42-91974 Air Glider TG-3A
Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model SGS 2-12 two seat training glider. Ordered by USAAF 24Mar42.
Built under licence by Air Glider Corporation.
42-91975/92023 Air Glider TG-3A-AG
Schweizer Aircraft Corporation Model SGS 2-12 two seat training glider. Ordered by USAAF 11Sep42.
To have been built under licence by Air Glider Corporation. Contract cancelled on 10May43;
Air Glider Corp. was a new company that could not find sufficient personnel to complete the contract.
42-92024/92091 Douglas C-47A-DK Skytrain
MSNs beginning with 11779 ranging to 11853, with MSNs ending
with 8 skipped. Contract No. AC-29405
92024 (MSN 11779) delivered Mar 29, 1943. In USA. W/o May 8, 1943 in ground accident at Tinker AB, Oklahoma.
92025 (MSN 11780) delivered Apr 3, 1943. Original aircraft of 13th AF 403rd TCG 65th TCS and flown
to Australia by them 21Jul43 dropped paratroops at Nadzab NG as part of A flight 05Sep43 5th AF
403rd TCG 65th TCS on attachment from 13th AF 09Nov43. Sold Mar 4, 1946.
To PI-C42 Commercial Airlines Inc, Philippine Airlines Sep 1948.
To Hong Kong registry with Air Carriers Ltd as VR-HES Aug 12, 1949.
To N1514V Mallard Air Services, Newark, NJ. R. M. Hewitt, Newark, NJ. To Canadian registry as CF-GHX Hollinger
Ungava Tpt Ltd Dec 28, 1951 -
Gulinar Mines Ltd & Nesbitt Labine Uranium Mines Ltd, Toronto, Ont Jun 28, 1954 - Gunnar-Nesbitt Avn Ltd, Toronto, Ont
Apr 21, 1955 - Eastern Prov A/W (1963) Ltd Jul 8, 1965 - Gander Avn Ltd Oct 19, 1971 - Ground use only - canc.
92026 (MSN 11781) to USAAF Apr43; Flight Test Branch, Materiel Command, Wright Field, OH; Used for performance
testing; Consolidated Aircraft, Fort Worth, TX; Accident landing with mechanical failure at Carswell AFB,
Fort Worth, TX 29Aug49; 81st Fighter-Bomber Wing, Bentwaters, England (1954); Spanish Air Force /
Ejército del Aire 21May56 as serial T3-4, code 461-1, later 461-04; WFU
92027 (MSN 11782) delivered Apr 9, 1943. Original 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS as 114 04Jul43 Flown to Australia
struck obstacle taxiing Nov43 repaired. struck by truck while parked Jan44 repaired
Condemned Aug 29, 1946, salvage
92028 (MSN 11783) delivered Apr 10, 1943. 5th AF 275th TCG Brisbane Jul 22, 1943. Midair collision
with C47 42-23856 near Dumpu 13Jun44, repaired. FLC Aug 12, 1947. Condemned Apr 29, 1948
92029 (MSN 11784) delivered Apr 17, 1943. Original 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS as 101 30Jun43 Brisbane.
Floor damaged loading generator Jan44, repaired. Condemned 1945 accident
92030 (MSN 11785) delivered Apr 28, 1943. Original 5th AF 375th TCG 58th TCS 04Jul43. Flown to Australia 06Jul43
Struck oil truck taxiing Dec43 repaired. To 5th AF 375th TCG 57th TCS. Control lost taking off
Milne Bay NG crashed and destroyed by fire 27Jul44. Condemned Oct 22, 1945, accident.
92031 (MSN 11786) delivered Apr 28, 1943. Original 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS as 108 30Jun43 flown to Australia
04Jul43. Struck truck taxiing Nov43 repaired. Damaged landing Tadji NG 15May44, repaired.
Condemned Nov 21, 1944, accident
92032 (MSN 11787) delivered Apr 29, 1943. Original 5th AF 375th TCG 58th TCS 04Jul43 flown to Australia 06Jul43
Damaged by shrapnel Oct43 repaired. Damaged while parked Ward's Drome NG 09Feb44, repaired
To 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as 22 29Jun44. Noemfoor parachute drop 03Jul44
Swerved right on take off Biak, went off runway 19Nov44, to 386th Serv Sqn.
Condemned Nov 21, 1944, accident
92033 (MSN 11789) delivered Apr 30, 1943. No card. Original 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS as 104 aircraft
flown to Australia 04Jul43. Bofors gun damaged floor Nov43 repaired. Damaged while parked Ward's
Drome NG 08Feb44, repaired Stored Davis Monthan Aug 1961. On civil
registry as HK-111G Ministerio de Obras Publicas Jan 1963, To HK-1110G Jan63. WFU 1971. Last owner ALVEA?
92034 (MSN 11790) delivered Apr 30,1943 - original aircraft of 13th AF 403rd TCG 65th TCS 14Jul43 flown
to Australia by them 21Jul43. Dropped paratroops at Nadzab NG as part of A flight 05Sep43
5th AF 403rd TCG 65th TCS on attachment from 13th AF 09Nov43. To USA Jun 18, 1944 - To RFC Jun 19, 1946 -
To XB-FEP XB-FUA Aerovias Contreras - XA-GIZ. Reregisted NC67661 Wardell Hatch & Co - PP-CDO Servicos Aereos Cruzeiro
do Sol "Anhembi" E May 19, 1951 - B/u Mar75 (cancelled Mar 14, 1972, fuselage only Rio Apr 1974).
92035 (MSN 11791) delivered May 1, 1943. Original 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS as 102 01Jul43 flown to Australia 04Jul43
Struck by ambulance Nov43 repaired. Tire blew on take off Dec43 to SerSqn for repair
To 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS as 509 27Jan45. Condemned Oct 13, 1945, salvage.
92036 (MSN 11792) delivered May 8, 1943. Original 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS as 103 01Jul43 flown to Australia 04Jul43.
Struck tree flying low returned to base Nov43, repaired. Damaged while parked Ward's Drome NG 02Feb44,
repaired. Condemned Jan 8, 1946, salvage
92037 (MSN 11793) delivered May 7, 1943. 5th AF 375th TCG 56th TCS 27Jun43. Damaged landing on muddy strip Oct43 repaired
Tire blew on take off and ran into ditch Dec43 to SerSqn for repairs. With 4th TCG lost Aug 26, 1945,
South Pacific.
92038 (MSN 11794) delivered May 8, 1943. Original aircraft of 13th AF 403rd TCG 65th TCS and flown to
Australia by them 21Jul43. Dropped paratroops at Nadzab NG as part of A flight numbered 202 05Sep43
5th AF 403rd TCG 65th TCS on attachment from 13th AF 09Nov43 flying low and hit mast on raft 15Nov43
damaged wingtip. Midair collision with C-47 Dakota 42-92051 from the 67th TCS 10Feb44 42-92051 crashed.
left wing and aileron of 42-92038 had to be replaced. no injuries. WFU 31Dec45
92039 (MSN 11795) delivered May 11, 1943. Original aircraft of 13th AF 403rd TCG 66th TCS and flown to
Australia by them 16Jul43. Dropped paratroops at Nadzab NG as part of A flight 05Sep43
5th AF 403rd TCG 66th TCS on attachment from 13th AF 09Nov43. Condemned Oct 25, 1945, salvage
92040 (MSN 11796) delivered May 12, 1943. Overseas. USA Sep 5, 1944. To RFC Nov 15, 1945
92041 (MSN 11797) delivered May 20, 1943. No card. In USA. Maryland ANG May 31,1947. Maine NG.
w/o Jan 20, 1950 in crash 3 mi NW of Limestone, Maine
92042 (MSN 11799) delivered May 19, 1943. W/o Jan 3, 1944 in crash 5 mi NE of Macon, Georgia. 5 killed. Survey Jan 1944.
92043 (MSN 11800) delivered May 22, 1943. In USA. W/o Nov 16, 1945 in midair collision with C-45F 44-47625 while landing
at Hamilton AB, California. Must have been repaired since to RFC Jul 21, 1946. To NC66637 R Desmarors, AK. Rainer Air
Freight Lines Inc, Seattle, WA. Pacific Alaska Air Express. Crashed Nov 4, 1948 Cape Spencer, Alaska
92044 (MSN 11801) delivered May 22, 1943. 5th AF Brisbane Aug 27, 1943. Condemned Dec 8, 1944, accident
92045 (MSN 11802) delivered May 22, 1943. Original aircraft of 5th AF 433rd TCG 68th TCS as 332 and flown to Australia by
them 28Aug43. Condemned Jan 31, 1945, salvage
92046 (MSN 11803) delivered May 26, 1943. Original aircraft of 5th AF 433rd TCG 67th TCS as 312 and flown to Australia
by them 23Aug43. Blew tire landing at Gusap NG and ground looped 01Jan44. To 66th Service Sq for
salvage. Condemned Jan 2, 1944, accident
92047 (MSN 11804) delivered May 26, 1943. Original aircraft of 5th AF 433rd TCG 70th TCS as 384 and flown to Australia by
them 02Sep43 flown with Australian radio c/s VHPAN. Crew chief pulled landing gear up after seeing
copilot release spring latch as preperation to pull gear up. 01Dec43 aircraft was not yet airborne
and slid down runway on its belly and hit a B-25 and a gas truck. To SerSqn and repaired. To
MLD (Marine Luchtvaard Dienst--Dutch Navy) Apr 29, 1946 as Q-14. Transferred to AURI (Indonesian AF) as W-14
92048 (MSN 11805) delivered May 29, 1943. Original aircraft of 5th AF 433rd TCG 67th TCS as 306 and flown to
Australia by them 25Aug43. Left tire blew on take off from Nadzab Strip No. 5 then hit two ditches 23Jan44.
salvaged
92049 (MSN 11806) delivered May 28, 1943. Original aircraft of 5th AF 433rd TCG 67th TCS as 307 and flown to Australia by
them 22Aug43, To 5th AF 433rd TCG 68th TCS . With 433rd TCG lost near Humboldt Bay, New Guinea
Jul 23, 1944. MACR 12271
92050 (MSN 11807) delivered May 1943. Original aircraft of 5th AF 433rd TCG 68th TCS as 339 26Aug43 flown to Australia
by them 28Aug43 . Condemned May 27, 1944, accident
92051 (MSN 11809) delivered May 31, 1943. Original aircraft of 5th AF 433rd TCG 67th TCS as 304 The Green Banana 23Aug43
flown to Australia by them 25Aug43, to 5th AF 433rd TCG 67th TCS as 304. Aerial collision with C-47
Dakota 42-92038 from the 65th TCS going over and under in 10Feb44 . This Dakota's vertical stabilizer
and rudder were bent over to the right. The bottom of rudder was bent to the left and smashed into the
elevator. damaged, this C-47 ditched into the sea roughly 1.5 miles off Mambare Bay, roughly 100 miles
southeast of Lae. A safe water landing was made, and this aircraft floated for about 12 minutes before
sinking. Pilot was killed in the crash and presumably went down with the aircraft. Aircraft condemned
Feb 11, 1944, accident
92052 (MSN 11810) delivered May 31, 1943. 8th AF Nov 15, 1943. w/o Feb 8, 1944 Salisbury, UK due to structural failure.
Must have been repaired, since to VT-CHF Jupiter AfW Ltd Oct 29, 1946. Deccan Airways Ltd "Sarasvathi" Jun 19, 1949.
Indian Airlines Corp Aug 1, 1943. Crashed Dec 12, 1953, Nagpur
92053 (MSN 11811) delivered May 31, 1943. In USA. To Brazilian AF as FAB 2050. W/o Nov 13, 1974 Tome-Acu, Brazil
when crashed at Tome-Acu, PA, Brazil.
92054 (MSN 11812) delivered Jun 9, 1943. Ferried overseas via the North Atlantic. Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland
to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 3Aug43. Oran, Algeria 8Aug43. 18th Troop Carrier Squadron,
64th Troop Carrier Group, Twelfth Air Force. Damaged taking off at Ciampino, Rome, Italy 15Aug44.
. Returned to USA. To RFC Oct 11, 1945
92055 (MSN 11813) deliveres Jun 9, 1943. Oran, Algeria 3Sep43. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron,
313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484). Transported paratroopers of the
3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. FLC May 25, 1946. To Czech AF
92056 (MSN 11814) delivered Jun 9, 1943. Oran, Algeria. 44th Troop Carrier Squadron [6E*I; Nose #49],
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, North Africa, Enfidaville, Tunisia. Transported paratroopers
of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone at Sicily on Mission ‘Husky I’ 9/10Jul43. Hit by ground fire
setting the left engine on fire, the aircraft successfully force landed [2KIA:1WIA]. Twelfth Air Force 22Aug43.
Borizzo, Trapani, Sicily. Ferried to England departing Borizzo 12Feb44. Routed via Oran, Algeria; Gibraltar;
St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall to Cottesmore, Rutland (Station 489) Feb44. Ninth Air Force.
Transported paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone
near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 325th
Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
23Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported British 13th Parachute Battalion
paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany
on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; battle damaged affecting the flight controls but returned safely to
Cottesmore. 324th Troop Carrier Squadron, 516th Troop Carrier Group, United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE), Bovingdon (Station 112). Fatal crash taking off at Bovingdon 18Apr46.
Broken up Jan 11, 1947
92057 (MSN 11815) delivered Jun 1943 - In USA - To RFC Jun 4, 1946 - To NC65331 Tennessee Gas Transmission Co,
Houston,TX (1951)- N502T reregistered (1953) - N502V Westernair - N125V reregistered - N502V J C Vaughan, Dallas, TX (1964) -
Westemair of Albuquerque, Albuqueque, NM - N766X - XC-DOS Sria de Recursos Hidraulicos 1968 -
To Mexican Navy as FAnMe MT-202 Sep 1976. B/u Jun 1981.
92058 (MSN 11816) delivered Jun 22, 1943. Ferried overseas via the North Atlantic.
Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 4Aug43. Oran, Algeria Aug43.
To RFC Jan 8, 1946. To NC34099. The Babb Company, Glendale, CA. Registration cancelled Aug49. Mutual Defense
Assistance Program as 49-26xx. Rebuilt by Aviation Maintenance Company, Van Nuys, Glendale, CA. Royal
Hellenic Air Force as 49-26xx.
92059 (MSN 11817) delivered Jun 13, 1943. Original aircraft of 5th AF 433rd TCG 70th TCS as 387 01Sep43
flown to Australia by them 02Sep43. Struck C-47 42-24395 53 of 317th TCG 41st TCS while taxiing at
Gusap 17Nov43 both repaired. Hydralic fluid leaked out while landing Wakde after gear down 10Oct44.
Rolled down runway then right gear collapsed, to 303rd AD Sqn for salvage, salvaged 02Nov44 .
92060 (MSN 11819) delivered Jun 15, 1943. Ferried overseas via the North Atlantic. Meeks Field,
Keflavik, Iceland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 4Aug43. Oran, Algeria 9Aug43 To FLC 20Jun47.
TO France 02Apr48. To France registered Apr 8, 1949 as F-BFGB for Aigle-Azur Extreme-Orient.
To Armee de l'Air (France) in 1959 as #92060. Next F-SCOI, then F-RAJA. Scrapped, last with Armee de
l'Air (France).
92061 (MSN 11820) delivered Jun 18, 1943. Ferried overseas via the North Atlantic.
Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland. Assigned to 433rd Troop Carrier Group,
Northwest African Troop Carrier Command, Twelfth Air Force, Italy. The aircraft departed
Northern Ireland for St. Mawgan, Cornwall en route to Italy but a navigation error took it
over occupied France. Shot down by two Bf 109 fighters [but claimed by
Fw. Alois Schnöll of the 8./JG 2 flying a Fw 190] and crashed near Pleuven, Finistère, Brittany 11Aug43 [4KIA:1EVD].
MACR 228
92062 (MSN 11821) delivered Jun 17, 1943. Original aircraft of 5th AF 433rd TCG 70th TCS as 388 30Aug43 flown to
Australia by them 02Sep43. Strafed 17Jan44 took off from Cyclops Drome near Hollandia on a flight
bound for Finschafen Airfield 01Oct44. Aboard was a flight crew from the 70th TCS and passengers
from the U. S. Army, two USN and six Australian passengers. Last seen on take off, failed to arrive
Finschhafen NG. lost Humboldt Bay, New Guinea 01Oct44. MACR 9016
92063 (MSN 11822) delivered Jun 17, 1943. Original aircraft of 13th AF 403rd TCG 66th TCS 16Jul43 flown
to Australia by them. Dropped paratroops at Nadzab NG as part of A flight 05Sep43. 5th AF 433rd TCG
70th TCS 14Nov43 . Accident Dec 27, 1943, salvage
92064 (MSN 11823) delivered Jun 23, 1943. Oran, Algeria 13Aug43. 49th Troop Carrier
Squadron [H2*N], 313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484); named ‘Stand By’.
Transported paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile
NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44; battle damaged by enemy ground fire.
Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Nijmegen, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Damaged over Groesbeek after dropping the paratroopers, the
aircraft ditched during the return to base in the Westerschelde NE of Breskens, Netherlands [4POW].
MACR 11024
92065 (MSN 11824) delivered Jun 25, 1943. Africa Middle East Jun 28, 1943. FLC Aug 22, 1946. TWA Cairo Oct 1, 1946
92066 (MSN 11825) delivered Jun 24, 1943. Oran, Algeria 14Aug43. 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron,
61st Troop Carrier Group, Twelfth Air Force, Licata, Sicily. Sciacca, Sicily 6Oct43.
Damaged at Sciacca 12Nov43 when German planes came over the airfield and dropped two big (probably 250-pound)
bombs. The bigger bombs were apparently packed with smaller bombs about 5-inches long, by 2-inches
in diameter. One of these, with no powder in it, went through the top of the aircraft near the rear door and
buried itself in a box of clothing in the cabin. Ferried to England departing Sciacca 12Feb44. Routed via
Anfa Field, Casablanca, French Morocco; Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales; Barkston Heath (Station 483) 1
8Feb44. Ninth Air Force. Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Returned to USA Sep 1, 1945. To Ecuadorian AF as FAE 90266, sold to
civil registry as HC-AVC (Ecuador civil), first HK-3349X, then HK-3349. Now operated as
DC-3C with Viarco (Air Villavo Colombia) at Villavicencio, Colombia.
92067 (MSN 11826) delivered Jun 24, 1943. Oran, Algeria 12Aug43. 14th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Twelfth Air Force, Licata, Sicily. Operated a resupply mission to
transport ammunition for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zonenear Salerno, Italy 18Sep43.
Having unloaded, the aircraft was repositioned to Sele to evacuate wounded troops. Taxying to the
parking area, the left wing tip contacted the propeller spinner of a parked North American A-36 Apache.
Sciacca, Sicily 6Oct43. Crashed into the flight line while it attempted a night-time take off in formation
with two other aircraft from Sciacca, Sicily 29Dec43 [3KIA:1INJ]. There was a 90° crosswind from the
north blowing at about 12-to-15 MPH. The aircraft was on the right wing of the 2nd element in the
Squadron formation. The first two aircraft of the 2nd element started their takeoff and this aircraft
seemed to linger for perhaps 30 seconds before it started its takeoff run. It apparently made a
straight run down the right side of the airfield and started to drift to the right. The aircraft was
about 10 feet off the ground when its wing severed the antennae mast in front of the control tower.
The tip of the wing passed a few feet in front of the tower. After passing the control tower the
aircraft hit C-47 ? 42-23642 of the 53rd TCS. From that point on what happened is mere
conjecture. Presumably the aircraft cart-wheeled as one wing was seen to fly high into the air.
In the course of the flight from there, a propeller chopped off the tail section of C-47 ? 42-24379
of the 53rd TCS. ? 42-92067 then careened into C-47 ? 42-5684 also of the 53rd TCS.
The aircraft then came to rest facing the direction from which it had started. At that time
there was a flash of flame which burned for approximately 60 seconds before being extinguished
by the crash crew. When it had come to rest the entire cabin section had been reduced to a tangled
mass of rubble. The cabin was utterly destroyed to the forward bulkhead. Other C-47 aircraft damaged included 42-24379.
92068 (MSN 11827) delivered Jun 28, 1943. In USA. To RFC Sep 30, 1945. To NC41748 General Air Cargo, Inc, Portland, OR.
To US General Airways Inc, Portland, OR. Crashed Jan 12, 1952, Mt Crillon, AK
92069 (MSN 11829) delivered Jun 25, 1943. Africa Middle east Aug 3, 1943. To RFC Jul 1, 1945. To Pan African Air Charter as
ZS-AVN registered Sep 23, 1946. Broken up Jun 1947.
92070 (MSN 11830) delivered Jun 28, 1943. USA
Salvaged May 6, 1946 Kelly Field, Texas
92071 (MSN 11831) delivered Jun 28, 1943. 75th Troop Carrier Squadron,
435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490). Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44.
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44.
To civil registry as PJ-ALZ (reserved for KLM West Indisch
Bedrijf - NTU), PH-TCM, PJ-ALP (registered May 12, 1952 to KLM West
Indisch Bedrijf, named 'Philipsburgh' - 1954 this registration canceled), next
as HK-337, as operated by ALIANSA Colombia. Went missing on flight from
Cucuta to El Yopal, Colomba Mar 18, 1999. Wreckage found 4 days later near
Huirotico Hill, Colombia. 8 killed.
92072 (MSN 11832) delivered Jun 28, 1943. In USA. To RFC Jun 5, 1945. To NC60995 Federal Telecommunications Lab Inc, Nutlev, NJ.
Jack Adams Aircraft Sales Inc, 1963.
92073 (MSN 11833) delivered Jun 1943. No card. To Davis Monthan. Fuselage for sale Sep 12, 1967
92074 (MSN 11834) delivered Jun 29, 1943. 5th AF Brisbane 11Sep43. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS 30Jun44.
Noemfoor parachute drop 03Jul44. Condemned Jul 25, 1944 Manila, salvage
92075 (MSN 11835) delivered Jun 1943. No card. N87642 Aero American Corp, Tucson, AZ Aug 20, 1961.
Stored Ryan Field Aug 1972 to Jun 1977.
92076 (MSN 11836) delivered Jun 30, 1943. In USA. Broken up Aug 26, 1949 Brookley Field, AL
92077 (MSN 11837) Delivered Jun 29, 1943. In USA. To Brazilian AF as FAB 2038 Dec 10, 1946. To civil registry with
Rondonia Industria y Comercio (RICO Taxi Aereo) as PT-KYZ. Presently
stored Miami-Opa Locka, FL by Rico Taxi Aereo.
92078 (MSN 11839) delivered Jun 1943. No card. To Pennsylvania ANG in 1960. W/o Jan 10, 1962 Location ?
92079 (MSN 11840) delivered Jun 1943. No card. W/o Sep 15, 1943, Marshall, Missouri. Converted to GC-47D.
605th ACS Howard AFB, Canal Zone. New York ANG 1960.
92080 (MSN 11841) delivered Jun 29, 1943. 8th AF Nov 15, 1943. DBR Mar 15, 1945
92081 (MSN 11842) delivered Jul 8, 1943. Alaska Wing ATC Jul 13, 1943. United Airlines Aug 30, 1943. USA Oct 16, 1944.
California ANG Mar 31, 1947. To RFC Jun 2, 1948.
92082 (MSN 11843) delivered Jul 8, 1943. Alaska Wing ATC Jul 29, 1943. United Airlines Aug 20, 1943. USA Oct 17, 1944.
To Brazilian AF as FAB 2028. W/o Aug 7, 1951 at Jacarapagua, RJ, Brazil
92083 (MSN 11844) delivered Jul 3, 1943 - Alaska Wg ATC Jul 13, 1943 - United Airlines 30Aug 30, 1943 - To RFC Jun 5, 1946
NC68920 F E Walts - PP-AJA Tptes Aereos Ltda registered Nov 12, 1948 - Linhas Aereas Brasil leased Sep 1948 - Tptes Aereos
Catarinense Aug 1950 - Crashed Mar 15, 1953 Santa Amaro do Ipitongo, near Salvador, Bahia
92084 (MSN 11845) delivered Jul 26, 1943. Eighth Air Force 29Nov43. 435th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490). Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Condemned Jul 8, 1946, salvage
92085 (MSN 11846) delivered Jul 12, 1943. In USA. Damaged in taxiing accident Mar 23, 1945 at Long Beach AAF,
California. To RFC Mar 25, 1946. To NC63164 with Flying Tiger Line Jun 1, 1946. To VT-CXR Indamer Co Ltd t/a
Kalinga Airwasy E May 28, 1948. Registered Aug 3, 1948. Stored Mar 1977 Calcutta with Jamair
92086 (MSN 11847) delivered Jul 14, 1943. 8th AF Nov 15, 1943. 9th AF. w/o in crash landing 6 mi NE of Welford, UK May 16, 1944.
Condemned Nov 30, 1944, salvage.
92087 (MSN 11849) delivered Jul 13, 1943. Eighth Air Force 15Nov43. 435th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490). Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44. Towed a
glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron,
438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Greenham Common (Station 486). Transported supplies
for the 101st Airborne Division on Operation ‘Kangaroo’ to a drop zone at Bastogne, Belgium
during the Ardennes offensive. Shot down by flak and crashed two miles south of Bastogne, Belgium 23Dec44 [4KIA].
MACR 11024
92088 (MSN 11850) delivered Jul 14, 1943. In USA. To RFC No 5, 1945. To NC63255 Charles Babb Inc. To CF-DIG Fraser
Airborne Products Ltd May 10, 1946. Aircraft Industries of Canada Ltd Nov 16, 1946. Canadian Pacific Airlines Feb 14, 1947.
Transair Ltd Mar 18, 196. To CF-TAT reregistred Oct 31, 1961. C-FTAT Lambair Ltd 1973. Laurentian Air Service 1974.
Crashed Aug 1974 near Mt Apica, Bagotville, Quebec.
92089 (MSN 11851) delivered Jul 20, 1943 - In USA - Overseas Dec 9, 1945 - To RFC Sep 17, 1946 - NX60742 Air Tpt
Assoc of America, Washington DC - NC60742 Sperry Gyroscope Co (1953) - N520 Ohio Oil Co, Marathon Oil
Avn Div - Jack Adams Acft Sales Inc - Nat Harrison Assocs Inc, Miami, FL (1966) - Werco Assocs Inc, St Louis, MO -
M Christier Mar 1973 - A Hulsey (Mar 1977) - Airgo Air Freight delivered Nov 19, 1977 - B R Meredith, Lavonia,
GA registered Jun 5, 1979.
92090 (MSN 11852) delivered Jul 1943. Damaged in ground accident Jan 2, 1946 at Wright Patterson AB, Ohio.
To Venezuelan AF Dec 13, 1947
92091 (MSN 11853) delivered Jul 22, 1943. Alaska WG ATC Jul 27, 1943. To Northwest Airlnes Aug 30, 1943.
In Jul 1946 to Reeve Aleutian Airlines Inc as NC91016. DBR in takeoff accident at Nikolski,
Umnar Island, Alaska May 29, 1965. A sudden crosswind gust caused a premature liftoff on takeoff. The
aircraft stalled and crashed. In Feb 2008 damaged hulk of N91016 was still at Nikolski.
42-92092/92415 Douglas C-47A-1-DK Skytrain
MSNs beginning with 11854 and ending with 12213, with MSNs ending with 8 skipped. Contract No. AC-28405
92092 (MSN 11854) delivered Jul 24, 1943. Eighth Air Force 15Nov43. 75th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490). Welford (Station 474)
25Jan44. Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Div Jun 1946. To OK-WDS.
W/o Jan 12, 1954 on takeoff at Prague. 13 lost.
92093 (MSN 11855) delivered July 27, 1943 Eighth Air Force 15Nov43. 75th Troop Carrier Squadron,
435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490). Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44. Transported
paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. 85th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Coulommiers (A-58), France. Damaged in collision with C-47A ? 43-15252
taxying at Pilsen (R-89), Czechoslovakia 22May45. Sold to KLM 03 Jan 3, 1946, registered as PH-TBI,
reregistered to PH-DAA May 24, 1955, to De Kroonduif Jan 19, 1956 registered as JZ-PDA, returned to KLM July 31, 1957
and registered as PH-DAA. In 1964 leased to MartinsAir Charter. To KLM Aerocarto NV Nov 28, 1964. W/o when it crashed
after an engine failure Oct 26, 1968 into Mt Tafelburg, Paramaribo, Surinam.
92094 (MSN 11856) delivered Jul 24, 1943. Eighth Air Force 15Nov43. 75th Troop Carrier Squadron,
435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490). Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44.
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. To Turkish AF as THH 6089 24Apr49
92095 (MSN 11857) delivered Jul 24, 1943. Card missing. w/o Jul 14, 1949 Chicago
92096 (MSN 11859) delivered Aug 2, 1943 - xx - NC9 with CAA, Memphis, TN bought Aug 16, 1946, registered Dec 29, 1946 - N18 reregistered
Jun 1951 - FAA Dec 18, 1958 - N17 reregistered by 1973 - N17715 ntu - N221 GBUS Dept of Agriculture registered May 28, 1976 -
USDA Forest Service registered Jul 1, 1980 - Sale reported Dec 1983.
92097 (MSN 11860) delivered Aug 1943. 75th Troop Carrier Squadron,
435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490). Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44.
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. 438th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the
southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
86th FIS, Bitburg Aug 1953
92098 (MSN 11861) delivered Jul 29, 1943 - Eighth Air Force 15Nov43.
75th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490).
Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44. Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Netherlands/Belgium - EL-ACL Aer Lingus "St Decian"
bought Feb 1, 1946, delivered Apr 9, 1946 - SAL, registered 13Aug 13, 1946 - M A Bakhashab Pasha delivered May 19, 1958 -
HZ-AAL Saudi Arabian A/L bought Jun 2, 1958 - 451 R Saudi AF (one
report states 401) - HZ-AAL Saudi Arabian Airlines - Damaged Dec 4, 1972 Riyadh Apt - wfu Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
92099 (MSN 11862) delivered Aug 2, 1943. Eighth Air Force 29Nov43. 75th Troop Carrier
Squadron [SH*M; CK*M], 435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490);
named ‘Iron Ass’, later a donkey was added. Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44. Transported paratroopers
of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and
materials of the 320th Glider Field Artillery Battalion to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. 78th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier
Group. Transported supplies for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone at Bastogne,
Belgium on Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 26Dec44. Crash landed on
approach to land at Châteaudun (A-39), France 19Jan45. The pilot missed the airfield on
the first approach and had to home in on the radio beacon. While circling the field at 300 feet
both engines failed. Without power he was unable to make a landing on the field. Instead the
pilot dropped into an open field nearby. The landing gear had been lowered and there was not
enough time to raise it. The right wheel touched first and was sheared off, dropping the plane
onto the wing. It then lurched over on the left wing and the left wheel collapsed. The aircraft
was considerably damaged, but none of the crew was injured. Condemned Dec 9, 1945, salvage
92100 (MSN 11863) delivered Aug 2, 1943 - In USA - To RFC Feb 21, 1946 - NC53460 Quaker City AfW Inc, Philadelphia, PA -
Southern Cross Equipment Co - PP-SQJ VASP bought Jul 20, 1951 - PP-FOP Projeto Rondon 1975 -
PT-KTX "Beija Flor" reregistered 1976 - RICO Jan 3, 1980.
92101 (MSN 11864) delivered Aug 1943. No card. XX --To Chilean AF as FAC 957. WFU Sep 1965
92102 (MSN 11865) delivered Aug 6, 1943. In USA. Damaged in ground accident Oct 12, 1945 at Long Beach AAF, California.
To RFC Jun 4, 1946. NC79032. C-408 Vias Aereas Colombianas. Crashed Jul 14, 1947, Popayan. Rebuilt as N3972C
R W Duff - YV-C-ANG LAV, to YV-13C
92103 (MSN 11866) delivered Aug 24, 1943. to USSR Apr 19, 1944
92104 (MSN 11867) delivered Aug 1, 1943. No card. To Massachusetts ANG in 1954. To 605 ACS Howard AFB, Canal Zone
92105 (MSN 11869) delivered Aug 6, 1943. In USA. Panama Sep 30, 1947 (ARP). To VH-PWM
92106 (MSN 11870) delivered Jul 31, 1943. In USA. Damaged in taxiing accident Mar 31, 1944 at Grand View Field, MO.
To RFC Apr 10, 1946. To NC57190. NLR
92107 (MSN 11871) delivered Aug 6, 1943. In USA. To RFC May 17, 1945
92108 (MSN 11872) delivered Aug 6, 1943. In USA. Damaged in landing accident Nov 7, 1946 at Lowry Field, Colorado
Broken up Jan 1, 1948
92109 (MSN 11873) delivered Aug 9, 1943. In USA. Broken Up May 11, 1948
92110 (MSN 11874) delivered Aug 9, 1943. In USA. To RFC Nov 29, 1945. To NC55330 C. N. Shelton, to Empesa Guatamelteca de Aviacion
(Aviateca) as LG-AJA, later registered to Aviateca as TG-AJA. Crashed into 3 houses during forced landing at Guatemala City,
Quatemala Oct 8, 1954.
92111 (MSN 11875) delivered Aug 19 1943. No card. Damaged in bird strike May 17, 1950 at Rapid City, South Dakota. To SC-47
Sep 1952. 1st Air Commando Wing Apr 1965. Psych warfare in Vietnam in 1967
92112 (MSN 11876) delivered Aug 11, 1943 - In USA - To RFC Aug 28, 1946 - NC41455 General A/W Inc (Feb 1953) - W
(World Assoc (1955) - CF-IQR Montreal Air Svces Dec 12, 1956- Wheeler A/LLtd Aug 18, 1958 - Canadian Acf Renters
Ltd Jun 21, 1961 - MCA/Nordair L - Wheeley A/L Ltd, Montreal, PQ Jun 3, 1964 - MCAfNordair L Sudair Ltd
leased Sep 1, 1964 - Nordair Ltd, Dorval, PQ Sep 8, 1967 - Nordair (Arctic) Ltd, Frobisher, NWI Jun 2, 1969 - Nordair Ltd,
Dorval, PQ Oct 26, 1970 Bradley Air Svces Feb 1976 - Kenting Avn Ltd, Resolut (1976) - Survair Ltd 1976 - Kenn Borek
Air Lt (1976) - Crashed Feb 28, 1977 Saglone, N Quebec - Stored Calgan 1977 to 1980 - Parts to C-FBZI at St Albert, Alta,
and remains there Sep 1983.
92113 (MSN 11877) delivered Aug 9, 1943. In USA. To RFC Nov 4, 1945. To N59748 with
Braniff Airways Nov 13, 1945. Well Productions Mar 1959. To CF-LJS Transair Ltd registered Apr 10, 1951.
To CF-TAU reredistered Dec 1, 1961. C-FTAU Lambair Ltd 1973. Nova Leasing Ltd 1975. Lambair Ltd 1976.
Lapsed Jun 25, 1977. WFU at Thompson Airport for spares, cancelled Jun 1981.
92114 (MSN 11879) delivered Aug 11, 1943. To USSR Aug 17, 1943
92115 (MSN 11880) delivered Aug 11, 1943. In USA. Assigned to 313 TCS/349TCG at Pope Field, Ft Bragg, NC.
On 21 July 1944 was one of three aircraft that went missing 25 mi SE of Cape Fear, NC after encountering
bad weather while in a mass flight of 54 aircraft flying at 500 feet - 5 fatal.
92116 (MSN 11881) delivered Aug 11, 1943. To USSR Aug 17, 1943
92117 (MSN 11882) delivered Aug 1943. No card. To Imperial Iranian AF Nov 29, 1962. Assigned to 50th Air Transport Composite Group
92118 (MSN 11883) delivered Aug 14, 1943. In USA. Michigan ANG Mar 31, 1947. Salvage Nov 10, 1949. To N4868V Allied Aircraft Co,
Hollywood, CA Apr 1953. To CC-CLH 0184 LAN Chile "209" Nov 1953. Probably CC-CLDO NTU. Crashed May 29, 1954 El
Porvenir, Chile
92119 (MSN 11884) delivered Aug 16, 1943. To USSR Aug 17, 1943
92120 (MSN 11885) delivered Aug 16, 1943. To USSR Aug 17, 1943
92121 (MSN 11886) delivered Aug 19, 1943. To USSR Aug 1943
92122 (MSN 11887) delivered Aug 20, 1943. To USSR Aug 1943.
92123 (MSN 11889) delivered Aug 19, 1943. To USSR Aug 1943
92124 (MSN 11890) delivered Aug 19, 1943. To USSR Aug 1943
92125 (MSN 11891) delivered Aug 24, 1943. To USSR Aug 1943
92126 (MSN 11892) delivered Aug 21, 1943. To USSR Aug 1943
92127 (MSN 11893) delivered Aug 25, 1943. To USSR Aug 1943. Also reported as being on display at Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota
92128 (MSN 11894) delivered Aug 27, 1943. To USSR Aug 1943. Also reported as having become
F-OASR and then by 1956 was F-BHKX of Air France.
92129 (MSN 11895) delivered Aug 27, 1943. To USSR
92130 (MSN 11896) delivered Sep 3, 1943. To USSR
92131 (MSN 11897) delivered Aug 28, 1943. To USSR Aug 1943
92132 (MSN 11899) delivered Sep 11, 1943. To USSR Sep 1943
92133 (MSN 11900) delivered Sep 10, 1943. To USSR Sep 1943
92134 (MSN 11901) delivered Sep 9, 1943. To USSR Sep 1943
92135 (MSN 11902) delivered Sep 18, 1943. To USSR Sep 1943
92136 (MSN 11903) to USAAF Sep 10, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL544 Nov 11, 143. 512 Sqdn RAF.
Registered as G-AGIP with BOAC Dec 1943. To BEA Aug 17, 1946, Pionair "Horatio Philipps"
Cambrian Airways Jan 31, 1960. Sold to Moroccan AF as 29136 Oct 1963. Then became CN-ALI then
disposed of as N54605. N9845A allocated but NTU.
Remained N54605. Brennan/Hrgreaves. Stored St Petersburg, FL May 1980. Visionair International Inc, Miami, FL
registered sep 1980. Reported 2005 at Florida Military Aviation Museum, FL.
92137 (MSN 11904) to USAAF Sep 11, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL545 Nov 16, 1943. Listed as crashed on takeoff
Dec 5, 1943 at Portreath, Cornwall, but also listed as being at
South Dakota Air and Space Museum, Ellsworth AFB.
92138 (MSN 11905) to USAAF Sep 10, 1943. to RAF as Dakota III FL546 Nov 16, 1942. 512 Sqdn RAF.
511 Sqdn RAF. Relegated to instructional airframe with serial 5749M Nov 23, 1945. SOC Apr 17 1947.
Presumably subsequently scrapped.
92139 (MSN 11906) to USAAF Sep 10, 1943. to RAF as Dakota III in UK FL547 Jan 23, 1944. 511 Sqdn RAF.
216 Sqdn . Used as the personal transport for the Chief of the Polish Armed Forces Mar-Apr44,
flown by a Polish crew; named ‘Spirit of Ostra Brama’ [Gate of Dawn]. 105 Operational Training
Unit Aug 20, 1945. 1381 Transport Conversion Unit Nov 14, 1945. 22 Maintenance Unit Apr 30,1946.
Transferred to Canadair Jul 17, 1946 for conversion to civilian airline standard.
To CF-TES Trans Canada Airlines Jan 17, 1947, Fleet No "91" Jan 17, 1947, later "391".
Transair Ltd Apr 13, 1963. Lambair Ltd, the Pas (Jun 1967). WFU 1970. To Western Canada Aviation
Museum, Winnipeg. Stored dismantled by 17 Wing, Canadian Armed Forces, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The wings were removed and partially scrapped 2006. Plans are to move the aircraft to Poland for
restoration and display.
92140 (MSN 11907) to USAAF Sep 11, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III in UK FL548 Nov 15, 1943.
To BOAC as G-AGIO Dec 11, 1943. Leased to BEA Jun 4, 1946.
Back to BOAC Jul 28, 1947. Sold to owner in Hong Kong as VR-HDO Dec 10, 1947. Northwest Airlines.
To Japan Jul 1950 for spares.
92141 (MSN 11909) to USAAF Sep 11, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL549 for MAAF Dec 13, 1943.
216 Sqdn RAF Middle East Dec 15, 1943. Crashed on takeoff at
Aberdeen Airstrip, Indore, Burma May 1, 1944.
92142 (MSN 11910) to USAAF Sep 11, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL550 for MAAF Middle East Dec 13, 1943.
To 28 Sq South African AF Dec 22, 1943. India May 31, 1945. SOC Mar 28, 1946
92143 (MSN 11911) to USAAF Sep 20, 1943. to RAF as Dakota III FL551 for MAAF Dec 27, 1943.
Transfered to 28 Sq South African AF as 6869 Oct 4, 1945. Sold to Orient Airways, Pakistan
as AP-ADH and cancelled in Dec 1950 as b/u. Reported Jul 20, 2003 in Museum Swartkop, South Africa,
but is the plane there really this one? The SAAF museum website lists no Dakotas. See 42-24016,
not sure what info is correct.
92144 (MSN 11912) to USAAF Sep 9, 1943. to RAF as Dakota III FL552 for MAAF Dec 15, 1943.
216 Sqdn RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF. 436 Sqdn RAF. 216 Sqdn RAF. To India Feb 22, 1945. Sold to
Indian government Jan 30, 1947. HJ908 Indian AF
92145 (MSN 11913) to USAAF Sep 11, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL553 for MAAF Nov 26, 1943. 216 Sqdn RAF.
To 28 Sqdn South African AF Jan 24, 1944. SEAC Jun 21, 1945. SOC Sep 13, 1945.
92146 (MSN 11914) to USAAF Sep 10, 1943. to RAF in India as Dakota III FL554 Dec 17, 1943.
31 Sqdn RAF. 216 Sqdn RAF. Missing from supply dropping mission Nov 11, 1944.
92147 (MSN 11915) to USAAF Sep 11, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL555 Dec 4, 1943..
28 Sqdn SAAF. 42 Sqdn RAFRAF record card lists the
last user as 3 Repair and Salvage Unit. To Royal Indian Air Force. W/o
Sep 27, 1945 at Patenga, India when the engine caught fire on
takeoff. After a bad landing it went into a ditch and caught fire.
92148 (MSN 11916) to USAAF Sep 16, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL556 Jan 13, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF.
62 Sqdn RAF. TSTU RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF. 48 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
To VT-DAZ Himalayan Aviation Ltd t/a Kalinga Airlines Mar 1949. B. Patnaik. Cancelled Jan 30, 1953,
spares
92149 (MSN 11917) to USAAF Sep 24, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL557 Jan 29, 1944. 32 Sqdn RAF.
TSTU RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF. Sold Apr 24, 1947 as VH-BFV Mandated Airlines. New Guinea Co Mar 1948.
Reregistered VH-MAE May 27, 1952. Ansett-MAL Jan 20, 1961. Ansett Airlines of Papua May 9, 1968. DBR Jul 17, 1972
Wapenamunda, New Guinea
92150 (MSN 11919) to USAAF Sep 178, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL558 Dec 13, 1943.
31 Sqdn RAF. 62 Sqdn RAF. SOC Apr 26, 1945.
92151 (MSN 11920) to USAAF Sep 17, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL559 Dec 16, 1943. 511 Sqdn Dec 31, 1943.
24 Sqdn Sep 13, 1944. 1381 TCU Dec 4, 1945. 22 MU Jul 18, 1946. Transferred to Canadair Sep 19, 1946.
To Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA) as LV-ACP. To
Aerolineas Aeroposta. To Aerolineas Argentinas "Yapenga" Jul 24, 1950. Renamed "Iguazu".
To Lineas Aereas Del Estado (Argentine AF) as T-12. WFU.
92152 (MSN 11921) to USAAF Sep 16, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL560 Dec 16, 1943.
Transferred to BOAC Dec 30, 1943 as G-AGIT. Leased to BEA Mar 38, 1946.
Back to BOAC Jun 30, 1947. Sold to owner in Hong Kong as VR-HDP Dec 1947.
To Civil Air Transport, Taiwan Jan 1951
92153 (MSN 11922) to USAAF Sep 15, 1943. to RAF in UK as Dakota III FL561 Dec 31, 1943. 511 Sqdn RAF.
WFU Jul 24, 1947. Relegated to instructional airframe with serial 6253M Feb 1947.
Presumably subsequently scrapped.
92154 (MSN 11923) to USAAF Sep 22, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL562 Dec 31, 1943. 511 Sqdn, 525 Sqdn
RAF Aug 31, 1944. 1381 TCU Dec 1, 1945. Sold Apr 14, 1947 to Conner Aircraft, delivered Dec 18, 1947,
then HB-ATO, then to Oceanic Trading as NC74136, then to J. Mathieu Mar 1948 as OO-APB.
Israel AF Oct 15, 1948, registered 4X-AES Arkia Ltd Apr 2, 1957. WFU Jun 26, 1966
92155 (MSN 11924) to USAAF Sep 16, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL563 Dev 31, 1943. 511 Sqdn RAF.
Transferred to BOAC Apr 30, 1946 as G-AHCZ. Became YI-HCZ Iraqi Airways leased Dec 10, 1946,
then reverted to G-AHCZ with BOAC again. TO BEA Aug 22, 1947, Pionair "Charles Samson" Jul 17, 1951.
Cambrian Airways leased Mar 2, 1959, bought May 10, 1961. Sold to Worldinter Supply Services, Ltd,
Nicosia, Cyprus as 5B-CBC May 1969. WFU Beirut (derelict)
92156 (MSN 11925) to USAAF Sep 25, 1943. To RAF Dec 24, 1943 as Dakota III FL564.
To SAAF Oct 4, 1945 as 6877. 28 Sqdn SAAF. Current 2011.
92157 (MSN 11926) to USAAF Sep 24, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL565 Jan 20, 1944. Transferred to
South African AF as 6873 Oct 4, 1945. 28 Sqdn SAAF. Sold by SAAF in 1995. To ZS-NTE May 11, 1995
and in 2009 with Springbok Classic Air, Rand
Airport, Germiston, Johannesburg. In June 2015 ferried to Zweibrucken, Germany to new ownership.
Current 2010. Registered as N249CM on March 30, 2021 to Julie Christie Neal, Crossville, Tennessee
92158 (MSN 11927) to USAAF Sep 22, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL566 Dec 27, 1943. 512 Sq. 575 Sq Feb 14, 1944.
52 Sqdn RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF India Apr 16, 1944. 52 Sqdn RAF. Sold Nov 28, 1946.
To VP-CAT DCA/Air Ceylon "Sunetra Devi" Nov 28, 1946. Crashed Dec 21, 1949, Trichinopoli, India
92159 (MSN 11929) to USAAF Sep 27, 1943, to USSR Sep 27, 1943.
92160 (MSN 11930) to USAAF Sep 25, 1943, to USSR Sep 25, 1943
92161 (MSN 11931) to USAAF Sep 25, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as Dakota III FL567 Jan 9, 1944. 267 Sqdn RAF
India 1382 TCU Feb 22, 1945. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
92162 (MSN 11932) to USAAF Sep 24, 1943. to RAF in UK as Dakota III FL568 Nov 30, 1943. 512 Sqdn RAF.
To BOAC Dec 3, 1943 as G-AGIR. W/o Aug 28, 1944, Telmest, Casablanca
92163 (MSN 11933) to USAAF Sep 28, 1943. To RAF in India as FL569 Dec 24, 1942. 512 Sqdn RAF.
Crashed Mowdock, Burma Apr 15, 1944.
92164 (MSN 11934) to USAAF Sep 27, 1943, to USSR Sep 27, 1943
92165 (MSN 11935) to USAAF Sep 26, 1943, to USSR Sep 26, 1943
92166 (MSN 11936) to USAAF Sep 27, 1943, to USSR Sep 27, 1943
92167 (MSN 11937) to USAAF Sep 27, 1943, to USSR Sep 27, 1943
92168 (MSN 11939) to USAAF Sep 27, 1943, to USSR Sep 27, 1943
92169 (MSN 11940) to USAAF Sep 25, 1943, to USSR Sep 25, 1943.
92170 (MSN 11941) to USAAF Sep 30, 1943, to USSR Sep 30, 1943
92171 (MSN 11942) to USAAF Sep 30, 1943, to USSR Oct 2, 1943
92172 (MSN 11943) to USAAF Sep 30, 1943, to USSR Nov 3, 1943
92173 (MSN 11944) to USAAF Sep 30, 1943, to USSR Nov 3, 1943. Registered as HK-339 with ARCA-Aero Vias Columbianas and
noted engineless at Bogota, Colombia Jan 1976.
92174 (MSN 11945) to USAAF Sep 28, 1943, to USSR Nov 9, 1943
92175 (MSN 11946) to USAAF Oct 6, 1943, to USSR Nov 8, 1943
92176 (MSN 11947) to USAAF Sep 28, 1943, to USSR Nov 1943.
92177 (MSN 11949) to USAAF Oct 4, 1943, to USSR Nov 8, 1943
92178 (MSN 11950) to USAAF Oct 2, 1943, to USSR Nov 7, 1943
92179 (MSN 11951) to USAAF Oct 7, 1943, to USSR Nov 8, 1943
92180 (MSN 11952) to USAAF Oct 9, 1943, to USSR Nov 9, 1943
92181 (MSN 11953) to USAAF Oct 4, 1943, to USSR Nov 14, 1943
92182 (MSN 11954) to USAAF Oct 7, 1943, to USSR Nov 11, 1943
92183 (MSN 11955) to USAAF Oct 4, 1943, to USSR Nov 8, 1943
92184 (MSN 11956) to USAAF Oct 7, 1943, to USSR Oct 7, 1943
92185 (MSN 11957) to USAAF Oct 7, 1943, to USSR Oct 7, 1943
92186 (MSN 11959) to USAAF Oct 7, 1943, to USSR Oct 7, 1943
92187 (MSN 11960) to USAAF Oct 9, 1943, to USSR Oct 9, 1943
92188 (MSN 11961) to USAAF Oct 9, 1943, to USSR Oct 9, 1943
92189 (MSN 11962) to USAAF Oct 11, 1943, to USSR Oct 11, 1943. Also listed as 12th AF 314th TCG 61st TCS as The Turf and Sport Special R 09
92190 (MSN 11963) to USAAF Oct 9, 1943, to USSR Oct 9, 1943
92191 (MSN 11964) to USAAF Oct 11, 1943, to USSR Nov 12, 1943
92192 (MSN 11965) to USAAF Oct 9, 1943, to USSR Nov 3, 1943
92193 (MSN 11966) to USAAF Oct 12, 1943, to USSR Nov 11, 1943
92194 (MSN 11967) to USAAF Oct 14, 1943. According to USAAF records, went to USSR. But RAAF records say went to them as A65-20 (VH-CTU).
3 AD 08Dec43, 14 RSU 14Dec43, 35 Sqn RAAF VH-CTU 21Dec43, 4 AD 27Apr44, 35 Sqn RAAF 21May44, 13 ARD RAAF 01May45,
36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-B 02Jun45, 33 Sqn RAAF, 04Jul45 DAP RAAF Parafield 16Nov45, 1 AD RAAF 07May46. To TAA 8/1946 as
VH-TAF "Warburton". Bought Aug 23, 1946. Reregistered VH-SBM "Ivan Campion" Apr 13, 1961. Australian Aircraft Sales
Mar 30, 1968. To PK-RDE Sequawah Air Servive "Windu Kentiana" Apr 24, 1968. Seulawah /Mandala 1971.
92195 (MSN 11969) Ot USSAF Oct 11, 1943, to USSR Oct 11, 1943
92196 (MSN 11970) to USAAF Oct 13, 1943. To RAAF as A65-21 (VH-CTC) Dec 17, 1943. 14 RSU 20Dec43,
34 Sqn RAAF coded FD-G 25Dec43, ANA 31Oct45, 1 AD RAAF 06May46, AD 01Aug46, 36 Sqn RAAF Darwin Det 30Sep46,
DAP RAAF 17Apr47, 86 Wing RAAF 26Dec47, 34 Sqn RAAF 18Feb48, 1 AD RAAF Tocumwal 27Aug48, 1 AD RAAF 22Mar51,
B/S RAAF Base East Sale 22Aug52. Wind lifted tail when parked aircraft to tipped and damaged props 08Oct54
RAAF Base East Sale 16Dec54. DAP RAAF Parafield 29Jun55. 1 AD RAAF 16Dec55 RAAF Base East Sale 09Mar56.
Starboard engine lost power forcing assymetric landing on take-off from RAAF Base East.
To EWA as VH-EWB East West Airlines "Naomi City"/"Warwick City" bought Oct 17, 1957, registered Aug 25, 1958.
EWA quotes 43-92105 in their records. Queensland Pacific Trading Co leased. VH-PWM Pacific and Western
Nov 24, 1967 (still in EWA MSNs Mar 1972). Bush Pilots AfW bought Jun 17, 1973. Connair Ltd delivered
Oct 3, 1973. Rebel-Air Pty Ltd, Sydney delivered Nov 27, 1979.
Became ZK-AMR in New Zealand in 1986. Used for UN support weork in Cambodia, Somalia, and Kenya.
Still extant 1988 with Fieldair Freight. Derelict at Harare, Zimbabwe
92197 (MSN 11971) to USAAF Oct 13, 1943. departed US 29Nov43 to RAAF as A65-22 (VH-CTV), Dec43.
3 AD RAAF 08Dec43. 14 RSU 13Dec43. 35 Sqn RAAF coded FD-P VH-CTV 19Dec43. 35 Sqn RAAF 08Mar45.
34 Sqn RAAF 15Apr45. DAP RAAF Parafield 05Feb46. 3 AD 04Jul46. 38 Sqn RAAF 25Jul46. DAP RAAF Parafield 06Nov46.
38 Sqn RAAF 25Nov46. 37 Sqn RAAF 16Jan47. 36 Sqn RAAF 23Jan47. TTS fitted out as Radio Physics Lab 03Feb47.
ARDU RAAF 05Mar48.
To Qantas Apr 6, 1948 as VH-EAQ . VH-SBC Trans Australian Airlines bought Sep 1, 1960.
X-18 Netherlands AF leased Sep 1962 to Dec 1962 (also quoted as
MSN 25367). XW-PFV Continental Air Service Jul 4, 1968. N3702 Continental Air Service,
Los Angeles, CA Oct 9, 1968 (MSN 11870 is quoted in error). Commercial Air Freight Inc Westminster, CA
registered Apr 16 1979. Crashed 11Dec79. Registration expired Sep 10, 1988, Cancelled Jul 8, 2013.
92198 (MSN 11972) to USAAF Oct 11, 1943. to NEIAF Nov 12, 1943 as DT-938, flown with callsign VH-RDH.
To KLM in 1950 as PK-RDH. To T-438 Indonesian AF Apr 1950 (also
quoted as MSN 11871 in error)
92199 (MSN 11973) to USAAF Oct 13, 1943. Departed US 07Dec43 To RAAF Dec 17, 1943 as A65-23 (VH-CTW).
3 AD 15Dec43, 36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-M VH-CTB 26Dec43, ANA Parafield 18May45, 1 AD RAAF Parafield 27Sep45,
22 RSU RAAF RP 08Nov45, 1 AD RAAF 01Mar46, 81 Wing 25Feb46, 2 AD RAAF 10Dec46, 86 Wing RAAF 20Jun47,
DAP RAAF Parafield 27Oct47, 2 CS RAAF 13Feb48, 1 AD RAAF Tocumwal 01Oct48, RAN FAA VJ-ORB 06Apr50.
To Royal Australian Navy 4/1950 as N2-23 "NW-901/NW-801"). Department of Administrative Services Sep 1975.
Navair Pty Ltd, Bankstown Mar 1977. Withdrawn from use Jun 1977. Now on static display at West Wyalong NSW as A65-23.
92200 (MSN 11974) to USAAF Oct 13, 1943. Departed US 04Dec43. To RAAF as A65-24 (VH-CTW) Dec 13, 1943. AD VH-CTW 13Dec43.
14 RSU 15Dec43, 35 Sqn RAAF 23Dec43, 34 Sqn RAAF 05Nov44, DAP RAAF Parafield 24Jan46, 1 AD RAAF 31May46. 1 AD RAAF.
Damaged during storm at Laverton Vic Feb 27, 1946. Withdrawn 2/1949 and fuselage used for training at School of
Land/Air Warfare, Williamstown, NSW. Moved to Puckapunyal by 1964.
Scrapped 1974. Cockpit section saved by Dick Winterburn later passing it on to Darryl Gibbs.
Cockpit section under restoration at CNAPG workshop at Wagga Wagga.
92201 (MSN 11975) to USAAF Oct 14, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL569 Dec 28, 1943. 62 Sqdn RAF.
Crashed into hill during supply dropping mission, Mowdock, Burma Apr 15, 1944
92202 (MSN 11976) to USAAF Oct 14, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL570. 353 Sqdn RAF.
SOC Nov 1, 1946. To Indian Government Jan 30, 1947
92203 (MSN 11977) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL571. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947. To Pacific Overseas Airlines (Siam) in 1947 as
HS-PC101. Reregistered HS-POB Jan 1951. To Thai Airways Nov 1,
1951. Reregistered HS-TDD Sep 15, 1958. To Sky of Siam in 1980.
Noted in fire training area at Don Muang Ap, Thailand Mar 1983 and
presumably subsequently scrapped.
92204 (MSN 11979) to USAAF Oct 14, 1943. Was to have gone to RAF as Dakota III FL572. No RAF
service, directly to South African AF as 6818 Dec 16, 1943. To Tropic Airways (Pty) Ltd. ZS-DHO Africair Apr 28, 1953.
To G-ANLF Field Aircraft Services Ltd registerd Jan 16 1954. To F-OAOR Air Outremer, Saigon registered Feb 3, 1954.
To G-ANLF Air Kruise (Kent) Ltd registered Apr 20, 1955. Silver City Airways "City of Cambridge" registered Oct 28, 1957.
OO-SBH Sabena Sep 1, 1961. Leasted to Linair 1962. Belgian International Air Servives Jul 1, 1965.
Crashed Mar 28, 1969, Libya
92205 (MSN 11980) to USAAF Oct 16, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL573 Nov 16, 1943. 216 Sqdn RAF.
353 Sqdn RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF. 33 Sqdn RAF. 31 Sqdn RAF. W/o Dec 16, 1945 in
Indonesia. SOC Jul 11, 1946.
92206 (MSN 11981) to USAAF Oct 16, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL574 Nov 15, 1943. 31 Sqdn RAF.
Crashed 2.5 mi NW of Silchar, India May 26, 1944 after control lost in severe turbulence.
92207 (MSN 11982) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. to RAF as Dakota III FL575 at SEAAC Jan 31, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF.
353 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF Sep 26, 1946.
To VT-CGE Orient AfW - VT-CPK reregistered but ntu- AP-AAK reregistered Oct 1, 1947 - 00-CBY Sabena
Jun 9, 1953 - Libya 1959 - Linair L 1962 - Belgian Intl Air Svces bought Jul 1, 1965 -
Belgium Aug 10, 1972 - N6894 Transvaal Corp registered Jul 5, 1973 - C-GADY Easty Exec Import Ltd,
Dorval, PQ registered Mar 12, 1975 - Air Gava, Schefferville, PQ 1975 -
Les Services Aeriens Fortair Ltde - Cancelled Feb 1982 - N2668N Centurv A/L., Pontiac, MI,
registered May 1982 (Note: MSN usuallv given as 11881, which went to Russia).
92208 (MSN 11983) to USAAF Oct 18, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL576 Nov 17, 1943.
India Jan 9, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF. W/o May 23, 1944 when it went missing on a
Chindits drop over the Irrawadi River in Burma. RAF record card shows
date of loss as May 24, 1944.
92209 (MSN 11984) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL577 Nov 17, 1943. India 31 Sqdn
RAF Dec 16, 1943. 353 Sqdn RAF. W/o Oct 19, 1945 in Thailand. SOC Feb 28, 1946
92210 (MSN 11985) to USAAF Oct 20, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL578 Jan 16, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF,
353 Sqdn RAF. 436 Sqdn RAF. Crashed and SOC Mar 31, 1944.
92211 (MSN 11986) to USAAF Oct 16, 1943. to RAF as Dakota III FL579 Nov 26, 1943. Transferred to
South African AF as 6811 Dec 16, 1943. 5 Wg 1945. Multi Eng conv Unit Sep 1972.
Data plate quotes MSN 11885
92212 (MSN 11987) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL580 Dec 6, 1943. Transferred to
South African AF Jan 8, 1944 as 6812. Crashed Jul 11, 1945 into Lake Victoria, off Kisumu,
Keyna after takeoff from Kisumu (part of the British East Africa protectorate at that time). 28 killed.
92213 (MSN 11989) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL581 dec 3, 1943. Transferred to
South African AF Dec 14, 1943 as 6813. To ZS-DJK Aircraft Operating Ltd tla WENELA Apr 12, 1954.
To VP-YSY Aircraft Operating Ltd Nov 28, 1960. ZS-DJK Aircraft Operating Ltd (Aerial Survey Ltd, 1976).
A2-ADB ASB Aerial Surveys Botswana, Lanseria Nov 1989. To ZZ-WRJ. W/o Sep 20, 1988 at
Harare, Zimbabwe.
92214 (MSN 11990) to USAAF Oct 20, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL582 Dec 5, 1943. Transferred to
South African AF Dec 16, 1943 as 6814. (data plate gives MSN 11889). Converted in 1993
to C-47TP turboprop configuration and still on active service in Sep 2012
92215 (MSN 11991) to USAAF Oct 20, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL583 Dec 18, 1943. Transferred to
South African AF Jan 19, 1944. 6871 SAAF Oct 3, 1945. 28 Sqdn SAAF.
ZS-DIW Aircraft Operating co registered Nov 19, 1953 Suidwes Luddiens "Windhoek".
Aircraft Operating Ltd. Anglo American Ltd. Suidwes Luddiens 1976. Namibair registered Dec 1978.
as 6871.
92216 (MSN 11992) to USAAF Oct 20, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL584 Jan 23, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Jan 23, 1944.
107 OTU RAF May 21, 1944. 24 Sqdn RAF May 1945. 1381 TCU Oct 31, 1946.
Following damage, relegated to ground instructional airframe Aug 15, 1947 with serial 6410M.
Presumably subsequently scrapped.
92217 (MSN 11993) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL585 Dec 31, 1943.
512 Sqdn RAF. 511 Sqdn Dec 31, 1943. 108 OTU RAF. 1381 TCU. Returned to USAAF Dec 4, 1946.
Sold Dec 6, 1946
92218 (MSN 11994) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL586 Dec 1, 1943. 512 Sqdn RAF Dec 1, 1943.
511 Sqdn RAF Apr 1, 1944. 105 OTU Jul 6, 1944. 108 OTU Oct 27, 1944. 1382 TCU Nov 7, 1945. 2
2 MU Oct 8, 1946. Returned to USAAF Dec 4, 1946.
In Nov 1946 to PJ-ALH of KLM (West Indies Division). To HK-522 SA Medellin Dec 1951, NTU, HK-339
Sanchez Dec 6, 1954. WH Gutierrez. Aerovias colombianas Ltda, gotoga. FU Villavicenco.
Wfu Jul 1977, Probably broken up
92219 (MSN 11995) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL587 Dec 31, 1943. RAF record card
says that it was transferred to BOAC Dec 31, 1943 as G-AGJR, but CAA card shows
G-AGJR not registered until Feb 14, 1944 and gives previous identity
as being PH-AZR. Registration G-AGJR cancelled Feb 5, 1946 when sold
to owner in Holland as PH-TAY with KLM registered Feb 9, 1946. To F-VNAV Svce Imperial
des Liaisons Aeriennes via Airwork Dec 11, 1953. F-OASR Soc. Commerciale d'Avn Nord African,
Rabat registered Jun 21, 1955. F-BHKX Air France registered Apr 14, 1956. Fretair Feb 1970.
Vargas Aviation Dec 1971. WFU Nov 1969 to Sep 1976. Stored Brieuc, registration cancelled.
Destroyed by winds of 167 km/hr during a storm at Saint-Brieuc, Brittany Dec 2, 1976 when the
aircraft was thrown on its back.
92220 (MSN 11996) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL588 Dec 30, 1943. 511 Sqdn RAF Dec 30, 1943.
525 Sqdn RAF Aug 25, 1944. 24 Sqdn Nov 3, 1944.
Flew into mountain near Usson, France Dec 5, 1944.
92221 (MSN 11997) to USAAF Oct 2, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as Dakota III FL589 Dec 24, 1943. 216 Sqdn RAF.
267 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
92222 (MSN 11999) to USAAF Oct 26, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as Dakota III FL590 Jan 2, 1944. 28 Sqdn SAAF
48 Sqdn RAF Jan 2, 1944. To South African AF 28 Sqdn ACSEA Mar 31, 1945.
Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
92223 (MSN 12000) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as Dakota III FL591 Dec 27, 1943.
Transferred to SAAF Oct 1, 1945 as 6860. Sold to Act Operating
Co in 1948. Registered as ZS-BXJ (ntu), registered ZS-BDZ Nov 9, 1948. To BEA Pionair as G-ALTT
Jun 16, 1949 named "Harald Burchall", later "Charles Grey". To Gibraltar Air Ways Jun 15, 1962,
To Autair Ltd Nov 13, 1962. Leased to Icelandair Jul 17, 1963. Registered TF-FIS, returned
Dec 18, 1963. Sold to Ethiopian Air Lines Feb 11, 1964 registered as ET-ABI. Crashed Gore, Ethiopia
Sep 14, 1965.
92224 (MSN 12001) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as Dakota III FL592 Jan 2, 1944. To South
African AF 28 Sq. 282 WG May 2, 1945. Returned to USAAF Oct 31, 1946
92225 (MSN 12002) to USAAF Oct 26, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as Dakota III FL593 Jan 16, 1944. 267 Sqdn RAF.
ACSEA Feb 22, 1945. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
92226 (MSN 12003) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FL594 Jan 14, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF.
Missing from supply dropping mission near Pegu, Burma May 22, 1945.
92227 (MSN 12004) to USAAF Oct 25, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL595 Dec 22, 1943. 32 OTU Patricia Bay
Dec 22, 1943 - To RCAF, SOC Dec 5, 1945 - War Assets Corp (Canada)
Ltd May 1, 1946 - CF-TDM Trans Canada Airlines "60"/"260" Jan 26, 1946 - N9214R Remmert Werner 1962 - Delta Acft & Eng Co -
0zark A/L Jul 5, 1962 - - Fairchild-Hiller Aug 4, 1966 - Anderson Avn Sales Co, Phoenix, AZ - B B Taylor -
United Missionary Avn Inc, Garland, TX Nie Homes Inc (1968) - Jack Richards Acft Sales Nov 1968 -
Kings Flying Svce Inc, Olathe, KS Jan 1970 - D J Enterprises Inc, Merrian, KS Jun 1972 - Way Mac Enterprises,
Griffin, CA (Mar 1977) - W E Harrison Jr (Jun 1979) - D M Sherman, W Palm Beach, CA (Sep 1979) - Titusville
Cocoa Flt Center Inc, Titusville, FL (Jan 1980) - Lucky Seven A/W, Chino delivered Aug 9, 1980.
N165J Rr May 15, 1985. To N123DZ, to N337 AF, to N123DZ again. Current 2011.
92228 (MSN 12005) to USAAF Oct 27, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL596 Dec 31, 1943. UK 512 Sqdn Dec 31, 1943 -
511 Sqdn RAF Jan 24, 1944 - 108 OTU RAF Oct 28, 1944 - 1382 TCU Dec 4, 1945 - 22 MU Aug 13, 1946 -
To Canadair Ltd Sep 19, 1946. Returned to USAAF Dec 2, 1946. -
CF-ETE The T Eaton Co Ltd registered Jul 21, 1947 - Hudson's Bay Co registered Oct 31, 1963 -
Ilford Riverton AAV (1975)- cancelled Aug 15, 1979 - MidwayAcftlnc registered Aug 24, 1979 - N62WS Wayne
Sturman Acft Sales Inc, Titusvil)e, FL registered Sep 6, 1979 - Impounded for drug smuggling
Mooresville, IN (Nov 1980).
92229 (MSN 12006) to USAAF Oct 27, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL597 Dec 31, 1043. 512 Sqdn RAF Dec 31, 1943 -
511 Sqdn RAF Apr 1, 1944 - 1382 TCU RAF - 22 MU RAF Aug 29, 1946 -
Returned to USAAF May 9, 1947, which may have been just a paper transaction. Scottish Avn Ltd May 10, 1947
To G-AKAY Sivewright AAV Ltd "Ecciesia" registered Jul 11, 1947 (used on Berlin Airlift Oct 1948) -
VR-SCG Malavan A/W "Gull" bought Apr 10, 1951 - 9N-ANU Borneo AfW Feb 18, 1964 Malavsian A/\X7 Apr 1, 1965 -
Malavsia-Singapore Airlines 1966 - W/o Jan 30, 1967 Lutong, Sarawak.
Also listed as Dakota FL597 of 512 Squadron crashed at Model Farm, North End, Watlington,
Four of the crew died, the remaining member died the next day.
92230 (MSN 12007) to USAAF Oct 26, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL598 Jan 5, 1944. Diverted to RCAF 32 OTU Jan 5, 1944 -
SOC Feb 19, 1946 - War Assets Corp (Canada) Ltd - Trans Canada A/L May 1, 1946 - CFTDN "61"/"361" registered
Sep 13, 1946 - N4990E Frontier A/L "Sunliner S Dakota" Aug 14, 1958 - Colorado Natl Bank registered Aug 6, 1968 -
Miami Avn Aug 7, 1968 - Flying Sportsman Inc, Guthrie, OK Dec 1968 - Soo Lease Inc, Sargeant's Bluff, IA (1973) -
A Hulsey t/a Airgo, Dallas, TX (1977) - H Callins Jr, Ft Lauderdale, FL registered May 2, 1979. Current 2011.
92231 (MSN 12009) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. To RAF with MAAF as Dakota III FL599 Jan 7, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF.
96 Sqdn RAF. SEAAC Apr 30, 1944. M East Jul 29, 1944. SOC ACSEA Jun 28, 1945.
92232 (MSN 12010) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as Dakota III FL600 Jan 14, 1944. India. 353 Sqdn RAF.
62 Sqdn RAF. DBR when crashed on landing, Agartala, Burma Dec 16, 1944.
92233 (MSN 12011) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as Dakota III FL601 Jan 14, 1944. India 117 Sqdn RAF.
Crashed on landing, Aberdeen Airstrip, Burma May 25, 1944.
92234 (MSN 12012) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. To RAF for MAAFas Dakota III FL602. India 62 SQ Jan 14, 1944.
Missing (presumed shot down by enemy fighters) 60 mi SW of Imphal, India Apr 25, 1944.
92235 (MSN 12013) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL603. 512 Sq Feb 9, 1944.
ACSEA 353 Sq Apr 7, 1944. Broke up in cloud and crashed 25 mi N of Bombay, India Aug 17, 1945.
92236 (MSN 12014) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. to RAF in UK as Dakota III FL604. 512 Sqdn RAF. 271 Sqdn RAF.
107 OTU RAF. Sold to BOAC as G-AGJX Jul 7, 1944.
Crashed Jan 11, 1947 into a hill at Barley Hill, Stowting, Kent, in southeast England, killing five people outright,
with a further three dying from injuries received. The aircraft had been operating a scheduled international flight
to West Africa via France. Poor weather caused the aircraft to attempt to divert. After attempts to land at a number
of French airports, the pilot decided to return to the United Kingdom as he was running short of fuel.
The aircraft crashed while attempting to land at Lympne Airport. The rear fuselage and possibly other parts
were collected by Claude Jessett at Tinkers Park, Hadlow Down near Uckfield, probably in the 1950’s.
It was his intention to convert it into a caravan for family holidays. Since then the rear fuselage has remained
unconverted and derelict in the undergrowth as part of his collection of vintage steam and road vehicles.
Now part of the Claude Jessett Trust. Extant Jun19.
92237 (MSN 12015) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL605. 512 SQ Jan 31, 1944. 575 Sq Feb 14, 1944.
ACSEA May 9, 1944. 216 Sqdn M East Jun 29, 1944. SOC Jul 31, 1944
92238 (MSN 12016) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL606 Dec 22, 1943. Transferred to South
African AF Jan 3, 1944 as 6815. 5 Wg 1945. ZS-AVJ South African AfW "Paardeberg" May 7, 1946.
Crashed Oct 15, 1951 Mt Ingeli, Kokstad, E Griqualand, South Africa
92239 (MSN 12017) to USAAF Oct 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL607 Dec 20, 1943 - 271 Sq 14Dec44 - G-AGIS
BOAC Dec 31, 1944 - BEA Aug 17, 1946 - Pionair "Sir Ross Smith" - Aero Svces (London) Ltd Sep 8, 1953 -
Transair Ltd Sep 18, 1953 - Airwork Ltd Nov 10, 1953 - F-OAOE Cie Autrex registered Dec 28, 1953 -
Aigle Azur Indochine L - Damaged Mar 4, 1954 and repaired as PH-DAR (PJ-ALD ntu) - KLM Nov 23, 1955 -
HK-523 SA Medellin ntu - PH-DAR KLM - PK-RDD Mr Roestam, Indonesia Dec 30, 1964 HL-2001 Korean A/L Jan 1965 -
cancelled (possibly U-602 Indonesian Navy).
92240 (MSN 12019) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL608. 512 Sqdn RAF Jan 13, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Jan 24, 1944. 107 OTU May 13, 1944.
To BOAC as G-AGJY Jul 25, 1944. Registration cancelled Oct 9, 1947 on sale to
Hong Kong Airways as VR-HDN "Kwang Tung" Jul 22, 1947. Went to CAT Sep 1950 as XT-807, re-registered
as B-807, sold to Korean National A/Ls as HL-05 Feb 1951.
92241 (MSN 12020) to USAAF Oct 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL609. 512 Sqdn RAF Jan 7, 1944.
107 OTU RAF May 18, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF May 1945. 22 MU May 19, 1946.
Canadair Ltd Jul 17, 1946. Returned to USAAF Oct 5, 1946. To Zonaas Oeste y Norte de Aerolineaqs
Argentinas (ZONDA), registered as LV-ACL, to Aerolineas Argentinas. Damaged at Buenos Aires/Ezeiza-Ministro
Pistarini Airport Jun 12, 1950 when overturned on landing. Register was cancelled and the aircraft was scrapped.
92242 (MSN 12021) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL610. 512 Sqn RAF Jan 1, 1944. 575 Sqdn
RAF Feb 14, 1944. India Apr 16, 1944. M East Jun 29, 1944. ACSEA May 31, 1945. 96 Sqdn RAF
Ditched in Andaman Sea 60 mi SW of Ye, Burma Sep 16, 1945.
92243 (MSN 12022) to USAAF Oct 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL611. 512 SQ Jan 26, 1944. 575 SQ Feb 14, 1944. ACSEA 31 SQ Jun 9, 1944.
31 Sqdn RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
92244 (MSN 12023) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL612. 512 SQ Feb 1, 1944. 575 Sq Mar 12, 1944.
ACSEA Apr 19, 1944. 52 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
92245 (MSN 12024) to USAAF Oct 31, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL613 Feb 11, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF.
107 OTU RAF May 13, 1944. 24 Sqdn RAF Aug 17 1944.
107 OTU Jan 22, 1945. 1333 OTU RAF. Damaged Oct 1, 1945. Sold for spares use Dec 6, 1946
92246 (MSN 12025) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FL614 May 20, 1944 - 1382 TCU Dec 22, 1945 -
22 MU Jun 26, 1946. TACA Jul 17, 1946 - Returned to USAAF Aug 3, 1946.
NC34985 TWA bought Nov 6, 1946 - C E Mathews Nov 1947 - LV-AFS registered Feb 27, 1948 -
Aerolineas Argentinas May 3, 1949 - PP-XEP Cruzeiro Aug 1950 - PP-YQB S. A. Transportes Aereos REAL
registered Nov 13, 1950 - Cancelled Nov 21, 1960 - T-36 Argentine AF - TC-36 reregistered - (May 1975).
92247 (MSN 12026) to USAAF Oct 31, 1943. to RAF as Dakota III FL615. To RAF 32 OTU Jan 5, 1944, diverted
to RCAF. JK Feb 12, 1944. To Trans Canada Airlines as
CF-TDO May 1, 1946. Matane Air Services LTD May 11, 1959. To ZS-DRJ Aug 21, 1963 with
Commercial Air Services Lesotho AAV L. Comair 1976. Magnum Airlines 1979. Stored at Rand in 1999.
92248 (MSN 12027) to USAAF Oct 31, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL616 Jan 4, 1044. 32 OTU RAF
To RCAF. WFU Dec 5, 1945. To Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TDP bought May 1, 1946. To N9184R with
Delta Aircraft and Engineering Co Sep 5, 1966. Ozark Airlines Inc Jul 5, 1962.
then to N166J registered in 1977. G. H. G Bailey Inc Aug 18, 1965. All World Aviation of Rosslyn, Virginia.
Leased to Air Libya Mar 1977
92249 (MSN 12029) to USAAF Nov 2, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as FL617. RAF M East Jan 28, 1944.
To 28 Sqdn South African AF Jan 28, 1944. To ACSEA May 1945. 96 Sqdn RAF.
To Indian Government Jan 30, 1947
92250 (MSN 12030) to USAAF Nov 2, 1943, to USSR Dec 19, 1943
92251 (MSN 12031) to USAAF Nov 2, 1943, to USSR Dec 19, 1943
92252 (MSN 12032) to USAAF Nov 6, 1943, to USSR Dec 19, 1943
92253 (MSN 12033) to USAAF Nov 4, 1943, to USSR Dec 14, 1943
92254 (MSN 12034) to USAAF Nov 6, 1943, to USSR Dec 23, 1943
92255 (MSN 12035) To USAAF Nov 4, 1943. departed US 31Dec43. To RAAF as A65-25 09Jan44. 3 AD VH-CTX 09Jan44
14 RSU 13Jan44. 35 Sqn RAAF 01Feb44. 34 Sqn RAAF 26Oct44. 3 AD 18Apr46. DAP RAAF Parafield 09Sep46.
1 AD RAAF 23Apr47. 1 CU RAAF 02May47. DAT 01May47. 86 Wing RAAF 23May47. 2 CS RAAF 24Nov47. 1 AD RAAF 29Jan48
To QANTAS for £6250 as VH-EAR 20Apr48. To Qantas Mandated Airlines VH-MAR 01Sep60. To Ansett-MAL 12Jan61
To Ansett Airlines of Papua 19May68. To Seulawah Air Services 'Dhasma Bakt' PK-RDF 16Jun69.
Re-registered PK-RDK Feb 1973
92256 (MSN 12036) to NEIAF Dec 22, 1943 as DT-937, callsign VH-RDG. To KLM (KNILM) Apr 1, 1948 as PK-RDG.
To Indonesian AF (AURI) as T-437
92257 (MSN 12037) to USAAF Nov 9, 1943. Departed US 24Jan44 to RAAF as A65-26 24Jan44.
3 AD 04Feb44 35 Sqn RAAF coded FD- SVH-CTT 17Feb44. 34 Sqn RAAF 18Apr45. DAP RAAF Parafield 26Nov45.
3 AD 05Jun46. Darwin SHQ Flight 20Sep46. 37 Sqn RAAF 17Oct46. 36 Sqn RAAF 30Jan47. DAP RAAF Parafield 26Feb47.
86 Wing RAAF Parafield 02Jun47. Starboard engine emited smoke 75 miles S of Darwin landed safely 12Aug47.
2 CS RAAF 27Jan48. 2 AD RAAF 01Mar48. DAP RAAF Parafield 06Feb51. TAA 02Oct51. Australian Airlines VH-TAY 10Oct51
Back to RAAF 24Jan52 (due to non-compliance with DCA regs). 1 AD RAAF modified to navigational trainer.
DAP RAAF Parafield RAAF Base East Sale 07Aug52.
SoAN VM-JRB 29Jun55. 1 AD RAAF 20Dec55. RAAF Base East Sale 01Feb56. DAP RAAF Parafield instrumentation upgraded
RAAF Base East Sale Parafield 16Aug57. 1 AD RAAF Lavert 19Aug69. Department of Foreign Affairs as Australian Aid VH-EYB 16Dec72
To Philippine AF as 292257 26Feb73. to Philippine civil registry as RP-C631Jul84 WFU
92258 (MSN 12039) to USAAF Nov 1, 1943. To RAF as FL618 Jan 11, 1944. OTU RAF. Diverted to RCAF as Dakota III FL618.
To Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TDQ bought May 1, 1946. Delivered Jul 2, 1946 to
Frontier Airlines as N4995E "Sunliner Lincoln". To Miami Aviation Corp, Opa Locka, FL 1966.
Continental Air Services Inc, Los Angeles, CA 1967. NLR.
92259 (MSN 12040) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as FL619 Jan 8, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Feb 12, 1944.
215 Sqdn RAF. ACSEA Apr 7, 1944. To Indian Government Jan 30, 1947
92260 (MSN 12041) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. To RAF in India as FL620 Jan 8, 1944. Nassau Jan 11, 1944.
India Feb 12, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF. 9 FU RAF. To Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
To VH-BDU Butler Air Tpt Ply "Warroo" Oct 7, 1947 - Airline of NSW 1959. Ansett-MAL Apr 13, 1961.
B-253 Far Eastern Air Tpt Oct 20, 1967. WFU 1979.
92261 (MSN 12042) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. To RAF as FL621. 32 OTU RAF. To RCAF as Dakota III FL621
Jan 8, 1944. 32 OTU Jan 11, 1944. SOC Dec 5, 1945. To Trans Canada Airlines
as CF-TDR Jun 5, 1946. Matane Air Services Apr 5, 1961. Homer O Rich, Miami, FL Apr 19, 1969. To N3773 Universal
Air Leasing Co Apr 9196. World Aviation Services Inc, West Palm Beach, FL May 1970
92262 (MSN 12043) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. To RAF as FL622 Jan 10, 1944. RAF Nassau Jan 17, 1944.
M East Feb 12,1944. India Sep 13, 1944. To Indian Government Jan 30, 1947
92263 (MSN 12044) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. To RAF as FL623. RAF Montreal Jan 10, 1944. UK 512 Sq Feb 9, 1944.
575 Sq Feb 14, 1944. ACSEA May 10, 1944. PTSI RAF Chaklala. 353 Sqdn RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF.
To Indian Government Jan 30, 1947
92264 (MSN 12045) to RAAF as A65-28 18Jan44, 3 AD 30Jan44 14 RSU 07Feb44. 35 Sqn RAAF VH-CUP 19Feb44.
4 AD 24Jun44. 35 Sqn RAAF 17Jul44, VH-CUP Feb 9, 1944. 4 AD 24Jun44. 35 Sqn RAAF 17Jul44.
33 Sqn RAAF 27Apr45. DAP RAAF Parafield 29Mar46. 1 AD RAAF 03Oct46.
CFS RAAF 14Oct46. Australian National Airlines as "Pathana" VH-IBC 11Aug47.
To Ansett ANA 04Jan57. Airlines of NSW Australia '62. Scrapped 06Nov69 Essendon, Victoria
92265 (MSN 12046) to USAAF Nov 6, 1943, to USSR Dec 17, 1943
92266 (MSN 12047) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943. to RAF for MAAF as FL624 RAF Forval Jan 8, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF
M East May 22,1944. SOC Nov 28, 1946.
92267 (MSN 12049) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943. To RAF as FL625 Jan 5, 1944. RAF Nassau Jan 5, 1944. West Africa Jan 26, 1944.
To 28 Sqdn SAAF as 6822 Feb 7, 1944. To ZS-BXG "Piketburg" of South African Airways registered Nov 10, 1948.
To 6887 SAAF Feb 8, 1971. 44 Sq SAAF Oct 1972. To 3711 with Rhodesian/Zimbabwe AF W/O 18Dec80 at Marandellas
92268 (MSN 12050) to USAAF Nov 13, 1943. To RAF as FL626. RAF Montreal Jan 9, 1944. UF 271 Sq Feb 14, 1944.
107 OTU May May 15, 1944. 24 Sq Aug 17, 1944. 271 Sq Dec 12, 1944. 109 OTU Dec 22, 1944. 1383 TCU 1946.
1333 TSCU Jul 23, 1946. 22 MU Oct 25, 1946. WFU Apr 23, 1947. Scottish Aviation Ltd Apr 23, 1947.
20 FEB 1948 : Became OO-SBF 'Kisangani', not for SABENA but for its daughter (charters) SOBELAIR until Oct 27, 1955.
1956 : Sold to Finnair Sep 21, 1955, registered OH-LCJ Apr 21, 1956,
OC-LCK registered Apr 21, 1956. Sold by Finnair to the Finnish Air Force (DO-10) May 6, 1970
Used in the movie 'A Bridge Too Far'. Crashed near Kuopio, Finland Oct 3, 1978 . 15 people (3 crew and 12 Finnish
politicians) killed. This prompted the replacement of the C-47 in the Finnish Air Force.
92269 (MSN 12051) to USAAF 06Nov43. Departed US 31Dec43. To RAAF as A65-27 (VH-CTY) 01Jan44. 3 AD 09Jan44.
14 RSU 13Jan44. 35 Sqn RAAF VH-CTY 21Jan44. 4 AD 20Feb44. 35 Sqn RAAF 24Feb44. 4 AD 26May44.
35 Sqn RAAF 07Jun44 VH-CTY. 13 ARD RAAF 09Feb45. 35 Sqn RAAF 28Mar45 . 13 ARD RAAF 01May45. Ground accident 05Apr45
Pearce WA Australia. Crashed Jul 20, 1945 at Port Moresby PNG. Scrapped on site.
92270 (MSN 12052) to USAAF Nov 6, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL627. RAF Montreal Jan 8, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 9, 1944. ACSEA Apr 7, 1944. SOC Dec 11, 1944.
92271 (MSN 12053) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943. To RAF as FL628. RAF Montreal Jan 12, 1944. UK Jan 19, 1944.
To BOAC Jan 31, 1944 as G-AGIX. To BEA Sep 3, 1946. Crashed near Sywell, Northants Jul 31, 1948.
92272 (MSN 12054) to USAAF Dec 8, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL629. RAF Montreal Jan 10, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Feb 14, 1944. 107 OTU May 13, 1944. To BOAC as G-AGJZ Jul 25, 1944.
Transferred to BEA and named "John Stringfellow". Registration cancelled Apr 5, 1960 on sale to owner in Ghana
as 9G-AAE with Ghana Airways. To Air Liberia as EL-AAB and w/o on takeoff at Monrovia, Liberia Apr 19, 1975.
92273 (MSN 12055) to USAAF Nov 26, 1943. To RAF as FL630 Jan 14, 1944. Diverted to South African AF Jan 21, 1944
with serial 6824. No RAF service. SAAF 5Wg 1945 - ZS-DES Kiersiev A/VI registered Nov 8, 1950 -
Canadair Ltd via Croydon Mar 22, 1951 - CF-GOR Spruce Falls Tpt Co, Toronto, Ont Jan 8, 1953 -
N800KC Kimberiev-Clark Corp Jul 10, 1956 - CF-KZO C W Millard, Toronto, Ont registered Aug 12, 1958 -
Hard Metals (Canada) Ltd, Noranda, PQ Sep 29, 1958 - J M Gardner (1958) Ltd,
Noranda, PQ May 27, 1959 - CF-PQG Dept of Transportation & Commerce, Quebec, PQ May 6, 1960 - Crashed Mar 16, 1965
Blanc Sablon Apt, PQ - Salvage to Northern Wings Ltd.
92274 (MSN 12056) to USAAF 06Nov43. departed US 06Jan44. to RAAF as A65-29 07Jan44. 3 AD 14Jan44. 14 RSU 18Jan44
35 Sqn RAAF VH-CTZ 27Jan44. 13 ARD RAAF 07Apr45. 35 Sqn RAAF 16Apr45. 34 Sqn RAAF 20Apr45.
5 RSU 20Sep45. 34 Sqn RAAF 15Oct45. 1 AD RAAF 04Feb46. DAP RAAF Parafield 08Mar46.
1 AD RAAF 09Aug46. Trans Australian Airlines "Augustus/Gregory" VH-TAE 23Aug46.
New Zealand National Airlines leased 03Mar60 to Dec 22, 1960.
Trans Australian Airlines 'Gregory/Mt Hagan" VH-SBL 08Dec60. Air Niugini 01Nov73.
P2-SBL registered 01Jun74. reregistered P2-ANR 18Nov75.
Forrestair VH-SBL 28Oct76. To storage Essendon Airport VIC Australia 14Nov78.
General Cargo Australia VH-SBL 24Feb81
Setair 18Feb84. Gold Wing Air Cargo VH-SBL 28Jul83. Travair DC 3 Queensland 09Oct86 09Mar88
Dakota National 30Jul92. Dakota National Air 06Apr94. Noted still in service Essendon Airport Sep 2011
flew from Essendon to Larras Lee airfield 11jan 2013
92275 (MSN 12057) to USAAF Nov 12, 1943. To RAF as FL631 at RAF Dorval Jan 8 1944. UK Apr 14, 1944. 107 OTU RAF
May 16, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF - !380 TACU RAF Apr 11, 1946. 22 MU Jul 3, 1946. Canadair Ltd Jul 17 1946.
Returned to USAAF Oct 26, 1946. LV-ACW Aeroposta Argentina Apr 16, 1947 - Aerolineas Argentinas "Tchuelche"
Nov 22, 1950 - LQ-ACW Prefectura Nacional Maritima Dec 26, 1962 - PM-15 (or -16?) reregistered May 23, 1963 -
LQ-ACW Dir Prov de Aeron Formosa "Ciudad Florinda" - LV-ACW reregistered (Feb 1979).
92276 (MSN 12059) to USAAF Nov 15, 1943. To RAF as FL632. RAF Montreal Jan 5, 1944. Damaged Jan 21, 1944.
Repaired. UK 512 Sq Feb 23, 1944. ACSEA Apr 11, 1944. SOC Mar 28, 1946
92277 (MSN 12060) to usAAF Nov 11, 1943. To RAF as FL633. RAF Montreal Jan 11, 1944. UK 512 SQ Jan 31, 1944.
575 Sq Feb 14 1944. ACSEA Apr 10, 1944. M East Jun 29, 1944. 216 Sq May 1945. 1382 TWSCU 1945. WFU Jul 25, 1946,.
To Turkish Air Lines (Devlet Hava Yollari) Jul 25, 1946 as TC-YOL. Aug 1969 to Portugal Soc. Acoriana
Transportes Aereos (SATA or Air Acores) as CS-TAI, leased and returned; Atlantico Interplano.
In 1975 to Israel AF as 4X-FNT/Serial #029. To Global Aircraft Industries as N751A. Now on civil registry
as N751A with Oklahoma Airborne Museum, OK. Has been bought by the WWII Airborne Demonstration Team and
operated out of Frederick Army Airfield, OK.
92278 (MSN 12061) to USAAF Nov 16, 1943. To RAF as FL634. RAF Forval Jan 8, 1944. UK 271 Sqdn RAF Feb 1944.
107 OTU RAF May 13, 1944. 24 Sqdn RAF Aug 17, 1944.
1381 TSCU RAF. 22 MU Jul 2, 1946. Returned to USAAF Sep 23, 1946 (must have been just a paper transaction).
To YS-39 TACA de Salvator bought Jul 17, 1946
92279 (MSN 12062) to USAAF Nov 15, 1943 to RAF as FL635 at RAF Dorval Jan 8, 1944. To 271 Sqdn RAF Feb 1, 1944.
107 OTU RAF Jun 16, 1944. RAF Ossington Feb 1, 1945. 1382 TSCU RAF 1946. Returned to USAAF Sep 11, 1946
(must have been a paper transaction). To YS-34 Taca De Hondura Jul 17, 1946, to C-209. To YS-34 again May 1947.
To TI-160 Taca De Costa Rico
92280 (MSN 12063) to USAAF Nov 17, 1943. To RAF as FL636. Diverted to RCAF Jan 7, 1944, no RAF service.
SOC Jun 19, 1946.
92281 (MSN 12064) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as FL637 Jan 9, 1944. Transferred to 28 Sq South
African AF in M East Feb 12, 1944. To 6884 SAAF Sep 1945.
44 Sq Aug 5, 1967. Converted to turbo DC-3 No. 6884. 86 AFS Sep 1975
92282 (MSN 12065) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as FL638 at RAM Nassau Dec 15, 1943.
Middle East Jan 3, 1944. 1 PTS 1944. Transferred to SAAF Aug 1945, as
6875 Sep 28, 1945. DBR Jul 3, 1964. W/o. The SAAF number 6875 was again used
on another turbo conversion, 42-68819
92283 (MSN 12066) to USAAF Dec 27, 1943. To RAF in UK as FL639 Jan 8, 1944- UK ATTDU RAFJan 31, 1944 -
1PTS RAF Mar 28, 1944 - Dec 12, 1946 to Anglo Vaal Air Transport of South
Africa as ZS-BVF, to G-ALEZ (Hunting Aviation but NTU), to Wenela Air
Services as 'Marine Diamond" registered as ZS-DPB but unused, to
VP-YSJ (a temporary registration) for Suidwes Lugdiens (Air Nambia) then
back to Wenela Air Services registered as ZS-DBP operated by Air Nambia, 1972 to Forca
Aerea Portugesa as FAP 1678. In 1975 donated by Southern Cross Fund
(South Africa) as 'Pretoria Cruz do Sul'. Wfu/derelict Luanda Aeroporto, Angola 1975.
92284 (MSN 12067) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. to RAF as FL640 at RAF Montreal Jan 27, 1944. 352 Sqdn RAF.
52 Sqdn RAF. UK Feb 7, 1944. ACSEA 52 SQ Apr 16, 1944. Missing between
Dinjan, China and Kunming, China Sep 18, 1944.
92285 (MSN 12069) to USAAF Dec 27, 1943. To RAF as FL641 at RAF Montreal Jan 27, 1944. UK 271 Sqdn RAF
Feb 14, 1944. Crashed at Blunsdon, UK after losing tail in collision with Dakota FZ592 (42-92356) Mar 25, 1944.
92286 (MSN 12070) to USAAF Nov 15, 1943. to RAF for MAAF as FL642 at RAF Nassau Dec 16, 1943. 31 Sqdn RAF
India Jan 16, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947. To Indian Airlines as VT-DDR B. Putnaik registered May 1950.
Hilalayain Aviation Ltd. Kaling Airlines. Ltd. To Indian Airlines
as VT-DDR. W/o Apr 25, 1966 at Nagpur, India
92287 (MSN 12071) to USAAF Dec 18, 1943. To RAF as FL643 at RAF Nassau Jan 26, 1944. SEAAC RAF Apr 1944.
353 Sqdn RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. W/o Jul 26, 1945 in landing accident
at Mingaladon, Burma. SOC Jul 26, 1945
92288 (MSN 12072) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF as FL644 at RAF Nassau Jan 20, 1944. ACSEA Apr 27, 1944.
62 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. Crashed on takeoff, Imphal, India Feb 12, 1945.
92289 (MSN 12073) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. To RAF as FL645 Jan 5, 1944 at RAF Nassau. Diverted to
South African AF as 6823 Jan 31, 1944, no RAF service.
To ZS-DEO for Kiersley Airways Nov 8, 1950. To XY-ACN converted
to turbo DC-3 with parts from SAAF 6803. To ET-AGV for RRC Air
services. To Clareville AG Geneva Oct 21, 1985 and leased to Uganda
AF as 501 (Oct 25, 1985 to Jan 22, 1986). Stored at Addis Ababa Jan 25, 1986.
To US civil registry Aug 29, 1986 as N9700N. To Clareville AG and
transferred to Kenya as 5Y-BFO. In 1989 to ZS-MFY for Wonder Air.
In 1992 to Avia Air Charters, in 1998 to Speed Air Services. In 2001
operated by United Nations Humanitarian Air Services. Damaged in Sudan
but repaired and now (2004) registred to Turbine DC-3 Partnerships
(Rossair Holdings). Registration 5Y-DAK reserved 2004. Also listed as crashing Aug 16, 1972
into Bay of Bengal, Sandoway, Burma, but this was XY-ACM MSN 26979
92290 (MSN 12074) to USAAF Dec 14, 1943. To RAF as FL646 at RAF Nassau Jan 29, 1944. India Mar 4, 1944.
62 Sqdn RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF. SOC Jun 27, 1946, scrap
92291 (MSN 12075) to USAAF Dec 41, 1943. To RAF as FL647 at RAF Montreal Jan 28, 1944.
To G-AGIZ for BOAC Feb 12, 1944 and then leased to BEA Jun 22, 1949.
Pionair-Leopard "Sir Oliver Swann" . Damaged Nov 10, 1953. Sold to Field Aircraft services Ltd Feb 1, 1954
Rebuilt and to F-OAQJ Cie Cherifienne duj Pont Aerien bought May 11, 1954. Air Outre Mer.
To KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Jun 16, 1955 as PH-DAX. To civil registry as HK-524 Jun 17, 1955
(3 operators: Rutas Acreas SAM, Rutas Aeeas de Colombia (AVISPA), Asrovias Pilotos Asociados Medellin SA).
Went missing near Servania del Baudo, Colombia on flight from Bahia Solano Airport
to Quibdbo Airport Apr 22, 1962. 4 crew and 36 passengers killed. The wreckage was found 4 days later,
31 miles from the airport on Bonito Peak at an elevation of 2,400ft.
92292 (MSN 12076) to USAAF 10Dec43. Was to have gone to RAF as FL648 but NTU. Departed US 18Jan44. To RAAF as A65-30 18Jan44
3 AD 30Jan44. 14 RSU 10Feb44. 35 Sqn RAAF VH-CUB 20Feb44. To ANA for autopilot and hydraulic repairs 26Feb44
35 Sqn RAAF FD-U U on cockpit glazing 04Mar44. 4 AD 22Jul44. 35 Sqn RAAF 13Aug44. 34 Sqn RAAF 17Apr45
DAP RAAF 05Mar46. 1 AD RAAF 12Apr46. DAP RAAF 30May46. 1 AD RAAF 31Oct46. 36 Sqn RAAF 08Nov46.
2 CS RAAF 24Nov46. Toc 12Jul48. 1 AD RAAF Toc 06Oct50. ARDU RAAF 02Aug51
converted to navigational trainer 24Nov51. ARDU RAAF 07Mar52. DAP RAAF 07Mar52 . SoAN RAAF 25Sep52
DAP RAAF 14Sep55. 1 AD RAAF 08Mar56. SoN RAAF 09Apr56. RAAF Base East Sale 25Feb58. 1 AD RAAF 17Jun64
Department of Foreign Affairs Australian Aid as VH-AIC 11Jan71. KAKP 16Nov71 Air America Phnom Penh Station Sep73.
Did not escape to Thailand when Cambodia fell to the Khmer Rouge forces of Pol Pot 1975
92293 (MSN 12077) to USAAF Nov 10, 1943. To RAF as FL649 at RAF Dorval Dec, 5, 1943. 511 Sqdn RAF Dec, 1943.
525 Sqdn RAF. Transferred to BOAC May 15, 1946 as G-AHDB. To BEA Sep 3, 1946. Broken up for spares
at Speke in 1946.
92294 (MSN 12079) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FL650. Diverted to RCAF Jan 31, 1944, no RAF service.
Crashed Nov 6, 1944.
92295 (MSN 12080) to USAAF Nov 1943. To RAF as FL651 in UK Jan 17, 1944. Returned to USAAF Jun 14, 1944.
To 7500 Air Base Group 1955 to May 1956. To Vietnam AF, to Cambodia AF Sep 21, 1971.
92296 (MSN 12081) to uSAAF Nov 17, 19043. To RAF as Dakota III FL652 at RAF Montreal Dec 4, 1943.
To UK Dec 16, 1943. 109 OTU RAF Aug 29, 1944. 138 CU RAF. DBR when the aircraft stalled and crash
landed shortly after takeoff at Cosby-On-Eden, Cumberland, UK at RAF training base on Dec 31, 1945
92297 (MSN 12082) to USAAF Nov 17, 1943. To RAF as FZ548 at RAF Montreal Dec 15, 1943. 512 Sqdn RAF UK Jan 25, 1944.
Air Command, South East Asia 15Apr44; No.62 Squadron, Agartala, India.
Detailed on 11th June 1944 to carry Army reinforcements to Imphal, India, the aircraft failed to
arrive at its destination. The crashed aircraft was located in the Karimganj (Silchar) area in the
province of Assam. It was in a ploughed paddy field and was fully immersed in water at a depth of 10 feet.
All the crew were killed together with the 23 Army personnel on board.
92298 (MSN 12083) to USAAF Nov 17, 1943. To RAF as FZ549 at RAF Montreal Dec 24, 1943. 271 Sqdn RAF UK Jan 25, 1944.
24 Sqdn RAF Aug 14 1944. 1336 TCU RAF Aug 22, 1945. 1381 TCU RAF Mar 11, 1946. 22 MI Oct 24 1946.
Returned to USAAF Jan 10, 1947 (must have been a paper transaction).
To KLM Nov 20, 1946. To PH-TDV Jun 13, 1947, To PH-UEV Rijksluchtvaartdienst Sep 27, 1950, To PH-TDV
again Jun 30, 1950. To PH-TDN KLM Jun 30, 1953, PH-DAV reregistered
May 5, 1954. Sold via Flvrederi, Norway as I-TAVE Itavia Jun 13, 1962 Handley Page Ltd (trade-in on Herald).
Keegan Avi delivered Feb 28 1964. CX-BDA PLUNA delivered Jul 18, 1964 as I-TAVE. Used for spares only.
92299 (MSN 12084) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. To RAF as FZ550 at RAF Montreal Dec 19, 1943. UK 512 Sqdn RAF Jan 31, 1944.
ACSEA Apr 11, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF. Crashed on takeoff, Agartala, Burma Aug 24, 1944.
92300 (MSN 12085) to USAAAF Nov 22, 1943. To RAF as FZ551 at RAF Montreal Dec 19, 1943. 267 Sqdn RAF.
Middle East Jan 16, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF. India Feb 22, 1945. 352 MU RAF.
Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947, to VT-DAY of Anand Kumar and Co registered Jan 30, 1949, to
Kalinga Airlines registered Mar 1949. Sold in 1950 to owner in Burma as XY-ACG. To Burmese AF as UBT-707,
later 5707. W/o May 8, 1962 at Mong PA US Liao, Burma.
92301 (MSN 12086) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. To RAF as FZ552 at RAF Montreal Dec 17 1943. 271 Sqdn RAF Feb 14, 1944.
Crashed at Collingbourne, Wiltshire, UK during glider-towing exercise Apr 17, 1944.
92302 (MSN 12087) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. to RAF for MAAF as FZ553 at RAF Montreal Dec 15, 1943.
Middle East Jan 8 1944. 28 Sqdn SAAF. 96 Sqdn RAF. ACSEA 1945. SOC Oct 4, 1945.
92303 (MSN 12089) to USAAF Nov 24, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as FZ554 at RAF Montreal Dec 19, 1943.
353 Sqdn RAF Dec 19, 1943. Middle East Jan 18, 1944. ACSEA 1945. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947. To VT-CIJ Orient AAV Feb 13, 1947, reregisted VT-CPH 1947 but NTU. To AP-AAH Pakistani
International Airlnes "City of Jessore" Apr 1, 1955. Crashed Mar 26 1965, Lowery Pass, NW Pakistan.
92304 (MSN 12090) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as FZ555 at RAF Montreal Dec 15, 1943.
Middle East Dec 31, 1943. Transferred to South African AF Oct 4, 1945
with serial 6866. ZS-DBL NTU. ZS-DCA Acf Operating Co of Africa registered Dec 7, 1948. To G-AANT Field
Aircraft Services Ltd, NTU but used for one flight. To F-OAPI Air Outre Mer registered Mar 25, 1954.
To ZS-DCA again with Alricair Pty Lt Mar 15, 1945. VP-YSK WENELA registered Oct 28, 1960.
Rhodesian Air Services (Pvt) LTtd.
92305 (MSN 12091) to RAF as FZ556. RAF Montreal Dec 19, 1943. UK Jan 31, 1944. ACSEA Apr 15, 1944. SOC Jul 5, 1945.
92306 (MSN 12092) to RCAF as FZ557. To RCAF Monteal Dec 27, 1943. 32 OTU Jan 5, 1944. India Apr 29, 1944. SOC Feb 19, 1946.
To Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TDS Jul 25, 1946. To CF-QBF with Quebecair Oct 10, 1956. Reregistered CF-QBF
Oct 24, 1956. W/o in hangar fire Jul 13, 1958 at Rimouski, Quebec. RAF record card says aircraft SOC Feb 19, 1946
92307 (MSN 12093) to RCAF as FZ558. Diverted to RCAF, no RAF
service. RCAF Patricia Bay Dec 25, 1943. 32 OTU Jan 5, 1944. SOV Mar 2, 1946 and to War Assets Corp (Canada).
To Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TDT Sep 28, 1946. Matane Air Services Dec 1, 1961. To N7709 H. O. Rich, Miami, FL
Oct 1966. Universal Air Leaxing Co, Grand Blanc, MI Apr 9169. Tucker Enterprises Inc, Wilmington, DE t/a Palme
Tree AfW Jul 1970. Derelict Nassau, Bahamas 1971.
92308 (MSN 12094) to RAF as FZ559. RAF Nassau Jan 12, 1944. SEAAC Apr 29, 1944. 3 PTS. Crashed into hill while flying
low, Pindi Khut, Punjab Apr 30, 1946.
92309 (MSN 12095) to RAF as FZ560. RAF Montreal Dec 10, 1943. UK 512 SQ Dec 31, 1943. ATTDU Feb 6 1944.
1 PTS Apr 22, 1944. 22 MU Nov 22, 1946. PP Air Tpt Jan 21, 1947. Returned to USAAF
Mar 3, 1947. To G-AJNR Air Transport Assoc Ltd Apr 10, 1947, R. K. Dundas Ltd Jun 11, 1947. To VH-COK Indian
National Airlines Aug 27, 1947. DBF Feb 8, 1952 Baghdogra Airport, Silguri, West Bengal, India
92310 (MSN 12096) to RAF as FZ561. RAF Monteal Dec 23, 1943. To BOAC Jan 12, 1944 as G-AGIU, leased to BEA Feb 25, 1946
bought Sep 3, 1946. Pionair "Edward Busk" Aug 30, 1951. Min of Avn Mar 17, 1951. To owner in Mali as TZ-ABB (registration
CT-ABB originally allocated but NTU) Mar 1961. G-AGIU allocated for delivery Mar 27, 1961.
92311 (MSN 12097) was to have gone to RAF as FZ562, but went to NEIAF as DT-940, callsign VH-RDJ To KNILM Apr 1, 1948 as PK-RDJ.
To Indonesian AF (AURI) as T-440
92312 (MSN 12099) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. To RAF as FZ564 at RAF Montreal Dec 22, 1943. 1 PTS UK Jan 11, 1944
CRD at RAE Jan 25, 1944. Defford Mar 15, 1944. A&AEE Sep 17, 1945. Field Aircraft Services May 20, 1947.
Returned to USAAF May 28, 1947. To F-BEIQ Air Maroc registered Jun 17, 1948. To CF-FAJ Maritime Central
Airways bought Feb 15, 1952. Eastern Province AfW 1963. DBR Apr 3, 1965 St Pierre et Miquelon.
92313 (MSN 12100) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. Was to have gone to RAF as FZ565. Crashed Dec 16, 1943 in USA before
delivery to RAF
92314 (MSN 12101) to USAAF Nov 24, 1943. to RAF as FZ566 at RAF Montreal Dec 15, 1943. UK 1 PTS RAF
Dec 31, 1943. 22 MU RAF Nov 26, 1946. AV Air Tpt, Johannesburg Dec 12, 1946. Returned to USAAF Aug 6, 1947.
Scottish Aviation LTd Aug 8, 1947. To Air Algerie Mar 8, 1948 as F-BCYO. Crashed Jan 8, 1949 in
landing at Lyons, France. All survived.
92315 (MSN 12102) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. To RAF as FZ567 Dec 17, 1943. To BOAC as G-AGIY Feb 7, 1944. DBR on landing
at El Adem, Libya Mar 23, 1946
92316 (MSN 12103) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. To RAF as FZ568 at RAF Dorval Dec 17, 1943. UK 512 Sqnd RAF Jan 13, 1944.
ACSEA. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947. VT-CZC H. H. Vijay Raja Scindia of Gwalior Aug 1, 1950.
Jiyaja Rao Cotton Mills Ltd Sep 29, 1961. Bharat Commerce and Industries Ltd Aug 24, 1962.
To Jamair of Jamnagar, India in 1969 as VT-CZC. Crashed on takeoff from New Delhi's Safdarjang Airport
Dec 5, 1970. No. 2 engine failed on takeoff due to fuel starvation. A right
turn was made after lifting off, but the crew lost control and crashed. 5 of 16 onboard killed.
92317 (MSN 12104) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. To RAF as FZ569 at RAF Montreal Dec 22, 1943. 512 Sdn RAF Jan 19, 1944.
ACSEA Apr 21 1944. 3 PTS RAF. Returned to USAAF Nov 27, 1947, to FLC
92318 (MSN 12105) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. To RAF as FZ570 at RAF Montreal Dec 17, 1943. Middle East Jan 18, 1944.
To 28 Sq South African AF Feb 13, 1944. DBR when struck while parked by USAAF aircraft at Maison Blanche,
Algeria Nov 10, 1946
92319 (MSN 12106) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. To RAF as FZ571 at RAF Patricia Bay Jan 4, 1944. Diverted to RCAF Jan 7 1944,
no RAF service. RCAF 32 OTU Jan 7, 1944. SOC Dec 1945. To Trans Canada Airways as CF-TDU Oct 30, 1946.
To CF-TDU Oct 30, 1946. To Frontier Airlines as N4991E "Sunliner Omaha" Sep 16, 1958. Colorado National
Bank Exec Investment Co, Lousiville KY Aug 6, 1968. Jack Richards Aircraft Co, Inc Oklahoma City, OK 1971.
L Overturf, Mena, AR 1975 W. C. Dause, Granger, Ut Jan 26, 1976. W. C.Dause, Jr Acampo, CA Sep 22, 1982.
92320 (MSN 12107) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. To RAF as FZ572 Dec 24, 1943. Diverted to South African AF Jan 31, 1944 as
6821, no RAF service. 5 Wg. To ZS-BXF South African AAV "Kiapperkop" Aug 16, 1948. Later "Vasperade".
To SAAF as 6888 Feb 8, 1971. 44 Sq Sep 1972. Preserved at SAAF Museum.
92321 (MSN 12109) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. To RAF for MAAF as FZ574 at RAF Montreal Dec 17, 1943. MAC Jan 2, 1944.
To 28 Sq South African AF. DBR when bellylanded after
engine cut on approach to Maison Blanche, Algeria Sep 19, 1944.
92322 (MSN 12110) to USAAF Nov 26, 1943. Was to have gone to RAF as FZ575. Diverted to RCAF Dec 25, 1943, no
RAF service. 32 OTU Jan 5, 1944. SOC Dec 5, 1945. To Trans Canada Airways as CF-TDV Jun 12, 1946. To N9123R Remmert
Werner Inc Sep 1, 1961. Charlotte Aircraft Corp. To OB-R-810 Trans-Peruana de Avn SA "Liliana" Oct 13, 1965. NLR
92323 (MSN 12111) to USAAF Nov 26, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FZ576. Diverted to RCAF Dec 27, 1943,
no RAF service. 32 OTU Jan 5, 1944. Overshot Port Hardy Airport, BC, Canada 4/19/44.
92324 (MSN 12112) to USAAF Nov 28, 1943. Was to have gone to RAF as FZ577. Diverted to South African AF Jan 25, 1944
with serial 6816. No RAF service. W/o May 6, 1964
92325 (MSN 12113) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. To RAF as FZ578 at RAF Montreal Jan 7, 1944. UK Apr 10, 1944.
107 OTU May 16, 1944. 1333 TSCU May 1945. 22 MU Jul 6, 1946. Returned to USAAF Nov 8, 1946.
By 1954 was CX-AGE of Primeras Lineas Uruguaya de Navigacion Aerea (PLUNA). Crashed Oct 9, 1962 on takeoff at
Montevideo, Uruguay. 10 lost.
92326 (MSN 12114) to USAAF Dec 13, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ579 Jan 19, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. 53 Sqdn RAF.
141 RSU RAF. Returned to USAAF Nov 27, 1947
92327 (MSN 12115) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. To RAF as FZ580 Jan 6, 1944. Diverted to SAAF Feb 13, 1944 with serial
6820, no RAF service. To N192RD, converted to Turbo DC-3. Current 2011.
92328 (MSN 12116) to USAAF Nov 30, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FZ581 Jan 8, 1944. Diverted to RCAF,
no RAF service. W/o at Patricia Bay, BC, Canada Feb 26, 1944.
92329 (MSN 12117) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. 5th AF, 374th TCB, , 6th TCG lost Jun 27, 1944. MACR 12789l
Also reported as going to USSR Jan 4, 1944
92330 (MSN 12119) to USAAF Nov 30, 1943, to USSR Jan 2, 1944
92331 (MSN 12120) to USAAF Nov 30, 1943, to USSR Dec 24, 1943
92332 (MSN 12121) to USAAF Dec 2, 1943, to USSR Dec 30, 1943
92333 (MSN 12122) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943, to USSR Dec 30, 1943
92334 (MSN 12123) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943, to USSR Jan 26, 1944
92335 (MSN 12124) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943, to USSR Jan 26, 1944
92336 (MSN 12125) to USAAF Dec 3, 1943, to USSR Jan 24, 1944
92337 (MSN 12126) to USAAF Dec 3, 1943, to USSR Jan 5, 1944
92338 (MSN 12127) to USAAF Dec 8, 1943, to USSR Jan 5, 1944
92339 (MSN 12129) to USAAF Dec 7, 1943, to USSR Jan 5, 1944
92340 (MSN 12130) to USAAF Nov 6, 1943, to USSR Jan 4, 1944
92341 (MSN 12131) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943, to USSR Jan 4, 1944
92342 (MSN 12132) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943, to USSR Jan 2, 1944
92343 (MSN 12133) to USAAF Dec 2, 1943, to USSR Jan 5, 1944
92344 (MSN 12134) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943, to USSR Jan 5, 1944
92345 (MSN 12135) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943, to USSR Jan 13, 1944
92346 (MSN 12136) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943, to USSR Jan 17, 1944
92347 (MSN 12137) to USAAF Dec 14, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ582 Jan 10, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF.
Destroyed by fire after undercarriage collapsed on landing, Clydesdale Strip,
Burma May 12, 1944.
92348 (MSN 12139) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FZ584 Feb 6, 1944. 62 Sqdn RAF.
Diverted to RCAF. RCAF record card says that it crashed near Karimganj Jul 5, 1944. Other
records say that it went to TCA as CF-TDW 1946. To Frontier
Airlines as N4992E
92349 (MSN 12140) to USAAF Dec 14, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ585 Jan 15, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF.
Crashed near Shongsphel, Burma Jul 31, 1944. Found on Mar 3, 1945. There is a reference to the plane being
PP-AXF of Empresa de Transportes Aerovias Brasil S.A. in 1954.
92350 (MSN 12141) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FZ586 Feb 8, 1944. Diverted to RCAF, no RAF
service. To TCA as CF-TDX 1946. To Frontier Airlines as N4996E 'Sunliner Kansas City' Sep 16, 1958.
Current 2011.
92351 (MSN 12142) to USAAF Dec 12, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ587 Jan 8, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. 1334 CU RAF.
Transferred to Indian government Jan 30, 1947. To N9083C. To VT-DGX Jun 1945. To VR-AAJ. to VT-DGX
again Dec 16, 1960. W/o at Sela, India Sep 21, 1962.
92352 (MSN 12143) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. To RAF as FZ588 but NTU. To 8th AF Mar 26, 1944. 9th AF. Salvaged
92353 (MSN 12144) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ589 Jan 17, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF. 215 Sqdn RAF.
Transferred to Indian Government Jan 30, 1947. Transferred to Indian AF as
VP912 Nov 28, 1946
92354 (MSN 12145) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. to RAF in India as FZ590 Jan 12, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF.
Flew into high ground during supply dropping mission over Burma Mar 27, 1944.
92355 (MSN 12146) to USAAF Dec 19, 1943. to RAF in UK as FZ591 Jan 24, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF. 107 OTU RAF.
1333 CU RAF. Returned to USAAF May 9, 1947. To Scottish Aviation Ltd Mar 20, 1947.
92356 (MSN 12147) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ592 Jan 22, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF, 48 Sqdn RAF.
1336 CU RAF. 1381 CU RAF. Returned to USAAF Oct 19, 1946.
To PP-ACC, to Aerovias Brazil (REAL Transportes Aereos) as PP-AXF. To Brazilian AF as FAB 2077.
To Rondonia Industria y Comercio (RICO Taxi Aereo) as PT-KVT May 13, 1960. W/o Nov 13, 1979 near Cascavel, Parana,
Brazil.
92357 (MSN 12149) to USAAF Dec 16, 143. To RAF in India as FZ594 Jan 29, 1944. !94 Sqdn RAF. SOC Aug 31, 1944
92358 (MSN 12150) to uSAAF Dec 7, 1943. To RAF in India as Dakota III FZ595 Jan 30, 1944. 52 Sqdn RAF.
194 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF Jul 25, 1946. To Thai AF postwar. To Siamese Airways in
1948 as HF-SAF. W/o Aug 2, 1951 at Bah Fai Airfield, Hau Hin, Thailand.
92359 (MSN 12151) to USAAF Dec 6, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FZ596 Jan 8, 1944. Diverted to RCAF as 596,
No RAF service. Lost at sea Aug 22, 1944
92360 (MSN 12152) to USAAF Dec 18, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ597 Jan 24, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF.
Crashed after breaking up in cloud 11 miles NE of Mohavia, India Aug 4, 1944.
92361 (MSN 12153) to USAAF Dec 17, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ598 Jan 19, 1944. 62 Sqdn RAF.
Crashed on takeoff, Comilla, Burma Jun 23, 1944.
92362 (MSN 12154) to UJSAAF Dec 13, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ599 Jan 20, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF.
Flew into hill in cloud near Ampi, Assam, India May 5, 1944
92363 (MSN 12155) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ600 Jan 24, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF.
Flew into hill in cloud near Kohima dropping zone in Burma Jun 19, 1944.
92364 (MSN 12156) to USAAF Dc 27, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ601 Jan 30, 1944 at RAF Montral. 271 Sqdn RAF Feb 26, 1944.
No.44 Maintenance Unit , RAF Kinnell 15Apr46;
RAF record card states that the plane was relegated to ground instructional airframe
with serial 6360M Jun 13, 1947. Other records say that it went to 4th Transport Brigade, BAOR, Germany;
Sobelair "Kindu" 29Jan47; Registered OO-SBA, cancelled 7Jan56. To OE-FDA, cancelled 7Jan56;
Airtaco/Dagens Nyheter 6Jan56; Registered SE-CBZ 16Feb56; Linieflyg 14Apr57; Registration cancelled 30Dec57;
Crashed 2May59 Alfabia Peak, Majorca, Balearic Islands. The DC-3 was on a return trip to Palma when it
took off again for Vienna after 90-minute stopover. The flight reported at 3000 feet and was then
instructed to report at FL90 or when leaving the Palma area. Just two minutes later the aircraft
struck Alfabia Peak at 3300 feet.
(Note: Belgian records give msn 12156, whereas 12210 is given on the RAF card as sold to Sobelair).
92365 (MSN 12157) to USAAF Dec 7, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ602 Jan 8, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF.
Transferred to Indian AF as VP913 Nov 28, 1946
92366 (MSN 12159) to USAAF Dec 18, 1943. To RAF as FZ604 Dec 25, 1943. Diverted to South African AF
as 6817, no RAF service. To Field Aircraft Services, Ltd as G-ALCA Jun 1948.
To AP-ABW Aug 29, 1948. To G-ALCA again Sep 20, 1948. To AP-ABW again Oct 7, 1948. To CF-GXE Jun 8, 1953.
W/o Apr 12, 1961 at St Johns, Canada.
92367 (MSN 12160) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. To RAF as FZ605 Dec 24, 1943. Diverted to SAAF with serial
6825, no RAF service. Converted in 1993 to C-47TP turboprop configuration and still on active service
in Feb 2008.
92368 (MSN 12161) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. To RAF as FZ606 Jan 27, 1944. Diverted to SAAF Feb 27, 1944 with serial
6826, no RAF service. To ZS-DFN Sep 7, 1951. To KA-DFN Oct 1961. W/o Dec 1961 at Kolwezi, Katanga
92369 (MSN 12162) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. To RAF as FZ607 Jan 30, 1944 at RAF Montreal. 271 Sqdn RAF Feb 12, 1944.
436 Sqdn RAF Oct 7, 1945. No.22 Maintenance Unit, RAF Silloth, Cumberland 24Oct46; VIP Services 20Dec46.
Returned to USAAF Jan 10, 1947. Sold to Payloads Charter Co Feb 24, 1947 registered as G-AJGX Feb 24, 1947.
To British Aviation Service Ltd Oct 16, 1947. Sold to Technical and Aeronautical Exploitations (TAE) Nov 5, 1947
cancelled 5Nov47 on export to Greece; registered as SX-BAI. christened at a celebration on 31Aug47, attended
by King Paul; W/o when it crashed into a mountain 30 km (18.8 mls) NE of Athens, Greece
Jun 6, 1949 at Malakasa, Attica, Greece.
92370 (MSN 12163) to USAAF Dec 14, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ608 Jan 19, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF.
Transferred to Indian government Jan 30, 1947. To VT-CNZ Aug 9, 1947.
92371 (MSN 12164) to USAAF Dec 22, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ609 Jan 24, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. 109 OTU RAF.
1383 CU RAF. Returned to USAAF Oct 26, 1946. To Spanish civil registry as EC-EAC, then
EC-ACL (NTU). To Spanish AF as T.3-1. W/o Tenerife North, Canary Islands Mar 17, 1964
92372 (MSN 12165) to USAAF Dec 20, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ610 Jan 22, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF.
Flew into high ground in cloud near Tealing, Scotland Jul 26, 1944
92373 (MSN 12166) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. to RAF as FZ611 Jan 5, 1944. Diverted to SAAF as 6819 Feb 7, 1944,
no RAF service. To ZS-BXI May 2, 1949 "Elandskop" of South African Airways. To VP-KNU of East
African Airways. Jul 16, 1956. To ZS-BXI again Oct 12, 1956. To SAAF as 6886 Feb 89, 1971.
To N8241T. To N8194Z Jul 14, 1998. Fuselage stored outside at Wonderboom, N of Pretoria,
South Africa, awaiting turboprop conversion. Current 2011.
92374 (MSN 12167) to USAAF Dec 17, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ612 Jan 24, 3944. 194 Sqdn RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF>
31 Sqdn RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF. 215 Sqdn RAF. Transferred to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
92375 (MSN 12169) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ614 Jan 10, 1944. 2781 Sqdn RAF.
To BOAC as G-AGJU May 28, 1944.. DBR while landing Jan 3, 1947, Whitchurch, Bristol, UK.
92376 (MSN 12170) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ615 Jan 22, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. SOC Jun 24, 1946
92377 (MSN 12171) to USAAF Dec 27, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ616 Jan 7, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. 575 Sqdn RAF.
194 Sqdn RAF, 353 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. Transferred to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
92378 (MSN 12172) to USAAF Jan 6, 1944. To RAF as FZ617 Jan 30, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF.
RAF records say transferred to BOAC May 4, 1944 as G-AGJT. British CAA records show
identity PH-AZT between FZ617 and G-AGJT, and date of
registration of G-AGJT as May 15, 1944. Registration G-AGJT
cancelled when sold to Dutch user as PH-TBA Jan 8, 1946. Then OO-TBA, then to PH-TBA again Jun 10, 1948.
To N. V. Frits Diepen Vliegtuigen Apr 1948 as PH-TBF Jul 3, 1948. Sold to
Mallard Air Service as N94530 Jan 1951. to N3BA Jun 2, 1979. Current 2011.
92379 (MSN 12173) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FZ618 Jan 8, 1944. RAF record card
says that the plane was trensferred to BOAC as G-AGJS
Jan 28, 1944. British CAA records show an identity of PH-AZS
between FZ618 and G-AGJS and date of registration of G-AGJS
as Mar 2, 1944. Registered to Royal Dutch Airlines as
PH-AZA "Spreeluw". Reregistered as G-AGJS Mar 2, 1944.
Registration cancelled Jan 25, 1946 and then to NEIAF as NL-204.
Then to KLM as PH-TAZ. To India Nov 14, 1950. To Indonesian AF as T-482
92380 (MSN 12174) Lend-Lease to RAF as FZ619; not taken up, retained by USAAF. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44.
304th Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488).
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to
Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44.
Weston Zoyland (Station 447) Jun44. Peray (A-44), France Oct44. Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24),
France Nov44. Crash landed near the Seine river, France 30Dec44.
92381 (MSN 12175) to USAAF Dec 27, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ620 Jan 15, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF.
Crashed after crew abandoned aircraft after flak hit Sep 21, 1944 Arnheim, Netherlands.
92382 (MSN 12176) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. Lend-Lease to RAF as FZ621; not taken up, retained by USAAF.
Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488).
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to
Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44.
9th AF. Registered 21 Sep 1946 OK-WDC#03 Czechoslovakian State Airlines, w/o Dec 4, 1948
Praha LKPR, cancelled Feb 2, 1949.
92383 (MSN 12177) to USAAF Dec 23, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ622 Jan 25, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. 1336 CU RAF.
To G-AHDA registered to Railway Air Services in May 1945, to spares. WFU Apr 8, 1947.
92384 (MSN 12179) to USAAF Dec 27, 1943. to RAF in UK as FZ623 Jan 22, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF. 1383 CU RAF
1381 CU RAF. WFU Apr 24, 1947.
92385 (MSN 12180) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ624 Jan 24, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF. 10 Sqdn RAF.
1336 CU RAF. To British European Airways as G-AGZB Mar 3, 1946,
then to Channel Airways. Crashed in fog May 6, 1962, Ventnor, Isle of Wight, UK.
92386 (MSN 12181) to USAAF Dec 20, 1943. to RAF in UK as FZ625 Jan 24, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. 1336 CU RAF.
Became PH-TDY Jul 3, 1947. To LN-PAS "Norse Carrier" of Braathens S. A. F. E Air
Transport A/S Jul 11, 1947. W/o Mar 5, 1964 on takeoff at Oslo (Fornebu), Norway. All survived.
92387 (MSN 12182) to USAAF Dec 20, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ626 Jan 19, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. 107 OTU RAF.
271 Sqdn RAF. Shot down at Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 19, 1944.
92388 (MSN 12183) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ627 Jan 8, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. 62 Sqn RAF.
31 SQDN raf. 353 Sqdn RAF. To Indian AF as IAF VP914 Sep 25, 1947. To PH-NCR, to TF-ISA for Icelandair
Flugfelag Islands (Airline). W/o Feb 23, 1967 when it was DBR at Danmarkshavn, Greenland
92389 (MSN 12184) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ628 Jan 30, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. 187 Sqdn RAF.
525 Sqdn RAF. 1383 CU RAF. WFU Dec 19, 1946. To PH-NZR in 1946 but NTU. to TF-ISA Jun Jun 11, 1949.
S/o at Kanmarkshavn, Greenland Feb 23, 1967.
92390 (MSN 12185) to USAAF JAN 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ629 at RAF MontrealJan 8, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF
Feb 14, 1944. 107 (Transport) Operational Training Unit, RAF Leicester East 21May44.
No.24 Squadron 17Aug44; No.1381 (Transport) Conversion Unit, RAF Bramcote; No.22 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Silloth, Cumberland 4May46; WFU. Foreign Liquidation Commission; Sobelair 28Sep46;
Registration OO-SBA assigned, not taken up due bad condition of airframe
92391 (MSN 12186) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ630 Jan 8, 1944. WFU. To G-AGIW Feb 2, 1944.
W/o Oct 13, 1950 at Mill Hill, London, UK
92392 (MSN 12187) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ631 at RAF Montreal Jan 9, 1944. intended for
Air Chief Marshal Tedder, Supreme Commander Middle East Air Forces; modified for VIP use by Scottish Aviation,
Prestwick, Scotland 18Jan44; used by General Wilson, C-in-C, Middle East; named “Freedom”; Algiers,
Algeria; Naples, Italy; used to carry King George VI and Winston Churchill to Italy Jul-Aug44;
No.24 Squadron, Hendon Dec44; ACSEA Communications Squadron 12Sep46; CS RAF. 48 Sqdn RAF.
Became VH-EAN Apr 18, 1949.. Apr 11, 1956 with Qantas Empire Airways Ltd. reregistered VH-EBU 20Jan58.
Trans Australia Airlines 1 Sep66; reregistered VH-SBD 8Dec69; Air Niugini 1Nov73; registered P2-SBD
To P2-SBD. Reregistered P2-ANO Dec 11, 1975. wfu 31Jul77; stored Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea Oct79;
To N5590C Mar 13, 1980. (Red Cross work in Thailand); cancelled 5Nov81 on export to Australia.
Preserved at Cairns, Australia VH-BPA.
92393 (MSN 12189) to USAAF Dec 27, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ632 Jan 9, 1944. 45 Gp RAF. Crashed off Azores
Jan 17, 1944.
92394 (MSN 12190) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ633 Jan 8, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. 24 Sqdn RAF. 1382 CU RAF.
WFU Jul 17, 1946. To PP-JAC Mar 11, 1947. To PP-YPV Dec 1950 of S.A. Transportes Aereos REAL.
To Argentine AF as FAA T-22 1961. WFU 1968.
92395 (MSN 12191) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. To RAF as FZ634 May 22, 1944, diverted to RCAF as FZ634.
To TCA as CF-TDY 1946. To N4997E with Frontier
Airlines Nov 6, 1958. W/o Mar 18, 1965 at Clarenvillem, Canada.
There is an accident report that has the plane overshooting the
runway at Medford AAF, OR and nosing into ditch Jan 6, 1944
92396 (MSN 12192) to USAAF Jan 5, 19044. To RCAF as FZ635 Jan 9, 1944. Diverted to RCAF.
To TCA as CF-TDZ May 1, 1946 1946, later CF-DTV,
later C-FDTV, then XA-RZF, Registered Dec 2005 to California-Pacifico as
XA-UDY. Current 2010.
92397 (MSN 12193) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. To RAF in UK as FZ636 Jan 22, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. 107 OTU RAF.
24 Sqdn RAF. 575 Sqdn RAF. WFU. To VT-CHE Jan 21, 19478. To Indian AF as BJ621 Mar 24, 1962.
92398 (MSN 12194) to USAAF Dec 25, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ637 Jan 12, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. 107 OTU RAF.
24 Sqdn RAF. W/o Nov 30, 1944 at Lagens, Azores.
92399 (MSN 12195) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. to RAF in UK as Dakota III FZ638 Jan 9, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. WFU.
Then to BOAC as G-AGJV Jun 2, 1944. Transferred to BEA and named "John Porte".
Registration cancelled Mar 3, 1980 on sale to owner in British
Virgin Islands as VP-LVM Feb 16, 1980.
92400 (MSN 12196) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. tT RAF in UK as FZ639 Jan 31, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. 437 Sqdn RAF.
WFU Dec 19, 1946. To CF-GJZ Dec 13, 1948. To N510Z Sep 3, 1964. To N755VM Mar 1967. Current 2011.
92401 (MSN 12197) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ640 Jan 11, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. 575 Sqdn RAF.
92402 (MSN 12199) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ641 Jan 8, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. WFU Jun 1, 1944.
To G-AGJW Jun 1, 1944. To Ghana as 9G-AAD Jul 9, 1969. To Biafra AF Jun 15, 1967. W/o at Part Harcourt, Biafra
Aug 1967.
92403 (MSN 12200) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. To RAF in India as FZ642 Jan 24, 1904. FE RAF. WFU Jul 6, 1944.
92404 (MSN 12201) to USAAF Jan 12, 1944. To RAF in India as FZ643 Jan 12, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF.
To Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
92405 (MSN 12202) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ644 Jan 19, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF.
W/o Aug 24, 1944 near Imphal in Burma. 6 killed.
92406 (MSN 12203) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. To RAF in India as FZ645 Jan 25, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF.
SOC Apr 26, 1945
92407 (MSN 12204) to USAAF Dec 25, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ646 Jan 11, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF. WFU Apr 26, 1945.
To YS-38 Jul 17, 1946
92408 (MSN 12205) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. To RAF as FZ647 Jan 27, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. WFU Jul 25, 1946.
To TC-ECE of Devlet Hava Yollari Jul 25, 1946. To ET-ABY Aug 11, 1966, To C9-STF, delivered Apr 1991
to Scan Transportes Aereos Maputo and WFU in 19967. Preserved at Ratanga Junction Amusement Park,
Cape Town, South Africa.
92409 (MSN 12206) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. To RAF in India as FZ648 Jan 9, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF.
W/o in takeoff accident Jul 9, 1945 at Kangla Field, India
92410 (MSN 12207) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. To RAF in UK as FZ649 Jan 24, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF
W/o Wesel, Germany Mar 24, 1945.
92411 (MSN 12209) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ650 Jan 30, 1944. ATTDU RAF. TCDU RAF. WFU.
To G-AJRX Jun 9, 1947, to VR-SCN Aug 6, 1947, to VR-RCN Sep 24, 1958, to 9M-ALN Jan 8, 1959,
to PK-AKR Mar 13, 1959. To PK-OBK. W/o at Pakanbaru, Indonesia Apr 28, 1981.
92412 (MSN 12210) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ651 Jan 30, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Feb 14, 1944.
1383 (Transport) Conversion Unit, RAF Crosby on Eden; No.512 Squadron 14Feb44; No.1383 No.22
Maintenance Unit, RAF Silloth, Cumberland 14May46; WFU May 14, 1946. Foreign Liquidation
Commission; Connor Aircraft 10Apr47; Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT) 2May47; registered YU-ACA in 1947.
then to Yemen Jan 1, 1974 as 4W-ABW. To ET-AHP Ethiopian Airlines May 16, 1981. Crashed on takeoff
due to a burst tire at Makale, Ethiopia 22Aug82
92413 (MSN 12211) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. Lease to RAF as FZ652; not taken up, retained by USAAF.
Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported
paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to
participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, \\
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44
To RFC Mar 16, 1946. Douglas Aircraft Corp 22Mar46 rebuilt as DC-3D c/n 43080 NC34917 H Vanderbilt 04Oct46
NC1622 TexasCO US 1946 N1822 Seaboard OilCO US of Delaware Nov53 Texaco Seaboard Inc
N770CC Monsanto Chemical Co, St Louis, MO Jun63 Mark Aero Inc N7007 Abney Mills, Greenwood, SC Oct70
N915BD A C Grant t/a Air ExecCO US 03Jul74. J Webb N15HC Horizon Properties Feb 1975.
Crashed Houston, TX US 01Feb75
92414 (MSN 12212) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Lend-Lease to RAF as FZ653; not taken up, retained by USAAF.
Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 303rd Troop Carrier Squadron 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488).
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate
in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Weston Zoyland (Station 447) Jun44. Damaged landing at Ramsbury (Station 469)
20Jun44. Peray (A-44), France Oct44. 305th Troop Carrier Squadron. Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France Nov44.
Damaged by friendly fire at Gravesend, Kent 15Mar45. Missing 1945/46
92415 (MSN 12213) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. Lend-Lease to RAF as FZ654; not taken up,
retained by USAAF. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 303rd Troop Carrier Squadron [J7*P], 442nd Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Approaching the drop zone, the aircraft was hit by a 40mm flak shell,
damaging both engines. The aircraft began to lose altitude and drop back from the formation.
When the second engine failed, the aircraft was crash landed in a field at Montaigeu, northeast of
Valognes, knocking off the right wing [1POW:3EVD]. MACR 8879
42-92416/92572 Douglas C-47A-5-DK Skytrain
MSNs beginning with 12214 and going to 12387, with entries ending with '8" skipped.
92416 (MSN 12214) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF as FZ655 Jan 28, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. 347 Sqdn RAF.
MIA Oct 24, 1944 Antwerp, Belgium to UK
92417 (MSN 12215) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ656 Jan 24, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. 437 Sqdn RAF.
Shot down Sep 21, 1944 at Arnheim, Netherlands.
92418 (MSN 12216) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. Lend-Lease to RAF as FZ657; not taken up, retained by USAAF.
Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Ferried to
Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. WFU Jan 29, 1947
92419 (MSN 12217) to USAAF Jan 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota FZ658 Jan 27, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. 48 Sqdn RAF.
435 Sqdn RAF. 4367 Sqdn RAF. Transferred to RCAF as 992 Jun 2, 1946. Renumbered 12963 Jun 1970.
Preserved at National Air Force Museum of Canada as FZ658.
92420 (MSN 12219) to USAAF Jan 4, 1944. Lend-Lease to RAF as FZ659; not taken up,
retained by USAAF. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’
6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44.
WFU Jan 11, 1947
92421 (MSN 12220) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. To RAF as FZ660 Jan 28, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. 48 Sqdn RAF.
Relegated to ground instructional airframe with serial 6291M Mar 22, 1947. Presumably
subsequently scrapped.
92422 (MSN 12221) to USAAF Jan 2, 1944. Lend-Lease to RAF as FZ661; not taken up,
retained by USAAF. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 304th Troop Carrier Squadron. 442nd Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Weston Zoyland (Station 447) Jun44. Peray (A-44), France Oct44.
Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France Nov44. Crashed during a supply mission within the state of
Hesse, west-central Germany 6Apr45 [5KIA].
92423 (MSN 12222) to USAAF Dec 27, 1943. To RAF in UK as FZ662 Jan 22, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF. Trasnferred to
BOAC as G-AGZC Feb 18, 1946. Was to have become VT-CPN but
NTU, became AP-AAN Oct 1, 1947 instead. Later reverted to G-AGZC Sep 20, 1949, then
sold to owner in Mali as TZ-ABA Mar 6, 1961 (registration
CT-AAA originally reserved but NTU). WFU Apr 1971.
92424 (MSN 12223) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Lend-Lease to RAF as FZ663; not taken up,
retained by USAAF. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 304th Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Weston Zoyland (Station 447) Jun44. Peray (A-44), France Oct44.
Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France Nov44. Damaged landing at Saint-André-de-l'Eure 19Jan45.
WFU Dec 5, 1945.
92425 (MSN 12224) to USAAF Jan 4, 1944, to USSR Jan 18, 1944
92426 (MSN 12225) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944, to USSR Jan 31, 1944
92427 (MSN 12226) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944, to USSR Jan 30, 1944
92428 (MSN 12227) to USAAF Jan 8, 1944, to USSR Feb 1, 1944
92429 (MSN 12229) to USAAF Jan 6, 1944, to USSR Feb 1, 1944
92430 (MSN 12230) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944, to USSR Jan 18, 1944
92431 (MSN 12231) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944, to USSR Feb 9, 1944
92432 (MSN 12232) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944, to USSR Feb 14, 1944
92433 (MSN 12233) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944, to USSR Feb 9, 1944
92434 (MSN 12234) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944, to USSR Feb 10, 1944
92435 (MSN 12235) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944, to USSR Jan 19, 1944
92436 (MSN 12236) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944, to USSR Feb 9, 1944, the first delivered via Fairbanks, AK
92437 (MSN 12237) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944, to USSR Feb 9, 1944
92438 (MSN 12239) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944, to USSR Feb 18, 1944
92439 (MSN 12240) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944, to USSR Feb 4, 1944
92440 (MSN 12241) to USAAF Jan 15, 1944, to USSR Feb 5, 1944
92441 (MSN 12242) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944, to USSR Feb 11, 1944
92442 (MSN 12243) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944, to USSR Feb 7, 1944
92443 (MSN 12244) to USAAF Jan 15, 1944, to USSR Feb 4, 1944
92444 (MSN 12245) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944, to USSR Feb 24, 1944
92445 (MSN 12246) to USAAF Feb 9, 1944. To RAF in UK as FZ666 Feb 21, 1944. 233 Sqsdn RAF. 1333 CU RAF.
WFU Jul 17, 1946. Returned to USAAF Sep 24, 1946.
To Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolineas
Argentinas (ZONDA), registered as LV-ACN Nov 28, 1946, to Aerolineas
Aeroposta, to Aerolineas Argentinas. Suffered damage when it made
a forced landing in Gualeguaychu, Entre Rios Mar 18, 1952. To
LADE-Lineas Aereas del Estado (Fuerza Aerea Argentina). WFU
92446 (MSN 12247) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF in UK as FZ667 Feb 2, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF.
MIA Jun 7, 1944 (Normandy invasion)
92447 (MSN 12249) to USAAF 28Jan44. To RAAF as A65-38 14Feb44. 3 AD 18Feb42. DAT 33 Sqn RAAF yellow H
behind cockpit window VH-CUH 11Mar44. 38 Sqn coded H rear of cockpit framing. 7 AD RAAF 26Aug44.
PTU 02Sep44. 33 Sqn RAAF coded BT-K 22Oct44. takeoff accident Hayfield strip 12Sep45
12 RSU RAAF 24Sep45. Scrapped 12Dec45 fuselage extant into 1970's
92448 (MSN 12250) to USAAF 31Jan44. To RAAF as A65-34 08Feb44. 3 AD 16Feb44. 36 Sqn coded RE-R VH-CUF RAAF 25Feb44.
Crashed in western area of Walum and Malin Areas near Nazab, PNG 17Feb44. 6 killed 2 injured
92449 (MSN 12251) to USAAF Jan 10, 1944. Eighth Air Force 25Mar44.
442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. To FLC Jul 16, 1947.
To French civil registry as F-BEFB for Aigle-Azur Extreme-Orient. To
French AF May 1960 as 92449. Noted in Musee de l'Air, Paris 1988. In 2004 waas repainted
in fake colors and serial number. Now represents 42-100558 "Buzz Buggy"
92450 (MSN 12252) to USAAF 28Jan44. To RAAF as A65-35 09Feb44 (VH-CUI). 3 AD 16Feb44. 33 Sqn RAAF VH-CUI grey 36 inch
UI rear of both cockpits 31Jul44. 33 Sqn RAAF 12Aug44. Ran into ditch landing Sentani Strip Hollandia 26May45
pilot and crew uninjured. 13 ARD RAAF 29Oct45. 33 Sqn RAAF 06Dec45. DAP RAAF Parafield 01Mar46.
1 AD RAAF 27Jun46. AD 11Jul46. 37 Sqn RAAF 18Oct46. 87Sqn RAAF 06Nov46
ANA Pty Ltd 11Aug47 for £6250. To ANA 21Oct47 as VH-INA. With ANA "Bungana Pengana" VH-INI 15Dec48
Ansett ANA May57. Converted to Viewmaster Airlines of NSW Australia 1959
Crashed into the sea off Sydney 11Dec60 on training flight. 3 killed.
92451 (MSN 12253) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF in UK as FZ668 Feb 4, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF. 187 Sqdn RAF.
525 Sqdn RAF. WFu Jul 17, 1946. Returned to USAAF Sep 3, 1946. To CF-TER with Trans-Canada Air Lines Apr 3, 1947
then in December 1989 to C-FDTD with the Canadian Dept.of Transport. Ownership passed in July 1993 to the Air
and Space Museum of Quebec (Fondation Aerovision Quebec) but remains engineless in January 2014
on the site of the Saint-Hubert airport. As C-FDTD registered on May 1, 2019 to
Michael McBryan, Hay River, Northwest Teritories and
restored to airworthy condition with check flight taking place on June 6, 2019.
92452 (MSN 12254) to USAAF Jan 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III FZ669 Feb 10, 1944 at RAF Montreal. 233 Sqdn RAF
Feb 29, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 28, 1944. Transferred to Canadian government
Jun 16, 1946, To RCAF Aug 26, 1946. 1 ANS "VCDHQ 1952. To CAF Jul 1970, renumbered 12943. 429 Sqdn
at Saskatoon Mar 1975. Civilianised as C-GCXE with Aero Trades Western Ltd, Winnipeg.
Became HI-502, then HH-CMG. Preserved in Al Mahatta Museum at Sharjah painted as 'G-AMZZ'
92453 (MSN 12255) to USAAF Feb 9, 1944. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FZ670 Mar 24, 1944. 1680 FLt RAF Sep 11, 1944.
22 MU RAF Dec 2, 1946. Returned to USAAF Jul 17, 1947. To civil registry as F-BAXX Office du Commerce
Exterieur DE US Tunisie/ ta Tunis Air Jul 6, 1948,
TS-AXX Nov 1959, F-BJRY Air France May 31, 1961. Inst Aeron Amaury De US la Granoe (for gr training)
Merville Apr 21, 1969, N57927 Englert Inds 1974 Air Sales Inc, Miami, FL, C-GAXT Air Brazeau Inc Rouyon, PQW
Jun 17, 1975. St Louis Aviation Inc St Jean, PQ 1977. Boreas Intl Inc USA Feb 1979, TG-AFA Aviateca
Mar 22, 1979. Damaged Dec 3, 1981 by grenade at La Auror Apt, Guatemala. N326UN Trans World Shipping
Trading, Miami Springs, FL Aug 24, 1982. Reregistered N667H but NTU. Trans World Shipping Trading Oct 1983
92454 (MSN 12256) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FZ671 Feb 13, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944.
437 Sqdn RAF Sep 9, 1945. 435 Sqdn RAF. 436 Sqdn RAF May 17, 1946. Transferred to RCAF
Jun 23, 1946, later renumbered 12944 Jun 1970. WFU Nov 1990. On display at CFB Comox, British Columbia.
92455 (MSN 12257) to USAAF Feb 2, 1944. To RAF in UK as FZ672 Feb 29, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mr 13, 1944.
107 OTU RAF May 17, 1944. 1333 CU RAF. 22 MU RAF May 8, 1946. WFU Oct 17, 1946. Returned to USAAF Nov 8, 1946.
WFU. To PP-SPX Jan 18, 1950. W/o at Sao Paulo, Brazil May 7, 1956.
92456 (MSN 12259) to USAAF 3Jan44. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 304th Troop Carrier Squadron,
442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Weston Zoyland (Station 447)
Jun44. Peray (A-44), France Oct44. Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France Nov44.
Crashed landing at Le Havre (Y-30), France 14Apr45. Salvaged 16Apr45.
92457 (MSN 12260) to USAAF Jan44. Eighth Air Force Mar44. 303rd Troop Carrier Squadron,
442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Weston Zoyland (Station 447)
Jun44. Peray (A-44), France Oct44. Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France Nov44. Munich/Riem (R-82),
Germany Sep45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Damaged landing at Capodichino, Naples, Italy 26Apr46.
Transferred. to L'Armée de L'Air (French Air Force) reg. 292457, call sign F-RAZT for service in French Indo China.
Nov 28, 1954 destroyed in French Indo China.
92458 (MSN 12261) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17126 Jan 13, 1944
92459 (MSN 12262) to USAAF 5Jan44. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 100th Troop Carrier Squadron,
441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers
of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 304th Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France. Crashed on takeoff from Metz (Y-34),
France 24Apr45 [1KIA]. Salvaged 25Apr45.
92460 (MSN 12263) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17127 Jan 13, 1944
92461 (MSN 12264) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17128 Jan 14, 1944
92462 (MSN 12265) to USAAF 10Jan44. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. 304th Troop Carrier Squadron,
442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44; battle damaged by enemy
ground fire, crashed Normandy [5KIA]. MACR 7651
92463 (MSN 12266) to USAAF Jan 26, 1944. To RAF in UK as FZ674 Feb 1, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944.
Flew into ground in fog at airstrip B.14 (Amblie, France) Aug 5, 1944
92464 (MSN 12267) to USAAF Jan 25, 1944. TO RQF as FZ675 Feb 7, 1944. To RCAF as Dakota IIIU FZ675, later renumbered 960.
SOC Nov 1, 1951. A628 Inst A/Fr Feb 14, 1969. Northwest Inds Ltd Dec 17, 1962. To CF-OVW Eldorado
Aviation Ltd Dec 31, 1963. Air North Charter Training, Whitehorse, Yukon Territories Jan 1980. Currently
N983DC with Blue Ridge Piedmont and Chesapeake Airways, Inc of Mt Airy, Maryland
92465 (MSN 12269) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17129 Jan 17, 1944
92466 (MSN 12270) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17130 Jan 13, 1944
92467 (MSN 12271) to USAAF Jan44. Lend-Lease to RAF as FZ676; not taken up, retained by USAAF.
Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 100th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
92468 (MSN 12272) to USAAF Feb 10, 1944. Lend-Lease to RAF as Dakota III, serial FZ677
at Dorval, Montreal 24Feb44. ? 45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried Dorval, Montreal
to Gander, Newfoundland. Meeks Field, Reykjavik, Iceland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 9Mar44.
Crashed 15 mi SW of Reykjavik, Iceland while on ferry flight from Reykjavik to Prestwick
Mar 9, 1944. 3 killed.
92469 (MSN 12273) to USAAF Feb 9, 1944. Transferred Feb 20, 1944 to RAF in UK as Dakota III FZ678 under
contract AC-28405, requisition 7204. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 18, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 7, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF.
Transferred to RCAF Apr 16, 1946 as FZ678, later reserialed 12273 (its MSN). Believed to have crashed Mar 28, 1949
at ex RCAF Station Fort Nelson, BC. W/o at Stn Fort Nelson Jun 23, 1949.
92470 (MSN 12274) to USAAF 11Jan44. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 100th Troop Carrier Squadron,
441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
92471 (MSN 12275) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17131 Jan 11, 1944
92472 (MSN 12276) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF in UK as FZ679 Feb 1, 1944. Engine cut on takeoff, aircraft
swung off runway and DBR when struck an unidentified B-26
at Lyon-Bron Feb 15, 1945. May have been rebuilt and returned to service.
There is a report that it rebuilt by Douglas at Santa Monica as DC-3C MSN 43154
and delivered Apr 9, 1947 to Sabena as OO-AWH. Crashed at Heathrow Airport, London,
England Mar 2, 1948. 20 out of the 22 occupants were killed. Since
this incident, the ghost of a businessman looking for his
briefcase has been seen on several occasions near the crash site!
92473 (MSN 12277) to USAAF Jan 27, 1944. To RAF in UK as FZ680 Feb 13, 1944. Gibraltar RAF Feb 26, 1944.
233 Sqdn RAF Mar 12, 1944. 44 MU RAF RAF Jun 18, 1946. Relegated to instructional airframe
with serial 6298M Mar 26, 1947. Presumably subsequently scrapped.
92474 (MSN 12279) to USaAF Jan 26, 1944. To RAF as FZ682, NTU. To NEIAF as DT-939 Feb 17, 1944, flown
with Australian radio callsign VH-RDI. To PK-RDI, to Indonesian AF as T-439 Apr 1950.
92475 (MSN 12280) to USAAF Jan 29, 1944. To RAF as FZ683 Feb 6, 1944. 57 sqdn RAF Apr 18, 1944.
Crashed at Brize Norton, UK Apr 18, 1944. W/o Aug 18, 1944 at Alvescot, UK
92476 (MSN 12281) to USAAF Jan 2, 1944. to RAF in India as FZ684 Mar 5, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF.
31 Sqdn RAF. 31 Sqdn RAF. 48 Sqdn RAF. To Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
92477 (MSN 12282) to USAAF Feb 11, 1944. to RAF as FZ685 Feb 24, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 15, 1944. Crashed
at B2108 Apr 24, 1945.
92478 (MSN 12283) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17134 Jan 13, 1944
92479 (MSN 12284) to USAAF Feb 13, 1944. To RAF as FZ686 Feb 24, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 15, 1944.
76 Sqdn RAF. 1336 TSCU RAF. Crashed at Welford, UK Oct 28, 1945. 4 lost.
92480 (MSN 12285) to USAAF 25Jan44. To RAAF as A65-31 (VH-CUC) 03Feb44. 3 AD 11Feb44. 36 Sqn 19Feb44
c13 ARD RAAF 09May44. 36 Sqn RAAF 19May44. 13 ARD RAAF 30Aug45. 36 Sqn RAAF 18Oct46.
Port airscrew ran away after take-off from RAAF Base Garbutt, Townsville, QLD, Australia
diverted to Woodstock Strip and made a one engine landing with windmilling port airscrew 27Feb46,
crew uninjured. 3 AD RAAF 07Jun46. 111 ASRF RAAF 10Jun46. DAP RAAF Parafield 24Oct46.
1 AD RAAF 12Jun47. 1 APU 20Jun47. 1 AD RAAF Tocumwal 03Mar48. civil conversion becoming a
DC-3C DCA VH-ABC Aug49 maintained by Trans Australian Airlines VH-CAQ 04Sep50.
Landing accident Camden 27Mar51 W/O
92481 (MSN 12286) to USAAF Feb 13, 1944. To RAF as FZ687 Feb 24, 1944. ATTDU RAF May 24, 1944. TCDU RAAF
22 MU RAF Nov 23, 1946. AGT Gatwick Apr 22, 1947 for spares.
92482 (MSN 12287) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17136 Jan 13, 1944
92483 (MSN 12289) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. To RAF as FR691 but NTU. To RCAF as Dakota IIIR 961 Feb 18, 1944,
later 12289. Later on civilian market as CF-AAB with Austin Airways Ltd, Toronto. Later registered
as N2290L with Federal Land Corp Jul 197. Titusville Cocoa Fit Center Inc, FL, Main Line Cont Inn System,
Los Angeles, CA Jun 1979. American Aircraft Services, Miami, FL Jul 18, 1979. Miami Air Lease Inc,
Miami, FL US Feb 198. J. J. Diaz, Miami, FL Aug 11, 1980.
92484 (MSN 12290) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17132 Jan 21, 1944
92485 (MSN 12291) to USAAF Feb 14, 1944. To RAF as FZ688 Feb 21, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 18, 1944.
266 Sqdn RAF Jun 14, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Jul 4, 1944. 76 Sqdn RAF. 1336 TSCU RAF Aug 16, 1945.
72 MU RAF Apr 17, 1946. WFU Jul 17, 1946. To Aerolineas Argentinas as
LV-ACY. W/o Mar 26, 1951 when crashed during landing at
Ushuaia, Argentina. 11 killed, 4 injured.
92486 (MSN 12292) to USAAF Feb 24, 1944. To RAF in India as FZ689 Mar 2, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF. 96 Sqdn RAF.
WFU Oct 4, 1945.
92487 (MSN 12293) to USAAF Feb 24, 1944. to RAF as FZ690 Feb 24, 1944. RAF Montreal Feb 29, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF.
512 Sqdn RAF Mar 14, 1944. Crashed on Normandy beaches, France Jun 6, 1944.
92488 (MSN 12294) to USAAF Feb 22, 1944. to RAF as FZ691 at RAF Montreal Mar 5, 1944. To UK Mar 12, 1944.
107 OTU RAF Apr 20, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF. Struck KG513 at Leicester East, UK Oct 2, 1945.
To KLM Apr 26, 1946 for spares.
92489 (MSN 12295) to USAAF Feb 19, 1944. To RAF at RAF Montreal Feb 29, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 15, 1944.
437 Sqdn RAF 28 Sep 1944. To Canadian government Jun 16, 1946. to RCAF as FZ692, later renumbered 12945 in 1970.
121 KU RCAF. 424 S&R Sqdn RCAF. N91GA Gilley Airways Corp, Hartsville SC Jul 1973. To civil registry as C-GRSB
dept of Energy Mines and Resources, Ottawa May 1975 (operated by Canadian Center for Remote Sensors Sep 1975).
C-GXAU Quikway Aviation, Brooks, Alberta 1976 but NTU. C-GRSB Innotech Aviation Inc, Dorval, PQ Jul 1980.
Currently on display at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum, Mount Hope, Ontario.
92490 (MSN 12296) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17138 Jan 17, 1944
92491 (MSN 12297) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17139 Jan 13, 1944
92492 (MSN 12299) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. To RAF at RAF Montreal as FZ693 Feb 2, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 28, 1944.
107 OTU RAF May 18, 1944. 1333 CU RAF. WFU Feb 4, 1947. Returned to USAAF Apr 15, 1947. To G-AKII Sep 18, 1947.
To VP-BBR Feb 3, 1960. To HC-AVQ 1971. To N77KW Oct 1976. To N101AP May 1981. WFU Apr 23, 1991.
92493 (MSN 12300) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. To RAF as FZ694 Feb 1, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Apr 24, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Ssep 34, 1944.
To Canadian government Jun 16, 1946. To RCAF as Dakota III FZ694 Aug 26, 1946, later 12300. WFU.
To CF-WTV Jan 9, 1968. To N90HA Apr 9, 1985. To C-GVKB current 2011.
92494 (MSN 12301) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III FZ695 Feb 21, 1944 at RAF Montral. To UK
Mar 13, 1944. 57t Sqdn RAF Apr 18, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Feb Feb 28, 1946. To Canadian government Apr 22, 1946.
Transferred to RCAF Apr 15, 1947 as FZ695 Apr 22, 1946, later reserialed 12301. Central Experimental and
Proving Establishment ca 1953. WFU 1968. To CF-YDH Jan 31, 19679.
92495 (MSN 12302) to USAAF Feb 20, 1944. To RAF as FZ696 at RAF Montreal Feb 29, 1944. To UK Mar 12, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Apr 24, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Oct 3, 1945. 167 Sqdn RAF Oct 24, 1945. SOC Jul 10, 1946
92496 (MSN 12303) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. To RAF as FZ697 Feb 5, 1944 at RAF Montreal. To UK Feb 22, 1944.
107 OTU RAF May 16, 1944. QQ 45 Gp RAF Dec 28, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF. Returned to USAAF
Jul 10, 1946. WFU. Canadair Ltd Jul 17, 1946. PP-JAB Linhas aereas Natal Dec 13, 1946. PP-YPU of
S. A. Transportes Aereos REAL Varig. Cariaba Metals Ind Comercio SA Mar 21, 1971.
Coop Colonizacao 3 DE US Marco. Expired May 30, 1974. Preserved at Canarana, Matto Grosso.
92497 (MSN 12304) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. To RAF as FZ698 Feb 6, 1945 at RAF Montreal. To UK Feb 10, 1944.
575 Sqdn RAF Jan 20, 1945. 1383 Transport) Conversion Unit, RAF Crosby on Eden. 22 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Silloth, Cumberland 21Dec47. Sec da Aviação Civil, Portugal Sep46; Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 18Oct46; Returned to USAAF Oct 17, 1946.
Registered G-AJBC with Scottish Aviation, Ltd Oct 18, 1946. Registration cancelled
Feb 13, 1948 on sale to National Greek Airlines as SX-BBC. TAE Greek National Airlines 7Jul51;
Olympic Airways 1957; To Royal Hellenic Air Force 5Jan63 as 12304; KEA [State Aircraft Factory]
Hellenikon, modified for target towing 26Jan68; KEA [State Aircraft Factory] Hellenikon,
modified to photographic configuration 27Mar69; WFU 22Feb77
92498 (MSN 12305) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. To RAF as KG310 Mar 1, 1944 at RAF Montreal. To UK Mar 11, 1944.
575 Sqdn RAF Apr 13, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 34, 1944. DBR when wing hit ground on
approach and aircraft undershot runway, Wien-Schwechat, Austria Nov 17, 1945
92499 (MSN 12306) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. To RAF as KG311 Feb 4, 1944 at RAF Montreal. 57 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944.
12 MU Tech Training comm, Nenlow Jan w3, 1948. 12 MU RAF Jan 12, 1950. USAF/MAAG May 27, 1953. To
French AF. Returned to USAF May 27, 1953. GT 3/61 "FRAQB" May 1954 . GT 1/61 Feb 1955. GT 2/61 "FRQCC" Jun 1955.
GT 2/64 Dec 1956. GT 1/64 "FRAKD" Aug 1958. GLA 498 "FSCHK: May 1960. BA 701 "FTEBG" Jan 19y3. 92e EB May 1965.
GTLA 2/60 Jul 1965. To Israel Defense Force Jan 25, 1967.
92500 (MSN 12307) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG312 Feb 6, 1944 at RAF Montreal.
To UK Feb 18, 1944. 57t Sqdn RAF Mar 8, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 24, 1944. Transferred to Canadian
government Jun 16, 1946. Transferred to RCAF as KG312 Aug 26, 1946, later renumbered 12912 in Jun 1970.
To C-GPOA Oct 1980. To C-FROD. WFU Sep 15, 1995.
92501 (MSN 12309) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. To RAF as KG314 Feb 21, 1944 at RAF Montreal. 233 Sqsdn RAF Mar 18, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Apr 22, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Mar 1945. 383 TCU RaF Jun 3, 1946. 22 MU RAF Aug 20, 1946.
Sold Dec 19, 1946. To PH-TCV of KLM. W/o Dec 27, 1947 Leeuwarden, Holland on approach.
92502 (MSN 12310) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. To RAF as KG315 at RAF Montreal Feb 1, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944.
437 Sqdn RAF Sep 1944. Missing from mission to Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 23, 1944.
92503 (MSN 12311) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17141 Jan 17, 1944
92504 (MSN 12312) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17142 Jan 19, 1944
92505 (MSN 12313) to USAAF Jan 25, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17143 Jan 25, 1944
92506 (MSN 12314) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG317 at RAF Montreal Feb 18, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF
Feb 29, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 12, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF Apr 17, 1946. Transferred to
Canadian government Jun 2, 1946. To RCAF Aug 26, 1946 as KG317, later renumbered 12314. W/o Summerside, Canada
Apr 29, 1950. KG316 seems to have been skipped, as there is no RAF record on it (it was 42-108840 that
was transferred to RAAF as A65-36).
92507 (MSN 12315) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. To RAF as KG318 at RAF Montreal Feb 6, 1944. To UK Apr 10, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF May 8, 1944. Destroyed by fire when force landed near Dunkerque Nov 20, 1944 following flak hit.
92508 (MSN 12316) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. To RAF in Montreal as KG319 Feb 6, 1944. To RAF in India May 4, 1944.
117 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
92509 (MSN 12317) to USAAF Jan 12, 1944. To RAF in UK as KG320 Feb 23, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944.
435 Sqdn RAF Feb 19, 1946. Rey Sqdn RAF Mar 17, 1946. To Canadian government Apr 16, 1946. To RCAF
as KG320 Jul 20, 1946. To C-FBVF Jun 30, 1970. Cancelled Jun 16, 1995.
Noted as N47TF at Planes of Fame, Chino, CA.
92510 (MSN 12319) to USAAF Jan 12, 1944. To RAF as KG322 at RAF Montrea Feb 4, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944.
Returned to USAAF Jul 25, 1945. To TC-ETI with Devlet Hava Yollari. To THY (Turkish
Airlines) Jan 14, 1958. Crashed short of runway while on approach to Ankara, Turkey Feb 3, 1964. 3 crew killed.
92511 (MSN 12320) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. To RAF as KG323 at RAF Montreal Feb 29, 1944. To UK Mar 13, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Apr 22, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Feb 28, 1946. Returned to USAAF Jul 25, 1946. FLC Payne Field
Nov 28, 1946. To VT-CHC Jan 1, 1947. WFU 1951.
92512 (MSN 12321) to USAAF Jan 12, 1944. To RAF as KG324 at RAF Montreal Feb 6, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944.
Missing from mission to Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 20, 1944
92513 (MSN 12322) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. To RAF as KG325 at RAF Montreal Feb 6, 1944. To UK Feb 16, 1944.
575 Sqdn RAF Broadwell Mar 8, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 24, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF May 29, 1947.
to FLC at Payne Field May 29, 1947. To SX-BAF Mar 8, 1949. W/o Apr 23, 1949.
92514 (MSN 12323) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. To RAF as KG326 at RAF Montreal Feb 6, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944.
48 Sqdn RAF Jan 1945. Flew into hill in cloud 2 mi NE of Dessen, Germany Apr 21, 1945.
92515 (MSN 12324) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. To RAF as KG327 at RAF Montreal Feb 5, 1944. TO UK Feb 18, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Mar 8, 1944. 22 MU RAF Apr 27, 1945. Returned to USAAF Apr 26, 1946.
To Fred Olsen Line Nov 1946 as LN-NAB. SAS Oct 3, 1955 to Apr 15, 1956. SE-CFM Linjeflyug (used by Dagens
Nhyeter, a Stockholm-based daily newspaper
Apr 9, 1957. UNO Congo Oct 2, 1961 to Dec 4, 1961. OE-LBC Austrian Airlines "Edelweiss" Jan 3, 1963.
G-ATZF Shackleton Aviation Ltd Sep 16, 1966. Cancelled Oct 6, 1966 on sale to Far Eastern Trading. Destroyed
in Vientaine, Laos.
92516 (MSN 12325) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. To RAF as KG328 at RAF Montreal Feb 6, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944.
Med M East RAF Feb 28, 1946. Returned to USAAF May 29, 1947. FLC at Payne Field Mar 29, 1947.
92517 (MSN 12326) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. To RAF as KG329 at RAF Montreal Feb 5, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944.
Shot down by flak near Ranville, France during supply drop mission Jun 7, 1944.
92518 (MSN 12327) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG330 at RAF Montreal Feb 5, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Dec 9, 1945. Transferred to Canadian government
Apr 22, 1946, To RCAF as KG330 Jun 20, 1946. 429 Sqdn RCAF, Winnipeg, Nanitoba. Later renumbered 12913 in 1970.
WFU. To C-GWZS May 7, 1976. WFU 1996.
92519 (MSN 12329) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. To RAF at RAF Montreal as Dakota III KG332 Feb 67, 1944.
575 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944. SOC Jun 24, 1946
92520 (MSN 12330) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17133 Jan 17, 1944
92521 (MSN 12331) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17135
92522 (MSN 12332) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. To RAF as KG333 at RAF Montreal Feb 6, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF
Fwb 23, 1944. 1383 TCU RAF. 22 MU RAF Jun 19, 1946. Returned to USAAF Oct 5, 1946.
Registered G-AIOF Oct 14, 1946, which must mean that it never
left the UK. Briefly loaned to Portugal's Secretaria da Aeronautica Civil 20Sep46, retaining the G-AIOF
registration. G-AIOF Scottish Aviation Ltd 05Oct46
SX-BBB Hellenic Airways 09Mar48 TAE 07Jul51 CF-HHR NTU CF-SAW Saskatchewan Govt Airways 27Nov53
Northland Airlines Ltd 10Jul61. Trans Gaspesian Airlines Ltd 14Nov61 Air Gaspe Inc 18Jul62
N3339 Omni Aircraft Sales Inc, Wash, NC US NI2CA S Burnstein, Tulsa, OK US
CF-NAO Nordair Ltd, Montreal, PQ 24Feb72 Pemair Ltd 1974 Austin Airways 1975 N59SC Space Coast Avn,
Merritt Island, FL US Aug77. Bass Avn, Hattiesburg, MS R12Sep77 Southern Flyer L Mar80 current 2011
92523 (MSN 12333) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. To RAF as KG334 at RAF Montreal Feb 8, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF
Feb 23, 1944. 2 TAMU RAF Dec 18, 1945. To civil registry as G-AJZD Jun 18,
1947 with British Aviation Services Ltd, Silver City Airways Feb 18, 1948. British
Nederland Air Services Mar 22, 1948. To PH-KAG Nov 29, 1950 with Shell Oil, F-BFGU with Alpes
Provence Dec 8, 1950, Air France Apr 1951, to Air Madagascar
as 5R-MAG Feb 1963, To Madagascar AF as 5R-MMC Dec 1971.
92524 (MSN 12334) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17144 Jan 21, 1944
92525 (MSN 12335) to USAAF Jan 28, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17145 Jan 28, 1944
92526 (MSN 12336) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17146 Jan 17, 1944
92527 (MSN 12337) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17147 Jan 24, 1944
92528 (MSN 12339) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17149 Jan 21, 1944
92529 (MSN 12340) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17150 Jan 21, 1944
92530 (MSN 12341) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17151 Jan 21, 1944
92531 (MSN 12342) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17152 Jan 21, 1944
92532 (MSN 12343) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. To RAF in UK as KG335, diverted to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 17153 Jan 21, 1944.
92533 (MSN 12344) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG337 Feb 23, 1944 at RAF Montreal. 48 Sqdn
RAF Mar 13, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 15, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF Mar 17, 19467. Transferred to
Canadian government Jun 2, 1946, To RCAF as KG337u Aug 26, 1946, later renumbered 12914 in Jun 1970.
To CF-NTF with Northwest Territorial Airways, Ltd, Yellowknife, NWT Jan 25, 1972. Reregistered C-FNTF
in 1974. W/o Mar 17, 2000
92534 (MSN 12345) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. To RAF as KG338 Feb 13, 1944 at RAF Montreal. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944.
437 Sqdn RAF Sep 24, 1944. Destroyed in air attack at Antwerp, Belgium Jun 30, 1944.
92535 (MSN 12346) to USAAF Feb 21, 1944. To RAF as KG339 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944. To UK Mar 13, 1944.
575 Sqdn RAF Apr 24, 1944. Med M East Feb 28, 1946. Returned to USAAF Jul 31, 1947. To Jupiter
Airways Ltd as VT-CHD Jan 21, 1947. WFU 1951.
92536 (MSN 12347) to USAAF Jan 29, 1944. To RAF as KG340 at RAF Montreal Feb 6, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Feb 26, 1944.
MIA near Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 21, 1944, believed shot down by Fw 190s
92537 (MSN 12349) to USAAF 27Jan44. Originally was to have gone to RAF as KG342 but NTU. Departed US 18Jan44.
To RAAF as A65-37 (VH-CUG) 09Feb44. 3 AD 17Feb44. DAT 33 Sqn RAAF yellow UG behind cockpit window VH-CUG Feb44
Crashed on take-off Nazab, Papua New Guinea 07Jul44, crew uninjured. 11 RSU RAAF 10Jul44. Scrapped 10Aug44
92538 (MSN 12350) to USAAF Jan 27, 1944. to RAF as KG343 Feb 23, 1944. 757 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944.
Destroyed by fire after hitting another (unidentified) Dakota while landing in dust cloud due
to shellfire, Camilly, France Jun 17, 1944.
92539 (MSN 12351) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944. to RAF as KG344 at RAF Montreal Mar 2, 1944. To UK Mar 13, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Apf 22, 1944. Returned to USAAF May 29, 1947. To Foreign Liquidation Commission,
Payne Field, Egypt 29May47; Technical and Aeronautical Exploitations 1947; TAE Greek National Airlines
Jul 7, 1951. Registered SX-BAE. Olympic Airways 1957; Royal Hellenic Air Force 5Jan63 as 12351;
355/1 Flight, Sedes, Thessaloniki c1976; WFU 1990, scrapped [last noted Apr96
92540 (MSN 12352) to USAAF Jan 27, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG345 at RAF Montreal Feb 4, 1944. To UK Mar 31, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Apr 26, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 19, 1944. 525 Sqdn RAF May 16, 1946. 437 Sqen RAF Jun 16, 1946.
Transferred to Canadian government Jun 16, 1946. To RCAF
Aug 26, 1946 as KG345, later renumbered 12352. To CF-XUS Jan 24, 1969, later C-FXUS.
To HK-2663X 1981. To HK-2663.
On April 7, 2016, about 1200 coordinated universal time, a Douglas DC3-C, Colombian
registration HK2663, was destroyed during a post impact fire, following a forced landing
to a field due to a loss of power on the left engine during initial climb from Puerto Gaitan Airport
(SKPG), Puerto Gaitan, Colombia. The two pilots and one crewmember incurred minor injuries.
92541 (MSN 12353) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as KG346 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 26, 1944.
Missing from mission to Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 21, 1944
92542 (MSN 12354) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. To RAF in UK as KG347 Feb 26, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Apr 22, 1944.
Missing from supply dropping mission to Normandy Jun 6, 1944.
92543 (MSN 12355) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. To RAF as KG348 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944. To UK Mar 13, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Apr 22, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Oct 3, 1945. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland for
overhaul and civilianisation; Transferred to BOAC Apr 19, 1946, registered as as G-AHCY
Jun 19, 1946. To BEA Sep 3, 1946. Crashed into hillside at Wimberry Stones,
Saddleworth, England Aug 19, 1949. G-AHCY was being used for a scheduled flight from Nutts
Corner, Belfast, Northern Ireland, to Ringway Airport, Manchester. The aircraft left Nutts Corner
for what should have been an 80 minutes flight to Ringway, most of this flight was under
instrument flight rules due to cloud cover. It was while making a turn towards Ringway that
the aircraft flew into high ground near Wimberry Stones. The aircraft was flying with the
undercarriage lowered in preparation for landing but was further east than it should have been.
92544 (MSN 12356) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. to RAF as KG349 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944. To UK Mar 12, 1944.
512 sqdn RAF Apr 24, 1944. 57 Sqdn RAF Apr 27, 1944. 10 Sqdn RAF. 1336 TSCU RAF Aug 16, 1945.
1381 TCU RAF Mar 1, 19467. 22 MU RAF Jul 11, 1946. Returned to USAAF Oct 3, 1946.
To Empressa do Transporte Aereo Brasiliero as
PP-ACB Jul 2, 1947, to Aerovias Brazil (REAL Transportes Aereos) as PP-AXE Jan 1949. To Brazilian AF
as FAB 2076 May 13, 1960. To Rondonia Industria y Comercio (RICO Taxi Aereo) as PT-KVU Nov 12, 1976.
W/o Oct 7, 1978, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
92545 (MSN 12357) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG350 Feb 21, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Mar 13, 1944
Kemble RAF Oct 12, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF Jeb 22, 1946. Transferred to Canadian government
Jun 23, 1946. To RCAF as KG350 Aug 26, 1946, later renumbered 12915 in 1970. 1 ANS RCAF. CNS RCAF.
Centeral Epeerimental Proving Establishment RCAF Uplands, Ontario. To C-GWMX RC Wilkinson, Calgary, Alberta
registered Jul 4, 1975. Northwest Territories Airways, Yellowknife, NWT Jun 1977, Yellowbird Investments,
Calgary 1978. Kenn Borek Air Mar 1979. Sthn Frontier Air Tpt Aug 1980. Sky Sports Ltd, Claresholm Jul 1981.
To N29958 S. J. Cooney Whitefish, MT May 1982. Noctornal Aviation Corp, Denver, CO Dec 20, 1982.
Damaged May 30, 1983.
92546 (MSN 12359) to USAAF 27Jan44. Was to have gone to RAF as KG352 but NTU. departed US 18Jan44.
To RAAF as A65-33 06Feb44. 3 AD 14Feb44. 36 Sqn coded RE-F VH-CUE RAAF 22Feb44. Swung to
starboard landing and struck bank at Wards Aerodrome May 16, 1944, Port Moresby, PNG.
Crew and 22 passengers were uninjured. 15 ARD 20May44. Scrapped 24Oct44
92547 (MSN 12360) to USAAF 25Jan44. to RAAF as A65-32 03Feb44 WFU
3 AD RAAF 11Feb44. 36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-O VH-CUD 20Feb44. 13 ARD RAAF 09May44. 36 Sqn RAAF 19May44.
33 Sqn RAAF coded BT-Q 14Aug46. DAP RAAF Parafield 10Apr46. 1 AD RAAF 28Oct46. 38 Sqn RAAF 11Nov46.
36 Sqn RAAF 15Jan47 to Queensland Airways as VH-BBV Aug 1947. Aircraft Pty Ltd Brisbane QLD Australia 24Jul47.
Crashed into sea Mar 14, 1954 off Mackay Q.
92548 (MSN 12361) to USAAF 26Jan44. Was to have gone to RAF as KG352 but NTU. To RAAF as A65-39 (VH-CIG) 16Feb44.
3 AD 23Mar44. 38 Sqn RAAF VH-CIG 03Mar44. 36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-Z 26Jan45.
Struck mountainside Housecap near Maprik drop zone in Papua New Guinea 03May45
92549 (MSN 12362) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. to RAF as KG353 at RAF Monteal Feb 26, 1944. To UK Jun 4, 1944.
105 (T)OTU RAF Sep 18, 1944. Crashed when took off with
control locks in place, Caen/Carpiquet, France Oct 27, 1944
92550 (MSN 12363)to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. To RAF as KG354 at RAF Montreal Feb 25, 1944. To UK Mar 12, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Apr 212, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF sep 24, 1944. Transferred to Canadian government Jun 17, 1946
Transferred to RCAF Jun 23, 1946 as KG354 Aug 26, 1946. Shearwater, Nova Scotia reserialled as 12916
Jun 1970. WFU. C-GABE. N59314 Basler Fit Svces, Oshkosh, WI R07May78 Frontier Flying Service 1978
J L Dodson Trustee, Fairbanks, AK US R24Aug78 damaged 27Jul79 Bettles, AK US
J. Hajdukovich, Fairbanks, AK, B26May82 current 2011
92551 (MSN 12364) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG355 at RAF Montreal Feb 34, 1944.
To UK Mar 6, 1944. 57 Sqdn RAF Apr 24, 1944. Destroyed on ground during enemy
air raid, Deurne, Belgium Jan 1, 1945.
92552 (MSN 12365) to USAAF Jan 27, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG356 at RAF MOntreal Feb 2, 1944.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 16, 1944. MIA over Normandy Jun 6, 1944.
92553 (MSN 12366) to USaaF Jan 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG357 at RAF Montreal Feb 2, 1944.
To UK Apr 10, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF May 8, 1944. 1 PTS RAF Dec 1, 1944. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF Dec 2, 1946.
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA); Fokker, Netherlands for civil
modifications 10Jun46; Returned to USAAF Feb 19, 1947. Connor Aircraft Feb 19, 1947.
To YU-ABA of Juboslovenski Aero-Transport Jun 10, 1947. WFU 1970
92554 (MSN 12367) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG358 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Feb 26, 1944. 77 Sqdn RAF. 22 MU RAF Apr 17, 1946. To KLM for spares Jun 24, 1946
92555 (MSN 12369) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG360 at RAF Montreal Feb 3, 1944.
To UK 08Mar44 ATTDU RAF 04May44 107 OTU RAF 02Jul44 1333 TSCU RAF May45 22 MU RAF 26Aug46
Canadair Ltd 06Sep46 CF-ESO Imperial Oil Ltd, Toronto, Ont R06May47 Imperial Oil Air Tpt Ltd
04Mar49 Imperial Oil Ltd 04Nov55 N583V Artnell Avn. Corp 22May66 Vantress Farms Inc, Duluth, GA
US Meteor Aero Inc Jun73 Fayard Enterprises Mar77 Skytrain Inc, Mena, AR R12Jun79 C. Wilkinson,
Ft Worth, TX US B21Oct82. Current 2011
92556 (MSN 12370) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG361 at RAF Montreal Feb 1, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Oct 15, 1945. 167 Sqdn RAF Oct 24, 1945. SOC Jun 12, 1947
92557 (MSN 12371) to RAF Jan 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG362 at RAF Montreal Feb 1, 1944.
To UK 11Feb44. 271 Sqn RAF 19Mar44. 22 MU RAF 27Apr46 Canadair Ltd 17Jul46.
LG-ANA Emp Guatemalteca DE US Aviation Oct47. TG-ANA Aviateca Reregistered 29Oct 2004
92558 (MSN 12372) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG363 at RAF Montreal Feb 1, 1944.
575 Sqn RAF 23Feb44. 187 Sqn RAF 18Feb46. 512 Sqn RAF 14Mar46. 22 MU RAF 18Apr46
To Fred Olsen Line Apr 1947 as LN-NAE. Crashed Apr 4, 1952 3 km N of
Mimizan.
92559 (MSN 12373) to USAAF Jan 29, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG364 at RAF Montreal Feb 5, 1944.
48 Sqn RAF 28Feb44. 1336 Transport Support Conversion Unit, Welford, Berkshire RAF 20Aug45.
1381 TCU RAF 14Dec45. 22 MU RAF RAF Silloth, Cumberland 10Jul46.
Sec da Aviação Civil, Portugal 20Sep46. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 8Oct46;
registered G-AIOE 14Oct46. Registration cancelled Mar 1, 1948 on sale to National Greek Airlines as SX-BBA.
TAE Greek National Airlines 7Jul51; To Olympic Airways Apr 1957. To Royal Hellenic Air Force
5Jan63 as 12373; WFU 22Feb77
[there is no evidence in the UK CAA registration file, nor in the 1950 Greek register of this aircraft
being LX-LAC; LX-LAC was a dH-89A Dominie]
92560 (MSN 12374) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG365 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944.
271 Sqn RAF 19Feb44. 1 PTS RAF 10Dec45. 22 MU RAF 18Apr46. Canadair Ltd 17Jul 1946.
HC-SBR ShellCO US of Ecuador 29Jan48. HC-SJB-002 AREA Reregisteed HP-212 Isthmian Aviation Corp 1955.
HK-862 Taxi Aereo DE US Santander RI5Dec55. Crashed at Bogota, Colombia 08Mar64
92561 (MSN 12375) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG366 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 14, 1944. Flew into trees in cloud and crashed near Watlington, UK Mar 21, 1944.
92562 (MSN 12376) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG367 at RAF Montreal Feb 2, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Feb 214, 1944. 44 MU RAF Jun 17, 1946. Relegated to ground instructional
airframe as 6346M Jun 5, 1947. Presumably subsequently scrapped.
92563 (MSN 12377) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG368 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 14, 194. 437 Sqdn RAF Mah 12, 1946. . To Canadian government Jun 16, 1946
To RCAF as KG368 09Sep46 WFU 22Sep47 Canadair Ltd 27Oct47 NC1388N CF-GEI Eldorado Mining &
Refining Ltd, Ottawa, Ont R05Dec47 crashed 12Sep52 Goldfields, Sask and rebuilt as CF-ILQ Austin
AfW Ltd, Toronto, Ont R12Jan56. Crashed Rupert River, Canada 09Jan64
92564 (MSN 12379) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG370 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944.
48 Sqdn RAF Feb 26, 1944. Missing on mission to Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 23, 1944
92565 (MSN 12380) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG371 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 14, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF Jul 24, 1946. 22 MU RAF Dec 16, 1946. .
Returned to USAAF Apr 15, 1947. To Ste Tunis Air as F-BAXV Apr 1948. TS-AXV Rr Nov59
7T-VAV Air Algerie RI2Nov63 WFU Feb74 St Algiers (Oct78).
92566 (MSN 12381) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG372 at RAF Montreal Feb 1, 1944
271 Sqdn RAF Feb 19, 1944. 32 Maintenance Unit RAF St Athan, Wales Jun 15, 1944. 1 Parachute
Training School, RAF Ringway, Manchester Nov 17, 1945. 22 Maintenance Unit RAF Silloth, Cumberland Apr 18, 1946.
Conner Aircraft 19Dec46; Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947. Foreign Liquidation Commission 27Mar47;
Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT) 30Aug47; registered YU-ABE; On a flight from Frankfurt to Munich
8Jun51, the plane caught fire and force landed at Wittelsbach, West Germany. All three crew members
and eight passengers escaped injury
92567 (MSN 12382) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG373 at RAF Montreal Feb 2, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 23, 1944. 1383 TSCU RAF. 22 MU RAF Jul 3, 1946. Returned to USAAF Jan 21, 1947.
To PH-TDR with KLM Jul 3, 1946. To VT-CNC Deccan AFW "Razia Begum" Jul 29, 1947. To Indian Airlines
Corp Aug 1, 1953. To Indian AF Mar 24, 1962 as BJ619.
92568 (MSN 12383) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG374 at RAF Montreal Feb 4, 1944.
To UK May 17, 1944. Assigned to 271 Squadron Jun 10, 1944. Shot down by flak
over Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 19, 1944. Flt Lt David Lord was awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross while flying
KG374.
92569 (MSN 12384) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG375 at RAF Montreal Feb 4, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Feb 18, 1944. DBR when struck while parked by Whitley
LA793 at Hampstead Norris Mar 5, 1944.
92570 (MSN 12385) to USAAF Jan 26, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG376 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Feb 14, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 18, 1944. Crashed near Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 21, 1944 after
crew bailed out following flak hit.
92571 (MSN 12386) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG377 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Jeb 14, 1944. 22 MU RAF Oct 25, 1946. Returned to USAAF Dec 14, 1946. Registered
G-AJAV with Silver City AFW Ltd Jan 9, 1947. To USA as N19E with General Electric Co,
Schenectady, NY Sep 5, 1950, later became N70F with Radio Corporation of America, Camden, NJ
Nov 1953 (Note: FAA card quotes c!n 9075 for last two but also gives 42-92571 see c/n 9075)
YV-PEPO Orinoco MiningCO US 15Oct57 YV-T-RTC R G Gruber 3IJul68 (Note: Venezuelan records
give GECO US and RCA as owners prior to Orinoco, and it would seem N70F and N40G were regn
transfers with c/n 9075). Preserved at Museo Aeronautica Fuerza Aerea Venezolana, Maracay,
Palo Negro, Venezuela.
92572 (MSN 12387) to USAAF Jan 27, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG378 at RAF Monteal Feb 4, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Feb 26, 1944. 1 PTS RAF Nov 19, 1945. 22 MU RAF Apr 17, 1946.
to Canadair Ltd Jul 17, 1946. Returned to USAAF Oct 28, 1946
To Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-ACX. Damaged Feb 13, 1953 when landed gear-up at
Trelew, Argentina. Aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
Crashed in Sierraqs de Vilgo, Argentina Apr 23, 1954 on regular
passenger flight between Mendoza and Cordoba. 25 killed.
42-92573/92743 Douglas C-47A-10-DK Skytrain
MSNs beginning with 12389 and ending with 12577, with entries ending with '8' skipped.
92573 (MSN 12389) to USAAF Jan 29, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG380 at RAF Montreal Feb 5, 1944.
575 Sqdn RAF Feg 23, 1944. 1382 TCU RAF. To Scottish Aviation Ltd Nov 26, 1946.
Returned to USAAF Jun 19, 1947
92574 (MSN 12390) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 22, 1944
92575 (MSN 12391) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 18, 1944
92576 (MSN 12392) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 27, 1944
92577 (MSN 12393) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. Converted to C-47C with Edo floats. To RFC Oct 15, 1945.
To NC51182, then N32PB. Current as YS-53C
and noted Jan 2018 at Ilopango IAP, San Salvador, El Salvador.
92578 (MSN 12394) to USAAF Feb 5, 1944. To USSR Mar 8, 1944
92579 (MSN 12395) to USAAF Feb 7, 1944. To USSR Feb 27, 1944
92580 (MSN 12396) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 27, 1944
92581 (MSN 12397) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 24, 1944
92582 (MSN 12399) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 24, 1944
92583 (MSN 12400) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 22, 1944
92584 (MSN 12401) to USAAF Feb 2, 1944. To USSR Feb 22, 1944
92585 (MSN 12402) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 24, 1944
92586 (MSN 12403) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To USSR Mar 3, 1944
92587 (MSN 12404) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Mar 3, 1944
92588 (MSN 12405) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 27, 1944
92589 (MSN 12406) to USAAF Feb 2, 1944. To USSR Feb 24, 1944
92590 (MSN 12407) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To USSR Mar 3, 1944
92591 (MSN 12409) to USAAF Feb 2, 1944. To USSR Feb 18, 1944
92592 (MSN 12410) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To USSR Feb 24, 1944.
92593 (MSN 12411) to USAAF Feb 1, 1944. To RAF at Patricia Bay as Dakota III KG381 Feb 20, 1944.
To RCAF as 964. 435 Sqdn RCAF May 9, 1944. 146 Sqdn RCAF 1948 1 ANS VCDHY 1951.
Reserialed 12951 Jun 1970. CF-OOY Atlas Aviation Ltd Mar 13, 1972. Kenting Atlas Aviation Ldt
Toronto, Ontario Feb 12, 1973. Kenn Borek Air Kenting Aviation Ltd, Calgary.
Crashed Nov 3, 1975 42 mi N of Frobisher Bay, Northwest Territories.
92594 (MSN 12412) to USAAF Jan 29, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG382 Feb 18, 1944. Diverted to RCAF Feb 22, 1944,
no RAF service. To civilian registry with Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TEA 1946. With TCA until
13 Apr 1963, to Transair 1963-69, registered as N32 by 1975, damaged on 6 Oct 1975 at Craig Municipal A/p,
Jacksonville, FL-taxi accident-wing struck blding. To HI-LAH ?
92595 (MSN 12413) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG383 at RAF Nassau Feb 20, 1944.
Diverted to South African AF as 6829, no RAF service. 5 Wing SAAF 1946 28 Sqdn SAAF 1946. 27 Sqdn SAAF
Mar 1968. WFU 1978.
92596 (MSN 12414) to USAAF Jan 27, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG384 at RAF Nassau Mar 2, 1944.
Diverted to South African AF as 6830 Mar 31, 1944, no RAF service. To SX-DFB Feb 7, 1951,
crashed Jul 27, 1952 at Benghazi, Libya. Also reported on civil registry as N45864, cancelled Dec 7, 2012.
92597 (MSN 12415) to USAAF Jan 29, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG385 at RAF Nassau Mar 2, 1944. Diverted to
South African AF as 6828 Mar 12, 1944, no RAF service. Converted to C-47TP turboprop power. Current 2011.
92598 (MSN 12416) to USAAF Jan 29, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG386 at RAF Montreal Feb 15, 1944.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944. 76 Sqdn RAF 1945. 1336 TCU RAF Aug 16, 1945.
To BOAC as G-AGZE Mar 8, 1946, leased to BEA as G-AGZE, to UAT as F-BEFS. Leased to Air Maroc as F-BEFS,
leased to Air Normandie as F-BEFS, leased to Autrex as F-BEFS. August 12, 1954 destroyed/missing on
Saigon - Hanoi flight, three crew fatal while used by Autrex. The Douglas production list also has it
continued registration as CF-GHQ with Maritime Central Airways of Ontario.
But this registration never was taken up probably due missing.
92599 (MSN 12417) to USAAF Jan 28, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG387 at RAF Montreal Feb 23, 1944.
272 Sqdn RAF Apr 22, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 18, 1944. MIA on mission to Arnhem at Bourg Leopold,
Belgium Sep 21, 1944.
92600 (MSN 12419) to USAAF Feb 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG389 at RAF Montreal Feb 10, 1944.
To UK Feb 18, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Feb 26, 1944. 427 Sqd RAF Sep 18, 1944.
To Canadian government Jun 17, 1947. To RCAF Aug 26, 1946. WFU Jun 23, 1967. To CF-NWS Apr 10, 1968.
WFU Jan 31, 1996.
92601 (MSN 12420) to USAAF Feb 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG390 at RAF Monteal Feb 8, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF
Oct 15, 1955. 525 Sqdn RAF Feb 8, 1946. 22 MU Dec 2, 1946. Returned to USAAF Mar 18, 1947 then
to SABENA May 1948 as OO-UBL (NTU), OO-CBL. Crashed Aug 31, 1948 near Elizabethville, Congo.
92602 (MSN 12421) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944; To RAF as Dakota III KG391 at RAF Montreal Feb 13, 1944.
UK 22Feb44 48 Sqn RAF 05Mar44 271 Sqn RAF 20Dec45 187 Sqn RAF 09Feb46 525 Sqn RAF 14Mar46
1381 (T)CU RAF 02Jun46 22 MU RAF 16Jul46 SAL RAF 10Dec46. Returned to USAAF Mar 21, 1947.
To GG-AJHZ BEA 18Feb47 Pionair " Bentfield Hucks" L W AAC Alares Devel Ltd tla Jersey Airlines
28Mar61 Tyne Tees Air Charter Ltd R06Feb62. EC-ASQ TASSA L24May62 to 10Mar64. G-AJHZ Trans
World Leasing Ltd RI5Feb65. S Coast Air Taxis Ltd L Feb65. Cancelled 14Sep66. Derelict Lisbon 1968
92603 (MSN 12422) to USAAF Jan 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG392 at RAF Montreal Mar 1, 1944.
To UK 13Mar44 512 Sqn RAF 10Apr44 1383 TCU RAF 1945 1382 TCU RAF 13Aug46.
Sold Sep 26, 1946 but not known to
whom, then to DDL/SAS May 1948 as OY-AAB "Ragnar Viking" , then OY-KLA with SAS reregistered Sep 1950.
To F-OAID with HaUl Commis DE US France au Cameroun (Regie Air Cameroun) , then
Air Cameroun Jul53 Aerotechnique Aug55 Airnautic 01Apr62 F-BIID J C Brouillet
(op by Airnautic) 26Mar64 tla Transgabon Jul65. Cie Europeenne d'Equipement Jun65
TR-LML Transgabon Rr Mar66. L G Bourgeaud, Libreville Aug68. Cancelled 1969 .
92604 (MSN 12423) to USAAF Feb 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG393 at RAF Montreal Feb 10, 1944.
To UK Feb 19, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 28, 1944. 108 OTC RAF Nov 25, 1944. 1 PGTS RAF Mar 1, 19448.
Relegated to ground instructional airframe as 4926M Mar 1948.
92605 (MSN 12424) to USAAF Feb 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG394 at RAF Montreal Feb 10 1944.
To UK Feb 20, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 28, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Nov 27, 1944. To RCAF as KG394 Feb 22, 1946.
Europe Jul 1960. Renumbered 12918 in 1970. 429 Sqdn RCAF, Stored Saskatoon Mar 1975.
To C-GZCR (ntu), to N89BF, to N99FS. As C-GUBT with Bradley Air Services, carp Oct 15, 1975.
with Skycraft Air Transport, Oshawa, Ontario Aug 1979. To Soundair and
crashed Jun 22, 1983 at Toronto IAP.
92606 (MSN 12425) to USAAF Jan 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG395 at RAF Montreal Feb 10, 1944.
Arrived in UK Feb 19, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 28, 1944. 427 Sqdn RAF Sep 24, 1944. To Canadian
goverment Jun 16, 1946. Transferred to RCAF as KG395 Aug 26, 1946. 429 Sqdn RCAF based in Winnipeg by 1952. In
1970 was allocated RCAF serial 12919. In 1977 the registration C-GZCR was reserved but not taken up. Aircraft
went to Basler Flight Services of Oshkosh, Wisconsin as N89BF. In October 1987, the aircraft was registered
N99FS operating out of Panama City, Florida. 1/31/89: to Brooks Aviation Inc, Douglas Municipal Airport, Douglas, GA.
By 10/6/90: Marked as “Greenland Expedition Society,” used in recovery of P-38s in Greenland.
By 8/95 Marked as RAF aircraft in WWII. By 7/10: Marked as USAAF aircraft.
92607 (MSN 12426) to USAAF Feb 8, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG396 at RAF Montreal Feb 24, 1944.
While of ferry flight from Montreal flew into high ground 12 m SSE of Meeks Field, Iceland Mar 5, 1944
while descending in cloud. 3 killed
92608 (MSN 12427) to USAAF Feb 6, 1944. To US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17154 Feb 6, 1944
92609 (MSN 12429) to USAAF Feb 5, 1944. To US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17156 Feb 5, 1944
92610 (MSN 12430) to USAAF Feb 5, 1944. To US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17157 Feb 5, 1944
92611 (MSN 12431) to USAAF Jan 28, 1944. To US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17158 Jan 28, 1944
92612 (MSN 12432) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG397 at RAF Montreal Feb 8, 1944.
To UK Feb 19 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 26, 1944. 435 Sqdn RCAF. Flew into high ground 2 mi W of
Warlingham, UK Feb 13, 1946 while on approach to Croydon
92613 (MSN 12433) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG398 at RAF Montreal Feb 15, 1944.
To UK Feb 24, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 12, 1944. 78 Sqdn RAF 1945. 1336 TSCU RSAF
aug 19, 1945. 1381 TCU RAF Jun 17, 1946. 22 MU RAF Oct 11, 1946. Returned to USAAF Dec 12, 1946.
Registered G-AJAU with Silver City Airways Jan 9, 1947, so it probably never left the UK.
Registration cancelled Oct 28, 1947 on sale to Malayan
Airways Ltd as VR-SCP 'Merbah" To VR-RCP Nov 1958, to 9M-ALP with Malaysian Airways Jan 13, 1959,
to Malaysiaa-Singapore Airlines Jan 1, 1967. to PK-IDH with Air Indonesia, Mendan sep 30, 1968.
PK-VJS Aerial Survey PN, Djakarta Dec 13, 1968. On dump Kemajoran 1976.
92614 (MSN 12434) to USAAF Feb 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG399 at RAF Montreal Feb 9, 1944.
To UK Mar 7, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 15, 1944.. MIA on mission to Arnhem, NetherlandsZ Sep 21, 1944.
92615 (MSN 12435) to USAAF Feb 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG400 at RAF Montreal Feb 8, 1944.
To RAF in UK Feb 28, 1i944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 1, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 13, 1945. 233 Sqdn RAF.
To Canadian government Apr 16, 1946. To RCAF Jul 20, 1946 as KG400. N6680 Priority Air Tpt
System, Redwood City, CA US Aug68 World Weather Inc, Midland, TX US Jun70
CF-CTB N Canada Air Ltd Mar72 C-FCTB Reregistered 1977 TG-AMA Aviateca R06Nov79
First C-47 TG-AMA was c/n 13484 w/o 17 Feb 1975. TG-AMA (2) seen in Nov 1980
92616 (MSN 12436) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG401 at RAF Montreal Feb 8, 1944.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Mar 8, 1944. Crashlanded near Kessel Sep 19, 1944 after being
damaged by flak over Arnhem, Holland
92617 (MSN 12437) to USAAF 02Feb44. To RAF as KG402 27Feb44 at RAF Montreal 27Feb44. To UK 22Mar44.
575 Sqn RAF 13Apr44. 78 Sqn RAF Jul45. 1336 TSCU RAF 16Aug45. 1381 TCU RAF 11Mar46. 22 MU RAF 17Oct46.
to Canadair Ltd 19Dec46. Delivered 06Feb47 CF-DXO Hollinger Ungava Tpt Ltd Registered 03Apr48.
G Theriault, Pte Claire, PQ Registered 11Jun68. Keir Air Tpt Ltd, Edmonton, Alta 22May69.
Air Commonwealth Alberta Ltd, Edmonton, Alta 10Dec69. Atlas Aviation Ltd 19Apr71.
Kenting Atlas Aviation Ltd 12Feb73. R E Carruthers et al 1973. Superior Airways Ltd 1974.
Kenting Aircraft Ltd 1974. Lambair Ltd 1974. Ontario Central Airlines 1975. Alberta Northern
Aircraft Leasing 1975 Kenting Aviation Ltd 1976. Cancelled Dec76
92618 (MSN 12439) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG404 at RAF Montreal Feb 11, 1944.
to UK Feb 19, 1944. To 48 Sqdn RAF Mar 5, 1944. Shot down by Fw 190s Sep 21, 1944,
Arnhem, Holland
92619 (MSN 12440) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG405 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944.
To UK Apr 21, 1944. 107 OTU RAF May 16, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF Mar 1, 1945. 22 MU RAF Apr 10 1946.
Returned to USAAF Aug 12, 1946. To civil registry as CF-THE, then to Frontier Airlines as N4993E Oct 21, 1958.
N4993E registration cancelled 18 May 1965, sold to Air Manila as PI-C865 & w/o 16 Dec 1965 on Manila-Legaspi
flight-crashed on tight turn & stalled near Legaspi, Philippines. 2 out of 21 onboard killed.
92620 (MSN 12441) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944.. to RAF as Dakota III KG406 at RAF Montreal Feb 23, 1944.
To UK Jar 16, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Mar 27, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Jan 7, 1945. Crashed Apr 28, 1945 in English Channel
10 mi SE of South Foreland, Kent
92621 (MSN 12442) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG407 at RAF Montreal Feb 13, 1944.
to UK Mar 7, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Apr 10, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Oct 25, 1944. 1336 TSCU RAF Aug 1, 1945.
1381 TCU RAF Mar 1, 1946. 22 MU RAF Mar 4, 1946. Returned to USAAF Aug 14, 1946.
To civil registry as CF-TEI Dec 14, 1946, then to Frontier Airlines
as N4994E Aug 14, 1958. W/o Jul 27, 1966, Gallup, NM
92622 (MSN 12443) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG408 at RAF Montreal Feb 10, 1944.
To UK Feb 19, 1944. 48 Sqn RAF 26Feb44 271 Sqn RAF 07Jan45 1382 TCU RAF 17Nov45 Edzell RAF 16Jan46
WFU 29Mar46. Transferred to BOAC as G-AHCV Mar 29, 1946.
WFU at Southend Mar 28, 1966 and broken up Jan 1970.
92623 (MSN 12444) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG409 at RAF Montreal Feb 13, 1944.
48 Sqn RAF 29Feb44 437 Sqn RAF 24Sep44 48 Sqn RAF 11Oct44 437 Sqn RAF. Crashed at Four Marks, UK
near Alton Feb 5, 1945 after crew bailed out after striking trees in cloud.
92624 (MSN 12445) to USAAF Feb 3, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG410 at RAF Montreal Feb 10, 1944.
To UK 28Feb44 233 Sqn RAF 08Mar44 76 Sqn RAF 1945 1336 TSCU RAF 16Aug45 1381 TCU RAF 06Jun46
22 MU RAF 06Sep46. To Britavia Sep 24, 1946, registered as G-AIRH Oct 19, 1946. To Silver City Airways,
British Aviation Services Oct 1948. Air Charter and Exploration. Sold as
ZS-DDC Jul 1949 to Wenela Air Services. Registration ZS-DBB originally allocated but NTU.
To CTA registered as CR-LDK, to TAAG Angola Airlines registered as D2-FDK, to Aero Caribbean
registered as CU-T1058, to Aerotaxi, reregistered as CU-T1558. WFU and scrapped 2008 at Havana
92625 (MSN 12446) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG411. 45 Gp RAF. Returned to USAAF.
To N73853 1962 To Colombian AF as FACo 687 1971 To FACo 1120 Jan77 W/O 20Nov77
Also listed as being W/o Apr 27, 1945.
92626 (MSN 12447) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG412 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944.
233 Sqdn RAF Mar 4, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 28, 1944.. Undercarriage
collapsed during takeoff at Bardufoss, Norway Oct 7, 1945.
Transferred to Norwegian AF as instructional airframe BW-T. WFU 1973.
92627 (MSN 12449) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG414 Feb 8, 1944 at RAF Montreal.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Sep 15, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 15, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF Mar 17, 1946.
To Canadian government Jun 2, 1946. To RCAF Jun 23, 1946 as KG414. To Indian AF as BJ764
Mar 21, 1962.
92628 (MSN 12450) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG415 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944.
33 Sqn RAF 12Mar44 435 Sqn RAF 13Sep45 436 Sqn RAF. Transferred to BOAC
Feb 23, 1946 as G-AGZD. To BEA Aug 19, 1946. Pion Air "Percy Pilcher" E Anglian Flying Svces
R28Jul60 Channel Airways Nov62 BOAC Assoc Coys Ltd R06May63 Registered in Bermuda as VP-BCC May 1963.
Seagreen 1967. Sold to Lineas Aereas Nacionales SA (LANSA) as HR-LAG. Reregistered
as HR-LAQ. WFU La Ceiba enginless Aug 1974 to Mar 1978.
92629 (MSN 12451) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG416 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
To UK Mar 29, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Apr 22, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 9, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF.
To Canadian government Jun 23 1946. To RCAF Aug 26, 1946 as KG416, later 12451. W/o Apr 18, 1952
Winnipeg AP, Manitoba, Canada
92630 (MSN 12452) to USAAF Feb 5, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG417 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
To UK Mar 18, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Apr 22, 1944. MIA on mission to Arnhem, Holland Sep 21, 1944.
92631 (MSN 12453) to USAAAF Feb 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG418 at RAF Montreal Feb 22, 1944.
To UK Mar 13, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Apr 2, 1944. Crashlanded Sep 20, 1944 after
receiving flak damage over Arnhem. Salvaged and relegated Aug 1946 to ground instructional
airframe with serial 5567M. Presumably subsequently scrapped.
92632 (MSN 12454) to USAAF Feb 6, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG419 at RAF Montreal Feb 13, 1944.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 48 Sqn RAF Feb 29, 944. 1 PTS RAF Feb 13, 1945. WFU. Sold Apr 14, 1946
To OO-CBO 19Aug46 W/O 07Jan47 at Costermansville, Belgian Congo
92633 (MSN 12455) to USAAF Feb 7, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG420 at RAF Montreal Feb 15, 1944.
To UK Feb 24, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944. 435/436 Sqdn RAF Sep 5, 1945.
Transferred to BOAC Feb 11, 1946 as G-AGZA. Crashed into roof of house while
taking off from Northolt, South Ruislip, UK Dec 19, 1946
92634 (MSN 12456) to USAAF Feb 5, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG421 at RAF Montreal Feb 15, 1944.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Apr 10, 1944. 437 Sqdn RCAF Sep 24, 1944. Crashed during supply
mission to Chambois Aug 21, 1944.
92635 (MSN 12457) to USAAF Feb 5, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG422 at RAF Montreal Feb 23, 1944.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Apr 10, 1944. 437 Sqdn RCAF Sep 24, 1944. DBR when overshot
landing and tipped onto nose, Vlamertinghe Ypres, Belgium Sep 30, 1944.
92636 (MSN 12459) to USAAF Feb 6, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG424 at RAF Montreal Feb 23, 1944.
To UK Mar 15, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 30, 1944. MIA on mission to Normandy Jun 6, 1944
92637 (MSN 12460) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG425 at RAF Montreal Feb 9, 1944.
To UK Feb 18, 1944. 57 Sqdn RAF Mar 8, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 24, 1944.. Crashlanded near
Anzio, Italy Mar 1, 1946 following engine failure.
92638 (MSN 12461) to USAAF Feb 7, 1944l To RAF as Dakota III KG426 at RAF Montreal Feb 15, 1944.
To UK Feb 22, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944. MIA on mission to Normandy Jun 6, 1944.
92639 (MSN 12462) to USAAF Feb 6, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG427 at RAF Montreal Feb 16, 1944.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 28, 1944. DBR at Kastrup, Denmark
Jan 30, 1946 when struck while parked by B-17 OY-DFE
92640 (MSN 12463) to USAAF Feb 6, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG428 at RAF Montreal Sep 27, 194.
To UK Mar 7, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 15, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Mar 19, 1944. Shot down by flak
over Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 19, 1944.
92641 (MSN 12464) to USAAF Feb 6, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG429 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
TO UK Feb 25, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 8, 1944. Missing from mission to Normandy Jun 6, 1944
92642 (MSN 12465) to USAAF Feb 8, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG430 at RAF Montreal Feb 22, 1944.
To UK Feb 24, 1944. 233 Sqdn RF 1944. 436 Sqdn RAF Oct 7, 1945. To RCAF as KG430 Jun 2, 1946.
Later reserialed 12465. W/o Summerside, Canada Jun 26, 1951.
92643 (MSN 12466) to USAAF Feb 8, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG431 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944.
To UK Mar 12, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Mar 14, 1946. Returned to USAAF
Dec 31, 1946, to FLC at Payne Field.
92644 (MSN 12467) to USAAF Feb 6, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG432 at RAF Montreal Feb 15, 1944.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Jun 3, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF. 511 Sqdn RAF Oct 11, 1945. Returned to USAAF
Feb 27, 1947, to FLC at Payne Field.
92645 (MSN 12469) to USAAF Feb 7, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG434 at RAF Montreal Feb 29, 1944.
To UK Mar 12, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Apr 25, 1944. When taking off from
Broadwell with glider in tow to Normandy Jun 6, 1944, aircraft
sank back, struck runway, and bellylanded. DBR.
92646 (MSN 12470) to USAAF Feb 8, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG435 Feb 22, 1944.
RAF Nassau Feb 22, 1944. ACSEA Mar 17, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF. Wrecked Sep 23, 1944
when swung on landing at Imphal, Burma and hit ditch, and undercarriage
collapsed.
92647 (MSN 12471) To USAAF Feb 6, 1944; to RAF as Dakota III KG436 at RAF MOntreal Feb 13, 1944.
To UK Feb 22, 1944. 48 sqdn Feb 29, 1944 1336TSCU Aug 26, 1945. 1381 TCU Mar 29, 1946.
22 MU RAF Aug 15, 1946. . Returned to USAAF
Oct 4, 1946. Became EI-ACT with Aer Lingus "St Colman" 19478 to 1958, "St Conleth" 1958 to 1960.
Silver City Airways leased Mar 12 1959 to Oct 27, 1960. then EI-ALT Benedar Air Ltd Jan 2, 1961.
To French Navy Jan 2, 1961 as 12471/71. Noted 1985 in Musee
de l'Air et de l'Espace, Paris. Still there 2005.
92648 (MSN 12472) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG437 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944.
to UK Feb 23, 1944. . To No 233 Sqdn at Gosport Feb 29, 1944. to 435/436 Sqdn RAF Sep 5, 1945.
437 Sqdn RAF Dec 1o45.. Transferred to BOAC Jan 15, 1946 as G-AGYX, to British European Airways
Aug 1946. Sold to Autair, Luton Airport, operated by Skyways Apr 1961. Sold as PH-MAG to
Martins Air Charter, Netherlands Jul 1965. Sold to Moormanair, Amsertad for cargo charter work.
Sold to Scorpio Films May 14, 1973. Sold as 5N-ATA with Nigerian Trade Wings Airways Ltd.
Sold to Lease Air Inc, Florida as N9050T Jan 29, 1979, markings not taken up. Later noted derelict
at Kartoum by 1980 as 5N-ATA. Registered with ATC Inc of Santa Rosa, CA May 1983. Returned to
Malta and stored with Malta International Aviation Co in 1984, later CFS Aeroengines.
Registration N9050T cancelled. Derelict at Hal Safi, Malta. Acquired by
restauranteur John Woodhouse Oct 1991 and shipped to UK and used at a bistro. Sold to RAF Museum and
on display at Hendon. Cockpit noted November 2018 at Michael Beetham Conservation Centre, RAF Museum, Cosford, England.
92649 (MSN 12473) to USAAF Feb 7, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG438 at RAF Montreal Feb 13, 1944.
To UK Mayu 5, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF May 1944. 107 OTU RAF Oct 10, 1944. 1333 TSCU May 1945. Returned to USAAF
Sep 27, 1946. To OY-AEB "Rane Viking" of DDL. Crashed at Oresund, Sweden Feb 17, 1947
92650 (MSN 12474) to USAAF Feb 7, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG439 at RAF Montreal Feb 15, 1944.
To UK Feb 23, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944. 435/436 Sqdn RAF Sep 12, 1945. Wrecked at Sanderstead, UK
Oct 19, 1945 after hitting tree following loss of power during takeoff from Croydon, UK.
92651 (MSN 12475) to USAAF Feb 5, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG440 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944.
To UK Feb 28, 1944. 233 sqdn RAF Mar 8, 1944. 1336 TSCU RAF 26Aug45 1382 TCU RAF 20Dec45 22 MU RAF 26Jun46
Returned to USAAF Jul 17, 1946. Became CF-GHL (later C-FGHL) on Jul 17, 1946 McIntyre-Porcupine Mines Ltd,
Toronto, Ont D21Jul48 Algoma Steel Corp, Sault Ste Marie, Ont 31Jan51 Sault Tube & TptCO US Ltd,
Sault Ste Marie, Ont 16Aug56 Mannesmann TubeCO US Ltd, Sault Ste Marie, Ont 07Apr61
Great Lakes PaperCO US Ltd, Ft William, Ont 30Aug61 Hooker Air Service Ltd, Pickle Lake,
Ont 18Jan71 Ontario Central Airlines Ltd, Redditt, Ont 09Mar71 Hooker Air Service Ltd 30Apr71
Ontario Central Airlines 1974 Hooker Air Service 1976 C-FGHL Rr Jul79
Ontario Central Airlines, Gimli, Man R Dec79 . Sometime after 1988 it became N54AA. On Jul 20, 2000, while
operated by Allied Air Freight, it crashed shortly after take-off from Nassau International Airport, New
Providence Island, Bahamas, killing both pilots.
92652 (MSN 12476) to USAAF 08Feb44 to RAF UK as Dakota III KG441 14Feb44 RAF Montreal 14Feb44. To UK 24Feb44
233 Sqn RAF 29Feb44 435 Sqn RAF 18Sep45 436 Sqn RAF Canada 02Jun46 RCAF 26Aug46
1st Air Div, France Nov55 SOC 28Mar67 Scottish Aviation G-AVPW Hunting Surveys &
Consultants Ltd R29Jun67 R L E Burton 28Sep73 canc 17Jun75 YV-25CP Tecnica Rondina CA. Jun75
N2627Z Atorie Air Inc, El Paso, TX US RDec82 N25CE Reregistered Feb83 " Puff'
92653 (MSN 12477) to USAAF Feb 5, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG442 at RAF Montreal Feb 10, 1944.
To UK Feb 17, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Mar 8, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF. 22 MU RAF Aug 20, 1946.
Sold Nov 23, 1946. Registered G-AJBB Jan 22, 1947. Registration cancelled Jun 28, 1947 on sale to Indian
Airlines Corp as VT-CJH. W/o Feb 18, 1964 on takeoff at Jaipur, India
92654 (MSN 12479) To USAAF Feb 8, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG444 at RAF Montreal Feb 23, 1944.
To UK Mar 17, 1944. 271 Sqdn Apr 22, 1944. Shot down by Fw 190s Sep 21, 1944 Arnhem, Holland
92655 (MSN 12480) to USAAF Feb 9, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG445 in India. ACSEA Mar 18, 1944.
194 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
92656 (MSN 12481) to USAAF Feb 9, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG446 at RAF Monteal Feb 24, 1944. Ditched in sea
between Iceland and Britain during ferry flight Mar 6, 1944
92657 (MSN 12482) to USAAF Feb 7, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG447 at RAF Montreal Feb 23, 1944.
To UK Mar 3, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 12, 1944. 10 Sqdn RAF 1945. 1336 TSCU RAF Aug 16, 1945
1382 TCU RAF Mar 7, 1946. Sold Sep 20, 1946 to Sec DA Aeron Civil, Portugal. Registered G-AIOG
to Scottish Airilnes Oct 14, 1946. Sold as TF-ISG to Icelandair Flugfelag Islands (Airline) Jan 1947.
Crashed in poor weather Jan 31, 1951 on approach to Hafnarfjordur,
Iceland. 20 killed.
92658 (MSN 12483) to USAAF Feb 8, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG448 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944.
To UK Feb 28, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 4, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Mar 19, 944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 9, 1945.
436 Sqdn RAF. To Canadian government Apr 16, 1946. To RCAF as KG448 Jul 20, 1946.
Renumbered 12964 in Jul 1970. 429 Sqn RCAF, Winnipeg, Manitoba. WFU. To C-GNNA Mar 10, 1975.
W/o Jan 18, 1986 NW Ontario, Canada
92659 (MSN 12484) to USAAF Feb 10, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG449 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
To UK Mar 13, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Apr 18, 1944. Crashlanded Sep 26, 1944 at
Paal, Belgium while in service with No. 575 Sqdn. It was hit
over Holland by flak during the Market Garden operation.
92660 (MSN 12485) to USAAF Feb 9, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG450 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
To UK Mar 8, 1944. ATTDU RAF Mar 31, 1944. 107 FTU Jul 2, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Jul 27, 1944.
1333 TSCU RAF. Sold Nov 20, 1946. Went to KLM as PH-TDU Nov 20, 1946. Reregisteed PH-DAU Apr 8, 1954.
To PK-AKT 17Jun58. To PK-OBC. W/O at Wamena, Indonesia 15Aug84
92661 (MSN 12486) To USAAF Feb 9, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG451 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
Sold to Aviation Air Transport Ltd Nov 23, 1946 and registered G-AIYT Dec 20, 1946.
West Air Transport delivered Mar 12, 1947. Sold to South Africa
Aviation Air Transport Ltd. as ZS-BCJ Apr 1947. To Israel registered
May 30, 1950 as 4X-ATA, then to Israel Defense Forces as 1404. Noted
` 2005 in Israel AF Museum, Hatzerim AB, Israel.
92662 (MSN 12487) to USAAF Feb 7, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG452 at RAF Montreal Feb 13, 1944.
To UK Feb 20, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 24, 1944. 78 Sqdn RAF 1945.
1336 TSCU RAF Aug 20, 1945. WFU Oct 22, 1946. Returned to USAAF
Jun 27, 1946. To civil registry as CF-TED Dec 24, 1946, to N9144H May 7, 1958. To
Thai Police in 1958 and then to Thai AF in 1970. To Thai Navy as KTRT 212487 Nov 1972.
To storage Sep 1976 and broken up
92663 (MSN 12489) to USAAF Feb 9, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG454 at RAF Montreal Feb 29, 1944.
Accident 02Mar44 Reykjavik. To UK Jul 19, 1944. 1336 TSCU RAF Aug 16, 1945. 1383 TCU RAF
Mar 7, 1946. 1333 TSCU RAF Jul 23, 1946. VIP Services RAF Apr 21, 1947. WFU.
Registered G-AKJN Oct 9, 1947. Registration cancelled Feb 3, 1951 on sale to Societe
Tunisienne de l'Air (Tunis Air) as F-OAIG. To F-BEHF of Air France Apr 12, 1956
92664 (MSN 12490) To USAAF Feb 10,1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG455 at RAF Montreal Feb 24, 1944.
To UK Mar 7, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Mar 24, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 16, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF.
To Canadian government Apr 16, 1946. To RCAF as KG455 Jul 20 1946. 448 Sqdn RCAF Cold Lake, Alberta.
Renumbered 12924 in Jul 1970. Preserved at Canadian Airborne Museum, Petawa, Canada
92665 (MSN 12491) To USAAF Feb 9, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG456 at RAF Montreal Mar 1, 1944.
To Middle East Apr 27, 194l 28 Sqdn SAAF ACSEA May 31, 1945. 48 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian
government Jan 30, 1947. To VT-CMD Jun 19, 1947 Indian
Airlines Corp. W/o Apr 7, 1964 on approach to Along A/p, India. Operator was Kalinga Airlines.
92666 (MSN 12492) to USAAF Feb 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG457 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
62 Sqdn RAF India Jun 4, 1944. Missing in Lushai Hills, India during supply dropping mission Aug 2, 1944.
92667 (MSN 12493) to USAAF Feb 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG458 at RAF Nassau Feb 22, 1944.
ACSEA Mar 19, 1944. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947. To VT-CYH Aug 1948 with Indian
Airlines Corp. W/o Mar 12, 1959 near Tobu, India when hit high ground.
92668 (MSN 12494) to USAAF Feb 9,1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG459 at RAF Nassau Mar 5, 1944.
ACSEA Mar 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF India 1945. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
To Indian AF as IAF BJ496 Nov 12, 1961. WFU 1987.
92669 (MSN 12495) to USAAF Feb 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG460 at RAF Nassau Feb 22, 1944.
SEAAC Apr 30, 1944. 1334 TSCU RAF Baroda. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
92670 (MSN 12496) to USAAF Feb 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III at RAF Nassau KG461 Feb 23, 1944.
ACSEA Mar 18, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF. Shot down during supply mission to Mogaung, India Jul 30, 1944.
92671 (MSN 12497) to USAAF Feb 12, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG462 at RAF Nassau Feb 19, 1944.
CSEA Mar 18, 1944. Destroyed on operations Apr 27, 1944. SOC Jul 27, 1944
92672 (MSN 12499) to USAAF Feb 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG464 at RAF Nassau Feb 14, 1944.
ACSEA May 18, 1944. To Indian AF as VP907, To Pakistan AF Sep 25, 1947. Ultimate fate uncertain.
92673 (MSN 12500) to USAAF Feb 10, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG465 at RAF Nassau Feb 16, 1944.
ACSEA Mar 28, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF
Oct 31, 1946. To VT-CGC with Indian Airlines Corp Oct 10, 1946. To PK-GDQ mar 16, 1952.
To PK-CAA 1970. WFU Oct 1960.
92674 (MSN 12501) to USAAF Feb 11, 1974. to RAF as Dakota III KG466 Feb 29, 1944 at RAF Montreal.
TOC N Am RAF 14Mar44 MAAF 25Sep44 ACSEA 30May46 267 Sqn RAF. Sold to Indian
government Jan 30, 1947. Became VT-CJT Mar 1947 To VT-CPI NTU. By 1955 was
AP-AAI of Pakistan International Airlines. To AP-AJS May 12, 1957. W/o Jul 1, 1957 at Chartaki Island,
East Pakistan
92675 (MSN 12502) to USAAF 12Feb44 12th AF Algiers 20Mar44 salvaged 11Jun44 Bari, Italy
Reported CF-TEA Trans Canada NL "74", then "374" D18Jun46 Transair Ltd 13Apr63
N3262 Aircraft Modifications Inc, Miami, FL US 16May69 HRLAH Lineas Aereas Nacionales SdeRL
registered 28Aug69. WFU 1975
92676 (MSN 12503) to USAAF 12Feb44 Aigiers 21Mar44. 12th AF Italy
W/o Sep 25, 1944 Salon-de-Province, France in takeoff accident.
92677 (MSN 12504) to USAAF 16Feb44. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 100th Troop Carrier Squadron,
441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd
Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
W/o Jul 30, 1945
92678 (MSN 12505) to USAAF 13Feb44. Algiers, Algeria 4Apr44. 74th Troop Carrier Squadron [ID*S],
434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467). RFC 25Sep45 NC64703 Flying Tigers
Line A23Jul46. VT-CRA E17Nov47 IndamerCO US Ltd R07May49 tla Kalinga Airlines Ltd R24Jan55
WFU Jan69 Santa Cruz, Bombay, and derelict until 1983
92679 (MSN 12506) to USAAF 19Feb44. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 36th Troop Carrier Squadron,
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Exploded and crashed near Berwick, UK
after mid-air collision with C-47A ? 42-108877 during practice paradrop mission Operation
Eagle 12May44 [8KIS – included the 36th TCS commanding officer, the 316th TCG commanding
officer and chaplain]. The aircraft had dropped their paratroops over the DZ and met another
squadron during the turn over March, Cambridgeshire, back towards Cottesmore.
92680 (MSN 12507) to USAAF 15Feb44. Algiers 09Apr44. 12th AF 62nd TCG. Crashed in Italy Dec 30, 1944. MACR 19042
92681 (MSN 12509) to USAAF 21Feb44. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 301st Troop Carrier Squadron,
441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers
of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd
Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’,
7Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France 8Sep44. Saint Marceau (A-43), Le Mans, France 2Oct44.
Dreux (A-41), France 3Nov44. 100th Troop Carrier Squadron. Crash landed at Dreux 10May45.
Salvaged Jun 27, 1945.
92682 (MSN 12510) to USAAF 24Feb44. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. Ninth Air Force 7Apr44.
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported paratroopers
of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
To RFC Sep 22, 1945. Rebuilt as DC-3C MSN 43076. NC34915 McCarthy Oil & Gas Corp 19Aug46. NC24H Inti Harvester
CO US 1946. N124H W C Hendrick, Ft Worth, TX US Jun63. N35SMJ FalconAirways Conv Inc. XB·ZAT XC·DOE SDP
92683 (MSN 12511) to USAAF 13Feb44. Algiers, Algeria 10Apr44. Twelfth Air Force, Italy.
4th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Group, Tarquinia, Italy. Destroyed while
parked in collision by B-17G ? 44-6756 landing on return from a mission at Lucera, Foggia,
Italy 12Apr45
92684 (MSN 12512) to USAAF as 15Feb44 Algiers 27Apr44 Italy 14Dec44. To RFC Sep 14, 1945.
Rebuilt as DC-3C c/n 43077. to Waterman Airlines NC33693 24Aug46. To TACA DE US Costa Rica TI-157 1946
To TACA DE US Venezula YV-C-AZY 30Sep48. WFU 1973
92685 (MSN 12513) to USAAF 15Feb44. Algiers 27Mar44. Caribbean TSP WFU 18Feb46. To NC52819, C-34X
92686 (MSN 12514) to USAAF 13Feb44 Algiers 14Apr44. 12th AF 21Apr44. To RFC Oct 1, 1945. To NEIAF as DT-991,
callsign VH-RCI. to Neth East Indies Governmentas NI480. To NEIAF as T-491. To PK-RCI.
To PK-DPK Garuda Indonesian Airways NV. To PK-GDZ. W/O 29Dec61 at Surabaya, Indonesia
preserved at Jakarta, Indonesia as RI-001
92687 (MSN 12515) to USAAF Feb 26 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17159 Feb 26, 1944
92688 (MSN 12516) to USAAF Feb 25 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17160 Feb 25, 1944
92689 (MSN 12517) to USAAF Feb 23, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17161 Feb 23, 1944
92690 (MSN 12519) to USAAF Feb 25, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17163 Feb 25, 1944
92691 (MSN 12520) to USAAF Feb 25, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17164 Feb 25, 1944
92692 (MSN 12521) to USAAF Feb 19, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17165 Feb 19, 1944
92693 (MSN 12522) to USAAF Aug 5, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17166 Aug 5, 1944
92694 (MSN 12523) to USAAF Feb 21 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17167 Feb 21, 1944
92695 (MSN 12524) to USAAF Feb 26 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17168 Feb 26, 1944
92696 (MSN 12525) to USAAF 19Feb44. Algiers 27Mar44. Europe/Neth Belgium 30Apr47. WFU 31Mar47
92697 (MSN 12526) to USAAF 12Feb44. Algiers 27Mar44. 12th AF FLC 07Jun46. F-BCYG Cie Air Algerie R19May47
Cie Aerienne DE US Tpts Indochinois tla Air Outremer R24Nov51. SE-CAZ Air Thorvald Anderson &CO US AIRTACO
Dagens Nyheter AB R03May55. tla Linjeflyg 14Apr57. SAS B30Oct57
No 703 Ethiopian AF D09Dec57 also quoted ETIAF 0-3. ET -AAO Ethiopian Airlines 1962
92698 (MSN 12527) to USAAF 12Feb44. Algiers 20Mar44. RFC 22Sep45. NC36498 Bruning Aviation 1947.
Crashed 25Feb48 Columbus, OH
92699 (MSN 12529) converted to C-47C floatplane May 27, 1944. Baer Fld 12Oct44. 1504 BAS 08Nov44
Converted to C-47A. to Brisbane 08Dec44. Manila. Far East Air Tpt 09Feb46
PI-C40 Commercial Airlines Inc. Philippine Airlines Inc Sep48. Orient Air System RP-C40 Rr 1973
Derelict 1981
92700 (MSN 12530) to USAAF 12Feb44. Algiers, Algeria 20Mar44. Twelfth Air Force, Italy.
17th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, Twelfth Air Force, Ciampino, Rome, Italy.
The aircraft departed Luxeuil (Y-8), France for return to Istres-le-Tubé (Y-17), France with nine
wounded allied troops and five wounded German prisoners 1Nov44. In bad weather, the aircraft
crashed between Crêt de la Perdrix and Crêt de Botte, Pilat Massif, 12km SE of St-Chamond [19KIA].
The nurse was 1st Lieutenant Aleda E. Lutz. As an Army Flight Nurse she flew 196 evacuation missions
of over 3,500 men. She earned six battle stars and was the first female warrior to die in a combat zone
for World War II. Lt. Lutz received the Air Medal four times, Oak Leaves, Red Cross Medal, and Purple
Heart. She was the first woman awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in a World War.
92701 (MSN 12531) to USAAF 13Feb44. Algiers 11Apr44. 12th AF 21Apr44. 9th AF
To Polish AF as No. 5. WFU?
92702 (MSN 12532) to USAAF 16Feb44. Algiers 24Mar44. 12th AF. WFU 31Jul45
92703 (MSN 12533) to USAAF 13Feb44. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 442nd Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
ET Apr 30, 1946. Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948l WFU Mar 3, 1948
92704 (MSN 12534) to USAAF 15Feb44. Marrakech, French Morocco to Jurby,
Isle of Man 10/11Apr44. Eighth Air Force 14Apr44. Ninth Air Force 16Apr44. 81st Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45.
Damaged taxying at Hildesheim (R-16), Germany 21Apr45. RFC 29Oct45. NC62374 Mercury Airlines.
Empire Airlines 28Dec47. West Coast Airlines Inc "109" 04Aug52. Crashed 26Feb56 Pullman, WA US
Repaired and still regd to WCA on 1963. Reg M H Christler, Thermopolis, WY 1966/67
Not on 1971 Reg but retd to 1973. Reg Christler Flying Service R02Mar74.
Sky Train Air Inc, McAllen, TX US R Mar82
92705 (MSN 12535) to USAAF 15Feb44. 8th AF 21Apr44. 9th AF 23Apr44. Salvaged 08Nov44
92706 (MSN 12536) to USAAF Feb44. Pathfinder School, Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command,
North Witham (Station 479). Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for
use as a pathfinder. Transported Pathfinder paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a
drop zone at Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of
the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. 4126th Base Unit,
San Bernardino Field, CA. Crash landed after engine failure three miles south of San Bernardino 13Nov45.
Reclaimed 23May47.
92707 (MSN 12537) to USAAF 15Feb44. 8th AF 15Apr44. 9th AF 31Jul44. 8th AF. 9th TCG lost Italy Feb 5, 1945. MACR 12022
92708 (MSN 12539) to USAAF 15Feb44. To RAAF as A65-40 17Mar44. 3 AD 17Mar44. 2 AP 26Mar44
35 Sqn VH-CUM RAAF 01Apr44. 4 AD 13Sep44. 36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-A 30Apr45.
undercarriaged accidently raised when parked at Tadji PNG 17Aug45
Beaufort A9-689 taxed into stationary A65-40 Tadji Strip PNG 22Aug45.
12 RSU RAAF 13Sep45. 36 Sqn RAAF 20Sep45. Darwin RAAF SHQ Flight 15Apr46.
force landed 26Apr46 two injured. DAP RAAF Parafield 05Sep46. 1 AD RAAF 04Mar47.
TT Sqn Richmond 28Mar47. ARDU RAAF Det Richmond 06Mar48. Det 1 Tocumwal 17Feb48.
Leased Ansett Airways 19Jun50. Leased to Trans Australian Airways 19May51 as VH-TAW "Broskman".
To VH-MAH 11Nov60. Ansett-Mandated Airlines VH-MAV 12Jan61. Ansett Airlines of PNG 19May68.
Sold Trans Australian Airways "Brockman' then 'Mueller' VH-SBE 09Sep58
Continental Air Services XW-PFT Air Continental 21May68. Leased by Air America from Continental Air Services,
of Vientiane June 1969 as XW-PFT. Far East Air Transport B-261 08Dec69
South East Asia Air Transport N83AC 05Nov73 WFU. Registration cancelled Oct 1981
92709 (MSN 12540) to USAAF 19Feb44. To RAAF as A65-41 19Mar44. 3 AD RAAF 19Mar44. 34 Sqn RAAF VH-CUK 06Apr44
Starboard undercarriage collapsed on Parafield tarmac 13Jun44 crew uninjured. 1 AD RAAF 05Mar46
86 Wing RAAF 06Mar47. 1 AD RAAF TOC 14Apr48. To Mac Robertson Miller Airways as VH-MMF "Durach" 14Feb49
Commercial Aviation Pty Ltd 07Apr49. Ansett Airlines of Papua NG 09Mar70.
Ansett Ltd 23May73. Air Tasmania Pty Ltd 06Jul73. Forestair 'Spirit of Port Arthur' 26Sep77. WFU Nov 1978.
Essend 1980 Bankstown for restoration to airworthiness 21Jun02. At Bankstown painted as USAAF
C-47 42-100550 "U5" in D-Day markings. Restored to airworthy condition 2015. Reregistered as VH-XUX Jul 28 2015.
Sold 2016 to the Flying Tigers Museum at Kunming China.
92710 (MSN 12541) to USAAF 16Feb44. To RAAF as A65-42 19Mar44. 3 AD RAAF 19Mar44.
34 Sqn RAAF VH-CUL 04Apr44. DAP RAAF 10Apr46. 38 Sqn RAAF coded FD-L 06Nov46.
2 AD RAAF 11Feb48. To Qantas Empire Airways 01Jun48 leased TAA VH-TAW 19May51
Sold to Trans Australian Airways 09Sep58. To Continental Air Services VH-SBE 08Dec60.
Air Continental XW-PFT 21May68. South East Asia Air Transport 05Nov73 WFU Oct81
92711 (MSN 12542) to USAAF 15Feb44. To RAAF as A65-43 19Mar44. 3 AD 19Mar44. DAT 23Mar44.
33 Sqn RAAF VH-CUW yellow UW on nose coded PK-K 02Apr44. 13 ARD RAAF 25Sep45. 33 Sqn RAAF 25Jan45
3 AD RAAF 26Apr46. DAP RAAF 02Sep46. 1 AD RAAF 31Oct46. 1 APU 29Jan47.
86 Wing RAAF 20Aug47 for DDT spraying 07Oct47. Starboard wing struck tree during DDT spraying
at Finschafen PNG 01Mar48. CMU Toc 29Nov48. Royal Australian Navy 01Feb49. 851 Sqn Royal Australian Navy.
723 Sqn RAN 724 Sqn Royal Australian Navy. 725 Sqn Royal Australian Navy coded NW-900 then NW-860
then NW-800 flying classroom to train Sea Venom and Gannet observers SOC 12Jan70. To Australian Fleet
Air Arm Museum at HMAS Albatross as N2-43 1976
92712 (MSN 12543) to USAAF Feb 15, 1944. To RCAF as Dakota IIIN 963 Mar 3, 1944. ANS RCAF Winnipeg, Nanitoba.
Reserialled 12950 Jun 1k970. Converted by Basler to BT-67 as N104BF.
Sold to Mauritanian AF Jan 2000. As Basler BT-67 active with Force Aerienne Islamique de Mauritanie as 5T-MAH.
92713 (MSN 12544) to USAAF Feb 18, 1944. To RCAF as Dakota III 962, later 12544. W/o Estevan, Canada Sept 6, 1946.
92714 (MSN 12545) to USAAF Feb 16, 1944. To RNZAF as NZ3516 Apr 9, 1944. BOC Unit 19 Whenuapai. To No.40 Squadron, Whenuapai.
SOC Wigram 06 April 1948, Disp. No.146. Broken up at Woodbourne by Airwork (NZ) Ltd in April 1948.
92715 (MSN 12546) to USAAF Feb 16, 1944. To RNZAF as NZ3517 Apr 9, 1944. BOC Unit 19 Whenuapai.
To No.40 Squadron, Whenuapai. SOC Woodbourne 20 May 1948, Disp.No.147.
Reduced to spares and sold by tender number 4284 (Nov 13, 1950).
Broken up at Woodbourne by Airwork (NZ) Ltd. and fuselage sold to Metal Smelters Ltd.
92716 (MSN 12547) to USAAF 16Feb44. Eighth Air Force 18Apr44. 435th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474). Damaged in accident at Welford 12May44. Transported paratroopers
of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France. Damaged landing at Le Bourget (A-54), Paris, France 17May45.
Salvaged May 18, 1945.
92717 (MSN 12549) to USAAF Feb 16, 1944. . Eighth Air Force 14Apr44. 98th Troop Carrier
Squadron [8Y*S], 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463); named ‘Stoy Hora’.
Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder.
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44; it was the lead aircraft flown by the 440th TCG
commanding officer. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional), Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France.
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a
drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To 9th TCS May 1945. To OK-WDK with
Czechoslovakian State Airline. Crashed Velke Canikovice (district Pezinok) Dec 12, 1954 while
operating on a cargo flight from Prague to Brno. All four onboard killed.
92718 (MSN 12550) to USAAF 18Feb44. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 29th Troop Carrier Squadron,
313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484). Transported paratroopers of the
3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44 and a resupply flight for the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. 492nd Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, Harrington (Station 179).
Used for ‘Carpetbagger’ operations.
To RFC Apr 25, 1946. NC34113 Sears Roebuck & Co, Chicago, IL 20Dec45 Univ of Tennessee 15Jan69
N140T Rr Zephyr Aviation Inc, Zephyr Hills, FL US Oct69. J A Devlin, Hillsboro, NH Feb71.
P L Rice, Tampa, FL US 1972. Aero Inti Inc Jul73. Parachute Center, Zephyr Hills, FL US R10Dec73.
Seized by Fed authorities for marijuana smuggling at Chattanooga, TN 25Sep74
Fuselage at Sebring, FL US Apr75. ZPC Inc B12Nov82. B.A. Bump, Doraville, GA, B 12Nov82.
VQ-TAF Turks & Caicos National 01May83
92719 (MSN 12551) to USAAF 15Feb44. Eighth Air Force 14Apr44. Ninth Air Force 16Apr44.
99th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Lost Apr 13, 1945. MACR 13793
92720 (MSN 12552) to USAAF Feb 26, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17169 Feb 26, 1944
92721 (MSN 12553) to USAAF Feb 26, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17170 Feb 26, 1944
92722 (MSN 12554) to USAAF Feb 17, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17171 Feb 17, 1944
92723 (MSN 12555) to USAAF Feb 26, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17172 Feb 26, 1944
92724 (MSN 12556) to USAAF Feb 26, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17173 Feb 26, 1944
92725 (MSN 12557) to USAAF Feb44. 37th Troop Carrier Squadron [W7*N; Nose #33],
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers
of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44.
Transported paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 319th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44.
To Chile AF as 969, to Paraguayan AF as FAP-2030 in 1981.
92726 (MSN 12559) to USAAF 18Feb44 8th AF 26Mar44 9th AF 07Oct44 W/O 30Nov44
By 1954 was N62374 of West Coast Air Lines
92727 (MSN 12560) to USAAF 18Feb44. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 44th Troop Carrier
Squadron [6E*L; Nose #52], 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported supplies
for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. Transported paratroopers
of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt,
SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and
materials for the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45.
Transported British 13th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of
the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To Caribe Air as NC55985, to Trans Air as N55985,
to Lineas Aereas Orientales as HK-166. Crashed on approach to
Mitu Airport, Vaupes, Columbia Jul 19, 1977.
92728 (MSN 12561) to USAAF 18Feb44. Anfa Field, Casablanca, French Morocco to St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall 12/13Apr44. 302nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Salvaged Apr 4, 1946
92729 (MSN 12562) to USAAF 18Feb44. 8th AF 30Mar44. 9th AF 31Mar44. Neth/Belgium. Salvaged 29Jan47
92730 (MSN 12563) to USAAF 18Feb44. Marrakech, French Morocco to St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall
19/20Mar44. 302nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 303rd Troop
Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France.
Damaged when nosed over landing at Grove (Station 519) 26Jul45. Munich, Germany.
Damaged in taxiing accident at Munich, Germany Apr 9, 1946. FLC to Turkey Dec 27, 1948. To Turkish AF Mar 17, 1949.
92731 (MSN 12564) to USAAF 18Feb44. 99th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).Damaged landing at Merryfield 26Apr44.
FLC to Turkey Dec 27, 1948. To Turkish AF Mar Mar 17, 1949 as 6072, coded 12-072
92732 (MSN 12565) to USAAF Feb44. 100th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
92733 (MSN 12566) to USAAF 18Feb44. Eighth Air Force 10Apr44. Ninth Air Force 21Apr44.
310th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493).
Damaged taxying at Maupertuis (A-15), France 18Oct44. Damaged in collision with C-47A ? 43-15622
taxying at Aldermaston (Station 467) 27Feb45. 314th Transport Squadron, 31st Air Transport Group,
Eighth Air Force, Biggin Hill (Station 343). Damaged while parked in collision by C-47A ? 42-23474
taxying at RAF Biggin Hill 22Aug45. 325th Troop Carrier Squadron, Air Service Command, Ninth Air Force.
Damaged taxying at Ansbach (R-45), Germany 30Jan46. Salvaged 10May46.
92734 (MSN 12567) to USAAF 20Feb44. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. Ninth Air Force 7Apr44.
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported paratroopers of the
82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Shot down Weeze, Germany Mar 24, 1945.
92735 (MSN 12569) to USAAF 19Feb44. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 92nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Upottery (Station 462). Transported paratroopers
of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. On 16Jul44 the aircraft departed Upottery to take part in
Operation 'Dragoon' - the invasion of southern France 15Aug44. Routed via St Mawgan, Newquay,
Cornwall to Marrakech, French Morocco 17Jul44; Orbetello, Italy 18Jul44. The aircraft was
to transport paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Airborne
Task Force to a drop zone at Le Muy, France on Operation ‘Dragoon’ 15Aug44. Dust from
preceding aircraft ingested by the engines caused a loss of power during takeoff in poor
visibility. The aircraft stalled and veered off towards the control tower at Orbetello,
stopping short and destroyed by fire. Salvaged 26Aug44.
92736 (MSN 12570) to USAAF 19Feb44. Eighth Air Force 18Mar44. 315th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. RFC Augusta 15Sep45
To NC19364 Pan American Grace 1945. CB-34 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano SA R20Aug45.
Severely damaged 15Apr53 near Sucre, Bolivia. Rebuilt as CP-607 LAB Jun54
Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivienos "EI Petrolera" 30Nov64. Cooperativea Aerea DE US Tptes 1976
S.O. Suarez, Cochabamba.
92737 (MSN 12571) to USAAF 20Feb44. 8th AF 11Apr44. 9th AF 12Apr44. 8th AF. Accident 23Sep44
92738 (MSN 12572, 315th TCG) to USAAF 20Feb44. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44.
43rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493).
Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported eighteen British 13th Parachute
Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; after the DZ and returning
home, the aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire setting fire to the left engine and crashed
just west of the River Rhine, breaking in half and exploding on impact; the crew had bailed out safely.
MACR 13384
92739 (MSN 12573) to USAAF 20Feb44. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. 303rd Troop Carrier Squadron,
442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to Welford
(Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Towed a
glider transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at
Son near Eindhoven, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44. Going into LZ-W, the C-47
was hit by flak. Glider was shot off the tow rope and all aboard were killed. The aircraft
crashed at Son [2KIA]. MACR 9914
92740 (MSN 12574) to USAAF 21Feb44. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. Fitted with additional
SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. To RFC Nov 4, 1945
92741 (MSN 12575) to USAAF 21Feb44. 59th Ferrying Squadron, 4th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Berry Field, Nashville, TN. Damaged taxying at Homestead Field,
Homestead, FL 13Mar44. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. 100th Troop Carrier Squadron,
441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers
of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Crashed near Koblenz, Germany 14Apr45; none of the crew survived.
MACR 13756
92742 (315th TCG) to USAAF 20Feb44. 8th AF 11Apr44. 9th AF 315th TCG 20May44. 8th AF
Lost Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12677
92743 (MSN 12577) to USAAF 21Feb44. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 442nd Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Europe Apr 30, 1947 Netherlands/Belgium. FLC 1947
By 1955 was TC-BEN of Devlet Hava Yollari. To Turkish AF in 1966 for spares (?)
42-92744/92923 Douglas C-47A-15-DK Skytrain
MSNs beginning with 12579 and ending with 12777, with entries ending with '8' skipped
92744 (MSN 12579) to USAAF Feb 19, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG467 at RAF Nassau Mar 5, 1944. Diverted to South
African AF as 6833, no RAF service. To civil registry as
ZS-BYH with President Motors, Ltd. Then to Union of Burma Airways registered as XY-ACQ.
Crashed Sep 2, 1955 enroute from Meiktila to Lanywa, Burma. Flew into Mount Popa. 3 crew 6 passengers killed.
92745 (MSN 12580) to USAAF Feb 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KN468 at RAF Montreal Mar 14, 1944.
Middle East 1945. 45 Grp RAF. To South African AF Oct 4, 1945
as 6864. Converted to Turbo DC-3 and returned to SAAF as 6864. WFU 2008.
92746 (MSN 12581) to USAAF Feb 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG469 at RAF Montreal Mar 14, 1944.
ACSEA Feb 2, 1945. 277 Sqdn RAF. To Indian AF as VP905 Sep 25, 1947
92747 (MSN 12582) to USAAF Feb 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG470 at RAF Montreal Mar 1944.
MAAF Mar 7, 1944. To South African AF as 6876 Oct 4, 1945. To N81949 Jul 17, 1998. Fuselage
stored outside at Wonderboom, N of Pretoria, South Africa, awaiting turboprop conversion.
92748 (MSN 12583) to USAAF Feb 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG471 via RAF Montreal Mar 1944.
West Africa Mar 11, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. 28 Sqdn SAAF. Crashed during attempted
forced landing at Delabole, UK Sep 4, 1944.
92749 (MSN 12584) to USAAF Feb 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG472 for MAAF via RAF Montreal Mar 1944.
West africa Mar 22, 1944. 267 Sqdn RAF 1944. Crashed Jul 16, 1944 during
overshoot at partisan landing ground near Bosnanski Dubica, Yugoslavia.
92750 (MSN 12585) to USAAF Feb 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG473 for MAAF via Montreal Mar 1944.
To UK Apr 28, 1944. ME Jan 25, 1945. ACSEA Mar 22, 1945. 267 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF
Jul 25, 1946. To Thai AF Jul 25, 1946. To Siamese Airways in 1947
as HS-SAC. Inherited by Thai Airways Nov 1, 1951. Reregistered as HS-TDC Sep 15, 1958.
To US civil registry as N84AC Oct 1972, possibly used by Airservices Co, Ltd. Stored
at Don Muang AP, Thailand from Mar 1978 to Mar 1983 and presumably scrapped there.
92751 (MSN 12586) to USAAF Feb 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG474 for MAAF via RAF Montreal Mar 1944.
West Africa Mar 12, 1944. To South African AF 88 Sqdn Sep 27, 1945 as 6859. Preserved at SAAF
Museum.
92752 (MSN 12587) to USAAF Feb 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG475 for MAA via RAF Montreal Mar 1944.
RAF west Africa Mar 12, 1944. MAAF Sep 28, 1944. 267 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF Oct 31, 1946.
To FLC at Paynes Field Oct 31, 1946. To Ciro's Aviatin Ltd registered to G-AKVX Mar 16, 1948,
then to Pan African Air Charter Mar 8, 1948 as ZS-BYX. W/o Dec 31, 1948
when it crashed into Monte Argentario, Italy. All 12 onboard killed.
92753 (MSN 12589) to USAAF Feb 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG477 for MAAF via RAF Montreal Mar 1944.
RAF West Africa Mar 11, 1944. RAF Middle East Dec 29, 1944. ACSEA May 25, 1945. 267 Sqdn RAF.
Bellylanded in jungle 30 mi SW of Pyinmana, Burma Jun 11, 1945 after engine failure.
92754 (MSN 12590) to USAAF Feb 22, 19444. To RAF at RAF Nassau as Dakota III KG478 Mar 5, 144. Diverted to South
African AF as 6834 Apr 8, 1944, no RAF service. 28 Sqdn SAAF 21946. 15 AD SAAF 1954. 44 Sqdn
SAAF Dec 1972 to 1978. WFU. Converted to DC-3-65TP
(Aero Modifications AMI DC-3-65) still as SAAF 6834. Sold Sep 12, 2000
as XS-OSO for National Test Pilots Schoo, Cape Town, sold as
N834TP to National Test Pilots School of Mojave, CA Mar 25, 2003.
Probably DBR Feb 4, 2009 when aircraft swerved off the runway
during takeoff at Mojave, CA. Registration cancelled Apr 13, 2009. Noted at
Dodson Intl Parts Inc, Rantoul, KS Apr 2015.
92755 (MSN 12591) to USAAF Feb 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG479. Diverted to RCAF as KG479,
no RAF service. 32 OTU Patricia Bay, British Columbia. Stored Apr 24, 1944. To TCA as CF-TEB in 1946.
To CF-DTH Jan 11, 1961. Current 2011.
92756 (MSN 12592) to USAAF Feb 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG480 Mar 13, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Apr 10, 1944.
MIA Jun 7, 1944 from supply dropping mission to Ranville, France. Presumably shot down by
enemy flak.
92757 (MSN 12593) to USAAF Feb 26, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG481 via RAF Nassau Apr 1944.
SEAAC Apr 9, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. SOC Jun 27, 1946
92758 (MSN 12594) to USAAF Feb 23, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG482 vi RAF Nassau Apr 1944.
ACSEA RAF Sep 7, 1944. SOC Sep 6, 1945.
92759 (MSN 12595) to USaAF Feb 23, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG483 at RAF Nassau Apr 1944. Diverted to South
African AF as 6831 Apr 17, 1944, no RAF service. 28 Sqdn SAAF Apr 1945 to 1946. To ZS-BXZ Nov 20, 1947.
92760 (MSN 12596) to USAAF Feb 23, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG484 at RAF Nassau Mar 23, 1944. Diverted to South
African AF as 6835 May 15, 1944, no RAF service. 5 Wing SAAF 1945. 28 Sqdn SAAF 1946. 15 AD SAAF
1954. To ZS-DJX Nov 21, 1955. To SAAF as 6885 Mar 1967. Converted to C-47TP turboprop power. Current 2011.
92761 (MSN 12597) to USAAF Feb 25, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG485, but NTU. To RCAF as KG485 Mar 10, 1944.
WFU. To TCA as CF-TEC May 10, 1946. To CF-DTB Mar 19, 1958. Current 2011.
92762 (MSN 12599) to USAAF Feb 23, 1944, to USSR Mar 12,1944
92763 (MSN 12600) to USAAF Feb 23, 1944, to USSR Mar 10, 1944
92764 (MSN 12601) to USAAF Feb 23, 1944, to USSR Mar 8, 1944
92765 (MSN 12602) to USAAF Feb 23, 1944, to USSR Mar 13 1944.
92766 (MSN 12603) to USSAF Feb 24, 1944, to USSR Mar 23, 1944
92767 (MSN 12604) to USAAF Feb 24, 1944, to USSR Mar 16, 1944
92768 (MSN 12605) to USAAF Feb 24, 1944, to USSR Mar 18, 1944
92769 (MSN 12606) to USAAF Feb 24, 1944, to USSR Mar 15, 1944
92770 (MSN 12607) to USAAF Feb 24, 1944, to USSR Mar 15, 1944
92771 (MSN 12609) to USAAF Feb 24, 1944. 302nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group,
Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
7290th Air Base Group, Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany; salvaged 22Jan49.
92772 (MSN 12610) to USAAF Feb 25, 1944. W/o Mar 18, 1944 in crash 7mi SE of St Lucia due to structural failure.
Also listed as going to 8th AF Apr 9, 1944. Puerto Rico. FLC Aug 14, 1946. CACAAC Apr 30, 1947. FLC Oct 28, 1947.
92773 (MSN 12611) to USAAF 25Feb44. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. Ninth Air Force 28Apr44.
53rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to Aldermaston (Station 467)
to participate in a resupply flight for the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Groesbeek,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44. A Sergeant, a member of S-4 Quartermaster in the 53rd TCS,
was onboard to push loads out of the aircraft to troops below. The aircraft was forced to take extreme
evasive moves to avoid enemy fire, and the Sergeant jumped, fearing the aircraft was going to crash
but it returned safely to Barkston Heath. His remains were never found. 1107th Base Unit, Waller Field,
Trinidad. Damaged while parked in collision by Serviços Aéreos Cruzeiro do Sul Junkers Ju 52 ? N-6
taxying at Belém, Brazil 22Aug45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation 27Sep45
92774 (MSN 12612) to USAAF 25Feb44. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. Ninth Air Force 28Apr44.
37th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 456th Parachute
Field Artillery Battalion to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44.
Transported paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 319th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44.
W/o Mar 24, 1945 over Germany
92775 (MSN 12613)to USAAF 25Feb44. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. 439th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Upottery (Station 462). Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. The plane was badly crippled by flak and flying on one engine.
The pilot negotiated the trip home sometimes just a few feet above the Channel waters as he
struggled to keep his aircraft in the air. Without hydraulics and brakes the pilot landed the
C-47 at another field on an emergency landing. Unable to stop, he crashed through a bomb
dump before finally coming to rest. Condemned 11Apr45
92776 (MSN 12614) to USAAF 25Feb44. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. 15th Troop Carrier Squadron,
61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483) 31Mar44.
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported
supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the British
1st Parachute Brigade to a drop zone near Renkum, west of Arnhem, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials
for the 320th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider
transporting men and materials from the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44.
At Somme, France, the aircraft broke the left flap upon landing on a muddy runway 10Nov44;
temporary repairs were made and the plane returned to Barkston Heath. Damaged by machine
gun fire during an enemy attack on the hangar at Barkston Heath 6Mar45. 78th Service Group
for repairs. Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45. Ferried to Chipping Ongar (Station 162).
Transported men and materials of the British 6th Airborne Division to a drop zone at Wesel, Germany
on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; returned to Abbeville. Damaged landing at Ettinghausen (Y-85),
Germany 5Apr45; the plane was in the act of slowing down after landing when the pilot turned onto
the runway shoulder to avoid collision with two stopped aircraft. The right wheel ran into a fill,
the surface of which gave way, causing the aircraft to ground loop to the right. Both propellers
were damaged. Condemned 11Apr45.
92777 (MSN 12615) to USAAF Feb44. 44th Troop Carrier Squadron [6E*Q; Nose #57],
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers
of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the 505th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men
and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials
for the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45.
Transported British 13th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To Turkish AF as 6086 Apr 16, 1949
92778 (MSN 12616) to USAAF 25Feb44. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. 59th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483) 31Mar44.
During glider towing formation flying training 10Apr44, the left wing tip of C-47 ? 42-23339
collided with the right elevator and stabilizer. Practising on a ‘Biscuit Bouncer’ re-supply mission,
bundles were dropped on the DZ. The aircraft was damaged when the parachute of one of the
bundles opened prematurely and tangled in the left stabilizer, causing the aircraft to go into
sudden dives and climbs. Crew members were shaken up quite badly and several suffered
minor bruises and lacerations. The elevator and stabilizer were damaged. 82nd Service Group,
Greenham Common (Station 486) for repairs, completed 1Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the
3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Damaged when overshot landing at Barkston
Heath 5Jul44. Transported paratroopers of the British 1st Parachute Brigade to a drop zone near
Renkum, west of Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron
12Oct44. Damaged at Aldermaston (Station 467) 6Nov44; returned to Barston Heath 7Nov44.
To civil registry as PP-CCO with SA Cruziero do SUI "Bacarau" dlivered Apr 22, 1946, to PP-FBJ
Fundacao Brasil Central registeed Aug 1, 1960, PP-BUQ reregistered Sep 17 1962, to Brazilian AF as
BUQ 1966, no serial assigned, to government of Brazil (Superintendencia do Desenvolvimento do Centro Oeste)
as PP-FBO registered Feb 14, 1968. WFU
92779 (MSN 12617) to USAAF 26Feb44 8th AF 18Apr44 9th AF 31Jul44 SOC 31May46. To Czech AF 1947
92780 (MSN 12619) to USAAF 26Feb44. 8th AF 20Apr44. 9th AF 25Apr44 Returned to USA 02Sep45. SOC 13Feb46
92781 (MSN 12620) to USAAF 27Feb44. 5th AF 05Apr44. Tacloban SOC 24Oct45
92782 (MSN 12621) to USAAF 26Feb44. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as X84 "The Rebel Queen" 10Apr44
To 336th Ser Sqn 18Feb45. W/O 06Dec45
92783 (MSN 12622) to USAAF Feb 26, 1944. 5th AF 375th TCG, 58th TCS May 25, 1944.
Damaged while parked Tadji New Guinea 22Jun44, repaired. Crash landed near Faita New Guinea due to bad weather 09Jul44
wreck sighted by 43-15483 X12 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS 31Oct44. Also listed as w/o Mar 22, 1944 Tinker AB, Oklahoma
92784 (MSN 12623) to USAAF 26Feb44. 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS 21Apr44, flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJE
Hit by bulldozer while parked Anguar Palau 26Nov44, repaired. 46th Serv Sqn accident Quezon Field, Manila
Philippines 16Mar45, to 46th Serv Sqn, salvaged
92785 (MSN 12624) to USAAF Feb 26, 1044. th AF, 374th tCG, 21st TCS Apr 7, 1944.
W/o Nov 2, 1944 in takeoff accident at Aitape-Tadji, PNG
92786 (MSN 12625) to USAAF 26Feb44. Fifth Air Force, Brisbane, QLD, Australia 7Apr44.
FEA 18Apr47. Salvaged 18Apr47; reclaim complete 29Apr48.
Conflict:
47th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44; battle damaged by enemy ground fire.
[reported by 508th PIR to have been Chalk #19, lead aircraft in Flight #3, Lead Squadron for the 3rd Battalion]
92787 (MSN 12626) to USAAF 27Feb44. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as X95 11Apr44. Damaged by prop wash of B-25 11Dec44, repaired
Struck by C46 44-77788 at Nielson Field 13Aug45
92788 (MSN 12627) to USAAF 27Feb44. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X42. Mississippi 10Apr44 FEASC Depot No 2
Back to 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS 08Nov44. Struck nose of another a/c landing 20Jan44, both repaired
W/o Apr 8, 1945 at Angeles City-Clark Field, Philippines
92789 (MSN 12629) to USAAF Feb 27, 1944. 5th AF Apr 5, 1944. W/o Apr 15, 1944 at Sorido, Indonesia
92790 (MSN 12630) to USAAF 27Feb44. 5th AF 07Apr44. 5th AF 374th TCG 21st TCS as W528 Dec44,
flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJF. Right engine caught fire on take off Sorido 21Jan45
To 344th Serv Sqn 22Jan45. WFU 02Feb45
92791 (MSN 12631) to USAAF 01Mar44. 5th AF 01Apr44, flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJG. WFU 16Aug47
92792 (MSN 12632) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 05Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJH. WFU 24Oct45
92793 (MSN 12633) to USAAF 27Feb44. 5th AF 07Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJI. WFU 21Oct45
92794 (MSN 12634) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS 07Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJJ
Taxiied into another a/c Leyte 27Nov44, repaired at Sorido. WFU 07Feb46
92795 (MSN 12635) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as X96 07Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJK
FEA 30Apr47 Japan. WFU 29Apr48
92796 (MSN 12636) to USAAF 01Mar44. 5th AF 09Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJL
To 19 Sqn RAAF (NEI) as DT963 "VHREQ" 31Dec45 VHREQ to NEIAF as DT-963, callsign VH-REQ.
T-463 Jul47 to PK-REQ 01Apr48 to Indonesian AF as TNI-AU T-463 Jun50
92797 (MSN 12637) to USAAF 27Feb44. 5th AF 374th TCG. 6th TCS as 509 07Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJM
Struck by taxiing B-24 while parked Tacloban Leyte PI 23Dec44, to 15th Rep Sqn for salvage
92798 (MSN 12639) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 20Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJO.
FEA-PAS 30Apr47. WFU 29Apr48
92799 (MSN 12640) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 374th TCG 21st TCS as X529 08Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJN
Right wing tip hit truck while taxiing Sorido 25Jan45, repaired WFU 19Oct45
92800 (MSN 12641) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 07Apr44. WFU 16Oct45
92801 (MSN 12642) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 374th TCG 33rd TCS 08Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJT. W/O 28Dec44
92802 (MSN 12643) to USAAF 01Mar44. 5th AF 374th TCG 21st TCS 09Apr44. Severly damaged by turbulence enroute
Sorido to Morotai 14Dec44, grounded. Sorido Biak later that day C-46 44-477351 damaged nose of 42-92802,
to Serv Sqn for complete overhaul. Strafed 27Dec44. To 25th AD Sqn
92803 (MSN 12644) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 374th TCG 33rd TCS 07Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJU
Right wing tip of 43-30744 hit left elevator of 42-92803 flying formation Sep44, both landed okay and
were repaired. WFU 25Oct45, to Philippines for salvage
92804 (MSN 12645) to USAAF 28Feb44. 5th AF 10Apr44. damaged on take off Momote 30Apr44, repaired.
loaned Apr 22, 1944 to RAAF 36 Sqdn, call sign VH-CKF; Aug 8, 1944 test flight Townsville; Oct 9, 1944 returned
to USAAF on termination of loan; Struck another a/c taking off from Samar PI 28Jan45, repaired by 478th Serv Sqn
43-16334 struck by 42-92804 whick landed behind it 14Jan45, both repaired
A5AFSC Depot 2; Served with 39TCS 317TCG; then 69TCS 433TCG; 433rd TCG 69th TCS salvaged 14Sep45
92805 (MSN 12646) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 374th TCG 21st TCS 10Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCGY and VHCJV
One engine failed 150 miles out at sea, baggage of 20 passengers and loose weights jettisoned,
landed Wards Strip Port Moresby 22Jul44. Tail swing over embankment Boroke 12Oct44, repaired WFU 10Dec45,
to Philippines for dalvage
92806 (MSN 12647) to USAAF 29Feb44. To 5th AF 374th TCG 21st TCS "Holey Joe" 13Apr44.
To RAAF flown with Australian radio c/s VHCJW and VHCKG. 36 Sqn RAAF VH-CKG U Beaut 22Apr44.
To 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS VH-CJW 26Sep44. To 5th AF 374th TCG 21st TCS 22Jul45
To FEASC Depot #3 29Nov46 Field Aircraft Services. To G-AJTO 20May47 Zinc Corp Broken Hill
04Mar48 ANA VH-INF Balyana 15Dec48. leased to Butler Air Transport 02May50 purchased by
Butler Air Transport. To VH-AKR 13Aug50 New GuineaCO. To US Rabaul VH-MAN 10Jun57
Mandated Airlines VH-INF15Dec58 Mandated Airlines 28Jun59 2 Ansett P&NG Ltd Boroko 06Jun68
Ansett PNG Ltd 23May72 Air Niugini. 01Nov73 Air Niugini P2-MAN then P2-ANY 01Jun74.
Insured Aircraft Title Service N55892 13Mar80 Wells Aircraft Inc
18May81 Reo Leasing Inc Brinkley AZ US 19May81. Current 2011
92807 (MSN 12649) to USAAF 01Mar44. 5th AF 09Apr44. 81st AD Grp 5th AF 374th TCG 33rd TCS 14Nov44
FEA PAS 30Apr47. WFU 29Apr48
92808 (MSN 12650) to USAAF 29Feb44. 5th AF 10Apr44. 479th Serv Sqn. 5th AF 374th TCG 21st TCS as X532 07Oct44
Left wing of 42-92808 struck nose of parked 43-16318 while parking 12Dec44, both repaired. WFU 25Oct45
92809 (MSN 12651) to USAAF 02Mar44. 5th AF 07Apr44. W/o Jun 15, 1944, Port Moresby, PNG
92810 (MSN 12652) to USAAF 01Mar44. 5th AF 374th TCG 21st TCS 28Mar42 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCKH
Loaned Apr 4, 1944 to RAAF 36 Sqn as VHCKH; returned Oct 9, 1944. To 5thAAF USAAF on
termination of lease;5AFSC Depot 2;; sold Aug 31, 1948 to Philippine Airlines; Sold Feb 1970 and registered as
PK-IBA with Bouraq Balikpapan, Indonesia; Oct 1983 with Bali Air; Jul 1985. CofA expired; Mar 1994 residing at Surabaya Java.
92811 (MSN 12653) to USAAF 07Mar44. 5th AF 374th TCG 22nd TCS 07Apr44. Crashed 10 mi SW of Sailum, PNG Nov 22, 1944
92812 (MSN 12654) to USAAF 02Mar44. 5th AF 20Apr44. SOC 19Dec45
92813 (MSN 12655) to USAAF 03Mar44. 5th AF 10Apr44. SOC 22Sep47
92814 (MSN 12656) to USAAF 01Mar44. 5th AF 09Apr44. SOC 14Dec46
92815 (MSN 12657) to USAAF 02Mar44. 5th AF 10Apr44. w/o Apr 2, 1944 China (?)
92816 (MSN 12659) to USAAF 01Mar44. 5th AF 09Apr44. FEAF 30Apr47. SOC 13Jul49
92817 (MSN 12660) to USAAF 01Mar44. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as 93 05May44. Landed short then struck by "338" of 433rd TCG
68th TCS Gusap NG 16Jun44, repaired. Noemfoor parachute drop 03Jul44 ditched between Tanauan Leyete PI and Peleliu
07Jan45, crew rescued after 17 days in life rafts. picked up by PBY Catalina
92818 (MSN 12661) to USAAF 02Mar44. 5th AF 374th TCG 33rd TCS as 581 20Apr44
Hit by USN LB-30 Tacloban Dec44 demolishing nose section, to 481st Serv Sqn 29Dec44. SOC 19Oct45
92819 (MSN 12662) to USAAF 02Mar44. 5th AF 06Apr44. SOC 25Jun45
92820 (MSN 12663) to USAAF 02Mar44. 5th AF 374th TCG 33rd TCS 11Apr44. Nose section smashed by wing tip of
taxiing B-24 while parked Hollandia 01Jan45. To 4th AD Sqn 02Jan45. Back to 5th AF 374th TCG 33rd TCS 31Jan45
SOC 14Sep46. To civil registry 1947/48. In 1947/48, appears to have been used by the Indonesian
nationalist air force (rebelling against Dutch rule) as RI-1
92821 (MSN 12664) to USAAF 04Mar44. 5th AF 06Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHPAM
To 321 Sqn Netherlands Navy as DT-696, callsign VH-REW, then T-966. MLD Q-13 23Apr46. To Oostetyk Verkennings
en Tpt Sq as MLD W-13 1946. To 8 Tpt Sq 01May50. To TNI-AL 07Oct50. to PK-NDA then back to TNI-AL as
TNI-AL T-469 06May70
92822 (MSN 12665) to USAAF 03Mar44. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X29 10Apr44. FEASC Depot No 2
Back to 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X29 09Nov44. flown over Corregidor by Burford. FEA PAS 30Apr47. WFU 13Jul49
92823 (MSN 12666) to USAAF 02Mar44. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X39 X44 10Apr44
Flown over Corregidor by Berner. FEA 30Apr47. WFU 29Apr48
92824 (MSN 12667) to USAAF 02Mar44. 5th AF 09Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCGZ. WFU
To VH-AIJ 12Dec45. To VH-EBJ 30Sep49. to Thai AF as L2-14/96. W/o Korat Mar 31, 1956
92825 (MSN 12669) to USAAF 03Mar44. 5th AF 20Apr44. SOC 31Dec45
92826 (MSN 12670) to USAAF 03Mar44. 5th AF 20Apr44. Philippine AF 24Jul46. PI-CI25 Commercial Airlines Inc
AP-AAZ Orient Airways Ltd RI6Dec47. Crashed 22Oct52 at Jamshedpur, Pakistan
92827 (MSN 12671) to USAAF 03Mar44. 5th AF 374th TCG 22nd TCS 09Apr44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCHZ
Ran over empty gas drum taxiing Lae NG 25Sep44, underside of tail damaged, repaired.
WFU 29Apr48. To PI-C92 W/O in Philippines 16Oct46
92828 (MSN 12672) to USAAF 03Mar44. 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS 10Apr44. Hit empty drums parking Lae Jan45, repaired by
344th Serv Sqn. Pac TSP. SOC 29Apr48
92829 (MSN 12673) to USAAF 03Mar44. 5th AF 07Apr44. Accident 27Jun44
92830 (MSN 12674) to USAAF 04Mar44. 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS 11Apr44. Wing tip struck pole guy wire while
taxiing Tanauan Leyte PI 24Dec44, repaired by 3rd AD Sqn. Struck large bird in flight Sorido to Nadzab 24Jan45,
repaired. W/o Jul 13, 1945 Tacloban, Philippines. Condemned 19Oct45
92831 (MSN 12675) to USAAF 04Mar44. Elmendorf AFB 11th AF 18Apr44. Adak RFC 30Jun46. To NC79018
92832 (MSN 12676) to USAAF 04Mar44. 45th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on
Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. To Chile AF as 965. W/o May 12, 1965
92833 (MSN 12677) delivered to USAAF 4Mar44; 8th Air Force, UK 18Apr44; 9th Air Force, Europe 29Apr44;
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 20Sep45; registered SX-BAA; Technical and Aeronautical
Exploitations 1947; TAE Greek National Airlines 7Jul51; Olympic Airways 6Apr57;
Royal Hellenic Air Force 5Jan63 as 12677; WFU 22Feb77.
92834 (MSN 12679) to USAAF Mar 7, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17174 Mar 7, 1944
92835 (MSN 12680) to USAAF 5Mar44. Eighth Air Force 19Apr44. 61st Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483). Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Air Transport Command, Miami, FL. Damaged while parked in collision by Eastern Airlines C-46D ? 41-5193
taxying at Belém, Brazil 3Aug45.
To Sears Roebuck and Co, first as NC49952, then
N49952. Later registered as N78SR. Next to Iranian Power and
Water Department as EP-TWB. Listed as preserved at the
Aviation Museum in Tehran, Iran.
92836 (MSN 12681) to USAAF Mar44. 15th Troop Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483). Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Freeport’,
7Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the British 1st Parachute Brigade to a drop zone near
Renkum, west of Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A
glider transporting men and materials for the 320th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials from the 325th Glider Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
23Sep44. On 20Oct44, the aircraft was recovering gliders from the battle field, flying a straight
course from LZ ‘W’ to Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels, Belgium with a glider in tow when the plane
was hit by flak in the right wing, fuselage and right engine. This occurred at the town of Best,
northwest of Eindhoven. The pilot feathered the right propeller, cut the glider loose, and
returned to B-58. Repairs were made at B-58 and then the plane returned to Barkston Heath.
Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45. Ferried to Chipping Ongar (Station 162). Transported
men and materials of the British 6th Airborne Division to a drop zone at Wesel, Germany on
Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; returned to Abbeville.
To South Vietnam AF Mar 1971
92837 (MSN 12682) to USAAF 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force 25Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
Pathfinder School, Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command, North Witham (Station 479).
Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder.
Transported Pathfinder paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone at
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 3rd Pathfinder
Squadron, Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Pathfinder Group, Chalgrove (Station 465), Oxfordshire.
Crashed into Leith Hill, Surrey on the return leg of a resupply mission to Villeneuve (A-63),
Vertus, France 26Nov44 [3KIA]. Low clouds forced the formation of four aircraft to descend
from 1500 ft to 1200 ft after crossing the English coast. The aircraft then descended another
200 feet until three of the aircraft, 42-92837, 42-93754 and 43-47975 impacted Leith Hill.
The fourth C-47 escaped the tragedy. 13 killed on the 3 planes,
only the navigator and radio operator from 43-47975 survived.
92838 (MSN 12683) 3/5/44: To USAAF Mar 5, 1944. 4/18/44: To 8th Air Force, Europe.
4/20/44: to 9th Air Force, possibly in preparation for D-Day.
6/6/44: Dropped paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’
Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44.
12/44-1/45: Flew resupply missions during Battle of the Bulge.
8/17/45: Returned to USA. 10/31/45: To RFC.
11/45-6/77: Kerr McGee Oil Industry Inc with c/r NC65162, later Kerr McGee Corp, Oklahoma City with c/r N65162.
1977: Oklahoma State Fairgrounds, Oklahoma City; displayed on stilts.
7/21/77: c/r cancelled.
8/06: Metro Tech Aviation Campus, Will Rogers Airport, Oklahoma City. to civil registry as N65162.
Displayed at Metro Tech Aviation Career Campus at Oklahoma City, OK
92839 (MSN 12684) to USAAF 5Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air Force 22Apr44. 61st Troop Carrier Squadron,
314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538). Transported paratroopers of Company E,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. The aircraft was transporting paratroopers of the 4th Brigade of the British
1st Airborne Division, the Red Devils, to a drop zone at Ginkelse Heide northwest of Arnhem, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. It was hit by small arms fire over the Grebbeberg and crashed on the river
bank south of Rhenen [3KIA:1POW:1EVD].. MACR 10265
92840 (MSN 12685) to USAAF 5Mar44. Eighth Air Force 22Apr44. 406th Night Leaflet Squadron [J6-W],
801st Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, Harrington (Station 179). Used for ‘Carpetbagger’ operations.
Carried out first Carpetbagger C-47 mission 6-9Jul44; landed at Izernore, Ain, France.
858th Bomb Squadron [G*Q], 492nd Bomb Group, Harrington. Crashed at its destination during a
clandestine operation 5Sep44; repaired and back on operations by 20Sep44. 856th Bomb Squadron
[R*Q] Oct44. 857th Bomb Squadron [N*A] Mar45. 858th Bomb Squadron [G*A] Mar45
To France as F-BEFE for Aigle-Azur, next to Svc Imperial de Liaisons
Aeriennes as F-VNAE, scrapped Oct 17, 1953 while with Svc Imperial de Liaisons Aeriennes
in Vietnam
92841 (MSN 12686) to USAAF Mar 5, 1944. 61st Troop Carrier Squadron [Q9*R], 314th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538) 21Apr44; named ‘Turf Sport Special’. Transported paratroopers
of Company E, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported British paratroopers to a drop zone
near Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Poix (B-44), France Feb45. Took
commandos to Oslo, Norway to disarm the German army 5Jun45. 43rd Troop Carrier Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany Jan48. 10th Troop Carrier Squadron, Erding AB, West Germany 1Jul48.
61st Troop Carrier Squadron, Rhein-Main, Frankfurt, West Germany 4Jul48. 60th Troop Carrier
Squadron, Wiesbaden, West Germany Aug48. 60th Troop Carrier Wing, Wiesbaden, West Germany 1951.
7150th Air Base Group, Wiesbaden, West Germany 1952. 17th Headquarters Squadron, Rabat,
French Morocco 1954. 7272nd Air Base Wing, Wheelus AB, Libya 1956. 1001st Air Base Wing,
Andrews AFB, MD 1959. 3800th Air Base Wing, Maxwell AFB, AL 1959. Dropped from USAF
inventory 1964. US Army 1964. Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD with several other C-47s in use as
target material; noted 1979. Declared surplus by US Army at Muir Field, Harrisburg, PA 1986.
It had been used a "heavy lift load" for Army CH-54 helicopters. Flown to Dover AFB, Delaware,
under a Pennsylvania Army National Guard helicopter. Put on display at Air
Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, Delaware.
92842 (MSN 12687) to USAAF 5Mar44. Eighth Air Force 17Apr44. Ninth Air Force 20Apr44.
Anfa Field, Casablanca, French Morocco to Predannock, Cornwall 16/17Apr44. 53rd Troop
Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to
Aldermaston (Station 467) to participate in a resupply flight for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44. Hit by flak over
and after the DZ, crashed at Bavel-Reusel, Netherlands [2KIA;2POW]. Condemned 20Sep44.
MACR 10403
92843 (MSN 12689) to USAAF 7Mar44. Eighth Air Force 22Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
100th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Merryfield (Station 464). Transported pathfinder paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 501st
Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Neth/Belgium 30Apr47. Turkey 13May47
TC-AND Devlet Hava Yollari "43" 1947. THY 01Mar56. WFU Yesilkoy, Istanbul 16Nov68
92844 (MSN 12690)to USAAF Mar44. 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474). Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44; mission was aborted, reflown following day. Damaged taxying at Welford 18Dec44
To Spanish AF as T.3-56 Mar 1963. WFU Jul 14, 1975
92845 (MSN 12691) to USAAF 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force 22Apr44. Pathfinder School, Ninth
Air Force Troop Carrier Command, North Witham (Station 479). Fitted with additional SCR-717
navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported Pathfinder paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone at Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44 but was lost en route due to mechanical failure, the aircraft ditching
in the sea. All the crew and paratroopers on-board were believed to have been rescued
by the British destroyer HMS Tartar
92846 (MSN 12692) to USAAF Mar44. 37th Troop Carrier Squadron [W7*U; Nose #40],
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported
paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop
zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed
a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 319th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
18Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported British 9th Parachute
Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45 but did not reach the drop zone.
To N86437 then to Spanish AF as T.3-31 Oct 17, 1961. W/o Nov 5, 1975.
92847 (MSN 12693) 6 March 1944 delivered to USAAF; 4/26/44 I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 8Mar44.
Air Transport Command. Departed to England 16Apr44. Eighth Air Force 26Apr44. Ninth Air Force 27Apr44. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron [3X*W],
438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Greenham Common (Station 486); Named "That's All Brother" with 9th TCG,
Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder.. Flew as lead aircraft in D-Day
invasion;dropping paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division at 0048. Hit by Flak. Returned to England,
repaired Flak damage, then made 2nd mission in the evening, delivering a glider load of troops and equipment
to the men of the 82nd Airborne Division. 1944: After airfields secured in France, this aircraft flew
many missions flying supplies into France and evacuated wounded troops to England.
8/15/44: Dropped paratroopers in Operation Dragoon, the invasion of southern France.
9/17/44: Dropped paratroopers during Operation Market Garden.
12/44-1/45: Flew supply missions during Battle of the Bulge.
3/24/45: Dropped paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division in Germany
during Operation Varsity. 8/4/45 returned to USA; 10/26/45 to RFC at Walnut Ridge, AR;
Ca.late 1945 Air Cargo Transport Corporation with c/r NC88874.
1946: United Gas Corporation.
1953-1967: Union Producing Company, Shreveport, LA.
Ca.1960-1967: May have been used for covert duty with CIA.
1967: Jim Hankins Air Services, Jackson, MS.
8/68: Southeastern Land Corporation, Mobile, AL.
1971: Jim Hankins Air Services.
1972: Church of God Union Assembly Inc, Dalton, GA.
6/76: Air New England, East Boston, MA.
4/28/77: Cryderman Air Services.
6/77: National Jet Service, Indianapolis.
8/78: Air Indiana (registered 5/11/79).
7/9/80: McCollum Aviation Inc, Danville, IL.
3/10/81: Astro Airways Inc, Pine Bluff, AR.
7/23/91: Skyborne International Company, Geneseo, NY.
2/1/97: Summit Aviation Inc.
8/6/98: Randsburg Corporation, Portland, OR.
By 1999-9/03: Displayed at Aero Heritage Museum, Falcon Field, Mesa, AZ.
8/01: Royal Aviation.
5/28/02: Randsburg Corp, TX.
5/03: Restored and fitted with three Gatling guns to replicate an AC-47. Here a veteran recognized the
aircraft’s WWII ID.
9/9/03: Randsburg Corp, WI.
12/3/08: Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, WI. Planned to convert to turboprop, but was withdrawn from
use and left in boneyard at Oshkosh. Veteran who found it in AZ followed the plane here and sought to have
it restored to WWII condition.
9/4/15: American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Dallas, TX (Commemorative Air Force). Restoration begun,
with restoration to WWII D-Day configuration in time for 75th Anniversary of D-Day in 2019.
1/31/18: First flight since restoration begun, restoration on-going.
Arrived at USAF Museum Apr 2021 for temporary visit.
92848 (MSN 12694) to USAAF 6Mar44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Apr44. Ferried overseas
via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Apr44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla,
Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil. Lost at sea in the South Atlantic 300 miles west of Ascension Island 15Apr44. Condemned 15Apr44.
92849 (MSN 12695) to USAAF 7Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air Force 22Apr44.
43rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493).
Damaged in mid-air collision in bad weather with C-47A ? 43-15251 over Lincolnshire 12Aug44.
This aircraft was one of 18 aircraft airborne from Spanhoe on a night formation sortie which
encountered unexpected bad weather. The leader let down to a lower altitude and turning to the left to
avoid a weather front. During the turn, the formation leader was caught by turbulence which threw
his aircraft into a steep bank to the right. The rest of the formation made a sharp course correction to
follow their leader. During this correction the element leader's aircraft skidded to the right and
collided with this aircraft which was on its starboard side. Minor damage was sustained in the
collision to the port wingtip, leading edge de-icer boot and propellor mounting bracket.
The aircraft landed safely at RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire with no injuries to the crew.
To RFC Sep 25, 1945. To NC88834. WFU
92850 (MSN 12696) to USAAF 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force 29Apr44. Ninth Air Force 30Apr44.
Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder.
1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional), Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Transported
paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop
zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on
Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. 100th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Frankfurt/Eschborn (Y-74), Germany. Damaged landing at Bremen (R-40),
Germany 25Sep45. Salvaged 4Oct45.
92851 (MSN 12697) to USAAF Mar 9, 1944. Oberpfaff May 20, 1949. to LN-IAL, SE-CFS, LN-RTE
92852 (MSN 12699) to USAAF Mar 7, 1944. To USSR Mar 21, 1944
92853 (MSN 12700) to USAAF Mar 7, 1944. To USSR Mar 30, 1944
92854 (MSN 12701) to USAAF Mar 7, 1944. To USSR Apr 20, 1944
92855 (MSN 12702) to USAAF Mar 8, 1944. To USSR Apr 5, 1944.
92856 (MSN 12703) to USAAF Mar 7, 1944. To USSR Mar 28, 1944. Also listed as going to Turkish Af as 6054
92857 (MSN 12704) delivered Mar 30, 1944, to USSR. On Jul 19, 1944 to Poland Air Force as No. 4.
Sep 15, 1946 to civil registry for LOT (Polish Air Lines) reg. SP-LCH. On Nov 12, 1959 to Denmark
reg. OY-AIC. To French Air Force as 4292857 rereg. to F-BRGM.
In 1972 to Yugoslavia Air Force reg. 71241. On Aug 2, 1979 to OCZS - Obrazovni Centar Zracnog
Saobracaja (civil training centre) at Zagreb Yugoslavia reg. YU-ABU. On Nov 5, 1979 to Atlas
Aircraft Corporation reg. N8071X. Temporary reg. Sept 1981 TN-ADS for
delivery to SAAF reg. 92857, converted to C-47TP, (turbine engines) Aug 1, 1995.
July 2009 in use by 35th Squadron SAAF. Current 2011
92858 (MSN 12705) to USAAF Mar 8, 1944. To USSR Mar 30, 1944
92859 (MSN 12706) to USAAF Mar 8, 1944. To USSR Apr 6, 1944
92860 (MSN 12707) to USAAF Mar 8, 1944. To USSR Mar 28, 1944
92861 (MSN 12709) to USAAF 8Mar44. Eighth Air Force 14Apr44. Ninth Air Force 22Apr44.
45th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported supplies
for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. Transported paratroopers
of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt,
SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170)
21Mar45. Transported British 9th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the
southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Europe Apr 3, 1947. Oberpfaff Jul 1, 1948.
Damaged May 26, 1950 in landing at Neuiberg. SOC Jul 25, 1950
92862 (MSN 12710) to USAAF 9Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air Force 22Apr44.
62nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538).
transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a
drop zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Salvaged Aug 10, 1944
92863 (MSN 12711) to USAAF 8Mar44. Eighth Air Force 14Apr44. Ninth Air Force 14Apr44.
83rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Damaged taking off at Ramsbury 27Dec44.
By 1955 was CF-CUB of Canadian Pacific Airlines. To CR-LCZ and in 1976 with
TAAG Angola Airlines as D2-LCZ. WFU
92864 (MSN 12712) to USAAF 08Mar44. 8th AF 20Apr44. 9th AF 22Apr44, Returned to US 26Jul45
To RFC 24Sep45. To Canadair 1945-1946 for conversion to DC-3A-456. Registered LN-IAG with Det Norske
Luftfartselskap AS (DNL) "Nordegg" Sep 21, 1946. DNL became SAS Aug 1, 1948, plane named "Guttorm Viking"
After being damaged, registered LN-IKG by SAS Nov 13, 1948. Registered CF-HGL by Maritime Central Airways
Aug 21, 1953. Eastern Provincial Oct 1, 1963. Air St Pierre L 1965 to 1976.
Registered N37906 by Southern Flyer Inc of Hattiesburg, MS Apr 21, 1978. DBR by hurricane in 1979.
92865 (MSN 12713) to USAAF 11Mar44. 8th AF 20Apr44. 9th AF 22Apr44. Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48
To Turkey AF 17Feb49
92866 (MSN 12714) to USAAF 09Mar44. 8th AF 08Apr44. 9th AF 31Jul44. Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 04May48
Rhein Main 01Jun48. Whellus AFB 07Dec48. Westover 1600 TSCP 30Aug49. Brookby 1601 TSP 20Sep49
SOC 13Feb50. Also listed as w/o Apr 13, 1944 in Natal, Brazil on ferry flight
92867 (MSN 12715) to USAAF 9Mar44. Eighth Air Force 14Apr44. Ninth Air Force 16Apr44.
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44.
To Mexican AF Sep 19, 1947, probably serialled TTD-6007 or TTD-6008.
Nov53: sold to Servicio Aeronáutica de México SA as XB-VUT.
circa 1955: sold to Rómulo Antonio O'Farrill (Mexican television and newspaper entrepreneur) as XB-VUT.
19Mar56: regd to Beldex Corp. (St. Louis, MO) as N47F.
25Jun56: converted to civil/executive configuration by Remmert-Werner Inc. (with Viewmaster windows).
08Jul56: reregd to N75T.
11Jul56: regd to Dow Chemical Co. (Midland, MI).
Aug62: to Brown Oil Tools Inc. (Houston, TX).
Mar70: regd. to Lloyd M. Bentsen Jr. (Houston, TX).
May72: to Kreck Aviation Co Inc. (Windom, TX).
02Jan74: regd to LKB Resources Inc. (Huntingdon Valley, PA). Aerial survey aircraft.
01Mar74: Certificate of Airworthiness issued for aerial surveying.
24Feb81: regd to Manufacturers Trust Co. Inc. (New York, NY).
Feb81: Sale reported (Miami, FL).
Apparently this unknown Miami-based company used N75T for drugs trafficking activities in Latin America
during the early 1980s. One such flight went wrong, and the aircraft was impounded by the Colombian
authorities at Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia. Sometime later they moved it to Bogotá, and subsequently
donated it to the Colegio De La Salle, a school in the nortern suburbs of Bogota, Colombia.
The aircraft arrived at the school in March 1987. It had been in storage
at Base Aérea de Madrid for about three years, and it was towed over the road from there all the way to the
school, a journey of about 40 kms. The aircraft could not be donated to the school, because it was still tied
up in legal investigations dating back to when it was confiscated as a drugs-running aircraft circa 1983.
Officially it is therefore still owned by the Fuerza Aérea Colombiana, but they entered into an agreement with the
school for its safe-keeping. The school will take good care of the aircraft while it is in their hands, which
includes a repaint about every four years. Preserved and in use as a classroom at the Colegio De La Salle,
92868 (MSN 12716) to USAAF 9Mar44. Eighth Air Force 25Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
49th Troop Carrier Squadron [H2*T], 313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Folkingham (Station 484). Transported paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44; battle damaged by enemy ground fire, crashed into the English
Channel off Normandy [5KIA]. MACR 7982
92869 (MSN 12717) to USAAF 09Mar44. 8th AF 20Apr44. 9th AF 22Apr44. Returned to US 03Jul45. RFC 22Nov45
NC62565. CU-T-101 Express Aereo Inter Americano Aerovias Q. N3975C American Airmotive Corp
Piedmont Aviation Inc. N53V Rr "P/m Hampton Roads Nov53. Charlotte Aircraft Inc B31Mar62
N164J Ozark Airlines Inc B14Feb63. Fairchild-Hiller Inc B06Oct66. Avion Inc, Houston, TX US 1967
T J Holmes, La Grange, TX US Dec73. IntI Air Svces, Oakland, CA US 1974. cancelled 1975 A
92870 (MSN 12719) to USAAF 9Mar44. Eighth Air Force 25Apr44. Ninth Air Force
25Apr44. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Folkingham (Station 484). Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. A resupply flight for the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44 was aborted in bad weather.
To NEIAF as DT-985, callsign VH-RCB. To Indonesian AF as NI-473.
To PK-DPE of Garuda Indonesian Airways NV Aug 1, 1947. to PK-GDT 1957.
To Indonesian AF as TNI-AU T-474. to PK-GDT again. WFU.
Preserved at Indonesian AF Museum, Yogyakarta, Indonesia as T-462
92871 (MSN 12720) to USAAF 10Mar44. 8th AF. 25Apr44. 9th AF 27Apr44. KLM B19Apr46
PH-TCI R23Apr46. PH-DAI Rr 09Mar54. F-OBZI Cie Mines DE US Fer DE US Mauritanie D14Jan 63
5T-CAB Air Mauritanie Rr 29Mar63. 5T-MAB Mauritanian AF. F-BYCU Aero Stock Dec77
Bretagne Air Service, Dinard. RJun80 Stellair, Antwerp Apr82. W/O Nov84 in Morocco.
92872 (MSN 12721) to USAAF 10Mar44. Eighth Air Force 22Apr44. Ninth Air Force
25Apr44. 302nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44.
Neth/Belgium Czechoslovakia 13Jan47. To Czech State Airline as OK-WCP 1947. OK-WAP.
Rr 92872 with French AF 24May60.
ELA 43 "F-SCDG" Mar61. GTLA 2/60. ELA 43 "F-SCBF" Apr64. GTLA 2/60. F-RAJY F-RBBC 1966
CIET 340 Aug68. B/U Oct69.
To Czech State Airline as OK-WAP, then to French AF as (2872
92873 (MSN 12722) to USAAF 10Mar44. 8th AF 14Apr44. 9th AF 16Apr44. Returned to US 04Jul45
RFC 27Nov45. N55303 "The Coronado" of
Pioneer Airlines leased Jul 1946. Converted to VC-117C Mar 1, 1952. wFU Sep 12, 1967
92874 (MSN 12723) to USAAF 10Mar44. Eighth Air Force 26Apr44.
Ninth Air Force 28Apr44. 438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79),
Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to US 05Aug45. RFC 30Oct45. PP-XAX E S Douglass, San Francisco, CA US
US PP-LPB Linhas Aereas Paulistas SA 06Dec46. crashed 07Oct48 at Campina Grande, Brasil
92875 (MSN 12724) to USAAF 10Mar44. Eighth Air Force c0Apr44. Ninth Air Force 22Apr44.
15th Troop Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath
(Station 483). Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW
of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. Transported paratroopers of
the British 1st Parachute Brigade to a drop zone near Renkum, west of Arnhem, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials
for the 320th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and
materials from the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45.
Ferried to Chipping Ongar (Station 162). Transported men and materials of the British 6th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; returned to Abbeville.
Damaged landing at Ettinghausen (Y-85), Germany 5Apr45; the right tire blew out upon first
contact with the ground during the landing attempt. As the plane swerved to the right, the right wheel
sank into a filled crater and caused the plane to ground loop. The right propeller and tire casing were damaged.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation 20Sep45
92876 (MSN 12725) to USAAF 10Mar44. Eighth Air Force 22Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
62nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538).
Transported paratroopers of the Headquarters, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Sold Aug 22, 1946.
To Czechoslovakian State Airlines as OK-WDY Dec 1947.
W/o Feb 27, 1950 when crashed into mountain "Vysoká Hole", Hrubý Jeseník while on flight
OK0503 from Ostrava to Praha, five fatalities from the 31 people on board.
92877 (MSN 12726) to USAAF Mar44. 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
304th Transport Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Munich AB, Germany.
Damaged in a collision on the ground with parked C-47A 42-100741 at Eschborn, Germany 10Mar46.
With 20th Tactical Fighter Wing at RAF Wethersfield in May 1968 and to MASDC on May 2, 1970. To N75T
92878 (MSN 12727) to USAAf 10Mar44. 8th AF 20Apr44. 9th AF 20May44. Returned to US 01Jul45 RFC 19Nov45
Tp NCS2630 Island Air Ferries. To N13E George M Brewster Inc, Bogota, NJ Oct51
F J Boutell DrivewayCO US Inc, Flint, MI US Jul 1966. S Corey Dec71 Andros Co, Charleston, WV May72
To N104RP 1974 Gene Williams Evangelical Assoc, Houston, TX US Mar75. Way Mac Enterprises Inc, Jackson, MS 1977
Western Pacific Lsg, Long Beach, CA US R03Aug78. Airspeed Hawaii 1980. DHL Island Ltd.
Air Molokai Ltd, Honolulu, HI, BISNov82.
92879 (MSN 12729) to USAAF 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force 23Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
303rd Troop Carrier Squadron (J7*T), 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply
flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Weston Zoyland (Station 447) Jun44. Peray (A-44),
France Oct44. Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France Nov44. Munich/Riem (R-82), Germany Sep45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). On a flight from Istres-Le Tubé airport, France,
to Munich 2Feb46, the aircraft was cruising at an altitude of 3,000 feet in marginal weather
conditions when it hit the slope of Pic des Mouches (1,011 meters high) located in the
Sainte-Victoire Mountain Range, near Puyloubier. The wreckage was found about 24 km
east of Aix-en-Provence and all five crew members were killed.
92880 (MSN 12730) to USAAF 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force 26Apr44. Ninth Air Force 31Apr44.
49th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484).
Transported paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44; battle damaged by
enemy ground fire. Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44
To Foreign Liquidation Commission 13Jun47; Ceskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie; Registered OK-WDL;
Armée de l'Air / French Air Force 1Mar60 as 42-92880; Groupe Aérien d'Entraînement et de
Liaison 2/60, Villacoublay, Paris Nov60, radio call sign F-RAJE; Stored Châteaudun 1971;
Brabier, Brevanne; Registration F-BRGK reserved, ntu; Yugoslav Air Force / Jugoslovensko
Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo (JRV) 1971 as 71245; WFU at Vidikovac, Belgrade; noted derelict
and dismantled in a yard in the town Aug 2012
92881 (437th TCG) to USAAF 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force 23Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
86th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Towed two gliders transporting men and materials for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing
zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; the plane was hit by flak and small arms fire.
Both gliders detached and the airplane descended in flames and crashed. MACR 13896
92882 (MSN 12732) to USAAF 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force 26Apr44. Ninth Air Force 31Apr44.
53rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45.
To civilian registry as NC57674, then to Argentine Navy as 0281/CTA-12. W/o Apr 3, 1963 at Punta Indio
Argentina.
92883 (MSN 12733) to USAAF Mar 17, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17176 Mar 17, 1944
92884 (MSN 12734) to USAAF 13Mar44. Eighth Air Force 23Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
37th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the
456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Hit by flak which damaged an oil line; the aircraft force landed at
Warmwell (Station 454) for repairs. Transported paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials
for the 319th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. To Royal Neth AF KLu NL210 1316 Comm Fit 14Jul45
to civil registry to Netherlands Government as NL-210 1945
To NL-210 (Dutch East Indies AF) then to KLM as PH-TCC,
then to Sobelair Mar 1948 as OO-SBE, To 9Q-CUK Jun61 WFU preserved at Vasteras Flygmuseum, Sweden
92885 (MSN 12735) to USAAF Mar 13, 1944. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and
radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional), Ninth Air Force,
Chartres (A-40), France. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Reportedly w/o Oct 10, 1963
92886 (MSN 12736) to USAAF Mar 13, 1944. 44th Troop Carrier Squadron [6E*S; Nose #59],
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported
paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported
supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44.
Transported paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 325th Glider Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported British
13th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the
Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
0-92886 USAF 7413th ABRON Mar53. "0-292886" May55. WFU. To N5086V. to N36F 26Jan55. To XC-CNI 14Dec66
92887 (MSN 12737) to USAAF 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force 9May44. 73rd Troop Carrier
Squadron [CN*W], 434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing
zone at Hiesville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Chicago’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’,
7Jun44. Crashed on takeoff from Aldermaston 13Dec44. The plane was loaded with gasoline
for the advancing armies. It was airborne in a normal distance and got about 15 or 20 feet
in the air. When the landing gear was selected up, the left wing stalled and went down.
The pilot recovered but the wing stalled again. The plane stalled into the ground, hitting a
mound and bounced across a road, heading about 45 degrees from the direction of take off
with the left wing and propeller hitting first. It stopped about 160 degrees from the take off
direction. A fire started on left engine and wing. All members of the crew were uninjured
except for the crew chief who got a badly cut left leg and internal injuries.
92888 (MSN 12739) to USAAF 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air Force 22Apr44.
310th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493).
Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Damaged taking off at Membury (Station 466) 28Jul44.
Accident Jan 31, 1945.
92889 (MSN 12740) o USAAF 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
59th Troop Carrier Squadron [X5*U], 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston
Heath (Station 483). Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Transported paratroopers of the British 1st Parachute Brigade to a drop zone near Renkum,
west of Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45.
Ferried to Chipping Ongar (Station 162). Transported men and materials of the British 6th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; returned to Abbeville.
889 12Mar44 8th AF 20Apr44 9th AF 25Jun44. Returned to US. RFC 01Oct45. NC60883 Creek Railway Express
YV-P-AEK Mene Grande OilCO R24Apr47. N314A Avion Inc, Houston, TX US 1965. XB-FAQ Mexicana Impulsora
SA B11Oct67 XB-GUB Arrendadora Internacional, Guadalajara 1973 Orgullo del Mar, Ensenada Mar75
92890 (MSN 12741) to USAAF 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force 24Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
310th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493).
Damaged in an accident with parked C-47A ? 42-108906 at Maupertuis (A-15), France 18Oct44.
Returned to US. RFC 07Nov45. NC60777 Sperry GyroscopeCO US Inc, Gt Neck, NY US 1951. N2614 Mobil Oil of Canada Inc 1963
Mobil Oil of Libya Inc, Wilmington, DE US 1966. CF-MOC Mobil Oil Canada Ltd, Calgary, Alta 14Oct67.
Bradley Air Service 1974 C-FMOC Rr 01Mar79 tla First Air Apr80
Now derelict at Bradley Air Services at Carp Airport. Unlikely to fly again.
92891 (MSN 12742) Delivered to USAAF 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force 27Apr44. Ninth Air Force
27Apr44. 438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45.
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany
on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. 312th Ferrying Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group,
Ninth Air Force, Villacoublay (Station 180), France. Accident taking off from
Villacoublay (Station 180), France 29Jul45. Salvaged 20Aug45
92892 (MSN 12743) to USAAF Mar 23, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17177 Mar 23, 1944
92893 (MSN 12744) to USAAF 13Mar44. 8th AF 23Apr44. 9th AF 25Apr44. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. SOC 20May49
92894 (MSN 12745) to USAAF 13Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air Force 22Apr44.
438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Greenham Common (Station 486). Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. The aircraft went over the landing zone and released
the glider. As the aircraft turned away it went down to about seventy-five to a hundred feet. Enemy ground
fire hit both engines, the aircraft crash landed, hitting some trees and knocking off the right wing and
tail assembly. The plane went down about two miles north of Reuville, Normandy. Paratroopers destroyed the plane.
92895 (MSN 12746) Delivered to USAAF 13Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air Force
22Apr44. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Folkingham (Station 484). Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported
paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile
NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. 310th Troop Carrier Squadron,
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported Polish paratroopers
of the 2nd Polish Parachute Brigade to a drop zone near Arnhem, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’ 21Sep44. Crashed Sep 21, 1944 behind allied lines in the Netherlands [2WIA].
92896 (MSN 12747) to USAAF 13Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air Force 23Apr44.
61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483). Transported paratroopers
of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the British 1st Parachute
Brigade to a drop zone near Renkum, west of Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44.
Damaged in collision with C-47 ? 42-23304 while taxying at Drucat 9Mar45. Drucat (B-92),
Abbeville, France 13Mar45. Salvaged 20Mar45.
92897 (MSN 12749) to USAAF 14Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air Force 22Apr44.
15th Troop Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported supplies
for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. The aircraft was hit Jun 7, 1944 by flak and ditched in the English
Channel 5.5 km (3.4 miles) west off Grandcamp-Maisy, France.
92898 (MSN 12750) to USAAF 13Mar44. Eighth Air Force 18Apr44. 59th Troop Carrier
Squadron [X5*R], 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483)
19Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Transported paratroopers of the British 1st Parachute Brigade to a drop zone near Renkum,
west of Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Empennage section damaged
during taxying at Evere (B-56), Brussels, Belgium 30Sep44. Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France
13Mar45. Ferried to Chipping Ongar (Station 162). Transported men and materials of the
British 6th Airborne Division to a drop zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45;
returned to Abbeville. Returned to USA. To RFC Sep 27, 1945.
92899 (MSN 12751) to USAAF Mar44. Eighth Air Force Apr44. 438th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th
Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of
the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
SOC May 20, 1949
92900 (MSN 12752) to USAAF Mar 14, 194. 8th AF Apr 18, 1944. FLC Turkey Jan 22, 1949. To Turkish AF as 6047
92901 (MSN 12753) to USAAF Mar 24, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17178 Mar 24, 1944
92902 (MSN 12754) to USAAF 14Mar44. Eighth Air Force 2May44. Ninth Air Force May44.
310th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493).
Damaged taxying at Thionville (Y-33), France 13Mar45. To RFC 14Sep45. Rebuilt as DC-3C MSN 43078.
To NC33694 29Aug46. To Waterman Airlines. TACA DE US Costa Rica TI-156 1946
To TACA DE US Venezuela. YV-C-AZF 25Aug48. to YV-C-TAO. to P V Fasenda. YV-T-MTF 12Aug68
To Aerotecnica YV-C-GAK 1971. To YV-110C 1978 wrecked at Ciudad Bolivar Apr82 WFU
92903 (MSN 12755) to USAAF 14Mar44. 8th AF 23Apr44. 9th AF 25Apr44. Europe 30Apr47
Oberpfaff 01Jan48. FLC Denmark 05Feb48
92904 (MSN 12756) to USAAF 14Mar44. Eighth Air Force 6May44. Ninth Air Force 7May44.
301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France.
302nd Troop Carrier Squadron. Operating from Langar (Station 490), Transported paratroopers
to a drop zone near Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Hit by flak on
approach to the DZ and after leaving the DZ. The aircraft crash landed at Heilhoek, between
Gassel and Beers, Netherlands [4EVD]. MACR 10285.
92905 (MSN 12757) to USAAF 14Mar44. Eighth Air Force 5May44. Ninth Air Force 6May44.
99th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63),
Vertus, France. Operating from Langar (Station 490), Transported fifteen paratroopers of the
Headquarters 1st Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Arnhem,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. To Turkish Air Force as 6059, later coded 12-059.
92906 (MSN 12759) to USAAF 16Mar44. 8th AF 07May44. 9th AF 09May44. Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. SOC 25May49
To Phillippine civil registry as PI-C40, RP-C40. WFU at Manila
92907 (MSN 12760) Delivered to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44.
Ninth Air Force 23Apr44. 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. To RFC Sep 20, 1945.
In 1946 to Government of Mozambique, operated by DETA (Direccao
de Exploracao dos Transportes Aereos or Linhas Aereas de Mocambique - LAM)
as CR-ABQ, named "LUPATA". In 1971 to Portuguese AF as FAP 6174. In
1977 to Zaire, ultimate fate obscure.
92908 (MSN 12761) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 22Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Upottery (Station 462). Transported paratroopers
of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Europe 30Apr47. Neth/Belgium France 15Jul47
To French civil registry as F-BEII. SA Air Nolis R02Jul48 Soc DE US Tpts Aeriens Alpes Provence Feb50
Air France May52. To Madagascar as 5R-MAI, 5R-MMD
92909 (MSN 12762) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 18Apr44. Ninth Air Force 21Apr44.
434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467). Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Returned to US 03]u145
To AMC 31Mar47. FLC ARP 01Oct47. To Ecuador Oct 20, 1947
92910 (MSN 12763) to USAAF Mar 16, 1944.
92911 (MSN 12764) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 21Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. To Turkish AF as THH 6087 16Apr49
92912 (MSN 12765) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 21Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Upottery (Station 462). Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Accident Oct 10, 1944
92913 (MSN 12766) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 26Apr44. Ninth Air Force 31May44.
92nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Upottery (Station 462).
Châteaudun (A-39), France. Crashed on takeoff from Giessen (Y-84), Germany 18Apr45.
92914 (MSN 12767) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 19Apr44. Ninth Air Force 29Apr44.
441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474)
to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44.
To NEIAF as NL-206. To KLM as PH-TBY Feb 27, 1946. Seen on Malta Dec 19, 1947. OO-A WN Sabena B30Nov50
Air Congo L Sep60. Air Katanga Nov60 "Air Sud Kasai". EC-ASK Aviaco L 30Apr62.
OO-AWN Sabena 19Dec62. Nigeria 07Oct69. NAF-307 Nigerian AF. Derelict Kaduna Nov76
92915 (MSN 12769) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 21Apr44. Ninth Air Force 31May44.
442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Neth/Belgium. Turkey 18Dec48. TC-BAZ Devlet Hava Yollari "50". THY 01Mar56. WFU 16Nov68.
derelict Istanbul Mar71 scrapped
92916 (MSN 12770) Delivered to USAAF Mar44; Headquarters Squadron, 27th Air Base Group, Bergstrom, TX;
Damaged taxing at Barksdale, LA 20Apr50; 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron (Jungle Jim), Eglin, FL (1961);
Bien Hoa, Saigon, South Vietnam. w/o Sep 6, 1965 at Bien Hoa AB, South Vietnam
92917 (MSN 12771) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 18Apr44. 439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Upottery (Station 462). Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01]an48. FLC Turkey 21Mar49
To Turkish AF as 6076, coded CBK-76. Noted in June 2011 displayed at gate of Erkilet AB, Turkey
92918 (MSN 12772) to USAAF 17Mar44. Eighth Air Force 21Apr44. Ninth Air Force 23Apr44.
100th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 306th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France.
Damaged in mid-air collision with C-47A ? 43-16048 in bad weather 1Jun45. FLC Jun 15, 1946
92919 (MSN 12773) to USAAF 17Mar44. Eighth Air Force 22Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
302nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Merryfield (Station 464). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 101st
Airborne Division to a landing zone at Hiesville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Chicago’, 6Jun44.
Missing Sep 19, 1944
92920 (MSN 12774) to USAAF 16Mar44. 8th AF 26Apr44. 9th AF 31May44. SOC 11Apr46
To Polish AF as No. 6. To Polish Air Lines (LOT) as SP-LCG, to Iran Air
as EP-AEH, to Air Taxi Co as EP-AEH, to Iran Asseman Air Lines
as EP-AEH, to Air Service Co as EP-AEH. Ultimate fate uncertain. LOT had several C-47 aircraft registered
as SP-LCC over the years.
92921 (MSN 12775) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 21Apr44. Ninth Air Force 25Apr44.
302nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. SOC Nov 4, 1946
To PH-TBN with KLM Feb 23, 146. Haroon and Son. To AP-ACE with Pakistan Airways Dec 31 1947.
W/o Nov 26, 1948 on Karachi-Lahore flight, crash at Vehari (fuel tank caught fire). 21 killed.
92922 (MSN 12776) to USAAF 17Mar44. Cheyenne 21Mar44. US to 05Feb46. WAA 29Jul46
92923 (MSN 12777) to USAAF 17Mar44. 13th AF 15Apr44. Tacloban accident 29Sep45
42-92924/93283 Douglas C-47A-20-DK Skytrain
MSNs beginning with 12779 and ending with 13177, with entries ending with '8' skipped.
92924 (MSN 12779) to USAAF Mar 21, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5Z BuNo 17175 Mar 21, 1944
92925 (MSN 12780) to USAAF Mar 14, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17181 Mar 14, 1944.
92926 (MSN 12781) to USAAF 24Mar44. 13th AF 21Apr44. Manila WFU 29Apr48
92927 (MSN 12782) to USAAF 20Mar44. 13th AF 25Apr44. Manila combat damage 22Apr45
92928 (MSN 12783) to USAAF 23Mar44. 13th AF 23Apr44. Manila missing 23Apr45
92929 (MSN 12784) to USAAF 24Mar44. 7th AF Oahu 12Apr44. Guam. lost Oct 10, 1945, Saipan
92930 (MSN 12785) to USAAF 29Mar44. 7th AF Oahu 23Apr44, WAA 07Aug46. FEA PAS 30Apr47. WAA 04Dec47. NC88783 20th Century Fox. To XB-FUX
92931 (MSN 12786) to USAAF 24Mar44. 7th AF Oahu 24Apr44. WAA 27Aug47. WFU 27Aug47
To Honduras AF as FAH300 Dec 1947. Ditched in sea
off coast of Villa Herradura, El Zapote. El Salvador May 5, 1957, 2 crew members killed.
92932 (MSN 12787) to USAAF 30Mar44. 7th AF Oahu 19Apr44. Guam. Japan 26Mar47. Manila salvaged 17Jul47
92933 (MSN 12789) to USAAF 31Mar44. 7th AF Oahu 22Apr44. WAA 07Aug46. NC68371 Hughes Aircraft CO US.
N91222 Airlines American Aviation L 17May48. N142A Allegheny Airlines Inc 1953.
Argonaut Airways Corp 20May63. Southeast Airlines Southern Pipeliners Inc 1966
Bellomy Lawson Aviation Inc, Miami, FL US 01Jan67. Willard A Scott Co, Hollywood, FL US Aug68.
Aero American Corp Dec69 canc Ryan Fld, AZ US Aug72 to Feb77. converted to bus "California 334 WWS"
by Smokey Roland, Cardiff-by-Sea, CA.
92934 (MSN 12790) to USAAF 2Apr44 7th AF Oahu 20Apr44. Pac ATC. FLC 04Apr47. VH-AOH Butler Air Tpt 04Jul47
Airlines of NSW 14Feb61. Queensland Airlines "Darling Downs" 08Feb61. Ansett 14Dec64. Ansett-ANA 05Dec66
B-308 Winner Airways Corp, Taipei 19Jul67. W/O 25Apr70 at Tuy Hoa.
92935 (MSN 12791) to USAAF 31Mar44. 7th AF Oahu 19Apr44. Pac ACS. Class 26 20Nov46. SOC 01Apr47
92936 (MSN 12792) to USAAF 31Mar44. 7th AF Oahu 24Apr44. WAA 08Nov46. NC63400 Hughes AircraftCO US
N91229 Airlines American Aviation 21Oct48. N149A Allegheny Airlines Inc 1953.
To Fuerze Aerea Argentina in 1956 as FAAr T34. WFU 1962 and and preserved as TC-34
at Buenos Aires.
92937 (MSN 12793) to USAAF 31Mar44 7th AF Oahu 19Apr44 FEAF 30Apr47 FLC 13Aug47
TO PI-CI99 Philippine Airlines 1947 to Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific Airlines as VR-HEN.
F-OAHY with Cie Aerienne DE US Tpt Indochinois 16Jan51 ATo Air Outre-Mer
(French Overseas Departments and Territories) as F-OAHY.
Destroyed by shell fire while parked at Muong Sai Airport,
Laos Feb 13, 1954. Some reports give the date as Feb 13, 1953.
92938 (MSN 12794) to USAAF 02Apr44. 7th AF Oahu 20Apr44. Guam Pac TSP 30Apr46. Manila 08Apr47. WFU 1947
92939 (MSN 12795) to USAAF 02Apr44. With 4109 Ops Grp 44 AB Sq crashed on landing at Lake Charles AFB, LA Apr 4, 1952.
92940 (MSN 12796) to USAAF 21Mar44. To USSR Apr 8, 1944
92941 (MSN 12797) to USAAF 21Mar44. To USSR Apr 8, 1944
92942 (MSN 12799) to USAAF 20Mar44. To USSR Apr 7, 1944
92943 (MSN 12800) to USAAF 20Mar44. To USSR Apr 9, 1944
92944 (MSN 12801) to USAAF 20Mar44. w/o Mar 27, 1944 at Buckley Field, Colorado while being delivered to USSR
92945 (MSN 12802) to USAAF 20Mar44. To USSR Apr 18, 1944
92946 (MSN 12803) to USAAF 20Mar44. To USSR Apr 6, 1944
92947 (MSN 12804) to USAAF 20Mar44. To USSR Apr 6 1944
92948 (MSN 12805) to USAAF 20Mar44. To USSR Apr 14, 1944
92949 (MSN 12806) to USAAF 20Mar44. To USSR Apr 8, 1944
92950 (MSN 12807) to USAAF Mar 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG487 Mar 28, 1944. 44 Sqdn
SAAF. Returned to USAAF Sep 26, 1946
92951 (MSN 12809) to USAAF Mar 20, 1944. To RAF in UK as Dakota III KG488 Apr 2, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Apr 26, 1944. Destroyed in air raid on Evere, Belgium Jan 1, 1945.
92952 (MSN 12810) to USAAF Mar 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG489. To UK Apr 11, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF May 10, 1944. 13 OTU RAF Jun 6, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 18, 1944.
Crashlanded at Evere, Belgium Sep 21, 1944 following flak damage over Arnhem, Netherlands
92953 (MSN 12811) to USAAF Mar 24, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG490 May 14, 1944.
357 Sqdn RAF. 435 Sqdn RAF. Sank back onto belly at Comilla Aug 2, 1945 after undercarriage
prematurely raised during takeoff. SOC Sep 20,1945.
92954 (MSN 12812) to USAAF Mar 20, 1944. to RAF in India as Dakota III KG491 apr 2, 1944.
SEAAC Jun 1944. 62 Sqdn RAF. MIA from supply dropping mission over Burma May 4, 1945.
92955 (MSN 12813) to USAAF Mar 26, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG492 Apr 12, 1942.
353 Sqdn RAF. To Indian government Nov 28, 1946, To Indian AF as VP908
Nov 28, 1946. To Pakistan AF as C-400 Sep 1947. WFU. Registered in Pakistan as
G-AOCT, to Air Madagascar first as F-OAYR Mar 27, 1957, then 5R-MAJ Jan 1963.
Crashed on takeoff at Faafangana Airport, Madagascar
Jul 15, 1963. 3 crew, 2 passengers killed.
92956 (MSN 12814) to USAAF Mar 26, 1944. To RAF at RAF Nassau Apr 17, 1944 as Dakota III KG493
To India May 18, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF. Crashlanded at Sylhet, India Jun 23, 1944 after hitting tree
during overshoot in bad visibility
92957 (MSN 12815) to USAAF Mar 26, 1944. to RAF at RAF Nassau as Dakota III KG494 Apr 12, 1944.
To India May 18, 1944. 1 ADU RAF. Crashed in desert 2 mi W of Habbaniya, Iraq May 26, 1944 after
running out of fuel in dust storm.
92958 (MSN 12816) to USAAF Mar 26, 1944. To RAF West Africa as Dakota III KG495 Apr 6, 1944.
West Africa May 18, 4944. 1314 Flt RAF. SOC Jun 29, 1946
92959 (MSN 12817) to USAAF Mar 24, 1944. To RAF for MAAF at RAF Montreal as Dakota III KG496 Mar 1, 1944.
MAAF Sep 25, 1944. India Feb 22, 1945. 267 Sqdn RAF.
Transferred to Indian AF as VP904 Sep 25, 1947.
92960 (MSN 12819) to USAAF Mar 26, 1944. To RAF for MAAF as Dakota III KG497 Apr 1, 1944.
MAAF Oct 5, 1944. 2 Sqdn SAAF Nov 20, 1944. 96 Sqdn RAF India May 31, 1945. To Indian government
Nov 28, 1946. Transferred to Indian AF as MA965 Sep 25, 1947.
92961 (MSN 12820) to USAAF Mar 26, 1944. (3rd TCG) lost May 27, 1945. MACR 14528. There
is an RAF record card saying that this plane went to RAF
as Dakota III KG498 Apr 7, 1944. To RAF Middle east Dec 21, 1944. 28 Sqdn SAAF.
Flew into a hill at night 10 mi SW of Torrettoria, Italy Dec 21, 1944.
92962 (MSN 12821) to USAAF Mar 26, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG499 Apr 1, 1944. SEAAC Apr 6, 1944.
RAF Midle East Jun 21, 1945 44 Sqdn SAAF. Returned to USAAF Aug 29, 1946. To VT-CGG of Indian
Airlines Corp Sep 24 1946. W/o Jan 3, 1950 in crash 4 mi NW of Taksing, India. 9 killed.
92963 (MSN 12822) to USAAF Mar 24, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG500 Apr 2, 1944. RAF UK Apr 11, 1944.
271 Sqdn RAF Apr 25, 1944. Flew into high ground in cloud 6 mi NE of Kell, Germany May 25, 1945.
92964 (MSN 12823) delivered to USAAF 26Mar44; delivered to Royal Air Force 2Apr44 as Dakota III KG501
at Montreal, Canada; No.575 Squadron 25Apr44; No.437 Squadron 24Sep44; No.22 Maintenance Unit 4Nov46;
Global Aviation 4Mar47; Returned to USAAF May 12, 1947. To Yugoslav Air Force / Jugoslovensko
Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo (JRV) 5Dec47 as 7306; Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT) 1949; registered YU-ABJ;
Yemen Airlines; Registered 4W-ABR; Crashed Taiz-Al Janad Airport, Yemen 13Dec 1973.
92965 (MSN 12824) delivered to USAAF 23Mar44; delivered to Royal Air Force 31Mar44 as Dakota III, serial KG502;
No.109 0TU; No.1383 (Transport) Conversion Unit, RAF Crosby on Eden; crashed on Cold Fell near Castle
Carrock, Cumberland, 3rd February 1946; The crew of the aircraft were undertaking a night cross
country navigation exercise. They had taken off in the evening of the 2nd February. While
returning to the air station at around 02:00 on the 3rd the aircraft struck the north western ridge
of Cold Fell, Castle Carrock, UK some 7 miles from the airfield. The remains of the aircraft were
then destroyed by an intense fire.
92966 (MSN 12825) to USAAF Mar 23, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG503 Mar 31, 1944. To Middle East
Sep 28, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. Returned to USAAF Jul 25, 1946. In 1946 to TC-ESI of Devlet Hava Yollari.
To Turkish AF 1966.
92967 (MSN 12826) to USAAF Mar 23, 1944. To RAF at RAF Nassau as Dakota III KG504 Apr 9, 1944.
To RAF India May 8, 1944. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947. To VT-CJD Feb 22, 1947.
W/o Apr 5, 1950 at Hatiara, India
92968 (MSN 12827) to USAAF Mar 23, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG505 Apr 2, 1944. To RAF India
May 19, 1944. 436 Sqdn RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF. ACSEA 1945. Sold to Indian
government Jan 30, 1947
92969 (MSN 12829) To USAAF Mar 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG506. To RAF India May 5, 1944.
To Siamese AF Aug 29, 1946. To Thai AF postwar. To Siamese Airways in
1947 as HS-SAB. Inherited by Thai Airways Nov 1, 1951. Reregistered HS-TDB Sep 15, 1958.
Registration cancelled Jan 4, 1969 but may have been used by Airservices Co., LTD.
Stored at Don Muang AP, Thailand Mar 1978 to Mar 1983 and presumably scrapped there.
92970 (MSN 12830) to USAAF 24Mar44. Eighth Air Force 27Apr44. Ninth Air Force 27Apr44.
47th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44; battle damaged by enemy ground fire.
To Ford Motor Company; Registered NC57779, later as N57779; University of Nebraska May67;
Registered N5108; Reregistered N51080; Reregistered N622NU; Reregistered N62D Oct71;
Yugoslav Air Force / Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo (JRV) 1971 as 71288;
To Nesu Air, Turkey; Registered TC-ALI; Preserved and on display at Rahmi M Koç Müzesi,
Hasköy, Istanbul, Turkey
92971 (MSN 12831) to USAAF Mar 31, 1944. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC May 2, 1944.
W/o Mar 6, 1945 at Shingbwiyang, Burma in takeoff accident
92972 (MSN 12832) to USAAF 24Mar44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 09Apr44. FLC 13Jun47. To French AF as AdlA 292972
GT21l5 Dec45. To F-BCYB Haut Comm en Indochine Rl5Jan48. F-VNAG Ste Air Vietnam R20Nov51
XV-NIA reregistred Oct59. Cancelled 25Oct74. XV-NIA Flown from Saigon to U-Tapao, Thailand on 29
Apr 1975-Now preserved at the Hope Intl. Rehabilitation Centre, Bangphra, Thailand
92973 (MSN 12833) to USAAF 24Mar44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 06May44. WFU 21Sep45
92974 (MSN 12834) to USAAF 24Mar44. Tenth Air Force, Karachi, India 9Apr44.
27th Troop Carrier Squadron, 443rd Troop Carrier Group, Chungking, China 24May44.
Damaged when the engines failed taking off from Chungking 31May44. The plane developed engine
trouble in flight to the drop target 5Jun44. The air drop crew aboard jettisoned the load but the
effort proved futile; the pilot made a successful crash landing in a rice paddy near Pupeiow, China.
Surplus May 31, 1945.
92975 (MSN 12835) to USAAF 24Mar44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 28May44. W/o Apr 2, 1945, Monglong, Burma
92976 (MSN 12836) to USAAF 26Mar44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 28Apr44. Chungking 24May44. Karachi 04Oct44.
Chungking 22Dec44. W/o Nov 24, 1945 Warazup, Burma in takeoff accident
92977 (MSN 12837) to USAAF 24Mar44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Chungking. WFU 01Aug46
92978 (MSN 12839) to USAAF 26Mar44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC. Salvaged 18Dec44
92979 (MSN 12840) to USAAF 26Mar44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 27Apr44 Chungking.
Damaged on takeoff at Kunming, China Sep 13, 1945. To China COAA May 8, 1946
92980 (MSN 12841) to USAAF 26Mar44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 30Apr44. Chungking 07Sep44
Accident 02Dec44. To civil registry. In open storage at Carp Airport in bad condition as C-FMOC.
92981 (MSN 12842) to USAAF 26Mar44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 06May44. Missing 29May45
Also listed as going to Phillippine civil registry as PI-C649, RP-C649
92982 (MSN 12843) Delivered to USAAF 24Mar44; 4th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Group, Algiers 17Apr44;
In mid air collision with C-47 41-18446 and C-47A 42-23527 at Gaudo, Italy 14May44; Repaired
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, 5Nov45; registered NC45393; To Babb Co, Inc, Glendale, CA;
Mutual Defense Assistance Program as 49-2615; rebuilt by Aviation Maintenance Company, Van Nuys,
Glendale, CA; departed Van Nuys c24Sep49; To Royal Hellenic Air Force as 49-2615
92983 (MSN 12844) to USAAF 24Mar44. North Africa Wing ATC 28Apr44. French Morocco. Returned to US
To RFC 15Mar46 Became N54705 of Pan American World Airways, Inc Mar 15, 1946. EC-WQB. EC-AQB Spantax SA
Dl9Jun60. Aerofiete SA 1968. Derelict Alicante Apr74
Then became EC-WQB, then EC-AQB. EC-AQB derelict at Alicante, Spain by 1979
92984 (MSN 12845) to USAAF 26Mar44. Algiers 15Apr44. 12th AF Italy 25Apr44. Returned to US.
To RFC 26Sep45. To LV-ROT Sep 19, 1949, LV-AHD Sep 21, 1949. Registration
cancelled Jan 2, 1961
92985 (MSN 12846) to USAAF 26Mar44. Twelfth Air Force, Italy 30Apr44.
Caribbean Wing Air Transport Command. The aircraft was damaged flying Green Project
troops home to the US 24Jun45. Flying on instruments between Belém, Brazil and Atkinson
Field, British Guiana, it flew into two thunderstorms, and in the turbulence fifteen passengers
were injured, four enough to require treatment at the Atkinson Field station hospital. Salvaged 9Jul45.
92986 (MSN 12847) To USAAF Apr 1, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17188 Apr 1, 1944.
92987 (MSN 12849) to USAAF 26Mar44. Algiers 16Apr44. 12th AF Italy 29Apr44. Caribbean TSP Wing ATC.
Damaged at Atkinson Field, BGA Aug 5, 1945. Salvaged Aug 16, 1945
92988 (MSN 12850) to USAAF 26Mar44. Algiers 09Apr44. 12th AF Italy 19Apr44. Returned to US.
To RFC 26Sep45. to civil registry as CF-DSW Canadair Ltd Apr 30. 1946, to Zonas Oeste y Norte de
Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA) as LV-ABY, delivered Sep 25, 21946, registerd Nov 1, 1946. To Aerolineas Aeroposta
registered Jan 3, 1950. To Aerolineas Argentinas "Quichua" registere Jan 22, 1953.
To Lineas Aereas del Estado (Argentinian AF) in Jun 1966 as T-08.
In 1968 to Paraguayan AF as T-63. WFU.
92989 (MSN 12851) to USAAF 26Mar44. India-China ATC Wing. ATC Chungking 10May44. Sold Karachi 19Apr46
To VT-CCH with Indian Overseas airlines registered Apr 3, 1946. To XY-ACJ Airways Burma Ltd 1950,
To Burma AF as UBT-710, later 5710
92990 (MSN 12852) to USAAF 26Mar44 to Cambodia AF. To civil registry as N16602 Mar 30, 1965.
On display at Travis AFB, California
92991 (MSN 12853) to USAAF 26Mar44. North Africa TSP Wing ATC 04May44. Returmed to US 19Sep45. To RFC 04Oct45
NC53216 Charles Taylor. C-805 Cia. Transandina DE US Aviacion SA HK-805. Rr Lineas Aereas del
Caribe N3943C. Industrial Distributing Co N42G S W Richardson. Bankers Life InsuranceCO US of Nebraska 1963
N759G Rr N641B The Dentists Supply Corp of NY US, York, PA US 1965. N64181 Rr Feb70
Flying Eagles Inc, Gratz, PA US May71. N203FE Rr Sun Coast Devel Corp, St Petersburg, FL US 1972.
NI00SD Rr 1973. Red Carpet Flying Service Inc, St Petersburg, FL US 1974
Aero Virgin Islands Inc, St Thomas, VI B Jun79. R27Sep79. WFU 17Jul90
92992 (MSN 12854) to USAAF 26Mar44. Algiers, Algeria 15Apr44.
Twelfth Air Force, Italy 29Apr44. 7th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Group.
Crashed after mid-air collision with C-47 ? 41-18446 and ? 42-23527 near Gaudo, Italy 14May44 [2KIA].
92993 (MSN 12855) to USAAF 27Mar44. North Africa TSP 25Apr44. Returned to US 11Aug45. To RFC 23Aug46
To NC41392 Charles BabbCO US 1946 to Canadian civil registry as CF-CUF with Canadian Pacific Airlines. Struck tree on
Mt Oanagan while making an approach to Penticton, British Columbia when drifted below the minimum
altitude permissible Dec 22, 1950. Both pilots killed, 16 survivors.
92994 (MSN 12856) to USAAF 27Mar44. North Africa TSP 28Apr44. Returned to US 11Aug45. To RFC 21Mar46
T0 NC66131. To XA-GII. To AN-ACT Lanica
92995 (MSN 12857) Mar 27, 1944: TOS USAAF.
4/24/44: North African Wing, Transport Command.
Returned to USA Aug 20, 1945, to RFC Jun 5, 1946.
To West Coast Airlines as NC44587 Nov 6, 1946. Leased as CF-ONH
for Pacific Western Airlines from Apr 17, 1962, then back to West
Coast Airlines Aug 6, 1963 as N44587. Pacific Western bought
CF-ONH Mar 15, 1964. At some point Air West bought it and
registered it as N44587. Aerodyne Corp of Renton, WA bought
it on Jan 28, 1969, but Aerodyne eventually went out of business.
Seen derelict Jan 1980, apparently inactive since May 1974.
Registered as N353SA for Salair Air Cargo, Seattle, WA Jan 1988.
Bought Jan 24, 1992 by RF Aircraft Services of Olympia, WA
as N44587. Reported at Nanaimo, BC Jan 1997 as N44587.
Registered for Alta Leasing of Salt Lake City, Utah Dec 8, 1997 as DC-3C. Operated by Desert
Air Transport of Anchorage, Alaska and is still current.
92996 (MSN 12859) to USAAF 28Mar44. North Africa TSP 24Apr44. W/o Sep 19, 1944 Bordj Menaiel, Algeria due
to structural failure.
92997 (MSN 12860) to USAAF 27Mar44. For North Africa TSP 18Apr44. W/o Apr 26, 1944 Parnamirim Field, Natal,
Brazil in takeoff accident.
92998 (MSN 12861) to USAAF 27Mar44. Algiers, Algeria 17Apr44. Twelfth Air Force, Italy 29Apr44.
35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, Twelfth Air Force, Ciampino, Rome, Italy.
The aircraft was destroyed transporting troops from Ciampino to France when it force landed in
fog on Mont Py in the municipality of Poleymieux Mont d'Or, about ten kilometres north of Lyon, France 1Nov44.
92999 (MSN 12862) to USAAF 28Mar44. North Africa TSP 24Apr44. Returned to US 25Aug45. To RFC 16Mar46
Rebuilt as DC-3C MSN 43075 1946. NC33692 R M Holligstead Camden, NJ 22Aug46. Tennessee Gas
Transmission Co, Houston, TX US Nov53. N503T Tenneco Inc 1963. N503L Jack Adams Aircraft Sales Inc,
Walls, miles Sep68. L Lemak, Houston,TX Oct68. N491P Jul70. Commerative AF Harlingen, TX US 18Apr73
R A Sanders, Harlingen, TX US 29Jul80. To Hialeah, FL US current 2011
93000 (MSN 12863) to USAAF 27Mar44. 11th AF Elmendorf 14Apr44. SOC 30Jun44. Foreign Domestic NC91052
W Coast Airlines "115" 01Apr56. N88967 Rr. CX BDH Pluna 31Dec64 WFU
93001 (MSN 12864) to USAAF 26Mar44. Eighth Air Force 23Apr44. Ninth Air Force 9May44.
61st Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538).
Transported paratroopers of Company E, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. The aircraft was
transporting paratroopers of the 4th Brigade of the British 1st Airborne Division, the Red Devils,
to a drop zone at Ginkelse Heide northwest of Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44.
It was hit by flak over the Grebbeberg, caught fire and made a forced landing several kilometers
further on. It came down in the Binnenveld area between the Maatsteeg and the Grift canal.
Just before landing several paratroopers bailed out [3KIA:1POW:2EVD].
MACR 10283
93002 (MSN 12865) to USAAF 27Mar44. Eighth Air Force 21Apr44. Ninth Air Force 2May44.
62nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a
drop zone -one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Damaged by enemy ground fire and crash landed near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy.
On the first pass over the DZ, the jumpmaster complained that the aircraft was too low
but was at the same height as all the other paratroop sticks who had jumped.
On the second pass, the aircraft was hit by 40mm flak, which detonated two of the hand
grenades in the pouch of a paratrooper. The aircraft returned for a third pass but both
engines failed and the aircraft crash landed near French village of
Coquene with both engines on fire into an open field;
the aircraft exploded and was destroyed. MACR 6008
93003 (MSN 12866) to USAAF 27Mar44. Eighth Air Force 16Apr44. Ninth Air Force 27Apr44.
438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Greenham Common (Station 486).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. named ‘What's Up Doc".
438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the
Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Stayed all the war with the 438th TCG.
Damaged taxying at Hanau/Langendiebach (Y-91), Germany 30Sep45. Salvaged Mar 14, 1946
93004 (MSN 12867) to USAAF Mar44. 439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Upottery (Station 462). Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To MASDC Dec 19, 1967. To excess Mar 31, 1970.
93005 (MSN 12869) to USAAF Mar44. 29th Troop Carrier Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484). Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion,
508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44; battle damaged by enemy ground fire. Transported
supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44.
To MASDC Jul 18, 1969. To excess Mar 31, 197T
93006 (MSN 12870) to USAAF 27Mar44. 8th AF 23Apr44. 9th AF 30Apr44. to Czechoslovakia 11Jun45
93007 (MSN 12871) to USAAF Mar44. 86th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Damaged landing at Ramsbury 31Dec44.
To MASDC Apr 28, 1964. N72420 Embry Riddle Aero Inst, Miami, FL US 1964. Lee County Health Dept, Ft Myers, FL US 1973
Cancelled 1974
93008 (MSN 12872) to USAAF 29Mar44. To RAAF as A65-45 17Apr44. 3 AD 15Apr44. 2 AP 19Apr44.
38 Sqn RAAF VH-CIB 06May44. 35 Sqn RAAF 17Mar45. 13 ARD RAAF 01May45. 33 Sqn RAAF 09Jul45.
3 AD 10Apr46. Qantas Empire Airways for £6250 as VH-EAK, later VH-BPL. To Royal Thai AF as L2-13/96 23Oct53.
Crashed Si Racha 18Jan80
93009 (MSN 12873) to USAAF 28Mar44. To RAAF as A65-44 12Apr44. 3 AD 12Apr44. 2 AP 18Apr44. 38 Sqn RAAF VH-CIA 21Apr44.
Undercarriage retracted on tarmac Lae, crew uninjured. 13 ARD RAAF 29Oct45. 33 Sqn RAAF 19Nov45.
DAP RAAF 26Mar46. 37 Sqn RAAF 14Oct46. 38 Sqn RAAF 06Nov46. Qantas Empire Airways VH-EAP then VH-EBY 20Apr48 for £6250.
Trans Australian Airways 'Kaviang' VH-SBG 01Sep60. Air Niugini P2-SBG then P2-ANP 01Nov73.
Insured Aircraft Title Service Inc N5590A 25Feb80 operated for Red Cross in Thailand. Bush pilots Airways 28Oct81.
Air Queensland Cargo VH-BPL 05Oct82. As VH-BPL donated to Qantas Founders Outback Museum at Longreach
QLD Australia Feb 20, 2004 and painted in Qantas Empire Airways scheme as "VH-EAP".
93010 (MSN 12874) to USAAF 28Mar44. To RAAF as A65-46 17Apr44. 3 AD RAAF 15Apr44. 2 AP 19Apr44
38 Sqn RAAF VH-CIC 01May44. 36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-V 22Dec44. ANA Parafield 05Oct45
1 AD RAAF 16Apr46. 1APU 18Jun46. 3 AD 09May47. CFS RAAF 07Aug47
Det 1 Tocumwal 27May48. To DCA for £6400 20Oct48. Registered VH-JVF 26Oct48. VH-CAR 14Jul50
Qantas May61. VH-EDC 12Jul61 leased Fiji Airways 12Apr65. Qantas 27Jun66. Bush pilots Airways 17Jun72
leased Connair 1973. BPA PNG Pty Ltd 08Aug73. Bush pilots Airways 27Jan77. VH-EDC crashed into
Botany Bay Apr94 while being overloaded. Destroyed during filming of "The Pacific" TV mini series 2008
93011 (MSN 12875) to USAAF 28Mar44. to RAAF as A65-47 07Apr44. 3 AD RAAF 15Apr44. 2 AP 20Apr44.
DAT 33 Sqn RAAF VH-CUO yellow UO rear of cockpit windows 10May44. 13 ARD RAAF 26Sep44.
33 Sqn RAAF coded BT-Q 12Dec44. DAP RAAF Parafield 01Mar46. 1 AD RAAF 09Aug46
Trans Australian Airways VH-TAG "Grant" later "Giles" 23Aug46. leased Ansett Airways 19Jun50
Registered VH-MAH 11Nov60. To Ansett-Mandated Airlines VH-MAV 12Jan61. Ansett Airlines of PNG 19May68.
