unknown cajuse at Silay Airfield Negros in Philippine
Islands Feb 19, 1945. MACR 12526. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
23090 w/o� 26 Sep 1944� Engine failure, crash 2 miles S. of Wheeler Field, HI�� Pilot bailed out
23094 Damaged� 25 Jun 1945� Taxi accident,� 3 miles NW. of Colon, Panama�� 24FS
23100 w/o� 18 Aug 1944� Fatal mid-air, with� 44-23103, at Schofield Barracks, HI��� 21FG-46FS
23101 Damaged� 5 Feb 1945� Mechanical failure, 15 miles S. of Cherrera Rode, Panama�� 26FS
23103 in midair Aug 18, 1944 with 44-23100 at Schofield Garracks, HI. Pilot bailed out
23107 w/o� 10 Apr 1945� Fatal crash, 5 miles NW. of Portobello,Panama��� 24FS
23109 w/o� 13 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Kualoa Field, HI
23114 (347th FG) lost Mar 27, 1945. MACR 13667
23116 to French AF, assigned to FEA Apr 30, 1947. To reclamation Jan 15, 1948
23119 (347th FG) lost Dec 11, 1944. MACR 11030
23120 Damaged� 28 Mar 1945� Mid-air, 3 miles SE. of Poori, Panama���51FS
23122 (18th FG) lost Nov 11, 1944. MACR 13291
23124 (51st FG) lost Mar 1, 1945. MACR 12831
23125 (47th FG) lost Nov 22, 1944. MACR 11035
23144 (459th Fs, 80th FG, 10th AF) crashed at Sedaw, Burma while strafing train yard Nov 15, 1944. MACR 9730
Pilot killed.
23147 (1st FG, 94th FS) lost Jul 13, 1944 on strafing mission at
Lavariano airfield near Udine, Italy. Pilot flew about
200 km until island of Vis and then MIA. MACR 7192.
23149 w/o� 20 Aug 1944� Forced landing� (engine failure)� 1 mile E.of Ontario AAF, CA�� 443BU
23151 (370th FG, 401st FS, *Peggy*) converted to two-seater. Crashed in German Alps
Aug 14, 1945, killing pilot and passenger. Passenger may have been Jean McCormick, a Red Cross worker
23153 (14th FG) lost Oct 6, 1944. MACR 9046
23156 loaned to 192 Sqdn RAF for ELINT duties. No RAF serial assigned. Converted
to Droop Snoot configuration before going to RAF. Reported to have been converted to
radar search aircraft and operated by 7th PRG, 36th BS, 8th AF (a radar countermeasures unit),
not sure if before or after RAF service.
23159 (474th FG) lost Aug 22, 1944. MACR 8029.
23160 435th FS 479th FG 8th AF (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk, England
Shot down Jul 27, 1944 by AAA and crashed 200 meters W of Jaulgonne 10 km NNE of Chateau Thierry. France
while on a fighter bomber mission to Ham, France. Pilot was killed. MACR 7575
23161 (474th FG) lost Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12339
23162 (370th FG) lost Aug 9, 1944. MACR 7862
23163 w/o� 5 Oct 1944� Accident at Perrone, France 474FG-429FS
23164 (367th FG) lost Sep 26, 1944. MACR 9098
23167 (370th FG) lost Sep 14, 1944. MACR 9112
23168 435th FS 479th FG 8th AF (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk, England
Shot Down Jun 17, 1944 by AAA and Crashed at Themericourt 15 km WNW of Pontoise, France while on a dive bombing
mission to Clastras, France. Pilot bailed out and became a POW. MACR 5965.
23169 434th FS 479th FG 8th AF, "Sleepytime Gal" (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk, England
Shot down Aug 15, 1944 By AAA 10 km E of Steenwijk, Holland while on a bomber escort mission to Plantlunne, Germany.
Both engines caught fire and aircraft exploded. Pilot bailed out but fire from the exploding aircraft engulfed him as he
landed. He ran a few yards then collapsed and died. MACR 8121
23171 Headquarters 479th FG 8th AF (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk, England
Shot down Aug 10, 1944 by AAA 10 km NW of Chateau Thierry, France France while on a fighter bomber mission on
the marshalling yards at Meaux, France. Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 7621
23172 436th FS 479th FG 8th AF (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk, England
Collided in midair Jul 24, 1944 with P-38J (43-28419) from 436th FS 479th FG SE of Crulai, France while on a fighter sweep
mission to Argentan, France. Aircraft went into a spin and crashed. Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 7596
23173 (370th FG) lost Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12734
23174 (20th FG, 77th FS) shot down at Breal Jun 13, 1944. MACR 5728.
23175 (370th FG) lost Nov 3, 1944. MACR 10227
23176 w/o� 21 Feb 1945� Crash 3 miles N. of Meeuwan, Belgium Pilot bailed out�� 370FG-485FS
23177 435th FS 479th FG 8th AF, "San Angelo Tex" (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk, England
Shot down Sep 5, 1944 by AAA while strafing an aircraft on the ground at Altenstadt 17 km N of Hanau, Germany while on a
bombing and strafing mission to Langenselbold, Germany. Aircraft caught fire and went straight down and crashed and
exploded on impact. Pilot was killed. MACR 8565
23178 20th FG, 79th FS, 8th AF; code MC-N. "Okie-Bloke II / Mary Jo"
23180 (370th FG) lost Dec 17, 1944. MACR 11013
23181 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) made wheels-up belly landing S of Farnove di Taroof, Italy after
engine failed Jul 14, 1944. MACR 6959. Pilot survived and became POW.
23182 Damaged� 18 Mar 1945� Taxi accident at Lesina, Italy 1FG-94FS
23183 (14th FG) lost Jul 3, 1944. MACR 6567
23184 Damaged� 2 Sep 1944� Taxi accident at Sal Sola, Italy 1FG-94FS
23187 (14th FG, 15th AF) hit electrical wires and crashed near Pouzdrany village, Breclav County,
Czecholslovakia Mar 1, 1945. MACR 12516. Pilot killed.
23188 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed into Adriatic Sea Aug 17, 1944. MACR 7695. Pilot killed, believed
that he had suffered vertigo.
23189 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Hungarian Bf 109G-6 flown by Senior Corporal Karoly
Faludi of 2nd V.Szd 101 Puma FG S of Gyor, Hungary Jul 7, 1944. MACR 6573. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
23192 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA NW of Szombathely, Hungary Nov 1, 1944. MACR 9588.
Pilot killed.
23193 Damaged� 23 Jul 1944� Landing accident at San Sola, Italy
23196 (1st FG) lost Aug 31, 1944. MACR 8348
23198 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 5 mi W of Sternara, Italy Aug 29, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
23200 (1st FG) shot down during strafing at Lavariano airfield
near Udine, Italy Jul 13, 1944. MACR 6804
23201 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 1 mi offshore near Lake Lesina, Italy in
Adriatic Sea while on training flight Jul 9, 1944. MACR 7103. Pilot killed.
23202 w/o 12 Oct 1944� Belly landing, 1 mile S. of San Sola, Italy��� 1FG-71FS
23204 (14th FG) lost Aug 7, 1944. MACR 8943
23205 (14th FG) lost Aug 17, 1944. MACR 12392.
23206 Damaged� 21 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Van Nuys Metro Airport, CA��� 441BU
23207 Damaged� 28 Oct 1944� Taxi accident at Van Nuys Metro Airport, CA��� 441BU
23208 Damaged� 30 Jun 1944� Landing accident at Estrella AAF, CA�� 441BU
Damaged� 25 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Van Nuys Metro Airport, CA�� 441BU
44-23209/23558 Lockheed P-38J-20-LO Lightning
MSN 422-4213/4562
23209 w/o� 28 Jul 1944 Fatal accident near Lucito, Italy 14FG-48FS
23210 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA 5 mi S of Bratislava, Hungary Nov 20, 1944. MACR 9935.
Pilot killed.
23211 w/o� 20 Oct 1944� Crash 7 miles S. of Coffeyville AAF, KS (engine failure)� Pilot bailed out�� 379BU
23212 (F-5E)� w/o 14 Jan 1945� Fatal crash near San Severo, Italy 5PRG-32PRS
23213 (F-5E)� w/o?� 13 Mar 1945� Belly landing, (mechanical failure)� 18 miles NW. of Oklahoma City, OK�� 3TAD
23215 (F-5E)� w/o� 24 Mar 1945� Fatal crash at Peretola, Italy 3PRG-23PRS
23216 (F-5E)� Damaged� 12 Mar 1945 (Out of fuel landing) at San Severo AF, Italy��� 5PRG-32PRS
23220� (F-5E)� w/o 9 Aug 1944� Mid-air, with UC-78 5 miles S. of Will Rogers Fd, OK� Pilot bailed out�� RTU-348BU
23222 (F-5E)� Damaged� 27 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Peretola, Italy�� 3PRG-5PRS
23223 crashed Feb 26, 1945 1 mi E of Van Nuys Airport, CA
23224 (F-5E)� w/o 3 Jul 1944� Fatal crash in UK� (Location?) BADZ
23227 lost over Finesterre Ranges on local test flight Aug 18, 1944.
23229 (F-5E-2-LO, 33rd PRS, *The Deuce*) shot down by Me 262 Apr 8, 1945, Berlin, Germany.
Pilot KIA.
23232 cashed Dec 24, 1944. Hit truck
23235 (F-5E-2-LO, 34th PRS) scrapped Nov 1945.
23240 (F-5E)� w/o?� 19 Jul 1945� Takeoff accident at Eschwege, Germany��� 363PRG-33PRS
23241 (F-5E-2-LO, 33rd PRS, *Patches*) shot down Dec 25, 1944, 4 km N of Mores, Germany. Pilot KIA.
23245 (F-5E-2-LO, *Queenie*, 33rd PRS) scrapped Aug 1945 in France.
23248 w/o?� 9 May 1944� Landing accident at Lockheed Air Terminal, Burbank, CA
23249 (F-5E-2-LO) to Chinese AF
23263 (F-5E)� Damaged� 3 Jul 1945� Landing accident at CoffeyvilleAAF, KS��� 379BU
23270 (F-5E)� w/o?� 3 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Muskogee AAF, OK�� 349BU
23271 (F-5E-2-LO, 9th PRS. "Ruth"). Condemned to salvage 12 Dec 1945.
23274 (F-5E)� w/o� 21 Mar 1945� Mechanical fault, 5 miles E. of Ponca City, OK� Pilot bailed out�� 3TAD-379BU
23283 (F-5E)� w/o� 9 Sep 1944� Engine failure, 5 miles N. of Meeker,OK� Pilot bailed out�� 348BU\
23284 (F-5E)� w/o?� 31 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Will Rogers Field, OK��� RTU-348BU
23285 (F-5E)� w/o 15 May 1945 Fatal crash, 5 miles N. of Banner, OK � 348BU
23287 (F-5E) with 379th AAFBU crashed on radio navigation flight 2 mi NE of Vilas, Kansas Aug 4, 1945.
Pilot killed.
23289 (F-5E)� Damaged� 20 Jul 1945� Ground accident at Coffeyville AAF, KS��� 379CCTS
23296 was 5000th Lightning built and painted bright vermillion red and had the name YIPPEE painted on the
underside of the wings along with signatures of hundreds of factory workers. Used by Lockheed test
pilots Milo Burcham and Tony LeVier in flight demonstrations to show that the plane was manageable with
one prop feathered. Assigned to 431st FS, 475th FG. Damaged in Philippines Dec 1944 and Jan 1945
23310 Damaged� 15 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Bharmo AF, Burma��� 33FG-45FS
23311 Damaged� 8 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Sahman, Burma���33FG-58FS
23312 (F-5E)� w/o� Fatal crash 3 miles E. of Van Nuys MAP, CA 556BU\
23313 (F-5E)� w/o?� Forced landing, 7 miles NE. of Coffeyville AAF, S��� 379BU
23314 (MSN 4318) Hancock College of Aeronautics, Santa Maria, CA as instructional airframe September 1945; Registered N29Q
to Jack P. Hardwick, El Monte, CA April 1954; Open storage at Lavern-Brackett Field, CA 1954/1959; Ed Maloney/ Air Museum,
Claremont CA, later Ontario CA and Chino CA December 1959; Robert J. Pond, Spring Park MN 1987; Restored to fly at Chino
1987/1988, ff July 22, 1988 as "423314/Joltin Josie"; N38BP Robert J. Pond/ Planes of Fame East, Minneapolis-Flying Cloud, MN
October 1989; Registered N138AM to the Air Museum/ Planes of Fame, Chino, CA September 18, 1998, current [Jun17];
Repainted Chino March 2003 in olive drab as �Porky II/A�; Repainted 2006 as �23 Skidoo�, code 16became N29Q. Although some vintage
aircraft show an X or L prefix, this has not been official since the late 1940s but is painted on to
look vintage.
23315 Damaged� 27 Nov 1944� Landing accident at Coffeyville AAF, S��� 349CCTS
23316 Damaged� 20 Oct 1944� Ground accident at Will Rogers Field, OK�� 348BU
23317 Damaged� 4 Jul 1944� Landing accident (engine failure) at Will Rogers Field, OK�� RTU- 348BU
23323 w/o� 11 Aug 1944 Engine failure on t/off, crash 6 miles SE. of Coffeyville AAF, KS�� RTU-379BU
23344 w/o� 2 Nov 1944� Fatal crash (mechanical fault), crashed into sea off Hickam Fd, HI��� 21FG-46FS
23353 w/o� 20 Sep 1944� Landing accident (engine failure) at Kualoa Field, HI
23357 w/o� 1 Dec 1944� Fatal crash, 2 miles S. of Kipapa, HI 21FG-72FS
23362 (475th FG, 431st FS) crashlanded Lingayen Gulf May 28, 1945
23372 (475th FG, 432nd FS) shot down Apr 18, 1945 SW of Minuli, Luzon. MACR 14307
23379 (475th FG, 431st FS) crashlanded May 12, 1945.
23389 w/o� 23 Nov 1944� Crash due to engine failure, 10 miles NE. of Kahuku, HI� Pilot bailed out�� 21FG-46FS
23394 w/o� 13 Jun 1945� Fatal crash 30 miles off Oceana, CA 440BU
23397 (18th FG, 44th FS) lost Nov 10, 1944 while attacking Japanese convoy over
Leyte. Pilot MIA. MACR 13042
23402 Damaged� 15 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Santa Rosa AAF, TX��� 343BU
23403 engine quit in turn during landing approach
and crashed near Santa Rosa AAF, CA Jun 29, 1944. Pilot killed.
23405 Damaged� 3 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Daggett AAF, CA�� 443BU
Damaged� 19 Jul 1945� Landing accident at Luke Fd, AZ 3028BU
23408 Damaged� 20 Jun 1944� Mid-air, with 44-23438, at Tubbs Island Gunnery Range, CA�� 434BU
23412 w/o 15 Jun 1944� Fatal ground accident, 1 mile W. of Occidental, CA��� 434BU
23420 Damaged� 14 Dec 1944� Groud accident, with 44-25319, at Santa Rosa AAF, CA��� 434CCTS
23421 crashed Jan 17, 1945 12 mi W of Lancaster, CA
23422 w/o� 5 Jul 1944� Fatal crash, engine failure on takeoff at Santa Rosa AAF, CA��� 434BU
23424 dove in to ocean 8 mi N of Point Arena, CA Jul 17,1944. Pilot killed.
23425 w/o� 12 Feb 1945� Fatal crash, engine failure, at Santa Rosa AAF,CA��� 414BU
23430 w/o� 16 Nov 1944� Fatal mid-air, 25 miles NE. of Geyersville, CA�� 434CCTS
23432 Damaged� 8 Jun 1944� Mid-air with Tow target, at Aerial Gunnery Range, CA��� 434BU
W/o� 15 Oct 1944� Fatal cr at Tubbs Island Gunnery Range, CA��� 434BU
23433 23433� w/o� 28 May 1944� Belly landing at Santa Rosa AAF, CA 434BU
23434 w/o� 3 Oct 1944� Fatal crash, engine failure, 3 miles S. of Santa Rosa AAF, CA��� 434BU
23437 w/o� 16 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Santa Rosa AAF, CA�� 434BU
23438 Damaged� 20 Jun 1944� Mid-air, with 44-23405, at Tubbs Island Gunnery Range, CA��
23441 Damaged� 5 Jul 1944� Taxi accident at Ontario AAF, CA��� 443BU
23442 w/o� 7 Aug 1944� Takeoff accident, engine failure, 1 mile WSW. of Ontario AAF, CA�� 443BU
23444 Damaged� 20 Aug 1944� Landing accident at Ontario AAF, CA�� 443BU
23445 Damaged� 13 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Ontario AAF, CA�� 443BU
Damaged� 27 Dec 1944� Landing accident at Ontario AAF, CA�� 443CCTS
23448 Damaged� 14 Dec 1944� Crash landing (mechanical fault)� 9 miles N. of Santa Rosa AAF, CA�� 434CCTS
23449 Damaged� 27 Jul 1945� Landing accident (mechanical fault)� at McClellan Fd, CA
23450 w/o?� 2 Dec 1944� Crash landed, out of fuel, at Ontario AAF, CA��� 443CCTS
23452 crashed Jul 31, 1944 at Metro airport, Van Nuys, CA
23457� w/o� 5 Sep 1944� Structural failure, cr 3 miles SW. of Ontario AAF, CA� Pilot bailed out�� 443BU
23459 w/o� 27 Dec 1944� Fatal mid-air, with 44-25805, 6 miles SE. of Ontario AAF, CA��� 443CCTS
23462 Damaged� 15 Jul 1944� Force landing (engine failure), 3 miles E. of Ontario AAF, CA�� 443BU
23463 crashed Aug 3, 1944.
23469 crashed Jan 23, 1945 somewhere in the California desert
23471 w/o� 3 Nov 1944� Fatal crash, 5 miles E. of Lancaster, CA�� 441BU
23480 Damaged� 7 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Andover, UK 370FG-485FS
23482 loaned to RAF at Coningsby for target marking technique development.
Transferred to US 5th AF Sep 1944 and w/o in accident Apr 1945.
23484 435th FS 479th FG 8th AF (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk, England
Shot down Jul 4, 1944 by AAA 7 to 15 Miles N of Laval, France while strafing an automatic weapons area while on a
bomber escort mission to Saumur, France. Right engine was hit and started smoking. Made a wheels up belly landing in a
flat field. Pilot survived and (MIA) and Fate Unknown. MACR 6693.
23485 (367th FG, 392nd FS) shot down by flak Jul 31, 1944 in Vouvray, a few
km E of Tours, France. MACR 7931. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
23491 flown by Richard Bong during his time stateside between his 2nd and 3rd combat tours (May to Sep 1944) and
used to promote the sale of war bonds.
23495 Damaged� 17 Aug 1944� Belly landing at Hammer Field, CA 450BU
23501 loaned to 192 Sqdn RAF for ELINT duties. Not assigned an RAF serial.
Converted to Droop Snoot configuration before going to RAF. Reported to
have been converted to radar search aircraft and operated by 7th PRG, 36th BS, 8th AF (a
radar countermeasures unit), not sure if before or after RAF service.
23503 (367th FG) lost Aug 14, 1944. MACR 8060
23506 (367th FG) lost Aug 14, 1944. MACR 8059
23510 (370th FG) lost Aug 18, 1944. MACR 8514
23511 Damaged� 1 Feb 1945� Ground accident at Juvincourt, France��367FG-392FS
23512 w/o� 4 Jun 1944� Fatal crash, Blue Knob Mtn, PA 21FRG-72FRS
23513 Damaged� 9 May 1945� Engine failure-ditched 7 miles off Nice, France��� 474FG-428FS
23515 lost Oct 26, 1944. MACR 10665. Also listed as being loaned to RAF
Sqdn 192 for ELINT duties and lost on operations with RAF 100 Group. Reported
to have been converted to radar search aircraft and operated by 7th PRG, 36th BS, 8th AF
(a radar countermeasures unit), not sure if before or after RAF service.
23516 (474th FG) lost Aug 23, 1944. MACR 8591
23517 loaned Mar 1944 to RAF at Coningsby for target marking technique
development. Cancelled from USAAF inventory Feb 23, 1945 and
taken over by RAF, but never allocated RAF serial. Modified at RAF Langford Lodge, Northern Ireland, as a
two-seater with glazed nose. Returned to RAF Coningsby painted in PRU blue and with RAF roundels.
Used as a target marker and bomb controller by 5 Group. Moved with Air Cdre Alfred Sharp to RAF Northolt,
England, when appointed to the �Tiger Force� [for operations in the Far East post VE day]
Coded DPA. Later to 51MU, RAF Litchfield, England for disposal and returned to the USAAF.
To Dutch AF and sent to Newport docks Nov 16, 1948 for shipment to Holland.
Noted 1948 as ground instructional airframe at Delft University, Holland.
23521 (367th FG) lost Oct 20, 1944. MACR 9646
23522 (474th FG) lost Mar 25, 1945. MACR 14377
23523 (370th FG) lost Aug 18, 1944. MACR 8515
23526 (9th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) shot down by AAA over Boela airfield Maluku Islands, Indonesia
Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8967. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
23537 aircraft hit water and exploded 5 mi N of Miti Island Nov 22, 1944.
23544 modified in Australia in 1944 as a single-seat night fighter with AN/APS-4 radar.
(547th FG) lost Mar 14, 1945. MACR 13498
23549 modified in Australia in 1944 as a single-seat night fighter with AN/APS-4 radar
23552 w/o?� 6 Mar 1945� Engine failure, crash 75 miles W. of Nadzab, New Guinea���� 85RG
23555 lost Feb 1, 1945. MACR 13299
23551 (475th FG, 433rd FS) crashed on takeoff. Pilot killed
44-23559/23768 Lockheed P-38J-25-LO Lightning
MSN 422-4563/4772
23564 (367th FG) lost Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8032
23565 w/o 17 Jul 1945� Fatal cr nr Fritzlar, Germany�� 476SRG
23571 (367th FG, 393rd FS) lost Aug 22, 1944. MACR 8413
23573 (474th FG) lost Oct 13, 1944. MACR 9540
23575 (367th FG, 393rd FS) lost Aug 15, 1944. MACR 8488
23576 (367th FG) lost Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8028
23577 (367th FG) lost Jan 19, 1945. MACR 11847
23578 named "Philbert 3" 367th FG, 394th FG
23581 w/o� 17 Apr 1945� Fatal Belly landing at Strassfeld, Germany��� 474FG-429FS
23583 (370th FG) lost Dec 27, 1944. MACR 11467
23584 (474th FG) lost Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8034
23586 (367th FG) lost Oct 20, 1944. MACR 9781
23588 (370th FG) lost Aug 5, 1944. MACR 7854
23589 (474th FG) lost Mar 2, 1945. MACR 12839
23590 Named� "Scrap Iron IV",� w/o 5 Jul 1945� Landing accident at Creil, France�� 367FG-393FS
23591 w/o� 6 Sep 1944� Engine failure on takeoff & crash 6 miles NW. of St Marceau, France�� 474FG-428FS
23599 w/o� 26 Sep 1944� Mid-air with tow target,� 25 miles N. of Bartow, CA� Pilot bailed out�� 433BU
23602 (F-5E) crashed near Barnsdall, OK Jul 2, 1945 on training flight. Pilot killed.
23603 (F-5E) 7th PRG, 22nd PRS, 8th AF lost Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11167
23604 (F-5E) 7th PRG, 13th PRS, 8th AF. W/o� 18 Jun 1945� Mid-air, with 44-23705,� near
Eldagsen, Germany��� 7PRG-13PRS
23606 (F-5E)� w/o� 1 Oct 1944� Crash (structural failure)� near Coffeyville AAF, KS�� 379BU
23607 (F-5E)� Damaged� 2 Sep 1944� Ground accident at Chateaudun, France�� 10PRG-34PRS
23608 (F-5E) (10th PRG, 31st PRS, 8th AF) downed by friendly fire while enroute to Bastogne for
recon mission Dec 26, 1944. MACR 11476
23609 (7th PRG, 13th PRS, 8th AF)
23612 Damaged� 10 Feb 1945� Crash landed (engine failure)� at Florennes AB, Belgium��� 474FG-429FS
23613 (474th FG) lost Aug 20, 1944. MACR 8419
23614 w/o� 4 Aug 1944� Fatal crash 7 miles N. of Cretteville, France��367FG-393FS
23615 (370th FG) lost Oct 28, 1944. MACR 10271
23618 w/o?� 16 Oct 1945� Forced landing (out of fuel)� near Oriason, France�� 474FG-430FS
23623 (474th FG) lost Aug 23, 1944. MACR 8417
23625 (367th FG) lost Dec 24, 1944. MACR 11432
23627 (367th FG, 392nd FS) lost Nov 21, 1944. MACR 10567
23628 w/o?� 10 Apr 1945� Landing accident at St Dizier, France��327SRG-79SRS
23629 (367th FG) lost Feb 8, 1945. MACR 12270
23630 Damaged� 16 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Ophoven, Belgium��370FG-485FS
23631 (367th FG) lost Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8551
23632 (474th FG) lost Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12730
23633 Damaged� 24 Mar 1945� Belly landing at Florennes AB, Belgium��474FG-430FS
23634 (367th FG, 392nd FS) shot down by flak from the train
it was strafing 59 km east of Tours, France Jul 31, 1944.
MACR 7920. Pilot KIA
23635 crashed on ferry flight from Langford Lodge, England Aug 14, 1944.
23637 (370th FG) lost Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7542.
23638 (370th FG) lost Jan 23, 1945. MACR 11934
23640 (474th FG) lost Sep 28, 1944. MACR 9179
23643 (474th FG) lost Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8030
23644 (367th FG) lost Aug 11, 1944. MACR 8165
23645 (367th FG) lost Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8242
23646 (370th FG, 485th FS) lost Dec 26, 1944. MACR 11474
23648 (474th FG) lost Dec 17, 1944. MACR 10973
23649 (474th FG) lost Sep 12, 1944. MACR 9117
23650 w/o� 26 Jul 1944� Fatal mid-air, near Ibsley, Hampshire, UK 367FG-393FS
23651 (474th FG) lost Aug 14, 1944. MACR 7640
23652 exhibited in Paris after VE Day Aug-Sep 1945.
23655 (474th FG) lost Dec 17, 1944. MACR 11014
23656 (367th FG, 392nd FS) lost Aug 17, 1944. MACR 8503
23657 (367th FG) lost Feb 9, 1945. MACR 12292
23659 (367th FG) lost Aug 13, 1944. MACR 8167
23661 (474th FG) lost Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8026
23662 Damaged� 8 Sep 1944� Taxi accident at St Marceau, France��474FG-429FS
23663 479th FG, 435th FS, 8th AF; code J2-O. "Ruth"
23664 (367th FG) lost Oct 12, 1944. MACR 9532
23665 (367th FG) lost Aug 13, 1944. MACR 8153
23668 w/o� 22 Sep 1944� Engine failure on takeoff near Clastres, France�� 367FG-392FS
23669 w/o� 13 Sep 1944� Landing accident at La Vielle, France��95RG-485SRS
23670 (370th FG) lost Dec 6, 1944. MACR 10847
23671 lost Aug 3, 1944. MACR 7873
23674 w/o?� 3 Aug 1944� Ground accident at Deux Jumeaux, France��370FG-485FS
23681 (367th FG) lost Jul 26, 1944. MACR 8042
23685 (370th FG) lost Oct 13, 1944. MACR 9537
23686 lost Aug 4, 1944. MACR 10663
23687 (F-5E)� Damaged� 17 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Gracie AF, Italy�� 5PRG-37PRS
W/o� 14 Jun 1946� Fatal takeoff accident at Napoli, Italy�� (Italian AF)
23690 in midair with 44-26135 Jul 18, 1945 Panagarh, India.
23692 lost Mar 15, 1945. MACR 13032
23693 7th PRG, 13th PRS, 8th AF
23695 7th PRG, 22nd PRS, 8th AF
23696 (F-5E-3-LO, 33rd PRS) shot down Dec 5, 1944 near Merken, Germany. Pilot KIA.
MACR 10859
23698 7th PRG, 27th PRS, 8th AF
23699 (F-5E-3-LO) to Chinese AF
23700 7th PRG, 13th PRS, 8th AF
23701 7th PRG, 13th PRS, 8th AF
23703 Lost with 10th PRG, 31st PRS Dec 26, 1944. MACR 11501
23705 (F-5E) 7th PRG, 13th PRS, 8th AF In midair 18 Jun 1945� Mid-air, with 44-23604 near
Eldagsen, Germany. Pilot bailed out
23709 (F-5E-3-LO) with 7th PRG, 22nd PRS, 8th AF lost Asperen near river Wasl, Nethelands
Apr 20, 1945. MACR 14048. Pilot POW.
23710 (F-5E) 7th PRG, 27th PRS, 8th AF w/o?� 27 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Denain, France
23713 F-5E) 7th PRG, 27th PRS; 8th AF
23716 (F-5E) 7th PRG, 22nd PRS, 8th AF�w/o� 11 Feb 1945� Crash (mechanical fault) London, UK. Pilot bailed out
23717 (F-5E-3-LO) to Chinese AF
23718 7th PRG, 13th PRS, 8th AF. Lost 21 February 45
23720 7th PRG, 27th PRS, 8th AF
23723 (F-5E)� w/o� 26 Mar 1945� Fatal crash off Kualoa, HI 8PRG-28PRS
23725 rebuilt to F-5E. With 354th Air Services Squadron , kidnapped by pilot
from 82nd Oct 13, 1944 and landed at Linate airfield near Mediolan. Plane
captured by Germans and used by KG200 as T9+MK.
Recaptured by US troops Schwangau May 1945.
23726 rebuilt to F-5E. Lost over Austria Jan 19, 1945. MACR 11750
23729 7th PRG, 22nd PRS, 8th AF.� Lost 29 October 44
23731 (F-5E)� w/o� 5 Apr 1945� Fatal crash 7 miles N. of Girani, TX���379BU
23732 (F-5E)� w/o� 21 Jan 1945� Fatal crash near Ransart, Belgium�� 67TRG-30PRS
23739 7th PRG, 27th PRS, 8th AF; code G2-F
23741 7th PRG, 27th PRS, 8th AF�
23745 (F-5E-3-LO) to Chinese AF
23746 7th PRG, 27th PRS, 8th AF. Lost 22 December 44
23750 (F-5E)� w/o?� 30 Apr 1945� mechanical fault), crash 4 miles N. of Independence, KS�� 379BU
23751 (F-5E)� w/o?� 24 May 1945� Belly landing, 5 miles N. of San Severo, Italy�� 5PRG-32PR
23753 w/o� 18 Dec 1945� Fatal crash near Kiangwan, China�� 5FG
44-23769/25058 Lockheed P-38L-1-LO Lightning
MSN 422-4773/6062
23782 w/o� 1 Sep 1944� Fatal crash� (structural failure)� 1 mile E. of Orland, CA�� 433BU
23784 w/o� 21 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Daggett AAF, CA 433BU
23785 w/o� 19 Mar 1945� Fatal crash, 3 miles E. of Durham, CA 433BU
23787 w/o� 25 Jul 1944� Force landing� (engine failure)� near Ontario AAF, CA�� 433BU
23795 (459th FS, 80th FG, 10th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Cox's Bazaar airfield, Chittagong, India
May 14, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
23796 Damaged� 4 Jun 1945� Landing accident at Alipore, India �� 33FG-459FS
23797 w/o� 18 Sep 1944� Crash due to engine failure at Barrackpore, India��� 48DRS
23801 used for testing 0.60-caliber machine gun
23802 became NX68394
23811 w/o� 22 Aug 1944� Fatal mid-air, with 44-23813� near Oxnard, CA��� 441BU
23812 Damaged� 23 Aug 1944� mid-air, 5 miles off Dume Pt, CA��� 441BU
W/o� 20 Mar 1945� Cr due to engine failure, 2 miles NE. of Santa Maria, CA�� Pilot bailed out�� 440BU
23813 damaged Aug 22, 1944 in midair with 44-23811 near Oxnard, CA. 441BU.
Damaged� 13 Feb 1945� Belly landing at Oxnard, CA 441BU
23814 w/o?� 19 Jan 1945� Crash landing (engine failure)� at Van NuysAAF, CA��� 441CCTS
23820 Damaged� 19 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Santa Rosa AAF,CA��� 434CCTS
23823 w/o� 9 Sep 1944� Fatal crash� (structural failure)� 3 miles S. of Santa Maria AAF, CA�� 440BU
23825 w/o� 18 Aug 1944� Fatal crash off Russian River, CA 434BU
23830 w/o� 7 Aug 1944� Crash, 6 miles NW. of Corning, CA�� Pilot bailed out�� 433BU
23840 Damaged� 25 Feb 1945� Structural failure, at Daggett County Range, CA
23844 w/o� 17 Jul 1944� Force landing, 2 miles SW. of Bakersfield MAP, CA��� 21FRG-72FRS
23845 w/o� 20 Jan 1945� Crash, 3 miles W. of Ordbend, CA�� Pilot bailed out��� 433CCTS
23846 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 3 mi W of Vincenzo airfield, Foggia, Italy
Sep 7, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
23849 (97th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA 10 mi W of Ostigila, Italy Apr 22, 1945. MACR 14024.
Pilot bailed out and evaded capture.
23852 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Vincenzo airfield, Italy Mar 7, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
23855 Damaged� 6 Aug 1944� near Chico, CA�� 433BU
23860 w/o� 24 Mar 1945� Fatal mid-air, with 44-23866 & 44-25622, 10 miles ESE. of Marysville, CA��� 433BU
23861 w/o� 19 Feb 1945� Fatal mid-air, with� 44-25637,� 22 miles NW. of Barstow, CA�� 433BU
23863 Damaged� 24 Aug 1944� Landing accident,� 2 miles N. of Hayward, CA��� 433BU
23864 w/o� 25 Sep 1944� Fatal crash� 10 miles N. of Soda Lake Gunnery Range, CA.��� 440BU
23865 Damaged� 15 Sep 1944� Mid-air, near Daggett County Range, CA�� 433BU
23866 damaged 24 Mar 1945� in mid-air, with 44-23860 & 44-25622, 10 miles ESE. of Marysville, CA��� 433BU
23871 w/o� 9 Jul 1944� Mid-air, with Tow target,� 2 miles E. of Daggett AAF, CA�� Pilot bailed out� 440BU
23872 w/o� 30 Jan 1945� Fatal Landing accident, 6 miles SW. of Santa Maria, CA��� 440BU
23873 w/o� 1 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Hayward AAF, CA 433BU
23880 fitted with H2X in bulbus nose to accommodate operator and flew ten
night sorties with 654th BS Jan/Feb 1945. Program discontinued
Feb 13, 1945 as B-17s and B-24s were deemed better.
23883 Damaged� 19 Feb 1945� Taxi accident at Bari, Italy 5PRG-15PRS
23888 Damaged� 27 Jan 1945� Belly landing,� 15 miles SW. of Santa Maria, CA�� 440BU
23898 Jan 12, 1945 in fatal midair with P-51K 44-12102 4 mi NE of Guadelupe, CA. 440BU
23903 w/o� 24 Jan 1945� Fatal mid-air, with 44-25984,� 2 miles NE.of Arroyo Grande, CA�� 440CCTS
23905 (TP-)� Damaged� 25 Feb 1945� Structural failure,� 4 miles W.of Occidental, CA�� 434AAFBU
23906 w/o� 11 Sep 1944� Structural failure,� 3 miles NE. of Ruff,WA�� Pilot bailed out�� 431BU
23907 w/o� 2 Sep 1944� Landing accident at Hayward AAF, CA 433BU
23910 w/o� 21 Sep 1944� Fatal crash� (structural failure)� 5 miles S. of Ephrata AAB, WA�� 430BU
23914 w/o� 30 Sep 1944� Fatal crash in WA� (Location?)���� 431BU
23917 (459th FS, 80th FG, 10th AF) in taxiing accident at Chittagong airfield, India Jan 29, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
23923 to F-5E-4-LO
23935 (475th FG, 432nd FS) collided with another P-38 over Ormoc Bay. Pilot KIA.
23942 (475th FG, 432nd FS) destroyed Nov 16, 1944. Also listed as going to reclamation Jan 15, 1948
23945 (475th FG, 432nd FS) shot down by fighters Dec 7, 1944 over Ponson Island,
Leyte. MACR 11029
23946 (9th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) crashed 40 mi from Lingayen airfield, Luzon, Philippine Islands due to
bad weather and heavy rain Jun 7, 1945. MACR 14591. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
23948 (475th FG, 432nd FS) destroyed by enemy bombing Nov 16, 1944. Also listed as being
condemned Jan 31, 1944
23957 (475th FG, 432nd FS) lost Nov 10, 1944. Pilot returned. MACR 10596
23958 (475th FG, 432nd FS) crashed on test flight Oct 2, 1944
23964 w/o� 28 Nov 1944� Fatal stall, near Tacolan, Philippines��� 49FG
23965 (9th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) shot down by Japanese Ki-43 over Biasong Point, Leyte, Philippine Islands
Nov 3, 1944. MACR 10532. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
23975 (7th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 1/2 mi N of Laong River, Luzon, Philippines
Jan 27, 1945. MACR 14137. Pilot killed.
23983 to F-5F-3-LO
23984 Damaged� 17 Jul 1945� Mid-air, with� 44-25802,� 2 miles SE. of Chino, CA�� 443CCTS
23985 to F-5F-3-LO
23987 (MSN 422-4993) named "Strictly Laffs" at Dobodura, New Guinea. Reportedly used by Charles Lindbergh
to demonstrate way of saving fuel to increase range.
24035 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by mistake by Russian Yak-3 over South Serbia, Yugoslavia after
attacked Russian troops by mistake Nov 7, 1944. MACR 9694. Pilot killed.
24053 (1st FG) lost over Austria Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13484
24054 Damaged� 14 Jul 1944� Landing accident at Lockheed Air Terminal, Burbank, CA
24063 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Me 262A-1a and crashed 4 km NW of Lenggries, 9 km S of Bad Toelz,
Germany Feb 5, 1945. MACR 12069. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
24067 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Vincenzo airfield, Italy Apr 6, 1945. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
24070 Damaged� 16 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Lesina, Italy���1FG-71FS
24071 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Pleso, near Zagreb, Yugoslavia Feb 9, 1945.
MACR 12111. Pilot killed.
24072 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) lost from unknown cause over Yugoslavia Feb 28, 1945. MACR 12479. Pilot killed.
24080 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24080 to F-5E-4-LO. To Chinese AF
24081 to Chinese AF
24082 to Chinese AF. Reported to have been converted to F-5 before being transferred
to Chinese AF in 1945.
24083 to Chinese AF
24084 to Chinese AF
24085 to Chinese AF
24086 to Chinese AF
24087 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24088 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24089 to Chinese AF
24090 to Chinese AF
24091 to Chinese AF
24092 to Chinese AF
24093 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24094 to Chinese AF
24095 to F-5E-4-LO
24096 to F-5E-4-LO
24097 to F-5E-4-LO
24098 to F-5E-4-LO
24099 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24100 to F-5E-4-LO
24101 to F-5E-4-LO
24102 (F-5E-4-LO, 33rd PRS) crashed on training flight near Braunschweig, Germany
May 2, 1945. Pilot killed.
24103 to F-5E-4-LO
24104 to F-5E-4-LO
24105 to F-5E-4-LO
24106 to F-5E-4-LO
24107 to F-5E-4-LO
24108 to F-5E-4-LO
24109 to F-5E-4-LO
24110 to F-5E-4-LO
24122 (7th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) shot down by AAA in Itogen Luzon area, Philippine Islands Mar 27, 1945
MACR 14450. Pilot killed.
24123 (14th FG) lost over Austria Feb 19, 1945. MACR 12458. Also listed as being condemned
Dec 15, 1944.
24132 (1st FG, 94th FS) shot down by AAA Regensburg Apr 15, 1945. MACR 13799.
Pilot POW.
24135 (97th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 15 mi SE of Venosa, Italy Dec 7, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
24140 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing train car 5 mi S of Koric Point, Hungary
and made wheels-up belly landing Nov 20, 1944. MACR 9934. Pilot MIA.
24144 Damaged� 1 Mar 1945� takeoff accident (mechanical failure)� at San Sola, Italy��� 1FG-71FS
24155 (431st FS, 475th FG, "Pudgy V") flown by Maj Thomas McGuire
24158 (MSN 5162) to reclamation Sep 22, 1947. Noted on US civil registry as N147CS.
24168 (7th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) lost from unknown cause 8 mi S of tacloban airfield, Leyte, Philippine
Islands Nov 18, 1944. MACR 11032. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
24172 (475th FG, 431st FS) collided with another aircraft Nov 3, 1944 over Tacloban Strip
24180 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed SE of Maribor, Yugoslavia Feb 14, 1945.
MACR 12148. Pilot killed.
24182 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed while strafing train near erkheim, 40 km SW of Augsgurg, Germany
Feb 27, 1945. MACR 12669. Pilot killed.
24183 (1st FG) lost over Austria Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13482.
24189 to NC5261N. Cancelled Jun 8, 1953
24190 (1st FG, 71st FS) hit by AAA Munich Apr 15, 1945. MACR 13802. Pilot KIA
24194 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Vincenzo airfield, Italy Oct 23, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
24195 (14th FG) lost over Austria Jan 21, 1945. MACR 11747
24196 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) hit by small arms fire and force landed at Bjelovar, Yugoslavia
Feb 19, 1945. MACR 12519. Pilot survived and became POW.
24200 (1st FG, 94th FS) lost over Austria, Nov 26, 1944. MACR 10079
24202 (1st FG, 27th FS) shot down by AAA Verona, Italy Apr 23, 1945. MACR 14034.
Pilot KIA
24214 (1st FG, "Pride of Billinge and Jane") suffered mechanical
failure and crashlanded near Kerekegyhaza, Hungary Dec 6, 1944.
MACR 10216. Pilot returned safely.
24217 �12� with 1st FG, 27th FS in Italy c1942-43.
24225 to F-5E-4-LO. 7th PRG, 22nd PRS, 8th AF
24226 to F-5E-4-LO. 7th PRG, 14th PRS, 8th AF
24227 to F-5E-4-LO. 7th PRG, 27th PRS, 8th AF
24228 to F-5E-4-LO
24229 to F-5E-4-LO (7th PG, 27th PS, 8th AF) based at Chalgrove, England flew into terrain
at Plynlimon, Wales, UK Sep 11, 1945. Pilot killed.
24230 to F-5E-4-LO
24231 to F-5E-4-LO
24232 to F-5E-4-LO
24233 to F-5E-4-LO Damaged� 1 Mar 1945� T/off accident (mechanical failure)� at San Sola, Italy��� 1FG-71FS
24234 to F-5E-4-LO
24235 (F-5E-4-LO, 34th PRS) scrapped Nov 1945. Condemned May 2,1 946
24236 to F-5E-4-LO
24237 (459th FS, 80th FG, 10th AF) crashed at Rumkhapalong airfield, West Bengal, India due to engine
failure Mar 10, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
24239 (459th FS, 80th FG, 10th AF) crashed Jan 18, 1945 2 mi NE of Thedaw airfield, Burma after left engine caught
fire. MACR 11161. Pilot killed.
24252 (MSN 5256) on US civil registry as N148CS
24258 to F-5E-4-LO
24259 to F-5E-4-LO
24260 to F-5E-4-LO
24261 to F-5E-4-LO
24262 to F-5E-4-LO
24263 to F-5E-4-LO
24264 to F-5E-4-LO
24265 to F-5E-4-LO
24266 to F-5E-4-LO
24267 to F-5E-4-LO
24268 to F-5E-4-LO
24269 to F-5E-4-LO
24270 to F-5E-4-LO
24271 to F-5E-4-LO. 7th PRG, 13th PRS, 8th AF. Lost Feb 15, 1945
24272 to F-5E-4-LO
24273 to F-5E-4-LO
24274 to F-5E-4-LO
24276 to F-5E-4-LO
24277 to F-5E-4-LO
24278 to F-5E-4-LO
24279 to F-5E-4-LO
24280 to F-5E-4-LO. 7th PRG, 22nd PRS, 8th AF
24281 to F-5E-4-LO
24282 to F-5E-4-LO
24283 to F-5E-4-LO
24284 to F-5E-4-LO
24285 to F-5E-4-LO
24286 to F-5E-4-LO
24287 (F-5E-4-LO, 34th PRS) scrapped Nov 1945. Also listed as being condemned Apr 13, 1946
24288 to F-5E-4-LO
24289 to F-5E-4-LO
24290 (F-5E-4-LO, 34th PRS) scrapped Nov 1945. Also listed as being condemned May 2, 1946
24291 to F-5E-4-LO
24292 to F-5E-4-LO
24293 to F-5E-4-LO
24294 to F-5E-4-LO
24295 to F-5E-4-LO
24296 to F-5E-4-LO
24297 to F-5E-4-LO. w/o?� 16 May 1945 accident at Bad Aibling, Germany���69TRG-34PRS
24298 to F-5E-4-LO. w/o� 24 May 1945� Fatal t/off accident at Welmar, Germany�� 67TRG
24299 to F-5E-4-LO
24300 (F-5E-4-LO, 34th PRS) Condemned May 2, 1946
24301 to F-5E-4-LO. 7th PRG, 13th PRS, 8th A FDamaged� 16 May 1945� t/off accident at Rouvres-Etain, France��
24302 to F-5E-4-LO
24303 to F-5E-4-LO
24309 (347th FG) destroyed in Japanese night raid on base at Middleburg Island, August 1944.
24321 w/o� 12 Sep 1944� Fatal crash� (structural failure)� 35 miles S.of Moses Lake AAF, WA�� 431BU
24335 (MSN 422-5339) 7th FPR< 22nd PRS, 8th AF. To RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 25, 1945. In 1947 Thompson Trophy race. May be plane now
registered as NX25Y "White Lightnin"
24360 assigned to RAF Coningsby, England for a series of trials.
Referred to as a PB-38. Fitted with a glazed nose for a bomb aimer [Pathfinder] and long range fuel tanks
Flown 15Aug44 on a daylight raid to Deelen, Holland by Wing Commander Guy Gibson, VC [of Dambuster fame]
Returned to USAAF by end Aug44. Listed on its record card as being scrapped Oct 27, 1945. Air Arsenal quotes
this aircraft as having never left the USA.
24379 (1st FG, 27th FS) shot down by AAA Padova, Italy Apr 23, 1945. MACR 14032
24382 (1st FG, HQ) lost over Austria Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13480
24383 (1st FG, 27th FS) shot down by AAA Padova, Italy Apr 23, 1945. MACR 14033.
Pilot returned.
24384 force-landed in USSR, repaired and tested at the NII VVS.
24387 (1st FG, 27th FS) hit by train-mounted AAA while strafing train yard
near Regensburg and crashed. MACR 13257
24392 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) on 7 Novermber 1944 in a friendly fire incident
US fighter planes accidenly fired on a USSR convoy
Shot down by USSR AAA over Sjenica, Yugoslavia and crash-landed about a kilometer
North of Nis Nov 7, 1944. MACR 9695.
Pilot survived and was rescued by local peasants.
24398 (1st FG, 27th FS) lost Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13063. Pilot returned.
24401 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA at Brezice, Yugoslavia Apr 2, 1945. MACR 13477.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
24405 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) collided in midair with P-38L 44-26026 10 mi S of Lake Lesina, Italy and
crashed May 10, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
24410 Damaged 15 Feb 1945� Landing accident at Florennes AB, Belgium. 474FG-429FS
24420 (1st FG, 71st FS) crashed Pecs, Hungary Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13481.
Pilot picked up by Russians, returned late Apr 1945.
24423 Damaged 5 Mar 1945 Landing accident at Triolo, Italy 14FG-37FS
24426 (370th FG, 402nd FS) shot down by Fw 190 Hof Wolf, near
Schmidtheim, Eifel during strafing mission Dec 17, 1944. Pilot KIA
24427 (HQ, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA SE of Straubing, Germany and made wheels-up belly landing
Apr 14, 1945. MACR 13794. Pilot survived and became POW.
24428 (14th FG) lost over Austria Mar 12, 1945. MACR 13004.
24435 Damaged 17 May 1945� Taxi accident at Triolo, Italy 14FG-49FS
24438 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA 5 mi S of Linz, Austria Apr 8, 1945. MACR 13648.
Pilot killed.
24440 (97th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA near Brestonec, Yugoslavia Mar 19, 1945. MACR 13071.
Pilot killed.
24447 Damaged 19 Mar 1945� Taxi accident at Lesina, Italy 1FG-94FS
24448 (96th fs, 82nd FG, 15th AF) hit by AAA over Barazdin, Yugoslovia and made wheels-up belly landing
at Mrzlopolje, Yugoslavia Mar 19, 1945. MACR 13069. Pilot survived and became POW.
24450 Damaged 3 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Depot Fd, Guam
24451 (333rd FS) damaged beyond repair during landing due to battle damage Feb 15, 1945. Pilot OK.
Condemned Jun 11, 1945
24452 (333rd FS) lost at sea Feb 3, 1945. Pilot MIA
24453 (318th FG, 333rd FS) lost off Iwo Kima Feb 10, 1945. MACR 12299
24465 to F-5E-4-LO
24467 to F-5E-4-LO
24468 to F-5E-4-LO
24469 to F-5E-4-LO
24470 to F-5E-4-LO
24470 to F-5E-4-LO
24471 to F-5E-4-LO
24474 to F-5E-4-LO
24475 to F-5E-4-LO
24476 to F-5E-4-LO. w/o 19 May 1945� T/off accident� (engine failure) at San Severo, Italy 5PRG-32PRS
24477 to F-5E-4-LO
24478 to F-5E-4-LO
24479 to F-5E-4-LO
24481 to F-5E-4-LO
24482 to F-5E-4-LO
24483 to F-5E-4-LO
24484 to F-5E-4-LO
24485 to F-5E-4-LO
24486 to F-5E-4-LO
24487 to F-5E-4-LO
24488 to F-5E-4-LO
24491 to F-5E-4-LO
24492 (444th Base Unit) crashed during training at range 30 mi NE of Daggett, CA Sep 17, 1945.
Pilot killed.
24493 to F-5E-4-LO
24495 to F-5E-4-LO
24496 to F-5E-4-LO
24497 to F-5E-4-LO
24498 to F-5E-4-LO
24499 to F-5E-4-LO
24500 to F-5E-4-LO
24501 to F-5E-4-LO
24502 to F-5E-4-LO
24503 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24504 to F-5E-4-LO
24505 to F-5E-4-LO
24506 to F-5E-4-LO
24507 to F-5E-4-LO
24508 to F-5E-4-LO
24516 w/o 19 May 1945 T/off accident (engine failure) at San Severo, Italy 5PRG-32PRS
24529 (440th AAF) crashed Oct 25, 1944 10 mi N of Harper Lake, CA
due to left engine fire. Pilot bailed out and survived.
24530 to F-5E-4-LO
24540 (459th FS, 80th FG, 10th AF) in landing accident at Rumkhapalong airfield, West Bengal, India Mar 29, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
24547 (459th FS, 80th FG, 10th AF) in takeoff accident at Rumkhapalong airfield, West Bengal, India Apr 16, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
24553 to F-5E-4-LO
24554 to F-5E-4-LO
24555 to F-5E-4-LO
24556 to F-5E-4-LO
24557 to F-5E-4-LO
24558 to F-5E-4-LO
24559 to F-5E-4-LO. With 8th PRS, 9st PW, 6th PG, 5th AF crashed into CV USS Randolph during ferry flight Jun 7, 1945
while carrier was anchored and rearming in Leyte Gulf. Pilot and 14 sailors killed, 11 injured. 10 Navy
planes destroyed (7 F6F and 4 TBM)
24560 to F-5E-4-LO
24561 to F-5E-4-LO
24562 to F-5E-4-LO
24563 to F-5E-4-LO
24564 to F-5E-4-LO
24565 to F-5E-4-LO
24566 to F-5E-4-LO
24567 to F-5E-4-LO
24568 to F-5E-4-LO
24569 to F-5E-4-LO
24570 to F-5E-4-LO
24571 to F-5E-4-LO
24572 to F-5E-4-LO
24573 to F-5E-4-LO
24574 to F-5E-4-LO
24575 to F-5E-4-LO
24576 to F-5E-4-LO
24577 to F-5E-4-LO
24578 to F-5E-4-LO
24580 to F-5E-4-LO
24581 to F-5E-4-LO
24583 to F-5E-4-LO
24585 to F-5E-4-LO
24586 to F-5E-4-LO
24587 to F-5E-4-LO
24588 to F-5E-4-LO
24596 (MSN 422-5600, 430th BU) w/o when aircraft crashlanded Oct 4, 1944
in a weather-related accident at Sand Point, ID.
24597 (MSN 422-5601, 464 CCTS) w/o Sep 24, 1945 when aircraft crashlanded after
engine failure 9 mi S of Tacoma, WA. Pilot killed.
24603 (MSN 422-5607, 434th BU) w/o May 31, 1945 10 mi W of Petaluma,
CA when pilot bailed out after a mechanical failure.
24609 (MSN 422-5613, CCTS, 432nd BU) w/o Oct 11, 1944 near Sisters,
OR when pilot bailed out after stall/spin incident.
24632 (1st FG, 27th FS) shot down by AAA Apr 15, 1945. MACR 13801. Pilot MIA
24633 w/o 14 Jan 1945 T/off accident, due to engine failure at Burtonwood, UK. BAD1
24636 Damaged 24 Jun 1945 Force landing at Nedging, UK 4SAD
24638 (48th FG) lost over Austria Jan 20, 1945. MACR 11389
24646 (MSN 422-5630, 370th FG, 385th FS) w/o Dec 14, 1944 near
Landrecies, France when pilot bailed out after structural
failure.
24648 to F-5E-4-LO
24649 fitted by Lockheed with experimental 8 .50-in machine gun
arrangement in a gondola nose.
24652 to F-5E-4-LO
24654 (1st FG, 94th FS) lost over Austria Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13479
24655 to F-5E-4-LO
24659 radio code FS-M 428th FS, 474th FG, 9t AF carashd Jun 5, 945 at Bad Langensalza, Germany
24664 Damaged 26 Apr 1945 T/off accident at Lagensalza, Germany. 474FG-430FS
24667 to F-5E-4-LO
24672 to F-5E-4-LO. Damaged 10 Jul 1945 takeoff accident, due to engine failure at Will Rogers Field, OK. 348CCTS
24673 to F-5E-4-LO. W/o 6 Oct 1944 Fatal crash structural failure, 2 miles N of Cedarville, OH 6FRG-1FRS
24674 to F-5E-4-LO. Damaged 21 Mar 1945 Belly landing, 4 miles S. of Nixa, MO. 348BU
24676 Damaged 3 Sep 1945 Belly landing at Ansbach, Germany. 474FG-429FS
24678 to F-5E-4-LO. W/o9 Mar 1945 Crash, 8 miles ESE. of Oklahoma City,OK. 348BU
24683 to F-5E-4-LO. Crash landed due to engine failure, 1 mile S. of Russell,LA. 379BU
24684 to F-5E-4-LO
24685 to F-5E-4-LO. Damaged 20 Jul 1945 Ground accident at Coffeyville AAF,KS. 379CCTS
24686 to F-5E-4-LO. crashed 16 miles southeast of Pampa, Texas, November 2, 1944, after departing Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma.
Pilot was killed.
24687 to F-5E-4-LO
24688 to F-5E-4-LO
24689 to F-5E-4-LO
24690 to F-5E-4-LO
24691 to F-5E-4-LO
24692 to F-5E-4-LO
24694 to F-5E-4-LO
24695 to F-5E-4-LO
24698 to F-5E-4-LO
24699 to F-5E-4-LO. Damaged 29 Mar 1945 Crash landing, mechanical failure at Will Rogers Field, OK. 3TAD
24700 to F-5E-4-LO
24701 to F-5E-4-LO
24702 to F-5E-4-LO. W/o 26 Mar 1945 Fatal crash 8 miles E. of Hinton, KS. 3TAD
24703 to F-5E-4-LO. W/o 25 Oct 1944 Crash 13 miles N. of El Reno, OK. Pilot bailed out. BU
24704 to F-5E-4-LO. W/o Jun 1945 mid-air near Mannheim, Germany Pilot bailed out. 363TRG-39PRS
24705 to F-5E-4-LO
24706 to F-5E-4-LO
24707 to F-5E-4-LO. Damaged� 2 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Gracie,Italy�� 5PRG-37PRS
24708 to F-5E-4-LO
24709 to F-5E-4-LO
24710 (F-5E-4-LO, 5th PRG) captured by Luftwaffe Dec 9, 1944. MACR 10127
24711 to F-5E-4-LO
24712 to F-5E-4-LO
24714 to F-5E-4-LO
24715 to F-5E-4-LO
24716 to F-5E-4-LO
24717 to F-5E-4-LO
24718 to F-5E-4-LO
24719 to F-5E-4-LO
24720 to F-5E-4-LO
24721 to F-5E-4-LO
24722 to F-5E-4-LO
24723 to F-5E-4-LO
24724 to F-5E-4-LO
24725 to F-5E-4-LO
24726 to F-5E-4-LO
24727 to F-5E-4-LO
24728 to F-5E-4-LO
24729 to F-5E-4-LO
24730 to F-5E-4-LO
24731 to F-5E-4-LO
24732 to F-5F-3-LO
24733 to F-5F-3-LO
24734 to F-5F-3-LO
24735 to F-5F-3-LO
24736 to F-5F-3-LO
24737 to F-5F-3-LO
24738 to F-5F-3-LO
24739 to F-5F-3-LO. 7th PRG, 27th PRS, 8th AF
24740 to F-5F-3-LO
24741 to F-5F-3-LO
24742 to F-5F-3-LO
24743 to F-5F-3-LO. Often quoted as being N3005 but this plane is now known to be former 44-53193.
24745 crashed Feb 26, 1945 10 mi W of Geyserville, CA, pilot Robert O. Hall killed. Surveyed
Aug 26, 1945.
24746 Damaged� 2 Mar 1945� T/off accident at Redmond AAF, OR�� 432BU
24747 (MSN 5751) became NX4530N in 1946. Race #66 "Sky Ranger". Crashed Starkville, Mississippi Sep 23, 1951.
24748 to F-5E-4-LO
24755 w/o?� 27 Aug 1945 Engine failure on takeoff, at Chico AAF, CA��433CCTS
24759 w/o� 20 Jan 1945� Fatal crash� 33 miles SE. of Bond, OR 432CCTS
24767� w/o� 2 Oct 1944� Structural failure landing at Redmond AAF, OR�� 432BU
24773 Damaged� 8 Feb 1945� Mid-air, with 44-25395,� Ladd Fd, AK�� 7FRG
W/o� 9 Aug 1945� Crash� 3 miles NW. of Shemya, AK 343FG-344FS
24774 Damaged� 24 Apr 1945� Crash landed (engine failure)� 4 miles N. of Madison, CA�� 434BU
24788 to NC58540 1947. NFD
24789 to F-5F-3-LO
24790 in midair with 44-24807 Feb 12, 1945 12 mi N of Silverton Lake, CA
To NC64426 in 1947. NFD
24800 Damaged� 17 Jul 1945� takeoff accident at Ontario AAF, CA�� 443CCTS
24807 w/o� 12 Feb 1945� Fatal mid-air, with 44-24790,� 12 miles N.of Silverton Lake, CA�� 444BU
24809 w/o� 25 Oct 1944� Fatal crash� 10 miles SSE. of Madras, OR�� 432BU
24819 w/o� 19 Jan 1945� Engine failure, crash� 6 miles NE. of Petaluma, CA� Pilot bailed out�� 434CCTS
24822 w/o� 26 Jul 1945� Fatal crash� 4 miles S. of Arbuckle, CA��� 434BU
24825 w/o� 10 Jul 1945� Fatal crash 1 mile ESE. of Clinton City, OK
24827 w/o� 6 Oct 1944� Fatal cr,� 2 miles NE. of Ephrata AAB, CA�� 430BU
24838 (MSN 422-5842) 432 BU crashed during training Feb 9, 1945 60 nui E of Bend, Oregon.
24842 (475th FG, 433rd FS) crashlanded Dec 11, 1944 due to enemy action. Named "Lizzie IV"
24843 (475th FG, 432nd FS) shot down during strafing attack on train north of
Manila Jan 2, 1945. MACR 11768. Nsmed "Putt Putt Maru III"
24844 (475th FG, 433rd FS) crashed Apr 5, 1945. Pilot recovered.
24845 (475th FG, 432st FS) shot down during fighter sweep over Negros Island Jan 7, 1945.
Pilot KIA. MACR 11589. Named "Eileen-Ann"
24846 (475th FG, 432st FS) Fatal crash near Clark Field, Philipines Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11887.
24850 (432nd FS, 475th FG) damaged on ground at Mindoro, Philppines during Japanese bombing attack Dec 12, 1944.
24851 (475th FG, 433rd FS) destroyed in P-47 takeoff crash at Dulag Strip Dec 4, 1944
24858 (475th FG, 433rd FS) destroyed in crashlanding near Dulag Strip due to enemy action.
24859 (475th FG, 433rd FS) destroyed in P-47 takeoff crash at Dulag Strip Dec 4, 1944
24863 (475th FG, 433rd FS) destroyed in P-47 takeoff crash at Dulag Strip Dec 4, 1944
24864 (475th FG, 433rd FS) destroyed in P-47 takeoff crash at Dulag Strip Dec 4, 1944
24865 (475th FG, 433rd FS) damaged in P-47 takeoff crash at Dulag Strip Dec 4, 1944.
Condemned Sep 20, 1945.
24874 (475th FG, 431st FS) shot down Dec 25, 1944. Pilot OK
24888 (475th FG, 431st FS) MIA Nov 28, 1944.
24889 (475th FG, 431st FS) MIA Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11684.
24890 (475th FG, 433rd FS) shot down by enemy aircraft Nov 24, 1944 and crashlanded
on a reef. Pilot rescued.
24891 to F-5E-4-LO
24892 to F-5E-4-LO
24893 to F-5E-4-LO
24894 to F-5E-4-LO
24895 to F-5E-4-LO
24896 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24897 to F-5E-4-LO
24898 to F-5E-4-LO
24899 to F-5E-4-LO
24900 to F-5E-4-LO. w/o� 12 Sep 1945� Fatal t/off accident at Furth, Germany�� 10PRG-31PRS
24901 to F-5E-4-LO
24902 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24903 to F-5E-4-LO
24904 to F-5E-4-LO
24905 to F-5E-4-LO
24906 to F-5E-4-LO
24907 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24908 to F-5E-4-LO
24909 to F-5E-4-LO
24910 to F-5E-4-LO
24911 to F-5E-4-LO
24912 to F-5E-4-LO
24913 to F-5E-4-LO
24914 to F-5E-4-LO. Damaged� 8 Sep 1945� Landing accident at Chanting, China�� 35PRS
24915 to F-5E-4-LO
24916 to F-5E-4-LO
24917 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24918 to F-5E-4-LO. w/o� 20 Sep 1944� Fatal cr,� at Mt Harvard, CA
24919 to F-5E-4-LO
24920 to F-5E-4-LO
24921 to F-5E-4-LO
24922 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24924 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24925 to F-5E-4-LO
24926 to F-5E-4-LO
24927 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24928 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24929 to F-5E-4-LO
24930 (F-5E-4-LO) to Chinese AF
24931 to F-5E-4-LO
24932 to F-5F-3-LO
24933 to F-5E-4-LO
24934 to F-5E-4-LO
24935 to F-5E-4-LO
24936 to F-5E-4-LO
24937 to F-5E-4-LO
24938 to F-5F-3-LO
24939 to F-5F-3-LO
24940 to F-5F-3-LO
24941 to F-5F-3-LO
24942 to F-5F-3-LO
24943 to F-5F-3-LO
24944 to F-5F-3-LO
24945 to F-5F-3-LO
24946 to F-5F-3-LO
24947 to F-5F-3-LO
24948 to F-5F-3-LO
24949 to F-5F-3-LO
24950 to F-5F-3-LO
24951 to F-5F-3-LO
24952 to F-5F-3-LO
24953 to F-5F-3-LO. w/o� 29 May 1945� Missing near Palawan(?) 6PRG-25PRS
24954 to F-5F-3-LO
24955 to F-5F-3-LO
24956 to F-5F-3-LO
24957 to F-5F-3-LO
24958 to F-5F-3-LO
24960 to F-5F-3-LO
24961 to F-5E-4-LO
24962 to F-5E-4-LO
24963 to F-5E-4-LO
24964 w/o� 2 Oct 1944� Crash due to engine failure at Love Fd, TX 6FRG-14FRS
24965 to F-5E-4-LO
24966 to F-5E-4-LO
24967 to F-5E-4-LO. Damaged� 3 Feb 1945� Crash landed at Warton, UK BAD2
24968 to F-5E-4-LO
24969 to F-5E-4-LO
24970 to F-5E-4-LO. Damaged� 20 Apr 1945� Landing accident at St Dizier, France�� 10PRG-31PRS
24971 to F-5E-4-LO
24972 to F-5E-4-LO
24973 to F-5F-3-LO
24974 to F-5E-4-LO
24975 to F-5E-4-LO
24975 to F-5E-4-LO
24976 to F-5E-4-LO. 7th PRG, 14th PRS, 8th AF
24977 to F-5E-4-LO
24978 to F-5E-4-LO
24979 to F-5E-4-LO
24980 to F-5E-4-LO. 7th PRG, 14th PRS, 8th AF
24981 to F-5E-4-LO
24982 to F-5E-4-LO
24983 to F-5E-4-LO
24984 to F-5E-4-LO
24985 to F-5E-4-LO
24986 to F-5E-4-LO
24987 to F-5E-4-LO
24988 to F-5E-4-LO
24989 to F-5E-4-LO
24990 to F-5E-4-LO
24991 to F-5E-4-LO
24992 to F-5F-3-LO
24993 to F-5E-4-LO
24994 to F-5E-4-LO
24995 to F-5E-4-LO
24996 to F-5E-4-LO
24997 to F-5E-4-LO
24998 to F-5E-4-LO
24999 to F-5E-4-LO
25003 w/o� 5 Apr 1945� Fatal crash Bari, Italy � 154WRX
25006 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA and crash landed at Niedergelsclbach, near Langdorf,
Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12469. Pilot survived and became POW.
25010 (14th FG) lost Apr 21, 1945. MACR 14021
25012 (14th FG) lost Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13478
25013 Damaged� 21 May 1945� Crash landed due to engine failure, in Italy��� 14FG-37FS
25014 (1st FG) lost over Austria Mar 9, 1945. MACR 12921
25016 Damaged� 5 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Lucera, Italy�� 1FG-94FS
25020 (14th FG) lost over Austria Feb 8, 1945. MACR 12139
25021 (97th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed at Schober Pass, Austria after suffered oxygen leak and right
engine caught fire Feb 13, 1945. MACR 12125. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
25028 (97th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Vincenzo airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 10, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
25031 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Vincenzo airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 17, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
25034 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Vincenzo airfield, Italy Feb 1, 1945. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if survived.
25037 (14th FG) lost Jan 14, 1945. MACR 10914
25038 (14th FG) lost over Austria Feb 8, 1945. MACR 12138
25039 (1st FG) lost near Prague Jan 21, 1945. MACR 11748. Pilot MIA
25041 (14th FG) lost Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13067
25046 (60th FG) lost May 27, 1945. MACR 14589
25047 (33rd FG) lost Jun 24, 1945. MACR 14683
25052 Damaged� 4 Jan 1945� Belly landing in Italy�� 1FG-94FS
25053 (14th FG) lost over Austria Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13072
44-25059/27258 Lockheed P-38L-5-LO Lightning
MSN 422-6063/8262
25059 condemned salvage obsolete Apr 22, 1947. To AAC Apr 30, 1947
25064 w/o� 27 Oct 1945� Missing over Alaska��� 343FG-18FS
25065 dumped at Shemya Island, Aleutian Islands 1940�s
25067 (F-5G-6-LO)
25069 w/o� 7 Jun 1945� Ditched into sea, 20 miles N. of Apo, AK���343FG-344FS
25070 Damaged� 12 May 1945� Crash landed due to engine failure, 28 miles SE. of Alexai AAF, AK�� 343FG-54FS
25072 Damaged� 25 Apr 1945� Mid-air, with 44-25404,� Casco AAF, AK��� 343FG-18FS
25073 w/o� 6 May 1945� Crash Alexai AAF, AK� Pilot bailed out 343FG-54FS
25076 Damaged� 11 Apr 1945� Taxi accident at Shemya AAF, AK 343FG-344FS
25080 (33rd FG) lost Feb 18, 1945. MACR 12415
25091 Damaged� 2 Jan 1945� Landing accident at Billings MAP, MT����5 Ferry
W/o� 21 Dec 1945� Fatal cr, 4 miles NE. of Anchorage, AK�� 343FG-54FS
25096 (AMI)� w/o� 14 Jan 1947� Engine failure on takeoff, crash near Napoli, Italy
25102 )AMI)� w/o� 30 Jan 1947� Fatal cr, Castelgrande, Italy
25103 (F-5F-3-LO) to French ADO
25107 (F-5F-3-LO) to Chinese AF
25112 w/o� 19 Apr 1945� Fatal crash, near Sahmaw, Burma 33FG-58FS
25116 (33rd FG) lost Jul 2, 1945. MACR 14710
25117 to Italian AF as MM4155
25126 (474th FG) lost Apr 11, 1945. MACR 14102
25127 (AMI)� w/o� 18 May 1948� Fatal crash, Port engine failed on takeoff, nr Santo Spirito, Italy
25147 w/o� 6 Jun 1945� Fatal crash near Jamdhedpur, India 33FG-459FS
25179 (4th FG) lost May 27, 2945. MACR 14527
25184 w/o� 11 May 1945� Engine failure & crash 10 miles SE. of Star City, AR��� 440BU
25188 Damaged� 23 Mar 1945� Force landing due to engine failure, 8 miles NW. of Santa Rosa, CA�� 434BU
25190 (F-5F-3-LO) Damaged� 16 Aug 1945� Belly landing, 2 miles SW. of Ansbach, Germany�� 1TPG-326FRS
25193 (F-5F-3-LO, 34th PRS) scrapped Nov 1945.