Far East Air Transport B-261 08Dec69. WFU Taipei before Nov 1979.
93012 (MSN 12876) to USAAF Mar 28, 1944. to RCAF as Dakota III 965 apr 13, 1944. ANS RCAF
Winnipeg, Manitoba. Sold to ALPA Aerotaxis of Peru as OB-T-1043 May 15, 1970
93013 (MSN 12877) to USAAF Mar 28, 1944. To RCAF as Dakota III 966 Apr 28, 1944. 165 Squadron RCAF
Crashed Jul 18, 1944.
93014 (MSN 12879) to USAAF Apr 4, 1944, to US Marine Corps as BuNo 17182 Apr 4, 1944.
93015 (MSN 12880) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To NEIAF as DT-941, callsign VH-RDK. W/o Sep 6, 1944
at Cairns, Australia. Recovered Jan 1989.
93016 (MSN 12881) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To USSR Apr 16, 1944
93017 (MSN 12882) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To USSR Apr 16, 1944
93018 (MSN 12883) to USAAF Mar 29, 1944. To USSR Apr 16, 1944
93019 (MSN 12884) to USAAF Mar 30, 1944. To USSR Apr 14, 1944
93020 (MSN 12885) to USAAF Mar 31, 1944. To USSR Apr 13, 1944
93021 (MSN 12886) to USAAF Mar 29, 1944. To USSR Apr 14, 1944
93022 (MSN 12887) to USAAF Mar 30, 1944. To USSR Apr 10, 1944
93023 (MSN 12889) to USAAF Mar 30, 1944. To USSR Apr 14, 1944
93024 (MSN 12890) to USAAF Mar 29, 1944. To USSR Apr 16, 1944
93025 (MSN 12891) to USAAF 30Mar44. 438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the
Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 4, 1945. To RFC Nov 14, 1945. NC50788
XA-HUE Aerovias Reforma SA E02Nov49. Aeronaves DE US Mexico 1954.
Trans Mar de Cortes. Aeronaves DE US Mexico. WF
93026 (MSN 12892) to USAAF 02Apr44. 8th AF 23Apr44, 9th AF 08May44 Neth/Belgium.
To France Jul 15, 1947 as F-BEFN, SATT, Villacoublay 1947. Air France Jan 13, 1948.
To N16399 Englert Investments Inc, Miami, FL. To Monroe County Mosquito Control Distric, Key West,
FL. To Carib West Airways as 8B-AAB. Back to N16399. To spares with tropic Air as 8P-AA. Derlect
Grantley Adams international Airport in Barbados Oct to Nov 1978.
93027 (MSN 12893) to USAAF 30Mar44. Eighth Air Force 26Apr44. 47th Troop Carrier Squadron,
313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484). Transported paratroopers
of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone one mile NW of Picauville,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44; battle damaged by enemy ground fire.
Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44.
EI-ACH Aer Lingus "St Brigid" D22Jan46, "St Columban" 1954. "St Mel" 1957.
Barry Eng Svces Ltd D04May59. G-APUC Air Links Ltd R03Jun59 Skyways Coach Air L Jul60
Shackleton Aviation Ltd 01Jan63. Tyne Tees Aviation Engineering Ltd R05Apr63.
North East Aviation Engineering Ltd R24Oct63. 9N-AAM R Nepal Airlines 05Apr64 WFU
93028 (MSN 12894) to USAAF 29Mar44. Eighth Air Force 6May44. Ninth Air Force 6May44.
99th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To OK-WDN in 1947. W/o Dec 21, 1948 at Pilos, Greece.
93029 (MSN 12895) to USAAF 31Mar44. Eighth Air Force 16Apr44. Ninth Air Force 27Apr44.
309th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Spanhoe (Station 493); named ‘Eileen. Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Transported Polish paratroopers of the 2nd Polish Parachute Brigade to a drop zone near
Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 21Sep44. Hit by flak after the paratroopers
had jumped, the aircraft crashed at Bergerdensestraat, Bemmel, south of Arnhem.. Condemned 22Sep44.
MACR 10135. All aboard killed. Some remains recovered
by Dutch citizens in 1945. The remains of five more were recovered in 1994.
93030 (MSN 12896) to USAAF 31Mar44. 8th AF 15Apr44. 9th AF 28Apr44. Returned to US 17Aug45.
To RFC Nov 5, 1945. Canadair Ltd ABA B 10Dec45 D08Oct46. Nov 11, 1946 became SE-BBN "Jarpen"
(later renamed "Nore Viking") of ABA. Burned out at Lulea Jan 22, 1949.
93031 (MSN 12897) to USAAF 31Mar44. Eighth Air Force 15Apr44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Apr44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route
departing Morrison Field Apr44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Ascension Island; Roberts Field, Liberia; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Marrakech,
French Morocco to St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall 26Apr44. Ninth Air Force 27Apr44.
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported
paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
To RFC Sep 22, 1945. Rebuilt as c/n 43081. To NC13300 United Aircraft Corp, Hartford, CT US 25Sep46
Adley ExpressCO US Oct67. ConnecticutCO US Corp Oct68. Jack Adams Aircraft Sales Feb69.
Roscoe Pickett, Atlanta, GA US Jul69. Exec Fit Academy Inc, Atlanta, GA US Nov69. Air East Inc
Saint Simons Co, Saint Simons, GA US. Ashmore Realty Co, Atlanta, GA US Jun77.
Travelers Inti Inc, Atlanta, GA US 1977. Corporate Jet Avn, Atlanta, GA US 1978.
A Castaneda, Brownsville, TX US 09Apr79 .
93032 (MSN 12899) to USAAF 30Mar44. Eighth Air Force 16Apr44. Ninth Air Force 28Apr44.
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported paratroopers of
the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. 45th Depot Repair Squadron, 45th Air Depot Group,
Hanau/Langendiebach (Y-91), Germany. Damaged taxying at Laon/Couvron (A-70), France 11Jul45
EI-ACM with Air Lingus "St Fintan" Jan 23, 1946. M A Bakhashab Pasha D19May58
To HZ-AAN Saudi Arabian Airlines. Crashed into Red Sea Jun 3.1964, 60mi S of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
93033 (MSN 12900) to USAAF 30Mar44. 8th AF 26Apr44. 9th AF 07May44. Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48
To Turkish AF as 6078 and CBK-78
93034 (MSN 12901) to USAAF 30Mar44. Eighth Air Force 16Apr44. Ninth Air Force 27Apr44.
87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Greenham
Common (Station 486); named ‘Ceiling 0’. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79),
Reims, France Feb45. The aircraft developed engine problems shortly after take-off from
Prosnes and made a successful crash landing 22Feb45
93035 (MSN 12902) to USAAF 31Mar44. Eighth Air Force 16Apr44. Ninth Air Force 27Apr44.
34th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493).
Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Destroyed in collision by C-47A 42-24174
landing at Colleville-sur-Mer (A-22), France 22Jul44.
93036 (MSN 12903) to USAAF 2Apr44. Ninth Air Force 5May44. 301st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To Turkish AF Apr 16, 1949 as 6088, ultimate fate obscure.
93037 (MSN 12904) to USAAF 02Apr44. 8th AF 16Apr44. 9th AF 28Apr44. Returned to US
To RFC 24Sep45. To CR-LBL in 1946 and in Oct 1973 with TAAG Angola Airlines as D2-LBL
93038 (MSN 12905) to USAAF 31Mar44. Eighth Air Force 5May44. Ninth Air Force
6May44. 301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Flew into the
cliffs at Cairngarroch Bay near Portpatrick, SW Scotland 27Jul44 [22KIA]. The aircraft
had taken off, along with a second C-47, from its home station of Merryfield, eight miles
SE of Taunton in Somerset, and had flown to Filton on the edge of Bristol where both
aircraft took on injured US military service personnel from various units returned from
Normandy and accompanying medical staff. In addition, a single RAF airman had boarded;
he was returning home to Ayrshire on leave. Once loading was complete the two aircraft
took off from Filton bound for Prestwick, Ayr, SW Scotland. The injured soldiers were
travelling back to the US, possibly by sea in a convoy leaving from the Clyde. At the time
the two C-47s arrived at the northern end of the Irish Sea, a dense fog hung over the area
around the Mull of Galloway which obscured all of the coastal features, including the
200ft high cliffs which 42-93038 flew into above the beach in Cairngarroch Bay to the south
of Portpatrick. The second aircraft had also come very close to crashing into the cliffs
but landed safely at RAF West Freugh.
93039 (MSN 12906) to USAAF 31Mar44. Eighth Air Force 16Apr44. Ninth Air Force 29Apr44.
442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474)
to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Headquarters Squadron,
86th Fighter Group, Schweinfurt (R-25), Germany. Fatal crash in bad weather at Kengersfeld, Germany 24Dec45.
Salvaged Feb 15, 1946.
93040 (MSN 12907) to USAAF 31Mar44. Eighth Air Force 25Apr44. Ninth Air Force 9May44.
434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467). Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Hiesville,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Keokuk’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
To RFC Nov 22, 1945. To NC54366 with Pioneer Airlnes "Stephen F. Austin.
Back to USAF as C-117C Mar 1, 1952. then N6666A City of New Orleans. To N941AT. Stored at
Gainesville MAP, TX in 2008 with no tail.
93041 (MSN 12909) to USAAF 2Apr44. Eighth Air Force 24Apr44. Ninth Air Force 6May44.
100th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 30th Depot Repair
Squadron, 30th Air Depot Group, Ninth Air Force, Illesheim (R10), Germany. En route from
RAF Bovingdon to Schleißheim, Germany, the pilot was climbing through an overcast when
the aircraft struck a mountain near Herrenalb, Germany [4 crew + 22 passengers KIS].
93042 (MSN 12910) to USAAF 02Apr44. 8th AF 16Apr44. 9th AF 29Apr44. 442nd TCG, 305th TCS
transported high ranking Nazis on Aug 12, 1945 from A97 ( Sandweiler, Lux.) to
R30 (Furth, Germany). Included H. Goering, V. Ribbentrop, A. Kesselring, A. Jodl,
W. Keitel, H. Franck, K. Doenitz, and H.Delauge. Europe 30Apr47. Munich 01Jan48.
FLC Turkey 31Mar49. To Turkish AF as 6037
93043 (MSN 12911) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG507 for VIP use May 15, 1944.
India Comm Sq RAF Jan 14, 1947. Stn Fit Mauripur RAF Feb 26, 1948. 22 MU RAF Jun 7, 1949. WFU
To G-ALWD Jan 10,1950, to BEA as G-AMDZ Nov 23, 1950, later Channel Airways also
as G-AMDZ. WFU at Southend, England Sep 1967 and scrapped there Jan 1970.
93044 (MSN 12912) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG508 Apr 9, 1944. 113 Wg RAF. Spun into sea off
Assu, Brazil Apr 21, 1944 after control lost in thunderstorm during ferry flight.
93045 (MSN 12913) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG509 via RAF Montreal Apr 7, 1944.
RAF Middle East May 13, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. To Thai AF Aug 29, 1946
as L2-2/90. W/o Tachikawa AB, Japan Oct 10, 1957.
93046 (MSN 12914) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG510 via RAF Montreal Apr 13, 1944.
216 Sqdn RAF. RAF Middle east May 9, 1944. SOC Jan 30, 1947
93047 (MSN 12915) to USAAF Apr 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG511 via RAF Montreal Apr 5, 1944.
RAF Middle East 44 Sqdn SAAF Apr 27, 1944. Returned to USAAF Jun 24, 1947.
To Jupiter Airways Ltd as VT-CHA Oct 29, 1946. To XY-ACI wit Airways Burma Ltd 1950,
to UBT-709 with Burmese AF, alter 5709. To EI-ACK,
to G-APUC Jun 3, 1959, To Air Links Limited. To Luanda Portuguese West Africa Aug 9, 1962. To G-APUC
Aug 27, 1962, to Royal Nepal Airlines Corp as 9N-AAM Apr 3, 1964 until 1979.
93048 (MSN 12916) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG512 via RAF Montreal Apr 14, 1944.
To RAF in UK Apr 22, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF May 8, 1944. MIA on mission to Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 25, 1944.
93049 (MSN 12917) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG513 via RAF Montreal Apr 8, 1944.
To RAF UK Apr 22, 1944. 107 OTU RAF May 16, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF. DBR Oct 2, 1945 when struck
while parked at Leicester East, UK by Dakota FZ691 (ex 42-92488)
93050 (MSN 12919) to USAAF Apr 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG515 via RAF Montreal apr 13, 1944.
To RAF in UK Apr 20, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF May 8, 1944. 22 MU RAF Apr 24, 1946. Returned to USAAF Jun 13, 1946.
To KLM May 16, 1946. PH-TCS Nov 23, 1946. To Iran Air as EP-ACV Jul 14, 1950. W/o Jun 30, 1953 when crashed
on training flight at Tehran-Mehrabad Airport, Iran
93051 (MSN 12920) to USAAF Apr 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG516 via RAF Montral Apr 10, 1944.
To RAF UK Apr 21, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF May 8, 1944. MIA from mission to Arnhem, Netherlands
Sep 21, 1944.
93052 (MSN 12921) to USAAF Apr 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG517 via RAF Nassau Apr 20, 1944.
To 62 Sqdn RAF India May 16, 1944. DBR May 31, 1944 when swung on
landing at Imphal,India and undercarriage collapsed.
93053 (MSN 12922) to USAAF Apr 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG518 via RAF Nassau Apr 21, 1944.
India CU RAF May 2, 1944. ACSEA CS RAF. RAF UK Jun 16. 1944. MAAF Aug 29, 1945. 24 Sqdn RAF
Dec 7, 1945. WFU Dec 31, 1946..
93054 (MSN 12923) to USAAF Apr 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG519 vi RAF Nassau Apr 14, 1944.
RAF India May 18, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF. Wrecked when swung on landing and
hit truck, Imphal, India Jun 26, 1944
93055 (MSN 12924) to USAAF Apr 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG520 via RAF Nassau Apr 13, 1944.
RAF India Aug 27, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. 31 Sqdn RAF. DBR when bellylanded 5 mi SE of
Batavia, Java Nov 23, 1945 following engine failure.
93056 (MSN 12925) to USAAF Apr 5, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG521 via RAF Nassau Apr 16, 1944.
to RAF India May 18, 1944. 62 Sqdn RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF. Wrecked when overshot landing
and rolled into depression, Simla, Nepal May 7, 1946
93057 (MSN 12926) to USAAF Apr 5, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG522 via RAF Montreal Apr 8, 1944.
RAF MiddleEast May 12, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAAF Oct 19, 1945. 575 Sqdn RAF Oct 19, 1945.
216 Sqdn RAF Middle East Ean 31, 1946. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946. To FLC Payne Field Dec 31, 1946.
By 1954 was ET-T-18 of Ethiopian Air Lines, Inc. W/o at Bulcha, Ethiopoa Jul 16, 1960.
93058 (MSN 12927) to USAAF Apr 3, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG523 via RAF Montreal Apr 7, 1944.
267 Sqdn RAF Middle East Apr 27 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF India Feb 22, 1945. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947
93059 (MSN 12929) to USAAF Apr 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG525 via RAF Montreal Apr 7, 1944.
Middle East Oct 7, 1944. 28 Sqdn SAAF. Stalled and crashed after tire
burst on takeoff, Maison Blanche, Algeria Mar 15, 1945.
93060 (MSN 12930) to USAAF Apr 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG526. Diverted to RCAF as KG526, no
RAF service. WFU Nov 21, 1945. To CF-TED with Trans Canada Airlines Dec 1, 1945.
To Canadair Ltd as CF-DXU Jun 22, 1946. Ottawa Air Svces Ltd, Ottawa 27Sep68 Keen Construction
Ltd, Ft Nelson, BC 20Oct69 Arctic Air, Edmonton, Alta 26Jan72. enn Borek Air Ltd Kenting Atlas.
C-FDXU Reregistered Kenting Aviation Ltd 1974 Kenn Borek Air Ltd 1976 cancelled Jan83, expired 10Nov81
93061 (MSN 12931) to USAAF 4Apr44. Eighth Air Force 19Apr44. Ninth Air Force 30Apr44.
309th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493).
Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Damaged landing at RAF Kemble 12Dec44
93062 (MSN 12932) to USAAF 05Apr44. 8th AF 25Apr44. 9th AF 16May44. Returned to US 17Aug45.
To RFC Jun 28, 1946. To YV-ANA Linea Aeroposta Venezolana. Registered YV-C-ANA. Cancelled
1969.
93063 (MSN 12933) to USAAF 4Apr44. Eighth Air Force 22Apr44. Ninth Air Force 2May44.
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported paratroopers
of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Returned to USA. To RFC Nov 5, 1945. To NEIAF as DT-980, callsign VH-RCV.
To PK-RCW with KNILM Oct 24, 1947. To Garuda Indonesian
Airwahs Dec 28, 194 as PK-GDL. WFU Merpati Nusantara in 1972.
93064 (MSN 12934) to USAAF 5Apr44. Eighth Air Force 21Apr44. Ninth Air Force 2May44.
309th Troop Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493);
named ‘Dorice’. Transported Polish paratroopers of the 2nd Polish Parachute Brigade to a drop
zone near Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 21Sep44. The aircraft crashed behind
enemy lines at Stokt, west of Mol [5EVD].
93065 (MSN 12935) to USAAF 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force 24Apr44. Ninth Air Force 8May44.
50th Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538).
Transported paratroopers of the Headquarters, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. The aircraft operated
a resupply flight to Normandy on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. Hit by enemy ground fire, just before
reaching the drop zone the aircraft caught fire underneath the fuselage. The aircraft crash landed,
slid into a hedge row and exploded at Turqueville, 3km from Sainte-Mère-Église [5KIA]. MACR 5698
93066 (MSN 12936) to USAAF 06Apr44. Converted to VC-47A Sep 1954. To N2216S with University of
Illinois, Urbana, IL as training airframe. Cancelled 1965.
93067 (MSN 12937) to USAAF Apr 6, 1944. 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To Chile AF as 961. In Museo Nacional de Aeronautica de Chile, Los Cerrilos.
93068 (MSN 12939) to USAAF 4Apr44. Eighth Air Force 24Apr44. Ninth Air Force 5May44.
302nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. FLC France 31Mar48
To F-BFGE Ste Transatlantique Aerienne R20Oct49. Ste Transafricaine d'Avn Dec52. Lopez·Loreta Autrex Jun53
To F-BFGE with Air France Jun 24, 1955. Registration cancelled on
Mar 14, 1968. CF-IHH Lund Aviation Canada Ltd R02Jul55 NTU. 5T·CAA Air Mauritanie Jul68 canc Jan78
93069 (MSN 12940) to USAAF 4Apr44. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command,
Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried
overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha,
Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd
Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff. 01Jun48. Salvaged 20May49
93070 (MSN 12941) to USAAF 05Apr44. 8th AF 25Apr44. W/o Nov 1, 1945, Ettringen, West Germany
93071 (MSN 12942) to USAAF 5Apr44. Eighth Air Force 24Apr44. Ninth Air Force 6May44.
44th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
The aircraft was on TDY at Greenham Common (Station 486) 7Aug44 for Operation ‘Transfigure’
[later cancelled]. On return from a mission to France with blood and penicillin, in bad weather
and low visibility, the aircraft crashed near Wantage, Oxfordshire 22Aug44 [5KIA].
93072 (MSN 12943) to USAAF 05Apr44. no card USAF 7100 Sqn Feb51. to Spanish AF as T.3-14 Aug 6, 1957.
WFU Apr 23, 1978
93073 (MSN 12944) to USAAF 06Apr44. 8th AF 30Apr44. 9th AF 10May44
Damaged Jul 19, 1945 at RAF Biggin Hill, UK. Salvaged May 31, 1946
93074 (MSN 12945) to USAAF Apr 5, 1944. 32nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group,
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Frankfurt/Eschborn (Y-74), Germany.
Damaged while parked in collision by C-47A ? 43-15647 taxying at Eschborn 21Jan46.
W/o Nov 7, 1959 when crashed near tainan, Taiwan
93075 (MSN 12946) to USAAF 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force 26Apr44. Ninth Air Force 9May44.
45th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported paratroopers
of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. TDY to
Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported British 9th Parachute Battalion paratroopers
to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany
on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. 61st Troop Carrier Group, Air Transport Command, Drucat (B-92),
Abbeville, France. Returned to USA via the South Atlantic/African route May45. Routed via
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal. Damaged while
parked in collision by C-46A ? 43-47318 taxying at Mallard Field 16May45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation 1Oct45.
93076 (MSN 12947) to USAAF 05Apr44. 9th AF 03Jun44. W/o Apr 9, 1944, Fairfax Field, Kansas City, Missouri
93077 (MSN 12949) to USAAF 07Apr44. 8th AF 24Apr44. 9th AF 09May44. Europe 30Apr47. Rhein Main 01]an48
FLC Turkey 09Dec48. To Turkish AF as 6042 Dec 9, 1948
93078 (MSN 12950) to USAAF 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force 22Apr44. Ninth Air Force 5May44.
100th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. FLC Turkey 22Jan49. ToTurkish AF as THH 6033 22Jan49
93079 (MSN 12951) to USAAF 8Apr44. Ninth Air Force 29May44. Pathfinder School,
Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command, North Witham (Station 479). Fitted with
additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder.
Transported Pathfinder paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone at
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. 59th Troop Carrier
Squadron [X5*F], 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45. Ferried to Chipping Ongar (Station 162).
Transported men and materials of the British 6th Airborne Division to a drop zone at
Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; returned to Abbeville.
8th AF 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. FLC Finland 12Mar48 and used for spares by Aero O/Y
93080 (MSN 12952) to USAAF 06Apr44. 8th AF 28Apr44. W/o Apr 25, 1944 at Marrakech AB, Morocco
93081 (MSN 12953) to USAAF 07Apr44. 9th AF 14May44. FLC 14Jul45 to NEIAF as NL-208 Jul 14, 1945 with
1316 Comm Sqdn, to KLM West-Indisch Bedrijfas PH-TCA Feb 27, 1946. PJ-ALG KLM W Indies 29Dec46.
C-521 SAM Jul48. WFU in 1948. Crashlanded in 1948/49.
Sold to Avianca of Colombia as HK-521 Apr 20, 1949, broken up for spares
93082 (MSN 12954) to USAAF 8Apr44. Ninth Air Force 28May44. 302nd Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France 8Sep44. Saint Marceau (A-43), Le Mans, France 2Oct44.
Dreux (A-41), France 3Nov44. Damaged in collision with C-47A ? 43-13035 taxying at Dreux 6Nov44.
Salvaged.
93083 (MSN 12955) to USAAF 07Apr44. 8th AF 24Apr44. 9th AF 08May44. Wiesbaden 01Jan48. Oberpfaff 23Nov48
To Turkish AF as 6096 Apr 24, 1949.
93084 (MSN 12956) to USAAF 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force 25Apr44. Ninth Air Force 5May44.
301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
97th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Bricy (A-50), Orléans,
France. Damaged landing at Rheims (A-62), France 30Jun45. Europe 30Apr47. FLC Turkey 04Mar49
93085 (MSN 12957) to USAAF 06Apr44. 8th AF 21Apr44. 9th AF 02May44. Returned to US
To RFC 22Sep45. To NC54455 May46. To YY-C·ARF RANSA. Crashed 12Oct50
93086 (MSN 12959) to USAAF 07Apr44. no card. 9th AF converted to SC-47A
93087 (MSN 12960) to USAAF 07Apr44. no card. 9th AF. 86 FTW Neubiberg 1948. Used to deliver baby
camel and sweets to children of Berlin during the airlift Oct 22, 1948. Aircraft bore legend
"Camel Caravan to Berlin" above cabin windows. MDAP Far East 15Apr52. To French AF as AdlA 293087
"FRAZO" GT2/62 Oct52. Returned to USAF 08Nov55 converted to C-47D. WFU Aug 5, 1968.
Departed MASDC 5 Aug 1968, to MAP
93088 (MSN 12961) to USAAF 8Apr44. Eighth Air Force 24Apr44. Ninth Air Force 9May44.
62nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538).
Transported paratroopers of the Headquarters, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44 [1KIA]. On 6Apr45
the 314th TCG was flying a load of gasoline to General George Patton’s troops on the front line
near Frankfurt. About 12 miles northwest of Malmedy, Belgium six aircraft were involved in
collisions in mist/low cloud. Mid-air collision with C-47 ? 42-23393 and crashed at Fagnes
de Solwaster, N of Malmedy, Belgium 6Apr45 [4KIA].
93089 (MSN 12962) to USAAF 07Apr44. no card. 9th AF. To Honduras AF as FAH304 Oct 18, 1962. WFU 2010
93090 (MSN 12963) to USAAF 07Apr44. no card. 9th AF
93091 (MSN 12964) to USAAF 07Apr44. no card. 9th AF. Possibly F-RBCJ French AF Nov52. USAF VC-47A Sept54 "0-309 1"
Returned to US Aug68. To MASDC on Aug 18, 1968. Declared excess 31 Mar 1970
93092 (MSN 12965) to USAAF 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force 27Apr44. Ninth Air Force 9May44.
62nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
To Turkish AF as 6026
93093 (MSN 12966) to USAAF 10Apr44. 8th AF 23Apr44. 9th AF 05May44. Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48
To Turkish AF as 6080
93094 (MSN 12967) to USAAF 08Apr44. 9th AF 13May44. Served with Chilean AF as 962 and WFU in 1974.
93095 (MSN 12969) to USAAF 10Apr44. Eighth Air Force 24Apr44. Ninth Air Force 7May44.
91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Upottery (Station 462).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Hit by flak before the drop zone, with an engine on fire, the pilot tried to land the plane
in a field but a wing clipped a hedgerow and the aircraft crashed and exploded near
Beuzeville-au-Plain, killing all aboard [22KIA]. MACR 8408
93096 (MSN 12970) to USAAF 8Apr44. 806th Base Unit, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN.
Ninth Air Force 28May44. Pathfinder School, Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command,
North Witham (Station 479) 28May44. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and
radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported Pathfinder paratroopers of the
2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone at Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported Pathfinder paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
17Sep44. Transported supplies for the 101st Airborne Division on Operation 'Kangaroo' to
a drop zone at Bastogne, Belgium on Operation 'Repulse' during the Ardennes offensive 23Dec44.
Battle damaged. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a
pathfinder. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional), Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France.
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
FLC 02Dec46. To civil registry to OH-LCE 13Apr47. To Finnish AF as SF DO-12 29Oct70.
To SE-IOK 01Oct84. To G-BLXV NTU. To N58NA 29Apr85. current 2011
93097 (MSN 12971) to USAAF 08Apr44 9th AF 28May44. 8th AF. Returned to US 02Sep45
To RFC 30Oct45. To NC38942 Nati Air Tpt Svces. Crashed17Oct46 at Laramie, WY .
93098 (MSN 12972) to USAAF 10Apr44. Ninth Air Force 28May44. Pathfinder School,
Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command, North Witham (Station 479). Fitted with additional
SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported Pathfinder
paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone at Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Was first C-47 into Normandy
94th Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, Upottery (Station 462).
439th TCG relocated to Juvincourt (A-68), France 9Sep44 then returned to Balderton (Station 482)
16Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44
and 18Sep44. Damaged by flak over the island of Schouwen, Zeeland, Netherlands which
hit the left wing outboard of the engine. With severe vibration and unable to maintain altitude,
the glider cut loose and the C-47 headed down to force land at Haamstede airfield on the west
tip of Schouwen [1KIA:4POW]. MACR 9838
93099 (MSN 12973) to USAAF 10Apr44. 9th AF 03Jun44. 8th AF. Accident 14Feb45
93100 (MSN 12974) to USAAF 10Apr44. Eighth Air Force 21Apr44. Ninth Air Force 7May44.
37th Troop Carrier Squadron [W7*J; Nose #29], 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute
Infantry Regiment and the 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported supplies
for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. Transported
paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop
zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 319th Glider Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44.
To Czechoslovakia Jan 13, 1947
93101 (MSN 12975) to USAAF 10Apr44. No card. assigned to Westover AFB Base Flight October 1955-April 1957.
Being restored for Airborne and Special Operation
Museum (opens May 2000). It will be displayed as 43-15623 which spent the war assigned to the 9th
AF 62nd Troop Carrier Squadron.
93102 (MSN 12976) to USAAF 10Apr44. Canal Zone 26Apr44. To Chile AF as 952 Sep 18, 1946.. W/o Jan 28, 1959
93103 (MSN 12977) to USAAF 11Apr44. North Africa TSP 09May44. Returned to US. To RFC 15Nov45
Lease-purchase to Lineas Aereas Nacionales (Lansa) as C-76, to C-306 for
Lansa, to HK-306 for Lansa. W/o Dec 7, 1948 when DBR at Bogota, Colombia
93104 (MSN 12979) to USAAF Apr 12, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17190 Apr 12, 1944
93105 (MSN 12980) to USAAF Apr 12, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17191 Apr 12, 1944
93106 (MSN 12981) to USAAF 10Apr44. North Africa TSP 10May44. Cairo. ZS-AVL Pan African Air Charter R29Apr46
XY-ACT Union of Burma Airways 26Apr50 ET-AGW Ethiopian Airlines 1978 DBR 11Jan81 Bahar Dar, Ethiopia
93107 (MSN 12982) to USAAF 10Apr44. North Africa TSP 09May44. Europe TSP. Washout at Naples, Italy 28Mar45
93108 (MSN 12983) to USAAF 10Apr44. North Africa TSP 09May44. Returned to US 19Aug45. To RFC 23Aug47
To NC41407 Charles Babb Co, Glendale, CA US. To CF-CUE Canadian Pacific Airlines B17Jan47
Dept of Tpt, Ottawa, Ont 13Feb56. C-FCUE Rr 1975 current 2011
93109 (MSN 12984) to USAAF 10Apr44. India-China ATC 10May44. W/o Jan 2, 1945 in fatal crash at Sahmaw, Burma
93110 (MSN 12985) to USAAF 10Apr44. North Africa TSP 09May44. Returned to US 18Aug45. To RFC 27Aug46
To NC41441 K Kerkorian tla Los Angeles Air Svces. PP-XCD Lloyd & Azarian 1949. PP-YPQ REAL R15Sep49
PT-BEK R H Robaina R01Jun59. PP-ASS Sadia R16Apr62. Crashed 01Mar67 at Caravelas, Brasil
93111 (MSN 12986) to USAAF 10Apr44. no card. North Africa TSP?
93112 (MSN 12987) to USAAF 10Apr44. North Africa TSP 21May44. Returned to US 11Aug45. To RFC 22Aug46
To NC41447 Byron JacksonCO US Nov53. N American Aviation Inc, Los Angeles, CA US 1963.
R C Stewart, Newbury Pk, CA US Jan67. Spectrum Leasing Co, Van Nuys, CA US Oct69.
Cal Aero Airways Air San Jose Inc, San Jose, PR JuI70. Pacific Air Cargo Inc
R V Clifford, Santa Clara, CA US 1972 5MB Stage Lines RIIApr74. Current 2011
93113 (MSN 12989) to USAAF 11Apr44. India-China ATC 15Apr44. North Atlantic TSP. To FLC 19Apr46
To VT-CGN Bharat Airways Ltd "Pawan" R03Oct46. Indian Airways Corp 01Aug53.
Crashed Salomi Apt, Tezpur, India 21Mar56.
93114 (MSN 12990) to USAAF 11Apr44. first card missing. TSP? To RFC 14Jun46. To NC15559. To XA-JEL. WFU 18Jun63
93115 (MSN 12991) to USAAF 11Apr44 To USSR. W/o 16/06/44 after a crash 30 May 1944 at Zaliv Kresta Bay, Chukotka (Russia), 3 fatal.
Also listed as India-China ATC 19May44. SOC 16Jun44
93116 (MSN 12992) to USAAF 11Apr44. India-China ATC 21May44. Karachi. Euro-India ATC 18Apr46. SOC 04Apr47
93117 (MSN 12993) to USAAF 12Apr44. To USSR 21Apr44. Reported as having gone to Imperial Iranian AF Nov 19, 1962
93118 (MSN 12994) to USAAF 11Apr44. To USSR 27Apr44. Ultimate Fate Obscure (UFO).
93119 (MSN 12995) to USAAF 12Apr44. To USSR 23Apr44. Ultimate Fate Obscure (UFO).
93120 (MSN 12996) to USAAF 11Apr44. To USSR 22Apr44. Ultimate Fate Obscure (UFO).
93121 (MSN 12997) to USAAF 14Apr44. To USSR 02May44. Ultimate Fate Obscure (UFO).
93122 (MSN 12999) to USAAF 13Apr44. To USSR 25Apr44. Ultimate Fate Obscure (UFO).
93123 (MSN 13000) to USAAF 12Apr44. To USSR 26Apr44. Ultimate Fate Obscure (UFO).
93124 (MSN 13001) to USAAF 12Apr44. To USSR 28Apr44. Ultimate Fate Obscure (UFO).
93125 (MSN 13002) to USAAF 12Apr44. To USSR 11May44. Ultimate Fate Obscure (UFO).
93126 (MSN 13003) to USAAF Apr 11, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17192 Apr 14, 1944
93127 (MSN 13004) to USAAF Apr 12, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17193 Apr 14, 1944
93128 (MSN 13005) to USAAF Apr 18, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17194 Apr 18, 1944
93129 (MSN 13006) to USAAF Apr 14, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17195 Apr 14, 1944
93130 (MSN 13007) to USAAF Apr 16, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17196 Apr 17, 1944
93131 (MSN 13009) to USAAF Apr 16, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17198 Apr 17, 1944
93132 (MSN 13010) to USAAF Apr 13, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG527 Apr 19, 1944.
107 OTU RAF May 16, 1944. Bellylanded at Biggin Hill, UK
Nov 29, 1944 after taking off with elevators locked. Relegated to
ground instructional airframe with serial 4989M and presumably
subsequently scrapped.
93133 (MSN 13011) to USAAF 13Apr44. To RAF UK as KG528 21Apr44 RAF Montreal 21Apr44 RAF UK 30Apr44
West African Comm Sqn RAF 12Aug44 RAF UK 20Sep45 RAF Vienna 16Nov45 Austrian Comm Fit RAF 26Oct46
24 Sqn RAF 06Jan47 WFU 02Jun47
93134 (MSN 13012) delivered to USAAF 13Apr44; delivered to Royal Air Force 21Apr44 as Dakota III, serial KG529;
Montreal, Canada; No.233 Squadron 3Jun44; No.575 Squadron; No.437 Squadron 11Dec44;
Sec da Aviação Civil, Portugal 20Sep46; Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 18Oct46;
Registered G-AJBD 15Jan47, cancelled 15Feb48 on export to Greece;
Hellenic Airlines, Greece 15Feb48; registered SX-BBD; TAE Greek National Airlines 7Jul51;
Olympic Airways 1Jan57; Royal Hellenic Air Force 5Jan63 as 13012; WFU 22Feb77
93135 (MSN 13013) to USAAF Apr 13, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG530 via RAF Montreal Apr 18, 1944.
RAF Middle East May 12, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF. SOC Nov 28, 1946
93136 (MSN 13014) delivered to USAAF 14Apr44; delivered to Royal Air Force 20Apr44 as Dakota III KG531;
Montreal, Canada; Middle East Command 8May44; Returned to USAAF Aug 29, 1946;
Foreign Liquidation Commission 29Aug46; Suidair International Airways (Nov46);
Registered ZS-BCY; Field Aircraft Services (Africa) Ltd; Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT);
Registered YU-ACC 26Apr51; Crashed Oct 22, 1951 on a flight from Belgrade to Skopje, crashed near
Skopje killing all 12 passengers and crew
93137 (MSN 13015) to USAAF Apr 14, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG532 via RAF Monmtreal Apr 20, 1944.
RAF Middle East May 8, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF. 48 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF Jul 25, 1946
93138 (MSN 13016) to USAAF Apr 13, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG533 via RAF Montreal APR 21, 1944.
RAF Middle East May 9, 1944. 21 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF Aug 29, 1946. EP-AAK Iranian
AirwaysCO US "Persepolis" Iran National Airlines Corp 1961 Air TaxiCO US 1976 WFU
93139 (MSN 13017) to USAAF Apr 13, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG534 via RAF Montreal Apr 22, 1944.
216 Sqdn RAF. DBR Mar 21, 1945 due to corrosion in center section caused by leaking accumulator,
subsequently SOC. Somebody must have refurbished it, since it went to Air Service Co. as EP-AAK.
Broken up at Dubai, UAE
93140 (MSN 13019) to USAAF Apr 14, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG536 via RAF Nassau Apr 30, 1944.
To RAF India Jun 3, 1944. 62 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947, then to VT-CYG, then to N47AZ in 1994. WFU Feb 22, 2006.
93141 (MSN 13020) to USAAF Apr 14, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG537 via RAF Nassau Apr 23, 1944.
To India May 23, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. Lost Jul 31, 1944.
93142 (MSN 13021) to USAAF Apr 14, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG538 via RAF Nassau Apr 27, 1944.
India Jun 3, 1944. TSTU RAF. 62 Sqdn RAF. 86 RSU RAF. To Royal Indian Air Force. W/o
Sep 19, 1945 at Dum Dum, India when engine caught fire, aircraft overshot
runway on landing and hit a water tank.
93143 (MSN 13022) to USAAF Apr 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG539 via RAF Nassau May 7, 1944.
India Jun 18, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. Crashlanded 12 mi NE ow Bhuj Kutch, India
Jul 21, 1945 following engine failure.
93144 (MSN 13023) to USAAF Apr 14, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG540 via RAF Nassau Apr 26, 1944.
RAF India May 22, 1944. RAF Middle East Jun 29, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF May 29, 1947.
To VT-CHB Jan 21, 1947. W/o May 17, 1950 at Balurghat, India
93145 (MSN 13024) to USAAF Apr 14, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG541 via RAF Nqssau Apr 22, 1944.
RAF India Jun 2, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF. Transferred to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
To Indian AF as VP909 Apr 26, 1947
93146 (MSN 13025) to USAAF Apr 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG542 via RAF Nassau Apr 26, 1944.
India Jun 2, 1944. 32 Sqdn RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947. To VT-CJC of Indian Airlines Corp Feb 22, 1947. WFU.
93147 (MSN 13026) to USAAF Apr 14, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG543 via RAF Montreal Apr 19, 1944.
RAF UK Apr 25, 1944. 107 OTU RAF May 16, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Jul 28, 1946.
22 MU RAF Nov 26, 1946. Returned to USAAF May 26, 1947.
WFU PH-TEW KLM D04Feb47. XY-ACO Union of Burma Airways D20Feb50. Burma Airways Corp Dec72.
ET-AGU Ethiopian Airlines 1977. W/O 21Sep79 at Bare
93148 (MSN 13027) to USAAF Apr 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG544 via RAF Montral Apr 26, 1944.
To RAF UK May 10, 1944,. 512 Sqdn RAF Jun 3, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Jun 3, 1944. Tempsfort Stn
Flt RAF Dec 15, 1945. 22 MU RAF Jun 14, 1946. WFU. Returned to USAAF Aug 29, 1946.
To Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA), registered as
LV-ACH, to Aerolineas Aeroposta, Aerolineas Argentinas. W/o Dec 30, 1950
when crashed after takeoff from Aeroparque Camet, Mar del Plata, AR.
17 killed, one survived.
93149 (MSN 13029) to USAAF Apr 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG546 via RAF Montreal Apr 21, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jun 4, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF. acsea fEB 25, 1945. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947. To VT-CUZ Jul 24, 1948. W/o Mar 29, 1955 in landing accident at Khowai AP, India.
93150 (MSN 13030) to USAAF Apr 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG547 via RAF Montreal Apr 29, 1944.
To RAF UK May 21, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 107 OTU RAF. DBR when undercarriage collapsed
during heavy landing, Leicester East, UK Sep 27, 1944
93151 (MSN 13031) to USAAF Apr 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG548 via RAF Montreal Apr 21, 1944.
RAF Middle East Apr 26, 1944. 3 ADU RAF.. Destroyed by fire after
undercarriage retracted during takeoff, Castel Benito, Libya May 9, 1944.
93152 (MSN 13032) to USAAF Apr 14, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG549 via RAF Montreal Apr 22, 1944.
RAF Middle East May 12, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF Sep 26, 1946.
93153 (MSN 13033) to USAAF 15Apr44. To RAF as Dakota III KG550 via RAF Montreal Apr 21, 1944.
To RAF UK 27Apr44 575 Sqn RAF 03Jun44 271 Sqn RAF 525 Sqn RAF
22 MU RAF 18May46 SETA 28Sep46 Returned to USAAF Nov 13, 1946. To OO-SBB Sobelair “Kamembe”
(Dec 13, 1946), to CF-ILZ C B Hoyt & B J Scott, Mt Joli, PQ tla Trans Labrador A/Ls (Nov 16, 1955),
Trans Labrador Airlines 26Oct56 Northern Wings Ltd, Seven Islands, PQ 16Jan59 A Fecteau Tpt Aerien Ltee,
Senneterre, PQ 06Feb68 Northern Wings Ltd 1975 canc 23Jan78 N45727 sale rep Feb78 to Dec81 current 2011
93154 (MSN 13034) to USAAF Apr 16, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG551 via RAF Nassau Apr 30, 1944.
To India Jun 3, 1944. 62 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
93155 (MSN 13035) to USAAF Apr 16, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG552 via RAF Nassau Apr 28, 1944.
To RAF India May 26, 1944. 62 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. WFU May 3, 1945. SOC May 31, 1945.
93156 (MSN 13036) to USAAF Apr 16, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG553 via RAF Nassau May 2, 1944.
To India Jun 4, 1944. 1942 Sqdn RAF. Flew into trees 1 mi NE of Imphal, Burma
Sep 12, 1944 after both engines failed following takeoff.
93157 (MSN 13037) to USAAF Apr 16, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG554 via RAF Nassau May 2, 1944.
To India Jun 3, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. 9FU RAF. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947. To Indian Airlines as VT-CVB. Crashed into a
field shortly after takeoff as a result of slipping into the ground in the course of a steep
turn to port carried out at night at low altitude at Sonegaon, India. 4 crew, 6 passengers killed.
93158 (MSN 13039) to USAAF Apr 16, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG556 via RAF Nassau Apr 29, 1944.
To India Jun 18, 1944. TSTU RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian Government
Nov 28, 1946. Transferred to Indian AF as VP910.
93159 (MSN 13040) completed as C-47B-5-DK Jun 30 1944. Nashville 17Oct44. Europe TSP 23Oct44. 8th AF.
WFU 29May46
93160 (MSN 13041) to USAAF 16Apr44. North Africa TSP 27May44. Returned to US 21Aug45. To RFC 14Mar46
N8820 Southern AirwaysCO, to US Piedmont Aviation Inc Sep47. N53V. CF-HGD Hollinger Ungava Tpt Ltd,
Montreal, PQ 05Aug53 McNamara ConstructionCO US Ltd, Toronto, Ont 22Feb54 Miron & Freres Ltee,
Montreal, PQ 07Feb55 Maritime Central Airways Ltd, Moncton, NB 21Sep61 Canadian Aircraft
Renters Ltd (L MCAI Nordair) 11May62. Wheeler Airlines Ltd, Dorval, PQ. (LMCA/Nordair) 03Jun64
Sudair Ltd, Dorval, PQ 19Aug64. Nordair Ltd 15Sep67 N341W Concare Aircraft Leasing Corp,
Tulsa, OK US Feb68. Airline Training Inc, Ft Lauderdale, FL US Jul68. W H Conrad, Pompano
Beach, FL US Oct69. Airline Training Inc, Ft Lauderdale, FL US 1970.
Arute Inti AirInc, N' Britain, CT US 1973. A C Allyn Jr, Sarasota, FL US 1974.
Florida Airlines Inc L1974. Pioneer Inti Lsg, Chicago IL Apr77. Skyfreight D03Aug78
Sold 14Sep78. T Young, Miami, FL US Sep79. Lee County Mosquito Control Dist, Ft Myers, FL US R28May80
Lake Wales Air Svces Inc, L Wales, FL US R12Dec80. current 2011
93161 (MSN 13042) to USAAF 16Apr44. no card. converted to EC-47N from RC-47N.
To South Vietnam AF under MAP Nov 3, 1972
93162 (MSN 13043) to USAAF 16Apr44. US. 2143 BAS 22Nov44. SOC 01Jan45
93163 (MSN 13044) to USAAF 17Apr44. US 21Apr44. Damaged Jul 17, 1944 in Indiana and damaged Jul 6, 1946,
Chicago MAP, Illinois
93164 (MSN 13045) to USAAF 17Apr44. US. W/o Mar 30, 1945 in landing accident at Knolwood, North Carolina
93165 (MSN 13046) to USAAF 17Apr44. US. AMC 31Mar47. ARP Venezuela D13Nov47
93166 (MSN 13047) to USAAF 17Apr44. no card. converted to EC-47N from RC-47N. To South Vietnam AF Nov 3, 1972. To Cambodia AF Nov 3, 1972
93167 (MSN 13049) to Peruvian Air Force as FAP-370. FAP 370 w/o 9 Jun 1967 ??
93168 (MSN 13050) to USAAF Apr 18, 1944. To RFC Aug 22, 1946.
Ca.1946: Registered NC41398.
Ca.1948: Automotriz Ofarill SA, Brazil, with c/r XB-JIN.
6/25/54: Pemex with c/r XC-BIN.
Back to USA Apr 13, 1973 and registered as N90830
with Westernair, Albuquerque, NM .
12/73: R.S. Walker, Tampa, FL.
4/18/74: Substantial damage in gear up landing at MacDill AFB, FL after loss of both engines.
3/75: Landmark Bank, Tampa, FL.
8/76: Leased to Air Anguilla.
6/77: Hank Maierhoffer, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
3/22/79: Loaned to A. Vivancos, Miami, FL.
11/24/80: A.M. Meinerz, Brookfield, WI.
4/84: AMF Enterprises, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
10/24/95: E.R. Bozarth, Orlando, FL.
3/10/86: Cypress Technical Training Center, Lakeland, FL.
3/3/94: put on display at Kalamazoo Aviation History Museum, Portage, MI.
93169 (MSN 13051) to USAAF 18Apr44. no card
93170 (MSN 13052) to USAAF 18Apr44. US. To RFC 26Oct45 19 Sqn RAF (NEIAF) as DT-990 flown with Australian
radio c/s VHRCH. to NEIAF as T-490 Jul47. PK-RCH KNILM 14Aug47. to Neth East Indies Government as NI479
to PK-RCH 14Oct47 to PK-DPJ 28Dec49 Garuda Indonesian Airways 28Dec49 PK-GDY Rr 1956. Crashed
Masalembo Island Surabaya, Indonesia 05Feb61
93171 (MSN 13053) to USAAF 17Apr44. US. Pennslyvannia ANG. AMC 31Mar45. WFU 16Aug49
93172 (MSN 13054) to USAAF 17Apr44. US. W/o Apr 27, 1945 at Emison Field, Indiana. 2 lost.
93173 (MSN 13055) to USAAF 17Apr44. no card. VC-47A Sep54. "0-93173" Kansas ANG "The Sunflower" 1965
Stored Davis Monthan 05Feb71 to 13Aug76. National Auction
93174 (MSN 13056) to USAAF 18Apr44. US. To RFC 13Nov45. NC88726 Panagra 19Dec45. To Argentine AF as FAAr
24May47
93175 (MSN 13057) to USAAF 19Apr44. US. 211 BAS 09Sep45. To RFC 15Aug46. NC69258 H Blair Minick & ptnrs
TF-RVM Loftleidir Hf "Helgafell" D09Jun48. For sale Gordon Smith &CO US Nov51. EC-AGO Iberia "54"
D03Mar52. Crashed 12Sep62 at Tenerife Canary Islands
93176 (MSN 13059) to USAAF 19Apr44. US. no card. Arrived at MASDC 27 May 1962, to reclamation 18 Feb 1965
For sale Davis Monthan Sep67
93177 (MSN 13060) to USAAF 19Apr44. no card. US xx. JC-47A "0-93177". MATS "0-293177". N87643 Aero
American Corp, Tucson, AZ. Sold by USAF 20Aug61. Aero American Parts Corp R10Jan74. Fuselage at
Ryan Fld, Tucson Jun77. Acme Aircraft Co, Tucson, AZ US R Feb82. WFU 02Feb84
93178 (MSN 13061) to USAAF 19Apr44. US. RFC 13Mar46. NC59699 National Skyways Freight Corp/Flying Tiger
Line Nov46. VT-CTZ Indian Overseas Airlines "Star of Bangalore" E27Apr48. Metcaero Engineers Ltd 24May51
DCA, Govt of India 19Apr52. Bharat Airways 26Jun52. Indian Airlines Corp 01Aug53. canc after 1957.
93179 (MSN 13062) to USAAF 19Apr44. no card. US. to VC-47A Sep54 "0-293179". stored Davis Monthan 01Dec69 to Oct71
93180 (MSN 13063) to USAAF 19Apr44. no card. US. "0-93180". N561R Beldex Corp, St Louis, MO 1963.
Interstate Airmotive, St Louis, MO. Ruth Richards, Oklahoma City, OK US 1971. Carolina Aircraft
Corp. YV-C-GAJ Aerotecnica SA E11Mar71. YV-I09C Rr 1978. YV-216C Rutaca 1979
93181 (MSN 13064) to USAAF 19Apr44. no card. US. To SC-47A "0-93181" Aug56. "0-2931 81" 7531 ABG UK May60. Stored Davis Monthan Sep67
93182 (MSN 13065) to USAAF 19Apr44. US. SOC 04Aug45
93183 (MSN 13066) to USAAF 19Apr44. no card. Arrived at MASDC 26 Feb 1946, returned to service 15 Jul 1947
93184 (MSN 13067) to USAAF 19Apr44. no card. US. VC47A Sep54. "0-93184" Arizona ANG. Stored Davis Monthan
20Mar71 to 19Aug76. Sold 1977 National auction
93185 (MSN 13069) to USAAF 19Apr44. no card. US USAF "0-93185". 8th AF. 100 OMS Dec65. SAC
Arrived at MASDC 12 Sep 1968, declared excess 31 Mar 1970. Stored Davis Monthan 01Dec69 to May72
93186 (MSN 13070) to USAAF 20Apr44. US. RFC 05Jun46. NC88740 Gulf Research & Devel Co Dec53. N88740 Aero
Service Corp. CF-IMA Canadian Aero Svces, Ottawa, Ont 16Aug61, Survair Ltd, Ottawa, Ont 11Oct61
C-FIMA Rr Jun76. Questor Surveys Ltd Northway Gestalt Corp, Toronto, Ont, Apr80.
Questor Surveys Ltd. To N844TH, N582LA, then back on civil registry as N844TH.
93187 (MSN 13071) to USAAF 20Apr44. no card. US " 0-3187" SAC. Arrived at MASDC 9 Jan 1969,
declared excess 31 Mar 1970. Stored Davis Monthan 01Dec69 to May72
93188 (MSN 13072) to USAAF 20Apr44. no card. US
93189 (MSN 13073) Delivered to USAAF 20Apr44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC) 14Nov45;
TWA Trans World Airlines [Fleet No 327] 26Nov45; registered NC88823; Union Steel & Wrecking Co., 29Dec53;
registered N35F; Grumman A/C Engineering 20Oct54; registered N56B; Oxford Paper & Co., NY 1956;
registered N86U 1956; Exec Air Inc., Richmond, VA 1Jun63;
Hawthorne Aviation, Sandston, VA 1Aug71; Holiday Reality Inc 1971; Andrew Allyn, Sarasota, FL 1Aug75;
Florida Airlines – Air South Sarasota 1May76; AAK – International Inc. 11Dec78;
E. Stuart, Hollywood, FL 25Mar80; Harold J. de Gregory, Ft Lauderdale, FL 15Aug83;
Glade Air Inc 1Aug85; Freefall Enterprises (ferry to Austria) 3Feb88; Was derelict at
Wiener Neustadt Airbase Feb 1988 to 1995. Registration expired 17Mar09, cancelled 20Nov14;
First Austrian DC-3 Dakota Club 1Sep95; preserved and on static display in Austrian Airlines
colour scheme as ‘OE-LBC’ at Salzburg Airport, Austria; “Arizona Lady”
93190 (MSN 13074) to USAAF 20Apr44 no card. US. Sold as scrap to US Salvage Corp 30Nov62
N4731S Charlotte Aircraft Corp 23Sep63. OB-R-811 Trans-Peruana, allotted 01Feb66 NTU
Sold by auction 11Mar68 N4731S Aviation Investments Inc, Miami, FL US tla Air Inti Dec68
Butler Aviation Miami Inc, Miami, FL US 28Jun71 Miami Air Lse Inc, Miami, FL US 19Jan72
Island Agencies L 27Dec72 Air Sunshine L Ret Miami Air Lse Inc 1975 ABR Enterprises Inc R21Mar78
sold Jun79 cancelled. To OB-R-811, N4731S, N902VC and YV-670C
93191 (MSN 13075) to USAAF 20Apr44. Crashed Jan 16, 1945 near Brownfield, Georgia. 4 lost
93192 (MSN 13076) to USAAF 20Apr44. W/o Jun 15, 1944 in crash due to engine fire 7 mi NW of North Vernon, Indiana. 3 lost.
93193 (MSN 13077) to USAAF 20Apr44. no card. US. Crashed Jul 6, 1944 at Fulton MAP, New York
93194 (MSN 13079) to USAAF Apr 28, 1944, to US Marine Corp as R4D-5 BuNo 17199 Apr 28, 1944
93195 (MSN 13080) to USAAF 20Apr44. no card. US
93196 (MSN 13081) to USAAF 25Apr44. India-China ATC 22Jul44. Indian Govt 29Apr46. VT-CRE Bharat Airways
R21Jan48. WFU. cancelled 1951
93197 (MSN 13082) to USAAF 21Apr44. To RAAF as A65-50 10May44. 3 AD 10May44. 38 Sqn RAAF callsisgn VH-CIF 18May44.
36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-X 15Jan45. 13 ARD RAAF 25Apr45. 36 Sqn RAAF 02Jun45. SHQ Darwin RAAF 29Apr46
DAP RAAF Parafield 05Sep46. 1 AD RAAF 15Aug46. 86th TW 28May47. 2 CS 31Oct47. 2 AD RAAF 24Feb48
GTS Wagga 11Aug48 as instructional airframe. DAP RAAF 23Apr52. RAAF Base East Sale 06Oct52
RAAF Base East Sale 30Nov52. Serviceable AAS 19Mar54. Starboard engine failed attempted a force landed not able to
maintain height collided with trees in a small clearing 14 miles N of Mt Cobberas near Mt Kosciusko 24Aug54.
One crew killed, others injured.
93198 (MSN 13083) to USAAF 21Apr44. To RAAF as A65-48 04Jun44. 3AD 05May44. 2AP 09May44
Special VIP Fit for Parlimentary Delegation 7 AD RAAF 11May44. 38 Sqn RAAF VH-CID 12May44.
7 AD RAAF 16May44. 38 Sqn RAAF 23May44. 36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-W 21Dec44. 33 Sqn RAAF 15Dec45.
DAP RAAF Parafield 26Mar46. 1 AD RAAF 02Sep46. 37 Sqn RAAF 26Sep46. DAP RAAF 17Mar47.
86th TW 25Jul47. Force landed 21Aug47 CMU Tocumwal 14Apr48. Trans Australian Airways 07Jul48
sold TAA for £6250 and registered VH-TAT "Grimes" 21Jul48. Crashed Cambridge near Barilla Bay Tasmania 08Aug51.
2 killed.
93199 (MSN 13084) to USAAF 21Apr44. To RAAF as A65-49 06May44. 3 AD 05May44. 2 AP 10May44. 38 Sqn RAAF VH-CIE 17May44.
34 Sqn RAAF 15Jan45. AD 18Apr46. To QANTAS for £6250 as VH-BAK then VH-EAL10Dec46. To VH-EBH 19Aug54.
To VH-EBW 01Mar58. BBA Cargo Pty Ltd VH-BAA 21Oct60. Mildura Aviation Restoration Corp Jul79.
Warbirds Air Museum Mildura 27Oct79. On display at Central Australian Aviation Museum, Alice Springs marked as VH-EWE
93200 (MSN 13085) to USAAF 21Apr44. To RAAF as A65-51 25May44. 3 AD 25May44. 38 Sqn VH-CIH RAAF 02Jun44.
35 Sqn RAAF 16Mar45. 36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-Z 24Apr45. 3 AD 08May46. To Trans Australian Airways as VH-TAJ 'McKinley" 23Sep46
Australian Aircraft Sales 03Jan69. Seulawah Air Services/Mandala PK-RDH 24May69. WFU
93201 (MSN 13086) to USAAF 21Apr44. To RCAF Apr 28, 1944 as 967. W/o at Gander Sept 27, 1946.
93202 (MSN 13087) to USAAF 21Apr44. To RCAF Apr 29, 1944 as Dakota III 968. 435 Sqn RCAF. 165 T Sqn RCAF.
CFS RCAF, Gimli, Manitoba. Renumbered 12952 (as a CT-129) in 1970. WFU to C-GXAV. to N92GA NTU.
to C-GCTE Aug80. to N7164E. to EC-FIN. to N47FL 03May04 current 2011
93203 (MSN 13089) to USAAF 23Apr44. To RCAF Apr 29, 1944 as 968, later reserialled 12952. CFS RCAF Gimli,
Manitoba. To civil registry as C-GXAV, and was then to have become N92A but NTU. Became C-GCTE,
then N7164E, then EC-569, then EC-FIN, then N47FL. In Feb 2004 was
based at North Weald, England with Aces High Flying Museum
93204 (MSN 13090) to USAAF Apr 23, 1944. To USSR May 5, 1944.
93205 (MSN 13091) to USAAF Apr 23, 1944. To USSR May 3, 1944
93206 (MSN 13092) to USAAF Apr 23, 1944. To USSR May 3, 1944
93207 (MSN 13093) to USAAF Apr 23, 1944. To USSR May 6. 1944
93208 (MSN 13094) to USAAF Apr 24, 1944. To USSR May 5, 1944
93209 (MSN 13095) to USAAF Apr 23, 1944. To USSR May 5, 1944
93210 (MSN 13096) to USAAF Apr 23, 1944. To USSR May 9, 1944
93211 (MSN 13097) to USAAF Apr 24, 1944. To USSR May 3, 1944
93212 (MSN 13099) to USAAF 23Apr44 to RNZAF as NZ3518 Apr 23, 1944. BOC Unit 19 Whenuapai. To No.40 Squadron, Whenuapai.
To 41 Squadron March 1946. Instructional airframe 117 at TTS Wigram 06 November 1946. SOC 11 March 1948.
Sold by tender number 5267 (11/02/1954) for 200 pounds to NZNAC on 03 March 1954. Registered as ZK-BEU.
Converted to DC3-C at Christchurch 17 December 1955.
Converted to DC3-C Skyliner at Christchurch 24 July 1964.
To Mount Cook and Southern Lakes Tourist Company 25 June 1970 with 24,903 hours total time.
Retired from airline service 16 May 1978 as New Zealand's last commercial passenger DC3.
Sold to Alpine Helicopters 25 January 1979 for transporting live deer, with total of 31,034 hours total time.
Retired in October 1980 with 33,588 flying hours logged. To Zephyr Films.
Engines and all serviceable equipment removed and aircraft was floated across Lake Wakatipu
on 11 November 1980 painted as USAAF "I-7689" for filming of "Race to the Yankee Zephyr".
Following completion of filming the aircraft was beached and the remains broken up.
Registration cancelled 08 April 1981 as withdrawn from use.
93213 (MSN 13100) to USAAF Apr 28, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17200 Apr 28, 1944
93214 (MSN 13101) to USAAF Apr 25, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17201 Apr 25, 1944
93215 (MSN 13102) to USAAF Apr 26, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17202 Apr 26, 1944
93216 (MSN 13103) to USAAF Apr 28, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17203 Apr 28, 1944
93217 (MSN 13104) to USAAF Apr 26, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17204 Apr 26, 1944
93218 (MSN 13105) to USAAF Apr 26, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17205 Apr 26, 1944
93219 (MSN 13106) to USAAF Apr 30, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17206 Apr 30, 1944
93220 (MSN 13107) to USAAF Apr 27, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17207 Apr 27, 1944
93221 (MSN 13109) to Brazilian AF as FAB 2051. W/o Oct 17, 1956
93222 (MSN 13110) to USAAF 23Apr44. no card. to Salair as N145ZA, to Servicio Aereo de Policia of Colombia
as PNC-212. Converted to Basler Turbo DC-3, stil PNC-212. W/o Apr 30, 2003
when overran the hilltop airstrip at Ocana-Aguasclaras Airport in Colombia
and fell down a steep slope and was substantially damaged.
93223 (MSN 13111) to USAAF Apr 23, 1944 no card US. N416 Dept of State. Agency for Inti Devel E17Oct66.
60S-AAH to MASDC. To Somalian AF under MAP Aug 24, 1966
93224 (MSN 13112) to USAAF 23Apr44. US. no card. to Thai AF as L2-36/14 Feb 16, 1971 under MAP. Converted to
AC-47D by May 1972. WFU by Feb 1984 and dumped at Lopburi
since at least May 1989.
93225 (MSN 13113) to USAAF 24Apr44. US. To RFC 18Apr46. To NC47656. To XA-GIO. Crashed 14Sep53 at Chablekal, Mexico
93226 (MSN 13114) to NC47259, VP-JAP (Jamaica) Oct 30, 1947. Overshot and crashed into sea
on single-engine landing at Palisadoes Airport Feb 12, 1948, repaired. To VP-BAP (Bahamas) Feb 18, 1950,
VP-TBF for British West Indian Airlines (Trinidad and Tobago), 9Y-TBF also for British West Indian
Airlines, VP-LIL (Leeward Islands), 9Y-TCR for British West Indian Airlines,
then Jun 16, 1967 purchased by Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij (SLM) of
Surinam and registered as PZ-TAX, May 4, 1972 purchased by H. R. Goodman and
registered in the US as N88750. Gt Western Aircraft Radio Co, Long Beach, CA US 28Feb73.
Aviation Parts Inc. C E Wroten, Phnom Penh 1975. current 2011
93227 (MSN 13115) to USAAF 24Apr44. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS. 25May44 Tailwheel collapsed taxiing
Nadzab forcing strut into fuselage, repaired by 479th Serv Sqn. FEAF 30Apr47 Manila SOC 29Apr48
93228 (MSN 13116) to USAAF 25Apr44. 5th AF 18May44. FEAF 30Apr47. Manila. SOC 29Apr48
93229 (MSN 13117) to USAAF 26Apr44. 5th AF 25May44. Manila. accident 23Aug45
93230 (MSN 13119) to USAAF 24Apr44. 5th AF 433rd TCG 68th TCS 17May44. Lost Jun 12, 1945. MACR 14667
93231 (MSN 13120) to USAAF 25Apr44 5th AF 26May44
93232 (MSN 13121) to USAAF 25Apr44 5th AF 26May44
93233 (MSN 13122) to USAAF 25Apr44. 5th AF 25May44. Accident 24Jun45. To Polish AF as No. 8.
93234 (MSN 13123) to USAAF 25Apr44. 5th AF 24May44. flown with Australian radio c/s VHPAB.
to MLD (Marine Luchtvaard Dienst--Dutch Navy) as Q-2 Dec 25, 1945. Later W-2. .
Transferred to AURI (Indonesian AF) as TNI-AU T-468 07Oct50. WFU. To PK-NZA. To PK-NDC
Back to Indonesian AF. WFU
93235 (MSN 13124) to USAAF 25Apr44. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as X77 25May44. WFU 22Sep47
93236 (MSN 13125) to USAAF 26Apr44. 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS 26May44. to 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS
as X39 Mississippi 24Feb45. WFU 28Aug45
93237 (MSN 13126) to USAAF 26Apr44. 5th AF 433rd TCG 68th TCS 25May44. To 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as X19 26May45. W/O 19Sep45
93238 (MSN 13127) to USAAF 26Apr44. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as 96 X96 27May44. Noemfoor parachute drop 03Jul44
(317th TCG) lost Dec 2, 1944 making supply drops in support of troops Leyte, SW Pacific. 3 killed. MACR 14588
93239 (MSN 13129) to USAAF 25Apr44. 5th AF 27May44. FEAF 30Apr47. WFU 29Apr48
93240 (MSN 13130) to USAAF 26Apr44. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X35 25May44. Damaged while airborne
between Tadji and Hollandia 12Jun44, repaired. FEASC Depot No 2. Back to 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS
08Nov44. WFU 21Sep45
93241 (MSN 13131) to USAAF 26Apr44. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X93 25May44. WFU 13Nov45
93242 (MSN 13132) to USAAF 26Apr44. 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as X18 25May44. Struck wing tip of another a/c while
parking 25Aug44, repaired. Control lost on take off because of left brake grabbing Leyte, Philippines
31Dec44, hit ditch, salvaged
94243 (MSN 13133) to USAAF 27Apr44. 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS 25May44. Damaged while parked Nadzab 16Jun44,
repaired. Strafed Mindoro, Philippines 25Dec44, wing replaced. FEAF 30Apr47. SOC 29Apr48
93244 (MSN 13134) to USAAF 29Apr44. 13th AF 25May44. Destroyed Dec 14, 1944
93245 (MSN 13135) to USAAF 26Apr44. 13th AF 25May44. WFU 08Jan48
93246 (MSN 13136) to USAAF 27Apr44. 13th AF 25May44. To Philippine AF Apr 16, 1946. W/o Apr 15, 1971
at Basa AB, Manila.
93247 (MSN 13137) to USAAF 27Apr44. 12th AF 11Jun44. US. To RFC 22Sep45. to civil registry as NC12 with CAA
To NC54412 Sep 9, 1945. To VT-COI Aug 23, 1947. W/o Nov 25, 1950 at Khita, Buthan.
93248 (MSN 13139) to USAAF 26Apr44. 12th AF 08Jun44. US. To RFC 24Sep45.
Nov 29, 1946 to F-BAXF for ETAT-Secretariat General
A L Aviation civile et Commerciale. Jan 10, 1951 to Compagnie Nationale
Air France, Feb 13, 1951 to Societe Air Atlas, leased to Royal
Air Maroc as CN-CCI. To Royal Moroccan AF as 13139, call
sign CN-ALK. To Euroworld California Inc of Long Beach, CA
May 19, 1978, bought and on civil registry as N9838A. Certificate
of registration has been revoked.
93249 (MSN 13140) to USAAF 27Apr44. 12th AF 11Jun44. 9th AF. FLC 24May46
To TAP (Transportes Aereos de Portuguesa) Feb 5, 1947 as CS-TDG.
In Sep 1958 to Government of Mozambique, operated by DETA (Direccao de
Exploracao dos Transportes Aereos which became Linhas Aereas de Mocambique (LAM) in 1975)
as CR-AGC named "MILANGE". In 1972 to Portugal Forca Aerea Portugesa as
FAP 6172. Abandoned in Mozambique in 1974. Preserved downtown Montepuez, Northern Mozambique (Noted in park
in Montepuez Apr 2003)
93250 (MSN 13141) to USAAF 27Apr44. 12th AF. 08Jun44. US. To RFC 27Sep45
93251 (MSN 13142) to USAAF 27Apr44. 12th AF 13Jun44. US. To RFC 05Nov45
To French registry as F-BAXG SGACC R13Dec46. Air France L 28Dec47. Air Atlas L Nov50
Air France B27Apr53 F-SEBD Centre Nat, E Tel May64 " 13142" J Salis, La Ferte Alais
Currently preserved at La Ferte-Alais Airport. From
1996 to 2004 was painted as 43-15101, which was lost during Normandy landings Jun 6, 1944.
93252 (MSN 13143) to USAAF 28Apr44. 12th AF 08Jun44. US. To RFC 22Sep45
sold on commercial market as N2636. MAY 57 YV-P-BPF, AUG 75 YV-32CP Mobil Oil Comp.
converted as AMI DC-3 Turbo JAN 96 ZS-NKK with Airworld. Crashed Aug 24, 1998 with Speed Service Couriers
on takeoff from Pretoria, South Africa. One killed.
93253 (MSN 13144) to USAAF 28Apr44. 12th AF 13Jun44. 9th AF. FLC 10May46
93254 (MSN 13145) to USAAF 28Apr44. 12th AF 13Jun44. 9th AF. W/o Aug 21, 1945 in takeoff accident 7 mi
S of Rome, Italy
93255 (MSN 13146) to USAAF 28Apr44. 12th AF 13Jun44. 9th AF. FLC 10May46 To Polish AF as No. 9.
93256 (MSN 13147) to USAAF 28Apr44. 10th AF 28May44. SOC Manila 30Sep47
93257 (MSN 13149) to USAAF Apr 28, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG557 via RAF Montreal May 9, 1944.
353 Sqdn RAF May 19, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 9, 1945.
435 Sqdn RAF Feb 8, 1946. Transferred to RCAF Apr 1, 1946 as KG557. 429 Sqdn RCAF, Winnipeg,
Manitoba. Renumbered 12928 in 1970. WFU Jan 18, 1975.
93258 (MSN 13150) to USAAF Feb 28, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG558 via RAF Montreal May 4, 1944.
To UK May 13, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Jun 3, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Feb 2, 1946. TCAEU RAF May 20 1946.
Connor Aircraft Dec 19, 1946. Returned to USAF Mar 12, 1947.
To Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA) as LV-ADJ.
To Aerolineas Aeroposta. To Aerolineas Argentinas. To Lineas Aereas
del Estado (Argentine AF) as T-09. Destroyed in 1968.
93259 (MSN 13151) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG559 via RAF Montreal May 7, 1944.
To UK May 13, 1944. 233 Sqdn Jun 10, 1944. 436 Sqdn RAF Sep 167, 1945. 435 Sqdn RAF May 27, 1946.
To Canadian government Apr 8, 1946. . Transferred to RCAF as KG559
Jul 20, 1946. To Indian AF as BJ767 Mar 21, 1962.
93260 (MSN 13152) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG560 via RAF Montrea May 6, 1944. To RAF in UK
May 12, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Jun 3, 1944. ACSEA May 16, 1945. 31 Sqdn RAF . SOC Jul 11, 1946
Listed as being w/o Sep 28, 1945 in Palembang, Netherland East Indies
93261 (MSN 13153) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG561 via RAF Montreal May 6, 1944.
RAF UK May 13, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. 10 Sqdn RAF. 1336 TSCU RAF Aug 16, 1945.
1382 CU RAF. 22 MU RAF. Returned to USAAF May 9, 1947. Scottish Aviatin Ltd May 10, 1947
To OO-ATU but NTU. WFU
93262 (MSN 13154) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG562 via RAF Montreal May 11, 1944.
To UK May 18, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Jun 10, 1944. 436 Sqdn RAF Nov 7, 1945. To
Canadian givernment Apr 2, 1946. To RCAF Jun 2, 1946. 1 ANS "VCDHT" 1952. To N6678
Priority Air Transport system, Redwood City, ND Aug 1968. Arctic S Pacific Co Fairbanks, AK Dec 1969.
Priority Air Transport System Jack Richards Aircraft, Oklahoma City, OK 1971. To CF-NAR Nordair
May 21, 1971. C-FNAR Survair Jul 15, 1976. Crashed at Sagluk, Canada Feb 28, 1977.
93263 (MSN 13155) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG563 via RAF Montreal May 11, 1944.
to RAF in UK May 29, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF. 436 Sqdn RAF Mar 17, 1946.
To Canadian government Apr 23, 1946. To RCAF Oct 1, 1946. To 115 Air Transport Unit L United
Nations 1958. To civil registry as CF-LFR at Felicien Air Services Ltd. Stored Felicien,
Quebec Dec 9, 1949, later C-FLFR in 1974. Survair Ltd 1977. Bradley Air Services, Carp, Ontario
1978. Current 2011.
93264 (MSN 13156) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG564 via RAF Montreal May 6, 1944.
271 Sqen RSAF May 14, 1944. 1382 TCU RAF Nov 27, 1945. 22 MU raF May 4, 1946.
To Canadair Jun 17. 1946. Returned to USAAF Sep 23, 1946. To Zonas
Oeste y Norte de Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA) as LV-ACI, to
Aerloneas Aeropostas, to Aerolineas Argentinas, to private
operators in Brazil as PP-XEU, to Cruzeiro
do Sul as PP-CDN. To Brazilian AF as FAB 2085. To Rondonia Industria y
Comercio (RICO Taxi Aereo) as PT-LBK. To DATA (Dakota Taxo Aereo) as PT-LBK. Destroyed
while used by DATA
93265 (MSN 13157) to USAAF Apr 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG565 via RAF Montreal May 6, 1944.
512 sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 24, 1944. 1381 TCU RAF Jul 11, 1946. 22 MU RAF
Oct 24, 1946. Returned to USAAF Jan 22, 1947. To VH-SMH with Sydney Morning Herald Dec 9, 1946.
John Fairfax and Sons Apr 16, 1946. Crashed Oct 12, 1950 Bungulla, NSW, Australia
93266 (MSN 13159) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG567 via RAF Montreal May 28, 1944.
To UK Jun 5, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 108 OTU RAF Nov 2, 1944. 1382 (T)CU RAF. 22 MU RAF May 1, 1946.
To Canadair Sep 19, 1946. Returned to USAAF Nov 18, 1946. To Zonas Oeste y
Norte de Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA) as LV-ACQ. To
Aerolineas Argentinas. W/o May 20, 1955 while trying to take off
from Rio Chico (Chaco) Airfield at Santa Cruz on cargo
flight. On aborted takeoff the plane fell near the airfield.
Both pilots OK
93267 (MSN 13160)to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG568 vi RAF Montreal May 8, 1944.
To UK May 30p, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 105 (T)OTU RAF Sep 18, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Oct 5, 1944.
To RCAF Aug 26, 1946 as KG568. 111 Com and Rescue Flight RCAF c 1955. To Indian AF as BJ763 Mar 21, 1962.
WFU Sep 1965
93268 (MSN 13161) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG569 via RAF Montreal May 16, 1944.
To UK Aug 7, 1944. 147 Sqdn RAF Sep 9, 1944. 525 Sqdn RAF Feb 2, 1946. 22 MU RAF Apr 24, 1946.
Returned to USAAF Jun 29, 1946. To KLM Jun 24, 1946. WFU.
93269 (MSN 13162) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG570 via RAF Montreal May 5, 1944.
To UK May 13, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. Missing from mission to Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 18, 1944.
93270 (MSN 13163) to USAAF Apr 29, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG571 via RAF Nassau May 18, 1944.
ACSEA Jun 13, 1944. TSTU RAF. 1334 CU RAF. To Indian government Nov 28, 1946. Transferred to Indian
AF as VP911 Sep 25, 1947.
93271 (MSN 13164) to USAAF May 1, 1944. To RAF in India as KG572 RAF Nassau 12May44 ACSEA RAF 18Jun44
194 Sqn RAF 12May44. Sold to Indian Govt 30Jan47. Scottish Aviation Ltd 02Oct47. G-AKJH Maharajah of Baroda 0lApr48
Skyways Ltd RI8May50 BEA Edward Hillman" D21Nov50 Pionair 08May51 WAAC L Derby Aviation Ltd D17Apr61
Nigeria Airways L Derby Aviation Ltd Monsaldale" British Midland Airways 01Oct64
Gregory Air Svces D12Apr65 E1-ARR Emerald Airways L 15Jun67 G-AKJH Gregory Air Svces 05Dec67
VQ-ZJB Swazi Air 12Aug68 3D-AAH R Apr71 A2-ZHR Air Botswana Protea Airways Jul73
Botswana Air Service, Jan Smuts SKAT Protea Airways 04May77 via Aviation Equipment Pty Ltd 17May77
3700 Rhodesia AF 3 Sq 13May77 Zimbabwe AF
93272 (MSN 13165) to USAAF 30Apr44. To RAF in India as KG573 12May44 RAF Nassau 12May44
ACSEA 27Aug44 117 Sqn RAF 1331 CU RAF Risalpur 52 Sqn RAF to Indian Government 30Jan47 WFU
to VT-DBA. W/O at Katmandhu, Nepal 15May56
93273 (MSN 13166) to USAAF 01May44. To RAF in India as KG574 16May44 RAF Nassau 16May44. SEAAC 13Jun44
194 Sqn RAF. MIA from supply dropping mission 12Oct44
93274 (MSN 13167) to USAAF May 1, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG575 via RAF Nassau May 7, 1944.
SEAAC Jun 13, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF. 436 Sqdn RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF. Tail struck by vehicle while parked, Patenga,
Bangladesh Jul 12, 1945. SOC Jul 26, 1945.
93275 (MSN 13169) to USAAF 01May44. 10th AF. W/o Sep 29, 1944 in landing accident at Shingbweyang, Burma
93276 (MSN 13170) to USAAF 01May44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 15Jun44. Chungking 31Jul44.
Karachi 10Nov44. "AAB" 30Apr47 Chungking. FLC 20Aug47
93277 (MSN 13171) to USAAF 01May44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 12Jun44. Salvaged 19Aug45
93278 (MSN 13172) to USAAF 01May44. 9th AF 03Jun44 Neth/Belgium. W/o Sep 8, 1944, Exeter, UK
93279 (MSN 13173) to USAAF 01May44. 9th AF 28May44. US 27Jul45. RFC 22Oct45.
To Air France leased to Air Atlas as F-BAXJ, to Deutsche. Flugttpt GmbHB as
D-CABA, to Skyways as G-APBP, VP-TBW (Trinidad & Tobago), 9Y-TBW for
British West Indian Airlines, Sep 22, 1967 purchased by Surinaamse Luchtvaart
Maatschappij (SLM) of Surinam and registered as PZ-TAY. Sep 22, 1970 registration
cancelled and aircraft broken up
93280 (MSN 13174) to USAAF 03May44. 11th AF Elmendorf 09Jun44. To RFC 30Jun46
To NC91053 with Morrison-Knudsen and Co. Inc of
Boise, ID in 1945, then reregistered as N65MK; bought by CASI (Continental
Air Services Inc, an Asian subsidiary of Continental Airlines) as N650K
November 1965 and sold to Air Alliance (a rather mysterious
outfit, ostensibly a Seletar-based brokerage marketing used piston-engined
transport aircraft) October 1973 and leased to Sahakol Air 1974/5 (Sahakol
Air/Sahakol Air Cargo, a subsidiary of Bangkok United Mechanical Co, was a
legitimate firm formed to carry out contract work on behalf of the US Agency
for International Development, the US Embassy and the US Drug
Enforcement Agency. It was however, doubtless used as an acceptable 'front'
contractor for operations in which Air America or CASI would have been seen
to be 'unacceptably American'). Returned to Air Alliance and to Yemen Airways
1976 as 4W-ABY. DBR on landing at Marib, N. Yemen Nov 14, 1978.
93281 (MSN 13175) to USAAF 03May44. 6th AF Canal Zone 18May44. Chile 03Sep46
93282 (MSN 13176) to USAAF 03May44. no card. converted to VC-47A. WFU May72. To N61724 1973. WFU
93283 (MSN 13177) to USAAF 03May44. Alaska TSP 06May44. US until 22Jul47. FLC Rockliffe.
To RCAF 26Sep47. To Hollinger Ungava Transport and operated by Wheeler Airlines
as CF-DME. After an accident in Canada it was rebuilt as N2719A.
To N7147, to Faucett Peru as OB-PBJ-544, still Faucett Peru as OB-R-544.
Sold to Peruvian Navy as AT-521. Sold to Hel Peruano as OB-1756 in 2001.
To Aerolineas de La Paz at Villavicencio as HK-4292. Still active
42-93284/93823 Douglas C-47A-25-DK Skytrain
MSNs beginning with 13179 and ending with 13777, with entries ending with '8' skipped.
93284 (MSN 13179) to USAAF Apr 25, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17208 Apr 25, 1944
93285 (MSN 13180) to USAAF May 3, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17210 May 3, 1944
93286 (MSN 13181) to USAAF May 3, 1944. North Africa TSP 14Jul44. India-China ATC 16Aug44. Cairo
SOC 30Aug46. To ET-T-2 of Ethiopian Air Lines Mar46. To ET-AAP 21Jul62. W/O at Ogaden Ethiopia Aug77
93287 (MSN 13182) to USAAF 03May44. India-China ATC 06Jul44. North Africa TSP 14Jul44.
India-China ATC 16Aug44. Cairo. FLC 30Aug46. To ZS-BCA Avair T’port (Jul 1, 1946), to G-AJDE ( Sep 27, 1948), to VP-KGL Skyways on
(May 19, 1949), to ZS-DBV (Dec 15, 1949), to G-AJDE BEA (May 10, 1950) , to PH-SSM Transaero (Feb 3, 1961),
to Martins Air Charter (Jan 14, 1966) & broken up 1967 following corrosion due to acid cargo leak.
93288 (MSN 13183) to USAAF 03May44. India-China ATC 31May44. North Africa TSP. FLC 23Apr46.
TC-ATA Devlet Hava Yollari "36" 22May46. THY "36" 01Mar56. WFU Istanbul, Yesilkoy 1964
Maden Tek 07Nov74 dismantled by Feb76 .
93289 (MSN 13184) to USAAF 03May44. India-China ATC 19Aug44. US 04Nov45. WAA 07Jun46.
NC79971 Minneapolis Honeywell Regulator Co, Minneapolis, MN 1951. Ontario Airways inc Jun63
Jack Adams Aircraft Sales Air Orlando Inc. Continental Air Svces, Los Angeles, CA US
US XW -PDG Rr Aug66 WFU
93290 (MSN 13185) to USAAF 03May44. India-China ATC 15Aug44 Karachi. Indian Govt 10Apr46
93291 (MSN 13186) to USAAF 03May44. India-China ATC 18Aug44 Karachi. China Air TSP 05Jan46
To civil registry Central Air Transport Corporation as XT-T10 05Jan46 to N8325C
93292 (MSN 13187) to USAAF 03May44. India-China ATC 19Aug44. European TSP. FLC 17Apr46
93293 (MSN 13189) to USAAF 03May44. India-China ATC 17Aug44. Karachi. To Indian Government 10Apr46
93294 (MSN 13190) to USAAF May 3, 1944. India-China ATC 17Aug44 Karachi. To Indian Government 10Apr46
93295 (MSN 13191) to USAAF 03May44. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS 04Mar44. to 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS 15May45
Flown over Corregidor by Hamilton. W/o Aug 5, 1945 Lalmanirhat, India
93296 (MSN 13192) to USAAF 03May44. North Africa TSP 16Jul44. Cairo. FLC 31Dec45.
To LR-AAA with Middle East Airlines Nov 23, 1945. W/o Jan 30, 1948 at Beirut IAP following ground
collision with Ju-52/3m
93297 (MSN 13193) to USAAF 03May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Manila. WFU 31Dec45. To PI-C14. W/O at Jolo 20Apr48
93298 (MSN 13194) to USAAF 03May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Manila. FEAT 04Mar46. by 1954 was PI-C41 of Philippine Air Lines.
Operated by All Nippon Airways as JA5024 was DBR at Toyama Airport, Japan Oct 29, 1963. Later put on
display at Sakurayama amusement park, Fukagawa-shi and scrapped Nov 2000.
93299 (MSN 13195) to USAAF 04May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Manila. Salvaged 12Dec45
93300 (MSN 13196) to USAAF 04May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Salvaged 23Nov45
93301 (MSN 13197) to USAAF 04May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Reportedly w/o Sep 3, 1945.
93302 (MSN 13199) to USAAF 04May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Tacloban
Struck 42-93306 on ground at Madzab Strp, PNG Aug 31, 1945. Both aircraft w/o.
93303 (MSN 13200) to USAAF 04May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Manila. WFU 16Aug47
93304 (MSN 13201) to USAAF 05May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Manila. WFU 25Jul46
93305 (MSN 13202) to USAAF 04May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Manila. WFU 29Oct45
93306 (MSN 13203) to USAAF 04May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Manila. WFU 29Oct45
93307 (MSN 13204) to USAAF 04May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. W/o Feb 13, 1945 in landing accident Port Moresby,
Jackson Field, Papua New Guinea.
93308 (MSN 13205) to USAAF 04May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Manila. WFU 08Dec45
93309 (MSN 13206) to USAAF 05May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Manila. Damaged Apr 17, 1945 in landing accident
Hollandia/Sentani Strip, Pauua New Guinea
93310 (MSN 13207) to USAAF 05May44. Pacific TSP 22May44. Manila. WFU 31Dec45
To NEIAF as DT-952 Jul 1947, callsign VH-REF. TO KLM as PK-REF in 1950,
later PK-VDO. To Indonesian AF as TNI-AU T-452 Jun50. To PK-VDO Apr80. WFU Sep81
93311 (MSN 13209) to USAAF 05May44. Pacific TSP 25May44. Manila. WFU 14May46
93312 (MSN 13210) to USAAF 5May44. Pacific TSP 17May44. Tacloban, Philippines. Flown with Australian radio
callsign VHPAL.
To Marine Luchtvaartdienst (MLD) (Netherlands Naval Aviation Service) as Q-12. To Netherlands
East Indies Navy as W-12. While on a flight from Sydney, Australia to Jakarta, Netherlands East Indies,
the aircraft was struck by lightning and made a forced landing in a gorge near Katherine,
320 kilometres southeast of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia 26Mar47. All six people on
board survived, and the cargo was undamaged. It took six weeks to get the plane out of the
bush and to the main road where it could be towed the rest of the way. Creeks and rivers
were the worst obstacles, necessitating levelling banks and laying wire mesh and logs
in the beds. On one occasion, while negotiating a steep hill, the tow rope broke, and the
plane ran down the slope, crashing into a tree and damaging the fuselage. Original plans
were to send the plane to Sydney to be rebuilt. But the plane never made it to the New South Wales
capital. Brisbane-based KLM Royal Dutch Airlines caught wind of the crash. It was just the
thing they needed, the body of a plane to test out their overhauled engines. A disused aeroplane
would be ideal for this purpose, so this aircraft was unloaded in Brisbane. The wingless
plane spent two years there, before it was purchased by a marine plumber in 1950. He built his
motorhome, based on a 1940 Chevrolet International KB-5 truck chassis, and had ten years
of joy out of it before an accident left him with injuries to his legs. He could no longer drive,
and so the van was put on ice for decades. A service engineer was called out to do some work
at the owner's company.That's where he saw the truck and fell in love with it. When the owner
died in 1990, the camper van was left in his Will to the service engineer. By 1995 it was ready
to hit the road once more. The campervan is a familiar sight in the Samford Valley, just
outside of Brisbane. Currently roadworthy with Queensland number plate VHDAK.
Now drives around Australia as a camper.
93313 (MSN 13211) to USAAF May 5, 1944. To USSR May 18, 1944
93314 (MSN 13212) to USAAF May 6, 1944. To USSR May 30, 1944
93315 (MSN 13213) to USAAF May 6, 1944. To USSR May 24, 1944
93316 (MSN 13214) to USAAF May 6, 1944. TO USSR May 15, 1944
93317 (MSN 13215) to USAAF May 6, 1944. To USSR May 13, 1944
93318 (MSN 13216) to USAAF May 6, 1944. To USSR May 18, 1944
93319 (MSN 13217) to USAAF May 9, 1944. To USSR May 21, 1944. To Polish AF as No 10.
93320 (MSN 13219) to USAAF May 8, 1944. To USSR May 30, 1944
93321 (MSN 13220) to USAAF May 8, 1944. To USSR May 30, 1944
93322 (MSN 13221) to USAAF May 9, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17211 May 9, 1944
93323 (MSN 13222) to USAAF May 9, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17212 May 9, 1944
93324 (MSN 13223) to USAAF May 9, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17213 May 9, 1944
93325 (MSN 13224) to USAAF May 10, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17214 May 10, 1944
93326 (MSN 13225) to USAAF May 11, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17215 May 11, 1944
93327 (MSN 13226) to USAAF May 11, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17216 May 11, 1944
93328 (MSN 13227) to USAAF May 12, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17217 May 12, 1944
93329 (MSN 13229) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
crashed into a hill in Burma Man 18, 1945, possibly shot down by ground fire.
93330 (MSN 13230) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force,
Karachi, India 1Jun44; 9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
accident landing at Mawlu, Burma 25Nov44; salvaged 30Nov44
93331 (MSN 13231) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 10Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Mistri Airways 4Jun46; registered VT-AUI;
named ‘Star of Nagpur’; renamed Indian Overseas Airlines 1947; Nalanda Airways 29Jan51;
RG Satiarli 20Sep51; Air Survey Co of India 25Mar54; Airways India, Ltd 5Nov56;
Air Survey Company of India, Calcutta; WFU 1980; derelict at Kolkatta Jan09.
The Dakota was rescued from the brink of extinction by the state government,
prompted by well-intentioned officials of the government and moved to Odisha 1Jan23.
Painted in Kalinga Airlines colours but never operated by that airline.
Dedicated to Biju Patnaik, former chief minister of Orissa who founded Kalinga Airlines.
Chief Minister of Odisha state, Shri Naveen Patnaik unveiled the preserved Dakota for
public viewing at Biju Patnaik airport, Bhubaneswar, Odisha 5Mar23
93332 (MSN 13232) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Mistri Airways 29Apr46;
registered VT-AZU; named ‘Star of Lucknow’; renamed Indian Overseas Airlines 1947;
Metcaero Engineering Co 24May51; Indamer Co (Pvt) Ltd; Indamer Corporation; registered N2426C 24Feb55,
cancelled 5Mar55;registered VT-AZU; leased to Gulf Aviation, 1958; Kalinga Airways 16Dec60;
Si Calcutta Jan69; Indian Air Survey 1978
93333 (MSN 13233) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
damaged at Sookerating 5Aug44; 11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Moran, Assam, India;
damaged taxying at Dinjan 20Dec44; damaged landing at Bhamo, Burma 22Dec44; destroyed on
ground in bombing raid Dec 25, 1944 Bhamo Strip, Burma
93334 (MSN 13234) Delivered to USAAF 5May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra
-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44; 9th Combat
Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India. Hit high ground on supply mission
Jun 3, 1944 near Myitkyina, Burma.
93335 (MSN 13235) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India. W/o Jul 24, 1944 in
landing accident Tingkawk, Sakan, Burma
93336 (MSN 13236) Delivered to USAAF 9May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Transferred to Central
Air Transport Corporation Dec 29, 1945. Crew bailed out at Zhenyuan County, Guizhou, en route
Shanghai to Kunming, China Mar 31, 1946.
93337 (MSN 13237) Delivered to USAAF 9May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; damaged in forced
landing Irrawaddy River, Burma 2Feb45.
93338 (MSN 13239) Delivered to USAAF 9May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 2Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; damaged taking
off at Warazup, Burma 31Mar45; Crashed into a mountain 13 km NW of Mabein, Burma 19May45
93339 (MSN 13240) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; 1304th Base Unit, Air Transport Command, Barrackpore, India;
Crashed Jan 29, 1946 in a forced landing at Barrackpore AB, India shortly after takeoff en-route to Delhi.
93340 (MSN 13241) Delivered to USAAF 9May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Salalah; Crashed 3Jun1944 at Salalah, Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, due to engine
failure taking off during the ferry flight from USA to India.
93341 (MSN 13242) lost Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; crashed on a mountain
near Warazup, Burma Aug 7, 1944. MACR 7176 and 7292
93342 (MSN 13243) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; China 10Sep45
93343 (MSN 13244) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 11Jun44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; crash landed at
Momauk, Burma after an enemy fighter attack.
93344 (MSN 13245) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi,
India 2Jun44; 9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
Damaged landing at Bhamo, Burma 25May45; Tata Airlines 13Dec45; registered VT-AUA;
Air India 19Nov46; Indian Airlines Corporation 1Aug53; destroyed when HP Hermes
G-AKFP landed on it at Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, India 1Sep57, four crew killed. In bad weather,
the Hermes had lined up an approach to the wrong runway; the Indian Airlines DC-3 has just
been cleared to line up and hold. On landing, the Hermes struck the DC-3.
93345 (MSN 13246) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44; 9th Combat
Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; damaged landing at Myitkyina,
Burma 25Jul44; 62nd Army Airways Communications System Group, Chabua, Assam, India;
W/o in takeoff accident Apr 23, 1945 at Rumkhapalong, India
93346 (MSN 13247) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi,
India 1Jun44; 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; To Indian Government 10Apr46
93347 (MSN 13249) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi,
India 8Jun44; 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; 16th Combat Cargo Squadron,
4th Combat Cargo Group, Ledo, Assam, India; damaged taking off at Ledo 17Sep45;
To Indian Government 10Apr46.
93348 (MSN 13250) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano;
Damaged by C-46A 42-61035 taking off at Kano, Nigeria 27May44 during the ferry flight
from USA to India; Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; 9th Combat Cargo Squadron,
Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 14Aug44; 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India.
Transferred to China Sep 16, 1945
93349 (MSN 13251) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-1, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 2Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; missing en route between
Dinjan and Myitkyina 24Jul44 while on an air supply flight in poor visibility. MACR 7293
93350 (MSN 13252) Delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 8Jun44;
12th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; w/o Jun 22, 1944
in crash 181 mi NE of Fenny AB, India. Crashed in poor weather, at least one occupant was killed.
93351 (MSN 13253) delivered to USAAF 7May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Indian Overseas Airlines "Star of Cawnpore" 4Mar46;
Registered VT-AZV; Air Friends Ltd, Calcutta 6Feb51; Jamair Co Ltd 27Apr51; Kalinga Airways Jun58;
to Jamair as VT-AZV. W/o Dec 7, 1961 at Amritsar, India shortly after takeoff. Both engines failed
as a result of fuel starvation caused by the improper selection of the fuel tanks.
93352 (MSN 13254) delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) 20Feb46; Yugoslav Air Force / Jugoslovensko
Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo (JRV) serial 7303; Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT) 12Aug47;
registered YU-ABC; crashed Yugoslavia 21 September 1950. The aircraft was operating a
scheduled flight from Belgrade to Pula with a stopover at Lu?ko. Approaching Zagreb
on a westerly heading on the leg from Belgrade, the aircraft is likely to have descended into fog.
In the process, it had apparently deviated from its course, bypassed Lu?ko by several
kilometers and impacted into the slope of the Medvednica mountain some 650 ft below
its 3,395 ft peak of Sljeme. Of the 11 people on board, the only survivor was the radio operator.
93353 (MSN 13255) delivered to USAAF 9May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; condemned Chungking,
China 28Feb46; salvaged; derelict at Kiangwan, Shanghai Feb46
93354 (MSN 13256) to F-BCYA, F-VNAF, South Vietnam AF. Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project
Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL;
ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi;
Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 6Jun44; 12th Combat Cargo Squadron,
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Army-Navy Liquidation Commission (ANLC) 7Oct45;
registered F-BCYA 2Dec47; Union Francaise / Haut Commissariat de France en Indochine, Saigon 13Jan48;
Gouvernement Central du Vietnam 2Oct51; Société Air Vietnam; registered F-VNAF 21Nov51;
Vietnam Air Force as 293354 Nov53.
93355 (MSN 13257) delivered to USAAF 9May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-
Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 1Jun44; 2nd Combat Cargo Squadron,
1st Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India 7Jul44; 11th Combat Cargo Squadron,
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, 13Jul44; damaged landing 13Jul44; Chungking, China;
Tachikawa, Japan 1Jan48; reclaimed 7Jul48.
93356 (MSN 13259) delivered to USAAF 9May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; 4th Combat Cargo Squadron, 1st Combat Cargo Group,
Chungking, China Jan45; Army-Navy Liquidation Commission (ANLC) 22Nov45; Maharaja of Jaipur;
registered VT-AXF 31Jan46; Air Services of India May46; Indamer Co (Pvt) Ltd Dec57;
leased to Gulf Aviation Ltd 1958; Kalinga Airways 16Dec60; Indamer Co (Pvt) Ltd; WFU.
93357 (MSN 13260) delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 2Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
Destroyed in a ground collision Mu Se, Burma 5Feb45.
93358 (MSN 13261) delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 2Jun44;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; damaged landing at Myitkyina,
Burma 3Aug44; Army-Navy Liquidation Commission (ANLC) 2Nov45
93359 (MSN 13262) delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano;
Damaged by C-46A 42-61035 taking off at Kano, Nigeria 27May44 during the ferry flight from USA to India;
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 14Aug44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
Overshot landing at Mu Se, Burma 6Feb45; destroyed by fire 7Aug45
93360 (MSN 13263) delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 2Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron; shot down near Moguang, Burma 30Jun44; landing accident 1Mar45 at Warazup Strip,
Burma. salvaged 2May45
93361 (MSN 13264) delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 2Jun44;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; damaged taxying 7Jul44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group; damaged landing at Bhamo, Burma 5May45; China 9Dec45
93362 (MSN 13265) delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; damaged taxying 22Jun44;
SOC 4Dec45; Deccan Airways, named "Savithri"; registered VT-AUO 21Dec45; W/o Nov 21, 1951 when
crashed on approach to Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta, India in bad weather. 16 killed, one survived.
93363 (MSN 13266) delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
damaged taxying at Ledo, India 13Apr45; salvaged Chungking, China 15Dec46; reclaimed 24Oct47
93364 (MSN 13267) delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Commission on Aeronautical Affairs (COAA),
Chinese National Revolutionary Army 31Jan46
93365 (MSN 13269) Delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-
Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 2Jun44; 11th Combat Cargo Squadron,
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; mid air collision 29Jul44; 9th Combat Cargo Squadron,
3rd Combat Cargo Group; damaged Jul 29, 1944 in midair collision with C-47A 42-93751.
Crashed while on a supply dropping mission out of Warazup, Burma 9Dec44. MACR 10393. 5 crew and 5
passengers missing
93366 (MSN 13270) delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-
Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44; 10th Combat Cargo Squadron,
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; THE GIG; damaged beyond repair at Dinjan, India 11Apr45;
salvaged 15Apr45.
93367 (MSN 13271) Delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
12th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; 322nd Troop Carrier Squadron, Kunming, China
W/o Apr 28, 1945 in takeoff accident at Barrackpore AB, India
93368 (MSN 13272) delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-7, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 8Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; to Indian Government 10Apr46
93369 (MSN 13273) delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; THE VIRGIN STURGEON ;
Chungking, China; salvaged 24Oct45
93370 (MSN 13274) delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-7, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Commission on
Aeronautical Affairs (COAA), Chinese National Revolutionary Army 15Feb46
93371 (MSN 13275) Delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-7, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-
Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
Missing en route between Imphal and Sylhet Jul 15, 1944. MACR 10722.
93372 (MSN 13276) Delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-3, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 443rd Troop Carrier Group, Sookerating, India; crashed at
Sookerating 15Jun44. MACR 6297
93373 (MSN 13277) Delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force,
Karachi, India 6Jun44; 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; to Indian Government 10Apr46
93374 (MSN 13279) to USAAF May 15, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17219 May 15, 1944
93375 (MSN 13280) Delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force,
Karachi, India 5Jun44; 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; salvaged 14Jul44
93376 (MSN 13281) Delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi,
India 7Jun44; 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; To Indian Government 10Apr46
93377 (MSN 13282) Delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-4, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force,
Karachi, India 5Jun44; 10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India.
Transferred to China Sep 16, 1945
93378 (MSN 13283) delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
Crashed when a supply drop parachute caught on the tail 20 miles N of Namtu, Burma 20Jan45;
Condemned 21Jan45
93379 (MSN 13284) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-4, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 6Jun44;
12th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; shot down near Bhamo,
Burma Dec 14, 1944. MACR 10398
93380 (MSN 13285) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-7, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-
Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; sold 10Apr46; Indian Overseas Airlines "Star of Delos";
Registered VT-AZX 4Mar46; Maharaja of Darbhanga 17Feb50; Kalinga Airlines; crashed Simra, Nepal 30Aug55,
A person crossing the runway forced the crew to lift off at too low speed, the aircraft stalled
and crashed. 2 lost. Possibly used to repair VTDGT Oct 30, 1965 at Simra, Nepal
93381 (MSN 13286) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; w/o Jul 8, 1945 in
takeoff accident Luliang, China. Salvaged at Chungking, China 16Jul45
93382 (MSN 13287) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi,
India 5Jun44; 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Chungking, China; SOC 1May46
93383 (MSN 13289) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India
6Jun44; 12th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
Damaged by bird strike near Moran 6Oct44; Commission on Aeronautical Affairs (COAA),
Chinese National Revolutionary Army 31Jan46
93384 (MSN 13290) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 6Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; 4th Combat Cargo Squadron,
1st Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet; Indian Government 10Apr46; Airways (India) Ltd;
registered VT-CSB Feb48; Indian Airlines Corporation 1Aug53; Indian Air Force 24Mar62
as serial BJ617; National Remote Sensing Agency 1976; registered VT-EEL;
Crashed Edavlli, Prakasam, Andhra Pradesh, 120 miles N of Madras 5Apr77.
The aircraft was engaged on an aerial survey sortie in the foothills East of Velikonda
range in Andhra Pradesh, India. The prevailing weather conditions over the survey
region during the period were a cloud base varying from 600 m to 750 m.
The pilot who was flying at an altitude of 2000 ft when he arrived at the survey area,
most probably took a left-hand turn circumventing the highest peak in the
area (Nisam Konda 2181 feet high) and then started to descend with the aim
to get below the cloud base for visual flight. During the process, the pilot
did not see a jutting out rock face on the adjacent hill, Podille Konda,
which probably was obscured by a patch of low cloud. The aircraft collided with the
rock face and caught fire.
93385 (MSN 13291) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Crashed while
on a supply dropping mission out of Dinjan, India. Jun 28, 1944. MACR 6453. 8 crew MIA
93386 (MSN 13292) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi,
India 13Jun44; 11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
332nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 513th Troop Carrier Group; Chungking, China 30Apr47;
Foreign Liquidation Commission 20Aug47
93387 (MSN 13293) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 6Jun44;
11th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; destroyed by fire at
Dinjan, India 9Aug44; salvaged 11Aug44
93388 (MSN 13294) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 6Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; SOC 7Mar46; Air Services of India Ltd 5Mar46;
registered VT-AXD; Crashed at Juhu, Bombay 9May53, the undercarriage was retracted on takeoff,
before becoming airborne and the aircraft settled back on its fuselage.
93389 (MSN 13295) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-
Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44; 10th Combat Cargo Squadron,
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Indian Government 5Feb46; Airways (India) Ltd;
Registered VT-AVT 10Jan46; Indian Airlines Corporation 1Aug53; Indian Air Force 24Mar62 as serial BJ618;
93390 (MSN 13296) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-5, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-
Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 5Jun44; 10th Combat Cargo Squadron,
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Chungking; SOC 1Aug46; Central Air Transport Corporation;
registered XT-T31; registered N8326C; C L Chennault & W Willauer, CATC Inc 19Dec49;
Civil Air Transport Inc, Dover, DE Dec53; registered N4660V 29Sep53, cancelled 2Mar54 on export to Panama;
Sun Valley Airlines; LAN Chile Feb54; registered CC-CBJ; registered CC-CLDT; registered CC-CBX 1963;
Dirección General de Aeronáutica Civil Apr72; preserved and on display [as CC-CLDT] at Museo Nacional
Aeronáutico y del Espacio, Los Cerrillos, Santiago de Chile
93391 (MSN 13297) delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-
Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 6Jun44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India. Crashed Apr 11, 1945, Makum, India
93392 (MSN 13299) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 7Jun44;
12th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
Damaged landing at Myitkyina, Burma 26Jul44; condemned 27Jul44, structural failure
93393 (MSN 13300) to USAAF May 13, 1944. to RAF in UK as Dakota III KG577 via RAF Montreal May 19, 1944.
To UK Jun 4, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 105 (T)OTU RAF Sep 18, 1944. 437 Sqen RAF Sep 28, 1944.
To RCAF as KG577 Aug 26, 1946. 1 ANS "VCGSF" 1952. Reserialled as 12929 Jun 1970. WFU.
To CF-OOV Kenting Atlas Aviation Ltd Mar 13, 1972 and W/o Feb 12, 1973 Iqaluit, NWT.
93394 (MSN 13301) to USAAF 13May44. To RAF as Dakota III KG578 RAF Montreal 17May44 RAF UK
194 Sqn RAF 13Jun44 107 OTU RAF 02Jul44 1333 TSCU RAF. 22 MU RAF 06Sep46 Sold Nov 7, 1947.
To KLM as PH-TEV. To KLM West-Indisch Bedrijf as PJ-ALI in 1946.
Sold to United Fruit Company, Honduras, to XH-T-001, AX-ANA of Aerovias Nacionales de Honduras.
Reregistered Feb 1961 as HR-ANA. Crashed Nov 25, 1969 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
93395 (MSN 13302) to USAAF May 15, 1944. To RAF in UK as Dakota III KG579 via RAF Montreal May 26, 1944.
48 Sqdn RAF Jun 12. 1944. Shot down by Fw 190s near Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 21, 1944.
93396 (MSN 13303) to USAAF May 13, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG580 via RAF Montreal May 19, 1944.
To UK Jun 4, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 105 (T)OTU RAF Sep 18, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Sep 28, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 5, 1945.
436th Sqdn RAF May 17, 1946. To Canadian government Apr 16, 1946. To RCAF as KG580 Jul 20, 1946.
14 P Sqdn RCAF c Sep 1946. Renumbered 12930 in Jun 1970. Crashed Arctic, Canada Nov 3, 1971.
On US civil registry as N64767 since 1984.
93397 (MSN 13304) to USAAF May 13, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG581 via RAF Montreal May 19, 1944.
RAF UK Aug 20, 1944. 108 OTU RAF Nov 24, 1944. 1382 (TS)CU. To Scottish Aviation Feb 4, 1947.
Returned to USAAF Feb 4, 1947. To G-AKIJ with BEA Sep 18, 1947. To VR-NCP
W. African Airways Corp Jan 3, 1958 "Zaria", Nigerian Airways Jun 1958 at 5N-AAP, to Niger AF Aug 4, 1967.
WFU Lagos Jan 1972. Broken up 1977/78
93398 (MSN 13305) to USAAF May 13, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG582 via RAF Montreal May 18, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 1, 1944. 512Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. 525 Sqdn RAF Mar 14, 1946. 22 MU RAF May 16, 1946.
Transferred to Ethiopian AF Jul 22, 1946. FLC Oct 22, 1946.
To ET-T-16 of Ethiopian Air Lines Inc May 28, 1947. Crashed Sep 5, 1961 Sendafar, Ethiopia, 5 lost
93399 (MSN 13306) to USAAF May 13, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG583 via RAF Montreal May 17, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 21, 1944. 1381 (T)CU RAQF. 22 MU RAF Jul 10, 1946. Sold to Primeras Lineas Uruguayas
de Navigacion Aeres as CX-AGD Sep 28, 1946. FLC Nov 1, 1946. To Uruguayan AF as FAU 525 May 1972.
WFU 1973.
93400 (MSN 13307) to USAAF May 13, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG584 via RAF MOntreal May 20, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 4, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 105 (T)OTU RAF Sep 18, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Sep 28, 1944.
Attached to 271 Sqdn, flew into Leith Hill, Surrey UK in low cloud Dec 10, 1944.
93401 (MSN 13309) to USAAF May 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG586 via RAF Montreal May 20, 1944.
RAF UK May 28, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. With 233 Sqdn crashed w of DZ Buunderkamp,
Netherlands Sep 21, 1944
93402 (MSN 13310) to USAAF May 15, 1944. to RCAF as Dakota III KG587 via RAF Montreal May 21, 1944.
RAF UK May 29, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 8, 145. 436 Sqdn RAF Feb 17, 1946.
Sold to Canadian government Jun 30, 1946. T0 RCAF as KG587 Aug 26, 1946 440 S&R Sqdn RCAF, Winnipeg,
Manitoba. Renumbered 12931 in 1970. To C-GXAU, C-GRTM May 4, 1979 and N115SA Dec 3, 1985. Current 2011.
93403 (MSN 13311) delivered to USAAF 15May44; delivered to Royal Air Force 18May44 as Dakota III, serial KG588 at
Dorval, Montreal; No.108 Operational Training Unit 31Oct44; No.1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit,
Wymeswold 23Jun46; No.22 Maintenance Unit, RAF Silloth, Cumberland 6May46; Conner Aircraft 19Dec46;
Foreign Liquidation Commission (FLC 24Mar47); Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT) 19Jun47; registered YU-ABD;
Yemen Airlines; Registered 4W-ABG Jul69; Ethiopian Airlines; Registered ET-AHR May81;
Damaged when the main gear collapsed landing at Dessie-Combolcha Airport, Ethiopia 7Oct81;
Destroyed Kombolcha, Ethiopia Oct 7, 1981 when struck by a crashing Mil Mi-24 helicopter
93404 (MSN 13312) to USAAF May 15, 1944. To RAF as KG589 via RAF MOntreal May 21, 1944.
RAF UK May 28, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 28 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF
Dec 26, 1945. 1382 (T)CU Jun 5, 1946. WFU. To SAS Oct. 01, 1946 as OY-AIB,
then SE-BSI (Named Ravn Viking) Nov 6, 1951, next to France May 15, 1953 as F-BGXD for
Aigle-Azur. Crashed on takeoff from Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam Jan 31, 1954
when undercarriage retracted prior to liftoff. DBR but no fatalities
93405 (MSN 13313) to USAAF May 15, 1944. To RAF as KG590 via RAF Montreal May 20, 1944. RAF UK May 31, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. Crashed at Hannover, Germany May 25, 1945. To instructional airframe 5566M.
93406 (MSN 13314) to USAAF May 15, 1944. To RAF as KG591 via RAF Montreal May 20, 1944.
RAF UK May 28, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. Struck by C-53 42-68806 on
ground at Northolt, UK Nov 13, 1944.
93407 (MSN 13315) to USAAF May 15, 1944. Lend-Lease to RAF as Dakota III, serial KG592 at Dorval,
Montreal 20May44. ? 45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried Dorval, Montreal to UK,
arriving 28May44. ? 48 Squadron, Down Ampney, Cirencester, Gloucestershire 16Jun44.
On 10Sep44 the plane flew to Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels, Belgium. The purpose was to collect
casualties from a base hospital and bring them back to England. On board were two nurses for this
purpose. The plane landed at Melsbroek but upon landing it had a flat tail wheel. After they
landed the crew immediately requested a tyre replacement. After waiting two to three days for
the replacement wheel without receiving it, the two nurses decided to hitch a ride back to
England with whatever was leaving. On 19Sep44 a replacement wheel was flown to Melsbroek,
but No.48 Squadron was then heavily involved in Operation Market Garden. Only on 26Sep44
did the Commanding Officer realize that he had lost track of KG592 and its four crew.
The appropriate flight commander and his deputy were despatched to Belgium but could not find
any trace of the Dakota or the crew. A Court of inquiry held 14Nov44 was unable to conclude
when the aircraft left Melsbroek or the circumstances of its disappearance. It was presumed
to have been lost over the English Channel.
93408 (MSN 13316) to USAAF May 15, 1944. To RAF as KG593 via RAF MOntreal May 19, 1944.
RAF UK May 28, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. Crashed Croydon, UK Nov 1, 1944.
To instructional airframe 4957M.
93409 (MSN 13317) to USAAF May 16, 1944. To RAF as KG594 via RAF Montreal May 22, 1944.
RAF UK May 30 1944. 1 FU RAF. 108 OTU RAF Nov 2, 1944. 1382 TCU RAF Apr 17, 1945.
One of the propellers would not unfeather, lost height and bellylanded
in a field 3 km SE of Wymeswold, UK Apr 17, 1946. Crew OK.
93410 (MSN 13319) to USAAF May 21, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17221 May 21, 1944
93411 (MSN 13320) to USAAF May 17, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17222 May 17, 1944
93412 (MSN 13321) to USAAF May 21, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17223 May 21, 1944
93413 (MSN 13322) to USAAF May 21, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17224 May 21, 1944
93414 (MSN 13323) to USAAF May 20, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17225 May 20, 1944
93415 (MSN 13324) to USAAF May 21, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17226 May 21, 1944
93416 (MSN 13325) to USAAF May 21, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17227 May 21, 1944
93417 (MSN 13326) to USAAF May 16, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG595 via RAF Montreal May 20, 1944.
RAF UK May 28, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 107 OTU RAF Jul 2, 1944. 1333 (TS)CU RAF. 22 MU RAF Aug 26, 1946.
C. H. Matthews Sep 16, 1946. Bought by Epressa do Transpore Aereo Brasileiro and registered
PP-ACA. Bought by Real Transportes Aereos (RAS) and registered PP-AXD Jul 2, 1947. Aerovias Brasil
L Mar 19, 1947. REAL :Paraiba: bought Jan 14, 1949. In midair collision with US Navy
R6D-1 BuNo 131582 Feb 25, 1960. Both aircraft fell into Guanabara Bay. All 22 onboard PP-AXD killed, but
12 of the 38 occupants of the R6D survived..
93418 (MSN 13327) to USAAF May 16, 1944. To RCAF as KG956 via RAF Montreal May 29, 1944. 1 FU RAF.
108 OTU RAF Nov 6, 1944. 1382 (T)CU RAF. 22 MU RAF Jul 26, 1946. To Canadair Jul 17, 1946.
To Empresa Guatemalteca de Aviacion (Aviateca) as LG-AKA. Later registered to Aviateca
as TG-AKA. W/o Sep 30, 1977 in accident at Flores-Santa Elena
Airport in Guatemala when the tire burst on touchdown and
aircraft went off runway and the left gear dropped into a hole.
Power on No 2 engine was applied, the tail raised, and the prop
separated when striking the ground.
93419 (MSN 13329) to USAAF May 16, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG598 via RAF Montreal May 20, 1944.
RAF UK May 28, 1944. 512 Sqn RAF Jun 12, 1944. Control lost and crashed near El Adem, Libya
Nov 14, 1945 after flaps raised in error during overshoot.
93420 (MSN 13330) to USAAF May 16, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG599 via RAF Montreal May 20, 1944.
RAF UK May 28, 1944 1 FU RAF. 105 (T)OTU RAF SEp 18, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Sep 28, 1944.
DBR at Evere, Belgium Jan 10, 1945 when bomb exploded aboard unidentified B-17.
93421 (MSN 13331) to USAAF May 17, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG600 via RAM Montreal May 23, 1944.
1 FU RAF. 105 (T)OTU Sep 18, 1944. 4378 Sqdn RAF Sep 28, 1944. To RCAF Apr 22, 1946 as 601B Inst a/F.
To civil registry as N96U with Freeport Nickel CO Mar 1959,
then CU-P-702 with Moa Bay Mining Co May 237, 1959, then N702S with Freeport Sulphur Co then to
International Telephone and Telegraph Corp Oct 1962, then to G-ASDX with standard Telephone s and
Cables Ltd Nov 19, 1962, then reregistered G-AJRY Nov 21, 1962 (erroneously on basis of incorrectly
reported c/n for original G-AJRY), Returned to UK as G-ASDX registered Nov 19, 1962 but NTU when it was
realised that it had previously been G-AJRY. T. D. Keegan tla Transmeridian Air Cargo Jul 3, 1970.
T. D. Keegan Sep 16, 1971. Then ZS-PTG United Air Services of South Africa Apr 1, 1974. Aandriver Safaris ta USA
Mar 1976, then A2-ACG Air Services Botswana Fe 8, 2980, then ZS-PTG UAS 1980. Current 2009
93422 (MSN 13332) to USAAF May 16, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG601 via RAF MOntreal May 20, 1944.
RAF UK 28May44 1 FU RAF 107 OTU RAF 02Jul44 1333 TSCU RAF 01Mar45 WFU . Sold Sep 28, 1946. Connor Aircraft Apr 10, 1947.
OO-SBA Sobelair "Kindu" Jan 29, 1947. SE-CBZ Airtacol Dagens Nyheter Feb 16, 1956. Linjeflyg Apr 14, 1957.
OE-FDA Austria Flugdienst Apr 20, 1957. Crashed May 2, 1959 Alfabia Peak, Majorca, Balearic Is.
93423 (MSN 13333) to USAAF May 17, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG602 via RAF Montreal May 25, 1944.
RAF UK May 30, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Jul 5, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Middle East Oct 11, 1945.
437 Sqdn RAF Apr 4, 1946. To Canadian government Jun 16, 1946l To RCAF as KG602 Sep 9, 1946.
491 Sqdn RCAF Winnipeg, Manitoba. Renumbered 12932 in Jun 1970. WFU. To C-GPNR Apr 1981.
WFU Dec 1994.
93424 (MSN 13334) to USAAF May 16, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG603 via RAF Montral May 19, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 4, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 108 OTU RAF Aug 6, 1944. 1382 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945. 22 MU RAF Aug 20, 1946.
WFU. To Royal Dutch Airlines (KLM) as PH-TCT Nov 7, 1946, to KLM as PH-DAT, to De Kroonduif as
JZ-PDF (Netherland East Indies), to Garuda Indonesia Airways as PK-GDP, to Merpati Nusantara as PK-NDF,
to Dirgantara Air Serivices as PK-VTO, to TNI-AU (Indonesian AF as
AF-475. To FASI (Satuan Udara Fasa) as AF-4775. Still flying (2005)
as RI-001 with Indonesian Airways.
93425 (MSN 13335) to USAAF May 17, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG604 via RAF Montreal May 22, 1944.
RAF UK May 28, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 107 OTU RAF Jul 2, 1944. Wimeswold RAF Jul 2, 1944.
Marshalls RAF Oct 9, 1945. WFU. To BOAC Apr 10, 1946 as G-AHCX, to British European
Airways (BEA) as G-AHCX, to Yemenia Airways as YE-ABC, to Yemenia Airways
as 4W-ABC. WFU
93426 (MSN 13336) to USAAF May 17, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG605 via RAF Montreal May 21, 1944.
RAF UK May 29, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 108 OTU RAF Nov 2, 1944. 1382 (TS)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945.
22 MU RAF aP 8, 1946. Returned to USAAF Jul 17, 1946. To Canadair Ltd 17, 1946. To Zonas Oeste y Norte de
Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA) registered as LV-ACJ.
To Aerolineas Aeroposta, to Aerolineas Argentinas, to
Lineas Aereas del Esstado (Argentine AF) as T-10. To
Frigorifico Yeres of Bolivia as CP-1622 in 1980,
later to Trans Aereos Cochabama. During 1954 was
PP-AXD of Empresa de Transportes Aerovias Brasil S.A.
Destroyed Apr 20, 1993 while used by Trans Aereos
Cochabamba. 2 crew killed.
93427 (MSN 13337) to USAAF May 17, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG606 via RAF Montreal May 23, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 5, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Jul 2, 1944. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Mayu 1, 1945.
Returned to USAAF Jun 22, 1946. to Canadair Lid Jun 22, 1946. To CF-TEJ with Trans Canada
Airlines (TCA), to CF-QBG with Quebecair. W/o in hangar fire Jul 13, 1958
at Rimouski Airport, Quebec.
93428 (MSN 13339) to USAAF 20May44. To RAAF as A65-54 04Jun44. 3 AD 04Jun44. 33 Sqn RAAF VH-CUP 17Jun44.
9 CU RAAF 06Sep44. 33 Sqn RAAF 22Sep44. 9 CU RAAF 07Oct44. 13 ARD RAAF 06Nov44. 9 CU RAAF 14Dec44.
33 Sqn RAAF 05Jan45. Bent tail wheel plate landing Lae 13Apr45 crew uninjured. 15ARD 17Apr45. 33 Sqn RAAF 03May45.
13 ARD RAAF 20Sep45. 33 Sqn RAAF 01Oct45. Crashed 150 feet below crest of mountain range near Jacquinat Bay
near Rabaul, PNG 15Nov45. Crew of 3 and 25 passengers onboard all killed.
93429 (MSN 13340) to USAAF 17May44. To RAAF as A65-55 04Jun44. 3 AD 04Jun44. 36 Sqn RAAF coded RE-S VH-CUQ 12Jun44.
13 ARD RAAF 06Sep44. 36 Sqn RAAF 18Oct44. 3 AD RAAF 20Apr46. SHQ Richmond 03May46. 3 AD storage 03Sep46.
DAP RAAF 25Sep46. 1 AD RAAF 02Jun47. 86 TW 19Jun47 . Tocumwal 1 AD RAAF Det 14Apr48. To
Trans Australian Airways for £6250 as VH-TAU. Named "Hewitt" 01Sep48. To Mandated Airlines 04Jan60.
Registered VH-MAT 12Nov60. Ansett-Mandated 12Jan61. Ansett Ltd 23May73.
Air Niugini of Papua New Guinea 01Nov73, registered P2-MAT 01Jun74. WFU 31Jul77 and preserved Lae-Nadzab Mar80
93430 (MSN 13341) to USAAF 18May44. To RAAF as A65-53 21Jun44. 3 AD 02Jun44. 33 Sqn RAAF VH-CTO 17Jun44.
9 CU RAAF 06Sep44. 7 AD RAAF 22Sep44. 33 Sqn RAAF 21Jan45. Brake trouble ran into ditch after colliding with
Liberator A72-182 Jackson Strip Port Moresby Papua New Guinea 04Dec45. Crew and twelve passengers uninjured.
Scrapped 14Feb46 and converted to components
93431 (MSN 13342) to USAAF 18May44. To RCAF as Dakota 970. Renumbered 12954 in 1970. Sold as CF-OOW, later C-FOOW.
Registration cancelled Nov 13, 2012 and now N167BT with Basler Turbo Conversions
93432 (MSN 13343) to USAAF 18May44. To RCAF as Dakota 969. Renumbered 12953 in 1970. Sold as C-GWYX Oct 1975.
W/o May 21, 1989 when made forced landing at Bronson Creek following an in-flight engine fire.
Aircraft destroyed by fire but both crew escaped.
93433 (MSN 13344) to USAAF 17May44. To RAAF (NEIAF) as DT-943, callsign VH-RDM. To T-443 Jul47. To KLM in 1950
as PK-RDM. To Indonesian AF as TNI-AU T-443 Jun50.
93434 (MSN 13345) to USAAF 18May44. To RAAF (NEIAF) as DT-944, callsign VH-RDN. To KLM in 1950 as KK-RDN.
Later to Indonesian AF as TMI-AI T-444 Jun 1950.
93435 (MSN 13346) to USAAF May 18, 1944. To USSR Jun 14, 1944
93436 (MSN 13347) to USAAF May 18, 1944. To USSR Jun 2, 1944
93437 (MSN 13349) to USAAF 18May44. To USSR Jul 5, 1944. To Polish Air Force as No. 2.
93438 (MSN 13350) to USAAF May 18, 1944. To USSR Jun 29, 1944
93439 (MSN 13351) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To USSR Jun 3, 1944
93440 (MSN 13352) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To USSR Jun 2, 1944
93441 (MSN 13353) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To USSR Jun 1, 1944
93442 (MSN 13354) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To USSR May 30, 1944
93443 (MSN 13355) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To USSR May 30, 1944
93444 (MSN 13356) to USAAF 20May44. Pac TSP 30May44. Missing 27Feb45
93445 (MSN 13357) to USAAF May 20, 1944. Pac TSP May 30, 1944 Manila. Salvaged Jul 25, 1946
93446 (MSN 13359) to USAAF May 22, 1944. Pac TSP Jun 1, 1944 Manila. SOC Apr 29, 1948
93447 (MSN 13360) to USAAF 20May44. Pac TSP 02Jun44 Tacloban.
W/o Jan 12, 1946 in takeoff accident Nichols AB, Manila, Philippines
93448 (MSN 13361) to USAAF 20May44. Pac TSP 26May44. Ditched in SW Pacific area Jun 6, 1944.
93449 (MSN 13362) to USAAF 22May44. Pac TSP 31May44 Manila. VH-AMK Ansett Airlines "Anstratus" R19Jun46.
VH-RMK Rr 01Oct48. VH-BZK Rr 06May49. Ansett-ANA 04Oct57/ HS-TDG Thai AirwaysCO US Ltd R15Oct58
cancelled 26Dec73 stored at Don Muang AP Bangkok Thailand until 1979. To Thai Airways Oct 1, 1958 as HS-TDG.
Registration cancelled Dec 1973. Aircraft stored at Don Muang AP, Thailand until 1979 and presumably
scrapped there.
93450 (MSN 13363) to USAAF May 22, 1944. Pac TSP Oct 25, 1944 Manila. DBR Aug 22, 1946
93451 (MSN 13364) to USAAF 22May44. Pac TSP 25Oct44. To PI-C91 Philippine Airlines Inc.
TO N1280N W Coast Airlines Inc "112" 01May53. Air West Aug67. Aerodyne Corp, Renton, WA US B28Jan69
R09Apr69. Derelict at Renton, WA, US wingless Jan83
93452 (MSN 13365) delivered to USAAF 22May44; Pac TSP 24Oct44 Tacloban, Manila, Philippines;
Philippine Airlines 13Aug47; registered PI-C128; Zamrud Aviation Dec69; registered PK-ZDG
93453 (MSN 13366) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG607 via RAF Montreal May 27, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 4, 1944. 108 OTU RAF Nov 6, 1944. 1382 TCU RAF Aug 10, 1945. 22 MU RAF Jul 25, 1946.
Sold Feb 4, 1947, to KLM. G-AJRY British Aviation Services Jul 9, 1947. Registration cancelled Aug 6, 1947
on sale as VR-SCO with Malayan Airways "Tekukor" delivered Aug 23, 1947. Re registered VR-RCO Apr 1958,
to 9M-ALO Jan 11, 1959, to 9V-BAN with Malaysian Airways Mar 24, 1966, to XU-DAG with Khmer Hansa
Feb 11, 1971. W/o Mar 11, 1975 at Phom Peng, Laos. Also quoted as being PK-IDB after 9M-ALO
93454 (MSN 13367) delivered to USAAF 20May44; delivered to RAF as Dakota III, serial KG608 at Dorval,
Montreal 27May44; No.107 (Transport) Operational Training Unit 2Jul44; No.575 Squadron 5Jul44;
No.512 Squadron 15Oct45; No.1333 (Transport Support) Conversion Unit 13Jul46;
No.22MU 6Dec46; Global Aviation 4Mar47; Yugoslav Air Force / Jugoslovensko Ratno
Vazduhoplovstvo (JRV) 1947 as 7304; Jugoslovenski Aerotransport (JAT) 4Jan50;
Registered YU-ACB; crashed during a training flight 20Feb65 into the Sava River, Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
93455 (MSN 13369) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG610 via RAF Montreal May 26, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 2, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Jun 22, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 24, 1944. Overshot landing at Nivelles
Jan 29, 1945 and wrecked when collided with Dakota KG397 (ex 42-92612) and a
crashed P-51. To instrument aircraft 6292 M at catterick Mar 15, 1947
93456 (MSN 13370) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG611 via RAF Montreal May 25, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 1, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 108 OTU RAF Nov 2, 1944. 1382 RCU RAF Aug 10, 1945.
DBR when overshot landing and tipped up, Castle Donington Aug 14, 1945. Remains used by Std TelCo
93457 OMSN 13371) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG612 via RAF Montreal May 27, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 5, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Jul 27, 1944. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Mar 1, 1945. Returned to USAAF Sep 19, 1946.
to Canadair Sep 19, 1946 PP-JAD Linhas Aereas Natal R27Jun47 PP-YPW REAL B Aug49 CP-680 J Vargas t/a
Servicio Aereo Cochabamba 15Jan60. Crashed 22Aug64 near Huayna, Potosi, Bolivia
93458 (MSN 13372) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG613 via RAF Montreal May 24, 1944.
RAF UK May 30, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 108 OTU RAF Nov 2, 1944. 1282 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945.
22 MU RAF Jun 26, 1946. Returned to USAAF Aug 7, 1946. PP-AXB T A Brasil NTU YS-35 TACA DE US Salvador B17Jun46.
TACA DE US Venezuela YV-C-EVM Aerovias Venezolanas R08Nov55. cancelled 1969
93459 (MSN 13373) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG614 via RAF Montreal May 25, 1944.
RAF UK May 30, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 107 OTU RAF Jul 2, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF May 1, 1945.
Canadair Ltd Jul 17, 1946. Sold Jul 17, 1946. To Zonas Oeste y Norte de
Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-ACE Dec 13, 1946. Airlines Aeroposta Jan 3, 1950.
Aerolineas Argentinas "Pagagonia" Nov 22, 1950. Damaged Oct 17, 1953 during landing
with the tail wheel unlocked. Ran off runway and hit a small
elevation of the ground. To LADE (Lineas Aereas del Estado
(Fuerza Aerea Argentina). WFU
93460 (MSN 13374) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG615 via RAF Montreal May 25, 1944.
RAF UIK Jun 5, 1944. 57t sqdn RAF Jun 1944. 422 Sqdn RAF. 216 Gp RAF Med ME Feb 16, 1946.
Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946 and to FLC at Payne Field
93461 (MSN 13375) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG616 via RAF Montreal May 27, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 1, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. 22 MU RAF Nov 22, 1946. Returned to USAAF Nov 27, 1946.
To Scottish Aviation Ltd Nov 27, 1946. Registered G-AJAY with Westminster Airways Ltd Jan 13, 1947.
Registration cancelled Jun 5, 1950 on sale to Iberia as EC-AET on Spanish civil registry.
To Spanish AF as T.3-67 May 1966. WFU Cuatro Vientos May 10, 1977, sold
93462 (MSN 13376) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG617 via RAF Montreal May 26, 1944.
RAF UK May 31,1 944. 1 FU RAF. 107 OTU RAF Jul 2, 1944. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Mar 1, 1945.
1382 TCU RAF Jun 14, 1946. Sold Sep 19, 1946 to Canadair Ltd. Became CF-DXR Feb 6, 1947 with
Hollinger Ungava tpt Ltd, Montreal Apr 17, 1948. Crashed Sept Isles, Canada Oct 18, 1951.
93463 (MSN 13377) to USAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG618 via RAF Montreal May 28, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 5, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 107 OTU RAF Jul 2, 1944. 1333 (TS)Cu RAF Mar 1, 1945.
22 MU RAF Dec 6, 1946. Sold Feb 4,1947. Became PH-TDZ of KLM,
reregistered PH-DAZ Apr 8, 1954. To JZ-PDE DE US Kroondulf Oct 8, 1957. PK-GDO Garuda Indonesian
Feb 9, 1963. PN Merpati Nusantara as PK-NDE 1969. WFU for spares
93464 (MSN 13379) to USAAF May 20, 1944. To US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17228 May 20, 1944
93465 (MSN 13380) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG620 via RAF Montreal May 27, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 1, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Jul 6, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Jul 27, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Feb 2, 1946.
Med ME RAF May 28, 1946. Returned to USAAF Nov 28, 1946.
To VT-CHH of Jupiter Airways. To Air India Jun 1, 1949. To Indian Airlines Corp Aug 1, 1953.
To Indian AF as BJ978 Mar 1968.
93466 (MSN 13381) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG621 via RAF Montreal May 26, 1944.
RAF UK May 31, 1944. Hendon RAF 271 Sqdn RAF Oct 7, 1944. 1382 (T)CU RAF Nov 17, 1945.
Transferred to BOAC Mar 15, 1946 and registered G-AHCU Mar 29, 1946. BEA Aug 19, 1946.
Pionair Lopard "Charles Ulm" E Anglian Flying services MY 18, 1962. Channel Airways Ltd
Oct 24, `1961. WFU at Southend Oct 16, 1966 and broken up
Jan 1970.
93467 (MSN 13382) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG622 via RAF Monteal May 27, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 5, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Oct 15, 1944. 44 MU RAF Jun 10, 1946.
Relegated to ground instructional airframe as 6301M Jun 13, 1947. Presumably subsequently scrapped.
93468 (MSN 13383) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG623 via RAF Montreal May 26, 1944.
RAF UK May 31, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF May 13, 1946. To Canadian
government Jun 16 1944. To RCAF Sep 9, 1946 as KG623. 429 Sqdn RCAF, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Renumbered 12933 in Jun 1970. Became N103BF and converted
to Basler BT-67 (Basler conversion no 28); to Mali AF as TZ391 (replacement for
TZ389, alias 43-48741). Became N167BT of Oiland LLL. Registerd Oct 14, 2008
to Kenn Borek Air of Calgary, AB as C-GJKB, US registration cancelled on the same day.
93469 (MSN 13384) to USAAF May 23, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG624 via RAF Montreal May 28, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 2, 1944. 24 Sqdn RAF Aug 14, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF. ACSEA Aug 15, 1946. FECS RAF
Seletar Aug 19, 1948. 48 Sqdn RAF. Sold Dec 21, 1948 as VR-SCW "Widgeon" of Malayan Airways Ltd.
To VR-OAH of Borneo Airways Aug 1962, to 9M-AND May 20, 1964, to 9V-BAL of Malaysian Airwqys
Apr 1, 1965, Singapore Airlines Jan 1, 1967, to XU-GAJ Khmer Airlines and destroyed by rocket
attack at Pochetong Airport, Pnom Penh Feb 22, 1975.
93470 (MSN 13385) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG625 via RAF Montreal May 29, 1944.
RAF UK Mun 4, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Jun 29, 1944. Destroyed by fire when swung on
landing and undercarriage collapsed, Amblie, France Aug 12, 1944.
93471 (MSN 13386) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG626 Jul 12, 1944.
MAAF Jul 27, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF. 44 Sqdn SAAF Apr 12, 1945. RAF India May 31, 1945.
Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
93472 (MSN 13387) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG627 via RAF Montreal Jul 18, 1944.
RAF Middle East Aug 31, 1944. Returned to USAAF May 29, 1947. VT-COH Indian National Airlines Aug 22, 1947.
To XY-ACH Airways Burma 1950. Union of Burma Airways. to Burmese AF as UBT-708. .
To Nevada Airways Inc bought Apr 29, 1978, registered N2270W Jul 21, 1978. Current 2011.
93473 (MSN 13389) to USAAF May 23, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG629 via RAF Montreal May 28, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 2, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Jul 2, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. 78 Sqdn RAF.
1336 TSCU RAF Aug 21, 1945. Sec da Aeeron Civil, Portugal Sep 12, 1946. To Flugefelag Islands (Airline)
as TF-ISI Feb 1947. Crashed May 29, 1947 near Hjeninsfjordur, Iceland in poor weather. 25 killed.
93474 (MSN 13390) to USAAF May 23, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG630 via RAF Montreal May 28, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 2, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. Destroyed by fire after flying into
hills in low cloud near Folkington, UK Feb 6, 1945.
93475 (MSN 13391) to USAAF May 23, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG631 via RAF Montreal May 28, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 5, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 108 OTU RAF Nov 2, 1944. 1382 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945.
Bassingbourn RAF Jun 28, 1947. 22 MU RAF May 4, 1948. SOC Mar 30, 1950, spares.
93476 (MSN 13392) to USAAF Mayu 28, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG632 via RAF Montreal May 28, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 2, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 27, 1945. 436sqdn RAF Oct 7, 1945.
435 Sqdn RAF Mar 7, 1946. To Canadian government Apr 8, 1946. To RCAF as KG632 Jun 17, 1946.
1 ANS "VCGSC" 1952. Renumbered 12934 in Jun 1970. WFU. To C-FQHF NW Territorial Airways 1971.
Alberta Ntn Aircraft Leasing, Calgary 1974. Lambair Ltd 1974. R. E. Carruthers et al 1975.
Northwest Territorial Airways 21975. Kenting Aviation Ltd 1976. Kenn Borek Ltd 1976.
Crashed Calgary, Alberta May 7, 1982. Used for spares.
93477 (MSN 13393) to USAAF May 23, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG633 via RAF Montreal Jun 2, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 109 oTU RAF Aug 29, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945.
22 MU RAF Jun 25, 19467. Sold to Canadair Jul 17, 1946, became CF-TET with TCA "92", "392"
delivered Mar 67, 1947. Central Northern Airways Ltd delivered Ded 22, 1955. Transair Ltd Sep 25, 1956.
Crashed Sep 25, 1958 Coal Harbor Airport, Southampton Island, NWT, Canada
93478 (MSN 13394) to USAAF May 23, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG634 via RAF Montreal May 31, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 10, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Dec 7, 1944. Sold to
Canadian government Apr 22, 1946. To RCAF as KG634 Jun 20, 1946. 1 AD Feb 19677. SOC Mar 28, 1967.
CF-WGM Carl Millard Ltd, Malton, Ontario Nov 9, 1967. Millardair Ltd Apr 21, 1969. Golfe Air Quebe Ltee
1973. WFU
93479 (MSN 13395) to USAAF May 23, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG635 via RAF Monteal May 28, 1944.
RAF UK. 233 Sqdn RAF Oct 5, 1944. 435 Sqdn RF Sep 17, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF. Sold to
Canadian government Apr 16, 1946. TO RCAF as KG635 Jun 20, 1946. 14 P Sqdn RCAF Sep 1946. WFU.
Rebuilt sold as N41341 to Pacific Northern Airlines. WFU used as spares.
93480 (MSN 13396) to USAAF May 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG636 via RAF Montreal May 29, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 4, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 108 OTU RAF Nov 3, 1944. 1382 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945.
22 MU RAF sep 18, 1946. Became PH-TEU "Bath-Alkmaar" of KLM Feb 4, 1947. Crashed into
North Sea near The Hook of Holland Feb 2, 1950.
93481 (MSN 13397) to USAAF 24May44. 5th AF 24Oct44. Tacloban FLC 13Aug47
To Commercial Air Lines, Inc Sep 25, 1946. To Philippine Air Lines Oct 15, 1948.
Registered as PI-C142 May 10, 1949. In non-fatal accident at Piat, Tuguegarao, Cayagan Oct 15, 1953.
Number changed to PI-C133 Jul 2, 1954. Crashed on Mt Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines Nov 23, 1960 due to
navigational error under adverse weather conditions. All 33 onboard killed.
93482 (MSN 13399) to USAAF 24May44. 5th AF 25Oct44. Tacloban FLC 23Sep46
To CAT as XT-823,later to B823, to N6634. Nov 23, 1955 to CF-MCC
for Maritime Central Airlines, Aug 1, 1958 to Wheeler Airlines, Jun 1961
to Canadian Aircraft Renters, Aug 19, 1964 to Sundair, Sep 1967 to Nordail Ltd,
Nov 11, 1973 to Trans New England, registered as N14636. Jun 1977 to
Nutmeg Commercial, Jun 1979 to S. E. Bird, Jan 2, 1979 to JLR Transport,
Feb 1981 to Hermina De La Cruz. Oct 12, 1986 noted at Brownsville, TX. WFU.
93483 (MSN 13400) to USAAF 24May44. 5th AF 24Oct44. Destroyed Jan 21, 1945
93484 (MSN 13401) to USAAF 24May44. 5th AF 24Oct44. Manila salvaged 11Aug47
93485 (MSN 13402) to USAAF 25May44. 5th AF 24Oct44 Manila. Destroyed Sep 17, 1945
93486 (MSN 13403) to USAAF 24May44. 5th AF 25Oct44. Tacloban FLC 02Nov46
To PI-C144 of Philippine Air Lines. Crashed after takeoff
Manila Nichols Air base Oct 20, 1960. 37 were onboard, one passenger was killed.
93487 (MSN 13404) to USAAF 24May44. no card. With E squadron 35th AAFB at Bolling Field damaged in belly
landing at Offutt Field Oct 3, 1946. Converted to VC-47A. To N87696.
To Cameroon Government as TJ-AAC. To Armee de l'Air du Cameron as TJ-XAA.
Parted out and derelict at Touala IAP
93488 (MSN 13405) to USAAF 24May44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 19Jun44. FLC 24Jan46
To Deccan Airways of India as VT-AUN "Parvathi". Crashed following engine
failure approaching Delhi-Safdarjung Airport, India Apr 30, 1952
93489 (MSN 13406) to USAAF 01Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 12Jul44. Chungking 15Jul44
Damaged in taxi accident Feb 4, 1945 at Kunming, China when
C-46A 42-60981 of 3rd ATS taxied into it. FLC to China Sep 16, 1945.
93490 (MSN 13407) to USAAF 29May44. 10th AF 443rd TCG 2nd RCS Karachi 11Jul44 Chungking 12Sep44
W/o Mar 1, 1945 when groundlooped at Muse, Burma
93491 (MSN 13409) to USAAF 24May44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 27Jun44. North Africa 10Apr46
European ATC SOC 04Apr47
93492 (MSN 13410) to USAAF 25May44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 27Jun44. CNAC 29Dec45
Transferred to Central Air Transport Corporation Dec 29, 1945. Destroyed near
Macheng Jan 26, 1946
93493 (MSN 13411) to USAAF 29May44. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as Sara Anne 04Jul44. Supply drops in
support of troops Leyte 12Nov44. WFU and scrapped
93494 (MSN 13412) to USAAF 31May44. 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as X17 X23 27Jun44. Tank hit tail section 18jun44, repaired
Flew missions to Labo strip PI Jan45. WFU 13Jun45
93495 (MSN 13413) to USAAF 25May44. 5th AF 433rd TCG 66th TCS 21Jun44. Right tire blew landing Finschhafen,
New Guinea 29Jul44, repaired by Serv Sqn. B-24 blew tire taking off Owi 30Jul44, swerved off runway and
hit parked 42-93495. salvage report delayed until October.
93496 (MSN 13414) to USAAF 25May44. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X41 25Jun44. Left wing tip hit nose of
P-38 taxiing 05Jan45, both repaired. Flown over Corregidor by Schomberg. WFU 01May46
93497 (MSN 13415) to USAAF 27May44. 5th AF 317th TCG 41st TCS as X55 27Jun44. Damaged by bomb Clark Field. WFU 01Nov45
93498 (MSN 13416) to USAAF 25May44. 5th AF 21Jun44. WFU 01Aug44 and scrapped
93499 (MSN 13417) to USAAF 26May44. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as 79 05Jul44. Truck backed into cargo door 17Jul44, repaired
right wing tip struck pole taxiing 10Aug44, repaired. Lost Sep 25, 1944, Cooktown to Nadzab. MACR 14321.
93500 (MSN 13419) to USAAF 26May44. 5th AF 317th TCG 41st TCS as X58 05Jul44. WFU 25Aug46 and scrapped
93501 (MSN 13420) to USAAF 26May44. 5th AF 29Jun44. 7th AF Oahu 06Jul44. Probably diverted enroute 5th AF. Crashed 01Aug44.
93502 (MSN 13421) to USAAF 26May44. 13th AF "UVIS" 21Jun44. 13th AF Brisbane. Crashed Oct 2, 1944, Wewak, New Guinea
93503 (MSN 13422) to USAAF 26May44. 13th AF "UVIS" 18Jun44. SOC 22Sep47
93504 (MSN 13423) to USAAF 30May44. 5th AF 433rd TCG 68th TCS 23Jun44. 868th TCG lost Nov 24, 1944. MACR 10897
93505 (MSN 13424) to USAAF 27May44. 13th AF "UVIS" 21Jun44. With 5th TCG lost Mar 14, 1945, Australia. MACR 14322
93506 (MSN 13425) to USAAF 26May44. 13th AF "UVIS" 21Jun44. W/O in Australia 21Apr47
93507 (MSN 13426) to USAAF 29May44. Ninth Air Force 14Jun44. 49th Troop Carrier Squadron,
313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484). The aircraft participated in
a resupply mission to a drop zone in the Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. Crashed on
Boekelsedijk between Uden and Volkel, Netherlands. Salvaged 28Oct44.
93508 (MSN 13427) to USAAF 27May44. Ninth Air Force 25Jun44. 325th Ferrying Squadron,
31st Air Transport Group, Grove (Station 519). On the foggy evening of 22Dec44 the aircraft was
returning to England following a supply mission to the continent. Its home station, Grove near
Wantage, was closed in and the pilot had been advised to divert to Exeter, Devon. En route he crossed
Ramsbury (Station 469) and saw lights on the ground. He radioed Ramsbury control tower for
instructions stating that he had insufficient fuel to reach Exeter safely. The tower told him to
land on runway 26 and fired flares from the active runway as requested by the pilot. The pilot
made several attempts to land but on his final approach the left wing tip hit some trees in Whitehill
Copse causing the plane to crash into the woodland. Sadly the pilot, co-pilot and crew chief were
killed instantly. The radio operator and assistant crew chief survived but were seriously injured. Salvaged 29Dec44.
'On the night the co-pilot died his family was visiting his parents. That evening the blackboard he played
with as a child fell down the stairs and into the basement. It was an impossible thing to happen.
The copilot's mother immediately said, "Something has happened to him." They weren't notified
of his death until January 1945, but the night the blackboard fell was the night the plane crashed!'
93509 (MSN 13429) to USAAF 29May44. 9th AF 27Jun44 Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. Turkey 13Apr48
Converted to VC-47A. In takeoff accident due to engine
failure, Ankara, Turkey Jan 6, 1950. WFU.
93510 (MSN 13430) to USAAF 27May44. 9th AF 25Jun44. Neth/Beigium. to Czechoslovakia 04Dec46 OK-WAR Czecg
State Airlines. To French AF as AdlA 93510 24May60. GTLA 2/60 Mar61. GSRA 76 "F-SEYE" Apr62. GLA 45 Feb63
GTLA 2/60 Apr64. ELA 44 GTLA 2/60 Aug65, 293510 "6W-SAE" Senegal 16Mar70
Technical Training Centre, Dakar Yoff Airport 1979. Front fuselage reported privately owned at Kew, England.
Front fuselage noted with Ridgeway Military & Aviation Research Group at Welford, England December 2019
On loan to The Boscombe Down Aviation Collection at Old Sarum Airfield, Salisbury, England
93511 (MSN 13431) to USAAF 29May44. Ninth Air Force 19Jul44. 45th Troop Carrier Squadron,
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170)
21Mar45. Transported British 9th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
US RFC 21Sep45. rebuilt as DC-3D c/n 43092. 1946 NC33688 Douglas AircraftCO US
OO-CBJ Sabena 30Mar47 (Belgium). OO-UBJ 19Aug47. Congo 08Dec48. 90-CUS Air Congo 02Feb61.
9Q-CUS. Crashed Kasongo Airport Kasongo, Congo 29Mar63
93512 (MSN 13432) to USAAF 29May44. 45th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
17Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported British 9th Parachute Battalion
paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of
Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. RFC 26Sep46. NC42022 XA-HEY Tptes bAereos Mexicanos CMA 1960
XB-TEY J Ulises y M Calcaneo 10Jun64, Cancelled 1973
93513 (MSN 13433) to USAAF 29May44. no card. W/o Mar 26, 1952 near Thule AB, Greenland
93514 (MSN 13434) to USAAF 29May44. no card. 9th AF? Converted to VC-47A Sep 1954
93515 (MSN 13435) to USAAF 29May44. 9th AF 26Jun44. US RFC 27Sep45. To CF-DYK Canadair Ltd,
to Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA), registered as LV-ABX, to Aerolineas Aeroposta,
to Aerolineas Argentinas "Libertador" Nov 22, 1950. WFU Jul 23, 1953.
93516 (MSN 13436) to USAAF 29May44. 9th AF 27Jun44. Europe 30Apr47. Munich 01Jan48
FLC Turkey 09Dec48. To civil registry H 039 09Dec48
93517 (MSN 13437) to USAAF 29May44. 9th AF 27Jun44. Europe 30Apr47. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. SOC 20May49
93518 (MSN 13439) to USAAF May 29, 1944, to 9th AF Jun 19, 1944. To RFC Oct 31, 1945. Leased to
Pioneer Airlines as N54729 Aug 1946. Back to USAF Mar 1, 1952 as C-117C. In 1971 to Indiana Department
of Civil Defense as N11ND. Returned to USAF in 1973 as C-117C and placed on display. To Vincennes
University as N11VU in 1974. In 1975 to Avenales Aviation as N36AP, and then five other owners.
To Basler Turbo Conversions of Oshkosh, Wisconsin Apr 28, 2006 for turbo conversion.
Aug 22, 2012 to Fugro Aviation Canada Ltd as C-FAZO.
93519 (MSN 13440) to USAAF 29May44. 9th AF 19Jun44. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. To FLC France 02Apr48
To F-BFGF Ste Transatlantique Aerienne 11Jul49. To French AF as AdlA 93519 01Nov52
GT2/62 "FRA YD" Jul53. ELA56 Jan57. CIESS 343 "FSDKA" Apr65. To French Navy (Aeronavale)
as ANFr 919 56S 1972. Noumea 15May73. Fuselage used for paratroop training Noumea. Wfu 21Mar78
93520 (MSN 13441) to USAAF 29May44. Ninth Air Force 27Jun44. 309th Troop Carrier Squadron [M6*Y],
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Salvaged battle damage 03Apr45
93521 (MSN 13442) to USAAF 29May44 9th AF 19Jun44 8th AF salvaged accident 27Nov44
93522 (MSN 13443) to USAAF 29May44. Ninth Air Force 27Jun44. 859th Bomb Squadron,
492nd Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, Harrington (Station 179). Used for ‘Carpetbagger’ operations.
Rhein Main 01Jan48. Salvaged Erding 02Nov48
93523 (MSN 13444) to USAAF 29May44. 9th AF 27Jun44. Rhein Main 01Jan48. FLC Turkey 26Apr49
To Turkish AF as 6095, coded 2-095.
93524 (MSN 13445) to USAAF 29May44. 9th AF 27Jun44. Returned to US 03Jul45 To RFC 22Nov45
NC62566 L Baker 01Feb46. D A Fowlie 01Feb46. Executive Tpt Corp 18Mar46. US Airlines 24Apr46
N Central Line MaterialCO US McGraw Electric 16Nov49. McGraw Edison Corp 05Aug57.
John B Holmes 25Feb58. N462T Rr 19Sep58. XB-BIS Financeria Industrial SA Monterrey, Mexico 06Jul65
N50CM Curries Machinery Co, Santa Clara, CA US R10Dec72. P A B Widener, Sheridan, WY R28Feb74
Battelle Memorial Inst, Richland, WA US Jan75. current 2011
93525 (MSN 13446) to USAAF 30May44. Ninth Air Force 27Jun44. 321st Transport Squadron,
27th Air Transport Group, Ninth Air Force, Maghaberry (Station 239), County Down, Northern Ireland.
The aircraft was transporting tinned meat to France 21Oct44 when it suffered an engine problem.
The pilot managed to clear the small market town of Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire but failed
to clear the summit of Kop Hill and subsequently crashed killing all those onboard [5KIA]. Salvaged 26Oct44.
93526 (MSN 13447) to USAAF 01Jun44. no card. WFU and stored at MASDC. To Kenyan AF under MAP Nov 8, 1965.
Ferry serial was N400, registered 5Y-ADI. W/o Dec 24, 1968 (Kenya Police Air Wing) in crash
at Nairobi-Wilson Airport. 3 lost.
93527 (MSN 13449) to USAAF Jun 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG637 via RAF Montreal Jun 7, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 15, 1944. 24 Sqdn RAF Aug 14, 1944. 525 Sqdn RAF Feb 20, 1946. 22 MU RAF May 17, 1946.
Sold Jul 17, 1946, became YS-37 with TACA. DE US Salavador YV-C-AXV T ACA De Us Venezuela bought
Jul 17, 1946. LAV 1957. Cancelled 1972
93528 (MSN 13450) to USAAF Jun 1, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG638 via RAF Montreal Jun 8, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 25, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 28, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945. 22 MU RAF Jun 4, 1946.
Returned to USAAF Sep 11, 1946. To SABENA Aug 19, 1946 as OO-CBN. W/o Feb 4, 1952 in crash near
Kikwit, Congo. 16 lost.
93529 (MSN 13451) to USAAF Jun 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG639 via RAF Montreal Jun 10, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 20, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 25, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Oct 5, 1944. 109 OTU RAF.
Damaged when flew into high ground at night near Crosby, UK Dec 6, 1944. Relegated to
ground instructional airframe with serial 4981M. Presumably subsequently scrapped.
93530 (MSN 13452) to USAAF May 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG640 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Aug 15, 1944. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Mar 1, 1945. 22 MU RAF
Oct 24, 1946. Registered with Scottish Aviation Ltd as G-AJLY Mar 31, 1947.
Registration cancelled May 24, 1948 on sale as VP-CBA with Air Ceylon "Stilanka Devi".
Reregistered CY-ACE May 1, 1951. Bought Nov 1951 by PP-CDU of Servicos Aereos Cruziero do Sul "Piaty".
Broken up at Santos Dumont Airport, Rio De Janeiro Jan 1969
93531 (MSN 13453) to USAAF Jun 1, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG641 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. Med ME RAF Oct 11, 19k45. 353 Sqdn RAF.
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 8, 1946. 43 Sqdn RAF Feb 28, 1946. To Canadian government Apr 7, 1946.
Transferred to RCAF as KG641 Jul 10, 1946. Renumbered 12935 in Jun 1970. to CF-BJE with Maritime
Aircraft Overhaul and Repair Ltd, Moncton, NB Jan 11, 1972. Ontairio Centeral Airlines Jun 9, 1975.
To Austin Airways Aug 1979 as C-BFJE.
93532 (MSN 13454) to USAAF May 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG642 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 28, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945. 22 MU RAF Jun 6, 1946.
Sold Jul 28, 1946 to ET-T-14 of Ethiopian Air Lines, Inc . Vonv SAL Jul 1947. Re registered ETAAS
May 1962. DBF Apr 23, 1976 Massawa
93533 (MSN 13455) to USAAF May 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG643 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Aug 15, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF Mar 1, 1945. Returned to USAAF May 10, 1947.
To Scottish Aviation Ltd May 10, 1947.
93534 (MSN 13456) to USAAF May 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG644 via RAF Montreal Jun 3, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 29, 1944. 1383 (T)cu raf aUG 10, 1945. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Jul 25, 1946.
Sold PP Air Tpt Jan 21, 1947. Registered G-AJPF with Southampton Air Services, Ltd Apr 18, 1947.
Autowork (Winchester) Ltd Nov 14, 1947. Trent Valley Aviation Ltd Mar 11, 1948.
Flew in Berlin Airlift, completing 186 sorties. Eagle Aviation Ltd Sep 8, 1950. Britavia Ltd Jan 18, 1951.
Registration cancelled Feb 5, 1951 on Sale Ros Aeero, Montreal. Registered as CF-IOC with Imperial
Oil Tpt Sep 30, 1951. Imperial Oil Ltd, Toronto Nov 4, 1955. Brown Comps Leasing, Ltd, Newmarket,
Ontario Jul 30, 1969. Edbell Aircraft Maintenance Service Ltd Jul 24, 1973.
Minisearch Surveys, Toronto 1974. Hudson Bay Air Tpt, Ltd, Toronto 1976. Later became N47CE and
based at Aurora, IL Jul 5, 1985. Crashed at DeKalb, Illinois west of Aurora, Illinois May 22, 1989, killing 3.
93535 (MSN 13457) to USAAF May 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG645 via RAF Montreal Jun 3, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 1, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. 1336 TSCU RAF Aug 26, 1945. 1381 TCU RAF Dec 4, 1945.
22 MU RAF Sep 6, 1946. Sold Jan 21, 1947 to Sobelair. Registered OO-SBC Apr 16, 1947. Lased to Sabena
in 1949, bought Feb 1, 1951. Congo Feb 16, 1951. Leased by Linair Jul 30, 1959. Registration 9O-CUI
NTU. Sabena Feb 23, 1961. Congo Jun 24, 1961. Linair Dec 5, 1961, Sabena Jan 18, 1965. Linair
Apr 10, 1965. Belgian International Air Services Jul 1, 1965. WFU 1971 Libya
93536 (MSN 13459) to USAAF May 29, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG647 via RAF Montreal Jun 4, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 12, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Oct 2, 1944. 1680 Flt RAF Sep 29, 1945. G-AIAZ BOAC leased
Apr 3, 1946. 22 MU Jul 31, 1946. Sold Dec 2, 1946. Became VH-SNI with John Fairfax and Sons t/a
Herald Flying Services. To Sydney Morning Herald Dec 9, 1946. To VH-MIN with Department of National
Development, operated by Bureau of Mineral Resources Dec 1, 1954. K. Singh, Tamworth Jun 6y, 1972. Airfast
Connair Pty Ltd Jun 30, 1974. Northern NL (Operations) Pty Ltd, Alice Springs 1970. Stored
Alice Springs Jun 1980. Setair Pty Apr 1981. Rebel Air, Sydney delivered Jun 30, 1983. Current 2011.
93537 (MSN 13460) to USAAF May 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG648, delivered Montreal May 30, 1944,
June 04, 1944 left for the UK, June 13, 1944 delivered to Operational Training Unit 107 (107 OTU) based
at Leicester East at Desborough, UK, KG648 was one of the first Dakotas to be taken on charge by No 107 OTU.
Next released for Transport Squadron 1333 (133 (TS) CU on
August 15, 1944. On November 07,1946 registered to KLM as PH-TCW, on December
18, 1946 registered as F-BCYY as assigned to Aigle-Azur Extreme-Orient. Next
transferred to the Armee de l'Air (France) as #93537, next F-RAJB, next
F-SCJA, then transferred first to Air Burundi, then the military of Burundi
as 9U-BAC. Currently stored by private operator in Burundi.
93538 (MSN 13461) to USAAF May 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG649 via RAF Montreal Jun 3, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 14, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 28, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945. TICU RAF Nov 13, 1946.
Relegated to ground instructional airframe with serial 6230M Jan 14, 1947. 1 PGTS Upper Heyford 12Mar48
Presumably subsequently scrapped
93539 (MSN 13462) to USAAF May 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG650 via RAF Montreal Jun 2, 1944.
RAF UK. 437 Sqdn RAF Sep 10, 1944. 10 Sqdn RAF. 1336 TSCU RAF Aug 16, 1945. 1382 (T)CU RAF Dec 20, 1945.
Sold Dec 1, 1946, to Canadair Dec 19, 1946. then to PH-NCR with Fokker NV, then to
N. V. Frits Diepen Vliegtuigen Apr 1, 1948 as PH-TFA. Aero Holland Feb 16, 1949. Crashed Nov 20, 1949
near Oslo, Norway.
93540 (MSN 13463) to USAAF 31May44. 9th AF 06Jul44. US 17Aug45. To RFC 31Oct45
to 19 Sqdn RAAF (NEIAF) as DT-986, callsign VH-RCD. To Indonesian AF as NI-474. By 1955 was
PK-DPF of Garuda Indonesian Airways NV. In midair collision with PK-GDE over Sumatra 01Jan66
93541 (MSN 13464) to USAAF 31May44. 9th AF 27Jun44. W/o Jun 30, 1944 in takeoff accident Burtonwood, UK
93542 (MSN 13465) to USAAF 30May44. Ninth Air Force 27Jun44. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment
for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany
on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. 314th Troop Carrier Squadron, 516th Troop Carrier Group, United
States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Bovingdon (Station 112). Crash landed in bad weather at Villeneuve Le Comte,
France 8Nov45. Salvaged 31Jan47.
93543 (MSN 13466) to USAAF May44. Ninth Air Force Jun44. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar
equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. To MASDC Mar 1965
93544 (MSN 13467) to RAF as Dakota III KG349. To PP-ACB TABA (1949), to PP-AXE Aerovias Brasil, to Brazilian
AF as FAB-2076, to PT-KVU and w/o Oct 7, 1978.
Conflict:
To USAAF 31May44. Ninth Air Force 27Jun44. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional), Ninth Air Force,
Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder.
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone
at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Neth/Belgium. France 08Sep47. SGACC Dec47. F-BEFM Air France R29Jun48. "FSEBE" CNET Nov68.
93545 (MSN 13469) to USAAF May 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG652 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 12, 1944. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Mar 1, 1945. 107 OTU RAF Aug 15, 1946. 22 MU RAF Oct 2, 1946.
A Hyde Dec 12, 1946. Became NC95488 Mar 10, 1947.
93546 (MSN 13470) to USAAF May 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG653 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 12, 1944. 1 FU RAF. Strayed off course
during delivery flight to Middle East and shot down by Hptm
Lulius Meimberg in Bf 109G-14 of JG 53/Stab II at Neuleiningen,
Germany Sep 24, 1944. 2 crew and 20 passengers killed.
93547 (MSN 13471) to USAAF May 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG654 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
575 Sqdn RAF Sep 30, 1944. Stalled on takeoff
from Broadwell Feb 24, 1945 and bellylanded. Relegated to ground
instructional airframe with serial 5201M. Presumably
subsequently scrapped.
93548 (MSN 13472) to USAAF May 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG655 via RAF Montreal Jun 7, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 14, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Sep 26, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945. 1282 (T)CU RAF Aug 13, 1946.
Became PH-TCU with KLM bought Nov 7, 1946, To OO-SBG Sobelair Aug 8, 1950. Sabena 1953. Airwork
Jan 13, 1954. later became F-OAPA. with Aigle Azur d'Extreme Orient Feb 3, 1954. Was believed to have been destroyed
by rebels at Hanoi, actually to F-BEHC of Air France Feb 17, 1956. To TLKAC with Central African
Republic governent May 1966. Derelict Cairo Sep 1975.
93549 (MSN 13473) to USAF May 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG656 via RAF Montreal Jun 7, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 15, 1944. 24 Sqdn RAF Jun 14, 1944. 1381 (T)CU RAF. Sold to Canadair Ltd Jul 17, 1946.
To Zonas Oeste y Norte de Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA) as
LV-ABZ Jan 14, 1947. To Aerolineas Aeroposta Jan 3, 1950, to Aerolineas Argentinas "Cuyano".
Jan 22, 1953. T-FA Argentina LADEI Jun 1966. WFU 1968 and scrapped.
93550 (MSN 13474) to USAAF May 31, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG657 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 16, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Aug 25, 1944. 24 Sqdn RAF Aug 2, 1945. 1383 (T)CU RAF.
1381 (T)CU RAF Jul 25, 1946. Sold Nov 2, 1946. to G. Victor
Registered G-AIWC Nov 14, 1946 with Air Contractors, then Skyways Ltd "Sky Despatch" Dec 6, 1948.
BOAC Dec 31, 1951. British International Airlines Lted Apr 3, 1952. Became VR-AAK with
Aden Airways Ltd "Attaq" leased May 13, 1955, then reverted
to G-AIWC with Silver City Airways "City of Lincoln" Apr 3, 1958. Libyan Oil CO "City of Tripoli"
leased Oct 30, 1959. Registration finally cancelled Feb 12, 1962 on
sale to sebana as OO-SBI. To EC-ARZ with Spantax leased Mar 28, 1962. Leased to Air Mauretania
1962. Spantax 1964. W/o Dec 7, 1965 when crashed into high terrain
shortly after takeoff from Tenerife, Canary Islands on flight to Manchester, UK. 32 killed.
93551 (MSN 13475) to USAAF May 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG658 via RAF Montreal Jun 8, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 19, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 27, 1944. 512 sqdn RAF Oct 15, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF.
1381 (T)CU RAF Jul 26, 1946. Sold Nov 2, 1946 to BEA and
registered G-AIWD Nov 14, 1946. Sold to BKS Air Transport LTD May
18, 1960 still registered as G-AIWD. Lay wingless at Leeds for some
time after its wings were put on G-AMSH. Not sure where it
got its new wings from. Registration cancelled
Mar 4, 1967 on sale to Lebanon, but was registered VR-ABF with Brothers
Air Service of Aden, Yeman the same month, and no Lebanese identity known.
To Alymeda Democratic Yemen Airlines as 7O-ABF. Crashed into sea Mar 1, 1977 when on climb
out from Aden, Yemen. 19 killed.
93552 (MSN 13476) to USAAF May 31, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG659 via RAF Montreal Jun 4, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 14, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Aug 21, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Oct 15, 1944. 435 Sqdn Sep 16, 1945.
436 Sqdn RAF Mar 17, 1946. To Canadian government Apr 16, 1946, to RCAF
as 994 Jul 20, 1946. To Indian AF as BJ762 Mar 21, 1962.
93553 (MSN 13477) to USAAF Jun 1, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG660 via RAF Montreal Jun 11, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 17, 1944 109 OTU RAF Aug 25, 1944. DBR when forcelanded
at Brampton, England Mar 28, 1946 following engine failure on takeoff.
93554 (MSN 13479) to USAF Jun 1, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG662 via RAF Montreal Jun 13, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 26, 1944. 109 OTU RAQF Aug 26, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF 11Aug44 1333 (TS)CU RAF 23Jul46
G Victor bought 02Nov46 G-AIWE Air Contractors Ltd registered 13Nov46.
Skyways Ltd "Sky Lancer" delivered 06Dec48 Crewsair "Crew Endeavour" leased 02Jul50 bought 27Oct50
LEP Air Svces 08Nov51 Skyways Ltd L for Kuwait OilCO US to 18Jan52
BKS Aerocharter 24Mar52. To EC-AGS Iberia "55" delivered 9Apr52. Broken up Nov73 Madrid
93555 (MSN 13480) to USAAF Jun 1,1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG663 via RAF Montreal Jun 5, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 11, 1944. 108 OTU RAF Nov 6, 1944. 1382 (TS)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945.
Sold Nov 7, 1946. To KLM as PH-TDS. Sold to Pakair Feb 5, 1948 and registered AP-ACF
Feb 23, 1948. Then to Meteor Air Transport as N1549V Nov 1953. To Capital Airlines Inc. Caribbean
Atlantic Airlines Inc. DBR Sep 22, 1964, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Wreck to F. A. Conner, Miami, FL.
93556 (MSN 13481) to USAAF Jun 1, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG664 via RAF Montreal Jun 5,1 944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 25, 1944. 1383 TCU RaF Aug 10, 1945. . Transferred to BOAC
as G-AHDC Jun 6, 1945. Not converted for civilian use and relegated to spares use at
Liverpool/Speke AP Apr 8, 1947.
93557 (MSN 13482) to USAAF Jun 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG665 via RAF Montreal Jun 12, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 21, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Jul 15, 1944. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Mar 1, 1945. DBR at Ringway Airport
(Manchester, UK) Aug 31, 1946 when stalled back onto runway when taking off
from overshoot. SOC May 14, 1947.
93558 (MSN 13483) to USAAF Jun 1, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG666 via RAF Montrweal Jun 5, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 25, 1944. 1382 (T)CU RAF 1945. Sold Jul 22, 1946, then to
Ethiopian Airlines as ET-T-15 Jun 20, 1947. To Swissair as HB-IRH in 1951, probably on lease since
it was returned to Ethiopian Airlines as ET-T-15 Jan 1953. Reregistered as ET-AAT and w/o Nov 30, 1963
at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on a test flight.
93559 (MSN 13484) to USAAF Jun 1, 1944. To RCAF as Dakota III KG667 via RAF Montreal Jun 5, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 1089 OTU RAF Nov 7, 19044. 1382 (TS)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945.
Sold to Canadair Jul 17, 1946. To Empresa Guatemalteca de
Aviacion (Aviateca) as LG-AMA. Later registered to Aviateca as
TG-AMA Oct 29, 1948. W/o Feb 17, 1975 when DBR by fire on the ground
at Tikal-El Peten Airport, Guatemala.
93560 (MSN 13485) to USAAF Jun 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG668 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 24 Sqdn RAF Aug 14, 1944. 436 Sqdn RAF Sep 15, 1945. 435 Sqdn RAF Mar 17, 1946.
Sold to Canadian govenment Apr 8, 1946. Transferred to RCAF as KG668 Jun 17, 1946
Central Experimental Proving Establishment, Uplands, Ontario. Renumbered 12942 in Jun 1970.
CGRSA Dept of Energy, Mines and Resources Jan 10, 1975. Canadian Center for Remote Surveys Jul 7, 1975.
Innotech Aviation Ltd, Dorval, Quebec Jul 1980. In 2019 was N472AF owned by Vintage Wings Aircraft LLC of
Terre Haute, Indiana. This aircraft did a flyover of ceremonies of 75th Anniversary of Operation Neptune,
at the National Museum of the Air Force on Jun 6, 2019. Operation Neptune was the code word for the
naval operations to convey the assault troops across the English Chanlle and to land them on the D-Day beaches.
93561 (MSN 13486) to USAAF Jun 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG669 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 28, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945. 22 MU RAF Jun 67, 1946.
Sold Aug 19, 1946 to Sabena, delivered Mar 18, 1947. Became OO-AWF. Congo 10Dec51 Air Katanga leased Oct
Air Congo leased 22Dec60 90-CUF Air Congo registered 13Feb61 Reregistered 9Q-CUF
Bought 31Dec65 (9T-PKW OR 9T-PKT). Congo AF WFU
93562 (MSN 13487) to USAAF Jun 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG670 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Jul 17, 1944. 1333 TSCU RAF May 1945. Returned to USAAF
May 9, 1947. To Scottish Aviation Ltd 10May47 G-AKIK BEA 18Sep47 Cyprus Airways Ltd "Citium" 17Dec47
damaged by time bomb Nicosia, Cyprus 27Apr56 Field Aircraft Services 28Aug56 to French AF as
AdlA 13487 07Mar5GAM 50 May57. Disappeared near Andapa Madagascar 30May58
93563 (MSN 13489) to USAAF 02Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Manila. SOC 29Apr48
93564 (MSN 13490) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 12Dec45
93565 (MSN 13491) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44 Tacloban. to Philippine AF Oct 11, 1946.
To XY-ACA with Burma Airways, Ltd. To Burmese AF as UBT-703 then 5703. To Nevada Airlines Inc
as N2270Z bought Apr 29l 1978, registered Jul 21, 1978. Current 2011.
93566 (MSN 13492) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44 WFU. to XY-ACA. To Burmese AF
93567 (MSN 13493) to USAAF 04Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44 Tacloban. To MLD (Marine Luchtvaard Dienst--Dutch Navy)
as Q-10. Flown with Australian radio call sign of VH-PAJ. To Netherlands Navy as MLD W-10.
Transferred to Indonesian AF (AURI) Oct 7. 1950.
93568 (MSN 13494) to USAAF Jun 4, 1944. Pac TSP Jun 13, 1944 Manila. Sold Mar 14, 1947
93569 (MSN 13495) to USAAF 04Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 01Dec45
93570 (MSN 13496) to USAAF 07Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Manila. Japan 10Sep46. Guam. Salvaged 29Apr48
93571 (MSN 13497) to USAAF 04Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44 Manila. FLC 31Dec45. To 19 Sqdn RAAF (NEIAF) as DT-962,
flown with Australian radio callsign VH-REP. To T-462 Jul47 to PK-REP to Indonesian AF as TNI-AU T-462 Jun50
WFU
93572 (MSN 13499) to USAAF 11Jun44. Pac TSP 21Jun44. Salvaged 12Dec45
93573 (MSN 13500) to USAAF Jun 6, 1944. W/o in takeoff accident Oct 13, 1944 Nandi AB, Fiji
Conflict:
1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional), Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717
navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
93574 (MSN 13501) to USAAF 14Jun44. Pac TSP 03Jul44 Manila. Salvaged 25Jul47
93575 (MSN 13502) to USAAF 07Jun44. Pac TSP 21Jun44. Manila 21Mar47
93576 (MSN 13503) to USAAF 09Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44. Manila. FLC 01May46
To MLD (Marine Luchtvaard Dienst--Dutch Navy) as Q-8, flown with Australian radio callsign VH-PAH.
To Netherlands Navy as MLD W-8. Transferred to Indonesian AF (AURI) Oct 7, 1950
93577 (MSN 13504) to USAAF 04Jun44. US 04Jul44. To RFC 12Mar46. Rebuilt as DC-3C c/n 43082
NC34916 The Hearst Corp, NYC, NY US 17Sep46. Johns Manville Corp Nov53
N20JM 1963. N203M 1965. CF-WCN Millardair Ltd 10Feb67. N37490 Lots o'Luck Inc, Miami Beach,
FL US 01Apr80. Palamar Investments Inc, Miami Beach, FL US 30Mar81. H H Delmo, Mojave, CA US US 12Aug82
93578 (MSN 13505) to USAAF 04Jun44. Pac TSP 21Jun44 Manila. SOC 27Apr48
93579 (MSN 13506) to USAAF 09Jun44. Pac TSP 16Jun44 Manila. FLC 01May46. VH-ASD Dept of Civil Aviation R20Mar47
VH-CAN reregistered 09Aug50. Paradak Pty Ltd, Melbourne "Can-o-Bus" 27Oct78. In Mar 2007 was at Ashburton
Aviation Museum, New Zealand.
93580 (MSN 13507) to USAAF 04Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 19Apr46
93581 (MSN 13509) to USAAF 12Jun44. Pac TSP 24Jun44 Manila. SOC 01May46
93582 (MSN 13510) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44 Tacloban. To PI-C55 Philippine Airlines 15May46
To JA-5025 C Itoh R26Nov56. Japan Helicopter Air Tpt L. All Nippon Airways L 07Jul58 B04Nov60
PI-C649 Commercial Air Tpt Nov73. Paranan Logging Enterprises, PI RP-649
Astro Air Tpt Inc Sep75. Transair Sep81
93583 (MSN 13511) to USAAF 12Jun44. Pac TSP 28Jun44 Tacloban. 347th TCS 10Sep50. SOC 06Aug51
93584 (MSN 13512) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44 Manila. FLC 01May46. to XY-ACC. To
Burmese AF as UBT-706 ?. DBR at Lanya Nov 13, 1949.
93585 (MSN 13513) to USAAF 11Jun44. Pac TSP 24Jun44 Manila. W/o in landing accident Jan 31, 1946 Lipa AB,
Philippines.
93586 (MSN 13514) to USAAF 10Jun44. Pac TSP 21Jun44? no card. To PI-C439 Philippine Airlines
To PK-IBI PT Bouraq Airlines, Feb70 Bouraq Indonesia Airlines PT
93587 (MSN 13515) to USAAF 10Jun44. Pac TSP 21Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 25Jul46
93588 (MSN 13516) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44 Tacloban. To Philippine Airlines 22Jan46
93589 (MSN 13517) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 16Jun44 Japan. Salvaged 29Apr48
93590 (MSN 13519) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 13Jun44. Washout 23Feb45
93591 (MSN 13520) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Japan. Scrapped 02Jan47
93592 (MSN 13521) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Manila. To VH-ANU Australian National Airlines "Lemana" R17Dec45
Ti ZK-BKD New Zealand National Airlines "Kotare" Rl4Jun55. Mount Cook & Southern Lakes TouristCO US R16Oct61
Mount Cook Airlines Jan67 New Zealand National Airlines 03Jul70. Fieldair Ltd R13Jul70
93593 (MSN 13522) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 12Dec45
93594 (MSN 13523) to USAAF 09Jun44. Pac TSP 16Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 25Jul46
93595 (MSN 13524) to USAAF 07Jun44. Pac TSP 16Jun44 Manila. SOC 01May46. To XW-PFW
93596 (MSN 13525) to USAAF 09Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 10Nov45
93597 (MSN 13526) to USAAF 07Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Japan. SOC 29Apr48
93598 (MSN 13527) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Manila. Ditched near Dumong, Philippines Feb 9, 1946.
93599 (MSN 13529) to USAAF Jun 07, 1944, arrived in Manila June 14, 1944. FLC Dec 31, 1945. Butler Air
delivered to Australia April 14, 1948 for the Australian National Airlines,
registered as VH-IND, named 'Menana', next to Aviation Sales in Auckland, NZ
as ZK-BYE. Imported into Laos with the help of Air America, believed to be
one of the two C-47s delivered to General Vang Pao's Xieng Khouang Air
Transport as XW-PFX. Next to Lao Air Charter now registered as XW-TDJ. On
December 23, 1969 the left wing contacted a mountain and the aircraft crashed
near Luang Prabang, Laos. 2 crew fatal of three. Passengers 4 fatal of 16 onboard.
93600 (MSN 13530) to USAAF 07Jun44. no card. Pac OR US Alaska TSP 14Jun44
Damaged in landing Oct 29, 1947 at Kindley Field, Bermuda
93601 (MSN 13531) to USAAF 07Jun44. Alaska TSP 14Jun44. 575 BAS Mar46. To RFC 21Mar46
To NC62384 Pioneer Airlines "The Pioneer Plainsman" L Jun48. To USAF as C-117C 42-93601 01Mar52
N62384 IntI Aviation Devel Corp D29Nov61 stored Davis Monthan 01Dec69
93602 (MSN 13532) to USAAF 06Jun44. Alaska TSP 25Oct44. To RFC 27May46
To NC58731 Morrison Knudson Co Inc, Seattle, WA US Dec53. Hughes Aircraft Co.
Blatz Airlines 15Mar60. Aircraft Finance & Title Co, Georgetown, TX US 1966.
F A Blatz, Los Angeles, CA US 1970. J R Ricci, Torrance, CA US R21Dec78. Current 2011
93603 (MSN 13533) to USAAF 06Jun44. Pac TSP 14Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 25Jul46
93604 (MSN 13534) To USAAF 6Jun44. Ninth Air Force 6Jul44. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar
equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of
Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 27, 1945. Scrapped Aug 18, 1947
93605 (MSN 13535) to USAAF 06Jun44. 9th AF 16Jul44. Returned to US 05Aug45. To RFC 30Oct45
to 19 Sqdn RAAF (NEIAF) as DT-987, callsign VH-RCD. To Netherlands East Indies government as NI-475.
By 1955 was PK-DPG of Garuda Indonesian Airways NV. To PK-GDV 1956. W/o Dec 24, 1959 at
Palembang, Indonesia.
93606 (MSN 13536) to USAAF Jun44. Ninth Air Force Jul44. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar
equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of
Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Stored Davis Monthan 01Dec69. Converted to VC-47A Sep54
WFU 01Dec69
93607 (MSN 13537) to USAAF 07Jun44. 9th AF? 14Jun44? no card.
Bailed from the USAF to Air America July 1966 as '607' (not B-607).
Numerous accidents, incidents over the years all repaired. On March 22 1968 veered
off the runway and rolled down a steep embankment to the right of the extreme end of
the runway at Gia Nghia (V-202), South Vietnam. The wreck was abandoned, but noted
still in place in 1972. Correspondence on the Air-Britain chat site suggests that
the Air America identity was 603, not 607 - or maybe both were worn at different times?
93608 (MSN 13539) to USAAF Jun 7, 1944. To RAF as KG672 at RAF Nassau Jun 17, 1944.
Then to South African AF as 6837 Jul 13, 1944. 5 Wg SAA 1945. 15 AD SAAF 1954. 85 AFS SAAF Mar 1978.
Current 2011.
93609 (MSN 13540) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG673 at RAF Nassau Jun 24, 1944. To SAAF as 6839
Jul 13, 1944. To civil registry as ZS-MRS. Back to SAAF as 6839.
Converted to C-47TP. Was still active in 2011.
93610 (MSN 13541) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG674 at RAF Nassau Jun 22, 1944. To SAAF as 6838
Jul 23, 1944. 28 Sqdn SAAF "OD-W" 1946. 15 AD SAAF 1954. To civil registry as ZS-CAI Aug 21, 1958.
Current 2010.
93611 (MSN 13542) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG675 at RAF Nassau Jun 22, 1944. RAF West Africa
Aug 17, 1944 Dak Flt WA US RAF. RAF Med ME Apr 25, 1946. 1314 FLT RAF. To FLC at Payne Field
Sep 26, 1946. To VT-CGO oof Bharat Airlines "Supavn" registered Oct 3, 1946. To Indian Airlines
Corp from 1953 to 1958. To M. S. Kasturi and Sons Ltd "The Hindu" Feb 29, 1958. WFU Sep 1981
93612 (MSN 13543) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG676 at RAF Nassau Jun 17, 1944. ACSEA Jul 10, 1944.
STU RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF. 62 Sqdn RAF. To Indian Government Jan 30, 1947. To civil registry as VT-CYX
May 1949, operated by Deccan Airwayas and Indian Airlines. To the Indian Border Security Force.
Later displayed at Border Security Force's Signal Training Center, Yelahanka, India.
Offered for auction in Bangalore Nov 2010.
93613 (MSN 13544) to USAAF Jun 9 1944. To RAF as KG677 at RAF Nassau Jun 17, 1944 . RAF UK Sep 3, 1944.
1334 TSCU RAF Baroda Mar 1945. WFU Nov 27, 1947.
93614 (MSN 13545) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG678 at RAF Nassau Jun 26, 1944. ACSEA Jul 18, 1944.
436 Sqdn RCAF. 48 Sqdn RAF. W/o Nov 29, 1945.
93615 (MSN 13546) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG679 at RAF Nassau Jun 20, 1944. ACSEA Jul 17, 1944.
ACSEA Jul 17, 1i944. 353 Sqdn RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF. 62 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. To Thai AF Aug 29, 1946.
93616 (MSN 13547) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG680 at RAF Nassau Jun 19, 1944. RAF UK Jul 17, 1944.
31 Sqdn RAF India. 133r TSCU RAF Baroda Mar 1945. To Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
93617 (MSN 13549) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG682 via RAF Nassau Jun 17, 1944.
ACSEA Sep 11, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. BAFSEA CS RAF. 682 Sqdn RAF France. To Indian government Nov 28, 1946.
Transferred to Indian AF Nov 28, 1946 as VP915.
93618 (MSN 13550) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG683 but NTU. To USSR.
93619 (MSN 13551) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944 to RAF as Dakota III KG684 via RAF NASSAU Jun 20, 1944.
RAF India Jul 25, 1944. Transferred to Indian government Nov 28, 1946. To Indian AF as MA968 Sep 25, 1947.
93620 (MSN 13552) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. Intended to RAF as KG685, but diverted to USSR Jun 1944.
To Polish AF Jul 1944 as No. 1. To civil registry with LOT as SP-LCH. To Iran Air as EP-AEI Feb 1959.
W/o near Ahwaz, Iran Feb 20, 1962. LOT had several C-47s registered as SP-LCH over the years.
93621 (MSN 13553) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG686 but NTU. To USSR.
93622 (MSN 13554) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as KG687 but NTU. To USSR.
93623 (MSN 13555) To USAAF Jun 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG688 via RAF Montreal Jun 18, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jul 27, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF Nov 26, 1944. India Oct 30, 1946. WFU.
Sold to Indian government Oct 31, 1946. To civil registry VT-CHI Oct 29, 1946. To Indian AF Dec 1947.
93624 (MSN 13556) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG689 via RAF Montreal Jun 17, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jun 278, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. 52 Sqdn RAF. 216 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF Oct 31, 1946.
To FLC st Payne Field Oct 31, 1946. To EP-AAP Jan 9, 1948. To Saudi Arabia May 1948.
93625 (MSN 13557) to USAAF Jun 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG690 via RAF Montreal Jun 18, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jun 27, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. Flew into cliffs in cloud near Salalah, Aden Jul 31, 1944.
93626 (MSN 13559) to USAAF Jun 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG692 Jul 4, 1944. Diverted to RCAF,
no RAF service. RCAF Patricia Bay Jul 4, 1944. RCAF WAC Jan 2, 1946. EC Jan 14, 1946.
To Trans Canada Airlines as CF-TEE bought Feb 19, 1946 "78" then "378". To US civil registry
as N4998E with Frontier Airlines "Sunliner Nebraska" bought Aug 5, 1958.
Miami Aviation Corp, Opa Locka, FL Jul 1, 1964. To Air Manila as PI-C854 in 1965.
W/o May 23, 1967 at Iligan Airport.
93627 (MSN 13560) to USAAF Jul 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG693 at RAF Patricial Bay Jun 19, 1944,
to RCAF 18 days later. Stored WAC Nov 7, 1944. EAC Jan 14, 1946. To TCA as CF-TEF Aug 17, 1946,
as "79", then "379". To Babb Co. 1958 as CF-53F, then to Aero Enterprises Apr 1959 as N5590A.
Then to Royal Thai AF as BL.2 s/n 213560 Mar 28, 1959. Wfu 1985.
93628 (MSN 13561) to USAAF Jun 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG694 via RAF Nassau Jun 23, 1944.
RAF India Aug 2, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. Destroyed by fire when
bellylanded 3 mi S of Myingyan, Burma Jun 14, 1945 after engine caught fire.
93629 (MSN 13562) to USAAF Jun 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG695 via RAF Nassau Jun 23, 1944.
ACSEA Jul 19, 1944. 62 Sqdn RAF. To Thai AF Aug 29, 1946 as L2-3/90. SOC
Mar 11, 1965
93630 (MSN 13563) to USAAF Jun 10, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG696 Jun 24, 1944. 117 Ssqdn RAF.
1334 CU RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
93631 (MSN 13564) to USAAF Jun 10, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG697 Jun 22, 1944.
436 Sqdn RAF. SOC Apr 14, 1947.
93632 (MSN 13565) to USAAF Jun 10, 1944. To RAF via RAF Nassau as Dakota III KG698 Jun 29, 1944.
RAF India Jul 25, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF. 31 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
93633 (MSN 13566) to USAF Jun 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG699 via RAF Nassau Jun 20, 1944.
RAF India Jul 17, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. To Indian govdrnment Nov 28, 1946. Transferred to Indian AF
Sep 25, 1947 as VP916
93634 (MSN 13567) to USAAF Jun 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG700 ia RAF Nassau Jun 26, 1944.
ACSEA Jul 22, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF. Transferred to Indian government Nov 28, 1946, to Indian AF
Sep 25, 1947 as VP917
93635 (MSN 13569) to USAAF Jun 12, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG702 via RAF Nassau Jun 24, 1944.
RAF India Aug 3, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947. To VT-COZ Oct 28, 1947. W/O Jan 21, 1955 at Tarapati, India
93636 (MSN 13570) to USAAF Jun 12, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG703 via RAF Montreal Jun 12, 1944.
MAAF Jul 27, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. Returned to USAAF in Egypt Jun 26, 1947. Oct 1947 to Jamair as VT-COU.
To Kalinga Airlines. W/o Apr 2, 1964 when DBR at Calcutta, India.
93637 (MSN 13571) to USAAF Jun 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG704 via RAF Montreal Jun 21, 1944.
RAF Middle ast Jul 27, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. Returned to USAAF Jul 26, 1946. In 1946 to TC-BEY of
Devlet Hava Yollari. To N16893 Jan 22, 1972. WFU. Seen derelict at Istanbul/Yesilkoy Jun 1971.
93638 (MSN 13572) to USAAF Jun 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG705 via RAF Montreal Jun 18, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jul 27, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF Feb 5, 1945. 282 Wg RAF May 1, 45. 216 Sqdn RAF.
Returned to USAAF Jun 27, 1946. To Iran Air as EP-AAJ 1946. W/o Dec 1, 1950
when crashed into mountain NNW of Chamaran, Iran. 7 crew, 1 passenger killed.
93639 (MSN 13573) to USAAF Jun 16, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG706 via RAF Montreal Jun 23, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jun 30, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF. 78 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF
Aug 29, 1946. To VT-CGQ with Indian Airlines Corp Oct 3, 1946. WFU. Preserved at Dharmasthala, India.
93640 (MSN 13574) to USAAF Jun 14, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG707 via RAF Monteal Jun 20, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jul 31, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF Aug 29, 1946.
93641 (MSN 13575) to USAAF Jun 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG708 via RAF Montreal Jun 20, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jun 24, 1944. To USSR Jul 3, 1944. SOC Aug 29, 1946.
93642 (MSN 13576) to USAAF Jun 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG709 via RAF Montreal Jujn 18, 1944.
MAAF Jul 27, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. Returned to USAAF Sep 29, 1946. To FLC Payne Field Sep 29, 1946.
To ET-T-10 in 1947, To Ethiopian AF as YIAH-I-701F
93643 (MSN 13577) to USAAF Jun 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG710 via RAF Montreal Jun 22, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jul 27, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. Missing in transit
between Bari, Italy and Hassani Dec 13, 1944.
93644 (MSN 13579) to USAAF Jun 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG712 via RAF Montreal Jun 17, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jun 28, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF
Aug 29, 1946. To FLC at Almaza Aug 29, 1946. To VT-CGR with Indian Airlines Corp Oct 3, 1946.
WFU. Preserved at Hyderabad, India
93645 (MSN 13580) to USAAF Jun 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG713 via rAF Montreal Jul 8, 1944.
144 Wing RAF Dec 16, 1944. RAF UK Jun 11, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF Sep 13, 1945.
435 Sqdn RAF Mar 17, 1946. Transferred to 429 Sqdn RCAF Apr 8, 1946. 1 ANS "VCGSL" 1952.
Renumbered 12946 in Jun 1970. Stored Saskatoon 1976. WFU. To C-GJKM Oct 1980. WFU Oct 28, 2004.
93646 (MSN 13581) to USAAF Jun 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG714 via RAF Montreal Jun 21, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jun 27u, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. Returned to USAAF Jul 31, 1947. To VT-CGZ with
Indian Airlines Corp Jan 1947.
93647 (MSN 13582) to USAAF Jun 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG715 via RAF Nassau Jun 24, 1944.
SEAAC Jul 31, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF. 62 Sqdn RAF. Flew into high ground
in cloud 48 mi NE of Kyaukpyu, Burma while on supply dropping mission Jun 5, 1945.
93648 (MSN 13583) to USAAF Jun 19, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG716 via RAF Nassau Jun 26, 1944.
RAF India Jul 2, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF. 353 Sqdn RAF. Returned to USAAF and to FLC Jun 27, 1946.
93649 (MSN 13584) to USAAF Jun 19, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG717 via RAF Nassau Jun 27, 1944.
RAF India Jug 4, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. 1334 TSCU Broda RAF. To Indian government Jun 30, 1947. To Deccan
Airways Jan 1950 as VT-DDD. To Indian airlines Corp Aug 1, 1953. To J K
Chemicals Ltd Bombay May 6, 1971. To Safari Airways "Mayur" in 1978. To Yemen
Airways as 4W-ABX, but not sure this is correct.
93650 (MSN 13585) to USAAF Jun 26, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG718 via RAF Nssau Jul 3, 1944.
ACSEA Jul 21, 1944. 52 Sqdn RAF. 62 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
93651 (MSN 13586) to USAAF Jun 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG719 via RAF Nassau Jun 28, 1944.
SEAAC Aug 2, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF. 52 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
93652 (MSN 13587) to USAAF Jun 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG720 via RAF Nassau Jul 1, 1944.
ACSEA Jul 27, 1944. 31 SqdnRAF. 177 Sqdn RAF. 62 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947.
Became VH-BFW Mar 24, 1948. To VH-MAC with Mandated Airlines Ltd. Aug 10, 1951. To B-251 Jun 24, 1967.
W/o Apr 24, 1969 at Phanteit, Vietnam.
93653 (MSN 13589) to USAAF Jun 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG722 via RAF Nassau Jul 3, 1944.
RAF India Junl 30, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF 52 Sqdn RAF. 117 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947
93654 (MSN 13590) to USAAF Jun 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG723 via RAF Nassau Lul 3, 1944.
RAF India Jul 25, 1944. AHQ India Comm Sqdn Jan 4, 19478. India CU RAF. CF Mauripur RAF.
SOC Nov 12, 1948. Sold Jan 5, 1950. Became G-ALWC Jan 10, 1950.
Was to have become F-GBOL Nov 1982 but NTU. G-ALWC cancelled
Apr 3, 1989. Preserved by La Federation Francaise des Ailes
Anciennes and displayed at Aeroscopia Museum, Toulouse, France
93655 (MSN 13591) to USAAF Aug 13, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17229 Aug 13, 1944
93656 (MSN 13592) to USAAF Jun 14, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17230 Jun 14, 1944
93657 (MSN 13593) to USAAF Jun 14, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17231 Jun 14, 1944
93658 (MSN 13594) to USAAF Jun 14, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17232 Jun 14, 1944
93659 (MSN 13595) to USAAF Jun 15, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17233 Jun 15, 1944
93660 (MSN 13596) to USAAF Jun 15, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17234 Jun 15, 1944
93661 (MSN 13597) to USAAF 13Jun44. Pac TSP 24Jun44 Manila. SOC 31Dec45
93662 (MSN 13599) to USAAF 13Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44 Manila. SOC 29Apr48
93663 (MSN 13600) to USAAF 13Jun44. Pac TSP 27Jun44 Manila. W/o Dec 20, 1945 at Sendai-Yanomi Field, Japan
93664 (MSN 13601) to USAAF 13Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44. W/o May 11, 1945 in crashlanding at Sorido, Biak, New Guinea.
93665 (MSN 13602) to USAAF 13Jun44. Pac TSP 03Jul44 Manila. SOC 13Jul49
93666 (MSN 13603) to USAAF 14Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44 Manila, To FLC 15Apr46. To VH-AOH. W/O 03Jun47 at Schofields, Australia
93667 (MSN 13604) to USAAF 14Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 12Dec45
93668 (MSN 13605) to USAAF 14Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44 SOC 29Mar45
93669 (MSN 13606) to USAAF 14Jun44. Pac TSP 23Jun44. Manila 01May46. VH-AML Ansen Airlines R14Nov46
VH-RML Rr 01Oct48. VH-BZL with Ansett Airways Pty Rr 29Jun49. VR-NCN W African Airways Corp "Bathurst"
B Aug57. Nigeria Airways Jun58 5N-AAN Rr. "AAW" Nigerian AF 04Aug67. Derelict Lagos Jan72 B/U late 1977
93670 (MSN 13607) to USAAF 14Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44 Manila. FLC 31Dec45. To NEIAF as DT-967, flown with
Australian radio c/s VH-REU. To T-467 Jul47. To PK-REU. To Indonesian AF as TNI-AU T-467 Jun50
To PK-VDN Apr80. WFU Oct83
93671 (MSN 13609) to USAAF 14Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44 Japan. SOC 29Apr48
93672 (MSN 13610) to USAAF 15Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 29Apr48
93673 (MSN 13611) to USAAF 14Jun44. Pac TSP 23Jun44 Manila Tacloban. To Philippine AF Jul 23, 1946
93674 (MSN 13612) to USAAF 15Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44 Manila. VH-ANY Australian National "Yana" R17Dec45
VH-AVK Guinea Airways "Kokoda" BOlJul46 RllMar47. VH-MMM Commercial Aviation Pty "Murchison" R04Apr55
MacRobertson Miller B07 Apr65. WFU Perth Jan69. Australian Aircraft Sales R15May69 B02Jul69
B-259 Far East Air Tpt Dl6Jul69. N86AC allocated but NTU. preserved at Taoyuan Aviation Museum,
Taiwan as B-126 of Civil Aviation Administration.
Moved to previous Taoyuan AFB for storage waiting for the new aviation museum.
93675 (MSN 13613) to USAAF 16Jun44. Pac TSP 23Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 25Jul46
93676 (MSN 13614) to USAAF 16Jun44. Pac TSP 22Jun44 Manila. Salvaged 25Jul46
93677 (MSN 13615) to USAAF 15Jun44. Pac TSP 23Jun44 Manila. SOC 29Apr48
93678 (MSN 13616) to USAAF 16Jun44. Pac TSP 23Jun44. FLC Manila 31Dec45. to Netherlands AF as KLU Q-11
flown with Australian radio c/s VH-PAK, to MLD (Marine Luchtvaard Dienst--Dutch Navy) as Q-11.
Transferred to Indonesian AF (AURI) Oct 7, 1950
93679 (MSN 13617) to USAAF 16Jun44. Pac TSP 23Jun44 Tacloban. SOC 28May46
93680 (MSN 13619) to USAAF 19Jun44. Ninth Air Force 25Jul44. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar
equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of
Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. US 29Jul45. RFC 26Oct45. 19 Sqn RAAF (NEI) as DT-983 callsign VH-RCA
PK-RCA KNILM. NI472 NEIAF. PK-DPC KNILM R06Oct47. Garuda Indonesian 28Dec49. PK-GDS Rr 07Ju156
Merpati Nusantara 01Dec69. PK-NDM "Mulia" Rr 11Feb70. Spares 1970. Derelict 1978
93681 (MSN 13620) to USAAF 15Jun44. Ninth Air Force 24Jul44. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar
equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Went to Taiwan AF as 13612. Reported
2008 at Taiwan Taoyuan IAP Aviation Museum painted as B-126.
93682 (MSN 13621) to USAAF 18Jun44. Ninth Air Force 31Jul44. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar
equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. To NC62567. To Aerolineas Argentinas as LV-ABH. To
private operator in Brazil as PP-XES, PP-YQA, and then Oct 1960 to
Lineas Aereas del Estado (Argentine AF) as T-27, then TC-27. Placed
in storage at Ensayao en Vuelo Apr 1972.
93683 (MSN 13622) delivered to USAAF 15Jun44; 9th Air Force, Europe 24Jul44; 2nd Troop Carrier
Pathfinder Squadron, 9th Troop Carrier Pathfinder Group, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire;
Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder.
Accident 21Jan45, struck trees on a hilltop somewhere in the area between Buxton and Ashbourne;
The crew was on a daytime training flight from Chalgrove in Oxfordshire with four other aircraft.
Their route took them from Chalgrove to Bury St Edmunds and then to Wrexham where the formation
was to break up and the five aircraft return individually. Due to bad weather the flight leader
instructed the crews to break company short of Wrexham; at this point the crew of 42-93683
decided to fly roughly ESE to avoid having to pass through a weather front that
lay between them and Chalgrove. After a short time the weather closed in and the crew
lost sight of the ground, the pilot decided to climb up to 3000ft. Shortly after starting
the climb and having gained virtually no height the crew saw trees immediately ahead of
them and had no time to avoid them. The trees caused minor damage to the aircraft with the
starboard tail plane and elevator damaged along with the leading edge of the starboard wing
and skinning on the underside. Along with this structural damage the radio aerials on
the underside were damaged or entirely missing. 2nd Troop Carrier Pathfinder Squadron,
Chartres [A-40], France; Damaged landing 5 miles NW of Nurnberg, Germany 30Apr45; Oberpfaffenhofen,
Germany 1Jan48; Diverted to Turkey 22Jan49 as 6031 code ETI-31. VH-EBI Qantas Rr 23Sep49
VH-TAV TAA "Todd" B03Nov50. VH-SBJ " Leichardt" Rr 08Feb61. XW-PEE Continental Air Svces D10Oct68
N13622 Rr Mar69. Air Alliance Inc, Los Angeles, CA US Dec70
93684 (MSN 13623) delivered to USAAF 16Jun44; Pac TSP, Manila, Philippines 23Jun44; QANTAS; Registered VH-AII 12Dec45;
Trans Australian Airlines, "Mueller" leased 3Sep48 to 24Feb49; QANTAS; Registered VH-EBI 23Sep49;
Trans Australian Airlines, "Todd" 3Nov50; Registered VH-TAV; Reregistered VH-SBJ 8Feb61; "Leichardt";
Registration cancelled 9Oct68; Continental Air Services International 10Oct68;
Registered XW-PEE; Reregistered N13622 Mar69; Air Alliance Inc, Los Angeles, CA (Dec70); Cancelled
93685 (MSN 13624) to USAAF 16Jun44. Pac TSP 24Jun44 Manila. To Australian National Airways December 23, 1945
as VH-ANW; sold May 1954 to Guinea Airways and reregistered August 1958
to VH-GAK. Guinea Airways taken over January 1960 by Ansett-ANA,
aircraft reverted to VH-ANW. Retired Oct 4, 1971 and placed on display at youth
camp in South Australia; to Southern Air Maintenance at Parafield Nov 7, 1985
for restoration. Restoration completed 1987 and aircraft painted as VH-MMF
of MacRobertson Miller Airlines; was intended for display in a
restaurant complex at Perth, Australia.
93686 (MSN 13625) to USAAF 16Jun44. Pac TSP 24Jun44 Manila. Japan. Salvaged 24May47
93687 (MSN 13626) to USAAF 16Jun44. India-China TSP 25Aug44 Karachi. sold 31Mar46. To VT-CFB
Indian National Airways R17Jun46. Indian Airlines Corp 01Aug53. W/o Mar 13, 1957 Kingsway Camp
near North Delhi, India in training flight. 3 lost.
93688 (MSN 13627) to USAAF 16Jun44. India-China TSP 16Aug44. Europe. FLC 17Apr46
93689 (MSN 13629) to USAAF 17Jun44. India-China TSP 22Aug44. w/o Sep 22, 1944, CBI.
93690 (MSN 13630) to USAAF as C-47A-25-DK 42-93690 17Jun44 no card USAF stored Davis Monthan Sep67 to Jun68
damaged Aug 1, 1950 in taxiing accident in Greece. Scrapped Sep 1967
93691 (MSN 13631) to USAAF 17Jun44. India-China TSP 28Jul44 Karachi. To Indian Government 10Apr46
93692 (MSN 13632) to USAAF 17Jun44. US 23Jul44. RFC 09Mar46 To PP-AVY with Empresa de Transportes
Aerovias Brasil S.A. Sep 19, 1946. W/o Aug 27, 1959 Maringa Aiport, operated by REAL
93693 (MSN 13633) to USAAF 26Jun44. US 30Jun44. To RFC 12May46. To NC53668 with Penn Central Airlines in 1946.
Cancelled Dec 21, 1948
93694 (MSN 13634) to USAAF 17Jun44. US 30Jun44. To RFC 01Jul46. To NC15557 with J V Lincoln, Dallas, TX.
To the Babb Company, Glendale, CA. Registration cancelled Aug49.
To Mutual Defense Assistance Program as 49-26xx. Rebuilt by Aviation Maintenance Company, Van Nuys,
Glendale, CA. Royal Hellenic Air Force as 49-26xx.
93695 (MSN 13635) to USAAF 21Jun44. US 02Jul44. W/o Jul 26, 1944 Fayetteville-Pope AAF, North Carolina.
93696 (MSN 13636) to USAAF 17Jun44. US 01Jul44. To RFC 25Mar46. to civil registry as NC54215 with D Catlin,
to Maquinas Aerocom as PP-XDU. To Aerovias Brazil (REAL Transportes Aereos) as PP-AXK.
To Brazilian AF as FAB 2066. w/o Mar 13, 1961, Brasilia, DF Internacional,
Brazil
93697 (MSN 13637) to USAAF 22Jun44. 9th AF 23Jul44, US. To RFC 21Sep45. Canadair Ltd
SE-BBO ABA "Duvan" B10Dec45. R16Aug46. To SE-BBO "Orvar Viking" Aug 1, 1948 of Scandinavian Airlines.
Linjeflyg L30Apr57. B03May65. Transair L 01Feb63 To OY-DMN Faroe Airways delivered Jun 3, 1965. Broken
up at Kastrup 1969.
93698 (MSN 13639) to USAAF 17Jun44. 9th AF 10Jul44. US. To RFC 22Sep45. 19 Sqn RAAF (NEIAF) as DT-977 flown with
Australian radio c/s VH-RCT. To T-477 Jul47. PK-RCT KNILM 09Aug47.
Garuda Indonesian Airways 28Dec49 PK-GDH Rr 04Jul56. Aircraft Polytechnic School 10Jan73
93699 (MSN 13640) to USAAF 17Jun44. 9th AF 02Jul44. US. To RFC 22Sep45. To NC88873. W/O at Charleston, SC US 31Dec46
93700 (MSN 13641) to USAAF 19Jun44. 9th AF 06Jun44. 8th AF. Missing 19Sep44.
93701 (MSN 13642) delivered to USAAF 17Jun44; 7230th Air Base Group, Erding AB, Germany; HQ Squadron,
85th Air Base Group, Erding, West Germany; damaged 50 miles SW of Mecatina, Quebec, Canada 18Apr51;
Miami, FL 1963; to Honduras AF as FAH 306 Jun 1963; used 15Jul69 loaded with bombs on a mission
during the ‘Soccer War’ to bomb the El Salvador Air Force at Ilopango but failed to locate the target;
Preserved and on display at Honduran Aviation Museum / Museo del Aire de Honduras, Toncontín
International Airport, Tegucicalpa, Honduras.
93702 (MSN 13643) to USAAF 19Jun44. Ninth Air Force 6Jul44. 310th Troop Carrier Squadron,
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Damaged while parked in
collision by C-47A ? 42-108960 taxying at Spanhoe 24Feb45. To RFC 26Sep45. NC88758 Walter K Jaros Acft,
Astoria, IL. C-403 Vias Aereas Colombianos SA. NC88758. NC88788 Rr
N2000W Ashland Oil & Refining Co, Ashland, KY 1966. N100DW Serv-Air of Florida Inc, Jacksonville, FL
US 1972. Two Jacks Inc, Olive Branch, MS 1973 5MB Stage Lines, Des Moines, IA RI0Jan74
WFU sold 1982. WFU 13May02
93703 (MSN 13644) to USAAF 19Jun44. Ninth Air Force 6Jul44. 321st Transport Squadron,
27th Air Transport Group, 302nd Transport Wing, Le Bourget (A-54), Paris, France Nov44.
Detached to 1409th Base Unit, European Division, Air Transport Command, Metfield (Station 366) Dec44;
equipped for operations in artic conditions. Ferried to Leuchars, Scotland then on to Bromma,
Stockholm, Sweden. Later flown to Kallax Swedish Air Force Base near Luleå Dec44. Used for
special missions by Colonel Bernt Balchen to supply forces in German occupied Norway. Salvaged 18Apr46.
93704 (MSN 13645) to USAAF 19Jun44 no card 9th AF? Converted to VC-47A Sep 1954.
converted to EC-47Q from VC-47A. To Republic of Korea AF Jul 10, 1975. Now at Korean Aerospace
Industry Aerospace Museum, Sacheon AFB.
93705 (MSN 13646) to USAAF Jun 19, 1944. 9th AF Jul 10, 1944. Rhein Main Jan 1, 1945. Salvaged Oct 19, 1949
93706 (MSN 13647) Delivered to USAAF 19Jun44; 9th Air Force, Europe 9Jul44; Reconstruction Finance
Corporation (RFC) 25Sep45; to Canadair for conversion to DC-3A-456 1945-1946. Registered LN-IAH for Det Norske
Luftfartselskam AS (DNL), named "Nordheim" Sep 21, 1946. On Aug 1, 1945, DNL became SAS, plane named
"Hallvard Viking" Damaged, registered as LN-IKH by SAS Apr 30, 1949. Sold to Sweden and registered
SE-CFR by AB Aerotransport (Linjeflyg) Sep 21, 1957. To Swedish AF as s/n 79007 Jul 28, 1960.
WFU Oct 9, 1981. To Swedish AF Museum, Malmslätt, Linköping, Sweden Dec 19, 1982
(Note: This aircraft and msn 12712 [42-92864] were mixed up during conversion, and paperwork shows msns
were transposed. Physical inspection of the aircraft however shows msns as shown here).
93707 (MSN 13649) to USAAF 19Jun44. US. To RFC 21Sep45. NC38860. To Spanish AF as FAEs T.3-12 12Jun57. WFU Jan80
93708 (MSN 13650) to USAAF 19Jun44. Ninth Air Force Jul44. 301st Troop Carrier Squadron,
441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). 442nd Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Weston Zoyland (Station 447). Operating from Langar (Station 490), Transported
fifteen paratroopers of the Headquarters 2nd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a
drop zone near Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Damaged taxying at
Le Bourget (A-54), Paris, France 1Dec44. To Spanish AF as T.3-12 Jun 1957
93709 (MSN 13651) to USAAF Jun44. 438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79),
Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest
of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. US 10Aug45. To RFC 31Oct45
YV-P-AEI Mene Grande Oil. YV-T-JTA Napoleon Dupory, Caracas R07Nov57. WFU 1969
93710 (MSN 13652) to USAAF 19Jun44. 9th AF 13Aug44. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. FLC France 02Apr48
F-BFGI Soc Transatlantique Aerienne 28Jan49. Ste Transafricaine d' Aviation Dec52
Autrex Lopez Loreta May53. SE-BWF Transair R22Apr55. Airtaco D02Mar57. Linjeflyg 14May57
ABA R31Mar58. EP-ABC Iranian Airways D23Jan58. LN-LMR Riis &CO US 02Dec61. Transair L 01Dec61
Widerpes L May62. I-TAVA Itavia D10Sep62. LN-LMI E Riis NTU D30Sep63
Unregistered Fornebu 1967. Scrapped
93711 (MSN 13653) to USAAF 19Jun44. 9th AF 31Aug44. Europe TSP 30Aug45. Munich 01Jan48
To FLC 05Feb49. To Turkish AF as 6053.
93712 (MSN 13654) to USAAF 20Jun44. 9th AF 23Jul44. Neth/Belgium. Czechoslovakia 13Jan47
0K-VDZ Ministry of Transportation. Czech AF. to French AF as AdlA 13654 01Mar60
CIEES 343 "FSKDB" Jan61. ELA 56 Apr65. WFU 1971
93713 (MSN 13655) to USAAF 20Jun44. 9th AF 10Jul44. Neth/Belgium. Salvaged 14Nov77
93714 (MSN 13656) to USAAF 29Jun44. Ninth Air Force 24Jul44. 438th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th
Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the
Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to US 05Aug45. To RFC 31Oct45. To NC54324. To YC-C-AMO Jan47 WFU
93715 (MSN 13657) to USAAF 28Jun44. 9th AF 31Jul44 Neth/Belgium. France 08Sep47
To France as F-BEFD for Aigle-Azur, next to the Mauritanian AF as 5T-MAF. WFU 1962
93716 (MSN 13659)to USAAF 19Jun44. Ninth Air Force 10Jul44. 438th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Salvaged Mar 12, 1948
93717 (MSN 13660) to USAAF Jun44. 304th Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier
Group, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Munich/Riem (R-82), Germany Sep45.
Mid-air collision with C-47A ? 43-15676 near Heidelberg, Germany 6May46; the aircraft landed safely.
Converted to VC-47D Sep54 "0-293717". N87627 Aero American Corp Aug61. Fuselage Ryan Fld,
Tucson, AZ Aug72. Aero American Aircraft Parts R10Jan74. Acme Aircraft Co, Tucson, AZ US R Feb82
93718 (MSN 13661) to USAAF 19Jun44. 9th AF 09Jul44. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. Salvaged 03May48
93719 (MSN 13662, 315th TCG) to USAAF 19Jun44. 9th AF 315th TCG 10Jul44. Lost Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13428
93720 (MSN 13663) to USAAF 19Jun44. 9th AF? no card. W/o May 15, 1951 in takeoff accident at Giebelstadt,
West Germany
93721 (MSN 13664) to USAAF 20Jun44. 9th AF 12Jul44. 12th AF Italy. Salvaged enemy action 20May46
93722 (MSN 13665) to USAAF 19Jun44. 9th AF? no card. W/o in landing Feb 4, 1953 at Orly A/P, Paris
93723 (MSN 13666) to USAAF 22Jun44. 9th AF 23Jul44. Neth/Belgium. Crash landed at Munich, Germany Feb 19, 1947.
One passenger was killed.
93724 (MSN 13667) to USAAF 20Jun44. Ninth Air Force 9Jul44. 27th Air Transport Group. Salvaged Sep 5, 1950
93725 (MSN 13669) to USAAF 20Jun44. 9th AF 09Jul44. Neth/Belgium. Salvaged 14Nov47
93726 (MSN 13670) to USAAF 20Jun44. 9th AF 10Jul44. 8th AF. Ditched off Beachey Head, UK Sep 14, 1944
93727 (MSN 13671) to USAAF 20Jun44. 9th AF? no card. To VC-47A USAF Sep54. Athens Aug70
Stored Davis Monthan 17Nov70. scrapped 12Aug76
93728 (MSN 13672) to USAAF 21Jun44. Ninth Air Force 23Jul44. 857th Bomb Squadron [N*Z],
492nd Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, Harrington (Station 179) Oct44. 856th Bomb Squadron
[R*Z] Nov44, Used for ‘Carpetbagger’ operations. Right wing tip damaged when striking a hanger door 8Feb45.
Salvaged Nor 14, 1947.
93729 (MSN 13673) to USAAF 21Jun44. Ninth Air Force 23Jul44. 53rd Troop Carrier Squadron,
61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483). Towed a Waco CG-4A
glider transporting men and materials for the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44.
Returning from delivering supplies to Nivelles (B-75), Belgium, the aircraft crashed as it
descended in clouds, fog, snow, and icing conditions in near Chipping Ongar, Essex 10Feb45 [4KIA].
Salvaged 11Feb45
93730 (MSN 13674) to USAAF 21Jun44. 9th AF 09Jul44. Oberpfaff 01Jan48. FLC Turkey 23Apr49.
To Turkish AF as 6093 Apr 24, 1949
93731 (MSN 13675) to USAAF 21Jun44. 9th AF 31Jul44 Caribbean TSP. W/o Sep 10, 1945 in crash 6 mi NW off
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
93732 (MSN 13676) to USAAF 21Jun44. 9th AF? no card. WFU. To N6895D
93733 (MSN 13677) to USAAF 21Jun44. 9th AF 09Jul44. Returned to US 01Jul45. To RFC 27Nov45. Canadair Ltd
F-BAXI Air France R26Dec46. SFA Jan68. Rousseau Avn Mar69. Scrapped Dinard Jun69
93734 (MSN 13679) to USAAF Jun44. Ninth Air Force Jul44. 37th Troop Carrier Squadron,
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers
of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt,
SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider
transporting men and materials for the 319th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. 438th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge
of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Stored Davis Monthan Jan65. Sold 26Jan75
93735 (MSN 13680) to USAAF 21Jun44. 9th AF? no card. NEV ANG 1953 "0-293735" NEV AG 1961.
Converted to EC-47N from RC-47N. To reclamation, cannibalization, salvage, or survey Aug 5, 1975
from 56th Special Operations Wing, Udorn, Thailand.
93736 (MSN 13681) to USAAF 22Jun44. 9th AF 23Jul44. Returned to US 01Jul45. To RFC 25Nov45
to NC62568, CU-TI00 Expreso Aero Inter-American SA [Cuba], to Haiti AF as 3681, Compagnie Haitienme
de Transports Aeriens, leased from Haiti AF (Corps d'aun de l Arrnee d'Haiti). Now stored
Port-Au-Prince.
93737 (MSN 13682) to USAAF 22Jun44. 9th AF 23Jul44. 8th AF. 9th AF 02Oct44. accident. salvaged 04Oct44
93738 (MSN 13683) to USAAF 22Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 13Aug44. Accident 11Mar45
93739 (MSN 13684) to USAAF 22Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 01Sep44. Sold 15Apr46
To VT-AZW Indian Overseas Airlines " Star of Lagos" R04Mar46. Airways (India) Ltd R29Jan51
Air SurveyCO US of India R24May73
93740 (MSN 13685) to USAAF 22Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 18Jul44. Accident Lashio, Burma 10Apr45
93741 (MSN 13686) to USAAF 22Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 05Aug44. ANLC 29Nov45
To VT-AUR Air India Ltd R18Dec45. Indian Natl 12Mar49. Indian Airlines Corp 01Aug53
Govt of Maharashtra 17May67 WFU.
93742 (MSN 13687) to USAAF 23Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 05Aug44. ANLC 29Nov45
TO VT-AUU Air Svces of India Ltd 12May49. Air SurveyCO US of India. Indian
Airlines Corp 01Aug53. Airworks India 1978. WFU Sep81
93743 (MSN 13689) to USAAF 23Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 04Aug44. Sold 09Dec45
To VT-ATZ Tata Airlines R28Dec45. Air India Ltd 21Nov46. Indian Airlines Corp 01Aug53
Jamair Pty 1972 to Feb80
93744 (MSN 13690) to USAAF 23Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 05Aug44. Taxying accident 21Sep45
93745 (MSN 13691) to USAAF 23Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 13Aug44. Chungking. FLC 20Aug47
93746 (MSN 13692) to USAAF 23Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 10Aug44
W/o in landing accident Jan 17, 1945, Bhamo, Burma
93747 (MSN 13693) to USAAF 23Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 19Jul44. Transferred to China Sep 16, 1945
93748 (MSN 13694) to USAAF 23Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 24Jul44. Transferred to China Sep 16, 1945.
93749 (MSN 13695) to USAAF 23Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 18Jul44. Transferred to China Sep 16, 1945
93750 (MSN 13696) to USAAF 24Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 25Jul44. Sold 05Feb46
VT-AVS Airways (India) Ltd R10Jan46. Indian Airlines Corp 01Aug53. BJ920 Indian AF B26Apr63
Crashed 07Sep74.
93751 (MSN 13697) to USAAF 23Jun44. 14th AF 3rd CCG 11th CCS or 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 19Jul44.
with 11CCS/3CCG damaged Jul 29, 1944 in midair collision woth C-47A 42-93365. Damaged in accident
at Myrikyina, Burma Mar 8, 1945. DBR Apr 4, 1945 in landing accident at Lashio, Burma.
93752 (MSN 13699 to USAAF 22Jun44. Ninth Air Force 31Jul44. 1st Pathfinder Group
(Provisional), Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717
navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to US 03Sep45. To RFC 30Oct45. To NC60714, YV-C-AFO LAV. WFU 1973
93753 (MSN 13700) to USAAF 22Jun44. Ninth Air Force Jul44. 44th Troop Carrier Squadron[6E*2Z; Nose #044],
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported
paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a
Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44.
Military Assistance Program [MAP]. United Nations Operation in the Congo (UNOC) Mar61 as 217.
3 Squadron, UN Air Transport Force, N’Dolo Airport, Léopoldville, Republic of Congo.
Stored at N’Djili, Léopoldville Feb64. Loaned to Force Aérienne Congolaise May-Jun64.
Flown by Cuban pilots hired by the CIA. To Air Congo 1965
93754 (MSN 13701) to USAAF 23Jun44. Ninth Air Force 30Jul44. 45th Troop Carrier Squadron,
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers
of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt,
SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. 3rd Pathfinder Squadron, Ninth
Air Force Troop Carrier Pathfinder Group, Chalgrove (Station 465). in Oxfordshire
Crashed into Leith Hill, Surrey, UK Nov. 26, 1944 (along with 42-92837 and 43-47975)
during flight from France to Chalgrove in Oxfordshire. Low clouds forced the formation of
four aircraft to descend from 1500 ft to 1200 ft after crossing the English coast. 13 killed on the 3 planes,
only the navigator and radio operator from 43-47975 survived. The fourth C-47 escaped the tragedy.
93755 (MSN 13702) to USAAF 23Jun44. Ninth Air Force 30Jul44. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar
equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to US 08Aug45
To RFC 26Oct45. XB-FIR Mayo Obregon Tapia. XA-FIR R06Sep48 Trans Mar DE US Cortes. WFU 20Jun63
93756 (MSN 13703) to USAAF 24Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 27Jul44. Salvaged 07Jul45
93757 (MSN 13704) to USAAF 24Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 10Jul44. Chungking. to China 19Nov45
93758 (MSN 13705) to USAAF 24Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 18Jul44. salvaged 21Dec44
93759 (MSN 13706) to USAAF 24Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 24Jul44. Chungking 28Dec44. Lost 13Apr45
93760 (MSN 13707) to USAAF 24Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 18Jul44. Chungking 27Jul44
Dbf 13Dec44. Also reported " 0-3760" 122 TFS/I22 TFW Ohio ANG
93761 (MSN 13709) to USAAF 24Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 18Jul44. Salvaged Oct 9, 1944, Ledo, India
93762 (MSN 13710) to USAAF 24Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 18Jul44. Chungking 18Nov45. To FLC 20Aug47
93763 (MSN 13711) to USAAF 24Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 18Jul44. Chungking 22Jul44. Karachi
Transferred to China Sep 16, 1945.
93764 (MSN 13712) to USAAF 25Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 18Jul44 to VT-AUF of Tata Airlines
registered Nov 28, 1945, bougjt Dec 21, 1945. Air India Ltd Aug 1946. Reported w/o Jan 10, 1947
93765 (MSN 13713) Delivered to USAAF 25Jun44; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 6Jun44;
10th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) 20Feb46; Avia, Czechoslovakia for civil modifications; Yugoslav
Air Force / Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo (JRV) 1946 as 7302; Jugoslovenski
Aerotransport (JAT) 3Apr47; registered YU-ABB, cancelled 19Dec67; Yugoslav Aeronautical
Museum, Surcin, Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Museum of Aviation, Belgrade, Serbia; stored [Jun15]
93766 (MSN 13714) to USAAF 25Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 18Jul44. to VT-ATY of Tata Airlines
Dec 28, 1945, to Air India Nov 1946, to Indian AF Dec 22, 1947.
93767 (MSN 13715) to USAAF 25Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 20Jul44. With 3rd CCG, 12th CCS crashed
due to bad weather near Ledo, India Sep 8, 1944. MACR 7183. 4 crew and 2 passengers killed.
93768 (MSN 13716) to USAAF 25Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 20Jul44. Chungking 09Aug44. Karachi 09Dec44. FLC 12Jan46
to Tata Airlines as VT-AUD Nov 21, 1946. To Air India Nov 1946, to Indian Airlines Aug 1953.
Crashed 20 mi S of Delhi May 9, 1953.
93769 (MSN 13717) to USAAF Jun 25, 1944. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jul 17, 1944. Taxying accident Sep 21, 1945.
93770 (MSN 13719) to USAAF Jun 25, 1944. 10th AF of India-China Wing ATC Aug 10, 194. Sold Apr 15, 1946.
93771 (MSN 13720) to USAAF 25Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 10Aug44. Chungking 08Aug44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC
ANLC 29Nov45. To VT-AUT Air Services of India Dec 18, 1945. To Indian Airlines Corp Aug 1, 1954.
Safdarjanf Jun 19679 Border Securit Force, Sardar Patel Bhavan 1978.
93772 (MSN 13721) to USAAF 26Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 19Jul44.
W/o Oct 29, 1944 in crash 195 mi SW of Moran, India
93773 (MSN 13722) to USAAF 26Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 19Jul44.
W/o Oct 20, 1944 in ground fire Dinjan, India
93774 (MSN 13723) to USAAF 27Jun44. 14th AF 2nd ACG Karachi 01Aug44 (or 10th AF).
With 2nd Air Commando Group) destroyed Mar 17, 1945 by enemy shell fire at Meiktila air strip, Burma
93775 (MSN 13724) to USAAF 26Jun44. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 29Jul44. Chungking 23Nov44.
Destroyed 12Jan45
93776 (MSN 13725) to USAAF Jun 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG724 via RAF Nassau Jun 2, 1944.
RAF INDIA Aug 2, 1944. 52 Sqdn RAF. 43 Sqdn RAF. DBR when taxiied into
bomb crater at Mingaladon, Burma May 26, 1945.
93777 (MSN 13726) to USAAF Jun 25, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG725 via RAF Nassau Jul 2, 1944.
RAF India ACSEA Aug 7, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. To Thai AF Aug 29, 1946. To Siamese Airways in 1947 as
HS-SAA. Inherited by Thai Airways Nov 1, 1951. Reregistered HS-TDA Sep 15, 1958.
To Sky of Siam Co in 1980. Noted derelict at Don Muang AP, Thailand Mar 1983 and
presumably subsequently scrapped.
93778 (MSN 13727) to USAAF Jun 25, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG726 via RAF Montreal Jul 6, 1944.
RAQF UK Jul 11, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 28, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945. 22 MU RAF May 13, 1946.
Sold May 24, 1946. To OY-DDI "Ruar Viking" with DDL May 31, 1946. Subsequently sold as N9986F
Nov 21, 1951. To CC-CLDN to CC-CBS 1971. WFU Mar 1972.
93779 (MSN 13729) to USAAF Jul 26, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG728 via RAF Montreal Jul 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jul 11, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Aug 15, 1944. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Mar 1, 1945. 22 MU RAF Oct 24, 1946.
Returned to USAAF and to Scottish Aviation May 9, 1947. Registered G-AKPW with British Aviation
Services Jan 17, 1948. Registration cancelled Mar 3, 1948 on sale to Malayan
Airways Ltd as VR-SCQ "QuAirlines" then reregistered Apr 1958 as VR-RCQ. To 9M-ALQ Malaysian Airways
"QUAirlines" Jan 6, 1959. to 9V-BAO Malaysian-Singapore Airlines Jan 1, 1967. To XW-TDA
Laos Air Charter Mar 17, 1967. Cambodian Air Commercial. Shot down Oct 2, 1972 on approach To Kampot,
Cambodia
93780 (MSN 13730) to USAAF Jun44. Ninth Air Force Jul44. 36th Troop Carrier Squadron,
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers
of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44
W/o Oct 24, 1944 in landing accident at RAF Cottesmore, UK
93781 (MSN 13731) to USAAF 25Jun44. 9th AF 27Jul44. US. To RFC 28Sep45. To 19 Sqn RAAF (NEIAF) as DT-981
flown with Australian radio c/s VHRCY. To NEIAF as T-481Jul47. To PK-RCY 26Aug47
To PK-GDM 1956. W/O 05Apr62 at Jakarta, Indonesia
93782 (MSN 13732) to USAAF 26Jun44. 12th AF Italy 06Aug44. US. To RFC 13Oct45. To NC60706
93783 (MSN 13733) to USAAF Jun 27, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG729 via RAF Montreal Jul 4, 1944.
RAF UK Jul 9, 1944. 24 Sqdn RAF Aug 14, 1944. 44 MU RAF Jun 18, 1946. Relegated to ground
instructional airframe with serial 6359M Jun 13, 1947. Presumably subsequently scrapped.
93784 (MSN 13734) to USAAF 26Jun44. Twelfth Air Force, Italy 6Aug44.
4th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Group, Tarquinia, Italy. W/o Apr 12, 1945 when it
was struck while parked by a landing B-17 44-6756 that was returning from a mission at Lucera, Foggia, Italy.
93785 (MSN 13735) to USAAF 26Jun44. Twelfth Air Force, Italy 6Aug44.
4th Troop Carrier Squadron, 62nd Troop Carrier Group, Tarquinia, Italy.
W/o Apr 12, 1945 when it was struck while parked by
landing B-17 44-6756 that was returning from a mission at Lucera, Foggia, Italy.
93786 (MSN 13736) to USAAF 26Jun44. 12th AF Italy 06Aug44. US. To RFC 05Nov45
To Aaxico Air Lines as NC57673, next to Transair of New York.
93787 (MSN 13737) to USAAF 26Jun44. 12th AF Italy 11Aug44. 8th AF. 9th AF 12Sep46. Oberpfaff 01Jan48
FLC Turkey 04Mar49. To Turkish AF as 6063 under MDAP.
93788 (MSN 13739) to USAAF 27Jun44. 7th AF 9th TCS Oahu 28Jul44. Guam .
With 9th TCS, 20th AF, while parked at Isley Field,
Saipan was seriously damaged by taxying C-46 44-78145 Dec 12, 1945.
DBR and scrapped.
93789 (MSN 13740) to USAAF 27Jun44. 7th AF Oahu 28Jul44. Manila. FLC 20Apr48
To Thailand Sep 21, 1970 as L2-34/13, converted to AC-47 JL2-39/13.
W/o following crashlanding at Bangkok Feb 8, 1988. Preserved at Don Muang
Airport, Thailand.
93790 (MSN 13741) 6/27/44: TOS USAAF, to 4005th Base Unit, Robins Army Air Field, GA.
12/44: 4117th BU, Robins.
4/46: 4105th BU, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ, for storage.
2/47: 4126th AAF BU, San Bernardino Air Depot, CA, for repairs and maintenance.
9/18/47: TOS USAF.
1/48: 4119th BU (Air Materiel Command), Brookley Field, AL
2/48: 114th Bombardment Squadron (ANG), Mitchel AFB, NY.
12/50: 106th Composite Group (ANG), Floyd Bennett NAS, NY.
4/51: 39th Air Defense Wing (Alaskan Air Command), Elmendorf AFB, AK
By 8/51: 5064th Cold Weather Materiel Testing Squadron, 5001st Research & Development Group (AAC), Ladd AFB, AK.
9/54: 5001st Operations Squadron (AAC) Ladd AFB, AK.
6/57: 5039th Air Transport Squadron (AAC), Elmendorf AFB, AK.
10/57: 5040th Consolidated Logistics Maintenance Squadron (AAC), Elmendorf AFB, AK.
5/58: 144th Air Transport Squadron, (ANG) in Anchorage, AK.
5/60: 112th Tactical Fighter Squadron (ANG), in Toledo, OH.
1/63: 180th Tactical Fighter Group (ANG) Toledo, OH.
3/70: SOC.
After 3/27/70: The National Infantry Museum, Lawson AAF, Columbus, GA.
Seen in 2007 on display at Ft Benning, GA, having been displayed there since at least Mar 1970.
93791 (MSN 13742) to USAAF 27Jun44. 7th or 9th AF. no card. Assigned to Patterson Field, OH
Assigned to NACA Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory, later as NACA Langley Research Center,
Langley Field, VA Aug 16, 1943 to Jan 4, 1951. Assigned to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ.
Parted out at McEntire ANGS Airport, Eastover, SC.
93792 (MSN 13743) to USAAF 27Jun44. 7th or US 9th AF. no card. To Peruvian Air Force in 1964 as FAP-368,
re-registered as OB-R-1151.
93793 (MSN 13744) to USAAF 27Jun44. 9th AF 04Aug44. US 06Jul45. stored 22Sep47. To Uruguay AF as FAUr-509 21Nov49
to CX-BHO WFU 22Jun77. Also listed in 1947 to Transport Aero Militar Urugayo (TAMU) registered
as CX-BJD (also carries serial T-508). Current 2002.
93794 (MSN 13745) delivered to USAAF Jun44; designated SC-47A; 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron (Jungle Jim),
Eglin, FL (1961); re-designated HC-47A 22Oct62. w/o Jan 23, 1964 at unknown location.
93795 (MSN 13746) to USAAF 27Jun44. 9th AF 30Jul44. US 03Jul45. To RFC 22Nov45
to civil registry as NC55462 with Riddle Aviation Co, Inc, Miami, FL. To Soc Aerea del Tolima SA Jun
1947 as C-1204, reregistered as HK-1204. To Avianca Columbia. To Chitreana de Aviacion as HB-490.
Scrapped at Paitilla-Marcos A. Galabert Airport, Panama City, Panama.
93796 (MSN 13747) to USAAF 27Jun44. Ninth Air Force 30Jul44. Returned to USA 1Jul45.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR 25Nov45. Canadair Ltd. Damaged while
parked in collision by B-24J Liberator ? 44-40675 taxying at Walnut Ridge Field 18Jan46.
93797 (MSN 13749) to USAAF 27Jun44. 9th AF 01Aug44. Fiirsten 01Jan48. Norway MAP, 93797 "T-AO" R Norwegian AF 06Jul50
"BW-D" 1951. 335 Sqn "BW-L", 29Jun56 located at Forsvarets Flysamling at Gardermoen
IAP near Oslo, Norway. On exhibit with its old registration of BW-L
93798 (MSN 13750) to USAAF 27Jun44. Ninth Air Force 13Aug44. 14th Troop Carrier Squadron,
61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483). An icy steel matting
runway, a 90° crosswind, a blow-out of the left tire, all caused the aircraft to dig its propellers into
the ground at Nivelles (B-75), Belgium 9Feb45. Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45.
Transported men and materials of the Canadian 1st Paratroop Regiment to a drop zone at
Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; having dropped the paratroopers, as the
plane exited the DZ it was to make a left bank to turn and head back to base. As the aircraft
went into the bank, it flew into what looked like a stream of tracer fire and was seen to start
puffing smoke from around the left wing. Shortly after, there was smoke seen coming from the
cockpit. The plane never came out of the bank and quickly lost altitude. The left wing hit a
house as it neared the ground tearing it off and the rest of the aircraft hit the ground and
exploded. All aboard the plane were killed. MACR 13507
93799 (MSN 13751) to USAAF 27Jun44. Ninth Air Force 31Jul44. 1st Pathfinder
Group (Provisional), Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717
navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the
507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To RFC Oct 31, 1945.
93800 (MSN 13752) to USAAF Jun 28, 1944. 9/18/47: TOS USAF.
9/54: Converted to VC-47A.
Ca.1955: 178th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, 119th Fighter Interceptor Group, North Dakota ANG, Fargo ANGB, ND.
By 1987: State Historical Society Museum, Bismarck, ND.
Unknown date: Acquired by the NMUSAF Loan Program. Loaned to Cass County Historical Society, West Fargo, ND.
By 1993: Displayed at Bonanzaville USA- Eagles Air Museum, West Fargo, ND.
93801 (MSN 13753) to USAAF 28Jun44. 9th AF 30Jul44. 8th AF. missing Dec 29, 1944, crashed close to
Bastogne/Belgium.
93802 (MSN 13754) to USAAF 28Jun44. 9th AF 30Jul44. Neth/Belgium.
salvaged and reclamation completed at Ober Roblingen, Germamy Mar 9, 1948
93803 (MSN 13755) to USAAF 28Jun44. Ninth Air Force 30Jul44.
73rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467).
Transported seventeen paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Eerde, south of Veghel, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. After dropping the paratroopers,
the formation made a turn and headed back the same route as they had come in. At this point the plane was hit
and crashed at Millegem, near Mol, Belgium [1KIA]. MACR 10710
93804 (MSN 13756) to USAAF 28Jun44. 9th AF 30Jul44. 8th AF Neth/Belgium 31Dec46.
While attached to Air Attache office in Europe,
crashed in Ethiopian wilderness Mar 20, 1947 40 km SSW of
Dessie, Ethiopia while enroute from Asmara to Addis Abba.
6 onboard killed, including the head of the CIG in Beirut
(CIG became the CIA later in 1947)
93805 (MSN 13757) to USAAF 28Jun44. 9th AF 30Jul44. US 01Jul45. To RFC 18Nov45
To NC88822 TWA "326" B29Nov45. W D Parker, Bartlesville, CA US B25Mar55.
N565 American Management Assoc Inc. N56S Sylvania Electric Products Inc.
N143JB Exec Aircraft Corp, Far Hills, NJ W French, Somerville, NJ
Monmouth Airlines Inc, Training Center, Farmingdale, NJ JuI70.
Wall Herald Corp t/a Monmouth Sep70. N2VM t/a Vero Monmouth Airlines, Vero Beach, FL US Rr 20Oct72
Ocean AJW L 1979. Lebanon Valley Airmotive Inc, Reading, PA US R13Aug80.
Sun Intl Ld Apr81 Air Pennsylvania 31Dec81. Registration N2VM cancelled Jan 3, 2011.
93806 (MSN 13759) 28Jun44. Ninth Air Force 31Jul44. [Y], 434th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Mourmelon-le-Grand (A-80), France. Transported paratroopers of the
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To RFC Nov 18, 1945. To NC86599, by 1954 was N53159 of Delta Airlines
93807 (MSN 13760)to USAAF 28Jun44. 9th AF? no card. USAF 7th Air Combat Gp, W Germany
WFU at MASDC, Davis Monthan AFB, AZ US Oct71 and scrapped
93808 (MSN 13761) to USAAF 28Jun44. 9th AF 31Jul44. Neth/Belgium. To OY-AOB DDL "Bjarke Viking" D27Nov46
Broken up Kastrup, Copenhagen Dec 31, 1949
93809 (MSN 13762) to USAAF 28Jun44. 9th AF? no card. w/o Apr 9, 1952 in midair with F-94B 51-5407 Camp Edwards, MA
93810 (MSN 13763) to USAAF 28Jun44. 9th AF 31Jul44. Salvaged Dec 31, 1945
93811 (MSN 13764) to USAAF 28Jun44. Ninth Air Force 31Jul44. 310th Troop Carrier Squadron,
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Damaged landing at Spanhoe 27Nov44
To RFC Sep 21, 1945. to PP-BRB "Piracicaba" of Linhas
Aereas Brasillerias Mar 15, 1946, later PP-CDC of Cruzeiro Oct 27, 1949.
To PP-SAD "Erechim" of Sercicos Aereos Cruziero do Sol Kam 27. 105-
w/o Oct 2, 1968 Fejo Acre
93812 (MSN 13765) to USAAF 28Jun44 9th AF? no card. onverted to AC-47, assigned to 460th TRW, Tan Son Nhut,
Vietnam. To South Vietnam AF Jan 29, 1971. To Khmer Air Force
(Cambodia) Mar 1973. Subsequent fate unknown.
93813 (MSN 13766) to USAAF 29Jun44. 9th AF 30Jul44. US 03Jul45. To RFC 18Nov45
to 19th Sqdn (NEIAF) as DT-989, callsign VH-RCG. To Neth East Indies Government as NI478. PK-DBH KNILM 24Oct47
PK-DPI Garuda Indonesian Airways 28Dec49. PK-GDX Rr Aug56 PN Merpati Nusantara. PK-NDJ Rr 11Feb70
To Indonesian AF as NI-477 Jul 13, 1970.
93814 (MSN 13767) to USAAF 30Jun44. 9th AF? no card. Converted to EC-47N from RC-47N. To reclamation,
cannibalization, salvage or survey Aug 5, 1975 from 56th Special Operations Wing at Udorn, Thailand.
93815 (MSN 13769) to USAAF 29Jun44. Ninth Air Force 31Jul44. 44th Troop Carrier Squadron [6E*O; Nose #55],
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers
of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A
glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting
men and materials for the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170)
21Mar45. Transported British 13th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the
southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To RFC Sep 21, 1945. To CR-LBK. Crashed Jul 18, 1950
93816 (MSN 13770) to USAAF 29Jun44. 9th AF 31Jul44. US 05Jul45. Kelly AFB 24Aug47. To Mexican AF Sep 30, 1947
93817 (MSN 13771) delivered to USAAF Jun44; 7167th Special Air Missions Squadron, Wiesbaden, West Germany;
7030th Combat Support Group, Ramstein, West Germany Feb58. Converted to VC-47A.
W/o Feb 15, 1958 Mount Vesuvius, Italy. 16 lost.
93818 (MSN 13772) to USAAF 29Jun44. 9th AF? no card USAF. Converted to VC-47A. To civil registry as N86450.
To Spanish AF Aug 20, 1961 as T.3-43. DBF at Malacan, Spain Jul 6, 1970
93819 (MSN 13773) to USAAF 29Jun44. 12th AF Italy 06Aug44. US. To RFC Nov 8, 1945.
W K Jaros V V Fasconcellos registered Oct 26, 1945. To PP-BRC with Linhas Aereas
Brasillerias "Pirassunugu" Dec 7, 1945 Registered May 25, 1946 to AH Aghinaga. To PP-ANK of
Transportes Aereos Nacional Ltda Mar 20 1952. H Machado 193 Nacional Jun 18, 1953.
Crashed Sep 6, 1956 Pampulha, Belo Horizonte
93820 (MSN 13774) to USAAF 29Jun44. 9th AF OR US 12th AF? no card. To Peruvian Air Force as FAP-372.
93821 (MSN 13775) to USAAF 29Jun44. 9th AF 31Jul44. Salvaged due to accident Jul 5, 1945
93822 (MSN 13776) to USAAF 29Jun44. 9th AF 13Aug44. 8th AF. US 05Jul45. To RFC Nov 18, 1945.
To NC18618 with Chicagoand Southwestern. To PP-YPG of S. A. Transportes Aeros REAL Feb 14, 1947.
Suppliers Incd Feb 27 1959. Cancelled Jun 4, 1959.
93823 (MSN 13777) to USAAF 29Jun44. 12th AF Italy 25Aug44. US. To RFC Nov 5, 1945. To NC53210 P. J.
Anderson and Charles R Brand, Coastal Cargo Inc, Teterboro, JJ. Crashed
Jan 6, 1949 at Brandywine, IN
42-93824/93843 Boeing B-29A-1-BN Superfortress
MSN 7231/7250. Dispostions from The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive
Registry of the Planes by Robert A. Mann.
93824 Delivered to USAAF 8Feb44
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Crashed 13Sep44 after loss of control 1 mile S of Clovis AAF, NM
93825 Delivered to USAAF 16Feb44. Departed CONUS for CBI 11Apr44; arrived India 4May44.
Assigned to 769th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, Piardoba, India
Crashed on landing at Chengtu, China flying the Hump on a transport missiion May 7, 1944. All crew survived,
but aircraft badly damaged. Surveyed at Chength Aug 31, 1944.
93826 (Delivered to USAAF 29Feb44. Departed Smoky Hill AAF, KS for CBI on 13Apr44
Assigned to 468th Bomb Group 3May44
(468th BG, 793rd BS) crashed into mountain 200 mi from Chengtu, China Jun 15, 1944 while on mission to steel
works at Yawata Kyoto, Japan. MACR 6601. All 12 crew killed.
93827 (TB-29A) Delivered to USAAF 4Mar44. Assigned to 768th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group. Named ‘Cocksure’
Assigned to 247th Army Air Force Base Unit, Smoky Hill AAF, KS
Damaged 18May44 due to mechanical failure at Smoky Hill AAF, KS
Assigned to 2532nd Army Air Force Base Unit, Randolph AAF, TX
The aircraft took off from Randolph Field 12 June 1945 on a night training mission. The airplane
crashed and burned 10 miles northeast of Randolph Field. 7 killed.
93828 Delivered to USAAF 21Mar44. Assigned to 794th Bomb Squadron, 468th Bomb Group, Kharagpur, India 5Jul44
Named ‘Monsoon Goon’. Declared war weary. Returned to CONUS 15Dec44. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 30Nov49
93829 Delivered to USAAF 24Mar44. Assigned to 395th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group, Chakulia, India
Departed CONUS for CBI; arrived Chakulia, India 7Aug44. Named ‘Cait Paornat’
On August 20, 1944 the aircraft, flying from Hsinching, Chengdu, was damaged by anti-aircraft gunfire
during a raid on the Yawata Iron Works, Japan. Due to the damage sustained, the crew elected to
divert to the Soviet Union. The aircraft crashed in the foothills of Sikhote Alin Range east of
Khabarovsk after the crew had bailed out. MACR 7523.
The crew was interned and allowed to escape into American-occupied Iran in January 1945.
After being restored to airworthy condition by the Soviets and flown to Moscow, this aircraft was
dismantled and thoroughly analysed to provide information for their reverse-engineered Tu-4.
Later, the complete wing and engines were incorporated into the sole
prototype Tu-70 passenger transport.
93830 Delivered to USAAF 30Mar44. Departed CONUS for CBI 6Jun44; arrived India 2Jul44.
Assigned to 768th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, Piardoba, India. Named ‘Torrid Toby’
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 2Mar49
93831 Delivered to USAAF 3Apr44. Assigned to 45th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group, Chakulia, India
Departed CONUS for CBI; arrived Chakulia, India 3Sep44. Named ‘Queenie’. The aircraft made two
bomb runs on Bangkok without dropping bombs; 9/10 cloud cover prevented visual sighting of
the target. As ordered, the aircraft proceeded to the secondary target, rail yards in Rangoon, Burma.
Crashed at Rangoon, Burma Dec 14, 1944 after damaged by bomb explosion from B-29 42-24726
in midair while on mission to Bangkok, Thailand. MACR 10377. 5 crew killed, 6 bailed out and became POW.
93832 Delivered to USAAF 15Apr44
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Crashed 10Nov44 25 miles NE of Clovis, NM
93833 Delivered to USAAF 21Apr44. Assigned to 242nd Army Air Force Base Unit, Grand Island AAF, NB
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 21Dec49
93834 Delivered to USAAF 21Apr44
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 241st Army Air Force Base Unit, Fairmont AAF, NE
Accident 8Mar45 due to mechanical failure landing at Memphis Municipal Airport, TN
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 235th Army Air Force Base Unit, Biggs AAF, TX
Accident 6Sep45 due to mechanical failure taxying at Mountain Home AAF, ID
Reclaimed at Mountain Home AFB, ID 11Sep50
93835 Delivered to USAAF 16May44. Assigned to 502nd Bomb Group, 315th Bomb Wing
To GIA at Grand Island AAF, NB 7Mar45
93836 Delivered to USAAF 18May44
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Accident 8Dec44 on the ground at Clovis AAF, NM
Assigned to 231st Army Air Force Base Unit, Alamogordo AAF, NM
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 27Jun49
93837 Named ‘City of Miami Beach’. Named ‘Ol’ Smoker’
(330th BG, 459th BS) ditched in Pacific Ocean Apr 12, 1945 after ran out of fuel while returning from
mission to Koriyama, Japan. 4 crew killed, 7 survived and were rescued.
93838 Delivered to USAAF 5Jun44. Assigned to 244th Army Air Force Base Unit, Harvard AAF, NB
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 236th Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Forced landing 13Feb45 due to engine failure at Pyote AAF, TX
Surveyed at Pyote AAF, TX 1Apr45
93839 MSN 7246. Delivered to USAAF 10Jun44. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to 248th Army Air Force Base Unit, Walker AAF, KS
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Crashed landed 21Mar45 due to engine failure 10 miles NE of Clovis, NM
93840 Delivered to USAAF 20Jun44. Assigned to 245th Army Air Force Base Unit, McCook AAF, NB
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 27Jun49
93841 Delivered to USAAF 27Jun44
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 236th Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 21Dec49
93842 Delivered to USAAF 28Jun44
Assigned to 242nd (Operational Training Unit, Very Heavy), 17th Bombardment Training Wing, Grand Island AAF, NB
Flown by a crew of the 411th Bomb Squadron, 502nd Bomb Group
On 26 January 1945, the crew took off to fly a simulated 3,000 mile mission to home base in Grand Island, NE.
The route was to a point 20 miles north of Jamaica then to the bombing range of Cayos Travieso where they
made two runs at 9,000 feet. They then climbed to 20,000 feet by the time the aircraft reached Batista,
remaining at this altitude while camera bombing Havana, Key West, Miami, and Morrison.
Soon after leaving Morrison the airplane commander foresaw the approach of a weather front, so while
enroute to Jacksonville he climbed from 20,000 feet to 26,000 feet.
It was here also that he encountered severe head winds. By the time they reoriented themselves at
Birmingham there were at 19,000 feet. They then dropped down to 8,000 feet and were about 50 to 60
degrees North West of Kansas City when the co-pilot asked to see the readings on the fuel gauge. The fuel
appeared alarmingly low. About ten minutes later, number one and four engines stopped so power was
increased on number two and three engines. As they were flying over the undercast, the pilot asked the
co-pilot to tune in the Ft. Riley range. Homing on Ft. Riley necessitated taking
up a heading of 180 degrees. The pilot dropped from 8,000 feet to 2,000 feet; at 3,000 feet they broke
through the undercast. They spotted the range station and immediately thereafter number two engine cut out.
Full boost was given to number three engine but it would not support the plane. They attempted to put down
flaps, when a crash was inevitable, but the flaps did not appear to work. The crew had been notified by
the co-pilot twenty minutes prior to the crash to take up crash positions so that they were in their
proper places when the crash occurred 1 miles S of Ogden, KS. The airspeed on impact was estimated
at 100 miles per hour. The crash cost six lives.
93843 Delivered to USAAF 8Jul44. Assigned to 39th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group, Grand Island AAF, NB
Forced landing 7Oct44 due to mechanical failure at Grand Island AAF, NB
42-93844/93873 Boeing B-29A-5-BN Superfortress
MSN 7251/7280. Dispostions from The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive
Registry of the Planes by Robert A. Mann.
93844 Delivered to USAAF 17Jul44. Assigned to 6th Bomb Group. Named ‘Anna Belle’
Assigned to 242nd Army Air Force Base Unit, Grand Island AAF, NB
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 27Jun49
93845 Delivered to USAAF 22Jul44. Assigned to 4101st Army Air Force Base Unit, Fairfax AAF, KS
Bailed to Pratt & Whitney at East Hartford, CT. Modified as XB-44. First flight May45
Used as an engine test -bed for the Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engine for the proposed B-29D which
eventually became the B-50A. Reclaimed at Chanute AFB, IL 17May49
93846 Delivered to USAAF 20Jul44. Assigned to 505th Bomb Group. Assigned to 6th Bomb Group. Named ‘Spirit of FDR’
Assigned to 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Accident 9Nov44 landing at McCook AAF, NB
Surveyed at McCook AAF, NB 10Nov44
93847 Delivered to USAAF 20Jul44. Assigned to 245th Army Air Force Base Unit, McCook AAF, NB
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 10May49
93848 To Continental Airlines Modification Center, Denver, CO. Departed 12Sep44
Departed CONUS for CBI 23Nov44
(462nd BG, 770th BS) shot down by fighter over Kyushu, Japan Nov 21, 1944 while on mission to aircraft
factory at Omura, Japan. MACR 9964. 3 crew killed, 8 bailed out. 4 captured and became POW, 4 evaded a
nd were rescued.
93849 Delivered to USAAF 1Aug44. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A. Assigned to 58th Bomb Wing
Assigned to Flight C, 1st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (VH), CBI, 15Mar45. Named ‘Under-Exposed’
Damaged 15Apr45 due to weather. Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 25Apr49
93850 Delivered to USAAF 3Aug44. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 879th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group 23Nov44
Assigned to 3rd Photo Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic Wingto F-13A. MACR 13755 dated
Apr 12, 1945 may refer to a crew loss due to combat damage, but the aircraft returned to base.
Survived the war. Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 10May49
93851 Delivered to USAAF 7Aug44. Modified to F-13A
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing
With 311th PRW, 3rd PRS w/o on landing at Depot Field, Guam Dec 19, 1944. Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 10May49
93852 Delivered to USAAF 11Aug44. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 873rd Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group. Departed CONUS for PTO, arrived Saipan 1Nov44
Accident 6Jun45 taxying at Harmon Field, Guam
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 11th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
Named ‘Tokyo Rose’. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 27Jun49 .
93853 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A. Named ‘Quan Yin Cha Ara’.
93854 Delivered to USAAF 15Aug44. Modified to F-13A. Assigned to 40th Bomb Group, Chakulia, India
Departed CONUS for CBI; arrived Chakulia, India 7Oct44
Assigned to Flight C, 1st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (VH), CBI. Named ‘Brooklyn Bessie IV’
Lost over Port Arthur, Manchuria, Northern China Feb 2, 1945. All crew bailed out and were rescued.
The plane crashed, exploded and burned in a village killing three Chinese farmers.
93855 Delivered to USAAF 16Aug44. Modified to F-13A. Assigned to 444th Bomb Group
Assigned to Flight C, 1st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (VH), CBI. Named ‘Double Exposure’
Damaged 15Apr45 due to weather
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing
(311th PRW, 3rd PRS) crash landed and w/o near Agana, Guam May 23, 1945 on raid on Tokyo, Japan.
93856 Modified to F-13A
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 11th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, North Field, Guam
Named ‘Wee Miss America’
Accident 25Oct45 when the aircraft ground looped at NAS Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
93857 Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 444th Bomb Group
Assigned to 677th Bomb Squadron, 444th Bomb Group, Dudhkindi, India. Transferred to Tinian 5May45
Named ‘Hellon Wings’. Ditched April 12, 1945
93858 Assigned to 870th Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group. Named ‘Star Duster’
Survived the war. Reclaimed
93859 Assigned to 45th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group, Chakulia, India. Transferred to Tinian May45
Departed CONUS for CBI; arrived Chakulia, India 6Dec44. Named ‘Shag’n Home’
Returned to CONUS 13Oct45. Reclaimed
93860 Not delivered to USAAF
Ditched 19Aug44 during a Boeing test flight due to electrical failure and fire in Puget Sound,
one mile offshore of Redondo Beach, Seattle, WA. The airframe was barged back to Renton, where it
was written off, and then it ended up at the B-29 School at Boeing Field. It was christened "The Seagull"
and utilized for training purposes by the students until the end of the war.
93861 Delivered to USAAF 26Aug44
Assigned to 4150th Electronics Experimental Squadron (ATSC), Boca Raton AAF, FL
Crash landed 15Feb45 due to mechanical failure at Boca Raton AAF, FL
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11Sep50
93862 Delivered to USAAF 30Aug44. Assigned to 356th Bomb Squadron, 331st Bomb Group, McCook AAF, NB
Modified to TB-29A. Accident 9Apr45 due to mechanical failure taking off from McCook AAF, NB
Surveyed at McCook AAF, NB 10Apr47
93863 Delivered to USAAF 1Sep44. Modified to F-13A
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron [sic], 73rd Bomb Wing
Missing douring a sea search Feb 14, 1945. MACR 14421
93864 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Departed CONUS for CBI; arrived India 10Dec44
Assigned to 770th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, Piardoba, India.
Assigned to Flight C, 1st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (VH), CBI. Transferred to Guam 1May45
Named ‘Shutter-bug’. Reclaimed
93865 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 770th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group
Assigned to Flight C, 1st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (VH), CBI. Transferred to Guam 1May45
Named ‘Snoopin’ Kid’. Reclaimed
93866 Delivered to USAAF 13Sep44. Modified to F-13A
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 73rd Bomb Wing
Destroyed on ground at Saipan 7Dec44 by enemy aircraft.
93867 Delivered to USAAF 9Sep44. Modified to F-13A
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 73rd Bomb Wing
Ran out of fuel on return from mission and crashed into Pacific
540 km N of Saipan, Marianas Islands Dec 9, 1944. MACR 10642. 11 KIA.
93868 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 73rd Bomb Wing
93869 Delivered to USAAF 16Sep44. Modified to F-13A
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic Reconnaissance Wing
With 311th PRW, 3rd PRS w/o in takeoff accident at Depot Field, Guam Apr 26, 1945
93870 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 1505th Army Air Force Base Unit, Mather AAF, CA
Crashed 21Dec44 due to engine failure during takeoff near Mather AAF, CA
Assigned to 1st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Reconnaissance Wing
Named ‘Valiant Lady’. Reclaimed
93871 Delivered to USAAF 21Sep44. Modified to F-13A
Assigned to 678th Bomb Squadron, 444th Bomb Group. Departed CONUS; arrived India 16Dec44
Assigned to Flight C, 1st Photo Reconnaissance Squadron (VH), CBI.
With 444th BG, 678th BS crashed on takeoff at Dudhkundi Airfield, West Bengal, India Jan 7, 1945.
Aircraft was destroyed. All crew killed.
93872 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A. Reclaimed
93873 Assigned to 769th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, Piardoba, India
Departed CONUS for CBI; arrived India 12Dec44. Reclaimed
42-93874/93923 Boeing B-29A-10-BN Superfortress
MSN 7281/7330. Dispostions from The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive
Registry of the Planes by Robert A. Mann.
93874 Modified to F-13A. Assigned to 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam
Named ‘South Sea Sinner’. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base
Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Crash landed 18Apr45 due to fire 12 miles NE of Newman, NM
93875 Delivered to USAAF 27Sep44. Assigned to 882nd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group
Named ‘Georgia Ann’. Accident 1Jun45 taxying at South Field
Declared war weary. Returned to CONUS – 38 missions. Reclaimed at Keesler AFB, MS 22Jul49
93876 Delivered to USAAF 27Sep44
(500th BG, 881st BS) ditched from unknown cause in Pacific Ocean Feb 10, 1945 while on mission to
Nakajima aircraft factory at Ota, Japan MACR 12058. All 11 crew killed.
93877 (MSN 7284) The following information is on microfilm PDF OACR-1, pages 652-653.
9/26/1944 accepted by U.S. Air Force
10/5/1944 to Birmingham Mod Center at Birmingham, AL
12/15/1944 to 274th Army Air Forces Base Unit (Staging Base) at Herington AAFld, KS, processing of
replacement aircraft
12/28/1944 to 1103rd Army Air Forces Base Unit at Morrison AAFld, FL
12/31/1944 began oversea movement to Twentieth Air Force (IRON PACT20B)
2/12/1945 reach Twentieth Air Force (Project #98134-R)
2/1945 to 792nd BS/468th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) at Kharagpur, India
5/1945 to 792nd BS/468th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) ("Snooky's Brats") at West Field, Tinian
10/21/1945 returned to US
10/21/1945 to 1505th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Mather AAFld, CA
10/31/1945 to 3035th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Victorville AAFld, CA
11/18/1945 to 4196th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Victorville AAFld, CA
4/30/1946 in storage (code SA)
10/5/1947 to 4117th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Robins AAFld, GA
1/1/1948 non-cocooned storage (code SS)
1/13/1948 to 4117th Air Force Base Unit at Robins AFB, GA
2/12/1948 storage cocooned (code SC)
4/24/1951 authorized reclaimed
93878 Delivered to USAAF 30Sep44. Assigned to 505th Bomb Group Jan45. Named ‘Helles Belles’
Assigned to 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group Jan45. Returned to CONUS – 22 missions
Modified to TB-29A. Salvaged at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 14Jul54. Reclaimed 15Feb57
93879 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
93880 Delivered to USAAF 5Oct44. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 499th Bomb Group. Named ‘The Duchess’. Assigned to 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
Assigned to 344th Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA
Assigned to 343rd Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Wing, Yokota, Japan
Accident 20Feb52 taxying at Yokota AB, Japan
Damaged 14Jun53 in a ground accident during taxying at Haneda AB, Tokyo, Japan
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 27Sep54. Transferred to US Navy
Assigned to NAWS China Lake, CA 1956. Used as a ground target for weapons testing.
Reported 1975 in storage at NAS China Lake, CA
93881 Delivered to USAAF 23Oct44. (498th BG, 873rd BS) low on fuel and two engines out Apr 6, 1945. No
time to go around and landed on Tinian. Ground looped over cliff. Plane completely destroyed, crew OK.
93882 Delivered to USAAF 9Oct44. Assigned to 504th Bomb Group. Assigned to 505th Bomb Group
Reclaimed at Randolph AFB, TX 13May54
93883 Delivered to USAAF 9Oct44. Assigned to 869th Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group
MIA Apr 2, 1945 in attack on Nakajima aircraft plant in Tokyo. MACR 13764
93884 Delivered to USAAF 21Oct44. Departed CONUS for CBI 15Dec44
Assigned to 676th Bomb Squadron, 444th Bomb Group, Dudhkundi, India. Transferred to Tinian
Named ‘Urgin’ Virgin II’. Reclaimed at Keesler AFB, MS 29May49
93885 Delivered to USAAF 21Oct44. Named ‘The Shrimper’
(497th BG, 870th BS) ditched 90 mi N of Saipan from unknown cause May 14, 1945 while on mission to
North Nagoya, Japan. MACR 15426. All 11 crew survived and were rescued. MACR has incorrect serial
number of 42-9385 which was a P-39N
93886 Delivered to USAAF 27Oct44. Departed McCook AAF, NB for PTO 20Jan45
Assigned to 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Named ‘Kristy Ann’
Returned to CONUS 4Dec45 – 41 combat missions
Assigned to 4136th Army Air Force Base Unit, Tinker AFB, OK 28Jun50
Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 11Sep50
93887 Delivered to USAAF 30Oct44. Assigned to 40th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group
Named ‘Lady Annabelle’. Reclaimed at Keesler AFB, MS 24Aug49
93888 Delivered to USAAF 29Oct44. Departed Kearney AAF, NB for PTO 21Mar45
Assigned to 5th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Assigned to 504th Bomb Group
Named ‘Tamerlane’. Named ‘Mark of Zorro’
Assigned to 554th Army Air Force Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis MAP, TN
Damaged 24Aug45 in a collision on the ground at Keesler AAF, MS
Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 10May49
93889 Delivered to USAAF 31Oct44. To the Bechtel-McCone Modification Center, Birmingham, AL Nov44
To Oklahoma City Air Depot, Tinker AAF, OK Nov44
Assigned to 274th Army Air Force Base Unit, Herington AAF, KS Nov44
Assigned to 882nd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group Jan45. Named ‘Frisco Nannie’
Returned to CONUS Oct45 – 45 missions
Assigned to 4196th Army Air Force Base Unit, Victorville AAF, CA for storage Nov45
Assigned to 4117th Army Air Force Base Unit, Robins AAF, GA for storage Jul46
Assigned to 4119th Army Air Force Base Unit, Brookley AAF, AL Mar47
Assigned to 372nd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL Sep47
Crash landed 29Oct48 due to engine failure at RAF Burtonwood, UK
Assigned to 3700th Indoctrination Wing, Air Training Command, Lackland AFB TX May50 as a ground
instructional airframe
Assigned to 3345th Technical Training Wing (ATC), Chanute AFB IL Oct50 as a ground instructional airframe
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ Dec51
93890 Delivered to USAAF 1Nov44
(505th BG, 482nd BS) crashed into Pacific Ocean 3 mi W of Tinian on takeoff from North Field, Tinian
Aug 7, 1945. All crew killed.
93891 Delivered to USAAF 1Nov44. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11Sep50
93892 Delivered to USAAF 3Nov44. Assigned to 594th Army Air Force Base Unit, Topeka AAF, KS
Accident 13Jan45 landing at Amarillo AAF, TX. Departed Herington AAF, KS for PTO 4Feb45
Assigned to 99th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Named ‘Dragon Lady’
Returned to CONUS 15Oct45 – 41 combat missions. Assigned to 98th Bomb Wing, Yokota, Japan
Assigned to 4136th Army Air Force Base Unit, Tinker AFB, OK 28Jun50. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 11Sep50
93893 Delivered to USAAF 4Nov44. Departed Herington AAF, KS for PTO 27Jan45
(9th BG, 1st BS) crashed from unknown cause in sea near Hashirimizu Kanagawa, Japan Apr 15, 1945 while on
mission to Kawasaki, Japan. MACR 14278. 10 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
93894 Delivered to USAAF 7Nov44. Assigned to 484th Bomb Squadron, 505th Bomb Group
Named ‘Lassy Too’. Assigned to 444th Bomb Group. Named ‘Time-a-Wastin’’
(505th BG, 484th BS) in takeoff accident at North Field, Tinian Jun 23, 1945 due to engine failure.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
93895 Delivered to USAAF 7Nov44
Assigned to 17th Bomb Squadron, 16th Bomb Group, 315th Bomb Wing, Fairmont AAF, NE
Accident 26Jan45 taxying at Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Mid air collision 17Aug45 with B-29 44-86276 during a bombing exercise at night 3 miles west of
Weatherford, TX. Two crew bailed out and survived.
93896 Delivered to USAAF 7Nov44. Departed Herington AAF, KS for PTO 30Jann45
Assigned to 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Named ‘The B.A. Bird’
Damaged 16Apr45 during a mission to Kawasaki due to thermals from a fire storm causing structural distortion
Returned to CONUS 6Dec45 – 32 combat missions
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX 1May47. Assigned to 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA
Assigned to 98th Bomb Wing, Yokota, Japan. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11Sep50
93897 Delivered to USAAF 7Nov44. Assigned to 877th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 6Dec50
93898 Delivered to USAAF 9Nov44. Assigned to 39th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group
Named ‘Lady Jean’. Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 4Jan51
93899 Delivered to USAAF 9Nov44. Assigned to 500th Bomb Group
Assigned to 233rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Pyote AAF, TX 11Sep45
93900 Assigned to 29th Bomb Group. Named ‘Les’s Best’. Reclaimed
93901 Delivered to USAAF 11Nov44. Assigned to 39th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group
Named ‘Bit Fat Mama’. Named ‘Patricia Lynn’. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 11Sep45
93902 Delivered to USAAF 13Nov44. Named ‘Grand Slam’
(6th BG, 40th BS) in landing accident at North Field, Tinian Mar 12, 1945. All crew survived, but
aircraft was destroyed.
93903 Delivered to USAAF 14Nov44. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam
Assigned to 31st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Sat derelict at Kadena until rebuilt to bring squadron up to strength. Returning from flight
Jun 16, 1950 landing gear would not lower and crew bailed out and aircraft was shot down by USAF F-80
over East China Sea.
93904 Delivered to USAAF 8Dec44
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 231st Army Air Force Base Unit, Alamogordo AAF, NM
Accident 23Feb45 taxying at Alamogordo AAF, NM. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11Sep50
93905 Delivered to USAAF 7Dec44. Assigned to 29th Bomb Group
(29th BG, 43rd BS) shot down by AAA and crashed at Shimo-Mistugao Chiba, Japan Mar 10, 1945 in raid on
Tokyo. MACR 12972. 10 crew KIA, 2 bailed out and became POW but burned to death in Tokyo Army Prison fire.
93906 Delivered to USAAF 21Dec44. Damaged 4Apr45 due to mechanical failure at North Field, Tinian
Named ‘Ernie Pyle’s Milk Run’. Named ‘Uncle Sam’s Milk Run’ Aircraft was originally
named "Ernie Pyle's Milk Run" in reference to the reporter's statement that bombing missions in the
Pacific were 'milk runs' compared to missions in Europe. After Pyle's death on April 17, 1945 the
crew decided to change the name and painted over the original.
(6th BG, 24th BS) crashlanded at North Field, Iwo Jima May 23, 1945 while returning from mission to Tokyo.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed. The crash wounded the pilot and one gunner. The
Co-Pilot had been seriously wounded in Japanese fighter attacks and died in hospital
93907 Delivered to USAAF 21Dec44
(505th BG, 484th BS) crashed Sept 7, 1945, 2 miles ENE of North Field. MACR 14909. The aircraft had a
crew of 11 with 3 passengers; it suffered a mechanical failure flying from Tinian to Fukuoka, Japan to
drop supplies for the POW camp. Eight crew survived the crash and one body was recovered.
Condemned at Tinian, 10Sep45
93908 Delivered to USAAF 22Dec44. Assigned to 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Cedar Rapids, IO’. Named ‘Battlin Bulldozer’ Named in honor of the SeaBees
(330th BG, 458th BS) in taxiing accident at North Field, Guam Aug 2, 1945. All crew survived. Aircraft badly
damaged. Named ‘Ida Lou’. Renamed after VJ Day. Returned to CONUS 1Nov45
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11Sep50
93909 Delivered to USAAF 24Dec44. Assigned to 7th Ferrying Group, Boeing Field, Seattle, WA
Accident 24Nov44 taxying at Lowry AAF, CO. Assigned to 505th Bomb Group
Named ‘Mission to Albuquerque II’. Salvaged at Victorville AFB, CA 17Jun49
93910 Delivered to USAAF 24Dec44. Assigned to 444th Bomb Group. Assigned to 24th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group
Assigned to 330th Bomb Group. Reclaimed at Chanute AFB, IL 10May49
93911 Delivered to USAAF 24Dec44. Named ‘Trigger Mortis’
(6th BG, 39th BS) hit by AAA over Shimonoseki Straits, Japan Mar 27, 1945 while on mine sowing mission.
Able to return to base. All crew survived, but aircraft DBR. Assigned to 358th Air Service Group,
505th Bomb Group for the transport of parts and personnel and retired from combat.
Returned to CONUS 14Aug45. Reclaimed at Keesler AFB, MS 13Mar50
93912 Delivered to USAAF 26Nov44. Modified to F-13A. Assigned to 505th Bomb Group
Assigned to 459th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Glendale’. Named ‘Motley Crew’
Crashed Aug 23, 1945 at Harmon Field, Guam while on training mission. 4 of 5 killed.
93913 Delivered to USAAF 28Nov44. To the Bechtel-McCone Modification Center, Birmingham, AL
Accident 18Jan45 at the Bechtel-McCone Modification Center, Birmingham, AL
Assigned to 6th Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group
Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam
Named ‘City of Denver’. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11Sep50
93914 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
93915 (MSN 7322) The following information is on microfilm PDF OACR-1, pages 654-655.
11/24/1944 accepted by U.S. Air Force
11/26/1944 to Birmingham Mod Center at Birmingham, AL
1/22/1945 to 274th Army Air Force Base Unit (Staging Base) at Herington AAFld, KS, processing of
replacement aircraft
1/28/1945 to Mather AAFld, CA
2/6/1945 began oversea movement to Twentieth Air Force (IRON HUB 21B)
2/12/1945 reach Twentieth Air Force (Project #98191-R)
2/1945 to 99th BS/9th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) at North Field, Tinian
12/4/1945 returned to US, 34 combat missions
12/4/1945 to 1505th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Mather AAFld, CA
12/12/1945 to 4196th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Victorville AAFld, CA
4/30/1946 in storage (code SA)
5/5/1946 to 4117th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Robins AAFld, GA
1/1/1948 storage cocooned (code SC)
1/13/1948 to 4117th Air Force Base Unit at Robins AFB, GA
2/12/1948 storage cocooned (code SC)
4/24/1951 authorized reclaimed
93916 Delivered to USAAF 28Nov44. Assigned to 6th Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of New York’. Named ‘Purple Shaft’. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11Sep50
93917 Delivered to USAAF 30Nov44. Assigned to 19th BG, 93rd BS at North Field, Guam
Named ‘City of Memphis’. Named ‘Idiots Delight’. Named ‘Baby Gail’. Named ‘Nip On Ese Nipper’
Named ‘Character Carriage’. Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 22Jun49
93918 Delivered to USAAF 29Nov44. ("City of Pipestone") assigned to 29th BG, 43rd BS and completed 35 missions against
Japan. Named ‘City of Pipestone’. Named ‘Jolly Bettie’. Reclaimed at Keesler AFB, MS 2Feb50
93919 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A. Assigned to 29th Bomb Group. Reclaimed
93920 (MSN 7327) The following information is on microfilm PDF OACR-1, pages 656-657.
11/28/1944 accepted by U.S. Air Force
12/3/1944 to Birmingham Mod Center at Birmingham, AL
1/18/1945 ferried by 4th Ferry Group at Nashville AAFld, TN
1/18/1945 (B-7/4th Ferry Group) taxiing accident at Birmingham AAFld, AL
1/22/1945 to 6th BS/29th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) at Pratt AAFld, KS. Fflyaway aircraft
(Project #98193)
2/1945 to 6th BS/29th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) at Herington AAFld, KS. Processed by 274th
AAFBU (Staging Base)
2/11/1945 to Mather AAFld, CA
2/14/1945 began oversea movement to Twentieth Air Force (IRON HOD21B)
2/19/1945 to 6th BS/29th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) ("City of Saint Lewis/Easy's Aces",
[BLK SQ O]) at North Field, Guam. Also said to be named "City of Michigan City/Oily Boid II".
11/3/1945 to 1505th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Mather AAFld, CA
11/3/1945 to 3035th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Victorville AAFld, CA
11/18/1945 to 4196th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Victorville AAFld, CA
4/30/1946 in storage (code SA)
7/16/1946 ferried by 556th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Long Beach, CA
7/16/1946 to 4117th Army Air Forces Base Unit at Robins AAFld, GA. In storage (code SA)
9/18/1947 to 4117th Air Force Base Unit at Robins AFFld, GA
1/1/1948 storage cocooned (code SC)
1/13/1948 to 4117th Air Force Base Unit at Robins AFB, GA. Storage cocooned (code SC)
4/24/1951 authorized reclaimed
4/24/1951 aircraft terminated
93921 Delivered to USAAF 4Dec44. Assigned to 4000th Army Air Force Base Unit, Wright AAF, OH
Mid air collision 23Sep47 over Wright AAF, OH
Used at Wright Field to test feasibility of towing a P-80 to increase the fighter's range.
Modified to KB-29P at Boeing, Seattle, WA. Reclaimed at Sheppard AFB, TX 8Jul54
93922 Delivered to USAAF 2Feb45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
On April 24, 1945 the aircraft was scheduled for a routine cross country navigational training flight
from MacDill Field, Florida west to a point over the Gulf of Mexico,
then east to Borinquen Field, Puerto Rico. Aboard was the normal crew of eleven plus a Pilot Instructor
and a Radio Instructor. The clouds en-route were forecast to be 5/10 cumulus. They departed MacDill heading
west. At 10,000’ a slight oil leak was observed in the #3 engine; the propeller on that engine ran away,
the oil leak became more noticeable, and smoke was reported from the engine. Attempts to feather the
propeller failed and the engine erupted in flames. With 4000 gallons
of aviation fuel in the wing tank the fire was very serious. Both fire extinguishers were used without
any effect. A minute later the crew was ordered to bail out. But no one acknowledged from the rear of
the plane. The pilot brought the plane down to 7300 feet and the crew began to bail out. Apparently
the five men in the rear compartment of the plane never heard the “Bail out” order or could not escape
and remained aboard the plane when it crashed into the Gulf. The wreckage of the plane was never located.
Two survivors plus one body from the B-29 were taken to Key West Naval Hospital. The other ten B-29 crew
members were never found.
93923 Delivered to USAAF 4Dec44. Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam
Named ‘City of Detroit’. Named ‘City of Ada’ renamed. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 11Sep50
42-93924/93973 Boeing B-29A-15-BN Superfortress
MSN 7331/7380. Dispostions from The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive
Registry of the Planes by Robert A. Mann.
93924 Delivered to USAAF 14Dec44. Transferred to US Navy 26Apr54
93925 Delivered to USAAF 5Dec44. Assigned to 43rd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Arcadia’. Named ‘No Balls Atoll’
In taxiing accident at North Field, Guam Jun 26, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly
damaged. Repaired and flew further combat missions to Japan
Assigned to 19th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to Lakenheath, England Sep51-Dec51
Crash landed 5Apr53 at Hickam AB, HI. Reclaimed Hickam AFB, HI 24Jul54
93926 Delivered to USAAF 6Dec44. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Departed Herington AAF, KS for PTO 10Feb45. Assigned to 99th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group
Damaged 16Apr45 during a mission to Kawasaki when thermals from a fire storm caused structural damage
and ripped off the bomb bay doors. Declared war weary.
Returned to CONUS 14Jun45 – 5 combat missions
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ 1Jan48
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 22Jun50
93927 (Delivered to USAAF 6Dec44
(29th BG, 43rd BS) in landing accident at North Field, Guam Apr 28, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly
damaged. SOC 12Jun45
93928 Delivered to USAAF 5Dec44. Named ‘City of Hartford’
(29th BG, 43rd BS) crashed after takeoff 4 mi E of Pati Point, Guam Jun 15, 1945 on mission to Osaka.
MACR 14625. All 11 crew killed.
93929 Delivered to USAAF 4Dec44. Assigned to 43rd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
93930 Delivered to USAAF 10Dec44. Assigned to 29th Bomb Group
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
93931 Delivered to USAAF 13Dec44. Assigned to 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Reclaimed at Amarillo AAF, TX 31May46
93932 Delivered to USAAF 11Dec44. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 19Aug54
93933 Modified to F-13A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Accident 13Apr45 taxying at Topeka AAF, KS
Crashed landed 21Mar45 due to engine failure 10 miles NE of Clovis, NM
Crashed landed 6Sep45 due to engine failure 7 miles NW of Clovis, NM
93934 Delivered to USAAF 14Dec44. Assigned to 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 9Sep54
93935 Delivered to USAAF 21Dec44. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Bedford’. Named ‘Shillelagh Highman’. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 19Aug54
93936 Delivered to USAAF 23Dec44. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 233rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Damaged 22Aug45 taxying at Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5May54
93937 Delivered to USAAF 21Dec44. Assigned to 330th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Miami Beach’
Ditched 12Apr45
93938 Delivered to USAAF 21Dec44. Assigned to 247th Army Air Force Base Unit, Smoky Hill AAF, Salina, KS
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
93939 Delivered to USAAF 23Dec44. Assigned to 40th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group. Named ‘Take it Off’
Named ‘Little Giant’
Shot down by night fighters near Shimonoseki Straits Jul 9, 1945 while on mining mission.
It crashed in the sea off the coast of Moji City, Fukuoka Prefecture; 11 KIA, 1 POW/Executed.
93940 Delivered to USAAF 23Dec44
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Accident 12May45 due to mechanical failure landing at MacDill AAF, FL
Assigned to 4121st Army Air Force Base Unit, Kelly AAF, TX. Reclaimed at Kelly AFB, TX 29Oct50
93941 Delivered to USAAF 23Dec44. Assigned to 878th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
93942 Delivered to USAAF 23Dec44
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 231st Army Air Force Base Unit, Alamogordo AAF, NM
Accident 7Feb45 due to mechanical failure at the gunnery range, Alamogordo AAF, NM
Assigned to 233rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ. Reclaimed at Pyote AAF, TX 19Aug54
93943 Delivered to USAAF 2Jan45. Assigned to 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Portsmouth’. Named ‘Beats Me’. Named ‘City of Springfield’. Named ‘Janie’
Accident 4Apr45 taxying at North Field, Guam. Reclaimed at Pyote AAF, TX 19Aug54
93944 Delivered to USAAF 28Dec44. Named ‘Mighty Fine’
(498th BG, 873rd BS) in taxiing accident at Isley Field, Saipan before takeoff Jul 9, 1945. All crew survived,
aircraft badly damaged. Salvaged at Guam Air Depot July 15, 1945.
93945 Delivered to USAAF 31Dec44. Assigned to 873rd Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group
Bombs shook loose in storm 5/16/1945. Repaired
and returned to US as war-weary. Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 5Jan50
93946 Assigned to 307th Bomb Group. Named ‘Speedwing Blu’. To Class 26 17Jun54
93947 Delivered to USAAF 28Dec44. Assigned to 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group
Named ‘The Janice E’. Returned to CONUS – 41 missions. Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 14Jul54
93948 Delivered to USAAF 31Dec44
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Force landed 18Mar45 due to mechanical failure at MacDill AAF, FL
Assigned to 4121st Army Air Force Base Unit, Kelly AAF, TX. Reclaimed at Kelly AFB, TX 29Oct50
93949 Delivered to USAAF 29Dec44. Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5May45
93950 Departed Mather AAF, CA for Marianas 1Mar45. Assigned to 500th Bomb Group
Accident 3Apr45 taxying at Depot Field, Guam. Assigned to 39th Bomb Group. Returned to CONUS 2Nov45
Assigned to 4196th Army Air Force Base Unit, Victorville AAF, CA
Assigned to 4136th Army Air Force Base Unit, Tinker AFB, OK
Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 28Jun50
93951 Delivered to USAAF 31Dec44. Assigned to 24th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group. Named ‘Lucky ‘Leven’
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 237th Army Air Force Base Unit, Kirtland AAF, NM
Damaged 27Apr45 in a ground collision at Kirtland AAF, NM. Modified to WB-29A
Assigned to 56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather
Redesignated 56th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Reclaimed at Yokota AB, Japan 15Sep54
93952 Delivered to USAAF 1Jan45
In landing accident 3 mi from Honolulu, Hawaii Feb 17, 1945 while on ferry flight. All crew survived.
Aircraft badly damaged, Reclaimed at Hickam AFB, HI 4Nov48
93953 Delivered to USAAF 1Jan45
(29th BG, 6th BS) shot down by enemy fighters and crashed in Sea of Japan May 5, 1945 in mission to
Tachiarai airfield at Kyushu, Japan. MACR 14364. All 11 crew killed.
93954 Delivered to USAAF 4Jan45. Assigned to 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Portsmouth’. Named ‘Beats Me Too’. Reclaimed at Seattle, WA 31Mar50
93955 Delivered to USAAF 4Jan45. Named ‘City of Cedar Rapids, MI’. Named ‘Colleen’
(330th BG, 458th BS) crashed North Field, Guam, June 22, 1945 during landing attempt due to engine failure
and bad weather. The mission was to Tamashima. MACR 14915. Aircraft stalled and went over cliff edge.
10 crew killed, one survived.
93956 Delivered to USAAF 1Jan45. Departed CONUS for PTO 8Mar45/ Assigned to 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group
Named ‘Lucky ‘Leven’. Returned to CONUS 30Oct45 – 37 combat missions
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5May45
93957 Delivered to USAAF 4Jan45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Duluth’ Named after the Captain’s hometown
Named ‘She Wolf’ Named after a cartoon series in the Walker Army Air Field newspaper when the
crew were training in Kansas.
Named ‘City of Lynchburg’. Named ‘Don’t Worry About a Thing’
Returned to CONUS 1Nov45. Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
93958 Delivered to USAAF 3Jan45. Assigned to 29th Bomb Group
Assigned to 484th Bomb Squadron, 505th Bomb Group
Ditched due to engine failure 5 mi E of North Field, Tinian Island Sep 4, 1945. MACR 14764. Fate of crew unknown.
93959 Delivered to USAAF 5Jan45. Assigned to 875th Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group.
Named ‘Tumblin’ Tumbleweeds’. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11Sep50
93960 Delivered to USAAF 6Jan45. Assigned to 330th Bomb Group
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
93961 Delivered to USAAF 7Jan45. Assigned to 459th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Aberdeen’
This was known as a "Lucky Plane". A 314th BW record of 30 missions, no aborts, no secondary targets,
no casualties and 5 fighters downed. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 19Aug54\
93962 Delivered to USAAF 7Jan45. Departed Kearney AAF, NB for PTO 27Mar45
(9th BG, 99th BS) crashed from unknown cause at Ota-Cho Yokohama, Japan Apr 15, 1945 while on mission
to Kawasaki, Japan. MACR 14276. 9 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
93963 Delivered to USAAF 8Jan45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
93964 Delivered to USAAF 8May45. Assigned to 459th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Rock Island’. Named ‘Babies Buggy’. Accident 7Jun45 taking off at North Field, Guam
The aircraft was shot up so badly that the crew had to put it down on Iwo Jima and it got stripped
for parts and the rest was dumped in the ocean
93965 Delivered to USAAF 8Jan45. Modified to F-13A
Assigned to 770th Bomb Squadron, 462nd Bomb Group, 58th Bomb Wing
With HQ of 314th BG crashlanded and w/o at Central Field, Iwo Jima May 10, 1945.
93966 Delivered to USAAF 12Jan45. Departed Mather AAF, CA for Guam 29MAr45
Assigned to 60th Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Pensacola’. Named ‘Eight Ball’
Salvaged at Guam 10Sep45
93967 Delivered to USAAF 11Jan45. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 330th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Lansford’. Named ‘Dark Slide’
Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam. Named ‘Wet Bulb Willy’
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
Assigned to USAF Museum Loan Program; on loan to American Legion Post 38, Cordele, GA
Preserved and on display at the American Legion Post, Cordele, GA 1973-85
On display at Georgia Veterans State Park, Cordele, Georgia since 1993
93968 Delivered to USAAF 9Jan45. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 274th Army Air Force Base Unit, Herington AAF, KS
Damaged by fire 23Mar45 10 miles W of Herington AAF, KS. Assigned to 505th Bomb Group
Assigned to 1st Tow Target Squadron, Biggs AFB, TX
Accident 2Jan54 due to structural failure 25 miles W of Biggs AFB, TX
Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 1Sep54
93969 Delivered to USAAF 13Jan45
(330th BG,457th BS) shot down by AAA and crashed into Tokyo Bay May 24, 1945 while on mission to Tokyo.
MACR 14492. All 12 crew KIA.
93970 Delivered to USAAF 13Jan45. Assigned to 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of West Palm Beach’. Assigned to 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Assigned to 19th Bomb Group, Kadena AB, Okinawa. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5May54
93971 Delivered to USAAF 14Jan45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Council Bluffs’. Named ‘The Germ’. Returned to CONUS 1Nov45
Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa
Named ‘South Sea Sinner’. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
93972 Delivered to USAAF 12Jan45. Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Transferred to US Navy 12Mar54
93973 Delivered to USAAF 16Jan45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 231st Army Air Force Base Unit, Alamogordo AAF, NM
Accident 9Jul45 taxying at Alamogordo AAF, NM. Reclaimed at Alamogordo AFB, TX 24Oct45
42-93974/94023 Boeing B-29A-20-BN Superfortress
MSN 7381/7430. Dispostions from The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive
Registry of the Planes by Robert A. Mann.
93974 Departed Smoky Hill AAF, KS for Guam 29Mar45. Assigned to 62nd Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of El Paso’. Named ‘Rainbow’s End’. Named ‘The Uninvited’. Returned to CONUS 1Nov45
Assigned to Sacramento Air Materiel Area (SMAAR), McClellan AFB, CA
Assigned to 98th Bomb Group, Spokane AFB, WA
Assigned to 343rd Bomb Squadron, 98th Bomb Wing, Yokota, Japan. Named ‘Bigham’
(98th BW, 343rd BS) shot down by AAA near Chongju while on leaflet dropping mission, crew bailed
out Nov 9, 1951. All crew survived, but the captain was taken POW, the others were rescued
by friendly forces.
93975 Delivered to USAAF 16Jan45. Departed CONUS for Guam 5Apr45
Assigned to 61st Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Santa Fe’
Named ‘Four Aces & Her Majesty’. Named ‘City of Virginia Beach’. Named ‘Piece of Meanness’
Returned to CONUS 3Nov45. Assigned to 22nd Bomb Group. Modified to WB-29A
Assigned to 54th Reconnaissance Squadron (VLR) Weather, North Field, Guam
Redesignated as the 514th Reconnaissance Squadron (VLR) Weather, North Field, Guam
Redesignated as the 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather, Andersen AFB, Guam
Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 30Aug54
93976 Delivered to USAAF 18Jan45. To Continental Airlines Modification Center, Denver, CO Jan45
Assigned to 248th Army Air Force Base Unit, Walker AAF, KS Feb45. Departed CONUS for PTO 15Apr45
Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Red Bank’. Named ‘The Happy Savage’
Returned to CONUS 1Nov45. Assigned to 306th Bomb Wing, MacDill AFB, FL 3Sep48
To Air Material Command at Robins AFB, GA for refit prior to being loaned to the RAF
To RAF as Washington B.1 WF440. May 3, 1950. Assigned to Washington Conversion Unit, RAF Marham; code FB-Q
To Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland for Maintenance and Storage 5Jul51
Returned to USAF Mar 22, 1954. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 8Sep54
93977 Delivered to USAAF 18Jan45. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 235th Army Air Force Base Unit, Biggs AAF, TX
Accident 18May45 due to mechanical failure taking off at Biggs AAF, TX
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5May54
93978 Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Jacksonville’. Named ‘Miss Take’
Returned to CONUS 1Nov45. Accident 28Oct51 landing at McClellan AFB, CA
Used for fire practice at McClellan AFB, CA
93979 Delivered to USAAF 19Jan45. Departed Herington AAF, KS for Guam 1Apr45
Assigned to 62nd Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group. Named ‘Slim’ [when assigned to crew 44]
Damaged during mission 11, night of 25/26May45 during Tokyo raid. The aircraft was returned to
operational service. Named ‘City of Virginia’ [when assigned to crew 60]
Named ‘Burnin’ Desire’ [when assigned to crew 60]. Returned to CONUS 1Nov45
Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
93980 Delivered to USAAF 19Jan45 Assigned to 301st Bomb Group, Smoky Hill AAF, KS
Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of St Petersburg’
Named ‘My Gal’. Named ‘City of Williamsport’. Named ‘Miss Annabelle’. Returned to CONUS 1Nov45
To Sacramento Air Depot, McClellan AFB, CA. Modified to WB-29A
Assigned to 54th Reconnaissance Squadron (VLR) Weather, North Field, Guam
Redesignated as the 514th Reconnaissance Squadron (VLR) Weather, Andersen AFB, Guam
Redesignated as the 54th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather, Andersen AFB, Guam
Damaged 13Sep53 in flight by weather. Damaged 18Mar54 on the ground at Andersen AFB, Guam
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 30Aug54
93981 Delivered to USAAF 19Jan45. Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5May54
93982 Delivered to USAAF 22Jan45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Fort Worth’. Aircraft utilized to deliver photograph of atom bomb drop to the White House,
Washington, DC. Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam.
Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa. Named ‘Island Queen’. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
93983 Delivered to USAAF 27Jan45. Assigned to 9th Bomb Group
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5May45
93984 Delivered to USAAF 22Jan45
Assigned to 30th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa
Named ‘Lassie Too!’. Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
93985 Assigned to 462nd Bomb Group. Assigned to 871st Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group
Transferred to US Navy 8Apr54
93986 Delivered to USAAF 26Jan45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 231st Army Air Force Base Unit, Alamogordo AAF, NM
Accident 11Mar45 due to mechanical failure taking off at Kirtland AAF, NM
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
93987 Delivered to USAAF 28Jan45. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Group
Reclaimed at Yokota AB, Japan 3Nov54
93988 Delivered to USAAF 28Jan45. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 233rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Crash landed 24Jun45 due to engine failure at 8 miles NW of Tucson, AZ
93989 Delivered to USAAF 28Jan45. Assigned to 93rd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Cincinnati’. Assigned to 330th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Asheville’
Returned to CONUS 1Nov45. Assigned to 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Chatham AFB, GA
Forced landing 13Sep49 due to engine failure at Chatham AFB, GA. Reclaimed at Kelly AFB, TX 19Aug54
93990 Delivered to USAAF 28Jan45. Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
93991 Delivered to USAAF 28Jan45. Assigned to 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
93992 Modified to F-13A. Assigned to 504th Bomb Group
Named ‘Don’t Worry About a Thing’. Damaged while parked at North Field, Tinian May 20, 1945
by crashing B-29 42-24913. Assigned to 1st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, Photographic, Topeka AFB, KS
Accident 23Apr49 taxying at Mitchel AFB, NY
Assigned to 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Group
Accident 24Jan51 due to mechanical failure during takeoff at Yokota AB, Japan
Accident 21Jan52 due to engine failure taking off at Yokota AB, Japan. Named ‘Where Next?’
Named ‘Flack Shack’
93993 Delivered to USAAF 29Jan45. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Group
Reclaimed at Eglin AFB, FL 17Feb55
93994 Delivered to USAAF 28Jan45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 331st Army Air Force Base Unit, Barksdale AAF, LA
Crashed 4Jul45 due to engine failure into a swamp, south of Barksdale AAF and about one mile south
of Sligo, Louisiana
93995 Delivered to USAAF 28Jan45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Departed CONUS 11Apr45; arrived PTO. Assigned to 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Osceola’. Named ‘Behrens’ Brood’
Crashed after crew bailed out at Iwo Jima Jun 1, 1945 due to flak damage during mission
to Osaka, Japan. One crewman was killed by flak hit, 10 bailed out and survived. Aircraft had to be shot down
by US P-61 fighter.
93996 Delivered to USAAF 29Jan45. Assigned to 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Richmond’. Named ‘Rebels Roost’. Assigned to 93rd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of College Park’. Named ‘Vivacious Lady’. Abandoned 50 miles from Guam due to fuel starvation.
93997 Delivered to USAAF 29Jan45. Assigned to 505th Bomb Group. Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
93998 Delivered to USAAF 31Jan45. Assigned to 6th Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
93999 Delivered to USAAF 31Jan45. Named ‘Filthy Fay II’
(498th BG, 874th BS) hit by AAA Apr 1, 1945 on mission to Mushashino Aircraft
Factory in Tokyo and crashed at Atago Mountain Nishitama Tokyo, Japan. 5 crew killed, 6 bailed out and
became POW. MACR 13762
94000 Delivered to USAAF 31Jan45. To Continental Airlines Modification Center, Denver, CO Feb45
Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Accident 30Oct45 taxying at Nashville Municipal Airport, TN
Assigned to 247th Army Air Force Base Unit, Smoky Hill AAF, Salina, KS
To San Antonio Air Materiel Center, Kelly AAF
Assigned to 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Group, Yokota AB, Japan
Named ‘Tiger Lil’. Accident 23Mar53 due to structural failure at Yokota AB, Japan
Accident 11Mar54 due to mechanical failure taking off at Yokota AB, Japan
Lost Nov 7, 1954. Cold War shoot down. (after Korean War truce was signed) the aircraft was shot
down over the Sea of Japan by two Russian MiGs while on a routine photographic mapping mission.
After the aircraft caught fire, the eleven-man crew bailed out. All but one survived. The aircraft
crashed on the island of Hokkaido, 10 miles east of the town of Kenebetsu. It descended into an
area at Nemuro, Japan and crashed into an unoccupied house.
94001 Delivered to USAAF 2Feb45. Assigned to 883rd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group
Returned to CONUS – 30 missions. Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
94002 Delivered to USAAF 1Feb45. Named ‘Hammer of Thor’
(504th BG, 398th BS) lost from unknown cause in Pacific May 25, 1945 while on mission to Tokyo, Japan.
MACR 14501. Crashed 25May45 off the coast of Urayasu Town, Katsushika County, Chiba Prefecture.
All 11 crew killed.
94003 Delivered to USAAF 3Feb45. Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam
Named ‘City of Chicago’. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 14Jul54
94004 Delivered to USAAF 1Feb45. Assigned to 233rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
94005 Delivered to USAAF 2Feb45. Assigned to 877th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group
Transferred to 878th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group. Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
94006 Delivered to USAAF 1Feb45. Assigned to 877th Bomb Squadron, 499th Bomb Group
Named ‘Rusty Dusty’. Returned to CONUS – 11 missions. To GIA at Sheppard AFB, TX 17Jun54
94007 Delivered to USAAF 2Feb45. Departed Kearney AAF, NB for PTO 16Mar45
Assigned to 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Named ‘Big Dick’
To Clark Field Mar46. Reclaimed at Clark Field, Philippines 22Sep47
94008 Assigned to 6th Bomb Group. Reclaimed
94009 Delivered to USAAF 3Feb45. Assigned to 29th Bomb Group. Assigned to 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam
Salvaged at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 14Jul54
94010 Delivered to USAAF 3Feb45. Departed Kearney AAF, NB for PTO 22Mar45
Assigned to 99th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Named ‘Indiana II’
Returned to CONUS 29Oct45 – 34 combat missions. Assigned to 45th Bomb Squadron, 40th Bomb Group
Named ‘112 Seabees’. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 19Aug54
94011 Delivered to USAAF 3Feb45. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 237th Army Air Force Base
Unit, Kirtland AAF, NM. Crash landed 27Apr45 due to engine failure 5 miles S of Isleta, NM
Surveyed at Kirtland AAF, NM 8May45
94012 Delivered to USAAF 3Feb45
Assigned to 233rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94013 Delivered to USAAF 3Feb45. Named ‘Boeings Boner’. Named ‘City of Hollywood’
(29th BG, 6th BS) lost May 14, 1945 during return from mission to Nagoya. Crash landed 14May45
when the aircraft lost an engine during the takeoff and was returning to land at North Field, Guam
94014 Delivered to USAAF 8Feb45. Assigned to 873rd Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group
Named ‘Little Butch’. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 11Sep50
94015 Delivered to USAAF 3Feb45. Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5May54
94016 Delivered to USAAF 3Feb45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Jersey City’. Named ‘McNamara’s Band’. Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 5Jan50
94017 Delivered to USAAF 10Feb45. Assigned to 237th Army Air Force Base Unit, Kirtland AAF, NM
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 5May54
94018 Delivered to USAAF 7Feb45. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 233rd Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Crash landed 29Apr45 due to engine failure 15 miles SE of Tucson, AZ
94019 Delivered to USAAF 6Feb45. Assigned to 505th Bomb Group. Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
94020 Delivered to USAAF 12Feb45. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 9Sep54
94021 MSN 7428. Delivered to USAAF 8Feb45. Assigned to 60th Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group
Crashed into ocean 9 mi off Guam Island while on ferry flight from Kwajalein Apr 16, 1945. All crew killed.
94022 Delivered to USAAF 10Feb45. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 6th Bomb Group. Named ‘Old Double Deuce’
Assigned to 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Group
Named ‘Skivvy Girl’. Named ‘Maya’s Dragon’. Reclaimed at Yokota AB, Japan 26Aug54
Damaged 15Sep54 due to structural failure at Yokota AB, Japan
94023 Delivered to USAAF 12Feb45. Assigned to 43rd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Lindsey’. Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
42-94024/94073 Boeing B-29A-25-BN Superfortress
MSN 7431/7480. Dispostions from The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive
Registry of the Planes by Robert A. Mann.
94024 Delivered to USAAF 12Feb45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Clayton’. Named ‘Our Baby’, Returned to CONUS 31Oct45
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 7May54
94025 Delivered to USAAF 12Feb45. Departed Kearney AAF, NB for PTO 22Mar45
Assigned to 99th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Named ‘The Judy Ann’
Named ‘Heavenly Flower’. Named ‘Little Evil’. Returned to CONUS 21Mar46 – 35 combat missions
Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
94026 Delivered to USAAF 12Feb45. Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam
Named ‘Sound and Fury’. Named ‘City of University City’ renamed. Named ‘City of Rock Hill’ renamed
(19th BG) ditched after ran out of fuel off Iwo Jima Apr 24, 1945 while returning from mission to
North Nagoya, Japan. MACR 14312. All 11 crew survived and were rescued.
94027 Delivered to USAAF 12Feb45. Assigned to 873rd Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group. Named ‘Ruthless’
Returned to CONUS – 30 missions. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
94028 Delivered to USAAF 12Feb45. Assigned to 93rd Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group
Combat damage 6Jul45 by flak at Kofu, Japan
94029 Delivered to USAAF 13Feb45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Kankakee’. Named ‘Lucky Strike’
Crash landed 4Nov45 at Johnston Island, Johnston Atoll, Pacific. Reclaimed 24Jan47
94030 Delivered to USAAF 12Feb45. Assigned to 873rd Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group. Named ‘Lucky Strikes’
Survived the war. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
94031 Delivered to USAAF 17Feb45. Departed Topeka AAF, KS for Guam 14Apr45
Assigned to 62nd Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Toledo’. Named ‘One Weakness’
Assigned to 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa. Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 27Sep54
94032 Delivered to USAAF 17Feb45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of San Jose’. Named ‘City of St Petersburg’. Named ‘My Gal II’
Assigned to 372nd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL
Accident 24Jul50 due to mechanical failure 30 miles W of Alexander City, AL
Assigned to 372nd Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Damaged 1Nov54 due to mechanical failure at Honolulu International Airport, HI
Retired to MASDC Nov 4, 1954, last B-29 bomber to be retired.
42-94032 was Strategic Air Command's last B-29 bomber retired to the aircraft storage facility at
Davis-Monthan AFB. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57.
94033 Delivered to USAAF 15Feb45. Assigned to 29th Bomb Group
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 7May54
94034 Delivered to USAAF 14Feb45. Named ‘City of Springfield’
(29th BG, 6th BS) crashed off coast of Enoshima Island, Japan Apr 16, 1945 in mission to Kawasaki. MACR 14271.
8 crew killed, 4 bailed out and became POW.
94035 Delivered to USAAF 14Feb45. Assigned to 29th Bomb Group. Modified to TB-29A
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
94036 Not delivered to USAAF. Written off 16Feb45 in a landing accident at Boeing Field, WA
94037 Delivered to USAAF 15Feb45. Assigned to 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Hershey’. Named ‘The Wilful Witch’. Accident 21Jul45 taxying at North Field, Guam
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
94038 Delivered to USAAF 15Feb45. Assigned to 19th Bomb Group
Assigned to 19th Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. Named ‘Miss Manuki’
Damaged 19Jun51 due to mechanical failure at March AFB, CA. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 15Feb57
94039 Delivered to USAAF 16Feb45. Departed CONUS for Guam; arrived 27Apr45
Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam. Named ‘City of Atlanta’
(314th BW) hit by flak on mission to Yokohama May 29, 1945 and crashed
into sea on return flight. All 11 crew KIA. MACR 14538.
94040 Delivered to USAAF 16Feb45. Named ‘City of Rochester’. Named ‘Feather Merchants’
(330th BG, 459th BS) collided with B-29A 42-94044 in midair 100 mi N of Iwo Jima Jul 5, 1945. Able to land
and all crew survived. Assigned to 301st Bomb Group. Modified to WB-29A
Assigned to 1604th Army Air Force Base Unit, Kindley Field, Bermuda
Damaged 25Jul50 due to weather 30 miles SE of Wichita Falls, KS
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 2Sep54
94041 MSN 7448. Delivered to USAAF 17Feb45. Departed Kearney AAF, NB for PTO 14Apr45
Assigned to 5th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Named ‘Umbriago II’
Assigned to 680th Bomb Squadron, 504th Bomb Group Jun45
Hit by AAA over Shimonoseki Straits Jul 27, 1945 and crashed in Inland Sea while on
mining mission. MACR 14797. 5 crew killed, 6 bailed out and were rescued by
US Navy aircraft.
94042 Delivered to USAAF 17Feb45. Assigned to 39th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group
Named ‘Maya’s Dragon’. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 19Aug54
94043 Delivered to USAAF 17Feb45. Departed Herington AAF, KS for PTO 27Jan45
Assigned to 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Named ‘Passion Wagon’
Returned to CONUS 6Jun46 – 32 missions
Assigned to 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam. Deployed to Kadena AB, Okinawa
Reclaimed at Kadena AB, Okinawa 6Apr49
94044 Delivered to USAAF 19Feb45. Departed Herington AAF, KS for Guam 20Apr45. Named ‘City of Athens’
Named ‘Ole Forty and Eight II’ The nickname, "Ole Forty and Eight II", came from the crew number and the
old WWI box cars in France which were suitable for forty men or eight horses. The 'II' was
because the original B-29 got so shot up on its first mission that it was moved to Harmon Field,
decommissioned, and cannibalized.
(39th BG, 62nd BS) collided with B-29A 42-94040 in midair 100 mi N of Iwo Jima. Able to land and all
crew survived. The aircraft was repaired and returned to service.
Returned to CONUS 4Nov45. To GIA at Sheppard AFB, TX 17Jun54
94045 Departed Herington AAF, KS for Guam 11Apr45. Assigned to 61st Bomb Squadron, 39th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of St. Louis Park’. Named ‘Liberty Belle II’. Returned to CONUS 4Nov45
Assigned to 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Assigned to 371st Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL. Combat damage 12Apr51
Shot down by MiG-15 from 523rd IAP of Soviet AF near Namsi airfield Oct 23, 1951. The aircraft was
found on 29Oct51. Of the crew, three were killed, three were taken PoW and seven are MIA.
94046 Delivered to USAAF 20Feb45. Assigned to 874th Bomb Squadron, 498th Bomb Group
Assigned to 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, TX. To GIA at Sheppard AFB, TX 17Jun54
94047 Delivered to USAAF 19Feb45. Named ‘City of Jamestown’. Named ‘Throbbing Monster’
Accident 2Sep45 at North Field, Guam. Assigned to 301st Bomb Wing. Modified to WB-29A
Assigned to 56th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Medium) Weather
Redesignated 56th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Reclaimed at Yokota AB, Japan 1Sep54
94048 Delivered to USAAF 20Feb45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Returned to CONUS 1Nov45. Assigned to 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Biggs AFB, TX
Accident 16Sep48 due to friendly fire at Range 52, Eglin AFB, FL
Accident 23Oct48 due to engine failure during takeoff at Biggs AFB, TX
Assigned to 33rd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to Wyton, England Sep51-Dec51
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 11Feb57
94049 Delivered to USAAF 20Feb45. Assigned to 882nd Bomb Squadron, 500th Bomb Group
Named ‘Ramblin’ Roscoe II’. Returned to CONUS – 37 missions
Assigned to 33rd Bomb Squadron, 22nd Bomb Wing, March AFB, CA. TDY to Wyton, England Sep51-Dec51
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 11Feb57
94050 Delivered to USAAF 21Feb45. Assigned to 870th Bomb Squadron, 497th Bomb Group. Named ‘Mammy Yokum’
Ditched 90 miles from Japanese coast on Tokyo raid 26May45. Five crew KIA, 6 crew rescued. MACR 14525
94051 Delivered to USAAF 19Feb45. Assigned to 499th Bomb Group
Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group. Lost 14May45 on mission to Nagoya, Japan
94052 Delivered to USAAF 21Feb45. To Continental Airlines Modification Center, Denver, CO Feb45
Assigned to 271st Army Air Force Base Unit, Kearney AAF, NB 30Mar45
Assigned to 458th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group 1Apr45
Departed CONUS 7Apr45 arriving PTO 11Apr45. Named ‘City of Terre Haute’. Named ‘Star Dust’
Returned to CONUS 1Nov45 – 32 missions
Assigned to 4196th Army Air Force Base Unit, Victorville AAF, CA for storage
Assigned to 301st Bomb Wing, Smoky Hill AFB, KS 18Oct48
Assigned to 4121st Air Force Base Unit, Kelly AFB, TX 1Aug49
To Warner Robins Air Materiel Area, Robins AFB, GA 19Apr50 for refit prior to being loaned to the RAF
To RAF as Washington B.1 WF444 Jun 28, 1950 and assigned to 115 Squadron. Returned to USAF Aug 25, 1953.
Assigned to Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah
94053 MSN 7460. Delivered to USAAF 20Feb45. Departed Mather AAF, CA for Guam 10Apr45. Named ‘Queen Cathy’
(39th BG, 60th BS) took off for raid on Tahcikawa, Japan but developed engine problem and aborted and
force landed at North Field, Guam May 19, 1945. Aircraft careened off the runway and was destroyed by fire.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed. Tail gunner later died of injuries.
94054 Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
94055 Delivered to USAAF 22Feb45. Assigned to 497th Bomb Group. Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 19Aug54
94056 Delivered to USAAF 22Feb45
(504th BG) crashed from unknown cause at Oikawa Chiba, Japan May 29, 1945 while on mission to Yokohama, Japan.
MACR 14541. 11 crew bailed out and became POW.
94057 Delivered to USAAF 23Feb45. Assigned to 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Reclaimed at Tinker AFB, OK 19Aug54
94058 Delivered to USAAF 21Feb45. Assigned to 24th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group 19Apr45
Named ‘Fortune’s Follies II’. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94059 Delivered to USAAF 24Feb45. Assigned to 459th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Farmington’. Named ‘Lonesome Polecat’. Returned to CONUS – 28 missions
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 11Jul50
94060 Delivered to USAAF 24Feb45
(19th BG, 30th BS) crashed from unknown cause on Mount Topatchau, Saipan May 5, 1945. All 11 crew killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
94061 Delivered to USAAF 24Feb45. Assigned to 52nd Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group
Assigned to 330th Bomb Group. Named ‘City of Kansas City’. Named ‘The Fire Bug’
Returned to CONUS 1Nov45. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94062 Delivered to USAAF 26Feb45. Assigned to 457th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Chattanooga’. Named ‘Pluto’. Assigned to 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL
Combat damage 12Apr51. Assigned to 371st Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa
Accident 4Mar52 taxying at NAS Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
Crash landed 12Jul52 due to mechanical failure at Kadena AB, Okinawa
Reclaimed at Kelly AFB, TX 20Apr54
94063 Delivered to USAAF 26Feb45. Assigned to 24th Bomb Squadron, 6th Bomb Group
Named ‘The Wolf Pack’. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94064 Delivered to USAAF 24Feb45. To GIA at Sheppard AFB, TX 17Jun54
94065 Delivered to USAAF 5Mar45. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Crashed 14May45 after the crew bailed out due to engine failure 9 miles SW of Clovis, NM
94066 Delivered to USAAF 28Feb45. Assigned to 6th Bomb Squadron, 29th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Dennison’. Named ‘Renton’s Wreck’. To GIA at Kirtland AFB, NM 22Mar53
94067 Delivered to USAAF 27Feb45. Departed Herington AAF, KS for PTO 28Apr45
Assigned to 5th Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Named ‘The Starduster’
Returned to CONUS 5Dec46 – 28 combat missions. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 23Jun54
94068 Delivered to USAAF 27Feb45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15May53
94069 Delivered to USAAF 2Mar45. Assigned to 4117th Army Air Force Base Unit, Robins AAF, GA
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
94070 Delivered to USAAF 28Feb45. Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94071 Delivered to USAAF 28Feb45. Assigned to 459th Bomb Squadron, 330th Bomb Group
Named ‘City of Evanston’ Named ‘City of Gainsville’ [Renamed by new crew]. Named ‘Feather Merchants’
Returned to CONUS 31Oct45. Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 11Feb57
94072 Delivered to USAAF 27Feb45. Departed Mather AAF, KS for Marianas 26Apr45
Assigned to 39th Bomb Group. Returned to CONUS 30Oct45
Assigned to 371st Bomb Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, MacDill AFB, FL. Transferred to Kadena AB, Okinawa
crashed into E. China Sea 5 mi off Okinawa Sep 8, 1950.
94073 Delivered to USAAF 1Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
42-94074/94123 Boeing B-29A-30-BN Superfortress
MSN 7481/7530. Dispostions from The B-29 Superfortress: A Comprehensive
Registry of the Planes by Robert A. Mann.
94074 Delivered to USAAF 1Mar45. Modified to F-13A
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Crashed 20Jul45 after the crew bailed out due to engine failure 14 miles W of Taylor, TX
94075 Delivered to USAAF 3Mar45. Assigned to 4117th Army Air Force Base Unit, Robins AAF, GA
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
94076 Delivered to USAAF 3Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 328th Army Air Force Base Unit, Gulfport AAF, MS
Accident 13Jul45 landing at Gulfport AAF, MS
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 9Sep54
94077 Delivered to USAAF 8Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Destroyed 11May45 when the aircraft experienced engine failures and crashed during landing. Nine crew KIA.
94078 Delivered to USAAF 2Mar45. Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94079 Delivered to USAAF 5Mar45
(39th BG, 61st BS) crashed from unknown cause at a farm at Makida Village, Chiba, Japan May 26, 1945 while on
mission to Tokyo. MACR 14511. All 10 crew killed.
94080 Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 328th Army Air Force Base Unit, Gulfport AAF, MS
Damaged 28Jul45 at Gulfport AAF, MS. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
94081 Delivered to USAAF 5Mar45. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Assigned to 234th Army Air Force Base Unit, Clovis AAF, NM
Assigned to 72nd Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron, 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Group
Crashed 7Jun50 in the North Sea 20 miles east of Cromer, England. The aircraft took off from RAF
Sculthorpe, England for an air test and routine gunnery exercise over the North Sea. A burst of gunfire
from the forward upper gun turret hit No 4 engine which caught fire. The pilot was unable to maintain
control and ordered the crew to bail out. Eight crew jumped but three remained when the aircraft
ditched; seven crew perished in the accident
94082 Delivered to USAAF 6Mar45
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94083 Delivered to USAAF 6Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94084 Delivered to USAAF 5Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 331st Army Air Force Base Unit, Barksdale AAF, LA
Accident 29Jul45 due to mechanical failure landing at Barksdale AAF, LA
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94085 Delivered to USAAF 8Mar45
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94086 Delivered to USAAF 8Mar45
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94087 Delivered to USAAF 9Mar45
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94088 Delivered to USAAF 9Mar45
Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94089 Delivered to USAAF 9Mar45. Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 9Sep54
94090 Delivered to USAAF 9Mar45. To the Bechtel-McCone Modification Center, Birmingham, AL
Accident 16Apr45 taxying at Birmingham Modification Center, AL
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94091 Delivered to USAAF 9Mar45. Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94092 Delivered to USAAF 9Mar45
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
94093 Delivered to USAAF 14Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 12Sep50
94094 Delivered to USAAF 9Mar45. Assigned to 500th Bomb Squadron. Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
94095 Delivered to USAAF 16Mar45. Assigned to 498th Bomb Group. Transferred to US Navy 27Apr54
94096 Delivered to USAAF 10Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94097 Delivered to USAAF 10Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94098 Delivered to USAAF 12Mar45. Assigned to 28th Bomb Squadron, 19th Bomb Group, North Field, Guam
Crashed from unknown cause in woods at Yokoyama Village, Fukuoka, Japan Jul 27, 1945 while on mission to
Omuta, Japan. MACR 14798. 1 crew killed, 9 bailed out. 1 murdered by villagers when he landed, 8 became POW
but were later executed.
94099 Delivered to USAAF 10Mar45. Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 326th Army Air Force Base Unit,
MacDill AAF, FL. Accident 9Jun45 due to engine failure at MacDill AAF, FL
Accident 31Aug45 taxying at MacDill AAF, FL. Assigned to 19th Bomb Group, Andersen AFB, Guam
Reclaimed at McClellan AFB, CA 21Jul54
94100 Delivered to USAAF 22Mar45. Assigned to 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
94101 Delivered to USAAF 12Mar45. Assigned to 4105th Army Air Force Base Unit, Davis-Monthan AAF, AZ
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 10May54
94102 Delivered to USAAF 12Mar45. Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
94103 Delivered to USAAF 14Mar45. Assigned to 6th Bomb Squadron. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94104 Delivered to USAAF 13Mar45. Assigned to 6th Bomb Squadron
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94105 Delivered to USAAF 13Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 331st Army Air Force Base Unit, Barksdale AAF, LA
Crash landed 12Oct45 at Barksdale AAF, LA. Salvaged at Barksdale AAF, LA 29Oct45
94106 Delivered to USAAF 14Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 331st Army Air Force Base Unit, Barksdale AAF, LA
Accident 4Jun45 taxying at Barksdale AAF, LA. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94107 Delivered to USAAF 16Mar45. Assigned to 301st Bomb Wing
Modified to TB-29A for radar evaluation. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 24Jun54
Assigned to 4713th Radar Evaluation Squadron, Griffiss AFB, NY
To Arizona Aircraft Storage Branch, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 23Jun59. Reclaimed 16Feb60
94108 Delivered to USAAF 16Mar45. Assigned to 504th Bomb Squadron
Reclaimed at Hill AFB, UT 19Aug54
94109 Delivered to USAAF 16Mar45. Assigned to 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
94110 Delivered to USAAF 17Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94111 Delivered to USAAF 16Mar45. Assigned to 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Accident 27Dec45 due to mechanical failure landing at Greater Pittsburg Airport, PA
Reclaimed at Kelly AFB, TX 29Oct50
94112 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94113 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Modified to F-13A; redesignated 1948 as RB-29A
Reclaimed at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ 16Aug54
94114 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Modified to F-13A
Assigned to 3rd Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic Wing [sic]
Redesignated 19Sep45 as the 3rd Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Reconnaissance Wing
Named ‘Wild Westy’s Wabbits’. Lost from unknown cause Guam Island Jun 10, 1946. MACR 15045. Fate of
crew unknown.
94115 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94116 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45. Assigned to 326th Army Air Force Base Unit, MacDill AAF, FL
Reclaimed at Robins AFB, GA 4Dec53
94117 Delivered to USAAF 22Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94118 Delivered to USAAF 19Mar45
Assigned to Combat Crew Training Squadron, 324th Army Air Force Base Unit, Chatham AAF, GA
Forced landing 20Jun45 due to engine failure at Smoky Hill AAF, KS
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94119 Delivered to USAAF 22Mar45. Departed Kearney AAF, NB for PTO 2Jun45
Assigned to 1st Bomb Squadron, 9th Bomb Group. Returned to CONUS 30Nov45 – 14 combat missions
Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX. Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94120 Delivered to USAAF 21Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
94121 Delivered to USAAF 22Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 15Sep53
94122 Delivered to USAAF 20Mar45. Modified to TB-29A
Assigned to 876th Bomb Squadron, 383rd Bomb Group
Assigned to 248th Army Air Force Base Unit, Walker AAF, KS
Force landed 18Jul45 due to engine failure at Walker AAF, KS
Crash landed 11Aug45 due to engine failure 3 miles NW of Victoria, KS
94123 Delivered to USAAF 20Mar45. Assigned to 4141st Army Air Force Base Unit, Pyote AAF, TX
Reclaimed at Pyote AFB, TX 19Aug54
42-94124 Beech UC-43D Traveller
Civilian Model E-17B MSN 149 NC18038 impressed by USAAF.
W/o in accident Jan. 24, 1943 Fort Dix, NJ
42-94125 Waco UC-72L
Civilian Model ZVN8 NC19399 MSN 5100 impressed by USAAF
42-94126 Waco UC-72K
Civilian Model YKS-7 NC17713 MSN 4625 impressed by USAAF
42-94127 Fairchild UC-61G Forwarder
Civilian Model 24W-40 (MSN 122) NC296Y impressed by USAAF
42-94128 de Havilland DH.94 Moth Minor
Acquired in Middle East by USAAF, which
was former G-AFPJ (MSN 94030) allocated May 12, 1939 and cancelled Nov 1941
on sale as SU-ACP,c then back to G-AFPJ. No USAAF designation assigned.
42-94129 Waco UC-72H
Civilian Model ZQC6 NC16220 MSN 4431 impressed by USAAF
42-94130 Stinson L-9B
originally designated AT-19B. Model
10-A MSN 8254 ex NC39454 commandeered by USAAF from civilian users.
42-94131 Waco UC-72H
Civilian Model ZQC6 NC15709 MSN 4387 impressed by USAAF. Became N46290 and is currently under restoration in France
42-94132 Waco UC-72
Civilian Model SRE MSN 5088 NC20964 impressed by USAAF
42-94133 Beech UC-43J Traveller
Civilian Model C-17L MSN 105 NC16446 impressed by USAAF.
42-94134 Stinson UC-81M-ST Reliant
Model SR.9EM NC3640 MSN 5269 impressed by USAAF
42-94135 Waco UC-72M
Civilian Model ZKS7 NC20954 MSN 5221 impressed by USAAF
42-94136 Stinson L-9B
originally designated AT-19B. Model
10-A MSN 7809 ex NC31559 commandeered by USAAF from civilian user.
42-94137 Beech UC-43H Traveller
Civilian Model B-17R MSN 54 NC15411 impressed by USAAF.
42-94138 Waco UC-72H
Civilian Model ZQC6 NC16244 MSN 4448 impressed by USAAF
42-94139 Fairchild UC-61E Forwarder
Civilian Model 24K (MSN 3306) NC8495 impressed by USAAF
42-94140 Northrop C-100
Northrop Model 2-D Gamma MSN 9 NC13758 commandeered by Army.
Redesignated UC-100 in 1943.
42-94141 Waco UC-72K
Civilian Model YKS7 NC19353 MSN 4681 impressed by USAAF
42-94142 Fairchild UC-86
Model 24R-40 (MSN 409) NC25392 purchased from civilian owner
42-94143 Waco UC-72N
Civilian Model YOC1 NC15248 MSN 4330 impressed by USAAF
42-94144/94145 Waco UC-72B
Civilian Model ECG8s impressed by USAAF.
94144 MSN 5055 was NC19365
94145 MSN 5058 was NC19382
42-94146 Waco UC-72E
Civilian Model ZGC7 MSN 4588 NC17748 impressed by USAAF
42-94147 Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder
Civilian (MSN 120) NC41844 impressed by USAAF
42-94148 Lockheed UC-101
Commercial Vega 5C MSN 210, NC14236 acquired from
Don Marshall for use by Army Corps of Engineers Los
Angeles District. Sold back to Don Marshall as NC48610
in 1944. Destroyed in a crash at El Paso, Texas Jun 9, 1945.
42-94149/94548 Vultee A-35B-VN Vengeance
Serial numbers assigned for Lend-Lease. Few served with USAAF.
94149 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD222. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94150 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD223. SOC Feb 5, 1947
94151 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD224. To Royal Navy Oct 3, 1945. To Royal Naval Aircraft Repair
Yard, and presumably subsequently scrapped.
94152 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD225. SOC Sep 13, 1945
94153 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD226
94154 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD227 SOC Oct 19, 1944
94155 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD228. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94156 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD229. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94157 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD230. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94158 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD231. SOC Nov 30, 1944
94159 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD232. DBR during bellylanding near Blachbhar after engine
cut on ferry flight May 30, 1944
94160 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD233. SOC May 31, 1945
94161 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD234. SOC Sep 13, 1945
94162 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD235. SOC Nov 28, 1946
94163 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD236. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94164 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD237. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94165 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD238. Crashed on takeoff from Bairagarh, India Jul 29, 1944
94166 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD239. SOC Jun 26, 1947
94167 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD240. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94168 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD241. SOC Sep 13, 1945
94169 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD242. SOC Oct 15, 1946
94170 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD243. SOC Jun 26, 1945
94171 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD244. To RAAF as A27-564, no RAF service. SOC May 16, 1946
94172 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD245. SOC Mar 27, 1947
94173 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD246. To Royal Navy Mar 5, 1945. To repair yard same day,
presumably subsequently scrapped.
94174 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD247. SOC Jun 7, 1947
94175 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD248. SOC Aug 30, 1945
94176 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD249. Wrecked when bellylanded at Lahore in bad weather
during ferry flight Jul 6, 1945
94177 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD250. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94178 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD251. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94179 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD252. SOC Apr 12, 1946
94180 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD253. To RAAF as A27-566, not delivered to RAF. SOC May 16, 1946.
94181 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD254. SOC Nov 30, 1944
94182 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD255. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94183 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD256. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94184 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD257. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94185 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD258. SOC Mar 27, 1947
94186 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD259. SOC Mar 29, 1945
94187 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD260. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94188 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD261. To RAAF as A27-560, not delivered to RAF. W/o May 2, 1945, Caqrrum
94189 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD262. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94190 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD263.
94191 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD264. SOC Aug 29, 1946
94192 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD265. SOC Jul 19, 1945
94193 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD266. SOC Nov 3, 1946
94194 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD267, not delivered. To RAAF as A27-565. SOC May 16, 1946.
94195 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD268. SOC Aug 9, 1945
94196 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD269. SOC Feb 21, 1947.
94197 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD270. SOC Oct 12, 1944
94198 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD271. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94199 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD272, not delivered. To RAAF as A27-561. SOC May 16, 1946.
94200 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD273, not delivered. To RAAF as A27-562. SOC May 7, 1946
94201 to RAF as FD274 and then to RAAF as A27-631. SOC May 16,1946.
94202 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD275. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94203 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD276. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94204 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD277. Crashed near Ajaccio, Corsica when abandoned after
engine failure May 12, 1945.
94205 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD278. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94206 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD279. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94207 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD280. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94208 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD281. DBR Jun 16, 1944.
94209 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD282. SOC May 31, 1945
94210 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD283. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94211 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD284. SOC Sep 13, 1945
94212 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD285. SOC Mar 11, 1948
94213 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD286. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94214 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD287. Transferred to Royal Navy Jan 31, 1946.
94215 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD288. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94216 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD289. SOC Aug 9, 1945
94217 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD290. SOC Feb 20, 1946
94218 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD291. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94219 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD292. SOC Aug 9, 1945
94220 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD293. SOC Jun 16, 1944
94221 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD294. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94222 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD295, not delivered. To RAAF as A27-563. Modified for target towing.
To Royal Australian Navy Mar 2, 1949 for ground instruction.
94223 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD296. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94224 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD297. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94225 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD298. SOC Sep 13, 1945
94226 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD299. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94227 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD300. DBR Jun 16, 1944.
94228 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD301. SOC Aug 31, 1944
94229 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD302. SOC May 30, 1946
94230 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD303. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 5, 1945. Wrecked when ran
off runway during takeoff at Kai Tak, Hong Kong May 23, 1946
94231 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD304. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94232 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD305. SOC Aug 9, 1945.
94233 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD306. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94234 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD307. Crashed before delivery to RAF.
94235 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD308. SOC Aug 30, 1947
94236 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD309. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94237 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD310. SOC May 8, 1946
94238 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD311. SOC Jun 1, 1947
94239 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD312. SOC Aug 9, 1945
94240 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD313. SOC Sep 26, 1946
94241 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD314. Crashed when stalled on takeoff from Drigh Road, India
Jun 6, 1945
94242 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD315. SOC Jun 5, 1947
94243 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD316. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94244 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD317. Sold for scrap Jan 25, 1948
94245 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD318.
94246 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD319. SOC Aug 28, 1945
94247 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD320. Transferred to Royal Navy Aug 3, 1945.
94248 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD321. DBR when caught fire on ground at Kirkbride, Scotland Jan 24, 1945.
94249 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD322. SOC Jul 17, 1947
94250 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD323. SOC Aug 29, 1946
94251 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD324. DBR when swung to avoid collision and undercarriage
collapsed, Risalpur, India Apr 12, 1945
94252 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD325. Transferred to Royal Navy Nov 2, 1945
94253 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD326. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94254 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD327. Crashed when engine cut on approach to Sydenham, Northern
Ireland Feb 23, 1945
94255 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD328. SOC Jan 30, 1947
94256 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD329. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94257 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD330. SOC Dec 11, 1946
94258 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD346. SOC Jun 26, 1947
94259 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD347. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94260 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD348. SOC Oct 22, 1947
94261 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD349. SOC May 16, 1946
94262 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD350. SOC Feb 28, 1946
94263 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD357. SOC Oct 22, 1947
94264 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD358. Transferred to Royal Navy Jun 26, 1945.
94265 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD362. SOC Jul 31, 1944
94266 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD363. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
94267 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD364. DBR when one undercarriage leg jammed up and
aircraft landed on one wheel at Melton Mowbray, England Mar 23, 1945
94268 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD365. SOC Jul 29, 1945
94269 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD366. SOC Jun 26, 1947
94270 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD369. SOC Jul 29, 1945
94271 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD370. SOC May 31, 1945.
94272 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD371. SOC Feb 4, 1947
94273 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD375. SOC Oct 31, 1946
94274 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD376. SOC Jul 29, 1945
94275 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD377. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 22, 1945. SOC for scrap Aug 29, 1946
94276 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD378. Transferred to Royal Navy Dec 11, 1945. No record of subsequent fate
94277 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD379. No record of fate
94278 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD384. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94279 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD385. SOC Dec 9, 1946
94280 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD389. SOC Jun 11, 1945
94281 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD390. SOC Feb 28, 1946
94282 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD391. SOC Apr 25, 1946
94283 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD392. Transferred to Royal Navy Jul 3, 1945 (RAF records). RN records
say Jul 2, 1945. DBR in belly landing Feb 2, 1946.
94284 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD393. Wrecked when undershot landing and undercarriage collapsed
Melton Mowbray, England Mar 27,1945
94285 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD399. Transferred to RN Oct 31, 1945; returned to RAF according to RN
records, but no record of its being taken back on RAF charge.
94286 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD400. SOC May 9, 1946
94287 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD403. SOC Oct 14, 1946
94288 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD404. Transferred to RN Sep 27, 1945; returned to RAF at Changi,
Singapore Apr 1, 1947 according to RN records, but no record of its being taken back on RAF
charge.
94289 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD405. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 29, 1945. No record of
subsequent fate
94290 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD409. SOC Feb 5, 1947
94291 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD410. SOC Mar 14, 1946
94292 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD411. SOC Apr 26, 1945
94293 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD412. SOC Oct 22, 1947
94294 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD413. SOC Jun 9, 1947
94295 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD414. SOC Nov 7, 1947
94296 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB303. SOC Apr 26, 1945.
94297 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB304. SOC Jun 9, 1947
94298 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB305. Transferred to RN Mar 31, 1945. Damaged beyond repair
when undercarriage collapsed on landing at Kai Tak, Hong Kong Apr 8, 1946
94299 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB306. SOC Jan 8, 1947
94300 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB307. SOC Nov 5, 1946
94301 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB308. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94302 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB309. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94303 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB310. SOC Jan 30, 1947
94304 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB311. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94305 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB312. Belly landed at Charmy Down, England Apr 10, 1945. Not repaired
and SOC Mar 6, 1946
94306 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB313. Transferred to Royal Navy Feb 1, 1946 (RAF records; RN records say
Sep 1945). No record of subsequent fate
94307 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB314. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 3, 1945. No record of subsequent fate
94308 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB315. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 3, 1945. No record of subsequent fate
94309 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB316. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 9, 1945 (RAF records; RN records
say Mar 5, 1945). No record of subsequent fate
94310 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB317. SOC Feb 5, 1947
94311 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB318. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 27, 1945 (RAF records; RN records say
Jn 13, 1945) DBR when caught fire during refuelling Dec 12, 1945
94312 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB319. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 3, 1945 (RAF records; RN records say
Jun 30,1945). No record of subsequent fate
94313 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB320. Transferred to Royal Navy Jun 30, 1945 according to RAF records,
nothing on RN records
94314 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB321. SOC Jun 26, 1947
94315 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB322. SOC Oct 22, 1947
94316 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB323. SOC Jan 30, 1947
94317 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB324. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94318 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB325. Transferred to Royal Navy Feb 28, 1945. No record of subsequent fate
94319 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB326. Transferred to Royal Navy Jun 26, 1945. No record of subsequent fate
94320 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB327. Transferred to Royal Navy Sep 15, 1946 (RAF records; RN records say
Jun 13, 1945) SOC by RN Jan 15, 1947.
94321 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB328. SOC Jan 30, 1947
94322 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB329. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 1, 1945. No record of subsequent fate
94323 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB330. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94324 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB331. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
94325 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB332. Sold for scrap Jun 29, 1948
94326 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB333. SOC Oct 22, 1947
94327 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB334. SOC Jan 20, 1947
94328 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB335. Transferred to Royal Navy Jul 2, 1945. No record of subsequent fate
94329 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB336. Sold for scrap Jun 29, 1948
94330 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB337. Transferred to Royal Navy Apr 18, 1945 No record of subsequent fate
94331 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB338. SOC Aug 18, 1947
94332 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB339. SOC Feb 5, 1947
94333 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB340. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94334 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB341. Transferred to Royal Navy Jan 31, 1946
94335 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB342. Transferred to Royal Navy Jul 18, 1945
94336 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB343. Transferred to Royal Navy Aug 5, 1945
94337 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB344. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94338 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB345. SOC Jan 8, 1947
94339 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB346. SOC Jan 25, 1945
94340 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB347. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94341 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB348. Transferred to Royal Navy Apr 18, 1945
94342 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB349. SOC Feb 4, 1947
94343 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB350. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94344 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB351. SOC Feb 22, 1947
94345 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB352. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
94346 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB353. SOC Oct 22, 1947
94347 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB354. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
94350 to RAAF as A27-607. SOC May 16, 1946.
94352 to RAAF as A27-608. SOC Jul 16, 1946.
94355 to RAAF as A27-609. SOC Jul 16, 1946
94359 to RAAF as A27-610. SOC May 16, 1946.
94360 to RAAF as A27-611. W/o Jun 28, 1945, Botany Bay, NSW.
94361 to RAAF as A27-612. SOC May 16, 1946
94362 to RAAF as A27-613. W/o Nov 7, 1945, Pearce WA
94364 to RAAF as A27-614. SOC May 16, 1946
94368 to RAAF as A27-615. SOC Jun 16, 1946.
94370 to RAAF as A27-616. SOC May 16, 1946.
94371 to RAAF as A27-617. Brought on charge Apr 16 1944. Modified for target towing. SOC May 16, 1946.
Transferred to Royal Australian Navy May 1, 1951
94378 to RAAF as A27-618. SOC May 16, 1946.
94379 to RAAF as A27-619. To Royal Australian Navy Sep 6, 1945. Modified for DDT spraying. Assigned to 721
Squadron, Kai Tak, Hong Kong 1946. Force landed after engine fire Nov 29, 1946.
94384 to RAAF as A27-620. SOC May 16, 1946.
94386 to RAAF as A27-603. SOC Jun 4, 1946.
94390 to RAAF as A27-604. SOC May 16, 1946.
94391 to RAAF as A27-605. SOC May 16, 1946.
94393 to RAAF as A27-622. SOC May 16, 1946
94394 to RAAF as A27-632. SOC May 16, 1946.
94395 to RAAF as A27-606. SOC May 16, 1946.
94397 to RAAF as A27-633. SOC May 16, 1946.
94398 to RAAF as A27-634. SOC May 16, 1946.
94399 to RAAF as A27-623. SOC May 16, 1946.
94400 to RAAF as A27-624. SOC May 16,1946.
94401 to RAAF as A27-625. To Royal Australian Navy Oct 10, 1945. Returned to RAAF Dec 6, 1945
94402 to RAAF as A27-626. SOC May 16, 1946.
94403 to RAAF as A27-635. SOC May 16, 1946.
94405 to RAAF as A27-627. Brought on charge Apr 26 1944. Modified for target towing. Force landed on
mud bank Jul 39, 1945, Fairhaven, Western Port Bay, Victoria. Wreck destroyed by RAN using explosives
Aug 27, 1945
94406 to RAAF as A27-636. SOC May 16, 1946.
94407 to RAAF as A27-621. SOC May 16, 1946.
94409 to RAAF as A27-628. SOC May 16, 1946.
94410 to RAAF as A27-637. SOC May 16, 1946.
94412 to RAAF as A27-638. SOC May 16, 1946.
94413 to RAAF as A27-629. SOC May 16, 1946.
94415 to RAAF as A27-639. SOC May 16, 1946.
94417 to RAAF as A27-640. SOC May 16, 1946.
94419 to RAAF as A27-630. SOC May 16, 1946.
94438 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB540. SOC Feb 27, 1947
94439 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB541. Transferred to Royal Navy Jul 26, 1945.
94440 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB542. Transferred to Royal Navy Sep 15, 1945.
94441 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB543. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94442 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB544. SOC Feb 13, 1946
94443 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB545. SOC Jun 11, 1947
94444 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB546. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 6, 1945.
Written off when rudder control locked on takeoff from Ponam, Admiralty
Islands Jun 12, 1945; aircraft swung to port and ended up overturned in 15 feet of
water in perimeter lagoon.
94445 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB547. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94446 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB548. Transferred to Royal Navy Feb 1, 1946
94447 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB549. Transferred to Royal Navy Sep 5, 1945. DBR after engine
failure whilst in circuit at Donibristle, Scotland Nov 19, 1945.
94448 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB550. SOC Jun 9, 1947
94449 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD331
94450 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD332. SOC May 31, 1945
94451 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD333. SOC Feb 5, 1947
94452 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD334. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 5, 1945.
94453 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD335. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94454 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD336. SOC Jun 26, 1947
94455 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD337. SOC Oct 31, 1946
94456 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD338. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
94457 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD339. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94458 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD340. Not delivered to RAF. To RAAF as A27-600. Brought on
charge Mar 5, 1944. Modified for target towing. SOC May 16, 1946. Transferred to Royal Australian
Navy Mar 14, 1951, SOC Mar 15, 1951.
94459 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD341. Transferred to Royal Navy Jan 31, 1946. No record of fate
94460 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD342. SOC Jan 30, 1947
94461 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD343. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94462 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD344. SOC Oct 22, 1947
94463 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD345. SOC Dec 31, 1946
94464 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD351. Transferred to Royal Navy Feb 27, 1945. No record of fate
94465 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD352. SOC Apr 24, 1947
94466 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD353. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 10, 1945. No record of fate
94467 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD354. SOC Aug 29, 1946
94468 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD355. Transferred to Royal Navy Sep 3, 1945. No record of fate
94469 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD356. Not delivered. To RAAF as A27-601. SOC May 16, 1946.
94470 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD359. No record of fate
94471 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD360. Transferred to Royal Navy Sep 13, 1945. No record of fate
94472 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD361. Transferred to RN September 1945 (RAF records show the
non-existent transfer date of Sep 31, 1945; RN records show that it was delivered to Royal Naval
Aircraft Maintenance Yard Coimbatore, India Sep 27, 45!). No record of
subsequent fate.
94473 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD367. SOC Oct 14, 1946
94474 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD368. SOC Feb 5, 1947.
94475 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD372. Transferred to RN May 10, 1945 (according to RAF; RN records show it
delivered to RNAMY Coimbatore May 2, 1945). No record of subsequent fate
94476 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD373. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 12, 1945. No record of fate
94477 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD374. Transferred to Royal Navy Apr 20, 1945 (according to RAF; RN records
show it was in their hands by Apr 19, 1945). No record of subsequent fate.
94478 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD380. SOC Mar 4, 1947
94479 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD381. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94480 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD382. SOC Nov 28, 1946
94481 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD383. SOC Feb 20, 1946
94482 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD386. SOC Nov 28, 1946
94483 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD387. SOC Jun 26, 1947
94484 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD388. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94485 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD394. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94486 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD395. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94487 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD396. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94488 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD397. Not delivered to RAF, to RAAF as A27-602. SOC May 16, 1946.