25207 Damaged� 25 Sep 1945� Crash landing, 12 miles S. of Raudsburg, CA�� 443CCTS
25208 Damaged� 14 Feb 1945� Mid-air with tow target, at Metagon Peninsula Field, TX��� 2539BU
Damaged� 2 May 1945 by bad weather, 20 miles S. of Waco, TX��440BU
25212 crashed Mar 7, 1945.
25213 w/o� 23 Oct 1944� Crash landed (out of fuel) at Coolidge AAF, AZ��� 6FAG
25217 w/o� 3 Jan 1945� Shot down over Palawan Island, Pacific��Pilot lost��� 8FG-36FS
25230 Damaged� 19 Jun 1945� Belly landing at Chico ACA 433CCTS
25237 modified at Hammer Field, CA as development prototype for P-38M.
Never received blackpaint and remained in bare metal.
25239 ("Double Bourbon") with 32nd FG, 51st FS stationed at Howard Field, Canal Zone.
25240 reported in mid-1950s to be awaiting conversin for photo
survey duties with Hycon Aerial Surveys, Inc
25241 (8th FG) lost Dec 27, 1944. MACR 14458
25243 (8th FG) lost Dec 27, 1944. MACR 14461
25246 w/o� 13 May 1945� Fatal crash landed at Ontario AAF, CA 443BU
25247 w/o� 23 Oct 1944� Fatal cr, structural failure,� 1 mile W. of Chico AAF, CA�� 6FRG
25262 to Lockheed in 1953 as N91300 and modified for XF-90 tests.
Retired in 1953. By mid 1950s was with Hycon Aerial Surveys,
Inc of Pasadena, CA
25277 w/o� 28 Jun 1945� Fatal mid-air, with 44-25634,� 2 miles NW.of Dudhkundi, India � 33FG-59FS
25284 Damaged� 4 Dec 1944� takeoff accident at Santa Maria AAF, CA��440CCTS
25288 crashed and burned on range at Muroc AAF, CA Mar 10, 1945
25289 w/o� 7 Mar 1945 Crash due to mechanical fault,� 11 miles NE of Santa Maria, CA�� Pilot bailed out� 440BU
25300 w/o� 19 Apr 1945� Fatal crash 9 miles SW of Palmdale, CA�� 441BU
25302 Damaged� 4 Apr 1945� Mid-air,� 4 miles NE of Brooks, CA�� 434BU
25304 (360th FG) lost Feb 28, 1945. MACR 14536
25306 (8th FG) lost Jan 11, 1945. MACR 13696
25312 (475th FG, 431st FS) crashed on takeoff Jun 21, 1945. Condemned Jun 19, 1945 due to combat
25314 (475th FG, 432nd FS) crashlanded Feb 19, 1945. Condemned Feb 21, 1945
25319 Damaged� 14 Dec 1944� Grd accident, with 44-23420 at Santa Rosa AAF, CA��� 434CCTS
25327 (49th FG, 7th FS) crashed on takeoff from Iaoag bield
NW Philippines Apr 11, 1945. Pilot killed.
25336 (475th FG, 432nd FS) shot down by AAA. Condemned Nov 5, 1945
25338 (475th FG) lost Jan 15, 1945. MACR 11771
25352 (8th FG) lost Dec 26, 1944. MACR 11657
25356 (457th FG) lost Jan 9, 1945. MACR 11893
25379 w/o� 21 May 1945� Fatal crash 12 miles NE. of Alexai Point, AK��343FG-344FS
25382 Damaged� 6 Apr 1945 at Attu Casco AAB, AK � 343FG-18FS
25384 Damaged� 18 Sep 1945� Belly landing at Shemya, AK 343FG-54FS
25391 Damaged� 13 May 1945� Burma��� 33FG-54FS
25394 Damaged� 19 Apr 1945� Takeoff accident at Alexai AAF, AK���343FG-54FS
25395 in midair with 44-24773 Feb 8, 1945 at Ladd Field, AK.
25396 w/o� 1 May 1945� Fatal crash at Alexai AAF, AK 343FG-54FS
25404 in midair Apr 25, 1945 with 44-25072 Casco AAF, AK
Damaged� 4 Jun 1945� Belly landing, at Attu(?), AK 343FG-18FS
25406 Damaged� 4 Jun 1945� Landing accident at Attu Casco AB, AK���343FG-54FS
25408 Damaged� 8 Jan 1946� T/off accident,� 3 miles SW. of Anchorage, AK��� 343FG-54FS
25411 (8th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) crashed between Bauang and Santiago, Luzon 3 mi offshore in Lingayen
Gulf, Philippine Islands after left engine caught fire Mar 30, 1945. MACR 14234.
Pilot killed.
25414 (475th FG, 431st FS) MIA Jun 18, 1945
25416 w/o� 1 Aug 1945� Fatal crash at Mawkmai, Burma 33FG-60FS
25419 w/o� 7 Apr 1945� Mid-air, with 44-25579,� crash� 8 miles NE. of Dinjan, India� Pilot bailed out�� 33FG-59FS
25420 Damaged� 19 Mar 1945� Mid-air, near Sahmaw, Burma 33FG-58FS
25427 (49th FG, 8th FS, 5th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Batngas, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Jan 13, 1945. Pilot killed.
25428 (475th FG) MIA Feb 15, 1945 over Panay Island. MACR 12380
25432 Damaged� 13 Aug 1945� Landing accident at Dudkhundi, India
25433 Damaged� 10 Jun 1945� Landing accident at Laihka AF, Burma��33FG-60FS
25436 Damaged� 20 Jul 1945� Mid-air, with 44-25796,� 10 miles N. of Dudkhundi, India�� 33FG-58FS
25448 (33rd FG) lost Mar 21, 1945. MACR 13210
25450 Damaged� 27 Mar 1945� Ground looped at Sahmaw, Burma 33FG-60FS
25451 w/o� 9 Apr 1945� Belly landing at Mong Long, Burma 33FG-59FS
25455 w/o� 20 Jan 1945� Fatal crash� 21 miles NNE. of Lingaven Gulf, Pacific � 18FG-12FS
25459 (475th FG, 432nd FS) crashed 40 mi W of Cabra Island Mar 28, 1945. MACR 13529
25461 w/o� 28 Mar 1945� takeoff accident at Balboa��� 51FS
25474 Damaged� 10 Mar 1945� Crash landed,� 20 miles NE. of Rampur Hat, Burma�� 33FG-58FS
25492 (475th FG, 432nd FS) pilot bailed out over north central Lingayen coast Jun 6, 1945.
25497 (474th FG) lost Mar 31, 1945. MACR 13665
25498 (475th FG, 433rd FS) shot down by enemy fighter near Tre Island off coast
of Indochina Mar 28, 1945. MACR 13528
25500 Damaged� 27 Jul 1945� Belly landing at Dudhkundi, India��33FG-59FS
25502 (33rd FG) lost Jun 24, 1945. MACR 14684
25507 w/o� 12 Sep 1945� Fatal crash near Weller, Germany 10PRG-31PRS
25512 Damaged� 14 May 1945� Crash landed, due to engine failure, at Santa Rosa AAF, CA�� 434BU
25518 (474th FG) lost Apr 18, 1945. MACR 14199
25524 (474th FG) lost Apr 20, 1945. MACR 14091
25527 w/o� 14 Mar 1945� takeoff accident at Sahmaw, Burma 33FG-58FS
25528 (HQ, 49th FG, 5th AF) crashed from unknown cause in South China Sea while on ferry flight from
Kunming, China to Clark Field, Luzon, Philippine Islands Aug 3, 1945. MACR 15023. Pilot killed.
25535 w/o?� 12 Feb 1945� landing accident at Hollandia, Papua New Guinea �� 360SRG
25537 (370th FG) lost Mar 25, 1945. MACR 13510
25540 (8th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) crashed 25 mi NE of Baguio, Luzon, Philippine Islands after one
engine failed Jun 20, 1945. MACR 14694. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
25543 damaged� Belly landing at Kimpo AAF, Korea 475FG-432FS
25546 (F-5F-3-LO) to French ADO
25548 (474th FG, 430th FS) lost Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13163
25551 w/o 24 May 1945� fatal crash 3 miles N. of Dudhkundi AAB, India��33FG-58FS
25556 w/o� 11 May 1945� crash due to bad weather, 60 miles N. of Lawsak, Burma� Pilot bailed out�� 33FG-58FS
25562 (8th FG) lost Jun 2, 1945. MACR 14570
25568 named "Pacific Prowler", 18th FG, 44th FS
25578 Damaged� 23 Aug 1945� crash landed at Myitkyina East, Burma��33FG-60FS
25579 7 Apr 1945� Mid-air, with 44-25419�� 8 miles NE. of Dinjan, India�
25580 Damaged� 31 Mar 1945� Landing accident at Sahmaw, Burma��33FG-60FS
25581 w/o� 14 May 1945� Landing accident at Myitkyina East, Burma��33FG-60FS
25585 scrapped overseas in Pacific Theatre Sep 11, 1947
25594 (18th FG) lost Jul 2, 1945. MACR 14700
25597 (9th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) shot down by AA at Tainan, Formosa May 31, 1945. MACR 14554.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
25600 Named� "Blood & Guts",� w/o 20 Jul 1945� crash near Lingaven AF, Philippines��� 475FG-432FS
25607 w/o� 13 Aug 1945� Fatal crash at Myitkyina East, Burma 33FG-60FS
25609 w/o� 27 Jan 1945� takeoff accident at Gore Fd, MT��� 7 Ferry
25615 named "Chazzz"
25622 24 Mar 1945� midair, with 44-23860 & 44-23866, 10 miles ESE. of Marysville, CA��� 433BU
25628 (475th FG, 431st FS) crashed on low-level mission to Taiwan May 30, 1945
25629 w/o� 31 May 1945� Landing accident at Bhamo, Burma 33FG-60FS
25631 w/o� 4 Apr 1945� crash landed,� 1 mile N. of Nagaghuli, India���33FG-59FS
25634 in fatal midair with 44-25277 Jun 28, 1945 2 mi NW of Dudhkuni, India 33rd FG, 59th FS
25637 19 Feb 1945�fatal mid-air, with� 44-23861,� 22 miles NW.of Barstow, CA�� 433BU
25650 (475th FG, 431st FS) pilot bailed out over Clark Field due to AAA damage Apr 18, 1945
25654 (475th FG, 433rd FS) crashlanded on a road west of Hill Strip Mar 1, 1945 and w/o.
Condemned salvage Oct 1, 1946, assigned FEA Apr 30, 1947, reclamation completed Jan 15, 1948.
25690 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-14504 10 mi N of Pescara, Italy
May 29, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
25698 (1st FG, 27th FS) shot down by AAA Regensburg Apr 15, 1945. MACR 13797. Pilot MAI
25705 Damaged� 22 Feb 1945� Force landing,� 2 miles SW. of Triolo, Italy�� 14FG-48FS
25715 w/o� 26 Jul 1945� fatal crash,� 8 miles SE. of San Severo, Italy�� 14FG-43FS
25717 (14th FG) lost Apr 22, 1945. MACR 14025
25719 was being ferried from Foggia to Triolo. Pilot engaged in unauthorized acrobatics,
and the plane crashed near Lesina, Italy on February 15, 1945. Pilot was killed.
25720 (14th FG) lost Apr 11, 1945. MACR 13980.
25728 w/o� 6 Nov 1947� (AMI)� Belly landing, after engine failure on takeoff,� at Capodichino, Italy�� Pilot survived
25734 �40� with 1st FG, 94th FS in Italy. (1st FG, 71st FS) shot down by AAA near Munich Apr 15, 1945. MACR 13800
25754 w/o?� 13 Sep 1945� Belly landing, after engine failure on takeoff,�� 10 miles NW. of Lesina, Italy�� 1FG-71FS
25759 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA SW of Pragersko, Yugoslovia Mar 19, 1945. MACR 13070.
Pilot killed.
25760 w/o� 26 Jul 1945� Fatal crash� 7 miles E. of Polessella, Italy 1FG-27FS
25761 (14th FG) lost Apr 4, 1945. MACR 13643
25768 (F-5G-6-LO)
25772 w/o� 29 May 1945� Landing accident at Alipore, India 33FG-459FS
25776 (F-5G-6-LO)
25779 (F-5G-6-LO)
25781 (F-5G-6-LO)
25783 (F-5G-6-LO)
25786 (14th FG) lost Apr 2, 1945. MACR 13476. Remains noted 1989 in
Yugoslavian National Aviation Museum, Belgrade
25788 (F-5G-6-LO)
25790 (F-5G-6-LO)
25794 Damaged� 7 May 1945� takeoff accident at Sahmaw, Burma��� 33FG-60FS
25796 Damaged� 20 Jul 1945� Mid-air, with 44-25436,� 10 miles N. of Dudkhundi, India
25798 Damaged� 18 Jul 1946� takeoff accident at Kimpo� AAB, Korea��475FG-431FS
25802 Damaged� 17 Jul 1945� Mid-air, with� 44-23984,� 2 miles SE. of Chino, CA�� 443CCTS
25805 w/o� 27 Dec 1944� mid-air, with 44-23459, 6 miles SE. of Ontario AAF, CA��� 443CCTS
25811 (F-5G-6-LO)
25812 (F-5G-6-LO)
25813 (F-5G-6-LO)
25814 (F-5G-6-LO)
25816 (F-5G-6-LO)
25817 w/o� 29 Jun 1945� Fatal crash at Myitkyina East, Burma 33FG-60FS
25822 (F-5G-6-LO)
25823 (F-5G-6-LO)
25825 (F-5G-6-LO)
25826 (F-5G-6-LO)
25828 (F-5G-6-LO) to French AF
25844 w/o� 23 Feb 1945 Fatal crash� 14 miles SW. of Freeport, TX��� 904BU
25852 (449th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause near foothills N of Dong Trieu, Indochina
Jul 7, 1945. MACR 14718. Pilot bailed out and evaded capture.
25859 (9th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) crashed 10 mi NW of Santiago, Luzon, Philippine Islands Apr 27, 1945
after left engine caught fire. MACR 14331. Pilot bailed out and was picked up by locals and returned
May 8, 1945.
25881 (38th FG) lost Feb 28, 1945. MACR 14535
25900 (F-5G-6-LO)
25904 (F-5G-6-LO) to French AF
25908 (F-5G-6-LO)
25909 (F-5G-6-LO) with 348 BU, crashed 8 mi NE of Will Rogers Field, OK Nov 16, 1945.
25911 (F-5G-6-LO)
25913 (F-5G-6-LO) to French AF
25915 (F-5G-6-LO) (MSN 422-6919) to French ADO. Groupe de Reconnaissance II/33; code W4-Y
25920 (F-5G-6-LO)
25924 (360th FG) lost Mar 8, 1945. MACR 14415
25927 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO
25928 (F-5G-6-LO)
25929 (F-5G-6-LO)
25930 Named� "Lizzie V", w/o?� 9 Jan 1945� Hit by anti-aircraft fire, crash landed near Malabang, Mindanao, Philippines� Pilot survived�
475FG-433FS
25931 (347th FG) lost Apr 10, 1945. MACR 14253
25932 (F-5G-6-LO) with 379 BU damaged in midair collision over Coffeyville AAF, NE Apr 12, 1945.
25933 (F-5G-6-LO)
25939 (F-5G-6-LO)
25947 (F-5G-6-LO)
25948 (F-5G-6-LO)
25953 to F-5G-6-LO. Transferred to French AF May 1, 1945. Assigned to GR 1/33 (Groupe Reconnaissance) "Belfort"
and was subsequently coded W4-G and used call sign F-UHBG. Returned to USA. Nose section on display
at Planes of Fame Air Museum, Chino, California.
25955 (F-5G-6-LO)
25958 (F-5G-6-LO)
25968 (475th FG, 431st FS) crashed during training mission. Condemned Jul 12, 1945.
25970 (F-5G-6-LO)
25972 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO
25973 w/o� 8 Jan 1946� Fatal crash 4 miles ENE. of Puerto Princesa,�Philippines��� 18FG-44FS
25984 w/o� 24 Jan 1945�in mid-air, with 44-23903,� 2 miles NE. of Arroyo Grande, CA�� 440CCTS
25987 crashed into house in the San Fernando Valley Jan 25, 1945
25992 w/o� 28 Apr 1945� Fatal crash 1 mile SE. of Santa Maria, CA�� 440BU
25994 (F-5G-6-LO)
26015 Damaged� 14 Apr 1945� Belly landing at Triolo, Italy 14FG-49FS
26026 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) collided in midair with P-38L 44-24405 10 mi S of Lake Lesina, Italy
and crashed May 10, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
26027 (14th FG) lost Apr 11, 1945. MACR 13982
26039 w/o� 9 Mar 1945� Fatal crash at Cazes AB, Casablanca, Morocco��328FRS
26044 (F-5F-3-LO) to French ADO
26045 (F-5F-3-LO) to Chinese AF.
26046 (F-5F-3-LO) to French ADO
26050 w/o� 13 Aug 1945� Fatal mid-air with 43-50241,� 10 miles E.of Lakeport, CA��� 434BU
26059 (F-5F-3-LO) to French ADO
26061 (F-5F-3-LO) to French AF
26062 (F-5F-3-LO) to French ADO
26063 (F-5G-6-LO)
26067 Damaged� 13 Jun 1945� Landing accident at Ondal, India��305ASG-499ASS
26077 (14th FG) lost Apr 23, 1945. MACR 14036
26120 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO
26121 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO
26122 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO
26123 (F-5G-6-LO)� Damaged� 11 Apr 1945� Landing accident at Mount Farm, UK�� 27ATG-31FRS
26124 (F-5G-6-LO)
26125 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO Jul 21, 1945
26126 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO Jul 21, 1945
26127 (F-5G-6-LO) to French AF Jul 21, 1945
26128 (F-5G-6-LO)
26129 (F-5G-6-LO)
26130 (F-5G-6-LO) crashed at Ondal, India June 9, 1945.
26135 w/o� 18 Jul 1945� Fatal mid-air, with 44-23690, Panagarh, India��� 47DRS
26137 (F-5G-6-LO)
26138 (F-5G-6-LO)
26139 (F-5G-6-LO)
26140 (F-5G-6-LO)
26141 (F-5G-6-LO)
26142 (F-5G-6-LO)
26143 (F-5G-6-LO)
26144 (F-5G-6-LO)
26145 (F-5G-6-LO)
26160 (18th FG, 44th FS)
26163 (F-5G-6-LO)
26202 w/o� 2 Mar 1945 Bad weather, pilot bailed out, 1 mile E. of Love Field, TX
26204 (8th FG) lost May 29, 1945. MACR 14586
26214 w/o� 4 April 1946� Fatal crash 10 miles W. of Kimpo AAB, Korea��475FG-432FS
26227 (F-5G-6-LO)
26228 (F-5G-6-LO)
26229 (F-5G-6-LO)
26230 (F-5G-6-LO)
26231 (F-5G-6-LO)
26232 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO
26233 (F-5G-6-LO)
26234 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO
26235 (F-5G-6-LO)
26236 (F-5G-6-LO)
26237 (F-5G-6-LO)
26244 (F-5G-6-LO)
26247 (F-5G-6-LO)
26248 (F-5G-6-LO)
26249 (F-5G-6-LO)
26250 (F-5G-6-LO) 26251 (F-5G-6-LO)
26252 (F-5G-6-LO)
26253 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO
26254 (F-5G-6-LO)
26255 (F-5G-6-LO)
26256 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26267 (F-5G-6-LO)
26268 (F-5G-6-LO) to French ADO.
26269 (F-5G-6-LO)
26270 (F-5G-6-LO) to N1208N. Cancelled Aug 5, 2013.
26271 (F-5G-6-LO)
26273 (F-5G-6-LO)
26273 (F-5G-6-LO)
26274 (F-5G-6-LO)
26275 (F-5G-6-LO)
26276 (F-5G-6-LO)
26280 w/o 11 Apr 1946� Fatal crash near Kimpo AAB, Korea 475FG-431FS
26302 (18th FG, 44th FS)
26303 (475th FG, 431st FS) shot down by small arms fire on mission to Taiwan Jun 18, 1945
26385 26385� Damaged 16 Jan 1946� crash landing,� at Tacloban, Philippines��18FG-12FS
26393 (F-5G-6-LO) (475th FG, 431st FS) crashed on takeoff during test flight Feb 1, 1945. Also listed
as condemned Jun 20, 1946 after being destroyed in typhoon on Guam while being stored.
26395 (9th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) crashed in Ilocos Norte area of Philippine Islands Jun 9, 1945. MACR 14610.
May have run out of fuel while on ferry flight. Pilot survived and returned Jun 15, 1945.
26398 (18th FG, 445h FS)
26400 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26401 Named� "Miss Step-Ins"��� 475FG
26402 (F-5G-6-LO) to Chinese AF
26406 (F-5G-6-LO)
26415 Named� "The Lodger By God"�� 475FG
26416 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26417 (F-5G-6-LO)
26418 (F-5G-6-LO) to Chinese AF as P-38036
26419 (F-5G-6-LO)
26420 (F-5G-6-LO)
26421 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26422 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26423 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26424 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26425 (F-5G-6-LO) Damaged� 6 May 1946� Belly landing at Richmond AAB, VA���� 4FRG
26426 (F-5G-6-LO)
26427 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26428 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26429 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26430 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26431 (F-5G-6-LO)
26432 (F-5G-6-LO)
26433 (F-5G-6-LO)
26434 (F-5G-6-LO)
26435 (F-5G-6-LO) to Chinese AF
26436 (F-5G-6-LO)
26437 (F-5G-6-LO)
26438 (F-5G-6-LO)
26439 (F-5G-6-LO)
26440 (F-5G-6-LO)
26441 (F-5G-6-LO)
26442 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26443 (F-5G-6-LO)
26444 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26445 (F-5G-6-LO)
26446 (F-5G-6-LO)
26447 (F-5G-6-LO) damaged in takeoff accident at Wright Field, OH Jul 26, 1945
26448 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26449 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26450 (F-5G-6-LO)
26451 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26452 (F-5G-6-LO)
26453 (F-5G-6-LO)
26454 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26455 (F-5G-6-LO)
26456 (F-5G-6-LO)
26458 (F-5G-6-LO)
26460 (F-5G-6-LO)
26461 (F-5G-6-LO)
26465 (F-5G-6-LO)
26466 (F-5G-6-LO) w/o� 24 Apr 1946� Fatal crash at Harmon Fd, Guam
26473 (475th FG, 433rd FS) crashed into Lingayen Gulf Jul 8, 1945
26518 (449th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) shot down by ground fire over Indochina Jul 12, 1945. MACR 14754.
Pilot bailed out but MIA and fate unknown.
26538 (8th FG, 36th FS) failed to pull out of dive Jul 13, 1945, Mindoro. Pilot killed
26544 w/o� 18 Sep 1945� Fatal crash��12 miles NW. of Portobelo, Panama��� 43FS
26545 to NX66692 in 1947. Race #36 "Punkin". Cancelled Mar 14, 1956
26546 (P-38L-5-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26552 w/o� 7 May 1945� Fatal crash 2 miles SW. of Tuttle, OK��� 2348BU
26562 Damaged� 28 Jul 1945� Belly landing at RAF Jodhpur, India��10SRG-380SRS
26565 (F-5G-6-LO)
26584 scrapped at Clark AFB, Philippines 1946-47
26588 (F-5G-6-LO)
26592 (F-5G-6-LO)
26609 (F-5G-6-LO)
26612 (F-5G-6-LO) to N5056N. DBF San Antonio, Texas Apr 27, 1957. cancelled May 6, 1957
26614 (F-5G-6-LO)
26615 (F-5G-6-LO)
26616 (F-5G-6-LO)
26622 (F-5G-6-LO)
26623 (F-5G-6-LO)
26624 (F-5G-6-LO)
26625 (F-5G-6-LO)
26626 (F-5G-6-LO)
26627 (F-5G-6-LO)
26628 (F-5G-6-LO)
26629 (F-5G-6-LO)
26630 (F-5G-6-LO)
26631 (F-5G-6-LO)
26632 (F-5G-6-LO) to Chinese AF
26633 (F-5G-6-LO)
26634 (F-5G-6-LO)
26635 (F-5G-6-LO)
26636 (F-5G-6-LO) to Chinese AF
26638 Damaged� 22 Sep 1945� Landing accident at Barrackpore AB, India��� 41SRS
26642 (F-5G-6-LO)
26643 (F-5G-6-LO)
26644 (F-5G-6-LO)
26645 (F-5G-6-LO) scrapped at Clark AFB, Philippines 1946-47
26646 (F-5G-6-LO)
26647 (F-5G-6-LO)
26648 (F-5G-6-LO)
26649 (F-5G-6-LO)
26656 (F-5G-6-LO)
26666 (F-5G-6-LO)
26670 (F-5G-6-LO) registered to Giorgi S. Moody, Sebastian, Florida as N1208N
26679 (F-5G-6-LO)
26683 (F-5G-6-LO)
26684 (F-5G-6-LO)
26685 (F-5G-6-LO)
26688 (F-5G-6-LO)
26689 (F-5G-6-LO)
26690 (F-5G-6-LO)
26691 (F-5G-6-LO)
26693 (F-5G-6-LO)
26696 (MSN 7700) became N1208N
26699 (F-5G-6-LO)
26725 (F-5G-6-LO)
26726 (F-5G-6-LO)
26727 (F-5G-6-LO) to Chinese AF
26728 (F-5G-6-LO)
26729 (F-5G-6-LO)
26731 (F-5G-6-LO)
26732 (F-5G-6-LO)
26733 (F-5G-6-LO)
26734 (F-5G-6-LO)
26735 (F-5G-6-LO)
26736 (F-5G-6-LO)
26737 (F-5G-6-LO)
26738 (F-5G-6-LO)
26740 (F-5G-6-LO)
26741 (F-5G-6-LO)
26742 (F-5G-6-LO)
26743 (F-5G-6-LO)
26744 (F-5G-6-LO)
26750 (F-5G-6-LO)
26751 (F-5G-6-LO)
26756 (F-5G-6-LO)
26759 (F-5G-6-LO)
26760 (F-5G-6-LO)
26761 (MSN 7765) Ca.1944: TOS USAAF. Ca.1944: Converted to F-5G-6-LO.
1/23/46: Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Kingman, AZ for storage.
By 10/47: Stored Surplus Depot, Altus, OK.
10/27/47: Everett L. Moore, Tulsa, OK with c/r NL5054N. Purchased from war assets for $800.
2/3/48: Clark L. Smith, Cumberland, PA with c/r N5054N.
7/49: Luis Struck/Cia. Mexicana Aerofoto SA, Mexico City, Mexico.
8/15/51: Kenting Aerial Surveys, Toronto, Ontario with c/r CF-GKE.
8/51: Ferried from Mexico City to Toronto.
7/4/52: Spartan Air Services, Ltd, Ottawa, Ontario.
8/10/54: Damaged in wheels up landing, Whitehorse, Yukon.
1/31/55: Aircraft repaired, registration renewed.
5/28/56: Hycon Aerial Surveys, Ontario, CA with c/r N6190C.
7/3/56: Certificate of Airworthiness, N6190C.
1958: Cartwright Aerial Surveys, Sacramento, CA.
12/59: WFU, stored Las Vegas, NV until 1961.
12/28/60: Bruce & Gunn, Inc, Ft. Worth-Redbird, TX.
11/26/62: Kucera & Associates, Inc, Cleveland, OH. Survey contract in Bolivia, Colombia, Paraguay.
1/5/65: Damaged when left main gear accidentally raised while parked at Presidente Stroessner/Silvio
Pettirossi Airport, Ascuncion, Paraguay.
1/65 to 1972: WFU, abandoned in open storage at Ascuncion, Paraguay.
1/26/68: Ronald Bryant, Jacksonville, FL. Aircraft remained in Paraguay.
2/20/68: I.N. Junior Burchinall, Paris, TX. Aircraft remained in Paraguay.
4/21/70: Certificate of Airworthiness, N6190C.
8/19/70: William E. Padden/Aero-Tech West, Los Angeles, CA. Aircraft remained in Paraguay.
1972: Robert Diemert, Carman, Manitoba. Recovered from Presidente Stroessner Airport, Ascuncion, Paraguay,
and shipped dismantled to Richmond, VA. Both tail booms were cut off behind the engines to facilitate movement.
1/4/73: c/r N6190C cancelled due Canadian purchase.
1974: Dick Lambert, Plainfield, IL. Stored dismantled at Lambert�s private airfield.
7/23/81: Kermit A. Weeks, Tamiami, FL.
3/3/82: Weeks Air Museum, Inc, Polk City, FL with c/r N2897S.
3/3/82: Registered to World�s Greatest Aircraft Collection, Polk City, FL.
1992: Damaged during Hurricane Andrew.
2000: Based at Fantasy of Flight, Polk City, FL. Displayed dismantled as recovered from Paraguay.
By 5/13: Stored at Golden Hill Storage Facility with WGA.
26766 w/o� 4 Apr 1945� Fatal crash� 6 miles S. of Inez, TX 2539BU
26775 (F-5G-6-LO)
26776 (F-5G-6-LO)
26777 (F-5G-6-LO)
26778 (F-5G-6-LO)
26779 (F-5G-6-LO)
26780 (F-5G-6-LO)
26781 (F-5G-6-LO) forcelanded 80 mi NE of Denver, CO Jul 14, 1945
26782 (F-5G-6-LO)
26783 (F-5G-6-LO)
26788 in midair with 44-26842 Oct 12, 1945 at Howard Field, Panama
26789 w/o� 6 Feb 1946� Fatal crash at Howard Field, Panama 32FS
26827 (F-5G-6-LO)
26831 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
26835 w/o� 23 Jun 1945� Fatal cr 2 miles SW. of Balboa, Panama��� 30FS
26842 Damaged� 12 Oct 1945� Mid-air, with 44-26788,� at Howard Field, Panama��� 32FS
26846 w/o� 9 Aug 1945� Fatal crash� 38 miles NNW. of Kingfisher, OK��348BU
26855 (F-5G-6-LO) Damaged� 23 Sep 1945� Cr landing, due to engin failure,� at NAB� Marpi Point, Saipan
26863 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
26865 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
26871 (F-5G-6-LO)
26873 (F-5G-6-LO)
26874 (F-5G-6-LO)
26877 (F-5G-6-LO)
26884 (F-5G-6-LO)
26892 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
26912 w/o� 16 Sep 1946� Fatal crash near Shemya AAF, AK 57FG-64FS
26915 dumped at Shemya Island, Aleutian Islands 1940�s
26916 (F-5G-6-LO)
26917 (F-5G-6-LO)
26918 (F-5G-6-LO)
26919 (F-5G-6-LO)
26920 (F-5G-6-LO)
26921 (F-5G-6-LO)
26922 (F-5G-6-LO)
26923 (F-5G-6-LO)
26924 (F-5G-6-LO)
26927 (MSN 422-7931) to RFC Jan 4, 1946. The aircraft was flown later in 1946
to Seymour, Indiana, where it remained until October 01, 1949, when it was purchased by Universal
Air Marine and Supply Company for the Bolivian Government. It is believed
while at Seymour, Indiana the aircraft was registered as NX26927 and
participated in the National Air Races. The owner was listed as Howard LeVier
of Kalamazoo, Michigan. On October 03, 1949 the aircraft was flown on a
ferry permit from Seymour, Indiana to Schrom Field, Maryland. On November 01,
1949 on a acceptance test flight flown by the Bolivian pilot the now
undocumented aircraft was involved in a midair collision with Eastern
Airlines Flight 537. (N88727, ex 43-17165 a C-54B-10-DO, MSN 18365/DO138)
while both were on an approach to runway 03 at Washington-National Airport.
From the C-54B, 4 crew, 51 PAX fatal. From the P-38, the Bolivian test pilot
survived, both aircraft were destroyed. It was (at the time) the worst plane
crash in the history of civil aviation. The P-38 pilot was accused of causing
the accident, later tried and cleared of the charges, which now is believed to have
been an ATC error.
26940 (F-5G-6-LO)
26951 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
26952 (F-5G-6-LO)
26953 (F-5G-6-LO)
26954 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26955 (F-5G-6-LO)
26956 (F-5G-6-LO)
26957 (F-5G-6-LO) destroyed in typhoon on Guam Jun 20, 1946 while stored
26958 (F-5G-6-LO)
26959 (F-5G-6-LO)
26960 (F-5G-6-LO)
26961 (MSN 7965, F-5G-6-LO) to RFC Jan 23, 1946, Kingman, AZ. To Costa Rica AF as G.C.R-01. To
Guatemalan AF but NTU. To Honduras AF as FAH504 in Oct 1948.
Acquired by Bob Bean Aircraft, Blythe,CA Mar 1960 as N74883. Flown as Race #59 "Scrap Iron"
Later sold as N38DH, then N6961. Flew as P-38L-5-LO. Destroyed in crash
at Salt Lake City Apr 9, 1981. Wreckage stored at Chino, CA 1993. Was still on FAA register as
N6961, but cancelled Jun 5, 2013
26962 (F-5G-6-LO) to NC62807 in 1946
26963 (F-5G-6-LO) crashlanded at Coolidge Field, Antigua, British
West Indies Jul 18, 1945.
26964 (F-5G-6-LO)
26965 (F-5G-6-LO)
26966 w/o� 12 Dec 1945 Fatal crash 5 miles NW. of Anchorage, AK �343FG-18FS
26968 (F-5G-6-LO)
26969 converted to F-5G-6-LO. To RFC at Kingman, AZ Jan 8, 1946. To NX53753, then N53753.
Became N503MH with Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys, MN. Acquired by
Bruce Pruitt and in 1996 reported as 'nearing completion of long restoration'
26971 (F-5G-6-LO)
26972 (F-5G-6-LO)
26973 Damaged� 29 Oct 1945� takeoff accident at Shemya AAF, AK ��343FG-344FS
26975 Damaged� 17 Jun 1946� takeoff accident at Kimpo AB, Korea �475FG-431FS
26977 w/o� 1 Mar 1946� crash 2 miles NE. of Ashiya AAB, Japan Pilot bailed out � 8FG-36FS
26978 w/o� 7 Jul 1945� fatal crash� 9 miles NW. of Dallas, TX���� 5 Ferry
26981 (MSN 7985) Ca.1944: TOS USAAF as P-38L. Ca.1944: Converted to F-5G-6-LO.
Ca. 1945: War Assets Administration, Kingman, AZ.
3/22/46: Aero Exploration Co., Tulsa, OK for $1250.
5/10/46: Registered NX53752. Converted for survey work.
4/16/47: Certificate of Airworthiness.
1948: Re-registered N53752.
1949: WFU at Tulsa, OK.