94489 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD398. SOC Aug 28, 1947
94490 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD401. SOC Nov 28, 1946
94491 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD402. SOC Mar 28, 1946
94492 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD406. SOC Jun 26, 1947
94493 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD407. SOC Aug 30, 1946
94494 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD408. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94495 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD415. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94496 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD416. No record of fate
94497 to RAF as Vengeance IV FD417. No record of fate
94498 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB300. SOC Sep 27, 1945
94499 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB301. Destroyed when hit house on takeoff from Filton, England
Sep 4, 1945
94500 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB302. Transferred to RN Oct 31, 1945 (according to RAF; RN records
show it at Royal Naval Aircraft Repair Yard Donibristle on Sep 13, 1945). No record of subsequent
fate.
94501 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB355. SOC Oct 14, 1946
94502 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB356. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
94503 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB357. SOC Jun 9, 1947
94504 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB358. SOC Oct 14, 1946
94505 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB359. SOC Oct 14, 1946
94506 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB360. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94507 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB361. SOC May 16, 1946
94508 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB362. Crashed before delivery to RAF
94509 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB363. Transferred to Royal Navy Feb 27, 1945. Control lost
in cloud and crashed in Sunk Bay, Hong Kong Mar 1, 1946. Both crew killed.
94510 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB364. SOC Oct 14, 1946
94511 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB365. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 12, 1945, no record
of subsequent fate.
94512 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB366. Sold for scrap Jun 29, 1948
94513 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB367. SOC Sep 1, 1947
94514 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB368. SOC Oct 14, 1946
94515 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB369. Bellylanded at Eastchurch, England Sep 17, 1945
after undercarriage jammed. Not repaired, subsequently scrapped
94516 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB370. Transferred to Royal Navy Feb 1, 1946 (according to
RAF records, RN records say Jul 1945). No record of subsequent fate.
94517 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB371. DBR when bellylanded on sandbank off Foulness,
England following engine failure Apr 24, 1945.
94518 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB372. SOC May 29, 1946
94519 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB373. SOC OCt 22, 1947
94520 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB374. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 22, 1945 (according
to RAF, RN records say Feb 28, 1945). DBR when starboard undercarriage collapsed
on landing at Ponam, Admiralty Islands Jul 28, 1945.
94521 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB375. No record of fate
94522 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB376. SOC Oct 14, 1946
94523 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB377. SOC May 9, 1946
94524 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB378. SOC Aug 7, 1947
94525 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB379. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94526 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB380. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 19, 1945 (according to
RAF records, RN records say Oct 1, 1945). No record of subsequent fate
94527 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB381. SOC Feb 21, 1947
94528 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB382. SOC May 16, 1946
94529 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB383. SOC Aug 1, 1945
94530 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB384. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
94531 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB385. SOC Jun 14, 1945
94532 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB386. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
94533 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB387. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 30, 1945. No record
of subsequent fate.
94534 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB388. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
94535 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB389. SOC Jan 30, 1947
94536 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB390. SOC Jan 30, 1947
94537 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB391. SOC May 9, 1946
94538 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB392. Wrecked when crashlanded at El Aouina, Tunisia
when undercarriage leg jammed up Feb 1, 1946
94539 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB393. SOC Apr 9, 1947
94540 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB394. DBR when bellylanded at Dunkeswell, England
after undercarriage jammed Oct 22, 1945
94541 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB395. SOC Jan 8, 1947
94542 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB396. SOC Oct 14, 1946
94543 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB397. SOC Feg 5, 1947
94544 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB398. DBR when bellylanded 10 mi W of Wadi Mohdi after
engine cut Feb 11, 1946
94545 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB399. SOC Oct 22, 1947
94546 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB400. SOC Jan 30, 1947
94547 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB401. SOC Jan 30, 1947
94548 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB402. SOC Jan 30, 1947
42-94549 Lockheed C-69-1-LO Constellation
MSN 049-1970. Model 049-46-10. To TWA Oct 1, 1948 as N90831 "Star of Switzerland".
Sold to Las Vegas Hacienda Hotel Apr 13, 1961. Now at Pima Air and Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona as N90831
42-94550 Lockheed C-69C-1-LO Constellation
MSN 049-1971. Model 049-46-10. Leased to TWA Jun 10, 1946 as NX54212. Sold to
BOAC Mar 1948 and named "Bedford", registered G-AKCE Aug 12, 1947.
To Capital Airlines Jun 27, 1955 as N2741A. Sold to Modern Air
Transport Aug 4, 1961 and subsequently broken up.
42-94551/94554 Lockheed C-69-5-LO Constellation
MSN 049-1972/1975. Model 049-46-10
94551 crashed Sept 18, 1945, Topeka, Kansas
94552 tested to desruction at Wright Field, OH.
94553 (MSN 049-1974) leased to TWA May 15, 19476 as NX54214.
Returned to Lockheed Jul 27, 1946 and operated by CAA for.
ground instructional purposes. Purchased by
TWA Aug 23, 1951 as N54214 "Star of Piccadilly". Sold
to Nevada Airmotive Corp. Mar 31, 1962.
94554 (MSN 049-1975) became N90902, then registered to BOAC Apr 6, 1946
as G-AHEJ "Bristol II". To Capital Airlines May 28, 1955
as N2740A. To Falcon Airways Jan 19, 1965 as G-AHEJ. Sale not
completed, taken over by Trans European Airways. WFU
Jul 1961 and broken up for spares Feb 1963 at Biggin Hill,
England.
42-94555/94728 Lockheed C-69 Constellation
Model 049-46-10. Only 94555/94559 were built, remainder were cancelled.
94555 (MSN 049-1976) did not serve with USAAF. Became N90603,
then registered to BOAC Apr 6, 1946 as G-AHEK "Berwick II".
To Capital Airlines Jun as N2737A, then to Miami Aircraft
and Engine Sales Apr 14, 1961 and to Imperial Airlines
Jul 14, 1961. Crashed at Richmond, VA Nov 8, 1961.
94556 (MSN 049-1977) did not serve with USAAF. Became N90604,
then registered to BOAC Apr 6, 1946 as G-AHEL "Bangor II".
To Capital Airlines Jan 28, 1955 asn N2736A. To Falcon
Airways Mar 23, 1961 as G-AHEL, but sale not completed.
Taken over by Trans European Airways Oct 5,1962. Sold to
owner in Keyna as 5Y-ABF Dec 1964.
94557 (MSN 049-1978 did not serve with USAAF. Became N90605,
then registered to BOAC Apr 6, 1946 as G-AHEM "Balmoral".
To Capital Airlines Nov 10,1954 as N2735A. Crashed at
Charleston, VA May 12, 1959
94558 (MSN 049-1979) did not serve with USAAF. Delivered to TWA
Oct 10, 1946 as N86536 "Star of Rome". To Nevada Airmotive corp Mar 31, 1962.
94559 (MSN 049-1980) did not serve with USAAF. Became N90606 then
registered to BOAC Apr 6, 1946 as G-AHEN "Baltimore". Crashed
at Filton, England Jan 8, 1951 and rebuilt using parts of 43-10314. Sold to
California Hawaiian Airlines later the same year as N74192.
To El Al Sep 1953 as 4X-AKD, then to a Swiss owner as HB-IED
and to Universal Sky Tours Ltd Feb 1962 as G-AHEN. WFU
at Luton, England Apr 21, 1965 and scrapped in Nov of 1965.
94560 completed as MSN 2021 and went to TWA as N86500
"Star of the Mediterranean"
94561 completed as MSN 2022 and went to TWA as N86501
"Star of the Persian Gulf"
42-94729/94794 Ford B-24H-15-FO Liberator
MSN 1494/1559
94729 764th Bombardment Squadron 461st Bombardment Group 15th Air Force "The One Eyed Jack"
Torretto Airfield Cerignola Italy. Crashed Dec 23, 1944 From Unknown Cause 6 Miles South of
Cerignola Italy. Unknown Number of Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
94730 (824th BS, 484th BG BG, 15th AF, based at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy)
In takeoff accident May 4, 1944 at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy. All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
94732 767th Bombardment Squadron 461st Bombardment Group 15th Air Force "Tail Dragon"
Torretto Airfield Cerignola Italy. Shot Down Jul 25, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8
and Crashed Near Linz Austria and Exploded in Mid Air While on a Mission on The Herman Goering
Tank Works at Linz Austria. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 300. (5) Crew Killed.
(5) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 7037
94733 (484th BG, 824th BS) salvaged Aug 6, 1945.
94734 (825th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF, based at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down by AAA May 31, 1944 over Ploesti, Rumania while on mission to oil refineries at
Ploesti, Rumania. MACR 5429. 8 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
94735 (448th BG, 714th BS, 8th AF, *Bim-Bam-Bola*, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Damaged by flak Jul 12, 1944 while on mission to Munich, Germany and crashed at Fideris-Kublis,
Switzerland. 5 crew bailed out over Germany and became POW. 4 stayed with the aircraft and
survived and were interned in Switzerland. MACR 7560.
94736 to RFC
94740 (825th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF, based at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jun 26, 1944 by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot of JG 300 and crashed at Chorherrn
near Tullin, Austria while on mission to oil refinery at Korneuburg, Austria. MACR 6329.
3 crew killed, 7 bailed out and became POW.
94741 (826th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF, "Vivacious Lady", based at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jun 13, 1944 by Bf 109G-6 flown by Friedrich Scheer of JG 53 and crashed in Gulf of Venezia, SSE of Caorle, Italy Jun 13, 1944.
while on mission to marshalling yards at Munich, Germany. MACR 6097. 2 crew killed, 8 bailed out (4 became
POW, 4 evaded capture)
94744 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group, Seething, Norfolk. ‘Peggy Jo’. Shot down by a small number
of Me 410s led by Staffelkapitaen Hauptmann Dieter Puttfarken of II/KG51 when attempting to
land in the dark returning from a late afternoon mission to the railway marshalling yards at
Hamm, Germany. Crashed April 22, 1944 on the Beccles – Lowestoft railway line at Worlingham
Marshes [crew survived].
94745 (493rd BG, 861st BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Assainvillers, 3 km SE of
Montdidier, France while on mission to Picardy, France Aug 18, 1944, France. MACR 8421.
All 12 crew killed. Was "The Bold Sea Rover" when with 34th BG
94746 (826th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF, based at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crash landed from unknown cause near Karencia, Yugoslavia Nov 1, 1944 while on mission to marshalling
yards in Austria. MACR 9701. 2 crew bailed out and with the 9 crew that stayed with the aircraft all
survived and evaded capture.
94748 (34th BG, "Undecided")
94750 (830th BS, 485th BG, 15th AF) crashed in Adriatic Sea Jan 20, 1945 due to engine failure and
low on fuel. MACR 11811. All 10 crew killed.
94751 (827th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF, based at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crash landed at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy Jun 27, 1944 All crew survived, aircraft was destoyed.
94752 (744th BS, 456th BG, 15th AF, based at Stornara Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Collided May 23, 1944 With B-24H (42-94872) in Mid Air and Crashed at Stornara Airfield, Italy
While Returning From a Mission to Marine, Italy. 9 killed, one survived. Aircraft was Destroyed.
94753 (725th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, "The Pouting Squaw", based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed May 10, 1944 Near Zagreb, Yugoslavia After (2) Engines Caught Fire While on a Mission to
Weiner Neustadt, Austria. Believed Engines Hit By Gunfire From Another B-24 That Was Test Firing
its Guns. All (10) Crew Bailed Out And Evaded Capture. MACR 4794
94755 (34th BG, "Weary Willie")
94756 (406th BS) returned to Bradley Field, USA Jul 11, 1945. To storage at Albuquerque
NM Aug 6, 1945 and declared surplus on the same date.
94757 (34th BG, 18th BS, 8th AF "The Dugan Wagon") shot down by AAA over St Lo, France Jul 24, 1944.
MACR 7835. 8 crew killed (2 after bailout), one bailed out and became POW.
94758 (34th BG, "Feather Merchant")
94759 845th Bomb Squadron, 489th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force.
Named after the pilot, LtCol. Leon Vance's, daughter. Col. Vance
won the Medal of Honor for the June 5,1944 mission to Wimereaux, France.
He stayed with his dieing [sic] bomber to make sure all the crew
bailed out safely, even after he knew he wouldn't get out himself.
The medal was presented to his daughter on October 11,1946 when she was just 6 years old
94760 (844th BS, 489th BG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff Jul 25, 1944 at RAF Halesworth (USAAF 365), Suffolk, UK.
All 10 crew survived, aicraft was salvaged.
94762 (34th BG, "The Uninvited")
94764 (392 BG, 578 BS) crashlanded Sept 12, 1944
at Manston, Kent, UK.
94765 (446th BG, 705th BS) interned in Sweden Jun 20, 1944 on mission to Politz. MACR 6162.
Returned to Burtonwood Jun 6, 1945. SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by
War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
94766 (734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, "Crow's Nest", based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144,
Norfolk, England)
Collided Feb 6, 1945 With B-24J (44-10515) in Mid Air Over Crown Farm, Deopham, Norfolk, England While
Returning From a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Magedburg Germany. Able to Land. All (10) Crew
Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Repaired. Returned to U.S.A. and Flown to Altus Oklahoma on September 25, 1945.
94768 (34th BG, "Betty Jayne")
94769 (829th BS, 485th BG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA Jul 8, 1944 and crashed at Strasshof Deutsch
Wagram, Austria. MACR 6816. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
94770 (34th BG, 391st BS, 8th AF, "Salutation Rose") shot down by AAA and crashed at
Altenhof near Eckernforde, Germany May 29, 1944. MACR 5349. One crewman killed, and 9 bailed
out and became POW.
94771 (MSN 1536) 391BS 34BG 8AF Station 156 RAF Mendlesham Suffolk England, [Coded 3L-N], [Coded 3L-H],
Named "Winnie", Lend Lease UK Liberator B Mk.IV TS536, 223Sqn RAF Oulton Norfolk England Sep 1944,
1699Flt RAF Oulton Oct 1944, 223Sqn Nov 1944, [Coded 6G-F], 51MU RAF Lichfield Staffs. Jun 1945,
Conversion to Liberator C Mk.IV cancelled, [Sold as scrap to International Alloys Ltd
12 Mar 1947.
94772 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Jul 7, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 and Crashed 500 Meters
North of Wagenfeld, Germany While on a Mission on The Airfield at Bernburg, Germany. Fw 190A-8 Flown By
Unknown Pilot and Unit. (1) Crewman Was Killed. (8) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. MACR 7371
94773 (445th BG, 701st BS, *Our Gal Sal*) suffered mechanical failure during
raid on Munich Jul 11, 1944 and was hit by AAA on return trip. Crashlanded
in field near near Tournai, Belgium and 8 of 9 crew members made POW.
One escaped. MACR 6941.
94774 (34th BG, "Ol' Buddy")
94775 (406th BS, "War Eagle") crashed at RAF Oulton Nov 18, 1944 when diverted because of weather and struck a tree
while landing. 6 killed.
94776 (489th BG, 845th BS, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24H 41-28818 Jul 31, 1944 after being hit by flak
at Saarbrucken and crashed 1 km N of Mannheim, Germany while of mission to Ludwigshaven, Germany. MACR 7753.
All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
94777 (456th BG, 747th BS, 15th AF, based at Stornara Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Hit by AAA Sep 20, 1944 Over Czechoslovakia and Ditched Near Vis Island in The Adriatic Sea While
Returning From a Mission on The Airfield at Malacky, Czecholsovakia. All (9) Crew Bailed Out
and (7) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Were Rescued By an RAF Air Sea Rescue Boat. MACR 8755.
94778 (498th BG, 845th BS) crashlanded Oct 19, 1944.
94779 (515th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit Jul 3, 1944
and crashed at Alexandria, Rumania. MACR 6372. 4 crew kiled, 6 bailed out and became POW.
94780 (34th BG, 4th BS, 8th AF "Smitty") took direct hit from flak over
target during mission to Kiel, Germany Aug 24, 1944. Caught fire
and exploded. Crashed at Kraienwisch near Felm, 10 km NW of Kiel, Germany.
MACR 8463. 7 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
94782 (34th BG, 18th BS, "Off Limits") following fighter damage over
France Jun 22, 1944 belly landed on Denge Beach near Dungeness.
Crew OK but plane was w/o.
94783 assigned to 854th BBS, 489th BG, 8th AF in Mar 1944. Transferred Dec 1944 to 733rd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF,
based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England.
Last Mission Flown on April 9, 1945. Returned to U.S.A. on June 20, 1945. Flown to Altus Oklahoma on
August 16, 1945 and Scrapped.
94784 (848th BS, 490th BG, 8th AF) crashed landed making wheels-up belly landing at RAF Deanland
East Sussex, UK due to flak damage over France Jun 22, 1944. MACR 6243. 9 crew bailed out over
France, one was killed 8 evaded capture. The copilot landed the aircraft in England. Aircraft
was destroyed.
94785 (489th BG, 845th BS, 8th AF, *Struggle Buggy*) landed at Dubendorf airfield near Zurich, Switzerland Aug 11, 1944
due to flak damaged while on mission to Saarbrucken, Germany. MACR 7914. All 9 crew interned in
Switzerland.
94786 (489th BG, 845th BS, 8th AF "Heaven Can Wait") shot down by AAA and crashed near Dusseldorf, Germany Sep 18, 1944 while on
low-level supply drop mission to troops in Groesbeek, Holland during operation Market Garden.
Crew 4 KIA, 1 MIA, 5 POW. MACR 9424.
94787 (34th BG, "Set 'em Up"). 723rd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force
Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy, transfered From 34th Bombardment Group on January 7, 1945.
Scrapped after the war at unknown location.
94788 (489th BG, 844th BS) from Halesworth field, Suffolk, UK
crashed near Sudbury Air Field in Suffolk, UK Jul 13, 1944
after losing twon engines on Saarbruken raid. All crew
bailed out safely.
94789 (493rd BG, 862nd BS, 8th AF, *Moby Dick*) went down in English Channel Jun 6, 1944 after
midair collision with B-24J 44-40471. MACR 5486. All 10 crew killed
94790 (34th BG, "T. N. Toni")
94792 (851st BS, 490th BG, 8th AF) collided with another aircraft over England Jul 29, 1944. Able to land.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
94793 (489th BG, 845th BS, "Jeane" based at Halesworth Airfield, Suffolk, UK
Shot Down Jun 3, 1944 By Gunfire From German Heinkel He 219A-0 Flown By Lt. Ewald-Werner Hittler of NJG 1/3.
and Crashed at Buchten Limburg Holland While on Autopilot Without Crew After Aircraft Made it Back to England
With Battle Damage From Mission to Creil France. All (10) Crew Bailed Out Over Chipping Ongae Essex England
Report that it was interned in Sweden is apparently in error.
94794 (34th BG "Bachelor's Baby"), later "Yankee Maid" with 490th BG
42-94795/95022 Ford B-24H-20-FO Liberator
MSN 1560/1787
94796 (34th BG, "Me Worry?") interned in Sweden May 29, 1944. MACR 5350.
94797 to RAF from USAAF stocks in UK as Liberator B.IV TT340. SOC Jun 3, 1947.
94799 (34th BG, "The Paper Doll")
94800 to USSR
94802 originally With 490th BG, 8th AF, transferred to 885th BS, 2641st Special Group (Provisional), 15th AF,
based at Rosignano Airfield, Tuscany, Italy.
Taxiing Accident Apr 2, 1945 at Rosignano Airfield, Tuscany, Italy. All Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired. The 490th had this aircraft as "Boobie Trap".
However, as mentioned above. it was salvaged in May 1945 and there is a dated photo of "Boobie Trap"
sitting in Dakar, West Africa on June 2, 1945 while headed home after the war
94804 (741st BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Apr 21, 1944 From From Rumanian IAR 81C [ Flown By Unknown Pilot of Grupul 2 Vanatoare
and crashed near Bucharest, Rumania while on mission to marshalling yards at Bucharest.
All 10 crew bailed and became POW. MACR 4617. They were liberated and returned Oct 23, 1944.
94805 Assigned to 735th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF on April 23, 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 330th BS 93rd BG
8th AF on April 10, 1945. Returned to U.S.A. in 1945 and Scrapped.
94806 (453rd BG, 735th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Shot down May 8, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed at Wolfenbuttel,
South of Brunswick, Germany While on a Mission to Brunswick, Germany. (7) Crew Were Killed.
(3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 4597
94807 (786th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Attlebridge, USAAF 120,
Norfolk Dec 24, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired
94808 (724th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, "Jesse James", based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jul 7, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 Near Zagreb, Yugoslavia
While Returning From a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refineries at Blechhammer, Germany. BF 109G-6
Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (6) Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. (4) Evaded Capture. MACR 6373
94809 (713rd BS, 48th BG, 8th AF) in laning accident at RAF Seething (USAAF station 146), Norfolk, UK
Aug 5, 1944 due to engine fire. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
94811 (467th BG, 790th BS "Tommy Thumper II") crashed in Church Street,
Old Catton due to stall following loss of an engine during a
turn while on practice flight Jan 22, 1945. 9 killed.
94812 (493rd BG, 862nd BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Steimker Berg, Germany Jun 29, 1944
while om mission to Fallersleben, Germany. Caught by photographer Cliff Stocking
at the moment its fuel tanks ignited. This photo has been
published in many books and magazines. MACR 6721. All 10 crew killed.
94813 (MSN 1578) 391BS 34BG 8AF Station 156 RAF Mendlesham Suffolk England, named "Skotty",
7BS 34BG, named "Skotty", 18BS 34BG, [Coded 8I-E], named "Skotty",
Lend Lease UK Liberator B Mk.IV TS535, 223Sqn RAF Oulton Norfolk England Sep 1944,
1699Flt RAF Oulton Oct 1944, 223Sqn Dec 1944, 12MU RAF Kirkbride Cumberland England Jul 1945,
SOC 03 Jun 1947.
94815 (34th BG, 4th FS, 8th AF, *Hell's Belle*) crashed near Ehingen, Germany after caught
in prop wash due to near collision with another aircraft Jul 21, 1944. MACR 7421.
All 10 crew killed.
94816 (492nd BG, 858th BS, 8th AF, "Tiger's Revenge") shot down by AAA over Norway Apr 20/21, 1945 and crashed
at Brunlanrs Larvik, Norway. MACR 14189. All 10 crew bailed out, one was killed, 4 became POW, 5 evaded capture.
94818 (34th BG, 7th BS) aborted mission before reaching French coast Jul 9, 1944 with engine trouble and crashed into
water SE of England. MACR 7802. 4 bailed and were recovered, 5 were lost
94819 (857th BS, 492nd BG, 8th AF) in ground accident while parked at RAF Harrington, Northamptonshire,
England Feb 4, 1945. SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
94820 Assigned to 844th BS, 489th BG, 8th AF in April 1944. Transfered to 735th BS 453rd BG 8th AF,
based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England on November 25, 1944.
Transferred to 734th BS, 453rd BG Between December 24 and 28, 1944. Transferred to 466th BG, 8th AF
on April 9, 1945. Returned to U.S.A. in 1945 and Scrapped.
94821 (490th BG, 851st BS, *Pete the Pelican*) crashed in Switzerland Jul 21, 1944 due to two engines
out while on mission to Kepton, Germany. MACR 7843. All 10 crew survived and were interned.
94822 564th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Sep 8, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Oberkirch Germany While on a Mission on The
Marshalling Yards at Karlsruhe Germany. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (1) Crewman Was Killed.
(9) Crew Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 8600
94823 (776th BS, 464th BG, 15th AF, based at Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Crashed Feb 19, 1945 in Hungary Due to Mechanical Failure While on a Mission on The
Marshalling Yards at Grazm Austria. All (10) Crew Survived and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. MACR 14229.
94824 (34th BG "Umbriago") w/o in landing accident May 27, 1945 at Harrington, UK
94825 (489th BG, 844th BS) lost Jun 22, 1944. MACR 7550
94826 (844th BS, 489th BG, 8th AF) hit by AAA over France while on mission to St Cyr, France and headed back home
but crashed near Eastbourne, East Sussex, UK. MACR 7550. 3 crew killed, 7 bailed out and were rescued.
94827 722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Transfered From 835th Bombardment Squadron 486th Bombardment Group on February 1, 1945. Aircraft Fate Unknown.
94828 (703rd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham. Take off Accident Jan 31, 1945 at (RAF Tibenham Airfield)
Station USAAF-124 Norfolk England. All Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Repaired and Flown to USA and
Salvaged on October 3, 1945.
94829 to USSR
94831 returned to USA Jul 9, 1945. SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
94832 (489th BG, 847th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Freeles, 7 km w of Neufchatel, France
while on mission to Bretigny, France Jun 2, 1944. MACR 8193. All 10 crew killed.
94833 (844th BS, "Phoney Express") crashed and exploded at end of runway at Halesworth, Suffolk, UK Jul 13, 1944.
Only one survivor.
94834 (489th BG, 847th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed in English Channel 5.5 mi NE of Dunkirk, France
Jun 20, 1944 while returning from mission to Autheux, France. MACR 6165. 11 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
94835 (490th BG, "Mandy J III") No. 1 engine caught fire during
training mission May 29, 1944 with full bombload. Crashed
and exploded at Great Horkesley. Crew bailed out safely,
two suffering injuries.
94836 (*Stubby Gal*) abandoned on island of Herdla, off Bergen,
Norway May 23, 1945.
94837 (490th BG, 848th BS, "The Jinx") broken up in UK May 1945.
94838 Transfered From 489th Bombardment Group on November 15, 1944 to 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment
Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Flew (89) Missions. (17) Missions Flown With 392nd.
Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and Scrapped.
94839 (489th BG, 847th BS, "Plate's Date") crash-landed with battle damage Jun 2, 1944
and salvaged.
94841 (492nd BG, 857th BS) crashed into high ground at Twizle Moss Head, Holmfirth,
Yorkshire Oct 9, 1944.
94842 Assigned to 844th BS 489th BG 8th Air Force in April 1944. Transferred to 732nd BS 453rd BG 8th AF,
based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England, on April 8, 1945.
Transferred to 389th BG 8th AF After April 10, 1945. Returned to U.S.A. in 1945 and Scrapped.
94844 (852st BNS, 490th BG, 8th AF) w/o Jun 19, 1944 in takeoff accident at RAF Eye, Suffolk, UK
94845 (34th BG, 406th BS, "Miz-Pah") lost night of Oct 12/13, 1944.
94847 (MSN 1612) 848BS 490BG 8AF Station 134 Eye Suffolk England, [Coded V], named "Miss Me",
Lend Lease UK Liberator B Mk.IV TS537], 1699Flt RAF Oulton Norfolk England 25 Aug 1944],
223Sqn RAF Oulton 20 Oct 1944, 1699Flt Jan 1945, 223Sqn 11 Apr 1945,
Airwork at 12MU RAF Kirkbride Cumberland England Jul 1945, 51MU RAF Lichfield
Staffordshire, Sold as scrap to International Alloys Ltd 12 Mar 1947.
94849 (7th BS, 34th BG, 8th AF, "Maid of Fury") ditched 30 mi from England in English Channel
due to engine failure and flak damage Jun 25, 1944. MACR 7372. 5 crew killed, 4 survived
and were rescued by a British destroyer.
94850 (735th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Landed Jun 20, 1944 at Bulltofta Airfield, Malmo, Sweden After Damaged By Flak and Low on Fuel
While on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery at Politz, Germany. All (10) Crew and (1) Passenger
Survived and Were Interned in Sweden. They were Returned in 1945. Aircraft Returned on June 27, 1945.
Aircraft Returned to U.S.A. in 1945 and Scrapped. MACR 5934
94851 (34th BG, 7th BG "Big Dealer"), transferred to 493rd BG, 860th BS. 406th BS, 8th AF.
Landing Accident Jan 20, 1945 at (RAF Woodbridge Airfield) Suffolk England. (2) Crew Bailed Out and (1) Crewman
Was Killed When His Parachute Partially Opened and (1) Survived. (5) Crew Landed With Aircraft and Survived.
Aircraft Was Damaged. Repaired and returned to USA Jul 8, 1945.
94852 (489th BG, 845th BS, 8th AF) sho down by AAA and crased near St Lo, France Jul 25, 1944 while on
mission to St Lo, France. MACR 8237. 9 crew killed, one crewman bailed out and was badly injured.
German soldiers took him to saftey and when American soldiers were close, they left him to be
rescued by the American soldiers.
94854 (489th BG, 846th BS, 8th AF) ditched in North Sea after ran out of fuel while returning from
mission to Oldenburg, Germany May 30, 1944. MACR 8192. One crewman killed, 8 survived and were
rescued by a fishing boat and were turned over to the Germans and became POW.
94855 to RFC at Altus, OK Oct 24, 1945.
94856 (MSN 1621) 850BS 490BG 8AF Station 134 Eye Suffolk England, [Coded 7Q-V], named "Lady Keesler",
Lend Lease UK Liberator B Mk.IV TS529, 223Sqn RAF Oulton Norfolk England Oct 1944, [Coded 6G-S],
[Coded 6G-C], 51MU RAF Lichfield Staffordshire May 1945, 1TAMU RAF Honington Suffolk England
05 Feb 1946], Conversion to Liberator C Mk.IV cancelled, 51MU, Sold as scrap to
International Alloys Ltd 12 Mar 1947].
94858 (489th BG, 847th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 4 km NW OF Crepy-en-Valois, France Jun 2, 1944
while on mission to Bretigny, France. MACR 8191. All 10 crew bailed out, 7 became POW, 3 evaded
capture.
94859 (446th BG, 705th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and by Bf 109G-6 believed flown by Oblt Gunther Seeger
of JG 53/4 near Chartres-de-Bregagne 5 km S of Rennes, France on mission to Rennes/Ploermel, France
Jun 12, 1944. 5 KIA, 1 POW, 4 evaded capture. MACR 5802
94861 (34th BG, 391st BS, 8th AF, "The Dutchess") shot down by AAA and crashed 400 meters
S of Hallig Hoodge Island, North Frisian Islands, Germany May 29, 1944. MACR 5351.
All 9 crew bailed out and became POW.
94862 (849th BS, 490th BG, 8th AF) w/o Jun 7, 1944 in landing accident at RAF Boscombe Down, Wiltshire,
UK. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
94863 (445th BG, 701st BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 27, 1944 By Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed 2 km South of
Cornberg, Germany While on a Mission to Kassel Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3 or JG 4.
(2) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 9395
94864 (489th BG, 846th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 1 km N of Ancourt, 8 km E of Dieppe,
France Jun 2, 1944 while on mission to Bretigny, France. MACR 8190. 6 crew killed, 4 bailed out and
became POW.
94865 was "Baby Bug" with 850th BS, 490th BG in England c 1944/45.
94867 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Dec 2, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed 1.5 km
West of Kellenbach, Germany While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Bingen, Germay. BF 109G-6
Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3. (6) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. MACR 11142
94868 (844th BS, 489th BG, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24H 41-29546 over RAF Tibenham (USAAF 124)
Norfolk, England May 29, 1944 and crashed. Unknown number of crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
94869 (34th BG, "Male Call")
94870 (445th BG, 702nd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham) shot down Apr 7, 1945 by ME 262 flown by Uffz. Anton Schoppler
of JG 7/3 near Bassum, Germany. 3 crew killed, 7 bailed out and became POW. MACR 13894.
94871 (724th BS/451st BG, "The Judge") caught fire Feb 24, 1945
94872 (744th BS, 456th BG, 15th AF, based at Stornara Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Collided May 23, 1944 with B-24H (42-94752) in Mid Air While Circling For Landing and Crashed
at Stornara Airfield, Italy While Returning From a Mission to Marine, Italy. All 10 crew killed.
Aircraft Was Destroyed. Washed Out. MACR 15117
94873 ("Feudin' Wagon" with 486th BG) returned to USA Jul 8, 1944
94874 (844th BS, 489th BG, 8th AF) in landing accident Jun 25, 1944, RAF Halesworth (USAAF 365), Suffolk, UK.
Unknown number of crew killed. Aircraft was destroyed and washed out.
94875 (490th BG, 849th BS) salvaged May 29, 1945.
94877 (724th BS, 451th BG, 15th AF, "The Jane Lee", based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jan 15, 1945 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Austria and Crashed North of Vis Island, Yugoslavia While
Returning From a Mission on Vienna, Austria. (4) Crew Bailed Out West of Graz Austria and
Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture. MACR 11397
94878 (34th BG "Lovely Ann")
94879 (34th BG "Collapsible Susie"). 719th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy
in Taxiing Accident Feb 7, 1945 at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy. Sheared Left Main Landing Gear
While Taxiing on Taxiway While on a High Altitude Test Flight. All (9) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
94880 (34th BG "Misschief")
94881 (467th BG, 789th BS) abandoned by crew over Suffolk and
crashed into North Sea Dec 29, 1944. 15 killed. Three other crashes
caused mission to Prum, Germany to be scrubbed.
94883 (34th BG "The Hit Parade")
94884 (490th BG, 848th BS, "Lizzie Belle") returning from D-Day
mission Jun 6, 1944 without dropping its bombs because the
target was overcast. Returned to land with a full load. The
aircraft slid off the runway. All crew escaped. I do not
know if this plane was a write-off.
94885 (849th BS, 490th BG, 8th AF) crash landed on beach E of Warmwell, Dorset, UK
after ran out of fuel while returning from a mission over France Jun 6, 1944. MACR 6299.
7 crew bailed out over the water, 2 drowned, 5 were rescued. 3 stayed with the aircraft
and survived the crash. Aircraft was destroyed.
94886 (392 BG, 579 BS, *No Feathered Injun*) shot down by AAA Sept 18, 1944 near
Middelburg, Walcheren, Netherlands. 2 crew KIA, 6 POW, 2 evaded. MACR 10120
94887 (716th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Hit by AAA Jul 22, 1944 Over Ploesti, Rumania and Crashed West of Jagodina, Yugoslavia While
Returning From a Mission on The Oil Refineries at Ploesti, Rumania. All (10) Crew Bailed Out
and Evaded Capture and Were Picked Up By The Underground and Returned to Italy. MACR 6968
94888 (844th BS, 489th BG, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24H 42-94932 Sep 27, 1944 6 mi SSE
of RAF Halesworth (USAAF 365), Suffolk, UK and crashed in marshes at Walberswick, UK while returning from mission
to Kassel, Germany. MACR 15781. All 10 crew killed.
94889 (330th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Warton, Lancashire, england
due to mechanical failure Jan 11, 1945. Salvaged Jan 12, 1945 at Warton
94890 (391st BS, 34th BG "Chesty")
94892 (44th BG, 68th BS, *Battlin' Baby*) interned in Sweden Jun 20, 1944. MACR 6149. Returned to
Burtonwood Jun 19, 1945. SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to
Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
94893 (*Hell's Belle*, 34th BG, 18th BS, 8th AF) collided with B-24 42-51190 over Friedrichsthal,
Saarland, Germany and crashed 1 km NE of bildstock 2 km S of Neunkirchen, Germany
July 19, 1944. All 10 crew killed.. MACR 7419
94894 (490th BG, *Flying Ginny*) while landing at Felthorpe after dark Jun 7, 1944,
its rear fuselage and tail unit was completely severed by propeller of no 2
engine of B-24 42-50294 which landed too closely behind it.
94896 (703rd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham) Landing Accident Jan 3, 1945 at (RAF Tibenham Airfield) Station
USAAF-124 Norfolk England. All Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Never Used Again. Repaired and
Returned to USA on June 16, 1945. Salvaged on October 24, 1945.
94897 (392 BG, 576 BS) crashlanded Dec 6, 1944 at Wendling, UK.
94898 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Taxiing Accident Feb 25, 1945 at RAF Wendling Airfield. All (8) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged and Repaired. Flown Back to USA on June 1, 1945 to Willow Run Michigan.
Flown to Altus Oklahoma on October 24, 1945 and Scrapped
94899 (848th BS, 490th BG, 8th AF) w/o Jun 6, 1944 in landing accident at RAF Eye, Suffolk, UK.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
94900 (845th BS, 489th BG, 8th AF) crashed at Kessel, Germany Sep 18, 1944 after caught fire in flight
while returning from low-level supply drop missionto troops in Groesbeek, Holland during
operation Market Garden. 8 crew and one passenger KIA and one bailed out and became POW. MACR 9425
94901 (722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Shot Down May 30, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Krizevaca 62 km East of Agram Yugoslavia
While on a Mission on The Ebreichsdorf Parts Factory at Vienna Austria. Aircraft Exploded on Impact.
All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 5463
94902 (786th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Attlebridge, USAAF-120, Norfolk, England)
In taxiing accident Mar 3, 1945 at RAF Attlebridge. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
94903 (489th BG, 844th BS, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24H 42-94913 Oct 19, 1944 over Edenkoben, Germany
while on mission to Mainz, Germany and crashed near Kalserslauter, Germany. MACR 9635. 7 crew killed,
2 bailed out and became POW.
94904 (391st BS, 34th BG "Belle of the Brawl")
94905 (489th BG, 846th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near St Lowe, France Jul 24, 1944 while on mission to
St Lo, France in support of US Army troops. MACR 7915. 10 crew killed, one bailed out and evaded
capture until US Army troops arrived.
94906 Transferred From 489th Bombardment Group on December 9, 1944 to 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment
Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118, Norfolk, England. Flew (33) Missions.
Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and Scrapped.
94907 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Jul 21, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Ammersee, Bavaria Southwest of
Munich, Germany While on a Mission to Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. (8) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed
Out and Was Captured and Became a POW. Released in 1945. MACR 7247
94908 (7th BS, 34th BG "Tiger Rag") 725th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
In landing accident Mar 9, 1945 at Castelluccio airfield, Italy. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft
Badly Damaged. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
94909 (489th BG, 846th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Verrieres, 22 km SSW of Paris Paris, France
Jun 25, 1944 while om mission to Villacoublay, France. MACR 6241. 6 crew killed, 4 bailed out and
became POW.
94911 (34th BG, 4th BS, 8th AF, "Sweet Sioux") shot down at nightfall by Me 410A over English Channel
returning from mission over France and went down near
Wetheringsett, Suffolk Jun 7, 1944. 3 KIA by enemy fire in aircraft,
7 parachuted to safety. No MACR.
94912 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Flew (20) Missions. Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and Scrapped.
94913 (489th BG, 847th BS, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24H 42-94903 Oct 19, 1944 over Edenkoben, Germany
while on mission to Mainz, Germany. MACR 9636. 7 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
94914 (489th BG, 847th BS, 8th AF) hit by bomb dropped from above from a BN-24 of the 93th BG Aug 16, 1944 over
Magdeburg, Germany. MACR 8586. 8 crew killed one bailed out and became POW.
94917 (344th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Collided Jun 9, 1944 With B-24J (109841) in Mid Air and Ditched 10 Miles North of Bari Italy in The
Adriatic Sea While Returning From a Mission on The Aircraft Factory at Munich Germany.
6 to 8 Feet of The Left Wing Broke off and The Aircraft Hit The Water and Disintegrated.
All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 6034
94918 served with 393rd BG, 8th AF Sep 1944.
94919 (2614th SG (P), later 885th BS, "Smokey") crashed into mountains in Northern Italy Apr 13, 1945.
94920 (446th BG, "Callipygia") crashed Hinton, UK Jan 20, 1945 while on training mission.
All crew bailed out successfully
94921 was assigned to the 701st BS of the 445th BG and flew in the Kassel Mission Sep 27, 1944 but aborted due
to an engine being knocked out by flak. Tom Brittan shows it coming to the 701stBS on May 22 1944-Oct 17, 1944,
and from Dec 25, 1944 to Feb 27,1945 , then moving to the 700th BS Apr 4-May 9, 1945, Returned to USA with
the 466th BG. The Kassel mission of Sep 27, 1944 was the highest loss in history for a bomb group in a
single day's battle. 20 planes shot down near target, 5 more crashed in Germany, one in Belgium, and
two in France. Two made emergency landings at Manston, one crashlanded while trying to land at home.
Only 4 of the 35 B-24s made it back to the base at Tibenham.
94922 720th Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Transfered From 848th Bombardment Squadron 490th Bombardment Group on January 15, 1945. Aircraft Fate Unknown.
94923 (763rd BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot Down Jul 19, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Munich, Germany While on Mission on The Allach Engine Factory
at Munich, Germany. Aircraft Went into a Dive and Exploded in Mid Air. (4) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out
and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 6952
94927 (493rd BG, 860th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 2 km W of Erace 30 km SW of Dinan, France Jun 8, 1944
while om missin to Nantes, France. MACR 5487. 10 crew bailed out, 1 was killed, 2 became POW,
and 7 evaded capture.
94928 (484th BG, 827th BS, 15th AF "Boobie Trap") Assigned to the 490th BG, 850th BS on Apr 30, 1944.
Transferred to the 15th Air Force on Jan 9, 1945.
Assigned to the 484th BG, 827th BS approximately Jan 20, 1945. It flew its first and only mission for the 484th on
Jan 31, 1945 with 2nd Lt J.E. White at the controls. Returning from Moosbierbaum, Austria it was forced to make an
emergency landing on the Isle of Vis off the coast of Yugoslavia. It was transferred to the 52nd Advanced Depot
for repairs and later assigned to an aircraft pool. Returned to USA on June 8, 1945 and assigned as a ferry aircraft.
Sent to RFC Altus, OK and salvaged on Aug 4, 1945.
94930 (34th BG "Kisco Kid") following bomb run near Brussels was
hit by flak Jul 27, 1944. Was able to get back to England
but bad weather forced crew to bail out and plane crashed
near Hadlow, Kent.
94931 (789th BS, 467th BG, 8th AF, *Sacktime*) rammed Apr 7, 1945 near Krummel, Germany by Bf 109G-6
flown by Uffz Heinric Henkel of Sonderkommande Elbe. Able to fly to Belgium and crashed near St Trond,
Belgium. All 10 crew bailed out over Allied lines and were rescued.
94932 (846th BS, 489th BG, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24 42-94888 6 mi SSE of RAF Halesworth (USAAF
Station 365), Suffolk, UK over River Blythe 9/27/1944 on return from mission. to Kassel, Germany Both
planes crashed in the marshes at Walberswick. All 10 crew killed. No survivors from either crew.
94933 (489th BG, 846th BS, 8th AF, *Stubby Gal II*) shot down by flak Jun 2, 1944 and crashed at Villers-Saint Paul
4km NE of Creil, France while on mission to Bretigny, France. MACR 8189. 1 crewman killed, 9 bailed out (7
became POW, 2 evaded capture)
94934 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Crash Landed Apr 21, 1944 2 Miles North of (RAF Seething Airfield) Station USAAF-146 Norfolk England.
Unknown Number of Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
94935 758th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Shot Down Jul 24, 1944 By 88mm Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Fos-sur-Mer France
While on a Mission on The Airfield at Les Chanoines France. Aircraft Burst into Flames and
Crashed. (6) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. MACR 7029
94936 (446th BG, 707th BS, 8th AF, *Lil Snooks*) hit by AAA Feb 3, 1945 on mission to Magdeburg, Germany and
crashed near Saint-Louis-les-Bitche, France. All 10 crew bailed out, One POW, 9 landed in Allied-occupied
territory. MACR 12243
94938 (741st BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Lost from unknown cause Aug 27, 1944 at unknown location in Yugoslavia while on mission to
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Germany. MACR 11703
94940 (445th BG, 701st BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Nov 26, 1944 by BF 109G-6 and Crashed at
Sorsum 10 km Southwest of Hildesheim Germany While on a Mission to Misburg Germany. BF 109G-6 Flown By
Unknown Pilot of JG 301. (6) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 10754
94941 (446th BG, 705th BS, 8th AF, *Pin-Up Girl*) shot down by AAA and crashed at Rotterdam, Holland
Apr 5, 1945 while on mission to Bayreuth, Germany. 4 KIA, 4 POW (one escaped). MACR 13853
94942 (34th BG "Me Worry II") with 415th BS 98th BG, 15th AF based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy
in taxiing accident Jan 13, 1945 at Gioia del Colle Airfield, Apulia, Italy. All Crew Survived. Aircraft Damaged.
Unknown if Repaired.
94945 (489th BG, 845th BS, 8th AF, *Cover Girl*) shot down byh AAA Aug 6, 1944 and crashed at Stade, Germany
while on mission to Schulau, Germany. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 7376.
94946 (458th BG, 752nd BS, 8th AF, *The Cat's Ass*, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123,
Norfolk, England) landed at Payerne airfield, Switzerland May 27, 1944 After No# (4) Engine Failure
While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Neunkirchen, Germany. (1) Crewman Bailed Out Over
Germany & Captured & Became a POW. Released in 1945. (9) Crew Survived & Interned in Switzerland.
Returned in 1945. Aircraft Returned October 8, 1945. MACR 5388.
94948 (489th BG, 845th BS, 8th AF) engine failed while on mission to Rostok, German and diverted to
Sweden Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8478. All 10 crew interned in Sweden.
94949 (741st BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed May 30, 1944 at Puchberg, Austria after being hit by bomb dropped from above from a B-24 while
on mission to aircraft factory at Wels, Austria. 7 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW. MACR 5454.
94950 720th Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Shot Down Apr 5, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 Southwest of Ploesti Rumania
While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Ploesti Rumania. BF 109G-6 Flown By Ofw. Gunther Schnick
of JG 77/7. (3) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945.
MACR 3965
94951 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down May 27, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Went into a Steep Dive and Crashed at Atlenkissel
6 km Northwest of Saarbrucken Germany While on a Mission to Saarbrucken Germany. (4) Crew Were Killed.
(6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 5261
94952 (44th BG, 506th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Crashlanded and caught fire at Clastres, France Sep 22, 1944 Due to Mechanical Failure While on a
Gas Supply Mission to Clastres Airfield A-71 Picardy France. Aircraft Caught Fire. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Was Destroyed..
94953 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force "Rugged But Right"
94956 w/o Jul 13, 1945 in crash 12 mi NW of Southport, Florida
94957 (445th BG, 701st BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Crashed May 8, 1944 at Egmond aan Zee, Holland While
Returning From a Mission to Brunswick Germany. All (10) Crew Were Killed. Could have been shot down by
German Fighter But no record can be found of that. MACR 4786
94958 (493rd BG, "Edie") hit by AAA on mission to St Avoid, France Jun 24, 1944 and made emergency
landing on fighter airfield near Bayeux, France. Aircraft destroyed, but crew survived.
94959 destroyed on ground May 12, 1944 by Luftwaffe bombing raid on Poretta airfield in Corsica.
94960 722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Shot Down May 24, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed NRainbodenalm South
Southwest St. Polten Austria While on a Mission on The Wollersdorf Airfield at Weiner Neustadt Austria.
BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 27. (4) Crew Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and
Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 5467
94961 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Dec 2, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed Near
Stipshausen, 5 km Southwest of Rhaunen, Germany While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Bingen, Germay.
BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3. (2) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and
Became POWs. MACR 11141
94962 (44th BG, 67th BS) left formation during raid on Belfort marshaling yards between
Paris and Switzerland and went into steep dive with engine
on fire. Hit by flak again, three crew members bailed out
to become POW, remaining crew KIA when plane crashed. MACR 5158.
94963 (467th BG, 788th BS) came under attack from enemy aircraft
Dec 25, 1944 near St Vith, Belgium. Crashlanded behind
friendly lines at St. Trond airfield in Belgium. The plane
careered off the runway, striking a parked B-24 and caught
fire. Both pilots were killed in the fire.
94964 (567th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hethel Station, USAAF-114, Norfolk, England)
Crashed on takeoff May 11, 1944 at RAF Hethel, UK. All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
94965 (409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) w/o Oct 12, 1944 in landing accident at RAF Hardwick, Norfolk, UK.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
94966 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Oct 7, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Ritbruch, Northwest of
Roesebeck Near Harburg, Germany While on a Mission on a Tank Factory at Kassel, Germany. (4) Crew Were
Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 9755
94968 (760th BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Hit Jul 19, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Munich, Germany and Crashed South of Udine, Italy While
Returning From a Mission on The Allach Engine Factory at Munich, Germany. (4) Crew Bailed Out Over Munich,
Germany and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. (7) Crew Bailed Out Over Italy. (1) Captured.
(6) Evaded Capture. MACR 6918
94969 (93rd BG, 330th BS, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24J 42-99949 over Belgium
and crashed and burned near Ingelmunster, Belgium Sept 21, 1944. MACR 9661. All 8 crew killed.
94970 (330th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hardwick, Station USAAF-104, Norfolk, England)
In taxiing accident at RAF Hartfort Bridge, Hampshire, England Nov 16, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
94971 (409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th A)F in landing accident at RAF Carnaby, Bridington, England Jan 31, 1945.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
94972 (448th BG, 715th BS, 8th AF, *Daisy Mae*, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Crashed from unknown cause Jan 7, 1945 in Germany while on mission to railroad and communicatins
center at Achern, Germany. All 9 crew killed. MACR 11584
94973 (389th BG, 566th BS) interned in Sweden May 29, 1944. MACR 5216
94974 (466th BG, 786th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA Oct 12, 1944 and crashed at Hoerne,
near Osnabruck, Germany. MACR 9488. All 10 crew killed.
94977 (718th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Declared War Weary at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy on March 15, 1945. Washed Out on April 8, 1945.
Salvaged on August 7, 1945.
94981 (MSN 1746) 850BS 490BG 8AF Station 134 Eye Suffolk England, [Coded 7Q-B],
833BS 486BG 8AF Station 174 Sudbury Suffolk England, [Coded 4N-O], named "Noble Effort", [
Lend Lease UK Liberator B Mk.IV TS530, 223Sqn RAF Oulton Norfolk England Oct 1944, [Coded 6G-G],
named Gremlin Heaven", 51MU RAF Lichfield Staffordshire May 1945], [
Converted to Liberator C Mk.IV, Sold as scrap to International Alloys Ltd 12 Mar 1947
94982 (743rd BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashlanded and caught fire at San Giovanni, Italy Apr 20, 1944 while returning from mission to
shipyards at Monfalcon, Italy. Crew of 10 survived, some with minor injuries. Aircraft was destroyed.
94983 (740th VBS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed Jul 15, 1944 north of Oranta, Rumania due to engine failure while returning from mission
to oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 6897.
They were liberated Aug 31, 1944 and Sep 1, 1944
94984 722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Shot Down Jun 24, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Southeast of Ploesti Rumania While on a Mission
on The Romano/Americano Oil Refinery at Ploesti Rumania. (2) Crew Were Killed. (8) Crew Bailed Out and
Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 6366
94987 (376th BG, 514th BS, 15th AF, "Yum Yum") crashed at Fiume, Italy after ran out of fuel while
while returning from mission to St Valentin, Austria Oct 16, 1944. MACR 9339. 2 crew killed, 9 survived
and became POW.
94988 (705th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Hardwick (USAAF 104), Norfolk, UK Aug 5, 1944.
All 10 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
94989 (448th BG, 713rd BS, 8th AF, *Battlin Baby*, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Damaged by flak while om mission to marshalling yards at Saarbrucken, German and crashed at
Batterkinden, Switzerland Jul 13, 1944. All 10 crew bailed out over Switzerland and were interned.
MACR 7561
94990 (453rd BG, 732nd BS, 8th AF, "Ken O Kay III", based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield. Station USAAF-144,
Norfolk, England)
Crashed Jan 3, 1945 at Pontpierre, South of Avold, France After Number (1) and (2) Engines Failed
While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Hamburg, Germany. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and
Survived. Aircraft Salvaged on January 22, 1945 By 5th SAD. MACR 11560
94991 (93rd BG, 409th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA Aug 13, 1944, and crashed NW of Falaise, France. MACR 7897.
4 crew killed, 6 bailed out and became POW.
94993 (742nd BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jul 27, 1944 by Fw 190A-8 believed flown by Uffz Gerhard Weidenbeck of JG 300/4 over Budapest, Hungary
while on mission to armament factory at Budapest. 8 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW. MACR 7140
94994 (446th BG, 707th BS, 8th AF, *Dissapated Duck*) shot down by AAA and crashed at Denklingen, Bavaria,
Germany during mission to Munich, Germany Jul 11, 1944. All 10 crew bailed out. Pilot killed by German ground troops,
remaining 9 crew members POW. MACR 6939
94995 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Landing Accident Dec 12, 1944 at (RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England. All Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired.
94998 (343rd BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Crashed Mar 19, 1945 into a Mountain Near Kirshing, Austria and Exploded While on a Mission on The
Marshalling Yards at Landshut, Germany. All (11) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 13068
94999 (506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-7 flown by Lt Adolf Glunz of JG 26/6 May 11, 1944 over
Pattay, France. All 10 crew bailed out, 7 became POW, 3 evaded capture. MACR 4849
95004 w/o Aug 23, 1945 in crash landing 2 mi SES of Columbus, Ohio
95005 (492nd BG, 856th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8/R2 flown by unknown pilot and unit
near Brenburg, Germany Jul 7, 1944. MACR 7236. 8 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
95006 in forced landing in France Oct 3, 1944.
95007 (491st BG, 854th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 1089A-8 and crashed N of Deckbergen 6.5 km NW
of Rinteln, Germany Nov 26, 1944. MACR 11159. 9 crew killed, 1 bailed out and became POW.
95008 (458th BG, 755th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Jun 29, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Papenburg, Germany While on a
Mission on The Junkers Airframe Factory at Aschersleben, Germany. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were
Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7086
95009 (454th BG, 737th BG) crashed in Yugoslavia Feb 7, 1945. Crew
rescued by partisans and excaped to Italy.
95010 ("Crow's Nest") crashlanded near Lille, France Oct 26, 1944. Crew was OK and
made it back to base the next. Plane was left for junk.
95011 (492nd BG, 858th BS, 8th AF) landed Bulltofta airfield, Malm, Sweden due to AAA damage Sweden
May 29, 1944. MACR 5220. All 10 crew survived and were interned in Sweden.
95012 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Dec 2, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Exploded
in Mid Air East of Merrheim, Germany While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Bingen, Germay.
BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3. (3) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 11143
95013 (448th BG, 714th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Damaged by flak Jun 20, 1944 while on mission to synthetic oil refinery at Politz, Germany
and landed at Bulltofta airfield, Malmo, Sweden. All 9 crew survived and were interned
in Sweden. MACR 6267
95014 (328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) w/o May 13, 1944 in takeoff accident RAF Hardwick, Norfolk, UK.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95015 700th. B.S., 445th B.G. "Patches"
95017 (82nd BG) lost Sep 22, 1944. MACR 8955
95019 (733rd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Apr 25, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Between Puiseux Les Louvres, U. Chatenay,
28 km North of Paris, France While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Mannheim, Germany.
Aircraft Caught Fire and Exploded in Mid Air. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (9) Were Captured and Became POWs.
(1) Evaded Capture. MACR 4305
95020 (701st BS, 445th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham) Landing Accident Jul 13, 1944 at (RAF Beccles Airfield) Beccles,
Suffolk, England. All Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Never Used Again. Repaired and Returned to USA on
June 17, 1945. Salvaged on September 25, 1945.
95022 (715th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Jun 24, 1944 by AAA and crashed 1 mi N of Beuasent, 9 km SE of Samer, France while on mission
to Haute Cote, France. All 9 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 6266
42-95023/95288 Ford B-24H-25-FO Liberator
MSN 1788/2053
95023 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Crashed at Maxwell Farm, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England Due to Engine Failure While
Aborting The Mission on The Airfield at Juvicourt, France Due to Weather. Aircraft Bomb Load Exploded
After Crash. All (10) Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
95024 came down on farm in UK Nov 5, 1944. 3 killed.
95025 (392 BG, 579 BS) damaged by enemy fighters over France,
tail gunner killed and two waist gunners bailed out.
Remainder of crew brought it back to England where it
crashlanded Jun 15, 1944 at Eye, Suffolk, UK.
95026 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force "Yankee Rebel"
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Jul 25, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Caught Fire and Crashed Near Marigny France
While on a Mission to St. Lo France. All (9) Crew Bailed Out. (1) Crewman Was Killed. (3) Crew Were
Captured and Became POWs. (5) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 8668
95027 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down June 23, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Chery-les-Pouilly Near
Leon, France While on a Mission on Leon-Athies Airfield at Leon, France. (5) Crew Were Killed.
(6) Crew Bailed Out and (5) Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. (1) Crewman Evaded Capture.
MACR 6215
95028 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Dec 25, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 and Crashed Near Prum Germany
While on a Mission to Wahlen Germany. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit. (5) Crew Were Killed.
(4) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 11114
95029 566th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Jul 7, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Quedlinburg Germany While on a Mission
to Halle Germany. (4) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7366
95030 (93rd BG, 328th BS, 8th AF) diverted Sweden after being hit by AA over Bolitz, German Jun 20, 1944.
Crashed a Bulltofta Airfield, Malmo, Sweden. 5 crew killed, 5 survived and were interned. MACR 6151
95031 (392 BG, 576 BS) port tailplane lost during attack on
Salzbergen Feb 16, 1945, knocked off by bombs from higher
aircraft. Returned to England where all crew except
pilot bailed out. Aircraft then caught fire and pilot
bailed just before it exploded and crashed at
Pudding Norton, near Fakenham, UK
95032 (467th BG) returned to USA and arrived Bradleyt Field Jun 14, 1945.
95033 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Crash Landed Jul 11,1944 at Altenrhein Airfield at Altenrhein, Switzerland Due to
Flak Damage and One Engine Failure While on a Mission to Munich, Germany. All (10) Crew Were Interned at
Adelboden, Switzerland By Switzerland. Returned in 1945. Aircraft Returned on October 20, 1945.(
MACR 7497.
95035 (392 BG, 579 BS) crashlanded Jun 29, 1944 at Wendling, UK.
95036 (492 BG, 857 BS, "Heaven's Devils") crashed into mountain in Wales near Llangynog
Mar 19, 1945.
95037 579th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Crash Landed Jun 29, 1944 in a Potato Field at Frettenham, England Due to Flak Damage
and Low on Fuel While Returning From a Mission on a Factory at Magdeburg, Germany. (1) Crewman Was Killed
By Flak. (9) Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged But Repaired at SAD in Watton in Norfolk, England.
Flown Back to U.S.A. and Scrapped.
95038 (389th BG, 565th BS, "Lucky Lady Bett") to RFC at Altus OK Nov 22, 1945.
Presumably scrapped there.
95039 (330th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and cashed 16 km NNE of Stettin, 1 Km Ne of Langenberg, Germany
Jun 20, 1944. 6 crew killed, 4 bailed out and became POW.
95040 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Flew (77) Missions. Strafed Mar 20, 1945 By Gunfire From German Fighters While Parked
at RAF Wendling Airfield. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Repaired Later and Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and Scrapped.
95041 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Ditched Jul 6, 1944 in The North Sea Due to Flak Damage and Low on Fuel While Returning
From a Mission to Kiel, Germany. Two Fuel Tanks Had Been Hit By Flak and Were Shot Out.
All (9) Crew Were Killed. MACR 7496
95042 (703rd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham) in Forced Landing 2 Miles East of (RAF East Wretham Airfield)
Station USAAF-133 Norfolk England. All Crew Survived. Aircraft Destroyed By Fire. Salvaged on August 15, 1944.
95043 (328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) crash landed making wheels-up belly landing E of Faversham, Kent,
England due to flak damage during mission to France Aug 1, 1944, . MACR 8234. 2 crew killed,
3 bailed out S of Paris and became POW. 5 crew survived.
95044 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Jun 21, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 and Crashed at Burg Germany While
on a Mission to Berlin Germany. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Oblt. Paul Georg Schaffrath of JG 300/5.
(3) Crew Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. (1 of 3) Shot Down By Same
Pilot in Same Battle. MACR 6530
95045 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down May 28, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed 1.5 km West of Tuesen, 10 km
South of Neubukow, Mecklenburg, Germany While on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery at Politz, Germany.
All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 5213
95047 (453rd BG, 733rd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by flak Oct 19, 1944 and Crashed at Kelkhelm, Germany While on a Mission on The Marshalling
Yards at Mainz, Germany. Aircraft Rolled Over and Caught Fire and Spiralled Down in a Slow Spin.
MACR 10177. 9 crew and 2 observers on board. Tail gunner KIA, remainder of
crew bailed out and became POW.
95048 (453rd BG, 735th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Jul 7, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed 1 km West of Zscherben, 6 km West of Halle,
Germany While on a Mission to Halle, Germany. (8) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Were
Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7226
95049 (44th BG, 67th BS, 8th AF) crashed at Vermand, France Mar 1, 1945 after crew bailed out after plane
ran out of fuel while returning from mission.
95050 (458th BG, 752nd BS, "Gas House Mouse") in forced landing at Manston, Kent Dec 11, 1944
and declared damaged beyond repair
95051 (445th BG, 702nd BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down May 8, 1944 by Fw 190A-7 Northwest of Hannover, Germany
While on a Mission to Brunswick Germany. Believed Fw 190A-7 Flown By Ofw. Leo Schuhmacher of JG 1/II Stab.
All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (7) Were Captured and Became POWs. (3) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 4784
95054 (467th BG) destroyed on ground at Melsroek, Belgium airfield
during Jan 1, 1945 Bodenplatte raid.
95055 (715th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
W/o Oct 24, 1944 in ground accident at RAF Seething, UK. Only ground crew involved and none injured.
Aircraft destroyed by fire.
95056 (389th BG, 565th BS) interned in Switzerland Jun 28, 1944. MACR 6735. Returned to England Oct 1, 1945.
Salvaged Oct 22, 1945.
95058 (446th BG, 705th BS, "White Lit'nin") made wheels-up landing at
Woolbridge after hydraulic system failed during local flight
Condemned for salvage Mar 30, 1945.
95059 (446th BG, 705th BS) crash-landed in Spain Jun 13, 1945 after losing an engine on its way
back to USA
95060 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down May 19, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 West of
Haldensleben and Crashed at Gevensleben, Near Helmstedt, Germany While on a Mission to Brunswick, Germany.
Believed BF 109G-6 Flown By Obstlt. Gustav Rodel of JG 27/Stab. All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 4925
95061 w/o Apr 25, 1944 in taxi accident at Waller Field, BWI
95064 crashed in northeastern Brazil Apr 11, 1944. MACR 3500 and 3631.
Aircraft and crew remains located Jul 1995.
95069 w/o Jun 22, 1945 in takeoff accident at Lowry Field, Colorado
95070 (576th BS) crashed Aug 3, 1944 into North Sea after being abandoned by
crew on mission to Zuid Beveland, Netherlands after being damaged by enemy action.
95071 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Sep 28, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Koblenz Germany While on a Mission
to Kassel Germany. Number 3 and 4 Engines Caught Fire and Aircraft Went into a Spin and Crashed.
(5) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 9381
95073 assigned May 29, 1944 to 732nd BS, 453rd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144,
Norfolk, England. Transferred to 732nd BS 453rd BG on April 1, 1945. Transfered to 467th BG 8th AF on April 18, 1945.
Returned to USA on June 11, 1945. Scrapped.
95075 (715th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by AAA Jun 21, 1944 and crashed at Neu Schulzendorf, near Berlin, Germany while on mission
to Berlin, Germany. 4 crew killed, 6 bailed out and became POW. MACR 6231
95076 (732nd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Crashed Jan 21, 1945 in force landing at Sadoxhurst, Near Kingsnorth, Kent, England After Left Main
Landing Gear Gave Out. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. Washed Out.
Salvaged January 22 to 24, 1945.
95077 (389th BG, 565th BS, *Ginny Gal*) interned in Switzerland Jul 21, 1944
95078 (445th BG, 700th BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 27, 1944 by Fw 190A-8/R2
and Crashed 2 km Southwest of Richelsdorf, Germany
While on a Mission to Kassel Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3 or JG 4. (6) Crew Were Killed.
(3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 9396
95079 (392nd BG, 577th BS) returned to USA Jun 1945
95080 (467th BG, 791st BS, 8th AF) hit by AAA near Osnabruck, Germany Feb 16, 1945 and crashed
at Valthe, 8 km N of Emmen, Holland. MACR 12425. All 10 creb bailed out, 9 became POW, one
killed when his parachute failed.
95084 (787th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF) w/o Jul 13, 1944 in crash due to weather at
Halvergate on Marshes, Norfolk, UK. 9 crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
95085 (389th BG) salvaged at Hethel Mid Mar 1945 after left main landing gear collapsed.
95086 (735th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Made a Forced Landing Feb 25, 1945 at Dijon-Longvic Airfield Y-9, Longivc, France After Hit By
Flak While on a Mission on The Airfield at Giebelstadt, Germany. Aircraft Had a Shell Hole Through
The Left Wing. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Salvaged on February 28, 1945. (NOTE) One Source
Has it Arriving at Altus Oklahoma on July 3, 1945.
95088 (389th BG, 565th BS) lost over Holland Feb 19, 1945 when engine failed and instruments
were lost. Crew bailed out near Sevelen, Germany, plane crashed at Krefeld. 8 POW, 1 KIA.
MACR 12430.
95089 (448th BG, 714th BS) interned in Sweden Jun 21, 1944. MACR 6265
95091 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down May 27, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Went into a Straight Dive and Crashed at Puttlingen
Near Saarbrucken Germany While on a Mission to Saarbrucken Germany. (2) Crew Were Killed.
(8) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 5260
95092 (392 BG, 579 BS) in midair collision with 42-28731 of 576th BS while returning from
practice and crashed near Foxley, Norfolk, UK Jul 5, 1944
95094 (788th BS, 801st BG (Provisional), 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Harrington, Northamptonshire,
UK Jun 15, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95095 (44th BG, 66th BS) crashed at Sidhean Mor, near Gairloch, Scotland Jun 13, 1945 while en route
from Prestwick to Meeks Field, Iceland. 9 crew, 6 passengers killed. There is a memorial at the crash site.
95096 (458th BG, 753rd BS, 8th AF, *Bombs Away*, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123,
Norfolk, England) Landed at Payerne Airfield, Payerne. Switzerland Jul 12, 1944. Due to Low on Fuel and
Number (3) Engine Feathered While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Munich, Germany. All (10)
Crew Survived and Were Interned in Switzerland. Returned in 1945. Aircraft Returned on October 1, 1945.
MACR 6928.
95098 (445th BG, 701st BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Jun 20, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at
Ventee St. Remy 13 km Southwest of Neufchatel, France While on a Mission to Neufchatel, France.
Aircraft Exploded in Mid Air. (4) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 5928.
95099 assigned Apr 1944 to 733rd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield,
Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England. Last Mission Flown on February 28, 1945. Returned to U.S.A. at Bradley
Field, Windsor Locks, Connecticut on June 17, 1945. Flown to Altus, Oklahoma and Scrapped on October 17, 1945.
95102 734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Named "Spirit of Notre Dame". Collided Feb 9, 1945 With B-24J (42-50703) in Mid Air Near RAF Old Buckenham Airfield
While Returning From Mission to Magdeburg, Germany. Landed. Transfered to 715th BS 448th BG 8th AF After
April 11, 1945. Returned to U.S.A. at Altus Oklahoma on October 22, 1945 and scrapped
95103 (392 BG, 579 BS) crashed Jul 13, 1944
at Wrangle Common, Lincolnshire, UK after midair collision.
95104 (491st BG, 853rd BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA Oct 2, 1944 and crashed near Berge 3 Km S of Hamm, Germany.
MACR 9427. 7 crew killed, 2 survived and became POW.
95105 (446th BG, 704th BS, *She's Mine*) lost Dec 2, 1944 on mission to Bingen, Germany.
All crew KIA. MACR 11053. May have collided with 42-51100.
95106 (458 BG, 754 BS) shot down by AAA near Caen, France 6/17/1944.
9 KIA, 1 POW. MACR 5806.
95111 (453rd BG, 733rd BS, 8th AF, RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Sep 13, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed 1 km Northwest of Osthofen, Germany
While on a Mission on The Aviation Fuel Storage at Weisenhorn, Germany. (7) Crew Were Killed.
(3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 8853.
95113 in landing accident with 42-95530 at Batista Field, Cuba May 6, 1944.
95115 (467th BG, 790th BS) crashed at Wroxham on takeoff from RAF Rackheath, Norfolk, UK in dense fog
due to being caught in the propwash of another aircraft and hitting
trees Dec 29, 1944. 10 crew killed. Aircraft was destroyed. Three other crashes caused
mission to Prum, Germany to be scrubbed.
95116 (458th BG, 754th BS, 8th AF, "Junior", based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123,
Norfolk, England) shot down Jul 31, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Ludwigshafen, Germany While
on a Mission on The Chemical Plant at Ludwigshafen, Germany. Aircraft Nosed Over and Went into a
Spin and Crashed. (6) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7830.
95117 (450th BG, 752nd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Crashed Jul 20, 1944 12 km Northwest of Hasselt Belgium After Number 1 Engine Exploded and Aircraft
Became Unflyable While on a Mission on The Aircraft Engine Factory at Eisenach, Germany. All (9) Crew
Bailed Out and (1) Was Killed When His Parachute Failed to Open. (3) Were Captured and Became POWs.
(5) Evaded Capture. MACR 7255
95118 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Flew (25) Missions. Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and Scrapped.
95120 (458th BG, 754th BS, 8th AF, "Hookem Cow" previously "Betty", based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield,
Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England) crashed on takeoff
Apr 14, 1945 at Horsham St Faith on mission to Pointe de Grave, France.
Port inner engine flash-flamed and lost power during takeoff,
crashed into trees, caught fire, and broke up. 5 crew killed, Only 2 crewmembers
survived, both injured. Inhabitants of nearby houses escaped
as bombload did not explode. MACR 15355
95121 (706th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 1 1/2 mi NE of RAF Gransden Lodge in Cambridgeshire, UK
Apr 27, 1945. Unknown number of crew killed, aicraft destroyed and salvaged in 1945.
95122 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Jun 21, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 and Crashed 3 km Southeast of
Gross Beeren Germany While on a Mission to Berlin Germany. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Oblt. Paul Georg Schaffrath
of JG 300/5. (3) Crew Killed. (7) Bailed Out & Captured & POWs. (1 of 3) Shot Down By Same Pilot in Same Battle.
MACR 6529
95123 (854th BS, 491st BG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff Aug 27, 1944 at RAF North Pickenham (USAAF Station 143),
Norfolk, UK. All crew survive, aircraft was destroyed.
95124 (66th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crashed 1 km SE of Ihringen, 5 km E of Breisach, Germany due to engine
failure Dec 4, 1944. MACR 10835. All 9 crew bailed out, 8 became POW, one was bayoneted and shot by a German soldier.
95126 (446 BG, 704 BS, ith AF *Hot Shot Charlie*) crashlanded at RAF Manston, Kent, UK Jul 31, 1944 after mission to Ludwigshaven,
Germany due to engine failure. All crew survived, aircraft DBR.
95127 (93rd BG, 409th BS, 8th AF, *Slightly Virgin*) shot down by AAA and crashlanded at Sint Denijs-Westrem,
Belgium Nov 26, 1944. All 9 crew survived and were rescued.
95128 (445th BG, 700th BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 27, 1944 By Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed 1 km West of
Richelsdorf, Germany While on a Mission to Kassel, Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3 or JG 4.
(7) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 9397
95130 (445th BG, 700th BS, 8th AF, 'Spirit of Pocahontas' based at RAF Tibenham) Ditched in The North Sea Jun 21, 1944
Due to Flak Damage While Returning From a Mission to Germany. (6) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Survived and Were Rescued.
MACR 6766
95131 "Mag Drop" (859th BS, 2641st Special Group, detached from 492nd BG) shot down
by Ju 88 night fighter near Linz, Austria while on Carpetbagger mission Apr 25, 1945.
4 KIA, 5 POW. MACR 14061
95132 ("Mojalajab") ferried to UK and went to the replacement depot. Ended up with 492nd BG, 858th BS, keeping the same name.
Shot down Jun 15, 1944 by Fw 190A-8 flown by Col Joseh Priller of JG 26/Stab (100th victory), crew
limped to the Allied beachhead at Normandy and bailed out. 1 WIA, 9 returned.
95133 (753rd BS, 458th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Crashed Nov 24, 1944 into Baker Street Rail Depot, Norwich, England After Struck The Church Steeple
Due to Poor Visibiility in Bad Weather While on a Practice Mission. The Inpact Broke off The Outer
Part of The Right Wing and Right Tail Assembly and Aircraft Banked to The Right and Crashed.
All (9) Crew Were Killed. Aircraft washed out
95134 (448th BG, 714th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by AAA Aug 26, 1944 and crased at Ruehheim, 10 km W of Ludwigshafen, Germany
while on mission to chemical works at Ludwigshafen, Germany. 6 crew killed, 4 bailed out and became POW.
MACR 8469
95135 579th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Landed Jun 20, 1944 at Bulltofta Airfield, Malmo, Sweden After Damaged By Gunfire From
German Ju 88C-6 and Me 410 Fighters and Flak While on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery at Politz,
Germany. All (9) Crew Survived and Were Interned in Sweden. Released in 1945. MACR 6157
95136 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk England. Shot Down May 29, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 Near Gueltz, Germany
While on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery at Politz, Germany. BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot
and Unit. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out and Was Captured and Became a POW. Released in 1945.
MACR 5212
95137 (392 BG, 579 BS) crashed May 29, 1944 near Norwich, UK.
95138 (448th BG, 713rd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Lost Sep 11, 1944 in midair collision with 361st FG P-51C 42-103749 over Eerde Ommen, 17 mi SE of
Meppel, Netherlands while om mission to oil refinery at Magdeburg, Germany and crashed at Dalfsen, Holland.
One crewman killed, 9 bailed out and became POW. MACR 8927
95139 (852nd BS, 491st BG, 8th AF, based at RAF North Pickenham Airfield, Station USAAF-143, Norfolk, England
Crash Landed Sep 18, 1944 at RAF Watton airfield, Station USAAF-376, Norfolk, UK After Left Landing Gear
Failed While Returning From a Low Level Supply Drop Mission to Eindhoven Holland. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Was Destroyed. Washed Out.
95142 (506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at lorrach, SW of Munich, Germany Jul 21, 1944.
MACR 7288. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
95144 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Collided With B-24J (42-100351) in Mid Air Jun 20, 1944 off Langeland Denmark and Crashed While
on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery at Politz Germany. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out
and Was Captured and Became a POW. MACR 5923
95145 566th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Jun 21, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R8 and Crashed at Uklei 15 km Northeast of
Konigs Wusterhausen Germany While on a Mission to Berlin Germany. Fw 190A-8/R8 Flown By FhjOfw.
Richard Lofgen of JG 300/5. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Bailed Out and Was Captured and Became a POW MACR 6258.
95146 lost during ferry flight May 1, 1944, North Atlantic. MACR 4184
95150 (44th BG, 506th BS, 8th AF, *Passion Pit*) shot down by AAA and crashed at Saing Pierre-sur-Dives, France
Aug 13, 1944. Crew of 10 parachuted to safety and became POW. MACR 8322. One crewman escaped that night
and met up with Canadian forces four days later.
95151 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Flew (88) Missions. Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and Scrapped.
95153 (93rd BG, 330th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed near Caudan, 6 mi N of Lorient,
France June 13, 1944. MACR 5912. 7 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
95155 (489th BG, 846th BS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Saarburg, Germay 12 km N of
Haguenau Alsace, France Jul 31, 1944 while om mission to Ludwigshaven, Germany. MACR 7754.
All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
95157 (466th BG, 786th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 believed flown by Lt Paul
Weissberg of JG 5/5 Aug 15, 1944 and crashed near Nijetrijne, Holland. MACR 8427.
6 crew killed, 4 bailed out (3 became POW, one evaded capture)
95158 (448th BG, 715th BS) crashlanded at Coldharbour, England Jul 13, 1944
95159 (458th BG, 755th BS, "Rough Riders II") collided with 42-95183 while assembling over Cromer
May 27, 1944. Lost tail section, crashed into North Sea. MACR 5631.
All 10 crew killed. Two bodies washed up on shore
95160 (856th BS, 492nd BG, 8th AF) crashed June 4, 1944 near Garveston, Norfolk, England during assembly
for mission. All 10 killed, aircraft was destroyed.
95161 (784th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF) w/o Jun 21, 1944 in crash 4 mi NW of RAF Attelbridge
(USAAF 120), Norfolk, UK. Crash due to fire in the bomb bay while on mission to Germany.
8 crew killed, 2 survived. Aircraft was destroyed.
95162 (467th BG, 790th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA Aug 5, 1944 on mission to Bismarck, Germany
and crashed 2 km S of Wehden, 10 km SE of Wesermunde, Germany. 7 KIA, 2 POW. MACR 7375
95163 (754th BS, 458th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
w/o Aug 9, 1944 in crash landing at RAF Horsham St Faith, UK While Returning From Aborting a Mission
on The Marshalling Yards at Saarbrucken, Germany. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. Washed Out.
95164 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk England. Collided Jan 28, 1945 With B-24J (42-50868) in Mid Air Near Gerbeck, Germany and Crashed
While on a Mission to Dortmund, Germany. (8) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Injured and
Captued and Became POWs. Both Were Liberated By U.S. Army Forces (1) in a Hospital on April 14, 1945
and (1) in POW Camp on April 29, 1945. MACR 11995
95166 assigned to 735th BS, 453rd BG Apr 1944. Transferred to 734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF,
based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England. Last Mission Flown
on April 9, 1945. Returned to U.S.A. on June 15, 1945. Flown to Altus, Oklahoma in October 1945 and Scrapped.
95167 (453rd BG, 734th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Nov 11, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Buer Nege, Germany While on a Mission
on The Oil Refinery at Bottrop, Germany. (6) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Bailed Out and Were
Captured and Became POWs. MACR 10342
95168 (93rd BG, 409th BS) shot down by AAA Oct 9, 1944 on mission to Koblenz. 5 crew KIA, 5 MIA.
MACR 9348
95170 (493rd BG "Hell and Back", then to 801st BG, 850th BS "Hell and Back") damaged by night fighter and
party abandoned over France Jul 5, 1944. Flew back and crashlanded at Ford Field, UK. 5 POW, 1 evaded,
2 OK. MACR 6774. Salvaged Jul 19/20, 1944.
95171 (734th BS, 453rd BG) collided with 41-29259 Jul 21, 1944 over target
and crashed neear Darmsheim, Germany. 9 crew KIA, one POW. MACR 7253
95172 (36th Bs, 801st BG (Provisional), 8th AF) Ground Accident Jul 7, 1944 Hit While Parked By Taxiing
Aircraft B-24D (42-63786) at (RAF Harrington Airfield) Station USAAF-179 Northamptonshire England.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired
95173 (734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Forced Landing Dec 22, 1944 at Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74, Cambrai, France After 2 Engines Out
Number 2 Engine Turbo Out and Numbers 2 and 3 Engines Leaking Oil While Returning From a Mission
to Mayen Germany. (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Not Repaired. Salvaged on March 11, 1945 By 5th SAD in France.
95175 (706th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF) damaged by AAA on mission to Bolgne/Calais/Tingry, France Jun 25, 1944.
Returned to Blixton, Greater Manchester, UK and belly landed. 1 crewman killed by the flak, 9 survived.
Aircraft was destroyed.
95177 first served with 458th BG, 652nd BS, May 1944 to
492nd BG, 857th BS, July 1944 to 492nd BG, 859th BS.
Shot down Jul 7, 1944 by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit and crashed 4 km E of Kroppenstedt,
18 km NE of Halberstadt, Germany on mission to Bernburg, Germany. MACR 7237. 6 crew killed, 4 bailed
out and became POW.
95178 (704th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF, *Wedding Belle*) crashed in English Channel off Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK
Dec 12, 1944. All 5 KIA. MACR 16135.
95180 (446th BG, 706th BS, *Satan's Little Sister*) shot down by AAA Nov 21, 1944 over IJsselmeer,
Netherlands on mission to Hamburg. 7 KIA, 2 evaded. MACR 10408.
95182 (448th BG, 715th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Aug 24, 1944 by AAA and crashed at Dalvers, near Berge, Germany while om mission to
Brunswick, Germany. 6 crew killed, 4 bailed out and became POW. MACR 8292
95183 (458th BG, 755th BS) collided with 42-91519 during assembly over Cromer
May 27, 1944. Flight engineer and tail gunner bailed out under
pilot's orders and presumably drowned over North Sea. Plane made a
safe landing with remaining 8 crewmembers back at Horsham St. Faith.
MACR 5632
95184 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Aug 5, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Braunschweig Germany While on a Mission
to Brunswick Germany. Aircraft Caught Fire and Turned Over on its Back and Dove Straight Down
and Crashed. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7706
95185 (448th BG, 713th BS, 8th AF, *DoBunny*, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by Me 262A-1a flown by Lt Fritz R. G. Muller of JG 7/III Stab Mar 25, 1945 during mission to
oil depot at Buchen, Germany and crashlanded in farm field near Soltau, Germany.
MACR 13549. All 9 crew survived and became POW.
95186 (448th BG, 712nd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by AAA Jun 21, 1944 and crashed between Hof Meteln and Gross Trebbow Meckel, Germany
while on mission to Berlin, Germany. All 9 crew bailed out, 7 killed (6 while trying to escape).
One became POW. One evaded capture. MACR 6264
95188 (446th BG, 706th BS, 8th AF, *Maximum Effort*) shot down by AAA and crashed near Liebersbroon, Germany
on mission to Munich, Germany Jul 21, 1944. 2 KIA, 8 bailed out and became POW. MACR 7249.
95190 (446th BG, 707th BS, 8th AF, *Carolyn Sue*) shot down by AAA and crashed at Wittefeld near Rieste,
Germany Aug 5, 1944 while returning from mission to Fallersleben, Germany.
2 KIA, 9 bailed out and became POW. MACR 7888.
95191 (853rd BS, 491st BG, 8th AF) craash landed on beach at Greatstone-on-Sea New Romney, Kent, UK
while returning from mission to St Martin Fleury, France Jun 20, 1944. MACR 8232. 4 crew killed,
7 survived.
95192 (445th BG, 703rd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Jul 15, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and
Crashed at Marigny France While on a Mission to St. Lo France. Aircraft Burst into Flames and Broke Up
in Mid Air. (6) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out (1) Crewman Was Captured and Became a POW.
(2) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 7841.
95194 (787th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF) w/o Apr 9, 1945 in takeoff accident at RAF Attelbridge
(USAAF 120), Norfolk, UK. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95195 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Oct 14, 1944 By 88mm Anti-Aircraft Fire Northeast of Sieburg, Germany
While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yard at Cologne, Germany. All (9) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 9485
95196 originally to 492nd BG, 858th BS, Jun 20, 1944 reassigned
to 856th BS. Damaged by flak and interned in Switzerland
Jul 11, 1944. MACR 6935
95197 (446th BG, 704th BS, *Shoo-Shoo Baby*) crashed on return from mission Apr 4, 1945 at
Hall Farm, Raveningham, Norfolk, UK. Crew bailed out safely.
95198 to 487th BG, 838th BS as replacement. Jul 1944 transferred
to 492nd BG, 856th BS. Aug 1944 transferred to 446th
BG, 704th BS. At one ime had the name "Lazy Lou".
Returned to USA Jun 1945.
95200 (448th BG, 712nd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Landed Jun 20, 1944 at Bulltofta airfield, Malmo, Sweden after being damaged by flak om mission to synthetic
oil refinery at Politz, Germany. All 10 crew survived and were interned in Sweden. MACR 6240.
95201 (790th BS, 467th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Rackheath Airfield, Station USAAF-145, Norfolk, England)
Landing Accident Feb 9, 1944 at RAF Rackheath Airfield, Station USAAF-145, Norfolk, England.
All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired. Unit Web Site Claims Aircraft
Was Returned to The Zone of Interior on June 20, 1945. Fate Unknown.
95203 (704th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF, "Red Ass") led the entire 8th AF on D-Day. Name later changed to "Bungay Buckaroo"
because of censorship for press releases. Flew 82 missions. Returned to USA, probably salvaged.
95205 (389th BG, 564th BS, *Lonesome Polecat*) interned in Switzerland Sep 5, 1944. MACR 8601.
Returned Sep 22, 1945.
95206 assigned May 7, 1944 to 453 BG, 732 BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144,
Norfolk, England. Last Mission Flown on April 10, 1945. Returned to U.S.A at Cincinnati, Ohio on
June 27, 1945 Then to Altus, Oklahoma on June 28, 1945. Scrapped in October 1945 By RFC
95207 (506th GS, 44th BG, 8th AF) w/o Jul 27, 1944 in landing accident at RAF Shipdam, UK. All crew
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95212 w/o Jun 29, 1944, Hethel, UK
95213 w/o Jun 3, 1944 in crashlanding Prestwick, UK
95214 assigned Apr 1944 to 735nd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, transferred to 732nd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF,
based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England.
Transfered to 392nd BG 8th AF After April 10, 1945. Returned to U.S.A. in 1945 and Scrapped.
95215 (492nd BG, 856th BS, 8th AF, "Moonshine Express") shot down by AAA near Troarn, France
Jul 18, 1944. All 10 crew bailed out, 1 KIA when his chute failed to open, 9 landed in Allied-controlled
beach area.
95216 in 453rd BG, 732nd BS (E3 H) transferred after Apr 10, 1945 to 458th BG 753rd BS (J4 K)
and salvaged after crash landing at Horsham St. Faith May 6, 1945.
95217 (487th BG, 838th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over target area at Misburg,
Germany Jun 20, 1944. MACR 5935 8 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
95218 (491st BG, 853rd BS) interned in Switzerland Jul 21, 1944 after crash-landing at Dubendorf
MACR 7258
95219 w/o Apr 12, 1945 in landing accident Seething, UK
95220 was replacement in May 1944 for 492nd BG, 857th BS. Aug 1944 transferred to 467th BG, 788th BS, 8th AF.
Shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Lt Henner Mebesius of JG 3/13 near St Vith, Belgium Dec 25, 1944.
MACR 11122. 7 KIA 3 POW.
95222 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Crashed Aug 5, 1944 After Take Off From Unknown Cause Near Sparrow Green, Gressenhall,
Norfolk, England 2 1/2 Miles East of RAF Wendling Airfield While on a Mission to Brunswick, Germany.
Aircraft Burst into Flames After it Came to Rest. All (10) Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.(
95223 (392 BG, 577 BS) missing Jan 18, 1945 during practice mission, England. MACR 14350.
95224 (791st BS, 467th zBG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-47D 42-22790 Aug 22, 1944 while at Splasher
#6 assembly point over UK. Able to land. One crewman was killed, 8 survived uninjured. Aircraft
was washed out.
95225 (836th BS, 487h BG, 8th AF) hit by AAA over Misburg, Germany but able to fly back home to base at
RAF Lavenham, Suffolk, UK Jun 20, 1944. 3 crew killed, 8 survived. Aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired. MACR 15368
95226 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF, *Channel Hopper*) damaged by AAA and crashlanded near Dubendorf airfield
near Zurich, Switzerland July 21, 1944. Crew of 9 interned in Switzerland. MACR 7286
95227 (389th BG, 566th BS) salvaged at RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire Feb 2-4, 1945 as a result of
an accident Jan 31, 1945 when the nose wheel collapsed.
95228 (464th BG, 778th BS, *Brown Nose*) shot down by flak Jul 7, 1944 in
raid on synthetic oil plant, Blechhammer North. MACR 6594. 7 survived, 3 KIA
95229 579th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Jul 7, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 Over Bernburg,
Germany and Crashed Near Rhoden, Germany While on a Mission on The Airfield at Bernburg, Germany.
BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3. (4) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 7216
95230 replacement May 1944 for 492nd BG, 858th BS, Reassigned
Jun 20, 1944 to 856th BS, 492nd BG, 8th AF. Shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit Jul 7, 1944
and crashed at Groningen, 12 km NE of Halberstadt, Germany. MACR 7238. 4 crew killed, 6 bailed out and became POW.
6 POW, 4 KIA.
95232 w/o May 30, 1944 in taxi accident at Grenier Field, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Also listed as with 727th BS/451st BG "Sweaty Betty" and returned to USA Jun 12, 1945
95233 (453rd BG, 732nd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Jun 24, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Exploded in Mid Air and Crashed at Oostduinkerke,
6 km West of Neiuwpoort, Belgium While on a Mission to Pont-a-Vendin, France. (9) Crew Were Killed.
(1) Crewman Bailed Out and Was Captured and Became a POW. MACR 6233
95234 492nd BG, 859th BS, Transferred Aug 1944 to 467th BG,
788th BS. Returned to USA Jun 11, 1945.
95235 w/o Mar 24, 1944 in crash 7 mi N of Birmingham, Alabama. Crew bailed out.
95236 (727th BS/451st BG) returned to USA Jun 6, 1945
95237 (791st BS, 467th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Rackheath Airfield, Station USAAF-145, Norfolk, England)
Made a Forced Landing Jun 12, 1944 on an Allied Fighter Airstrip in France. Al (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired. Reported it Was Returned to The Zone of The Internor
on June 10, 1945. Fate Unknown.
95238 (406th BS, 8th AF) w/o Aug 18, 1944 in midar Burghill, Hereforshire, UK. All 10 crew killed.
95239 (727th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, " Ape", based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed and burned Nov 4, 1944 From Unknown Cause North of Chieti, Italy While Returning From
a Mission to Kufstein Germany. All (11) Crew Were Killed. MACR 9677
95240 564th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Mar 24, 1945 By Small Arms Fire and Crashed Near Wesel Germany Germany While on a Low
Level Supply Drop Mission in Support of The U.S. 17th Airborne Division During Operation Varsity
The Rhine Crossing in Germany. Aircraft Crashed Nose First into The Ground and Exploded on Impact.
All (9) Crew Were Killed.. MACR 13543
95241 (392 BG, 578 BS) crash-landed after being hit by flak Feb 22, 1945 at Zoetermeer, near Zoeterwoude,
Netherlands. One of the crew members chose to join the Dutch resistance when he had a chance to go back
to England. He was killed in a battle with German troops in April 1945.
95242 (409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hardwick, station USAAF-104, Norfolk, England)
In taxiing accident at RAF Hardwick Nov 4, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
95243 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down May 29, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed 8 km
North of Kittendorf, Germany While on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery at Politz, Germany.
BG 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit. All (10) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Did Bail Out But Were Killed
By Locals. MACR 5211
95244 (736th BS, 454th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
W/o Oct 23, 1944 in landing accident at San Giovanni airfield, Italy. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
Washed Out.
95245 (513th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) crashed at Pimiliglaino airfield, Naples, Italy due to
structural failure while on local engineering flight Aug 31, 1944. MACR 16537. All 5 crew killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
95246 (466th BG, 787th BS, *Honey Gal*) crashed Sep 23, 1944 while attempting to land
at Woodbridge emergency field after being hit by AAA south of Ostend. Salvaged
Sep 24, 1944.
95247 (702nd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 12, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at
Hollum Ameland, West Frisian Islands, Holland While on a Mission to Misburg, Germany. (2) Crew Were Killed.
(7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 8922
95248 (466th BG, 785th BS, "The Falcon") damaged by flak over target
during mission to Wittlich Jan 8, 1945, causing fuel leak.
Attempted to land at Shipdham but aircraft ran out of fuel on
approach and careered through trees, a haystack, and runway
approach lights before stopping with nose deep in frozen pond.
All crew members survived but both pilots severely injuredl
95249 (489th BG, 845th BS, 8th AF) shot down byh Fw 190A-8 flown bh Fw Hermann Grad of 4/JG 26 Jun 25, 1944
and crashed at Richeville, E of Rouen, France while on mission to Villacoublay, France. MACR 6987.
All 10 crew bailed out, 7 became POW, 3 evaded capture.
95250 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Flew (42) Missions. Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and Scrapped.
95251 (762nd BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Landing Accident Jun 20, 1944 at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy. All (10) Crew Survivled. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
Washed Out.
95252 (453rd BG, 734th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Lost Oct 2, 1944 when Hit By Bomb Dropped From Above B-24 From 389th BG and Crashed 5 km Northeast
of Pelkum Near Hamm, Germany While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Hamm, Germany.
Tail Section Broke off and Aircraft Exploded in Mid Air. (8) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed
Out and Was Captured and Became a POW. MACR 9418.
95253 (389th BG, 565th BS) ferried back to USA Jun 25, 1945. Salvaged at Altus, OK Sep 14, 1945
95256 (763rd BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot Down Jul 15, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Aleksandrovac, Yugoslavia While Returning
From a Mission on The Standard & Unirea Sperantza Oil Refinery at Ploesti, Rumania. All (10) Crew Bailed Out
and (2) Were Killed. (8) Survived and Evaded Capture. MACR 6748
95257 767th Bombardment Squadron 461st Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Torretto Airfield Cerignola Italy
Shot Down Jul 25, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 and Crashed at Farrach Austria
While on a Mission on The Herman Goering Tank Works at Linz Austria. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown Pilot
of JG 300. All (11) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 7117
95258 (93rd BG, 329th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 6 km S of Burg near Schermen,
Germany Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8838. All 9 crew bailed out and became POW.
95260 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF) crashed 1 mi N of RAF Shipdam, Norfolk, UK after aborted from mission
to engine failure Dec 27, 1944. MACR 15998. All 10 crew killed.
95265 759th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Crashed Dec 18, 1944 North of Madfredonia Italy in The Adriatic Sea After Ran Out of Fuel
While Returning From a Mission on The Oil Refinery at Osweicim Poland. All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 10685
95266 (446th BG, 704th BS, 8th AF, *Heinie Hunter*) ditched in English Channel off Great Yarmouth, Norfol,
England after ran out of fuel while returning from mission to Munich, Germany Jul 11, 1944.
9 KIA, 1 survived and was rescued. MACR 8216
95267 (489th BG, 846th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Schlossborn, Germany Jul 21, 1944
while returning from mission to Kempton, Germany. MACR 7842. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
95268 (446th BG, 785th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA Aug 9, 1944 and crashed 9 km NW of
Saarbrucken, Germany. MACR 7382. 9 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
95269 (716th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Shot down Aug 29, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Near Ferrara, Italy While on a Mission to Ferrara, Italy.
All (11) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 8331
95271 (449th BG, 719th BS, *Sleepy Time Gal*) shot down by AAA over Moosbierbaum, Austra
Feb 7, 1945. MACR 12072. 10 KIA, 1 POW.
95272 "Pursuit of Happiness" first served with 458th BG, 755th BS, May 1944 transferred to 492nd BG, 856thBS,
Aug 1944 transferred to 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118, Norfolk, England.
Crash Landed Feb 14, 1945 in a Field 3 Miles South of RAF Wendling Airfield After Ran Out of Fuel
While Returning From a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Plant at Magdeburg, Germany. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Was Destroyed. Salvaged.
95273 (790th BS, 467th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Rackheath Airfield, Station USAAF-145, Norfolk, England)
Taxiing Accident Dec 4, 1944 at RAF Rackheath Airfield, Station USAAF-145, Norfolk, England).
Hit Parked B-24J (44-40465) While Taxiing. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Washed Out.
95274 (738th BS, 454th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
w/o Mar 20, 1945 in landing accident at San Giovanni airfield, Italy. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Was Destroyed. Washed Out.
95275 (824th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF, based at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed near Prnjavor, Yugoslavia Jan 15, 1945 while returning from mission to marshalling yards
at Vienna, Austria. MACR 11287. All 10 crew bailed out. One was killed when his parachute failed to
open, 9 survived (7 were rescued by partisans, 2 were captured by Chetniks and became POW.
95276 (733rd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Taxiing accident Sep 26, 1944 at RAF Old Buckenham, UK While on a Mission to Hamm Germany.
All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Repaired and Returned to U.S.A. in 1945.
Scrapped on September 28, 1945 at Altus, Oklahona.
95278 force landed at Carradreshy, Ireland May 5, 1944 during
ferry flight and w/o
95279 (761st BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot Down Jul 22, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed and Exploded on Impact Near Bologna, Italy While
on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Castel Maggiore, Italy. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 6073.
95280 (445th BG, 701st BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Jun 27, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Mello 8 km Northwest of
Creil, France While on a Mission South of Creil, France. (4) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out. (2) Crew
Were Captured and Became POWs. (4) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 6731
95281 (762nd BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot Down Jul 8, 1944 By Anti-Fire East of Vienna, Austria While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at
Vienna, Austria. (6) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945.
MACR 6510
95282 (484th BG, 827th BS, 15th AF) An original 490th BG, 8th AF aircraft transferred to the 484th BG, 827th BS.
Returned to USA on May 30, 1945, declared excess the following day and assigned as a ferry aircraft.
Sent to RFC Albuquerque and salvaged July 2, 1945. Was not named "Boobie Trap"
95284 (465th BG, 782nd BS, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot of JG 3 Aug 3, 1944 and crasned
into Mt Wannig, Austria while regurning from mission to Friedrichshafen, Germany. MACR 7539. 7 crew
killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
95285 (512th Bs, 376th BG, 15th AF) crashed in Adriatic Sea Jan 8, 1945 while returning from mission to
Linz, Austria. MACR 16500. 4 crew killed, 7 bailed out and survived.
95286 (716th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Hit By Anti-Aircraft Fire Dec 28, 1944 Over Brenner Pass While on a Mission to The Brenner Railroad Loop, Italy.
(3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured & Became POWs. While Returning to Base Aircraft Crashed 8 Miles
West of Fano, Italy. (8) Crew Bailed Out. (1) Killed When Parachute Caught on Nose Wheel Door.
(7) Crew Survived. MACR 10891
95287 766th Bombardment Squadron 461st Bombardment Group 15th Air Force "Strictly G. I."
Torretto Airfield Cerignola Italy. Shot Down By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed West of Doboj Yugoslavia
While on a Mission on The Vosendorf Oil Refinery at Vienna Austria. (1) Crewman Was Killed.
(9) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture and Returned to Base on December 27, 1944. MACR 9937
42-95289/95503 Ford B-24H-30-FO Liberator
MSN 2054/2268
95290 (857th BS, 492nd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Harrington Airfield, Station USAAF-179, Northamptonshire, England)
Landing Accident Nov 24, 1944 at RAF Harrington Airfield. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged.
Unknown if Repaired.
95291 (445th BG, 703rd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Tibenham) collided with B-24H 42-50453 Dec 11, 1944 in Mid Air Over
Zinswiller, Alsace and Crashed 15 Miles North of Strasbourg, France While on a Mission to Hanau Germany.
All (9) Crew Were Killed. MACR 11336
95293 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Nov 4, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed 2 km North of Misberg, 8 km East
of Hannover, Germany While on a Mission on The Oil Refinery at Misburg, Germany. (5) Crew Were Killed.
(4) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 10350.
95296 723rd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Hit and Damaged May 30, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Over Austria and Crashed on Vis Island Yugoslavia While
Returning From a Mission on The Ebreichsdorf Parts Factory at Vienna Austria. All (10) Crew Bailed Out
and (9) Were Rescued. (1) Crewman Was Killed.. MACR 6315.
95297 (449th BG, 718th BS, *Bucket of Bolts*) crashed on
takeoff Aug 15, 1944 when it failed to climb and struck
power lines at the end of the runway. All 12 onboard killed.
95298 (713rd BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Rammed Apr 4, 1945 by Me 262A-1a flown by Major Henrich Ehrler of JG 7/Stab and crashed at Krullenkempe, near
Havelberg, Germany while on mission to airfield at Wesendorf, Germany. 3 crew killed, 6 bailed
out and became POW. MACR 13731
95299 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Flew (77) Missions. Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and Scrapped.
95300 757th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Shot Down Jun 26, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Wachsberg Austria While on a
Mission on The Oil Refinery at Moosbierbaum Austria. (2) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out
and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945.. MACR 6967
95301 (853rd VBS, 491st BG, 8th AF) hit by AAA over Creil, France Jun 11, 1944 and ditched off Beachy
Head, Eastr Sussex, UK in English Channel. MACR 7859. 5 crew killed, 5 survived and were rescued.
95303 assigned May 4, 1944 to 734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144,
Norfolk, England. Transferred to 409th BS 93rd BG, 8th AF Apr 1945. Returned to USA May 29, 1945
and scrapped.
95304 766th Bombardment Squadron 461st Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Torretto Airfield Cerignola Italy
Hit Dec 17, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 Over Olomouc Czechoslovakia and
Crashed at 20 Miles Southwest of Agram Hungary While on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery
at Odertal Germany. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 300. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were
Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 10701
95306 (446th BG, 706th BS, 8th AF) hit by AAA over Brenburg, Germany Jun 29, 1944. Able to fly back to base and
crashed at Whittlesford, Cambridgeshire, England. 2 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 7089
95308 (702nd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Collided Sep 9, 1944 With B-24H (42-95291) in Mid Air
at (RAF Woodbridge Airfield) Suffolk, England. Crash Landed at (RAF Leiston Airfield) Station USAAF-373
Suffolk, England. All Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Salvaged on September 15, 1944
95309 (44th BG, 506th BS, 8th AF) lost Jul 29, 1944, North Sea following midair collision with B-24J 42-109820.
MACR 7803. 9 crew killed, one bailed out and was rescued by British rescue boat.
95310 (491st BG, 852nd BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 3 km E of Beaumont, France Jun 2, 1944.
MACR 5391. All 10 crew bailed out. 2 were killed, 4 were captured and became POW. 4 evaded capture.
95312 (734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Crashed Oct 17, 1944 Near Malmedy Belgium Due to Flak Damage While on a Mission to Cologne, Germany.
All (10) Crew Bailed Out Near Spa, Belgium and Returned.
95313 (456th BG, 747th BS, 15th AF, based at Stornara Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Shot down Feb 28, 1945 by Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Innichin, Italy While on a Mission
on The Isarco/Albes Railroad Bridge in Italy. All (10) Crew Bailed Out. One was Killed and (9) Crew
Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 12480
95314 (716th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Crashed Dec 4, 1944 After Take off 3 Miles West of Sava, Italy While on a Training Flight While
Joining The Formation. Pilot Put The Aircraft into a Steep Right Turn and Stalled and Crashed.
All (6) Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
95316 (458th BG, 752nd BS, *Princess Pat*) crashed near
Bonn, Germany on mission to Lechfeld Apr 9, 1945 and
damaged beyond repair. Salvaged Apr 20, 1945.
95317 converted to B-24HSA electronic warfare aircraft. (850th BS, 801st BG (Provisional), 8th AF) shot down
by Bf 110G-4 flown b Oblt Johannes Werth of NJG2/Stab and crashe at Autruy-sur-Juine, 25 km
SSW of Etampes, France Jul 5, 1944. MACR 6989. 2 crew killed, 6 baile out and evaded capture.
95319 (464th BG) damaged by flak and fighters Jul 8, 1944. Landed at
Foggia. Converted to CL-26 and salvaged.
95321 (850th BS, 801st BG) shot down by Ju 88 intruders
during night navigation and training flight
near Baton Socon, UK Jun 27, 1944. 4 KIA, 2 bailed out.
95322 (763rd BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Ditched Nov 16, 1944 6 Miles Off Shore About 15 to 20 Miles South of Ancona, Italy in The Adriatic Sea Due
to Engine Failure While Returning From a Mission on The West Marshalling Yards at Munich, Germany.
Aircraft Broke into Three Pieces. (1) Crewman Was Killed. (8) Crew Survived and Were Rescued By a Row Boat
With (2) Italians and (1) Britisher. MACR 9954
95324 (446th BG, 707th BS, *Weiser Witch*) salvaged May 5/6, 1945 after
crashlanding at Bungay/Flixton on fire in the nose.
95325 (742nd BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down by AAA Jul 15, 1944 and crashed near Maykovac, Yugoslavia while returning from
mission to oil refineris at Ploesti, Rumania. All 10 crew bailed out, one was killed, 9 evaded
capture. MACR 6896
95326 (448th BG, 712th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by AAA Jun 29, 1944 and crashed at Middenbeemster, 8 km E of Aklmaar, Netherlands
while on mission to Bernburg, Germany. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 7091
95328 (741st BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Collided in midair with B-24H 42-50424 Jul 22, 1944 and crashed 30 km S of Tirana, Albania
while on mission to oil refinery at Ploest, Rumania. 9 crew killed, one bailed out and
became POW.. MACR 7145
95331 722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Aircraft Fate Unknown.
95332 (464th BG, 779th BS, 15th AF, based at Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Landing accident Mar 19, 1945 at Pantanella Airfield Cerignola Italy. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired.
95336 (779th BS, 464th BG, 15th AF, based at Gioia del Colle Airfield, Apulia, Italy)
Shot down May 29, 1944 by flak and fighters and Crashed at Schattendorf, Austria While
on a Mission on The Amme-Luther-Seck Aircraft Components Factory at Atzgersdorf, Austria.
Right Wing Broke off and Aircraft Went into a Spin and Crashed and Exploded on Impact.
All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 5189
95337 (776th BS, 464th BG, 15th AF, based at Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Shot down Dec 11, 1944 by 88mm Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Vienna, Austria While on a Mission
on The South Ordnance Depot at Vienna, Austria. Aircraft Exploded in Mid Air.
(9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out and Evaded Capture. MACR 10390
95338 (515th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA May 29, 1944, and crashed 2 km E of Wiener Neustadt,
Austria. MACR 5374. 6 crew killed, 4 bailed out and became POW.
95340 (464th BG, 777th BS, "Chick") diverted to Switzerland Nov 16, 1944 after raid on
marshaling yards at Munich. Crashed on
landing at Magadino airfield, injuring 3 crewmembers. MACR 12535
95341 (491st BG, 853rd BS, *Twang*) returned to USA at end of war. Scrapped at Altus,
OK Oct 14, 1945.
95342 (724th GBS, 451st BG, 15th AF, based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Lost Apr 25, 1945 From Unknown Cause Northeast of Linz, Austria While on a Mission
to Linz, Austria. All (9) Crew Survived and Returned. MACR 13991 I have a reference that has this one
as ending up in USSR.
95344 (767th BS, 461st BG) crashed en-route to USA May 30, 1945. Crew survived.
95345 721st Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Salvaged on March 8, 1945 at Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy.
95348 (464th BG, 778th BS, *Sultan II*) crashed on takeoff Aug 27, 1944. on mission
to Blechhammer.
95350 758th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Aircraft Fate Unknown. Believed Scrapped
95352 (344th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Crashed Oct 16, 1944 Near Zagrab, Yugoslavia Due to Engine Trouble While on a Mission on The
Aero Engine Factory at Steyr, Austria. All (10) Crew Bailed Out (2) Crew Were Captured and Became POWs.
(8) Crew Evaded Capture and were Picked Up By Partisans. MACR 9445
95353 (453rd BG, 735th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Crashlanded May 30, 1944 at RAF Old Buckenham airfield While Returning From a Mission on The Airfield
at Oldenburg, Germany. Only Right Landing Gear Was Down and Left Wing Tip Hit The Ground.
All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Salvaged on May 31, 1944..
95356 (344th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Hit By Anti-Aircraft Fire Sep 10, 1944 Over Vienna, Austria While on a Mission on The South Arsenal
at Vienna, Austria. Able to Fly Until Aircraft Exploded and Crashed Near Papa, Hungary. All (10) Crew
Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POW. MACR 8268
95357 (738th BS, 454th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed Jun 16, 1944 Near Glomac, Yugoslavia After Damaged By Flak While Returning a Mission
on The Oil Refinery at Schwechat, Austria. All (9) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture. MACR 6023
95359 arrived as a 451st BG/727th BS "Babe" ship on about Jun 5, 1944, and transferred to the 461st BG on Oct 14, 1944.
Later be assigned to the Air Service Command Pool (ASCPL) at Gioia del Colle on Dec 22, 1944
and salvaged Jan 21, 1945.
95361 (466th BG, 787th BS, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24J 42-51331 Sep 16, 1944
and crashed near RAF Bodney (USAAF 141), Norfolk, UK. All 10 crew killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
95364 (464th BG, 778th BS) returned to Hunter Field, Savanna, GA May 31, 1945.
95365 (415th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Crashed Nov 16, 1944 in Italy After Ran Out of Fuel. All Crew Bailed Out and Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
95366 (760th BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crash Landed Jul 26, 1944 at Vis Island, Yugoslavia Due to Flak damage Over Austria While on a Mission on The
Airfield at Zwolfaxing, Austria. (1) Crewman Bailed Out Over Munchendorf Austria and Was Captured and Became a POW.
Released in 1945. (10) Crew Survived and Returned. Aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair. MACR 7144
95369 (825th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF, based at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed from unknown cause in Adriatic Sea Aug 24, 1944 while on mission to marshalling yards
at Ferrara, Italy. MACR 7959. All 10 crew bailed out, one was killed, 9 survived and were rescued.
95371 (464th BG, 777th BS, 15th AF, "Topper", Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Shot down Jul 8, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 at Essling/Wien, Austria While on a
Mission on The Florisdorf Oil Refinery at Vienna, Austria. Believed BF 109G-6 Flown By
Hptm. Heinrich Wurzer of JG 302/1. (2) Crew Killed. (8) Crew Bailed Out and Captured and
Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 6819.
95372 (777th BS, 464th BG, 15th AF, "The Middle Digit", based at Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Shot down Jul 16, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 East of Neusiedlersee, Austria
and Crashed Near Olsa Hungar During a Mission on The Aircraft Engine Factory at Wiener Neudorf, Austria.
Believed BF 109G-6 Flown By Lt. Hubert Gobel of JG 302/3. (3) Crew Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out &
Captured & Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 6905
95373 (717th BS, 449th bg, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Crash Landed at Cecina Italy on August 14, 1944. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged.
Repared as Camera Ship on March 14, 1945. Sent to Depot on April 13, 1945 to Be Scrapped.
95378 720th Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Returned to U.S.A. on July 15, 1945 and Scrapped.
95379 (451st BG, 725th BS, 15th AF, *Extra Joker*, based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down by Fw 190s over Turnitz, Austria Aug 23, 1944 while on a Mission on The Airfield at
Markersdorf, Austria. Fw 190A-8s Flow By Unknown Pilots of JG 3. Aircraft Went into a Spin and
Exploded in Mid Air. All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 7956
95380 (737th BS, 454th BG, 15th AF, bqsed at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jul 7, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 in The Papa, Hungary
Area While on a Mission on The Oil Refinary at Odertal, Germany. Believed BF 109G-6 Flown
By Uffz. Hans Kemmerling of JG 302/2. All (11) Crew Bailed Out and (9) Were Captured and
Became POWs. (2) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 6571
95381 (741st BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed on takeoff at San Giovanni airfield Jul 2, 1944. All 10 crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
95382 (464th BG, 777th BS, 15th AF, *Repulsive Raider II*, based at Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Hit Jun 16, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near The Coast of Yugoslavia While on a Mission
on The Oil Blending Plant at Lobau, Vienna, Austria. All (10) Crew Bailed Out on Yugoslavian coast
and Evaded Capture With Help From Partisans. MACR 5814
95383 764th Bombardment Squadron 461st Bombardment Group 15th Air Force "Lazy Lady"
Torretto Airfield Cerignola Italy. Shot Down Jul 25, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at
Hargelsberg Near Enns Upper Danube Austria While on a Mission on The Herman Goering Tank Works
at Linz Austria. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. MACR 7035
95385 721st Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Shot Down Jun 13, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Chiemgau Germany While on a Mission
on The Bayerische Allach Motornworks at Munich Germany. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. (1) Crewman Died in Captivity of Illness. (9) Released in 1945. MACR 6311
95387 722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Returned to U.S.A. in 1945 and Scrapped.
95388 (512th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed near Ostrov, Bulgaria Jul 3, 1944
while returning from mission to Giurgiu, Rumania. MACR 6363. All 11 crew bailed out and became POW.
95390 (446th BG, 707th BS, 8th AF, *Rough Buddy*) shot down by AAA and crashed at Schirmeck, France
Sep 10, 1944 on mission to Heilbronn, Germany. 9 KIA, 1 bailed out and became POW. MACR 8925.
95397 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95450 (738th BS, 454th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed Jun 22, 1944 on Take off at San Giovanni Airfield Foggia Italy. (9) Crew Were Killed.
Two Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. MACR 15168
95451 (464th BG, 777th BS, 15th AF, based at Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Shot down Jun 26, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Graz, Southwest of Vienna, Austria
While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards and Florisdorf Oil Refinery at Vienna, Austria.
Aircraft Went into a Dive and Crashed and Exploded on Impact. All (11) Crew Bailed Out and Were
Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 6456
95453 (345th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Lost Jul 15, 1944 From Unknown Cause Over Rumania While on a Mission on The Oil Refineries at
Ploesti, Rumania. Fate of Crew Unknown.
95458 (450th BG) lost Dec 29, 1944. MACR 10937
95460 (830th BS, 485th BG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Venosa airfield, Foggia, Italy
Jan 8, 1945. Unknown number of crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
95462 (741st BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jun 26, 1944 by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 300 and crashed SE of
Moosbierbaum, Austria while on mission to oil refinery at Moosbierbaum.
All 9 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 6391
95463 (345th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Shot Down Jul 15, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Ploesti, Rumania While on a Mission on The
Oil Refineries at Ploesti, Rumania. Aircraft Exploded in Mid Air Blowing The Nose Section off.
(6) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7309
95464 (392 BG, 576 BS) overran runway Feb 11, 1945
at Foulsham, Norfolk, UK and was salvaged.
95467 (420th AAF Base Unit) crashed 15 mi NE of Yuma AAF after
midair collision with 44-40608 Apr 25, 1944. No survivors.
95471 (449th BG) lost Feb 7, 1945, Austria. MACR 12072
95478 (440th BS, 319th BG, 12th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed in valley W of Amaseno, Italy Jan 22, 1944.
MACR 2210. Four crew killed, two bailed out and became POW.
42-95504/95628 Ford B-24J-1-FO Liberator
MSN 2269/2393
95507 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Flew (29) Missions. Returned to U.S.A. in June 1945 and Scrapped.
95509 (726th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, "Leading Lady", based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Oct 13, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Sanaki Most, Yugoslavia While
Returning From a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Vienna, Austria. All (11) Crew Bailed
Out and Evaded Capture. MACR 9066
95511 (784th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Attlebridge (USAAF 120), Norfolk,
UK Dec 24, 1944. Hit by a damaged landing B-24J 44-40208 while on runway.
All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
95519 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95515 (734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Crash landed Sep 11, 1944 During Wheels Up Belly Landing on One Wheel at RAF Woodbridge Airfield, Suffolk,
England While Returning From a Mission on The Oil Refineries at Misburg, Germany. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Salvaged on September 18 and 19, 1944.
95521 landed with gear up due to crew error at
Westover Field, MA Oct 7, 1944. Plane was repaired.
95522 (454th BG, 736th BS, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Feb 14, 1945 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Vienna, Austria While on a Mission
on The Floridsdorf Oil Refinery at Vienna, Austria. (7) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and
Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 12108
95524 lost over Atlandic after takeoff on ferry flight from Goose Bay Jun 30, 1944. MACR 6375.
95528 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95529 (830th BS, 485th BG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Venosa airfield, Foggia, Italy Oct 21, 1944.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95530 in landing accident with 42-95113 at Batista Field, Cuba May 6, 1944
95544 (448th BG, 712th BS. 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England) l
Shot down by AAA Jan 16, 1945 and crashed at Sebnitx, 35 km SSE of Dresden, Germany
while returning from mission to oil refinery at Ruhland, Germany. All 12 crew bailed out, 11 became
POW, one evaded capture. MACR 11727
95551 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95558 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95561 (B-24JSH, 44th BG, 66th BS) shot down by AAA over Hamburg, Germany Aug 6, 1944. MACR 8081.
5 crew killed, 7 bailed out and became POW.
95564 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95566 delivered Apr 25, 1944 and assigned to Fairmont AAF NE. Dropped
from inventory due to accident Oct 19, 1944.
95569 (784th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Attlebridge (USAAF 120), Norfolk,
UK. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95572 758th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Taxiing Accident Dec 23, 1944 at Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy. All (9) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired.
95582 assigned 1944 to 567th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF. Transferred Jan 1945 to 733rd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF,
based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England. Last Mission Flown
on March 21, 1945. Returned to USA in 1945. Flown to Walnut Ridge Army Airfield, Walnut Ridge,
Arkansas on January 3, 1946 and Scrapped.
95587 (847th BS, 489th BG, 8th AF) in landing accient at RAF Halesworth (USAAF Station 365), Suffolk, UK
Jul 31, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95588 566th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Mar 23, 1945 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed 10 Miles West of Munster Germany
While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Munster Germany. Aircraft Went into a Spin and
Crashed in Flames. (7) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and (4) Were Captured and Became POWs.
(1) Crewman Evaded Capture. MACR 13613
95592 (466th BG, 784th BS) shot down by AAA near Regensburg Apr 21, 1945. 10 killed, 2 POW.
MACR 14182. Last American bomber shot down over Germany during the war.
95596 (466th BG, 784th BS) melted down after war at Walnut Ridge, AR.
95598 (329th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Westhofen, Germanu Jan 28, 1945.
MACR 12010. 5 crew killed, 7 bailed out and became POW.
95609 delivered for salvage at Walnut Ridge, AK Jan 4, 1946.
95613 (464th GG, 776th BS) crashed on takeoff from Terceira, Azores May 26, 1945.
Salvaged Aug 7, 1945.
95616 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95619 ("Bi U Baby") delivered to 491st BG as PFF aircraft Aug 18, 1944. Transferred to 855th. Damaged in
emergency landing Sep 8, 1944 and returned to group in Oct 1. Reassigned to 853rd
95620 (448th BG, 714th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Apr 4, 1945 by Me 262A-1a flown by Jajor Heinrich Ehrler of JG 7/Stab and crashed
at Lauenburg, Germany while on mission to airfield at Wesendorf, Germany. 4 crew killed,
7 bailed out and became POW. MACR 13732.
95621 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95625 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95626 (446th BG, 705th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Bergen Op Zoom, Holland while
on mission to Ludwigshaven Aug 26, 1944. MACR 8475. 3 KIA, 7 bailed out (5 POW, 2 evaded capture).
42-95629/95828 Martin B-26B-45-MA Marauder
95629/95737 converted to AT-23A
95697 (3021st BU) while flying in thunderstorm crashed into mountain near Craffe, 15 mi NE of
Buren, AR May 25, 1944. 7 killed.
95717 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
95724 used by 8th AF HQ/A Flight
95739 (37th BS, 17th BG, 12th AF) bellylanded at Alghero airfield, Sardinia Aug 16, 1944. All crew survived,
aircraft DBR.
95741 (442nd BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) in landing accident at Alto Airfield, Corsica Oct 2, 1944. All 5 crew
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95742 (441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) crashed on takeoff at Decimomannu Airfield, Sardinia Aug 29, 1944.
All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95745 (17th BG, 34th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed into Tyrrhenian Sea Mar 8, 1944.
MACR 3207. 4 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POw.
95748 (319th BG, 440th BS) shot down by AAA W of Amaseno, Italy Jan 22, 1944. 4 KIA, 2 evaded. MACR 2210
95749 (Air Transport Command) crashed on takeoff at Wideawake Field, Ascension Island Dec 15, 1943
while on ferry flight. Unknown number of crew killed, aicraft was destroyed.
95752 (442nd BS, 320th BG, 12th AF, "Wine, Women & Song") shot down by AAA near Futa Pass between Florence
and Bologna, Italy Aug 21, 1944. MACR 7686. All 7 crew bailed, 5 became POW, 2 evaded capture.
95753 (320th BG, 441st BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by AAA over Beisach, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11591.
All seven crew killed.
95756 (17th BG, 432nd BS, 12th Af) shot down by AAA over Viterbo airfield, Italy Feb 29, 1944. MACR 2831.
All 7 crew bailed out and evaded capture.
95757 (95th BS, 17th BG, 1st Tactical Air Force) in landing accident at Dijon-Longvic Airfield Y-9, France
Dec 19, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95758 (442nd BS, 30th BG, 12th AF) crashed on takeoff 1/4 mile from runway at Decimomannu Airfield, Sardinia
due to loss of power aug 15, 1944. All 7 crew injured but survived. Aircraft destroyed by fire.
95759 (443rd BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) in takeoff accient at Decuimomannu Airfield, Sardinia Aug 6, 1944. All six crew
survived, but aircraft DBR.
95761 (441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) destroyed on ground by collision at Decimomannu airfield, Sardinia Aug 16, 1944.
95762 (443rd BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) crash landed at Borgo Airfield, Corsica after left tire blew on takeoff while on
training flight Nov 2, 1944. All 4 crew survived, but aircraft DBR.
95763 (320th BG, 442nd BS, 12th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Lt Siegfried Pflitsch of JG 51/6 Jan 29, 1944
and crashed 1 mi SW of Ladispoli, Italy in Tyrrhenian Sea. MACR 2308. All 7 crew bailed out
but were killed.
95764 (444th BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) in landing accident at Decimomannu airfield, Sqrdinia Aug 24, 1944. All crew
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95767 (441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) destroyed on ground by collision at Decimomannu airfield, Sardinia Aug 8, 1944.
95768 (444th BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) lost engine power and ditched 15 mi off Palavas-les-Flots, France in Gulf of Du Lion
Aug 24, 1944. MACR 7998. All 7 crew bailed out but were killed.
95770 (Air Transport Command) in takeoff accident at Val de Caes Belern, Brazil Dec 14, 1943 while on
ferry fligh. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95775 (444th BS, 320th BG, 10th AF) in landing accident at Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9, Longvic,
France Jan 25, 1945. All 3 crew survived, but aircraft DBR.
95776 (Air Transport Command) in taxiing accident at Roberts Field, Liberia Dec 25, 1943. All crew
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95777 (4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command) in landing accident at Beane Field, St Lucia in Caribbean
Dec 17, 1943 while on ferry flight. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95778 (437th BS, 319th BG, 12th AF) in ground accident at Roberts Field, Liberia while on ferry flight
Dec 21, 1943. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95779 (319th BG, 438th BS) crashed on landing Feb 21, 9144
95780 (319th BG, 438th BS, 12th AF) in landing accident at Capodichino airfield, Naples, Italy Jun 12, 1944.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95782 (17th BG, 37th BS, 12th AF) in midair collision with another aircraft 7 mi W of Villacidro airfield,
Sardinia Feb 16, 1944. All 7 crew killed.
95785 (319th BG, 440th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA near Frenzuola, Italy Sep 26, 1944. MACR 8941.
2 crew killed, 4 bailed out, 3 became POW, one evaded capture.
95786 (17th BG, 34th BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by AAA over Germany and crqshed at Hockenheim,
Germany Mar 23, 1945. MACR 14038. All 7 crew bailed out and became POW.
95788 (37th BS, 17th BG, 12th AF) crashed on takeoff at Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9, France and burned May 9, 1944.
All crew survived.
95790 (441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) shot down by AAA north of Aquino, Italy Mar 16, 1944. MACR 3219.
One crewnan killed, 7 bailed out and became POW.
95791 (441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) crash landed at unknown location Apr 22, 1944. Fate of crew
and aircraft unknown.
95793 (320th BG, 44th BS) shot down by fighers and abandoned by crew May 11, 1944
95797 (391th BG, 572nd BS, "T.S. Ticket") collided with B-26B 42-95802 and ditched in English Channel near Guernsey Aug 25, 1944.
2 crew killed, 4 crew rescued by US Navy destroyer escort USS Borum DE-790.
95798 (391st BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by FW 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit
Dec 23 1944. MACR 11673. One crewman killed, 5 bailed out and became POW.
95799 (391th BG, 572nd BS) damaged Mar 30, 1945
95800 (391st BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) hit by bomb dropped from above (or hit by flak) and collided in
midair with B-26B 42-95834 and crashed Cherisy, France Aug 13, 1944. MACR 7684. All six crew killed.
95801 (573rd BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at RAF Friston, Sussex, England Aug 24, 1944.
All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95802 (391st BG, 573rd BS, "Skeeter") in midair collision with B-26B 42-95797 and crashed between Sark Rock
and La Moise, France in the English Channel Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8058. 7 crew killed, one bailed out
and was rescued by a fishing boat.
95804 (391st BG, 573rd BS) crashed at Mole Hill Green and exploded May 29, 1944
95805 (391st BG, 575th BS) damaged when landing gear collapsed May 21, 1944
95807 (391st BG, 574th BG, 9th AF) crash landed 5 mi N of Laon/Athies Airfield A-69, Picardy, France
Apr 5, 1945. All six crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95809 (572nd BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with B-26C 42-107748 at RAF Matching, Essex, England
Jun 21, 1944. Able to land. All six crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95811 (391st BG, 572nd BS) hit in engine and crashlanded near Euskirchen Mar 30, 1945
95814 (494th 344th BG, 9th AF) crash landed and exploded 5 mi SSE of RAF Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England
Jun 4, 1944. MACR 15760. 1 crewman killed, 5 survived, aicraft was destroyed.
95816 (391st BG, 572nd BS) damaged by AAA and crashlanded Mar 23, 1944
95817 (392st BG, 572nd BS) crashed into roadbuilding equipment Apr 10,1944
95818 (391st BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit 3 mi E of
Ahrweiler, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11677. Able to crash land in friendly territory.
2 crew killed, four survived but some were injured.
95819 (391st BG, 572nd BS) bellylanded due to AAA damage Feb 24, 1945
95820 (573rd BS, 391st BG, 9th F) in landing accident at Roye/Amy Airfield A-73, Picardy, France Mar 12, 1945.
All six crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95821 (391st BG, 575th BS, 9th AF) hit by AAA and crashed 35 mi S of Rennes, France Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6649.
All eight crew bailed out and evaded capture.
95822 (391st BG, 573rd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Euskirchen, Germany Feb 13, 1945. MACR 12244.
One crewman killed, five bailed out and became POW.
95823 (391st BG, 573rd BS) ran out of fuel over UK and crashed near Blackmore Sep 24, 1944
95825 (391st BG, 573rd BS, 9th AF, "Easy Dog 99") shot down by AAA near Arhweiler, Germany
Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11662. All seven crew bailed out and became POW.
95827 (391st BG, 574rd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 1 km N of Grisy, 19 km W of Pontoise, France
May 27, 1944. MACR 5131. All six crew bailed out and became POW.
42-95829/96028 Martin B-26B-50-MA Marauder
95829 (573rd BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 2 km NW of Sybiville, 6 km from Frevent, France May 8, 1944.
MACR 4482. All six crew bailed out and became POW.
95830 (391th BG, 573rd BS) shot down by AA Mar 30, 1945
95831 (391th BG, 573rd BS) damaged by AAA and bellylanded at base Aug 8, 1944
95832 (575th BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Matching, Essex, England due to engine
failure Jul 4, 1944. All six crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95834 (391th BG, 572nd BS) hit by 42-95800 and crashed Aug 13, 1944. MACR 7649
95835 with 391st Bomb Group, based at RAF Matching, England
95837 (391st BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed in English Channel 2 mi from Calais,
France Apr 18, 1944. MACR 4027. All six crew killed.
95838 (391st BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit near
Wittlich, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11485. One crewmen killed, five bailed out and became POW.
95840 (391st BG, 574th BS, "Sam Cran") crashlanded May 28, 1944
95841 (391st BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 3 mi E of Ahrweiler, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11671.
All six crew killed.
95842 (391st BG, 573rd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Thury Harcourt, France Jul 28, 1944. MACR 9831.
Three crew killed, three bailed out and became POW.
95843 (391st BG, 575th BS) damaged by AAA and crash landed after damage by flak Mar 9, 1945
95844 (491st BG, 575th BS) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit and crashed near
Prum, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11670. 5 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
95845 (391st BG, 575th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 9 km S of Dieppe, France and crashed Apr 27, 1944. MACR 4216.
Two crew killed, Four crew bailed out. Two of them became POW, two evaded.
95847 575th BS, 391st BG, 9th AF, named Scrumptious 108 x combat missions. Severely damaged by fighters,
pilot Capt Breesman, Copilot Lt Curtis and two others severely wounded, controls taken over by Major Hershel S Harkins
crashlanded back at base, 23-Dec-44. Plane salvaged 26-Dec-44.
95848 (391st BG, 575th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA NE of Bretteville, France Jun 7, 1944. MACR 5689.
Four crew killed, two of them after bail out. Two crew became POW.
95849 (391st BG, 575th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Grismont, France Mar 19, 1944. MACR 3574 and 5853 All
six crew killed.
95850 (391st BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 2 km N of St Antoine, 2km S of Bolbec, France May 28, 1944.
MACR 5547. All six crew bailed out, five of them became POW and one evaded capture.
95851 (391th BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Caen, France Aug 7, 1944. MACR 7795.
Five crew killed, one crewman bailed out and became POW.
95852 (391st BG, 574th BS) bellylanded at base May 28, 1944
95853 (391st BG, 575th BS) lost near Hatfield Heath and crashed Sep 24, 1944
95854 (391st BG, 575th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 2 km NW of SDevigny, France Mar 25, 1944. MACR 3457.
One crewman killed, five bailed out and became POW.
95856 (344th BG, 497th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Brussels, Belgium May 10, 1944. MACR 4511.
3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
95857 (387th BG, 556th BS) in accident Apr 19, 1945
95858 (344th BG, 496th BS) shot down by AAA over France May 28, 1944. MACR 5139
95859 (1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 9th AF) crshed on takeoff at Beauvais/Tille Airfield
A-61 Picardy, France due to engine failure Jan 6, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95861 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with B-26B 42-95974 at Cormeilles-En-Vixin Airfield A-59 Boissy
l'Aillerie, France Mar 28, 1945 and crashed. Unknown number of crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
95862 (344th BG, 497th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Germany and crashed 400 meters N of Kessenich 3 mi N of
Euskirche, Germany Feb 13, 1945. MACR 12305. All six crew killed.
95863 (323rd BG, 455th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Venraij, Holland Oct 6, 1944. MACR 9218. 3 crewmen killed,
3 bailed out and became POW.
95864 (497th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) crashed on takeoff at Cormeilles-en-Vixin Airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France Jan 29, 1945.
All crew survived, aircraft DBR. Photo in Havener's book
95865 (391th BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 2 near
Bitburg, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11664. Four crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
One died of his wounds.
95867 (1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 9th AF) aalvaged Jan 5, 1945 at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield
A-72 Estress Mons, France after returning from mission with 15 flak holes and excessive damage.
All crew survived. Also listed as being with 556th BS, 387th BG, 9th AF and suffering unknown accident at
unknown location Apr 19, 1945.
95868 (387th BG, 556th BS, 9th AF) in landing accident at Chateaudun Airfield A-39 Chateaudun, France Sep 21, 1944.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95869 (387th BG, 559th BS) shot down by Bf 109G-14 flown by unknown pilot of JG 11 and crashed near Junkerath,
Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11482. All seven crew killed.
95870 (344th BG, 496th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Audruicq, France Apr 20, 1944 and crashed at Fort Vertes, 4km
E of Calais, France. MACR 4103. All 7 crew bailed out and became POW.
95871 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) in ground accident at Cormeilles-en-Vixin Airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France
Jan 6, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
95873 (391st BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) crashed on takeoff 2 mi NE of Roye/Amy Airfield A-73, Picardy,
France Oct 5, 1944. Aircraft hit a combine in a field and crashed into high-tension wires and
burned. One crewman killed, 5 survived.
95874 (494th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Cormeilles-en-Vixin Airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France
Dec 14, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95877 (322nd BG, 451st BS, 9th AF) hit by AAA over Bois-de-la Justice, France and made it to
England but could not land and crashed in English Channel Apr 22, 1944. MACR 4106. 2 crew
were killed, one bailed out over France and became POW, 5 bailed out over England.
95878 (1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 9th AF) shot down near Euskirchen, Germany
by Bf 109G-14 flown by unknown polot of JG 11 Dec 23, 1944. MACR 14626. 6 Crew killed, one bailed
out and became POW.
95879 (Air Transport Command) in takeoff accident at Cazes airport, Casablanca, Morocco Feb 3, 1944 while
on ferry flight. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95880 (319th BG, 438th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA over Viterbo, Italy Feb 29, 1944. MACR 2830. All six
crew bailed out, 4 became POW, 2 evaded capture.
95885 (442nd BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) crash landed at Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9, Longvic, France Dec 14, 1944.
Four crew bailed out and survived, 2 crash landed with aircraft and survived. Aircraft DBR.
95886 (Air Transport Command) in takeoff accident at Cazes Airport, Casablanca, Morocco Jan 14, 1944 while
on ferry flight. All crew survived, aircraft DBR.
95888 (319th BG, 438th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 7 mi NW of Fondi, Italy May 12, 1944. MACR 4276.
One crewman killed, 7 bailed out and 6 became POW and one evaded capture.
95893 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Dunkirk and crashed near marshaling yards at Cambrai, France
Apr 27, 1944. MACR 4145. 6 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
95895 (344th BG, 496th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over France and crashed 13 km NW of Conches, W of Paris, France
May 28, 1944. MACR 5153. All 6 crew bailed, 4 became POW, 2 evaded capture.
95899 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) crsh lande 3 mi NW of Bievre, Belgium after ran out of fuel Mar 3, 1945.
All crew survived, aircraft damaged, unknown if repaired.
95900 (344th BG, 497th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Engers, near Neuweld, Germany Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12385.
3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
95901 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Predefin, 8 km E of Fruges, France Apr 21, 1944.
MACR 4073. 6 crew bailed, one was killed when his parachute caught on the aircraft and was
torn away from his harness, 5 became POW.
95902 (344th BG, 497th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed off coast of Montebourg, France in English Channel
Jun 6, 1944. MACR 5656. 3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and fate unknown.
95903 (497th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Florennes/Juzaine Airfield A-78 Florennes Belgium.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95904 (444th BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) in midair collision with B-26B 42-95958 over target Aug 26, 1944 and crashed
into Guld of Du Lion off France. MACR 7999. 5 crew killed, one bailed out and was rescued by an Allied navy
destroyer.
95908 (495th BS, 344th BGF, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Cormeilles-en-Vixin Airfield A-59 Boissy
l'Aillerie, France due to engine failure Mar 3, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
95910 (495th BS, 344th Bg, 90th AF, *Wizard of Koz*) shot down by flak and crashed at Rebreuviette, 8 km SE of
Frevent, France Apr 22, 1944. MACR 9093. 5 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
95913 (344th BG, 495th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Saint Germain, near Paris, France
May 28, 1944. MACR 5144. 4 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
95914 (344th BG, 497th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Weissenthurm, Germany, Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12352.
Six crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
95917 (344th BG, 495th BS, 9th AF, "Shopworn Angel") shot down by AAA and crashed 1.5 km SW of Kruft, Germany on mission
to Neuweid railroad bridge at Engers, Germany Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12344. 3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
95918 (344th BG, 495th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Arnhem, Holland Oct 6, 1944. MACR 9219. 3 crew killed, four bailed
out and believed evaded capture.
95920 (344th BG, 497th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Meyenvile, 8 km SW of Abbeville, France May 28, 1944.
MACR 5140. 4 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
95921 (344th BG, 494th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 600 meters NE of Cuchenheim 4 km SE of Euskirchen, Germany
Feb 13, 1945. MACR 12221. 5 crew killed one bailed out and became POW.
95922 (344th BG, 495th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Malo le Baines and crashed 6 km N of Dunkirk, France in
English Channel May 11, 1944. MACR 4515. All six crew bailed out, 2 were killed and four were rescued and became POW.
95925 (344th BG, 494th BS) in midair collision with B-26B 42-95981 over Teydon Mount Epping, Essex, England Mar 8, 1944.
All crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
95926 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed S of Mardyck, near Dunkirk, France Apr 27, 1944. MACR 4144
Four crew killed, 2 crew bailed out and became POW.
95928 (497th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 1 km SE of Arques, Near Saint Omer, France Apr 23 1944.
MACR 4094. All six crew bailed out and became POW.
95929 (455th BS, 323rd BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Heer 1km E of Maastricht, Holland
while on mission to Liege, Belgium May 25, 1944. MACR 5040. All 6 crew bailed out, 4 became POW and 2 evaded
capture.
95930 (387th BG, 558th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Raon near St Die, France Oct 12, 1944. MACR 9817.
One crewman killed, seven bailed out and became POW.
95931 (574th BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Roye/Amy Airfield A-73, Picardy, France Jan 27, 1945.
All six crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95932 (391th BG, 575th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit 3 mi E
of Ahrweiler, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11551. Four crew killed, two bailed out and became POW.
95933 (397th BG, 1st Pathfinder BS, 9th AF) damaged at Dutenhofen near Wetzlar, Germany
by Fw 190D-9 flown by unknown pilot of JG 2/1 Stab and seven crew abandoned Mar 2, 1945. MACR 12838.
4 crew MIA, 3 became POW.
95934 (387 BG, 559th BS) belly landed Nov 6, 1944.
95937 (443rd BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) shot down by AAA at Novara, Italy Sep 5, 1944. MACR 8090.
One crew killed in crash, 6 crew bailed out, of which 5 became POW. One evaded capture but died of
exposure in Alps of northern Italy.
95939 (1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 9th AF) crash landed at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61 Picardy,
France Dec 1, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95940 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Cormeilles-en-Vixin airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France
Mar 5, 1945 due to engine failure. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95941 (322nd BG, 452nd BS) hit by AAA over target and abandoned Nov 28, 1944.
95942 (Air Transport Command) lost from unknown cause ner Marrakech, French Morocco Feb 17, 1944 while on
ferry flight from Marrakech to RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall, England. MACR 3065. All four crew killed.
95943 (391st BG, 573rd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 12 km E of Monchy Breton, France May 28, 1944. MACR 5127.
All six crew bailed out and became POW.
95944 (449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England
Aug 2, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damage, unknown if repaired.
95945 (Air Transport Command) in landing accident at Atkinson Field, British Guiana Jan 4, 1944 while on
ferry flight. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95946 (320th BG, 444th BS) lost an engine due to flak damage on mission from Sardinia to
Covigliano, Italy Aug 23, 1944 and fell away from the formation. Brought
down at Cecina, Italy minus one crew member who had bailed out in the
stress of the situation. MACR 7996 refers to this mission.
IARC shows the aircraft as condemned Aug 23, 1944, but it appears that
the plane was repaired and returned to service, since the IARC also shows
the aircraft condemned again Nov 20, 1944 because of a crash. On Nov 13, 1944
the plane crashed into a hill near Plottes 8km N of Tournus, France. All 9
onboard killed. MACR 15253 and Accident Report 45-11-13-506 refer to this loss.
95947 (391st BG, 572nd BS) damaged by AAA 15 mi W of Koblenz, Germany and crash landed at Mersch, Luxembourg
Feb 24 1945. MACR 12695. Two crew killed, 3 bailed out and evaded capture, pilot stayed with aircraft
and flew it to Allied lines.
95948 (Air Transport Command) in ground accident at roberts Field, Liberia Jan 12, 1944 while on ferry
flight. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95949 (450th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crash landed 5 km S of Billers Boucage,
Normandy, France Jun 15, 1944. MACR 6117. 5 crew became POW, 2 evaded capture. The crew set
the aircraft on fire.
95950 (575th BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at RAF Matching, Essex, England May 12, 1944. All
six crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95951 (Air Transport Command) in landing accident at Roberts Field, Liberia Apr 2, 1944 while on ferry
flight. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95953 (496th BS 344th BG, 9th AF) crashed at Broken Green Farm, Standon, England due to engine failure Aug 30, 1044.
Unknown number of crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
95954 (17th BG, 34th BS, 12th AF) lost on ferry flight 70 mi E of Sardinia in Tyrrhenian Sea Jun 14, 1944. MACR 5824.
3 crew and 9 passengers killed.
95959 (34th BS, 17th BG, 1st Tactical Air Force) in taxiing accident at Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9, France Feb 14, 1945.
All crew survived, aircraft DBR.
95964 (494th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA E of Caen, France and crashed near Lisieux, France Jul 24, 1944. MACR 7478.
All 6 crew bailed out, four became POW, one was killed when his parachute failed to open, and one evaded capture.
95967 was Y5-P "Rosie O'Brady" in 495th BS, 344th BG.
95969 (17th BG, 432nd BG, 12th AF) shot down by AAA over Staz di Campoleone, Italy Feb 20, 1944. MACR 2399.
Five crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
95970 (450th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) shot down at night by Bf 110G-4 believed flown by Lt Gerhard Wagner
from NJG 5/9 Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6625. 3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
95974 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with B-26B 42-95861 at Cormeilles-en-Vixin
airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France and crashed Mar 28, 1945. Unknown number of crew killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
95975 (Air Transport Command) in taxiing accident at Val de Caes Belem, Brazil Jan 23, 1944 while on ferry
flight. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95976 (497th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) crash landed at Cormeilles-en-Vixin airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France due to engine
failure Dec 29, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95977 (450th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61 Picardy,
France Jan 16, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
95978 (497th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with B-26G 43-34437 at Cormeilles-en-Vixin
airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France Mar 13, 1945. Able to land. All crew survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95980 (344th BG) damaged by AAA, crew abandoned aircraft Oct 2, 1944.
95981 (344th BG, 494th BS) in midair collison over Theydon Mount,
Epping, Essex Mar 8, 1944. All on board both aircraft killed.
Wreckage found Feb 22/23, 1975
95982 (344th BG, 496th BS) shot down by AAA Mar 24, 1945.
95983 (440th BS, 319th BG, 12th AF) in takeoff accident at Decimomann Airfield, Sardinia Sep 3, 1944. All crew
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
95987 (17th BG, 34th BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by Me 262A-1a/R-1 flown by Fw Otto Kammerdiener of JV 44
5 mi W of Schwabmunchen, Germany Apr 24, 1945. MACR 14165. All six crew killed
95988 (438th BS, 319th BG, 12th AF) collided in midair with another aircraft 3 mi SE of Cagliari, Italy Jun 15, 1944.
All crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
95991 (320th BG 442nd BS) crash landed due to battle damage on Aug 19, 1944 at Decimo, Corsica.
95992 (442nd BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) crashed on takeoff at Alto airfield, Corsica Nov 4, 1944. 2 crew killed,
3 survived. Aircraft was destroyed.
95997 (319th BG, 439th BS) crashed on takeoff Sep 23, 1944
96003 (17th BG, 37th BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by AAA 1.5 km S of Cell am Harmersbach, Germany
Dec 24, 1944. MACR 11594. 5 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
96006 loaned to French AF for training, tranferred fo French AF in North Africa Jul 1944.
96007 to French AF
96010 (17th BG, 95th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA over Toulon, France Aug 20, 1944. MACR 7865
There is a famous photo of this plane going down with the
starboard wing on fire and an engine falling off. 4 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
96011 (319th BG, 437th BS) lost in crashed May 2, 1944.
96013 (444th BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) crashed on takeoff one mile from end of runway at Decimomannu airfield, Sardinia
Aug 15, 1944 after loss of power. All 6 crewmen were injured but able to get out and survived.
Aircraft destroyed by fire.
96021 (17th BG, 34th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA near Bosco, Italy Jul 20, 1944. MACR 6682. 6 crew killed,
2 bailed out (one became POW, one evaded capture)
96022 (441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) crashed in Mediterranean Sea from unknown cause 40 mi off south coast of Sardinia
Jun 17, 1944 while of ferry flight from Algeria to Sardinia . MACR 6039. All 5 crew and 8 French soldier
passengers were killed.
96025 (319th BG, 438th BS) crashed into sea on return Aug 19, 1944
96027 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crash landed at unknown location Jul 1944. All 7 crew survivded.
Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
42-96029/96228 Martin B-26B-55-MA Marauder
96029 (394th BG, 585th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 2.5 km E of Le Parc, 14 KM E of St Pol,
France Apr 20, 1944. MACR 4217. All 6 crew bailed out and became POW.
96030 served with 394th BG, 585th BS from Mar 1944 until Aprl 12, 1945.
Damaged in battle on or about Apr 12, 1945 and condemned May 1945.
96031 (394th BG, 585th BS) abandoned by crew Dec 13, 1944
96032 (387th BG) lost Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12607. Also listed as force landed at RAF Great Dunmow
Apr 8, 1944 due to engine failure. 4 crew killed, 2 injured and survived. MACR 15193
96033 (387th BG, 558th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 5 mi NNE of Amiens, France Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8613.
Three crew killed, three bailed out, two of which became POW, and one evaded capture.
96037 (432nd BS, 17th BG) crashed May 12, 1945 near Fontenelle, France while on test flight. All 8 aboard killed.
96038 (551st Service Squadron, 347th Service Group, 8th AF) in landing accident at Atkinson Field,
British Guiana Apr 21, 1944 while on ferry flight. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96039 (586th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crash landade at RAF Boreham, Essex, England due to engine
failure Apr 20, 1944. All six crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96040 (394th BG, 586th BS) shot down W of Dulmen, Germany by Fw 190D-9 flown by Ofhr Johann
Spahn of JG 26/5 Feb 21, 1945. MACR 12590. 4 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
96041 (323rd BG, 455th BS) damaged by AAA and crew bailed out Apr 8, 1945.
96042 (394th BG, 586th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Neuvilette, 5 km S of Frevent, France
Apr 20, 1944. MACR 4218. 6 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
96043 (587th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) in forced landing at Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74 Cambrai,
France due to mechanical failure Dec 9, 1944. All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96044 (394th BG, 585th BS) collided with 43-34228. Both crashed Feb 25, 1945
96049 (587th BS, 394th BG) shot down AAA Feb 21, 1945 on mission to Vlotho railway
Bridge near Munster, Germany. MACR 12560. 5 crew bailed out and became POW. One died in
hospital of wounds.
96050 (394th BG, 587th BS) collided in bad weather with 41-96263 over county of
Kent, England and both crashed Jun 6, 1944. Crashed at East Couurt Farm,
Gillingham, Kent, England.
96051 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74, Cambrai,
France Jan 11, 1945. All 6 crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96052 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in forced landing at RAF Hurn, Dorset, England Aug 9, 1944
due to engine failure. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96053 (394th BG, 586th BS) crashed into hillside in bad weather Dec 2, 1944
96056 (586th BS, 3904th BG, 9th AF) in ground accident while parked at Tour-en-Bessin Airfield A-13
Basse-Normandie france Oct 21, 1944. Damaged by explosion of B-26F 42-96267 which crashed on
takeoff and its bombs exploded. Aircraft was destroyed.
96057 (394th BG, 585th BS) crashed near Guisse Dec 2, 1944
96058 (394th BG, 585th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 1/2 km So f Leglautiers, 7 km ESE of
Saint Just-en-Chaussee, France May 10, 1944. MACR 4513. All 6 crew bailed out and became POW.
96060 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crash landed at unknown location Apr 13, 1944. All 6 crew
survived. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96061 (394th BG, 584th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Rommersheim, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11402.
4 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
96067 (322nd BG, 451st BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA Apr 16, 1945, 2-5 mi from Wittenburg, Germany.
MACR 14453. All 6 crew bailed out and became POW.
96068 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crash landed at unknown location Jul 18, 1944. All 6 crew survived,
aircraft damage, unknown if repaired.
96069 (587th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crash landed at RAF Boreham, Essex, England due to engine
failure May 31, 1944. All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96071 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crash landed after hitting telephone pole on takeoff at Cambrai/Niergnies
airfield A-74 Cambrai, France Jan 9, 1945. All 6 crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown
if repaired.
96073 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with P-47D 42-75278 at RAF Debach, Suffolk,
England May 17, 1944. All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96077 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crashed on takeoff at Laon/Athies Airfield A-69 Picardy, France
Dec 3, 1944. All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96078 (397th BG, 599th BS, "Slightly Dangerous") crashed at Rivenhall Jun 17, 1944.
96079 (394th BG, 587th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA NW of Abbeville, France Apr 22, 1944. MACR 4602.
All 6 crew bailed out. 4 became POW, 2 evaded capture.
96080 (394th BG, 585th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed near Fresnay, 30 mi NW of Le Mans,
France Aug 9, 1944. MACR 9206. 3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
96083 (386th BG, 554th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA E of Tours, France Jul 31, 1944. MACR 7661.
3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and were captured and became POW.
96084 (386th BG, 554rd BS, 9th AF) crashlanded at RAF Manston, Kent, Englnd while returning from an aborted
mission Sep 11, 1944. All six crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
96086 (394th BG, 587th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 4 km W of Lunbres, 15 km W of Saint Omer,
France Apr 21, 1944. MACR 4615. Three crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
96087 (386th BG, 555th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 2 mi WSW of Caen, France Jun 22, 1944. MACR 6383
All 8 crew killed.
96091 (HQ Squadron, 397th BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Heston, Middlesex, England Oct 3, 1944.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96092 (387th BG, 559th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed near Andernach, Germany Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12607.
All eight crew bailed out, six became POW, one was killed, and one evaded capture.
96093 (397th BG, 596th BS) blew tire on takeoff, gear collapsed, burned Jul 18, 1944
96094 (344th BG, 496th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Biebrich, Germany and crshed between Weisbaden and Biebrich,
Germany Mar 9, 1945. MACR 12952. 4 crew killed, 3 bailed out (2 became POW, one believed evaded capture)
96096 (553rd BS, 386th BG, 9th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Deanland, Sussex, England
due to engine failure and fuel exhaustion Jul 12, 1944. All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96100 (386th BG, 555th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Bessancoutt, 6 km SE of Pontoise, France May 27, 1944.
MACR 5123. One crewman killed, 5 bailed out and were captured and became POW.
96101 (394th BG, 585th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 12 km SE of Pontoise, France Aug 9, 1944. MACR 7841.
All 9 crew bailed out and 4 became POW. 3 evaded capture, 2 were killed.
96102 (391st BG, 573rd BS) ran out of fuel over Rochford, UK Sep 24, 1944
96103 (585th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) engines failed and crashed at Louppy-sou-Loisou, France Dec 12, 1944.
All 6 crew bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
96105 (585th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crash landed at airstrip near Cherbourt, France after being hit by
flak Aug 2, 1944. Pilot died of injures, 5 bailed out, but one killed. 4 survived but 2 were injured.
96110 (599th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) crash landed near Rye, East Sussex, England Jun 7, 1944 due to
engine failure. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96111 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72, Estress Mons,
France Feb 2, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96113 (585th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Lisieux, France Aug 7, 1944. MACR 7652. Six
crew kiled, 2 bailed out and fate unknown.
96115 (397th BG, 597th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Germany Feb 15, 1945. No MACR. Fate of crew unknown.
96116 (386th BG, 553rd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 1/4 mi W of Jouy-le-Moutier, France Jun 11, 1944. MACR 5713.
All 6 crewmen bailed out, four were captured and became POW, one was killed when his parachute failed
to open.
96117 (394th BG, 585th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Saint Leu, 7 km SW of Creil, France
Jun 12, 1944. MACR 6050. 5 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
96118 (397th BG, 597th BS) shot down by AAA and crashed at Beaumont-le-Roger, France Aug 7, 1944. MACR 7876.
All six crew bailed out and became POW.
96120 (397th BG, 597th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Sartrouville, France Jun 24, 1944. MACR 6197.
All six crew bailed out, 5 became POW, one evaded capture.
96121 (397th BG, 597th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Sartrouville, France Jun 24, 1944. MACR 6199.
All 6 crew bailed out, 4 became POW, 2 evaded capture.
96122 (599th BS, 397th BW, 9th AF) crash landed near Rye, East Sussex, England due to mechnical failure.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96123 (397th BG, 597th BS) crashed
96124 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) crashed after takeoff 3 km SE of Wassigny France Feb 28, 1945. MACR 15875.
All six crew killed.
96127 (397th BG, 597th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Bazemont, France Jun 24, 1944. MACR 6200.
All six crew killed.
96129 (397th BG, 598th BS, 9th AF) hit by AAA over Bretville, France Jul 7, 1944 and flew until crashed
2 km W of Pont l'Eveque Calvados. MACR 6632. 4 crew killed, 4 bailed out and became POW.
96130 (Air Transport Command) lost over South Atlantic during ferry flight Feb 20, 1944 from Ascension
Island to Roberts Field, Liberia. MACR 3006. All 5 crew killed.
96132 (598th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) crashed in English Channel 400 yds off Friston, East Sussex Jun 17, 1944.
It had been hit by flak and was returning on one engine.
1 crewman was KIA by flak, 5 crew survived.
96133 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Paris, France Jun 24, 1944. No MACR. Fate of
crew of six unknown.
96134 (397th BG, 599th BS) hit by AAA and abandoned by crew Dec 25, 1944
96135 (397th BG, 599th BS, 9th AF) crashed at Grange Hill, Coggeshall, UK Jun 17, 1944 after ran out of fuel
while returning from mission to France. MACR 15301. Aircraft was damaged by AAA and one engine was out.
MACR 15301. Seven crew killed, one survived.
96137 (397th BG, 597th BS) shot down May 13, 1944
96138 (397th BG, 598th BS) hit by fighters, crashed and burned Jul 9, 1944
96142 assigned to 596th BS, 397th BG, 98th BW, 9th Bomber Command, 9th AF in Europe.
Named "Dee-Feater"
96143 (397th BG, 596th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Amberville, 15 km ESE of Dieppe, France
May 8, 1944. MACR 4429. All six crew bailed out, 4 became POW, 2 evaded capture.
96144 (397th BG, 596th BS, 9th AF, "Bank Nite Betty") shot down Dec 23, 1944 over
St. Vith, Germany. All 7 crew KIA. MACR 11483
96148 (397th BG, "Philly Filly") crashed on return from mission Dec 23, 1944
but was repaired and returned to service. With 596th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF in takeoff accident at
Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72, Estress Mons, France Apr 19, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft
badly damage, unknown if repaired.
96151 (596th BS, 297th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72 Estress Mons,
France Apr 4, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96152 (397th BG, 596th BS, 9th AF, "Missouri Mule II") crashed 5 mi SE of Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72
Estress Mons, France due to engine failure while on routine training flight Apr 5, 1945. MACR 15919.
All three crew killed.
96153 was X2-N "The Joker" in 596th BS, 397th BG.
96156 (596th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Luneville Airfield Y-2, France Apr 16, 1945.
All crew survived aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96158 (1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause 25 mi SE of Trier, Germany
Apr 4, 1945. Unknown number of crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
96159 (Air Transport Command) crashed on takeoff at Val de Caes Belem, Brazil Mar 2, 1944 while on ferry flight.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96160 (397th BG, 598th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Stadecken, Germany Mar 18, 1945. Pilot able to
fly for 4 more minutes, then crashed. MACR 13140. Pilot killed in crash, 6 crew bailed out and became
POW.
96161 (397th BG, 598th BS, 9th AF) in landing accident at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72 Estress Mons, France
Dec 12, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96162 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) crashed 1 mi S of Courtisols, France due to snow storm while on
weather recon mission Jan 30, 1945. MACR 15662. All six crew killed.
96163 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in forced landing at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72 Estress Mons, France
Nov 25, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96164 (558th BS, 387th BG, 9th AF) transferred June 18, 1944. Shot down by AAA and crashed at Budenheim
4 km NW of Koblenz, Germany Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12343. 4 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
96165 599th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group, 9th Air Force "Big Hairy Bird"
96166 (397th BG, 599th BS, 9th AF) crash landed at RAF Newchurch, Kent, UK May 24, 1944 due to one
engine out and flak damage while returning from a mission. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96168 (397th BG, 599th BS) in midair collision with B-26B 42-96169 NE of Courtalain, France, spun and
crashed Aug 3, 1944. MACR 7870. All 9 crew killed.
96169 (599th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in midiair collision with B-26B 42-96168 at Courtalain, France,
landed at Tour-en-Bessin Airfield A-13, France Aug 3, 1944. Repaired and transferred to 394th BG.
Crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74, Cambrai, France Mar 1, 1945
due to mechanical failure. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyued. MACR 7870.
96170 (599th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in forced landing in friendly territory in France after one engine
caught fire and failed and flak damage Aug 10, 1944. Three crew bailed out 2 mi NW of Conde-sur-Noireau,
France and returned to duty. 6 crew stayed with aircraft and survived. Aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
96171 assigned to 599th BS, 397th BG, RAF Hurn, Bournemouth, England . In forced landing 18 mi NS of Rheims,
France Jan 22, 1945 after ran out of fuel. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96172 (599th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Laon/Athies Airfield A-69 Picardy, France
Jan 13, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96173 (394th BG, 584th BS) damaged by flak and fighters and abandoned Mar 2, 1945
96174 (397th BG, 599th BS) crashed in UK May 11, 1944
96177 (397th BG, 599th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Thoiry, 27 km N of Rambouillet, France
Jun 24, 1944. MACR 6218. All six crew bailed out, 3 became POW, 3 evaded capture.
96179 (387th BG, 558th BS, 9th AF) in crashed during wheels-up belly landing 1 mi S of Chateaqudun Airfield
A-39, France Oct 5, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96182 (397th BG, 599th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 11 Dec 23, 1944 and
crashed at Udersdorf, Germany. MACR 11487. 5 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
96183 (599th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72 Estress Mons,
France Jan 11, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96184 (554th BS, 386th BG, 9th AF) hit by AAA over Trouville, France and crashed in English Channel 1 mi off the coast
of Trouville, France Aug 6, 1944. MACR 7875. All 6 crew bailed out, 5 were captured and became POW, one
was killed when his parachute failed to open.
96188 (397th BG, 596th BS) crashlanded Jul 7, 1944 after bombing near Caen.
96189 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Cormeilles-en-Vixin airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France
Jan 14, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96190 (387th BG, 556th BS, 9th AF) damaged by AAA, abandoned by crew over Isle of Wight May 12, 1944.
MACR 11384. All six crew bailed out, four were rescued, two bailed out over the target in France (one
was killed, one MIA)
96191 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF)in landing accident at Venlo Airfield Y-55, Netherlands Apr 25, 1945.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96193 (397th BG, 599th BS) crashed in UK Jun 7, 1944.
96194 (597th BS, 397th BGk 9th AF) in landing accident at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72 Estress Mons, France
Apr 16, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96195 (586th BS, 394th BG, "Barbara Ann") flew 147 combat missions. Shot down by AAA over Gey, Germany
Nov 18, 1944. Fate of crew of 6 unknown
96196 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in forced landing near Whitehall Farm, Norfolk, England Jun 8, 1944 due
to engine failure. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96197 (397th BG, 596th BS, 9th AF) crashed during wheels up belly landing 1 mi S of Roisel, France due
to engine failure Mar 10, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96199 (387th BG, 557th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Chantres, France May 26, 1944 and crashed near
Andrevillers, 8 kmSE of Chantres, France. MACR 5034. 3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
96201 (397th BG, 599th BS, "Blind Date") wrecked on return
to base after mission of Dec 23, 1944.
96203 (1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 9th AF) in landing accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61
Picardy, France Dec 23, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed
96204 (58rth BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AA over Neuwid, Germany Nov 21, 1944. 8 crew killed,
one bailed out and became POW.
96206 (394th BG, 587th BS, 9th AF) shot down over Schijndel AB, Netherlands Feb 9, 1945. Fate of crew
unknown.
96207 (586th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with B-26G 43-34212 over Cambrai/Epinoy airfield
A-75, Cambrai, France and crashed Dec 18, 1944. Unknown number of crew killed.
96209 (386th BG, 553rd BS) crashlanded in France Jul 31, 1944
96210 (394th BG, 587th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 3 km W of Bricy Airfield near Orleans, France
Jun 14, 1944. MACR 6194. All six crew killed.
96213 (394th BG, 586th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Heltern, Germany Mar 22, 1945. MACR 13040.
Three crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
96214 (344th BG, 494th BS) hit by AAA and crashed into hillside at Chanly, Belgium Nov 19, 1944.
MACR 13038. 2 crew killed, 4 bailed out and survived and returned to unit.
96215 (386th BG, 555th BS, 9th AF) crashlanded at RAF Andrews Field, Essex, England due to engine failure
Sep 19, 1944. All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96216 (452nd BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Le Culot Airfield A-89, Belgium Apr 10, 1945.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96219 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72 Estress Mons,
France Dec 1, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96220 (386th BG, 555th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Moyland Forest, 7km SW of Kleve, Germany Oct 7, 1944.
MACR 9272. 3 crewmen killed, 3 bailed out and were captured and became POW.
96221 (394th BG, 585th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 2 km S of St Martin near Lisieux, France
Aug 7, 1944. MACR 7853. 2 crew killed, four bailed out and evaded capture.
96223 (1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 9th AF) shot down NNE of Euskirchen, Germany by
Fw 190-A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit Dec 23, 1944. 5 crew killed, one bailed out and
became POW. MACR 15002
96224 (394th BG, 585th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Lisieux, France Aug 7, 1944. MACR 7859.
Five crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
96225 (450th BS, 322nd BG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Wittenburg, Germany Apr 16, 1945. MACR 14463.
5 crewmen killed, one bailed out and became POW.
96226 (394th BG, 584th BS, 9th AF) hit by AAA near Grevenbroich, Germany left formation under
control with engine on fire Feb 14, 1945. Crashed 4 km N of Niederkruchten, 14 km W of Muchen-Gladbach,
Germany. MACR 12345 . 3 crew kiled, 3 bailed out and became POW.
42-96229/96328 Martin B-26F-1-MA Marauder
96230 converted to TB-26F. Damaged in taxiing accident at Frederick AAF, OK Jul 2, 1945.
96234 (555th BS, 386th BG, 9th AF) shot down by AA over Caen, France Jul 18, 1944. MACR 7048.
Four crew killed, two bailed out and evaded capture.
96237 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
96243 crashlanded in France Dec 1944.
96244 (497th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Zeals, Wiltshire, England Aug 9, 1944. All crew survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
96246 (387th BG, 559th BS, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause at RAF Chipping Ongar, Essex, England Jul 17, 1944.
Unknown number of crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
96249 (394th BG, 587th BS, 9th AF) collided with 42-107592 and crashed Jun 6, 1944. MACR 15750.
The collision took place over Battle, East Sussex, on the south coast of England, while on mission
to bomb gun emplacements in Varreville, France on D-Day. The crew of
42-96249 all were killed when the plane crashed at Ashburnham Place. The
crew of 42-107592 remained on board to jettison bombs before crashing at
Whatlington Level, only the pilot survived.
96251 (Air Transport Command) crashed on takeoff at Marrakech airfield, Morocco Mar 27, 1944 during ferry
flight. 5 killed, aircraft was destroyed.
96252 (586th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crashed during landing near Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74, France
due to engine failure Dec 23, 1944. All six crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96254 (322nd BG, 451st BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and creah-landed on Normandy beachhead, France
Aug 6, 1944. MACR 15285. 5 crew killed, one survived
96256 (454th BS, 323rd BG, 9th AF, "Ugly Duckling") hit by rocket fired by Me 262A-1a/R-1 flown by Uffz Johann Karl Muller of JV 44
near Memmingham, Germany and crashlanded in Germany near Allied lines Apr 20, 1945. MACR 14151.
1 crewman killed, 5 survived.
96257 (452nd BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) on one engine, abandoned by crew over English Channel Jul 30, 1944.
MACR 12267. All 6 crew bailed, 5 were rescued, one was killed.
96259 (645th BS, 410th BG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61 Picardy, France Jan 8, 1945.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96261 (453rd BS, 323rd BG, 9th AF) hit by AAA over Limburg, Germany Feb 25, 1945. MACR 13088. 2 crew bailed out
and became POW. Able to return to base with 4 crew. Unknown if repaired.
96262 (586th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74, France due
to engine failure Dec 23, 1944. All 6 crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96263 (394th BG, 587th BS) collided in bad weather with 42-96050 over Gillingham, county of
Kent, England, both crashed Jun 6, 1944. Crashed into an orchard at Corporation Road,
Gillingham, Kent, England. MACR 16040. All six crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
96265 (451st BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61, Picardy,
France Feb 14, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96266 (322nd BG, 451st BS, 9th AF) crashed at Vernando-Villers, France Jan 22, 1945. All crew
killed, aircraft was destroyed.
96267 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crashed on takeoff at Tour-en-Bessin Airfield A-13 Basse-Normandie,
France Oct 21, 1944. Aircraft stalled due to prop wash and crashed on the runway and bombs
exploded. One crewman killed, 5 survived. Aircraft was destroyed.
96268 (387th BG, 556th BS, 9th AF) in landing accident at Clastres Airfield A-71, Picardy, France Nov 25, 1944.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96270 (322nd BG, 445th BS, 9th AF) hit by flak over Eschwieler, Germany Sep 23, 1944 and crash landed at Airfield
A-73 that was under construction at Liege, Belgium. MACR 9097. All 6 crew survived, but 2 were wounded.
Aircraft broke in half while being removed from field and was salvaged.
96271 (584th Bs, 394th BG, 9th AF) collided with 43-34141 on takeoff at Orleans-Bricy airfield A-50,
France Oct 8, 1944 and crashed. All six crew killed. Aircraft was destroyed.
96272 (587th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74, France
Feb 2, 1945. All six crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96273 (386th BG, 555th BS, 9th AF) in wheels-up belly landing at RAF Great Dunmow, Essex, England
Aug 9, 1944. All 6 crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96274 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72 Estress Mons,
France Dec 25, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96275 (386th BG, 553rd BS, 9th AF) exploded in midair over Dorsel, Germany after hit by a bomb dropped from
above by another B-26 Dec 15, 1944. MACR 11484. All 6 crew killed.
96277 (452nd BS, 322nd Bg, 9th AF) in landing accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61, Picardy,
France Jan 16, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96278 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) hit by AAA over France and crash landed at British airfield
B-10 at Plumetot, France Aug 11, 1944. 5 crew bailed out over the airfield, pilot landed the aircraft.
Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96279 (450th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with B-26G 43-34132 at Beauvais/Tille Airfield
A-61, Picardy, france Dec 31, 1944. Able to land. All crew survived, aicraft damaged, unknown
if repaired.
96280 (397th BG, 597th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 11 Dec 23,1944 and
crashed at Kinzenburg, Germany. MACR 11349. All 6 crew bailed out and became POW
96284 (386th BG, 552nd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 3 km N of Cleres, 20 km N of Rouen, France Aug 16, 1944.
MACR 7647. 3 crew killed, one due to hia parachute on fire after bailout, four crew bailed out and
were captured and became POW.
96286 (386th BG, 555th BS, 9th AF) crashlanded at RAF Great Dunmow, Essex, England Aug 9, 1944. All 6 crew
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96288 (397th BG, 596th BS, 9th AF) collided in midair with another aircraft near Beauraing, Belgium Nov 30, 1944.
All crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
96289 (397th BG, 599th BS, 9th AF) hit by AAA near Dreux, France Aug 9, 1944 and crash landed at
La Grande Rosiere, France. MACR 7788. 3 crew killed, 3 crew became POW.
96291 (380th Service Squadron, 70th Service Group, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Laon/Athies Airfield A-69
Picardy, France Jan 22, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96292 (322nd BG, 451st BS) left engine on fire, dropped out of formation Nov 18, 1944
96293 (449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61, Picardy,
France jAN 29, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96294 (585th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crashed during landing at Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74, France
Jan 13, 1945. All six crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96297 (597th BS, 397th Bg, 9th AF) in landing accident at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72 Estress Mons,
France Apr 25, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96300 (586th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Arien, Belgium Jan 23, 1945. Unknown
number of crew killed. Aircraft was destroyed.
96301 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) exploded from unknown cause at Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74, France
Mar 26, 1945. Unknown number of crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
96302 (597th BS, 397th BS, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Dreux/Vernouillet Airfield A-41, France
Sep 15, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96304 (496th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at RF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England Jul 8, 1944.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96305 (17th BG, 37th BS) damaged and ditched in sea Jul 12, 1944
96306 (597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) MIA over Burgbernheim, Germany Mar 28, 1945. MACR 13519.
All 6 crew MIA and believed killed.
96307 (326th Ferry Squadron, 31st Air Transport Group, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Grove, Oxfordshire,
England May 14, 1944 while on ferry flight. Unknown number of crew killed, aircraft was destroyed.
96308 (598th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Peronne/St Quentin Airfield A-72 Estress Mons,
France Oct 8, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96309 (387th BG, 557th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Witry, Belgium Dec 23, 1944. MACR 10877.
Three crew killed, four bailed out and evaded capture.
96313 (391st BG, 572nd BS) crashed on landing Jan 22, 1945
96314 (391st BG, 574th BS) crashlanded near base Aug 17, 1944
96315 (598th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) in forced landing 1/2 mi E of Hamelet, France after ran out
of fuel Feb 2, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
96322 assigned to 320th BG
96324 (386th BG, 555th BS) shot down by AAA over France Jul 18, 1944. MACR 7048
96325 (449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Creil Airfield A-81, France Nov 8, 1944.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
96326 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Cambrai/Niergnies Airfield A-74, France
Mar 24, 1945. All six crew survived, aircraft badly dmaged, unknown if repaired.
96327 (387th BG, 558th BS) lost to enemy action Jul 18, 1944
96328 (17th BG, 37th BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by Me 262A-1a/R1 flown by Genlt Adolf Galland of JV 44
over Neuburg, Germany Apr 26, 1945. MACR 14164. All six crew killed.
42-96329/96428 Martin B-26F-2-MA Marauder
For RAF and SAAF as Marauder III HD402/HD501
96329 to RAF as Marauder III HD402. SOC May 30, 1946
96330 to RAF as Marauder III HD403. Destroyed by fire after swinging on takeoff from
Shandur, Egypt Aug 14, 1944
96331 to RAF as Marauder III HD404. Dove into ground on approach to El Shatt when
engine caught fire Sep 27, 1944
96332 to RAF as Marauder III HD405. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96333 to RAF as Marauder III HD406. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96334 to RAF as Marauder III HD407. Collided with Marauder HD450 (ex 42-96377) over
Kufur Nigm, Egypt Sep 19, 1944. Returned safely to base but not repaired and
presumably subsequently scrapped.
96335 to RAF as Marauder III HD408. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96336 to RAF as Marauder III HD409. Destroyed at Pescara, Italy Sep 9, 1944 when
bomb exploded while being fused.
96337 to RAF as Marauder III HD410. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96338 to RAF as Marauder III HD411. SOC Mar 21, 1946
96339 to RAF as Marauder III HD412. SOC May 6, 1946
96340 to RAF as Marauder III HD413. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96341 to RAF as Marauder III HD414. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96342 to RAF as Marauder III HD415. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96343 to RAF as Marauder III HD416. DBR Jul 4, 1944.
96344 to RAF as Marauder III HD417. Caught fire in air and crashed on approach to
Khartoum, Sudan Jun 3, 1944.
96345 to RAF as Marauder III HD418. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96346 to RAF as Marauder III HD419. Crashed in jungle near Atkinson Field, British
Guiana Apr 11, 1944 after engine cut on takeoff.
96347 to RAF as Marauder III HD420. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96348 to RAF as Marauder III HD421. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96349 to RAF as Marauder III HD422. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96350 to RAF as Marauder III HD423. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96351 to RAF as Marauder III HD424. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96352 to RAF as Marauder III HD425. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96353 to RAF as Marauder III HD426. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96354 to RAF as Marauder III HD427. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96355 to RAF as Marauder III HD428. Wrecked when bellylanded at Kasfareet,
Egypt Jun 18, 1945 after undercarriage jammed
96356 to RAF as Marauder III HD429. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96357 to RAF as Marauder III HD430. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96358 to RAF as Marauder III HD431. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96359 to RAF as Marauder III HD432. Crashed on takeoff from Accra, Gold coast Apr 23, 1944
96360 to RAF as Marauder III HD433. Lost Jul 6, 1944
96361 to RAF as Marauder III HD434. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96362 to RAF as Marauder III HD435. Crashed on takeoff from Accra, Gold Coast Apr 30, 1944
96363 to RAF as Marauder III HD436. DBR when overshot during forced landing at Iesi, Italy
Dec 2, 1944 after engine failed in circuit.
96364 to RAF as Marauder III HD437. Crashed on takeoff and blew up, Kabrit, Egypt Jul 6, 1944
96365 to RAF as Marauder III HD438. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96366 to RAF as Marauder III HD439. SOC Mar 21, 1946
96367 to RAF as Marauder III HD440. SOC Mar 21, 1946
96368 to RAF as Marauder III HD441. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96369 to RAF as Marauder III HD442. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96370 to RAF as Marauder III HD443. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96371 to RAF as Marauder III HD444. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96372 to RAF as Marauder III HD445. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96373 to RAF as Marauder III HD446. Collided with Marauder HD559 (ex 42-96484) and crashed
El Shatt Feb 9, 1945
96374 to RAF as Marauder III HD447. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96375 to RAF as Marauder III HD448. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96376 to RAF as Marauder III HD449. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96377 to RAF as Marauder III HD450. Collided with Marauder HD407 (ex 42-96334) Sep 19, 1944
and crashed into Great Bitter Lake, Egypt
96378 to RAF as Marauder III HD451. Wrecked when struck by Mustang FB246 (ex 42-103140) whilst
parked at Iesi, Italy Nov 16, 1944
96379 to RAF as Marauder III HD452. Crashed into sea after takeoff from Pescara, Italy Aug 14, 1944
96380 to RAF as Marauder III HD453. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96381 to RAF as Marauder III HD454. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96382 to RAF as Marauder III HD455. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96383 to RAF as Marauder III HD456. Relegated to ground instructional airframe Sep 28, 1944
and presumably subsequently scrapped
96384 to RAF as Marauder III HD457. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96385 to RAF as Marauder III HD458. SOC Jun 27, 1946
96386 to RAF as Marauder III HD459. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96387 to RAF as Marauder III HD460. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96388 to RAF as Marauder III HD461. Collided with Maraude HD547 (ex 42-96474) and crashed
Mar 14, 1945 during raid on Pontebba, Italy
96389 to RAF as Marauder III HD462. Relegated to ground instructional airframe Feb 22, 1945
and presumably subsequently scrapped.
96390 to RAF as Marauder III HD463. Swung on takeoff and broke up at Kabrit, Egypt Aug 14, 1944.
96391 to RAF as Marauder III HD464. Dove out of cloud into ground 8 mi SE of Iesi,
Italy Feb 20, 1945.
96392 to RAF as Marauder III HD465. Shot down by AAA over Pontelagoscure Aug 14, 1944
96393 to RAF as Marauder III HD466. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96394 to RAF as Marauder III HD467. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96395 to RAF as Marauder III HD468. Wrecked when swung on takeoff and undercarriage
collapsed, Ciampino, Italy Sep 19, 1944
96396 to RAF as Marauder III HD469. Soc Mar 14, 1946
96397 to RAF as Marauder III HD470. Soc Mar 14, 1946
96398 to RAF as Marauder III HD471. Soc Mar 14, 1946
96399 to RAF as Marauder III HD472. Soc Mar 14, 1946
96400 to RAF as Marauder III HD473. Soc Mar 14, 1946
96401 to RAF as Marauder III HD474. Soc Mar 14, 1946
96402 to RAF as Marauder III HD475. Soc Mar 14, 1946
96403 to RAF as Marauder III HD476. Soc Mar 14, 1946
96404 to RAF as Marauder III HD477. Shot down by AAA over Arsa Mar 8, 1945
96405 to RAF as Marauder III HD478. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96406 to RAF as Marauder III HD479. Missing from navigational exercise Jan 6, 1945
96407 to RAF as Marauder III HD480. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96408 to RAF as Marauder III HD481. Shot down by AAA 12 mi NE of Ferrara, Italy Apr 21,1945
96409 to RAF as Marauder III HD482. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96410 to RAF as Marauder III HD483. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96411 to RAF as Marauder III HD484. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96412 to RAF as Marauder III HD485. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96413 to RAF as Marauder III HD486. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96414 to RAF as Marauder III HD487. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96415 to RAF as Marauder III HD488. SOC Mar 18, 1946
96416 to RAF as Marauder III HD489. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96417 to RAF as Marauder III HD490. Shot down by AAA ov er Rimini, Italy Sep 4, 1944
96418 to RAF as Marauder III HD491. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96419 to RAF as Marauder III HD492. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96420 to RAF as Marauder III HD493. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96421 to RAF as Marauder III HD494. Crashed in forced landing 3 mi E of Bilbeis, Egypt
Feb 13, 1945 after engine failure
96422 to RAF as Marauder III HD495. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96423 to RAF as Marauder III HD496. Exploded when ditching 3 mi S of Senegallia, Italy after
engine caught fire Dec 26, 1944
96424 to RAF as Marauder III HD497. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
96425 to RAF as Marauder III HD498. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96426 to RAF as Marauder III HD499. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96427 to RAF as Marauder III HD500. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96428 to RAF as Marauder III HD501. Exploded on bombing run Dec 29, 1944
42-96429/96528 Martin B-26F-6-MA Marauder
For RAF and SAAF as Marauder III HD502/HD601
96429 to RAF as Marauder III HD502. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96430 to RAF as Marauder III HD503. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96431 to RAF as Marauder III HD504. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96432 to RAF as Marauder III HD505. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96433 to RAF as Marauder III HD506. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96434 to RAF as Marauder III HD507. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96435 to RAF as Marauder III HD508. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96436 to RAF as Marauder III HD509. Crashed 4 mi S of Forli, Italy when
abandoned after flak damage Dec 11, 1944
96437 to RAF as Marauder III HD510. SOC Feb 28, 1945
96438 to RAF as Marauder III HD511. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96439 to RAF as Marauder III HD512. W/o when bellylanded 90 mi W of Geneina
after engine failure May 30, 1944
96440 to RAF as Marauder III HD513. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96441 to RAF as Marauder III HD514. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96442 to RAF as Marauder III HD515. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96443 to RAF as Marauder III HD516. SOC Mar 14, 1947
96444 to RAF as Marauder III HD517. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96445 to RAF as Marauder III HD518. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96446 to RAF as Marauder III HD519. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96447 to RAF as Marauder III HD520. DBR when struck while parked by USAAF B-24
at Iesi, Italy Oct 16, 1944
96448 to RAF as Marauder III HD521. Wrecked when overshot landing at
Rimini, Italy Feb 8, 1945.
96449 to RAF as Marauder III HD522. SOC Mar 21, 1946
96450 to RAF as Marauder III HD523. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96451 to RAF as Marauder III HD524. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96452 to RAF as Marauder III HD525. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96453 to RAF as Marauder III HD526. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96454 to RAF as Marauder III HD527. SOC Nov 30, 1944
96455 to RAF as Marauder III HD528. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96456 to RAF as Marauder III HD529. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96457 to RAF as Marauder III HD530. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96458 to RAF as Marauder III HD531. SOC Jun 27, 1946
96459 to RAF as Marauder III HD532. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96460 to RAF as Marauder III HD533. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96461 to RAF as Marauder III HD534. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96462 to RAF as Marauder III HD535. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96463 to RAF as Marauder III HD536. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96464 to RAF as Marauder III HD537. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96465 to RAF as Marauder III HD538. SOC Apr 11, 1946
96466 to RAF as Marauder III HD539. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96467 to RAF as Marauder III HD540. SOC Mar 28, 1946.
96468 to RAF as Marauder III HD541. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96469 to RAF as Marauder III HD542. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96470 to RAF as Marauder III HD543. Damaged by explosion of Marauder HD501 (ex 42-96428) and
crashed Dec 29, 1944
96471 to RAF as Marauder III HD544. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96472 to RAF as Marauder III HD545. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96473 to RAF as Marauder III HD546. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96474 to RAF as Marauder III HD547. Collided with Marauder HD461 (ex 42-96388) and crashed
near Pontebba, Italy Mar 14, 1945
96475 to RAF as Marauder III HD548. DBR Jun 4, 1944.
96476 to RAF as Marauder III HD549. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96477 to RAF as Marauder III HD550. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96478 to RAF as Marauder III HD551. SOC May 1945
96479 to RAF as Marauder III HD552. Wrecked when overshot following abandoned takeoff and
undercarriage collapsed, Biferno, Italy Jun 5, 1945
96480 to RAF as Marauder III HD553. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96481 to RAF as Marauder III HD554. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96482 to RAF as Marauder III HD555. Crashed during ferry flight at Maidaguri Dec 6, 1945
96483 to RAF as Marauder III HD556. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96484 to RAF as Marauder III HD557. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96485 to RAF as Marauder III HD558. SOC Jun 27, 1946
96486 to RAF as Marauder III HD559. Collided with Marauder HD446 (ex 42-96373) during
formation practice and crashed at El Shatt Feb 9, 1945
96487 to RAF as Marauder III HD560. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96488 to RAF as Marauder III HD561. SOC Mar 21, 1946
96489 to RAF as Marauder III HD562. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96490 to RAF as Marauder III HD563. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96491 to RAF as Marauder III HD564. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96492 to RAF as Marauder III HD565. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96493 to RAF as Marauder III HD566. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96494 to RAF as Marauder III HD567. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96495 to RAF as Marauder III HD568. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96496 to RAF as Marauder III HD569. Destroyed when swung on takeoff, hit other aircraft
and bombload exploded at Iesi, Italy Jan 11, 1945
96497 to RAF as Marauder III HD570. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96498 to RAF as Marauder III HD571. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96499 to RAF as Marauder III HD572. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96500 to RAF as Marauder III HD573. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96501 to RAF as Marauder III HD574. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96502 to RAF as Marauder III HD575. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96503 to RAF as Marauder III HD576. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96504 to RAF as Marauder III HD577. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96505 to RAF as Marauder III HD578. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96506 to RAF as Marauder III HD579. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96507 to RAF as Marauder III HD580. Lost power and crashed on approach to Pescara, Italy
Sep 27, 1944
96508 to RAF as Marauder III HD581. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96509 to RAF as Marauder III HD582. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96510 to RAF as Marauder III HD583. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96511 to RAF as Marauder III HD584. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96512 to RAF as Marauder III HD585. Crashed after crew abandoned aircraft following flak
damage near Castelfranco, Italy Jan 27, 1945.
96513 to RAF as Marauder III HD586. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96514 to RAF as Marauder III HD587. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96515 to RAF as Marauder III HD588. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96516 to RAF as Marauder III HD589. Blew up on bombing run during raid on Gothic Line, Italy
Aug 31, 1944
96517 to RAF as Marauder III HD590. SOC Sep 28, 1946
96518 to RAF as Marauder III HD591. Hit by flak and crashed in sea 5 mi SE of Rimini, Italy
Sep 13, 1944
96519 to RAF as Marauder III HD592. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96520 to RAF as Marauder III HD593. DBR when nosewheel collapsed on landing at Aviano,
Italy May 18, 1945
96521 to RAF as Marauder III HD594. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96522 to RAF as Marauder III HD595. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96523 to RAF as Marauder III HD596. Crashed after crew abandoned aircraft following
flak damage ove Rimini, Italy Sep 4, 1944
96524 to RAF as Marauder III HD597. SOC Apr 14, 1946
96525 to RAF as Marauder III HD598. SOC Mar 14, 1946
96526 to RAF as Marauder III HD599. SOC Mar 28, 1946
96527 to RAF as Marauder III HD600. SOC Feb 22, 1945
96528 to RAF as Marauder III HD601. Crashed when drifted off runway during single-engined
landing at Fano, Italy Jan 18, 1945.
42-96529/96802 Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
MSN 30191/30464
96708/96710, 96722, 96728, 96751, 96765, 96780,
96782/96784, 96786, 96787 delivered and accepted as C-46D-1-CU.
96605, 96756 converted to TC-46A.
96529 (MSN 30191/CU727) delivered to USAAF Jun 1944. Attached to 16CCS/4CCG at Bowman Field,
Louisville, Ky had a minor take off accident due to an engine failure on Sep 8, 1944.
Repaired then another minor accident while landing after a maintenance failure on
Sep 24,. 1944. On Apr 13, 1950 attached to 2469AFRTC at Scott AFB, IL a taxi accident.
Again now attached to 2465AFRTC at
Wold Chamberlian Field, MN another taxi incident at Atebury AFB on Aug 23, 1950. WFU & stored Davis Monthan AFB, AZ
Jan 1965. Sold ex Davis Monthan minus engines.
96530 (MSN 30192/CU728) DBR Aug 19, 1944 while parked at Casablanca-
Cazes Aerodrome, Morocco when C-54 42-107452 taxied into it.
96531 (MSN 30193/CU729) DBR Dec 13, 1944
96533 (MSN 30195/CU731) WFU and stored MASDC. Bought by C-46 Parts Inc
Mar 2, 1965 registered as N91360. Bought by American Holdings
Inc May 1969. Bought by Domaire SA in 1970 registered HI-164.
Bought by Servicios Aereos Curtiss in 1973 registered as CP-1052.
Bought by Servicios Aereos Virgen de Copacabana (SAVCO) in 1973.
Crashed near San Francisco de Moxos, Bolivia Feb 23, 1974 when
an electrical storm with severe turbulence probably caused the
failure of ropes securing the cargo. Center of gravity
shifted, causing loss of control Wreckage found 2 days later.
All 7 onboard killed.
96534 (MSN 30196/CU732) Damaged while parked at Bergstrom Field, TX
by taxying C-46 43-46977. WFU and stored at Walnut Ridge, AR.
Bought by Sun Chemical Corporation in 1947 and registered NC50263.
Bought by China National Aviation Corporation (CNAC) Oct 1948
registered XT-164. Bought by Civil Air Transport in 1949
registered N8383C. Reregistered N1376N May 1955. Bouht by Lloyd
Aereo Columbiano Mar 1956 registered as HK-391, named "Santa Maria".
DBR in forced landing on beach after engine trouble, Puerto
Colombia, Colombia Jun 26, 1958 and broken up.
96537 (MSN 30199) w/o 1 Oct 1944 in takeoff accident at Luliang, China. Condemned Oct 3, 1944
96538 (MSN 30200/CU736) delivered to USAAF Jul 11, 1944. WFU & stored Jul 1946. to SU-AFP Sep 30, 1950. To EP-ACW.
Modern Air Transport bt. 1953, cvtd to C-46T Nov 1955,
reg. N50549. Nordair bought 1961, registered CF-NAD. Eastern Provincial 1962 leased, returned 1963. Crashed when
it landed short Cape Dyer, Baffin Island, Northwest Territories, Canada May 15, 1967. Four fatal.
96539 (MSN 30201) w/o 1 Mar 1953 cr in a snowstorm near Avon, IN. Crew bailed out
96540 (MSN 30202) to XB-XYZ-931 for ferry flight out of USA; ; [probably XB-JED for ferry to Israel 1948].
Registered Feb48 as XB-JED to Proveedora Mundial, S.A.; cancelled before end of 1954.
Ferried Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico to Brownsville, Texas 11Apr48
Detained in Geneva, Switzerland by Swiss government for suspected delivery to Israel
Israeli Air Force Aug49 as 1711. For operation by ? 106 Squdron, Ekron AB, but probably NTU.
Registered 11Oct49 as 4X-ACT.
By 1954 was 4X-ALC of ARKIA-Airlines in Israel, Ltd. To N5141B 27Jan56; AN-AIR 26Mar56; N4198A 12Feb59
revoked Jan 14, 1977, cancelled Jun 12, 2012
96541 (MSN 30203/CU739) delivered to USAAF Jul 1, 1944. Damaged 21/8/44 in an accident El Geneina, Sudan. Crashed Feb 23, 1945,
116 miles north of Wadi Seidna, Sudan after an engine failure. MACR No 16025
96542 (MSN 30204/CU740) delivered to USAAF Jul 6, 1944. Attached to Squadron C/10TU at Rosecrans Field, MO had a ground accident
after a landing on Feb 6, 1945. Transferred to Reconstruction Finance Corp. Nov 6, 1945. WFU & stored Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
Sun Chemical Corp. bought 1949 reg. N50315. Transporte Carga Aera bought 1949 reg. PP-XCP, transferred to Loide Aero
Nacional Nov 1949, rereg. PP-LDB Jan 18, 1950. Operated by Transportes Aéreos Bandeirantes w/o when it crashed into
Guannabara Bayon after a missed approach to Santos Dumont, Rio Janeiro, Brazil on Sep 9, 1950.
96543 (MSN 30205/CU741) to N91368, to B-1549. Registered to China A/Ls 12 Dec 1967
To Air America as CA-1 in 1966. To B-1549 again Nov 1970.
96544 (MSN 30206/CU742) delivered to USAAF Jul 6, 1944. W/o (DBR) when it fatally crashed at Abadan, Iran Feb 18, 1945.
96546 (MSN 30208) condemned for salvage Feb 20, 1946 by Army-Navy Liquidation Commission
96547 (MSN 30209) condemned for salvage Feb 20, 1946 by Army-Navy Liquidation Commission
96548 (MSN 30210) lost Sep 2, 1944, China.
96549 (MSN 30211) burned (no details), condemned Dec 20, 1944.
96550 (MSN 30212) missing (no details), condemned Apr 5, 1945.
96551 (MSN 30213) missing (no details), condemned Sep 30, 1944
96552 (MSN 30214) condemned May 17, 1945
96553 (MSN 30215/CU751) delivered to USAAF Jun 19, 1944. W/o when crashed after midair collision with C-46 42-96699 near
Hsing, China Oct 10, 1944. Condemned Oct 13, 1944
96554 (MSN 30216) crashed (no details), condemned Nov 24, 1944
96555 (MSN 30217) sold to Indian government Apr 10, 1946. To PP-LDZ 14Nov56; PP-NBO 30Jul58. Scrapped circa Feb71
96557 (MSN 30219) condemned for salvage Jan 20, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission.
96558 (MSN 30220) w/o Mar 23, 1945, CBI??
96559 (MSN 30221, ICATC) crashed enroute from Chengkung to Chabua Jan 7, 1945. Crew survived
96560 (MSN 30222/CU758) delivered to USAAF July 4 1944. Attached to 15CCS/4CCG at Bowman Field, Louisville KY had a landing
accident on Oct 25, 1944. Transferred. to Reconstruction Finance Corp. Oct 26, 1945. WFU & stored Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
Sun Chemical Corp. bought 1948 reg. N50316. CNAC bought 1949 reg. XT-170. Another one of the many aircraft flown by CNAC to
Hong Kong after the Nationalist defeat May 1949 on the mainland, impounded by the British Governor (Sir Alexander Grantham) Hong
Kong Government under threat of the new Communist Chinese 'Red' Government (Chinese Peoples Republic) . Reg. as N8386C, a US
State Department governmental ploy to achieve (regain) ownership. Civil Air Transport (CAT Inc.) bought 1949 reg.
N8386C, rereg as N2023A, 1953. Hearst Enterprises Ltd. bought Mar 1955 reg. CF-HVJ. World Wide Airways bought 1955. W/o when
it crashed in Quebec Providence, Canada Jun 18, 1955.
96562 (MSN 30224) to N50790, to PP-XCQ, PP-LDJ, PP-LBF, 08/61
registered Dutch Antilles as PJ-AEC, 10/65 registration canceled,
w/o as CP-786 on Sept. 15, 1966 at River Yapacani, near Santa Cruz, Bolivia
96563 (MSN 30225) To PTA Nov 1966 as PP-BUD, registered as CP-940 Mar 1971 operated by TABSA & w/o 22 Apr 1972
in crash near El Desenano
96566 (MSN 30228) to Events Air Fuel Co 2/23/1960. to N808Z 10Oct60, canx as WFU 8Nov60. Restored as N1419Z Jul63. WFU 1971 at
Boeing Field, Seattle, WA; airworthy again Jun81. as N1419Z. Crashed into mountain in bad weather Dec 21, 2000 near
Cook Inlet, Alaska. Crew of 2 killed.
96567 (MSN 30229) involved in ground accident on 25 Dec 1944 at Payne Fd, Cairo, Egypt-repaired?
96568 (MSN 30230) condemned for salvage Jan 20, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission. To PP-BUD, canx 19Dec69. Crashed at El Desengano
96571 (MSN 30233) condemned Jul 7, 1945.
96573 (MSN 30235/CU771) delivered Jun 24, 1944. In landing accident
in CBI area Apr 11, 1945. Declared DBR Apr 13, 1945.
96574 (MSN 30236/CU772) delivered Jun 30, 1944. In landing accident
Nov 22, 1944 at Paoshan, China. Declared DBR Feb 8, 1945.
96575 (MSN 30237/CU773) delivered Jun 22, 1944. Crashed and destroyed
by fire Oct 21, 1944 at Gaya Station 20, India
96578 (MSN 30240/CU776) to Flying Tigers as N4860V. Leased and returned.
Jan 1956 to Interior Airways, leased and returned to Reeve
Aleutioan Airlines, Inc, taken over by Alaska Airlines.
To Alaska International Air, taken over by MarkAir.
Damaged Dec 4, 1964 when pilots misjudged a landing on a cleared
strip on a frozen lake near Oliktok Pt, AK. To
Fairbanks Air Service. While operated by Fairbanks Air Service as N4860V
w/o while landing at Deadhorse, Alaska Mar 27, 1975. IFR flight
plan was cancelled on approach to runway, but VFR approach
was executed and touched down short of runway, right main
gear separated and power was applied for a go-around. No 2
engine did not respond, prop was feathered, and plane underwent
a belly landing. No fatalites among the two on board. Plane was
rebuilt and to Great Northern Airlines, 1976 to Everts Air Fuel, unused.
Derelict at Fairbanks Airport by Apr 1978.
96579 (MSN 30241) crashed (no details) Sep 19, 1944, China.
Condemned Sep 30, 1944.
96580 (MSN 30242) YV-C-JTE, to N7840B Riddle Airlines. Crashed
March 30, 1959, Alma, GA due to onboard fire. Crew of 2
killed.
96581 (MSN 30243/CU79) transferred Apr 15, 1946 to Chinese AF.
WFU and stored. Bought by Officine Aeronavali Jun 1951 and
registered as PP-VBY. Bought by Varig Jan 1952 and converted
to Super 46C May 1962. Bought by Carolina Aircraft Corp
Feb 1972 and registered as N355BY. Bought by Aviation Sales
and Services Jul 13, 1972. Bought by Franklin J. Lindsay
Feb 27, 1975. Bought by Lease Company General, Inc Sep 8, 1976. Assigned HK-2020 but NTU.
Bought by Barbara Barnes Feb 3, 1977. Bought by Bush Aviation
Inc Feb 8, 1977. Bought by BWI Leasing Inc Sep 14, 1979.
Crashed Norman Cay, Bahamas Nov 15, 1980 when runway was blocked by construction equipment.
96584 (MSN 30246) to 91-1137 Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF).
Preserved as ground trainer.
96585 (MSN 30247/CU783) crashed on takeoff at Zacatecas, Mexico Jan 5, 1948
96586 (MSN 30248/CU784) w/o Jul 7, 1945 in takeoff accident Kunming, China
96587 (MSN 30249/CU785) WFU and stored Jul 1946. Bought by Lebanese
International Airways in 1954 as OD-ABX, reregistered as OD-ACK in
1956. Crashed into sea shortly after takeoff, Beirut, Lebanon
Oct 3, 1957. All 27 onboard killed.
96588 (MSN 30250/CU786) crashed in India Jun 27, 1945
96590 (MSN 30252/CU788) salvaged in Cairo Jul 23, 1946. Sold by Egyptian government to
Officine Aeronavili (Venice) Aug 1955. Bought
by Sunday and Company Dec 1955 and registered as N9889F.
Bought by Boreas Corp Sep 1956 and converted to C-46R. Bought
by Fred Olsens Flyselskap A/S Nov 18 1957 and registered as
LN-FOR. Bought by Continental Air Services Jun 29, 1971
registered as XW-PHM, rerergistered as N336CA Jul 9, 1974.
Bought by Amco Air International Mar 11, 1976. Bought by Tri-9
Singapore (Pte) Ltd Dec 14, 1976, which was a CIA front. Bought again by Amco Air
International Jul 7, 1977. Bought by Daniel T. Cooley (Kris
Air) Sep 13, 1977 and named "Manatee II". Bought by Max E.
Moore Nov 6, 1978. WFU and stored Nov 1978. Scrapped at
Sanday and Company, Seletar, Singapore in 1979.
96591 (MSN 30253) To CU-C153, to Cuban AF as '610' Sep 1958, Sold as
N3926C date?, sold as YV-C-BNA date?
96592 (MSN 30254) involved in takeoff accident on 1 Jun 1945 at Casablanca-repaired
96593 (MSN 30255) condemned for salvage Feb 10, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96594 (MSN 30256/CK792) delivered Jul 20, 1944. Crashed Jun 18, 1945
mear Chabua, India when ran out of fuel due to weather.
96595 (MSN 30257/CK793) WFU and stored Jul 1946. Bought by Egyptian
Government in 1955. Bought by Officine Aeronavali late 1955.
Bought by Sunday and Company Inc Sep 4, 1956 and registered as
N9888F. Bought by Boreas Corp Oct 18, 1956 and converted to
C-46R. Bought by Fred Olsens Flyselskap A/S Nov 18, 1957
registered as XW-PHN, reregistred N337CA Jul 9, 1974. Bought
by Amco Air International Feb 16, 1976. Bought by Tri-9 Singapore
(Pte) Ltd Jan 25, 1977, which was a CIA front. Bought again by Amco Air International
Jul 7, 1977. Bought by Daniel T. Cooley (Kris Air) Sep 11, 1977.
Bought by Max E. Moore Nov 6, 1978. WFU and stored Nov 1978
Seletar, Singapore. Scrapped at Sanday and Company, Seletar, Singapore Jan 1981
96597 lost Jan 15, 1945, India
96598 (MSN 30260/CK796) delivered to USAAF Jul 12, 1944, damaged in a takeoff accident Tingkawk Sakan AB, Burma on Mar 22, 1945.
Bought by Indian Government Apr 10, 1946. WFU & stored. Bought by Western Hemisphere Import Export Co.,
Panagarh, India in 1955. Bought by Loide Aero Nacional Jan 11, 1956 reg. PP-LDY Apr 23, 1957, cancelled
Nov 28, 1957. Bought by Western Hemisphere Import Export Co. Aug 1957. Bought by Paranese Transportes
Aereos Sep 10, 1957, rereg. PP-BTE Mar 10, 1958, named "Brasilia" Mar 10, 1958.
W/o after it crashed Jun 27, 1962 after overshooting runway at Pedro Afonso, Guias, Brazil.
The plane veered to the left after touchdown, pilot elected to takeoff again and ordered copilot to retract
the gear, but he did so prematurely and the plane sunk back onto the runway.
96600 (MSN 30262) to N9904F Riddle Airlines. Crashed 17 Dec 17, 1955 in cornfield
near Hollywood, SC due to inflight structural failure. Crew of 2 killed.
96602 (MSN 30264) to N9903F Riddle Airlines (Airlift International. Damaged beyond
repair August 27, 1964 in Miami hurricane.
96603 (MSN 30625) Stored at MASDC 10 Jan 1958, to reclamation 2 Feb 1959, Sold as N5098K to Dascomp in 1960,
to HP-352 in 1961, operated by Aerovias Internacional Balboa
96605 (MSN 30627) converted to TC-46A crew trainer.
96606 (MSN 30268) to N89BL, to HK-3238 Coral Columbia (Super C46). To N355BX Carolina Aircraft Corp./Florida Aircraft
Leasing, to N8863 cancelled Oct 18, 1977, to HH-AHC Ded 28, 1977. To N84905. has had temp Reg. Of YV-C-SBS
To PP-VBX. PP-VBX w/o Sep 29, 1991, Villavicencio, Columbia. The no.2 engine oversped and the pilot couldn't make it
back to the airport. A belly landing was made and the C-46 ran through a ditch, broke
up and caught fire. One passenger was killed.
96607 (MSN 30269) to Colombian civil registry as HK-812 Aeropesca, wing damaged on 11 Jul 1973 at La
Vanguardia. At Bogota Mar 1988 no engine
96608 (MSN 30270/CK806) with 1333 AAFBU damaged Nov 23, 1944 in takeoff accident
at Sookerating, India. Crashed Jun 27, 1945 15 mi E of Pao-Shan, China
when crew bailed out after engine problems.
96609 (MSN 30271) to OD-ABZ of Lebanese International Airlines,
then OD-ACL. To Boreas Corp in 1951 as N1001A. In 1962
to Alitalia as I-SILA, to N10624 with Aaxico Airlines, to
North American A/C Trading. Was registered to Miami Air
Lease when ditched off Andros, Bahamas Sep 28, 1979.
96611 (MSN 30273/CK809) DBR in takeoff accident Aug 8, 1945 at Cairo-Payne
Field, Egypt.
96612 (MSN 30274/CK810) w/o after engine failure Feb 15, 1945 near Mohanbari, India
96613 (MSN 30275/CK811) w/o when destroyed by fire at Jinwani Airport, India
Feb 10, 1945.
96615 (MSN 30277) to N9906F Riddle Airlines, to Zantop. To Clarks Aerial Service 28 Jul 1972,
to Aerospace International, Miami 9 Jun 1979. N9906F cancelled 30 May 2013
96616 (MSN 30278) condemned for salvage Jan 21, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96617 (MSN 30279) to N9891F Riddle Airlines, to Zantop. Turbomeca Palas booster jets installed in Italy
Nov53 by Varig [the first user]
96621 (MSN 30283) to Services Aeriens Int d'Egypte (SAIDE also as Arabian American
Airlnes) as SU-AFS, next to Iran National Airlines as EP-ACM, to N50574,
to Real Transports Aereos (Brazil) as PP-YQE, to Varig as PP-VCF. Crashed after
takeoff at Bage, Brazil Apr 7, 1957 as result of fractured fuel line and
subsequent fire. 35 passengers and 5 crew killed.
96626 (MSN 30288/CK824) WFU and stored Jul 1946. Bought by Officine Aeronavali
in 1954 and registered as PP-LDX. Bought by Loide Aero Nacional SA in 1955.
Crashed on approach to Campina Grande, Brazil Sep 5, 1958. 13 of
18 onboard killed.
96629 (MSN 30291) To MASDC 28 Aug 1958, to reclamation 20 Jan 1964
96632 (MSN 30294) condemned for salvage Apr 16, 1946
96634 (MSN 30296) condemned for salvage Feb 8, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96635 (MSN 30297) transferred to Chinese AF May 15, 1946
96636 (MSN 30298) condemned for salvage Jan 23, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96637 (MSN 30299) lost Feb 12,1945, China.
96638 (MSN 30300) to SU-AFP, then to Iran National Airlines as EP-ACW, to Varig as PP-VDI,
to Lineas Interamericana Aerea as HK-607, to Varig again as PP-VCL, to
N4085A, to Carabische Lucht Transport Maatschappi (Air Caribbean of
the Dutch Antilles) as PJ-CLD. To N65306, to Transportes Aereos
Latinoamericanos (TALA Colombia) as HK-1857. Crashed Mar 9, 1977 at Puerta
Inirida, wreck later moved to Bogota and repaired. Badlly damaged in aborted
takeoff at El Yopon (Casanare) May 15, 1979
96639 (MSN 30301/CK837) crashed 176 km W of Kunmong (32 km N of Tsuyung, China) after
inflight engine fire Oct 29, 1944.
96640 (MSN 30302) condemned for salvage Jul 4, 1945
96642 (MSN 30304) condemned for salvage Sep 15, 1945
96643 (MSN 30305) condemned for salvage Aug 20, 1945
96644 (MSN 30306/CK842) crashed in China Feb 8, 1945, condemned Feb 10, 1945.
96645 (MSN 30307/CK843) w/o Sep 30, 1944 in landing accident at Barrackpore, India
96650 (MSN 30312/CK848) crashed after engine failure on takeoffat Misamari
AB Station #11 (Deragaon), India Dec 19, 1944.
96651 (MSN 30313) to N9892F Riddle Airlines, Aaxico Airlines, lsf Riddle Airlines
96652 (MSN 30314) registered as N36964
96654 (MSN 30316/CK852) to N9905F Riddle Airlines Sep 1956. Leased by
Capitol Airlines from Southern Aircraft Leasing Jun 1960 to 1964.
Leased by Zantop Air Transport Jul 16, 1964. Bought by Zantop
Jun 30, 1966. Crash landed gear up on a salt flat near Port Elizabeth, NJ after an engine
failure on an overloaded takeoff from Newark Jul 28, 1966. Two
crew OK.
96656 (MSN 30618/CK854) to YV-306C
96658 lost Nov 15, 1944, Africa
96659 (MSN 30321/CK857) to US Navy as 39544
96660 (MSN 30322/CK858) to US Navy as 39545
96661 (MSN 30323/CK859) to US Navy as 39546
96662 (MSN 30324/CK860) to US Navy as 39547
96663 (MSN 30325/CK861) to US Navy as 39548.
96664 (MSN 30326/CK862) to US Navy as 39549.
96665 (MSN 30327/CK863) to US Navy as 39550.
96666 (MSN 30328/CK864) to US Navy as 39551
96667 (MSN 30329/CK865) to US Navy as 39552.
96668 (MSN 30330/CK866) to US Navy as 39553
96669 (MSN 30331) to N9902F Riddle Airlines, to Zantop. Shamrock A/Ls 1971-1976, sold to Caribbean Air Services Oct 1976
96670 (MSN 30332) Q/o Aug 2, 1945 in landing accident at Chabua, India. Condemned for salvage Aug 7, 1945
96673 (MSN 30335/CK871) DBR when bellylanded at Siakwan, China
Jan 8, 1945
96674 (MSN 30336/CK872) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored in 1948
96675 (MSN 30337/CK873) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored in 1948
96676 (MSN 30338) To MASDC 20 Dec 1957, to reclamation 13 Nov 1963
96680 (MSN 30342/CK878) DBR in landing accident at Luliang, China
1944-45. Condemned for salvage Jan 19, 1945
96681 (MSN 30343/CK879) to RFC Jan 13, 1946. WFU and stored at
Bush Field, GA. Bought by Sun Chemical Corp in 1949 and
registered N51014. Bought by Loide Aereo Nacional Dec 30, 1949
and registered PP-XCS. Reregistered as PP-LDI Jan 10, 1951. In
Feb 1962 managed by VASP registered PP-LDQ May 17, 1954. Crashed while on
approach Salvador, Bahia, Brazil Dec 19, 1965 after engine failure.
No fatalities, but aircraft DBR.
96682 (MSN 30344/CK880) to MASDC Oct 15, 1957, to reclamation Jan 29, 1958. Bought by L. B. Smith
Aircraft Corp and registered N9341R. Bought by Frigorificos
Nueve Granada SA Oct 1961 and registered YV-P-GPL. Bought
by Tigres Voladores Aug 18, 1962 and registered YV-C-TGA.
WFU and stored in 1971
96683 (MSN 30345/CK881) to MASDC Sep 26, 1957, to reclamation Jan 29, 1958. Bought by Cutler Corp
in 1959 and registered N5585A. WFU and stored 1959.
96684 (MSN 30346/CK882) to RFC Nov 8, 1945. WFU and stored at
Walnut Ridge, AR. Bought by Sun Chemical Corp in 1949
and registered N51288. Bought by transporte Carga Aerea Sep 16, 1949
and registered PP-XCN, new name Loide Aereo Naticional later
1949 registered PP-LDD. DBR after belly landing at Campina
Grande, Brazil Dec 17, 1950.
96685 (MSN 30347/CK883) bought by Indian government Apr 10, 1946. WFU and
stored. Bought by Western Hemisphere Export May 1957. DBR in
hangar collapse at Panagarh, India Jun 19, 1957
96687 (MSN 30349) condemned for salvage Feb 10, 1946
96688 (MSN 30350) to N51360; PP-XCU; PP-LDH 7Oct50; PP-BTG 7Jan59. DBR when ran off
runway at Rio de Janeiro, Santos Dumont, 6Jan59
96689 (MSN 30351/CU887) crashed Yangkai, China Feb 27, 1945 in a downwind
landing accident after overshooting the runway.
96690 (MSN 30352) crashed near Reno, NV on routine training flight Jan 6, 1945, killing 5 crew members.
96691 (MSN 30353) To MASDC 14 Jun 1958, to reclamation 2 Feb 1959
96693 (MSN 30355) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946
96694 (MSN 30356) sold to Indian government Apr 10, 1946
96696 (MSN 30358) To MASDC 4 Apr 1958, to reclamation 6 Dec 1963
96697 (MSN 30359) missing (no details), condemned Apr 6, 1945
96698 (MSN 30360) To MASDC 13 Aug 1958, to reclamation 16 Mar 1964
96699 (MSN 30361/CK897) delivered to USAAF Aug 7, 1944. W/o when crashed after midair collision with C-46 42-96553
near Hsing, China Oct 10, 1944. Condemned Oct 11, 1944
96700 (MSN 30362) to HK-605, Lineas Interamericana Aérea, w/o Jan 29, 1953 in
emergency landing nr Bogota.
96701 (MSN 30363) to N1830M May 1950 Aaxico Airlines, temp Reg. CU-P267,
to HK-514 Jun 1950. W/o Sep 16, 1958, Medellin, Colombia
96702 (MSN 30364) to civil registry as N79559, registred as HK-165
for Avianca Colombia (Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia)
96703 (MSN 30365) To MASDC 29 Aug 1958, to reclamation 20 Jan 1964
96704 (MSN 30366) To MASDC 14 Mar 1958, to reclamation 2 Feb 1959
96706 (MSN 30368) To MASDC 20 Feb 1958, to reclamation 2 Feb 1959
96710 (MSN 30372) w/o Jul 7, 1945, CBI ?
96712 (MSN 30374) to TI-1007 1949; by 1954 was TI-1007C Sep 1959 of Lineas Aereas Costarricenses S.A.
To TI-LRA 24Aug73; N8064E; YN-BVL. Crashed at Bonanza, Nicaragua 16May80
96713 (MSN 30375) w/o Dec 16, 1944, China
96714 (MSN 30376) condemned for salvage Jan 23, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96715 (MSN 30377) to N51385 29Apr48; CNAC as XT-166 28Oct48; CAT as N8384C 19Dec49, canx 26Feb53; CAT as N1377N May55; HK-870
96716 (MSN 30378) w/o in mid-air collision with C-46A 41-12357
Oct 26, 1944, Reno AAB, Nevada. 12 killed.
96717 (MSN 30379) To MASDC 16 Jan 1958, to reclamation 2 Feb 1959
96720 (MSN 30382) To MASDC 3 May 1958, to reclamation 2 Feb 1959
96721 (MSN 30783) (ICATC) missing enroute from Kunming to Chabua, India lost Jan 6, 1945. 4 crew, 9 passengers.
Wreckage found on a snow-covered mountain side in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh in India
in the last week of January 2022
96723 (MSN 30385) condemned for salvage Feb 6, 1946
96724 (MSN 30386) sold to Indian Government Apr 10, 1946. Became G-GTXW with Buffalo Airways. DBR in belly
landing at Deline Airport, NWT Sep 25, 2015 due to engine failure. Crew of 4 uninjured.
96726 (MSN 30388) w/o May 31, 1945 near Kunming, China. Crew bailed out.
96728 (MSN 30390) w/o Feb 25, 1945, CBI?
96729 (MSN 30391) to MASDC Oct 9, 1957, to reclamation Jan 29, 1958. To N9342R, cancelled Oct 27, 1961.
96730 (MSN 30392) sold to Indian government Apr 10, 1946, later
to N75388 with Riddle Airlines, to CP-800. W/o 12 Dec 1969 in takeoff accident at Talcorani,
operator: Transportes Aereos Litoral
96731 (MSN 30393) to N1633M Mar 11, 1948. To PP-YQL Sep 14, 1951, Varig, to N3964 Riddle Airlines, to
PP-LDT Jun 15, 1954. To N10428 Mar 5, 1957. Sold to CAUSA 15 Nov 1961 as CX-AZS, sold to ARCO in 1964
96732 (MSN 30394/CU930) Delivered to USAAF 1Sep44. India China Division, Air Transport Command 1Oct44.
Karachi/Sindh, India. Sold to Government of India 10Apr46. American Airmotive Corporation Nov56.
Registered 29Aug57 as N7772B. Ferried to Miami, FL. Converted to C-46R. Registration cancelled 3Aug62 on
export to Sweden. Temporary registration as SE-EDR 4Aug62; registered 14Aug62 to Transavia Sweden AB (Transair),
Malmö, Sweden. Ferried from Miami departing 7Aug62. WFU 31Oct65; stored Malmö. Paraense Transportes Aereos Jan67.
Registered 10Mar67 as PP-BUE. Ferried Malmö 3Jan67 via Paris, France; Malaga, Spain; Las Palmas, Canary Islands:
Dakar, Senegal; Recife, Brazil; arrived Belém, Brazil 10Jan67. Fairchild-Hiller Corporation, San Antonio, TX 4Jun69.
Traded in as part of the sale of six Fairchild FH-227 to Paraense Transportes Aereos. Registration cancelled 19Dec69.
TABSA (Transportes Aereos Benianos SA) 18Apr70. Registered as CP-916. Compania Sudamericana C & S 1973.
Transportes Aereos Bolivar 1977. Damaged beyond repair in La Paz, Bolivia 28Oct83. The Commando was
operating a cargo flight from El Salvador, Bolivia to La Paz, with 3 crew, 2 passengers and 5000 kg of meat
onboard. En route at 17,000 feet, the left engine failed with two loud bangs. Dense smoke entered the cabin.
The crew proceeded to shut down the engine. Efforts to feather the propeller failed and the engine continued
to burn. The crew expected not to be able to reach La Paz, located at an elevation of about 13,000 feet.
The two passengers tried to jettison packages of meat through a partly opened cargo door as the plane
kept descending over down-sloping terrain. Finally a forced landing was carried out on rocky terrain near
a river in a suburb of La Paz located at an elevation of about 10,700 feet. The engines separated on impact
and the airplane was destroyed
96733 (MSN 30395) condemned for salvage Feb 10, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96735 (MSN 30397) condemned for salvage Feb 10, 1946
96736 (MSN 30398) w/o Oct 20, 1944, Kwanchan, China. Condemned Oct 23, 1944
96738 (MSN 30400) to PP-VBZ, Varig. Crashed on takeoff
Jun 4, 1954, Sao Paulo-Congonhas Brazil due to elevator
being locked. 3 killed. Also reported to have been condemned
Mar 24, 1945 somewhere in CBI.
96739 (MSN 30401) collision (no details), condemned Dec 14, 1944
96740 (MSN 30402) condemned Jun 6, 1945
96741 (MSN 30403) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946
96742 to Indian AF, then to Venezuela, then to Aeromar of
Dominican Republic as HI-171. Derelict at Miami by
1989 and acquired by USAF for restoration; wrecked Jun
89 when being removed as underslung load by CH-54A -
cable snapped, helo became uncontrollable and
had to jettison load from 1500 ft
96743 Damaged? at Depot Fd, Guam on 18 Mar 1946
96744 (MSN 30406) To MASDC 12 Apr 1958, to reclamation 12 Jun 1960
96745 (MSN 30407) condemned for salvage Feb 8, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96746 lost Feb 13, 1945, Burma
96747 (MSN 30409) condemned for salvage Feb 10, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96748 (MSN 30410) condemned for salvage Feb 8, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96750 (MSN 30412) in ground fire Mar 5, 1945 at Mohanbari AB, India. Condemned for salvage Mar 10, 1945
96752 (MSN 30414) condemned for salvage Jan 23, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96753 (MSN 30415) condemned for salvage Jan 20, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96754 (MSN 30416) condemned for salvage Feb 8, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96755 (MSN 30417) condemned for salvage Feb 6, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96756 converted to TC-436A crew trainer. To MASDC Oct 4, 1957, to reclamation Jan 29, 1958
96757 (MSN 30419) condemned for salvage Feb 8, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96758 (MSN 30420) to MASDC, to reclamation Apr 8, 1964
96759 (MSN 30421) condemned for salvage Feb 8, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
96761 (MSN 30423) w/o Jul 22, 1945 in landing accident at Sookerating, India. Condemned for salvage Aug 4, 1945.
96762 (MSN 30424) crashlanded Oct 16, 1944 Mohanbari AB, India. Condemned Oct 18, 1944
96763 (MSN 30425) condemned for salvage Feb 7, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission.
96765 (MSN 30427) w/o Sep 17, 1945, CBI?
96766 (MSN 30428) to N51392 Apr 29, 1948, to HK-156, to N75335 Sep 12, 1955 Riddle Airlines, ultimate fate obscure
96767 (MSN 30429) To MASDC 29 Mar 1958, to reclamation 12 Nov 1963
96768 (MSN 30430) to N51424 Aaxico Airlines. Crashed into sea Apr 2, 1955 off
Pensacola, FL while flying through thunderstorm. 2 killed.
96769 (MSN 30431/CK967) to US Navy as 39554
96770 (MSN 30432/CK968) to US Navy as 39555
96771 (MSN 30433/CK969) to US Navy as 39556
96772 (MSN 30434/CK970) to US Navy as 39557
96773 (MSN 30435/CK971) to US Navy as 39558
96774 (MSN 30436/CK972) to US Navy as 39559
96775 (MSN 30437/CK973) to US Navy as 39560
96776 (MSN 30438/CK974) to US Navy as 39561
96777 (MSN 30439/CK975) to US Navy as 39562
96778 (MSN 30440/CK976) to US Navy as 39563
96779 (MSN 30441) lost or damaged by enemy action (no details),
condemned Dec 13, 1944
96780 (MSN 30442) w/o Jan 4,1 945, CBI??
96781 (MSN 30443) to PP-LDC, Loide Aéreo Nacional. Ran off end of runway 15 April 1951 and
into Guanabara Bay, Brazil.
96782 (MSN 30444) w/o Jul 17, 1945, CBI ??
96784 (MSN 30446) w/o Mar 5, 1945, CBI ??
96785 (MSN 30447/CK983) to MASDC sep 24, 1957, to reclamation Oct 24, 1957. Bought in 1960 by Aviation
Supplies, Inc and registered as N5257V. Boguht by Aerocarga
Jul 17, 1961 and registered ZP-CAI, reregistered as ZP-CAQ
Jun 28, 1962. DBR in landing 50 km SSE of Curuzi Cuata,
Argentina Jan 17, 1962.
96786 (MSN 30448, "Sleepy Time Gal") crashed into sea 10 min from Darwin on flight to
Biak from Darwin Feb 28, 1945.
96788 (MSN 30450) To MASDC 23 Oct 1957, to reclamation 29 Jan 1958
96789 (MSN 30451) crashed 20 mi W of Luliang, China Aug 16, 1945, crew bailed out. Condemned Aug 17, 1945.
96790 (MSN 30452/CK988) to US Navy as 39564. To civilian registry as N13500. Sold to Transportes Aereos Nacionales de
Honduras as HR-TND. Sold to APSA of Peru as OB-R-829. Sold to Inair Panama as
HP-483. Scrapped at Tocumen.
96791 (MSN 30453) condemned for salvage Feb 10, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission.
96792 (MSN 30454) to SU-AFU 13Aug49; N3940C; PP-YQI; PP-VCG 8Sep52. Cvtd to Super 46C Jul61. Canx 10Sep69. N8874; HH-AHD 3Feb78
96794 (MSN 30456) to N50790; PP-LEE; PP-ASM 6Sep57; PT-BVG 19Mar63. Crashed 7Apr64 at La Fortune Field, Vieytes, BA with contraband
96796 (MSN 30458) To MASDC 20 Dec 1957, to reclamation 18 Mar 1964
96797 (MSN 30459) To MASDC 12 Apr 1958, to reclamation 16 May 1960
96798 to N91370, to B-1551, to Air America as EM-2 Jun 1972. W/o Jun 5, 1972 at Pleiku, Vietnam
96800 (MSN 30462) to civil registry as N51578, registered as HK-157 for
Avianca Colombia (Aerovias Nacionales de Colombia). Next N75336. Cancelled Jul 22, 1963, sold in Costa Rica.
96801 (MSN 30463) to N3916C; PP-AXN; YV-C-ARO
42-96803/96828 Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando
MSN 30465/30490. 96806, 96808/96812, 96814/96819, 96823/96826 delivered and accepted as C-46D-5-CU
96803 (MSN 30465) sold to Wien Alaska Airlines Jun 17, 1948 as scrap (spare parts?). To HC-SIA; N4761C 11Jul50,
canx 26Mar58; ZP-CBL leased 13Nov57; N4761C; HK-612 Jan60
96804 (MSN 30466) leased to XT Reg. China National Aviation Corp, returned Mar 1950 and registered N8394C.
Sold Mar 30, 1950 LIDCA Colombia as HK-331X, later HK-331. Damaged Jan 1951 at Madrid, Cundinamarea.
Sold Nov 15, 1951 to IBA Trading Corp and on same day to New York Car Wheel Co. Sold Nov 29,195
to Carmas Supply Corp and registered N3944C Dec 5, 1951. Leased to Continental Charters Dec 1, 1951
Sold to Aaxico Feb 29, 1952, sold to Riddle May 2, 1955, renamed Airlift
International Nov 29, 1963. Sold Aug 5, 1968 to Lauderdale Leasing Co. to Flying W Airways of Medford, NJ
Aug 7, 1968l To Trans-Arctic Inc of Alaska Jun 30, 1969. Cancelled Apr 18, 1973. to CF-HQI of
Reindeer Air Service of Inuvik, NWT. In landing accident Jan 25, 1973 at Sach Harbor, NWT. Cancelled
Oct 1, 1976. This may have been 44-78674.
However, N3944C is quoted as crashing with Continental Charters Dec 29, 1951 Salamanca, NY.
Departed Pittsburgh on a VFR flight plan. The crew flew at a low altitude in
order to maintain visual reference. Near Little Valley, NY the aircraft flew
into a wooded area on a hill, some 15 mi off the direct route to Buffalo.
26 out of 40 on board killed. Planecrashinfo has this plane as being MSN 30466, and civil registration of N3944C
This may have been 42-96804
It might have been that both 42-96804 and 44-78674 had been registered as N3944C.
96805 (MSN 30467) to N79053 with Slick. Stalled on climb out, force landed and slid into
four National Guard aircraft at Chicago Midway Airport Dec 10, 1947. No fatalities
96809 (MSN 30471/CK1007) w/o Oct 9, 1945, Kinkwa, China
96813 (MSN 30475/CK1011) to US Navy as 39583
96815 (MSN 30477/CK1013) w/o Dec 16, 1944, CBI ??
96816 (MSN 30478/CK1014) w/o Jul 30, 1945 in crash 13 mi S of Myitkyina, Burma
96819 (MSN 30481/CK1017) w/o Jan 30, 1945, CBI ??
96820 (MSN 30482/CK1018) to US Navy as 39565.
96821 (MSN 30483/CK1019) Delivered to USAAF 15Sep44. North Africa Division, Air Transport Command 15Sep44.
India China Division, Air Transport Command 13Nov44. Karachi/Sindh, India 4Dec44. Sold to Government of
India 10Apr46. Registered as N2085A. Ferried to Miami, FL Apr56. L B Smith Aircraft Corporation, Miami, FL.
Converted by LB Smith to CW-20T. Registration cancelled 2Apr57 on export to Sweden. Registration SE-CFA
reserved 19Feb57; temporary registration 19Mar57. Registered 15Apr57 as SE-CFA to Transair Sweden AB,
Stockholm. Ferried Miami-Reykjavik-Bromma, Stockholm 4-7Apr57. Accident, Paris/Le Bourget airport,
France 18Feb58. After landing the aircraft used a taxyway to its designated parking position on the apron
in front of the terminal building. The brakes failed and the aircraft rolled into and collided with the terminal,
cutting through the forward lower fuselage and sustaining considerable damage as a result.
Repaired on-site by SECA, Le Bourget and back in service 26Apr58. Type designation changed Super 46
to CW-20T 21Oct61. Leased to United Nations Operation in the Congo (Opération des Nations Unies au Congo,
or ONUC), Democratic Republic of the Congo 24Oct61. Departed Stockholm 24Oct61 arriving Leopoldville,
Democratic Republic of the Congo 27Oct61. Severely damaged after the aircraft bounced on landing, veered
to the left and ground looped whereby tail-wheel was torn off at Luluabourg, Democratic Republic of the
Congo 25Dec62; repaired and returned to service 9Mar63. Departed Leopoldville for Malmö, Sweden 19Apr63.
Damaged after landing on roll-out in strong winds, the aircraft yawed to the left whereby the left wing collided
with Italian Air Force Douglas C-47 SM-9 that was parked with its nose facing the runway at San Nicolo di Lido
Airport, Venice, Italy 4May63. Repaired, overhauled by Officine Aeronavali and converted to a Smith Super 46C.
Leased to Democratic Republic of the Congo Government; Transair Congo titles. Departed Malmö to Leopoldville
1Feb64. Departed Leopoldville 1Jun64 for Malmö, arriving 18Jun64. Sold to Torair AB, Göteborg 4Jun65. Sold to
Fairline Ltd AB, Malmö Nov66. Purchased by Aero Suppliers Establishment, Liechtenstein at auction Dec67.
Registration cancelled 18Apr68. Registered 25May68 as 9Q-CWN to Anstalt Wigmo, Kinshasa, Zaire. Anstalt
Wigmo was a CIA front, registered in Liechtenstein to manage Agency operations in the Congo. Delivered
from Malmö to Kinshasa, Zaire 19Jun68. Democratic Republic of the Congo Air Force / Force Aérienne
Congolaise 1969 as 9T-PLK. Wigmo continued to operate the aircraft until late 1969, when the Congolese
operation was renamed SODEMAC (Ste d'Entretien et de Maintenance d'Avion au Congo). The Commando
was operating a flight between Kinshasa and Kalemie, Zaire 15Jul70. In cruise, the left engine failed and
the crew elected to divert to Mbuji Mayi. Upon landing, the left tire burst, the aircraft ran into a ditch and
was damaged beyond repair
96822 (MSN 30484/CK1020) lost May 3, 1945, India.
96825 (MSN 30487/CK1023) w/o Sep 17, 1945, Nanponmao, Burma
96828 (MSN 30490/CK1026) to N79974.
42-96829 Briegleb XTG-13-BR
Briegleb (Sailplane Corporation of America) BG-8 tandem two seat glider. Ordered 26Jun42. Delivered Nov42
42-96830/96832 Bowlus XTG-12A
Bowlus-Dupont Sailplane Inc. XBM-5 side-by-side trainer. Ordered 28Apr42; cancelled 5Aug43.
42-96833/97032 Culver PQ-8A-CL Cadet
Model LCA modified as radio-controlled target. Survivors in 1948 became Q-8A-CL
96834 8th Ferrying Squadron, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis MAP, TN. Damaged when force landed with
fuel exhaustion at Fremont, NB 28Mar43.
96837 Engineering Division, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. Damaged when force landed after engine
failure near Lebanon, OH 30Dec43.
96838 7th Tow Target Squadron, 4th Pilot Transition Training Group, March Field, Riverside, CA.
Destroyed landing at Bicycle Lake, CA 17Jan44.
96866 16th Ferrying Squadron, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX. Damaged taxying at
Topeka AAB, Topeka, KS 12Aug43.
96910 4th Tow Target Squadron, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA. Destroyed landing with mechanical
failure at Camp Stewart Field, Hinesville, GA 23Jan44.
96923 6th Tow Target Squadron, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX. Destroyed taking off at Biggs Field 30Jan44.
96929 601st Ferrying Squadron, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX. Damaged when force landed with
fuel exhaustion at Washington, MO 10Nov43.
96931 7th Tow Target Squadron, 4th Pilot Transition Training Group, March Field, Riverside, CA.
Fatal accident after losing control at Bicycle Lake, CA 5Nov43.
96955 4th Tow Target Squadron, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA. Destroyed landing at Camp Stewart Field,
Hinesville, GA 21Jan44.
96981 62nd Ferrying Squadron, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX. Damaged taking off
at Blacksburg, SC 31Dec43.
96990 601st Ferrying Squadron, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX. Destroyed when force
landed with fuel exhaustion at Nelson, MO 15Nov43.
42-97033/97039 Cessna UC-78A Bobcat
Model T50 impressed by USAAF.
97033 ex NC34754 MSN 1314
97034 ex NC34756 MSN 1316
97035 ex NC34758 MSN 1318
97036 ex NC34759 MSN 1319
97037 ex NC34760 MSN 1320
97038 ex NC34761 MSN 1321
97039 ex NC34762 MSN 1322
42-97040 Harlow UC-80
PJC-2 four-seat monoplane NC19997 MSN 11 commandeered by USAAF
42-97041 Waco UC-72P
Civilian Model AGC8 NC20909 MSN 5066 impressed by USAAF
42-97042 Stinson UC-81E-ST Reliant
Model SR.9F NC18448 MSN 5721 impressed by USAAF
42-97043 Waco UC-72A
Civilian Model ARE MSN 5057 NC19364 impressed by USAAF
42-97044/97045 Grumman UC-103
G-32 and G-32A impressed by USAAF in 1942.
97044 MSN 446 G-32 ex NC1051 (used by Gulf Oil named "Gulfhawk III", later NC1051). Lost when
force-landed in Everglades, Florida Nov 6, 1942.
97045 MSN 447 G-32A ex NC1326 (used by Grumman Aircraft named "The Red Ship"). Sold in Jan 1945 as NC46110,
later N7F and displayed as F3F until caught fire in air at Oshkosh, Wisconsin and crashed Aug 7, 1971.
Pilot escaped by parachute.
42-97046/97047 Rearwin C-102
Two Model 900 KRs commandeered in Jan 1943.
97046 (MSN 661) ex NC41557
97047 (MSN 627) ex NC20733
Redesignated UC-102 in 1943.
42-97048/97050 Beech UC-43C Traveller
Civilian Model F-17Ds impressed by USAAF.
97048 MSN 338 NC294Y
97049 MSN 261 NC291Y impressed Nov 6, 1942. To NC49704 in 1945.
97050 MSN 392 NC2801
42-97051 Stinson L-9B
originally designated AT-19B. Model
10-A MSN 8256 ex NC39456 commandeered by USAAF from civilian user.
42-97052 Waco UC-72H
Civilian Model ZQC6 NC16586 MSN 4488 impressed by USAAF
42-97053 Fairchild UC-61 Forwarder
Civilian (MSN 112) NC28693 impressed by USAAF
42-97054 Harlow UC-80
PJC-2 four-seat monoplane NC18978 MSN 1 commandeered
by USAAF
42-97055 Grumman OA-13A Goose
Civilian G-21A MSN 1062 NC3042 taken over by USAAF in 1942. WFU Jun 14, 1946. To NC3042.
42-97056 Stinson UC-81K-ST Reliant
Model SR.10C (MSN 5942) NC1920 impressed by USAAF
42-97057 Stinson UC-81J-ST Reliant
Model SR.9E NC18454 MSN 5404 impressed by USAAF
42-97058/97172 Boeing B-17G-40-BO Fortress
MSN 7531/7645 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: External access to life raft release. RC-43B marker beacon
97058 MSN 7531) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 24Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 11Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 27Feb44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*V], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth
(Station 107), Huntingdonshire 27Mar44. Named "Scorchy II". Damaged while
parked in collision by B-17G 42-97272 taxying at Molesworth 11May44. Participated in
the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne,
Germany 28May44. 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, the B-17 rolled over and crashed.
42-97058 also lost a wing and crashed. Both B-17s crashed near Rottweill, Germany
97059 (MSN 7532) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 6Feb44. 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 12Feb44. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*Z], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 15Mar44, named *Marsha Sue*. Damaged on a mission
to Cologne, Germany 12Dec44. Collided en route with B-17G 43-38986 which sheared the rudder off
and the aircraft force landed at Sint-Denijs-Westrem (B-61), Ghent, Belgium. Destroyed on the ground
by strafing during Operation Bodenplatte at Sint-Denijs-Westrem 1Jan45. {48 missions}. Salvaged 5Jan45
97060 (MSN 7533) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 23Feb44. 749th Bomb Squadron [Z], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 4Mar44.. Named *Calamity Jane II*. Failed to return
from a mission to a large oil dump outside Nienburg, Germany 5Aug44 [9RTD]. The plane was
hit by flak as it passed over the Netherlands on the way to the target. Two engines were disabled
by the flak and a fire was started in the oxygen system. A third engine failed and the pilot
elected to ditch the aircraft. After a near perfect ditching in the North Sea the crew boarded life rafts,
The plane broke in half and sank in less than 30 seconds. They spent about three hours in their
dinghy when a Danish fishing boat E-311 ‘Erika’ picked them up and the skipper offered to take
them to England. British Air-Sea Rescue picked up the incoming Danish vessel 40 miles off
Hartlepool and guided them to port. All the crew survived and returned to Glatton.
97061 (MSN 7534) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 24Jan44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Feb44. 748th Bomb Squadron [J], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 13Mar44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*U], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 16Mar44. {first combat mission 23Mar44}.
401st Bomb Squadron [LL*B]. Christened "General Ike" by General Dwight D. Eisenhower
with a bottle of Mississippi River water at Bassingbourn on Apr 11. 1944. Painted by Tony Starcer
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (9RTD). 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. The plane was struck by 7.6mm machine gun bullets all over the tail and a direct 20mm
cannon shell burst in the horizontal stabiliser. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 18Feb45. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Just after they dropped
their bombs, a flak burst hit the bomb bay doors so that they would not come up. As the bomb bay
doors were going up, the crew noticed a fire in the bomb bays. Smoke started filling the plane,
adding to all the confusion of the flak bursting around the plane. The tail gunner came up to help
put out the fires and crank up the bomb bay doors. The fire was soon was put out and the bomber
started home alone. Over friendly allied territory a couple of other planes with feathered propellers,
joined up to continue on back to Bassingbourn. Modified with all guns, armament and ball turret
removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation Revival 12/13May45; 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. {72 missions + 2 Revival}. Returned to US 25May45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT Field 13Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Oct45.
97062 (MSN 7535) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 20Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 2Mar44. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 3Mar44. 749th Bomb Squadron [J], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 15Mar44. Damaged taxying at Glatton 25May44. Failed to return from a mission
to bomb airfields around Paris, France 14Jun44 (6KIA:4POW:1EVD). Over the target, flak hit in the cockpit.
The plane pulled up through the high squadron, spun down out of control and then exploded,
blowing some crew members out of the aircraft at 12,000ft. The aircraft crashed onekm north of
Champdueil, tenkm NE of Melun, SE of Paris, France
97063 (MSN 7536) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
42nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 6Feb44. 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 11Feb44. 750th Bomb Squadron [V], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 1Mar44. Named "Miss Yu II/Straight Shot".
Failed to return from a mission to the industrial area at Augsburg, Germany 16Mar44. From Strasburg,
Germany to Augsburg, the bombers were attacked by Luftwaffe fighters in a running battle. Flak over
the target was moderate and accurate; flak en route was meagre and inaccurate. Returning, the
bombers were attacked between Nancy, France and the coast. Damaged from flak during the
mission, on the way back to England it was attacked and damaged by German fighters over France.
Ditched in English Channel, crew rescued by RAF Air-Sea Rescue.
97064 (MSN 7537) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 2Mar44. Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 42-97085 taxying 6Mar44.
711th Bomb Squadron [IR*C], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 16Mar44.
Named "Virginia Lee II"
Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt factory at Augsburg, Germany 13Apr44 (10INT).
Encountered heavy flak over Augsburg, flak damaged engine No.4 and caused a fuel leak. Diverted to
Switzerland, shot at by Swiss flak and force landed at Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland. Scrapped in Switzerland
97065 (MSN 7538) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 2Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 22Mar44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*F], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 7Mar44., named *Return Ticket*.
Failed to return from a mission to Rouen, France 24Jun44 (2KIA:5POW:3EVD). Flak blew off engine from wing.
Crashed Ferme du Bois du Haut de Blainville, west of Longueil, six miles southwest of Dieppe, France.
97066 (MSN 7539) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 8Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 21Jan44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*D],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 26Mar44. Failed to return from a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at Le Bourget, Paris, France 14Jun44 (2KIA:2EVD:6POW).
Damaged by flak and crashed at Abbeville, France. {22 missions}
97067 (MSN 7540) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 3Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 21Feb44. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 22Feb44. 749th Bomb Squadron [Y], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 4Apr44. Named "Black Puff Polly" on left side of nose, "Georgia Peach*
on right side of nose. The ground crew chief was from Georgia and made
sure Georgia Peach was somewhere on the aircraft. Failed to return from a mission to the manufacturing
facilities of the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke at Dessau, Germany 28May44 (9POW:1KIA). Damaged
by flak then shot down by Bf 109 fighters. hit by ME-109's. With two engines out and flames coming from the
third, the pilot gave the order to bail out. Crashed Mahndorf, south of Osterholz, near Bremen, Germany
97068 (MSN 7541) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 9Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 21Feb44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*H],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 26Feb44. Named "Key Bird". . Failed to return
from a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, Hanover, Germany 18Jun44 (10MIA).
En route to the target the aircraft caught fire and crashed in the North Sea, about 25 miles northwest of
Texel, West Frisian Islands, Netherlands. (41 missions}.
97069 MSN 7542) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44. 242nd
Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 11Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 23Feb44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*N], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 11Mar44. Transferred to 731st Bomb Squadron [M],
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 12Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the
railway marshalling yard at Giessen, Germany 4Dec44 (3KIA:6POW). Flak over Wiesbaden, Frankfurt
and Koblenz was intense and accurate. Shot down by flak and crashed onto a railway track and
broke in two near Messerich, southwest of Bitburg, Germany. The front part caught fire and burned
for the entire night with a steady sound of exploding shells. The rear part of the plane was not
damaged and intact. It was laying on the eastern side of the track. The front part, the wings,
and the engines were laying on the western side of the railway and were totally destroyed by
the crash and ensuing fire. Shot down by the German 3rd Platoon, light flak battalion 977. MACR 11050.
The pilot’s body was found in a nearby creek in 1951. Named "Mon Tet Rouge II"
This plane was named by Master Sgt. Jim Hendricks who was part of the ground crew, and also
friends with the original “Mon Tete Rouge” pilot Harold G. “Hal” Fulmer”. Unbeknownst to Fulmer,
Hendricks one day painted in blue letters the words “Mon Tete Rouge II” on a new natural metal plane.
97070 (MSN 7543) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 2Mar44. 750th Bomb Squadron [G], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 15Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to bomb
a Luftwaffe airfield at Nancy-Essey, France 25Apr44 (6POW:5EVD). Army intelligence reported there
was to be a meeting of high-ranking Luftwaffe officers and the B-17s were to use their bombs to disrupt
the meeting and destroy the airfield. Unable to bomb the primary target which was covered by dense
cloud, the bomber headed for a secondary target, the submarine pens at Lorient. As the aircraft was
transferring fuel from the wing tip tanks, No.4 engine caught fire. The crew bailed out but the pilot
remained in an attempt to ditch in the English Channel. With the fire now spread behind No.3 engine,
it burnt through control cables, so the pilot also bailed out. The aircraft then crashed in the
Vallee de la Montjoie, near La Goulafriere, NE of St Germaine d’Aunay, France
97071 (MSN 7544) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 28Feb44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*P], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 4Mar44. Named "Andy's Dandy's/Candy's Dandy's".
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Meresburg, Germany 30Nov44 (1KIA). Damaged by flak over Germersheim, Germany causing a
fuel leak to #4 engine; the aircraft force landed in Brussels, Belgium 6Jan45. Failed to return
from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Parchim, Germany 7Apr45 (9KIA). Attacked by a
suicide Bf 109 (Sonderkommando Elbe) which collided with the left wing of the bomber.
Both aircraft exploded and crashed close to Steinhuder Meer, Wunstorf, Germany. MACR 13718
97072 (MSN 7545) Accepted by USAAF 25Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Feb44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 28Feb44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*H],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 24Mar44. Named "Green Mountain Gal"
.{first combat mission 27Mar44}. Battle damaged during a tactical mission to a
coastal artillery battery at Le Touquet, France 3Jun44. The airplane took minor flak damage
to the bomb bay, left wing, tail and ball turret. In addition, the hydraulic system had been
shot out; on return to base the airplane overran the runway into trees. 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 4Jun44. Regained by Group 21Jun44.
544th Bomb Squadron [SU*A] 21Jun44. The bomber was detailed as the high group flying
spare for a tactical mission to a railway bridge at Chartres, France 1Aug44. Five minutes
after takeoff the aircraft was seen on fire. At low level, it was probably trying to return to
Grafton or Deenethorpe for an emergency landing but rolled over and dived into the
ground at Weldon, near Corby, Northamptonshire (9KIS). It exploded on striking the
ground and two more explosions occurred, presumably the bomb load and ammunition.
{36 missions}. Salvaged. MACR 7807
97073 (MSN 7546) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
Alexandria Field, LA 12Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME
4Mar44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*N], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 23Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the manufacturing facilities of the
Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke at Dessau, Germany 28May44 (8KIA:2POW). Enemy aircraft
set No.1 engine on fire. Aircraft exploded and crashed in woods near Steinburg, twelve miles north of Dessau, Germany..
Believed BF 109G-6 Flown By Lt. Alexander Ottnad of JG 27/8.
MACR 5311
97074 (MSN 7547) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb44. Assigned to SOXO [Eighth Air
Force, England]. Damaged beyond repair when force landed with fuel exhaustion at L'Ascension,
QUE, Canada en route to England 26Feb44. SOC 26Feb44. All crew OK.
97075 (MSN 7548) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 24Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 9Feb44.
750th Bomb Squadron [V], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 7Mar44.
Named "Flak Dodger" Declared ‘war weary’ 26Mar45. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 21Apr45. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 11May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jun45.
4124th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Altus Field, OK 13Sep45.
to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 9Oct45.
97076 (MSN 7549) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 24Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 6Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 27Feb44.
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 8Mar43. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*K],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 15Mar44. Named *Dee Marie*.
Crash landed at Ridgewell 31Dec44. 448th Sub-Depot, Air Service Command, Ridgewell 31Dec44
for repairs. {63 missions}. 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 13Jun45. 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
97077 (MSN 7550) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 25Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 20Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44.
366th Bomb Squadron [KY*D], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 31Mar44.
Named "Galloping Ghost". Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44 (3EVD:8POW). Flak damaged three engines, the bomber
crashed at Belval, five miles west of Charleville, France. MACR 4875
97078 (MSN 7551) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Lincoln Field, NB 20Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 21Feb44. 550th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 7Mar44. Named "Pride Of The Yankees" --a 1942 film starring Gary Cooper.
Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (8POW:2KIA).
The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters and bombed
Magdeburg. Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed HermesKiel, Germany MACR 4457
97079 (MSN 7552) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 26Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 18Feb44.
548th Bomb Squadron [GX*B], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 3Mar44,
named 'Dozy Doats'. . Failed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at
Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44 (5KIA:4POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed
Brandenburg, Germany .MACR 9521
97080 (MSN 7553) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Mar44. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 12Mar44. Transferred to
410th Bomb Squadron [GL*H]. Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
aircraft factory which had been converted to Fw 190 production at Warnemünde, Germany 9Apr44
(7KIA:3POW). On return from the target the Group was attacked by enemy fighters before
reaching the Danish coast. Damaged by flak, ditched in Baltic Sea, twenty-five miles west of
Warnemünde, Germany. MACR 3800.
97081 (MSN 7554) Accepted by USAAF 26Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 28Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 23Feb44. 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 2Mar44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*K],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 12Mar44.
{first combat mission 16Mar44}. Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to a V-2
rocket service bunker complex at Sottevast, Normandy, France 8May44 (8KIA:2RTD).
The aircraft was struck by flak immediately after the bomb run, peeled out of the
formation, and headed for England. The crew had to ditch in the English Channel
thirteen miles off the French coast. The bombardier and tail gunner were rescued,
but the rest of the crew did not survive. The body of one waist gunner was recovered,
but the remainder of the crew were not recovered. Shortly after the bomb run, flak
struck the No.4 engine and then the No.1 engine; both engines cut out. The No.4 engine
caught fire and the crew considered bailing out. The next burst of flak hit the tail
wheel, knocking it off; the oxygen system was also disabled. Another burst of flak
struck the left wing between the No.1 and 2 engines and almost tore it from the
aircraft. It was held on only by about 1½ feet of the leading edge and about 1 foot of
the trailing edge. The Engineer called and reported that there was fire between No.1 and 2
engines in the main fuel tank. The bombardier jettisoned the bombs to reduce the
weight of the aircraft. The pilot peeled out of formation and headed for the English Channel.
The fire in the No.4 engine was extinguished and the crew believed they could make it back.
Because of the lack of oxygen, they were forced down to 13,000ft. However flames
continued to shoot out of the left wing and it became clear they could not make it home.
The crew bailed out. The aircraft crashed in the English Channel 25km from Cherbourg, France;
the survivors were rescued by RAF Air-Sea Rescue. {17 missions}.. MACR 4812
97082 (MSN 7555) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 25Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 20Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 12Mar44. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 16Mar44. 410th Bomb Squadron. Named "Mission Mistress".
Battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery at Bremen, Germany 24Jun44. Battle damaged on a
mission to drop supplies to the Maquis resistance fighters in southern France 25Jun44 (1WIA:9RTD).
Beyond Caen, France, en route to the target, the formation was attacked by enemy fighters.
A cannon shell exploded on the left wing between the engines, disabling both engines. The propellers
were feathered as the plane dropped out of formation. Turning back to England, the crew jettisoned
excess weight including the ball turret. Reaching the coast north of Caen, the plane received
more flak when the tail gunner received minor wounds. The pilot decided that trying to reach
England on two engines was too risky but flew a way over the English Channel so that the crew
could jettison the supply canisters without them falling into enemy hands. The pilot then turned back
towards France to try and find one of the temporary allied fighter fields. Spotting a suitable field,
the pilot set up an approach to land but saw red flares warning him off because the American airfield
was under attack. Despite two dead engines on one side, the pilot was able to climb away in
search of another landing field. The pilot finally force landed at Bazenville (B-2), France,
a Canadian fighter strip. The crew returned to base via an American LST taking wounded and
prisoners to England. Temporary repairs carried out by a Mobile Repair Unit from 1st Strategic
Air Depot, Troston. Ferried to Honington (Station 375), Suffolk. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston
(Station 595), Suffolk. Regained by Group. Crashed on takeoff for a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Kaiserlauten, Germany 6Jan45 (5KIA:4INJ). No.4 engine failed at the point of liftoff
and the plane was unable to gain altitude. To avoid hitting a farm house, the pilot banked the
plane which then ploughed into woods at Moreton Hall, near Rougham, Suffolk. Three civilians
were injured and exploding bombs damaged several homes. Salvaged.
97083 (MSN 7556) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Jan44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 20Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Mar44.
728th Bomb Squadron [Q], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 16Mar44.
Named "Flatbush Floogie" Failed to return from a mission to a Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock, Germany 11Apr44 (10POW). The plane lost the left elevator
to flak en route to the target. After the bomb run, it was hit again, causing a fire in the No.1 engine
and No.2 started to smoke. The pilot headed out over the North Sea before realizing that he couldn't
make it back to England. He turned back and ditched in shallow water five miles west of Schillig, at the
mouth of River Jadebuesen, 27km northnorthwest of Wilhelmshaven, Germany. MACR 3932
97084 (MSN 7557) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 25Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 20Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 28Feb44. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*H], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell
(Station 167), Essex 6Apr44. Named. "Spare Charlie". . Failed to return from a mission
to Tingry-Abbeville, France 22Jun44 (8KIA:1POW). Direct flak hit damaged No.2 & No.3 engines,
followed by fire. The plane went into a loop and broke up as it fell to ground. Crashed one mile
west of Epagnette, two miles southeast of Abbeville, France MACR 5918
97085 (MSN 7558) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Jan44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 11Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Feb44. Damaged in collision
with parked B-17G 42-97064 while taxying 6Mar44. Ferried on the North Atlantic route from RCAF
Gander, Newfoundland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 16/17Apr44. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 6May44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*B/S],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 6May44. Failed to return from a
mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Wiesbaden, Germany 15Aug44 (2KIA:7POW). Shot down by
Fw 190 fighters. With four engines on fire, the aircraft crashed at Wittlich, Germany. MACR 8439
97086 (MSN 7559) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 25Jan44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Mar44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*K], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. 333rd Bomb Squadron 13Mar44.
Named "American Maid". Failed to return from a mission to a Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock, Germany 11Apr44 (4KIA:6POW). Hit by flak
over the Danish peninsula damaging two engines and crash landed at Osterby,
ten miles west of Flensburg, Germany. The bomber caught fire and ammunition
began to explode before all the crew could escape. MACR 4008
97087 (MSN 7560) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 25Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 11Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 21Feb44. 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 1Mar44.
Transferred to 748th Bomb Squadron [P:M], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 2Mar44 and named "Tujunga!"– artwork of a cowboy firing a six-shooter
Failed to return from a mission to the Bayerische Motoren Werke aero engine works at
Munich, Germany 31Jul44 (3POW:7KIA). The aircraft took a direct hit by flak over the
target area. No.1 engine caught fire and the left wing broke off. The plane spiraled down,
exploded and crashed at Perlach, Germany. MACR 7829.
97088 (MSN 7561) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 28Feb44. 748th Bomb Squadron [M],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 9Mar44. Damaged by flak
on a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Sorau, Prussia 11Apr44 (5RTD:4POW:1KIA).
Several crew bailed out but the pilots continued back to England, force landing at RAF Ludham, Norfolk
when the right tire blew out. Crashed forming up for a mission to Munich, Germany 11Jul44 (3KIA).
About one hour after takeoff and still forming up over England, the crew began to smell fuel.
Suddenly the left wing was engulfed in flames and exploded, sending the aircraft into a
severe spin preventing anyone from moving to an exit. Seconds later the main fuel tanks
and possibly the bomb load exploded and the aircraft disintegrated. The pilot was
blown from the plane still strapped in his seat. Witnesses on the ground reported seeing
him plummeting toward the ground still strapped into his seat and at the last possible
moment, unbuckling his seatbelt and pulling the ripcord. It crashed at Saham Toney,
14.5 miles north of Thetford, Norfolk. The debris covered a five mile long path with
an engine at the beginning and the largest piece, the tail section, at the other.
Some debris fell on a B-24 base, causing a departing B-24 to abort it's takeoff after
being hit by some of the debris. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 11Jul44
MACR 3827. 3 killed, 6 parachuted to safety.
97089 (MSN 7562) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 26Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 6Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Feb44.
338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 3Mar44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at
Marienehe, Rostock, Germany 11Apr44 (10KIA). Enemy aircraft damaged the
tailplane, three crew bailed out, crashed Baltic Sea. MACR 3815.
97090 (MSN 7563) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Jan44.
Alexandria Field, LA 18Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*D], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 12Mar44. Named "Who Done It?". On return from a mission to
the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 29Jun44,
the bomber landed at Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk. Taxying to dispersal, hydraulic
pressure was too low to operate the brakes and the aircraft hit a radio shack behind the control tower.
Salvaged 10Jul44.
97091 (MSN 7564) Accepted by USAAF 27Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Jan44. Alexandria Field, LA 12Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 4Mar44. 561st Bomb Squadron [F], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall 6Mar44. Named "Dear Mom/Weary Wolf". {first combat mission 1Apr44}. Battle damaged
on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Achmer, Germany 8Apr44 (1WIA:9RTD). There was
accurate flak over the target, wounding the bombardier. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin,
attacked by enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg. Flak over the target was very accurate.
Failed to return from a mission to the port at Kiel, Germany 22May44 (1KIA:9POW). Intense flak
was encountered over the target and very accurate. Just after bomb release, flak damaged the
nose, waist and No.3 engine which started to burn. The pilot dived to try and extinguish the fire
but when the fire intensified he gave the order to bail out. The bomber flew over Nettelsee,
turned 180 degrees at Kieler Kamp, Preetz, lost one of the four engines there and finally
crashed at Nettelsee, near Preetz, southeast of Kiel, Germany. {17 missions}. MACR 4956
97092 (MSN 7565) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 26Jan44. Alexandria Field, LA 12Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44. 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 11Mar44 Named *Heel Der Fuhrer*, also *Virginia Lee II*.
transferred to 710th BS. Salvaged Nov 2, 1944. Returned to USA
Oct 8, 1945, arrived Kingman, AZ Nov 29, 1945.
Sold 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 8Oct45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Oct45. 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.
97093 (MSN 7566) Accepted by USAAF 27Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 20Feb44. 568th Bomb
Squadron [BI*J:BI*S], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 3Mar44.
Named DOC'S FLYING CIRCUS / I'LL GET BY / GIRL OF MY DREAMS. . {first combat mission 1Jan44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to a ball bearing factory at Regensburg, Germany 21Jul44 (1KIA:9RTD).
MACR 11255
The bombing force was forced to break their formation due to thick cloud cover over the target.
By the time they were able to bring the formation back together, the target time had passed.
Unable to carry out the attack on Regensburg, the Group dropped their payload over Stuttgart.
The bombardier was killed. 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, returning to Ukraine.
Returned to England. 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 damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 30Nov44 (1WIA:8RTD); the
navigator was wounded. Accident during assembly for an aborted mission to Kassel, Germany 20Dec44.
Severe icing caused the aircraft to go into a spin, during which two crew bailed out but both KIA.
The pilot recovered the plane from the spin and returned to base safely. {final combat mission 19Mar45}.
{115 missions}. 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 12Sep45. 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
97094 (MSN 7567) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Jan44.
Alexandria Field, LA 12Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 12Mar44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 13Mar44. Named 'Why Worry'. Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische
Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44 (10RTD).
En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large
force of enemy fighters. Severely damaged by enemy aircraft, the pilot ditched in the Thames
Estuary off Ramsgate, Kent. Crew rescued by Air-Sea Rescue.
97095 ((MSN 7568) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Jan44.
Alexandria Field, LA 15Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 3Mar44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*Y], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 6Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to Berlin, Germany 24May44 (9POW:1KIA).
Attacks by enemy aircraft started fires in the fuselage. Crew bailed out then the aircraft exploded,
crashing at Dreetz, fourteen miles northeast of Rathenow, Germany. MACR 5168
97096 (MSN 7569) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Jan44.
Alexandria Field, LA 22Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Mar44. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*T], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 8Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to motor industry targets in Berlin,
Germany 21Jun44 (9POW:1KIA). Flak struck the bomber four times, twice in the nose and twice
in the bomb bay causing the plane to explode. Crashed into the Schweilowsee, five miles south of
Havel, southwest of Potsdam, Berlin, Germany. MACR 5986
97097 (MSN 7570) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Jan44.
Alexandria Field, LA 12Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 18Mar44. 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 31Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Essey,
Nancy, France 27Apr44 (6KIA:4POW). Damaged by flak, it crashed at Sompuis, three miles
east of Poivres, six miles east of Mailley le Camp, 19 miles south of Chalons-sur-Marne, France.
MACR 4277
97098/97119 to RAF as Fortress III HB761/HB782
97098 (MSN 7571) Accepted by USAAF 27Jan44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III,
serial HB761 at Dorval, Montreal 7Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 13/14Mar44. Returned to USAAF.
Eighth Air Force Service Command 31Mar44. 561st Bomb Squadron [K], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 1Jul44. Named "Fortress Nine/Little Donna".
{first combat mission 11Jul44}. Battle damaged during a mission to a ball bearing factory
at Schweinfurt, Germany 19Jul44. Flak was intense over the target causing twenty-three
holes in the plane. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44. Meagre flak was encountered at Koblenz
and Kassel with accurate heavy flak at the target. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44. Flak encountered
at the target was intense and accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag
Mineralölwerke oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 4Aug44 (1WIA:8RTD). Moderate
accurate flak was encountered at the target, wounding the pilot and causing sixteen holes
in the plane. Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz tank assembly works at
Marienfelde, Berlin, Germany 6Aug44 (9POW). At the I.P. the plane was being hit by fragments
of flak. After the bomb drop and the bomb bay doors were shutting, a big explosion occurred
and the front wall of the bomb bay was in flames. The oxygen tanks exploded causing a fire
at which time the pilot gave the bail out order. Crashed at Jägerstieg, near Zehlendorf,
southwest Berlin, Germany. {14 missions}. . MACR 7705
97099 (MSN 7572) 7th Ferrying Service Detachment, 7th Ferrying Group, Bismarck Municipal
Airport, ND 26Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB762 at
Dorval, Montreal 3Mar44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Scottish
Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 9Mar44. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 30Sep44.
Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), Boscombe Down,
Wiltshire 29Nov44. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 20Mar45.
Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47.
97100 (MSN 7573) 7th Ferrying Service Detachment, 7th Ferrying Group, Bismarck Municipal
Airport, ND 2Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB763 at
Dorval, Montreal 3Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 26Feb44.
Ferried from RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to St Angelo, Enniskillen, Northern Ireland 2Mar44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 3Mar44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-T],
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 7Jun44. Used for radio counter measures.
Failed to return from a radio counter measures mission to Rüsselsheim am Main,
Germany 25/26Aug44 (6POW:4KIA). Shot down by German night hunter Uffz Egon Engling of NJG2,
crashed at Ober-Ramstadt, SE of Darmstadt, Germany
97101 (MSN 7574) Accepted by USAAF 28Jan44. Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 6Feb44. Delivered to
Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB764 at Dorval, Montreal 9Feb44. No.45 Group,
Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service
Command (AFSC) 7Apr44; not equipped with ‘Tokyo’ long range fuel tanks. 563rd Bomb Squadron [N],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 1Jul44. Named "Cicero Kid".
(first combat mission 8Jul44}. 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 (2KIA:7RTD). One of the bomber's engines stopped functioning before the plane
reached its target. Although they might have dropped out of formation and made for home, the pilot
and co-pilot elected to go for the bomb run. However, the heavy bomb load was too much for the
remaining three engines, and a cylinder head blew on one setting it on fire. In less than a minute
the bomber was blown apart, wings vanishing in debris, the fuselage cracking into three sections.
The pilot and co-pilot were killed, but the other seven crew men parachuted to safety landing in
French territory. Three, the navigator, top turret gunner and waist gunner, were hit by flying debris.
The bombardier landed three miles from the German front lines. He had been blown out of the plane's
nose just as he was picking up his parachute. He fell unconscious for 10,000ft, came to, snapped
on the parachute hooks, and opened it. The tail gunner went spinning in the detached tail section.
While he was still inside his parachute opened, so he caught up the billowing silk in his arms
and jumped clear. The radio operator was knocked flat on the floor, crawled to the edge of what
remained of his section of the fuselage, and rolled off into space. The ball turret gunner, in his
turret when the plane exploded, picked up his parachute less than a foot from the broken ledge,
and climbed out while his section of the bomber was falling earthward. The waist gunner was
blown through the side of the fuselage and didn't remember opening his parachute. The navigator
followed the bombardier out the hole in the nose, and The engineer/top turret gunner got out the
escape hatch just in time before the explosion. The aircraft exploded over the front lines on the
French-German border and the wreckage crashed at Fouches, Belgium {33 missions}. Salvaged 28Nov44.
97102 (MSN 7575) Accepted by USAAF 28Jan44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT.
During the delivery flight to Dorval, Montreal, the aircraft was damaged by mechanical failure
on the ground at Hector Field, ND 1Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III,
serial HB765 at Dorval, Montreal Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 14Feb44. No.12 Maintenance
Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Feb44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 31Mar44.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-B/R], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 30Jun44. Damaged category AC 29Dec44. Damaged when overshot the runway at
RAF Oulton 10Jul45. No.54 Maintenance Unit, RAF Cambridge 27Jul45 for repair on site.
Reclassified category E 10Oct45. SOC 24Oct45
97103 (MSN 7576) Delivered to Romulus Field, Detroit, MI 3Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB766 at Dorval, Montreal 4Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores to RAF Prestwick, Ayr,
Scotland 14Mar44. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command 22Mar44.
Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets, capable of carrying thirty
passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. 310th Ferrying Squadron,
27th Air Transport Group, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Returned to US 30May45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 2Jun45.
4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 6Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 30Aug45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 20Dec45. Modified as cargo/transport aircraft.
Designated CB-17G. US Navy 1946.
97104 (MSN 7577) Accepted by USAAF Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III,
serial HB767 at Dorval, Montreal 2Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 12Feb44. Aeroplane and
Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), Boscombe Down, Wiltshire. No.214 (Federated
Malay States) Squadron [BU-A], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 16Jun44. The nose
gun and ball turret were removed and an H2S scanner installed. Used for radio counter measures.
Failed to return from a mission to Frankfurt am Main, Germany 13Sep44 (3KIA:6MIA:1EVD),
crashed in English Channel off Calais, France
97105 (MSN 7578) Accepted by USAAF 28Jan44. Delivered to Selfridge Field, Mount Clemens, MI 3Feb44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB768 at Dorval, Montreal 4Mar44.
No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 20Feb44. Ferried from RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 21Feb44. SOC 21Jun47 [sic]. Returned to USAAF.
Eighth Air Force Service Command Mar44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [G], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 13Mar44. Named "Paper Doll". {first combat mission 6Jul44}.
Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site at Fleury, France 6Jul44.
Just before the target, the plane, which was leading the Group, was struck by flak disabling the
No.3 and No.4 engines. The plane peeled out of formation and jettisoned its bombs.
The target was not bombed; the Group returned home with their bombs. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Braunkohlen 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 the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg?Nürnberg (MAN)
AG industrial complex at Nürnberg, Germany 3Oct44 (1WIA:8RTD). Flak over the target was moderate,
wounding the navigator. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne,
Germany 17Oct44. Moderate to intense flak was encountered over the target.
563rd Bomb Squadron [N] Nov44. 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 a Luftwaffe airfield at Kaltenkirchen,
Germany 7Apr45 (4KIA:5POW). Returning home after the target, the plane was struck by a
suicide Bf 109 (Sonderkommando Elbe) which severed the right elevator and also the rudder.
The crew bailed out as the bomber crashed and exploded about one mile east of Lüneburg airfield,
Germany. {83 missions}. .
97106 (MSN 7579) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 7Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB769 at Dorval, Montreal 11Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 20Feb44. Ferried from RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to
RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 21Feb44. SOC 21Jun47 [sic]. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force
Service Command Mar44. Modified as cargo/transport aircraft. Designated CB-17G. 312th Ferrying
Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, Maghaberry (Station 239), County Down, Northern Ireland.
Twelfth Air Force. Ferried to Maison Blanche, Algiers, Algeria 16Aug44 and arrived after the
loss of No.2 and No.4 engines. On a post engine change test flight 23Aug44 a wheels up landing
was attempted but a wing dug into the ground breaking the fuselage in half and then fire broke out.
Salvaged 24Aug44
97107 (MSN 7580) Accepted by USAAF 28Jan44. 7th Ferrying Service Detachment, 7th Ferrying Group,
Bismarck Municipal Airport, ND 2Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III,
serial HB770 at Dorval, Montreal 4Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command 7Apr44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [K],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 1Jul44. {first combat mission 8Jul44}.
Failed to return from a tactical mission to a supply depot northwest of Beaumont-sur-Oise,
France 8Jul44 (8POW:3EVD). 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.
Crashed near Abbeville, France. {1 mission}
97108 (MSN 7581) McChord Field, Tacoma, WA 1Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III,
serial HB771 at Dorval, Montreal 14Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 6Mar44. Returned to USAAF.
Eighth Air Force Service Command 18Mar44. Base Air Depot No.2, Warton (Station 582), Lancashire.
Converted to a transport and liaison aircraft, complete with invasion stripes prior to D-Day.
Returned to US 24Jan45. 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
97109 (MSN 7582) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 1Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB772 at Dorval, Montreal 3Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 26Feb44. Ferried Patterson Field, Reykjavik, Iceland to
RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 31Mar44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Apr44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 10May44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-Q],
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 18Jul44. Used for radio counter measures,
fitted with H2S radome in place of chin turret. Damaged category AC 4Dec44. Scottish Aviation,
Prestwick, Scotland 8Dec44 for repair on site. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-Q],
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 4Apr45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffordshire 18Aug45 for storage. Non-effective airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International
Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
97110 (MSN 7583) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 1Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB773 at Dorval, Montreal 4Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 12Mar44.
Returned to USAAF 22Mar44. 87th Ferrying Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, Warton (Station 582),
Lancashire. Accident landing at Warton 12Jun44. Returned to US. 1st Base Unit (Headquarters),
Bolling Field, Washington, DC 20Aug45. 610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Eglin Field,
Valparaiso, FL 13Dec45. Salvaged 29Jan46
97111 (MSN 7584) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 2Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB774 at Dorval, Montreal 20Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 23Feb44, arrived Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores 29Feb44.
Ferried from Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 3Mar44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland. Modified by installation of H2S, ‘Mandrel’, ‘Piperjack’
and ‘Jostle’ equipment. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-G], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 7Jun44. Used for radio counter measures. Damaged category AC 11Nov44;
landed at Juvincourt (A-68), France with No.1 engine fault. No.151 Repair Unit (Aircraft),
2nd Tactical Air Force, Wevelgem, Belgium 27Nov44, repair completed 1Mar45. No.214
(Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-G], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 23Mar45.
Used by No.1699 Flight for training. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire
23Aug45 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47.
97112 (MSN 7585) Accepted by USAAF 29Jan44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB775 at Dorval, Montreal 23Feb44.
No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 20Feb44. Ferried
Patterson Field, Reykjavik, Iceland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 23Feb44. SOC 21Jun47.
Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service Command. 562nd Bomb Squadron [R],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 18Mar44. Named "Little Joe Jr".
{first combat mission 7Jul44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44 (1WIA:9RTD). Meagre flak was
encountered at Koblenz and Kassel with accurate heavy flak at the target; the ball turret
gunner was wounded. 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 Braunkohlen 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. 561st Bomb Squadron [A] Nov44. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Hanau, Germany 5Jan45 (3POW:6EVD). Damaged by flak, force landed near
Obergailbach, east of Sarreguemines, France. {54 missions}. MACR 11562. Salvaged 21Jan45..
97113 (MSN 7586) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT. 1Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB776 at Dorval, Montreal 2Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 15Feb44, arrived Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores 17Feb44.
Ferried from Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 17/18Feb44.
No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Feb44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 9Mar44. No.1674 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Aldergrove, Belfast, Northern
Ireland 16Apr44. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 28Sep44. Aeroplane
and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE), Boscombe Down, Wiltshire 5Jan45.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 25Jan45 for storage. Non-effective
airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
97114 (MSN 7587) Accepted by USAAF 29Jan44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT.
2Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB777 at Dorval,
Montreal 3Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried from
RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 21Feb44. Returned to USAAF.
Eighth Air Force Service Command 10May44. 560th Bomb Squadron [K], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 1Jul44. Named "Borrowed Time" . The plane was named by
the crew which had survived a mid-air collision when flying B-17G 42-31242
{first combat mission 6Jul44}. 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 the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 17Mar45 (6KIA:3POW). Struck by flak
near Halle, exploded and the wreckage crashed in an area about 500m north of Guteborn,
southeast of Ruhland, Germany. {59 missions}.
97115 (MSN 7588) Accepted by USAAF 29Jan44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT.
8Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB778 at Dorval, Montreal 21Feb44.
No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 24Feb44. Ferried to
RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 24Feb44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Feb44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 9Mar44. No.1674 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF Aldergrove,
Belfast, Northern Ireland 10May44. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 22Oct44.
Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Farnborough, Hants 28Feb45. Operated by Weapons
Engineering Flight and, later, Structures and Mechanical Engineering Flight. Loaned to Ministry of
Supply. Controller of Supply (Aircraft) census 31Dec49. Returned to USAAF Sep52. Burtonwood
Repair Depot, Warrington, Lancashire 9Sep52 for fire protection tests and presumably burnt on site.
97116 MSN 7589) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT. 2Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB779 at Dorval, Montreal 8Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 3Apr44. Ferried from RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to RAF
Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 6Apr44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland Apr44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 10May44. Royal Aircraft Establishment (RAE), Farnborough,
Hants. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland Oct44. No.214 (Federated Malay States)
Squadron [BU-K], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 14Oct44. No.51 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 6Jan45. Used for radio counter measures. {33 missions to 21Feb45}.
The aircraft was carrying out a bomber support operation the oil refinery at Lutzendorf, a few
miles south of Leipzig, Germany on the night of 15/16Mar45. The Fortress had been hit by flak
damaging the left inner engine which soon caught fire. Nine members of the crew bailed out
of the aircraft over enemy territory. Five were subsequently murdered as POWs by Hitler Youth
as they passed through Huchenfeld on their way to Pforzheim, Germany which had recently
been destroyed by RAF bombing, causing a firestorm which killed at least 17,000 people.
The captain of the Fortress, trapped by an oxygen hose and unable to bail out, and with the
engine fire self-extinguished, succeeded in flying the aircraft back to England, landing at
Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire with one wheel shot out. Following repairs, it continued in service.
{final mission 2May45). No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 23Aug45 for storage.
Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
97117 (MSN 7590) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT. 2Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB780 at Dorval, Montreal 4Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 4/5Apr44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 5Apr44 for conversion to Fortress Mark IIIB. No.214
(Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-C], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 14Jul44.
Used for radio counter measures. Damaged category AC 26Dec44. Repaired on site 2Jan45.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron, No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 23Mar45.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 22Aug45 for storage. Non-effective airframe
28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
97118 (MSN 7591) 7th Ferrying Service Detachment, 7th Ferrying Group, Bismarck Municipal Airport, ND 5Feb44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB781 at Dorval, Montreal 9Feb44.
No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to
RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 13/14Mar44. Returned to USAAF. Eighth Air Force Service
Command 22Mar44. 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 30Nov45. 237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Kirtland Field,
Albuquerque, NM 9Dec45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Oxnard Field, Albuquerque, NM for
storage and disposal 7Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Compressed Steel Corporation Jul46;
scrapped
97119 (MSN 7592) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT. 6Feb44. Delivered to Royal Air Force
as Fortress Mark III, serial HB782 at Dorval, Montreal 10Feb44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 20Feb44. Ferried from RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to
Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 21Feb44. 87th Transport Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group,
Grove (Station 519), Berkshire. Major damage in an accident taxying at Grove 31Oct44.
Salvaged 2Nov44. SOC 21Jun47.
97120 (MSN 7593) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 15Feb44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 29Feb44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*E], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 3Mar44. Named "Irene's Folly". 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 Kharkov, Ukraine later that evening. Operated a mission to the
oil refinery and railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44, continuing on to
Foggia #2, Tortorella, 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 Horham 5Jul44. Failed to
return from a mission to a ball bearing factory at Regensburg, Germany 21Jul44 (6EVD:4POW).
One engine out and propeller feathered, crashed Bissen west of Eitelbruck, Luxembourg. {47 missions}.
97121 (MSN 7594) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44.
Alexandria Field, LA 12Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*G], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 25Apr44. Named "Calamity Jane". Damaged in collision
with B-17G 43-37559 taxying at Podington 13Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to Peenemünde,
Prussia 25Aug44 (9INT). Damaged by flak with two engines out. Force landed at Sövde, Sweden.
Returned to UK. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 13Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 30Nov45. 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
97122 (MSN 7595) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb44. 751st Bomb Squadron [H],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 17Mar44. On a navigation
training exercise to RAF Oakley, Buckinghamshire 10May44, on takeoff from Oakley,
fire broke out in the nose compartment. The pilot stopped the plane and ordered the
crew out. Salvaged 12May44
97123 (MSN 7596) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 25Feb44. 751st Bomb Squadron [L], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 8Mar44. Named "Ipana Smile" aka "Old 123 aka Character".
Artwork of shark’s teeth around chin gun turret
(110 missions). Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 9Jun44. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 14Jun45. 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
97124 ((MSN 7597) Accepted by USAAF 31Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 20Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 27Feb44. 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 11Mar44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*M], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 12Mar44. Named "The Joker". {first combat mission 18Mar44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44
(6EVD:3POW:1KIA). On the way into the target, the bomber was attacked by enemy fighters. Badly
damaged by the enemy action, a gunner was killed by a 30mm shell. The remaining crew bailed
out between Vielsalm and Bérismenil, Belgium. The aircraft crashed and exploded on the hill at
Les Crestelles, west of Bérismenil, southeast of Namur, Belgium. {8 missions}. A monument
incorporating two of the original propellers was dedicated at the crash site on May 20, 1984.
97125 (MSN 7598) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Feb44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 13Mar44. 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 16Mar44. Named "Buccaneer". Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel
Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany 22Mar44 (10POW). The weather
confounded efforts to attack the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory, the bombers diverted to
Berlin to destroy the Friedrichstraße railway station. Flak over Berlin was more intense than
on previous missions. Damaged by flak, the crew attempted to return home but then had to bail out.
The pilot remained at the controls until the plane was down to 500 feet then bailed out.
Crashed Behlicke estate, near Genthin, due west of Berlin, Germany. MACR 3412
97126 (MSN 7599) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 29Jan44. Alexandria Field, LA 12Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 4Mar44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*D], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 6Mar44. Named"The Latest Rumor/Silver Dollar" .
{first combat mission 13Apr44}. Severe battle damage on a mission to industrial areas of Berlin,
Germany 19May44 with damage to the fuselage, wing and No.2 fuel tank. On an Operation
Frantic II shuttle mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 21Jun44, the aircraft force landed with fuel exhaustion near Kiev, Ukraine
21Jun44. Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to the the oil refinery and marshalling
yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44 and landed at 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 Thorpe
Abbotts 5Jul44. 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 Thorpe Abbotts 23Sep44. Battle damage on a mission to Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Nov44.
Flak over the battle lines and at the target was intense and accurate. Flak hit No.7 ‘Tokyo’ fuel tank.
Battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Meresburg,
Germany 30Nov44, force landed at Brussels, Belgium. Repaired and regained by Group Feb45.
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. On a Revival mission, the aircraft was damaged landing at
Hörsching (R-87), Austria 16May45. The pilot levelled off too high and landed hard on the left l
anding gear, causing it to collapse and swinging the aircraft around. The aircraft was bulldozed
clear by a tank. {103 missions + 6 Chowhound + 2 Revival}. Salvaged 24May45
97127 (MSN 7600) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb44. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*P], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 6Mar44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*J], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 7Mar44. Named "Captain Crow" Failed to return from a mission
to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44
(9POW:1KIA). Flak damaged No.3 engine and the propeller was feathered. Aircraft crashed north of
?eský Ji?etín, 20km northwest of Brüx, Sudetenland. The fuselage had separated from the wings and
broken in two. The nose section and tail turret were also separated from the fuselage. The wing inner
section had been destroyed by fire and the wing tips were lying about 1km apart. MACR 4867
97128 (MSN 7601) Accepted by USAAF 31Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44. Alexandria Field, LA 15Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 4Mar44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 6Mar44. 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 12Mar44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*M], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire Dec44, The aircraft hit a pole just after takeoff for a
mission 24Dec44 which damaged the plane and was forced to return to Kimbolton.
Transferred to 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*M]. Named 'Screwball Express'.
Failed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at Ingolstadt, Germany 5Apr45 (2KIA:6RTD).
Crashed Bellheim, Germany. {125 missions
97129 (MSN 7602) Accepted by USAAF 31Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 31Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44. 337th Bomb
Squadron [AW*B], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 13Mar44. Named "Skipper"
Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock,
Germany 11Apr44 (10POW). Shot down by enemy fighters. Crash landed at Stoltebüll, two miles
northwest Kappeln, Germany. MACR 3816
97130 (MSN 7603) Accepted by USAAF 31Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 2Feb44. Alexandria Field, LA 9Feb44. Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ 20Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 2Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Mar44. 731st Bomb Squadron,
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Mar44. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*Q],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 3Jul44. 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.
Failed to return from a mission to the Rheinmetall Borsig armaments factory at Düsseldorf,
Germany 9Sep44 (9POW). A minute before the bombs were released over the target, anti-aircraft
guns unleashed intense flak that completely engulfed the Group. Flak struck No.3 engine and set
it on fire. It fell out of formation above the target area and exploded a minute later. All ten
members of the crew were able to bail out. Crashed at Lüdenscheid, Germany. 9 crew POWs
MACR 8913. Named "The Avenger II"
97131 MSN 7604) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 25Feb44. 751st Bomb Squadron [Z],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 8Mar44. Named *Home James*.
Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-32079 taxying at Glatton 18May44. Failed to return
from a mission to the Damiler-Benz engine works at Genshagen just south of Berlin,
Germany 31Jul44 (5POW:4KIA). Hit by flak over the target, the No.2 engine was hit and
fuel from broken fuel lines ignited. Soon the whole wing was ablaze. The pilot dove out
of formation trying to blow out the flames but to no avail. The order was given to bail out.
One of the crew, exiting from the nose escape hatch, had his parachute hang up on the
ball turret and he died when the plane exploded. Wreckage crashed at Genshagen, Germany.
97132 Airport, WY 29Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Mar44.
562nd Bomb Squadron [H], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 6Mar44
Named "Silver Lady/Double Trouble" (first combat mission 22Mar44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (1KIA:9RTD).
The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters and bombed
Magdeburg. Flak over the target was very accurate, resulting in the death of the pilot.
Accident aborting from a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Tours, France 8Jun44 (11KIA).
Before reaching the target, the aircraft developed engine trouble and the pilot made the
decision to return to base. A fire started within the flight deck and fuselage. This fire caused a
bomb to explode, disintegrating parts of the aircraft and causing it to crash at Plantation Farm,
fourteen miles west of Thetford, Norfolk, one mile from Shippea Hill railway station,
Cambridgeshire. All crew members were killed in the crash and subsequent fire. {20 missions}.
Salvaged 9Jun44. MACR 15176
97133 (MSN 7606) Accepted by USAAF 1Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 12Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 2Mar44.
367th Bomb Squadron [GY*W], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 26Mar44. Named 'Pretty Baby'. Battle damaged on a tactical
mission in support of Operation Overlord to Rouen, France 8Aug44 (1WIA:9RTD). Battle
damaged during a mission to the railway marshalling yards and station at Nürnberg,
Germany 20Feb45 (1WIA:8RTD); over the target the waist gunner was struck by flak.
Battle damaged by flak over Torgau on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at
Falkenberg, Germany 19Apr45. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 30May45. {105 missions}. 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 21Oct45. 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.
97134 (MSN 7607) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 7Feb44. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Feb44.
1104th Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Homestead Field, FL 15Mar44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy Mar44. Major damage in an accident landing at Foggia Main, Italy 30Mar44.
Declared ‘war weary’. Reassigned for utility, training and weather check aircraft 9Oct44.
Air Depot 25Mar45. Returned to US. 593rd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Charleston
Field, SC 28Oct45. 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
97135 (MSN 7608) Accepted by USAAF 1Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 27Feb44.
710th Bomb Squadron [IJ*N], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 3Mar44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (10POW).
The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters and bombed
Magdeburg. Enemy aircraft damaged No.1 engine and set the aircraft on fire. Crashed Zermützel,
thee miles north of Neuruppin, Germany. MACR 4252
97136 ((MSN 7609) Accepted by USAAF 1Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 30Jan44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb44.
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 11Mar44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*J],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 12Mar44.
{first combat mission 16Mar44}. Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon
site in the Pas-de-Calais, France 27Apr44 (10KIA). Struck by a direct burst of flak on the left wing.
The aircraft caught fire, dropped out of formation and entered a spin, crashing near Le Pont Durand,
2km west of Valognes, France. {17 missions}.
97137 (MSN 7610) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 30Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 28Feb44. 751st Bomb Squadron [F], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 9Mar44. Named "Silver Queen" Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to a
German V-weapon site at Gorenflos, Pas de Calais, France 20Apr44 (8KIA:2POW). Returning from the
mission it took a direct hit from flak in the radio room. The plane exploded, broke in half and was
seen spiraling down in two pieces. It crashed 500 meters west of Bailleul, 6km south of Abbeville.
97138 (MSN 7611) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 30Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Mar44.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*C], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 12Mar44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft
factory at Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44 (1POW). 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. Failed to return from a mission to Freidrichshafen, Germany
24Apr44 (10INT). Flak damaged No.3 engine. Force landed Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland.
Returned to US. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Sep45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 16Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 4Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97139 (MSN 7612) Accepted by USAAF 1Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 28Feb44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 11Mar44.
Transferred to 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*M], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 12Mar44. Named "Flak Hopper". .
{first combat mission 16Mar44}. Crashed during takeoff for a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Athies, Laon, France 16Jun44. The tail wheel had not been locked prior to
takeoff. During the takeoff the airplane veered to the right, heading towards the
dispersals of parked aircraft. The pilot ground looped the plane which ended up
against a concrete gun emplacement near a dispersal; a civilian truck parked by
the gun pit was damaged. The crew switched to a spare aircraft and flew the sortie
as planned. {32 missions}. Salvaged 18Jun44
97140 (MSN 7613) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 30Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 21Feb44.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*Y], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 3Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to a ball bearing factory at
Regensburg, Germany 21Jul44 (9POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Heubach
forest, east of Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany. MACR 7413
97141 (MSN 7614) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 30Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 15Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Mar44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*A], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 22Mar44. Named "Mary Jane II" Battle damaged
on a mission to Soest, Germany 28Jan45. Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 9Mar45
97142 (MSN 7615) Accepted by USAAF 1Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 18Feb44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 11Mar44.
546th Bomb Squadron [BK*N], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 12Mar44. Named *Thor, God Of Thunder/Little Bill/Daniel Webster*.
{first combat mission 16Mar44}. Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische
Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12Sep44 (6KIA:3POW).
The bomber was attacked by a Bf 109 which struck the cockpit and No.3 engine on its
first pass. The plane dropped out of formation but tried to rejoin on two occasions.
The right wing then fell of before the plane crashed on fire at Grünfelde, Kyritz, northwest
of Berlin, Germany. {65 missions}. MACR 8901
97143 (MSN 7616) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 11Mar44. 729th Bomb Squadron [P], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham
Green (Station 142), Norfolk 16Mar44. YOU'VE HAD IT. This phrase was popularly used by many of the
guys within the Group when something happened that wasn't exactly to their benefit
Failed to return from a mission to the
Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx,
Sudetenland 12May44 (8KIA:2POW). En route to the target, between Koblenz
and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters.
When an adjacent bomber, 42-97235, exploded during an attack, a wing was
blown off striking this plane which then crashed near Wicker, six miles east of
Mainz, Germany. YOU'VE HAD IT. This phrase was popularly used by many of the
guys within the Group when something happened that wasn't exactly to their benefit
MACR 4776
97144 (MSN 7617) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 20Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 11Mar44. 509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*R], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook
(Station 110), Northamptonshire 26Mar44 Failed to return from a mission to motor
industry targets in Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 (10INT). Mechanical failure caused
a forced landing with No.4 propeller feathered at Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden.
Overran on landing damaging a small building, knocking off several feet of the
right wing, and coming to a stop resting on an air raid shelter. {30 missions}.
MACR 6536
97145 (MSN 7618) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 15Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 12Mar44. Ferried on the North Atlantic route from RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 19Mar44. 327th Bomb
Squadron [UX*K], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 1Apr44.
Named "Patricia". Substantially damaged landing at Podington 13Jul44.
Returning from a mission, the co-pilot selected landing gear up in error at
Podington 14Jul44. Salvaged
97146 (MSN 7619) Accepted by USAAF 2Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 15Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 5Mar44. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*W], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 24Mar44. Accident after takeoff for a
mission to railway marshalling yards at Reims, France 1May44. No.3 engine
blew a cylinder head and caught fire. The bomber aborted the mission and
crash landed with the landing gear retracted back at Thurleigh (10RTD).
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 2May44
97147 (MSN 7620) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 19Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Mar44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 12Mar44. Crash landed at Bovingdon
(Station 112), Hertfordshire on an engineering flight from Rattlesden 7Jul44;
ran off the runway and the right landing gear collapsed. Salvaged
97148 (MSN 7621) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 3Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Feb44. 711th Bomb Squadron [IR*A], 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 7Mar44. Failed to return from a mission
to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, Hanover, Germany 18Jun44 (10POW).
Damaged by flak near Hildesheim. Crew bailed out and bomber crashed in hills
near Egestorf, Barsinghausen, eleven miles south of Hanover, Germany. MACR 5903
97149 (MSN 7622) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 3Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 23Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 13Mar44. 509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*X], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 26Mar44. Failed to return from
a mission to Mannheim, Germany 27May44 (10POW). Shot down by enemy fighters.
Crashed Baldenheim, six miles southeast of Alsace, France. {13 missions}.. MACR 5327
97150 (MSN 7623) Accepted by USAAF 2Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 26Feb44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*F], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 12Mar44. Named "Silver Queen"
{first combat mission 18Mar44}. Battle damaged during a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 22Apr44. Force landed at RAF Manston, Kent
on return. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 13Sep44 (1WIA). 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 16Sep44. Regained by Group 10Oct44.
Battle damaged during a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Bonn, Germany
10Jan45 (1WIA). The bomber dropped out of formation after the target and force
landed in Belgium 10Jan45; destroyed by fire. {85 missions}. Salvaged)
97151 (MSN 7624) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 3Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 2Mar44.
323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*L], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 22Mar44. Named 'Sheriff's Posse'– artwork of a cartoon 'dawg-like'
sheriff with a 'Wanted' poster bearing a distinct likeness to Adolf Hitler. Named after the pilot.
Painted by Tony Starcer first combat mission 26Mar44}. Battle damaged during a mission
to railway marshalling yards at Troyes, France 1May44. Heavy and accurate flak damaged
the No.4 engine and resulted in the feathering of that propeller. After landing at Bassingbourn,
it was discovered that the plane had also suffered damage to an electrical solenoid on the
hydraulic pump and consequently had faulty brakes. It careered off the runway and slammed
into three trucks. The chin turret was buckled back and up into the mounting and the
fuselage was badly damaged from Station 4 forwards. All four propellers were badly
bent. {14+ missions}. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Little Staughton (Station 127), Bedfordshire
97152 (MSN 7625) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb44. Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 4Mar44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 6Mar44. {first combat mission 19Mar44}. Failed to return from a
mission to the railway marshalling yards at Turin, Italy 29Mar44 (9POW:1EVD). All was well
until the bombardier announced bombs away. The plane took flak hits on engines one, three, and four,
plus the bomb bay. The pilot was able to feather No.1 propeller, No.2 was in good working order, but
No.3 and No.4 propellers could not be feathered and were overspeeding with occasional
fire at both propellers. The group leader slowed the formation down allowing the plane to
hang on to the tail until it reached an area around Cairo Montenotte where it was attacked by
four Fiat G.55 Centauro fighters of the Aviazione Nazionale Repubblicana and shot down by
Capt. Ciovanni Bonnet. After about four passes, number four propeller left the airplane
and the fires in numbers three and four increased. The crew bailed out before the plane
crash landed in a farmer’s field at Cairo Montenotte between Bormida and Dego, Savona, Italy.
{7 missions} MACR 3514
97153 (MSN 7626) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 3Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 7Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44.
333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*E], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 3Mar44. Named "Darling Doris/Daring Doris". Battle damaged on a mission to Brussels,
Belgium 11May44; flak damage to right wing, nacelle and vertical stabiliser. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*X].
331st Bomb Squadron. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 11Sep44 (9KIA). Mid-air collision with
B-17G 42-31653 and broke in half at the ball turret. Crashed Audigast, Groitzsch, Germany.
MACR 8841
97154 (MSN 7627) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 18Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 4Mar44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*A], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 6Mar44.
418th Bomb Squadron [LD*A]. Named "Our Baby Hutchie/Our Babe' Failed to return from a
mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig,
Germany 11Sep44 (7KIA:2POW). Shot down by enemy fighters. Crashed Oberwiesenthal, Germany.
MACR 8817
97155 (MSN 7628) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 4Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 7Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 18Feb44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*C],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 3Mar44. Failed to return
from a mission to a Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock,
Germany 11Apr44 (10INT). Damaged by flak and attacked by enemy aircraft. Force
landed Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden. Traded to the Swedish government along with eight
other B-17’s for $1 and the release of American airmen interned in Sweden. Flown to
Svenska Aeroplan A.B. in Linköping. Converted to passenger configuration by SAAB
designated Boeing F-17 Felix. Registered as SE-BAO 26May45. Operated by
AB Aerotransport / SILA, Stockholm. Named ‘Bob’, later as ‘Sebaot’. First flight to
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil 15Mar46. Damaged in collision with UC-64A Norseman 44-70258 at
Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden 30Nov46. Registration cancelled 5Oct48. Scrapped 1948
97156 (MSN 7629) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*A],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 12Mar44.
410th Bomb Squadron [GL*R] 30Apr44. Named MY IDEAL. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*D].
Battle damaged on a mission to Berlin, Germany 26Feb45. Force landed Luxembourg. Salvaged 20Mar45.
97157 (MSN 7630) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 3Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 23Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*N], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 24Mar44. Named "Mr Malfunction". Failed to return from a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, Germany 27May44
(2KIA:7POW). Enemy aircraft damaged three engines. Crashed Windschlag, three
miles northeast of Offenburg, Germany. {20 missions). MACR 5330.
97158 (MSN 7631) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 3Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 18Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 1Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*D], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Apr44. Battle damaged by flak on a
mission to Heilbronn, Germany 5Jan45. The crew Jettisoned the bombs and
headed for friendly territory but kept losing power and altitude. The Battle of the Bulge
was developing below. The pilot ordered all loose equipment overboard and
decided to land in an open field covered with about a foot of snow. He gave the
crew the option to bail out or ride out the crash. They elected to stay with him.
Crash landed in an open field on the outskirts of Remagne, Belgium. The plane
had apparently landed between the front lines. The crew didn’t know whether they
were in enemy territory or not. Soldiers loomed on the horizon as the crew abandoned
the plane. After a few tense moments, it was realized that they were Americans. The
soldiers told them that they had liberated the area only a few hours previously. Salvaged 31Jan45
97159 (MSN 7632) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 4Feb44. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb44. 1104th Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Homestead Field, FL 17Mar44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Mar44
Named "Tail End Charlie". . {first combat mission 2Apr44}. Participated in the first Operation
Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to
Mirgorod. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani,
Rumania 11Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Moravská
Ostrava a P?ívoz, Czechoslovakia 29Aug44 (2KIA:6POW:2EVD). 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. After repeated attacks by
German fighters, the right wing was hit and because of the imminent danger of
explosion of fuel tanks, the pilot ordered the crew to prepare to abandon the
aircraft. There was another assault by the German fighters. In the ball turret,
with impaired control, the mortally injured gunner remained imprisoned; the
Bombardier was also killed. Cannon shells injured the flight engineer. When he
found out that bombs were still hung in the bomb bay, he realized the imminent
danger of a possible explosion and moved to the cockpit to open the bomb bay
doors and drop the bombs. At the moment he manipulated the lever controlling
the opening and closing of the doors, a cannon shell exploded in the pilot's cabin,
after which the wounded pilot became unconscious. The crew helped the injured to
bail out. Shortly thereafter, the airplane on which only the two dead crew members
remained, exploded and crashed between Pre?kovice and Rudice, northwest
of Bojkovice, Czechoslovakia. {73 missions} MACR 8763
97160 ((MSN 7633) Accepted by USAAF 3Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB
16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 25Feb44.
568th Bomb Squadron [BI*M], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 3Mar44.
Named "Southern Comfort" {first combat mission 11Apr44}. Severely battle damaged on a
mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44 (1WIA:9RTD).
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 the town wounding the pilot. Failed to return
from a mission to bomb bridges at St Jussy, France 2Aug44 (8POW:1EVD). Hit by flak
and exploded. Crashed Roeselare, Belgium. {39 missions. MACR 7750
97161 (MSN 7634) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 4Feb44. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 5Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 15Mar44.
{first combat mission 22Mar44}. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle
mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target,
the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod.
Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Moravská Ostrava a P?ívoz,
Czechoslovakia 29Aug44 (1WIA:9RTD). 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 tail section and the tail
gunner was seriously wounded by 20mm gunfire. Battle damaged during a mission to a
synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Oct44 (10RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate
causing damage in the nose, the waist and the co-pilot’s window. Severely battle damaged
on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 7Nov44.
With two engines out and no hydraulics, the aircraft ground looped landing on return to
Amendola. {102 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
97162 (MSN 7635) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 4Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44.
748th Bomb Squadron [Z], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 8Mar44.
On return from a mission to the Luftwaffe air depot at Erding, Germany 24Apr44, with two engines
feathered, crash landed at Glatton. Salvaged 27Apr44.
97163 (MSN 7636) Accepted by USAAF 3Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 28Feb44. Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to Nutts Corner (Station 235),
Belfast, Northern Ireland 31Mar44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*R], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 9Apr44. Named "Snow White".
Battle damaged on a mission to an industrial complex at Altenburg, Germany 13Sep44
(5RTD:4KIA), force landed on the continent. Salvaged 6Feb45. MACR 8899
97164 (MSN 7637) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 4Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 23Feb44.
749th Bomb Squadron [H], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 15Mar44. Named *Rebel Queen*. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Flugzeugwerk Gotenhafen Kurt Kannenberg AG Focke-Wulf
assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia, Poland 9Apr44. Sustained a direct hit in
the area of the cockpit as it left the target at Gdynia. The explosion temporarily
blinded the pilot and broke the co-pilots leg. The Bombardier took control of the
plane while getting verbal instructions from the injured pilot. German fighters attacked
the plane which was now far from the formation. They eluded fighters by diving into a
cloud bank and continued their flight back to England. Two of the engines were disabled.
The pilot regained enough sight to force land at a RAF airfield in England. MISS YU II.
Salvaged and repaired. 751st Bomb Squadron [H]. Failed to return from a mission to
Cologne, Germany 28Jan45 (1EVD:6POW:2KIA). The plane left the formation after
dropping the bombs with No.2 propeller feathered, then lost No.3 and No.4 engines.
The crew bailed out safely and the bomber crashed at Koblenz, Germany. MACR 11987.
97165 (MSN 7638) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 4Feb44. 20th Ferrying Group, Berry Field, Nashville, TN 19Feb44. Caribbean
Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 5Mar44.
1104th Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Homestead Field, FL 17Mar44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron [A], 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy Mar44. Named SLEEPY-TIME GAL. Painted by Sgt Eugene Townsend (32BS/301BG
F)ailed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at Milbertshofen, Munich,
Germany 19Jul44 (10POW). Dropped out of formation with No.2 engine oil leak and the
propeller feathered. The crew jettisoned the bomb load and turned back towards base.
The aircraft crash landed at Lesach, Austria.. MACR 6910
97166 (MSN 7639) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 4Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Feb44. 337th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Mar44. Named "Old Gatemouth". Battle damaged
during a mission to the Luftwaffe air depot at Châteaudun, France 28Mar44.
Flak set fire to No.3 engine. Eight crew members bailed out but the pilot and engineer
regained control and brought the aircraft back to base (2EVD:6POW:2RTD). Suffered
battle damage on a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil
refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 24Aug44. Ditched in North Sea off Lowestoft,
Suffolk; crew rescued. . MACR 3591.
97167 (MSN 7640) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 7Feb44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 4Mar44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*N], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Mar44. Major damage when when
ground looped at Snetterton Heath 31Mar44. Failed to return from a diversionary
mission to an aircraft depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (9KIA:1POW). En route
to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a
large force of enemy fighters. Shot down by enemy fighters. Crashed Hahnstätten,
six miles south of Limburg, Germany. MACR 4858
97168 (MSN 7641) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 5Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Feb44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*C], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 3Mar44. Accident returning from a mission to the
Luftwaffe airfield at Achmer, Germany 8Apr44. The bomber overshot during a
forced landing at RAF Beccles, Ellough, Suffolk and crashed at Dodd’s Farm,
Beccles, Suffolk. {5 missions}. Salvaged 12Apr44..
97169 (MSN 7642) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 5Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand
Island Field, NB 16Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque
Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*N], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 24Mar44. Named "My Gal Sal II".
Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 43-38070 while taxying at Polebrook 10Apr45.
{106 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 21Oct45. 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.
97170 (MSN 7643) Accepted by USAAF 4Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 13Feb44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*A], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 30Mar44. Named "Julie Mae". Failed to return from a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Stuttgart, Germany 9Dec44 (7KIA:2RTD. Mid-air collision with
B-17G 42-97833 and crashed at Romilly-sur-Seine, France. Salvaged 16Dec44
97833 landed in France
97171 (MSN 7644) Accepted by USAAF 4Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [L],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 12Mar44.
Named "4th Term/Raider Maiden" {first combat mission 26Mar44}. 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.
Failed to return from a mission to a road bridge at Méry-sur-Oise, Paris, France 2Aug44
(1KIA:1EVD:7POW). Flak at the target was very accurate and intense. Damaged by flak,
the nose of the aircraft was blown off and the bail out alarm given. Everyone escaped
except the co-pilot who crash landed the plane at Pierrelaye, southeast of Pontoise,
Paris, France. {56 missions}. . MACR 7745
97172 (MSN 7645) Accepted by USAAF 4Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 19Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. 561st Bomb Squadron [R], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 12Apr44. {first combat mission 27Mar44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44.
Meagre flak was encountered crossing the French coast in the Le Tréport area but very
accurate flak at Poix-de-Picardie, France. 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. Damaged on the ground by a major German strike force
night of 21/22Jun44. {33 missions}. Repaired and returned to England. 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 20Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
42-97173/97407 Boeing B-17G-45-BO Fortress
MSN 7646/7880.
Production changes: Electrical bomb control system. A-8 signal container. Changes to SCR-281 radio.
97173 (MSN 7646) Accepted by USAAF 5Feb44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great
Falls, MT 15Feb44. Ferried Boeing Field, Seattle, WA via Gore Field to Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great
Falls, MT 1Mar44. Ferried Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY via Rapid City Field, SD to
Grand Island Field, NB 5Mar44. 10th Heavy Bombardment Processing, 17th Bombardment
Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. Ferried Presque Isle Field, ME; RCAF Goose Bay,
Labrador; Bluie West One, Narsarsuaq, Greenland; Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland; Valley
(Station 568), Anglesey, Wales, arriving 25Apr44. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood
(Station 590), Lancashire 25Apr44. 27th Air Transport Group, Maghaberry (Station 239),
County Down, Northern Ireland 5May44. Ferried Burtonwood to Bassingbourn
(Station 121), Cambridgeshire 9May44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*L], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 9May44. Named "Take It Easy".
{first combat mission 19May44}. Failed to return from a mission to a road bridge at
Étaples, France 8Jul44 (1KIA:8POW). Struck by flak between No.1 and No.2 engines,
the wing was set on fire and the plane exploded in mid-air. Crashed in a field north of
Coudres, France. {25 missions}. MACR 8323
97174 (MSN 7647) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 3Feb44. 20th Ferrying Group, Berry Field, Nashville, TN 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Mar44.
534th Bomb Squadron [GD*P], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 7Apr44.
Named *Joanne*. On a mission to Berlin, Germany 24May44 (1POW),
damaged by debris from collision of B-17
42-31698, and 42-97214 May 24, 1944. All control surface of
elevator and rudder burned down but returned to base safely
May 24, 1944. Tail gunner bailed out and POW, rest of crew
returned. MACR 5180. Failed to return from Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 (2KIA:7POW).
Damaged by flak. Crashed Friesacker Zootzen forest, eleven miles north of Nauen, Germany.
{12+ missions}. MACR 5993.
97175 (MSN 7648) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 13Mar44. 447th Bomb Group. 452nd Bomb
Group 14Mar44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk Mar44. Named "Lady Satan". Battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge across
the Rhine at Cologne, Germany 7Jan45 (1KIA:8RTD). Struck by flak over the target, killing the
radio operator. Failed to return from a mission to oil targets in Germany 6Feb45 (1KIA:8POW).
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.
Damaged by flak over Wiesbaden, setting the No.3 engine on fire. Shortly afterwards the engine
fell off and the gunners bailed out. The officers remained as the pilot crash landed 1km north
of the Kirn to Sobernheim road at Simmertal, west of Bad Kreuznach, Germany. {85 missions}.
MACR 12240
97176 (MSN 7649) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
7Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 15Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 4Mar44. 710th Bomb
Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 4Mar44. Failed to return
from a mission to the railway marshalling yards in Brussels, Belgium 20May44 (2RTD:8KIA).
En route to the target the bomber was shot down accidentally by the gunner of a B-17 from
another group who was testing the guns. The first indication of trouble was the lack of aileron
control. The pilot switched on AFCE but had no control with that. A fuel fire started behind
No.4 engine. A row of holes from the trailing edge to the engine was caused by someone test
firing his guns. The pilot jettisoned the bombs and turned the plane with the rudder back
towards the English coast. Crashed in North Sea about twenty-three miles out from the English
Coast. MACR 4939
97177 (MSN 7650) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb44.
Modified to photographic configuration. Designated F-9. Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 8Feb44.
11th Photographic Group, 311th Photographic Wing, Bolling Field, Washington, DC 19Jun44.
311th Photographic Wing, Buckley Field, CO 10Jul44. 610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command),
Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 20Aug44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 27Mar45. 16th Photographic Squadron (Special Purpose), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 17Apr45.
343rd Reconnaissance Squadron, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 17May45. 307th Maintenance and Supply
Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 18Jul45. Converted as staff transport, designated VB-17G.
Transferred to US Coast Guard Sep48. Returned to USAF. 3902nd Air Base Group, Offutt AFB, NB 14Apr49.
Damaged landing at Offutt AFB 18Jul49. To US Navy as 97177 Mar 1950. Designated as PB-1R Apr50. Reclaimed.
97178 (MSN 7651) Accepted by USAAF 5Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 7Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 17Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 13Mar44. 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 15Mar44.
545th Bomb Squadron [JD*N], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 16Mar44. Named "Sweet Mama". . {first combat mission 11Apr44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory factory at Oberpfaffenhofen,
Munich, Germany 24Apr44 (2WIA). Within sight of the target, an enemy fighter 20mm cannon
shell struck the No.3 propeller and sprayed splinters of the shell through the skin of the plane
wounding the co-pilot. The tail gunner was also wounded during a fighter attack. Participated
in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne,
Germany 28May44. Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to an Hydrogen Peroxide Plant
at Höllriegelskreuth, Pullach, Munich, Germany 19Jul44 (7KIA:2POW). Attacked by enemy aircraft
immediately after the target, No.1 engine caught fire and exploded in a puff of smoke.
The aircraft fell out of formation and started gliding down slowly; one enemy aircraft
followed it down, firing. The plane later exploded in mid-air and crashed at Perchting, Germany.
{44 missions} MACR 7279.
97179 (MSN 7652) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44.
711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 22Mar44.
Failed to return from a diversionary mission to an aircraft depot at Zwickau, Germany
12May44 (10POW). En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation
was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. Enemy aircraft set the left wing on fire,
also No.1 & No.2 engines. Crew bailed out, aircraft crashed Budingen, sixteen miles
southeast of Friedberg, northeast of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. MACR 4768
97180 (MSN 7653) Accepted by USAAF 5Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar44. Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to
Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 24/25Mar44. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*K],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 2Apr44
Named 'Miss Ponca City'. The citizens of Ponca City, OK raised funds
for the bomber during its fifth War Bond drive. Seriously battle damaged on a tactical
mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Vendeville, Lille, France 12Jun44. The No.3 engine
was struck by flak over Antwerp, Belgium. The plane dropped out of formation and
turned back to England; the bombs were dropped on a railway line north of Antwerp
on way home. Major battle damage on a tactical mission to railway infrastructure
at Nantes, France 15Jun44 (2WIA:7RTD). Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44
(6KIA:3POW). Shot down by two enemy fighters northeast of Berlin, setting the bomber
on fire. Crashed near Britz, north of Berlin. {55 missions}. MACR 8832
97181 (MSN 7654) Accepted by USAAF 5Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 22Feb44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*X], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington
(Station 109), Bedfordshire 9Apr44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*B], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 25Apr44. Named 'Steady Hedy'
--named for Hedy Lamarr. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to the
railway bridge at Hohenzollern, Cologne, Germany 10Jan45. On safe return from a
mission to the industrial area at Giessen, Germany 6Feb45, the bomber had completed
100 combat missions with no aborts for technical failure. This was the first 306th Bomb
Group ‘century bonber’. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at
Berlin, Germany 18Mar45. No.1 and 3 engines were struck by flak. By the time the plane
left the target, it only had one good engine but returned safely to base. 2nd Strategic Air
Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire for fire damage repair.
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 9May45. {139 missions}.
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. Salvaged 31Oct45
97182 MSN 7655) Accepted by USAAF 5Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44. Billings Municipal Airport, MT 13Feb44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*P], 3
90th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 16Mar44..
Named "Ding Dong Daddy"--s popular song. {first combat mission 8Apr44}.
Severely battle damaged on a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at
Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44 (1KIA:8WIA:1RTD). 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 the town. The entire aircraft was riddled with holes from shrapnel and bullets
killing the radio operator. 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 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 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. Battle damaged on a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Pacy-sur-Armançon, France 18Aug44 (1WIA:8RTD);
The engineer/top turret gunner was wounded. Accident during assembly for a tactical
mission to gun batteries around Brest, France 26Aug44 (9KIA). In a mid-air collision
with B-17G 42-102936, #182 dropped down and sat on top of #936, exploded and
crashed in Warrens Green Wood, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. The wreckage was
spread over 1.5km in Weston Park, from Halls Green to fields opposite the old Anchor
Pub; two civilians were killed. {52 missions}. Salvaged 27Aug44.
97183 (MSN 7656) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 8Feb44. 20th Ferrying Group, Berry Field, Nashville, TN 20Feb44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm
Beach, FL 5Mar44. 1104th Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command),
Homestead Field, FL 15Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 18Mar44. {first combat mission 2Apr44}. Battle damaged
during a a mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania 5May44 (2WIA:8RTD). Flak
was intense and accurate causing injury to the navigator and top turret gunner.
Battle damaged on a mission to an aircraft factory at Atzgersdorf, Vienna, Austria
24May44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was intense with fair accuracy causing damage to the
plane and wounding the pilot. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle
mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target,
the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod.
Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani,
Rumania 11Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at
Blechhammer, Prussia 7Jul44 (8POW:2EVD). En route to the target, the plane was
attacked by German fighters of I./JG 302. One shot the cowling off No.4 engine on
the right wing. The engine appeared to keep operating but soon a cylinder head
came loose. The propeller could not be feathered and the pilot turned away from the formation,
jettisoned the bombs, and headed south. A ring cowling came away, cut a big gash
in the wing and hung there causing vibration. The crew abandoned the bomber before it
crashed in the area located between Jablonica and Cerová - Lieskové, south of
Senica, Czeckoslovakia. {44 missions. MACR 6568.
97184 (MSN 7657) Accepted by USAAF 5Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 19Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [K], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 11Mar44. Named "Lady Godiva".
Named Lady Godiva because the aircraft was completely naked without the camouflage
paint scheme which earlier aircraft had. Lady Godiva was married to Leofric, the 'grim'
Lord of Coventry, a man of great power and importance. The legend has it that Godiva
pleaded with her husband to relieve the heavy burden of taxes he had imposed on the
citizens of Coventry. Weary of her persistence, Leofric said he would grant her request
if she would ride naked through the town. She ordered the people to remain indoors with
their windows and doors barred. Loosening her long hair to cover her as a cloak, she
mounted her waiting horse. Then she rode through the silent streets unseen by the people,
who had obeyed her command because of their respect for her. Only one man, called Tom,
was unable to resist the temptation to peep at the Countess (hence the term 'Peeping Tom').
{first combat mission 26Mar44}. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling
yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44. Meagre flak was encountered crossing the French coast
in the Le Tréport area but very ccurate flak at Poix-de-Picardie, France. Damaged by
flak on a tactical mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Glisy, Amiens, France 12Jun44.
On return to base unable to lower landing gear. Diverted to and crash landed at
Honington (Station 375), Suffolk. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk.
Repaired and regained by Group. 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. Accident on return from a tactical mission to the Brest
Peninsula, France 26Aug44 (4KIA:5INJ). Crash landed in a field at Ludbrook Farm,
southeast of Ivybridge, Devon. {37 missions}. Salvaged 30Oct44
97185 (MSN 7658) Accepted by USAAF 5Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Feb44. Wright Field, Dayton, OH 23Feb44. 242nd Base Unit
(Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 28Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44. 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 20Mar44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*J],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 31Mar44. Seriously battle damaged
during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 17Jul44. Regained by
Group 28Jul44. Battle damaged on a mission to the hydrogenation works at Scholven-Buer,
Gelsenkirchen, Germany 26Aug44. Flak was heavy and caused damage to the Plexiglas nose
and top turret with several other holes caused by shrapnel. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44.
A direct flak hit on the nose cut the oxygen supply. The tail gunner and radio operator were
wounded. The plane dropped out of formation down to 12,000ft and returned to base alone.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee,
Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44. Three engines were giving trouble and the plane fell behind
the formation but finally managed to catch up. Flak was moderate but caused a large hole
in a stabiliser. No.2 engine was struck by flak and disabled, losing oil pressure too quickly
to feather the propeller. The engine started to overheat caused by the windmilling propeller
but finally the propeller shaft sheared. Battle damaged on a mission to the Maschinenfabrik
Augsburg?Nürnberg (MAN) AG industrial complex at Nürnberg, Germany 3Oct44. Flak over the
target was moderate but caused a hole in the Plexiglas nose. Returning home, flak over
Dunkirk caused several holes. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards
at Cologne, Germany 15Oct44 (2WIA:7RTD). Struck by flak over the target, the pilot was
wounded and the co-pilot was struck by shrapnel. A hole was punctured in the Plexiglas nose,
a fuel tank was ruptured and the No.3 engine was damaged. Failed to return from a mission
to railway marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany 14Feb45 (8POW:1KIA). The bomber was
hit by flak which was described as meager, accurate and tracking. Having already dropped
their bombs, the damage to the plane required the pilot to break from the formation.
Just as they fell away, three German Focke-Wulf Fw 190’s attacked the bomber. The aircraft
made a 180° turn after the attack and was seen heading east towards the Soviet front line.
The attack severed the control cables, set the number four engine on fire and started a
blaze in the waist of the plane. The crew bailed out. The burning plane crashed near
the village of Hrídelec, near B?lohrad, sixty miles northeast of Prague, Czechoslovakia
97186 (MSN 7659) Accepted by USAAF 5Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Feb44. Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 4Mar44.
301st Bomb Group 8Mar44. Ferried South Atlantic route Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL:
Val de Cães Field, Belém, Brasil; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brasil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal, Africa. Substantially damaged in an accident with Consolidated B-24G
Liberator 42-78073 on the ground at Eknes Field 11Mar44. Marrakech, French Morocco.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy Mar44, Accident departing for a mission to the oil refinery at Budapest,
Hungary 14Jun44 (4KIA:6RTD). Take off was uneventful, and all instruments read normal.
As the plane climbed to an altitude of 5,000ft, the B-17 suddenly trembled and began
vibrating. The No.2 engine was on fire with a top cylinder blown out and sticking through
the cowling. The pilot orderd the crew to bail out. The aircraft crashed and exploded
at Alberona, Foggia. {3 missions
97187 (MSN 7660) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 23Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 447th Bomb Group.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*I], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 26Mar44. Named "Miss Umbriago" [IItalian slnd word for 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 Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee,
Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44 (3POW:6KIA). Shot down by Hauptman Horst Haase,
Flight Leader of IV./JG 3. With fire steaming from ruptured fuel tanks, the crew bailed
out before the aircraft crashed at Witmar, Germany. MACR 9410
97188 (MSN 7661) Accepted by USAAF 5Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 20Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*A], 384th Bomb
Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 6Apr44.
{first combat mission 10Apr44}. Battle damaged during a mission to the Dornier-Werke
factory and airfield at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 24Apr44 (2WIA); damaged by
20mm cannon shells. Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on
a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Failed to return from a mission
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Creil, France 14Jun44 (3KIA:3POW:3EVD). Damaged by enemy
fighters en route to the target, some of the crew bailed out before the aircraft exploded.
The wreckage crashed at Villeau, south-southeast of Chartres, France. {32 missions. MACR 5800
97189 (MSN 7662) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Feb44. Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 1Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 9Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 14Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil
refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania 23Jun44 (1KIA:9POW). After dropping their bombs on the
target, during the return home, over Niš, Serbia, Yugoslavia, it was struck by flak, wrecking
the nose compartment of the plane and mortally wounding the bombardier.The No.3 engine
started smoking with the propeller running away and the aircraft dropped back. Later attacked
by enemy fighters, when last seen the bomber was still following the formation and
appeared to be under control. The aircraft was ditched off the Albanian coast in the Adriatic Sea;
the rest of the crew were rescued and taken prisoner. {32 missions}.. MACR 6080.
97190 (MSN 7663) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 18Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44. 748th Bomb Squadron [A],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 24Mar44. 749th Bomb Squadron.
Named *Hitler's Milkman* Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation
Market Garden to Nijmegen, Netherlands 17Sep44. Hit by flak on the bomb run, with two
engines disabled and another damaged, the bomber force landed at Florennes (A-78), Belgium.
Repaired and regained by Group 7Dec44. 748th Bomb Squadron. Modified with all guns,
armament and turrets removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation
Revival mission to Hörsching (R-87), Linz, Austria 12May45 to bring home POWs at end of war.
Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 42-97827 while taxying at Hörsching 12May45.
Returned to US 4Jun45. 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 21Oct45. 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
97191 (MSN 7664) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 5Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 21Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 1Mar44.
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 6Mar44.
511th Bomb Squadron [DS*X], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 25Mar44 Named "Silver 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 . Failed to return from a mission to the
manufacturing facilities of the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke at Dessau,
Germany 28May44 (2KIA:8POW). Shot down by enemy fighters after the I.P., damaging
and starting a fire in the No.2 fuel tank. The plane left the formation with an engine
feathered. Crashed on a railway line near Nedlitz, 15km northeast of Zerbst, Germany.
{17 missions}. MACR 5326
97192 (MSN 7665) Accepted by USAAF 7Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 20Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [F], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 12Mar44. Named "Bottled In Bond" . {first combat mission 23Mar44}.
Failed to return from a mission to an aviation industry at Krepinki, Poland 11Apr44 (1KIA:9INT).
As the formation approached the enemy coast near Stettin, it became apparent that visual
bombing was impossible, because of weather conditions. It was decided to attack their
secondary target, the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock,
Germany. En route to the target, a force of enemy fighters attacked. Just after bomb
release over Rostock, the formation was attacked by a smaller force of fighters.
Attacked and damaged by enemy fighters, the tail and a waist gunner were wounded.
Crash landed at Valleberg, Gårdstånga, 10km north of Lund, Sweden. The ball turret gunner
was killed by Swedish anti-aircraft fire. {6 missions}. Salvaged by the Swedes, dismantled
and transported by road to Bulltofta, Malmö. MACR 3775
97193 (MSN 7666) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 5Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*P], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 24Mar44.
Damaged taking off from Polebrook 24Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 8Sep44. Two engines damaged and force landed
in France. Returned to Polebrook. {76 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Jun44. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 21Oct44. 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.
97194 (MSN 7667) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 5Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44.
336th Bomb Squadron [ET*O], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 11Mar44,
Named "Good Pickin". The inspiration for the Good Pickin nose art may have
come from a book of matches. The Superior Match Company of Chicago, Illinois produced a
whole set in their series promoting War Bonds. 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 Kharkov, Ukraine later that evening.
Operated a mission to the oil refinery and railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz,
Poland 26Jun44, continuing on to Foggia #2, Tortorella, 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 Horham 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 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 #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. 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. Force landed Merville (B-53), France 10May45.
5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France. Force landed Laon (A-70), France 20May45.
{114 missions}. 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 21Oct45. 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
97195 (MSN 7668) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 5Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 457th Bomb Group.
337th Bomb Squadron [AW*Q], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 13Mar44. Named "Miss Minneapolis". Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at
Oslebshausen, Bremen, Germany 4Aug44 (6KIA:3POW). The Group encountered
intense and accurate flak. Flak hit on the bomb run which started a fire in No.3
engine and the right wing. The plane left formation, entered a spin and split in two.
Crashed and exploded at Wittstadt, near Wesermunde, Germany. MACR 7741
97196 (MSN 7669) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 5Feb44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44.
510th Bomb Squadron [TU*M], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 24Mar44. Named "Bobbie Anne". Failed to return from a mission
to mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic fuel works at Pölitz, Prussia 7Oct44 (9INT).
Damaged by flak, force landed Nykoping-Skavsta, Stockholm, Sweden. {51 missions}.
Departed to England 23May45. 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 21Oct45.
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..
97197 (MSN 7670) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 5Feb44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm
Beach, FL 5Mar44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 17Mar44.
Crashed at the end of the runway returning from a local bombing training flight and
exploded at Lucera 8Apr44 (10KIA). {8 missions}.
97198 (MSN 7671) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 5Feb44. 20th Ferrying Group, Berry Field, Nashville, TN 20Feb44. Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 14Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force. Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal,
Africa 17Mar44. Crashed on takeoff and destroyed at Eknes Field, Senegal 25Mar44.
All aboard were killed.
97199 (MSN 7672) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Feb44.
324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 7Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to St Avord, France 28Apr44 (5EVD:5POW). Flak damaged
No.3 engine and set wing on fire. Crashed St Avord, France.. MACR 4235
97200 (MSN 7673) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 20Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. 728th Bomb Squadron,
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 12Mar44. Named "Kickapoo Joy Juice".
This name comes from the concoction often brewed up in Al Capp’s cartoon known as “Li’l Abner”
Battle damaged during a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main,
Germany 8Feb44 (2WIA:8RTD). Severely damaged by flak, the pilot force landed on a Royal
Air Force fighter airfield near Brighton, East Sussex. Failed to return from a mission to the
Luftwaffe air depot at Châteaudun, France 28Mar44 (3MIA:3KIA:4POW). Over the target a flak
shell exploded in the radio room, expelling the radio operator. A waist gunner fell 12,000ft
in the tail section before bailing out. The wreckage crashed one mile from Châteaudun airfield, France.
MACR 3489
97201 (MSN 7674) Accepted by USAAF 2Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*J], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 31Mar44. Named "Jamaica Mary". {first combat mission 11Apr44}. Accident during a training
mission when the co-pilot raised the landing gear instead of the flaps after landing at
Grafton Underwood 22Jul44. {43 missions}. Salvaged 24Jul44.
97202 (MSN 7675) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 23Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. 509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*Z],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 6Apr44. Failed to return
from a mission to Rouen, France 22Jun44 (1KIA:5POW:3EVD). Damaged by flak, exploded
and crashed one mile east of Mont Cauvaire, eight miles north of Rouen, France. {32 missions}..
MACR 6535
97203 (MSN 7676) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 25Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 5Mar44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*P], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 22Mar44. Named "Baby". . Named after the bombardier's
child, born while the crew was in England. Failed to return from a mission to the Dornier-Werke
factory and airfield at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 24Apr44 (10INT). The specific target
was the underground portion of the factory, which was being used to assemble jet engines for the
Me 262 jet fighter. The bomber had been attacked by German fighters about half an hour
before the target near Munich. The crew was able to continue their mission, with their
engineer/top turret gunner very badly wounded. Upon completing the bomb run, a propeller
ran out of control, and a second engine lost oil pressure. With a seriously injured airman
aboard who was bleeding to death, the pilot headed for a forced landing in Altenrhein, Switzerland.
Landing long, the B-17 drifted to the left. When the aircraft was rolling to a halt on the taxyway
it hit the ruts which B-17F 42-30233 had left six days before. With the sudden halt, the bomber
was tipped over and the nose compartment with the chin turret was heavily damaged. The aircraft
then fell back into a normal position. Because the wounded airman was lying on the catwalk,
blocking access to the radio room, the bombardier and navigator both stayed at their stations
in the nose of the plane. They were both thrown to the ground, along with the broken nose of the
plane, when the plane had nosed over. MACR 4149.
97204 (MSN 7677) Accepted by USAAF 8Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 23Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 13Mar44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*K], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 30Mar44. Named "Sky Lark". {first combat mission 10Apr44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the hydrogenation works at Scholven-Buer, Gelsenkirchen,
Germany 26Aug44 (1KIA:8POW:1EVD). Damaged by flak shortly after leaving the target,
the aircraft was observed feathering No.4 propeller and dropped down very rapidly,
falling behind, but under control. Crashed at Heerde, near the Oldebroek SS training area,
Wezep, Netherlands. {65 missions}.. MACR 8466.
97205 (MSN 7678) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*L],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 14Mar44. 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 Kharkov, Ukraine later that evening. Operated a
mission to the oil refinery and railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44,
continuing on to Foggia #2, Tortorella, 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 Horham 5Jul44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44. Ground looped when the left main landing gear collapsed on
landing on return to Horham. {41 missions}. Salvaged 29Jul44
97206 (MSN 7679) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 25Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44. 730th Bomb Squadron [+L],
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 16Mar44, named "Woolf Pack".
The original crew of this plane named it after their pilot, Wilford W. Woolf Accident returning
from a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to a Luftwaffe airfield at Nantes,
France 7Jun44 (10RTD). On return, landed at Hardwick (Station 104), Norfolk. Substantially damaged
while parked in a collision by B-17G 42-107225 taxying to a dispersal area when the brakes failed.
Returning with a full fuel and bomb load, the landing gear collapsed on landing at Deopham Green 6Sep44.
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. Returning with a full fuel and bomb load,
the landing gear collapsed landing at Deopham Green 6Sep44. Failed to return from a mission
to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 25Sep44 (9EVD). Flak over the
target was intense and accurate. The plane crash landed in Belgium; all crew survived and
returned to service with the aid of Belgian resistance. {63 missions}. Salvaged 14Nov44.
97207 (MSN 7680) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44.
549th Bomb Squadron [XA*P], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 16Mar44.
Named "Ragged But Right". Battle damaged on a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG
synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44 (5RTD:2POW:3KIA). Lost an engine
in an attack by enemy aircraft and left target area unable to keep up with the formation.
Force landed at RAF Manston, Kent. Salvaged 15May44. MACR 4880
97208 (MSN 7681) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44. 305th Bomb Group. Destroyed in a fatal
accident on the ground at Presque Isle Field 11Mar44 (1KIS). Salvaged 13Mar44.
97209 (MSN 7682) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 23Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 728th Bomb Squadron [A], 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 11Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland
12May44 (10POW). En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation
was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters damaging the right wing. Several large holes
appeared and fuel started leaking over the wing. The bomber had dropped out of formation,
recovered and started to climb back with one propeller feathered to join the Group when it
was attacked again and disappeared. Crashed 3km south of Bodenrod, 33km north of
Frankfurt am Main, Germany. MACR 4777
97210 (MSN 7683) Accepted by USAAF 8Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 27Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Mar44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [E], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk 22Mar44. Named 'Jamaican Ginger" {first combat mission 9Apr44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. The combat
wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg.
Flak over the target was very accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling
yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44. Meagre flak was encountered crossing the French coast
in the Le Tréport area but very accurate flak at Poix-de-Picardie, France. 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 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 Braunkohlen Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44.
Intense 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 19Apr45}. Flew more than 100 combat
missions 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.
{149 missions + 5 Chowhound + 1 Revival}. Returned to US 25Jun45. 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 21Oct45.
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.
97211 (MSN 7684) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
10Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44.
548th Bomb Squadron [GX*H], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 16Mar44.
Failed to return from a mission to the BMW aircraft engine factory at Allach, Munich,
Germany 11Jul44 (10POW). Damaged by flak, crashed at Augsburg, Germany. MACR 7360
97212 (MSN 7685) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*G],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 16Mar44. Failed to return from a
mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock, Germany
11Apr44 (10INT). Damaged by enemy aircraft on return from target, force landed at Bulltofta,
Malmö, Sweden. MACR 3817. Returned to US. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Aug45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 30Nov45.
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.
97213 (MSN 7686) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44.
Field, Great Falls, MT 10Mar44. Des Moines Municipal Airport, IA 19Mar44. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. Damaged by mechanical
failure forty miles south of Biloxi, MS 9Mar45. Damaged landing at William Northern
Auxiliary Field, Manchester, TN 9May45. 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.
97214 (MSN 7687) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44.
534th Bomb Squadron [GD*B], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 25Mar44
Named *Carolina Queen*. Crash landed at Ridgewell 8Apr44; the aircraft came in
without being able to lower the landing gear. As no tools were on board to use in freeing
the ball turret, Lt Col Conway Hall took off in a Douglas A-20 to attempt the dropping of tools,
but due to the lightness of the A-20 he was unsuccessful, so he landed and transferred
to a B-17 with more rope and sand for the bag. After 20 minutes the transfer was completed
and `Carolina Queen' headed out to sea to drop the turret. Four hours after a graceful turretless
landing the plane was in the hangar. 448th Sub-Depot, Air Service Command, Ridgewell.
Repair work was begun on the 10th and it was turned over again to the group as operational
on the 28th, with 1,764 man hours used. Failed to return from a mission to Berlin, Germany
24May44 (9KIA). Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-31291 during an attack by German fighter
planes. {2 missions). MACR 5181.
Eight enemy fighters made a pass at the high group just after the target. The number three aircraft
in the lead squadron of the hight group [42-31291] was crippled by a 20mm cannon shell.
As it settled back through the formation it lowered on the number three aircraft in the
second element of the same squadron [42-97214] causing an explosion and total destruction
of both aircraft. Crashed at Gratze, 17 miles northeast of Berlin.
97215 ((MSN 7688) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*J], 95th Bomb Group, Horham
(Station 119), Suffolk 12Mar44 Named "Scooter". . 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 Kharkov,
Ukraine later that evening. Operated a mission to the oil refinery and railway marshalling yards at
Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44, continuing on to Foggia #2, Tortorella, a Fifteenth Air Force base in
southern Italy. Operated a mission to railway marshalling yards at Beziers, France and landed back
at Horham 5Jul44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*N] Jul44. 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 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 #1,
Celone, Italy, a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Aborted the final shuttle mission
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Francazal, Toulouse, France 12Aug44. Returned to England Aug44.
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. Crash landed when the landing gear collapsed at Horham 20Nov44.
Failed to return from a mission to Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44 (4KIA:5POW). Attacked by enemy
fighters soon after bomb release, the No.3 engine caught fire. The bomber went into a slow spiral
apparently under control. After some crew had bailed out, the pilot crash landed at Lauenbrück,
near Rotenburg an der Wümme, Germany. {80 missions}. MACR 11368
97216 (MSN 7689) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*U], 351st Bomb Group,, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 13Apr44.
Named "2 and 6". Detached service to Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 1May44 to 1Jun44. Force landed
with battle damage at Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels, Belgium 11Sep44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*U] 25Oct44.
Destroyed by fire at Polebrook 8May45. 447th Sub-Depot, Polebrook. {79 missions}.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 11May45
97217 (MSN 7690) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 6Mar44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*L], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 23Mar44. Named "Punkin" Attacked and damaged by
enemy fighters, returning from the mission, left formation when all four superchargers oversped
near Ostend, Begium 8May44 (1KIA). Battle damaged during a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Sep44. Force landed in France. MACR 4150
97218 (MSN 7690) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 6Mar44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*L], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 23Mar44. Named "Toonerville Trolley"--based on a popular
cartoon. Failed to return from a mission to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory at Oberpfaffenhofen,
Munich, Germany 24Apr44 (10POW). Bf 109s and Fw 190s fighters attacked the formation on the
bomb run and after the bombs were dropped. On the return leg from Erding near Munich the B-17
was attacked by pilots from 2./JG 1. A wing was damaged and a fire started in the bomb bay.
The pilot headed for Switzerland but with No.3 and No.4 engines damaged and the radio out, the
pilot managed to make a successful crash landing on Buberg Hill near Bubach, nine miles north
of Neunkirchen, Germany. Three of the crew had bailed out, the other six were still in the bomber.
All survived the crash and were taken captive. MACR 4150
97219 (MSN 7692) Accepted by USAAF 9Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Mar44.
560th Bomb Squadron [C], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 12Mar44.
{first combat mission 27Mar44}. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to Stuttgart, Germany 9Apr44 (1KIA);
the bombardier was killed. Battle damaged on a mission to railway facilities around Berlin,
Germany 29Apr44 (1WIA:9RTD). The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by
enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg. Flak over the target was very accurate, resulting in
injury to the radio operator. Named REUEL'S REVENGE. Named after Reuel Boring, a radio operator
on the first crew, who was killed on a mission to Berlin 29Apr44
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at
Liège, Belgium 25May44. Meagre flak was encountered crossing the French coast in the Le Tréport
area but very accurate flak at Poix-de-Picardie, France. Failed to return from a mission to
the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Sep44 (1KIA:8POW).
Flak was intense in the target area and to the Rally Point. Damaged by flak killing the pilot and
disabling No.2 engine. Crash landed at Schafstädt, southwest of Halle, Germany. {61 missions}.
MACR 9378
97220 (MSN 7693) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 23Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*B],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 15Mar44. 728th Bomb Squadron,
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 16Mar44.
Named 'Kickapoo Joy Juice'. This name comes from the concoction often brewed up
in Al Capp’s cartoon known as “Li’l Abner". Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in Berlin,
Germany 8May44 (10POW). The 45th Combat Bombardment Wing became separated from the Berlin
force and came under heavy attack by German fighters. They bombed the industrial areas of Brunswick
as a target of last resort. An attack by enemy aircraft set the left wing on fire and, as the flames
approached No.2 engine, the crew bailed out. The plane crashed 600m east of Runingen, 3km south of
Brunswick, Germany. MACR 4589.
97221 (MSN 7694) Accepted by USAAF 9Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 25Feb44.
7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, Kearney Field, NB. The aircraft was en route from Kearney Field,
NB to Presque Isle Field, ME, in a flight of twelve B-17G bombers heading for England 6Mar44.
Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-32060 taxying at Kearney Field 6Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. Lockheed Overseas Corporation,
403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern
Ireland 3Apr44. 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 24Mar44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*M], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 15Apr44. {first combat mission 19Apr44}. Failed to return from a mission
to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 24Apr44 (10POW).
The crew bailed out after enemy fighters attacked and set the aircraft on fire, crashing and
burning out two miles southwest of Schlehdorf, thirty-one miles south of Oberpaffenhofen,
Germany. {3 missions}. MACR 4351
97222 (MSN 7695) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 19Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44.
728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 13Mar4
Named "Puppy Breath/Deuces Wild" Since the last three digits of the tail number were ‘222’ the
crew aptly named the plane. Damaged returning from an aborted mission, the tail wheel
had to be hand cranked down then collapsed at the end of the landing run at Deopham Green
26Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to oil targets in Germany 6Feb45 (9RTD). The expected
clear weather did not materialize so the Group hit the secondary target, the railway marshalling
yards at Chemnitz, Germany. On return, flak over Frankfurt was intense and accurate and the
plane was hit, disabling three engines. The ball turret was jettisoned as well as loose equipment
to maintain altitude and reach allied lines. Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 20Feb45
97223 (MSN 7696) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*H], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 13Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel
Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock, Germany 11Apr44 (10KIA). Enemy aircraft
damaged engine No.1 & No.3 and knocked off a wing tip. Ditched in Baltic Sea. {2 missions}.. MACR 3807
97224 (MSN 7697) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 21Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group,
Kearney Field, NB. The aircraft was en route from Kearney Field, NB to Presque Isle Field, ME,
in a flight of twelve B-17G bombers heading for England 6Mar44. Losing control in a snow storm,
the bomber was overstressed attempting recovery from an unusual position, crashed and exploded
into a farm field two miles north and two miles east of Maxwell, IA, about 1/4 mile from the
Dunahoo farm (10KIS). Salvaged 8Mar44.
97225 (MSN 7698) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. Lockheed Overseas
Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim,
Northern Ireland 3Apr44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*D], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 15Apr44. 326th Bomb Squadron. Named "Battle Baby". Failed to return from a mission
to an aero engine factory at Munich, Germany 16Jul44 (7POW:2KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed at Nürnberg, Germany. MACR 7566.
97226 (MSN 7699) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44. 551st Bomb Squadron [HR*X], 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 11Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities
around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (8POW:2KIA). The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin,
attacked by enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg. Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed near
Helmstedt, Germany. MACR 4458.
97227 (MSN 7700) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 23Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*P],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 27Mar44. 327th Bomb Squadron.
Named "Cookin' With Gas". Originated in mid to
late 1930s as as advertising slogan by the natural gas industry to convince people
to use gas rather than electricity to power their kitchen stoves.
Damaged in a mid-air collision with B-17G 43-38510 whilst formating after takeoff for a
mission to an ordinance depot at Bettenhausen, Kassel, Germany 2Oct44. The crew bailed
out over Walton Hill, SE of Wellesbourne, Warwickshire before the bomber crashed at
Scar Bank, near Hampton Lucy, NW of Wellesbourne. Salvaged 4Oct44. The other B-17, 43-38510,
returned to Podington safely.
97228 (MSN 7701) Accepted by USAAF 10Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 23Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44.
Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to Skitten, Scotland 18Mar44. 988th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 16Mar44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*G],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 31Mar44.
Named "G. I. Jive". {first combat mission 9Apr44}. Failed to return from a mission to the ball bearing
factories at Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44 (1KIA:9POW). On the way into the target, the bomber
was attacked by enemy fighters. Badly damaged by the enemy action, killing the navigator with a
20mm cannon shell, the aircraft crashed near Messbach, three miles southeast of Billings,
southeast of Darmstadt, Germany. {3 missions) MACR 3871
97229 (MSN 7702) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Dec44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 21Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 6Mar44. 524th Bomb Squadron [WA*Q], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 23Mar44. Named "Hi Ho Silver".
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44. A propeller came off and spun into the aircraft nose.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 14Sep44
97230 (MSN 7703) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 26Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 18Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44. {nil missions}.
Transferred to 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*O], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 29Apr44. .
Named "Lay or Bust" later "Fabian's Flak House" Damaged by flak during a
mission to the railway marshalling yards and station at Nürnberg, Germany 20Feb45. After completing
the bomb run, the crew lost contact with their formation and became lost in thick clouds. The navigator
could not discover their position. The pilots flew west until their fuel was nearly exhausted and
then flew down through a hole in the clouds to find an emergency landing site. They found only one field,
which they felt was too short for a landing. After circling the area several times, the engines began to
quit, so they crash landed in a field near Petigny near the town of Couvin, Belgium. Salvaged
97231 (MSN 7704) Accepted by USAAF 10Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 9Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Mar44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*D],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 24Mar44.
{first combat mission 28Mar44}. Failed to return from a mission to the ball bearing factories at
Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44 (4KIA:6POW). On the way into the target, the bomber was attacked by enemy
fighters. The No.4 engine was struck by enemy fighters. Some of the crew bailed out before the aircraft
exploded and crashed at Elmshausen, near Reichenbach, Germany. {4 missions}. MACR 3872.
97232 (MSN 7705) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*O],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 12Mar44.
Named "G.I. Issue/Government Property/Sandy's
Refueling Boys"– artwork of a roll of toilet paper with words "Sandy's Refueling Boys"
painted in red on the right side of the aircraft’s nose. . Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission
to a German V-weapon site at Abbeville, France 6Jul44. Over the target flak was light but accurate
causing twenty-three holes in the plane. Some of the bombs hung-up and the bomb bay doors
would not close. A solenoid jammed and caught fire but was extinguished after the power
supply wire was cut. 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 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 #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. 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. Damaged on the ground by a German strike force
night of 18/19Sep44. Returned to England Oct44. Damaged taking off from Horham 7Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Stuttgart, Germany 16Dec44 (1KIA:8MIA).