12/6/51: Spartan Air Services, Ltd, Ottawa, ONT with c/r CF-GCH.
12/51: Ferry permit, ferried from Tulsa to Ottawa.
6/10/52: Canadian Certificate of Airworthiness.
5/3/53: During high altitude photographic survey of Duluth, MN area, gear collapsed on landing Duluth.
5/53: Ferried Duluth to Ottawa for repairs.
2/22/54: Certificate of Airworthiness.
5/28/56: Hycon Manufacturing Co./Hycon Aerial Surveys, Ontario, CA with c/r N5596V
1259: WFU, open storage Las Vegas, NV.
6/25/62: Don. E. May, Phoenix, AZ.
6/19/63: Ben W. Widtfeldt/ Desert Aviation Inc, Phoenix, AZ.
9/9/63: Aero Enterprises, La Porte, IN.
11/11/63: Laurel Walsh, Birmingham, MI.
12/6/63: J. W. Bohmier/ New London Airport, New London, PA.
11/2/64: Jim Cullen/ Westair Co, Westminster, CO.
9/9/65: Troy G. Hawkins, Wichita Falls, TX.
4/20/67: L. James Ausland/ Sports Air Inc, Seattle, WA.
4/20/68: William E. Padden, Los Angeles, CA.
8/19/70: I. N. "Junior" Burchinall, Paris, TX.
5/23/71: Gear collapsed when struck a vehicle when ran off runway landing, Paris-Flying Tiger Field, TX.
1971 to 1979: Wreck stripped for parts at Paris, TX
4/2/73: Wreck purchased by David M. Boyd/ Eagle Aviation, Tulsa, OK
4/1/79: John P. Silberman, Key West, FL.
1979 to 1985: Restored at Live Oaks, FL. Used parts from F-5G 44-26996.
9/85: First post-restoration flight. Tail �985.�
10/89: Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, CA.
1990: Restored with fighter nose, tail �7985�.
5/20/90: William Lyons/ Martin Aviation, Santa Ana CA. Flew as Miss Invasion Stripes.
8/92: Damaged during belly landing. Repaired.
11/6/95: David Price/ Liberty Aero Corp/ Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, CA.
1998-2002: Restored at Museum of Flying hangar, Mojave, CA.
2/6/02: First post-restoration flight.
9/02: Commemorative Air Force, Midland, TX.
5/27/05: Jack Croul/ Vintage Fighters Inc, Chino, CA.
2/7/06: Vintage Fighters LLC, Sun Valley, ID, with c/r N7723C. Flies as 426981/981, "Honey Bunny"
26984 to N1201N (C of R not issued). Crashed Nov 11, 1950. Cancelled Dec 14, 1950.
26990 (F-5G-6-LO)
26992 (F-5G-6-LO)
26993 (F-5G-6-LO)
26994 (F-5G-6-LO)
26995 (F-5G-6-LO) to NX67864/N67864. Race #40, later Race #34 "Batty Betty II". Crashed near
Vasques Rocks, California May 28, 1952.
26996 (MSN 8000, F-5G-6-LO) to RFC Kingman, AZ Oct 8, 1946.
Registered as N53752 in 1946, then CF-GCH in 1952, then
N5596V (but note conflict with 44-26981). Crashed in 1970 and some
components reported used in rebuild of 44-26981. However,
26996 reported restored and flying again by spring 1986.
Now on flyable display at Museum of Flying,
Santa Ana, CA. Currently under restoration at Westpac Restorations
of Rialto, CA
26997 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
26998 (F-5G-6-LO)
26999 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27000 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27001 (F-5G-6-LO)
27002 (MSN 422-8006) to F-5G-6-LO. TO RFC at Kingman, AZ Jan 24, 1946. To NX53753 in 1946.
To N503MH in 1957. To N7973. Crashed Tillamook, Oregon Jun 7, 1997. C of R terminated.
44-26969 also quoted for N503MH.
27003 (F-5G-6-LO)
27004 (F-5G-6-LO)
27005 (F-5G-6-LO) wo NC68123/N68123. To CF-GSP Mar 31, 1950. DBR Minneapolis, Minnesota Nov 25, 1950.
27006 (F-5G-6-LO)
27009 (F-5G-6-LO)
27011 (F-5G-6-LO)
27012 (F-5G-6-LO)
27013 (F-5G-6-LO)
27014 Damaged� 4 Mar 1946� takeoff accident at Shemya AAF, AK���343FG-11FS
27017 w/o� 19 Aug 1945� Fatal crash due to weather,� 12 miles NW. of Unalaska Island, AK�� 343FG-11FS
27019 Damaged� 10 Oct 1945� Landing accident at Shemya AAF, AK��343FG-11FS
27020 w/o� 22 Jul 1946� Fatal accident at Shemya AAF, AK 343FG-11FS
27021 (F-5G-6-LO)
27022 (F-5G-6-LO) to N1219N Apr 23, 1948. W/o May 25, 1948 and cancelled May 27, 1949
27023 (F-5G-6-LO)
27024 (F-5G-6-LO)
27025 (F-5G-6-LO) with Spartan Air Services as CF-GSQ Oct 27, 1950, then to N5597V. Reported sold in Spain in 1957 as
EC-WNU/EC-ANU. Derelict Madrid-Barajas, Spain by 1964. Scrapped and cancelled Oct 17, 1969. This is
believed to be the correct identity instead of 44-27200.
27026 (MSN 8030, F-5G-6-LO) became NX70005, then N70005. Race #50 "The Minnesota Gopher II". Crashed Cleveland,
Ohio in 1949.
27027 (F-5G-6-LO)
27028 (F-5G-6-LO)
27029 (F-5G-6-LO) with 348 CCTS hit wires 8 mi NNW of Perrin, TX Nov 29, 1945
27030 (F-5G-6-LO)
27031 (F-5G-6-LO)
27032 (F-5G-6-LO)
27033 (F-5G-6-LO)
27039 scrapped at Clark AFB, Philippines 1946-47
27053 (MSN 422-8057) converted to F-5G. To RFC at Kingman, AZ Jan 23, 1946. Record
card indicates condemned salvage Sep 22, 1947. Warbirdregistry.org has this information:
Russell C. Reeves, Tulsa, OK., Apr. 1946-1950.
- Acquired from War Assets Administration, Kingman, AZ.
- Registered as NX65485.
Tennessee Valley Authority, TN, Nov. 1950-1953.
- Registered as N65485.
- Used in survey operations.
Aero Service Corp, Philadelphia, PA, July 1953-1957.
- Operated by World Wide Surveys Inc, 1954-1955.
-- Flew as fleet #2.
James M. Cook, Jacksboro, TX., Jan. 1957-1969.
- Registered as N345.
- Used for weather research.
Gary R. Levitz/Confederate Air Force, Dallas, TX., June 1969-1983.
- Flown as race #55, #38/"Double Trouble Too".
- Damaged on landing when undercarraige collapsed , Sept. 1983.
Invader Aviation, Wilmington, DE, Nov. 1983-1984.
- Registered as N345DN.
John MacGuire, El Paso, TX., Apr. 1987-1994.
- Registered as N577JB.
27059 w/o� 14 Jun 1945� Cr� 5 miles N. of Murrieta, CA� Pilot bailed out, but was killed��� 443CCTS
27062 scrapped at Clark AFB, Philippines 1946-47
27074 scrapped at Clark AFB, Philippines 1946-47
27083 to F-5G-6-LO. To RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Feb 21, 1946. To NL75551. Became N502MH with Mark
Hurd Aerial Surveys, MN. Stored 1968-1994, then acquired by Bruce Pruitt who
reregistered it NL2114L. Now on flyable display as N2114L at Tillamook Air
Museum, Oregon.
27084 (F-5G-6-LO)
27085 (F-5G-6-LO) To Dominican Republic� AF,� wfu in 1950
27086 (F-5G-6-LO)
27087 (MSN 422-8091) converted to F-5G-6-LO. To RFC at Kingman, AZ Jan 23, 1946.
Currently with War Eagles Air Museum, Santa Teresa, NM since 1990/1991.
27088 (F-5G-6-LO)
27092 (F-5G-6-LO)
27103 w/o� 9 May 1945� Engine failure on takeoff at Long Beach AAF, CA�� 3304BU
27108 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27142 w/o 12 Aug 1945� Missing in Pacific area
27145 (MSN 422-8149) to RFC at Altus, OK Jan 27, 1946, to the Caribbean Legion on Cayo
Confites base of MRD (Movimiento Revolucionaria Dominicano), 08/47 taken over by Cuba as CAEC 125.
27183 (MSN 422-8187) converted to F-5G. To commercial registry as N53753, later as NC62441 with Kargl Aerial Surveys,
Midland,TX 17 May 1946/1947. To Aero Exploration Co, Tulsa, OK Dec 1947/1953
To N62441 with Mark Hurd Aerial Surveys, Minneapolis, MN 2 Jan 1953/1958
To N501MH with Mark Hurd Aerial Surveyes, Minneapolis, MN Mar 1958/1965
To Pacific Aerial Surveys, Seattle,WA 24 May 1965
To N517PA with Pacific Aerial Surveys, WA Dec 1965/1969
To Wally D. Peterson, Manson,WA 21 May 1969/1971
To I. N. Burchinall, Jr. Paris, TX. 27 Aug 1971/1973
To N5596V
To David M. Boyd, Tulsa,Okla (rebuild Tulsa,Okla 1973/1975) 3 Apr 1973/1981
To N517PA again with N. Merrill Wien Richard A. Wein, Fairbanks,AK (based Chino,Ca) 28 Feb 1981/1990
To N718 with Yankee Air Corps Museum, Chino, CA 13 Mar 1990/1992
On display at McGuire AFB, New Jersey
27200 (MSN 422-8204) converted to F-5G. To Dominican Republic AF, wfu in 1950. Quoted as NL5597V
27205 (MSN 422-8209) to RFC at Kingman, AZ Dec 18, 1945. Listed as
P-38L on record card. To NC57210, NX34992, HP-xxx. Sold to Aero-Surveys of Vancouver, BC as CF-JJA. To
Argentina as LV-HIX in the early 1960s and was in an accident in Argentina and
later scrapped.
27207 (MSN 8211) converted to F-5G, became NX65419.
27209 (F-5G-6-LO)
27210 (F-5G-6-LO)
27211 (F-5G-6-LO) crashed Feb 8, 1946 at Sturgis, South Dakota.
27212 (F-5G-6-LO)
27213 (F-5G-6-LO)
27215 (F-5G-6-LO)
27218 (F-5G-6-LO)
27223 Damaged 26 Mar 1946� takeoff accident at Boca Raton AAF, FL��4150AAFBU
27230 (F-5G-6-LO)
27231 (MSN 422-8235) to F-5G-6-LO. To RFC at Altus, OK Nov 27, 1945.
To civil registry as NX79123/N79123. Race #95. Reported as scrapped in 1951 and cancelled Sep 3, 1970.
Went to Victory Air Museum, Mundelein, IL and in Mar 1977 to Yesterday's AF at Chino, CA.
Restored Jun 28, 1982. Put on display at P-38 National Association,
March AFB, CA. Ownership passed in 1987 to Military Aircraft Restoration Group,
Chino, CA. Has been bought by The Fighter Collection of Duxford, England from
the Flying Heritage Collection of Rialto, CA who had themselves obtained it from
David Tallichet. Flown from Rialto to Chino in May 2003 for final work by Fighter
Rebuilders before delivery to The Fighter Collection. Sold in 2004 to R. Fagan
of Minnesota and never left USA. Preserved and on display at Fagen Fighters World War II
Museum, Granite Fall, Minnesota. Registered N79123, current
27232 (F-5G-6-LO)
27233 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27234 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27235 (F-5G-6-LO)
27236 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27237 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27238 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27245 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27249 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27250 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27251 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27252 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27254 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter. To NC67247
27256 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter
27257 converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter. To NX62898 in 1946. To Mexico in 1946 and probably to Nicaraguan AF
27258 (MSN 422-8262) converted to P-38M-6-LO night fighter. To RFC at Kingman, AZ Dec 28, 1945. To civil registry as NX67863,
to the Caribbean Legion on Cayo Confites base of MRD
(Movimiento Revolucionaria Dominicano), 08/47 taken over by Cuba as CAEC 123.
44-27259/27325 Martin-Omaha B-29-35-MO Superfortress
Built under licence by Glenn L. Martin Company, Omaha, NB.
Dispostions from The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive
Registry of the Planes by Robert A. Mann.
27259 Delivered to USAAF 14Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27260 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Assigned to 33rd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA
Accident 30Dec50 due to weather landing at Keflavik, Iceland
To 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 6Jan53 for storage
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27261 Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 326th Army AF Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Force landed 2Apr45 due to fire at MacDill AAF, FL
Assigned to 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA
(352nd BW, 301st BS) crashed on takeoff from Wheelus AB,
Tripoli, Libya when engine failed Feb 2, 1953. All 15 onboard killed.
27262 Assigned to 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam
Assigned to 370th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Shot down 28Jan53 by a MiG-15 flown by Major Anatoly Karelin, 351 IAP, VVS. and crashed near Tom-ni,
Korea Jan 27, 1953.
27263 Delivered to USAAF 15Mar45. Assigned to 33rd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group, March AFB, CA
Named �Mission Inn� named after the historical Mission lnn in Riverside, CA
Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa
Assigned to 2nd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Assigned to 33rd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to Wyton, England Sep51-Dec51
To the Hayes Aircraft Corporation, Birmingham, AL
Accident 2Dec53 taxying at Birmingham Municipal Airport, AL. To GIA at Eglin AFB, FL 20May54
27264 Assigned to 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. Named �Wild Goose�
w/o Nov 21, 1951 due to mechanical failure while landing at Barksdale AFB, Florida
27265 Delivered to USAAF 17Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27266 Delivered to USAAF 16Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27267 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Assigned to 301st Bomb Wing
Salvaged at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 14Jul54. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27268 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, KS
Assigned to 43rd Air Refueling Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Named �Sophisticated Bum�. Named �Schlimeil of Fortune�
Assigned to 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Accident 25Jan50 landing at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Assigned to 421st Air Refueling Squadron, Yokota AB, Japan
Last reported at Yokota AB, Japan 1Sep54
27269 Delivered to USAAF 20Mar45. Modified to WB-29
Assigned to 308th Reconnaissance Group, Weather
Assigned to 57th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 1500th Air Base Group, Hickam AFB, HI
Accident 13Mar52 due to mechanical failure at Hickam AFB, HI
Last reported at Hickam AFB, HI 31Dec54
27270 Delivered to USAAF 22Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 328th Army AF Base Unit, Gulfport AAF, MS
Damaged 30Mar45 due to mechanical failure at Gulfport AAF, MS
Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27271 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Modified to WB-29
Assigned to 308th Reconnaissance Group, Weather. Last reported at Hickam AFB, HI 5Jan55
27272 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Assigned to 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, TX
Accident 16Sep48 due to friendly fire at Range 52, Eglin AFB, FL
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27273 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 237th Army AF Base Unit, Kirtland AAF, NM
Accident 20Apr45 landing at Kirtland AAF, NM. Assigned to 306th Bomb Wing
Assigned to 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL
Damaged Dec 31, 1951 due to mechanical failure during landing at NAS Miami, Florida
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 14Jul54
27274 Delivered to USAAF 20Mar45. Assigned to 301st Bomb Wing
Reclaimed at Mountain Home AFB, ID 18Jul54
27275 Delivered to USAAF 22Mar45. Assigned to 301st Bomb Wing
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27276 Delivered to USAAF 21Mar45
Assigned to 33rd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to Wyton, England Sep51-Dec51
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27277 Delivered to USAAF 21Mar45
Assigned to 19th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to Lakenheath, England Sep51-Dec51
Accident 16Sep49 due to mechanical failure 65 miles W of Los Angeles, CA
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 14Jul54
27278 Delivered to USAAF 22Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 235th Army AF Base Unit, Biggs AAF, TX
Accident 11Sep45 due to mechanical failure landing at Offutt AAF, NE
Assigned to 2nd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to England Sep51-Dec51
Named �Sheeza Goer!�
Accident 5Oct51 due to weather landing at RAF Sculthorpe, England
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27279 Delivered to USAAF 22Mar45. Modified to TB-29
Assigned to 244th Army AF Base Unit, Harvard AAF, NB
Assigned to 420th Bomb Squadron, 382nd Bomb Group
Crash landed 25Jul45 due to mechanical failure 5 miles E of Umbarger, TX
Surveyed at Harvard AFB, NB 6Jul52
27280 Delivered to USAAF 22Mar45
Assigned to 4105th Army AF Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, KS
Assigned to 343rd Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA
Crash landed 26Feb49 due to engine failure at Hill AFB, UT
Reclamation completed at Hill AFB, UT Jul 14, 1949
27281 Delivered to USAAF 26Mar45. Assigned to 28th Bomb Group
Assigned to 3417th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 3415th Aircraft Maintenance Group, Lowry AFB, CO
Accident 27May53 due to weather 5 miles E of Lowry AFB, CO
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 14Jul54
27282 Delivered to USAAF 24Mar45
Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, KS
Assigned to 43rd Air Refueling Squadron, 43rd Bomb Group, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Assigned to 301st Air Refueling Squadron. Named �Town Pump�
Assigned to 98th Bomb Wing, Yokota AB, Japan. Accident 2Jun53 taxying at Atsugi AB, Japan
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27283 Delivered to USAAF 24Mar45. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army AF Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Force landed 2Jun45 due to fire at Clovis AAF, NM
Assigned to 4196th Army AF Base Unit (Air Technical Services Command), Victorville AAF, CA
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27284 Delivered to USAAF 24Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 235th Army AF Base Unit, Biggs AAF, TX
Accident 27May45 due to mechanical failure taking off at Biggs AAF, TX
Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27285 Delivered to USAAF 24Mar45
To the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the
carriage of atomic weapons for use by Code Manhattan. Assigned to 509th Composite Group.
Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reported late 1946/early 1947 as operational at Kirtland Field, NM,
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27286 Delivered to USAAF 24Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27287 Delivered to USAAF 28Mar45. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 233rd Army AF Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Accident 24Jul45 6 miles SE of Tucson, AZ. Assigned to 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL
Assigned to 370th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
(307th BW) hit by AAA over Pyongyang, North Korea May 7, 1951. Aircraft able to fly back to Kadena AB, Okinawa.
All crew survived. Damaged 15Aug53 in a collision when taxying at Clark AB, Philippines
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 14Jan57
27288 Delivered to USAAF 27Mar45
Assigned to 30th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa
Named �Atomic Tom�
This aircraft was the first B-29 to drop bombs on North Korea when the war broke out. One of four
Superfortresses that bombed the Seoul railway station and Han River bridges on the afternoon of
28 June 1950 - fully six hours before US president Harry S Truman gave the approval for offensive
operations to begin in Korea. Combat damage 10Sep50. Repaired and returned to service
Attacked by MiG-15s on April 12, 1951. Despite significant battle damage, the aircraft was eventually
repaired and returned to operations. Assigned to 98th Bomb Wing, Yokota AB, Japan
imed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 14Jul54
27289 Delivered to USAAF 29Mar45. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 233rd Army AF Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Accident 24Jul45 6 miles SE of Tucson, AZ
Accident 5Sep45 due to engine failure landing at Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 27Jun48
27295 Looks to be a 509th Silverplate airplane. In accicent at Kirtland Field, NM Dec 17, 1945
27296 to the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the
carriage of atomic weapons. Field number 84.
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group
May have dropped the last bomb of WW2 when it released a 9000-lb Fatman shape on a Nagoya
munitions plant Aug 14, 1945. Named �Some Pumpkins� [named after the Nagasaki mission]
Named �Some Punkins� [renamed]
Returned to CONUS Nov45, arriving at Roswell AAF, NM.. Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Group,
Roswell AAF, NM. Accident 27Feb46 at Kirtland AAF, NM
Assigned to Kirtland AFB, NM in preparation for assignment to Operation Crossroads
On March 1, 1946 it was struck while parked by a taxiing B-29, incurring severe damage to its forward fuselage.
Transferred to the 428th Base Unit at Kirtland in April 1946 and declared damaged beyond economical repair.
Reported 9Apr46 at Roswell Field, NM, as salvaged with
Silverplate modifications removed. Transferred to the 428th Base Unit at Kirtland in April 1946 and
declared damaged beyond economical repair.
In August 1946 it was deliberately set afire as part of fire-fighting training and totally destroyed.
Reclaimed at Kirtland AFB, NM 9Apr48
27297 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45 to Wendover AAF, UT
To the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the
carriage of atomic weapons. Field number 77. Departed Wendover AAF 11Jun45, arriving 16Jun45 at
North Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. Given 444th Bomb Group markings for security reasons.
Was "Bockscar"--the Nagasaki bomber Aug 9, 1945. Returned to CONUS Nov 1945, arriving at Roswell AAF, NM.
Assigned to 4105th Army AF Base Unit at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ Aug 1946.
To CL-32 (Museum) 11 Sep 1946.
Delivered to Wright Patterson AFB Sep 26, 1961. Now on display at WPAFB Museum, Dayton, OH
27298 Delivered to USAAF 20Mar45 to Wendover AAF, UT
To the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the
carriage of atomic weapons. Field number 83. Departed Wendover AAF 11Jun45, arriving 17Jun45 at North Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. Given 39th Bomb Group markings for security reasons
Named "Full House". Flew weather recon on Aug 6, 1945. Returned to CONUS Nov45, arriving at Roswell AAF, NM.
Assigned to 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, TX. Modified to TB-29 for radar evaluation by the Oklahoma City
Air Materiel Area (OCAMA), Tinker AF Base in Apr50
Assigned to 106th Radar Calibration Squadron, Sioux City AF Base, Iowa Apr50
Assigned to 7th Radar Calibration Squadron, Sioux City AFB Aug52
Assigned to 4677th Radar Evaluation Flight, Hill AF Base, Utah Sep53
Assigned to Mobile Air Materiel Area, Nashville, Tennessee Mar54
Assigned to 17th Tow Target Squadron, Vincent AF Base, Arizona Mar55
Transferred to US Navy. Assigned to NAWS China Lake 1956. Used as a ground target for weapons testing
Eventually scrapped
27299 Delivered to USAAF 20Mar45 to Wendover AAF, UT
To the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the carriage
of atomic weapons. Field number 86. Departed Wendover AAF 11Jun45, arriving 17Jun45 at North Field,
Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. Given 444th Bomb Group markings for security reasons.
Used to drop �pumpkin� bombs on industrial targets in Japan.
Named �Next Objective� [named after the Nagasaki mission]
Returned to CONUS Nov45, arriving at Roswell AAF, NM.
Flown to Kwajalein as part of Operation Crossroads nuclear tests in the Pacific Mar46 to Aug46
Assigned to 509th Bomb Group, Roswell AAF, NM
Assigned to 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, TX
On 25 May 1949 the aircraft was assigned to a navigation training mission. Shortly after takeoff an
engine fire broke out in the right outboard engine, resulting in a crew bailout. The navigator
assigned struck his head on the machinery that operated the nose landing gear as he exited the aircraft
and was killed when his parachute did not deploy. The pilotless aircraft circled in a two-mile
orbit before crashing 35 miles northeast of El Paso, where it exploded on impact.
27300 Delivered to USAAF 2Apr45 to Wendover AAF, UT
to the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the
carriage of atomic weapons. Converted to Silverplate Victor number 73. Departed Wendover AAF 5Jun45,
arriving 11Jun45 at North Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd BS, 509th Composite Group. Given 497th Bomb Group markings for security reasons.
Used to drop �pumpkin� bombs on industrial targets in Japan.
Named �Strange Cargo� [named after the Nagasaki mission]
Returned to CONUS Nov45, arriving at Roswell AAF, NM.
Flown to Kwajalein as part of Operation Crossroads nuclear tests in the Pacific Mar46 to Aug46
Assigned to 509th Bomb Group, Roswell AAF, NM. Assigned to 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, TX Jun49
To Sacramento Air Materiel Area (SMAAR), McClellan AFB, CA Aug49. Modified to WB-29
Assigned to 513th Reconnaissance Squadron, Tinker AF Base, Oklahoma (December 1950)
Assigned to 374th Reconnaissance Squadron (VLR) Weather, McClellan AFB, January 1951
Assigned to 57th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather, Hickam AFB, Hawaii (February 1951)
Assigned to Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins AF Base, Georgia (May 1952)
Assigned to 58th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather, Eielson AF Base, Alaska (September 1952).
To Mobile Air Materiel Area (MOBAR), Air Material Command, Brookley AFB, AL Aug54. Modified to TB-29
Assigned to 5th Tow Target Squadron at Wheelus Air Base, Libya (June 1955)
Assigned to 7280th Maintenance Group, Nouasseur Air Base, Morocco (October 1955)
Assigned to 3150th Maintenance Group, Nouasseur AB (January 1956)
Assigned to 7235th Support Squadron, Wheelus AB (March 1956)
Assigned to RAF Brize Norton, United Kingdom, where it was scrapped after an unspecified accident in August 1957.
27301 Delivered to USAAF 2Apr45 to Wendover AAF, UT
To the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the
carriage of atomic weapons. Converted to Silverplate Victor number 85.
Departed Wendover AAF 8Jun45, arriving 13Jun45 at North Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. Given 444th Bomb Group markings for security reasons.
Field number 85
Used to drop �pumpkin� bombs on industrial targets in Japan. Flew weather recon Aug 6, 1945.
Named �Straight Flush� [named after the Nagasaki mission]
Returned to CONUS Nov45, arriving at Roswell AAF, NM.
Flown to Kwajalein as part of Operation Crossroads nuclear tests in the Pacific Mar46 to Aug46
Assigned to 509th Bomb Group, Roswell AAF, NM
Accident 17Aug48 taxying at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Assigned to 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, TX Jun49
Modified to TB-29 for radar evaluation by the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (OCAMA),
Tinker AF Base, OK Apr50
Assigned to 2nd Radar Calibration Squadron, Elmendorf AF Base, Alaska (April 1953)
Assigned to 5025th Maintenance Group, Elmendorf AFB (August 1953)
To 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ Dec53 for storage
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27302 Delivered to USAAF 2Apr45 to Wendover AAF, UT
To the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the carriage of atomic weapons.
Departed Wendover AAF 5Jun45, arriving 11Jun45 at North Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. Given 497th Bomb Group markings for security reasons.
Field number 72. Used to drop �pumpkin� bombs on industrial targets in Japan.
Named �Top Secret� [named after the Nagasaki mission]
Returned to CONUS Nov45, arriving at Roswell AAF, NM.
Flown to Kwajalein as part of Operation Crossroads nuclear tests in the Pacific Mar46 to Aug46
Assigned to 509th Bomb Group, Roswell AAF, NM
Assigned to 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, TX Jun49
Accident 22Jul49 landing at Lowry AFB, CO
Modified to TB-29 for radar evaluation by the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (OCAMA),
Tinker AF Base, OK Apr50
Assigned to 2nd Radar Calibration Squadron, Elmendorf AF Base, Alaska (March 1953)
Assigned to 5025th Maintenance Group, Elmendorf AFB (August 1953)
To 3040th Aircraft Storage Depot, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ Sep53 for storage
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27303 Delivered to USAAF 3Apr45 to Wendover AAF, UT
To the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the
carriage of atomic weapons. Converted to Silverplate Victor number 71.
Departed Wendover AAF 5Jun45, arriving 11Jun45 at North Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. Given 497th Bomb Group markings for security reasons.
Field number 71
Departed Tinian 9Aug45 and returned to Wendover AAF, UT to await orders to transport components of the third bomb.
The aircraft had been unnamed when it left Tinian but was possibly given a name and nose art during its
return to the United States.. Named �Jabit III�, [also quoted as �Jabbitt III�]
Assigned to 323rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Group, Roswell AAF, NM
Damaged 29Sep45 when it struck several objects on landing at Chicago Municipal Airport, IL, while
on a cross-country training flight.
Assigned to 4200th Army AF Base Unit, Chicago MAP, IL pending disposition
27304 Departed Wendover AAF 11Jun45, arriving 17Jun45 at North Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. Given 444th Bomb Group markings for security reasons.
Field number 88
Used to drop �pumpkin� bombs on industrial targets in Japan. Flew weather recon Aug 6, 1945.
Named �Up an� Atom� [named after the Nagasaki mission]
Returned to CONUS Nov45, arriving at Roswell AAF, NM.
Flown to Kwajalein as part of Operation Crossroads nuclear tests in the Pacific Apr46 to Aug46
Assigned to 509th Bomb Group, Roswell AAF, NM
Assigned to 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, TX Aug49
Modified to TB-29 for radar evaluation by the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (OCAMA), Tinker AF
Base, OK Apr50
Assigned to 112th Radar Calibration Squadron, Hamilton AF Base, California Oct51
Assigned to 4th Radar Calibration Squadron, Hamilton AFB Feb53
Assigned to 4754th Radar Evaluation Flight, Hamilton AFB Mar54
Assigned to Mobile Air Materiel Area, Nashville, Tennessee Mar55
Assigned to 17th Tow Target Squadron, Vincent AF Base, Arizona May55. Transferred to US Navy
Assigned to NAWS China Lake Nov56. Used as a ground target for weapons testing.
27305 Delivered to USAAF 10Apr45. Reclamation completed Harmon AFB, Newfoundland 5 Aug 1948
27306 Delivered to USAAF 7Apr45
Assigned to 4196th Army AF Base Unit (Air Technical Services Command), Victorville AAF, CA
Assigned to 4000th Army AF Base Unit, Wright AAF, OH
Accident 17Sep47 due to engine failure at McClellan AAF, CA
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 7May54
27307 Delivered to USAAF 9Apr45
Assigned to 461st Bomb Squadron, 346th Bomb Group, Kadena Field, Okinawa
Named �Slave Girl�. Assigned to 444th Bomb Group
Reclamation completed Harmon AFB, Newfoundland 2 Aug 1949
27308 Delivered to USAAF 9Apr45
Modified to SB-29 at Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (OCAMA), Tinker AFB, OK Jun50
Assigned to 2nd Air Rescue Squadron. Named �Hongchow�
Assigned to 37th Air Rescue Squadron, 3rd Air Rescue Group, Komaki AB, Japan
Damaged 14Jun53 due to structural failure at Komaki AB, Japan
Damaged 14Jul53 due to a ground collision during taxying at Komaki AB, Japan
Assigned to D Flight, 11th Air Rescue Squadron, Guam. Last reported at Andersen AFB, Guam 9Dec54
27309 Delivered to USAAF 16Apr45. Assigned to 4135th Army AF Base Unit, Hill AAF, UT
Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
27310 Delivered to USAAF 10Apr45. Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
27311 Delivered to USAAF 12Apr45. Last reported at Yuma AFB, AZ 30Dec55
27312 Delivered to USAAF 14Apr45. Assigned to 4th Air Rescue Squadron, Northwest Field, Guam
Accident 12Nov48 landing at Northwest Field, Guam
Assigned to 2nd Air Rescue Squadron. Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 7May54
27313 Delivered to USAAF 12Apr45
reclamation completed Harmon AFB, Newfoundland 28 Dec 1948
27314 Assigned to 9th Bomb Group
Assigned to 462nd Bomb Squadron, 346th Bomb Group, Kadena Field, Okinawa
Named �Pretty Lady Shadow of a Doubt�
Assigned to 370th Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Crashed 4Dec51 landing at Kadena AB, Okinawa. One engine failed after take-off and the aircraft
crashed five miles east of Kadena AB, Okinawa. There were nine fatalities.
27315 Delivered to USAAF 13Apr45
Assigned to 460th Bomb Squadron, 333rd Bomb Group, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Ditched 12Oct45 3 miles E of North Field, Saipan
Condemned salvaged due to accident Okinawa Jima 12 Nov 1945
27316 Delivered to USAAF 21Apr45. Assigned to 6th Bomb Group
Assigned to 19th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Group, Kadena AB, Okinawa
In ground accident Feb 5, 1947 at Kadena AB, Okinawa. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27317 Delivered to USAAF 14Apr45
Assigned to 462nd Bomb Squadron, 346th Bomb Group, Kadena Field, Okinawa. Assigned to 9th Bomb Group
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
27318 Delivered to USAAF 16Apr45. Assigned to 9th Bomb Group
Assigned to 462nd Bomb Squadron, 346th Bomb Group, Kadena Field, Okinawa. Named �Malfunction Junction�
Crash landed 13May46 due to engine failure at Kadena AB, Okinawa
Condemned salvage combat use Okinawa Jima 25 Aug 1946
27319 Delivered to USAAF 16Apr45
Assigned to 463rd Bomb Squadron, 346th Bomb Group, Kadena Field, Okinawa
Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
27320 Assigned to 92nd Bomb Group
27321 Delivered to USAAF 19Apr45. Modified to WB-29. Last reported at Eielson AFB, AK 4Apr54
27322 Delivered to USAAF 20Apr45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 328th Army AF Base Unit, Gulfport AAF, MS
Crash landed 24Jul45 due to engine failure at 10 miles NW of Bay Saint Louis, MS
Reclamation completed Gulfport (MacDill AFB) 4 Aug 1945
27323 Delivered to USAAF 19Apr45. Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27324 Delivered to USAAF 19Apr45. Modified to WB-29
Assigned to 308th Reconnaissance Group, Weather
Last reported at McClellan AFB, CA 19May54
27325 Delivered to USAAF 20Apr45. Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, KS
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
44-27326/27358 Martin-Omaha B-29-40-MO Superfortress
Built under licence by Glenn L. Martin Company, Omaha, NB.
Dispostions from The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive
Registry of the Planes by Robert A. Mann.
27326 Modified to F-13. Assigned to 92nd Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA
Assigned to 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA, Named �United Notions�. Named �Dark Slide�
Assigned to 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL
Assigned to 372nd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Crashed into mountains 5 mi E of Taegu, Korea
during landing attempt Sep 13, 1951. All 14 onboard killed
27327 Delivered to USAAF 20Apr45
Assigned to 2nd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to England Sep51-Dec51
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10Nov56
27328 Delivered to USAAF 21Apr45
Assigned to 4141st Army AF Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
27329 Delivered to USAAF 20Apr45
Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, KS
Assigned to 301st Air Refueling Squadron, 302nd Bomb Group, Barksdale AFB, LA
Accident 18May50 due to mechanical failure taxying at Keflavik, Iceland
Named �Piece on Earth�. Last reported at Kadena AB, Okinawa 9Feb55
27330 Delivered to USAAF 21Apr45. Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, KS
Assigned to 92nd Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA. Assigned to 301st Bomb Wing
Last reported at Biggs AFB, TX 8Sep54
27331 Delivered to USAAF 23Apr45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 331st Army AF Base Unit, Barksdale AAF, LA
Force landed 5Jun45 due to mechanical failure at Barksdale AAF, LA
Reclamation completed Barksdale AAF, LA 2 Jul 1945
27332 Delivered to USAAF 23Apr45. Assigned to 92nd Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA
Named �Miss Spokane�. Assigned to 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA. Named �Miss Minooki�
Assigned to 344th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Wing, Yokota AB, Japan
Accident 16Jan51 due to structural failure at Yokota AB, Japan
Accident 23Jun51 due to mechanical failure taking off at Yokota AB, Japan
Accident 1Sep51 landing at Yokota AB, Japan
Assigned to 371st Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Damaged 13Oct51 by flak over Sunan, North Korea
Damaged 16Jun54 by structural failure at Kadena AB, Japan
To reclamation at Davis Monthan AFB Jun 19, 1955. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27333 Delivered to USAAF 23Apr45. Assigned to 9th Bomb Group
Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, KS. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27334 Delivered to USAAF 23Apr45. Assigned to 2759th AFs Base Unit, Muroc Field, CA
Named �Noah�s Ark�
Assigned to 4020th Army AF Base Unit, Headquarters Air Technical Service Command, Wright AAF, OH
Damaged 3Mar48 due to engine failure at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
Last reported at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 23Aug54
27335 Delivered to USAAF 25Apr45. Modified to WB-29
Assigned to 308th Reconnaissance Group, Weather, Fairfield-Suisun AFB, WA
Accident 3Mar49 landing at Fairfield-Suisun AFB, WA. Last reported at Tinker AFB, OK 2Nov54
27336 Delivered to USAAF 24Apr45
Assigned to 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Wing, Smoky Hill AFB, KS
Accident 31Mar51 due to mechanical failure at Barksdale AFB, LA
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27337 Delivered to USAAF 24Apr45. Modified to WB-29. Assigned to 308th Reconnaissance Group, Weather
Last reported at Laurel AFB, MS 27Sep54
27338 Delivered to USAAF 25Apr45. Assigned to 301st Bomb Group
Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, KS. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27339 Delivered to USAAF 25Apr45. Assigned to 308th Reconnaissance Group, Weather
Last reported at Laurel AFB, MS 16Aug54
27340 Delivered to USAAF 25Apr45. Assigned to 462nd Bomb Group. Named �Iron George�
Modified to KB-29M at Boeing, Wichita, KS
Assigned to 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Ramey AFB, Puerto Rico
Damaged 9Apr51 due to mechanical failure 100 miles south of Nassau, Bahamas
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 12Feb57
27341 Delivered to USAAF 30Apr45. Assigned to 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA
Assigned to 343rd Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Wing, Yokota, Japan
Named �Elsie: The Armored Cow�. Named �Dreamer�
Suffered major damage from AAA Mar 1, 1951. Repaired and returned to service. Damaged
by gunfire from MiG-15 over Korea Oct 24, 1951 and was able to land at (K-2) Taegu #1 AB, South Korea.
Accident 23Dec52 taxying at FEACOM, Tachikawa AB, Japan
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 27Sep54
27342 Delivered to USAAF 30Apr45
Assigned to 369th Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL
Accident 21Sep49 due to mechanical failure during taxying at MacDill AFB, FL
To RAF as Washington B.1 WF442 May 20, 1950. Returned to USAF
Mar 16, 1954, Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 14Jan57
27343 Delivered to USAAF 28Apr45. Modified to WB-29
Assigned to 513th Reconnaissance Weather Squadron, Tinker AFB, OK
Assigned to 57th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather, Hickam AFB, Hawaii
Redesignated 57th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
Damaged 22Apr52 due to structural failure 400 miles N of Hickam AFB, HI
Modified to TB-29 at Tinker AFB 1954.
Transferred to US Army. Assigned to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, 1955-1985. Used as a target for weapons testing
Reported 1985 stored at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. Acquired by USAF Museum and moved in 1988 to Tinker AFB,
Oklahoma. On display at the Charles B. Hall Air Park at Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.
27344 Delivered to USAAF 28Apr45. Modified to WB-29
Assigned to 374th Reconnaissance Squadron, Weather, 308th Reconnaissance Group, Weather, Fairfield-Suisun AFB, WA
Accident 25Oct48 due to mechanical failure landing at Fairfield-Suisun AFB, WA
Assigned to 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather, McClellan AFB, CA
Redesignated 55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Weather Group, McClellan AFB, CA
Reclaimed at Hickam AFB, HI 1Sep54
27345 Delivered to USAAF 27Apr45. Assigned to 2nd Bomb Group
Assigned to 3512th Maintenance and Supply Squadron, 3510th Maintenance and Supply Group (ATC), Randolph AFB, TX
Accident 2Aug51 due to mechanical failure taking off at Randolph AFB, TX
Accident 6Sep51 due to structural failure taking off at Randolph AFB, TX
Damaged 9Oct52 due to engine failure and fire over Pearl River, Picayune, MS�
Accident 29Apr53 when the crew bailed out due to engine failure 8 miles SE of Randolph AFB, TX
Reclaimed at Randolph AFB, TX 25May54
27346 Delivered to USAAF 27Apr45. Assigned to 39th Bomb Group
Modified to KB-29P at Boeing, Seattle, WA
Assigned to 27th Air Refueling Squadron, Bergstrom AFB, TX
Accident 29Jun54 due to fire on the ground at Bergstrom AFB, TX
27347 Delivered to USAAF 28Apr45. Assigned to 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL
Assigned to 372nd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Assigned to 344th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, Yokota AB, Japan
(307th BW, 372nd BS) damaged by MiG-15s over Namsi Airfield, North Korea Oct 23, 1951. Able to fly to
South Korea but crashed at K-14 Kimpo AB, South Korea. 12 crew injured but survived.
Damaged 27Nov53 due to structural failure 5 miles N of Yokota AB, Japan
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Sep54
27348 Delivered to USAAF 27Apr45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 328th Army AF Base Unit, Gulfport AAF, MS
Accident 15Aug45 taking off at Gulfport AAF, MS
Modified to KB-29P at Boeing, Seattle, WA
Assigned to 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Hunter AFB, GA. TDY to Lakenheath, UK 6Jul51-Aug51
Last reported at Alexandria AFB, LA 11Aug54
27349 Delivered to USAAF 28Apr45. Reclaimed 27Sep54. Used as target in a nuclear test.
27350 Delivered to USAAF 28Apr45. Assigned to 306th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL
Assigned to 718th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Weaver AFB, SD
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 27Sep54
27351 Delivered to USAAF 28Apr45. Assigned to 3902nd Air Base Group, Offutt AFB, NB
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27352 Delivered to USAAF 28Apr45. Assigned to 3902nd Air Base Group, Offutt AFB, NB
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
27353 Delivered to USAAF 20Apr45 to Wendover AAF, UT
To the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the carriage
of atomic weapons. Converted to Silverplate Victor number 89. Named "The Great Artiste".
Departed Wendover AAF 22Jun45, arriving at North Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. Given 6th Bomb Group markings for security reasons.
Field Number 89
Used to drop �pumpkin� bombs on industrial targets at Kobe and Koriyama, Japan.
Was instrument ship on Aug 6 Hiroshima mission and on Aug 9, 1945 Nagasaki mission. Was the only
aircraft to fly on both atomic bombing missions. Returned to CONUS Nov45, arriving at Roswell AAF, NM.
Flown to Kwajalein as part of Operation Crossroads nuclear tests in the Pacific Jul46
Assigned to 715th Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Group, Roswell AAF, NM
Modified to KB-29P at Boeing, Seattle, WA
Reported late 1946/early 1947 at Roswell Army Air
Force Base, NM, as operational. Heavily damaged in accident at Goose Bay AB,
Labrador Sep 3, 1948 when ran off end of runway while attempting to land after developing engine problem.
Reclamation completed Goose Bay AFB, Labrador 27 Sep 1949. 44-61671 is on display at Whiteman AFB,
Missouri as "The Great Artiste".
27354 Delivered to USAAF 27Apr45 to Wendover AAF, UT
to the Martin Modification Center, Omaha, NB, for Code Silverplate conversion for the carriage
of atomic weapons. Converted to Silverplate Victor number 90. Departed Wendover AAF 29Jun45,
arriving 4Jul45 at North Field, Tinian, Marianas Islands
Assigned to 393rd Bomb Squadron, 509th Composite Group. Given 6th Bomb Group markings for security reasons.
Field number 90. Named �Big Stink� [named after the Nagasaki mission]
Used to drop �pumpkin� bombs on industrial targets at Nagaoka and Hitachi, Japan.
Was backup A-bomb ship Aug 6 1945, was camera
ship Aug 9, 1945. Reported late 1946/early 1947 at Roswell Army AirForce Base, NM, as operational
Renamed *Dave's Dream* named "Dave's Dream" for bombardier Dave Semple, killed in the accident to B-29 42-65387.
for Operation Crossroads. Dropped A-bomb
at Bikini Atoll Jul 1, 1946, missing target ship Nevada by 1600 feet. Assigned to 97th Bomb Group,
Biggs AFB, TX Jun49
Modified to TB-29 for radar evaluation by the Oklahoma City Air Materiel Area (OCAMA), Tinker Air
Force Base, OK Apr50
Assigned to 106th Radar Calibration Squadron, Sioux City AF Base, Iowa
Accident 11Oct52 taxying at Tinker AFB, OK
Assigned to 7th Radar Calibration Squadron, Sioux City AF Base (September 1953)
Assigned to 4677th Radar Evaluation Flight, Hill AF Base, Utah (March 1954)
Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 10Oct54
To Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 2Jun59. Reclaimed 16Feb60
27355 Delivered to USAAF 20Apr45. Assigned to 28th Bomb Group. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 14Sep53
27356 Delivered to USAAF 4May45. Assigned to 22nd Bomb Group. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 14Sep53
27357 Delivered to USAAF 4May45. Assigned to 303rd Bomb Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 14Jan56
27358 Delivered to USAAF 15May45. Assigned to 4105th Army AF Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
44-27359/27858 Reserved
44-27859/28058 Cancelled contracts
44-28059/28060 Cornelius XFG-1-CR
Project MX-416. Cornelius Aircraft Company FG-1 expendable fuel transporting towed glider.
Prototypes ordered 4Oct43. Built by Spartan Aircraft Company under contract to Cornelius.
28059 First flight 11Oct44. Clinton County Field, Dayton, OH. Crashed after the pilot lost control
three miles west of Wilmington, Ohio 14Mar45 [1KIS]. Reclamation completed at Wright Field,
Dayton, OH 17Apr45.
28060 First flight Aug45. WFU 22Nov46 at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio. Reclamation completed at Wright Field 19Jun47.
44-28061/28276 North American/Dallas B-24J-5-NT Liberator
MSN 751/966
28061 retained by AAF. To RFC Walnut Ridge 3 Oct 1945
28062 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-387 - soc 12-52
28063 to RAAF Mar 1945 as A72-300 - soc 5-52.
28064 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-301 - soc 12-52.
28065 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-302 - soc 5-52.
28066 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-303 - soc 5-52.
28067 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-304 - soc 5-52.
28068 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-331 - soc 5-52.
28069 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-305 - soc 5-52.
28070 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-318 - soc 12-52.
28071 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-374 - soc 5-52.
28072 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-348 - ditched at sea 4/46.
28073 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-362 - soc 5-52.
28074 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-351 - soc 5-52.
28075 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-393 - soc 7-52.
28076 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-322 - sold 6-50.
28077 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-349 - soc 12-52.
28078 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-337 - soc 5-52.
28079 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-316 - soc 5-52.
28080 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-343 - soc 5-52.
28081 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-335 - soc 12-52.
28082 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-319 - soc 5-52.
28083 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-354 - soc 5-52.
28084 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-345 - soc 7-52.
28085 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-355 - soc 5-52.
28086 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-312 - soc 5-52.
28087 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-306 - crashed on takeoff 8-45.
28088 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-367 - soc 5-52.
28089 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-321 - soc 5-52.
28090 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-350 - soc 7-52.
28091 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-334 - soc 12-52.
28092 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-328 - soc 5-52.
28093 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-358 - soc 5-52.
28094 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-368 - soc 5-52.
28095 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-338 - soc 5-52.
28096 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-340 - soc 7-52.
28097 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-307 - soc 5-52.
28098 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-333 - soc 5-52.
28099 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-308 - soc 12-52.
28100 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-329 - soc 12-52.
28101 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-309 - soc 5-52.
28102 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-375 - soc 5-52.
28103 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-323 - soc 5-52.
28104 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-310 - soc 5-52.
28105 to RAAF May 1945. Don't know the RAAF serial, maybe it never arrived.
28106 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-344 - soc 7-52.
28107 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-325 - soc 5-52.
28108 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-336 - soc 12-52.
28109 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-347 - soc 12-52.
28110 retained by AAF. To RFC Kingman, AZ 20 Jan 1946
28111 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-359 - Crashed on takeoff at Darwin Nov 2, 1945 and
caught fire. 35 on board all survived. Plane later reduced to components.
28112 retained by AAF. To RFC at Kingman, AZ 21 Jan 1946
28113 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-341 - soc 7-52.
28114 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-330 - soc 5-52.
28115 retained by AAF. To RFC at Walnut Grove 21 Sep 1945
28116 retained by AAF. To RFC at Kingman 13 Feb 1946
28117 retained by AAF. To RFC at Kingman 18 Feb 1946
28118 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-326 - soc 5-52.
28119 retained by AAF. To RFC Kingman 16 Feb 1946
28120 retained by AAF. To RFC Kingman as TB-24 11 Feb 1946
28121 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-376 - soc 5-52.
28122 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-317 - damaged in engine
fire after takeoff 9-45, reduced to components.
28123 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-327 - to DCA 3-51 for fire training.
28124 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-339 - soc 7-52.
28125 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-313 - Crashed near Amberley, Queensland, Australia Apr 14, 1945.
5 crew killed.
28126 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-346 - soc 12-52.
28127 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-314 - damaged by enemy
action 7-45, converted to components.
28128 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-360 - soc 10-51.
28129 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-357 - soc 5-52.
28130 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-356 - soc 5-52.
28131 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-332 - soc 5-52.
28132 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-320 - soc 5-52.
28133 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-353 - soc 5-52.
28134 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-361 - soc 5-52.
28135 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-352 - soc 5-52.
28136 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-369 - sold to Wilmore
Aviation of Matraville NSW 12-52.
28137 to RAAF May 1945 as A72-342 - soc 7-52.
28138 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-324 - soc 5-52.
28139 to RAAF Apr 1945 as A72-311 - soc 5-52.
28140 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-372 - soc 5-52.
28141 to RFC at Galena AAF, Spokane, WA Oct 1945
28142 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-383 - to DCA for fire
training 12-51.
28143 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-379 - soc 5-52.
28144 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-370 - soc 5-52.
28145 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-380 - soc 12-52.
28146 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-391 - soc 12-52.
28147 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-400 - soc 12-52.
28148 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-373 - soc 5-52.
28149 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-363 - soc 5-52.
28150 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-399 - soc 7-52.
28151 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-381 - converted to instructional airframe 7-47, soc
5-53.
28152 (501st BS, 345th BG, "Apache Princess") lost May 27, 1945, Formosa. MACR 14524. 4 POW, 1 KIA
Also listed as having been originally
for Australia but retained by USAAF Sep 1944 and sent to RFC at Kingman, AZ Nov 29, 1945.
28153 to RAAF as A72-401 - soc 5-52.
28154 retained by USAAF. To RFC Kingman 19 Nov 1945
28155 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-386 - soc 5-52.
28156 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-365 - soc 5-52.
28157 wrecked, 22 Jun 1944 by fire in #3 engine, major damage, prior to delivery to
Australia at Long Beach AAF,Ca. Reclamation completed Long Beach AAF 21 Aug 1945
28158 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-398 - soc 7-52.
28159 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-394 - soc 7-52.
28160 to RAAF Aug 1945 as A72-402 - soc 12-52.
28161 to RAAF Aug 1945 as A72-403 - soc 12-52.
28162 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-384 - soc 5-52.
28163 retained by USAAF. To RFC Kingman, AZ 29 Nov 1945
28164 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-371 - soc 5-52.
28165 retained by USAAF. To RFC Kingman, AZ 8 Dec 1945
28166 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-390 - soc 12-52.
28167 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-389 - soc 5-52.
28168 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-364 - soc 5-52.
28169 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-388 - soc 5-52.
28170 to RFC at Altus Oct 17, 1945
28171 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-378 - soc 12-52.
28172 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-396 - soc 7-52.
28173 to RFC at Altus, OK Nov 3, 1945.
28174 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-377 - soc 12-52.
28175 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-397 - soc 5-52.
28176 retained by USAAF. To RFC Kingman AAF, AZ 4 Dec 1945
28177 retained by USAAF. To RFC Kingman AAF, AZ 31 Oct 1945
28178 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-392 - soc 12-52.
28179 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-385 - soc 5-52.
28180 to RAAF Jul 1945 as A72-395 - soc 7-52.
28181 retained by USAAF. To RFC Kingman AAF, AZ 5 Dec 1945
28182 retained by USAAF. To RFC Kingman AAF, AZ 22 Nov 1945
28183 to RAAF Jun 1945 as A72-382 - soc 12-52.
28184 to RFC Altus 3 Nov 1945
28185 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 4, 1945
28186 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 3, 1945.
28187 to RFC at Albany, NY Feb 6, 1945
28188 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 8, 1945
28189 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 16, 1945
28190 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 3, 1945
28191 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 3, 1945
28192 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 30, 1945
28193 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 29, 1945
28194 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 22, 1945
28195 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 13, 1945
28196 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 5, 1945
28197 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 6, 1945
28198 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 23, 1945
28199 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 8, 1945
28200 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 23, 1945
28201 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 29, 1945
28202 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 27, 1945
28203 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 19, 1945.
28204 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 21, 1945
28205 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 14, 1945
28206 reclamation completed at March AAF, CA 2 Jul 1945
28207 to RFC at Altus 3 Nov 1945
28208 reclamation completed at March AAF, CA 2 Nov 1944
28209 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 20, 1945
28210 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 1, 1945
28211 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Dec 20, 1945
28212 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 30, 1945
28213 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 8, 1945
28214 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 25, 1945
28215 surveyed at Tonopha AAF, NV Dec 16, 1944
28216 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 30, 1945
28217 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 22, 1945
28218 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 10, 1945.
28219 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 22, 1945
28220 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 22, 1945
28221 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 10, 1945
28222 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 20, 1945
28223 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 10, 1945
28224 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 14, 1945
28225 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Jan 11, 1946
28226 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 27, 1945
28227 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 2, 1945
28228 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 29, 1945
28229 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 21, 1945
28230 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Oct 31, 1945
28231 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 29, 1945
28232 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 30, 1945
28233 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 16, 1945
28234 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 22, 1945
28235 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 22, 1945
28236 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 1, 1945
28237 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 8, 1945
28238 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 8, 1945
28239 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 3, 1945
28240 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 1, 1945
28241 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 1, 1945
28242 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 8, 1945
28243 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 3, 1945
28244 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 30, 1945
28245 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Feb 5, 1946
28246 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 18, 1945
28247 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 1, 1945
28248 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 4, 1945
28249 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 18, 1945
28250 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Jan 3, 1946
28251 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Nov 30, 1945
28252 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 10, 1945
28253 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 10, 1945
28254 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 19, 1945
28255 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 29, 1945
28256 to RAAF Apr 1944 as A72-315 - to DCA 12-51 for fire training.
28257 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Feb 4, 1946
28258 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Jan 17, 1946
28259 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 5, 1945
28260 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 10, 1945
28261 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Jan 7, 1946
28262 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 21, 1945
28263 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Jan 17, 1946
28264 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 11, 1945
28265 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 18, 1945
28265 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 18, 1945
28266 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 21, 1945
28267 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 10, 1945
28268 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 13, 1945
28269 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Feb 12, 1946
28270 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Jan 17, 1946
28271 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 18, 1945
28272 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Jan 26, 1946
28273 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 16, 1945
28274 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Feb 2, 1946
28275 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Jan 4, 1946
28276 to RFC at Kingman AAF, AZ Dec 17, 1945
44-28277/28710 Cancelled contract for B-24J
44-28711/29110 North American B-25J-15/17-NC Mitchell
MSN 108-31986/108-32385 (Andrade quotes 108-33036/33435)
28717 (MSN 108-31992) to Brazil as 5113 in 1946/47
28726/28733 to RAF
28726 (MSN 108-32001) to RAF as Mitchell III HD384. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28727 (MSN 108-32002) to RAF as Mitchell III HD385. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28728 (MSN 108-32003) to RAF as Mitchell III HD386. Hit by flak over Bocholt, Germany and
wrecked when crashlanded at Kleine Broeghel, Holland Mar 21, 1945
28729 (MSN 108-32004) to RAF as Mitchell III HD387. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28730 to RAF as Mitchell III HD388. Crashed after being abandoned by crew over
Norfolk, England Apr 28, 1945
28731 to RAF as Mitchell III HD389. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28732 to RAF as Mitchell III HD390. Missing from mission to Rees Feb 25, 1945
28733 to RAF as Mitchell III HD391. Crashed near Aardenburg after being abandoned
by crew when bomb hung up Feb 13, 1945
28734 to RAF as Mitchell III HD392. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28735 to RAF as Mitchell III HD393. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28736 to RAF as Mitchell III HD394. Stalled in cloud and dove into ground, Littlemore
Farm, Norfolk, England Apr 28, 1945
28737 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
28738 Taken on strength mid-1944. It was soon converted for crew training as an AT-24D,
and redesignated in 1945 as a TB-25J. Ca.1952 the plane was converted to TB-25N.
By June 1952 it was assigned to the 3567th Maintenance Squadron of the 3565th
Maintenance & Support Group at James Connally AFB, Waco, TX. In December 1958 the
plane was sent to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. On May 5, 1959 the plane
was acquired by Whited Flying Service of Papillion, NE, and registered N3441G.
The plane remained in USAF scheme, with markings BD-738/428738, and the civil
registration was hand painted on the fuselage sides. The plane was parked at
South Omaha, NE, and a conversion to sprayer was begun but not completed.
In 1960 the plane was withdrawn from use and parked in open storage, where it
remained until acquired by the Air Force Museum in 1975. Meanwhile, ownership
of the plane passed through four other businesses, with the last owner,
Midwest Seafoods, Inc, of Denver, CO acquiring it in March 1969 with the
intent to restore it to airworthy condition (apparently begun but not completed).
In 1975 the plane was trucked to Offutt AFB, NE, and displayed at the
Strategic Air Command Museum as a sectioned aircraft. This display was moved
to the new Strategic Air & Space Museum in Ashland, NE in 1998.
28739 Damaged� 27 Jul 1944� Taxi accident at Memphis MAP, TN���33FRG-2FRS
28740 to RAF as Mitchell III HD395. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28741 to RAF as Mitchell III HD396. SOC Feb 26, 1947
28742 to RAF as Mitchell III HD397. Shot down by flak over Dorsten Mar 15, 1945
28743 to RAF as Mitchell III HD398. SOC Jan 21, 1947
28744 to RAF as Mitchell III HD399. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28745 to RAF as Mitchell III HD400. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28746 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ561. To ground instructional airframe as 5226M
Jun 1945. Probably subsequently scrapped.
28747 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ562. Wrecked when bellylanded at Kirkbride, England
Apr 25, 1945
28748 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ563. Shot down by flak over Bocholt, Germany Mar 21, 1945
28749 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
28750 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 26 May 1946
28751 to RFC Kingman, AZ 20 Jan 1946
28752 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ564. SOC Oct 22, 1947
28753 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ565. SOC Dec 26, 1947
28754 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ566. SOC Mar 4, 1947
28755 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ567. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28756 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ568. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28757 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ569. Damaged by flak Jan 21, 1945. Not repaired
and subsequently scrapped
28758 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ570. SOC Feb 26, 1947
28759 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ571. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28760/28762 to Britian Aug 1944
28760 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ572. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28761 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ573. SOC Dec 26, 1946
28762 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ574. SOC Jun 21, 1947
28763 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
28764 Damaged� 5 Dec 1951� Force landing at Reese AFB, TX 3500AMG-3502AMS
28765 (MSN 108-32040) converted to TB-25N. In storage at Aero Trader, Chino, CA as N9443Z.
Ca.1990: Center section used to restore B-25J/TB-25N 45-8898
28766 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ575. SOC Jun 6, 1947.
28767 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ576. SOC Dec 26, 1946
28768 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ577. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28769 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ578. SOC Dec 10, 1946
28770 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ579. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28771 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ580. SOC Aug 23, 1945
28772 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ581. SOC Aug 23, 1945
28773 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ582. SOC Aug 23, 1945
28774 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ583. Wrecked when ran away during startup,
Oakes Field, Bahamas
28775 to Chinese AF 15 Apr 1946
28776 to RFC Kingman, AZ 24 Jan 1946
28778 Damaged� 20 Nov 1945� takeoff accident at Vidalia Auxiliary Field, GA���2109BU
28779 to Chinese ADO 26 Dec 1945
28780 condemned salvage 19 Jan 1945
28781 condemned salvage 9 Dec 1945
28782 to Chinese AF 15 Apr 1946
28783 condemned enemy AAA 7 Jan 1945
28785 (499th BS, 345th BG) lost Jan 2, 1945, 15 mi. NE Polillo Island SW Pacific. MACR 11790. 4 KIA, 2 rescued.
28787 to Chinese AF 15 Apr 1946
28788 (341st BG) MIA Feb 9, 1945. MACR 12158.
28789 recalmation completed at Long Beach, CA 15 Jul 1946
28792/28801 to USN as PBJ-1J 35229/35238
28802 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
28803 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 22 May 1946
28804 to RFC Kingman 20 Jan 1946
28805 condemned salvage 13 Dec 1945
28806 condemned salvage 12 Aug 1945
28807 condemned salvage 14 Aug 1945
28808 reclamation completed at Atlanta AAF, GA 4 Sep 1945
28809 to RFC Kingman 20 Jan 1946
28810 reclamation completed at Robbins AFB, 13 Mar 1950
28811 to Chinese ADO 26 Dec 1945
28812 condemned salvage 12 Aug 1945
28813 condemned salvage 31 Dec 1945
28814 to Chinese ADO 26 Dec 1945
28815 Damaged� 3 Nov 1953� at Yuma County A/p, AZ
28816 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 5 Jun 1946
28817 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
28818 (MSN 108-32093) to N3449G, N8197H
28820 (38th BG, 405th BS) shot down by AA over Tarakan, Borneo Dec 30, 1944. All 6 crew KIA.
MACR 11510.
28821 reclamation completed Chanute AFB 7 Mar 1950
28823 reclamation completed at Greenville, SC 22 Dec 1949
28824 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Pyote AFB, TX 22 Dec 1949
28825 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Pyote AFB, TX 22 Dec 1949
28826 reclamation completed Greenville AAF, SC 9 Feb 1945
28827 reclamation completed Robbins AFB 13 Mar 1950
28828 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 5 Jun 1946
28829 reclamation completed at Kelly AAF 12 Apr 1947
28830 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
28831 Damaged� 14 Feb 1949� at Orchard Place Airport, IL
28833 (MSN 108-32108) converted to air tanker as N9866C. Crashed in
1961 while being operated by Red Dodge, Inc.
Pieces remain at Ephrata, Washington airport.
28834 (MSN 108-32109) to MASDC Dec 1957. To civil registry as N9865C.
On display at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota as 327899.
28835 reclamation completed Lockburn AAF 9 Dec 1947
28837 RB-25J weather service in India. To RFC at Walnut Ridge 16 Apr 1946. To N10564
28838 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
28839 to RFC at Walnut Ridge 16 Apr 1946
28840 to RFC at Walnut Ridge 18 Apr 1946
28841 Damaged� 25 Jun 1951� takeoff accident at Reese AFB, TX���3500AMG-3502AMS
28842 reclamation completed Kelly AAF 24 Jul 1947
28843 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
28844 on static display at Grand Forks AFB, ND.
28845 to RFC at Walnut Ridge 16 Apr 1946
28846 RB-25J weather service in India. To RFC at Walnut Ridge 4 Apr 1946
28847 to RCAF as 5206 in 1951. Returned to USA in 1953
28848/28850 to Chinese ADO 26 Dec 1945
28851 reclamation completed Clark AFB, PI 21 Jul 1948
28852 reclamation completed FEA 19 Nov 1947 (condemned salvage FEA 23 Sep
1946, Assigned FEA 30 Apr 1947)
28853 reclamation completed European Theater 30 Mar 1948 (condemned
salvage combat use 17 jul 1947, Assigned European theater 30 Apr 1947)
28854 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
28855 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
28856 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
28857 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Pyote AFB 22 Dec 1949
28858 to European Theater excess inventory list 30 Sep 1947
28860 Damaged� 8 May 1946 at Enid AAF, OK
28861 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 2 May 1946
28862 to RFC Kingman, AZ 30 Jan 1946
28863 reclamation completed Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
28864 to RFC Kingman 20 Jan 1946. To civil registry as N9876C
28865 Enid AAF, OK surveyed 9 Nov 1944
28866 (MSN 108-33191) Taken on strength Jul 27, 1944 and immediately assigned for
modifying into TB-25J crew trainer. It�s first flight as such was on Aug 10th,
and then on Aug 13th it was assigned to the 2144th Base Unit at Moody AFB, GA
where it began use as a twin-engined trainer. On Mar 9, 1945 it was transferred
to 2109th BU at Turner Field, GA, and exactly three months later assigned to
2537th BU at Perrin Field, TX. On Oct 13, 1946 the plane was assigned for
training with the 2621st BU at Barksdale AFB, LA. When it was assigned to
3704th BU at Kessler AFB, MI on Mar 23, 1947 it was for use as a proficiency
aircraft and for administrative duties. On Nov 26, 1947 it began a couple years
being used as a utility transport, first with 401st BU at Hamilton AFB, CA.
While at Hamilton, it was next assigned to the 325th BU, then to 78th BU.
On Jun 13, 1949 the plane was sent to the 62nd Maintenance & Supply Unit
at McChord Field, WA, and returned to the 78th BU on Nov 15th. On Feb 27, 1950
the plane once again began to be used for pilot training with the 3537th Training Wing
at Mather Field, CA. It was transferred to the 1275th Air Training Squadron at
Kelly Field, TX on Mar 6, 1951, until Aug 7th when it moved to the 1700th
Maintenance Squadron at Kelly. On Mar 3, 1952 the plane was sent to Maintenance,
Mobile Air Material Area (MOBAR), Brookley AFB, AL. It was then sent to
1737th Ferry Squadron, Military Airlift Command, Dover AFB, DE, where it began
its career as a personnel transport until retirement. On Nov 28, 1952 the plane
was assigned to the 1708th Ferry Squadron at Kelly AFB, and on Jun 18, 1953 it
was assigned to the 5700th Air Base Group at Albrook AFB, Panama, before returning
to the 1708th on Aug 4th. On Jun 6, 1955 the plane was sent to Hayes Aircraft
in Birmingham, AL, for conversion to TB-25N, and then returned to the 1708th
on July 7th. The plane was finally retired to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, for
storage on Jul 15, 1957, and struck off charge on Oct 10, 1957.
It was first purchased on Jan 16, 1958 by William Boeing/Aero Boeing, Seattle, WA
and registered N5277V. He sold it to Wenatchee Air Service of Wenatchee, WA, in
July 1960. The following month it was leased to Wenairco of Canada at Vancouver, BC
where it was converted for fire-fighting duties. In January 1964 Wenairco
purchased the aircraft and registered it as CF-OND. In 1970 the plane
transferred to Northwestern Air Lease of Alberta and continued operating as a
fire-fighter, being operated by G&M Aircraft, Alberta. On May 11, 1993 the plane
was purchased by BHA Leasing, Carmel, MD, and registered N225AJ. It was then sent to
Peddycord Foundation for Aircraft Restoration in Asheboro, NC, for restoration
from 1998 to 2004, making its first flight restored on Oct 30, 2004 flying
as �Carolina Girl.� Meanwhile, Chad Branson of Asheboro purchased the plane
on Apr 5, 2004 and in August registered it as N744CG. In 2008 the plane was
acquired by Jerry Shiffer/B-25 Project in Urbana, OH and had more work done
to the airframe, having it marked as "Champaign Gal." It became part of the
Champaign Aviation Museum in Urbana on Dec 23, 2008. Seen at Champaign Aviation Museum in
Urbana, Ohio on Sept. 13, 2016
28867 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
28868 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
28869 Tampa AAF, Fl surveyed 30 Mar 1945
28871 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 1 May 1946
28874 (MSN 108-33199) to Aviation Rental Services as N9876C. Bought
by Ben E. Widtfeldt of Biegert Aviation Apr 13, 1959. Bought
by Frank Fiorini (Frank Sturgis) as Caribbean Cargoes May 12, 1959. Flown by
Pedro Luis Ciaz Lanz (former head of Cuban AF Jan-Jun 1959 and Frank Fiorini
(Frank Sturgis, Watergate burglar) dropping leaflets on Havana Oct 21, 1959.
Erroneously reported to have strafed and dropped bombs, but local panic and
shooting caused deaths and injuries.
28875 at Goodfellow AFB, Texas, not on general display.
28876 reclamation completed Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
28877 RB-25J weather service in India. Condemned salvage 13 Feb 1945
28878 condemned salvage 13 Feb 1945
28879 reclamation completed Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
28880 reclamation completed Dale Mabry AAF 21 Jan 1945
28881 to RFC Kingman 30 Jan 1946
28881 to RFC Kingman 30 Jan 1946
28882/28892 Lend-Lease to USSR via Alaska Aug 1944
28893 lost 31 Jul 1946 (Moody AAF SAD 30 Apr 1946)
28895 reclamation completed Turner AAF, GA 19 Sep 1945
28896/28905 Lend-Lease to USSR via Alaska Aug 1944
28898 crashed outside of Nome, Alaska. Wreck moved off the tundra around 2010 and moved to an old hangar.
Due to be transported to Warbirds of Glory museum in Brighton, Michigan for use in restoration.
28906 reclamation completed Turner AAF, GA 17 Jul 1945
28908 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 14 May 1946
28909/28912 Lend-Lease to USSR via Alaska Sep 1944
28913 to Brazil AF as 5114 in 1946/47
28914 converted to TB-25L. Became N3524G.
28915 condemned salvage 10 Mar 1945
28916 condemned salvage 30 Nov 1944
28917 (310th BG) lost Nov 22, 1944. MACR 9851
28918 (321st BG) lost to flak Feb 8, 1945. MACR 12126.
28919 reclamation completed Enid AAF 30 Oct 1946
28920 reclamation completed Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
28921 reclamation completed Moody AAF, GA 24 Feb 1945
28922 reclamation completed Tuskegee AAF, AL 23 Jul 1945
28923 reclamation completed Kelly Field 24 Jul 1947
28924 condemned 11 Sep 1944
28925 (MSN 108-32200) flew in Italy with 310th BG. converted to TB-25N. To civil registry as N7687C.
Was *Catch 22* aircraft, named "Tokyo Express". Underwent restoration at New Smyrna
Beach Airport, FL as N7687C. Now presented as "How 'Boot That?" at Cavanaugh Flight Museum, Addison, Texas
28926 (MSN 108-32201) to MASDC 1958. To civil registry as N3695G
28927 condemned crash landing 22 May 1945
28928 to Brazil AF as 5115 in 1946/47. Also have this as going to reclamation at Kelly Field
Mar 10, 1948.