On the route back from the target, clouds up to 23,000ft were met by its formation and forced a turn
northwards. Because the aircraft of the group were low on oxygen and fuel they broke off
individually to return to base. This crew broke off as did the others but was never seen or
heard of after that. There was no contact made by radio at any time with the aircraft.
The next that was seen of this crew was when the body of the co-pilot was washed up
near beach post 14 at Zoutelande, Netherlands 14May45. This was evidence that the
bomber had crashed in the North Sea. {88 missions}. MACR 11259.
In 2009 a B-17 propeller was found off the coast near Zoutelande and was thought, but not formally
identified, to have come from the 42-97232; it is now on display in the museum of the Wings of Victory foundation
97233 (MSN 7706) Accepted by USAAF 10Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44. Dalhart Field, TX 2Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 25Mar44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*K], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 9Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to
the ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44 (1KIA:9POW). On the way into the
target, the bomber was attacked by enemy fighters. Damaged by enemy fighter action
killing the navigator, the aircraft exploded then crashed at Vielbrunn, near Bad Konig/Odenwald,
nineteen miles southeast of Darmstadt, Germany. {1 mission}. MACR 3874.
97234 (MSN 7707) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*M],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 7Apr44.
Named "Bomber Dear" – artwork of a female dressed in a flight suit and parachute harness,
waving a flying helmet andriding a bomb. Painted by Tony Starcer. {first combat mission 10Apr44}.
Substantially battle damage on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Cazaux, France 19Jun44. Battle damaged
on a mission to the Siebel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Halle, Germany 16Aug44. Battle damaged
by flak on a mission to the shipyards at Kiel, Germany 30Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission to
railway marshalling yards in the center of Cologne, Germany 14Oct44. Flak was plentiful and
accurate, shrapnel striking the nose. Returning home, a propeller oversped but the plane was
able to maintain formation. 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. After the target, the plane was trying to catch the formation for
the rally when it started falling back. Unable to stay in a favorable position for protection
in the squadron because of the increase in their air speed, it attracted the attention of enemy
fighters. At about the third or fourth pass by enemy fighters the plane burst into flame, peeled
off to the left, and started downwards in a dive, completely in flames. Crashed 2km southwest of
Barby, southeast of Magdeburg, Germany. {66 missions}. MACR 10360.
97235 (MSN 7708) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44. 729th Bomb Squadron,
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 16Mar44. Failed to return
from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží,
Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44 (5KIA:5POW). En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt,
the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters which caused the bomber to
enter a flat spin and exploded. A wing came off and struck an adjacent bomber, 42-97143,
causing it to crash. The two waist gunners were able to step out when the plane broke apart
at the waist section. Several airmen bailed out but others were trapped by centrifugal force
during the spin. With the electrical system disabled, the ball turret gunner was trapped and
there was insufficient time for him to use the hand crank to reach the escape hatch. The radio
operator was trapped with the full bomb load preventing his escape through the bomb bay.
The tail gunner was trapped in his compartment but survived the fall although breaking many bones.
The plane crashed near Merzhausen airfield, near Usingen, Germany. MACR 4778
97236 (MSN 7709) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 748th Bomb Squadron [G], 457nd Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 31Mar44. Accident departing for a recalled mission
to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 21Apr44 (7KIA:3RTD).
The aircraft took off to join formation above the overcast which consisted of anvil-headed
cumulo-nimbus. It entered clouds at about 8,000ft and continued to climb on instruments.
The pilot had just had an interphone oxygen check at 15,000ft when the aircraft hit violent
turbulent air, probably propeller wash from another B-17G, throwing the aircraft into a dive.
The pilot, still on instruments and in clouds, attempted a fast recovery putting such a strain
on the tail section that it was torn off. Four of the crew bailed out. Crashed on farm land at
Park Farm, Hoxne, near Horham airfield, Suffolk. The bomber crashed just minutes after
B-17G 42-39971 had crashed at Abbey Farm nearby. {3 missions}. Salvaged 23Apr45.
97237 (MSN 7710) Accepted by USAAF 12Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*G], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 24Mar44.. Named "Royal Flush II". {first combat mission 26Mar44}.
Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to an Hydrogen Peroxide Plant at Höllriegelskreuth,
Pullach, Munich, Germany 19Jul44 (1KIA:8INT). Damaged by enemy fighters after the target, with
four wounded and only one engine operating, the pilot headed for Switzerland and force landed
at Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland. {46 missions. MACR 7280.
97238 (MSN 7711) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 25Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 22Mar44. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*I], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 6Apr44. Named "Our Captain". Failed to return from a mission
to Kerlin-Bastard, Ploemeur, France 8Jun44 (9RTD). Damaged by flak, ditched in English Channel
30 miles west of Jersey, Channel Islands. {3 missions}.
97239 (MSN 7712) Accepted by USAAF 12Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 27Feb44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 22Mar44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*L],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 2Apr44. Battle damaged on a
mission to aircraft factories at Stettin, Prussia 11Apr44 (2KIA:8RTD). No.1 engine damaged
and a hole in left wing. The nose compartment had been damaged killing the bombardier
and navigator. On return, force landed without brakes and ground looped at RAF Foulsham,
Norfolk. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in Berlin, Germany 8May44 (7KIA:3POW).
B-17G 42-97239 was in a mid-air collision which involved two other B-17G's, 42-37942 and 42-31969.
B-17G 42-97239, which was suffering from propeller wash, came down on top of 42-37942 causing the
tail section of 42-37942 to be cut off. The tail section from 42-37942 came down on top of B-17G 42-31969.
All three B-17's crashed near Perleberg, twelve miles west-southwest of Wittstock, Germany. MACR 4555.
97240 (MSN 7713) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. Ferried on the North Atlantic route from
RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 19Mar44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*P],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 1Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Sorau, Prussia 11Apr44 (9POW:1KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed Buchholz, six miles southwest of Stendal, Germany.. MACR 3673.
97241 (MSN 7714) Accepted by USAAF 12Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 10Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44.
563rd Bomb Squadron [R], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 22Mar44.
Named "The Expectant Father" Named because the pilot’s wife was due to have a baby when he
shipped out to England. {first combat mission 9Apr44}. Failed to return from a mission to an aviation
industry at Krepinki, Poland 11Apr44 (6POW:4KIA). As the formation approached the enemy coast
near Stettin, it became apparent that visual bombing was impossible, because of weather conditions.
It was decided to attack their secondary target, the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Marienehe,
Rostock, Germany. En route to the target, a force of enemy fighters attacked. Just after bomb release
over Rostock, the formation was attacked by a smaller force of fighters. The crew made it to the general
area of their target, dropped their bomb load and headed back towards base. Enemy aircraft attacked
and damaged No.1 engine with the propeller feathered, and that made them an easy target. German fighters
attacked again and set the plane on fire. The enlisted men were forced to bail out because the entire
aircraft behind the radio room was on fire. Three of the men landed in the water and drowned. The officers
stayed with the plane and crash landed at Bad Doberan, seven miles west of Rostock, Germany.
The nose cone popped off on impact and the plane plowed into the ground, practically filling the interior
with dirt. It was later determined that the crew had missed the target; instead of the military site that
they were supposed to hit at Rostock, they accidentally took out the local brewery. As a result, the POWs
no longer received their beer rations at the camp. {2 missions}. MACR 3776.
97242 (MSN 7715) Accepted by USAAF 12Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 10Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Mar44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*L],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 13Mar44. Named "Good Pickin'". The inspiration
for the Good Pickin nose art may have come from a book of matches. The Superior Match Company of Chicago,
Illinois produced a whole set in their series promoting War Bonds{first combat mission 1Apr44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany
18Apr44 (10KIA). 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 and was struck by flak which initially blew off the right
elevator and horizontal stabiliser, then the whole tail assembly aft of the waist door came off. Last
seen in a steep dive and crashed near Germendorf, two miles west of Oranienburg, Germany. {7 missions}
MACR 4014.
97243 (MSN 7716) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44. 325th Bomb Squadron [JW*O], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 23Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Sorau,
Prussia 11Apr44 (10POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed in wood near Ravenstein near Stargard,
east of Stettin, Prussia. MACR 3674.
97244 (MSN 7717) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Feb44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 9Apr44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*D], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 25Apr44. Landing accident on return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Orly,
Paris, France 20May44. Blew a tyre on landing, skidded off the runway and nosed over. Salvaged by
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 21May44
97245 (MSN 7718) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44.
5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 2Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44.
407th Bomb Squadron [PY*O], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 25Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Hamburg, Germany 20Jun44 (8KIA:1POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed in North Sea off Terschelling, West Frisian Islands, Netherlands. MACR 5984.
Only the navigator survived, he bailed out over Germany before the plane
attempted to make it back. One body washed up to land in Holland.
97246 (MSN 7719) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 25Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Waggum,
Brunswick, Germany 29Mar44 (5KIA:5POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed swampy area near
Neuenkirchen, fifteen miles northeast of Bremen, Germany. MACR 3474.
97247 (MSN 7720) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44. Rapid
City Field, SD 2Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1May44.
729th Bomb Squadron [N], 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. Damaged on the ground by a major German strike force
night of 21/22Jun44. Salvaged 7Jul44.
97248 (MSN 7721) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field,
ME 16Mar44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*U], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 13Mar44. Battle damaged on a mission to Brussels, Belgium 11May44. Flak damage to rudder
and left wing. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*U]. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44. Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 13Dec44
97249 (MSN 7722) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*P], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 26Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*P]. Named "How Was It? Well?" Flew on the final Eighth
Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45.
{112 missions}. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 1Jun45. 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 20Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
97250 (MSN 7723) Accepted by USAAF 12Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar44.
423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*G], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 6Apr44.
Operated a secret mission 2May44. Returned to Group 29May44. Failed to return from a mission to
an oil refinery at Hamburg, Germany 20Jun44 (4POW:5KIA). Flak hit blew off the nose, fire broke out
in the two inboard engines and spread over the nose to the radio room. The aircraft peeled out of
formation, side-slipping to the left and went straight down. It disintegrated before crashing at
Erlenstrasse, Eidelstedt, Hamburg, Germany. MACR 5987.
97251 (MSN 7724) Accepted by USAAF 12Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 11Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 27Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44.
546th Bomb Squadron [BK*O], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 24Mar44. Named "Snuffy". Named after the popular comic strip character ‘Snuffy Smith'.
{first combat mission 27Mar44}. Battle damaged during a mission to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory at
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 24Apr44; force landed at Boxted (Station 150), Essex on return to England.
Battle damage during a mission to road and rail bridges at Mannheim, Germany 20Jan45. On return to Grafton
Underwood, a heavy snowstorm caused severe icing conditions. The crew bailed out; the plane crashed two miles
northwest of Old Weston, Huntingdon and exploded (2INJ). {108 missions}. Salvaged
97252 (MSN 7725) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 6May44. {nil missions}. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*K],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 24May44. Named "Devil's Mistress". {103 missions}.
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 21Oct45.
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
97253 (MSN 7726) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*T], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 6Apr44. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*T].
Named "Morgan's Raiders". Failed to return from a mission to Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44 (9POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Twirstringen, Germany. MACR 11370.
97254 (MSN 7727) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*K], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth
(Station 107), Huntingdonshire 26Mar44. Named "Iza Vailable Too" Departing for a mission to
railway installations around Berlin, Germany 7May44 (10RTD), No.4 engine caught fire soon after
takeoff and attempts to feather the propeller failed so the crew bailed out. Salvaged 8May44
97255 (MSN 7728) Accepted by USAAF 12Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44.
563rd Bomb Squadron [O], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 12Mar44.
{first combat mission 8Apr44}. Failed to return from a mission to an aviation industry at Krepinki,
Poland 11Apr44 (10KIA). As the formation approached the enemy coast near Stettin, it became
apparent that visual bombing was impossible, because of weather conditions. It was decided to
attack their secondary target, the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Marienehe, Rostock,
Germany. En route to the target, a force of enemy fighters attacked. Just after bomb release over
Rostock, the formation was attacked by a smaller force of fighters. The crew made it to the general
area of their target, dropped their bomb load and headed back towards base. Enemy aircraft
attacked and damaged No.1 engine with the propeller feathered, and that made them an easy target.
German fighters attacked and set the plane on fire. Crashed in the Baltic Sea off Rostock, Germany.
{4 missions}. It was later determined that the crew had missed the target; instead of the military
site that they were supposed to hit at Rostock, they accidentally took out the local brewery.
As a result, the POWs no longer received their beer rations at the camp. MACR 3777.
97256 (MSN 7729) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44. 731st Bomb Squadron [N], 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 16Mar44. Named "Big Time Operator"
This was a replacement plane for the pilot and co-pilot. They had earlier survived a German fighter
attack which badly damaged their original plane known as “Four Freedoms”. Due to the dire situation,
the other eight crew members were ordered to bail out while the pilot and co-pilot struggled to
maintain control of the plane. They eventually crash landed in UK. Their feat was outstanding,
and being proud young men they thought of themselves as being “big time operators”, so they
named their next plane this name. They had eight parachutes painted on this plane in honor of
their other crew members who had bailed out of “Four Freedoms”.
Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site at La Glacerie, France 8May44 (1KIA).
The plane was struck by flak on the nose section killing the bombardier. 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 Russia 2Jul44..
97257 (MSN 7730) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44.
Dalhart Field, TX 3Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Mar44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*L], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119),
Suffolk 28Mar44, Named "Knock-Out Baby!". Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44. En route to the target the
No.4 engine failed and the propeller feathered. Unable to keep with the formation, the bombs were
jettisoned as the pilot turned back towards England. With a friendly fighter escort, the navigator
tried to find a course to avoid known heavy flak areas. Turning the wrong way, the pilot flew across
the city of Kassel where the plane was struck by flak, causing several holes in the wings and fuselage.
As the pilot went aft to inspect damage to the plane, the co-pilot allowed the airspeed to increase
to the point where the propeller unfeathered and windmilled. When the oil pressure had built up,
the propeller was again feathered. The plane landed safely at Horham where the crew chief found that
flak had cut one of the engine mounts and was barely attached to the wing. 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
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 #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. 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.
Damaged on the ground by a German strike force night of 18/19Sep44. Returned to England 4Oct44.
{111 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 28Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ
for storage and disposal 8Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97258 (MSN 7731) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*P], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 24Mar44. Named "Silver Meteor". Crash landed at Polebrook
25Apr44. Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 43-37777 while taxying at RAF Colerne, Wiltshire 19Dec44.
{84 missions}. 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 21Oct45. 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.
97259 (MSN 7732) Accepted by USAAF 14Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44.
367th Bomb Squadron [GY*Q], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 6Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in Berlin, Germany 8May44 (10KIA). The plane had
engine trouble en route to the target and dropped behind just as the formation started to climb, later
regained formation then dropped out again. The pilot was attempting an emergency landing but the
aircraft was shot down by Flak. Crashed Eursinge, south of Darp-Havelte, Netherlands. MACR 4556
97260 (MSN 7733) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*Q], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 26Mar44. Named "Bow Ur Neck Steve's". Failed to return from a mission
to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44 (8KIA:3POW). Flak damaged No.1 engine,
further shells took out No.3 engine. The aircraft then exploded at Neuhaus, near Fischbach, four miles
north of Saarbrücken, Germany. {8 missions}. MACR 4868.
97261 (MSN 7734) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44.
Dalhart Field, TX 28Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Mar44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*P], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 8Apr44. Named 'Skylark'. .{34 missions]. Failed to return from a mission
to an oil refinery at Hamburg, Germany 20Jun44 (9RTD). Less than one minute before bomb release
over the target the aircraft encountered very heavy and accurate flak. A push rod went through the
side of the No.1 engine and it was throwing oil; the propeller was feathered. No.3 engine was hit by
flak and lost oil pressure; it could not be feathered. The pilot managed to stay in formation long
enough to drop the bombs with the group. No.2 engine was also hit and was on fire. The plane could
not stay with the formation and dropped out with two engines out and No.3 propeller windmilling. It was
down to 23,000ft but the fire had gone out on No.2 engine but it was leaking oil. With all the power on
the No.2 and No.4 engines, but with the No.3 engine windmilling, there was a lot of drag and it was
losing altitude. Two hours later it was down to 15,000ft. At 15,000ft the pilot ordered the crew to
throw everything out of the plane that they could get loose. At about this time they lost No.2 engine and
feathered the propeller. Ditched in North Sea about six miles off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. The pilot
made a good landing in the water but the sea was so rough that the plane broke in two at the ball turret.
The crew had not gotten the life rafts to release from the top of the plane where they were stored but
finally succeeded at releasing them. By now the plane had sunk. Nobody seemed to be hurt too badly.
After about forty minutes someone spotted a launch heading their way. As the boat came by, they threw
over a net and lines. In no time the crew was aboard, exhausted but happy and shaking hands with all
the rescue crew.
97262 (MSN 7735) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*F],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath 6Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*F]. Named "Silver Slipper".
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 29Jul44 (9KIA). The bombers encountered heavy flak over the target which disrupted the formation.
Damaged by flak, crashed Boebber, near Muender, Germany. MACR 7808
97263 (MSN 7736) Accepted by USAAF 14Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 12Feb44. Dalhart Field, TX 2Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*D], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 15Apr44. Named "Lady Margaret"
{first combat mission 19Apr44}. Crashed on takeoff from Grafton Underwood for a mission to a railway
marshalling yard at Bonn, Germany 10Jan45 (3INJ). The bomber took off from an icy runway in a
crosswind with a heavy combat load. It started to drift to the left off the runway and became airborne
about three-quarters down the runway. By this time the bomber was heading towards some trees,
the No.1 engine had lost power and the crew reported it to be on fire. With the landing gear already
retracted, the co-pilot lowered one-third flap in an attempt to provide lift over the trees. The propeller
had not been feathered and the plane settled back onto the ground, crash landing about one mile
northwest of the runway. Investigation found that the carburettor had been blown completely off of the
accessory section. {82 missions}. Salvaged
97264 (MSN 7737) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Mar44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*H], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119),
Suffolk 10Mar44. Named "Shoo-Shoo---Baby"-was a popular sond made famous
by the Andrews Sisters. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Oct44 (9POW:1KIA). Left target area with No.3 engine
on fire, crashed at Jena-Leebstedt, Germany. {61 missions}. . MACR 9560
97265 (MSN 7738) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 5Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 13Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. {nil missions}. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*P],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 27Apr44, Named *Hell's Angel*--artwork
based on a Varga girl illustration in Esquire magazine. Major damage in an accident landing at Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 8Mar45. 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 12Jun45. 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
97266 (MSN 7739) Accepted by USAAF 14Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 12Feb44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 29Sep44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Mar44. 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk 12Mar44. Bovingdon (Station 112), Hertfordshire. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*G],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 12Jan45. Named *Godfathers Inc*.
Failed to return from the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament works
and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45 (6KIA:2POW). Flak hit No.2 engine just before the crew dropped
their bomb load on the target. With the engine smoking, the aircraft entered a slow spiral as someof the
crew bailed out then dived through the clouds. The aircraft crashed at Litice, near Pilsen, Czechoslovakia.
{36 missions}.. MACR 14224.
97267 (MSN 7740) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44. Rapid
City Field, SD 5Mar44. 398th Bomb Group. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried via Iceland and Northern Ireland to Nuthampstead. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Apr44. {nil missions}. Transferred to 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*X],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 27Apr44. Named *Tomahawk Warrior*
Named at Rapid City after the original pilot's hometown of Tomahawk, Wisconsin Damaged in collision with
B-17G 43-37514 taxying at Ridgewell 24Aug44. While taxying the aircraft caught fire and exploded at
Ridgewell 26Apr45. Salvaged 26Apr45.
97268 (MSN 7741) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44. Rapid City
Field, SD 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44.
410th Bomb Squadron [GL*Z], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 6Apr44.
34th Bomb Group, Mendlesham (Station 156), Suffolk 1945. Named "Million Dollar Baby". Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 4Aug45. 4185th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 30Nov45.
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
97269 (MSN 7742) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44.
Dalhart Field, TX 2Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Apr44.
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 22Apr44. {nil missions}. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*U],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 28Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to
Karlsruhe, Germany 27May44 (10KIA). Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-102515 and crashed at Vily-le-Bas,
nine miles southeast of Le Treport, France. MACR 5161.
97270 (MSN 7743) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44. Rapid City
Field, SD 5Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. {nil missions}.
Transferred to 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*A], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 6May44.
Named "Red Dragon". Substantially damaged landing at Kimbolton 10Aug44, Accident on the ground at
Kimbolton 3Nov44. {125 missions}. 838th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 22May45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 13Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence
Field, KS 10Nov45. 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. Also listed as.registration N5069P reserved Jan 1988, cancelled Aug 9, 2011.
97271 (MSN 7744) Accepted by USAAF 15Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 15Feb44. Dalhart Field, TX 29Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 3Apr44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*A], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 25Apr44. {first combat mission 27Apr44}. Named "Boss Lady". Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to
drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Battle damaged during a
mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44.
The bombers encountered heavy flak over the target which disrupted the formation. Force landed on
return at RAF Beccles, Ellough, Suffolk. Eighth Air Force Service Command. Regained by Group 24Aug44.
Damaged returning from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany when the tail
wheel would not extend for landing 27Sep44. Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at
Neuburg, Germany 15Jan45. With No.3 and No.4 engines inoperative, the bomber force landed at Merville (B-53),
France. 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville. Regained by Group 5Mar45. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*H] 5Mar45.
Failed to return from a mission to the submarine pens at Hamburg, Germany 30Mar45 (1KIA:8POW).
Shot down by flak and struck by flak in No.2 engine during return to base. The blast threw the plane up,
out of formation then skidded to the right and dropped about 7,000ft. The plane was last seen with a
large hole in front of the cockpit heading for the ground, apparently under control. The pilot had been
injured and some of the crew bailed out when the saw the wings on fire. The plane crashed near
Ramhausen, Germany. {87 missions} MACR 13565.
97272 (MSN 7745) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Feb44.
Dalhart Field, TX 2Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Mar44. Ferried from RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to Nutts Corner (Station 235),
Belfast, Northern Ireland 6Apr44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*T], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 9Apr44. Named "Duchess' Daughter". Damaged in collision with parked
B-17G 42-97058 and 42-97284 while taxying at Molesworth 11May44. Damaged after the co-pilot
selected the landing gear up in error at the end of the landing roll at Molesworth 6Jul44.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 7Jul44
97273 (MSN 7746) Accepted by USAAF 15Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 15Feb44. Dalhart Field, TX 1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*F], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 9Apr44. {first combat mission 18Apr44},
Named *Aces & Ates*. During a mission to the Erla Maschinenwerk Bf 109 aircraft factory at
Leipzig, Germany 7Jul44, the plane was subjected to violent propeller wash over the Netherlands.
The tail gunner thought that the aircraft was doomed, bailed out and was captured near Meppel, Netherlands
(8RTD:1POW). Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Munich, Germany 12Jul44
(4KIA:5POW). Over the target, No.3 engine was damaged by flak. The aircraft dropped out of formation,
entered a slow spin, exploded and crashed north of Munich, Germany. {42 missions}. MACR 7568.
97274 (MSN 7747) Accepted by USAAF 15Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 15Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*M], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 6Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to the ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44 (6KIA:1POW:3EVD).
Near Brussels, Belgium on return from the target, No.2 and No.3 engines were struck by flak. The left fuel
tank was then struck by flak and blew off the left wing. The aircraft entered a spin, exploded and crashed
in a field at Rue de la Miraine 47, Foulong, eleven miles north of Mons, Belgium. {1 mission} MACR 3873.
97275 (MSN 7748) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Feb44. Rapid
City Field, SD 5Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 27Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. {nil missions}. Transferrred to
549th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 4May44. 551st Bomb Squadron
Named 'Rebel/Roger the Dodger'. Failed to return from a mission to Munich, Germany 6Oct44
(9POW:1KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Velgast, Germany. MACR 9522.
97276 (MSN 7749) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44. 323rd Bomb Squadron
[OR*S:OR*B], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 7Mar44.
Named "Sweet 17, The Spirit of St. Louis". The first pilot was from St. Louis, Missouri.
Painted by Tony Starcer. {first combat mission 10Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the ball bearing
factories at Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44 (1WIA:9RTD). Returning from the target, just as the plane
got to the North Sea, a small flak battery opened up with 88mm flak guns; it was a small battery but it
was throwing up deadly accurate fire. There were three small holes in the left wing. One piece of flak
tore a small hole in the plane and it was right above the right waist gunner. The crew counted eight flak
holes in the plane. One of the gunners was injured. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to the Nord
railway marshalling yard at Mulhouse, France 3Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Siebel
Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Halle, Germany 16Aug44. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to the
shipyards at Kiel, Germany 30Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards in
the center of Cologne, Germany 14Oct44. Flak was plentiful and accurate, shrapnel striking three
Tokyo fuel tanks and damaging a wing spar. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Kassel, Germany 1Jan45. Damaged by flak on crossing into Denmark. The Group couldn't
bomb the primary target so diverted to a secondary target. On the second pass over the target the
plane was struck by five different bursts which shot out the glycol system in No.2 engine. The propeller
couldn't be feathered. A burst just missed the No.4 fuel tank. A hole three inches in diameter was
within eight inches of the ball turret. A hole two inches in diameter about one foot below the pilot’s seat.
Accident departing for a mission to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 6Jan45. As the plane
climbed away after take-off to assemble for the mission, a fire started in the top turret. Quick action
by the pilots turned the fully laden plane around and brought it back to a forced landing at Bassingbourn
without too much damage. Battle damaged on a mission to the Deutz road bridge at Cologne, Germany 14Jan45.
Struck by flak over the front lines and was under fire for fifteen minutes. The pilot had four holes
close to him and shrapnel grazed his hand. Three holes in right wing, two in left wing, piece out of a
propeller, hole in upper turret. {final combat mission 13Apr45}. {84+ 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 11Jun45.
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
97277 (MSN 7750) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44.
Flight Section, Wright Field, Dayton, OH 6Mar44. Crash landed taking off at Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 11Mar44. SOC 16Mar44
97278 (MSN 7751) Accepted by USAAF 15Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Feb44. Rapid City Field, SD 4Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 19Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {nil missions}.
367th Bomb Squadron [GY*K], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 12May44
Named "Umbriago", an Italian word meaning drunk as a skunk.
Was a word made famous by comedian/entertainer Jimmy Durante, who had a hit song of the same name
Battle damaged during a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha,
Leipzig, Germany 16Aug44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 17Aug44
for battle damage repair. Regained by Group 11Sep44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44 (7POW:2KIA).
Attacked by enemy fighters, all controls were shot out and the plane was completely sprayed with
20mm cannon fire. One engine was disabled and there was an oxygen fire. The bail out order was given
and the plane crashed in the Üdersee, northwest of Eberswalde, Germany. MACR 8833.
97279 (MSN 7752) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44. Assigned Eighth Air Force, England 26Feb44.
The aircraft was on a ferry flight to the UK from RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to Meeks Field, Keflavik,
Iceland 12Mar44 (4RTD). The crew became lost in an extremely bad storm and poor visibility.
They spotted the trawler Sindri in the North Atlantic forty miles SSE of Meeks Field, circled once at
low altitude then ditched about three hundred yards from the trawler. The fliers got out of the aircraft
and were saved from their life raft by the fishing vessel crew.
97280 MSN 7753) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. {nil missions}.
550th Bomb Squadron [SG*O], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 6May44.
Named "Haybag Annie". Nose art painted by Anne Haywood, American Red Cross Aero Club,
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk. Artwork of a cartoon of herself complete
with sketchbook, brushes, a mug of steaming coffee (or tea) and the words "Good Ole Gal!"
{105 missions}. Returned to US. Accident landing at Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 19Jun45
en route to USA. The pilot landed safely and applied the brakes only to find that the brakes had failed.
The aircraft veered off, went through a ditch and then hit an earth revetment. Salvaged 26Jun45
Of 20 onboard, only three suffered slight injuries.
97281 (MSN 7754) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Feb44.
Dalhart Field, TX 2Mar44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 25Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar44.
427th Bomb Squadron [GN*Q], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 12Apr44,
Named "Queenie". Accident landing at RAF Sleap, Salop 16Nov44. Accident returning from a
missiion to Weisweiler, Germany 16Nov44. The bomber was diverted by bad weather to RAF Sleap, Shropshire,
landed long with malfunctioning brakes and failed in an attempt to ground loop. The right wing of this
aircraft hit the left wing of parked B-17G 43-38878. Battle damaged during a mission to Berlin, Germany 28Mar45.
Substantially damaged when n crash landed at Sandwich, Kent. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 31Mar45.
97282 (MSN 7755) Accepted by USAAF 16Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 13Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 25Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 26Mar44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*H], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 27Apr44. Named *Rebel* . {first combat mission 1May44}.
Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne,
Germany 28May44. Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site at Saint-Martin-L'Hortier,
Normandy, France 27Jun44. Returning with the No.3 and 4 propellers feathered, the plane landed at RAF Manston,
Kent. Eighth Air Force Service Command 28Jun44. Regained by Group 10Jul44. Battle damaged during a mission
to railway marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 27Sep44 (1WIA). Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 8Nov44 (1KIA:8POW). Damaged by flak,
the aircraft dropped out of formation with No.3 propeller feathered but apparently still under control.
The crew bailed out before it crashed at Neirstein, southeast of Mainz, Germany. {78 missions}. MACR 10352.
97283 (MSN 7756) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 3Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1May44. {nil missions}. 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 2May44. 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..
97284 (MSN 7757) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Feb44.
Dalhart Field, TX 2Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Mar44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*S], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 9Apr44, named "Ain't Misbehavin". Damaged while parked in collision by
B-17G 42-97272 taxying at Molesworth 11May44. Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1
glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. Galera,
Italy 16Jul44. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 14Mar45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 16Jun45. 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
97285 (MSN 7758) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 6May44. {nil missions}. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*C],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 21May44. Named *Patsy Ann*.
{87+ 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 2Jul45.
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
97286 (MSN 7759) Accepted by USAAF 16Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 15Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Mar44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 12Mar44. 560th Bomb Squadron [L], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 13Mar44. Named "Skipper and the Kids/Rough Deal"
{first combat mission 27Mar44}. 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 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 Knettishall 5Jul44. 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. {final combat mission 26Nov44}. Crashed on a non-operational Navex and familiarisation
flight for a new crew from Knettishall to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 10Dec44 (11KIS). Lost in
poor weather, as the aircraft turned to begin its final approach to Prestwick, it came in too low over the
high peaks of Arran. Subsequently, and while in full flight, the B-17 struck a rocky cliff on the east face
of Beinn Nuis, not far from Goatfell on the Isle of Arran, Scotland. {69 missions}. Wreck found by a local
shepherd 3Mar45. The aircraft had flown into a cliff at the end of a narrow gorge. Salvaged 15Mar45
MACR 11339. All occupants killed, wreck not found until Mar 3, 1945.
Crash was during alleged cross-country navigation flight from
Knettshal, but the real purpose is believed to been the collection of
whiskey for officers' club. Two passengers were also onboard.
97287 (MSN 7760) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Feb44.
Dalhart Field, TX 2Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 709th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 6Apr44. Damaged while parked when B-17G 42-39864 exploded on the next revetment, killing fifteen
personnel at Rattlesden 21Apr44. Salvaged 22Apr44
97288 (MSN 7761) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Feb44. Rapid City
Field, SD 4Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 19Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. {nil missions}. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*U], 9
2nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7May44. Named "Flagship". Failed to return from
a mission to railway installations and tank factories at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45 (9INT). Damaged by flak,
force landed Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden. Returned to UK 1945. 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 30Nov45. 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 MACR 13150
97289 MSN 7762) Accepted by USAAF 12Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 15Feb44. Rapid City Field, SD 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Apr44.
{nil missions}. 561st Bomb Squadron [Q], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 28Apr44.
Named "Haughty Hazy II" {first combat mission 11May44}. Accident on return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44. The bombers encountered heavy
flak over the target which disrupted the formation. Crash landed at Knettishall. {16 missions}. Salvaged 30Jul44
97290 (MSN 7763) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Apr44.
334th Bomb Squadron [BG*H], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 28Apr44
Named"Smilin' Sandy Sanchez". Named after Sator Sanchez, a gunner. The only time
an aircraft was officially named for an enlisted man.. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas of
Berlin, Germany 19May44 (10INT). Suffered battle damage and crash landed at Akesholm, Sweden. {23 missions}.
MACR 4928
97291 (MSN 7764) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Feb44. Rapid City
Field, SD 5Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 17Apr44. {nil missions}. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*S], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 6May44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*W], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 21May44. Named "My Asis Dragon". Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44 (7KIA:2POW). Damaged by flak,
crashed at Merseburg. MACR 8212.
97292 (MSN 7765) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 2Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*C],
Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 7Apr44. Named "Bachelor's Bride"--artwork of a
naked lady reposing. Painted by Tony Starcer. Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Metz,
France 25Apr44. Major battle damage on a mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44
(2WIA:8RTD). Flak was intense and accurate at the target. After leaving target a continuous succession
of bursts were encountered ranging from moderate to intense, wounding the bombardier and radio operator.
Major battle damage on a mission to the synthetic oil refinery at Lützkendorf, six miles west of Merseburg,
Germany 12May44. Because of heavy smoke over the target, the railway marshalling yards two miles west
were bombed. Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Blagnac, Toulouse, France 25Jun44 (9INT).
The plane was flying lead position of high squadron when, about one-half hour after crossing the English Channel
into enemy territory the plane appeared to be unable to gain altitude. It is probable that the plane had been
hit during the flak encountered near the coast; a puff of smoke was seen from the No.3 engine at that time.
It trailed the formation on up to and went around the target at approximately 20,000 feet. At this point the
formation was about sixty miles from the frontier of Spain, and the aircraft turned to the south, apparently
headed for Spain. Force landed uphill in a Spanish meadow at La Campa de Erandio, Sondico, ten miles
east of Bilbao, Spain. MACR 6545.
97293 (MSN 7766) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44. Rapid City
Field, SD 6Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. {nil missions}.
326th Bomb Squadron [JW*B], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7May44.
Failed to return from a mission to Merkwiller-Pechelbronn oil refinery, France 3Aug44 (3KIA:6POW).
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed at Lesse, SE of Metz, France. MACR 7699.
97294 (MSN 7767) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44.
25th Ferrying Squadron, 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 19Feb44. Crash landed with
mechanical failure at Lowry Field, Denver, CO 20Feb44. 398th Bomb Group, Bowman Field, Louisville, KY 7Oct44.
3705th Base Unit (Technical School), Lowry Field, Denver, CO 15Jul45. 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
97295 (MSN 7768) Accepted by USAAF 17Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 16Feb44. 398th Bomb Group, Rapid City Field, SD 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*F], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk May44. {first combat mission 23May44}. Failed to return from a
mission to the Junkers Flugzeug und Motorenwerke A.G. factory at Strasbourg, France 27May44 (5KIA:5POW).
Damaged by flak, it was last seen flying at 10,000ft near Brussels, accompanied by several Allied fighters.
Crashed at Cauchie d’Ecques, six miles south of Saint-Omer, France. {4 missions}. MACR 5255.
97296 MSN 7769) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44.
603rd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Rapid City Field, SD 4Mar44. Damaged taxying at
Rapid City Field 9Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Mar44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3Apr44. {nil missions}.
711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 30Apr44.
Damaged taxying at Rattlesden 18Apr45. Salvaged 20Apr45. 109 misssions
97297 (MSN 7770) Accepted by USAAF 17Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Feb4. Rapid City Field, SD 3Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 20Apr44. {nil missions}. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*N],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 26Apr44, Named "How Soon".
Battle damaged by flak on a mission to the Daimler-Benz aircraft engine factory at Sindelfingen, Stuttgart,
Germany 10Sep44 (1WIA). Flak over the target and after wounded the togglier. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, Hanover, Germany 26Nov44 (10RTD). No.4 engine
was struck by flak and the fuel tanks punctured. Force landed at Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk;
the No.2 engine failed on landing. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 27Nov44.
Regained by Group 30Nov44. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Speyer,
Germany 8Jan45. Just after the target, flak struck No.3 engine, the propeller could not be feathered and oversped.
The propeller windmilled for about 30 minutes then came 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. Battle damaged on a mission to
a Luftwaffe airfield at Oranienburg, Germany 10Apr45 (2WIA:6RTD). Ten minutes before the target heavy flak
struck the bomber; the pilot was injured and the co-pilot knocked out by a chunk of shrapnel. By the time he
regained consciousness the cockpit was filled with smoke and three engines were damaged. No.1 engine lost
manifold pressure for a while when the supercharger was hit; No.2 engine was on fire and burned out; No.3
engine lost two cylinders and was leaking oil. The bombs were jettisoned and the plane entered a dive as it
turned for home. The crew prepared to bail out. When the plane levelled out, a flight of P-51 Mustangs arrived,
four escorting the bomber and four going down to silence the flak guns. Equipment was thrown out and the ball
turret, initially jammed, was released. The plane struggled back to Thurleigh and landed safely despite a flat tire;
a hole was found in the left wing main spar. {115 missions}. Transferred to 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 9May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31Oct45.
97298 (MSN 7771) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44. Rapid City
Field, SD 4Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 20Apr44. {nil missions}.
Transferred to 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22Apr44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*H],
Transfereed to 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 6May44
Named *The Floose (It Flies)* {first Eighth Air Force heavy bomber to complete 100 missions}.
Damaged landing at Molesworth 10Aug44. Loaned to 92nd Bomb Group. Crash landed at Snetterton Heath 24Dec44.
{102 missions}. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton.
97299 (MSN 7772) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44. Rapid City
Field, SD 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 20Apr44. {nil missions}. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*R],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 28Apr44. Named "Devil May Care".
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 31Oct45
97300 (MSN 7773) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 6Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*X], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 9Apr44. Battle damaged over Magdeburg, Germany 20Jun44 (4WIA:1KIA).
Salvaged 21Jun44
97301 (MSN 7774) Accepted by USAAF 17Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Feb44. Rapid City Field, SD 5Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {nil missions}. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*U], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 12May44. Named "Bouncin' Baby"– artwork of an adult baby wearing
boxing gloves and smoking a cigar. . Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord
to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44 (1KIA:1WIA:8RTD).
Accident preparing to takeoff for a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 13Sep44. Right wing tip damaged in a collision by B-17G 43-38296 as the planes
were turning onto the runway. Battle damaged on a mission to the industrial area at Frankfurt am Main,
Germany 25Sep44 (1WIA:8RTD). A wing and tail wheel were struck by flak. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots
Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 8Jan45. Regained by Group 9Jan45. 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.
Transferred to 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 31Oct45
97302 (MSN 7775) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*B],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 9Apr44. Named "Scotch N' Soda"
Battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery at Nordstern, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 16Feb45.
The crew abandoned the aircraft which crashed at Carleton Rode, near New Buckenham, five miles
southeast of Attleborough, Norfolk. Salvaged
97303 (MSN 7776) Accepted by USAAF 17Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Feb44. Rapid City Field, SD 3Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Apr44. {nil missions}. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*Q],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 7May44. Failed to return from a mission
to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44 (1KIA:9POW). Flak hits on return trip
damaged two engines and a rocket took out flight controls. The crew bailed out and aircraft crashed at
Honskirch, six miles west of Sarre-Union, France. {1 mission}.. MACR 4557
97304 (MSN 7777) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*C],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 1Apr44. Named "Priority Gal"– artwork of a
seated stretching woman, barely clothed in an open robe. Named after the pilot. Painted by Tony Starcer
{first combat mission 8Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen,
Germany 27May44. Enemy flak was intense and accurate than usual. Also, several enemy fighter
attacks were made. Flak caused No.3 engine propeller to overspeed, making it impossible for the
plane to stay in formation. The pilot aborted the mission and returned home. Failed to return from a
mission to the Bayerische Motoren Werke aero engine works at Munich, Germany 31Jul44 (9POW).
Flak hit No.1 & No.2 engines; the No.1 propeller was feathered but it continued to windmill causing
excessive drag and forcing the plane to lag behind the formation. The crew headed for Switzerland but
crashed near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria. {50 missions}. . MACR 7806
97305 (MSN 7778) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*L],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 6Apr44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*L].
Failed to return from a mission to Metz, France 24Apr44 (10RTD). Damaged by flak, ditched in English
Channel off Ramsgate, Kent. The crew was rescued by British Air-Sea Rescue. {5 missions}.
97306 (MSN 7779) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 5Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 22Apr44. {nil missions}. Transferred to 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 23Apr44. Named "Lady Janet". 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. Repaired and
regained by Group. Salvaged 17Aug44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Berry Field, Nashville, TN.
Damaged by fire in an accident on the ground at Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal 25Feb45
97307 (MSN 7780) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. {nil missions}. 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 4May44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Sudetenländische
Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12Sep44. Force landed in France.
Salvaged 3Jan45
97308 (MSN 7781) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44. Rapid
City Field, SD 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {nil missions}. 728th Bomb Squadron,
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 26Apr44. 730th Bomb Squadron.
Named "Hairless Joe". Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohlen Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery
northeast of Zeitz, Germany 31Mar45 (5KIA:4POW). One engine was damaged by flak over the target,
later attacked by enemy fighters. The plane entered a spin and crashed near Ochsenhausen, east of Biberach, Germany
97309 (MSN 7782) Accepted by USAAF 18Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 17Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44.
545th Bomb Squadron [JD*C], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 6Apr44.
Named "Kathleen--Lady of Victory" {first combat mission 11Apr44}. Participated in the
‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44.
Battle damage during a mission to an aero engine factory at Munich, Germany 16Jul44 (1WIA). With wounded
aboard and damage to wings, fuselage and an engine, the plane landed away at RAF Woodbridge emergency
landing airfield, Suffolk. Eighth Air Force Service Command 17Jul44. Regained by Group 8Aug44. Battle damaged
on a mission to the oil depot at Derben, Germany 1Jan45. Unable to return to England with fuel exhaustion,
the plane left formation and force landed on the continent. Eighth Air Force Service Command 2Jan45.
Regained by Group 9Mar45. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*M] 9Mar45. 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. {106 missions}. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots
Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 12May45. Converted for trooping, stripped of all armament and turrets,
capable of carrying thirty passengers on benches installed in the waist and bomb bay. Regained by Group 29May45.
To 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 #35). 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. Adorned
with airline type paint stripes on fuselage. 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 31Oct45.
97310 (MSN 7783) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44. Rapid City
Field, SD 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. {nil missions}. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 7May44. 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 21Oct45. 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
97311 (MSN 7784) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44. Rapid
City Field, SD 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1May44. {nil missions}.
Transferred to 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*O], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 13May44. Named "Shoo Shoo Baby" (a popular song made
famous by the Andrews Sisters), aka "Silver Fox". Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’
mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44.
To 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 22Apr45. To 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 29May45. {107 missions}. 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 21Oct45. 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
97312 (MSN 7785) Accepted by USAAF 18Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Feb44. Rapid City Field, SD 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Apr44. {nil missions}.
Transferred to 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*T], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 12May44.
Failed to return from a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to a Luftwaffe airfield at Bricy,
Orléans, France 17Jun44 (4EVD:5POW). Shot down over Rouen en route to the target by flak which set No.3
engine on fire. The plane dropped out of formation as the pilot determined whether to turn back to
England or land behind Allied lines. With the fire spreading over the wing, the pilot ordered the crew
to bail out. Crashed Bacqueville-en-Caux, ten miles southwest of Dieppe, France.
97313 (MSN 7786) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44. Rapid City
Field, SD 10Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. {nil missions}.
Transferred to 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*N], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 5May44
Named *The Columbus Miss*. Battle damaged on a mission to the Deutz road bridge at
Cologne, Germany 14Jan45. Two crew bailed, the aircraft force landed on the continent. {51 missions}.
97314 ((MSN 7787) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44. Rapid
City Field, SD 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44. {nil missions}. Transferred to
327th Bomb Squadron [UX*J], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7May44. Named "Pop"
Failed to return from a mission to Pozna?, Poland 29May44 (9INT). Enemy aircraft caused damage, crash
landed at Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden
97315 (MSN 7788) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 5Mar44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. 532nd Bomb
Squadron [VE*N], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgwell 6Apr44. During a mechanical test flight 5May44,
lost No.3 and No.4 engines. Crash landed and burned at Larkins Farm, Twinstead, near Halstead, Essex.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton.
97316 (MSN 7789) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44. 331st Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 9Apr44. Named "Tommy".
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha,
Leipzig, Germany 7Oct44 (9POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed at Furstenburg, Germany
97317 (MSN 7790) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 9Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*P], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44.
Named "L'il Maz"--Nose art L'il Maz from cartoon comics. Substantially damaged in an accident with
B-17G 42-102553 at Nuthampstead 6May44. Force landed at Merville (B-53), France 2Mar45. 4
4th Air Depot Group, Merville (B-53), France. Substantially damaged taxying at Merville 9Apr45.
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 30Nov45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
97318 (MSN 7791) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*S],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 7Apr44. Named "Dinah Mite".
Battle damaged on a mission to Dessau, Germany 28May44 [2WIA]. En route to the target the bomber
was hit several times and badly damaged by flak. With one engine shut down and another propeller
damaged, about forty-five minutes before the target, the pilot turned back to base and dropped down
to avoid further flak and fighters. The aircraft was landed safely at Polebrook where flak damage
was found all over the aircraft. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44 (1KIA:8POW). The aircraft was heavily
attacked ENE of Berlin by German fighter aircraft en route to the target. It was last sighted flying
South about three miles ESE of Wriezen and exploded shortly after two parachutes were seen in the air.
It was later established that all of the crew bailed out. Crashed at Staaken, Berlin, Germany. {47 missions}.
97319 (MSN 7792) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Ferried Meeks Field,
Keflavik, Iceland to Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, Scotland 15Jan44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*M],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 23Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to
railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (3POW:7EVD). On the way to the target over the
Dümmer See, flak knocked out an engine on the right wing. With a second engine failure over the target,
the bomber fell out of formation. Flak shrapnel had lodged near the compass and the bomber was
heading towards France instead of England. In sight of the English Channel, a third engine stopped,
starved of fuel. Rather than risk a ditching, the pilot turned back towards land and crash landed
in a field at Sailly-Saillisel, 17 miles northwest of Cambrai, France. Luftwaffe salvage teams
dismantled the aircraft
97320 (MSN 7793) Accepted by USAAF 19Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 18Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 6Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44.
544th Bomb Squadron [SU*G], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 7Apr44.
Named "Hot Rock". {first combat mission 11Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Hamm, Germany 22Apr44; force landed at RAF Manston, Kent. Eighth Air Force Service Command 23Apr44.
Regained by Group 19May44. Battle damaged during a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Bonn,
Germany 10Jan45. The aircraft left the formation after the first bomb run during which bombs were not
dropped. Crash landed at Haacht, Belgium 10Jan45. {77 missions}. Salvaged.
97321 (MSN 7794) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 6Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. 366th Bomb Squadron [KY*A],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 31Mar44. Named "Hitler's Headache"
Battle damaged on a mission to the synthetic oil refinery at Lützkendorf, six miles west of
Merseburg, Germany 12May44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 14May44.
97322 (MSN 7795) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Mar44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1May44. {nil missions}. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*D],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 21May44. 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 21Oct45.
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
97323 (MSN 7796) Accepted by USAAF 19Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 3Mar44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Mar44. 368th Bomb Squadron [BO*M],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 2Apr44,. Named *Begin the Beguine
(1938 Artie Shaw song)/She Dood It* (artwork of a female wearing a swimsuit reposing)
Battle damaged on a mission to Merkwiller-Pechelbronn oil refinery, France 3Aug44 (1WIA:8RTD).
The radio operator was wounded by flak shrapnel. Damaged taxying at Thurleigh 17Sep44. Fatal incident
at Thurleigh 5Dec44 (1KIS). The ball turret guns were being installed and tested prior to an operational
mission. After cleaning the guns, and thinking them empty of rounds, two shots were accidentally fired.
The 0.50 caliber bullets hit the brick wall of a hut about 100 feet from the turret. Both bullets ricocheted,
one of them hitting and killing the plane’s pilot. 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell
(Station 167), Essex 23May45. {100+ missions}. 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 6Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
97324 (MSN 7797) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Mar44. 1104th Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Homestead Field, FL 16Mar44. Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal, Africa.
Crash landed at Marrakech, French Morocco 25Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 341st Bomb Squadron,
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 18Oct44. Named "Silver Sheen". Failed to return from a
mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 22Mar45
(4KIA:6POW). Encountering heavy, accurate flak over the target, the plane was attacked by Me 262 jet fighters.
They destroyed all the control cables and the auto-pilot. The plane went Into a dive, spun and crashed
MACR 13265
97325 (MSN 7798) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*H],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 7Apr44. Accident on return from Berlin,
Germany 24May44 (6KIA:3RTD). Damaged in mid-air collision with B-24J Liberator 42-110172 and crash
landed at Hoxne, Suffolk. {17 missions}
97326 (MSN 7799) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*V], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7May44. Named "Little Lambsy Divey" (a line frrom the 1944 song Mairzy Doats)
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 11Sep44 (5POW:4KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed at Leuttenhendorf, Germany. MACR 8890
97327 (MSN 7800) Accepted by USAAF 19Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44.
368th Bomb Squadron [BO*U], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 1Apr44.
Accident when 24 of the 48 100-pound fused bombs, returned from a combat mission and placed in
revetments for safety, exploded at Thurleigh 30Jun44. This bomber, parked on an adjacent revetment,
was severely damaged by the blast and debris. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 1Jul44
97328 (MSN 7801) Accepted by USAAF 19Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 20Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 5Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44.
561st Bomb Squadron [T], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 23Mar44.
Named "Heavens Above"
{first combat mission 9Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to railway facilities around Berlin,
Germany 29Apr44. The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters
and bombed Magdeburg. Flak over the target was very accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to a
railway marshalling yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44. Meagre flak was encountered crossing the French
coast in the Le Tréport area but very accurate flak at Poix-de-Picardie, France. Battle damaged on a
Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site at Fleury, France 6Jul44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak over the
target was light but wounded the tail gunner and caused twenty-five holes in the plane from wing
tip to wing tip and nose to tail. 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. Accident during a mission to the Braunkohlen Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44. Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6123. 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 manuever
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 stabiliser. 44-6123 spun out of control and crashed.
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 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 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 19Apr45}. Flew more than 100 combat missions.
Damaged taxying at Knettishall 3May45. 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.
{128 missions + 3 Revival}. 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 2Jul45. 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. 44-83512 on diaplay at USAF History and
Traditions Museum, Lackland AFB, San Antonio, TX painted as 42-97328 "Heavens Above"
97329 (MSN 7802) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Apr44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*H],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 22Apr44. Named "Flak Hack"
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg,
Germany 28Sep44 (8KIA:1POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, with its right wing on fire it spun into the
ground from 25,000ft and crashed at Bad Grund, Germany. MACR 9411.
97330 (MSN 7803) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*S],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 24Apr44. Named *Chug a Lug IV*.
Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Hamburg, Germany 6Nov44 (2KIA:7POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed at Rotenburg an der Wümme, Germany. {33+ missions}. MACR 10154.
97331 (MSN 7804) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Departed RCAF
Goose Bay, Labrador and crashed in a severe storm into the North Atlantic en route Iceland
and UK 9Apr44 (10KIS). MACR 3682
97332 (MSN 7805) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Mar44. 1104th Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Homestead Field, FL 12Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 2Apr44. Battle damaged on a mission to an
ordnance depot at Milbertshofen, Munich, Germany 19Jul44. Two engines were disabled, the brake
system and flight controls had been damaged. The pilot made a good landing at Lucera but the
condition of the plane made it uncontrollable. The plane ran off the runway onto the auxiliary
landing strip where it collided with a bulldozer. None of the crew were injured. {46 missions}. Salvaged
97333 (MSN 7806) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 9Apr44. 410th Bomb Squadron.
Named "Duchess". Damaged when ground looped at Rougham 17Aug44. Failed to return from a mission
to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 7Oct44 (8POW:1KIA).
Enemy aircraft set aircraft on fire which crashed at Sibbersdorf, Germany. MACR 9556
97334 (MSN 7807) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*S], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 4Apr44. Named "Haard Luck". Damaged landing when the brakes
locked up, left tyre burst and ran off end of runway at Horham 24May44. 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 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 #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 Fulda,
Germany 11Sep44 (9POW). Attacked by enemy fighters setting fire to the left wing. Several crew members
bailed out while the pilot intended to fly back to Allied lines in France. Crashed at Schmalzgrube,
Germany. {45 missions}. MACR 8892. The wreckage was found in the 1990s.
97335 (MSN 7808) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Apr44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*J],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 13Nov44. Named "Grinnin Bearit".
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 31Oct45
97336 (MSN 7809) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
7th Ferrying Squadron, 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT. Damaged taxying at Gore
Field 22Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 9Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*A],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 10Apr44. 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 20May45. Returned to US. Columbus, OH 9Jun45.
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.
97337 (MSN 7810) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44.
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 9Apr44. 602nd Bomb
Squadron [K8*R], Transferred to 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 26Apr44. Ran off runway at Nuthampstead 11Nov44. Salvaged 12Nov44
97338 (MSN 7811) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44.
601st Bomb Squadron [3O*C], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*C]. Named "Ugly Duckling". Battle damaged on a mission 8Jan45.
Force landed at Abbeville, France., Salvaged by 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France 12Mar45.
97339 (MSN 7812) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*V], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 5May44. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas
of Berlin, Germany 19May44 (8KIA:2POW). Hit by flak in the nose, the aircraft drifted across the formation.
A couple of minutes after the formation had dropped its bombs, it was underneath the lead bomber [42-107114]
just as the bombardier jettisoned his rack of 100-pound incendiaries, hitting the cockpit, top turret and radio hatch.
Another bomb hit No.3 engine which caught fire but then extinguished. The aircraft remained under control
for a short while then several crew members bailed out over Rüdnitz before the aircraft crashed in the wetlands
at Oderbruch, Oderaue, 9km northeast of Bad Freienewalde, ten miles northeast of Berlin, Germany. (4 missions}.
MACR 4937
97340 (MSN 7813) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb44.
Alexandria Field, LA 12Mar44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA.
Substantiallyb damaged in an accident involving B-17G 42-6022 eighty miles south-southeast of Lake
Charles, LA 1Aug44. 332nd Base Unit, Lake Charles, LA 2Aug44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Alexandria Field, LA 17Sep44. Damaged in ground collision with B-17G 42-31948 at
Alexandria 4Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 24Jun45. 327th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45. 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
97341 (MSN 7814) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb44.
Sioux City AAB, IA 17Mar44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 11Oct44.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 17Jun45. 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.
97342 (MSN 7815) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 311th Ferrying Squadron,
27th Air Transport Group, Maghaberry (Station 239), County Down, Northern Ireland. Damaged landing at
Rougham 25Apr44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*H], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk Apr44. Named "Struggle Bunny". Failed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at Ingolstadt,
Germany 21Apr45 (7KIA:1RTD). The pilot lost control in turbulent weather returning from the mission and
crashed in a forest near Sulzbach, north of Saarbrücken, Germany. MACR 14167
97343 (MSN 7816) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb44.
Dyersburg Field, TN 14Mar44. 814th Base Unit, 1st Troop Carrier Command, Stout Field, Indianapolis, IN 10Sep44.
223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 16Sep44. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. 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
97344 (MSN 7817) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb44.
Air Service Command, Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 4Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*P], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 28Apr44. Named "Carrie B II"
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44 (7POW:2KIA). Shot Down By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6
and Crashed at Dreillingen Germany. Believed BF 109G-6 Flown By
Uffz. Fritz Plaschke of JG 53/10. MACR 8203
97345 (MSN 7818) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb44. Rapid
City Field, SD 9Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Apr44. {nil missions}.
Transferred to 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Squadron Deopham Green 3May44.
Named RAMBLIN' WRECK: This plane is believed to have been the only 452nd Bomb Group plane to survive both missions to
Poltava, Ukraine, on 21Jun44 and 11Sep44. The pilot who flew the plane on the first mission to Poltava, replied
when asked what he thought of the damaged plane, he said "It's just a ramblin wreck!" So this is where the name
came from, but there was a lot of talk about the name "Patches". The nose art on the plane included cartoon
drawings of the four ground crew members. 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 8Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97346 (MSN 7819) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Apr44. {first combat mission 7Apr44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Magyar Waggon- és Gépgyár aircraft factory at Gy?r, Hungary 13Apr44
(3POW:7EVD). The group encountered moderate flak before they reached the target. The bombardier
dropped the bombs over the target and the pilot made a left turn, descended a little, then headed for home.
That was when the plane was hit. Five, twin-engine fighters approached from directly behind.
They were in trail, which means they were lined up behind one another. The first one, who undoubtedly was
the flight leader, hit the bomber with a lot of 20mm cannon fire. The two right engines were knocked
out and the pilot could not keep the plane from pulling to the right, out of formation. Number four engine
was disabled and the co-pilot shut it down and feathered the propeller. Number three engine was still
giving some power at times, in surges, so it was kept running. The plane were falling behind the Group,
so the leader began to ‘S,’ or gently turn to the right and then left so the plane could fly in a straight line and
have a better chance to keep up. The navigator was wounded, the gunners said they were all right. The pilot
asked them to check the tail gunner because he knew by the feel of the controls that there was some damage
in the tail area. They reported that he was OK. His intercom was out. Actually he was badly hurt and was
trying to signal them for help, but they misunderstood. The right wing was pretty well shot up, with many
20mm holes. At least one shell had blown a basketball size hole in the inboard fuel tank and the crew could
see gasoline sloshing out of it. The aileron was pretty badly shot up, but still had aileron control since the
left one was OK. The plane was falling behind the Group but still had them in sight for about a mile ahead.
The pilot was trading altitude for speed by diving slightly. He told the crew that he would try to get back as
far as the Adriatic Sea and with two good engines, they might make it all the way home. Later, looking closely,
the crew could see a very light blue flame coming out of the fuel tank. The flames were growing and once
again, decision time. The pilot’s decision was that they would stay with the aircraft until they were over
Yugoslavia, then bail out. Most of the crew did not agree with that and wanted to bail out as soon as possible.
However, the pilot prevailed upon them and they stayed, watching the flames grow stronger and trail off the
edge of the wing. As the situation turned out, the decision led to happy results for seven of the crew.
After he determined that everyone was out, the pilot put the controls on auto-pilot, knowing that it would not
hold straight, but would help. Then he pulled the two red buttons on the panel above the glare shield that
would explode the charges in the IFF (Identification, Friend or Foe) and in the bomb sight. The purpose was to
destroy these two units so the Germans would not get them. The crew bailed out north of Požega-Slavonia.
The bomber crashed near the border of Hungary, north of Bjelovar, Croatia, Yugoslavia. {3 missions} .MACR 3911
97347 (MSN 7820) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Mar44. Major damage in an accident
on the ground at Homestead Field, FL 17Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 2Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to a
railway bridge at Vado, Italy 5Jun44 (6POW:4EVD). Hit by flak over the target, exploded and crashed a
t Rimini, Italy. {29 missions}.MACR 5837
97348 (MSN 7821) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 6Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*R],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44. Failed to return from a mission
to the industrial area of Munich, Germany 13Jul44 (9KIA). En route to the target, the aircraft was hit by
flak on the rear fuselage. The tail section disintegrated and the aircraft entered a slow, flat spin.
One of the engines was smoking on the way down and caught fire. The aircraft then started to climb;
as it reached the top of this climb, a wing broke off. Then it turned wing over wing and continued down.
It exploded in air, crashed and destroyed by fire at Vlezenbeek, 12km southwest of Brussels, Belgium.
{22 missions}.. MACR 7498.
97349 (MSN 7822) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Feb44.
1104th Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Homestead Field, FL 19Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*B], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 7May44. Named "Silver Dollar/Silver Meteor". . {120 missions}.
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 21Oct45.
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
97350 (MSN 7823) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 8Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 6May44. {nil missions}. Transferred to 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 7May44. Named "Strictly From Hunger". Failed to return from a mission to Mannheim,
Germany 21Jul44 (5KIA:4POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Epfenhofen, Germany. MACR 7276
97351 (MSN 7824) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Mar44. 1104th Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Homestead Field, FL 16Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 4Mar44. {first combat mission 12Apr44}. Participated in
the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod.
Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 7Jul44 (6KIA:4POW).
Bf 109s and Fw 190s attacked the formation, firing rockets and 20mm cannon. The radio operator did
not respond to the interphone after the first attack. The engineer was knocked out of position in the
second attack and his guns destroyed. The ball turret gunner was killed when enemy shells and rockets
hit the rear of the plane, also killing the tail gunner. Then came the third attack. The right waist gunner
was killed by enemy gunfire and rockets. The plane was on fire from the rockets and cannon shells.
The bombs were jettisoned and the surviving crew bailed out. Crashed north of the Danube River at
Kližská Nemá, Czechoslovakia, northeast of Gy?r, Hungary. {45 missions}. MACR 6565.
97352 (MSN 7825) Accepted by USAAF 23Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [W],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall 7Apr44. {first combat mission 22Apr44}. Battle damaged on a
mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. The combat wing was off
course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg. Flak over the target
was very accurate. Accident returning early from a mission to the railway marshalling yards
in Brussels, Belgium 20May44. The No.1 engine failed and the pilot also reported that his
entire electrical and hydraulic was out, thereby rendering all four superchargers useless.
After lowering the landing gear manually, the pilot made a normal approach to the field,
attempting to land on the long runway. Due to poor visibility and the necessity for bringing
the aircraft in at a higher than normal rate of speed, the pilot overshoot the field.
Pulling up, he went around again and repeated this performance. As he was going around for
the third time, the No.1 engine caught fire, necessitating an immediate landing.
Cutting his pattern short, the pilot came in on a shorter runway and in so doing,
overshot the field again, landing at the intersection of the two runways. The aircraft,
completely off the runway, and traveling at a high rate of speed, went through a
linemen's tent, coming to rest off the edge of the field after crashing through a
Nissan hut in which other linemen were quartered. The aircraft burned and the bomb load
exploded. Two men were killed and one man received major injuries when the aircraft went
through the linemen's tent. One man was killed in the subsequent explosion. It is believed
that the latter fatality occurred when the aircraft, striking the Nissan hut, knocked the
man unconscious and the explosion killed him. The navigator received minor injuries and
the remainder of the crew was uninjured. {9 missions}. Salvaged 20May44
97353 (MSN 7826) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Feb44. Rapid
City Field, SD 8Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {nil missions}. 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 1May44. Failed to return from a mission to battle area support 13Aug44 (2POW:1KIA:6RTD).
Damaged by flak, crashed at Flers, France. MACR 10709.
97354 (MSN 7827) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Feb44.
Scott Field, Belleville, IL 14Mar44. Dyersburg Field, TN 15Mar44. 2132nd Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Very Heavy), Maxwell Field, Montgomery, AL 25Jun44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 11Jul44. 2122nd Base Unit, Greenwood Field, MS 14Sep44.
223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 16Sep44. 2113th Base Unit,
Pilot School, Advanced, Two Engine, Columbus Field, MS 2Feb45. 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; scrap
97355 (MSN 7828) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Feb44.
Amarillo Field, TX 20Mar44. Alexandria Field, LA 27Mar44. 332nd Base Unit, Lake Charles, LA 5Oct44.
221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 6Oct44. 329th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Mar45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria
Field, LA 13Jun45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 24Jun45.
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
97356 (MSN 7829) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 27Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Mar44. Grandview Field, Kansas City, MO 13Mar44. Dyersburg Field, TN 16Mar44.
555th Base Unit, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Dec44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 2Jan45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45.
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
97357 (MSN 7830) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 5Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. {nil missions}. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*Z],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 19May44. Named *The Railroader* Damaged in c
ollision with B-17G 42-97882 while taxying at Ridgewell 2Oct44. The rudder was beyond economical repair
and had been pulled from its mounting on the vertical stabiliser damaging the hinge brackets. In addition the
top half of the tail section from Station 11 rearward was cut off. This damage was repaired in record time
and the aircraft was returned to the squadron the following day. Damaged attempting to takeoff at Ridgewell 5Oct44.
On take off the pilot was unable to get the aircraft airborne and it crashed at the end of the runway in a ditch.
Upon going into the ditch the aircraft nosed over damaging the chin turret and supporting members.
When it landed on the tail, the wheel and axle were torn from their mounting. Also, when the tail landed it put a
compressive load on the fuselage above that for which the aircraft was designed and broke it's back.
448th Sub-Depot, Air Service Command, Ridgewell 5Oct44. In order to repair this aircraft it was necessary to
replace the fuselage from Station 6A rearward. All four engines were pulled due to the fact the propellers had
hit the ground. Wooden supports were built under the forward part of the fuselage and at the same time a
cradle was built on a four wheel flat trailer, with which it was possible to simply pull the aircraft apart.
A new fuselage section was procured from 2nd Strategic Air Depot and was placed on the same cradle as the old
section which was removed. The tail section was merely sitting on a sand bag which enabled the men to guide
the fuselage into position as well as a support. After the fuselage was lined up a hydraulic bomb hoist was
put under each side of the cradle for making very exacting alignment in raising or lowering the new section.
It should be noted that the new fuselage was stripped of both rudder and ball turret for this operation, as well
as both stabilisers. The remainder of the work such as installing the ball turret, stabilisers and rudder,
connecting lines and cables, and re-installing the engines and propellers was then completed. All the
control surfaces that were installed had been removed from the old fuselage. The work on this aircraft was
completed in 29 days, a total of 1,442 man hours expended on the project. Battle damaged on a mission to
Germersheim, Germany 13Jan45. Force landed on the continent. {57 missions}. Salvaged.
97358 (MSN 7831) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Feb44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 18Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*D], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham
(Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 6Apr44. Named "Ordnance Express" {118 missions}. 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 8Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97359 (MSN 7832) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44. Air Service Command,
Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 11Mar44. Alexandria Field, LA 13Mar44. 263rd Base Unit, Harding Field,
Baton Rouge, LA 29Jun44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Jul44.
4119th Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 25Nov44.
221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 15Dec44. 329th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 20Jul45. 203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational Training Wing),
Jackson AAB, MS 4Sep45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado
Springs, CO 9Oct45. Toi Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 7Nov45
97360 (MSN 7833) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44. Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 11Mar44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 12Mar44.
Major damage when nosed over landing at New Iberia Parish Airport, LA 28Jun44. 331st Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Barksdale Field, Bossier City, LA 27Oct44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Alexandria Field, LA 6Nov44. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 24Jun45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 11Sep45. 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
97361 (MSN 7834) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Feb44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham
Green (Station 142), Norfolk 6Apr44. Named THE PUNCHED FOWL. The nose art consisted of two ducks somewhat
resembling the cartoon characters of Donald and Daisy Duck with the words “The Punched Fowl” next to them.
The female duck is looking away with her tail feathers all ruffled, while the male duck is standing with a
grin and a halo over his head. Supposedly this name was a reference to having obtained sex.
Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG
synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44 (4KIA:6POW). En route to the target, between
Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. The bomber was badly
hit by enemy fighters and dropped out of formation east of Frankfurt. With controls shot out, it went into a
sharp spinning dive. There was a fire in the bomb bay and near the top turret as the pilot ordered the crew
to bail out. The centrifugal forces prevented four of the gunners from leaving the plane. Crashed 2km southeast
of Ohren, near Limburg, Germany.. MACR 4821
97362 (MSN 7835) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Feb44. Gore
Field, Great Falls, MT 26Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Feb44.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA. Crashed after the plane caught fire and the
crew bailed out two miles west of Denison, IA 9May44. Salvaged 11May44
97363 (MSN 7836) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44. Rapid
City Field, SD 10Mar44. 603rd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron,
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {nil missions}.
Transferred to 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*N], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 6May44
Named THE BUGLER. Names the crew gave to The Bugler's engines: Engine No.1: "Reveille" - always starts first;
Engine No.2: "Pay Call" - always dependable; Engine No.3: "Taps" - acts up and stops in flight; E
ngine No.4: "Dirty Gertie" - throws oil. Failed to return from a mission to Fallersleben, Wolfsburg,
Germany 20Jun44 (9POW:1KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Bleckmar, seventeen miles northwest
of Celle, Germany.. lMACR 5894
97364 (MSN 7837) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44. Alexandria
Field, LA 8Mar44. Midwest Air Depot, Oklahoma City, OK 16Mar44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Alexandria Field, LA. Personal injury accident forty miles north of Alexandria 20Nov44 [plane not
damaged]. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 327th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 7Jun45. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 12Dec45. 300th Base Unit, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 20Mar46. 73rd WVG, MacDill
Field, Tampa, FL 27Mar46. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31May46.
Reclaimed 30Oct46
97365 (MSN 7838) Accepted by USAAF 24Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Feb44. Rapid City Field, SD 8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {nil missions}.
369th Bomb Squadron [WW*Z], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 2May44. Named "Zamro"
Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to bomb an enemy troop concentration
at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44 (1WIA:8RTD). Failed to return from a mission to the Siebel
Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Halle, Germany 16Aug44 (8POW:1KIA). The formation encountered intense,
accurate tracking flak for about five minutes after leaving the target area. The aircraft was last seen after leaving
the target area, losing altitude, with all engines running and under control. All of the crew bailed out over a fifteen
minute period near to Osterode am Harz. Crashed at Rotenkirchen, four miles southwest of Einbeck, Germany.
MACR 7901
97366 (MSN 7839) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44.
Midwest Air Depot, Oklahoma City, OK 6Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1May44. {nil missions}.
Transferred to 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*D], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 3May44.
Failed to return from a mission to Fallersleben, Wolfsburg,
Germany 20Jun44 (6KIA:4POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Letzlingen Forest, seven miles southeast of
Gardelegen, 25 miles northwest of Magdeburg, Germany
97367 (MSN 7840) Accepted by USAAF 24Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 23Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*T], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 11Apr44.. Named "Umbriago" [drunk as a skunk] -
a word made famous by comedian/entertainer Jimmy Durante, who had a hit song of the same name.
Battle damaged during a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Krzesiny, Pozna?, Poland 9Apr44;
No.2 engine inoperative. Battle damaged during a mission to an aero engine factory at Munich, Germany 16Jul44.
On return, crash landed at RAF Woodbridge emergency landing airfield, Suffolk 16Jul44.
Eighth Air Force Service Command 16Jul44. Salvaged 18Jul44. {36 missions
97368 (MSN 7841) Accepted by USAAF 24Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Feb44. Rapid City Field, SD 10Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44.
{nil missions}. Transferred to 68th Bomb Squadron [BO*O], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 28Apr44. Named "Tailwind". Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44 (6KIA:3POW). On the bomb run, flak
struck the right wing between No.3 and No.4 engines knocking out both superchargers and the plane
dropped out of formation. The plane dropped its bombs and was then attacked by enemy fighters. Since there
were wounded crewmen on board who were unable to bail out, the entire crew elected to stay with the aircraft
while the pilot attempted to make it back to Allied lines. Fighters attacked again damaging a third engine
and causing a fuel leak. After the plane lost power in three of its engines and could no longer maintain
altitude, the pilot made the decision to attempt a crash landing. Lined up for a good landing, just short of
the intended landing site the last engine quit at about 100 feet to 150 feet off the ground and the plane
dropped into a big oak tree on the edge of the field near Massow, Germany. The plane broke up and
threw the airmen out. {19 missions}. MACR 8834
97369 (MSN 7842) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44.
Dyersburg Field, TN 5Mar44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN.
Damaged while parked by B-17G 44-6036 taxying at Dyersburg 15Feb45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 9Apr45. 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
97370 (MSN 7843) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44.
Rapid City Field, SD 15Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME
14Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. {nil missions}.
527th Bomb Squadron [FO*G], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 6May44.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*G]. {123 missions}. Named "The Hellion" ( a troublesome or mischievous person)
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 21Oct45.
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
97371 MSN 7844) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. Lockheed Overseas Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base
Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland Apr44. 728th Bomb
Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 5Apr44. Named "Hairless Joe".
Named for a Li'l Abner character. Failed to return from a mission to the
Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44 (10POW).
En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large force of
enemy fighters which damaged No.2 engine and the left wing. The No.2 propeller was feathered, the
left wing was on fire and came off. The plane dropped out of formation, dropping fast with the fire spreading.
The crew bailed out successfully before the plane crashed at Echzell, northeast of Frankfurt, Germany.
MACR 4822.
97372 (MSN 7845) Accepted by USAAF 24Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*P], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 15Apr44. Named *Booby Trap*. {first combat mission 20Apr44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 24Apr44 (1DOI:9POW). Flak disabled two engines before the bomber reached the
target and fell behind the formation. Flak had struck the ammunition box in the nose and several 0.50
caliber shells fatally wounded the navigator. An enemy fighter disabled another engine as well as
hydraulic and communications systems. Losing altitude, the pilot hoped to reach Switzerland but the
enemy fighters circling above ruled out that option. The pilot force landed on the parade ground behind
a German infantry barracks at Füssen, near the Austrian-German border. Without brakes the plane
overran the short parade ground and dug its nose into the soft ground beyond. {3 mission)s MACR 4349
97373 (MSN 7846) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 26Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 30Aug44.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. 370th Base Unit, Sheppard Field, Wichita Falls, TX 19Jun45.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 26Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 24Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
97374 (MSN 7847) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*X],
Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 27Apr44. Named "Madam X" Departing in a
heavy ground fog for a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Koblenz, Germany, the aircraft crashed
near the end of the runway at Nuthampstead 24Dec44, possibly caused by icing on the wings.
It caused a significant delay for the remaining aircraft having caught fire but fortunately did not explode.
None of the crew members were injured. Salvaged by No.71 Maintenance Unit, RAF Slough, Berkshire 25Dec44
97375 (MSN 7848) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Gore Field,
Great Falls, MT 26Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
452nd Bomb Group, 330th Base Unit, Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. 347th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Key Field, Meridian, MS 3May45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 9May45. 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.
97376 (MSN 7849) Accepted by USAAF 25Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 10Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*J], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119),
Suffolk 7Apr44. Named "Aunt Callie's Baby". Crash landed at Honington (Station 375), Suffolk 30May44.
1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk. 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. Transferred
to 95th BG, 335th BS, named "She Fox". Transferred to 95th BG, 335th BS, named "Lucky Lady"
Accident on a mission to Chemnitz, Germany 3Mar45. Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-102450, damaging
the left wing and losing the aileron. {88 missions}. Returned to US. Abandoned at RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador,
with engine failure 26Jun45. 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 20Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97377 (MSN 7850) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Gore Field,
Great Falls, MT 26Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. 332nd Base Unit,
Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. 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
97378 (MSN 7851) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*P], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 7Apr44. Named "Miss Gloria II". 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 21Oct45.
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
97379 (MSN 7852) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44. Gore Field,
Great Falls, MT 27Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 20Aug44. 332nd Base Unit,
Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 17Sep45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
97380 (MSN 7853) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*R], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. Battle damaged on a tactical mission to
attack bridges and V-1 weapon sites at Humières and Fresnoy, Pas de Calais, France 8Jul44.
The aircraft limped back to England heavily damaged with the number three engine out. When over
Essex, the pilot gave the order for his eight other crew members to bail out. It is thought he then
turned the aircraft around, set a course out to the North Sea, engaged the autopilot and then
jumped to save himself. For unknown reason, the unmanned aircraft turned back towards land
and flew on until it crashed on farm land narrowly missing the small village of Chelsworth, Suffolk.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton.
97381 (MSN 7854) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*U],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 12Apr44. Named LINDA BALL II.
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. Battle damaged on a mission to the Daimler-Benz Motoren
aircraft engine factory at Genshagen, Berlin, Germany 6Aug44 (7RTD:2MIA:3POW). Flak damaged
engine No.4 engine which caught fire, but after feathering the propeller and using the fire extinguisher
to no avail, the pilot gave the order to abandon the aircraft. Five crew members bailed out; however,
the pilot dived the aircraft and managed to put the fire out. Then they lost another engine north of
Hamburg. Losing altitude all the way back, the aircraft eventually crash landed at a fighter base at
Leiston (Station 373), Suffolk. Repaired and returned to operations. While taxying at Polebrook the
aircraft struck a tow-target B-17E 41-9121 knocking a wing off 25Aug44. 447th Sub-Depot, Air Service
Command, Polebrook. On takeoff for a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Odendorf near Euskirchen,
Germany 10Jan45, the front hatch came open. The pilot cut the throttles but slid off the runway,
badly damaging the bomber. Repaired and returned to operations. {66 missions}. 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 21Oct45.
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
97382 MSN 7855) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 26Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 7Apr44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*K],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Apr44. Failed to return from a diversionary
mission to an aircraft depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (7KIA:3POW). En route to the target, between
Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. Mid-air collision
with B-17G 42-102452. A bomber ahead of them in the formation was hit by fighters and exploded
(possibly B-17G 42-31343) amidst the formation, causing the planes into evasive action, not realizing
the other was doing the same thing. The collision sheared the nose off of #452, killing the bombardier
and navigator, and caused #382 to break in half. The other five crew members in the rear of #452 were
able to bail out and were captured. #382 wasn't as fortunate, only the radio operator and the two waist
gunners bailed out and were captured. The wreckage of #382 came down near Bad Camberg, ten miles
southeast of Limburg, Germany and blocked two lanes of the AutobahnMACR 4859 (4852?).
Conflict:
332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham. Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-8511
taxying at Rougham 9Mar45.
97383 (MSN 7856) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 10Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 20Apr44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*F], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 1May44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*F]. Named "N-Nan". 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 Kharkov, Ukraine later that evening. Operated a mission to the oil refinery and
railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44, continuing on to Foggia #2, Tortorella, 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 Horham 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 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 #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 I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 30Nov44 (7POW:2KIA). Crashed at Merseburg, Germany. {49 missions}. MACR 10839
97384 (MSN 7857) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Billings
Municipal Airport, MT 1Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 3Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Lincoln Field, NB 27Jan45. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 10May45. Damaged taxying at Ardmore Field 29Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
97385 (MSN 7858) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44.
Sheridan Field, Fort Sheridan IL 12Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*X],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 4May44. Named "Shady Lady".
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen,
Germany 8Sep44 (3KIA:4POW:2EVD). Before approaching the Initial Point of the bomb run,
No.1 engine failed and the bomber began drifting behind the formation, already all alone as the
squadron’s ‘tail-end Charlie’. Moments later No.2 engine was out and the pilot was appealing for
fighter support as he was unable to maintain either altitude or speed. He struggled to not lose
sight of the group and would drop his bombs with the group, if at all possible. When No.3 engine
failed the crew jettisoned the bomb load somewhere in the vicinity of the target. They then turned for the
fastest route towards Allied lines, heading toward Nancy, France, which was the area of the front
lines at the time. The pilot headed into heavy cloud cover as the lone operating No.4 engine did its
best to maintain some flight integrity. It was a losing battle, complicated further with the loss
of most of the instruments operated by vacuum pumps in No.2 and 3 engines. The plane was going down,
but nobody really knew how fast or how far. The plane struggled to stay alive as it wallowed
in the murky skies. It was a wild ride with tremendous downdrafts. Then the pitot tube froze over
so the pilot had no idea of air speed. Somewhere during this descent the bombardier chose to bail
out and he was followed by the engineer; both went out the nose hatch. The wild ride continued for
about 40 minutes, when a church steeple appeared just ahead. The aircraft force landed at
Réchicourt-le-Château, between Nancy and Sarrebourg, France. The landing was so smooth,
the other members of the crew who had huddled in the radio room for the impending crash jolts
hardly realized they were safely on the ground. The joy of the landing was short-lived, however,
as the crew was quickly rounded up by German soldiers. And as these soldiers were ordering the
captured seven Americans into a truck, others were cutting branches from nearby trees in an
effort to conceal the prized, intact B-17 from the air. {49 missions}. Captured by Luftwaffe. US fighter
pilots had standing orders to destroy any bomber that might have survived such a crash landing.
It didn’t take them long to find the B-17 and render it useless. Salvaged 5th Strategic Air Depot,
Merville (B-53), France 29Mar45. . MACR 8605
97386 (MSN 7859) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 26Feb44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK. Damaged by mechanical failure at Ardmore Field 10May44.
202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field, TX 1Dec44. 222nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 11Dec44. Damaged landing at Ardmore 30Jan45.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. 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.
97387 (MSN 7860) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Ferried on the North Atlantic route from RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 16/17Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*H],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44.
Named MAUDE AN' MARIA / MAUDE MARIA. Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap
mission to the railway marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (7KIA:2POW).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Mid-air collision with B-17G 43-38697. This aircraft
appeared to be riding in the propeller wash from other aircraft and seemed to be out of control.
Aircraft #697 dropped about three to four hundred feet, climbed at about 45 degrees and the right
wing cut #387 in half between the ball turret and the radio room. This aircraft turned over onto its
back and fell apart into two pieces. Crashed, exploded and destroyed by fire near Lehmke, southeast
of Uelzen, Germany. (81 missions}. . MACR 12214
97388 (MSN 7861) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 27Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 3Mar44. Ardmore Field, OK 12Mar44. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Galveston Field, TX 10Aug44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 20Aug44.
555th Base Unit, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 6Apr45. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 15Apr45. Damaged by mechanical failure caused by ‘friendly fire’ at
Ardmore Field 12Jun45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
97389 (MSN 7862) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 16Mar44. Damaged landing
with mechanical failure at Sioux City AAB 16Dec44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Sioux City AAB, IA 6Mar45. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 16Jun45.
203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 13Jul45. 247th Base
Unit (Operational Training Unit), Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 24Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 7Nov4
97390 ((MSN 7863) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 2Mar44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 731st Bomb Squadron [V],
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 8Apr44. 730th Bomb Squadron.
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.
97391 (MSN 7864) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Feb44.
Billings Municipal Airport, MT 2Mar44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jul44. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*R],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 22Apr44. Named "Annie McFannie".
Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at
Cologne, Germany 28May44. Battle damaged on a mission to the aero engine factory near Leipzig,
Germany 29Jun44 (9RTD). Severely damaged, the aircraft crash landed at RAF Woodbridge emergency
landing ground, Suffolk. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 1Jul44
97392 (MSN 7865) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden
(Station 126), Suffolk 11Apr44, named 'Ramblin Wreck. Damaged while parked in collision
by B-17G 44-83279 at Rattlesden 17Apr45. 105 misions. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45. 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 20Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97393 (MSN 7866) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44.
Billings Municipal Airport, MT 2Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 30Apr44. {nil missions}.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*G], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 3May44.
Named "Pride Of The Century". Returning from a non-operational cross country sortie to Thorpe
Abbotts 28Jul44, the aircraft landed normally. At the end of the landing roll the pilot called for the
co-pilot to unlock the tailwheel; instead he selected the landing gear switch to up and retracted the
landing gear, damaging the four propellers. Salvaged 29Jul44
97394 (MSN 7867) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*P], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 28Apr44.Named "Kentucky Colonel". Damaged while parked when the lower right wing
was struck by B-17G 42-107191 taxying at Nuthampstead 8May44. Failed to return from a tactical mission
in support of Operation Overlord to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of
Caen, France 8Aug44 (7RTD:2MIA). No.4 engine received a direct hit by flak and the propeller was
feathered. There was another direct in or near the bomb bay. Later, a further direct hit by flak blew
off most of the vertical stabiliser, part of the horizontal stabiliser, and all of the tail from the tail wheel
back, killing the tail gunner. The crew bailed out above the enemy lines but landed on the Allied side;
the aircraft crashed near Falaise, France. MACR 8065
97395 (MSN 7868) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*F],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 16Apr44. Named "Chute The Works".
The aircraft was severely damaged by flak on a mission against railway yards at Gladbeck in support of
Operation Varsity, the Allied crossing of the Rhine, Germany 23Mar45. Returning from an aborted mission
caused by bad weather 25Mar45, the aircraft got into trouble and had to be abandoned near to the village
of Saltby, Leicestershire. Crash landed near RAF Saltby after the crew successfully bailed out. The aircraft
was burned out, and eight of the ten bombs on board exploded in the fire. {111 missions}.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 25Mar45.
97396 (MSN 7869) Accepted by USAAF 26Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*M],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 25Apr44. Named "Fortunate Youth".
{first combat mission 27Apr44}. Accident returning from a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon
site in the Pas-de-Calais, France 27Apr44. The hydraulic system failed preventing the left landing gear
to extend on return to Thurleigh. The pilot flew back out the The Wash to jettison loose equipment and
burn off excess fuel. Crash landed in a crosswind with the left main wheel retracted, ground looped
damaging the left engines, propellers and wing. Two engines and left wing replaced, landing gear
repaired and plane test flown 28 hours later. Seriously battle damaged by flak during a mission to
railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44 (2WIA:8RTD). Accident preparing
for a mission to an aircraft factory at Brandenburg, Germany 6Aug44. A fire broke out in the cockpit
of B-17G 42-107086. Ten minutes later that plane exploded, concussion damaging this B-17G.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton
97397 ((MSN 7870) Accepted by USAAF 26Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*O],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 25Apr44,
named "Unavailable Mable"– artwork of a haggard woman sitting on a stool looking into a hand mirror.
. Tail damaged while the aircraft was parked on a dispersal in a collision by B-17G 42-37943
taxying at Thurleigh 31Jul44. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord
to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44 (1WIA:10RTD).
Struck by flak, the navigator was wounded. {100+ missions}. 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 23May45. 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 21Oct45. 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.
97398 (MSN 7871) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Apr44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*C], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 7Apr44. 836th Bomb Squadron [2C*P], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 8Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, Hanover,
Germany 31Dec44 (9KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed in North Sea. MACR 7383
97399 (MSN 7872) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*H], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44. Failed to return from a tactical mission in
support of Operation Overlord to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast
of Caen, France 8Aug44 (7KIA:2POW). Just before the target, damaged by flak, causing a fire
between No.1 and No.2 engines and the wing then broke off. The aircraft entered a tight spin,
exploded and crashed at Falaise, near Bernay, France. {30 missions}.
97400 (MSN 7873) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 7Apr44. Named "Fuddy Duddy" Damaged taxying at
Rattlesden 8Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to Mannheim, Germany 30Dec44 (7KIA:2POW).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-38473, crashed at Unterneudorf, 3km NW from Buchen, Germany. MACR 11228.
Plane marked as 42-97400 at Lyon Aviation Museum is actually 44-83563.
97401 (MSN 7874) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*T], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44. Named "Stinker Jr." Failed to return from a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Cologne, Germany 17Oct44. Returning from the mission with loss of engine oil,
the bomber crash landed in fields between Laar and Linsmeau, at Spikboomstraat, Neerwinden, Belgium.
The crew was safe and the crash attracted a lot of local people to the spot. The inhabitants of the adjacent
villages gave the crew a warm welcome with food and local drinks. Suddenly the crowd got seized with
panic and fear as two fighters approached overhead and started to circle over the spot. Lucky enough
they were two American fighters. An American jeep came to pick up the crew and took them to Brussels
from where they returned to England the next morning. Salvaged by Eighth Air Force Service Command 29Nov44
97402 (MSN 7875) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*L],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 15Apr44. Named "Rouind Trip Ticket/Ruth".
Battle damaged during a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Sep44.
Force landed at RAF Manston, Kent. Salvaged 7Sep44.
97403 (MSN 7876) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*U],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to
industrial areas in Berlin, Germany 8May44 (7KIA:3POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed at
Hiddesdorf, six miles west of Verden, nineteen miles southeast of Bremen, Germany..
97404 (MSN 7877) Accepted by USAAF 28Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26Mar44. 384th Bomb Group 27Mar44. Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to
Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 16/17Apr44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*L], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire Apr44. Named "Little Mike" --named after the
pilot’s son, Michae {first combat mission 1May44}. Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf
aircraft factory at Krzesiny, Pozna?, Poland 13May44 (1MIA:9POW). From out of the sun, Bf 109s
cut through the flight path. Two fighters peeled off and crossed the bomber’s air space but escaped
the barrage of fire from the gunners. Two more entered the fray. The second Bf 109 hit the plane
ahead, the cabin exploded and the plane did a complete loop, over and out of formation. The pilot
of this B-17 pulled up, trying to miss the flaming debris. Another German fighter cut in front and
placed a shell in the left wing. The Fortress shook and the wing burst into flame. The pilot called
out that he had lost control and to abandon the plane. The bomber dropped out of formation,
apparently still under control. With both wings on fire, the left wing fell off before the aircraft
crashed at Drosedow, one mile NW of Loitz, near Tutrow airfield, Germany. {7 missions)
MACR 4813. 1 KIA, 9 POW.
97405 (MSN 7878) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 27Apr44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*H],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 30Apr44. Named "Mary Cary".
Failed to return from a mission to attack French airfields 22Jun44 (5KIA:5RTD). Flak damaged
two engines and the crew headed home. The crew bailed out over the English Channel, five miles off
Beachy Head, Sussex, and were rescued by the Royal Navy. {15 missions}. MACR 7131
97406 (MSN 7879) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 17Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44.
413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Apr44.
Transferred to 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*D], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 12Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to aircraft factories at Kassel,
Germany 19Apr44 (3KIA:6POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Rohrberg, one mile SW of
Rohrig, Germany .MACR 4047
97407 (MSN 7880) Accepted by USAAF 28Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 29Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*N], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119),
Suffolk 7Apr44. {16 missions}. Strategic Air Depot. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*V],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 10Jun44. Named "As-Te-Risk".
{first combat mission 11Jun44}. 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. 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 by flak on a mission to the Daimler-Benz engine factory at Mannheim,
Germany 19Oct44 (1WIA:8RTD); the tail gunner was wounded. Failed to return from a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44 (6KIA:3POW).
Mid-air collision with 44-8080. #080 was hit by flak over the target one minute after bomb release.
It collided with #407 which caught fire immediately. Crashed on open pasture near Niederklobikau, Germany.
MACR 4047
42-97411 Beech UC-43C Traveller
Beechcraft Model F17D Staggerwing procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 260) Registered as NC19469, cancelled 8Jan43. 19th Ferrying Squadron, 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport
Command, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Substantially damaged when ground looped and nosed over landing at
Kellogg Field, Battle Creek, MI 30Nov42. Received by USAAF 1Dec42. 327th Sub Depot, Kellogg Field, Battle
Creek, MI 3Dec42. 478th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 27Aug43. San
Antonio Air Service Command, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 14Feb44. 479th Air Base Group, Warner Robins Air
Service Command, Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 11Mar44. Substantially damaged when crash landed after
engine failure at McDavid, FL 20Mar44. Surveyed 5May44.
42-97412 Cessna UC-77D
Cessna Model C-37 Airmaster procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 347) Registered as NC17087, cancelled. Received by USAAF 28Nov42. 1st Mapping Group, Bolling Field,
Washington, DC 3Dec42. 1st Mapping Group, Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL 31Dec42. 1st Mapping Group,
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. 16th Photographic Squadron, 1st Mapping Group, Bolling Field, Washington, DC
24Jan43. Class 26, ground instructional airframe 29Apr43.
42-97413 Beech UC-43J Traveller
Beechcraft Model C17L Staggerwing procured from civilian owner.
(MSN C17L-83) Registered as NC15813, cancelled. Received by USAAF 3Dec42. Ellington Field, Houston, TX
3Dec42. Hughes Aircraft, Houston, TX 4Dec42. San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 12Dec42.
Condemned 20May43. Surveyed 31May43.
42-97414 Fairchild UC-61H Forwarder
Fairchild Model 24G Argus procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 2916) Registered as NC19116, cancelled. Received by USAAF 14Nov42. Miami, FL 9Dec42. Mobile Air Depot,
Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 20Dec42. Hialeah, FL. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis
Municipal Airport, TN 28Apr43. 318th Flying Training Detachment, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX 5May43.
Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration for delivery to Avia Credit Corporation, Kirksville, MO 19Jun43.
Returned to USAAF 30May44. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City,
OK 30May44. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK
1Sep44. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Sep44. 2558th Base Unit, Cimarron Field,
Oklahoma City, OK 5Sep44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Cimarron Field, Oklahoma City, OK for storage
and disposal 5Sep44.
42-97415 Beech UC-43G Traveller
Beechcraft Model C17B Staggerwing procured from civilian owner.
(MSN C17B-134) Registered as NC17079, cancelled. Received by USAAF 28Dec42. Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ
29Dec42. 5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, TX 14Apr43. 318th Flying Training
Detachment, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX 22Apr43. San Antonio Air Service Command, Kelly Field, San Antonio,
TX 19Jun43. Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration, Fort Worth, TX 24Jun43. Returned to USAAF Jun44.
4121st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Service Command), Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 20Jun44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, TX 1Sep44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation for storage and
disposal Sep44. Registered as NC47834, cancelled 27Dec12. Registered 20Feb15 as NC47834, cancelled 16Feb21.
42-97416 Waco UC-72H
Waco Model ZQC-6 procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 4400) Registered as NC16202, cancelled 1Jan43. Received by USAAF 4Dec42. Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
Hughes Aircraft, Houston, TX 4Dec42. San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 8Dec42. Duncan
Field, San Antonio, TX 27Jan43. Stinson Aircraft Division of Vultee Aircraft Inc, Wayne, MI 16Feb43.
Surveyed 31May43.
42-97417 Beech UC-43E Traveller
Beechcraft Model C17R Staggerwing procured from civilian owner.
(MSN C17R-116) Registered as NC2000. Registered 29Jan42 to Pan American Air Ferries OMC, New York, NY.
Cancelled 21Jan43. Received by USAAF 18Dec42. 1st Mapping Group, Bolling Field, Washington, DC 15Dec42.
10th Ferrying Squadron, Air Transport Command, Cudahy Field, Milwaukee, WI. Major damage when ground looped
landing at Cudahy Field, Milwaukee, WI 22Mar43. Sub Depot, Truax Field, Madison, WI 29Mar43. Surveyed 31Mar43.
42-97418 Waco UC-72J
Waco Model AVN-8 procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 5117) Registered as NC19385, cancelled. Received by USAAF 12Dec42. Ellington Field, Houston, TX 17Dec42.
Middletown Air Depot, Olmsted Field, Middletown, PA 5Jan43. 2nd Ferrying Group, New Castle AAB, Wilmington,
DE. 318th Flying Training Detachment, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX 22Apr43. Ellington Field, Houston, TX
17Jun43. Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration Sep43. Registered as NC231. Reregistered as NC231E.
Registered as N19385, current [Sep23].
42-97419 Fairchild UC-61F Forwarder
Fairchild Model 24R9 Argus procured from civilian owner.
(MSN R9-425) Registered as NC18690, cancelled. Received by USAAF 15Dec42. Ellington Field, Houston, TX.
Hughes Aircraft, Houston, TX 19Dec42. Hialeah, FL 24Apr43. San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio,
TX 9May43. Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration 10Sep43. Registered as NC232. Reregistered as NC232E.
Modified as Fairchild Model 24R-40. Registered as N232E with MSN R40-425. Major damage after engine failure
caused by fuel exhaustion and a collision with trees during takeoff from Winterport, ME 4Apr65. Substantially
damaged when ground looped landing at Karl Harder Field/Lincoln Regional Airport, Lincoln, CA 19Jun04. The
pilot was attempting his second landing of the day, on approach, he configured the airplane for a three-point
landing with full flaps. Upon touchdown, he encountered a gust of wind and the airplane's right wing lifted
up. The airplane veered sideways, and due to the forward momentum, it began to skid. The pilot input right
aileron and rudder in an effort to counteract the veer, and the airplane began moving back toward the
centerline. As the airplane continued down the runway, the right main gear separated which resulted in the
propeller blades and left main gear simultaneously breaking away. The airplane ground looped 180 degrees and
came to rest. Substantially damaged in a hard landing at Smyrna Airport, TN 8Jun12. During final approach
the pilot stated that the black rubber transfer on the runway surface confused him resulting in the
misjudgment of the height of the airplane over the runway. The pilot realized that he was too high above the
ground and too slow and applied full throttle to go around, however, the airplane impacted the runway,
bounced, then skidded off to the right side of the runway resulting in substantial damage to the right wing
and fuselage. Registration cancelled 14Aug13. Registered 5Nov13 as N232E, based in the United Kingdom,
current Sep23.
42-97420 Beech UC-43J Traveller
Beechcraft Model C17L Staggerwing procured from civilian owner.
(MSN C17L-109) Registered as NC15836, cancelled. Received by USAAF 4Dec42. Ellington Field, Houston, TX
17Dec42. Hughes Aircraft, Houston, TX 4Dec42. Ellington Field, Houston, TX 31Jan43. San Antonio Air Depot,
Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 2May43. Alamo Field, San Antonio, TX 2Jul43. Released to Civil Aeronautics
Administration, Alamo Field, San Antonio, TX 9Jul43. Returned to USAAF 27Feb44. 5th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Feb44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation for storage and
disposal 27Feb44. Registered as NC54931, cancelled.
42-97421 Waco UC-72Q
Waco Model ZQC-6 procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 4406) Registered as NC16206, cancelled 8Jan43. Received by USAAF 18Dec42. Ellington Field, Houston, TX
18Jan43. San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 9May43. Substantially damaged in an accident
landing at Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 10Sep43. The plane nosed over when brakes were applied to correct a
ground loop. Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration, Fort Worth, TX 14Sep43. Returned to USAAF 27Feb44.
5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Feb44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation
for storage and disposal 27Feb44.
42-97422 Waco UC-72P
Waco Model AGC-8 loaned from civilian owner.
(MSN 5068) Registered as NC20950, cancelled. Received by USAAF 26Dec42. San Bernardino Air Depot, San
Bernardino, CA 29Dec42. Substantially damaged when force landed after propeller hub gasket failure at San
Bernardino Field, CA 6Sep43. Modified as Waco Model EGC-8. Registered as N20950, current [Sep23].
42-97423 Waco UC-72E
Waco Model ZGC-7 loaned from civilian owner.
(MSN 4569) Registered as NC2245, cancelled. Received by USAAF 26Dec42. San Bernardino Air Depot, San
Bernardino, CA 29Dec42. Army Flying School, Victorville Field, CA. San Bernardino Air Depot, San Bernardino,
CA 7May43. Commercial use 18Sep43. Registered as NC2245. Registered 1Feb45 to Northern Air Service,
Fairbanks, AK, cancelled 13Apr48.
42-97424 Beech UC-43E Traveller
Beechcraft Model C17R Staggerwing procured from civilian owner.
(MSN C17R-79) Registration as NC15837 not taken up. Registered as NC1600 to War Department, Washington, DC.
Cancelled 26Mar42. Received by USAAF 27Nov42. Flexible Gunnery School, Tyndall Field, Panama City, FL
14May43. Warner Robins Air Depot, Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 3Jun43. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Technical Service
Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 1Sep44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation for storage and
disposal 17Oct44. Registered as NC1600, cancelled.
42-97425 Waco UC-72J
Waco Model AVN-8 procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 5105) Registered as NC19370, cancelled. Received by USAAF 18Dec42. Ellington Field, Houston, TX
18Jan43. San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 2May43. Alamo Field, San Antonio, TX 2Jul43.
Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration, Alamo Field, San Antonio, TX 9Jul43. Returned to USAAF 27Feb44.
5th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Feb44. Reconstruction Finance
Corporation for storage and disposal 27Feb44. Registered as NC19370, cancelled 10Jan50.
42-97426/97428 Beech UC-43G Traveller
Beechcraft Model C17B Staggerwing procured from civilian owner.
97426 (MSN C17B-98) Registered as NC16439, cancelled. Received by USAAF 5Jan43. 16th Photographic Squadron,
1st Mapping Group, Bolling Field, Washington, DC 5Jan43. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at Turner Field, VA 12Feb43. Class 26, ground instructional airframe 1Mar43. Atlanta
Municipal Airport, GA 7Jun43. 16th Photographic Squadron, 1st Mapping Group, Bolling Field,
Washington, DC 12Jun43. Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 15Jun43. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Service
Command), Rome Air Depot, NY. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Air Depot,
NY 1Sep44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation for storage and disposal 30Sep44. Registered as
NC46291, cancelled.
97427 (MSN C17B-101) Registered as NC16442, cancelled. Received by USAAF 3Jan43. 5th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Jan43. Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Feb43. 16th
Photographic Squadron, 1st Mapping Group, Bolling Field, Washington, DC 23Feb43. Substantially
damaged in an accident landing at Caldwell Wright Field, NJ 9Apr43. Newark Field, NJ 10Apr43.
Middletown Air Depot, Olmsted Field, Middletown, PA 20Apr43. Class 26, ground instructional airframe
21May43.
97428 (MSN C17B-95) Registered as NC16436, cancelled 1Feb43. Received by USAAF 15Jan43. 16th Photographic
Squadron, 1st Mapping Group, Bolling Field, Washington, DC 22Jan43. Class 26, ground instructional
airframe 17Feb43. Reported as less than 70% complete at Roosevelt Field, Mineola, Long Island, NY.
42-97429 Waco UC-72M
Waco Model ZKS-7 procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 5233) Registered as NC2628, cancelled. Received by USAAF 16Jan43. 2nd Ferrying Group, New Castle AAB,
Wilmington, DE 22Jan43. Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration 26Jun43. Returned to USAAF.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation for storage and disposal 1944.
42-97430 Stinson L-9B
Stinson Model 10A procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 7919) Registered as NC32271, cancelled. Received by USAAF 29Dec42. Ellington Field, Houston, TX. Hughes
Aircraft, Houston, TX 25Jan43. 318th Flying Training Detachment, Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX 27May43. San
Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 19Jun43. 318th Flying Training Detachment, Avenger Field,
Sweetwater, TX 23Jun43. Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration, Fort Worth, TX 15Jul43. Returned to
USAAF Aug44. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 5Aug44.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 24Aug44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation for
storage and disposal 28Aug44.
42-97431 Beech UC-43E Traveller
Beechcraft Model C17R Staggerwing procured from civilian owner.
(MSN C17R-80) Registered 1936 as NS1. Reregistered 1938 as NS2. Reregistered as NC2166. Registered 1Jun42 to
US Government (War Department), Washington, DC, cancelled 23Jan43. Received by USAAF 5Feb43. 8th Ferrying
Squadron, 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Berry Field, Nashville, TN 12Jan43. Substantially
damaged when crash landed after engine failure 4.5 miles east-southeast of Decatur, AL 7Feb43. 4th Ferrying
Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Modified with installation of Pratt & Whitney
R-985-AN-1 engine Mar43. Redesignated C-43B. Basic Flying School, Courtland Field, AL 14Mar43. Class 26,
ground instructional airframe 9May43. Mobile Air Technical Service Command, Brookley Field, Mobile, AL.
Class 01Z, ground instructional training 31May46. Oklahoma City Air Materiel Command, Tinker Field, Oklahoma
City, OK. School 31Jul46.
42-97432 Stinson L-9B
Stinson Model 10A procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 7787) Registered as NC31538, cancelled. Received by USAAF 15Feb43. Ellington Field, Houston, TX 26Feb43.
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 29May43. 426th Reconnaissance Group, Temple AAB, TX. 2543rd Base Unit
(Instructor School, Central), Waco Field, TX. Substantially damaged by mechanical failure at Waco Field, TX
26Jun44. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation
for storage and disposal 28Nov44.
42-97433 Fairchild UC-61G Forwarder
Fairchild Model 24W-40 Argus procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 165) Registered as NC28645, cancelled. Received by USAAF 15Feb43. Ellington Field, Houston, TX 26Feb43.
Duncan Field, San Antonio, TX 15Apr43. San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX. Ellington Field,
Houston, TX 16Apr43. San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 2May43. Randolph Field, San Antonio,
TX 13May43. Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration Jun43. Returned to USAAF. 4136th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 1Sep44. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH 13Sep44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation for storage and disposal 15Sep44. Registered as
N28645. Substantially damaged after engine failure caused by fuel exhaustion and a collision with telephone
wires during landing at Woerner, Geneva, OH 29Oct67. Damaged on the ground at Watsonville, CA 27May83. Right
main landing gear collapsed when it dropped into a hole hidden by tall grass as pilot taxyed between
taxyways. Registration cancelled 3Jan18.
42-97434 Stinson L-9B
Stinson Model 10A procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 7771) Registered as NC31530, cancelled 18Mar43. Received by USAAF 27Feb43. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Mar43. Hughes Aircraft, Houston, TX. Ferrying Division, Air
Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Jan45. Surveyed Jan45.
42-97435 Fairchild UC-61A-FA Argus
Fairchild Model 24W-41A Argus procured from civilian owner.
(MSN 208) Registered as NC37194, cancelled. Received by USAAF 15Mar43. San Antonio Air Depot, Kelly Field,
San Antonio, TX 2May43. Randolph Field, San Antonio, TX 6May43. Substantially damaged taxying at Inks Dam
Airport, Burnet, TX 12May43. Released to Civil Aeronautics Administration Jun43. Returned to USAAF.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation for storage and disposal Nov44.
42-97436/97535 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-15-VE Fortress
MSN 17-6801/6900 7645 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: SCR-695 or SCR-535 radio. Revised bomb sight wiring. Wing tip light change. Natural metal finish
97436 (MSN 17-6801) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 1Dec43. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Jan44. Named "Silver Meteor". Battle damaged on a mission
to the Messerschmitt aircraft factory at Regensburg, Germany 25Feb44 (3WIA:7RTD). Enemy fighters
started to attack fifteen miles east of Klagenfurt, Austria on the way to the target. This plane was
attacked by enemy fighters north of Klagenfurt, Austria. Several crew members were wounded.
On return the plane landed at Foggia Main for medical assistance. {79 missions}. Air Depot 5Feb45.
Salvaged 9Feb45
97437 (MSN 17-6802) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 28Nov43. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia Main, Italy 15Dec43. San Giovanni, Cerignola, Italy 20Dec43. Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 16Jan44.
Damaged on a mission to the Magyar Waggon- és Gépgyár aircraft factory at Gy?r, Hungary 13Apr44
(9POW:1RTD). A force of enemy fighter aircraft attacked the formation using rockets. A short circuit
in the electrical system ignited a fire, caused by a leak in an oxygen line next to the wiring.
The electricity in conjunction with the oxygen leak had formed an electrical arc which had
burned a hole through two inches of armor plate in the bottom of the top turret. Attempts to
put out the fire by the use of extinguishers had failed. The formation was forty-five minutes short
of the target when ammunition began exploding and the order to bail out was given. Heading the
airplane towards the Adriatic, the pilot waited for the crew to jump and then climbed down to
follow them. While doing so he discovered the cause of the fire. Reaching into the flames he
pulled the oxygen line aside causing the fire to diminish. The pilot suffered severe burns on his
hands at this time. Standing on the flight deck he manipulated the controls while attempting to
watch to see if the fire might flare up again. Confident that the fire was out. he re-entered the
cockpit and prayed that fighters were not in the vicinity. Crossing the Adriatic, the pilot discovered
that the fuel load would have to be transferred to balance the aircraft, a job usually carried out
by the radio operator. The mechanism for this manipulation was located in the bomb bay under the
radio room door. Placing the bomber on automatic pilot, the pilot crawled through the bomb bay,
transferred the fuel load, returned to the cockpit and when he recognized the airfield at Bari, Italy,
turned north to a safe landing at Amendola. The heat generated by the fire had left its mark, for a
flak suit had been formed into a ball of steel and bullet casings had adhered themselves to the metal.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 10Sep44 (4POW:6EVD).
No.1 and 3 engines were damaged by flak. As the formation cleared the bomb run, the squadron
was scattered and, after reforming at the rallying point, this aircraft was missing. Crash landed s
outheast of Karlovac, Croatia, Yugoslavia. MACR 8365
97438 (MSN 17-6803) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 27Nov43. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Jan44. {29 missions}. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28Mar44. Equipped with a 20 millimeter cannon along with a 0.50 caliber
machine gun in the tail. Battle damaged during a mission to the Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke
factory at Wiener Neustädt, Vienna, Austria 10May44. The plane took a hole through a propeller
blade, lost the induction system on one engine and several holes in the fuselage. It landed in Sicily
for a scheduled refueling stop but could not depart until a new engine had been flown in. The pilot
on the crew was a tobacco chewing mad man. With the engine replaced, he took off to slow time
the engine and check it out. Since the local troops had wined and dined the bomber crew, he took
about seventeen of them for a ride and buzzed the local brothel in the town of Gela. The propeller
oversped but no harm done. With the propeller repaired, they crewed up and headed for home,
low enough to troll for fish. Damaged departing for a mission to the Astra-Romana refinery at
Ploe?ti, Rumania 22Jul44 (1INJ:9RTD). It was standard practice to clear all the machine guns
while the planes circled and climbed for altitude over the water when forming up. The bombardier
was just getting into position to test fire the chin turret guns when there was a sharp hit on the nose
of the Plexiglas in front of him. He felt air rushing in through a web-like hole that was now in front of
his face. He hadn’t felt anything but blood was running down his forehead. A shell casing from the tail
guns of the plane ahead had come through the nose and struck the bombardier. The pilot aborted the mission.
Battle damaged on a mission to German submarines reported to be in the harbour at Genoa, Italy 4Sep44
(1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in wounding of the bombardier. Battle damaged during
a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Sep44 (10RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate
causing a four-inch hole through the left wing spar plus a hole in the pilot’s window. Battle damaged
on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 17Oct44 (1WIA:9RTD). The ball turret
gunner was wounded by flak shrapnel. Severely battle damaged on a mission to the south ordnance
depot in Vienna, Austria 1Nov44 (1KIA:4POW:5RTD). Before the I.P. was reached, the No.3 engine started
running roughly and smoking. When the bomb bay doors had been opened, the formation started pulling
ahead, and the plane was unable to keep up. It made a right turn after passing over Vienna and dropped
lts bombs on a railway line at a small town west of Neusiedler See. Shortly afterward, the engine got worse.
The co-pilot hit the feathering switch, but the propeller wouldn’t feather; the oil line had broken.
The engine was vibrating very badly, pieces of the cylinders flew out and several pieces came through
the cockpit and nose, and the cowling came off. The propeller shaft was red hot. Five crew members
bailed out southwest of Marcali, Hungary. The pilot’s interphone had gone out, but the co-pilot called
the rest of the crew to stay with the plane. Shortly after this, the propeller came off, and this eliminated
the mechanical difficulty. The plane crossed the coast near Brindisi and flew to Bari, Italy, where it force
landed because of fuel exhaustion; returned to Amendola following day. {66 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45. 4104th Base Unit
(Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Field, NY 28Jun45. 4124th Base Unit (Air Technical Service
Command), Altus Field, OK 16Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage
and disposal 5Nov45
97439 (MSN 17-6804) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 27Nov43. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Jan44. Battle damaged on a mission to the airfield two and one-half
miles from Aviano, Pordenone, Italy 28Jan44 (1KIA:9RTD). The mission was against Luftwaffe He 111
and Ju 88 bombers and their base used to attack shipping supporting the Anzio beachhead. Returning to
base, two enemy fighters attacked the plane. A 20mm cannon shell burst outside the plane and fragments
killed a waist gunner. Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt aircraft factories at Regensburg,
Germany 22Feb44. Attacked by enemy fighters, a fire was seen in the left Tokyo tank and subsequently
exploded. Crashed at Petershausen, Germany. {17 missions}. MACR 2390
97440 (MSN 17-6805) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 11Dec43. Ferried Patterson Field,
Reykjavik, Iceland to Scotland 19Dec43. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*A], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe
(Station 128), Northamptonshire 1Jan44. Named "Flak Rat II". Failed to return from a mission to the
AGO-Flugzeugwerke Fw 190 manufacturing factory at Oschersleben, Germany 30May44 (7POW:3KIA).
An enemy fighter attacked from below, the pilot pulled up into a stall and fell off into a very loose spin
to the left. The bomber crashed at Tweelbäke, Oldenburg, Germany. MACR 5310
97441 (MSN 17-6806) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 30Nov43. Dow Field, Bangor, ME 13Dec43. 407th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 10Jan44. Failed to return from a mission to an aircraft
assembly plant at Brunswick, Germany 30Jan44 (8KIA:2POW). Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-30008,
crashed between Ehlerhausen and Ramlingen, five miles north of Burgdorf, Hanover, Germany
MACR 2254
97442 (MSN 17-6807) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 20Dec43. New Castle AAB, Wilmington, DE 2Jan44. Westover Field, Chicopee
Falls, MA 7Jan44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 12Jan44.
Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavík, Iceland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 20Jan44. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*Q],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 21Feb44. Transferred to 532nd Bomb Squadron.
Major damage landing after a practice mission at Ridgewell 1Oct44. {35 missions}. Salvaged by
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 3Oct44.
97443 (MSN 17-6808) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Nov43. Rock Springs Municipal
Airport, WY 11Dec43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 12Dec43. Operational Training Unit,
17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK
departing 17Jan44. 749th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group.. Named *Miss Yu*.
Crashed en route RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland 23/24 Jan44.
The weather encountered in the mid Atlantic forced them first to climb to almost 30,000ft to avoid cloud
and severe icing. Radio aids were unable to assist them in the poor weather with the result that upon
arrival in Donegal Bay the pilot was forced to turn back out towards the Atlantic as a safety measure to
avoid a possible crash into high ground. Finally, running low on fuel, with heavy icing and having
exhausted attempts to land at RAF Eglinton, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the captain elected to
crash land the aircraft in the countryside at Erris head, four miles northeast of Belmullet, County Mayo, Eire.
The crew survived the crash landing in a field but there would be one fatality from this incident, the death of
a member of the salvage crew sent from Northern Ireland to recover the aircraft. Salvaged 25Jan44. The aircraft
was dismantled on site. Work began on 25Jan44 and involved at first members of the Irish Air Corps.
Later, personnel from the Royal Air Force in Northern Ireland came south with low-loaders to retrieve the B-17
in sections. Three American technicians also assisted. These were probably all civilian employees of the
Lockheed Overseas Corporation based at Langford Lodge in Northern Ireland; one certainly was.
However a tragedy occurred on 18Feb44 when one of the three died in a drowning accident; he was
washed out to sea while photographing the nearby coast. The final loads of aircraft parts left the area
on 3Mar44 for Northern Ireland.
97444 (MSN 17-6809) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 27Nov43. Ferried South Atlantic route Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL:
Waller Field, Trinidad: Belém, Brasil: Natal, Brasil: Africa. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia Main, Italy 15Dec43. San Giovanni,
Cerignola, Italy 20Dec43. Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 16Jan44. Failed to return from a
tactical mission against German troop concentrations and defensive positions at Campoleone
in support of the Allied beachhead at Anzio, Italy 17Feb44 (9KIA:1POW). On the way to the
designated target the plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire. The aircraft was structurally crippled
and was going to fall from the sky. The crew was given the command to bail out. Only one
parachute was seen by other aircraft before the bomber exploded in mid-air and crashed near Anzio
MACR 2392
Production changes: Circumferential waist gun armour deleted
97445 (MSN 17-6810) Accepted by USAAF, Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Apr44. 222nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 9May44. Damaged landing with mechanical
failure at Ardmore Field 2Dec44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal
13Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
97446 (MSN 17-6811) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43.
Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Nov43. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 19Dec43. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Cerignola #1, Italy 29Dec43. Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 2Feb44.
Battle damaged by flak during a tactical mission against German troop concentrations and
defensive positions at Campoleone in support of the Allied beachhead at Anzio, Italy 17Feb44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the submarine pens at Toulon, France 7Mar44 (1KIA:9RTD).
The plane was attacked by Bf 109s and Fw 190s killing the ball turret gunner and force landed
in Corsica for medical assistance. Severely battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Budapest, Hungary 27Jun44 (1KIA:5WIA:4RTD). Damaged by flak, seriously wounding
the crew. {69 missions}. Air Depot Jun44. 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Aug44.
Salvaged 25Jul45
Production changes: Oil reserve for propeller feathering system [42-97447 only].
97447 (MSN 17-6812) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 2Dec43. Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Dec43. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*E], 95th
Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 15Dec43. {9 misssions}. Failed to return from Brunswick,
Germany 10Feb44 (7KIA:3POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed at Brandlecht, near Nordhorn,
Germany. MACR 2547
97448 (MSN 17-6813) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Nov43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber
Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB 4Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 10Dec43. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*H], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 1Jan44. Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site in the
Pas-de-Calais, France 20Apr44 (3EVD:6POW:1KIA). After No.4 engine was hit by flak the aircraft flew
along in formation for about 3 or 4 minutes. Smoke trailed No.4 engine for a long way. The aircraft
then spiralled off to the right, went into a steep dive for about 1,000ft, was pulled up and then fell
about 2,000ft. It then went into a slow spiral to the ground and blew up upon contact. Crashed at
Lucy, four miles north of Neufchâtel-en-Bray, 42 miles west of Amiens, France. MACR 4055
97449 (MSN 17-6814) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Nov43. Continental
Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Nov43. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 15Dec43. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*B], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 21Jan44. Named *Challenger/Sweetheart*
{first combat mission 30Jan44}. Damaged when formmg up for a mission to the Junkers
aircraft factory at Halberstadt and Aschersleben, Germany 22Feb44. The plane turned
back over Kettering after the No.3 propeller had to be feathered when hit by the horizontal stabiliser
of an aircraft in the formation which had collided with a 303rd Bomb Group aircraft.
Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to an Hydrogen Peroxide Plant at Höllriegelskreuth,
Pullach, Munich, Germany 19Jul44 (9POW). The bomber was attacked by enemy fighters
after the bomb run. It was seen dropping out of formation and entered a spin. It then stalled
and entered another spin. The pilot, hoping to reach Switzerland, made a successful crash
landing on one engine, with the stabiliser shot away, in a field 2km east of the village of Mils,
eastnortheast of Innsbruck, Austria. {39 missions}. MACR 7261.
97450 (MSN 17-6815) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 19Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover
Field, UT 11Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand
Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 28Jan44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 11Feb44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*M], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 20Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Junkers aircraft factory at Aschersleben, Germany 22Feb44 (10POW). En route to the target the
bomber was attacked by enemy fighters and crash landed about three miles from Wesel, Germany.
The plane was struck by enemy fighters; incendiary bombs in the bomb bay were set on fire,
one engine disabled, another on fire, oxygen system disabled, half of the rudder was blown
away, elevator controls damaged, nose knocked off and most guns out of service. Three crew
were slightly wounded; most of the crew bailed out, except the bombardier and pilot.
The plane was on fire and under attack from three fighters when it landed. {1 mission}.
MACR 2464
97451 (MSN 17-6816) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover
Field, UT 11Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand
Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. Grenier Field, Manchester,
NH Jan44. 751st Bomb Squadron [N], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 3Feb44.
Named *Nancy K*. Damaged on return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz engine factory at
Gaggenau, south of Karlsruhe, Germany 10Sep44. Damaged in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-97456
when the pilot was blinded by the sun, pulled up and hit #456, cutting it in half. Although damaged,
the pilot managed to return to base, minus two crew members who bailed out behind Allied lines in
France and returned to Glatton later. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 11Sep44.
42-97456 crashed, killing all but 2 of the crew.
97452 (MSN 17-6817) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover
Field, UT 11Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing,
Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44.
751st Bomb Squadron [L], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 29Jan44.
750th Bomb Squadron. Failed to return from a mission to Cologne, Germany 28May44 (9KIA).
Enemy aircraft damaged a wing which broke off on the return flight, the aircraft crashed in the
English Channel, 25 miles west of Ostende, Belgium. MACR 5296.
97453 (MSN 17-6818) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 2Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 15Dec43.
Ferried to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 21Dec43. 563rd Bomb Squadron [H], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 27Dec43. {first combat mission 29Jan44}. Battle damaged during
a mission to the industrial area at Brunswick, Germany 10Feb44 (10RTD). Meagre to heavy flak was
seen when crossing the enemy coast at IJmuiden, Netherlands. In the vicinity of Lingen, Germany
the formation was attacked by enemy fighters in groups of three. As they neared the target, twin-engined
aircraft fired rockets into the formation. Intense flak was encountered at the target where the aircraft
received flak damage. The formation was under fighter attack until it neared the IJsselmeer on the
return home. Friendly fighters were outnumbered, especially in the target area. Major damage in
an accident landing at Knettishall 19Feb44. {6 missions}. Salvaged 11Apr44
97454 (MSN 17-6819) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Nov43. Operational Training Unit,
17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB 1Dec43. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Dec43. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*U],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 13Jan44. On a mission to the industrial area
at Augsburg, Germany 16Mar44 fire broke out in cockpit; two crew members bailed out (2POW).
From Strasburg, Germany to Augsburg, the bombers were attacked by Luftwaffe fighters in a running battle.
Flak over the target was moderate and accurate; flak en route was meagre and inaccurate.
Returning, the bombers were attacked between Nancy, France and the coast. Failed to return
from a mission to industrial areas of Berlin, Germany 19May44 (1KIA:8POW). Damaged by flak,
crashed at Adlig-Reetz, Oderaue, northeast of Berlin, Germany. {29 missions}.
MACR 4932
97455 (MSN 17-6820) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Nov43. 457th Bomb Group,
Wendover Field, UT 12Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing,
Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH Jan44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 19Feb44.
401st Bomb Squadron [LL*J], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 11Mar44.
Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas of Berlin, Germany 19May44 (8KIA:1POW).
Flak struck the right wing which broke off at No.4 engine. The plane crashed at Hennigsdorf,
northwest of Berlin. MACR 4829
97456 (MSN 17-6821) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Nov43. Salt Lake City AAB, UT 8Dec43.
457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 11Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber
Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44.
751st Bomb Squadron [O], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 26Jan44.
Named *Mighty Little John*--the pilot's name was John.
Damaged when the left gear collapsed landing at Glatton 19May44. Failed to return from a mission
to the Daimler-Benz engine factory at Gaggenau, south of Karlsruhe, Germany 10Sep44 (8KIA:2RTD)
Collided with 42-97451 while on way to target Cut in half near
the waist by props of other plane and crashed. 2 bailed
out, 8 killed. 42-97451 made it back to base safely.
97457 (MSN 17-6822) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Nov43. Albuquerque AAB, NM 25Nov43.
749th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 11Dec43. Damaged in collision with
another B-17G taxying at Wendover Field 20Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational
Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44.
749th Bomb Squadron [N], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 29Jan44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt aircraft factory at Augsburg, Germany 25Feb44
(5POW:5KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed in a vineyard near Birkweiler, a few miles
west of Landau, Germany. MACR 2918.
97458 (MSN 17-6823) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 7Dec43.
Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried
North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. 749th Bomb Squadron [F], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 27Jan44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt aircraft
factory at Augsburg, Germany 25Feb44 (10RTD). After losing one engine over the target, the plane lost
another engine on the way home and crash landed without any brakes at RAF Detling, near Headcorn, Kent.
The plane left the runway, a wing tip hitting a tree and came to a stop with its back broken in a deep ditch
97459 (MSN 17-6824) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover
Field, UT 6Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island
Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. 750th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton. On ferry trip from RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to UK, crash landed at Nutts Corner (Station 235),
Belfast, Northern Ireland 23Jan44. Landed too far down the runway, brakes were unable to hold and the
aircraft ran off the runway into a ditch breaking its back. Salvaged 20May44
97460 (MSN 17-6825) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 7Dec43.
Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North
Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH Jan44. 749th Bomb Squadron [P],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 17Feb44. Named "Delayed Lady". Failed to
return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, Germany
27May44 (1KIA:9POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed two miles southwest of Volklingen,
ten miles west of Saarbrücken, Germany. MACR 5295.
97461 (MSN 17-6826) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Nov43. 28th Ferrying Squadron, 6th Ferrying Group,
Long Beach Field, CA. Damaged landing with mechanical failure at Cheyenne MAP 29Nov43. Continental
Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 25Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 11Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 24Mar44.
Crashlanded at RAF fighter strip near Eindhoven, Holland Oct 7, 1944 on
return from Meresburg. Salvaged Nov 14, 1944.
97462 (MSN 17-6827) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 22Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 20Dec43. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*O/C],
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 9Jan44. Force landed on the continent 8Sep44. Salvaged 14Nov44
97463 ((MSN 17-6828) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 23Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 16Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 8Jan44.
Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland 15Jan44. Lockheed Overseas Corporation, Base Air Depot No.3,
Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland Jan44. 27th Air Transport Group.
During ferry flight from Langford Lodge to Thurleigh, diverted by bad weather to Warton (Station 582),
Lancashire 23Jan44. 310th Ferrying Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, Warton (Station 582), Lancashire.
Damaged taxying at Warton 23Jan44. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*Z], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
rdshire 27Jan44. Seriously battle damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main,
Germany 4Feb44. As the planes were passing over the Netherlands en route to Germany, local cross winds
carried the bombers straight into enemy flak. Rudder severely damaged by flak. Failed to return from a mission
to the Erla Maschinenwerk Bf 109 aircraft factory at Mockau, Leipzig, Germany 20Feb44 (2KIA:8POW).
Over the target, No.2 engine was struck by flak and dropped out of formation. Fifteen minutes later it
was attacked by enemy fighters and was last seen going down into clouds in a slow spiral apparently
under control. The crew bailed out before the plane crashed near Erfurt airfield, Germany. MACR 2430
97464 (MSN 17-6829) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 9Dec43. Operational Training Unit,
17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44.
749th Bomb Squadron [P], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire Jan44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*D],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 11Mar44. Named "What's Next?"
Failed to return from a mission to the ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44 (2KIA:8POW)
Shot Down By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed at Weibersbrunn
18 km East of Aschaffenurg Germany. Believed BF 109G-6 Flown By Fw. Ottfried Baisch of JG 3/12.
MACR 3941
97465 (MSN 17-6830) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Nov43. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 12Dec43.
Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic
route to UK departing 17Jan44. 751st Bomb Squadron [B], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 9Feb44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Marienburg, East Prussia 9Apr44 (3KIA:6POW:1EVD).
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed at Ossecken, 30 miles west of Gdynia, Poland.. MACR 3665.
97466 (MSN 17-6831) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT Dec43.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43. New Castle AAB, Wilmington, DE 1Jan44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 8Jan44. Ferried on the North Atlantic route from RCAF
Gander, Newfoundland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 16Jan44. Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast,
Northern Ireland 17Jan44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 12Jan44.
366th Bomb Squadron [KY*L], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 8Feb44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Waggum, Brunswick, Germany 29Mar44 (9POW:1MIA).
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Gross Oesingen, north of Wesendorf airfield, 15 miles east of Celle, Germany
MACR 3478
97467 (MSN 17-6832) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 9Dec43.
Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North
Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. 748th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 2Feb44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*F], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 11Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to Peenemünde, Prussia 18Jul44 (9INT).
Mechanical failure, force landed Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden.. MACR 7418 Departed Sweden 1Jun45
97468 (MSN 17-6833) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 12Dec43.
Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried
North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. 750th Bomb Squadron [N], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 27Jan44. Named ". TUJUNGA III" Battle damaged, Augsburg, Germany 25Feb44.
Flak hit No.3 engine, loose equipment jettisoned to reduce weight and fuel consumption. Hoped to make it to a
RAF base on south coast of England but crash landed France. Salvaged 10Aug44. All crew survived,
but plane total loss.
97469 (MSN 17-6834) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 8Dec43. 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 26Feb44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 12Mar44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*L:FO*I], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 18Mar44. Named "Busy-Baby". . Damaged by fire at Kimbolton 1May44. RAF Binbrook,
Lincolnshire Dec44. Declared ‘war weary’ 11Jan45. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 22Apr45.
All gun turrets removed. 34th Bomb Group, Mendelsham (Station 156), Suffolk 9Jun45. Returned to US by 34th Bomb
Group crew on Operation Home Run. Returned to US 10Jun45. 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 21Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 3Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
97470 (MSN 17-6835) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 10Dec43. Operational
Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK
departing 17Jan44. 748th Bomb Squadron [R], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 26Jan44
Named *Oh Kay*. Damaged in mid-air collision with B-17G 43-37574 at Glatton 3Sep44. Failed to return
a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Osnabrück, Germany 26Sep44 (9POW). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed Scheinbeck, Germany. MACR 9771.
97471 (MSN 17-6836) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Nov43. 457th Bomb Group,
Wendover Field, UT 11Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing,
Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. 457th Bomb Group [N],
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 27Jan44. Transferred to 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*N],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 11Mar44. Named *Male Call* Crash landed at
Ridgewell on return from a mission to the industrial areas of Frankfurt am Main, Germany 20Mar44
when the landing gear instead of the wing flaps were retracted. {1 mission}. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic
Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 21Mar44
97472 (MSN 17-6837) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 25Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 18Dec43.
New Castle AAB, Wilmington, DE 2Jan44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 8Jan44.
510th Bomb Squadron [TU*H], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 25Feb44.
511th Bomb Squadron [DS*H]. Failed to return from a mission to Dessau, Germany 28May44 (9POW- all 510BS).
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Westdorf, two miles south of Aschersleben, Germany. {23 missions}.
MACR 5329
97473 (MSN 17-6838) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT Dec43.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 19Dec43. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*O], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham
(Station 153), Suffolk 23Dec43 Named HAP'S HAZARD / MAIRZY DOATS (a 1944 song)/ BERLIN EXPRESS
{first combat mission 24Jan44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Kriegsmarinewerft shipyard at
Wilhelmshaven, Germany 3Feb44 (1KIA:9RTD). Struck by flak killing the ball turret gunner.
Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Chartres, France 2Mar44 (1WIA:9RTD).
The bombers arrived over the target on time but a combination of thick clouds, haze, and mechanical
issues with some of the planes' bomb bay doors, forced them to cancel their attack run after
making two passes over the target area. The bombers attempted to make a pass on their secondary target at
Comeilles-en-Vexin, but the dense undercast foiled their efforts once again. They next tried to locate a target
of opportunity, but by the time they were able to pinpoint its location, it was too late for them to conduct a
ng run. On the way back to England, extreme flak over Abbeville damaged the plane and wounding a waist gunner.
e damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt factory in Augsburg, Germany 16Mar44 (1WIA:9RTD).
Strasburg, Germany to Augsburg, the bombers were attacked by Luftwaffe fighters in a running battle.
over the target was moderate and accurate; flak en route was meagre and inaccurate. As the Group was
passing near Nördlingen, almost forty miles north of Augsburg, the plane was struck by rockets fired by
enemy fighters; the bombardier was wounded. 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 co-pilot and tail
gunner were wounded. Failed to return from a tactical mission to coastal defences at Boulogne, France
5Jun44 (2KIA:7POW). Flak burst in bomb bay, causing a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-39887.
Crashed Dargnies, six miles east of Le Treport, France. {42 missions}.. MACR 5481
97474 (MSN 17-6839) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 14Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 22Dec43.
533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*Z], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 15Jan44
Named *Homing Pigeon* Failed to return from a mission to the Junkers aircraft factories
at Halberstadt and Aschersleben, Germany 22Feb44 (4KIA:4POW:2EVD). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed near Ostendorf church, Opherdicke, Holzwickede, six kilometers south-west of Unna. MACR 2934
97475 (MSN 17-6840) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Nov43. Bailed to Bendix Corporation, Bendix Field,
South Bend, IN 21Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 1Jan44. Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 9Jan44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 12Jan44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 15Jan44. 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 11Feb44. Crashed on takeoff from Chelveston 2Dec44
97476 (MSN 17-6841) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 27Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 15Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 22Dec43.
333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*K], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 24Dec43.
Named "Shackeroo". Failed to return from a mission to the industrial areas of Brunswick, Germany
23Mar44 (7KIA:3POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Lobmarchtersen, twelve miles
southwest of Brunswick, Germany. MACR 3536
97477 (MSN 17-6842) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 27Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT Dec43.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 2Jan44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*A], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 20Jan44. Named *Porky's Pig* {first combat mission 30Jan44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 24Apr44 (10POW). Before reaching the target flak struck No.2 engine starting a fire.
The fire was extinguished but later No.1 engine was also disabled. After dropping its bombs on the
target, the pilot dropped out of formation and headed back towards England. Flying over a small
airfield near Maulbronn, a lone fighter plane came up and shot them down. The aircraft crashed at
Maulbronn, nineteen miles east of Karlsruhe, Germany. {30 missions}. MACR 4348
97478 MSN 17-6843) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 12Dec43.
Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB. Ferried
North Atlantic route to UK departing 17Jan44. Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland 20Jan44.
748th Bomb Squadron [Q], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire Jan44.
749th Bomb Squadron. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*Q], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 11Mar44. Named "Shade Ruff #2" Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 11Sep44 (2POW:7RTD). On the bomb
run a round from a German 88mm anti aircraft gun passed through the bomber’s right wing rupturing
the main fuel tank. Gasoline fumes filled the interior of the plane and the ball turret gunner reported
fuel approaching the super charger on the No.2 engine. Smelling gasoline and having witnessed bombers
burning and exploding in mid-air, the radio operator and waist gunner immediately bailed out. In the cockpit,
the pilot didn’t think things looked that bad. He dropped out of the formation, got to a lower altitude and
managed to get his badly damaged bomber back to Deenethorpe. {75 missions}. 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 6Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97479 (MSN 17-6844) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 12Dec43. Ferried from RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast,
Northern Ireland 28Dec43. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*L], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 27Jan44. Named "Belle Of Liberty". Seriously damaged by flak during a mission to the
Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken AG (VKF) ball bearing factory, Erkner, Germany 6Mar44. On a mission
to the Bullay railway bridge SW of Koblenz, Germany 30Dec44, the aircraft aborted with engine failure.
The pilot decided to land at a RAF base at East Kirby, Lincolnshire. With one engine out and poor visibility,
he overshot the runway and started another circuit in the traffic pattern. A second engine propeller was
wind milling, the plane was pulled up to clear a hill and stalled. The aircraft crashed and burned near
Bolingbroke, Lincolnshire (9KIA).
97480 (MSN 17-6845) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 19Dec43. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*B],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 23Dec43. Failed to return from a mission to the
Messerschmitt factory at Augsburg, Germany 13Apr44 (10POW). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed Idenkeim, six miles south of Bitburg, Germany. MACR 3769. RAF record card
for Mosquito DZ548 states that this Mosquito crashed at St Ives,
England Feb 5,1944 after colliding with this B-17.
97481 (MSN 17-6846) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Nov43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 12Dec43.
751st Bomb Squadron [Q], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 26Jan44
Named *Pocahontas/Liberty Run*. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas of
Berlin, Germany 19May44 (9POW:1KIA). Shot down by three enemy fighters before reaching the target,
knocking out three engines. The bomber crashed and exploded 2.5km southeast of Königshorst, 9km NNW of
Nauen, Germany. MACR 4941. 9 crew bailed out and became POWs. 1 KIA.
97482 MSN 17-6847) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43.
3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI 2Jan44. Westover Field, Chicopee Falls, MA 10Jan44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 14Jan44. 418th Bomb Squadron
[LD*W], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 16Jan44. Named "Terry And The Pirates"
(a popular Milton Caniff comic strip) Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in the suburbs of Berlin,
Germany 6Mar44 (7KIA:3POW). An attack by enemy fighters near Haseluenne blew off the tailplane
which took the tail gunner with it. The aircraft spiralled down, exploded in mid-air and parts fell in a
large area at Brokstreek, Essen, NW of Quakenbrück, Germany. MACR 3033
97483 (MSN 17-6848) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 30Dec43. Ferried from RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast,
Northern Ireland 17Feb44. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*L], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 24Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in the suburbs of Berlin,
Germany 6Mar44 (10POW). Attacked by enemy fighters north of Magdeburg but continued to target with
No.1 engine smoking. Caught fire after bombing, the crew bailed out before the bomber crashed near
Wilmersdorf, east of Bernau, Germany. MACR 2902
97484 (MSN 17-6849) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 15Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 23Dec43.
710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 4Jan44. Ferried RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to Machrihanish, Scotland 16Jan44. Failed to return from a mission to Münster,
Germany 11Mar44 (1KIA:8MIA:1POW). Damaged by flak and on fire, the bomber crashed in the North Sea
off Haamstede, Schouwen, Netherlands. MACR 3188
97485 (MSN 17-6850) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 28Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 8Jan44.
Ferried to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 18Jan44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*G], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 29Jan44. Named "Taletha Ann" Failed to return from a Crossbow
mission to a German V-weapon site at Watten, France 26Mar44 (10POW). Damaged by flak, crashed
Sainte-Marie-Cappel, southeast of Cassel, France. MACR 3592
97486 (MSN 17-6851) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Nov43. 52nd Ferrying Squadron, 6th Ferrying Group,
Long Beach Field, CA. Forced landing with mechanical failure at Denver MAP 2Dec43.
Pyote Field, TX 14Mar44. 233rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Davis-Monthan Field,
Tucson, AZ 28Jul44. 236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Pyote Field, TX 29Aug44.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 17Aug44.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 28Mar45. 222nd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 15Jun45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore
Field, OK 16Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 21Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
97487 (MSN 17-6852) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 19Dec43. 612th Bomb Squadron [SC*C], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 12Jan44. Named "Hangover Haven". Battle damaged by flak during a
mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. Crash landed Deenethorpe 3Oct44. after right landing gear failedto
extend. All 9 crew survived. Salvaged by by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton
97488 (MSN 17-6853) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 1Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov43. Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 42-31586 taxying at
Cheyenne 9Dec43. 457th Bomb Group, Wendover Field, UT 9Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 15Jan44. 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Feb44. 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 9Feb44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*D}, 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 19Feb44. {first combat mission 21Feb44}. Failed to return
from a mission to the Junkers Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Aschersleben, Germany 22Feb44 (10POW).
Damaged by enemy fighter action en route to the target, the tail was shot off. The crew bailed out over Dortmund,
the aircraft crashed at Wesel, Germany. {2 missions}.. MACR 2465
97489 (MSN 17-6854) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Dec43. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 22Dec43. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*F], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 23Jan44. Crashed on takeoff 20May44. 36 planes were scheduled to take off
in groups of 12 each starting just before daylight. The fog was so bad they walked along the side of the planes to
the runway. The pilots took off by ‘stop watch’ every 30 seconds. The high group was successfully airborne and the
lead group started taking off. B-17G 42-32001 was the 7th in this group. Apparently its tail wheel unlocked during
roll off and the B-17 veered off the runway. The pilot attempted to get corrected and pulled back onto the runway,
but just as it began to get airborne, the bomber struck part of a concrete wall, and then crashed just beyond the
edge of the runway. The B-17’s load of bombs detonated, killing all the crew aboard. The next B-17 in line, 42-37934,
had begun its run but stopped approximately half way down the runway, apparently having seen the red warning flares
fired by the runway controller and heard the radio order from the control tower to stop takeoff. The pilot turned
his plane around and started back up the runway, but the following bomber in line, B-17G 42-97489 did not stop its run.
Presumably the pilot could not see the flares through the low hanging fog, and when he did see the other Fortress,
it was far too late. The aircraft collided head on and burst into flames. Five crew members managed to escape from
each plane, all being near the rear, before the first of five terrific explosions began, about three minutes after the
collision. The final explosion was the aircraft which had been the first to crash. All aircraft were carrying 6x 1000lb GP bombs.
Eleven officers and nine enlisted men were killed out right, and one officer died the following day. Four enlisted men
were severely injured, and the five other midly injured. The three aircraft were completely destroyed.
97490 (MSN 17-6855) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 20Dec43. Witchita 1Jan44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 10Jan44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Feb44. {first combat mission 12Feb44}.
Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer,
Prussia 13Sep44 (6POW:4EVD). The ball turret gunner reported that the No.1 engine was emiting a lot of black
smoke and it continued. Then No.1 and, soon after, No.2 engines failed. The No.4 engine started to windmill and so
it was shut off. Lagging behind the formation, the pilot turned to the southeast and figured it might be possible to
make it back to base with good luck. Then No.3 engine started to windmill when the plane was east of Budapest.
The crew bailed out and the aircraft crashed near Kosto?any pod Tribe?om and Jelenec, east of Nitra, Czechoslovakia.
{72 missions}.. MACR 8363
97491 ((MSN 17-6856) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Nov43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43. 3rd Ferrying Group,
Romulus Field, Detroit, MI 31Dec43. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*B], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 6Jan44.
Named "Ronnie R". Named after the pilot's newwly born son, Ronald R. Radke. Failed to return from a mission to industrial
areas in the suburbs of Berlin, Germany 6Mar44 (9POW:1KIA). En route to the target, the bomber was attacked by
enemy fighters killing the ball turret gunner and damaging oxygen and communication systems. With control cables
damaged, the crew bailed out near Haselünne, Germany; the radio operator went out the bomb bay just as the bomb
load was jettisoned. The plane crashed at Telbrake, twokm east of Vechta, Germany. MACR 3034
97492 (MSN 17-6857) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 30Dec43. Ferried RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland and Valley (Station 568),
Anglesey, Wales 3/4Jan44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*B], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 14Jan44
Named "Slow 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. Failed to return from a mission to
Saarbrücken, Germany 3Aug44 (9POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Saarbrücken. {49 missions}. MACR 7704
97493 (MSN 17-6858) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 15Dec43. 4th Ferrying Squadron, 2nd Ferrying Group, New Castle AAB, Wilmington, DE. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 21Dec43. Crashed on takeoff from RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland 29Dec43 (10KIS). The bomber took off into the wind in a normal manner en route to
Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales. According to the crash report, the aircraft climbed steeply, so
steeply that one witness remarked that the climb was similar to that of a single engine bomber rather than a B-17.
It climbed to about 500 to 600 feet then banked to the left to turn to the south. At approximately fifteen degrees
into the turn, the nose of the aircraft dropped suddenly. The engines did not appear to be having trouble, with
the exception that three engines were exhausting blue flame and the No.1 engine was exhausting yellow flame.
The aircraft was still in a turn when it crashed. Witnesses and investigators agree that the left wing touched
first, the aircraft caught fire immediately, skidded several hundred feet, and then exploded with flames
shooting 500 to 600 feet into the air. All crew and passengers were killed. The left wing was torn completely
off and was about 50 feet to the left of the fuselage. The right stabiliser was found about 100 feet from
where the aircraft first impacted the trees, and the fuselage was broken into several pieces. The nose and
the pilot’s compartment was demolished and burned. The tail broke off, and all four engines and propellers
were demolished or severely damaged. The crash site is now the Thomas Howe Demonstration Forest.
It is not just a memorial to those who died in the crash, it is also used as a teaching tool. The Thomas Howe
Demonstration Forest demonstrates the life and management of a forest. The crash site is used to teach
visitors and school groups about how catastrophic incidents, such as a plane crash, can impact a forest by
noting how seventy years later the area is different, but also how it has recovered.
97494 (MSN 17-6859) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 16Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 24Dec43.
325th Bomb Squadron [NV*N], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 20Jan44.
Named "Hot Rock". Failed to return from a mission to Aalborg airfield, Denmark 22Feb44 (10KIA).
Intercepted at 16,500 feet and shot down by Oberleutenant Hans Muller of 10./NJG 3 flying a Ju 88C-6.
Last seen near Esbjerg, Denmark heading for Sweden in a steep dive, trailing smoke and flame, and crashed
in the Kattegat. MACR 2758
97495 (MSN 17-6860) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 23Dec43. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*C],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 24Dec43. Failed to return from a mission to industrial
areas in the suburbs of Berlin, Germany 6Mar44 (10POW). Enemy aircraft caused wing damage, crashed
Haselünne, Germany. {17 missions}. MACR 2986
97496 (MSN 17-6861) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Nov43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 24Dec43. Ferried from RCAF Goose Bay,
Labrador to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland 28Dec43. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*J],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 31Jan44. {first combat mission 5Feb44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Marienburg, East Prussia 9Apr44 (10INT).
Attacked by enemy fighters, with one engine out and low on fuel, set course for Sweden and force landed
Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden. {6 missions}. MACR 3942 Aircraft returned to England 25May45.
97497 (MSN 17-6862) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 23Dec43. 711th Bomb Squadron,
447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 27Dec43. Named "Tuxedo Tommy".
Failed to return from a mission to aircraft factories at Bremen, Germany 12Oct44 (8POW:1KIA). Damaged
by flak, crashed Osnabrück, Germany. MACR 9573
97498 (MSN 17-6863) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 12Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 22Dec43.
358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 14Jan44.
Named "Padded Cell II", Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Carpiquet, Caen, France 6Feb44 (9POW:KIA).
Damaged by flak, crashed Vendome, near Bricy airfield, France. MACR 2384
97499 (MSN 17-6864) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Dec43. Salt Lake City AAB, UT 9Dec43. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 20Dec43.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 10Jan44. Failed to return
from a mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania 15Apr44 (1KIA:9POW). The plane was observed with a
propeller windmilling and throwing oil. It was being attacked by enemy fighters as it slipped beneath the overcast.
Crashed near Beiu, Rumania. The ball turret gunner was not able to escape and was found in the wreckage. MACR 3977
97500 (MSN 17-6865) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 25Dec43. 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 22Jan44. Failed to return from a mission to the Erla Maschinenwerk Bf 109 aircraft factory at
Mockau, Leipzig, Germany 20Feb44 (6KIA:4POW). Damaged by flak, crashed in a forest south of Wohlmerstedt,
two miles north of Billroda, Germany. MACR 2429
97501 (MSN 17-6866) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 17Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 4Jan44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb
Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 5Jan44. Ferried on the North Atlantic route from RCAF Gander, Newfoundland
to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 15/16Jan44. Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities around
Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (9KIA:1POW). The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy
fighters and bombed Magdeburg. Enemy aircraft hit cockpit and damaged No.3 engine. Aircraft exploded before
crew could bail out and crashed at Siestedt, six miles northeast of Helmstedt, Germany. MACR 4253.
97502 ((MSN 17-6867) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 24Dec43. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*D], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 18Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to the secondary target, the industrial area at Stettin,
Prussia 13May44 (3POW:6KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Demmin, Germany. MACR 4930
97503 (MSN 17-6868) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 23Dec43. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*X],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 13Jan44. Named *Princess Pat*. Caught fire during
training flight and crashlanded at Ridgewell Mar 26, 1945
and reduced to salvage. All crew escaped.
97504 (MSN 17-6869) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 2Jan44. Ferried on the North Atlantic route from RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 16Jan44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*P], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 23Jan44. Named "Mary Lou"- artwork of a Vargas image of
a woman wearing goggles and holding USAAF pilot wings. Painted by Tony Starcer. {first combat mission 30Jan44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Troyes, France 1May44 (1WIA:9RTD). Heavy and
accurate flak struck the plane seriously wounding the tail gunner. Substantially battle damage on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Cazaux, France 19Jun44. Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to V-2 rocket manufacturing facilities
about five miles west of Weimar, Germany 24Aug44. Having been unable to assemble with his own Group, the pilot
joined a formation of the 381st Bomb Group on their mission. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to the shipyards at
Kiel, Germany 30Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Lützkendorf oil facilities at Mücheln, west of Merseburg,
Germany 11Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Lützkendorf oil facilities at Mücheln, west of Merseburg,
Germany 13Sep44. Flak was intense and accurate. The plane received about thirty holes and struck the chin turret
while another flak shell went right through the right wing but didn't explode. Battle damaged on a mission to the
railway marshalling yards at Mainz, Germany 21Sep44. Just after the pilot released the brakes to takeoff on the
mission, a panel on top of the No.4 engine between the cowl flaps suddenly came loose and fell off. Going down
the runway, first No.2 propeller overspeeds and then all of them start going. The pilot held it on the ground till
he had 130mph and then up into the fog almost as soon as the plane was off the ground. No.2 engine oil pressure
was dropping. The pilot hit the feathering button, nothing happened. Then the engineer noticed that the generators
weren’t on; everything began to work with the electric power. Finally the crew restored everything back to reasonably
near normal. The pilot finally got in formation and continued to the target. The flak wasn’t very accurate but it
was striking the plane. First the bombardier couldn’t release the bombs. Then the element leader racked it up in
a steep bank which almost stalled the plane out. The bombardier got the bombs away finally while the plane was
in about a thirty degree bank about half way through the turn off the target. Shrapnel hit the door on the ball turret,
a piece went through the nose between the bombardier and navigator and there were holes through the Tokyo fuel
tanks in both wings; all the fuel drained out of them. When the plane returned home, the ceiling was about 300 to
600 feet. The pilot had to make an instrument let down from about 6,000 feet and was right over the hangers when
he first saw the airfield. Missed the runway the first time and had to go around. There were seven or eight holes
in the right wing and engines, four in the nose, four in the left wing and four in the tail. Accident returning from a
mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 7Oct44.
Bad weather caused a diversion to an alternate target at Freiburg, Germany. On return, the landing gear collapsed
landing at Bassingbourn. {70 missions}. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 16Oct44.
97505 (MSN 17-6870) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 6Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 23Dec43.
Ferried to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 16Jan44. During delivery flight to Thurleigh, returned to base 22Jan44.
423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*V], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 22Jan44..
Named BITTER MABLE / THE DINGLEBERRY KIDS. Seriously battle damaged during a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 8Feb44. Left elevator, left outer wing, right wing all
struck by flak. Seriously battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site in the
Pas-de-Calais, France 28Feb44. Struck by flak in the left elevator and No.3 engine. Battle damaged on a
tactical mission to railway infrastructure at Nantes, France 15Jun44 (1WIA:8RTD). The flak was accurate
and the navigator was wounded in his shoulder. Battle damaged on a mission to the Merkwiller Oil
Refinery, France 3Aug44. There was no flak at the target but on the way out the formation passed Aachen,
Germany and although there wasn’t a lot of flak it was accurate, causing a big hole in the tail section.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire [7Jan45]. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots
Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 14Jan45. Regained by Group. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood
(Station 590), Lancashire [6Mar45]. 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May45.
{100+ 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 21Oct43. 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.
97506 (MSN 17-6871) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field. ME 23Dec43. 550th Bomb Squadron,
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 25Dec43. Named 'Thunder Bird'.
Failed to return from a mission to the industrial area at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 29Jan44 (10POW).
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Gonnesweiler, north of St Wendel, Germany
MACR 2269.
97507 (MSN 17-6872) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational
Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB 28Dec43. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 25Jan44. 548th Bomb Squadron [GX*T],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 24Jan44.Named "Back To The Sack/Jerry Boy"
Caught fire 6Jun45. Salvaged.
97508 (MSN 17-6873) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Dec43. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Dec43. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Jan44. {19 missions}.
96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Mar44. {first combat mission 28Mar44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania 23Jun44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was intense
and heavy causing injury to a waist gunner. Battle damaged on a mission to the Latesana railway bridge at
Verona, Italy 13Jul44 (1KIA:9RTD). Flak was intense and shrapnel killed a waist gunner. Damaged landing at
Amendola 5Oct44. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia
14Oct44 (1WIA:9RTD). {73 missions}. Named "Juanita" Returned to US. Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 22Sep45.
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.
97509 (MSN 17-6874) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 30Dec43.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 17Feb44. Ferried from RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to UK 20Feb44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*A], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 28Feb44., named "Old Hickory", Failed to return from a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 2Mar44 (8POW:2KIA). Prior to the I.P., enemy aircraft
damaged No.2 and No.3 engines, followed by flak damage. The crew bailed out at low level into a snow storm,
two airmen being killed; one hit a tree and the other parachute didn’t open. The plane crashed between
Buissonville and Serinchamps, north of Rochefort, Belgium.
97510 (MSN 17-6875) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 25Dec43.
Ferried RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to Stornaway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland 19Jan44.
546th Bomb Squadron [BK*A], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 18Feb44.
Named "Satan's Playmates". {first combat mission 21Feb44}. Battle damaged by flak and enemy
fighters during a mission to the Junkers Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Aschersleben, Germany 22Feb44.
On return, force landed at RAF Rivenhall, Essex. Battle damaged during a Crossbow mission to a V-2 rocket
service bunker complex at Sottevast, Normandy, France 8May44 (1WIA). With No.4 engine inoperative
and the pilot wounded, on return force landed at RAF Ford, West Sussex. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots
Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 9May44. Regained by Group 2Jun44. Battle damaged during a mission
to the Luftwaffe airfield at Coulommiers, France 14Jun44. No.3 engine disabled in an attack by enemy fighters.
Bomb load jettisoned to keep up with the formation. Battle damaged during a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Sep44. Flak shot out the hydraulic system. Landed away
at RAF Manston, Kent. Eighth Air Force Service Command 5Sep44. Regained by Group 6Sep44. {102 missions}.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 27May45. Returned to US. 1407th Base Unit,
European Wing, Air Transport Command, 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 13Jun45. 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.
97511 (MSN 17-6876) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Dec43. Albuquerque AAB, NM 15Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 4Jan44. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*K], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 22Feb44.
Named *Egg Haid*. Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-40011 when peeling off over Ridgewell on return from
a mission to Aschaffenberg, Germany 21Jan45 (9KIA). Crashed near base. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton
97512 (MSN 17-6877) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Dec43. Kingman Field, AZ 24Dec43. Intended for 447th Bomb Group.
3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 23Mar45. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 11Jun45. 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.
97513 (MSN 17-6878) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 23Dec43. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 18Dec43. Damaged in collision with
parked B-17G 44-8123 at Amendola 7Oct44. Air Depot 13Dec44. Salvaged 20Dec44
97514 (MSN 17-6879) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Dec43. Cincinnati, OH 12Jan44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 26Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 29Jan44. 422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*H],
Transferred to 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20Mar44.
Transferred to 814th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 6Jul44.
Damaged while parked in collision by B-24J Liberator 42-51311 taxying at Alconbury 12Apr45.
To 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*P], 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 14Oct45.
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
97515 (MSN 17-6880) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 13Dec43. 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 12Jan44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*P], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 28Jan44. Named "Little Runt" 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*P].
Failed to return from a mission to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich,
Germany 18Mar44 (10INT). Damaged by flak, lost two engines. Force landed Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland.
MACR 3226
97516 (MSN 17-6881) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Dec43. 97th Bomb Group, 21Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 24Dec43. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm
Beach, FL 4Jan44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola,
Italy Jan44. Failed to return from a mission to the Reichswerke Hermann Göring tank factory at Linz,
Austria 25Jul44 [10POW]. Damaged by flak, crashed at Wolfsberg, Austria. MAC 7126
97517 (MSN 17-6882) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Dec43. 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN 24Dec43. School of Applied Tactics, Orlando AAB, FL 1Jan44. 236th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Pyote Field, TX 8Jun44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field,
El Paso, TX 16Aug44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ. Damaged in
collision with parked B-17G 42-97888 while taxying at Kingman Field 9Dec44. 222nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 1May45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45.
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
97518 (MSN 17-6883) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Dec43. Grandview Field, Kansas City, MO 27Dec43.
School of Applied Tactics, Orlando AAB, FL 1Jan44. 902nd Base Unit (Base Complement), Orlando AAB, FL 2Jun44.
Field Test Unit, Special Weapons Branch, Tonopah Field, NV 23Jun44. Materiel Command Wright Field,
Dayton, OH 28Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. Ferried to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 30Jun44.
Fitted with TV camera and GB-4 glide bomb equipment (Batty) 2Jul44. 560th Bomb Squadron,
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk. En route from Fersfield (Station 554), Norfolk to North
Witham (Station 479), Licolnshire, the aircraft lost control landing at Knettishall 29Jul44 (1KIA).
Only one landing gear wheel came down, the aircraft skidded across the runway, crashing through
a fuel truck into parked B-17G 44-6096 which exploded killing the crew chief and a mechanic
plus the navigator on #518. Salvaged.
Batty project: three B-17s fitted with bomb racks for 2,600lb GB-4 glide bombs and with remote controls
and TV equipment to control their descent to target. Only one B-17 so fitted was used operationally
before the project was cancelled
97519 (MSN 17-6884) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 30Dec43.
Bomb Squadron [LL*A], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 12Feb44
Named "Spirit of Billy Mitchell". Failed to return from a mission to aircraft
factories at Kassel, Germany 19Apr44 (4KIA:6POW). Hit by many Bf 109’s and crashed south of
Herlefeld, eighteen miles southeast of Kassel, Germany. {19 missions}. . MACR 4048.
97520 (MSN 17-6885) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber
Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB 30Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 20Jan44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*R], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 8Feb44. Battle damaged 20Feb44 (1KIA:1WIA). Named "Peg O' My Heart"
(a popular song) Failed to return from a mission to the Junkers aircraft factories at Halberstadt and
Aschersleben, Germany 22Feb44 (9KIA:1POW). Damaged by flak, crashed in woods near
Schlebusch, Leverkusen, Germany. MACR 2881.
97521 (MSN 17-6886) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 31Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 27Jan44.
545th Bomb Squadron [JD*H], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 10Feb44, named "The Saint/Punch & Judy (an amateur
detective from a series of novels/a puppet show. First mission aborted
with No.1 engine failure and the tail wheel was stuck; it would not retract or extend. On landing back
at Grafton the tailwheel collapsed causing damage to rudder and rear fuselage. {first combat mission 27Mar44}.
Battle damaged by enemy fighters during a Crossbow mission to an Hydrogen Peroxide Plant at
Höllriegelskreuth, Pullach, Munich, Germany 19Jul44 (3WIA). Attacked by an enemy fighter, a
cannon shell struck the left wing root near the cockpit and another shell wounded the radio operator.
The engineer/top turret gunner was wounded by debris when a shell struck the turret, as was the tail
gunner by another shell. The right oxygen system was damaged; elevator trim tab cables spilit;
Ball, tail and top turrets knocked out of action; tail wheel tire and No.1 engine supercharger damaged.
Ground crew counted more than 200 shell holes in the plane. Eighth Air Force Service Command 20Jul44.
Regained by Group 22Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the Ford Motor Works, Cologne,
Germany 18Oct44. Soon after bomb release, the aircraft started to drop back from formation under
control, and continued to drop back until out of sight. The pilot reported that No.1 propeller had run
away and could not be feathered, then it sheared from the crankshaft but remained attached to the engine.
The pilot attempted to land at Brussels but weather forced them to land at Saint-Trond (A-92), Belgium.
Repaired and regained by Group 6Jan45. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*C] 6Jan45. Failed to return from a
mission to the railway marshalling yards at Bonn, Germany 10Jan45. The bomber dropped out of formation
over the English Channel and turned back to crash landed on the continent 10Jan45. {53 missions}.
Salvaged 28Jan45.
97522 (MSN 17-6887) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 15Dec43. Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44. Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 31Jan44.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 5Feb44. 422nd Bomb Squadron,
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 4Apr44. The left wing tank caught fire
during a maintenance test flight 1May44. The pilot was able to immediately land at Chelveston, rolled
the aircraft clear of the runway, where it was burnt out. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 1May44
97523 (MSN 17-6888) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Dec43. Bailed to Bendix Corporation, Bendix Field, South
Bend, IN 11Jan44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Jan44. Pathfinder
Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 28Jan44.
422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20Mar44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg,
Germany 22Mar44 (1KIA:9POW). The weather confounded efforts to attack the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
aircraft factory, the bombers diverted to Berlin to destroy the Friedrichstraße railway station.
Flak over Berlin was more intense than previous missions. Damaged by flak, crashed Amendorf,
three miles west of Verden, Aller, Germany
97524 (MSN 17-6889) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 28Dec43.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*S], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 25Jan44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany
9Mar44 (7RTD:3POW); the top turret caught fire and four crewman bailed out. Failed to return from a
Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site in the Pas-de-Calais, France 22Jun44 (9KIA:1POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed junction of Rue Pajol and Rue Ricquet, Paris, France.
97525 (MSN 17-6890) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 31Dec43.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22Feb44. 730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 23Feb44. Named INVICTUS. The pilot of this plane studied poetry in
college before the war; the name comes from a famous poem by William E. Henley. Failed to return from a
mission to the Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken AG (VKF) ball bearing factory at Erkner, Berlin,
Germany 8Mar44 (9POW:1KIA). All the way from the Netherlands to Berlin, the bombers were hounded by
Luftwaffe fighters. Before the target it was attacked by enemy fighters, setting the plane on fire. The aircraft
broke up into several sections and crashed on the Rothensee boat lift, seven miles northeast of Magdeburg, Germany.
97526 (MSN 17-6891) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Dec43.
New Orleans, LA 3Jan44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm
Beach, FL 5Jan44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Cerignola #1, Italy.
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 2Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt aircraft
factory at Regensburg, Germany 25Feb44 (4KIA:6POW). Enemy fighters started to attack fifteen miles east
of Klagenfurt, Austria on the way to the target. This plane was attacked by enemy fighters north of Klagenfurt,
Austria. Several crew members were killed before the aircraft crashed and exploded at Fürth, Germany.
{19 missions). MACR 2723.
97527 (MSN 17-6892) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 31Dec43.
Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 6Jan44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*K], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 5Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to the Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken AG (VKF) ball bearing
factory, Erkner, Germany 6Mar44 (9KIA:1POW). Engaged by Heavy Flak Abteilung 231 at Oythe, near Vechta.
Hit by flak, the aircraft broke in half with only the tail gunner able to bail out. The bomber crashed at
Brokstreek, north of Quakenbrück, Germany. MACR 2996
97528 (MSN 17-6893) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 30Dec43. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 29Jan44. Departed US for ferry to UK 6Feb44.
563rd Bomb Squadron [A], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 9Feb44.
Named "Mary's Sister". {first combat mission 25Feb44}. Loaned to 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk for a mission 25Feb44. Returned to 388th Bomb Group.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Messerschmitt aircraft factory at Regensburg, Germany 25Feb44 (1KIA).
After crossing the coastline into mainland Europe, the formation encountered frequent flak and fierce
aerial attacks from the Luftwaffe, causing heavy damage to some of the bombers. The planes arrived at
Regensburg and encountered intense flak over the target area. An enemy fighter damaged the nose
and killed the bombardier, flak damaged the right wing and tailplane. Battle damaged on a mission
to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. The combat wing was off course heading to
Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg. Flak over the target was very accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44. Meagre flak
was encountered crossing the French coast in the Le Tréport area but very accurate flak at
Poix-de-Picardie, France. Battle damaged on a mission to an aircraft factory at Ludwigshafen,
Germany 14Aug44. Intense accurate flak was encountered at the target. Two engines were struck
by flak and the plane returned to base alone at ground level. Damaged taxying at RAF Colerne, Bath,
Wiltshire 18Nov44. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Hanau,
Germany 5Jan45 (4KIA:5WIA). Damaged by flak during the bomb run, two engines had been
damaged and the bomb doors were jammed open. The plane dropped out of formation as it
attempted to head for home. It steadily lost height as it approached the English coast and
headed for the emergency landing airfield at RAF Manston, Kent. A third engine failed and the
nearest airfield was RAF Hawkinge, Kent, a fighter airfield unsuited for large bombers.
With only one operating engine, the pilot touched down close to the threshold, closed the throttles
and applied the brakes. The pilot discovered that the brakes had been damaged by flak
and attempted to apply power to two engines but this only turned the bomber to the left.
The plane slammed into an air raid shelter killing the navigator. The pilot was ejected,
still in his seat, but survived. {62 missions}. Salvaged 6Jan45
97529 (MSN 17-6894) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 31Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 31Jan44.
Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores. Ferried Lajes Field to Nutts
Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland and on to Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Feb44.
728th Bomb Squadron [Z], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk.
Named "Dinah Might II". . The pilot’s original plane was named ‘Dinah Might’.
The crew of the first plane all put names into a hat and drew out the winning name which
just happened to be the one submitted by their pilot. The name had no special meaning to him
Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Krzesiny, Pozna?,
Poland 9Apr44 (2KIA:8POW). On return from the target the Group was attacked by enemy fighters
before reaching the Danish coast. An attack set fire to No.2 engine. The crew bailed out and
the aircraft crashed at Todendorf, 1km south of Puttgarden, Fehmarn, Germany
(2KIA-hitting bomb bay doors when baling out). . MACR 3663.
97530 (MSN 17-6895) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 28Dec43. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 21Jan44.
548th Bomb Squadron [GX*E], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 25Jan44.
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 21Oct45.
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.
97531 MSN 17-6896) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Dec43. 772nd Bomb Squadron,
463rd Bomb Group, Lakeland Field, FL 6Jan44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 14Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South
Atlantic / Africa route. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Mar44, .Transferred to 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 3Jul44. Named "Victory Bound". Failed to return from a mission to the
Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 21Jul44
(2KIA:1DOI:7POW). The plane was hit by flak directly above the target. After the strike,
it went into a steep descending turn. Eight airmen managed to bail out; two died in the crash.
The plane crashed in a descending flight into the southern slope of the Ore Mountains
massif in the area of ???erný Kopec, less than a kilometer west of the village of K?ižatky,
Czechoslovakia. The impact in the forest scattered the plane over a large area and the
subsequent fire completed the destruction. MACR 6950
97532 (MSN 17-6897) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Dec43. Columbus, OH 11Jan44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 25Jan44. 422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*V],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 26Mar44. Accident on a night
positioning flight to Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 25Apr44. The plane was to lead a
mission of the 457th Bomb Group as a Pathfinder Force (PFF) the following day. it landed too far down the runway,
overshot the runway and causing severe damage to fuselage. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton 26Apr44
97533 (MSN 17-6898) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Dec43. Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Jan44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 11Feb44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 19Feb44.
364th Bomb Squadron [WF*E], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20Mar44.
422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*E]. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44 (10POW). Damaged by flak and
exploded in mid-air, crashed at Hunteburg, south of Diepholz, Germany. MACR 8208
97534 (MSN 17-6899) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Dec43. Newark Field, NJ 11Jan44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. Ferried Marrakech, French Morocco to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 2/3Feb44.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*A],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk. Named "Pee Wee/Patches".
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. Repaired and ferried via Persia and North Africa to England.
Air Transport Command. Damaged in an accident by ground crew with parked C-47 42-92996
on the ground at Payne Field, Cairo, Egypt 13Jul44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil
works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44 (7KIA:2POW). The plane made it over the target,
but started lagging behind the formation for unknown reasons. The pilot was looking for an
allied airfield at Brussels, Belgium flying at 7,000 feet and he believed that they were flying
over friendly territory. The plane flew into a flak barrage and was hit. It exploded immediately,
blowing the radio operator and waist gunner clear of the aircraft. Crashed on Grensweg, Haaren,
Germany on the Dutch/German border south of Roermond, Netherlands. MACR 11049
97535 (MSN 17-6900) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 28Dec43. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 16Jan44. 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 10Feb44. {nil missions}. 750th Bomb Squadron [R],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 19Feb44. Named "Bouncing Betty II"--
a type of land mine. Damaged landing at Glatton 14Mar45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28May45. 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 1Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
42-97536/97635 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-20-VE Fortress
MSN 17-6901/7000. 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: Revised tail gun ammunition storage
97536 (MSN 17-6901) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Dec43. Phoenix, AZ 22Dec43. Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 9Jan44. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Lakeland Field, FL 11Jan44. Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 18Jan44. Ferried overseas
via the South Atlantic / Africa route. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Mar44. Named "Fargo Express". Failed to return from a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Budapest, Hungary 27Jun44 (10POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Budapest, Hungary.
MACR 6414
97537 (MSN 17-6902) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Jan44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 14Jan44. 749th Bomb Squadron [U],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 25Feb44. 748th Bomb Squadron.
Named "Chicken Ship". Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Marienburg,
East Prussia 9Apr44 (9POW:1KIA). Enemy aircraft damaged No.3 engine, crashed two miles northeast of
Ossecken, West Prussia. MACR 3666.
97538 (MSN 17-6903) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational
Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB 16Jan44. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 9Feb44.
Force landed at Eppegem, Zemst, Belgium 21Nov4
97539 (MSN 17-6904) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Dec43. 463rd Bomb Group, Lakeland Field, FL 6Jan44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 15Jan44.
Assigned 447th Bomb Group 16Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic / Africa route. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group; attached to the 2nd Bomb Group effective 14Mar44.
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Mar44. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone,
Italy 28Mar44. Salvaged 22Oct45.
97540 (MSN 17-6905) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Dec43. 463rd Bomb Group, Lakeland Field, FL 6Jan44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 21Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic / Africa route. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron,
463rd Bomb Group; attached to the 2nd Bomb Group effective 14Mar44. Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 17Mar44.
775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 28Mar44. Failed to return from a
mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania 18May44. Damaged by flak, crashed Bucharest, Rumania.
MACR 5061
97541 (MSN 17-6906) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Dec43. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Lakeland Field, FL 5Jan44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West
Palm Beach, FL 21Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic / Africa route. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Mar44. Named "Pandora's Box".
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 12Mar45. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 23Mar45. Reclaimed 2May46
97542 (MSN 17-6907) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Dec43. Rochester, NY 11Jan44. 3539th Base
Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 25Jan44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*B],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 26Jan44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [A],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 27Jan44. {first combat mission 1Apr44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Mainz, Germany 27Sep44.
The aircraft was damaged by moderate flak in the target area. Battle damaged on a mission to a
railway marshalling yard at Bischofsheim, Germany 13Jan45 (9RTD). Flak over the target was accurate.
On return, force landed at Eye (Station 134), Suffolk. Failed to return from a mission to Chemnitz,
Germany 5Mar45 (1KIA:7POW:1EVD). En route to the target, two engines failed and the propellers
feathered. Unable to keep in formation, the bomb load was jettisoned. A third engine failed and,
being prey for enemy fighters, the pilot headed for Russian-held territory. The crew bailed out and
the bomber crashed in a meadow, exploded and destroyed by fire 300 meters west of Minkovická, Kraslice,
Czechoslovakia. {43 missions}. Salvaged by the Germans and remains taken to the airport in Liberec.
MACR 12926. Named CITY OF SAVANNAH. Named by the crew which ferried the
original ‘City of Savannah’ [43-39049] from the US.
97543 (MSN 17-6908) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Dec43. Langley Field, Hampton, VA 10Jan44. Mitchel Field,
Hempstead, Long Island, NY 23Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury
(Station 102), Huntingdonshire 29Jan44. 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk 30Jan44. 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 20Mar44. Whilst airborne on a training flight performing mock bombing runs
against Kings Lynn from 15,000ft, the top turret caught fire due to a fault in the oxygen system.
The fire spread quickly and the pilot ordered the crew to abandon the aircraft. All eight bailed out
and landed safely and the aircraft was last seen heading out to sea. It is unclear whether this aircraft
crashed at sea, or as has also been reported, it turned around and crashed near Spalding 25Jul44.
97544 ((MSN 17-6909) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Dec43. 773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Lakeland
Field, FL 11Jan44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm
Beach, FL 18Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic / Africa route. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
773rd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Mar44. Failed to return from a
mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Niš, Serbia, Yugoslavia 17Aug44 (3KIA:7EVD). Mechanical failure,
crash landed Bošnjane, Serbia, Yugoslavia. The airmen were assisted by Chetnik guerillas to evade
capture; rescued by the Halyard Mission from Pranjani 27/28Aug44. MACR 7458
97545 (MSN 17-6910) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Dec43. Albuquerque AAB, NM 21Dec43.
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury
(Station 102), Huntingdonshire 29Jan44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*D], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 30Jan44. 33rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to
the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44 (8POW:2KIA). 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. Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Nauen, northwest of Potsdam, Germany. MACR 4160
97546 MSN 17-6911) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 2Jan44. 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 11Feb44.
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 24Feb44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*E],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 13Mar44, Named "Idaliza"
Named for Anglo-American actress singer Ida Lupino. Artwork based on a press release photgraph.
{106 missions}. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22May45. Returned to US.
1407th Base Unit, European Wing, Air Transport Command, 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 12Jun45.
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.
97547 (MSN 17-6912) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Dec43. Albuquerque AAB, NM 24Dec43. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 10Jan44. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Lakeland Field, FL 12Jan44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL. Ferried overseas
via the South Atlantic / Africa route. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Mar44. Named "Princess Elizabeth". Failed to return from a mission to the
Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke factory at Wiener Neustädt, Vienna, Austria 10May44 (9EVD).
Damaged by flak over Hungary, crashed Popovac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. MACR 4748
97548 (MSN 17-6913) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Dec43. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Lakeland Field, FL 10Jan44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic / Africa route. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Bari, Italy 10Mar44. Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 15Mar44.
Substantially damaged landing at Bari, Italy 3Nov44. Salvaged 5Nov44
97549 (MSN 17-6914) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Dec43. Operational Training Unit, 17th Bomber
Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB 16Jan44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Feb44. 728th Bomb Squadron,
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 15Feb44. Named "The Round Tripper".
Battle damaged during a mission to the Vereinigte Kugellagerfabriken AG (VKF) ball bearing factory at
Erkner, Berlin, Germany 8Mar44 (1KIA:3POW:6RTD). En route to the target a propeller and the four
superchargers oversped causing a loss of power and the plane dropped back from formation. The crew was
prepared to bail out as the pilot turned back towards England. The bombs were jettisoned but a malfunction
occurred and some of the bombs became wedged in the open bomb bay with incendiary bombs rolling around.
At this time four airmen bailed out then the bombs were finally freed as the pilot continued back and force
landed at another airfield. Failed to return from a mission to the aircraft component factories in Leipzig,
Germany 29May44 (4POW:6EVD). The Luftwaffe dispatched around forty fighters to intercept the bombers,
their attack co-inciding with a ten-minute period when the bombers were flying without an escort.
Arriving at the target and while under attack by the enemy fighters, the plane was in a collision with
another B-17 in the Group and struck its tail section. Damaged by flak, when only one engine was still
operating. the crew bailed out and the plane crashed one mile southwest of Rocquigny, twenty-two
miles southwest of Charleville, Franc.
97550 (MSN 17-6915) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Lincoln Field, NB 8Jan44.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Lakeland Field, FL 11Jan44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 13Feb44. Ferried South Atlantic route
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL: Waller Field, Trinidad: Belém, Brasil: Natal, Brasil: Dakar,
Senegal, Africa. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone,
Italy 15Mar44. Named "Lassie and Her Lads". Damaged landing at Celone 4May44.
The bomber departed on a gunnery practice mission for new crew members from Celone 11Oct44.
Two of the engines failed on takeoff and caught fire. The pilot tried to land at a nearby airfield but
crashed on a highway near a hospital at Celone. The aircraft burned up in the ensuing fire and was
destroyed. Half of the crew died and the other half were injured.
97551 (MSN 17-6916) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Dec43. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Lakeland Field, FL 8Jan44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 17Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic / Africa route. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 11Mar44. Named "Elkobar".
Failed to return from a mission to the Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke factory at Wiener Neustädt,
Vienna, Austria 10May44 (10POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Otterthal, Austria. MACR 4747
97552 (MSN 17-6917) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Jan44.
Ferried from RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland 17Feb44.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 25Feb44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 1Mar44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*O], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 11Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory
at Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44 (10POW-all on their final mission). 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. Two engines failed, excess
equipment jettisoned to lighten the aircraft but crash landed three miles southeast of Reinsehlen airfield,
Schneverdingen, Germany. {13 missions} MACR 4009. Named "The Road Back"
97553 (MSN 17-6918) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 7Jan44. Schmidt Group (Provisional). Departed on ferry flight to Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH but diverted in bad weather to Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Grenier Field, Manchester, NH.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 24Jan44. 303rd Bomb Group 6Feb44.
RCAF Gander, Newfoundland; delayed by No.3 engine and propeller defects. On ferry flight from RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 20Feb44, No.3 engine failed again and was shut down.
Hit by lightning causing compass errors and unable to communicate or navigate in an electrical storm.
Then No.2 engine had a sudden drop in oil pressure and was shut down. With fuel exhaustion, the aircraft
ditched in the sea on a sand bar off Fintragh Strand, Killybegs, County Donegal, Eire. The plane submerged
at high tide, becoming a total loss and was blown up 24Feb44. The crew was repatriated to Northern Ireland
97554 (MSN 17-6919) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Dec43. Salt Lake City AAB, UT 27Dec43.
4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 15Jan44. Mitchel Field,
Hempstead, Long Island, NY 1Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland
to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland 5Feb44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*E], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 4Feb44.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*E]. Destroyed in collision with B-17G 42-32114 of the 447th Bomb Group in a taxying
accident at Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 5Apr44. Salvaged 9Apr44.
97555 (MSN 17-6920) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Dec43. Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 28Jan44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*F], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 29Jan44. 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 30Jan44.
{7 missions}. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*F], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 31Jan44.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany
28Jul44 (9POW:2KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed Offingen, Germany. Named ISLAND F FOR FOX / DAN BOONE.
MACR 7880
97556 (MSN 17-6921) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 20Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 1Feb44.
96th Bomb Group 4Feb44. Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern
Ireland 5Feb44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*B], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk.
The B-17 was flying from its base at Snetterton Heath to the 390th Bomb Group base at Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk just after midnight 12Apr44 to lead as a PFF crew for a mission to Leipzig, Germany the following morning.
The pilot had to fly on instruments because of the widespread blackout at night in England. The newly assigned
navigator had no night experience and they were initally off course when flying to Framlingham so the radio-navigator
took over and corrected the course. Witnesses on the ground saw the plane on approach to Framlingham during its
downwind leg as the field lights came on. They also saw and heard another aircraft following it. After it had turned
base leg, the German Me 410 night fighter of Ltn. Wolfgang Wenning Stab II./KG 51 opened up, striking the B-17.
The pilot gave full throttle to all four engines but No.3 and No.4 engines would not respond, exacerbated by the
loss of part of the right wing and aileron. Another burst from the German night fighter blew a hole in the left side
of the cockpit, tore out the windshield and killing the navigator, bombardier and radio operator. Just as the bomber
was about to cartwheel into the ground, the left wing clipped some tall trees, slewing the plane into a violent but
level crash landing. The bomber had made a right turn past Great Glemham church and crashed into a brick wall
surrounding Glemham House at Great Glemham, Saxmundham, Suffolk and immediately burst into flames (3KIA:9RTD,
all injured). Salvaged 13Apr44.
97557 (MSN 17-6922) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 20Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 15Jan44.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 5Feb44. 422th Bomb Squadron [JJ*S], 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20Mar44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*X], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 4Aug44. {first combat mission 9Aug44}. {3 missions}. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*X],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 7Aug44.. Named "Mercy's Madhouse"
{first combat mission 9Aug44}. {loaned back to 384BG as PFF for 3 missions Aug44}. Crash landed at Molesworth 7Dec44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22May45. No operations, returned to US. 1407th Base Unit,
European Wing, Air Transport Command, 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 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; scrappedr.
97558 (MSN 17-6923) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 10Jan44. 1377th Base
Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Jan44.
748th Bomb Squadron [V], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 15Feb44..
Named *Tis Me Sugar*--artwork of a scantily dressed blonde woman holding the message ‘target for tonite’
Failed to return from a mission to V-2 rocket manufacturing facilities about five miles west of Weimar,
Germany 24Aug44 (9KIA). There seems to be a mystery (conflicting stories) as to what happened to this
bomber. It left the formation for some unknown reason and was never seen again; there were no fighters
or flak in the area nor did the plane appear to be in any trouble. Crashed in North Sea, west of
island of Sylt, GermanyMACR 8200. Another report has this plane
as being shot down by a jet fighter. All 9 crew KIA.
97559 (MSN 17-6924) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Dec43. Dalhart Field, TX 16Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 23Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 4Mar44. 549th Bomb Squadron,
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 5Mar44. , named 'Vapor Trails'.
Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (9POW:1KIA).
The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg.
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Grasleben, near Helmstedt, Germany. MACR 4459
97560 (MSN 17-6925) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Lincoln Field, NB 18Jan44. Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 31Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 3Feb44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*H],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 4Feb44. Named "Hang The Expense IV"- artwork
of a shapely red-headed woman, naked and dribbling greenbacks from her outstretched hands
Accident landing at Thorpe Abbotts 19May44 (4INJ). With the main runway under repair, the pilot
landed long on the short runway in the early morning darkness, causing the aircraft to run off
the end of the runway, shearing the landing gear in a ditch. Salvaged 19May44.
97561 (MSN 17-6926) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Dec43. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44. Scott Field,
Belleville, IL 18Jan44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Jan44.
413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 3Feb44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*S], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 4Feb44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*W]. Accident during a practice bombing mission 7Nov44
(3KIS:2INJ:4RTD +3 RAF KIS:1INJ). This was the lead plane for the squadron trying out Micro-H,
a new bombing system linked to the H2X. The engineer fired a flare to indicate to other planes to
form up on them but the flare was believed to have exploded inside the plane and started a fire
in the radio room. The aircraft jolted, dropped out of formation then went into a dive and disintegrated
as three crew members bailed out; later another three crew members bailed out. Witnesses saw a fire in
the plane as it passed over Ipswich and it is possible that the pilot was trying to reach the coast
before bailing out. The wreckage crashed onto a coastguard station at Felixstowe, Suffolk.
The tailplane lodged against a chimney stack, the wingless fuselage destroyed some cottages while
the nose section separated and fell nearby. The cottages were being used as a billet for Royal Air
Force Regiment airmen, three of whom were killed in the crash. Salvaged 9Nov44
Named "Batchelor's Heaven"
97562 (MSN 17-6927) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Dec43. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44.
Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 1Feb44. 457th Bomb Group [D], Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 2Feb44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*D], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 27Feb44. Accident taking off from Bassingbourn 3Jun44. The plane was
positioning to another airfield prior to operating a PFF mission. The plane had reached takeoff
speed, its wheels were off the ground, when a truck pulling two loaded bomb trailers, emerged
from the 2am darkness and crossed directly into its path. The plane's right landing gear
smashed into the truck’s framework. In addition to the landing gear damage, two feet of the
number three propeller blades were snapped off, the hydraulic system exploded and a fifteen
feet gash was ripped in the plane's underside. Too far down the runway to abort the takeoff,
the pilot continued his ascent and remained in the air until the bulk of the fuel had been burnt
off then made a crash landing back at Bassingbourn. During the hours that the plane circled
Bassingbourn before attempting the one wheel landing, the crew chief, who was flying with the
crew, restored the plane's hydraulic system. With braking power in the left landing gear,
co-ordination with number four engine to sustain it on the right side of the plane was possible.
As planned, the pilot brought the plane down so that the left landing gear settled upon the surface
of the runway while the right side, eventually settled on the grass area on the side of the runway,
spun the plane around and came to rest on the grass. The crew chief's emergency in-flight repairs
of the hydraulic system provided the pilot with a 40-45 mph ground loop speed instead of an
estimated brakeless 85 mph landing. No one was injured on either the obstructing vehicle or aircraft.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire. Regained by Group 6Jul44.
322nd Bomb Squadron Jul44. Positioned to Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire and flew a
Trolley mission 8May45 and 11May45. 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 Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
Named EVENIN' FOLKS! HOW Y'ALL? – artwork of a harp and mortar board hat. TWO GUN GINNY by
the chin gun turret. Smilin' Harry Babbit on the right hand side of the nose.
97563 (MSN 17-6928) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Dec43. Dalhart Field, TX 16Jan44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Feb44. 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 13Mar44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*U],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 16Mar44. .
Named WINGED VICTORY. Christened at a ceremony held at the Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood, Lancashire
{first combat mission 23Mar44}. Substantially battle damage on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at
Cazaux, France 19Jun44. Batttle damaged on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Ostheim, Cologne,
Germany 15Aug44 (1KIA). Battle damaged on a mission to the shipyards at Kiel, Germany 30Aug44.
The right wing was struck by flak and badly damaged but the pilot was able to return safely to Bassingbourn.
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. Shot down by enemy fighters, the crew bailed out north of the target, in the
vicinity of Köthen, north of Halle. The plane crashed near Mühlenfließ, Germany. {68 missions}.
MACR 10147.
97564 (MSN 17-6929) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 22Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*J], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 4Feb44.
418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Feb44.
Named "Pathfinders". Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 20Jul44 (7POW:5EVD). Flak shell hit a wing, did not explode
but pierced fuel tanks. Aircraft fell out of formation and attacked by fighters, crashed Louvain,
Belgium. {5 missions}. MACR 7414
97565 (MSN 17-6930) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 22Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*K], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 29Jan44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory at Lowenthal, Friedrichshafen,
Germany 24Apr44. Flak over the Target was intense and accurate. Leading the group as a pathfinder,
it was hit by flak in the No.4 engine causing it to swerve off course. This could be the reason for the
group’s bombs to be south and to the right of the MPI. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*U], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Jun44. Accident on a local flight to Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk 24Aug44. In poor visibility and heavy rain, the aircraft landed too far down the runway
and skidded 300ft off the end causing serious damage. {6 missions}. Salvaged 17Oct44
97566 (MSN 17-6931) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 22Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 1Feb44. 334th Bomb Squadron, 95th Bomb Group.
On ferry flight to UK, damaged by mechanical failure in collision with B-17G 42-97586 while
taxying at Presque Isle Field, ME 1Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 29Feb44. 111th Base Unit (Search Attack and Staging), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 16Sep44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Sep44.
Major damage in an accident landing at Norfolk Field, VA 17Oct44. Salvaged 18Oct44.
97567 (MSN 17-6932) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 22Dec43. Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44.
Chicago Municipal Airport, IL 18Jan44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 19Jan44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 19Feb44.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*K], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 1Feb44.
Failed to return from a diversionary mission to an aircraft depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (7KIA:4POW).
En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large
force of enemy fighters. A frontal attack by the fighters ripped apart the nose and cockpit
killing the two pilots and other crew members. The bomber dropped out of formation about
seventeen miles north of Frankfurt when four airmen bailed out; the oher surviving airmen
were trapped as the plane spun down. Crashed at Westlich Erbach, two miles northwest of
Bad Camberg, Germany. MACR 4860
97568 MSN 17-6933) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Dec43. Palm Springs Field, CA 30Dec43.
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 10Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Mar44. {first combat mission 30Mar44}
{4 missions}. Transferred to 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella,
Italy Apr44. Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. Failed to return from a ‘Lone Wolf’ mission to the
Reichswerke Hermann Göring benzol oil refinery at Linz, Austria 15Nov44 (10POW). Crashed
caused by mechanical failure near Zeltweg, Austria. MACR 9900
97569 (MSN 17-6934) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Dec43. Salt Lake City AAB, UT 27Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 3Feb44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*M], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 4Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to the Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44 (1KIA:9POW). 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. Flak damaged two engines,
crashed at Rathenow, seventeen miles northwest of Brandenburg, Germany. MACR 4161.
97570 ((MSN 17-6935) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Dec43. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill
Field, Tampa, FL 3Feb44. Damaged while parked when adjacent B-17G 42-32058 was damaged by fire
at its dispersal at MacDill Field 15Feb44. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group,
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 10Mar44.
Ferried South Atlantic route Waller Field, Trinidad: Belém, Brasil: Natal, Brasil: Dakar, Senegal; Menara
Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron,
483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Mar44. {nil missions}. 346th Bomb Squadron,
99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. Named "Achtung". Failed to return
from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 27Aug44. Damaged by flak,
crashed Löbschütz, Zwenkau, Germany. {59 missions}. . MACR 7991
97571 (MSN 17-6936) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Dec43. Salt Lake City AAB, UT 29Dec43.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 18Jan44. Ferried RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to
Bishops Court, Downpatrick, Northern Ireland 13Feb44. 750th Bomb Squadron [H], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 24Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to V-2 rocket
manufacturing facilities about five miles west of Weimar, Germany 24Aug44 (4POW:5KIA).
Shot down by Sgt Siegried Schubert flying a Me 163 rocket interceptor. The bomber dove out of
formation with a wing on fire, spiraled down, pulled up into a stall and the right wing and tail
came off. The plane then went into a spin and exploded at about 10,000ft. Crashed at
Hartmannsdorf, Germany.. MACR 8201.
97572 (MSN 17-6937) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Dec43. Dalhart Field, TX 16Jan44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Feb44. 457th Bomb Group 2Mar44. Ferried Meeks Field,
Keflavik, Iceland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 10Mar44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire Mar44. 711th Bomb Squadron [IR*C], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 23Jun44. Named "Feather Merhant". Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-83279 twenty miles
northwest of Rattlesden 22Apr45. Salvaged 23Jun45.
97573 (MSN 17-6938) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 24Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Dec43. Dalhart Field, TX 24Jan44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 23Feb44. Offutt Field, Omaha, NB 2Mar44. Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 12Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Mar44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*Q], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton
Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 15Apr44. {first combat mission 24Apr44}. Participated
in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne,
Germany 28May44. Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Krzesiny,
Pozna?, Poland 29May44 (9POW). Between the Initial Point and the target, the bomber was
struck by flak. It fell out of formation and dropped down in a right turn. The crew bailed out
before the plane exploded and crashed 4km south of Graeta, Wollstein, Pozna?, Poland. {16 missions}..
MACR 5318
97574 (MSN 17-6939) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 27Dec43. Long Beach Field, CA 29Dec43.
Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Dec43. 4th Search Attack
Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 9Feb44. 422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*A],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20Mar44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*A],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 1Aug44. Failed to return from a mission
to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44 (10POW).
With solid cloud cover, the formation turned to the secondary target of the railway marshalling yards
at Osnabrück, Germany. Damaged by flak over the target, the plane left formation with No.3 engine on
fire and No.2 propeller windmilling. Crashed near Osnabrück, Germany. . MACR 10414
Named CASA DE UMBRIAGO
97575 (MSN 17-6940) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Dec43. 4115th Base Unit (Spokane Air Technical Service Command),
Pendleton Field, OR 21Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA
30Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 24Mar44. {first combat mission 26Jun44}. Battle damaged during a mission to
the mission to the Weiss Manfréd Acél- és Fémm?vek at Csepel island, Budapest, Hungary 27Jul44.
Flak was moderate and accurate seriously wounding the navigator. {27 missions}. 774th Bomb Squadron,
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Dec44. Failed to return from a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Linz, Austria 27Dec44 (3KIA: 7POW). Over the target, struck by flak in a wing fuel
tank and crashed north of the Danube River at Feldkirchen an der Donau, northwest of Linz, Austria.
MACR 10747
97576 (MSN 17-6941) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Dec43. Offutt Field, Omaha, NB 31Jan44.
4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Feb44. Pathfinder
Force [PFF] aircraft. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 3Mar44. {nil missions}. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Mar44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke factory at Wiener Neustädt,
Vienna, Austria 10May44. No.1 engine severely damaged by flak and the hydraulic system disabled.
The plane fell out of formation near Zagreb and the crew bailed out. Crashed Karlovac, Croatia, Yugoslavia.
MACR 4839
97577 (MSN 17-6942) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 28Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*N], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 9Feb44.
569th Bomb Squadron [CC*C], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk.
{first combat mission 28May44}. Failed to return from a mission to the Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-
Nürnberg (MAN) tank factory at Nürnberg, Germany 10Sep44 (7KIA:2POW). Over the target flak struck
the right wing, the aircraft exploded and crashed at Schweinauer Straße, Schweinau,
Nürnberg, Germany. {14 missions}. MACR 8914
97578 (MSN 17-6943) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 5Feb44. 422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*N],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20Mar44. Crashed on takeoff from
Chelveston as pathfinder crew to fly to Deenethorpe to lead a mission to the ball bearing factories at
Schweinfurt, Germany 24Mar44 (11KIS). Aircraft failed to reach flying speed, stalled and crashed into
the barracks of 1121st Quartermaster Company, killing eight men. A nearby cottage at Yelden, Bedfordshire
was also destroyed in the explosion, injuring Mr & Mrs Phillips, but killing their two children;
the church, rectory and other village buildings were also damaged
97579 (MSN 17-6944) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 14Jan44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 24Jan44.
749th Bomb Squadron [G], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 23Feb44.
750th Bomb Squadron [U]. Named "Local Mission". Damaged when taxied into a parked
truck adjacent to the hangar at Glatton 12Apr44. The truck had been parked while the driver
inspected a spool of wire nearby. The co-pilot of the B-17 was handling the aircraft while pilot
was contacting the conrol tower and didn’t see the truck on his side of the taxyway. The No.2 propeller
received minor damage and eight rivets were sheared off the left wing. Failed to return from a mission
to bomb airfields around Paris, France 14Jun44 (1KIA:4POW:5EVD). The bomber was first hit by a
fighter attack and No.2 engine was knocked out. It was then hit by flak over the target area and No.3
engine was also knocked out. The plane was set afire and left the formation. The crew all bailed out
before the bomber crashed at Combles, France. {15 missions}. MACR 5804.
97580 (MSN 17-6945) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 28Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Dec43. Midwest Air Depot, Oklahoma
City, OK 12Jan44. 1104th Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Homestead Field, FL 24Jan44.
Assigned to 390th Bomb Group, then 381st Bomb Group. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 3Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Luftwaffe airfield at Wöllersdorf, Austria 29May44 (3KIA:2POW:5EVD). En route to the target, the aircraft
was seen to go into a steep dive with smoke trailing from No.2 engine then levelled off. After the crew
bailed out it then went into a left turn and spun down, crashing and exploding at Kamnik, Slovenia,
Yugoslavia. {28 missions}..
97581 (MSN 17-6946) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Dec43. 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 12Jan44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 16Jan44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 12Feb44.
{first combat mission 22Mar44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the industrial centre of Sofia,
Bulgaria 30Mar44 (1KIA:2WIA:7RTD). A small force of about six Bf 109s and Fw 190s attacked the
group for ten minutes after the target, fatally injuring the top turret gunner; the radio operator
and a waist gunner were wounded by shrapnel from a 20mm cannon shell. Failed to return from
a mission to Întreprinderea de Construc?ii Aeronautice aircraft factory at Bra?ov, Rumania 16Apr44
(1POW:8EVD). Before arriving at the target, No.3 engine failed caused by mechanical failure.
The propeller was feathered and, since the pilot could not keep up with the formation, decided to
jettison the bombs and return to base. While passing over the Rumanian border, the plane was hit by
flak and the electrical system of No.1 engine was shot out. The plane was losing altitude and the
pilot gave the order to bail out. The aircraft crashed at Niksic, Yugoslavia. {9 missions}. MACR 4023
97582 (MSN 17-6947) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Dec43. Long Beach Field, CA 2Jan44.
4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 20Jan44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 9Mar44. {first combat mission 10May44}. Participated in the first Operation
Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target,
the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a
Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod. Returned to base in Italy on a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 21Sep44 (1WIA: 9RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate,
resulting in injury to the co-pilot. Caught fire on a training mission 18Feb45. {30 missions}. Salvaged 2Mar45.
97583 (MSN 17-6948) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Mar44. {nil missions}.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Apr44. {3 missions}.
774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy Apr44. Failed to return from a
mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania 5May44 (5POW:4KIA). Struck by flak in a wing,
crashed Moreni, Rumania.. MACR 4712. Named "Blue Champagne"
97584 (MSN 17-6949) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Mar44. {nil missions}.
Operated by 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group for three missions. 816th Bomb Squadron,
483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (5KIA:6POW).
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.
After the first pass it was the only plane left in the squadron. It was then that the pilot slipped
the plane down to the right trying to put the fire in the right wing out, but to no avail. After levelling
the plane, it was found that the left wing was also on fire and the fighters were continuing their
attacks. It was then that the pilot gave the order to bail out.
Shot Down By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed at Gerats Memholz
Kempten Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3/IV(Sturm).
MACR 6981
97585 (MSN 17-6950) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 457th Bomb Group 15Feb44. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Mar44. {nil missions}.
414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Apr44. Battle damaged on a mission
to the Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke factory at Wiener Neustädt, Vienna, Austria 23Apr44. The plane was
hit by flak on the bomb run. No.4 engine was knocked out but continued over the target and dropped their bombs.
All radio equipment was disabled. After crossing the Yugoslav border, the pilot gave the order to bail out
which would only operate part of the time. The radar navigator, bombardier, engineer, tail gunner, right and
left waist gunners bailed out. They landed in an area north of Bjelovar, Croatia, Yugoslavia and were picked
up by Tito's Partisans. The pilots returned and landed safely at base. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb
Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 14May44. Damaged landing in an accident with North American
P-51B Mustang 43-7034 at Lucera 20May44. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia,
Italy 20Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery
at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 25Dec44 (10POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Laibach, Slovenia, Yugoslavia.
MACR 10730
97586 (MSN 17-6951) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Jan44. On ferry flight to UK, damaged while parked in collision by
B-17G 42-97566 taxying at Presque Isle Field, ME 1Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 24Feb44. 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 2Feb44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*D], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 3Mar44.
{10 missions}. Declared ‘war weary’. Major damage taxying at Horham 7Jun45. Salvaged 8Jun45
97587 (MSN 17-6952) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 12Jan44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Jan44. 751st Bomb Squadron [J:T], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 2Feb44. Named "Disciplinary Action" 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 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.
97588 (MSN 17-6953) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 30Dec43. Phoenix, AZ 2Jan44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Jan44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Jan44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 7Mar44. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*D], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 12Mar44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire Apr44.
Regained by Group Apr44. Returned early from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Metz, France 23May44 (5KIA:4INJ). With No.2 engine damaged by flak and the propeller windmilling,
the plane left the formation and turned back towards England. It was escorted by a friendly fighter
to RAF Friston, East Sussex, a grass fighter airfield inland from Beachy Head where an approach
was made but aborted. The bomber was then directed westward where an approach to land was
made at RAF Ford, south of Arundel Castle, West Sussex. A RAF Spitfire fighter with engine failure
came in fast for a forced landing and cut under the left wing of the bomber which then aborted
to make another approach. By then the bomber was too low and slow and crashed hitting the
bomb dump and exploded in flames.
97589 (MSN 17-6954) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 12Jan44. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*Y], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 8Feb44. Damaged landing at RAF Perton near Wolverhampton, Staffordshire 4Jul44.
Battle damaged on a mission to Cologne, Germany 25Mar45. Some of the crew bailed out when
the aircraft caught fire but the pilots returned to crash landed at Ridgewell. Salvaged 28Mar45
97590 (MSN 17-6955) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 14Jan44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 22Feb44.
360th Bomb Squadron [PU*A], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 13Mar44. Named "Virgin Mary". Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission
to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Battle
damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to Luftwaffe airfields in
France 10Jun44 (10RTD). Crash landed on return at Great Gidding, Huntingdon. Salvaged by
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 13Jun44
97591 (MSN 17-6956) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 30Dec43. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 14Jan44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 9Feb44.
748th Bomb Squadron [W], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 2Mar44.
Badly damaged in a collision at Glatton 23Jul44; the right wing sliced into the tail of parked
B-17G 42-38064 and damaged parked B-17G 42-102948. Battle damaged by flak on a mission
to a synthetic oil refinery at Nordstern, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 16Feb45 (9RTD). Crash landed
in a plowed field behind Allied lines at Nieuwdorp, Netherlands. Salvaged 22Feb45
97592 (MSN 17-6957) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 31Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire. [O], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 20Mar44. Flew a PFF combat mission for 384th Bomb Group 12Jul44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*Y], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 1Aug44. {first combat mission 16Aug44}. {38 missions 384BG}. 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 9May45. 422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*T], 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 3Apr46
99753 (MSN 17-6958) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 22Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 17Feb44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*H],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 18Feb44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*J].
550th Bomb Squadron [SG*H], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Mar44. 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 30Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
Named DIMPLES DARLING
97594 (MSN 17-6959) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Dec43. Salt Lake City AAB, UT 4Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 25Jan44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 27Feb44. 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 27Apr44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*B], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 5Jul44.
Named "Dry Gulcher" On takeoff for a mission to Peenemünde, Prussia, crashed at Shalford,
Essex 4Aug44 (9RTD:1KIA). One crew member died, and nine others parachuted to safety after the B-17
burst into flames above Shalford. Loaded with incendiary bombs, the bomber had taken off from Ridgewell
airfield to the north of the village and was on its way to assemble in formation with thirty other planes
above Andrewsfield airfield to the south when an electrical fault is believed to have caused a fire on board.
The plane crashed in a field adjacent to St Andrews Church, damaging the church and nearby buildings.
The tail gunner was trapped in the plane and died. Salvaged 5Aug44
97595 (MSN 17-6960) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Dec43. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Dec43. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5Feb44. 813th Bomb Squadron [PC*E], 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 19Feb44. Crashed while attempting to land at Snetterton Heath 17Mar44 (12RTD).
Visibility was impaired and the plane struck a tree, knocking off the right horizontal stabiliser. Salvaged 18Mar44
97596 (MSN 17-6961) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Jan44. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 2Mar44.
333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 3Mar44.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
97597 (MSN 17-6962) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 25Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 23Feb44. 413th Bomb Squadron,
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 25Feb44. 710th Bomb Squadron [IJ*E],
447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 26Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44 (10POW). 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. Struck by bombs dropped from another aircraft in the Group damaged
the trailing edge of the left wing. The bomber dropped out of the formation and crash landed at
Blüthen, Karstädt, eleven miles north of Wittenberge, Germany. MACR 4175
97598 (MSN 17-6963) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jan44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 23Jan44. Assigned to 482nd Bomb Group.
Salvaged 18Mar44. Substantially damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 44-6210 taxying at
Boca Raton Field, FL 25Sep44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas
Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 28Nov44. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field,
Biloxi, MS 17Jan45. Damaged landing with mechanical failure at Keesler Field 12Mar45.
4119th Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 13Mar45.
3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 2Apr45. 613th Base Unit
(Proving Ground Detachment), Phillips Field, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 24Jun46.
97599 (MSN 17-6964) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search
Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Feb44.
335th Bomb Squadron [OE*T], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 28Feb44.
Loaned to 390th Bomb Group as PFF. 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 (Station 153), Suffolk 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 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 #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. Loaned to 96th Bomb Group as PFF. Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany 25Sep44 (2KIA:7RTD - 96th Bomb Group crew). The plane, the lead pathfinder for "B" Group, encountered intense flak over the target and was damaged, killing two crew members. It fell out of formation under control and managed to make it back to Allied lines. Force landed near Tongeren, Limburg, Belgium. {20 missions}. Salvaged 14Nov44.
97600 (MSN 17-6965) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver
Municipal Airport, CO 3Jan44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb44. 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 27Apr44. 351st Bomb Group [Y], Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 14Jun44.
614th Bomb Squadron [IW*Y], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 20Aug44. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*Y].
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 Merseburg. .MACR 10410
97601 (MSN 17-6966) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*J], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn 27Apr44. [Z], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 14Jun44. 751st Bomb Squadron [J],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 15Jun44. Named "Gypsy Gal". Failed to return from a mission
to Messerschmitt service test airfield at Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 19Jul44 (4KIA:5POW). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed at Maisalpe, Roppen, Austria. , MACR 7548.
97602 (MSN 17-6967) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Jan44. Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 6Jan44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 21Jan44. 2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 25Aug44.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 1Feb45. 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.
97603 (MSN 17-6968) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Jan44. Scott Field, Belleville, IL 10Feb44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Ferried on the North Atlantic route from
RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 11/12Mar44. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 12Mar44. 548th Bomb Squadron [GX*K],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 12Mar44. Named *Gremlin Buggy II*
Failed to return from a mission to Karlsruhe, Germany 27May44 (10INT). Flak hit No.2 engine. Crash landed
in Knutwil, Switzerland. MACR 5266.
Aircraft set on fire by its crew after landing at Knutwil to prevent
the secrets of the H2X radar from being discovered by the Swiss.
97604 (MSN 17-6969) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Jan44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 20Jan44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks
Field, Sebring, FL 17Nov44. 4209th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Des Moines
Municipal Airport, IA 10Apr45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field,
Sebring, FL 18Apr45. Damaged landing four miles northwest of Okeechobee, FL 26Sep45.
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
97605 (MSN 17-6970) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Jan44. 335th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dale
Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL 20Jan44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 17Nov44. Damaged taxying at Hendricks Field 14May45.
To 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.
97606 (MSN 17-6971) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Jan44. Albuquerque AAB, NM 23Jan44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun44. 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
97607 (MSN 17-6972) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Jan44. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Jan44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*H],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 7Feb44. Failed to return from a mission to Berlin,
Germany 19May45 (10POW). Over the Baltic Sea, the Group was attacked by Fw 190s. With one engine on fire
the bomber flew on over Lolland, Denmark. Over the Smaalandsfarvandet the crew prepared for an emergency
landing on the water. All crew members except the two pilots gathered in the radio room and the plane ditched
perfectly 8km SSE of Glænø, Denmark. A couple of dinghies were launched before the plane sank, and after an
hour of rowing all of them safely reached the coast of southern Zealand. The crew split up into two teams and
went away from the coast. Unfortunately only a few of the local residents had seen the emergency landing,
so many of them thought that the American airmen was a German provocation, and that was why they contacted
the Danish police instead of the local resistance movement. Next day four airmen were captured in Nyrup and
later the rest of them were captured by the Germans in Snedinge. MACR 4948
97608 (MSN 17-6973) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Jan44. Pilot School (Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB,
Columbus, OH 21Jan44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton
Field, FL 28Nov44. 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
97609 (MSN 17-6974) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Jan44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 21Jan44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 28Nov44. 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
97610 (MSN 17-6975) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Jan44. 1st Photographic Charting Group, Bolling Field,
Washington, DC 23Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Sep44.
Bolling Field, Washington, DC 2Nov44. 613th Base Unit (Proving Ground Detachment), Phillips Field, Aberdeen
Proving Ground, MD 6Nov44. Reassigned USAAF 25Jan46.
97611 (MSN 17-6976) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Jan44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 23Jan44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 28Nov44. 3508th Base Unit (Technical School), Truax Field, Madison, WI 9Aug45.
3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 12Aug45.
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
97612 (MSN 17-6977) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Jan44. Flexible Gunnery School, Yuma Field, AZ 21Jan44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun44.
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
97613 (MSN 17-6978) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Jan44. Pilot School (Specialized, Four Engine),
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 19Jan44. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma Field, AZ 13Jul44.
Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 42-97865 taxying at Yuma Field, AZ 9Oct44. 3017th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun45. 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
97614 (MSN 17-6979) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 4Mar44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*H], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 7Mar44 PINUP GIRL. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 7Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to motor industry targets in Berlin,
Germany 21Jun44 (10KIA). Flak damaged two engines, crashed Leibenwalde, Germany MACR 5914
Named "Nick's Place".
97615 (MSN 17-6980) Delivered to San Diego, CA 6Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver
Municipal Airport, CO 13Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 14Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 25Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 26Mar44. Operated seven missions with 416th Bomb Squadron,
99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Ploe?ti, Rumania 24Apr44 (1WIA:9RTD). Participated in the first Operation Frantic
shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the
bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod. Departed to base in Italy on the last sortie of
Operation Frantic to the airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. The plane developed engine trouble and
returned to Mirgorod. After the airplane was repaired, it had to take the long way home through Tehran,
Persia and Cairo, Egypt. {49 missions}. Air Depot Apr45. Returned to US. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jul45. 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 9Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97616 (MSN 17-6981) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Jan44. Salt Lake City AAB, UT 12Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 5Apr44. Loaned as a Pathfinder to the 452nd Bomb Group.
Named "Hi Blower". Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at
Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44 (8KIA:3POW). After the I.P. near Sangerhausen, another combat wing came
in on the left of the 452nd Bomb Group and went in front. That created propeller wash which caused a mid-air
collision when this aircraft, flying lead, passed over the top of B-17G 42-97764, the deputy lead. The tail section
was knocked off and three airmen were blown clear. Crashed and exploded 2km west of Merseburg, Germany.
Colonel Archie Smith was the 452nd Bomb Group Commanding officer and mission pilot (POW). . MACR 7827
97617 (MSN 17-6982) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Jan44. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Jan44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*D], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 23Feb44
Named 'Gremlin Bugy II'. . Failed to return from a mission to the ball bearing factories at
Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44 (9POW:1EVD). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Kirn Woods,
Mattendorf, six miles west of Bitburg, Germany. MACR 3770
97618 (MSN 17-6983) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Jan44. 419 Base HQ Dyersburg Field, TN 22Mar44.
Albuquerque AAB, NM 6Feb44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45. 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.
97619 (MSN 17-6984) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Jan44. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School),
Yuma Field, AZ 23Jan44. Crashed in Gila Mountains south of Telegraph Pass 28Jun44 (5KIS).
The B-17 bomber departed Yuma Army airfield just after midnight for a round-robin night
navigation training flight. On return, the crew radioed the tower at Yuma to request landing instructions.
Ten minutes later, a few witnesses 20 miles east of Yuma saw a massive fireball as the bomber impacted
the top of the of the Gila Mountains. The plane hit a peak two miles south of Telegraph Pass, ten miles
east of the air field. It was destroyed by an explosion which followed the crash, believed to have been
caused by ignition of the plane's gasoline supply. It was thought by investigators that the pilot had
been using the lights of Yuma as a navigational aid, and inadvertently let the bomber descend too low
before the city lights became obscured by the ridge the plane impacted. Salvaged 29Jun44
97620 (MSN 17-6985) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 4Mar44. 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 7Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to Friedrichshafen 24Apr44 (11POW).
Flak hit on return, crew bailed out, aircraft crashed at Reichsthal, eleven miles north of
Kaiserlautern, Germany. MACR 4164
97621 (MSN 17-6986) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 22Jan44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 26Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field, ME 28Feb44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*A], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk 3Mar44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*P]. Failed to return from a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44 (9MIA).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-32009 (100th Bomb Group). The aircraft were flying just above
the undercast at 9,000ft when aircraft 42-32009 climbed and struck this aircraft with its vertical
stabiliser. The other bomber broke in half at the waist and fell through the undercast.
This bomber had its left aileron torn off and the aircraft went into a steep dive with pieces of
wreckage falling off. Both aircraft crashed in the North Sea off Lowestoft, Suffolk, MACR 8173
97622 (MSN 17-6987) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Jan44. Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Jan44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*K], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 23Feb44,
Named "Paper Dollie". Crash landed when the right landing gear collapsed at
Molesworth 24May44. Ran out of fuel when approaching the English coast on the return trip
from a mission to Creil, France 23Jul44 (2KIA:7RTD). The navigator and pilot were unable to
find an emergency airfield on which to land. Three engines were out and the 4th was sputtering
on and off. The crew was ordered to bail out while crossing the English coast; seven crewmen
made successful parachute jumps on to a country side hill. The aircraft crash landed at Bishop’s
Waltham, Hampshire. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 25Jul44..
97623 (MSN 17-6988) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Mar44. Pathfinder
Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 23Mar44.
413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 24Mar44.
{first combat mission over Netherlands 20Apr44}. Fitted with H2X radar and K24 camera over display CRT.
Used during early to mid 1944 to build up print library of H2X
target images. Afterwards fitted with Micro-H radar bombing system,
First trial mission to a fuel dump at Bois de la Houssiere, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 4Aug44.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 28Mar46.
97624 (MSN 17-6989) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational
Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 23Jan44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 22Feb44. 709th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 23Feb44. Named "Devil's Mate II" Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at
Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 9Feb45 (9POW). The pilot reported to the leader that he had
feathered one engine but was still able to keep the aircraft under control. There was no flak
in the area. The aircraft continued losing altitude and the pilot ordered the crew to bail out.
They were low to the ground and only one airman was able to successfully bail out.
The rest of the crew remained with the plane as it crash landed on an exercise field for
German troops near Ohrdruf, southwest of Erfurt, Germany. MACR 12241
97625 (MSN 17-6990) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 31Jan44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF]
aircraft. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*I], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 22Mar44. ,
named *Sunkist Special*. Loaned to 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*K], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 27Apr44. {13 missions}. Returned to 535th Bomb Squadron,
381st Bomb Group, 5Jul44. Crash landed at Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 8Mar45. {50 missions}.
Salvaged
97626 (MSN 17-6991) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 11Mar44. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*M], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn
(Station 121), Cambridgeshire 27Apr44. Transferred to 324th Bomb Squadron. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*Q],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to
oil refineries at Hamburg, Germany 18Jun44 (7KIA:3POW). Just after bomb release over the target, flak hit\
the left wing behind No.1 engine, hitting the fuel tank and starting a fire. The propeller was feathered but then
started to windmill. The fire was burning through the wing and the aircraft dropped out of the formation.
The crew started to bail out but before the propeller was fully feathered, the wing crumpled which put the
aircraft into a fast spin and rolled it onto its back. A few seconds later it exploded, crashed and destroyed
by fire 1km northeast of Fleestedt, Seevetal, south of Hamburg, Germany. MACR 5996.
97627 (MSN 17-6992) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 31Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Feb44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*T],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 3Mar44. Named "Amen". Battle damaged during a
mission to a ball bearing factory at Schweinfurt, Germany 19Jul44. Flak was intense over the target,
striking this pathfinder plane during the bomb run. This caused the formation to become slightly dispersed
and many of the bombs missed the MPI. 848th Bomb Squadron, 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134),
Suffolk. Returned to US. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales. Damaged in collision with B-17G 43-38084
taxying at Valley 9Jul45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 30Nov45.
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
97628 (MSN 17-6993) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Mar44. 452nd Bomb Group.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*U], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 11Mar44.
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. Destroyed on the ground by a major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. Salvaged 2Jul44..
97629 (MSN 17-6994) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 9Apr44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe
(USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 4Jun46
97630 (MSN 17-6995) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10Mar44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*H], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn
(Station 121), Cambridgeshire 27Apr44. Substantially damaged in an accident on the ground at Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 29Jun44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*T]. Battle damaged on a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Nov44 (1KIA). The formation diverted
to an alternate target at Offenbach, Germany. The plane was badly damaged by flak, fatlly wounding the
radar navigator. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda armament
works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {41+ 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. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 28Mar46.
Named GERALDINE – artwork of a female’s portrait inside a heart / PEG ‘O MY HEART – artwork represented
the pilot’s fiancé. Painted by Tony Starcer.
97631 (MSN 17-6996) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 15Mar44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*P], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 14Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in Berlin,
Germany 8May44 (3KIA:8POW). Attacked by enemy fighter aircraft which set fire to an engine. Diving to
extinguish the fire did not work so the pilot lowered the landing gear. German fighters made a second attack
wounding some of the crew. The bomber exploded and crashed at Kirchlinteln, east of Verden, Germany.
MACR 4571
97632 (MSN 17-6997) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Jan44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Mar44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*R],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 27Apr44. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Siebel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Halle, Germany 16Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 8Sep44 (2WIA:7RTD). Before reaching the target,
a piece of flak came up through the floor hitting the Mickey operator and the waist gunner. Failed to return
from an Operation Thunderclap mission to the railway marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin,
Germany 3Feb45 (10KIA). Flak over the target was intense and accurate. A direct hit by a 120mm flak shell
struck the Fortress, the lead plane in the squadron, dead-center and was blown in half where the trailing
edge of the wing meets the fuselage. The crew was killed instantly, the aircraft exploded and crashed at Berlin,
Germany. MACR 12232
97633 (MSN 17-6998) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Mar44. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham
(Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 23Mar44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 3Apr44. 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
97634 (MSN 17-6999) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Mar44. 333rd Bomb Squadron,
94th Bomb Group 24Mar44. Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland
29Mar44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Mar44.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 2Nov44 (5KIA:5POW). The box barrage of flak was heavy around the target. An estimated
500 Luftwaffe fighters went up to meet the bomber force. Crashed near Gera, Germany. MACR 10164
97635 (MSN 17-7000) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Destroyed when landing with mechanical failure at Langley Field 2Mar44.
Salvaged 3Mar44
42-97636/97735 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-25-VE Fortress
MSN 17-7001/7100. 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: B-22 high speed high altitude turbosupercharger
97636 (MSN 17-7001) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 13Mar44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*P], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 27Apr44. 351st Bomb Group [L], Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 14Jun44. 613th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire. Substantially damaged in an accident landing at Polebrook 8Aug44.
615th Bomb Squadron [IY*H] 26Aug44. Substantially damaged when the right landing gear collapsed
landing at Deenethorpe 18Feb45. {27 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire May45. 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 3Apr46.
97637 (MSN 17-7002) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Mar44. 422nd Bomb Squadron [JJ*N],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire. Battle damaged at Saarbrücken, Germany
23May44 (10RTD). Flak damaged, crash landed on return to Chelveston
97638 (MSN 17-7003) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Mar44. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 20Mar44. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 27Apr44. 510th Bomb Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 14Jun44. Major damage in an accident landing at Polebrook 30Jul44.
748th Bomb Squadron [Z], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 7Aug44.
749th Bomb Squadron. Named *Follow Me*. Failed to return from a mission to the
I.G. Farben synthetic fuel works at Pölitz, Prussia 7Oct44 (5KIA:5POW). Damaged by flak,
crashed at Pölitz. MACR 9773.
97639 (MSN 17-7004) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Feb44. Destroyed in a fatal crash landing in bad weather one mile southeast
of Richmond AAB, Richmond, VA 27Feb44 (6KIS)
97640 (MSN 17-7005) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Mar44. {nil missions}.
Loaned to 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Apr44. 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 14May44 Named "Floogie Boo" . Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Amstetten, Austria 23Feb45 (10POW). With No.4 propeller feathered and a loss of boost from No.3
engine, the aircraft dropped back and was losing altitude. The crew jettisoned their bomb load and headed
towards Russian lines.The pilot last reported his position as being 25 miles north of Graz and in control.
Crash landed at Güssing, Austria. MACR 12470
97641 (MSN 17-7006) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 22Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 22Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 23Mar44. {nil missions}.
347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy. Battle damaged on a
mission to railway marshalling yards at Ploe?ti, Rumania 5Apr44; No.3 engine was damaged. {1 mission}.
414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Apr44. 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 1944. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 25Feb45. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service
Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 23Feb45. Reclaimed 2May46
97642 (MSN 17-7007) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Mar44. {nil missions}. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 15May44. Damaged landing at Lucera 23Sep44. 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 1944. Air Depot Apr45. Salvaged 25Jul45.
97643 (MSN 17-7008) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. 551st Bomb Squadron [HR*R], 385th Bomb Group,
Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 24Mar44. Substantially damaged taxying at Great Ashfield 2Jan45.
Substantially damaged in an accident landing at Great Ashfield 28Jan45. 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 27Jun45.
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
97644 (MSN 17-7009) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Feb44. Boca Raton Field, FL 11Mar45. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 21Aug45. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 3Oct45. 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
97645 (MSN 17-7010) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 25Feb44. Fitted with H2X. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 814th Bomb Squadron,
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 10Apr44.
Landing Accident Dec 4, 1944 While Parked at RAF Alconbury Airfield. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Transferred to 349th BS, 100th BG at RAF Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk May45. 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.May 1945.
97646 (MSN 17-7011) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Mar44. 1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 3Apr44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*B], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 4Apr44. 709th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Apr44.
Crash landed at Rougham 25Aug44. Salvaged and repaired. Damaged taxying at Rougham 25Apr45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jul45. 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 12Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97647 (MSN 17-7012) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley
Field, Hampton, VA 27Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire Apr44. 366th Bomb Squadron [KY*A], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 16May44.
Named . CRAZY HORSE II – artwork of Lakota Sioux indian riding a white horse. Captain Homer Wilson Claymore
was a Lakota Sioux, his Lakota Sioux name was Lone Ghost. Claymore painted the caricature of the Sioux
warrior himself on the nose of the plane.
Failed to return from a mission to oil refineries at Hamburg, Germany 18Jun44 (10KIA:1POW). A direct flak
hit severed the bomber midship. It crashed on to the Deutche Werft Factory, Norderel Strasse, Hamburg, Germany.
The pilot on this mission was the Commanding Officer of 305th Bomb Group who was leading the Eighth Air Force strike formation.
MACR 5939
97648 (MSN 17-7013) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 23Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 26Mar44. {nil missions}. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy. {7 missions}. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy Apr44. Named "Rebel Girl"Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer,
Prussia 13Sep44 (6KIA:4POW). 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 Strehiltz, Poland. MACR 8729
97649 (MSN 17-7014) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 7Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Mar44. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 27Apr44.
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 14Jun44. 748th Bomb Squadron [M],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 28Aug44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged in Germany 4Apr46. Named PAPER WARRIOR
97650 (MSN 17-7015) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 15Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 25Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 29Mar44. {nil missions}.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 22May44. Participated
in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen,
Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at a Russian airfield near
Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44,
returning to Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani,
Rumania 11Jun44. {46 missions}. Air Depot 29Jan45. 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 27Jun45. 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
97651 (MSN 17-7016) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Jan44. 1ASG Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Feb44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Mar44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*C], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 27Apr44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*Y], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 14Jun44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*Y]. {34 missions}. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 3Apr46
97652 (MSN 17-7017) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 10Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 22Mar44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron [U – tactical call sign XAKU], 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 23Mar44. {first combat mission 20Jan44}. Participated in the first Operation Frantic
shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber
continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod. Returned to base in Italy on a mission
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. Failed to return from a ‘Lone Wolf’ night mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Salzburg, Austria 6/7Dec44 (6POW:4EVD). The crew had trouble
with the oil pressure and propeller on No.1 engine going to the target. After the bombs were released,
the No.1 propeller oversped and sheared the shaft. Then No.4 engine began acting up and the propeller
was feathered. Next, the No.3 propeller oversped and it couldn't be feathered. The pilot ordered the
crew to bail out in the vicinity of Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. The bomber crashed at Zagreb, Croatia,
Yugoslavia. {47 missions}. MACR 10223
97653 (MSN 17-7018) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
Assigned to 381st Bomb Group 2Mar44. Transferred to 483rd Bomb Group. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Mar44.
{first combat mission 12Apr44}. {14 missions}. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to the Romano-Americana
oil refinery at Ploesti, Rumania 15Jul44 (10EVD). Over the target it was struck by flak
on the left wing which hit No.1 and No.2 engines and fuel tank supply lines were damaged.
The engineer/top turret gunner was wounded by shrapnel. Fuel was leaking into the fuselage;
the crew could do nothing to stop the leakage and were unable to drain it. With two engines on
the right wing straining at full power, the pilot was having difficulty in controlling the
plane as it quickly descended. The crew threw out anything they could to lighten the load.
The crew was soaked in fuel but their efforts allowed the plane to clear the first chain of
mountains on the route back to Italy. Fortunately – and surprisingly – the formation had
stayed with the crippled bomber and provided much needed support when enemy fighters
appeared and attempted to shoot down the straggler. The formation’s defensive power was
sufficient to chase off the fighters. With a wounded airmen, the crew debated the
possibility of bailing out. They patched up the gunner and felt more confident that he
would survive a jump. The plane continued to fly until the two good engines overheated
and about to fail. The crew bailed out near Jagodina, Serbia but the two pilots remained to
keep the plane steady. With the autopilot set, they jumped out later and the plane
crashed at Donja Mutnica, north of Niš, Serbia, Yugoslavia. The airmen were assisted by
Chetnik guerillas to evade capture; two airmen were rescued by the Halyard Mission from
Pranjani 9/10Aug44, the remaining crew members were rescued by the Halyard Mission from
Pranjani 26/27Aug44 MACR 6826
97654 (MSN 17-7019) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 14Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field, ME 13Mar44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*J], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 14Apr44.
Failed to return from a diversionary mission to an aircraft depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (8KIA:2POW).
En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters
which damaged No.3 and No.4 engines. The aircraft crashed between the Taunus mountain and Bad Camberg, Germany..
MACR 4861
97655 (MSN 17-7020) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley
Field, Hampton, VA 13Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Mar44. {first combat mission 16Apr44}. {2 missions}.
414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Amendola. Failed to return from a mission to the Wiener
Neustädter Flugzeugwerke factory at Wiener Neustädt, Vienna, Austria 10May44 (7KIA:3POW). About halfway
to the target, heavy clouds were taking their toll. In what seemed to be but minutes, approximately 300 of the
400 bombers turned back as close formation proved seemingly impossible. As the lead flight of the mission,
the 97th continued on course. Minutes from the target approximately 200 enemy fighters attacked. They
came in pairs and then pulled away as flak blackened the skies. Flak over target was heavy, intense and
accurate. Seconds before the target a direct hit by flak, just forward of the bomb bay, tore off the nose
compartment. The plane nosed down with all engines running, started turning right and went below the
formation. Crashed at Eisenstadt, Austria. Colonel Smart was the pilot leading the mission, planned as
his farewell as Commander of the 97th Bomb Group. His next assignment was to be Commanding General
of the 5th Bomb Wing. he bailed out and taken POW. The co-pilot was Major Hill, the 414th Bomb Squadron
Commander MACR 4722
97656 (MSN 17-7021) Flight Section, Materiel Command, Wright Field, Dayton, OH 19Jan44. Used for speed tests
with unpainted and camouflage painted surfaces Mar44. Bowman Field, Louisville, KY 8Oct44. Materiel Division,
Wright Field, Dayton, OH 24Aug45. Damaged landing at Muroc Field, CA 16Oct45. 4126th Base Unit, San Bernardino
Field, CA 29Nov45. 4119th Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 11Dec45.
610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 14Feb46. 613th Base Unit (Proving
Ground Detachment), Phillips Field, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 28Mar46. 620th Base Unit (Proving Ground
Detachment), Muroc Field, CA 29Mar46. Reclaimed 1Nov46
97657 (MSN 17-7022) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Fifteenth Air Force. 96th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy. {first combat mission 30Mar44}. {12 missions}.
772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy May44. Returned to US.
20th Ferrying Group, Berry Field, Nashville, TN 28Aug44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School),
Kingman Field, AZ 16Mar45. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson
Field, Dayton, OH 18Mar45. Reclaimed 2May46
97658 (MSN 17-7023) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*S],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 8Apr44. Although assigned to 367BS, as an early
PFF aircraft it was assigned to other squadrons during missions; not listed on May/Jun/Jul43 Monthly
Inventory Reports for 306th Bomb Group. Battle damage repair at Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire [6Aug44]. Accident during assembly for a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44. A smoke bomb detonated in the bomb bay,
four enlisted airmen bailed out five miles north of Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire and landed safely.
The plane returned to Thurleigh with No.3 propeller feathered, and, with the pilots almost blinded by
the smoke, made a missed approach but then landed safely. Failed to return from an Operation
Thunderclap mission to Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (1WIA:8INT). Flak over the target was intense and
accurate. Struck by flak just after the target causing a hole in the No.3 fuel tank, losing the fuel.
The left wing was struck and lost the fuel from the Tokyo tank. The No.2 supercharger was inoperative
caused by a flak hole in the exhaust stack. The oxygen system had been badly damaged. The No.3 engine
was struck by flak, started to smoke and the propeller was windmilling, having failed to feather.
With two engines beginning to overheat because of increased power settings, the plane had now
fallen some ten miles behind the bomber stream. Low on fuel and oxygen, the pilot headed for Sweden
gradually losing altitude. After circling Malmö twice looking for the airfield, the bomber was
approached by two Swedish fighters and directed towards Bulltofta Airport. The PFF radome was
damaged when the plane force landed at Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden. Departed 5Jun45.
Named THE JONES FAMILY
97659 (MSN 17-7024) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley
Field, Hampton, VA 1Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Apr44.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 11Apr44. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit
(Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 18Oct45.
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
97660 (MSN 17-7025) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 19May44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*X], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 4Aug44. 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 23Aug46.
97661 (MSN 17-7026) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44.
482nd Bomb Group 8Apr44. 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, [GD*L] Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 9Apr44. 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 20May45.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46.
97662 (MSN 17-7027) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 9Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Mar44.
748th Bomb Squadron [X], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 3Mar44.
Battle damage on a mission to Ruhland 12Sep44. Two engines hit by flak, dropped out of formation
but returned to Glatton. Force landed on the continent 30Nov44. Salvaged 23Jan45
97663 (MSN 17-7028) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 6Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH Feb44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 22Feb44. 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 4Mar44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*V], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 12Mar44. Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to a German
V-weapon site at Watten, France 26Mar44 (10POW). The mission had been briefed to make a wide
swing west and south of the target area. The attack would be heading north which was directly into
strong headwinds causing an unnecessary slow ground speed over the flak defences. Struck by flak
at least four times just after releasing the bomb load. One burst had hit the left wing, rupturing a fuel
tank, the leaking fuel set alight by the hot engine exhaust. The fire extended into the bomb bay which
had not yet closed after the bomb drop. With the plane on fire and losing altitude, the pilot ordered
the crew to bail out. Crashed at Godincthun, Pernes-lès-Boulogne, two miles northeast of Boulogne, France
97664 (MSN 17-7029) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Jan44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 6Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 21Mar44.
Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland 6Apr44. Lockheed Overseas
Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern
Ireland Apr44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*F], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 17Apr44. 612th Bomb Squadron [SC*X]. Force landed on the continent 10May45.
{53 missions}. Salvaged 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire.
Named AW COME ON
97665 (MSN 17-7030) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Jan44. Las Vegas Field, NV 26Jan44. Pyote Field, TX 17Mar44.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. 3028th Base Unit,
Pilot School, Advanced, Single-Engine, Luke Field, Arizona, AZ 1Dec44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 23Dec44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 4Mar45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45.
To 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.
97666 (MSN 17-7031) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 21Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Apr44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 8Apr44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [E], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk May44.
Named "Wolf Wagon/Lucky Lady". {first combat mission 12May44}. 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. Repaired and returned to Group Jul44. {final combat
mission 6Nov44}. {27 missions}. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk Nov44. Failed to return from a mission to Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44 (1KIA:8POW). Shot down by
enemy fighters, No.2 engine and left wing were on fire. The aircraft followed formation for several minutes,
slowly lagging behind then went into a steep spiral with one wing flaming. Crashed near Rotenburg, Germany. .
MACR 11234.
97667 (MSN 17-7032) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 22Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 3Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 814th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 5Apr44. Major damage in collision with parked B-17G 42-97766 while taxying at
Alconbury 14Jul44. Transferred to 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*A], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk May45. 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.
97668 (MSN 17-7033) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 1Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Apr44. [U], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*N],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 7Apr44. {33 missions}. Named "Leading Lady".
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 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.
97669 (MSN 17-7034) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Jan44. Albuquerque AAB, NM 16Feb44. Pyote Field, TX 17Mar44.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 4Mar45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45.
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
97670 (MSN 17-7035) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Jan44. Las Vegas Field, NV 29Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Feb44. Pyote Field, TX 14Mar44. 235th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 17Aug44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Biggs Field, El Paso, TX. Damaged in collision with parked B-17F 42-5189 while taxying at Biggs Field 15Sep44.
207th Base Unit, St. Paul Field, Minneapolis, MN 14Dec44. 1454th Base Unit, Alaskan Division, Station 11,
Air Transport Command, Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis, MN 17Dec44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 20Dec44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 8Mar45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
97671 (MSN 17-7036) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 24Jan44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 15Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 3May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 5May44. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air
depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (10KIA: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 Shot Down By Gunfire From German
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed Southeast of Kempten, Germany
Believed Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Uffz. Oskar Bosch of JG 3/11(Sturm).
(10) Crew Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out and Was Captured and Became a POW. MACR 6976
97672 (MSN 17-7037) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Jan44. Pyote Field, TX 14Mar44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. 3009th Base Unit, Carlsbad Field, NM 22Sep44.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 13Oct44. 225th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 23Mar45. 426th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Mountain Home Field, ID 25Aug45. 237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Kirtland Field,
Albuquerque, NM 2Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 7Nov45.
97673 (MSN 17-7038) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Jan44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*E], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 4May44. Named "Lucky Lass"
Declared ‘war weary’. Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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 22Jun45.
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.
97674 (MSN 17-7039) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 24Jan44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 15Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19Apr44.
364th Bomb Squadron [WF*A], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 30Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to an aircraft factory at Brandenburg, Germany 6Aug44 (9POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Wittmund, Germany.
97675 (MSN 17-7040) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 24Jan44. 236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Pyote Field, TX 14Mar44. Damaged at Pyote Field 8Jul44. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 28Jul44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Sioux City AAB, IA 2Nov44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 16Jun45.
246th Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Pratt Field, KS 30Sep45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 7Nov45
97676 (MSN 17-7041) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 24Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Mar44. Lindley Field, Greensboro, NC 14May44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1944. 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.
97677 (MSN 17-7042) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Mar44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City
Field, SD 16Mar44; code RC677. Damaged in an accident with B-17G 42-102384 on the ground at Rapid City
Field 17Jan45. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 1May45. Damaged
by ‘friendly fire’ caused by mechanical failure at Rapid City Field 31May45. 283rd Base Unit (Gunnery Station),
Galveston Field, TX 19Jul45. 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
97678 (MSN 17-7043) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 25Jan44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*J], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 11Apr44. 525th Bomb Squadron,
Named 'Birmingham Jewel'. Named after the pilot’s wife Jewell and their hometown of Birmingham,
Alabama; artwork of a large diamond. . Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap mission to the railway
marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (4KIA:5POW). Damaged by flak en route to the target,
losing an engine, the bomber dropped out of formation and was attacked by three Bf 109 enemy fighters.
Crashed near Rendsburg, Germany. {128 missions}. MACR 12217.
97679 (MSN 17-7044) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 25Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 9Mar44. Lindley Field, Greensboro, NC 13May44. 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
97680 (MSN 17-7045) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 25Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*G], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Apr44. Damaged when
ground looped at Snetterton Heath 23Jan45. 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 15Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97681 (MSN 17-7046) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 27Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44.
333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 7Apr44.
331st Bomb Squadron [XM*T]. Named "The Big Wheel". Damaged landing at Rougham 6Mar45. Battle damaged,
Frankfurt am Main, Germany 9Mar45. Salvaged (rear half used on B-17G 44-6890).
97682 (MSN 17-7047) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury
(Station 102), Huntingdonshire 31Apr44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*V], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk May45. 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
97683 (MSN 17-7048) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*M],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 8Apr44. Named . SMILIN' SANDY SANCHEZ. Tech. Sgt. Sator ‘Sandy’
Sanchez was an aerial gunner on B-17s during World War II. He began his combat career with the Eighth Air
Force, 95th Bomb Group, 334th Bomb Squadron, in the fall of 1943. After having flown the required 25 combat
missions with the 95th Bomb Group, Sanchez volunteered to stay on, eventually flying a total of 44 combat
missions. In the summer of 1944, he was sent home for rest and reassignment as a gunnery instructor.
In recognition of his dedication, a B-17 was nicknamed ‘Smilin' Sandy Sanchez’ in his honor. It is the only
known B-17 aircraft ever named for an enlisted man. After his short stay in the United States, the 23-year-old
volunteered for what would be his third combat tour. This time he was sent to the Fifteenth Air Force in Italy
and was assigned to the 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group. T/Sgt. Sanchez volunteered for a mission
to bomb an oil refinery at Ruhland, Germany 15Mar45, manning the top gun turret position. It would become
the 66th and last mission for Sanchez.
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 Kharkov, Ukraine later that evening. Operated a mission to the oil refinery and
railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44, continuing on to Foggia #2, Tortorella, 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
Horham 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. Battle damaged, after the target,
the bomber continued east and landed at Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to an airfield
at Buz?u, Rumania 8Aug44. Damaged by flak during the bomb run starting a fire under the left wing. The pilot
dropped out of formation, later the fire extinguished and, with the crew safe, continued as planned 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. 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 (4POW).
Struck by flak and caught fire near Szolnok, Hungary. Four of the crew bailed out and became POWs. The aircraft
fire went out, the aircraft continued on to land at a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
MACR 10201
352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 28Oct44. Failed to return from a
mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 15Mar45 (9POW:1KIA - Sanchez).
A few miles from bomb release, the flight came under heavy flak and fighter attack. Severely damaged by flak, No.2 engine
quit, but instead of feathering, the propeller began windmilling. Fire broke out and rapidly spread along the entire wing.
The pilot steadied the aircraft, gave the order to bail out, and then dropped through the forward escape hatch.
Nine crewman bailed out, but Sanchez was still in the top turret. The aircraft suddenly pitched up, rolled to the left,
flipped over on its back, and exploded in a blinding flash. MACR 12834. . Sanchez's body was never recovered. Six weeks later,
the war in Europe came to an end. Part of the tail section was found near Bad Muskau, Germany in 1993 in use as a
farmer’s shed. It was recovered by the 52nd Equipment Maintenance Squadron and placed in the US Air Force Museum
15Mar96. Displayed in the World War II Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force.
(The first aircraft named after Tech. Sgt. Sator ‘Sandy’ Sanchez, B-17G 42-97290, was damaged and landed in Sweden May44)
97684 (MSN 17-7049) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 27Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 7Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field
(Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 20Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 21Apr44. {nil missions}. 416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 25Apr44. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at a Russian airfield near
Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to
Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. Battle damaged
on a mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania 9Jul44 (1WIA:9RTD). Damaged taxying at Tortorella 21Mar45.
{76 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 19May46. Reclaimed 22May46
97685 (MSN 17-7050) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 27Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley
Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison
Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 28Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 30Apr44. {nil missions}. 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 15May44. Named "Stardust". Failed to return from a ‘Lone Wolf’ mission to the Reichswerke Hermann Göring
benzol oil refinery at Linz, Austria 24/25Nov44 (8EVD:2POW). The No.1 engine was struck by flak, caught fire and
the propeller could not be feathered. The crew bailed out near Vransko, Slovenia, Yugoslavia and the aircraft
crashed at Celje, Slovenia, Yugoslavia. MACR 10108
97686 (MSN 17-7051) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 27Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*L], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 24Apr44. 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire
23May44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*L], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to motor industry targets in Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 (11POW). Approaching the
target, flak hit No.3 propeller dome causing an oil leak; the nose of the aircraft was also damaged. The engine
started to runaway so the order was given to bail out. The bombs fell out of the bomb bay along with a crew member
who was not wearing a parachute. Later attacked by an enemy fighter, the bomber crashed and destroyed by fire
near Türkshof, near Lychen, 18km NW of Templin, Germany. MACR 5997
97687 (MSN 17-7052) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 27Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*Y], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn
(Station 121), Cambridgeshire 23May44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*Z], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 14Jun44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*Z], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. {32 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 10May46.
97688 (MSN 17-7053) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 27Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 10Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 12Apr44. 814th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 11Apr44.
Fitted with Micro-H radar bombing system. First trial mission to a fuel dump at Bois de la Houssiere, Braine-le-Comte,
Belgium 4Aug44. Major damage in an accident taxying at Alconbury 1Apr45 All crew survived. . Salvaged 2Apr45
97689 (MSN 17-7054) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 11Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 10Apr44.
Fitted with Micro-H radar bombing system. First trial mission to a fuel dump at Bois de la Houssiere, Braine-le-Comte,
Belgium 4Aug44. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 18Oct45. 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
97690 (MSN 17-7055) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 22Apr44.
Fitted with Micro-H radar bombing system. First trial mission to a fuel dump at Bois de la Houssiere,
Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 4Aug44. 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
97691 (MSN 17-7056) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17May44. 803rd Bomb Squadron (Heavy) Provisional, RAF Sculthorpe,
Fakenham, Norfolk 19May44. 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 1Aug44. {nil missions}. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*Y], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth
(Station 107), Huntingdonshire 4Aug44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire for installation of Mandrel Radio Counter Measures equipment. Failed to return
from a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, Hanover, Germany 26Nov44
(5RTD:3KIA:2POW). Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 29Dec44.MACR 11193
97692 (MSN 17-7057) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack
Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 5Apr44. First mission over Netherlands 20Apr43.
Fitted with H2X radar and used to photograph French coast
from Cherbourg to Le Havre duriin gnight of Jun 1, 1944 in
preparation for D-Day. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*O], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe
Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). 10th Headquarters
and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 1Jul49
97693 (MSN 17-7058) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack
Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22Apr44. Failed to return from a tactical mission to a
railway bridge at Pontebault, Normandy, France 11Jun44 (11MIA:1POW). The Group took off in
terrible weather and flew to the target through squalls and even worse. They made one bomb
run on the bridge but held their bombs, circled round into position again. After the target the
bombers turned away towards the Channel Islands and the route back to England. The heavy
storm clouds reached tops up to 17,500 feet, with some peaking at 21,000ft. About eight miles
south of Guernsey, this plane led the formation through one of the taller cloudbanks. The other
aircrews in the formation never saw it again. Local residents in Guernsey heard a tremendous
roar and it appeared that a flight of four?engine bombers passed over at about 3,500ft and were
visible. They were in close formation but the Germans did not open fire till they had nearly passed.
When the flak started the bombers broke formation and went off to the west. The aircraft were just
vanishing into the mist over Vazon Bay when there was a ball of fire from one of the planes. Although
there was some speculation afterwards, we never knew exactly what happened, except that a few
people, on the ground and in the air, got some severe frights. On board the bomber, the tail gunner,
the only survivor, later reported that the cloudbank completely obscured their visibility. The pilot
banked to the right. There was a shuddering jolt and the noise of ripping metal. It had hit another
aircraft with its right wing. For a few seconds of chaos, this plane fell out of control but the pilot
eventually managed to pull the B?17 out of its free?fall, and flew the aircraft level and towards the
French coast [suspected to be Guernsey]. Suddenly, the right wing gave way dropping on land.
The plane rolled over to the right. There was an explosion, tearing the aircraft apart. The tail gunner
was thrown clear from the aircraft. It is believed that, travelling on a converging path, this and
42-107199 now at about the same altitude came together at the head with #693 hitting #199.
The manoeuvre banking right could have been an attempt to avoid the flak known to have started
before the collision. It is not known if #199 was still piloted or if this was the wreck gliding with
all the crew having bailed out. Local reports make mention of a wing section landing in La Route
Du Picquerel, while a local military report states that the heavy, medium and light guns acting in
collaboration destroyed two of the bombers. An American Consolidated PBY Catalina, Air?Sea Rescue
aircraft arrived at the scene forty?seven minutes after the accident and picked up the tail gunner.
Crashed into the English Channel, three miles west of Stützpunkt Langenberg, Guernsey, Channel Islands.
MACR 5624.
97694 (MSN 17-7059) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 11Apr44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 29Mar46
97695 (MSN 17-7060) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 15Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 8Apr44. 813th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire.
Major damage in an accident landing at Alconbury 6Jun44. Battle damaged 13Jul44. Repaired.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) 30Apr47. 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany. Reclaimed 19Nov47.
97696 MSN 17-7061) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Jan44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 13Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 8Apr44. Named "Terrible Termite".
{17 missions}. 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk. 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. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*W],
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 14Oct45.
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
97697 (MSN 17-7062) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 728th Bomb Squadron,
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 7Apr44. 729th Bomb Squadron.
Failed to return from a mission to the Henschel und Sohn factory at Kassel, Germany 2Oct44 (1KIA:9POW).
Flak over the target was moderate but accurate. Struck by flak during the bomb run but stayed with the
formation. After the target, No.3 engine was spraying fuel and caught fire. Just after the rally point the
plane made a sharp right turn, one wing exploded and went into a spiral. The crew bailed out before the
bomber exploded into three sections at 23,000ft. Crashed between Brakel and Höxter, east of Paderborn,
Germany. MACR 9526
97698 (MSN 17-7063) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Jan44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 13Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*L], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Apr44. 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. Repaired. 339th Bomb Squadron. Maison
Blanche, Algiers, Algeria. Departing from Maison Blanche to return to Snetterton Heath, during
taxying the landing gear collapsed. Salvaged
97699 (MSN 17-7064) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 1Feb44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 31Jan44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 22Apr44. 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 16May44. 366th Bomb Squadron [KY*V]. Operated by
mixed 305th Bomb Group and 384th Bomb Group crews between 27May44 and 5Aug44. {13 missions}.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 6Aug44. Regained by Group 13Sep44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 25Sep44. 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 4Nov44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Aug45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), Independence Field, KS 25Oct45. 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
97700 (MSN 17-7065) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Feb44. Albuquerque AAB, NM 17Mar44.
4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 30May44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 24Jun44. 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 28Jun44. 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 29Jun44. 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.
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 21Oct45. R
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.
97701 (MSN 17-7066) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Mar44. 509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*B], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 6Jul44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*B]. Named JULIE LINDA. {51 missions}. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
Aug45. Salvaged 4Apr46. Named NADINE L
97702 (MSN 17-7067) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3May44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 8May44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*D], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 9May44. Fitted with Micro-H radar bombing system. First trial
mission to a fuel dump at Bois de la Houssiere, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 4Aug44. 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 27Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
97703 (MSN 17-7068) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 26Apr44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe
(USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
97704 (MSN 17-7069) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3May44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 9May44. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
97705 MSN 17-7070) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 30Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2May44. {nil missions}. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy. Named DE-DE – artwork of a pink elephant with an upturned trunk.
The plane was the favorite of Colonel Harding, a Commanding Officer of the 32nd Bomb Squadron; the colonel
demanded that all his crew always wear a pink elephant emblem with an upturned trunk.
Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 26Dec44 (10RTD). The
bomber arrived at the initial point only to have to make a 360 degree turn to avoid another group.
Half way down the bomb run, flak had peppered the nose full of holes, the plane was bouncing around
and the bombardier asked the pilot to level the plane. By the time the aircraft cleared the target, one
propeller was feathered, another engine was disabled, the bombsight was gone, flux gate compass was
off, the A.F.C.E. was only half operative and the plane looked like a chunk of Swiss cheese. The pilot
couldn't contact the rest of the group and decided he couldn't make it back to home base. He asked the
navigator for a heading to the nearest Russian controlled territory. The plane was losing altitude and
hard to hold on a straight course. A propeller that wouldn't feather was giving plenty of trouble and the
plane was vibrating badly. Everyone started throwing out all the equipment they could. After flying
about 240 kilometers, the pilot decided to land. At that moment, at least seven or eight Russian fighter
aircraft appeared but they quickly realized that the bomber was not German. The propeller on number
one engine was red hot and in trying to shake it off, it came back through the cowling, ripped it off,
started the engine on fire and cut through the wing. The crew started to bail out in the vicinity of Mielic,
Poland, a Russian controlled area three miles from the front lines. The plane was in a shallow bank,
exploded and fell to the ground in a field near Budkovce, Czechoslovakia about 3.5 kilometers behind
the Russian front line. MACR 10745
97706 (MSN 17-7071) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 20Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5May44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury
(Station 102), Huntingdonshire 13May44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*G], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk May45. 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
97707 (MSN 17-7072) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury
(Station 102), Huntingdonshire 7May44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*A], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe
Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 20May45. Banjo mission 2Jul45 (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 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
97708 (MSN 17-7073) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack
Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 3May44. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 29Oct45. 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.
97709 (MSN 17-7074) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 25May44.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
97710 (MSN 17-7075) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 8May44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46.
97711 (MSN 17-7076) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 30Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2May44. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy May44.
Salvaged 22May44.
97712 (MSN 17-7077) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 1Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 23Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 26Apr44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*T],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45. Named "Francis, Mark & Ogukuooubes,
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.
97713 (MSN 17-7078) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 25Apr44.
Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 20Oct45. Charleston, SC 28Oct45. 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
97714 (MSN 17-7079) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Apr44. 813th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 25Apr44. Major damage in an accident taxying at Alconbury 2Jun44. 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex. All 10 crew survived. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*F], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). 10th Headquarters
and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 27May48.
97715 (MSN 17-7080) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 6Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 24May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 31May44. Named "Frankie" {first combat mission 16Jun44}. 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 pilot. The pilot dropped out of formation after the target
and headed for Rome to the General Hospital. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Floridsdorf,
Vienna, Austria 13Oct44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy resulting in wounding of the pilot. Battle damaged
on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 17Dec44 (3WIA:7RTD). The plane was the lead
for the squadron with a radar navigator. Flak at the target was heavy and accurate, wounding the radar navigator.
He was knocked unconscious and was not able to prepare the squadron for bombing. In addition, the co-pilot
and navigator received slight wounds. The radar navigator having recovered consciousness, the squadron
continued on to an alternate target, the oil refinery at Moravská Ostrava a P?ívoz, Czechoslovakia.
Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 26Dec44 (1WIA:9RTD).
Struck by flak after the I.P. wounding the co-pilot, then a burst struck No.3 engine and further wounding the
co-pilot. Just over the target, a flak burst damaged the bombsight and, after the bombs were released, another
burst struck No.1 engine and the propeller was feathered. The plane was losing altitude and vibrating badly.
Passing through another area of flak, the pilot finally managed to feather the No.3 propeller, reducing most
of the vibration. Heading east and in poor visibility, at 5,000ft a town showed up and the pilot circled looking
for a landing strip. Unable to find one, the plane crash landed behind Russian lines at Rzeszów, Poland,
skidding to a halt and avoiding some buildings. The crew climbed out of the plane and were at once
surrounded by Polish and Russian soldiers. They then chopped the nose of the plane off and removed the
wounded co-pilot whom the Russians immediately rushed to a field hospital. The bomber was completely
shot up, perforated by flak holes from the rudder to the wings and nose. All four propellers and two engines
were completely ruined; the H2X, AFCE, bombsight, fuel tanks, control surfaces were all badly shot up... {44 missions}. .
MACR 10732
97716 (MSN 17-7081) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury
(Station 102), Huntingdonshire 26Apr44. Salvaged 6Jul45
97717 ((MSN 17-7082) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Apr44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 25Apr44. Fitted with Micro-H radar bombing system. First trial
mission to a fuel dump at Bois de la Houssiere, Braine-le-Comte, Belgium 4Aug44. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 11May46.
97718 (MSN 17-7083) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 7May44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*N], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk May45. 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
97719 (MSN 17-7084) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 8May44. {nil missions}. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
a #1, Celone, Italy. Named "Goddess On A Fortress". Battle damaged on a mission to the bridge at Valence,
France 15Aug44. Two engines shot out, another damaged, equipment jettisoned, but aircraft and crew
returned to base. Returned to US. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson
Field, Dayton, OH 1Mar45. Reclaimed 2May4
97720 (MSN 17-7085) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Feb44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 4May44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5May44. 482nd Bomb Group,
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 10May44. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 7Jan49
97721 (MSN 17-7086) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Apr44. Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 11Apr44. 233rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ 25Jun44. 204th Base Unit, Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 1Jul44.
420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 29Sep44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA Mar1044. 4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical
Service Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 26Jul45. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley
Field, Hampton, VA 1Aug45. 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.
97722 (MSN 17-7087) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 15Mar44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 7May44.
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
97723 (MSN 17-7088) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 29Feb44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 7May44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*J], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45. 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
97724 (MSN 17-7089) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 8May44. {nil missions}. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy May44. Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Oberpaffenhoffen,
Munich, Germany 9Jun44 (9MIA). Damaged by flak over the target and again over Udine, Italy with two engines
damaged. Attempting to inspect for a damaged tire, the additional drag with low power caused the aircraft to
stall and crash into the Adriatic Sea.
97725 (MSN 17-7090) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 28Apr44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic / Africa route.
Marrakech, French Morocco. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 9May44. {nil missions}. 414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 14Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Astra-Romana refinery at Ploe?ti, Rumania 22Jul44 (10EVD). As the plane
approached the target it ran into very accurate flak. One of the engines was hit, while another two were
damaged. With the oxygen system disabled, the aircraft had to drop its bombs earlier in order to continue
flying. It lost some altitude before the pilot managed to stabilise the aircraft by reducing power to the two
damaged engines. The aircraft started to return to base. Near the Bulgarian border, the plane was attacked
by a Bf 109 fighter, setting one engine on fire. The crew bailed out near Bela Palanka in eastern Serbia.
The bomber crashed at Pirot, Serbia, Yugoslavia. The crew was assisted by Chetnik guerillas to evade capture;
four airmen were rescued by the Halyard Mission from Pranjani 9/10Aug44, the remaining crew members
were rescued by the Halyard Mission from Pranjani 6Sep44 MACR 6854.
97726 (MSN 17-7091) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 28Apr44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic / Africa route.
Caracas, Venezuela; Val de Cães Field, Belém, Brasil; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brasil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar,
Senegal, Africa; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 9May44. {nil missions}. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy May44. Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Ploe?ti,
Rumania 18May44 (10EVD). Cloud cover prevented penetration to this target, the Group proceeded to Belgrade,
Yugoslavia, and dropped on the railway marshalling yards. On the return from the target, the plane was struck by flak.
The radio compartment caught fire and the deflected shrapnel wounded the radar operator. The crew extinguished
the fire, the plane lost altitude falling out of formation and was attacked by three Bf 109s which disabled two engines.
The crew abandoned the plane which crashed near Târgu, Rumania. MACR 4916.
97727 (MSN 17-7092) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 29Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 1May44. {first combat mission 18May44}. 20th Bomb Squadron
23May44. {4 missions}. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Jun44. 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy Nov44. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Apr45. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
97728 (MSN 17-7093) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 7Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 2May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 4May44. {nil missions}. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 15May44. Failed to return from a ‘Lone Wolf’ mission to the
Reichswerke Hermann Göring benzol oil refinery at Linz, Austria 15Nov44 (8KIA:2POW). En route to the target
and flying above stormy weather, one of the engines failed caused by loss of oil. The propeller was not
feathered in time and, after the bomb run, the engine seized. Another engine lost power and the plane was
flying at 32,000ft through a blizzard, causing icing conditions. The drag from the propeller caused a loss of
airspeed resulting in a stall and subsequent spin. The bomber crashed in the Alps at 2,200 meters on
Mount Schöneck, Kleinsölk, Austria. MACR 10081, Wreckage was located in 1999 and salvaged Sep02.
97729 (MSN 17-7094) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 1May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3May44. {nil missions}. 416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 22May44. {48 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
97730 (MSN 17-7095) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Feb44. Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 11Apr44. 204th Base Unit,
Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 8May44. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field,
Riverside, CA 21Aug44. 2nd Ferrying Group, New Castle AAB, Wilmington, DE 15Mar45. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Sep45. 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
97731 (MSN 17-7096) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 28Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 6May44. {first combat mission 29May44}. {1 missions}.
414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 30May44. Crash landed five miles
south of Lago di Vico, Viterbo, Italy 17Jul44. Salvaged 20Jul44
97732 (MSN 17-7097) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1May44.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 4May44. 338th Bomb Squadron,
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 5May44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
97733 (MSN 17-7098) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 27Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11May44. {nil missions}. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 22May44. Named "Bloody Bucket". Battle damaged on a mission to a railway
marshalling yard at Lyon, France 25May44 (10RTD). Crossing Italy the Group inadvertantly crossed over the front
lines at 9,000ft and was shot at by heavy flak. The Group scattered to escape and limped home without completing
the mission. A 40mm shell struck the No.3 engine nacelle and the engine was shut down. Then some heavy flak
struck the left wing, losing fuel from the outer Tokyo tank and damaging the aileron. The PFF radar failed and
flak made a hole in the radio room. The bombs were jettisoned and the pilot turned back towards Italy.
On approach to an emergency landing ground near Rome, Italy, the landing was baulked by two B-17s which
collided on the runway. The pilot headed out over the bay at Anzio as the crew threw out surplus weight.
When the landing gear was lowered on approach to Tortorella, the right tire was seen with a large gash across the face.
The pilot made several approaches before he was satisified and landed safely but without brakes. Battle damaged
during a mission to the stores and machine shops at Wöllersdorf airfield, Wiener Neustädt, Vienna, Austria 29May44 (10RTD).
Flak shrapnel opened a large hole in the forward bulkhead above the radio receiver. Participated in the first
Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target,
the bomber continued east and landed at a Russian airfield near Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. {54 missions}. Air Depot 2Feb45. 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
97734 (MSN 17-7099) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 6Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 28Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola,
Italy 9May44. {nil missions}. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 22May44.
Failed to return from a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Innsbruck, Austria 29Dec44 (7POW:3EVD).
Briefed to fly from the northern end of the Adriatic Sea direct to Innsbruck, instead the leader turned left and
proceeded inland then turned right into the Brenner Pass whch was known to be heavily defended. The plane
received two direct flak hits causing fires in the bomb bay and No.2 engine. The No.2 propeller was feathered
as the pilot pulled out of the formation, jettisoned the bombs and headed for Switzerland. The aluminium
skin at the left wing root was peeling back and the fire was extending unabated. The crew bailed out before
the aircraft crashed on the Marmolada Glacier, Canazei, Trentino, Italy. {37 missions}.. MACR 10929
97735 (MSN 17-7100) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Feb44. 1st Electronics Experimental Squadron, Bedford Field, MA 28Apr44.
4148th Base Unit (Electronics Experimental Squadron), Bedford Field, MA 4Dec44. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical
Service Command), Rome Field, NY 21May45. 4147th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Bedford Field, MA 11Aug45.
4149th Base Unit, Electronics Experimental Squadron, Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 27Feb46. 4112th Base Unit
(Middletown Air Technical Service Command), Middletown Air Depot, PA 14Mar46. 4150th Base Unit, Electronics
Experimental Squadron, Boca Raton Field, FL 30Sep46. 4149th Base Unit, Middletown Air Depot, PA 8Apr47.
313th Electronics Experimental Unit, Griffiss AFB, Rome, NY 3Sep48. Reclaimed 31Mar49.
42-97736/97835 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-30-VE Fortress
MSN 17-7101/7200, 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: Fuel valve change
97736 (MSN 17-7101) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 6Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 27Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola,
11May44. {nil missions}. 419th Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 15May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 1Feb45 (4POW:4KIA:2EVD).
Struck over the target by a direct flak in the bomb bay. Some of the crew bailed out over Stockerau, Austria. The bomber
crashed near Ve?ké Hoste, Czechoslovakia. Four crew members were killed on board and were found in the wreckage;
two evaded capture and survived with partisans until the end of WWII in Slovakia. MACR 12078
97737 (MSN 17-7102) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 26Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 8May44. {nil missions}. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy May44. 773rd Bomb Squadron. Crashed on takeoff from Celone for a ‘Lone Wolf’ mission
to the benzol oil refinery at Linz, Austria 30Nov44 (7KIA:3WIA). At take off time there was plenty of rain and fog.
The aircraft rose twenty-five feet off the ground, going 110 mph then slowly settled back. The two inboard propellers
hit and threw the nose of the plane up at a very sharp angle, only to drop again with two engines on fire,
to rip off the nose and throw two crew members clear. The plane continued to careen, spewing flaming fuel in its
wake, finally coming to rest in the midst of a plowed field. Then two and a half tons of bombs detonated
97738 (MSN 17-7103) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 26Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 7May44. {nil missions}. 352nd Bomb Squadron [B], 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 15May44. Failed to return from a ‘Lone Wolf’ mission to a synthetic oil refinery
at Blechhammer, Prussia 13Nov44 (6KIA:4POW). The crew dropped their bombs on the target and turned to return home.
The moment the radio officer announced the closing of the bomb bay doors, flames came out of No.2 engine.
The engine was turned off and started the extinguishing system. The engine still burned so the pilot set the
aircraft down into a steep dive, trying to blow the air from the engine. The effort was in vain, and the fire gradually
burnt through the wing. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out; the aircraft was at that moment over
Krava?e in Opava. Four crew members managed to jump, but the burning left wing broke and the machine
spun down. A sharp turn threw two crew members out of the fuselage, but they were unable to open their
parachutes and perished. Thef other four crew members remained trapped in the fuselage by the centrifugal
forces and could not leave. The aircraft disintegrated during the fall and its parts fell south of Krava?
on the meadows between Dvo?isko and Kouty, Czechoslovakia. MACR 9863
97739 (MSN 17-7104) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 26Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 20th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 7May44. {first combat mission 2Jun44}. Participated in the first
Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the
target, the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a
Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod. Returned to base in Italy on a mission
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to the BMW aircraft engine
factory at Allach, Munich, Germany 22Sep44 (2WIA:8RTD). Flak was intense, heavy, and accurate resulting in
injury to the navigator and bombardier. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil storage facility at Winterhafen,
Vienna, Austria 19Nov44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in injury to a waist gunner.
Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx,
Sudetenland 9Dec44 (6KIA:4POW). 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. Damaged with the loss of an
engine, oil and fuel leakage into the fuselage, dropping behind the formation and losing altitude with a second
engine failure. Four crew members bailed out before the bomber dropped below a safe altitude. The aircraft
crash landed in soft snow in a field near Dolní Dvo?išt?, Czechoslovakia near the Czech/Austrian border,
north of Linz, Austria after attempting to traverse the Alps. {42 missions}. MACR 10131
97740 (MSN 17-7105) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 18Jun44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*Q], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 29Jun44.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*Q]. Named "Nene". Failed to return from a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery,
Misburg, Hanover, Germany 26Nov44 (10POW). Just before bomb release, the No.2 engine was damaged by flak.
The aircraft continued on course to the target and then made a deep diving turn with smoke seen coming from the
engine but still apparently under control. Over ??the city of Detmold, the pilot could no longer hold the bomber
in the air and ordered the crew to bail out. The plane crashed 5km east of Detmold, in the district of
Oberschönhagen, Germany. (16 missions}.
97741 (MSN 17-7106) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Apr44. 902nd Base Unit (Base Complement), Orlando AAB, FL 16Jun44.
Materiel Command, Wright Field, Dayton, OH 19Jun44. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service
Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 21Jun44. 111th Base Unit (Search Attack and Staging), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 26Jun44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Sep44.
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
97742 (MSN 17-7107) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 2Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 29Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2May44. {nil missions}. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy. Pomigliano, Italy 26May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe
(USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
97743 (MSN 17-7108) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1May44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 4May44.
Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
97744 (MSN 17-7109) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 30Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron,
2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2May44. {nil missions}. 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 23May44. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the
railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and
landed at a Russian airfield near Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield
at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-32016 while taxying at
Tortorella 16Jul44; the right wing of #016 chewed into the tail of #744. Battle damaged on a mission
to the Schaffgotsch Benzin synthetic oil refinery at Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal, Prussia 22Aug44 (3WIA:7RTD).
Flak over the target was heavy, damaging the plane and wounding three airmen. Severely battle damaged
on a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 23Sep44.
Over the target flak was heavy and accurate causing damage to three engines. The pilot intended to crash
land in Yugoslavia but made it safely back to Tortorella. {49 missions}. Air Depot 9Jan45. Salvaged 16May45
97745 (MSN 17-7110) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Apr44. 234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Clovis Field, NM 24Jun44.
3026th Base Unit, Luke Field, AZ 16Aug44. 234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Clovis Field, NM 27Aug44.
3502nd Base Unit (Technical School), Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 4May45. 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
97746 (MSN 17-7111) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 29Jun44.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*T], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 29Jun44.
601BS [3O*C]. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*T]. Crashed on takeoff from Nuthampstead 15Oct44 (10KIA).
Departing for a mission over Cologne, Germany, all four engines failed and the plane crashed into the
moat surrounding the old Anstey castle mound behind St. George’s church, Anstey, Hertfordshire.
Fully loaded with high-octane fuel and with a full bomb load, the wreckage burned furiously and villagers
were evacuated. Luckily the twelve unexploded bombs were submerged in the moat and did not explode.
They were later removed by the bomb dispersal team from the base once the moat was drained, and villagers
were allowed to return home after two days. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton.
97747 (MSN 17-7112) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12May44. Assigned Eighth Air Force, England 12May44.
Departed from RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador for Meeks Field, Keflavík, Iceland 15May44 (9RTD). Last radio
contact with any station was made with Goose Bay when an altitude of 11,000ft. was reached. The liason
transmitter was not working properly, apparently due to a broken trailing wire antenna. With a heavy
overcast and following the flight plan, the navigator assumed a dead reckoning position and altered
course for Stornaway, Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides, Scotland. With about thirty minutes of fuel remaining
and no indication of land, the aircraft was ditched beside a tramp steamer, the Irish registered SS Lanahrone
on a voyage from New York to England, approximately 160 miles south west of Fastnet Rock, Ireland.
Dinghy procedure was followed and all of the crew were rescued
97748 (MSN 17-7113) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Jun44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 11Jun44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46.
97749 (MSN 17-7114) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17May44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 19May44.
Destroyed by fire 20Jan45. Salvaged
97750 (MSN 17-7115) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Apr44. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field,
Riverside, CA 21Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Oct44.
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
97751 (MSN 17-7116) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Jan45.
3502nd Base Unit (Technical School), Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 17Mar45. 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.
97752 (MSN 17-7117) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Apr44. 247th Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Smoky Hill Field,
Salina, KS 6Jun44. 204th Base Unit, Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 8Jun44. 233rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ 25Jun44. 204th Base Unit, Smoky Hill Field, Salina, KS 3Jul44.
420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 21Aug44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Oct44. Damaged in collision with a parked B-17G while
taxying at Langley Field 28Feb45. 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
97753 (MSN 17-7118) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Apr44. 111th Base Unit (Search Attack and Staging), Langley Field, Hampton, VA.
Damaged after the pilot lost control at Langley Field 19May44. 204th Base Unit, Smoky Hill Field,
Salina, KS 18Jun44. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 21Aug44.
111th Base Unit (Search Attack and Staging), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Oct44. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA. Force landed after engine failure four miles northeast
of Wilkes-Barre, PA. 4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Technical Service Command), Middletown
Air Depot, PA 21Dec44. Reclaimed 1Jan45.
97754 (MSN 17-7119) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Feb44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jun44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*M], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 28Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Siebel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Halle,
Germany 16Aug44. 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. Major damage in an accident taking off at Bassingbourn 26Oct44. Operation Revival May45;
liberated prisoners of war from Russian controlled Stalag Luft No.I, Barth, Germany. American POWs were
flown to Laon-Couvron (A-70), France 13May45. 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 Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron,
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 18Jan48. Reclaimed 7Jan49
97755 (MSN 17-7120) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 21Aug44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 8Oct44. Damaged in a collision with parked
B-17G 42-97757 while taxying at Langley Field 13Nov44. 119th Base Unit, Morris 12Mar45. 3539th Base Unit
(Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 30Mar45. 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
97756 (MSN 17-7121) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 17Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1May44.
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 4May44
Conflict;
This plane is not listed by the 384th Bomb Group on any Monthly Inventory Reports.
364th Bomb Squadron [WF*G], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 30Jan45.
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. Damaged in taxy accident by ground crew at Prestwick, Scotland 14Aug45.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May4
97757 (MSN 17-7122) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Apr44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School & Overseas Replacement Depot),
Boca Raton Field, FL 2Jun44. Damaged in collision with a parked Vultee BT-13A Valiant while taxying at Boca
Raton Field, FL 6Aug44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 14Oct44. Damaged
while parked in a collision by B-17G 42-97755 taxying at Langley Field 13Nov44.
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
97758 (MSN 17-7123) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24May44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 27Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 28Apr44. 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.
97759 (MSN 17-7124) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Apr44. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field,
Riverside, CA 13Aug44. Major damage in an accident involving a parked Class 26 consolidated B-24 Liberator
at March Field 13Aug44. Salvaged 15Aug44
97760 (MSN 17-7125) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 18Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [K], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk 31May44. {first combat mission 12Jul44}. 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 Braunkohlen Benzin AG synthetic oil
refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44. Intense 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 during a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Hamm, Germany 16Feb45. Struck by flak on the bomb run, an oil line in No.4 engine had been
damaged. After landing, the crew counted about a hundred flak holes in the plane; in the bomb bay,
the left wing, one came through the nose section between the bombardier and navigator, and a piece
went through the floor of the waist section, barely missing the gunner. {final combat mission 6Apr45}.
{50 missions}. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 11Jan46
97761 (MSN 17-7126) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11May44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 19May44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 18May46
97762 (MSN 17-7127) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Oct44.
76th Base Unit, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Dec44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA.
Damaged landing with mechanical failure at Langley Field 5Sep45. Reclaimed 22Mar46.
97763 (MSN 17-7128) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 23Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19May44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 27May44. 338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 28May44. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
97764 (MSN 17-7129) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 30May44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Jun44. 413th Bomb Squadron,
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 29Jun44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [M],
338th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Jul44. Named "Lady Be Good"
(named for a musical of the 1920s) {first combat mission 6Jul44}. {final combat mission 13Jul44}. {6 missions}.
413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Jul44. Loaned as a
Pathfinder to the 452nd Bomb Group. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44 (6KIA:3POW). After the I.P. near Sangerhausen,
another combat wing came in on the left of the 452nd Bomb Group and went in front. That created
propeller wash which caused a mid-air collision when B-17G 42-97616, flying lead, passed over the
top of #764, the deputy lead. A large hole was made in the nose. Crashed and exploded 2km west of Merseburg, Germany
Production changes: Oil reserve for propeller feathering system
97765 (MSN 17-7130) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver
Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 15Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 24May44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 27May44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*S], 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 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
97766 (MSN 17-7131) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 22Apr44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20May44. 814th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 21May44. Major damage in collision with parked B-17G 42-97667 while taxying at
Alconbury 14Jul44. Crash landed and exploded at Home Farm, Blatherwycke, Peterborough,
Northamptonshire 20Jan45. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and
Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
97767 (MSN 17-7132) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 21Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver
Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search
Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 22Jul44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*N], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 1Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works
at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 11Sep44 (9RTD:1KIA). Crash landed Nully, east of Troyes, France. Salvaged 14Nov44
97768 (MSN 17-7133) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 2Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Jun45. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*S], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1Jul44. Named "Mainliner II" Returned to US. 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.
97769 (MSN 17-7134) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 3Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 27Jun44. 711th Bomb Squadron [Y], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 19May44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*Q], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 1Jul44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk.
Damaged taxying at Rattlesden 2Dec44. Returned to US. 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.
97770 (MSN 17-7135) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 2Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20May44. 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 1Jul44.
Loaned to 100th Bomb Group. Battle damaged on a mission to Magdeburg, Germany 11Sep44. {10 missions}.
Salvaged 12Nov44. Named TERRIBLE TERMITE [named by the Terminello crew]
97771 (MSN 17-7136) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20May44. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 11Jun44. 533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 5Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to a large oil dump outside Nienburg, Germany 5Aug44 (5KIA:5POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed in the Jadebusen, Germany. {6+ missions}
97772 (MSN 17-7137) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 6Apr44. 111th Base Unit (Search Attack and Staging), Langley Field, Hampton, VA.
Destroyed landing with mechanical failure at Langley Field 16May44. The nose compartment was
undamaged and sent to Middletown Air Depot, PA 11Jun44. It was placed on to XB-24J No.42-73130 in
hopes of combining the qualities of both aircraft; the modified aircraft was condemned as being
operationally unsuitabl
97773 (MSN 17-7138) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21Apr44. 4115th Base Unit (Spokane Air Technical Service Command),
Pendleton Field, OR 7May44. 112th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Westover Field,
Chicopee Falls, MA 9Mar45. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Sep45.
Damaged by engine fire and failure ten miles southwest of Fayetteville, NC 28May45.
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.
97774 (MSN 17-7139) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 20Apr44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Sep44. 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
97775 (MSN 17-7140) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 24Jun44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*L], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 29Jun44. 339th Bomb Squadron. Crash landed Knettishall 14Jan45. Salvaged 15Jan45
97776 (MSN 17-7141) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 27Jun44. 548th Bomb Squadron [GX*U], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155),
Suffolk 28Jun44. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 29Jun44. 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 1Jul45. 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.
97777 (MSN 17-7142) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 24Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 21May44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Jun44. 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 27Jul44. {nil missions}. 546th Bomb Squadron,
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 30Jul44. {nil missions}.
524th Bomb Squadron [WA*F], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 4Aug44.
Crashed during a training mission near Grafton Underwood airfield 9Aug44 (1KIS:1INJ).
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 25Aug44. Named FOUR OF A KIND.
97778 (MSN 17-7143) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 1Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 15Jul44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 16Jul44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*R], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 1Aug44. 407th Bomb Squadron. Ground looped at Watton
(Station 376), Norfolk 12Jan45. 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 7May45.
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.
Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy; departed Thurleigh Jun45. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE). Salvaged 18May46. 10th Headquarters and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen,
Munich, Germany. Ninth Air Force, Germany 30Apr47. Reclaimed 19Nov47
97779 (MSN 17-7144) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 26Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Sep44.
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.
97780 (MSN 17-7145) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 14Apr44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 19Apr44. Named NOW GO!.
614th Bomb Squadron [IW*R], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 28Apr44.
Named "Blue Bomb Express" (79 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 21Oct45. 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
97781 (MSN 17-7146) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 312Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
359th Bomb Squadron [BN*O], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 12May44
Named "The 8 Ball Mk III". . Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide
bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Failed to return from a mission
to a synthetic oil refinery at Sterkrade, Germany 2Nov44 (1KIA:9POW). The bomber was hit by flak just
a few seconds after bomb release in the area of the number three engine and the landing gear; the engine
was demolished and so was the landing gear. As the crew continued its flight to try to get back to friendly
territory, the engine was giving problems because the pilot could not feather the propeller; that was
because they lost the hydraulics to that engine. The propeller was windmilling which is a drag when
not powered. After a while the shaft of the engine broke and the propeller acted like a fly wheel out of
balance. The pilot couldn't give the other engines enough power to maintain altitude because the plane
would start to vibrate and cause rivets to pop where the wings were attached to the fuselage. The pilot
put the plane into a glide angle just enough to maintain flying speed so that they could go as far as
possible to try and get to friendly territory. As they were losing altitude and could not keep up with
the group they saw two P-51s that stayed with them to protect the bomber from enemy fighters as far
as the vicinity of Arnhem. The crew bailed out at about 500ft. near Arnhem, Netherlands, while the
aircraft was on auto pilot. The bomber crashed intact in a meadow of a farm near the Voorstondensestraat,
just short of the Apeldoorns Kanaal, east-northeast of Eerbeek, Netherlands. {57 missions}. The Germans
were quickly at the scene and guarded the wreckage at first. After they had inspected the interior and
removed the remaining machine guns and their ammunition, the wreckage was left to itself. Many civilians
visited the location and many pieces were stripped off. After the war a scrap metal firm took away the
remnants of the B-17
97782 (MSN 17-7147) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*E],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to industrial
areas in Berlin, Germany 8May44 (3KIA:7POW). Enemy aircraft damaged No.3 engine, followed by a mid-air
collision with a Fw 190. The bomber crashed at Daverden, four miles northwest of Verden, Germany
97783 (MSN 17-7148) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 1Mar44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 20Mar44. Damaged
landing with mechanical failure at Alexandria Field 4Nov44. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 8Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45
97784 (MSN 17-7149) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 6Mar44. Alexandria Field, LA 18Mar44. 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 13Aug45. 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
97785 (MSN 17-7150) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 6Mar44. Alexandria Field, LA 21Mar45. 215th Base Unit, Pueblo AAB, CO 27Aug44. 221st Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 8Nov44. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 8Jun45.
324th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Chatham Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun45. 326th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Jun45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 3Jul45. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 9Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 19Oct45
97786 (MSN 17-7151) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 28Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 26Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green
(Station 142), Norfolk 22Apr44. Named "The Hardway II". Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische
Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44 (4KIA:6POW). En route to the target,
between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. Shot down by enemy
fighters, the plane dropped out of formation near Koblenz and the crew bailed out, except for the ball turret gunner.
Crashed at Merzhausen, northnorthwest of Frankfurt, Germany
97787 (MSN 17-7152) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Feb44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*M], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 22Apr44. Failed to return
from a mission to Berlin, Germany 24May44 (9KIA:1POW). Damaged by flak, the aircraft was last observed over the
North Sea at 21,000ft on fire. Crashed in the North Sea
97788 (MSN 17-7153) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 27Feb44. Alexandria Field, LA 17Mar44. 335th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL 12Oct44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 28Oct44. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria
Field, LA 1Mar45. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 13Aug45.
3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 14Aug45. Damaged while parked in collision by
OA-10A Catalina 44-34017 at Keesler Field 10Jul46. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment, designated TB-17G 31Jul46. Reclaimed 6Oct47
97789 (MSN 17-7154) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 27Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*H],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*H].
Landing gear collapsed at RAF Graveley, Cambridgeshire 17Dec44 on a sortie to ferry crews to collect
weather diverted aircraft. Salvaged 19Dec44
97790 (MSN 17-7155) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Feb44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 4Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44.
549th Bomb Squadron [XA*S], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 22Apr44.
Named "Ragged But Right". Major damage in an accident landing at Great Ashfield 7Aug44. Salvaged 12Aug44
97791 (MSN 17-7156) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Feb44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 17Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Apr44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*O], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 10Apr44. Named "Trudy". On the bomb run over Berlin,
Germany 19May44 a stick of bombs knocked off the stabiliser of the aircraft below, B-17G 42-31540,
which crashed killing all crew. Damaged by a bird strike and force landed at Rougham with a mechanical
malfunction 11Dec44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 21Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence
Field, KS 30Nov45. 237th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM 25Dec45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Oxnard Field, Albuquerque, NM for storage and disposal 7Feb46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Compressed Steel Corporation Jul46; scrapped
97792 (MSN 17-7157) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Feb44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 23Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm
Beach, FL 8Apr44. Assigned to 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*N], 96th Bomb Group, 11Apr44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 17Apr44. Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. Named "Yvonne". Severely battle damaged
during a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44. 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.
On return the bomber force landed at Fermo, Italy. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean
Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 29Oct45. 5938th Base Unit,
Charleston Field, SC 30Oct45. 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
97793 (MSN 17-7158) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Feb44. Alexandria Field, LA 16Mar44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 17Jan45. Damaged by mechanical failure five miles northeast of
Alexandria 22Feb45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45
97794 (MSN 17-7159) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Feb44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44.
709th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 20Apr44. Failed to return
from a diversionary mission to an aircraft depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (7RTD:2KIA:1POW). Flak
damaged No.4 engine; after turning for home flak hit again. Ditched in the North Sea and survivors were
picked up by Royal Air Force Air-Sea Rescue Supermarine Walrus amphibious aircraft off Dunkirk, France
97795 (MSN 17-7160) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Feb44. Alexandria Field, LA 17Mar44. 221st Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 17Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. Crash landed in bad weather six miles east of Columbia, LA 30Mar45. Reclaimed 20Apr45
97796 (MSN 17-7161) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Feb44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19Apr44.
368th Bomb Squadron [BO*D], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 5May44. Named "Lady Elaine"
Battle damaged by flak during a mission to industrial areas of Berlin, Germany 19May44 (1WIA:8RTD). Just after the
target the tail gunner was badly wounded by flak shrapnel. Seriously battle damaged on a tactical mission to the
Luftwaffe airfield at Vendeville, Lille, France 12Jun44 (1WIA:8RTD). Major damage in an accident on third attempt
landing at Thurleigh 18Sep44. Although the hand crank determined that the landing gear was not locked down,
the pilot was instructed to land. After touching down, the main landing gear collapsed. Salvaged
97797 (MSN 17-7162) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Feb44. Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 18Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*H],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 8Apr44. Named FULL HOUSE. Named for the Poker hand of cards
from tail number. Artwork of playing cards containing: 9 of hearts, 7 of clubs, 7 of hearts, 9 of spades, 7 of diamonds.
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
Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to an oil refinery at Trzebinia, Poland 7Aug44, returning to
Ukraine. After the target and descending to Poltava, an oxygen explosion occurred under the base of the top turret.
With smoke filling the cockpit, the co-pilot opened a vent to clear the air and pulled out of formation.
The pilot went into the nose and instructed the bombardier and navigator to bail out, which they did.
The pilot returned to the cockpit and advised the co-pilot that the crew should bail out. But then the engineer
appeared with a fire extinguisher. With the fire out and the smoke cleared, the plane rejoined the formation and
landed safely at Poltava. 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 Braunkohlen
Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44 (4POW:6KIA). Struck by flak over the target
with an explosion near No.3 engine which knocked off most of the right wing causing a mid-air collision with
B-17G 42-37879. The aircraft slipped out of formation, four airmen bailed out and about a minute later the
plane disintegrated in the air. The wreckage crashed near the village of Krimmitzschen, northeast of Zeitz,
Germany, setting fire to some buildings there. {49 missions}.
97798 (MSN 17-7163) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Feb44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*H],
351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 24May44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*H].
Failed to return from a mission to Le Bourget, Paris, France 14Jun44 (10POW). Damaged by flak, crashed
and burnt out at St Blimont, eleven miles west of Abbeville, France. {10 missions)
97799 (MSN 17-7164) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 29Feb44. Combat Crew Training Squadron, 469th Bomb Group,
Alexandria Field, LA 17Mar44. Substantially damaged landing with mechanical failure at Tinker Field,
Oklahoma City, OK 25Mar44. Assigned to 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*W], 96th Bomb Group. Sioux City AAB, IA.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA. Force landed with mechanical failure at
Sioux City AAB 5Feb45. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25May45.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 17Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal 7Dec45
97800 (MSN 17-7165) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Mar44. Roswell Field, NM 26Apr44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 2Jun44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 1Oct44.
4126th Base Unit, San Bernardino Field, CA 12Jan45. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 18Jan45.
3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 8Jun45. 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.
97801 (MSN 17-7166) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Apr44. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden
(Station 126), Suffolk 4May44. Force landed Little Walden (Station 165), Essex with damage. Salvaged 10Dec44.
Returned to US. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 10Sep45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
97802 (MSN 17-7167) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Mar44. 92nd Bomb Group, Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 2May44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 9May44. Modified
for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Crash landed
with mechanical failure at Highland, FL 13Feb45. Crashed after engine failure when the crew bailed out twelve
miles east of Avon Park, FL 18Oct45. Reclaimed 25Oct45
97803 ((MSN 17-7168) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 1Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 4Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 22Apr44. Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 42-39852 at
Rattlesden 17Apr45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45.
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 19Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97804 (MSN 17-7169) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 1May44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 11Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal 12Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97805 (MSN 17-7170) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 2Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 9Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Apr44. Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern
Ireland 30Apr44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*B], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 5May44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*Q], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 12May44. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery
at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44 (6KIA:3POW). Shot down by Fw 190 fighters, the plane spiraled
down from 25,000ft, the right wing on fire. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out as the plane exploded.
The wreckage crashed at Haltern, Germany. MACR 9412
97806 ((MSN 17-7171) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3May44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*D], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 4May44. Named "Now An' Then".
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 11Sep44
(6KIA:3POW). Hit by 20mm shells, one through thewaist and another in a fuel tank. The aircraft caught fire
and crashed at Liepnitzen, Germany. MACR 8818
97807 (MSN 17-7172) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 3Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 11Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*O], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 4May44.
Named "Little Butch III". {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 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. {final combat mission 18Apr45}.
{98 missions + 1 Chowhound}. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May45. 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 13Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
97808 (MSN 17-7173) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 11Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 22May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the aircraft component factories in Leipzig, Germany 29May44 (10POW).
The Luftwaffe dispatched around forty fighters to intercept the bombers, their attack co-inciding with a ten-minute
period when the bombers were flying without an escort. Before reaching the target, enemy fighters damaged two
engines and the plane dropped out of formation with No.2 propeller feathered. Attempting to return to England,
when a third engine failed the pilot crash landed the plane at Grand-Leez, near Gembloux, nine miles northwest
of Namur, Belgium. MACR 5227
97809 (MSN 17-7174) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3Mar44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 2May44. Damaged when nosed over landing at Hendricks Field 27Jul44.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
Damaged in collision with parked B-17E 41-2532 while taxying at Hendricks Field 3Feb45. Damaged with
engine failure at Hendricks Field 26Jul45. To 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
97810 (MSN 17-7175) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 6Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
7Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*S],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. Force landed on the continent 12Jan45.
Salvaged by 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France. Returned to 398th Bomb Group 2Mar45.
Failed to return from a mission to Kassel, Germany 9Mar45 (1KIA:7POW:1EVD). No.3 engine damaged by
flak and caught fire. Crashed Fritzlar, SW of Kassel, Germany. (61 missions}. MACR 12962
97811 (MSN 17-7176) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 7Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Apr44. 612th Bomb Squadron [SC*N], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 21May44. .named *Slick Chick*.
Failed to return from a mission to fuel storage facilities at Montbartier, north of Toulouse, France 25Jun44 (3KIA:7POW).
On the way to the target, after flying over the invasion beaches of northern France, the plane was struck by flak.
It made a climbing turn out of formation and was on fire then turned 180 degrees back towards the beach.
Crashed at Cahagnes, six miles west of Villers-Bocage, Normandy, France. MACR 6230
97812 (MSN 17-7177) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. Assigned to 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*P],
100th Bomb Group, Little Rock, AR 24Apr44. 4204th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command),
Atlanta Municipal Airport, GA 12Nov44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45.
324th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Chatham Field, Savannah, GA 9May45. 326th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Jul45. 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
97813 (MSN 17-7178) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Avon Park Field, FL 21Apr44.
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 25Apr44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL.
Damaged in collision with B-17F 42-29757 with mechanical failure while taxying at Avon Park 8Nov44
97814 (MSN 17-7179) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Avon Park Field, FL 21Apr44.
4115th Base Unit (Spokane Air Technical Service Command), Pendleton Field, OR 30Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL. Damaged taxying at Avon Park
Field 29Jan45. To 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
97815 (MSN 17-7180) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 710th Bomb Squadron,
447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 22Apr44. Failed to return from a diversionary mission
to an aircraft depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (10POW). En route to the target, between Koblenz and
Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters which damaged No.4 engine,
then the wing set on fire. Crashed at Stockheim, near Frieberg, twenty miles east of Frankfurt am Main, Germany
MACR 4770
97816 (MSN 17-7181) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 16Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1,
Celone, Italy 24May44. Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Munich, Germany 19Jul44
(1KIA:9POW). Damaged by flak, an engine caught fire and the plane dropped out of formation. The crew
bailed out before the plane crashed on the Gasthaus Pflandlhof in the Kaisertal mountain valley east of
Kufstein, Tyrol, Austria.. MACR 7321
97817 (MSN 17-7182) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 30Mar45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria
Field, LA 6Apr45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 24Jun44.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45. 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.
97818 (MSN 17-7183) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 16Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 9May44. 551st Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield
(Station 155), Suffolk 10May44. Sustained electrical problems when taxying for a mission takeoff 15Jun44.
Once stopped, a fire broke out followed by an explosion which damaged nearby B-17G 42-107232.
Salvaged 15Jun44.
97819 (MSN 17-7184) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 30Apr44. Badly damaged by
debris from exploding aircraft at Rattlesden while preparing for mission 21Feb45. Salvaged 21Feb45
97820 (MSN 17-7185) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 7Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 14Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 27Apr44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [G], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 1May44.
Named "True Love"
{first combat mission 27May44}. Accident during the formation for a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G.
synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 20Jun44 (10RTD). The plane was involved in a
mid-air collision with B-17G 42-97873 as the bombers approached the French coast at 18,000ft, the other
aircraft inexplicably going out of control. The B-17s collided and then hit a second time. This plane fell from
18,000ft to 11,000ft before the pilots could bring it under control. The tail gunner was physically pulled back
through a narrow opening into the main part of the aircraft during the dive. Once back over England the crew
bailed out over the Horsford/Felthorpe area northwest of Norwich, Norfolk and the B-17 crashed into the
North Sea four miles north-east of Cromer, Norfolk. {17 missions) 97873 returned safely and was repaired.
97821 (MSN 17-7186) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Mar44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5May44. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*M], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 8May44. Named "Chaff Wagon' {first combat mission 27May44}.
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. Returned to Framlingham Jul44.
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. {45 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at Mainz,
Germany 8Sep44 (7KIA:2POW). Damaged by flak, then exploded and crashed at Idstein, Germany. MACR 8602
97822 (MSN 17-7187) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Mar44. 488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 22Apr44.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 2Feb45. 329th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 9Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill
Field, Tampa, FL. Accident over St. Petersburg, FL 10Jul44 (4KIS). A life raft was inadvertently deployed in flight
and it became wrapped around the tail surfaces, causing a control problem. The pilot ordered the crew to bail
\out. Four bailed out over Tampa Bay near the Gandy Bridge. The pilot noticed that the altitude was too low and
rescinded the bail out order. Four had already bailed out without Mae Wests. The pilot was able to make a safe
landing at MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Four crewmembers drowned in Tampa Bay. Damaged taxying at MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 29Oct44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 25Jun45.
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
97823 (MSN 17-7188) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 4119th Base Unit (Mobile Air
Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 30Aug44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS 9Sep44. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 2Apr45. Damaged
taxying at Tulsa Field, OK 23May45. 138th Base Unit, Lake Charles, LA 16Oct45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical
School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 13Nov45. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN 7Jul46. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 8Jul46. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 30Aug46. 4168th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Sep46. Reclaimed 29May47.
97824 (MSN 17-7189) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 8Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 16Apr44. Fitted with Gee-H radio navigation system equipment. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3May44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*U],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 10May44. {first combat mission
29May44}. Battle damaged on a tactical mission to a bridge at Beautor, France 17Jul44. The plane landed
on return at RAF Manston, Kent. Eighth Air Force Service Command 17Jul44. Regained by Group 8Aug44.
Damaged taxying at Grafton Underwood 30Dec44. 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, the aircraft force landed with hydraulic system failure at RAF Woodbridge emergency landing ground,
Suffolk. Eighth Air Force Service Command 26Apr45. Regained by Group 15May45. {87 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
97825 (MSN 17-7190) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jun44.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*U], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 28Jun44. Named "Phyllis".
Modified for search and rescue, designated B-17H. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*L] Mar45. 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 5Sep45.
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.
97826 (MSN 17-7191) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Mar44. 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 28Apr44. 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 30Apr44. Badly damaged by debris from exploding aircraft at Rattlesden while preparing for mission
21Feb45. Salvaged 21Feb45
97827 (MSN 17-7192) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Mar44. 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 30Apr44. 751st Bomb Squadron [B], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 1May44. Named "MY MARY MYRTLE".
Modified with all guns, armament and turrets removed with a wooden floor built over the bomb bay. Operation
Revival mission to Hörsching (R-87), Linz, Austria 12May45 to bring home POWs at end of war. Damaged while
parked in collision by B-17G 42-97190 taxying at Hörsching 12May45. 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 14Jun45. 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. .
97828 (MSN 17-7193) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Mar44. 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. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*Q], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 28May44. Named *Queenie*. {35+ missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to Arnsberg,
Germany 9Feb45. Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 4Mar45.
97829 (MSN 17-7194) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 16Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Apr44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*O], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 4May44. Named "Regal Eagle".
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany
29Jul44 (9POW). The bombers encountered heavy flak over the target which disrupted the formation.
Damaged by flak, crashed Mannstedt, Germany. MACR 7813
97830 (MSN 17-7195) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Mar44. 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. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*E], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 1May44. {first combat mission 23May44}. {15 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha,
Leipzig, Germany 29Jun44 (8RTD:2KIA). Fell out of formation with No.2 propeller feathered. Nearing the
coast two were more feathered and the plane ditched in the North Sea. Enemy aircraft strafed the rescue
launch, sinking it and killing two crew members. Another launch arrived and took the rest to Great Yarmouth,
Norfolk. MACR 15236
97831 (MSN 17-7196) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 15Jun44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Gulfport Field, MS. Major damage in collision with parked B-17F 42-31002 while taxying at Gulfport
Field, MS 5Sep44. Damaged when force landed after engine failure at Gulfport Field, MS 17Mar45.
568th Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Greenwood Field, MS 19Mar45. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 19Jun45. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park
Field, FL 3Jul45. 3508th Base Unit (Technical School), Truax Field, Madison, WI 17Aug45.
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
97832 (MSN 17-7197) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Mar44. 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. 563rd Bomb Squadron [W], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall 1May44.
Named "Fairman Willie" . {first combat mission 23May44}. Battle damaged on a mission to a
railway marshalling yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44. Meagre flak was encountered crossing the French coast
in the Le Tréport area but very accurate flak at Poix-de-Picardie, France. 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. Destroyed on the ground by a major
German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. {19 missions}. Salvaged 2Jul44
97833 (MSN 17-7198) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Apr44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*L], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton
(Station 117), Huntingdonshire 26May44 Named "Silver Dollar". Failed to return from a mission to
railway marshalling yards at Stuttgart, Germany 9Dec44 (9RTD).. In mid air collision with 42-97170 .
97170 crashed, 97833 force landed at Le Bourget (A-54), Paris, France. Repaired and regained by Group
29Mar45. 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 28Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97834 (MSN 17-7199) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 16Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*J], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 4May44. Named "Mud in Yer Eye" (artwork of a pig ejecting a bomb)
aka "Terrible Termite" [named by the Terminello crew]. Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 11Sep44 (6KIA:3POW).
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Schuiedeberg, Germany. . MACR 8819.
97835 (MSN 17-7200) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Avon Park Field, FL 31Apr44. 325th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL Apr45. Personal injury accident thirty-five miles
northwest of Fort Myers, FL 7Apr45 [plane not damaged]. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
42-97836/97935 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-35-VE Fortress
MSN 17-7201/7300. 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: Two staggered nose side guns. Cheyenne tail
97836 (MSN 17-7201) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Mar44. 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. 709th Bomb Squadron [IE*P], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 1May44.
Named "Bugs Bunny Jr."" Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Oranienburg, Germany
15Mar45 (9POW). Struck by flak near Wittenburg, Germany, one burst tore off the nose compartment, another set
No.3 engine on fire. The aircraft dropped out of formation apparently under control at 20,000ft. A friendly fighter
reported the bomber crash landed in the area of Steinhuder Meer, Wunstorf, Germany; it did not explode after landing.
MACR 13043
97837 (MSN 17-7202) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. Crashed with mechanical failure at Galveston Field, TX 18Feb45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 18Jul45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Nov45. War Assets
Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
97838 (MSN 17-7203) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK Mar44. Roswell Field, NM 29Apr44. 3030th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 2Jun44. Assigned to 379th Bomb Group. 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. 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
97839 (MSN 17-7204) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12Mar44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 20Apr44. 3518th Base Unit, Factory School, Honeywell Regulator
Company, Minneapolis, MN 6Jul44. 3505th Base Unit (Technical School), Scott Field, Belleville, IL 17Mar45.
3518th Base Unit, Factory School, Honeywell Regulator Company, Minneapolis, MN 20Mar45. 3502nd Base
Unit (Technical School), Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 19Jul45. 4141st Base Unit (Air Material Command), Pyote
Field, TX 13Apr47. Reclaimed 31Mar49
97840 (MSN 17-7205) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Mar44. Roswell Field, NM 29Apr44. 3030th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 2Jun44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman
Field, AZ 1Oct44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 9Jun45.
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
97841 (MSN 17-7206) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Mar44. 396th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 15Apr44.
4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 12Dec44.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 5Jan45. 3505th Base Unit (Technical School),
Scott Field, Belleville, IL 18Sep45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 29Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
97842 (MSN 17-7207) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Mar44. Assigned to 385th Bomb Group, Lockbourne AAB,
Columbus, OH 9Apr44. Lambert Field, St Louis, MO 5May44. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 9May45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field,
Sebring, FL 24Sep45. 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
97843 (MSN 17-7208) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 4May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. 508th Bomb Squadron [YB*C], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 22May44. Damaged by engine fire on the ground at Polebrook 23Sep44. {57 missions}.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 1Jun45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL. Damaged in collision
with a parked B-17G on the ground at South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 9Nov45. Reclaimed 7Jun46
97844 (MSN 17-7209) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 13Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
336th Bomb Squadron [ET*R], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 20Apr44. 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 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 #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. 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.
Failed to return from a mission to the VDM industrial plant at Frankfurt-Heddernheim, Germany 9Mar45 (10POW).
The aircraft was hit by flak before the target but continued on the bomb run. After bomb release, it dropped out of
formation with No.3 engine on fire. The pilot dove the aircraft in an attempt to put out the fire but which caused
the engine to separate from the wing. He ordered the crew to bail out; four crew members bailed out over Egelsbach.
The aircraft was then hit in the tail by flak. Losing altitude and with three engines overheating, the remaining crew
rode the aircraft down to a crash landing in a field at Weisel, Germany. {97 missions}.
97845 (MSN 17-7210) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 7Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 350th Bomb Squadron,
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 1May44. Named BETTY BOOP - THE PISTOL PACKIN' MAMA
- artwork inspired by the Vargas' "Pistol Packin' Mama" Esquire centrefold of March 1944.
Failed to return from a mission to Berlin, Germany 24May44 (10POW). Flak damage, crashed Spornitz, four miles
southwest of Parchim, Germany. MACR 5151
97846 (MSN 17-7211) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Apr44. 569th Bomb Squadron [CC*F],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 4May44. Named "Belle of the Brawl"
{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. Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-6121
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 Mirgorod (Station 561),
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. 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 industrial,
oil and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44 (1WIA:8RTD). Struck by flak over the target,
the ball turret gunner was wounded. {72 missions}. Failed to return from a tactical mission to a
railway bridge at Kaiserlautern, Germany 2Jan45 (9POW). The plane was hit in the right wing
between No.3 and No.4 engines one minute after the target. It peeled out of formation to the right
under complete control with fire and smoke trailing from wing and fuel could be seen running
off the wing tip. The aircraft lost about 10,000ft and the crew bailed out. The right wing then blew
off, the wing and balance of the ship falling completely enveloped in flames. Crashed near Weidenthal,
northwest of Neustadt, Germany. Salvaged 6Apr45 MACR 11244.
97847 (MSN 17-7212) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 8Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor,
ME 14Apr44. 549th Bomb Squadron [XA*Q], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155),
Suffolk 22Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery
at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28May44 (10POW). Flak in the target area was moderate,
the formation encountered a large force of single and twin-engine Luftwaffe fighters over the city,
which proceeded to cause considerable damage to the bombers. Flak damaged No.4 engine.
Crashed at Albrechtshain, near Grimma, east of Leipzig, Germany.. MACR 5265
97848 (MSN 17-7213) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 8Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*M],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 4May44. 325th Bomb Squadron [JW*M].
Named "Silver Wings". Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Altenburg,
Germany 13Sep44 (7KIA:2RTD). Damaged by flak and shot down by enemy fighters. One engine was
disabled over the target area by flak and the plane was forced to lag behind the formation. It was
then attacked four times by two enemy fighters, a Bf 109 and a Fw 190. On the first attack the waist
gunner was seriously wounded and died within five minutes. During the last three attacks the tail
gunner was seriously wounded. The plane was forced to drop to 10,000ft after the first attack
because the oxygen and interphone systems were shot out. It was then struck by flak again
somewhere in the vicinity of the Ruhr valley. The pilot obtained two P-51 Mustang escort fighters
following that attack and they led the bomber to a landing strip at Schaffen, northeast of Diest,
Belgium about fifteen miles inside the Allied lines. The pilot attempted to land there in order to
obtain medical treatment for the tail gunner but the landing was unsuccessful and the plane
crashed in a wood, catching fire and exploded. Only one engine was functioning properly at the
time of the forced landing. Only two crew members survived the crash, the radio operator and the
engineer. MACR 10286
97849 (MSN 17-7214) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Mar44. 271st Base Unit
(Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 9May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26May44. 570th Bomb
Squadron [DI*O], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 27May44
Named "Liberty Belle" . {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 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. Damaged en route for a mission to Focke-Wulf aircraft
manufacturing works in Bremen, Germany 30Aug44. While crossing the North Sea, its crew noticed smoke coming
from one of the wings and was forced to turn back. Severely battle damaged on a mission to the Rheinmetall Borsig
armaments factory at Düsseldorf, Germany 9Sep44 (1WIA:8RTD). A minute before the bombs were released over the
target, anti-aircraft guns unleashed intense flak that completely engulfed the Group. The flak barrage had inflicted
such damage on the aircraft that the crew was forced to drop their bombs before they reached the target area just
so they could keep up with the rest of the formation. It struggled back to its home base and landed long after the other
thirty-nine bombers had returned from the mission. Severely battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling
yard at Chemnitz, Germany 14Feb45 (2KIA:1WIA:6RTD). The bomber is believed to have missed the target and bombed
an alternate target at Cheb, Sudetenland. Unable to return to base, the plane crash landed on a fighter airfield at
Ophoven (Y-32), Belgium. {65 missions}. Salvaged 18Feb45. The plane currently
flying as 42-97849 is actually 44-85734.
97850 (MSN 17-7215) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15Mar44. Roswell Field, NM 19Apr44. 3030th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 2Jun44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman
Field, AZ 1Oct44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 9Jun45.
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.
97851 (MSN 17-7216) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 14Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 4May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26May44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*K], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 3Jun44. Named QUALIFIED QUAIL. Probably named after the plane’s third mission when the
assigned crew became ‘qualified’. Artwork of a scantily clad young woman standing in profile, bending over
with her hands on her knee. Based on the 1944 Artist Sketch Pad Calendar by Earl MacPherson. Painted by
Tony Starcer. The officers dedicated each engine to their wives/girlfriends. No.1 engine NELLIE; No.2 engine
BETTY M; No.3 engine HELEN; No.4 engine BETTY J;
{first combat mission 5Jun44}. Battle damaged on a tactical mission to a railway bridge at Anizy-le-Château,
southwest of Laon, France 28Jun44. Flak over the target was meagre but struck the No.2 engine, blowing out
two cylinders. Battle damaged on a a mission to an oil refinery at Mockau, Leipzig, Germany 20Jul44.
Enemy fighters attacked before the squadron reached the I.P. The plane had a number of machine gun bullet
holes and was the last bomber remaining from the six of the low squadron. The pilot managed to join another
group and continued with the mission. Battle damaged on a mission to the Siebel Flugzeugwerke aircraft
factory at Halle, Germany 16Aug44. Close to the target, one of the engines lost power and the plane slipped
back from the squadron. Then the formation was subjected to a determined attack by enemy fighters and
came under attack from the rear. The oxygen system had been disabled and the crew turned to an alternate
target to jettison the bombs. Now lighter, the plane was able to catch up with the squadron. When the oxygen
was exhausted, the pilot dove down to skim the trees back to England. Reaching the Netherlands, the pilot
shut down a second engine and feathered the propeller and crossed the North Sea with two engines to conserve
fuel, landing safely at Bassingbourn. The plane had been extensively damaged. Upon taking out the fuel tanks,
an unexploded 20mm cannon shell was found inside one. Battle damaged during a mission to industrial, oil
and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44 (4WIA:5RTD). 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. A burst above
the plane sent shrapnel through the top window of the radio compartment. Another burst opened holes in the
fuselage by the radio compartment, destroying the liaison radio set. More shrapnel came through the pilot’s
windshield, striking the pilot on his right shoulder. He reflexively pulled back on the throttles sending the
plane into a dive. The pilot had been spun round by the force but the co-pilot restored power to the engines
and recovered the plane’s position in formation. Then the co-pilot was struck by flak shrapnel and briefly
became unconscious. Another flak burst knocked the bombardier out of his seat but he recovered in time to
release the bomb load over the target. Then a waist gunner was badly wounded. Returning from the target,
No.1 engine lost power and No.3 engine was disabled. The No.3 propeller was feathered and the No.1 engine
later came good again. The ground crew found that one wing spar was almost cut through. Failed to return
from a mission to a road suspension bridge at Deutz, Cologne, Germany 14Jan45 (9RTD). Flak over the target
was heavy and caused damage to the plane. Another burst damaged No.4 engine but the propeller could not
be feathered. The pilot lowered the landing gear to show that he was pulling out of formation. Friendly fighters
escorted the bomber as far as Ghent, Belgium. Over the allied front line, the plane was at 18,000 feet but losing
altitude at one hundred feet per minute. At about 15,000 feet, the No.4 propeller began to burn off. Heating up,
the propeller shaft bent so that the propeller was cutting into the cowling. The No.4 propeller came loose
and took the No.3 propeller with it. No.1 engine was leaking oil and not pulling full power. At that point the
pilot elected to force land behind allied lines on the continent and was given a heading to airfield B-53 at
Merville, France. In poor weather and unable to find an airfield, seven of the crew bailed out. The two pilots
remained to force land about five miles north of Denain, France. Major flak damage was evident all over the
bomber and the ball turret had been pushed up into the fuselage during the landing. Salvaged 28Jan45. {75 missions}.
97852 (MSN 17-7217) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 4May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 22May44.
Failed to return from a mission to Mannheim, Germany 14Aug44 (6POW:3EVD). Flak over the target was accurate and
intense. During the bomb run the bomber was struck by flak which severed the aileron and rudder controls
throwing the aircraft out of control but the pilot managed to regain control of the disabled aircraft. He ordered the
crew to be prepared to bail out in the event the aircraft became uncontrollable. While executing a turn the aircraft
departed controlled flight and six of the crew bailed out at 26,000ft over the Strasbourg area in France.
Again the pilot managed to regain control of the aircraft and continued to head westwards until the aircraft ran out of fuel.
The remaining three crew bailed out about twelve miles southwest of Le Mans in France which was within Allied lines
and the plane crashed. MACR 8425
97853 (MSN 17-7218) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 13May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26May44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*O], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 4Jun44. Named "Lucky Linda", Battle damaged on a mission 19Jul44 (1KIA). Returning
from a training mission, the pilot levelled off too high, landed hard and the left landing gear collapsed at
Molesworth 18Sep44. Salvaged 21Sep44
97854 (MSN 17-7219) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 31Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Apr44. Assigned 390th Bomb Group. Ferried from RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador en route Meeks Field,
Keflavik, Iceland 9Apr44 (10RTD). The pilot became lost because of radio problems and deteriorated weather.
With fuel exhaustion the aircraft was crash landed on the ice of Lageons Fjord, South East Greenland.
It eventually sank through the ice. Registration N9094V assigned 14Aug95 to Institute of Aeronautical
Archaeological Research of Auburn, California; cancelled 9Apr13. Attempts to locate the airframe have been unsuccessfu
97855 (MSN 17-7220) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 4Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*A], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire 8May44. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation
Overlord to Luftwaffe airfields in France 9Jul44. On return the aircraft crash landed on Sandwich Flats,
Kent between two minefields. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 10Jul44.
97856 (MSN 17-7221) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 7Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
335th Bomb Squadron [OE*W], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 1May44. 3
36th Bomb Squadron [ET*R]. {18 missions}. Failed to return from Munich, Germany 12Jul44 (10KIA). Crashed
Neubiburg, Germany MACR 7500
97857 (MSN 17-7222) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 7Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*N], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk 1May44. Departed as a spare aircraft on a mission 20May44 but not required.
On return to base landing in poor visibility, the aircraft skidded and nosed over in soft ground. \When
it fell back it buckled the fuselage and tail. Salvaged 21May44.
97858 (MSN 17-7223) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 2Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 30Apr44.
412th Bomb Squadron [QW*Y], 95th Bomb Group, 1May44. Named "Carmen's Folly/Lady Fortune"
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 Kharkov, Ukraine later that evening. Operated a mission to the oil refinery and railway
marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44, continuing on to Foggia #2, Tortorella, 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 Horham 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 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 #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 Cologne, Germany 10Jan45
(3POW:6KIA). With No.2 engine on fire, the aircraft exploded at 11,000ft before the crew could bail out.
It crashed at Ökover Straße, Cologne, Germany. {82 missions}. . MACR 11743
97859 (MSN 17-7224) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26May44. 418th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 27May44. Named "Any Gum Chum?" Failed to return from a supply
drop for Operation Zebra 25Jun44 (4EVD:1KIA:4POW). Damaged by flak, crashed SE of La Ferte-Vidame, NW
of Chartres, France. MACR 6542
97860 (MSN 17-7225) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25May44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*L], 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 4Jun44. Substantially damaged in an accident landing at
Molesworth 20Feb45. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22May45. Returned to US.
1407th Base Unit, European Wing, Air Transport Command, Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45.
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 13Jun45.
To 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.
97861 (MSN 17-7226) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 19Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 15May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26May44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*C], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 31May44. Named "Iza Vailable". Battle damaged on a mission to Cologne, Germany 10Jan45
(8RTD:1KIA). The aircraft had a mid-air collision with B-17G, 42-39875 just after bomb release. Both B-17s
were tossed around for several minutes before being brought under control by their pilots. The tail gunner was
killed when the tail compartment was severed from his B-17. The pilot made a forced landing at airfield B-53 at
Merville, France. Salvaged by 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville. MACR 11576
97862 (MSN 17-7227) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 21Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18May44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44. 401st Bomb Group.
Ferried from RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 31May/1Jun44.
The crew, after their long transatlantic flight, had decided to divert to Nutts Corner (Station 235),
Belfast, Northern Ireland, which was situated some ten miles from the city. Dense low cloud
enveloped the hills surrounding the city of Belfast, Northern Ireland on the morning of 1Jun44.
The pilot was informed to hold. In doing so, the inexperienced crew became disorientated and
lost their bearings, with tragic consequences for all on-board. Crashed and caught fire on Cavehill,
on northern outskirts of Belfast (10KIS). Salvaged by Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597),
County Antrim, Northern Ireland 6Aug44
97863 (MSN 17-7228) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 15May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26May44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*S], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk May44.
Named "Shack Rat". {first combat mission 6Jun44}. {25 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44 (9POW). Flak over the target was heavy and
knocked out two engines, the No.3 and No.4 propellers were feathered. The aircraft remained airborne for another eight
minutes but was unable to keep up with the rest of the formation. It was last seen about 12km north of Zeitz, falling further
behind, losing altitude and heading south. Aboard the aircraft all of the crew bailed out and were captured. It crashed
about 2¾km west of Bad Bibra at a place named "Mordgraben" (murder ditch), some 48km further west of the last seen
location. It appears that the aircraft exploded in mid?air with parts falling within a radius of 2 km. MACR 7821
97864 (MSN 17-7229) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44.
728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 11Apr44.
Named AIN’T MISS BEHAVEN. While the crew of this plane was still in training, the pilot was married in
Dalhart, Texas, just before going to England. He chose this name for their plane because of his newly married status.
This name comes from the popular jazz classic 'Ain’t Misbehavin’” (Savin’ My Love For You) which was recorded by
pianist and singer Fats Waller. WHY WORRY. The crew were at the airfield in Deopham Green coming up with clever
names for their plane. A short time earlier the King and Queen of England had been invited to view another American
Eighth Air Force airfield. Some of the nose art on the B-17’s there was risqué in nature so the commanders covered
up a lot of the planes so that the Queen would not be offended by the names or nose art on them. The crew had chosen s
everal clever names, but because of the incident with the Queen, their commanders kept telling them they could not
use any of the names they had come up with. After being frustrated, one crew member said “Ah, why worry about it”,
and they had just about given up the idea of naming their plane. Then another crew member said “That’s it, we’ll
name her ‘Why Worry’”. .Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic
oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44 (10POW). En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt,
the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. On the first pass they damaged No.4 engine which
caught fire with the flames damaging the right horizontal stabiliser. A second enemy attack started a fire in the
waist gun area. The bomber crashed at Merzhausen, northnorthwest of Frankfurt, Germany. MACR 4779
97865 (MSN 17-7230) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 20Mar44. Flexible Gunnery School, Yuma Field, AZ 26Apr44. Palm
Springs Field, CA 1May44. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma Field, AZ. Damaged in collision
with parked B-17G 42-97613 while taxying with mechanical failure at Yuma Field, AZ 9Oct44. Crashed into
the ground and destroyed by fire one miles east of Yuma Field, AZ 2Feb45 (4KIS). Reclaimed 1Mar45
97866 (MSN 17-7231) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 20Mar44. Flexible Gunnery School, Yuma Field, AZ 26Apr44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun45. 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.
97867 (MSN 17-7232) delivereed Denver Mar 21, 1944, Yums Apr 26, 1944 614th Bombardment Squadron 401st Bombardment Group
8th Air Force (RAF Deenethorpe Airfield) Station USAAF-128 Northamptonshire England
Forced Landing Sep 13, 1944 at an Airfield in Belgium Due to (2) Engines Failed While on a Misison on
The I. G. Farben Synthetic Oil Refinery at Merseburg Germany. All (10) Crew Survived and Flown By C-47
Back to Home Base. Repaired. Returned to U.S.A. in 1945. To RFC January 7, 1946 at Walnut Ridge
Army Airfield Arkansas. . Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
97868 (MSN 17-7233) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 20Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible
Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 4May44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hobbs Field, NM 27Jun45. 3008th Base Unit, Pilot School, Basic, Minter Field, Bakersfield, CA 13Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Cal-Aero Field, Ontario, CA for storage and disposal 12Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Sharp & Fellows Contracting Company Jul46; scrapped
97869 (MSN 17-7234) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 19May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44.
614th Bomb Squadron [IW*H], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 8Jun44.
615th Bomb Squadron [IY*A]. Named "Hula Girl, Maid to Order". {37 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Nordstern, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 16Feb45
(5POW:3KIA:1EVD). Damaged by flak in the right wing, expoded and crashed just north of Rheezerveen,
Hardenberg, Netherlands. MACR 12444.
97870 (MSN 17-7235) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44. 327th Bomb Squadron [UX*Y], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 2Jun44. Fuel exhaustion on return from a tactical mission in support
of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Giessen, Germany 24Dec44 (6KIA:2INJ:1RTD). With bad
weather at Podington, the bomber crash landed two miles south of Bury St. Edmunds, attempting to land at
Rougham (Station 468), Suffolk. Salvaged 24Dec44.
97871 (MSN 17-7236) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 22Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22May44.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*P], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 27May44.
Named "Bundles Of Trouble" {first combat mission 6Jun44}. {31 missions}. 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. Failed to return from a mission to the Rheinmetall Borsig armaments
factory at Düsseldorf, Germany 9Sep44 (9KIA). A minute before the bombs were released over the target,
anti-aircraft guns unleashed intense flak that completely engulfed the Group. A direct flak hit struck the
bomb bay just after the bombs had been released. The aircraft exploded, causing a chain reaction across
the group, and crashed at Hubbelrath, Düsseldorf, Germany.. MACR 8915
97872 (MSN 17-7237) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 22Mar44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25May44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*A], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 1Jun44. Named "Rosie's Sweat Box" Failed to takeoff for a tactical mission
in support of Operation Market Garden to Nijmegen, Netherlands 17Sep44 (8KIA:1DOI). The aircraft did not
gain enough height to clear a hedge at the end of the runway and crashed onto the Weldon to Oundle Road,
exploding with a full load of fuel and bombs, killing all but the tail gunner
who died the next day.
97873 (MSN 17-7238) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 22Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 22Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 16May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 29May44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [Y], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136),
Suffolk 1Jun44 Named "Sack Happy"– artwork of a pilot lying in bed snoring. {first combat mission 15Jun44}.
Accident during the formation for a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee,
Magdeburg, Germany 20Jun44 (10RTD). The bomber was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-97820 as
the bombers approached the French coast at 18,000ft, the aircraft inexplicably going out of control. The B-17s collided
and then hit a second time. The least damaged, this bomber returned to base and was repaired. 97820 crashed.
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 in southern Italy. Operated a mission to railway marshalling yards at Beziers,
France and landed back at Knettishall 5Jul44. Battle damaged during a mission to the industrial area of Munich,
Germany 13Jul44. Aborted and returned to Knettishall after being hit by flak in the Brussels area en route to the
target. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 29Jul44 (1WIA:9RTD). Flak was encountered at the target which was intense and accurate, wounding a
waist gunner. 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 Braunkohlen 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. Accident during takeoff for a mission
to the Deschimag shipyards at Bremen, Germany 24Feb45. As the plane started to lift off the reduction gears in No.3 engine
sheared causing it to overspeed. The propeller would not feather but the plane was travelling too fast to stop safely on
the runway. Barely clearing some trees at the end of the runway and with the landing gear still down, the pilot attempted
to force land ahead. Hitting a hummock with the wheels, it bounced over a small stream and between two telegraph
poles, one of which demolished a section of right wing. A grove of trees tore up the left outer wing then the left landing
gear collapsed as the plane skidded across a ploughed field and was stopped by another tree. The crew escaped
without injury and were back in combat the following day. {71 missions}. Salvaged 25Feb45.
97874 (MSN 17-7239) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 22Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Avon Park Field, FL 24Apr44.
Des Moines Municipal Airport, IA 29Apr44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL.
Damaged taxying at Avon Park 7Nov44. Accident during landing ten miles northeast of Avon Park 4May45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 22Aug45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
97875 (MSN 17-7240) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 22Mar44. Sioux City AAB, IA 26Apr44. 2140th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Smyrna Field, TN 9Oct44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 14Oct44. Crashed into a residential neighbourhood, damaging
and setting fire to two houses, in Sioux City after departing the air base nearby 2Dec44 (9KIS).
Salvaged 3Dec44. Reclaimed 16Dec44
97876 (MSN 17-7241) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 22Mar44. Sioux City AAB, IA 26Apr44. 224th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA. Damaged in mid-air collision with B-17G 42-107158
and crashed at Sioux City AAB 11Oct44. Reclaimed 2Nov44
97877 (MSN 17-7242) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Mar44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX as mock-up 17Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 31May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. 835th Bomb Squadron [H8*D], 486th Bomb Group,
Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 29Jun44. {first combat mission 1Aug44}. {3 missions}. Battle damaged,
Hamburg, Germany 4Aug44. Salvaged 9Aug44
97878 (MSN 17-7243) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 23Mar44. Rapid City Field, SD 26Apr44. 225th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 1May45. 236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Pyote Field, TX 8Jul45. 426th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Mountain Home
Field, ID 25Aug45. 231st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alamogordo Field, NM 3Sep45.
Damaged while parked in collision by RB-17F 42-30983 at Mines Field, Los Angeles, CA 29Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 15Nov45
97879 (MSN 17-7244) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Mar44. 88th Bomb Group,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jun44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*E], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 15Jun44. Failed to return from a tactical mission in
support of Operation Overlord to a Luftwaffe airfield at Chartres, France 1Aug44 (8KIA:1POW -
324th Bomb Squadron crew). At the target the flak was meagre to moderate but accurate for the group.
The plane received a direct hit under the pilot’s compartment, went down in a tight spin and was seen
to crash at Chartres, France. MACR 2897
97880 (MSN 17-7245) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Mar44. 88th Bomb Group,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 29May44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*F], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 15Jun44. Named *Little Miss Mischief*– artwork of a topless lady
holding a dog under her arm. Painted by Tony Starcer{first combat mission 18Jun44}. Damaged in
collision with a Douglas A-20 Havoc taxying at Bassingbourn 20Jun44. Battle damaged during a mission
to industrial, oil and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44 (2WIA:7RTD). During the mission the
bomber was seriously damaged by flak on approach to the target, tearing open a large hole in the left
waist at the ball turret and almost cutting the aircraft in two. Rudder trim and control cables were severed
but later patch repaired to enable the plane to fly stably. Two gunners were wounded; the ball turret
gunner was trapped in his turret. The landing gear had to be lowered manually but the plane landed
safely on return to Bassingbourn. 441st Sub Depot, Bassingbourn. The relatively undamaged front of
the aircraft was joined with the rear portion of 42-31405 ‘Wallaroo Mark II’ which had crash landed
on a non-combat flight 7Aug44 and been declared salvage. Parts of 13 other aircraft were also used
in the repair. Sub Depot records show these repalrs: 1: Repaired right wing tip. 2: Repaired large hole
station 29 right wing. 3: Repaired large hole in trailing edge, right wing and flap station 12. 4:
Repaired hole in wing station 29 left wing. 5: Repaired left leading edge, station 16. 6: Installed
station 6 to station 11 complete (camouflaged area) 7: Installed rear gun enclosure. 8: Installed
fin and rudder. 9: installed right stabiliser and elevator. 10: Installed left stabiliser and elevator. :
11. Repaired and rigged all control cables from station 6 back. 12: Riveted longeron at station 6.
The resulting aircraft was unusual in that whilst ‘Little Miss Mischief’ was natural metal finish,
‘Wallaroo Mark II’ was painted olive drab, resulting in an aircraft with a silver Vega built front
and Boeing built olive drab rear. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Cologne, Germany 6Jan45; force landed at Merville (B-53), France. 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville.
Returned to Group. Lost power from an engine taking off en route for a mission to the Luftwaffe
airfield at Fassberg, Germany 4Apr45. Crash landed when the landing gear collapsed during the
force landing back at Bassingbourn. {50+ missions}.
97881 (MSN 17-7246) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 24Mar44. 271st Base Unit
(Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29May44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*N],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Jun44. 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
97882 (MSN 17-7247) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 20May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*K], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 4Jun44. Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-97357 while taxying
at Ridgewell 2Oct44. {81+ missions}. Salvaged 14Jun45.
97883 (MSN 17-7248) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 24Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29May44. 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 1Jun44. Failed to return from a tactical mission in support of Operation
Overlord to Luftwaffe airfields in France in Dunkirk area 12Jun44 (7KIA:2RTD). The plane was hit by flak over
Dunkirk. No.3 engine caught fire and the fire spread to engine No.4. Engines No.1 and No.2 were also damaged.
The pilot left the formation in a dive in an attempt to put out the fire, but each time he levelled out the fire
would start again. While flying parallel to the English coast, he ordered his crew to bail out. Crashed off Calais,
France. Three survivors were picked up by a British minesweeper, but one died later from exposure. MACR 6521
97884 (MSN 17-7249) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 24Mar44. Tyndall Field, Panama City, FL 27Apr44. Air Service Command,
Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 30Apr44. Tyndall Field, Panama City, FL 4May44. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 2Sep44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 22Sep44. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH. Damaged in ground collision with B-17E 41-9070 at Lockbourne AAB 19Apr45.
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
97885 (MSN 17-7250) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 24Mar44. Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 27Apr44. 5th Ferrying
Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 5May44. Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 7May44. 2118th Base Unit,
Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 2Jun44. 2539th Base Unit, Fighter Gunnery School, Foster Field, Victoria, TX 6Jun44.
2117th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 9Jun44. 2126th Base Unit
(Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 11Aug44. 2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible
Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 1Feb45. 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
97886 (MSN 17-7251) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Mar44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 27Apr44. Pueblo AAB, CO 2May44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 18Nov44. 4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Technical Service Command),
Middletown Air Depot, PA 21Jul45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field,
Sebring, FL 26Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 29Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97887 (MSN 17-7252) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Mar44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 27Apr44. Assigned to 457th Bomb Group. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 17Nov44. Damaged in collision with B-17F 42-5926 on the ground
at Enid, OK 18Sep45. 2518th Base Unit (Pilot School, Advanced, Two Engine), Enid Field, OK 20Sep45.
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
97888 (MSN 17-7253) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 26Mar44. Kingman Field, AZ 26Apr44. 3018th Base Unit
(Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 4May44. Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 42-97888
while taxying at Kingman Field 9Dec44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hobbs Field, NM 24Jun45. 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.
97889 ((MSN 17-7254) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29May44. 748th Bomb Squadron [J], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 30May44. Named *Fish n Chips*. 750th Bomb Squadron.
Substantially damaged in an accident landing at Glatton 8Jul44. Salvaged 9Jul4
97890 (MSN 17-7255) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29May44. 524th Bomb Squadron [WA*U], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 12Jun44. Named "Queen of Hearts"
Badly battle damaged during a tactical mission to bomb a bridge at Coulanges-sur-Yonne, France 25Jun44
(2KIA:1POW). Over Paris, on the way back from the target, a burst of flak hit the nose of the aircraft directly.
The nose was blown completely off and the metal section was mushroomed back. The bombardier had most
of one leg blown off, the other leg fractured, one arm fractured, and serious internal injuries. Flak continued
to hit from then on. The aircraft vibrated tremendously. The pilot ordered the crew to prepare to bail out and,
thinking he heard bail out, the navigator jumped. Seeing a parachute open caused the tail gunner to bail out
as well. The pilot and co-pilot remained at their controls to keep the plane in the air. In the meantime, the
bombardier crawled back to the escape hatch and was without oxygen. The pilot turned away from the
formation in order to get away from the flak. No.2 and No.3 engines had been hit and were inoperative.
The No.2 propeller wouldn’t feather and caused vibration in the aircraft. The crew was determined to get back
to England if at all possible to save the bombardier’s life. Two of the crew finally managed to pull him back
to the top turret. A terrific blast of cold air was coming through the plane so they tied him to the turret.
Then they gave him morphine and tied a tourniquet around his bad leg and bandaged his other wounds.
In the meantime, the bomber had approached the English Channel where the weather was very bad, and was
steadily losing altitude. Arriving at the English coast, the pilot had to let down through a thin layer of clouds
and broke out over England with poor visibility. The bomber landed safely at RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire although
one tire was punctured by flak. The Bombardier had died from lack of blood before landing.
MACR 6838 written for the lost crewmen.
Transferred to 379th BG, 524th BS (named "Lil Satan").
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg,
Germany 28Sep44 (2KIA:7POW). Damaged by flak, exploded and crashed at Niederndodeleben, Hohe Börde, Germany
MACR 9364.
97891 (MSN 17-7256) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 22May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29May44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*M], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 17Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to motor industry targets in Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 (9POW).
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Zichow, SE of Prenzlau, Germany. MACR 5981
97892 (MSN 17-7257) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 26May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jun44.
324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 15Jun44. Failed to return
from mission to Hamburg, Germany 20Jun44 (8KIA:1POW). Flak damaged No.1 & No.2 engines, then another hit amidships
followed by an explosion. The aircraft crashed at Schenfeld/Holstein, west of Hamburg, Germany. MACR 5982
97893 (MSN 17-7258) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 23May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 30May44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*M], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 12Jun44.
303r Bomb group, 427th Bomb Squadron. Named "Minnie the Moocher"--1931 song by Cab Calloway.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg,
Germany 28Sep44 (5KIA:4POW). Atttacked by enemy fighters, cannon fire killed four of the crew members.
Four other crew members managed to bail out as the bomber fell to earth and crashed at Schladen, Germany. MACR 9413
97894 (MSN 17-7259) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Mar44. Rapid City Field, SD 26Apr44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 1May44. Damaged landing at Rapid City Field 2May45. Fatal accident taxying
with mechanical failure at Rapid City Field 29Jun45 (1KIS). Reclaimed 4Aug45
97895 (MSN 17-7260) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Avon Park Field, FL 24Apr44. Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 30Apr44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL.
Substantially damaged landing at Avon Park Field, FL 6Jul44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Personal accident caused by mechanical failure ten miles northeast of
Avon Park Field, FL 29Apr45 [plane not damaged]. Damaged taxying at Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long
Island, NY 6Aug45. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 11Aug45.
To 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
97896 (MSN 17-7261) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 1Jun44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*X], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 10Jun44. Named "Miss America" – artwork of a bikini-clad Miss America sitting on an outline of the USA.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 13Sep44 (1KIA:8RTD). Flak caused severe damage killing the tail gunner. The plane had over 100 holes
including a direct hit in the nose. Several holes in engine cowlings damaging superchargers and wing fuel tanks
were punctured. Trim control cables were severed and the plane returned home in a nose up attitude. The plane
arrived back at base with the right and tail tires punctured but the pilot made a good landing. Battle damaged
on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Kassel, Germany 1Jan45. On return, force landed at Rougham
(Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Mobile Repair Unit, 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 1Jan45 for battle damage repair. Regained by Group 21Jan45. Transferrd to 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’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.
97897 (MSN 17-7262) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 28Mar44. Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 27Apr44.
Jacksonville Field, FL 6May44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS. 2118th Base Unit,
Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL. Crashed landing at Ellington Field, Houston, TX 25May44. Salvaged 26May44.
97898 (MSN 17-7263) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 24May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Jun44.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*Z], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 3Jun44. 860th Bomb
Squadron, 493rd Bomb Group, Debach (Station 152), Suffolk. Little Walden (Station 165), Essex Mar45.
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 1Apr45. Substantially damaged in an accident landing at Debach 29May45.
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 21Oct45.
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
97899 (MSN 17-7264) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 6Jun44. 748th Bomb Squadron [S], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 7Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Münster, Germany 28Oct44 (6POW:3KIA).
Heavy flak damage, crashed near Hamburg, Germany. MACR 10178.
97900 (MSN 17-7265) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 28May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 6Jun44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 7Jun44.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97901 (MSN 17-7266) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 28May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 6Jun44. 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 7Jun44.
Named "Helena". Damaged landing on return from a practice mission, the plane ran out of runway and ground
looped at Deopham Green 28Oct44. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil
refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 19Mar45 (9RTD). 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 damaging the plane and disabling two engines. The bomb load was jettisoned and the pilot headed for an
emergency airfield in Poland. Crash landed in a field near Radomsko, Poland. Salvaged 28Mar45. Crew stayed
with Russians until 4May45, flying back to base on a repaired B-17 from Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
97902 (MSN 17-7267) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1
3Jun44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 24Jun44.
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 6Jul44. Failed to return from a
mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 9Mar45
(9RTD). Flak hit the number three engine and then its number one. The crew jettisoned the bombs and left the
formation. When the third engine cut out, the crew bailed out, just south of German lines over Allied territory
97903 (MSN 17-7268) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 28May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jun44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*Z], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 11Jun44. 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 1Jul44
97904 (MSN 17-7269) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 29May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jun44.
Damaged taxying at RCAF Gander, Newfoundland 6Jun44. 729th Bomb Squadron [R-], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham
Green (Station 142), Norfolk 7Jun44 Named*Lady Jeannette*. May have been named after the town
in Pennsylvania, or the large glass company located there. Another possibility is the plane being named after the
famous singer of that era, Jeannette MacDonald. The third possibility might have it named after a girlfriend of the pilot
Failed to return from a tactical mission to front line strong points around Metz and Thionville, France 9Nov44 (4KIA:5RTD).
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. The aircraft was
badly hit by flak, three of the engines caught fire and were inoperable. The fires were so fierce that they were reaching
the tail of the stricken aircraft. Further fires within the fuselage started when flares were ignited, and this rapidly
caught a hold. Hydraulic lines were severed and the liquid from within was jettisoned onto the burning fuselage.
With communication lines cut and unable to contact the crew, both pilots had some difficult decisions to make.
They had not yet reached the target, the aircraft still held its bomb load and they were deep into occupied territory.
The crew too had suffered badly at the hands of the anti-aircraft fire. The engineer was wounded in the leg and the
radio operator’s arm was severed below the elbow causing great pain and loss of blood. He would die very quickly
if medical help was not found. Despite the quick thinking and application of tourniquet by fellow crew members,
he soon passed out and fell unconscious. The pilots decided that jettisoning the injured radio operator would not
result in his receiving medical help and so they would drop the bombs and head for the nearest allied territory
where they could crash land. Doing this would risk not only the life of the radio operator, but that of the crew and
themselves should the stricken aircraft explode. Over the target, they released their bombs and flew alone towards
allied territory. Flying low over the village of Hattonville, the aircraft was seen to swerve avoiding a church and homes.
At this point, the co-pilot personally crawled through the aircraft and instructed the crew to bail out. Three chutes
were seen by local people, two fell to earth and the third became entangled on the stabiliser and was trapped.
A further three were seen moments later, all these escaped. The co-pilot decided to remain with the captain and try
to land the aircraft with the radio operator on board. With only one working engine, they brought the aircraft down
through a series of tight turns and at only 100 feet from safety the aircraft banked and exploded. Crashing to earth
it again suffered a second explosion and disintegrated killing all three crew members on board and the crew member
still attached to the tail. Crashed at Hattonville, France. Salvaged 18Nov44
Pilot and co-pilot both posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
97905 (MSN 17-7270) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 30May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Jun44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*R], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 19Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to the industrial area of Munich, Germany 13Jul44 (9INT).
Moderate accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with intense flak at the target. Damaged by
flak, force landed at Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland. MACR 7503
97906 (MSN 17-7271) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center,
Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Jun44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 4Jul44. Named MISS TALLAHASSEE LASSEE.
Painted by Sgt Eugene Townsend (32BS/301BG). Air Depot 20Apr45. Salvaged 25Apr45
97907 (MSN 17-7272) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31Mar44. 88th Bomb Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 12Jun44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 21Jun44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 3Jul44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City
Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 25Jul45. 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
97908 (MSN 17-7273) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. 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 30May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jun44. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command),
Rome Field, NY 17Jul44. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 4Aug44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 23Oct44. 3rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic Wing, 30Dec44.
311th Photographic Wing, Buckley Field, CO 15Feb45. 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic
Wing, Grenier Field, Manchester, NH 9Sep45. 503rd Base Unit, North Atlantic Division, Air Transport Command,
Washington National Airport, DC 31Mar46. 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic Wing,
McChord Field, Tacoma, WA 11Apr46. 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 311th Photographic Wing, 21Apr46.
97909 (MSN 17-7274) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 14Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Jun44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 13Jul44.
{first combat mission 16Jul44}. Failed to return from a mission to oil and aircraft targets at Vienna, Austria
16Jul44 (10EVD). As the bomber came off the target it was struck by heavy flak which disabled No.4 engine
and damaged the supercharger on No.3 engine. The plane started a slow spiral to the right, losing altitude
and dropping out of formation. Loose equipment was jettisoned as the plane headed for Yugoslavia.
About twenty-five miles southwest of Lake Balaton, and now down to 4,000ft, the plane was struck by
ground fire. Crash landed two miles east of Koprivnica, Croatia, Yugoslavia. The crew was assisted by
partisans in evading capture and return to Italy. MACR 6857.
97910 (MSN 17-7275) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 353rd Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 4Jul44. Battle damaged on a mission to the
aircraft engine factories at Wiener Neudorf, Austria 26Jul44. Damaged landing at Lucera 9Nov44.
Damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria 18Nov44. On return from
the target damaged in a mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6549. The collision occurred about five
minutes prior to the group formation passing over the Yugolslav coast to cross the Adriatic Sea.
Plane #549 was in the lead when No.2 engine started to lose oil. It dropped back and down out of
formation and the propeller was feathered. As that plane started to rejoin the formation, plane #910
crossed over the top to take the lead position. It dropped down onto #549 and the propellers struck
its tail. The tail of #549 was sheared off, the plane rolled over, went into a spin and crashed.
This plane returned safely to base. Salvaged
97911 (MSN 17-7276) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. 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 29Jun44. 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 Jul44. Damaged on return from a mission to the oil
refinery and adjacent chemical works at Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 31Jan45 (1KIA:3INJ).
The plane returned with a 500-pound RDX bomb hung up in the bomb bay; all attempts to dislodge
the bomb in flight failed. On landing, the bomb came loose and fell through a bomb bay door,
hitting the steel runway matting and detonated. The concussion killed a waist gunner and three
other crew members were injured. Salvaged.
97912 (MSN 17-7277) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 302nd Base Unit
(Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Jun44 Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 4Jul44.. Named "Purple Heart Kid" Battle damaged by flak
on a mission to the Daimler-Benz Tiger tank engine factory at Berlin, Germany 24Mar45. Condemned 26Mar45
97913 (MSN 17-7278) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery and adjacent chemical works at
Moosbierbaum, Vienna, Austria 28Aug44 (7POW:3EVD). Fire started in the top turret on the way to
the target. As it spread through the aircraft the cew bailed out. Crashed near Duga Resa, Croatia, Yugoslavia
.MACR 11273. 7 became POW, 3 were picked up by Tito's partisans and were returned to friendly territory.
97914 (MSN 17-7279) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 4Jul44. 419th Bomb Squadron. Damaged landing 8Feb45. Air Depot 17Apr45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 14Jan46. Salvaged Belgian/Dutch coast 11Feb47
97915 (MSN 17-7280) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 2Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7,
Amendola, Italy 4Jul44,named "Wolf Pack". {first combat mission 15Jul44}. Battle damaged
on a mission to the Schaffgotsch Benzin synthetic oil refinery at Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal, Prussia 22Aug44
(1WIA:9RTD). Flak shrapnel wounded the tail gunner. {15 missions}. 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 onesided, 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. During the
German fighter attack, the two right-hand engines were hit and damaged. The crew jettisoned the bombs and
hid in the cloud, turning back towards Italy. Although the bomber did not burn, the damaged engines lost power
and the plane was steadily dropping behind the formation. It continued to lose height even after the crew
dropped armor, the ball turret, weapons, ammunition, and other apparatus. Several miles north of Balaton,
Hungary the pilot decided to crash land at Környe-Kömlöd, Hungary. The hard landing in the crops went unharmed,
and the Hungarian gendarme arrived for the nine crew members in less than an hour; the navigator escaped but
pursuers caught him within a few days. . MACR 7950.
97916 (MSN 17-7281) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 20Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Jun44. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 29Jul44. Failed to
return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards in Vienna, Austria 15Jan45 (11EVD). No.2 engine
failed and had mechanical problems with the bomb bay doors. Jettisoned the bombs and the crew bailed
out over Yugoslavia and were assisted in evading capture by partisans. Crashed Srebrenica, Bosnia, Yugoslavia. Crew returned to base 17Jan45.