28929 to Brazil AF as 5116 in 1946/47
28930 to Brazil AF as 5117 in 1946/47
28932 (MSN 108-33257) Taken on strength on Aug 3, 1944, it was assigned the next day
to the 2144th Base Unit at Moody Field, GA for use as an advanced multi-engined
trainer and redesignated TB-25J. On Mar 22, 1945 the plane was transferred to
the 2116th BU at Napier Field, AL, for use as a proficiency aircraft and for
administrative duties. This lasted until Jan 22, 1946 when it was transferred
to the 3502nd BU, Technical Training Command, Chanute Field, IL. On Apr 18, 1948
the plane was assigned to the 2621st BU at Barksdale AFB, AL for pilot training.
It was transferred to the 502nd Air University Wing, Maxwell AFB, AL, on
May 29, 1948 until July 30th when it was transferred back to the 2621st BU.
On Mar 9, 1949 the plane was transferred to the 3500th Pilot Training Wing
at Reese AFB, TX. It was transferred to the 3530th Training Wings, Bryan Field, AL,
on Nov 13, 1951, then sent to Brookely Field, AL, for maintenance on Feb 11, 1952.
When the plane returned to duty on May 21st it was assigned to the 3540th
Training Wing at Pinecastle AFB, FL. On Jan 4, 1953 it was transferred to
the 4240th Fighter Training Wing until May 27, 1954 when it transferred to the
321st Air Base Group, both at Pinecastle. On Jul 18, 1954 the plane was
assigned to the 813th Air Base Group at Pinecastle. Then from Dec 20, 1954
to Apr 29, 1955 the plane was bailed to the Hayes Aircraft Corporation at
Birmingham, AL for conversion to TB-25N, returning to the 813th on April 30th.
The plane�s last assignment was the 823rd Air Base Group at Homestead AFB, FL,
on Aug 15, 1958. In December 1958 the plane was flown to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ,
and put in open storage; it was finally stricken from strength on Jan 1, 1959.
Acquired by Earl "Red" Dodge of Anchorage, AK, June 12, 1959-1964
and registered as N3476G. Converted to fire tanker, fitted with 1000 gallon tank, May, 1962. Next owned
by Robert P. Schlaefli, Port Orchard, WA, 1966-1984.
Purchased by the Collings Foundation on November 6, 1985. Painted as "Hoosier Honey" 42-8932.
Crashed at Minute Man Field, Stowe, MA Jun 10, 1987.
Rebuilt. Repainted as 41-30669 "Tondelayo" in 2002. Was under restoration
by Collings Foundation, MA as N3476G. Now listed
for sale by Courtesy Aircraft. Flying since Nov 2005 in New Smyrna Beach, FL.
28934 reclamation completed Kelly Field 17 Apr 1947
29937 shot down Dec 10, 1944 near Dolce, Italy. 310th BG/428th BS
28938 (MSN 108-33263) converted to TB-25N. Civil registry in 1958 as N7946C.
Under restoration by Aero Nostalgia, CA as N7946C. Issued airworthiness certificate
in 1995.
28939 to Brazil AF as 5118 in 1946/47. Also have this as going to reclamation at Kelly Field Oct 1, 1947
28940 to Brazil AF as 5119 in 1946/47. Also have this as going to reclamation at Kelly Field Mar 10, 1948.
28941 reclamation completed Robins AFB 11 Mar 1950
28945 (MSN 108-33220) converted as General Arnold's personal transport. To MASDC
Dec 1958. To Edwards Petroleum Co, TX in 1960 as N3184G. To Bendix Corp
of Baltimore, MD 1963-1968. to Transaereos Beni, La Paz, Bolivia 1972
as CP-970. Crashed Jun 7, 1976.
28946 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
28947 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
28948 to Brazil AF as 5120. W/o Aug 21, 1963 in forced landing near BA Cumbica.
Also listed as to Cuban AF as 304. To Uruguayan AF as 162 Jan 1958.
28949 to Brazil AF as 5121 in 1946/47
28950 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ584. Crashed after night takeoff, Gander,
Canada Aug 29, 1944.
28951 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ585. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28952 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ586. SOC Nov 1, 1945
28953 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ587. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28954 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ588. Destroyed by fire when crashed during
ferry flight, Sept Isles, PQ Aug 25, 1944
28955 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ589. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28956 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ590. SOC Oct 7, 1947
28957 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ591. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28958 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ592. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28959 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ593. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28960 to RFC Bush Field 17 May 1946
28961 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
28962 to RFC Kingman, AZ 25 Jan 1946
28963 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ594. SOC Dec 17, 1946
28964 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ595.
28965 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ596. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28966 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ597. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28967 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ598. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28968 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ599. SOC Oct 22, 1947
28969 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ600. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28970 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ601. SOC Nov 26, 1946
28971 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ602. SOC Jun 6, 1947
28972 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ603. Damaged when ran off taxiway at
Fersfield, England Sep 12, 1945. Not repaired and presumably scrapped.
28973 to RFC Roswell AAF, NM 20 Nov 1946
28974 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
28975 to RFC Kingman 30 Jan 1946
28976/28985 Lend-Lease to USSR via Alaska Sep 1944
28986 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
28988 to ASF ADO 21 May 1946
28989/28998 Lend-Lease to USSR via Alaska Sep 1944
28999 to RFC Kingman, AZ 26 Jan 1946
29000 to RFC Kingman, AZ 17 Jan 1946
29001 to RFC Kingman, AZ 18 Jan 1946
29002/29006 Lend-Lease to USSR via Alaska Sep 1944
29007/29011 to Brazil in 1944
29012 Pampa AAF surveyed 16 Jun 1945
29013 to RFC Kingman, AZ 20 Jan 1946
29014 to RFC Kingman, AZ 20 Feb 1946
29015/29020 to Brazil in 1944
29021 to NEIAF as N5-232, later to RAAF as A47-38. SOC 3/50.
29022 to NEIAF as N5-233
29023 to NEIAF as N5-234. Now on static display at Indonesian AF
Museum, Central Java as M-439
29024 to NEIAF as N5-235, later to RAAF as A47-39. SOC 3/50.
29025 to RFC Kingman, AZ 20 Jan 1946
29026 to RFC Kingman, AZ 25 Jan 1946
29027 wrecked 15 Aug 1944, Atlanta,Ga; DBR. Reclamation completed 26 Oct 1944
29028 to NEIAF
29029 to NEIAF as N5-236
29030 to NEIAF as N5-237
29031 to NEIAF as N5-238
29032 to NEIAF as N5-239. To Indonesian AF as M-439
29033 to NEIAF as N5-240
29034 to NEIAF as N5-241
29035 to Venezuela as FAV0953. Recovered 1993 from
Palo Negro Air Base, Venezuela in 1993 and
registered as N61821. Stored for spares in
Alpharetta, Georgia.
Restored by Air Heritage Museum, PA. To
US Navy Air Museum, Pensacola FL as PBJ-1D
BuNo 35143. Noted Mar 2006 at National Musuem of Naval Aviation
Pensacola, FL painted as 35087. Later became N3516G.
29036 (TB-25J) reclamation Kessler AFB 19 Oct 1950
29037 (TB-25J) reclamation at Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29038 to RFC Kingman, AZ 20 Jan 1946
29039 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds,MD 22 May 1949
29040 to RFC Kingman 18 Jan 1946
29041 (TB-25J) to reclamation Mather AFB 3 May 1950
29042 (TB-25J) to reclamation Pyote 22 Dec 1949
29043 Damaged 20 Dec 1954 at Greenville AFB, MS
29045 Damaged� 25 Sep 1948 at MacDill AFB, FL
29046 to reclamation Enid AAF 24 Jan 1946
29050 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
29051 Damaged� 5 Apr 1946� Taxi accident at Bolling Field, DC 2143AAFBU
29053 to reclamation Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
29054 Damaged� 5 Aug 1946� Landing accident at Enid AAF, OK 2518AAFBU
29055 to reclamation Langley AAF 21 Sep 1947
29056 to Brazil as 5122 in 1946/47. Also listed as going to reclamation at Kelly Field 1 Aug 1947
29057 Damaged� 5 Nov 1951� Landing accident at Vance AFB, OK��3575AMG-3577AMS
29059 to reclamation Boco Raton, Fl 28 Jan 1949
29060 Damaged� 16 Jan 1945� Taxi accident at Chanute Field, IL��� 2520AAFBU
W/o?� 11 Feb 1954� 6 miles NW. of Kegelman Auxiliary Field, OK
29061 Damaged� 24 Mar 1945� Groond accident, with 44-29471, at Fredrick AAF, OK��� 2520BU
29063 Frederick AAF,OK surveyed 15 Feb 1945
29064/29073 to USN as PBJ-1J 35239/35248
29074 to reclamation Kelly Fld 17 Apr 1947
29076 to reclamation Moody AAF, GA 24 Jan 1945
29077 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
29078 Pampa AAF surveyed 12 Jul 1945
29079/29088 to Britian Sep 1944
29079 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ604. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29080 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ605. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29081 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ606. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29082 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ607. SOC Jun 21, 1947
29083 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ608. SOC Jun 21, 1947
29084 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ609. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29085 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ610. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29086 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ611. SOC Aug 7, 1947
29087 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ612. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29088 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ613. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29090 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
29091 to reclamation Barksdale Field, LA 10 Nov 1949
29092/29101 to Britian Sep 1944
29092 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ614. To Aberdeen Proving Grounds,
MD 23 May 1946. SOC from RAF Jun 6, 1947
29102 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
29103 Pampa AAF surveyed 27 Mar 1945
29104 (TB-25J) to reclamation Tinker AFB 8 Nov 1949
29105 to reclamation Barksdale Field, LA 11 Feb 1949
29106 (TB-25J) to reclamation Vance AFB,OK 30 Sep 1949
29107 (4121 BU) crahsed on landing at Kelly Field, TX Sep 20, 1944.
29108 to RFC Kingman AAF 31 Mar 1946
29109 Pampa AAF surveyed 19 Jun 1945
29110 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 30 Apr 1946
44-29111/29910 North American B-25J-20/22-NC Mitchell
MSN 108-32386/108-33185 (Andrade quotes 108-33436/34235)
29111 (341st BG) lost Jan 18, 1945. MACR 112284. Condemned 22 Jan 1945
29112 (TB-25J) to RFC Walnut Ridge 4 Apr 1946
29113 Eglin AAF scrapped 14 Mar 1946
29116 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 26 May 1946
29117 Enid AAF, Okla salvaged 31 Oct 1946
29119 to reclamation Ft.Worth AAF 30 Sep 1946
29120 to reclamation Muroc AAF 16 Dec 1944
29121 converted to TB-25N. To civil registry as N86427. Now on static display at Museo
del Aire Cuatro Vientos, Madrid, Spain. In 1988 this was painted as
41-30338 (74-17), the only B-25 ever used by Spanish AF.
29122 to USN 2 Jun 1949
29123 To MASDC Aug 15, 1957 from Air Force Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA.
To reclamation Apr 28, 1958.,� Sold to a G.E. Zarski, Brownsville, TX as N9869C� 29 Sep 1958,
Sold to Banco de Mexico, Mexico City as XB-?� Oct 1958, struck off USCR on 22 Jan 1959
29124 to reclamation Hamilton AAF 30 Apr 1946
29125 (TB-25N) ditched in Monongahela River near Homestead, PA Jan 31, 1956 while
enroute from Selfridge AFB, MI to Olmstead AFB, Harrisburg, PA. All six crew
evacuated the aircraft, but 2 did not make it to shore. Aircraft sank and was
never recovered.
29126 Hamilton AAF, CA salvaged 9 Dec 1945
29127 converted to TB-25N. Under restoration by Colvin Aircraft, OK as N9899C
29128 to RCAF as 5236 in 1952. to
US civilian register as N92872.
Now on a pole at Technical Museum,
Chapultepec Park, Mexico City.
29130 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 13 May 1946
29133 Robins AAF AMC 9 Mar 1947(storage)
29134 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
29135 (TB-25J) to reclamation Pyote AAB 22 Dec 1949
29139 to reclamation Columbia AAB, SC 26 Oct 1944
29142 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
29145 to MASDC Sep 4, 1957 from 128th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron/328th FG,
Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO. To reclamation Apr 28, 1958.
Sold to Aviation Rental Service, St Paul, MN as N9877C� 6 Oct 1958,
To Max Biegert, Phoenix, AZ� Sep 1961, To Crowl Dusters Inc, Phoenix, AZ� Oct 1961 as Tanker # C39,
To Clifford R. Crowl, Glendale, AZ� Dec 1963,� To Allied Aircraft Sales, Phoenix, AZ� Sep 1965,
To ICAO Civil Aviation Training Centre, Mexico City, Mexico� Sep 1965, N9877C cancelled Nov 15, 1965
To Bosque de San Juan de Aragon Park, Mexico City, Mexico (retained
belly borate tank, painted as XL-7 & shark's mouth on nose)� in 1990,
On display in park as N9623C-removed circa 2011?
Seen at Santa Lucia AB, Mexico in 2014
29146 to Chinese AF 15 Apr 1946
29147 to Reclamation FEA 13 Jul 1949 (UCIP condemned salvage 25 Nov 1946, Acft
assigned FEA 30 Apr 1947)
29148 (28th BG) wandered into Soviet airspace Jun 10, 1945 and was shot down by AAA. MACR 14612. 6 crew killed.
29149 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ624. Took off on unauthorized flight and
flew into trees, Wavre, Belgium May 1, 1945.
29150 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ625. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29151 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ626. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29152 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ627. Damaged when force-landed at Blackbushe,
England Aug 13, 1945. Not repaired and presumably subsequently scrapped.
29153 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ628. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29158 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ629. SOC Jun 21, 1947
29159 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ630. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29160 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ631. SOC Jun 21, 1947
29161 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ632. SOC Sep 27, 1947
29162 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ633. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29163 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ634. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29164 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ635. Wrecked when overshot landing at
Kirkbride, England Oct 16, 1945
29165 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ636. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29166 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ637. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29167 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
29168 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
29169 to reclamation Chanute 29 Aug 1947
29171 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ638. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29172 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ639. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29173 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ640. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29174 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ641. Diverted to RCAF, no RAF service
29175 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ642. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29176 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ643. SOC Feb 7, 1947
29177/29179 Lend-Lease to USSR via Alaska Oct 1944
29180 Damaged� 15 Jan 1948� at Bolling Fd, DC
29182 listed as being converted to TB-25N and later became N7768C.
29184/29196 Lend-Lease to USSR via Alaska Oct 1944
29197 Phillips AFB, MD (Aberdeen Pvg) salvaged 19 Jul 1948
29198 Damaged� 5 Jan 1954 at Reese AFB, TX
29199 airworthy at Rialto, CA as N9117Z "In the Mood".
Used in filming of *Pearl Harbor*
29200 to reclamation Turner AAF,GA 17 Jul 1945
29201/29209 Lend-Lease to USSR Oct 1944
29210 to reclamation at Kelly Field Jul 24, 1947
29211 to reclamation at Kelly Field Jul 24, 1947
29212 reclamation Enid AAF, OK 4 Aug 1945
29213 to RFC Enid AAF, OK 9 Jul 1946
29214 w/o� 18 May 1951� Fatal landing accident at Tucumcari Airport, NM
29215 to reclamation Stewart AAF, TX 15 Oct 1948
29216 to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29217 to reclamation Chanute 15 Jul 1946
29218 to reclamation Boca Raton AAF, FL 17 Mar 1947
29219 to reclamation Enid AAF, Okla 29 Nov 1945
29220 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 29 May 1946
29221 to eclamation Enid AAF 7 Jan 1946
29222 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
29223 to reclamation Maxwell AFB 1 Nov 1948
29225 Tuskegee AAF surveyed 18 Jun 1945
29226 UCIP 7AF (Manila, Luzon,PI) condemned salvage obsolete 10 Dec 1945
29228 to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29229 (CB-25J) reclamation Pyote AF 22 Feb 1949
29231 w/o?� 4 Jun 1947� Accident 15 miles NE. of Biloxi, MS
29232 to reclamation Perrin Fld, TX 28 Feb 1947
29233 to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29235 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
29236 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 5 Jun 1946
29241 to reclamation Perrin Fld 24 Jul 1947
29242 to reclamation Perrin Fld 24 Jul 1947
29243 to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29244 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
29245 to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29246 (TB-25J) to reclamation Reese AFB, TX 9 Oct 1950
29248 to reclamation/scrap Bolling Fld, DC 25 Aug 1947
29249 (MSN 108-35254) to MASDC Aug 8, 1957 from 2750th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patteson AFB, OH.
To reclamation Apr 2, 1958. To Don Holm, Portland, OR as N9637C� 16 Jun 1958, wfu at Merrill Fd, AK
by 1964? At Merrill Fd, AK in open storage and br/u� late 1964
29252 to reclamation Mitchel Fld, NY 24 May 1946
29254 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin AAF 17 Apr 1947
29255 (TB-25J) to reclamation Turner AAF 6 Jul 1945
29256 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29258 to reclamation Patterson Fld, OH 26 Aug 1946
29259 w/o?� 24 Feb 1954� Accident 20 miles SE. of Denver, CO
29260 to NEIAF Nov 1944 as N5-242
29261 to NEIAF Nov 1944 as N5-243
29262 to NEIAF Nov 1944 as N5-244
29263 to NEIAF Nov 1944 as N5-245
29264 condemned due to accident May 17, 1945
29265 (489th BS, 345th BG) lost Apr 6 1945, off China coast at 23 45N 117 58E, SW Pacific. MACR 14145
All 7 KIA.
29266 to reclamation Manila FEA 3 Dec 1946
29267 to reclamation Manila FEA 13 Jul 1949
29268 condemned MIA 23 Jun 1945
29269 condemned ack ack 26 Apr 1945
29270 condemned flak 15 Mar 1945
29271 (71st BG) lost Mar 6, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 12932
29272 condemned ack ack 22 Apr 1945
29273 Perrin AAF, TX salvaged 28 Feb 1947
29274 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld, TX 24 Jul 1947
29276 to USN as PBJ-1J 35249
29277/29285 to USN as PBJ-1J 38980/38988
29286 to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29287 to civil registry as N9116Z, then CP-796. Became N9637C
29288 to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29289 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin Fld, TX 17 Apr 1947
29290/29299 to USN as PBJ-1J 38989/38998
29300 to RFC Kingman 15 Feb 1946
29301 (TB-25J_ tp reclamation Muroc AB, CA 25 Apr 1949
29303 to reclamation Barksdale AAF, LA 17 Mar 1947
29304 to reclamation FEA 22 Sep 1947
29305 to reclamation FEA 15 Jan 1948
29306 (38th BG) lost Mar 29, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 14241
29307 condemned accident Feb 20, 1945
29308 condemned accident combat damage 11 Mar 1945
29309 (38th BG) lost Feb 5, 1945. MACR 13402
29310 to reclamation FEA 22 Sep 1947
29311 to reclamation FEA 13 Jul 1949
29312 Damaged� 3 Jan 1946� Ground looped at Turner Fd, GA 440AAFBU
29313 to reclamation Perrin AAF 24 Jul 1947
29314 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 27 May 1946
29315 to reclamation Langley AAF, VA 30 Dec 1947
29316/29325 Lend-Lease to USSR Oct 1944
29327 to reclamation Turner AAF, GA 20 Apr 1945
29328 Damaged� 23 May 1945� Mechanical fault, 2 miles E. of Cobb. GA��� 2109BU
29329 Damaged� 11 Dec 1948 at Barksdale AFB, LA
29330/29339 Lend-Lease to USSR Oct 1944
29340 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29341 to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29344/29348 Lend-Lease to USSR Oct 1944
29349 condemned accident 2 Feb 1945
29350 (500th BS, 345th BG) condemned combat Youlin Bay, Hainan Island 30 Mar 1945. MACR 15450/16183
4 KIA, one rescued.
29351 (71st BG) lost Jan 9, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 13502
29352 condemned enemy action 16 Jan 1945
29353 condemned destroyed 22 Feb 1945
29354 condemned bombed 25 Jan 1945
29355 condemned accident not combat related 19 Oct 1945
29356 condemned accident 23 Aug 1945
29357 condemned enemy action 6 Jan 1945
29358 condemned salvage 23 Aug 1945
29359 condemned 5 Dec 1944
29360 (822nd BS, 38th BS, 5th AF) lost Mar 11, 1945, SW Pacific. Returning from raiding ships off the coast of China,
ditched into the South China Sea out from Lingayen Gulf, Philippines, due to fuel transfer
problem. All 6 aboard survived the ditching and were observed by American aircraft in life
rafts and in the water, in very rough seas. The following day, US Navy Catalinas and ships
conducted a wide search but the men were not found. All six declared MIA. MACR 13324.
29361 condemned salvage 21 Feb 1945
29362 condemned ack ack 2 Apr 1945
29363 (TB-25J) to reclamation Maxwell AFB, AL 29 Jan 1945
29365 in midair with P-51D 44-72768 Jan 19, 1951 10 mi NNW of Prattville, AL.
29366 (MSN 108-32641) converted to TB-25N in 1954. Dropped from USAF inventory Dec 1959.
To civilian registry as N9115Z and flown by Sonora Flying Service, Columbia, CA as fire-fighting
bomber aircraft. Was *Catch 22* aircraft. Acquired by Military Aircraft Restoration Corp of
Chino, CA in 1972. Used in filming of *Hanover Street*. Acquired by Warbirds of Great Britain collection,
then based at Blackbushe Jun 1979. Loaned to RAF Museum Oct 25, 1982. Now on static display at Bomber Command
Museum, Hendon, UK. Is painted as 34037, and is technically
RAF property so has the instructional airframe serial 8838M
Trnsferred to the Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre in East Kirkby Nov 2022. The various components of the
disassembled plane arrived there on 9 and 10 November.
29367 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 5 Jun 1946
29370 Damaged� 31 May 1945� Ground accident, Tifton, GA 2109BU
29371 (38th BG) lost May 6, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 14391
29372 condemned ack ack 6 Mar 1945
29373 condemned accident 6 Mar 1945
29374 (501st BS 345th BG) condemned destroyed 20 Feb 1945 at sea, btwn Chusho, Formosa and 21 04N 121 46E.
MACR 15334. 4 KIA, 2 rescued.
29376 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ644. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29377 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ645. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29378 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ646. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29379 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ647. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29380 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ648. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29381 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ649. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29382 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ650. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29383 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ651. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29384 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ652. SOC Sep 27, 1945
29385 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ653. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29386 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ654. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29387 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ655. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29388 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ656. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29389 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ657. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29390 477th Bomb Group, Tuskegee Field, AL; code TU108.
29392 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld 17 Apr 1947
29394 (TB-25J) to reclamation Barksdale AAF, La 29 May 1947
29396 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ658. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29397 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ659. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29398 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ660. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29399 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ661. Overshot landing and caught
fire, Auxerre, France Apr 12, 1945
29400 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ662. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29401 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ663. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29402/29415 Lend-Lease to USSR Nov 1944
29416 (TB-25J) to storage at Enid AAF, OK 31 Mar 1947
29417 to reclamation Enid AAF 4 Mar 1946
29418 TB-J� Damaged� 14 Dec 1945� Ground accident at Enid AAF, OK��� 2518BU
TB-J� Damaged� 9 Jul 1946� Mid-air,� 5 miles E. of Crosbyton, TX �� 2518AAFBU
TB-J� Damaged� 13 Aug 1954 at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
29419 (TB-25J) to reclamation Ft. Worth AAF 15 Oct 1946
29420 (TB-25J) to reclamation Enid AAF 4 Aug 1945
29422/29441 Lend-Lease to USSR Nov 1944
29442 condemned salvage from enemy action 28 May 1946
29443 (TB-25J) to reclamation Scott AFB, ILL 13 May 1950
29444 Damaged� 1 Dec 1949� at Barksdale AFB, LA
29445 (TB-25J) to reclamation Barksdale AAF 10 May 1949
29446 (TB-25J) to reclamation Moddy AAF, Ga 28 Nov 1944
29447 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 26 May 1946
29448/29463 Lend-Lease to USSR Nov 1944
29464 TB-J� Damaged� 20 May 1945� birdstrike,� 10 miles WSW. of Guthbert, GA��� 2109BU
29465 (MSN 108-32740) Taken on strength Sep 27, 1944 and sent to the 2144th Base Unit
at Moody AFB, GA, for storage. On Oct 19, 1944 it was assigned to the 4103rd BU
at Jackson Field, MS, and then on Apr 25, 1945 it was sent to the 2109th BU at
Turner AFB, GA for use in pilot training; it was then redesignated TB-25J.
The plane was sent to the 2537th BU at Perrin AFB, TX, for storage on Jun 5, 1946.
However, on Sep 9, 1946 it was assigned to 2518th BU at Vance AFB, OK for pilot
training, and on Nov 30, 1946 it was transferred to the 2621st BU at Barksdale AFB, LA,
for pilot training. On Aug 28, 1948 the plane was transferred to the 3500th
Pilot Training Wing at Barksdale, until Jun 24, 1949 when it was assigned to the
3575th Pilot Training Wing at Vance AFB. The 3565th Basic Training Wing at
James Connally AFB, TX, acquired the plane on Oct 11, 1949 and used it for technical
crew training. While with the 3565th BTW it spent from November 1951 to April 1952
at Brookley AFB, AL for maintenance. On Apr 8, 1954 the plane took up residence at
Shaw AFB, SC, with the 363rd Reconnaissance Training Wing. While there,
on May 11, 1954, the plane had a hydraulic line failure in flight and a C-47
lowered tools and equipment via rope through a window in the nose, which the
crew had broken out, and the crew repaired the line to allow the landing gear
to operate. On Aug 21, 1954 the plane was transferred to the 1st Weather Group
at Offutt AFB, NE. From December 1954 to March 1955 the plane was sent to
Hayes Aircraft in Birmingham, AL, for conversion to TB-25N before returning
to the 1st WG. On Aug 31, 1958 the plane received its last assignment,
to the 3rd Weather Wing at Offutt. In December 1958 the plane was sent to
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage, where it was stricken from service in January 1959.
In July 1959 it was purchased by Haddock Motor Sales of Battle Creek, MI,
and in October 1959 it was registered to William Haddock and Ernest Beckman of
Battle Creek as N3523G. In 1965 the plane was withdrawn from service and placed
in open storage at Battle Creek. In July 1975 it was purchased by Glenn H. Lamont
of Detroit, and in 1977 it was ferried there. From 1977 until 1989 the plane was
restored. In the meantime, in February 1986, Mr. Lamont registered the plane
as N25GL and marked it as �Guardian of Freedom.� On 8 June 2000, Maj. Gen.
William Lyon/Martin Aviation of Orange County Airport, CA purchased the plane
and it is based with the Lyon Air Museum in Santa Ana, CA
29466 to reclamation Turner AAF, Ga 15 Oct 1945
29468 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29469 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin AAF 24 Jul 1947
29470/29471 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld 17 Apr 1947
29471 Damaged� 24 Mar 1945� Grd accident, with 44-29061, at Fredrick AAF, OK��� 2520BU
29472 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 5 Jun 1946
29473 Damaged� 15 Oct 1946� Enid AAF, OK� (?)
29474 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld 17 Apr 1947
29475 (TB-25J) to reclamation Moody Fld 24 Jan 1945
29476 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin AAF 24 Jul 1947
29477 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin AAF 24 Apr 1947
29480 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin AAF 17 Apr 1947
29481 (TB-25Jl) to reclamation Kelly Fld 17 Apr 1947
29482 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29483 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin Fld 24 Jul 1947
29484 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin Fld 24 Jul 1947
29485 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ664. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29486 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ665. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29487 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ666. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29488 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ667. SOC Dec 26, 1946
29489 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ668. SOC Aug 23, 1945
29490 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ669. SOC Aug 23, 1945
29491 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ670. DBR at Oakes Field, Bahamas
when struck by runaway Mitchell KJ583 (ex 44-28774)
29492 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ671. SOC Aug 23, 1945.
To reclamation Long Beach AAF, CA 15 Jul 1946
29493/29502 to Brazil in Oct 1944
29493 to Brazil AF as 5063
29494 to Brazil AF as 5064
29495 to Brazil AF as 5065
29496 to Brazil AF as 5066. W/o 5 Dec 1947 Engine failure & ditched
into sea off Porto de Maria Angu, crew rescued
29497 to Brazil AF as 5067. W/o 12 Aug 1947 Hit mountain near Pendotiba,� 7 fatalities
29498 to Brazil AF as 5068
29499 to Brazil AF as 5069
29500 to Brazil AF as 5070. Located at Eduardo Andrea Matarazzo War Museum, Bebeduoro, Brazil
29501 to Brazil AF as 5071
29502 to Brazil AF as 5072
29504 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 5 Jun 1946
29505 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
29507 (MSN 108-32782) converted to TB-25N. To civilian registry as N3698G.
Now operated by Duke of Brabant AF at Gilze Rijen AB,
the Netherlands. Registered as N320SQ (referring to RAF Dutch 320 Sq.).
Was painted as RAF Mitchell HD346/NO-V/Lotys II, but since 1999
painted as 218 Sqdn ML-KNIL (Royal Netherlands East-Indies
AF) Mitchell N5-149, SARINAH
and flies regularly during airshows in Europe.
Was re-registered PH-XXV in 2009. Reported Nov 2008
now owned by Dutch AF Historic Flight. With Royal Netherlands Historical
Flight at Gilze Rijen Air Base as PH-XXV and flown on October 31, 2019 for first time in three years
following anti-corrosion repairs.
29508 (TB-25J) to Reclamation Kelly Fld 4 Nov 1949
29510/29513 to USN as PBJ-1J 64969/64972
29514 to NEIAF as N5-246
29515 to NEIAF as N5-247
29516 to NEIAF as N5-248
29517 to NEIAF as N5-249
29518 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld 24 Jul 1947
29519 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin Fld 17 Apr 1947
29520 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kelly Fld 1 Dec 1949
29521 (TB-25J) to reclamation Barksdale AAF 26 Jun 1947
29522 (TB-25J) to reclamation Enid AAF 28 Jan 1947
29523 (TB-25J) to reclamation Enid AAF 28 Jan 1947
29524 (TB-25J) to reclamation Tuskegee AAF 21 Aug 1945
29525/29543 Lend-Lease to USSR Nov 1944
29544 (499th BS, 345th BG) condemned accident 29 Jan 1945 Tacloban, Leyte, in water just off the end of the strip.
All crew rescued.
29545 condemned accident 21 May 1945
29546 condemned accident 29 Dec 1944
29547 condemned 17 May 1945
29548 condemned salvage 13 May 1945
29549 (499th BS, 345th BG) lost Mar 6, 1945, off shore of Samah A/D, Hainan Island, SW Pacific. MACR 14464
All 6 crew KIA.
29550/29569 Lend-Lease to USSR Nov 1944
29570 condemned accident not combat related 31 Oct 1945
29571 condemned salvage accident 11 Aug 1945
29572 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29573 to Reclamation 22 Sep 1947
29574 (38th BG) shot down by enemy ack ack 7 Feb 1945. MACR 13582
29575 condemned salvage 25 Apr 1945
29576 to reclamation 22 Sep 1947
29577 to reclamation 10 Jul 1949
29578 to reclamation 22 Sep 1947
29579 condemned salvage combat use 23 Dec 1945
29580 (501st BS, 345th BG) lost Mar 21, 1945, 2 mi off Indochina coast, SW Pacific. MACR 13500. All 6 MIA.
29581 to reclamation 15 Jan 1948
29582 condemned salvage 20 Apr 1945
29583 to reclamation 12 Jul 1949
29584 (42nd BG) lost Jun 6, 1945. MACR 14449.
29585 to reclamation 12 Jul 1949
29586 (500th BS, 345th BG) condemned accident off Cadiz, Negros, Philippines due to combat damage 21 Jan 1945.
1 KIA, 5 rescued.
29587 condemned salvage 23 Apr 1945
29588 to reclamation 22 Sep 1947
29589 condemned destroyed 9 May 1945
29590 to reclamation 15 Jan 1948
29590 to reclamation 15 Jan 1948
29591 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29592/29593 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29594 condemned combat 13 Aug 1945
29595 to reclamation 22 Sep 1944
29596 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29597 to reclamation 22 Sep 1947
29598 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29599 to reclamation 22 Sep 1947
29600 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29601 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 30 Apr 1946
29602 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 16 May 1946
29603 to RFC Walnut Ridge 16 Apr 1946
29604/29617 to USN as PBJ-1J 38999/39012
29618/29623 to USN as PBJ-1J 64943/64948
29624 (TB-25J) to reclamation Love Fld, TX 2 Jan 1946
29625 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 13 Aug 1946
29626 to reclamation McChord AAF, WA 28 Jan 1947
29627 to reclamation Jacksonville AAF, FL 13 Feb 1947
29628 became N9419H
29630 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ672. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29631 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ673. Struck in rear by USAAF P-47
over West Hendred, England Jul 11, 1945. Returned safely
but then SOC
29632 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ674. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29633 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ675. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29634 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ676. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29635 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ677. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29636 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ678. SOC Dec 26, 1946
29637 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ679. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29638 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ680. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29639 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ681. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29640 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ682. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29641 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ683. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29642 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ684. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29643 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ685. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29644 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ686. Transferred to RCAF
Sep 25, 1945. To Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 6 Jun 1946
29645 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ687. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29646 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ688. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29647 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ689. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29648 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ690. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29649 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ691. SOC Sep 28, 1945
29651 to reclamation Kelly Fld 4 Nov 1949
29652 (TB-25J) to reclamation Perrin Fld 24 Jul 1947
29653 to reclamation 13 Dec 1946
29654 condemned crash 6 May 1945
29655 condemned salvage 16 Apr 1945
29656 to reclamation 22 Sep 1945
29657 to reclamation 12 Jul 1949
29658 to eclamation 13 Sep 1946
29659 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29660 condemned salvage accident 19 Aug 1945
29661 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29662 to reclamation 15 Jan 1948
29663 condemned destroyed 24 Feb 1945
29664 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29665 Wrecked, 13 Nov 1944, March Field, CA; Spun-in, crew killed
29666 to reclamation 12 Jul 1949
29667 condemned missing 28 Jun 1945
29668 Wrecked, 4 Dec 1944, Memphis,Tenn During ferry flight; DBR
29669 condemned MIA 26 Jul 1945
29670 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29671 (71st BG) lost Aug 31, 1945, SW Pacific
29672 TB-J� Damaged� 21 Jul 1945� Landing accident at Enid AAF, OK��� 2518BU
29674 Damaged� 12 Nov 1946 at Roswell AAF, NM
29676 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 27 May 1946
29677 TB-J� Damaged� 1 Aug 1945 Landing accident at Enid AAF, OK � �2518BU
29678 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ692. SOC Nov 13, 1945. To Armee de l'Air as staff transport. Damaged
when gear collapsed at Luxeuil, France Jul 28, 1951. Repaired and to USA as N9958F in 1953.
To XB-DOF, broken up and scrapped 1989.