97917 (MSN 17-7282) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Apr44. 36 Street Airport Miami, FL. Fuel consumption
test for Ferry Command 20Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jul44.
1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Aug44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Aug44. Force landed behind Soviet lines.
Repaired by Soviet Air Force. 890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiment), Balbasova,
Orsha, Belorussia. Returned to USAAF. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). 10th Headquarters and Base
Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 18Jan46. Reclaimed Germany 9Jan4
97918 (MSN 17-7283) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 20Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Jun44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria 12Mar45 (10POW).
With engine failure and a failed turbocharger, the crew jettisoned their bombs but was unable to remain
with the formation despite using takeoff power on remaining engines. Last seen turning back to base north
of Ybbs, Austria. Crashed near Keszthely on the western shores of Lake Balaton, Hungary. MACR 12992
97919 (MSN 17-7284) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 9Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy Jul44. Crash landed after takeoff from Sterparone 17Oct44 [6INJ:5RTD]. After it took off
on a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia, No.3 engine blew a cylinder head.
The pilot circled to land but the runway was lined with bombers taking off. He began circling again
when No.1 engine began vibrating badly. A loss of airspeed resulted in a crash landing in a plowed
field about a mile from the runway. The bombardier was seriously injured with a fractured skull
and broken arm when he was thrown through the Plexiglas nose as the plane skidded to a stop.
Five other crew members received less serious injuries. Salvaged.
97920 (MSN 17-7285) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Apr44. 271st Base Unit
(Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 29Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Jul44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 11Jul44. {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. Severely battle damaged
on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 21Sep44 (10RTD). With two engines
damaged, the bomber crash landed at Amendola. {final combat mission 19Dec44}.{30 missions}. Fate not known
97921 (MSN 17-7286) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center, Air Force Plant #3, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Apr44. 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.
340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 3Jul44. Failed to return from a
mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland
20Oct44 (9EVD). Damaged by flak on return from the target, damaging No.2 engine. With fuel exhaustion,
the crew bailed out and were assisted in evading capture by partisans. Crashed Slunj, Croatia, Yugoslavia..
MACR 9591
97922 (MSN 17-7287) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Apr44. Kingman Field, AZ 16Apr44.
3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 4May44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 30Sep45. 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
97923 (MSN 17-7288) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Apr44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 2May44. Major damage in an accident caused
by bad weather at Hendricks Field 26Jul44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 4Oct44. 1108th Base Unit, Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, NY 16Feb45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 7Mar45.
4200th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Chicago Municipal Airport, IL 30May45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 4Jun45.
To 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
97924 (MSN 17-7289) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
29May44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*H], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 30May44.
Named "Party Tonight". Failed to return from a mission to gun batteries and defensive
installations around Brest, France 3Sep44 (6KIA:3RTD). Damaged by flak and caught fire en route to the target.
Aborted at 0843 hours with #2 engine on fire.
At 0846 hours, the plane began its turn back, losing altitude fast and two men bailed out.
At 0848 hours, three more men bailed out. At 0852 hours, the A/C hit the water
in the English Channel NW of Cherbourg and exploded. MACR 8843
97925 (MSN 17-7290) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Apr44. 82nd Flying Training Wing, Yuma Field, AZ 26Apr44.
Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 42-31940 taxying at Yuma 8Dec44. 3036th Base Unit
(Flexible Gunnery School), 82nd Flying Training Wing, Yuma Field, AZ 24Apr45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Damaged taxying at
Yuma Field 27Apr45. Reclaimed 2Jul45
97926 (MSN 17-7291) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 5May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. 509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*X], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 31May44. Named "Fast Baby". . {50 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44. With three engines
damaged, the bomber crash landed at Ypres, Belgium. Salvaged
97927(MSN 17-7292) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Apr44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 2May44. Selman Field, Monroe, LA 6May44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 17Nov44. Damaged landing at Hendricks Field 2Nov45.
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.
97928 (MSN 17-7293) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Apr44. Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 27Apr44.
2117th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 15Jun44. 3036th Base Unit
(Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma Field, AZ 24Apr45. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun45. 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.
97929 (MSN 17-7294) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Apr44. Kingman Field, AZ 16Apr44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible
Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 23Mar45. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell
Field, NM 8Jun45. 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
97930 (MSN 17-7295) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Apr44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 2May44. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma Field, AZ 20Jun44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun45.
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
97931 (MSN 17-7296) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 4May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*Q], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 1Jun44.
Named "Madame Queen"--a character on the popular "Amos and Andy" radio show.
614th Bomb Squadron [IW*A]. 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 4Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
97932 (MSN 17-7297) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group,
Long Beach Field, CA. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 23May44. Failed to return
from a mission to motor industry targets in Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 (9POW:1KIA). Damaged by flak,
crashed Berlin, Germany. MACR 5930
97933 (MSN 17-7298) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 3May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*X], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 6Jun44. Named "Gilded Orion". Failed to return from a mission
to Frankfurt am Main, Germany 19Sep44. Damaged by flak, crashed Sarreguemines, France
97934 (MSN 17-7299) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 10Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 8Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 9May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44.
750th Bomb Squadron [A], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 23May44.
Named "Rene V". Damaged taxying with B-17G 44-8414 at Glatton 13Jan45. Mid-air collision with B-17G 43-39087
and force landed in Belgium 28Mar45. Damaged landing at Glatton 27Apr45. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*F],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood 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. Salvaged 29Dec45.
97935 (MSN 17-7300) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 3May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 23May44.
731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 24May44. 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
42-97936/98035 Lockheed/Vega B-17G-40-VE Fortress
MSN 17-7301/7400. 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: Reduced number of supercharger attachment bolts. Ball turret disconnect switch installed
97936 (MSN 17-7301) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Apr44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jun44. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 27Jun44. 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 28Jun44. Mediterranean Theater of Operations 29May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces
in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged Italy 14Jan46
97937 (MSN 17-7302) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 26May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jun44. 561st Bomb
Squadron [W], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall 7Jun44. {first combat mission 21Jun44}. 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. {1 mission}. Salvaged 1Jul44.
97938 (MSN 17-7303) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 9May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44.
612th Bomb Squadron [SC*S], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 6Jun44.
Named "Twan-N-G-G G"
Damaged by flak on a mission to Munster, Germany 28Oct44. The aircraft crash landed on return at Deenethorpe.
It skidded off to the right approximately 75 yards from the runway after the right landing gear collapsed on
touch down. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and salvaged 30Nov44 by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton
97939 (MSN 17-7304) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 1May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 26May44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jun44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*B], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Jun44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 11Jul44. 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
97940 (MSN 17-7305) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 10Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14May44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Jun44. 548th Bomb Squadron,
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 7Jun44. Named."Cellafain Lady/Half 'n' Half"
Accident; repaired using rear fuselage of B-17G 42-97079 [Dozy Doats]. Failed to return from a mission
to the oil refinery at Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, Germany 13Sep44 (1KIA:8RTD). Over the target, the plane was
struck several times by flak, mortally wounding the left waist gunner. Flak also struck the No.2 engine
nacelle but the plane returned back to England. Nearing the coast, the No.2 engine failed and a small
fire was noted at the rear of the nacelle. The pilot headed for base hoping to receive medical attention
for the wounded gunner but an explosion shook the plane and black smoke poured from the left wing.
The left main tire had ignited and burst. At this point the crew bailed out over West Suffolk and the bomber
crashed near Kentford, between Newmarket and Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Salvage. One crew was killed when his parachute did not
open.
97941 (MSN 17-7306) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 11Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 24May44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*D], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 4Jun44, named *Marion*. {first combat mission 8Jun44}.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 18Aug44. Regained by Group.
Fitted with Gee-H radio navigation system equipment. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to the
Daimler-Benz aircraft engine factory at Sindelfingen, Stuttgart, Germany 10Sep44 (1WIA). {36 missions}.
On return from a tactical mission to German artillery positions at Eschweiler, Germany 16Nov44,
bad weather caused a diversion to RAF Stratford, Warwickshire. While this plane was turning off
the end of the runway after landing, B-17G 43-38721 landed long in poor visibility and collided
with this plane, destroying the left wing. Salvaged by Eighth Air Force Service Command 18Nov44.
97942 (MSN 17-7307) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 23May44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*K], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 12Jun44. Named "Heavenly Body II". {3 missions}. Mid-air collision with B-17G 44-6133
returning from a mission to bomb a suspected 'V1' rocket site located at Zudausques, France 19Jun44 (3KIA).
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. Aircraft No.44-6133 went through the haze and
collided with aircraft No.42-97942 which was leading the second element of the high Squadron,
hitting the plane just behind the pilots compartment near the top turret. As a result of the crash one plane
went down in a spin, the other plane disintegrated and fell apart, falling to the ground in pieces.
Wreckage crashed on a mud bank at Canvey Point, River Thames estuary, Essex. MACR 6983. 3 killed, 6 bailed out.
44-6133 also crashed.
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..
97943 (MSN 17-7308) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Apr44. 4th Search Attack Squadron,
1st Search Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jul44. 560th Bomb Squadron [Y], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk 6Jul44. Named "Fickle Fanny". {first combat mission 1Aug44}. 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 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 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. {final combat mission 9Apr45}.
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. {43 missions + 4 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 2Jul45. 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.
97944 (MSN 17-7309) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 12May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44. 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 30May44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*I], 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 2Jun44. Named "Daddy's Delight".
{118 missions}. Returned to US. 1407th Base Unit, European Wing, Air Transport Command, Valley
(Station 568), Anglesey, Wales. Damaged in collision with parked B-17G 44-85511 at Grenier Field,
Manchester, NH 6Jun45. 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 13Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
97945 (MSN 17-7310) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 12Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Apr44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 18May44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Jun44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*E], 95th Bomb Group, Horham
(Station 119), Suffolk 11Jun44. Named"Luck of the Irish". {first combat mission 31Jul44}.
412th Bomb Squadron [QW*X] Aug44. 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. {3 missions}. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*B], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 10Sep44. Named "Problem Child". {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. Radar equipment removed Jan45.
{final combat mission 10Mar45}. {48 missions}. 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 18Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
97946 (MSN 17-7311) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB
16May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jun44.
368th Bomb Squadron [BO*T], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 14Jun44.
Named "Hard To Get". Failed to return from a mission to the hydrogenation works at
Scholven-Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 26Aug44 (5POW:4KIA). The formation was subjected
to heavy flak over the target area. The aircraft was struck by a flak burst during its bomb run
which knocked off most of the outer section of the port wing causing the aircraft to roll to port.
While the wings were vertical, a second burst than struck the bomb bay which started a fire.
A third flak burst struck the rudder. The plane turned over then rolled upright and entered a flat
spin causing large parts of the aircraft to break away. Three crew had been killed, the others
suffered injuries and burns but managed to bail out. The aircraft crashed near Budberg,
about 1¼ miles northwest of Orsoy and NNW of Duisburg, Germany.
97947 (MSN 17-7312) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach Field, CA.
Damaged taxying at Denver Municipal Airport 14Apr44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search
Attack Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 16Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Jul44. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 8Jul44.
612th Bomb Squadron [SC*U], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 7Aug44. {32 missions}. Damaged in a ground accident whilst parked at
Deenethorpe 5Feb45. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*U] Feb45. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire May45. 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 10May46.
97948 MSN 17-7313) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 13Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 12Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter
Field, Savannah, GA 14May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 24Jun44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*M], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 28May44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*U], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 10Jun44.. Named *Hell on Wings*. .
{first combat mission 13Jun44}. Fitted with Gee-H radio navigation system equipment. Eighth Air
Force Service Command 2Aug44. Regained by Group 7Aug44. Eighth Air Force Service Command 12Aug44.
Regained by Group 22Aug44. {32 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery
at Wesseling, Germany 11Oct44 (10POW). Damaged by flak, the aircraft was shot down and crash
landed 1km west of Strohn, 13km north of Wittlich, Germany
97949 (MSN 17-7314) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification
Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 14May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23Apr44.
568th Bomb Squadron [BI*B], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 11Jun44.
Named PROBLEM CHILD.. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*O], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 19Jun44. 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 ReconsLockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Apr44truction 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
97950 (MSN 17-7315) Accepted by USAAF at . Albuquerqe 17Apr44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT.
Major damage in an accident landing at Lowry Field, Denver, CO 4May44. Salvaged 7May44
97951 (MSN 17-7316) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Apr44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. [C], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 22Jul44. 748th Bomb Squadron [C], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 28Aug44. 750th Bomb Squadron. Failed to return from a tactical
mission in support of Operation Market Garden to Nijmegen, Netherlands 17Sep44 (10POW:1EVD).
As it passed the I.P., the plane was hit by flak in the right wing and both engines were disabled and
set on fire. Flames spread to the radio room and the bomb bay. The crew jettisoned it's bombs,
dived out of formation and headed for the ground. The crew all bailed out and landed safely.
The aircraft crashed at Maastricht, Netherlands. MACR 10208
97952 (MSN 17-7317) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27May44. 339th Bomb Squadron,
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 1Jun44. 413th Bomb Squadron. Damaged
landing at Snetterton Heath 13Jan45. 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 19Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
97953 (MSN 17-7318) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 14May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26May44.
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 30May44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*N],
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 5Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to the industrial area of Munich, Germany 13Jul44 (8POW:1EVD).
Moderate accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with intense flak at the target. S
Shot Down By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed at Herbsheim 4 km East
of Benfeld Germany
BF 109G-6 Flown By Lt. Gunther Sinnecker of JG 300/3. All (9) Crew Bailed Out and (8) Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. (1) Evaded Capture. MACR 7499
97954 (MSN 17-7319) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 22May44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*Z],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 26May44. Named "Winnie Frank Joe"
Artwork of caricatures of Winston Churchill, Franklin Roosevelt and Joseph Stalin. The Catholic crew had the
plane blessed by Father Regan. . {19 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Mockau,
Leipzig, Germany 20Jul44 (5POW:4KIA). The Group formation became strung out with no fighter escort.
They were attacked by Luftwaffe Bf 109s and Fw 190s and found it hard to regroup with a heavy bomb load.
Shortly before the I.P. the plane was attacked by a swarm of fighters. The bomber was in bad shape and
later lost the right wing between Nos.3 and 4 engines, and the tail assembly came off. During the attack,
the navigator and bombardier in the nose were killed. The ball turret gunner had been fatally wounded
and the radio operator trying to help him was killed. The engineer/top turret gunner was badly wounded
but managed to bail out. Crashed at Zwickau, Germany. MACR 7272
97955 (MSN 17-7320) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 15Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 12May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44. 748th Bomb Squadron [K], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 30May44. Substantially damaged in an accident landing at Glatton 1Sep44.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee,
Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44. Force landed Melsbroek (B-58), Brussels, Belgium. Salvaged 14Nov44..
97956 (MSN 17-7321) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 13Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24May44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*L],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 3Jun44. Named "Pard". . Named by or after
one of the group’s lead navigators, William ‘Pard’ Young. The artwork was painted by Tony Starcer using a
cartoon style reminiscent of his earlier Hi-Ho Silver {first combat mission 6Jun44}. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Lützkendorf oil facilities at Mücheln, west of Merseburg, Germany 11Sep44. 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. Attacked by enemy aircraft while trying
to protect a damaged wingman (42-32116). Crashed Libehna, southeast of Bernburg, Germany. {38 missions)
MACR 10148
97957 (MSN 17-7322) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 15Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29May44. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*H],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 30May44. Named*Beyond My Dreams*.
.(first combat mission 11Jun44}. {14 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas of Munich,
Germany 12Jul44 (10INT). Pitch problems on No.1 & No.4 propellers caused fuel exhaustion. Enemy attacks
then led to the failure of No.1 engine and damage to the fuselage. The bomber dropped back from the
formation and landed at Payerne, Switzerland. MACR 7493. Returned to USAAF. Base Air Depot No.1,
Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 22Sep45. Salvaged 12Oct45.
97958 (MSN 17-7323) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jun44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*G],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 7Jun44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*G],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 15Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to
Peenemünde, Prussia 25Aug44 (8KIA:1POW). Damaged by flak in the nose. The aircraft entered a spin
and crashed in the Baltic Sea. MACR 8277
97959 (MSN 17-7324) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jun44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*Y],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 15Jun44. . {first combat mission 22Jun44}.
Major battle damage sustained on a mission to an electrolytic hydrogen-peroxide facility at Peenemünde,
Prussia 4Aug44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 7Aug44. Returned to
Group 18Aug44. Battle damaged on an Operation Thunderclap mission to the railway marshalling yard at
Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (9POW). Flak over the target was intense and accurate. A direct hit by a
120mm flak shell struck the lead Fortress. This plane, flying on the right wing of the lead plane, was damaged
by flak and dropped out of formation but return safely to Bassingbourn. . Flew forty missions until Oct44
when a crew finally gave the plane the name RHAPSODY IN RED - artwork of a woman with red hair wearing a
red and white sarong, based on Esquire's Vargas Miss October 1944. The pilot had red hair (as did his girlfriend
at that time). Painted by Tony Starcer. TRANQUILITY [on right side of nose. . 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 was hit very hard by flak over the target. One engine was knocked out and another was pulling
only half power. A piece of flak came up through the bottom and imbedded itself behind the pilot's seat.
It had knocked out the hydraulic system on the way up into the plane. With the loss of power, the plane
could not stay in formation and had to drop out to return alone. The bomber was struggling to stay in the
air as the plane crossed over the English coast. The landing gear electrical system was out and the wheels
had to be hand-cranked down. With no brakes the plane ground looped when it landed. The aircraft rolled
off the runway veered to the right and headed across the grass towards its hardstand area, hitting the
ground crew's tent with a wing as it spun around, throwing part of the tent up onto the radio antenna like
wash on a line. The bomber finally came to a stop with only minimal damage to the aircraft. {95 missions}.
Returned to US departing 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 31May44. To 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
97960 (MSN 17-7325) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 17Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26May44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*M],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 3Jun44. {first combat mission 6Jun44}.
Battle damaged during a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site in the Pas-de-Calais, France 19Jun44.
Approaching the target, flak damaged No.1 engine and the aileron controls. The bombs were jettisoned and the
bomber dropped out of formation to return home. Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Handorf,
Münster, Germany 30Sep44. Over the target the plane was struck by flak damaging the right wing, tail and
bomb bay. In addition, the No.1 engine rpm was fluctuating and the No.2 engine oil pressure was low.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 1Oct44. Regained by Group 14Oct44.
During a mission to Luftwaffe airfields at Cologne, Germany 10Nov44, the engineer died of Anoxia (1KIA).
With fuel exhaustion, the plane force landed on the continent. {70 missions}. Failed to return from an
Operation Thunderclap mission to the railway marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (9POW).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Damaged by flak, No.2 and No.4 engines were disabled,
the aircraft was on fire, lost speed and dropped out of formation. Several crew bailed out but, with wounded
onboard, the pilot crash landed the plane at Fürstenwerder, 21km northwest of Prenzlau, Germany. MACR 12153
97961 (MSN 17-7326) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Apr44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 5Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*B],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 29Jun44. Participated in an Operation Frantic V shuttle
mission to the Flugzeugwerk Gotenhafen Kurt Kannenberg AG Focke Wulf assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia,
Poland 6Aug44. Battle damaged, after the target, the bomber continued east and landed at 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. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*K] Nov44. Failed to return from a mission to
railway marshalling yards at Mannheim, Germany 21Jan45 (9RTD). Lost to severe weather conditions, crash
landed Nancy airfield, France. {31 missions}. Salvaged 20Mar45.
97962 MSN 17-7327) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44.
612th Bomb Squadron [SC*G], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 5Jun44..
Named "Casey's Strawberry Blonde" Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Mannheim,
Germany 9Sep44 (7KIA:2POW)
Shot Down Sep 9, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Trosel Northeast of Mannheim Germany.
(7) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
MACR 8607 MACR database has the serial number of the plane being 97968
97963 (MSN 17-7328) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 16Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 1May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 9Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44.
Assigned Eighth Air Force, England 5Jul44. 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 5Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
97964 (MSN 17-7329) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Apr44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 1Jun44. 111th Base Unit (Search Attack and Staging), Langley Field, Hampton, VA.
Destroyed while parked in collision by RB-17E 41-9134 taxying with mechanical failure at Langley Field 13Jun44.
Salvaged 15Jun44
97965 (MSN 17-7330) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Apr44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack Group,
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 3Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
510th Bomb Squadron [TU*Z], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 29Jun44.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*Z]. {16 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to industrial, oil and rail
installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44. Force landed Belgium. Salvaged 22Nov44
97966 (MSN 17-7331) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 17Apr44. 4th Search Attack Squadron, 1st Search Attack
Group, Langley Field, Hampton, VA 30May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Jun44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*S], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 29Jun44. 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.
97967 (MSN 17-7332) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 17Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 30May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 12Jun44. 524th Bomb Squadron [WA*W], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 15Jul44. Named "Hun Runner". Major damage in an accident landing at Kimbolton 5Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to Frieberg, Germany 15Jan45. Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 6Mar45
97968 (MSN 17-7333) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 18Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 2Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jun44.
835th Bomb Squadron [H8*V], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 28Jun44. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*R].
Named "Superstitious Aloysius" – the name of a popular cartoon character. (first mission 4Aug44}. {42 missions}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 8Jan45.
Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 30Jan45.
97969 (MSN 17-7334) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 30May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jun44.
839th Bomb Squadron [R5*G], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 27Jul44. 836th Bomb Squadron.
Named "Paddlefoot". Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks,
CT 11Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 16Jul45.
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.
97970 (MSN 17-7335) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 2Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jun44.
837th Bomb Squadron [4F*H], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 28Jun44.
Named 'Miss Virginly'. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), Independence Field, KS 30Nov45. 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.
97971 (MSN 17-7336) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
30May44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Jun44. 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 19Jun44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*X], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 20Jun44. 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. 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
97972 (MSN 17-7337) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 19Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 30May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Jun44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*N], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 6Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, Hanover,
Germany 26Nov44 (9POW). The plane was attacked by two enemy fighters on the approach to Altenbeken
and was badly damaged. After a fire broke out between engines No.3 and No.4 in the right wing, the pilot
gave the order to bail out. The entire crew was able to leave the aircraft; a short time later, the B-17 exploded
with the full bomb load. The wreckage fell to the ground in the Kalldorf district of Kalletal, widely scattered
on an area of ??arable land between the federal highway 514 and the Kükenbrink, Kalldorf, Germany..
MACR 11200
97973 (MSN 17-7338) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Jun44.
339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 16Jun44. Battle damaged on a
mission to the industrial area of Munich, Germany 13Jul44. Moderate accurate flak was encountered at
Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with intense flak at the target. 337th Bomb Squadron. Crashed on takeoff from
Snetterton Heath for a mission to Hersheim, Germany 3Jan45
97974 (MSN 17-7339) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 30May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15Jun44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*S], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 16Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to Berlin, Germany 6Aug44 (1EVD:1KIA:7POW).
Flak damaged two engines and the bomb bay was smoking. Ditched in North Sea off Borkum Island, Germany.
MACR 8076
97975 (MSN 17-7340) Accepted by USAAF Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 20Apr44.
3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 11Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jul44. 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 4Jul44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*U/P], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Jul44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*P]. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*P].
Failed to return after a mission 21Nov44. Force landed on the continent. Regained by Group 24Nov44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*U]. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Škoda
armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Converted to staff transport at 2nd Strategic
Air Depot, Abbots Ripton. 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. 369th Bomb Squadron. Transferred to Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella,
Italy; departed Thurleigh 18Jun45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
97976 (MSN 17-7341) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 30May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Jun44. 709th Bomb Squadron [IE*D], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden
(Station 126), Suffolk 19Jun44.
Named LOUIE THE CREEP. Named after a character created by writer Damon Runyon (best known for the
musical Guys and Dolls) and painted after the St Lo missions July 1944. Renamed "A Bit of Lace" .
The bomber carried one of the most famous examples of nose art ever applied to a B-17. It was painted by
armourer Nicholas H Fingelly of the 709th Bomb Squadron, who produced about ten artworks. Fingelly
had been approached in October 1944 by the aircraft's pilot Lt John H Bauman after his crew wrote to
Milton Caniff asking permission to use the 'Miss Lace' pose from his very popular Army strip cartoon,
Male Call. Caniff was so impressed that he sent the crew a personalised 19in x 4in sketch to use as a
master for the artwork. Fingelly took between five and six hours to paint the fetching comic strip
character across the left nose surface of Bauman's aircraft. On board for the plane’s flight back
to the US was Corporal Fingelly. (first combat mission 6Jul44}. An extra radio was installed Aug44
and manned by a German expatriate for electronic surveillance. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595),
Suffolk Nov44 for repairs and modifications, including the Cheyenne tail gun mount. Regained by Group Dec44.
Damaged landing at Rattlesden 27Dec44. Returning from a mission to industrial targets at Kassel, Germany,
damaged in an accident with B-17G 42-107025 landing back at Rattlesden 29Jan45. Severe battle damage
on a mission to shipyards at Kiel, Germany 4Apr45 (11RTD). Over the target, and seconds before the bomb
release, the plane was struck by a 88mm flak shell on the tip of the left horizontal stabiliser; it was blown
completely off along with the elevator, the left side of the vertical stabiliser was holed and the rudder fabric
was holed by shrapnel. The tail gunner was hunched down, apparently doing something with his guns, just
as the plane was hit. He sat bolt upright with his head swivelling left and right for a moment, and when he
saw that the aircraft was still flying in formation he relaxed back in his seat and stayed there. The aircraft’s
dropped somewhat lower when it lost half its tail, but kept on flying. The plane dropped out of the formation
and the crew tried to jettison the bombs but the electrical system failed. The pilot flew north for a minute or so;
the pilot did not want to jettison the bombs over Denmark, so he turned out over the sea, and dropped using a
screwdriver to release the shackles. The bomber flew on, at a reduced speed, far out to sea on a west-south-west
course. Several fighters escorted it, and, finally it was back at base, where the runway was cleared for it.
A decision had to be made by the pilot: to bail out or land. He decided that he could safely land the plane, so
the crew congregated to the radio room and returned home safely to Rattlesden. {82 missions}. After V-E Day,
the 709th Squadron performed a formation flyover on May 12, 1945 photographed by English photographer,
Charles Brown. 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 9Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97977 (MSN 17-7342) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Jun44.
730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 11Jun44.
Named "Rose-Etta/Daddy's Girl/Margie". The pilot was the only married crew member.
His daughter was named “Rosetta”, so that is the name the crew agreed to name their plane.
Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Wiesbaden, Germany 10Nov44 (9RTD). A mechanical fault
with an engine caused the plane to lag behind. The pilot attempted to continue with a lower squadron but had to
force land in France. Returned to Group. Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Handorf,
Münster, Germany 21Mar45 (2KIA:6POW:1EVD). Flak at the target was moderate and accurate. West of Münster
on gthe bomb run, the plane was struck by a direct flak burst in the waist section and dropped out of formation.
No.1 and No.4 propellerss were feathered and the plane had large holes in the tail and fuselage. Heading back to
England, apparently under control but losing altitude. The ball turret gunner was killed by a 88mm shell, the tail
gunner was mortally wounded but helped to bail out. The crew bailed out three miles from Graes, north of Ahaus
on the German-Dutch border. Crashed near Ahaus, Germany. MACR 13533.
97978 (MSN 17-7343) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jun44.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*B], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 16Jun44. Named "Gin Rickey".
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany
29Jul44 (3KIA:6RTD). The bombers encountered heavy flak over the target which disrupted the formation.
Crash landed on return to Snetterton Heath. Salvaged 30Jul44
97979 (MSN 17-7344) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 15Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Jul44.
550th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 8Jul44, named "Leading Lady".
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland,
Germany 2Mar45 (9POW). Shot down by enemy fighters at 25,000ft over Leipzig. The crew bailed out and the plane
crashed near Leipzig, Germany MACR 12855
97980 (MSN 17-7345) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 24Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jun44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jul44. Assigned to 96th Bomb Group.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 4Jul44. 545th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 29Jul44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*X], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 4Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards
at Dresden, Germany 14Feb45. Force landed Liège, Belgium. Salvaged 13Mar45.
97981 (MSN 17-7346) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Jun44.
337th Bomb Squadron [AW*K], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 19Jun44.
Named "All American Girl". Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Osnabrück,
Germany 21Nov44 (6RTD:2KIA). Engine failure on return, crash landed at Uden, Netherlands. Salvaged 1Mar45..
97982 (MSN 17-7347) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 7Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jun44.
615th Bomb Squadron [IY*P], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 10Jul44.
Failed to return from a mission to an aero engine factory at Munich, Germany 16Jul44 (9POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Neuried, GermanyAll (9) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
MACR 7558.
97983 (MSN 17-7348) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 25Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Jun44.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*Z], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 20Jun44.
{first combat mission 4Jul44}. {3 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Jul44 (5KIA:4POW:1EVD). Mid-air collision en route to the
target with B-17G 42-107070 over the Ijsselmeer, Netherlands. #070 was accidentally rammed by #983 after it
was caught in propeller wash. As a result #983 lost propellers and No.2 engine and a fire broke out in the left wing.
The collision meshed the two aircraft together, which allowed the fire that had started aboard #983 to spread to #070.
The two planes eventually came apart as they plummeted back down to earth, with both exploding in the air.
Crashed at Bobeldijk, just west of Hoorn, Netherlands. A bomb from one of the aircraft exploded at the Drieboomlaan,
Hoorn, killing a woman, destroying her house and others surrounding it. On the other side of the street, an
unexploded bomb fell through the roof of a house and is incredibly still there under the living room floor. MACR 7367
97984 (MSN 17-7349) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 23Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jun44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 28Jun44.
401st Bomb Squadron [LL*G], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 29Jun44.
Named "Sherry's Cherries". 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. 323rd Bomb Squadron. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil
works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (6POW:3KIA). 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. Attacked by several enemy fighters, crashed Köthen, Germany. {21+ missions}. MACR 10149
97985 (MSN 17-7350) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 2Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jun44.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*Q], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 28Jun44.
Accident returning from a mission to the Lützkendorf oil facilities at Mücheln, west of Merseburg,
Germany 30Nov44 (9KIA). Mid-air collision over Battlies Corner, Rougham with B-17G 44-8177.
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; the other aircraft crash landed in a field without injuries to the crew.
97986 (MSN 17-7351) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 24Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Apr44. Langley Field, Hampton, VA 15Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Jul44. 305th Bomb Group 8Jul44.
544th Bomb Squadron [SU*M], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 29Jul44.
544th Bomb Squadron [SU*Z] 4Aug44. {first combat mission 4Aug44}. Failed to return from a mission to
Cologne, Germany 5Oct44 (9RTD). This aircraft was hit by flak over the target area and lost two engines.
It could not keep up with the group formation and was going to land in Belgium. The plane was seen under
control [but was reported to explode at about 2,000 feet altitude]. However, it was repaired and regained
by Group 24Nov44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*Y] 24Nov44. Eighth Air Force Service Command 6Apr45.
Regained by Group 18Apr44. {31 missions}. Armaments and armor plating removed. Nosed over after a
training flight landing at Grafton Underwood 16May45. The previous removal of armor plating had
moved the bomber’s center of gravity forward. Having made a normal landing, the lightly loaded plane
was turned onto the perimeter track to return to its dispersal. Taxying slowly, the right tire blew out, a
stiff tailwind made the tail even lighter, the plane rolled on 40-50 feet before nosing over. The chin turret
was pushed into the nose and three propellers struck the ground. Salvaged.
97987 (MSN 17-7352) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Jun44.
730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Jul44. Damaged taking
off for a mission to an aircraft factory at Stuttgart, Germany 16Jul44. The pilot aborted takeoff because
of excessive engine manifold pressure but could not stop the plane before running off the runway into a
ditch. Returning from a practice mission, the right landing gear collapsed on landing at Deopham Green 1Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the industrial area at Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Nov44 (9RTD). With heavy cloud
cover, the Group attacked the secondary target of the railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen. Flak over the
battle lines and at the target was intense and accurate. The aircraft received flak damage over Ludwigshafen,
resulting in the loss of two engines and the propellers were feathered. The crew lightened the aircraft by jettisoning
guns and ammunition while the pilot decided to head for an allied airfield on the continent. The plane force landed
at Brussels, Belgium for repairs and returned to Deopham Green 6Nov44. 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. 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
97988 (MSN 17-7353) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 24Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 13Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Jul44.
333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 6Jul44.
Named "Flagship". Major damage in an accident landing at Rougham 20Aug44. Salvaged 21Aug44
97989 (MSN 17-7354) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 25Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 17Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Jul44. 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Jul44.
335th Bomb Squadron [OE*Y], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 9Jul44.
Loaned as PFF to 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk. 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 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. {3 missions – 390BG}.
Severely battle damaged on an Operation Frantic VII mission to drop supplies to the resistance forces
in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44. Attacked by enemy fighters, the plane was force landed in Russian
held territory. {7 missions}. Salvaged 24Nov44. Repaired and flown to Italy. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 9Jan45. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy. Force landed Gioia del Colle airfield, Bari, Italy 18Jun45.
97990 ((MSN 17-7355) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field,
Hampton, VA 19Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 9Jul44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*F],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 6Aug44. {24+ missions}. Salvaged 6Mar45.
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. 306th Bomb Group, Istres AAB, Marseille, France Feb46. 10th Headquarters
and Base Service Squadron, Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 18Jan48. Reclaimed 7Jan49.
97991 (MSN 17-7356) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 26Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Jul44. 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 9Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44 (9POW:2KIA).
Damaged by flak, crashed Merseburg. MACR 8207
97992 (MSN 17-7357) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School),
Langley Field, Hampton, VA 24Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 15Jul44. 95th BG, 336th BS, named "Hap Hazard".
335th Bomb Squadron [OE*Q], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 16Jul44
Named "Trouble Buggy". Loaned as PFF to 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk. 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 a Luftwaffe airfield at Zili?tea, Rumania 8Aug44, continuing on to a
Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to Framlingham on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Francazal, Toulouse, France 12Aug44. {3 missions – 390BG}.
{first combat mission with 95BG 15Aug44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Meresburg, Germany 28Sep44 (1WIA). Badly damaged by flak
with No.1 engine smoking and wounding the command pilot. On return force landed at Melsbroek (B-58),
Brussels, Belgium. 412th Bomb Squadron [QW*Q] Oct44. Damaged when taxied into parked B-17G 42-31410
at Horham 15Apr45. {49 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 26Jun45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ f
or storage and disposal 29Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
97993 (MSN 17-7358) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton,
VA 17Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 9Jul44. 413th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 15Jul44. Battle damaged during a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen,
Germany 13Sep44 (10POW). Damaged by flak, force landed Sarreguemines, France. Salvaged 9May45.
MACR 8842
97994 (MSN 17-7359) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 26Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Apr44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton,
VA 16Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 7Jul44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 8Jul44.
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 29Jul44. 359th Bomb Squadron,
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 4Aug44. Failed to return from a mission
to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44 (10POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed at Merseburg, Germany.. MACR 8211
97995 (MSN 17-7360) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 26Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 5Jun44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18Jun44.
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 28Jun44. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook
(Station 110), Northamptonshire 23May45. 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 15Jun45. 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.
97996 (MSN 17-7361) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 7Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Jun44. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*H],487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 30Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at
Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 17Mar45. Crash landed Rudniki, Poland.
MACR 15369. All 9 crew survived and returned Found by the Russians at
Rudniki on an airfield of 16th VA, Soviet Air Army. 890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber
Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia, 8May45. 890th Aviation Regiment, Bryansk,
Russia Jun45. 890th Aviation Regiment, Aircraft Plant No.22, Kazan, Tatarstan 1946
97997 (MSN 17-7362) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 2Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jun44. 271st Base Unit
(Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 19Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Jun44. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*J],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 4Jul44. Battle damage on a mission required a total of
375 patches; they covered a count of 1,300 bullet holes. The bomber also lost it's entire rudder and about
a third of the vertical stabiliser on the same mission. Named HONORABLE PATCHES. The name was a
creation of a mechanic’s youthful imagination. The plane had accumulated a comparatively high frequency
of battle damage that was repaired with numerous aluminum patches. The mechanic painted all the patches
he applied to the B-17 different colors. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44 (1KIA). The bomber returned from the mission
with serious flak damage to the controls. It proved to be impossible to land it, so the pilot attempted to
head out to the North Sea. All his crew members bailed out near Framlingham, Suffolk. When it was time
for the pilot to bail out, the B-17 suddenly went out of control and dived into the ground, the pilot perishing in the crash.
97998 (MSN 17-7363) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 6Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Jul44.
834th Bomb Squadron [2S*F], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 6Jul44.
835th Bomb Squadron [H8*E]. Named "The Roanoke Magician". Battle damaged on 45th mission on Jan 21, 1945
over marshalling yards at Mannheim, Germqny pilot kept the ship airborne long enough to crash-land in France.
The pilot perished, but his crew survived.
97999 (MSN 17-7364) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jun44. 324th Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn
(Station 121), Cambridgeshire 10Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery
at Mockau, Leipzig, Germany 20Jul44 (9POW). The Group formation became strung out with
no fighter escort. They were attacked by Luftwaffe Bf 109s and Fw 190s and found it hard to
regroup with a heavy bomb load. Shortly before the I.P. the Group was attacked by a swarm
of fighters. Damaged by flak, crashed at Manderscheid, southwest of Koblenz, Germany.
MACR 7273
98000 (MSN 17-7365) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 27Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft,
Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 27Jun44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*J], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 15Jul44. Named *Fightin' Hebe*. Named after
Nathan 'Mike' Mazer, 544th Ordnance Officer. It was intended as a recognition of his fighting
spirit, and he was quite proud of it {first combat mission 20Jul44}. Battle damaged during
a mission to the manufacturing facilities of the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke at Dessau,
Germany 20Jul44 (1WIA). No.4 engine was struck by flak during the bomb run and jettisoned
its bombs to stay in formation. Later, having dropped behind formation and with fuel exhaustion,
the bomber force landed at RAF Manston, Kent. Eighth Air Force Service Command 20Jul44.
Regained by Group 6Aug44. {54 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the railway at
Kyllburg, Germany 8Jan45 (8POW:1MIA). Prior to the Initial Point of the bomb run, the bomber
slowed up and dropped behind the formation with failure of one or more engines. It was then lost
to view in contrails. The crew bailed out over Schmidtheim and the bomber crashed 800mtr
south of Baasem, Dahlem, Germany. MACR 11579
98001 (MSN 17-7366) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 27Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 5Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Jun44. 111th Base Unit (Search Attack
and Staging), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 12Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16Jul44. 834th Bomb Squadron [2S*S],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 17Jul44. {first combat mission 5Aug44}. {54 missions}.
838th Bomb Squadron, 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 10Apr45. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*S],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 16Apr45. {5 missions}. 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 9Jul45. 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.
98002 (MSN 17-7367) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 7Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Jun44.
Assigned Eighth Air Force, England 9Jul44. Remained in US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jul44. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Independence Field, KS 12Jul45. 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
98003 (MSN 17-7368) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 29Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 6Jun44. 1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 28Jun44. 850th Bomb Squadron [O-], 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 29Jun44.
Substantially damaged in mid-air collision with B-17G 43-38063 on a mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany 25Sep44. Damaged taking off at Eye on a mission to the
Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 2Mar45. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45. 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 28Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
98004 (MSN 17-7369) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 28Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 9Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*H], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 17Apr44.
Battle damaged during a mission to the secondary target of the industrial areas of Cologne,
Germany 27Sep44 (8RTD:1KIA:1POW). Over the target just as the bombs were released, flak hit the
plane near the radio room, knocking out the ball turret, denting the tail and destroying the superchargers a
nd radios. The ball turret gunner was killed instantly and the German speaking radio operator fell
out without his parachute. The rest of the crew and the plane returned to England without further
incident. {25 missions}. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 27Sep44. Aircraft landed at
Polebrook and broke in half. Front half attached to rear of 42-97843.
98005 (MSN 17-7370) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 13Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Jun44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*A], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 3Jul44. Battle damaged during a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau,
Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Sep44. Salvaged 8Sep44
98006 (MSN 17-7371) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 13Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Jun44. 832nd Bomb Squadron [3R*F],
486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 3Jul44. Named "the Old Yard Dog". {first combat mission 2Aug44}.
{62 missions}. Returned POWs from Linz, Austria 11Jul45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), Independence Field, KS 7Nov45. 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.
98007 (MSN 17-7372) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 15Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30Jun44.
Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*E], 486th Bomb Group,
Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 4Jul44. Named "Happy Valley/Sleepy Time Gal".
Collided Nov 10, 1944 With B-17G (42-97968) in Mid Air Over Breckenheim, Germany While on a Mission on The
Airfield at Wiesbaden, Germany. (1) Crewman Was Killed When He Fell Out of Aircraft Without His
Parachute. Aircraft made it Back to England and Landed at RAF Woodbridge Airfield, Suffolk, England.
(8) Crew Survived. MACR 10339. {29 missions}. 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 28Aug45. 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
98008 (MSN 17-7373) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA Apr44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 30Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 14Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 5Jul44. 834th Bomb Squadron [2S*G], 486th Bomb Group,
Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk 7Jul44. named "American Beauty"– artwork of a blond nude
woman lying on a wing cross-section. The bomber's striking nose art was painted by Philip S Brinkman,
a pre-war commercial artist whom Major Winfred D Howell, CO of the 834th Bomb Squadron,
had transferred to the 486th Bomb Group just before the unit left for England in the spring of 1943.
Brinkman painted many of the group's B-24s and B-17s. {first combat mission 1Aug44}. Modified with
the Cheyenne tail turret which replaced the original turret fitted by Lockheed. {61 missions}.
Transferred to 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7Jul45. 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 23Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
98009 (MSN 17-7374) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 2May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX May44. Long Beach Field, CA 11Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jul44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 3Aug44. 861st Bomb Squadron [B*S], 493rd Bomb Group,
Debach (Station 152), Suffolk 4Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Ludwigshafen, Germany 13Sep44. Force landed on return on the continent.
Regained by Group. Damaged in mid-air collision with B-17G 44-8424 at Debach 4Jan45. Little Walden
(Station 165), Essex 1Mar45. Debach (Station 152), Suffolk May45. 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 7Jul45. 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; scrapped1945.
98010 (MSN 17-7375) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX May44. Long Beach Field, CA 12Jun44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Jul44. 1379th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Aug44. 551st Bomb Squadron [HR*Q], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155),
Suffolk 4Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44 (8KIA:1POW).
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Liepe, Germany. MACR 9523
98011 (MSN 17-7376) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 15Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*D], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham
(Station 137), Suffolk 3Jul44. Named "Caledonia". Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jul44. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air
Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 25Oct45. 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
98012 (MSN 17-7377) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 9Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Jun44. 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn.
(Station 121), Cambridgeshire 31Jul44. Named "Cannon Ball Too". . {12 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (4KIA:5POW). 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. Struck by flak in the ball turret area, damaged No.2 and No.4 engines
and set the right wing ablaze. Shortly after the aircraft exploded in mid-air, broke up and crashed
at Haideburg forest, six miles south of Dessau, Germany. MACR 10150
98013 (MSN 17-7378) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 2May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Jun44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 28Jun44.
838th Bomb Squadron [2C*M], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 30Jun44.
839th Bomb Squadron [R5*E]. Failed to return from a mission to Magdeburg, Germany 14Jan45 (4KIA: 5POW).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 43-37933,. Aircraft Exploded in Mid Air Shortly After Collision
at Vetschau 33 km Southeast of Lueneburg Germany. (4) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Were
Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 11734
98014 (MSN 17-7379) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 2May44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 10Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Jun44.
836th Bomb Squadron [2G*K], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 2Jul44.
Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap mission to the railway marshalling yard at
Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (1MIA:8RTD). Flak over the target was intense and accurate.
The aircraft developed engine trouble after bombing and was escorted back by fighters.
When over the North Sea all engines went out and the pilot ditched about fifteen miles
west of the Frisian Islands. All crew except waist gunner were rescued
Production changes: Stowage positions for extra SCR-274N radio uni
98015 (MSN 17-7380) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 2May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 14Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Jun44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*N], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 8Apr44. .
Named "Hundred Proof" Transferred to 482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102),
Huntingdonshire 20May45. 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 17Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
98016 (MSN 17-7381) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 2May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 16Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Jun44. 549th Bomb Squadron [XA*C], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 2Aug44.
Failed to return from a mission to Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44 (8KIA:1POW). Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed Friesack, Germany. MACR 9524
98017 MSN 17-7382) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 4May44. 556th Base Unit,
6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach Field, CA. Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 44-6110
taxying at Long Beach 5May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Jun44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Jun44.
849th Bomb Squadron [N], 490th Bomb Group, Eye (Station 134), Suffolk 2Aug44.
Named "All 'Er Nothin'".
Landing Accident Feb 23, 1945 at RAF Eye Airfield, Station USAAF-134, Suffolk England. All (9) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged but repaired and back to operations; Returned to US Bradley Jul 12, 1945; 4185 BU
Independence Oct 25, 1945; .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. '.
98018 (MSN 17-7383) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 3May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 15Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 31Jun44. 750th Bomb Squadron [O], 457th Bomb Group,
Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 2Aug44. Named *Lady Katherine*) damaged by flak Aug 25, 1944
on mission to Peenemunde, Prussia and diverted to Sweden. Flak knocked
off a wing flap on the left wing and damaged No.2 engine. Force landed at Ovad, near Ljungbyhed, Sweden.
MACR 8294
98019 (MSN 17-7384) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 3May44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton,
VA 26Jun44. Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 20Jul44. 838th Bomb Squadron [2C*L], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 2Aug44. 833rd Bomb Squadron [4N*T], 486th Bomb Group, Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk.
{first combat mission 1Sep44}. {7 missions}. Battle damaged 18Oct44. 839th Bomb Squadron,
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk. Failed to return from a tactical mission in
support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Großostheim, Aschaffenburg, Germany
24Dec44 (4MIA). The bomber was forced to abort the mission with problems with No.2 and No.3 engines
and the propellers were feathered. The aircraft was over Belgium and turned back towards Felixstowe,
England. As it came out over the North Sea No.1 engine blew up. The aircraft turned back again towards
land at Ostend, jettisoned the bombs, and started bail out procedures. Some of the crew bailed out over
water and the rest over land; four crew are missing in the North Sea. The bomber crash landed on its
own and did not burn even though an engine had exploded and the wing was on fire when the crew bailed
out near Ostend. The bomber was still extant in 1945, having been stripped by local civilians.
MACR 11238. Named . MUTZIE `B'
98020 (MSN 17-7385) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Lockheed Aircraft, Modification
Center #3, Love Field, Dallas, TX 3May44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 17Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Jun44. 839th Bomb Squadron [R5*L], 487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137),
Suffolk 2Aug44. After a training flight 30Aug44, the aircraft landed normally at Lavenham but then
the landing gear collapsed. Salvaged 31Aug44 All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
98021 (MSN 17-7386) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB791
at Dorval, Montreal 6Jun44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried from Dorval to Lajes Field,
Terceira Island, Azores 13/14Jun44. No.220 Squadron [ZZ-T], Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores 29Jun44. No.3502
Servicing Unit (Gosport Pool), RAF Gosport, Hampshire 25Mar45. No.251 Squadron [AD-L], Reykjavik,
Iceland 31Aug45. The last B-17 used in RAF Coastal Command. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffordshire 27Dec45 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47.
98022 (MSN 17-7387) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB792
at Dorval, Montreal 1Jun44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried from Dorval to Lajes Field,
Terceira Island, Azores 13/14Jun44. No.220 Squadron [ZZ-U], Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores 29Jun44. No.3502
Servicing Unit (Gosport Pool), RAF Gosport, Hampshire 30Mar45. No.251 Squadron [AD-D], Reykjavik,
Iceland 31Aug45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 20Dec45 for storage. Non-effective
airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
98023 (MSN 17-7388) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB793
at Dorval, Montreal 14Jun44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr,
Scotland 21May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland May44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 18Jul44. RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 9Aug44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-S],
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 16Aug44. Used for radio counter measures. No.1699 Flight [4Z-B],
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 25Apr45. No.223 Squadron [6G-Q], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 13Jun45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 24Aug45 for storage. Non-effective
airframe 28Mar46. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
98024 (MSN 17-7389) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB794
at Dorval, Montreal 8Jun44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF,
no RAF use.. Eighth Air Force Service Command. 750th Bomb Squadron [Q], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 2Aug44. 749th Bomb Squadron. Named "Que Up". Sustained battle damaged on a mission to
Chemnitz, Germany 2Mar45; force landed on the continent. Repaired. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 31May46
98025 (MSN 17-7390) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 3May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB795
at Dorval, Montreal 14May44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr,
Scotland 20/22May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland May44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 18Jul44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-S], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 30Sep44. Used for radio counter measures. Flying accident category AC 7Nov44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 13Nov44 for repair on site. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-S], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton,
Aylsham, Norfolk 21Mar45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 17Aug45 for storage.
Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47. Named JOIE DES ANGES
98026 (MSN 17-7391) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 4May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB796 at Dorval, Montreal 16May44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 25May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland May44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 20Jul44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-T], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 6Sep44. Used for radio counter measures, fitted with radome for AN/APS15
radar in place of the chin gun turret, plus Airborne Grocer aerial on tail and Airborne Cigar aerial amidships.
Failed to return from a ‘window’ patrol/bomber support mission to the west of the Ruhr valley, Germany 9Feb45;
presumed crashed at sea (6MIA – RAF/RAAF/RNZAF:4KIA – RAF/RNZAF).
98027 (MSN 17-7392) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA 6May44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB797
at Dorval, Montreal 4Jun44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF, no RAF service.
Eighth Air Force Service Command. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 2Aug44.
Fitted with Gee-H radio navigation system equipment. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*Z], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire Oct44. Named "Swamp Angel" {first combat mission 11Oct44}.
Eighth Air Force Service Command 27Oct44. Regained by Group 2Nov44. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat
mission of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Last Eighth Air Force
aircraft to drop bombs in WWII on 25Apr45 at 11.16am. The plane suffered major battle damage on that final mission.
{45 missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 9May45. Ninth Air Force. United States
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 23May46
98028 (MSN 17-7393) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 5May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB798
at Dorval, Montreal 22Jun44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF, no RAF use.
Eighth Air Force Service Command. 750th Bomb Squadron, 457th Bomb Group [O], Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 2Aug44. Damaged on the ground at Glatton 11Jan45. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23May45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 10May46
98029 (MSN 17-7394) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB799
at Dorval, Montreal 15Jun44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr,
Scotland 21/23May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland May44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 18Jul44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-K], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 9Sep44. Used for radio counter measures. {5 missions to 14Apr45}. Reported as lost 15/16Mar45;
presumably battle damage and repaired. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-L], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 9Sep44. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 23Aug45 for storage.
Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
98030 (MSN 17-7395) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines, Modification
Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB800
at Dorval, Montreal 15May44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr,
Scotland 23May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland May44. Scottish Aviation,
Prestwick, Scotland 18Jul44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-V], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton,
Aylsham, Norfolk 9Sep44. Used for radio counter measures. Battle damaged by Fw 190 fighters and crash
landed with three engines failed at RAF Ford, West Sussex 31Oct44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 11Nov44 for repair on site. Reclassified category B 11Dec44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 10Jan45 for repair at depot. Reclassified category E 12Feb45. SOC 12Feb45.
98031 (MSN 17-7396) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB801 at Dorval, Montreal 16Jun44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 24May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland May44.
Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 18Jul44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-U], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 24Aug44. Used for radio counter measures. Battle damaged 18Dec44.
No.54 Maintenance Unit 28Dec44, repaired on site. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-T],
No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 9Feb45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffordshire 18Aug45 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
98032 (MSN 17-7397) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB802 at Dorval, Montreal 17May44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval,
Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 25May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride,
Cumberland May44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 20Jul44. RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk
9Aug44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-O], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 16Aug44. Used for radio counter measures. Failed to return from a ‘Jostle’ mission to
Germany 14Mar45 (10POW – RAF/RAAF/RNZAF). The aircraft took off from RAF Oulton in support
of a bomber mission to the Lützkendorf oil facilities at Mücheln, west of Merseburg, Germany and
apparently crashed southwest of Stuttgart, Germany. Shot down by Lt. Johanssen, the radio operator
to Hptm. Martin Becker of Stab IV./NJG 6, using a free-firing gun in their Bf 110 aircraft. The claim
was recorded as happening 2.5 miles southeast of Baiersbronn, Germany..
98033 (MSN 17-7398) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB803 at Dorval, Montreal 16May44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command,
Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 22/23May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland May44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 18Jul44. RAF Oulton,
Aylsham, Norfolk 23Aug44. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-L], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 23Aug44. Used for radio counter measures. Failed to return from
a ‘Jostle’ mission to Germany 15Mar45 (2KIA). The aircraft took off from RAF Oulton in support
of a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany. Severely
damaged by a Ju 88 in a Shrage Musik attack flown by Hptm. Ernst-Georg Drünkler of 1./NJG5,
the left wing and fuselage was set on fire. The rear gunner drove off the enemy but crossing the
Allied lines, American flak guns opened fire, believing they were firing on a Me 262. The aircraft
was abandoned and crashed 3.5 miles south of Kruft, west of the river Rhine and fifteen miles
westnorthwest from Koblenz. Drünkler claimed the Fortress as destroyed seven miles northwest
of Mayen, Germany
98034 (MSN 17-7399) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as
Fortress Mark III, serial HB804 at Dorval, Montreal 6Jun44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval,
Montreal. Ferried to UK. Returned to USAAF, no RAF use. . Eighth Air Force Service Command.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*Y], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 4Oct44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 10Apr45. Returned to US 26Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45. 3rd Ferrying
Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI 29Jun45. Damaged landing with mechanical failure at Romulus
Field 29Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 26Oct45. 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
98035 (MSN 17-7400) Accepted by USAAF at Lockheed Field, Burbank, CA May44. Continental Airlines,
Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7May44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress
Mark III, serial HB805 at Dorval, Montreal 17May44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 23May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland
May44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 18Jul44. Returned to USAAF. no RAF service.. Eighth Air Force
Service Command 19Aug44. Returned to RAF. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 12Nov44.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-C], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 14Jan45.
Used for radio counter measures. The bomber took off from RAF Oulton on a window patrol/bomber support
mission over Germany 24Feb45. The purpose of the raid was to make a diversionary sweep over the Ruhr
whilst another 74 aircraft (from training squadrons) also lured German night fighters over Northern France
to enable 63 Mosquitoes to attack Berlin, another eighteen to attack Neuss and a further three on ‘Siren duties’.
The aircraft was shot down 20-30km west of Düsseldorf airfield by Oblt. Kurt Matzak of Stab IV/NJG1, a Luftwaffe
night fighter ace with nineteen kills to his score. The Fortress was the first aircraft to be intercepted and
attacked setting the starboard inner engine on fire. The plane crashed in a field on the Viersen-Anrath
road near the Niers canal, Neersen, west of Düsseldorf (8KIA – RAF/RNZAF:1DOW:1POW). .
42-98036/99573 Stinson L-5 Sentinel
Redesignated U-19A in 1962
98038 Jan 18, 1944. MACR 1995 71st Liaison Squadron on a flight from Kunming, China, he was forced down by weather
but later turned up safe with the airplane
19th Liaison Squadron, 69th Composite Wing, Fourteenth Air Force, Kunming (Station 13), Yunnan, China.
Destroyed in an accident during takeoff from Kunming 12Aug44
98049 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AVY; current [1979].
98053 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBE; cancelled 25Apr62.
Indian Air Force. Reregistered in India 29May67 as VT-CBE; cancelled
98066 (25 LS, 71 TRG) crashed near Siniap, New Guinea during rescue
mission and w/o Feb 16, 1944.
98085 (25 LS, 71 TRG) crashed near Siniap, New Guinea during rescue
mission and w/o Feb 21, 1944.
98099 India-China Wing Air Transport Command.
Pilot MIA after departing Shingbwiyang, Burma, July 7, 1944. MACR 4719
98113 (71st Liason Squadron) disappeared in the Chin Hills between Ledo, India, and Shingbwiyang, Burma
Jan 28, 1944 40 mi from Ledo, India. MACR 1999. Pilot and aircraft never found
98119 to N9804F, cancelled
98141 (MSN 76-382) 7/43: TOS USAAF. Assigned 112th Liaison Squadron, 70th Group, Salinas AAB, CA.
Aug 14, 1943: Damaged being taxied by a mechanic at Mills Field, San Francisco, CA
Ca.1945: Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Hatbox Field, Muskogee, OK.
Unknown date: Spartan School of Aviation, Spartan Aircraft Company, Tulsa, OK with c/r NC62454.
Unknown date: Unknown owner in Madison, WI with c/r N62454.
Nov 19, 1958: Certificate of Airworthiness, N62454.
1970: Thomas Wilson Atkinson, North Las Vegas, NV and Partner.
1974: Marked as Nevada Wing, Civil Air Patrol.
Jan 8, 1977: Thomas Wilson Atkinson, North Las Vegas, NV.
By 1983: Markings "Mr Huck" with painting of head of Huckleberry Hound, with large A circled on tail.
Unknown date: John Fischer, California City, CA.
Dec 14, 2004: Lena M. Horton, Marysville, WA.
Nov 12, 2014: C/r N62454 cancelled.
Jan 1, 2019: Certificate of Airworthiness, N62454.
98147 161st Liaison Squadron, Mansfield Field, LA. Substantially damaged in a forced landing after engine failure
three miles south of Anacoco, LA 18Aug44. Registered as N57321; cancelled 6Dec71
98148 Assigned to US National Guard. Registered N9795F with MSN 44-18100, cancelled Dec 1, 2014.
Operated by Misawa Air Base Aero Club, Japan. Cancelled Aug 23, 1965. Restored and
operated by Atsugi Navy Aero Club, Japan 1966.
On display 2022 at the Royal Thai Air Force Museum, Bangkok. Former owner Kent Faith, Norman OK
98156 (MSN 76-397) ) Registered as N67174. Substantially damaged in a collision at LaGrange, GA 26Sep91.
The L-5 and a Piper PA-38-112 collided on a taxyway while preparing for visual departures from the same runway.
The PA-38 flight instructor and student pilot were conducting a before takeoff run-up when they noticed that the
collision was possible. The PA-38 pilots attempted to avoid the collision but were unable to exit the taxiway before
the collision. According to the L-5 pilot, he was not 'S' turning, which is a normal procedure for taxying conventional
gear airplanes, and failed to see the Piper in sufficient time to avoid the collision. Hans O Lauridsen, Litchfield, AZ.
Planned to be displayed in a proposed Glendale Aircraft Museum at Glendale Apt, AZ. Sold to Texas Nov06.
Registration current [Jun22] Restored by Cowtown Aerocrafters and owned by John M Todd, Flower Mound TX
98168 to US Coast Guard as 8168 Sep 20, 1948. Currently under restoration by William Tromblay in East Troy, Wisconsin
98177 (MSN 76-418) 810th Base Unit, Laurinburg-Maxton Field, NC. Damaged in an accident with L-5 42-15015 taxying
at Laurinburg-Maxton Auxiliary Field, Pinehurst, NC 8Oct45. 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, 318th Troop Carrier Group,
Pope Field, Fort Bragg, NC. Damaged in a ground accident 26Mar46. Registered as N6438C with MSN 1428.
Substantially damaged in a collision at Houston, TX 3Oct92. The L-5 was the number 3 aircraft and a Cessna
Ector 305A, N910E, was the number 2 aircraft in a four ship flight that was landing in staggered trail formation
following an air show performance. During the landing roll, the Ector 305A, which had landed on the right side
of the runway center line as per the briefing, ground looped to the left and came to rest in the path of
the L-5 which had landed on the left side. The collision occurred on the left side of the runway centerline.
The pilot of the Stinson stated that he lost sight of the Ector 305A as he lowered the tail of his airplane
during the landing roll. The official weather observation and witnesses reported that the aircraft landed
with a left quartering tailwind of between 4 and 10 knots. Restored by Black Barn Aviation at Priory Farm,
Tibenham, Norfolk, UK. Based at Tibenham. Registration current [Jun22]..
98178 (MSN 76-419) 3rd TAD, Brownwood Field, TX. Damaged landing at Camp Hood, TX 13Apr45.
Substantially damaged when ground looped taking off from Millville, NJ 25Jun75.
Current Jun 2022 in US civil register as N69887 Currently owned by Steve Seal,
McDonough, GA. Purchased from the Wings of Eagles Museum, Elmira NY. Donated to the
museum by Andrew Auchincloss, Long Island who had it restored in "Guinea Short Lines"
25th Liaison Squadron markings. Used in making the never-released PBS
documentary "L-Birds" narrated by Cliff Robertson.
98180 (MSN 76-421) 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Pope Field, Fort Bragg, NC.
Substantially damaged landing at Pope Field 19Jan46. Registered Jan64 as N63094; cancelled 15May17.
Donated to the Museum of Aviation, Warner-Robins, GA by former owner Ken Adams
Currently on display at the Museum of Aviation, Robins AFB, Warner Robins, Georgia. Exhibited in the WW2 Hangar
as L-5E 44-17421; code 6C. Now falsely marked as 42-98184
98196 806th Base Unit, Fort Wayne, IN. Damaged taxying at Joliet Airport, IL 28Aug45. Registered as N9803F.
Reregistered as N1252. Registered 16Jul15 to Iowa Military Aviation Heritage Museum, Ankeny, IA; current [Jun22
98208 325th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Avon Park Field, FL. Substantially damaged landing at Avon Park Field 31Jul45.
Registered as N60295; cancelled.
98209 to N61137, cancelled Nov 24, 1971. Deregistered and parted out. Formerly owned by Lawrence Allison,
Lawrence KS
98225 (MSN 76-466) 8/43: TOS USAAF. By 6/61: Unknown owner with c/r NR66225.
Jun 26, 1961 Certificate of Airworthiness, NR66225. By 4/70: Dr. Robert R. Kundel, Rice Lake, WI with c/r N66225.
By 1977: Restored by the Oriole Club, 133rd Tactical Airlift Wing (ANG), Minneapolis–St. Paul Metropolitan
Airport/Wold-Chamberlain Field, MN. Marked as L-5 42-98677 of the 25th Liaison Squadron Serving in New Guinea in 1944.
1977: Donated by Dr. Kundel to the United States Air Force Museum, Wright Field, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.
2/13/13: C/r N66255 cancelled
98239 Alamo Field, San Antonio, TX. Substantially damaged in a forced landing after engine failure twenty-seven miles north of San Antonio 25Aug43.
Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with an object three miles southeast of New Braunfels, TX 8Sep43.
617th Base Unit, Dugway Proving Grounds, southwest of Salt Lake City, UT. Substantially damaged in a crash at
Dugway Proving Grounds 22Aug45. Registered as N9832F; cancelled 19Jul63
98248 (MSN 76-489) 8/43: TOS USAAF. UNK: Unknown owner with c/r N57797.
By 10/85: Marked as “Guinea Short Lines, 376489.”
1992: Robert M. Heuer, Bloomingdale, IL with c/r N57797.
2001: C. Raucci, Medinah, IL.
Mar 3, 2005: C/r PH-SEN reserved for owner in Netherlands.
Apr 19, 2005: Egmond Aircraft, DE.
4/05: Delivered to Hoogeveen Airfield, Netherlands.
Ca.5/05: Owner in Netherlands registered as N57797.
5/06: Marked as 14th Liaison Squadron, 9th Air Force, “6C-C, 298248.”
Mar 21, 2007: Reservation for c/r PH-SEN cancelled.
May 14, 2009: K.A.Doornbos, Eelde reserved c/r PH-SEN.
Aug 24. 2009: C/r N57797 cancelled.
Sep 1, 2009: K.A.Doornbos, Eelde with c/r PH-SEN.
Oct 12, 2009: C/r PH-SEN cancelled as exported to USA but aircraft remained in Netherlands.
Nov 4, 2009: Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Cornwall, with c/r N57797.
Sep 16, 2010: Southern Aircraft Consultancy Inc Trustee, Dereham Norfolk, with c/r N57797.
Mar 29, 2012: Jennifer Harcourt, Anna Paulowna, Netherlands, with c/r N57797.
By 9/14: Classic Independent Aviators, 391 Squadron, Hoogeveen Airfield
98269 (MSN 76-510) on civil registry as N58726 with Western Antique Aeroplane and Automobile Museum, Hood River, Oregon.
Current Jun 2022
98271 to N49279, Current Jun 2022
98280 used in immediate postwar years by United Nations Mission in Greece.
98293 to US Coast Guard as 8293 Sep 20, 1948.
98310 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India May46 as VT-CEV; current [1979]
98319 (MSN 76-560) Aug. 1943: To 125th Liaison Squadron, Camp Young, Indio CA. June 1944:
163d Liaison Squadron, Cox Field TX. Oct. 1944: 360th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Brownwood Field, TX. Substantially
damaged landing at Brownwood Field 16Jan45. To RFC Sheppard, Class 1.
Restored and currently owned by Sam Taber, East Troy WI. "Guinea Short Lines"
25th Liaison Squadron markings. Current 2020 in US civil register as N64669.
Was in the movie "Catch 22"
98323 (MSN 76-564) delivered to Thermal, California Sept 1943. To RFC. On civil registry as N513VC.
To N425CV Jul 5, 2005; expired 31Oct20. Registered 26May20 as N91020; current [Jun22]. To be restored to orginal color scheme.
98332 (MSN 76-572) registration N9833Z reserved Dec 29, 2008. current [Jun22].
98333 158th Liaison Squadron, Raleigh-Durham Field, NC. Substantially damaged when ground looped landing at
Raleigh-Durham Field 25May44. Registered as N4281Z. Registered as N4381Z; cancelled 4Jan18. Registration N4381Z
assigned 3Mar22, has not been registered and is pending cancellation [Jun22]
98369 158th Liaison Squadron, Raleigh-Durham Field, NC. Spun in on takeoff from Raleign-Durham AAF, NC Jun 29, 1944. 2 killed
98371 349th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Muskogee Field, OK. Substantially damaged in a collision with
L-5 42-98629 at Muskogee Field 8Jun45
98391 4136th Base Unit (Area Command), Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command, Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK.
Substantially damaged in an accident at Tinker Field 4Feb46. . Registered as N4977V, registration cancelled Sep 2, 2004 as sale reported 1977.
98396 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb47 as VT-CAK; current [1979]. Stored [1977]
98413 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar46 as VT-AYA, then to AP-ABY in Pakistan when
British India was partitioned in 1948. cancelled after 1955
98417 with 5th Liaison Squadron, 1st Liaison Group, Tenth Air Force, Myitkyina, Burma.
Major damage in an accident landing at Mohania, Bihar, India 19Nov44.
98436 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CPX; cancelled.
98448/98463 to USMC as OY-1 60460/60475
98458 (MSN 76-699) To N5612V with Manu Iki Flying Club, Wailuku,Hawaii on September 7, 1962 but cancelled on
November 14, 1962
98468 Registered as N29846. Registered 29Mar71 to Yesterdays Air Force, Anaheim, CA. Reregistered 20Jul11 to
Military Aircraft Restoration Corp, Anaheim, CA. Registration current [Jun22].
96489 to N6406C
98491 an L-5 registered I-AEEP noted May 20, 2006 at Berlin ILA 2006 painted with tail
number of 298491. Not sure if it is the original.
98496 US Army. 104th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, Pennsylvania Army National Guard Harrisburg, PA.
Substantially damaged by mechanical failure landing at West Artillery Strip, Fort Indiantown Gap, PA 21Jun50.
Registered as N9838F; cancelled 28Feb18. Reregistered 6Jun19 as N9838F; current [Jun22].
98520 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; First US Army; [26-A];
23rd Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron, Jena, Germany; 50th Mobile Reclamation and
Repair Squadron; 7th Armored Division Artillery
98522 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 30th Infantry
Division [44-J][Sep44]; 32nd Field Artillery Battalion; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair
Squadron 13May45; 32nd Field Artillery Battalion 19May45
98528/98543 to USMC as OY-1 60476/60491
98528 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces;
3rd Armored Division Artillery; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 26May45; 119th Field
Artillery Group, XIX Corps 31May45
98552 diverted to RAF Sep 6, 1944. Registered Apr 8, 1948 as G-AKYF. Registration cancelled Sep 16, 1949 when
sold as VP-KHM; believed written off in crash sometime in 1964
98562 98562 Registered as N6430C. The aircraft was substantially damaged when it collided with a fence during a takeoff and
nosed over at Haines, OR 18Apr83. The runway was an Alfalfa field approximately 1,000 feet in length with high growth;
the density altitude was 4,000 feet. The aircraft did become airborne but settled back to the field, and takeoff was
continued with not enough distance remaining. Registration cancelled. Registered 3Oct00 as N6430C with MSN 1813; current [Jun22].
98565 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; Headquarters,
12th Army Group, Artillery Air Officer, Heston, England
98571 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr47 as VT-CLC. Reregistered in Pakistan AP-ACX; cancelled 1953
98592 Accepted by the USAAF 1Nov43. Eighth Air Force; arrived in the UK 5Jan44. Ninth Air Force.
10th Photo Reconnaissance Squadron [5M*X]. Condemned for salvage in Germany Jan47.
98593 flew at Normandy. 42-15066 on civil registry as N46JB was painted ax 42-98593. On display at Fargo
Air Museum, Fargo, ND.
98596 to Italian AF as MM52873, then became I-AEFU
98619 89th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group, Tenth Air Force. Substantially damaged in a crash after
engine failure at Myitkyina East, Burma 7Feb45. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered
in India Mar46 as VT-AVU to the Karachi Aero Club. Reregistered in Pakistan 9Jan48 as AP-AAU to the
Karachi Aero Club; WFU 30May51; cancelled
98620 90th Fighter Squadron, 80th Fighter Group, Tenth Air Force. Major damage in a crash after engine
failure during takeoff from Kutkai, Burma 10Mar45
98621 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jun47 as VT-CMF. DBR. Reregistered 1949 as VT-DCV; cancelled 1951.
98629 360th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Brownwood Field, TX. Substantially damaged in a collision
with L-5 42-15027 at Brownwood Field 22Jan45. 349th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Muskogee Field, OK.
Substantially damaged in a collision with L-5 42-98371 at Muskogee Field 8Jun45. Registered as N4131A
with MSN 76-870. Reregistered 9Oct15 as N98629 with MSN 78-870; current [Jun22]. Owned byh marvin Juhl.
Fuselage had been replaced, probably obtained from 42-98694 which was formerly
owned by the same Ag company in California that operated 42-98269 as a crop duster in the 1960s
Flyable at Valiant Air Command Museum, Titusville, FL in Apr 2022
98633 348th Base Unit, Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City, OK. Accident landing at Will Rogers Field 14Jul45.
2151st Air Rescue Unit, Selfridge AFB, Mount Clemens, MI. Substantially damaged in a forced landing
after engine failure at New Baltimore Airport, MI 10Jan49. 2151st Air Rescue Flight, Lowry AFB, Denver, CO.
Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision 10-15 miles west of Topeka, KS 10Jul49. Registered as N6085C.
Registered 5Apr13 as N14FR. Reregistered 9Nov15 as N42FF. Reregistered 31Jan19 as N198RB; current [Jun22].
98636 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBQ; cancelled
98638 Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jan46 as VT-AUK; cancelled 25Jul46
98643 (MSN 76-884) frame noted May 20, 2004 at Polish Aviation
Museum, Krakow. Has been there since at least Sep 1991
98657 to Italian AF as MM52958, then I-AEEI
98665 to US Coast Guard as 8665 Sep 20, 1948
98667 127th Liaison Squadron, Statesboro Field, GA. Damaged in collision with Piper L-4A Grasshopper 43-15243
taxying at Statesboro Field 28Dec43. 156th Liaison Squadron, Statesboro Field, GA. Accident landing
at Clarksville Municipal Airport, KY 11May44. Registered as N68591; current [Jun22]. Substantially
damaged during takeoff from Flying Cloud Airport, Minneapolis, MN 6Aug89. While attempting a
takeoff with a 90 degree crosswind from the left at about 14 knots, the pilot lost directional control.
The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway and nosed over. Registered 6Sep91 to American
Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Dallas, TX. Substantially damaged during a precautionary landing
near Woodward, Oklahoma 29Sep99. The cross-country flight originated from Hutchinson, Kansas
with a destination of Midland, Texas. The pilot reported that during cruise flight, the airplane
developed extreme vibration. During the ensuing precautionary landing on a dirt road, the airplane
encountered soft dirt and veered to the right, impacting a ditch. The right wing was structurally damaged.
Painted as 268591.
98681 delivered to USAAF; 245th Base Unit, McCook, NB; damaged when nosed under taxying at McCook 7Jul44;
9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron
98694 (MSN 75-935) 222nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK. Accident taxying at Ardmore Field 1Jun45.
62nd Base Unit, Andrews Field, Camp Springs, MD. Substantially damaged landing at Algerine, Cedar Run, PA
30Apr46. Registered as C-FLLV; cancelled 5Aug94. Registration N142LB assigned 1Oct97. Registered 4Apr05
as N142LB as a Stinson-Vultee/Hahn/Baxter L-5 with MSN 42-98694GF; current [Jun22]..
98700 with 25th Liaison Squadron, South Pacific. Named "Frisco Kitty"
98703 with 25th Liaison Squadron, South Pacific. Carried "Guine Short Lines" motif on nose
98708 (MSN 76-949) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Sold 29Nov46 to Aerial
Transport Co, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Stored at Marshall Airways, Mascot, Sydney. Registered in
Australia 31Jul47 as VH-BEE. Reregistered 14Dec49 as VH-BOE; cancelled 31Dec63. Derelict at
Finch Hatton airstrip, QLD. Parts acquired for rebuild of Stinson L-5 VH-BFR
98730 (MSN 4472) 5th Air Rescue Squadron, Westover AFB, Chicopee, MA. Substantially damaged landing at
Millville, NJ 31Mar49. Registered as N2561C with MSN 4472; cancelled 20Mar18 as expired.
Reregistered 8May18; current [Jun22]. At Wings of Eagles AS. Not sure if it is marked correctly.
98734 213th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Mountain Home Field, ID. Damaged taxying at Mountain Home
Field 19Dec44. Headquarters Squadron, 6163th Air Base Group, Fifth Air Force, Misawa Air Base, Aomori, Japan.
Major damage landing at Shira Saki, Kagawa, Japan 13Sep51. Japan Air Defense Force. 116th Air Base Squadron,
116th Fighter-Bomber Wing, Misawa Air Base, Aomori, Japan. Substantially damaged when ground
looped landing at Misawa Air Base 15Mar52. Base Flight, 116th Air Base Group, Chitose Air Base, Japan.
Major damage landing at Shira Saki, Kagawa, Japan 24Apr52. 6016th Air Base Wing, Misawa Air Base, Aomori, Japan.
Major damage landing at Shira Saki, Kagawa, Japan 2Aug52. Registered as N9879F. Operated by the USAF
Kanto Command Aero Club, Tachikawa, Japan. Destroyed when the plane collided with wires landing in a
construction area at Hyakuri Air Base, Ibaraki, Japan 2Dec64 (2INJ). Registration cancelled.
98737/98752 to USMC as OY-1 60492/60507
98738 to US Marine Corps as 60493..
98758 delivered to USAAF 3Dec43; registered N1156V; registered to Caesers Creek Soaring Society; used as a glider tug.
On 28Jul85 the pilot took off on a test flight to check the engine after it had been inspected and the carburetor
had been overhauled. He made a ground check and full engine run-up before taking off. Intending to stay in a
closed traffic pattern, he took off, made a normal climb in the traffic pattern, then turned onto downwind.
While on downwind, the engine sputtered. The pilot switched fuel tanks and pumped the throttle;
the engine restarted but a few seconds later, it lost power again. While attempting to return to the
runway, the pilot made a 360 degree turn to avoid a glider and to lose altitude. He stated that during the
maneuver, he lost sight of the glider, and while trying to relocate it, he lost too much altitude.
Subsequently, the aircraft crash landed in trees about 50 feet short of the runway. An examination revealed
that the carburetor float had been adjusted for 0.25' of travel; the minimum travel per installation
instructions should have been 0.50'. wreck sold to CAF; registered to American Airpower
Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX 9Mar92, current [Oct16]; operated by Capital Wing, Commerative Air Force,
Brandy Station, VA.
98762 (MSN 1003) Ca.10/43: TOS USAAF. By 3/65: Unknown owner with c/r N61578.
Mar 9, 1965: Certificate of Airworthiness, N61578
Feb 27, 1991: Thomas J. Newell, Longboat Key, FL with c/r N61578.
Nov 21, 1995 to after 6/21: Ronald J. and Brooke W. Hefner, Plattsmouth, NE.
Jan 1, 2009: Certificate of Airworthiness, N61578.
98766 (MSN 76-1007) 237th Base Unit, Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM. Accident caused by mechanical failure landing at
Kirtland Bombing Range #4 14Sep45. Registered as N64362; cancelled 5Jan18 as expired. Reregistered 6Jun19; current [Jun22]..
98768 to US Coast Guard as 8768 Sep 17, 1948.
98769 crashed near Beaver Crossing, Nebraska Sep 24, 1944. 2 occupants killed.
A group of soldiers from the Fairmont Army Air Field were practicing ground maneuvers approximately
5 miles north of Cordova, or 3 miles west of Beaver Crossing. The L-5, with a pilot and a nurse as a
passenger from the Fairmont Army Air Field, was doing simulated attacks upon
the ground troops. During a dive, the plane came in contact with the tops of the trees and crashed.
Ten soldiers were burned as they tried to free the occupants from the burning wreckage. Neither occupant
of the plane survived.
98774 25th Ferrying Squadron, 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT. Substantially damaged
in an accident at Gore Field 15Mar44. Registered as N5142B; current [Jun22].
98792 to N5876V, cancelled 3Sep68
98794 806th Base Unit (Troop Carrier), Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN. Substantially damaged landing at
Baer Field 26May44 and 9Aug45. Registered as N94RN as a Stinson/Nightingale L-5; current [Jun22]
98801 Registered as N48083. The plane blew a tire upon landing and skidded off the runway at
Hobbs, NM 11Sep11. Registration cancelled 18Mar13 as expired
98806 to N9802F, cancelled.
98810 (MSN 76-1051) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CQK; cancelled.
98817 MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Greek Government. Royal Hellenic Air Force as S17.
98821 MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Greek Government. Royal Hellenic Air Force as S21. 335 Mira [1974].
98832 (MSN 76-1073) 25th Liaison Squadron (Guinea Short Lines), Thirteenth Air Force
98833 (MSN 76-1074) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBJ. Reregistered in Pakistan 1950
98839 (MSN 76-1080) reported MIA by the 19th Liaison Squadron on October 18, 1944 MACR 9300
98848 (MSN 76-1089) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India 25Feb46 as VT-AXO; current [1979]
98850 (MSN 76-1091) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India May46 as VT-CEW; cancelled 1950
98856 (MSN 76-1097) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBK; cancelled
98857 (MSN 76-1098) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India 1948 as VT-CRR; cancelled
98873 (MSN 76-1114) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar47 as VT-CJF; current [1979
98878 (MSN 76-1119) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CQJ. Rebuilt and
Reregistered Jun68 as VT-DYM to the Bombay Flying Club; current [1979].
98899 (MSN 76-1140) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India 1948 as VT-CRN; not taken up.
Reregistered Dec49 as VT-DCZ to the Madras Flying Club; cancelled 5Nov53
98948/98959 to USMC as OY-1 75159/75170
98981 Exhibited with other USAAF aircraft 31 July-15 September 1945 at the Exposition USAAF Forces
Aériennes des États-Unis, Eiffel Tower, Paris, France.
98987 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 50th Mobile Reclamation
and Repair Squadron 30Dec44; 125th Liaison Squadron; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair
Squadron 9May45; 125th Liaison Squadron 25May45
98991 to Italian AF as MM56694 then to I-AEFO
99007 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 153rd Liaison Squadron,
First US Army; crash landed Madrid Field, Monark, France 15Jul44; 50th Mobile
Reclamation and Repair Squadron 24May45
99015 Diverted to RAF 18Dec44. Retained USAAF serial with RAF markings
Assigned to Bomber Command Communications Flight, Mildenhall Station Flight; code FT-Z
Noted derelict at Lasham, UK Sep 11, 1955. Noted in a transport contractor’s yard, Worksop, England 1958
99037 To Italian Army Light Aviation / Aviazione Leggera dell’Esercito Italiano as MM 52876.
Registered as I-AEGI; current [Jun19]
99040/99051 to USMC as OY-1 75171/75182
99052 47th Tactical Air Command; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 29May45;
47th Tactical Air Command 29May45
99062 with 9th AF Tactical Air Liaison Section.
99096 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron;
crashed landing at Les Nevens, France 14Sep44
99103 Accepted by the USAAF 19Feb44. Ninth Air Force. 45th Air Depot Group, Grove, Berkshire. 14th Liaison Squadron,
Knutsford, Cheshire. Crashed during a cross-country flight from Grove to RAF Cranage, Manchester, via
Kidderminster 17May44. After flying around numerous showers, the pilot and his observer became
completely lost. With fuel down to five gallons and surrounded by mountainous terrain, they made a
precautionary landing in a cultivated field about one mile west of Dolgellau on the road to Llanelltyd, Wales.
Unfortunately, the soil was very soft and the aircraft nosed over; both airmen escaped unhurt. The pilot,
due to poor navigation, became hopelessly lost and due to the locality in which he found himself, became
over-anxious. There were very few airdromes south and east from the point where he attempted his landing;
however, RAF Llanbedr and RAF Towyn were only ten or twelve miles distant to the northwest and
southwest. Had the pilot been properly instructed in British maps and navigation procedure, this
accident would have been avoided. Also, had he carried out a precautionary emergency landing procedure
and chosen a more suitable landing field, he would have prevented his aircraft from nosing over. Its fuselage
bent and left wing crumpled, the aircraft was declared a write-off and compensation was claimed by the farmer
for damage to his crop of young oats. Loaned to Army Ground Forces 18Jul46. Permanently transferred to Army
Ground Forces, Germany 28May48. Returned to US. Registered as N6407C. Registered 27Sep71 to the United
States Army Aviation Museum; cancelled. Preserved at United States Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker, AL Dec82. S
tored dismantled in Building 6010 [Nov19]
99107 (MSN 76-1348) to Italian AF as MM52970, then became I-AEFZ.
Registration D-ERLU reserved 2008.
99114 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron;
damaged landing at Peine, Germany 28Apr45; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 30Apr45;
125th Liaison Squadron, Braunschweig/Waggum [R-37], Germany 10May45;
crash landed Buchorst, Germany 13May45; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 22May45
99116 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 50th Mobile
Reclamation and Repair Squadron; 125th Liaison Squadron 3Jan45; 50th Mobile Reclamation
and Repair Squadron 31Jan45; 125th Liaison Squadron 1Feb45;
damaged landing Rietberg, Germany 2Apr45; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 5Apr45
99119 to Italian Army as MM52882, to I-AEEL. On display at Revelli Metlllik, San Marco Torinese (TO), Italy
99123 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron,
A Flight; HOT BOX; disappeared on a courier mission from Heerlen to Merkelbeek, Holland 26Nov44
99129 (MSN 76-1370) transferred to RAAF. Did not acquire an RAAF serial number, but I have a
reference which says that the RAAF serial was A38-2. Returned to USAAF at Townsville, QLD Feb 1, 1945.
A38-1 was a civilian SR-8B Reliant MSN 9766 ex VH-UXK which never had a USAAF connection.
99131 (MSN 76-1372) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb47 as VT-CAL; cancelled
99132 (MSN 76-1373) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBF; cancelled after 1968
99133 (MSN 76-1374) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Dec49 as VT-DDA to the
Madras Flying Club; cancelled 28Jul53
99134 (MSN 76-1375) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AYT
to His Highness The Maharaja of Dewas. Registration cancelled
99135 (MSN 76-1376) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBR; cancelled.
99136 (MSN 76-1377) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CAN to
His Highness The Maharaja of Jodhpur. Registration cancelled. [also registered with MSN 76-2378]
99138 (MSN 76-1379) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AYU
to His Highness The Maharaja of Dewas. Registration cancelled
99139 (MSN 76-1380) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Oct46 as VT-AYX.
Registered 4Jun47 to His Highness The Maharaja of Paridkot. WFU; registration cancelled 29Oct52
99140 (MSN 76-1381) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CQI; cancelled prior to 1950
99143 (MSN 76-1384) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jun50 as VT-DDU; DBR; cancelled 1950
99147 (MSN 76-1388) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Oct46 as VT-CAD; WFU 20Dec52; cancelled 12Mar53
99150 (MSN 76-1391) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CPY; not taken up.
Reregistered Apr50 as VT-DDS to the Madras Flying Club. Scrapped; registration cancelled 5Nov53
99152 (MSN 76-1393) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDI; DBR; cancelled 19Dec60
99153 (MSN 76-1394) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CAE; cancelled
99156 (MSN 76-1395) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CAF; cancelled.
[also registered with MSN 76-2395]
99163 (5th LG) MIA Jun 7, 1945, Philippines.
99186 (324th FG, 315th BS) interned in Switzerland Oct 12, 1944. On 12 October 1944, the aircraft was on a liaison flight from
Dole/Tavaux [Y-7], France for the 324th Fighter Group, 315th Fighter Squadron, a 12th Air Force P-47 Thunderbolt
unit assigned to the 1st Tactical Air Force in France.
It strayed into Swiss airspace and was fired on by Swiss anti-aircraft guns, which damaged the fuel line.
As a result, the aircraft was force landed and abandoned. The Sentinel was dismantled and taken by train
for repair. It was repaired by Swiss ground crews and repainted in full Swiss neutrality markings and the
Swiss serial A-96. Used as a liaison aircraft by the Swiss Air Force. Returned to USAAF Oct45;
used by US Air Attache, Switzerland; registered HB-TRY to Alpar AG 31Mar50; registered to Segelfluggruppe
Thun (Glider Sport Association) at Thun 1966; used as a glider tug; registration cancelled 1968; in storage,
awaiting restoration. Registration HB-TRY reserved May 4, 2006. Now flying again painted as Swiss FG A-96
99218 (MSN 76-1459) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDH; current [1979].
99219 (MSN 76-1460) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDG; cancelled
99220 (MSN 76-1461) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCV; current [1979].
99221 (MSN 76-1462) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov46 as VT-CHM; cancelled.
99225 (MSN 76-1466) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCW; W/O; cancelled 25Oct60
99226 (MSN 76-1467) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDX; cancelled 8Oct52
99227 (MSN 76-1468) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CFN to the
Government of Orissa, Cuttack; cancelled
99230 (MSN 76-1471) 166th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Toungoo,
Burma. Minor damage taxying at Toungoo 8May45. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in
India as VT-CRL; not taken up. Registered Apr47 as VT-CLD. Reregistered in Pakistan Oct47 as AP-AAL; cancelled 8Feb55
99232 (MSN 76-1473) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India 1948 as VT-CRI; not taken up.
Registered Feb51 as VT-DFG; cancelled 9May53
99233 (MSN 76-1474) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBG; cancelled after 1968
99235 (MSN 76-1476) 165th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force,
Asansol, Bengal, India. Substantially damaged taxying at Asansol 4May45. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India.
Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBC with India Airlines Corp. Registered 24Dec63 to Government of West Bengal; current [1979].
99237 (MSN 76-1478) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb47 as VT-CFT. W/o at Nagpur, Maharashtra, India 27Aug51
99238 (MSN 76-1479) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCS; cancelled after 1968.
99239 (MSN 76-1480) 493rd Bomb Squadron, 7th Bomb Group, Pandaveswar, Bengal, India. Accident landing at Pandaveswar 24Sep45.
Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCU; cancelled 1950
99241
99252 (MSN 76-1493) First flight 24Mar44. Flown to Detroit City Airport to crate for shipment. Accepted by USAAF 27Mar44.
Shipped by train to Norfolk, VA 6Apr44 and loaded on board ship 11Apr44 for delivery to Naples, Italy; arrived 9May44.
Twelfth Air Force, Italy. Condemned for salvage Apr46. Foreign Liquidation Commission. Registration D-ELKO reserved 3Nov66.
Registered 1968 as D-ELKO; cancelled 31Oct71. Stored in hangar at Herzogenaurach [Feb74]. Stored at Grossdechsendorf
near Erlangen [1974]. To a salvage yard in Zirndorf-Leichendorf, Rothenburger Strasse, west of Nürnberg, Germany [1974].
Sold to Denmark 22Apr83. Transported to Stauning, Denmark; outdoor storage. Sold for parts for restoration of
Stinson L-5 Sentinel N57797 [42-98248] after storm damage at Hoogeveen. Arrived at Hoogeveen airport, Netherlands July 2020 for restoration.
99259 (MSN 76-1500) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Registered in Philippines as PI-C176; cancelled
99262 (MSN 76-1503) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDK; cancelled.
99264 (MSN 76-1505) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCT; cancelled 7Dec59.
99265 (MSN 76-1506) 166th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Meiktila, Burma.
Minor damage taxying at Meiktila 6Apr45. Substantially damaged landing at Pyawbwe, Burma 16Apr45.
US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Dec46 as VT-CAC; cancelled
99266 (MSN 76-1507) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCR; cancelled
99271 (MSN 76-1512) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDM; cancelled after 1968
99275 (MSN 76-1516) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CPU; not taken up.
Reregistered Dec49 as VT-DCX to the Madras Flying Club; cancelled 5Nov53
99276 (MSN 76-1517) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar46 as VT-CBZ; cancelled.
99277 (MSN 76-1518) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBH; cancelled after 1968
99278 (MSN 76-1519) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-AVO; cancelled after 1950
99279 Registered Mar59 as F-BEDL; cancelled 1Jun61
99282 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; XXIX Tactical Air Command;
abandoned at Marburg, Germany; 79th Field Artillery Group; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair
Squadron; 79th Field Artillery Group 12Jun45;
99284 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron,
Maastricht [Y-44], Holland; crash landed engine failure Heerlen, Holland 12Jan45;
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 15Jan45; salvaged 15Jan45
99285 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron,
Maastricht [Y-44], Holland; damaged landing Wolk, Belgium 14Nov44; 50th Mobile Reclamation
and Repair Squadron 14Nov44; 125th Liaison Squadron 1Dec44
99292 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 50th Mobile Reclamation
and Repair Squadron; 125th Liaison Squadron 26Dec44;
scrapped at Oberpfaffenhofen, West Germany by Jun 18, 1948
99301 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron;
(125th LS) damaged landing 7 km N of Heerlen, Netherlands Oct 31, 1944.
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron, Maastricht, Holland 1Nov44; salvaged.
99303 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron,
Maastricht [Y-44], Holland; damaged when force landed due weather Kornelimunster, Aachen, Germany 5Jan45;
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 7Jan45; 125th Liaison Squadron, Maastricht [Y-44], Holland 4Feb45;
crashed after pilot bailed out due weather at Vlijtingen, Belgium 7Mar45
99305 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron,
Brunswick, Germany; damaged when force landed due weather at Signy-le-Petit, France 1May45
99305 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison
Squadron, Brunswick, Germany; damaged when force landed due to weather at Signy-le-Petit, France
May 1, 1945.
99306 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron, Maastricht [Y-44],
Holland; damaged due weather at Ninth US Army landing strip, Maastricht, Holland 4Dec44;
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron; 125th Liaison Squadron 16Dec44.
99307 (MSN 76-1548) delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron,
Maastricht [Y-44], Holland; damaged at Maastricht 1Dec44; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron;
125th Liaison Squadron Dec44; to Italian AF as MM52848; to Italian civil registry as I-GITI; I-AEEU.
Preserved and on display at Museo Storico Dell Aeronautica Militare Italiana [Italian Air Force Museum],
Vigna di Valle, Lazio, Italy Mar84 as M.M. 52848, code S-12.
99308 (MSN 76-1549) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India 1946 as VT-CRQ; cancelled.
99311 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron,
Maastricht [Y-44], Holland;
damaged by high winds parked at Ninth US Army landing strip, Maastricht,19Jan45; 50th Mobile Reclamation and
Repair Squadron 21Jan45; 125th Liaison Squadron 31Jan45.
99316 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron; damaged
landing at a short strip 2 miles E of Wilton 12Jul44, landing into wind but downhill on wet grass, the brakes failed
and the aircraft overran, crashing into a tree damaging the left wing and propeller.
99318 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron,
Maastricht [Y-44], Holland;
damaged taxying at st Pieter, Maastricht 1Dec44; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron;
125th Liaison Squadron Dec44.
99321 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; First US Army;
153rd Liaison Squadron [R-8]; 23rd Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron, Jena, Germany.
99331 (MSN 76-1572) Tenth Air Force, CBI. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India
as VT-CDL. Nagpur Flying Club, Maharashtra 10Aug60. Rebuilt 1960: fuselage from VT-CDA [42-99640];
left wing from VT-CCT [42-99264]; right wing from VT-CCW [42-99225]. Retired at Nagpur 29Oct70; derelict.
Sold to Australia 1991. Restoration project by Air Gold Coast at Coolangatta Airport, QLD. Registered in Australia 16Apr99 as VH-NLR; current [Jun22].
99332 (MSN 76-1573) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India 1948 as VT-CRJ; not taken up.
Reregistered Dec49 as VT-DFH; cancelled 9May53
99333 (MSN 76-1574) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Dec46 as VT-AXP; cancelled 11Jun52
99334 (MSN 76-1575) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CPV; not taken up.
Reregistered Dec49 as, VT-DCY to the Madras Flying Club; cancelled 5Nov53
99337 (MSN 76-1578) 164th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Sinthe, Burma.
Substantially damaged landing at Sinthe 24Apr45. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India
Oct46 as VT-CAB. Destroyed by fire when an Indian Air Force dH Vampire jet crashed into the Delhi Flying Club
hangar at Safdarjung 8May58. Registration cancelled 12Jan59.
99338 (MSN 76-1579) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India 1948 as VT-CRK; cancelled.
99340 (MSN 76-1581) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CPT;
not taken up. Reregistered 1948 as VT-DBP; with Indian Airlines Corp. cancelled
99344 (MSN 76-1585) 165th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force,
Yazagyo, Burma. Major damage landing at Mawlaik, Burma 16Nov44. US Foreign Liquidation Commission,
India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CBL; cancelled
99347 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron;
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 1Mar45; 125th Liaison Squadron 9Mar45.
99351 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron;
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 5Dec44; 125th Liaison Squadron 6Dec44;
damaged landing at Wendischihan, Germany 4May45; 50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 6May45;
16th Air Depot Group 13May45.
99355 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron;
50th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron 13May45; 125th Liaison Squadron 28May45.
99356 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; 125th Liaison Squadron;
crash at New Zealand Farm, 6 miles SSW of Devizes, Wiltshire 17Jul44.
During a practice message dropping exercise, after a low run to drop a message, a second low speed
approach was made to indicate to personnel on the ground exactly where the message had fallen
in long grass. When applying power to climb away, the engine failed, the aircraft stalled,
crashed and was destroyed.
99357 delivered to USAAF; 9th Air Force, Europe; transferred to Army Ground Forces; First US Army; [23-B];
23rd Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron, Jena, Germany; 7306th Liaison Squadron, Tullin, Austria;
crashed when engine failed during takeoff at USFA flight strip, Heiligenstadt Vienna,
Austria 6Aug50. Pilot OK.
99372 (MSN 76-1613) to Italian Air Forcd as MM52854 then
to civil registry as I-AEGR with Aero Club di Varese. Still active at Varese Sep 2015.
99385 (MSN 76-1626) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India 1948 as VT-CRL; cancelled
99388 (MSN 76-1629) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDJ; cancelled.
99390 (MSN 76-1631) 676th Bomb Squadron, 444th Bomb Group, Twentieth Air Force, Dudhkundi, Bengal, India.
Major damage when ground looped 14Oct44. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India
Sep46 as VT-CAG. W/o at Juhu, Bombay 21Nov48
99391 (MSN 76-1632) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul48 as VT-CUS to
Government of India, Barrackpore, West Bengal; cancelled
99392 (MSN 76-1633) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jan47 as VT-CAY to
Government of West Bengal; cancelled. [also registered with MSN 76-2654]
99393 (MSN 76-1634) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India 1948 as VT-CRM; cancelled.
99396 (MSN 76-1637) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDF; current [1979].
99399 (MSN 76-1640) Tenth Air Force, CBI. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov46 as
VT-CHN to His Highness The Nawab, Ruler of Bhopal, Bhopal, India. Nagpur Flying Club, Maharashtra 1960.
Registration current [1979]. Retired at Nagpur 10Jun75; derelict. Sold to Australia 1991. Restoration project by Air
Gold Coast at Coolangatta Airport, QLD. Registration VH-JVH reserved 1997; cancelled. Registered in Australia 9Jul98
as VH-CHN; current [Jun22]. .
99400 (MSN 76-1641) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CFO to the
Government of Orissa, Cuttack; cancelled
99408 (MSN 76-1649) 164th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Kan, Burma.
Substantially damaged landing at Zibindwin, Burma 24Jan45. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India.
Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBS; current [1979].
99409 (MSN 76-1650) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar46 as VT-AXH; cancelled 8Oct52.
99411 (MSN 76-1652) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCX; cancelled
99412 (MSN 76-1653) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBT; current [1979].
99415 (MSN 76-1656) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb47 as VT-CCE.
Reregistered in Pakistan 1948 as AP-ABT; cancelled
99416 (MSN 76-1657) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBD; cancelled after 1968.
99420 (MSN 76-1661) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Jan46 as VT-AVM.
Reregistered Jul46 as VT-CBU; cancelled after 1968. [also registered with MSN 2687; later registered with MSN 76-3700]
99425 (MSN 76-1666) 164th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Kan, Burma.
Substantially damaged landing at Mawle, Burma 27Jan45. Registered in India Dec45 as VT-ATW with Indian Airlines Corp.;
cancelled 7Apr59.
99428 (MSN 76-1669) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar46 as VT-CAP. Salvaged; cancelled 9Jul52.
99433 (MSN 76-1674) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CPW; not taken up.
Reregistered Nov49 as VT-DCT. Salvaged; cancelled 1952
99434 (MSN 76-1675) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CBI; cancelled.
99439 (69th LG) lost May 3, 1945, India.
99443 (MSN 76-1684) Registered as N121MC; current [Jun22]. Flying in Switzerland with Commemorative Air Force
Swiss Wings, registered as N121MC, painted at 42-99186
99446 (MSN 76-1687) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb47 as VT-CBA. Salvaged; cancelled 11Nov52.
99451 with 25th Liaison Squadron, South Pacific, carried "Guinea Short Lines" motif on nose
99456 served with the 25th Liaison Squadron, South Pacific, and carried “Guinea Short Lines"
(“Moresby to Manila”) motif on the nose.
99465 (MSN 76-1701) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Sold 29Nov46 to Aerial Transport Co,
Sydney, NSW, Australia. Stored at Marshall Airways, Mascot, Sydney. Registered in Australia 6Apr48 as VH-BGQ.
Inspection Jun60 revealed deterioration in glue joints in box type wing spars and wing structure, and fabric was
in poor condition. Registration cancelled 31Jan60. The Sentinel reposed in the back of the Tasmanian Aero Club
at Western Junction, Launceston, gradually rotting away. Transported to Hobart, Tasmania by road Jul65.
Fuselage used in the rebuild of VH-BFR [42-99498].
99470 (MSN 76-1706)
99477 (MSN 76-2751(?)) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines. Sold 29Nov46 to Aerial
Transport Co, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Stored at Marshall Airways, Mascot, Sydney. Registered in Australia
31Mar47 as VH-ALQ. Crashed at Bankstown Aerodrome, Sydney 8Apr48. C of A suspended 25May55; registration
cancelled 26May59. Derelict at Mount Isa Airport, QLD 1959. Moved to airport dump and partially buried; later
salvaged by Airport Fire Service for use for fire practice. Parts acquired for rebuild of Stinson L-5 VH-BFR.
Fuselage noted at Mount Isa Airport Fire Service Sep79; dummy wings fitted, had been burnt several times
99481 with 25th Liaison Squadron, South Pacific. Carried "Guinea Short Lines" motif on nose
99487 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ368. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when swung on landing,
struck barrels and undercarriage collapsed, Tulihal, Manipor, India Mar 1, 1945
99488 to RAF Aug 31, 1944 as Sentinel I KJ369. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Sep 26, 1946
99489 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ370. South East Asia Command. Caught in downdraft and crashed
into hillside, Kazumna, Burma Mar 20, 1945.
99490 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ371. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Oct 17, 1946.
Foreign Liquidation Commission. Sold to Royal Thai Air Force Jan47 as S.4-1/90
99491 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ372. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when hit bund on landing
at Tennant Apr 15, 1945.
99492 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ373. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Oct 17, 1946.
To Far East Flying Training School, Hong Kong Nov 1946 as
VR-HDE. W/o at Hong Kong-Kai Tak May 25, 1948
99493 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ374. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Sep 26, 1946.
To Thai AF as S4-2/90
99494 (MSN 76-1735) to RAF as Sentinel I KJ375. South East Asia Command. SOC May 20, 1946.
To Far East Flying Training School Nov 1946 as VR-HDF
Registered Aug 21, 1950 to Albert Roy Egan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Registration cancelled Jun 22, 1951. Then to
Philippine civil registry as PI-C334, Accident as PI-C334 Feb 18, 1964, believed rebuilt as RP-C334. W/o by 1979
99495 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ376. South East Asia Command. Flew into obstruction while descending in cloud Jun 20, 1945.
99496 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ377. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946
Noted dismantled and derelict at Mingaladon, Burma [c.1946].
99497 (MSN 76-1738) to RAF as Sentinel I KJ378. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Oct 17, 1946. To Far East Flying Training School
in Hong Kong Nov 1946 as VR-HDD. WFU Mar 13, 1950. Rebuilt as VR-HFD, included parts from 44-17427.
Registered in Japan as JA3338; cancelled 22May70 on sale to USA.
99498 (MSN 76-1739) Accepted by USAAF 9Aug44. Delivered to Detroit Air Transport Command, Detroit 15Jun44.
Delivered to Baltimore, Maryland for shipping to Britain 25Jun44. Departed ex Baltimore 9Jul44; shipped to India.
Lend Lease to RAF 31Aug44 as Sentinel I KJ379. No.357 Squadron, No.231 Group, South East Asia Command,
Bengal, India. SOC 11Jul46. Returned to USAAF. Foreign Liquidation Commission, Manila, Philippines.
Sold 29Nov46 to Aerial Transport Co, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Stored at Marshall Airways, Mascot, Sydney.
Registered 15Oct47 as VH-BFR. Minor damage in an accident at Bankstown, NSW 23Aug53; damage to propeller,
starboard wing tip and tyre. Floor and seat in rear cockpit removed for conversion to crop duster Feb58.
Starboard undercarriage leg collapsed on landing on an agricultural airstrip during dusting operations on
Flinders Island, Tasmania 12Mar61. The pilot opened the throttle and flew across to Flinders Island Airport,
where the aircraft ground-looped on landing, further damaging the undercarriage, propeller and starboard wing.
Damaged in a forced landing at Memana, Flinders Island, Tasmania 18Apr62. Engine failure caused by fuel
starvation while conducting superphosphate spreading. Undercarriage struck a drain and the aircraft tilted
on to the nose. Registration cancelled 10Jan63. The Sentinel reposed in the back of the Tasmanian Aero Club
at Western Junction, Launceston, gradually rotting away. Transported to Hobart, Tasmania by road Jul65.
Rebuilt using the fuselage from VH-BGQ [42-99465] and the wings of crashed Stinson Voyager VH-AKI.
Reregistered 6Apr71 as VH-BFR; current [Apr20]. Being restored as KJ379 [2019
Incorrectly reported as being 42-99465 and was previously marked as 299485.
Being restored as KJ379.
99499 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ380. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946
99500 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ381. South East Asia Command. SOC May 30, 1946
99501 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ382. South East Asia Command. Transferred to Chinese AF Jun 19, 1947
99502 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ383. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Oct 17, 1946
99503 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ384. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when struck by Dakota KK170 (43-49600)
while parked at Maunubyin Mar 25, 1945.
99504 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ385. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Nov 14, 1946.
99505 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ386. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when struck tree on attempted takeoff
Feb 12, 1945 after forced landing between Sinthe and Onbauk.
99506 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ387. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946.
99512/99521 to USMC as OY-1 02747/02756
99526 to F-BEDM, cancelled 6Nov64.
99528 MDAP Military Assistance Sales to Greek Government. Royal Hellenic Air Force as S28
99539 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ398. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Sep 26, 1946.
Foreign Liquidation Commission. Believed to have gone to Thai AF as S4-3/90
99540 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ399. South East Asia Command. Foreign Liquidation Commission.
Transferred to Thai AF Jul 31, 1947. Possibly to Siamese Airways Company (SAC).
99541 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ400. South East Asia Command. SOC Jul 26, 1945
99542 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ401. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when swung on landing and uncarriage collapsed Feb 8, 1945.
99543 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ402. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946.
99544 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ403. South East Asia Command. Fitted with Brodie landing system Apr 1945. SOC Aug 23, 1945.
99545 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ404. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when tipped up while landing
on airstrip at Ru-Wya beachhead Feb 22, 1945.
99546 Lend Lease to RAF 28Sep44 as Sentinel I KJ405. C Flight, No.194 Squadron (Friendly Firm), No.229 Group, South
East Asia Command, RAF Imphal, Manipur, India Nov44. No.357 Squadron, No.231 Group, South East Asia Command Mar45.
Communications Flight, No.221 Group, South East Asia Command. Loaned to C Flight, No.357 Squadron, Meiktila,
Burma for a mission 2May45. The plane was flown behind Japanese lines to a strip codenamed Walrus Red to
MedEvac a wounded soldier. SOC Jul 26, 1945. To Philippine AF. Reported still surviving Mar 20, 2007 as a "basket case".
Reported Nov 2007 to have been procured for restoration in USA. Project was for sale Dec16.
99547 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ406. South East Asia Command. DBR Feb 25, 1945.
99548 (MSN 76-1789) to RAF as Sentinel I KJ407. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947
99549 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ388. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Sep 28, 1946
99550 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ389. South East Asia Command. DBR when landed in paddyfield
4 mi SW of Maunubyin Mar 22, 1945.
99551 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ390. South East Asia Command. Overturned on takeoff 6 mi E of
Myaing Mar 20, 1945
99552 (MSN 76-1793) to RAF as Sentinel I KJ391. South East Asia Command. SOC Oct 28, 1945.
Registered in India Jul46 as VT-CBV; current [1979]. [also registered with MSN 76-2684]
99553 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ392. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when swung to avoid
overshoot and hit obstruction, Ngazum, Burma Mar 11,1 945.
99554 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ393. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when caught in
downdraft and struck trees 2 mi SW of Myitche, Burma Mar 14, 1945
99555 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ394. South East Asia Command. DBR Feb 17, 1945
99556 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ395. South East Asia Command. SOC Jul 26, 1945.
99557 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ396. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF May 27, 1947
99558 to RAF as Sentinel I KJ397. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946
99559 (MSN 76-1800) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CAH; cancelled
99561 (MSN 76-1802) 156th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 2nd Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Kalaikunda, Bengal, India.
Substantially damaged landing at Kalaikunda 6May45. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CAI; cancelled
99562 (MSN 76-1803) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CAJ; cancelled
99572 (MSN 76-1813) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AYL; cancelled prior to 1950
Possibly to civil registry as N6430C
42-99574/99735 Stinson L-5B Sentinel
Stinson Model 76, built for ambulance duties
99574 not originally assigned a USAAF serial number and was retained by Stinson through Apr 1944.
At that time it is believed to have been modified to become the prototype L-5B and was eventually
delivered to USAAF as 42-99574
99575 64th Fighter Squadron, 57th Fighter Group, 12th Air Force, Grossetto, Italy. The 57FG doctor wished to visit
a crew member who was in an Army field hospital situated at 7,000ft on a mountain with a ‘ski-slope’ runway.
The aircraft was flown from Grossetto via a refuelling stop at Florence to the hospital near Firenzuola, Italy 30Mar45.
Attempting to land, a strong crosswind prevented a landing and as the engine struggled to provide power at altitude,
suddenly quit. The aircraft crashed and settled into some closely packed trees.
99582 to F-BEDN, cancelled Nov 1, 1955.
99583 crashed Wels, Austria Dec 19, 1945. Pilot and passenger both killed
99586 (MSN 76-1827) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Feb46 as VT-AYQ to the Hindustan Times, New Delhi.
Destroyed by fire when an Indian Air Force de Havilland Vampire jet crashed into the Delhi Flying Club hangar at
Safdarjung 8May58. Registration cancelled 6Jan59
99587 (MSN 76-1828) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCQ; cancelled
99598 (MSN 76-1830) to VT-CDC
99591 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ408. South East Asia Command. Struck tree and crashed 9 mi
SW of Kalaw, Burma Aug 29, 1945
99592 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ409. South East Asia Command. DBR when hit crater on landing
at Kyaukpyu, Burma Feb 6, 1945
99593 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ410. South East Asia Command. SOC Oct 19, 1944
99594 (MSN 76-1835) to RAF as Sentinel II KJ411. South East Asia Command. SOC Mar 29, 1945.
Registered in India Oct46 as VT-CGY to the Government of India, Lahore. Registration cancelled 24Feb48 on sale to Pakistan
99595 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ412. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947.
Registered in India Aug47 as VT-COB to His Highness The Maharaja of Jodhpur. Registration cancelled 1Feb51
99596 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ413. South East Asia Command. SOC Sep 6, 1945.
99597 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ414. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when undershot landing
and went into ditch, Pegu, Burma May 28, 1945.
99598 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ415. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when hit trees during
attempted forced landing at Myitche, Burma Feb 14, 1945 following
engine failure.
99599 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ416. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when undercarriage
collapsed during heavy landing at Onbauk, Burma Feb 14, 1945.
99600 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ417. South East Asia Command. SOC May 30, 1946
99601 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ418. South East Asia Command. SOC May 30, 1946
99602 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ419. South East Asia Command. DBR when overshot landing at
Bawby airstrip, Burma Feb 4, 1945 and undercarriage collapsed.
99603 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ420. South East Asia Command. Transferred to Chinese AF
Jun 16, 1947
99604 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ421. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 12, 1946
99605 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ422. South East Asia Command. SOC Jun 28, 1945.
99606 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ423. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Oct 17, 1946
Foreign Liquidation Commission. Sold to Royal Thai Air Force Jan47 as S.4-4/90
99607 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ424. South East Asia Command. SOC Jun 28, 1945
99608 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ425. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when swung on takeoff
and undercarriage collapsed at Bishnapur, Bengal, India Mar 14, 1945.
99609 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ426. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF
Oct 17, 1946. . Foreign Liquidation Commission. Sold to Royal Thai Air Force Jan47 as S.4-5/90
99610 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ427. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when caught in downdraft
on takeoff from Monywa, Burma Mar 23, 1945 and hit trees.
99611 (MSN 76-1852) to VT-CAS. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Mar46 as VT-CAS; cancelled 21Sep59
99612 (MSN 76-1853) Detachment 101, Office of Strategic Services, Burma. Missing in the Gulf of Siam off Thailand 5Sep45.
99614 (MSN 76-1855) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDD; current [1979]
99616 (MSN 76-1857) 165th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force,
Asansol, Bengal, India. Substantially damaged in collision with parked L-5 42-99623 while taxying at Asansol 14Dec44.
US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDB. WFU as an instructional airframe; cancelled 1951
99618 (MSN 76-1859) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Aug46 as VT-CFI to the
Government of India, Karachi; cancelled
99619 (MSN 76-1860) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CFS to the
Government of India, Madras; cancelled 1951
99621 (MSN 76-1862) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Aug46 as VT-CFD to the
Government of India, Delhi. Destroyed in an accident near Karol Bagh, New Delhi 11Aug49
99623 (MSN 76-1864) ) 165th Liaison Squadron (Commando), 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol,
Bengal, India. Substantially damaged while parked in collision by L-5 42-99616 taxying at Asansol 14Dec44
99626 (MSN 76-1867) ) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CGD to the
Government of India, Bombay; cancelled 1951
99628 (MSN 76-1869) US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CDE; cancelled
prior to 1950. Restored 25Feb63 to the Nagpur Flying Club, Maharashtra; current [1979].
99631 (MSN 76-1872) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India Nov44.
99632 (MSN 76-1873) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India Nov44. US Foreign Liquidation
Commission, India. Registered in India Oct46 as VT-CGU to the Government of India, Calcutta; cancelled
99633 (MSN 76-1874) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India Nov44. Detachment 101, Office of
Strategic Services, Burma. Substantially damaged in a crash at Kanchanaburi, Thailand 1Sep45
99634 (MSN 76-1875) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India Nov44
99635 (MSN 76-1876) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India Nov44. Detachment 101, Office of
Strategic Services, Burma. Crashed when the pilot bailed out two miles west of Prachin Buri, Thailand 3Sep45
99636 (MSN 76-1877) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India Nov44. US Foreign Liquidation
Commission, India. Registered in India Sep46 as VT-CFR to the Government of India, Madras. Salvaged; cancelled
99637 (MSN 76-1878) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India. "Angel of Mercy"
A War Bond aircraft purchased by students of Parkman School. Detroit.
US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46 as VT-CCZ; cancelled 1951
99638 (MSN 76-1879) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India Nov44
99639 (MSN 76-1880)) 1st Air Commando Group, Tenth Air Force, Asansol, Bengal, India Nov44. US Foreign
Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Nov47 as VT-CPS with MSN 76-1880 to the Government
of India, New Delhi; cancelled 27Nov53. Sold to Australia. Restoration project by Air Gold Coast at
Coolangatta Airport, QLD. Registered 20Mar98 as VH-PWZ with MSN 1886. Reregistered 21Jan00 as VH-CRO.
Damaged landing at Kalgoorlie, WA during delivery flight Coolangatta to Perth, WA 3Jan03. Landing in a
cross-wind the aircraft ground looped, damaging a wheel and hitting a wing tip on the ground. Because
the fuselage structure could have been damaged, the aircraft was dismantled at Kalgoorlie and returned to
Coolangatta by road. Departed Coolangatta on a ferry flight to Perth 9Jan04. Crashed on takeoff from
Kyneton, VIC 9Feb20. Moved to Wangaratta, VIC for rebuilding. Registration current [Jun22].
99640 (MSN 76-1881) with 1st Air Commando Group. "Angel of Mercy" A War Bond aircraft purchased by students of
Parkman School. Detroit. US Foreign Liquidation Commission, India. Registered in India Apr46
as VT-CDA. Registered 18Aug50 to the Nagpur Flying Club, Maharashtra; current [1979
99641 to Italian AF as MM3454, then I-AEFE
99645 (MSN 76-1886) Registered in India 1948 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 [44-16981]. WFU at Indore, Maharashtra, India; noted derelict 1989. Sold to Australia 1991. Restoration
project by Air Gold Coast at Coolangatta Airport, QLD. Believed used in restoration of VH-CRO [42-99639]
Conflict:
Fifth Air Force, New Guinea. Registered in Australia 20Mar98 as VH-CRO; current [Jun22
99661 (1st Tactical AF) written off in non-fatal crash near Passau, Austria Jul 8, 1945
99666 lost Apr 4, 1945, Mindoro.
99673 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ428. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946
99674 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ429. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946
99675 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ430. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947.
Registered in India Aug47 as VT-COD; cancelled 5Sep49
99676 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ431. South East Asia Command. SOC Aug 28, 1947
99677 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ432. South East Asia Command. Wrecked when control column
jammed on takeoff and aircraft hit tree, Sadaung, Burma Mar 5, 1945.
99678 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ433. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946
99679 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ434. South East Asia Command. SOC Jul 26, 1945
99680 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ435. South East Asia Command. DBR on ground Feb 7, 1945.
99681 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ436. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946. To VT-CQO
99682 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ437. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947.
Registered in India Dec47 as VT-CQO; cancelled 18Oct49
99683 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ438. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Dec 31, 1946.
Foreign Liquidation Commission. Sold to Royal Thai Air Force Jan47 as S.4-6/90
99684 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ439. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947. To VT-CCE
99685 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ440. South East Asia Command. SOC May 31, 1945.
99686 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ441. South East Asia Command. Overturned during takeoff at
Mercy Island Apr 30,1945 when control column jammed by stretcher.
99687 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ442. South East Asia Command. Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947
99688 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ443. South East Asia Command. SOC Apr 20, 1947
99689 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ444. South East Asia Command. SOC Jun 28, 1945
99690/99699 to USMC as OY-1 02757/02766
99700 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ445. South East Asia Command. Crashed when engine failed on
takeoff and aircraft struck mast of ship Apr 6, 1945.
99701 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ446. South East Asia Command. SOC May 31, 1945
99702 to RAF as Sentinel II KJ447. South East Asia Command. SOC May 31, 1945.
99703 with 160th Liaison Squadron
99724 lost May 5, 1945, SW Pacific.
42-99736/99805 Consolidated B-24J-15-CF Liberator
MSN 644/713
99736 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV994. SOC Nov 7, 1947.
99737 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV985. SOC Oct 3, 1946.
99738 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV986. SOC Mar 12, 1947.
99739 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV987. SOC Nov 7, 1947
99740 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV988. SOC Jun 2, 1947.
99741 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV996. SOC Mar 21, 1946.
99742 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV989. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99743 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV998. SOC Jun 4, 1947.
99744 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV990. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99745 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW112. Hit sea in turn, damaged beyond repair when
crashlanded 9 mi N of Chandipur, India Aug 2, 1944.
99747 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV991. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99748 (455th BG, 740th BS, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Two engines knocked out by flak Sep 12, 144 while on mission to airfield at Lechfeld, Germany
and landed at Dubendorf Airfield near Zurich, Switzerland. All 11 crew survived and were
interned in Switzerland. Crew returned Feb 1945, aircraft returned Oct 8, 1945.
99750 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV997. SOC Jun 4, 1947.
99751 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV955. SOC Mar 12, 1947.
99752 delivered to USAAF Jan 26, 1944, to Tucson Modification Center Jan 27, 1944.
Assigned to 514th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF. Lost in accident at San Pancrazio airfield,
Salentino, Italy while returning after mission was scrubbed Nov 1, 1944.
99753 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW113. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99754 (725th BS, 451st BG, 15th AF, "Nancy Lee", based at Castelluccio Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Crashed Jul 3, 1944 at Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia While Returning From a Mission to Bucharest, Rumania.
(2) Engines Knocked Out By Flak Over Rumania and (1) Failed Over Yugoslavia. Aircraft Flew
300 Miles on Return Trip on (2) Engines. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (8) Were Captured
and Became POWs. Released in 1945. (2) Evaded Capture. MACR 6378
99756 to RAF as Liberator GR.VI EV992. SOC Jun 2, 1947.
99757 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV999. SOC Mar 14, 1946
99758 (736th BS, 454th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jul 7, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed 2 km Northwest of Kruppamuehle, Germany
While on a Mission on The Oil Refinary at Odertal, Germany. (2) Crew Were Killed. (8) Crew Bailed
Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.. MACR 6569
99759 764th Bombardment Squadron 461st Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Torretto Airfield Cerignola Italy
Returned to U.S.A. on June 8, 1945 and Scrapped.
99760 722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Crashed May 4, 1944 After Ground Looped on Take off at Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy After
Number (3) Engine Failed While on a Mission to Ploesti Rumania. Pilot Tried Again to Take off
But Right Landing Gear Hit The Runway and Aircraft Skidded on Belly. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Washed Out.
99761 (513th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA near Ploesti, Rumania Aug 10, 1944. MACR 12528.
All 11 crew bailed out and became POW.
99762 (343rd BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Shot Down Jun 26, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed West of Budapest, Hungary While on a Mission on
The Oil Refinery at Vienna, Austria. (2) Crew Were Killed (1) After Bailed Out. (10) Crew Bailed Out
and (9) Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 6446
99763 (763rd BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield Foggia Italy)
Shot Down Jul 19, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed 1 km South of Forstenried, Munich, Germany While on a
Mission on The Allach Engine Factory at Munich, Germany. Aircraft Burst into Flames and Crashed and Burned.
(8) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 6917
99765 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW104. MIA on mission to Giurgiu, Romania Jun 28, 1944.
99766 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW105. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 14, 1944.
99767 to RAF as Liberator B.VI or GR.VI EW100. Converted to C.VI. SOC Apr 30, 1946.
99769 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW101. Got into spin in cloud and crashed 5 mi N of
Madena Jan 8, 1945.
99770 (716th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Crash Landed Jan 8, 1945 and Cartwheeled 1/2 Mile Northeast of Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy
After Ran Out of Fuel While Returning From a Mission on The North Main Marshalling Yards at Linz, Austria.
(4) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. Salvaged.
99771 (742nd BS, 455th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jun 26, 1944 by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 300 and crashed at Tull, Austria
while on mission to oil refinery at Moosbierbaum, Austria. 7 Crew killed, 3 bailed out and were
captured and became POW. MACR 6405
99772 (747th BS, 456th BG, 15th AF, based at Stornara Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Shot down Apr 21, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Semlin, Yugoslavia While Returning
From a Mission to Bucharest, Rumania. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 4388
99773 (738th BS, 454th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jan 20, 1945 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed into a Mountain and Exploded at
Wels, Austria While Returning From a Mission on The South Marshalling Yards at Linz, Austria.
10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 11537
99774 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW103. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
99775 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW118. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99776 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW106. MIA on mission to Verona, Italy Oct 11, 1944.
99777 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW126. SOC May 15, 1947.
99778 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW107. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99779 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW119. SOC Aug 29, 1946
99780 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW108. Dove into ground 7 mi NW of Jessore, India May 25, 1945.
99781 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW109. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99782 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW120. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99783 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW110. SOC May 1, 1945.
99784 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW114. Collided with Liberator EV902 (42-64252) Sep 16, 1944.
99785 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW115. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99786 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW125. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99787 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW116. SOC Apr 11, 1946. To Indian AF as HE841.
99788 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW117. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99789 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW111. Damaged beyond repair on landing at Kolar, India Jun 5, 1945
and relegated to ground instructional use.
99790 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW124. MIA Jun 19, 1945.
99791 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW102. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
99792 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW121. SOC Jun 2, 1945.
99793 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW127. Transferred to RCAF.
Crashed Oct 4, 1944 due to mid air fire. 11 killed.
99794 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW128. Transferred to RCAF.
99795 to RCAF as 3708. Destroyed in hangar fire at Gander, Newfoundland Jun 4, 1944.
99796 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW123. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99797 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW122. SOC Feb 28, 1946
99798 (763rd BS, 460th BG, 15th AF, based at Spinazzola Airfield, Foggia, Italy
Shot Down Oct 16, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Radersdorf, Austria While on a Mission on The
Aircraft Factory at Graz, Austria. Aircraft Exploded in Mid Air and Disintegrated. (8) Crew Were Killed.
(2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945.. MACR 9303
99799 (744th BS, 456th BG, 15th AF, based at Stornara Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Shot down Jul 2, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed 50 km West
of Budapest, Hungary While on a Mission on The Shell Oil Refinery at Budapes,t Hungary.
BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 302. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and
Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 6440.
99800 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW148. Crashed Montreal, Canada Apr 25, 1944.
99801 (737th BS, 454th BG, 15th AF, based at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Jun 4, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed in The Harbor of Genoa, Italy
While on a Mission to Genoa, Italy. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out and Was
Captured and Became a POW. MACR 5432.
99802 (736th BS, 454th BG, 15th AF, based at at San Giovanni Airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Shot down Apr 12, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed 0.4 km North
of Felbring, Austria While on Mission on The Airfield at Bad Voslau, Austria. BG 109G-6
Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Was Captured and Became a POW.
MACR 3690
99804 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW139. Crashed on takeoff at Celone, Italy Jun 21, 1944.
99805 722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Ditched May 19, 1944 From Unknown Cause 50 Yards of Coast of Naples Italy in The Tyrrhenian Sea
While Returning From a Mission on The Railroad Installations at Spezia Italy.
All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
42-99806/99871 Consolidated B-24J-20-CF Liberator
MSN 714/779
99806 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW171. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99809 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW130. Transferred to RCAF. Crash landed at Abbotsford
Sept 4, 1944. Converted to synthetic trainer Sept 19, 1944. Broken up in 1946.
99810 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW140. MIA on mission to Budapest, Hungary May 11, 1944.
99811 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW141. Undercarriage collapsed while taxying at
Amendola, Italy Sep 21, 1944 and damaged beyond repair.
99812 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW131. Transferred to RCAF
99813 (464th BG, 776th BS, 15th AF, *Sleepy Time Gal*, based at Pantanella Airfield, Cerignola, Italy)
Landed Jul 19, 1944 at Dubendorf Airfield Near Zurich, Switzerland After Number 1 Engine
Failed While Returning From a Mission on The Aircraft Engine Factory at Allach Germany.
All (10) Crew Survived and Were Interned in Switzerland. Returned in 1945. Aircraft Returned
on October 15, 1945. MACR 6753
99814 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW142. MIA on supply-dropping mission Jan 26, 1945.
99815 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW132. Transferred to RCAF
99816 (727th BS/451st BG, "Weary Willie") returned to USA Jun 10, 1945. Transferred from 449th
99817 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW133. Transferred to RCAF
99818 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW149. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99819 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW143. SOC MAr 14, 1946.
99820 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW134. Transferred to RCAF. Crashed on Thorn
Hill near Whonnoch, BC Feb 4, 1945, killing all seven RCAF students on board.
99821 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW135. Transferred to RCAF
99822 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW136. Transferred to RCAF
99823 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW137. Transferred to RCAF
99824 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW144. MIA on mission to Szombathely, Hungary Aug 7, 1944.
99825 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW145. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
99826 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW146. SOC Oct 23, 1946.
99827 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW129. Transferred to RCAF.
99828 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW151. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99829 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW138. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 14,1944.
99830 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW150. Lost Jun 15, 1945.
99831 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW161. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 16, 1944.
99832 (MSN 738) to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW160. Shot down by German night fighter with 178 Squadron on
mine-dropping mission to Danube river in Hungary/Yugoslavia Aug 27/28, 1944.
99833 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW162. SOC May 1, 1945.
99834 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW152. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99835 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW163. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99836 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW153. SOC May 1, 1945.
99837 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW164. SOC Aug 29, 1946.
99838 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW157. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99839 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW154. Caught fire on startup at Phaphamau, India
Aug 11, 1946 and damaged beyond repair.
99840 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW172. Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Kilar, India
Oct 8, 1944 and damaged beyond repair.
99841 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW158. SOC Nov 7, 1947.
99842 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW155. Crashed on takeoff at Salbani, India Oct 28, 1944.
99843 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW156. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99844 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW165. MIA on minelaying mission in River Danube Aug 29, 1944.
99845 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW166. Scrapped Mar 12, 1947.
99846 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW167. MIA on mission to Fanto refinery, Czechoslovakia Jul 22, 1944.
99847 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW168. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
99848 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW173. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99849 (717th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Crashed May 21, 1944 near Taranto, Italy while on local training flight. All 8 crew killed.
Aircraft was destroyed. MACR 15115
99850 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW159. SOC Mar 3,1947
99851 (824th BS, 484th BG, 15th AF, based at Torretto airfield, Foggia, Italy)
Hit by AAA Nov 20, 1944 by AAA while on mission to South Synthetic Oil Refinery at Blechhammer,
Germany and crashed at Lake Balaton, Hungary on return trip. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 9974.
99852 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW174. Damaged in encounter with Japanese fighters and
crashlanded in jungle May 29, 1945.
99853 (456th BG, 746th BS, *The Baby*) to Altus, OK Jun 25, 1945, where it was scrapped.
99856 (717th BS, 449th BG, 15th AF, based at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy)
Landing Accident Jul 6, 1944 at Grottaglie Airfield, Taranto, Italy. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair. Salvaged on July 9, 1944.
99857 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW175. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99858 (343rd BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Shot Down Aug 18, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Ploesti, Rumania and Crashed at Vurbaka 3 km South
of Dolna Gnojnitsa, Bulgaria While on a Mission on The Oil Refineries at Ploesti, Rumania.
(1) Crewman Was Killed. (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 15306.
99859 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW169. Damaged when undercarriage collapsed on landing
at Abu Sueir, Egypt Aug 26, 1944 and SOC.
99860 (415th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Shot Down Dec 29, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Lienz on The Drau, Austria While Returning
From a Mission on Brenner Pass, Austria. All (11) Crew Bailed Out and (10) Were Captured and Became POWs.
(1) Crewman Evaded Capture. MACR 11089
99861 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW176. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99863 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW177. SOC May 1, 1945.
99864 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW178. SOC Jun 19, 1945.
99865 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW179. SOC Oct 11, 1945.
99866 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW180. MIA Mar 19, 1945.
99867 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW181. SOC Mar 19, 1946.
99868 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW182. SOC Dec 31, 1946
99869 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW183. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99870 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW184. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99871 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW185. SOC May 31, 1945.
42-99872/99935 Consolidated B-24J-25-CF Liberator
MSN 780/843
99872 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW186. SOC Nov 28, 1946.
99873 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW187. SOC Apr 11, 1946
99874 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW188. MIA Feb 26, 1945.
99875 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW189. SOC Apr 11, 1946
99876 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW190. SOC Apr 11, 1946
99877 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW191. SOC Apr 11, 1946
99878 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW192. SOC Apr 14, 1946.
99879 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW193. Crashed while attemping emergency landing
at Abu Sueir, Egypt Dec 11, 1944.
99880 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW194. MIA on mission to Szombathely, Hungary Oct 22, 1944.
99881 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW195. SOC Oct 3, 1946.
99882 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW196. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
99883 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW197. MIA on mission to Candia, Crete (?) Jun 3, 1944.
99884 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW198. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Sep 11, 1944.
99885 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW199. MIA on mission to Bucharest, Romania Jul 2, 1944.
99886 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW200. SOC Oct 3, 1946.
99887 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW201. Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Abu Sueir,
Egypt Apr 6, 1945 and damaged beyond repair.
99888 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW202. Ran into ditched and damaged beyond repair when
undercarriage collapsed, Celone, Italy Aug 12, 1945.
99889 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW203. SOC May 27, 1944.
99890 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW204. MIA on mission to Villach, Austria May 25, 1945.
99891 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW205. MISA on mine laying mission on River Danube Sep 11, 1944.
99892 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW206. Flew into high ground near Abu Sueir, Egypt Jun 25, 1945.
99894/99900 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW208/214. All diverted to RCAF.
99899 (EW213) never got to the RCAF, since it crashed at Cut Bank, Montana Apr 25 1944 on way to
Canada. RCAF took the aircraft on strength on paper only,
on Jun 29, 1945, and struck it off the same day.
99901 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW215. Crashed during attemped forced landing in bad
weather, Ramree Island, Burma Jun 14, 1945.
99902/99904 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW216/218. All diverted to RCAF
99905/99909 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW219/223. All SOC Apr 11, 1946
99910 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW224. SOC Dec 18, 1944.
99911 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW225. Crashed after collision with Liberator EW247
(ex 42-99933) while emerging from cloud Jul 26, 1945.
99912 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW226. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
99913 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW227. Damaged beyond repair when bellylanded in error at
Abu Sueir, Egypt Feb 6, 1945. Did the pilot forget to lower the gear?
99914 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW228. SOC Mar 14, 1946
99915 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW229. MIA (34th Sqdn of SAAF) Aug 21, 1944.
99916/99917 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW230/231. Both SOC Mar 14, 1946
99918 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW232. SOC Oct 29, 1946
99919/99920 to RAF as EW233/234. Both SOC Mar 14, 1946
99921 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW235. MIA on mission to Szombathely, Hungary Nov 22, 1944
99922 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW236. Missing in bad weather Oct 6, 1945
99923/99932 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW237/246. All SOC Apr 11, 1946.
99933 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW247. Crashed after collision woth Liberator EW225
(ex 42-99911) while emerging from cloud Jul 26, 1945.
99934 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW248. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 17, 1944.
99935 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW249. SOC Jun 4, 1947.
42-99936/99985 Consolidated B-24J-55-CO Liberator
MSN 3085/3134
99937 (328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hardwick, Station USAAF-104, Norfolk, England)
In taxiing accident at RAF Blackbush, Hampshire, wengland Nov 18, 1944. All crew survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
99938 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Crash Landed Feb 20, 1944 at (RAF Tibenham Airfield) Station USAAF-124, Norfolk, England
Due to Engine Failure and Battle Damage While Returning From a Mission to Helmstadt, Germany.
All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
99939 (328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hardwick, Station USAAF-104, Norfolk, England)
Crashed on takeoff Mar 3, 1944 at RAF Hardwick (USAAF Station 104), Norfolk, UK
due to mechanical problems while on mission to Berlin, Germany Unknown number of crew killed, aicraft was
destroyed.
99940 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Crash Landed Nov 13, 1944 at (RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England. All Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired.
99942 (704th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF, *Brown Noser*) shot down by AAA oand crshed at Nordlohne, Germany while
on mission to Bernburg airfield, Germany Apr 11, 1944. MACR 3783. 9 KIA, 1 bailed out and became POW.
99945 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Mar 18, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7 and Crashed at
Muhlenbach Near Haslach 30 km Northeast of Freiberg, Breiagen Germany While on a Mission to
Friedrichshafen, Germany. Fw 190A-7 Believed Flown By Ofw. Erwin Laskowski of JG 11/8. All (10) Crew
Bailed Out and Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 3327
99946 crashed Aug 21, 1944 near Model, Colorado
99949 (93rd BG, 328th BS, 8th AF) collided with B-24H 42-94969 in midair over Belgium
and crashed near Ingelmunster, Belgium Sept 21, 1944. MACR 9662.
5 crew killed, 4 bailed out and survived.
99951 (397th BS, *Shoo Shoo Baby*) crashed on Semour Island,
Galapagos Islands May 15, 1944. All aboard survived.
99966 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF) damaged by Bf 109G-6 while on mission to Bernberg, Germany Jul 7, 1944
and able to fly to Holland, where it crashed due to engine failure near Valthe, 8 mi N of Emmen, Holland. MACR 7353
All 9 crew bailed out, 2 were killed, 6 became POw, One evaded capture.
99970 (67th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) in wheels-up belly landing in field at Brambling Down, wingham, Kent,
Engulad to flak damage while om missin to Ecalles sur Buchy, France Jan 21, 1944. MACR 8714.
2 crew killed by flak, 3 bailed out over France and became POW, 8 survived the crash.
99972 after combat career ended, became formation assembly ship for 567th BS, 389th BG after
41-23683 was written off. Named "Green Dragon II". Returned to USA
99974 (93rd BG, 330th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed SW of Abbeville,
France Mar 18, 1944. MACR 3532. 1 crewman killed, 8 bailed out and became POW.
99975 564th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Made a Forced Landing Mar 8, 1944 Near Wartena Holland and Hit a Windmill That Crushed The Nose
Section After Damaged By (2) German Focke-Wulf Fw 190As While on a Mission to Berlin Germany.
(1) Crewman Was Killed. (10) Crew Survived and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 2958
99976 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Mar 15, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 and Crashed in
The Hiddinghausen/Ennep Ruhr Area, South of Bochum, Germany While Returning From on Mission on The
Aircraft Components Factory at Brunswick, Germany. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Lt. Wilhelm Hofmann of JG 26/8.
All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 3184
99977 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Apr 1, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over France While on a Mission to Pforzheim Germany,
(8) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 3598 (NOTE) MACR Not Found.
99978 (446th BG, 706th BS, 8th AF, *Lady Barbara*) shot down by AAA Feb 24, 1944 and crashed at Benshausen,
Thuringia, Germany on mission to Gotha, Germany. 10 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 2953
99979 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Crashed Apr 21, 1944 at North Tuddenham, Near East Dereham, Norfolk, England
After Left Wing Broke Off Due to Icing While Forming Up For a Mission on The Aircraft Repair Factory
at Zwickau, Germany. (8) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
99980 (44th BG, 66th BS, 8th AF *Ez Duzit*) w/o Mar 9, 1944 in crash landing at Shipdham, UK while
returning with flak damage from mission to Brandenburg, Germany. All 11 crew survived, but pilot lost his
left leg, aicraft was DBR.
99981 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Mar 18, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7 and Crashed at
Ettenheimmuenster, 30 km North of Freiberg, Germany While Returning From a Mission to Friedrichshafen,
Germany. Believed Fw 190A-7 Flown By Fw. Alwin Doppler of JG 11/2. (5) Crew Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out
and Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 3328
99982 566th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Collided Apr 9, 1944 With B-24H (41-29485) in Mid Air Over (RAF Foulsham Airfield) Norfolk England.
Both Aircraft Disintegrated. (9) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Survived.
99983 (707th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF) crashed 1 1/2 mi NE of Catfield, England May 31, 1944 due to structural
failure. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
42-99986/100035 Consolidated B-24J-60-CO Liberator
MSN 3135/3184
99986 (67th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crash landed making wheels up belly landing at RAF Shipdam (USAAF station 115),
Norfolk, UK Apr 13, 1944 while regurning from mission to Lechfeld, Germany. All crew survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
99987 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot of JG 27 at Wissingen E of
Osnabruck and crashed at Ilse, 5 km NE of Peteershagen, near Minden, germany Apr 8, 1944. MACR 3853.
One crewman killed, 9 bailed out and became POW.
99988 (448th BG, 714th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Apr 29, 1944 by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit and crashed at
Nienburg, Germany while returning from mission to railroad facilities in Berlin, Germany.
7 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW. MACR 4491
99989 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Crash Landed Mar 18, 1944 at Gravesend, Kent, England While Returning From a Mission
to Friedrichshafen, Germany Due to Battle Damage. (2) Crew Were Killed. (8) Crew Survived With (2)
Slightly Wounded. Aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair. Used For Parts and Then Salvaged.
99990 579th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Named "Short Snorter"). Crash Landed Aug 2, 1944 1/4 Mile From (RAF Manston Airfield),
Kent, England After (3) Engines Knocked Out By Flak While Returning From a Mission on The Somme River
Bridge, East of Amiens, France. (1) Crewman Died of His Unjuries. (8) Crew Survived. Aircraft Damaged
Beyond Repair
99991 (*Bacherlors Baby*) crashed into mountains while on ferry flight from
Valley, Wales to Watton, England Jan 7, 1944.
6 of 11 crew survived.
99992 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Apr 10, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 Near Remalard 60 km West of
Chartres France While on a Mission to Tours France. Aircraft Exploded in Mid Air.
Fw 190A-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and
(1) Captured and Became a POW. (2) Evaded Capture. MACR 4005
99996 (44th BG, 66th BS, 8th AF) shot down Apr 8, 1944 by Fw 190A-6 flown by Uffz Alfred Folger Apr 8, 1944 W of Salzwedel
and crashed 2.5 km N of Brietenhees, 15 km SSW of Uelsen, Germany. MACR 3763. All 10 crew killed.
100000 (712th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
In landing accident Jun 23, 1944 at RAF Seething. All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
100001 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Crashed Jan 28, 1944 and Exploded at Bridge Farm Stowlandtoft England. All Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
100005 (392 BG, 577 BS) collided in midair with 42-7669 during assembly for mission to
Frankfurt Jan 29, 1944 and crashed near English villages of Gissing and Tivetshall, Norfolk.
All aboard killed.
100019 engine caught fire and right wing failed during
bomb practice near Gowen Field, Idaho and
crashed Jun 29, 1944. 11 killed.
100024 flew into side of Mt. Holyoke, MA May 27, 1944.
All 10 crew killed.
100026/100030 to USN as PB4Y-1 BuNo 32223/32227.
100033 lost on flight from California to Hawaii on or about Feb 26, 1944. MACR 16396.
42-100036/100085 Consolidated B-24J-65-CO Liberator
MSN 3185/3234
100040 (308th BG, 374th BS) crashed into mountain 50 mi S of Mengtze, China
near present border of Vietnam May 26, 1944 while on
radar recon mission to Hainan Island. All aboard
killed. MACR 5346
100046 (565th BS, 389th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hethel Station USAAF-114, Norfolk, England)
Exploded Feb 10, 1944 from unknown cause at Ringland, Norfolk, England. Unknown number of crew killed.
Aircraft was destroyed.
100053 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
100056 (213rd Combat Command Training Squadron) pilot error led to
crash landing 10 mi S of Mountain Home AFB, Idaho Nov 30, 1944.
4 onboard survived, 6 killed.
100073 (44th BG, 67th BS, 8th AF "Sack Artists") damaged by flak while om Mission to Friedrichshafen,
Germany, flew to Switzerland, crew bailed out, crashed at Fehraltdorf, Switzerland
Mar 18, 1944. MACR 3407. All 10 crew bailed out and were interned in Switzerland. 4 escaped and
returned Nov 9, 1944.
100085 564th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Feb 20, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 110G-2 and Crashed at Lamspringe
Southwest of Brunswick Germany While on a Mission on The Aircraft Components Factory at Brunswick Germany.
BF 110G-2 Flown By Uffz. Flaske of ZG 76/2. (3) Crew Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Captured and Became POWs.
MACR 2434
42-100086/100135 Consolidated B-24J-70-CO Liberator
MSN 3235/3284
100100 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Apr 29, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7 After Hit By
Flak About 4 Miles North of Hannover, Germany While on a Mission to Berlin Germany. Fw 190A-7 Flown
By Ofw. Heinz Stower of JG 11/3. (2) Crew Were Killed. (8) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and
Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 4444
100102 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Feb 24, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 and Exploded in
Mid Air Near Ruhla, Germany While on a Mission on The Messerschmitt BF 110 Aircraft Factory at Gotha, Germany.
Fw 190A-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 11. (4) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and
Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 2950
100109 (713th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Crashed from unknown cause Apr 1, 1944 in France while on mission to chemical industry at
Ludwigshafen, Germany. One crewman killed, 9 bailed out and became POW. MACR 3567
100110 (68th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) suffered premature of bombs underneath the aircraft over St Trond Airfield
Sint-Truide, Belgium May 9, 1944. 5 crew bailed out (4 became POW, one evaded capture). Aircraft
crash landed at Attleborough, Norfolk, UK. Remaining 5 crew survived. MACR 5352
100112 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF, "Paper Doll") damaged by engine propellor runaway due to flak damage
and flew to Switzerland. All 10 crew bailed out, aircraft crashed into mountain side at Dietschwil,
Switzerland Mar 18, 1944. MACR 3408. All 10 crew interned in Switzerland, one later escaped and
returned to England.
100116 (93rd BG, 330th BS, 8th AF) crashed near Schlattingen, Switzerland
Mar 16, 1944 due to flak damage. All 10 crew bailed out and 8 landed in Austria
and became POW. 2 landed in Switzerland and were interned. MACR 3533
100117 579th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Mar 18, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 and Crashed Near
Ettenheimmuenster, 30 km North of Freiberg, Germany While on a Mission to Friedrichshafen, Germany.
Believed Fw 190A-6 Flown By Uffz. Lohmeyer of JG 11/8. (6) Crew Killed. (4) Crew Bailed Out & Captured
and became POWs. Released in 1945. (1) Died in Captivity. MACR 3329
100121 (2nd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) ran off runway during landing at Cairns Airfield, Queensland, Australia
due to brake failure Aug 21, 1944. 5 crew killed, one seriously injured, rest of crew survived.
Aircraft DBR.
100122 (715th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Ditched Mar 8, 1944 25 mi E of Great Yarmouth, England in North Sea after ran out of fuel while
returning from mission to ball bearing factory at Erkner, Berlin, Germany. 8 crew killed,
2 survived and were rescued by British air sea rescue. MACR 3189
100123 (408th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) crashed during attempted emergency landing near Hollandia Airfield, Java,
Indonesia during flight from Nadzap airfield, Lae, Papua New Guinea to Owi airfield, Schouten
Islands, Indonesia Sep 23, 1944.
100124 crashed near Morrill, Nebraska May 5, 1944. 6 killed, 2 survived.
42-100136/100185 Consolidated B-24J-75-CO Liberator
MSN 3285/3334
100146 (389th BG, 567th BS, "Mista Chick") interned in Sweden Jun 20, 1944. MACR 5924. Scrapped
in Sweden due to damage during landing.
100157 (2nd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) crashed or was shot down by friendly fighters off Luzon, Philippines
May 19, 1945 after landing gear was damaged on takeoff. All crew bailed out and were rescued.
100161/100165 to USN as PB4Y-1 32228/32232.
100167 566th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Crash Landed Mar 8, 1944 at (RAF Woodbridge Airfield) Suffolk England While Returning From a
Mission to Berlin Germany. All Crew Survived. Aircraft Damaged Beyond Repair.
100170 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Oblt Kurt Gabler of JG 300/8 Jul 7, 1944 and
crashe 7 km SE of Halberstadt, Germany. MACR 7354. 1 crewman killed, 9 bailed out and became POW.
100173 (33r BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) salvaged due to excessive damage and wear Aug 10, 1944 at Nadzab Airfield,
Lae, Papua New Guinea.
100174 (408th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) hit by AAA while on mission to Tainan, Formosa and crash landed off
runway into drainage ditch at Clark Field, Philippines Apr 14, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft
was DBR.
100178 (448th BG, 715th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Feb 21, 1944 by AAA and crashed at Hoerstel, Germany while returning from mission
to Hesepe Airfield, Hesepe, Germany. 2 KIA, 8 bailed out and became POW. MACR 2468.
100180 (408th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) damaged by Japanese fighters and ditched into Sissano Lagoon, Tadji Sepik,
Papua New Guinea Jun 9, 1944. MACR 13285. 6 crew killed, 4 survived and were rescued by Australian soldiers.
100181 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Maj. Kurt Buhligen of JG 2/II Stab Feb 4, 1944,
at St Leonard en Beauce near Blois, France. MACR 2233. 9 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
100184 (373rd BS, 308th BG, 14th BS, based at Yangkai Airfield Station No. 14, Yangjiacun, China)
Crashed May 25, 1944 From Unknown Cause on The Southwest Slope of Shidibi Mountain Near Cheppe, Pradesh, India
While on a Ferry Flight From Yangkai Airfield Station No. 14 Yangjiacun, China to Chabua Airfield Station No. 6,
Assam, India. All (10) Onboard (7) Crew and (3) Passengers Were Killed. Wreckage Found on December 7, 2006.
MACR 5292
42-100186/100235 Consolidated B-24J-80-CO Liberator
MSN 3335/3384
100187 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Hit Tops of Trees While Making a Low Level Landing While Returning From a Training
Flight on July 30, 1944. All Crew Survived. Declared War Weary on September 18, 1944 and Transfered
to (RAF Greencastle Airfleld) Station USAAF-237, Down, Northern Ireland. Salvaged on May 29, 1945.
100188 (33rd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) in forced landing from unknown cause at unknown location Nov 1944.
All crew survived, aircraft DBR
100190 566th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force, "Princess Konocti"
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Landed Jun 20, 1944 at Malmstad Civil Airfield Malmstad Sweden Due to Flak Damage While on a
Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery at Politz Germany. All (10) Crew Survived and Were Interned
in Switzerland. Returned in 1945. Aircraft Repaired and Returned to England on June 15, 1945.MACR 5295.
100194 to RAAF as A72-13 - returned to USAAF in 4-45.
100195 (22nd BG) ran off end of runway when engine failed on
takeoff Jun 9, 1944 Hollandia Airstrip, New Guinea. 3
crew members injured.
100196 (33rd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) shot down by AAA 30 mi S of Matina Airstrip in Davao Mindanao in
Philippines and crashed in Davao Gulf lost Sep 1, 1944. MACR 8679. All 11 crew killed.
100197 (19th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) in landingaccident at Guiuan Airfield, Samar Island, Philippines
Feb 21, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft DBR.
100201 (19th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) in landing accident at Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands, Indonesia
Jul 24, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed and was salvaged Jul 24, 1944.
100202 (33rd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) made hard landing and caught fire at Mokmer Airfield, Biak Papua,
Indonesia Nov 2, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed by fire.
100203 (445th BG, 700th BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Apr 12, 1944 By Fw 190A-8 and Crashed
1 km Northeast of Tohogne 30 km South of Liege Belgium While on a Mission to Zwickau Germany.
Fw 190A-8 Flown By Uffz. Gerhard Schulwitz of JG 26/8. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out
and Evaded Capture. MACR 3831
100204 (22nd BG, 19th BS, 5th AF, "Missleading") crash landing at Laoag Airfield, Luzon, Philippines due
to battle damage May 31, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
100205 (408th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) crashed into mountain near Jackson Airfield, Port Moresby, Papua
New Guinea Mar 12, 1944 while on ferry flight from Townsville, Australia Mar 12, 1944. MACR 15323.
All 6 crew killed.
100206 (33rd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) in forced landing on a small Celebes island, Indonesia after being attacked
by Japanese fighters Oct 10, 1944. All crew survived, and were spotted by a P-38 pilot 3 days later
and were rescued by US Navy PBY.
100210 (33rd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) salvaged 1945 after being damaged by Japanese attack on Clark Field, Luzon,
Phuilippines.
100216 (26th BS, 11th BG, 7th AF) lost from unknown cause over Pacific Ocean while om missionto
Truk Atoll Apr 4, 1944. MACR 3875. All 9 crew killed.
100219 (30th BG, 392nd BS, "Salty Sal") at Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands Jul 1944.
100225 (22rd BG, 408th BS) MIA Apr 16, 1944 in weather-related accident, New Guinea. On that
day (Black Sunday) the US 5th AF lost 37 aircraft to weather. MACR 4512. Wreck located in 2002.
All 11 on board killed.
100227 (30th BG, 38th BS, "The Chamber Maid") crash-landed on Saipan Sept 11, 1944
after mission to Iwo Jima and w/o.
100228 (11th BG, 26th BS, 7th AF, "Heavy Date") went down on bombing
mission over Caroline Islands Apr 16, 1944. MACR 4443. 6 crew killed, 4 rescued by USS Gansevoort DD-608
100231 (446th BG, 707th BS, 8th AF) shot down byh Fw 190A-7 flown by unknown pilot and unit Mar 8, 1944 and
crashed N of Hannover, Germany while on mission to Erkner, Berlin, Germany. MACR 2965. All 10 crew killed.
100232 (90th BG, 319th BS)
100235 (308th BG, 425th BS, "Lonesome Polecat, Jr") in China c1945.
42-100236/100285 Consolidated B-24J-85-CO Liberator
MSN 3385/3434
100236 (93rd BG, 707th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AA and crashed 8 km W of
Volkersleir, 15 km NE of Gemunden, Germany Feb 24, 1944. MACR 2906.
All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
100238 (425th BS, 308th BG, 14th AF, based at Kunming Airfield (A-13) Kunming, Yunnan, China)
Crashed Jun 18, 1944 at Cheayi China Due to Engine Failure. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Survived.
Aircraft Was Destroyed.
100239 (492nd BS, 7th BG, 10th AF, based at Kurmitola Airfield, Kurmitola, India)
Crashed Jun 23, 1944 Near Kingtung, China Due to Engine Failure While on a Cargo Mission to
Kunming Airfield (A-13), Kunming, Yunnan, China. All (8) Crew Bailed Out (1) Crewman Was Killed.
(6) Crew and (1) Passenger Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. MACR 11999
100241 (436th BS, 7th BG, 10th AF, based at Tezgaon Airfield (A-27), Decca, India)
Take off Accident Sep 28, 1944 at Tezgaon Airfield (A-27), Decca, India. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Was Destroyed.
100243 (9th BS, 7th BG, 10th AF, based at Pandaveswar Airfield, Pandaveswar, India)
Shot down Apr 15, 1944 By Gunfire From Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 (Zero) and Crashed off South
Andaman Island, India in The Bay of Bengal While on a Mission on Shipping at Port Blair South
Andaman Island, India. (9) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out and Returned. MACR 4119
100245 ATC) crashed due engine failure on takeoff at Khormaksar, Aden Jan 21, 1944. 5 killed, 5 injured
100248 (93rd BG, 409th BS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause Apr 1, 1944, France.
MACR 3563. One crewman killed, 9 fate unknown.
100249 (425th BS, 308th BG, 14th AF, based at Kunming Airfield (A-13) Kunming, Yunnan, China)
Shot down May 20, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire From Japanese Ship and Crashed South of Hong Kong,
China in The South China Sea While on a Sea Sweep Mission Over The South China Sea.
All (11) Crew Were Killed. MACR 5153
100250 (344th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
In takeoff accident Jan 19, 1945 at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy. All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
100251 (98th BG, 345th BS) lost Lecce, Italy Aug 15, 1944. Blown
tire on takeoff and crashed. 6 killed, 5 survived.
100252 722nd Bombardment Squadron 450th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Manduria Airfield Manduria Italy
Shot Down Apr 5, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 Southwest of Ploesti Rumania
During a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Ploesti Rumania. BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot
and Unit. (3) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. (1) Crewman Died in Captivity. MACR 3885
100253 (515th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) collided in midair with B-24D 42-72847 Feb 22, 1944 near
Regensburg, Germany. MACR 2834. All 10 crew killed.
100254 (345th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
In landing accident Mar 27, 1944 at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy. All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
100255 (376 BG, 512 BS, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Fw Hinz Papendick of JG 3/9 over St. Valentin,
Austria Feb 23, 1944. MACR 2584. 5 crew killed 6 bailed out and became POW.
100256 (345th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Landing accident Mar 29, 1944 at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy All crew survived, aircraft badly
damged, unknown if repaired.
100257 (513th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit Feb 23, 1944
near Marburg, Austria. MACR 2582. All 11 crew bailed out and became POW.
100259 (98th BG, 343rd BS, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Shot Down Jun 24, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 at Radomir, Bulgaria While
on a Mission on The Oil Refinery at Ploesti, Rumania. BF 109G-6 Flown By Major Karl Rammelt
of JG 51/II Stab. 8 Crew Were Killed in the crash. (3) Crew Bailed But one was killed
(2) Were severely wounded and were taken to hospitals. One died in hospital the other
became POW. MACR 6437
100261 (392 BG, 579 BS, *Sweet Chariot*) crashed Jun 4, 1944 at
Silk Willoughby near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, UK
after being abandoned by crew.
100262 (90th BG, 321st BS)
100263 758th Bombardment Squadron 459th Bombardment Group 15th Air Force Giulia Airfield Foggia Italy
Shot Down Apr 15, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Dragasani Rumania While
Returning From a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Bucharest Rumania. (2) Crew Were Killed.
(8) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 4031
100265 (514th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit Feb 23, 1944
near Marburg, Austria. MACR 2720. One creman killed, 10 bailed out and became POW.
100266 (345th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, "Coral Princess', based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Shot Down Feb 25, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Kelheim Southwest of Regensburg, Germany
While on a Mission to Regensburg, Germany. (2) Crew Were Killed. (8) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. MACR 2699
100267 (375th BS, 308th BG, 14th AF, based at Chengkung Airfield (A-15), Yunnan, China)
Crash landed Nov 21, 1944 at Chengkung Airfield (A-15) Yunnan China While Returning From a
Anti-Shipping Mission in The Tonkin Gulf and South China Sea. (4) Crew Bailed Out and Returned.
(4) Crew Stayed With The Aircraft and Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. MACR 10070
100269 (375th BS, 308th BG, 14th AF, based at Chengkung Airfield (A-15), Yunnan, China)
lost Feb 3, 1945 From Unknown Cause in China While on a Reconnaissance Mission Over The
Tonkin Gulf and South China Sea Around Hainan Island, China. All (11) Crew Survived and (7) Returned
on February 24 and 25, 1945. (4) Returned on March 8, 1945. MACR 12025
100271 (868th BS, 13th AF, "Lady Jane") fitted with SRC-717B search and
navigation radome in place of ball turret. Crashed Jan 14, 1945 on Take off From Unknown Cause off Morotai Island Indonesia
From Pitu Airfield Morotai Island Indonesia While on a Night Mission on Japanese Shipping.
Aircraft Exploded. All (12) Crew Were Killed. MACR 16011
100273 (868th BG, 13th AF) shot down Jun 11, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire or Gunfire From Japanese Night Fighter and
Crashed at Faleu Island in Truk Lagoon, Micronesia While on a Radar Snooper Mission to Truk Atoll, Micronesia.
All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 6138
100277 (868th BS, 13th AF) Crashed Sep 21, 1944 in The South Pacific Ocean Due to Engine Failure Durning
Bad Weather With Thunderstorms While on a Strike Mission to Manado Indonesia. All (11) Crew Were Killed.
100278 (373rd BS, 308th BG, 14th AF, based at Yangkai Airfield Station No. 14, Yangjiacun, China)
Crashed Jun 13, 1944 at Suichwan, China After Hit Mountain After Take off During Climb at
Night With Aircraft Heavily Loaded While on a Sea Sweep Mission. (2) Crew Were Killed.
(6) Crew Bailed Out and Survived.
100279 (44th BG, 67th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit and crashed
near Meppen, Germany Apr 29, 1944. MACR 4464. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
100280 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force , *Lil Audrey*
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Feb 24, 1944 By Gunfire From German Fighter Near Koblenz Germany While on a Mission to
Gotha Germany. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (9) Were Captured and Became POWs. (1) Crewman Evaded Capture.
MACR 2942
100281 566th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force, "Naughty Norma"
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Crashed Jul 19, 1944 at Merzenschwand 12 km Northwest of St. Blasien Germany After Hit By Aircraft
Debris While on a Mission to Laupheim Germany. Number 1 Engine Out and Wing Badly Damaged and Tail
Section Knocked Loose and Shaking off. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (7) Were Captured and Became POWs.
(3) Evaded Capture. MACR 7554
100282 (446th BG, 704th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Brussels, Belgium Feb 24, 1944
while on mission to Gotha, Germany. 2 KIA, 8 bailed out and became POW. MACR 2954
100283 crashed Jan 27, 1944 on takeoff in French Morocco en route to UK
100284 (448th BG, 714th BS, 8th AF, "Cold Turkey", based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Damaged by flak Mar 18, 1944 while returning from mission to aviation industry targets at
Friedrichafen, Germany and landed at Dubendorf airfield near Zurich, Switzerland. All 10 crew
interned in Switzerland. MACR 3341
100285 (44th BG, 66th BS, 8th AF) crashlanded Feb 20, 1944 5 1/2 mi SW of Ipswich, england while returning
from mission after ran out of fuel. All 10 crew survived, aircraft was salvaged.
42-100286/100335 Consolidated B-24J-90-CO Liberator
MSN 3435/3484
100286 lost Feb 5, 1944. MACR 4484
100287 (448th BG, 713rd BS 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down May 9, 1944 by AAA and crashed 22 km NNW of Liege, Belgium while on mission to
marshalling yards at Liege, Belgium. All 10 crew bailed out, one was killed, 9 became POW. MACR 4775.
100288 (446th BG, 707th BS, *Major Hoopo*) damaged by fighter attack west of
Berlin Mar 6, 1944. Forced to abort mission.
Ditched in North Sea on return. 7 of 10 crew KIA. MACR 2966.
100289 (330th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hardwick, Station USAAF-104, Norfolk, England)
In landing accident Feb 22, 1944 at RAF Hardwick (USAAF station 104), Norfolk UK.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
100290 (408th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) lost from unknown cause Jul 28, 1944, between Owi Airfield,
Schouten islands, Indonesia and Nadzab Airfield, Lae, Papua New Guinea while on courier
run. MACR 8521. All 7 crew killed.
100291 (33rd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) shot down by AAA over Matina Airstrip in Daval Bay, Mindanao Island,
Philippines Sep 1, 1944. All 11 crew killed.
100292 (33rd BS,22nd BG. 5th AF) crashed from unknown cause off coast of Australia while enroute
to Nadzab Airfield, Lae, Papua New Guinea Feb 28, 1944. MACR 6386. All 7 crew and 8 passengers killed.
100294 (93rd BG, 328th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crshed 1 km NW of
Mervilette, 10 KM Sw of Dreux, France Jun 24, 1944. MACR 6742.
5 crew killed, 5 bailed out and became POW.
100295 (44th BG, 68th BS) port main undercarriage collapsed during
dead-stick landing at Thorpe Abbotts Mar 2, 1944 after
engines cut out due due to fuel transfer fault. Declared
salvage and used for spares.
100296/100304 to USN as PB4Y-1 32233/32241.
100306 (704th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF, *War Goddess*) landed at Bisby airfield, N of Bisby Gotland, Sweden
Mar 22, 1944 after engine started smoking on mission to Berlin, Germany. MACR 3337. 10 crew interned in Sweden.
100307 (4th BG) lost Jan 22, 1944, Brazil. MACR 2080.
100308 (445th BG, 702nd BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 27, 1944 By Fw 190A-8/R2 at Eisenach and
Crashed 5 km Northwest of Gerstungen, Germany While on a Mission to Kassel, Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown
By Unknown Pilot of JG 3. (6) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 9763
100312 (445th BG, 703rd BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Feb 24, 1944 By BF 110G-2 Southwest of
Fulda, Germany While on a Mission on Messerschmitt BF 110 Aircraft Factory at Gotha, Germany.
BF 110G-2 Flown By Fw. Josef Holzmann of ZG 26/1. (7) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Were
Captured and Became POWs. MACR 2560
100314 (44th BG, 67th BS) shot down by ground fire
Mar 24, 1945 while flying low-level supply
mission near Wessel, Germany. All 10 killed. MACR 13601
100315 (446th BG, 705th BS, 8th AF, *Quivering Box*) shot down by AAA and crashed 1 km SE of tholen, NE of
Hastern, Holland while returning from mission to Munich, Germany Jul 21, 1944.
8 KIA, 3 bailed out and became POW. MACR 7250.
100316 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Crash Landed Sep 21, 1944 at (RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England. All Crew Survived.
Aircraft Was Destroyed. Salvaged on September 22, 1944.
100318 condemned salvage Oct 22, 1945.
100319 salvaged after fire in wing Feb 20, 1944
100322 (448th BG, 714th BS) struck high ground at Burn Fell near Alaidburn in
Forest of Bowland, UK while descending through cloud Jan 2, 1945.
Four killed, 15 survived (aircraft was carrying a spare crew and some hitchhikers).
100323 (93rd BG, 330th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 believed flown
by Ofw Dilling of JG 106/3 Feb 25, 1944 and crashed at Pirmasens, NW of
Landau, Germany. MACR 2926. 5 crew killed, 5 bailed out and became POW.
100324 (22nd BG, 408th BS, 5th AF) lost from unknown cause while om mission to Balikpapan,
Borneo Oct 14, 1944. MACR 13584 and 15613. All 10 crew killed.
100328 (408th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) lost from unknown cause while on missin to Peleliu Jun 9, 1944. MACR 5870.
All 10 crew killed.
100330 (44th BG, 67th BS, 8th AF) flew to Switzerland Apr 13, 1944 due to low on fuel and one engine out while on
mission to Lechfeld, Germany. Landed at Dubendorf airfield near Zurich, Switzerland, all 10 crew interned.
MACR 4045, One crewman returned Oct 6, 1944, rest returned in 1945.
100331 (702nd BS) lost Sep 27, 1944, Kassel, Germany. Crashed at Kettering Heath after passing over field
with a feathered prop. 1 killed, 8 injured.
100332 (389th BG, 566th BS, *Galloping Katie*) interned in Switzerland Mar 16, 1944. MACR 3248
100334 (93rd BG, 409th BS) shot down by friendly AAA while flying
in restricted zone off UK coast Mar 5, 1945.
100335 (445th BG, 703rd BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Feb 24, 1944 By Rocket From BF 109G-6 and Crashed at
Breitenbach 18 km Southwest of Bad Hersfeld, Germany While on a Mission on The Messerschmitt BF 110 Aircraft
Factory at Gotha, Germany. BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot & Unit. (1) Crew Killed. (8) Crew Bailed Out and POWs.
MACR 2561
42-100336/100385 Consolidated B-24J-95-CO Liberator
MSN 3485/3534
100336 (93rd BG, 409th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Vechtel, NW of Bersenbruck, Germany Sep 11, 1944.
MACR 8839. All 9 crew bailed out and became POW.
100337 (445th BG, 701st BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Nov 21, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire 8 Miles North of
Bremerhaven, Germany While on a Mission to Hamburg, Germany. Crashed at Dingen Near Wesermunde, Germany.
(7) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 10409
100338 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England.
Shot Down Feb 24, 1944 By Gunfire From German Fighter Near Lichtenfels Germany While on a Mission to
Gotha Germany. (8) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 2943
100339 (6th BG) lost Jan 16, 1944. MACRs 1549 and 1634
100340 (392 BG, 578 BS) crash-landed Feb 20, 1944 at Pagleshan, Essex, UK.
100341 (458th BG, 753rd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Jul 11, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Schoondiyke 2 km Southeast of Breskens,
Holland While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Munich, Germany. (5) Crew Were Killed.
(5) Crew Bailed Out and (4) Were Captured and Became POWs. (1) Crewman Evaded Capture. MACR 6929.
100342 (448th BG, 715th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Mar 8, 1944 by AAA and crashed 30 km SW of Brunswick, Germany while on mission to
ball bearing factory at Erkner, Berlin, Germany. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW. MACR 2969
100344 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Feb 24, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7 West of Gotha, Germany
While Returning From a Mission on The Messerschmitt BF 110 Aircraft Factory at Gotha, Germany.
Aircraft Caught Fire and tail fell off. Fw 190A-7 Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit. All (10) Crew
Bailed Out & Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 2951
100345 (93rd BG, 409th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed NE of Albert,
France Mar 2, 1944. MACR 2907. All 10 crew bailed out, one was killed,
5 became POW, 4 evaded capture.
100346 (392 BG, 577 BS) crashlanded Feb 24, 1944 at Wendling, UK.
100347 (446th BG, 707th BS, *Lil' Max*) shot down by AAA Sep 26, 1944 at Rijswij, near
The Hague, Netherlands on mission to Hamm, Germany. MACR 9431
2 KIA, 4 POW, 5 evaded.
100349 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EW249. SOC Jun 4, 1947.
100351 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Collided Jun 20, 1944 With B-24H (42-95144) in Mid Air and Crashed off Langeland Denmark in The
Bay of Kiel While on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery at Politz Germany. (8) Crew Were Killed.
(2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 5926.
100352 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England.
Shot Down Feb 20, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7/R6-4 Southwest of Brunswick
Germany While on a Mission on The Aircraft Components Factory at Brunswick Germany.
Believe Fw 190A-7/R6-4 Flown By Fw. Franz Steiner of JG 11/2. (2) Crew Killed. (8) Crew Bailed Out
and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 2435.
100353 (445th BG, 703rd BS) crashed in a field t Fressingfield Mar 8, 1944. Salvaged Mar 10/11, 1944.
100355 (93rd BG, 330th BS, 'Miss Star Dust') salvaged at Hardwick May 22, 1945 with damaged nose.
100356 (448th BG, 715th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Hit by AAA Apr 1, 1944 over Dunkirk and crashed in English Channel 15 mi off Dunkirk, France
while returning from mission to France. 2 crew killed, 8 survived and were rescued by a fishing
boat off Dover, England two days later. MACR 5020
100357 754th Bomb Squadron [Z5*D], 458th Bomb Group, Horsham St. Faith. Norfolk. Shot down by a small number
of Me 410s led by Staffelkapitaen Hauptmann Dieter Puttfarken of II/KG51 when attempting to land
in the dark returning from a late afternoon mission to the railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany.
Crashed April 22, 1944 near Horsham St Faith [3KIS].
100359 (786th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Attlebridge, Station USAAF-120, Norfolk, England)
In taxiing accident Dec 5, 1944 at RAF Attlebridge. All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
100360 (446th BG, 706th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknownpilot and unit and
crashed 2 km E of Ruhen, NE of Fallersleben, Wolfsburg, Germany Apr 29, 1944 on mission to
Berlin, Germany. MACR 4485. 3 KIA, 7 bailed out and became POW.
100362 (458th BG, 754th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Jul 7, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Emden Harbor, Germany While Returning After
Aborted Mission After (1) Engine Failed While on a Mission on The Bergins Synthetic Oil Works at
Lutzkendorf, Germany. (5) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7227.
100363 (409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) crashed S of Great Yarmouth, England May 13, 1944 wnen
went through prop wash of another B-24 while on mission to La Pol, France. MACR 5018.
6 crew killed, 4 bailed out and survived.
100365 (458th BG, 755th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Jul 12, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed Near Harveng 7 km Southeast of Mons, Belgium
While on a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Munich, Germany. All (9) Crew Bailed Out and (4) Were
Captured and Became POWs. Liberated in August 1944 After Allies Overran The Area in Belgium.
(5) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 6930.
100366 (458th BG, 754th BS) to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Sep 24, 1945. After combat
career ended, became formation assembly ship for 458th BG, replacing 41-28697
which crashed Mar 1945.
100367 (67th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) in landing accident Jun 6, 1944 at RAF Shipdam, Norfolk, UK. All
crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
100368 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England.
Shot Down Feb 25, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Furth Germany and Crashed Southeast of
Stuttgert Germany While on a Mission to Furth Germany. All (11) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. MACR 2944
100369 (389th BG, 567th BS) collided in midair with 42-109821 on practice mission and
crashed at Bungay, England Mar 2, 1944. 10 of 11 onboard parachuted to safety.
100371 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Collided Apr 29, 1944 With B-24J (42-110062) in Mid Air and Crash Landed 1 km East
of Meitze and 23 km North of Hannover, Germany While on a Mission to Berlin, Germany. (3) Crew Were
Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 4476.
100372 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England.
Shot Down Dec 25. 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 and Crashed in Luxembourg
While on a Mission to Wahlen Germany. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit.
(6) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 11681.
100373 (506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 believed flown by Lt Jurgen Hoerschelmann of JG 3/III Stab
and crashed at Treisbach Marburg, Germany Feb 20, 1944. MACR 2421. 5 crew killed, 5 bailed out and became POW.
100374 (445th BG, 700th BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Feb 24, 1944 By BF 109G-6 Southwest of Gotha, Germany
While on a Mission on The Messerschmitt BF 110 Aircraft Factory at Gotha, Germany. BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown
Pilot and Unit. (2) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 2562.
100375 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England.
Shot Down Mar 8, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Berlin Germany and Crashed Near Hendrik Ido Ambacht
5 km Northwest of Dordrecht Holland While Returning From a Mission to Berlin Germany. (1) Crewman Was Killed.
(11) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 2959
100376 (30th BG, 38th BS, 7th AF) crashed due to engine faiure N of Mariana Islands Sept 3, 1944.
MACR 8522. 11 crewmen bailed out, 10 were rescued by US Navy task force ships, but one died in
the water.
100377 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV959. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
100378/100382 to USN as PB4Y-1 32242/32246.
100383 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV960. SOC Mar 14, 1946
100384 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV961. MIA on mission to Warsaw, Poland Aug 14, 1944.
42-100386/100435 Consolidated B-24J-100-CO Liberator
MSN 3535/3584
100386 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV962. SOC Nov 7, 1947
100387 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV963. SOC Apr 11, 1946
100388 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV964. SOC Aug 2, 1945.
100389 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV965. Damaged beyond repair Jul 28, 1944.
100390 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV966. SOC Apr 26, 1946.
100391 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV967. SOC May 9, 1946
100392 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV968. SOC Apr 11, 1946
100394 (26th BS, 11th BG, 7th AF) crashed 10 mi NE of Dublin Island, Micronesia Apr 4, 1944. MACR 3876.
All 10 crew killed.
100395 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV969. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
100397 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV970. MIA on mission to Giugiu, Romania Jun 28, 1944.
100399 to RAF as Liberator B.VI EV971. SOC Apr 11, 1946.
100400 (44th BG, 506th BS, "Wotto Load") damaged by flak and landed at Dubendorf, Switzerland Mar 18, 1944,
interned. MACR 3409
100402 (44th BG, 67th BS, 8th AF) damaged by fighters and crashed in North Sea Feb 22, 1944, Holland. MACR 2422.
All 10 crew killed.
100406 (11th BG, 98th BS) missing from mission from Marshall Islands to Dublon Island Jul 3, 1944.
11 crew MIA. MACR 6732
100408 (458th BG, 753rd BS, 8th AF, "Beastface", based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123,
Norfolk, England) Taxiing Accident Mar 29, 1945 at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield. All (10) Crew Survived.
Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Repaired.
100409 crashed Barstaple, Devon, England Feb 2, 1944.
100411 (506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit at Schlicht,
4 km N of Feldberg, Germany Jun 21, 1944. All 9 crew bailed, 8 became POW, one murdered by civilians.
100412 (68th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crashed at Shalford near Guildford, england after engine ran away
while om mission to Beaumont-Le-Roger, France Jul 4, 1944. All 10 crew bailed out ans survived,
aircraft was destroyed.
100413 (*Satan's Sister II*) salvaged after being damaged Jan 1, 1945 in Operation
Bodenplatte.
100414 (714th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by AAA Mar 5, 1944 and crash landed NE of Niort, France while on mission to airfield at
Mont-de-Marsan, France. 3 crew became POW, 7 evaded capture. MACR 2912.
100415 (506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crashed E of Paris, France due to engine failure and fire Aug 8, 1944 while
returning from Mission to Romilly, France. MACR 8080. All 10 crew bailed out 60 mi E of Paris, France,
2 became POW, 8 evaded capture.
100416 (93rd BG, 409th BS, 8th AF *Baggy Maggy*) shot down by Machine gun fire and crash landed
at Tilburg Holland Sep 18, 1944 while on supply mission to Eindhoven, Holland. MACR 9810.
1 crew killed, 6 became POW, 2 evaded capture.
100417/100420 to USN as PB4Y-1 32247/32250.
100421 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force, *Aphrodite's Disciples*
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Mar 5, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 at La Chataigneraie and
Crashed 10 km North of Lagupie France While on a Mission to Cazaux France. Believed Fw 190A-6 Flown
By Fw Gunther Marsfelde of JG 2/7. (1) Crewman Killed. (9) Crew Bailed Out and (2) Captured and Became POWs.
(7) Evaded Capture. MACR 2799
100422 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England.
Ditched in The North Sea May 7, 1944 From Flak Damage to The Ignition System Grounding Out
All (4) Engines While Returning From a Mission to Osnabruck Germany. (7) Crew Were Killed.
(3) Crew Were Rescued But (1) Died Before Reaching Shore. MACR 4934
100423 (44th BG, 506th BS, 8th AF) collided with Bf 109G-6 flown by Le Friedrich Steinmuller of JG 53/6 Apr 8, 1944
near Unterluss, Germany. MACR 3856. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
100424 (389th BG, 567th BS) hit by flak near Vechta Mar 6, 1944. Crew bailed out over Holland.
8 taken prisoner, 2 evaded capture. MACR 3249
100425 (458th BG, 752nd BS, "The Bird") crashed on takeoff from Horsham St Faith, England
on mission to Point de Grave, France Apr 14, 1945. Hit a tree
and a telegraph pole on farmlandin Spixworth after failing to
gain altitude. 6 killed, 1 survived.
100427 (328th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hardwick, Station USAAF-104, Norfolk, England)
In taxiing accident at RAF Hardwick Nov 25, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if
repaired.
100428 (93rd BG, 328th BS) salvaged as war-weary.
100429 (506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crashed on landing at RAF Shipdam, Norfolk, England while returning from
mission to Langenhagen, Germany Apr 8, 1944. All 10 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
100430 (448th BG, 715th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, Station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Mar 5, 1944 by Bf 109G-7 flown by Ofw Willi Morzinek of JG 2/7 and crashed 30 km N of
Niort, France while on mission to airfield at Mont-de-Marsan, France. All 10 crew bailed out.
5 became POw, one was killed, 4 evaded capture. MACR 2913
100431 (458th BG, 753rd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Oct 30, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Deutsch Evern 5 km South of Luneburg, Germany
While on a Mission on The Oil Refinery at Hamburg, Germany. Aircraft Tail Section Broke off and
Aircraft Went into a Dive and Crashed. (4) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured
and Became POWs. MACR 10166
100432 (392 BG, 577 BS) crashlanded Jul 7, 1944 at Newchurch, Kent, UK.
100433 (458th BG, 755th BS. 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Aug 6, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Hamburg, Germany While on a Mission on The Rheuania
Oil Refinery at Hamburg, Germany. The Aircraft Exploded and The Wings Fell off. (10) Crew Were Killed.
(2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 7891
100434 was being picked up Jan 19, 1945 at Giorgio Depot while being Transfered From 98th BG to 449th BG, 719th BS,
15th AF, based at Grottaglie airfield, Taranto, Italy Take off Accident at Gioia del Colle Airfield, Apulia,
Italy. Number 3 Engine Supercharger Failed and Runway Was Slick. Right Landing Gear Collapsed and Aircraft
Went into a Ditch. All (5) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
42-100436/100635 Douglas C-47A-65-DL Skytrain
MSN 18899/19098
100436 (MSN 18899) delivered to USAAF 14Oct43; Flight Test Branch, Materiel Command, Wright Field, OH;
Used for performance testing; 10th Air Force, Karachi, India 26Apr45; USA 18Jul45; Reclaimed 21Oct47.
100437 (MSN 18900) to USAAF Oct 12, 1943. 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS as 118 02Dec43. Salvage Jan 23, 1945
100438 (MSN 18901) to Chinese National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)
under Lend-Lease Nov 1943. Became XT-86 (or XT-T86?), later
to N8358C with Civil Air Transport Inc, Dover, DE Dec 19, 1949v.
100439 (MSN 18902) To USAAF Oct 29, 1943. To Chinese National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)
under Lend-Lease Oct or Nov 1943. Exploded in midair over
Kunming Jun 8, 1944. 6 occupants killed.
100440 (MSN 18903) to USAAF Oct 12, 1943. reportedly W/o May 21, 1944
100441 (MSN 18904) to USAAF Oct 8, 1943. 10th AF 443rd TCG 1st TCS 24Dec43. Lost to Japanese shelling
in CBI theatre Dec 1944. W/o Dec 31, 1944.
100442 (MSN 18905) to USAAF Oct 8, 1943. 10th AF 23Dec43. Tata & Sons 20Dec45. VT-AUM Indian National Airlines
R02Jan46. Deccan Airways R19Jan52. Indian Airlines 01Aug53. Govt of W Bengal 28Aug62. Bharatair at Nagda,
India. On display at Birlagram, near Nagda
100443 (MSN 18906) to USAAF Oct 8, 1943. 10th AF 23Dec43. To VT-AUH with Mistry Airways Jan 1946, to
Indian Overseas Airlines "Star of Calcutta" Sep 1946, to Natanda Airways Jan 29, 1951, to Airways (India)
Dec 8, 1951, to Indian Airlines Corp Aug 1, 1953. To Indian AF as BJ620 Mar 24, 1962.
100444 (MSN 18907) to USAAF Oct 9, 1943. 10th AF Dec 23, 1943. Chungking Sep 12, 1944
Aarachi Oct 18, 1944. w/o at Warazup, Burma Apr 19, 1945.
100445 (MSN 18908) to USAAf Oct 9, 1943. 10th AF Dec 23, 1943. W/o on landing at Mu-Se, Burma Feb 8, 1945
100446 (MSN 18909) to USAAF Oct 9, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 24, 1943. China Sep 10, 1945.
100447 (MSN 18910) delivered to USAAF 9Oct43; 10th Air Force; Karachi, India 24Dec43; Chungking, China;
Loaned to RAF 1944; No.1334 Transport Support Conversion Unit, Chaklala, India Jul45;
Transferred to Britain 15Sep45; Indian Government 30Jan47; Indian Air Force as IJ396;
Hindustan Aviation Ltd; registered VT-DGV Jun53; Indamer Corp; registered N9081C 18Mar55,
cancelled 5Mar56; Ariana Afghan Airline Apr55; registered YA-AAD; probably broken up at Kabul.
100448 (MSN 18911) to USAAF 09Oct43 . 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 28Dec43 SOC 03Jan, 1944
100449 (MSN 18912) to USAAF 15Oct43. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 23Dec43 Chungking. To COAA (China) 03Nov46
100450 (MSN 18913) to USAAF 16Oct43. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC 27Dec43. Salvaged 27Jun45
100451 (MSN 18914) to USAAF Oct 16, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 24, 1943.
to VT-AUC of Tata Airlines Dec 1945. To Air India Nov 1946, sold as XY-ACF Union of Burma Airways 1950
Burma Airways Dec 1952. To Ethiopian Airlines as ET-AHG in 1978
100452 (MSN 18915) to USAAF Oct 18, 1943. To 10th AF or India-China wing ATC Dec 28, 1943.
SOC Apr 19, 1944.
100453 (MSN 18916) to USAAF Oct 18, 1943. To 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 28, 1943. Loaned to 1334 TCCU
RAF. Crashed Jul 16, 1945 1 mile W of Palam, Delhi, India
100454 (MSN 18917) to USAAF Oct 15, 1943. 13th AF Nov 29, 1943 Tacloban SOC Dec 31, 1945.
100455 (MSN 18918, 3rd BG) to USAAF 15Oct43. Loaned to RAAF Apr44 36 Sqn RAAF
as VHCKI 24Apr44. Back to 5th AF 27Oct44. 4th Air Depot RAAF Base Garbutt, Townsville, QLD, Australia 3rd BG.
Crashed during flight from Tanauan Airfield, Leyte, Philippines Mar 12, 1945. MACR 14323.
7 onboard MIA. Wreckage found by Philippine farmer in 1989.
100456 (MSN 18919) to USAAF Oct 14, 1943. 13th AF Nov 26, 1943 Tacloban. Reported w/o in accident Oct 9, 1946
100457 (MSN 19920) to USAAF Oct 14, 1943. 10th AF or India China Wing ATC Nov 28, 1943.
w/o Apr 5, 1944 in takeoff accident, CBI
100458 (MSN 19921) to USAAF Oct 14, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 4, 1943.
w/o Apr 25, 1944 in crash landing Tingpai, Burma
100459 (MSN 19922) to USAAF Oct 13, 1943. To RFC May 29, 1946. To NC79063. Used by Gulf A/Ws in 1947 Cancelled in May 1949
100460 (MSN 18923) to USAAF 15Oct43 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as 29 07Dec43 to 54th TCW APO 929 14Jan44.
Loaned to 36 Sqn RAAF as VHCKM 26Apr44. To FLC Dec 31, 1945. To civilian registry as VH-ANM Australian
National "Yannana" Feb 6, 1947, then to NZNAX as ZK-CAW.
Leased to Fiji Airways Jun 1966 as VQ-FAI, returned to NZNAC as ZK-CAW Aug 1969.
At sometime was converted to "Viewmaster" with elongated windows.
By 2005 was at Macdonalds at Taipo, New Zealand as publicity aid.
100461 (MSN 18924) To USAAF 5th AF 433rd TCG 16Oct43. Loaned 17Nov43 36 Sqn RAAF, flown as VHCKL.
26Apr44 4th Air Depot Archerfield returned to 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS. To 5th AF 374th TCG 33rd TCS Sep 44
5th AF 433rd TCG 66th TCS 17Oct44. Lost between Biak and Morotai 07Dec44. MACR 14948
100462 (MSN 18925) Hawaii AD 24Nov43. Japan. Sold 16Mar47. PI-CI48 Philippine A/L. To N73420 Phillips Aircraft
Ozark Airlines1953. N136D Rr Mar54 Airline Aviation Academy, Griffin, GA US 1971. Pinehurst Airlines B Nov72,
R16Jun73 WFU A & A HoldingCO US Inc, Brownsville, TX US B13Apr82
100463 (MSN 18926) to USAAF Oct 14, 1943. 10th AF Karachi. w/o in crash 75 mi NNE of Myitkyina Nov 10, 1943
100464 (MSN 18927) to USAAF Oct 16, 1943. 5th AF 29Nov43. 5th AF SerComDep 19Dec43. to 5th AF 317th TCG
40th TCS as 29 19Dec43. 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS Mar45. w/o May 25, 1945 at Tacloban, P.I.
100465 (MSN 18928) to USAAF Oct 15, 1943. 5th AF 374th TCG 22nd TCS 30Nov43. w/o Nov 17, 1944 on landing at
Kainantu, New Guinea. Hit soft spot on runway and nosed over.
100466 (MSN 18929) to USAAF Oct 16, 1943. 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as X19 Georgeanne 07Dec43
Damaged parking Nadzab 08May44, repaired. Reportedly w/o May 18, 1945. To 392nd Serv Sqn 21May45.
100467 (MSN 18930) to USAAF Oct 18, 1943. 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS 28Nov43. To 5th AF 374th TCG 33rd TCS 04Oct44
Salvaged 25Oct46
100468 (MSN 18931) to USAAF Oct 18, 1943. 5th AF 375th TCG 58th TCS 30Nov43. Hit on ground by RAAF CA-16
Wirraway A20-625 at Kamiri Strip Aug 5, 1944. Wirraway swerved right striking cockpit of 42-100468 then
rammed 43-15410. To 93rd Serv Sqn. Struck by B-24 while parked Samar PI 18Jan45 salvaged
100469 (MSN 18932) to USAAF Oct 16, 1943. 5th AF Nov 29, 1943. Salvaged Apr 29, 1948.
100470 (MSN 18933) to USAAF Oct 18, 1943. 5th AF Nov 29, 1943. W/o lon landing at Mackay, Queensland Dec 12, 1943.
100471 (MSN 18934) to USAAF 18Oct43. 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS 02Dec43. left wing of parking 41-18697 hit right wing
of parked 42-100471 06Sep44, both repaired. To FLC 01May46. To PI-C7 Commercial Airlines Inc
To Philippine Airlines. XU-LAN Ste Khmer Avn, Phnom-Penh Dec71. Khmer Akas
100472 (MSN 18935) to USAAF 19Oct43. 5th AF 374th TCG 22nd TCS as 561 29Nov43. In parking accident
Finschhafen NG 14Nov44, repaired. Hit by bomb fragments during raid Pitu/Morotai Island 22Nov44, repaired by
24th Serv Sqn 23Nov44 5th AF 374th TCG 22nd TCS 12Dec44 accident Finschhafen NG 15Dec44,
to 81st Air Depot
100473 (MSN 18936) to USAAF Oct 18, 1943. 5th AF 374th TCG, 22nd TCS Dec 11, 1943. Salvaged Mar 29, 1945.
100474 (MSN 18937) to USAAF 18Oct43. 5th AF 12Dec43 APO 923. to 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as 42 Missouri Mule 26Dec43
shot down in error by Allied shiping from USS Edward N Wescott near Finschafen A/P, PNG Feb 3, 1944.
Crew of 4 burned but survived.
100475 (MSN 18938) to USAAF 18Oct43. 5th AF 08Dec43. 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS to 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as 92
The Shack Trooper 26Dec43, Damaged while airborne near Ward's Deome 26Mar44, repaired.
Noemfoor parachute drop 03Jul44. Right engine fire Finschhafen 13Aug44, to 81st Air Depot for repair,
to 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS 30Oct44. MIA from Australia to Port Moresby 31Dec45
100476 (MSN 18939) to USAAF 19Oct43. 5th AF 12Dec43. APO 922 25Dec43. to 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as 21 25Dec43.
Noemfoor parachute drop 03Jul44. Struck wing tip of parked P-38 taxiing San Jose Mindoro PI 16Jan45, repaired.
Salvaged 24Nov45
100477 (MSN 18940) to USAAF 19Oct43. 5th AF 12Dec43. APO 922 25Dec43. to 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as
19 Sandra 25Dec43 renumbered X23 Noemfoor parachute drop 03Jul44. While taking off at Nielson Field,
Manila, Philippines was hit by C-46 44-77788 AUG 12, 1945. Salvaged Aug 13, 1945.
100478 (MSN 18941) to USAAF 19Oct43. 5th AF 375th TCG 09Dec43. Damaged while parked Nadzab 24Feb44, repaired.
Damaged while airborne near Port Moresby NG 30Apr44, repaired. to 5th AF 317th TCG 41st TCS.
Salvaged 21Oct46
100479 (MSN 18942) to USAAF 18Oct43 . 5th AF 375th TCG 57th TCS 30Nov43.
Loaned to 36 Sqn RAAF 26Apr44 flown as VH-CKJ. Returned to 5th AF 26Sep44 375th TCG as X166. Crashed on flight from
Boroke Airfield on Biak to Peleliu 09Jan45. Found in a swamp on the north side of
Biak 11Mar45. MACR 11648
100480 (MSN 18943) to USAAF 19Oct43. 5th AF 374th TCG 33rd TCS 02Dec43. 5th AF 433rd TCG 70th TCS
damaged airborne between Dumpu and Nadzab NG 09Apr44, repaired. Loaned to 36 Sqn RAAF 26Apr44 as VH-CKK.
Returned to 5th AF 27Oct44. To 4th Air Depot Archerfield 374th TCG 33rd TCS. Right engine cut just
before landing causing forced landing Mokmer AD Biak 11Aug44, salvaged
100481 (MSN 18944) to USAAF 19Oct43. 5th AF 08Dec43. APO 922 25Dec43. to 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as 22 Margie
25Dec43 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCDF. Truck ran into parked a/v Finschhafen, NG 21Apr44, repaired.
Damaged taxiing Finschhafen, NG 08May44, repaired. Damaged taxiing Finschhafen NG 23May44, repaired.
right engine cut on take off a/c hit runway and rolled into ditch Finschhafen, NG 02Jun44,
water in fuel, salvaged by 93rd Serv Sqn
100482 (MSN 18945) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. 5th AF 433rd TCG, 66th CS Dec 7, 1943.
W/o Aug 7, 1944 when left engine failed enroute Qakde to Finschhafen and crashed on landing at Tami Beach, Hollandia
100483 (MSN 18946) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. 5th AF, 374th CG, 21st TCS Dec 2, 1943.
W/o on landing with combat damage at Tuao, Luzon, Philippines Apr 5, 1945.
100484 (MSN 18947) to USAAF 19Oct43. 5th AF 374th TCG 21st TCS 02Dec43. FLC 25Feb47 As B-811 on October 20, 1954
a C-47 owned by Civil Air Transport and leased to Air America. It was then chartered by 'Sea Supply',
another CIA operation. While practicing paratroop drops near Hua Hin [Gulf of Siam] the wingtip
dipped and struck sea in a low turn. 2 crew (of 3 onboard), 4 passengers fatal
100485 (MSN 18948) to USAAF 19Oct43. 5th AF 02Dec43. Salvaged 19Oct46. To VH-ANX, to N99131
100486 (MSN 18949) to USAAF 19Oct43. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as Pel 12Dec43. To 5th AF 433rd TCG
Damaged while parked Milne Bay NG 13Apr44, repaired. To 5th AF 374th TCG 6th TCS Mar45. To FLC 31Dec45
VH-ANX Australian National "Tarrana" R17Dec45. Ansett-ANA Oct57. Airlines of S Australia Ansett-ANA 07 Apr66
MacRobertson Miller 03Mar70 Australian Aircraft Sales D19Apr72. N99131 Island Air Transfer D27Aug72
R Dec73 Honolulu Leasing Jun75 op by Island Air Transfer. Derelict Honolulu IAP Sep77.
Genavco Corp, Honolulu R Mar78. Under overhaul Sep83 after 10 years' storage.
Air Museum at Barbers Point. To Pacific Avation Museum at Ford Island Apr 12, 2012.
100487 (MSN 18950) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. Damaged Apr 27, 1944 Fayetteville-Pope AAF, North Carolina. To
MASDC Mar 2, 1965. Sold for spares.
100488 (MSN 18951) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. W/o Dec 6, 1951 in crash 29 mi E of Marseilles, France
100489 (MSN 18952) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. W/o 29 Sep 1952 cr 6 miles SE of Newport, ME
100490 (MSN 18953) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. US Oct 27, 1943. Damaged Nov 22, 1943 Sedalia AAF, Missouri and
damaged Apr 9, 1946 Newark, New Jersey in a ground accident. W/o Jun 30, 1949.
100491 (MSN 18954) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. North Atlantic TSP Nov 1, 1943. Scrapped overseas Apr 4, 1947.
100492 (MSN 18955) to USAAF Oct 27, 1943. US Oct 27, 1943. w/o Jul 2, 1944 at Syracuse MAP, New York on approach.
3 lost
100493 (MSN 18956) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. W/o Mar 29, 1944 in crash 8 mi SW of Sanford, North Carolina. Had engine problems
and hit high ground. 2 lost.
100494 (MSN 18957) to USAAF Oct 20, 1943. To Philippine AF as HHP 100494 Apr 1972.
100495 (MSN 18958) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. North Atlantic TSP 01Nov43 US 06Aug45. To RFC 20Jun46 BabbCO US
To CF-CRW Canadian Pacific AL "176"1" 276" 3lJul46. Quebecair 17Aug59. Eastern Provincial Airways 08Jun61.
J-B Avn Ltd, Edmonton 30Sep63. Reindeer Air Service, Inuvik, 28Apr71. L Borek Air 01Mar77.
DBR 18Sep78 Komakuk, NWT, cancelled Feb79.
100496 (MSN 18959) to USAAF Oct 20, 1943. North Atlantic TSP Nov 24, 1943. W/o Nov 24, 1943, Torbay, Newfoundland, Canada
100497 (MSN 18960) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. 8th AF Dec 18, 1943. Accidet Jan 26, 1945. USAF Aux Air Patrol
Sep 1956. To MASDC Aug 4, 1970
100498 (MSN 18961) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. N841M Lee County Health Unit, Ft Myers, FL US 1967.
N841MB F A Hill, Ft Lauderdale, FL US R24Apr78
100499 (MSN 18962) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. 45th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported
British 9th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the
Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Damaged while parked in collision by B-24D Liberator ? 41-23737 taxying at Base
Air Depot ? 2, Warton (Station 582)16Jun45.
100500 (MSN 18963) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. 8th AF Dec 9, 1943. 9th AF. Salvaged May 27, 1945.
100501 (MSN 18964) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. Eighth Air Force 5Dec43. 74th Troop Carrier
Squadron [ID*F], 434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467).
To FLC 04Jan46 to KLM as PH-TBL Apr 13, 1946.
To Italian government as I-NEBB May 22, 1950. To Italian AF as MM61778 1970. WFU 1993.
100502 (MSN 18965) to USAAF Oct 22, 1943. 37th Troop Carrier Squadron [W7*Q; Nose #36],
316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers
of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 456th Parachute Field Artillery
Battalion to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44.
Transported paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 319th Glider Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Hit by flak damaging elevators, rudder, right wing and aileron,
and left engine; returned to England on one engine to force land at Biggin Hill, Kent.
1191st Foreign Mission Group, 1170th Foreign Mission Group, Athens, Greece. Damaged
landing at Athens 14Nov51. Ditched after engine failure and fire southeast of La Ciotat, France 10Mar52.
100503 (MSN 18966) to USAAF Oct 22, 1943, 8th AF Dec 20, 1943. w/o Dec 21, 1943 Amara airport, Brazil
100504 (MSN 18967) to USAAF Oct 22, 1943. 8th AF Dec 11. 1943. Salvaged Jan 14, 1945.
100505 (MSN 18968) to USAAF Oct 21, 1943. 8th AF Dec 11, 1943. 72nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467). Mourmelon-le-Grand (A-80),
France Feb45. During a mission transporting gasoline to the front lines, the aircraft overshot landing
and ran into parked aircraft C-47 ? 42-24064 and 43-16029 at Geinhausen (Y-67), Germany 3Apr45
To US Jul 7, 1945. To RFC Jul 1, 1946. to LV-XFY, to Argentine AF as T-49 in
(Sep 1959), to T-40 (Nov 1966), to T-01.
100506 (MSN 18969) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. 8th AF Dec 11, 1943. W/o Oct 22, 1946 in crash 18 mi SE of Aachen, West
Germany
100507 (MSN 18970) to USAAF Oct 22, 1943. 8th AF Dec 5, 1945. .Ninth Air Force.
73rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Damage to the
left wing tip, left wing, left de-icer boot and aileron in collision with Waco CG-4A glider ? 42-77432
over Fulbeck 21Feb44. 71st Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Mourmelon-le-Grand (A-80), France. The pilot was leading a small formation into an abandoned
grass airstrip at Ergolding (R-73), Germany 9May45. He peeled off into a 180 degree turn and
approached the center line of the rather short field. The aircraft touched down, immediately
stopped and went tail up ending on its nose. The damaged aircraft was abandoned. Salvaged 10May45.
100508 (MSN 18971) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. 8th AF Dec 5\22, 1943. w/o Feb 5, 1944 in landing accident at
Greenham Common, UK.
100509 (MSN 18972) delivered to USAAF Oct43; 8th Air Force; 9th Air Force, Troop Carrier Command;
96th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Exeter; damaged taxying
at Exeter 20Jul44; 3rd Air Division, Bushey Park, England; accident taking off at
Wiesbaden, Germany 23Dec48; 7500th Operations Squadron, 7500th Air Base Group,
Bovingdon; French Air Force / Armée de l'Air Oct52 as 100509 Gt1/61 "FRANT" "FRAMF" CIET 340 Nov 1956
GT2/64 "FRAOP" Aug 1957. BA702 JUL 1959. to N99849, to TL-AAX, to TL-JBB Central
African Republic AF. To Chad AF as TT-LAG Jul 1972;
100510 (MSN 18973) delivered to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. 8th AF Dec 5, 1943. Ninth Air Force.
435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490). Welford (Station 474) 25Jan44.
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Mission was aborted; reflown following day.
To Turkey Jan 22, 1949.
100511 (MSN 18974) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. 8th AF Dec 3, 1943. Ditched into Bristol Channel off
Lundy Island, UK Dec 3, 1943.
100512 (MSN 18975) to USAAF Oct 22, 1943. 8th AF Dec 21, 1943. w/o Dec 21, 1943 in landing accident at St Eval, UK
100513 (MSN 18976) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. To Troop Carrier Command Staging Area, Baer AAF, IN Nov43;
Departed the CONUS for Eighth Air Force, European Theater of Operations Dec43;
Returned to US, to San Bernardino Air Depot, CA for storage Jul45;
To Mobile Air Materiel Area, Brookley AFB, AL Jul47;
To San Bernardino Air Depot, CA Dec46;
To 131st Fighter Squadron (Air National Guard), Barnes Airport, MA Jan48;
To 113th Fighter Squadron (ANG), Stout Airport, IN Jul51;
To 113th Tactical Fighter Squadron (ANG), Hulman Airport, IN Sep54;
To 181st Tactical Fighter Group (ANG), Hulman Airport, IN Jan63;
To Air International, Miami, FL Sep66;
To Mobile Air Logistics Area, Brookley AFB, AL Nov66.
Modified to RC-47N;
To Grenier Airport, NH Mar67 for installation of the Sanders ARDF equipment;
To 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (Pacific Air Forces), Tan Son Nhut AB, Saigon, Vietnam Jul67.
Redesignated to EC-47N;
To Phu Cat AB, Vietnam Aug70;
To 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing (PACAF), Cam Ranh Bay AB, Vietnam Sep71;
To 377th Air Base Wing (PACAF), Tan Son Nhut AB, Saigon, Vietnam Feb72;
Dropped from inventory by transfer to Military Assistance Program Nov 1972
100514 (MSN 18977) to USAAF Oct 27, 1943. 8th AF Dec 18 1943. Ninth Air Force. 48th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 313th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Folkingham (Station 484).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone one mile NW of Picauville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44 and a
resupply flight for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44.
To RFC Sep 22, 1945.
to Portuguese AF as FAP 6177. To Visionair in
1976 as N9984Q, ferried to Sweden to be used in the movie
"A Bridge Too Far" with InterFret Transport Aerien as 9Q-CYC,
still as 9Q-CYC to TAZ (Zaire) for Air Kasai. Now stored at
Ndjili Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo.
100515 (MSN 18978) to USAAF Oct 25, 1943. 8th AF Dec 24, 1943. To USA Jul 1, 1945. To RFC Oct 11, 1945.
To NC45394. To XA-HUI of Aerovias Reforma SA Jul 7, 1949. N3937B G S Armistead 19Jul54. N24V Ingersoll
Milling Machine Co, Rockford , IL 1964. N24VL Rr JuI70 Coleman AircraftCO US Dec 70. Marietta
Poultry Equipment Sales Jun 71. Versatile Leasing Inc Nov71. N72WL Air Lease Inc
Red Carpet Flying Service Jun73. Cancelled 27Jun77
100516 (MSN 18979) to USAAF Oct 23, 1943. 8th AF Dec 18, 1943. Ninth Air Force. 44th Troop Carrier
Squadron [6E*T; Nose #60], 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported paratroopers
of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt,
SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and
materials for the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45.
Transported British 13th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of
the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To RFC Sep 15, 1945.
To CR-LBM of Direcção de Transportes Aéreos (DTA) in 1946. To Transportes Aereos de Algola (TAAG) Nov 1975 as D2-LBM
100517 (MSN 18980) to USAAF Oct 25, 1943. 8th AF Dec 18, 1943. Ninth Air Force. 36th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported
paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 456th Parachute
Field Artillery Battalion to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Operating from Langar (Station 490),
Transported paratroopers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44.
Departing from Cottesmore, one of the paratroopers required medical attention and the
aircraft landed at RAF Feltwell, Norfolk. Later departed and joined a formation of 301st
Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group to the Initial Point where it left and
headed for Overasselt. After the paradrop, the aircraft joined another formation to head home.
The aircraft was hit from behind near Tilburg by another C-47 [42-100965], taking off the right
propeller, ripping off the fuselage roof and disabling the hydraulic system. The aircraft was
further damaged by flak at Zuid Beveland. At Vlissingen, flak and machine gun fire caused further
damage. With severe vibration, the pilot spotted an air sea rescue launch [RSL 550] and ditched
close by. The crew was rescued and taken to Felixstowe.
100518 (MSN 18981) to USAAF Oct 25, 1943. 8th AF Dec 11, 1943. Ninth Air Force.
434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467). Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at
Hiesville, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Chicago’, 6Jun44. To FLC May 22, 1946. To SX-BAB
TAE 1946 National Greek Airlines TAD Jul 1951. Olympic Airlines Jan 1, 1957 W/o Sep 3, 1947.
100519 (MSN 18982) to USAAF Oct 26, 1943. 8th AF Jan 15, 1944. Ninth Air Force.
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466); named ‘Captain and the Kids’.
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Melun/Villaroche (A-55),
France 26Feb45. Towed two gliders transporting men and materials for the 17th Airborne
Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; after releasing
both gliders over the LZ, the aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire and crashed [1KIA:3POW].
MACR 13382
100520 (MSN 18983) to USAAF 26Oct43. 8th AF 15Jan44 no card Ninth Air Force.
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 71st Troop Carrier Squadron, 434th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command. Damaged while parked by C-46D ? 44-77626 taxying at George Field, Lawrenceville, IL 30Oct45.
"l0-2100520" USAF 7350 ABS Tempelhof
205 UNO United Nations, Congo Air Congo 1965 spares
100521 (MSN 18984) to USAAF Nov 2, 1943. 79th Troop Carrier Squadron [S6*D],
436th Troop Carrier Group; named ‘Night Fright’. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Dec43.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 27Dec43.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Iburia Field, Recife, Brazil; Ascension Island 1Jan44; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay,
Cornwall. Eighth Air Force 7Jan44. Ninth Air Force. Bottesford (Station 481) 7Jan44.
Membury (Station 466) Mar44. Transported paratroopers of the 377th Field Artillery Battalion,
101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a Horsa glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Battle damage and grounded four days for repairs. Transported
paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division to a drop
zone north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Melun/Villaroche (A-55),
France 26Feb45. Towed two gliders transporting men and materials for the 17th Airborne
Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to
US via the South Atlantic/African Route, departing England 10Jul45, arriving Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 19Jul45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR 22Oct45.
Executive Transport Corporation, Texas. Registered as NC65384. Failed attempt to sell
the aircraft to Penn Central Airlines. Later to N65384 with Northeast Airlines Jun 5, 1947.
To N45V of Piedmont Aviation Apr 27, 1948 "Tidewater Pacemaker". Damaged in gusty wind
conditions at Greensboro, NC 20Oct52. A drunken passenger fell to his death, near
Shelby, North Carolina during the flight mid-way between Charlotte and Asheville 13Jun56
To Charlotte Aircraft Inc Feb 28, 1962.
To French Navy as 18984 Mar 5, 1963. Ferried to Le Bourget, Paris, France for overhaul
and modification by SECA. Escadrille 56S, Garons, Nimes. Radio call-sign FYGGG / FYGIA / FYGGF.
WFU 1984. Basler Flight Services, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Registered as N98BF Sep85.
Aircraft International Charters, Conroe, Texas. Sky Freighters Corporation, Grand Prairie,
Texas Dec85. Reregistered as N308SF; current [May20]. Belle Meade Air, Inc., Nashville, Tennessee.
Dodson International Air, Oxford, Georgia Jul92. BS&J Leasing, Hopkinsville, Kentucky Oct02.
C.J. Aviation Services, Greensboro, North Carolina Sep07. Universal Asset Management Inc, 30Aug08.
The Walker family, owners of the Membury Estate in Berkshire, England, were looking for an
aircraft that had flown from the airfield in World War 2 for static display.
In December 2012 the aircraft was purchased and moved from Walnut Ridge, Arkansas
to Punta Gorda Florida where the wings were removed to allow for road transport to Shell Creek,
Florida for refurbishment to commence. Night Fright is now back in England with restoration
at Coventry to return the aircraft to flight [May20].
100522 (MSN 18985) to USAAF Oct 25, 1943. Eighth Air Force. Ninth Air Force. 79th Troop
Carrier Squadron [S6*E], 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466).
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th
Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone north of Son, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. The aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire as the troopers
rose from their seats to hook-up to the static line. The left wing caught fire and the order given
for troopers and crew to bail out through the blazing inferno outside the exit door. The pilot
stayed at the controls to give the others a chance to bail-out, sacrificing himself when the
aircraft crashed into a wooded area and burned-up a few hundred yards east of LZ-W, Son [2KIA:2WIA].
MACR 9915
100523 (MSN 18986) to USAAF Oct 26, 1943. 8th AF 20Jan44.
Ninth Air Force. 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 442nd Transport Group, Munich, Germany
. Damaged taxying at Munich 31Jan46. US 19JuI45 RFC 21Mar46. To civilian registry as N66058,
C-501 Soc Aeron Medellin reregistered HK-501 To N3932C A J Leeward, then to RCAF as 10913 Jun 20, 1970.
429 Sqdn RCAF, renumbered 12968 in 1970. Stored Saskatoon Mar75 C-GWYY R C Wilkinson R23Mar76
Ranier Development Corp, Strathmore, Alta 1977 N59316 Basler Fit Service D07May78
Avco Corp, Cincinatti, OH R20Oct78 Basler Fit Service R23Jul80 WFU 28Sep98.
100524 (MSN 18987) to USAAF Oct 26, 1943. 8th AF Jan 17, 1944. Ninth Air Force.
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To Colombia May 11, 1949.
100525 (MSN 18988) to USAAF Oct 26, 1943. 8th AF Jan 17, 1944. Ninth Air Force.
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45. Damaged while parked
in collision by C-47A ? 42-100561 at Melun 30Mar45. To MASDC, sold for spares.
100526 (MSN 18989) to USAAF Oct 26, 1943. 8th AF Jan 15, 1944. 436th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To USA Jul 20, 1945. To ARP Mexico Oct 5, 1947.
100527 (MSN 18990) to USAAF Oct 26, 1943. 8th AF Jan 7, 1944. Ninth Air Force.
79th Troop Carrier Squadron [S6*J], 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Membury (Station 466); named ‘Cherokee Strip’. Transported paratroopers of the 101st
Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division to a drop zone north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44.
The aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire and crash landed on the edge of the DZ at Son without any casualties.
MACR 9916
100528 (MSN 18991) to USAAF Oct 28, 1943. 8th AF Jan 6, 1944. 436th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44
Netherlands/Belgium. SOC Nov 1, 1947.
100529 (MSN 18992) to USAAF Oct 27, 1943. 8th AF Jan 6, 1944. 436th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to USA Jul 20, 1945. To RFC Oct 30, 1945.
LV-ABT Dodero "Uruguayana" 13Nov46 FAMA 30Dec47 PP-XER Cruzeiro 04Sep50 PP-CDK "Guanande" Rr 23Jan51
PP-SAE SAVA Gaucho R26Dec57 Cruzeiro 16Mar67. Leased to Rondonia Ind & Com (RICO) Ltda bought 01Jun76
Constr Andrade Gutierez 18Nov77 L Taxi Aereo Rondonia Ltda 12Aug78 still L to Gutierez RICO Taxi Aereo
24Dec79 WFU Manaus Aug83 . Currently stored by Rico Taxi Aero.
100530 (MSN 18993) to USAAF Oct 27, 1943. 52nd Ferrying Squadron, 6th Ferrying Group,
Long Beach Field, CA. Damaged taxying at Cincinnati, OH 6Nov43. Eighth Air Force. Jan 15, 1944. 436th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to USA Jul 19, 1945. To FLC May 29, 1947.
To Brazilian AF as FAB 2052. To civil registry
with Rondonia Industria y Comercio (RICO Taxi Aereo) as PT-KVN.
To Trans Aereos San Jorge as CP-1960. W/O 02Nov92 at San Juan, Bolivia
100531 (MSN 18994) to USAAF Oct 27, 1943. 8th AF Jan 15, 1944. 436th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To Peruvian Air Force as FAP-373 in 1964.
100532 (MSN 18995) to USAAFOct 28, 1943. Eighth Air Force. Ninth Air Force.
80th Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466).
Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45. The plane was flying supplies from Melun (A-55) to
Nidda (Y-87), Germany 2Apr45. After unloading the supplies, the crew was ready for take off from Nidda
The co-pilot was in the left seat. The captain, in the right seat, advised the crew chief to stand by
to raise the landing gear upon notice. He wanted to be free to check on the co-pilot who was flying.
Upon reaching flying speed the captain told the copilot to ‘get it in the air’. The crew chief
misunderstood and raised the landing gear. The copilot still held the plane down for more flying
speed not knowing the landing gear was coming up because of the very rough terrain.
The switches were cut when the propellers hit the runway. Salvaged 4Apr45.
100533 (MSN 18996) to USAAF Oct 27, 1943. 8th AF Jan 21, 1944. Germany Jan 1, 1948. Was named: 'Honeybun lll'
SOC May 31, 1950, broken up.
100534 (MSN 18997) to USAAF Oct 27, 1943. 8th AF Jan 7, 1944. Netherlands/Belgium. SOC May 8, 1947.
100535 (MSN 18998) to USAAF Oct 28, 1943. . Eighth Air Force 7Jan44. 436th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. To FLC May 3, 1946.
To Transportes Aereos de Portuguesa (TAP) as
CS-TDF. Crashed at Lumiar (Lisboa Airport) during training
flight Jun 8, 1948.
100536 (MSN 18999) Delivered to USAAF 29Oct43; 14th Air Force, Chungking, China 9Jan44; 10th Air Force, Karachi,
India 31Jul44; Given by General Hap Arnolt for use by Admiral Louis Mountbatten, Supreme Allied Commander South East Asia
Command; Named "HAPGIFT"; 1310th Base Unit, Negombo, Ceylon Sep45; diverted Britain 7Nov45;
Used by Mountbatten to visit Siem Reap, French Indochina Mar46; Foreign Liquidation
Commission; Royal Thai Air Force 6Nov46. W/o Lopburi Jan 17, 1985. Tail displayed at Don Muang.
100537 (MSN 19000) to USAAF Oct 19, 1943. Eighth Air Force 15Jan44. 80th Troop Carrier
Squadron [7D*F], 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Damaged landing at Membury 25Sep44.
Returned to USA Jul 19, 1945. ARP Dec 18, 1947.
to YV-C-ANS LAV of Argentina, YV-C-GAO Aerotecnica SA, reregistered YV-115C in 1975. , YV-227C Rutas Aereos
Compania Anomina. WFU
100538 (MSN 19001) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. To RAF SEAC for use by Lord Mountbatten and painted in RAF
colors but retained US serial and tail number. Named *Hapgift*. WFU Mar 2, 1965.
100539 (MSN 19002) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. 8th AF Jan 9, 1944. To Paraguayan AF as T-41 (1962) to FAP-2004 (1980)
Later FAPa 2004. WFU Aug 16, 1991
100540 (MSN 19003) to USAAF 28Oct43, 8th AF 15Jan44. US 16Jul45 RFC 27Oct45 NC64421 Monarch Airlines Inc 1946 N57985
Frontier Airlines "Sunliner Arizona" 01Jun50. Miami Aviation Corp 23Oct64.
Air Manila 1965 PI-C860 Air Manila Aurora DE US la Vega. Reregistered RP-C860 (note cln now quoted as 33239,
so this may have been used to rebuild the a/c).
100541 (MSN 19004) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. 8th AF Jan 7, 1944. Reportedly w/o in accident Oct 3, 1944
100542 (MSN 19005) to USAAF 28Oct43. 8th AF 15Jan44. US 19Jul45. To RFC 22Oct45. 19 Sqn RAAF (NEIAF)
as DT982 flown with Australian radio c/s VHRCZ to Neth East Indies Government as NI471. to KNILM PK-DBA
01Aug47. To PK-DPB Reregistered. Crashed Souraba Perak Indonesia 17Nov50
100543 (MSN 19006) to USAAF 28Oct43. 8th AF 07Jan44. 9th AF. FLC 18Jun46. Czechoslovakia OK-WDO CSA 1946
Czech AF with code D-43 Dec 3, 1948 and reregistered as 0543 in 1957. To French AF as AdlA 100543 01Mar60.
GTLA 2/60 "FRAJC" Jan61. CIET 340 "FRAVG" ELA 1966.
sold Chateaudun 1971. F-BTDC Pradier Mar72. F-BRGP SASMA registered Nov72 but NTU. N87604 Tri-9
Corp registered 05Feb75. F-BTDJ Registered 1976. ET-AGI Ethiopian Airlines registered 10Jul76
100544 (MSN 19007) to USAAF Oct 28, 1943. 8th AF Jan 14, 1944. W/o Mar 2, 1944 Loddington Hall, UK due to engine failure.
100545 (MSN 19008) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. Eighth Air Force 19Jan44. 81st Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Bottesford (Station 481). Membury (Station 466) 3Mar44.
Damaged by mid-air collision with C-47A ? 42-100551 at Membury 11Apr44. 80th Troop Carrier
Squadron. Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45. Damaged in collision with C-47A ? 42-100787
taxying at Melun 3Apr45. Returned to USA Jul 19, 1945. To RFC Jan 18, 1946.
To Eagle Air Freight as NC79035, to Cruzeiro do Sul as PP-CDB "Ibage" Nov 2, 1949,
to Brazilian AF as FAB 2084 Aug 8, 1960. To Rondonia Industria y Comercio (RICO
Taxi Aereo) as PT-KUY sep 20,1976. WFU
100546 (MSN 19009) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. 81st Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45.
Towed two gliders transporting men and materials for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing
zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; damaged by enemy ground fire.
5039th Air Base Group. Elmendorf AFB, AK. Damaged landing twelve miles south of Fire Island,
AK 19Jul51. Damaged while parked in collision by Fairchild C-82A Packet ? 48-574 at
Elmendorf AFB 21Mar52. Accident after losing control at Bethel, AK 3Dec53. Crashed 12Apr54.
100547 (MSN 19010) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. 8th AF Jan 19, 1944. . 81st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466).
Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45. Damaged while parked in collision by C-47A
? 43-15318 taxying at Melun 21Apr45. To Royal Thai AF as L2-39/15 Oct 1981.
Preserved at RTAF Museum, Don Muang, Thailand.
100548 (MSN 19011) to USAAF 29Oct43. 8th AF 06Jan44. US 15Jul45. ARP Colombia 11May49
100549 (MSN 19012) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. Eighth Air Force 19Jan44. 81st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Crash landed
at Aldbourne Gorse, Membury 16May44. The squadron had been up on a night training exercise and
had returned to their home base at Membury. However due to a 'red alert' (enemy aircraft in the vicinity)
they were advised by flying control to use no lights whilst landing. The squadron circled the airfield in
formation with their wheels down waiting for their turn to land. The pilot of this aircraft became confused
following evasive action taken to avoid hitting part of the 437th Troop Carrier Group which was
circling Ramsbury (Station 469). Unable to distinguish the horizon he wandered out of line and crash
landed into a hill two miles south-west of Aldbourne. The aircraft was in fairly level flight when it hit
the ground and slid along on its underside before coming to a rest against a grove of trees. The crew were
unhurt and scrambled out of the aircraft via the escape hatch above the cockpit. The aircraft had been
carrying Jerry cans full of fuel and seconds after they had escaped the aircraft exploded. The following
day all that was left to be seen were the charred remains of the two engines. Condemned 25May44.
100550 (MSN 19013) to USAAF Oct 30, 1943. . Eighth Air Force 17Jan44. 81st Troop
Carrier Squadron [U5*F], 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466).
Used in D-Day airdrop. Took part in Operation 'Dragoon' - the invasion of southern
France 15Aug44. Damaged when struck by C-47A ? 43-15080 which was landing with a flat
tire at Membury 18Sep44. Missing Sep 23, 1944.
100551 (MSN 19014) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. Eighth Air Force 6Jan44. 81st
Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Bottesford (Station 481).
Crashed with structural failure at Bottesford 1Feb44. Membury (Station 466) 3Mar44. Damaged by
mid-air collision with C-47A ? 42-100545 at Membury 11Apr44. Damaged in collision with
parked Piper L-4H ? 44-79664 at Welford (Station 474) 24Jul44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Son near Eindhoven,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44. Hit by flak, the crew bailed out and returned to England.
Salvaged 28Oct44. MACR 10693
100552 (MSN 19015) to USAAF Oct 29, 1943. 8th AF Jan 6, 1944. Damaged Feb 1, 1944 in landing at Bottesford, UK.
US 22Jul45 ARP Mexico 03Aug48. Mexican AF. XB-KEK Sria DE US Agricultura Ganaderia 1976 C I Serrano
100553 (MSN 19016) to USAAF Nov 1, 1943. 8th AF. 9th AF. To FLC May 9, 1946. To KLM as PH-TCK May 28, 1946.
To Italian AF as MM61775 May 5, 1950. WFU. Preserved.
105554 (MSN 19017) to USAAF Nov 1, 1943. Eighth Air Force 6Jan44. 324th Troop Carrier Squadron,
516th Troop Carrier Group, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Bovingdon (Station 112).
Damaged while parked in collision by C-47A ? 43-15050 taxying at Bovingdon 27Dec45. To Munich Jan 1, 1948.
To FLC. to Turkish AF under MDAP as 6019 for 221 Filo. W/o Nov 5, 1974 at Etimesgut, Turkey.
100555 (MSN 19018) to USAAF Nov 1, 1943. Eighth Air Force 17Jan44. 81st Troop Carrier
Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Son near
Eindhoven, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44. Hit by flak before the LZ and on fire,
the aircraft continued. The glider was released just north of Eindhoven, the C-47 turned away
then crashed at Son [2KIA:3POW]. Salvaged 28Oct44. MACR 9921
100556 (MSN 19019) to USAAF Nov 3, 1943. Eighth Air Force Jan44. 81st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Eindhoven, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Crashed at Esch, south of Hertogenbosch,
Netherlands [1POW:3EVD]. Salvaged 28Oct44. MACR 9907
100557 (MSN 19020) to USAAF 01Nov43. 8th AF 17Jan44. US 26Jun47. To Ecuador ARP 25Mar48
100558 (MSN 19021) to USAAF Nov 1, 1943. Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 81st Troop Carrier
Squadron [U5*N], 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466); ‘Buzz Buggy’.
Returned to USA Jul 16, 1945. To Uruguayan AF as G4-510 in 1949. Accident 1959 [still as G4-510].
Later reserialed T-510. Destroyed Jun 26, 1970 at MVD.
100559 (MSN 19022) to USAAF Nov 1, 1943. 8th AF Jan 15, 1944. Returned to USA Jul 23, 1945. Salvaged Sep 21, 1945.
100560 (MSN 19023) to USAAF Nov 1, 1943. 8th AF Jan 17, 1944. UK Jun 1951. w/o Jan 3, 1952 at Middelkerke, Belgium
100561 (MSN 19024) to USAAF Nov 2, 1943. 8th AF Jan 14, 1944. 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Melun/Villaroche (A-55),
France 26Feb45. Damaged in collision with parked C-47A ? 42-100525 at Melun 30Mar45.
Damaged landing at Mourmelon-le-Grand (A-80), France 3Apr45. Damaged landing at Haguenau (Y-39), France 29May45.
Returned to USA Jul 23, 1945. To RFC Sep 12, 1946.
NC41756 N1844M American Air Export & Import Co, Miami Springs,FL. California Atlantic Airways Inc
To CB-68 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano R17Oct50 Reregistered CP-568 01Oct53. Crashed Yacuiba, La Paz Bolivia 04Feb64
100562 (MSN 19025) to USAAF Nov 5, 1943. 8th AF Jan 14, 1944. Returned to USA Jul 23, 1945. To RFC Oct 30, 1945.
NC65134 Texas Engineering & Mfg Co. Northeast Airlines "34" 02Oct46. Lake Central Airlines 30Dec60.
Zamrud, Indonesia R02Jul68. SOC at Honolulu on delivery to Zamrud
100563 (MSN 19026) to USAAF Nov 1, 1943. Eighth Air Force 20Jan44. 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Damaged in mid-air collision with
C-47A ? 42-100563 at Membury 19Jun44. Returned to USA Jul 23, 1945/
To RFC Oct 30, 1945. LV-XFV.
100564 (MSN 19027) to USAAF Nov 2, 1943. Eighth Air Force 16Jan44. Ninth Air Force.
82nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466).
Damaged landing at Voltone, Tarquinia, Italy 31Jul44. Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45.
Shot down and last seen still towing two gliders flying over the Autobahn north of Wesel,
Germany 24Mar45 [5KIA+4KIA in gliders]. The gliders were transporting men and materials
for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing zone at Wesel on Operation ‘Varsity’. MACR 13381
100565 (MSN 19028) to USAAF Nov 2, 1943. 8th AF 14Jan44. Returned to US 23Jul45. To RFC 30Oct45
NC62375 Empire Airlines Inc bought 14Jan48. West Coast Airlines "110" bought Aug52.
Spencer Aircraft Inc 01Dec65. CF-UZA Northwest Ind Ltd, Edmonton, Alta 10Aug66.
Air Tpt Ltd, Edmonton, Alta 15Dec67 DBR 1969
In 1987 on charge of USAFM, but whereabouts unknown
100566 (MSN 19029) to USAAF 02Nov43. 8th AF 15Jan44. Returned to US 24Jul45. To RFC 31Oct45
NC65278 D A Fowlie 02Mar46. Executive Air Tpt 12Apr46. Taylor Avn 23May46. Santa Fe Skyway Inc
"Skychief Acoma" 04Jun46. Aircraft Investment Corp 19Feb48. Olin Ind Inc, E Alta, IL 02Jun48
Reregistered NIX 1953. N60NB National BrewingCO US 1960. N678JC Copley Press Inc, La Jolla, CA US 1963.
XB-GED Cerveceria Montezuma SA 02Apr68. S Covarrubias, Ensenada 1975
100567 (MSN 19030) to USAAF Nov 2, 1943. To 8th AF Jan 14, 1944. To 9th AF 436th TCG, 82nd TCS.
Damaged landing at Voltone, Tarquinia, Italy 31Jul44. Transported men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone north of
Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. With 436th TCG, 82nd TCS, lost Son, Netherlands Sep 17, 1944.
MACR 10171. The right engine was hit by flak, the paratroopers jumped except one too injured, the plane crash landed on the DZ and
everyone survived. Salvaged 28Oct44.
100568 (MSN 19031) to USAAF Nov 2, 1943. To 8th AF Jan 15, 1944. to VC-47A Sep 1954. To MASC 28 May 1962,
to reclamation 8 Apr 1964
100569 (MSN 19032) to USAAF 02Nov43. Eighth Air Force 15Jan44. 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466); named ‘Damn Yankee’. Returned to US 23Jul45. To RFC Oct 22, 1945.
To NC74597. VT-CIF Orient Airways registered 13Feb47. VT-CPE. AP-AAE Orient Airways R01Oct47.
To NI50IV Wm C Wold May51. Wayne Aviation Corp Standard Vacuum & Petroleum. To PK-SVE PT Stanvac,
Indonesia registered 08May52. SIAK Nov72 Reregistered PK-WWJ PT National Air Charter
100570 (MSN 19033) w/o Jan 11, 1945 Kingston, UK due to engine fire.
100571 (MSN 19034) delivered to USAAF 3Nov43; . Eighth Air Force 6Jan44. 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466); named ‘The Flying Barber’. 9th Air Force, Troop Carrier Command;
82nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, Melun (A-55), France; mid air collision
near Thruxton, Hampshire 16Jun45; diverted to Britain 17Jun45; instructional airframe; Kirkham,
Lancashire in use for loading training
100572 (MSN 19035) to USAAF Nov 3, 1943. Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Departed Ramsbury 25Feb45
to be based at Coulommiers (A-58), France. Towed two Waco CG-4A gliders transporting men
and materials for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA 25Jul44. To RFC 28Oct45.
NC62472 Dannie A Fowlie CU Aerovias Q 1946.
100573 (MSN 19036) to USAAF 03Nov43. Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 83rd Troop Carrier
Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a
glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Towed two
Waco CG-4A gliders transporting men and materials for the 17th Airborne Division to a
landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To Munich 01Jan48. SOC 31May50
100574 (MSN 19037) to USAAF Nov 3, 1943. Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. On 26th August 1944 the aircraft was forced
to make an emergency landing about 6 miles south-west of Cherbourg. The outward leg of the
mission from Ramsbury had taken the plane and its four man crew to advanced landing ground
A50C at Bricy, France. The aircraft was carrying much needed fuel, in 5 gallon cans, for General
Patton's armoured columns that were sweeping eastwards across France. A short while after
takeoff on the return leg to Ramsbury both engines cut-out. The crew headed for a field but
then saw that it was jammed with construction equipment and men working. The crew then
selected an adjoining field where the aircraft crashed through a large hedgerow [2WIA].
100575 (MSN 19038) to USAAF 04Nov43. Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 437th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Departed Ramsbury 25Feb45 to be based at Coulommiers (A-58),
France. Damaged taxying in collision by C-47A ? 42-100578 landing at Meresburg (R-31), Germany
20Apr45. Salvaged 26Apr45.
100576 (MSN 19039) to USAAF 04Nov43, Eighth Air Force 29Jan44. 437th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Retuened to USA 26Jul45. USN Aug45
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 2, 1945. CFDlT Canadair Ltd 01Feb46. Maritime Central Airlines 17Jan50
A V Roe (Canada) Ltd R19Aug53. Avro Aircraft Ltd R03Feb55. The Robert SimpsonCO US Ltd R30Jul59
N34110 Sears Roebuck & Co, Chicago, IL R10Aug66. Flight Safety, Farmingdale, NY US Mar69.
New Hope Inds Sep72. NI81SB Rr 03Feb73. HK-1512X Taxi Aereo Nacional Feb74. Rr HK-1512E 1975
Rr HK-15 12 1976. TAVINA 1978
100577 (MSN 19040) to USAAF 05Nov43. Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44.
Returned to USA 25Jul45. To RFC at Bush Field Nov 5, 1945.
NC57131 Nationwide Airlines Detroit, MI US 1953. Wien Alaska Airlines R Vance tla Vance IntI Airways 1955.
Air Freight Inc, Griffin, GA US Oct72. Jim Hankins Air Service Inc Jackson, MS 1972. Mustang Avn,
Dallas, TX US Feb73. Pinehurst Airlines Inc BI2Jan75. Dbr 28Mar77 O'Hare Apt, Chicago, IL
100578 (MSN 19041) to USAAF 05Nov43. 83rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469); named ‘Wags Wagon’. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Departed
Ramsbury 25Feb45 to be based at Coulommiers (A-58), France. Damaged landing in collision
with C-47A ? 42-100575 taxying at Meresburg (R-31), Germany 20Apr45.
Returned to USA. VC-47A Sep54 "0-00578" WV ANG JuI63
N61725 Air Freight L to Nov74. United Commander Sales. Jim Hankins Air Service Inc R Jan75.
J A Hankins, Jackson, MS 1976. N8042X K B Martin, La Verne, CA US R31Aug79. Ryan Fld Sep79.
100579 (MSN 19042) to USAAF Nov 4, 1943. Eighth Air Force 29Jan44. 83rd Troop Carrier Squadron,
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men
and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Departed Ramsbury 25Feb45 to be based at
Coulommiers (A-58), France. Towed two Waco CG-4A gliders transporting men and materials for
the 17th Airborne Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Condemned MIA Mar 24, 1945
100580 (MSN 19043) to USAAF 04Nov43. 83rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469); named ‘Tow Tired’. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44.
MDAP French AF 01Apr52. GT2/62 "FRAZM" Mar53. B/U Mar54
100581 (MSN 19044) to USAAF Nov 4, 1943. Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne
Division to a landing zone north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44; missing in action.
100582 (MSN 19045) to USAAF Nov 5, 1943. Eighth Air Force 29Jan44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44. Departed Ramsbury 25Feb45 to be based at Coulommiers (A-58),
France. Crash landed at Bous, Saarland 12May45. Salvaged 14May45.
100583 (MSN 19046) to USAAF 04Nov43. Eighth Air Force 29Jan44. 437th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44.
Returned to USA 25Jul45. To RFC at Bush Field Oct 2, 1945.
XH-TAZ TACA. TI-62 TACA. TI-I003 TACA 1952. Lineas Aereas Costarricenses SA 1952. Reregistered TI-I003C 1959
AN-AOK LANICA B 19611 R24Nov62. HC-ALD Aero Taxis Equatorianas SA 1966. Servicios Aereos Nacionales 1975.
Linea Aerea Condor 1979 WFU Sep85
100584 (MSN 19047) to USAAF Nov 4, 1943. Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 437th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Jul 25, 1945. To storage at Davis Monthan AFB, AZ May 11, 1949
100585 (MSN 19048) to USAAF Nov 4, 1943. 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
To Rhode Island NG. To MASDC Oct 20, 1969.
100586 (MSN 19049) to USAAF Nov 5, 1943. Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 84th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Crashed at Ramsbury
4Mar44 [3 crew + 2 paratroopers KIS]. During the evening squadrons of the 437th TCG took part in a
simulated paratrooper mission. This aircraft was flying ? 42 in a 49 aircraft formation. The
group encountered severe weather conditions (heavy cloud and snow) and in order to reduce
the risk of collision split into a number of 3 aircraft elements. The separate elements then
set course for Ramsbury and upon arrival broke formation and entered the airfield's traffic pattern.
The pilot of this aircraft appeared to be late turning into the circuit and as a result his flight path
took him well beyond the airfield's boundaries. He then made a timed turn which under normal
circumstances would have brought him in to line with the runway in use. Unfortunately, although the
bearing was correct he was about two miles south of the runway. Unaware of his error he lowered
the undercarriage and looked in vain for the lights of the field. The ground was covered by several
inches of snow and this may have made the pilot's judgement of height above the ground difficult.
It is believed that he thought he was on his final approach, and after flying over open fields for some
distance, decided to land the plane. Unfortunately instead of landing on a concrete runway the aircraft
ploughed into trees on the eastern edge of Heron's Point wood, about 3/4 mile west of the small village
of Chisbury, and caught fire. Salvaged 6Mar44.
100587 (MSN 19050) to USAAF Nov 9, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 21, 1943. Condemned crash Dec 11, 1944
100588 (MSN 19051) to USAAF Nov 6, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 31, 1943. W/o Feb 19, 1944
in takeoff accident at Sookerating, India. Condemned Feb 22, 1944
100589 (MSN 19052) to USAAF 06Nov43. 8th AF 21Jan44. 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA 26Jul45. To storage at Davis Monthan
AFB, AZ May 11, 1949. To Colombia. Noted with Basler at Oshkosh Jul 27, 1991 being converted to
Basler BT-67 turboprop (conversion No. 38) for Colombian AF and delivered as FAC-1667.
100590 (MSN 19053) to USAAF 05Nov43. 8th AF 21Jan44. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA 27Jul45. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945.
YV-C-AMQ LAV R10Jan52. HK-1393 Taxi Aereo Llanero Aug73 (tla Aerotal.) Aerovias Taxi EI Llanero (Aerotal) 1975.
Crashed with Taxi Aereo of Venado at Mt Judio, near Rubio, Venezuela 21Nov78. All 27 onboard killed.
100591 (MSN 19054) to USAAF 06Nov43. 8th AF 21Jan44. 84th Troop Carrier Squadron [Z8*V],
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469); named ‘Tico Belle’.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and
Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Took part in Operation 'Dragoon' - the invasion of southern France 15Aug44.
9th AF 437th TCG 84th TCS as Z8 Oberpfaff 01Jan48.
To Norwegian AF as 2100591 May 20, 1950, then to Danish AF Aug 8,0 1956 as 68-684, later K-684, then to
civil registry as N3239T. Named "Tico Belle". Aircraft was damaged Jul 9, 2001 in landing at the Titusville
Airport. Noted at Valiant Air Command Museum, Titusville, FL Sep 6, 2003.
Returned to flight status Jun 23, 2009. Parts from 42-100591 were used in restoration.
100592 (MSN 19055) to USAAF Nov 6, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Jul 26, 1945.
To RFC at Ontario, CA Aug 23, 1946. To Brazilian AF as FAB 2056. To
civil registry with Brazilian government as PP-ETE, to Rondonia
Industria y Comercio (RICO Taxi Aereo) as PT-KXR. To RUTACA as YV-224C.
W/o Jan 25, 2001 with RUTACA while flying tourists back from Naiaima to
Porlamar and made a refuelling stop at Ciudad Bolivar. Shortly after
takeoff engine problems forced a return to Ciudad Bolivar. While trying
to return, control was lost and the plane crashed into the residential
El Peru area, via La piscina. All 24 on board killed.
100593 (MSN 19056) to USAAF Nov 6, 1943. Ath AF Jan 29, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
W/o Mar 7, 1952 on flight from Madrid to
Furstenfeldbruck when crashed onto Guggi Glacier,Switzerland. 8 killed.
100594 (MSN 19057) to USAAF Nov 8, 1943. PAC ATC Oahu Nov 7, 1944. WAA Aug 7, 1946.
NC67578 E A Stewart tfa Stewart Air Svces 01Sep46. Stewart Air Service, Hawthorne, CA US.
XA-TEH Aerolineas del Pacifico, La Paz 30May69 1978
100595 (MSN 19058) to USAAF Nov 8, 1943. 10th AF Calcutta/Karachi Apr 22, 1944.
with 443rd TCG condemned missing Oct 10, 1944. MACR 9078 and 9095
100596 (MSN 19059) to USAAF Nov 8, 1943. 10th AF Apr 22, 1944. To VC-47A. To MASDC Sep 12, 1967
100597 (MSN 19060) to USAAF Nov 8, 1943. 10th AF Apr 22, 1944. To MASDC Sep 19, 1968, excess Mar 31, 1970
100598 (MSN 19061) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943. Karachi Dec 13, 1943. To Chinese National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)
under Lend-Lease Dec 1943. Crashed near Kiaokie, Chine during
flight from Hsinching to Kunming Apr 9, 1945. 3 occupants killed.
100599 (MSN 19062) to USAAF Nov 12, 1943. Karachi Dec 5, 1943. To Chinese National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)
under Lend-Lease Dec 1943. Became XT-51, later N8355C Dec 1949 to CAT
100600 (MSN 19063) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 39092 Nov 11, 1943
100601 (MSN 19064) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 39093 Nov 11, 1943
100602 (MSN 19065) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 39094 Nov 11, 1943
100603 (MSN 19066) to USAAF Nov 12, 1943, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 39095 Nov 12, 1943
100604 (MSN 19067) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943. SOC Feb 11, 1948
100605 (MSN 19068) to USAAF Nov 9, 1943. US Nov 13, 1943. Surveyed at Sedalia AAF, MO Jan 16, 1944
100606 (MSN 19069) to USAAF Nov 9, 1943. To MASDC 31 Jul 1962, Cvtd to C-47a 17 Sep 1968, excess 31 Mar 1970
100607 (MSN 19070) to USAAF Nov 13, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 21, 1943.
Chungking. To reclamation/scrap Apr 15, 1947
100608 (MSN 19071) to USAAF Nov 12, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wingd ATC Dec 24, 1943. Diverted sold Feb 7, 1946.
F-BCYC French Govt, High Comm in Indochina, Saigon 05Sep47. Air Vietnam Oct61. XV-NIN Air Vietnam Dec67
100609 (MSN 19072) to USAAF Nov 10, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 25, 1943.
Tiverted sold Apr 12, 1946. To VT-AYH Ambica N L Inc Ltd Sep 1946. Air Services of India Ltd Dec 9, 1949.
To Indian Airlines Corp Aug 1, 1953. Damaged 2 May 1973, t/off accident at Bhavnagar. repaired?
100610 (MSN 19073) to USAAF Nov 10, 1943. 10th AF or India-China wint ATC Dec 31, 1943.
Condemned salvage Apr 3,1945
100611 (MSN 19074) to USAAF Nov 10, 1943. 10th AF. Headquarters Command, Brussels, Belgium; designated as VC-47A Mar51;
Wiesbaden, West Germany Mar65. Diverted to military intelligence May 8, 1974. To
Sengegalase AF as 6W-SAF,then became F-GEFU. Nose noted at
Aces High Flying Museum, North Weald, England Feb 2004
Nose reported as intended to be mated with fuselage of C-47
43-49240 at Wings Museum, Redhill, England.
Cockpit section grafted to fuselage of C-47B 43-49240; this cockpit/fuselage unit acquired September 2007 by
Wings World War Two Remembrance Museum at Balcombe, England. Reported March 2020 painted as ‘2100766’
with code ‘4U-D’ and name ‘Lilly Bell II’.
100612 (MSN 19075) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 31, 1943. Sold Jan 24, 1946
F-BCYD Haut Comm JND 21May47. Air France Oct49. Fretair Feb70 Uni Air Feb75. France Aviation Aug75
Scrapped Dinard
100613 (MSN 19076) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 31, 1943.
Chungking May 24, 1944. Karachi Aug 15, 1o44. 3rd TCG lost Dec 10, 1944. MACR 10399. Condemned MIA Dec 13, 1944
100614 (MSN 19077) to USAAF Nov 12, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 27, 1943.
443rd TCG w/o May 25, 1944, CBI. MACR 8735 and 9207. Condemned Jun 8, 1944
100615 (MSN 19078) with 2nd TCS, 10th AF shot down by Japanse fighters Jan 17, 1944 while on supply drop mission
neAr Sumprabum, Burma. MACR 2000. 4 KIA, 2 survived. Condemned Jan 19, 1944
100616 (MSN 19079) to USAAF Nov 3, 1943. 5th AF Dec 15, 1943. Condemned salvage obsolete Nov 8, 1945
100617 (MSN 19080) to USAAF Nov 11, 1943. 5th AF 33rd TCG 67th TCS Dec 15, 1943.
Truck backed into aircraft Jan 25, 1944. Condemned accident May 13, 1945
100618 (MSN 19081) to USAAF 11Nov43. 5th AF 21Dec43. APO 923 25Dec43. to 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS
as 26 Mary Barbara Ann. Wing tip struck truck taxiing 15Sep44, repaired flown over Corregidor by
Anderson to 5th AF 374th TCG 22nd TCS. Condemned salvage Sep 3,1946
100619 (MSN 19082) to USAAF Nov 12, 1943. 5th AF 433rd TCG 66th TCS Dec 22, 1943.
In wheels-up forced landing at Garbutt Airfield (Field No 231), Townsville, Queensland, Australia Feb 23, 1944.
Repaired by Depot No 2. Condemned accident Apr 20, 1945
100620 (MSN 19083)to USAAF Nov 12, 1943.. 5th AF Dec 15, 1943. condemned accident Jun 30, 1945
100621 (MSN 19084) to USAAF Nov 13, 1943. 5th AF 375th TCG Dec 15, 1943. damaged taxiing Ward's Drome NG 14Mar44, repaired.
To 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as 18. condemned salvage obsolete Aug 16, 1974
100622 (MSN 19085) to USAAF 12Nov43. 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS as 107 09Jan44. Damaged while parked Nadzab
New Guinea 01Mar44, repaired. to 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS 28May45. To reclamation/scrap Jul 25, 1946
100623 (MSN 19086) to USAAF Nov 13, 1943. 5th AF Dec 15, 943. Damaged ontakeoff Hollandia, New Guinea Jun 24, 1944.
Repaired.
100624 (MSN 19087) to USAAF 16Nov43. 5th AF 21Dec43. 5th AF SerCom. to 5th AF 317th TCG 41st TCS as 65
The Yellowstone Comet 25Dec43. to 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X34 The Super Chief.
Left wing hit tree taxiing Cyclops New Guinea 21May44, repaired. Noemfoor parachute drop 03Jul44
landing gear pulled up before airborne, bent two blades of right prop 26Jan44, repaired.
Condemned salvage Mar 16, 1945
100625 (MSN 19088) to USAAF 12Nov43. 5th AF 375th TCG 55th TCS as 117 12Nov43.
Condemned accident non combat related Mar 14, 1945
100626 (MSN 19089) to USAAF 13Nov43. 5th AF 375th TCG 56th TCS 15Dec43. Struck by truck while parked
Jan44 repaired. to 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as X83. Condemned salvage obsolete Oct 29, 1946
100627 (MSN 19090) to USAAF 15Nov43. 5th AF 375th TCG 57th TCS 15Dec43. Struck by landind aircraft while
parked Biak 26Jul44. To 479th Serv Sqn for repair, back to 57th TCS 10Aug44. 306th Adrm Sq.
To 5th AF 317th TCG 39th TCS as X15A 02May45. Condemned salvage obsolete Sep 19, 1945
100628 (MSN 19091) to USAAF 13Nov43. 5th AF 375th TCG 56th TCS as 135 12Dec43. Struck by landing C-47 42-23613
while parked at Gusap 01Jan44. Repaired. Crash landing Fisherman's Island near Pt Moresby, New Guinea 10Jun44
100629 (MSN 19092) to USAAF 15Nov43. 5th AF 375th TCG 12Dec43. Damaged while parked Ward's Drome New Guinea
06Feb44, repaired. Damaged taxiing Ward's Drome NG 01Mar44, repaired.
To 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS. Condemned salvage Mar 28, 1946
100630 (MSN 19093) to USAAF 15Nov43 Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 84th Troop Carrier Squadron,
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Force landed after a collision with
C-47 ? 43-15655 at Colleville-sur-Mer (A-22), 27Aug44. Salvaged 28Aug44.
100631 (MSN 19094) to USAAF Nov 15, 1943. 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44
and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
100632 (MSN 19095) to usAAF Nov 15, 1943. Eighth Air Force 30Jan44. 436th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
In landing accident at Ramsbury, UK Oct 12, 1944.
returned to USA Jul 26, 1945. To RFC at Bush Field, GA Nov 26, 1945
100633 (MSN 19096) to USAAF 15Nov43. 8th AF 29Jan44. 9th AF. In landing accident at Welford, UK Jun 6, 1944.
Condemned salvage no battle damage Nov 26, 1945
100634 (MSN 19097) to USAAF Nov 15, 1943. 8th AF Jan 13, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Jul 25, 12945. To Mexico Sep 30, 1947
100635 (MSN 19098) to USAAF Nov 15, 1943. to Imperial Iranian AF Dec 2, 1962. Assigned to 50th Air
Transport Composite Group
42-100636/100835 Douglas C-47A-70-DL Skytrain
MSN 19099/19298
100636 (MSN 19099) to USAAF Nov 15, 1943. 8th AF as "Terror of the Ozarks" Jan 21, 1944.
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469); named 'Terror of the Ozarks'.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. On 16Jul44 the
aircraft departed Ramsbury for Montalto, Italy to take part in Operation 'Dragoon' - the invasion
of southern France 15Aug44. On return to Ramsbury 24Aug44 the aircraft ran short of fuel and
ditched in the Celtic Sea three miles north of Pendeen lighthouse off Lands End,, Cornwall. Crew and
passengers escaped without injury and were rescued by two British minesweepers.
Condemned MIA Aug 26, 1944
100637 (MSN 19100) tou USAAF Nov 18, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944 437th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1947. To civil
registry in France Feb 13, 1948 as F-BEST for Aigle-Azur leased to AZI.
On June 16 (one source has June 11), 1953 enroute from Vientiane to Saigon,
crashed after fire (possibly shot down) on Mt. Phou Lassi 30 miles North-West
of Pakse, Laos. 29 Pax, 5 crew all fatal. Wreckage found June 29, 1953.
100638 (MSN 19101) to USAAF Nov 16, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Sep 13, 1945.
To RFC at Augusta, GA Sep 21, 1945. To C-78 LANSA, C-304 then HK-304.
100639 (MSN 19102) to USAAQF Nov 18, 1943. 8th AF Feb 25, 1944. 9th AF. To FLC May 10, 1946.
diverted unknown May 10, 1946. To Czechoslovakian State Airlines as OK-WDD.
W/o Dec 24, 1946 near Paris, France. All on board survived.
100640 (MSN 19103) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. 8th AF Feb 25, 1944. 94th Troop Carrier Squadron,
439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482)
6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. Juvincourt (A-68), France 8Sep44. Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44. Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44.
Damaged in mid-air collision with C-47A ? 43-15294 at Châteaudun 25Feb45. 484th Air Service Group,
Erding (R91), Germany. Fatal crash in bad weather at Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor, Devon,
England 13Oct45 [3 crew + 4 passengers KIS]. The aircraft was returning from Villacoublay,
France, but not able to land at at its destination, RAF Exeter, Devon because of low visibility.
The pilot diverted to RAF Western Zoyland, Somerset but received the reciprocal of the
required heading. The flight continued in clouds over high terrain until it impacted a stone
wall on a hillside at Huntingdon Warren, Dartmoor. Salvaged 15Oct45
100641 (MSN 19104) to USAAF Nov 17, 1943. 8th AF Feb 21, 1944. 439th Troop Carrier Group,
I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field,
Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall.
Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported
paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. To Societe Transatlantique Aerienne
"Colibri" May 1948 as F-BEFP. To Air Madagascar as 5R-MAC. Bought by Air France Sep 1952. Madair Jan 1, 1962.
Air Maagadascar 5R-MAC. To Madascar AF as 104 and 5R-MMB 1971.
100642 (MSN 19105) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. 8th AF Feb 21, 1944. 91st Troop Carrier Squadron,
439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Netherlands/Belgium. To France Jul 16, 1947
as F-BEFG for Ste Aerocargo. To Aigle-Azur in 1952, leased to AZI.
On March 17, 1953 destroyed with Aigle Azur near Thien Sha, Tourane (Danang, Vietnam) Crashed on approach
in bad weather and caught fire. 8 total onboard - all fatal.
100643 (MSN 19106) to USAAF Nov 17, 1943. 8th AF Feb 21, 1944. 439th Troop Carrier Group,
I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via
Boriquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field,
Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall.
Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported
paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to Juvincourt (A-68),
France 9Sep44 then returned to Balderton (Station 482) 16Sep44. Ferried to Greenham
Common (Station 486) to participate in a resupply flight for the 82nd Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44; Condemned MIA Sep 19, 1944
100644 (MSN 19107) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. 8th AF Feb 25, 1944. 91st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha,
Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44.
Damaged landing at Upottery 4May44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
94th Troop Carrier Squadron. On 16Jul44 the aircraft departed Upottery to take part in
Operation 'Dragoon' - the invasion of southern France 15Aug44. Routed via St Mawgan, Newquay,
Cornwall to Marrakech, French Morocco 17Jul44; Orbetello, Italy 18Jul44. Transported paratroopers
of the 1st Airborne Task Force to a drop zone at Le Muy, France on Operation ‘Dragoon’ 15Aug44.
On 24Aug44 the aircraft departed Orbetello via Gibraltar for return to Upottery 25Aug44. Passing
the Bay of Biscay, the pilot elected to ‘play around’ and buzz aircraft nearby in the Group formation.
Overloaded and out of balance, the aircraft came close to stalling but recovered at low level and
continued to England. After landing, the aircraft was found to have been over stressed and required
replacement of half of the 350 bolts which secured the wings to the fuselage. 91st Troop Carrier Squadron,
439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Châteaudun (A-39), France. Towed a glider transporting
ammunition for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Bastogne, Belgium on Operation ‘Repulse’
during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44. Damaged by flak after releasing the glider over the landing
zone and crashed behind enemy lines [1KIA:3POW]. MACR 10906. One of the POWs was murdered.
100645 (MSN 19108) to USAAF Nov 19, 1943. 8th AF Mar 5, 1944. 439th Troop Carrier Group,
I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field,
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil;
Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the
2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. To excess inventory list Jun 1, 1946
100646 (MSN 19109) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. 8th AF Mar 5, 1944. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 439th Troop Carrier Group,
I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the
South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. To FLC Jul 23, 1946. To Finnair
Oct 26, 1946 as OH-LCB; to Finnish AF 1963 as DO-7 and in 1964 reregistered OB-R-148-DO-7. Loaned from Finnish AF for
filming of "A Bridge Too Far"
Sold Jan 10, 1984 to Dutch Dakota Association as PH-DDA. Crashed into North Sea Sep 25, 1996
with loss of all six crew and 26 passengers. Shortly after takeoff from Texel, a connecting rod
bearing in the No.1 engine failed. The prop was feathered. Soon after, a part of the feathering
mechanism failed and the prop started windmilling causing drag. The aircraft rapidly descended
and crashed onto a mud-flat. The accident was initiated by a combined failure of the left engine
and the left feathering system. The accident became inevitable when the flight crew allowed
the speed to decrease below stall speed and lost control of the aircraft at an altitude from
which recovery was not possible.
100647 (MSN 19110) to USAAF Nov 19, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. Munich Jan 1, 1948
To reclamation/scrap Munich, Germany Nov 1, 1948
100648 (MSN 19111) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. Eighth Air Force 29Jan44. 85th Troop Carrier Squadron,
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
17Sep44. Crashed at Vessem, west of Eindhoven, Netherlands [2KIA:3WIA]. MACR 9906
100649 (MSN 19112) to USAAF Nov 218, 294. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 85th Troop Carrier Squadron,
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469); named ‘Asphodel’ [means "Lily of Hell"].
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Departed Ramsbury
25Feb45 to be based at Coulommiers (A-58), France. Towed two Waco CG-4A gliders transporting
men and materials for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on
Opertion ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. The extra drag caused the pilot to fly at about 90 to 105 indicated
airspeed, just a few hundred feet about the ground. The plane was hit in the right engine by enemy
ground fire. As soon as the pilot saw smoke and flames coming from the engine he gave orders to
jump. At about the same time he cut the gliders loose. With the crew bailed out, the aircraft made a
perfect landing but was burned out except for the outer third of each wing and the tail section.
100650 (MSN 19113) to USAAF Nov 19, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for
the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
on Mission 'Detroit' 6 Jun 1944 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Jul 25, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 30, 1945. To PP-AVO Aerovias Brasil "Golas" 1946. Crashed at Belem,
Brasil Jul 14, 1948. 2 crew, 3 passengers killed. The cargo plane lost control and crashed shortly
after leaving the runway. The pilot did not apply the procedure recommended by the airline and
attempted to make a turn after takeoff below the specified altitude of 100 meters.
100651 (MSN 19114) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’,
6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948. To Turkey Apr 5, 1949
100652 (MSN 19115) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
100653 (MSN 19116) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Jul 25, 1945.
To RFC at Bush Field Nov 16, 1945. To NC18776 with Aero Maintenance Inc tla Peninsular Air Transport 1953.
100654 (MSN 19117) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Jul 27, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 30, 1945. 20Oct45 NC64747. VT-CRP Col Maharao Bhim Singhil Bahadur, Kotah E26Dec47
R05Feb48 WFU 1957
100655 (MSN 19118) to USAF Nov 19, 1943. 8th AF Jan 13, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Jul 25, 1945.
To storage at Davis Monthan AFB Apr 5, 1949. To Colombia May 11, 1949
100656 (MSN 19119) to USAAF Nov 18, 1943. To 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. . 86th Troop Carrier Squadron,
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Coulommiers (A-58), France.
Damaged landing at Coulommiers 6Apr45. Condemned flak Apr 7, 1945
100657 (MSN 19120) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 21944. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’,
6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Jul 31, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 29, 1945. E S Douglas PP-XBB V V Vasconcellos Apr46.
PP-LPC Linhas Aereas Paulistas 21Jun46. R20Jun47 crashed 15May51 near Maceio, Alagoas, Brasil
100658 (MSN 19121) to USAAF Nov 14, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 86th Troop Carrier Squadron,
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Damaged taxying at Colerne (Station 353) 2Aug44.
Returned to USA Jul 31, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945. To YV-AZK of TACA retistered Mar 11, 1946. Reregistered
YC-C-AZK. Venezuela LAC Jul 1, 19576. reregistered YV-12C Sep 1975. YV-226C RUTACA 1979l
100659 (MSN 19122) to USAAF Nov 19, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’,
6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Jul 25, 1945.
To RFC at Bush Field Oct 2, 1945. NC60713. CU-T-333 Cuba Aeropostal SA N94542. CF-GHQ Maritime
Central Airlines 06Mar52. Northern Wings Ltd I1Sep59. N94542 Universal Air Leasing Co, Grand Blanc, MI
US Mar69. Halsey Webb Inc, NY US 1969. Homer O Rich, Miami, FL US Apr69. Tucker Ents Inc,
Wilmington, DE US Jul 1970 derelict Nassau current 2011
100660 (MSN 19123) to USAAF Nov 19, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1994. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
To Alabama ANG May 1958. To MASDC Mar 2, 1967, to excess 31 mar 1970
100661 (MSN 19124) To USAAF Nov 19, 1943. 8th AF Jan 29, 1944. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’,
6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA. To RFC at Ontario, CA
May 29, 1946. To Argentine Navy 2-gt-13 "0117"
100662 (MSN 19125) to USAAF Nov 19, 1943. *th AF Jan 29, 1944. Returned to USA. To MASDC Jan 9, 1967.
to Colombian AF Dec 1969 as FAC-1670. Became N40359 and converted to Basler BT-67 (number 36)
and delivered back to Colombia as FAC1670 . Suffered some sort of accident
and returned to Basler for rebuild as N40359. At Basler
at Oshkosh Jul 26, 2002, presumably for turboprop conversion. On line July 2002
with conversion number of 41. Returned to Colombia as FAC-1670 (conversion 41) .
Crashed Feb 18, 2009 in empty lot near electrical sub station El Purino in west of
Caldas, border with municipality of Honda (Tolima). All 5 onboard killed.
Some safety reports have this plane as being FAC1659, which was another BT-67
conversion that crashed Sep 2, 2000.
100663 (MSN 19126) to USAAF Nov 20, 1943. to WAA at Charlotte, NC Jul 3, 1946. To NC1039M. to YV-C-AQC.
W/o Jun 21, 1948 at Las Padros
100664 (MSN 19127) to USAAF Nov 20, 1943. Iowa ANG. to N3898 with Western Nebraska Technical College,
Sidney, NB registere Mar 12, 1971. Air Sales Inc, Miami, FL registered Dec 29, 1980.
To Transportes Aereas Latinamericanas (TALA Colombia)
as HK-2580. W/o Dec 12, 1982 at Mariquita, Colombia when it dragged a wingtip
during a training flight. 2 crew, 4 passengers, and 1 on ground killed.
100665 (MSN 19128) to USAAF Nov 20,1943. Converted to EC-47N from RC-47N. To reclamation, cannibalization, salvage, or survey
Aug 5, 1975 from 56th Special Operations Wing, Udorn, Thailand
100666 (MSN 19129) to USAAF Nov 20, 1943. 438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Greenham Common (Station 486). Transported paratroopers of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To French AF 14Oct52 GTl/64 "FRBDF" Nov52 USAF 02Nov55. 2100666 South Vietnam AF "CM" 1964 "EC"
07Feb66
100667 (MSN 19130) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. 8th AF Jan 19, 1944. 81st Troop Carrier Squadron [U5*Q],
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948.
To reclamation/scrap in Germany Jun 18, 1948
100668 (MSN 19131) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. 8th AF.78th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474). Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44.
Damaged taxying at Greenham Common (Station 486) 28Aug44. Damaged while parked in collision
by C-47A ? 42-100675 taxying at Welford 2Dec44. W/o Aug 22, 1951, Summit, Alaska
100669 (MSN 19132) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. 8th AF Nov 22, 1943. 78th Troop Carrier Squadron,
435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474). Damaged taking off at Balderton (Station 482) 2Oct44.
To MASDC Jul 7, 1964. Departed 4 Aug 1964 to Air Intl Corp, Miami. To MAP in 1964.
100670 (MSN 19133) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. 79th Troop Carrier Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466) 5Mar44; named ‘Arkansas Traveler’. The left side of the nose carried a
different cartoon artwork featuring the title "Off we go into the Wild Blue Yonder". Transported paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45. Damaged in collision with C-47A ? 42-24114 taxying at Melun 3Apr45.
Reportedly w/o Dec 14, 1961 Location?
100671 (MSN 19134) to USAAF Nov 20, 1943. 8th AF Jan 6, 1944. 72nd Troop Carrier
Squadron [CU*X], 434th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467). Transported paratroopers
of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Hit by
enemy ground fire returning from the DZ, crashed at Kleine Liempde near Boxtel, Netherlands [4KIA].
MACR 9923
100672 (MSN 19135) to USAAF Nov 23, 1943. 8th AF Jan 19, 1944. 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Membury (Station 466). Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Hit by flak over Bladel,
five minutes before the DZ, all paratroopers jumped but the last two were on fire. The aircraft with the
crew onboard, crash landed between Casteren and Heieneind, Netherlands. Crew survived; six of the
paratroopers died that day. Salvaged 28Oct44. MACR 9917
100673 (MSN 19136) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. 8th AF. Nov43. 82nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Damaged in mid-air collision with C-47A
? 42-100563 at Membury 19Jun44. Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45. Damaged when ground looped
at Gelnhausen (Y-68), Germany. To Massachusetta ANG Aug 1967. To MASDC May 8, 1967, to excess Mar 31, 1970
100674 (MSN 19137) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. 8th AF Jan 21, 1944. 81st Troop Carrier Squadron,
436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466). Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France 26Feb45.
Towed two gliders transporting men and materials for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing zone
at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Hit by enemy ground fire setting an engine
on fire. The gliders released over the LZ and the C-47 started a steep climb, stalled and dived,
pulling out to start another climb, stalled and fell off on one wing, diving straight into the ground
and catch fire [4KIA]. MACR 13383
100675 (MSN 19138) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. 8th AF Jan 1944. 75th Troop Carrier Squadron,
435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474). Transported paratroopers of the
3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 78th Troop Carrier Squadron. Damaged in collision with
parked C-47A ? 42-100668 while taxying at Welford 2Dec44.
To Netherlands/Belgium. To reclamation/scrap Nov 19, 1947
100676 (MSN 19139) to USAAF Nov 24, 1943. 8th AF Feb 21, 1944. 52nd Ferrying Squadron,
6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach Field, CA. Damaged taxying at Long Beach 24Nov43. Eighth Air Force
21Jan44. 84th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469);
named ‘Little Samuel’. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone
north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Shot down by enemy ground fire
with the left engine on fire, then flames all over the aircraft. The aircraft started straight down,
the wings fell off and it spun straight into the ground at Luyksgestel, Netherlands [4KIA].
MACR 9905
100677 (MSN 19140) to USAAF Nov 22, 21943. 8th AF Jan 8, 1944. Returned to USA Jul 23, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945. To NC15845 Missouri Airways Inc, St Louis 1953 Sverdrup & Parcel Oct53
CF-HTP Maritime Central Airlines E 06Jun53 R09Sep55. Crashed 25Oct55 DEW Line site 30, Canada 68.33N,83.15W
100678 (MSN 19141) to USAAF 22Nov43. Algiers 06Jan44. 8th AF 22Feb44. Carib ATC. Returned to USA 24Mar46
RFC Morrison Field, FL US. C-168 TACA 1946 L Rr C-203 TACA . YV-C-AZT TACA DE US Venezuela Sep47 LA V
cancelled 1973
100679 (MSN 19142) to USAAF Nov 23, 1943. lost Jan 14, 1944, Caribbean, enroute to Algiers. MACR 1507
100680 (MSN 19143) to USAAF Nov 23, 1943. 10th A or India-China Wing ATC Jan 10, 1944.
Chungking May 24, 1944. Condemned missing Sep 25, 1944
100681 (MSN 19144) to USAAF Nov 23, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 9, 1944.
Chungking May 24, 1944. Karachi Aug 15, 1944. Chungking Sep 17, 1944.
Condemned crash at field Mar 25, 1945
100682 (MSN 19145) to USAAF Nov 22, 1943. 10th AF or India China Wing ATC Jan 10, 1944. W/o 18 May 1944 Shot down by
Japanese fighter(s) near Mytikyina, Burma
100683 (MSN 19146) to USAAF Nov 23, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 10,1944.
w/o Jan 13, 1945 Ledo, India. Condemned salvage at Ledo, India Jan 18, 1945
100684 (MSN 19147) to USAAF Nov 23, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 9, 1944.
W/o 30 Mar 1944 cr at Aberdeen Airstrip, Burma. Condemned May 1, 1944
100685 (MSN 19148) to USAAF Nov 23, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 14, 944.
Chungking May 24, 1944. Karachi Aug 15, 1944. Karachi Aug 15, 1944. Chungking Sep 27, 1944.
Condemned salvage Feb 28, 1946
100686 (MSN 19149) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 9, 1944.
27th Troop Carrier Squadron [AB], 443rd Troop Carrier Group, Chungking, China 24May44. Karachi Aug 15, 1944. Damaged by
mechanical failure 10Feb45. Sold Dec 31, 1945. To
VT-AUG Mistri Airways registered Jan 4, 1946. Indian Overseas Airlines "Star of Bombay" registered
Sep 5, 1946. Natanda Airways registered Jan 1951. RG. Saharia Sep 5, 1951. To Airways India Ltd
registered Dec 8, 1951. VT-AUJ w/o Apr 14, 1953 with Airways India
in crash Khasi Hills, 50 mi SW of Guwahati, India (port wing failed due to overload). 3 crew killed.
100687 (MSN 19150) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 9, 1944.
Chungking Jul 31, 1944. W/o Jan 9, 1945 Yunnanyi, China. Condemned mechanical failure Jan 10, 1945
100688 (MSN 19151) to USAAF Nov 24, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 9, 1944.
Chungking May 24, 1944. Karachi Nov 2, 1944. Sold Jan 12, 1946 as VT-AUP to Deccan Airways "Rani
of Jhansi", registered Dec 21, 1945. To Indian Airlines Corp Aug 1, 1953, then to Indian AF Oct 11, 1962
as BJ499
100689 (MSN 19152) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 16, 1944.
W/o May 3, 1944, CBI. Condemned May 4, 1944
100690 (MSN 19153) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. 10th aF Or India-China Wing ATC Jan 16, 1944.
Chungking Jan 25, 1944. Karachi Jun 18, 1944. Chungking Sep 6, 1944. FLC Aug 20, 1947.
100691 (MSN 19154) Assigned to 2TCS/443TCG on Sep 3, 1944 damaged in a TO accident at Shingbwiyang, Burma.
Assigned to 80 RepDpt, Panagarh AF, India on 13 Oct. 1945 damaged in taxi an accident. Diverted,
sold to Government of India April 29, 1946. In 1955 Reg. VT-AZY of Indian Airlines Corp. Bought by Nalanda
Air Ways. Sold to Garuda Indonesian Air Ways reg. PK-GDR. Sold to Merapati Nusantara reg. PK-NDI.
On Oct 5, 1978 w/o when it was DBR while parked from a ground fire at Bali-Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS) (Indonesia).
100692 (MSN 19155) to USAAF Nov 24, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 9, 1944.
Chungking May 24, 1944. Karachi Aug 15, 1944. CHungking Dec 18, 1444. Karachi
diverted sold to government of India Apr 29, 1946
100693 (MSN 19156) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 28, 1943.
With 315th TCG lost Feb 18, 1944. MACR 11973. Condemned Feb 18, 1944
100694 (MSN 19157) To usAAF Nov 25, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 26, 1943.
Condemned ground collision Feb 16, 1945
100695 (MSN 19158) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. 10th AF or India-China WING ATC Dec 28, 1943.
W/o 15 May 1944 Lost over Burma
100696 (MSN 19159) to USAAF Nov 26, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 4, 1944.
with 2nd TCS, 10th AF shot down by Japanse fighters Jan 17, 1944 while on supply drop mission
neAr Sumprabum, Burma. MACR 2001, 9 KIA.
100697 (MSN 19160) to USAAF Nov 26, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 5, 1944.
Structural failure Aug 20, 1944. diverted sold as VX-AXE Deccan Airways "Padmini of Chittur" Apr 13, 1946.
Crashed Feb 19, 1952 Sonegar Airport, Nagpur, India. Banked left and struck trees 2,000 ft.
short of the runway. Pilot error. The pilot misjudged the approach, undershot and hit the
tops of trees. A contributing factor was the setting of the pilot's altimeter to QNH,
rather than the customary QFE during the final approach. All 3 onboard killed.
100698 (MSN 19161) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Dec 28, 1943.
Diverted sold to government of India Apr 29, 1946
100699 (MSN 19162) to USAAF Nov 26, 1943. 10th AF or India-Chna Wing ATC Jan 5, 1944.
In takeoff collision with RAF Dakota FL505 at Comilla, India Feb 13, 1944. Condemned Feb 15, 1944
100700 (MSN 19163) to USAAF Nov 26, 1943. 10th AF, 443rd TCG Karachi Jan 5, 1944. Lost Apr 20, 1944. MACR 4136
100701 (MSN 19164) to USAAF Nov 26, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 3, 1944. Condemned
AFMSC Jan 3, 1944. Also reported as with 99th TCS, 441st TCG, and lost over Holland Sep 23, 1944.
100702 (MSN 19165) to USAAF Nov 27, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing Jan 10, 1944. Chungking May 24, 1944.
Karachi Aug 15, 1944. Condemned salvage Jun 14, 1945
100703 (MSN 19166) to USAAF Nov 26, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 5, 1944. Condemned
salvaged AFMSC Mar 19, 1944
100704 (MSN 19167) to USAAF Nov 27, 1943. 10th AF, 443rd TCG Karachi Jan 3, 1944. Missing Oct 19, 1944. MACR 9301
100705 (MSN 19168) to USAF Nov 26, 1945. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 5, 1944.
Condemned salvage Jul 30, 1944
100706 (MSN 19169) to USAAF Nov 27, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing AtC Jan 3, 1944.
Condemned salvage Feb 15, 1944
100707 (MSN 19170) to USAAF Nov 27, 1943. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jan 7, 1944.
Condemned salvage Aug 5, 1944
100708 (MSN 19171) to USAAF Nov 27, 1943. 13th AF Noumea Jan 12, 1944. Condemned salvage Sep 30, 1944
100709 (MSN 19172) to USAAF Nov 27, 1943. 13th AF Noumea Jan 12, 1944. Accident at Manila.
Condemned salvage accident Jul 6, 1945
100710 (MSN 19173) to USAAF Nov 27, 1943. Stored Aug 29, 1961 at MASDC. converted to Basler BT-67 (Basler conversion
number 22) and to Mali AF as TZ390
100711 (MSN 19174) to USAAF Nov 30, 1943. To Peruvian Air Force Sep 22, 1947
100712 (MSN 19175) to USAAF Nov 27, 1943. to 9th AF, 349th TCG, 313 TCS, was one of three aircraft that
went missing Jul 23, 1944 25 mi SE of Cape Fear, NC after encountering bad weather while in a mass
flight of 54 aircraft flying at 500 feet - 5 fatal.
100713 (MSN 19176) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943 To RFC Mar 27, 1946. NC54325 Aerodex Inc PP-YPP S. A. transportes Aeros REAL
registered Mar49. PT-BEJ R A H Robaima Jun59. PP-ASR SADIA 1964. G-ATXU Handley Page Ltd registered
26Jun66. CP-820 Bolivian Air Tourmen registered 22Aug67. Cooperative Aerea DE US Tptes "Carmencita" Dec72.
Aerolineas La Paz Feb77.
100714 (MSN 19177) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. To MASDC Aug 13, 1968, excess Mar 31, 1970
100715 (MSN 19178) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. 5th AF 433rd TCG, 70th TCS Jan 19, 1944.
Hit severe turbulence enroute Port Moresby to Townsville 21Jan44 pilot was under the hood at the
time and copilot took over controls and tried to fly through a gap in clouds that was a dead end. o
On hitting turbulence pilot went on instruments and broke out of clouds. Condemned salvage obsolete Dec 1, 1945
100716 (MSN 19179) to USAAF Nov 25, 1943. 5th aF, 317th TCG, 40th TCS as X47 Nov 29 1943.
Damaged taxiing Momote Apr 5, 1944, repaired. Condemned missing Aug 29, 1945
100717 (MSN 19180) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. 5th AF 433rd TCG 70th TCS 08Jan44, to 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X46,
to 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as X78 15May45, Disappeared in storm on flight from Loag t Doha Aug 27, 1945,
SW Pacific
100718 (MSN 19181) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. 5th AF Jan 14, 1944. WFU Dec 31, 1945. Excess inventory list May 1, 1946.
To PI-C11. W/o Jun 17, 1947 at Cebu, Philippines.
100719 (MSN 19182) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. 5th AF 317th TCG 41st TCS as X72A 16Jan44. 5th AF 433rd TCG 70th TCS.
Undercarriage collapse landing Bulolo NG with crew of four and 23 passengers 12Feb44. only minor injuries.
repaired. To excess inventory list May 1, 1946
100720 (MSN 19183) to USAAF Nov 30, 1943. 5t AF Jan 10, 1944. WFU May 1 1946. To PI-C8.
to reclamation/scrap Apr 29, 1948
100721 (MSN 19184) to USAAF as C-47A-70-DL 42-100721 29Nov43. 5th AF 14Jan44 VAFSC Depot No 2. 5th AF 317th TCG
41st TCS as 51 The Hiawatha 12Feb44. Left wing tip hit another a/c taxiing Saidor 17Apr44, repaired.
Landing gear would not lock landing Cyclops NG right gear buckled 20May44, repaired. Noemfoor
parachute drop 03Jul44. Truck struck parked a/c 26Aug44, repaired. To reclamation/scrap Apr 29, 1948
100722 (MSN 19185) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. 5th AF Jan 25, 1944. Condemned accident not combat related Mar 6, 1944
100723 (MSN 19186) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. 5th AF 433rd TCG 70th TCS Jan 14, 1944. Damaged Laguna SW of
Newcastle NSW Australia Mar 6, 1944. Condemned salvage obsolete Oct 21, 1946
100724 (MSN 19187) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. 5th AF Feb 10, 1944. Condemned salvage Nov 10, 1945
100725 (MSN 19188) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. 5th AF 25Jan44. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as 77 X77 05Feb44.
to 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X45. Wing tip of taxiing 43-30761 hit rudder of 42-100725 Gusap
New Guinea 07May44, both repaired. To reclamation/scrap Oct 10, 1945
100726 (MSN 19189) To USAAF 03Dec43. To 5th AF 25Jan44. Loaned to 36 Sqn RAAF "VHCKA" 27Jan44
Returned to 5th AF 26Sep44. 31Dec46 WO salvage. To reclamation/scrap Sep 22, 1947.
TO YV-AZM of TACA.
100727 (MSN 19190) to USAAF 03Dec43. To 5th AF 25Jan44. Loaned to 36 Sqn RAAF "VHCKB" 27Jan44. Returned to
5th AF 26Sep44 flown with Australian radio call sign VHCKB. To reclamation/scrap at Manila Apr 29, 1948
100728 (MSN 19191) to USAAF 01Dec43 5th AF. To 375th TCG 57th TCS 07Jan44. Loaned to 36 Sqn RAAF 14Apr44
as VKCKC. Returned to 5th AF 17Oct44 flown with Australian radio c/s VHCKC.
Crashed due to undetermined reasons on Biak 09Jan45. Condemned missing Jun 28, 1945
100729 (MSN 19192) to USAAF 02Dec43. To 5th AF 14Jan44. To 5th AF 433rd TCG 70th TCS 19Jan44.
Loaned to 36 Sqn RAAF 20Apr44 as VHCKD. Returned
to 5th AF 17Oct44. To 375th TCG 55th TCS as 122. To 375th TCG 57th TCS as X151A. To 375th TCG 58th TCS
flown with Australian radio c/s VHCKD. Condemned salvage obsolete Manila 29Oct46 .
Became N94542. By 1955 was CF-GHQ of Maritime Central Airlines, Ltd.
100730 (MSN 19193) to USAAF 02Dec43. . Eighth Air Force 8Mar44 Loaned to 36 Sqn RAAF 02Jul44 as VHCKE. 440th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463) Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474)
to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. To 5th AF 09Oct44.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge 31Oct45 Walnut Ridge, AR. To civil registry as AR YV-AZJ of TACA
100731 (MSN 19194) to USAAF Dc 1, 1943. 8th AF Mar 9, 1944. 9th AF. To FLC Jan 3, 1946. To PH-TBH Jan 15, 1946.
To Italian AF as MM61776 May 9, 1950. As MM61766 on display at Museo Storico Di Vigna di Valle, Italy in Mar 2011.
100732 (MSN 19195) To USAAF Dec 3, 1943. 8th AF Mar 11, 1944. 96th Troop Carrier Squadron [6Z*M],
440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the
101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans,
France 2Nov44. Crashed and destroyed by fire six miles from Orléans 16Dec44. The aircraft descended
through overcast and hit the ground. It then bounced and crash landed, bursting into flames.
The aircraft reportedly suffered erroneous altimeter indications. Salvaged 18Dec44
100733 (MSN 19196) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. 8th AF Mar 11, 1944. 96th Troop Carrier Squadron,
440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the
3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. After an unsuccessful pass
over the designated drop field, the aircraft began to head back out over the coast to make
another pass. Shot down by flak with an engine on fire into the English Channel 1.5 km north of
Pointe du Hoc, Normandy [19KIA]. Four paratroopers had already jumped when the plane was hit.
Condemned 6Jun44. MACR 7157
100734 (MSN 19197) to USAAF Dec 2, 1943. 8th AF Mar 9, 1944. Condemned MIA Oct 2, 1944
100735 (MSN 19198) to USAAF Dec 3, 1943. 8th AF Mar 9, 1944. 440th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Ferried to
Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Hit by enemy
ground fire, the aircraft caught fire, the hydraulic system was disabled, the landing gear fell down
and both engines were damaged, the aircraft ditched in the English Channel; the crew was
rescued by PT boat. Salvaged 30Jul44.
100736 (MSN 19199) to USAAF Dec 3, 1943. 8th AF Mar 8, 1944. Oberpfaff Jan 19, 1948.
To Turkey Apr 10, 1948
100737 (MSN 19200) Delivered to USAAF Dec 1, 1943, 440th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 14Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 25Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla,
Puerto Rico 25Feb44; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana 26Feb44; Val de Caes Field, Belém,
Brazil 28Feb44; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil 28Feb44; Ascension Island 2Mar44; Roberts Field,
Liberia 3Mar44; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal 5Mar44; Marrakech, French Morocco 6Mar44;
St Mawgan, Newquay, England 8Mar44. 98th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Bottesford (Station 481) 9Mar44. Exeter (Station 463) 18Apr44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474)
to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Transported
paratroopers of the 376th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion to a drop zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials to a
landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. Before crossing the English
coast, the glider fabric started to peel off, the glider released the tow rope and the aircraft returned
to base. Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. Towed a Waco CG-4A
glider to a landing zone on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Munich/Riem (R-82),
Germany Sep45. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Damaged taxying at Munich AB 24Jul46
Declared surplus 10Apr50; MAP transfer to
Royal Norwegian AF as AP-T, later BW-P; returned to MAP Aug 28, 1956; MAP transfer to Royal Danish AF
as 68-687, 721 Squadron, to K-687 Nov 19, 1960. Operated for UN in Congo Sep-Oct 1961. Modified to
operate with skis in Greenland. Used with skis in northeastern Greenland flying supply
missions for the “Sirius” dog sleigh patrol 1975, Featured in the film ‘A Bridge to Far’ to re-enact Market Garden Sep76.
Damaged in runway incursion at Aalborg Airbase 5May80. Temporary repaired and ferry flown to Værløse
Airbase repair depot 12May80. Returned to Eskadrille 721 16Jul80. Last flight for RDAF 7Jan81.
Open storage at Værløse Airbase. Prepared for a ferry flight to the “Danish Aviation Museum”in Billund 10Jun87.
Ferry flight Værløse Airbase to Billund Airport 3Sep87. The “Danish Aviation Museum” closed 1997 and the
aircraft was put in storage at the closed Vandel Airbase close to Billund. . To the new Dansk
Veteranflysamling (Danish Collection of Vintage Aircraft), Stauning Airport, Ringkobing, Jutland Sep 24, 2003.
Full restoration completed and aircraft on display 20Jun09.
100738 (MSN 19201) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943. 8th AF Feb 14, 1944. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron,
438th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 28Jan44; named ‘Belle of Birmingham’. Ferried overseas
via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field,
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém;
Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force. Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44.
Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’,
6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 28, 1945. To NC88776. XB-COC Cia DE US Construcciones SA Gen M H Guzman
"EI Libertador". XA-LEX Cia Mexicana DE US Aviation registered16Apr55. XC-DAK Sria DE US
Communicaciones y Tptes registered 18Feb67. Derelict Mexico City Jan79
100739 (MSN 19202) to USAAF Dec 2, 1943. 8th AF Feb 15, 1944. . 87th Troop Carrier Squadron,
438th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 28Jan44; named ‘Kick-a-Poo’. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route
departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco;
England. Ninth Air Force. Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. NC65276 Penn Central Airlines Summit Airways 1946
Challenger Airlines Denver,CO US Jan47. Frontier Airlines "North Dakota" Dec49
crashed Stapleton Inti Apt, Denver,CO US 21Dec67. Crew of 2 killed. The cargo plane crashed on takeoff.
The failure of the crew to perform a pre-takeoff control check resulting in takeoff with the elevators immobilized by a control batten.
100740 (MSN 19203) to USAAF Dec 3, 1943. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 28Jan44; named ‘Fillmore Filly’. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route
departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco;
England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
516th Troop Carrier Group, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Bovingdon (Station 112).
Damaged taxying at Lee on Solent, Hampshire 5Apr46. Salvaged 23Jul46.
100741 (MSN 19204) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943. . 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 28Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French
Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486)
Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. 324th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 516th Troop Carrier Group, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Bovingdon (Station 112).
Damaged while parked in a collision on the ground with C-47A 42-92877 at Eschborn, Germany 10Mar46.
Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948. To reclamation/scrap in Germany Jun 18, 1948
100742 (MSN 19205) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. 8th AF Feb 18, 1944. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron,
438th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 28Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British
Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Crashed at Greenham Common 12Oct44. Salvaged 16Oct44.
100743 (MSN 19206) to USAAF Dec 1, 1943. 8th AF Feb 18, 1943. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron,
438th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 28Jan44; named ‘Idiot’s Delight’. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson
Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey,
French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486)
Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Assigned to 303rd BW at Davis Monthan AFB from
1960 to 1973. Reassigned to 4080th SRW after change of commands. To MASDC Apr 18, 1971, excess May 20, 1971
100744 (MSN 19207) to USAAF Dec 3, 1943. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier
Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL
28Jan44; named ‘Channel Ferry’. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field
7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490)
16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion,
502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Returned to US 5Aug45. 75th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN.
Accident taking off at Baer Field 11Oct45. To CL-26 at Lawson AAF, GA Jul 8, 1947
100745 (MSN 19208) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL
28Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field,
Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44.
Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Damaged landing at Greenham Common 19Apr44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 5, 1445.
To CL-26 at Lawson AAF, GA Jul 8, 1947
100746 (MSN 19209) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West
Palm Beach, FL 28Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco;
England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
100747 (MSN 19210) to USAAF Dec 6, 1943. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 28Jan44; named ‘St. Paul Saint’. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal,
Brazil. Departed for Ascension Island but 500 miles from Natal developed bad oil leak on right
engine and returned to Brazil. Unable to feather the propeller and losing altitude, some of the
cargo was jettisoned, the first item tearing a large hole in the left horizontal stabiliser from the
excessive propeller blast from the left engine. Eventually the aircraft made a safe landing back
at Natal. Both engines were replaced delaying the ferry flight by two weeks. Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Transported
paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three miles
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To reclamation/scrap Nov 19, 1947
100748 (MSN 19211) to USAAF Dec 6, 1943. . 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 28Jan44; named ‘Eventually’. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal,
Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham
Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To FLC Jan 14, 1946.
first to PH-TBR for KLM (Jan. 14, 1946?), then to F-BEIA for Aigle-Azur.
Leased to Air Laos. On December 04, 1954 crashed on company's first
commercial flight at Luang Prabang, Laos enroute to Nam Tha. 3 crew and 25 passengers fatal.
100749 (MSN 19212) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 28Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three miles
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. To NC62373 Continental Bus System, Mercury Airlines,
Empire Airlines Inc 31Jul48. West Coast Airlines 04Aug52. CX-BDG PLUNA 31Dec64 probablt for spares
100750 (MSN 19213) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943. 87th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West
Palm Beach, FL 28Jan44; named ‘Lady Luck’. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route
departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco;
England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945. To CL-26 at Lawson AAF, GA Jul 8, 1947
100751 (MSN 19214) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th
Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 29Jan44.; named ‘Growin’ Pains’. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal,
Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474) Feb44. Greenham
Common (Station 486) Mar44.Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Damaged taxying at Prosnes 9May45. Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. TI-101 TACA. In 1946 to PP-AVP of Empresa de Transportes Aerovias Brasil S.A.
"Rio Grande do Norte". To REAL Jun 1954. PT-BJC CE DE Campos. Crashed Mar 4, 1961
100752 (MSN 19215) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field
7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco;
England. Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474) Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st
Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. Battle damaged by small arms fire with one bullet throught the horizontal stabilizer,
five through the fuselage and three bullets in the right wing. On 26Jun44, the aircraft landed on
a short runway at Exeter, Devon, crashed and was damaged beyond repair. Salvaged 8Jul44.
100753 (MSN 19216) to USAAF Dec 6, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion, 101st Airborne
Division to a landing zone at Son near Eindhoven, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44.
Shot down by enemy ground fire. Condemned 7Oct44.
100754 (MSN 19217) to USAAF Dec 6, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey,
French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Returned to USA Aug 11, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945. To civil registry
as NC1369 R. A. Allmand. To Aerovias Reforma as XA-FIX in 1953., to Mexican Government as
XC-ABW, reportedly destroyed after it had an engine failure and
crashed near Lake Texcoco Nov 5, 1955 with 7 out of 14 killed. Must have been repaired, since is
listed as going to Brazilian AF as FAB 2065 Jan1970. W/o Sep 13, 1975
Itaparica, BA, Brazil.
100755 (MSN 19218) to USAAF Dec 6, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco;
England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To FLC May 2, 1946. Became OY-DDE
of DDL. "Erik Viking" of SAS Aug 1, 1946. Reregistered OY-KLI Sep 21, 1950. then sold as
N9983F nov 22, 1951. To CC-CLDJ of LAN Chili. Reregistered CC_CBP '204" Aerolineas Cordeillera 1971.
Derelict Puerto Montt Airport Feb 1979
100756 (MSN 19219) to USAAF Dec 6, 1943. . 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West
Palm Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79),
Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of
Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Salvaged 15Apr45.
Condemned salvage no battle damage Apr 15, 1945
100757 (MSN 19220) to USAAF Dec 8, 1943. . 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Damaged in collision
with parked C-47A ? 42-100760 while taxying at Greenham Common 2May44. Prosnes (A-79),
Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest
of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 8, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. In 1946 to N54370 of Southwest Airways. Pacific Airlines Mar 6, 1958.
Amerine turkey breeding Farms, Oakdale, CA Mar 6, 1964. Crashed Merced, CA Mar 24, 1967.
100758 (MSN 19221) to USAAF Dec 6, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field
7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France Feb45. Damaged landing at Geinhausen (Y-67), Germany 6Apr45. Salvaged 18Apr45.
100759 (MSN 19222) to USAAF Dec 7, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron,
438th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham
Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 7, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945. To YV-AZL of TACA then CU-T333 of Cubana de Aviacion
100760 (MSN 19223)to USAAF Dec 7, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes
Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey,
French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham
Common (Station 486) Mar44. Damaged while parked in collision by C-47A ? 42-100757
taxying at Greenham Common 2May44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported
paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop
zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on
Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945.
To reclamation/scrap at RFC at Kellogg AAF, MI Nov 14, 1945
100761 (MSN 19224) to USAAF Dec 6, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th
Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey,
French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham
Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the
southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. NC507S6 Humble Oil & Refining CO US 1953. N96H reregistered 06Aug61.
R L Robbin, Houston, TX US JuI65. Aircraft Charters Inc. Houston Aviation Products, Houston, TX US 1967.
Century Cattle Co, Brooksville, FL US Apr68. Brooksville RockCO US Inc Oct69. Florida Mining & Materials
Corp, Tampa, FL US. Rouke Aircraft Sales, OK US 1974. Air Nashua Corp Apr77. Basler Fit Svces Aug78.
Kahila Airlines, Honolulu Dec79. Trans National Airlines of Hawaii. Swift Delivery & Air Freight Inc bought
21Jul81. Basler Flight Svces Inc JuI 1983. Montauk Caribbean Airways Wainscott, NY US registered Nov83.
Seen at J. W. Duff Aircraft Salvage, Denver, CO in 2005., marked as N96H
100762 (MSN 19225) to USAAF Dec 7, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44.
Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of
the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Retured to USA Aug 5, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 30, 1945. NC65351 Braniff NW West Coast Airlines "104" 1946.
Aerodyne Corp, Renton, WA US "The Flying Flyswatter" 1968. Converted to bus! B/U 1975
100763 (MSN 19226) to USAaf dec 8, 1943. 88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 29Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44.
Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of
the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 5, 145.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 30, 1945. PP-XAV V V Vasconcellos Apr46. PP-LPD Linhas Aereas Paulistas
registered 25Sep46. Crashed 31May47 and rebuilt as PPLPF Loide Aereo Nacional R24Aug49.
CB-84 Lloyd Aereo Boliviano bought 20Aug51. Reregistered CP-5S4 30Sep53. With Lloyd Aero Boliviano,
crashed on takeoff Dec 31, 1959 near San Jose de Chiquitos, Bolivia. All 11 onboard killed.
100764 (MSN 19227) to USAAF Dec 7, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490)
16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron. Transported paratroopers
of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported
paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the
southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 16, 1945. Became NC79017, then N79017.
7/15/98: Saber Cargo Airlines, Charlotte, NC with c/r N79017.
At various times N1968K and N212FF were reserved, but NTU.
1/4/05: Basler Turbo Conversions, Oshkosh, WI. Converted to BT-67 turbo-prop.
7/3/07: To Triumph Airways Ltd of Oshawa, ON as C-GAWI.
12/13/07: Alci Aviation Ltd, Oshawa.
9/22/09: Kenn Borek Air Ltd, Calgary, AB.
1/7/10: C-GAWI cancelled.
7/14/12: Noted in Svalbard, Norway still marked as C-GAWI.
100765 (MSN 19228) to USAAF Dec 7, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco;
England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three miles
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948. FLC to Turkey Dec 27, 1948
100766 (MSN 19229) to USAAF Dec 8, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron [4U*D], 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44; named ‘Lilly Bell II’. Morrison
Field, West Palm Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490)
16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. On 18Jul44 the aircraft departed Greenham Common
to take part in Operation 'Dragoon' - the invasion of southern France 15Aug44. Routed via St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall and Gibraltar to Marrakech, French Morocco 19Jul44; Canino, Italy 21Jul44. Transported
paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Airborne Task Force to a drop
zone at Le Muy, France on Mission ‘Albatross’ 15Aug44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 1st Airborne Task Force to a landing zone at Le Muy, France on Operation ‘Dragoon’ 15Aug44.
On 23Aug44 the aircraft departed Canino via Gibraltar for return to Greenham Common 31Aug44. Transported
paratroopers of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and
materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
18Sep44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion,
101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Son near Eindhoven, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials from the 321st Glider Field Artillery Battalion,
101st Airborne Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44.
Crashed in a field and destroyed by fire at Hurst Farm, Jacobs Well, two miles north of Guildford,
Surrey 25Oct44 [4KIA]. On the morning four C47’s took off from Greenham Common and formed a
diamond formation with ‘Lilly Bell II’ in the right-hand position behind the lead aircraft. The
formation’s destination was the northern French airfield at Denain/Pouvry (A-83) south east of Lille
near the Belgian border. Flying below the cloud level, the formation’s route would entail clearing the
600 foot high North Downs. The formation commander decided to lead the four aircraft up through the cloud.
The last time this aircraft was seen it was at approximately 1,300ft and was climbing in an effort to go up
through the overcast. The aircraft seemed to be in trouble. The pilot may have seen a gap in the cloud
and climbed too steeply to get through it. The aircraft then either stalled and/or the load in the fuselage
shifted rearwards leaving it momentarily vertical. It then did a tail slide dropping straight down until
the tail surfaces developed enough lift to bring the nose down. The aircraft, now upside down, then
dived towards the ground. At such a low height the pilot had no chance of regaining control or the crew
any chance of bailing out. The aircraft crashed into a field about 85 yards north of Clay Lane’s present-day
junction with Queenhythe Road at Jacobs Well, two miles north of Guildford, Surrey.
100767 (MSN 19230) to USAAF Dec 8, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier
Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British
Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 10, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge, AR Oct 26, 1945. NC64104 E F Drew Adhemar DE US Barros Oct48. PP-DSC FJ Bocayuva, Catao,
Rio de Janeiro registered 04Dec48. H Leitao DE US Aleida 23Nov61. PP-FOR Min do Interior.
F J Bocayuva R05Dec61. Projeto Rondon registered 26Dec69. Crashed near Bias Fortes, Brasil 18Oct74
100768 (MSN 19231) to USAAF Dec 8, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. To RFC. to Uruguayan AF as 521 CX-BHR in 1962.
To CX-BHR WFU 20May81. Preserved at Museo Aeronautica
100769 (MSN 19232) to USAAF Dec 8, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 8, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge, AR Oct 30, 1945. NC57902 Pioneer Airlines "William B Travis" Jun46. Leased back
to USAF with MATS as C-47A-70-DL C-117C 42-100769 01Mar52. Stored Davis Monthan Jun 28, 1962.
For sale 26Jan65. Scrapped
100770 (MSN 19233) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943, 89th Troop Carrier Squadron [4U*H], 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Welford (Station 474) Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44; named ‘Little Jo’. Towed a
Horsa glider to a landing zone in Normandy, France on Operation 'Overlord' 6Jun44. Took part in
Operation 'Dragoon' - the invasion of southern France Aug44. Towed a glider transporting men
and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone near Eindhoven, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44. Shortly after passing the front lines, the plane was hit by anti-aircraft
fire that exploded just in front of the left wing. Badly damaged, the plane lost altitude. The glider
was released and landed north of Retie, Belgium. The pilot realized the trouble and turned the plane
around into the direction of friendly lines. German soldiers in the area kept shooting at the low
flying aircraft. Unable to reach the front lines, the crew attempted to make a crash-landing. This failed
and the plane crashed north of Retie, Belgium [4KIA]. MACR 9902
100771 (MSN 19234) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Transported paratroopers
of the 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 30, 1945.
To NC64744 National Skyways Freight Corp A06Sep46. Airnews Inc, San Antonio,TX 1953. Empress
PublishingCO US Dec56. Reregistered N344. Appliance Buyers Credit Corp, St Joseph, MO Angels Inc,
Tampa, FL US Progressive Aero Inc, Ft Lauderdale, FL US 1966. Miami Aviation 1967
Carolina Aircraft Corp 1967. Janesville Air Leased 1968. Chris Tier Flying Service, Thermopolis, WY 1971
Midwest Aviation Inc, Janesville, WI Janesville Air leased. Clark Aircraft Service, Bay Minette registered 03Sep75
Sale reported 1977
100772 (MSN 19235) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 30Jan44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field,
Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490)
16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Accident landing at Rochester, Kent 12Oct44.
913th Air Engineering Squadron, 495th Air Service Group, Ninth Air Force, Fürth (R-28), Germany.
Damaged in mid-air collision at Fürth27Jul45. 10th Reconnaissance Group, Ninth Air Force.
Crashed taking off at Fürth 3Jan46. Salvaged 31Jan46
100773 (MSN 19236) to USAAF Dec 8, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 8, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. CU-T-5 Aerovias Q SA CB-65 Corp Minera DE US Bolivia R Sep53 Rr CP-565 1953
Aerolineas Abaroa R28Nov6, crashed 17Sep76 El Alto Apt, La Paz, Bolivia
100774 (MSN 19237) to USAAF Dec 11, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474)
Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Condemned 4Jun44.
100775 (MSN 19238) to USAAF Dec 8, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier
Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field
7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79),
Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest
of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 10, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. NC65378 Braniff Airways Chas E Matthews 16Oct47
PP-ANB Transportes Aereos Nacional SA H A Romano A 0 0 Cunha Central Aerea Nacional M C Borges
PP-BAD COBRASA N9S97F W Hemisphere ExportCO US HK-595 Aerolineas Taxi Aereo Opita (TAO) bought 09Nov59
Crashed and burned short of runway at San Vicente del Caguan, Colombia 17Oct71. 19 of 21 onboard killed.
A six-year old girl and a 3-year old boy where the only survivors.
100776 (MSN 19239) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943. 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 30Jan44. Ferried overseas via the
South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Crashed Oct 24, 1944
near Guildford, UK, repaired. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 30, 1945. NC50321 Sperry Gyroscope Co, Great Neck, NY
US 1946. Planet Airways Inc, Bayside, NY US Jan68. L L Long, Memphis, TN DJul68. Air Chicago Freight.
Jack Adams Aircraft Sales Sep68. L L Lemak Nov68. Hankins Airways JuI70 Air Freight Inc, Jackson, MS Dec70
PGH Air Leasing Corp, Chicago, IL 1973. NS8FA Falcon Airways 1976. Mercantile National Bank at Dallas registered 22Apr80
A & A Holding Co. Inc, Laurel, MS registered Jul81
100777 (MSN 19240) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier
Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Transported paratroopers
of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79),
Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 4, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 22, 1945 NC54369 Southwest Airlines 1946. Pacific Airlines 06Mar58.
IntI AvnDevelopment Corp op by LAVCO 09Nov61. Diamond Leasing Corp operated by LAVCO. Reregistered N487F 1967
ATC Inc, Reno, NV US registered 23Mar78. Taken by Libyan Army for target practice
100778 (MSN 19241) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier
Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 9, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. NC65266 Airways TradingCO US. YV-C-ACO LAV 1952
W/o Mar 23, 1955 Meria
100779 (MSN 19242) to USAAF dec 9, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier
Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey,
French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham
Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported
paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a
drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany
on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.. Returned to USA Aug 8, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. TI-I04 TACA C-170 TACA L. C-205 TACA. Reregistered NC79989 May47.
XA-HUG Aerovias Reforma E 02Sep49. Aeronaves DE US Mexico 1954. N75885 Ohio OilCO US. Marathon OilCO US
Flight Lease Inc, Columbus, OH 1967. Dee Howard Corp Nov67. Miami Aviation Corp 1968.
To HP-560 with Aerovias Urraca SA "Ruben Cantu" 1971. Flew into Cerro
Horqueta Mountain, Panama Feb 21, 1973. 22 of 28 onboard killed.
100780 (MSN 19243) to USAAF Dec 9, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at
Son near Eindhoven, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44. Crash landed Sep 19, 1944
near LZ-W at Son. Salvaged 28Oct44.
100781 (MSN 19244) to USAAF Dec 10, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45.
A formation of 42 C-47 transport planes took off from Reims airfield for Operation ‘Luftwaffe’ 14Mar45,
a practice paratroop and paradrop; these exercises were necessary for periodical qualification jumps.
The 1st Battalion and Regimental Headquarters Company of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division was scheduled to jump. During the exercise the right hand propeller separated
from the engine. Already flying at decreased airspeed to accommodate the paratroopers’ needs, the
aircraft was unable to recover on its single operating engine. The rapidly sinking aircraft cut a
swathe through the parachutists in its path. Parachutes were draped over the wings of the aircraft
and their troopers were pinned against the aircraft as it plunged to the ground. Another paratrooper's
parachute was snagged by the tail and he rode it to the ground; surprisingly he survived. The airplane
crashed, killing all four crew members and six paratroopers. One of the spectators of the exercise jump
was Marlène Dietrich. Although actually a practice jump, Dietrich, was told that it was a parade jump
held in her honor. She fell for this little white lie and after witnessing the crash became hysterical and
remained severely distressed. Salvaged 16Mar45.
100782 (MSN 19245) to USAAF Dec 10, 1943. 8th AF. To RFC at Ontario, CA Jun 24, 1946.
NC79034 Union Oil of Paraguay. PP-CDG Servicos Aereos Cruzeiro Do Sul "Joa" registered 09Mar50.
PT-BHP Sobrel registered 20Apr60. Servicio Aereo Taxi DE US Vale Amazonica Belem P M Araujo 25Jun65.
Cruzeiro "Tambaqui" L 26Jun65 Constr Andrade Gutierrez R28Jul72 RICO Taxi Aereo
100783 (MSN 19246) to USAAF Dec 10, 1943. 8th AF or USA. to Paraguayan AF as T-27 in 1955. To FAP-2005 in 1980.
FAP 2005 wfu 14 Oct 1982, stored at Nu Guazu in 1996
100784 (MSN 19247) to USAAF Dec 10, 1943. Remained in USA. To RFC at Ontario, CA Mar 25, 1946.
Mar 29, 1946 registered as PJ-ALE (Dutch Antilles) to KLM West Indisch Bedrijf, name "Ezel"
used as cargo aircraft, next registered to Surinaamse Luchtvaart Maatschappij (SLM) as PZ-TAM on Jun 1960,
registration cnx Jan 15, 1969, re-registered Feb 12, 1970. Late 70's/early 80's the
burned wreckage was at Zanderij (Surinam) having been used for fire practice.
100785 (MSN 19248) to USAAF Dec 10, 1943. To MASDC Sep 16, 1969, excess Mar 31, 1970
100786 (MSN 19249) to USAAF Dec 11, 1943. Remained in USA. To RFC at Augusta, GA Mar 6, 1946.
To NC54454, PK-SVD, PK-OBJ with Airrfast Indonesia.
W/o Nov 1982 Pontianak, Indonesia
100787 (MSN 19250) to USAAF Dec 10, 1943. Eighth Air Force 22Jan44. 80th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 436th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Melun/Villaroche (A-55), France. Damaged in
collision with C-47A ? 42-100545 taxying at Melun 3Apr45. Oberpfaff Nan 1, 1948. FLC to Turkey Sep 7, 1949
100788 (MSN 19251) to USAAF Dec 13, 1943. 7th AF Oahu Feb 4, 1944. SOC Aug 13, 1947. To PI-C141 of Philippine
Air Lines, later reregistered RP-C141 in 1973. Commercial Air Tpt Ltd. J Posadas 1976.
Trans Air Service Inc leased Jun78. Struck Mt Ipao on Panay Island, Philippines Feb 9, 1982. 32 onboard, 3 killed.
100789 (MSN 19252) to USAAF Dec 11, 1943. 7th AF Oahu Feb 4, 1944. Manila. SOC Apr 20, 1948. To F-AOMU
Autrex registered 08Apr53 sold Jul55. to Burma AF as BuAF UBT-717 Aug55 - reregistered 5717.
Nevada Airlines bought 29Apr78, registered N2271F 21Jul78
100790 (MSN 19253) to USAAAF Dec 13, 1943. 7th AF Oahu Feb 4, 1944. Flc aUG 3, 1946. SOC Aug 13, 1947.
By 1954 was PI-C140 of Philippine Air Lines, later reregistered RP-C140. Village Airways Jun 1978. W/o near
San Juan, Batangas Jul 24, 1990
100791 (MSN 19254) to USAAF dec 11, 1943. 7th AF Oahu Feb 4, 1944. Tacolban. to FLC Jul 17, 1946.
To Philippine AF as HHP 42-100791. DBR Oct 1, 1946.
100792 (MSN 19255) to USAAF Dec 11, 1943. 7th AF Oahu Feb 4, 1944. W/o in landing acdident Aug 16, 1946 Itazuke AB, Japan.
100793 (MSN 19256) to USAAF Dec. 11, 1943. 7th AF Oahu, Feb. 09, 1944. to Manila, to FLC July 14, 1947.
January 1952 to CAT as XT-817, then Feb. 1955 to Air Asia/Air America as
B-817. Numerous accidents and incidents and battle damage over the years, all
repaired. Stored in Tainan November 18, 1969 until sold to Khmer Airlines
Inc. Phnom Penh, as XU-AAE on August 3, 1973 for $33,000.
100794 (MSN 19257) to USAAF Dec 13, 1943. 7th AF Oahu Feb 4, 1944. Condemned salvage Jul 10, 1945
100795 (MSN 19258) delivered December 13, 1943 to Oahu, On Feb. 05, 1944 to Manila, On July 14, 1947
FLC. To Civil Air Transport as XT-815. Feb. 1955 to Air Asia/Air America as B-815. On
December 27, 1963 crashed 35 miles southwest of Songkhla, Thailand while
flying for the Royal Thai Border Police. Three crew and 9 Royal Thai Border
Police passengers fatal
100796 (MSN 19259) to USAAF Dec 13, 1943. 77th AF Oahu Feb 16, 1944. Manila. To reclamation/scrap Apr 29, 1948
100797 (MSN 19260) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. 7th AF Oahu Feb 4, 1944. Salvaged Dec 31, 1945.
To civil registry as N2271F with Nevada Airlines.
100798 (MSN 19261) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 8th AF Oahu Feb 4, 1944. Tacoblan Jun 1, 1946.
To excess inventory list Sep 30, 1947
100799 (MSN 19262) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. 5th AF 347th TCG 6th TCS as Ardis Feb 7, 1944.
Condemned salvage Jun 11, 1945
100800 (MSN 19263) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. 7th AF Oahu Feb 7, 1944. Condemned salvage May 20, 1945
100801 (MSN 19264) to USAAF De 13, 1943. . Eighth Air Force 21Jan44. 83rd Troop Carrier
Squadron [T2*L], 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469);
named ‘Piccadilly Filly’. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing
zone north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. The right engine and cockpit
was hit by flak; the glider was cut loose then the C-47 stalled and dived into the ground to
crash on a farm on the Neterselseweg, Bladel in the Netherlands [4KIA]. MACR 9903
100802 (MSN 19265) to USAAF Dec 13, 1943. Eighth Air Force 29Jan44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Netherlands/Belgium 9th AF.
To reclamation/scrap Apr 10, 1947
100803 (MSN 19266) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. Eighth Air Force 5Feb44. 84th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44. After the
paratroopers bailed out, the aircraft was shot down by the German flak, dove into the ground
and crashed in a field near Cherbourg [4KIA]. Condemned 6Jun44. MACR 5699
100804 (MSN 19267) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. 84th Troop Carrier Squadron,
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Departed
Ramsbury 25Feb45 to be based at Coulommiers (A-58), France. Accident landing at
Coulommiers 22Apr45. 306th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, United
States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Frankfurt/Eschborn (Y-74), Germany. Damaged taxying at Eschborn 6Jul46.
To MASDC in 1961.
100805 (MSN 19268) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. 437th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44.
To MASDC 1961. to Spanish civil registry as EC-ASE with
Iberia registered May 11, 1963. To Spanish AF as T.3-65 Apr 21, 1966. WFU Aug 10, 1977. To G-BFPT
with War Birds of Great Britain registered Apr 7, 1978 To Alyemda, Yenen Aug 30, 1978.
100806 (MSN 19269) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. 85th Troop Carrier Squadron [90*M],
437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). TDY to 436th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Membury (Station 466) 29May44 to 6Jun44.. Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to 85th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Departed Ramsbury 25Feb45 to be based at Coulommiers (A-58), France.
To Peruvian Air Force as FAP-359 in 1963.
100807 (MSN 19270) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth
Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. SOC from 700th Support Wing Mar 1956, presumably for
delivery to a foreign country under MAP. To Spanish AF as T.3-5 May 18, 1956. AFU Jan 1980.
Broken up Cuatro Vientos, Madrid
100808 (MSN 19271) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. Eighth Air Force 28Jan44. 437th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Netherlands/Belgium. To reclamation/scrap Nov 19, 1947
100809 (MSN 19272) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French
Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486)
Mar44. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Salvaged 27Jun45.
100810 (MSN 19273) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44.
Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported
paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop
zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on
Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Condemned salvage May 21, 1946
100811 (MSN 19274) delivered to USAAF 15Dec43; 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th
Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar,
Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Diverted to FLC 22May46; Technical and Aeronautical Exploitations National Greek Airlines, named ‘Nile’;
registered SX-BAC; Impressed into Royal Hellenic Air Force as SX-BAC.
355 Transport Squadron, Elefsis; damaged landing at Konitsa, Greece 10Jul48; returned to
Technical and Aeronautical Exploitations; TAE Greek National Airlines 7Jul51;
Olympic Airways Apr 6, 1957; Royal Hellenic Air Force 5Jan63 as 19274
100812 (MSN 19275) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force,
Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 8, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 8, 1945. To Flying Tigers as NC64737, to National Skyways Freight Corp
Sep 18, 1946. to Air-Lift Co-op Services as VT-CXP, Indian Overseas Sirlines "Star of Jeddah" Jun 15, 1948.
To Airlift Cooperative Services, Bombay May 21, 1952. To Iran Air as EP-ADL, to Air Service Co. as EP-ADL, P
Ambica Airlines 2961. Air taxi Co Air Service co 1978. Cancelled 1975 and WFU. Parted out and
derelict at Tehran, Iran
100813 (MSN 19276) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 11, 1945.
To RFC at Davis-Monthan AF, AZ Mar 4, 1946. NC51793 C Babb Co, Glendale, CA US. CF-CRX Canadian
Pacific Airlines "177" 23Jul46. Harrison Airways 1974 "Tweedsmuir" 1978. lapsed 03Nov77. Futura Airlines 1979.
CF-CRX at Ft Lauderdale Oct80. Hill Air Co Inc, bought 20Jul81. To N950HA May85 current 2011
100814 (MSN 19277) to USAAF Dec 15, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 31Jan44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44. Routed via
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field,
Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England. Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44.
Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44. 326th Ferrying Squadron, 1st Air Transport Group,
Ninth Air Force, Ansbach (R-45), Germany. W/o Sep 22, 1945 in takeoff accident
Hanau/Langendiebach (Y-91), West Germany. Condemned salvage Sep 24, 1945
100815 (MSN 19278) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West
Palm Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field 7Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 7Feb44; Waller Field, Waller Field,
Valencia, Trinidad 8Feb44; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil 8Feb44; Panamirim Field, Natal,
Brazil 9Feb44; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil 10Feb44; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal
12Feb44; Marrakech, French Morocco 13Feb44; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England 19Feb44.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three miles northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 11, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 5, 1945. To Aerolineas Argentinas
as LV-ABU. FAMA Jan 9, 1946. To Cruzeiro as PP-XEQ registered Aug 31, 1950, then PP-CDJ "Abalily"
May 21, 1951. W/o Sep 12, 1954 with Cruzeiro when it crashed into Guanabara Bay on a go-around from an approach to
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The plane was attemping to return to the Rio de Janeiro after severe vibrations
in the No. 1 engine made the crew feather the prop. While on final the aircraft came in too high and
a go-around was attempted during which the plane crashed into the Guanabara Bay. Lack of reference
to instruments after opening the throttle to go-around in restricted visibility. Power may have been
inadvertently reduced on the good engine. Of 4 crew and 22 passengers onboard, 7 passengers killed.
100816 (MSN 19279) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 90th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Jan44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 31Jan44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field 7Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém; Parnamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Port Lyautey, French Morocco; England.
Ninth Air Force, Langar (Station 490) 16Feb44. Greenham Common (Station 486) Mar44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Returned to USA Aug 8, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 5, 1945. To 19 Sqdn RAAF (NEIAF) as DT-984, callsign VH-RCB.
To Indonesian AF as NI-472. By 1955 was PK-DPD of Garuda Indonesian
Airways NV. W/o Nov 25, 1954 Djambi airport, Indonesia when overran runway
100817 (MSN 19280) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier
Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed
via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462)
26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Took part in the 439th TCG Field Day at
Upottery 8Jul44. The wing tip collided with C-47A, 43-15507 during a Group formation flying
completion, damaging an elevator on #507. USAF "0-100S17" 7100 M&S, Wiesbaden Jan55
7310 MATRON, Rhein Main 1958. Stored Davis Monthan 1961 to 1965 sold 26Jan65 scrapped
100818 (MSN 19281) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL Feb44; named ‘Spooky’. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to Balderton (Station 482) 31Aug44,
back to Upottery 4Sep44. Juvincourt (A-68), France 9Sep44 then back to Balderton 11Sep44.
Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44. Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Etain (A-82),Verdun, France Apr45.
The aircraft was part of a mission by the 91st TCS of sixteen aircraft delivering gasoline to
Cham (R-64), Germany 8May45. The squadron then flew to Ergolding (R-73), Germany to collect
British POWs. The airstrip at Ergolding was only a grass runway with aircraft of the 91st TCS
and 94th TCS parked on either side. C-47 ? 43-15323 of the 94th TCS hit a rut during takeoff
which threw the aircraft to the 91st TCS side of the runway; before the pilot could regain control,
a wing was striking several parked C-47s. After causing damage to four aircraft the aircraft
hit another C-47, shearing off the nose of 323 and causing both to catch fire. This aircraft
was written off. Salvaged 10May45.
100819 (MSN 19282) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 91st Troop Carrier Squadron [L4*O],
439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim
Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Shot down by German flak before the drop zone and
crashed NE of Picauville [20KIA]. Condemned 6Jun44. MACR 7133.
100820 (MSN 19283) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha,
Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Hit high ground Coneo, Italy Oct 30, 1945.
15 killed. Repaired. USAF 7531 ABRON 7552 ABSQ Manston 5-10 Imp.
to Imperial Iranian AF in 1957 as 5-10. To Imperial Ethiopian AF in 1972.
100821 (MSN 19284) to USAAF Dec 16, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier
Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 16Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 16Feb44; Waller Field,
Valencia, Trinidad 17Feb44; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil 18Feb44; Panamirim Field, Natal,
Brazil 19Feb44; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil 20Feb44; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal
21Feb44; Marrakech, French Morocco 22Feb44; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall 5Mar44.
Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 96th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488), UK; named ‘Toni’.
Accident at Fulbeck 2Sep44. C-47 transport planes of the 440th Troop Carrier Group were
being prepared for a paratrooper mission [Operation Comet] to Lille-Roubaix, France.
Paratroopers of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division would
be dropped in front of General George Patton's ground forces. A detail of paratroopers from
I Company, 508th PIR, stopped their truck close to C-47 ? 43-15067 and started to unload
six parapacks. The packs were heavy. One pack contained 28 land mines. This pack was
dropped on the ground and exploded on impact. Later it turned out that one of the mines had a
defective detonator. The explosion caused a chain of explosions and all 28 mines blew up.
C-47 ? 42-1100821 parked on the next hard standing was severely damaged. Salvaged 19Sep44.
100822 (MSN 19285) to USAAF Dec 17, 1943. 92nd Troop Carrier Squadron [J8*D],
439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482)
6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd
Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to Balderton (Station 482) 31Aug44,
back to Upottery 4Sep44. Juvincourt (A-68), France 9Sep44 then back to Balderton 11Sep44.
Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44. Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Towed two gliders transporting
men and materials for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on
Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Close to the LZ it was hit by flak damaging the right engine.
Both gliders releaed their tow and the towing aircraft turned back towards base. Hit again in
the left engine, the pilot dead sticked a forced landing in a field just west of the Rhine.
The crew escaped as the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Condemned Mar 24, 1945
100823 (MSN 19286) to USAAF Dec 20, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier
Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British
Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha,
Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. To FLC Jul 1, 1947.
To OK-WDP of Czech State Airlines in 1947, then to French AF as 100823 24May60. GSRA 78 Oct61.
GLA45 "FSCDB" Mar62. GTLA 2/60 Apr64. ELA 41 "FUJGU". GOMS8 May66. GAM50 Feb68.
F-WSGV Rousseau Avn, Dinard 1972. N1S265 E St Strul, Tucson, AZ US 1972 Mannion Air Charter,
Ypsilanti 14Dec73. N15MA reregistered 1975. Century Airlines Inc registered Jun82. Current 2011
100824 (MSN 19287) to USAAF Dec 17, 1943. 92nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier
Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to Balderton (Station 482)
31Aug44, back to Upottery 4Sep44. Juvincourt (A-68), France 9Sep44 then back to Balderton 11Sep44.
Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44. Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Damaged landing when the left landing
gear collapsed into soft ground at Risstissen (R-65), Germany during a resupply mission 15May45. Salvaged 17May45.
100825 (MSN 19288) to USAAF Dec 17, 1943. 92nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a Horsa glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a
landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
On 16Jul44 the aircraft departed Upottery to take part in Operation 'Dragoon' - the invasion of
southern France 15Aug44. Routed via St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall to Marrakech,
French Morocco 17Jul44; Orbetello, Italy 18Jul44. Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion,
517th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Airborne Task Force to a drop zone at Le Muy, France
on Operation ‘Dragoon’ 15Aug44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 1st Airborne
Task Force to a landing zone at Le Muy, France on Operation ‘Dragoon’ 15Aug44. On 24Aug44 the
aircraft departed Orbetello via Gibraltar for return to Upottery 25Aug44. Towed a Waco CG-4A
glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17 & 18Sep44. Registered 8Mar46 as OY-DDA to
Danish Air Line (DDL), renamed SAS 1Aug48; named 'Sven Viking'. Registration cancelled 22Nov51.
Registered 23Nov51 as N9984F to Air Carrier Corp. Piedmont Airlines Nov51; named ‘Yadkin Valley
Pacemaker’, later as ‘Chesapeake Pacemaker’. Registered 31Jan62 as N50V. Delivered to
Société d'Exploitation et de Construction Aéronautique (SECA), Le Bourget, Paris, France for
overhaul and modification. Aéronavale / French Naval Aviation 19Oct62 as 100825, later
reserialled as 25; radio call sign F-YFGN, code 25. Escadrille 56.S, Nîmes, France. WFU 1981.
Donated 1982 by the French Navy and the Ministry of Defence to Ligue d'Amitié Parachutiste.
Restored by the Atelier d’Aviation de Cuers workshops, Toulon. On 28Mar82 the plane flew it’s last
flight during which Robert Murphy [D-Day veteran of the 82nd Airborne] and Yves Tarel [President of the
Ligue d'Amitié Parachutiste] jump out of it over Sainte-Mère-Eglise putting an end to its career.
On 13Feb83 it was transported by a Chinook of the United States Army from Cherbourg-Maupertus
airport to its final resting place within the Airborne Museum in Sainte-Mere-Eglise. Exhibited at
the Musée Airborne de Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France. Painted to represent 43-15159 of
the 94th Troop Carrier Squadron [D8*Z], 439th Troop Carrier Group. This aircraft was
named ‘The Argonia’, the personal aircraft of the Group commander, Colonel Charles H. Young and
was lead aircraft for the Group on D-Day over Normandy.
100826 (MSN 19289) to USAAF Dec 17, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier
Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay,
Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. To FLC Sep 10, 1946.
SOC Jun 13, 1947. To Iran Air as EP-AEF. Jul 13, 1947. EP-AEF Iranian Airways Feb 1959.
W/o Mar 17, 1967 when it struck a dirt mound on landing, forcing the crew to carry out
an overshoot. The plane circled the airport for over an hour to burn up
fuel and made a wheels up landing at Bandar Abbas Airport, Iran.
100827 (MSN 19290) to USAAF Dec 18, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier
Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed
via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. To FLC Jan 13, 1946.
To Aer Lingus as PP-XBA. Not converted for civil use and sold for scrap.
Front fuselage converted into a caravan.
100828 (MSN 19291) to USAAF Dec 18, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported
paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Eiding Jan 1, 1948. MAP to Norwegian AF
Nov 20, 1950 as 100828, "T-AU" 21Nov50 "BW-C" JWBWC. Then to Danish AF Oct 1956 as 68-685, later K-685,
Used in "A Bridge Too Far" 3371S51 HG61S/KG912 K-6S5 then to civil registry as N3240A with
Valiant Air Command, Cape Canaveral, FL, registered OctS2/delivered 22Oct82 marked as 18J in
photo "unloading a C-47 in New Guinea".
100829 (MSN 19292) to USAAF Dec 18, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
364th Fighter Squadron, 357th Fighter Group, Munich/Neubiberg (R-85), Germany.
Crashed when the aircraft struck high terrain above Cuneo, Italy, during a flight from
Germany to Nice, France 30Oct45 [3 crew + 11 passengers killed (including 3 Red Cross nurses)].
Condemned salvage Nov 5, 1945. Also listed as being sold Nov 5, 1956
as YV-C-AMP Lineas Aeropostal Venezolana in 1952. Crashed in cargo flight into mountain 120 km from
Cuidad Bolivar, Venezuela Dec 18, 1954. 2 crew killed.
100830 (MSN 19293) to USAAF Dec 17, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier
Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462)
26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Salvaged 5Jan45.
100831 (MSN 19294) to USAAF Dec 18, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando
de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482)
6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to Juvincourt (A-68),
France 9Sep44 then returned to Balderton (Station 482) 16Sep44. Lonray (A-45),
France 28Sep44. Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Damaged in collision with C-47A
? 42-100833 taxying at Giessen (Y-84), Germany 5Apr45.
Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948. FLC to Turkey Dec 27, 1948
100832 (MSN 19295) to USAAF 18Dec43. 91st Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Feb44. Morrison
Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route
departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim
Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air
Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Crashed landing at
Upottery, UK 4May44. Salvaged 26Jul44.
100833 (MSN 19296) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 91st Troop Carrier
Squadron [L4*P], 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field,
Fort Wayne, IN Feb44; named ‘Sultry Sally’. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando
de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482)
6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to Juvincourt (A-68), France
9Sep44 then returned to Balderton (Station 482) 16Sep44. Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44.
Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Damaged in collision with C-47A ? 42-100831 taxying at
Giessen (Y-84), Germany 5Apr45. Crash landed after engine failure at Bricy (A-50),
Orléans, France 26Apr45. Condemned salvage no battle damage Apr 28, 1945.
I also have it as being SOC Sep 9, 1963 and probably delivered to Laotian AF.
100834 (MSN 19297) to USAAF Dec 20, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field, West Palm Beach, FL 14Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.
A faulty cabin fuel tank system caused fuel exhaustion resulting in a forced landing 100
yards short of the runway at Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 14Feb44. Condemned 15Feb44.
100835 (MSN 19298) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th
Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison
Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Netherlands/Belgium. To reclamation/scrap Nov 19, 1947
42-100836/101035 Douglas C-47A-75-DL Skytrain
MSN 19299/19498
100836 (MSN 19299) to USAAF Dec 20, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando
de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French
Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry
Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948.
FLC to Finland Mar 12, 1948 Broken up for spares Nov 30, 1948
100837 (MSN 19300) to USAAF Dec 22, 1943. 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron,
439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482)
6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd
Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to Juvincourt (A-68), France 9Sep44
then returned to Balderton (Station 482) 16Sep44. Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44.
Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Damaged landing at Châteaudun 4Apr45. Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948.
FLC to Turkey Jan 22, 1949
100838 (MSN 19301) to USAAF Dec 18, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier
Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried
overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field,
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil;
Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to USA Aug 23, 1945. To storage at Davis-Monthan AB, AZ Nov 25, 1949. To Uruguayan
AF as G4-511 Dec 4, 1950. Operated by Transporte Aereo Militar Uruguayo-Tamu/Groupo 4.
Crashed near Artigas, Uruguay Feb 10, 1978. The passenger flight attempted to make an emergency
landing at Artigas Airport when it had taken off from. An engine failure was followed by a
wide banking turn and crash to the ground bursting into flames. 4 crew and 40 passengers killed.
100839 (MSN 19302) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West
Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462), UK 26Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG
relocated to Juvincourt (A-68), France 9Sep44 then returned to Balderton (Station 482) 16Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44; battle
damaged but returned to land safely at Balderton. Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44.
Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Towed a glider transporting ammunition for the 101st Airborne
Division to a landing zone at Bastogne, Belgium on Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44.
Returned to USA Aug 8, 1945. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 5, 1945
100840 (MSN 19303) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron,
439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison
Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha,
Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462), UK 26Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Châteaudun (A-39), France.
Towed a glider transporting ammunition for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at
Bastogne, Belgium on Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44. Before
reaching the landing zone, the aircraft was damaged by enemy ground fire, hitting the left
mid fuselage and wing which caught fire. The glider released and the aircraft crashed
south of the railway at Sibret, Belgium [2KIA:3POW]. MACR 11319
100841 (MSN 19304) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal,
Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara
Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported
paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed
a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a
landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’,
7Jun44. Accident Dec 1, 1944 and condemned salvage no battle damage Dec 1, 1944
100842 (MSN 19305) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson
Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall.
Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to
a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Aug 17, 1945.
To Brazilian AF Nov 1947 as FAB 2053. To civil registry
with Conagra (ConAgra Foods, Inc) as PT-KVL. B/u and scrapped
while with Conagra.
100843 (MSN 19306) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462), UK
26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Accident,
condemned salvage no battle damage Oct 9, 1944
100844 (MSN 19307) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison
Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported
paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a
glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Aug 17, 1945
To RFC reclamation/scap San Bernardino, CA Oct 30, 1947
100845 (MSN 19308) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462)
26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 439th TCG
relocated to Balderton (Station 482) 31Aug44, back to Upottery, UK 4Sep44. Juvincourt (A-68),
France 9Sep44 then back to Balderton 11Sep44. Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44.
Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Towed two gliders transporting men and materials for the
17th Airborne Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Battle damaged with a bullet just missing a fuel tank; aircraft returned safely to base.
430th Fighter Squadron, 474th Fighter Group, Ninth Air Force, Nice (Y-52), France.
Damaged taxying at Schweinfurt (R-25), Germany 1Oct45. Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948.
FLC to Turkey Dec 27, 1947. Sale to Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD Aug 1978. Scrapped.
100846 (MSN 19309) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier
Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462), UK 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. To FLC Nov 20, 1946.
To OH-LCD of Aero O/Y "Lokki" Feb 22, 1947. To Finnish AF as DO-8 Jul 1, 1963. May 9, 1969
for National Board of Survey. WFU Dec 18, 1984
100847 (MSN 19310) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 91st Troop Carrier Squadron [L4*B],
439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to
Balderton (Station 482) 31Aug44, back to Upottery 4Sep44. Juvincourt (A-68), France
9Sep44 then back to Balderton 11Sep44. Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44. 91st Troop Carrier
Squadron, Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Etain (A-82),Verdun, France Apr45. Châteaudun (A-39) 16May45.
Sold at MASDC Aug 1978. Used to be on display at
Wings of Liberation museum in Best, Netherlands. In Aug of 2010, during ground transport to
Valkenburg for the musical "Soldaat van Oranje", the aircraft was badly
damaged while passing under a bridge.
100848 (MSN 19311) to USAAF Dec 21, 1943. 94th Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil. Lost at sea in a thunderstorm north of Ascension Island en
route to Senegal, Africa 21Feb44. Condemned 1Mar44.
100849 (MSN 19312) to USAAF Dec 22, 1943. 94th Troop Carrier Squadron,
Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim
Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG
relocated to Balderton (Station 482) 31Aug44, back to Upottery 4Sep44. Juvincourt (A-68),
France 9Sep44 then back to Balderton 11Sep44. Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44.
Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Crash landed after fuel exhaustion at Souge, France 9Nov44. Salvaged 31May46.
100850 (MSN 19313) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. To China National Aviation Corporation Feb 1944
under Lend-Lease. Became XT-48 (or XT-T48?), later N8348C in 1949 to N4884V. WFU
100851 (MSN 19314) to USAAF Dec 29, 1943. To China National Aviation Corporation Feb 10, 1944
with fleet number 90. Crashed in Patkai mountain range May 15, 1944, killing all 3 crew.
Conflict:
92nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort
Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando
de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco;
St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462)
26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
100852 (MSN 19315) to USAAF Dec 22, 1943. 94th Troop Carrier Squadron,
439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Condemned salvage May 21, 1946
100853 (MSN 19316) to USAAF Dec 22, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462)
26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 92nd Air Depot
Repair Squadron, 44th Air Depot Group, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
Damaged taking off from Erlangen (R-96), Germany 15Mar46. Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948.
To reclamation/scrap Germany Jun 9, 1948
100854 (MSN 19317) to USAAF Dec 17, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed
via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay,
Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Returned to USA Aug 8, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945. To NC6410S. To VT-CYM with Himalayan Aviation Jun 28, 1948.
To Indian Airlines Corp Aug 1, 1953. W/o Jul 9, 1958 near Dhaka, Bangaledesh due to structural
failure. 3 lost.
100855 (MSN 19318) to USAAF Dec 23, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier
Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown,
British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Sep 3, 1945.
Wrecked Oct 22, 1950, Brady AB, Japan and DBR
100856 (MSN 19319) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. 94th Troop Carrier Squadron,
439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African
route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim
Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to Balderton (Station 482)
31Aug44, back to Upottery 4Sep44. Juvincourt (A-68), France 9Sep44 then back to Balderton
11Sep44. Lonray (A-45), France 28Sep44. Châteaudun (A-39) 4Nov44. Force landed after engine
failure at Chilbolton (Station 404) 23Dec44. Salvaged 19Jan45.
100857 (MSN 19320) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed
via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay,
Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Aug 20, 1945.
To NC70 CAA Jan 8, 1947. Reregistered N23 CAA Nov 1953. FAA Dec 21, 1958. Reregisteree N41
Jan 1971l To N2273K. WFU Jun 24, 1978. In 1987 preserved at Kulis ANG Base, Anchorage, AK
although nominally on charge of USAFM. By 2011, moved to display at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
in front of the 176th Wing HQs Bldg, Alaska ANG.
100858 (MSN 19321) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay,
Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To CAA Jan 8, 1947
100859 (MSN 19322) to USAAF Dec 23, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field,
Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque,
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall.
Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported
paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. FLC to Turkey Dec 27, 1947
100860 (MSN 19323) to USAAF Dec 23, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via
Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes
Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field,
Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay,
Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Took part
in the 439th TCG Field Day at Upottery 8Jul44. The aircraft, flown by the group commanding
officer, carried out aerobatics, including a loop, then stalled entering a couple of spins. After
that both engines were feathered for a high-speed pass without power, followed by a dead-stick landing.
Condemned salvage Jun 1, 1946
100861 (MSN 19324) to USAAF Dec 23, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462)
26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Converted to VC-47A.
W/o Jan 26, 1962 in crash 25 mi N of Helena, Montana in snowstorm
100862 (MSN 19325) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. 94th Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th
Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Feb44;
named ‘Ain’t Missbehaven’’. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 14Feb44. Ferried overseas
via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 16Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 16Feb44; Waller Field, Valencia,
Trinidad 17Feb44; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil 18Feb44; Panamirim Field, Natal,
Brazil 19Feb44; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil 20Feb44; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar,
Senegal 21Feb44; Marrakech, French Morocco 22Feb44; St Mawgan, Newquay,
Cornwall 5Mar44. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462)
26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting ammunition for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone
at Bastogne, Belgium on Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44.
Before the LZ the aircraft was hit by enemy ground fire damaging the left wing, cockpit and
across to the right wing. The left engine quite but the aircraft continued to tow the glider
until the right engine quit. The glider was released and the crew ordered to bail out.
The crew remained on board with their captain who crash landed the aircraft in a snow
covered field, slid over a hill, across a road and stopped in a ditch. The crew was
unharmed and led to safety by troops of the 101st Airborne. Condemned MIA Dec 29, 1944
100863 (MSN 19326) to USAAF Dec 27, 1943. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 99th Troop
Carrier Squadron [3J*M], 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464);
named ‘Satan’s Revenge’. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Operating from Langar (Station 490),
Transported paratroopers of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to
a drop zone near Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. The aircraft was hit by a
heavy concentration of anti-aircraft fire near the drop zone at Groesbeek and crashed in flames
near Linden, NW of Cuijk [four crew members and the one paratrooper KIA]. MACR 10253
100864 (MSN 19327) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. Eighth Air Force 17Mar44. 99th Troop
Carrier Squadron [3J*N], 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464);
named ‘Little Ell’. Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63),
Vertus, France 8Sep44. Saint Marceau (A-43), Le Mans, France 2Oct44. Crashed returning from a
supply flight of anti-tank mines to Denain/Prouvy (A-83) at Saint-Père-en-Retz, west of Nantes,
France 30Oct44 [2POW:2EVD].9th AF, 441st TCG MIA Oct 30, 1944. MACR 10198
100865 (MSN 19328) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. 8th AF 15Mar44 9th AF FLC 19Apr46- PH-TCH KLM 23Apr46
F-BCYQ SOC Africaine DE US Tpts Tropicaux 28May47. SGACC Feb48, Air France 1948
R F High Comm,Saigon, Indochina May50 French AF as Armee de l'Air 100865 24Jul57.
GT3/62 "FRASV" Mar58 GLA45 "FSCDE" Oct58 GTLA 2/60 "FRAJS" Apr64 GOM88 Oct67 Upper Volta AF
as UVAF XT-MAB 22Mar71
100866 (MSN 19329) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. 301st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Dreux (A-41), France. Towed two gliders
transporting men and materials for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany
on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. FLC Jul 1, 1946.
Registered 25 Nov 1946 as OK-WDQ, Czechoslavakian State Airlines
code '17' transfer Dec 3, 1948 to Czech Air Force 'D-28', reregistered year 1957 as '0866'
100867 (MSN 19330) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 301st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Towed a
glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Rhein Main Jan 1, 1948. FLC to Turkey Mar 13, 1949
100868 (MSN 19331) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. . Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. Ninth Air Force.
301st Air Service Squadron, 473rd Air Service Group, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE),
Tempelhof (R-95), Berlin, Germany. Damaged in an accident at Tempelhof 27Dec45. Condemned salvage Feb 15, 1946
100869 (MSN 19332) to USAAF Dec 24, 1943. 8th AF Mar 17, 1944. 302nd Troop Carrier
Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group Merryfield (Station 464). Apr 25, 1944. Transported paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
FLC Jun 1, 1945. To Iberia Airlines Feb 20, 1947 as EC-ACH. W/o Oct 28,1957 with Iberia Airlines
near Tetafe, Spain in flight from Tangier to Madrid due to intense fire in No. 1 engine while en route
caused by foreign objects entering from the nacelle. All 21 onboard killed.
100870 (MSN 19333) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 441st Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’,
7Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Dreux (A-41), France.
Shot at by flak and small arms fire over Belgium 23Dec44, the aircraft caught fire and the crew bailed
out over German held territory, except for the pilot who managed to land the burning aircraft and was
rescued by an American machine gun patrol [4MIA:1RSC]. The aircraft was transporting supplies for
the 101st Airborne Division on Operation 'Kangaroo' to a drop zone at Bastogne, Belgium on
Operation 'Repulse' during the Ardennes offensive. MACR 10697
100871 (MSN 19334) to USAAF Dec 29, 1943. 8th AF Feb 21, 1944. 9th AF. To FLC May 25, 1946. To
EC-DAS of Iberia, registered Apr 29, 1947. Reregistered EC-ABC in 1951. Crashed Valdemeca, Spain
Apr 29, 1957. Also listed as on display at Malaga airport, Spain.
100872 (MSN 19335) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. . Eighth Air Force 21Feb44. 36th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported
paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 456th Parachute Field
Artillery Battalion to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
93rd Troop Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Châteaudun (A-39), France.
Towed a glider ammunition for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Bastogne, Belgium
on Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44. To RFC at Bush Field Oct 3, 1945.
To civil registry as YV-MC-1, then YV-O-MC, YV-0-MC1 of Ministerio de Comunicaciones.
Now on display at Museum of Transportation, Caracas, Venezuela.
100873 (MSN 19336) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. 1st R&FPU, I Troop Carrier Command,
Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN. Crashed after fuel exhaustion eight miles west of Linton, TN 8Feb44 [5KIS].
The aircraft operated a ferry flight from Baer Field to Candler Field, Atlanta, GA. Weather at Atlanta
had deteriorated and the crew was not able to land there. They diverted to Nashville, TN. The pilot
was unable to find the airport and only had fuel left for about 45 minutes. After losing contact with
the air traffic controller at Nashville, the pilot ordered the other crew members to secure their
parachutes and prepare to bail out. Meanwhile he descended through clouds. The C-47 broke through
the clouds and contacted terrain. The pilot pulled up abruptly but stalled the plane. It fell off on a
wing and struck the ground at a steep angle.
100874 (MSN 19337) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. 439th Troop Carrier
Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field,
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim
Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field,
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. 8th AF Mar 5, 1944.Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion,
506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 306th Troop Carrier
Squadron [7H*U], 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Weston Zoyland (Station 447). The aircraft
was transporting men and materials of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
at Veghel, north of Eindhoven, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. After dropping the paratroopers
it was hit by flak. Two crew members bailed out and the airplane crash landed behind allied lines in a
field at Larum, west of Geel, Belgium, hitting the only obstacle in the otherwise clear field: a 45 ton German
Jagdpanther which had belonged to 1. Kompanie of the schwere Panzer-Jäger Abteilung 559 and was disabled
sometime between September 10th - 12th, 1944, during the fighting in and around Geel. The crew escaped
injury after the aircraft was destroyed by fire. Condemned MIA Sep 17, 1944
100875 (MSN 19338) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. Eighth Air Force 20Feb44. 37th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44 but
landed at Greenham Common (Station 486) after becoming lost in bad weather. Transported
paratroopers of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone
near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a
Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 319th Glider Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
18Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported British 9th Parachute
Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; shot down by enemy
ground fire and crashed seven miles east of Rees, Germany. MACR 13386
100876 (MSN 19339) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943 . 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron [3B*O], 439th
Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall.. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44 Ninth Air Force.
Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Before the drop zone, the aircraft was shot
at by enemy ground fire. The aircraft was hit between the cockpit and cabin with fire breaking
out in the baggage compartment, then the left engine caught fire. The paratroopers bailed out
but not the crew. The aircraft dropped a wing, stalled, crashed and exploded south of
Sainte-Mère-Église [5KIA+1 paratrooper]. MACR 7289
100877 (MSN 19340) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. . Eighth Air Force 19Feb44. 83rd Troop
Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Crashed
after engine failure at Axford, Wiltshire 11Mar44 [2KIA]; the crew was attempting to retrieve a
Horsa glider that had broken free in a practice mission and landed in a field nearby. On the
morning of 11Mar44, during a routine glider tow training mission, a Horsa glider (LG891) became
detached from its tow plane and landed in a large ploughed field just north of the small
village of Axford. The pilot of the C-47 tow plane (who was also commanding officer of the
83rd Troop Carrier Squadron) inspected the field and decided that it would be possible
to pull the glider out. He flew the short distance back to Ramsbury airfield, the squadron's
home station, and picked up a new tow rope. During the afternoon of the same day he returned
to the field. After flying low over the field several times the pilot landed the plane without
difficulty and attached the new tow rope. The field was only 2,600 feet in length, it had been
recently ploughed and chain harrowed and sloped in a southerly direction towards the
valley floor. A road and an electric power line ran along its southern boundary and,
at the time of take off, there was a 20 mph tail wind. There followed a lengthy discussion
between the men present as to the feasibility of pulling the glider out of the field. Despite
doubts expressed by others the pilot was confident that the task could be easily accomplished.
The glider pilots had installed themselves in the Horsa and were awaiting the signal to go.
The brakes on the C-47 were released and the plane slowly picked up speed. As it became
airborne the pilot realised that he was not going to clear the power cables and pulled back
on the stick, causing the tail wheel to dig into the field. The plane then stalled before pitching
into the ground, eventually coming to a rest in the River Kennet. The fuselage had broken in
two and was facing in the direction from which it had come. Fortunately there was no fire.
The glider pilot, although unable to see the tow aircraft through a cloud of dust, saw the
flash of sparks as the C-47 hit the power cables and cut loose, before gliding across the
valley to another field for a safe landing. Condemned 13Mar44.
100878 (MSN 19341) to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. 8th AF Mar 5, 1944. Munich Jan 1, 1948. Oberpfaff Jul 11, 1948
FLC to Turkey Feb 9, 1949
100879 (MSN 19342) to USAAF Dec 29, 1943. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 75th Troop
Carrier Squadron [SH*S, later CK*S], 435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Welford (Station 474).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
101st Airborne Division to a landing zone north of Eindhoven in the triangle area of Son-Best-Sint Oederode
on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44. After releasing the glider, the aircraft was hit by flak; one engine was
hit and started smoking. The aircraft immediately pulled out of the formation in a steep dive to the left.
The dive was continued for several hundred feet, and then a steep descending spiral began. The plane
never stopped its steep spiral, hit the ground and exploded at Turnhout, Belgium [4KIA]. MACR 9919
100880 (MSN 19343) Delivered to USAAF 29Dec43; 8th Air Force, England 11Mar44; 9th Air Force, Europe;
Diverted 18Jun46; Ceskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie 1946; Registered OK-WAA; Reregistered
OK-WAT 1948; Armée de l'Air / French Air Force 1Mar60 as 42-100880; CSEM 330 Apr61;
EPAS 325, radio call sign F-RHRH Jun61, radio call sign F-RHRC Oct61; Groupe Aérien Mixte
d’Outre-mer 50, Ivato, Madagascar Jun65; Stored Châteaudun 1971; Registered F-BRGL;
Yugoslav Air Force / Jugoslovensko Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo (JRV) 1971 as 71273
100881 (MSN 19344) to USAAF Dec 29, 1943. . Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 15th Troop Carrier Squadron,
61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483). Fitted with Model 80 glider retrieval
assembly to recover assault gliders for refurbishment/re-use in future operations. Returned to USA Sep 20, 1945.
To RFC at Bush Field Sep 21, 1945. LX-XFW FA Argentiana. TAM Bolivia. To CP-1418 with Aerolineas La Paz Jan 1981.
W/o Jan 17, 1989 when went missing between La Paz and Apolo. 5 on board.
100882 (MSN 19345) delivered to USAAF Dec 28, 1943. Eighth Air Force 21Feb44. 87th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Greenham Common (Station 486); named ‘Drag 'em Oot’.
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44. Fitted with model 80 Glider pick-up gear to recover
an assault glider from the D-Day landing grounds for refurbishment/re-use in future operations;
towed an assault glider in Operation Elmira on D Day (carried soldiers of the 82nd Airborne Division)
and re-supply after the landings; recovered WACO assault gliders from Normandy landing grounds July/August 1944;
To RAF as Dakota III TS422 Sep 2, 1944 from USAAF stock in UK. Assigned to No 1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit,
38th Airborne Forces Group at Netheravon, Wiltshire Sep 2, 1944. Recovered gliders from Normandy landing
grounds and collected and delivered WACO, Hadrian and Airspeed Horsa assault gliders to RAF bases prior to
Operation Market Garden (Arnhem) and later, in March 1945 in readiness for Operation Varsity, the Rhine Crossing;
No.435 (RCAF) Squadron, Down Ampney, Wiltshire August 1945. To RCAF Apr 1, 1946; Foreign Liquidation Commission;
ferried to Canada April 1946; operated throughout Canada in numerous roles, including glider tug,
parachute transport, search and rescue and medi-vac (fitted with skis and jet take off rockets),
Pilot conversion trainer, Military freighter and troop carrier; operated in the far North of Canada,
well above the Arctic Circle using specially fitted sun compass, due to the proximity to the
North Pole; SOC 1966; To civilian registry as CF-KAZ, later as C-FKAZ. Registered as CF-KAZ Keir Air Tpt Ltd,
Edmonton 29Mar67. Registered to Air Commonwealth Alberta Ltd, Edmonton 1ODec69. Registered to Trans
Provincial Airlines 20Jul70. To Laurentian Air Svces 1975. Trans Provincial Airlines Ltd 1975.
Reregistered C-FKAZ 1976. Pacific Coastal Airlines Jul78. Airwest Airlines Ltd, Richmond May80.
Superior A/ws Sep80. Ontario Central Airlines, Gimli, Manitoba, Apr81. Ilford Riverton, Dec81.
Bearskin Lake Air Service, Dec82. Cancelled Feb 25, 1985. To N5831B. Registration N473DC reserved Aug 2, 2005,
taken up Jun 14, 2006. Currently operated by Dakota Heritage of Liverpool, England painted in original
USAAF colors [code 3X-P]. (N473DC) Reportedly based at North Weald, England.
100883 (MSN 19346) to USAAF 28Dec43. 45th Troop Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion,
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported supplies for the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment on
Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment,
82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported British 9th
Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three miles
northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
UNO Jun61. "0-00883" 7344 CSG Toulon. 7030 SW Ramstein.
USA Jun62. 50TFW Jan63. 81 TFW Bentwaters Mar63 to Jan66
100884 (MSN 19347) delivered to USAAF 29Dec43; 9th Air Force, Troop Carrier Command; to RAF as Dakota III TS423
from USAAF stocks in UK. No.1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit, 38th Airborne Forces Group, Netheravon,
Wiltshire 2Sep44; recovered gliders from Normandy landing grounds and collected and delivered WACO, Hadrian
and Airspeed Horsa assault gliders to RAF bases prior to Operation Market Garden (Arnhem)
and later, in March 1945 in readiness for Operation Varsity, the Rhine Crossing; Gatow,
Berlin, Germany 20Mar46; Ferranti Flying Unit, Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland 15Aug49;
West Freugh, (Ferranti Flying Unit) 31Jan55; Short Bros & Harland Ltd, West Malling Oct67;
Marshalls of Cambridge Ltd 14May69; Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough (1978);
To civil registry as G-DAKS Sep 14, 1979. Used in films with various identities including G-AGHY, KG374, and
10884. Became N147DC Mar 12, 1998, owned by Aces High US, Inc of Wilmington, DE. Arived at Dunsfold Airfield,
England 2002 and still there Feb 2004. Seen displayed at IAT Fairford UK 2007 in Invasion stripes.
(N147DC) Reportedly based at Duxford, England.
100885 (MSN 19348) delivered to USAAF 28Dec43; Eighth Air Force 12Mar44. 91st Troop Carrier
Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44.
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route
departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field,
Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil;
Fernando de Naranha, Brazil; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech,
French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44.
Upottery (Station 462) 26Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 506th Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. 439th TCG relocated to
Juvincourt (A-68), France 9Sep44 then returned to Balderton (Station 482) 16Sep44. Ferried to
Greenham Common (Station 486) to participate in a resupply flight for the 82nd Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44. Damaged by flak,
the right wing caught fire and the crew was ordered to bail out. The co-pilot was the only crew
member to jump; by this time the fire had extinguished and the aircraft landed in Brussels, Belgium [1POW].
MACR 11179. SOC Jun 13, 1947
100886 (MSN 19349) delivered to USAAF 29Dec43; Eighth Air Force 25Feb44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Fitted with Model 80 glider retrieval
assembly to recover assault gliders for refurbishment/re-use in future operations. To RAF as Dakota III
TS436 from USAAF stocks in UK Oct 21, 1944. No.1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit, 38th Airborne Forces
Group, Netheravon, Wiltshire 2Sep44; recovered gliders from Normandy landing grounds and collected
and delivered WACO, Hadrian and Airspeed Horsa assault gliders to RAF bases prior to Operation
Market Garden (Arnhem); No.107 (Transport) Operational Training Unit, Leicester East;
Flew into hill 2 mi N of Zeals, Wiltshire after takeoff Feb 19, 1945. Those on board were mostly
returning to their base in Leicester, on completion of a course of instruction at Zeals.
The aircraft took off in conditions of broken cloud, with some patches down to 100 feet and
generally overcast, a westerly wind at 10 mph and visibility of 1 to 2 miles at ground level.
The pilot made a quarter circuit of the airfield and then set course to the north-east.
Three minutes later whilst flying in and out of the broken cloud and whilst in level flight,
the aircraft flew into a clump of 60-foot tall beech trees on top of a knoll. The impact
ripped 10 feet off the port wing and the aircraft rolled to port, hit two more trees and then
impaled itself on a cluster of four mature trees, caught fire and disintegrated, scattering
wreckage over a distance of 300 yards on the far side of the knoll. 21 occupants killed, but pilot
survived. Destruction of the aircraft was complete but investigation revealed the engines to
have been at a high power setting on impact. The tragic sequel to this loss is that the pilot,
who had been awarded the DFC for his gallantry on operations, followed a restless career afterwards
leaving and returning to the RAF until finally joining the Foreign Service and being appointed an Assistant District
Officer. While on assignment in Kenya, he committed suicide.
100887 (MSN 19350) delivered to USAAF 29Dec43; 9th Air Force, Troop Carrier Command; . On 18Jun44 on a routine glider
pick-up flight, the aircraft was badly damaged. The damage was caused by a faulty brake mechanism. The pick-up cable snapped and boomeranged
back into the cabin, causing destruction within the main cabin and throwing debris everywhere. The cable tore the forward bulkhead out between
the main cargo compartment and the crew compartment; the winch mechanism was a total loss. The crew chief was slightly injured as a result of the flying debris.
97th Service Team for repair. . To RAF Sep 2, 1944
as Dakota III TS424 from USAAF stocks. No.1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit, 38th Airborne Forces
Group, Netheravon, Wiltshire 2Sep44; recovered gliders from Normandy landing grounds and collected
and delivered WACO, Hadrian and Airspeed Horsa assault gliders to RAF bases prior to Operation
Market Garden (Arnhem) and later, in March 1945 in readiness for Operation Varsity, the Rhine Crossing;
No.1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit, Wymeswold 15Dec45; No.1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit,
Netheravon 26Jul46; Returned to USAAF Oct 28, 1946. Foreign Liquidation Commission; Scottish
Aviation 28Dec48; registered G-ALYF 6Mar50; British European Airways 31Aug50; Westpoint Aviation
Ltd 21Mar61; - British Westpoint Airlines 12Oct63 "Sir Francis Drake"; WFU 17Oct67;
dismantled Prestwick 27Jun67. Remains destroyed in filmin the movie "Airline" in 1981.
Conflict:
88th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45.
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop
zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
100888 (MSN 19351) delivered to USAAF 29Dec43; Eighth Air Force 25Feb44. 84th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469).
Fitted with Model 80 glider retrieval assembly to recover assault gliders for refurbishment/re-use in
future operations. Crashed Godlingston Hill, Langton Matravers, Swanage,
Dorset enroute to France 25Jun44 (2KIA). Two C-47s from the 84th Squadron,
on a glider retrieval mission, set course from Ramsbury to a landing strip near the Normandy
town of Sainte-Mère-Église. As the pair approached the south coast of England they encountered
low cloud and light rain. Visibility was severely impaired and this aircraft crashed into the Purbeck Hills.
Reported as ‘repaired’ and diverted to Britain 14Sep44 as TS433,
the assumption being that the wreckage may have been of some use to the RAF. To G-ALLI BEA "Sir Samuel Instone"
30Mar49. To VP-YRX Rhodesian AS Ltd Mar60. Crashed Salisbury, South Rhodesia 22Nov61.
100889 (MSN 19352) delivered to USAAF 29Dec43; . Eighth Air Force 6Mar44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Diverted 31 May46; Foreign
Liquidation Commission; Det Danske Luftfartselskab A/S [DDL] / Danish Air Lines May46 for spares.
100890 (MSN 19353) delivered to USAAF 30Dec43; Eighth Air Force 21Feb44. 434th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Aldermaston (Station 467). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Hiesville, Normandy, France on
Missions ‘Chicago’ and ‘Keokuk’, 6Jun44. Fitted with Model 80 glider retrieval assembly to
recover assault gliders for refurbishment/re-use in future operations. To RAF Sep 2, 1944
as Dakota III TS425 from USAAF stocks. No.1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit, 38th Airborne Forces Group,
Netheravon, Wiltshire 2Sep44; recovered gliders from Normandy landing grounds and collected and
delivered WACO, Hadrian and Airspeed Horsa assault gliders to RAF bases prior to Operation Market Garden (Arnhem)
and later, in March 1945 in readiness for Operation Varsity, the Rhine Crossing;
No.435 (RCAF) Squadron, Down Ampney, Wiltshire; Transferred to RCAF Apr 1, 1946.
Foreign Liquidation Commission; ferried to Canada; registered CF-ALL with Ilford Rivenon A W Ltd of
Winnipeg, Manitoba 23Jan70; crashed Fort Severn, Ontario 26Sep75
100891 (MSN 19354) to USAAF Dec 31, 1943. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 45th Air Depot
Repair Squadron, 45th Air Depot Group, Ninth Air Force, Hanau/Langendiebach (Y-91), Germany.
Damaged in collision with parked Avro Anson X ? NK706 while taxying at RAF Gatwick, Sussex 5Jul45.
Salvaged 14Mar46. To Spanish AF as T.3-66 Apr 1966
100892 (MSN 19355) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 59th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483)
5Mar44. 15th Troop Carrier Squadron 29Mar44. 32nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538). Transporting medical
supplies, in poor visibility the aircraft crashed onto a slag heap of the Bonne Fortune
coal mine east of the airfield at Liège/Bierset (A-93), Belgium 6Dec44 [3KIA]. Salvaged 7Dec44.
100893 (MSN 19356) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 94th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 439th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Upottery (Station 462). Accident taking off from Upottery 3Jun44.
Diverted unknown Jul 3, 1946.
100894 (MSN 19357) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 59th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483) 5Mar44.
314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Saltby (Station 538) 7Apr44. 15th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Fitted with Model 80 glider retrieval assembly to recover assault gliders for
refurbishment/re-use in future operations. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting
men and materials for the 320th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to
a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a
Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials from the 325th Glider Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44.
Atlantic Wing ATC Nov 2, 1946.
Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948. FLC to Turkey Mar 12, 1949
100895 (MSN 19358) delivered to USAAF Dec43; 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air
Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44.
442nd Troop carrier Group, Munich, Germany; accident
taxying at Munich 27Aug46; 36th Air Base Group, Furstenfeldbruck, Germany; damaged in collision
with parked C-47A 43-15045 at Furstenfeldbruck 24Jan49. To French AF Appr 15, 1952. GT262 "F-RAZR"
Jul 1954. GTI-74 Oct 1955. Became PI-C183 of Trans Asiatic Airlines. To XT-815 registered 16 Jan 1951 in Taiwan
100896 (MSN 19359) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 59th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483) 5Mar44.
62nd Troop Carrier Squadron [E5*Q], 314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Saltby (Station 538). The aircraft was transporting paratroopers of the 4th Brigade of the
British 1st Airborne Division, the Red Devils, to a drop zone at Ginkelse Heide northwest of
Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Hit by 40mm shell in the right engine
causing a fire. A second 40mm shell hit near the cockpit killing two crew members. Three
paratroopers were wounded in the aircraft and never bailed out; the pilot bailed out through
the top escape hatch. The aircraft crashed between the Rijnsteeg and the Slagsteeg near Wageningen [6KIA].
MACR 10137
100897 (MSN 19360) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. Eighth Air Force 24Feb44. 78th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Brétigny (A-48), France.
Damaged taxying at Brétigny 25Feb45. Damaged landing at Gottingen (R-17), Germany 14Apr45.
Crash landed at Sarregumines, France 3May45. Salvaged 7Apr45.
100898 (MSN 19361) delivered to USAAF 30Dec43; 8th Air Force 9Mar44; 9th Air Force, Troop Carrier Command;
Transferred to Royal Air Force 16Sep44 as Dakota III, serial TS432; No.1 Heavy Glider Servicing Unit,
38th Airborne Forces Group, Netheravon, Wiltshire 16Oct44; recovered gliders from Normandy
landing grounds and collected and delivered WACO, Hadrian and Airspeed Horsa assault
gliders to RAF bases prior to Operation Market Garden (Arnhem) and later, in March 1945
in readiness for Operation Varsity, the Rhine Crossing; No.1384 (Transport) Conversion
Unit 20Dec45; No.1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit, Wymeswold 16Jun46; Returned to USAAF Mar 19, 1947.
Foreign Liquidation Commission; Scottish Aviation 20Mar47; Scottish Aviation Ltd; registered
G-AJVZ 4Jun47; Air Transport (Charter) "St Saviour" 18Jun48; Lambert Brothers Ltd 14Mar50;
Lamberts Trust Ltd 28Jul50; crashed taking off when an engine failed in icing conditions
during the initial climb at Ringway Airport, Manchester, UK 27Mar51
100899 (MSN 19362) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. . Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a
resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Netherlands/Belgium. FLC to France Sep 8, 1947.
F-BEIL Alpes Provence 05Jul48. stored AC Marsl- Avions Bleu Jun51. UAT Mar52. Autrex Mar54.
sold Jul55 ARB gives G-ALLI as 19362 UBT BurmaAF N2271B Nevada Airlines R Jul78 WFU 08Sep47. current 2011
100900 (MSN 19363) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate
in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Sep 1, 1945.
To reclamation/scrap at Lawson AAF, GA Jul 8, 1947
100901 (MSN 19364) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 95th Troop
Carrier Squadron [9X*D], 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463); named ‘Wilhemina’.
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate
in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44.
Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. Crashed on take-off at Doncourt-lès-Conflans (A-94),
France 6May45 resulting from premature retraction of the landing gear.
Condemned salvage no battle damage May 16, 1945
100902 (MSN 19365) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 95th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported
paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply
flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Approaching Normandy, the aircraft was hit by bombs accidently
dropped by an allied aircraft which exploded some of the ammunition being carried as supplies.
The explosion blew out the left side of the cabin, both engines were on fire, the wind screens
had been blown out and the roof of the cabin had gone. The aircraft ditched in the English
Channel [4KIA]; the remaining three crew members were rescued by an American PT boat.
100903 (MSN 19366) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 12Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate
in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Sep 1, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 8, 1945. NC57278 W Reilly Jr, Tulsa, OK. to CF-CUC Nov 8, 1946 with
Canadian Pacific Airlines "202". Cities Service Oil Co Ltd 10Feb60. Columbian Carbon (Canada) Ltd,
Montreal 21May64. NTU Syncrude Canada Ltd, Edmonton 01]an65 Great Northern Airways Ltd, Calgary 15Dec66.
Inti Jet Air 14Jun71 Northward Aviation Ltd 24Apr72 Northward Airlines 12Dec72 Gateway Aviation 1975
Southern Frontier Air Tpt Ltd, Calgary 1978. To N141JR Sep 1985. In storage at Gainesville MAP, TX
in 2008. Seen in 2011 at Meacham Vintage Aircraft Museum, used as spares for 41-18590 (N86553)
100904 (MSN 19367) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 95th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463); named ‘Betts’.
Transported paratroopers of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474)
to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims,
France 11Sep44. Transported paratroopers of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a
drop zone near Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Le Mans (A-35),
France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. Towed a glider transporting men
and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Bastogne, Belgium on
Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44. Hit by ground fire, it burst
into flames and crashed two miles north of Bastogne [4KIA]. MACR 11318
100905 (MSN 19368) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 8Mar44. 95th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463);
named ‘Donna Mae’. Transported paratroopers of the 1st Platoon of I Company, 506th
Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Shot down before the drop zone by enemy ground fire, crashed
near Le Férage, Magneville, Normandy [22KIA]. MACR 6167.
4 crew, 18 parachutists killed.
100906 (MSN 19369) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 95th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463); named ‘Dabo’.
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate
in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44.
Transported paratroopers of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44.
Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 101st
Airborne Division to a landing zone at Bastogne, Belgium on Operation ‘Repulse’ during the
Ardennes offensive 27Dec44. Shot down, crashing 100 yards southwest of the
Bastogne- Marche-en-Famenne highway [3KIA]. MACR 11317
100907 (MSN 19370) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 95th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported
paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a
resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44.
Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at
Bastogne, Belgium on Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44. Hit
by flak damaging the right engine and setting it on fire; the crew bailed out and the
aircraft crashed west of Nimbermont, Belgium [5POW]. MACR 11320
100908 (MSN 19371) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 440th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463) Apr 25, 1944. Transported paratroopers of the 101st
Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply
flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Condemned salvage May 11, 1946
100909 (MSN 19372) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 440th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Sep 4, 1945. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945
100910 (MSN 19373) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 96th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Prosnes (A-79),
Reims, France 11Sep44. Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. Damaged taxying at Denain/Prouvy (A-83),
France 19Oct44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Bastogne, Belgium on
Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44. Hit by enemy ground fire blowing
off the rudder and hitting the cockpit; three crew were killed and two bailed out. The glider released
and the aircraft crashed. MACR 11314
100911 (MSN 19374) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 96th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported
paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Battle damaged with a failed engine but returned safely to
Exeter [1WIA]. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. The plane
ground looped and crashed on take-off due to poor conditions on the runway at Le Mans 2Nov44.
Condemned salvage no battle damage Nov 6, 1944
100912 (MSN 19375) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. 440th Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
3917th Operations Squadron, 3917th Air Base Group, Strategic Air Command, RAF Manston, Kent,
England. Destroyed at RAF Burtonwood, Lancashire, England 5Jan52 [6KIS:4INJ]. The crew of a USN
Lockheed P2V-2 Neptune, BuNo 122443, was performing a local training mission at RAF Burtonwood.
On touchdown, the Neptune went out of control, veered off the runway and collided with the C-47A
that was holding for takeoff with a crew of ten on board. Both aircraft were destroyed and among
the 12 occupants on board the Neptune, one was killed while 11 others were injured. On board
the C-47, six crew members were killed while four others were injured. At the time of the accident,
the visibility was limited due to poor weather conditions.
100913 (MSN 19376)to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. 439th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop
Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN 1Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44.
Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field Feb44. Routed
via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana;
Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Fernando de Naranha, Brazil;
Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal; Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan,
Newquay, Cornwall. Ninth Air Force. Balderton (Station 482) 6Mar44. Upottery (Station 462)
26Apr44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a
landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44
Returned to USA Sep 6, 1945. To Mexico Sep 30, 1947
100914 (MSN 19377) to USAAF Jan 1, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 96th
Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463).
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Hit by flak after dropping 17 paratroopers
and ditched in the English Channel 10 miles off Normandy [4KIA]. Condemned 6Jun44.
MACR 8396.
100915 (MSN 19378) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 59th Troop
Carrier Squadron [X5*Z], 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45. Ferried to Chipping Ongar (Station 162). Transported
men and materials of the British 6th Airborne Division to a drop zone at Wesel, Germany on
Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; returned to Abbeville. Diverted unknown
Oct 11, 1946. Also listed as w/o Oct 4, 1946 in forced landing due
to fuel exhaustion SW of Koge, Denmark
100916 (MSN 19379) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 96th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported
paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Le Mans (A-35),
France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. The aircraft had towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Bastogne, Belgium on
Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44. Shot down by enemy ground fire
and crashed near Nimbermont, Belgium 27Dec44 [3KIA]. MACR 11325
100917 (MSN 19380) to USAAF Jan 4, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. 96th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported
paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. On the first pass over the drop zone the signal light failed
to work. Coming round for a second pass the twelfth paratrooper was hit by enemy ground fire,
exploding a grenade on his person and preventing the remaining paratroopers from exiting.
On the third pass, the paratroopers were not in a position to jump and an enemy fighter which
was now following the aircraft made it impossible to drop the troops. With the instrument panel
wrecked, the hydraulic system failed and the aircraft riddled with flak damage, it limped safely
home. 43rd Air Depot Group, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Crashed with mechanical
failure at RAF Bovingdon, Hertfordshire 9Aug46. Salvaged 10Sep46.
100918 (MSN 19381) to USAAF Jan 4, 1944. 8th AF Mar 11, 1944. 12th AF.
Condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 14, 1946.
100919 (MSN 19382) to USAAF Jan 4, 1944. Eighth Air Force 8Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st
Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to USA Sep 3, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945. To NC65869 Caribbean Atlantic Airways Dec53
Interstate Air Service Corp, Santurce, PR registered 4Nov68 current 2011
100920 (MSN 19383) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. . 96th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th
Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Feb44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Ascension Island; Roberts Field, Liberia; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, England. Ninth Air Force, Bottesford (Station 481)
8Mar44. Exeter (Station 463) 18Apr44. Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Damaged landing at Exeter 20Jun44. Returned to USA Sep 3, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 28, 1945. Became NC65388, then CC-CLQ 0188 LAN Chile
Oct 31, 1946, then reregistered CC-C-LDM. DBR at Punta Aernas
Jul 30, 1962.
100921 (MSN 19384) to USAAF Jan 4, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st
Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to USA Sep 2, 1945. To RFC at Walnut Ridge May 17, 1947
100922 (MSN 19385) to USAAF Jan 4, 144. 97th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Feb44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Ascension Island; Roberts Field, Liberia; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, England. Ninth Air Force,
Bottesford (Station 481) 8Mar44. Damaged taking off at Bottesford 8Apr44; the accident was
caused by an elevator lock being left in place. Returned to USA Sep 1, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 30, 1945. To Venezuelan civil registry as YV-AZO of TACA
Mar 28, 1946. Reregistered YV-C-AZO.
100923 (MSN 19386) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. 97th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Feb44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Ascension Island; Roberts Field, Liberia; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Marrakech, French Morocco; St Mawgan, Newquay, England. Ninth Air Force, Bottesford
(Station 481) 8Mar44. Crashed and destroyed by fire at Bottesford 30Mar44. Salvaged 3Apr44.
100924 (MSN 19387) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. 97th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop
Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN Feb44. Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Ferried overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL Feb44. Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico;
Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil; Panamirim Field,
Natal, Brazil; Ascension Island; Roberts Field, Liberia; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal;
Marrakech, French Morocco. Marrakech, French Morocco to UK 7Mar44; crashed after fuel
exhaustion five miles south of Portadown, Northern Ireland. Condemned 8Mar44.
Repaired. F-BFGG Ste Transatlantique Aerienne 29Mar49.
Ste Transafricaine d'Avn Dec52. STAEO Apr53. F-VNBG Air Vietnam Nov56
XV-NIB Air Vietnam registered Oct59
100925 (MSN 19388) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. Anfa Field, Casablanca, French Morocco
to St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall 9Mar44. 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Bottesford (Station 481) Mar44. Exeter (Station 463) 18Apr44. Transported paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Returned to USA Sep 5, 145.
To storage at Norton AFB, CA Feb 14, 1951. To Philippine AF
Became official plane of the President of the Philippines and belonging to Philippine Air Force
crashed on the slopes of Mount Manunggal, NW of Cebu around 0140 hrs on Mar 17, 1957, killing
Philippine President Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others. Crash blamed on metal fatigue
100926 (MSN 19389) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to USA Sep 19, 1945.
To reclamation at Bush Field Oct 3, 1945. TI-I06 TACA. PP-AVU Aerovias Brasil "Sao Paulo"
registered 20Aug46. REAL Jun54. CP-695 F Trevino L Aerolineas Abaroa registered
05Jan61. crashed 06Dec62 Uncia
100927 (MSN 19390) to USAAF Jan 5, 1944. .97th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Battle damaged with one of the paratroopers shot by a tracer bullet, probably the first casualty to
be returned from the battle of France [1WIA].
100928 (MSN 19391) to USAAF Jan 6, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. Damaged beyond repair
when strafed on the ground by two North American P-51 Mustangs Apr 8, 1945 at Wertheim am Main (Y-88),
Germany. Condemned 9Apr45
100929 (MSN 19392) to USAAF Jan 6, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 440th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to USA Sep 2, 1945. To reclamation at Lawson AF, GA Jul 8, 1947
100930 (MSN 19393) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Force landed in Portugal 27Jul44. Interned.
Jul 27, 1944 to Government of Portugal as CS-EDB Serial D2.
In 1945 to Transportes Aereos de Portuguesa (TAP) as CS-TDA. Registration
canceled Sep 1958 and plane went to Mozambique and Government of Mozambique,
operated by DETA (Direccao de Exploracao dos Transportes Aereos or Linhas Aereas
de Mocambique - LAM) as CR-AGB named "GORONGOSA. In 1971 reverted to Portuguese
AF as FAP 6175. In May 1974 abandoned and parted out, derelect Nacatari-Chapa downtown,
Mozambique.
100931 (MSN 19394) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to USA Sep 3, 1944.
To RFC Nov 16, 1945. To civil registry as N56U then CF-JUV N. J. McNeill May 25, 1957.
Trans Canada Pipe Lines Ltd. Toronto Mar 21, 1958. Vendomatic Ltd 24Feb59.
Duplate Canada Ltd 10Mar59. Smith & Stone Ltd 24Sep62. Duplate Canada Ltd 23Dec64.
Northern Thunderbird Air 1976. Knight Air Ltd May78 North Cariboo Air May80.
Northern Cariboo FIg Service 1983. C-FJUV in 1986. As N1944M flew flightseeing tours of
south central Alaska from 1995-2003 with Era Classic Aviation in fully restored condition. Currently
on display as N16005 in Lyaon Air Museum, John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, California in American
Airlnes markings.
100932 (MSN 19395) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth
Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50),
Orléans, France 2Nov44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials
for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 16, 1945.
To LV-XFX-FA Argentina TAM CP 1470 Urcupina Jan 1981, to T-26 Argentine AF, sold to Bolivian
AF as TAM-32 May 31, 1969, then CP-1470. Crashed Apr 6, 1981 Laguna Soliz, Beni, Bolivia.
The cargo plane flew into the ground while trying to avoid bad weather. All 7 onboard killed.
100933 (MSN 19396) to USAAF Jan 8, 1944. Eighth Air Force 8Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans,
France 2Nov44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 17th Airborne
Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; shot down by flak
with a wing on fire.
100934 (MSN 19397) to USAAF Jan 8, 1944. 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air
Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Sold ex MASDC Aug 2, 1961. To N94451. Wreck with
Pavex Inc, Douglas-Bisbee, AZ 1973
100935 (MSN 19398) to USAAF Jan 6, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 98th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, I Troop Carrier Command, Baer Field, Fort Wayne, IN
14Feb44. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 23Feb44; named ‘Roger The Dodger’. Ferried
overseas via the South Atlantic/African route departing Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 25Feb44.
Routed via Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico 25Feb44; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British
Guyana 26Feb44; Val de Caes Field, Belém, Brazil 28Feb44; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil 28Feb44;
Ascension Island 2Mar44; Roberts Field, Liberia 3Mar44; Eknes Field, Rufisque, Dakar, Senegal
5Mar44; Marrakech, French Morocco 6Mar44; St Mawgan, Newquay, England 8Mar44. Ninth Air Force,
Bottesford (Station 481) 8Mar44. Exeter (Station 463) 18Apr44. 97th Troop Carrier Squadron,
440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the
101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44.
TDY to Ramsbury (Station 469) 6Aug44. Participated in a resupply flight for an isolated artillery
battalion to a drop zone at Mortain, Normandy, France 9Aug44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France
11Sep44. TDY to Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 508th
Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 325th Glider Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
23Sep44. Battle damaged by flak causing a large hole in the left wing flap and a flat tire;
the aircraft ground looped on landing back at Fulbeck without Fürther damage. Flown to a
sub-depot for repairs. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Oct44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France
2Nov44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting gasoline for the 101st Airborne Division to
a landing zone at Bastogne, Belgium on Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 26Dec44.
Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 17th Airborne Division
to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45. Used on the Green Project
to expedite the return of solders to USA Aug45. Returned to USA via the South Atlantic/African
route Sep 6, 1945.. Routed via Menara Field, Marrakech, French Morocco; Mallard Field, Dakar, Senegal;
Roberts Field, Liberia; Ascension Island; Panamirim Field, Natal, Brazil; Val de Caes Field, Belém,
Brazil; Atkinson Field, Georgetown, British Guyana; Borinquen Field, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico to Morrison
Field, West Palm Beach, FL. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation at Walnut Ridge 30Oct45.
100936 (MSN 19399) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 98th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Bottesford (Station 481) Mar44.
Exeter (Station 463) 18Apr44. Crashed two miles SSE of North Tawton, Devon 23May44.
Salvaged 24May44
100937 (MSN 19400) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Eighth Air Force 9Mar44. 98th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463); named ‘Sweet Phyllis’.
Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Transported paratroopers to a drop zone near Groesbeek,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. A 37mm shell exploded in the navigator's compartment;
two wounded paratroopers were returned to England. Returned to USA Sep 2, 1944.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 30, 1945. To civil registry
as NC61190 with StratoFreight Inc of Windsor Locks, C 1947. W. H. Wincpar Jr Nov 1949,
4X-AON IAI Ltd, to Israeli AF 1973, Laotian AF as 100937 Dec 1966, Cambodian AF 1967.
To Thai AF Nov 1975 as L2-48/18. W/o Don Nok, Thailand Mar 15, 1978.
100938 (MSN 19401) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Eighth Air Force 8Mar44. 98th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Bottesford (Station 481) Mar44.
Exeter (Station 463) 18Apr44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Le Mans (A-35), France
30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. Accident landing at Beauvais/Tille (A-61),
France 25Jun45. Salvaged 26Jun45.
100939 (MSN 19402) to USAAF Jan 6, 1944. Eighth Air Force 8Mar44. 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st
Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Returned to USA Sep 6, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 30, 1945. To Northeast Air Lines reg. NC65390, to Piedmont Aviation, Inc, reg. N46V,
to Ozark Air Lines Jan. 6, 1963, as "Cargo-Getter" freighter reg. N163J, sold Aug 1968. W/o Mar. 21, 1970 when
operated by S. Bernstein crashed at Melcor Orcampo, Mexico killing both crew. The aircraft was operating an
international cargo flight from Laredo International Airport, Texas to Fresnillo Airport.
100940 (MSN 19403)to USAAF Jan 8, 1944. 98th Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Bottesford (Station 481) Mar44. Exeter (Station 463) 18Apr44.
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44.
Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. Damaged in mid-air
collision at Munich, Germany 6Jun45. Returned to USA Sep 6, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945
100941 (MSN 19404) to USAAF Jan 9, 1944. 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth
Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
With Colorado ANG in 1949. Stored MASDC Apr 21, 1960, to reclamation Jun 7, 1961, airframe
for sale 1961 to 1967
100942 (MSN 19405) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth
Air Force, Exeter (Station 463). Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Netherlands/Belgium.
To France Sep 8, 1947. F-BEID SGAC registered Dec 6, 1948 Inst Aeronautique Amauri
as ground trainer Nov 1968. Broken up Merville May 1976
100943 (MSN 19406) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 3, 1944.
Condemned crash landing Jun 2, 1944
100944 (MSN 19407) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 3, 1944. w/o Mar 9, 1945 in
crash landing at Cairo, Egypt. Condemned crash landing Mar 20, 1945
100945 (MSN 19408) to USAAF Jan 8, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 8. 1944. Returned to
USA Nov 7, 1945. to RFC at Augusta, GA Nov 7, 1945. To NC25507.
100946 (MSN 19409) to USAAF Jan 8, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 3, 1944. Returned to
USA. To RFC at Bush Field, GA Sep 22, 1945. to NC88801. Sria DE US Hacienda y Credita
Publica 18Dec48. XB-JUX J P Casanova 1950. AP-0201 to Mexican AF as FAMe AP-0201
to XC-PAA 25Mar59. XC-PAZ reregistered 03Dec63. XA-COM Tptes Aereos DE US Nayarit,
Tepic registered 1973. US registered 11Oct77.
100947 (MSN 19410) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Algiers, Algeria, Twelth Air Force 5Mar44.
35th Troop Carrier Squadron, 64th Troop Carrier Group, Twelfth Air Force, Italy.
Damaged landing at Ciampino, Rome, Italy 16Nov44.
To FLC Jul 26, 1946. EC-DAY Iberia Airlines registered 05Dec47. EC-AXC "45" reregistered
30Jun51. Spantax SA. Ditched 16Sep66 off Tenerife, Canary Islands. An overspeeding
and failed attempt to feather the No. 1 engine necessitated ditching the plane.
The plane sank after 5 minutes. One passenger refused to leave the aircraft and drowned.
100948 (MSN 19411) to USAAF Jan 7, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 9, 1944.
Returned to USA Sep 14, 1945. To RFC at Augusta, GA Sep 18, 1945. To YV-C-AZX with
TACA, YV-C-TGB Tigres Voladores SA Mar 18, 1963. YV-144C with Latin Carga
100949 (MSN 19412) to USAAF Jan 8, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 1944.
condemned salvage non combat related Aug 27, 1945
100950 (MSN 19413) Delivered to the USAAF 12Jan44. To Tulsa Modification Center, OK Jan44;
Departed the CONUS for Twelfth Air Force, Mediterranean Theater of Operations Feb44;
To 61st Troop Carrier Squadron (US Air Forces Europe), Rhein Main AB, Germany Jan48;
To 12th Troop Carrier Squadron (USAFE), Kaufbeuren AB, Germany Apr48;
To 60th Troop Carrier Squadron (USAFE), Kaufbeuren AB May48;
To 7320th Air Force Wing (USAFE), Kaufbeuren AB Jan49;
To 7230th Air Base Group (USAFE), Erding AB, Germany Apr49;
To 85th Air Base Group (USAFE), Erding AB Jul49;
To 61st Air Base Group (USAFE), Rhein Main AB Nov49;
To 60th Troop Carrier (Medium) Group (USAFE), Rhein Main AB Dec49;
To 61st Troop Carrier (Heavy) Wing (USAFE), Rhein Main AB Apr50;
To 60th Troop Carrier (M) Wing (USAFE), Rhein Main AB Feb51;
To 7365th Air Base Squadron (USAFE), Furstenfeldbruck AB, West Germany Apr53;
To 36th Fighter-Bomber Wing (USAFE), Bitburg AB, West Germany Jun54;
To 1st Pilotless Bomber Squadron (USAFE), Bitburg AB Aug54;
To 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing (USAFE), Landstuh AB, West Germany Nov54;
To 7030th Support Group (USAFE), Ramstein AB, West Germany Jan58;
To 3800th Air Base Wing (Air University), Maxwell AFB, AL Apr59;
To Air International, Miami, FL Jun66. Modified to RC-47N;
To Grenier AP, NH Sep66 for installation of the Sanders ARDF equipment;
To 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (Pacific Air Forces), Tan Son Nhut AB, Saigon, Vietnam Dec66;
To Pleiku AB, Vietnam May67; Redesignated to EC-47N;
To Phu Cat AB, Vietnam Oct69; To Tan Son Nhut AB, Saigon Feb70;
To 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing (PACAF), Tan Son Nhut AB Aug71;
To 377th Air Base Wing (PACAF), Tan Son Nhut AB Feb72;
Dropped from inventory by transfer to Military Assistance Program Nov 1972
100951 (MSN 19414) to USAAF Jan 8, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 8, 1944. Condemned crash
landing May 14, 1945
100952 (MSN 19415) to USAAF Jan 10, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 8, 1944.
Returned to USAAF Sep 20, 1945. To RFC at Bush Field Sep 21, 1945. To NC88829
100953 (MSN 19416) to USAAF Jan 10, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 8, 1944. Cairo
Condemned salvage from enemy action Aug 19, 1946. Also listed as going to ET-T-5 with
Ethiopian Airlines and w/o Jul 22, 1948 when overran landing at Gore A/P.
100954 (MSN 19417) to USAAF Jan 10, 1944. algiers 12th AF Mar 3, 1944.
Missing Mar 23, 1945. MACR 12987
100955 (MSN 19418) to USAAF Jan 10, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 8, 1944. To excess inventory
list Jun 1, 1946. W/o Jul 22, 1948 at Gore, Ethiopia
100956 (MSN 19419) Delivered to USAAF 10Jan44; 12th Air Force, Algiers, Algeria 10Mar44; 35th Troop Carrier Squadron,
64th Troop Carrier Group; Force landed 7Jul44 after engine failure at Catania, Sicily;
9th Air Force, Europe; Diverted 29Mar46; ?eskoslovenské Státní Aerolinie 1946; Registered OK-WDE;
To Armée de l'Air / French Air Force 1Mar60 as 42-100956; Groupe de Liaison Aérienne 45,
Boufarik, Algiers, Algeria Dec60; Groupe de Transport et de Liaison Aérienne 2/60, Villacoublay,
Paris Apr64, radio call sign F-RAJV; Stored Châteaudun 1971; Yugoslav Air Force / Jugoslovensko
Ratno Vazduhoplovstvo (JRV) 1971 as 71281
100957 (MSN 19420) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 9, 1944. To RFC at Augusta, GA
Sep 21, 1945. Became F-BAXN with Air France Dec 26, 1946, to Air Atlas,
then to Israel AF as 1405, then 4X-FNB-05. By Aug 1996 was in the
Historic Aircraft Collection at Haifa AB.
100958 (MSN 19421) to USAAF Jan 10, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 3, 1944. w/o Sep 2, 1944
Cazka, Yugoslavia in landing. Condemned missing Sep 9, 1944
100959 (MSN 19422) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 8, 1944.
Ditched when ran out of fuel off Brindisi, Italy Apr 21, 1944.
Condemned ditched Apr 21, 1944
100960 (MSN 19423) to USAAF Jan 15, 1944. Twelth Air Force, Algiers, Algeria 11Apr44.
Ninth Air Force 12Apr44. 304th Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France. Damaged taxying at Metz (Y-34), France 25Jun45
Netherlands, Belgium. FLC to Turkey Jan 16, 1947.
To Devlet Hava Yollari (DHY) as TC-BAL. Crashed and caught fire on landing at Ankara,
Turkey Mar 25, 1950. All 15 onboard killed.
100961 (MSN 19424) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. Twelth Air Force, Algiers, Algeria 3Mar44.
Marrakech, French Morocco to St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall 19/20Mar44. Ninth Air Force
29Mar44. 438th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45.
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division
to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel,
Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45
Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948. To reclamation/scrap Germany Mar 4, 1948
100962 (MSN 19425) to USaaf Jan 14, 1944. Algiers 12th AF Mar 8, 1944. 9th AF
Netherlands/Belgium. to French AF as AdlA 10962 Mar 1946 CEV F-ZLBP Dtca Mar 1964.
GOM 88 F-SCJB Dec 1974. WFu Jul 1971.
100963 (MSN 19426) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. to Honduras AF as FAH305 Oct 18, 1962. WFU and derelict at Tegucigalpa Toncontin IHP by 2007
100964 (MSN 19427) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44. Pathfinder
School, Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command, North Witham (Station 479). Fitted with
additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported
Pathfinder paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone at Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Fatal crash three miles southeast of
Watlington, Oxfordshire 12Nov44. Salvaged 12Nov44
100965 (MSN 19428) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. Eighth Air Force 26Mar44.
Headquarters/96th Troop Carrier Squadron [6Z*I], 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air
Force, Exeter (Station 463); named ‘Miss Yank’. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation
and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 101st
Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44. Transported paratroopers
of the 3rd Battalion, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Groesbeek,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. After dropping the paratroopers, the aircraft
turned for home. Passing Breda it was in collision with another C-47 aircraft [? 42-100517]
from below, hitting the left engine knocking off the propeller which ripped a hole in the
fuselage; the crew bailed out over German-held territory at Hoeven, Netherlands [1POW:5EVD].
The pilots were the 440th Group commanding officer and operations officer. MACR 9908
100966 (MSN 19429) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. Damaged Jan 17, 1951 at Teagu AB, South Korea.
100967 (MSN 19430) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. Eighth Air Force 11Apr44. Pathfinder
School, Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command, North Witham (Station 479). Fitted with
additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported
Pathfinder paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone at Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Force landed in bad weather in the mouth
of the River Witham, Essex 22Aug44. The aircraft departed St Mawgan, Cornwall for a flight
to North Witham. On arrival above North Witham, the pilot was given accurate weather
information which he should have been given before departing St Mawgan. Unable to land
at North Witham, the only option was to ditch the aircraft, which he did safely in the mouth
of the river Haven (tidal Witham). Salvaged 9Sep44.
100968 (MSN 19431) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Mar 4, 1944.
Condemned Nov 29, 1945. VT-AUQ Tala Airlines registered 18Dec45 Air India Ltd
Air Svces of India Ltd 1953 Indian Airlines Corp bought 0lAug53. Kalinga Airlines (Pty)
Ltd registered 18May 1965. w/o Oct 17, 1965 with Kalinga Airlines in crash while dropping supplies
23 mi N of Mohanbari, India. 8 lost.
100969 (MSN 19432) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. 10th AF or India-China Wing TC Mar 3, 1944.
W/o Feb 14, 1945 in crash near Shingbwiyang, Burma. Condemned air loss Feb 15, 1945
100970 (MSN 19433) to USAAF Jan 11, 194. Eighth Air Force 21Feb44. 44th Troop Carrier
Squadron [6E*H; Nose #48], 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported supplies for the 507th
Parachute Infantry Regiment on Mission ‘Freeport’, 7Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the
505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of
Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the
325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported British
13th Parachute Battalion paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt,
three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
After WWII operated in Netherlands
and Belgium. Sold to Devlet Hava Yollari (Turkish airline) on Mar 13, 1947 but never converted for
civil use. In 1956 it was in USA registered as N59U with Beldex Corp. To CF-KCI with Irving Oil Tpd Ltd
Saint John, NB in Canada on Feb 3, 1959. November 1968 registered as N9434 with Van Buren Madawaska
Corp, Bangor, Maine (possibly re-registered as N943L). Jun 3, 1970 back to Canada as CF-XPK. with Irving Oil
Tpd Ltd Jun 3, 1970. To Northland Fisheries Ltd Jun 8, 1973. Ilford-Riverton Airways Jun 8, 1973.
In Jun 1976 it was sold to Ontario Central Airlines. In 1981 the plane was sold to Lineas Aereas Eldorado
in Columbia, registered as HK-2665, transferring to SADELCA in 1987.
100971 (MSN 19434) to USAAF Jan 11, 1944. Eighth Air Force 20Feb44. 44th Troop Carrier
Squadron [6E*B; Nose #42], 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported paratroopers of the 2nd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone
near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported paratroopers
of the 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Towed a Waco
CG-4A glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone
near Groesbeek, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 18Sep44. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider
transporting men and materials for the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division
to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. The aircraft
participated in a resupply mission to the Keent airstrip near Grave, Netherlands on
Operation ‘Market’, 23Sep44. TDY to Wethersfield (Station 170) 21Mar45. Transported British
13th Parachute Battalion, 5th Parachute Brigade paratroopers to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To FLC Feb 6, 1946. To PH-PBA RLVS Neterlands Royal Flight
Feb 25, 1947. The plane was once the private plane of Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands.
Now on display at the Aviodrome, Lelystad, Netherlands as PH-PBA (serial 19434). The Aviodome
was the dome-shaped museum at Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, which was moved to Lelystad Airport in
2003 and renamed as the Aviodrome. At various times, PH-RLD and PH-TCB have been reserved, but
neither was ever taken up. Currently (2007) has wings, tail, and engines from 42-23974.
Now airworthy and in flying conditon.
100972 (MSN 19435) to USAAF Jan 12, 1944. Eighth Air Force 21Feb44. 83rd Troop
Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469); named ‘Chattanooga Choo
Choo’. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44.
Returned to USA Aug 1, 1945. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. To NC531967 972/F-RAMR.
Now on display at Charleston AFB, SC
100973 (MSN 19436) to USAAF Jan 12, 1944. Eighth Air Force 21Feb44. 36th Troop
Carrier Squadron [4C*U], 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported
paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 456th Parachute Field
Artillery Battalion to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Transported paratroopers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a
drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Damaged
landing at Le Bourget (A-54), Paris, France 24Oct44. Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948.
To reclamation/scrap Germany Jun 18, 1948
100974 (MSN 19437) to USAAF Jan 12, 1944. Eighth Air Force 21Feb44. 84th Troop
Carrier Squadron, [Z8*N], 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469); ‘Jeanne Lee’.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44. Condemned salvage May 21, 1946
100975 (MSN 19438) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 14th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45. Ferried to Chipping Ongar (Station 162). Transported
men and materials of the British 6th Airborne Division to a drop zone at Wesel, Germany on
Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; returned to Abbeville. Returned to USA Sep 29, 1945.
To RFC at Bush Field Sep 27, 1945. NC19135 PP-SVA Tptes Aereos Sud Americanos registered 07May48.
PP-ANF H Aghinaga registered Oct49 leased to Nacional DE US Tptes Aereso. H Machado Mar50 still with
Nacional. Nacional RI8Jun53 REAL 02Aug56 To Argentine AF as FAAr T-39 13Nov61, wfu 8 Mar 1963
100976 (MSN 19439) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. .Eighth Air Force 11Mar44. Marrakech, French Morocco
to St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall 10/11Mar44. 314th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Saltby (Station 538). Crash landed at St Mary’s, Scilly Isles 24Feb45. Diverted 15Jun46. CSA 15Jun46;
fleet ? '35'. Registered as OK-WAT. In service 21apr48. WFU 24Feb60.
100977 (MSN 19440) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. Eighth Air Force 12Mar44. 96th
Troop Carrier Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Exeter (Station 463).
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France 11Sep44.
Le Mans (A-35), France 30Sep44. Bricy (A-50), Orléans, France 2Nov44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone at Bastogne, Belgium on
Operation ‘Repulse’ during the Ardennes offensive 27Dec44. Experiencing engine problems,
the aircraft was lagging behind approaching the LZ. After releasing the glider, the right engine
was shut down and the aircraft returned towards allied lines. Enemy ground fire then damaged
the left engine and there was an explosion in the rear of the aircraft. The aircraft crash landed
into trees about four miles northeast of Libramont, Belgium. The wings were ripped off and the
fuselage continued to burn. MACR 11323
100978 (MSN 19441) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. Eighth Air Force 21Feb44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Feb 26, 1945.
To RFC at Bush Field Nov 15, 1945. To NC56018.
100979 (MSN 19442) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. Eighth Air Force 18Feb44. 85th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469).
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948. FLC to Imperial Iranian AF May 11, 1949
100980 (MSN 19443) to USAAF Jan 15, 1944. 8th AF Feb 19 1944. 9th AF. Condemned Aug 6, 1944
100981 (MSN 19444) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. Eighth Air Force 20Feb44. Pathfinder
School, Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command, North Witham (Station 479); named ‘Chevelet’.
Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported
Pathfinder paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone at Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Transported paratroopers to a drop zone near
Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. The aircraft was hit by German flak. On
board were five crew members and ten Pathfinders from the American 101st Airborne
Division, the "Screaming Eagles". The five crew members and four of the Pathfinders lost
their lives. The plane crashed on a farm at Retie, Belgium, which burned down completely.
MACR 10716
Conflict:
This aircraft is reported active from its assignment with the 59th TCS, 61st TCG 9Aug44 to 24Mar45.
100982 (MSN 19445) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. Eighth Air Force 21Feb44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men
and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Jul 25, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 2, 1945. To NC19900, to Bolivian AF as CB-32. W/o May 28, 1947,
Mamore.
100983 (MSN 19446) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 61st Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483). Transported paratroopers of the
3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Returned to USA Sep 25, 1945.
To RFC at Bush Field Oct 5, 1945. to W. K. Jaros PP-XAS V. V Vasconcellos registered Oct 26, 1945.
L Gome and V. M Neto registered Nov 8, 1945. PP-YPA S. A. Transportes Aeros REAL registered Mar 21, 1946.
To USA Sep 30, 1959. To Israel AF as HHA 017. To civil registry
as N471DK May 5, 2003. Current 2011
00984 (MSN 19447) Delivered to the USAAF 15Jan44.
To Troop Carrier Command Staging Area, Baer AAF, IN Jan44;
Departed the CONUS for Eighth Air Force, European Theater of Operations Feb44;
Returned to US and disposed as surplus at Bush Field, GA Mar45;
Returned to USAF inventory, Middletown Air Materiel Center, Olmstead AFB, PA Oct48;
To 3525th Pilot Training Wing (Air Training Command), Williams AFB, AZ Jul49;
To 3580th Pilot Training Wing (ATC), Foster AFB, TX Nov52;
To 3415th Technical Training Wing (ATC), Lowry AFB, CO Jan53;
To 3450th Technical Training Wing (ATC), Francis E. Warren AFB, WY Jan55;
To 3310th Technical Training Wing (ATC), Scott AFB, IL Dec55;
To 3415th Technical Training Wing (ATC), Lowry AFB, CO Feb57;
To 3750th Technical Training Wing (ATC), Sheppard AFB, TX Feb58;
To Sheppard Technical Training Center (ATC), Sheppard AFB, TX Jan59;
To 3750th Maintenance and Supply Group (ATC), Moody AFB, GA Mar61;
To 3510th Maintenance and Supply Group (ATC), Randolph AFB, TX Jun63;
To Military Aircraft Storage and Disposition Center, Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ Jul65;
To Air International, Miami, FL Sep66. Modified to RC-47N;
To Mobile Air Logistics Area, Brookley AFB, AL Dec66;
To Grenier AP, NH Feb67 for installation of the Sanders ARDF equipment;
To Air International, Miami Apr67;
To 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (Pacific Air Forces), Tan Son Nhut AB, Saigon, Vietnam Oct67;
To 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing (PACAF), Tan Son Nhut AB Aug71;
To 377th Air Base Wing (PACAF), Tan Son Nhut AB Feb72;
Dropped from inventory by transfer to Military Assistance Program Nov 1972
100985 (MSN 19448) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. Eighth Air Force 20Feb44. 437th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a glider transporting men and
materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Detroit’, 6Jun44 and Mission ‘Galveston’, 7Jun44.
Returned to USA Jul 26, 1945.
To RFC at Bush Field, GA Nov 5, 1945. To Penn Central Airlines "C/L Pittsurgh" as NC88833 Feb 9, 1946 .
Sold to Capital Airlines Apr 21, 1948 and registered as N88835. Crashed during training flight near
Clarksburg, MD Jun 22, 1957. 3 killed. Loss of airspeed while executing maneuvers during a
training flight, resulting in a stall followed immediately by a spin from an altitude too
low to effect recovery.
100986 (MSN 19449) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. Eighth Air Force 5Mar44. 59th Troop
Carrier Squadron [X5*N], 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483)
5Mar44. Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
Transported paratroopers of the British 1st Parachute Brigade to a drop zone near Renkum,
west of Arnhem, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Wing damaged in collision
with another aircraft which was landing at Evere (B-56), Brussels, Belgium 3Oct44; returned
to Barkston Heath 9Dec44. Drucat (B-92), Abbeville, France 13Mar45. Ferried to Chipping
Ongar (Station 162). Transported men and materials of the British 6th Airborne Division
to a drop zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; returned to Abbeville.
Returned to USA Sep 14, 1945.
To RFC at Bush Field, GA Nov 21, 1945. To NC1913 Transair Inc CU Expreso Aereo Interamericano
100987 (MSN 19450) to USAAF Jan 15, 1944. 7th AF. Oahu Feb 14, 1944. Guam. To excess inventory list Dec 31, 1945
100988 (MSN 19451) to USAAF Jan 15, 1944. 7th AF. Oahu Feb 8, 1944. Crashed on takeoff from Kwajalein and landed on
reef 1 mi N of base Aug 8, 1944. All 9 on board killed.
100989 (MSN 19452) to USAAF Jan 20, 1944. to Chinese National Aviation Corporation (CNAC)
Mar 6, 1944 under Lend-Lease. Became XT-54.
later N8352C with Civil Air Tpt Inc Dec 19, 194. to N4883V.
100990 (MSN 19453) to USAAF Jan 20, 1944. To China via Miami Mar 6, 1944. Wrecked Mar 7, 1944 Camaguey, Cuba
with Chinese crew and DBR
100991 (MSN 19454) to USAAF Jan 14, 1944. 7th AF. Oahu Feb 26, 1944. Diverted to WAA Dec 4, 1947.
To NC69007, to Empresa Guatemalteca de Aviacion (Aviateca) as LG-APA, later
registered to Aviateca as TG-APA. W/o Apr 5, 1962 when
crashed at Guatemala City, Guatemala.
100992 (MSN 19455) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. 7th AF Oahu Feb 8, 1944. Condemned non combat related Jun 11, 1945
100993 (MSN 19456) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. 7th AF Oahu.
100994 (MSN 19457) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. 7th AF Oahu Feb 12, 1944, Manila.
Condemned salvage obsolete Jul 17, 1947. To reclamation/scrap Apr 9, 1948
100995 (MSN 19458) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. Norway Apr 30, 1945. To Royal Norwegian AF as 100995, code "U"
Jun 12, 1945. DNL 08Jun46 L LN-IAS DNL "Nordpil" R08Jun47. Leased SAS "Steinar Viking" 01Aug48.
Fred Olsen Air Tpt 10Oct52. PH-SCC Transaero 01Aug61 airways Sep61. Martins Air Charter 03Jan66.
OO-AVG Delta Air Tpt D30Jun70. N3433E Jack Adams Aircraft Sales, Walls, MS D18Dec72.
registered 03Jan74. Buckeye Air Service Dec73 leased Meridian Air Cargo Inc 1978.
Leased Viking Inti Airfreight 1979. Leased Bob Carr Aircraft Sales, Wales, MS bought 13May81.
Buckeye Air Service leased 13May81. current 2011.
Noted as N5482U but painted as 43-15732 on display at Rescue Heritage Hall Museum,
Kirtland AFB, NM.
100996 (MSN 19459) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. W/o Feb 14, 1945 when hit high ground 4 mi e of Oblong, IL, 4 killed.
Surveyed at George AAF, IL Feb 15, 1944
100997 (MSN 19460) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. To MASDC*. In Jul 31, 1964 to Air International Corp of Miami, FL for refurbishment
prior to delivery to Jordanian AF. Feb 1975 to N62443. Right engine caught fire made emergency
landing at Heraklion IAP. After engine replacement, flew to Germany and was put on display at
Hermeskeil, Germany
100998 (MSN 19461) to USAAF Jan 15, 1944. While attached to 318TCS/1PTG, 5th AF at AAF Camp Mackall
Field, NC, on Aug 7, 1944 was damaged in a landing accident at Morris Field Charlotte, NC.
Next on May 23, 1945 attached to Pope Field, NC, seriously damaged in a take off accident due to
mechanical failure at Knollwood, NC. To reclamation/scrap at Pope Field, NC Jul 11, 1945
100999 (MSN 19462) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. While attached to 318TCS/1PTG at AAF Camp Mackall Field, NC,
on Sep 30, 1944 was damaged in an accident at Spartenburg Airport, SC. On Sep 9, 1945 while
attached to 37TCS/316TCG at AAB Pope Field damaged in an accident. Later Jan 18, 1948 when attached
to the 122US/113FG at Andrews Field, MD was damaged in a fatal crash landing at Andrews.
101000 (MSN 19463) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. Converted to SC-47A. reportedly w/o Apr 24, 1961.
101001 (MSN 19464) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. w/o May 1, 1951.
101002 (MSN 19465) to USAAF Jan 17, 1944. Europe Wing ATC. FLC to Chile Oct 3, 1946.
101003 (MSN 19466) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 99th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
To excess inventory list Aug 1, 1946
101004 (MSN 19467) to usaaf Jan 18, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44.
99th Troop Carrier Squadron [3J*B], 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force,
Merryfield (Station 464); named ‘Cecelia-L’. Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’,
5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a
landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Operating from Langar (Station 490), Transported ten
paratroopers of the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Arnhem,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44. Enemy ground fire hit both engines which
caught fire just before the DZ. The aircraft continued over the DZ where the paratroopers
jumped out. It exploded then crashed in a field behind enemy lines at Wyler, Germany [2KIA:2POW:1MIA].
MACR 10252
101005 (MSN 19468) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 99th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Diverted to Turkey Dec 18, 1946. Jan 14, 1958
to TC-ART of Devlet Hava Yollari (THY). WFU in 1968. To South East Asia
Air Transport (a CIA front) as N62109 Sep 4, 1975. Company style registration
N96AC requested but NTU. Destroyed in 1987 at HLRA (Airport
Warehouse 32) at Dahra, Libya
101006 (MSN 19469) to USAAF Jan 18, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 99th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. After dropping the
paratroopers, the plane was shot down, damaging the right engine and wing, and crash landed
at Équeurdreville, SE of Cherbourg [4EVD].
101007 (MSN 19470) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 99th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464);
named 'Buzz / Job Mike'. Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Towed a Waco CG-4A glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Grave, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’,
23Sep44; hit by flak at the IP, the glider was cut loose as the aircraft went into a vertical climb
then crashed at Boxtel, Netherlands [2KIA]. MACR 9732
101008 (MSN 19471) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 99th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Oberpfaff Jan 1, 1948.
FLC to France Jun 4, 1948, F-BEFK STA-Alpes Provence Jun 9, 1948. Crashed Aug 22, 1949 near
Laghoust, Algeria.
101009 (MSN 19472) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 99th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Dreux (A-41), France.
Damaged landing at Cannes/Mandelieu, (Y-11), France 3Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 20 1945.
To reclamation/scrap at Lawson AAF, GA Jul 8, 1947
101010 (MSN 19473) to USAAF Jan 20, 1944. Anfa Field, Casablanca, French
Morocco to St Mawgan, Newquay, Cornwall 12/13Apr44. 99th Troop Carrier Squadron,
441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers
of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for
the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Dreux (A-41), France.
Fatal crash at Houdan, France 26Jul45. Salvaged 27Jul45.
101011 (MSN 19474) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44.
99th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
To FLC Apr 18, 1946.
To OK-WDF; transferred to Czechoslovak AF Jan49 'D-21'
W/o 30nov52 near Vesovice. Crew (5) killed
101012 (MSN 19475) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 99th
Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 45th Air Depot Repair
Squadron, 43rd Air Depot Group, United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Fatal accident
landing at Bremen AB, Germany 14May47. Erding Jan 1, 1948.
To Royal Norwegian AF as 101012, then to Danish AF Oct 1956 as 68-686, later K-686, then to
civil registry as G-BLDI, then to N54NA. Owned by Northern Airways which used it for cargo
transport in D-day livery. Crashed on ferry flight Jun 19, 1995 after 5-year standstill. Lost power
on number 2 engine and the wrong prop was feathered. 1 person killed in crash.
101013 (MSN 19476) touUSAAF Jan 19, 1944. . Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 99th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Returned to USA Aug 17, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. To Frontier Airlines as N64422.
Acquired by Air Alliance. Sold to CASI Dec 4, 1966, returned to Air Alliance Sep 1, 1972 and
leased to Sahakol Air 1973. Returned to Air Alliance by October 1973; noted
that month at Darwin, Australia with 'Aereos Timor Internationale' titles.
During 1974 and 1975 it was noted with undeciphered titles in either
Cambodian or Laotian script; when it was flown out of Phnom Penh under fire
in 1975, it wore 'Golden Eagle' titles. Became N1QJ; used for spares by
Airfast.
101014 (MSN 19477) To USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Returned to USA Aug 20, 1945.
To reclamation/scrap at Lawson AAF, GA Jul 8, 1947
101015 (MSN 19478) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Netherlands/Belgium.
To reclamation/scrap Mar 12, 1947
101016 (MSN 19479) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Returned to USA Aug 18, 1945.
To RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 31, 1945. To LV-XFS Argentine Purch Comm, to Argentine AF as T-72
Feb 3, 1947. W/o Jul 17, 1958.
101017 (MSN 19480) to USAAF Jan 19, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Vienna Jan 1, 1948.
To reclamation/scrap at Kaufbeuren AFB, Germany Mar 21, 1949
101018 (MSN 19481) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. 100th Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 501st
Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 101st TFS, Massachusetts ANG 1952. To MASDC Nov 30, 1969, excess Mar 31, 1970
101019 (MSN 19482) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44; shot down by flak and crashed near Carentan,
Normandy [4KIA]. MACR 6140
101020 (MSN 19483) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th
Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Dreux (A-41), France.
On approach to Wenigenlupnitz (R-1), Germany during a supply mission 10Apr45, control personnel
on the ground shot a red flare. The pilot abandoned the approach and started a go around.
A few seconds later, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed
in flames in a field. All five crew members were killed. MACR 13746
101021 (MSN 19484) to USAAF Jan 20, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.. Netherlands/Belgium.
Condemned salvage Apr 10, 1947. To I-LALO of Linee Aeree Italiane SPA Jul 7, 1948, Alitalia Oct 31, 1957,
leased as VP-YXP to Africair in Rhodesia, to ZS-EJK Commercial Air Services in
Oct 28, 1965, Lesotho Airways Oct 1, 1967. Leased to Comair and w/o Oct 9, 1982 near Graskop,
East Transvaal, South Africa
101022 (MSN 19485) to USAAF Jan 26, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. The aircraft departed Merryfield to take part in Operation 'Dragoon' -
the invasion of southern France 15Aug44. Crashed at Grosseto, Italy 29Jul44. Salvaged 6Sep44.
101023 (MSN 19486) to USAAF Jan 26, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th
Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Dreux (A-41),
France. Accident landing after engine failure at Meresburg (R-31), Germany 11May45. Salvaged 20May45.
To reclamation/scrap Mar 2, 1949
101024 (MSN 19487) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. . Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 100th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Dreux (A-41), France. Damaged
taxying at Aldermaston (Station 467) 24Dec44, possibly hit by C-47B ? 43-48924 which
crashed on takeoff from Aldermaston. Salvaged 4Jan45.
101025 (MSN 19488) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 301st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Shot down by flak before the drop zone, exploded
and crashed in Bois de Limors, NE of Varengebec, NW of Carentan, Normandy [22KIA].
MACR 7271. 4 crew, 18 parachute troops killed.
101026 (MSN 19489) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 301st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Villeneuve (A-63), Vertus, France. Operating
from Langar (Station 490), Transported paratroopers to a drop zone near Arnhem, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’ 17Sep44; the aircraft crashed at Zevenheuvelenweg, Groesbeek, south of
Arnhem, Netherlands [1POW:3WIA].
101027 (MSN 19490) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 301st Troop Carrier
Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Destroyed by mortar
fire on ground at Crailsheim (R-5), Germany 9Apr45.
101028 (MSN 19491) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. 301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute
Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. EATS Northolt Sep 1948
101029 (MSN 19492) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 301st Troop Carrier
Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. To FLC Aug 20 1946.
Diverted to unknown Jun 20, 1946. To NC20630.
101030 (MSN 19493) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 301st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting
men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Diverted to Army Ground Forces Sep 6, 1945.
To FLC Jul 3, 1946.
101031 (MSN 19494) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 301st Troop Carrier
Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers
of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Rhein Main Jan 1, 1948. FLC to Turkey Mar 31, 1949
101032 (MSN 19495) delivered to USAAF Jan 21, 1944; 301st Troop Carrier Squadron,
441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers
of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the
82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
36th Air Base Group, Furstenfeldbruck, Germany; accident taking off at
Furstenfeldbruck, 8Mar49; designated VC-47A; 7500th Operations Squadron, 7500th Air Base Group,
Bovingdon May52; 47th Bomb Wing, Sculthorpe Apr54; Chateauroux, France; Headquarters Command;
used by Embassy Flights; Tananarive, Madagascar; returned to US via Prestwick Jan64; WFU & stored
Davis Monthan AFB, AZ. Converted to VC-47A. Oct 9, 1964 withdrawn
and sent to Guatemala under MAP. To N91261 (Ferry reg.), to COCESNA (Corp. Centro Americana de Servicios de
Navegacion Aerea) reg. HR-CNA, Reregistered TG-0-CNA, Leased and returned to Aviateca Guatemala as TG-0-CNA.
To SAHSA - Servicio Aéreo de Honduras SA, reg. HR-SAZ. W/o Mar 18, 1990 when it was DBR upon landing at
Roatan Airport (RTB/MHRO), Honduras, and the aircraft overran the runway and ended up in the sea. Wreck is
used for diving tours.
101033 (MSN 19496) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. 301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers of the 501st
Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
To N4732S for William G. Luker. Next as B-929 for Air America it arrived at
Saigon on December 01, 1965. It was shot down by Viet Cong during an approach
to landing and crashed approximately 11 miles north of Vi Thanh (V-175),
Mekong Delta, South Vietnam on January 14, 1966 at 0740 hours local time. The
pilot and the co-pilot were executed by the Viet Cong, and the kicker was interned,
the aircraft was destroyed by ground fire.
101034 (MSN 19497) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944. Eighth Air Force 18Mar44. 301st Troop Carrier
Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464) Apr 28, 1944. Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne
Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44.
Condemned salvage Oct 11, 1946. Reclamation/scrap completed Jan 11, 1947.
101035 (MSN 19498) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. Eighth Air Force 15Mar44. 301st Troop Carrier
Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. Towed a glider transporting men and materials
for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Hackensack’, 7Jun44. Netherlands/Belgium France Jul 3, 1947.
to Compagnie Algerienne de Transportes, based in Philippeville Jul 3, 1947 as F-BESS. CATA was
taken over by Aigle-Azure Jan 1950. Aircraft leased to AZI (Aigle-Azure Extreme-Orient).
On April 16, 1953 west of Hanoi on a military charted flight to Na San, lost a wing
soon after takeoff and crashed. 27 Pax, 3 crew - all fatal. There is a source which has this aircraft being
shot down during Normandy invasion with all 22 onboard being killed.
42-101036/101201 Curtiss C-46A-50-CU Commando
MSN 30491/30656
101036, 101038/101041, 101043, 101046/101048
101050, 101055, 101058, 101060, 101067/101068,
101072,101078/101080, 101082/101083, 101087,
101089/101092, 101107, 101114, 101122/101124,
101127/101128, 101132/101150, 101154/101200,
delivered and sccepted as C-46D-5-CU
101036 (MSN 30491) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Diverted to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946
101037 (MSN 30492) lost to wash-out Jun 14, 1945. MACR 14708
101038 (MSN 30493) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. W/o Dec 21, 1944 CBI. Condemned salvage Dec 21, 1944
101039 (MSN 30494) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. W/o Dec 25, 1944, CBI?. Condemned accident Jan 29, 1945
101040 (MSN 30495) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Condemned salvage for parts Mar 31, 1947
101041 (MSN 30496) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. condemned salvage for parts Mar 31, 1947
101042 (MSN 30497) surveyed at Lowry AAF, CO Mar 30, 1945
101043 (MSN 30498) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Diverted sold to government of India Apr 10, 1946
101044 (MSN 30499) to US Navy as 39564 Sep 1944
101045 (MSN 30500) missing Mar 25, 1946. MACR 13455
101046 (MSN 30501) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Lost Nov 24, 1944, SW Pacific. MACR 12261
101047 (MSN 30502) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. To Reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Jan 4, 1947
101048 (MSN 30503) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. W/o Nov 26, 1944 at Aden airport in takeoff accident.
101049 (MSN 30504) to RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 8, 1945. To N66559 Aerovias Sud Americana. Crashed near St
Petersburg, FL Mar 20, 1953. A single engine approach to St Petersburg
was being flown, but the aircraft overshot the approach. Full power was added to
go around, but plane stalled with the flaps still down, crashing into a wooded area.
The three crewmembers survived.
101050 (MSN 30505) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Q/o in landing accdient Jun 30, 1945 Barrackpore,
India. Condemned salvage Jul 8, 1945
101051 (MSN 30506) to RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 26, 1945. To Strato-Freight, Inc of
Puerto Rico as NC92857. Crashed into sea 10 km W of San Juan Jun 7, 1949 after
departing San Juan on flight to Miami. 6 crew, 75 passengers on board, of which 52 passengers and
one crew member were killed. Probable cause of accident was loss of power of
right engine which caused the aircraft to lose altitude and settle into the
sea because of overloaded condition of the aircraft. The wrong sparkplugs had
been installed during maintenance. CAB revoked the license of Strato-Freight
in July of 1949.
101052 (MSN 30507) condemned salvage Feb 7, 1946
101053 (MSN 30508) Daqmaged May 14, 1945 at Luliang AB, China. Condemned salvage Jan 23, 1946
101054 (MSN 30509/CU1045) WFU and stored MASDC Mar 27, 1958, to reclamation Dec 19, 1963.
101055 (MSN 30510) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Condemned salvage for parts Mar 31, 1947
101056 (MSN 30511/CU1047) to US Navy as 39570. To reclamation/scrap at Hickam Field as ZC-46A Jan 7, 1949
101057 (MSN 30512) Damaged Mar 30, 1945 at Castel Benito. Condemned salvage Jul 23, 1946
101058 (MSN 30513) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Damaged Mar 6, 1945 in landing at Darwin. Condemned salvage Jan 7, 1946
101059 (MSN 30514/CU1050) to US Navy Sep 1944 as 39567
101060 (MSN 30515) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. To reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Jun 22, 1948
101061 (MSN 30516) to US Navy as 39568Sep 1944
101062 (MSN 30517) missing Jun 30, 1945. MACR 14689
101063 (MSN 30518) to reclamation/scrap at Bergstrom AAF, TX Mar 20, 1946.
101064 (MSN 30519) condemned salvage Jul 23, 1946
101065 (MSN 30520/CU1056) delivered to USAAF Sep 1944, USAF rereg. Sep 19, 1947.
To MASDC Nov 12, 1957, to reclamation Jar 18, 1964. WFU & stored Davis Monthan AFB, AZ Jan 1965.
Sold ex Davis Monthan minus engines.
101066 (MSN 30521) damaged Jun 19, 1945 at Kunming AB, China. Condemned salvage Jan 23, 1946
101067 (MSN 30522) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. (200th TCG) lost Jan 19, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 12400
101068 (MSN 30523) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. condemned salvage Feb 8, 1946
101069 (MSN 30524/CU1060) to US Navy Sep 1944 as 39580
101070 (MSN 30525) to US Navy as 39571 Sep 1944
101071 (MSN 30526) condemned salvage Jan 20, 1946
101072 (MSN 30527) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Condemned salvage Jun 27, 1945
101073 (MSN 30528) condemned salvage Jan 23,1946
101074 (MSN 30529) missing Mar 13, 1945. MACR 13015
101075 (MSN 30530) condemned salvage Feb 7, 1946
101076 (MSN 30531/CU1067) to US Navy Sep 1944 as BuNo 39572
101077 (MSN 30532/CU1068) to US Navy Sep 1944 as BuNo 39573.
101078 (MSN 30533/CU1069) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Government of India bought. Apr. 10, 1946. WFU & stored. Banwari Lai &
Company bought Jul 1954, Borges Tillotson Aircraft, Sacramento, CA bought Jul 1954 reg. N68852. Transferred
to Borges Dusters Inc. Dec 8, 1955. Accesories Aeronautics bought Dec 1955 reg. XA-LIC. Tigres Voladores SA
leased 1956, returned Jul 1975. WFU & stored.
Accesories Aeronautics rereg. XB-FIY Apr 6, 1959. Borges Dusters Inc bought. Sep 24, 1961 reg. N68852.
Carolina Aircraft Corp. bought Sep 25, 1961, rereg. N218C Mar 5, 1962. Honduras International bought 1962
reg. HR-196P. DBR after overrunning runway San Pedro Sula,
Honduras May 21, 1962. Three fatal on the ground as well 2 crew fatal.
101079 (MSN 30534) delivered as C-46D-5-CU. Condemned accident Aug 25, 1945.
101080 (MSN 30535) To UNRRA/CNRRA/Civil Air Transport 19May47 for spares from Philippines to China
101081 (MSN 30536) damged Mar 31, 1945 at Benghazi, Libya.
101083 (MSN 30538) To UNRRA/CNRRA/Civil Air Transport 19May47 for spares from Philippines to China
101084 (MSN 30539/CU1075) to US Navy as 39566
101085 (MSN 30540/CU1076) to US Navy as 39579
101086 (MSN 30541/CU1077) to US Navy as 39582
101087 (MSN 30542/CU1078) crashed Jun 5, 1945.
101088 (MSN 30543/CU1079) to US Navy as 39577
101089 (MSN 30544/CU1080) crashed Feb 2, 1945.
101090 (MSN 30545/CU1081) crashed in water near a Philippine island May 10, 1945. Crew drifted in their lifeboat
for one day, and came ashore to be met by the Japanese. Pilot and copilot were killed, other 2 were rescued
Philippine guerillas.
101091 (MSN 30546/CU1082) WFU and store Mar 1949.
101092 (MSN 30547/CU1083) crashed May 1, 1945
101093 (MSN 30548/CU1084, 43rd TCG) lost Nov 20, 1944, China. MACR 19726
101094 (MSN 30549/CU1085) to RFC. WFU and stored Walnut Ridge, AR
Oct 20, 1945. Bought by Air Carrier Service Corp in 1950,
registered as N51585. Bought by Aerovias Brazil Jul 11, 1951
registered as PP-AXO. Leased by Loide Aereo Nacional
Jul 1954. Bought by Paraense Tramsportes Aereos Jan 29, 1959
registered PP-BTI. Crashed on road 40 km from Vilhena, Brazil
Oct 23, 1965.
101096 damaged 18 Sep 1945 landing at New Delhi
101097 (MSN 30552/CU1088) to US Navy as 39581
101098 (MSN 30553) to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946. To 91-1138 with Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF). Preserved
Hamamatsu, Japan.
101099 (MSN 30554/CU1090) to US Navy Jul 1944 as 39569.
101100 (MSN 30555/CU1091) to US Navy Jul 1944 as 39575
101101 (MSN 30556/CU1092) damaged Dec 31, 1944 at Casablanca. To NAfrW 20Oct44; Cairo; Con 23Jul46
101102 condemned salvage Jul 23, 1946. Modified postwar by Curtiss-Wright for USAF. To MASDC Jun 28, 1958,
to reclamatin Jul 1, 1960.
101103 condemned salvage Jul 23, 1946
101104 (MSN 30559/CU1095) to US Navy Sep 1944 as 39578
101105 (MSN 30560/CU1096) to US Navy Sep 1944 as 39576
101106 diverted to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946
101107 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Mar 8, 1948
101108 (MSN 30563) diverted sold to Government of India Apr 10, 1946. To N75396 Riddle
Airlines, lsd fm Airlift (ex Riddle) for Trans Artic Air (AK), lsd fm Airlift by
Flying W Airways, to HI-209.
101109 (MSN 30564) modified post-war by Curtiss-Wright for USAF. To MASDC Jan 11, 1958,
to reclamation Feb 2, 1959. To N9343R/PP-NMK [ntu]/CC-CLA-0083/CC-CLA.
At Arica, Chile in damaged condition 1973.
101110 (MSN 30565) to RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 6, 1945. To N92853 Jul 7, 1947 with Nenana Fuel Co. (AK),
w/o 10 July 1983
Tobin Creek, Bettles.
101111 condemned salvage Jan 7, 1946
101112 missing Jul 2, 1945. MACR 14699
101113 to excess inventory list Aug 1, 1946
101114 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Aug 14, 1948
101115 (MSN 30570) diverted to Chinese AF Mar 31, 1946. To 91-1139 Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF),
withdrawn from use - stored Miho, Japan.
101116 (MSN 30571) to RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 15, 1945. To N51598/PP-XCT/PP-LDF 26Sep50 /PP-LEO 30Sep58/PP-BTH 7Jan59.
Crashed 12Aug65 nr Cuiaba, Matto Grosso, Brasil.
101117 (MSN 30572) damaged Dec 3, 1944 at Payne Field, Cairo. Condemned salvage Jan 7, 1946.
101118 (MSN 30573) to RFC at Walnut Ridge Nov 15, 1945. To N51658/HK-158/YV-C-AVB/YV-C-TGI. WFU at Caracas 1975.
101119 (MSN 30574) missing Apr 29, 1945. MACR 14389
101120 (MSN 30575) to RFC at Ontario, CA Nov 14, 1945. To N67926/RX-138 [?] LAPSA 1948. To Israeli AF May48. To 4X-ACG.
Crashed in the Negev Desert shortly after takeoff from Avraham, Israel 26Jun49 [loaded with land mines].
101121 (MSN 30576) modified post-war by Curtiss-Wright for USAF. To N5509A/CC-COA-0331/CC-COA.
On December 17, 1973 as CC-COA for Transportes
Aereos Suravia, left elevator separation in flight caused the aircraft to lose
control and crash near Aysen, Chile, 3 crew fatal
101122 to reclamation/scrap Jan 4, 1947
101123 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Jan 19, 1949
101124 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Mar 31, 1948
101125 to reclamation/scrap at Bergstrom AAF, TX Jun 20, 1946
101126 condemned salvage Feb 10, 1946
101127 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Aug 14, 1948
101128 (MSN 30583) to reclamation May 19, 1947. To UNRRA/CNRRA/Civil Air Transport 19May47 frpm Philippines to China.
101129 to reclamtion/scrap at Robins AAF, GA as ZC-46A Dec 16, 1948
101130 crashed in bad weather Aug 26, 1945 Misarami, India. Condemned wash-out Aug 26, 1945
101131 condemned salvage Jul 23, 1946
101132 w/o Apr 25, 1945, CBI?? Condemned accident Apr 25,1945
101133 condemned salvage obsolete Oct 23, 1945
101134 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Jun 22, 1948
101135 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Aug 14, 1948
101136 w/o Dec 21, 1944, CBI?? Condemned salvage Dec 21, 1944
101137 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Jan 15, 1948
101138 w/o Jul 18, 1945, CBI??. Condemned combat Jul 18, 1945
101139 condemned accident Dec 25, 1944
101140 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Mar 8, 1948
101141 to reclamation May 19, 1947. To UNRRA/CNRRA/Civil Air Transport 19May47.
101142 to reclamation Aug 12, 1947. To UNRRA/CNRRA/Civil Air Transport 19May47.
101143 w/o Feb 28,1945, CBI?? Condemned salvage Feb 28, 1945
101144 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Mar 8, 1949
101145 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Sep 8, 1948
101146 salvaged Jun 18, 1948
101147 w/o Sep 13, 1945. Condemned accident non combat related Sep 18, 1945
101148 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Mar 8, 1949
101149 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Mar 8, 1949.
101150 condemned salvage Feb 12, 1945
101151 condemned salvage Feb 10, 1946 by Army-Navy Liquidation
Commission.
101152 missing Feb 9, 1945. MACR 12026
101153 in crash landing 4 mi N of Mohambari, India Apr 12, 1945. Condemned wash-out as C-46A Apr 12, 1945
101154 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Aug 17, 1949
101155 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Aug 17, 1949
101156 condemned accident non combat related Aug 23, 1945
101157 condemned accident Jan 29, 1945
101158 condemned salvage obsolete Aug 1, 1947
101159 w/o Oct 20, 1945. Condemned accident non combat related Oct 20, 1945
101160 condemned salvage Feb 7, 1946
101161 condemned salvage obsolete Jun 9, 1947
101162 condemned salvage Aug 17, 1947
101163 to UNRRA/CNRRA/Civil Air Transport 19May47.
101164 condemned salvage Jan 23, 1946
101165 condemned accident Jan 21,1945
101166 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Aug 14, 1948
101167 diverted to be sold to government of India Apr 10, 1946. To N75293 10Dec54; N2021A 1955; HK-400.
DBF 9Nov64 on take-off at Soledad Airport, Barranquilla.
101168 damaged May 13, 1945 on landing at Payagy, Burma. Condemned salvage May 16, 1945
101169 to reclamation/scrap at Clark Field, Philippines Mar 8, 1949
101170 condemned accident Jan 4, 1945
101171 diverted to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946
101172 condemned personnel failure Feb 26, 1945
101173 condemned salvage Feb 10, 1946
101174 condemned salvage Jan 23, 1946
101175 diverted to Chinese AF Apr 25, 1946
101176 condemned salvage Feb 10, 1946
101177 damaged in landing at Chittagong, India May 23, 1945.
Condemned salvage Feb 10, 1946
101178 damaged May 13, 1945 at Payagy, Burma. Condemned salvage Feb 10, 1946
101179 condemned salvage Aug 23, 1945
101180 damaged Jul 7, 1945 on landing at Chengkung, China. Condemned
salvage Feb 10, 1946
101181 crashed May 24, 1945 45 mi SE of Cox's Bazaar. Condemned salvage May 30, 1945
101182 diverted to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946
101183 (1st CCS) crashed 20 mi SE of Chihkiang, China Sep 28, 1945. 20 killed.
101184 condemned Nov 23, 1944 after crash landing at Kano A/P, Nigeria
101185 crsash landing at Shitshung, China Jul 23, 1945. Condemned crash landing
Jul 25,1945
101186 condemned salvage Feb 10, 1946
101187 diverted to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946
101188 diverted to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946
101189 condemned salvage Feb 8, 1946
101190 in takeoff accident at Chittagong, India Mar 19, 1945.
Condemned accident Mar 21, 1945
101191 condemned salvage Jan 24, 1946
101192 to excess inventory list Aug 1, 1946
101193 condemned salvage obsolete Sep 17, 1945
101194 condemned salvage Feb 10, 1946
101195 condemned salvage Feb 8, 1946
101196 to excess inventory list Aug 1, 1946
101197 in takeoff accident Dec 19, 1944 Yazagyo, Burma. Condemned salvage Dec 28, 1944
101198 left at Karachi Nov 1944. Sold to government of India Oct 4, 1946. WFU in
1950 and stored. Bought by Borges Tillotson Aircraft of
Sacramento, CA Oct 18, 1954 and registered as N68851. Bought
by LDCA (Lineas Aereas del Caribe) of Colombia Jul 1956
and registered HK-829. Bought by Trans Chile in 1957 and
registered as CC-CND. Bought by Lineas Aereas Sud Americana
in 1963 and registered CC-CDC. WFU and stored Miami, FL
1973. Bought by Victor Salas in 1975. WFU and stored
at Opa Locka, FL 1976. Bought by Servicios Aeros R. D. of
Panama and registered HP-977. Bought by Haiti Air Freight
in 1986 and registered HH-DGA. WFU and stored 1990.
Aug 27, 1991 to Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB, Georgia.
101199 w/o Jul 24, 1945 Mashio, Burma in engine fire. Condemned salvage Jul 27, 1945
101200 diverted to Chinese AF Jan 31, 1946
101201 (MSN 30656) to RFC at Bush Field Oct 23, 1945. To civil registry as XA-HAM,
then XB-JAP, then PP-VCE. Converted by Varig to Super C-46C. Now on display
at the Museu de Armas e Veiculos Motorizados Antigos Babeduoro, Brazil
42-101202/101235 Curtiss C-46D-5-CU Commando
MSN 30657/30690. Originally on C-46A-60-CU contract
101202 (MSN 30657) diverted to China Apr 15, 1946
101203 (MSN 30658) salvage Sep 12, 1945.
101204 (MSN 30659) condemned salvage Feb 8, 1946
101205 (MSN 30660) w/o Jun 24, 1945, Bajao, Burma. Condemned salvage Jun 26, 1945
101206 (MSN 30661) condemned salvage Feb 8, 1946
101207 (MSN 30662) lost Mar 9, 1945, SW Pacific
101208 (MSN 30663) in landing accident Jan 14, 1945 Agartala airport, India. Condemned salvage Jan 26, 1945
101209 (MSN 30664) w/o Jul 3, 1945, Nanponmao, Burma. Condemned salvage Jul 6, 1945
101210 (MSN 30665) crashed Jan 23, 1946
101211 (MSN 30666) in takeoff accident Mar 15, 1945, Muitche, Burma. condemned crash Mar 19, 1945
101212 (MSN 30667) off inventory Aug 1, 1946
101213 (MSN 30668) w/o Feb 14, 1945 Sinthe, Burma due to structural failure. condemned due to
structural failure Feb 17, 1945.
101214 (MSN 30669) diverted to China Apr 15, 1946.
101215 (MSN 30670) condemned salvage Feb 8, 1946
101216 (MSN 30671) condemned salvage Feb 10, 1946.
101217 (MSN 30672) condemned salvage Jan 20, 1946.
101218 (MSN 30673) excess inventory list Aug 1, 1946
101219 (MSN 30674) w/o Apr 30, 1945, CBI. Condemned salvage May 3, 1945
101220 (MSN 30675) crashed 50 mi E of Mengsa, Chia Jul 25, 1945. Crew bailed out. Condemned missing Jul 28, 1945
101221 (MSN 30676) w/o Apr 13, 1945, CBI. MACR 13835
101222 (MSN 30677) diverted to China Apr 15, 1946
101223 (MSN 30678) crashed Aug 14, 1945. Condemned salvage Feb 7, 1946
101224 (MSN 30679) sold to India Apr 29, 1946. To N74847, TF-ALA-C. Operated by Transportes
Aereos Bolivar as CP-1267 w/o after accident during initial
climb-out from La Paz, Bolivia Oct 1980.
101225 (MSN 30680) condemned crash Aug 14, 1945
101226 (MSN 30681) diverted to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946
101227 (MSN 30682) excess inventory list Aug 1, 1946
101228 (MSN 30683) crashed 15 mi N of Budalin, Burma Feb 5, 1945 due to engine failure. Condemned
engine failure Feb 9, 1945
101229 (MSN 30684) condemned salvage Feb 6, 196
101230 (MSN 30685) diverted to India Apr 10, 1946. to N5130B Riddle Airlines, lsd fm Airlift -
Trans Artic Air (AK) lsd fm Airlift - Flying W Airways to HI-208 with Argo S.A. in 1976. HI-208 w/o 8 Feb 1977
101231 (MSN 30686/CU1222) WFU and stored Feb 1946. To N5131B Jan 11, 1956 owned
by Florida Aircraft Leasing Corp and leased to Riddle Airlines who bought
it on Jan 19, 1959. Riddle renamed Airlift International Nov 29, 1963.
Zantop Air Transport leased it on Jul 16, 1964, and bought it Jun 30, 1966.
Zantop renamed Universal Airlines Sep 21, 1966. Bought by Aviation Associates
of Georgia in 1968. Bought by DSW Inc in May 1969. Bought by Trans
Artic Air (AK) Jul 1969. Bought by Ortner Air Services Sep 1970. Bought by
Plymouth Leasing Company Apr 1973. Bought by Trans Continental Airlines (Willow Run)
in 1981. Bought by Reo Leasing Inc Jan 1982. Landed at remote illegal airstrip
in Arriaga, Mexico with a load of contraband and was confiscated. Handed
over to Mexican AF as TEC-6047. Stopped flying in 1989 and decommissioned
in 1992. Sold to an American businessman and was confiscated by the airport
for lack of payment of parking fees. Sold for scrap Jan 2001 and donated
by the new owners to the Explora Museum in Leon. Restored and now displaed
in one of the gardens of the museum.
101232 (MSN 30687) in takeoff accident at Sinthe, Burma Mar 9, 1945.
Condemned accident Mar 12, 1945
101233 (MSN 30688) sold to India Apr 29, 1946
101234 (MSN 30689) crashed Mar 21, 1945 40 mi E of Chittagong.
Condemned mid-air Mar 24, 1945.
101235 (MSN 30690) to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946. To 91-1140 with Japan Air Self Defence Force (JASDF),
withdrawn from use-stored.
42-101236/101465 Vultee A-35B-VN Vengeance
Serial numbers assigned for Lend-Lease. Few served with USAAF.
101236 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB403 Jul 1944. No record of fate
101237 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB404 Jul 1944. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
101238 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB405 Jul 1944. SOC May 10, 1946
101239 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB406 Jul 1944. SOC Jan 30, 1947
101240 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB407 Jul 1944. SOC Jan 30, 1947
101241 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB408 Jul 1944. SOC Feb 21, 1947
101242 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB409 Jun 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 31, 1945. No record
of ultimate fate
101243 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB410 Jun 1944. SOC Sep 3, 1946
101244 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB411 Jun 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 26,1946. No record
of ultimate fate
101245 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB412 Jul 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101246 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB413 Jul 1944. SOC Dec 9, 1946
101247 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB414 Jul 1944. SOC Oct 22, 1947
101248 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB415 Jul 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101249 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB416 Jul 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 23, 1945. No record
of ultimate fate
101250 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB417 Jul 1944. DBR when sank back on takeoff from Gosport,
England Jan 3, 1945
101251 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB418 Jul 1944. SOC Oct 22, 1947
101252 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB419 Jul 1944. SOC Oct 29, 1946
101253 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB420 Jul 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 30, 1945.
Broken up at Crail, Scotland Jul 1947
101254 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB421 Jul 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Feb 27, 1945.
No record of ultimate fate
101255 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB422 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947
101256 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB423 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947
101257 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB424 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947
101258 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB425 Jul 1944. SOC Jan 8, 1947
101259 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB426 Jul 1944. SOC Feb 13, 1946
101260 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB427 Jul 1944. SOC Feb 4, 1947
101261 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB428 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947. May have been loaned to Royal Navy
and subsequently returned to RAF
101262 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB429 Jul 1944. SOC Feb 5, 1947
101263 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB430 Jul 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101264 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB431 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947
101265 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB432 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947. May have been loaned to Royal Navy
and subsequently returned to RAF.
101266 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB433 Jul 1944. SOC Oct 22, 1947
101267 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB434 Apr 1944. SOC Jun 25, 1948
101268 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB435 Apr 1944. SOC Oct 22, 1947
101269 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB436 Apr 1944. SOC Oct 14, 1946
101270 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB437 Apr 1944. Transfereed to Royal Navy Jul 2, 1945. No record
of subsequent fate
101271 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB438 Apr 1944. SOC Jan 20, 1947
101272 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB439 Apr 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 26, 1945. No record
of subsequent fate
101273 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB440 Apr 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101274 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB441 Apr 1944. SOC Feb 20, 1946
101275 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB442 Apr 1944. SOC Dec 17, 1946
101276 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB443 Apr 1944. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
101277 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB444 Apr 1944. SOC May 9, 1946
101278 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB445 Apr 1944. SOC Jan 4, 1947
101279 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB446 Apr 1944. Wrecked when struck by Spitfire PM580 while parked
at Manston, England Apr 6, 1946.
101280 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB447 Apr 1944. SOC Aug 1, 1947
101281 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB448 Apr 1944. SOC May 9, 1946
101282 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB449 Apr 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Dec 24, 1944, returned
to RAF Jan 27, 1945 and SOC Sep 21, 1948
101283 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB450 Apr 1944. SOC Oct 22, 1947
101284 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB451 Apr 1944. SOC May 9, 1946
101285 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB452 Apr 1944. SOC May 9, 1946
101286 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB453 Apr 1944. SOC May 9, 1946
101287 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB454 Apr 1944. DBR Sep 22, 1947.
101288 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB455 Apr 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Jan 31, 1946. No record
of subsequent fate
101289 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB456 May 1944. Control lost during low roll and crashed into houses,
Burton-upon-Trent, England (date uncertain).
101290 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB457 Apr 1944. Wrecked when undercarriage collapsed on landing,
Halton, England Nov 30, 1945
101291 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB458 May 1944. Damaged beyond repair when bellylanded 4 miles west
of Pomigliano, Italy following loss of aileron control Jan 30, 1945
101292 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB459 Apr 1944. Struck off charge Apr 26, 1945
101293 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB460 Apr 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Nov 26, 1945
(according to RAF records; RN records say September 1945). No record of subsequent fate
101294 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB461 Apr 1944. SOC Feb 21, 1947
101295 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB462 Apr 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Nov 31, 1945. No
record of subsequent fate.
101296 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB463 May 1944. SOC Feb 27, 1947
101297 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB464 May 1944. SOC Jan 8, 1947
101298 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB465 May 1944. SOC May 30, 1946
101299 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB466 May 1944. Missing off Plymouth Sound, England Nov 22, 1945
101300 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB467 May 1944. Wrecked when bellylanded at Malpas, England
following engine failure Feb 15, 1946.
101301 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB468 May 1944. Damaged May 15, 1947, subsequently SOC
101302 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB469 May 1944. SOC May 16, 1946
101303 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB470 May 1944. SOC Feb 21, 1947
101304 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB471 May 1944. Wrecked when bellylanded on beach near
Whitstable, England following loss of engine power Nov 22, 1945
101305 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB472 May 1944. SOC Aug 1944
101306 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB473 May 1944. SOC Feb 21, 1947
101307 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB474 May 1944. DBR when bellylanded 1/2 mile SE of
Pomigliano, Italy following engine failure Apr 2, 1945
101308 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB475 Jun 1944. SOC Feb 4, 1947
101309 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB476 Jun 1944. Wrecked when undercarriage collapsed on
landing at North Weald, England Nov 4, 1946
101310 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB477 May 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Mar 29, 1945.
No record of subsequent fate
101311 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB478 May 1944. Crashed during attempted forced
landing ¾ mile north of Clay, England following loss of engine power Aug 28, 1946
101312 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB479 May 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Nov 27, 1945.
No record of subsequent fae
101313 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB480 May 1944. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
101314 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB481 May 1944. SOC May 16, 1946
101315 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB482 May 1944. DBR Jan 13, 1947
101316 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB483 May 1944. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
101317 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB484 May 1944. SOC Apr 26, 1945.
101318 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB485 May 1944.
101319 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB486 May 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947
101320 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB487 Apr 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Jan 3, 1946 (according
to RAF records; RN records show it arriving at RN Aircraft Maintenance Yard Coimbatore,
India Jan 2, 1945). No record of subsequent fate
101321 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB488 May 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1946
101322 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB489 May 1944
101323 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB490 May 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101324 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB491 Apr 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Jan 2,1946 (according to
RAF records; RN records show it arriving at RNAMY Coimbatore, India Nov 2, 1945).
Sold for scrap after damage incurred when losing power on takeoff from Trincomalee,
Ceylon Aug 28, 1946.
101325 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB492 Jun 1944. SOC Feb 21, 1947
101326 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB493 May 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101327 was to have gone to RAF as Vengeance IV HB494 May 1944. Collided in midair with 42-101331 Feb 27, 1944.
5 mi SW of Berry Field, TN. Pilot of 101327 survived. Components to CL-26 in USA Apr 6, 1944.
CL-26 is a category of aircraft deemed to be non-flying aircrafrt used for the training of ground
maintenance personnel
101328 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB495 May 1944. SOC Jan 30, 1947
101329 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB496 May 1944. SOC Oct 14, 1946
101330 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB497 May 1944. SOC Oct 22, 1947
101331 was to have gone to Britain as HB498 Mar 1944. Collided in midair with 42-101327 Feb 27, 1944.
5 mi SW of Berry Field, TN. Pilot of 101331 was killed. Components to CL-26 in USA Apr 6, 1944.
CL-26 is a category of aircraft deemed to be non-flying aircrafrt used for the training of ground
maintenance personnel
101332 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB499 May 1944. SOC Feb 5, 1947
101333 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB500 May 1944. SOC May 9, 1946
101334 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB501 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 29, 1945
101335 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB502 Mar 1944. SOC May 9, 1946
101336 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB503 Mar 1944. SOC Apr 26, 1945
101337 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB504 Mar 1944. DBR when stalled on approach and crashed
Cardiff, Wales Jan 15, 1946
101338 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB505 Mar 1944. SOC Feb 4, 1947
101339 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB506 Mar 1944. SOC May 9, 1946
101340 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB507 Mar 1944. No record of fate
101341 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB508 Mar 1944. SOC Jan 8, 1947
101342 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB509 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101343 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB510 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101344 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB511 Mar 1944. SOC Feb 21, 1947
101345/101384 to Britain Jul 5, 1944
101345 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB512 Jul 1944. SOC May 16, 1945.
101346 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB513 Jul 1944. SOC Apr 26, 1945
101347 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB514 Jul 1944. SOC Dec 18, 1946
101348 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB515 Jul 1944. SOC in 1947
101349 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB516 Jul 1944. SOC May 16, 1946
101350 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB517 Jul 1944. DBR when bellylanded at Hutton
Cranswick, England after undercarriage jammed Nov 13, 1945
101351 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB518 Jul 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101352 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB519 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947
101353 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB520 Jul 1944. No record of fate
101354 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB521 Jul 1944. SOC Aug 21, 1947
101355 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB522 Jul 1944. SOC OCt 22, 1947
101356 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB523 Jul 1944. SOC Nov 29, 1945
101357 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB524 Jul 1944. DBR when bellylanded near Wembury,
England after running out of fuel Dec 19, 1945.
101358 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB525 Jul 1944. SOC Jan 30, 1947
101359 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB526 Jul 1944. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1947
101360 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB527 Jul 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Sep 27, 1945
(according to RAF records; RN records say in naval hands Jul 1945).
No record of subsequent fate.
101361 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB528 Jul 1944. SOC Dec 17, 1946
101362 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB529 Jul 1944. SOC Jan 30, 1947
101363 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB530 Jul 1944. SOC May 16, 1946
101364 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB531 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947
101365 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB532 Jul 1944. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
101366 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB533 Jul 1944. SOC Oct 12, 1947
101367 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB534 Jul 1944. SOC Jan 30, 1947
101368 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB535 Jul 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
101369 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB536 Jul 1944. SOC Feb 21, 1947
101370 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB537 Jul 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Jan 31, 1946.
No record of subsequent fate.
101371 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB538 Jul 1944. SOC Aug 4, 1947
101372 to RAF as Vengeance IV HB539 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947
101373 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG810 Jul 1944. Sold for scrap Jun 25, 1948
101374 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG811 Jul 1944
101375 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG812 Jul 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Oct 31, 1945
(according to RAF records, RN records say in naval hands Sep 1945). No
record of subsequent fate.
101376 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG813 Jul 1944. SOC Oct 22, 1947
101377 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG814 Jul 1944. No record of fate in RAF hands, Royal
Navy records show aircraft in their hands by Aug 10, 1945. No record of
subsequent fate.
101378 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG815 Jul 1944. SOC Jun 9, 1947
101379 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG816 Jul 1944. SOC Oct 22, 1947
101380 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG817 Jul 1944. No record of fate in RAF records, Royal
Navy records show aircraft in their hands by Aug 14, 1945. No record of
subsequent fate.
101381 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG818 Jul 1944. Transferred to Royal Navy Dec 11,1 945.
No record of subsequent fate.
101382 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG819 Jul 1944. SOC Jan 30, 1947
101383 to RAF as Vengeance IV KG820 Jul 1944. SOC Oct 22, 1947
101384 to RAF as Vengeance IV Jul 1944. SOC Aug 9, 1947.
101385 to RAF as Vengeance IV. Transferred to Royal Navy Jun 16, 1945. No
record of subsequent fate.
101386 to storage at Phillips AAF, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD Nov 29, 1944
101387 to reclamation at Olmstead AAF, PA Jun 2, 1945
101388 to storage at Phillips AAF, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD Jan 21, 1944
101389 to reclamation/scarp Mar 10, 1945
101390 to reclamation/scrap at Orlando, FL Mar 7, 1945
101391 to reclamation/scrap at Orlando, FL Jul 1, 1945
101392 surveyed at Orlando AAF, FL Jun 7, 1944
101393 to RFC at Orlando, FL Feb 1, 1945
101394 to CL-26 at Memphis AAF Aug 31, 1944
101395 to reclamation/scrap at Memphis AAF, TN Oct 19, 1945
101396/101403 to Brazil,
101398 I have as being w/o at McCalla Field, Guantanamo with
305th FRS, 4th FRG Oct 27, 1944.
101400 I have being w/o in midair collision with 42-101418 at
Beane Field, British Virgin Islands Nov 2, 1944.
101403 I have as being w/o in crash landing at Caravelas, Brazil
Nov 16, 1944.
101404 to RFC at Cincinatti Feb 1, 1945
101405/101411 to Brazil
101407 w/o with 4th FRG in crash landing at Itapenirum, Brazil
Nov 10, 1944
101409 I have as being w/o at McCalla Field, Guantanamo
Oct 27, 1944.
101412 Lend-Lease to Brazil AF as FAB-01, later 6056
101413/101416 to Brazil
101417 to Brazil AF for spares
101418/101420 to Brazil
101418 I have as being w/o in midair collision with 42-101400
at Beane Field, British Virgin Islands Nov 2, 1944.
101419 force landed due to engine failure at Ampana, Brazil Jul 16, 1944.
Remained on USAAF charge.
101421 to Brazil AF as FAB-02, later 6057
101422 to Brazil AF as FAB-03, later 6058
101423/101425 to Brazil
101426 to Brazil AF as FAB-04. Crashed into Sepetiba Bay, Rio Dec 1, 1944. Would
have been 6059.
101427/101434 to Brazil
101435 to Brazil AF as FAB-05, later 6060
101436/441 to Brazil
101442 to reclamation/scrap at Morrison Field, FL Aug 30,1945
101443 to Brazil Sep 1, 1945
101444/101461 to storage at Philipps AAF, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD Nov 29, 1944
101446 damaged in landihg accident at Vitoria, Brazil Jul 23, 1944.
101462 to Brazil
101463/101465 to storage at Philipps AAF, Aberdeen Proving Gronds, MD Sep 1, 1945
42-101466/102365 Cancelled contract
42-102366/102378 Northrop YB-35
102366 (MSN 1486) reclamation authorized by Northrop for AMC Mar 1, 1950
102367 (MSN 1487) converted to YB-49. destroyed in an accident during a high-speed
taxiing run at Edwards Air Force Base on March 14, 1950, when the nose
landing gear collapsed after experiencing a violent shimmy
102368 (MSN 1488) converted to YB-49. First flight Oct 21, 1947. Crashed in southern California
desert Jun 5, 1948. Reclamation authorized by Northrop;
for AMC; 6 Dec 1948
102369/102375 (MSN 1489/1495) redesignated YB-35B May 1, 1949 but scrapped before flying
102376 (MSN 1496) redesignated YB-35B May 1, 1949. Later converted to YRB-49A
102377 (MSN 1497) and 102378 (MSN 1498) redesignated YB-35B 1 May 1949 but scrapped before flying
102378 earmarked for conversion to the EB-35B testbed (company designation N-45)
for the Northrop (Turbodyne) XT37 turboprop engine
42-102379/102543 Boeing B-17G-50-BO Fortress
MSN 7881/8045.
Production changes: Circumferential armour at waist guns deleted. Staggered enclosed waist guns with K-5
mount. Engine fire extinguisher system. Fuel valve change.
102379 (MSN 7881) Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 1Mar44. First aircraft with staggered waist guns.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 6Mar44. Major damage
in an accident landing at Soux City AAB 8Apr44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 13Jun44. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun44. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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.
102380 (MSN 7882) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Mar44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*Y],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 4Apr44. Named "Renovation".
Battle damaged on a mission to Brussels, Belgium 11May44, flak damage to right and left wings
and No.2 engine. Severe battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Oct44. Three crew members bailed out but the pilot was
able to force land at Florrrines, Belgium. Damaged after brake failure in collision with
B-17G 44-8416 on the ground at Rougham 14Apr45. Salvaged 15Apr45
102381 (MSN 7883) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 28Mar44. 236th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Pyote Field, TX 20Jul44. 325th Base Unit, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 18Jan45.
225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD. Collision on the ground with
B-17G 42-38095 at Rapid City Field 26Mar45. 305th Base Unit, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 18Nov45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 2Apr46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102382 (MSN 7884) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Feb44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Lincoln Field, NB 25Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 4Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron, 4
83rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44.. Named "Virgil's Virgin".
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44
(9POW:1KIA). 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. Shot Down By Gunfire From German
Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed 8 km Northeast of
Leutkirch im Allgäu, a district of Ravensburg, Germany.
Believed Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Uffz. Wolfgang Engel of JG 3/11(Sturm).
(1) Crewman Killed. (9) Crew Bailed Out and Captured and Became POWs.
MACR 6977
102383 (MSN 7885) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 1May44. 232nd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dalhart Field, TX 28Jul44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City
Field, SD. Damaged landing at Rapid City Field 25Feb45. Damaged while taxying in collision with
B-17 42-5156 at Fort Worth Field, TX 24Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK
for storage and disposal 15Nov45.
102384 (MSN 7886) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 1May44. 354th Base Unit,
Rapid City Field, SD 20Jul44. 125th Base Unit, Pueblo AAB, CO 29Jul44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD. Substantially damaged in an accident with B-17G 42-97677 on
the ground at Rapid City Field 17Jan45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 4Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
102385 (MSN 7887) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 27Feb44. 346th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 20Mar44.
Crashed into a swamp one mile northeast of Dyersburg Field 21Mar44 (8KIS)
Surveyed at Dyersburg AAF, TN Mar 23, 1944
102386 (MSN 7888) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 1May44. 2114th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 19Jul44. 2137th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 14Oct44.
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
102387 (MSN 7889) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 2Mar44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City
Field, SD 4Apr45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 239th Base Unit, March Field, Riverside, CA 19Jul45. 237th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, NM 23Jul45. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 7Oct45. 321st Base Unit, March Field, Riverside, CA 28Apr46.
4135th Base Unit (Ogden Air Technical Service Command), Hill Field, Ogden, UT Jun46. 556th Base Unit,
6th Ferrying Group, Long Beach Field, CA Jun46. Damaged taxying at Hill Field 5Jun46. 4135th Base Unit
(Ogden Air Technical Service Command), Hill Field, Ogden, UT 2Jul46. Reclaimed 2Oct46
102388 (MSN 7890) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 2Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field
(Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 19Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron,
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 30Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Fornova de Taro, Italy 22Jun44 (4KIA:3EVD:3POW).
Shot Down by Anti-Aircraft Fire Blowing The Right Wing off and Exploded and Crashed
South of Bologna, Italy. MACR 11543
102389 (MSN 7891) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 1Mar44. Rapid City Field, SD 18Mar44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 1Mar45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 19Jul45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 18Aug45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To 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
102390 (MSN 7892) Accepted by USAAF 27Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*M],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 11Apr44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*X/S], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44.
Damaged by an explosion at Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 2Aug44. 603rd Bomb Squadron.
Force landed on the continent 21Nov44. Regained by Group 22Feb45. Force landed on the continent 2Mar45.
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 21May45. 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
102391 (MSN 7893) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 2Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*B], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 26Apr44. (18 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to oil refineries at Hamburg,
Germany 18Jun44 (9POW). Damaged by flak just after the target, the No.3 engine was smoking and the
propeller feathered. Dropping out of the formation, the bomber appeared to be still under control when
last seen as it entered cloud. The crew thought they might make it back to base but left it too late to
bail out. Crash landed near Bavendorf, ten miles southeast of Lüneburg, Germany. MACR 5998
102392 (MSN 7894) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 2Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Mar44.
Ferried to Grenier Field 6Apr44 via a sightseeing route around Norfolk, VA; around the Capitol Building
and Monument, Washington, DC; Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building, New York City.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Ferried to RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador 8Apr44; Meeks Field, Keflavik,
Iceland 9Apr44; Prestwick, Scotland 10Apr44. 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 22Apr44. Named "Cool Papa". {7 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Troyes, France 1May44 (8KIA,2POW).
Direct flak hit in cockpit, crashed near Raversijde airfield, three miles southwest of Ostende, Belgium
MACR 4465
102393 (MSN 7895) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44.
612th Bomb Squadron [SC*R], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 16Apr44.
Named "Diana Queen Of the Chase". Damaged landing at Deenethorpe 25Jun44. Accident during a mission
to an aero engine factory at Munich, Germany 16Jul44 (2KIA:8RTD). There was a high, heavy, and persistent
cloud layer over Munich. Concerned about mid-air collisions with another group, this group turned for a
secondary target at Stuttgart. Thirty minutes after leaving Stuttgart, as the plane crossed the German border
into France, the pilot realized that he hadn’t heard anything from his bombardier since he announced
“bombs away” over the target. Unable to raise the bombardier or the navigator over the intercom,
the co-pilot went to check on the two crew members in the nose of the plane. In the nose it was discovered
that both airmen had died from anoxia (lack of oxygen). {111 missions}. 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 12Jun45. 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
102394 (MSN 7896) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*C], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 16Apr44. Named "Down 'n Go". Failed to return from a mission
to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44 (6POW:3KIA).
Shot Down By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 and Crashed at Brockhofe 20 km
West of Uelzen Germany. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit.
MACR 8202
102395 (MSN 7897) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 15Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44.
711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 8Apr44. Failed to return
from a diversionary mission to an aircraft depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (10POW). En route
to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy
fighters. Attacks by enemy aircraft caused severe damage, crashed southwest of Giessen at Klein-Linden,
Germany. MACR 4771
102396 (MSN 7898) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 18Mar44. 1380th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 5Apr44.
325th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 14Apr44.
Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gymnich, Erftstadt, southwest of Cologne,
Germany 10Jan45 (1KIA). The aircraft lost No.1 engine to flak on the first run over the target.
On the next run it lost No.2 engine and the bombardier did not identify the target. Regrouping,
the pilot began a third run and, just before the target, flak got both remaining engines.
The pilot restarted No.1 engine, dropped the bombs on an unidentified target and headed
to friendly territory. He spotted a field near Liège, Belgium; with three engines out, the bomb
bay doors jammed open and the ball turret pointing down, he landed without injury to the
remaining crew. At 300 feet, for some reason, the waist gunner bailed out and was killed.
Salvaged 23Jan45
102397 (MSN 7899) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10Apr44. 730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 20Apr44. Named MUGWUMP". 29th Bomb Squadron.
Named "C'est La Guerre". Failed to return from a mission to the submarine shipyards at Hamburg,
Germany 17Jan45 (9POW). Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Flak struck the No.1 and No.2
engines, the propellers were feathered and the plane lost altitude and speed. The pilot headed for
Sweden but force landed at Güderott, near Süderbrarup, 10km southwest of Kappeln, Germany.
MACR 11794
102398 (MSN 7900) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Feb44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44.
612th Bomb Squadron [SC*H], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 13May44.
Named "Dynamite John". Damaged taxying at Deenethorpe 13May45. {92 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 17Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102399 (MSN 7901) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Feb44.
236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), 46th Bomber Training Wing, Pyote Field, TX 5Mar44.
Damaged by bad weather at Pyote Field 10Apr44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 17Aug44. Fatal crash after mechanical failure ten miles southeast of
Biggs Field 22Nov44. Salvaged 23Nov44. To reclamation at Biggs Field, TX Dec 16, 1944
102400 (MSN 7902) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 6Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore
Field, OK 17Dec44. Damaged in ground collision with B-17G 44-6042 at Ardmore 12Jan45.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 17Jun45. 327th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 21Jun45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 20Jul45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Aug45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102401 (MSN 7903) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Feb44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 5Mar44. Combat Crew Training School, 395th Bomb Group, Ardmore Field,
OK 21Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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. Named "Charlie Lynn"
102402 (MSN 7904) Accepted by USAAF 1Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 29Feb44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 11Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Apr44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*L], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 4Apr44. {first combat mission 29Apr44}. {10 missions}. Failed to return
from a mission to the docks at Kiel, Germany 22May44 (8POW:1KIA). About seven minutes
after the target, it was damaged by enemy fighters which disabled two engines and caused a
fire in the bomb bay and wings. The aircraft entered a spin, crashed and destroyed by fire on a
farm near Rethwischfeld, eleven miles southwest of Lubeck, Germany. MACR 4954.
102403 (MSN 7905) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Feb44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 9Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy Apr44. Failed to return
from a mission to the Luftschiffbau Zeppelin V-2 rocket test facility at Oberraderach, Fredrichshafen,
Germany 3Aug44 (10RTD). Ditched Adriatic Sea southwest of Vis, Yugoslavia; crew rescued
102404 (MSN 7906) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Feb44.
236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), 46th Bomber Training Wing, Pyote Field, TX 11Mar44.
Damaged taxying at Pyote Field 22Apr44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 17Aug44. Damaged taxying with mechanical failure at Biggs Field 5Sep44.
4505th Base Unit (Air Depot Group Training, San Antonio Air Technical Service Command),
Kelly Field, San Antonio, TX 20Sep44. 203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational Training Wing),
Jackson AAB, MS 28Mar45. 253rd Base Unit (Bombardier School), St Angelo Field, TX 25Jul45.
203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 10Aug45.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 9Sep45. 230th Base Unit, HQ,
Combat Crew Training Wing, Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 25Nov45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 11Dec45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102405 (MSN 7907) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44.
332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*O], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8Apr44. {
(first combat mission 22Apr44}. The plane was scheduled for a practice mission to gain experience in
formation flying, instrument procedures for the pilots and new crew co-ordination 23Apr44 (9KIS:2RTD).
Two ground personnel were on board as passengers. About two hours into the sortie hydraulic fluid
started leaking which then caught fire. The crew could not find any fire extinguishers on board – they
had been removed from the new aircraft; being high pressure they were removed to preclude bursting
if struck by flak. The bail out bell was rung then the pilot spiralled the plane down to about 4,000
feet when the crew bailed out. The plane went into a climbing stall then continued in a downward
spiral. At about 2,000 feet the plane went into a flat spin and at 1,000 feet the tail disintegrated.
Crashed at Cooper’s Farm, Page Corner, Lawshall, Suffolk. {1 mission}. 9 killed,
2 parachuted to safety. Condemned salvage battle damage Apr 24, 1944
102406 (MSN 7908) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 8Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 15Apr44.
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to Întreprinderea de
Construc?ii Aeronautice aircraft factory at Bra?ov, Rumania 6May44; 26 holes found in aircraft.
Failed to return from a mission to a railway bridge at Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia 7May44
(4POW:6KIA). Shot down and crashed near Belgrade, Serbia, Yugoslavia. MACR 4924
102407 (MSN 7909) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
Des Moines Municipal Airport, IA 17Mar44. Combat Crew Training School, 395th Bomb Group,
Ardmore Field, OK 27Mar44. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field, TX 10Aug44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. Damaged taxying
with mechanical failure at Ardmore Field 9Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102408 (MSN 7910) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
346th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 21Mar44. 554th Base Unit,
4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 12Oct44. 4119th Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical
Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 7Nov44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 2Jan45. 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
102409 (MSN 7911) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
Combat Crew Training School, 395th Bomb Group, Ardmore Field, OK 21Mar44. 268th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 2Jan45. 222nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. Damaged in mid-air collision with
B-17F 42-30761 fourteen miles northeast of Ardmore 9Feb45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK
16Jun45. Substantially damaged when force landed after engine failure fifteen miles northeast of
Ardmore, OK 19Jun45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 21Jun45.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 3Jul45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Reclaimed 3Jan46
102410 (MSN 7912) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
Combat Crew Training School, 395th Bomb Group, Ardmore Field, OK 20Mar44. Accident landing at
Ardmore Field 9Jul44. Eleven crewmen had been on a local training flight and had returned to the airfield to land.
The pilot in command was allowing the co-pilot to practice first phase ‘follow-through’ landings. They had made a
normal pattern and approach and had made two previous landings with the pilot in command at the controls.
The third landing was being made by the co-pilot from the right seat while the captain was following through
on the controls from the left seat. The aircraft made normal pattern and approach but appeared to bounce
quite badly as it touched the runway. At about the 1/3 mark the left landing gear appeared to collapse and
the aircraft spun off the left side of the runway. Crashed on the O.F. Kramer farm four miles north of
Ardmore, OK 24Sep44 (3KIS). Nine crew members bailed out after No.1 engine blew a cylinder and caught
on fire at around 2,000ft on the downwind leg of the landing pattern. Three of the nine who bailed out died
in their survival attempt. The engineer accidentally dropped his chute overboard and exited the aircraft on
the back of the co-pilot. When the co-pilot's chest chute opened, the engineer lost his grip and perished.
The navigator's chute was only fastened on one side of the harness and failed to open properly. For some
unknown reason, The engineer/top turret gunner was last to leave the aircraft at an altitude too low for
the chute to fully open. The aircraft crashed nose first and exploded on impact. SOC 25Sep44.
102411 (MSN 7913) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Apr44.
427th Bomb Squadron [GN*Y:GN*P], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire
30Apr44. Named "Miss Lace" Battle damaged on a mission to railway installations and tank
factories at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45. Force landed behind Soviet lines on a fighter airfield at Ok?cie,
Warsaw, Poland. Repaired by Soviet Air Force. 890th Aviation Regiment, 45th TBAP (Heavy Bomber
Aviation Regiment), Balbasova, Orsha, Belorussia
102412 (MSN 7914) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
Pyote Field, TX 19Mar44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 18Aug44.
4505th Base Unit (Air Depot Group Training, San Antonio Air Technical Service Command), Kelly Field,
San Antonio, TX 1Sep44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 17Jan45.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 8Mar45. 332nd Base Unit,
Ardmore Field, OK 19Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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; scrappe
102413 (MSN 7915) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
346th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 22Mar44. Personal injury accident
at Dyersburg Field 8Jan45 [plane not damaged]. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102414 (MSN 7916) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Mar44. Ferried to Grenier Field 6Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 10Apr44. Assigned Eighth Air Force, England. En route from RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to Meeks Field,
Keflavik, Iceland, the aircraft crash landed on the frozen Lake Melville about 30 miles from Goose Bay
19Apr44 (10KIS). The wreckage was found later by a Norseman spotter plane
102415 (MSN 7917) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
Ardmore Field, OK 17Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 8Sep44.
2517th Base Unit (Navigation School & Instructor School), Ellington Field, Houston, TX 21Sep44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore
Field, OK 16Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 10Sep45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46;
scrapped
102416 (MSN 7918) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Apr44. Ferried from
RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland 20Apr44. The left
landing gear would not lower so the aircraft diverted to Langford Lodge and after ditching the ball
turret into Lough Neagh and burning off most of the fuel a successful crash landing with landing gear
retracted was carried out causing only minor damage. Lockheed Overseas Corporation, 403rd Air Depot,
Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland Apr44.
349th Bomb Squadron [XR*H], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 19Apr44.
Named "Lady Luck". Whilst parked at Thorpe Abbotts 11Jul44, tracer bullets from the ball turret of
parked B-17G 42-107007 damaged the aircraft. Failed to return from a mission to Saint-Lô, France
25Jul44 (8POW:1EVD). Flak damaged engine No.2, crew bailed out of the burning aircraft before it
crashed Normandy, France. . MACR 7837
102417 (MSN 7919) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Mar44.
Des Moines Municipal Airport, IA 21Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. Four Ardmore aircraft were flying in an echelon formation on an air-to-air
gunnery training mission over Galveston Bay, Texas 23Feb45. The aircraft departed Ardmore
Army Air Field and flew to the Galveston Air to Air Gunnery Practice Range at an altitude of 14,000ft
in a diamond formation. Upon reaching the range, the formation changed to echelon, to the right
and up. While in this formation at approximately 14,000ft, this bomber occupied number three
position up. The gunners of each aircraft fired at the towed target as appropriate opportunities
occurred as it flew among the four aircraft. After coming down from altitude, the co-pilot, who was
riding in the nose of the aircraft, reported finding three holes in the right side of the navigation
compartment. Two were on the right side rear of the navigator’s compartment and one about a foot
and a half below the co-pilots seat. When the aircraft landed at Ardmore, damage to the Number
three propeller and right inboard wing fairing was observed. A portion of a 50-caliber bullet and
the butt end of a 50-caliber case were found inside the aircraft. The reason for the holes in the
aircraft was assumed to be from the propeller striking ejected 50-caliber casings and at least one bullet.
The damages made by the projectiles were assumed to have been the result of a problem with the
chin turret when guns were fired in certain positions. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Aug45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102418 (MSN 7920) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 12Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*M], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron. Battle damaged during a
mission to Germersheim, Germany 13Jan45. On return crash landed RAF Woodbridge emergency landing
ground, Suffolk. Salvaged 14Jan45
102419 (MSN 7921) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Mar44. 20th Ferrying Group, Berry Field,
Nashville, TN 23Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12Apr44.
709th Bomb Squadron [IE*E], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 20Apr44.
710th Bomb Squadron. Crashed after takeoff for a mission 28Jun44. Mechanical fault led to fire break
out, and call to bail out. Crash landed a few miles away, one mile east of Woolpit, Suffolk
102420 (MSN 7922) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
Staging Base, 21st Bomb Wing, Lincoln Field, NB 19Mar44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN. Fatal accident while taxying at Dyersburg Field 15May44 [plane not damaged].
Major damage in an accident taking off from Dyersburg Field 12Jul44. 330th Base Unit, Dyersburg Field, TN
3Jan45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102421 (MSN 7923) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 16Mar44. 1380th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 2Apr44.
709th Bomb Squadron [IE*M], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 6Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (9KIA:1POW).
The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg.
Enemy aircraft hits caused aircraft to explode, crashed two miles northwest of Weferlingen, ten miles
north of Helmstedt, Germany. MACR 4254
102422 (MSN 7924) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 17Apr44.
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44 Named . OLD SHILLELAGH / CATFISH - artwork of a blonde/red head
woman in a red bathing suit. 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. Shot Down By Gunfire
From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2
The fuselage broke into two pieces after the attack by the fighters. Out of the ten man, the only survivor
was the right waist gunner; he attempted to care for the heavily wounded lower turret gunner.
The aircraft exploded, and he was ejected. On hitting the ground, the bombs exploded in the front
half of the plane. The rear part of the airplane fell nearby. Crashed near Kempten, Germany.
Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3/IV(Sturm). MACR 7098
102423 (MSN 7925) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44.
533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*Q], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 21May44.
Named "My Devotion". On mission to Fismes, France 28Jun44 (1KIA). {24+ missions}. Failed to return
from a mission to the Bayerische Motoren Werke aero engine works at Munich, Germany 31Jul44 (9POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Stafflangen, Germany. MACR 7742
102424 (MSN 7926) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 10Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
325th Bomb Squadron [NV*B], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7Apr44.
Named "El Lobo". Major damage in an accident landing at Podington 27Jun44. Failed to return
from a mission to Cologne, Germany 5Oct44 (3KIA:6RTD). Mechanical failure, ditched English Channel.
MACR 9347
102425 (MSN 7927) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 6Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore
Field, OK 20Mar44. Mid-air collision with Beech AT-10 Wichita 42-37427 ten miles southwest of
Big Spring Field, TX 22Aug44. 2509th Base Unit (Bombardier School), Big Spring Field, TX 25Aug44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 30Aug44. 332nd Base Unit,
Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 21Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102426 (MSN 7928) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 9Apr44. 407th Bomb Squadron [PY*W], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7May44, named 'Kidley Divey" Failed to return
from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany
11Sep44 (8KIA:1POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Helfta, Eisleben, Germany
MACR 8891.
102427 (MSN 7929) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 25Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44.
336th Bomb Squadron [ET*C], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 7Apr44. 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 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 #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. Battle damaged on a
mission to the railway marshalling yards at Mainz, Germany 9Oct44 (9RTD). With solid cloud over
the target, the group diverted to the ball bearing factories at Schweinfurt, Germany. {35 missions}.
Salvaged 14Nov44
102428 (MSN 7930) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
Grandview Field, Kansas City, MO 14Mar44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg
Field, TN 20Mar44. Destroyed in a collision with B-17F 42-6116 and B-17G 42-102773 while taxying
at Dyersburg Field 21Apr44. Salvaged 22Apr44
102429 (MSN 7931) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 2Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 17Apr44. Sterparone, Italy 17Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Romano-Americana oil refinery at Ploe?ti, Rumania 15Jul44 (10KIA).
The plane was damaged by flak over the target and the No.2 propeller was feathered. It remained with the
formation as they dropped down to escort the crippled 42-97653 and provided much needed support
when enemy fighters appeared and attempted to shoot down the straggler. The formation’s defensive
power was sufficient to chase off the fighters. The crew of #653 bailed out near Jagodina, Serbia but
the two pilots remained to keep the plane steady. About ten minutes past this point the remainder of
the formation scattered because of clouds that extended from approximately 6,000 feet to 18,000 feet.
The pilot of #653 was the original and regular pilot for the crew members on #429 and wanted to be
sure that their pilot was able to bail out safely. With the autopilot set, as the plane entered clouds,
the two pilots jumped out north of Niš, Serbia, Yugoslavia. The pilot of #429, unable in the clouds to see
that the two pilots had gone, continued to fly alongside the now unmanned bomber. Unfortunately they
did not concentrate or see the mountains looming ahead. The plane crashed on a mountain at Adžine Livade,
near Kragujevac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. All (10) Crew Were Killed.. MACR 6955
102430 (MSN 7932) Accepted by USAAF 3Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 2Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field,
NB 13Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*O], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 15Apr44. Named SPAM-O-LINER – artwork of a tin of Spam with wings.
Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 24Apr44 (2WIA:8RTD). Poor discipline by the leader found a
combat wing strung out and separated from the main bomber stream. This left the formation
open to enemy fighter attack. Southeast of Stuttgart a large flight of fighters started their attack on
the bombers. This last until the target by which time sixteen bombers had been shot down and
aircraft of the 306th Bomb Group had been forced to jettison their bombs early to maintain the
higher speed of this formation. Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs
on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Declared ‘war weary’ 7Jan45.
Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 4Mar45.
Regained by Group 18Mar45. {79 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 10Dec
102431 (MSN 7933) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 22Apr44. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*Y], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155),
Suffolk 23Apr44. 549th Bomb Squadron. Named "Slick Chick". Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Mannheim, Germany 21Jan45. Crashed after the crew bailed out at Pattiswick Hall,
Bradwell, Essex. Salvaged
102432 (MSN 7934) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44. 1380th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 4Apr44.
427th Bomb Squadron [GN*U], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 12Apr44.
Nmed "Tiny Angel". Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway
marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Bitburg, Germany.
MACR 8438
102433 (MSN 7935) Accepted by USAAF 4Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. Modified with a chin turret. 3,500th aircraft processed by United Air
Lines at Cheyenne. ‘The 3,500th Headache for Hitler - United Air Lines Modification Center’.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
562nd Bomb Squadron [F], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 7Apr44.
Named "Headache for Hitler"--nose art with cowboy on his horse dragging Hitler behind was added
at Cheyenne. {first combat mission 18Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to railway facilities
around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by
enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg. Flak over the target was very accurate. Battle damaged
on a mission to the docks at Kiel, Germany 22May44 (2KIA:8RTD). Intense flak was encountered
over the target and very accurate. On return for a forced landing, overshot the runway whilst
landing at RAF Ludham, crossing a road, a railway line, struck a tree killing the co-pilot and radio
operator, and coming to rest at Laurels Farm, Catfield, Norfolk. {16 missions}. Salvaged 24May44.
102434/102439 to RAF as Fortress III HB783/HB788
102434 (MSN 7936) Accepted by USAAF 4Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB783
at Dorval, Montreal 10Mar44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 15/16Mar44. Returned to USAAF, no RAF service.
Eighth Air Force Service Command 26Mar44. 561st Bomb Squadron [L], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk 22Mar44. Named "Heaven's Above/Panhandle Kid". Damaged by a ground launched
rocket missile during an attack on a V-weapon site in France 15Jun44. The missile struck No.3 engine,
ricocheted into the fuselage and exploded. Despite extensive damage to various control lines the pilot
brought the bomber back to England and safely landed at RAF Manston, Kent. Severely battle damaged
on a mission to a road bridge at Méry-sur-Oise, Paris, France 2Aug44. From the I.P. to the target the
plane was being struck constantly as the flak was very accurate and intense. Over the target at bomb
release nothing happened, the four blockbuster bombs had hung up. At this point the plane received
a direct flak hit on the right elevator and went into a spin. The bombardier managed to release the
bombs which were seen to hit a French farmhouse. The pilot was working to get the plane on an
even keel. There was a fire in an electrical motor in the waist section and the plane had fallen out
of the formation but was flying straight now. The vertical stabilizer had been tilted to the left and
the crew was in danger if it failed. The enlisted men gathered in the radio room with their parachutes
in case of emergency. The navigator directed the pilot home and even arrived back at Knettishall
before the rest of the formation. The tail section had been badly damaged. 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 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 the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany
28Sep44 (9RTD). Flak was intense in the target area and to the Rally Point. Flak damaged two engines.
Most of crew bailed out over Liège, Belgium. The pilots crash landed the aircraft at Les Villettes,
near Bra-Sur-Lienne, southwest of Malmedy, Belgium. {33 missions}. MACR 9379
102435 (MSN 7937) Accepted by USAAF 4Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB784
at Dorval, Montreal 10Mar44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 19Mar44. Returned to USAAF, no RAF service.
Eighth Air Force Service Command 31Mar44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [B], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 1Jul44. Named "Double Wallop". {first combat mission 6Jul44}.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to a supply depot northwest of Beaumont-sur-Oise, France
8Jul44 (1WIA:9RTD). 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, wounding the bombardier.
Battle damaged during a mission to the industrial area of Munich, Germany 13Jul44 (1WIA:9RTD).
Moderate accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with intense flak at the
target, wounding the radio operator. Failed to return from a mission to the Bayerische Motoren
Werke aero engine works at Munich, Germany 31Jul44 (8POW). At the I.P., No.4 engine was smoking,
the propeller windmilling and the aircraft was leaking fuel. Flak was heavy and accurate at the target,
striking and causing damage to the plane. The pilot asked for a heading for Switzerland; the crew
was flying without a navigator on this mission. With two engines on fire and knowing that they
would be unable to make it, the crew bailed out near Memmingen. The plane crashed at Legau,
south of Memmingen, Germany. {16 missions}. MACR 7746
102436 (MSN 7938) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB785 at Dorval, Montreal 10Mar44.
No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval 19Mar44. Ferried RCAF Gander,
Newfoundland to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 20/21Mar44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 31Mar44.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-A], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Norfolk. Used for radio
counter measures. Failed to return from a ‘Jostle’ bomber support mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 21Mar45 (10KIA – RAF/RCAF). Shot down by
German night hunter Fw. Helmut Burkhard of 1./NJG 5, the bomber crashed at Sulzbach, 5km ESE from
Großostheim, Germany
102437 (MSN 7939) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB786 at Dorval, Montreal 10Mar44.
No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Departed Dorval, arrived Lajes Field, Terceira Island,
Azores 26Mar44. No.220 Squadron [ZZ-V] Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores 9Apr44. Damaged in
collision with parked B-17E FK198 [41-2622] while taxying at Lajes 19Apr44, damage category AC.
No.3502 Servicing Unit (Gosport Pool), RAF Gosport, Hampshire 26Apr45. No.521 Squadron [Q],
RAF Langham, Norfolk 9Jun45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 4Feb46 for
storage. RAF Gatwick, Surrey 7Mar46. Salvaged 21Jun47
102438 (MSN 7940) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44.
90th Ferrying Squadron, 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT. Substantially damaged in
an accident on the ground at Gore Field 8Mar44. Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III,
serial HB787 at Dorval, Montreal 10Mar44. No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal.
Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 9May44. No.12 Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride,
Cumberland May44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 18Jul44. No.214 (Federated Malay States)
Squadron [BU-J], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 31Jul44. Used for radio counter
measures. Crashed on return from a radio counter measures mission to the Opel motor factory at
Rüsselsheim am Main 16Nov44, Approaching base the bomber crashed and was destroyed by fire
in a field of wheat stubble one mile south of RAF Foulsham, Norfolk (10KIA – RAF/RCAF/RNZAF)
102439 (MSN 7941) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44.
Delivered to Royal Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB788 at Dorval, Montreal 10Mar44.
No.45 Group, Ferry Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried RCAF Gander, Newfoundland to RAF
Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland 20/21Mar44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 31Mar44.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-B], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 10Aug44. Used for radio counter measures. Shot down on a radio counter
measures ‘Jostle’ mission to attack the Mittelland Canal where it crossed the River Aa at
Gravenhorst, Germany 7Nov44 (10 KIA – RAF/RCAF/RAAF).
102440 (MSN 7942) Accepted by USAAF 4Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 20Mar44. Staging Base,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*K], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 5Apr44. Named "Silver Slipper". {first combat mission 27Apr44}.
{12 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery
at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28May44 (10POW). Flak in the target area was moderate,
the formation encountered a large force of single and twin-engine Luftwaffe fighters over the city,
which proceeded to cause considerable damage to the bombers. Shot down by enemy fighters,
crashed two miles northeast of Burg, near Magdeburg, Germany. MACR 5254
102441 (MSN 7943) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 13Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 8Apr44. Named "TNT Katie". Failed to return from a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Oct44 (7POW:2KIA).
Damaged by flak, crashed at Merseburg, Germany. MACR 9764
102442 (MSN 7944) Accepted by USAAF 4Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 15Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44.
545th Bomb Squadron [JD*J], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 15Apr44. Named "Swiss Miss". {first combat mission 20Apr44}. Participated in
the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany
28May44. {32 missions}. Involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 44-6147 during assembly for a
mission to the Erla Maschinenwerk Bf 109 aircraft factory at Leipzig, Germany 7Jul44 (8KIA:1RTD).
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 of #147 cut into the tail section of #442. This bomber started to break up and crashed
at Withersfield, near Haverhill, Suffolk. Salvaged 8Jul44
102443 (MSN 7945) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 20Mar44. Fatal crash landing
at Sioux City AAB 22Oct44 (7KIS).
102444 (MSN 7946) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 30Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*S], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Apr44. Named "Smilin' Thru". Failed to return from a mission
to industrial areas in Berlin, Germany 8May44 (10POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Doverden,
10 miles west of Rethen, Germany. MACR 4573
102445 (MSN 7947) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*R], 398th Bomb
Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44. {23 missions}. Failed to return from a
Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site at Humières, Pas de Calais, France 8Jul44 (1KIA:1EVD:7POW).
On the bomb run, flak damaged No.1 & No.2 engines and the aircraft dropped out of formation.
Apparently still under control when last seen, the bomber crashed near Monchy-Cayeux, northwest
of Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise, France. .MACR 7217
102446 (MSN 7948) Accepted by USAAF 6Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 4Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 21Mar44.
1380th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 6Apr44.
Lockheed Overseas Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597),
County Antrim, Northern Ireland 7Apr44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*M], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 15Apr44. Named *Little Chub*.
{first combat mission 20Apr44}. {2 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the Dornier
Flugzeugwerke factory at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 24Apr44 (6KIA:4INT).
Attacked by German fighters over Stuttgart, the number three and four engines were
disabled and the aircraft sustained two hits by 20mm cannon shells in the nose; the
bombardier was badly wounded sustaining injuries to his face. The pilot and co-pilot
decided the situation was critical and took the decision to leave the formation, and
flying at an altitude of 22,000ft they headed for Switzerland. After crossing the border
the pilot started looking for a place to land. He was letting down when six Swiss fighters
appeared in the sky and started circling the bomber. The pilot was having trouble with
one landing gear not extending. There were heavy gasoline fumes in the bomb bay from
leaks in the wing tanks. The ball turret guns were straight down indicating that no one
was in the ball turret but would scrape the runway on landing. The pilot had given the
order to drop the ball turret. While this work was going on he flew straight over the
Greifensee in order to drop the ball turret in the water. It’s unlikely that any gunners
were in their position because they felt they were in safe territory. The pilot circled the
Greifensee, a lake southeast of Dubendorf. There was an airfield located at Dubendorf,
used by the Swiss for heavy bombers. It was apparent that the pilot intended ditching
in the lake rather than attempt a landing on one wheel, and this was why he was dropping
theball turret. The Swiss fighters were waggling their wings and indicating that he should
land. He circled the lake a second time, and the Swiss fighters moved in. In the second attack,
Fritz Kolb, a Swiss pilot flying a French-built Morane fighter, fired two rockets as a warning,
which went unnoticed. He then attacked the plane, which immediately caught fire.
This attack killed the badly wounded bombardier and also one of the waist gunners.
The pilot was hoping to crash land in one of the nearby fields. Three crew successfully
bailed out over Fällander and were interned but the pilot‘s parachute failed to open
when he bailed out and he was killed. The navigator was rescued from the bomber
after it crashed in the Greifensee. Four other bodies were later found floating on the lake.
MACR 4347
The aircraft was salvaged from its resting place at the bottom of the lake 29Aug53. The body
of the co-pilot was retrieved and buried with full military honours in Uster, Switzerland.
The remains of the aircraft were displayed in Maur before being scrapped a year later.
An engine from the aircraft survives at the Festungsmuseum Reuenthal, Full-Reuenthal, Switzerland
102447 (MSN 7949) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*A], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 6Apr44. Named "El's Belles". 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. {106 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.
102448 (MSN 7950) Accepted by USAAF 6Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 22Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*P], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 15Apr44. Namec "Mexican Hay Ride" .
{first combat mission 22Apr44}. {4 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities
around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (9POW:1KIA). The bomber was attacked by a Bf 109 after leaving
the target. It made one pass from the tail, the left wing caught fire and the pilot dived into the clouds.
More fighters attacked and all enlisted men had been wounded by the end of the third fighter attack.
The crew bailed out before the plane exploded but were strafed in their parachutes and on the
ground by the German fighter, killing the top turret gunner. The plane crashed at Stackelitz,
nine miles northwest of Coswig-Anhalt, 37 miles southwest of Berlin, Germany. MACR 4242
102449 (MSN 7951) Accepted by USAAF 6Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field,
NB 22Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Apr44. Fitted with Gee-H radio navigation system equipment. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*R],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 16Apr44; named "Hale's Angels"
Named after the first assigned pilot. {first combat mission 22Apr44}. {38 missions}.
Battle damaged on a mission to Cologne, Germany 10Nov44. Force landed with fuel exhaustion at Brussels,
Belgium. Salvaged. 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. 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.
102450 (MSN 7952) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138),
Norfolk 7Apr44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*K], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 8Apr44.
Named "Paisano". 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 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 #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. 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. Failed to return from Chemnitz, Germany 3Mar45 (9KIA).
Crashed after mid-air collision with B-17G 42-97376 at Schonbeck, Germany. {85 missions}. . MACR 12889
102451 (MSN 7953) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*T], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 7Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in Berlin, Germany 8May44 (2POW:8KIA).
Collided with a Bf 109, exploded on way down and crashed at Sehlen, 12 miles south of
Hildesheim, Germany. MACR 4574
102452 (MSN 7954) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
Pathfinder Force [PFF] aircraft. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5Apr44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*R], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk 7Apr44. Failed to return from a diversionary mission to an aircraft depot at
Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (2KIA:8POW). En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt,
the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-97382.
A bomber ahead of them in the formation was hit by fighters and exploded (possibly B-17G 42-31343)
amidst the formation, causing the planes into evasive action, not realizing the other was doing the
same thing. The collision sheared the nose off of #452, killing the bombardier and navigator, and
caused #382 to break in half. The other five crew members in the rear of #452 were able to bail out and
were captured. #382 wasn't as fortunate, only the radio operator and the two waist gunners bailed out
and were captured. In #452 the pilot, co-pilot and engineer had remained with the badly damaged aircraft
and brought it down for a crash landing near Wehrheim, twelve miles north of Frankfurt am Main, Germany
MACR 4862.
There is a report that this plane went to RFC at Walnut Ridge as TB-17G Dec 17, 1945.
102453 (MSN 7955) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
358th Bomb Squadron [VK*J], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 30Apr44
Named "Princess Pat". Major damage when nosed over landing at Molesworth 25Jul44.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 26Jul44
102454 (MSN 7956) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 24Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*T],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 6Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*L].
Named "Mairzy Doats"--a novely song written in 1943. Failed to return from a mission to the
` I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Oct44 (9POW). Shot down
by enemy fighters, crashed at Eisenach, near West Klosterholz, Germany. MACR 9353
102455 (MSN 7957) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 6Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 4Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 5May44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*Z], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119),
Suffolk 8May44. Named "Screaming Eagle/Lucky Lady". . 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 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 #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.
335th Bomb Squadron [OE*Z] Oct44. {85 missions}. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 21May45. Salvaged 31May45
102456 (MSN 7958) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8Apr44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*T].
Named "Shady Lady". Damaged taxying at Rougham 9Oct44. Salvaged 11Oct44
102457 (MSN 7959) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*R], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 6Apr44. Named *Gloria* aka "Filty Hag".
Hit by flak on mission to the railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 22Apr44 (3POW). The bomber
caught fire in the bomb bay, two engines on the same side were knocked out and the communications
system destroyed. Three crew members bailed out of the burning plane. Still under control and with the
fire extinguished, the aircraft was flown back to Rougham. Failed to return from a mission to industrial
areas of Munich, Germany 12Jul44 (10INT). Mechanical failure disabled No.2 and No.3 engines, force landed
Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland. MACR 7510. 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 14Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102458 (MSN 7960) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44.
748th Bomb Squadron [B], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 1May44.
Salvaged battle damaged, Strategic Air Depot 27Jun44.
102459 (MSN 7961) Accepted by USAAF 7Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 22Apr44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*O], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), N
orthamptonshire 3May44. Named "Little Kenny" {first combat mission 7May44}. Severely
battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 13Sep44. On return landed at RAF Manston, Kent. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 13Sep44. Regained by Group 16Oct44. Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Nieder Breisig, 19km south-south-east of Bonn, Germany 5Jan45 (9RTD). Force landed with
fuel exhaustion on the continent in allied territory. Repaired and regained by Group 10Jan45.
Battle damaged on a mission to the synthetic oil refinery at Sterkrade, Germany 22Jan45 (1WIA:8RTD).
Struck twice by flak, the bomber flew all the way back from Germany in spite of a useless rudder and
extensive damage to the entire tail assembly, as well as less obvious damage to nose and wing.
Despite damage to the No.4 engine and feathering the propeller, the pilot kept the plane in formation.
One piece of flak had gone through the left horizontal stabiliser and exploded against the vertical
stabiliser, while another exploded in the nose. Base Air Depot No.2, Warton (Station 582),
Lancashire 7Feb45. Regained by Group 8Feb45. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission
of the war to the Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {119 missions}.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 12May45. Regained by Group 28May45.
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.
102460 (MSN 7962) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 22Mar44. 225th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 1Apr44. Major damage landing with mechanical
failure at Rapid City Field 16Jan45. Reclaimed 1Mar45
102461 (MSN 7963) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 3Apr44. Substantially damaged
landing with mechanical failure at Alexandria Field 16Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 24Jun45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 18Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment C
ompany, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102462 (MSN 7964) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
Alexandria Field, LA 24Mar44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field,
LA 17Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 24Jun45. 327th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 30Aug45. Damaged while
parked in collision by B-17G 43-37583 taxying at Drew Field 1Sep45. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102463 (MSN 7965) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*Z],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44. 602nd Bomb
Squadron [K8*Z]. (17 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to fuel storage facilities at
Montbartier, north of Toulouse, France 25Jun44 (8POW:1KIA). Damaged by flak, the No.4
engine caught fire and the aircraft was seen to climb steeply but under control. Then the
aircraft stalled and dived steeply as the crew started to bail out. The aircraft levelled off then
spun beforediving again when a wing came off, hitting the ground and exploding on the airfield
at Cornebarrieu, six miles northwest Toulouse, France.. MACR 6220
102464 (MSN 7966) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. Damaged landing
with mechanical failure at Kearney Field 16Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6May44. 750th Bomb Squadron [G], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 7May44. Named "What's Next". Failed to return from a mission to bomb airfields
around Paris, France 14Jun44 (4EVD:5POW). Flak damaged two engines, crashed at Fluery-la-Faret,
twenty-five miles west of Beauvais, France. . MACR 5805
102465 (MSN 7967) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 551st Bomb Squadron [HR*J],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 20Apr44. Named "Wee Willie Wilbur'
Failed to return from a mission to an ordnance depot at Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44 (9KIA).
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Liepe, Germany. MACR 9525
102466 (MSN 7968) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
Rapid City Field, SD 24Mar44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD.
Damaged while parked in collision by B-17F 42-30771 at Rapid City 18May44. Destroyed in an
accident caused by mechanical failure on the ramp at Rapid City Field 14Jun44. Salvaged 17Jun44.
102467 (MSN 7969) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 27Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*J], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 27Apr44.
Named "Agony Wagon III". Accident on a training mission in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-107191
4May44; left wing damaged but returned safely to base. {32 missions}. Failed to return from a mission
to an aircraft factory at Brandenburg, Germany 6Aug44 (9POW). Shortly after crossing the German coast
at Wesermünde, Germany en route to the target, flak damaged No.1 engine and the pilot feathered the
propeller. The aircraft dropped out of the formation and the crew bailed out. Crashed at Stade,
west of Hamburg, Germany. . MACR 7886
102468 (MSN 7970) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*C], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 3May44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*S].
Named "The Farmer's Daughter". {106 missions}. 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 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; scrappe
102469 (MSN 7971) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Apr44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*Q], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44.
Force landed Abbeville, France 11Jan45. Salvaged 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France 28Jan45
102470 (MSN 7972) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*J], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 29Apr44.
{9 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen and
Mannheim, Germany 27May44 (8POW:1KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Ortenberg,
two miles southeast of Offenburg, Germany. MACR 5325
102471 (MSN 7973) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 22Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische
Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 11Sep44 (1KIA:8POW).
Damaged by flak, crashed Zeitz, Germany. MACR 8924
102472 (MSN 7974) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 17Apr44.
Sterparone, Italy 23Apr44. Named . SHOO SHOO BABY ["Shoo Shoo Baby" was a popular song made
famous by the Andrews Sisters].Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Fornova de Taro, Italy 22Jun44 (10RTD). Landing gear collapsed on return landing at Sterparone. Salvaged
102473 (MSN 7975) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 4Apr44. Damaged taxying with
mechanical failure at Avon Park Field, FL 15Oct44. Damaged landing at Miami Field, FL 19Apr45.
1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 23Apr45.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 13Aug45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 13Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102474 (MSN 7976) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 30Mar44. 326th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-102743
and parked B-17G 42-102734 while taxying at MacDill Field 5Jun44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged when nosed over taxying at MacDill Field 6Oct44.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Dec44. 4117th Base Unit
(Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 3Jan45.
120th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Richmond Field, VA 18Jan45. 4140th Base Unit,
Rome Field, NY 22Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Apr45.
3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 3May45. 6138th Base Unit,
Phillips Field, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 4Jul46. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler
Field, Biloxi, MS 30Jun48.
102475 (MSN 7977) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 1May44. Failed to return from a mission to Karlsruhe,
Germany 27May44 (7KIA:3POW). Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-102561, broke in half. Crashed
one mile north of Stein, near Pforzheim, Germany.. MACR 5162
102476 (MSN 7978) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*B],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44. (18 missions}. Failed to return
from a mission to an aero engine factory at Munich, Germany 16Jul44 (7POW:2KIA). On the return
home, an enemy Bf 109 fighter attacked the bomber, hitting the left wing and starting a fire; the fighter
was shot down and the pilot bailed out. The attack hit the ball turret gunner who was hanging
out of the turrent and appeared to have been killed. The crew bailed out as the aircraft dropped
out of formation and crashed at Hinterheubach, 10km northeast of Schiltach, Germany. MACR 7242
102477 (MSN 7979) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 30Mar44. 224th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA. Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-102763 during
formation training thirteen miles north of Sioux City AAB, near Hinton, Iowa 8Aug44 (9KIS). Salvaged 9Aug44
102478 (MSN 7980) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14May44.
510th Bomb Squadron [TU*O], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 16May44.
Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-6082 taxying at Polebrook 12Jun44. {3 missions}. Failed to return
from a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to French airfields 14Jun44 (7POW:1EVD).
Damaged by flak, crashed Eslettes, seven miles northwest of Rouen, France. MACR 5798
102479 (MSN 7981) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 8Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities around
Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (6POW:4KIA). The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked
by enemy fighters and bombed Magdeburg. Flak hits followed by attacks by enemy fighters, crashed
Eickendorf, 15 miles southwest of Gardelegen, Germany. MACR 4255
102480 (MSN 7982) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 22Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME Mar44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*N],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 2Apr44. Named "Boots II".
Returning from a training mission the aircraft was substantially damaged taxying at Snetterton
Heath 23Apr44. Salvaged 5May44
102481 (MSN 7983) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19Apr44.
550th Bomb Squadron [SG*P], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 20Apr44.
Named 'Kentucky Winner'. Failed to return from a mission to railway installations
and tank factories at Berlin, Germany 18Mar45 (8RTD:1KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed Grodzisk,
Poland. MACR 13141
102482 (MSN 7984) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*A], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in
Berlin, Germany 8May44 (3KIA:7POW). Attacked by enemy fighters, which severely damaged the aircraft
and wounded the pilot, the co-pilot attempted to crash landed at Fümmelse, two miles west of
Wolfenbüttel, south of Brunswick, Germany. The bomber was destroyed in the landing and both
pilots probably died from their wounds
102483 (MSN 7985) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Mar44.
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 29Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park
Field, FL 20Dec44. Damaged by mechanical failure over the Avon Park gunnery range. Modified
for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102484 (MSN 7986) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 11Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
359th Bomb Squadron [BN*K], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire
23Apr44.. Named "Heller's Angels". Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44 (6POW:3KIA). Damaged by flak,
crashed Leipzig, Germany. MACR 11201.
102485 (MSN 7987) Accepted by USAAF 9Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 2Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [R],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 12May44. Named "Bare Essential"
{first combat mission 22May44}. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Liège,
Belgium 25May44. Meagre flak was encountered crossing the French coast in the Le Tréport area
but very accurate flak at Poix-de-Picardie, France. Failed to return from a mission to an oil depot
at Königsburg, Germany 28May44 (3KIA:7POW). Struck by flak over the target damaging No.1 engine.
The propeller was feathered as the plane dropped out of formation. Heading back to England at low
level, unfortunately the course took the bomber over a Luftwaffe airbase in the Netherlands and the
aircraft was riddled with shells and bullets. The nose area was hit heavily, killing the navigator
and bombardier; several gunners were injured. Now with the right wing on fire, the pilot force
landed in a meadow at the corner of Versteeglaan and Groenekanseweg, near Meertensdijk,
northeast of Utrecht, Netherlands. The plane burnt out, leaving just the outer left wing and tail section.
{6 missions)
102486 (MSN 7988) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44.
548th Bomb Squadron [GX*O], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 22Apr44.
Failed to return from a tactical mission to a tank repair depot near Nalbach, northeast of Saarlouis,
Germany 2Jan45. Lost power in two engines. The entire crew bailed out at 10,000ft and landed safely,
if not entirely unhurt, on farmland outside St. Quentin, France. The plane crashed and burned. Salvaged 18Jan45
102487 (MSN 7989) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*F], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44. Failed to return from a mission 25Feb45; force
landed on the continent. [B], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 6Apr45.
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. 1407th Base Unit, European Wing, Air Transport
Command, 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 29May44. 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
102488 (MSN 7990) Accepted by USAAF 9Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 29Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. 561st Bomb Squadron,
388th Bomb Group. Lost over North Atlantic en route to UK 9Apr44 (10KIS).
102489 (MSN 7991) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Mar44.
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 8Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 5Feb45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 17Feb45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102490 (MSN 7992) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*V], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 22Apr44,
Named "Wicked Witch"– artwork of a cartoon witch riding her broomstick and surrounded by flying bats.
Painted by Tony Starcer. {first combat mission 24Apr44}. Substantially battle damage on a mission
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Cazaux, France 19Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Siebel Flugzeugwerke
aircraft factory at Halle, Germany 16Aug44. Battle damaged by flak on a mission to the shipyards at
Kiel, Germany 30Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards in the center
of Cologne, Germany 14Oct44. Flak was plentiful and accurate, shrapnel striking a Tokyo fuel tank
but did not catch fire. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Hamm,
Germany 30Oct44. The plane was badly struck by flak passing over Münster and some more over
the target, causing 100 flak holes in the fuselage. Battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery at
Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 6Nov44. Flak was intense and accurate causing several holes
in the plane. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Nürnberg,
Germany 20Feb45 (6KIA:3POW). Over the target area the defensive flak was described as being
meagre but the plane received a direct hit from flak. The aircraft was hit just below the pilot’s
compartment and an explosion ripped through the ship starting a fire that streamed from the
cockpit’s right side. A brilliant flash was seen within the plane’s bomb bay as it fell away
from the formation about two minutes after bombing. Crashed near Nürnberg, Germany.
(70+ missions}. MACR 12556
102491 (MSN 7993) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 8Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Mar44.
1104th Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Homestead Field, FL 15Apr44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron, 4783rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia,
Italy 19Apr44. Named "Janie". {92 missions}. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 12Jul44. 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 21Dec45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46;
scrapped
102492 (MSN 7994) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Mar44.
Ardmore Field, OK 21Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 20Jul44.
202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field, TX 13Aug44. 222nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 16Aug44. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102493 (MSN 7995) Accepted by USAAF 9Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field,
NB 21Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 10May44.
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 25May44. 561st Bomb Squadron [X], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk 26May44, named"Inside Man"--artwork of a skunk.
first combat mission 4Jun44}. 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. Damaged on the ground by a major
German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. {5 missions}. Repaired and re-assigned to Fifteenth 'Air
Force, Italy. 49th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy. {first combat mission
20Dec44}. RAF record card for Halifax JP224 says that this Halifax was struck
while parked and w/o at Amendola, Italy Feb 5, 1945 by this B-17.
B-17 ws salvaged feb 6, 1945.
102494 (MSN 7996) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Mar44. 2
71st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19Apr44. 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 20Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to Berlin, Germany
24May44 (10KIA). Caught in propeller wash from another B-17, thrown over onto its back and entered
a spin. Crashed in North Sea, off Sankt Peter-Ording, Germany. MACR 5249
102495 (MSN 7997) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 21Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 3
25th Bomb Squadron [NV*R], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 23Apr44.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 24Mar45. Ninth Air Force.
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 2Jan46. Named "Short Straw"
102496 (MSN 7998) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 2Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Apr44.
359th Bomb Squadron [BN*M], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 30Apr44.
Named "Special Delivery" aka "Big A Bird & B.A.B".
Crashlanded at Molesworth Sep 18, 2944. Condemned salvage no battle damage Sep 21, 1944
102497 MSN 7999) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 836th Bomb Squadron [2G*A],
487th Bomb Group, Lavenham (Station 137), Suffolk 1May44. Failed to return from a tactical
mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a Luftwaffe airfield at Großostheim, Aschaffenburg,
Germany 24Dec44 (3KIA:6RTD).. Shot Down By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 Near
Leige Belgium and Crashed in The Ardennes Belgium.
Fw 190A-8 Flown By Unknown Pilot From JG 3. (3) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Evaded Capture.
MACR 12177.
102498 (MSN 8000) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*W], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 5May44.
(7 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the manufacturing facilities of the Junkers Flugzeug-und
Motorenwerke at Dessau, Germany 30May44 (3KIA:6POW). Attacked by enemy fighters over the Initial
Point before the target, a 20mm shell hit the left side of the cockpit between the pilot’s seat and the upper
turret, wounding the pilot. The crew bailed out about 10km south of Dessau. The aircraft caught fire,
exploded and crashed at Aken (Elbe), nine miles west of Dessau, Germany. MACR 5312
102499 (MSN 8001) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 728th Bomb Squadron [Q], 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 5Apr44. 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.
102500 (MSN 8002) Accepted by USAAF 10Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 20Apr44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*L], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood
(Station 106), Northamptonshire 3May44. Artwork ofa femalewhering as diamond-shaped cape.
{first combat mission 8May44}. Battle damaged by enemy fighters on a mission to the
Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12Sep44
(1WIA:8RTD). {85 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohlen Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 30Nov44 (1WIA:8RTD). Battle damaged on a mission to the
oil depot at Derben, Germany 1Jan45 (1WIA:8RTD). The bomber passed through flak on the German
coast. Near Frankfurt, it was attacked by a Me 262 fighter jet but no damage was done. It left formation
over friendly territory and seven crew members bailed out. The pilot and co-pilot remained and crash
landed the aircraft in a field near Okegem, Belgium. Salvaged by Eighth Air Force Service Command 18Jan45.
102501 (MSN 8003) Accepted by USAAF 10Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field,
NB 11Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME Apr44.
PY 4-S Provisional Bomb Group, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Apr44. Ferried via North Atlantic route to UK.
546th Bomb Squadron [BK*H], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 12May44.. Named *The Challenger*– artwork of a strongman
{first combat mission 19May44}. {100 missions}. Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap
mission to the railway marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (1MIA:2KIA:6RTD).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Damaged by flak, the aircraft ditched in the North Sea.
Just before the target the number three and four engines were hit by flak. The manifold pressure in
number three went down and the oil pressure rapidly dropped, forcing the pilot to feather the propeller.
The manifold pressure of number four fell at the same time but it was kept running. There were
also flak holes throughout the right wing, the left Tokyo tank was hit and drained, Plexiglass
in the nose was broken and several holes in the nose compartment of the aircraft. No-one was
wounded by this enemy action. There was enough power to stay with the formation on into the
target and dropped the bombs with the formation. The pilot followed the group off the target but
was dropping behind. He was asked if he wanted a course to go to Russia but said he would try
and make it back to England. The bomber began losing altitude about fifty to seventy-five feet
per minute and the airspeed was too low so lost sight of the group but followed the bomber
stream on to the coast. The plane was at approximately 17000 feet when it crossed the coast
and received more flak but it was low and no further damage was inflicted on the aircraft.
At this time it started losing altitude more rapidly. The crew jettisoned the flak suits, ammunition,
guns, heavy equipment and tried to drop the ball turret but was able to get it clear. The engineer
tried to change the amplifiers to get more manifold pressure on the number four engine.
When the plane reached 5000 feet the pilot gave orders to prepare for ditching and threw out
the rest of the equipment that they could. Another B-17 was flying along on the right watching
over this plane. At about 500 feet the crew assumed their ditching position in the radio room.
The bomber hit the water and bent in the middle slightly. The only man injured to any extent in
the ditching was the togglier who had some broken ribs and an injured leg. The navigator had a
sprained ankle and the tail gunner was bruised. The crew got out but had difficulty releasing
the life rafts. Only one of them would inflate properly, the other one about half inflated.
Some of the Mae Wests would only inflate partially also. A big wave came along and carried
them both off so the crew was forced to swim for them. The pilot swam thirty-five to forty yards
to reach the fartherest raft, which was partially inflated, the rest swam for the other raft.
The radio operator never made it to the raft. The crew saw him and tried to row over but the
waves were too high and finally lost track of him as he drifted back towards the plane.
Five of us were in our raft and the other two hanging on the sides. The crew rowed over towards
the pilot on the other raft. He had laid down as soon as he got on the raft and they hadn’t
seen him move since. While rowing over there the navigator, who had been outside of the boat
for at least thirty minutes, got the cramps and the ball turret gunner got out of the boat and
got the navigator back up to the raft and we pulled him in. The gunner wouldn’t get back in the
raft but stayed outside and helped push the raft along by kicking his feet in the water.
He was in the water about forty-five minutes before we reached the other raft. Two crew got into
the raft with the pilot when they reached it. The pilot died in the raft. The ball turret gunner
died after rescue. The pilot, 2nd Lt Robert Clay Long, was posthumously awarded the Silver Star.
102502 (MSN 8004) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 7Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*G], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Apr44.
Named "Chatterbox". Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic fuel works at Pölitz,
Prussia 25Aug44 (7KIA:2POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Hagen, near Stettin, Prussia MACR 8283
102503 (MSN 8005) Accepted by USAAF 10Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. Assigned to 96th Bomb Group.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1May44. 423rd Bomb Squadron
[RD* W], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 18May44.
Named . BELLE OF THE BLUE – artwork of a naked lady in flying pose and with a pair of propellers
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to railway infrastructure at Nantes, France 15Jun44 (1WIA:8RTD).
Approaching the target, the plane was struck by flak and the navigator was wounded. Failed to return
from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany
12Sep44 (9POW:1KIA). En route to the target, attacked by enemy fighters passing Oranienburg, a
fire broke out in the radio room and No.3 engine was reported to be on fire. Crashed Reichenow,
southwest of Wriezen, Germany. MACR 8835
102504 (MSN 8006) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 31Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. 322nd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 11May44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*D].
Named TIMES A-WASTIN'. Named by Crew Chief. Nose art of a Snuffy Smith cartoon character in uniform with rifle
bursting through a news paper front page with the header "INVASION ON!". Painted by Tony Starcer
{first combat mission 8Jun44}. 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 an oil storage depot at Derben, Germany 8Apr45 (7KIA:2POW). 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. Leaving the target,
the bomber received a direct flak hit in the open bomb bay. It pulled up and veered to the right,
climbing directly over another plane [43-38843] which had to go into a steep dive to avoid a
mid-air collision. A bad fire was burning in the aircraft’s forward bomb bay area and the
co-pilot was trying to climb out of the small window with his back pack on but he was caught in the
slipstream unable to exit. The plane went into a flat spin and crashed north of Stendal just
outside of the small village Jarchau. When the plane hit the ground, the wings and tail broke off.
{107 missions. The bomber lay in a field. Locals in need of scarce materials for their houses,
farm sheds, etc. began stripping the plane of aluminum panels at night. The Luftwaffe base at
Stendal was approximately 5km from the crash site. Within days, the Russian's took control of the
abandoned base and the wreck was a perfect target for strafing practice. The B-17 was soon stripped
or pulverized and all but forgotten. In 1996, a farmer plowing his field hooked something.
He discovered a buried engine. He contacted a local group who research WWII crash sites and
they began to excavate the area. They recovered one engine, a propeller and some small
miscellaneous pieces. The engine and pieces of the plane were taken to a small building on the
Stendal airport and displayed MACR 14295
102505 (MSN 8007) Accepted by USAAF 10Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44. Billings Municipal Airport, MT 16Mar43. Operational
Training Unit, 17th Bomber Operational Training Wing, Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44.
Assigned to 398th Bomb Group. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*A], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 8Apr44. {21 missions}. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*X], 390th Bomb Group,
ingham (Station 153), Suffolk 1Jun44. {first combat mission 19Jun44}. Named "Odd Ball/Double In Brass".
Battle damaged on a mission to an oil storage facility at Saint-Ouen, Paris, France 22Jun44 (1KIA:9RTD).
During the approach to the target, flak guns within the Paris area opened up on the formation.
A waist gunner was killed. Severely battle damaged on an Operation Frantic VII mission to drop supplies
to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44. Attacked by enemy fighters, the plane
was landed safely at a Russian airfield near Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Repaired and
returned to base. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {70 missions + 6 Chowhound}. 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 10Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting
Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102506 (MSN 8008) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44.
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*L], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 8Apr44. Named "Contrary Mary". Force landed on the
continent 15Oct44. Regained by Group 20Nov44. Failed to return from an Operation Clarion mission
to railway marshalling yards at Plauen, Germany 23Feb45 (1INJ). Force landed on the continent. Salvaged
102507 (MSN 8009) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*I], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*I/F]. Returning from a
mission 17Mar45, force landed at Sandweiler (A-97), Luxembourg. Regained by Group 22Apr45. Returned to US.
1407th Base Unit, European Wing, Air Transport Command, 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 9Jun45.
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
102508 (MSN 8010) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. 1377th Base
Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*J], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44.
{17 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the Mitteldeutsche Motorenwerke aero engine factory
at Taucha, Leipzig, Germany 7Jul44 (7POW:2KIA). Just after the target, flak damaged No.4 engine,
the right wing and engine came off as the aircraft dropped out of formation on fire and entered a spin.
As the crew began to bail out, it exploded at about 10000ft and disintegrated. The center fuselage
crashed in the River Elster west of the railway station with other parts scattered around the area
of Liebschwitz railway station, 5.5km south of Gera, Germany. Salvaged by the Germany. MACR 7219
102509 (MSN 8011) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*A], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 22Apr44, Named *The Liberty Run*
Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Mockau, Leipzig, Germany 20Jul44 (10POW).
Flak set the aircraft abaze. Crashed near Lauterbach, Germany.. MACR 7274
102510 (MSN 8012) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 27May45. Returned to US. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN Jul46. Damaged landing at Memphis Field 3ul46. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School),
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 4Jul46. Reclaimed Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 28Jan47
102511 (MSN 8013) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 27Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*P],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 27Apr44. {24 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt service test airfield at Lechfeld, Augsburg,
Germany 19Jul44 (8KIA:1POW). Between the Initial Point and the target, flak struck the No.2 fuel tank.
The wing came off as the tank exploded; the aircraft was engulfed in flames before another explosion,
possibly the bomb load, broke the aircraft in two at about the ball turret. The aircraft was engulfed
in flames before it broke up as it exploded. A waist gunner was blown clear and the tail section
landed intact. Crashed near Weil, NE of Landsberg, Germany. Salvaged by the Germans. MACR 7544.
102512 (MSN 8014) Accepted by USAAF 11Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 31Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 368th Bomb Squadron [BO*A], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 5May44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire22Jun44. Regained by Group 5Jul44. Accident returning from a mission
to railway marshalling yards at Kassel, Germany 1Jan45. In poor visibility, the Thurleigh
control tower could not see the plane until it crossed the perimeter track and about to
touch down when it was noticed that the landing gear was retracted. Too late to send a
warning, the plane crash landed and slid to a stop; fortunately it was the last plane to
land after the mission. 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 23May45. Named "She Has To". {100+ 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 17Jun45.
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.
102513 (MSN 8015) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
731st Bomb Squadron [K+], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 10Apr44.
Named "Swing Shift Baby". Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic chemical
works at Opau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 25Sep44 (9RTD). The bomber encountered intense, accurate
flak over the city. Three engines were damaged and the plane was losing altitude. The crew bailed
out at 11,000ft and landed right in the middle of the German-American lines in Luxembourg
where they were found by American soldiers and returned to Deopham Green several days later.
On auto-pilot, the plane continued to fly and crash landed at Mondorf-les-Bains, Luxembourg.
Salvaged 22Dec44
102514 (MSN 8016) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 30Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 11Apr44. 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 salvage
enemy action destroyed on ground Jul 2, 1944
102515 (MSN 8017) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*J], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to Magdeburg, Germany 27May45 (8KIA:2POW). Mid-air collision
with B-17G 42-97269. Crashed Massards Farm, Villy le Haut, nine miles southeast of Le Treport, France
MACR 5163
102516 (MSN 8018) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*H],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44. Named "Bronx Bomber II".
{34 missions}. Failed to return from a tactical mission to a railway bridge over the river Seine
at Le Manoir, southeast of Rouen, France 13Aug44 (2POW:7EVD). The aircraft was riddled with
flak hits and heavily damaged over the target. The crew suffered numerous injuries, but the
plane was still flying. The No.1 engine was feathered, the No.2 was on fire, and No.3 propeller
was windmilling. There was a fire in the tail and a fire in the radio room. Communications were
shot out and hydraulics were shot out, and yet the pilot still thought he could make it back to
the coast. He could see the English Channel forty miles away, and was intent on getting there,
but then his ball turret gunner passed a message to say that the wing was on fire between
the No.2 engine and the wing root. The crew bailed out as the aircraft entered a spin, exploded,
then crashed and was destroyed by fire near Lammerville, 17km SSW of Dieppe, France.
EAA B-17G 44-85740 "Aluminum Overcast" is painted in the colors of this ship
102517 (MSN 8019) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 10Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 5Apr44. 301st Base Unit, Pinecastle Field, FL 2Jun44.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Dec44.
4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command), Robins Field,
Warner Robins, GA 3Jan45. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command),
Rome Field, NY 17Jan45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Mar45.
3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 30Apr45. Damaged when force
landed with mechanical failure at Keesler Field 3Aug45. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 11May46. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 3Jun46. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 8Dec46. 4104th
Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Field, NY 31Dec46.
Reassigned Air Materiel Command, 31Mar47. Reclaimed 19Jun47
102518 (MSN 8020) Accepted by USAAF 11Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field,
NB 31Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 8Apr44. Lockheed Overseas Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3,
Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland Apr44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*K],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 15Apr44.
Named "Damn Yankee" {first combat mission 20Apr44}. Damaged during a pilot training
sortie landing at Grafton Underwood 23Oct44. The aircraft was being flown by the co-pilot under
supervision when entering the traffic pattern. As the plane was flared for the landing, it levelled out
a little high, touched down on the tail wheel then both main wheels. After a short run, the left landing
gear collapsed and the plane ground looped to the left and off the runway. 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. {136 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 #24). 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. Adorned with
airline type paint stripes on fuselage. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) Aug45.
Salvaged 10Dec45
102519 (MSN 8021) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Apr44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*A], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 6May44.
Named "S Sugar". Failed to return from a mission 4Mar45, force landed on the continent. 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 12Mar45. Regained by Group 2Apr45. Returned to US.
1407th Base Unit, European Wing, Air Transport Command, Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 1Jun45.
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 13Jun45.
To 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.
102520 (MSN 8022) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 31Mar44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44.
333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8Apr44.
332nd Bomb Squadron. Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities around Berlin,
Germany 29Apr44 (2KIA:7MIA:1POW). Damaged by flak over the target then shot down by flak over
Texel. Crashed in North Sea 5km west of Texel, West Frisian Islands, Netherlands. MACR 4468
102521 (MSN 8023) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
(Heavy) (Provisional), 802nd Reconnaissance Group, Watton (Station 376), Norfolk 30Apr44.
Operated meteorological reconnaissance sorties to the North Atlantic and North Sea.
652nd Bomb Squadron (Heavy Reconnaissance), 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance),
325th Photographic Wing, Watton 9Aug44. Returned to US. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air
Technical Service Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 4Feb45. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean
Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 27Feb45. Reclaimed 2May46
102522 (MSN 8024) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 31Mar44. MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 3Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45.
3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 19Aug45. 327th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45. Damaged taxying at Drew Field 8Sep45.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102523 (MSN 8025) Accepted by USAAF 12Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 27Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44.
333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*H], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk Apr44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*H]. Named "Mission Belle". Failed to return from a
mission to Germany 19Mar45. Force landed on return at Le Culot (A-89), Belgium. Salvaged.
34th Bomb Group, Mendelsham (Station 156), Suffolk 9Jun45. 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. To 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.
102524 (MSN 8026) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 11Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 29Mar44. Avon Park Field, FL 2Apr44.
4109th Base Unit, Middletown ATSC, Reading, PA 20Aug44. 325th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL. Damaged in collision with
parked B-17G 42-102735 while taxying at Avon Park Field 21Dec44. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102525 (MSN 8027) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 11Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 21Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 427th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 9Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*R], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk 10Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in Berlin,
Germany 8May44 (10KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Holtorf, near Schwarmerheide,
Germany. MACR 4576
102526 (MSN 8028) Accepted by USAAF 13Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 11Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44.
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Apr44. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*N],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 9Apr44. {first combat mission 22Apr44}.
{4 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany
29Apr44 (10POW). The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters
and bombed Magdeburg. Heavily damaged by flak, with one engine smoking. The aircraft entered
into a dive and crashed one mile southeast of Bitterfeld, north of Leipzig, Germany. MACR 4245
102527 (MSN 8029) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 11Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 21Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44.
322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*A], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 22Apr44.
Named 'Sleepytime Gal"– artwork of a blond woman yawning and ready to sleep. Painted by Tony Starcer.
Failed to return from a mission to the center of Berlin between the air ministry and Friederichstrasse
railway station, Germany 21Jun44 (6KIA:4POW). En route to the target, attacked by enemy fighter
aircraft in the vicinity of Müritz lake which damaged engine No.3 and in the trailing edge
of the left wing between No.1 and No.2 engines. Fire was building up as the plane peeled off to
the right and was lost from view. Crashed Ruehlow, ten miles east of Neubrandenburg, Germany.
{14+ missions}. MACR 5983
102528 (MSN 8030) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 11Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 30Apr44. 349th Bomb Squadron,
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 1May44. Named "Times A-Wastin'"
Failed to return from a mission to Berlin, Germany 24May44 (5POW:5KIA). Shot down
by enemy fighters, crashed Berkenthin, eight miles west of Ratzeburg, Germany. MACR 5169
102529 (MSN 8031) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 11Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102530 (MSN 8032) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 410th Bomb Squadron [GL*N], 94th Bomb
Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8Apr44. Battle damaged on a mission to
Karlsruhe, Germany 10Jan45. Force landed on the continent. Salvaged 21Jan45
102531 (MSN 8033) Accepted by USAAF 13Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 29Mar44. Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*A], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk Apr44. Named "Tangerine II" Failed to return from a mission
to the Luftwaffe airfield at Wiesbaden, Germany 10Nov44 (9KIA). Damaged by flak,
crashed Rheiningen, near Wiesbaden, Germany. MACR 10358
102532 (MSN 8034) Accepted by USAAF 13Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 11Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 31Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44.
570th Bomb Squadron [DI*O], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 11Apr44.
{first combat mission 24Apr44}. {8 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to industrial
areas of Berlin, Germany 19May44 (9POW:1KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, on the Östermoor,
north of Hennstedt, northeast of Heide, Germany.. MACR 4935
102533 (MSN 8035) Accepted by USAAF 13Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 7Apr44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*F], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham
(Station 153), Suffolk 8Apr44. {first combat mission 28Apr44}. {22 missions}. Failed to
return from a mission to the industrial area of Munich, Germany 13Jul44 (10POW).
Moderate accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with intense
flak at the target Flak hit in bomb bay and caught fire. Crashed Notzing, west or Erding,
Germany. MACR 7494
102534 (MSN 8036) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 11Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 15Feb45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Alexandria Field, LA 3Mar45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 20Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102535 (MSN 8037) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 12Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field,
NB 29Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor,
ME 4Apr44. 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 8Apr44. Named "Lovely Lady". Failed to return from a mission to the Bayerische
Motoren Werke aero engine works at Munich, Germany 31Jul44 (7KIA:2POW). Flak over
the target was intense and very accurate. About two minutes before bomb release
the plane received a direct hit by 88mm flak below the pilot’s seat and exploded.
Crashed 2km north of the Luftwaffe airfield at Oberwiesenfeld, Munich, Germany MACR 7751
102536 (MSN 8038) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 12Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 31Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*C], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44. Named "Here's Hopin'". Departing in a heavy ground
fog for a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Koblenz, Germany, the aircraft crashed after
takeoff at Little Chishill, near Saffron Walden, Essex 24Dec44 (2KIA). As the plane lifted off it
began a slow roll to the left, possibly caused by icing on the wings. Although the pilots
managed to level the aircraft, it began to vibrate as it entered a stall. The landing gear was
knocked off when the plane hit an earth bank at the end of the runway, bounced into the air
and pancaked into the Gypsy Farm Oak Forest. The bomb load exploded just two minutes
after a fire broke out as a result of the crash. Salvaged by No.71 Maintenance Unit,
RAF Slough, Berkshire 25Dec44
102537 (MSN 8039) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 12Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Feb45. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 8Mar45. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 8Mar45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102538 (MSN 8040) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 12Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Substantially damaged in an accident landing at
Drew Field 23Jan45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 16Aug45. 2621st Base Unit, Barksdale Field, Bossier City, LA 23Jul46.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Jul46.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 6Oct46. Reassigned Air Materiel Command 31Mar47. 4141st Base Unit
(Air Material Command), Pyote Field, TX 15Jun47. Reclaimed 10Jan48
102539 (MSN 8041) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 12Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 29Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 14Feb45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 5Mar45. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport
Field, MS 19May45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 23May45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN. Damaged by mechanical
failure two miles north of Halls, TN 18Jul45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102540 (MSN 8042) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 12Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. Avon Park Field, FL 2Apr44. 325th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Damaged in bad weather
two miles northeast of Okeechobee, FL 18Apr45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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; scrappe
102541 (MSN 8043) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 12Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 2Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 728th Bomb Squadron [Z], 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 3May44. Named 'Aint Misbehavin II'.
While the crew of this plane was still in training, the pilot was married in Dalhart, Texas,
just before going to England. He chose this name for their plane because of his newly
married status. This name comes from the popular jazz classic 'Ain’t Misbehavin’”
(Savin’ My Love For You) which was recorded by pianist and singer Fats Waller.
Accident on return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Corme-Écluse, east of Royan,
France 19Jun44 (10RTD). Over the target the plane was struck by flak and unable to open t
he bomb bay doors. In poor visibility, the plane was separated from the Group and returned
towads England with its bomb load. An engine failed and the plane lost altitude when a
second engine failed as it crossed the English Channel. The pilot was able to restart the
engine but it ran rough. By now over the North Sea, as it approached the English coast
with fuel exhaustion the pilot spotted an airfield for a forced landing. Banking to the
right to align with a runway with three engines running, one on the left and two on the
right, in the turn with the right wing down, one of the two right engines failed.
The two pilots were unable to bring the right wing up even with full power. The right
wing tip struck a tree and the plane spun in, hitting the ground still with full power o
on two engines. The bomber crash landed at Great Bricett Hall, close to Wattisham
(Station 377), Suffolk. The No.2 engine caught fire and the fuselage had split open by
the ball turret. The crew escaped but were knocked down when the bomb load exploded.
After the explosion there was nothing left of the bomber at the crash site.
The 479th Fighter Group airfield buildings had broken windows, part of a wing spar
and propeller were embedded in the tennis court. Salvaged 21Jun44
102542 (MSN 8044) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 12Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 29Mar44. Daytona, FL 1Apr44. 89th Combat Crew
Training Wing, 488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 2Apr44. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 1May44.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Ferried to
Altus Field, OK 5Nov45 To. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK
for storage and disposal 8Nov45. The City of Sioux City accepted the B-17 bomber
on behalf of Monahan Post No.64 American Legion, Sioux City Airport, IA 1Oct46.
Diplayed as war memorial marked as ‘Sioux City Sue’. On 3Apr53, the city passed
Resolution Q-41892 transferring its ownership interest in the bomber to the Edward H.
Monahan Post No.64 of the American Legion. Of interest, Monahan Post No.64 had sold
42-102542 to Lysdale Flying Service on 9Aug52 for the sum of $2200. Lysdale Flying Service,
St Paul, MN 9Aug52. Registered as N5845N. Aero Service Corp, Philadephia, PA 26Feb55.
Visited RAF Idris, India, Aug58. Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the
USA between August and December 1958. According to another source, the aircraft may
have crash landed at Jeddah, in Saudi Arabia, 1Feb59. Registration cancelled 23Oct59.
102543 (MSN 8045) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 12Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 31Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 19Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*B], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 20Apr44. TDY with 457th Bomb Group, Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire on 29Jun44. (54 missions}. Failed to return from a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Münster, Germany 28Oct44 (7POW:2KIA). Damaged by
flak over the target with fuel streaming out of the left wing, the aircraft dropped out of
formation but following it. The bombardier had been killed and the pilot wounded.
The aircraft was last seen with No.4 engine smoking over the Dutch border with a fighter escort.
The remaining crew bailed out before the aircraft crashed at Uelsen, Bentheim, Germany.
MACR 10176
42-102544/102743 Boeing B-17G-55-BO Fortress
MSN 8046/8245. 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: Main landing gear safety switch added
102544 (MSN 8046) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 427th Bomb Squadron,
303rd Bomb Group, [GN*K] Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 12May44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*K].
Named "Sack Time". {110 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Dresden, Germany 17Apr45 (2KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed near Dresden. MACR 14168
102545 (MSN 8047) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Mar44.
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. Assigned to 94BG, 4108th Base Unit (Atlantic Overeas Air Technical
Service Command), Newark Field, NJ 22Nov44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 22Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102546 (MSN 8048) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Mar44.
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park
Field, FL 4Feb44. Force landed on fire at Avon Park Field 25Feb45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102547 (MSN 8049) Accepted by USAAF 14Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB
22Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3Apr44.
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 2May44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*F],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 5May44 Named *Rose of York*) named by Princess
Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II) at Thurleigh
Jul 6, 1944. The original name was ‘Princess Elizabeth’, later
‘The Princess’ before becoming ‘Rose of York’ when christened
by Princess Elizabeth. There were concerns of adverse publicity
if the aircraft were shot down over Germany.
.Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to bomb an enemy
troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. A wing and a fuel tank were
badly damaged by flak. {63 missions}. Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap mission to
the railway marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (10MIA, including a BBC reporter).
Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Hit by flak over the target and on the return flight.
In the last radio contact, the pilot reported that one engine had been shot out, another was losing
gasoline and that he thought he could reach the English coast. Nothing was heard nor found about
the Fortress or the men onboard, which were considered as having crashed in the North Sea. MACR 12283
Boeing KC-135R 62-3547 of the New Hampshire Air National Guard has been named ‘Rose of York’ with
replica nose art to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the christening of the original Rose of York
102548 (MSN 8050) Accepted by USAAF 15Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44.
547th Bomb Squadron [SO*M], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 20Apr44. {first combat mission 11May44}. {3 missions}. Failed to return from a
mission to the secondary target, the industrial area at Stettin, Prussia 13May44 (6POW:4KIA).
Shot down and claimed by Fw 190 fighter flown by Major Wilhelm Moritz of Stab IV./JG 3.
The bomber was climbing to bombing altitude through an overcast when enemy fighters
attacked without warning. The plane was struck by machine gun fire and 20mm cannon shells
hitting the co-pilots instrument panel and windscreen. The co-pilot was injured in the right leg by a
cannon shell and the pilot was struck by fragments. The radio, oxygen and hydraulic systems were
disabled. The pilot started to let down because of the loss of oxygen and thought he might be able to
recover back to base. But then the cockpit burst into flames and the crew bailed out before the
plane crashed near Zarnekla, 12km south of Grimmen, Germany. The wreckage was salvaged by the
civilian population .MACR 4814.
102549 (MSN 8051) Accepted by USAAF 15Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 12Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 30Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 7Apr44.
569th Bomb Squadron [CC*L], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 8Apr44.
Named "Boomerang Baby/Lady Satan". {first combat mission 25Apr44}. {43 missions}. 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 railway marshalling yards at Beziers, France and landed back at Framlingham 5Jul44. Failed to
return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 29Jul44 (2KIA:7POW). Flak over the target was heavy and the plane was hit soon after
the bombing run. It went out of control and peeled out of the formation, but the pilot was eventually
able to regain control. However, the damaged aircraft soon fell prey to enemy fighters which knocked
out two engines. With the No.3 and No.4 engines on fire, the crew was forced to bail out. The plane
plummeted down to earth, engulfed in flames, and crashed at Hassenhausen, Germany. . MACR 7822
102550 (MSN 8052) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 16Mar44. 326th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 7Apr44. Crash landed in bad weather
upon the railroad tracks at Morris Field, Charlotte, NC 29Nov44; narrowly missed being struck by a
passenger train. Salvaged 1Dec44. Reclaimed 1Feb45.
102551 (MSN 8053) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44.
550th Bomb Squadron [SG*F], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 20Apr44.
Named "Sky Goddess"
Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44 (11RTD). Badly damaged by German anti-aircraft guns above the target,
the aircraft was flown back towards base with an engine on fire. Over Belgium, six of the eleven crew
members bailed out; five others, including the pilot, remained onboard until the aircraft crash landed
on a snowy field in the hamlet of Bos-te-Rijst, Maarkedal behind the church of the Montfortians, along
the road between Schorisse and Flobecq, Belgium. Salvaged 23Jan45
102552 (MSN 8054) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 31Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*J], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to Nucourt, France
22Jun44 (7KIA:3POW). Damaged by flak, crashed on Rue Pajol, Paris, France. MACR 5917
102553 (MSN 8055) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 12Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 31Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*K], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44. Named "lil' 8 Ball". Substantially damaged in an
accident with B-17G 42-97317 at Nuthampstead 6May44. Crashed on takeoff for a non-operational flight
when it veered off the runway, hit a tractor and burnt out at Nuthampstead 26Jul44. Salvaged by
Air Force Service Command 29Jul44
102554 (MSN 8056) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 30Jun44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12Jul44.
338th Bomb Squadron [BX*G], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 14Jul44. .
Named "Jean O". Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at
Osnabrück, Germany 21Nov44 (5POW:4EVD). Damaged by flak, crash landed at Nieuw-Milligen,
near Appeldorn, Netherlands. MACR 10416
102555 (MSN 8057) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 366th Bomb Squadron [KY*F],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 14May44. The aircraft was
damaged during a combat mission to the research center at Peenemünde, Prussia 18Jul44
when a 500lb bomb smashed through the nose of the aircraft while flying over the target; the
navigator was killed in the accident. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 3Feb45 (9KIA)
102556 (MSN 8058) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 14Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Columbia, SC 21Oct44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 23Oct44. 4100th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field,
Dayton, OH 30Dec44. Rome Air Depot, NY 19Apr45. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing),
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Apr45. Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 5Aug45. 3704th Base Unit
(Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 2Apr46. 615th Base Unit, Proving Ground Detachment,
Jefferson Proving Ground, Madison, IN 7Jul46. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis
Municipal Airport, TN 26Jul46
102557 (MSN 8059) Accepted by USAAF 15Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field,
NB 30Mar44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*Y], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 25Apr44 Named "Ice Cold Katie". Seriously battle damaged by flak
during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44 (1WIA:9RTD).
Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gymnich, Erftstadt, southwest of Cologne,
Germany 10Jan45 (1WIA:8RTD). Flak became intense as the formation reached the I.P. and the
plane was struck just before the target, wounding the bombardier. After the bomb drop, flak
disabled the electrical system and struck both outer engines. The plane continued on two
engines back towards the French coast but was too severely damaged to cross water. The pilot
crash landed the plane in a field on the French/Belgian border near Le Quesnoy, France,
stopping close to a farm house. Salvaged 28Jan45.
102558 (MSN 8060) Accepted by USAAF 15Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 30Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*W], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh
(Station 111), Bedfordshire 13May44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 3Jun44. Regained by Group 5Jun44. Named "Silver Streak". Crashed on
takeoff for a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Ostheim, Cologne, Germany 15Aug44 (5KIA:4RTD).
A slow take off speed was not sufficient to generate lift, a wing clipped a floodlight at the end
of the runway and the aircraft stalled into the ground. Fire broke out followed later by bombs
and fuel exploding. Damage was caused to glass windows in property at Whitwick, including the
garage and cottages; a 16 month old boy suffered slight lacerations over the left eye. Salvaged
102559 (MSN 8061) Accepted by USAAF 15Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island
Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. 561st Bomb Squadron [N:H], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 8Apr44. Named "Star Dust/My True Love". {first combat mission 24Apr44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway facilities around Berlin, Germany 29Apr44.
The combat wing was off course heading to Berlin, attacked by enemy fighters and bombed
Magdeburg. Flak over the target was very accurate. Battle damaged on a tactical mission
to the railway junction at Achères, Paris, France 2Jun44 (1WIA:9RTD). Accurate flak was encountered
at the target, causing at least twelve holes in the plane. 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 the Daimler-Benz aero engine factory in
Stuttgart, Germany 5Sep44 (1KIA:9RTD). The navigator was killed by flak over 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 mission to Berlin, Germany 26Feb45 (8KIA:1WIA). Twenty minutes before
the target the aircraft left the formation with No.1 propeller feathered and headed back toward
the Coast. Crashed at Entrange, northwest of Thionville, France. {94 missions}. Salvaged 9Mar45
102560 (MSN 8062) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*X],
95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 11Apr44. Named "The Thomper".
Battle damaged on a mission to the BMW aircraft engine factory at Allach, Munich, Germany 11Jul44.
Struck by flak on the bomb run causing numerous damage to the fuselage and fuel was leaking
from a wing tank. Participated in an Operation Frantic V shuttle mission to the
Flugzeugwerk Gotenhafen Kurt Kannenberg AG Focke Wulf assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia,
Poland 6Aug44. Battle damaged, after the target, the bomber continued east and landed at
Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Repaired and returned to England Aug44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*X] Aug44.
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.
Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refineries at Hamburg, Germany 7Oct44. Flak caused loss of
the right aileron and damage to the wing. {62 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44 (5KIA:4POW). Over the
target, the bomber was struck by flak in the fuselage near the bomb bay and the aircraft burst into
flames. At about 5,000ft below the formation, the fuselage broke in half near the radio room.
Crashed at Merseburg, Germany. MACR 10840
102561 (MSN 8063) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 2Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. Assigned to 385th Bomb Group.
337th Bomb Squadron [AW*D], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to Karlsruhe, Germany 27May44 (6KIA:4POW). Mid-air collision
with B-17G 42-102475, snapped in half. Crashed Wössingen, nine miles east of Karlsruhe, Germany
MACR 5164
102562 (MSN 8064) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*G], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44.
Named "Knock Out". {64 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (5KIA:4POW). The box barrage of flak
was heavy around the target. An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters went up to meet the bomber force.
After leaving the target, the bomber was struck by 20mm cannon shells from an enemy fighter
damaging the horizontal stabiliser and setting fire to the left wing. The plane dropped out of formation
and crashed at Polleben, 5km north of Eisleben, Germany. Salvaged by the Germans. MACR 10157
102563 (MSN 8065) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Apr44. 364th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 22May44. Failed to return from 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 MACR 11653
102564 (MSN 8066) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Mar44.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. Crash landed
with engine failure at Boca Chica, FL 9May44. To CL-26 at MacDill AAF, FL May 10, 1944
102565 (MSN 8067) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 15Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 31Mar44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44.
601st Bomb Squadron [3O*M:3O*H], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 27Apr44.
Named "The Ugly Duckling". Battle damaged on a mission to the shipyards at Kiel, Germany 30Aug44
(2MIA:7RTD). The aircraft was hit by flak which started a fire. Two crew members bailed out before
the pilot could warn them that the fire was not serious. The two men bailed out near the coast of
Denmark, but no further report was heard of them. The fire was put out and the rest of the crew
remained onboard. The aircraft returned to England and force landed at RAF Langham, Norfolk.
Failed to return from a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, a district of Hanover,
Germany 26Nov44 (9KIA). On the way back from the target, the aircraft was struck by flak over Ameln,
Germany; the left inner engine was badly damaged and the propeller could not be feathered.
Most of the crew bailed out over Ameln; the navigator and both pilots remained on board.
The pilot intended to divert to allied territory in Belgium but, shortly thereafter, the aircraft
became unmanageable and the bomber crashed in the IJsselmeer, Netherlands. {68 missions}.
MACR 11147
102566 (MSN 8068) Accepted by USAAF 16Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field,
NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*M], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 4May44. Named "Nina/Miss Me"
{first combat mission 7May44}. Battle damaged during a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical
and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44. After the I.P. four flak bursts
in front of the plane started a fire in the cockpit. One fragment struck the bombardiers helmet
and then embedded itself in the navigator’s oxygen regulator. This caused a flash fire. The left
oxygen system was disabled causing the pilot and bombardier to pass out. The fire had
destroyed wiring to the cockpit instruments. The co-pilot managed to extinguish the fire and
the crew members were resuscitated. At the time the pilot must have passed out, the aircraft
started into a slight dive to the right passing through the low squadron which scattered to
get out of the way. Gathering speed, it began climbing and then passed through another
squadron, which also had to scatter. These airmen thought that everybody in the nose of the
plane was dead and that some other member of the crew was trying to fly it. By now the
bomber was out of formation. The crippled bomber struggled back to England. There was a
solid cloud cover, no one knew exactly where they were nor how they were going to fly through
the clouds without instruments. Spotting another Fortress, the pilot stuck close through
the clouds and broke through to safely land back at base. The full extent of the cause of the
damage became evident. When the flak hit the navigator’s regulator, the system failed to
shut down immediately, thereby allowing an excess of pure oxygen loose in the nose.
This was the reason the fire was intense and lasted as long as it did. Damaged during a
mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 11Sep44. The No.2 engine regulator failed and the propeller could not be feathered.
Vibration from the windmilling propeller was so severe that the airplane speed was
reduced to 100mph. Cockpit panel instruments vibrated so badly they were rendered
inoperative. The oxygen system was depleted by the time the bomber arrived back at
the German/French border, possibly damaged earlier by flak. With reduced speed, the
bomber arrived back at base late, the pilot suggesting that the vibration was so severe
that the plane “may have to be scrapped”. A photograph suggests that the propeller lost
several inches from at least one blade with another tip curled. Damage to the left cheek
gun was inline with the propeller. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 13Sep44. Regained by Group 13Oct44. {44missions}. The undercarriage
collapsed on landing at Grafton Underwood 21Nov44. Salvaged by Eighth Air Force Service
Command 22Nov44
102567 (MSN 8069) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
15Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44.
Damaged taxying at Grand Island Field 19Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Apr44. 709th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden
(Station 126), Suffolk 3May44. Named "Sarah Gray" (first combat mission 29May44}.
710th Bomb Squadron. {74 missions}. Crashed on takeoff from Rattlesden 1Jan45 (9KIS).
In the dank and humid conditions, the heavily laden aircraft stalled as it lifted off, possibly
caused by icing on the wings, and crashed into the ground a mere 400 yards from the main runway.
There were no survivors
102568 (MSN 8070) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15Apr44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*N], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*N]. Returning from a weather flight, the aircraft crash landed Nuthampstead
26Oct44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 29Oct44.
102569 (MSN 8071) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 31Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468),
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8Apr44. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*X], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth
(Station 107), Huntingdonshire 22Apr44. Named "Miss Lace". Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’
mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44.
Battle damaged on a mission to Kyllburg, Germany 8Jan45, crash landed on return to Molesworth.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 9Jan45
102570 (MSN 8072) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 31Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*F],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44. Returning from a practice
mission, the aircraft crash landed at Nuthampstead 21Oct44 (1KIS). Salvaged 23Oct44
102571 (MSN 8073) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Apr44.
339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*U], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 8Apr44.
Failed to return from a diversionary mission to an aircraft depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44
(8KIA:2POW). En route to the target, between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked
by a large force of enemy fighters. The bomber exploded ejecting the tail gunner who was able to
parachute to safety; the navigator was the only other airman able to bail out. The wreckage crashed
near the railway station at Bad Camberg, Germany. MACR 4863
102572 (MSN 8074) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 728th Bomb Squadron [N],
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk30Apr44. Named "Why Worry II".
Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Strasbourg, France 27May44
(6POW:4EVD). Flak in the target area was moderate and accurate. An enemy fighter attack before
the target damaged an engine with the propeller feathered. The pilot pulled out of formation
just before reaching the German border and was last seen heading for Switzerland. Lost and
with fuel exhaustion, the crew remained onboard as the pilot crash landed the plane in a
field 1km northeast of Avoudrey, 30km east-southeast of Besançon, France MACR 5301
102573 (MSN 8075) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*T], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 30Apr44. 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 1Jul44
102574 (MSN 8076) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 31Mar44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Apr44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*N], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8Apr44. Named "Florencia"
{first combat mission 20Apr44}. Damaged prior to a mission when No.2 engine caught fire
on the taxyway at Rougham 2Jun44. Departed for a mission to motor industry targets in
Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 with the controls locked but continued mission using trim tabs.
{33 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the air depot at Conches-en-Ouche,
France 8Jul44 (10RTD). The crew experienced difficulties on the out-bound journey and
were forced to ditch into the English Channel. Royal Air Force Air-Sea Rescue launches
rescued the crew
102575 (MSN 8077) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 16Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Ferried Meeks Field, Keflavik, Iceland to Nutts Corner (Station 235),
Belfast, Northern Ireland 11Apr44. Damaged taxying at Nutts Corner 12Apr44.
731st Bomb Squadron [E], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Apr44.
Named "Panda Monium". 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. Returning
to land with the hydraulic system damaged, the crew tried to stop the plane with parachutes
but it ran off the runway at Deopham Green. Salvaged 26Aug44.
102576 (MSN 8078) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44.
510th Bomb Squadron [TU*C], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 29Apr44.
508th Bomb Squadron.Named "Easter Bunny". {65 missions}. crashed at Polebrook Dec 9, 1944 when pilot forgot to lower landing
gear and salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 10Dec44
102577 (MSN 8079) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Apr44.
331st Bomb Squadron [QE*O], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 10Apr44.
Named "Bouncin' Annie", Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic
oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (3POW:6KIA). The box barrage of flak was heavy
around the target. An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters went up to meet the bomber force. Hit by flak
and shot down by enemy fighters, hit between No.3 & No.4 engines. Exploded and crashed at
Merseburg, Germany. MACR 10307.
102578 (MSN 8080) Accepted by USAAF 17Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 30Apr44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*D], 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 18May44. Battle damaged on a tactical mission to railway
infrastructure at Nantes, France 15Jun44. Two engines were disabled by flak and the other two
engines were over-boosted during the return to base. On landing back at Thurleigh, the plane
wrecked the runway controller’s caravan; no one hurt. Nose damaged while parked in a collision
by 379BG B-17G 42-107213 taxying at Thurleigh 13Jul44. Major battle damage on a tactical mission
in support of Operation Overlord to Rouen, France 8Aug44. Returned early on a mission to the railway
marshalling yard at Lützel, Koblenz, Germany 2Dec44. One engine failed before reaching the target,
the plane couldn’t keep up with the squadron and the pilot turned back. The bombs were jettisoned
and another engine failed as the plane headed home with a P-51 Mustang escort until passing Lille,
France. With instrument failure, the plane landed safely back at Thurleigh. Failed to return from a
mission to the oil refinery and power station at Molbis, Germany 17Mar45. Force landed with No.4
engine failed at Merville (B-53), France. Returned to Group 29Mar45. Failed to return from a mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Leipzig, Germany 6Apr45. Force landed at Asch (Y-29), Genk, Belgium.
Returned to Group 15Apr45. 532nd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 23May45. Named "We Promised". {100+ 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 14Jun45. Reclaimed 7Jun46.
102579 (MSN 8081) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*C], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 27Apr44.
{25 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works
at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44 (7POW:2EVD). En route to the target, the pilot was having
trouble holding position because of propeller wash. The No.3 engine was smoking badly; the pilot
feathered the propeller then the aircraft started to fall back from the formation. Later, the engine
was restarted but still smoking. Knowing that he could not keep up with the formation, the bomb
load was jettisoned as the pilot turned away to join another group which had bombed the target
and were returning home. With three engines continuously leaking oil and unable to maintain
altitude, the crew bailed out at about 900 feet over Marèdret, Belgium. The bomber crashed and
exploded at Wanfercée-Baulet, NE of Charleroi, Belgium, destroying four houses MACR 7823
102580 (MSN 8082) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*Q], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 3May45. Failed to return from a mission to the
manufacturing facilities of the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke at Dessau, Germany 28May44 (5POW:5KIA).
Over the target the bombs failed to release. A direct flak hit in the radio room caused a fire and explosion.
Crashed four miles east of Aken, three miles west of Dessau, Germany. MACR 5307
102581 (MSN 8083) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*L], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 29Apr44.
Named "Lonesome Polecat"
Failed to return from a mission to the manufacturing facilities of the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke
at Dessau, Germany 28May44 (4KIA:6POW). Damaged by flak over the target, then attacked by enemy fighters
Shot Down By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed at Glienecke 36.5 km East
of Burg North of Madgeburg Germany. BF 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit.
MACR 5306
102582 (MSN 8084) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Apr44.
326th Bomb Squadron [JW*D], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7May44,
Named "Canvas Back III". . Battle damaged on a mission to Pirmasens, Germany 9Aug44.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 12Aug44.
102583 (MSN 8085) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*C],
94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 10Apr44. Named "Fortress McHenry".
{102 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 25Jun45. 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
102584 (MSN 8086) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 1Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44.
332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 8Apr44.
Named "Bottled In Bond". Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke
AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44 (10POW). En route to the target,
between Koblenz and Frankfurt, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters.
Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Obergonderhausen, twelve miles southwest of Koblenz, Germany
102585 (MSN 8087) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*A],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 24Apr44. Named *The Betty L*.
{12 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to Tours, France 24Jun44 (4POW:4KIA:1EVD).
Flak hit in radio room, crashed Valleres-le-May, 12 miles southwest of Tours, France
102586 (MSN 8088) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 16Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 26Apr44.
339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*Z], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 1May44
100+ missions, Named "Little Joe". . Salvaged 31May45
102587 (MSN 8089) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
16Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 30Apr44.
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
102588 (MSN 8090) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. Quoted by Air-Britain
as TB-17G assigned to 1377th Base Unit Westover AFB, Massachusetts.
Modified for search and rescue, redesignated SB-17G Jun 6, 1949. Assigned 6th ARS, Keflavik, Iceland by Mar 19, 1951.
Assigned to AMC, Olmsted AFB, Pennsylvania Mar 8, 1951.
102589 (MSN 8091) Accepted by USAAF 18Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field,
NB 6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
561st Bomb Squadron [S], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 30Apr44.
{first combat mission 28May44}. 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. {final combat mission 8Jul44}. The aircraft struck a parked vehicle causing substantial
damage landing after a local flight at Knettishall 9Jul44. {22 missions}. Salvaged 26Feb45
102590 (MSN 8092) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 10Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*M],
381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 22May44. Named *In Like Errol*--named for Errol Flynn.
Battle damaged on a mission to fuel dumps at Saint-Florentin, France 7Aug44.
Flak damage all over fuselage, wings and tail. {91 missions}. Failed to return from a
mission to Bremen, Germany 30Mar45 (7POW:3KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed Syke, Germany
102591 (MSN 8093) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 22Apr44. Named "Cactus Pete" On return from a mission to Caen,
France 6Jun44 (10RTD), the aircraft landed too fast and skidded off the runway with a full bomb load.
Salvaged 6Jun44
102592 (MSN 8094) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44.
600th Bomb Squadron [N8*G], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44.
Returning from an aborted mission with a severe oil leak and crash landed at Nuthampstead 28Jan45.
2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 29Jan45. Salvaged 8Feb45
102593 (MSN 8095) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Equipped with Carpet spot jamming equipment.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*G], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44.
Returning from a mission 13Jan45, force landed on the continent. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton
(Station 547), Huntingdonshire. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Feb45.
Named "Vonnie". 100+ missions. Returned to US. 1407th Base Unit, European Wing, Air Transport Command, 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 9Jun45.
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
102594 (MSN 8096) Accepted by USAAF 18Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 390th Bomb Group 20Apr44. Ferried Meeks Field,
Keflavik, Iceland to Nutts Corner (Station 235), Belfast, Northern Ireland 30Apr44. 570th Bomb
Squadron [DI*F], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk. {first combat mission 23May44}.
{41 missions}. 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 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.
Failed to return from a mission to the Rheinmetall Borsig armaments factory at Düsseldorf,
Germany 9Sep44 (4KIA:5POW). A minute before the bombs were released over the target,
anti-aircraft guns unleashed intense flak that completely engulfed the Group. Not long after
bomb release, the aircraft fell out of formation, its No.3 engine burning. It continued to fall
out of formation until eventually it went into a spin and exploded. Only half the crew
managed to escape the aircraft before it crashed near Ennepe Dam, Breckerfeld, south of t
he city of Hagen, Germany MACR 8916
102595 (MSN 8097) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1May44.
Air Transport Command. Substantially damaged while parked in an accident by North American
VB-25J Mitchell 43-4030 under the control of the ground crew at Prestwick (Station 500),
Scotland 29May44; the B-25 had been modified and was being delivered for use as General
Eisenhower's personal transport. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*L], 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 6Jun44. Named "Little Tush".
On return from a mission to Metz, France, the brakes failed while taxying to dispersal at
Molesworth 14Aug44. The plane hit a hangar, knocking off the outer right wing section.
Salvaged 15Aug44.
102596 MSN 8098) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 17Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*N], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire 28Apr44. Returning from a mission 23Feb45, force landed
on the continent 23Feb45. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 4Apr45.
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. 1407th Base Unit, European
Wing, Air Transport Command, 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 14Jun45.
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.
102597 (MSN 8099) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 17Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Assigned to 303rd Bomb Group. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*V],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. Named "Stinker".
{41 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG
synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland 12Sep44 (2KIA:6MIA:1INT). With a failed
supercharger, the bomber was unable to maintain formation with the Group. The pilot
jettisoned the bomb load to lighten the aircraft and try to keep some protection with the
Group but had to feather a propeller. By this time the aircraft was five miles behind the
formation near Berlin, Germany and turned back for home. Attacked by a Bf 110 fighter,
the starboard wing caught fire and the aircraft crashed into the Baltic Sea just off
Trelleborg, Sweden. MACR 8917
Co-pilot survived and was rescued by a Swedish fishing boat. Bodies of the pilot and navigator
were recovered and are buried in Sweden. The wreck of this aircraft has been discovered
in the Baltic Sea off Trelleborg, Sweden.
102598 (MSN 8100) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*F],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 30Apr44. Name "Super Rabbit".
Returning from a combat mission to Thorpe Abbotts 28Jul44, after landing the co-pilot
raised the landing gear in error causing severe damage. Salvaged 30Jul44
102599 (MSN 8101) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 17Mar44. 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 1May44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*U], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire 4May44. {15 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to an
aero engine factory at Munich, Germany 16Jul44 (2KIA:7POW). Damaged by flak just after
leaving the target, the crew bailed out as the aircraft dropped out of formation.
It made a roll when the right wing broke off to the right and then into a spin, disintegrating
before crashing and exploding 3km NW of Achenwald on the Brettersberg, NW of Achenkirch,
north of the Achensee, Austria MACR 7564
102600 (MSN 8102) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 17Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. 603rd Bomb
Squadron [N7*Z], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 4May44.
Named "Zoomeriago". {47 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44 (8POW:1KIA).
As the bomber neared the target, suddenly the aircraft lurched as a shell passed clean
through the port wing without exploding. After the target the aircraft was dropping behind
the formation but under control when attacked by enemy Fw 190 fighters. No.3 and No.4
engines were hit and the crew bailed out; the aircraft crashed near Gotha, 20km west of
Erfurt, Germany MACR 11212
102601 MSN 8103) Accepted by USAAF 21Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 5May44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*K], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 24May44. Named "Bolo Babe".
{first combat mission 27May44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Sep44 (9RTD). Electrical wiring was
shot away during the bomb run preventing release of the bomb load which was returned to base.
{50 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen,
Germany 9Sep44 (9EVD). Just after dropping bombs on the target, the plane was struck by flak
disabling the electrical and hydraulic systems. One engine was out of commission and the bomber
dropped back and out of formation. With five more direct hits by 88mm flak, all engines were
damaged and inoperative. With no time to bail out, the plane crash landed behind German lines
in a plowed field at Moyeuvre-Grande, near Harville, France. Salvaged.
Crew evaded capture and made it to Allied lines the following day.
102602 (MSN 8104) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Mar44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Apr44. 366th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 1May44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44 (9POW). Damaged by flak,
crash landed Hagen, Germany MACR 8206.
102603 (MSN 8105) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 18Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*B],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 1May44. 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. Repaired.
Prestwick (Station 500), Scotland. Damaged by mechanical failure near Prestwick, Scotland 12May45.
Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jul45.
4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 10Nov45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 23Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102604 (MSN 8106) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Apr44. 1380th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 19May44.
710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 22Apr44.
Force landed on the continent 10Jan45. Salvaged 11Jan45
102605 (MSN 8107) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*X], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1May44. Named "Kismet" (fate).
Failed to return from a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to French airfields
13Aug44 (6POW:1KIA:2EVD). Flak damaged two engines, a third smoking, crashed St Andre, France.
102606 (MSN 8108) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Feb44. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*K],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 20Apr44. Named. 'Curley's Kids'.
Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas of Munich, Germany 12Jul44 (9KIA:1POW).
Crashed at Arlon, Belgium after #606 collided with B-17G 42-31917 near Perlé, Luxembourg. #917
had been caught in propeller wash and stalled. It collided with #606, cutting off the fuselage just
before the tail. MACR 7489
102607 (MSN 8109) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 4Apr44.
601st Bomb Squadron [3O*F], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 20Apr44.
Named "The Lodian" {40 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin A.G.
synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44 (10POW). Damaged by flak
after the turn on the Initial Point towards the target with flame seen coming from between the
fuselage and No.3 engine. The propeller was feathered, as well as the No.2 propeller, and the
crew bailed out over Stendal, Germany as the aircraft turned away from the Group formation
after the target. The aircraft crashed and destroyed at Schorstedt, 17km NW of Stendal, Germany.
MACR 9382
102608 (MSN 8110) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
18Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
364th Bomb Squadron [WF*R], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 25May44. 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 21Jan45.
401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 20May45. 111 misions. 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 9Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 6Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102609 (MSN 8111) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 365th Bomb Squadron [XK*B],
305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 30Apr44. Battle damaged on a
mission to Delitzsch, Germany 16Aug44 (6RTD:1POW:2KIA). Attacked by Sgt Siegfried Schubert
flying a Me 163 rocket interceptor, 30mm cannon fire killed two crew members and shot up the
right horizontal stabiliser and tail section. The bomber managed to return to Chelveston.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 17Aug44
102610 (MSN 8112) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*Y/L],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 5May44. Damaged taxying at
Nuthampstead 27Nov44.{66 missions}. Took off for a mission to Bischoffsheim, Germany 30Dec44
but didn’t join the squadron formation. A Royal Air Force Air-Sea Rescue Supermarine Walrus
amphibious aircraft spotted an explosion in the sky followed by an aircraft falling into the sea
in flames. The aircraft had crashed in the English Channel sixteen miles off Beachy Head, East
Sussex (3KIA:6MIA). On reaching the scene of the crash, five bodies were seen. On landing, the
Walrus crew found one person alive and struggling in the water but died before he could be rescued.
Three bodies were found; the rest of the crew remain missing MACR 11243
102611 (MSN 8113) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 2Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19Apr44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*E],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 22Apr44 Named "Boss Lady".
Missing on practice mission over North Sea Jun 27, 1944.
Last seen five miles off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and assumed to have crashed in the North Sea
10 crew missing. MACR 6993
102612 (MSN 8114) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 18May44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*U],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 21May44. Failed to return from a mission
to the synthetic oil refinery at Magdeburg, Germany 20Jun44 (8POW:1KIA). Attacked by enemy
aircraft then it exploded and crashed near Erxleben, 18 miles northwest of Magdeburg, Germany.
MACR 5897.
102613 (MSN 8115) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*C], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 29Apr44.
{10 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen
and Mannheim, Germany 27May44 (3POW:3KIA:3EVD). Attacked by enemy fighters, the propeller
of No.3 engine was feathered and white vapor coming from the fuel tanks. Attacked again by enemy
fighters, a black vapor appeared which indicated an oil leak. After this attack the pilot pulled
out of formation and headed toward Switzerland under control; the Alps were plainly visible
from their position. Exploded and crashed at Durlach near Karlsruhe, Germany.. MACR 5324.
102614 (MSN 8116) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
18Mar44. 3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI. Substantially damaged taxying at
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 23Mar44. Midwest Air Depot, Oklahoma City, OK 7Jun44.
United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 27Jul44.
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 19Aug44. 551st Bomb Squadron [HR*H], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield
(Station 155), Suffolk. {119 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 28Jun45.
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.
102615 (MSN 8117) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 18Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 13Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
728th Bomb Squadron [F], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 30Apr44. Named *Forbidden Fruit II*. Damaged taxying at RAF Woodbridge
emergency landing ground, Suffolk 18Dec44. Battle damaged on a mission to the secondary target,
railway marshalling yards at Augsburg, Germany 15Jan45 (1KIA:2WIA:6RTD). Flak into the target
was meagre and inaccurate. No.2 engine was not producing power and the plane was unable to
remain with the formation. The pilot turned back and the crew looked for an alternate target on
which to drop their bombs. Spotting a railway locomotive hauling a train, the crew set up to
attack. Just before bomb release, the bombardier realised that the train was on a curve and
asked the pilot for another run where the track was straight. The plane was lined up for a
second bomb run, the bomb bay doors were opened and was then struck by an 88mm flak shell
between the bomb bay and the tail. The tail gunner was fatally wounded; the ball and waist
gunners were wounded. The pilot jettisoned the bombs as the crew tended the wounded. No.3
engine had been struck by shrapnel and lost oil so quickly that the propeller could not be
feathered. The windmilling propeller caused severe vibration and drag. The engine became
red hot with the friction, the plane had to slow down to reduce the vibration and was unable
to hold altitude. A P-51 Mustang came in to provide protection as the bomber headed back to
allied lines. The bomber crew tried to shoot off the propeller but were prevented by the safety
limit switches. The No.2 engine, which had been ticking over, came back to life at lower altitude,
the problem being with a supercharger. The No.3 propeller finally froze from the friction as the
bomber made it back to land safely at Deopham Green. Accident departing on a mission to the
railway marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 17Feb45 (6KIA:3RTD). The plane
entered severe propeller wash during assembly causing the pilot to lose control. It did a
barrel roll, disintegrated and crashed one mile southwest of Tibenham (Station 124), Norfolk
(6KIA:3RTD). Salvaged 23Feb45
102616 (MSN 8118) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 30Apr44.
410th Bomb Squadron [GL*K], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds,
Suffolk 3May44. Named "Spirit Of Valley Forge". Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig, Germany 7Oct44 (7KIA:2POW).
Enemy aircraft set fire to the aircraft, crashed Langenroda, Wiehe, Germany. MACR 9558
102617 (MSN 8119) Accepted by USAAF 21Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44.
544th Bomb Squadron [SU*T], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 7May44 Named "Devil's Brat"
{first combat mission 11May44}. Participated in the ‘Grapefruit’ mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs
on a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. {38 missions}. Severely battle
damaged during a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site at Fiefs, France 3Aug44 (1WIA:8RTD).
Crash landed at RAF Chailey, East Sussex, on return. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 5Aug44
102618 (MSN 8120) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Mar44.
11th Photographic Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 18Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Substantially damaged by structural failure in bad
weather at Drew Field 16Sep44. Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-102715 taxying at Drew
Field 6Feb45. Damaged by mechanical failure five miles WNW of Tampa 18Apr45. 301st Base Unit
(Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102619 (MSN 8121) Accepted by USAAF 21Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 16Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1May44. 368th Bomb Squadron [BO*G],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 25May44. Flew on a Crossbow
mission to a German V-weapon site at Boulogne in the Pas-de-Calais, France 2Jun44.
Named REPORT TO THE NATION. Named at Thurleigh 2Jun44 prior to the flight with Edward R. Morrow
On board was foreign correspondent Edward R. Morrow to record for his nightly broadcast to
America by CBS and two photographers. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 3Jun44. Regained by Group 5Jun44. Accident after returning from a mission
to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44
(2WIA:9RTD). Severely battle damaged by flak, the bombardier and an Eighth Air Force
photographer were wounded by flak shrapnel. After landing, this plane became stuck at
the end of a runway. B-17G 43-38017 was approaching the opposite runway with hydraulic
failure and instructed to land short. When the pilot did not land short he was instructed t
o go around but did not. The brakes failed, the plane was ground looped but collided with
this plane. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 9Aug44.
102620 (MSN 8122) Accepted by USAAF 21Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*P],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 7May44.
{first combat mission 11May44}. Substantially battle damaged on a mission to a synthetic
oil refinery at Wesseling, Germany 11Oct44 (9RTD). Subjected to intense and very accurate
flak in the target area. The bomber was initially reported MIA but later found to have
landed in allied territory on the continent. The crew was uninjured, returning to base 13Oct44.
The aircraft was repaired and regained by Group 3Dec44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*F] 3Dec44
Named "De Rumbleizer". Major battle damage on a mission to the synthetic oil
refinery at Sterkrade, Germany 22Jan45 (1WIA:8RTD). Substantially damaged in a collision
by B-17G 43-38721 after landing back at Grafton Underwood. This aircraft had landed
first but the right brake was locked caused by battle damage over the target and, on landing,
the tire skidded and burst. The pilot was attempting to take to the infield when the collision
happened. Aircraft 43-38721 was landing next but with faulty flaps. The pilot approached
too fast, landed long and was unable to stop. With the tail wheel still locked, the pilot was
unable to turn to avoid a collision. The right wing struck the tail of aircraft 42-102620 and the
No.4 propeller chewed off its left wing outboard of No.1 engine. Eighth Air Force Service
Command 24Jan45. Regained by Group 23Feb45. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*K] 23Feb45.
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; No.2 engine was damaged and the fuel tank manifold ruptured. {112 missions}.
Substantially damaged when nosed over taxying at Grafton Underwood 14May45.
The armament and armour plate had been removed making the tail lighter than the pilot had
been used to although the C of G was still within limits. Taxying out for a test flight after an engine
change, the pilot stopped to carry out power checks on the engines. In gusty wind conditions
from the rear quarter, when increasing power on No.3 engine the tail rose and the pilot was
unable to pull the control stick back quick enough to prevent the nose striking the ground.
Three propellers and the Plexiglass nose were damaged before the plane settled back on the
tail wheel. Salvaged 15May45. 113 nussuibs
102621 (MSN 8123) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 27Apr44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*A], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk 1May44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*P]. Named "Varga Venus".
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 over the target which
disrupted the formation. Salvaged 8Aug44
102622 (MSN 8124) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 1May44.
Named BORROWED TIME. The ball turret gunner on this plane named the plane. Just before
entering the war, he went to see a movie which was titled "Borrowed Time" in his home town.
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 at Poltava
by a major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. Salvaged 2Jul44
102623 (MSN 8125) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 25Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 1Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Damaged
landing with mechanical failure at Avon Park Field 26May44. Damaged landing at
Avon Park Field 28Nov44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hobbs Field, NM 21Aug45. 4160th Base Unit (Sacramento Air Technical Service Command),
Hobbs Field, NM 20Nov45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 8Jan46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102624 (MSN 8126) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 1May44.
Named "BTO In The ETO". Failed to return from a mission to Berlin, Germany 24May44
(7KIA:3POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Fahrenkrug, two miles north of
Rotenhaln, Holstein, Germany. MACR 5170
102625 (MSN 8127) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 1May44.
337th Bomb Squadron [AW*B]. Named "All American Girl". 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 1Jul44.
102626 (MSN 8128) Accepted by USAAF 22Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 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 26Apr44. 561st Bomb Squadron [V], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 3May44. {first combat mission 27May44}.
Named . OL' FAITHFUL – artwork of a dog with a flag tied to its tail saying ‘Hi!’.
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. Damaged on the ground by a
major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. Repaired and returned to Knettishall Jul44.
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 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 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
on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Bischofsheim, Germany 13Jan45 (9RTD).
Flak over the target was accurate. On return, force landed in France. Salvaged 12Mar45.
Regained by Group. {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. {68 missions + 4 Chowhound + 2 Revival}. 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 29Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102627 (MSN 8129) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. 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. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*Q], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 19May44. Named "Queenie". Force landed
Ridgewell 23Jan45. Regained by Group 4Feb45. {128 missions}. 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 25May45. 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 20Jun45.
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
102628 (MSN 8130) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Apr44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*P], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 13May44. Named "G.I. Jane". Failed to return
from a mission to oil refineries at Hamburg, Germany 18Jun44 (5POW:4KIA). Flak set
No.3 alight, crashed SW of Pinneberg, near Hamburg. MACR 5989
102629 (MSN 8131) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 1Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and
disposal 5Nov45
102630 (MSN 8132) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 1Apr44. 317th Bomb Squadron, 88th Bomb Group,
Avon Park Field, FL. Damaged landing with mechanical failure at Avon Park Field 12Apr44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 22Sep44. 335th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL 2Oct44. 325th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 7Oct44. Modified for training, stripped of
armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 22Aug45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102631 (MSN 8133) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. 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. 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk 1May44. Accident on return from a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord
to St Vith, France 8Aug44. The pilot landed the plane too far down the runway and could not
stop it. He turned to miss another aircraft and crashed into a ditch at Deopham Green. Salvaged 10Aug44
102632 (MSN 8134) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Apr44. 708th Bomb Squadron,
447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 22Apr44. Named "Due Back". Failed to return
from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Ausum, Germany 27Aug44 (9KIA). Damaged by flak,
crashed in North Sea off Sylt, Germany MACR 8458
102633 (MSN 8135) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 19Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. 413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*F],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 3May44. Named "Lovely Lady".
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 8Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102634 (MSN 8136) Accepted by USAAF 22Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 12Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*B], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham
(Station 153), Suffolk 3May44.
Named MAIRZEY DOATS ( a 1943 song)/ MARY JANE / MIS’TER COMPLETELY
(first combat mission 23May44}. {31 missions}. 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. Battle damaged on a
tactical mission in support of the British Operation Totalize to the fortified defences at
Saint-Sylvain, France 8Aug44 (1KIA:9RTD). The co-pilot was killed. Failed to return from
a tactical mission to front line strong points around Metz and Thionville, France 9Nov44.
As the formation was crossing the French coast en route to the target, the plane began
experiencing trouble with two of its engines and fell out of formation. Unable to save the
plane, the crew was forced to bail out and the bomber fifteen miles northeast of
Saint-Quentin, France. Salvaged 29Nov44.
102635 (MSN 8137) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 20Mar44. 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. 349th Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk 1May44. Failed to return from a mission to Berlin, Germany 24May44
(10KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Itzstedt, six miles west of Bad Oldesloe,
Holstein Germany MACR 5171
102636 (MSN 8138) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 20Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44.
550th Bomb Squadron [SG*J], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 22Apr44.
Named "Sleepytime Gal". 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 27Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
102637 (MSN 8139) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Mar44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 25Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 15Apr44. 327th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK
for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
102638 (MSN 8140) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44.
711th Bomb Squadron [IR*N], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 20Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to Osnabrück, Germany 13May44 (1KIA:9POW). Received a flak hit
in No.3 engine over the target area fired by 22. Flakdivision. The plane caught fire then left the
formation and fell back. The pilot was only able to keep it in the air for a short time and ordered
the crew to bail out. The co-pilot fell to his death when the parachute failed; the other crew members
were able to jump in time before the bomber exploded in the air over the area of Greffen, northwest
of Harsewinkel. The wreckage fell to the northeast of Harsewinkel town center, seventeen miles
west of Bielefeld, Germany. MACR 4772
102639 (MSN 8141) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Mar44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 25Mar44. Billings Municipal Airport, MT 27Mar44. MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 2Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 2Apr45.
4124th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Altus Field, OK 1Oct45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45
102640 (MSN 8142) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 20Mar44. Billings Municipal Airport, MT 27Mar44. Hawkins Field, Jackson, MS 31Mar44.
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 1Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 4May45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102641 (MSN 8143) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*K],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22Apr44. 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 1Jul44
102642 (MSN 8144) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 18Apr44. HQ,
Eighth Air Force, Bovingdon (Station 112), Hertfordshire 22Apr44. Substantially
damaged while taxying when P-51C Mustang 42-103935 crashed during takeoff at
Marcianise AB, Caserta, Italy 24Aug44. Major damage in an accident landing at
Orly (A-47), Paris France 27Mar45. Ninth Air Force. United States Air Forces in E\
Europe (USAFE) Aug45. Salvaged 8Nov45
Conflict
Registered 22Apr49 as N19929 to Headquarters, US Government, Washington, DC; cancelled 8Sep50.
Vultee BT-13A Valiant MSN 11692 registered 22Apr49 as N19929; cancelled 8Sep50
102643 (MSN 8145) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Apr44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*C], 92nd Bomb Group,
Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7May44. Failed to return from a Crossbow
mission to a German V-weapon site at Humières, Pas de Calais, France 8Jul44 (4EVD:5KIA).
Damaged by flak, crashed St Saire, France MACR 7356.
102644 (MSN 8146) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Mar44. Buckley Field, CO 31Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 4Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 22Apr44. Written off 27Apr44
102645 (MSN 8147) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 14May44. Failed to return from a mission to Karlsruhe, Germany 9Aug44
(1POW:4EVD:4KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters. Crash landed near Zegelsem, SE of
Oudenaarde, Belgium MACR 8067
102646 (MSN 8148) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Mar44. 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. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*A], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 3May44. Failed to return from a mission to the railway
marshalling yards at Osnabrück, Germany 21Nov44 (9KIA). Hit by propeller wash,
crashed Lamspringe, south of Hilesheim, Germany. MACR 10415
102647 (MSN 8149) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA sepapr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*G], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 24May44. Named "BTO In The ETO" Failed to return from a
mission to the manufacturing facilities of the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke
at Dessau, Germany 28May44 (5POW:5KIA). After the second bomb run over the target
the bomber was attacked and damaged by enemy fighters. Flak damaged No.3 engine Shot Down By Gunfire From
German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 and Crashed at Niemeck 13 km Southwest of Treuenbrietzen, Germany
BF 109G-6 Flown By Gefr. Heinz Klein of JG 27/2. MACR 5305.
102648 (MSN 8150) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 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 28Apr44. Assigned to 447th Bomb Group. 349th Bomb Squadron,
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 21Apr44. Failed to return from a
mission to Berlin, Germany 24May44 (6KIA:4POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed
Suelfeld, near Kaltenkirchen, Germany MACR 5172
102649 (MSN 8151) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 30Apr44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 3Apr44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*S/T], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 4Apr44.
482nd Bomb Group, Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 20May45. Named "Lady Geraldine".
{75 missions}. 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
102650 (MSN 8152) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 12Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. 731st Bomb Squadron,
452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk30Apr44. 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
102651 (MSN 8153) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Apr44. RCAF Gander, Newfoundland 29May44. Nutts Corner (Station 235),
Belfast, Northern Ireland May44. 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden
(Station 126), Suffolk 3Jun44. Named *Piccadilly Ann II*. Failed to return
from a mission to the BMW aircraft engine factory at Allach, Munich, Germany 11Jul44 (10INT).
Damaged by flak, force landed Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland. MACR 6937
Returned to US. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 24Oct45. 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.
102652 (MSN 8154) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
708th Bomb Squadron [CQ*Q], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 30Apr44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha,
Leipzig, Germany 29Jun44 (10POW). Flak damaged No.3 & No.4 engines, crashed Genthin,
16 miles north of Burg, near Magdeburg, Germany. MACR 6729
102653 (MSN 8155) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Trafnsport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 27Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*A], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk 1May44. 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 1Jul44.
102654 (MSN 8156) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 18Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 2Feb45. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park
Field, FL 15Feb45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. Damaged by structural failure ten miles west of Sarasota, FL 2Mar45.
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
102655 (MSN 8157) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Mar44.
Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 367th Base Unit, Hatisburg 14Oct44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 22Oct44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 11Sep45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102656 (MSN 8158) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Mar44.
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.
534th Bomb Squadron [GD*L], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 21May44.
Named "Carol Leigh". {70+ missions}. 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 10May45.
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 10Dec45
102657 (MSN 8159) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 12Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11May44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*Y],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 14May44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*Y].
Named "Boss Lady/Dinky/Stinky". Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 11Sep44 (5KIA:4POW). The group in which aircraft 42-102657
was flying was attacked by from 50 to 70 enemy aircraft. The attack caused at least three aircraft to
explode on the first pass and most of the others appeared to be damaged. Many of them were attacked
again as stragglers. In a few moments all but one disappeared into the under cast. Two chutes were
seen before the aircraft disappeared. It was flying #2 position in the lead element of the
100th Group C Squadron which was flying as the low squadron of the Group. The bomber
crashed at Schmiedeberg (Ková?ská), Czechoslovakia in the middle of the village during
the air battle over the Ore Mountains. Its tail landed on the school building. MACR 8820.
In 1994 the school was renamed after the ball turret gunner, Sgt. J.C. Kluttz, who died in the crash.
A small museum documents the impact of the air battle on the village
102658 (MSN 8160) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit), Grand Island Field, NB 12Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44.
708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 30Apr44.
Named "Blanco Diablo" (White Devil). Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 6Dec44 (7POW:1EVD:1KIA).
Damaged by flak, crashed Ronduite, Netherlands MACR 11052
Wing and nose section recovered 1980:Belterwiede, Netherlands
102659 (MSN 8161) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Mar44. 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 15May44. 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 16May44.
Transferred to 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*J], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire
30May44. Named HARD SEVENTEEN / HARD LUCK
Crash Landed Jan 10, 1945 in a Field at Grimbergen Belgium Due to Engine Failure While Returning From
a Mission on The Airfield at Euskirchen Germany. All (9) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed
102660 (MSN 8162) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Mar44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green
(Station 142), Norfolk 3May44. Named "Lovely Lady/Sack Time Sioux" Accident returning
from a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge to a railway bridge at Irlich,
Germany 28Dec44. The group diverted to the secondary target, the Mosel railway marshalling
yard at Koblenz, Germany. Landing back at Deopham Green the plane skidded on the snow
covered runway and collided with B-17G 43-38822. Salvaged 29Dec44
102661 (MSN 8163) Accepted by USAAF 24Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 9Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME
29Apr44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*L], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), N
orthamptonshire 1May44. Named "Big Dog". {first combat mission 27May44}.
Failed to return from a mission to the low temperature carbonization plant and refinery of
Deutsche Petroleum A.G. at Rositz, Germany 2Mar45 (9RTD). Damaged by flak which struck
No.4 engine and the propeller was feathered. The bomber was seen to leave formation under
control and later landed at Prosnes (A-79), France. Regained by Group 8Apr45. 544th Bomb
Squadron [SU*C] 8Apr45. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the
Škoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. {109 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.
Transferred with group to Istres for mapping duties; Sal 9AF Germany Dec 29, 1945
102662 (MSN 8164) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 24Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 25Apr44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green
(Station 142), Norfolk 3May44. Nmed "Big Dog". Failed to return from a mission to motor
industry targets in Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 (9KIA:1POW). Moderate, accurate flak was
encountered in the target area. Crashed after a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-31359.
After bombing, while making a right turn, #662 was caught in propeller wash and #359,
with its tail section previously damaged by flak, ran into it chewing off the tail. #359 entered
a tight spiral and the tail section separated to crash 9km south of Zechlinerhütte,
Forest area 4b, Rheinsburger while the fuselage fell near the Zechlinerhütte, Ost Priegnitz,
27km east of Wittstock, Germany. MACR 6239
102663 (MSN 8165) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 24Mar44. 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. 533rd Bomb Squadron [VP*U], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 21May44.. Named *Yardbird*. {23 missions}. Failed to
return from a mission to Peenemünde, Prussia (9INT). Damaged by flak, force landed Bulltofta,
Malmö, Sweden. Departed Sweden 4Jun45. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 13Jul45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Independence Field, KS 16Jul45.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
102664 (MSN 8166) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 24Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*F], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 19May44.
Named *Happy Botton*- christened 5Jul44 by Edward G. Robinson after his wife, Gladys,
which he cleverly mispronounced, ‘Glad Ass’.. . {8 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to
an aero engine factory at Munich, Germany 16Jul44. Lost an engine and running low on fuel, the
aircraft ditched in the North Sea off Clacton, Essex, alongside a waiting air/sea rescue boat
The crew managed to scramble aboard (without getting their feet wet) while the aircraft
bobbed along on the surface. It remained there for a full half an hour before gently sinking
beneath the waves
102665 (MSN 8167) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 24Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
730th Bomb Squadron [A+], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk1May44. 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 16Jul44.
102666 (MSN 8168) Accepted by USAAF 25Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 12Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Apr44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [D], 388th Bomb Group,
Knettishall 30Apr44. Named "Wizard of Oz". {first combat mission 27May44}. 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. Destroyed on the ground by a major German
strike force night of 21/22Jun44. {18 missions}. Salvaged 1Jul44.
102667 (MSN 8169) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 24Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 28Apr44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*C], 95th Bomb Group, Horham
(Station 119), Suffolk 3May44. {4 missions}. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*J], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 8Jun44. Named "Yankee Wine". Failed to return from a
mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany
29Jul44 (9POW). The bombers encountered heavy flak over the target which disrupted the
formation. Flak set a wing on fire, aircraft exploded and crashed at Klein Ebersdorf, Germany.
MACR 7814
102668 MSN 8170) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 24Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 4May44
Named "Cock O' the Sky". {120 missions}. 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 11Jul45.
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.
102669 (MSN 8171) Accepted by USAAF 25Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 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. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*G],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 24May44. 2nd Strategic Air
Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 5Jun44. Regained by Group 6Jun44.
Named "DAMYANKEE". Failed to return from a tactical mission in support of Operation
Overlord to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen,
France 8Aug44 (6RTD:4POW). Damaged by flak setting fire to No.3 engine. The pilot
turned out of formation and the crew bailed out, some landing behind Allied lines.
Crashed and exploded at Caen, France. MACR 8434
102670 (MSN 8172) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 24Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 11Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*Q], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), 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 1Jul44.
102671 (MSN 8173) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 24Mar44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field,
TN 29Apr44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN
1Mar45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102672 (MSN 8174) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 24Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44.
533rd Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 21May44.
Named "Ole' Swayback". Failed to return from a mission to the manufacturing
facilities of the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke at Dessau, Germany 30May44
(4KIA:5POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, set wing afire between No.3 and No.4 engines.
Aircraft exploded before all could bail out and crashed between Werderhausen
and Piethen, 17 miles southwest of Dessau, Germany MACR 5233
102673 Airport, WY 25Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2May44. 571st Bomb Squadron [FC*B],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 4May44. Named "Good-O Yank/Preferred Risk"
{first combat mission 25May44}. 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 railway marshalling yards at Beziers, France and landed back at
Framlingham 5Jul44. Battle damaged on a mission to the industrial area of Munich,
Germany 13Jul44 (1WIA:9RTD). Moderate accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen
and Mannheim with intense flak at the target; the bombardier was wounded. On return, the
ball turret was jettisoned and the plane force landed at RAF Manston, Kent. 1st Strategic Air Depot,
Troston (Station 595), Suffolk. Regained by Group. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway
marshalling yard at Kusel, Germany 6Jan45 (1WIA:8RTD); the ball turret gunner was wounded.
{43 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Derben, Germany 14Jan45
(5KIA:4POW). 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. Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Görne, Kleßen-Görne,
Germany. MACR 11724
102674 (MSN 8176) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 25Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 1May44.
Transferred to 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*M], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 19May44. Battle damaged on a mission to the railway marshalling yards
at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Nov44. On return
Crash Landed Nov 5, 1944 at (RAF Great Dunmow Airfield) Station USAAF-164 Essex England
due to Flak Damage All (9) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed. Condemned and
salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton on November 8, 1944.
102675 (MSN 8177) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 25Mar44. 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 27Apr44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*O], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 19May44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical and
synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 11Sep44 (9POW). Damaged by flak, on
return, west of the River Rhine, the bomber left formation. It was seen over the Zandeken
district near Knesselare as the pilot tried to determine on which side of the Ghent-Bruges
Canal he would land. What he did not know was that the side along Aalter had been liberated,
and that the other side at Aalterbrug was still in German hands. The pilot landed his bomber
safely, but on the German side along Maldegemseweg, Knesselare, Belgium. The airmen
were taken prisoner. MACR 8900. The next day the first Canadian tanks of the 4th Armored Division
entered Knesselare. The Fortress remained for a long time on the Maldegemseweg, behind
the house of Jérôme Van Houtte, where it became a tourist attraction
102676 (MSN 8178) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 25Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 23Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 8th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Heavy) (Provisional),
802nd Reconnaissance Group, Watton (Station 376), Norfolk 30Apr44. Operated meteorological
reconnaissance sorties to the North Atlantic and North Sea. 652nd Bomb Squadron
(Heavy Reconnaissance), 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance), 325th Photographic Wing,
Watton 9Aug44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*P], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 21Sep44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*P]. {32 missions}. Returned to US.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 23May45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 26May45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman
Field, AZ for storage and disposal 3Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped. Named 17 AND MISS LEDD
102677 (MSN 8179) Accepted by USAAF 25Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Mar44. Billings Municipal Airport, MT 3May44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 12May44. 1377th Base
Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 26May44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*R], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk 27May44. Named "Bob Tail Battler/Mississippi Mission" {first combat mission 6Jun44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the industrial area of Munich, Germany 13Jul44 (1WIA:9RTD).
Moderate accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with intense flak at
the target; the bombardier was wounded. Damaged in collision with another B-17G taxying at
Framlingham 27Jul44. Severely battle damaged on an Operation Frantic VII mission to drop
supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44. Attacked by enemy fighters, the
plane was landed safely at a Russian airfield near Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Repaired and
returned to England. {62 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Derben,
Germany 14Jan45 (5KIA:5POW). 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. Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Garlitz,
north of Brandenburg, Germany. MACR 11725
102678 (MSN 8180) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Mar44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44.
334th Bomb Squadron [BG*R], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 3May44.
Named "Ole Worrybird". Battle damaged on mission to France 22Jun44 (1KIA).
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 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 #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. 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. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (8POW:1KIA). The box
barrage of flak was heavy around the target. An estimated 500 Luftwaffe fighters went up to meet
the bomber force. Crashed Göttingen, Germany. {42 missions}. MACR 10309
102679 (MSN 8181) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 25Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Apr44. 1377th Base
Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 29Apr44. 548th Bomb Squadron [GX*M], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 3May44.
Named "Miississippi Miss"--the pilot was from Mississippi.. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 11Sep45. 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 19Nov45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102680 (MSN 8182) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 25Mar44. Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 23Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing),
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26May44. 358th Bomb
Squadron [VK*I], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 2Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Ostheim, Cologne, Germany
15Aug44 (6POW:2EVD:1KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Wittlich, Germany MACR 8437
102681 (MSN 8183) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 25Mar44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*T], 94th Bomb Group. Reassigned Drew Field, Tampa, FL 18Apr44.
Midwest Air Depot, Oklahoma City, OK 23Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Substantially damaged while parked in collision with B-17G 42-102850
taxying at Drew Field 10Aug44. Damaged taxying at Drew Field 19Feb45.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102682 (MSN 8184) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 25Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. Amarillo Field, TX 21Apr44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 24Apr44. Substantially damaged
landing Gulfport Field 4Oct44. Reclaimed 9Feb45
102683 (MSN 8185) Accepted by USAAF 27Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 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. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*N],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 25May44. 2nd Strategic
Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 2Jun44. Regained by Group 3Jun44.
Failed to return from a mission to the manufacturing facilities of the
Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke at Dessau, Germany 20Jul44 (9RTD). At the I.P.
a burst of flak struck No.1 engine, stopping it immediately and the propeller was feathered.
Then No.3 engine was hit by flak and caused an oil leak. The plane dropped out of formation
and received a protecting escort from a P-51 Mustang. The No.3 propeller was feathered
as the oil pressure dropped. Southeast of Ghent, Belgium, the No.2 engine failed.
With only one engine, the plane crossed the Belgian coast at 7,000ft. Notified that an
Air-Sea Rescue launch was not far away, the pilot ditched mid-afternoon in the North Sea,
fifteen miles southwest of Ostend, Belgium. The crew evacuated quickly before the bomber
sank but had to spend the night in dinghies as they drifted towards the Belgian coast.
The crew was rescued late morning after about twenty-one hours in the water
102684 (MSN 8186) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 25Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*J], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield
(Station 155), Suffolk 4May44. 551st Bomb Squadron. Named "Sweet Chariot"
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 13Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102685 (MSN 8187) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 25Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 14Mar44. Crashed six miles north of Bertrand, NB 24Apr44 (2KIS). The crew
were doing a local calibration and familiarization flight near the town of Bertrand.
An electrical fire started in the nose compartment of the plane which quickly engulfed
the entire front section. The pilots ordered the other six airmen to bail out of the plane
which they all successfully accomplished. As the plane neared the ground, the pilots
tried to jump out of the plane, but were both killed upon striking the ground. The plane
traveled a short distance further and exploded upon impact. Salvaged 26Apr44.
102686 (MSN 8188) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 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. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*M], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), 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 1Jul44
102687 (MSN 8189) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. 4124th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Altus Field,
OK 1Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage
and disposal 29Oct45
102688 (MSN 8190) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 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. 364th Bomb Squadron [WF*L], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 23May44. Named "Statement of Charges".
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany 14Feb45.
Force landed on the continent.
102689 (MSN 8191) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 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 7May44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*B], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117),
Huntingdonshire 10May44. Named "Lady Luck". Battle damaged on a mission 22Jun44 (1KIA).
Damaged taxying at Kimbolton 7Oct44. Landed on continent 6May45. Regained by Group 1Jun45.
{137 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 7Nov45. 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.
102690 (MSN 8192) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 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. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*Q], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton
(Station 117), Huntingdonshire 18May44. Failed to return from a tactical mission in support
of Operation Overlord to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of
Caen, France 8Aug44. No.2 engine was damaged and the bomb bay caught fire. The crew bailed
out over Cauvicourt, France, landing close to Allied troops (9RTD)
102691 (MSN 8193) Accepted by USAAF 28Mar44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field,
Great Falls, MT 29Mar44. Ferried via Gore Field to Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 29Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Apr44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 13Apr44.
Ferried to Kearney Field, NB 18Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 18Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44. Ferried 2May44 to
RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador; Bluie West One, Narsarsuaq, Greenland; Meeks Field,
Keflavik, Iceland; Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales, arriving 5May44. Base
Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 5May44. 310th Ferrying
Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 17May44.
Ferried Burtonwood to Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 18May44.
728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 18May44.
Named "Big Barn Smell/Patces" 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. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590),
Lancashire 29Aug44 for combat repairs. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 29Sep44.
346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella,
Italy 11Dec44. {18 missions}. Air Depot Apr45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base
Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm
Beach, FL 28Sep45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102692 (MSN 8194) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 26Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 14Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton
(Station 130), Huntingdonshire 3May44. Battle damaged on a mission to Berlin,
Germany 24May44. Salvaged 14Nov44
102693 (MSN 8195) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 26Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. 324th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Chatham Field, Savannah, GA 12May45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45
102694 (MSN 8196) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 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. 332nd Bomb Squadron [XM*K], 94th Bomb Group,
Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 3May44. 333rd Bomb Squadron [TS*K].
Named "Athenian Avenger II" Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 12Jul45. To 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
102695 (MSN 8197) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 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. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*F], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk 1May44. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 11Sep44 (4POW:5KIA). Shot down
by enemy fighters, crashed Obersiesenthal, Germany MACR 8821
102696 (MSN 8198) Accepted by USAAF 28Mar44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2May44. 562nd Bomb
Squadron [J], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 8May44.
Named "Midge"– artwork of a flak burst with the name Midge across the flak burst.
(first combat mission 23May44}. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling
yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44. Meagre flak was encountered crossing the French coast
in the Le Tréport area but very accurate flak at Poix-de-Picardie, France. 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. Used on Aphrodite training
project Aug-Dec44. 560th Bomb Squadron [G]. {final combat mission 21Apr45}. {68 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 18Jul45. 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
102697 (MSN 8199) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Mar44.
Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field,
MS 31Mar45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 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
102698 (MSN 8200) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Mar44.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 18Apr44. Damaged by
mechanical failure at St Petersburg, FL 11Jan45. Damaged when ground looped landing at
Drew Field 19Mar45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
102699 (MSN 8201) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 23May44.
365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 25May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory near Cottbus, Germany 29May44
(10POW). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Pölitzig, four miles east of Meseritz, near
Schwerin, Poland MACR 5335.
102700 (MSN 8202) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 3May44.
412th Bomb Squadron [QW*Z], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 4May44.
Named "I'll Get By". 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 Kharkov, Ukraine later that evening. Operated a mission
to the oil refinery and railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44,
continuing on to Foggia #2, Tortorella, 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
Horham 5Jul44. Failed to return from Paris, France 2Aug44 (7KIA:3POW). Crashed Lisieux,
France. {22 missions}. MACR 7701
102701 (MSN 8203) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*M], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton
Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 22May44. Named "Angel Puss". 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 1Jul44
102702 (MSN 8204) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 21Apr45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field,
AZ for storage and disposal 16Mar46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102703 (MSN 8205) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 29Apr44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*M], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell
(Station 167), Essex 22May44. Named *Pella Tulip*. Named for a town in Iowa,
founded by immigrants from the Netherlands. . {30+ missions}. Battle damaged on a
mission to Cologne, Germany 14Oct44 (3WIA:5RTD). On the bomb run, two minutes before
the target, a flak hit smashed the cockpit and nose compartment. The pilot was severely
wounded and co-pilot knocked unconcious by shrapnel; ice cold air revived him whose
oxygen mask, goggles and flak helmet had been torn away. Instruments were all disabled,
while blood from the pilot’s wounds splattered everything. The Plexiglass over the navigator’s
astrodome was shattered. Four hours later, frost bitten and nearly blinded by the open cockpit
the pilot skidded in at Debach (Station 152), Suffolk (home of the 493rd Bomb Group). En route
home the engineer extinguished the fire, the bombardier closed the bomb bay doors,
and along with the radio operator, ball turret gunner and waist gunner, hand cranked the
wheels down, and they made it back, just missing out on colliding with another bomber.
The plane had over 200 flak holes in it in addition to extensive cockpit and engine damage.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 16Oct44
102704 (MSN 8206) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 17May45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102705 (MSN 8207) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Mar44.
Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 4103rd Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical Service Command),
Hawkins Field, Jackson, MS 24Oct44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS. Substantially damaged when the plane struck water and force landed
thirty-five miles south of Gulfport 13Nov44. Reclaimed 28Nov44
102706 (MSN 8208) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 19Apr44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm
Beach, FL 3May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 5May44. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Hall in Tirol, Innsbruck, Austria 16Feb45 (9KIA) Hit By Bomb From Above B-24 and Exploded in
Mid Air and Crashed Near Judenstein Northwest of Innsbruck Austria. All (9) Crew Were Killed.. MACR 12145
102707 (MSN 8209) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 26Mar44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44.
Mid-air collision in bad weather with B-17F 42-29534 two miles south of Harrison, MS 2Feb45.
Crashed after the crew bailed out in bad weather 19.5 miles southwest of Lucedale, MS 30Mar45.
Reclaimed 11Apr45
102708 (MSN 8210) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Mar44.
Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. 347th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Key Field, Meridian, MS 2Oct44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 9Oct44. 324th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Chatham Field, Savannah, GA 12May45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage
and disposal 12Oct45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
102709 (MSN 8211) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 15Oct44. 3539th Base Unit (Technical School), Langley Field, Hampton, VA 4Sep45.
3502nd Base Unit (Technical School), Chanute Field, Rantoul, IL 18Oct45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Reclaimed 3Jan46
102710 (MSN 8212) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. Avon Park Field, FL 4Apr44. 552nd Base Unit,
Ferrying Command, New Castle AAB, Wilmington, DE 17Dec44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 20Feb45. Personal injury accident over Avon Park Field 5Mar45
[plane not dmaged]. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 22Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102711 (MSN 8213) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. Gore Field, Great Falls, MT. Crashed
18 miles east of Grenada, MS 2Apr44. Salvaged 4Apr44.
102712 (MSN 8214) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL Mid-air collision with an object on the air to ground gunnery
range at Avon Park Field 10Aug44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 25Nov44. Damaged taxying at MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 20Jan45.
Substantially damaged when force landed with structural failure thirty miles
southwest of Albany, GA 6Apr45. Reclaimed 12Apr45
102713 (MSN 8215) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 3501st Base Unit (Technical School &
Overseas Replacement Depot), Boca Raton Field, FL 2Feb45. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 9Feb45. 324th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Chatham Field, Savannah, GA 18Aug45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45
102714 (MSN 8216) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL. Crash landed with structural failure in bad
weather 35 miles southeast of Tallahassee, FL 30Jul44 en route to Avon Park Field, FL. Salvaged 2Aug44
102715 MSN 8217) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-102618 taxying at Drew Field 6Feb45.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
Bailed to Boy Scouts, Polo, IL Sep46 for display as a war memorial named ‘Polo Queen’.
California Atlantic Airways, St. Petersburg, FL 12Apr52. Registered as N66573. Fairchild Aerial
Surveys 8Sep53. Flew as ‘Batmobile #33’. Carried out survey work in Middle East and SE Asia
for US Army (and CIA?). Ewing Aviation, Los Angeles, CA 20Nov61. Tanker #E85. Black Hills Aviation,
Spearfish, SD 15Jul64; later at Alamogordo, NM. Tanker #A10, #B10, #10. Registered 4Jun74 as N66573
with MSN 32226 [44-83585]; cancelled 2Oct80. Crashed while fire bombing at Cayuse Saddle,
southwest of Superior, MT Jul79. The pilot made three on-target and effective drops on the
Cayuse Saddle Fire about 45 miles southwest of Missoula, Montana. After the last drop,
he made a wrong turn in the box canyon, narrowly missing a spur ridge and catching one wing
in the trees. Both the pilot and the co-pilot lost their lives in the crash. Mountain Flying Museum,
Missoula, MT 1998; acquired parts.
102716 (MSN 8218) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged by a bird strike 25Feb45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field,
OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102717 (MSN 8219) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL. Substantially damaged landing with mechanical failure at Avon Park
Field 13Dec44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field,
AR for storage and disposal 22Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102718 (MSN 8220) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Feb45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 23Mar45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field,
TN 4Sep45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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.
102719 (MSN 8221) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Substantially damaged in an accident involving B-17F 42-29743,
B-17G 42-102722 and 42-102817 at Drew Field 21May44. Substantially damaged in a mid-air
collision over Drew Field 23Feb45. Personal injury accident at Drew Field 30Mar45
[plane not damaged]. Substantially damaged by ‘friendly fire’ at Drew Field 22Apr45.
Substantially damaged landing with mechanical failure at Drew Field 6Jul45.
Damaged by a bird strike 7Aug45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102720 (MSN 8222) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Dec44. 4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical
Service Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA. 4140th Base Unit, Rome Field, NY 18Jan45.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 26Apr45. 3704th Base Unit
(Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 2Apr46. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 5Jun46. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 23Jun46. 4112th Base Unit (Middletown
Air Technical Service Command), Middletown Air Depot, PA 3Sep46. 62nd Base Unit,
Andrews Field, Camp Springs, MD 29Dec46. 5th Air Rescue Squadron, Pope AFB, Fayetteville,
NC 16Jun47. 316th Base Unit, Shaw Field, Sumter, SC 18Aug47. 5th Air Rescue Squadron,
Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC 1Apr48. Reclaimed 1Feb49
102721 (MSN 8223) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 323rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged by mechanical failure at Drew Field 21Jul44. 327th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Reclaimed 4Aug45.
102722 (MSN 8224) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. Ellington Field, Houston, TX 7Apr44.
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 11Apr44. 323rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL. Involved in an accident with B-17F 42-29743, B-17G 42-102817 and 42-102719 at
Drew Field 21May44 [this plane not damaged]. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 43-37728 taxying at
Drew Field 19Nov44. Damaged by mechanical failure ten miles southwest of Clearwater, FL 10Jan45.
Damaged landing with mechanical failure at Drew Field 12Apr45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK
for storage and disposal 15Nov45
102723 (MSN 8225) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged landing with mechanical failure at Drew Field 16Dec44.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
62nd Base Unit, Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 13Jan46. 62nd Base Unit, MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 3Sep46. 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron, Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 10Dec46.
4141st Base Unit (Air Material Command), Pyote Field, TX 11Feb47. Reclaimed 31Mar49
102724 (MSN 8226) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 9Dec44. Damaged landing at Avon Park 28Jan45. Reclaimed 9Feb45
102725 (MSN 8227) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 4103rd Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical
Service Command), Hawkins Field, Jackson, MS 29Nov44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged by mechanical failure at Drew Field 8Feb45.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Nov45. tO 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
102726 (MSN 8228) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged when nosed over taxying at MacDill Field 26Aug44. Salvaged 7Sep44.
Reclaimed 21Aug45
102727 (MSN 8229) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 335th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL 11Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 13Apr44. Fatal accident when the pilot walked into a rotating
propeller at MacDill Field 16Sep44 (1KIS)[plane not damaged]. 335th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dale Mabry Field, Tallahassee, FL 10Nov44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 16Nov44. Damaged while parked in an accident
with B-17G 42-102804 at MacDill Field 7Dec44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 15Feb45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage
Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 22Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102728 (MSN 8230) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for
storage and disposal 5Nov45
102729 (MSN 8231) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged while parked in a collision by B-17G 42-102748
at Drew Field 21Nov44. Damaged by mechanical failure at Indian Bay gunnery range 2Mar45.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102730 (MSN 8232) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged in a collision with B-17G 42-102744 at MacDill
Field 24Jan45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 1Mar45.
610th Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL. Salvaged 29Jan46
102731 (MSN 8233) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 4108th Base Unit (Atlantic Overeas Air
Technical Service Command), Newark Field, NJ 22Nov44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 24Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102732 (MSN 8234) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Avon Park Field, FL. Personal injury accident over Avon Park 15Dec44.
4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command), Robins Field,
Warner Robins, GA 3Jan45. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command),
Rome Field, NY 18Jan45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi,
MS 6Jun45. Damaged taxying at Keesler Field 14Feb46. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 5Jun46.
4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma
City, OK 8Dec46. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Field, NY
22Jan47. Reclaimed 10Apr47. Força Aérea Portuguesa as serial 7404(2). Base Aérea Nº 4,
Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores. The detachment of the USAF in Lajes Field,
Terceira Island, Azores received 44-102732 for the flight’s weather reconnaissance.
The aircraft was poorly equipped, without radar, defrost system or long-range fuel tanks.
For these reasons the plane was not used, eventually being virtually abandoned. Taking
advantage of the situation, the Portuguese established an informal pact with the Americans,
who allowed them to use the aircraft as a source of spare parts. When the Portuguese mechanics
inspected the plane they concluded that it was in good condition, especially the structures
of the wings and of the fuselage, with the possibility of making it ready for flight. In fact, this
B-17G was flown and statements by pilots that flew it state that it used the serial 7404, already
assigned to one of four SB-17G received initially. There are statements that relate to a team
of technicians that came from the USAF to inspect the four SB-17G received in 1947, in order to
assess the state of conservation was compatible with the execution of a large inspection
maintenance (IRAN - Inspect and Repair as Necessary). The USAF team considered that one of the
planes had a degree of deterioration that did not justify the IRAN. Although not substantiated,
the hypothesis that seems more likely is that the plane refused to IRAN would have been serial
7404, former 44-85519, which had been written off effectively, and its registration assigned to
the B-17 acquired by FAP. This hypothesis is reinforced with another statement, which states that
the "new" 7404 was submitted to IRAN, carried out in the United States
102733 (MSN 8235) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL. Damaged by mechanical failure and ‘friendly fire’
over the Gulf of Mexico 6Nov44. Damaged by mechanical failure ten miles northeast
of Avon Park 11Nov44. Accident ten miles northeast of Avon Park 4Jun45. 330th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN. Substantially damaged landing
with mechanical failure at Dyersburg Field 9Jul45. Modified for training, stripped of
armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Aug45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102734 (MSN 8236) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged while parked in collision by B-17G 42-102743 and 42-102474
taxying at MacDill Field 5Jun44. 4204th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command),
Atlanta Municipal Airport, GA 10Jan45. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill
Field, Tampa, FL 4Feb45. Crash landed with mechanical failure at MacDill Field 12Feb45.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 23Mar45. 327th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 20Jul45. 203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber
Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 21Aug45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 30Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of
armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 7Nov45
102735 (MSN 8237) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 7th Ferrying Service Detachment,
7th Ferrying Group, Bismarck Municipal Airport, ND 5Apr44. MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 10Apr44.
4050th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command), Daniel Field, Augusta, GA 6Nov44.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL. Damaged in collision with
parked B-17F 42-5417 at Avon Park Field, FL 22Nov44. Damaged while parked in collision by
B-17G 42-102524 taxying at Avon Park Field 21Dec44. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 5Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102736 (MSN 8238) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 7Feb45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field,
TN 3Mar45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 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
102737 (MSN 8239) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 13Feb45. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 23Feb45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 14Aug45.
338th Training Squadron, Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 28Aug46
102738 (MSN 8240) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Avon Park Field, FL. Substantially damaged in a gunnery accident on the air to
ground gunnery Range, Avon Park Field 26Aug44. Substantially damaged landing with
mechanical failure at Avon Park Field 23Nov44. Damaged in collision with parked
B-17G 44-6038 taxying at Avon Park 12Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102739 (MSN 8241) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Avon Park Field, FL 17Feb45. 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.
102740 (MSN 8242) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Crashed into terrain in bad weather twelve miles
southeast of Sarasota, FL 25Jun44 (9KIS). Salvaged 27Jun44
102741 (MSN 8243) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged in collision with B-17G 43-37728 taxying at
Drew Field 17Aug44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Nov45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To 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.
102742 (MSN 8244) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 22Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102743 (MSN 8245) 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44
Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-102474 and parked B-17G 42-102734 while taxying
at MacDill Field 5Jun44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 22Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
42-102744/102978 Boeing B-17G-60-BO Fortress
MSN 8246/8480. 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
102744 (MSN 8246) 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa,
FL 31Mar44. Accident caused by ‘friendly fire’ on the Avon Park gunnery range #12 21Nov44.
Damaged in a collision with B-17G 42-102730 caused by mechanical failure at MacDill Field
24Jan45. 4124th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Altus Field, OK 1Oct45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45
102745 (MSN 8247) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 311th Base Unit, Lawson Field, Fort Benning,
GA 5Sep45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 17Sep45.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Nov45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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.
102746 (MSN 8248) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 1Jul44. Crashed after structural failure in bad weather into a dense swamp
four miles east of the St Marks lighthouse, FL 30Jul44 (10KIS: one survivor had bailed out). The
bomber had departed Avon Park Field on a routine flight and believed to be flying in formation;
it broke up in flight and was destroyed by fire. It was thought that the plane might have been
struck by lighting; strong afternoon thunder storms had rolled in along the coast that day. Salvaged 7Aug44
102747 (MSN 8249) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL. Damaged landing at Avon Park Field 22May44. Damaged by a bird strike eighteen
miles ESE of Avon Park Field 6Nov44. Damaged landing at Avon Park Field 19Dec44. 325th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL. Damaged in collision with B-17G 44-6040
taxying at Avon Park 29Mar45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB,
Columbus, OH 17Aug45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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.
102748 (MSN 8250) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged in a collision with parked B-17G 42-102729 at Drew Field 21Nov44.
301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Modified for training, stripped
of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
102749 (MSN 8251) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged taxying at MacDill Field 6Jun44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 22Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102750 MSN 8252) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Substantially damaged when nosed over at Drew Field 15Oct44. Salvaged 24Oct44
102751 (MSN 8253) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 4005th Base Unit, Robins Field, Warner Robins,
GA 29Nov44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 18Dec44.
Damaged in a mid-air collision 32 miles east of Avon Park, FL 24Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 3Mar45. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 29Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102752 (MSN 8254) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 301st Base Unit, Pinecastle Field, FL 10Jun44.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Jun44. 329th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 24Mar45. Damaged by a bird strike thirty miles
southeat of Lake Charles, LA 2Apr45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 20Aug45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 200th HQ, Base Unit, Colorado Springs, CO 26Feb46. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 27Feb46. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102753 (MSN 8255) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4Mar45. Damaged when nosed over taxying at Drew Field 26Mar45. 326th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 22Nov45. 62nd Base Unit, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL 5Jan46. 519th Base Unit, Lawson Field, Fort Benning, GA 13Feb47. 5th Emergency
Rescue Squadron, Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 17Mar47. 4141st Base Unit (Air Material Command),
Pyote Field, TX 29May47. Reclaimed 14Jan49
102754 (MSN 8256) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Rapid City Field, SD. Personal injury accident at Rapid City 13Mar45 [plane not damaged]. Crash landed
after engine failure twelve miles northeast of Rapid City 17May45. Reclaimed 19Jun45.
102755 (MSN 8257) MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 31Mar44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Rapid City Field, SD 1May45. 234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Clovis Field, NM 15Jul45.
Damaged when colided with parked B-17 42-2984 at Clovis Field 28Aug45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Oct45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102756 (MSN 8258) Rapid City Field, SD 1Apr44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City
Field, SD 1May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus,
OH 19Jul45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, 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
102757 (MSN 8259) Rapid City Field, SD 1Apr44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City
Field, SD 1May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 14Jul45.
232nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dalhart Field, TX 19Jul45. 201st Base Unit, Headquarters,
Colorado Springs, CO 3Feb46. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 15Feb46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102758 (MSN 8260) Rapid City Field, SD 1Apr44. 2325th Base Unit, Rapid City Field, SD 6Dec44. 2114th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 27Jun45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 11Dec45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102759 (MSN 8261) Rapid City Field, SD 1Apr44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field,
SD 1May45. 354th Base Unit, Rapid City Field, SD 20Sep45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102760 (MSN 8262) Rapid City Field, SD 1Apr44. 353rd Air Base Detachment, Pierre Field, SD 5Jan45. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 224th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 10Jan45. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 13Jun45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. 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
102761 (MSN 8263) 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 1Apr44. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Damaged in collision
with parked B-17G 42-5281 while taxying at Sioux City AAB 16Feb45. Damaged by TB-17G 42-31273 taxying
at Sioux City AAB 26Mar45. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 27Sep45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Jan46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102762 (MSN 8264) 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 1Apr44. Substantially damaged
taxying at Sioux City AAB 23May44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 6Mar45.
225th Base Unit, Rapid City Field, SD 21Jun45. 203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational Training Wing),
Jackson AAB, MS 30Jun45. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 27Sep45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal
16Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102763 (MSN 8265) 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 1Apr44. 224th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA. Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-102477 during
formation training thirteen miles north of Sioux City AAB, near Hinton, Iowa 8Aug44. Salvaged 9Aug44.
102764 (MSN 8266) 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 1Apr44. 224th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 6Mar45. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 14Jun45. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 18Jul45.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 23Jul45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102765 (MSN 8267) 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 1Apr44. 224th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 24Dec44. 209th Base Unit, Des Moines Municipal
Airport, IA 26Dec44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 6Mar45.
225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 17Jun45. 203rd Base Unit
(16th Bomber Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 6Jul45. 239th Base Unit, March Field,
Riverside, CA 27Sep45. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 7Oct45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 17Feb46.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102766 (MSN 8268) 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 2Apr44.
7th Ferrying Service Detachment, 7th Ferrying Group, Bismarck Municipal Airport, ND 7Apr44.
2534th Base Unit, Bombardier School, San Angelo Field, TX 14Aug44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 17Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 25Jun45.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 11Sep45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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.
102767 (MSN 8269) 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 2Apr44.
120th Base Unit, Greenville AAB, SC 27Jul44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Alexandria Field, LA 28Jul44. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45.
503rd Base Unit, North Atlantic Division, Washington National Airport, Gravelly Point, VA 14Jun45.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 21Jun45. 327th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 1Aug45. 203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber
Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 18Aug45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 9Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 7Nov45
102768 (MSN 8270) 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 2Apr44.
120th Base Unit, Greenville AAB, SC 27Jun44. 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 28Jun45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 13Nov45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102769 (MSN 8271) 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 2Apr44.
Offutt Field, Omaha, NB 17Apr44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria
Field, LA 21Apr44. Substantially damaged after some crew bailed out and the plane force landed
on fire at Esler Field, LA 12May44. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School), Keesler Field, Biloxi,
MS 11Aug44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 17Jan45.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 327th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 8Jul45. 203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber
Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 27Aug45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 7Oct45. Modified for training, stripped
of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 7Nov45
102770 (MSN 8272) 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 2Apr44.
Midwest Air Depot, Oklahoma City, OK 17Apr44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Alexandria Field, LA. Crashed after engine failure and the crew bailed out twenty miles southwest
of Waco, TX 1Jan45. Salvaged 1Feb45
102771 (MSN 8273) 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 2Apr44.
329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 325th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 29Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of
armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Aug45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102772 (MSN 8274) 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 2Apr44.
120th Base Unit, Greenville AAB, SC 12Jun44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102773 (MSN 8275) 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 2Apr44. Substantially
damaged in a collision with B-17F 42-6116 and B-17G 42-102428 while taxying at Dyersburg Field 21Apr44.
Major damage landing with structural failure at Dyersburg Field 16Sep44. 330th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102774 (MSN 8276) 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 2Apr44.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102775 (MSN 8277) 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 2Apr44.
347th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Key Field, Meridian, MS 27Aug44. 223rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 3Sep44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Dyersburg Field, TN. Damaged while parked by B-17F 42-5247 taxying at Dyersburg Field 22Mar45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102776 (MSN 8278) 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 2Apr44.
223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN. Damaged in collision
with parked B-17G 42-37948 while taxying at Dyersburg Field 11Nov44. 223rd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 8Jan45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102777 (MSN 8279) 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 2Apr44.
7th Ferrying Service Detachment, 7th Ferrying Group, Bismarck Municipal Airport, ND 14Apr44.
St. Paul Field, Minneapolis, MN 22Oct44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 24Oct44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field,
TN 1Mar45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 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
102778 (MSN 8280) Pyote Field, TX 2Apr44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs
Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field,
TX 21Jan45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs,
CO 30Mar45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB,
Columbus, OH 27Jun45. Crashed when the crew bailed out after engine failure two miles
southwest of Lithopolis, OH 3Aug45. Reclaimed 19Oct45
102779 (MSN 8281) 236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), 46th Bomber Training Wing,
Pyote Field, TX 2Apr44. Substantially damaged in an accident at Pyote Field 13May44. 235th
Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 17Aug44. 206th Base Unit,
Alamogordo Field, NM 11Oct44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field,
El Paso, TX 24Oct44. Damaged landing with mechanical failure at Biggs Field 27Nov44. 225th
Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 22Mar45. 2114th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 27Jun45. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Golden, Denver, CO 10Dec45.
102780 (MSN 8282) 236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), 46th Bomber Training Wing,
Pyote Field, TX 2Apr44. Mid-air collision with Republic P-47D Thunderbolt 43-25349 four miles
south of Trent, TX 26Jun44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso,
TX 16Aug44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Sioux City AAB, IA 27Feb45.
Damaged by a bird strike fifteen miles north of Sioux City 20Mar45. 222nd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 13Jun45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102781 (MSN 8283) Pyote Field, TX 2Apr44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston
Field, TX 21Jan45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs,
CO 30Mar45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus,
OH 25Jun45. Accident at Lockbourne AAB 8Aug45. 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
102782 (MSN 8284) Pyote Field, TX 4Apr44. 318th Bomb Squadron, 88th Bomb Group, Avon Park Field, FL.
Damaged taking off from Avon Park Field 11Apr44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 18Aug44. 231st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alamogordo Field,
NM 21Oct44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 17Jan45.
225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 22Mar45. 2114th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 27Jun45. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102783 (MSN 8285) Pyote Field, TX 4Apr44. 236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Pyote Field, TX 25Jul44. 555th Base Unit, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field, Dallas, TX 1Aug44.
235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. 202nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field, TX 21Jan45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 30Mar45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 23Jun45. 200th Base Unit, Chicago Municipal Airport,
IL 21Aug45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL
8Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 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.
102784 (MSN 8286) 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 4Apr44.
4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City,
OK 15Oct44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45.
332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 18Aug45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102785 (MSN 8287) 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 4Apr44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 13Apr44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 19Sep44. 348th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Will Rogers Field,
Oklahoma City, OK 11Mar45. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field,
OK. Damaged by mechanical failure at Ardmore Field 20Mar45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field,
OK 16Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 18Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102786 (MSN 8288) 7th Ferrying Service Detachment, 7th Ferrying Group, Bismarck Municipal Airport,
ND 11Apr44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK Apr44. Crashed
six miles southwest of Ardmore Field, OK 24Apr44 (11KIS). The crash happened east of Dornick Hills
Golf Course, on the Mort Woods Dairy farm, near Mount Washington School. The aircraft was
approximately six miles from the airfield. The instructor pilot with a student crew was making a
local transition training flight. The aircraft was seen making steep, slow turns over the golf course
at an estimated altitude of 800 to 1,000ft, apparently sightseeing. After about three turns,
the aircraft exceeded 90-degrees of bank and went part way on its back. It then fell off into a 1.5
turn spin to the left and crashed before a recovery could be made. It was completely destroyed
and burned on impact killing all aboard. Salvaged 25Apr44.
102787 (MSN 8289) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 11Apr44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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.
102788 (MSN 8290) 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 5Apr44.
7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 11Apr44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 22Aug45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102789 (MSN 8291) 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 6Apr44.
7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 12Apr44. Substantially damaged when crash
landed at Ardmore Field 20Apr44. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field,
TX 13Jul44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 15Jul44.
Damaged while parked by B-17F 42-5332 taxying at Ardmore Field 13Mar45. 332nd Base Unit,
Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 13Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102790 (MSN 8292) 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 6Apr44.
7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 9Apr44. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Galveston Field, TX 20Sep44. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 27Jun45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 18Aug45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To 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
102791 (MSN 8293) Delivered to Galveston Field, TX 5Apr44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls,
MT 8Apr44. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field, TX 20Sep45.
268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 28Nov44.
202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field, TX 29Nov44. 460th Base Unit,
Air Transport Command, Hamilton Field, San Rafael, CA 3Dec44. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Galveston Field, TX 18Jan45. 464th Base Unit, Defense Base, McChord Field,
Tacoma, WA 20Jan45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado
Springs, CO 30Mar45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB,
Columbus, OH 27Jun45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field,
Sebring, FL 9Oct45. 64th Base Unit (Headquarters), Andrews Field, Camp Springs, MD 10Oct45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and
disposal 5Jan46. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102792 (MSN 8294) Delivered to Alamogordo Field, NM 5Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 11Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS 24Apr44. Damaged landing at Gulfport Field 27Jul44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. Modified for training, stripped
of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 4124th Base Unit (Air
Technical Service Command), Altus Field, OK 1Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45
102793 (MSN 8295) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 103rd Base Unit,
Hawkins Field, Jackson, MS 24Oct44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport
Field, MS 31Mar45. 331st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Barksdale Field, Bossier City,
LA 18May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 14Dec45
102794 (MSN 8296) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 14Jan45. 324th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Chatham Field, Savannah, GA 11Aug45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK
for storage and disposal 29Oct45
102795 (MSN 8297) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 27Apr44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 12May45. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS 6Jul45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage
and disposal 29Oct45
102796 (MSN 8298) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 19Apr44. Crashed in bad weather
twenty miles north of Bay St Louis, MS 27Aug44 (10KIS). Salvaged 29Aug44
102797 (MSN 8299) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 14Apr44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. 331st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Barksdale Field, Bossier City, LA 16May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. to Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Oct45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
102798 (MSN 8300) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 23Apr44. Pyote Field, TX 28Apr44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Galveston Field, TX 24Jan45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field,
Colorado Springs, CO 30Mar45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 11Jul45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 14Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102799 (MSN 8301) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 14Apr44. 202nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field, TX 24Jan45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School),
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 4Jul46. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 7Jul46.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30Sep46.
Damaged in an accident with parked North American B-25J Mitchell at South Plains Field 21Oct46.
Reclaimed 29May47
102800 (MSN 8302) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 5Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 347th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Key Field, Meridian, MS 19Mar45. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 28Mar45. 4200th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service
Command), Chicago Municipal Airport, IL 24Aug45. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS 31Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and
disposal 29Oct45
102801 (MSN 8303) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. 324th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Chatham Field, Savannah, GA 11May45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45
102802 (MSN 8304) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 116th Base Unit,
Special Weapons, Fort Dix AAB, Wrightstown, NJ 11Dec44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Gulfport Field, MS 20Dec44. 331st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Barksdale
Field, Bossier City, LA 18May45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field,
TN 24May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 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
102803 (MSN 8305) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 4119th Base Unit
(Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 22Nov44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 24Nov44. 4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins
Air Technical Service Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 4Jan45. 4104th Base Unit
(Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Field, NY 18Jan45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School),
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 21Jun45. Damaged taxying at Keesler Field 10Jul45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
Iceland ATO (American overseas Airlines), Keflavik, Iceland. Crashed on landing with engine
failure and fire at Keflavik, Iceland 27Aug47
102804 (MSN 8306) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44. 326th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged taxying at MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 15Jun44. Damaged in an accident with parked B-17G 42-102727 and 43-37720 at
MacDill Field 7Dec44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 24Nov44.
233rd Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX 3Feb45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School),
Kingman Field, AZ 7Dec45. 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
102805 (MSN 8307) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 6Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 21Apr44. Barksdale
Field, Bossier City, LA 28Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS.
Force landed after engine failure at Key Field, Meridian, MS 30Nov44. 347th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Key Field, Meridian, MS 20Dec44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Dec44. 324th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Chatham
Field, Savannah, GA 9May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK
for storage and disposal 29Oct45
102806 (MSN 8308) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 21Apr44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Jul45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102807 (MSN 8309) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 6Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 21Apr44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. Damaged landing at Selman Field,
Monroe, LA 6Apr45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 17May45.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 11Sep45. Modified for training, stripped
of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102808 (MSN 8310) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 21Apr44. 4119th Base Unit
(Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 5Oct44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 18Oct44. 331st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Barksdale Field, Bossier City, LA 18May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102809 (MSN 8311) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 21Apr44. Damaged landing at
Gulfport Field 7Nov44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45.
330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 17May45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102810 (MSN 8312) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 21Apr44. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 30Mar45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Alexandria Field, LA 4Apr45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field,
TN 5Sep45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 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
102811 (MSN 8313) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 7Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 20Apr44.
4119th Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field, Mobile, AL 12Oct44.
328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Oct44. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 17May45. Damaged by mechanical failure on
the Spencer air to ground gunnery range, TN 18Jul45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102812 (MSN 8314) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 2Feb45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 17Feb45. Damaged by an explosion caused by mechanical failure five miles WNW of
Tampa 12Apr45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 2Nov45. 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
102813 (MSN 8315) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 23Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL Crashed five miles east of Drew Field, Tampa, FL 19May44 (1KIS:2INJ).
The bomber crashed on a street in West Tampa just east of Drew Field. The pilot, losing altitude
after taking off on the east-west runway, tried to avoid smashing into homes. Wings of the bomber
chopped the tops of oak trees as the aircraft descended onto Abdella Street. In the tangle of power
lines, tree limbs and street side dwellings, crew members tumbled out, some of them with their
clothing ablaze. Several aboard were trapped as the wings broke loose and the fuselage crumpled
in the downward plunge. Fuel bladders in the wings burst into flames, and practice bombs charged
with black powder exploded. Nine of the crew members were injured, three critically; one later died.
Salvaged 20May44
102814 (MSN 8316) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged taxying at Drew Field 16Dec44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102815 (MSN 8317) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Dec44. 4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service
Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 4Jan45. Rome Air Depot, NY 18Apr45. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Apr45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School),
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 2Apr46. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport,
TN 7Jul46. 613th Base Unit (Proving Ground Detachment), Phillips Field, Aberdeen Proving Ground,
MD 10Jul46. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 11Jul46
102816 (MSN 8318) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 23Apr44. 330th Base Unit, Greenville AAB, SC 3Jul44.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 22Jul44. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 16Mar45. Damaged landing at Dyersburg 31May45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102817 (MSN 8319) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
396th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. Involved in an accident with B-17F 42-29743,
B-17G 42-102719 and 42-102722 at Drew Field 21May44 [this plane not damaged]. 901st Base Unit,
Heavy Bombardment, Pinecastle Field, Orlando, FL 10Jun44. 4006th Base Unit, Miami ATSC, Miami,
FL 10Oct44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 21Nov44.
4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Rome Field, NY 18Jan45. 302nd Base
Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Mar45. 3704th Base Unit (Technical School),
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS 8Aug45. 613th Base Unit (Proving Ground Detachment), Phillips Field,
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 7Jul46.
102818 (MSN 8320) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 23Apr44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 21Feb45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field,
AR for storage and disposal 25Sep45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102819 (MSN 8321) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 23Feb45. 611th Base Unit, Proving Ground Command, Eglin Field,
Valparaiso, FL 15Dec45. Salvaged Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 29Jan46
102820 (MSN 8322) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 7Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 5Feb45. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon
Park Field, FL 17Feb45. Damaged taxying at Avon Park Field 25Feb45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 21Aug45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102821 (MSN 8323) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Apr44.
88th Bomb Group, Avon Park Field, FL 21Apr44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 24Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102822 (MSN 8324) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 23Apr44. Substantially damaged when ground looped
landing at MacDill Field 29Sep44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 28Feb45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 23Mar45.
325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 29Jun45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 26Sep45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrappe
102823 (MSN 8325) Accepted by USAAF 8Apr44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 11Apr44.
Ferried via Gore Field to Cheyenne MAP 11Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Apr44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 21Apr44.
Ferried via Love Field and Selman Field to Avon Park Field, FL 25Apr44. 399th Bomb Squadron [A-V4],
88th Bomb Group, Avon Park Field, FL 28Apr44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL 1May44. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage
and disposal 14Sep45. SOC 12Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
102824 (MSN 8326) Accepted by USAAF 8Apr44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 11Apr44.
Ferried via Gore Field to Cheyenne MAP 11Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 15Apr44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 23Apr44.
Ferried to MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 27Apr44. 488th Bomb Group [M-L2], MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 27Apr44.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 1May44. 330th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 16Mar45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Sep45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas
Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102825 (MSN 8327) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Apr44.
Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 26Apr44. 2124th Base Unit, Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 19Oct44.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 1Feb45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102826 (MSN 8328) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 23Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS Mar45. Personal injury accident thirty miles south of Gulfport 29Mar45
[plane not damaged]. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 17May45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102827 (MSN 8329) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Apr44.
346th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL
12Nov45. 300th Base Unit, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 17Jan46. 62nd Base Unit, MacDill Field,
Tampa, FL 5Apr46. 62nd Base Unit, Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 18Jul46. 5th Emergency Rescue
Squadron, Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 30Jan47. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 14Jul47. Reclaimed 25Sep47
102828 (MSN 8330) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 8Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 23Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Ditched thirty miles north of Key West, FL 7Aug44. Salvaged 9Aug44
102829 (MSN 8331) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Apr44.
396th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 7Nov44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 13Nov44. Persoanl injury caused by ‘friendly fire’ at Drew Field 22Apr45. 301st Base Unit
(Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field,
OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45 To Parks College, Cahokia, IL by 1946. Probably scrapped early 1950s.
102830 (MSN 8332) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola,
Italy 22May44. Named "Flying Latrine". {first combat mission 25May44}. Participated in the first Operation
Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the
target, the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod. Returned to
base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. 49th Bomb
Squadron 23Jun44. 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 oil refinery at Lobau, Vienna, Austria 10Sep44 (1WIA:9RTD).
Flak was intense, accurate and heavy, resulting in serious injury to a waist gunner. Battle damaged
on a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx,
Sudetenland 16Oct44 (7WIA:3RTD). 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 seven airmen. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil storage facility at
Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 19Nov44 (2WIA:8RTD). Flak was heavy and accurate resulting in
injury to the ball turret and tail gunners. {75 missions}. Salvaged 2Dec44
102831 (MSN 8333) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Apr44.
488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 25Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL. Crashed taking off at MacDill Field 28Sep44. Salvaged 29Sep44
102832 (MSN 8334) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. 488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 23Apr44. 326th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Feb45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 5Mar45. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis
Municipal Airport, TN 20Aug45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 3Sep45. 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.
102833 (MSN 8335) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. 488th Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 23Apr44. 325th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Avon Park Field, FL 9Apr45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and
disposal 24Aug45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102834 (MSN 8336) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. 346th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Substantially damaged in an accident with
B-17G 44-8292 at Batista Field, Cuba 13Sep44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Oct44. 326th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Dec44. 62nd Base Unit, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 9Apr45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 554th Base Unit, 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 31Jul46..
102835 (MSN 8337) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 9Apr44. 379th Bomb Group, 10Apr44. PHYLLIS. 488th Bomb Group,
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 23Apr44. 325th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Avon Park Field, FL. Ground looped taking off from Avon Park Field 31Jul44. Crashed
into terrain three miles northwest of Avon Park Field 29Oct44 (8KIS). Reclaimed 22Nov44
102836 (MSN 8338) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Apr44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL
9May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 7May44. Failed to return from a mission to a railway bridge at
Maribor, Slovenia, Yugoslavia 1Apr45 (4EVD:7KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed near Bosanka
Krupa, east of Biha?, Bosnia, Yugoslavia MACR 13471.
102837 (MSN 8339) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. 346th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Substantially damaged landing at Drew
Field 30Aug44. Force landed at Drew Field 2Feb45. Modified for training, stripped of
armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 327th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. Damaged landing
with mechanical failure at Drew Field 14Aug45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field,
OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45. Hill Field, Ogden, UT 5Apr46
102838 (MSN 8340) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. 346th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged when
struck the ground at Pinellas gunnery range, FL 16Dec44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. Damaged in an accident with ‘friendly fire’
caused by mechanical failure at Indian Bay gunnery range 6May45. 301st Base Unit
(Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45.
102839 (MSN 8341) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. 346th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. 222nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. 332nd Base Unit,
Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102840 (MSN 8342) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. Roswell Field, NM 1May44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH),
Roswell Field, NM 2Jun44. 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 19Apr45. 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 4Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102841 (MSN 8343) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Apr44.
Dyersburg Field, TN 25Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Apr44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 8May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Škoda armament works, Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 23Oct44 (10POW).
Damaged by flak,crew bailed out and became POw and crashed on the Taschachferner glacier in the
Tyrolean Alps, south of Pitztal, Austria MACR 9319
102842 (MSN 8344) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 9Apr44. 396th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Damaged in an accident with ‘friendly fire’
at Indian Bay gunnery range 8Jan45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. Substantially damaged in a bird strike six miles south-southeast
of Port Eads, LA, southeast of New Orleans 27May45. Modified for training, stripped of
armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 203rd Base Unit
(16th Bomber Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 24Aug45. 268th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 9Oct45.
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.
102843 (MSN 8345) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Apr44.
396th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 326th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 22Nov45. 301st Base Unit
(Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 2Dec45. 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
Production changes: Provision for localiser receiver RC-103. Stowage positions for extra SCR-274N radio units deleted
102844 (MSN 8346) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 9Apr44.
Gulfport Field, MS 24Apr44. Amarillo Field, TX 29Apr44. 328th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Gulfport Field, MS 15Feb45. Damaged by mechanical failure thirty miles south of Gulfport 13Apr45.
2116th Base Unit, Pilot School, Advanced, Single-Engine, Napier Field, Dothan, AL 16Feb45. 328th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Gulfport Field, MS 31Mar45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 17May45. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Drew Field,
Tampa, FL 28Aug45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45.
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.
102845 (MSN 8347) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Apr44.
396th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Drew Field, Tampa, FL 4May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 5Nov45
102846 (MSN 8348) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 10Apr44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 25Apr44.
Damaged in collision with B-17F 42-30489 taxying at Alexandria Field 29Jul44. 221st Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 17Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training Station), Alexandria Field, LA 1Mar45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102847 (MSN 8349) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 10Apr44. Alexandria Field, LA 25Apr44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Alexandria Field, LA 17Jan45. 329th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Alexandria
Field, LA 1Mar45. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 4Sep45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102848 (MSN 8350) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 10Apr44. Tyndall Field, Panama City, FL 26Apr44. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 2Sep45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 22Sep45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.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
102849 (MSN 8351) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 10May44. Named "Joanne".
Failed to return from a mission to the Schaffgotsch Benzin synthetic oil refinery at
Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal, Prussia 18Dec44 (10RTD). Shot down by enemy fighters.
Crash landed two miles east of Biograd, Yugoslavia.
102850 (MSN 8352) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Apr44.
396th Bomb Group, Drew Field, Tampa, FL 24Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL Substantially damaged in collision with parked B-17G 42-102681
while taxying at Drew Field 10Aug44. To reclamation/scrap at Drew AAF, FL Jan 6, 1945
102851 (MSN 8353) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 10Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 19May44. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission
to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the
bomber continued east and landed at a Russian airfield near Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Poltava.
Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44.
{18 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Bra?ov, Rumania 4Jul44.
Over the target No.1 engine was struck by flak and the propeller feathered. The plane dropped
out of formation then the crew bailed out before it crashed near Bra?ov. MACR 6397
102852 (MSN 8354) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 10Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 11May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group,
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 15May44. {97 missions - no aborts}. Pisa, Italy 15May45.
Returned to US. Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 26Sep45. 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.
102853 (MSN 8355) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Apr44.
223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 25Apr44. Substantially damaged
landing at Dyersburg Field 26May44. 330th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Dyersburg Field, TN 1Mar45.
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
102854 (MSN 8356) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Apr44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 25Apr44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 22Jan45. Accident when some crew bailed out four miles west
of Eagle Mountain, TX 16Apr45. 332nd Base Unit, Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 24Aug45.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
102855 (MSN 8357) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 346th Bomb Squadron,
99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 19May44. Named "Weary Willie".
Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at
Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at a Russian
airfield near Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i,
Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield
at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. Damaged in collision with B-17G 43-38411 taxying at Tortorella 24Feb45.
{97 missions}. Air Depot 20Apr45. Salvaged 26Apr45
102856 (MSN 8358) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 12May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb
Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 16May44. Failed to return from a mission
to the Schaffgotsch Benzin synthetic oil refinery at Deschowitz-Beuthen, Odertal, Prussia 26Dec44
(1MIA:8RTD). Aircraft ditched in the Adriatic Sea off Ancona, Italy; crew rescued
102857 (MSN 8359) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 10Apr44. Pyote Field, TX 25Apr44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. Damaged landing with mechanical failure at Biggs Field 1Sep44.
202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Galveston Field, TX 21Jan45. 268th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 30Mar45. 4108th Base Unit
(Atlantic Overeas Air Technical Service Command), Newark Field, NJ 3Jun45. 268th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 5Jun45. 2114th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 2Jul45. 2137th Base
Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 14Oct45. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102858 (MSN 8360) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 10Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 27May44.
{first combat mission 13Jun44}. 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. {48 missions}. Crashed on takeoff for a training flight from Amendola 12Sep44
102859 (MSN 8361) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 11Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. Caribbean Wing,
Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7May44. Named "Baby"
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 11May44. 342nd Bomb Squadron,
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 12Jul44. Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), Independence Field, KS 7Nov45. 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.
102860 (MSN 8362) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 11Apr44. Pyote Field, TX 25Apr44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station),
Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 18Aug44. Damaged taking off with engine failure from Biggs Field 29Nov44.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 7Mar45.
4210th Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Lambert Municipal Airport, Robertson, MO 7May45.
222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Ardmore Field, OK 19May45. 332nd Base Unit,
Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102861 (MSN 8363) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Apr44.
Pyote Field, TX 25Apr44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44.
Crashed when the crew bailed out after engine failure thirty miles southeast of Deming Field, NM
19Oct44 (6KIS). Reclaimed 2Nov44
102862 (MSN 8364) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 5May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 10May44. Failed to return from a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (5KIA:5POW). 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
Shot Down by Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2
and Crashed Near Kempten Germany.The attack struck No.2 engine which caught fire,
spreading to the wing and fuselage. Radio operator was spotted laying on the floor of the radio compartment,
the pilot slumped over his seat, and the lower gunner left the turret and although was seen approaching
the exit doors, was not found among the survivors
Believed Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Hptm. Wilhelm Moritz of JG 3/IV Stab(Sturm).
MACR 6954
102863 (MSN 8365) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 13Apr44.
Pilot School (Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 26Apr44. 2114th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 2Sep44. Damaged in
collision with a Trans World Airlines aircraft taxying at Dayton Field, OH 3Mar45. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102864 (MSN 8366) Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 13Apr44. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School),
Yuma Field, AZ 20Jun44. Crashed when the crew bailed out after engine failure twelve miles east of
Yuma Field 31Oct44. Salvaged. Reclaimed 20Nov44
102865 (MSN 8367) Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 13Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Apr44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 17Nov44. Damaged taxying at Hendricks Field 4Dec44. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
To 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
102866 (MSN 8368) Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 13Apr44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Apr44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 25Apr44. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma Field, AZ 14Jun44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 5Jun45. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102867 (MSN 8369) Page Field, Fort Myers, FL 13Apr44. 7th Ferrying Service Detachment,
7th Ferrying Group, Bismarck Municipal Airport, ND 18Apr44. 2126th Base Unit (Central School
for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 11Jun44. Damaged landing at Laredo Field 10Aug45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102868 (MSN 8370) Page Field, Fort Myers, FL 13Apr44. 7th Ferrying Service Detachment, 7th Ferrying Group,
Bismarck Municipal Airport, ND 5May44. 2118th Base Unit, Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 11May44.
2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 1Feb45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102869 (MSN 8371) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 11May44. Failed to return from
a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluží, Brüx, Sudetenland
20Oct44 (10EVD). Two engines damaged by flak above the target, then shot down by Oblt. Pohl flying a
Fw 190F-8 of SG 10 from Sarospatak in Hungary. The crew bailed out and the bomber crashed near Budapest, Hungary.
MACR 9203
102870 (MSN 8372) Accepted by USAAF 14Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 14Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11May44. 560th Bomb
Squadron [P], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 12May44 Named "Chistlin Daddies"
{first combat mission 30May44}. 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. Destroyed on the ground by a major
German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. {8 missions}. Salvaged 24Jul44
102871 (MSN 8373) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Apr44.
Pilot School (Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 26Apr44. 2114th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 2Sep44. 4152nd Base Unit,
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 1Oct44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102872 (MSN 8374) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Apr44.
School (Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 26Apr44. 2114th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 2Sep44. Damaged landing
with mechanical failure at Lockbourne AAB 13Jun45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 11Oct45. 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
102873 (MSN 8375) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 14Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. 1377th
Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 11May44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*H], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167),
Essex 22May44. Named *The Joker II*. (51+ missions}. Failed to return from a
mission to Bremen, Germany 3Feb45 (1KIA:8POW). Shot down by AAA over Berlin, Germany
Feb 3, 1945. and crashed at Eichhorst Forest, 11 km NW of Finow. MACR 12096
102874 (MSN 8376) Page Field, Fort Myers, FL 14Apr44. Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 15Jun45.
3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma Field, AZ 16Jun45. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 24Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament,
turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102875 (MSN 8377) Page Field, Fort Myers, FL 14Apr44. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma
Field, AZ 29Jun44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine) [H87], Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun45.
591st Base Unit, 1st Military Air Transport Group, Stockton Field, CA 25Jul45. 3017th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 15Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of
armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102876 (MSN 8378) Page Field, Fort Myers, FL 14Apr44. 7th Ferrying Service Detachment, 7th Ferrying Group,
Bismarck Municipal Airport, ND 20Apr44. Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 23Apr44. 2118th Base Unit,
Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 8Jul44. 2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery),
Laredo Field, TX 8Sep44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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.
102877 (MSN 8379) Page Field, Fort Myers, FL 14Apr44. Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 18Apr44. 2118th Base Unit,
Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 21Jun44. 2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery),
Laredo Field, TX 1Feb45. Force landed with mechanical failure at Laredo Field 1Apr45. Reclaimed 3Jan46
102878 (MSN 8380) Accepted by USAAF 15Apr44. Page Field, Fort Myers, FL Apr44. 5th Ferrying Group,
Love Field, Dallas, TX 21Apr44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102879 (MSN 8381) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella,
Italy 19May44. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling
yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at a
Russian airfield near Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at
Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. {100 missions}. Air Depot 17Mar45. Salvaged 2Aug45
102880 (MSN 8382) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Apr44.
Pilot School (Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 26Apr44. 2114th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 2Sep45. 4152nd Base Unit,
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 1Oct45. 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
102881 (MSN 8383) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 14Apr44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 26Apr44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 17Nov44.
381st Base Unit, Marianna, FL 21Jan45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 31Jan45. 4139th Base Unit (Mobile ATSC), Birmingham Field, AL 5Feb45.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 8Feb45.
To 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
102882 (MSN 8384) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Apr44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 23Apr44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell
Field, NM 2Jun44. 3010th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Williams Field,
Chandler, AZ 20Jan45. 4209th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Des Moines
Municipal Airport, IA 8Mar45. 3010th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Williams Field, Chandler, AZ 15Mar45. 3020th Base Unit (Pilot School, Advanced, Two Engine),
La Junta Field, CO 20Apr45. Damaged by bad weather over Perryville, MO 29May45. 3508th Base
Unit (Technical School), Truax Field, Madison, WI 4Jun45. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 1Aug45. 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.
102883 (MSN 8385) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
15Apr44. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment;
designated TB-17G. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field,
Sebring, FL 27Apr44. Midwest Air Depot, Oklahoma City, OK 30Apr44. 2137th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 18Nov44. Damaged by a
bird strike five miles west of Sebring, FL 11Sep45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 3Oct45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102884 (MSN 8386) Page Field, Fort Myers, FL 15Apr44. Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 18Apr44.
Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 24Apr44. 2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible
Gunnery), Laredo Field, TX 3Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102885 (MSN 8387) Page Field, Fort Myers, FL 15Apr44. Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 18Apr44.
Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 22Apr44. 2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery),
Laredo Field, TX 11Jun44. 4136th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command),
Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 4May45. 2126th Base Unit (Central School for Flexible Gunnery),
Laredo Field, TX 8May45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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.
102886 (MSN 8388) Page Field, Fort Myers, FL 15Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN 19Apr44. Buckingham Field, Fort Myers, FL 26Apr44. 3036th Base Unit
(Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma Field, AZ 20Jun44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 8Jun45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102887 (MSN 8389) Hobbs Field, NM 15Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 29Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 15May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 772nd Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group,
Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 25May44. Named "The Pisseroo". Failed to return from a
mission to the Xenia oil refinery at Ploe?ti, Rumania 31Jul44 (10EVD). Damaged by flak
setting No.3 engine on fire and disabling No.1 engine. The crew bailed out before the bomber
crashed at Salaš, Serbia, Yugoslavia. The airmen were assisted by Chetnik guerillas to evade
capture; eight airmen were rescued by the Halyard Mission from Pranjani 27/28Aug44 MACR 7206
102888 (MSN 8390) Hobbs Field, NM 15Apr44. Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 18Apr44. Hobbs Field, NM 20Apr44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 16Jan45. Reclaimed 4Sep45
102889 (MSN 8391) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 774th Bomb Squadron,
463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 20May44. Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic
oil refinery at Blechhammer, Prussia 7Jul44 (1KIA:9POW). The plane was attacked by German
Me 410 aircraft. The bomber was first hit by a W.Gr 21 rocket into the No.2 engine cutting the oil
lines preventing the propeller to be feathered. During further attacks on the bomber, which dropped
out of formation, the rear gunner was fatally wounded by a cannon shell. The pilot ordered
jettisoning the bombs, but the badly damaged aircraft was hit by more fire from the cannons of the
Messerschmitt fighter and ceased to be controllable. Consequently its commander decided to
order the crew to bail out over Donje Vukovsko, Bosnia, Yugoslavia and let the aircraft - with a
dead tail gunner on board - fly on in auto-pilot mode. The plane eventually crashed near the city of
Velehrad, Uherské Hradištì, Czechoslovakia. Upon impact, the machine created a large gap in the
wooded slope, after the impact it ignited and almost completely burned out. The surrounding forest
caught fire MACR 6862
102890 (MSN 8392) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 15Apr44.
Hobbs Field, NM 27Apr44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field,
NM 25Jun44. 3000th Base Unit, HQ, Western Flying Training Command, Santa Ana AAB, Orange
County, CA 3Apr45. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 4May45.
4202nd Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command), Syracuse AAB, NY 21May45.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 25May45. Modified for
training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), March Field, Riverside, CA 7Oct45. 3017th Base
Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 14Oct45. 3036th Base Unit
(Flexible Gunnery School), Yuma Field, AZ 15Oct46. 4160th Base Unit (Sacramento Air Technical
Service Command), Hobbs Field, NM 5Jan46. 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.
102891 (MSN 8393) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
15Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 11May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron,
97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 28May44. Failed to return from
a mission to the oil refineries at Vienna, Austria 7Feb45 (10POW). Intense fairly
accurate heavy flak over the target. Crashed Ptuj, Slovenia, Yugoslavia MACR 12141
102892 (MSN 8394) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
15Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone,
Italy 15May44. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 19Oct45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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.
102893 (MSN 8395) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
16Apr44. 832nd Bomb Squadron [3R*H], 486th Bomb Group, Kingman, AZ 28Apr44.
4126th Base Unit, San Bernardino Field, CA 30Dec44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery
School), Kingman Field, AZ 7Jan45. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hobbs Field, NM 24Jun45. 1504th Base Unit, West Coast Wing, Pacific Division, Air Transport
Command, Fairfield-Suisun Field, CA 29Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G .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
102894 (MSN 8396) Hobbs Field, NM 16Apr44. Lowry Field, Denver, CO 24Apr44. Hobbs Field, NM
29Apr44. Damaged by bad weather flying near Hobbs Field 11May44. 4136th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 21Jun44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 23Jun44.
Damaged by mechanical failure at Hobbs Field 30Jan45. 3028th Base Unit, Pilot School,
Advanced, Single-Engine, Luke Field, Arizona, AZ 30Jul45. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 7Aug45. Force landed after engine failure at
Roswell Field, NM 12Aug45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets
and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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.
102895 (MSN 8397) Hobbs Field, NM 16Apr44. 242nd Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Grand Island Field, NB 21Apr44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hobbs Field, NM. Crash landed with mechanical failure at Hobbs Field, NM 1Aug44. Salvaged 3Aug44.
102896 (MSN 8398) Accepted by USAAF 17Apr44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH),
Roswell Field, NM Apr44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 1Oct44.
4126th Base Unit, San Bernardino Field, CA 17Jan45. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School),
Kingman Field, AZ 26Jan45. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 22Jun45.
3541st Base Unit, Lincoln Field, NB 23Aug45. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH),
Roswell Field, NM 28Aug45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and
bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102897 (MSN 8399) 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 16Apr44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 20Apr44. Roswell Field, NM 24Apr44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 11Sep44. 555th Base Unit, 5th Ferrying Group, Love Field,
Dallas, TX 13Sep44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 16Sep44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM. Damaged by structural
failure at Hobbs Field 24Oct44. 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 21Apr45. 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 14Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing
equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102898 (MSN 8400) 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell Field, NM 16Apr44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 25Apr44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH), Roswell
Field, NM 2Jun44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 1Oct44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 27Jun45. Modified
for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102899 (MSN 8401) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Apr44.
Kingman Field, AZ 28Apr44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ.
Crashed on San Francisco Peaks, north of Flagstaff, AZ 17Sep44. (4KIS). The aircraft departed
Kingman Field in the early evening for a night navigational flight. As it approached Flagstaff,
witnesses reported the engines were running at an excessive speed and that the aircraft's airspeed
was below normal. The plane began a 360 degree climbing turn around the San Francisco Peaks
when two fires were seen on the aircraft. Approximately one minute later, a third fire was seen in the
rear of the aircraft. Soon after, the flaming aircraft lost power and began a descent until it impacted
into the side of a peak, spreading wreckage down the steep canyon and killing all on board.
Salvaged 19Sep44. Reclaimed 16Oct44
102900 (MSN 8402) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Apr44.
Hobbs Field, NM 27Apr44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field,
NM 17Dec44. 3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 31Oct45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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.
102901 (MSN 8403) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Apr44.
Rough landing at Fort Worth Field, TX 14Sep44. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School),
Yuma Field, AZ 28Apr44. Damaged taxying at Yuma Field 16May45. 2519th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Fort Worth Field, TX 15Sep45. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized,
Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 7Oct45. 3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 31Oct45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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
102902 (MSN 8404) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
16Apr44. Flexible Gunnery School, Yuma Field, AZ 28Apr44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 4Jun45. Damaged landing with mechanical
failure at Hobbs Field 21Jul45. 3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 4Oct45.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
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.
102903 (MSN 8405) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 16Apr44. Pilot School (Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 24Apr44.
2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 2Sep44.
Ground looped landing at Lockbourne AAB 5Apr45. 4142nd Base Unit (Accelerated Service Test, Air
Technical Service Command), Patterson Field, Dayton, OH 6Apr45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Reclaimed 27Nov45
102904 (MSN 8406) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 16Apr44.
Kingman Field, AZ 27Apr44. 3018th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School), Kingman Field, AZ 23Mar45.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 25Jun45. 3701st Base
Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 7Oct45. 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
102905 (MSN 8407) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 16Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15May44. 748th Bomb Squadron [J], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 16May44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben synthetic fuel
works at Pölitz, Prussia 7Oct44 (8INT:2KIA). Damaged by flak, force landed on the small
grass airfield at Jönköping, Sweden. Damage to the tail is believed to have been inflicted
by an 88mm shell that didn't explode but just passed right through the elevator. Other
damage included a hit in the nose compartment, the two engines on the right wing knocked
out and the propellers could not be feathered, radio destroyed, no brakes, and ruptured fueltanks.
One airman was killed and the bombardier was mortally wounded; he accidentally jettisoned
the bomb load. The navigator was hit by fragments and went into shock. Without oxygen,
the aircraft dropped out of formation. The day after, they counted over 70 holes in the
plane. Scrapped at Jönköping; parts used to repair B-17G 43-38426 MACR 9774.
102906 (MSN 8408) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 16Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Apr44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 11May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 416th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group,
Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 15May44. Participated in the first Operation Frantic
shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at a Russian airfield near
Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i,
Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a
Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. {68 missions}. Declared ‘war weary’;
used as weather ship. Substantially damaged taxying in bad weather at Tortorella
22Apr45. Salvaged 23Apr45
102907 (MSN 8409) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
16Apr44. Pilot School (Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 29Apr44.
602nd Base Unit, Stewart Field, Newburgh, NY 24Aug45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 26Aug45. Modified for training,
stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. Damaged
landing with mechanical failure at Stout Field, Indianapolis, IN 22Sep45. 4102nd Base Unit,
Newark Field, NJ 8Nov45. 814th Base Unit, 1st Troop Carrier Command, Stout Field,
Indianapolis, IN 9Jan46. Reclaimed 9Apr46
102908 MSN 8410) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 23May44.
Named "Silver Streak" {first combat mission 27May44}. Participated in the first Operation Frantic
shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target,
the bomber continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a
Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod. Returned to base in Italy on a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. {33 missions}. Failed to return from a
mission to the synthetic oil and rubber works at Auschwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany
(now O?wi?cim, Poland) 20Aug44 (10POW). The crew dropped the bombs and was leaving
the target. Just as the plane was turning off, No.2 engine was hit by flak and the propeller
feathered. The pilot pulled out of the formation to get out of the way of everyone. The plane
was lagging and the formation slowed in order for it to catch up. It continued to lag and
three enemy fighters were were spotted about 1,000 yards out. They followed the bomber
for awhile then they came in, one at a time, right behind the other, to about 50 to 100 yards
and broke away. During the attack, a cannon shell ripped a hole about one and one-half foot
wide up the back of No. 3 engine, knocking it out completely. The navigator and tail gunner
were wounded by shrapnel. The pilot had lost rudder, elevator and aileron controls and
ordered the crew to bail out. Crashed Balassagyarmat, Hungary MACR 11699
102909 (MSN 8411) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 775th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 20May44.
Named "Nobody's Baby". Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic
oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 23Mar45 (10RTD). Damaged by flak, force
landed behind the Russian lines.
102910 (MSN 8412) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
Pilot School (Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 24Apr44.
3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 2Jun44.
82nd Flying Training Wing, Yuma Field, AZ. Damaged in collision with parked
YB-40 42-5739 taxying at Yuma 19Dec44. 3036th Base Unit (Flexible Gunnery School),
Yuma Field, AZ 15Jul45. 3026th Base Unit, Luke Field, AZ 22Aug45. 3017th Base Unit
(Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 16Oct45. 34701st Base Unit,
Amarillo Field, TX 21Oct45. 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
102911 (MSN 8413) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
613th Bomb Squadron [IN*L], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire
30May44. On a local flight from Deenethorpe to Greenham Common (Station 486), Berkshire 29Jun44,
three attempts to land ended with a ground loop off the end of runway, hit a ditch tearing off No.3
engine, and destroyed. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 3Jul44.
102912 (MSN 8414) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
Hobbs Field, NM 27Apr44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field,
NM 16Jan45. 3010th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Williams Field, Chandler,
AZ 22Mar44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM 30Mar45.
3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 7Oct45. 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.
102913 (MSN 8415) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 25May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the aircraft engine factories at Wiener Neudorf, Austria 26Jul44
(7KIA:3POW). Shortly after crossing the Austrian border, the Group formation was attacked by a
large number of enemy fighters. The rear of the aircraft was damaged where the gunners were
killed, survivors escaping from the nose. The aircraft crashed at Strallegg, Austria MACR 7124.
102914 (MSN 8416) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 23May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti, Rumania 10Aug44. Flak was heavy,
intense and accurate. The bomber was attacked and shot down by enemy fighters. Crashed near Ploe?ti
MACR 7194
102915 (MSN 8417) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 10May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 419th Bomb Squadron,
301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 26May44. Failed to return from a mission
to the aircraft engine factories at Wiener Neudorf, Austria 26Jul44 (1MIA:5KIA:4POW). Shortly after
crossing the Austrian border, the Group formation was attacked by a large number of enemy fighters.
The bomber was shot down by Obergefreiten Heinz Westerdorf of 5./JG 300. Engines No.3 and 4 both
burned, and about three feet of the left wing had been shot away. The aileron was about three quarters
shot away and there was a fire inside the nose. The aircraft broke away from the formation, the right
wing broke off and then the aircraft exploded, the wreckage fell 4km northeast of Langenwang, Austria
MACR 7123.
102916 (MSN 8418) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 774th Bomb Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Foggia #1, Celone, Italy 17May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Zwölfaxing ammunition depot, Vienna, Austria 8Jul44 (5POW:5KIA).
Damaged by flak over Vienna, the left side of the plane was on fire. Parts fell off and then the plane
exploded. Crashed at Siebenhirten, Vienna, Austria
102917 (MSN 8419) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Feb44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
612th Bomb Squadron [SC*E], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 30May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the manufacturing facilities of the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke
at Dessau, Germany 20Jul44 (9POW). Damaged by flak, crashed Numansdorp, Netherlands MACR 7546
102918 (MSN 8420) Accepted by USAAF 19Apr44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 21Apr44.
Ferried via Gore Field to Cheyenne MAP 21Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 23Apr44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 29Apr44.
Ferried via Tinker Field and Oklahoma City Field to Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 3May44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 9May44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14May44.
Ferried 16May44 to RCAF Goose Bay, Labrador; Bluie West One, Narsarsuaq, Greenland; Meeks Field,
Keflavik, Iceland; Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French
Morocco arriving 19May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 26May44. 4th Air Depot Group, XV Service
Command, Gioia del Colle, Bari, Italy 26May44. 342nd Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 1Jun44. Named "Idiot's Delight". Participated in the first Operation
Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the
target, the bomber continued east and was the first Fifteenth Air Force aircraft to land in
Russia at a Russian airfield near Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a
Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Poltava. Returned to base in Italy
on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. Failed to return from a
mission to an ordnance depot at Milbertshofen, Munich, Germany 19Jul44 (5KIA:6POW).
The crew had just dropped their bombs and closed the bomb bay doors when the plane was
struck by flak in No.2 engine. It started burning but the aircraft stayed in formation until
they completed the turn off the target and out of the flak area. The crew started to bail out,
then the tail broke off at the waist gun position and the fire went out as the aircraft plunged
straight down. Crashed at Aschheim, Munich, Germany MACR 6688
102919 (MSN 8421) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 22Apr44. 3030th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, VH),
Roswell Field, NM 2Jun44. 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 14Oct45. Modified for training, stripped of armor,
armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G. 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
102920 (MSN 8422) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 17Apr44.
Pilot School (Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 29Apr44. Scott Field,
Belleville, IL 4May44. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB,
Columbus, OH 10May44. Crash landed Lockbourne AAB 21Jan45
Surveyed at Lockbourne AAB, Cloumbus, OH Jan 23, 1945
102921 (MSN 8423) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 30May44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*K],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 8Jun44. 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
Named "The Dutchess". . 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 at Kingman, AZ Oct 25, 1945
102922 (MSN 8424) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 11May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb
Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 27May44. Battle damaged during
a mission to tank repair and ball bearing works at Turin, Italy 24Jul44. Badly damaged wing
but returned safely to base - “was worst damaged plane ever brought back to Group”.
Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 19Sep45. 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
102923 (MSN 8425) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 28Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 28May44.
Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at Memmingen,
Germany 18Jul44 (5POW:5KIA). 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 10 km Southeast of Kempten Germany.
Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Uffz. Kurt Witte of JG 300/5(Sturm). MACR 6979.
102924 (MSN 8426) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 29Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 774th Bomb
Squadron, 463rd Bomb Group, Celone, Italy 17May44. Failed to return from a mission to a
railway marshalling yard at Novi Sad, Serbia, Yugoslavia 30Aug44 (7POW:3KIA). Damaged by flak,
left wing set on fire. Crashed at Proložac, Croatia, Yugoslavia. MACR 8731.
102925 (MSN 8427) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 347th Bomb
Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 24May44. Named "Lady Lynn".
Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to the railway marshalling yards at
Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at a Russian
airfield near Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Gala?i,
Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refineries at Ploe?ti,
Rumania 9Jul44 (7POW:4RTD). The plane was sixty miles over the Danube river on the way to
Ploesti, Rumania. The first indication of anything wrong was when someone reported a fuel leak.
Smoke started coming up from the floor and at the same time the co-pilot pointed to the feathering
buttons. The pilot didn’t know what was wrong nor which engine was causing the trouble if any
and so delayed feathering. The co-pilot grabbed his escape kit, pushed the mixture on No.3 engine
to ‘off’, put on his parachute and left. The pilot leaned over and saw it was No.3 engine on fire.
The propeller was feathered and the fuel shut-off. The pilot prepared to bail out after calling
the crew on the interphone and getting no answer. He thought that he and the engineer were
the only ones left. At that time the engineer said to hold it. He beat the floorboards out and
put out the fire there with an extinguisher. At that time the pilot saw the navigator in the dome;
he hadn’t answered because he had become entangled in his cords trying to reach the fire with
an extinguisher. The radio operator appeared in the cockpit from the radio room; he had been
on the way forward and hadn’t heard the call. With the fire out, the engineer took the place as
co-pilot. Within sight of the Yugoslavian coast at 10,000ft, the plane ran into flak which it couldn’t
seem to get out of. The rest of the trip was uneventful and landed safely back at Tortorella.
Salvaged 23Sep44. Returned to Group 4Oct44. {57 missions}. Accident on takeoff when the right
landing gear collapsed at Foggia #3, Salsola, Italy. Accident when the plane stalled at 11,000ft
and went into a vertical dive. The tail broke off and the plane crashed into the ground at Foggia #3,
Salsola, Italy 9Dec44 {9KIA:2RTD).
102926 (MSN 8428) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 18Apr44.
Modified for training, stripped of armor, armament, turrets and bombing equipment; designated TB-17G.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 1May44.
Hondo Field, TX 2May44. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field,
Sebring, FL 5May44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training Station), Rapid City Field, SD 12Sep44.
2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 13Sep44.
Damaged by engine failure at Hendricks Field 19Jan45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 22Oct45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102927 (MSN 8429) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11May44. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 17May44
Named "Bunky". Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at
Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (6POW:4KIA). 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. Shot Down By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R2 And Crashed
Near Ravensburg Germany. Aircraft Exploded in Mid Air.
Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3/IV(Sturm). (4) Crew Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were
Captured and Became POWs. MACR 6980
102928 (MSN 8430) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Apr44.
Hobbs Field, NM 1May44. 3017th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hobbs Field, NM
16Jan45. 3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 7Oct45. 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.
102929 (MSN 8431) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Apr44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy 26May44. Failed to return from a mission to the aircraft engine factories 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. B-17F 42-30385 was
attacked; with a burning right wing, it made a steep turn and, out of control, the left wing
collided with this B-17, causing it to crash at Gutenstein, Austria MACR 7143
102930 (MSN 8432) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
19Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1May44. 1377th Base
Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
12May44. 4121st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Technical Service Command), Kelly Field,
San Antonio, TX 17Mar45. 4117th Base Unit (Warner Robins Air Technical Service Command),
Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 17May45. 1st Base Unit (Headquarters), Bolling Field,
Washington, DC 27Aug45. 4104th Base Unit (Rome Air Technical Service Command),
Rome Field, NY 1Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage
and disposal 5Nov45
102931 (MSN 8433) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 16May44. 731st Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group,
Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk 20May44. Named "Fiklebitch" Accident departing for a
tactical mission to front line strong points around Metz and Thionville, France 9Nov44 (8MIA:1KIA).
The bomber was seen to circle Lowestoft early morning before heading out to sea. Crashed in
North Sea two miles north of Lowestoft, Suffolk. MACR 10345
102932 (MSN 8434) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 30Apr44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 12May44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy
23May44. {first combat mission 26May44}. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle
mission to the railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber
continued east and landed at Mirgorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Gala?i, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Mirgorod. Returned to base in Italy on a mission
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Foc?ani, Rumania 11Jun44. {26 missions}. Failed to return from a mission
to the oil refinery at Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 16Jul44 (9POW:1KIA). The nose compartment
was blown off by a direct flak hit, the bomb bay and No.3 engine were on fire. The plane turned
ut of formation then went down in a sliding dive. Crashed Strasshof an der Nordbahn, east of
Vienna, Austria MACR 6904
102933 (MSN 8435) Accepted by USAAF 20Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 19Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 22May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*Q],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 8Jun44. Named "Queenie".
{first combat mission 12Jun44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke
oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 20Jun44 (1KIA:3WIA:5RTD). The crew was the low
group deputy but assumed the lead after the leader aborted. The pilot was killed by flak
over target, the co-pilot and navigator were seriously wounded. Although wounded, the
co-pilot completed the attack, re-formed the group and led them out of enemy territory.
He relinquished the lead at the enemy coast. The co-pilot, 2Lt. Robert Strand, was awarded
the Distinguished Service Cross. {64 missions}. Battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 12Dec44 (9POW). The aircraft
dropped down out of formation and trailed the group, under control and with no damage observed.
Later, fighter escort reported one propeller was feathered and one engine on fire.
Crash landed on the continent. Salvaged
102934 (MSN 8436) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
350th Bomb Squadron [LN*W], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 16May44.
Returned from a mission with fuel exhaustion, caused by operating the bomber at excessive RPM
thoughout the flight. Leaving the enemy coast, the crew prepared to ditch and jettisoned unwanted
equipment over the North Sea then No.1 engine stopped. By this time the aircraft was approaching the
English coast at 1,000ft. The pilot force landed in an open field of oats then crossed a dirt track,
ripping off the right landing gear. The aircraft had crash landed at Manningtree, Essex 11Jul44 (10RTD).
Salvaged 13Jul44
102935 (MSN 8437) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 19Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4May44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 15May44.
331st Bomb Squadron [QE*L], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 20May44.
Name "Gremlins Hotel". Returned to US. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 21Jul45. 3rd Ferrying Group, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI 30Jul45. 4185th Base Unit
(Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 11Oct45.
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
102936 (MSN 8438) Accepted by USAAF 21Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 20Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 16May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44. 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 30May44. 569th Bomb Squadron [CC*P], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham
(Station 153), Suffolk 1Jun44. {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
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 railway marshalling
yards at Beziers, France and landed back at Framlingham 5Jul44. {16 missions}. Accident
during assembly for a tactical mission to gun batteries around Brest, France 26Aug44 (5KIA:4RTD).
Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-97182. #182 dropped down and sat on top of #936, exploded and
crashed in Warrens Green Wood, Weston, Hitchin, Hertfordshire. The wreckage was spread over
1.5km in Weston Park, from Halls Green to fields opposite the old Anchor Pub; two civilians were
killed. Salvaged 27Aug4
102937 (MSN 8439) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44.
412th Bomb Squadron [QW*E], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 30May44.
Named "Ready Freddie". {15 missions}.
The crew was scheduled for a training mission over Holbrook Bay on the River Stour in Suffolk 19Jul44
(14KIS:2WIS). After the training flight and heading back to Horham, the pilot requested permission
to divert to Duxford (Station 357), Cambridgeshire to catch up with two pilot friends serving with the
78th Fighter Group. After catching up in conversation he approached the Duxford Flying Control
Officer for clearance for some local flying with his six crew plus personnel from Duxford. Finally
four of the crew from the B-17G, together with nine personnel from Duxford, climbed aboard for the flight.
What happened next caused the largest loss of life in a single incident in Duxford’s four decades
as an operational airfield. Men from the base climbed aboard the visiting bomber for a ride
around the field. The bomber careered off the neon beacon on top of one of the hangars.
It lost the left wing which crashed in front of the officers’ club, dropped one of its rubber
auxiliary fuel tanks through an empty Nissen hut and then crashed into the barrack of the
83rd Fighter Squadron where it burned, killing all on board and one man in the barrack.
The barrack was completely demolished and all aboard the plane were burned beyond recognition.
Salvaged 21Jul44.
102938 (MSN 8440) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 2May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20May44. Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 24May44.
414th Bomb Squadron. Named "Mouse/Elaine "P"" Burned out after collision by B-17G 44-8406 in
landing accident at Amendola 2Jan45. #406 ran into the back of #938, splitting the aircraft in two
aft of the wings. Salvaged
102939 (MSN 8441) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
20Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 1May44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 15May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 20May44. 340th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb
Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 17Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the
oil refinery at Schwechat, Vienna, Austria 16Mar45 (7KIA:3RTD). At the rendezvous point,
in bad weather with heavy cloud cover, this plane had to pull up to avoid the lead B-17
which had made a sharp left turn. When they did they struck B-17G #44-6757.
Both B-17s crashed on the shore of the Adriatic Sea
102940 (MSN 8442) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 26Apr44. Delivered to Royal
Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB789 at Dorval, Montreal 28Apr44. No.45 Group, Ferry
Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, arriving 9May44. No.12
Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland May44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick, Scotland 18Jul44.
No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 14Nov44. No.214 (Federated Malay States)
Squadron [BU-Q], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 17Jan45. Used for radio counter
measures. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 28Feb46. Sold to
International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47.
102941 (MSN 8443) 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT 27Apr44. Delivered to Royal
Air Force as Fortress Mark III, serial HB790 at Dorval, Montreal 29Apr44. No.45 Group, Ferry
Command, Dorval, Montreal. Ferried to RAF Prestwick, Ayr, Scotland, arriving 9May44. No.12
Maintenance Unit, RAF Kirkbride, Cumberland May44. Scottish Aviation, Prestwick,
Scotland 18Jul44. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire 26Oct44.
No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-B], No.100 Group, RAF Oulton, Aylsham,
Norfolk 11Dec44. Used for radio counter measures. Crash landed RAF Woodbridge
emergency landing ground, Suffolk 15Jan45. No.54 Maintenance Unit 27Jan45,
repaired on site. No.214 (Federated Malay States) Squadron [BU-B], No.100 Group,
RAF Oulton, Aylsham, Norfolk 3May45. No.51 Maintenance Unit, RAF Lichfield,
Staffordshire 23May45 for storage. Sold to International Alloys Ltd 11Mar47. SOC 11Mar47
102942 (MSN 8444) Accepted by USAAF 21Apr44. 7th Ferrying Group, Gore Field, Great Falls, MT
24Apr44. Ferried Boeing Field, Seattle, WA - Gore Field, Great Falls, MT -
St. Paul Field, Minneapolis, MN - Bolling Field, Washington, DC 24Apr44.
1st Base Unit (Headquarters), Bolling Field, Washington, DC 28Apr44. 4136th
Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Tinker Field,
Oklahoma City, OK 3Nov44. TDY: 1502nd Base Unit (West Coast Wing,
Pacific Division, Air Transport Command) Mather Field, Sacramento, CA 25Nov44.
4112th Base Unit (Middletown Air Technical Service Command), Middletown
Air Depot, PA 17Jan45/19May45. Converted as staff transport, designated VB-17G.
1st Base Unit (Headquarters), Bolling Field, Washington, DC 19May45. 64th Base
Unit (Headquarters), Andrews Field, Camp Springs, MD 20Jun45. TDY: 326th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training Station), MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 10Jul45/22Jul45.
Pacific Theater 24Feb46/30Apr47. Redesignated NB-17G Apr46/30Apr47.
Rio de Janiero, Brasil 7Apr48. Caribbean Air Command, Howard AFB, Panama
Canal Zone 20Apr48. Redesignated TB-17G. SOC at Panama 29Dec48.
102943 (MSN 8445) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 21Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 1May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
352nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy
26May44. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air
depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (9POW:1KIA). Attacked by enemy
fighters, the No.3 engine was struck by a 30mm cannon shell and the tail
gunner was killed over the target. The plane crashed at Böhen, southeast of
Memmingen Germany MACR 7310
Production changes: Two staggered nose side guns with K-5 mounts
102944 (MSN 8446) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 21Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 2May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 16May44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
414th Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 24May44.
Named "The Old Lady". Failed to return from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at
Blechhammer, Prussia 26Apr44 (1KIA:7POW:3EVD). Struck by flak, most of the
crew bailed out over Moravia. The aircraft crashed above the village of Štiavnik,
Czechoslovakia. MACR 8934
102945 (MSN 8447) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 21Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 3May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 27May44. 358th Bomb Squadron [VK*M],
03rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 2Jun44. Named "Sweet Pea".
Damaged by fire in an accident at Molesworth 1Dec44. Force landed on the continent 8Jan45. Salvaged 10Feb45.
102946 (MSN 8448) Accepted by USAAF 21Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 2May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [C],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 23May44. {first combat mission
28May44}. Failed to return from a mission to the aircraft component factories in
Leipzig, Germany 29May44 (10POW). The Luftwaffe dispatched around forty fighters
to intercept the bombers, their attack co-inciding with a ten-minute period when the
bombers were flying without an escort. The aircraft was lagging behind the formation
at the Initial Point and was struck by cannon fire from enemy fighters during the bomb
run. Just after it dropped its bombs while under fighter attack, the aircraft caught fire
between No.3 and No.4 engines. Right after the crew bailed out the plane exploded.
Crashed three miles west of Eilenburg, nine miles northeast of Leipzig, Germany. {2 missions}
MACR 5315
102947 (MSN 8449) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 21Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 2May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 26May44. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*S],
401st Bomb Group, 27May44. Named "D-Day Dottie".. Damaged on a Crossbow mission
to a German V-weapon site at Rely, Pas-de-Calais, France 6Jul44 (1KIA:9RTD). Over France,
a malfunctioning engine on an adjacent aircraft caused part of a propellor to be thrown
through the left nose window, killing the bombardier instantly. {93 missions}. 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 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
102948 (MSN 8450) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 21Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. 749th Bomb Squadron [D], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130),
Huntingdonshire 23May44. Named "The Denver Bandit". Damaged while parked in an accident
with B-17G 42-97591 taxying at Glatton 23Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44
(7POW:2KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Buckau, Germany. MACR 9775.
102949 (MSN 8451) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 21Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 15May44. 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 30Jun44.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*G], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 1Jul44.
510th Bomb Squadron [TU*G]. {22 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to Messerschmitt
service test airfield at Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 19Jul44 (7KIA:2POW). Shot down by enemy
fighters, crashed Stoßberg, Altenmünster, Germany. MACR 7557
102950 (MSN 8452) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY
21Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4May44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17May44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*S],
96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 19May44. 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 1Jul44
102951 (MSN 8453) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 21Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 26May44. RCAF Gander, Newfoundland 27May44. Nutts Corner (Station 235),
Belfast, Northern Ireland 29May44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*Q], 95th Bomb Group, Horham
(Station 119), Suffolk 30May44. 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 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 #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. 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. Damaged on the ground by a German strike force night of 18/19Sep44. Returned to
England Oct44. Failed to return from an Operation Thunderclap mission to the railway
marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45 (1POW:8KIA). Flak over the target
was intense and accurate. Hit by flak just after releasing the bombs and a fire started on a
wing. The bomber remained under control. Ther pilot reported a runaway propeller when
the aircraft was halfway back to base; no other contact was made. The aircraft crashed at
Den Burg, Texel, West Frisian Islands, Netherlands. {55 missions} MACR 12048
102952 (MSN 8454) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 24May44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*H], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook
(Station 110), Northamptonshire 31May44. {29 missions}. Failed to return from a mission
to the I.G. Farben chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44
(6POW:3KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Frankfurt am Main, Germany.. MACR 7817
102953 (MSN 8455) Accepted by USAAF 22Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb
Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13May44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [P],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 16May44. Named "Sky Anne".
{first combat mission 4Jun44}. Severe battle damaged on an Operation Frantic II shuttle
mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland,
Germany 21Jun44. Badly damaged by flak, the bomber returned to Knettishall. 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 Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic
oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28Sep44 (7KIA:2POW). Mid-air collision
with B-17G 43-38404. Flak was intense in the target area, injuring several airmen.
The first flak hit was near the tail section. After bomb release it was hit by flak again,
this time in the nose section. Right after this the plane received a third and direct hit
in the waist section. The plane went up in the air and then start to fall. Aircraft #953
was in the lead and, losing altitude in a right turn, cut in on aircraft #404, which
was reported out of formation and attempting to get back in at the time the accident
occurred. The tail was cut off #953 just behind the ball turret and the left wing of #404
was damaged, the No.1 engine being knocked out. Both planes spun down over the target.
#953 was spinning in a flat nose down position; during this spin, the wings came off
and the plane crashed upside down in a spoil area of an ordnance factory at Meresburg
area. {16 missions}. MACR 9380
102954 (MSN 8456) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 1Jun44.
748th Bomb Squadron [Q], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire
13Jun44 Sustained damage during mission to
Seigen, Germany Jan 29, 1945 and landed at Ypres, Belgium.
Crew uninjured and returned to base. Plane condemned salvage battle damage Feb 3, 1945
102955 (MSN 8457) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 22Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 2May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20May44.
510th Bomb Squadron [TU*P], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 23May44.
509th Bomb Squadron [RQ*L]. Named "Chatterbox II". Battle damaged on a mission to the vehicle
works of Vomag Maschinenfabrik at Plauen, Germany 19Mar45. Force landed on the continent.
Salvaged. {72 missions}. Returned to US. 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 1Jun45. 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
102956 (MSN 8458) Accepted by USAAF 23Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 7May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*K],
390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 23May44.
Named "Girl Of My Dreams/Doc's Flying Circus". {first combat mission 6Jun44}. {48 missions}.
Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Derben, Germany 14Jan45 (2KIA:7POW).
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. Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Vietnitz, northwest of Berlin,
Germany. MACR 11726
102957 (MSN 8459) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3May44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21May44.
358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 23Apr44.
612th Bomb Squadron [SC*F], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 1Jun44.
Named "Fearless Fosdick" (a character in the Li'l Abner comic strip) Received major battle damage
Sep 12, 1944 duriing
a mission to the Synthetic Oil Refinery at Merseburg Germany ,but made it back to Deenethorpe.
Before it could land, an engine caught fire and could not be extinguished. All nine crew members
parachuted out safely in the Corby and Peterborough area, and the plane crashed at King’s Norton,
east of Leicester airfield 12Sep44
Aircraft Was Destroyed. Salvaged on November 12, 1944.
102958 (MSN 8460) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6May44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*Z],
100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 23Apr44. Failed to return from an
Operation Thunderclap mission to the railway marshalling yard at Tempelhof, Berlin,
Germany 3Feb45 (7KIA:2POW). Flak over the target was intense and accurate. After bomb
release the bomber was hit by a ground rocket. Crashed Berlin, Germany. MACR 12047
102959 (MSN 8461) Accepted by USAAF 24Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 22Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 7May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Jul44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*D], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 4Jun44. {first combat mission 6Jun44}.
{31 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to the aircraft fuel depot at Dugny, Le Bourget airfield,
Paris, France 7Aug44 (1WIA:8RTD). On return, crash landed at RAF Ford, south of Arundel,
West Sussex. The plane came to rest next to an occupied cottage. It was reported that the
husband and wife watched the plane approaching through a window of the dwelling, but were
frozen with fear and could not leave the structure. Luckily, the cottage received only superficial
damage. Salvaged by Eighth Air Force Service Command 18Aug44.
102960 (MSN 8462) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 6Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to Creil, France 23Jul44. Ditched in
English Channel, crew rescued by British Air-Sea Rescue launch
102961 (MSN 8463) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Jun44.
526th Bomb Squadron [LF*T], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 28Jun44.
Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to a German V-weapon site in the Pas de Calais,
France 17Jul44 (9KIA). Damaged by flak, crashed in English Channel MACR 7839
102962 (MSN 8464) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 22Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1May44. 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105),
Northamptonshire 23Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to Karlsruhe, Germany 9Aug44
(5POW:4KIA). Shot down by enemy fighters, crashed Unzhurst, Germany MACR 8066
102963 (MSN 8465) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. 729th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green
(Station 142), Norfolk 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 Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
Destroyed on the ground by a major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. Salvaged 2Jul44.
102964 (MSN 8466) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. 366th Bomb Squadron [KY*M], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston
(Station 105), Northamptonshire 2Jun44. 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 23Apr45. Named "Miss Yvonne". 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 4Dec45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company,
Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102965 (MSN 8467) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 23May44.
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 24May44. Failed to return
from a mission to Berlin, Germany 24May44 (10RTD). Flak damage, ditched in North Sea,
crew rescued by Air-Sea Rescue
102966 (MSN 8468) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7May44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44.
534th Bomb Squadron [GD*F], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 23May44.
Named "Avengress II". Ball turret later replaced with a radome. {102 missions}. 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 14Jun45. 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
102967 (MSN 8469) Accepted by USAAF 24Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 23Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 9May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field,
Bangor, ME 21May44. 569th Bomb Squadron [CC*A], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham
(Station 153), Suffolk 25May44. Named "The Diplomat" {first combat mission 2Jun44}.
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. 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 RAF Woodbridge emergency
landing ground, Suffolk. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of the Battle of the Bulge
to a Luftwaffe airfield at Zellhausen, Mainhausen, Germany 24Dec44 (1WIA:8RTD); the pilot
was wounded. {77 missions}. Severe battle damaged on a mission to oil targets in Germany
6Feb45 (1WIA:8RTD). 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 engineer/top turret gunner was wounded. The crew became lost and ran out
of fuel, forcing them to bail out over Ahun and Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs, France, in alllied territory.
After regrouping at Gueret, the crew returned to the UK and combat operations a mere ten days later.
The plane crashed in a wheat field at Les Combes, France. Salvaged 11Mar45
102968 (MSN 8470) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 23Apr44. 302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 18May44. 534th Bomb Squadron [GD*N], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell
(Station 167), Essex 27May44. Named *Via Panola Express*. {60 missions}. Battle
damaged on a mission to Cologne, Germany 10Nov44. Force landed Brussels, Belgium. Salvaged.
67th Tactical Reconnaissance Group.
102969 (MSN 8471) Accepted by USAAF 24Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 6May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command),
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 24May44. 367th Bomb Squadron [GY*X],
306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 5Jun44. Named METHUSELAH – 969 YEARS.