29679 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ693. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29680 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ694. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29681 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ695. SOC Jul 1, 1945
29682 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ696. SOC Mar 4, 1947
29683 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ697. SOC Nov 19, 1946
29684 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ698. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29685 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ699. SOC Oct 22, 1947
29686 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ700. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29687 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ701. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29688 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ702. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29689 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ703. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29690 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ704. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29691 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ705. SOC Feb 19, 1947
29692 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ706. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29693 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ707. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29694 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ708. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29695 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ709. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29696 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ710. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29697 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ711. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29699 to RCAF as 5278 in 1953
29701 (TB-25J) to reclamation Olmstead AAF, PA 1 Apr 1947
29702 Damaged� 10 Dec 1948 at Maxwell AFB, AL
29703 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
29704/29723 Lend-Lease to USSR Dec 1944
29724 (TB-25J) to reclamation Langley AAF 1 Apr 1947. Became N7796C
29725 to Russia Dec 1944
29726 to RCAF as 5274 in 1953.
29730/29749 Lend-Lease to USSR Dec 1944
29750 to RCAF as 5277 in 1953
29752 (TB-25J) to reclamation Enid AAF 30 Oct 1946
29753 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Gorunds, MD 20 May 1946
29756 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29757 condemned accident 4 Apr 1945
29758 condemned ack ack 2 Apr 1945
29759 (TB-25J) to reclamation Tachikawa AFB, Japan 30 Sep 1949
29760 crashed while on mission over island of Cebu Apr 3, 1945.
Condemned accident 5 Apr 1945
29761/29762 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29763 condemned salvage combat use 30 Sep 1945
29764 condemned salvage obsolete 11 Jun 1946
29765/29769 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29770 (42nd BG) lost May 2, 1945. MACR 14424
29771 to reclamation 13 Apr 1949
29772 condemned ack ack 4 Jun 1945
29773 (71st BG) lost Jun 4, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 14655.
29774/29775 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29776 to reclamation 22 Sep 1947
29777/29778 to reclamation 13 Jul 1949
29779 condemned accident 10 Jul 1945
29780 (501st BS, 345th BG) condemned accident 1800 yards due E of Magapit, Luzon 29 May 1945. MACR 15430.
All 5 KIA.
29781 (TB-25J) to reclamation Enid AAF 26 Jul 1946
29784 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
29787 Damaged� 11 Sep 1946 at Enid AAF, OK
29788/29794 to USN as PBJ-1J 64949/64955
29795 (TB-25J) to reclamation Douglas AAF, AZ 15 Oct 1945
29796 TB-J� Damaged� 20 Jun 1946� takeoff accident at Kelly Fd, TX��� 3543AAFBU
29797 (TB-25J) to reclamation Kessler AAF, MS 1 Apr 1947
29798 (TB-25J) to reclamation Douglas AAF 20 Sep 1945
29799 Damaged� 5 Jan 1952,� 3 miles SW. of Amarillo AFB, TX
29801/29807 to USN as PBJ-1J 64956/64962
29808 converted to TB-25N. Became N5248V, N102LC (NTU)
29810 becma N9652C
29812 to civil registry as N2854G and displayed at Paul Bunyan
Amusement Park, Brainerd, MN 1958-2000, un-airworthy.
To Aero Trader, Chino, CA 2000-2003. Dismantled and
stored at Ocotillo Wells, CA
29813 (TB-25J) to RFC Walnut Ridge 4 Apr 1946
29814/29819 to USN as PBJ-1J 64963/64968
29821 Damaged� 12 Feb 1949, at Barksdale AFB, LA
29822 w/o?� 24 Nov 1951, 2 miles SSW. Leroy, MS
29823 (TB-25J) in midair collision with AT-6D 42-86272 Aug 6, 1947 near Chanute Field, IL.
To reclamation Chanute Field 21 Oct 1947
29824 (TB-25J) to reclamation Douglas AAF, AZ 21 Aug 1945
29826 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ712. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29827 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ713. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29828 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ714. SOC Nov 21, 1946
29829 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ715. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29830 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ716. SOC Aug 23, 1945
29831 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ717. SOC Aug 23, 1945
29832 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ718. SOC Aug 23, 1945
29833 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ719. SOC Aug 23, 1945
29834 D� Damaged 6 Sep 1944, Landing accident at Greenville AAB, SC
29835 converted to TB-25N. To civil registry as N3676G. Now on static display at USAF History
and Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, TX
29837 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
29839 (MSN 108-33114) converted to TB-25N. to MASDC Oct 1, 1957 from 2750th Air Base Wing,
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. To reclamation Jan 28, 1958. To Whited Flying Service, Papillon, NE�
April 1958 as N7669C, To United Aerial Applicators, Papillon, NE� Jan 1963-1970,
(wfu & In open storage at South Omaha, NE� 1963-1970)
To Nebraska Dept. of Aeronautics as instructional airframe 1970?, To Aero Trader, Chino, CA� for components
29840 Damaged� 14 Jun 1946 at Keesler Field, MS
29841 (TB-25J) to reclamation Barksdale AFB 18 Jun 1948
29842 (TB-25J) to reclamation Enid AFB 25 Jul 1948
29843 TB-J� Damaged� 5 Nov 1945 at Enid AAF, OK��� 2518AAFBU. TB-J� Damaged� 14 Dec 1945�
Taxi accident at Enid AAF, OK��� 2518AAFBU
29844 to reclamation Tyndall AFB 31 Jan 1950
29846/29857 to Britain Nov 1944
29846 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ720. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29847 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ721. Dove into Lake St Louis
after takeoff from Dorval, Canada Dec 10, 1944
29848 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ722. Wrecked when crashlanded
4 mi N of Dorval, Canada Dec 7, 1944 after catching fire in air.
29849 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ723. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29850 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ724. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29851 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ725. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29852 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ726. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29853 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ727. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29854 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ728. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29855 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ729. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29856 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ730. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29857 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ731. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29858 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
29861 Damaged� 14 Jan 1954 at Tinker AFB, OK
29862 (TB-25J) Ferry to ASF ADO 29 Apr 1946
29863 (TB-25J) to reclamation completed Long Beach AAF 10 Mar 1945
29865 (TB-25J) to RFC Walnut Ridge 10 Apr 1946
29866 (TB-25J) to reclamation completed San Bernardino, CA 24 May 1946
29867 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Enid AAF 17 Apr 1947
29869 taken on strength on Nov 10, 1944, three days later it was assigned to the 560th Base Unit
at Palm Springs Army Air Field, CA. It was redesignated as TB-25J and used for proficiency
flying and crew training. On Jan 28, 1946 the plane was placed in storage with the 4168th BU
at South Plains AAF, TX. Then on May 29, 1946 it was transferred to the 304th BU at
Langley Field, VA, for administrative use by the base command. While still at Langley
and still used for that purpose, the plane was transferred to the 75th BU on Aug 21, 1946.
On Jun 11, 1947 it was again placed in storage, this time at Peyote with the 4141st BU.
On Dec 6, 1950 the plane was assigned to the charge of the 2753rd Air Storage Squadron
at Peyote. Finally coming out of storage on Nov 14, 1951, it was flown to Brookley AFB,
AL for maintenance, and then on Feb 3, 1952 it was sent to Hughes Aircraft at Culver, CA,
where over the next few months it was converted by Hughes Aircraft to TB-25K, with
modifications to accept radar sets, electronics, and a nose cone for the E-1 fire control
radar system as well as updated wiring and systems. On Sep 4, 1952 the plane was assigned
to its last duty unit, the 3565th Training Wing at James Connally AFB, TX, where it
was used to train radar and target intercept crewmen for Air Defense Command. In December 1957
it was sent to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage, and then stricken from the USAF in April 1958.
In October 1958 it was purchased by a flying service in St. Paul, MN, and registered N3160G.
They operated the aircraft until 1963 and then it was withdrawn from use and stored
unconverted at Anoka, MN. In June 1970 Robert Kundel of Rice Lake, WI, purchased the
plane and moved it to Rice Lake. In December 1978 it was acquired by the Confederate Air
Force at Minneapolis, and ferried to St. Paul-Fleming Field, MN, in 1979 and restoration
was started. In May 1991 the plane was registered N27493 and made its first post-restoration
flight at Fleming Field in 1993. After its rebuild which finished in 1993, it was painted as
'327493'. It is marked as a B-25J of the 310th Bomb Group, 380th Bomb Squadron during 1944-45
in the Mediterranean.
29870/29884 to USN as PBJ-1J 64973/64987
29885 w/o?� 4 Nov 1947� Accident 50 miles E. of Jackson, MS
29887 (MSN 108-33162) was in storage at NASM. Was N10564 *Catch 22* aircraft. Now on display at
Udvar-Hazy Center of NASM, Chantilly, Virginia
29888 crshed May 8, 1951 3 mi SSW of Miamisburg, OH. Crew of 2 killed
29891 to Brazil AF as 5123 in 1946/47
29893 w/o� 7 Sep 1955� Fatal mid-air, with F-86F 52-5108, near McCarran , NV�� 6 crew, 3 survived
29895 reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
29897/29901 to USN as PBJ-1J 64988/64992
29902 J Damaged� 16 Jul 1951 at Hunter AFB, GA
29903 to RCAF as 5283 in 1953
29905 was orginally supposed to be sent to Brazil 11 Jul 1946, that was amended
and plane was sent to Cuba 27 Jun 1947
29907 to RCAF as 5279 in 1953
29909 (TB-25J) reclamation completed McAndrew AFB, Argentia, Newfoundland
14 Oct 1949
29910 converted to TB-25N. To MASDC Sep 24, 1957 from 1100th Maintenance and Supply Group,
Bolling AFB, DC. To reclamation Jun 16, 1958. To N2835G in 1958,
To Television Associates, Michigan City, IN in 1959 & re-registered� N58TA, To Lempark Inc, Miami, FL in 1964
(Landing gear collapsed in an accident in Argentine (location?) Oct 1965). USCR cancelled 23 Nov 1970
44-29911/30910 North American B-25J-25/27-NC Mitchell
MSN 108-33186/108-34185 (Andrade quotes 108-34236/35235)
29911 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Weaver AFB (Ellsworth AFB), SD 10 Nov 1948
29912 to Peru in 1947.
29913 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
29917 reclamation completed Langley AB 30 Dec 1947
29919 converted to TB-25N. To civil register as N9868C in 1958. Disappeared
off civil register in 1967. May have been used
by Biafran AF in war for independence.
29920 Damaged� 10 Dec 1954 at Moody AFB, GA
29921 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
29924 (TB-25J) Damaged� 30 Jan 1945� Belly landing at LaJunta AAF, CO��� 3020BU
29925 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Blackland AAF, TX 4 Sep 1945
29926 (TB-25J) reclamation completed LaJunta AAB, CO 27 Mar 1945
29927 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Douglas AAF 27 Mar 1945
29928 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds. MD 23 May 1946
29929 (TB-25J) w/o� 11 Oct 1951� Fatal crash 6 miles ESE. of Sky Ranch, Reno, NV��� 4500ABG
29932 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946
29938 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Randolph AAF, TX 2 May 1946
29939 (MSN 108-33214) taken on strength on Nov 29, 1944 and the next day it was placed in storage at
Mobile, AL. On April 2, 1945 the plane arrived at South Plains Army Air Field, TX, for storage.
On Jun 29, 1945 it was transferred to the 1100th Base Unit at Bolling Field, DC, for use in
staff transport duties. A month later, on Jul 20, the plane was transferred to the 302nd BU
at Hunter Army Air Field, GA, and used for type rating training. This lasted until Jan 22/1946
when the plane was assigned to the 482nd BU at Castle Field, CA, and then on Aug 31, 1946
it was transferred to the 33rd BU at March AFB, CA. In November 1947 the plane was
redesignated TB-25J and on Feb 20, 1950 it was transferred to the 3535th Bomber Training
Wing at Mather AFB, CA. On Aug 14, 1951 it went to the 3575th Primary Training Wing at
Vance AFB, OK, until Dec 19th when it went back to the 3535th. On Sep 25, 1952 the plane
returned for duty with the 3575th unit Nov 16, 1952 when it transferred to the 3580th Pilot
Training Wing at Foster AFB, TX. From Jan 25 to Feb 15, 1954 the plane was converted to
TB-25N by Hayes Aircraft in Birmingham, AL, before returning to the 3580th PTW. The plane
moved again on Jun 30, 1954 when it transferred to the 3545th Primary Training Wing at
Goodfellow AFB, TX. From May 5 to Sep 16, 1957 the plane was back with Hayes for modifications
before returning to the 3545th PTW. In December 1958 the plane was retired to storage at
Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, and the next month it was stricken from the USAF and purchased by
National Metals of Phoenix, AZ, who registered the plane as N9456Z. To
Tallmantz Aviation in 1961. Used in filming of *Catch 22*.
To Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA. in 1982, still as N9456Z.
Airworthy as "Briefing Time" marked as 43-27638. Landing accident in May 1997,
underwent rebuild. Rebuilt and is flying the airshow circuit again aince 1999. In collection of
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Reading, PA.
29943 converted to TB-25J, became N9444Z. Reported derelict and on
fire dump at Anchorage, AK in 1976. Removed as undersling
load by helicopter 10 years later. Put under restoration at
Fairacres, NM. as N943 Sept 1987
29944 (CB-25J) wrecked,22 Sep 1950, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH; Crashed:DBR
29945 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
29946 (TB-25J) lost to ASF 31 Jul 1946
29947 (TB-25J) w/o� 19 Nov 1954� Ditched into Gulf of Mexico (Unauthorized flight)
29950 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Langley AFB, VA 3 Feb 1950
29951 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Barksdale AFB 16 Aug 1948
29953 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 19 May 1946
29954 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ732. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29955 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ733. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29956 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ734. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29957 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ735. Ditched Dec 26, 1944 during
ferry flight between Bluie West One, Greenland and Reykjavik, Iceland
29958 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ736. SOC Nov 29, 1946
29959 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ737. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29960 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ738. SOC Aug 7, 1947
29961 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ739. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29962 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ740. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29963 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ741. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29964 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ742. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29965 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ743. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29966 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ744. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29967 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ745. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29968 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
29971 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Eglin AAF 20 Nov 1946
29973 Damaged� 4 May 1945� Engine failure on takeoff at Blacklands AAF, TX���� 2542BU
29975 (TB-26J) reclamation completed Barksdale AAF 12 May 1945
29979 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ746. SOC Jan 13, 1947
29980 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ747. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29981 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ748. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29982 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ749. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29983 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ750. SOC Jun 6, 1947
29984 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ751. Ditched Jan 3, 1945 during
ferry flight between Reykjavik, Iceland and Prestwick, Scotland.
29986/29993 Lend-Lease to USSR Dec 1944
29994 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
29996 damaged Aug 3, 1954 at Vance AFB, OK
29998 (TB-25J) to storage at Brookley AFB 9 Mar 1950
30000/30006 Lend-Lease to USSR Jan 1945
30007 (TB-25J) crashed Mt Magazine, Arkansas Nov 14, 1947.
Reclamation completed Barksdale AFB 10 Feb 1948
30009 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Tinker AFB 13 Sep 1949
30010 (MSN 108-33285) Deliveredto USAAF� 27 Nov 1944,� To TB-25K. To MASDC from 92nd Air Base Group, Fairchile AFB, WA
Oct 22, 1957. ,� To reclamation Jan 28, 1958. To Arrow Sales co, Hollywood, CA in 1958 as N9641C,
To H.H. Coffield, Rockdale Flying Svce, Rockdale, TX in 1960, wfu in 1965 & stored in USAF scheme thru to 1983,
Sold at auction Rockdale, TX� 15 Oct 1983, To Gerald S. Beck/Tri-State Aviation, Wahpeton, MD�� Oct 1983,�
Delivered to Wahpeton in 1984, Stored in hangar as "0-430010/499"� in 1984 onwards.
30012 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Douglas AAF 13 Sep 1945
30013/30019 Lend-Lease to USSR Feb 1945
30020 became N5243V
30021 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 26 May 1946
30022 (TB-25K) registered as N5243V Jan 1958
30025 (TB-25J) to RFC Walnut Ridge 4 Apr 1946
30026/30032 Lend-Lease to USSR Jan 1945
30034 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Yuma AAF, AZ 6 Dec 1945
30036 (TB-25J) to RFC Walnut Ridge 4 Apr 1946
30037 (TB-25J) reclamation completed March Field 24 Jul 1947
30038 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Eglin AAF 10 Sep 1947
30039/30045 Lend-Lease to USSR Jan 1945
30047 converted as company transport. w/o 2/27/1946.
30050 (B-25N)� w/o 9 Mar 1955� Fatal crash (5) in bad snow weather at
American Fork, UT� (Was on a flight Great Falls, MT to Hill AFB,UT to Riverside, CA)
30051 reclamation completed Chanute AFB 29 Mar 1950
30052/30055 Lend-Lease to USSR Jan 1945
30056 (TB-25J) to RFC Walnut Ridge 4 Apr 1946
30057 (TB-25J) damaged in ground collision at South Plains Field,
TX Jul 19, 1945.
30058 (CB-25J) reclamation completed Mitchel Field 1 Sep 1948
30059 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Chanute AAF 23 Aug 1946
30060 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Eglin AFB 19 Jul 1949
30061 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Eglin AAF 29 Nov 1945
30065 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Andrews AB 17 Dec 1946
30066 w/o� 11 Oct 1946� Fatal crash� (5)� in fog, 6 miles W. of Alexandria, VA��� 64AAFBU
30069 to Brazil in Jul 30, 1947 as 5127. Now on display at Museo Aerospacial de FAB,
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
30071 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 6 Aug 1946
30075 (TB-25N) Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ� Aug 1958-1960,� To Richard Almour,
Tucson, AZ as N9085Z, SCR Certificate ssued� 22 Mar 1961,� USCR certtificate cancelled� 9 Mar 1962 as sold to Mexico.
30076 (TB-25J) to Eglin AAF Range #63 Airstrip 11 Apr 1947
30077 in pieces at Kissimmee, FL as N2849C. *Catch 22* aircraft. Reported to be under
restoration to flight status at Chino, CA
Believed on display at Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum, painted up as Serial No. 40-2261 “Ruptured Duck”.
Is a consolidation of three airframes (44-30077, 44-28765 and 44-30627).
30078 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Wright AB 26 Aug 1948
30079 to Universal Air Tankers as N5239V. Crashed Jul 27, 1960 in Hells Canyon
area WNW of Council, ID. 2 killed.
30081 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 5 Jun 1946
30082 (TB-25J) reclamation completed San Bernardino AB 17 Apr 1947
30083 (TB-25J) to Aberdeem Proving Grounds, MD 5 Jun 1946
30084 reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30085 became N3503G. Crashed in Oregon while firebombing Jul 22, 1960
30086 reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30088 reclamation completed Robins AFV 13 Mar 1950
30089 is reported to be the original identity of N86411 which crashed at Maison Blanche,
Algeria Mar 9, 1962, killing all four occupants. The MSN quoted (108-34414) does
not match up, however.
30090 reported stored unconverted at Rockdale, TX until early 1970s.
Reported 1987 stored dismantled at Borrego Springs, CA and
fuselage reported Sep 1988 at Chino, CA. Dismantled for restoration at
Aero Trader, Chino, CA as N9633C
30095 to Cuban as as 303. To Uruguayan AF as 161 Nov 1957
30096 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30097 Rome AAF, NY surveyed 30 Jul 1945
30098 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 16 Jul 1946
30100 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Eglin AB 17 Mar 1947
30103 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Eglin AB 15 May 1947
30105 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Philipps AFB,MD (Aberdeen Proving Grounds),
19 Jul 1948
30107 (TB-25J) forcelanded at Jefferson Proving Grounds, IN
Apr 19, 1945. Reclamation completed Jefferson Proving Grounds, IN 9 May 1945
30111 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30114 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30115 reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30117 reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30121 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Andrews AB 18 Aug 1947
30123 reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30129 was in Walter Soplata collection, Newbury, OH. Restored by Vintage Aircraft, Inc, Woodstock, Georgia.
Now flyable and registered as N7947C and nicknamed "Wild Cargo". On display at Military Aviation Museum,
Virginia Beach, VA
30130 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Chanute AB 17 Apr 1947
30131 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Scott AFB 14 Nov 1950
30132 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
30135 (TB-25J) damaged in ground collision at Douglas AAF, AZ Oct 22, 1945.
30136 reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30137 to Brazil in Sep 10, 1947
30138 (TB-25J, 91st ABG) crashed near Missionary Ridge, Chattanooga, Tennessee Sep 30, 1949 when left engine caught
fire and fell free. 9 aboard parachuted, 2 died. Pilot stayed with plane to steer it away from
populated area but jumped too late. Reclamation completed Spokane AFB, WA 30 Sep 1949
30139 to Brazil in 1946/47
30141 reclamation completed Robbins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30142 to Brazil in 1946/47
30144 reclamation completed 22 Sep 1947
30145 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30146 condemned 17 May 1945
30147/30148 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30149 condemned enemy action 15 Jun 1945
30152 (TB-25J) damaged in ground collision at Douglas AAF, AZ
Apr 17, 1945. Reclamation completed Douglas AAF, AZ 12 May 1945
30153 (TB-25J)
30154 (TB-25J) crashed on takeoff at Huntsville Arsenal, AL
Aug 31, 1945, reclamation completed Huntsville Arsenal, AL 27 Sep 1945
30155 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Enid AAF, OK 2 Oct 1946
30158 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 5 Jun 1946
30159 (TB-25N) Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ� Dec 1958,� To Clifton Troxell, Los Angeles, CA as N9655C in 1959,
To Air Fix Inc, Phoenix, AZ� in 1959,� To J.E. Gardner, Phoenix, AZ in Mar 1959,
To W.D. Underwood, Phoenix, AZ in Nov 1959,
To Donnaire Inc, Phoenix, AZ in Mar 1960� (Cvtd to an air tanker in Apr 1960),
To Universal Air Sprayers, El Reno, OK in Sep 1964, To Oklahoma Liquid Fertilizer Corp, El Reno, OK in May 1965,
To Clements & Howe Aviation, Indiantown, FL� in Nov 1968,
To Richard M. Brewer, Crab Orchard, TN in Feb 1974,� USCR cancelled� Oct 1975
30161 (TB-25J) Damaged� 7 May 1945� Landing accident at Douglas AAF, AZ��� 3014BU
30162 condemned accident 26 Apr 1945
30163 reclamation completed 15 Jan 1948
30164 (500th BS, 345th BG) lost May 17, 1945, 4 mi E of Komo town, Formosa, SW Pacific. MACR 14447.
4 KIA, 1 POW
30165 (42nd BG, 100th BS) lost May 5, 1945 near Tagalinog Island
on a practice skip bombing mission. Practice bomb was
dropped over water,but dropped bomb bounced off surface
and hit the plane, destroying the aircraft and killing
the entire crew. MACR 16225.
30166/30168 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30169 (500th BS, 345th BG) lost to flak Suo Ko Bay, Formosa 11 Jul 1945. MACR 15391. All 6 KIA
30170 reclamation completed 22 Sep 1947
30171 condemned salvage 6 Jun 1945
30172 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30173 condemned accident 29 Aug 1945
30174 condemned accident 26 May 1945
30175 condemned accident 21 May 1945
30176 reclamation completed Godman AAF, KY 6 Dec 1945
30177 Atterbury AAF,Ind surveyed 1 Feb 1945
30182 reclamation completed Goodman AAF, Ft. Knox, KY 17 Jul 1945
30183 reclamation completed Lockbourne AAF, OH 17 Apr 1945
30184 Gunter AAF,Ala surveyed 8 Jun 1945
30185 reclamation completed Langley AAF, VA 24 May 1946
30186 Godman AAF surveyed 1 Mar 1945
30187 Stored at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ� Aug 1958, To National Metals, Phoenix, AZ as N9170Z on 15 Jan 1960,
To Melvin J. Weighmann, Tampa Caribbean Enterprises, FL in Feb 1960, To Angels Aviation, Tampa, FL� in May 1962,
To Air Trading Co, San Juan, Puerto Rico in Dec 1962,� To Borinquen Imports Co, San Juan, Puerto Rico in Jan 1963,
W/o 21 Jul 1963� Emergency landing (on highway)� 16 miles N. of Las Mercedes, Nicaragua,� both crew survived
30188 Godman AAF surveyed 12 Sep 1945
30189 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30190 condemned accident 26 Jul 1945
30191 condemned accident 13 Jun 1945
30192 condemned combat 25 Apr 1945
30193 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ752. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30194 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ753. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30195 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ754. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30196 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ755. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30197 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ756. Crashed before delivery to RAF
30198 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ757. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30199 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ758. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30200 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ759. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30201 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ760. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30202 reclamation completed Andrews AAF 3 Jul 1946
30203 surveyed at Greenville AAF Nov 2, 1945. Now at Nanta Rosa, CA being restored
to airworthy.
30204 (VB-25J) reclamation completed Offutt AFB 8 Sep 1949
30205 (TB-25J) crashlanded 2 mi NW of Carrier, OK Oct 7, 1945, reclamation
completed Enid AAF 25 Oct 1945
30209 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Barksdale AFB 16 Aug 1948
30210 (MSN 108-34535) converted to TB-25N. Surplused at MASDC
Dec 31, 1959 and to Paul Mantz Air service as N9455Z. Went
through several owners, reported 1978 with Military Aircraft
Restoration Group, Long Beach, CA. To Luton, England
May 11, 1978 for use in film "Hanover Street". Reported stored
at Blackbushe later that year, but reported 1983 abandoned
at Avignon, France. Later that year to Warplane Flying group
of Wellesbourne Mountford, England burt returned to Military Aircraft
Restoration Group at Long Beach Aug 1, 1986. Reported
acquired by USAF Museum in 1987. Believed on static display at
March AFB. Aircraft owned by David Tallichet
but loaned to March AFB Museum.
30213 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Long Beach, CA 23 Aug 1946
30214 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ761. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30215 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ762. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30216 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ763. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30217 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ764. Diverted to RCAF, no RAF service
30218 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ765. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30219 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ766. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30220 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ767. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30221 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ768. SOC Feb 3, 1947
30222 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ769. SOC Jun 6, 1947
30223 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ770. SOC Nov 29, 1946
30224 to RAF as Mitchell III KJ771. Not delivered to RAF. To TB-25J.
W/o 27 Oct 1951� Fatal weather accident at Fairfax Fd, KS�� 1100AMG-1101AMS
30225 to Brazil Jul 25, 1947
30226 reclamation completed Des Moines Airport, Iowa 21 Aug 1945
30227 (TB-25J) crashed on Cold Mountain, NC Sep 13, 1946. 5 killed, including
MGen Paul Wurtsmith. Wurtsmith AFB is named after him.
30231 (TB-25J) Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 20 May 1946
30232 (TB-25J) to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 23 May 1946. Later became N9656C.
30233 (TB-25J) crash landed in bad weather at Buffalo Apt, NY Feb 15, 1945.
30234 to RCAF as 5269 in 1953.
30236 (TB-25J) crashlanded 3 mi S of Enid, OK Jan 16, 1945,
reclamation completed Enid AAF 29 Jan 1945
30237 (TB-25J) crashlanded 8 mi E of Coldwater, KS Dec 29, 1945.
30239 to RCAF as 5270 in 1953.
30240 (TB-25J) reclamation completed Robbins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30241 (TB-25J) to RFC Walnut Ridge 4 Apr 1946
30242 to Brazil Sep 22, 1947
30243 12/27/44: TOS USAAF.
1/1/45: 329th Base Unit, Columbia Army Airfield, SC.
2/1/45: 129th BU, Columbia AAF, SC.
3/24/45: 128th BU, Greenville AAF, MS
2/1/46: 112th BU, Grenier Field, NH.
2/25/46: Damaged in taxi accident due to mechanical failure.
4/46: Converted to TB-25J.
10/24/46: 326th BU, MacDill Field, FL.
3/30/47: 2750th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
9/18/47: TOS USAF.
3/5/51: Brookley AFB, AL for conversion to CB-25J.
5/20/51: 2750th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
4/30/54: Birmingham, AL for conversion to TB-25N.
7/7/54: 2750th Air Base Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
12/57: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage.
4/58: SOC.
6/16/58: Maricopa Dust Spray Company, Maricopa, AZ with c/r N9622C for planned conversion
to aerial sprayer; conversion did not take place.
1/59: Gail Burchard, Aburndale, FL. Flown to Michigan and Indiana for modifications
11/61: Clyde C. Werner, Elkhart, IN.
9/63: Aero Enterprises Inc, Elkhart, IN.
9/64: Hannonton Investment Mortgage, Hannonton, NJ.
2/66: L. Hames Ausland, Seattle, WA and Jerry Chritenson, Tacoma, WA.
1966: Jim Ausland/Sports Air Inc, Seattle, WA.
10/66: Richard McPherson, New Albany, OH.
2/67: R. McPherson/Aero Dix, New Albany, OH with c/r N17666 and placed in open storage at Elkhart, IN.
1971: Victory Air Museum/Earl T. Reinert, Mundelein, IL; became derelict and heavily damaged.
1988: Tom Reilly Aviation, Kissimmee, FL. Used as a parts source.
1991: Daryl Greenameyer, Ocala, FL.
1992: Restored for static display. It was painted blue and marked as a PBJ.
1992: Donated to the planned USMC Air Museum, MCAS Cherry Point, NC. Placed in storage at
MCAS Quantico, VA. The planned museum never happened.
1995: Loaned to the National B-25 Preservation Group, Pampa, TX, and painted as a Doolittle raider.
2001: Loaned to the Pendleton Air Museum, Oregon National Guard, where it is displayed out front.
Pendleton was the home of the Doolittle Raiders volunteers.
5/3/11: C/r N17666 cancelled.
30244 Lockbourne AAF surveyed 22 Jan 1945
30245 to Brazil AF as 5133 Sep 18, 1947
30246 to Brazil Sep 11, 1947
30248 to Brazil Sep 12, 1947
30249 to Chile Oct 15, 1947
30252 to Chile in 1947 as 801
30253 (TB-25J, HQ Sqn, 52nd ABG) force landedat McGuire AFB, NJ
Aug 29, 1950.
30254 to RCAF as 5211 in 1951. Became CF-MWC as a fire bomber by G&M Aircraft,
Alberta. To Vintage Wings in June 1995 as N41123. To Aero Trader for a long-term
restoration. Restoration complete and now presented as "810" of 49th BS, 341st BG at
Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum, Paine Field, Seattle, WA.
30256 reclamation completed Hunter AAF 24 Feb 1945
30257 reclamation completed 15 Jan 1948
30258 (501st HS, 345th BG) lost to flak at sea, Yatsushiro Bay, Kyushu, Japan 1 Aug 1945. MACR 15447/16415.
All 5 KIA
30259 to RCAF as 5276 in 1953
30260 condemned MIA 6 Jun 1945
30261 condemned missing 21 Aug 1945
30262 condemned salvage obsolete 13 Nov 1945
30263/30265 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30266 reclamation completed South Plains AAF 17 Apr 1947
30267 to RCAF as 5200 Jun 29, 1951. Returned to USAF Dec 11, 1953.
30269 to Uruguayan AF as 150 9 Nov 1949
30272 to Chile in 1947 as 802
30273 to Chile in 1947 as 803. Also listed as going to Uruguaysn AF as GE-151 Nov 9, 1949.
30274 to Chile in 1947 as 804
30275 (VB-25J) Damaged 7 Jul 1950 Landing accident at Hutchinson MAP, KS��� 2920AMG
30280 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30281 condemned enemy action 20 Jun 1945. Also listed as reclamation completed
Clark FEA, PI 13 Jul 1949
30282 to civil registry as N5864V
30283/30285 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30286 condemned enemy action 21 Jun 1945
30287/30291 reclamation completed 22 Sep 1947
30293 (TB-25N) crashed Nov 3, 1954 2 mi NW of Waldorf, MD
30296 to Peru in 1947.
30299 Damaged� 1 Sep 1948 at Andrews AFB, MD
30302 to Venezuelan AF as 4A40 Aug 28, 1947
crated at Atlanta, GA. Reserialled as FAV3893 in 1966
30304 to RCAF as 5208 in 1951.
30306 condemned combat 8 Aug 1945
30307 condemned crash 7 May 1945
30308 condemned salvage due to accident 16 Jul 1945
30309 reclamation completed Peterson AAF, CO 7 Jun 1946
30310 reclamation completed 30 Mar 1948
30311 to Brazil in 1946/47
30312 Atlantic ATC diverted to FLC 15 Sep 1947
30313 reclamation completed Robbins AFB 23 Mar 1950
30314 to RCAF in Aug 1954. Returned to USAF Jun 1955
30318 reclamation completed Robbins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30319 converted to VB-25J VIP transport
30321 reclamation completed Robins AFB 2 Jun 1950
30322 (EB-25J) reclamation completed Marietta AAF, GA 24 Apr 1947
30323 (TB-25N, MSN 108-33598) to MASDC Aug 13, 1957 from 2750th Air Base Wing,
Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. To reclamation Apr 2, 1958.
To Clifton Troxell, Los Angeles, CA� as N9656C in Aug 1958,� USCR� 4 Sep 1958,
To Ben W. Widtfeldt, Phoenix, AZ� in Sep 1958,
To Servicos Aereos de America S.A., Mexico City, Mexico in Jun 1959, re-registered to XB-GAR,
N9656C cancelled by USCR� 9 Feb 1966
To The Diners Club de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico in 1969, XB-cancelled n Sep 1969
30324 taken on strength ca.Dec 1944, in January it was sent to Italy to join the 12th Air Force. There is no
record of combat while there. In July 1945 it was sent back to the USA to join the 610th Base
Unit as Eglin Field, FL. While there it was redesignated TB-25J and then moved through several
training units. In Sep 1954 it was converted to TB-25N, and in Dec 1957 it was finally
retired to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ. sold Oct 1958 on civilian market as CF-OND. On Oct 8, 1958 the
plane was purchased by Aircraft Rental Service of St. Paul, MN and registered N3161G.
They stored the plane unconverted until July 1965 when it was purchased by Milford O. Gillett
of St. Paul. In Nov 1967 the plane passed to Robert J. McManus of St. Paul. In Oct 1969 it
was purchased by Lynn Florey and Donald Ericson, who restored the plane and named it
�I See No Problem.� Red Stevenson/Red S. Aircraft Sales of Leonard, OK, was the next owner,
acquiring the plane in Jan 1978, and in Mar 1979 sold it to John P. Silberman of Tampa, FL.
In 1981 the plane was acquired by warbird collector David C. Tallichet and his Military
Aircraft Restoration Corporation of Anaheim, CA. His restoration brought about the new name
of �Snow White II.� From 1995 to 1996 the plane was loaned to Empire State Aerosciences
Museum at Schnetedy County Airport, NY. In 2001 it was loaned to the Military Aviation
Preservation Society Museum, in Akron, OH. The plane was withdrawn from service in 2002 and
loaned to the Historical Aircraft Squadron at Lancaster, OH. On Nov 19, 2007 the ownership
of the plane was transferred to Ken McBride of San Martin, CA. In 2008 he ferried the
plane to California for storage awaiting future restoration. On Jun 11, 2011, the plane
was towed to the Wings of History Air Museum at San Martin, on loan since that time.
30326 to Cuban AF as 302. To Uruguayan AF as 163 in Jan 1958
30327 condemned 22 Jan 1945
30328 (JB-25J, MSN 108-33603) Leased to Hughes Aircraft Co, Culver City, CA in Nov 1949, . To MASDC Dec 8 , 1958.
To reclmation Feb 2, 1959.