[Methuselah lived the longest of all human figures mentioned in the Bible, having died at the
age of 969.]. Battle damaged during a mission to a railway bridge at Amiens, France 31Aug43
(1WIA:9RTD). During the second run over the target the plane was struck by flak, wounding an
Eighth Air Force photographer. Accident after returning from a mission to bomb enemy troop
concentrations and strongpoints south of Caen, France 8Aug44. Severely battle damaged by flak,
during landing the plane ground looped off the runway, knocking over two tents but injuring no one.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide,
Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44 (8POW:1KIA). En route to the target, attacked by enemy fighters passing
Oranienburg, damaging No.1 and No.3 engines, starting fires, the right wing and radio room.
The crew was ordered to bail out but two airmen were still in the plane when it exploded.
Crashed Brodowin, Chorin, Germany MACR 8836
102970 (MSN 8472) Accepted by USAAF 25Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 24Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 6May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44.
561st Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 23May44.
652nd Bomb Squadron (Heavy Reconnaissance), 25th Bomb Group (Reconnaissance),
325th Photographic Wing, Watton (Station 376), Norfolk Oct44. Named "Grope And Hope".
Operated meteorological reconnaissance sorties to the North Atlantic and North Sea.
Alconbury (Station 102), Huntingdonshire 13Jul45. Returned to US. Cincinnati, OH 4Nov45.
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
102971 (MSN 8473) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4May44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 19May44.
508th Bomb Squadron [YB*J], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire
29May44. {26 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz Motoren aircraft engine
factory at Genshagen, Berlin, Germany 6Aug44 (6POW:3KIA). Damaged by flak and shot down by
enemy fighters, crashed Werder, Germany. MACR 7586
102972 (MSN 8474) Accepted by USAAF 25Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 24Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney
Field, NB 6May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44.
571st Bomb Squadron [FC*F], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk 26May44.
Named HEAVENLY CENT / BOSTON BLACKIE / MISS BOSTON. "Blackie" was later removed and "Miss" added above it.
{first combat mission 4Jun44}. 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 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. 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. {83 missions}. Failed to return from a mission to a railway marshalling
yard at Seelze, Hanover, Germany 14Mar45 (9KIA). Mid-air collision with B-17G 43-37831.
#831 was caught in propeller wash, the right wing crashing in to the vertical stabiliser of #972, bounced
off and crashed in to it again. Both aircraft burst in to flames and exploded several seconds later.
Pieces of both planes were seen falling to earth. Crashed Bilshausen, northeast of Göttingen, Germany
MACR 13025
102973 (MSN 8475) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13May44.
749th Bomb Squadron [L], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 16May44.
Battle damaged over Montbartier, France during a tactical mission to occupied Europe 25Jun44 (9RTD).
With fuel exhaustion, the crew bailed out before the aircraft crashed at Bishop Lydeard, Somerset.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 26Jun4
102974 (MSN 8476) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 24Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4May44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 17May44. 338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 19Jun44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*R], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 26May44. Named "Hellct Agnes". Landed on continent 19Mar45.
Regained by Group 18Apr45. {112 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 28Aug45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 7Nov45. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich
Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
102975 (MSN 8477) Accepted by USAAF 25Apr44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 25Apr44. 271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3May44.
1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21May44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*F], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 6Jun44. Named "Verna E". 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 29Dec44. Regained by Group 1Jan45. Accident taking off for a tactical mission to a
communications centre at Kyllburg, Germany 2Jan45. An engine failed during the takeoff, the plane
swung off the runway but managed to get airborne passing the dispersals. The pilot jettisoned the
bomb load just off the end of the runway and returned to land with an engine on fire. 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 6Jan45. Regained by Group 20Jan45. Failed to return from a
mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany 14Feb45 (9POW). Flak damaged two engines.
The pilot stated that he was low on fuel and intended to land at Merville (B-53), France. Crash landed at
Weisel, about 20km south of Koblenz, Germany MACR 12325
102976 (MSN 8478) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Apr44.
302nd Base Unit (Staging Wing), Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 4May44. Substantially damaged by
fire in an accident at Hunter Field 18May44. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Jun44. 365th Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group,
Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 6Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben
chemical and synthetic oil works at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 24Aug44 (7KIA:2POW). Damaged by flak,
crashed Wessmar, Germany.
102977 (MSN 8479) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7May44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21May44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*L], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 23May44. Accident on a tactical mission to a railway bridge at
Auxerre, Burgundy, France 17Jul44 (10RTD). An oil leak in No.1 engine spilled out so fast that the propeller
could not be feathered and started windmilling violently. The pilot turned back to base and let down
through a heavy overcast over Buncher #28. At 5,000 feet the engine froze and the propeller stopped
turning. Unable to safely let down through the overcast, the pilot turned out to sea to jettison the bomb load.
On the return and still several miles from the coast the propeller started to windmill again and vibrating badly.
The engine started to throw off parts and appeared that it might catch fire which it did as the plane crossed
the coast. The crew bailed out while the pilot put the aircraft on auto-pilot set to head out to sea and then
bailed out. The aircraft struck land before reaching the sea and crash landed in a sugar beet field at Friston Hall,
west of Friston, Suffolk. Condemned salvage no battle damage Jul 19, 1944
102978 (MSN 8480) United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 25Apr44.
271st Base Unit (Staging Wing), 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Jun44. 1377th Base Unit (North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 17Jun44.
413th Bomb Squadron [MZ*D], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 21Jun44.
Damaged landing at Snetterton Heath 9Jul44. Salvaged 7Sep44. 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 14Dec45. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
42-102979/103328 North American P-51C-1-NT Mustang
MSN 103-22416/22765.
102979 returned to USA May 2, 1944. Surveyed Oct 30, 1944
102980 to RFC at Ladd Field, AK Dec 6, 1945
102981 wrecked in takeoff accident at Wright Field, OH Sep 22, 1943.
102982 werecked in landing accident at Patterson AF, OH Nov 4, 1943, landing gear collapsed
102983 surveyed at Lakeland AF, FL Jun 15, 1944
102984 to RFC at Cincinatti Jul 4, 1945
102985 to CL-26 at Eglin AAF, FL Jan 11, 1944
102986 to reclamation at Alachua AF, FL Oct 26, 1944
102987 surveyed at Bartow AF, FL Feb 25, 1944
102988 to reclamation at Orlando AGB, FL Mar 16, 1945
102989 surveyed at Orlando AB, FL Apr 15, 1944
102990 to RFC at Albuquerque ,NM Jul 4, 1945
102991 converted to F-6C after entered service. (F-6C, 12th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) shot down by
Fw 190A-8 flown by Lt Gunther Heckmann of JG 51/7 SE
of Alencon, France. MACR 6193. Pilot MIA and presumed killed.
102992 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) collided in midair with P-51C 42-103008 and crashed at
RAF Rivenhall, Essex, England Mar 21, 1944. Condemned excess inventory Oct 31 ,1944
102993 condemned salvage May 23, 1944
102994 (363rd FG, 381st FS, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Saint Laurent, Belgium Mar 20, 1944. MACR 3076.
Pilot killed.
102995 condemned crash May 13,1944
102996 359th FG, 370th FS; code CS-S Lovin' Lulu II. Condemned salvage battle damage May 12, 1944
102997 (354th FG, 356th FS, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Elkenrogh, 13 km NE of Altenkirchen,
Germany May 12, 1944. MACR 4756. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
102998 (555th FTS, 496t FTG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England Aug 9, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft destroyed and condemned salvage no battle damage Aug 10, 1944
102999 (555th FTS, 496t FTG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England Aug 7, 1944.
Pilot survived, aicraft badly damaged and condemned salvage no battle damage Jun 8, 1945.
103000 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Boxted, Essex, England Mar 19, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft destroyed and condemned salvage no battle damage
103001 converted to F-6C after entered service. With 162nd TRS, 10th PRG damaged May 27, 1945, Furth,
Germany. Condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 10, 1946
103002 (363rd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Leiston, Suffolk, England Sep 26, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned salvage Oct 1, 1944
103003 condemned salvage no battle damage Dec 26, 1944
103004 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit at
Schackensleben, 14 km WNW of Magdeburg, Germany May 28, 1944. MACR 5136. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103005 converted to F-6C after entered service. Condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 30, 1946
103006 converted to F-6C after entered service. Condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 30, 1946
103007 (555th FTS, 496th FTG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51C 42-103036 and crashed 1 1/2 mi S of
Ownby, Lincolnshire, England Jun 7, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed and condemned salvage no
battle damage Jun 8, 1944
103008 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) collided in midair with P-51C 42-102992 and crashed at RAF Rivenhall,
Essex, England Mar 21, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed and condemned salvage no battle
damage Mar 24, 1944
103009 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF) crashed SE of Orleans, France due to engine failure Aug 1, 1944. MACR 7729.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
103010 condemned salvage May 10, 1944
103011 condemned salvage not combat related
103012 condemned AAA Sep 2, 1944
103013 converted to F-6C after entered service. (F-6C, 11th TRS, attached to Provisional Reconnaissance Group,
9th AF) in taxiing accident at Nancy/Azelot airfield A-95, Azelot, France. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage Apr 15, 1946
103014 condemned salvage May 18, 1944
103016 (HQ, 12th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Foggia main airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 20, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, condemned salvage Aug 18, 1945
103017 condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 15, 1946
103018 converted to F-6C after entered service. Condemned AAA May 6, 1944
103019 to RAF as Mustang III FB125. Wrecked when abandoned takeoff and overshot at RAF Bentwaters May 7, 1945.
103020 to RAF as Mustang III FB126. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
103021 to RAF as Mustang III FB127. Crashed when wing hit ground
on approach to Matlask Oct 11, 1944.
103022 to RAF as Mustang III FB128. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103023 to RAF as Mustang III FB129. Crashed when abandoned by pilot after flak damage Sep 9, 1944
103024 to RAF as Mustang III FB130. Damaged in heavy landing at Andrews Field Nov 27, 1944. SOC
103025 to RAF as Mustang III FB131. Crashed after colliding with Mustang FB222 (42-103116) near Nijmegen Jan 15, 1945
103026 to RAF Nov 1943 as Mustang III FB132. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103027 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB133. Wrecked when undercarriage prematurely retracted during takeoff at
Bognor Aug 4, 1944
103028 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB134. Wrecked when bellylanded in field following engine failure Cholmondeley
Dec 12, 1945
103029 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB135. Collided with Mustang KH566 (44-10991) during practice dogfight and
crashed near Cantley May 23, 1945
103030 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB136. SOC Jun 26, 1947
103031 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB137. Wrecked when struck
by Mustang HB826 (42-103675) while parked at Matlask Oct 13, 1944
103032 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB138. Crashlanded 8 mi E
of Hulst Sep 27, 1944 after engine failure.
103033 to RAF Nov 1943 as Mustang III FB139. Missing from sweep Jun 7, 1944
103034 to RAF Nov 1943 as Mustang III FB140. Wrecked when bellylanded
at Aston Down Jun 13, 1944 after engine failed in circuit.
103035 to RAF Nov 1943 as Mustang III FB141. SOC Jun 2, 1947
103036 was to have gone to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB142 but not delivered, went to USAAF unit in UK.
Was replaced as FB142 by 42-103569. With 555th FTS, 496th FTG, 8th AF collided in midair with P-51C
42-103007 and crashed 1/2 mi N of Faldingworth, Lincolnshire, England. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed
and condemned salvage no battle damage Jun 8, 1944.
103037 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB143. Wrecked when swung
on landing and struck Mustang FZ116 (43-6417) at Rednal
Mar 25, 1945
103038 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB144. Wrecked when struck
Mustang FZ185 (43-6606) while taxying at Andrews Field Dec 1, 1944
103039 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB145. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103040 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB146. Missing Aug 4, 1944, no further details.
103041 was to have gone to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB147, but not
delivered, went to USAAF instead. Replaced as FB147 by 42-103636.
To 363rd FS, 357th FG "Alice in Wonderland' and shot down by Fw 190A-7 flown by Oblt. Hans-Heinrich Koenig of JG 11/3
Mar 8, 1944 near Hoya 30 mi NW of Hannover, Germany. MACR 2994. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103042 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB148. Shot down by flak near
Apeldoorn Sep 9, 1944
103043 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB149. Shot down with No 128 Sqdn Jun 14, 1944 at St Hymer, pilot killed
SOC Oct 31, 1946
103044 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB150. Destroyed by exploding
train, Enschede Feb 21, 1945.
103045 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB151. Missing from escort
mission to Emmerich Sep 27, 1944
103046 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB152. Crashed into sea 30 mi
from Dutch coast when pilot bailed out after engine failure Mar 9, 1945
103047 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB153. SOC Oct 15, 1945
103048 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB154. SOC Sep 6, 1947
103049 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB155. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103050 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB156. SOC Sep 20, 1946
103051 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB157. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103052 to RAF Dec 1943 as Mustang III FB158. Missing from flight over
Denmark May 21, 1944
103053 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB159. Crashed afer pilot abandoned
aircraft following flak damage Aug 19, 1944.
103054 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB160. Hit ground and crashed while
attacking enemy motor vehicles near Domfront Jun 10, 1944
103055/103128 to Britain Jan 1944
103055 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB161. Wrecked when bellylanded at Elmstead
Jul 23, 1945 after engine caught fire
103056 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB162. SOC Aug 29, 1946
103057 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB163. SOC Mar 20, 1947
103058 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB164. Crashed at Andrews Field Apr 11, 1945
after colliding with Mustang HB878 (42-103767).
103059 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB165. Crashed and destroyed by fire after
striking trees during takeoff at Coolham Jun 17, 1944
103060 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB166. SOC Dec 20, 1946
103061 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB167. SOC Jun 2, 1947
103062 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB168. Blew up while attacking barges
on River Seing Aug 7, 1944
103063 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB169. DBR when bomb dropped off while
taxying at Coolham Jun 15, 1944.
103064 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB170. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103065 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB171. SOC Jan 21, 1947
103066 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB172. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103067 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB173. Crashlanded near Alencon Jun 27, 1944
following flak hit
103068 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB174. Damaged by Bf 109s off Norwegian
coast Jul 30, 1944. SOC upon return.
103069 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB175. SOC Sep 6, 1947
103070 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB176. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103071 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB177. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103072 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB178. SOC Jun 26, 1947
103073 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB179. Struck ground during recovery
from attack dive, Berberie May 20, 1944
103074 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB180. Crashlanded in Normandy Jul 26, 1944
after being damaged by Fw 190s.
103075 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB181. SOC Sep 12, 1946
103076 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB182. Missing from photo recon mission
to Arnhem Mar 14, 1945
103077 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB183. SOC Sep 4, 1944
103078 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB184. SOC Sep 29, 1946
103079 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB185. Wrecked when swung on takeoff
and hit Mustang FZ121 (43-6422) at Coolham May 20, 1944
103080 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB186. Crashed near Caen Aug 18, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following damage by enemy fighters
103081 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB187. Broke up in flight after losing
elevator, Great Bardfield Feb 20, 1945.
103082 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB188. Crashed in Normandy Jun 10, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit.
103083 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB189. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103084 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB190. DBR when swung on takeoff and
crashed, Rednal Mar 28, 1945
103085 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB191. SOC Aug 29, 1946
103086 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB192. SOC Mar 20, 1947
103087 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB193. SOC Sep 6, 1947
103088 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB194. Missing from sewwp Aug 20, 1944
103089 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB195. SOC Mar 13, 1947
103090 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB196. Missing Jun 28, 1944
103091 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB197. SOC Jan 12, 1947
103092 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB198. SOC Nov 1, 1946
103093 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB199. SOC Jun 26, 1947
103094 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB200. SOC Feb 28, 1946
103095 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB201. Missing Aug 27, 1944
103096 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB202. SOC Sep 6, 1947
103097 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB203. Crashed in Netherlands Sep 15, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit.
103098 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB204. SOC Jan 21, 1947
103099 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB205. Crashed before delivery to RAF
103100 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB206. Crashed 1 1/2 miles west of Ham
Street Aug 18, 1944 after colliding with Spitfire NH713
103101 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB207. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
103102 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB208. Missing from attack on barges
on River Seine Aug 3, 1944
103103 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB209. SOC Sep 6, 1947
103104 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB210. Crashed near Eythorne Feb 12, 1946
after pilot lost control
103105 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB211. SOC Jun 2, 1947
103106 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB212. SOC Nov 1, 1946
103107 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB213. Crashed after stalling on approach
to Andrews Field Nov 6, 1944
103108 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB214. SOC Feb 27, 1947
103109 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB215. Crashlanded at Moerbecke during
escort mission to Duisburg Jan 18, 1945
103110 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB216. Crashed 2 mi E of North Walsham
Jun 5, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft following engine failure.
103111 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB217. SOC Mar 14, 1947
103112 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB218. SOC Feb 27, 1947
103113 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB219. SOC Aug 18, 1947.
103114 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB220. Damaged by flak Sep 14, 1944
and subsequently SOC.
103115 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB221. SOC Dec 28, 1946
103116 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB222. Collided with Mustang FB131 (42-103025)
near Nijmegen Jan 15, 1945 and crashed
103117 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB223. Force-landed near Potigny Jul 27, 1944
following engine failure during sweep.
103118 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB224. DBR by heavy landing at Madelely
Nov 12, 1946.
103119 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB225. Missing from sweep over Germany
Feb 21, 1945
103120 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB226. SOC Dec 19, 1946
103121 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB227. SOC Dec 16, 1946
103122 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB228. Crashed after engine failed on
takeoff at Ellon Aug 26, 1944
103123 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB229. SOC Sep 6, 1947
103124 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB230. Wrecked when undercarriage retracted
during takeoff run, Bognor Regis Aug 5, 1944
103125 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB231. SOC Dec 13, 1946
103126 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB232. Wrecked when overshot landing,
West Raynham Nov 30, 1945
103127 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB233. Shot down by Fw 190s near Dreux
Jun 20, 1944
103128 to RAF Jan 1944 as Mustang III FB234. SOC Oct 7, 1946. Also reported as being destroyed in a ground
accident while parked at Armitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy Sep 23, 1944 with 99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee
airmen), 15th AF.
103129 was to have gone to RAF as FB235 but was retained in USA.
Condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 26, 1946
103130 to RAF Feb 1944 as Mustang III FB236. Crashed near Cherbourg Jun 22, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage.
103131 was to have gone to RAF as FB237 but was retained in USA. Converted to F-6C after entered service.
With 10th PRG, 15th TRS crashed Apr 10, 1945 at Ruppertenrod,
between Giessen and Alsfeld, Germany. Condemned salvage no battle damage Apr 10, 1945
103132 was to have gone to RAF as FB238 but was retained in USA.
Condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 15, 1946
103133 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB239. SOC Jun 2, 1947
103134 was to have gone to RAF as FB240 but retained in USA. Converted to F-6C after entered service.
(F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th PRG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 5 mi S of Periers, France Jul 26, 1944. MACR 7485.
Pilot killed.
103135 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB241. Shot down in error by British
AAA 3 mi S of Hastings Jul 29, 1944 while chasing V-1
103136 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB242. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103137 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB243. SOC Jan 7, 1947
103138 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB244. SOC Oct 1, 1946
103139 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB245. Shot down by flak near Lake
Carterno Jun 2, 1944 while attacking enemy motor transport
103140 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB246. Destroyed by fire when
bellylanded at Lesi Nov 16, 1944 and struck Marauders HD436 (42-96363)
and HD451 (42-96378)
103141 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB247. Missing near Sarajevo from
sweep Dec 11, 1944
103142 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB248. Crashed near Brod Nov 5, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage.
103143 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB249. Crashed on takeoff, Crete Aug 2, 1944
103144 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB250. Crashed on landing, Cutella Apr 2, 1944
103145 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB251. Shot down by flak over front ine
in Italy Oct 15, 1944.
103146 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB252. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103147 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB253. SOC Aug 29, 1946
103148 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB254. Crashlanded Jan 11, 1945
following flak damage
103149 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB255. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103150 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB256. Crashed near Lovinac,
Yugoslavia after pilot abandoned aircraft following running
out of fuel.
103151 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB257. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103152 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB258. Crashed Aug 9, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage.
103153 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB259. Flew into box valley
and crashed into mountain 30 mi W of Trento Jul 26, 1945
103154 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB260. SOC May 9, 1946
103155 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB261. Crashed 10 mi NE of
Rimini Sep 25, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft following
flak damage
103156 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB262. Crashed at Casara Mar 3, 1945
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage
103157 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB263. Crashed at San Felice
Oct 12, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage.
103158 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB264. Crashed Apr 19, 1945
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damate
103159 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB265. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103160 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB266. Crashlanded and
destroyed by fire May 25, 1944 after flak damage
103161 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB267. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103162 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB268.
103163 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB269. SOC Dec 14, 1946
103164 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB270. Shot down by flak
Ravenna Jul 22, 1944
103165 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB271. Crashed near Brod
Nov 5, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak
damage.
103166 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB272. SOC Oct 31, 1946
103167 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB273. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103168 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB274. Shot down by flak
while attacking train Conegliano Jan 15, 1945.
103169 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB275. Hit tree and crashed
while attacking enemy motor transport near Vicenza Dec 1, 1944.
103170 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB276. SOC Mar 4, 1946
103171 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB277. SOC Mar 4, 1946
103172 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB278. Crashed into sea near
Crete after pilot abandoned aircraft when bomb hung up.
103173 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB279. Wrecked when swung on
takeoff and struck P-47, Fano Jan 3, 1945
103174 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB280. Crashed at Pragersko,
Yugoslavia Jan 23, 1945 after pilot abandoned aircraft
following flak damage.
103175 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB281. SOC Aug 29, 1946
103176 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB282. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103177 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB283. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103178 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB284. Crashed Sep 30, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage.
103179 was first Dallas-built Mustang in natural metal finish. To RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB285.
Crashed Aug 2, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage.
103180 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB286. Wrecked when swung
on takeoff and struck vehicle, Falerium Jun 28, 1944
103181 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB287. Shot down by flak
near San Felice Sep 16, 1944.
103182 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB288. Crashed near Graz
Apr 3, 2005 after pilot abandoned aircraft following engine failure.
103183 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB289. Crashed near Zagreb
Nov 12, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage
103184 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB290. Crashed near Maribor Apr 3, 1945
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage
103185 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB291. Crashlanded near Crete
Jul 13, 1944 following engine failure.
103186 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB292. SOC Apr 14, 1946
103187 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB293. Dove into ground while
in circuit, Catania Jun 8, 1944
103188 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB294. Crashed on landing at
Cutella May 10, 1944 following engine failure
103189 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB295. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103190 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB296. Missing Aug 6, 1944
103191 converted to F-6C after entered service. To RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB297. Missing from close
support mission Sep 4, 1944
103192 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB298. SOC Feb 27, 1947
103193 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB299. Shot down by flak
during close support mission Apr 14, 1945
103194 to RAF Mar 1944 as Mustang III FB300. SOC Aug 29, 1946
103195 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Sep 29, 1944
103196 (converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. F-6C, 111th TRS, attached to Provisional Reconnaissance
Group, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at
Nancy/Azelot Airfield A-95 Azelot, France Dec 31, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage Apr 15, 1946
103197 (368th FS, 359th FG) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk,
England Feb 3, 1945. Pilot survived but aircraft was DBR and condemned salvage no battle damage Feb 3, 1945
103198 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. Condemned salvage no battle damage Dec 25, 1944
103199 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Jan 25, 1945
103200 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron,
XII Tactical Air Command, 12th AF) crashed from unknown
cause 5 mi S of Bastia, Corsica in Tyrrenian Sea while on training flight Aug 13, 1944. MACR 8742.
Pilot killed. MACR has wrong serial number as 42-104200, which was a P-38J
103201 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned Mar 15, 1944
103202 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 12th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) crashed
during wheels-up belly landing at Conflans Airfield A-94,
Conflans, France. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage Jun 26, 1946.
103203 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF)
collided in midair with F-6D 44-11739 over Winterburg, Germamy
Apr 11, 1945. Able to land. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired, condemned salvage Jun 26, 1946
103204 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage Jun 26, 1946
103205 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Oct 27, 1944
103206 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF)
crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Petit Warel, Belgium
due to engine failure Nov 19, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
Condemned salvage Jun 26, 1946
103207 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 111th TRS, attached to Provisional
Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) in landing accident at
Nancy/Azelot airfield A-95 Azelot, France Feb 14, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage Apr 15, 1946
103208 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 15, 1946
103209 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. to RAF as Mustang III SR435 Mar 31, 1944. SOC Jun 2, 1947
103210 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage MIA Jun 10, 1944
103211 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF)
shot down by AAA NW of Bastonge, Belgium Dec 24, 1944. MACR 11426.
Pilot believed killed.
103212 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 24, 1946
103213 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 15, 1946
103214 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103215 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Oct 13, 1944
103216 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 111th TRS, attached to Provisional
Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) shot down byh AAA near Waldangelloch,
Germany Apr 1, 1945. MACR 13654. Pilot believed captured or killed.
103217 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no combat Oct 7, 1944
103218 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage Jun 27, 1944
103219 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 12 th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF)
in landing accident at Conflans airfield A-94, Conflans, France
Jan 27, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage no battle
damage May 20, 1945.
103220 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned enemy action Apr 22, 1944
103221 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 269th Air Service Squadron,
26th Service Group, 9th AF) in landing accident at Charleroi
airfield A-87, Gosselies, Belgium Feb 16, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if
repaired. Condemned salvage Jun 22, 1946
103222 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 12th TRS, 12th PRG 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8
flown by unknown pilot and unit at St Marie-Aux, Anglais, France Jul 14, 1944. MACR 6662.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103223 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 12th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF)
in landing accident at RAF Middle Wallop airfield, Hampshire,
England Jun 8, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft DBR and condemned salvage Aug 8, 1944
103224 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 10th PRG) MIA Jun 22, 1944. MACR 6275
103225 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (15th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in takeoff
accident at RAF Middle Wallop airfield, Hampshire,
England Apr 25, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage no battle damage Apr 26, 1944
103226 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th PRG, 9th AF) crashed from
unknown cause near Eupen, Belgium Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11406. Pilot killed.
103227 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 24, 1946
103228 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 111th TRS, attached to Provisional
Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) groundlooped at Haguenau
airfield Y-39, Haguenau, France Apr 11, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if
repaired. Condemned salvage Apr 24, 1946.
103229 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF)
in landing accident at Conflans Airfield A-94, Conflans, France
Jan 26, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage Apr 15, 1946
103230 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 67th PRG, 9th AF)
shot down by AAA near Fauqueembergues, France Jun 7, 1944. MACR 5652.
Pilot MIA and believe killed.
103231 to RAF as Mustang III FB301 Mar 1944. Crashed near Venice Dec 6, 1944
` after pilot abandoned aircraft after running out of fuel.
103232 to RAF as Mustang III FB302 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103233 to RAF as Mustang III FB303 Mar 1944. Shot down by flak near
Vavi Dejes, Yugoslavia Nov 7, 1944 However, there is a photo that seems to indicate that this plane
was assigned to the 118th TRS, 23rd FG in China as an F-6C
103234 to RAF as Mustang III FB304 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103235 to RAF as Mustang III FB305 Mar 1944. Shot down by flak while attacking
bridge Aug 30, 1944
103236 to RAF as Mustang III FB306 Mar 1944. SOC Jul 26, 1945.
103237 to RAF as Mustang III FB307 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103238 to RAF as Mustang III FB308 Mar 1944. Missing in cloud over
Yugoslavia Feb 2, 1945
103239 to RAF as Mustang III FB309 Mar 1944. SOC May 9, 1946
103240 to RAF as Mustang III FB310 Mar 1944. Crashed near Sidi Amor
during ferry flight Jun 17, 1944
103241 to RAF as Mustang III FB311 Mar 1944. Missing from sweep near Miravoi,
Greece Sep 10, 1944
103242 to RAF as Mustang III FB312 Mar 1944. Missing in cloud near Perkovic,
Yugoslavia Jan 26, 1945
103243 to RAF as Mustang III FB313 Mar 1944. Shot down by flak while attacking
train at Slatina Jul 16, 1944
103244 to RAF as Mustang III FB314 Mar 1944. Crashed in Adriatic Apr 5, 1945
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit
103245 to RAF as Mustang III FB315 Mar 1944. Crashlanded 3 mi N of Turopolje
Aug 26, 1944 following flak hit
103246 to RAF as Mustang III FB316 Mar 1944. Shot down by flak while attacking
train at Slatina Jul 16, 1944
103247 to RAF as Mustang III FB317 Mar 1944. Crashed on takeoff at Create Aug 1, 1944
103248 to RAF as Mustang III FB318 Mar 1944. Crashed during attempted forced landign
3 mi NE of Urosevac, Yugoslavia
103249 to RAF as Mustang III FB319 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 29, 1945
103250 to RAF as Mustang III FB320 Mar 1944. Missing from sweep to Zagreb
Nov 6, 1944
103251 to RAF as Mustang III FB321 Mar 1944. Overturned during attempted
forced landing Jul 14, 1944 after running out of fuel
103252 to RAF as Mustang III FB322 Mar 1944. Crashed 1 mi NNW of Hovice Aug 4, 1944
following flak hit.
103253 to RAF as Mustang III FB323 Mar 1944. Missing from close support
mision Sep 25, 1944
103254 to RAF as Mustang III FB324 Mar 1944. Shot down by flak, Pristina,
Yugoslavia Aug 9, 1944
103255 to RAF as Mustang III FB325 Mar 1944. SOC Feb 27, 1947
103256 to RAF as Mustang III FB326 Mar 1944. SOC Sep 28, 1944
103257 to RAF as Mustang III FB327 Mar 1944. Crashed near Brac Apr 11, 1945
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak damage
103258 to RAF as Mustang III FB328 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103259 to RAF as Mustang III FB329 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103260 to RAF as Mustang III FB330 Mar 1944. Crashed Dec 27, 1944 after pilot
abandoned aircraft following flak hit
103261 to RAF as Mustang III FB331 Mar 1944. Missing in cloud 10 mi S of
Sibenik Sep 27, 1944
103262 to RAF as Mustang III FB332 Mar 1944. SOC Sep 4, 1945
103263 to RAF as Mustang III FB333 Mar 1944. SOC Aug 1944
103264 to RAF as Mustang III FB334 Mar 1944. Crashlanded at Prammaggiore
Aug 15, 1946 after engine caught fire
103265 to RAF as Mustang III FB335 Mar 1944. Crashed at Krusevac, Yugoslavia
Aug 11, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit.
103266 to RAF as Mustang III FB336 Mar 1944. Crashed at Amarino, Greece
Aug 25, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit.
103267 to RAF as Mustang III FB337 Mar 1944. Crashlanded in Yugoslavia
Oct 16, 1944 following flak hit
103268 to RAF as Mustang III FB338 Mar 1944. Crashed on takeoff, Crete
Aug 27, 1944
103269 to RAF as Mustang III FB339 Mar 1944. Wrecked when hit roller on
landing, Capodichino Feb 16, 1945
103270 to RAF as Mustang III FB340 Mar 1944. Wrecked when swung on takeoff
and hit P-40, Crete Aug 9, 1944.
103271 to RAF as Mustang III FB341 Mar 1944. SOC Aug 29, 1946
103272 to RAF as Mustang III FB342 Mar 1944. Crashed on takeoff, Biferno
Aug 21, 1944
103273 to RAF as Mustang III FB343 Mar 1944. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103274 to RAF as Mustang III FB344 Mar 1944. SOC Sep 17,1945
103275 to RAF as Mustang III FB345 Mar 1944. Flew into ground during bad
weather, Buyfield Hall, England Sep 8, 1944
103276 to RAF as Mustang III FB346 Mar 1944. Wrecked when struck tree during
attempted forced landing 1 mi NW of Kempston, England Jul 27, 1944
after engine failed.
103277 to RAF as Mustang III FB347 Mar 1944. SOC Jun 2, 1947
103278 to RAF as Mustang III FB348 Mar 1944. Spun into ground near
Petworth, England Jun 25, 1944
103279 to RAF as Mustang III FB349 Mar 1944. Crashed near Laigle Jul 26, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following damage, believed caused by Fw 190.
103280 to RAF as Mustang III FB350 Mar 1944. SOC Nov 9, 1946
103281 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 12th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in taxiing
accident at Le Molay Airfield A-9, Basse-Normandie, France
Aug 4, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage no battle
damage May 27, 1945
103282 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF) crashlanded 15 km N of Bray-Sur-Somme France due to flak hit Jun 22, 1944.
MACR 5963. Pilot survived and evaded until Jul 19, 1944 when captured and became POW.
103283 (486th FS, 352nd FG) ground looped at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Nov 21, 1944. Pilot
survived. In forced landing at RAF Lavenham, Suffolk, England Jan 19, 1945 due to engine failure.
Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Jan 20, 1945
103284 condemned salvage no batle damage Jun 24, 1944
103285 361st FG, 376th FS; code E9-X. condemned MIA Oct 14, 194
103286 (357th FG, 363rd FS) shot down by AAA near Wolgast 8 mi NW of Anklam, Germany May 21, 1944. MACR 4997.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
103287 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near Evereux, Normandy, France while strafing
truck convoy Jun 6, 1944. MACR 5609. Crashlanded, pilot survived and evaded.
103288 condemned salvage battle damage May 31, 1944
103289 (381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) in landing accident at RAF Staplehurst, Kent, England May 2, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft destroyed and condemned salvage no battle damage May 13, 1944
103290 (352nd FG, 328th FS) shot down by AAA 10 mi N of Herbouville, France Apr 28, 1944. MACR 4414. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
103291 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 15 mi S of Liege, Belgium Sep 11, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
103292 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) crashed into ground while attacking ground targets NE of Villedien-les-Poules,
France Jun 11, 1944. MACR 5572. Pilot killed.
103293 (MSN 103-22730) with 370th FS, 359th FG) crashed from unknown cause 2 mi NE of RAF Knettishall, Norfolk,
England May 1, 1944. Pilot killed. Aircraft condemned salvage battle damage May 3, 1944. Registration
N24177 has been allocated Jun 27, 2003 to this aircraft. Registration N251MX reserved
Jun 25, 2004, taken up Aug 28, 2004. Has been sold to Collings Foundation, who took
delivery Mar 2008. Converted by field modification to TP-51C dual-control two-seater.
103294 (370th FS, 359th FG) in landing accident at RAF East Wertham May 30,1944. Pilot survived but aircraft
was destroyed and condemned salvage battle damage May 30, 1944
103295 (339th FG, 503nd FS, 8th AF) crshed near St Willebrord, 12 km SW of Breda, Netherland after ran out
of fuel May 21, 1944. MACR 4982. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103296 (310th Ferry Squadron, 27th Aircraft Transport Group, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Fowlmere,
Cambridgeshire, England while on ferry flight Apr 24, 1944. Pilot survived, aicraft badly damaged and
condemned salvage May 2, 1944
103297 condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 28, 1946
103298 condemned salvage no battle damage May 11, 1944
103299 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown while strafing a truck convy N of Fougere, France
Jun 8, 1944. MACR 5618. Pilot KIA
103300 (463rd Service Squadron, 309th Service Group, 9th AF) in landing accideent at RAF Staplehurst, Kent,
England May 24, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, condemned salvage no battle damage May 26, 1944
103301 (374th FS, 361st FG) crashlanded at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England May 30, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged. Condemned salvage no battle damage Nov 15, 1944
103302 condemned salvage from enemy action Sep 21, 1945
103303 condemned salvage Nov 22, 1944
103304 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 111st TRS, attached to Provisional
Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) crashed while looking for convoy
between Karlsrue and Landau, Germany Jan 29, 1945. MACR 11739. Pilot killed
103305 (505th FS, 339th FG0 w/o in takeoff accident at Fowlmere, England May 12, 1944. Condemned salvage
no battle damage May 14, 1944
103306 (311th Ferry Squadron, 27th Aircraft Transport Group, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Warton, Lancashire,
England while on ferry flight Apr 28, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage no battle damage
Jul 11, 1944
103307 (555th FTS, 496th FTG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Goxhill, Lincolnshire, England
May 31, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned Jun 8, 1944
103308 (310th FRS, 27th ATG) crashlanded at RNAS Burscough, England Apr 20, 1944. Condemned MIA Jul 8, 1944
103309 (55th FS, 20th FG) crashed on takeoff at King's Cliffe, England Jul 12, 1944. Condemned salvage no
battle damage Jul 12, 1944
103310 (487th FS, 352nd FG) involved in midair collision and crashed near Bradwell, England
May 9, 1944. Condemned missing May 9, 1944
103311 converted to F-6C-1-NT at modification center. (15th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at
RAF Middle Wallop airfield, Hampshire, England Apr 28, 1944. Pilot survived aircraft destroyed and
condemned salvage Apr 15, 1946
103312 (352nd FG, 487th FS) crashed from unknown cause near Ziesen, 40 kM E of burg Near Magdeburg, Germany
Aug 5, 1944. Pilot KIA. MACR 7440
103313 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 10 mi E of Bockingen, Germany Oct 28, 1944. MACR 10257.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103314 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) crashed at Buzancais, 15 mi SW of Nogent, France due to engine failure
Jul 4, 1944. MACR 6548. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
103315 condemned salvage Jun 30, 1944
103316 (352nd FG, HQ) hit by AAA near Dummer Lake, Germany and made wheels-up belly landing 1 km
NE of Bersenbruck, Germany May 21, 1944. MACR 4988. MACR and German report says pilot made POW.
352nd website states pilot KIA.
103317 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF) crashed into trees while chasing Bf 109 fighters near Katne, NW of Warsaw, Poland
Sep 18, 1944. MACR 9239. Pilot KIA
103318 (359th FG, 368th FS) crashed 35 mi S of Beachy Head, East Sussex, England in English Channel
Sep 1, 1944 due to engine failure. MACR 8550. Pilot bailed out and was rescued
103319 condemned salvage from enemy action Sep 21, 1945
103320 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crashed 3 km S of Dunkerque, France after being hit by friendly fire
Mar 14, 1945. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft destroyed and condemned salvage May 14, 1945.
103321 (357th FS, 355th FG) forcelanded at Matching, England Jun 27, 1944. Condemned salvage battle damage Jul 9, 1944
103322 (368th FS, 359th FG) crashed from unknown cause 2 mi NE of Hedingham, Essex, England Jun 17, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft condemned salvage battle damage Jun 22, 1944
103323 condemned salvage battle damage Jan 16, 1945
103324 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 24, 1945.
Condemned crash Jun 25, 1945
103325 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) crashed at Husum on the NW of coast of Germany due to engine failure
Aug 27, 1944. MACR 8309. Pilot was killed
103326 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) lost from unknown cause near Paris, France Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8494. Last
seen in dogfight with Bf 109G fighters. Pilot MIA and believed killed.
103327 condemned salvage battle damage Sep 15, 1944
103328 (463rd Service Squadron, 309th Service Group, 9th AF) in landing accident at RAF Staplehurst, Kent,
England May 28, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage no battle damage Jun 24, 1944
42-103329/103778 North American P-51C-5-NT Mustang
MSN 103-22766/22815, 103-25933/26332.
103329 (359th FG, 368th FS) crashed during wheels-up belly landing 16 km NW of Evreux, 6 mi SE of
Mantes Gassicourt, France Jun 10, 1944 do to mechanical failure. MACR 5594. Pilot surivived and evaded.
103330 condemned salvage no battle damage Aug 21, 1945
103331 condemned salvage no battle damage Jul 23, 1944
103332 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near Evreux, Normandy, France while attacking a
train Jun 6, 1944. MACR 5610. Pilot bailed out and evaded. Hidden by French Underground for 3 months
until liberated by Canadian army.
103333 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed after flew into bomb blast of other P-51s over target while
attacking trucks W of carteret, France Jun 17, 1944. MACR 6291. Pilot killed.
103334 (355th FG, 354th FS) shot down by AAA over Lechfeld Jul 24, 1944. MACR 7730. Pilot KIA
103335 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit 5 km W of
Quedlinburg, SW of Wittenberg, Germany Jun 20, 1944. MACR 6110. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103336 (352nd FG, 486th FS) crashed after being damaged by exploding truck that was just strafed between
Elbeuf and Louviers, France Jun 8, 1944. MACR 5555. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
103337 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in midair collision at San Severo airfield, Foggia,
Italy Feb 15, 1945. Able to land. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned salvage Aug 11, 1945
103338 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) collided in midair with P-51B 43-6328 and crashlanded E of Sein
near Les Andelys, SW of Beauvais, France Jun 25, 1944. MACR 6188. Pilot killed.
103339 (359th FG, 369th FS) shot down by AAA at Hoevinghause, 5 k m S of Mettingen, Germany Nov 4, 1944. MACR 10427.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103340 condemned salvage no battle damage Nov 12, 1944
103341 (487th FS, 352nd FG) crashed from unknown cause 1 mi N oF RAF Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Jun 7, 1944. Pilot killed.
103342 (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Lubeck, Germany May 19, 1944. MACR 4983.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103343 (359th FG, 370th FS) shot down by AAA near Reims, France May 12, 1944. MACR 4703. Pilot bailed out and
became POW.
103344 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 26, 1946
103345 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Mar 28, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned salvage Sep 30, 1945
103346 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) crashed after hitting some wires while strafing a locomotive at
Denaon, France Jun 22, 1944. MACR 6105. Pilot killed.
103347 (361st FG, 375th FS) shot down by AAA 5 mi N of Chartes, France Jun 6, 1944. MACR 5521. Pilot bailed out
but was KIA.
103348 (364th FS, 357th FG) crashed during wheels up belly landing at RAF Leiston airfield Jul 20, 1944. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
103349 converted to F-6C after entered service. (361st FG, 375th FS) shot down by AAA at Torgau,
5 km W of Stendal, Germany May 21, 1944. MACR 5002. Pilot KIA.
103350 (376th FS, 361st FG) crashed near Nijmegen, Holland due to mechanical failure Nov 27, 1944. Pilot bailed
out and was rescued by Canadian army patrol.
103351 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause while strafing locomotives SW of Seregelyes,
Hungary Oct 14, 1944. MACR 9141. Pilot killed.
103352 (354th FS) in midair collision west of Foulmere Apr 20, 1945. Condemned salvage from enemy action Sep 29, 1945
103353 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit near Dreux,
France Aug 16, 1944. MACR 8197. Pilot bailed out, fate unknown.
103354 (359th FG, 369th FS) hit by AAA near Saarbrucken, Germany May 25, 1944 and crashed W of Sarrebourg,
France. MACR 5114. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
103355 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 10, 1946
103356 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 26, 1946
103357 (F-6C, 109th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 8 mi SW of Duren, Germany Dec 2, 1944. MACR 10554.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103358 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 12th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in
landing accident at Saint Dizier Airfield A-64, Saint Dizier, France Dec 25, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. condemned salvage Apr 24, 1946
103359 (362nd FS, 357th FG) crashlanded at Leiston, England Jun 8, 1944. Condemned Jun 10, 1944
103360 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in landing
accident at Furth Airfield R-28, Furth, Bavaria, Germany
Apr 25, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Oondemned salvage Apr 24, 1946
103361 surveyed at Dallas ATC, TX Mar 16, 1944
103362 (374th FS, 361st FG) in landing accident at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England May 30, 1944.
Condemned salvage no battle damage May 31, 1944
103363 (353rd FG, 352nd FS) bellylanded May 2, 1945. Condemned salvage no battle damage May 26, 1945
103364 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 67th PRG) crashed from unknown cause
5 mi N of Eschwege airfield R-11, Hesse, Germany May 10, 1945. MACR 14451. Pilot survived
and returned to duty, aircraft was destroyed.
103365 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Sep 25, 1944
103366 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Jan 24, 1945
103367 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage Jun 28, 1945
103368 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 26, 1946
103369 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 50 mi NE of Galati, Rumania Jun 6, 1944.
MACR 5854. Pilot killed
103370 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) shot down by
friendly AAA from Allied ships off Audouville, France
in English Channel Jun 9, 1944. Pilot believe killed. MACR 5700
103371 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 15, 1946
103372 condemned salvage from enemy action Sep 29, 1945
103373 (2nd Base Air Depot, 8th AF) crashlanded at bille Paisis, France Nov 16, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft condemned salvage no battle damage Nov 20, 1044
103374 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from eney action Apr 15, 1946
103375 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned MIA Aug 11, 1944
103376 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in
landing accident at Charleroi Airfield A-87, Gosselies, Belgium
Jan 14, 1945. Pilot surivived, aircraft destroyed and condemned salvage Jan 15, 1945
103377 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen) ground looped at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy Sep 28, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned salvage Oct 13, 1944
103378 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 67th TRG) shot down by small arms
fire 15 mi W of St Quentin, France Jun 22, 1944. MACR 6276. Pilot killed.
103379 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in forced landing at Pianosa, Italy due to engine failure
Aug 19, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Aug 30, 1944
103380 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (326 FRS, 31 ATG) w/o at Lasham, England May 8, 1944.
Condemned salvage no battle damage
103381 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 109th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in landing
accident at Charleroi airfield A-87 Gosselies, Belgium
Nov 28, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage Jun 26, 1946.
103382 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) shot down
by Fw 190A-8 flown by Oblt Alfred Neumayer of JG 4/1
at Bellheim, E of Landau and crashed 3 km NW of Dahnk SW of Pirmasens, Germany Sep 29, 1944. MACR 9280.
Pilot killed.
103383 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 109th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in
taxiing accident at Charleroi airfield A-87, Gosselies,
Belgium Nov 28, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage
May 6, 1947. To reclamation/scrap Jun 9, 1948
103384 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Emmering, 15 km
N of Aibling, Germany due to engine failure Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12670. Pilot survived and became POW.
103385 condemned salvage Aug 18, 1945
103386 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) crashed W of
Trier, Germany due to engine failure Feb 2, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aicraft destroyed and condemned Feb 3, 1945
103387 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Feb 26, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage no battle damage Feb 3, 1945
103388 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned MIA Dec 4, 1944
103389 (357th FG, 364th FS) shot down by AAA over France May 24, 1944. MACR 5109. Pilot KIA
103390 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) collided in midair with P-51B 43-6511 over Tortorella airfield, Foggia,
Italy and crashed Aug 21, 1944. Pilot bailed out but was killed, aircraft was destroyed. Aircraft
condemned crash landing Aug 21, 1944
103391 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage Nov 26, 1945
103392 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed on takeoff at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy May 29, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed. Aircraft condemned crash takeoff May 29, 1944
103393 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) crashed at Poperinge, 12 km W of Ypern, Belgium due to engine
failure May 15, 1944. MACR 4694. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103394 (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) crashed 800 m S of brahcnewinda Thuringen in Gamarkung Am Anblick, Germay
after aircraft started leaking fuel and caught fire Jul 29, 1944. MACR 7720. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103395 2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flownd by Uffz Heinrich Koch of JG 52/6 over
airfield at Reghin, Rumania Aug 31, 1944. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103396 converted to F-6C after entered service. (F-6C, 111th TRS, attached to Provisional Reconnaissance
Group, 9th AF) in landing accident at Nancy/Azelot Airfield A-95, Azelot, France Jan 5, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed. Condemned salvage no battle damage Jan 5, 1945
103397 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 12th RS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) crashed from
unknown cause 1 1/2 mi N of Valognes, France while on flight from RAF Chalgrove, Oxfordshire,
England to Le Molay Airfield A-9 Basse-Normandie, France Jul 21, 1944. MACR 15903.
Condemned salvage no battle damage Dec 22, 1944
103398 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 25, 1945
103399 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Dec 21, 1944
103400 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shotdown by AA near Eleusis, Greece Oct 6, 1944. MACR 8979.
Pilot bailed out and evaded with help of some Greek civilians and returned Oct 18, 1944 to his unit.
103401 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed 1 mi E of Castel Frentano, Italy after caught fire May 5, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
103402 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center.
103403 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 11th TRS, attached to Provisional
Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) in landing accident at Dijon-Longvic
Airfield Y-9, Longivc, France Nov 5, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, condemned salvage no
battle damage Nov 7, 1944
103404 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned excess inventory Aug 18, 1944
103405 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Jul 24, 1946
103406 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage Jul 24, 1946
103407 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned MIA Apr 17, 1945
103408 converted to F-6C after entered service. (107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) crashlanded 1 1/2 mi SWS
of Le Molay airfield A-9 Basse-Normandie, France due to engine failure Aug 17, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft destroyed and condemned salvage Aug 18, 1944
103409 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF)
crashlanded 3 km SW of Coissy, 15 km SE oF Poix, France after
ran out of fuel Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7791. Pilot survived and evaded.
103410 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) missing on local test flight Dec 9, 1944. MACR 10588. Pilot MIA and
presumed killed.
103411 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 111th TRS, attached to Provisional
Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause at
Friedlingsbach, 20 km NW of Freiburg, Germany Feb 11, 1945. MACR 12314. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103412 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemed salvage from enemy action Apr 24, 1946
103413 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Apr 6, 1945
103414 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center.
103415 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned from enemy action Aug 18, 1944
103416 condemned MIA Nov 5, 1944
103417 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 15, 1946
103418 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned accident Sep 24, 1944
103419 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF)
shot down by Bf 109K-4 flown by Hptm Siegrfied
Luckenback of JG 53/3 Stab at Ramsden and crashed 1.5 kn NW of Harsbert, 7 km S of Landstuhl, Germany
Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12353. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103420 to reclamation/scrap Venice AAF, FL Jul 11, 1945
103421 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (118th TRS, 23rd FG) crashed near Liuchow airfield due
to bad weather Nov 7, 1944. MACR 10093. Pilot killed.
103422 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned burned Oct 4, 1944
103423 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Lt Rudolf Harbort of JGr 200/3 S of
Marseille, France over Guly of Lyon Jun 15, 1944. MACR 5775. Pilot killed.
103424 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Wiener Neustadt, Austria May 29, 1944. MACR 5410.
Pilot killed.
103425 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 22, 1946
103426 condemned salvage Sep 7, 1945
103427 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) MIA over Northeastern France
Sep 27, 1944. MACR 9226. Pilot MIA and presumed killed.
103428 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, XII
Tactical Air Command, 12th AF) shot down by AAA over
southern france Aug 22, 1944. MACR 8774. Pilot killed.
103429 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in taxiing
accident at Charleroi Airfield A-87 Gosselies, Belgium
Jan 20, 1945. Pilot surivived, aicraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage Jun 26, 1946
103430 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. surveyed at Pittsburgh AAF, PA Apr 8, 1944
103431 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield,
Foggia, Italy Jun 30, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned wrecked Jun 30, 1944
103432 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 50 mi NE of Galati, Rumania Jun 6, 1944. MACR 6763.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103433 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in taxiing
accident at Ober Olf Airfield Y-64 Mainz, Germany Apr 15, 1945.
Condemned salvage Apr 15, 1946
103434 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Apr 10, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned Apr 10, 1945
103435 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage Apr 30, 1946
103436 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Aug 23, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
103437 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Feb 20, 1945
103438 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jul 18, 1946
103439 (5th FS, 52nd FG) crashlanded at Madna, Italy Jun 14, 1944. Condemned crash landing Jun 14, 1944.
103440 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned MIA Apr 16, 1945
103441 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashlanded at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Jun 13, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage crash Jun 15, 1944
103442 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (328th Ferry Squadron, Air Transport Command) in
landing accident at El Aouina airfield at Tunis,
Tunisia while on ferry flight Aug 1, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Aug 1, 1944
103443 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Ramitelli
airfield, Foggia, Italy Jul 1, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103444 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103444 condemned salvage no battle damage Jun 24, 1944
103445 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) crashed 5 mi E of Avignon Puga, France after hitting high tension
wire while strafing railroad cars Jun 15, 1944. MACR 6131. Pilot killed.
103446 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) crashed at Moquemaure, France after hitting high-tension wire Jun 15, 1944.
MACR 6130. Pilot bailed out and evaded and made it to Spain with help of French Maquis and returned
to duty.
103447 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (325th FG, 317th FS, 15th AF) crashed from unknown
cause while strafing vehilces 1 m S of Andrijevica,
Yugoslavia Jul 23, 1944. MACR 7039. Pilot killed.
103448 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 109th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF)
crashlanded at RAF Middle Wallop airfield, Hampshire, England
due to engine failure Jun 17, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft destroyed and condemned salvage no battle
damage Jun 21, 1944
103449 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) crashed during
wheels-up belly landing 1 mi NW of
Beroughton Farm, England due to engine failure Jun 25, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed,
condemned salvage no battle damage Jun 30, 1944
103450 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103451 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 12th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 1 mi
NE of Brest, France Oct 27, 1944. MACR 9632. Pilot killed.
103452 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) MIA near Avaranches,
France Jul 18, 1944. MACR 6881. Pilot believed killed.
103453 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jul 26, 10946
103454 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed near Vienna, Austria due to engine
failure Jan 21, 1945. MACR 11540. Pilot killed. According to amateur Czech historian Jan Mahr the pilot's body was
found in a field south of Brno Czechoslovakia and buried. Later reburied at Lorraine American Cemetery in France.
103455 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF, *Tennessee's Partner*) crashed from unknown cause near Vienna, Austria
Dec 9, 1944. MACR 10729. Pilot killed. Plane captured by Luftwaffe.
103456 condemned MIA Jun 23, 1944
103457 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (111th TRS, XII Air Support Command, 12th AF) shot down by
AAA Sw of Cortona, Italy Jun 15, 1944. MACR 6043.
Pilot MIA and fate unknown
103458 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF, *My Lady/Miss Marilyn*) crashlanded from unknown cause near Raab, Hungary
Dec 9, 1944. MACR 10784. Pilot survived and became POW. Plane captured by Luftwaffe.
MACR 10784
103459 (107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Toussus-le-Noble airfield A-46 Toussus-le-Noble,
France Sep 8, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraf DBR and condemned salvage no battle damage Sep 21, 1944
103460 converted to F-6C after entered service. (F-6C, 111th TRS, attached to Provisional Reconnaissance Group,
9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit SW of Frankfurt, Germany Dec 25, 1944.
MACR 11619. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103461 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB351. Crashed 10 mi S of Nijmegen
Sep 6, 1944 when pilot abandoned aircraft following engine failure.
103462 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB352. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103463 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB353. SOC Feb 25, 1947
103464 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB354. SOC Feb 18, 1947
103465 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB355. Missing from sweep Aug 18, 1944
103466 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB356. Damaged while taxying at
Andrews Field Jan 19, 1945, not repaired and SOC.
103467 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB357. Overshot forced landing at
RAF Coltishall Jun 6, 1946 following engine failure.
103468 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB358. SOC Jan 16, 1947
103469 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB359. Crashed Mar 13, 1945 after
hitting high-tension cables on high ground 1/2 mi S of Cove, Scotland
103470 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB360. SOC Dec 6, 1946.
103471 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB361. SOC Mar 13, 1947
103472 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB362. SOC Jun 2, 1947
103473 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB363. SOC Nov 26, 1946
103474 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB364. SOC Jun 26, 1947
103475 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB365. Shot down by flak Jul 3, 1944
while attacking bridge at Lavagotiere
103476 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB366. SOC Nov 16, 1946
103477 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB367. Missing Sep 20, 1944
103478 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB368. Spun into ground near Villers
Bocage Jun 30, 1944
103479 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB369. SOC Mar 22, 1945
103480 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB370. SOC Jan 23, 1947
103481 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 26, 1946
103482 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 111th TRS, attached to Provisional
Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) shot down by AAA from a train
near Ingolstadt, Germany Apr 11, 1945. MACR 13753. Pilot killed.
103483 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) shot down by AAA over Agignon Puga, France Jun 15, 1944. MACR 6022.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103484 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned MIA Nov 28, 1944
103485 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) crashed in Liguran Sea after air scoop hit water Jun 15, 1944. MACR 5766.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103486 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 111th TRS, attached to Provisional
Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) crashed 6 km NW of Karlsruhe,
Germany due to engine failure Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12678. Pilot bailed out and became POW
103487 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 109th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in taxiing
accident at Charleroi airfield A-87 Gosselies,
Belgium Nov 26, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
Condemned salvage Jun 26, 1946
103488 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 109th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in
landing accident at Eschwege Airfield R-11, Hesse, Germany
Apr 16, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
Condemned salvage Jun 22, 1946
103489 (325th FG, HQ) shot down by AAA off coast of Southern France and crashed into Ligurian Sea Jun 15, 1944.
MACR 6309. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
103490 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Sep 29, 1944
103491 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) ground looped at
Chievres airfield A-84, Casteau, Belgium
Dec 7, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed and condemned salvage no batle damage Dec 12, 1944
103492 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Pescara airfield, Italy Oct 23, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned salvage Sep 7, 1945
103493 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) shot down by
AAA 1/4 mi ENE of Rahms, Germany after helping shoot down an Fw 190 fighter Mar 15, 1945. MACR 13035.
Pilot killed.
103494 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Lend-Lease to French ADO Mar 8, 1945.
Operated by GR II/33. Damaged May 1, 1945. Repaired and returned to service. WFU c May 1948
103495 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 162nd TRS, attached to Provisional
Reconnaissance Group, 9th AF) MIA in Ingolstadt, Germany area Apr 14, 1945. MACR 14154.
Pilot MIA and presumed killed.
103496 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in landing
accident near Sinn, Germany Apr 11, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft destroyed and condemned salvage
no battle damage Apr 16, 1945
103497 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage no battle damage Nov 10, 1944
103498 (319th FS, 325th FG) crashed at Cutella gunnery range, Italy Jul 17, 1944. Condemned crash landing Jul 18, 1944
103499 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) lost off unknown cause NE of Lake Balaton, Hungary Jul 27, 1944. MACR 7108.
Pilot MIA and presumed killed.
103500 delivered to RAF ADO Feb 22, 1945 as Mustang III FZ161. SOC Feb 24, 1947.
The British Air Commission records show this plane as a P-51B,
presumably because serial FZ161 was originally allocated to
P-51B 43-6542, which was not delivered to RAF.
103501 (302nd FS, 332nd FG) w/o in landing accident at Ramitelli, Italy Jun 15, 1944. Condemned salvage Jul 22, 1944
103502 357th FG, 364th FS; code C5-Z Bat Cave (L) Pride of the Yanks (R)
Named for pilot's home town Bat Cave NC. (R) was prize for GI fund raising competition.
Condemned salvage Nov 22,1944
103503 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed near Tremesna village, Czechoslovakia Jul 7, 1944 after being
attacked by Bf 109s. MACR 6514. Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute was ripped by the aircraft
tail section..
103504 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 22, 1946
103505 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103506 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. assigned to 118th TRS, 23FG in China. Condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103507 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) shot down by 20-mm AA while strafing Ecka airfield and crashed W of
Muschla, Yugoslavia Sep 8, 1944. MACR 8757. Pilot killed.
103508 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 4, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned crash Nov 4, 1944
103509 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. to reclamation/scrap at Lakeland AAF, FL Jan 1, 1945
103510 to excess inventory list Aug 15, 1944
103511 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemnned enemy action Sep 30, 1944
103512 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned MIA Mar 26, 1945
103513 (325 FG, 319 FS) in midair collision with 43-24866 near Garganico,
Italy Jun 29, 1944. Both pilots killed.
103514 condemned MIA Dec 25, 1944
103515 condemned MIA Jul 19,1944
103516 to excess inventory list Apr 26, 1944
103517 (317th FS, 325th FG) crashed at Lesina, Italy Jun 13, 1944. Condemned destroyed Jun 13, 1944.
103518 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103519 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 17, 1944.
Pilot survived, aicraft condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103520 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in forced landing at Mondolf airfield, Marche, Italy due to
engine failure Apr 8, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103521 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB371. SOC Jun 26, 1947
103522 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB372. Missing from sweep to
Munster Sep 10, 1944.
103523 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB373. Crashlanded at West Malling
Jul 7, 1944 following engine failure
103524 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB374. Crashed after losing wing
in recovery from dive, Catfield Oct 2, 1944
103525 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB375. SOC Dec 4, 1946
103526 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB376. SOC Mar 3, 1947
103527 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB377. SOC Feb 22, 1947
103528 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB378. Crashed when pilot abandoned
aircraft after being caught in blast from exploding V-1 Jul 12, 1944
103529 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB379. SOC Mar 14, 1947
103530 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB380. SOC Feb 25, 1947
103531 to RAF Apr 1944 as Mustang III FB381. Spun into sea 8 mi off
Listerfjord Sep 3, 1944. Also listed as being with 307th FS, 351st FG, 15th AF and involved in
landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Feb 2, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly
damaged, unknown if repaired.
103532/103549 to Britain May 1944.
103532 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB382. SOC Jan 8, 1947
103533 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB383. Crashed 45 mi E of Bradwell
Bay May 16, 1945 when pilot abandoned aircraft following collision
with Mustang KH540 (44-10965)
103534 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB384. Crashed into sea Sep 1, 1944
when engine failed during escort mission
103535 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB385. SOC Sep 6, 1947
103536 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB386. SOC Jan 17, 1947
103537 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB387. Wrecked when struck truck
while taxying at night, Andrews Field Nov 9, 1944
103538 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB388. Crashed when stalled on
approach to Bentwaters and wing struck ground Feb 3, 1945
103539 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB389. Crashed at Zuid Beveland
Oct 18, 1944 when pilot abandoned aircraft after engine lost power.
103540 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB390. Missing Aug 21, 1944
103541 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB391. Missing Nov 11, 1944
103542 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB392. Crashlanded near Ypres
Sep 27, 1944 following engine failure
103543 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB393. Crashelanded near Westham
Jul 13, 1944 following engine failure.
103544 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB394. Crashed into sea off Blakenberge
Mar 16, 1945 following engine failure
103545 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB395. Spun into ground 3 mi S of
Ashford Aug 20, 1944.
103546 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB396. Shot down by flak near s'Hertogenbosch
Sep 6, 1944
103547 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB397. SOC Feb 27, 1947
103548 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB398. Missing from sweep over Normandy
Jun 22, 1944.
103549 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III FB399. SOC Feb 18, 1947
103550 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 25, 1944. Also listed as boing to RAF as HB821
and being destroyed by fire after swung on takeoff and hit crane at Friston
Aug 13, 1944.
103551 condemned MIA Jun 25, 1944
103552 (325th FG, 319th FS, 15th AF) shot down by AA and crashed 1 1/2 mi off Fano Italy in the Adriatic
Sea while on air-sea rescue mission looking for a pilot shot down off the coast of Italy Jun 24, 1944.
MACR 6178. Pilot killed.
103553 (HQ, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Egyed, Hungary Jun 27, 1944. MACR 6413.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103554 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) crashed SW of Ploesti, Rumania Jun 23, 1944. MACR 6733. Pilot bailed
out and became POW
103555 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF)
in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Dec 6, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
103556 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) groundlooped at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 22, 1944.
Pilot surivived, aircraft condemned crash Aug 22, 1944
103557 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103558 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) lost from unknown cause near Linz, Austria Jul 21, 1944.
MACR 6965. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
103559 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause into railroad station at Busigny, 20
km SE of Cambrai, France Jul 11, 1944. MACR 6795. Pilot killed.
103560 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 7, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Nov 7, 1944.
103561 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) hit by AAA near Aachen, Germany, but able to fly and headed home but
crashed in Bornem, Belgium Jul 20, 1944. MACR 6849. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
103562 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF) shot down by AAA 5 mi W of Lake Balaton, Hungary Dec 17, 1944. MACR 10674.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103563 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Sep 4, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned salvage Sep 22 ,1944
103564 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103565 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed NE of Vienna, Austria near Czech border
due to engine failure Mar 23, 1945. MACR 13256. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103566 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103567 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51D 44-14012 at Manor Farm Thriplow,
Cambridgeshire, England and crashed Aug 5, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
103568 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 24, 1946
103569 to RAF May 28, 1944 as FB142 as replacement for 42-103036 which
was diverted to USAAF. SOC Nov 15, 19456
103570 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crshed from uknown cause NW of Koprivnica, Yugoslavia Nov 5, 1944. MACR 9682.
Pilot killed.
103571 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Munich, Germany
Dec 29, 1944. MACR 10932. Pilot killed.
103572 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. to RFC at Cincinatti Oct 4, 1945
103573 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 30, 1946
103574 condemned crash Aug 26, 1944
103575 condemned salvage Sep 2,1945
103576 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 69th TRG, 111th TRS) crashlanded at Borgo,
Corsica Jul 26, 1944. Condemned salvage Jul 29, 1944
103577 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 24, 1946
103578 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 15, 1946
103579 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 22, 1946
103580 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 18, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Nov 18, 1944
103581 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF, *Marry Norris*) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy
Dec 15, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
103582 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned salvage Sep 7, 1945.
103583 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103584 condemned salvage Sep 7, 1945
103585 served in CBI theatre with 75th FS, 23rd FG, 14th AF. Condemned damaged Mar 22, 1945
103586 condemned AAA Apr 3 ,1945
103587 condemned lost at sea Jul 2, 1944
103588 (375th FS, 361st FG) in takeoff accident at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England Aug 16, 1944.
Aircraft badly daamaged, condemned salvage Sep 29, 1945
103589 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103590 (5th FS, 52nd FG) crashed from unknown cause 20 mi W of Kotor, Yugoslavia Jun 23, 1944. MACR 6075.
Pilot killed.
103591 condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 26, 1946
103592 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AAA at Kraljevo, Yugosolvia Jul 22, 1944.
MACR 6852. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
103593 (364th FG, 385th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Wegezin, 13.5 km WSW of Anklam, Germany Aug 25, 1944.
MACR 8541. Made wheels-up belly landing in field, pilot survived and became POW. Aircraft destroyed
by P-51D to prevent capture.
103594 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned salvage from enemy action Apr 24 1946
103595 (301 FS, 333 FG) crashed while doing
low-altitude barrel roll near Ramitelli
Airfield, Italy Jun 28, 1944. Pilot killed.
103596 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 17, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103597 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed SW of Veszprem, Hungrry after atrafing airfield Nov 19, 1944. MACR 9873.
Pilot MIA and believed killed.
103598 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103599 (325th FG, 381th FS, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 10 mi E of Ploesti, Rumania Jun 24, 1944. MACR 6077.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103600 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England
Nov 16, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
103601 (364th FS, 357th FG) in taxiing accident at RAF Leiston airfield Jul 24, 1944. Pilot survived but
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage Sep 29, 1945
103602 condemned salvage from enemy action Sep 29, 1945
103603 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Warrier's Farm, Somersham, England Apr 8, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft condemned salvage no battle damage Apr 8, 1945
103604 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. With 118th TRS, 23rd FG in China. Condemned salvage Nov 26, 1945
103605 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103606 (75th FS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) crashlanded in China Sep 12, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was
destroyed. Condemned accident Sep 14, 1944
103607 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. condemned MIA Jun 20, 1944
103608 (75th FS, 23rd FG, 14th AF) crashlanded in China Sep 12, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was
destroyed. Condemned accident Sep 14, 1944
103609 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 20 M SW of Zandbergen, 7 km ENE of Grammont,
France May 31, 1944. MACR 5670. Pilot bailed out and became POW
103610 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (118th FRS, 23rd FG) shot down by AAA S of Kukiang,
China Nov 20, 1944. MACR 10089. Pilot KIA
103611 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed due to mechanical failure S of Chemnitz,
Germany Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13268. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103612 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 4 km ENE of Laon, France Jun 3, 1944. MACR 5541.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103613 condemned enemy operations Apr 3, 1945
103614 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (India Burma Theatre Training Command, 10th AF) in landing
accident at Malir Airfield, Karachi, India Jun 20, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Jun 30, 1945
103615 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 30, 1945
103616 converted to F-6C after entered service. (F-6C, 107th TRS, 67th TRG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at
Charleroi Airfield A-87 Gosselies, Belgium Jan 1, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft destroyed and
condemned salvage no battle damage Jan 14, 1945
103617 (317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 7, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft condemned crash May 1, 1945
103618 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (109th TRS, 67th TRG) crashed on takeoff at Middle Wallop,
England Jun 13, 1944. Condemned salvage no battle damage Jun 18, 1944
103619 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (12th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in landing accident at
Saint Dizier Airfield A-64, Saint Dizier, France Nov 25, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired. Condemned salvage Apr 24, 1946
103620 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (F-6C, 15th TRS, 10th PRG, 9th AF) in landing accident
at Conflans airfield A-94 Conflans, France Feb 13, 1945. Condemned salvage Feb 20, 1945
103621 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Condemned salvage Nov 26, 1945
103622 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Condemned salvage from enemy action Jun 22, 1946
103623 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Condemned salvage Aug 12, 1945
103624 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (India Burma Theatre Training Command, 10th AF) crashed
from unknown cause 2 1/2 mi S of Mauripur, India Aug 23, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft condemned
crash landing Aug 25, 1945
103625 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Condemned salvage Jul 9, 1945
103626 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Condemned salvage Fab 5, 1945
103627 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103628 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. (118th TRS, 23rd FG) shot down by AAA 10 mi NW of Samshui,
China Oct 5, 1944. MACR 9299. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
103629 condemned salvage Oct 22, 1945
103630 condemned accident Feb 25, 1945
103631 to reclamation/scrap at Venice AAF, FL Jul 11, 1945
103632 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Condemned salvage Nov 26, 1945
103633 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) ground looped at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Apr 25, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Sep 30, 1945
103634 to reclamation at Wright Patterson AAB May 11, 1948
103635 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Lt Oskar Romm of
JG 3/12 near Kempten, Germany Jul 18, 1944. MACR 6973. Pilot crashlanded the aircraft, survived and
became POW.
103636 delivered to RAFDO as FB147 Feb 22, 1945 as replacement for
42-103041 which was diverted to USAAF. Missing near Arnhem Sep 25, 1944,
presumed shot down by enemy fightes. Seems to be a conflict of dates here,
maybe Feb 22, 1945 was the date that the paperwork for the transfer
caught up?
103637 condemned crash Feb 28, 1945
103638 surveyed at Pinellas AF Sep 27, 1944
103639 to reclamation/scrap at Key AF, MS Jan 17, 1945
103640 to reclamation/scrap at Venice AF, FL May 12, 1945
103641 to reclamation/scrap at Bartow AF, FL Oct 26, 1944
103642 surveyed at Pinellas AB, FL Aug 12, 1944
103643 to RFD at Albuquerque, NM Jul 28, 1945
103644 to reclamation/scrap at MacDill AAF, FL May 24, 1946
103645 (MSN 103-26199) Unknown date: 341st AAF Base Unit, Pinellas, FL
Unknown date: 378th AAF Base Unit, Venice, FL
Unknown date: 339th AAF Base Unit, Thomasville, GA.
To RFC at Bozeman, MT Oct 3, 1945.
10/45: Towed to Montana State College, Bozeman, MT for use as an instructional airframe.
1965: VFW Post, Billings, MT. Wings hacked off outside of landing gear, towed to VFW post.
To Confederate AF as NL61429, later N61429.
1970: Confederate Air Force, Mercedes, TX. Trucked to Harlingen, TX, stored.
1973: Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX with c/r N9288.
1973: Transported to Omaha, NE, and restoration started.
1985: Confederate Air Force, St. Paul, MN with c/r N215CA.
1985: Transported to St. Paul-Fleming Field, MN for continued restoration.
1999: Transported to Wahpeton, ND for continued restoration.
4/26/01: American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX with c/r N61429.
5/01: Restoration completed.
5/10/01: First post-restoration flight.
Crashed at Wings of Freedom Air Show in Bay City, WI May 29, 2004. There appears to
have been some problem immediately after takeoff, as pilot attempted to force-land
in a nearby field but struck a tree. Pilot critically injured and died in
hospital next day.
Rebuilt at Wahpeton, ND
7/22/09: First post-restoration flight.
7/09: Commemorative Air Force-Red Tail Squadron, South St Paul Municipal Airport/Flemming Field,
Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN.
8/24/15: American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Dallas, TX
Suffered substantial damage after landing gear failure and landed wheels-up Feb 3, 2016 at Dallas
Executive Airport, Texas. Later repaired
103646 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 28, 1945
103647 to CL-26 at Pinellas AB, FL Oct 5, 1944
103648 to reclamation/scrap at Dal Mabry AAF, FL Jan 21, 1946
103649 to reclamation/scrap at Dale Mabry AAF, FL Jan 21, 1946
103650 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1945
103651 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1945
103652 to reclamation/scrap at Pinellas AB, FL Sep 19, 1944
103653 surveyed at Pinellas AB, FL Nov 28, 1944
103654 surveyed at Pinellas AB, FL Sep 14, 1944
103655 surveyed at Jacksonville AAF, FL Jul 21, 1944
103656 surveyed at Panellas AB, FL Apr 21, 1944
103657 to reclamation/scrap at Pinellas AB, FL Sep 18, 1944
103658 surveyed at Lakeland AB, FL Jun 16, 1944
103659 surveyed at Pinellas AB, FL Jun 20, 1944
103660 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 20, 1945
103661 surveyed at Lakeland AAF, FL Oct 1, 1944
103662 to reclamation/scrap at Venice, FL May 9, 1945
103663 (MSN 103-26217) to RFC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK Oct 5, 1945. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul
Mantz Feb 19, 1946. Became NX4821N, then NL4821N. To Dominican Republic in 1948 as FAD 1700.
Crashed on delivery at Villa Julia Molina Jun 6, 1948
103664 to reclamation/scrap at Venice, FL Mar 1, 1945
103665 to reclamation/scrap at Venice, FL Mar 1, 1945
103666 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1944
103667 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 20, 1945
103668 to RFC at Claremont Sep 27, 1945
103669 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1945
103670 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 22, 1945
103671 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB822. SOC Sep 6, 1947
103672 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB823. SOC Nov 28, 1946
103673 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB824. SOC Feb 21, 1947
103674 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB825. SOC Feb 28, 1947
103675 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB826. Struck parked Mustang FB137 (42-103031)
at Matlask Oct 13, 1944
103676 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB827. Damaged by flak and crashed into
house, Vimoutiers Aug 18, 1944
103677 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB828. Wrecked when bellylanded after engine
failure, B.78 (Eindhoven) Jan 3, 1945
103678 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB829. Crashed on approach to Earls colne
Oct 5, 1944 after engine failure
103679 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB830. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103680 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB831. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103681 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB832. SOC Jan 31, 1947
103682 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB833. DItched off Norwegian coast Dec 6, 1944
following engine failure.
103683 was to have gone to RAF as HB834, but not delivered. Condemned MIA Aug 7, 1944
103684 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB835. SOC Dec 16, 1946
103685 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB836. Missing off Forde Fjord Feb 9, 1945,
presumed shot down by Bf 109s
103686 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB837. SOC Mar 14, 1947
103687 was to have gone to Britain as HB838 but was returned to USAAF
Jun 19, 1944. Condemned MIA Nov 19, 1944
103688 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB839. Sold for scrap May 7, 1947
103689 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB840. Wrecked when bellylanded at Park Wood
Jul 28, 1944 following engine failure
103690 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB841. DBR when tasied into fuel bowser at
Hethel Mar 22, 1946
103691 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB842. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103692 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB843. SOC Jan 17,1947
103693 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB844. Wrecked when struck by Mustang FX889
(43-12378) at Andrews Field Nov 16, 1944.
103694 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB845. SOC Nov 19, 1946
103695 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB846. SOC Sep 6, 1947
` 103696 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB847. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103697 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB848. SOC Jun 2, 1947
103698 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB849. SOC Feb 8, 1947
103699 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB850. Missing Dec 8, 1944
103700 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB851. Flew into ground while attacking
train near Zagreb Mar 1, 1945
103701 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB852. SOC Jan 4, 1947
103702 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB853. Crashelanded near Zagrep Apr 21, 1945
after flak hit
103703 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB854. Shot down by flak over Kutina,
Yugoslavia Oct 21, 1944
103704 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB855. SOC Dec 13, 1946
103705 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB856. SOC Aug 1944
103706 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB857. SOC Dec 7, 1944
103707 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB858. Shot down by flak while attacking
enemy motor transport near Houtoncon Aug 15, 1944
103708 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB859. Crashed into Adriatic Sea Mar 16, 1945
after pilot abandoned aircraft following engine failure
103709 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB860. Bellylanded in France Apr 16, 1945
after engine failure.
103710 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB861. SOC Jan 3, 1949 (?)
103711 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB862. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103712 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB863. SOC Feb 11, 1947
103713 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB864. DBR Feb 9, 1945, relegated to ground
instructional airframe with serial 5062M
103714 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB865. Swung on takeoff, hit snowbank and
overturned, Banff Jan 29, 1945
103715 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB866. SOC Dec 26, 1946
103716 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB867. Dove into ground, Blythborough Oct 9, 1945
103717 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB868. SOC Feb 20, 1947
103718 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB869. SOC Mar14, 1946
103719 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB870. SOC Jan 31,1 947
103720 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB871. Wrecked when swung on takeoff and
hit gully, Friston Sep 22, 1944
103721 surveyed at Lakeland AAF, FL Jul 18, 1944
103722 surveyed at Lakeland AAF, FL May 19, 1944
103723 to reclamation/scrap at Venice AAF, FL Nov 13, 1945
103724 (374h FS, 361st FG) crashed tdue to bad weather a Normandy, France Jun 19, 1944. Pilot KIA.
Condemned MIA Jun 20, 1944
103725 (MSN 103-26279) to RFC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK Oct 5, 1945. Sold by War Assets Corp to
Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946 Became NX4814N. Crashed Sep 1947 while racing
103726 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 24, 1945
103727 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1945
103728 surveyed at Jacksonville AAF, FL Jul 21, 1944
103729 to RFC at Albuerque, NM Jul 25, 1945.
103730 (MSN 103-26284. to RFC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK Oct 5, 1945. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
To civil registry as NX4831N. To Aviacion Militar Dominicana as 403. To Dominican Republic AF in 1948 as
FAD 1703. WFU Sep 1948
103731 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 22, 1945
103732 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Aug 2, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Aug 18, 1944
103733 to reclamation/scrap at Venidce AAF, FL Mar 16, 1945
103734 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Surveyed at Lakeland AB, FL Jun 2, 1944
103735 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF, "Tiger's Revenge") MIA Oct 5, 1944 due to engine failure near Medemli/Zuider Zee and
crashed near Aartwood. MACR 9263. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103736 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 27, 1945
103737 339th FG, 504th FS; code 5Q-J The Yankee Kid III. Taken on charge 15 June 44. Condemned salvage battle damage Dec 13, 1944
103738 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1945
103739 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. In midair with P-40N 44-7314 Jul 12, 1944 2 mi W of Graham, FL.
Surveyed at Alachua, FL Jul 13, 1944
103740 (MSN 103-26294) converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Surveyed at Cross City AAF, FL Jun 21, 1944.
Registered N309PV Mar 21, 2008.
103741 to reclamation/scrap at Bartow, FL Jan 6, 1945
103742 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Me 261A-1a flown by Ofw Helmuth Baudach of Epr.Kdo 261
1 km E of Aidlingen, SW of Boblingen, Germany Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8696. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103743 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA SE of Wingen, France Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7780. Pilot KIA
103744 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To RFC at Albuquerque Jul 15, 1945
103745 to RFC at Venice, FL Oct 5, 1945. SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp
to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
103746 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To reclamation/scrap at Venice, FL Apr 20,1945
103747 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause somewhere in England Jul 21, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and survived. Condemned Jul 21, 1944
103748 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Apr 14, 1946
103749 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF) collided in midair wwith B-24H 42-95138 over Eerde Ommen, 17 mi SE of Meppel,
Netherlands Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8703. Pilot killed.
103750 361st FG, 374th FS; code B7-I. Condemned salvage from enemy action Sep 29, 1945
103751 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 22, 1945
103752 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 22, 1945
103753 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF, "Barbara") ground looped at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England due to
engine failure Aug 28, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage no battle damage Sep 1, 1944
103754 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To reclamation/scrap at Venice, FL May 9, 1945
103755 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1945
103756 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Holzkirchen airfield S of Munich, Germany
and crashed at Katzenburg 6 km NE of Miesbach, Germany Sep 13, 1944. MACR 8662 Pilot bailed out and
became POW.
103757 (MSN 103-26311) converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To RFC at Searcy Field, Stillwater,
FL Oct 6, 1945. Bought by Paul Mantz and
his partners Feb 19, 1946 as NX4845N from the War Assets Administration.
Named "Beguine", it was extensively modified, including removal of
the radiator scoop, wings clipped and radiators installed in two
wingtip pods using tip fuel tanks from a FJ-1 Fury. Bought by
Jacqueline Cochrane and her husband Floyd Odlum shortly before
the 1949 Cleveland Air Races. On the second lap of the Thompson
Trophy Race Sep 5, 1949, pilot Bill Odum lost control and plane crashed inverted
into a residential neighborhood, killing Odum and two people on the ground.
103758 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England Apr 25, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, condemned salvage Sep 29, 1945
103759 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Surveyed at Lakeland AB, FL Oct 2, 1944
103760 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. Surveyed at Bartow, FL oct 9, 1944
103761 to RAF Jul 1944 as Mustang III HB872. SOC Dec 28, 1946
103762 converted to F-6C-5-NT at modification center. To RAF Jul 1944 as Mustang III HB873. SOC Jun 26, 1946
103763 to RAF Jul 1944 as Mustang III HB874. SOC Feb 21, 1947
103764 to RAF Jul 1944 as Mustang III HB875. Missing from sweep over Yugoslavia
Feb 14, 1945
103765 to RAF Jul 1944 as Mustang III HB876. Spun into ground during aerobatics,
Keevil Sep 24, 1945
103766 to RAF Jul 1944 as Mustang III HB877. Wrecked when undercarriage collapsed
on landing following engine failure on approach, RAF Coltishall
Sep 20, 1944
103767 to RAF Jul 1944 as Mustang III HB878. Crashed at Andrews field Apr 11, 1945
after colliding with Mustang FB164 (42-103056)
103768 to RAF Jul 1944 as Mustang III HB879. Crashed into sea off Biferno
Dec 20, 1944 after swinging on takeoff and hitting sandbank
103769 to RAF Jul 1944 as Mustang III HB880. Ditched in Adriatic Sea Apr 30,1945
after losing glycol Apr 30, 1945.
103770 to RAF Oct 1944 as Mustang III HB881. Crashed May 5, 1945 after hitting
tree while attacking enemy vehicles.
103771/103778 to Britain May 1944
103771 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB882. Stalled during dogfighting practice
and crashed, Aberdeenshire Nov 8, 1944.
103772 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB883. Overturned after overshooting landing,
Vis Jan 26, 1945
103773 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB884. Crashed near Split Dec 1, 1944 after
pilot abandoned aircraft after running out of fuel
103774 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB885. Missing Dec 23, 1944.
103775 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB886. SOC Sep 12, 1946
103776 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB887. SOC Sep 12, 1946
103777 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB888. Flew into ground 8 mi NW of Crepaja,
Yugoslavia Sep 13, 1944 while attacking SM.79.
103778 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB889. DBR Aug 13, 1944
42-103779/103978 North American P-51C-10-NT Mustang
MSN 103-26333/26532.
103779 to RAF as Mustang III HB890. Sold for scrap May 8, 1947
103780 to RAF May 1944 as Mustang III HB891. SOC Feb 24, 1947
103781 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RNAS Charlton Horethorne, Somerset, England after
returning from leafleting mission to Germany Jul 22, 2944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged,
plane condemned salvage battle damage Jul 26, 1944
103782 condemned crash Feb 10, 1945
103783 to RFC at Albuquerque Jul 25, 1945
103784 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Debden, Essex, England
Feb 22, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Feb 23, 1945
103785 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF) crshed 4 mi NW of Antwerp, Belgium Sep 17, 1944 due to engine failure. MACR 9007.
Pilot bailed out but was killed.
103786 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Andrews, Essex, England Dec 10, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Dec 12, 1944
103787 (352nd FG, 328th FS, 8th AF) crashed 22 km NE of Luneburg, Germany after wing broke off Aug 6, 1944. MACR 7441.
Pilot killed.
103788 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 17, 1945
103789 (328th FG, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels up belly landing at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England
Aug 4, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned Aug 26, 1944
103790 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at Manston, England Jun 13, 1944. Condemned salvage Jun 13, 1944
103791 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit near Therdonne, 2 km
SE of Beuvais, France Aug 18, 1944. MACR 7944. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103792 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51B 43-7160 over Little Cressingham, Norfolk, England
and crashed Jun 18, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft condemned salvage Jun 19, 1944
103793 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at RAF Polebrook, Northhamptonshire, England
Mar 2, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft condemned salvage Mar 2, 1945
103794 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF. Condemned missing Nov 14, 1944
103795 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF"Dutchess of Manhattan") MIA Feb 23, 1945 due to flak hit over Neuburg. MACR 12398.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103796 (4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause while strafing train W of Strasbourg, France
Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8301. Pilot killed.
103797 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Garboldsham, Norfolk, England Aug 10, 1944. Pilot
killed, aircraft condemned salvage Aug 29, 1944
103798 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause 300 m SE of railway station at Meckensheim, Germany
after strafing locomotives Oct 22, 1944. MCAR 9627. Pilot killed.
103799 (359 FG, 369th FS, 8th AF)crashed from unknown cause near Diergen, Holland Sep 18, 1944. MCAR 9008. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
103800 surveyed May 24, 1944, Lakeland AB, FL
103801 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at Chievres airfield A-84, Casteau, Belgium due to engine
failure Mar 10, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and condemned salvage Sep 21, 1945
103802 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF) MIA Jun 27, 1944. MACR 6550. Hit by flak near Chateau-Thierry. Pilot evaded.
103803 surveyed at Lakeland AB, FL May 24, 1944
103804 to reclamation/scrap at Hillsborough AAF, FL Oct 18,1944
103805 to RFC at Thomasville AAF, GA Oct 19, 1945
103806 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1945
103807 to RFC at Dale Mabry AAF, FL Jan 21, 1946
103808 surveyed at Alachua AAF, FL Aug 15, 1944
103809 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 22, 1945
103810 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 17, 1945
103811 to reclamation/scrap at Vencie AAF, FL Mar 16, 1945
103812 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1945
103813 surveyed at Alachua AAF, FL Jul 11, 1944
103814 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 22, 1945
103815 to reclamation/scrap at MacDill Field, FL May 24, 1946
103816 to RFC at Cincinatti Jul 25, 1945
103817 to reclamation/scrap at Lakeland, FL Nov 20, 1944
103818 355th FG, 354th FS; code WR-T. To RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 25, 1945
103819 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 22, 1945
103820 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 22, 1945
103821 surveyed at Lakeland AB, FL Aug 31,1 944
103822 to reclamation/scrap at Venice, FL Nov 3, 1945
103823 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 21, 1945
103824 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 25, 1945
103825 (HQ, 23rd FG) crashed 25 mi SE of Kweilin, China due to bad weather Oct 28, 1944. MACR 9725. Pilot
bailed out and returned.
103826 to reclamation/scrap at Venice, FL May 9, 1945
103827 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed from undknown cause SW of Linfen, China Jun 18, 1945. MACR 14662.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned
103828 to reclamation/scrap at Venice, FL Mar 16, 1945
103829 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103830 to reclamation/scrap at Sarasota AAF, FL Apr 9, 1946
103831 (103-26385) to RFC at Stillwater, OK Oct 5, 1945. Sold to Paul Mantz in 1946, registered as NX1204.
Paul Mantz won Bendix Transcontinental Race in 1948 with 447.980 mph then to museums, damaged, in Hurricane
Andrew, restored. Now with Kermit Weeks's Fantasy of Flight, Polk City FL as N1204 painted as #72,
"Ina, the Macon Belle".
103823 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103824 to reclamation/scrap at Venice AAF, FL May 12, 1945
103831 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
103835 (25th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Kunlong Ferry, China Dec 18, 1944. MACR 10622.
Pilot killed.
103836 to reclamation/scrap at Ypsilant, MI Jan 1, 1945
103837 to reclamation/scrap at Barton Aux Airfield, FL Feb 24, 1945
103838 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 24, 1945
103839 to reclamation/scrap at Punta Gorda, FL Jan 21, 1946
103840 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103841 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103842 surveyed at Venice AAF, FL Mar 7, 1945
103843 to reclamation/scrap at Alachua AAF, FL Jul 11, 1945
103844 surveyed at Lakeland AAF, FL May 20, 1944
103845 to RFC at Albuquerque, NM Jul 17, 1945
103846 condemned enemy action Nov 20, 1944
103847 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 25, 1945
103848 (16th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause nar Lai Chau, Indochina Nov 28, 1944. MACR 10096.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
103850 condemned salvage Dec 9, 1945
103851 (530th FS, 311th FG) crashed from unknown cause 6 mi NE of Chabua airfield, Assam, India Feb 16, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
103852 condemned crash Feb 17, 1945
103853 condemned salvage Nov 30, 1944
103854 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103855 (530th FS, 311th FG) crashed 30 mi S of Shanhsien, China after aircraft caught fire Jan 3, 1945. MACR 11164.
Pilot bailed out and returned.
103856 condemned salvage Jul 5, 1945
103857 condemned salvage Dec 9, 1945
103859 condemned salvage Oct 12, 1944
103860 condemned salvage Dec 31,1 945
103861 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB892. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103862 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB893. Missing near Revenna Oct 22, 1944
103863 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB894. Crashed SW of Tremiti Islands
Oct 30, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft in clouw. 103863 also listed
as being with 352nd FS, 353rd FG and damaged on landing in England in 1945.
103864 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB895. Missing Aug 28, 1944
103865 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB896. Wrecked when swung on approach and
struck ground, Biferno Dec 21, 1944
103866 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB897. SOC Apr 26, 1945
103867 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB898. SOC Oct 21, 1946
103868 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB899. Crashed on takeoff, Biferno Aug 29, 1944
103869 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB900. SOC Apr 14, 1946
103870 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB901. Crtashed at Velika, Yugoslavia
Aug 14, 1944 after pilot bailed out following flak damage.
103871 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB902. SOC Oct 31, 1946
103872 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB903. Missing from sweep over Yugoslavia Sep 16, 1944
103873 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB904. SOC Oct 31, 1946
103874 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB905. Swung on landing and overturned,
Biferno Oct 21, 1944
103875 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB906. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103876 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB907. SOC Oct 31, 1946
103877 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB908. Crashed near San Vito Oct 30, 1944
after pilot bailed out following flak hit.
103878 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB909. Shot down by flak near Faenza Nov 21, 1944
103879 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB910. Hit by flak and failed to return
from sweep Sep 30, 1944.
103880 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB911. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103881 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB912. Crashed off Pernata Point Feb 26, 1945 after pilot bailed out
following flak hit.
103882 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB913. Shot down by flak, Bastia, Italy Apr 12, 1945
103883 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB914. Crashed near Brod Dec 4, 1944 after pilot bailed out
following flak hit.
103884 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB915. Dove into ground near
Rajic Jul 31, 1944 after pilot overcome by fumes following
flak hit
103885 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB916. SOC Mar 14, 1946
103886 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB917. Wrecked when overshot
during attempted emergency landing and overturned, Lesi Oct 4, 1944
103887 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB918. SOC Feb 27, 1947
103888 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB919. Wrecked when crashlanded
following flak damage Apr 19, 1945
103889 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB920. Crashed before delivery to RAF
103890 to RAF Jun 1944 as Mustang III HB921. SOC Mar 31, 1946
Also listed as condemned at Norfolk, VA after accident Jun 21, 1944, before being shipped to UK
103891 (530th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed 15 mi W of Chenkiang, China after ran out of fuel Dec 21, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and survived. Aircraft condemned crash Dec 25, 1945
103892 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103893 (Headquarters, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed 80 mi W of Hsuchang, China due to engine failure Dec 15, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
103894 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103895 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103896 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103897 condemned salvage Jul 13, 1944
103898 359th FG, 368th FS; code CV-A Matilda III. Condemned salvage Nov 2, 1945
103899 condemned crash Mar 26, 1945
103900 (530th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed near Enshih, China after ran out of fuel Dec 21, 1944. MACR 10962.
Pilot bailed out over friendly territory and returned.
103901 condemned combat Mar 1945
103902 (530th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) hit by AAA while strafing locomotive at Shangkiu, NE of Kweiteh, China
and crashed 2 mi NE of Yunasiangtsi, China Dec 6, 1944. MACR 10374. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103903 condemned salvage Dec 31, 1945
103904 (100th FS, 332nd FG, (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy due to engine failure Apr 21, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage non combat Jun 25, 1945
103905 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) hit by AAA SW of Berlin, Germany Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13266.
Pilot made wheels-up belly landing in Poland. Pilot surivived and was captured and taken to Posen, Poland.
Liberated in a few days by Russian soldiers.
103906 condemned salvage Nov 5, 1944
103907 condemned crash Sep 22, 1944
103908 condemned landing accdent Feb 15, 1945
103909 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause 6 mi N. of Yunghang, China Apr 14, 1945. MACR 13832.
Pilot killed
103910 (530th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) shot down by AAA and crashlanded S of Wenshui, China Dec 9, 1944. MACR 10623.
Pilot survived and evaded and returned.
103911 (325th FG, 318th FS, 15th AF *Marije*) in forced landing from unknown cause S of Neusiedler See, S of
Vienna, Austra Dec 9, 1944. MACR 10728. Pilot survived and became POW. Aircraft captured by Luftwaffe.
103912 excess inventory list Aug 31, 1945
103913 (99th FS, 332nd FG) crashed near Vanotti, Italy Jul 11, 1944
103914 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) lost from unknown cause E of Penna Piont, Italy Feb 16, 1945.
MACR 12493. Pilot MIA and presumed killed.
103915 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Jan 4, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103916 condemned salvage Aug 26, 1944
103917 condemned salvage Sep 30, 1945
103918 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 10 mi SE of Marseilles,
France in Mediterranean Sea Aug 12, 1944. MACR 7469. Pilot killed.
103919 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 22, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraf condemned salvage Dec 2, 1945
103920 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) lost from unknown cause N of Lake Balaton,
Hungary Jul 27, 1944. MACR 7151. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
103921 condemned salvage Jul 17, 1944
103922 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Aug 28, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage not combat Aug 15, 1945
103923 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103924 condemned salvage Sep 30, 1945.
103925 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing due to engine
failure near Blechhammer, Germany Sep 13, 1944. MACR 8626. Pilot survived and became POW.
103926 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed at Uttendorf, Austria after being damaged while
strafing locomotive 30 mi NE of Munich, Germany Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12665. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103927 condemned salvage Sep 30, 1945
103928 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashlanded from unknown cause 3 mi S of Zagreb,
Yugoslavia Oct 23 1944. MACR 9447. Pilot survived and was rescued by partisana and returned to his
unit Dec 8, 1944.
103929 condemned salvage Sep 30, 1945
103930 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing truck column
at Mindzell, 18 km S of Thannhausen, Germany Feb 25, 1945. MACR 12664. Pilot bailed out and became POW
103931 to RFC at University of Akron, OH Sep 21, 1945
103932 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Jul 8 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft condemned Aug 13, 1944
103933 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Aug 24, 1945
103934 condemned salvage Sep 2, 1945
103935 (52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed on takeoff at Marcianise airfield, Campania, Italy Aug 24, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft condemned crash Aug 24, 1944
103936 condemned salvage Dec 13, 1944
103937 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Jul 27, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
103938 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by AAA 1 1/2 mi N of Maine, Italy
Aug 16, 1944. MACR 7691. Pilot bailed out and was seen to land safely, but fate unknown.
Plane condemned crash Aug 16, 1944
103939 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Apr 3, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned crash Apr 3, 1945.
103940 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Apr 1, 1945, Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Sep 29, 1945
103941 condemned ditched Dec 29, 1944
103942 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed 20 mi NE of Lake Balaton, Hungary due to
engine failure Nov 19, 1944. MACR 9932. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103943 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed 12 mi E of Pescara, Italy after ran out of
fuel Apr 15, 1945. MACR 13813. Pilot MIA anf fate unknown.
103944 condemned salvage Jul 9, 1944
103945 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Dec 21, 1944. Pilot surivived, aircraft condemned salvage Dec 27, 1944
103946 (332nd FG, 100th FS) crashed 50 mi ENE of Rome, Italy Jun 12, 1944. Condemned crash Jul 12,1944
103947 (332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 301st FS, 15th AF) last seen diving on top of a formation of about 30
Fw 190s SW of Munich Jul 18, 1944. Shot down by Fw 190A-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit. MACR 7027.
Pilot MIA anf fate unknown.
103948 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Nov 19, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Nov 25, 1944
103949 (332nd FG, 301st FS) forcelanded 1 mi N of Ramitelli, Italy Jul 15, 1944. Condemned crash Jul 15, 1944
103950 condemned salvage Jul 10, 1945
103951 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed 9 mi NE of Malacky, Germany Nov 20, 1944 due to
engine failure. MACR 9951. Pilot killed
103952 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed on takeoff 1 mi NE of Ramitelli airfield,
Foggia, Italy Apr 5, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft condemned crash Apr 5, 1945
103953 condemned salvage Sep 30, 1945
103954 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause in Adriatic Sea Oct 7, 1944.
MACR 9029. Pilot killed.
103955 339th FG, 505th FS;8th AF, code 6N-G. Condemned salvage Aug 28, 1945
103956 (332nd FG, 100th FS) crashlanded at Ramitelli, Italy Oct 11, 1944. Condemned crash Oct 11, 1944
103957 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by 20-mm AAA while strafing train
40 mi from Muhldorf, Germany Apr 15, 1945. MACR 13798. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
103958 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Sep 11, 1945
103959 condemned crash Aug 12, 1944
103960 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Mar 23, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Sep 30, 1945
103961 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Mar 9, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Jun 25,1945
103962 condemned destroyed by fire Jul 3, 1944
103963 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in taxiing accidnet at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Aug 9, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned taxi accident Aug 9, 1944
103964 condemned salvage sep 2, 1945
103965 to RFC at Walnut Ridge
103966 (MSN 422-2822) (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli
airfield, Foggia, Italy Jul 30, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft DBR and condemned crash Jul 30, 1944.
I have a reference that says it was dug out of pit in
Papua New Guinea and to Westpac Restorations at Colorado Springs, CO.
103967 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Aug 29, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
103967 condemned salvage Aug 29, 1944
103968 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Feb 14, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, to excess inventory list Aug 30, 1946
103969 to RFC at Toledo, OH sep 30, 1945
103970 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Sep 11, 1945
103971 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 15 mi S of Wels, Austria Apr 1, 1945.
MACR 13376. Pilot killed.
103972 surveyed at Key Field, MS Jul 27, 1944
103973 to reclamation/scrap at Harding Field, LA Jan 1, 1945
103974 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegge Airmen), 15th AF) crashed near Reichenfela, Austria due to mechanical
failure Nov 6, 1944. MACR 9681. Pilot killed.
103975 condemned salvage Sep 30, 1945
103976 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Sep 14, 1945
103977 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Nov 7, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft condemned salvage Nov 25, 1944
103978 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Sep 11, 1945.
42-103979/104428 Lockheed P-38J-15-LO Lightning
MSN 2813/3262
103986 crashed in California desert Jan 17, 1945.
103988 restoration project from PNG salvage; current status and location unconfirmed
103993 Lost in Papua New Guinea. A Pacific Wrecks search team has "rediscovered" the aircraft in PNG in
2024, and have confirmed that pieces of it are visible. They will not be trying to recover the
aircraft, however. The P-38 noted at American Wings Air Museum, MN is not actually 42-103993.
104002 367th FG which crashed in Wiltshire UK on 30th May 1944. It crashed in the vicinity of Salisbury
104009 (1st FG) lost Jun 10, 1944. MACR 6030
104010 (1st FG) lost Sep 2, 1944. MACR 8329
104015 (433rd FS, 475th FG) lost near Bogadijm Apr 16, 1944 during
infamous Black Sunday mission to Hollandia. Pilot bailed out.
104016 (370th FG) lost Jun 25, 1944. MACR 6181
104017 (14th FG) lost Apr 7, 1944. MACR 3705
104018 (154th FG) lost Jan 7, 1945. MACR 3705
104026 (7th FS, 49th FG, 5th AF) lost from unknown cause over Balintang Channel, Philippines Feb 17, 1945.
MACR 14142. Pilot MIA and fate unknown.
104027 (14th FG) lost May 5, 1944. MACR 4?44
104033 (8th FG) lost Nov 1, 1944. MACR 10598
104042 (1st FG) lost Jun 16, 1944. MACR 5819
104043 (14th FG) lost Apr 30, 1944. MACR 4642
104044 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Vincenzo airfield, Italy Nov 21, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
104045 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in forced landing 4 mi NW of Foggia, Italy due to engine failure
Apr 16, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
104048 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crash landed 5 mi NE of Banjaluka, Yugoslavia during
low level strafing attack May 29, 1944. MACR 5409. Pilot survived and became POW.
104049 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 20 mi E of Innsbruck
Austria Jul 20, 1944. MACR 7070. Pilot was asked what was wrong and he replied he was not feeling good.
Last seen slumped over the controls before aircraft went into a dive. Pilot was killed.
104051 (14th FG) lost Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6807
104052 (370th FG) lost Nov 18, 1944. MACR 10526
104057 (14th FG) lost Apr 7, 1944. MACR 3954
104058 (1st FG) lost Jun 10, 1944. MACR 5781
104063 (14th FG) lost May 8, 1944. MACR 5042
104065 (367th FG, 392nd FS) lost Jun 18, 1944. MACR 6285
104066 (370th FG) lost May 23, 1944. MACR 6497
104067 (20th FG, 77th FS, 8th AF) lost Jun 15, 1944. MACR 5734
104069 20th FG, 77th FS; code LC-A
104071 (1st FG 27th FS) pilot killed in crash landing May 4, 1944.
104072 (1st FG) lost Jun 10, 1944. MACR 5778
104074 (1st FG) May 17, 1944. MACR 5062
104075 converted to droop snoot configuration and retained by
8th AF Operational Engineering.
104076 (14th FG, 48th FS) ditched in Adriatic Sea 36 mi E
of Pescara, Italy May 14, 1944. MACR 5078
104077 (370th FG) lost Dec 25, 1944. MACR 11407
104079 (367th FG, 393rd FS) lost Jun 17, 1944. MACR 6503
104080 (1st FG) lost Jun 5, 1944. MACR 5426
104085 (14th FG) lost Jul 14, 1944. MACR 7306
104086 (370th FG, 402nd FS, 8th AF) lost Dec 26, 1944. MACR 11470
104087 (370th FG) lost Jul 12, 1944. MACR 6642
104088 Ca.1944: TOS USAAF. 4/19/44 to 6/25/44: 370th Fighter Group, 9th Air Force, RAF Andover.
8/1/44: Consigned to salvage in France due to battle damage.
Unknown date: Transported to USA under unknown circumstances.
Unknown date: Dale M. Myers: surplus aircraft dealer.
Unknown date: Inter-State Aircraft Corporation, Kansas City, MO.
1950: Clarence Page/Page Automotive, Yukon, OK, with c/r N5260N. Not flown; stored at Yukon.
(When registered the s/n given was 43-21917, but that registration belonged to an A-20G.).
9/22/52: c/r N5260N cancelled.
11/29/69 to 1973: Gary R. Levitz, Dallas, TX. Aircraft remained in Yukon, OK.
By 1973: Stripped hulk stored.
1975 to 1977: Confederate Air Force: Remained stored Yukon, OK.
2/18/76 to 2002: Confederate Air Force, Harlingen/Midland, TX with c/r N38LL {2}
9/77: Airlifted by helicopter from Yukon, OK to England AFB, LA.
9/77: Restoration began.
Unknown date: Transported to Lafayette, LA for further restoration.
1981 to 1992: Restoration completed at San Marcos, TX. "Scatterbrain Kid II," with Hycon survey nose.
2/28/92: First post-restoration flight.
5/28/94: Crashed, forced landing, Breckenridge, TX.
1995-1998: Rebuild begun at San Marcos, TX.
2000: Moved to Midland, TX partly rebuilt.
9/02: Museum of Flying, Santa Monica, CA.
2003: Jim Frye, Minneapolis, MN.
2003 to 2006: Restored to flying condition at Rialto, CA.
9/30/03: Jack Croul/NPA Holdings LLC, Wilmington DE.
2007: First post-restoration flight.
8/4/08 to current: Paul Allen/Vulcan Warbirds Inc/Flying Heritage Museum, Everett-Paine Field, WA.
2009-2010: Further restoration at Colorado Springs, CO.
104089 (1st FG) lost Jun 10, 1944. MACR 5642
104090 (14th FG) lost Jul 28, 1944. MACR 7137
104092 364th FG, 385th FS; code 5E-G
104095 20th FG, 79th FS; code MC-G Puddin' . 20th FG, 79th FS; code MC-Y. To 474 FG 9th AF as K6-Q
104099 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed afer takeoff 5 m SW of Vincenzo airfield, Foggia, Italy Jun 18, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
104104 496th FTG, 554th FTS; code B9-C
104106 55th FG, 338th FS; code CL-T Stinger
104107
104108 (14th FG, 37th FS) shot down over Rumania Apr 21, 1944. MACR 4377.
104112 (145h FG, 37th FS) crashed in southern France at Eyguieres
Aug 19, 1944. Pilot KIA.
104121 (14th FG, 37th FS) crashed bellylanded in southern France at
Pourrieres Aug 19 1944. Pilot recovered.
104122 (14th FG) lost over Austria Jul 19, 1944. MACR 6964
104123 14th FG 49th FS, 1st Lt. Walter C. McConnell, KIA.
Bombing & strafing mission to Montfrin, France, Aug 14, 1944. Hit by ground fire.
Body found near wreckage, buried, identified later. MACR 7976
Honored on monument erected in Arles, France square along with 1st Lt. William Tippet
who also went down on the same mission.
104124 (MSN 2958) 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group, Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. Detached to
Aghione, Corsica, Aug44 for Operation Dragoon. Shot down on a strafing pass over a German convoy
retreating on RN 113 between Valros and Pézenas, southern France. With the fighter damaged,
the pilot was unable to avoid crashing into a hill at Pioch de Conas, Pézenas, France 18Aug44 [1KIA
104140 434th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Landing accident Jul 17, 1944 at (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England.
Pilot survived. aircraft badly damaged. unknown if repaired.
104143 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crash landed at Cuppella airfield, Italy after ran out of fuel May 17, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
104145 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA S of Focsani, Rumania Aug 4, 1944. MACR 7318. Made
wheels-up belly landing on the airfield and hit some buildings and exploded. Pilot survived and became POW.
104147 435th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Taxiing accident Jul 20, 1944 at (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
104151 (14th FG) lost over Rumania Apr 15, 1944. MACR 4378. Pilot POW.
104152 (449th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed 5 mi WSW of Mengtsz, China after ran out of fuel Jan 5, 1945.
MACR 11067. Pilot bailed out and returned.
104170 364th FG, 383rd FS; code N2- Lost 12 April 44
104171 364th FG, 383rd FS; code N2-M Marie
104173 (367th FG 392nd FS "Wee Willy") lost Jul 3, 1944. MACR 6675
104175 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Vincenzo airfield, Foggia, Italy Jul 30, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
104176 364th FG HQ; code N2-
104179 (97th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit at Alba, Rumania
Jul 26, 1944. MACR 7002. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
104180 (367th FG 392nd FS) lost Jun 17, 1944 near Evreux, France. While flying top cover on skip-bombing
mission, engaged several Me-109s. Last seen in a vertical dive through the clouds below, right
engine smoking, pilot pulled out in time to bail out. Spent the remainder of the war as POW. MACR 6278
104182 (97th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed 25 mi E of Ancona, Italy due to engine failure Oct 24, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
104188 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Vincenzo airfield, Italy Jan 15, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
104194 (97th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed near Blechhammer, Germany due to engine failure Aug 7, 1944.
MACR 7184. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
104195 364th FG, 384th FS; code 5Y-F Lost 13 April 44
149198 364th FG, 383rd FS; code N2- Lost 8 May 44
104201 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crash landed 1 mi W of Vincenzo airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 28, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
104202 (14th FG) shot down by Fiat G55 of 2 Gruppo Caccia flown by S.ten Ortolan May 25, 1944
near Piacenza, Italy. Pilot POW.
104207 (29th FG, 55th FS) crashed into English Channel off Margate Jul 16, 1944 after
pilot bailed out following engine failure. Pilot rescued safely.
104207 20th FG, 55th FS; code KI-N Lost 16 July 44
104210 20th FG, 55th FS; code KI-G Little Louise Lost 14 July 44 in crash landing
104214 364th FG, 384th FS; code 5Y- Lost 15 April 44
104219 (154th FG) lost over Austria Dec 20, 1944. MACR 10634
104221 (1st FG 94th FS) lost in combat Jun 15, 1944, hit by AAA while strafing enemy airfield at
Orange-Plan-de-Dieu, France, pilot KIA. MACR 6016
104222 (1st FG, 27th FS) shot down by AAA over Austria Mar 1, 1945. MACR 12520
104228 (14th FG, 48th FS) shot down by enemy aircraft Jul 19, 1944
10 mi S of Munich, Germany
104230 (14th FG) lost over Austria Jul 19, 1944. MACR 6966
104237 55th FG, 38th FS; code CG-I
104239 20th FG, 55th FS; code KI-P Lost 12 June 44
104245 (1st FG, 27th FS) crashed 1 km W of Edenthal on mission to Landshut,
Germany. Pilot POW.
104250 (55th FG, 343rd FS, 8th AF) lost Oldebroek, Netherlands May 21, 1944. MACR 4980. Pilot KIA
104254 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Vincenzo airfield, Foggia, Italy
Apr 17, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
104258 434th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Shot down Jun 22, 1944 by AAA 5 Miles SE of La Fere, France while on a fighter bomber mission on a railroad bridge at
La Fere France. Aircraft flipped over and cartwheeled and crashed and cxploded on impact. Pilot was killed. MACR 5970.
104260 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing Buzau airfield, Rumania Jul 22, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
104267 (1st FG 94th FS "Co-Pilot") badly damaged following crash when engine failed during takeoff
Nov 11, 1944. Pilot survived the accident.
104268 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Hptm Fritz Keller SW of Ammersse at
Kempton, Germany Jul 20, 1944. MACR 7042. Pilot killed.
104269 364th FG, 384th FS; code 5Y-U
104271 364th FG, 384th FS; code 5Y-J
104272 (474th FG) shot down by German fighter Nov 8, 1944.
104280 (55th FG, 338th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Flensburg, Germany May 21, 1944. MACR 4981. Pilot KIA
104281 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit 20 mi NW
of Bucharest, Rumania Jun 10, 1944. MACR 5856. Pilot killed.
104283 (97th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Vincenzo airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 2, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
104284 55th FG, 38th FS; code CG- Lost 23 June 44
104287 55th FG, 38th FS; code CG-I
104289 20th FG, 79th FS; code MC- Nan's Honey Lost 9 May 44
104306 55th FG, 38th FS; code CG-
104308 20th FG, 79th FS; code MC-R Gentle Annie. 20th FG, 79th FS; code MC-M
Bob-Cat III. 20th FG, 79th FS; code MC-R Lost 17 June 44
104310 (475th FG, 433rd FS) nosewheel collapsed during landing at Saidor
during infamous Black Sunday mission to Hollandia
104312 20th FG, 55th FS; code KI- Lost 18 April 44
104314 20th FG, 55th FS; code KI-P Lost 1 May 44
104317 364th FG, 385th FS; code 5E-A
104318 479th FG, 436th FS; code 9B-A
104324 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Ground accident Jun 21, 1944 at (RAF Metfield Airfield) Station USAAF-366 Suffolk England.
Pilot survived. aircraft badly damaged. unknown if repaired.
104326 364th FG, 385th FS; code 5E- Lost 8 May 44
104330 (1st FG, 27th FS) lost Rumania Jun 10, 1944. MACR 5855. Pilot POW
104334 55th FG, 38th FS; code CG-K Lost 18 May 44
104335 (449th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) in takeoff accident at Barrackpore airfield, West Bengal, India
due to engine failure Jun 17, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
104339 (449th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed 5 mi WSW of Mengtsz, China after ran out of fuel Jan 5, 1945.
MACR 11103. Pilot bailed out and returned.
104351 (433rd FS, 475th FG) crashed into ocean near Yamai Apr 16, 1944 during
infamous Black Sunday mission to Hollandia. Pilot was rescued.
104352 (433rd FS, 475th FG) crashed on landing in Saidor during infamous Black Sunday
mission to Hollandia
104355 (431st FS) MIA near Madang Apr 16, 1944 during infamous Black Sunday
mission to Hollandia. Wreck was located postwar.
104367 364th FG, 384th FS; code 5Y-
104378 (449th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed at Phongsaly, Laos after both engines failed May 8, 1945.
MACR 14396. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
104381 (433rd FS, 475th FG) MIA near Bogadijm Apr 16, 1944 during
infamous Black Sunday mission to Hollandia.
104385 (433rd FS, 475th FG) MIA near Bogadijm Apr 16, 1944 during
infamous Black Sunday mission to Hollandia.
104390 (433rd FS, 475th FG) MIA near Bogadijm Apr 16, 1944 during
infamous Black Sunday mission to Hollandia.
104393 (95th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Me 410A flown by Uffz Feilke of ZG 76/6 at Svaty Jur SE of
Pressburg, Czechoslovakia Jun 26, 1944. MACR 6327. Pilot killed.
104395 (20th FG, 55th FS, 8th AF) lost in North Sea off Vlissingen, Netherlands May 235, 1944. MACR 5282. Pilot KIA
104396 55th FG, 338th FS; code CL- Lost 11 June 44
104397 436th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Shot Down Aug 2, 1944 by AAA and crashed 2 km NW of Kampenhout 19 km NNE of Brussels, Belgium while on a bombing and
strafing mission to Brussels, Belgium. Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 7738
104402 364th FG, 384th FS; code 5Y-T Lost in training accident 19 May 44. Pilot killed.
104405 (1st FG, 71st FS, 8th AF) lost Apr 5, 1945. MACR 13647. Pilot KIA
104407 436th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Shot down Aug 28, 1944 by AAA and crashed 4 Miles N of Saint Dizier, France while on a fighter bomber mission on the
railroad at Sarrebourg, France. Pilot bailed out and evaded capture. MACR 8321
104414 (96th FS, 82nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 believed flown by Maj Karl Rammelt of JKG 51/II Stab
at Rashka SSE of Kraljevo, Yugoslavia May 5, 1944. MACR 4524. Pilot killed.
104416 435th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Made a wheels up belly landing Jun 27, 1944 NNE of Creney 6 km Northeast of Troyes, France after rght engine caught fire
while on a dive bombing mission to Troyes, France. Pilot was killed. MACR 6557
104417 364th FG, 383rd FS; code N2-K. Lost 8 June 44
104420 435th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Landing Accident Jun 3, 1944 at (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
104421 364th FG, 384th FS; code 5Y-K, Daddy's Baby Lost 15 July 44
104425 434th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Shot down Sep 6, 1944 By AAA near Wiesbaden Germany while on a strafing mission to Hanau Germany. Aircraft caught fire and
went into a dive and crashed in flames at Darmstadt, Germany. Pilot was killed. MACFR 8566
104427 434th Fighter Squadron 479th Fighter Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wattisham Airfield) Station USAAF-377 Suffolk England
Collided in midair Jun 19, 1944 with P-38J (43-28456) from 434th FS 476th FG and crashed at Petit Val 200 meters from
Montilly-sur-Noireau Orne, France while on a bomber escort mission on the airfield at Cognac Chateau, France. Pilot was killed.
MACR 5960
42-104429/104828 Curtiss P-40N-1-CU Warhawk
MSN 28191/28590
104429 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 6, 1945
104430 surveyed Jul 25, 1944
104431 condemned Sep 17, 1943
104432 condemned Jun 5, 1944
104433 condemned Dec 31, 1944
104434 condemned Feb 4, 1944
104435 condemned May 5, 1944
104436 (23rd FG, 74th FS) shot down by AAA at Changteh, China
Dec 4, 1943. MACR 11970. Pilot returned.
104437 condemned Dec 10, 1943
104438 condemned Feb 16, 1944
104439/104487 were to go to RAF as FS270/FS318 but
were diverted to USSR Mar 1943.
104488 to RCAF as 855 Jun 10, 1943.
104489/104491 were to go to RAF as FS320/FS322 but
were diverted to USSR Apr 1943
104492 was to go to RAF as FS319, but was diverted to USSR
104493/104507 were to go to RAF as FS323/FS337 but
were diverted to USSR Apr 1943
104508 to RCAF as 854 Jun 4, 1943
104509/104527 were to have gone to RAF as FS338/FS356,
but were diverted to USSR Apr 1943
104528 to RFC at Walnut Ridge Oct 3, 1945
104529/104547 were to have gone to RAF as FS357/FS375, but
were diverted to USSR Apr 1943
104548 to RCAF as 848 May 5, 1943
104549/104567 were to have gone to RAF as FS376/FS394 but
were diverted to USSR Apr 1943
104568 to RCAF as 846 May 1, 1943
104569/104573 were to have gone to RAF as FS395/FS399 but
were diverted to USSR Apr 1943
104574 to China Dec 26, 1945.
104575 condemned Nov 6 1943
104576/104579 diverted to China Dec 26, 1945
104580 condemed for salvage Dec 9, 1945
104581 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104582 condemned Mar 13, 1944
104583 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104584 condemned for salvage Jan 9, 1945.
104585 condemned Sep 27, 1943
104586 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104587 condemned for salvage Oct 22, 1944
104588 to RCAF as 849 Aug 31, 1943
104589 condemned for salvage Jun 19, 1945.
104590 condemned for salvage Aug 24, 1944. Flying with Warhawk Air Museum, Nampa, Idaho
104591 condemned Oct 28, 1944
104592 condemned for salvage Nov 25, 1944
104593 condemned for salvage Nov 11, 1943
104594 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104595 condemned Oct 22, 1943
104596 condemned Oct 22, 1943
104597 condemned as destroyed Dec 22, 1944
104598 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104599 condemned for salvage Dec 31, 1945
104600 condemned due to crash Nov 18, 1944.
104601 (80th FG) lost in China Nov 2, 1943. MACR 1083
104602 condemned to salvage Apr 20, 1944
104603 condemned Apr 20, 1944
104604 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104605 (80th FG, 89th FS) shot down by Japanese Oscar at
Myitkyina, China Dec 28, 1943. MACR 1647. Pilot
returned. Aircraft condemned Oct 4, 1944
104606 condemned Dec 4, 1943
104607 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104608 to RAF as AL171, then to RCAF in May 1943 as 1084, then to civil registry as N62435. There is a problem
here since AL171 was a Kittyhawk I MSN 18815 with no previous USAAF identity, sent to Canada.
N62435 is quoted by the FAA as a P-40E MSN 28370. Curtiss Aircraft has this as being former RCAF 847.
MSN 28370 would be 42-104608. So 104608 did not go to RAF
104609 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104610 condemned as MIA Oct 22, 1944
104611 condemned Mar 30, 1944
104612 condemned for salvage Oct 4, 1944
104613 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104614 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104615 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104616 condemned Nov 3, 1943
104617 condemned as excess inventory Nov 30, 1945
104618 (23rd FG) MIA 10/30/1944, China
104619 civerted to China Dec 28, 1945
104620 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104621 condemned May 29, 1943
104622 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104623 condemned Dec 9, 1944
104624 condemned May 29, 1943
104625 condemned Jan 28, 1944
104626 condemed for salvage Oct 13, 1945
104627 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104628 crashed at Buffalo Apt, NY during low-altitude aerobatics May 16, 1943. Pilot killed.
104629 wrecked in USA May 1, 1943
104630 condemned as MIA Sep 24, 1944
104631 condemned May 29, 1943
104632 condemned Mov 6, 1943
104633 condemned as excess inventory Dec 31 1943
104634 to RAAF as A29-420 Jul 1943. Damaged in taxiing accident at Nadzab Jan 25, 1944,
converted to components
104635 condemned May 29, 1943
104636 condemned Jan 25, 1944
104637 condemned May 29, 1943
104639 condemned May 29, 1943
104640 diverted to China
104641 condemned May 29, 1943
104642 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104643 condemned May 29, 1943
104644 condemned May 29, 1943
104645 condemned May 29, 1943
104646 condemned Dec 15, 1943
104647 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104648 to RCAF as 853 Jun 1943
104649 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104650 condemned due to enemy action Oct 28, 1944
104651 condemned for salvage Dec 9, 1945
104652 condemned for salvage Jul 28, 1944
104653 diverted to China Dec 28, 1945
104654 condemned as MIA Sep 30, 1944
104655 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104656 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104657 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104658 condemned Jul 14, 1943
104659 to RAAF as A29-434 Jul 1943. Ditched at sea May 13, 1944.
Pilot picked up the next day.
104660 to RAAF as A29-421 Jul 1943. Collided with another
parked Kittyhawk at end of Tadji strip while landing
May 13, 1944. W/o Jul 21, 1944.
104661 to RAAF as A29-422 Jul 1943. Stored at Oakey Qld Oct 18, 1945
and w/o there Nov 19, 1946
104662 to RAAF as A29-423 Jul 1943. Crashed at Curlwaa NSW Apr 1, 1945
after failed to pull out of dive in time. On pulling out of dive close
to the water, squashed, then struck the water surface. It then ballooned
and disintegrated after striking a tree. Converted to
components Apr 4, 1945.
104663 to RAAF as A29-424 Jul 1943. Overshot landing at New Britain
and went over an embankment Mar 19, 1944.
104664 to RAAF as A29-425 Jul 1943. Crashed on landing at Cyclops
strip at Hollandia May 21, 1944. Pilot not seriously
injured but aircraft was w/o.
104665 to RAAF as A29-426 Jul 1943. Stored Nov 12, 1945 and
w/o Nov 19, 1946.
104666 to RAAF as A29-427 Jul 1943. Crashed during forced landing
at Cape Gloucester Mar 14, 1944. Port wing hit a tree, causing the a/c to crash and burst into flames
Pilot slightly injured but aircraft was w/o.
104667 to RAAF as A29-428 Jul 1943. Ditched near Cape Gloucester Mar 26, 1944. Excessive heat due to Glycol leak
caused the engine to catch on fire near Cape Gloucester, New Britain. The pilot ditched the aircraft.
104668 to RCAF as 850. Surplused at Patricia Bay AB, Vancouver Island. Sold to private user Sep 27, 1947.
104669 to RAAF as A29-429 Jul 1943. Damaged on landing at Parkes strip
Jul 25, 1945. Went to storage Nov 26, 1945, and authorized
for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
104670 to RAAF as A29-430 Jul 1943. Converted to components
after being damaged on landing at Vivigani strip Oct 21, 1943
104671 to RAAF as A29-431 Jul 1943. To storage Nov 8, 1945 and
authorized for w/o in 1946
104672 to RAAF as A29-432 Jul 1943. MIA Oct 10, 1944 near Ceram Island,
between Cape Kisi and Cape Seitoe, ran into cloud front east of Miscool Island
104673 to RAAF as A29-433 Jul 1943. Crashed Aug 20, 1944
on landing at Middleburg Is strip when landing in the wrong pattern with wheels down
104674 to RAAF as A29-473 Aug 1943. Used as target aircraft Aug 22, 1947,
approval given for w/o Aug 26, 1947.
104675 to RAAF as A29-474 Aug 1943. To Storage, Nov 19, 1946 authorized
for w/o.
104676 to RAAF as A29-475 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104677 to RAAF as A29-476 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104678 to RAAF as A29-477 Aug 1943. Hit by propeller of landing A29-587 Aug 11, 1944. Converted to components
104679 to RAAF as A29-478 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104680 to RAAF as A29-479 Aug 1943. Went missing on flight between
Gove and Horn Island Mar 23, 1944. Is believed crashed into the Gulf of Carpentaria
some 40 miles (64kms) from Gove
104681 to RAAF as A29-480 Aug 1943. w/o in crash at Breddan airstrip Jan 1945. Destroyed by burning
Feb 4, 1946, presumably at Piva North Bougainville.
104682 to New Zealand as NZ3120. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 25 June 1943.
Coded "J". To No.18 Squadron. Crashed into St. Georges Channel on 5 February 1944. The aircraft was shot down by an enemy
fighter during an escort sortie.
104683 to New Zealand as NZ3121. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 25 June 1943.
Coded "K". To No.17 Squadron. Crashed into sea near Cape Gazelle on 9 January 1944. The aircraft was shot down by an enemy
fighter during an escort sortie.
104684 to New Zealand as NZ3122. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 25 June 1943.
Coded "A". Crashed into sea near New Georgia on 14 November 1943.
104685 to New Zealand as NZ3123. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 25 June 1943.
Coded "H". To No.17 Squadron. Crashed into sea near Cape Gazelle on 9 January 1944. The aircraft was shot down by an enemy
fighter during an escort sortie.
104686 to New Zealand as NZ3124. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 25 June 1943.
Coded "B". Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
104687 (MSN 28449) to New Zealand as NZ3125. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 25 June 1943.
To No.2 OTU, Ohakea. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948. Registered Apr 6, 1996 as ZK-ZOC. Airworthy.
Registered Sep 21, 2006 to Arthur Pipe & Steel Australia P/L as VH-ZOC
104688 to RCAF as 852 May 1943
104689 to New Zealand as NZ3126. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "C". To No.18 Squadron. Crashed into St. Georges Channel on 5 February 1944. The aircraft was shot
down by an enemy fighter during an escort sortie.
104690 to New Zealand as NZ3127. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "V". To No.18 Squadron. Crashed into the sea in Kabanga Bay on 9 February 1944. The aircraft was
shot down by an enemy fighter during an escort sortie. It dived into the sea on fire from a height of about 900 feet.
104691 to New Zealand as NZ3128. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "D". Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
104692 to New Zealand as NZ3129. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "E". Lost at sea off New Georgia on 9 November 1943.
104693 to New Zealand as NZ3130. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "F". To No.19 Squadron. Disappeared on a ferry flight from Guadalcanal to Espiritu Santo on 24 April 1944.
The aircraft was part of a flight of 18 aircraft which flew into a large cumulus cloud during the trip.
The aircraft were split up and NZ3130 was not seen again.
104694 to New Zealand as NZ3131. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "G". To No.15 Squadron. Overturned on landing at Guadalcanal on 27 September 1943 as a result of
damage caused by enemy action.
104695 to New Zealand as NZ3132. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Crashed in sea off New Georgia on 20 November 1943.
104696 to New Zealand as NZ3133. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943. Coded "U".
Involved in taxying accident at New Georgia on 1 January 1944. Struck off on 31 January 1944.
104697 to New Zealand as NZ3134. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "L". To No.17 Squadron. Crashed during a fighter sweep by 48 aircraft over Rabaul on 24 December 1943.
The aircraft were attacked by enemy fighters and NZ3134 was one of 5 RNZAF P-40s which failed to return from the mission.
104698 to New Zealand as NZ3135. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "I". To No.17 Squadron. Crashed during a fighter sweep by 48 aircraft over Rabaul on 24 December 1943.
The aircraft were attacked by enemy fighters and NZ3135 crashed near Gavutu Island.
104699 to New Zealand as NZ3136. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "M". To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948
104700 to New Zealand as NZ3137. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "N". To No.18 Squadron. Dived into the sea near the Warangoi River mouth on 13 February 1944. The aircraft was on
an escort duty when it was shot down by an enemy fighter.
104701 to New Zealand as NZ3138. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "O" and "F". Struck off at New Georgia on 31 January 1944 while with No.4 SU.
104702 to New Zealand as NZ3139. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 8 July 1943.
Coded "X". Crashed in sea off Bougainville on 8 March 1944.
104703 to RAAF as A29-481 Aug 1943. Forced landing at Bohle River Oct 16, 1945, converted
to components.
104704 to RAAF as A29-482 Aug 1943. Ditched off SE corner of Anoes Is
May 27, 1944.
104705 to RAAF as A29-483 Aug 1943. To storage Oct 18, 1945, authorized
for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104706 to RAAF as A29-484 Aug 1943. In midair collision with
A29-460 Jul 4, 1945 and both planes force landed. To
storage Jul 11, 1945, authorized Nov 19, 1946 for w/o.
104707 to RAAF as A29-485 Aug 1943. To storage Dec 13, 1945,
authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
104708 to RAAF as A29-486 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
104709 to RAAF as A29-487 Aug 1943. MIA near Kai Island Oct 14, 1944.
104710 to RAAF as A29-488 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104711 to RAAF as A29-489 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 29, 1946
104712 to RAAF as A29-490 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104713 to RAAF as A29-491 Aug 1943. Feb 10, 1944 landed at Laverton, VIC
after a fire.
104714 to RAAF as A29-492 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104715 to RAAF as A29-493 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104716 to RAAF as A29-494 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104717 to RAAF as A29-495 Aug 1943. Burned at Piva North Bougainville Feb 1946.
104718 to RAAF as A29-496 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104719 to RAAF as A29-497 Aug 1943. Authorized for W/o Nov 19, 1946
104720 to RAAF as A29-498 Aug 1943. Force landed near Aitkenvale, QLD, Australia Nov 28, 1943.
104721 to RAAF as A29-499 Aug 1943. Crashed while landing at Cape Gloucester,
New Britain Apr 14, 1944.
104722 to RAAF as A29-500 Aug 1943. To storage Mar 11, 1946. Sold Mar 2, 1955
to R. H. Grant Holding Company
104723 to RAAF as A29-501 Aug 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104724 to RAAF as A29-502 Aug 1943. Authorized for conversion to
components Nov 19, 1946.
104725 to RAAF as A29-443 Aug 1943. Crashed Mar 16, 1945, converted to components.
104726 to RAAF as A29-444 Aug 1943. Forced to belly land 15 mi From
Nadzab strip Mar 6, 1944. Converted to components.
104727 to RAAF as A29-445 Aug 1943. To storage Jul 23, 1945 and
authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104728 to RAAF as A29-446 Aug 1943. Crashed at Bohle River airstrip Apr 8, 1945. Recovered from airstrip
and underwent restoration to airworthy
104729 to RAAF as A29-447 Aug 1943. To storage Nov 30, 1945, authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
104730 (MSN 28492) to RAAF as A29-448 8/43. Crashlanded at Tadji Strip, PNG May 1944. Fuselage used
in field rebuild of A29-1050. Crash-landed at Tadji 5/44 and abandoned.
Recovered from PNG in 1974 and taken to New Zealand where it is
restored to flying condition as ZK-CAG, and flown as RAAF A29-448.
104731 to RAAF as A29-449 Aug 1943. Collided on landing with A29-470
Oct 21, 1943.
104732 to RAAF as A29-450 Aug 1943. W/o Nov 19, 1946.
104733 to RAAF as A29-451 Aug 1943. Crashlanded on the beach
30 mi S of Jesselton, North Borneo Oct 16, 1945
104734 to RAAF as A29-452 Aug 1943. Ditched at sea 1 mi off
the shore at Borgen Bay, Cape Gloucester Mar 22, 1944.
104735 to RAAF as A29-453 Aug 1943. Struck by another aircraft
landing at Tadji strip May 24, 1944. Converted to components
Jul 31, 1944.
104736 to RAAF as A29-454 Aug 1943. Crashlanded at Newton strip at Nadzab Feb 12, 1944.
104737 to RAAF as A29-455 Aug 1943. Crashed at Camden NSW, Australia Sep 30, 1943.
104738 to RAAF as A29-456 Aug 1943. To storage Nov 15, 1945 and authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
104739 to RAAF as A29-457 Aug 1943. Crashed at sea after being hit by AAA Jul 9, 1944. Pilot KIA.
104740 to RAAF as A29-458 Aug 1943. Crashed on takeoff at Kamiri airstrip Jan 12, 1945.
Converted to components.
104741 to RAAF as A29-459 Aug 1943. W/o Nov 19, 1946.
104742 to RAAF as A29-460 Aug 1943. To storage Oct 17, 1945. Authorized for W/o. Nov 19, 1946.
104743 to New Zealand as NZ3140. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "P". To No.17 Squadron. Crashed during a fighter sweep by 48 aircraft over Rabaul on 24 December 1943.
The aircraft were attacked by enemy fighters and NZ3140 was one of 5 RNZAF P-40s which failed to return from the mission.
104744 to New Zealand as NZ3141. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
To No.4 OTU, Ohakea. Major damage to fin and rudder after Mid-air collision with NZ3089 over Woodbourne on 19 October 1943.
Aircraft later repaired. Mid-air collision with NZ3110 during a formation practice flight on 21 March 1945.
The aircraft dived into the ground about 5 miles from Ohakea.
104745 to New Zealand as NZ3142. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "C". Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
104746 to New Zealand as NZ3143. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
104747 to New Zealand as NZ3144. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "S". Lost at sea as a result of enemy action during operations on 12 December 1943.
104748 to RCAF as 851.
104749 to New Zealand as NZ3145. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "T". Crashed at Bougainville on 17 December 1943.
104750 to New Zealand as NZ3146. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
104751 to New Zealand as NZ3147. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
To No.16 Squadron. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
104752 to New Zealand as NZ3148. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "G". To No.18 Squadron. The first aircraft to be named "GLORIA LYONS". Damaged in crash landing at Torokina on
09 February 1944. The engine failed just prior to landing and the aircraft missed the runway,
hitting a mound of earth and somersaulting.
104753 to New Zealand as NZ3149. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "80". Taxying accident at Bougainville on 28 January 1944. Struck off at Bougainville on 2 February 1944.
104754 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT849 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104755 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT850 May 1943. Spun into ground during
attack on factory, Aulla Apr 9, 1945
104756 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT851 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104757 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT852 May 1943. SOC May 31, 1945
104758 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT853 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104759 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT854 May 1943. No record of fate.
104760 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT855 May 1943. Crashed at Venice
Mar 21, 1945 after pilot bailed out following flak hit
104761 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT856 May 1943. SOC Aug 23, 1945
104762 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT857 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104763 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT858 May 1943. Shot down by flak
while attacking railway at Caserta Feb 21, 1945
104764 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT859 May 1943. SOC Mar 28, 1946
104765 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT860 May 1943. Force landed south
of Ferrara Mar 18, 1945 following flak hit.
104766 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT861 May 1943. DBR in accident
Jul 9, 1944
104767 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT862 May 1943. Destroyed by fire
at Bari Mar 28, 1944 after hitting ground and overturning
when engine failed on takeoff
104768 Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May43 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb 1944.
104769 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT863 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104770 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT864 May 1943. Missing near Cesena
Oct 13, 1944, presumably shot down by flak
104771 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT865 May 1943. Crashed after colliding
with Kittyhawk FT882 (42-104789) in circuit, Cervia Mar 9, 1945
104772 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT866 May 1943. Crashed during ground
attack mission Jun 19, 1944 after pilot bailed out following
flak hit.
104773 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT867 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104774 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT868 May 1943. SOC Mar 16, 1946
104775 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT869 May 1943. SOC Mar 29, 1945
104776 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT870 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104777 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT871 May 1943. SOC May 1945
104778 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT872 May 1943. Missing Mar 2, 1945
104779 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT873 May 1943. SOC Aug 23, 1945
104780 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT874 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104781 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT875 May 1943. Crashed into sea 3 mi N of
Rimini Sep 26, 1944 after pilot abandoned aircraft
104782 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT876 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104783 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT877 May 1943. DBR when bellylanded at Lesi
Oct 3, 1944 after engine lost power on takeoff
104784 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT878 May 1943. Missing Sep 5, 1944
104785 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT879 May 1943. Crashed N of Forli Nov 7, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft when it caught fire during attack
104786 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT880 May 1943. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104787 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT881 May 1943. Crashed SE of Ljubljana Nov 19, 944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit while attacking train.
104788 Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May43 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb44. converted to TP-40N. w/o in landing accident with 2138 AAFBU at
Craig Field, AL Jun 8, 1945. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Sep 18, 1945
104789 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT882 May 1943. Crashed after colliding with
Kittyhawk FT865 (42-104771) in circuit at Cervia Mar 9, 1945
104790 (MSN 28552) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT883 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5053.
Operated by the South African Air Force as 5053. A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit,
Zwartkop, Pretoria Aug43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44. No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48.
Sold by public tender; scrapped.
104791 (MSN 28553) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT884 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5054.
A Flight, No 11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria. Crashed near Hartbeespoort Dec 4, 1943
104792 (MSN 28554) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT885 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5058.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Sep43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
104793 (MSN 28555) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT886 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5059.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Sep43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
104794 (MSN 28556) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT887 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5051.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Nov43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
104795 (MSN 28557) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT888 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5046.
C Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Dec43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44. No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
104796 (MSN 28558) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT889 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5057.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Sep43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
104797 (MSN 28559) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT890 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5052.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Oct43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
104798 (MSN 28560) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT891 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5048.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Oct43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped..
104799 (MSN 28561) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT892 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5049.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Nov43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
104800 (MSN 28562) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT893 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5050.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Sep43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
104801 (MSN 28563) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT894 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5055.
No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Aug43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
104802 (MSN 28564) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT895 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5045.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Oct43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
104803 (MSN 28565) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT896 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5056.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Sep43.
Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44. No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48.
Sold by public tender; scrapped
104804 (MSN 28566) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT897 May 1943. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5047.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Nov43.
Crashed at Swartkop, Pretoria Dec 17, 1943
104805 (MSN 28567) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT898 May 1943. No RAF service, was to be delivered to SAAF
but lost at sea on SS Eldena en route New York via Trinidad bound for Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.
Sunk by U-510 east of French Guiana, South America 8Jul43..
104806 (MSN 28568) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT899 May 1943. No RAF service, was to be delivered to SAAF
but lost at sea on SS Eldena en route New York via Trinidad bound for Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.
Sunk by U-510 east of French Guiana, South America 8Jul43..
104807 (MSN 28569) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT900 May 1943. No RAF service, was to be delivered to SAAF
but lost at sea on SS Eldena en route New York via Trinidad bound for Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.
Sunk by U-510 east of French Guiana, South America 8Jul43..
104808 Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May43 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb 1944. To RFC at Walnut Ridge Sep 18, 1945.
104809/104812 (MSN 28571/28574) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT901/FT904 No RAF service, were to be delivered to SAAF
but lost at sea on SS Eldena en route New York via Trinidad bound for Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.
Sunk by U-510 east of French Guiana, South America 8Jul43..
104813 to RAAF as A29-400 Jun 1943 Stored Nov 8, 1945 and w/o.
104814 to RAAF as A29-401 Jun 1943. Shot down off Biak Jun 3, 1944. Pilot KIA
104815 to RAAF as A29-402 Jun 1943. Crashed Jun 26, 1944 at
Cyclops strip Hollandia. Pilot killed.
104816 to RAAF as A29-403. Scrapped Feb 4, 1946.
104817 to RAAF as A20-404. Ditched Jul 2, 1944 near Podena.
Pilot was picked up Jul 7, 1944.
104818 (MSN 28580) to RAAF as A29-405 July 1943. Damaged in collision with A29-413 in Papua New Guinea Aug 14, 1943.
Marked as HU-S. Fuselage used in field rebuild of A29-1068. Damaged in collision at Tadji Strip, PNG
Apr 1944 and abandoned. Recovered in 1974 and currently being restored.
104819 to RAAF as A29-406 Jul 1943. Converted to
components Sep 5, 1943 after being involved in an accident
Aug 26, 1943 at Narellan NSW.
104820 to RAAF as A29-407 Jul 1943. Collided with A29-571 Aug 9, 1944
and crashed into the jungle SE of Cape Sawasar, killing
the pilot.
104821 to RAAF as A29-408 Jul 1943. In forced landing Sep 8, 1945
7 mi N of Wagga Wagga NSW. W/o Sep 19, 1946.
104822 to RAAF as A29-409 Jul 1943. In belly landing
7 m;i N of Wagga Aug 8, 1945. SOC Nov 1948.
104823 to RAAF as A29-410 Jul 1943. Crashed near Cyclops Jun 1944. Pilot bailed out.
104824 to RAAF as A29-411 Jul 1943. Caught fire after undercarriage
collapsed Nov 7, 1943.
104825 to RAAF as A29-412 Jul 1943. Ran off strip at Bougainville Sep 13, 1945.
Scrapped at Bougainville Feb 4, 1946
104826 to RAAF as A29-413 Jul 1943. Pilot bailed out after collision
with A29-405 Aug 14, 1943.
104827 (MSN 28589) to RAAF as A29-414 Jul 1943. Named "Come In Suckers!". Crashed on landing at Tadji
airstrip Apr 25, 1944 and burst into flames. Pilot uninjured.
Recovered from Tadji during 2001. Registered Feb 19, 2009 to Pioneer Aero Restorations Ltd of
Ardmore as ZK-VWC. Made first flight after restoration in New Zealand
Apr 23, 2009. Destined for Vintage Wings of Canada. Registered May 19, 2009 as
C-FVWC.
104828 (MSN 18590) Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May 1943 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb44.
42-104829/105928 Curtiss P-40N-5-CU Warhawk
MSN 28591/29690
104829 (MSN 28591) was "Geronimo!" with 15th FG, 45th Fs art Nanumea Island, ellice Islands 1943.
104830 (MSN 28592) to RAAF as A29-415 Jul 1943. Soc Nov 1948.
104831 (MSN 28593) to RAAF as A29-416 Jul 1943. Crashed on takeoff from Wama
strip Morotai Is Oct 9, 1945. Converted to components.
104832 (MSN 28594) to RAAF as A29-417 Jul 1943. Converted to components.
104833 (MSN 28595) to RAAF as A29-418 Jul 1943. Stored Jan 21, 1946 at
Oakley, Qld. W/o Nov 19, 1946.
104834 (MSN 28596) to RAAF as A29-419 Jul 1943. SOC Nov 1948.
104835 (MSN 28597) to China
104836 (MSN 28598, 3rd FG (Prov), 32nd FS (Prov)) shot down by Japanese
Zero Dec 23, 1943, Canton, China. MACR 1545. Flown by Chinese pilot
104837 (MSN 28599) to China
104838 (MSN 28600) to China
104839 (MSN 28601) to China
104840 (MSN 28602) to China
104841 (MSN 28603) to China
104842 (MSN 28604) to China
104843 (MSN 28605, 3rd FG (Prov)) shot down by Japanese Zero Dec 23, 1943,
Canton, China. MACR 1548. Flown by Chinese pilot
104844 (MSN 28606) to China
104845 (MSN 28607) to New Zealand as NZ3150. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville
on 27 July 1943. Undercarriage collapsed on landing at Ohakea on 14 June 1945 after training flight.
Struck off at Ohakea on 28 June 1945.
104846 (MSN 28608) to New Zealand as NZ3151. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
27 July 1943. Coded "55". To No.16 Squadron. Crashed near Torakina on 17 December 1943.
The aircraft was badly damaged by enemy fighters during a fighter sweep to Rabaul. On return to Torakina
the undercarriage could not be lowered and the aircraft was crash landed on the beach.
104847 (MSN 28609) to New Zealand as NZ3152. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
27 July 1943. Coded "61". Hit in tail and suffered hydraulic failure after being hit by anti-aircraft fire on 06 May 1944.
Crash-landed at Green Island.
104848 (MSN 28610) Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May43 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb44.
104849 (MSN 28611) to New Zealand as NZ3153. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
27 July 1943. Coded "F". To RNZAF Fighter Wing, Solomon Islands. Crashed near Hunter Point on 17 December 1943. The aircraft
was shot down by enemy fighters during a fighter sweep to Rabaul.
104850 (MSN 28612) to New Zealand as NZ3154. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "49". To No.16 Squadron. Mid-air collision with NZ3176 near Torokina on 19 December 1943. The aircraft struck the underside of
NZ3176 and both aircraft crashed into the jungle.
104851 (MSN 28613) to New Zealand as NZ3155. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "50". To No.16 Squadron. Crashed on takeoff from Torokina at 1715 hours on 19 December 1943. The aircraft suffered an engine
failure at about 300 feet and crashed into the water sinking without trace.
104852 (MSN 28614) to New Zealand as NZ3156. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "56". To No.18 Squadron. Crashed on take-off from Ondonga at 0535 hours on 21 November 1943. The aircraft suffered from
an engine problem and crashed into the jungle about 300 yards from the end of the airstrip
104853 (MSN 28615) to New Zealand as NZ3157. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 27 July 1943.
Coded "51". Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
104854 (MSN 28616) to New Zealand as NZ3173. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
16 August 1943. Coded "66". Crashed on landing at Bougainville on 27 January 1944.
104855 (MSN 28617) to New Zealand as NZ3174. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
16 August 1943. Coded "Q". Ferried from Whenuapai to Santos on 7 October 1943. To No.14 Squadron. To No.17 Squadron.
Crashed during a fighter sweep by 48 aircraft over Rabaul on 24 December 1943. The aircraft were attacked by enemy fighters
and NZ3174 was one of 5 RNZAF P-40s which failed to return from the mission.
104856/104865 (MSN 28618/28627) to China.
104866 (MSN 28628) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT905. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5043.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Nov43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
104867 (MSN 28629) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT906. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5044.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Aug43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
104868 (MSN 28630) Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May43 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb44.
104869 (MSN 28631) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT907. No RAF service, was to delivered to SAAF but
lost at sea on SS Eldena en route New York via Trinidad bound for Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.
Sunk by U-510 east of French Guiana, South America 8Jul4.
104870 (MSN 28632) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT908. No RAF service, was to delivered to SAAF but
lost at sea on SS Eldena en route New York via Trinidad bound for Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.
Sunk by U-510 east of French Guiana, South America 8Jul4.
104871 (MSN 28633) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT909. RAF records say delivered directly to SAAF
but not traced in SAAF records (may be confusion with 104877/FT915).
Lost at sea on SS Eldena en route New York via Trinidad bound for Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.
Sunk by U-510 east of French Guiana, South America 8Jul4
104872 (MSN 28634) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT910. No RAF service, delivered to SAAF as 5061.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Aug43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
Crashed at Waterkloof, Pretoria Jul 8, 1944
104873/104876 (MSN 28635/28638) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT911/4. Were to be delivered directly to
SAAF, but all Lost at sea on SS Eldena en route New York via Trinidad bound for Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.
Sunk by U-510 east of French Guiana, South America 8Jul4
104877 (MSN 28639) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT915. Delivered directly to SAAF as 5063
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Aug43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44. No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape.
SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.. SOC
Feb 18, 1948 according to SAAF records but RAF records say lost at sea
enroute to SAAF. May be confusion with 42-104871/FT909.
104878 (MSN 28640) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT916. Was to be delivered directly to SAAF
but lost at sea on SS Eldena en route New York via Trinidad bound for Cape Town and Durban, South Africa.
Sunk by U-510 east of French Guiana, South America 8Jul4
104879 (MSN 28641) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT917. No RAF service, delivered directly to SAAF as
5060. . A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Oct43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 10Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
104880 (MSN 28642) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT918. No RAF service, delivered directly to SAAF as
5062. . A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Aug43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
104881 (MSN 28643) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT919. SOC Mar 14,1946
104882 (MSN 28644) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT920. SOC Mar 28, 1946
104883 (MSN 28645) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT921. SOC Mar 14,1946
104884 (MSN 28646) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT922. SOC Mar 28, 1946
104885 (MSN 28647) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT923. Missing during attack on gun positions N of
Forli Oct 14, 1944
104886 (MSN 28648) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT924. DBR when forcelanded 2 mi SW of Aquino
May 29, 1944 following fuel problem
104887 (MSN 28649) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT925. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104888 (MSN 28650) Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May43 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb 1944. To RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT926. Missing during attack on gun positions N of
Forli Oct 14, 1944.
104890 (MSN 28652) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT927. Shot down by flak Jan 30, 1945 while
attacking bridge near Padova
104891 (MSN 28653) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT928. SOC Mar 28, 1946
104892 (MSN 28654) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT929. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104893 (MSN 28655) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT930. Stalled on approach and spun into
ground, Cervia May 12, 1945
104894 (MSN 28656) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT931. SOC Mar 28, 1946
104895 (MSN 28657) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT932. Missing Oct 16, 1944
104896 (MSN 28658) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT933 SOC Mar 14, 1946
104897 (MSN 28659) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT934. DBR when overshot landing at Rimini
Nov 8, 1944
104898 (MSN 28660) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT935. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104899 (MSN 28661) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT936. Spun into ground near Lisi Nov 17, 1944
104900 (MSN 28662) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT937. SOC Mar 28, 1946
104901 (MSN 28663) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT938. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104902 (MSN 28664) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT939. Crashed near Venice Mar 24, 1945 after
pilot unsuccessfully abandoned aircraft following engine failure.
104903 (MSN 28665) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT940. SOC Mar 28, 1946
104904 (MSN 28666) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT941. No record of fate
104905 (MSN 28667) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT942. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104906 (MSN 28668) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT943. SOC Mar 28, 1946
104907 (MSN 28669) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT944. Crashed after Hvar Mar 15, 1944 after
pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit from Siebel ferry.
104908 (MSN 28670) Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May43 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb44.
104909 (MSN 28671) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT945. DBR when engine failed on takeoff
at Pontedera Mar 29, 1945
104910 (MSN 28672) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT946. SOC Aug 23, 1945
104911 (MSN 28673) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT947. SOC Aug 23, 1945
104912 (MSN 28674) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT948. Lost Jun 9, 1944
104913 (MSN 28675) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT949. Crashed during attempted ditching off
Ravenna Jan 27, 1945 following engine failure
104914 (MSN 28676) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT950. SOC Mar 29, 1945
104915 (MSN 28677) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT951. Crashed near Paliano Jun 2, 1944 after
pilot avandoned aircraft following flak hit.
104916 (MSN 28678) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT952. SOC Mar 14, 1946
104917 (MSN 28679) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT953. SOC Mar 29, 1945
104918 (MSN 28680) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FT954. Crashed in sea Jan 30, 1944 after
pilot abandoned aircraft following flak hit
104920 (MSN 28682, 51st FG) MIA 9/26/1944, China
104924 (25th FS, "Little Jo") lost to AAA Dec 22, 1944.
104928 (MSN 28690) Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May43 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb44.
104932 (MSN 28694) to China
104933 (MSN 28695) to China
104943 (MSN 28705) Lend-Lease to The Netherlands May43 for use at the Royal Netherlands Military Flying School at Jackson, MS.
Returned to USAAF Feb44.
104947 (MSN 28709) on display in 1977 at Classic Jets Fighter Museum, Parafield Airport, South Australia in condition as found
when recovered from Finchaffen, Papua New New Guinea 50 years after crashing there in 1943. Traded to Precision/Pacific
Fighters Museum at Wangaratta Airport, Victoria ca 2005. Put on display in restoration area. To VH-AIN
Jun 15, 2017 with Precision Airmotive, Whorluly, Victoria
104949 (8th FS, 49th FG, "Kathleen II") flown by Lt Dan David who changed his name to Dan Rowan (of the Rowan and
Martin "Laugh-In") after the war. Aircraft DBR Oct 24, 1943 in Hopoi area of Papua New Guinea.
Ended up in Australian registry as VH-DEA. Registration VH-DEA cancelled Jan 5, 2015.
Current as N537BR from Aug 8, 2017 with Southern Aircraft Consultancy INC, Bungay, Suffolk.
104954 (MSN 28716) under restoration
104959 recovered from Finschaffen, PNG in 1974. Wings and cockpit section used to rebuild 42-105861.
Registred as N49FG (USCR quites serial as 42-105861). Later registred as N959FT.
104961 (MSN 28723) recovered from Tsili Tsili, PNG Sep 1973. Stored dismantled.
104969 (MSN 28731) to RAAF as A29-434 Jul 1943. Registered N959FT Feb 10, 2009.
104977 (MSN 28739) 8th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group, Port Moresby, New Guinea 1943.
Named ‘Mr Five by Five’ on the right side by the crew chief after the Andrews Sisters song of 1942;
Named ‘Punkins’ on the left side by the assigned pilot based on his wife’s nickname. Tsili-Tsili, New Guinea Sep43.
The pilot was scrambled to intercept a flight of Mitsubishi G4M ‘betty’ bombers and its fighter escort of A6M ‘Zeke’ 13Sep43.
The propeller on the Warhawk was failing to stay in auto-pitch; the pilot selected manual and opened the throttle to keep
up with his squadron. Fighting an enemy fighter, the pilot dived away when the engine exploded and caught fire but then
extinguished. The pilot elected to crash land in a clearing north of Lae near the Waffa and Markham rivers.
The pilot evaded capture and returned to allied lines nine days later. Recovered in Feb 2005 and
sold in Australia to North Queensland warbirds for spares. Some parts remained after spares
use, since was registered to Cairns Airport Hangars of Cairns
as VH-MIK. Only parts recovered were remains of tail, wings, and engine, so restoration
invoved parts from numerous other sources. First flight after restoration Jun 2009.
The right landing gear collapsed after a local flight Aug09. Repaired and converted to a two-seat TP-40N configuration.
Sold in USA. Registered 19Aug15 as N587VD. Reregistered 24Jun16 as N977WH; current [Mar20]
104981 (33rd FG, 59th FS) shot down by friendly fire from ships near Paestum, Italy Sep 14, 1943.
MACR 2033. Pilot killed.
104984 (8th FS, 49th FG) MIA Sept 21, 1943, New Guinea. MACR 736
104986 (49th FG, 8th FS) crashlanded and w/o near Siniap, New Guinea Feb 14, 1944. Currently under restoration
to airworthy condition by Precision Aerospace in Australia. In 2017 was flying again as VH-PFO.
104996 (23 FG, 75 FS) pilot bailed out near Lingling, China
due to engine failure June 29, 1944.
105006 (MSN 28768) to China.
105015 (MSN 28777) to New Zealand as NZ3177. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
16 August 1943. Coded "A". Ferried to Santos leaving Whenuapai on 3 November 1943. Crash landed at Pallikulo Airfield on 3 May 1944
after electrical and hydraulic failure.
105016 (MSN 28778) to New Zealand as NZ3176. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
16 August 1943. Coded "64". To No.16 Squadron. Mid-air collision with NZ3154 near Torokina on 19 December 1943. The aircraft
was struck from beneath by NZ3154 and both aircraft crashed into the jungle.
105017 (MSN 28779) to New Zealand as NZ3175. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
16 August 1943. Coded "65". To No.16 Squadron. Crashed near Praed Point on 17 December 1943. The aircraft was shot down by
enemy fighters during a fighter sweep to Rabaul.
105019 (MSN 28781) to New Zealand as NZ3178. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
16 August 1943. Coded "E". Struck off at Bougainville on 15 April 1944 while with No.4 SU.
105020 (MSN 28782) to New Zealand as NZ3179. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
16 August 1943. To No.4 OTU, Ohakea. Crashed at Sanson on 18 July 1944. The aircraft suffered engine problems during a formation
flying practice and spun into the ground after descending to 1000 feet for a landing approach.
105021 (MSN 28783) to New Zealand as NZ3168. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
11 August 1943. Coded "15". Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105022 (MSN 28784) to New Zealand as NZ3169. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
11 August 1943. Coded "59". To No.18 Squadron. Crashed into sea near Treasury Islands at 0645 hours on 22 November 1943.
The aircraft suffered engine problems and ditched into the sea.
105024 (MSN 28786) to New Zealand as NZ3170. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
11 August 1943. To No.21 Squadron, Ardmore. Crashed near Raglan on 5 May 1944. The aircraft was performing low level aerobatics
when it stalled in a steep climb and dived into the ground.
105025 (MSN 28787) to New Zealand as NZ3171. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
11 August 1943. Coded "18". Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105026 (MSN 28788) to New Zealand as NZ3172. Lend-Lease to New Zealand as NZ3172 Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot,
Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 11 August 1943. Crashed at New Georgia on 18 November 1943
105027 (MSN 28789) to China
105029/105032 (MSN 28791/28794) to China
105033 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
105034 (MSN 28796) (3rd FG (Prov), 32nd FS (Prov)) shot down by Japanese
Zero at Changteh, China Dec 6, 1943. MACR 1490
105035/105039 (MSN 28797/28801) to China
105040 to RAAF as A29-435 Aug 1943. Scrapped at Balikpapan Jan 11, 1946
105041 to RAAF as A29-436 Aug 1943. Converted to components Dec 18, 1945
105042 to RAAF as A29-437 Aug 1943. MIA Jul 19, 1944 on flight from Hollandia.
105044 to RAAF as A29-438 Aug 1943. To storage Nov 21, 1945 and
authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
105045 to RAAF as A29-439 Aug 1943. Pilot bailed out during ferry
flight Mar 24, 1945.
105046 to RAAF as A29-440 Aug 1943. To storage Nov 21, 1945, and
authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
105047 to RAAF as A29-441 Aug 1943. Crashlanded Jan 16, 1945 at
Noemfoor Is and converted to components
105048 with 337th FG, 303rd FS in midair collision with
P-40N 42-105058 5 mi NW of Sarasota AAF, FL Jul 19, 1943.
105049 to RAAF as A29-442 Aug 1943. Undercarriage collapsed on
landing at Kamiri strip Noemfoor Is Sep 11, 1944. Converted
to components.
105050 to RAAF as A29-461 Aug 1943. Burned at Tarakan Dec 1945.
105051 to RAAF as A29-462 Aug 1943. Crashed Jul 1945, Rattlesnake Island, QLD.
In 1995 was reported to be under restoration
105052 to RAAF as A29-463 Aug 1943. Crahed into sea near Kamiri airstri Sep 8, 1944.
105053 with 337th FG, 98th FS in midair collision with P-40M
43-5602 Jun 17, 1943 4 mi E of Manatee, FL. Pilot bailed out.
105054 to RAAF as A29-464 Aug 1943. Crashed near Sarkorem village Aug 10, 1944, pilot killed.
105055 to RAAF as A29-465 Aug 1943. Scrapped Dec 13, 1945.
105056 to RAAF as A29-466 Aug 1943. To Storage Nov 5, 1945, authorized for
w/o Nov 19, 1946
105057 to RAAF as A29-467 Aug 1943. Landing collision with A29-415 at Nadzap Apr 7, 1944.
105058 with 337th FG, 303rd FS in midair collision with
P-40N 42-105048) Jul 19, 1943 5 mi NW of Sarasota AAF, FL. Reubilt
and Mar 21, 1944 in bellylanding due to engine failure 3/4 mile
SW of Sarasota AAF, FL.
105059 to RAAF as A29-468 Aug 1943. Crashed into truck while carrying out emergency
landing at Wama strip Dec 21, 1944. Aircraft caught fire
and was wrecked.
105060 to RAAF as A29-469 Aug 1943. Bellylanded at Hollandia
Mar 16, 1945. Authorized for w/o Nov 28, 1946.
105061 to RAAF as A29-470 Aug 1943. A29-449 collided with this
plane while landing at Kiriwina strip Oct 21, 1943.
105062 to RAAF as A29-471 Aug 1943. Crashlanded at Croydon strip
Tarakan Is Jul 28, 1945. Converted to components.
105063 to RAAF as A29-472 Aug 1943. Crashed during combat practise
Apr 5, 1944 2 mi N of Cape Gloucester, New Britain. Pilot killed
105065 (MSN 28827) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX498. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5065.
C Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, PretoriaOct43.
Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44. Crashed at Waterkloof, Pretoria 15Feb45
105066 (MSN 28828) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX499. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5073.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Oct43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
105067 (MSN 28829) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX500. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5072.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Oct43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
105069 (MSN 28831) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX501. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5071.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Oct43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
Crashed at Rayton, Transvaal 7Jun44.
105070 (MSN 28832) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX502. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5069.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Nov43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
Crashed at Waterkloof, Pretoria 28Mar44
105071 (MSN 28833) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX503. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5067.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Nov43.
Mid-air collision with Kittyhawk 5006 [41-36417] and crashed at Umkomaas, Natal 30Mar44
105072 (MSN 28834) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX504. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5068.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Nov43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
105074 (MSN 28836) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX505. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5070.
A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Nov43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
105075 (MSN 28837) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX506. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5066.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Oct43.
Crashed at Umbumbulu, Natal 4Nov43
105076 (MSN 28838) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX507. No RAF service, diverted to SAAF as 5064.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Sep43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
105077 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX508. Crashed near Marcianese Jul 26, 1945
after pilot abandoned aircraft following engine failure and undercarriage
jammed up.
105079 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX509. Crashlanded at Rimini Sep 22, 1944 following
flak damage
105080 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX510. SOC Oct 26, 1944
105081 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX511. SOC Mar 28, 1944
105082 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX512. Caught fire off Tagliamento Jul 16, 1945
after smoke bomb exploded during dive
105084 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX513. SOC Aug 23, 1945
105085 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX514. SOC May 31, 1945
105086 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX515. SOC Mar 14, 1946
105087 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX516. Crashed into Lake Trasimeno Apr 23, 1944
after flak hit
105089 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX517. With RCAF crashed in flames off Catania Apr 29, 1944. Pilot injured.
105109 converted to TP-40N. With 2116 AAFBU force landed 5 mi NW of Walnut Ridge, AR Sep 27, 1945
105110 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
105113 (343rd FG) lost Mar 13, 1944 northern Pacific
105120 in 2014 was undergoing restoration at C&G Aviation at Leeward Air Ranch, Ocala, Florida.
105125 (MSN 28887) to China
105129 (MSN 28891) to China
105144 (MSN 28906) to China
105179 (MSN 28941) to RCAF as 859
105180 (MSN 28942) to RCAF as 860
105181 (MSN 28943) to RCAF as 857
105183 (MSN 28945) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX518. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5076. .
C Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Dec43. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
Crashed at Randfontein , Transvaal 7Jul44
105184 (MSN 28946) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX519. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5074.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Nov43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrappe
105185 (MSN 28947) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX520. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5075.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Nov43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
105186 (MSN 28948) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX521. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5077.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Dec43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
105187 (MSN 28949) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX522. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5079.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Dec43.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
105188 (MSN 28950) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX523. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5080.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Jan44.
Crashed near Kimberley, Northern Cape 12Oct45
105189 (MSN 28951) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX524. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5082.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Jan44.
Crashed near Isipingo, Durban, Natal 18Dec44
105190 (MSN 28952) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX525. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5078.
.B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Jan44.
Crashed into a hill in low cloud near Umbumbulu, Natal 29Feb44 (1KIS)
105191 (MSN 28953) to RCAF as 856
105192 to RCAF as 858 Jun 22, 1943. WFU Aug 23, 1946 and sold on commercial market in 1947 as
N1197N. Went through several owners and was modified as a cloud seeder and flown until 1958
when it underwent a belly landing. Obtained by Ed Maloney in 1960 and put on static display at
The Air Museum. In 1977, restored to flying status as N85104 with Planes of Fame museum.
105197 (MSN 28961) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX526. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5082.
.A Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Zwartkop, Pretoria Jan44. Waterkloof, Pretoria Feb44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
105198 (MSN 28962) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX527. No RAF service, to SAAF as 5081.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Jan44.
Crashed at Waterkloof, Pretoria 19Apr45
105199 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX528. Crashed while dive bombing near Agosta Jun 4, 1944
105200 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX529. SOC Mar 29, 1945
105201 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX530. SOC Nov 30, 1944
105202 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX531. Destroyed by fire when bellylanded 20 miW of
Kasfareet Oct 15, 1944 following engine failure.
105203 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX532. Lost Apr 28, 1944
105204 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX533. SOC Mar 29, 1945
105205 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX534. SOC Mar 29, 1945
105212 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX535. Crashlanded near Udine Apr 30, 1945 following
flak hit
105213 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX536. Missing from attack on enemy artillery
positions Aug 13, 1944.
105214 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX537. Crashlanded near Formagine Apr 14, 1945
following flak hit
105215 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX538. Shot down by flak 2 mi SW of Tollo
Dec 9, 1943
105216 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX539. SOC Apr 1945
105217 (MSN 28979) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX540. Operated by RAAF 450 Sqn. SOC Mar 29, 1945
105218 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX541. SOC Aug 23, 1945
105219 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX542. Crashed into Adriatic Sea Feb 23, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following engine failure
105220 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX543. Spun into ground near Termoli Dec 1, 1943
105227 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX544. Crashelanded 3 mi SW of Avezzano May 22, 1944
following flak damage
105228 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX545. Hit by ground fire and failed to return
from mission May 31, 1944
105229 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX546. Crashed after colliding with Kittyhawk
FX631 (42-106230) May 28, 1944
105230 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX547. Crashed into Lake Garda Jul 7, 1945 after
pilot abandoned aircraft following loss of power due to prop striking
surface of lake
105231 converted to TP-40N. With 2538 AAFBU crashlanded at Craig Field, AL Apr 23, 1945.
105241 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
105258 (51st FG) lost Apr 23, 1944. MACR 4425
105259 (80th FG, 88th FS) crashed due to engine failure nea Lapyep Ga, Burma
Dec 22, 1943. MACR 1612. Pilot bailed out but went missing.
105263 (MSN 29025) to China
105265 (MSN 29027) to China
105270 on display at Hill AFB, UT. This aircraft is actually a composite of a P-40E fiberglass relica and a wrecked P-40N
recovered from Alaska. The dataplates were unreadable so the Hill Aerospace Museum chose the serial number of a
scrapped P-40 that had been flown by the same squadron that the wrecked aircraft belonged to.
105273 (23rd FG) MIA 8/16/1944, China
105275 (MSN 29037) to China
105297 (43rd FG) lost Nov 27, 1944, Panama
105306 (MSN 29068) originally written off and pilot killed in ground collision in early
1944 at Gordon airstrip, Australia and condemned Mar 2, 1944. Recovered from Queensland,
Australia and currently undergoing restoration as two-seater in
California. Registration N540TP allocated Jul 20, 2004. First flight after restoration
Jan 24, 2009
105308 (MSN 29070) to New Zealand as NZ3158. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
9 August 1943. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105309 (MSN 29071) to New Zealand as NZ3159. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville
on 9 August 1943. To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105310 (MSN 29072) to New Zealand as NZ3160. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville
on 9 August 1943. To No.2 OTU, Ohakea. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105311 (MSN 29073) to New Zealand as NZ3161. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville
on 9 August 1943. Crash landed at Green Island on 19 March 1944.
105312 (MSN 29074) to New Zealand as NZ3162. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville
on 9 August 1943. Coded "62". To No.16 Squadron. Crashed during a fighter sweep by 48 aircraft over Rabaul on 24 December 1943.
The aircraft were attacked by enemy fighters and NZ3162 was one of 5 RNZAF P-40s which failed to return from the mission.
105319 (MSN 29081) to New Zealand as NZ3163. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville
on 9 August 1943. To No.4 OTU, Ardmore. Swung off the runway while landing and struck Harvard NZ1059 at Ardmore on
16 May 1944. The Instructor in the Harvard was killed when the cockpit was struck by the wingtip of NZ3163. Struck off at Ardmore
on 23 May 1944. Converted to INST99 with TTS, Nelson.
105320 (MSN 29082) to New Zealand as NZ3164. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
9 August 1943. To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105321 (MSN 29083) to New Zealand as NZ3165. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
9 August 1943. Coded "60". To No.14 Squadron. Mid-air collision with another Warhawk during an escort duty on 13 February 1944.
The aircraft crashed in heavy jungle near Vunakanau, the wreckage being discovered in 1955.
105322 (MSN 29084) to New Zealand as NZ3166. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
9 August 1943. Coded "53". To No.18 Squadron. Damaged by flak during a strafing mission on 16 November 1943.
The aircraft suffered from an engine failure and crashed into the sea near Fauro Island.
105323 (MSN 29085) to New Zealand as NZ3167. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
9 August 1943. To No.18 Squadron. The second aircraft to be named "GLORIA LYONS". Damaged by anti aircraft fire during a
raid on a Japanese Airstrip at Buka Island on 23 February 1943. Ditched in sea off Torokina on return from
raid due to loss of control for landing.
105324/105328 (MSN 29086/29090) to China.
105335/105344 (MSN 29097/29106) to China
105344 (3 FG, 32 FS) crashed at Fowyang, China Dec 19, 1944
105351 to RAAF as A29-503 Aug 1943. Bellylanded at Morotai after
receiving AAA damage Jun 29, 1945. Converted to components.
105352 to RAAF as A29-504 Sep 1943. Crashed May 18, 1944 Horn Island QLD, Australia
105353 to RAAF as A29-505 Sep 1943. To storage Nov 9, 1945. Authorized
for w/o Nov 19, 1946
105354 to RAAF as A29-506 Sep 1943. Crashed into sea off Noemfoor Is
Aug 1944.
105355 to RAAF as A29-507 Sep 1943. Missing during sweep near Ceram IS
Oct 10, 1944.
105356 to RAAF as A29-508 Sep 1943. Went missing Jan 15, 1945 and pilot
was executed by the Japanese Mar 23, 1945.
105357 to RAAF as A29-509 Sep 1943. Aircraft became uncontrollable in
flight while on ferry flight Oct 21, 1943 and pilot forced to bail out.
105358 to RAAF as A29-510 Sep 1943. Crashed on landing Jun 15, 1945, converted
to components.
105359 to RAAF as A29-511 Sep 1943. Crashed Oct 16, 1943 near Hill Island, QLD,
Australia. Pilot killed.
105360 to RAAF as A29-512 Sep 1943. Crashed into sea off Kaimana Oct 29, 1944.
105364 converted to TP-40N. With 2538 AAFBU crashed 7 mi S of Nordheim, TX Aug 9, 1945
105367 to RAAF as A29-513 Sep 1943. Crashed into sea off Kaimana Feb 23, 1944.
105368 to RAAF as A29-514 Sep 1943. Pilot bailed out near Ceram Is
Oct 10, 1944 when ran into cloud.
105369 to RAAF as A29-515 Sep 1943. Converted to components Feb 6, 1946
105370 to RAAF as A29-516 Sep 1943. Damaged on landing at Aitkenvale
Apr 20, 1944. Aircraft SOC Nov 1948
105371 to RAAF as A29-517 Sep 1943.
105372 to RAAF as A29-518 Sep 1943. Crashed at Kamiri strip Jul 22, 1944.
105373 to RAAF as A29-519 Sep 1943. Collided with A29-542 while landing
at Wama strip Morotai Is Jan 25, 1945 and extensively damaged.
Converted to components Feb 14, 1945.
105374 to RAAF as A29-520 Sep 1943. Damaged in crash landing at Cyclops
strip Jun 27, 1944. SOC Nov 1948.
105375 to RAAF as A29-521 Sep 1943. In midair collision with either
A29-407 or A29-507 near Megat Aug 9, 1944, but landed safely.
Authorized for wo Nov 19, 1946.
105376 to RAAF as A29-522 Sep 1943. Disappeared Mar 10, 1944, Gove Island, QLD, Australia
105383 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX548. Wrecked when swung on takeoff and undercarraige
collapsed Castel Benito Oct 20, 1943
105384 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX549. SOC Mar 14, 1946.
105385 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX550. SOC Mar 28, 1946
105386 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX551. SOC Aug 23, 1945
105387 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX552. SOC Mar 14, 1946
105388 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX553. Blew up during bombing dive near
Medecina Apr 12, 1945
105389 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX554. SOC Feb 22, 1945
105390 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX555. SOC Jun 30, 1944
105391 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX556. SOC Aug 23, 1945
105392 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX557. SOC Mar 14, 1946
105394 crashlanded at Aloe AAF, TX Feb 21, 1945
105399 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX558. SOC Mar 14, 1946
105400 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX559. Lost Jan 27, 1944
105401 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX560. SOC Aug 23, 1945
105402 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX561. SOC Aug 23, 1945
105403 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX562. Crashed 4 mi WNW of Imola Dec 15, 1944
after breaking up following catching fire during bombing dive
105404 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX563. SOC Mar 28, 1946
105405 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX564. SOC Jun 30, 1944
105406 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX565. Crashed into Adriatic Sea Mar 4, 1944
after pilot abandoned aircraft following engine fire.
105407 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX566. SOC Aug 23, 1945
105408 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX567. SOC Aug 23, 1945
105412 crashlanded 10 mi SE of Beeville, TX Jun 14, 1945
105415/105424 (MSN 29177/29186) to China
105428 groundlooped on landing at Foster Field, TX Apr 14, 1945.
105431/105440 (MSN 29193/29202) to China
105436 (3rd FB, 28th FS, 1st Independent Chinese-American Composite Wing (Provisional))
caught fire and crashed Aug 29, 1944 after mission near Tangyang, Chana. While flown by
USAAF pilot, the aircraft bore Chinese markings.
105447 (MSN 29209) to China
105449 (MSN 29211) to China
105451 (MSN 29213) to China
105452 damaged in landing accident at Aloe AAF, TX Apr 19, 1945
105453 (MSN 29215) to China
105472 (MSN 29234) to Bruno Carnival, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1999-2001 for restoration project.
105477 (8th FG) MIA Nov 13, 1943, New Guinea. MACR 1172
105499 involved in midair collision and crashed 5 mi S of Victoria, TX Jul 18, 1945.
105508 (MSN 29270) to China
105509 (8th FG) MIA Nov 15, 1943, New Guinea. MACR 1191
105513 (MSN 2927 (quoted as 29269)) recovered in 1974 from Jadji, West Sepik, PNG
and by 1989 was with N. M. Armstrong of Melbourne, Australia.
105517 (49th FG) lost Apr 7, 1944, SW Pacific.
105526 (MSN 29288, (quoted as 29282)) assigned to 49th FG in New Guinea. Recovered from Papua New Guinea
in early 1970s and being restored by Mike Nicholls at Woodbourne,
New Zealand. Tail unit may have been used to restore 42-105861,
but one report says that the tail was used as a pattern for a
new build tail unit. Registered as N942KH Jun 28, 2010.
105529 (MSN 29291) to USSR
105531 (MSN 29293) to USSR
105533 (MSN 29295) to USSR
105534 crashed Jul 19, 1945 23 mi NW of Luke Field, AZ after colliding
with 44-7742. Pilot of other aircraft bailed out
successfully but pilot of 105534 was killed.
105535 (MSN 29297) to USSR
105537/105542 (MSN 29299/29304) to USSR
105544 (MSN 29306) to USSR
105546 (MSN 29308) to USSR
105547 sold by War Assets Corp as lot 1460
105548 (MSN 29310) to USSR
105550 (MSN 20312) to USSR
105552 (MSN 20314) to USSR
105553 (MSN 20315) to USSR
105554 to Turkish AF as 6019. Crashed due to engine failure Nov 5, 1974
at Etimesgut runway, Ankara, Turkey
105555/105557 (MSN 29137/29319) to USSR
105558 (MSN 29320) Ditched into Mississippi River about 10 miles north of Lake Providence, Louisiana, due to likely
engine failure, Dec 13, 1943. Pilot's body never found
105559 (MSN 29321) to USSR
105561 (MSN 29323) to USSR
105563 (MSN 29325) to USSR
105565 (MSN 29327) to USSR
105567/105572 (MSN 29329/29334) to USSR
105574 (MSN 29336) to USSR
105576/105578 (MSN 29338/29340) to USSR
105580 (MSN 29342) to USSR
105582/105587 (MSN 29444/29349) to USSR
105589 (MSN 29351) to USSR
105591 (MSN 20353) to USSR
105593 (MSN 29355) to USSR
105597 (MSN 29359) to USSR
105599 (MSN 29361) to USSR
105601 (MSN 29363) to USSR
105603 (MSN 29365) to USSR
105605 (MSN 29367) to USSR
105607 (MSN 29369) to USSR
105609/105612 (MSN 29371/29374) to USSR
105614 (MSN 29376) to USSR
105616 (MSN 29378) to USSR
105618 (MSN 29380) to USSR
105620 (MSN 29382) to USSR
105622 (MSN 29384) to USSR
105624/105627 (MSN 29386/29389) to USSR
105629 (MSN 29391) to USSR
105631 (MSN 29393) to USSR
105635 (MSN 29397) to USSR
105637 (MSN 29399) to USSR
105639 (MSN 29401) to USSR
105641/195644 (MSN 29403/29406) to USSR
105646 (MSN 29408) to USSR
105648 (MSN 29410) to USSR
105650 (MSN 29412) to USSR
105652 (MSN 29414) to USSR
105656 (MSN 29416/29418) to USSR
105657 sold by War Assets Corp as lot 1223
105659 (MSN 29421) to USSR
105661 (MSN 29423) to USSR
105663 (MSN 29425) to USSR
105665 (MSN 29427) to USSR
105667 (MSN 29429) to USSR
105669/105672 (MSN 29431/294334) to USSR
105674 (MSN 29436) to USSR
105676 (MSN 29438) to USSR
105678 (MSN 29440) to USSR
105680 (MSN 29442) to USSR
105682 (MSN 29444) to USSR
105684 (MSN 29446) to USSR
105686 (MSN 29448) to USSR
105687 (MSN 29449) to USSR
105689 (MSN 29451) to USSR
105691 to RAAF as A29-523 Sep 1943. In midair collision while
strafing Jomba Is E of Madang Jan 27, 1944. Both pilots killed.
105693 to RAAF as A29-524 Sep 1943. Ditched in sea off Kamiri Noemfoor Is Jan 10, 1945.
105699 to RAAF as A29-525 Sep 1943. Left at Samboang due to fuel tank
leak and engine running rough Nov 22, 1945 while being ferried.
Approval given for conversion to components Jan 15, 1946.
105702 to RAAF as A29-526 Sep 1943. Now on display at Pope AFB, Fayetteville, NC. Also reported
to be on display at Moody AFB, Georgia
105704 to RAAF as A29-578 Nov 1943. Burned at Tarakan Dec 1945.
105706 to RAAF as A29-579 Nov 1943.
105708 to RAAF as A29-527 Sep 1943. Collided in midair with A29-1210
Nov 15, 1945, crashlanded 2 mi NE of strip.
105710 (MSN 29472) to RAAF as A29-528 Sep 1943, later A29-1134. Ran off end of Tadji strip May 4, 1944
while carrying out forced landing and w/o. Rcovered 1974 from
Tadji, West Sepik, PNG. To Yesterday's Air Force at Chino, CA
and reported 1989 stored at Barstow, CA
105712 to RAAF as A29-529 Sep 1943. Burned at Tarakan Dec 20, 1945.
105714 to RAAF as A29-580 Nov 1943. To Storage Nov 21, 1945. Authorized
for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
105716 to RAAF as A29-530 Sep 1943. Collided with A29-530 during strafing
run Jan 27, 1944. Both pilots killed.
105717 to RAAF as A29-531 Sep 1943.
105719 to RAAF as A29-532 Sep 1943. Forced landing near Kaipit Mar 2, 1944.
105721 to RAAF as A29-533 Sep 1943. Burned at Tarakan Dec 20, 1945
105724 in midair Oct 5, 1944 with 44-7835 5 mi NNW of Sarasota AAF, FL
105727 to RAAF as A29-581 Nov 1943. Crashed off Cape Noejew Nov 27, 1944, pilot killed.
105729 to RAAF as A29-534 Sep 1943. Crashed into sea off Kamiri Sep 24, 1944. Pilot killed.
105734 to RAAF as A29-535 Sep 1943. Crashed on landing at Nadzab airstrip
Feb 8, 1944.
105736 to RAAF as A29-536 Sep 1943.
105738 (49th FG) lost Mar 22, 1944, Solomons
105740 to RAAF as A29-537 Sep 1943. Shot down by AAA Kronprinz Harbour. Pilot KIA.
105749 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX568. Crashed near Udine Apr 30, 1945 after
pilot bailed out following flak hit. Also have this one going to RAAF as A29-583
and crasheing at Cyclops strip Hollandia Jun 5, 1944. Could this be 42-105849?
105751 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX569. Missing Sep 27, 1944
105752 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
105753 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX570. Missing from mission to attack enemy artillery
positions Sep 9, 1944. Presumed shot down by flak
105755 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX571. SOC Mar 14, 1946
105757 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX572. Crashed on landing at Castel Benito Jul 1, 1944
105759 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX573. Missing Mar 2, 1944
105760 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX574. Ditched off Hvar Mar 29, 1944
105761 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX575. Shot down by Fw 190 near Anzio Feb 29, 1944
105762 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX576. Missing Nov 14, 1944.
105763 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX577. SOC Mar 28, 1946
105766 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX578. Blew up during attack on railway, Pordenone
Feb 25, 1945
105768 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX579. SOC Mar 28, 1946
105770 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX580. Crashed near Budrio Apr 17,1945 after
pilot bailed out following flak damage.
105772 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX581. DBR from own bomb blast during attck Apr 19, 1945.
105774 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX582. SOC May 1945
105775 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX583. SOC Mar 29, 1945
105776 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX584. Crashed at S. Anna Pelago Mar 6, 1945
after pilot bailed out during attack.
105777 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX585. Lost Mar 6, 1945
105779 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX586. SOC May 31, 1945
105781 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX587. SOC Mar 28, 1946
105782 converted to TP-40N. With 2538 AAFBU damaged in landing accident at Aloe AAF, TX Jan 19, 1945
105783 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX588. Crashelanded Oct 14, 1944 after flak hit
while attacking bridge
105785 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX589. Missing from ground attack mission Aug 28, 1944
105787 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX590. DBR when bellylanded on shore of Lake trasimeno
Oct 10, 1944 following engine failure at low altitude
105789 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX591. Wrecked at Fano Nov 29, 1944 when swung on
takeoff and hit Walrus R6549
105790 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX592. SOC Mar 28, 1946
105791 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX593. SOC Mar 14, 1946
105792 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX594. Used as trials aircraft by Air Service Training.
105794 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX595. Missing Mar 4, 1945
105796 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX596. Overshot landing and ended up in canal,
Cervia Feb 25, 1945
105798 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX597. SOC Mar 28, 1946
105812 damaged in landing accident at Fannin Aux AAF, TX Jul 3, 1945.
105831 crashed 2 mi W of Fannin AuxAAF, TX Apr 19, 1945
105834 (49th FG, 8th FS0 MIA May 7, 1944. MACR 5084.
105838 (MSN 29600) to RCAF as 861
105840 (MSN 29602) to RCAF as 862
105841 (49th FG, 7th FS) shot down by Japanese fighter and ditched 1.5 mi S of Long Island,
New Guinea Jan 2, 1944. MACR 5375. Pilot seen on life raft but MIA.
105842 (MSN 29604) to RCAF as 863
105844 (MSN 29606) to RCAF as 864. Reported 1988-1995 at Canadian
Museum of Flight and Transportation, Surrey, BC. To Charles Darby/ Pacific Aircraft Ltd/Pioneer Aircraft
Restoration Ltd, Auckland, NZ 1995-2002. Planned restoration to airworthy.
105846 (MSN 29608) to RCAF as 865.
105847 to RAAF as A29-582 Nov 1943. Ditched May 29, 1944 at Noesi Island. Pilot OK.
105849 to RAAF as A29-583 Nov 1943. Crashed while landing at Cyclops
airstrip, Hollandia Jun 5, 1944.
105851 to RAAF as A29-584 Nov 1943.
105853 to RAAF as A29-585 Nov 1943
105855 to RAAF as A29-586 Nov 1943. To storage Nov 10, 1945, authorized
for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
105857 to RAAF as A29-587 Nov 1943. Crashed at Wama strip Jul 20, 1945 and
converted to components.
105858 to RAAF as A29-559 Nov 1943. Ditched Aug 30, 1944 after
attack on Kokas sawmill. Pilot picked up the next day.
105859 to RAAF as A29-560 Nov 1943. To storage Apr 3, 1945. Authorized
for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
105860 to RAAF as A29-561 Nov 1943.
105861 (MSN 29623) abandoned at Dumpu, Finschafen, PNG. Fuselage recovered and shipped
to Yesterday's Air Force, Chino, CA in 1974, along with wing and cockpit section of 42-104959 and
tail surfaces of 42-105526. Restored to airworthy 1996-2008. Is a composite of 3 airframes
(42-105861, 42-104959, 42-105526). First flight after restoration Mar 1, 2008. On civil
registry as N49FG. First flight after restoration Mar 1, 2008. flown as 2105861
105862 (MSN 29624)to RAAF as A29-562 Nov 1943. Crashed on landing at Cyclops strip
Jul 1, 1944. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
105864 (MSN 29626)to RAAF as A29-563 Nov 1943. to storage Dec 15, 1945. Burned
at Tarakan Is Dec 20, 1945.
105865 (MSN 29627) to RCAF as 866
105867 (MSN 29629) 9/43: TOS USAAF.
9/17/43: TOS RCAF as Kittyhawk Mk.IV, s/n 867. Purchased from USAAF in Alaska.
Assigned to 111 (F) Squadron, RCAF Station Patricia Bay, Vancouver Island, BC.
Flew patrols against Japanese in Aleutian Islands.
1944: 135 (F) Squadron, RCAF Patricia Bay.
1944 to 1945: Fighter Affiliation Flight, No. 5 Operational Training Unit.
8/23/46: SOC RCAF at Patricia Bay Air Base, Vancouver Island.
8/12/47: Robert H. Farrington, Seattle, WA. Barged to Seattle.
9/29/47: Jim P. Swann/Universal Aircraft, Seattle, WA with c/r N1226N.
2/24/51: Robert B. Harmon, Nabnasset, MA.
6/1/51: Gordon Clouser, Norman, OK. Modified for weather work.
7/27/57: Isaac Newton “Junior” Burchinall, Paris, TX.
1958: Damaged during landing at Paris, TX.
11/11/58: Glen Parker, Nederland, TX. Stored dismantled.
1962 to 1965: Restored.
1963: Michael J. Dillon, Mesa, AZ.
5/65: Confederate Air Force, Harlingen, TX.
9/5/91: American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Midland, TX.
2001: Commemorative Air Force, Midland, TX.
3/18/03: Severely damaged in crash landing at Casa Grande Airport, AZ.
12/4/08: First post-restoration flight.
8/24/15: American Airpower Heritage Flying Museum, Dallas, TX.
105869 (MSN 29631) to RCAF as 868.
105871 (MSN 29633) to RCAF as 869.
105872 (MSN 29634) to New Zealand as NZ3181. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
To No.2 OTU, Ohakea. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105873 (MSN 29635) to New Zealand as NZ3182. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
To No.16 Squadron. Damaged after tyre burst on take-off and resulting belly landing at Piva. Aircraft later repaired. To No.2 OTU, Ohakea.
Force landed after engine failure near Ohakea on 16 February 1945.
105874 (MSN 29636) to New Zealand as NZ3183. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
To No.18 Squadron. Crashed into sea near Cape Gazelle on 27 January 1944. The aircraft was shot down by
an enemy fighter during an escort sortie.
105875 (MSN 29637) to New Zealand as NZ3184. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Coded "75". To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
As of 17/Dec/2021 has been placed on the Australian Civil Aircraft Register as
VH-EPU. The Registered Operator is Pay Air Service Pty Ltd of Scone NSW
105876 (MSN 29638) to New Zealand as NZ3185. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
To No.2 OTU, Ohakea. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105877 (MSN 29639) to New Zealand as NZ3186. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Coded "81" and "G". To No.15 Squadron. Crashed near Bitagalip on 22 Januray 1944. The aircraft was shot down by an enemy fighter during
an escort sortie.
105878 (MSN 29640) to RCAF as 870. Registered Aug 12, 1947 to Universal Aircraft of Seattle, WA as NL1008N, later N1008N.
Various owners, crashed on takeoff at Hayward, CA Apr 1950 and subsequently scrapped.
105879 (MSN 29641) to New Zealand as NZ3187. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Coded "R". Struck off at Bougainville on 09 March 1944 while with No.4 SU.
105881 (MSN 29643) to New Zealand as NZ3188. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Coded "B". To No.17 Squadron. Crashed during a strafing run on the Oamai River on 7 May 1944. The aircraft rolled over and dived into
the ground while flying at tree top height.
105882 in midair with P-40N 44-7735 6 mi w of Santa Elena, TX
105883 (MSN 29645) to New Zealand as NZ3189. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Coded "72". To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Crashed on 22 May 1945. The aircraft stalled at low altitude while circling a house near
Whangaehu and crashed into the ground.
105885 (MSN 29647) to New Zealand as NZ3190. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Coded "67". Missing on operations from Bougainville on 16 February 1944.
105886 (MSN 29648) crashed 3 mi W of Fanning AuxAAF, TX Jun 10, 1945
105887 (MSN 29649) to New Zealand as NZ3191. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Forced landing at Ohakea on 25 August 1944.
105888 (MSN 29650) to New Zealand as NZ3192. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Crash landed while operating from Bougainville on 19 February 1944.
105889 (MSN 29651) to New Zealand as NZ3193. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Coded "82". Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105890 (MSN 29652) to New Zealand as NZ3194. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Coded "74". To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
105891 (MSN 29653) to New Zealand as NZ3195. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 4 October 1943.
Crashed during attempted force landing at Tauranga during operational training on 14 January 1944. Converted to instructional airframe
INST95 at Tauranga on 14 March 1944. Scrapped on 2 May 1945.
105892 (MSN 29654) to China
105893 (MSN 29655) converted to TP-40N. With 2520 AAFBU damaged in landing accident at Moore Field,
TX Apr 12, 1945.
105894 (MSN 29656) to China
105896 (MSN 29658) to China
105899 (MSN 29661) to China
105902 (MSN 29664) to China
105905 (MSN 29667) to China
105907 (MSN 29669) to China
105909 (MSN 29671) to China
105913 (MSN 29675) to China
To user in Melbourne, Victoria 1990-2001. Stored pending restoration.
105915 (MSN 29677) intended for delivery to Chinese AF but pressed into service with 7th FS, 39th FG, 5th AF
based at Darwin, Australia. Abandoned at Tadji, PNG Recovered in 1974. By 1977 was on display at
RAAF Museum, Point Cook. Removed by 1980. Underwent restoration Gold Coast QLD, Australia. Civil registration VH-KTI.
Noted 1988 in Air World, Wangaratta, Australia Registered VH-KTI
Mar 19, 2002. Registration cancelled Feg 6, 2008 on sale to
owner in France. Reported to have been acquired by Amicale
Jean-Baptiste Salis and now at La Ferte Alais, France. Registered
May 21, 2008 to Societe de Developpement et de Promotion de l'Aviation
of La Ferte Alais as F-AZKU. (F-AZKU) Reportedly registered to France’s Flying Warbirds, Melun, France.
105917/105921 (MSN 29679/29683) to China
105922 to RAAF as A29-538 Oct 1943. Made bellylanding on takeoff from
Nadzab strip Apr 13, 1944.
105924 to RAAF as A29-539 Oct 1943. Made crashlanding on Pitoe strip
Feb 6, 1945. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
105925 (MSN 29867)
105926 to RAAF as A29-540 Oct 1943.
105927 (MSN 29689) to USAFM, first as Silver Hill, MD 1965-1969. To Gunter AFB, GA. On display 1976-1993 at Peterson
AFB, Colorado Springs, CO. Later at Museum of Aviation, Warner Robins AFB Museum, Georgia 1994-2023.
105928 to RAAF as A29-541 Oct 1943. In bellylanding near Horn Is strip
QLD, Australia Feb 20, 1944 after running out of fuel.
42-105929/106028 Curtiss P-40N-10-CU Warhawk
MSN 29691/29790
105929 (MSN 29691) to USSR
105930 (MSN 29692) to USSR
105932/105937 (MSN 29694/29699) to USSR
105939 (MSN 29701) to USSR
105941 (MSN 29703) to USSR
105943 (MSN 29705) to USSR
105945 (MSN 29707) to USSR
105947/105950 (MSN 29709/29712) to USSR
105951 (MSN 29713) abandoned at Tadji, West Sepik, PNG. Recovered by Military Aircraft Restoration Corp in 1974.
To Yesterday's Air Force, Chino, CA
105952 (MSN 29714) to USSR
105954 (MSN 29716) to USSR
105956 (MSN 29718) to USSR
105958 (MSN 29720) to USSR
105960 (MSN 29722) to USSR
105962/105967 (MSN 29724/29729) to USSR
105969 (MSN 29731) to USSR
105971 (MSN 29733) to USSR
105973 (MSN 29735) to USSR
105975 (MSN 29737) to USSR
105977/105982 (MSN 29739/29744) to USSR
105984 (MSN 29746) to USSR
105986 (MSN 29748) to USSR
105987 (20th TRS, 8th PRG) crashed in Burma in bad weather Jun 28, 1944. Pilot killed.
105988/105990 (MSN 29750/29752) to USSR
105992/105997 (MSN 29754/29759) to USSR
105999 (MSN 29761) to USSR
106001 (MSN 29763) to USSR
106003 (MSN 29765) to USSR
106005 (MSN 29767) to USSR
106006 converted to TP-40N. With 2529 AAFBU crashlanded 10 mi NE of Victoria, TX Jun 23, 1945
106007/16012 (MSN 29769/29774) to USSR
106012 (MSN 29774) to USSR
106014 (MSN 29776) to USSR
106018 (MSN 29780) to USSR
106020 (MSN 29782) to USSR
106022/106027 (MSN 29784/29789) to USSR
42-106029/106405 Curtiss P-40N-15-CU Warhawk
MSN 29791/30167
106029 (MSN 29791) to USSR
106031 (MSN 29793) to USSR
106033 (MSN 29795) to USSR
106035 (MSN 29797) to USSR
106037/106042 (MSN 29799/29804) to USSR
106044 (MSN 29806) to USSR
106046 (MSN 29808) to USSR
106048 (MSN 29810) to USSR
106050 (MSN 29812) to USSR
106052/106057 (MSN 29814/29819) to USSR
106059 (MSN 29821) to USSR
106061 (MSN 29823) to USSR
106062 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
106063 (MSN 29825) to USSR
106065 (MSN 29827) to USSR
106067/106072 (MSN 29829/29834) to USSR
106074 (MSN 29836) to USSR
106076 (MSN 29838) to USSR
106078 (MSN 29840) to USSR
106080 to RAAF as A29-542 Oct 1943. Collided with A29-519 while landing
at Wama strip Morotai Jan 25, 1945. To storage Nov 10, 1945.
Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
106082 to RAAF as A29-543 Oct 1943. Damaged by flak Jun 30, 1945 over
Galela strip. Approved for conversion to components Oct 10, 1945.
106083 to RAAF as A29-544 Oct 1943. Found unsuitable for ferrying, Jan 16, 1946
given approval for conversion to components.
106084 to RAAF as A29-545 Oct 1943. Burned at Tarakan Is.
106085 to RAAF as A29-546 Oct 1943. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946.
106086 to RAAF as A29-547 Oct 1943. Crashed on takeoff on a ferry flight
Apr 24, 1944. Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
106087 to RAAF as A29-548 Oct 1943. To Oakley Qld for storage Nov 10, 1945.
Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
106089 to RAAF as A29-549 Oct 1943. Undercarriage accidently retracted while
trying to takeoff Oct 15, 1945. Approval given for conversion to
components Dec 20, 1945.
106091 to RAAF as A29-550 Oct 1943. Wran off strip at Tarakan Is Jul 22, 1945.
Approval given for conversion to componjents Sep 6, 1945.
106093 to RAAF as A29-551 Oct 1943. Ditched near Wama airstrip, Morotai Apr 5, 1945.
106095 to RAAF as A29-552 Oct 1943. Burned at Tarakan Is Dec 20, 1945.
106096 (MSN 29858) recovered from Alaskan crash site c1970s. Restoration to airworthy
106097 to RAAF as A29-553 Oct 1943. Burned at Tarakan Is Dec 20, 1945.
106098 to RAAF as A29-577 Nov 1943. Along with A29-437, disappeared on
flight from Hollandia, DNG to Biak Is Jun 15, 1944.
106099 to RAAF as A29-554 Oct 1943. Crashed into sea near Kairiru IS
after being hit by flak May 13, 1944. Pilot KIA.
106100 to RAAF as A29-555 Oct 1943
106101 (MSN 29863) Aug 24, 1943 Date Received/Accepted by USAAF; Shipped by land to Brooklyn on that date for
transhipment to Australia.
Aug 31, 1943 Despatched from US as Australian Air Ministry allocated RAAF serial A29-1172; research
indicates that this is the dual serialled A29-556, this being the number actually carried in service. ‘
When this aircraft was recovered from Tadji, the external painted US data panel clearly read 42-106101’.
Oct 23, 1943 Date received at 3Air Depot and renumbered as A29-556
Mar 19, 1944 Issued to No.22 Repair & Salvage Unit Replacement Pool, being allocated there the following day.
Mar 30, 1944 Allocated to No. 80 Squadron RAAF, who at this time were operating from the airstrip at Cape
Gloucester, New Britain,
May 14, 1944 Aircraft damaged in landing accident; believed struck by another aircraft. Damage included
starboard mainplane 70%, rudder10%; allotment to RSU requested.
Jun 6, 1944 Allocated to No 12 Repair & Salvage Unit.
Jun 15, 1944 Received at No.12 RSU from No 80 Squadron.
Sep 21, 1944 Aircraft damage report on this date airframe 30%; Airscrew 90%; Port Mainplane 20%; starboard
mainplane 55%; Undercarriage 30%; ‘all movable components of this a/c had been moved prior to
inspection’ Recommend conversion.(to components) Conversion proceeding & approval anticipated’
Oct 3, 1944 Approval given for aircraft to be converted to components.
And Following recovery; Jan 92 Restoration completed by Bob Schneider.
May 25, 1992 Arrived in UK by sea. May 29, 1992 Delivered by road to RAF Museum and assembled by May 31.
Jun 1992 Allocated Maintenance Serial 9150M.
The aircraft is painted in the markings of No 112 Squadron Kittyhawk FX760/ GA-? Which operated in Italy
with the Squadron between 3 and 22 June 1944, being flown in that brief period by Squadron Leader Attearne
DFC and F/Lt Reg Wild DFC RAAF; 10 Apr 1997 Dismantled and moved by road to storage at RC &RC Cardington.
3 Aug 3, 1998 One of a number of aircraft donated to the RAF Musem by the MoD.
Oct 8, 1999 By road to new temporary RAFM RC&RC facility at RAF Wyton, Cambs
Nov 16, 2001 By road to new RAFM storage centre at RAF Stafford Mar 11, 2003 By road to RAF Musem
Hendon for further display. On display at RAF Museum painted in 112 Sqn colours as ‘FX670’ with code ‘GA-?’.
106102 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX598. SOC Jun 30, 1944
106103 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX599. Ditched following flak hit Apr 20, 1944
106105 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX600. No record of fate
106107 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX601. SOC Mar 14, 1946
106109 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX602. SOC Feb 22, 1945
106111 (MSN 29873) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX603. Shipped to Middle East. No. 163 Maintenance
Unit, Oujda, French Morocco. To SAAF as 5094.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Jun44.
Crashed at Isipingo, Durban, Natal 14Feb45
106113 (MSN 29875) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX604. . Shipped to Middle East. No. 163 Maintenance Unit,
Oujda, French Morocco. To SAAF as 5110. C Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Waterkloof, Pretoria Jul44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
106114 (MSN 28976) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX605. Shipped to Middle East. No. 163 Maintenance Unit,
Oujda, French Morocco. To SAAF as 5109. C Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Waterkloof, Pretoria Jul44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
106115 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX606. SOC Mar 14, 1946
106116 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX607. SOC Feb 28, 1945
106117 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX608. SOC May 1945
106118 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX609. SOC Aug 23, 1945
106119 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX610. Crashed at Tajorouine, Tunisia
Jan 16, 1944 during ferry flight
106120 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
106121 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX611. SOC Aug 1944
106122 in midair with 44-7967 Nov 13, 1944 3 mi SW of Jena, LA.
106123 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX612. SOC Aug 23, 1945
106125 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX613. Missing Feb 16, 1944
106126 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX614. SOC May 31, 1944
106127 (MSN 29889) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX615. . Shipped to Middle East. No. 163 Maintenance Unit,
Oujda, French Morocco. To SAAF as 5105. C Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Waterkloof, Pretoria Jul44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
106128 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX616. Crashed near Mezzaio Dec 4, 1944
after pilot bailed out following flak hit.
106129 modified with retractable skis. W/o Aug 167, 1944 in accident on Andrews Lagoon, Adak, Island in the
Alaskan Aleutians
106131 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX617. SOC Mar 28, 1946
106132/106135 (MSN 29894/29897) to USSR
106137 (MSN 29899) to USSR
106139 (MSN 29901) to USSR
106141 (MSN 29903) to USSR
106143 (MSN 29905) to USSR
106145/106151 (MSN 29907/29913) to USSR
106153 (MSN 29915) to USSR
106155 (MSN 29917) to USSR
106156 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
106157 (MSN 29919) to USSR
106159 (MSN 29921) to USSR
106161/106167 (MSN 29923/29929) to USSR
106169 (MSN 29931) to USSR
106171 (MSN 29933) to USSR
106173 (MSN 29935) to USSR
106174 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
106175 (MSN 29937) to USSR
106176 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
106177/106183 (MSN 29939/29945) to USSR
106185 (MSN 29947) to USSR
106187 (MSN 29949) to USSR
106189 (MSN 29951) to USSR
106191 (MSN 29953) to USSR
106193/106199 (MSN 29955/29961) to USSR
106201 (MSN 29963) to USSR
106202 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
106203 (MSN 29965) to USSR
106205 (MSN 29967) to USSR
106207 (MSN 29969) to USSR
106209 (MSN 29971) to USSR
106211 (MSN 29973) to USSR
106212 (MSN 29974) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX618. .Shipped to Middle East. No. 163 Maintenance Unit,
Oujda, French Morocco. To SAAF as 5112, C Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Waterkloof, Pretoria May44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
106213 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX619. DBR Jun 16, 1944
106214 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX620. SOC Mar 29, 1945
106215 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX621. SOC Mar 28, 1945
106217 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX622. Missing near Aquila May 3, 1944,
presumed shot down
106218 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX623. SOC May 31, 1944
106221 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX624. Caught fire in air and failed
to return from armed recon mission Jun 22, 1944
106223 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX625. SOC Aug 23, 1945
106225 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX626. SOC Aug 23, 1945
106226 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX627. Shot down by flak S of
Avezzano Jan 30, 1944
106227 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX628. No record of fate
106228 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX629. Missing May 29, 1944
106229 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX630. SOC May 1945
106230 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX631. Crashed May 28, 1944 after
colliding with Kittyhawk FX546 (42-105229)
106231 (MSN 29993) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX632. RAF records say allocated to
5 Sqdn SAAF and DBR in forced landing near Fabriano Apr 24, 1944.
SAAF records say allocated SAAF serial 5095 and to B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit,
Isipingo, Durban, Natal Jun44. No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48.
Sold by public tender; scrapped.
106233 (MSN 29995) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX633. Shipped to Middle East. To SAAF as 5096
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal May44. Ultimate fate not known
106235 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX634. SOC Mar 29, 1945
106237 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX635. Crashlanded near Tivat,
Yugoslavia Apr 24, 1944 following flak hit
106239 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX636. SOC Aug 23, 1945
106241 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX637. SOC Nov 30, 1944
106242 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX638. SOC May 30, 1946
106243 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX639. SOC Mar 14, 1946
106244 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX640. SOC Aug 23, 1945
106245 (MSN 30007) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX641. Shipped to Middle East. To SAAF as 5097.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Apr44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped
106246 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX642. SOC Mar 28, 1946
106248 (MSN 30010) to USSR
106250 (MSN 30012) to China
106251 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX643. Crashed near Pescara
Aug 31, 1944 after pilot bailed out following engine failure
106253 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX644. Ditched near Montesilvano
Apr 3, 1944 after flak hit.
106254 (MSN 30016) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX645. Shipped to Middle East. To SAAF as 5098.
B Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Isipingo, Durban, Natal Apr44.
No. 2 Air Depot, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SOC 18Feb48. Sold by public tender; scrapped.
106255 to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX646. SOC Mar 28, 1946
106257 (MSN 30019) to RAF as Kittyhawk IV FX647. Shipped to Middle East. To SAAF as 5108
. C Flight, No.11 Operational Training Unit, Waterkloof, Pretoria Jul44. SOC 18Sep47.
106258 (MSN 30020) to USSR
106259/106260 (MSN 30021/30022) to USSR
106262 (MSN 30024) to China
106263 (MSN 30025) to USSR
106265 (MSN 30027) to China
106266 (MSN 30028) to China
106268 (MSN 30030) to USSR
106269 (MSN 30031) to USSR
106271 (MSN 30033) to USSR
106272 (MSN 30034) to China
106274 (MSN 30036) to USSR
106275 (MSN 30037) to USSR
106276 (51st FG) MIA 11/6/1944, China.
106277 (MSN 30039) to USSR
106278 (MSN 30040) to China
106279 (MSN 30041) to USSR
106280 (MSN 30042) to China
106282 (MSN 30044) to China
106283 (MSN 30045) to China
106284 (MSN 30046) to USSR
106286 (MSN 30048) to USSR
106287 (MSN 30049) to USSR
106289 (MSN 30051) to USSR
106290 (MSN 30052) to USSR
106291 (MSN 30053) to China
106292 (MSN 30054) to China
106293 (MSN 30055) to China
106295 (MSN 30057) to China
106296 (MSN 30058) to USSR
106298 (MSN 30060) to USSR
106299 (MSN 30061) to USSR
106300 (MSN 30062) to China
106301 (MSN 30063) to USSR
106302 (MSN 30064) to USSR
106304 (MSN 30066) to USSR
106305 (MSN 30067) to USSR
106307 (MSN 30069) to China
106308 (MSN 30070) to China
106310/106317 (MSN 30072/30079) to USSR
106310 (MSN 30072) to China
106311 (MSN 30073) to USSR
106312 (MSN 30074) to China
106313 (MSN 30075) to USSR
106314 (MSN 30076) to USSR
106315 (MSN 30077) to China
106316 (MSN 30078) to USSR
106317 (MSN 30066) to USSR
106319 (MSN 30081) to USSR
106320 (MSN 30082) to USSR
106322 (MSN 30084) to China
106323 (MSN 30085) to China
106325 (MSN 30087) to China
106326 (MSN 30088) to USSR
106328 (MSN 30090) to USSR
106329 (MSN 30091) to USSR
106331 (MSN 30093) to USSR
106332 (MSN 30094) to USSR
106334 (MSN 30096) to USSR
106335 (MSN 30097) to USSR
106336 (MSN 30098) to China
106337 (MSN 30099) to China
106338 (MSN 30100) to China
106339 (23 FG, 76 FS) crashed in Kwangchang, China May 19, 1944
106340 (MSN 30102) to China
106343 (MSN 30105) to USSR
106344 (MSN 30106) to USSR
106346 (MSN 30108) to USSR
106347 (MSN 30109) to USSR
106349 (MSN 30111) to USSR
106350 (MSN 30112) to USSR
106352 (MSN 30114) to China
106353 (MSN 30115) to China
106355 (MSN 30117) to China
106356 (MSN 30118) to USSR
106358 to RAAF as A29-557 Nov 1943. Crashed on takeoff at Cyclops strip
Hollandia Jul 3, 1944. Converted to components.
106359 to RAAF as A29-558 Nov 1943. To Oakey for storage Nov 10, 1945.
Authorized for w/o Nov 19, 1946
106361 to RAAF as A29-564 Nov 1943. Hit by AAA Middleburg Island Oct 1944.
106362 to RAAF as A29-565 Nov 1943. Crash landed Tadji airstrip Apr 1944.
106364 to RAAF as A29-566 Nov 1943. To storage Apr 21, 1945. Authorized
for w/o Nov 19, 1946
106365 to RAAF as A29-567 Nov 1943. Ditched near Miti Island Apr 6, 1945. Pilot rescued.
106367 (MSN 30129) to China
106368 (MSN 30130) to China
106370 (MSN 30132) to China
106371 to RAAF as A29-568 Nov 1943. Shot down Aug 23, 1944. Pilot KIA.
106373 to RAAF as A29-569 Nov 1943.
106374 to RAAF as A29-570 Nov 1943. Ditched near Garoewah village Aug 8, 1944. Pilot KIA.
106376 to RAAF as A29-571 Nov 1943. Collided with A29-407 and crashed
SE of Cape Sawasar Aug 9, 1944. Pilot killed.
106377 to RAAF as A29-572 Nov 1943. Crashed on takeoff Wama airstrip, Morotai Jan 8, 1945.
106379 to RAAF as A29-573 Nov 1943. Crashlanded at Wama airstri, Morotai Mar 23, 1945.
106380 to RAAF as A29-574 Nov 1943. Burned at Tarakan Dec 1945.
106382 (MSN 30144) to China
106383 (MSN 30145) to China
106385 (MSN 30147) to China
106386 to RAAF as A29-575 Nov 1943. Burned at Tarakan Dec 1945.
106387 (MSN 30149) to RCAF as 872.
106388 to RAAF as A29-576 Nov 1943. Crashlanded Kamiri airstrip, Noemfoor Dec 16, 1944.
Converted to components Dec 20, 1945.
106389 (MSN 30151) to New Zealand as NZ3196. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
24 November 1943. Coded "76". To No.16 Squadron. Crashed during a fighter sweep by 48 aircraft over Rabaul on 24 December 1943.
The aircraft were attacked by enemy fighters and NZ3196 was one of 5 RNZAF P-40s which failed to return from the mission
106390 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
106391 (MSN 30153) to New Zealand as NZ3197. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
24 November 1943. Coded "P". Crashed into sea while operating from Bougainville on 08 March 1944.
106392 (MSN 30154) to New Zealand as NZ3198. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
24 November 1943. Crashed on landing at Norfolk Island during a ferry flight on 16 December 1943.
106394 (MSN 30156) to New Zealand as NZ3199. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
24 November 1943. Coded "69". Ditched off Torokina Beach during fighter sweep to Rabaul on 24 December 1943.
The aircraft was badly damaged after being attacked by about 10 Zekes. On reaching Torokina the aircraft became uncontrollable
and was crash landed in the sea about a mile offshore.
106395 (MSN 30157) to New Zealand as NZ3200. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
24 November 1943. Coded "70". To No.18 Squadron. Crashed into sea near Cape Gazelle on 27 January 1944. The aircraft was shot down
by an enemy fighter during an escort sortie.
106396 (MSN 30158) to RCAF as 880. Disposal from Patricia Bay AB, Vancouver Island.
Registered Oct 23, 1947 to F. Dyson of Seattle, WA as N1195N. To Hardwick Aircraft of Rosemead, CA 1
953 or 1954 and subsequently suffered a belly landing. Stored dismantled in Hardick's yard
at El Monte, CA in 1976. Acquired by Warhawk LLC (John Paul)1976-1977. Stored dismantled.
Rebuilt to airworthy. Current with Warhawk LLC Nampa, ID. Equipped with dual controls, painted Olive
Drab and also used in movie 'Pearl Harbor' April 2000.
106397 (MSN 30159) to China
106398 (MSN 30160) to China
106400 (MSN 30162) to China
106401 (MSN 30163) to New Zealand as NZ3201. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
24 November 1943. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
106403 (MSN 30165) to New Zealand as NZ3202. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
24 November 1943. Coded "78". To No.2 OTU, Ohakea. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
106404 (MSN 30166) to New Zealand as NZ3203. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on
24 November 1943. To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
42-106406/106428 Curtiss P-40N-20-CU Warhawk
MSN 30168/30190
106406 (MSN 30168) to New Zealand as NZ3204. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
To No.4 OTU, Ohakea. Dived into ground during operational training from Ohakea on 5 August 1944.
106407 (MSN 30169) to New Zealand as NZ3205. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
106408 (MSN 30170) to China
106409 (MSN 30171) to New Zealand as NZ3206. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
106410 (MSN 30172) to New Zealand as NZ3207. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
To No.17 Squadron. Shot down by enemy anti aircraft fire and crashed into sea while operating from Bougainville on 8 June 1944.
106411 (MSN 30173) to China
106412 (MSN 30174) to China
106413 (MSN 30175) to China
106414 (MSN 30176) to China
106415 (MSN 30177) to China
106416 (MSN 30178) to New Zealand as NZ3209. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
106417 (352nd FG) lost Jun 5, 1944. Pilot POW.
106418 (MSN 30180) to New Zealand as NZ3210. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
106419 (MSN 30181) to New Zealand as NZ3211. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
Taxying accident at New Georgia on 12 January 1944 while with No.2 SU. Struck off on 31 January 1944.
106421 (MSN 30183) to New Zealand as NZ3208. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
To No.2 OTU, Ohakea. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
106422 (MSN 30184) to New Zealand as NZ3212. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
To No.19 Squadron. Disappeared on a ferry flight from Guadalcanal to Espiritu Santo on 24 April 1944. The aircraft was part of a flight of 18
aircraft which flew into a large cumulus cloud during the trip. The aircraft were split up and NZ3212 was not seen again
106423 (MSN 30185) to China
106424 (MSN 30186) to New Zealand as NZ3213. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
106425 (MSN 30187) to New Zealand as NZ3214. Assembled by No.1 Aircraft Depot, Hobsonville and BoC at Hobsonville on 24 November 1943.
To No.4 OTU, Ohakea by September 1944. Sold to J. Larsen from Rukuhia on 2 March 1948.
106427 (MSN 30189) to China
106428 (MSN 30190) to China.
42-106429/106540 North American P-51B-10-NA Mustang
MSN 104-25231/25342.
106429 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, *Judy IV*) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot of JG 3 N of Hamburg,
Germany May 24, 1944. MACR 5287. Pilot killed.
106430 352nd FG, 486th FS; code PZ-K The Syracusan. 352nd FG, 486th FS; code PZ-E Bonnie Lee Reassigned as PZ-Kbar.
352nd FG, 486th FS; code PZ-K Joe and Belle
106431 to RAF as Mustang III SR437. MIA on mission to Emmerich
Sep 17, 1944. Believed shot down by Fw 190s
106432 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-7 flown by unknown pilot and unit and crashed at
Lubeck, Germany May 8, 1944. MACR 4678. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106433 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) shot down Apr 24, 1944 25 mi E of Munich by Bf 109G-6 flown by Fw.
Heinrich Bartels of JG 27/11. MACR 4320. Pilot KIA
106434 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Saint Dizier airfield A-64, France
Dec 8, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106435 (363rd FG) shot down by ground fire Jun 11, 1945. MACR 5719
106436 359th FG, 368th FS; code CV-T
106437 355th FG, 354th FS; code WR-M Darlin' Doris
106438 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) landed intact in Switzerland Jul 19, 1944 and interned. MACR 6848
Test flown as J-900 Aug 1, 1944. Returned to USAAF Oct 20, 1945.
106439 352nd FG, 486th FS; code PZ-L Button Nose
106440 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed in Northern Yugoslavia due to engine failure
Jan 21, 1945. MACR 11541. Pilot killed.
106441 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 30 mi E of Southwold, Suffolk, England in the
North Sea May 13, 1943. MACR 4810. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
106443 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Ofhr Gunther Bersau of JG1/1 Jul 17, 1944.
MACR 7164. Pilot killed.
106444 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England
Feb 9, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106445 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashlanded 500 m N of Falvy 17k m S of St Quentin, France due
to battle damage with German fighter Aug 25, 1944. MACR 8943. Pilot survived and escaped and returned to duty.
106446 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 29, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106447 (357th FG, 362nd FS) collided with P-51B 43-24766 and crashed near Leiston, England
Feb 27, 1945. Pilot killed.
106448 (354th FS, "Hunhunter Texas", to 555 FTS) in midair collision with Lancaster Feb 14, 1945.
106449 (352nd FG, 478th FS) shot down by AAA near Epaignes, Normandy, France Jun 6, 1944. MACR 5502.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and made it to the Normandy beachhead in Allied control.
The plane at Imperial War Museum, Duxford, UK is actually 43-25147
106450 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire, England
Jan 10, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106451 (352nd FG, 487th FS) crashed 7 km SW of Aalen, Germany due to engine failure Jul 16, 1944. Pilot bailed
out and became POW. MACR 6781
106452 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF) crshed from unknown cause near Metz, France Aug 28, 1944. MACR 8398.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106453 (381st FS, 363rd FS, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Quittehow, France Jun 19, 1944. MACR 6112.
Pilot believe killed.
106454 (487th FS, 352nd FG) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 26 at Goch/Heidekamp, 12 km
SE of Kleve, Germany Sep 23, 1944. Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 9236
106455 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed at Lum, Bulgaria due to mechanical failure Aug 17, 1944 on return
from Ploesti mission. MACR 7864. Pilot bailed out and became POW
106456 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Sep 20, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106457 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy due to structural failure
Sep 3, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
106458 (357th FG, 363rd FS, "Doodle Bug") in landing accident at RAF Leiston airfield, Suffolk, England Jul 16, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft badly damaged. Unknown if repaired
106459 (352nd FG, 328th FS) ditched in North Sea after ran out of fuel Jul 21, 1944. MACR 6839. Pilot killed.
106460 (352nd FG, 328th FS) crashed from unknown cause at Royville, 21 km SSW of Dieppe, France Aug 13, 1944.
MACR 7603. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106461 (368th FS, 359th FG) crashlanded at Brettenham Village, Norfolk, England May 2, 1944. Pilot killed.
106462 (362nd FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) crashed at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Oct 4, 1944. Pilot bailed out and
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106463 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF) shot down east of Zwolle, SDE of Meppen, Germany by Bf 190G-6 flown
by Uffz Walter Polster of JG 26/11 Apr 8, 1944. MACR 3729. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106464 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) crashed in the Laon Reims area of France due to mechanical failure
May 27, 1944. MACR 5724. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106465 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) hit by AAA while strafing locomotive at Speyer, Germany and crashed
at Germershei, SE of Speyer, Germany May 3, 1944. MACR 4419. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106466 (363rd FG, 381th FS, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause in North Sea Apr 9, 1944. MACR 3633.
Pilot killed.
106467 (352nd FG, 486th FS) crashlanded 30 mi SE of Budapest, Hungary due to engine failure Jul 2, 1944.
MACR 6698 and 8527. Pilot survived and became POW. Aircraft destroyed by gunfire from other P-51 to prevent
its capture.
106468 (487th FS, 352nd FG) crashed 2 mi NE of Hardwick, England Apr 9, 1944. Pilot killed.
106469 (359th FG, 369th FS) crashlanded from undnown cause Jun 12, 1944 at Palaiseau, SW of Paris, France. MACR 5595.
Pilot survived and became POW.
106470 (357th FG, 364th FS) shot down by AAA near Ludwigshafen, Germany Apr 24, 1944. MACR 4331. Pilot bailed out
and became POW.
106471 (352nd FG, 487th FS) crashed at Halls Farm, Fairstead, England due to bad weather Jun 7, 1944. Pilot killed.
106472 352nd FG, 486th FS; code PZ-D The Flying Scot II (L) Vicious Virgie JG (R)
106473 (357th FG, 362nd FS, "Geronimo") crashed at Wangen 15 km SSW of Querfort, Germany Sep 13, 1944. MACR 8701.
Pilot killed.
106474 (359th FG, 370th FS) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Lt Otto Kobert of JG 300/10 Jul 20, 1944 SE of Allenburg
at Niedermuelsen, 5 km S of Glauchau, Germany. MACR 6832. Pilot KIA.
106476 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF Methwold, Norfolk, England Jul 3, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged. Repaired and to 20th FG, King's Cliffe, England as a War Weary aircraft. The
20th FG converted to the P-51 in late July 1944. There is photo proof of the aircraft in "piano key" nose
markings adopted by the 20th FG in late Aug 1944.
106477 (363rd FG, 381th FS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Magdeburg, Germany Apr 12, 1944. MACR 3859. Pilot
believe killed.
106478 to RAF as Mustang III SR436. SOC Jan 7, 1947
106479 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Sofia, Bulgaria Apr 17, 1944. MACR 4230.
Pilot killed.
106480 (352nd FG, 486th FS) crashed from unknown cause 2 KM NW of Pattburg, Denmark Aug 27, 1944. MACR 8311. Pilot
left the formation for unknown reason near Kiel, Germany after mission was recalled. Pilot bailed out
and became POW.
106481 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit and crashed
at Bennstedt 8km W of Halle, Germany May 28, 1944. MACR 5134. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106482 (31st FG, 308th FS) shot down by Obfw. Heinz Kemethmuller in Bf 109G-6 of JG 26/9 at Fertoboz, Hungary
Apr 23, 1944. MACR 4372. Pilot KIA
106483 (352nd FG, 486th FS, "Miss Lace") shot bown by Bf 109G-6 flown by Fh. Fw. Hans Fritz of JG 3/3 at
Tribsees and crashed near Zarnekla, 12 km S of Grimmen, Germany May 13, 1944. Pilot KIA. MACR 4699
106484 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England Feb 25, 1945.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.`
106485 (363rd FG, 380th FS, 9th AF) crashed 5 mi from Redon, France due to engine failure Apr 29, 1944. MACR 4435.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106486 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) collided in midair with P-47D 42-26016 and crashed at Sicau, 11 km W of
Gardelegen, Germany May 28, 1944. MACR 5138. Pilot killed.
106488 (363rd FG, 380th FS, 9th AF) crashed 50 mi From RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex, England in North Sea due
to engine failure Apr 11, 1944. MACR 3799. Pilot killed.
106489 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in landing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Jul 26, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106491 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) groundlooped due to mechanical failure at RAF Lashenden, Kent, England
Jun 16, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106492 (2nd Air Depot, 8th AF) grould looped at RAF Hardwick, Norfolk, England Apr 14, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged and washed out.
106493 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashlaned 2 mi N of San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy May 27, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106496 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Gaggio, Italy May 20, 1944. MACR 5755.
Pilot killed.
106497 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit S of Ille de
Porquerolles Island in Mediterranean Apr 29, 1944. MACR 4641. Fate of pilot unknown.
106498 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown caus SE of Eyged, Hungary Jun 27, 1944. MACR 6393 and 6467.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106499 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flownn by Uffz Kurt Mann of JG 77/9 over Ploesti,
Rumania Apr 21, 1944. MACR 4223. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106500 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed in Adriatic Sea north of Vis Island off Yugoslavia due to engine
failure Nov 6, 1944. MACR 9693. Pilot killed.
106502 (487th FS, 352nd FG) collided in midair with P-51C 42-103310 and crashed at Mersey Flats near
Bradwell, England May 9, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed and was salvaged May 9, 1944.
106504 (90th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed at Freimering, 12 km NW of Wasserbrg am Inn,
Germany due to engine failure Sep 22, 1944. MACR 8947. Pilot killed.
106505 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) in ground accident while parked at Hanchung airfield, Shaanxi, China
Sep 29, 1944. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106506 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed 1 1/2 mi NW of Kiehsiu, China after being hit by its own bomb
blast while attacking a railroad bridge Jul 13, 1945. MACR 14756. Pilot bailed out but was too low and
was killed.
106507 (74th FS, 23rd FG) crashed from unknown cause between Kanchow and Hankow, China Dec 18, 1944. MACR 10737.
Pilot evaded
106508 (529th FS, 311th FG, 10th AF) in landing accident at Dinjan airfield, Assam, India Jul 23, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106511 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) shot down by ground fire near Tayang, China Jul 8, 1945. MCR 14719.
Pilot bailed out and evaded and returned.
106513 (529th FBS, 311th FGG, 10th AF) crashed 8-10 mi N of Shingbwiyang, Burma May 16, 1944. MACR 4530.
Pilot killed.
106518 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed while strafing train at Lang Giai, 15 mi SW of Lan Son, Indochina
Dec 4, 1944. MACR 10369. Pilot killed.
106519 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) shot down by friendly fire from another aircraft 3/4 mi SE of Shaho,
China Jul 16, 1945. MACR 14766. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
106520 (529th FS, 311th FG, 10th AF) in landing accident at Dinjan Airfield, Assam, India May 18, 1944. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106521 (74th FS, 23rd FG) in takeoff accident at Mohanbari Airfield, Assam, India Jul 13, 1944. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106526 (76th FS, 23rd FG) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Tanchuk, China Sep 11, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106528 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) lost from unknown cause over China Apr 25, 1945. MACR 16252.
106529 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) shot down by AAA at Chikuan, China Jun 6, 1945. MACR 14609. Pilot bailed
out and evaded and returned.
106531 (745h FS, 23rd FG) crashed 40 mi WSW of Kweilin Airfield, Guangxi, China due to engine failure Nov 10, 1944.
MACR 11694. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106532 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Lt Gerhard Hanf of JG 77/9 Apr 21, 1944.
MACR 4228. Pilot killed.
106536 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed on takeoff at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy May 11, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106537 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit at Lake Balaton
and Zalaegerszeg, Hungary Apr 23, 1944. MACR 4370. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106538 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit at Wallersdorf
Germany May 29, 1944. MACR 5645. Pilot killed.
106539/106540 modified as XP-51D Mustang
42-106541/106738 North American P-51B-10-NA Mustang
MSN 104-25343/25540
106541 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed into Adriatic Sea Sep 34, 1944. MACR 8741. Pilot killed.
106542 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) damaged by Bf 109G-6 and crashed S of Bjelovar, Yugoslavia Apr 23, 1944.
MACR 4225. Pilot bailed out and survived. Believed he evaded capture.
106543 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen) crashed 7 mi SW of Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy due to
structural failure Jul 11, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106544 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed after exploded in midair between Bravsko
and Zablace, Yugoslavia Aug 29 1944. MACR 8101. Pilot bailed out and fate unknown.
106546 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause into Adriatic Sea 30 mi E of Vano, Italy in
very bad weather Apr 18, 1944. MACR 4376. Pilot killed.
106548 (307th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 22, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106549 (31st FG, 307th FS, 15th AF) shot down by Bf-109G-6 fighter flown by Uffz Siegmund of JG 77/5 at Loreto, Italy
Apr 28, 1944. MACR 4525. Pilot KIA
106552 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 2 1/2 mi NW of San Martino,
Italy Jul 10, 1944. Pilot killed.
106553 (328th Ferry Squadron, Air Transport Command) crashlanded at El Aouina airfield at Tunis, Tunisia Aug 24, 1944
while on ferry flight. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106555 (33tth FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 1909G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit near
La Ferte-Fernet 40 km from Lisieux, France Aug 18, 1944. MACR 8143. Pilot killed
106556 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Jun 30, 1944. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106557 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Oct 13, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft destroyed by fire.
106558 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Aug 24, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed
106559 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 28 mi NE of Utine Italy Oct 28, 1944.
MACR 9587. Pilot killed. German report claims aircraft crashed 12 km SE of Grunau, 30 km S of Wels,
Austria.
106560 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at San Severo airfield, Foggia,
Italy Nov 6, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106561 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia,
Italy Feb 1, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106562 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 30, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106563 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashe at Taganesti, 14 km From Ploesti, Rumania due to structural
failure Apr 21, 1944. MACR 4373. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106564 361st FG, 376th FS; code E9-B
106565 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 20, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
106566 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Bari airfield, Foggia, Italy Aug 9, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106568 (5th FS, 52nd Fg, 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy
May 23, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106570 339th FG, 503rd FS; code D7-S. 356th FG, 360th FS; code PI- . Lost 15 May 45
106571 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA 20 mi NE of Trieste, Italy Apr 18, 1944. MACR 4227.
Pilot killed.
106572 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Aghione airfield, corsia May 9, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
106574 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknwon cause into Adriatic Sea 30 mi E of Fano, Italy
Apr 18, 1944. MACR 4375. Pilot killed.
106575 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed 4 mi SW of Capraia Island in Tyrrhenian Sea due to engine failure
May 19, 1944. Pilot bailed out and was rescued.
106576 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 near Le Niebourg, France Jun 6, 1944. MACR 5611.
Pilot killed.
106577 (368th FS, 359th FG) shot down By AAA Aug 8, 1944 near Maxent, France. MACR 7781. Pilot bailed out
and became POW.
106578 (4th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in forced landing at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy due to engine failure
May 27, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106579 339th FG, 503rd FS; code D7-O Lost 21 May 44
106580 (359th FG, 370th FS) shot down by AAA 1 km S of Lochtenburg 4 km NE of Breda, Netherlands Aug 27, 1944.
MACR 8318. Pilot POW.
106581 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy May 16, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106582 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot of JG 27 and crashed
W of Annaberg, Austria May 24, 1944. MACR 5185. Pilot killed.
106583 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in takeoff accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Dec 4, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106584 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashlanded at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Nov 24, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106585 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashlanded near Ajaccio, Corsica due to engine failure Jul 5, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106586 (374th FS, 361st FG) crashed from unknown cause in central France Aug 8, 1944. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
He hid in Foret de Freteval Forest in a camp used to hide Allied airmen. Camp was liberated Aug 13, 1944 by
General Patton's 3rd Army
106588 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Aug 24, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed
106589 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed 4 mi NNE of San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy due to mechanical
failure Dec 4, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106590 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Feb 1, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106592 (308th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy Apr 11, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damage, unknown if repaired.
106593 converted to F-6C. Lend-Lease to French AF aas 2106593 Jan 19, 1945. Operated by GR II/33.
Damaged Jun 18, 1945
106594 (99th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) in takeoff accident at Ramitelli airfield, Foggia, Italy
Mar 7, 1945. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106595 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Vis Island in Adriatic Sea May 24, 1944.
MACR 6316. Pilot killed.
106596 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Grottaglie, Italy Apr 17, 1944. Pilot killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
106597 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed NE of Bech, Luxembourg after engine caught fire after damaged
during dogfight with Fw 190s Sep 12, 1944. MACR 9178. Pilot bailed out and MIA.
106599 (369th FS, 359th FG) in ground accident at RAF East Wretham Dec 8, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly
damaged, unknown if repaired.
106601 (337th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit at Eggersdorf,
near Schoenebeck, Germany May 30, 1944. Pilot KIA. MACR 5400
106602 339th FG, 504th FS; code 5Q
106603 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 15 mi W of Zara near the
coast of Yugoslavia Apr 21, 1945. MACR 14022. Pilot killed.
106604 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Jun 4, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106605 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed S of Bartolomeo, Italy due to mechanical failure while on
training flight Sep 7, 1944. MACR 8355. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106607 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A flown by Lt Alfred Gross of JG 54/8 near
Evreux, France Jul 17, 1944. MACR 7166. Pilot killed.
106608 (309th FS, 31st FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown in bad weather near Pavullo, Italy May 12, 1944. MACR 4716.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106609 (352nd FG, 486th FS, 8th AF) in midair collision with Bf 109G-6/U flown by Ofw Kurt Muschner of JG 300/2 and
crashed at Gutergluck 6 km WNW of Zerbst, Germany Jun 20, 1944. Pilot KIA. MACR 5948
106610 339th FG, 503rd FS; code D7-Q Lost 6 October 44
106611 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) ground looped at RAF East Wretham Jul 29, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106612 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Jun 14, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106613 (352nd FG, 486th FS) hit by AAA 20 Mi NW of Hannover, Germany and crashed km SW of Engelern, Germany
Oct 24, 1944. MACR 10116
106614 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) crashed 10 mi E of Saarburg, France due to engine failure Sep 10, 1944.
MACR 8697. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106615 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) crashed due to bad weather between LeMans and Tours, France Jun 19, 1944.
MACR 5944. Pilot bailed out and became POW
106616 (363rd FG, 381st FS, 9th AF) collided in midair with P-51B 43-6647 while strafing airfield at Nordholm,
Germany May 24, 1944. MACR 5362 and 5884. Pilot killed.
106617 359th FG, 369th FS; code IV-P Sally
106618 359th FG, 368th FS; code CV-W
106619 (353rd FG, 350th FS) shot down by AAA NW of Kassel, Germany Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13440. Pilot KIA
106620 (359th FG, 368th FS) shot down by AAA N of Wismar, Germany May 21, 1944. MACR 5115. Pilot KIA.
106622 (100th FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashlanded in Udine area of northern Italy after ran out
of fuel Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13269. Pilot MIA and fate unknown
106624 (352nd FG, 328th FS) crashed 15 mi W of Lingen, Germany due to engine failure Apr 22, 1944. MACR 4123.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
106625 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by friendly fire from P-51B 43-24860 2 mi E of
Bucharest, Rumania while attacking a Bf 109G Jul 31, 1944. MACR 7191. Pilot bailed out and
became POW.
106626 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause 5 mi S of Isle of Wight in English Channel
May 29, 1944. MACR 5208. Pilot killed.
106627 (361st FG, 376th FS) collided in midair N of Seibleben, near Gotha, Germany with Fw 190A-8 flown by
Uffz Hans Kalchschmid of JG 4/8 Sep 27, 1944. MACR 9243. Pilots of both aircraft KIA.
106628 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed at Susegana, Idaly due to engine failure Feb 5, 1945. MACR 12070.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106629 (369th FS, 359th FG) crashlanded after ground loop at RAF East Wretham May 24, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
106630 to RAF as Mustang III SR424. Creashed near Nesscliff Mar 30,
1945 after pilot bailed out due to airborne fire.
106631 106631 361st FG, 375th FS; code E2-K Toby
106632 (357th FG, 364th FS) collided with P-51B (43-6553) in midair 20 Mi SW of Strasbourgh, France that
was just shot down and crashed May 27, 1944. MACR 5110. Pilot killed
106633 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed during wheels-up landing at Bretteville,
France Jun 22, 1944. MACR 6653. Pilot killed.
106634 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Ahrensfelde, 15 km NE of Hamburg, Germany
Jul 6, 1944. MACR 6695. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106635 (352nd FG, 486th FS) shot down by Bf 109G-6/AS flown by Uffz. Horst Petzschler of JG 3/2 E of Mageburg,
Germany May 28, 1944. MACR 5099. Pilot KIA
106636 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-7 flown by unknown pilot of either JG 1 or JG 11
S of Darmstadt,Germany Apr 24, 1944. MACR 4311. Pilot killed.
106637 to RAF as Mustang III SR422. Burned out fillowing collision
on runway at airfield B.1`2 (Ellon, France) with Mustang
SR412 (43-7014) Jul 25, 1944.
106638 (361st FG, 376th FS) crashed near Little Walden, UK
Jun 22, 1945 after engine overheated during training
flight. Pilot bailed out successfully but suffered injuries.
Aircraft was recovered over period 2002/5 and was
returned to USA for rebuild and registered N5087F May 8, 2006.
First flight after rebuild Jul 24, 2008
106640 (357th FG, 364th FS) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Uffz Ernst Binna of JG 5/1 May 27, 1944. MACR 5111.
Pilot bailed out and became POW
106641 (337th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Belval, 4km S of Lassigny 20 km South of Roge
Somme, France Aug 2, 1944. Pilot KIA. MACR 7721
106642 (337th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Naumburg, Germany Jul 29, 1944.
Pilot POW. MACR 7722
106643 (363rd FG, 380th FS, 9th AF) crashed at Mayenne, France due to engine failure Apr 30, 1944. MACR 4430.
Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106644 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident Aug 7, 1944 at RAF Fowlmere. Pilot survived, aircraft
damaged but repaired. Crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Bury St Edmonds, Suffolk, England
Jul 16, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged and was washed out.
106645 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) crashlanded 3 mi NE of St Pierre Eglish, France after ran out of fuel
in bad weather Aug 16, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106646 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Ofw Waldemar Soffing of JG 26/1
800 m W of Grougis, 20 km NE of St Quentin, France May 24, 1944. MACR 5278. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106647 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA from boats he was stafing in the Quimper, France
area and made wheels-up belly landing near Benodet, France Aug 8, 1944. MACR 7800. Pilot survived and
became POW.
106648 (357th FG, 364th FS) crashed 10 mi E of Brandenburg, Germany due to mechanical failure May 19, 1944. MACR 4809.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106649 (337th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown casue near Ghent Belgium Aug 17, 1944. Pilot KIA.
MACR 8136
106650 (334th FGS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 NE of Budapest, Hungary Jul 2, 1944 while on
Shuttle Mission to Russia. Pilot killed. MACR 6798. Could not get drop tanks to drop.
106651 (361st FG, 376th FS) crashed 2 mi NE of Mondoubleau, France Jun 6, 1944. MACR 5522. Pilot killed
106652 (357th FG, 364th FS) shot down by AAA 1 mi from Plancoet, France Jun 7, 1944. MACR 5516. Pilot KIA
106653 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) lost Jun 8, 1944 during dive bombing attack on a truck convoy near Rennes, France.
MACR 5619. Pilot KIA
106654 (357th FG, 362nd FS) crashed at Gembloux, Belgium due to engine failure Sep 13, 1944. MACR 8652. Pilot bailed
out and evaded.
106655 (361st FG, 374th FS) collided with Cletrac tractor while landing at Bottisham Jul 17, 1944. Pilot survived.
106656 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause in Adriatic Sea 15 mi NE of Termoli, Italy
Aug 13, 1944. Pilot killed.
106657 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Sep 10, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106658 339th FG, 503rd FS; code D7-H
106659 (MSN 384th FS, 364th FG, 8th AF) exploded in midair 3 mi S of RAF Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England
Dec 4, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
106660 (361st FG, 376th FS) shot down by Bf 109G-6 2 km N of Alstaette Ahaus, Germany t May 24, 1944. MACR 5116.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106661 (352nd FG, HQ) shot down by AAA over Le Merlerault, France Jun 7, 1944. MACR 5556. Pilot KIA
106662 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Jul 16, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106663 (328th FS, 352nd FG) crashed during wheels-up belly landing on beach at Coggishall, England after ran out
of fuel Jul 21, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106664 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed 2 km N of Thierry-Pre, 3.5 km E of Resigny, France due to engine
failure Aug 9, 1944. MACR 8148. Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
106665 (363rd FG, 382nd FS, 9th AF) crashed in North Sea during bad weather 50 mi E of Colchester,
Essex, England Apr 15, 1944. MACR 4182. Pilot killed.
106666 assigned to 4th FG at Debden, England. In landing accident with 317th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF at Lesina airfield,
Foggia, Italy Feb 24, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106667 (359th FG, 368th FS) hit by explosion of ammo trucks it had just strafed near Thoree, France Jun 7, 1944.
MACR 5518. Pilot bailed out and became POW
106668 (352nd FG, 328th FS) crashed near Lomaene Lietzow, 4 km W of lauen, Germany due to high speed stall
May 19, 1944. MACR 4989. Pilot had just shot down a Bf 109 and was very close to the ground when the
aircraft went into a spin and crashed. Pilot killed.
106669 (4th FG, 336th FS) shot down by flak Jun 10, 1944. Pilot killed. MACR 5725
106670 (359th FG, 369th FS) shot down by AAA near Levigen, France Jun 20, 1944. MACR 5949. Pilot bailed out and
evaded.
106671 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) collided in midair with P-51B 43-6738 and crashed near Thames River Margate
East, Kent, England Apr 26, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106672 (339th FG 504th FS) wrecked in crash landing 18 May 1944.
106673 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF0 collided in midair with P-51B 43-6714 and crashed 3 mi W of Chipping Ongar, England
Jun 7, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106674 (339th FG, 503rd FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Eilenurg, Germany May 21, 1944. MACR 4984.
Pilot KIA.
106675 (4th FG, 335th FS, 8th AF) crshed from unknown cause NW of Nauen, Germany Apr 18, 1944. MACR 4125.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106676 (505th FS, 339th FG) crashed Jan 17, 1945 in vicinity of Stadthagen, Germany after hit by a/a and
bailed out. MACR 11864
106677 (361st FG, 375th FS) damaged by Bf 109 N of Hannover, Germany and crashed near Vechta, 50 mi NW
of Hannover Sep 12, 1944. MACR 8704. Pilot KIA
106678 (339th FG, 505th FS) crashed from unknown cause NW of Riesa, Germany May 21, 1944. MACR 4985. Pilot KIA
106679 (359th FG, 369th FS) crashed during wheels-up belly landing SE of La Flache, France due to
engine failure Jun 8, 1944. MACR 5623. Pilot survived and became POW. Escaped and helped by French
underground.
106680 359th FG, 369th FS; code IV-M. Recoded to IV-J. 359th FG, 369th FS; code IV-J
106681 (328th FS, 352nd FG) crashed from unknown cause 3/4 mi N of Thetford, Norfolk, England Aug 6, 1944.
Pilot killed.
106682 (4th FG, 334th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA S of Liebenrode, 15 km W of Nordhausen, Germany
Apr 29, 1944. MACR 4671. Pilot bailed out and became POW
106683 to RAF as Mustang III SR423. Crashed during attempted forced
landing near Rednal following engine failure Jan 21, 1945.
106684 (302nd FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landign at Ramitelli airfield,
Foggia, Italy Jun 27, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106685 lost Jul 26, 1944 with 354th FG, 355th FS, being shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Uffz
Anton Schoppler of JG 5/3. Pilot bailed out and became POW. MACR 7663
106686 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Norh Weald, Essex, England May 28, 1944. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106687 to RAF as Mustang III SR426. DBR Jun 25, 1944
106688 (361st FG, 376th FS) while returning from Ulm mission on Sept. 10, 1944 was forced to crash-land near Montdidier
in France because of fuel problem. Pilot was able to make contact with American troops nearby and made his way back
to Bottisham via Amiens and Brussels.
106689 (369th FS, 359th FG) crashed from unknown cause at unknown location Oct 2, 1944 when pilot bailed out safely.
106690 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Jun 15, 1944.
Pilot survived, badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106691 (359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 May 29, 1944 at Dauzgin, NE of Malchin, Germany. MACR 5548. Pilot KIA.
106692 (370th FS, 359th FG) in landing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England Jul 16, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106693 (359th FG, 368th FS) lost 8 km E of Schokland, Netherlands Jan 16, 1945.
MACR 11875. Pilot POW.
106694 (328th FS, 352nd FG) crashed from unknown cause somewhere in England Jul 21, 1944. Pilot bailed out and
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106695 (361st FG, 374th FS) crashed due to engine failure at Valkenburg/Oegstgeest, Netherlands Dec 5, 1944.
Pilot POW. MACR 11303. Pilot bailed out and became POW. Wreckage recovered 1991; Valkenburg/Oegstgeest.
106696 (357th FG, 363rd FS) collided with P-51D 44-13712 in midair 10 mi W of Sens, France Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7779.
Pilot killed.
106697 352nd FG, 487th FS; code HO-T
106698 (355th FG, 357th FS, 8th AF) crashed 20 mi E of Celle, Germany due to engine failure Apr 15, 1944.
MACR 4070. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106699 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) crashed 10 mi SW of Lisieux, France Jun 8, 1944. MACR 5620. Pilot bailed
out and evaded. His plane was hit by debris from exploding boxcars.
106700 (337th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AA W of Le Havre, France and crashed in English Channel
Jun 10, 1944. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106701 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Obstit. Helmut Bennemann of JG 53/Stab
2 km NE of Johlingen Gondelsheim, Germany Oct 29, 1944. MACR 10256. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106702 (368th FS, 359th FG) crashed 1 km N of Offenburg, SW of Bischwiller, France Aug 10, 1944. MACR 7782.
Both wings broke off in a dive. Pilot KIA.
106703 352nd FG, 328th FS; code PE-S. Snoot's Sniper (L) Artwork of Barber's Pole (R). war weary
106704 (370th FS, 359th FG) in taxiing accident at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England May 19, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired. Must have been repaired. With 350th FS, 353rd FG in landing
accident at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England Apr 20, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown
if repaired.
106705 (382st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Montcornet, France Aug 28, 1944. MACR 87095.
Pilot believe killed.
106706 (33tth FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-14/AS flown by Hptm Iro Ilk of JG 300;3 Stab SE of
Greifswald, NW of Stettin, Germany Jun 20, 1944. MACR 6249. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106707 (376th FS, 361st FG) in landing accident at RAF Hethel Oct 13, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly
damaged, unknown if repaired.
106708 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Abbeville, France due to engine
failure Jun 3,1 944. MACR 5510. Pilot survived and became POW.
106710 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing at RAF Nuthampstead, Hertfordshire, England due to
engine failure Aug 11, 1944. Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106712 (354th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) ditched in North Sea due to mechanical failure May 28, 1944. MACR 5133.
Pilot killed.
106713 (374h FS, 361st FG) crashed due to bad weather at Normandy, France Jun 19, 1944. MACR 5952. Pilot KIA.
106714 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause 2 mi S of Serracapriola, Italy Feb 28, 1945.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
106716 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed near Echaeffour, France due to engine failure Aug 7, 1944.
MACR 8225. Pilot bailed out near Allied lines, but fate unknown
106717 (328th FS, 352nd FG) crashed at Merville-Francefille-Plage, 3 mi SE of St Omer, France due to engine
failure Jun 5, 1944. MACR 5557. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106718 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near St Lo, France Jul 28, 1944. MACR 8219.
Pilot killed.
106719 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed in Adriatic Sea 5 mi off Madna, Italy due to engine failure
Sep 15, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was lost.
106720 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed at Chateaudun, 9 km N of Vendome, France due to engine failure
Jun 17, 1944. MACR 5945. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106721 (357th FG, 364th FS) crashed from unknown cause in North Sea while on test flight Jan 19, 1945. Got lost
in bad weather. MACR 11873. Pilot killed.
106723 (357th FS, "Moon") shot down by flak Apr 24, 1944 near Binjen. MACR 4321. Pilot KIA
106724 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 14th AF) crashed 10 mi No fo Klagenfurt, Austria due to engine failure
Jul 21, 1944. MACR 7149. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106725 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Aug 14, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106726 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) salvaged at RAF Debden, Essex, England Jan 7, 1944 due to battle damage from three
Fw 190A fighters.
106727 (1st Scouting Force, 364th FG) in taxiing accident at RAF Honington, Suffolk, England and hit two
parked P-51Ds (44-14190 and 44-15411) Feb 15, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if
repaired.
106728 converted to F-6B after entered service. (F-6B, 160th TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) crashed from unknown
cause at Gumers, Germany Mar 18, 1945. MACR 13151. Pilot MIA and unknown if captured or killed.
106729 (381st FG, 363rd FG, 9th AF) crashed 15 mi NW of Chateaudun, France after damaged by own bomb blast.
MACR 6293. Pilot bailed out and was seen on the ground running to farm house, fate unknown.
106730 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF, named "Reggie's Reply") crashed on takeoff at RAF Martlesham, Suffolk, England Apr 26, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106731 (382st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over St Lo, France Jul 4, 1944. MACR 7475. Pilot killed.
106732 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Faeto Foggia, Italy Jan 9, 1945. Pilot killed,
aircraft was destroyed.
106733 (357th FS) shot down by flak near Concour Aug 2, 1944. MACR 7731. Pilot POW.
106734 (381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Tibenham, Norfolk, England May 19, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106735 (374th FS, 361st FG) crashed due to bad weather Normandy, France Jun 19, 1944. MACR 5954. Pilot killed.
106736 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire, England Aug 29, 1944.
Pilot survived but aircraft DBR.
106737 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Dreux, France Aug 14, 1944. MACR 8499. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
106738 (375th FG, 361st FG) shot down by AAA and crashed 500 m E of Hauenhorst, NE of Guterslch, Germany
Sep 26, 1944. MACR 9244. Pilot bailed out but was KIA.
42-106739/106978 North American P-51B-15-NA Mustang
MSN 104-25541/25780.
106739 (376th FS, 361st FG) hit by AAA at Hasselt, Belgium and crashed 2 km N of Hulshout, 12 km SSW of
Herentals, Belgium May 23, 1944. MACR 5117. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106740 converted to F-6B after entered service. (F-6B, 161st TRS, 363rd TRG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident
at Venlo airfield Y-55, Netherlands Mar 14, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106741 (375th FS, 361st FG) crashed 1 1/2 mi N of Helgoland Island in North Sea due to engine failure Aug 4, 1944.
MACR 7737. Pilot bailed out and was seen to land in the water, but was never seen again. Presumed drowned.
106742 (357th FS, 355th FG, "Georgia Peach") crashed Jun 7, 1944 while attacking train. MACR 5511. Pilot KIA.
106744 352nd FG, 328th FS; code PE-G. to PE-E. 352nd FG, 328th FS; code PE-E Pinkie (L) The Kelly Kid (R) . To 353 FG 351FS
353rd FG, 351st FS; code YJ- . 361st FG, 375th FS; code E2-U. 4-F. War weary clobber college aircraft
106745 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause S of Isle of Wight in English Channel May 29, 1944.
MACR 5207. Pilot killed.
106747 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in forced landing at San Severo airfield, Foggia, Italy due to engine
failure Jul 8, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106749 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed at Colchester, Essex, England due to structural failure
Sep 25, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
106750 (5th FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) in forced landing 2 mi SW of Casa Montenero, Idaly due to engine failure
Dec 19, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106751 352nd FG, 487th FS; code HO-U Kay. 352nd FG, 487th FS; code HO-B. Barne Stormer
352nd FG, 487th FS; code HO-B Williams Villian. Misspelt Villain & never subsequently corrected on replacement P-51D
353rd FG, 350th FS; code LH-L. war weary Squadron Hack. Converted to 2 seater for use by 353rd FG
106752 352nd FG, 486th FS; code PZ-V. The Little Ogre. 352nd FG, 486th FS; code PZ-W H.M.S. Hellion
352nd FG, 486th FS; code PZ-3. War weary Hack
106753 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) crashed on takeoff at Madna airfield, Foggia, Italy Jun 2, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106754 (361st FG, 376th FS) bellylanded shortly after takeoff from Bottisham due to mechanical failure May 27, 1944.
Plane caught fire and exploded, but pilot escaped with only minor injuries.
106755 used by 36th BS, a radar countermeasures unit. With %03rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF shot down by AAA and
crashed 3 km SW of Roxel, Germany May 24, 1944. MACR 5277. Pilot bailed out and became POW. Was badly
injured and died in hospital.
106756 (328th FS, 352nd FG) crashed 12 mi SW of Bayeux, France after hitting trees while strafing
a truck convoy Jun 10, 1944. MACR 5584. Pilot bailed out but believe killed.
106757 (328th FS, 352nd FG) crashed at Ashill, Norfolk, England due to engine failure Jun 11, 1944. Pilot bailed
and survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106758 (358th FS) lost Feb 3, 1945 when hit by flak train near Uelzen. Pilot POW
106759 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) collided in midair near RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England and
crashed Aug 18, 1944. Pilot killed.
106761 (555th FTS, 496th FTG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF East Kirby, Lincolnshire,
England due to engine failure Aug 25, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, washed out
106762 (357th FS, "Terry Fran") collided with Bf110 debris and crashed at Kolonie Breiteich May 19, 1944.
MACR 4993. Pilot KIA
106763 (361st FG, 374th FS) suffered engine failure and pilot bailed out Jul 21, 1944.
106764 (5th FS, 52n FG, 15th AF) collided in midair with Fw 190A-8 N of Bucharest, Rumania May 31, 1944.
MACR 5425. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106765 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) collided with P-51B 43-6368 while taxiing at RAF Staplehurst, Kent, England
Jun 25, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106766 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England May 28, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
106767 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) hit by AAA while attacking a flak tower at St Dizier airvield, France
and crashed 1 km NE of Putterville, 35 km WS of St Dizier, France May 9, 1944. MACR 4685. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
106768 (357th FG, 364th FS, 8th AF, "Linda Lu") shot down by AAA near Saint-0Michel-en-Greve, 5 mi SE of Cherbourg, France
Jun 6, 1944. Pilot KIA
106771 (359th FG, 369th FS) crashlanded due to engine failure Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands May 30, 1944.
MACR 5199. Pilot POW.
106773 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire,
England Dec 2, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106774 (TAD 4, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause at RAF Kingston Bagpuize airfield, Kingston, England May 1, 1944.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
106775 359th FG, 368th FS; code CV-
106776 (374th FS, 361st FG) in landing accident at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England May 24, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106777 (357th FG, 364th FS) shot down by Bf 109G-6/AS flown by Fw Otto Bussow of JG 3/2 at Biedenkopf,
10 mi NW of Schweinfurt, Germany. Crashlanded and pilot survived and became POW.
106778 (375th FS, 361st FG) crashed from unknown cause at Salmagne, 12 km E of Bar-le-Duc, France Aug 12, 1944.
MACR 7617. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106779 361st FG, 374th FS; code B7-
106780 (358th FS, "Dan'l Boone R&L") shot down by flak over Lechfield Jul 24, 1944. MACR 7732. Pilot POW.
106781 339th FG, 503rd FS; code D7-D
106783 (357th FG, 363rd FS) collided with P-51B 43-23842) in midair and crashed in North Sea Sep 15, 1944. Pilot killed.
106784 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) destroyed by fire in ground accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England
Aug 1, 1944.
106785 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA from a train and crashed into the locomotive it
was strafing at Messdorf, 24 km NW of Stendal, Germany May 19, 1944. MACR 4986. Pilot KIA.
106786 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 2 near
Le Neibourg, France Jun 6, 1944. MACR 5612. Pilot killed.
106787 (375th FS, 361st FG) crashed from unknown cause near Amiens, France Aug 12, 1944. MACR 7618. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
106788 (487th FS, 352nd FG) shot down by AAA 2 km SE of Lachendorf Kreis Celle, Germany May 24, 1944. MACR 5100.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106789 (83rd FS, 78th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Duxford, Cambridgeshire, England Mar 11, 1945.
Pilot survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106790 (364th FS, 357th FG) crashed 5 mi N of Courtrai, Belgium due to engine failure Apr 27, 1944. MACR 4332.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106791 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire, England due to engine failure
Jan 29, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106792 (375th FS, 361st FG) crashed near Altlandsberg, Germany due to engine failure May 24, 1944. MACR 5118.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106793 (363rd FS, 357th FG) crashed at Soltau, Germany after right wing broke off during dive during dogfight
May 8, 1944. MACR 4535. Pilot KIA.
106794 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) ground looped at Cricqueville airfield A-2 Basse-Normandie, France
Jul 8, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106795 (380th FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) crashed after hit by bomb blast from own bomb just dropped while on mission
on a stretch of railroad E of Loiron, France Jun 14, 1944. MACR 5863. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106796 (375th FS, 361st FG) shot down by AAA and crashed at Schwabisch Hall, Germany Sep 13, 1944. MACR 8789.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106797 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit at Lannoy, 22 km
E of Neufchatel-en-Bray, France Aug 18, 1944. MACR 8142. Pilot bailed out and evaded. He was hidden by
a French family, and was liberated Sep 2, 1944 by Canadian army.
106798 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing due to engine failure at RAF
Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Jul 13, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106799 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed 3 km SE of Langemark 8 km NE of Ypern, Belgium due to engine failure
Aug 15, 1944. MACR 7616. Pilot KIA.
106801 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England May 24, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106802 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed at RAF Great Little Walden due to structural failure Oct 11, 1944. Pilot killed.
16803 359th FG, 369th FS, 8th AF; code IV-A. 306th Bomb Group, Eighth Air Force, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire May45.
106804 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Uffz Alfred Bilek of JG 3/3 NE of Stendal, near
Neuruppin, Germany. MACR 4998. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106805 359th FG, 370th FS; code CS-F Galveston Gal
106806 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Lillington, Warwickshire, England Jun 8, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106807 (339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF) hit by AAA near Steinhuder Lake, Germany and crashed at Meppen 3 km W of
Mantingerdijk, Netherlands May 7, 1944. MACR 4695. Pilot KIA
106808 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near Nanteuil-sur-Marne, France Jun 22, 1944. MACR 6258.
Pilot KIA.
106809 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed near Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England in North Sea Feb 7, 1945 due to
mechanical failure while on training flight. MACR 12296. Pilot bailed out 15 mi from shore but was killed.
Rescue boats searched the area but could not find him.
106810 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF "Arkansas Traveler") shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Fw Franz Ritschel
of JG 11/2 Jun 7, 1944. MACR 5512. Pilot KIA
106811 (361st FG, 375th FS, "Suzy-G") crashlanded near Clacton in Essex Sep 11, 1944 after gotten into a mock
dogfight with a P-47. Crash landed near Clacton in Essex. Aircraft w/o.
106812 339th FG, 503rd FS; code D7-A. To 505 FS. 339th FG, 505th FS; code 6N-A Sniffles II
106814 (262nd GS, 357th FG) in landing accident at RAF Leiston airfield Apr 27, 1944. Pilot survived, but
aircraft was destroyed.
106815 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) crashed 3 mi S of Vitry, France due to engine failure Aug 8, 1944.
MACR 7430. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106816 (2nd FS, 52nd FG, 15th AF) shot down by AAA over airfield at Seregelyes, Hungary and crashed SE of
Sergeleyes and exploded on impact Oct 14, 1944. MACR 9063. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106817 (374th FS, 361st FG) crashlanded at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England due to bad weather Sep 20, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106818 (369th FS, 359th FG) crashed while strafing railroad oil cars W of Reinfeld, Germany May 21, 1944. MACR 5014.
Pilot KIA.
106819 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Wintry Park Farm, Epping, Essex, England
Jun 13, 1944. Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106820 (374th FS, 361st FG) crashed at Negrobaer Norden, East Frisian Islands, Germany in North Sea after
engine caught fire Aug 4, 1944. MACR 7435. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106821 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 300 6 km SE of Artern,
38 km N of Weimar, Germany Jun 21, 1944. MACR 6547. Pilot KIA
106822 (381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over St Lo, France Jun 17, 1944. MACR 6287.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106823 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) collided in midair with P-51B 43-7150 E of Le Mans, France and crashed
Jun 8, 1944. MACR 5613. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106824 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) Jun 17, 1944. MACR 6226
106826 (364th FS, 357th FG0 ground looped during landing at RAF Catfoss airfield, Yorkshire, England. Pilot
survived, but aircraft badly damaged. Repaired and converted to 2-seater for use by 78th FG. Painted red overall.
106827 (328th FS, 352nd FG) crshed 25 mi SW of Brussels, 30 mi NE of Lille, Belgium after engine
caught fire Jul 31, 1944. MACR 7724. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106828 (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) ditched from unknown cause 30 mi E of Ipswich, Suffolk, England in the
North Sea Apr 29, 1944. Pilot was killed.
106829 357th FG, 362nd FS; code G4-P Joan (L&R). 357th FG, 362nd FS; code G4-P Floogie / Joan
106830 (375th FS, 361st FG) shot down by AAA and crashed 5 km NW of Wettringen, Germany Oct 7, 1944. MACR 9269.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106831 (362nd FS, 357th FG, "My Bonnie") crashed in France due to unknown cause Jun 17, 1944. MACR 5673.
Pilot bailed out and evaded capture.
106832 (328th FS, 352nd FG) crashed during landing at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Jun 28, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
106833 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in forced landing at RAF Lashenden, Kent, England due to engine failure
May 12, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106834 (381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) crashlanded at Wingene, 8km NNW of Thielt, Holland due to engine failure
May 24, 1944. MACR 15234. Pilot survived and became POW.
106835 (375th FS, 361st FG) crashed near Roiffe, 6 mi SSE of Nantes, France while strafing military vehicles
Jun 7, 1944. MACR 5523. Pilot KIA.
106836 352nd FG, 487th FS; code HO-K
106837 361st FG, 374th FS; code B7-U
106838 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England May 29, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106839 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause in central France Aug 13, 1944. Pilot bailed out
and evaded and hid in Foret de Freteval Forest in a camp used to hide Allied airmen. Camp was liberated
Aug 13, 1944 by General Patton's 3rd Army.
106840 339th FG, 503rd FS; code D7-K
106841 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF, "Little Pink Panties") crashed from unknown cause N of Versailles, France Jun 12, 1944.
MACR 5596. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106842 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Aug 14, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106843 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF, "Round Trip Jr") crashed 5 mi S of Bad Oeynhausen, Germany due to engine failure. MACR 7581. Pilot
bailed out and became POW.
106844 (755th BS, 458th BG, 8th AF) crashed at Drayton, Northamptonshire, England due to engine failure Feb 13, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106845 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire,
England May 15, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106846 (334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed near Aumont, France after ran out of fuel May 28, 1944.
MACR 5726. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106847 (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Saumur, France Jun 13, 1944. MACR 5744.
Pilot KIA.
106848 (369th FS, 359th FG) shot down by AAA at Villacoublay 6 km ESE of Versailles, France Jun 12, 1944.
MACR 5597. Pilot KIA
106850 (354th FS, 355th FG)
106851 (3rd Scouting Force attached to 862nd BS) in landing accident at RAF Wormingford, Essex, England
Apr 23, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106852 (328th FS, 352nd FG) in landing accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Jan 10, 1945. Pilot survived but
aircraft was destroyed.
106853 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Raf East Wretham, Norfolk, England
Aug 2, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106854 (MSN 104-25657) Eighth Air Force, England. 376th Fighter Squadron, 361st Fighter Group, Bottisham
(Station 374), Cambridgeshire. Accident after engine failure taking off at Parkgate Farm near Stratford St. Andrew,
Suffolk 21Jun44. 364th Fighter Squadron [C5*B], 357th Fighter Group, Leiston (Station 373), Suffolk. ‘Peabody's Pet’.
Returning from a bomber escort mission to Rechlin, north-eastern Germany, the fighter force landed at Lomma,
Skåne, Sweden 25Aug44. The pilot had engine trouble from takeoff but continued the mission. The engine quit
completely near the target; he was able to restart it but not at full power and with subsequent severe vibrations.
The pilot considered himself unable to return to England and intended to go to Sweden; another Mustang joined
as an escort to protect against enemy fighters. The flight to Sweden went without major problems and on
arrival successfully crash landed in a field at Lomma. It is also not entirely clear why the pilot crash landed;
the tail wheel was extended and it is likely that the main landing gear could not be extended. The escorting
Mustang landed normally in the same field, possibly with the intention of picking up the pilot and flying him
to England. However, this did not happen and both pilots were interned in Korsnäs until they were sent back to
England 26Oct44. The Mustang was dismantled and taken to Malmö. Some useful parts were sent to England
while the rest was scrapped. MACR 7948.
106855 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit at Ully St Georges,
22 km SE of Beauvais, France Aug 18, 1944. MACR 8141. Pilot killed.
106856 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over Valence airfield and crashed near Tain, 6 mi N of
Valence, France Apr 30, 1944. MACR 5286. Pilot bailed out and evaded, was picked up by French Resistance
forces and returned May 28, 1944 to his unit.
106857 (486th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Budapest, Hungary Jul 2, 1944. MACR 6697 and 8528.
Pilot was last seen chasing some Bf 109s and was heard to say he was going down. Never seen or heard
from again.
106858 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Damn Yank II") in midair collision near Bordeaux Jun 19, 1944. MACR 5964. Pilot KIA
106859 339th FG, 503rd FS; code D7-M. 352nd FG, 328th FS; code PE-D
106860 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th AF, "Princess") shot down by flak and bellied in near St Etienne, France. MACR 8129. Pilot evaded.
106861 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 10 mi SE of Ribnitz, Germany Jun 20, 1944. MACR 5955. Pilot KIA.
106862 (255th FB, 357th FS, 8th AF,"Fat Stuff") shot down by flak near Calais Jun 6, 1944. MACR 5513. Pilot POW.
106863 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashlanded at Lein Schkorlopp 7 1/2 km S of
Markranstaedt, Germany May 21, 1944. MACR 4987. Pilot survived and became POW.
106864 352nd FG, 486th FS; code PZ-F. 361st FG, 376th FS; code E9-B Jane
106865 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Reims, France May 11, 1944. MACR 4704. Pilot KIA.
106866 361st FG, 374th FS; code B7-K
106867 (368th FS, 359th FG) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Uffz Otto Horch of JG 26/4 Aug 8, 1944. MACR 7783.
Pilot KIA.
106868 (328th FS, 352nd FG0 crashed from unknown cause during bad weather somewhere in England or off the coast
while on weather recon mission Jun 9, 1944. MACR 5558. Pilot killed.
106869 (351st FG, 353rd FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Raydon, Suffolk, England due to engine failure Dec 9, 1944.
106870 (354th FS, 355th FS, 8th AF) crashed into trees during strafing run on Chateauroux, France Jul 5, 1944. MACR 6791. Pilot KIA
106871 (374th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed due to bad weather in Normandy, France Jun 19, 1944. MACR 5957. Pilot KIA.
106872 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF, "Pattie Ann II") crashed from unknown cause at Munchenbert, NW of Frankfurt,
Germany Sep 12, 1944. MACR 8659. Pilot killed. Plane had a Spitfire bubble canopy.
106874 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF, "Lorie III") went in at Hambergen, 15 mi N of Breme while strafing train May 24, 1944. MACR 5402. Pilot KIA
106875 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF) crashed on takeoff Nov 9 1944 at Little Walden. Pilot unhurt
106876 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in forced landing at St Trond airfield, Sint-Truiden, Belgium Dec 15, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106877 (381st FBS, 363rd FBG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Ludwiglust, Germany May 34, 1944. MACR 5538.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106878 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Lt. Eickhoff of JG 2/2 Aug 17, 1944 at Senlis,
SE of Nogent-sur-Marne, France. MACR 8125. Pilot KIA
106879 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident a RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England May 5, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106880 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed at Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England due to structural failure Jul 1, 1944.
Pilot bailed out, aircraft was destroyed.
106881 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in taxiing accident at Rimini airfield, Italy Mar 22, 1945. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106882 (339 FG, 503 FS, 8th AF) crashlanded at Fowlmere, England May 19, 1944
106883 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Limburt, Belgium Sep 12, 1944.
MACR 9177. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106884 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Laon, France while strafing airfield May 24, 1944.
MACR 5112. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106886 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded 2 mi E of RAf Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England after ran out
of fuel Jan 10, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106887 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) hit by AAA while strafing airfield at Quackenbruck, Germany and headed home
but made wheels-up belly landing at Nijkerk, Netherlands May 30, 1944. MACR 5534. Pilot survived and
was seen running to a wooded area. Fate unknown.
106888 (381st FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) crashed from unknown casue near Giessen, Germany Jun 29, 1944. MACR 6191.
Pilot believe killed.
106889 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed due to bad weather between LeMans and Tours, France Jun 19, 1944.
MACR 5946. Pilot killed.
106890 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by Fw Kurt Sandweg of JG 3/3 May 19, 1944 7.5 km
N of Wittstoc, Germany. MACR 4999. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106891 (332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 301st FS, 15th AF) crashed 5 mi S of Dojc, Slovakia Dec 2, 1944 due to
engine trouble. Pilot bailed out and became POW
106892 (338th FS, 55th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Thurrock, Essex, England while on training
flight Feb 21, 1945. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
106893 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th Af) crashed May 19, 1944 at Klietz, 19 mi NW of Berlin, Germany due to engine failure.
MACR 5000. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106894 (336th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Debden, Essex, England after a midair collision
Apr 1, 1945. Pilot survived, aircraft repaired and converted to 2-seater for use by 4th FG
106895 359th FG, 368th FS; 8th AF, code CV-Q
106896 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF) shot down by flak mear Barleburg Nov 16, 1944. MACR 10298. Pilot POW.
106897 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Neunkirchen, Germany Nov 4, 1944. MACR 10184.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106898 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA SE of Breteuil, France Jun 8, 1944. MACR 5598. Pilot bailed
out and became POW.
106899 (382nd FS, 363rd FG, 9th AF) crashed 5 km W of Bethune France after aircraft exploded in midair from
unknown cause May 1, 1944. MACR 4433. Pilot killed
106900 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA 4 mi W of Nureburg, Germany Nov 2, 1944. MACR 10246. Pilot KIA.
106901 (487th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 26 near Louisendorf,
9 km SE of Kleve, Germany Sep 23, 1944. MACR 9237. Pilot KIA.
106902 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF East Wretham, Norfolk, England May 30, 1944. Pilot survived,
aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106904 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 NE of Mandelsloh, Germany May 8, 1944. MACR 4537. Pilot KIA.
106905 (503rd FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed due to bad weather betwee LeMans and Tours, France Jun 19, 1944.
MACR 5947. Pilot killed.
106906 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by ground fire at St Aness's, France Jun 8, 1944 while
strafing a confoy of trucks. MACR 5599. Pilot KIA.
106907 (339 FG, 503 FS) crashed at Little Walden, England after colliding in midair with A-20J 43-10130
May 27, 1944. Pilot killed and aircraft was destroyed.
106908 (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause between Calbe and Schoenebeck, 2km NE
Of Kleinmueh Lingen, Germany May 30, 1944. May have been shot down by German fighter. MACR 5401.
Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106909 (Headquarters Squadron, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed due to mechanical failure near Dolleville-sur-Mer,
France Jun 6, 1944 after pilot radioing that his engine was running rough and that he was aborting
the mission. MACR 5621. Pilot killed.
106910 (357th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) lost in midair collision near Munster-Rhein Nov 26, 1944. MACR 10886. Pilot KIA
106911 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) crashed 14 km W of Epernay, France due to engine failure May 9, 1944.
MACR 4686. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
106912 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Wensickendorf, 9 km SW of VBad Freienwalde, Germany
May 24, 1944. MACR 5119. Pilot killed.
106913 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 May 29, 1944 at Kauzgin, NE of Malchin, Germany. MACR 5549.
Pilot KIA.
106914 (328th FS, 352nd FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Bodney, Norfolk, England Jul 18, 1944. Pilot survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
106915 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) lost from uknown cause SE of Paris, France Aug 25, 1944. MACR 9479.
Pilot MIA and believed killed.
106916 (369th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA near St Dizier, France Aug 18, 1944. MACR 8124. Pilot KIA.
106917 (361st FG, 375th FS, 8th AF) crashed and exploded during a strafing mission at Lenningen, Luxembourg Aug 26, 1944.
MACR 8539. Pilot KIA.
106918 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) crashed near St Omer, France after being hit by explosion from ammunition
train car it had just strafed Aug 13, 1944. MACR 8135. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106919 (368th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) crashed near RAF Bircham Newton airfield, Norfolk, England Jun 18, 1944 due to
engine failure. Pilot bailed out but aircraft was destroyed.
106920 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF, Butch (L&R) Landing accident 14 July 44
106921 (370th FS, 359th FG, 8th AF) hit th AAA near Schweringen, Germany May 21, 1944 and made belly landing at
Kuhlungsborn, NW of Meckenburg, Germany. MACR 5001. Pilot survived and became POW.
106923 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Susteren, Netherlands Sep 18, 1944 in support of Market
Garden. MACR 8791. Pilot bailed out and evaded.
106924 had Malcolm hood after late May 1944. With 334th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF in taxiing accident at RAF Debden,
Essex, England Jul 17, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106925 (434th FS, 479th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England Feb 22, 1945.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106926 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF
106927 (339 FG, 503 FS, 8th AF) crashed 3 mi S oF Fowlmere, England May 7, 1944
106928 (339th FG, 504th FS, 8th AF) crashed from unknown cause at Sallets Farm, Barnston, England Jun 6, 1944.
Pilot killed.
106929 (359 FG, 368 FS, 8th AF) crashed 1 mi E of Stokes Ferry, England Jun 19, 1945
106930 (355th FG, 357th FS, "Skipper") damaged Nov 18, 1944 by unexploded 88-mm shell.
106931 (358th FS, 355th FG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Mendlesham, Suffolk, England due to mechanical
failure May 20, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106932 (355th FG, 358th FS, 8th A) destroyed Aug 8, 1944 by flak. Pilot evaded.
106933 339th FG, 504th FS;, 8th AF code 5Q-G Madam Queen Name possibly from "Amos & Andy" Radio Show - Andy's girlfriend = madam queen
106934 (339 FG, 503 FS, 8th AF) crashed at Nutts Farm, England Aug 5, 1944.
106935 (356th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed after hitting telephone pole while strafing a column of horse-drawn
vehicles 15 mi S od Perier, France Jun 26, 1944. MACR 6482. Pilot killed.
106936 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-X Tar Heel Lost 20 February
106937 (505th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AAA while strafing train at Roulers, Belgium Aug 8, 1944.
MACR 7438. Pilot bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
106938 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) collided with another aircraft in midair at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England
May 24, 1944. Able to land. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106939 (353rd FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) in landing accident at RAF Stoney Cross, Hampshire, England Jun 6, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106940 (335th FS, 4th FG, 8th AF) shot down by AA at Sola, Norway Aug 8, 1944. MACR 7760. Pilot was
radioed that he was going to try to fly to Sweden, but he was never heard from again.
106941 (361st FS, 356th FG, 9th AF) in belly landing due to engine failure 4 mi S of Farnham, Suffolk Jun 5, 1945.
Pilot uninjured, but aircraft was badly damaged.
106942 (361st FG, 374th FS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA at Rosieres-en-Santerre, France Aug 12, 1944. MACR 7619. Pilot KIA
106943 (301st FS, 332nd FG (Tuskegee Airmen), 15th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and
unit 15 mi S of Wels, Austria Apr 1, 1945. MACR 13377. Pilot killed.
106944 (361st FG, 376th FS, "Mary Jane") hit by AAA 20 mi SW of Wesel, Germany and crashed at Grubbenvorst,
Netherlands Sep 17, 1944. MACR 9011. Pilot KIA
106945 (376th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) in taxiing accident at RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England May 11, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106946 339th FG, 505th FS, 8th AF; code 6N-I Mary Lee (L&R). 339th FG, 505th FS; 8th AFcode 6N-M Pistol Packin' Mama
339th FG, 505th FS; 8th AFcode 6N-M Bison Bull Lost 5 October 44
106947 (504th FS, 339th FG, 8th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, England Jun 8, 1944.
Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106948 (375th FS, 361st FG, 8th AF) crashed at Yew's Farm, Hadstock, England after aircraft caught fire Oct 2, 1944.
pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106949 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) crashed at Saint Dizier airfield A-64, France Nov 17, 1944. MACR 15808.
Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed by fire.
106950 (355th FG, 354th FS, 8th AF "Iowa Beaut") shot down by flak near Rechtenbach Sep 11, 1944. MACR 8676. Pilot KIA.
106951 (375th FS, 361st FG) crashlanded 1 mi W of RAF Bottisham, Cambridgeshire, England Jun 20, 1944. Pilot
survived but aircraft was destroyed.
106952 (355th FS, 354th FG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 10 mi E of Thury-Harcourt, France Jun 23, 1944.
MACR 6647. Pilot killed.
106954 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown cause S of Samah Airfield, Hainan Island Jan 5, 1945.
MACR 11104. Pilot killed.
106955 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) in takeoff accident at Kunming, China Nov 29, 1944. Pilot survived, aircraft
badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106956 (529th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed from unknown canuse 10 mi NE of Tientsin, China Jul 30, 1945.
MACR 14808. Pilot bailed out and believed evaded.
106960 (26th FS, 51st FG, 14th AF) shot down by small arms fire and crashed near Hsilai, 4 mi N of Ishen, China
Nov 15, 1944. MACR 10054. Pilot killed.
106962 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed during wheels-up belly landing at Liangshan, China Dec 4, 1944.
Pilot survived, aircraft DBR.
106963 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) shot down by AAA 50 mi S of Padstow, China Mar 15, 1945. MACR 13033.
Pilot bailed out and evaded capture, returned to his unit Apr 29, 1945.
106964 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed 35 mi NNE of Suining, China due to engine failure Jan 4, 1945.
Pilot bailed out and survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106965 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed during wheels up belly landing at Pungchacheng airfield,
Zhejiang, China Sep 11, 1944. Pilot survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106966 (76th FS, 23rd FG) lost from unknown cause near Wuchow, China Oct 4, 1944. MACR 9609. Pilot MIA.
106969 (528th FS, 311th FG, 14th AF) crashed 30 mi NE of Sental, China due to engine failure Nov 9, 1944.
Pilot bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
106971 (8th FS (Provisional), 3rd FG (provisional)) crashed from unknown cause SE of Hankow, China Jan 14, 1945.
MACR 11630. Pilot bailed out but was killed.
106972 (14th AF) crashlanded 75 mi Ws Of Agra Karauli, India Jul 20, 1944. Pilot killed, aircraft was destroyed.
106973 (528th FS, 311th FG, 10th AF) crashed from unknown cause near Ledo, India while on ferry flight from
Burma to Assamk, India Aug 25, 1944. MACR 7858. Pilot killed.
106975 4th FG, 336th FS, 8th AF; code VF-N, 359th FG, 370th FS, 8th AF; code CS-N
106976 (318th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) crashed on takeoff at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy Jun 13, 1944. Pilot
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
106977 (319th FS, 325th FG, 15th AF) in landing accident at Lesina airfield, Foggia, Italy May 25, 1944. Pilot
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
106978 (364th FS, 357th FG, 8th AF) crashed in Fehmarn Belt Strait between Fehmarn Island, Germany and Lolland Island,
Denmark after engine caught fire Aug 4, 1944. MACR 7733. Pilot bailed out and became POW.
42-106979/106983 Grumman OA-9 Goose
JRF-6Bs Model G-21A diverted from Lend-Lease contracts for service with USAAF. Redesignated A-9 in 1948.
Replaced by five Beech AT-7 aircraft.
106979 MSN 1155 Was Royal Navy BW808 (ntu). Was Royal Navy FP505 (ntu). WFU Feb 9, 1947
106980 MSN 1156 Was Royal Navy BW809 (ntu). Was Royal Navy FP506 (ntu). Crashed Feb 19, 1943
due to mechanical failure at Caqueta River, Colombia
106981 MSN 1157 Was Royal Navy BW810 (ntu). Was Royal Navy FP507 (ntu). WFU Nov 10, 1945
at RFC Bush Field, Georgia. To NC88821 Nov 28, 1945. To CF-EFN (later C-FEFN) Jan 11, 1974.
To N88821 Mar 8, 1993. Current in 2014 with Tongass Historical Society, Ketchikan, Alaska.
106982 MSN 1158 Was Royal Navy BW811 (ntu). Was Royal Navy FP508 (ntu). Crashed Nov 14, 1943 at
Biscayne Bay, Miami, Florida.
106983 MSN 1159 Was Royal Navy BW812 (ntu). Was Royal Navy FP509 (ntu). Crashed Oct 18, 1944
42-106984/107233 Boeing B-17G-35-DL Fortress
Boeing B-17G-35-DL Fortress built by Douglas Aircraft Company, Long Beach, CA.
Production changes: Homogeneous armour added. B-10 bomb shackles. Bomb hoist assembly deleted. Natural metal
finish. From aircarft 42-107109 onwards: B-22 high speed high altitude turbo supercharger.
106984 (MSN 21899) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO 20/21Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 21Jan44. Diverted to Cheyenne, WY 21Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 21Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Tampa, FL 31Jan/2Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group,
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 2Feb44. 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 6Mar44. 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL
Mar44. Ferried Tampa - Homestead, FL 10/11Mar44. 54th Ferry Squadron, 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean
Wing, Air Transport Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL 11Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 12Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Homestead Field 12Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil: Natal, Brazil:
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. {nil
missions}. 346th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44.
{71 missions}. Declared 'war weary'. Headquarters, 5th Bomb Wing 8Oct44. Used as a VIP transport
aircraft for General Charles Lawrence. The fin sported various geometric identifiers of the six Bomb
Groups operating for the 5th Bomb Wing. Foggia, Italy. Returned to US May45. 902nd Base Unit (Base
Complement, Tactical Center), Pinecastle Field, Orlando, FL 25May45. 64th Base Unit (Headquarters,
Strategic Air Command), Andrews Field, Camp Springs, MD 13Jun45. 1377th Base Unit (North Atlantic
Division, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 5Jul45. Ferrying
Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 16Jul45. Designated TB-17G. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot
School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 17Jul45. 4152nd Base Unit (Air
Technical Service Command), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 3Oct45. Reclaim 24Oct45. Reclaim complete
9Apr46. GLITTERING GAL.
106985 (MSN 21900) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 19/20Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 20Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Grand Island, NB
- Manchester, NH 5/9Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 9Feb44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador
departing Grenier Field 14Feb44. Eighth Air Force, England 15Feb44. 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton
(Station 117), Huntingdonshire 18Feb44. 749th Bomb Squadron [X], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station
130), Huntingdonshire 2Mar44. Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb
launch site at Gorenflos, east of Abbeville, France 20Apr44. Flak was moderate but accurate.
Accident on return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 22Apr44. Flak to and
from the target was generally meagre and inaccurate; over the target was meagre and accurate. Enemy
fighters were in the area, but did not attack. Takeoff had been in late afternoon, and darkness was
approaching as the aircraft returned to England. The plane could not lower one of its landing wheels.
After dropping its ball turret over the Wash and making several approaches, the pilot finally came
in for a successful crash landing in the darkness at Glatton. {final combat mission 22Apr44}.
Condemned salvage 27Apr44. LA LEGENDE / TOOTSIE.
106986 (MSN 21901) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 20Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Cheyenne, WY 20/22Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 22Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
24/25Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
25Feb44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27Feb44. Eighth Air
Force, England 12Mar44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*B], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Erbenheim, Wiesbaden,
Germany 10Nov44 (1KIA:8POW). After turning on the I.P. and heading towards the target, the leader
aborted and this pilot was ordered to fill in the spot vacated by the alternate lead. No sooner had
he moved into place when the plane was hit by several bursts of flak. No.1, no.3 and no.4 engines
were hit at one time and the pilot was unable to feather any of the propellers. The vibration was
severe and it was hard to read any of the instruments; he told the crew to throw out anything they
could to lighten the plane, increased the manifold pressure on no.2 engine, and headed west towards
occupied France. The navigator was killed by shrapnel from the same bursts that knocked out the
engines; the pilot didn't know the shortest heading to take but knew that France was west. Altitude
was about 30,000 feet so he headed west and the plane was only losing about 300 to 400 feet per
minute giving a fighting chance of making France. About fifteen or twenty minutes later when no.2
engine caught fire, the order to bail out was given. Crashed near Wiesbaden, Germany. SACK ARTIST
(not painted on plane).
106987 (MSN 21902) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 20Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 20/22Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 22Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Tampa, FL 3/4Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa,
FL 4Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 6/8Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air
Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 8Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 9Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Morrison Field 9Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil: Natal, Brazil: Dakar,
Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb
Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. {nil missions}. 348th
Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. Participated in the
first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44.
After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at a Russian airfield near Poltava (Station
559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Galati, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to
Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Focsani, Rumania 11Jun44.
{82 missions}. Air Depot 19Jan45. Headquarters Squadron, 49th Bomb Wing, Incoronata, Italy.
Substantially damaged after engine failure at Trani, Italy 6Sep45. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air
Force). Excluded inventory list 30Nov45.
106988 (MSN 21903) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 20Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 20/24Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 24Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Tampa, FL 4/5Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa,
FL 5Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 6/8Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air
Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 8Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 9Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Morrison Field 9Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil: Natal, Brazil: Dakar,
Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 816th Bomb
Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. {nil missions}. 348th
Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. Failed to return
from a mission to the Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke factory at Wiener Neustädt, Vienna, Austria
10May44 (2KIA:8POW). The plane initially had technical problems with no.4 engine northwest of
Fürstenfeld, dropped out of formation and was attacked by German fighters. Two more engines were
damaged by cannon fire and a wing began to burn. The crew bailed out and the plane exploded shortly
afterwards. Crashed at Markt Allhau, Austria. {11 missions}.
106989 (MSN 21904) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 20Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 21/22Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 22Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 24/25Feb44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 27Feb44. Eighth Air Force, England
19Mar44. 311th Ferrying Squadron, 27th Air Transport Group, Hendon (Station 575), Middlesex.
Substantially damaged when force landed with mechanical failure at Honington (Station 375), Suffolk
1Apr44. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk. 563rd Bomb Squadron [V], 388th Bomb
Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 30Apr44}. Battle damaged on a
mission to a railway marshalling yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44 (1KIA:4POW:5RMC). Meagre flak was
encountered crossing the French coast in the Le Tréport area but very accurate flak at Poix-de-
Picardie, France. Struck by flak and no.4 engine caught fire. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out,
and five men left the plane. The co-pilot could not extract his chute so the pilot put the plane in
a dive from 20,000ft to 6,000ft and the fire went out. He then returned to base with the remainder
of the crew. 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. Departed for a mission to the oil
refinery and railway marshalling yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44. The mission was aborted because
of engine failure and returned to Poltava. Returned to Knettishall Jul44. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Daimler-Benz aero engine assembly works at Marienfelde, Berlin, Germany 6Aug44.
Moderate to intense barrage and tracking flak was encountered over the target. {final combat mission
10Apr45}. {95 missions}. Returned to US Jun/Jul45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 3Jul45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse, NY - Nashville, TN -
Lubbock, TX 4/6Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. Surveyed 20Sep45. Reclaim complete 6May46. MISS ADVENTURE.
106990 (MSN 21905) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 20Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO 21/22Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 22Jan44. Ferried Denver - Lincoln, NB - Warner Robins, GA - Tampa, FL 30Jan/2Feb44.
483rd Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 2Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 6/8Mar44.
15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm
Beach, FL 8Mar44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 9Mar44. Ferried overseas on the
South Atlantic/West Africa route departing Morrison Field 9Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad:
Belém, Brazil: Natal, Brazil. Ditched during the ferry flight in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil
13Mar44. US Navy destroyer escort McAnn (DE-179) rescued the entire crew of ten men 15Mar44;
USS McAnn arrived Recife, Brazil 16Mar44.
106991 (MSN 21906) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO 23/24Jan44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 24Jan44. Diverted to Cheyenne, WY. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 25Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Omaha, NB - Tampa, FL 30Jan/1Feb44. 483rd Bomb
Group, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 1Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 8/9Mar44. 15th Ferrying
Group, Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL
9Mar44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 12Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South
Atlantic/West Africa route departing Morrison Field 12Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém,
Brazil: Natal, Brazil: Dakar, Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy
Mar44. {nil missions}. 347th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy
31Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania 18May44
(8KIA:3POW). Damaged by flak, a direct hit on the nose caused the bomber to flip sharply into a
steep spiral dive and exploded which ejected several crew members. On fire, the plane crashed at
Stubica, near Mostar, Bosnia, Yugoslavia. {24 missions}. DAISY MAE WITH A LITTLE PERSUASION -
artwork of a naked lady [the CO of 817BS adopted Li'l Abner characters for the Squadron insignia].
106992 (MSN 21907) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Daggett, CA - Las Vegas, NV 23/26Jan44. Ferried Las Vegas - Denver, CO 20Feb44.
Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 20Feb44. Diverted to
Cheyenne, WY. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 20Feb44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 28Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne - Dalhart, TX- Kearney, NB 2/8Mar44. 7th
Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 8Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester,
NH 25/26Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 26Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 9Apr44. Lockheed Overseas Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base
Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland Apr44. 612th Bomb
Squadron [SC*D], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 16Apr44. Battle
damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site at Bois Coquerel, Marbeuf,
Normandy, France 20Apr44. Enemy aircraft were not encountered; flak was moderate and accurate from
Dieppe, over the target and out over Cherbourg. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling
yards in Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. No enemy aircraft were observed; flak was moderate to intense most
of the way in, over the target and on return. Flak hole in left wing station 14 in front of wing
flap; hole in left aileron near station 27; hole in left wing near station 29; hole in right wing
near station 5, punctured main fuel hose; hole in right wing near station 18 aft; hole in right wing
near station 24 at leading edge. Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe aircraft repair
depot at Villacoublay, Paris, France 20May44. No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was
moderate but accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen,
Germany 27May44 (1WIA:9RMC). A large force of enemy fighters was active in the area, but none
attacked the Group; at the target, flak was moderate to intense and accurate. Badly damaged, the
plane force landed on the emergency landing field, RAF Friston, East Suusex, with the radio operator
seriously wounded. Force landed on the continent 19Apr45. {109 missions}. Salvaged. Returned to US
Jul45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jul45. Ferried
Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - 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 Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. BABY LU - artwork inspired
by the Vargas' "Pistol Packin' Mama" Esquire centerfold of March 1944 / GRIN 'N BEAR IT / SLEEPY.
106993 (MSN 21908) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 24/29Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 29Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 16Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne - Little Rock, AR -
Shreveport, LA - Savannah, GA 18/28Feb44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter
Field, Savannah, GA 28Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport,
TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Grenier Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Mar44. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*P], 95th Bomb
Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 13Mar44. {first combat mission 8Apr44}. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Krzesiny, Poznan, Poland 11Apr44. A
weather front prevented further flight eastwards so the Group turned away and headed for an
alternative target, the Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Warnemünde, Rostock, Germany.
Enemy fighter attacks by experienced pilots were ferocious. Flak over the target was intense and
accurate. The horizontal stabilizer was damaged by flak; the vertical stabilizer was damaged by a
20mm cannon shell burst and 0.30 calibre bullets. Battle damaged on a mission to a fuel storage
facility at Gennevilliers, Paris, France 22Jun44. During the approach to the target, flak guns
within the Paris area opened up on the formation. Force landed on a Royal Canadian Air Force fighter
landing strip at Bény-sur-Mer (B-4), Normandy, France. 336th Bomb Squadron [ET*W] Aug44.
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 railway marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44 and continued
on to land at Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy, a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy.
Returned to England 23Sep44. Major battle damage on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke
synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Sep44. Flak was intense in the target area and
to the Rally Point; there was weak enemy fighter opposition. The plane was badly damaged before the
target and an engine was disabled before the rally point. Damaged on a mission to the Auto Union AG
works at Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44. Moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered over
Berlin; the formation encountered a large force of enemy fighters from the Initial Point at Nauen to
the target at Berlin. With hydraulic failure the pilot was unable to drop bombs on the target. On
return home, the plane force landed at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44. Flak at Zeitz
and over the target was intense and accurate; there was no enemy fighter opposition. 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 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. Major battle damage during a mission to the Deutsche
Werke shipyard at Kiel, Germany 4Apr45. Moderate and inaccurate flak was encountered over the target;
there was no enemy fighter opposition. {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. {107 missions + 6 Chowhound + 1 Revival + 1 Cooks Tour}. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base
Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 26Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks -
Philadelphia, PA - Lubbock, TX 27Jun/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 Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. PRETTY BABY.
106994 (MSN 21909) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 20Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 21/22Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 22Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 11Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne - Grand Island, NB
20Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 20Feb44. Ferried Grand Island, NB -
Presque Isle, ME 10/12Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque
Isle Field (Station 2), ME 12Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque
Isle Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Mar44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*K], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 3Apr44. Badly battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of
Operation Overlord to a German strongpoint at Bretteville-sur-Laize, south of Caen, France 8Aug44.
The plane received about 175 holes from flak and enemy ground fire. Failed to return from a mission
to a railway viaduct at Altenbeken, Germany 26Nov44 (2KIA:6POW:1EVD). About five minutes before the
I.P. The formation was attacked by a large flight of enemy fighters. The bomber had dropped out of
formation and was about three miles to the rear. The aircraft had three engines out of order and two
jammed bombs which could not be released. They also had been attacked by a German fighter, though
the fighter was shot down and was seen to hit the ground by the crew of the B-17. The first engine
had failed one hour after takeoff, but the crew decided to finish the mission. Over the target the
second engine stopped working and on the way back near the river IJssel the third engine failed
which made it impossible to keep the aircraft in the air. Crashed in a canoe pond at the grounds of
the 'Boschbad', a swimming pool in the western outskirts of Apeldoorn, Netherlands. {>37 missions}.
LITTLE GUY.
106995 (MSN 21910) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 21/23Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 23Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Memphis, TN - Tampa, FL 2/5Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill
Field, Tampa, FL 5Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 5/9Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group,
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 9Mar44.
Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 10Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/
West Africa route departing Morrison Field 10Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil:
Natal, Brazil: Dakar, Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Mar44.
{nil missions}. 348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44.
Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to railway marshalling yards at Debrecen,
Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at a Russian airfield near
Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Galati, Rumania 6Jun44,
returning to Poltava. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Focsani,
Rumania 11Jun44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania 23Jun44
(10POW). An attack by enemy aircraft twenty minutes after leaving the target struck two engines.
Crash landed Bals, east of Craiova, Rumania. {27 missions}. ANTHONY J - name painted over a large
shamrock.
106996 (MSN 21911) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 22Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 24/29Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 29Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Dallas, TX - Tampa, FL 5/12Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill
Field, Tampa, FL 12Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 5/12Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group,
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 12Mar44.
Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 13Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/
West Africa route departing Morrison Field 13Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil:
Natal, Brazil: Dakar, Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Mar44. {nil missions}. 348th
Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. {62 missions}.
Declared 'war weary' 11Oct44. Used as a weather/cargo aircraft. Returned to US Oct45. 1103rd Base
Unit (Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command), Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL
20Oct45. 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.
106997 (MSN 21912) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 22Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 24Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 24Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Tampa, FL 5/7Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa,
FL 7Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 5/9Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air
Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 9Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 10Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Morrison Field 10Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil: Natal, Brazil:
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Mar44. {nil missions}.
348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. Failed to
return from a mission to the Oberschlesische Hydrierwerke A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Blechhammer,
Kozle, Prussia 7Jul44 (10KIA). Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-32036 which sheared off the tail of
this bomber. Nearly home, the plane suddenly lost airspeed and drifted into the propellers of the
bomber behind it. Crashed into the mountains north of Manfredonia, Foggia, Italy. {33 missions}.
BLONDIE.
106998 (MSN 21913) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 26/29Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 29Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne - Grand Island, NB
5Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 5Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing 10Feb44. Eighth Air Force, England
14Feb44. 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 28Feb44. 751st Bomb Squadron [V],
457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 2Mar44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots
Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 8Mar44. Regained by Group 10Mar44. Failed to return from a
mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44
(5KIA:4POW). The box barrage of flak was heavy around the target; a large force of Luftwaffe
fighters went up to meet the bomber force. Damaged in an attack by enemy fighters and crashed
Annarode, Germany. PAPER DOLL.
106999 (MSN 21914) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne, WY 24/29Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Tampa, FL 6/8Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group,
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 8Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 5/7Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group,
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 7Mar44.
Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 9Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/
West Africa route departing Morrison Field 9Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil:
Natal, Brazil: Dakar, Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Mar44.
Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. Damaged in an accident when the squadron was flying a practice
formation flight from Sterparone 3Feb45 (3RMC). During the flight the right wing of B-17G 44-6288
made contact with the vertical stabilizer and rudder of this plane. The planes locked together for
a few seconds then separated. This plane had very little lateral control and after touching down the
pilot had to raise the landing gear to avoid hitting parked aircraft. None of the three men aboard
was injured. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy). Condemned 4Feb45. Salvaged. PECK'S BAD
BOY. Named after a fictional character created by George Wilbur Peck who is a mischievous prankster;
'Peck's bad boy' refers to anyone whose mischievous or bad behaviour leads to annoyance or
embarrassment.
107000 (MSN 21915) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 22Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 26/27Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 27Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Tampa, FL 5/7Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa,
FL 7Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 6/8Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air
Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 8Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 9Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Morrison Field 9Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil: Natal, Brazil: Dakar,
Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy. 817th Bomb
Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Mar44. {nil missions}. 347th Bomb
Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. Failed to return from a
mission to the oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania 15Apr44 (1KIA:9POW). Damaged in an attack by enemy
fighters and crashed Titu, Rumania. {7 missions}. PRINCESS NO NO.
107001 (MSN 21916) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 22Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 24/25Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 25Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 6Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 7Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Feb44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Feb44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Feb44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Feb44. 751st Bomb
Squadron [W], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 2Mar44. Battle damaged on a
Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site at Gorenflos, east of Abbeville, France
20Apr44. Flak was moderate but accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at
Le Bourget, Paris 14Jun44 (1EVD:10RMC). As the formation approached the target on the bomb run,
heavy and accurate flak was encountered. The aircraft was the lead plane in the squadron. One German
fighter made a pass at the plane; the attack was over as fast as it started. A little while later
other crews spotted a single parachute slowly going down. This was puzzling since they had not seen
any planes go down. More puzzling was the fact that the formation was still heading deeper into
enemy territory even though they had dropped their bombs. They were going farther and farther away
from home and nobody could understand why the lead plane was not trying to get them out of France as
fast as possible. Finally, the formation did turn around and head out. The German fighter had hit
the flare box that set off an extreme amount of smoke. The pilot assumed the plane was on fire and
sounded the bailout alarm for the crew to abandon. The fighter had disabled the internal
communication system so that the crew never heard the order to jump. The co-pilot and engineer
crawled to the nose of the plane to jump out the escape hatch there. It was frozen shut, so they
headed for the bomb bay doors. The smoke had cleared by this time and the co-pilot discovered that
the fire had only been from the flare box. He climbed into the pilot seat and flew the plane safely
back to Glatton. Two things had happened in the meantime: the lead pilot had jumped out the bomb bay
doors not knowing that the crew was still in the plane, thus explaining the single parachute; the
entire group had been following the lead plane, which apparently was flying without a pilot, as they
drifted further and further away from home. The pilot somehow travelled to Spain without being
captured and returned to England; he was so embarrassed about abandoning his plane and crew that he
volunteered for a second tour of duty over Europe. Condemned 15Jun44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air
Depot, Abbots Ripton 15Jun44.
107002 (MSN 21917) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 25/27Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center
#16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Wichita, KS - Kearney, NB 15/16Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 16Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 6/8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 11Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 14Mar44. 358th Bomb
Squadron [VK*A], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 24Mar44. {first combat
mission 27Mar44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer ball bearing
factory at Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44. Enemy fighters attacked before the target; moderate to
intense and accurate flak was experienced over the target. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Gerhard Fieseler Werke (GFW) aircraft factory at Waldau, Kassel, Germany 19Apr44. Flak in the Kassel
area was intense and accurate, but generally weak and inaccurate along the route; no fighter
opposition was encountered. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken,
Germany 11May44. Restricted visibility made it difficult to sight the primary target. The AFCE in
both lead aircraft were disabled by flak and runs were made visually by PDI. The Group was unable to
locate the primary target until immediately over it. A second bomb run was attempted, but the target
still could not be seen. The Group turned off and bombed the marshalling yards at Volkingen, Germany
as a target of opportunity. A few enemy fighters were seen but none attacked the formation; moderate
and extremely accurate flak was encountered over the target area. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Krzesiny, Poznan, Poland 29May44. Fighter opposition
was moderate but ineffective; moderate and accurate flak was encountered to and from the target. The
left wing was damaged by 'friendly fire' from another bomber during an attack by an enemy fighter.
Failed to return from a mission to industrial targets in Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 (9POW). Flak was
continuous, intense, and extremely accurate in the target area. The crew dropped bombs early due to
a bomb rack malfunction. The plane was not flying with its squadron on the bomb run and wasn't
observed leaving the formation. It was equipped with a K-21 camera and scheduled to return early for
photo processing. Crashed near Bad Schwartau, north of Lübeck, Germany. {42 missions}. MAIRZY DOATS.
Named for the novelty song written and composed in 1943; it contains lyrics that make no sense as
written.
107003 (MSN 21918) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 26/30Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 15/16Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 29Feb/1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 710th Bomb
Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 12Mar44. Hit by debris from another
aircraft on a non-operational flight 21Feb45. Condemned salvage 21Feb45. BOUNCING BABY.
107004 (MSN 21919) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/27Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 27Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney,
NB 15/16Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44. Ferried
Kearney - Manchester, NH 29Feb/1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 2Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 13Mar44. 525th Bomb Squadron [FR*S], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 23Mar44. Major battle damage on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 5Nov44 (1WIA:8RMC). Moderate but very accurate and
concentrated flak. Shortly after dropping its bomb load, the plane was struck by a heavy flak burst
which destroyed control cables, caused the engines to overspeed and left over 250 holes in the
aircraft, about fifty of which were the size of a fist. The ball turret gunner was seriously wounded.
{95 missions}. Condemned salvage 7Nov44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton.
LITTLE LOVELY.
107005 (MSN 21920) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/27Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 27Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney,
NB 15Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Feb44. Ferried
Kearney - Manchester, NH 29Feb/1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 13Mar44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*Q], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 24Mar44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Focke-Wulf
Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Sorau, Prussia 11Apr44. Heavy and accurate flak was encountered
most of the way in. The target area was found to be covered in low cloud preventing dropping bombs
on the primary. The bomb bay doors were closed and the formation proceeded to the secondary target,
Pommersche Motorenbau aero engine factory at Arnimswalde, Prussia. The Group could not sight because
of broken cloud, and so retained their bombs until able to attack a target of opportunity. The
return trip was made without incident until the Danish coast was reached; at that point, heavy and
accurate flak was encountered. Battle damaged on a mission to the Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
aircraft factory at Annahof, Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44. The formation arrived over Oranienburg to
find the town covered by a thick undercast. Forced to decide between abandoning the mission and
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 bombers encountered intense flak over the target. Battle damaged
on a mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Sorau, Prussia 29May44. Fighter
opposition was moderate but ineffective; moderate and accurate flak was encountered in the Dümmer
See area and again at the target. Caught fire and destroyed while parked during maintenance at
Polebrook 12Aug44. {23 missions}. Condemned salvage 13Aug44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton 14Aug44. LUCILLE BALL. Named for comedienne 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.
107006 (MSN 21921) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne, WY 26/29Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Tampa, FL 5/8Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group,
MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 8Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 6/8Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group,
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 8Mar44.
Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 9Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/
West Africa route departing Morrison Field 9Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil:
Natal, Brazil: Dakar, Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air
Force, Italy. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Mar44.
{nil missions}. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Mar44. {first combat
mission 30Mar44}. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to railway marshalling
yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at
Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Galati, Rumania
6Jun44, returning to Myrhorod. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at
Focsani, Rumania 11Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Winterhafen, Vienna,
Austria 16Jul44 (1WIA:9RMC). The flak was intense and caused over 100 holes in the aircraft. The
bombardier was wounded by flak shrapnel. Battle damaged on a mission to the synthetic oil and rubber
works at Auschwitz, Upper Silesia, Germany (now Oswiecim, Poland) 20Aug44 (1WIA:9RMC). The
bombardier received facial wounds with Plexiglas splinters. The plane barely made it back to base.
Final approach was with a windmilling propeller and the entire engine fell off the airplane.
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, Kozle,
Prussia 17Oct44 (9POW). 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. The right wing
dropped down and the plane collided with B-17G 44-6379. The aircraft was able to level off after the
crash. No.4 engine looked like it would fall off at any minute; the left wing had a big, gaping hole
near the fuselage. After flying for several minutes, the pilot gave the order to bail out. The plane
crashed on a farm house at Malé Leváre, Czechoslovakia. {83 missions}. OLD BIRD.
107007 (MSN 21922) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Cheyenne, WY 27/29Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne -
Grand Island, NB 4Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 4Feb44. Ferried Grand
Island - Presque Isle, ME 2/4Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 4Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Presque Isle Field 5Mar44; Goose Bay, Labrador; Bluie West One (BW-1), Narsarsuaq, Greenland; Meeks
Field, Keflavik, Iceland; Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 12Mar44. 27th Air Transport Group,
Maghaberry (Station 239), County Down, Northern Ireland 18Mar44. Ferried Burtonwood to Thorpe
Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk 23Mar44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*B], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk 23Mar44. {first combat mission 28Mar44}. Incident assembling for a mission to
an aero engine factory at Meinau, Strasbourg, France 27May44. While high over England the oxygen
supply lines to the right waist and ball turret fractured. The waist gunner could be plugged in to
the other side of the fuselage and also make use of the emergency oxygen bottles, but these could
not be taken to the ball turret. The situation was assessed and it was established there would be
insufficient emergency oxygen to supply the two men all the way to the target and back. The pilot
found that he had no option but to abort the mission and informed the crew. The ball turret gunner
then suggested that he should bail out as this would ensure sufficient oxygen for the right waist
gunner and any likely emergencies. After some discussion the pilot was persuaded to give permission.
Two other gunners held open the fuselage door while the gunner jumped out. A safe landing was made
and he returned to base while his comrades flew on to the target. Accident after return from a
mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau aero engine factory at Allach, Munich, Germany 11Jul44 (1KIS). The
crew had left the parked bomber at Thorpe Abbotts; the ball turret gunner disengaged the gear train
on the ball turret and exited the plane to check and remove his twin 0.50 calibre Browning machine
guns. He had not taken action to prevent ammunition from feeding into the guns; both guns were
charged three or four times, feeding live rounds into the chambers, before disassembly was started.
The recoil from both 0.50s going off started the ball turret revolving around in a circle. The
bullets were hitting other planes and vehicles parked all around. The ball turret gunner panicked
and ran away from the plane. The ball turret rotated around and was tracking towards him. Everybody
started yelling to him to hit the ground but he didn't. The machine guns caught the ball turret
gunner as he ran and killed him. Aircraft 42-31256 was struck in a wing by an incendiary bullet,
caught fire and destroyed; 42-39867 and 42-102416 were damaged. This plane had damage to no.2 engine,
no.2 and no.3 propellers, the tail wheel and left main landing gear. Failed to return from a mission
to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44
(1MIA:8POW). The formation was led on a faulty course which went over Leipzig and flew on a
southerly course towards Merseburg; it was hit in a barrage of extremely heavy flak. In the next few
minutes, the low squadron of the 100th BG was hit hard, losing five of six planes. The lead aircraft
was hit by flak before the target and jettisoned the bombs. This caused the formation to break up;
the entire low squadron of the 100th BG 'A' Group failed to return. The aircraft was observed to
have one engine smoking as it went over the target. It had been struck by flak which also knocked
out the oxygen in the nose of the aircraft forcing the bombardier and navigator to retreat to the
radio room; the waist gunner was severely wounded and unconscious. It dropped back and took over the
lead of the second element of the low squadron and gradually lagged further and further behind.
Friendly fighters were all around and when last seen the bomber was under control and appeared to be
in good condition. It was later seen over Wesermünde by a flight of P-38 Lightnings from 479th
Fighter Group. A Me 262 jet fighter was attacking the bomber but was driven off by the P-38s. The
bomber was escorted until it reached the Frisian Islands where the P-38's were forced to return to
England because of fuel exhaustion. When last seen all engines were operating and the bomber was
headed for home at 10,000ft. Still losing altitude, the crew spotted water and decided to ditch the
aircraft in the North Sea north of Ameland, Netherlands. Eight crew members survived the ditching;
the wounded waist gunner went down with the B-17. The survivors spent four days at sea. On the
second day, a sailing vessel appeared on the horizon and seemingly heading in their direction. As it
became closer, they fired flares and pistols into the air in hopes of attraction their attention.
The ship became close enough that they could see a flag painted on the hull and took it to be Danish.
What seemed like eternity, the ship proceeded on its way, choosing to ignore the survivors and left
them floundering in frustration. Two dinghies had been tied together to prevent them being separated.
During the four days at sea the survivors could hear aircraft flying over but the overcast prevented
visual contact. Late afternoon on the fourth day at sea, land was sighted. Separating the two
dinghies, they raced, paddling to shore, firing flares into the air only to be met by German
soldiers who took them prisoners. They had landed on Ameland, one of the West Frisian Islands, north
Netherlands. SHE-HASTA [She Has to Get Back] - artwork of a woman wearing a windswept long skirt.
107008 (MSN 21923) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 26/27Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 27Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Tampa, FL 4/6Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa,
FL 6Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 5/9Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air
Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 9Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 10Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Morrison Field 10Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil: Natal, Brazil:
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Mar44. Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at
Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (10POW). The mission was a disastrous day for the 483rd Bomb Group; the
Group lost fourteen of its twenty-six aircraft. The 483d Bomb Group had become separated from the
other groups largely as a result of bad weather and arrived late and alone at the Initial Point at
Kempten. It was immediately attacked from the rear by a large force of enemy fighters. The fighter
escort arrived eight minutes after the initial attack and was very effective from then on, despite
the fact that they were heavily outnumbered. The 332nd Fighter Group had waited longer than orders
required, and when the bombers finally arrived the Tuskegee Airmen escorted them against a superior
force. The enemy aircraft attack lasted twenty minutes. Attacked by enemy fighters, the crew was
able to bail out before it crashed near Kempten, Germany. FLAK OFF LIMITS.
107009 (MSN 21924) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 25/29Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 15/16Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 29Feb/1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 613th Bomb
Squadron [IN*E], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire. {first combat
mission 26Mar44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at
Sorau, Prussia 11Apr44. The primary target was covered with clouds so the formation headed north for
the Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG synthetic oil plant at Pölitz which was also obscured by cloud cover. The
formation found a target of opportunity, the industrial area of Stettin, Prussia. Friendly fighter
support was good, but in several areas insufficient to cope with the strong enemy opposition;
moderate to intense and very accurate flak was encountered en route and over the target. On return,
the formation was subjected to two hard-pressed attacks by enemy fighters. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Luftwaffe air equipment depot and airfield at Erding, Munich, Germany 24Apr44. While
there was no flak over the target, moderate flak was experienced elsewhere throughout the mission.
About forty enemy aircraft were observed and attacks were made on some of the formations. Battle
damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards in Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. No enemy aircraft were
observed; flak was moderate to intense most of the way in, over the target and on return. Battle
damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 12May44 (1KIA). No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was moderate but accurate;
the waist gunner was wounded and died in hospital at Deenethorpe. Numerous flak holes through skin
from station 6 to 8 both sides of fuselage; large flak tear base left side of vertical stabilizer
causing structural damage; holes in upper skin of left and right wings; holes through left and right
horizontal stabilizers; flak through wing between no.2 engine and fuselage puncturing #2 fuel tank;
damage to no.3 engine. Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe aircraft repair depot at
Villacoublay, Paris, France 20May44. No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was moderate
but accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke aero engine
factory at Dessau, Germany 28May44. A large enemy fighter force was encountered before the I.P. and
on to the rally point after the target. Flak over the target was meagre and inaccurate. With no.1
and no.2 engines disabled, on return the pilot force landed at the emergency landing field,
RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk. Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Hamburg, Germany
6Nov44 (9POW). No.2 engine was struck by flak over the target area and started to overspeed; the
pilot was unable to feather the propeller. Vibrations in this engine tore an oil line in no.1 engine,
causing it to overheat. On the return to England, when flying over Cuxhaven, Germany, the plane lost
altitude and over the North Sea, realising that they were not going to make it to England, the pilot
decided to head south for Allied lines in Belgium. When a third engine failed, he had to make a
forced landing on the grounds of a family farm near Tussenweg in the Wieringermeer polder, about 3km
southeast of Middenmeer, Netherlands. LADY JANE. The Germans relieved the wreckage of all valuable
material and blew up the rest. The remains were later buried in the field by the farmer.
107010 (MSN 21925) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 26Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/28Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 28Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Wichita,
KS - Kearney, NB 15/16Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB
16Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 29Feb/2Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 2Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 2Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 13Mar44. 569th Bomb
Squadron [CC*E], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Mar44. {first combat mission
23Mar44}. 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. Crashed on takeoff for a tactical mission to railway marshalling yards at Fulda, Germany
27Dec44 (9KIA). Overnight frost on the wings prevented the bomber from gaining altitude during
takeoff. It rose to about fifty feet before gradually losing height, following the fall of the
countryside, striking a tree which knocked off the left wing and elevator. The plane smashed into a
railway embankment on the outskirts of Parham then hit a roadside bank and exploded in the village
street at Parham, Suffolk, destroying the chapel and damaging most of the houses but without
civilian injury. {62 missions}. Condemned salvage 27Dec44. GLORIA ANN II / CLOSE CROP.
107011 (MSN 21926) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 26Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 26/30Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 15/16Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 29Feb/1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Grenier Field 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 418th Bomb Squadron [LD*T], 100th Bomb
Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Mar44. Battle damaged on a mission to the
Messerschmitt AG aircraft factory at Augsburg, Germany 13Apr44. After crossing the French coast en
route to the target, the formation came under fire from heavy flak for about 100 miles, damaging
no.3 engine. Damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Laon-Athies, France 8May44 (1KIA). The
aircraft was hit with a 100lb General Purpose bomb which wedged in the tail of the plane. The bomb
was defused and the tail gunner extracted only to die a short while later; the tail turret was
replaced. Failed to return from a mission to aircraft component factories in Leipzig, Germany
29May44 (4KIA:6POW). The Luftwaffe dispatched around forty fighters to intercept the bombers, their
attack co-inciding with a ten-minute period when the bombers were flying without an escort. On the
bomb run the tail gunner called out enemy fighters. Action began just as the squadron dropped its
bombs when two explosions took place; one under the nose in the chin turret, the other at no.2
engine when it was hit by 20mm cannon shells. The one under the nose was flak, and pieces of
shrapnel filled the air as they tore through the Plexiglas and aluminium wounding the bombardier.
The plane went into a spin, straightened into a dive and then the nose disintegrated as the plane
exploded. Crashed at Torgau, northeast of Leipzig, Germany. SHINING HOUR.
107012 (MSN 21927) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 26Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 26/28Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Wichita, KS - Kearney, NB 15/16Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 16Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 29Feb/2Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 2Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 2Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 407th Bomb
Squadron [PY*J], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 22Mar44. Failed to return
from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Lyon-Bron, France 30Apr44 (6KIA:3POW:1EVD). Enemy fighters
attacked during a brief absence of friendly fighter support; no anti-aircraft fire was experienced
by this Group. Returning from the target, an attack by enemy fighters severely damaged the cockpit
and electrics followed by an explosion. A small fire started in the cockpit; the structure seams
split from top to bottom; all cockpit windows blown out; electrical system destroyed. The pilot and
five enlisted men were killed. Crashed and exploded at La Vacherie Le Luet, south of Neuvy-en-
Sullias, southeast of Orléans, France.
107013 (MSN 21928) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 27Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 29/31Jan44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 15/18Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 18Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 29Feb/1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier
Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Grenier Field 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 612th Bomb Squadron [SC*O], 401st Bomb
Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire Mar44. 423rd Bomb Squadron, 306th Bomb Group,
Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 14Mar44. Returned after takeoff for a mission to the Luftwaffe
airfield at Longvic, Dijon, France 28Mar44 (10 RMC). The pilot was taken ill soon after takeoff and,
returning to land at base, the left landing gear collapsed. Starting a ground loop to the left, the
right landing gear collapsed and the plane came to rest on the grass about 150 feet from the runway.
Condemned salvage 29Mar44.
107014 (MSN 21929) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 29Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Cheyenne, WY 1/3Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 3Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 11Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne -
Kearney, NB 16Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 29Feb/1Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic
route departing Presque Isle Field 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 527th Bomb Squadron
[FO*K], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 30Mar44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 21Jun44. Regained by Group 11Jul44. 2nd Strategic Air
Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 29Jul44. Regained by Group 21Aug44. 2nd
Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 27Sep44. Regained by Group 14Oct44.
Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of
Zeitz, Germany 30Nov44 (9POW). Only weak resistance was encountered from the German fighter force;
there was intense and accurate flak over the target. Over the target, flak struck no.3 and no.4
engines; another engine failed during the return and the crew bailed out over Siegerland. The bomber
approached the community of Wiederstein in a glide, flying in a straight line. It flew very low over
what was then the Hotel Blecher and shaved off the tops of the spruce trees behind the building. On
a slope outside Wiederstein, the bomber hit the ground in a hollow next to a quarry, exploded and
burst into flames. Only the tail of the aircraft was still intact, the wreckage was later recovered
by the Wehrmacht. Crashed in the northern foothills of the Westerwald near Wiederstein, southeast of
Neunkirchen, Germany. LUCY - artwork of a woman swan diving.
107015 (MSN 21930) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 27Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Cheyenne, WY 28/29Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 29Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne -
Grand Island, NB 5Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 5Feb44. Ferried Grand
Island - Manchester, NH 10Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station
16), Manchester, NH 10Feb44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque
Isle Field (Station 2), ME 17Feb44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque
Isle Field 17Feb44; Gander, Newfoundland to UK 20Feb44. Eighth Air Force, England 21Feb44. 750th
Bomb Squadron [W], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 3Mar44. Battle damaged
on a mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Sorau, Prussia 11Apr44. The
primary target was covered with clouds so the formation headed north for the Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG
synthetic oil plant at Pölitz which was also obscured by cloud cover. The formation found a target
of opportunity, the industrial area of Stettin, Prussia. Friendly fighter support was good, but in
several areas insufficient to cope with the strong enemy opposition; moderate to intense and very
accurate flak was encountered en route and over the target. On return, the formation was subjected
to two hard-pressed attacks by enemy fighters. Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-1
flying bomb launch site at Gorenflos, east of Abbeville, France 20Apr44. Flak was moderate but
accurate. Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site at Zudausques,
Pas-de-Calais, France 27Apr44. Flak was moderate but accurate. Damaged during a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Épinal, France 23May44. The pilot aborted the mission because of mechanical
trouble. Additionally, the left landing gear was locked in the down position and the right landing
gear in the up position. The crew was unable to correct either manually. Bombs were dropped in the
English Channel and the plane began circling Glatton to use up fuel. After the other planes
returning from the mission had landed the pilot made a smooth landing on the Left gear and tail
wheel. When the right wing dropped and hit the runway the plane veered and went off the runway.
Failed to return from a mission to industrial targets in Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 (9INT). Mechanical
failure with two engines disabled, crash landed at Rinkaby, southeast of Kristianstad, Sweden.
Condemned 21Jun44. Recaptured by US Government. Assigned to GLUE (Ninth Air Force, Europe) Jun45.
Flown to UK 29Jun45. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Returned to US Jul45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 14Jul45. Ferried Windsor
Locks - Dallas, TX - Independence, KS 14/16Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical
Service Command), Independence Field, KS 16Jul45. Declared excess 25Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air
Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 10Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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.
107016 (MSN 21931) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 28Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 28/30Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 30Jan44. Ferried Cheyenne - Tampa, FL 5/8Feb44. 483rd Bomb Group, MacDill Field, Tampa,
FL 8Feb44. Ferried Tampa - West Palm Beach, FL 5/9Mar44. 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air
Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 9Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 10Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Morrison Field 10Mar44; Waller Field, Piarco, Trinidad: Belém, Brazil: Natal, Brazil:
Dakar, Senegal; Menara Airport, Marrakech, French Morocco: Tunisia. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy.
816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Mar44. {nil missions}.
348th Bomb Squadron, 99th Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy 31Mar44. Equipped with
a Hallicrafter S-27 UHF radio receiver May44. Used by an additional intercept radio operator to
monitor and record enemy ground to air and air-to ground transmissions. Participated in the first
Operation Frantic shuttle mission to railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After
the target, the bomber continued east and landed at a Russian airfield near Poltava (Station 559),
Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Galati, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Poltava.
Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Focsani, Rumania 11Jun44. Failed
to return from a mission to a tank factory at Turin, Italy 24Jul44 (6POW:4EVD). Fourteen miles north
of Genoa, Italy, no.1 propeller oversped and the engine caught fire. A broken oil line and loss of
oil prevented the propeller from being feathered. With the propeller windmilling, the pilot
attempted to restart the engine and feather the propeller but was unsuccessful. Pulling maximum
power from the other three engines to maintain formation, the no.2 engine overheated and leaking oil.
Losing altitude rapidly, about forty miles north of Genoa the bombs were jettisoned and the plane
turned back towards base. Over the Ligurian Sea south of Genoa, the no.1 engine caught fire. With
little chance of reaching Corsica, the pilot turned back towards land and, over Carrosio, Italy,
ordered the crew to bail out. The plane crashed and burned at Chiusa di Pesio, south of Cuneo, Italy.
{41 missions}.
107017 (MSN 21932) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 28Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 28/30Jan44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 30Jan44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 7Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne - Kearney, NB
11Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Feb44. Ferried Kearney
- Presque Isle, ME 29Feb/1Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Presque Isle Field 5Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 560th Bomb Squadron [A], 388th Bomb
Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Mar44. {first combat mission 26Mar44}. Failed to return
from a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44 (2KIA:6POW:2EVD). Meagre
flak was encountered crossing the French coast in the Le Tréport area but very accurate flak at
Poix-de-Picardie, France. Struck by flak before reaching the target, the no.3 and no.4 engines
caught fire. The aircraft then left the formation and seven parachutes were seen. The aircraft
exploded before hitting the ground. Crashed at Campneuseville, 25km northwest of Poix-de-Picardie,
France. {23 missions}.
107018 (MSN 21933) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Cheyenne, WY 1/3Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport,
WY 3Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 11Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne - Kearney, NB 19Feb44. 7th
Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 19Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Presque
Isle, ME 29Feb/1Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field (Station 2), ME 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle
Field 8Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 535th Bomb Squadron [MS*U], 381st Bomb Group,
Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 25Mar44. {72 missions}. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 9Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Syracuse,
NY - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 10/14Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 14Jun45. Declared excess 28Aug45. Ferrying Division, Air
Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. LOS ANGELES CITY LIMITS. Painted by Jack
Gaffney.
107019 (MSN 21934) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 29Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO - Cheyenne, WY 30Jan/1Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10,
Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 1Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne -
Savannah, GA 18/19Feb44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
19Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah
- Presque Isle, ME 29Feb44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque
Isle Field (Station 2), ME 29Feb44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque
Isle Field 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 15Mar44. 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, Rougham
(Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Ernst Heinkel
Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Annahof, Oranienburg, Germany 18Apr44 (2KIA:9POW). The bombers
arrived over Oranienburg to find the town covered by a thick undercast. Forced to decide between
abandoning the mission and 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 bombers encountered intense flak
over Oranienburg. Damaged in an attack by enemy fighters and crashed Freisach, fifteen miles west of
Oranienburg, Germany. WABBIT...WHAT'S UP DOC?
107020 (MSN 21935) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 31Jan44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 31Jan44. Ferried
Long Beach - Cheyenne, WY 1/2Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal
Airport, WY 2Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne - Kearney, NB
14Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Feb44. Ferried Kearney
- Presque Isle, ME 6/8Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque
Isle Field (Station 2), ME 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque
Isle Field 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 18Mar44. 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Mar44. Failed to return from a diversionary mission to an aircraft
components depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (9KIA:1POW). En route to the target, south of Koblenz
and again north of Frankfurt, Germany, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters.
A third attack was made near Chemnitz by twin-engined fighters firing rockets and cannons. Badly
damaged by enemy aircraft, two engines disabled. Crashed Reinachmühle near Ailingen, north of
Friedrichshafen, Germany.
107021 (MSN 21936) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 1/3Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 3Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 7Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 15Feb44.
7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 15Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command 29Feb44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing 2Mar44. Eighth Air
Force, England 12Mar44. 710th Bomb Squadron [IJ*L], 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk 3Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt AG aircraft factory at Augsburg,
Germany 13Apr44 (10INT). After crossing the French coast en route to the target, the formation came
under fire from heavy flak for about one hundred miles. Flak struck and damaged no.2 engine, also
causing a major fuel leak. Unable to return to England, the pilot jettisoned the bomb load and
headed for Switzerland. Force landed at Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland. Repaired and used by Swiss
Air Force for instructional service. Recaptured by US Government. Assigned to GLUE (United States
Air Forces in Europe) Sep45. Flown to UK 4Sep45. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590),
Lancashire. Condemned salvage 12Oct45.
107022 (MSN 21937) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 2/4Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 4Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 9Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Alexandria, LA
9/10Feb44. Combat Crew Training School, Alexandria AAB, LA 10Feb44. Ferried Alexandria - Presque
Isle, ME 9/11Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle
Field (Station 2), ME 11Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle
Field 13Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 15Mar44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*F], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Loddenheide, Münster, Germany 5Oct44 (5KIA:4POW). Intense and accurate flak was
encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Damaged by flak, crashed and
burned 2km northeast of Roxel, northwest of Münster, Germany. IN THE MOOD.
107023 (MSN 21938) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 1/3Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 3Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 7Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 11Feb44.
7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Feb44. Ferried Kearney -
Manchester, NH 29Feb/1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Mar44.
Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*A], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station
167), Essex 25Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen,
Germany 27May44 (1KIA:5POW:3EVD). The plane had engine problems since departing causing it to lag
behind the formation. The pilot turned back on reaching the German border. Attacked and shot down by
an enemy fighter damaging the controls. Crash landed and burned out near Champfleury, 4km west of
Mailly-le-Camp, northeast of Romilly-sur-Seine, France. The navigator was killed in the crash and
the bombardier injured. {>2 missions}.
107024 (MSN 21939) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 2Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK 2/4Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 4Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 9Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Alexandria,
LA 13Feb44. Combat Crew Training School, Alexandria AAB, LA 13Feb44. Operational Training Unit,
Grand Island Field, NB 25Feb44. Ferried Grand Island - Presque Isle, ME 2/4Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group,
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 4Mar44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 5Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England
11Mar44. 350th Bomb Squadron [LN*B], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Mar44.
Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to a V-2 rocket service bunker complex at Sottevast, south
of Cherbourg, France 28Apr44 (6KIA:5POW). The new Commander of the 100th Bomb Group decided he would
fly this mission, and became the Command Lead in this plane. No bombs were released on the first
bomb run, but the Commander ordered another run, at the same altitude and air speed as the first.
This allowed German gunners to accurately bracket the formation with flak. Leaving the target near
Valognes, the plane was hit by two bursts of flak; one near cockpit and one near tail. Cockpit burst
into flames, the plane went into a vertical dive and the top turret came off as the plane entered
clouds; it seemed to disintegrate without exploding. Crashed at La Croix-Jacob, Négreville, 3km
southeast of Sottevast, France.
107025 (MSN 21940) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 1/3Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 3Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 8Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 11Feb44.
7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 11Feb44. Ferried Kearney -
Manchester, NH 29Feb/1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Mar44.
Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 711th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126),
Suffolk Mar44. 710th Bomb Squadron. Returning from a mission to industrial targets at Kassel,
Germany, severely damaged in an accident landing back at Rattlesden 29Jan45. Condemned salvage
29Jan45. LITTLE CHUM.
107026 (MSN 21941) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 2/3Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 3Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 6Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand
Island Field, NB 9Feb44. Ferried Grand Island - Presque Isle, ME 21Feb44. 8th Ferrying Group, North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 21Feb44. Ferried overseas
on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 21Feb44. Eighth Air Force, England 24Feb44.
751st Bomb Squadron [Y], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 4Mar44. Battle
damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site at Zudausques, Pas-de-Calais,
France 27Apr44. Flak was moderate but accurate. Battle damaged during a mission to Friedrichstraße
railway station, Berlin, Germany 24May44. There was no fighter opposition; flak was intense and
accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Le Bourget, Paris 14Jun44. As the
formation approached the target on the bomb run, heavy and accurate flak was encountered. 2nd
Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 14Jun44. Regained by Group 15Jun44.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to a buried oil dump on the
banks of the Canal du Midi, at Montbartier, north of Toulouse, France 25Jun44. Flak was moderate to
heavy and accurate; there was no enemy fighter opposition. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton
(Station 547), Huntingdonshire 26Jun44. Regained by Group 28Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to
the Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen, south of Leipzig, Germany 30Nov44
(9POW). Flak at the target was moderate to intense and accurate for both height and deflection.
Badly damaged, the plane crash landed in France. Condemned 30Nov44. HAMTRAMACK MAMA. Title of a song
by the York Brothers which became a hit on the Detroit-based Universal label. The song's bawdy
lyrics raised some protest among the politicians of the city of Hamtramck (within Detroit's borders).
107027 (MSN 21942) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 2Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 2/4Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 4Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand
Island Field, NB 10Feb44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 19/20Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters
and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force,
England 27Mar44. 401st Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire
7Apr44. {nil missions}. ANNE. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*Y] 10Apr44. {first combat mission 11Apr44}.
{10 missions}. THE BLOODY BUCKET - artwork of a dressed skelton with a puddle of blood. 322nd Bomb
Squadron [LG*Y]. {first combat mission 25Apr44}. Battle damaged during a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Troyes, France 1May44. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the
coast on the way home; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Battle damage on a mission to
Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 7May44. No enemy fighters were seen and friendly
support was satisfactory; accurate flak was encountered at Dümmer See, Germany, but was inaccurate
over Berlin. Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Saint-Dizier, France 9May44.
Moderate and accurate flak was encountered at Saint-Dizier; there was no enemy fighter opposition.
Major battle damage during a mission to a Luftwaffe aircraft repair depot at Villacoublay, Paris,
France 20May44. No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was moderate but accurate. Battle
damaged on a tactical mission to coastal defences at Houlgate, France 5Jun44. An engine supercharger
failed during assembly over England and then the engine over the water. Since the crew had never
aborted a mission they continued. Unable to keep up with the formation, an alternative target was
selected; believed to have been an airfield, in retrospect the bombardier believed it was a missile
launching site. There was intensive flak over the target disabling two more engines. With one
remaining engine the pilot managed to limp back to RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex on the
south coast of England and made a dead-stick landing when the last engine failed at the edge of the
airfield. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire. It took M/Sgt
Elliott and his crew about ten days to change the engines and make other necessary repairs. When the
pilot and his crew went to fly the plane back to Bassingbourn they were stunned, it looked like new!
All jettisoned gear had been replaced and nose art, mission bombs and the Swastikas-everything
recording the previous 20+ missions was gone. Regained by Group 15Jun44. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*X]
18Jun44. HIKIN' FOR HOME. Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 26Dec44. Regained by
Group 4Jan45. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany 14Feb45
(1WIA:8RMC). 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 was wounded but managed to force land at Denain/Prouvy (A-83),
France. Regained by Group. Force landed on continent 20Feb45. Regained by Group 23Mar45.
{>125 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 #31). 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. Adorned with airline type paint stripes
on fuselage. Ninth Air Force Jul45. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Aug45.
Condemned salvage 31Dec45. ANNE / THE BLOODY BUCKET / HIKIN' FOR HOME - artwork of a female thumbing
a lift standing near a multi-destination sign. Named as that was what the crew looked forward to
after each target - hiking for home. Painted by Tony Starcer.
107028 (MSN 21943) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 2Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 2/4Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Detroit, MI - Grand Island, NB 12/14Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 14Feb44.
Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 21/22Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 28Mar44. 338th Bomb
Squadron [BX*F], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk Mar44. 358th Bomb Squadron
[VK*I], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 8Apr44. {first combat mission
11Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer ball bearing factory at
Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44. Enemy fighters attacked before the target; moderate to intense and
accurate flak was experienced over the target. Battle damaged during a Crossbow mission to a V-2
rocket service bunker complex at Sottevast, south of Cherbourg, France 27Apr44. Flak was moderate to
intense and very accurate; no enemy fighters were seen. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44. Restricted visibility made it difficult to sight
the primary target. The AFCE in both lead aircraft were disabled by flak and runs were made visually
by PDI. The Group was unable to locate the primary target until immediately over it. A second bomb
run was made but did not make a good run because of anti-aircraft fire. A few enemy fighters were
seen but none attacked the formation; moderate and extremely accurate flak was encountered over the
target area. Failed to return from a mission to the Modis thermal electric power station, Leipzig,
Germany 28May44 (7KIA:3POW). There was moderate but very accurate flak in the Leipzig area. The
plane received a direct flak hit close to the no.4 engine; the right wing immediately caught fire.
The aircraft slid under the formation, the right wing came off, it rolled over on its back and went
down. The tail came off at the rear entrance door; some parachutes were reported. Crashed near
Beucha, west of Wolfshain, east of Leipzig. (15 missions}.
107029 (MSN 21944) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 3Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Daggett, CA - Cheyenne, WY 3/5Feb44. United Air Lines, Modification Center #10, Cheyenne
Municipal Airport, WY 5Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Feb44. Ferried Cheyenne - Kearney,
NB 13Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 13Feb44. Ferried
Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 29Feb/1Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Presque Isle Field 2Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 710th Bomb Squadron [E],
447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Mar44. 708th Bomb Squadron [N]. Failed to return
from a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany
2Nov44 (1KIA:8POW). The box barrage of flak was heavy around the target; a large force of Luftwaffe
fighters went up to meet the bomber force. Damaged in an attack by enemy fighters and crashed Gross
Himmlage [sic], Germany. TAILWIND - art work of a lady with her skirt flying upwards as if she was
blown by a tail wind.
107030 (MSN 21945) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/6Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 6Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 11Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 12/13Feb44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 13Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 22/23Feb44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 23Feb44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain
Zone I) 6Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Mar44. Eighth
Air Force, England 13Mar44. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*T], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121),
Cambridgeshire 24Mar44. {first combat mission 29Mar44}. Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Oldenburg, Germany 8Apr44. The 91st Bomb Group was the last group over the target and
took very heavy flak. Battle damaged on a mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory
at Cottbus, Germany 11Apr44. Heavy and accurate flak was encountered most of the way in. The target
area was found to be covered in low cloud preventing dropping bombs on the primary. The bomb bay
doors were closed and the formation proceeded to the secondary target, a factory near Gülzow,
Germany. The Group could not sight because of broken cloud, and so retained their bombs until able
to attack a target of opportunity. The return trip was made without incident until the Danish coast
was reached; at that point, heavy and accurate flak was encountered. Major battle damage on a
mission to targets in the city of Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. Flak was intense and accurate at the
target. After leaving target a continuous succession of bursts were encountered ranging from
moderate to intense. Battle damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Troyes, France
1May44. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the coast on the way home; there was no
enemy fighter opposition. Major battle damage on a mission to Friedrichstraße railway station,
Berlin, Germany 7May44 (2WIA:8RMC). No enemy fighters were seen and friendly support was
satisfactory; accurate flak was encountered at Dümmer See, Germany, but was inaccurate over Berlin.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Wintershall AG synthetic oil refinery at Lützkendorf, six miles
west of Merseburg, Germany 12May44. Because of heavy smoke over the target, the railway marshalling
yards two miles west were bombed. No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was moderate but
accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to military installations in Berlin, Germany 24May44. The
formation was attacked by a force of enemy fighters going into and on return from the target. Flak
was intense and accurate over the target. Battle damaged on a mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau
AG aircraft factory at Krzesiny, Poznan, Poland 29May44. Only weak resistance was encountered from
the German fighter force; there was meagre and inaccurate flak over the target. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke aero engine factory at Dessau, Germany 30May44
(1WIA:8RMC). Enemy opposition, both from flak and fighters, was greater than it had been for some
time. The flak was heavy and accurate and the fighters came right into the attack formation; radio
operator was wounded. Battle damaged during a mission to a synthetic oil refinery in Hamburg,
Germany 20Jun44. Flak over the target was intense and accurate. The aircraft had fifteen to twenty
flak holes and damage. Number one engine induction system was hit, number two engine cowling was hit,
and number four superchargers were disabled. The wings and stabilizer were hit several times and the
radio antenna was knocked off. The fuselage from the waist back had some large holes; unexploded
shells and large pieces of flak were lying around the interior. Battle damaged by flak on a Crossbow
mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site at Aire-sur-la-Lys, Pas-de-Calais, France 6Jul44.
The squadron made three 360 degree turns in the target area, finally bombing a last resort target
northeast of Estrée-Blanche. Failed to return from a tactical mission to a railway bridge over the
river Seine at Le Manoir, southeast of Rouen, France 13Aug44 (1KIA:3POW:5EVD). Moderate but
extremely accurate flak over the target. Just prior to bomb release the plane took a direct flak hit
in the cockpit and fire broke out as oxygen bottles exploded and hydraulic fluid fed the blaze. The
pilot held the plane steady, staying with the formation to bomb, then turned sharply upwards and
away before peeling off to the left. In the next four minutes the plane dived several times,
levelling off between each dive. The pilot circled over Incarville to give the crew time to bail out
from the aircraft but didn't escape the plane which went into a steep dive close to the ground
before crashing into a house at the junction of Rue d'Epreville and Rue des Près, Épreville,
Incarville, south of Rouen, France. {54 missions}. FIFINELLA. Artwork of a large bomb was added so
as to give the impression that the figure, dressed in a red coat and purple trousers, was sitting
astride it rather than leaping from the sky. Name is attributed by airmen to the female gremlin.
Painted by Tony Starcer.