To J. Curtiss McKinney, Titusville, FL� on 21 May 1959 & registered N3445G,
(Used for agricultural spraying 1959-1961),
To Louis Scott, Savannah, GA� Oct 1961-1970,� USCR cancelled� 29 Jun 1970
30329 (TB-25L, MSN 108-33604) To MASDC from 3500th
Pilot Training Wing, Reese AFB, TX Feb 11, 1959. To reclamation Aug 10, 1960
30331 (TB-25J) Andrews AFB salvaged 11 Sep 1950
30334 reclamation completed Robins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30335 (310th BG) lost Apr 19, 1945. MACR 14066
30336 condemned ditched 1 Feb 1945 53 mi off Natal, Brazil
30337 reclamation completed Brookley AB 11 Sep 1950
30339 reclamation completed Robbins AFB 13 Mar 1950
30340 reclamation completed 15 Jan 1948
30341 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30342 condemned salvage obsolete 15 Aug 1947
30343 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30344 (41st BG) lost Jul 10, 1945, North Pacific.
30345 condemned accident not combat related 8 Oct 1945
30346 reclamation completed Greenville AAB 29 Nov 1945
30347 (EB-25J) reclamation completed Langley AFB 16 Mar 1948
30348 to Brazil Sep 30, 1947. Another possible conflict! According to an article in a 1990 issue of
'FlyPast' magazine, this aircraft went to Cuban AF with serial 305, and from
them to Uruguayan AF
30350 to Brazil Jul 3, 1947
30351 to Brazil Sep 30, 1947
30352 reclamation completed Grenier AB 18 Aug 1947
30353/30356 to USN as PBJ-1J 35821/35824
30358 to Colombia Mar 27, 1947
30359 to RCAF as 5275 in 1953
30360 to Peru Mar 7, 1947.
30361 to Peru Mar 7, 1947.
30363 taken on strength on Jan 17, 1945, the plane was initially assigned to the Air Technical Service
Center at Brookley Army Air Field, AL. In April 1945 it was assigned to the 4138th AAF Base
Unit at Laurel AAF, MS, for storage. It was moved in Feb 1946 to South Plains, TX, AAF with
the 4168th BU for storage. Aug 1947 found the plane in storage with the 4141st BU at
Pyote AAF, TX. In Sep 1951 the plane was assigned to the 2753rd Aircraft Storage Squadron
at Pyote. The following month it was sent to the Birmingham, AL, modification center
and converted to TB-25J. No notice of assignment could be found but it was obviously
being used for training at some base, and in May 1953 it was upgraded by Hayes Aircraft
to TB-25L. The following month it was sent to Hughes Aircraft who converted it to a TB-25M
radar trainer. By June 1954 the plane was assigned to the 3566th Basic Training Wing at
James Connally AFB, TX. In April 1955 it was reassigned to the Wright Air Development
Center at Wright-Patterson AFB, OH and converted to ETB-25M. Th plane was redesignated
JTB-25M (J=temporary test modifications) in March 1956, and finally struck off strength on
Sep 9, 1959. It was then ferried to the Strategic Air Command Museum at Offutt AFB, NE.
By 1994 they had painted it in a bogus desert camouflage paint scheme with the
name �Desert Doom� and a skull and crossbones painted on the nose. In 1997 the plane was
trucked to the new museum facility in Ashland, NE, and painted as a Doolittle Raider.
30366 to RCAF as 5280 in 1953
30369 to Venezuela May 3, 1949 - on display as FAV 56-B-40
at Museo Aeronatutico, Maracay
30372/30374 to Chile 15 oct 1947
30375 to RCAF as 5271 in 1953.
30377 became N9613C. Crashed in Washington while firebombing
Jul 26, 1960.
30378 reported 1973 at Aircraft Industries Museum, Louisville, KY
30380 reclamation completed Andrews AB 17 Sep 1946
30381 reclamation completed Andrews AFB 13 Mar 1950
30384 to Peru Mar 7, 1947.
30385 reclamation completed Andrews AB 17 Sep 1946
30386 converted to TB-25N. To N9156Z. Broken up at Tucson, rear
fuselage reported there Nov 1969
30388 reclamation completed Cincinnati, OH 1 Apr 1946
30389 (TB-25J, HQ Sqn, 25th ABG) crashed 4 mi SW of Iowa City, IA
Feb 10,1951, reclamation completed Chanute AFB 13 Feb 1951
30390 to RCAF in Aug 1954. Returned to USAF Jun 1955.
30391 to RCAF as 5207 in 1951. To Columbus L. Woods, Lewistown, MT,� USCR� 16 Jul 1963� as N92888,
USCR cancelled� 20 Dec 1963
30391 to NEIAF as N5-257 (conflict here)
30392 to Chile Oct 17, 1947 as 805
30393 to RCAF as 5201 Jun 29, 1951. SOC May 23, 1962. To Columbus L. Woods, Lewistown, MT� in 1961 as N92873,
Stanley T. Edwards, Northville, MI� Sep 1962,� To Robert A. Ball, Flint, MI� Nov 1962,
Carolina Aircraft Corp, Ft Lauderdale, FL� Aug 1964, To Greene Intl. Food Co, Arlington, MD� Sep 1964,� To C.I.T. Corp,
Boston, MA� Nov 1964, To Warren J. Waugh, Arlington, MD� Nov 1964,
To Irwin J. Banta, St Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands� Aug 1965 to 1971 as N522DB
30394 Damaged� 3 May 1953 at Port Erie, PA
30395 (TB-25J) crashed 1 mi E of Andrews AFB, MD Apr 8, 1951.
30397 to Colombia Mar 27, 1947
30398 to Peru Mar 7, 1947.
30399 to NEIAF as N5-258 - Now on static
display at Indonesian Armed Forces
Museum, Jakarta as M-458.
30401 to Chile Oct 15, 1947 as 806.
30402 to RCAF as 5209 in 1951
30403 to Peru Mar 7, 1947.
30404 Damaged� 19 Apr 1951 at Offutt AFB, NE,� To Venezuela AF in 1952
30406 to Brazil Sep 27, 1947
30408 to Colombia Mar 27, 1947
30409 reclamation completed Grand Isle, LA 2 Oct 1946
30410 B-25L Damaged 27 Jan 1954 at Wellman, TX
30411 to Venezuelan AF Aug 28, 1947.
30412 to Chile Oct 15, 1947 as 807.
30413 to Chile Oct 15, 1947 as 808.
30416 to Chile Oct 15, 1947 as 809.
30418 to Peru Mar 7, 1947.
30421 to RCAF as 5272 in 1953. SOC 16 Feb 1962,� To I.J. Dowler, Vancouver, BC as CF-OVN 1963?
To Adanac Salvage Co, Vancouver, BC�� Date?
To Robert Sturges, Columbia Airmotive, Troutdale, OR� Jan 1969 as N7674,
(Flew in camouflage scheme as "Dirty Gertie From Bizerti")
To Historical Aircraft Preservation Group, Borrego Springs, CA in Jun 1978,
(Restored to airworthiness & certified in Aug 1978),
To Wings & Wheels, Burlington, NC in Mar 1979,
Reportedly w/o in 1980 at Santa Marta, Colombia on a drug flight,� USCR cancelled� 15 Jul 2013.
30423 (MSN 108-33698) to TB-25J, to EB-25J, to JB-25J. Now with Planes
of Fame Air Museum, Chino, CA. as N3675G "Photo Fanny".
Used in filming of *Pearl Harbor*.
30428 Chile condemned salvage & reclamation 14 Feb 1947
30433 to Venezuela in Aug 28, 1947 as 2B40. Diverted to Military Intellingence 4 Sep 1946
Reserialled as 1480 in 1966
30439 to RCAF in Aug 1954. Returned to USAF Jun 1955.
30440 B-25N. Damaged Oct 28, 1955 at Milwaukee, WI
30442 to RCAF in Aug 1954. Returned to USAF Jun 1955.
30444 (MSN 108-33719) taken on strength in Jan 1945, the plane was sent to Brookley Army Air
Field in Mobile, AL on Jan 19th. The following day it was transferred to Laurell Army Air
Field, MS. On Feb 7, 1945 the plane was assigned for storage to the 4168th Base Unit,
South Plains Army Air Field, TX, and on Aug 13, 1947 it was moved to the 4141st BU at
Pyote Army Air Field, TX for storage. Ca.1950 the plane was taken on charge by the
2753rd Aircraft Storage Squadron at Pyote. In Oct 1951 the plane was sent to Boeing
for conversion work, and later returned as at TB-25L pilot training aircraft. In Aug 1953
it was sent to Hughes Aircraft for conversion to TB-25M radar training aircraft.
While there, in July 1954, the plane was taken on strength by the Royal Canadian Air Force
as a Mitchell IIIA1 (they didn�t change the s/n because it was to be later returned to the USAF),
and the conversion was completed Aug 12. In May 1955 the USAF accepted the plane back
for service, and in July sent the plane to Boeing Aircraft in Birmingham, AL. On Oct 4, 1955
the plane was assigned to the 3565th Observer Training Wing at James Connally AFB, TX.
Early the next year it was assigned to the San Bernardino Air Materiel Command Area,
and in April 1956 the plane was sent to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for storage. On Jun 8, 1958
it was assigned to the 128th Consolidated Logistics and Maintenance Squadron, Wisconsin ANG,
at General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee. It remained with that unit until
stricken from service on Mar 3, 1960. At that time it was assigned to the Air Force Museum
loan program and given to Mitchell Field for display, mounted on a pedestal at the airport entry.
Was heavily damaged in wind/snow storm 14-15 April, 2018. Left wing out board of eng collapsed
but did not completely separate from high plinth mounted machine.
30445 to Chile Oct 15, 1947 as 810.
30449 to RCAF in Aug 1954. Returned to USAF Jun 1955.
30455 to Brazil May 23, 1947
30456 converted to TB-25N. Now airworthy at Breckenridge, TX as N43BA. Formerly C-GTTS and
N3512. N125PF reserved Jun 15, 2007, taken up Aug 11, 2007.
30461 to Uruguay as 152 9 Nov 1949
30465 to Chile AF as 811 Oct 15, 1947
30467 to Venezuelan AF Apr 4, 1949 as 6A40
30470 became N3443G. Crashed on landing at Turners Falls, Orange, MA
Sep 8, 1970.
30473 to RCAF as 5217. To N92887 Sep 5, 1963, Bellomy Aviation Inc and sold to Venezuelan
AF in 1963 as 16A40. USCR cancelled Dec 27, 1963
30474 (TB-25J) crashed at Highland Springs, VA Jul 16, 1951.
30475 to RCAF as 5231 Nov 28, 1951. SOC Jun 20, 1963. Became N92884.
30478 to RCAF as 5219 in 1951. Became N9754Z. Wrecked at NAS Barbers
Point, HI Mar 1969 during filming of "Tora Tora Tora"
30479 (TB-25J) to RCAF as 5213 Nov 26, 1951. SOC� 22 Nov 1961
To Cascade Drilling Co., Calgary, Alberta in 1962
To Bellomy Aviation Inc, Miami, FL in Oct 1963
To Jovan Corp, Miami, FL in Aug 1964 To D.N. Shaw, Miami, FL Sep 1964,� USCR registered as N8012 ,12 Oct 1964,
Sold to South America?�� Reportedly w/o in Feb 1965,� USCR cancelled on 31 Mar 1965
30481 to RCAF as 5214 in 1951
30483 to N92887
30484 to RCAF as 5250 May 9, 1952. SOC Nov 22, 1961. Became
N92882. Impounded at Port-au-Prince, Haiti by Mar 1974 and
derelict there by Sep 1976.
30485 to RCAF as 5215 in 1951
30487 to Venzuela 3 May 1949
30488 (TB-25K) To MASDC from 102nd FIS, New York, NY Feb 22, 1958. To reclamation May , 8, 1959.
To Ace Smelting Inc, Phoenix, AZ on 14 Aug 1959, registered Dec 22, 1959 as N3504G,� To Charlene
J. Williams, Los Angeles, CA� Aug 1959, Cancelled Apr 21, 1960 on export to Chile
To Gaston Neito, Pacific Air Cargo, Santiago, Chile� Jan 1960 & registered CC-CLK-0038
Wfu & stored at Los Cerillos, Santiago by Nov 1960, CC-cancelled� 16 Feb 1963
30490/30492 to Russia Mar 1945
30493 converted to TB-25N. On static display at Malmstrom AFB. A hard nose was mounted so
that it reflects a J model. N9451Z *Catch 22* aircraft. Now on static display at Malmstrom AFB,
Great Falls, Montana.
30494/30503 to Russia Mar 1945
30504 to NEIAF as N5-250
30505 to NEIAF as N5-256
30506 to NEIAF as N5-251
30507 to NEIAF as N5-252
30508 to NEIAF as N5-253 - stuck off charge 7/45
30509/30531 to USN as PBJ-1J 35798/35820
30535 taken on strength on Jan 24, 1945, the plane was flown to Hunter Army Air Field, GA,
on Jan 31st to prepare it for overseas flight. The plane was assigned to the 57th Bomb Wing
in Italy, and departed the USA on Feb 12, 1945. After arrival the plane was assigned to the
310th Bomb Group in April 1945; due to late arrival the plane flew no missions.
In July 1945 the plane was assigned to Laurel AAF, MS for storage, moving to South Plains, TX
for storage in April 1946. In July 1948 it was again moved for storage, this time at
Pyote AAF, TX. The plane finally got back into service in April 1953 when it was assigned
to Maxwell AFB, AL, for training and redesignated TB-25J. In 1955 the plane was converted
to TB-25N, and in August 1958 it was sent to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ for retirement.
It was sold to National Metals of Phoenix, AZ, on Jan 15, 1960 and registered N9462Z.
In August 1960 ownership was transferred to Dothan Aviation Corporation, Dothan, AL;
in April 1961 they fitted it with an agricultural spray tank and bars, and apparently
the plane flew agricultural operations for the next several years. In July 1975 it
was purchased by Vicki Meller of Burbank, CA, and then in March 1976 went to Edward and
Vicki George of Minster, OH. March 1979 found the plane transferred to Kenneth R. Cunningham
of Lawton, OK. On Feb 1, 1984 he sold it to Tom Thomas/Ada Aircraft Museum, Inc,
Oklahoma City, OK. In 1988 the plane was withdrawn from use and was loaned to the
Mid-American Air Museum, Liberal, KS, until they purchased the plane in January 1998.
30538 to Venezuelan AF in 1952
30540 reclamation completed Brookley AFB, AL 22 Nov 1949
30541 excess inventory list 4 Jul 1945
30543 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 21 Apr 1946
30544 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 16 Apr 1946
30545 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 24 Apr 1946
30546/30547 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 17 Apr 1946
30548 to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 7 May 1946
30549/30550 to reclamation completed 22 Sep 1947
30551 to reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30552 reclamation completed 22 Sep 1947
30553 (345th BG) lost May 26, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 14515
30554 condemned flak 3 Aug 1945
30555 diverted to Chinese AF 15 Apr 1946
30556 diverted to Chinese ADO 26 Dec 1945
30557 diverted to Chinese AF 15 Apr 1946
30558 condemned salvage 4 Jan 1946
30559 (501st BS, 345th BG) lost to AAA May 26, 1945 off SW coast of Formosa. MACR 14515. 1 KIA, 4 rescued.
30560 to excess inventory list 1 Aug 1946
30561 condemned accident not combat related 20 Dec 1945
30562 reclamation completed 13 Jul 1949
30567 (498th BS, 345th BG) lost Aug 12, 1945 between N and S tip of Tsu Shima, Japan. MACR 14933. All 5 MIA
30585 (TB-25K) to MASDC Aug 7, 1957 from 3565th Navigator Training Wing, James Connally AFB, TX
To reclamation Apr 2, 1958 To unknown private owner in 1958 Registered as N9610C Jun 2, 1964
To San Fernando Drag Strip A/p, San Fernando, CA� 20 May 1964 to 1970 Registration cancelled Oct 26, 1970
30589 with 42nd BG, 100th BS
30593 to Uruguayan AF as 153 in 1950
30595 (TB-25J) damaged in bird strike and force lande at Walker
AFB, NM Apr 12, 1950.
30596 (TB-25J) force landed at Enid AAF, OK Nov 4, 1945.
30597 Damaged 1 Dec 1949 at Manchester, NH
30599 to RCAF 5266 in 1953.
30600 to Venezuelan AF in 1952
30601 to RCAF 5259 in 1953.
30604 to Uruguayan AF as 154 in 1950
30606 converted to TB-25N. Airworthy at Carson City, NV as N201L. Ex N5249V.
30607 converted to TB-25N. to MASDC from 3800th Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, AL
Apr 30, 1958. To reclamation Dec 11, 1959. To National Metals, Phoenix, AZ� Jan 1960
as N9582Z,� To Christler & Avery Aviation, Greybull, WY� Sep 1960,
(Fitted with agricultural hopper & spray bars in Feb 1961-removed in Nov 1961)
To Avery Aviation, Greybull, WY� Aug 1961-1963,� To Desert Aviation Service, Phoenix, AZ� Sep 1963,
To Roane Flying Service, Jeanerette, LA� Sep 1963, br/u in 1975?�� USCR cancelled 20 Mar 2013
30612 to RCAF 5264 in 1953.
30613 converted to TB-25N. To MASDC from 1405th Air Base wing, Scott AFB, IL May 5, 1958.
To reclamation Dec 11, 1959. To National Metals, Phoenix, AZ� Dec 1959, registered as N9086Z Dec 20, 1963,�
To Richard B. Johnson, Compton, CA� 1962, To Scott Aero Service, Long Beach, CA� Jan 1962-1963,
To Caribbean Enterprises Inc, New Orleans, LA� Dec 1963-1968, br/u in 1968?� USCR cancelled 20 Aug 1970
30614 to Venezuelan AF Apr 4, 1949 as 1A40
30615 to RCAF 5263 in 1953.
30619 to Venezuelan AF Apr 4, 1949 as 1B40
30621 to Venezuelan AF
30623 in midair collision and crashed 15 mi SW of Tuskegee, AL
Dec 3, 1945.
30624 (TB-25J) w/o� 19 May 1946� Fatal accident at Tuskegee AAF, AL��385AAFBU
30625 to RCAF 5267 in 1953.
30626 to Venezuelan AF Apr 4, 1949 as 2A40
30627 (MSN 108-33558) to Venezuelan AF as 4115 in 1949. Current as N45HA with Mitchell Aircraft
Components, Chino, California
30629 to RCAF 5265 in 1953.
30630 to Venezuelan AF Apr 4, 1949 as 5B40
30631 to Venezuelan AF as 4B40 in April 1949. Preserved at Barquisimeto Air Base
30633 (TB-25J) crashed in badweather 6 mi W Of Wilkes-Barre, PA
Dec 1, 1945.
30635 taken on strength Feb 27, 1945, it was first assigned to Moody Army Air Field, GA.
In April 1945 the plane was assigned to the 2109th Base Unit (Advanced Two-Engine Pilot School,
Flying Training Command), Turner AAF, GA and redesignated TB-25J. Three months later the
plane transferred to 2143rd BU (Basic/Advanced Pilot School), Tuskegee AAF, AL.
In June 1946 it was assigned to the 3706th BU (Basic Training Center, Air Training Command),
Sheppard AAF, TX. August 1946 found the plane assigned to 3502nd BU (Technical School),
Chanute AAF, IL, then two years later it was transferred to the 3345th Technical Training
Wing at Chanute. From December 1954 through January 1955 the plane was with Hayes
Aircraft at the Birmingham Modification Center, AL, where it was converted to TB-25N
before returning to the 3345th TTW. In August 1958 the plane was struck of strength
and put on display at Thunderbird Air Park at Chanute. When the air base closed in 1993,
the Chanute Air Museum was formed and the plane was transferred to there. The Chanute Museum
closed on Oct 31, 2015 and this plane was transferred to the Southern Museum of Flight
in Birmingham, AL, by 2016.
30637 to venezuela as FAV 4115. To civil registry as N45HA
30638 to Venezuelan AF Apr 4, 1949 as 7B40.
30639 to RCAF 5261 in 1953.
30641 to RCAF as 5257 Dec 19, 1952. SOC Jan 4, 1962. Became CF-NTS
30643 (MSN 108-33574) TB-25K with Pennsylvania ANG at some time
30645 to RCAF 5268 in 1953.
30646 was one of 5 converted to trainers for B-29 radar crewmen using the AN/APQ-7 "EAGLE" antenna, which was mounted
under fuselage and consisted of an airfoil 18 feet long.
Also reportedly used at Wright Field as experimental radar vehicle with APS-4
30647 (TB-25J) crashlanded at Valdosta Apt, GA Mar 19, 1945.
30649 converted to TB-25N. Was ex N9452Z *Catch 22* aircraft. Now on display at Maxwell AFB Museum, Montgomery, Alabama
marked as 42-53373 'Poopsie'
30652 to RCAF 5262 in 1953.
30658 w/o� 22 Jan 1944� On bombing mission to Lakunai Field,
Rabaul- shot down by anti-aircraft fire,� 6 crew lost�� 42BG-75BS
30660 w/o� 31 May 1950� Fatal crash� (structural failure) 2 miles SW. of Roberts, IL��� 3345MAS-3345MS
30662 (TB-25J) crashlanded at Chanute AFB, IL Dec 9, 1950.
30667 to civil registry as N9582Z.
30669 Named� "Tondelayo",�� 345BG-500BS,� Late 1944 retired from
combat missions to non-combat missions, stripped to bare metal,
and nose art/markings were removed.� Used as a hack aircraft for 345BG.
In Nov 1944 to 501BS and re-named� "Chow Hound"
w/o 30 Mar 1945,� Departed Biak with cargo & 2 passengers on a flight to
San Marcelino, Luzon, Philippines,� Ran into bad weather and blown off course,
out of fuel, it ditched off Catanduanes Island.� crew survived and rescued by local guerillas.
30676 (TB-25J) damaged in ground collision at Douglas AAF, AZ
Oct 22, 1945.
30678 to Venezuelan AF Apr 4, 1949 as 5A40. W/o Mar 24, 1959
30680/30684 Lend-Lease to USSR
30690 converted to TB-25N. To N7707C. Crashed and destroyed by fire
when landing in snow at Sitka, AK Jan 24, 1968
30692 became N9623C
30702 (TB-25J) crashlanded 5 mi SW of Enid, OK May 30, 1945.
30703/30710 to USN as PBJ-1J 35830/35837
30716/30718 to USN as PBJ-1J 35838/35840
30721 became N5455V. Scrapped in Florida sometime prior to 1970.
30713 to Uruguayan AF as 155 in 1950.
30723 to Uruguayan AF as G3-155. W/o Sep 30, 1955
30729 to Uruguayan AF as G3-156. On display in Mondevideo
30730 to Venezuelan AF Apr 4, 1949 as 7A40
30731 (TB-25J) forcelanded in bad weather at Vance AFB, OK Feb 19, 1951.
30733 taken on strength on Feb 16, 1945 and immediately assigned for storage at Garden City Army Air Field, KS.
In April 1946 it was transferred to the 4168th Army Air Force Base Unit at South Plains, TX.
Sometime during the next year it was redesignated TB-25J. In August 1947 the plane was
assigned to the 4141st AAFBU at Pyote AFB, TX, and used as a bomber trainer. In November
the plane moved to the 3575th Pilot Training Wing, Vance AFB, OK, also to use as a bomber
trainer. In March 1954 the plane was converted to TB-25N, and the next month was assigned
to a training wing at Randolph AFB, TX, as a bomber trainer. In August 1958 the plane
was flown to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, for storage until December 1959 when it was purchased
by National Metals, Phoenix, AZ, and registered N9088Z. National Metals then sold the
plane the same month to Johnson Flying Service of Missoula, MT, who converted it as a
fire-tanker and based it in Alaska. In 1966 it was acquired by Edgar L. Thorsrud of Missoula
and continued in the fire service. On Jun 27, 1969 the plane suffered a double engine
failure departing Ft. Wainright, AK and made a forced landing on a sandbar in the Tanana
River near Fairbanks; no injuries to the crew. During the following month the plane was
stripped of its engines and left on the sandbar. Airframe derelict at crash site, Tanana
River for 44 years. On Mar 7, 2013 the ownership of the plane
changed to Mihalek Patrick of Brighton, MI, and in July that year the aircraft was
recovered by helicopter and transported to Brighton, MI, for restoration by Warbirds
of Glory Museum. The plan is to restore the aircraft to flying condition.
30734 (MSN 108-34009) taken on strength on Feb 16, 1945, the following week it was sent to
Garden City Army Air Field, KS, for storage. On April 8th the plane was moved to the
4168th Base Unit at South Plains AAF, TX, for storage, and then on Jul 3, 1947 it was
moved to Pyote AAF, TX, to be stored by the 4141st BU. In ca.1948 the plane was
redesignated TB-25J and on Nov 24, 1948 it was sent to the 3575th Pilot Training Wing
at Vance AFB, OK, to train pilots. It moved to John Connally AFB, TX on Nov 18, 1952
to the 3565 Basic Training Wing for use in navigator and bombardier training. In March 1954
the plane was assigned to the 102nd Radar Calibration Flight of the New York Air National
Guard at Westchester, and was used to test airborne radar systems and train personnel
in their use for Air Defense Command fighters. In April 1955 it was converted to TB-25N
and in about 1956 it was assigned to the 137th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the
South Carolina ANG at Charleston AFB. Its last active duty assignment began on Feb 15, 1957
when it was transferred to the 115th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron of the California ANG
at Van Nuys. In May 1958 it was flown to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, to be stored with the
Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch. Stricken from the USAF in December 1959, it was quickly
purchased by Donaire, Inc of Phoenix, AZ and registered N9079Z; it was converted for
fire-fighting. In March 1966 the plane was sold to Hubert H. Clements of Indiantown, FL,
until January 1968 when it was registered to Clements & Howe Aviation in Indiantown,
and used as a citrus crops sprayer. In 1973 the plane was acquired by the SST Aviation
Museum in Kissimmee, FL, until 1982 when it went to a group of men in Wichita Falls, TX.
March 1991 found the plane owned by Richard F. Korff of Lewston, NY, and then in May 1992
it was registered to Aero Classics Inc, of Lewiston. In February 1999 the plane went to
Rag Wings and Radials in Delaware, and lastly to the Delaware Aviation Museum in
Georgetown, DE after 2011.
30735 to Uruguayan AF as 157 in 1950
30736 (TB-25J, 3575th MandS Goup, 3577th Maintenance Squadron) crashed Nov 17, 1950
1 mi SW of Kegelman AFB after throttle linkage failed on right engine on takeoff.
Crew suffered minor injuries.
30737 converted to TB-25N. To N9446Z. Crashed at Midway Airport,
Chicago Aug 6, 1976. 2 crew killed.
30743 to Uruguayan AF as 158 in 1950
30748 (MSN 108-34023) converted to TB-25N. Under restoration at San Fernando,
CA as N8195H. Ex N3447G. Was *Catch 22* aircraft. In 2015 was on display at Erickson Aircraft
Collection, Tillamook, Oregon. Restored to flying status as "Heavenly Body" and operated by
Erickson Aircraft Collection, Madras, Oregon.
30753 (TB-25J) crashed due to structural failure 6 mi SE of
Reese AFB, TX Jun 8, 1951.
30756 converted to TB-25N. Now in storage at Aero Trader, Chino, CA as N9936Z
30761 converted to TB-25J. To Air Museum, Ontario CA as N3398G.
Reported derelict by 1970s and subsequently scrapped. Residual
airframe sold in 1987 to Aero Traders. In 1990 was reported as
being airworthy with Planes of Fame at Chino, CA as N3398G
30767 to Venezuelan AF in 1952.
30772 became N9076Z. Impounded at President Stroesser Airport,
Ascuncion, Paraguay Mar 1972. Still derelict there in 1983.
30779 reported 1973 displayed in park at Odessa, TX
30783 to Brazil in 1946/47
30784 to Brazil in 1946/47
30785 (TB-25J) crashed in bad weaterh 60 mi E of Tucumcari, NM
Apr 15, 1950.
30786 to RCAF as 5281 in 1953
30787 to Brazil in 1946/47
30788 (TB-25J) collided on ground with 44-30825 at Tuskegee AAF,
AL Oct 19, 1945.
30791 to RCAF as 5273 in 1953.
30793/30799 Lend-Lease to USSR
30801 converted to TB-25N. Was *Catch 22* aircraft N3699G. Airworthy at Van Nuys, CA as N30801. Currently
owned by Ed Schepft as N3699G.
30804 Lend-Lease to USSR
30805 crashed in San Gorgonio Mountains of Califormia in 1956.
30806/30811 Lend-Lease to USSR
30812 to RCAF as 5202 in 1951. SOC off RCAF charge Nov 12, 1963 and became
N8014. To Venezuelan AF as 15B40
30816/30819 Lend-Lease to USSR
30823 converted to TB-25N. As N1042B, used as camera ship by Tallmantz Aviation in the US and later by
Aces High Ltd in England. Was *Catch 22* camera plane. Now airworthy with Aces High,
North Weald, Essex, UK. By 1997 was back in USA (still as N1042B) with World Jet Inc
of Fort Lauderdale, FL. Sold in 2013 to Mid-America Flight Museum, Mount Pleasant, TX where it
flies as "God and Country"
30825 (TB-25J) collided on ground with 44-30788 at Tuskegee AAF, AL Oct 19, 1945.
30827 (TB-25J, HQ Sqdn, 7th ABG) crashlanded at Carswell AFB, TX
Jul 20, 1950.
30828 to RCAF 5260 in 1953.
30832 Mar 2, 1945: Taken on strength with USAAF
Mar 4, 1945: Assigned to the 2123rd Base Unit, Turner Field, GA, for storage.
Nov 6, 1945: Transferred to the 4208th BU, Mines Field, CA, for administrative duties.
Jan 29, 1947: Transferred to the 3704th BU at Kessler Field, MS
Sep 18, 1947: Taken on strength with USAF
Oct 13, 1947: Placed into storage with the 131st BU at Offutt AFB, NE. Redesignated TB-25J
Sep 27, 1948: Assigned to the 2466th Air Force Reserve Training Center at Stout AFB, IN.
Mar 17 to Sep 9, 1949: At McClellan AFB, CA, for maintenance.
Sep 9, 1949: Transferred to the 4406th Air Base Squadron at Marshall AFB, KS
Jan 1, 1950: Assigned to the 56th Air Base Group at Selfridge AFB, MI and used for utility duties.
Sep 21, 1952: Assigned to the 30th Air Division HQ at Selfridge
Dec 1, 1952 to Mar 3, 1953: At Brookley AFB, AL for maintenance,
Mar 9, 1953: Assigned to the 30th Air Division HQ, at Willow Run Field, MI,
May 3, 1954: Returned to Selfridge with the 575th Air Division.
Aug 21 to Dec 14, 1954: Hayes Aircraft in Birmingham, AL, being converted to TB-25N
Dec 15, 1954: Returned to Selfridge, assigned to the 1st Fighter Group for transport and administrative duties.
Dec 1957: Retired to storage at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Apr 1958: Struck off charge
Oct 1958: Aviation Rental Service of St. Paul, MN, and registered N3155G.
Jan 1959: Max Biegert of Phoenix, AZ
Mar 1959: Ontario Flight Service of Ontario, CA. Aircraft modified for aerial photographic survey operations.
Dec 1962: J.J. Rivituso of West Covina, CA
Nov 1966: Joanne M. Mahr of San Clemente, CA.
1972 to 1976: the plane was withdrawn from use and placed in open storage at Ramona, CA.
1976: Pinkerton Aviation of Ramona, CA
Mar 1976: Carl Scholl of Borrego Springs, CA.
June 1980: Donald C. Davis of Casper, WY.
Aircraft restored to WWII military colors and the plane was named �Bronco Bustin� Bomber.�
1989: Jerry Tepper/Showplanes & Aircraft Company of Arvada, CO
Nov 1992: Wally Fisk/Amjet Aircraft Corp. of Anoka County, MN.
1998 to 2001: Operated by the Polar Air Museum in Anoka County
Feb 2005: Tim Savage/Historic Airplane Works, Inc/Warbird Digest Magazine, Roanoke, IN.
2006: Tom Duffy/Claire Aviation of Millville, NJ, which moved to Philadelphia, PA in 2013.
30842 to RCAF as 5202. To civil registry as N92890. To Venezuelan AF in 1963 as 17B40
30849/30851 to USN as PBJ-1J 35877/35879
30854 (Ca. Mar 1945: Taken on strength with USAAF
Ca. 1946: Redesignated TB-25J, used for crew training.
Sep 18, 1947: Taken on strength with USAF.
Ca.1954: Converted by Hayes Aircraft to TB-25N
To JB-25J (temporary modification for tests).
Ca. 1959: Assigned to March AFB, CA
By May 1960: Transferred to Turner AFB, GA.
Last B-25 in the Air Force inventory, and its last flight was on May 21, 1960 from Turner AFB
to Eglin AFB, FL, where a ceremony was held presenting the plane to the Valparaiso, FL, mayor
on behalf of the Niceville-Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce. Present was the Commander of SAC�s
822nd Air Division (from Turner), Commander of the Eglin AFB Air Proving Ground Center, and four
original Doolittle Tokyo Raiders (who trained at Eglin AFB for the mission).
The plane was then placed on display at the Doolittle Memorial Park in Niceville, FL, still
marked in its bare metal USAF scheme. In 1974 it was donated to USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB,
Florida, and was then repainted and marked as Doolittle's
B-25B (40-2344).
30856 to USN as PBJ-1J 35880
30860 (TB-25J) damaged in bird strike and crashlanded 4 mi N of
Vance AFB, OK
30861 (MSN 108-35186) Exhibited with Historic Aircraft Museum, Southend
as RAF Mitchell III HD 368 of 98 Squadron from 1967 until 1983. To civilian registry as N9089Z. Use to film *The War Lover*
and *633 Squadron*. Abandoned at Biggin hill after filming work.
In 1983 the registration G-BKXW was reserved, but was never taken up;
the aircraft remained N9089Z. Acquired by Aces High in 1984 and
moved by road to North Weald. Put on static display at North
Weald, Essex, UK. After sitting there since 1987, aircraft was moved to
Wycombe Air Park Mar 2006 for restoration to static display.
30868 became N5242V
30875 (TB-25J) crashlanded at Vance AFB, OK Jan 19, 1950.
30878 to Uruguayan AF as 169 in 1950
30879 Lend-Lease to USSR
30880 (TB-25J) crashed on takeoff at Douglas AAF, AZ Jun 22, 1945.
30882 became N92890
30884/30887 Lend-Lease to USSR
30888 to RAAF as A47-40. Crashed 10/45
30889 to RAAF as A47-41. SOC 3/50
30890 to RAAF as A47-42. SOC 3/50
30895 to RAAF as A47-43. SOC 3/50
30896 to RAAF as A47-44. SOC 3/50
30897 to RAAF as A47-45. SOC 3/50
30900 to NEIAF as N5-254 - ditched 11/45
30902 to NEIAF as N5-266 - SOC 1946
30903 to NEIAF as N5-255 - crashed 9/45
30910 to Chile in 1946 as 812. Crashed during delivery flight.