107031 (MSN 21946) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 2Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 3/6Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 6Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 9Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Alexandria, LA 11Feb44. Combat Crew Training School, Alexandria AAB, LA 11Feb44. Ferried Alexandria
- Presque Isle, ME 10/12Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 12Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Presque Isle Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 19Mar44. 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk Mar44. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*N], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station
155), Suffolk Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau aero engine factory
at Allach, Munich, Germany 13Jul44 (10INT). Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen
and Mannheim with intense flak at the target. The failure of no.1 engine caused the pilot to leave
the formation. A Mustang fighter escort accompanied the bomber to the Swiss border. After circling
over Switzerland for a few minutes, the pilot was guided by Swiss fighters to force land at
Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland. {34 missions}. Recaptured by US Government. Assigned to GLUE (United
States Air Forces in Europe) Sep45. Flown to UK 27Aug45. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station
590), Lancashire. Returned to US Sep45. 1103rd Base Unit (Caribbean Wing, 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 23Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company,
Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
107032 (MSN 21947) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Denver, CO 4/6Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport,
CO 6Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Feb44. Ferried Denver - Rapid City, SD 4Mar44. 398th
Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational
Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Dow Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire Apr44. {nil missions}. 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot
No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 1May44. 367th Bomb Squadron
(GY*G), 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 12May44. {first combat mission
13May44}. Failed to return from a mission to an oil refinery at Krzesiny, Poznan, Poland 13May44
(9RMC). The primary and secondary target, an electrolytic hydrogen-peroxide facility at Peenemünde,
Prussia, were under heavy cloud coverage so the bomb run was made on a last resort target, the naval
and shipbuilding areas of Stettin, Prussia. Meagre, inaccurate flak en route with moderate to heavy
and accurate flak over the target; enemy fighters were observed but did not attack this Group. Flak
damaged no.2 and no.3 engines. When a third engine failed, the plane ditched in the North Sea about
eight miles off the English coast; the pilot was heard telling control that he had to ditch with
fuel exhaustion. The pilot of another 306th Bomb Group plane [42-97180] heard the transmission,
dropped down and circled the plane on the water, reporting its position. Sea was calm with slight
wind and the plane stayed afloat almost an hour. The left dinghy failed to inflate or else floated
under the plane. In the right dinghy were five men, with three hanging to the side, and another in a
Mae West swimming. Two RAF P-51 Mustangs appeared soon after ditching and fired flares; then two
Vickers Wellingtons appeared and circled the position. The other 306BG bomber departed when a rescue
cutter was a few hundred yards from the dinghy and reported that it had the dinghy in sight.
{1 mission}. ANY TIME ANNIE.
107033 (MSN 21948) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 2Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Denver, CO 2/4Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport,
CO 4Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
16Feb44. Ferried Denver - Nashville, TN - Savannah, GA 18/21Feb44. Processing and Staging Group,
Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 10/11Mar44. Substantially damaged
when ground looped landing at Grenier Field 11Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron,
Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 11Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain
Zone I) 15Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing
Grenier Field 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 19Mar44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*Z:DF*D], 91st Bomb
Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 24Mar44. {first combat mission 27Mar44}. {final
combat mission 27Apr44}. {14 missions}. 322nd Bomb Squadron [LG*D] May44. {first combat mission
7May44}. Battle damage on a mission to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 7May44. No
enemy fighters were seen and friendly support was satisfactory; accurate flak was encountered at
Dümmer See, Germany, but was inaccurate over Berlin. Major battle damage on a mission to the
Wintershall AG synthetic oil refinery at Lützkendorf, six miles west of Merseburg, Germany 12May44.
Because of heavy smoke over the target, the railway marshalling yards two miles west were bombed. No
enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was moderate but accurate. Battle damaged during a
mission to government buildings in Berlin, Germany 19May44. Enemy fighters were observed but did not
attack this Group. Intense and accurate flak was encountered from the Initial Point to the target;
along the route flak was moderate but inaccurate. Battle damaged by flak on a Crossbow mission to a
German V-1 flying bomb launch site at Aire-sur-la-Lys, Pas-de-Calais, France 6Jul44. The squadron
made three 360 degree turns in the target area, finally bombing a last resort target northeast of
Estrée-Blanche. Battle damaged on a mission to an oil refinery at Mockau, Leipzig, Germany 20Jul44.
Damaged by flak just before reaching the Initial Point, north of Bayreuth, the no.2 engine was
disabled. The pilot aborted the mission and returned safely to Bassingbourn. Battle damaged on a
tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to a Luftwaffe air depot at Chartres, France
1Aug44 (1WIA). The plane was flying on the right wing of 42-97879 which was shot down by flak. This
bomber had about sixty holes in the middle of the fuselage when it landed back at Bassingbourn. The
navigator was wounded. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau,
Ludwigshafen, Germany 5Sep44 (1KIA:1POW:7EVD). The plane was the last to takeoff. In heavy propeller
wash it drifted to the right and, just before becoming airborne, hit a landing light and blew a tire.
Over France the weather steadily worsened. Near Metz, France, the Group ran into heavy flak. No.3
engine was struck by flak and failed caused by an oil leak; it was overheating and the propeller was
feathered. The flak had also disabled no.4 engine and the propeller was feathered to eliminate the
possibility of fire. Just before the I.P. the lead aircraft advised the Group they were to climb an
extra 3,000ft to 24,000ft in an attempt to get on top of the still-worsening weather. With only two
engines, the plane was unable to keep up or climb and couldn't even stay under the low squadron. The
Group leader advised the pilot to turn back, find a hole, and see if he could get far enough to find
a landing field in liberated France. A third engine was not producing power when German Bf 109
fighters attacked out of the clouds from behind, killing the tail gunner, destroying part of the
rudder and elevator, and cutting off communication with the rear of the aircraft. After a couple
more hits on the wing near the no.3 engine, the plane was down to 6,000ft and there was still no
sign of any opening in the ground cover. The pilot rang the bailout bell and told the crew to go.
The plane crashed on a flat field, skidded across a creek, broke up and destroyed by fire in a small
wood near Bazailles, east of Pierrepont, about 10km southeast of Longuyon, France. {59 missions}.
MY BABY - artwork of Carmen Miranda (a Brazilian dancer-actress) hi-stepping. Painted by Tony
Starcer.
107034 (MSN 21949) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 5Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Denver, CO 5/7Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver
Municipal Airport, CO 7Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Feb44. Ferried Denver - Rapid City,
SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group,
Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME
27/28Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 29Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 1May44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1May44. {nil missions}. 749th Bomb
Squadron [K], 457th Bomb Group, Glatton (Station 130), Huntingdonshire 3May44. 2nd Strategic Air
Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 21May44. Regained by Group 27May44. 751st Bomb
Squadron. {final combat mission 6Nov44}. Accident departing for a tactical mission to front line
strong points around Metz, France 9Nov44. In the darkness of the morning takeoff, no. 2 engine
caught fire. The aircraft circled the field with the flaming engine and proceeded to land back on
the takeoff runway. As the aircraft touched down, the landing gear collapsed and sparks flew as it
skidded down the runway almost its full length. The pilot and his crew escaped the aircraft with no
injuries. Condemned salvage 10Nov44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton.
RAMPANT PANSY.
107035 (MSN 21950) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 2Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Denver, CO 2/4Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport,
CO 4Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 28Feb44. Ferried Denver - Rapid City, SD 1/4Mar44.
398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational
Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 27/29Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 29Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Dow Field 29Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 3May44. 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire May44. {nil missions}. 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot
No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 6May44. 548th Bomb Squadron
[GX*L], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk May44. Failed to return from a
mission to the Karl Borgward armoured vehicle factory at Bremen, Germany 26Sep44 (10POW). Intense
and accurate flak was encountered in the target area. Struck and damaged by flak, crashed at
Jesteburg, south of Hamburg, Germany. RELUCTANT LADY - artwork of a woman swan diving.
107036 (MSN 21951) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 3Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 52nd Ferrying Squadron, 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA
3Feb44. Damaged in a collision with parked B-17G 42-97700 while taxying at Long Beach Field 3Feb44.
Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO 9/11Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver
Municipal Airport, CO 11Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Feb44. Ferried Denver - Rapid
City, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb
Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME
27/28Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 29Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 3May44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire May44. {nil missions}. 403rd Air Depot,
Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 6May44. 730th
Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk May44. Failed to return from a
mission to industrial targets in Berlin, Germany 21Jun44 (10INT). Moderate, accurate flak was
encountered in the target area. Damaged by flak, crash landed at Rinkaby, southeast of Kristianstad,
Sweden. Repaired and flown to Bulltofta, Malmö, for storage. Recaptured by US Government. Assigned
to GLUE (Ninth Air Force, Europe) Jun45. Flown to UK. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590),
Lancashire. Returned to US Jul45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor
Locks, CT 30Jul45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Independence, KS 31Jul/4Aug45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS 4Aug45. Declared excess 25Oct45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino
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. BIG NOISE II.
107037 (MSN 21952) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/6Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 6Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 11Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 13/14Feb44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5/8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 10Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
11Feb44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 12Mar44. Eighth
Air Force, England 21Mar44. 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Mar44. 730th
Bomb Squadron [H], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Mar44. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Krzesiny, Poznan, Poland 9Apr44. On
return from the target the Group was attacked by enemy fighters before reaching the Danish coast.
After the plane had dropped its bombs on the target, six enemy fighters attacked it from the rear;
at the same time, a force on enemy fighters started to attack from the nose. A 20mm cannon shell
exploded in the waist section, peppering the right waist gunner with shrapnel in both legs. Although
wounded, he remained at his guns while the navigator applied first aid. Two engines on the right
side of the plane were hit by the 20mm shells and a third engine, on the other wing, started to
throw oil and sputter; it was starting to fail. The pilot dropped out of formation and flew back
hedge-hopping over Germany. While only about forty feet above the ground, the bomber flew over a
German army camp. The Germans used everything that they could fire against the plane. The bomber's
gunners were shooting at every military installation in sight - it was a gunner's holiday. While out
over the North Sea, fifteen miles from England, the third engine failed and the crew started to toss
everything that was not screwed down out of the windows in order to retain altitude. Unable to make
it back to Deopham Green, the pilot crash landed on Nova Scotia farm at Caister-on-Sea, Great
Yarmouth, Norfolk. Condemned 11Apr44. Salvaged 11Apr44. PANTING STORK. Named because a crew member's
wife was pregnant.
107038 (MSN 21953) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 5Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 7/9Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Feb44. Ferried
Tulsa - Kearney, NB 18Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB
18Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 6/8Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic
route departing Presque Isle Field 8Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 11Mar44. 710th Bomb Squadron,
447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Annahof, Oranienburg, Germany 22Mar44 (10POW). Cloud
cover confounded efforts to attack the Heinkel factory, the Group diverted to the secondary target,
the Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin. Intense and accurate flak was encountered from the
Initial Point to after the target; accurate flak was encountered on the route home, that in the
Dümmer See area was the heaviest. There was no enemy fighter opposition. Damaged by flak, crashed on
St Alphonsus School, Spaarndammerstradt, Amsterdam, Netherlands, killing four civilians and at least
ten injured.
107039 (MSN 21954) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/6Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 6Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 11Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 12/15Feb44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 28Feb/1Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 1Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain
Zone I) 6Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 6Mar44.
Eighth Air Force, England 11Mar44. 612th Bomb Squadron [SC*M], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe
(Station 128), Northamptonshire 23Mar44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau
AG aircraft factory at Sorau, Prussia 11Apr44. The primary target was covered with clouds so the
formation headed north for the Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG synthetic oil plant at Pölitz which was also
obscured by cloud cover. The formation found a target of opportunity, the industrial area of Stettin,
Prussia. Friendly fighter support was good, but in several areas insufficient to cope with the
strong enemy opposition; moderate to intense and very accurate flak was encountered en route and
over the target. On return, the formation was subjected to two hard-pressed attacks by enemy
fighters. Major battle damage on a mission to the Gerhard Fieseler Werke (GFW) aircraft factory at
Waldau, Kassel, Germany 19Apr44. Flak was intense and accurate; no fighter opposition was
encountered. Flak hole in bottom of right wing near station 41; hole in bottom leading edge of right
wing near station 18; hole in duct on right side of no.2 engine nacelle; hole in duct on left side
of no.2 engine nacelle, entered bottom of right wing and out top; hole in bottom of right wing near
station 8, fuel tank change; hole in bottom of left wing trailing edge near station 30; hole in
bottom of left wing trailing edge near station 29; hole in nose section of no.1 engine, engine
change; hole in left elevator near station 62, in bottom out top; hole in trailing edge of rudder
near station 9; hole in bottom of left wing just below leading edge near station 32, in bottom out
top. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards in Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. No enemy
aircraft were observed; flak was moderate to intense most of the way in, over the target and on
return. Flak hole in shroud tube no.4 engine; hole in wing on top of no.3 engine oil cooler; hole in
left wing near station 6d puncturing #9 'Tokyo' fuel tank; hole in left side of fuselage near
station 3h; hole in right wing near station 31; hole in left horizontal stabilizer near station 149
fore; hole in vertical stabilizer station 8 leading edge. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 12May44. Flak at the
target was moderate and inaccurate; no enemy fighters were encountered. Battle damaged during a
mission to a Luftwaffe aircraft repair depot at Villacoublay, Paris, France 20May44. No enemy
fighter opposition was encountered; flak was moderate but accurate. Damaged during a tactical
mission to bomb enemy troop positions near Saint-Lô, France 24Jul44. Somewhere over the English
Channel, less than a half hour from the target and without warning, an oil line in the no.1 engine
broke. The first indication something was wrong was when the protective cowling around the leading
edge of the engine began to come apart. The co-pilot tried to feather the propeller to reduce drag
and prevent it from windmilling but the loss of oil prevented it. The propeller began to spin out of
control; within minutes, it melted off its shaft. The propeller and the rest of the cowling tumbled
into the sea below but the plane returned to a safe landing at Deenethorpe. 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 28Apr45. Regained by Group 28May45. {104 missions}.
Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
7Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Lubbock, TX 8/13Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 13Jun45. Declared excess
28Aug45. 2509th Base Unit (Bombardier School), Big Spring Field, TX 27Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (San
Bernardino 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.
ICE COLD KATY - artwork of a dark-haired woman wearing a white swimsuit sitting up and holding her
head in her left hand.
107040 (MSN 21955) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 5Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Amarillo, TX - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK 7/9Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
14Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 18Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 18Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 29Feb/1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 22Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 27Mar44. 324th Bomb
Squadron [DF*D], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 1Apr44. {7 missions}.
323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*K] May44. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Ludwigshafen, Germany 27May44 (1KIA:1WIA:8RMC). En route to the target, the formation encountered
enemy fighters; flak was heavy over the target area. Severely damaged by both flak and enemy
fighters, the waist gunner was instantly killed when a big burst of flak went through the plane;
the engineer/top turret gunner was severely wounded. Substantially battle damage on a mission to a
Luftwaffe airfield at Cazaux, France 19Jun44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Nord railway
marshalling yard at Mulhouse, France 3Aug44. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*D] Aug44. Battle damaged on a
mission to industrial, oil and rail installations in Cologne, Germany 15Oct44 (4POW:6RMC). The plane
sustained severe flak damage near the I.P. and the crew were ordered to prepare to bail out. Four of
he crewmen misheard and bailed out of the plane before the pilot brought it back under control and
managed to head for home with no.2 engine disabled and no.3 propeller windmilling. The badly damaged
bomber landed at the emergency landing field, RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk where repairs took until the
end of the month to complete. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire
15Oct44. Regained by Group 2Nov44. Mid-air collision during a bombing practice flight over
Peterborough 5Dec44. The aircraft 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 B-17G 44-6151, and it was bent almost double. Both planes recovered and landed safely in spite of
their Severely damaged tail assemblies. Battle damaged during 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. Damaged over
Stuttgart, Germany but returned safely to base. {final combat mission 4Mar45}. {>98 missions}. TDY
858th Bomb Squadron, 492nd Bomb Group, North Pickenham (Station 143), Norfolk 17/21Apr45. Returned
to US, departed 8Jun45. Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 8Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Oklahoma City, 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 (San Bernardino 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. SHIRLEY JEAN - artwork based on Esquire's Vargas Girl Calendar Aug43.
Named after the crew chief's two daughters. Painted by Tony Starcer.
107041 (MSN 21956) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 5Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 5/6Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 6Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 11Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 12/14Feb44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 14Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 27/28Feb44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 28Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
2Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 2Mar44. Eighth Air
Force, England 12Mar44. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*M], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153),
Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 10Apr44}. 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. 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. {77 missions}. Failed to return
from a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany
30Nov44 (5KIA:4POW). It was struck by flak which knocked out the no.2 engine. As they were some five
minutes from the target the pilot instructed all personnel to stay with the aircraft. Five minutes
after bomb release, no.3 and no.4 engines were knocked out by flak which also damaged the aircraft
controls and instruments. The aircraft went into a dive from which the pilots managed to recover at
a low altitude. The crew started to jettison guns, ammunition and other removable equipment in an
effort to maintain height and flying speed. The plane proceeded in a westerly direction on its
single working engine for about another hour before the pilot gave orders to abandon the aircraft.
The enlisted crew gathered at the rear of the aircraft and all except the togglier successfully
bailed out. He remained aboard for another fifteen minutes during which time he, the co-pilot and
navigator worked to lighten the aircraft further by throwing out anything that was loose. The pilot
eventually gave the order to bail out. The aircraft exploded and crashed near Großalmerode,
southeast of Kassel, Germany. MISS BEHAVIN' / AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'.
107042 (MSN 21957) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 5Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 5/7Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 7Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 11Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 11/15Feb44. Processing and
Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 15Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 23/25Feb44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 25Feb44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Grenier Field 2Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 27Mar44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*Z], 91st Bomb Group,
Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany 27May44 (9INT). En route, enemy fighters were observed
but did not attack this Group; flak was heavy over the target area. The no.1 engine had been
throwing oil, then the propeller was feathered and some altitude was lost. Bombs were jettisoned at
the time the engine first appeared to be out of order. Another engine failed and the propeller
feathered. The pilot called the lead plane, gave position and asked for fighter support. It was last
seen behind and below the formation. Force landed at Payerne, Switzerland. {15 missions}. Recaptured
by US Government. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Sep45. Flown to UK 27Sep45.
Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Condemned salvage 18Oct45. LIBERTY RUN -
artwork of a stork in flight carrying a bomb in a diaper.
107043 (MSN 21958) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX - Tulsa, OK 4/9Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging
Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 16Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 20/22Feb44. Processing and
Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 28Feb/1Mar44.
8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME
1Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 5Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Presque Isle Field 5Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 614th Bomb Squadron, 401st
Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 23Mar44. {first combat mission 26Mar44}.
Major battle damage on a mission to the FAG Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer ball bearing factory at
Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44 (1WIA:9RMC). Enemy fighters attacked the Combat Wing ten minutes before
the target; flak at the target was heavy, light flak was encountered over the enemy coast on the
route out. A 20mm cannon shell wounded the radio operator. The plane landed safely back at
Deenethorpe despite the braking system being unusable. 613th Bomb Squadron [IN*B]. Battle damaged on
a mission to railway marshalling yards in Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. No enemy aircraft were observed;
flak was moderate to intense most of the way in, over the target and on return. Battle damaged
during a mission to a Luftwaffe aircraft repair depot at Villacoublay, Paris, France 20May44. No
enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was moderate but accurate. Battle damaged during a
mission to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 24May44. There was no fighter opposition;
flak was intense and accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke
aero engine factory at Dessau, Germany 28May44. A large enemy fighter force was encountered before
the I.P. and on to the rally point after the target. Flak over the target was meagre and inaccurate.
Major damage in an accident while parked at Deenethorpe 2Jun44. The aircraft behind, B-17G 43-37511,
jumped the chocks during engine run up prior to a mission and collided with the tail of #043. 2nd
Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 3Jun44. Condemned 24Jun44.
Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton. FITCH'S BANDWAGON. Named after the pilot,
Larry Fitchett.
107044 (MSN 21959) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 5Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 5Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Daggett, CA - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK 5/9Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Feb44. Ferried
Tulsa - Kearney, NB 16Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB
16Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 6/8Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic
route departing Presque Isle 9Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*L],
92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 25Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to
the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Sorau, Prussia 11Apr44 (2KIA:8POW). Friendly
fighter support was good, but in several areas insufficient to cope with the strong enemy opposition;
moderate to intense and very accurate flak was encountered en route. An attack by enemy fighters en
route to the target damaged the plane and caused a mid-air explosion. Crashed at Isenbüttel, north
of Brunswick, Germany.
107045 (MSN 21960) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/9Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 9Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 15Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Memphis, TN - Maxwell, AL - Savannah, GA 16/25Feb44. Processing and
Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 8/12Mar44. 8th
Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME
12Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 12Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Presque Isle Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 21Mar44. 550th Bomb Squadron [SG*D],
385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to
targets in the city of Berlin, Germany 29Apr44 (10POW). Flak was intense and accurate at the target
and encountered along most of the return route. Damaged in an attack by enemy fighters, struck in
the right wing by a 20mm cannon shell. The plane immediately left the formation and was last seen
going down through the overcast, out of control and crashed on fire at Schleibnitz, southwest of
Magdeburg, Germany.
107046 (MSN 21961) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/10Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 10Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 16Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 24Feb44. Processing and Staging
Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport
Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 8/10Mar44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 11Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field
11Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 15Mar44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*Z], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook
(Station 110), Northamptonshire 26Mar44. Substantially damaged when crash landed at Polebrook
31Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz Motoren aero engine factory at
Genshagen, Berlin, Germany 6Aug44 (4KIA:5POW). The aircraft was attacked from the rear by enemy
fighters. 20mm cannon shells tore open the trailing edges of the wings and exploded on the upper
turret, throwing the gunner to the floor and blowing away his oxygen mask. The same burst also hit
the ball turret, killing the gunner. At this point the pilot ordered the crew to abandon the
aircraft. The radio operator was reaching for his parachute when the plane exploded, killing him and
the two pilots. The explosion blew the top turret gunner clear of the plane. Crashed 1km southwest
of Wust, 2km east of Brandenburg, Germany. {21 missions}. SCREW Ø 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.
107047 (MSN 21962) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/9Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 9Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 15Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Baton Rouge, LA - Savannah, GA 20/22Feb44. Processing and Staging Group,
Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 1/8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain
Zone I) 15Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing
Grenier Field 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Mar44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*M], 95th Bomb
Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Mar44. {first combat mission 8Apr44}. Battle damaged on a
mission to Volkswagenwerk engine factory at Fallersleben, Wolfsburg, Germany 20Jun44. Flak damaged
no.4 main fuel tank and no.3 propeller. Battle damaged on a mission to a ball bearing works at
Schweinfurt, Germany 19Jul44. Flak during the bomb run was heavy and accurate. 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 Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to an oil refinery at Trzebinia, Poland
7Aug44, returning to Ukraine. Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy. Returned to England on a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Francazal, Toulouse, France 12Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission
to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44 (1WIA:8RMC).
A small force of enemy fighters was encountered en route; intense accurate flak was encountered at
the target, wounding the pilot. The no.1 engine turbocharger was disabled, the no.3 engine and left
aileron were badly damaged. 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 railway marshalling yards at Szolnok,
Hungary 19Sep44 and continued on to land at Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy, a Fifteenth Air
Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England 23Sep44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*M] Oct44. Battle
damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 30Nov44. Flak at Zeitz and over the target was intense and accurate; there was no enemy f
ighter opposition. Battle damaged on a tactical mission to an autobahn bridge across the River Rhine
at Rodenkirchen, Cologne, Germany 10Jan45. The formation was off course and missed the I.P. by about
fifteen miles, the lead bombardier then setting a course to a secondary target, a railway bridge
across the River Rhine at Himmelgeist, Düsseldorf, Germany. Moderate and accurate flak was
encountered over the target. Returning to Horham, the ball turret guns were incorrectly stowed which
caused damage to the ball turret on landing, requiring its replacement. Battle damaged on an
Operation Thunderclap mission to railway marshalling yards at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany 3Feb45
(9RMC). Flak over the target was intense and accurate. No.1 and no.2 engines were disabled by flak
and no.3 engine was losing oil and vibrating. Force landed at Le Culot (A-89), Beauvechain, Belgium.
Repaired and regained by Group. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. {93 missions + 1 Cooks Tour}.
Returned to US Jun45. 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 27Jun45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San
Bernardino 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.
The DOODLE BUG / WHAT'S COOKIN?.
107048 (MSN 21963) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/9Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 9Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 16Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Albuquerque, NM - Savannah, GA 17/22Feb44. Processing and Staging Group,
Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 22Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 29Feb/1Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group,
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 1Mar44. Assigned to
SOXO (Britain Zone I) 5Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle
Field 5Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk Mar44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*M], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire Mar44. {first combat mission 26Mar44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the FAG
Kugelfischer Georg Schäfer ball bearing factory at Schweinfurt, Germany 13Apr44. Enemy fighters
attacked before the target; moderate to intense and accurate flak was experienced over the target.
Battle damaged during a Crossbow mission to a V-2 rocket service bunker complex at Sottevast, south
of Cherbourg, France 27Apr44. Flak was moderate to intense and very accurate; no enemy fighters were
seen. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44.
Restricted visibility made it difficult to sight the primary target. The AFCE in both lead aircraft
were disabled by flak and runs were made visually by PDI. The Group was unable to locate the primary
target until immediately over it. A second bomb run was made but did not make a good run because of
anti-aircraft fire. A few enemy fighters were seen but none attacked the formation; moderate and
extremely accurate flak was encountered over the target area. Failed to return from a tactical
mission in support of Operation Overlord to a Luftwaffe airfield at Épinoy, Cambrai, France 12Jun44
(9KIA:1POW). No enemy aircraft attacked; flak was moderate with accurate flak encountered in the
target area. Just before the target, the plane was struck by flak between no.2 engine and fuselage.
Another burst hit directly in the bomb bay and the plane burst into flames, nosed down sharply,
broke in half near the bomb bay door and lost its left wing. Crashed and burned at Eswars, 6km north
of Cambrai, France. TANGERINE.
107049 (MSN 21964) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO 7/11Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Feb44. Ferried Denver -
Rapid City, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th
Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor,
ME 27/28Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 29Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 1May44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire May44. {nil missions}. 728th Bomb
Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), 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
2Jul44. Salvaged.
107050 (MSN 21965) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 8Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO 8/11Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Feb44. Ferried Denver -
Rapid City, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th
Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor,
ME 27/28Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 29Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 1May44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire May44. {nil missions}. Base Air Depot
No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire May44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*O], 95th Bomb Group,
Horham (Station 119), Suffolk 4May44. {first combat mission 4May44}. Battle damaged on a mission to
a railway marshalling yard at Brussels, Belgium 25May44. Participated in an Operation Frantic VII
mission to drop supplies to the resistance forces in Warsaw, Poland 18Sep44. The squadron was
attacked by enemy fighters near Warsaw, Poland. With an outboard engine on fire, the plane dropped
out of formation but returned later after the fire had been extinguished. After the target, the
bomber continued east and landed at Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Repaired and returned to Horham
Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Auto Union AG works at Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44.
Moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered over Berlin; the formation encountered a large
force of enemy fighters from the Initial Point at Nauen to the target at Berlin. Failed to return
from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen, Leipzig, Germany 7Oct44
(9POW). En route the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. Flak was moderate
but accurate over the target. Before the target, near Plauen, Germany, the aircraft was attacked and
damaged by enemy fighters. The pilot jettisoned the bombs and turned back towards England. He made a
forced landing near the Heierhoeve railway station, Grubbenvorst, 6km northwest of Venlo,
Netherlands. {24 missions}. TORNADO JR / DELTRESS.
107051 (MSN 21966) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 8Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO 8/11Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 11Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 1Mar44. Ferried Denver -
Rapid City, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th
Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor,
ME 19/21Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire May44. {nil missions}. 403rd Air Depot,
Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 30Apr44. 525th
Bomb Squadron [FR*A], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 9May44. Failed to
return from a mission to marshalling yards at Ehrang, Trier, Germany 11May44 (7KIA:2POW). Damaged in
an attack by enemy fighters and crashed Irsch, 5km southeast of Trier, Germany.
107052 (MSN 21967) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 8Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/9Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 9Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 16Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Birmingham, AL - Savannah, GA 22/24Feb44. Processing and Staging Group,
Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 2/8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain
Zone I) 9Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing
Grenier Field 9Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 10Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to aircraft component
factories in Leipzig, Germany 29May44 (5KIA:5POW). The Luftwaffe dispatched around forty fighters to
intercept the bombers, their attack co-inciding with a ten-minute period when the bombers were
flying without an escort. Damaged by flak, crashed Seegeritz, six miles northeast of Leipzig,
Germany. PAPER DOLL II - artwork of a naked blonde woman sitting up on a towel.
107053 (MSN 21968) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 8Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Denver, CO 8/11Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver
Municipal Airport, CO 11Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 4Mar44. Ferried
Denver - Savannah, GA 6/8Mar44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 8Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried
Savannah - Manchester, NH 5/7Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport
Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 9Apr44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Grenier Field
10Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*M], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 21Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*M]. Battle damaged on a
tactical mission in support of Operation Totalize to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt,
southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. Intense, heavy, and accurate flak was encountered during the bomb
run. Flak shattered the windscreen, damaged the fuselage and hydraulic system as well as no.3 engine.
With the propeller feathered, the aircraft dropped out of formation and landed safely at
Nuthampstead despite brake failure. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 10Aug44. Regained by Group 20Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 2Nov44 (9POW). The box
barrage of flak was heavy around the target; a large force of Luftwaffe fighters went up to meet the
bomber force. Shortly after dropping the bombs on the target, flak damage caused the no.1 engine to
shut down and no.2 engine was reduced power. Then attacked by an enemy fighter which caused the
aircraft to catch on fire in the wing. The aircraft dropped out of formation and the crew bailed out.
The aircraft crashed Kreudnitz, near Leipzig, Germany. {60 missions}. ESQUIRE.
107054 (MSN 21969) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 9Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Denver, CO 9/12Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver
Municipal Airport, CO 12Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Denver - Rapid City,
SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group,
Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH
13/14Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. {nil missions}. Lockheed Overseas Corporation,
403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Apr44 for modifications. 549th Bomb Squadron, 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155),
Suffolk. {>100 missions}. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley
Field, Windsor Locks, CT 26Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Detroit, MI - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock,
TX 27/29Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 29Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati,
OH Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 20Nov.
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. VAT 69. The name was chosen as the favourite whisky of the 398th Bomb Group crew
assigned to this aircraft in Rapid City. The ball turret gunner started to paint a VAT 69 decal on
the aircraft but didn't have time to complete it before the Group departed for England. Upon arrival
at Langford Lodge, the crew lost the aircraft to a '2nd Lieutenant with a clipboard'. The William
Sanderson & Son distillery in Scotland sent the crew a case of VAT 69 scotch to mark 100 missions.
Re-assigned to the 385th Bomb Group, it was they who received the case of whisky when the aircraft
completed 100 missions. Fifty years later, the 398th Bomb Group contacted the distillery to say that
the crew responsible for the name had not drunk a single drop of the presentation whisky. A case of
VAT 69 was dispatched to the Friends of the 398th Bomb Group at Nuthampstead, some of which was
suitably savoured at the Group's tour of England Farewell dinner in 1994, the remainder raised funds
for the 8th Air Force Heritage Center, Savannah, GA.
107055 (MSN 21970) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 10Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 10/12Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 12Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter
Field, Savannah, GA 17Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 24/27Feb44. Processing and
Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 27Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 9/12Mar44. 8th
Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME
12Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 15Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via
Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Presque Isle Field 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Mar44. 423rd
Bomb Squadron [RD*M], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 1Apr44. {first combat
mission 18Apr44}. Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site in
Normandy, France 20Apr44. Enemy fighters were not seen; flak over the target was meagre to moderate
and accurate. Struck by flak on the return passing over Saint-Omer, France. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Mühlenbau und Industrie AG aircraft assembly halls at Waggum, Brunswick, Germany
26Apr44. Unable to sight for visual bombing, the formation turned to the secondary target, the city
of Brunswick using PFF. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered in the Dümmer See area; there was
no enemy fighter opposition. Battle damaged during a mission to targets in the city of Berlin,
Germany 29Apr44. Moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target and at
locations on the return to England; there was no enemy fighter opposition on this Group. Battle
damaged on a mission to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 7May44. No enemy fighters
were seen and friendly support was satisfactory; accurate flak was encountered at Dümmer See,
Germany, but was inaccurate over Berlin. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard
at Thionville, France 9May44. No enemy fighters were seen and friendly support was good; there was
no flak at the target or en route. When the combat wing leader ceased evasive action leaving the
Belgian coast three miles north of Nieuwport and started descent over the North Sea towards England,
the plane was struck by meagre but accurate flak apparently from off-shore flak boats. Major battle
damage during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44 (1WIA:9RMC).
The Group made two runs over the primary target. Moderate but accurate flak was encountered over the
target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. No.2 and no.3 engines, left wing fuel tank, nose,
tail and ball turret struck by flak; the tail section was replaced. Battle damaged during a mission
to government buildings in Berlin, Germany 19May44. Enemy fighters were observed but did not attack
this Group. Intense and accurate flak was encountered from the Initial Point to the target; along
the route flak was moderate but inaccurate. Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe aircraft
repair depot at Orly, Paris, France 20May44. No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was
meagre to moderate but accurate. Major battle damage on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG
synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 28May44 (1WIA:8RMC). Moderate flak was
encountered en route to the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Navigator was wounded by
flak after the target. Battle damaged on a mission to a Junkers engine factory at Kothen, Germany
20Jul44. Flak over Bernburg struck the tail gunner's gun sight A piece of flak came in the side of
his compartment, ploughed through the ammunition box, and struck him on the shin of his right leg.
The bombardier and navigator were both wounded. The tail section was so full of holes they had to
replace it. Battle damaged on a mission to the hydrogenation works at Scholven-Buer, Gelsenkirchen,
Germany 26Aug44 (1WIA:8RMC). A waist gunner was wounded by flak over Antwerp, Belgium. Extremely
intense flak over target. No.3 engine was disabled by flak over the target. Battle damaged 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:2INJ:6RMC). The Group diverted to the secondary target, the
Mosel railway marshalling yard at Koblenz, Germany. Returning to base, a small fire started in the
nose of the bomber as it came past the north of London. The fire quickly spread back and the crew
started to bail out at about 8,000ft, landing around the Ovaltine factory at King's Langley,
Hertfordshire. The bombardier, who had changed out of his flight gear into uniform, found that his
parachute was on fire; he died from bailing out without a harness or parachute. The bomber crashed
in a wood in Bucknalls Lane, north of Garston, near Watford, Hertfordshire. {79 missions}. Condemned
28Dec44. Salvaged 1Jan45. CHOO-Z-SUZY.
107056 (MSN 21971) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 10Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 10/12Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 12Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter
Field, Savannah, GA 17Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Shreveport, LA - Savannah, GA 20/21Feb44. Processing
and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 21Feb44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 28Feb/1Mar44.
8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME
1Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 9Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via
Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Presque Isle Field 9Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 349th
Bomb Squadron [XR*O], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Mar44. Failed to
return from a Crossbow mission to a V-2 rocket service bunker complex at Sottevast, south of
Cherbourg, France 28Apr44 (7KIA:3POW). The new Commander of the 100th Bomb Group decided he would
fly this mission, and became the Command Lead. No bombs were released on the first bomb run, but the
Commander ordered another run, at the same altitude and air speed as the first. This allowed German
gunners to accurately bracket the formation with flak. Near Valognes, a direct hit on no. 1 engine
knocked it back on the wing, setting the wing on fire. Eventually the wing snapped off, three of the
crew managed to bail out just before the bomber exploded. The largest piece of wreckage fell near
Rte de Cantereine, north of Tamerville, northeast of Valognes, France. THE DENVER DOLL.
107057 (MSN 21972) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 10Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 10/12Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 12Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 20Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 20/22Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. 9th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, Grand Island Field, Grand Island, NB. Damaged in collision with B-17G 42-107058
while taxying at Grand Island Field 8Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 1Apr44. 34th Base
Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 1Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 4Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 7Apr44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*T], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 11Apr44. Modified to carry two Aeronca XM-108 'Grapefruit' GB-1 glide bombs on
underwing pylons. {first combat mission 18Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to targets in the city
of Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. Enemy fighters were observed but did not attack this Group. Intense and
accurate flak was encountered at the target; along the route flak was moderate and very accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 7May44. Intense and
accurate flak was encountered en route and over the target but meagre and inaccurate during the
return; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Battle damaged during a mission to government
buildings in Berlin, Germany 19May44. Enemy fighters were observed but did not attack this Group.
Intense and accurate flak was encountered from the Initial Point to the target; along the route flak
was moderate but inaccurate. Battle damaged during a mission to military installations in Berlin,
Germany 24May44. The formation was attacked by a force of enemy fighters going into and on return
from the target. Flak was intense and accurate over the target. Battle damaged during a mission to
railway marshalling yards at Mannheim, Germany 27May44. Enemy fighters were observed but did not
attack this Group; moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered in the target area.
Participated in the 'Grapefruit' mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on the Eifeltor railway
marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Air Force Service Command 10Jul44. Regained by Group
20Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the industrial area at Frankfurt am Main, Germany
25Sep44 (5KIA:4POW). Just after the target, flak blew off the tail section in front of the
horizontal stabilizer causing loss of control and the plane nosed over. The gunners managed to bail
out just before the plane hit the ground, the officers probably trapped in the fuselage by
centrifugal force. The aircraft crashed at Wiesbaden, Germany. {55 missions}. SPIRIT OF '96.
107058 (MSN 21973) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 10Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 10/12Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 12Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 20Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kansas
City, MO - Grand Island, NB 20/22Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44.
9th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, Grand Island Field, Grand Island, NB. Damaged in collision with
B-17G 42-107057 while taxying at Grand Island Field 8Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH
19/20Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 28Mar44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*C], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 7Apr44. {first combat mission 22Apr44}. Battle
damaged during a mission to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany
24Apr44 (2KIA:4WIA:4RMC). Strong enemy fighter opposition was encountered as soon as the formation
entered Germany. Flak was moderate to intense and accurate inbound over the coast; intense and
accurate over and after the target. Just before the bomber reached the target, a head-on enemy
fighter attack killed the navigator, and seriously wounded the bombardier. At the same time the
oxygen system was shot out, and a few seconds later an explosive shell struck the pilot on the sole
of his boot; his foot and leg were paralyzed. Later on the return to base, a direct flak burst had
hit the waist killing one waist gunner, and seriously wounded the ball turret gunner. While
returning at tree-top altitude, fragments of a bursting flak shell seriously wounded the tail gunner.
By this time the ball turret had jammed, the hydraulic system had been shot up, the radio was
inoperative, most of the instruments shot away and the automatic pilot was destroyed. All the guns
were out of action. The bomber force landed at the emergency landing field, RAF Manston, Kent and
rolled to a stop without brakes. A team from the 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton arrived to
repair it. Regained by Group 2Jun44. Incident during a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at
Langenhagen, Hannover, Germany 5Aug44 (5POW:4RMC). Before reaching the Initial Point, an hydraulic
motor burned out causing intense smoke in the cockpit. A 'stand by to bail out' order was misheard
by the enlisted men as 'bail out' and Five crew members bailed out over Garlstorf, Germany. The
bomber continued to the target with the remaining four crew members. Failed to return from a mission
to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 11Sep44
(7KIA:2POW). The area was obscured by clouds so the formation proceeded to the secondary target,
industrial areas of Eisenach, Germany. Prior to the target, the plane received a direct hit by flak
in the bomb bay. The bombs were released but the plane had caught fire. It was dived to 18,000ft in
an attempt to extinguish the fire and then levelled out. The aircraft crashed 11km northwest of
Altenburg, Germany. {38 missions}. WHITE ANGEL.
107059 (MSN 21974) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 9Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Feb44. Ferried Long
Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 9/12Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 12Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 20Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kansas
City, MO - Grand Island, NB 20/22Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44.
Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 21/22Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 27Mar44. 410th Bomb
Squadron [GL*Q], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk 24Apr44. Battle
damaged on a mission to the chemical factory at Heddernheim, Frankfurt, Germany 8Mar45. On return,
force landed on continent. {final combat mission 8Mar45}. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - 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 Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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.
107060 (MSN 21975) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 10Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK 10/12Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center
#16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12Feb44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 21/24Feb44.
Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Feb44. 4th Ferrying
Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME
28Feb/1Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 1Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 4Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 6Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 711th Bomb
Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Mar44. Condemned 27Sep44. Repaired and
returned to service 30Oct44. Major damage in an accident landing after a non-operational flight
1Dec44. Condemned salvage 3Dec44.
107061 (MSN 21976) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 10Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 11/12Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 12Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 20Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kansas
City, MO - Grand Island, NB 21/22Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44.
Ferried Grand Island - Presque Isle, ME 11Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 11Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 19Mar44. 561st Bomb
Squadron [S], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk 13Mar44. {first combat mission
18Apr44}. Failed to return from a mission to industrial areas in Berlin, Germany 8May44 (5KIA:5POW).
En route to the target, the plane was damaged on the first pass of enemy fighters when a 20mm shell
exploded in the cockpit and the engineer was hit by a 0.30 calibre bullet. With no.2 engine on fire,
the crew bailed out and the plane crashed with a full bomb load on the Bremen road fifteen miles
east of Hoya, Germany. {5 missions}. PEG O' MY HEART.
107062 (MSN 21977) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 10Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO 10/11Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 11Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Denver - Rapid City, SD
5Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 5Mar44. 398th Bomb Group,
Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME
19/21Apr44. 7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 24Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {nil missions}. LITTLE JOE JR.
Lockheed Overseas Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597),
County Antrim, Northern Ireland 29Apr44. 560th Bomb Squadron [M], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall
(Station 136), Suffolk May44. {first combat mission 23May44}. Battle damaged on a tactical mission
to the railway junction at Achères, Paris, France 2Jun44 (1WIA:9RMC). Accurate flak was encountered
at the target, fatally wounding the pilot. On return, the plane force landed at RAF Farnborough,
Hampshire, for medical assistance. 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. 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. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Daimler-Benz aero engine 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 I.G. Farben Hydrierwerke synthetic fuel refinery at Pölitz, Prussia 25Aug44. Intense
and accurate flak was encountered at the target. Battle damaged on a mission to the Lützkendorf
synthetic oil facilities at Mücheln, west of Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44 (1KIA:8RMC). Flak over the
target was intense and accurate, killing the waist gunner. {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. {88 missions + 5 Chowhound + 2 Revival}. Returned to US Jun45. 121st
Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks
- Oklahoma City, OK - 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. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. WORRY BIRD / MISS BEA HAVEN.
107063 (MSN 21978) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO 12/16Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 16Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Denver - Rapid City, SD
5Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 5Mar44. 398th Bomb Group,
Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME
27/28Apr44. 7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 29Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 1May44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1May44. {nil missions}. 367th Bomb
Squadron [GY*A], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 18May44. 2nd Strategic Air
Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 5Jun44. Regained by Group 6Jun44. 2nd Strategic
Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 17Aug44. Regained by Group 3Sep44. Accident
landing at Membury (Station 466), Berkshire 30Nov44. The landing accident occurred following a
cross-country flight from Thurleigh, Bedfordshire. Although the aircraft's brakes were functioning
properly, the runway was slippery and the tyres would not hold. According to those who witnessed the
accident the pilot should have touched down on to the runway sooner than he did. However the pilot
felt that he had landed well within the first third of the runway and that the accident was entirely
due to the slippery conditions. Once the B-17 started to skid, the pilot tried desperately to gain
control by cutting numbers two and three engines and continually applying and releasing the brakes.
He soon realised that he wasn't going to stop in time and tried to ground-loop the aircraft, but was
unable to control its direction. The plane shot off the end of the runway at a speed of about 40 mph.
The right wheel fell in to a hole causing the right wing to drop and the engines to dig in. It then
skidded over a small embankment and across a road before coming to a halt. The only member of the
crew to receive injuries was the navigator. The wrecked B-17 remained at the end of Membury's runway
for over a week before a team from the 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton arrived to remove it.
The plane had come to a stop right at the boundary of the aerodrome and at a point directly in line
with the runway. Fortunately, tests of dual glider takeoff procedures were being conducted on a
different runway. Landing aircraft were ending their rolls and turning off to the perimeter track
just a short distance away. There was a possibility that another plane could overrun. That became
reality two or three days later. The C-47 that crashed into the B-17 was one of many that were
arriving with loads of wounded troops, most of them from Patton's army. This second damaging of the
B-17 changed the nature of the salvage task. They had been working to carefully disassemble the
plane so that the large components could be used for replacement parts intact. Now they began the
removal of smaller pieces of equipment, and soon a pair of 6x6 trucks arrived from 2nd SAD to pick
them up. Condemned salvage 3Dec44.
107064 (MSN 21979) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Denver, CO 11/14Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Denver -
Rapid City, SD 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 6Mar44. 398th
Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor,
ME 19/21Apr44. 7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire Apr44. {nil missions}. Lockheed Overseas
Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim,
Northern Ireland 30Apr44. 547th Bomb Squadron [SO*S], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station
106), Northamptonshire May44. Modified to carry two Aeronca XM-108 'Grapefruit' GB-1 glide bombs on
underwing pylons. {first combat mission 13May44}. Battle damaged during a mission to government
buildings in Berlin, Germany 19May44. Enemy fighters were observed but did not attack this Group.
Intense and accurate flak was encountered from the Initial Point to the target; along the route flak
was moderate but inaccurate. Battle damaged during a mission to military installations in Berlin,
Germany 24May44. The formation was attacked by a force of enemy fighters going into and on return
from the target. Flak was intense and accurate over the target. Battle damaged during a mission to
railway marshalling yards at Mannheim, Germany 27May44. Enemy fighters were observed but did not
attack this Group; moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered in the target area. Failed
to return from a mission to the Bayerische Motorenwerks (BMW) aero engine factory at Allach, Munich,
Germany 16Jul44 (5POW:4KIA). The nose was damaged by flak just after leaving the target, the debris
striking the rudder causing significant vibration. Concussion from the blast affected several of the
crew and shrapnel wounded the co-pilot. The aircraft exploded and destroyed by fire close to the
airfield at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany. {28 missions}. MISS FITT.
107065 (MSN 21980) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO 12/14Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 14Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 4Mar44.
Ferried Denver - Tulsa, OK - Savannah, GA 6/7Mar44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Homestead, FL 15/16Mar44. 54th Ferry Squadron, 15th Ferrying Group,
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL 16Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 17Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Homestead Field 17Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 9Apr44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd
Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy Apr44. Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. 340th
Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy May44. Battle damaged on a mission to an
aircraft factory at Atzgersdorf, Vienna, Austria 24May44 (1KIA:9RMC). The ball turret gunner was
shot out of the turret; the aircraft landed safely at Foggia Main. Failed to return from a mission
to a railway junction near Sankt Johann, Austria 17Nov44 (5MIA:5RMC). On the way to the target, two
engines caught fire; it may have been that fire broke out in the electrical circuits on the flight
deck. The bombs were jettisoned and five of the crew were seen to bail out. The plane crashed into
the sea off the north coast of Italy. RIGOR MORTIS II.
107066 (MSN 21981) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO 11/15Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 15Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Mar44. Ferried Denver -
Tulsa, OK - Nashville, TN - Savannah, GA 6/7Mar44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Homestead, FL 16/18Mar44. 427th Base Headquarters and Air Base
Squadron, Air Transport Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL 18Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 18Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Homestead Field 19Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 31Mar44. 429th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb
Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Mar44. Battle damaged on a mission to bomb German headquarters at
Massa D'Albe, L'Aquila, Italy 12May44 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak caused damage to the plane and injury to the
upper turret gunner. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway bridge crossing the Iscaro River at
Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy 13May44 (4WIA:6RMC). Flak at the target was heavy. The plane received
damage and four airmen were injured. Battle damaged on a mission to an aircraft factory at
Atzgersdorf, Vienna, Austria 24May44 (2WIA:8RMC). Flak was intense with fair accuracy causing damage
to the plane, wounding two gunners. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to
railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east
and landed at Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Galati,
Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Myrhorod. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Focsani, Rumania 11Jun44. Battle damaged during a mission to the oil refinery at
Florisdorf, Vienna, Austria 16Jun44 (1WIA:9RMC). Attacked by enemy fighters, the navigator was
wounded. Battle damaged on a mission to the oil refinery at Winterhafen, Vienna, Austria 16Jul44
(1WIA:9RMC). The radio operator was wounded by flak. Battle damaged on a mission to German
submarines reported to be in the harbour at Genoa, Italy 4Sep44 (1WIA:9RMC). Flak was heavy and
accurate resulting in wounding of the tail gunner. Accident on return from a mission to the west
railway marshalling yard at Munich, Germany 16Nov44. On return, force landed with mechanical failure
at Lesi, Ancona, Italy. {84 missions}. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force). Condemned salvaged
6Nov45. Excluded inventory list 30Nov45. MERCURY.
107067 (MSN 21982) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 11/14Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 14Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 20Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 22Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. Ferried Grand Island
- Manchester, NH 11/13Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Grenier Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 27Mar44. 709th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb
Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf
Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Krzesiny, Poznan, Poland 11Apr44 (10INT). Cloud cover prevented
bombing so diverted to the Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory at Warnemünde, Rostock,
Germany. Intense and very accurate flak was experienced over Rostock; flak was moderate and only
fairly accurate elsewhere. A force of enemy fighters carried out aggressive attacks. Flak damaged
no.1 engine, force landed Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden. Traded to the Swedish government along with
eight other B-17's for $1 and the release of American airmen interned in Sweden. Flown to Svenska
Aeroplan A.B. in Linköping. Converted to passenger configuration by SAAB; designated Boeing F-17
Felix. Registered as SE-BAR 19Nov45. AB Aerotransport / SILA, Stockholm. Cancelled 21Nov45.
Transferred to Det Danske Luftfartselskab (DDL). Registered OY-DFE 21Nov45 and named "Trym Viking".
The aircraft ran off the runway and struck Royal Air Force Dakota KG427 while landing at Kastrup
Airport, Copenhagen 30Jan46. There were no casualties, but both aircraft were written off.
107068 (MSN 21983) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 12Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 13/14Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 14Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 20Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 22Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. Ferried Grand Island
- Manchester, NH 10Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 10Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Grenier Field 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 7Apr44. 525th Bomb Squadron [WA*O], 379th
Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 11Apr44. Failed to return from a tactical
mission in support of Operation Overlord to a buried oil dump on the banks of the Canal du Midi, at
Montbartier, north of Toulouse, France 25Jun44 (9INT). Flak was moderate to heavy and accurate;
there was no enemy fighter opposition. Damaged by flak near the target, the plane was last seen
leaving the formation. The crew bailed out before the bomber crashed between Espinal and Mezkiritz,
northeast of Pamplona, Navarre, Spain. {45 missions}. POWERFUL KATRINKA. A Toonerville cartoon
character, Powerful Katrinka was a physically powerful woman who could routinely perform feats of
incredible strength.
107069 (MSN 21984) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 12Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 13/14Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 14Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 20Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
sland, NB 22Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. Ferried Grand Island
- Manchester, NH 21Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Grenier Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 27Mar44. 401st Bomb Squadron
[LL*W:LL*N:LL*M], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 1Apr44. Battle damaged
during a mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau aero engine factory at Allach, Munich, Germany 13Jul44.
Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with intense flak at the target,
damaging the nose. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery
at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44 (9RMC). Diverted to an alternate target, the Taucha aero engine
factory at Leipzig, Germany. Meagre flak was encountered at Koblenz and Kassel with accurate heavy
flak at the target, causing a large hole in the left wing near no.2 fuel tank and one very near no.4
engine oil cooler; also two holes in a horizontal stabilizer. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44 (9RMC). The
bombers encountered heavy flak over the target which disrupted the formation. One piece of shrapnel
went through the Plexiglas nose and hit bombardier on the knee but wasn't hurt. Shrapnel made a hole
in the no.3 fuel tank which sealed itself and touched a wing spar but no significant damage.
Shrapnel went through the tail gunner's position but missed him and went out through the canvas gun
covers. Another piece just missed the tail wheel. Landing gear drag strut damaged during landing by
a new crew after a practice mission at Bassingbourn 30Jul44. Battle damaged on a mission to an
aircraft factory at Brandenburg, Germany 6Aug44. Moderate to intense barrage and tracking flak was
encountered over the target. The Group leader took the formation too close to Berlin where the flak
was heavy and intense. A flak shell struck the fuselage near the main entrance causing a big hole.
The fuse of a shell went through and hit the tail wheel assembly. More shrapnel went through the
right wing and struck no.4 fuel tank. Battle damaged during a mission to Munich, Germany 9Aug44. Bad
weather turned the Group back over Germany and picked a target of opportunity, military
installations at Eisenborn, Belgium. Flak caused a leak in a 'Tokyo' fuel tank, shot up an engine
sump and the radio compass. Later found close to fifty holes in the plane. 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.
{70 missions}. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway viaduct at Altenbeken, Germany 26Nov44
(9RMC). About half an hour before the target, the formation was attacked by German fighters. The
bomber took a number of 20mm cannon shell hits that damaged no.2 engine, caught the left wing on
fire, shredded the tail surfaces, cut off oxygen to the rear of the plane, knocked out much of the
instrument panel, jammed the ball turret and tail guns, and sprung the bomb bay doors open. In spite
of all this, the pilot held the plane in formation as it flew on to the target with the rear crewmen
relying on 'walk-around' oxygen tanks. As it went over the target, the togglier found that the bomb
shackles were jammed and the bombs would not drop. By tugging and kicking at the shackles, he was
able to jettison the bombs on the way back to England. For three hours the crew fought the fire, but
the bomber continued to burn, eventually stopping the no.2 engine, causing the aircraft to lose
altitude. Still, the plane was flying and the fires did not seem to be spreading. The pilot followed
at a safe distance behind the 323rd Squadron formation so as not to take out any other planes should
it blow up. Over the North Sea it picked up an escort from a flight of P-47 Thunderbolts. When the
plane reached England, the pilot headed for the first airfield he could find, barely making it to
the 56th Fighter Group base at Halesworth (Station 365), fifteen miles southwest of Lowestoft,
Suffolk. The windshield was iced over and a wing flap was jammed, causing the plane to swerve off
the runway and pile into two trucks and a concrete mixer. The bomber became a flaming inferno. The
crew scrambled out safely. In a few minutes, only the tips of the wings were left. Condemned salvage
28Nov44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton. ROUND TRIP TOPSY. Named by the pilot
after the nickname of his wife.
107070 (MSN 21985) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 12Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 13/14Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 14Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 20Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 22Feb44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 22Feb44. Ferried Grand Island
- Manchester, NH 11/13Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 13Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via
Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Grenier Field 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Mar44. 571st Bomb
Squadron [FC*A], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Mar44. {first combat mission
8Apr44}. 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 railway marshalling
yards at Beziers, France and landed back at Framlingham 5Jul44. {27 missions}. Failed to return from
a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Jul44
(8KIA:2POW). During assembly a B-24 Liberator Group boxed in the 13th A Combat Wing over the
IJsselmeer causing disruption in the 390th Group formation. Mid-air collision with B-17G 42-97983.
#070 was accidentally rammed by #983 after it was caught in propeller wash. The collision meshed the
two aircraft together, which allowed a fire that had started aboard #983 to spread to #070. The two
planes eventually came apart as they plummeted back down to earth, with both exploding in the air.
Crashed near Hoorn, Netherlands. A bomb from one of the aircraft exploded at the Drieboomlaan, Hoorn,
killing a woman, destroying her house and others surrounding it. On the other side of the street, an
unexploded bomb fell through the roof of a house and is, incredibly, still there under the living
room floor. NORTH STAR.
107071 (MSN 21986) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 14Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 16/17Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 17Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 21Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney,
NB 24Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44.
Substantially damaged taxying at Kearney Field 6Mar44. The aircraft was en route from Kearney Field
to Presque Isle Field, ME, in a flight of twelve B-17G bombers destined for Eighth Air Force,
England. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 1Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 13Apr44. 325th Bomb
Squadron [NV*P], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 23Apr44. 327th Bomb Squadron.
Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen, Germany 8Sep44.
Intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. On
return, crash landed on continent 8Sep44. Condemned 8Sep44. Repaired and returned to Group 30Nov44.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard Aschaffenburg, Germany 21Jan45. Meagre and
inaccurate flak was encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. On return,
force landed on continent. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Dresden,
Germany 14Feb45. Meagre and inaccurate flak was encountered over the target; there was weak enemy
fighter opposition. On return, force landed on the continent. Condemned as missing 14Feb45.
107072 (MSN 21987) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 12Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 12Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 13/15Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center
#16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 15Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 21Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 24Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 6/8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 15Mar44. 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden
(Station 126), Suffolk Mar44. Failed to return from a diversionary mission to an aircraft components
depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (10POW). En route to the target, south of Koblenz then north of
Frankfurt, Germany, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. A third attack was
made near Chemnitz by twin-engined fighters firing rockets and cannons. Enemy aircraft damaged no.2
engine. Crashed Lützellinden, southwest of Geissen, Germany.
107073 (MSN 21988) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 14Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 15/16Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center
#16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 21Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 24Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 6/8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 10Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Presque Isle Field 13Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 17Mar44. 730th Bomb Squadron [J], 452nd Bomb
Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Mar44. Accident returning from a mission to a railway
marshalling yard at Melun, Paris, France 22Jun44. During the approach to the target, flak guns
within the Paris area opened up on the formation. The landing gear collapsed landing back at Deopham
Green. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk. Major damage in an accident landing
at Honington (Station 375), Suffolk 30Jul44. Repaired and regained by Group. 730th Bomb Squadron [H].
Accident returning from a mission to the Daimler-Benz aero engine factory in Stuttgart, Germany
5Sep44. Mid-air collision when the left horizontal stabilizer was knocked off. Returned to US Jul45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jul45. Ferried Windsor
Locks - Tulsa, OK - Lubbock, TX 6/7Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service
Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 7Jul45. Declared excess 26Oct45. 3018th Base Unit (San
Bernardino 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.
SILVER SHED HOUSE. This was the second plane flown by the pilot. His earlier plane was an older
olive drab coloured plane known as 'Shed House Mouse'. When it was damaged 20Mar44, his replacement
plane was a newer silver coloured one, so he named it the 'Silver Shed House', referring to it as a
silver coloured flying outhouse.
107074 (MSN 21989) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 14Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK 15/17Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center
#16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 21Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 24Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 17/20Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 8Apr44. 546th Bomb Squadron
[BK*P], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 15Apr44. {first combat
mission 19Apr44}. Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site in
the Pas-de-Calais, France 27Apr44. Flak over the target was intense and accurate; there was no enemy
fighter opposition. Battle damaged on a mission to targets in the city of Berlin, Germany 29Apr44.
Enemy fighters were observed but did not attack this Group. Intense and accurate flak was
encountered at the target; along the route flak was moderate and very accurate. Damaged while the
plane was being used for pilot transition training carrying out landings locally at Grafton
Underwood 2May44. On this circuit, the instructor pilot was showing the student a low approach. The
plane touched down fifteen feet before the runway, hit the higher edge of the perimeter track and
broke the drag link on the right landing gear. The instructor cut engine power to bring the plane
back in line with the runway. It ran for a further 600 yards before the right landing gear collapsed
causing a ground loop to the right through 180 degrees. {final combat mission 29Apr44}. {6 missions}.
Condemned 2May44. Salvaged 8May44.
107075 (MSN 21990) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Daggett, CA - Tulsa, OK 15/19Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 19Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 24Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 26Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 26Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 6/8Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Presque Isle Field 9Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Mar44. 323rd Bomb Squadron [OR*Q],
91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire 22Mar44. {first combat mission 24Mar44}.
Accident departing on a mission to the Luftwaffe airfield at Eschwege, southeast of Kassel, Germany
19Apr44. A fire started in the back of the instrument panel caused by a short circuit in the
rheostat of the fluorescent lighting on the panel. The pilot aborted the mission and returned safely
to Bassingbourn. Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt experimental airfield at
Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 19Jul44 (9INT). Seven minutes before the release on the bomb run, B-17G
42-31542 had been caught by the propeller wash of a preceding aircraft and was in a mid-air
collision with this plane. Turbulence threw #542 suddenly to the left and struck #075 on the right
wing, the propellers of #075 slicing into the fuselage of #542 by the main hatch. #075 went into a
spin which the pilot managed to recover after five turns and keep his plane under control while his
crew watched helplessly as #542 plunged earthwards, severed in two. Badly damaged, #075 was pulled
out of formation and the pilot radioed that he would try to make the safety of neutral Switzerland.
Engine number 4 had failed, engine number 3 was running at half power and had a bent propeller, the
leading edge of the right wing was completely missing and a large piece of the aileron was missing.
The pilot jettisoned the bombs as the crew threw out anything they could; attempts to jettison the
ball turret failed. The crippled plane reached safety over Obersaxen, Switzerland but, unable to fly
over the Alps, there was no chance of a safe landing. The crew abandoned the plane before it plunged
into a rocky mount and was totally destroyed on the southeast slope of the Titschalrücken. The crew
were interned by the Swiss. Salvaged by the Swiss. {45 missions}. CHAMPAGNE GIRL / FANCY PANTS.
107076 (MSN 21991) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Midland, TX - Tulsa, OK 17/23Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 25Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 26Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 26Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 6/8Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Presque Isle Field 8Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 18Mar44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [Q],
388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Mar44. {first combat mission 1Apr44}. Failed to
return from a mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Krzesiny, Poznan, Poland
9Apr44 (7MIA:3KIA). Flak over the target was accurate; struck and damaged by flak returning from the
target. Crashed into the Baltic Sea near Bøtø, southeast of Nykøbing, Denmark. {3 missions}.
107077 (MSN 21992) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO 16/18Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 18Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Mar44. Ferried Denver - Grand Island, NB
6Mar44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 6Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester,
NH 21/23Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 27Mar44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*D], 351st Bomb Group,
Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire 7Apr44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Focke-Wulf
Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Cottbus, Germany 11Apr44. Heavy and accurate flak was encountered
most of the way in. The target area was found to be covered in low cloud preventing dropping bombs
on the primary. The bomb bay doors were closed and the formation proceeded to the secondary target,
a factory near Gülzow, Germany. The Group could not sight because of broken cloud, and so retained
their bombs until able to attack a target of opportunity. The return trip was made without incident
until the Danish coast was reached; at that point, heavy and accurate flak was encountered. Flak
hole through right horizontal stabilizer, skin and channel damaged; hole in left wing outer panel,
skin, corrugation and main spar damaged. Battle damaged on a mission to the Gerhard Fieseler Werke
(GFW) aircraft factory at Waldau, Kassel, Germany 19Apr44. Flak was intense and accurate; no fighter
opposition was encountered. Battle damaged on a mission to the Luftwaffe air equipment depot and
airfield at Erding, Munich, Germany 24Apr44. While there was no flak over the target, moderate flak
was experienced elsewhere throughout the mission. About forty enemy aircraft were observed and
attacks were made on some of the formations. Flak hole on top of wing outboard of no.1 engine, skin,
corrugation and main wing spar damaged; hole through left horizontal stabilizer, skin and rib
damaged; hole through right wing flap; hole outboard of no.4 engine through wing, skin, corrugation
and main wing spar damaged; hole in right life raft door, damage to skin and life raft. Battle
damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards in Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. No enemy aircraft were
observed; flak was moderate to intense most of the way in, over the target and on return. Flak hole
through right horizontal stabilizer, skin and rib damaged; hole through left wing tip; hole in
leading edge of left wing outer panel, skin, corrugation and 'Tokyo' fuel tank damaged. Battle
damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany 27May44. Approximately
twenty minutes before the Initial Point, the combat wing was attacked by a heavy force of enemy
fighters during a period before the friendly fighter support arrived. At the target, flak was
moderate to intense and accurate for height. Damage to right main wheel tire; damage to vertical
stabilizer bulkheads; empty shell case hole in leading edge of left wing; three holes through left
wing, damage to skin corrugation and 'Tokyo' fuel tank; damage to stringers bottom of right wing
inboard panel; damage to dorsal fin and vertical stabilizer bulkheads; hole in ball turret; several
holes bottom, left and right sides of fuselage; damage to radio room doors and ammunition chute,
bulkheads and circumferential stiffeners. Failed to return from a mission to the Messerschmitt
experimental airfield at Lechfeld, Augsburg, Germany 19Jul44 (4KIA:5POW). Damaged in an attack by
enemy fighters and crashed at Obergünzburg, Germany. {32 missions}. SHOO SHOO BABY ['Shoo Shoo Baby'
was a popular song made famous by the Andrews Sisters].
107078 (MSN 21993) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO 16/18Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal
Airport, CO 18Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 1Mar44. Ferried Denver - Rapid City, SD
4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group,
Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME
19/21Apr44. 7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 28Apr44.
603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*U], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44.
403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland
1May44. Regained by Group. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Totalize to
bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. Intense, heavy,
and accurate flak was encountered during the bomb run. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44. Intense and
accurate flak was encountered over the target; after the target the formation was attacked by a
large force of enemy fighters. Flak severely damaged the plane; there were holes everywhere. One
shell hit an ammunition box. Hydraulic oil lines and the landing gear were damaged. The crew knew
that they could not return to their base in England, and with one crew member wounded badly, since
the airplane was not on fire, try to keep the airplane flying. As the pilot headed towards home,
they encountered an Allied fighter plane and the pilot motioned to the bomber pilot to follow him to
his base. They followed him for over an hour and during that time they threw everything out of the
plane in order to lighten the load and save fuel. When the crew tried to jettison the ball turret,
the bolts bent and the turret was just hanging down from the plane. Coming in for a landing with
only two engines and their landing gear badly damaged, they knew that they had to crash land.
Approaching the runway, there was a large building in the shape of a barn as camouflage, made out of
hay. The pilot made the ball turret hit the barn to make it fall off and then he crash landed the
airplane. The runway was lined with a tarpaper covering over a grass field, thus there were no
sparks created when the fuselage hit the ground. Crash landed at Bruges (B-63), Belgium 21Nov44.
Condemned salvage 28Nov44. OLE BLOOD-N-GUTS.
107079 (MSN 21994) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Denver, CO 16/18Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 18Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Mar44.
Ferried Denver - Little Rock, AR - Savannah, GA 6/7Mar44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging
Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Apr44. 4th Ferrying
Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH
5/7Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 10Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 23Apr44. 708th Bomb Squadron [CQ*L], 447th Bomb Group,
Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Apr44. Crashed on takeoff for a mission to the Deurag-Nerag oil
refinery, Misburg, Hannover, Germany 18Jun44. Condemned 23Jun44. Salvaged. TOOTS.
107080 (MSN 21995) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 16Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO 18/19Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Mar44.
Ferried Denver - Savannah, GA 6/8Mar44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 8Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport
Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5/7Apr44. 34th Base
Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 7Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 10Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 21Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*S], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {first combat mission 6May44}. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in
support of Operation Totalize to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen,
France 8Aug44. Intense, heavy, and accurate flak was encountered during the bomb run. Failed to
return from a mission to the railway marshalling yard at Soest, Germany 4Dec44. Flak over Wiesbaden,
Frankfurt and Koblenz was intense and accurate. Force landed Belgium. Condemned salvage 4Dec44.
Salvaged by 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France 5Jan45. OXO aka DOODIT.
107081 (MSN 21996) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 16Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Denver, CO 18/19Feb44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13,
Denver Municipal Airport, CO 19Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Mar44.
Ferried Denver - Savannah, GA 6/7Mar44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 7Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN.
Ferried Savannah - Homestead, FL 19Mar44. 427th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL 19Mar44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 2Apr44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air
Forces) 4Apr44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route departing Morrison Field
5Apr44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 18Apr44. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone,
Foggia, Italy 18Apr44. One of six aircraft which conducted a secret mission to Triduby airfield,
Banektia-Bystrica, Czechoslovakia on 7Oct44. Took supplies to Czech partisans and returned with
thirty American air crew evacuees and politically important Czechs who were being sought by the
Nazis. Substantially damaged when ground looped at Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 6Dec44. Assigned to
OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy). Condemned salvage 6Dec44. CRAZY HOUSE.
107082 (MSN 21997) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 16Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 18Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 18Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 21Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 25Feb44.
7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 25Feb44. Ferried Kearney -
Presque Isle, ME 9/12Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque
Isle Field (Station 2), ME 12Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque
Isle Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 17Mar44. 526th Bomb Squadron [LF*N], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 23Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG synthetic oil plant at Pölitz, Prussia 13May44 (9POW). The primary and
secondary target, an electrolytic hydrogen-peroxide facility at Peenemünde, Prussia, were under
heavy cloud coverage so the bomb run was made on a last resort target, the naval and shipbuilding
areas of Stettin, Prussia. Meagre, inaccurate flak en route with moderate to heavy flak over the
target; the combat wing came under vicious attack from German fighters but it was quickly broken up
by the P-51 Mustang escorts. Damaged in an attack by the German fighters southwest of Stettin, a
fire broke out in the left wing. The pilot dropped out of the formation and ordered the crew to bail
out. They all landed safely near Gingst on Rügen island, Prussia, and were captured by the Germans.
The plane continued north until over the Danish island of Sjælland where it circled for about an
hour before it crashed in Bjælkerup where it destroyed a small house to end up hitting one corner of
Store Heddinge Hospital. Luckily no one was hurt. LASSIE COME HOME.
107083 (MSN 21998) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 17Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 18/20Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center
#16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 25Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 26Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 26Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 9/11Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 11Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Presque Isle Field 17Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 26Mar44. 546th Bomb Squadron [BK*B],
384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 6Apr44. {first combat mission
11Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Sorau,
Prussia 11Apr44. Friendly fighter support was good, but in several areas insufficient to cope with
the strong enemy opposition; moderate to intense and very accurate flak was encountered en route and
over the target. Battle damaged on a mission to targets in the city of Berlin, Germany 29Apr44.
Enemy fighters were observed but did not attack this Group. Intense and accurate flak was
encountered at the target; along the route flak was moderate and very accurate. Battle damaged on a
mission to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 7May44. Intense and accurate flak was
encountered en route and over the target but meagre and inaccurate during the return; there was no
enemy fighter opposition. Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a V-2 rocket service bunker
complex at Sottevast, south of Cherbourg, France 8May44. During the bomb run flak was intense and
accurate; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben
Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 12May44. Flak at the target was
intense and accurate, along the route it was moderate and accurate; no enemy fighters attacked the
formation. Battle damaged on a mission to the port area at Kiel, Germany 22May44. Enemy fighters
were observed but did not attack the Group; moderate and accurate flak was encountered at the target.
Battle damaged during a mission to military installations in Berlin, Germany 24May44. The formation
was attacked by a force of enemy fighters going into and on return from the target. Flak was intense
and accurate over the target. Battle damaged on a mission to the Lützkendorf synthetic oil
facilities at Mücheln, west of Merseburg, Germany 11Sep44. Flak damaged no.1 and no.2 engines, a
rudder cable severed, flak shrapnel holes in the bomb bay, top turret, tail, nose and wings. Landed
back at Grafton Underwood without rudder control. Collided with a Consolidated B-24 Liberator during
a mission to the industrial area at Frankfurt am Main, Germany 25Sep44; left wing damaged but was
able to return safely to base. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire
26Sep44. Regained by Group 21Oct44. Failed to return from a tactical mission to bomb a bridge at
Altenahr, Germany 27Dec44 (7KIA:2POW). The aircraft received a direct flak burst after attacking the
secondary target, the railway marshalling yards in Koblenz, Germany. The burst hit the waist section
of the fuselage behind the ball turret and the outer wing panels dropped off. A few minutes later,
from the result of flak, the plane split in half. The tail gunner was thrown clear from the impact
and parachuted to safety. The plane plunged to earth and crashed near Mühlbach, south of Prüm,
Germany. {63 missions}.
107084 (MSN 21999) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 10Mar44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Mar44. Ferried
Long Beach - Winslow, CA - Tulsa, OK 12/17Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 22Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 27Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Mar44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 1/2Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 9Apr44. Lockheed Overseas
Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim,
Northern Ireland Apr44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*G], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 16Apr44. Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Essey-lès-Nancy,
France 27Apr44. No enemy fighters were sighted during the mission; there was meagre flak at Dieppe,
moderate and accurate flak was encountered at Beauvais and Neufchâteau. Battle damaged during a
mission to government buildings in Berlin, Germany 19May44. On the route in moderate flak was
observed over Heligoland and Hamburg, Germany. Moderate flak, fair for accuracy, was encountered at
Lübeck. At Kiel flak was moderate to intense. Because of poor weather and consistent contrails, the
formation could not keep up with the Division formation, and since it was without fighter cover it
deviated from route to the primary target and attacked the secondary, shipyards at Kiel, Germany.
Battle damaged during a mission to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 24May44. There
was no fighter opposition; flak was intense and accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany 27May44. A large force of enemy fighters was active in
the area, but none attacked the Group; at the target, flak was moderate to intense and accurate.
2 inch flak hole in no.3 engine accessory cowling; flak went through and lodged in firewall. Failed
to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben Hydrierwerke synthetic fuel refinery at Pölitz, Prussia
7Oct44 (3KIA:6POW). There was intense and accurate flak on the bomb run to the target. The plane
received a direct flak hit in the navigator's compartment, killing the bombardier and navigator. The
controls were damaged and the plane entered a vertical dive. Crashed at Neundorf on Rügen island,
Prussia. BETTY'S REVENGE.
107085 (MSN 22000) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 17Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 18/19Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 19Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 24Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Omaha, NB
- Kearney, NB 26/27Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 6/8Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 10Mar44. Ferried overseas
on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Mar44.
562nd Bomb Squadron [L], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Mar44. {first combat
mission 1Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Liège, Belgium 25May44.
Meagre flak was encountered crossing the French coast in the Le Tréport area but very accurate flak
at Poix-de-Picardie, France. 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 Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44. A small
force of enemy fighters was encountered en route; intense accurate flak was encountered at the
target. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Hydrierwerke synthetic fuel refinery at
Pölitz, Prussia 25Aug44. Intense and accurate flak was encountered at the target. Failed to return
from a mission to a synthetic oil refinery at Magdeburg, Germany 12Sep44 (1KIA:9POW). Flak was
encountered at the target and then the Group was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. The
aircraft was struck by flak at the target and dropped behind the formation with the left wing on
fire. Then hit by enemy fighters and shot down. The pilot gave the bailout alarm and stayed with the
plane so that the rest of the crew could escape. All of the crew were wounded. Crashed in the Harz
mountains between Sankt Andreasberg and Braunlage, Germany. {77 missions}. LITTLE CHUM.
107086 (MSN 22001) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 19Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tucson, AZ - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 23/27Feb44. Douglas Aircraft
Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain
Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City, SD 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit,
Rapid City AAB, SD 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB
7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 13/14Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base
Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
23Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*L], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire
24Apr44. {nil missions}. 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County
Antrim, Northern Ireland 1May44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*Q], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station
111), Bedfordshire 13May44. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Colmar,
France 31May44. Facing poor weather over Belgium, the Group turned back to a target of last resort,
a Luftwaffe airfield at Liège, Belgium. There was accurate flak passing Brussels and moderate flak
was encountered over Liège; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Major battle damage on a tactical
mission in support of Operation Overlord to a railway bridge at Cheny, France 25Jun44 (1WIA:8RMC).
Struck by flak over the target wounding the bombardier. Accident preparing for a mission to an
aircraft factory at Brandenburg, Germany 6Aug44. A fire broke out in the cockpit. The plane had been
loaded with five 1,000lb bombs and ten minutes later the plane exploded without personnel injury,
concussion damaging B-17G 42-97396. Condemned salvage 6Aug44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot,
Abbots Ripton 8Aug44. The FICKLE FINGER.
107087 (MSN 22002) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 17Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 18/19Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 19Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 26Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney,
NB 26Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 26Feb44. Ferried
Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 9/11Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 11Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Presque Isle Field 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 15Mar44. 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station
109), Bedfordshire Mar44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142),
Norfolk Mar44. Substantially damaged taxying at RAF Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire 13May44. Failed to
return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Eindhoven, Netherlands 9Aug44 (9RMC). Flak was
moderate but accurate. En route to the target, flak damaged an engine. Returning to base, the plane
was attacked and dropped down to escape detection but now had two engines and the radio were
disabled. The crew threw out loose equipment as the plane headed out over the North Sea but lost
another engine and losing altitude. Ditched in the North Sea off the Suffolk coast at Great Yarmouth.
The nose dug in, the plane broke in two at the ball turret and sank in about forty seconds. Later
that day, the crew was spotted by Royal Air Force Lockheed Hudson aircraft sent to search for
survivors. Nine crew members were safe in two dinghies. The Hudsons dropped marine markers and a
Lindholme dinghy which the crew successfully boarded. An Air-Sea Rescue launch was sent to the
location late that night but found that the dinghies had floated into the middle of a minefield;
eventually the launch returned the crew to dry land. BIG BARN SMELL. Named because the ball turret
gunner on this plane came from the small town of Pratt, Kansas, and was born and raised on a farm
with a barn and lots of different types of farm animals.
107088 (MSN 22003) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 17Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 18/19Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 19Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 24Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney,
NB 26Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 26Feb44. Ferried
Kearney - Presque Isle, ME 9/11Mar44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Presque Isle Field (Station 2), ME 11Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing
Presque Isle Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 26Mar44. 532nd Bomb Squadron [VE*V], 381st
Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Luftwaffe
airfield at Mérignac, Bordeaux, France 19Jun44 (7KIA:2POW). Flak struck the right wing, some of the
crew bailed out before the plane exploded. Crashed and burned at Tartifume, Pessac, 3km south of
Mérignac, Bordeaux, France.
107089 (MSN 22004) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 17Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 18/19Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 19Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 24Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney,
NB 27Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Feb44. Ferried
Kearney - Manchester, NH 6/8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 17Mar44. 728th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham
Green (Station 142), Norfolk Mar44. Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische
Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluzí u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44 (3KIA:7POW).
En route to the target, south of Koblenz then north of Frankfurt, Germany, the formation was
attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. A third attack was made near Chemnitz by twin-engined
fighters firing rockets and cannons. On the first pass no.3 engine was disabled and set on fire but
the pilot maintained lead position in formation. The fighters made a second pass during which glass
in a window of the cockpit was shattered. Blue flame and green smoke came out of cockpit then the
plane nosed down out of formation north of Frankfurt and dropped back apparently under control. The
radio operator had been fatally wounded but some of the crew bailed out. Crashed near Büdesheim, six
miles northwest of Hanau, near Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
107090 (MSN 22005) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 25/26Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Denver, CO - Rapid City, SD 4/7Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB,
SD 7Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand
Island - Manchester, NH 19/20Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 28Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 28Apr44. {nil missions}. Lockheed Overseas Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air
Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 29Apr44. 325th Bomb
quadron [NV*T], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 7May44. Failed to return from
a mission to the Daimler-Benz aero engine factory at Sindelfingen, southwest of Stuttgart, Germany
9Aug44 (9POW). Weather hampered the mission when the formation encountered a front of clouds rising
to 28,000 feet. The bombers looked for a target of opportunity and headed for the railway
marshalling yard at Karlsruhe, Germany. Damaged by flak, crashed Echterdingen, south of Stuttgart,
Germany.
107091 (MSN 22006) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 19Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 21/23Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 25Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Kearney, NB 26/29Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 29Feb44.
Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 6/8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 11Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 19Mar44. 728th Bomb Squadron [D], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham
Green (Station 142), Norfolk Apr44. {first combat mission 10Apr44}. Major battle damage on a
Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site at La Glacerie, France 8May44 (1KIA). The
plane was struck by flak over Belgium which peppered the tail section, destroyed the fabric surface
of the lower rudder and right elevator. The tail gunner had been killed instantly by the first flak
burst. The bomber lost all rudder control, most of the aileron function and all hydraulic pressure
(with resultant lack of brakes). Shrapnel also badly damaged the bomb-bay, prematurely releasing the
bombs. The oxygen system had been rendered inoperable, and flak had punctured much of the radio room.
The pilot force landed at Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk; he would have preferred a crash landing
but feared a fire or explosion from all the fuel that was leaking. As it was, as soon as the
aircraft touched down it began skidding, ran on into a meadow, colliding with a crash truck and
killing its driver. The tail wheel collapsed and the tail-gunner's position broke off. {9 missions}.
Condemned salvage 20May44. 1st Strategic Air Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk.
Conflict:
Regained by Group. Major battle damage on a mission to the railway marshalling yard at Hamm, Germany
16Feb45 (9RMC). Flak over Hamm, Münster and Osnabrück was meagre but accurate. Salvaged 17Feb45.
FORBIDDEN FRUIT.
107092 (MSN 22007) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK 20/21Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center
#16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 25Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Omaha, UT - Kearney, NB 26/27Feb44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field,
NB 27Feb44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 6/8Mar44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 8Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Grenier Field 12Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 17Mar44. 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb
Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Mar44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*E], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 23Mar44. {first combat mission 26Mar44}. Battle damaged
on a Crossbow mission to the Blockhaus d'Éperlecques V-2 rocket bunker at Watten, Pas-de-Calais,
France 26Mar44. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered to, over and from the target; no enemy
aircraft were encountered. Battle damaged on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Melsbroek,
Brussels, Belgium 10Apr44. The enemy coast was crossed just north of Dunkerque; considerable anti-
aircraft fire was experienced at this point, which was very accurate. Low stratus cloud was sighted
in the target area when enemy territory was reached; the bombardier picked up the target too late to
bomb and so the Group executed a large 360° turn. Accurate flak was encountered on the first run.
Large hole through right wing inner panel aft no.3 engine nacelle caused by unexploded 88mm flak
shell; hole in left side of vertical stabilizer. Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to a German
V-1 flying bomb launch site at Bois Coquerel, Marbeuf, Normandy, France 20Apr44. Enemy aircraft were
not encountered; flak was moderate and accurate from Dieppe, over the target and out over Cherbourg.
Battle damaged on a mission to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 7May44. No enemy
fighters were seen and friendly support was satisfactory; accurate flak was encountered at Vechta,
Germany, but was inaccurate over Berlin. Battle damaged during a mission to the Hydrierwerke
Pölitz AG synthetic oil plant at Pölitz, Prussia 13May44. The primary and secondary target, an
electrolytic hydrogen-peroxide facility at Peenemünde, Prussia, were under heavy cloud coverage so
the bomb run was made on a last resort target, the naval and shipbuilding areas of Stettin, Prussia.
Meagre, inaccurate flak en route with moderate to heavy flak over the target; the combat wing came
under vicious attack from German fighters but it was quickly broken up by the P-51 Mustang escorts.
Battle damaged during a mission to railway marshalling yards at Blainville, France 23May44. Meagre
and inaccurate flak was encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Battle
damaged during a mission to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 24May44. There was no
fighter opposition; flak was intense and accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany 27May44. A large force of enemy fighters was active in
the area, but none attacked the Group; at the target, flak was moderate to intense and accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke aero engine factory at Dessau,
Germany 28May44. A large enemy fighter force was encountered before the I.P. and on to the rally
point after the target. Flak over the target was meagre and inaccurate. Failed to return from a
mission to the Bayerische Motoren Werke aero engine works at Munich, Germany 31Jul44 (9INT). En
route to the target, engine number 2 began to lose oil. The pilot decided to fly over the target
first and drop the bombs afterwards instead of dropping the bombs and flying around the target. The
number 2 propeller could not be brought into feathering position; after all the oil was lost, it
spun freely and caused severe vibrations. Over the target the plane came under heavy anti-aircraft
fire and engine number 3 was hit. The crew jettisoned the bombs and turned away. At that moment two
rockets passed by, which would inevitably have hit the plane if it had not turned away. When engine
number 3 failed, the propeller also could not be brought to feather and the vibrations increased
accordingly. There was a risk that engines number 1 and number 4 would overheat and the pilot had to
reduce power. The plane quickly lost altitude and the crew knew they couldn't get back to England so
set course for Switzerland. On landing it was discovered that one of the main landing gear tires was
shot and the tail wheel had already burst during takeoff; it was difficult to keep the plane from
ground looping. Force landed Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland. Recaptured by US Government. Assigned
to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Sep45. Flown to UK 1Sep45. Base Air Depot No.1,
Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Returned to US. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
incinnati, 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. UMBRIAGO! [drunk as a skunk] - a word made famous by comedian/entertainer Jimmy
Durante, who had a hit song of the same name. Artwork of Jimmy Durante's face. FRECKLES - artwork of
a Rita Hayworth-type swimsuit woman sitting with her hands behind her head.
107093 (MSN 22008) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Blythe, CA - Tulsa, OK 23/26Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid
City, SD 5/7Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 7Mar44. 398th
Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor,
ME 27/28Apr44. 7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 29Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 1May44.
602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*C], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 1May44.
{nil missions}. 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. Condemned 2Jul444. Salvaged.
107094 (MSN 22009) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 19Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/26Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 26Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 1Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City,
SD 2/3Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 3Mar44. 398th Bomb
Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester,
NH 13/14Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*M], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44. Substantially damaged while parked when the lower
right wing was struck by B-17G 42-107191 taxying at Nuthampstead 8May44. Battle damaged on a
tactical mission in support of Operation Totalize to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt,
southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. Intense, heavy, and accurate flak was encountered during the bomb
run. Battle damaged during a mission to Cologne, Germany 5Oct44. On return, crash landed at the
emergency landing field, RAF Manston, Kent. Condemned 6Oct44. Salvaged 11Oct44.
107095 (MSN 22010) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 19Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 24/25Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 25Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 28Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand Island, NB
4Mar44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester,
NH 1/2Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 21Apr44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*F], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Apr44. Failed to return from a tactical mission to coastal
defences at Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 5Jun44 (3MIA:7POW). B-17G 43-37591 was flying right wing on
#095 which was hit by a ground rocket and collided with #591. The nose section of #095 was sheared
off, but it appeared to remain under control and peeled out of formation. The navigator, bombardier
and co-pilot were killed but the remaining crew bailed out as the damaged plane meandered back
towards the French coast. Crashed in English Channel 3km off Hardelot, south of Boulogne-sur-Mer,
France. LITTLE BIT.
107096 (MSN 22011) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 23/25Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 25Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 27Feb44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dalhart, TX 1Mar44. 232nd Combat Crew Training School, Dalhart Field, TX 1Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 1Apr44.
34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 1Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 13Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*K], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire Apr44. {first combat mission 6May44}. Failed to return from a Crossbow
mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site at Humières, Pas-de-Calais, France 8Jul44
(5MIA:2KIA:2RMC). Approaching the target, flak damaged no.3 engine and the propeller was feathered,
then no.4 engine was hit but the propeller oversped. The aircraft dropped its bomb load over the
target and peeled out of the formation. After crossing the French coast, fire broke out in no.1 and
no.2 engines and the crew bailed out. Two crew and two bodies were later rescued by a Royal Air
Force Air-Sea Rescue launch. The aircraft crashed and exploded on the Goodwin Sands in the English
Channel off Ramsgate, Kent. (24 missions}.
107097 (MSN 22012) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 19Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 19Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX - Cheyenne, WY 23/26Feb44. United Air Lines,
Modification Center #10, Cheyenne Municipal Airport, WY 26Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
6Mar44. Ferried Cheyenne - Rapid City, SD 10Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit,
Rapid City AAB, SD 10Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB
7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field
19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 22Apr44. {nil missions}. 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station
597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 1May44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*M], 303rd Bomb Group,
Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 12May44. {first combat mission 19May44}. Battle damaged
during a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to Luftwaffe airfields in France 11Jun44.
On return, the plane stalled over the end of the runway at Molesworth then skidded, ripping off the
landing gear and the tail wheel collapsed. Condemned salvage 12Jun44. Salvaged by 1st Strategic Air
Depot, Troston 13Jun44. SWEET MELODY.
107098 (MSN 22013) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/26Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 26Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City,
SD 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group,
Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 19Apr44.
7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 19Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44. 601st Bomb
Squadron [3O*Y], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. Failed to
return from a mission to an electrolytic hydrogen-peroxide facility at Peenemünde, Prussia 4Aug44
(9POW). Heavy but inaccurate flak over target. Having joined up with the formation after the bomb
run, the aircraft was seen to leave and dive down three thousand feet before turning to cross under
the group, apparently heading for Sweden, before encountering flak and turning back towards home.
Crashed and destroyed by fire between Koitenhagen and Franzberg, Germany. (22 missions}.
107099 (MSN 22014) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/26Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 26Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 4Mar44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44. Ferried Grand Island -
Manchester, NH 19/20Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Grenier Field 10Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Apr44. 427th Bomb Squadron [GN*W],
303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 30Apr44. {first combat mission 7May44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44. Restricted
visibility made it difficult to sight the primary target. The AFCE in both lead aircraft were
disabled by flak and runs were made visually by PDI. The Group was unable to locate the primary
target until immediately over it. A second bomb run was attempted, but the target still could not be
seen. The Group turned off and bombed the marshalling yards at Volkingen, Germany as a target of
opportunity. A few enemy fighters were seen but none attacked the formation; moderate and extremely
accurate flak was encountered over the target area. Battle damaged on a mission to the Modis thermal
electric power station, Leipzig, Germany 28May44. The Group dropped on a target of opportunity at
Rotha, Germany, when both the primary and secondary targets were obscured by clouds, haze and smoke.
They found moderate but very accurate flak in the Leipzig area and over the target; a force of enemy
fighters made some attacks on the Group. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Colmar, France 31May44 (1WIA:9RMC). Towering storm clouds prohibited the Group from bombing the
primary target and turned to a target of opportunity, a Luftwaffe airfield at Gilze-Rijen,
Netherlands. Meagre and inaccurate flak was encountered over the target and accurate flak in the
Brussels area which damaged this plane. The tail gunner was wounded, the pilot jettisoned the bombs,
aborted the mission and returned home alone, force landing at RAF Chipping Ongar, Essex. Battle
damaged on a mission to a fuel depot at Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, Paris, France 7Aug44. 2nd Strategic
Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 8Aug44. Regained by Group 21Aug44. Failed to
return from a mission to a railway bridge between Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, Germany 13Jan45
(3KIA:6POW). Flak was meagre, accurate to inaccurate; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Hit by
flak just after bombs were released over the target, the tail gunner and pilot were wounded. Another
flak hit setting the no.4 engine on fire and the plane lagged behind the formation. The wounded
pilot instructed the crew to bail out. Aircraft exploded and crashed Bodenheim, Mainz, Germany.
OLE 99 - artwork of the front of a steam locomotive with the number 99 on the smokebox door.
107100 (MSN 22015) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK 22/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center
#16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Grand Island, NB 4Mar44. Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 4Mar44. Ferried Grand
Island - Manchester, NH 19/20Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport
Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic
route departing Grenier Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 27Mar44. 532nd Bomb Squadron
[VE*O:VE*D], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 6Apr44. Failed to return from a
mission to railway marshalling yards at Münster, Germany 28Oct44. Moderate but very accurate flak
was encountered in the target area; no enemy aircraft were met. On return, force landed in Brussels,
Belgium. Returned to Group 16Dec44. {>47 missions}. Returned to US May45. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 28May45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Lubbock,
TX 29/31May45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 31May45. Declared excess 26Oct45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati,
OH Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. CENTURY NOTE.
107101 (MSN 22016) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 23Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 25/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 4Mar44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 5/9Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 9Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN.
Ferried Savannah - Miami, FL - Homestead, FL 12/13Mar44. 427th Base Headquarters and Air Base
Squadron, Air Transport Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL 13Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 15Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Homestead Field 16Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 26Mar44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb
Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy Mar44. {first combat mission 29Mar44}. Battle damaged on a mission
to the Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugwerke factory at Wiener Neustädt, Vienna, Austria 10May44
(1WIA:9RMC). Flak was very intense, accurate and heavy, resulting in injury to the bombardier.
Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to railway marshalling yards at Debrecen,
Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Myrhorod (Station 561),
Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Galati, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Myrhorod.
Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Focsani, Rumania 11Jun44. 49th
Bomb Squadron. Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic
oil refinery at Záluzí u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 21Jul44 (9KIA:1POW). En route, the plane was
attacked by enemy fighters, 20mm cannon shells ruptured the right wing fuel tank and set no.3 engine
on fire. It dropped out of formation and the pilot turned back. Crashed Reindlmühl, southwest of
Gmunden, Austria. {51 missions}.
107102 (MSN 22017) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 23Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 25/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification
Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Mar44. Ferried
Tulsa - Grand Island, NB 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB
6Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 1/4Apr44. 7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow
Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 4Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron [BX*N], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath
(Station 138), Norfolk Apr44. 413th Bomb Squadron. Major damage when crash landed at Eye (Station
134), Suffolk 18Jan45. Condemned salvage 20Jan45.
107103 (MSN 22018) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 23Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 1/2Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 2Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 5Mar44.
Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 7Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 7Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN.
Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5/7Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 18Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44. 602nd Bomb
Squadron [K8*A], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 5May44. 403rd Air Depot,
Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 7May44. Regained
by Group. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 13May44. Regained by
Group 18May44. Failed to return from a mission to the Daimler-Benz engine factory at Gaggenau, south
of Karlsruhe, Germany 10Sep44 (5KIA:4POW). Between the Initial Point and target, the aircraft was
hit by a 105mm flak shell between the radio room and the ball turret. It dropped down in a near
vertical dive while the bomb load was jettisoned. The aircraft exploded before the crew could bail
out; several managed to attach their parachutes by one hook before being ejected by the explosion.
Crashed near Stuttgart, Germany. (28 missions}. MARIE NOTRE DAME.
107104 (MSN 22019) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 23Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 24/25Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 25Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 28Feb44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City,
SD 2/4Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 4Mar44. 398th Bomb
Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester,
NH 13/14Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {nil missions}. 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station
597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 1May44. 339th Bomb Squadron [QJ*D], 96th Bomb Group,
Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk May44. Failed to return from a mission to a railway
marshalling yard at Schwerte, south of Dortmund, Germany 31May44 (10POW). Moderate and accurate flak
was encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Damaged by flak between
target and rally point, two engines were disabled and the pilot was calling for fighter escort home.
Crashed at Winnen, northeast of Westerburg, Germany.
107105 (MSN 22020) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/28Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 28Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City,
SD 5/6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 6Mar44. 398th Bomb
Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME
27/28Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 3May44. Eighth Air Force, England 5May44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 6May44. {nil missions}. 366th Bomb
Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 22May44. 2nd Strategic Air
Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 24Jun44. Regained by Group 5Jul44. Failed to
return from a mission to the Arado Flugzeugwerke aircraft factory, Anklam, Prussia 4Aug44
(1MIA:7KIA:1POW). When the formation arrived over the target there was heavy flak, the first bomb
run was not successful so it made a 360 degree turn to accomplish the final bomb run. While over the
target this plane was struck by flak and on the return flight a fire erupted. The pilot dropped out
of the formation and rang the bailout alarm bell twice. When he saw that the crew in the front of
the aircraft had bailed out he trimmed the aircraft to a gliding right spiral before he himself
bailed out. When floating down he counted eight parachutes and knew that all his crew had come out.
The aircraft circled three times before it hit the water and sank immediately. Crashed in Baltic Sea
off Gedser, Denmark. On the harbour of Gedser the bail out and the crash had been observed and the
rescue launch set out with a crew of four Danes and three German guards. It was also observed that
the strong wind took the flyers out to sea away from land and two fishing boats set out to help. The
search was difficult because of heavy waves and a German Do 24 seaplane searched the area and guided
in several cases the fishing boats towards what was believed to be flyers, but in each case it
turned out to be floating wood. The rescue launch picked the pilot up from the sea and sailed to
Gedser. The rest of the crew did not survive and most of their bodies were found many days later.
107106 (MSN 22021) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO - Tulsa, OK 27/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 4Mar44.
Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 5/7Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar44. 59th Ferrying Squadron, 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport
Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Orlando, FL 11Mar44. Substantially damaged landing with mechanical
failure at Orlando AAB, FL 11Mar44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 8Jun44. Ferried
Orlando - Savannah, GA 8Jun44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 8Jun44. Ferried Savannah - West Palm Beach, FL 21/22Jun44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command,
Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 22Jun44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command,
Dow Field, Bangor, ME 24Jun44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic/North Africa route departing
Dow Field 27Jun44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 2Jul44. 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group,
Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 2Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil storage and freight
yards at Regensburg, Germany 28Dec44 (10POW). The plane was noted north of Udine, Italy, dropped
behind formation with two engines smoking but under control. Presumed crashed Italy.
107107 (MSN 22022) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/9Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 9Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 14Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City, SD
departing 20Mar44; Pueblo, CO - Dallas, TX - Shreveport, LA - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA arriving
25Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 25Mar44. Assigned
to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Apr44. Ferried Savannah - West Palm Beach, FL 10/11Apr44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 11Apr44.
Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 12Apr44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/
Africa route departing Morrison Field 13Apr44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 25Apr44.
817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 25Apr44. Substantially damaged when
crash landed at Bari, Italy 29Oct44. Condemned 29Oct44.
107108 (MSN 22023) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 27Feb/4Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company,
Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Mar44. Combat Crew Training School, Pyote
Field, TX 11Mar44. 2526th Base Unit (Instrument School, Instrument Pilot) Lubbock Field, TX. 236th
Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Pyote Field, TX 8Jul44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training School), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. Designated TB-17G 17Jan45. 202nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training School), Galveston Field, TX 24Jan45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 30Mar45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH 22Jun45. 4843rd Base Unit (Specialized Depot, Fairfield Air Technical Service
Command), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 23Jun45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four
Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 6Jul45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four
Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 24Sep45. 112th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School),
Westover Field, Chicopee, MA 9Oct45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 18Nov45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
107109 (MSN 22024) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Tulsa, OK 27/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 6Mar44.
Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 19/23Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 23Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 27Mar44. 550th Bomb
Squadron [SG*P], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 27Mar44. Failed to return
from an aborted mission to Zwickau, Germany 10May44 (10RMC). The mission was abandoned because of
deteriorating weather. On return, the crew bailed out before the aircraft ditched in the Thames
Estuary. Condemned 12May44. STORK CLUB.
107110 (MSN 22025) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 26Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 28/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 4Mar44. Ferried
Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 6/7Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter
Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN.
Ferried Savannah - Homestead, FL 15/16Mar44. 427th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL 16Mar44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied
Air Forces) 17Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route departing Homestead
Field 17Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 26Mar44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy).
Condemned missing in action 9Aug44. Repaired 13Aug44. 32nd Bomb Squadron, 301st Bomb Group,
Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 19Aug44. Major damage in an accident landing at Marcianise AB,
Caserta, Italy 25Aug44. Condemned crash 11Jan45. Salvaged.
107111 (MSN 22026) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 28Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 4/6Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 6Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Dalhart, TX 16Mar44. 232nd Combat Crew Training
School, Dalhart Field, TX 16Mar44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Ardmore Field, OK.
4033rd Base Unit (Technical Service Command), Chicago, IL 20Dec44. Loaned to Minneapolis-Honeywell
Regulator Company, Wold-Chamberlain Field, Minneapolis, MN 21Dec44. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training School), Ardmore Field, OK 28Dec44. Designated RB-17G 22Jan45. 332nd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training School), Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45. 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.
107112 (MSN 22027) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK 27/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 6Mar44.
Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 19/20Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Mar44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Mar44. Eighth Air Force, England 27Mar44. 532nd Bomb
Squadron [VE*O], 381st Bomb Group, Ridgewell (Station 167), Essex 6Apr44. 532nd Bomb Squadron.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Deutsche Schiff- und Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft (Deschimag)
shipyard at Bremen, Germany 30Mar45. Moderate to intense flak was encountered over the target; there
was no enemy fighter opposition. Last seen with two engines disabled, force landed on continent.
Returned to US May45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
May45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL - Lubbock, TX 29/30May45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma
City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 30May45. Declared excess
28Aug45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (San
Bernardino 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.
SLEEPY TIME GAL.
107113 (MSN 22028) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK 2/5Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 20Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 20Mar44.
Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 1/2Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 8Apr44; Gander, Newfoundland to Prestwick (Station 500),
Scotland 16/17Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 18Apr44. 615th Bomb Squadron [IY*J], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 2May44. {first combat mission 7May44}. Battle damaged
during a mission to the Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG synthetic oil plant at Pölitz, Prussia 13May44. The
primary and secondary target, an electrolytic hydrogen-peroxide facility at Peenemünde, Prussia,
were under heavy cloud coverage so the bomb run was made on a last resort target, the naval and
shipbuilding areas of Stettin, Prussia. Meagre, inaccurate flak en route with moderate to heavy flak
over the target; the combat wing came under vicious attack from German fighters but it was quickly
broken up by the P-51 Mustang escorts. Battle damaged during a mission to government buildings in
Berlin, Germany 19May44. On the route in moderate flak was observed over Heligoland and Hamburg,
Germany. Moderate flak, fair for accuracy, was encountered at Lübeck. At Kiel flak was moderate to
intense. Because of poor weather and consistent contrails, the formation could not keep up with the
Division formation, and since it was without fighter cover it deviated from route to the primary
target and attacked the secondary, shipyards at Kiel, Germany. Battle damaged during a mission to
railway marshalling yards at Blainville, France 23May44. Meagre and inaccurate flak was encountered
over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Failed to return from a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44. On return, force
landed in Belgium. Regained by Group 21Jan45. 612th Bomb Squadron [SC*O]. Force landed on continent
19Mar45. Returned to Group. {final combat mission 17Apr45}. {70 missions}. Returned to US Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 6Jun45. Ferried Windsor
Locks - Spartanburg, SC - Greenville, SC - Lubbock, TX 6/30Jun45. 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 Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino Air
Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 3Dec45. 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. MISS ALDAFLAK.
107114 (MSN 22029) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 27/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 3Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand
Island, NB 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 6Mar44.
Ferried Grand Island - Presque Isle, ME - Manchester, NH 21/22Mar44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air
Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 22Mar44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
13Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*L:N8*A], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 24Apr44. {first combat mission 6May44}. Accident en route for a tactical mission to a
railway bridge at Saumur, west of Tours, France 4Jul44 (9RMC). Engine trouble led to an out of
control fire over the English Channel; turned back to England and jettisoned bombs in a field in
Sussex. The crew bailed out and the aircraft crashed at Truleigh Manor Farm, Edburton, Sussex.
Condemned 4Jul44.
107115 (MSN 22030) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 26Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Denver, CO - Tulsa, OK 28/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16,
Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 4Mar44.
Ferried Tulsa - Augusta, GA - Savannah, GA 6/7Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Homestead, FL 15/16Mar44. 427th Base Headquarters and Air Base
Squadron, Air Transport Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL 16Mar44. Assigned to ELMS
(Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 17Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route
departing Homestead Field 17Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 26Mar44. 353rd Bomb Squadron, 301st
Bomb Group, Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy 27Mar44. Substantially damaged taxying at Foggia #8,
Lucera 13Sep44. Damaged while parked in a collision by B-17G 44-6499 taxying at Foggia #8, Lucera
23Oct44. Declared 'war weary'. Modified as a cargo aircraft 11Nov44. Substantially damaged when
crash landed at Foggia #8, Lucera 28Jun45. Assigned to DUKO (Twelfth Air Force). Condemned 28Jun45.
107116 (MSN 22031) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 26Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 28Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 28Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City, SD
5/6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group,
Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME
13/14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. {nil missions}. 403rd Air Depot,
Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 2May44. 338th
Bomb Squadron [BX*B], 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. GYPSY GIRL.
107117 (MSN 22032) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 26Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 26Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 28/29Feb44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 29Feb44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City,
SD 4/5Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 5Mar44. 398th Bomb
Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester,
NH 27/28Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 28Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 29Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 5May44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 6May44. 403rd Air
Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 7May44.
Regained by Group. 710th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 3Feb45.
Badly damaged by debris from exploding aircraft at Rattlesden while preparing for a mission 21Feb45.
Condemned salvage 21Feb45.
107118 (MSN 22033) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 28Feb44. SCR-695 tail warning
radar installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Feb44. Ferried
Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 29Feb/2Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 2Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 4Mar44. Ferried
Tulsa - Savannah, GA 6/7Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 7Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried
Savannah - Homestead, FL 15/16Mar44. 54th Ferry Squadron, 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air
Transport Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL 16Mar44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied
Air Forces) 17Mar44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route departing Homestead
Field 17Mar44. Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 1Apr44. Marrakech, French Morocco. Massicault, Tunis,
Tunisia. Ferried Massicault to Foggia Main, Italy then to Amendola. 20th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb
Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy 4Apr44. {first combat mission 7Apr44}. Participated in the first
Operation Frantic shuttle mission to railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After
the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a
mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Galati, Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Myrhorod. Returned to base
in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Focsani, Rumania 11Jun44. Substantially damaged
landing at Amendola 23Jul44. Failed to return from a mission to the oil refinery at Moravská Ostrava
a Prívoz, Czechoslovakia 29Aug44 (2KIA:8POW). 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; 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. Attacked by enemy fighters,
the first explosion of cannon shells ignited no.1 and no.4 engines. Further cannon shells exploded
in the cockpit and seriously damaged the controls. The bombardier jettisoned the bombs but one
remained hanging and it was unable to be released. Its locking lever rotated in the swirl of the
flowing air, and there was a risk of unlocking and subsequent explosion. Meanwhile, the pilot tried
to re-start the no.4 engine. It started, but the engine immediately flared up. Fire on the wing
threatened to explode the fuel tank. At a height of only five thousand feet, it was time for the
crew to abandoned the plane. The aircraft crashed and burned out in the forest massif, approximately
one kilometre east of Lhotka, near Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia. {62 missions}. SNAFUPERMAN
(aka SNAFU PER MAN).
107119 (MSN 22034) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Mar44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Mar44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 4Mar44. Combat Crew Training School, Pyote Field, TX 11Mar44. 236th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training School), Pyote Field, TX May44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Biggs
Field, El Paso, TX 17Aug44. Designated TB-17G 17Jan45. 202nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School),
Galveston Field, TX 24Jan45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado
Springs, CO 30Mar45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Jun45. 4843rd Base
Unit (Specialized Depot, Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH
23Jun45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH
6Jul45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine), Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL
22Sep45. 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.
107120 (MSN 22035) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Mar44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Mar44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 4Mar44. 236th Combat Crew Training School, Pyote Field, TX 11Mar44. Major damage caused
by mechanical failure at Pyote Field 29Mar44; some of the crew bailed out. Substantially damaged in
an accident with B-17G 42-102404 while taxying at Pyote Field 22Apr44. 236th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training School), Pyote Field, TX May44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Biggs Field,
El Paso, TX 17Aug44. Designated TB-17G 17Jan45. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux
City AAB, IA 8Mar45. Damaged in an accident caused by mechanical failure over the Yankton Gunnery
Range, SD 14Apr45. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Rapid City AAB, SD 17Jun45. 268th
Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 14Jul45. 232nd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dalhart Field, TX 17Jul45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 21Jul45. 241st Base Unit (Operational Training Unit),
Fairmont Field, Geneva, NB 11Aug45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field,
Colorado Springs, CO 18Aug45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Feb46.
Ferried Colorado Springs - Oklahoma City, OK - Detroit, MI - Wilmington, DE - Aberdeen, MD 3/20Feb46.
613th Base Unit (Air Forces Center), Phillips Field, Aberdeen, MD 20Feb46. Aberdeen Proving Ground,
MD 28Feb46. Salvaged.
107121 (MSN 22036) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Mar44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Mar44. Ferried Long
Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK 3/6Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 6Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City,
SD 15/18Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 18Mar44. 398th Bomb
Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME
19/20Apr44. 7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 24Apr44. {nil missions}. 546th Bomb
Squadron [BK*J], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 5May44. {first
combat mission 11May44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil
refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 12May44. Flak at the target was intense and accurate, along
the route it was moderate and accurate; no enemy fighters attacked the formation. Battle damaged
during a mission to government buildings in Berlin, Germany 19May44. Enemy fighters were observed
but did not attack this Group. Intense and accurate flak was encountered from the Initial Point to
the target; along the route flak was moderate but inaccurate. Battle damaged on a mission to the
port area at Kiel, Germany 22May44. Enemy fighters were observed but did not attack the Group;
moderate and accurate flak was encountered at the target. Battle damaged during a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Mannheim, Germany 27May44. Enemy fighters were observed but did not attack this
Group; moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered in the target area. Accident during
pilot transition training carrying out landings locally at Grafton Underwood 5Dec44. The plane
touched down normally and ran about forty yards down the runway when the right landing gear
collapsed, caused by a broken drag support strut bolt. The instructor cut engine power to take the
plane off the runway. It then ground looped to the right through 180 degrees back onto the runway.
{final combat mission 4Dec44}. {66 missions}. Condemned salvage 6Dec44. Salvaged by Air Force
Service Command 7Dec44. KENTUCKY COLONEL / HELENA II
107122 (MSN 22037) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Mar44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Mar44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 4Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport,
OK 4Mar44. 224th Combat Crew Training School, Sioux City AAB, IA 12Mar44. 224th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA May44. Substantially damaged by mechanical failure landing
at Morris Field, Charlotte, NC 3Jun44. 333rd Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Morris Field,
Charlotte, NC 6Jun44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA 3Sep44.
2132nd Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Very Heavy), Maxwell Field, Montgomery, AL 21May45.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA 30May45. 225th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training School), Rapid City AAB, SD 15Jun45. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School),
Sioux City AAB, IA 15Jul45. Surveyed 23Sep45. Reclaim complete 15Oct45.
107123 (MSN 22038) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Mar44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Mar44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal
Airport, OK 4Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 10Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - St Joseph, MO - Rapid
City, SD 13/16Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 16Mar44. 398th
Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island -
Manchester, NH 19/21Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 21Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 23Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire
25Apr44. {nil missions}. 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County
Antrim, Northern Ireland 28Apr44. 338th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station
138), Norfolk May44. Failed to return from a diversionary mission to an aircraft components depot at
Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (5KIA:5POW). En route to the target, south of Koblenz then north of
Frankfurt, Germany, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. A third attack
was made near Chemnitz by twin-engined fighters firing rockets and cannons. Attacked by enemy
fighters, the plane dropped out of formation near Limburg and the crew bailed out. Crashed four
miles southwest of Usingen, Germany.
107124 (MSN 22039) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Mar44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Mar44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 3Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport,
OK 3Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 6Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City, SD 5/6Mar44. 398th
Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 6Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational
Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 19/20Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force,
England 25Apr44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44. {nil missions}.
403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland
29Apr44. 510th Bomb Squadron [TU*F], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110), Northamptonshire
May44. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery 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 underside of left wing near no.1 engine,
skin corrugation and 'Tokyo' fuel tank were damaged; hole through right wing tip, skin corrugation
and former damaged; hole underside of right wing outer panel on leading edge of wing; hole in left
side of fuselage at station 11, skin, circumferential and right elevator damaged when flak exited
fuselage. {85 missions}. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley
Field, Windsor Locks, CT 11Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Dayton, 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 (San Bernardino 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. MOLLIE MULE.
107125 (MSN 22040) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Mar44. SCR-695 tail warning radar
installed. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Mar44. Ferried Long
Beach - Tulsa, OK 3Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport,
OK 3Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 6Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City, SD 7Mar44. 398th
Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 7Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational
Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 19/21Apr44. 7th Base
Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 21Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron
[N7*F], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 25Apr44. 403rd Air Depot, Base
Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 29Apr44. Regained by
Group. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*G]. {nil missions}. 545th Bomb Squadron [JD*G], 384th Bomb Group,
Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire May44. Modified to carry two Aeronca XM-108
'Grapefruit' GB-1 glide bombs on underwing pylons. {first combat mission 11May44}. Battle damaged on
a mission to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44. Clouds obscured the primary
target, as well as targets in the Metz, Luxembourg, and Brussels areas, so bombs were held, in
keeping with the policy of requiring visual identification and targeting of locations in occupied
territory. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the primary target area; there was no
enemy fighter opposition. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil
refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 12May44. Flak at the target was intense and accurate, along
the route it was moderate and accurate; no enemy fighters attacked the formation. Battle damaged on
a Crossbow mission to the V-3 cannon bunker at Mimoyecques, Pas-de-Calais, France 15May44. Problems
with the Gee-H system prevented accurate targeting while making two Gee-H runs, so bombs were
returned to base. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the target; there was no enemy
fighter opposition. Participated in the 'Grapefruit' mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on the
Eifeltor railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Gee-H radio navigation system
installed. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire 26Jul44. Regained by Group
4Aug44. Loaned to several Bomb Groups for combat missions Nov44-Jan45. Battle damaged during a
mission to a military ordnance depot at Ulm, Germany 4Mar45. On return with three engines, force
landed at RAF Gatwick, Surrey. {final combat mission 20Apr45}. {86 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. DOASY DOATS. Named for the novelty song written and composed in 1943; it
contains lyrics that make no sense as written.
107126 (MSN 22041) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 2Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Mar44. 224th Combat Crew
Training School, Sioux City AAB, IA 10Mar44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux
City AAB, IA May44. 561st Base Unit (1st Operational Training Unit, Air Transport Command),
Rosecrans Field, St Joseph, MO 1Aug44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB,
IA 4Aug44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Lincoln Field, NB 28Sep44. 224th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA 4Oct44. 2515th Base Unit (Pilot School,
Specialized, Two Engine), Dodge City Field, KS 21Dec44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Sioux City AAB, IA 27Dec44. Designated TB-17G 6Mar45. 619th Base Unit (Proving Ground
Complement), Watertown Field, SD 28Apr45. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City
AAB, IA 2May45. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Rapid City AAB, SD 15Jun45. 203rd
Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 27Jun45. 239th Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training School), March Field, Riverside, CA 27Sep45. 420th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School-Heavy), March Field, Riverside, CA 7Oct45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino Air Technical
Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 16Jan46. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 16Jan46. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to
Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
107127 (MSN 22042) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 2Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Midland, TX - Tulsa, OK
3/5Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Mar44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dalhart, TX 16Mar44. 232nd Combat Crew Training School, Dalhart Field, TX 16Mar44.
232nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dalhart Field, TX May44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training School), Dyersburg AAB, TN 14Oct44. 554th Base Unit (4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport
Command), Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 10Oct44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School),
Dyersburg AAB, TN 14Oct44. 4119th Base Unit (Mobile Air Technical Service Command), Brookley Field,
Mobile, AL 31Oct44. 223rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dyersburg AAB, TN 29Nov44. Major
damage when crash landed in bad weather two miles north of Halls, TN 18Dec44. Surveyed 18Dec44.
Reclaim complete 29Jan45.
107128 (MSN 22043) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 3Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 6/7Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dalhart, TX 16Mar44. 232nd Combat Crew Training School, Dalhart Field, TX 16Mar44. 232nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training School), Dalhart Field, TX May44. 221st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Alexandria AAB, LA. Major damage in an accident landing at Alexandria Field 10Jul44.
Surveyed 20Jul44.
107129 (MSN 22044) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 6/7Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dalhart, TX 16Mar44. 232nd Combat Crew Training School, Dalhart Field, TX 16Mar44. 232nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training School), Dalhart Field, TX May44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Rapid City AAB, SD. Designated TB-17G 1May45. 203rd Base Unit (16th Bomber Operational
Training Wing), Jackson AAB, MS 3Aug45. 233rd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Davis-Monthan
Field, Tucson, AZ 27Sep45. 4105th Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Davis-Monthan Field,
Tucson, AZ 20Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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.
107130 (MSN 22045) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 2Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 2Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK
6/7Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 7Mar44.
Ferried Tulsa - Oklahoma City, OK - Dalhart, TX 16/17Mar44. 232nd Combat Crew Training School,
Dalhart Field, TX 17Mar44. 232nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dalhart Field, TX May44.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA. Designated TB-17G 6Mar45. Survey
13May45. Reclaim complete 22May45.
107131 (MSN 22046) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Mar44. 236th Combat Crew
Training School, Pyote Field, TX 9Mar44. 236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Pyote Field,
TX May44. 556th Base Unit (6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 10Jul44.
236th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Pyote Field, TX 12Jul44. 235th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training School), Biggs Field, El Paso, TX 16Aug44. Designated TB-17G 17Jan45. 224th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA 28Mar45. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Rapid City AAB, SD 15Jun45. 354th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Rapid City AAB,
SD 20Jul45. 269th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Galveston Field, TX 25Jul45. Accident
with B-17G 44-6226 while taxying at Sioux City AAB 25Jul45. 331st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA 30Nov45. 2621st Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School),
Barksdale Field, Shreveport, LA 2Dec45. 554th Base Unit (4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command),
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN 6Feb46. 62nd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Memphis, TN 20May46.
62nd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 30Sep46. 5th Emergency
Rescue Unit, 62nd Base Unit (Air Transport Command), Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL 10Dec46.
Air Materiel Command 14May47. 4141st Base Unit (San Antonio Air Materiel Command), Pyote Field, TX
1Jun47. Reclaim 11May48. Reclaim complete 22Dec48.
107132 (MSN 22047) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 6Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO 8/9Mar44.
Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 9Mar44. Assigned to III
Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 11Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
22Mar44. Ferried Denver - Kearney, NB 8Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 8Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via
Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 24Apr44. 601st Bomb
Squadron [3O*V], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 4May44. Failed to
return from a mission to military installations in Berlin, Germany 24May44 (7KIA:3POW). The
formation was attacked by a force of enemy fighters going into and on return from the target. Flak
was intense and accurate over the target. Just after dropping the bombs over the target, the bomber
turned out of formation, apparently having been attacked by enemy fighters. The rear fuselage was
separated from the rest of the aircraft. Crashed on the Tempelfelde-Gratze highway, 15km south-
southwest of Eberswelde, Germany. (4 missions}.
107133 (MSN 22048) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO 6Mar44. Continental
Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Mar44. 225th Combat Crew Training
School, Rapid City AAB, SD 16Mar44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Rapid City AAB,
SD May44. Crashed when the pilot lost control seven miles east of Rapid City AAB 18May44 (10KIS). As
a group of bombers were getting into a formation after takeoff for a flight eastward en route to the
European theater of the war, this B-17 suddenly, for reasons not determined, nosedived into the
ground from about 2,000ft. Class 26; ground instructional airframe 19May44.
107134 (MSN 22049) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 3Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Salt Lake City, UT - Denver, CO
5/6Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 12Mar44. Ferried Denver - Kearney, NB 16Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME
1/3Apr44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME
3Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Presque Isle Field 5Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 8Apr44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [O], 388th Bomb Group Knettishall Apr44. {first combat
mission 20Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to targets in the city of Berlin, Germany 29Apr44.
Flak was intense and accurate at the target and encountered along most of the return route.
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. {29 missions}. Condemned 2Jul44. Salvaged. ROUND TRIP.
107135 (MSN 22050) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO 6/7Mar44.
Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 7Mar44. Assigned to III
Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 11Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
22Mar44. Ferried Denver - Kearney, NB 11Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 11Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 19/21Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 1Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 28Apr44. 549th Bomb
Squadron [XA*N], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Apr44. Failed to return
from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Handorf, Münster, Germany 15Aug44 (10POW). Two engines
were damaged by flak over the target. The plane was losing altitude and would not make it across the
North Sea, forcing the pilot to ditch in the IJsselmeer, 5km east of Enkhuizen, Netherlands. The
plane remained intact allowing the crew to evacuate into dinghies. They were rescued by Dutch
fisherman and transferred to a German patrol boat. HOMESICK ANGEL. Nose art painted by Anne Haywood,
American Red Cross Aero Club, 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield.
107136 (MSN 22051) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 3Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Denver, CO 5/6Mar44.
Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Mar44. Assigned to III
Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 17Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
22Mar44. Ferried Denver - Kearney, NB 11Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 11Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via
Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44. 364th Bomb
Squadron [WF*D], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 30Apr44. 2nd Strategic
Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 13May44. Regained by Group 25May44. Battle
damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 24Aug44. On return, crash landed at Chelveston. Condemned salvage 26Aug44. Salvaged by 2nd
Mobile Repair Squadron, 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton.
107137 (MSN 22052) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 3Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Salt Lake City, UT - Denver, CO
5/6Mar44. Continental Airlines, Modification Center #13, Denver Municipal Airport, CO 6Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 11Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 22Mar44. Ferried Denver - Kearney, NB 13Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 13Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 27/29Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2May44. Eighth Air Force, England
4May44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*O], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk May44.
Failed to return from a mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau aero engine factory at Allach, Munich,
Germany 13Jul44 (10INT). Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with
intense flak at the target. Near Augsburg, the Initial Point, the engines began detonating and the
plane was unable to keep speed up with the others in formation. The pilot dropped some of the bombs
and then proceeded to drop all of them as the crew started throwing all available weighty things out
of the waist; guns, ammunition, anything that could be thrown out, was. Then, with the problem of
not being able to maintain speed or altitude, the pilot made a 180 degree turn, heading westward
towards England. Immediately, the plane was struck by flak, a direct hit behind no.3 engine and lost
all fuel from no.3 tank. With insufficient fuel to reach England the pilot turned off towards
Switzerland. The crew was instructed to bail out but not one of them did. Two Swiss Air Force
fighters indicated to follow them. The engineer cranked out the landing gear because the hydraulics
had failed. Force landed at a Swiss Air Force fighter airfield at Payerne, Switzerland. Recaptured
by US Government. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe) Sep45. Repaired and the last
to leave Switzerland. Flown to UK 19Sep45. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire.
Condemned salvage 25Oct45.
107138 (MSN 22053) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 3Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 4/5Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 10Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - St Joseph, MO - Rapid City, SD 14/16Mar44. 398th Bomb
Group, Operational Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 16Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training
Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic
route departing Dow Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44. Colonel Frank P Hunter, the CO
of the 398th Bomb Group, flew this aircraft from Rapid City Army Air Base to England, leading
deployment of his group to combat. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*T], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead
(Station 131), Hertfordshire 22Apr44. 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford Lodge (Station
597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland 27Apr44. Regained by Group 4May44. Battle damaged on a
tactical mission in support of Operation Totalize to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt,
southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. Intense, heavy, and accurate flak was encountered during the bomb
run. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 18Aug44. Regained by
Group 30Aug44. Failed to return from a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery
at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44 (7KIA:2POW). Intense and accurate flak was encountered over the
target; after the target the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. After
leaving the target, no.2 engine was struck by a cannon shell from an enemy fighter. The engine
caught fire and parts of the cowling came off as the aircraft started a banking dive into cloud. A
20mm cannon shell struck the navigator who immediately lost consciousness. The oxygen system by the
top turret caught fire and spread to the bomb bay; the upper part of the rudder had been torn off.
The aircraft was in a violent spin, preventing the crew from bailing out, and broke up before
crashing and destroyed by fire at Pferdingsleben, northeast of Gotha, Germany. {51 missions}.
WITKA TANKA TON [Sioux for 'Bird that lays big eggs'. The plane was christened in Rapid City by a
Sioux Indian chief acting on behalf of the Wahoo Club.
107139 (MSN 22054) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 6Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 6Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 10Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City, SD 16/18Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational
Training Unit, Rapid City AAB, SD 18Mar44. 398th Bomb Group, Operational Training Unit, Grand Island
Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 27/28Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 28Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow
Field 29Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 1May44. 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 1May44. {nil missions}. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire
3May44. 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk May44. {nil missions}. 366th Bomb
Squadron [KY*J], 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire. 2nd Strategic Air
Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 4Jul44. Regained by Group 13Jul44. Destroyed by
fire in an accident caused by an electrical fault while parked at Chelveston 13Jul44. Condemned
salvage 14Jul44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton.
107140 (MSN 22055) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 4Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dalhart, TX 16Mar44. 232nd Combat Crew Training School, Dalhart Field, TX 16Mar44. 232nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training School), Dalhart Field, TX May44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Sioux City AAB, IA. Designated TB-17G 6Mar45. 222nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School),
Ardmore Field, OK 14Jun45. 332nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Ardmore Field, OK 16Jun45.
Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH Aug45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal 20Aug45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to
Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
107141 (MSN 22056) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 6Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Rapid
City, SD 16Mar44. 225th Combat Crew Training School, Rapid City AAB, SD 16Mar44. 225th Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training School), Rapid City AAB, SD May44. Damaged in a collision with parked Bell
P-63A Kingcobra 42-69474 on the ground at Rapid City AAB 18Apr45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport
Command, Cincinnati, OH 25Jun45. 2114th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Lockbourne AAB, Columbus, OH 27Jun45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 22Sep45. 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.
107142 (MSN 22057) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 6Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK
7/8Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Mar44.
Ferried Tulsa - Rapid City, SD 16Mar44. 225th Combat Crew Training School, Rapid City AAB, SD
16Mar44. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Rapid City AAB, SD May44. Substantially
damaged when ground looped taxying at Rapid City AAB 8Feb45. Designated TB-17G 1May45. 283rd Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Galveston Field, TX 19Jul45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino
Air Technical Service Command), Kingman Field, AZ 26Dec45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal 21Dec45. War Assets Administration
27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
107143 (MSN 22058) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 9/10Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 15Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 16/24Mar44. Processing and
Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air
Force, Bari, Italy) 3Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN.
Ferried Savannah - West Palm Beach, FL 8Apr44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field
(Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 8Apr44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 10Apr44.
Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route departing Morrison Field 11Apr44. Fifteenth
Air Force, Italy 22Apr44. 840th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44.
Major damage when crash landed at Sterparone 14Jul44. Pisa, Italy 15May45. Returned to US Jun45.
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 18Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. SPORT.
107144 (MSN 22059) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 6Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 4Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dalhart, TX 17Mar44. 232nd Combat Crew Training School, Dalhart Field, TX 17Mar44. Substantially
damaged landing with mechanical failure at Tinker Field, Oklahoma City, OK 2Apr44. 232nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training School), Dalhart Field, TX May44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Sioux City AAB, IA. Crashed thirty-five miles west of Sioux City 5Aug44 (8KIS:1RMC). A
formation of eighteen B-17's from the Sioux City Army Air Field were practicing formation flying
near Laurel, NB. While conducting a turn, this aircraft collided with B-17G 42-107157 sending both
planes out of control. Both planes had nine airmen each and only the pilot of this plane survived.
Surveyed 6Aug44.
107145 (MSN 22060) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 6Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 6Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 7/8Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 8Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dalhart, TX 17Mar44. 232nd Combat Crew Training School, Dalhart Field, TX 17Mar44. 232nd Base Unit
(Combat Crew Training School), Dalhart Field, TX May44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Sioux City AAB, IA. 3701st Base Unit (Technical School), Amarillo Field, TX 23Dec44. 224th
Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA 3Jan45. Substantially damaged landing
with mechanical failure at Buffalo Municipal Airport, NY 17Feb45. Designated TB-17G 6Mar45. 4100th
Base Unit (Fairfield Air Technical Service Command), Patterson Field, Fairfield, OH 7Mar45. 224th
Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA 12Mar45. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew
Training School), Rapid City AAB, SD 17Jun45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School),
Peterson Field, Colorado Springs, CO 14Jul45. 232nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Dalhart
Field, TX 17Jul45. 268th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs,
CO 21Jul45. 201st Base Unit (Headquarters, Continental Air Forces), Peterson Field, Colorado Springs,
CO 3Feb46. 427th Base Unit, Roswell Field, NM 12Feb46. 509th Composite Group, Roswell Field, NM
17Feb46. 234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Clovis Field, NM 27Feb46. Task Group 1.5,
Strategic Air Command, Clovis Field, NM 4Mar46. 427th Base Unit, Roswell Field, NM 21Mar46. 613th
Base Unit (Proving Ground Command), Phillips Field, Aberdeen, MD 29Apr46. Aberdeen Proving Ground,
MD 1May46. Salvaged.
107146 (MSN 22061) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/9Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 18Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand Island, NB 24Mar44. Operational Training Unit, Grand
Island Field, NB 24Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 1/4Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 4Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 4Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 7Apr44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*G], 379th Bomb
Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 11Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to the
hydrogenation works at Scholven-Buer, Gelsenkirchen, Germany 26Aug44 (7KIA:2RMC). The plane had just
begun to cross the enemy coast en route to the target when no.2 engine started to fall apart. The
navigator called to pilot and said that the top cylinder was flying out. The pilot was unable to
feather the propeller and the engine continued to disintegrate. The plane dropped out of formation
and headed back to base. The no.2 engine caught fire and burned fiercely and the windmilling
propeller caused the plane to vibrate. After a while the fire went out and the vibration stopped.
The bombs had been jettisoned but the enlisted men didn't know that the plane had been losing
altitude and were still on oxygen approximately five or ten seconds before the plane hit the water.
The bomber ditched in the North Sea sixty miles off Haarlem, Netherlands. The tail gunner was
knocked out but regained consciousness sometime later, at which time he was floating in the water
inside the plane. The plane was about half submerged and he exited through a hole in the side. He
had hardly cleared the plane when it sank. The ball turret gunner had been thrown clear of the plane
in the crash. The two gunners were the only survivors, rescued by Air-Sea Rescue. MAIRZY DOATS.
Named for the novelty song written and composed in 1943; it contains lyrics that make no sense as
written.
107147 (MSN 22062) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/9Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 15Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 17/23Mar44. Processing and Staging Group,
Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 23Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5/7Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters
and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Apr44. Eighth Air Force,
England 13Apr44. 360th Bomb Squadron [PU*C], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 22Apr44. {first combat mission 24Apr44}. Battle damaged during a mission to a
Luftwaffe airfield at Landsberg-am-Lech, Germany 24Apr44. Flak was meagre but accurate inbound over
the coast. The aileron control was disabled by flak over Le Tréport, France and the pilot aborted
the mission. Battle damaged during a Crossbow mission to a V-2 rocket service bunker complex at
Sottevast, south of Cherbourg, France 27Apr44. Flak was moderate to intense and very accurate; no
enemy fighters were seen. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken,
Germany 11May44 (4WIA:6RMC). Restricted visibility made it difficult to sight the primary target.
The AFCE in both lead aircraft were disabled by flak and runs were made visually by PDI. The Group
was unable to locate the primary target until immediately over it. A second bomb run was made but
did not make a good run because of anti-aircraft fire. A few enemy fighters were seen but none
attacked the formation; moderate and extremely accurate flak was encountered over the target area.
Flak disabled the navigator's oxygen and one outboard engine and blew off one of the bomb bay doors
on the second bomb run. The pilot left the formation, struggling to maintain altitude. At 11,000
feet anti-aircraft guns opened up and he dove his bomber toward the ground. He ordered the crew to
move forward of the bomb bay to maintain aircraft balance and to jettison all excess equipment.
Flying at tree top level, the crew experienced German 88mm gunfire from a ground pill box that
injured four crewmen. The plane passed through German coastal defences and flew very low across the
North Sea to the English coast. The pilot located a Royal Air Force training airfield on the Thames
Estuary at RAF Rochford, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. Making a hot, two-engine landing, the two pilots
avoided a concrete ammunition building, crashed through a fence, lost the right landing gear and
slid into a ditch that stopped the plane. {8 missions}. Condemned 23May44. Condemned salvage 5Jul44.
SWEET MELODY.
107148 (MSN 22063) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/9Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 9Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 15Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 16/17Mar44. Processing and Staging Group,
Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command,
Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME - Bangor, ME 5/8Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Dow Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Apr44. 545th Bomb Squadron
[JD*P], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 29Apr44. Modified to
carry two Aeronca XM-108 'Grapefruit' GB-1 glide bombs on underwing pylons. {first combat mission
4May44}. Battle damaged on a mission to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 7May44.
Intense and accurate flak was encountered en route and over the target but meagre and inaccurate
during the return; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44. Clouds obscured the primary target, as well as
targets in the Metz, Luxembourg, and Brussels areas, so bombs were held, in keeping with the policy
of requiring visual identification and targeting of locations in occupied territory. Moderate and
accurate flak was encountered over the primary target area; there was no enemy fighter opposition.
Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe aircraft repair depot at Orly, Paris, France 20May44.
No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was meagre to moderate but accurate. Battle
damaged during a mission to military installations in Berlin, Germany 24May44. The formation was
attacked by a force of enemy fighters going into and on return from the target. Flak was intense and
accurate over the target. Participated in the 'Grapefruit' mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on the
Eifeltor railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. Departing for a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 28Jul44, the bomber
aborted and turned back with no.4 engine supercharger failure. On return to base the pilot stalled
twenty feet above the runway, the right tire failed following the hard landing and the right main
landing gear collapsed when the drag link broke causing a ground loop. Battle damaged on a mission
to the railway bridge where it crosses the Kyll river at Kyllburg, Germany 8Jan45; the aircraft
force landed with flak damage at Couvron (A-70), Laon, France. Returned to Group 16Jan45. Failed to
return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Böhlen-Rötha, Leipzig,
Germany 17Mar45 (1KIA:8POW). Meagre to moderate, inaccurate flak was encountered over the target;
there was no enemy fighter opposition. With an engine damaged by flak before reaching the target,
the crew bailed out before the aircraft crashed near Oschatz, east of Leipzig, Germany.
{78 missions}. DARK ANGEL - artwork of a blonde woman wearing a see-through leotard kneeling and
leaning back.
107149 (MSN 22064) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK
8/12Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12Mar44.
224th Combat Crew Training School, Sioux City AAB, IA 21Mar44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Sioux City AAB, IA May44. 3507th Base Unit (Technical School) Sioux Falls Field, SD 2Dec44.
224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA 8Dec44. 273rd Base Unit (Combat
Crew Training School), Lincoln Field, NB 24Dec44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School),
Sioux City AAB, IA 5Jan45. Designated TB-17G 6Mar45. 332nd Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School),
Ardmore Field, OK 19Jun45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 22Aug45.
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.
107150 (MSN 22065) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 8/10Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 15Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Savannah, GA 17Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third
Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 17Mar44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis
Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5/7Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air
Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
13Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*K], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire
26Apr44. Battle damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Totalize to bomb an enemy
troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. Intense, heavy, and accurate
flak was encountered during the bomb run. Struck by flak, the plane dropped out of formation over
the target and force landed at Tour-en-Bessin (A-13), Normandy, France. Regained by Group Aug44.
Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 5Oct44. Moderate,
inaccurate flak was encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Damaged by
flak and force landed in Belgium. Regained by Group. Battle damage during a mission to a road and
rail bridge between Ludwigshafen and Mannheim, Germany 20Jan45. Light, inaccurate flak was
encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. On return, force landed on the
continent. Condemned 20Jan45. Salvaged by 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France 25Feb45.
107151 (MSN 22066) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 9Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK
15/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 22Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 24Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 1/2Apr44. 34th Base
Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 8Apr44. Lockheed Overseas Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot No.3, Langford
Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland Apr44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*B], 401st Bomb
Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 15Apr44. Battle damaged on a Crossbow mission to
a German V-1 flying bomb launch site at Bois Coquerel, Marbeuf, Normandy, France 20Apr44. Enemy
aircraft were not encountered; flak was moderate and accurate from Dieppe, over the target and out
over Cherbourg. Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Essey-lès-Nancy, France
27Apr44. No enemy fighters were sighted during the mission; there was meagre flak at Dieppe,
moderate and accurate flak was encountered at Beauvais and Neufchâteau. Battle damaged on a mission
to Friedrichstraße railway station, Berlin, Germany 7May44. No enemy fighters were seen and friendly
support was satisfactory; accurate flak was encountered at Vechta, Germany, but was inaccurate over
Berlin. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna,
Merseburg, Germany 12May44. Flak at the target was moderate and inaccurate; no enemy fighters were
encountered. Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe aircraft repair depot at Villacoublay,
Paris, France 20May44. No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was moderate but accurate.
Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen, Germany 27May44. A large
force of enemy fighters was active in the area, but none attacked the Group; at the target, flak was
moderate to intense and accurate. {106 missions}. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station
547), Huntingdonshire 8May45. Regained by Group 28May45. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit
(Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 8Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus,
OH - Lubbock, TX 9/10Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South
Plains Field, Lubbock, TX 10Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. COVER GIRL.
107152 (MSN 22067) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 8Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK
11/13Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Mar44.
224th Combat Crew Training School, Sioux City AAB, IA 24Mar44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training
School), Sioux City AAB, IA May44. During an instrument check and practice bombing sortie, the pilot
lost control, the bomber stalled, crashed and burned three miles southwest of Anthon, near Sioux
City AAB, IA 26May44 (10KIS). Surveyed 27May44.
107153 (MSN 22068) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 8Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - El Paso, TX
- Tulsa, OK 9/11Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport,
OK 11Mar44. Assigned to Combat Crew Training School, Sioux City AAB, IA 17Mar44; not delivered.
Ferried Tulsa - Des Moines, IA - Savannah, GA 21/24Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air
Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 24Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I). 4th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH 5/7Apr44.
34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 9Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 14Apr44. 369th Bomb Squadron [WW*V], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station
111), Bedfordshire 25Apr44. Battle damaged during a mission to targets in the city of Berlin,
Germany 29Apr44. Moderate to intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target and at
locations on the return to England; there was no enemy fighter opposition on this Group. Severely
battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg,
Germany 12May44. Flak at the target was meagre and inaccurate; no enemy fighters were encountered.
Battle damaged during a mission to government buildings in Berlin, Germany 19May44. Enemy fighters
were observed but did not attack this Group. Intense and accurate flak was encountered from the
Initial Point to the target; along the route flak was moderate but inaccurate. Battle damage on a
mission to a railway marshalling yard at Colmar, France 31May44. Facing poor weather over Belgium,
the Group turned back to a target of last resort, a Luftwaffe airfield at Liège, Belgium. Unable to
see the target after three runs, the Group headed to Gilze, Netherlands but again cloud prevented
sight of a target so returned home with their bombs. There was accurate flak passing Brussels and
moderate flak was encountered over Liège; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Failed to return
from a mission to the Bayerische Motorenwerks (BMW) aero engine factory at Allach, Munich, Germany
16Jul44 (9EVD). Just before the Initial Point, the formation climbed into an overcast when no.1
engine failed, losing speed and lost sight of the formation. Coming out of the clouds and turning to
rejoin, flak struck no.2 engine. The pilot turned back and headed towards Allied lines. Passing
Strasbourg, France, the plane was struck again by flak losing the oxygen system. Needing to descend,
the plane was now flying in cloud and headed south, finding itself over Lake Geneva. Crash landed on
the plateau de Champellant near Féternes, France; the crew set the plane on fire. They hid in woods
but were rounded up by a German patrol and put into trucks. Along the way, some French resistance
fighters ambushed the German convoy allowing the airmen to escape. The French had extinguished the
fire in the plane in order to recover the guns and ammunition but the pilot and navigator were taken
back and again set it on fire. The location was near Lake Geneva and with Maquis resistance help,
the crew crossed into Switzerland and internment. DENNY BOY.
107154 (MSN 22069) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 8Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
9/10Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 15Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA - Savannah, GA 17/18Mar44.
Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 18Mar44. 4th Ferrying
Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH
5/7Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 9Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 14Apr44. 334th Bomb Squadron [BG*F], 95th Bomb Group, Horham
(Station 119), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 28Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to targets
in the city of Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. Flak was intense and accurate at the target and encountered
along most of the return route. Battle damaged on a mission to military installations in Berlin,
Germany 24May44. The formation was attacked by a force of enemy fighters going into and on return
from the target. Flak was intense and accurate over the target. Battle damaged on a mission to
Volkswagenwerk engine factory at Fallersleben, Wolfsburg, Germany 20Jun44. Battle damaged on a
mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 7Jul44.
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. 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.
Aborted an Operation Frantic V shuttle mission to the Flugzeugwerk Gotenhafen Kurt Kannenberg AG
Focke-Wulf assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia, Poland 6Aug44. While forming up and testing the guns,
spent 0.50 calibre bullets damaged the Plexiglas nose and the plane returned to Horham. Battle
damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of Zeitz, Germany
16Aug44. A small force of enemy fighters was encountered en route; intense accurate flak was
encountered at the target. On return, crash landed at the emergency landing field, RAF Woodbridge,
Suffolk. 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 railway marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44
and continued on to land at Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy, a Fifteenth Air Force base in
southern Italy. Returned to England 23Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Karl Borgward
armoured vehicle factory at Bremen, Germany 26Sep44. Intense and accurate flak was encountered in
the target area. 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 Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 30Nov44. Flak at
Zeitz and over the target was intense and accurate; there was no enemy fighter opposition. 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. On return, force landed at the emergency landing field, RAF
Woodbridge, Suffolk. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Seelze, Hannover,
Germany 14Mar45. There was no enemy fighter opposition. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered
over the target. After return from the mission, two unexploded tubular incendiary explosives 1.5
inches long were removed from the tail. 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. Moderate and inaccurate flak was
encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. {final combat mission 18Apr45}.
{105 missions}. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 24Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Oklahoma City, OK - Lubbock, TX 25/28Jun45.
4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field, Lubbock, TX
28Jun45. Declared excess 28Aug45. 2137th Base Unit (Pilot School, Specialized, Four Engine),
Hendricks Field, Sebring, FL 30Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. PUDDLES.
107155 (MSN 22070) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 8Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 8Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 9/10Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 10Mar44. 224th Combat Crew
Training School, Sioux City AAB, IA 10Mar44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux
City AAB, IA May44. Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-107158 over Missouri
Valley, IA 4Aug44. Designated TB-17G 6Mar45. 225th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Rapid
City AAB, SD 15Jun45. 234th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Clovis Field, NM 15Jul45.
4124th Base Unit (Air Technical Service Command), Altus Field, OK 14Nov45. Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Altus Field, OK for storage and disposal 14Nov45.
107156 (MSN 22071) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
12/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Memphis, TN - Savannah, GA 29/30Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 30Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - West Palm Beach, FL 8Apr44.
Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 8Apr44.
Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 9Apr44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/
West Africa route departing Morrison Field 10Apr44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy)
19Apr44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 29Apr44. Failed to return
from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany
22Mar45 (2KIA:8EVD). Attacked by Me 262 jet fighters. On the first attack a large hole was torn in
the right horizontal stabilizer and tracers were seen to enter the tail compartment. Two of the crew
were mortally wounded by 20mm cannon shells. However, the aircraft apparently remained under control
and attempted to follow the squadron leader, who was losing altitude rapidly with oxygen and engine
problems. The aircraft last seen at 17,000ft still under control but losing altitude. Crashed
Breslau, Germany. THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD.
107157 (MSN 22072) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 9Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 9Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 11/12Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 12Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Sioux City, IA 20Mar44. 224th Combat Crew Training School, Sioux City AAB, IA 20Mar44. 224th Base
Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux City AAB, IA May44. Crashed thirty-five miles west of
Sioux City, IA 5Aug44 (9KIS). A formation of eighteen B-17's from the Sioux City Army Air Base were
practicing formation flying near Laurel, NB. While conducting a turn, B-17G 42-107144 collided with
this aircraft sending both planes out of control. Both planes had nine airmen each and only the
pilot of the other plane survived. Surveyed 6Aug44.
107158 (MSN 22073) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 12/13Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Mar44. 224th Combat Crew
Training School, Sioux City AAB, IA 21Mar44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux
City AAB, IA May44. Substantially damaged in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-107155 over Missouri
Valley, IA 4Aug44. Substantially damaged in an accident caused by structural failure on the parking
ramp at Sioux City AAB 3Oct44. Accident in a mid-air collision with B-17G 42-97876 and crashed
landing at Sioux City AAB 11Oct44 (2KIS). Surveyed 11Oct44. Reclaim complete 2Nov44.
107159 (MSN 22074) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 7Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 7Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 12/13Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 13Mar44. 224th Combat Crew
Training School, Sioux City AAB, IA 13Mar44. 224th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Sioux
City AAB, IA May44. Crashed after a mid-air collision with P-47D Thunderbolt 42-74782 approximately
three miles northeast of Bruning Army Air Field, NB 8Sep44 (6KIS). P-47 Thunderbolt fighters from
Bruning Army Air Field conducted training attack manoeuvres with two formations of B-17 Flying
Fortress bombers from the Sioux City Army Air Base. The pilot of the P-47 misjudged the distance to
the B-17 as he was simulating an attack upon the formation. When the pilot attempted to terminate
the mock attack, the fighter collided with the left wing of the B-17, rupturing the bomber's fuel
tank. Both planes exploded. After impact, the P-47 spiralled out of control and struck the ground
killing the pilot. The B-17 broke apart scattering wreckage over an area of several square miles.
The forward part of the fuselage of the B-17 and the impact site of the P-47 were one mile apart in
an east-west direction, nine miles south and 1/2 mile east of Milligan, NB. Four of the airmen in
the B-17 were able to bail out and survive. The crash took the lives of six other airmen in the B-17.
Surveyed 8Sep44.
107160 (MSN 22075) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Winslow, AZ -
Tulsa, OK 12/17Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
17Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Mar44. Assigned
to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 22Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 24Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing
Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 24Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 1/2Apr44. 34th
Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 24Apr44. 562nd Bomb Squadron [S], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station
136), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 7May44}. Failed to return from a mission to industrial
areas of Berlin, Germany 19May44 (10RMC). The formation was attacked by a force of enemy fighters
north of Rostock, Germany, on return from the target. The no.1 and no.3 propellers were overspeeding
and no.2 engine was running rough with little power. The aircraft ditched in the North Sea twenty-
five miles off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk. Crew rescued by a nearby Allied minesweeper. {6 missions}.
LITTLE JOE.
107161 (MSN 22076) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Las Vegas, NV - Tulsa, OK
12/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Jackson, MS - Tulsa, OK - Jackson, MS - Orlando, FL - Savannah, GA 27/31Mar44. Processing and
Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air
Force, Bari, Italy) 3Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN.
Ferried Savannah - West Palm Beach, FL 10/11Apr44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison
Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL 11Apr44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces)
12Apr44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route departing Morrison Field 13Apr44.
Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 19Apr44. 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 19Apr44. Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. Condemned salvage 20Apr45.
107162 (MSN 22077) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
13/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dallas, TX - Tallahassee, FL - Savannah, GA 27/31Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air
Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy)
3Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah -
Homestead, FL 23/24Apr44. 54th Ferry Squadron, 15th Ferrying Group, Caribbean Wing, Air Transport
Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL 24Apr44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force, Italy)
27Apr44. Ferried overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route departing Homestead Field 28Apr44.
Fifteenth Air Force, Italy 11May44. 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Group, Foggia #7, Amendola, Italy
May44. {first combat mission 2Jun44}. Participated in the first Operation Frantic shuttle mission to
railway marshalling yards at Debrecen, Hungary 2Jun44. After the target, the bomber continued east
and landed at Myrhorod (Station 561), Ukraine. Operated a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Galati,
Rumania 6Jun44, returning to Myrhorod. Returned to base in Italy on a mission to a Luftwaffe
airfield at Focsani, Rumania 11Jun44. 49th Bomb Squadron 16Jun44 {10 missions}. Failed to return
from a mission to railway installations at Arad, Rumania 3Jul44 (10RMC). The plane was in a
formation over the Adriatic Sea and headed for Rumania. The Group spread out and test fired their
guns. Shortly after, the Group tightened up. As they did, the crew noticed smoke coming from no.2
engine. Whether it had been hit by a stray bullet, or some other reason, it was in trouble. The
pilot turned around and headed back to Base. The propeller was feathered but the smoke was becoming
worse. The pilot made the decision to ditch. The plane hit the water hard but didn't break up. After
a short struggle with the left dinghy, the crew was finally afloat. The bomber nosed over and sank.
The crew was all okay except for a few cuts and bruises. The plane developed engine trouble and was
forced to ditch in the Adriatic Sea, sixty-five miles east of Manfredonia, Italy. All the crew was
rescued by a U.S. Navy patrol boat headed for Yugoslavia. They spent the night in a small coastal
town and next day taken back to Italy.
107163 (MSN 22078) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Abilene, TX -
Tulsa, OK 13/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
16Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Mar44. Assigned
to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 22Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 27Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing
Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 1/2Apr44. 34th
Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 10Apr44. 407th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109),
Bedfordshire 4May44. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Brétigny-sur-Orge,
south of Paris, France 14Jun44 (6POW:3EVD). Moderate to intense, accurate flak was encountered over
the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Flak struck the left wing and set no.2 engine on
fire; there was also a fire in the bomb bay. Over Melun, France, the crew bailed out before the
plane exploded. Crashed between Villiers-sur-Orge and Villemoisson-sur-Orge, 6km north of
Brétigny-sur-Orge, France.
107164 (MSN 22079) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 11Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 11Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Phoenix, AZ - Midland, TX -
Tulsa, OK 14/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
16Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Mar44. Assigned
to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 22Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 27Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing
Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 1/2Apr44. 34th
Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station
138), Norfolk Apr44. Failed to return from a Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch
site at Cormette, Zudausques, Pas-de-Calais, France 20Apr44 (9KIA:1POW). Flak hit in bomb bay,
aircraft broke in half. Crashed 1.5km south of Hallines, 8km southwest of Saint-Omer, France.
107165 (MSN 22080) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 13Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Daggett, CA - Winslow, AZ -
Tulsa, OK 14/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
16Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Mar44. Assigned
to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 22Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 29Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing
Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 29Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/5Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Dow Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 11Apr44. 563rd Bomb Squadron
[R], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 22Apr44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Sudetenländische Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at
Záluzí u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 12May44. En route to the target, south of Koblenz then north of
Frankfurt, Germany, the formation was attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. A third attack
was made near Chemnitz by twin-engined fighters firing rockets and cannons. On return, force landed
at the emergency landing field, RAF Manston, Kent. Accident after aborting a mission to the
Braunkohle Benzin A.G. synthetic oil refinery at Rothensee, Magdeburg, Germany 28May44. Crew
sickness caused the pilot to abort and return to base. On landing back at Knettishall the co-pilot
raised the landing gear in error causing severe damage. {final combat mission 27May44}.
{10 missions}. Condemned salvage 30May44. PAULA SUE.
107166 (MSN 22081) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 13Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK
15/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Jackson, MS - Tulsa, OK - Jackson, MS - Savannah, GA 27/31Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third
Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy)
3Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah -
West Palm Beach, FL 10/11Apr44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11),
West Palm Beach, FL 11Apr44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 15Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route departing Morrison Field 15Apr44. Assigned to OHAM
(Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 20Apr44. 815th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly),
Tortorella, Italy 20Apr44. Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to the
oil refineries at Ploesti, Rumania 9Jul44 (2POW:8EVD). While flying near Brasov, Rumania, one engine
stopped working. The aircraft fell out of formation as it could not maintain speed. The pilot still
wanted to bomb the target, but when another engine failed he decided to drop the bomb load on a
target of opportunity, after which the plane started back to base. While over Bosnia, another engine
stopped working, and the order to bail out was given. Crashed near Kalinovik, south of Sarajevo,
Bosnia, Yugoslavia. Initially all crew were assisted by Chetnik guerillas to evade but two were
later captured. Seven airmen were rescued by the Halyard Mission from Pranjani, Yugoslavia 9/10Aug44.
107167 (MSN 22082) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 13Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
16/18Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 29/31Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 31Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Presque Isle, ME 9/10May44.
8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field, ME 10May44.
Crashed after a fire and the crew bailed out fifty miles southwest of Raleigh, NC 13May44 (2KIS).
Surveyed 13May44. Class 26; ground instructional airframe 15May44.
107168 (MSN 22083) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 13Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Phoenix, AZ - Winslow, AZ -
Tulsa, OK 14/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
16Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Mar44. Assigned
to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 22Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 27Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing
Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 1/2Apr44. 34th
Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16),
Manchester, NH 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 6Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 8Apr44. Lockheed Overseas Corporation, 403rd Air Depot, Base Air Depot
No.3, Langford Lodge (Station 597), County Antrim, Northern Ireland Apr44. 325th Bomb Squadron
[NV*D], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 14Apr44. Battle damaged on a tactical
mission in support of Operation Totalize to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt,
southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. Condemned salvage 17Aug44.
107169 (MSN 22084) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 13Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 13Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Blythe, CA - Tulsa, OK
14/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 21Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 22Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 27Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 27Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 1/2Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 4Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 8Apr44. 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station
128), Northamptonshire 24Jun44. 527th Bomb Squadron [FO*T], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station
117), Huntingdonshire 12Jul44. Battle damaged during a mission to an oil storage depot near Nienburg,
Germany 5Aug44. On return the aircraft crash landed and was in collision with B-17G 43-37622.
Condemned salvage 6Aug44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton.
107170 (MSN 22085) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 16/18Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18Mar44. Assigned to III
Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX -
Savannah, GA 29/31Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
31Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Homestead, FL 11/12Apr44. 427th
Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Homestead Field (Station 8), FL
12Apr44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the South
Atlantic/West Africa route departing Homestead Field 14Apr44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy) 12May44. 817th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy May44. Failed to
return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44
(3KIA:7POW). The mission was a disastrous day for the 483rd Bomb Group; the Group lost fourteen of
its twenty-six aircraft. The 483d Bomb Group had become separated from the other groups largely as a
result of bad weather and arrived late and alone at the Initial Point at Kempten. It was immediately
attacked from the rear by a large force of enemy fighters. The fighter escort arrived eight minutes
after the initial attack and was very effective from then on, despite the fact that they were
heavily outnumbered. The 332nd Fighter Group had waited longer than orders required, and when the
bombers finally arrived the Tuskegee Airmen escorted them against a superior force. The enemy
aircraft attack lasted twenty minutes. The bottom turret received a direct hit, killing the gunner.
A fire broke out in the radio room and took out the intercom. The right wing was in flames. The
plane dropped out of formation and exploded before hitting the ground. Despite all that, the
remaining crew was able to bail out. Crashed at Altmannshofen, southwest of Memmingen, Germany.
107171 (MSN 22086) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 14Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK
15/16Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 24Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dallas, TX - Houston, TX - Savannah, GA 25/31Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 31Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Apr44. 4th
Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Homestead,
FL 13/14Apr44. 427th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Homestead Field
(Station 8), FL 14Apr44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 15Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the South Atlantic/West Africa route departing Homestead Field 16Apr44. Assigned to OHAM
(Fifteenth Air Force, Italy) 6May44. El Aouina, Tunis, Tunisia. Modified to transport supplies to
partisans and engaged in night time special operations missions supporting partisans and parachuting
Allied agents into enemy territory. Ball turret removed, engine exhaust flame dampeners fitted and
the aircraft painted black. 885th Bomb Squadron, 68th Reconnaissance Group, Blida, Algeria Apr44.
Maison Blanche, Algiers, Algeria Aug44. {first special mission 4Sep44}. Brindisi, Italy Oct44. 885th
Bomb Squadron, 15th Special Group (Provisional), 18Jan45. Rosignano, Italy Mar45. Pomigliano, Italy
May45. {28 missions}. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field,
Windsor Locks, CT 10Jun45. 3rd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Romulus Field, Detroit, MI
16Jul45. 4185th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), Independence Field, KS
18Jul45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 20Sep45. 8th Base Unit (Office of
Flying Safety), Winston Salem 23Sep45. Designated TB-17G 26Feb46. Ferrying Division, Air Transport
Command, Cincinnati, OH 11Mar46. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal 11Mar46. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment
Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped. THE COLONEL'S LADY.
107172 (MSN 22087) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 14Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK
16/17Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 17Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Meridian, MS - Savannah, GA 30/31Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 31Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group,
Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - West Palm Beach, FL
8/9Apr44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL
9Apr44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 10Apr44. Ferried overseas on the South
Atlantic/West Africa route departing Morrison Field 11Apr44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy) 19Apr44. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Foggia #2 (Sandfly), Tortorella, Italy
19Apr44. Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield
and air depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44 (8KIA:2POW). The mission was a disastrous day for the
483rd Bomb Group; the Group lost fourteen of its twenty-six aircraft. The 483d Bomb Group had become
separated from the other groups largely as a result of bad weather and arrived late and alone at the
Initial Point at Kempten. It was immediately attacked from the rear by a large force of enemy
fighters. The fighter escort arrived eight minutes after the initial attack and was very effective
from then on, despite the fact that they were heavily outnumbered. The 332nd Fighter Group had
waited longer than orders required, and when the bombers finally arrived the Tuskegee Airmen
escorted them against a superior force. The enemy aircraft attack lasted twenty minutes. Attacked by
enemy fighters, only two wounded gunners were able to bail out before the plane crashed near Kempten,
Germany.
107173 (MSN 22088) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Daggett, CA - Amarillo, TX -
Tulsa, OK 16/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
20Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned
to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Kearney, NB 30/31Mar44. 7th Heavy
Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 31Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME
4/5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. Ferried overseas
on the North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Apr44. 571st
Bomb Squadron [FC*F], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat
mission 24Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Liège, Belgium 11May44
(10RMC). On return, crash landed at Framlingham and ran into a radar building. {9 missions}.
Condemned salvage 20May44. LAMZY DIVY. Named for the novelty song written and composed in 1943; it
contains lyrics that make no sense as written.
107174 (MSN 22089) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Dallas, TX -
Tulsa, OK 17/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
20Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned
to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand Island, NB 30Mar44. Operational Training
Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Presque Isle, ME - Bangor, ME 6/8Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Dow Field 10Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
13Apr44. 730th Bomb Squadron, 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk Apr44. 731st
Bomb Squadron. 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. Condemned salvage 5Jul44. Repaired and regained by Group 19Aug44.
Battle damaged on a tactical mission to railway marshalling yards at Hanau, Germany 5Jan45 (9RMC).
Flak over the target was meagre but accurate. Heading for home an engine supercharger failed and the
plane was losing altitude. Another engine was failing to produce power. The pilot reported three
engines had failed as the bomber was south of Saarbrücken, Germany. Near Dieppe, France, the plane
dropped out of formation. With the windshield frosted and virtually zero visibility, the pilot dove
down through the overcast, ripped out four telephone wires and crash landed in a wheat field with
fuel exhaustion near Buchy, France. In allied territory, the crew was advised to stay put because of
German paratroopers roaming around the countryside. The bomber attracted a lot of local French
interest and on the second day a teacher brought his whole class out to see the plane. On the third
day, snow covered the plane and it was not until day seven that the crew was taken to an airfield
for a ride back to Deopham Green. Condemned salvage 5Jan45. Salvaged 23Jan45. PANTING STORK II.
107175 (MSN 22090) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 14Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 14Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 15/16Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 16Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 21Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Des Moines, IA - Grand Island, NB 21/22Mar44. Operational
Training Unit, Grand Island Field, NB 22Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Bangor, ME 1/2Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 2Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Dow Field 4Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 7Apr44. 525th Bomb Squadron
[FR*Z], 379th Bomb Group, Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 11Apr44. 526th Bomb Squadron.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Wintershall AG synthetic oil refinery at Lützkendorf, six miles
west of Merseburg, Germany 12May44 (1KIA:9RMC). No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak
was moderate but accurate; the navigator was killed. Failed to return from a tactical mission in
support of ground forces to transportation choke points on both sides of the Seine river between
Le Havre and Paris, France 13Aug44 (7KIA:1POW:1EVD). Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over
the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. South of Caen, en route to the target, the plane
was struck by flak between no.2 engine and the bomb bay. The controls had been damaged, the plane
was on fire and difficult to control. It exploded in mid-air and crashed east of Vire, 22km south of
Caen, France. The bombardier bailed out and landed in the middle of a SS Regiment camp but was later
able to escape during transfer.
107176 (MSN 22091) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK
18/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 3Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
5/6Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 9Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Apr44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*C], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 22Apr44}. 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. 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 Zilistea, 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. Condemned
25Sep44. Repaired and returned to Group 4Oct44. Accident during the Group assembly for a mission to
railway marshalling yards at Mannheim, Germany 21Jan45 (9MIA). The plane dropped out of formation at
10,000ft with no.3 engine propeller feathered and trouble with another engine. The pilot called the
Framlingham control tower for instructions on jettisoning bombs and was told to fly forty miles east
of Southwold, Suffolk, and then return to base. No further radio communication was heard from this
aircraft. Presumed crashed in the North Sea. {80 missions}.
THE MISSION AIRES / THE UNINVITED MISSION AIRES.
107177 (MSN 22092) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK
17/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand Island, NB 30Mar44. Operational Training Unit, Grand
Island Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 5/6Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and
Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
11Apr44. 569th Bomb Squadron [CC*F], 390th Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Apr44.
{first combat mission 24Apr44}. Failed to return from a mission to the Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory
at Friedrichshafen, Germany 24Apr44 (10KIA). Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Prior to
the target, flak shrapnel knocked off part of the left wing. The aircraft was last seen rolling over
onto its back, its bomb bay and left wing on fire, before sliding out of formation and exploding.
Crashed at Kluftern, three miles northwest of Friedrichshafen, Germany. {1 mission}.
107178 (MSN 22093) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Kansas City, MO
- Tulsa, OK 18/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport,
OK 20Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 30Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/6Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Dow Field 10Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
13Apr44. 401st Bomb Squadron [LL*K], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire
22Apr44. {first combat mission 26Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the Mühlenbau und
Industrie AG aircraft assembly halls at Waggum, Brunswick, Germany 26Apr44 (1WIA:9RMC). Unable to
sight for visual bombing, the formation turned to the secondary target, the city of Brunswick using
PFF. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered in the Dümmer See area with intense accurate flak
over the target; there was no enemy fighter opposition. Bombardier wounded by flak shrapnel. Failed
to return from a mission to military installations in Berlin, Germany 24May44 (3KIA:3POW:3INT). The
formation was attacked by a force of enemy fighters going into and on return from the target. Flak
was intense and accurate over the target, damaging the left wing. Attacked by enemy fighters
starting an electrical fire in the cockpit in wiring behind the pilot's seat. The pilot ordered the
crew to bail out but six didn't hear the message because the intercom was not working. Three crew
(pilot, co-pilot and engineer) bailed out over Germany 25km northeast of Berlin and were taken PoW.
The navigator took over as pilot with tail gunner as co-pilot and headed for Sweden. Three airmen
bailed out over Simrishamn, Sweden before the aircraft crashed into the sea off the Swedish coast at
Örnahusen. The navigator, waist and tail gunners were killed in the crash; the bombardier, radio
operator and ball turret gunner were interned in Sweden.
107179 (MSN 22094) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 15Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK
17/18Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 18Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 29/30Mar44. Processing and Staging Group, Third Air Force, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 30Mar44. Assigned to ONCE (Fifteenth Air Force, Bari, Italy) 3Apr44. 4th Ferrying
Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - West Palm Beach, FL
8/9Apr44. Caribbean Wing, Air Transport Command, Morrison Field (Station 11), West Palm Beach, FL
9Apr44. Assigned to ELMS (Mediterranean Allied Air Forces) 10Apr44. Ferried overseas on the South
Atlantic/West Africa route departing Morrison Field 11Apr44. Assigned to OHAM (Fifteenth Air Force,
Italy) 22Apr44. 816th Bomb Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group, Sterparone, Foggia, Italy 22Apr44. Failed to
return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield and air depot at Memmingen, Germany 18Jul44
(1KIA:9POW). The mission was a disastrous day for the 483rd Bomb Group; the Group lost fourteen of
its twenty-six aircraft. The 483d Bomb Group had become separated from the other groups largely as a
result of bad weather and arrived late and alone at the Initial Point at Kempten. It was immediately
attacked from the rear by a large force of enemy fighters. The fighter escort arrived eight minutes
after the initial attack and was very effective from then on, despite the fact that they were
heavily outnumbered. The 332nd Fighter Group had waited longer than orders required, and when the
bombers finally arrived the Tuskegee Airmen escorted them against a superior force. The enemy
aircraft attack lasted twenty minutes. Attacked by enemy fighters, the crew bailed out before the
plane crashed near Kempten, Germany.
107180 (MSN 22095) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 16Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tucson, AZ - Tulsa, OK
18/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 30Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Dow Field 10Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 14Apr44. 410th Bomb
Squadron [GL*K], 94th Bomb Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Apr44. Battle
damaged on a mission to Brussels, Belgium 11May44; flak damage to right wing and fuel tank. Declared
'war weary'. 56th Fighter Group, Boxted (Station 150), Essex May45. Stripped of armament and used as
a hack. LUCKY REBEL. Ninth Air Force. Assigned to GLUE (United States Air Forces in Europe).
Exhibited with other USAAF aircraft at the Exposition USAAF Forces Aériennes des États-Unis, Eiffel
Tower, Paris, France 31Jul/15Sep45. Painted as 'LUCKY REBEL' on the right side and 'THE EAGLE'S
WRATH' on the left side. Salvaged 15Nov45.
107181 (MSN 22096) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 16Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
18/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand Island, NB 30Mar44. Operational Training Unit, Grand
Island Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 19/20Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters
and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 20Apr44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force,
England 21Apr44. 326th Bomb Squadron [JW*H], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire
7May44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 7Aug44. Regained by
Group 25Aug44. Declared 'war weary'. 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 6May45.
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 23May45. Returned to US Jun45. 1407th
Base Unit (European Division, Air Transport Command), Valley (Station 568), Anglesey, Wales 2Jun45.
121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 15Jun45. Ferried Windsor
Locks - Lubbock, TX 16/17Jun45. 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 Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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.
107182 (MSN 22097) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 16Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 22/23Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Mar44. Assigned to III
Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX -
Tallahassee, FL - Tampa, FL 31Mar/4Apr44. III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa,
FL 4Apr44. 327th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Designated TB-17G
4May45. 301st Base Unit (Separation Station), Drew Field, Tampa, FL 22Oct45. 4124th Base Unit (Air
Technical Service Command), Altus Field, OK 29Oct45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Altus Field,
OK for storage and disposal 29Oct45.
107183 (MSN 22098) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 16Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 16Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Daggett, CA - Tulsa, OK
17/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 30Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 11Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*J], 398th
Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 26Apr44. {first combat mission 6May44}. Battle
damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Totalize to bomb an enemy troop concentration
at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. Intense, heavy, and accurate flak was encountered
during the bomb run. Battle damaged on a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany
5Oct44. Moderate, inaccurate flak was encountered over the target; there was no enemy fighter
opposition. Damaged by flak, force landed in Belgium 5Oct44. Condemned salvage 14Nov44. Salvaged 5th
Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France 14Nov44.
107184 (MSN 22099) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 17Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 19/20Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44. Assigned to III
Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 30Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport
Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Dow
Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 11Apr44. 568th Bomb Squadron [BI*L], 390th Bomb Group,
Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 27Apr44}. Battle damaged on a
mission to the BMW Flugmotorenbau aero engine factory at Allach, Munich, Germany 13Jul44 (1WIA:9RMC)
Moderate, accurate flak was encountered at Ludwigshafen and Mannheim with intense flak at the target;
the navigator was wounded. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil
refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44 (1WIA:8RMC). The bombers encountered heavy flak over
the target which disrupted the formation; the radio operator was wounded. 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 Zilistea,
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. Substantially
damaged in an accident on a non-operational mission taxying and caught fire at Framlingham 8Mar45.
{final combat mission 7Mar45}. {71 missions}. Condemned salvage 15Jul45. SILVER METEOR / THE WALRUS
/ SUPER SEIP.
107185 (MSN 22100) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK
19/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 30Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 11Apr44. 331st Bomb Squadron [QE*V], 94th Bomb
Group, Rougham (Station 468), Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Apr44. Failed to return from a mission to the
Daimler-Benz aero engine assembly works at Marienfelde, Berlin, Germany 6Aug44 (2KIA:7POW). After
the target and turning the aircraft to return to England, the engines started to fail caused by
mechanical failure. It left formation in vicinity of target and continued to follow formation until
about thirty-one miles on course after departing the enemy coast. Three engines were disabled caused
by mechanical failure; the crew threw out heavy objects to make the load lighter. Ditched in North
Sea, off Frisian Islands, Germany. The B-17 split on impact. The crew members threw their two life
rafts into the sea and exited. The next day the crew in the rafts heard plane engines and fired
several flares. They observed a lone B-17 flying towards Germany, which was unusual, thinking it
might be a captured one by the Germans. A short time later another plane was heading towards the
crew from the coast - it was a German Ju 88. The plane circled and the crew could tell that the
pilot was calling someone on his radio. In a matter of minutes another German plane, a BV-138, a
three engine flying boat dropped a smoke flare and landed in eight foot waves, the crew realizing
their fate.
107186 (MSN 22101) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 17Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK
18/20Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 20Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Grand Island, NB 30Mar44. Operational Training Unit, Grand
Island Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Grand Island - Manchester, NH 5/6Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and
Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 8Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
14Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*L], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire
27Apr44. {first combat mission 6May44}. Failed to return from a mission to an electrolytic hydrogen-
peroxide facility at Peenemünde, Prussia 4Aug44 (9KIA). Heavy but inaccurate flak over target.
Moments after dropping its bomb load over the target, the aircraft exploded, probably from a direct
hit by flak. The left wing was on fire as the aircraft fell to earth and was seen to hit the water
off Fresendorf Beach, 19km east-northeast of Greifswald, Germany. (28 missions}.
107187 (MSN 22102) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Dallas, TX -
Tulsa, OK 19/23Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
23Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. Ferried
Tulsa - Jackson, MS - Tampa, FL 1/2Apr44. 318th Bomb Squadron, 88th Bomb Group, Replacement Training
Unit, Avon Park Field, FL. Substantially damaged when crash landed damaging parked B-17F 42-5728 and
42-6020 at Avon Park Field, FL 11Apr44. 325th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Avon Park Field,
FL May44. Crashed after structural failure nineteen miles east of Avon Park Field, FL 29Sep44 (9KIS).
Surveyed 29Sep44. Reclaim complete 28Nov44.
107188 (MSN 22103) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 17Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 17Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK
19/21Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 30Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing,
Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*G], 398th
Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 5May44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton
(Station 547), Huntingdonshire 11Jul44. Regained by Group 4Aug44. Battle damaged on a tactical
mission in support of Operation Totalize to bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt,
southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. Intense, heavy, and accurate flak was encountered during the bomb
run. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 10Sep44. Regained by
Group 23Sep44. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Bingen, Germany
29Dec44 (1KIA:5POW:3RMC). Flak hit no.2 engine as the bomber was passing over the front lines on
return from the target. The engine caught fire, the hydraulic system was hit, spraying fluid over
the cockpit; the electrical system was also knocked out and there was a fire in the bomb bay. The
crew bailed out over Bastogne, Belgium with some landing behind enemy lines. The aircraft exploded
and debris was scattered over a large area in the vicinity of Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium.
{42 missions}. RAMP ROOSTER.
107189 (MSN 22104) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Phoenix, AZ - Abilene, TX -
Tulsa, OK 19/22Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
22Mar44. Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned
to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 30Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing
Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/6Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North
Atlantic route departing Dow Field 10Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Apr44. 339th Bomb Squadron
[QJ*M], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 12Apr44. Failed to return from a
diversionary mission to an aircraft components depot at Zwickau, Germany 12May44 (9KIA:1POW). En
route to the target, south of Koblenz then north of Frankfurt, Germany, the formation was attacked
by a large force of enemy fighters. A third attack was made near Chemnitz by twin-engined fighters
firing rockets and cannons. Enemy aircraft killed both pilots in first pass. Crashed on fire at Hof
Gnadenthal, southeast of Limburg, Germany. 7TH SON.
107190 (MSN 22105) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Blythe, CA -Midland, TX -
Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK 20/25Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 25Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB
3Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3Apr44. Ferried Kearney -
Manchester, NH 5/6Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command,
Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Grenier Field 8Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 16Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*L], 398th
Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*L]. Battle
damaged on a tactical mission in support of Operation Totalize to bomb an enemy troop concentration
at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44. Intense, heavy, and accurate flak was encountered
during the bomb run. Force landed on continent 8Jan45. Returned to Group 17Jan45. Battle damaged on
a mission to a railway marshalling yard at Chemnitz, Germany 14Feb45. Force landed on the continent.
Repaired by 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France. Regained by Group 5Mar45. Returned to
US Jun45. 1407th Base Unit (European Division, Air Transport Command), Valley (Station 568),
Anglesey, Wales 1Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT
4Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Coraopolis, PA - Columbus, OH - Louisville, KY - Dallas, TX -
Lubbock, TX 5/9Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 9Jun45. Declared excess 28Aug45. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command,
Cincinnati, OH 13Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. MAXINE.
107191 (MSN 22106) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 20/21Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 21Mar44. Assigned to III
Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I)
29Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 30Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 30Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 5/6Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air
Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 6Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 8Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
14Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*K], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire
Apr44. Substantially damaged during a practice mission from Nuthampstead 4May44. The bomber collided
in mid-air with B-17G 42-102467; the vertical stabilizer and rudder were damaged but returned to
base, landing safely at the second attempt. Damaged in an accident taxying at Nuthampstead 8May44.
The right wing tip struck the top of a parked armament truck and then the lower right wing of parked
B-17G 42-107094. Battle damaged during a mission to a synthetic oil refinery in Hamburg, Germany
20Jun44 (9RMC). En route to the target, flak from barges in the harbour damaged an engine and the
bomber turned back to base. Accident during assembly for a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Buc,
Versailles, France 12Aug44 (9KIA). The bomber took off from Nuthampstead then two of the four
engines caught fire. The pilot was making every effort to avoid crashing his plane in a populated
area. He could not crash land in the large meadows nearby to farm cottages because like many other
large open spaces, they were covered in massive concrete pillars to prevent German invaders from
using gliders to land troops. The aircraft crashed at Lude Farm, Forty Green, east of High Wycombe,
Buckinghamshire. Condemned salvage 14Aug44. PEGGY. Named after the wife of the aircraft captain. It
is believed that the name 'Peggy' was painted in red on the left side of the nose. 'The Tomahawk
Warrior' is erroneous and attributed to the crash crews' earlier association with B-17G 42-97267.
107192 (MSN 22107) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 18Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 18Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK
20/22Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 22Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Tampa, FL 1Apr44. III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 1Apr44. 325th Base
Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Avon Park Field, FL. Designated TB-17G 9Apr45. Ferrying Division,
Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 12Sep45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge
Field, AR for storage and disposal 12Sep45. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Texas Railway
Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
107193 (MSN 22108) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Blythe, CA - Tulsa, OK
22/24Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 24Mar44.
Assigned to III Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. Ferried Tulsa -
Memphis, TN - Valparaiso, FL - Avon Park, FL 31Mar/4Apr44. 88th Bomb Group, Replacement Training
Unit, Avon Park Field, FL 4Apr44. 325th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Avon Park Field, FL
May44. Ferrying Division, Air Transport Command, Cincinnati, OH 4Jan45. 4117th Base Unit (Warner
Robins Air Technical Service Command), Robins Field, Warner Robins, GA 13Jan45. 556th Base Unit (6th
Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 15Jan45. Crashed and destroyed by fire
en route Warner Robins to Chattanooga, TN in poor weather in mountains twelve miles northwest of
Chattanooga, TN 15Jan45 (3KIS). Surveyed 6Feb45.
107194 (MSN 22109) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 22/23Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Mar44. Assigned to III
Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX-
Jackson, MS - Tampa, FL - Avon Park, FL 31Mar/4Apr44. 88th Bomb Group, Replacement Training Unit,
Avon Park Field, FL 4Apr44. 325th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Avon Park Field, FL May44.
120th Base Unit (Combat Crew Training School), Richmond Field, VA 30Jan45. 325th Base Unit
(Replacement Training Unit), Avon Park Field, FL 24Feb45. Designated TB-17G 9Apr45. Class 26; ground
instructional airframe 12May45. Reclaim complete 22May45.
107195 (MSN 22110) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 20Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 22/24Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 24Mar44. Assigned to III
Bomber Command, Third Air Force, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 30Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX-
Jackson, MS - Tampa, FL 31Mar/2Apr44. Replacement Training Unit, MacDill Field, Tampa, FL 2Apr44.
327th Base Unit (Replacement Training Unit), Drew Field, Tampa, FL. Crashed six miles north of Tampa,
FL 6Dec44 (9KIS). Class 26; ground instructional airframe 7Dec44. Reclaim complete 1Jan45.
107196 (MSN 22111) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 20Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK
21/23Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 30Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 1Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/5Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 6Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Apr44. 360th Bomb
Squadron [PU*G], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107), Huntingdonshire 22Apr44. {first combat
mission 24Apr44}. Battle damaged during a Crossbow mission to a V-2 rocket service bunker complex at
Sottevast, south of Cherbourg, France 27Apr44. Flak was moderate to intense and very accurate; no
enemy fighters were seen. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Saarbrücken,
Germany 11May44 (1WIA:9RMC). Restricted visibility made it difficult to sight the primary target.
The AFCE in both lead aircraft were disabled by flak and runs were made visually by PDI. The Group
was unable to locate the primary target until immediately over it. A second bomb run was made but
did not make a good run because of anti-aircraft fire. A few enemy fighters were seen but none
attacked the formation; moderate and extremely accurate flak was encountered over the target area.
The pilot's and co-pilot's control cables were damaged, the no.2 engine's hydraulic line was
shattered and the IFF radio equipment smashed. Radio Operator was wounded when shrapnel from a flak
burst penetrated the radio room. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 12May44. Regained by Group. Failed to return from a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin
AG synthetic oil refinery at Schwarzheide, Ruhland, Germany 12Sep44 (9POW). 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. Damaged in an attack by enemy fighters and crashed Jachymov, Czechoslovakia.
TEMPTRESS.
107197 (MSN 22112) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 20Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 20Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 22/23Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 31Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 2Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/6Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via
Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Dow Field 10Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 12Apr44. 710th Bomb
Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk Apr44. Failed to return from a
Crossbow mission to a German V-1 flying bomb launch site in the Pas-de-Calais, France 27Apr44
(3KIA:7POW). Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Returning from a secondary target,
strong headwinds slow the bomber's ground speed as it passed over Ostend. Having time to set the
range, flak hit number two engine and left wing fuel tank which caught fire. Another flak explosion
triggered the crew to start bailing out. The left wing folded up and the aircraft exploded over
Ostend, Belgium, most wreckage falling in the North Sea. MAID TO PLEASE
107198 (MSN 22113) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Winslow, AZ - Tulsa, OK
22/23Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 30Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 31Mar44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 31Mar44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/5Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 11Apr44. 562nd Bomb
Squadron [T], 388th Bomb Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission
24Apr44}. Battle damaged on a mission to targets in the city of Berlin, Germany 29Apr44. Flak was
intense and accurate at the target and encountered along most of the return route. 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. Destroyed on the ground by a major German strike force night of 21/22Jun44. {36 missions}.
Condemned 2Jul44. Salvaged.
107199 (MSN 22114) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 22/23Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 23Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 30Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 1Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 11Apr44. 570th Bomb Squadron [DI*J], 390th
Bomb Group, Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 24Apr44}. Failed to
return from a mission to a Luftwaffe airfield at Pleurluit, Dinard, France 11Jun44 (10MIA). The
Group took off in terrible weather and flew to the target through squalls and even worse. The
airfield at Pleurtuit was the base for 2 Staffel of Nahaufklärungsgruppe 13, a German fighter
interceptor unit equipped with Messerschmitt Bf 109G aircraft. This unit would regularly intercept
and attack bombers on their return flights from targets in Germany; consequently it was necessary to
disrupt operations from this base. After the bomb run the bombers turned away and headed north
towards the Channel Islands to follow the route back to England. This plane had been hit by flak
over the target and was last seen about ten and a half miles south of Guernsey with one of its
engines on fire, either no.3 or no.4 engine. The pilot tried several steep dives and climbs to
extinguish the flames, which he hoped would blow out the fire, but these were unsuccessful. The
aircraft was last seen in a dive as it entered the undercast. The pilot ordered the crew to bail out;
a number of parachutes were reported by other aircraft in the formation. The B-17 had been flying at
21,000ft, probably descending, when its crew bailed out. At this height, the heavy storm clouds
reached tops up to 17,500 feet, with some peaking at 21,000ft. Crashed in English Channel west of
Guernsey, Channel Islands. {21 missions}. POWERFUL KATRINKA. A Toonerville cartoon character,
Powerful Katrinka was a physically powerful woman who could routinely perform feats of incredible
strength.
107200 (MSN 22115) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 21Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 21Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 23/25Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 25Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 31Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 1Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 1Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 5/6Apr44. 34th Base
Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 8Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 16Apr44. 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station 107),
Huntingdonshire 23Apr44. {first combat mission 24Apr44}. Failed to return from a mission to the
Dornier Flugzeugwerke factory at Oberpfaffenhofen, Munich, Germany 24Apr44 (7KIA:3POW). Strong enemy
fighter opposition was encountered from Stuttgart until after the target; flak was meagre but
accurate inbound over the coast and moderate to intense over the target. The plane was hit by flak
in the target area and was badly damaged; it was last seen heading towards Switzerland. The pilot
could not hold the plane in formation and it was soon hit in a nose attack by enemy fighters. The
radio operator had been killed in the radio room by 20mm gunfire and the bomb bay area was on fire.
The surviving crew members attempted to contact the airmen in the nose and, when receiving no reply,
assumed that these men had been killed. At this time the three surviving crewmen, the waist and tail
gunners, jumped from the tail hatch. The ball turret gunner had spilled his parachute in the waist
area and was in the process of buckling on the spare parachute. At this time the plane banked sharp
left and went into a tight spiral dive. It was assumed that the gunner was thrown against the inside
wall of the bomber, pinned there by centrifugal force and unable to reach the escape hatch. The
bomber crashed near Großseeham, close to the town of Irschenberg, 46km southeast of Munich, Germany.
{1 mission}.
107201 (MSN 22116) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 22Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City - Tulsa, OK
24/25Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 25Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 31Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 2Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/5Apr44.
North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route departing Dow Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 11Apr44. 334th Bomb
Squadron[BG*J], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 22Apr44}.
Battle damaged on a mission to the Junkers Flugzeug-und Motorenwerke aero engine factory at Dessau,
Germany 28May44. A large enemy fighter force was encountered before the I.P. and on to the rally
point after the target. Flak over the target was meagre and inaccurate. The plane was struck by flak
over Magdeburg, disabling two engines. The pilot jettisoned the bombs but continued in formation and
returned safely to Horham. 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
Kharkov, Ukraine later that evening. Operated a mission to the oil refinery and railway marshalling
yards at Drohobycz, Poland 26Jun44, continuing on to Foggia #2, Tortorella, 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 Horham 5Jul44. 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, puncturing
two fuel tanks. Participated in an Operation Frantic V shuttle mission to the Flugzeugwerk
Gotenhafen Kurt Kannenberg AG Focke-Wulf assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia, Poland 6Aug44. Battle
damaged, after the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Poltava (Station 559), Ukraine.
Repaired and returned to England. 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 railway marshalling yards at Szolnok,
Hungary 19Sep44 and continued on to land at Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy, a Fifteenth Air
Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England 23Sep44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Auto
Union AG works at Spandau, Berlin, Germany 6Oct44. Moderate to intense and accurate flak was
encountered over Berlin; the formation encountered a large force of enemy fighters from the Initial
Point at Nauen to the target at Berlin. 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 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 damaging a 'Tokyo'
fuel tank. 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 tactical mission to a railway
bridge across the River Rhine at Breisach, between Freiburg, Germany and Colmar, France 20Jan45. A
prominent wind shift caused the formation to drift ten miles south of course. A decision was made to
attack the secondary target, railway marshalling yards at Heilbronn, Germany. Moderate and accurate
flak was encountered passing Stuttgart en route to the target. 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 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. Major
battle damage 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 inexperienced
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; the left wing was
seriously damaged. {final combat mission 18Apr45}. Operation Chowhound, the humanitarian mission to
deliver food to Dutch civilians in German occupied Netherlands 1/7May45. {113 missions + 1 Chowhound
+ 1 Cooks Tour + 1 Victory Tour}. Returned to US Jun45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment Processing),
Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 21Jun45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Columbus, OH - Lubbock, TX
22/23Jun45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains Field,
Lubbock, TX 23Jun45. Declared excess 26Oct45. 2518th Base Unit (Pilot School, Advanced, Two Engine),
Enid Field, OK 29Nov45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino 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. WORRY BIRD.
107202 (MSN 22117) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 22Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 23/24Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 24Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 31Mar44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 2Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 2Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 4/5Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 5Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 7Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 11Apr44. 563rd Bomb Squadron [Q], 388th Bomb
Group, Knettishall (Station 136), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission 1May44}. 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 railway marshalling yards at Beziers, France and landed back at Knettishall
5Jul44. Battle damaged on a mission to the Braunkohle-Benzin AG synthetic oil refinery northeast of
Zeitz, Germany 16Aug44. A small force of enemy fighters was encountered en route; intense accurate
flak was encountered at the target. Failed to return from a mission to the Sudetenländische
Treibstoffwerke AG synthetic oil refinery at Záluzí u Most, Brüx, Sudetenland 24Aug44 (5KIA:4POW).
Heavy accurate flak was encountered at the target. The plane was struck in an attack by an anti-
aircraft battery of 88mm guns, located just outside Libkovice. The impact was at the no.4 engine on
the right side of the aircraft, part of the wing broke off and the bomber began to fall. Thanks to
the skill of the pilot, four members of the crew bailed out. Three crew members landed in a forest
between Osek and Hrdlovka, the fourth member of the crew landed in an orchard behind Rieger's inn in
Hrdlovka. The plane, full of bombs and petrol, hit the engine room on the premises of the Alexander
mine east of Lom, two thirds of which was destroyed by the explosion of fuel tanks. After the
accident, employees of the mine went to the plane and started extinguishing the fire. At that moment
the bombs exploded, thirteen employees were badly burned, of which eleven died at Duchcov Hospital.
The explosion destroyed the mining tower, imprisoned the miners and inhabitants of Hrdlovka, who had
hidden in the shaft before the raid. {36 missions}. BELLE OF THE BRAWL.
107203 (MSN 22118) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 22Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 22Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK
24/25Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 25Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 3Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
6/7Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 7Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 11Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 20Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*Z], 398th Bomb Group,
Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 5May44. {first combat mission 11May44}. Battle damaged on
a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 21Nov44.
Intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target; after the target the formation was
attacked by a large force of enemy fighters. On return, force landed in Belgium. Condemned as
missing in action 21Nov44. Repaired and returned to Group 24Nov44. Declared 'war weary' 23Dec44.
Reassigned for utility, training and weather check aircraft. Major damage when the landing gear
collapsed while taxying after a non-operational sortie 2Apr45. Condemned salvage 2Apr45.
107204 (MSN 22119) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 23Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 25/26Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 26Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 2Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 3Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 19/21Apr44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Apr44. Ferried overseas on
the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44. 412th
Bomb Squadron [QW*B], 95th Bomb Group, Horham (Station 119), Suffolk Apr44. {first combat mission
25May44}. Major battle damage 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 damaging a wing and propeller. Participated in an Operation Frantic V shuttle mission to
the Flugzeugwerk Gotenhafen Kurt Kannenberg AG Focke-Wulf assembly works at Rahmel, Gdynia, Poland
6Aug44. Battle damaged, after the target, the bomber continued east and landed at Poltava (Station
559), Ukraine. Operated a mission to an airfield at Buzau, 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. Battle damaged on a mission
to the Daimler-Benz aero engine factory in Stuttgart, Germany 5Sep44. Flak over the target was
moderate and accurate; heavy and accurate flak was encountered when the plane strayed off course
returning over the Pas-de-Calais. 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 railway marshalling yards at Szolnok,
Hungary 19Sep44 and continued on to land at Foggia #8 (Longskirt), Lucera, Italy, a Fifteenth Air
Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England 23Sep44. 335th Bomb Squadron [OE*B]. Battle
damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 28Oct44. Flak damaged the right
wing, no.2 propeller and ball turret. Battle damaged 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 severing the rudder control cables. Major battle damage on
a tactical mission to an autobahn bridge across the River Rhine at Rodenkirchen, Cologne, Germany
10Jan45. The formation was off course and missed the I.P. by about fifteen miles, the lead
bombardier then setting a course to a secondary target, a railway bridge across the River Rhine at
Himmelgeist, Düsseldorf, Germany. Moderate and accurate flak was encountered over the target. Major
battle damage 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. Failed to return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at Leipzig, Germany
6Apr45 (9KIA). Crashed at Zoniënwoud, south of Brussels, Belgium. {82 missions}. Condemned salvage
6Apr45. Salvaged by 5th Strategic Air Depot, Merville (B-53), France. GOIN' MY WAY / STAND BY.
107205 (MSN 22120) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/27Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 2Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 3Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 3Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 5/6Apr44. 34th Base
Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 6Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 8Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 14Apr44. 602nd Bomb Squadron [K8*F], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*F]. Request to be declared 'war weary' in Jul44 was
refused. 324th Bomb Squadron [DF*O], 91st Bomb Group, Bassingbourn (Station 121), Cambridgeshire
9Aug44. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben chemical works at Oppau, Ludwigshafen,
Germany 8Sep44 (1KIA:1WIA:7RMC). The co-pilot was hit in the neck and killed instantly by a flak
burst on the right side of the cockpit during the bomb run; the pilot was wounded. The same flak
burst threw shrapnel into the no.3 engine and the landing gear. Because of the damage to the engine,
the pilot felt it wise to land on the continent rather than risk the flight back England;
accordingly, he headed for Allied-occupied France and landed safely on an advanced USAAF fighter air
strip at Merville (B-53), France. Condemned as missing in action 8Sep44. Repaired and returned to
Bassingbourn 11Dec44. Damaged departing for a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Niederlahnstein, Koblenz, Germany 29Jan45. During the takeoff roll, the no.2 engine caught fire and
the pilot aborted the takeoff. Battle damaged on a mission to the Nordstern synthetic oil refinery,
Gelsenkirchen, Germany 16Feb45 (9RMC). Intense and accurate flak was encountered over the target;
there was no enemy fighter opposition. A piece of flak missed the navigator, one piece lodged in the
co-pilot's seat, flak in the radio room, one glanced off the ball turret, several hits in the tail
and the left wing fuel tanks were hit, causing the plane to lose around 200 gallons of fuel. The
pilot feathered no.4 propeller and the fuel stopped leaking. The plane had about ten flak holes to
be repaired and a little damage on no.2 and no.4 engines. Battle damaged by flak on an Operation
Clarion mission to railway marshalling yards at Leipzig, Germany 23Feb45. With a heavy overcast
covering the target, the Group headed to a visual target, railway marshalling yards at Meiningen,
Germany. Heading home over France the plane was struck by accurate flak over the front lines,
striking the left wing. As it got near the French coast the crew found that they did not have enough
fuel to take them across the English Channel, so were forced to land at Merville (B-53), France.
Regained by Group 24Feb45. Damaged on return from a mission to railway marshalling yards at
Neumünster, Germany 13Apr45 (8RMC:1KIA). Damaged when two other B-17s exploded in mid-air, but force
landed on a USAAF airfield in France. Returned to Group. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Dresden, Germany 17Apr45 (2WIA:7RMC). As the bomber passed the I.P. and started
on the bomb run it was attacked by Me 262 jet fighters, wounding the tail gunner and radio operator.
The aircraft was so badly damaged by the attack that the pilot made a forced landing behind Allied
lines in occupied Germany. {>40 missions}. Condemned as missing on ops 13Apr45 [sic]. Salvaged.
THE RUPTURED DUCK - artwork of a cartoon duck.
107206 (MSN 22121) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 23Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 23Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK
25/27Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 27Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 2Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 4Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Presque Isle, ME
6/7Apr44. 8th Ferrying Group, North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Presque Isle Field
(Station 2), ME 7Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 8Apr44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Dow Field 10Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 12Apr44. 359th Bomb Squadron [BN*R], 303rd Bomb Group, Molesworth (Station
107), Huntingdonshire 23Apr44. Modified to carry two Aeronca XM-108 'Grapefruit' GB-1 glide bombs on
underwing pylons. {first combat mission 24Apr44}. Battle damaged during a Crossbow mission to a V-2
rocket service bunker complex at Sottevast, south of Cherbourg, France 27Apr44. Flak was moderate to
intense and very accurate; no enemy fighters were seen. Battle damaged on a mission to railway
marshalling yards at Saarbrücken, Germany 11May44. Restricted visibility made it difficult to sight
the primary target. The AFCE in both lead aircraft were disabled by flak and runs were made visually
by PDI. The Group was unable to locate the primary target until immediately over it. A second bomb
run was attempted, but the target still could not be seen. The Group turned off and bombed the
marshalling yards at Volkingen, Germany as a target of opportunity. A few enemy fighters were seen
but none attacked the formation; moderate and extremely accurate flak was encountered over the
target area. Participated in the 'Grapefruit' mission to drop GB-1 glide bombs on the Eifeltor
railway marshalling yard at Cologne, Germany 28May44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton
(Station 547), Huntingdonshire 1Oct44. Regained by Group 28Oct44. Flew on the final Eighth Air Force
combat mission of the war to the Skoda armament works and airfield at Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45
(1WIA:8RMC). Battle damaged on that mission, the tail gunner was wounded. With only one engine still
working, the aircraft was force landed at Asch (Y-29), Belgium. {122 missions}. Condemned salvage
26May45. OLD BLACK MAGIC.
107207 (MSN 22122) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/28Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 2Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Wichita, KS - Kearney, NB 3/4Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 4Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
13/14Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 24Apr44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*O], 401st Bomb Group,
Deenethorpe (Station 128), Northamptonshire 2May44. Battle damaged on a mission to Friedrichstraße
railway station, Berlin, Germany 7May44. No enemy fighters were seen and friendly support was
satisfactory; accurate flak was encountered at Vechta, Germany, but was inaccurate over Berlin.
Battle damaged during a mission to government buildings in Berlin, Germany 19May44. On the route in
moderate flak was observed over Heligoland and Hamburg, Germany. Moderate flak, fair for accuracy,
was encountered at Lübeck. At Kiel flak was moderate to intense. Because of poor weather and
consistent contrails, the formation could not keep up with the Division formation, and since it was
without fighter cover it deviated from route to the primary target and attacked the secondary,
shipyards at Kiel, Germany. Failed to return from a mission to the AGO-Flugzeugwerke Fw 190 fighter
factory at Oschersleben, Germany 30May44 (3KIA:7POW). Attacked by enemy fighters just after bombing
the target, 20mm cannon shells tore through the aircraft, almost completely severing the tail
section, and killed the tail gunner. As the bomber went into a spin, the pilot gave the order to
bail out. The ball turret gunner was trapped in his position when the plane flipped over onto its
back and crashed at Everingen, southeast of Wolfsburg, Germany.
107208 (MSN 22123) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 26/28Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 4Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 5Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44. 7th Base Headquarters
and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
via Goose Bay, Labrador, departing Dow Field 24Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 30Apr44. 338th Bomb
Squadron [BX*U], 96th Bomb Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk May44. Battle damaged on a
mission to an ordnance depot at Mainz, Germany 8Sep44 (1MIA:1KIA:6RMC). Flak struck and caused an
engine's cylinder to blow out; manifold pressure dropped in another engine and the pilot was unable
to feather the propeller. Propeller wash from other planes caused a rapid drop in altitude. Bombs
were jettisoned twenty miles east of Reims, France. Now down at 1,000 feet in altitude, the pilot
ordered the crew to bail out; all bailed out except the pilot, co-pilot and bombardier. With the
load lightened the plane was able to maintain altitude and continued until force landed at Orly
airfield, near Paris. Condemned 12Sep44. Repaired and returned to Group 4Oct44. Failed to return
from an Operation Thunderclap mission to railway marshalling yards at Tempelhof, Berlin, Germany
3Feb45 (4KIA:5RMC). Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Crash landed Poland. WHY NOT?
107209 (MSN 22124) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 24Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 24Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
26/28Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 4Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 5Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
13/14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 23Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 28Apr44. 305th Bomb Group, Chelveston (Station 105), Northamptonshire 9Aug44. Flew on
the final Eighth Air Force combat mission of the war to the Skoda armament works and airfield at
Pilsen, Czechoslovakia 25Apr45. Battle damaged on that mission, the aircraft force landed on the
continent. Condemned salvage 25Apr45. THE WHEEL'S WAGON.
107210 (MSN 22125) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 27/28Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 28Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 4Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 5Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 13/14Apr44. 34th Base
Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 21Apr44. 614th Bomb Squadron [IW*N], 401st Bomb Group, Deenethorpe (Station 128),
Northamptonshire 29Apr44. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil
refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 12May44. Flak at the target was moderate and inaccurate; no
enemy fighters were encountered. Battle damaged during a mission to a Luftwaffe aircraft repair
depot at Villacoublay, Paris, France 20May44. No enemy fighter opposition was encountered; flak was
moderate but accurate. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Ludwigshafen,
Germany 27May44. A large force of enemy fighters was active in the area, but none attacked the Group;
at the target, flak was moderate to intense and accurate. Accident after return from a tactical
mission in support of Operation Overlord to a Luftwaffe airfield at Vitry-en-Artois, southwest of
Douai, France 12Jun44. The squadron was prevented from releasing its bombs when another Group passed
below just as the point of release had been reached and had to return to base with its bombs. The
plane had parked at dispersal when a fragmentation bomb being unloaded exploded killing six and
injuring eleven, all ground crew. {6 missions}. Condemned salvage 13Jun44. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic
Air Depot, Abbots Ripton 14Jun44. BE COMING BACK.
107211 (MSN 22126) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 27Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
28/29Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 4Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 5Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
13/14Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*N], 100th Bomb Group,
Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), Norfolk Apr44. Battle damaged on an aborted mission to a railway
bridge at La Riche, Tours, France 8Jun44 (1WIA). When the mission was aborted, the pilot dropped
down to get out of the fog and caught flak from the Germans at Calais, France. The plane force
landed with wounded airmen at Framlingham (Station 153), Suffolk. Failed to return from a mission to
the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44 (8KIA:1POW).
The formation was led on a faulty course which went over Leipzig and flew on a southerly course
towards Merseburg; it was hit in a barrage of extremely heavy flak. In the next few minutes, the low
squadron of the 100th BG was hit hard, losing five of six planes. The lead aircraft was hit by flak
before the target and jettisoned the bombs. This caused the formation to break up; the entire low
squadron of the 100th BG 'A' Group failed to return. After the target, the left wing fuel tank was
struck by a 20mm cannon shell fired from enemy fighters and caught fire. The crew bailed out before
the plane crashed and burned out 3km west of Weißensee, west of Leipzig, Germany. LIBERTY BELLE -
artwork of the Liberty Bell with a shapely woman kneeling by it.
107212 (MSN 22127) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 28Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Amarillo, TX - Tulsa, OK
29/30Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 5Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 6Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
13/14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 25Apr44. 423rd Bomb Squadron [RD*Z], 306th Bomb Group, Thurleigh (Station 111),
Bedfordshire 6May44. Battle damaged on a mission to the I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil
refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 12May44. Flak at the target was meagre and inaccurate; no
enemy fighters were encountered. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547),
Huntingdonshire 2Jun44. Regained by Group 3Jun44. Failed to return from a tactical mission to a
railway bridge at Nantes, France 15Jun44 (1KIA:7POW:1EVD). After the target flak struck three of the
four engines; one engine was on fire and two others were not performing. The plane dropped out of
formation and rapidly lost altitude. The pilot instructed the crew to bail out. Crashed near a
stream below Château du Haut-Gesvres, Treillières, three miles north of Nantes, France. The plane
slid onto the meadow; a wing broke off, killing a cow in the process. The wreck stopped by an oak
hedge; one of the engines continued its momentum for 80 to 100 metres. The wreckage stayed put for
several months. The Germans quickly recovered what interested them and primarily the weapons. Once
their surveillance subsided, the wreck was dismembered by the local population. The fuel brought joy
to a few intrepid people. The wreckage was finally removed by a scrap dealer from Nort-sur-Erdre.
107213 (MSN 22128) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 25Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 25Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK
27/29Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 29Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 4Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 5Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
13/14Apr44. 34th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field
(Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier
Field 19Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 21Apr44. 524th Bomb Squadron [WA*F], 379th Bomb Group,
Kimbolton (Station 117), Huntingdonshire 20Apr44. Damaged in a collision with 306BG B-17G 42-102578
while taxying at Thurleigh (Station 111), Bedfordshire 13Jul44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots
Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 4Aug44. Regained by Group. Battle damaged during a mission to
the Ruhrchemie AG synthetic oil refinery at Holten, Sterkrade, Germany 2Nov44. Flak over the target
was intense and accurate. The plane received a large number of flak holes and no.3 engine was
disabled; it dropped out of formation and returned home alone. Substantially damaged in collision
with B-17G 44-6561 taxying at Kimbolton 4Nov44. Major damage in an accident after takeoff for a
mission to railway marshalling yards at Neuss, Germany 23Jan45 (9RMC}. The plane was returning early
with no.1 propeller feathered. The pilot had been advised to divert to Wendling due to zero-zero
weather conditions at Kimbolton. As the plane broke out of the haze, he realized that he was to the
right of the runway and too low to make any course correction. He then decided to go around again
and make a better approach. As he neared the end of the runway, no.2 engine blew a cylinder. With
no.1 and no.2 engines now out and full power on no.3 and no.4, the bomber went into a 45-degree bank.
Miraculously, the plane stayed in the air long enough to miss the water tower and the barracks,
finally making a crash landing in the middle of an open area. Then the bomber started sliding on the
snow and ice. It eventually came to rest on top of a Mobile Training Unit truck after tearing out
the east end of the old S-2 briefing room. The no.4 engine caught fire but it was quickly
extinguished. Most fortunately, neither aircrew nor ground personnel were injured but the B-17 and
truck were considerably the worse off as a result of this unscheduled landing at Wendling (Station
118), Norfolk. {91 missions}. Condemned salvage 23Jan45. Salvaged by 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots
Ripton. RUBBLE ROUSER.
107214 (MSN 22129) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 27Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Daggett, CA - Amarillo, TX -
Tulsa, OK 28/30Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
30Mar44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 5Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 6Apr44. 7th Heavy
Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
13/14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 25Apr44. 600th Bomb Squadron [N8*V], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 5May44. 2nd Strategic Air Depot, Abbots Ripton (Station 547), Huntingdonshire 10Sep44.
Regained by Group 20Sep44. Crashed trying to land in heavy fog returning from a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 25Nov44 (3KIA:6RMC). The
pilot ordered the crew to bail out but the aircraft was flying at a low altitude. It crashed,
exploded and burned out in Read Wood, near Barkway, Hertfordshire. Condemned salvage 28Nov44.
LADY ELLA.
107215 (MSN 22130) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 28Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK
28/30Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 4Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 5Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44.
7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 24Apr44. Eighth Air Force,
England 24Apr44. 709th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 25Apr44.
{first combat mission 7May44}. {124 missions}. Returned to US Jul45. 121st Base Unit (Redeployment
Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 5Jul45. Ferried Windsor Locks - Belleville, IL -
Lubbock, TX 5/6Jul45. 4168th Base Unit (Oklahoma City Air Technical Service Command), South Plains
Field, Lubbock, TX 6Jul45. Declared excess 24Jul45. Surveyed 24Oct45. Reclaim complete 7Jun46.
L'IL EIGHT BALL. The crew chief was responsible for naming this Fortress. He was walking to the mess
hall one morning and a piece of newspaper blew up against his leg. Picking it up, he noted the Lil
Eight Ball comic strip printed on it. His B-17 had not yet been named so choosing that as its title
he had another member of his team paint the nose art - based on that popular comic strip character.
107216 (MSN 22131) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 27Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 27Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Tulsa, OK
28/30Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 4Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 5Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 5Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44.
7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 24Apr44. Eighth Air Force,
England 26Apr44. 511th Bomb Squadron [DS*Y], 351st Bomb Group, Polebrook (Station 110),
Northamptonshire 7May44. Battle damaged during a mission to the Hydrierwerke Pölitz AG synthetic oil
plant at Pölitz, Prussia 13May44. The primary and secondary target, an electrolytic hydrogen-
peroxide facility at Peenemünde, Prussia, were under heavy cloud coverage so the bomb run was made
on a last resort target, the naval and shipbuilding areas of Stettin, Prussia. Meagre, inaccurate
flak en route with moderate to heavy flak over the target; the combat wing came under vicious attack
from German fighters but it was quickly broken up by the P-51 Mustang escorts. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG aircraft factory at Sorau, Prussia 29May44. Fighter
opposition was moderate but ineffective; moderate and accurate flak was encountered in the Dümmer
See area and again at the target. Flak hole through bottom of no.3 engine nacelle causing damage to
#3 cylinder; hole through underside of no.2 engine nacelle; hole through underside of right inner
wing panel causing damage to main fuel tank. Battle damaged on a mission to railway marshalling
yards at Augsburg, Germany 9Aug44 (2KIA:7RMC). Bad weather prevented an attack on the primary target
and the formation headed for Luxembourg. The aircraft became separated from the formation in the
clouds at the turn when the mission was abandoned. Damaged by flak near the Belgian coast, ditched
in Thames Estuary off Bradwell Bay, Essex. {34 missions}. THUNDER 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.
107217 (MSN 22132) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 28Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Oklahoma City, OK - Tulsa, OK
30/31Mar44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31Mar44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 5Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 6Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
13/14Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air
Force, England 25Apr44. 601st Bomb Squadron [3O*U], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 5May44. Battle damaged during a mission to a synthetic oil refinery in Hamburg,
Germany 20Jun44 (9RMC). 478th Sub Depot, Air Service Command, Nuthampstead. Condemned salvage
22Jun44. Salvaged.
107218 (MSN 22133) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 28Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 28Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 29/30Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 30Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 5Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 6Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 19/21Apr44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 21Apr44. Ferried overseas on
the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44. 600th
Bomb Squadron [N8*T], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. {first
combat mission 6May44}. Failed to return from a mission to the Mitteldeutsche Motorenwerke aero
engine factory at Taucha, Leipzig, Germany 7Jul44 (1KIA:8POW). Damaged by flak over the target, the
aircraft dropped out of formation and lost altitude but was later seen apparently under control over
the target. Crashed and destroyed by the River Mulde, Bad Düben, 20km northeast of Leipzig, Germany.
The aircraft crashed into and destroyed a tenement house, exploding gasoline started a fire which
damaged adjacent houses. {17 missions}.
107219 (MSN 22134) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 29Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 31Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 13Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 14Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 14Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 27/29Apr44. North Atlantic
Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 29Apr44. Ferried overseas on
the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2May44. Eighth Air Force, England 5May44. 711th
Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk May44. Major damage in an
accident landing after an instrument test flight to Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk 1Aug44
(5RMC). Severe weather diverted the flight to Sudbury (Station 174), Suffolk; severely damaged when
the landing gear collapsed. Condemned salvage 2Aug44. DEVIL'S BRAT.
107220 (MSN 22135) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 29Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
30Mar/1Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 6Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 7Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44.
7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force,
England 22Apr44. 708th Bomb Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 22Apr44.
{first combat mission 7May44}. Substantially damaged during maintenance at Rattlesden 14Oct44.
Substantially damaged when the right landing gear collapsed in a hard landing at Rattlesden 21Feb45.
The pilots were carrying out night landing practice. On their first attempt the approach was normal
but a hard landing ensued. The drag strut support bolts of the right landing gear fractured causing
the gear to collapse. The airplane ground looped off the runway to the right damaging the no.3 and
no.4 propellers and right wing. {final combat mission 21Apr45}. {101 missions}. Crash landed after a
non-operational flight at Rattlesden 24May45. Condemned salvage 24May45. SWANEE PRIDE.
107221 (MSN 22136) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 30Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Dallas, TX - Tulsa, OK
1/4Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Apr44.
Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44. Ferried
Tulsa - Savannah, GA 9Apr44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah,
GA 9Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. 4th Ferrying
Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester, NH
17Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
17Apr44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 21Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 1May44. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*J], 384th
Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106), Northamptonshire 2May44. {first combat mission 15May44}.
Battle damaged during a mission to military installations in Berlin, Germany 24May44. The formation
was attacked by a force of enemy fighters going into and on return from the target. Flak was intense
and accurate over the target. Failed to return from a mission to industrial targets in Berlin,
Germany 21Jun44 (9INT). The aircraft was observed leaving formation near Schwerin, Germany for
unknown reasons and headed towards Sweden. The aircraft crash landed at Bulltofta, Malmö, Sweden.
{13 missions}. Recaptured by US Government. Assigned to GLUE (Ninth Air Force, Europe) Jun45. Flown
to UK. Base Air Depot No.1, Burtonwood (Station 590), Lancashire. Returned to US Jul45. 121st Base
Unit (Redeployment Processing), Bradley Field, Windsor Locks, CT 7Jul45. Ferried Windsor Locks -
Dayton, OH - Lubbock, TX 8/10Jul45. 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 11Dec45. 3018th Base Unit (San Bernardino Air Technical Service Command),
Kingman Field, AZ 14Jan46. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot No.41, Kingman Field,
AZ for storage and disposal 14Jan46. War Assets Administration 27Aug46. Sold to Martin Wunderlich
Company, Jefferson City, MO 9Aug46; scrapped.
107222 (MSN 22137) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 30Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 31Mar/1Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 1Apr44. Assigned to
SOXO (Britain Zone I) 5Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 7Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 13/14Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
25Apr44. 325th Bomb Squadron [NV*S], 92nd Bomb Group, Podington (Station 109), Bedfordshire 4May44.
Accident returning from a mission to the oil sands refinery at Merkwiller-Pechelbronn, France 3Aug44.
There was no flak at the target but on the way out the formation passed Montzen, Belgium and
although there wasn't a lot of flak it was accurate. On return, crash landed and burned at Podington
3Aug44. Condemned 3Aug44. Salvaged. MOUNTAINEER.
107223 (MSN 22138) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 30Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 30Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 31Mar/3Apr44.
Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. Assigned to
SOXO (Britain Zone I) 5Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 7Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group,
21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 13/14Apr44. North
Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 14Apr44. Ferried
overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England
25Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*S: N7*A], 398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131),
Hertfordshire 5May44. Failed to return from a tactical mission in support of Operation Totalize to
bomb an enemy troop concentration at Cauvicourt, southeast of Caen, France 8Aug44 (2KIA:8POW).
Intense, heavy, and accurate flak was encountered during the bomb run. Two to three minutes before
reaching the assigned objective, the plane was struck by four direct hits from flak. Engines no.2
and no.4 were set on fire; the cockpit was also hit and on fire. The two pilots were injured;
systems and the radios were damaged. The plane broke from formation by turning to the right,
jettisoning its bombs, before the pilot gives the evacuation order; the crew bailed out over the
front lines. The aircraft crashed and exploded at La Bordelière, 500 metres north of Ségrie-Fontaine,
east of Vire, France. (24 missions}.
107224 (MSN 22139) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 29Mar44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 29Mar44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 30/31Mar44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 31Mar44. Assigned to SOXO
(Britain Zone I) 4May44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 6May44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st
Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 6May44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 20/21May44. 1377th Base Unit
(North Atlantic Wing, 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. 544th Bomb Squadron [SU*Q], 384th Bomb Group, Grafton Underwood (Station 106),
Northamptonshire 6Jun44. {first combat mission 8Jun44}. Battle damaged on a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44 (1WIA:8RMC). The
bombers encountered heavy flak over the target which disrupted the formation. The plane sustained
twenty flak holes and damage to no.1 engine. The ball turret was torn up badly trying to jettison it.
On return, force landed at Hethel (Station 114), Norfolk. {final combat mission 29Jul44}. Air Force
Service Command 29Jul44. Regained by Group 31Jul44. Returning from a maintenance flight slow-timing
and altitude checking a new engine, crashed at Grafton Underwood 3Aug44 (4KIS:1INJ). During the
flight the weather closed in at base and the plane was recalled. Returning at night with low clouds
and poor visibility, the pilot circled the field a couple of times attempting to land. When it
finally broke out of the cloud the plane was low and in a steep bank to the left as the left wing
struck some trees, tearing off several feet of the wing. The plane pulled up to about 600 feet then
fell on its left side as it crashed and exploded. {20 missions}. Condemned salvage 5Aug44.
The BOOMERANG.
107225 (MSN 22140) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
2/3Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 6Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 7Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44.
7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force,
England 23Apr44. 731st Bomb Squadron [-V], 452nd Bomb Group, Deopham Green (Station 142), Norfolk
22Apr44. Accident after returning from a tactical mission in support of Operation Overlord to a
Luftwaffe airfield at Nantes, France 7Jun44. While taxying to a dispersal area the brakes failed and
the plane collided with parked B-17G 42-97206 causing substantial damage. Failed to return from a
mission to the industrial area at Aachen, Germany 9Aug44 (1KIA:7POW:1EVD). En route in to the target
the formation encountered bad weather, and in an attempt to go under the overcast, the 452nd Bomb
Group encountered the outer flak defences of Liège, Belgium. Bad weather caused the Group to find an
alternate target and found the Luftwaffe airfield at Eindhoven, Netherlands. Flak was moderate but
accurate, the plane was damaged by flak and jettisoned its bombs. It was last seen with three
propellers feathered. Later crashed at De Witte Bergen, Oirschot, northwest of Eindhoven,
Netherlands. JOHNNY REB.
107226 (MSN 22141) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Albuquerque, NM - Tulsa, OK
2/3Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 6Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 7Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb
Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Bangor, ME 13/20Apr44.
7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 20Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force,
England 23Apr44. 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155), Suffolk Apr44. 1st Strategic Air
Depot, Troston (Station 595), Suffolk. Destroyed while parked in collision by P-51D Mustang 44-14034
taking off from Honington (Station 375), Suffolk 30Jul44 (2INJ). The tail was demolished when the
pilot lost control taking off in the P-51. The 364th Fighter Group had just transitioned from the
P-38 Lightning and the pilot wanted to demonstrate the new fighter to his brother, who was visiting
from the infantry. He had been warned that engine torque on the P-51 was stronger. When the fighter
veered left because of the propeller torque, instead of cutting power, the pilot boosted into an
attempt to takeoff and careered into the tail of the B-17 under repair where two mechanics were
working. Condemned salvage 30Jul44. Salvaged by 1st Strategic Air Depot.
107227 (MSN 22142) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Oklahoma City, OK
- Tulsa, OK 2/4Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
4Apr44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX - Savannah, GA 8/10Apr44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group,
Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 10Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal
Airport, TN. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried
Savannah - Bangor, ME 21/29Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command, Dow Field, Bangor, ME
29Apr44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 30Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Dow Field 30Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 3May44. 337th Bomb Squadron [AW*E], 96th Bomb
Group, Snetterton Heath (Station 138), Norfolk 1May44. 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.
CABIN IN THE SKY [named for the Broadway musical].
107228 (MSN 22143) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/5Apr44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 5Apr44. Assigned to Third Air
Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 8Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Atlanta, GA -
Savannah, GA 12/13Apr44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA
13Apr44. Force landed after engine failure and destroyed at Hunter Field 19Apr44. Surveyed 22Apr44.
107229 (MSN 22144) Appeared in the movie 'An American Romance' [1944]; a sequence at the end shows B-17Gs
being assembled at the Douglas Long Beach plant and departing. Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach
Municipal Airport, CA 1Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/5Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 5Apr44. Assigned to Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 8Apr44; cancelled, shortage of equipment. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 13Apr44.
Ferried Tulsa - Omaha, NB - Kearney, NB 14/16Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing,
Kearney Field, NB 16Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH 27/28Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air
Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH 28Apr44. Ferried overseas on the
North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 30Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 3May44. 710th Bomb
Squadron, 447th Bomb Group, Rattlesden (Station 126), Suffolk 1May44. Failed to return from a
mission to the Erprobungsstelle test airfield at Rechlin-Lärz, Germany 25Aug44 (9RMC). Ditched in
English Channel, crew rescued. ROWDY REBEL.
107230 (MSN 22145) Appeared in the movie 'An American Romance' [1944]; a sequence at the end shows B-17Gs
being assembled at the Douglas Long Beach plant and departing. Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach
Municipal Airport, CA 1Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Apr44.
Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 2/3Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa
Municipal Airport, OK 3Apr44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 6Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB
7Apr44. 7th Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 7Apr44. Ferried Kearney -
Bangor, ME 13/14Apr44. 7th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron, Dow Field, Bangor, ME 14Apr44.
Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route via Gander, Newfoundland, departing Dow Field 21Apr44.
Eighth Air Force, England 22Apr44. 349th Bomb Squadron [XR*B], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts
(Station 139), Norfolk Apr44. {first combat mission 7May44}. Serious battle damage on a mission to
the industrial complex at Berlin, Germany 19May44. The formation was attacked by a force of enemy
fighters north of Rostock, Germany, on return from the target. Serious battle damage on a mission to
aircraft component factories in Leipzig, Germany 29May44. The Luftwaffe dispatched around forty
fighters to intercept the bombers, their attack co-inciding with a ten-minute period when the
bombers were flying without an escort. On the bomb run a 20mm cannon shell struck the air scoop on
no.2 engine putting it out of action. The bombs were jettisoned as the pilot tried to catch up with
the formation Flak over the target was heavy. Returning home with a P-47 Thunderbolt escort, another
engine failed and a third lost power. With three propellers feathered, the crew threw out all loose
equipment including guns and ammunition and safely returned to Thorpe Abbotts. Battle damaged on a
mission to the Brandenburgische Motoren Werke (BMW) aero engine factory at Basdorf, Berlin, Germany
21Jun44. Flak over the target was intense and accurate. Serious battle damage on a mission to the
I.G. Farben Leunawerke synthetic oil refinery at Leuna, Merseburg, Germany 29Jul44 (4KIA:5POW). The
formation was led on a faulty course which went over Leipzig and flew on a southerly course towards
Merseburg; it was hit in a barrage of extremely heavy flak. In the next few minutes, the low
squadron of the 100th BG was hit hard, losing five of six planes. The lead aircraft was hit by flak
before the target and jettisoned the bombs. This caused the formation to break up; the entire low
squadron of the 100th BG 'A' Group failed to return. On return, the plane force landed at North
Pickenham (Station 143), Norfolk (Station 143), Norfolk. Mobile Repair Unit, 1st Strategic Air Depot,
Troston (Station 595), Suffolk. Regained by Group Aug44. Battle damaged on 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 railway
marshalling yards at Szolnok, Hungary 19Sep44 and continued on to land at Foggia #8 (Longskirt),
Lucera, Italy, a Fifteenth Air Force base in southern Italy. Returned to England 23Sep44. Battle
damaged on a mission to railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany 26Nov44. Damaged during an
aborted mission to the railway marshalling yard at Lützel, Koblenz, Germany 2Dec44. While the Group
was forming, the aircraft was caught in the propeller wash from a B-24 Liberator formation, entered
a spin and spun down about 9,000 feet before the pilot pulled out. After he pulled out he thought
everything was alright so he continued the mission until recalled because of bad weather over the
target. When the aircraft landed back at base it was found that it was all sprung out of shape with
a severely twisted tail. Condemned salvage 4Dec44. {42 missions}. YEHUDI - artwork of parts of a
cartoon character carrying a bomb.
107231 (MSN 22146) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Tulsa, OK 3/4Apr44. Douglas
Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 4Apr44. Assigned to Third Air
Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field, Savannah, GA 7Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Dallas, TX -
Meridian, MS - Savannah, GA 8/10Apr44. Third Air Force Processing and Staging Group, Hunter Field,
Savannah, GA 10Apr44. 4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. 4th
Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Memphis Municipal Airport, TN. Ferried Savannah - Manchester,
NH 19/20Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 20Apr44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 21Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route
departing Grenier Field 21Apr44. Eighth Air Force, England 25Apr44. 603rd Bomb Squadron [N7*A],
398th Bomb Group, Nuthampstead (Station 131), Hertfordshire 3May44. {first combat mission 6May44}.
Flown by Group Commanding Officer, Colonel Hunter, on first 398BG mission 6May44. Failed to return
from a mission to military installations in Berlin, Germany 24May44 (8KIA:3POW). Between the Initial
Point and the target, flak hit the right wing between no.3 and no.4 engines which caught fire. The
wing exploded, knocking off theNo.3 propeller and the aircraft lurched out of formation to dive down
and spin. It crashed at Jungfernheide railway station, Berlin. {4 missions}.
107232 (MSN 22147) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 1Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 1Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - Palm Springs, CA - Midland, TX
- Tulsa, OK 4/7Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK
7Apr44. Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 13Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Kearney, NB 18Apr44. 7th Heavy
Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 18Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester, NH
27/29Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester, NH
29Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 7May44. Eighth Air
Force, England 26May44. 551st Bomb Squadron [HR*N], 385th Bomb Group, Great Ashfield (Station 155),
Suffolk May44. Destroyed in an accident at Great Ashfield whilst waiting to depart on a mission to
the Deurag-Nerag oil refinery, Misburg, Hannover, Germany 15Jun44. B-17G 42-97818 was waiting on
hardstand #34 when B-17G 42-107232, which was taxying past towards the runway for a combat mission,
was stopped in the line of bombers. The co-pilot looked out and noticed a flickering light in the
cockpit of #818 and advised the control tower on a separate frequency to the bomber stream. Unable
to move away because of soft grass next to the taxyway in which the combat loaded plane would have
sunk into, #232 was abandoned and the crew raced across the airfield for shelter. Went it exploded,
an engine from #818 landed between two of the crew of #232. The explosion damaged #232; the
stabilizers and ailerons were on fire when the Group commander ordered the co-pilot to get in and
taxy the plane away; someone else then convinced the Group commander to countermand that order.
Condemned salvage 16Jun44.
107233 (MSN 22148) Accepted by USAAF at Long Beach Municipal Airport, CA 3Apr44. 6th Ferrying Group, Air
Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA 3Apr44. Ferried Long Beach - El Paso, TX - Tulsa, OK
5/6Apr44. Douglas Aircraft Company, Modification Center #16, Tulsa Municipal Airport, OK 6Apr44.
Assigned to SOXO (Britain Zone I) 13Apr44. Ferried Tulsa - Omaha, NB - Kearney, NB 14/16Apr44. 7th
Heavy Bomb Processing Group, 21st Bomb Wing, Kearney Field, NB 16Apr44. Ferried Kearney - Manchester,
NH 27/29Apr44. North Atlantic Wing, Air Transport Command), Grenier Field (Station 16), Manchester,
NH 29Apr44. Ferried overseas on the North Atlantic route departing Grenier Field 2May44. Eighth Air
Force, England 4May44. 351st Bomb Squadron [EP*N], 100th Bomb Group, Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139),
Norfolk May44. 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.
The right wing was damaged and the bomb bay doors had jammed closed. Failed to return from a mission
to the Rhenania-Ossag Mineralölwerke oil refinery at Harburg, Hamburg, Germany 31Dec44 (9POW). Flak
was encountered at several locations en route; 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. On the bomb run the plane took a direct hit which disabled the electrical
system. It also disabled no.1 and no.4 engines, the propellers started windmilling and, without
electrical power, could not be feathered. The pilot had been injured and it became obvious that the
plane was not going to fly very much longer so he immediately dropped down to 10,000 feet. Most of
the crew bailed out bailed out except the navigator and both pilots. Several enemy fighters made two
passes at the bomber but on each occasion the co-pilot was able to dump the nose just at the right
moment and avoid getting hit by them. It was obvious that the plane wasn't a good place to stay for
very long so the remaining airmen bailed out. Crashed at Lauenbrück, Germany. {>67 missions}.
HUMPTY DUMPTY - artwork based on 'Forced Landing', one of Gil Elvgren creations in the Brown and
Bigelow calendar. Painted by M/Sgt Ray Christopher.
42-107234/107236 Sikorsky YR-4A
Vought-Sikorsky Model VS-316A Hoverfly developed for US Army as Sikorsky Model S-47, designated R-4A for service trials
42-107237/107248 Sikorsky YR-4B
Vought-Sikorsky Model VS-316A Hoverfly developed for US Army as Sikorsky Model S-47, designate R-4B
107237 crashed in Burma Jul 26, 1945. It had been flown by C-54 from Wright Field in Ohio to Burma by order
of General Arnold, urgently needed to rescue the crew of a B-25 that had crashed in the Burma jungle.
107238 to Royal Navy as Hoverfly I FT833 7/1943. To static test 9/44 at Hanworth, UK
107239 to US Navy as HNS-1 46445.
107240 to Royal Navy as Hoverfly I FT834 9/1943. Reduced to spares 10/2/1948.
107246 to Royal Navy as Hoverfly I FT835 11/1943. Crashed at Hanworth, UK May 1945.
To ground instructional airframe at Worthy Down, UK.
42-107249/107275 Consolidated C-87-CF Liberator Express
MSN 1/27 (originally MSN 1107/1133)
107249 (22nd TCG) lost in india Aug 9, 1943. No further details
107251 suffered landing accident at Kunming, China Dec 20, 1943,
consequences not known.
107255 suffered taxying accident at Chengkung, China May 30, 1944,
consequences not known
107259 (77th TCS, 22nd TCG) lost Aug 9, 1943, India. MACR 307
107260 (1st TCG) one source says aircraft was lost in Indochina
Oct 13, 1943. Another source states aircraft ground-looped
at Jorhat, India Nov 6, 1943, damage not known.
107262 lost Jan 25, 1944. MACR 2090 and 2043
107266 converted to AT-22. Redesignated TB-24D in 1944. May have gone to Navy as RY-2.
107268 crashlanded at Sookerating, India Jan 2, 1945, consequences
not known.
107269 lost Oct 13, 1943. MACR 1078
107270 lost Nov 30, 1943, China. MACR 1649
107272 bellylanded at Kunming, China Dec 24, 1943.
107273 missing near Fort Hertz, Burma Feb 7, 1944. MACR 2313
107274 suffered takeoff accident at Tezpur, India Aug 23, 1943,
consequences not known.
42-107276 Fairchild UC-61J Forwarder
Civilian Model 24-C8F MSN 3116 NC16815 impressed by USAAF.
42-107277 Beech UC-43K Traveller
Civilian Model D-17W MSN 164 NX18562 impressed by USAAF.
42-107278 Stinson L-9B
originally designated AT-19B. Model
10-A MMSN 7797 ex NC31548 commandeered by USAAF from civilian users.
42-107279 Howard UC-70B Nightingale
Civilian DGA-15J MSN 520 NC22421 commandeered by USAAF. Registered DGA-15P N46277, cancelled
Jul 31, 2012
42-107280/107317 Curtiss C-46A-41-CU Commando
MSN 26967/27004. These appear as Block 40s in some lists.
107280 (MSN 26967) sold to Indian Government Apr 10, 1946.
107281 (MSN 29698) w/o Se 13, 1944 in takeoff accident at Asmara, Eritrea
107282 (MSN 29699) missing in india May 23, 1944.
107283 (MSN 26970) crashed Nov 25, 1944 at Chanyl, China, condemned Nov 25, 1944
107284 (MSN 26971) damaged 5 Jan 1945 on t/off at Reno AAF. To MASDC Nov 8, 1957,
to reclamation Jn 29, 1958. To N9338R May 1960,
to PP-NMF NAB on 3 Jan 1961, (NAB to VASP Feb 1962), w/o 16 Aug 1964
ditched into Rio Capim (prop failed)
107285 (MSN 26972) condemned for salvage Feb 10, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
107286 (MSN 26973) crashed 25 mi NE of Pao Shan, China due to engine failure
Aug 4, 1945. Condemned Aug 5, 1945.
107287 (MSN 26974) to MASDC Jan 11, 1958, to reclamation Feb 2, 1959.
107288 (MSN 26975) w/o on landing near Barrackpore, Inida Aug 14, 1944.
107291 (MSN 26978) condemned for salvage Jan 23, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
107292 (MSN 26979) to Indian Government; N7865B 25Jul57; CU-C807
107293 (MSN 26980) to MASdC Apr 12, 1958, to reclamation Jul 6, 1960
107294 (MSN 26981) to C-46H. To MASDC Apr 12, 1958, to reclamation Jul 11, 1960
107295 (MSN 26982) condemned for salvage Jan 20, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission.
107296 (ATC) lost Mar 23, 1945. MACR 14141
107297 w/o Jul 21, 1944 when ran out of fueld and ditched off Sciacca, Italy
107298 (MSN 26985) condemned for salvage Jan 21, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission.
107299 (MSN 26986) w/o Oct 19, 1944 Hsingching, China. Condemned Oct 20, 1944.
107300 lost Oct 20, 1944, Burma. MACR 9434
107301 (MSN 26988) condemned for salvage Feb 8, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission.
107302 damaged 30 Jun 1945 landing at Karachi
107303 (MSN 26990) w/o in takeoff accident Chabua, India Aug 21, 1944. Condemned Aug 22, 1944
107304 (ATC) crashed after engine failed near Mount Tali, China Jan 9, 1945. MACR 11070
107305 (MSN 26992) condemned for salvage Feb 8, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
107307 (MSN 26994) w/o Oct 17, 1944 Luliang, China due to engine fire. Condemned Oct 18, 1944
107308 (MSN 26995) to civil registry as NC67922. To LAPSA (Lineas Aereas de
Panama Sur Americanas) as RX-135. LAPSA was a "paper" Panamanian company that served as a clandestine
conduit of aircraft to Israel. To Israel Defense Forces as #1703.
Temporarily assigned the registration of RX-126, then back to 1703.
Crashed Mah 13, 1948 near Ekron AB, Israel
107312 damaged 20 Apr 1950 (taxy accident) at O'Hare Airport, Chicago, IL. To MASDC Mar 14, 1958,
to reclamation Mar 23, 1964.
107313 (MSN 27000) w/o Feb 25, 1945 near Yunnanyi, China, condemned Feb 26, 1945.
107314 (MSN 27001) w/o Oct 15, 1944 Shingbwiyang, Burma
107315 (MSN 27002) w/o Mar 15, 1945, CBI
107316 (MSN 27003) condemned for salvage Jan 23, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
107317 (MSN 27004) w/o in landing accident Oct 23, 1944 Luliang, China. Condemned Oct 23, 1944
42-107318/107373 Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando
MSN 27005/27060
107318 (MSN 27005/CU645) to MASDC Aug 20, 1958 to reclamtion Jul 11, 1960. WFU and stored 1964.
107319 (MSN 27006/CU646) to MASDC Feb 28, 1958, to reclamation Feb 2, 1959. WFU and stored 1964.
107320 (MSN 27007/CU647) to RFC Nov 4, 1945, WFU and stored at Walnut
Ridge, AR. Converted to ZC-46A. Returned to USAF May 21, 1948.
Converted to TC-46A crew trainer Jun 1949. W/o Mar 1, 1950 at Olmsted AFB,
PA in landing accident and destroyed by fire.
107321 (MSN 27008/CU648) WFU and stored 1964.
107322 (MSN 27009/CU649) transferred to Chinese AF Mar 3, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948
107323 (MSN 27010/CU650) WFU and stored Jul 1946.
107324 (MSN 27011/CU651) WFU and stored Oct 1945.
107325 (MSN 27012/CU652) DBR Apr 21, 1945.
107326 (MSN 27013/CU653) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
107327 (MSN 27014/CU654) WFU and stored Jul 1946
107328 (MSN 27015/CU655) crashed following midair collision with C-109
44-49025 Feb 11, 1945 at Kunming, China
107329 (MSN 27016/CU656) lost Sep 29, 1944. MACR 14403. John Anthony has
this one crashing Apr 30, 1945. Condemned Apr 30, 1945.
107330 (MSN 27017/CU657) to RFC Nov 7, 1945. WFU and stored Bush Field,
GA. Converted to ZC-46A. Returned to USAF May 21, 1945. WFU and
stored Jan 1949.
107331 (MSN 27018/CU658) crashed Jul 15, 1945 near Manipur Road, India.
MACR 14760.
107332 (MSN 27019/CU659) W/o Feb 21, 1945 at Hsian, China when it overshot
the runway and crashed into anti-tank ditch at night.
107333 (MSN 27020/CU660) to RFC Jan 10, 1945. WFU and stored Bush Field,
GA. Converted to ZC-46A. Returned to USAF May 21, 1945. WFU and
stored Jan 1949.
107334 (MSN 27021/CU661) WFU and stored. Bought by Officine Aeroanvali
in 1953. Allocated PP-VCN for Varig but NTU. Registered as PP-LDR May 11, 1954. .
for Loide Aereo Nacional who bought it Feb 18, 1954. Bought by Navagaco Aerea Brasleira Feb 1958
and registered as PP-NAQ Apr 15, 1958.. Rebought by Loide Aereo Nacional
Jun 5, 1959 and registered as PP-LFE Aug 29, 1959. Bought by Paraense
Transported Aereos Sep 23, 1959 and registered as PP-PTJ Nov 10, 1959 Crashed
Rio Jaru, Rodonia, Brazil Aug 24, 1960. 3 killed. Also listed
as Aug 12, 1960.
107335 (MSN 27022/CU662) w/o when crashed on takeoff from Richmond AAB,
VA Jun 8, 1944.
107336 (MSN 27023/CU663) WFU and stored Feb 1946. Condemned for salvage Feb 10, 1946
by Army-Navy Liquidation Commission
107337 (MSN 27024/CU664) to RFC Oct 15, 1945. WFU and stored at
Ontario, CA Oct 1945. Returned to USAAF Jun 17, 1948.
WFU and stored San Barnardino, CA Jun 1948.
107338 (MSN 27025/CU665) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948
107339 (MSN 27026/CU666) crashed into American River Canyon in Sierras east of
Sacrament, CA after cockpit fire Jun 22, 1945. 3 killed Conflict here
since John Withers havs this being condmned for salvage Jan 20, 1946
by Army-Navy Liquidation Commission.
107340 (MSN 27027/CU667) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948.
107341 (MSN 27028/CU668) W/o May 15, 1945 Joal, Senegal WFU and stored Feb 1946.
107342 (MSN 27029/CU669) delivered to USAAF May 12, 1944. Nov 9, 1944 damaged in landing accident Yunnanyi, China.
Attached to 1333AAFBU at Chabua , Jul 2, 1945, damaged in a ground accident with two other C-46 aircraft
(43-47349, 42-3598) at Chabua, AF, India. Jul 7, 1945 damaged in landing accident at Chabua, AF, India.
WFU & stored Feb 1948.
107343 (MSN 27030/CU670) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948.
107344 (MSN 27031/CU671) damaged in taxi accident Jun 11, 1944
at Wideawake Field. Damaged while parked Mar 5, 1945 at
Mailard Field. W/o DBR Sep 15, 1945 (also reported Mar 19, 1945)
while parked at Karachi AB.
107345 (MSN 27032/CU672) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
Bought by SAESA May 1961 and registered as XA-NUD. WFU and
stored Mexico City, Mexico. Bought by Westernair of Albuquerque,
NM Feb 1972 and registered as N11806. Bought by Distribute
Air, Inc Apr 15, 1972. Still stored at Mexico City
107346 (MSN 27033/CU673) to MASDC Apr 11, 1958, to reclamatin May 27, 1960
107347 (MSN 27034/CU673) WFU and stored 1946.
107348 (MSN 27035/CU674) to RFC Oct 21, 1945. WFU and stored at
Ontario, CA Oct 1945. Returned to USAAF May 21, 1948.
WFU and stored San Bernardino, CA Feb 1949.
107349 (MSN 27036/CU676) WFU and stored Jul 1946.
107350 (MSN 27037/CU677) WFU and stored Jun 1946
107351 (MSN 27038/CU678) to RFC Sep 28, 1945. WFU and stored
Sep 1945. Bought by Nationwide Air Transport (Resort
Airlines) Mar 10, 1948 and registered as N79096. Leased
by Airlines Express Agency Jun 16, 1948 as AN-FAX. Bought by
A. Somoza Mar 9, 1949. Reposessed by Nationwide Air
Transport Jun 1951. Bought by Ben Terry Jun 28, 1951 and
registered as N79096. transferred to Claire Adele Terry
Jan 1952. Rebought by Nationwide Air Transport Mar 19, 1952.
Bought by R. Paul Wesner May 27, 1952. Bought by F. A.
Conner Aug 9, 1952 and reregistered Jul 17, 1953 as
N3967C. Bought by A. G. Thompson Jr Jan 9, 1954, by L. B.
Smith Aircraft Corp Sep 21, 1959, Continental and Southern
Airways leased it and returned it Nov 1959. Bought by Aerolineas
Carreras Jan 15, 1960 registered as LV-JMC. W/o Dec 7, 1965. WFU and
stored 1970.
107352 (MSN 27039/CU679) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948.
107353 (MSN 27040/CU680) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948.
107354 (MSN 27041/CU681) WFU and stored Dec 1945.
107355 (MSN 27042/CU682) WFU and stored Dec 1945.
107356 (MSN 27043/CU683) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948.
107357 (MSN 27044/CU684) damaged Apr 11,1 945 in landing incident
at Marrakech. W/o May 12, 1945 when it crashed after an
engine failure while landing Marrakech, Morocco.
107358 (MSN 27046/CU685) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948.
107359 (MSN 27046/CU686) WFU and stored Jul 1946. Bought by
Officine Aeronavali Sep 1952 and registered as PP-VCJ.
Loide Aero Nacional bought it Oct 30, 1953 and reregistered
it as PP-LDP Feb 23, 1954. VASP began management Feb 1962.
WFU and stored in 1964. Broken up at Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil May 1969.
107360 (MSN 27047/CU687) DBR in accidnet at Casablanca, Morocco
Sep 22, 1944.
107361 (MSN 27048/CU688) WFU and stored 1946.
107362 (MSN 27049/CU689) WFU and stored Jul 1946. Sanday and
Company, Inc. bought it in 1955 and registered it as N9887F.
Bought by Boreas Corp in 1955. Converted to C-46R. Bought by
Fred Olsens Flyslskap A/S Nov 18, 1957 and registered as LN-FOP.
Bought by Continental Air Services Jun 29, 1971 and registered
in Laos as XW-PHL. Reregistered as N335CA Jul 9, 1974.
Bought by Amco Air International Feb 16, 1976. Bought by
Tri-9 Singapore (Pte) Ltd Jan 25, 1977. Repurchased by
Amco Air International Jul 7, 1977. Bought by Kris Air
Sep 13, 1977 and named "Akiko". Max E. Moore bought it
Nov 6, 1978. WFU and stored 1980. Scrapped at Seletar, Singapore Jan 1981
107363 (MSN 27050/CU690) WFU and stored Jul 1946.
107364 (MSN 27051/CU691) WFU and stored Jul 1946. Bought by Officine
Aeronavali in 1953 and registered as PP-VCP. Reregistered
to Varig but NTU. Bought by Loide Aereo Nacional Feb 18, 1954
and reregistered as PP-LDS. Bought by Paraense Transportes
Aereos Jun 15, 1959 and registered as PP-BEE. Crashed at
Babaculandia, Brazil after inflight fire Jul 15, 1959 while on
flight from Belem to Pedro Alfonso.
107365 (MSN 27052/CU692) DBR in landing accident at RAF Habbaniya,
Iraq Aug 22, 1944.
107366 (MSN 27053/CU693) to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946, to Taiwan
AF in 1949. On May 15, 1961 bought by Japanese Air Self
Defense Force (JASDF) and registered as 91-1141. WFU and
preserved Gifu AB, Japan.
107367 (MSN 27054/CU694) WFU and stored Jan 1946.
107368 (MSN 27055/CU695) WFU and stored Jul 1946. Bought by SAIDE
in 1949 and registered as SU-AFV. Bought by Varig Sep 25, 1951
as PP-VCC. To Cuba Sep 30, 1951. Converted to Super C-46C Aug 1962. WFU and stored 1964.
Bought by Flight Lease, Inc Jan 1972 and registered as N355CC.
Bought by Carolina Aircraft corp Jan 1972. Bought by Clarks
Aerial Service in 1972. WFU and broken up Apr 1976 and
parts used to rebuild 44-78678.
107369 (MSN 27056/CU696) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948.
107370 (MSN 27057/CU697) crashed on takeoff at Casablanca, French Morocco
Jul 24, 1944.
107371 (MSN 27058/CU698) reported to have crashed Jan 31, 1946.
107372 (MSN 27059/CU699) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948.
107373 (MSN 27060/CU700) transferred to Chinese AF Apr 15, 1946.
WFU and stored 1948.
42-107374/107399 Curtiss C-46A-45-CU Commando
MSN 27061/27086
107374 (MSN 27061/CU701) DBR Oct 7, 1945 in fatal crash at Casablanca-Cazes AB, Morocco
107375 (MSN 27062/CU702) W/o Jul 27, 1945 in fatal crash 31 mi SE of Sharja, UAE.
107376 (MSN 27063) on civil registry as CF-NAE with Nordair. Destroyed in
hangar fire at Hall Beach Airport, NU, Canada Jun 30, 1971
107377 crashed 2 mi SE of Cazes Airport, Casablanca Feb 23, 1945.
13 killed, 17 injured.
107382 (MSN 27069/CU709) delivered to USAAF Jun 1, 1944. Attached to 1264AAFBU at Payne Field, Cairo, Egypt,
damaged Aug 16, 1945 in an accident.
WFU & stored Jul 1946. Officine Aeronavali bought 1954 rereg to VARIG as PP-VDE but NTU. Jordan International Airlines bought
Dec 1954 and reg. JY-ABV. W/o when it crashed on TO Amman Jordan Sep 9, 1956, 1 fatal.
107383 (MSN 27070) missing on flight betwen Chengjung and Mohanbari Sep 24, 1944.
MACR 8718. Condemned Sep 26, 1944
107386 (ATC) crashed near Karoi, India due to onboard fire Feb 4, 1945. MACR 12033
107387 missing near Yunnanyi, China Dec 2, 1944, China. MACR 10087
107388 (MSN 27075) condemned for salvage Jan 15, 1946
107389 (MSN 27076) condemned for salvage Feb 10, 1946 by Army-Navy
Liquidation Commission
107390 (MSN 27077) w/o Aug 15, 1944 in ground fire at Chabua, India. Condemned Aug 19, 1944.
107392 (MSN 27079/CU269) On 2 March 1965 it went as N91365 to C46 Parts Inc, then in 1972 as CP-987 to Transportes
Aereos Illimani, followed by Frigorifico Movima in 1978, Sabeni Ltda. in 1983, Aerominas in 1988, Aerobeni in
1991, and finally Air Beni in December 1994. . WFU at La Paz
107393 (MSN 27080/CU270) bought by Indian government Apr 10, 1946. WFU
and stored. Bought by Western Hemisphere Export Jul 1957 and
registered as PP-LEI. DBR when crashed into a rice paddy on a
ferry flight 5 km from Panagarh, India Sep 20, 1957.
107394 (MSN 27081/CU271) w/o Sep 19, 1944 in crash 12 mi NNW of Speculator, NY in Blue Ridge Mountains.
107397 crashed into Blue Ridge Mountains 12 mi NNW of Speculator, NY Sep 19, 1944.
3 killed.
107398 to N277K Jan 1948
107399 (MSN 27086/CU276) w/o Jun 22,1 945 in crash 3 mi SE of Cold Run, California.
42-107400 Cessna UC-94-CE
Model C165 Airmaster NC32458 MSN 591 impressed by USAAF
42-107401/107405 Consolidated OA-10-CO Catalina
PBY-5A transferred from USN. Survivors redesignated A-10 in 1948.
107401 ex US Navy BuNo 08315
107403 ex US Navy BuNo 08320
107404 ex US Navy BuNo 08322
107405 ex US Navy BuN9 08330
42-107406/107410 Stinson L-9B
Model 10-A commandeered by USAAF from civilian users.
107406 (MSN 7845) Was NC31596; was to be impressed as AT-19B (ntu); impressed 1942 as L-9B; wfu 19 Sep 1944
107407 (MSN 7906) Was NC32858; was to be impressed as AT-19B (ntu); impressed 1942 as L-9B; wfu 17 Oct 1944
107408 (MSN 7764) Was NC31514; was to be impressed as AT-19B (ntu); impressed 1942 as L-9B; wfu 28 Sep 1944
107409 (MSN 8002) Was NC34602; was to be impressed as AT-19B (ntu); impressed 1942 as L-9B; wfu 1 Sep 1944
107410 (MSN 7838) Was NC31589; was to be impressed as AT-19B (ntu); impressed 1942 as L-9B; wfu 24 Aug 1944
42-107411 Beech UC-43C Traveller
Civilian Model F-17D MSN 332 NC20797 impressed by USAAF in 1942.
To NC46296.
42-107412 Ryan L-10-RY
MSN 211. Model SCW.145 impressed by USAAF,
registered as N46207 in 1978. Registered VH-SCW Nov 26, 2014
42-107413 Rearwin UC-102A
Model 8135 NC33719 commandeered by Army
42-107414 Beech UC-43C Traveller
Civilian Model F-17D MSN 245 NC19473 impressed by USAAF.
42-107415 Stinson UC-81-ST Reliant
Model SR.8B NC16179 MSN 9761 impressed by USAAF
42-107416/107417 Stinson UC-81N-ST Reliant
Model SR.9B impressed by USAAF
107416 ex NC16191 MSN 9773
107417 ex NC17148 MSN 5109
42-107418 Stinson UC-81C-ST Reliant
Model SR.9C NC18413 MSN 5317 impressed by USAAF
42-107419 Stinson UC-81K-ST Reliant
Model SR.10C NC26207 impressed by USAAF. Initially given serial number 42-68345, which was not taken up.
42-107420 Stinson UC-81F-ST Reliant
Model SR.10F NC2426 MSN 5831 impressed by USAAF
42-107421 Bellanca L-11-BL
Model 31-50 impressed by USAAF
42-107422 Douglas C-49H
Ex DC-3-313 MSN 2189 Pennsylvania Central Airlines NC21790. To USAAF Nov 22, 1943. Returned
to civil registry as NC21790 (Pennsylvania Central Jun 17, 1944 - Capital Airlines
*Lansing/220B* Apr 21, 1948- United Airlines Jun 01, 1961 to Apr 23, 1963), N793MU
(University of Missouri Oct 10, 1963), N793U (Midwest Air Service, Fenton, MO.
1973/1975) and HI-222 (LANSA). Crashed Santo Domingo Jan 30, 1975.
42-107423 Stinson UC-81-ST Reliant
Model SR.8B NC16148 MSN 9718 impressed by USAAF
42-107424 Stinson UC-81L-ST Reliant
Model SR.8C NC16199 MSN 9767 impressed by USAAF
42-107425 Piper L-4F Grasshopper
J-5A Cub (MSN 5-928, ex NC38292) impressed from civilian user
42-107426/107445 Douglas C-54A-1-DO Skymaster
MSN 7445/7464
107426 (MSN 7445/DO 53) to South American Trading Corp in 1946
as N41896. To Flota Aerea Mercante Argentina (FAMA) in
1946 as LV-ABI. Crashed after midair fire near Castilla,
Buenos Aires, Argentina Sep 27, 1949. 5 of 27 onboard killed.
107427 (MSN 7446/DO 54) crashed into side of a mountain near Cape St George, Stephenville, Newfoundland
Nov 12, 1944 while attempting to land at Harmon Field.
107428 (MSN 7447/DO 55) to US Navy as BuNo 57988
107429 (MSN 7448/DO 56) to RFC Oct 30, 1945 and stored at Walnut
Ridge, AK Oct 1945.
107430 (MSN 7449, DO 57) to US Navy as BuNo 39150
107431 (MSN 7450) to US Navy as BuNo 39151
107432 (MSN 7451, DO-59) to American Airlines as N90410
"Flagship Buffalo". To Air France as F-BELK in 1949.
w/o near In-Sahah, Algeria Apr 30, 1958
107433 (MSN 7452/DO60) delivered to USAAF Dec 12, 1943, attached to 750TU at Homestead AAF, FL
damaged on a takeoff accident Jan 13, 1944. On Aug 12, 1945 attached to #2 Ferry damaged
in a taxi accident at Homestead, tfd to Reconstruction Finance Corporation Oct 24, 1945.
WFU & stored Walnut Ridge, Arkansas Oct 1945.
107434 (MSN 7453/DO61) delivered to USAAF Dec 15, 1943, Alaska Airlines bought Nov 1946 reg. NC91009.
DBR Nov 30, 1947 after a forced landing Bow Lake Field, Seattle, Washington. 10 fatal includes one on ground.
107435 (MSN 7454/DO62) delivered to USAAF Dec 21, 1943, attached to 554BU at Memphis Airport, TN, damaged in
a landing accident at Olmstead Field, PA after a mechanical failure on Nov 3, 1945. Douglas Aircraft
bought 1946, reg. N68208. Argentine Air Force bought Mar 1951 reg. 4T-1. Tfd to Argentine Navy 1955,
reg. code 2-Gt-21 then 5-T-40, named "Río Matanza", then to CTA-1. WFU & stored 1962.
To Baja Feb. 1976. Derelict in Taller Aeronaval Central (TAC) 1981.
107436 (MSN 7455) to KLM as PH-TCP, then became PJ-ALW of KLM West-Indisch Bedrijf in 1946, then PH-TLW in 1948.
Nov 1948 registere PJ-ALW again with KLM West-Indisch Bedrijf To PH-ALW.
By 1955 had been reregistered PH-DBW. Became HK526 (Transportes Aereos de Bolivar (Aerotabo) 28 Oct
1955 - Aerolineas Medellin). Broken up in 1982
107437 (MSN 7456) crashed Jul 13, 1945 at La Guardia
107438 (MSN 7457/DO65) delivered to USAAF Dec 11, 1943. Nov 9, 1944 crashed into Marathon Bay, 5,6 km
(3.5 mls) ENE of Marathon-Florida Keys Airport, FL (MTH) after take off from Runway 07. 4 fatal.
Salvaged WFU & stored Homestead Air Force Base, FL then broken up Nov 1944.
107439 (MSN 7458). To American Airlines as N7171H, then Qantas as VH-EBN "New Guinea Trader".
Converted to Cargomaster VH-EDB Air Experess. To Calm Air Intl in 1982 as C-GPSH, To N5581T in 1984.
to Soundair as C-GPSH in 1986. To Aerotrades Western as
C-GPSH, back to N5581T in 1990. To Buffalo Airways as C-GPSH in 1991.
Certificate cancelled in 1994.
107440 (MSN 7459/DO67) Registration YV-AJI reserved but NTU. To NC95426 in 1947 with Northwest Airlines.
Registration NC95426 cancelled Sep 12, 1957 on export to Germany. Bought
by Karl Herfurtner Sep 1957 registered as D-ALAF Sep 10, 1957. On a route-proving and co-pilot training
flight from Düsseldorf, West Germany to New York November 3, 1957, the aircraft crashed after takeoff at
Düsseldorf-Derendorf. Immediately after becoming airborne the no. 1 engine was cut off and the propeller
feathered. Then the no. 2 engine was also cut off and the propeller feathered.
During this process the flaps were immediately and fully retracted. The aircraft had reached an
altitude of 50 metres but dropped sharply, lost altitude and crashed into a residential area.
It appeared that the captain of the flight (also Karl Herfurtner's Chief Pilot) had planned to test
a pilot on this flight. 6 of 10 aboard killed.
107441 (MSN 7460) purchased by Douglas in 1946 and registered as
N41898. Bought by Flota Aerea Mercante Argentina (FAMA)
Jan 24, 1947 and registered as LV-ADH. Lansa bought it
Jul 18, 1950 and registered as HK-332. Avianca managed it
Sep 1951. Bought by Seaboard and Western Airlines Oct 20, 1951
named it "Zurich Airtrader" and registered as N1544V. Bought
by Compagnie Autrex_Lopez-Loreta-Lebreton Aug 3, 1954 and
registered as F-OARE. Repurchased by Seaboard and Western
Airlines as N1544V. Bought by Compagnie Cherifieene du Pont
Aerien and registered as F-OARE, bought by Air Algerie Jan 1957
as F-OAYT, reregistered Nov 3, 1964 as 7T-VAT. Bought by
by Air Fret Oct 8, 1968 and registered F-BRAP. Leased by Air
Afrique Oct 25, 1968 as TU-TXP, returned to Air Fret Jun 6, 1969
as F-BRAP. Bought by Air Comores, unused at first, WFU and
stored Venice, Italy. May have been used in attempted coup
of the Comoros government at Mayotte Island Jan 2, 1976.
Bought by Royal Air Lao as XW-PND. DBR during
storm at Vientiane Airport Mar 24, 1976.
107442 (MSN 7461/DO69) bought by American Airlines in 1946 named
"Flagship Detroit" and registered N90411. Bought by Avianca
Mar 25, 1950 registered as HK-171, converted to C-54E. DBR Jan 21, 1970, broken
up Mar 1970.
107443 (MSN 7462/DO70) bought by South America Trading Corp in
1946 and registered N42987. Bought by Flota Aerea Mercante
Argentina in 1946 and registered LV-ABM. Bought by Faucett
Aug 4, 1950 registered as OB-PBB-247, reregistered in 1964
as OB-R247. Crashed in Andes foothills shortly after takeoff
from Trujillo Airport, Peru Dec 30, 1976. All 24 onboard killed.
107444 (MSN 7463/DO71) to RFC Feb 1, 1946. Bought by Douglas Aircraft
Corp in 1947 registered as LV-XGE for FAMA (Floata Aerea Mercante
Argentina). Bought by Argentine AF as T-44 in 1947 and registered
as PA-12 (Prefectura Naval Argentina). W/o Jul 21, 1947 at El Palomar, Buenos Aires in
takeoff accident. 11 killed.
107445 (MSN 7464) became NL309 with Dutch AF, then PH-TAK of
KLM. Sold to Skyways as G-AJPL Jun 25, 1947. Crashed
at Castel Benito, Libya Feb 4, 1949
42-107446/107470 Douglas C-54A-5-DO Skymaster
MSN 7465/7489
107446 (MSN 7465/DO73) to RFC Dec 14, 1945. Bought by Douglas
Aircraft Corp in 1947, registered as LV-XGL for FAMA (Flota
Aerea Mercante Argentina), then T-45. WFU and stored in 1947. Broken up in 1968.
107447 (MSN 7466/DO74). 6th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, Long Beach Field, CA.
Damaged landing at Long Beach Field 11Feb44. Registered 15Apr45 as NC37194 to US Government,
Washington, DC; cancelled 15Apr45. Became LV-ABP, then VH-TAC "John Gould" of
Trans Australian Airlines. To Air Siam November 1970
as HS-VGX; then reverted to VH-TAC and back to HS-VGX again. To
G-BCDT Apr 29, 1974; proposed sale to a Norwegian owner fell through,
British registration cancelled Nov 21, 1974 on sale as XW-PKH with
Royal Air Lao. Destroyed Apr 10, 19775 in Communist attack
while parked at Phnom Penh-Pochentong Airport, Cambodia.
107448 (MSN 7467/DO75) registered to US Government War Department
Apr 10, 195 as NC31589. Registration cancelled Jun 25, 1945.
Bought by Chicago and Southern Airlines in 1946 and
registered as NC53102. Bought Sep 18, 1951 by Empresa de Transportes
Aerovias Brasil S.A. and registered as PP-AXS. Managed by REAL in 1954.
Ditched in sea off Praia De Balaia, San Sebastiao, state of
Sao Paulo, Brazil Nov 4, 1957. All 34 onboard survived.
107449 (MSN 7468/DO76) bought by Flota Aerea Mercante Argentina Jan 15, 1947
and registered as LV-ABQ. Company renamed Aerolineas Argentinas
May 1949. Crashed 12 km off while on approach to Cordova,
Argentina Jun 17, 1953. All 41 onboard survived.
107450 (MSN 7469) to civil registry as LN-HAV, N-1220V, LX-LMK, VH-TAF,
and finally XV-NUM. On Apr 20, 1974, a hijacker ordered the crew
to divert to Dong Hoi, North Vietnam. Pilot told him that an
intermediate stop at Dong Ha, North Vietnam was necessary, but the
plane actually landed at Hue, South Vietnam. When the hijacker
realized he had been tricked, he detonated explosives. A hole
was blown in the port side of the fuselage and the plane was
destroyed by fire. 3 killed.
107451 (MSN 7470) was VC-54C "Sacred Cow"; and was used by Presidents Roosevelt and Truman. The aircraft
was manufactured by Douglas using a C-54A fuselage and C-54B wings. One special feature is an elevator
behind the passenger cabin to lift President Roosevelt in his wheelchair in and out of the plane --
an otherwise difficult procedure. The passenger compartment includes a conference room with a large desk
and a bulletproof picture window. By 6/44: TOS USAAF, assigned to the 503rd Army Air Force Base Unit at Bolling Field, DC.
7/1/44: Flew its first mission, with Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, to Naples, Italy via Casablanca.
Return trip was first non-stop UK to Washington, DC flight, made in 17 hours 50 min.
8/44: Flew to Rio de Janeiro to pick up Madame Chiang Kai-Shek. Flying back 5300 miles with only two stops,
it was the first time an airplane flew more than 5000 miles in a day. She was brought to the USA for
medical treatment. Before taking FDR to Yalta, it was painted as 42-72252 which was lost in the Pacific, probably
for security reasons.
1/21/45: Departed Washington, DC for its participation in movement of personnel for the Yalta Conference.
After first flying to Naples, the aircraft then made a dry run into the Russian airfield Saki, about 60
miles from Yalta.
Feb 3, 1945 : Picked up President Roosevelt at Malta (where he had arrived by ship) and flew him to Saki.
Assigned to 1254th Air Transport Squadron, Gravelly Point, VA 1947.
7/26/47: President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 on board this aircraft, establishing the USAF as a separate service.
9/18/47: TOS USAF; the 503rd AAFBU became the AFBU.
1948: 16th Special Air Missions Group at Bolling.
10/1/48: 1254th Air Transport Squadron (Military Air Transport Service), Bolling. .
Assigned to 1298th Air Transport Squadron, Gravelly Point, VA Feb 1, 1953.
Assigned to 1100th Operations Group, Headquarters Command, Bolling AFB, DC Jan 1954. SOC Oct 1961
7/61: An agreement was reached to transfer the aircraft to the National Air Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
At that time it was placed in storage at Bolling Field.
10/17/61: Flown from Bolling Field to Andrews AFB by the Commander of HQ Command. Over the next few
years the plane's wings were cut off so that it could be moved in trucks.
1977: Placed on loan with the Air Force Museum but remained in storage at Andrews until August 1983 when
it was transported to the Air Force Museum, and at that time ownership of the aircraft was transferred there.
Currently in USAF Museum, Dayton, OH, painted as 42-72252.
107452 (MSN 7471/DO79) leased by American Export Airlines May 1944.
In minor accident at Casablanca-Cazes Aerodrome, Morocco when
taxied into parked C-46 42-96530. DBR Apr 21, 1945 when
crashed after an engine failure at Kindley Field, Bermuda. Salvaged and used as maintenance
trainer at Kindley Field, Bermuda, decommissionde Dec 31, 1963.
107453 (MSN 7472/DO80) destroyed in 1945.
107454 (MSN 7473)2nd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command, New Castle AAB, Wilmington, DE.
Operated on the Air Transport Command Crescent Caravan route between USA and Europe.
Registered as N53135 to Douglas Aircraft Company. Converted to DC-4 1946. Reregistered 9Nov46
as N30069 to United Airlines; named ‘Cargoliner Schuykill River’. Transocean Airlines 28Dec56.
Registered Sep58 as JY-ABC to Air Jordan. Reregistered 31Dec58 as N30069 to Transocean Airlines.
Babb Co, NY 8Jan60. Registered Feb61 as LX-ABC to Interocean Airways. Registered 6Mar61 as
TJ-ABC to Air Cameroun. Crashed during a local training flight 1.5 km west of Douala
Airport (DLA), Cameroon 13Jun61 (5KIS). The flight was the last being made in order to complete
the pilot’s training for a DC-4 type rating. The aircraft had difficulty in lifting off the ground
but finally became airborne on the last third of the runway. The landing gear and flaps were
retracted immediately and the plane entered a very shallow climb. Approximately 1200m
from the end of the runway, the propeller of engine no.2 slashed a tree, severing it and
smashing the propeller to pieces. The aircraft was then nosed up but struck a second tree.
Momentum was lost, course was altered and the aircraft broke up, cutting a swathe in the trees.
Following the second impact the fuel tanks burst and caught fire. Propellers nos.1, 3 and 4
and engines nos. 1, 2 and 3 were projected forward; the left wing and left wing root ripped
from the fuselage which continued on its path. The right wing then smashed against a tree
200m from the first point of impact and fell in front of the fuselage after losing engine no.4 in its fall
107455 (MSN 7474) to civil registry as N90415 then HZ-AAF. Destroyed by take off accident at Jeddah
Sep 25, 1959.
107456 (MSN 7475/DO83) delivered to USAAF Mar 21, 1944. While attached to NAD-ATC at LaGuardia
Field, damaged in a weather related taxi incident at Lagens Field, Azores on April 10, 1945.
To USAF Sep 18, 1947. Americada Corp bought Apr 1956. Broken up.
107457 (MSN 7476, line no. DO84) to US Navy as BuNo 39179
107458 (MSN 7477, line no. DO85) to US Navy as BuNo 39180 Mar 25, 1944.
107459 (ATS-11,MSN 7478, line no DO86) to USAAF Mar 31, 1944, to RFC in 1945.
107460 (MSN 7479/DO87) to Flota Aerea Mercante Argentina in 1946 and
registered as LV-AFG. Crashlanded after engine fire on test
flight Ponta Galeria, Italy Jan 13, 1948.
107461 (MSN 7480) to civil registry as NC90431, YV-C-AVH, N75298, G-ARZV.
Converted to ATL-98 Carvair #6, Reg istered EI-AMP, then CF-EPX.
Crashed Sep 1968 at Twin Falls, Labrador. Parts salvaged to Southend, UK.
Fuselage plowed under.
107462 (MSN 7481/DO89) delivered to USAAF Apr 14, 1944, rereg USAF Sep 18, 1947. Miranda Brothers bought Feb 10, 1948 reg. NC51868.
Federated Airlines bought Mar 1948. California Eastern Airlines bought Oct 29, 1949. Bell Aviation bought 1949
registered ZS-DBE (South Africa). Coastal Aviation bought Dec 1949 reg. N51868. North American Airlines leased 1951.
Transair Ltd. bought 1956 registered CF-JEA, rereg as CF-TAQ 1958. Broken up Oakland, CA Apr 1974.
107463 (MSN 7482/DO90) delivered to USAAF on Apr 15, 1944, Assigned to the Air Transport Comand it had a taxying
accident at Lagens Field (now Lajes Air Field), Terceira Island, Azores, Nov 23, 44. Broken up at QCSLA
(Lagens Field) Nov 23, 1944. Another source has it transferred to Recostruction Finance Corp. Oct 29, 1945.WFU & stored
Walnut Ridge Arkansas Oct 1945.
107464 (MSN 7483) to civil registry as N90416 then F-BBDP (Air France) and later
TL-KAP and TL-CDG.
107465 (MSN 7484/DO92) delivered to USAAF on Apr 28, 1944. To CAA in 1946 registered as N50. C.B. McNeill bought in
1946 and registered N11711. H.H. Coffield, Rockdale International Flying Service bought 1965.
WFU & stored Houston Apr 1966. Broken up.
107466 (MSN 7485/DO93) bought by Douglas Aircraft Co in 1946 and
registered as NC60354. Bought by Loftleider (Icelandic
Airlines) Jun 1947 and registered TF-RVH and named "Hekla".
Leased by Seaboard and Western Airlines Aug 12, 1950 and
registeed N1512V named "Tokyo Airtrader". Returned Aug 12, 1951
to Loftleider as TF-RVH. Destroyed by fire while landing at
Pisa, Italy Jan 27, 1952. Another C-54 ex 42-72173 was
also TF-RVH and named "Hekla II".
107467 (MSN 7486/DO94) delivered to USAAF on May 10, 1944. Transferred to Reconstruction Finance
Corporation Feb 1, 1946. Sold to Lineas Aereas
Venezolanas (Aeropostal) to be registered YV-AJA but ntu. Wfu & stored Feb 1946.
107468 (MSN 7487) became PH-XAY. By 1954 was CS-TSD of Transportes
Aereos Portugueses. To Portuguese AF as FAP6607
107469 (MSN 7488) to Chicago and Southern as NC53103, then PI-C102 with Philippine
Airlines, then HS-POE with Pacific Overseas/Thai Airways. Inherited by Thai
Airways in 1951 and registered as HS-TSA Sep 1958. To Royal Thai AF, possibly as B.L.3-2/03, code 107469.
To Botswana National Airways as VQ-ZEF. Registered as A2-ZEF and leased to South
African Airways. Became ZS-IPR for Suidwes Lugdienst in 1972, and Namibair 1978. Bought
by South African AF with serial 6906 in 1981, later registered ZS-IPR for Aero Air
and stored Feb 1994. Sold Nov 1995 to Dutch Dakota Association and ferried to Holland,
Jun 3, 1997, its last flight ever. It was intended for operation alongside DC-4 MSN 42934 (ZS-AUA).
PH-DDY was reserved but NTU. Used for spare parts to keep MSN 42934 airworthy.
Transported by road to Lelystad airfield in 2004. On display as NL-316 in Netherlands
Government Air Transport colors.
107470 disappeared over North Atlantic Jul 26, 1944. 26 missing.
42-107471/107496 Martin AT-23B Marauder
107481 used in England as communicatins aircraft by 7th PG(R)
107489 SOC at Searcy Field, Stillwater, OK. Sold by War Assets Corp to Paul Mantz Feb 19, 1946
42-107497/107855 Martin B-26C-45-MO Marauder
107497 to RAF as Marauder II FB493. SOC Apr 26, 1945
107498 to RAF as Marauder II FB494. SOC Apr 26, 1945
107499 to RAF as Marauder II FB495. SOC Apr 26, 1945
107500 to RAF as Marauder II FB496. Shot down by fighters off Milos, Greece Mar 6, 1944
107501 to RAF as Marauder II FB497. SOC Apr 26, 1945
107502 to RAF as Marauder II FB498. Crashed on takeoff from Gambut, Libya Apr 3, 1944
107503 to RAF as Marauder II FB499. Landed with one undercarriage leg still retracted at
Blida, Algeria Dec 6, 1944. Not repared and presumably subsequently scrapped
107504 to RAF as Marauder II FB500. SOC Mar 14, 1946
107505 to RAF as Marauder II FB501. SOC Apr 26, 1945
107506 to RAF as Marauder II FB502. Shot down by AAA Sep 4, 1944
107507 to RAF as Marauder II FB503. No record of fate
107508 to RAF as Marauder II FB504. Shot down by fighters off Milos, Greece Mar 6, 1944
107509 to RAF as Marauder II FB505. DBR Apr 14, 1944. No further details
107510 to RAF as Marauder II FB506. Shot down by AAA over Pesaro, Italy Apr 25, 1944
107511 to RAF as Marauder II FB507. Shot down by fighters off Santorini, Greece Mar 6, 1944
107512 to RAF as Marauder II FB508. MIA over Maleme, Crete May 8, 1944
107513 to RAF as Marauder II FB509. DBR May 18, 1944. No further details
107514 to RAF as Marauder II FB510. SOC May 31, 1945
107515 to RAF as Marauder II FB511. SOC Apr 26, 1945
107516 to RAF as Marauder II FB512. SOC Mar 14, 1946
107517 to RAF as Marauder II FB513. DBR Jun 1, 1944. No further details
107518 to RAF as Marauder II FB514. SOC Apr 26, 1945
107519 to RAF as Marauder II FB515. Flew into high ground near Enfidaville, Tunisia during
ferry flight May 25, 1944
107520 to RAF as Marauder II FB516. SOC Sep 28, 1944
107521 to RAF as Marauder II FB517. Crashed after crew bailed out after receiving AAA damage
over Faenza, Italy Jul 5, 1944
107522 to RAF as Marauder II FB518. SOC Apr 26, 1945
107523 to RAF as Marauder II FB519. Damaged when skidded on runday at Iesi, Italy Dec 5, 1944.
Not repaired, presumably subsequently scrapped.
107524 to RAF as Marauder II FB520. SOC Apr 26, 1945
107525 to RAF as Marauder II FB521. SOC Jun 22, 1945
107526 to RAF as Marauder II FB522. SOC Apr 26, 1945.
107531 (320th BG, 441th BS, 12th AF ) crash landed at Nancy airfield Y-42 Nancy, France Apr 18, 1945.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107532 (444th BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) shot down by Italian Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot of II Gruppo
Caccia Nov 5, 1944. MACR 9595. One crewman killed, 5 bailed out and became POW.
107533 (432nd BS, 17th BG, 12th AF) in landing accident at Poretta airfield, Corsica Nov 2, 1944. All crew
survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107534 (441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) in landing accident at Decimomann airfield, Sardinia May 4, 1944.
All three crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107535 (17th BG, 37th BS) damaged by AAA and crew bailed out Sep 26, 1944
107537 (319th BG, 437th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA over Anzio beachhead, Italy Feb 20, 1944. MACR 2567.
All six crew bailed out and became POW.
107538 (323rd BG, 456th BS) engine shot out, crew bailed out Apr 20, 1945
107539 (432nd BS, 17th BG, 12th AF) in takeoff accident at Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9, France Dec 13, 1944. All
crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107546 (319th BG, 437th BS) ran out of fuel and crashed into mountain Aug 9, 1944
107551 to French AF
107552 (Air Transport Command) in landing accident at Parnamirin field, Natal, Brazil Jul 19, 1944 while on
ferry flight. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107553 (444th BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) in takeoff accident at Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9 Longvic, France
Mar 14, 1945. All 6 crew survived but 5 were injured. Aircraft was destroyed.
107554 (319th BG, 438th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA east of Quistello, Italy Jul 20, 1944. MACR 6683.
All six crew bailed out and became POW.
107555 (319th BG, 439th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 1/2 mi W of Binasco, Italy Sep 23, 1944. MACR 8936.
One crewman killed, four bailed out and evaded capture.
107556 (444th BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) shot down by AAA N of Carale Monferrato, Italy Nov 8, 1944. MACR 9707.
All five crew killed.
107560 (95th BS, 17th BG, 1st Tactical Air Force) in landing accident at Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9, France
Mar 19, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107561 (440th BS, 319th BG, 12th AF) shot down by Italian Bf 109G-6 flown by S. M Attilo Sanson of 5a Squadriglia II
Gruppo Caccia at Mantua, Italy. MACR 9305. All 6 crew bailed out and became POW.
107563 (17th BG, 37th BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot of JG 53/6 at
Reichenbach near Lahr, Germany Dec 24, 1944. MACR 11593. All 6 crew bailed out and became POW.
107565 (319th BG, 440th BS, 12th AF)) shot down by Italian Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit and crashed
15 mi from Mantua, Italy Oct 19, 1944. MACR 9309. Four crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
107566 (320th BG, 441th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA over Marzabotto, Italy Jul 10, 1944. MACR 6454.
All six crew killed.
107574 (344th BG, 496th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA W of Valognes, France Jun 10, 1944. MACR 5708. All six crew killed.
107576 (391st BG, 575th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Enger Germany Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12611.
7 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
107577 (387 BG, 559th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit E of Bastogne, Belgium
Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11403. Five crew killed, one died of wounds after bailed out, 3 bailed out and became POW>
107579 (1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Bretigny Airfield A-48,
France Oct 22, 1944l All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107581 (387th BG, 559th BS, 9th AF "Black Jack") shot down by flak over
Dunkirk Apr 12, 1944. MACR 3745. 8 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
107584 (454th BS, 323rd BG, 9th AF, "Temptation") shot down by AAA and crshed W of Mole near Calais, France May 20, 1944. MACR 5090.
Four crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
107586 (451st BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) crash landed 1 mi from RAF Andrews Field, Essex, England
May 25, 1944. One crewman killed, rest of crew survived. Aircraft was destroyed.
107587 (452nd BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) crash landed at Chaumont, France due to weather Nov 9, 1944.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107588 (323rd BG, 453rd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Belgium Jan 14, 1945. MACR 11926. All 7 crew baled out,
5 became POW. 2 killed, one evaded capture
107590 (387th BG, 559th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Germany Apr 18, 1945. No MACR. Fate of crew unknown.
107591 (449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) shot down at night near Bernaville, France by Bf 110-G-4
believed flown by Hptm Heinz Birnshein of NJG 3/3 Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6627. All 7 crew
bailed out, one became POW, 6 evaded capture.
107592 (394th BG, 584th BS) iced up and collided with 42-96249 over England while
on a mission to bomb gun emplacements in Vareville, France and both crashed
Jun 6, 1944. The crew of 42-96249 were all killed when the plane crashed
at Varreville, France. The crew of 42-107592 remained on board to jettison
bombs before crashing at Whatlington Level. Only the pilot surivived.
107593 (455th BS, 323rd BG, 9th AF) shot down by Me 262A-1a near Crailsheim, Germany Apr 4, 1945. MACR 13837.
All six crew killed.
107594 (12th Ferry Squadron, 2nd Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command) in landing accident at Atkinson Field,
British Guiana while on ferry flight Jan 31, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107595 (391st BG, 573rd BS) shot down by AAA at Geilenkirchen, Germany Oct 12, 1944. MACR 9530.
All 6 crew bailed out and became POW.
107597 (391th BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit 30 mi
SW of Bonn, Germany Oct 23, 1944. MACR 11669. One creman killed, 5 bailed out and became POW.
107598 (387th BG, 559th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot of JG 11 10 mi from
Bastogne, Belgium Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11464. 2 crew killed, 7 bailed out and became POW.
107600 (449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 1 mi NW of Monschau, Germany Feb 10, 1945.
No MACR. 2 crew killed, 4 bailed out over American lines and were rescued.
107601 (387th BG, 558th BS) shot down by AAA Jul 18, 1944
107602 (584th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crash landded at unknown location Apr 13, 1944. Fate of 6 crew and
aircraft unknown.
107604 (585th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at RAF High Halden, Kent, England Aug 7, 1944.
All six crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107605 ()599th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with another aircraft 4 mi NE of Perrone/St Quentin
Airfield A-72 Estress Mons, France Mar 10, 1945. Able to land. All crew survived, aircraft badly
damaged, unknown if repaired.
107606 (387th BG, 556th BS) hit by AAA and crew bailed out Dec 25, 1944
107607 (344th BG, 495th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Krefeld, Germany Feb 10, 1945.
MACR 12196. All six crew bailed out. One drowned, 3 became POW, 2 evaded capture.
107608 (344th BG, 495th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Cormeilles, 3 km N of Argenteuil Paris, France May 28, 1944.
MACR 5142. 1 crewman killed, five bailed out and became POW.
107609 (587th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with another aircraft at RAF Chilbolton, Hampshire,
England. Able to land, all 6 crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107610 (450th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61 Picardy, france
Dec 9, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107611 (494th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) crqshed from wheels-up belly landing at RAF Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire, England
due to engine failure Aug 12, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107612 (387th BG, 556th BS, 9th AF) hit by AAA near Saint Remi-sur-Aure, France and able to land at a
small PSP fighter strip in Normandy Aug 4, 1944. No MACR. All six crew survived, aircraft DBR.
107613 (323rd BG, 455th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Krefeld, Germany Feb 14, 1945. MACR 12374. All six
crew bailed out and became POW.
107614 (323rd BG, 454th BS, "Lady Luck III") hydraulics shot out, crew bailed out Dec 23, 1944
107615 (575th BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Charleroi Airfield A-87, Gosselies, Belgium
Sep 23, 1944. All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107619 (344th BG, 496th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 8 mi N of Venlo, Holland Sep 23, 1944. MACR 9734.
All six crew bailed out, one killed when his parachute failed to open, one became POW, four evaded capture.
107620 (575th B S, 391st BG, 9th AF) in ground accident at Roye/Amy Airfield A-73, Picardy, France
Mar 21, 1945. All 6 crew survived, aircraft damaged, unknown if repaired.
107627 (450th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) shot down at night 28 km N of Amiens, France by Bf 110G-4
flown gy unknown pilot and unit Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6622. All 6 crew killed.
107628 (587th BS, 394th BG, 9th AF) crash landed at Romilly airfield, France Dec 2, 1944. All six
crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107629 (452nd BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61 Picardy,
France Jan 29, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107631 (387th BG, 558th BS) lost to enemy action Jan 25, 1945
107634 (391st BG, 573rd BS) forced landing due to battle damage Jun 8, 1944
107635 (Air Transport Command) in forced landing at Skibereen, Ireland Mar 16, 1944 after ran out of fuel
while on ferry flight. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107636 with the 495th Bomb Squadron, 344th Bomb Group. Shot down over Brest, France, August 9, 1944 and
crashed into the bay at the edge of Brest near the shoreline. All six airmen aboard were killed. MACR 7843
107640 to Navy as JM-1 75187. Sold in 1947 and again
in 1949, the plane became N66595. Sold to owner in
Honduras as XH-100. Bought by Continental Can Co. in
1952 as N1502. Crashed near Marion, OH 7/1/59, all ten
aboard being killed.
107646 to French AF
107647 to French AF
107650 to French AF
107651 to French AF
107657 Active with Groupe de Bombardement 1/22 le Escadre Armee de l’Air as part of 1st Tactical
Air Force 1944-45
107659 to French AF
107660 to French AF
107665 (449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61 Picardy, France
Nov 13, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107667 (394th BG, 584th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 5 mi NW of Saint Omer, France Apr 21, 1944. MACR 4219.
5 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
107668 (387th BG, 557th BS) lost to enemy action Jul 19, 1944
107670 (322nd BG, 451st BS, 9th AF) shot down at night 1 km SW of Altheux, 28 km N of Amiens,
France by Bf 110G-4 flown by unknown pilot and unit Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6620. All 6 crew killed.
107671 (391st BG, 575th BS, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot and unit
3 mi E of Kirchweiler, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11661. All 6 crew bailed out. One was captured
and became POW. 5 crew were killed by German SS on the ground.
107673 (391st BG, 572nd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Gamaches, France Aug 8, 1944. MACR 7852.
All 8 crew bailed out. 2 became POW, 6 evaded capture.
107674 (322nd BG, 452nd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Pracht, Germany Mar 24, 1945. MACR 13323.
One crewman killed, 5 bailed out and became POW.
107679 (344th BG, 494th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Venlo, Holland Sep 23, 1944 during
raid on Venlo Marshaling Yard. MACR 9735. All six crew killed.
107680 (322nd BG, 451st BS, 9th AF) shot down at night near Avesnes 22 km S of Abbeville,
France by Bf 110G-4 flown by unknown pilot and unit Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6623. All 6 crew killed.
107682 (394th BG, 587th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA at Etavaux, France Jun 13, 1944. MACR 6048.
3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW. One of them escaped and evaded recapture.
107685 (387th BG, 558th BS) damaged by AAA and crew bailed out Feb 22, 1945
107686
107689 (449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61 Picardy,
France Nov 22, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107690 (387th BG, 558th BS) shot down by AAA 1 km SE of Chanteloup, 10 km SW of Pontoise, France May 29, 1944. MACR 5025.
4 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
107691 (344th BG, 495th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Saint Germain, near Paris, France May 28, 1944. MACR 5141.
All six crew killed.
107692 (455th BS, 323rd BG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Laon/Athies Airfield A-69, Picardy, France Feb 8, 1945.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107695 (322nd BG, 452st BS, 9th AF) shot at night at Drucat, 5 km NE of Abbeville, France by
Bf 110G-4 flown by unknown pilot and unit Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6621. All 8 crew bailed out,
3 were killed, 5 became POW.
107698 (344th BG, 495th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA over Viersen, Germany Feb 24, 1945. MACR 12612. All six crew killed.
107708 to French AF
107711 (441st BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) crashed into Mount Azza, Sardinia after takeoff Aug 15, 1944. MACR 7300.
All 8 crew killed.
107712 to French AF
107715 to French AF
107717 to French AF. Converted by Dassault as testbed for Jumo 004
jet engine and registered F-WEPO. Reregistered F-ZVLD Jun 19, 1951
107718 to French AF.
107719 (556th BS, 387th BG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Romilly Airfield, France Oct 28, 1944. All crew
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107720 (391st BG, 574th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 3 km E of Rens, 10 km S of Koblenz, Germany
Feb 10, 1945. MACR 12222. All 6 crew killed.
107721 (497th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Cormeilles-en-Vixin airfield A-59 Boissy l'Aillerie, France
Nov 27, 1944. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107722 (322nd BG, 450th BS) crashlanded and broke in half
107724 (432nd BS, 17th BG, 1st Tactical Air Force) crashed during wheels-up belly landing 1/2 mile w of Dijon-Longvic
airfield Y-9, France Jan 22, 1945. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107725 (17th BG, 34th BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by AAA 15 KM SE of Bitche, France Jan 16, 1945. MACR 11326.
7 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
107726 Free French Air Force [FAFL]. Crashed Aug 4, 1944 at Valdeblore, Alpes-Maritimes, France
107728 (17th BG, 432nd BS, 12th AF) hit by AAA and ditched off Corsica in Tyrrhenian Sea Aug 20, 1944. MACR 7866.
Thre crew killed, four survived and were rescued by a PBY.
107729 (17th BG, 34th BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by Me 262A-1a/R1 flown by Obstlt Gunther Lutzow of JV 44
near Schwabmunchen, Germany May 24, 1945. MACR 14166. Six crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
107731 (319th BG, 439th BS, 12th AF) shot dowh by AAA near Ponte Priula, Italy Oct 21, 1944. MACR 9437. Six crew
killed, one bailed out and became POW.
107735 (17th BG, 95th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA at Carquieranne near Toulon, France Aug 20, 1944. Lost complete
right engine over Toulon--famous photo. MACR 7867. Six crew killed, 2 bailed out and evaded capture.
107736 (17th BG, 34th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed 3 mi S of Cape Sicie, France in Mediterranean
Sea Aug 18, 1944. MACR 7531. 2 crew killed, 5 bailed out and were rescued.
107739 (449th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in ground accident while parked at Beauvais/Tille Airfield A-61
Picardy, France Feb 22, 1945. Believed hit by B-26G 43-34433. Aircraft exploded and was destroyed.
107741 (4th Ferrying Group, Air Transport Command) in forced landing at Perranporth, Cornwall, England
Apr 18, 1944 while on ferry flight. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107743 (575th BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Roye/Amy airfield A-73, Picardy, France Feb 3, 1945.
All 6 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107745 (322nd BG, 450th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA near Butzbach, Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12680.
All 6 crew killed.
107746 (322nd BG, 449th BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA and crased near Tilly-sur-Seulles, France Jun 13, 1944.
MACR 5875. 1 crewman killed, 4 survived and returned, one MIA and fate unknown.
107747 (391st BG, 573rd BS, 9th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 believed flown b Hptm Franz Hrdlicka
of JG 2/1 Stab near Roetgen, Germany Dec 23, 1944. MACR 11663. 5 crew killed, one bailed out and
became POW.
107748 (572nd BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) collided in midair with B-26B 42-95809 at RAF Matching, Essex, England.
Jun 21, 1944. Able to land. All 6 crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107749 (522nd BG, 449th BS) damaged by flak during attack on bridges
at Nassandres and Lebourg, France Aug 16, 1944. Crashed on landing at Ford,
3 killed, 3 injured.
107750 (Air Transport Command) in ground accident at Marrakech Airfield, Morocco Apr 18, 1944 during ferry
flight. Aircraft was destroyed.
107758 to Navy as JM-1 75198. Sold by Navy in 1948 to
civilian owner. Had several corporate owners as N3E and
later N1141. Sold in 1962 to R. O'Farrell of Mexico
City as XB-PEX. Destroyed there on 11/12/65.
107766 to French AF
107767 to French AF
107768 (17th BG, 37th BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot of JG 53/6
and crashed 500 meters south of Friesenheim Near Lahr/Baden, Germany Dec 24, 1944. MACR 11592.
All six crew bailed out and became POW.
107769 to French AF
107770 to French AF
107771 to French AF
107776 (319th BG, 437th BS) crashed on takeoff Apr 17, 1944. Also have this
one as going to French AF and badly damaged by Italian (ANR)
fighters Jul 11, 1944 near Piacenza, Italy but landed safely.
107785 (320th BG, 442nd BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by AAA Mar 22, 1945 near Heidelberg, Germany.
4 KIA, 2 bailed out and became POW. MACR 13232
107788 (17th BG, 95th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA 1 mi W of Osio Sopra, Italy Aug 9, 1944. MACR 7329.
2 crew killed, 5 bailed out (4 became POW, one evaded capture)
107790 (443rd BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) in landing accident at Dijon-Longvic airfield Y-9 Longvic, France
while returning from training flight Feb 18, 1945. All four crew survived, but aircraft DBR.
107792 (17th BG, 432nd BS, 1st Tactical Air Force) shot down by AAA and crashed at Freiburg, NE of Gestheim,
Germany Feb 22, 1945. MACR 12227. Two crew killed, one when bailed out and chute failed to open, 6 bailed
out and 5 became POW.
107793 (319th BG, 440th BS, 12th AF) in midair collision with B-26B 42-95755 and crashed 5 mi E of Cape
Corse, Corsica in Tyrrhenian Sea Jul 20, 1944. Three crew killed, 3 bailed out and were rescued.
MACR 6813 (has number as 42-95793)
107796 (443rd BS, 320th BG, 12th AF) in ground accident while parked at Dole/Tavaux Airfield Y-7, France
Apr 6, 1945. Aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107797 (319th BG, 429th BS, 12th AF) shot down by AAA over Italy Aug 19, 1944. MACR 8007 (MACR is very illegible
and can't be read)
107803 (432nd BS, 17th BG, 12th AF) crashed on takeoff at Chizonaccia, Corsica Jul 12, 1944. All crew survived,
but aircraft was destroyed.
107806 (573rd BS, 391st BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at Roye/Amy Airfield A-73, Picardy, France Mar 21, 1945.
All 6 crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107807 (456th BS, 323rd BG, 9th AF) in takeoff accident at Laon-Athies Airfield A-69, Picardy, France Oct 26, 1944.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107808 (391st BG, 572nd BS) wrecked by 44-67920 Mar 3, 1945
107811 (391st BG, 575th BS) shot down by AAA 2 km S of Laons, 15 km W of Dreux, France Jul 5, 1944. MACR 6360.
5 crew killed, two bailed out and became POW.
107812 (557th BS, 387th BG, 9th AF) in taxiing accident at Saint Dizer Airfield A-64, France Jan 2, 1945. All
crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107815 (391st BG, 574th BS) crashlanded near St Hubert out of fuel Dec 5, 1944
107816 (322nd BG, 451st BS, 9th AF) shot down at night at Doullens, France by Fw 190A-9
flown by Ft Georg Scharein of JG 301/1 Jul 8, 1944. MACR 6624. All 7 crew bailed, out 3 killed,
4 evaded capture.
107823/107833 Lend-Lease to French AF in North Africa Apr 1944.
107834 (391st BG, 573rd BS, 9th AF) shot down by AAA 5 km NW of Druex, France Jul 5, 1944. MACR 6359.
3 crew killed, 3 bailed out and became POW.
107835 (387th BG, 556th BS) crashlanded on Normandy strip Aug 4, 1944
107839 (386th BG, 555th BS, 9th AF) crashlanded at RAF Great Dunmow, Essex, England Jun 23, 1944. All 6 crew
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107840 (Air Transport Command) in ground accident at Waller Field, trinidad May 13, 1944 while on ferry
flight. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107841 (391th BG, 573rd BS) damaged by AAA and crashlanded Mar 25, 1945
107844 (387th BG, 559th BS) blew up on end of runway Dec 9, 1944.
107849 (450th BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) crash landed at Griselle near Freirres, France Nov 9, 1944.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
107851 (451st BS, 322nd BG, 9th AF) in landing accident at RAF Andrews Field, Essex, England
Jul 29, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
107852 to French AF
107855 (495th BS, 344th BG, 9th AF) crash landed N of RAF Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England Aug 25, 1944.
Unknown number of crew killed, aircraft was destroyed by fire.
42-107856/107881 Martin AT-23
Contract cancelled
42-107882/108470 Cancelled contract for Martin B-26C Marauder
42-108471/108480 Consolidated B-32-1-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW1/10
108471 Retained by Consolidated for testing. Initially fitted with the B-29 vertical stabilizer
before a Consolidated-designed vertical stabilizer was substituted prior to flight testing.
Modified during service testing to virtual B-32-20-CF standard.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108472 was first B-32 delivered (Sep 19, 1944). W/o the very
same day when nosewheel collapsed on landing at Fort Worth Field, TX. Salvaged.
108473 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. [reported as 42-10873 but likely to be 42-108473
108474 US Aircraft Section, Air Materiel Command, Freeman Field, Seymour, Indiana.
Set aside for proposed USAAF aviation museum. Flown to the aircraft storage area, 4105th Base Unit,
Davis-Monthan Field, Tucson, AZ June 1946. Scrapped Aug 1949.
108475 Delivered to USAAF 22Nov44. Air Technical Service Command, Fort Worth Field, TX.
Reaching 17,000ft on a routine test flight, the pilot noticed that the ? 1 and ? 2 engine instruments
had failed closely followed by failure of the other two engine instruments. Shutting down the two left
engines, the engineer reported a fire on the leading edge of the left wing between ? 2 engine and the fuselage.
Unable to extinguish the fire, the crew bailed out before the aircraft crashed three miles SW of Kaufman, TX 10Mar45
108476 Delivered to USAAF 21Dec44. Air Technical Service Command, Vandalia, OH [6].
Squadron E, 611th Base Unit, Proving Ground Command, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108477 Air Technical Service Command. B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M74], 2519th Base Unit,
Fort Worth Field, TX.Squadron E [581], 611th Base Unit, Proving Ground Command, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 30Jan45.
Flown to Washington, DC 18Mar45 for demonstration to General GC Kenney and General HH Arnold
considering combat testing with Far East Air Forces. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108478 Air Technical Service Command. Engineering and Test Division, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
Flown to Washington, DC 18Mar45 for demonstration to General GC Kenney and General HH Arnold considering combat testing with Far East Air Forces.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108479 Air Technical Service Command. Engineering and Test Division, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. Static test model. Reclaimed
108480 Army Air Forces Tactical Center, Pinecastle Field, FL. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41,
Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
42-108481/108484 Consolidated B-32-5-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW11/14
108481 Air Technical Service Command. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108482 Air Technical Service Command. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for
storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108483 Air Technical Service Command, Vandalia, OH [3]. B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M97],
2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108484 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M75], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
Squadron E [580], 611th Base Unit, Proving Ground Command, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL 22Feb45.
Damaged by fire at Eglin Field 26Apr45. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR
for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
42-108485/108495 Consolidated TB-32-5-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW15/25
108485 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM17], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX 27Jan45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108486 to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
108487 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM10], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
Damaged when a faulty main landing gear shock absorber strut locking assembly failed and the
main landing gear collapsed on landing at Fort Worth Field 22Apr45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108488 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM12], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
Damaged when the flight engineer inadvertently hit the landing gear switch while trying to raise
the wing flaps and the nose landing gear collapsed after landing at Fort Worth Field 25Apr45.
Accident landing with mechanical failure at Fort Worth Field, TX 12Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108489 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [1], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX 27Jan45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108490 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM13], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108491 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM14], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108492 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM15], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108493 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM35], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108494 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM29], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108495 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM34], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
The aircraft was making a series of takeoffs and landings at Fort Worth Field when it crashed 8Mar45.
During the seventh landing a crew member reported the smell of smoke. Although no fire could be found,
the pilot left the circuit to gain altitude while the problem was investigated. At 5,000 feet a fire was reported
in the ? 3 engine. The fire could not be extinguished nor the propeller feathered; the crew was ordered to bail out
42-108496/108520 Consolidated TB-32-10-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW26/50
108496 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM18], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108497 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM16], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
Damaged when a faulty main landing gear shock absorber strut locking assembly failed and the
main landing gear collapsed on landing at Fort Worth Field 23May45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108498 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM37], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108499 -32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM28], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
Damaged when a faulty main landing gear shock absorber strut locking assembly failed and
the main landing gear collapsed on landing at Fort Worth Field 2May45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108500 Assigned to 2519th Army Air Force Base Unit, Fort Worth AAF, TX. Code OM20
Damaged when No 3 engine broke away from the wing. The engine caught fire as a result of running
the engine until it overheated. Evidence around the No 4 engine nacelle reveals that it also
caught fire and began to droop, but crews extinguished those flames before that nacelle
separated from the wing. Scrapped
108501 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM19], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108502 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM34], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108503 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM21], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108504 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM38], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108505 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM22], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108506 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM27], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108507 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM25], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108508 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM39], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108509 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM32], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108510 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM24], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
Damaged when a faulty main landing gear shock absorber strut locking assembly failed
and the main landing gear collapsed on landing at Fort Worth Field 29Apr45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108511 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM11], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108512 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM23], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108513 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM26], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108514 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM40], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
Static display at Air Force Day, Fort Worth Field, 1Aug45; the formal introduction to the public.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108515 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM36], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108516 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM44], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108517 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM31], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108518 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM30], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108519 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM33], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108520 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM41], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
42-108521/108524 Consolidated TB-32-15-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW51/54
108521 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM28], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108522 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM45:OM122519th Army Air Force Base Unit, Fort Worth AAF, TX
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108523 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM42], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108524 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [OM43:OM10], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
42-108525/108526 Consolidated B-32-20-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW55/56
108525 Air Technical Service Command. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108526 Air Technical Service Command. Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
42-108527 Consolidated B-32-20-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW57
Converted to Consolidated B-32-21-CF Dominator for para dropping. All bombing equipment removed
and benches installed in rear bomb bay and rear fuselage. Bailed to Convair.
Declared excess Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
42-108528/108545 Consolidated B-32-20-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. LineNumber 58/75
108528 Air Technical Service Command, Fort Worth Field, TX. Chosen for combat testing with 386th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group.
Departed Fort Worth Field for Mather Field, CA 14May45. On arrival at Mather, the landing gear
failed to lower requiring it to be manually lowered. Departed Mather Field on a flight to Hickam Field,
Honolulu, Hawaii 17May45. After minor repairs and servicing, departed 21May45 bound for Kwajalein,
Marshall Islands, where the bomber was grounded due to electrical problems and further repaired.
Departed for Guam, Mariana Islands 24May45 to Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, arriving 25May45.
Floridablanca Field, Luzon, Philippines 31May45. {first combat mission 13Jun45}. Yontan Field, Yomitan,
Okinawa 11Aug45. Departed Yontan Field 13Aug45 for a patrol along the coasts of Kyushu and Honshu.
Upon return to Okinawa, the ? 1 engine was on fire. The fire was extinguished quickly after landing
but caused minor damage to the wing structure. The aircraft took off from Yontan Field on a photographic
mission over Tokyo 28Aug45 to observe that the terms of the Japanese surrender were being observed,
which included checking that propellers had been removed from Japanese aircraft at Atsugi Airfield.
Departing the target area the crew began transfering fuel from the bomb bay tank into the main tanks
when the ? 2 engine lost power and the propeller was sucessfully feathered. Later the ? 4 engine also
lost power and was feathered. Spotting a friendly US Navy destroyer, the bomber circled and jettisoned
all equipment. The crew radioed that they were going to bail out. The aircraft crashed in the East China Sea
east of Amami ?shima and north of Kikaijima. After bailing out, two crew members were never seen again.
The eleven survivng crew were rescued by a US Navy destroyer. Possibly, this was the last American
aircraft operationally lost on a mission during World War II.
108529 chosen for combat testing with 386th BS, 312th BG. Named "The Lady is Fresh"
Departed Fort Worth Field for Mather Field, CA 12May45. Departed Mather Field 16May45 via Hickam Field, Honolulu,
Hawaii; Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Guam, Mariana Islands to Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, arriving 24May45.
{first combat mission 29May45}. Floridablanca Field, Luzon, Philippines 31May45. Yontan Field, Yomitan, Okinawa 13Aug45.
Returned to US 16Oct45. To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for
storage and disposal. War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108530 chosen for combat testing with 386th BS, 312th BG. Named "Direct From Tokyo".
Departed Fort Worth Field for Mather Field, CA; Hickam Field, Honolulu, Hawaii; Kwajalein,
Marshall Islands; Guam, Mariana Islands to Yontan Field, Yomitan, Okinawa arriving 12Aug45. Floridablanca Field,
Luzon, Philippines. Yontan Field, Yomitan, Okinawa 12Aug45. . Returned to US. Departed Okinawa Sep45 en route
to New York and Washington, DC to deliver photographs of the official Japanese surrender 2Sep45 and for a publicity tour,
which was subsequently cut short at Fort Worth, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
108531 chosen for combat testing with 386th BS, 312th BG.
Damaged when a faulty main landing gear shock absorber strut locking assembly failed and the main
landing gear collapsed on landing at Fort Worth Field 3May45. Departed Fort Worth Field for Mather Field, CA;
Hickam Field, Honolulu, Hawaii; Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Guam, Mariana Islands to Yontan Field,
Yomitan, Okinawa arriving Aug45. Returned to US 16Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrap
108532 chosen for combat testing with 386th BS, 312th BG, named "Hobo Queen II".
Departed Fort Worth Field for Mather Field, CA 12May45. Departed Mather Field 16May45 via Hickam Field,
Honolulu, Hawaii; Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Guam, Mariana Islands to Clark Field, Luzon, Philippines, arriving 24May45.
{first combat mission 29May45}. Floridablanca Field, Luzon, Philippines 31May45. Yontan Field, Yomitan, Okinawa 11Aug45.
On a reconnaissance mission over Tokyo 18Aug45, the aircraft was attacked by a formation of four Zero and three
Shiden Kai fighters; the bomber was severly damaged (1KIA:1WIA). The last aerial combat of World War II.
While taking off from Yontan Field 10Oct45, the nose wheel accidentally retracted on the ground,
damaging the nose. Two days later, a hoist lifting the B-32's nose dropped the bomber twice, causing further damage.
Salvaged and scrapped May46
108533 Air Technical Service Command. Army Air Forces Tactical Center, Pinecastle Field, FL.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108534 Air Technical Service Command. Army Air Forces Tactical Center, Pinecastle Field, FL.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
108535 Air Technical Service Command. Army Air Forces Tactical Center, Pinecastle Field, FL.
Squadron E [589], 611th Base Unit, Proving Ground Command, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL.
Air Technical Service Command.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108536 Air Technical Service Command. Army Air Forces Tactical Center, Pinecastle Field, FL.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108537 Air Technical Service Command. Army Air Forces Tactical Center, Pinecastle Field, FL.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108538 Air Technical Service Command. Army Air Forces Tactical Center, Pinecastle Field, FL.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
108539 386th Bomb Squadron, 312th Bomb Group. Departed Fort Worth Field for Mather Field, CA; Hickam Field,
Honolulu, Hawaii; Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Guam, Mariana Islands to Yontan Field, Yomitan, Okinawa
arriving 12Aug45. On a reconnaissance mission over Tokyo 17Aug45, the aircraft was attacked by a
formation of four Zero and three Shiden Kai fighters; the bomber was also severly damaged by flak.
The last aerial combat of World War II. Relegated for spare parts. Salvaged.
108540 Air Technical Service Command. Engineering and Test Division, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
Displayed to celebrate victory at the USAAF Air Forces Fair Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio 13-21Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108541 Air Technical Service Command.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
108542 Air Technical Service Command.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108543 chosen for combat testing with 386th BS, 312th BG, named "Harriet's Chariot" after pilot's wife
Departed Fort Worth Field for Mather Field, CA; Hickam Field, Honolulu, Hawaii; Kwajalein,
Marshall Islands; Guam, Mariana Islands to Yontan Field, Yomitan, Okinawa arriving 12Aug45.
Battle damaged by flak and a force of Tojo fighters with minor damage to the left wing over Tokyo, Japan 17Aug45.
HARRIET'S CHARIOT – named after the pilot’s wife. Artwork included the State of Indiana reportedly bearing the names
of fifteen homeward-bound airmen. Returned to US 16Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108544 assigned to 386th BS, 312th BG. Departed Fort Worth Field for Mather Field, CA;
Hickam Field, Honolulu, Hawaii; Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Guam, Mariana Islands to Yontan Field,
Yomitan, Okinawa arriving 12Aug45. The aircraft took off from Yontan Airfield on a photographic mission
over Tokyo 28Aug45 to observe that the terms of the Japanese surrender were being observed, which included
checking that propellers had been removed from Japanese aircraft at Atsugi Airfield. During take off, the bomber
lost the power from ? 3 engine, the pilot attempted to stop the aircraft but it skidded off the runway
into a coral pit, exploded and burned killing the entire crew of thirteen in the crash
108545 to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
42-108546/108570 Consolidated B-32-25-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW76/100
108546 Air Technical Service Command.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
108547 Assigned May 1945 to E Squadron, 611th Army Air Force Base Unit, Eglin Field, FL. Code 591
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108548 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School, 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX. 426th Base Unit,
Combat Crew Training Station-Heavy, Mountain Home Field, ID 26May45. B-32 Flight Crew Transition
Training School [4M87], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX 27Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108549 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School, 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
426th Base Unit, Combat Crew Training Station-Heavy, Mountain Home Field, ID 26May45.
B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M86], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX 27Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108550 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School, 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
426th Base Unit, Combat Crew Training Station-Heavy, Mountain Home Field, ID 30May45.
B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M90], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX 27Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108551 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M91], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX. Accident 12Jul45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108552 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School, 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
426th Base Unit, Combat Crew Training Station-Heavy, Mountain Home Field, ID 30May45.
B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M85], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX 27Jun45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108553 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M99], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108554 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School, 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
426th Base Unit, Combat Crew Training Station-Heavy, Mountain Home Field, ID 6Jun45.
B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M84], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX 27Jun45
108555 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M96], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108556 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M94], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108557 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M95], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108558 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M92], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108559 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M18], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108560 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M83], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108561 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M89], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108562 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M88], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108563 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M76], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108564 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M82], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108565 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M98], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108566 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M81], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108567 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M80], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108568 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M79], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108569 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M78], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108570 B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School [4M77], 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
42-108571/108577 Consolidated B-32-30-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW101/107
108571 Air Technical Service Command.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108572 Air Technical Service Command.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108573 Air Technical Service Command.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108574 Delivered to USAAF Jun45. Air Technical Service Command. Topeka, KS. Installation of RCM equipment.
Squadron E [596], 611th Base Unit, Proving Ground Command, Eglin Field, Valparaiso, FL.
B-32 Flight Crew Transition Training School, 2519th Base Unit, Fort Worth Field, TX Aug45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108575 not delivered to USAAF, Air Technical Service Command.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108576 not delivered to USAAF, Air Technical Service Command.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108577 delivered to USAAF and flown directly to Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
42-108578/108584 Consolidated B-32-35-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW108/114
108578 Assigned May45 for combat testing with the 386th Bombardment Squadron, 312th Bombardment Group,
Departed Fort Worth Field for Mather Field, CA; Hickam Field, Honolulu, Hawaii;
Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Guam, Mariana Islands to Yontan Field,
Yomitan, Okinawa arriving 13Aug45. Battle damaged by Japanese enemy fighters on a
mission to Tokyo, Japan 18Aug45 (1KIA - a photographer on loan from the 20th CMS
became the last USAAF fatality to be killed in action in WW2). ? 3 engine had been hit
and the propeller feathered. Further fighter attacks caused damage and crew injuries.
Returned to US 16Oct45.
To Reconstruction Finance Corporation, Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped.
108579 delivered to USAAF and flown directly to Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal.
War Assets Administration. Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108580 delivered to USAAF and flown directly to Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108581 delivered to USAAF and flown directly to Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108582 delivered to USAAF and flown directly to Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108583 delivered to USAAF and flown directly to Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
108584 delivered to USAAF and flown directly to Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Storage Depot ? 41, Kingman Field, AZ for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Wunderlich Contracting Company, Jefferson City, MO Jul46; scrapped
42-108585/108594 Consolidated B-32-40-CF Dominator
Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW115/124
Contract cancelled. These aircraft were built but not delivered to the USAAF. Flown to RFC at Walnut Ridge, AR for salvage
108585 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108586 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108587 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108588 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108589 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108590 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108591 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108592 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
108593 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped.
108594 Completed to flyable status. Flown direct to storage. Reconstruction Finance Corporation,
Walnut Ridge Field, AR for storage and disposal. War Assets Administration.
Sold to Texas Railway Equipment Company, Houston, TX Sep46; scrapped
42-108595/108770 Consolidated B-32-45/50-CF Dominator
Cancelled contract. Consolidated Model 34. Line number FW125/300
Some of these aircraft were built and virtually complete; many others were significant components
before the contract was cancelled. A total of 37 has been reported under construction. All believed
to have been salvaged at Fort Worth.
42-108771/108783 Bell YP-59A-BE Airacomet
108771 first flight Aug 1943
108772 (445th FS, 412th FG) crashed after mechanical failure near Hope, Arkansas Dec 5, 1944.
108773 evaluated by RAF as RJ362/G, traded for first production Gloster Meteor I (EE210). Initally flown by Gloster
Aircraft at Moreton Valence Oct 28, 1943. Went to Royal Aircraft Establishment Nov 5, 1943
at Farnborough and made 20 flights there between Dec 20, 1943 and Apr 26, 1944. Later trialled with
Rolls-Royce Derwent engine installation, but not flown with this engine. Returned to USAAF
Jun 1945 and to NACA at Cleveland, Ohio for tests.
108774
108775 1944: Flight Section-Wright Field, OH Crashed on takeoff from Reidsville, NC Feb 19, 1945. Pilot OK
108776 1944: 445th FS, 412th FG. 1946: USAF 321st Base Unit
Crashed after running out of fuel near Grants, New Mexico Jul 23, 1946
108777 modified with observer's cockpit in nose. Donated to California Polytechnic State University
Jun 1946. Seen at Planes of Fame in Jul 1989. Plane later underwent restoration and observer's cockpit was
removed. Later displayed at Air Museum, Ontario, California. Currently being restored to flight-worthy
condition by Planes of Fame at Chino, california.
108778/108779 to US Navy as BuNo 63960/63961. Transferred to Patuxent River, Maryland for carrier suitability tests.
108780 force landed at Niagara Falls AP, New York Mar 23, 1945.
108781
108782
108783 modified with extra cockpit in nose, served as drone controller. Assigned to 4020th Base Unit,
Wright Field, Ohio. Ended its days as a gunnery target at Muroc AFB, CA.
42-108784/108786 Bell XP-59A-BE Airacomet
108784 first flight Oct 2, 1942. To Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC Apr 1945.
108785 first flight Feb 15, 1943. To 4126th Base Unit, San Bernardino AAF, California, to 4144th Base Unit,
Muric Field, California. Salvaged for spares Oct 1945.
108786 (MSN 27-10) first flight Apr 1943. To 4144th Base Unit at Muroc Field, CA. At Planes of Fame Museum,
Chino, CA. Noted under restoration Jan 13, 2002.
42-108787/108792 Lockheed C-60 Lodestar
Civilian Model 18-56 impressed by USAAF. Originally ordered for Netherlands East Indies AF, but all
were retained by USAAF after fall of Java and allocate USAAF serials.
108787 (MSN 18-2167) was to have gone to Netherlands East Indies Air Force as LT-926 but
diverted to USAAF when Japanese overran Java in 1942. Plane never served with USAAF and was
released to Canadian Pacific Airlines as CF-CPA. Bought by E. D. Bourque Aerial Photography of
Ottawa and placed into servive on photo contracts in northern Canada. Bellylanded in a swamp in
Schefferville, Quebec in 1960 and has been derelict there ever since. There are plans for its
recovery and restoration.
108788 (MSN 18-2179) ordered for NEIAF as LT-928 Jun 5, 1942, ntu. To Canadian Govt Aug 11, 1942,
Lsd Canadian Pacific A/L Sep 11, 1942.
To USAAF Apr 5, 1943, to CF-CPB Jun 30, 1943. Cvtd 18-56A. To N4853V, to N83V, to XA-SOV. WFU Tijuana,
Mexico 1968, derelict by Feb 1981.
108789 (MSN 18-2180) ordered for NEIAF as LT-929 Jun 10, 1942, ntu. To USAAF Jun 30, 1942. To NC13V/N13V.
Cvtd 18-56. Cvtd 18-50
108790 (MSN 18-2181) ordered for NEIAF as LT-930 Jun 12, 1942, ntu. To USAAF Jun 30, 1942. Crashed
Patterson, Ohio Jun 6, 1943
108791 (MSN 18-2182) ordered for NEIAF as LT-931 Jun 11, 1942, ntu. To USAAF Jun 1942. To TWA as NC33604 as a
flight research laboratory and executive transport. To NC15587, to NC8000.
Converted to 18-56. To N8008. Converted to Learstar II Feb 28, 1961. To N600NW [but ntu?], Also registered
N33604 May 17, 1978 but NTU. To N8008. Cancelled May 13, 2013
108792 (MSN 18-2183) ordered for NEIAF as LT-932 Jun 12, 1942, ntu. To USAAF Jun 1942.
To RAAF Jun 23, 1945. To NC58181. Converted to 18-56.
To NC77777/N77777. Converted to 18-50. Converted to 18-56. To N700CC, to N500RP, to N500R, to N520R.
Crashed Madison, GA Jan 11, 1983
42-108793 Cancelled contract
42-108794/108800 Douglas C-47A-DK Skytrain
MSN 11788 to 11848, with only numbers ending in 8 in betweeen. Contract No. AC-28405
108794 (MSN 11788) to USAF May 14, 1943, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17092 May 14, 1943.
108795 (MSN 11798) to USAAF May 25, 1943, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17093 May 25, 1943
108796 (MSN 11808) to USAAF MJun 2, 1943, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17094 Jun 2, 1943
108797 (MSN 11818) to USAAF Jun 30, 1943, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17095 Jun 30 1943
108798 (MSN 11828) to USAAF Jul 6, 1943, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17096 Jul 6, 1943
108799 (MSN 11838) to USAAF Jul 16, 1943, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17097 Jul 3, 1943.
108800 (MSN 11848) to USAAF Jul 16, 1943, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17098 Jul 16, 1943.
42-108801/108836 Douglas C-47A-1-DK Skytrain
MSN 11858 to 12208, with only numbers ending with 8 in between. Contract No. AC-28405
108801 (MSN 11858) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17099 Aug 6, 1943
108802 (MSN 11868) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17100 Aug 13, 1943
108803 (MSN 11878) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17101 Aug 19, 1943
108804 (MSN 11888) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17102 Aug 28, 1943.
108805 (MSN 11898) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17103 Sep 15, 1943.
108806 (MSN 11908) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17104 Sep 15, 1943.
108807 (MSN 11918) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17105 Sep 22, 1943
108808 (MSN 11928) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17106 Sep 30, 1943
108809 (MSN 11938) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17107 Sep 25, 1943
108810 (MSN 11948) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17108 Oct 4, 1943.
108811 (MSN 11958) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17109 Oct 7, 1943.
108812 (MSN 11968) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17110 Oct 14, 1943
108813 (MSN 11978) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17111 Oct 16, 1943.
108814 (MSN 11988) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17112 Oct 25, 1943.
108815 (MSN 11998) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17113 Oct 28, 1943
108816 (MSN 12008) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17114 Oct 31, 1943
108817 (MSN 12018) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17115 Nov 24, 1943
108818 (MSN 12019) to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17116 Nov 24, 1943
108819 (MSN 12038) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17117 Nov 24, 1943
108820 (MSN 12048) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17118 Nov 28, 1943
108821 (MSN 12058) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17119 Nov 24, 1943.
108822 (MSN 12068) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17120 Dec 14, 1953. Returned to USAF as 42-108822 Jan 6, 1944.
Condemned Nov 26, 1944, salvage. To CF-KAZ
108823 (MSN 12078) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17121 Nov 22, 1943.
108824 (MSN 12088) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17122 Dec 2, 1943
108825 (MSN 12098) to RAF as Dakota III FZ563. RAF Montreal Dec 22, 1943. UK 512 Sq Jan 6, 1944.
ACSEA Apr 18, 1944. W/o Jun 1, 1944 Myitkyina, Burma, 7 lost. SOC Jun 16, 1944
108826 (MSN 12108) to USAAF Nov 29, 1943. to RAF for MAAF as Dakota III FZ573 at RAF Monteal Dec 25, 1943.
SEACC Apr 30 1944. Middle East Jun 29, 1944. Returned to USAAF Aug 29, 1946, to FLC Payne Field
108827 (MSN 12118) to USAAF Nov 30, 1943, to USSR Jan 2, 1944
108828 (MSN 12128) to USAAF Nov 30, 1943, to USSR Dec 30, 1943. A plane marked as 2100828 is on
static display at Fort Campbell
108829 (MSN 12138) to USAAF Dec 4, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FZ583 Jan 9, 1944. Diverted to RCAF, no RAF
service. W/o Jun 27, 1945.
108830 (MSN 12148) to USAAF Dec 27, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FZ593 Jan 22, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF.
1333 CU RaF. Returned to USAAF Jun 25, 1946. To Fred Olsen Line (Flyveselskap) Nov 1946 as LN-NAD.
Crashed near Skien, Norway May 5, 1952 after departure from Amsterdam-Schiphol
Airport. 11 out of 29 onboard killed.
108831 (MSN 12158) to USAAF Dec 22, 1943. To RAF as Dakota III FZ603 Jan 22, 1944. Diverted to SAAF as
6827 Mar 12, 1944, no RAF service. To ZS-DDZ Jul 11, 1950. To G-ALPN Oct 19, 1950. Broken up in 1969
108832 (MSN 12168) to USAAF Dec 22, 1943. to RAF in UK as Dakota III FZ613 Jan 278, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF.
575 Sqdn RAF. 512 Sqdn RAF. 1333 CU RAF. Sold as spares Apr 24, 1947
108833 (MSN 12178) to US Navy Nov 27, 1943 as R4D-5 BuNo 17123
108834 (MSN 12188) to US Marine Corps Dec 31, 1943 as R4D-5 BuNo 17124
108835 (MSN 12198) to US Navy Dec 31, 1945 as R4D-5 BuNo 17125
108836 (MSN 12208) to USAAF Dec 30, 1943. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FZ664 Jan 24, 1944. 107 OTU RAF.
1333 CU RAF. WFU Dec 30, 1946. Returned to USAAF Jan 23, 1947. To G-AIJA Feb 18, 1947, to CT-AAC (NTU),
to TZ-ABC Mar 27, 1961
42-108837/108854 Douglas C-47A-5-DK Skytrain
MSN 12218 to 12388, with only numbers ending with 8 in between.
108837 (MSN 12218) to USAAF Jan 4, 1944. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 442nd Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight
for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on
Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Operating from Chilbolton (Station 404), Towed a Waco CG-4A glider
transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near Groesbeek,
Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 19Sep44; hit by flak, the glider was cut loose and the aircraft
crashed near Retie, Belgium [5POW]. MACR 9912
108838 (MSN 12228) to USAAF Jan 3, 1944. Eighth Air Force 27Mar44. 303rd
Troop Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488).
Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to
a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to
Welford (Station 474) to participate in a resupply flight for the 101st Airborne Division to a drop
zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Memphis’, 7Jun44. Weston
Zoyland (Station 447) Jun44. Damaged at Weston Zoyland 21Jun44. 305th Troop Carrier Squadron.
Saint-André-de-l'Eure (B-24), France Nov44. Towed two gliders transporting men and materials
for the 17th Airborne Division to a landing zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Damaged landing at Wiesbaden (Y-11), Germany 9Aug45. WFU Aug 1, 1946
108839 (MSN 12238) to USAAF Jan 25, 1944. to RAF in UK as Dakota III FZ665 Feb 4, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF.
233 Sqdn RAF. 436 Sqdn RAF. To RCAF as 10918 Apr 16, 1946.
Renumbered 12971 in 1970. "VCDHX" 1 ANS 1952. 12971 CAF Jun 1970. CF-OOX Atlas Aviation Ltd, Resolute
Bay, NWT Sep 13, 1971. Kenting Atlas Aviation Ltd, Toronto, ONT Feb 12, 1973. Kenting Aviation Ltd,
Calgary, Alberta 1975. WFU Jan 1976.
108840 (MSN 12248) to USAAF 27Jan44. Originally to have gone to RAF as KG316 but NTU. To RAAF as A65-36 08Feb44.
3 AD 16Feb44. 33 Sqn RAAF yellow UJ behind cockpit windows in VH-CUJ 06Mar44. 13 ARD RAAF 15Aug44.
33 Sqn RAAF 31Oct44. DAP RAAF Parafield 12Mar46. 1 AD RAAF 02Sep46. 2 AD RAAF 17Sep46.
86 Wing RAAF 30Sep46. 36 Sqn RAAF 23Jan47. DAP RAAF 16May47. 86 Wing RAAF 04Aug47.
2 AD RAAF 02Mar48. Qantas Empire Airways 04Aug48. Registered VH-EBF 05Nov48. 61 Sqn Thai AF as L2-12/96 15Mar53
later 23 Sqn KAT. To Thai Airways as HS-TDI Mar61. Returned to Thai AF Nov61.
Static on display at Chang Mai Air Base KAT extant as 2108840
108841 (MSN 12258) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III FZ673 Mar 11, 1944. 353 Sqdn RAF.
52 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. To Indian AF as VP901 Sep 25, 1947
108842 (MSN 12268) to USAAF Jan 7 1944. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. 303rd Troop
Carrier Squadron, 442nd Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Fulbeck (Station 488). Crashed at Rooksnest,
Lambourn Woodlands, east of Membury 25Apr44 [5 crew + 9 passengers KIS]. At the beginning of April 1944
a group of navigators from the 436th Troop Carrier Group based at Membury (Station 466) were reassigned
to the 442nd Troop Carrier Group at Fulbeck. On 25th April they returned to Membury in order to retrieve
records and personal effects. Shortly after takeoff on the return journey the plane crashed killing all 14
onboard. The aircraft took-off on runway 350 and immediately banked left climbing to an altitude of
between 600 and 700 feet. It was now heading south and as it reached the southern boundary of Membury
airfield the pilot made a 180 degree turn to the left and descended to about 100 feet. By now the plane was
heading north and making for the 436th TCG Officers Club and squadron accommodation areas.
As it reached the squadron sites it made a slow right turn which steadily increased until the aircraft
was banking at an angle in excess of 45 degrees. Unfortunately its right wing tip hit some trees causing
a loss of control and the subsequent crash and fire that followed. Salvaged 30Apr44.
108843 (MSN 12278) to USAAF Jan 15, 1944. To RAF in UK as Dakota III FZ681 Feb 24, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF
Mar 15, 1944. 10 Sqdn RAF. 1336 TSCU Aug 19, 1945. Transferred to BOAC
Jan 29, 1946 and registered G-AGYZ. G-AGYZ Airlines Way Air Services Ltd Feb 18, 1946. BEA Mar 18 1947.
Pionair "Sir Charles Kingsford Smith" Eagle Aircraft Services Ltd Mar 29, 1954. Airwork LTd May 14, 1954.
Skyways Ltd Apr 8, 1957. Skyways Coach Air Ltd May 27, 1959. Air Freight Ltd, Lympne Sep 1, 1970. Skyways
Cargo Airlines May 12, 1975. Registration cancelled
Jun 8, 1977 on sale as ET-AGQ with Ethiopian Airways. Leased from Ethiopian Government damaged Oct 25, 1978
Deghabour, Ethiopia but under repair Apr 1981.
108844 (MSN 12288) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. To US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17137 Jan 13, 1944
108845 (MSN 12298) to USAAF Jan 10, 1944. To US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17140 Jan 10, 1944
108846 (MSN 12308) to USAAF Jan 13, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG313 Feb 8, 1944 at RAF Montreal.
233Sqdn RAF Mar 4, 1944. 435/436 Sqdn RAF Sep 16, 1945. Transferred to BOAC
Mar 12, 1946 and registered G-AHCT. To BEA Aug 19, 1946. Eagle Aircraft Services Ltd Mar 29, 1954.
Fairey Aviation CO US Lte. White Aaltham, Berkshire May 10, 1954. Fqirey Aviation Surveys Ltd Oct 14, 1959.
Fairey Surveys Ltd Aug 1964. WFU Jan 19, 1972 and moved Jul 1973 to fire practice area at Ringway Airport,
Manchester. Subsequently expended and remains scrapped.
108847 (MSN 12318) to USAAF Jan 12, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG321 at RAF Montral Feb 5, 1944.
48 Sqdn RAF Feb 28, 1944. &6 Sqdn RAF. 1336 TScU RAF Aug 16, 1945. 1381 TCU RAF Dec 11, 1945.
22 MU RAF Nov 25, 1946. WFU. Sold Feb 19, 1947. TO OO-AWM Feb 30, 1946. To Nigerian AF as
NiAF 305 Jun 1969. WFU Jan 1972.
108848 (MSN 12328) to USAAF Jan 21, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG331 Feb 24, 1944 at RAF Montreal.
48 Sqdn RAF Mar 13, 1944. Destroyed during air raid, Melsbroek, Belgium Jan 1, 1945.
108849 (MSN 12338) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17148 Jan 21, 1944
108850 (MSN 12348) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG341 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
233 Sqdn RAF Mar 8, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF. 436 Sqdn RAF Sep 17, 1945. SOC Oct 13, 1945. To G-AHCS
Mar 21, 1946. Crashed Oslo, Norway Aug 7, 1946.
108851 (MSN 12358) to USAAF Jan 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG351 at RAF Montreal Feb 14, 1944.
233 Sqdn RAF Mar 4, 1944. 10 Sqdn RAF May 1945. 1337 TSCU RAF Aug 16, 1945. 1381 TCU RAF Mar 18, 1946.
Returned to USAAF Mar 27, 1947. to G-AJVY Scottish Aviation Ltd, London Express Newspapers Ltd Jul 2, 1948.
To F-OAGZ RF Haut Comm Jul 21, 1950. Dakar to 1961. Niamey to 1963. Conseil DE US LEntente, Niamey to 1966,
To Niger government as 5U-AAC. W/o Jul 17, 1973 at Tofamanir, Niger
108852 (MSN 12368) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG359 at RAF Montreal Jan 31, 1944.
575 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944. 512 Sqdn RAF Oct 15, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Feb 25, 1946. 1381 TCU RAF
Jun 17, 1947. 22 MU RAF Oct 11, 1946. SOC Oct 28, 1948 for spares
108853 (MSN 12378) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG369 at RAF Montreal Feb 1, 1944.
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 14, 1944. Struck trees and crashed during night overshoot, Chedworth Apr 10, 1944.
108854 (MSN 12388) to USAAF Jan 24, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG379 at RAF Montreal Jan 30, 1944
512 Sqdn RAF Feb 14, 1944. Relegated to ground instructional airframe with serial
6357M Mar 1947. Presumably subsequently scrapped.
42-108855/108873 Douglas C-47A-10-DK Skytrain
MSN 12398 to 12578, with only numbers ending with 8 in between.
108855 (MSN 12398) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To USSR Mar 11, 1944
108856 (MSN 12408) to USAAF Feb 2, 1944. To USSR Mar 10, 1944
108857 (MSN 12418) to USAAF Jan 29, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG388 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
to UK Mar 7, 1944. 575 Sqdn RAF Apr 24, 1944. Missing from mission to Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 19, 1944
108858 (MSN 12428) to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17155 Feb 9, 1944
108859 (MSN 12438) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG403 at RAF Montreal Feb 13, 1944.
To UK Feb 26, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Feb 29 194. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 17, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF.
To Canadian government Apr 16, 1946. To RCAF as KG403 Jul 20, 1946.
Renumbered 12920 in 1970. To CF-BKP. To N107AD, to N700CA Apr 11, 1995 with Champlain Air Inc, Plattsburg, NY
and named "Mary Lou". Current 2011.
108860 (MSN 12448) to USAAF Feb 4, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG413 at RAF Montreal Feb 11, 1944.
SEAAC RAF Apr 7, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. DBR when overshot
landing in heavy rain and crashlanded 2 mi N of Sylhet Jun 23, 1944.
108861 (MSN 12458) to USAAF Feb 5, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG423 at RAF Montreal Feb 13, 1944.
to UK Feb 23, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 5, 1945. 436 Sqdn RAF Mar 17, 194.
To Canadian government Jun 2, 1946. To RCAF as KG423 Oct 1, 1946. 414 Sqdn RCAF. 1 ANS RCAF "VCDHK"
1952. and later renumbered as 12458. Became N6619 for Priority Air Transport, Redwood City, CA Jun 1969.
In 1970 to Nordair, Montreal, Canada as CF-NAG Oct 2, 1970. Northern Wings Ltd Dec 15, 1970.
Cancelled Apr 24, 1978. In 1978 to N45873. Crashed Jul 9, 1978, Richmond, IN
108862 (MSN 12468) to USAAF Feb 8, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG433 Feb 21, 1944 at RAF Montreal.
To UK Feb 24, 1944. 232 Sqdn RAF Feb 29, 1944. 435 Sqdn RAF Sep 9, 1944. 436 Sqdn RAF. Crashed
Oct 11, 1945 Down Ampney, Wiltshire, UK when undershot landing during night approach.
108863 (MSN 12478) to USAAF Feb 9, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG443 at RAF Nassau Feb 26, 1944. Diverted to SAAF
as 6832 Apr 8, 1944, no RAF service. 5 Wing SAAF 1945. 28 Sqdn SAAF 21946. 27 Sqdn SAAF. 25 Sqdn Oct 1975.
WFU in 1979. At SAAF Museum at Ysterplatt, under restoration to fly.
108864 (MSN 12488) to USAAF Feb 10, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG453 at RAF Montreal Feb 21, 1944.
To MAAF Mar 7, 1944. 267 Sqdn RAF. 96 Sqdn RAF. ACSEA Feb 22, 1945. SOC Jun 27, 1946
108865 (MSN 12498) to USAAF Feb 11, 1944. to RAF as KG463 Feb 23, 1944 at RAF Nassau Feb 23, 1944.
ACSEA Mar 18, 19444. 353 Sqdn RAF 52 Sqdn RAF. 1577 Flt RAF. To Indian government Nov
28, 1946. To Indian AF as VP906, to Pakistan AF Sep 25, 1947 as H-706, To G-ANLJ (Hunting Aviation)
Jan 11, 1954, To F-OAQE Apr 21, 1954 (Compagnie Cherifienne du Pont Aerien), To F-KHAA Oct 13, 1954
(Cambodian government), to Cambodian AF as 42-108865 Jun 1957. To Thai AF 1971 as 865 in 1971, later L2-35/14.
Converted to AC-47 by Feb 1976. WFU Feb 1984. Allocated to
Lopburi, Thailand for display Nov 1988 and there since at least May 1989.
108866 (MSN 12508) to civil registry as N53425 with American Air Express. Put on display
at Pate Museum of Transportation, Cresson, Texas. This museum is now closed.
108867 (MSN 12518) to USAAF Feb 23, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17162 Feb 23, 1944
108868 (MSN 12528) to USAAF May 27, 1944 after converted to C-47C with Edo Floats. Back to C-47A. to Elmendorf, Alaska Nov 17, 1944.
Northern Airlines Inc as NC16839 May 15, 146. Airlines American Aviation inC Jun 16, 1948. Reregistered
N91226. To Allegheny Airlines Jan 2, 1953. N146A reregistered to Southeast Airmotive Corp,
Charlotte, NC US 04Jan63 Caribbean Helicopters Inc, Miami, FL US 1966. National Air Tpt Inc Oct67.
Flint Air Inc, Flint, MI US May69. CF-QKU Aviation Sales Intl, Dorval E28Feb72.
Austin Airways Inc, Toronto. CF-AAH reregistered 07Apr72. N45860 Southern Flyer Inc,
Hattiesburg, MS registered 14Apr78. Southern Air Transport Sep80 current 2011 .
108869 (MSN 12538) w/o Aug 8, 1955 due to engine failure and crashed 15 mi ESE of Barnesville, Ohio with
Ohio ANG. 1 killed.
108870 (MSN 12548) to USAAF Feb 16, 1944 Eighth Air Force 12Apr44. 83rd Troop Carrier
Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469); ‘Feeble Eagle’. Towed
a glider transporting men and materials for the 82nd Airborne Division to a landing zone near
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Missions ‘Detroit’ and ‘Elmira’, 6Jun44; an engine failed
after releasing the glider over Normandy during the latter mission and the aircraft force landed near
Sainte-Mère-Église [5EVD]. All the crew escaped and made their way back to England.
108871 (MSN 12558) to USAAF Feb 18, 1944. Eighth Air Force 14Apr44. 315th Troop Carrier
Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Ferried to
Boreham (Station 161). Transported men and materials of the British 6th Airborne Division to a drop
zone at Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45; shot down by enemy ground fire and crashed
near Wesel [1 crew + 1 paratrooper KIA]. MACR 13429
108872 (MSN 12568) to USAAF Feb 19, 1944. 8th AF Mar 30, 1944. 9th AF May 31, 1944. Netherlands/Belgium
WFU Jan 29, 1947.
108873 (MSN 12578) to USAAF Feb 22, 1944. Eighth Air Force 30Mar44. 309th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493) Apr 16, 1944. Transported
paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Participating in training exercise ‘Burden’ to drop Polish paratroopers,
the aircraft took off in tandem with C-47 ? 43-15341. Shortly after takeoff, the wing man got too
close and jammed his wing tip in the lead’s open door. Both aircraft took evasive action but suffered
engine failures and crashed from 200ft five miles NE of Spanhoe at Tinwell, near Stamford 8Jul44.
Four crew members and 21 Polish paratroopers were killed [25KIS]. Salvaged 10Jul44.
Total of 8 crew and 26 paratroopers in both aircraft died, one crew member surviving
42-108874/108893 Douglas C-47A-15-DK Skytrain
MSN 12588 to 12778, with only numbers ending with 8 in between
108874 (MSN 12588) to USAAF Feb 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG476 for MAAF via RAF Montreal Mar 1944.
MAAF Mar 67, 1944. 28 Sqdn SAAF. ACSEA May 31, 1945. To Indian government Jan 30, 1947
108875 (MSN 12598) to USAAF Feb 23, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG486 Feb 1944 via RAF Montreal.
512 Sqdn RAF Mar 11, 1944. 48 Sqdn RAF Oct 15, 1944. 436 Sqdn RAF Sep 13, 1945. 435 Sqdn RAF.
Transferred to RCAF as KG486 Apr 1, 1946. WFU. To CF-TQW Dec 7, 1970. W/o Dec 1, 1972 at
Norman Wells, Canada
108876 (MSN 12608) to USAAF Feb 24, 1944. To USSR Mar 16, 1944
108877 (MSN 12618) to USAAF Feb 26, 1944. Eighth Air Force 18Apr44. 44th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489) May 31, 1944.
Exploded and crashed B erwick, UK after mid-air collision with C-47A ? 42-92679 during practice paradrop mission
Operation Eagle 12May44 [5KIS]. The aircraft had dropped their paratroops over the DZ and met
another squadron during the turn over March, Cambridgeshire, back towards Cottesmore. Salvaged 16May44.
108878 (MSN 12628) to USAAF Feb 27, 1944. 5th AF Apr 18, 1944. SOC May 1, 1946. To PI-C22.
W/o Jan 24, 1950, Manila, Philippines.
108879 (MSN 12638) to USAAF Feb 29, 1944. . Brisbane, Australia 20Apr44. 41st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 317th Troop Carrier Group, Fifth Air Force. Netherlands East Indies
Navy as W-12. Damaged in heavy landing and overshot the runway at Bankstown, Sydney, New South
Wales 13Apr45 [1KIA]. Condemned 14Apr45.
108880 (MSN 12648) to USAAF Feb 29, 1944. 54th AF Apr 13, 1944. SOC May 1, 1946 To PI-C9.
W/o Nov 19, 1970 at Manila on ground due to typhoon.
108881 (MSN 12658) to USAAF Mar 2, 1944. 5th AF 317th TCG, 41st TCS Apr 16, 1944. SOC Dec 2, 1945.
108882 (MSN 12668)
108883 (MSN 12678) To NC63689, LQ-GJT or LV-GJT(?) Armada Argentina (Aug 8, 1948), re-serialled as 0220,
CTA-10 (Jun 1955), to LQ-GJT (1957), to 5-T-10 , sold to Paraguay AF (?)
108884 (MSN 12688) to USAAF Mar 6, 1944 Eighth Air Force 26Apr44. Ninth Air Force 31May44.
Pathfinder School, Ninth Air Force Troop Carrier Command, North Witham (Station 479).
Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use as a pathfinder.
Transported Pathfinder paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone at
Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. 86th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Ramsbury (Station 469). Towed a
glider transporting men and materials for the 101st Airborne Division to a landing zone
north of Son, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44; hit by machine gun fire while
still towing a glider and then had an explosion in the cockpit and crashed between
Neterselseweg and Bladels Bosch near Bladel, Netherlands [4KIA].
4 of 5 crew KIA. MACR 10251
108885 (MSN 12698) to USAAF Mar 7, 1944. To USSR Mar 22, 1944.
108886 (MSN 12708) to USAAF Mar 9, 1944. Eighth Air Force 16Apr44. Ninth Air Force 16Apr44.
302nd Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464).
Transported paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église,
Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. 8th AF. WFU Jun 1, 1946;
108887 (MSN 12718) to USAAF Mar 9, 1944.
108888 (MSN 12728) to USAAF ]10Mar44. Eighth Air Force 20Apr44. Ninth Air
Force 23Apr44. 61st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment to a
drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
US RFC 12Sep45.
Rebuilt as DC-3C c/n 43079 1946. To NC33695 Waterman Airlines 06Sep46. To YS-41 T ACA DE US Salvador 1946
To YV -CAZA TACA DE US Venezuela 26Jun48. LAV 01Jul57 YV-T-MTE PV Fasenda 3lJu168-
YV-P-CPY Oct69. YV-C-GAF Aerotecnica 1970. YV-108C 1978. YV-218C RUTACA 1978. WFU Oct79 Ciudad Bolivar.
108889 (MSN 12738) to USAAF Mar 13, 1944, 59th Troop Carrier Squadron, 61st Troop Carrier Group,
Ninth Air Force, Barkston Heath (Station 483).
Damaged in taxiing accident Jan 22, 1950 at Berry Field, Tennessee
108890 (MSN 12748) to USAAF Mar 13, 1944. 8th AF Apr 20, 1944. 9th Apr 22, 1944. 8th AF.
In accident Mar 10, 1945, Poix, France
108891 (MSN 12758) to USAAF 16Mar44. Eighth Air Force 14Apr44. 302nd Troop Carrier
Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported paratroopers
of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44.
SOC 27May46. To EC-DAU Iberia "43" R06Aug47
Reregistered EC-ACI 30Jun51. To Spanish AF FAEs T3-66 "745-66' Apr66. To G-BFHC Warbirds of Great
Britain R23Nov77. Registration cancelled Aug 23, 1978 as exported to Yemen
108892 (MSN 12768) to USAAF Mar 24, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17179 Mar 24, 1944
108893 (MSN 12778) to USAAF Mar 14, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17180 Mar 14, 1944
42-108894/108933 Douglas C-47A-20-DK Skytrain
MSN 12788 to 13178, with only entries ending with 8 in between.
108894 (MSN 12788) to USAAF Apr 5, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17189 Apr 5, 1944
108895 (MSN 12798) to USAAF Mar 26, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17183 Mar 26, 1944
108896 (MSN 12808) to USAAF Mar 21, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17184 Mar 21, 1944
108897 (MSN 12818) to USAAF Mar 28, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17185 Mar 28, 1944
108898 (MSN 12828) to USAAF Apr 1, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17186 Apr 1, 1944
108899 (MSN 12838) to USAAF Mar 31, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17187 Mar 31, 1944
108900 (MSN 12848) to usAAf Mar 27, 1944. India-China ATC 07May44. sold 12Apr46. VT-AYG Ambica Airlines RSep46
Air Lift Co-op Svces Ltd 07Feb49. Mah Dr Sir Kameschwar Singh 29Jan54. Darbhanga Aviation L.
Crashed Rajshani, Pakistan 24May62
108901 (MSN 12858) to USAAF Mar 26, 1944. 12th AF Italy 25Apr44. US 21Sep45. Rebuilt as DC-3C c/n 43074
To NC33676 Garwood Pacific Mills, Boston, MA 11Aug46. To CF-HVH Robertrson & O'Connell Ltd 23Feb55.
Mountair Inc, Montreal 08Jul66. Royalair Ltd, Dorval, Quebec leased 12Sep65. Asbestos Building Supply Ltd,
Toronto R2 27Nov69 WFU 1971 Malton. lapsed 22Feb77. derelict Malton 1981
108902 (MSN 12868) to USAAF Mar 27, 1944. Ninth Air Force 13May44. 36th Troop Carrier
Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489). Transported paratroopers
of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the 456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion
to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported
paratroopers of the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near
Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44.
Returned to USA, to RFC 21Sep45. To NC50314 General Mills Inc,
Minneapolis, MN 1951. Top Flight Inc, Bloomington, MN Aug68. Apache Aviation Inc, Minneapolis, MN 1972.
S Aero Traders, Miami Shores, FL US Jun77. East Caribbean Inc, Miami, FL US R08Nov79.
Miami Air Lse D23Feb80 Art Enterprises, Miami, FL US BIOAug82. current 2011
108903 (MSN 12878) to USAAF Apr 3, 144. to NEIAF as DT-942, callsign VH-RDL. To KLM as PK-RDL. To Indonesian AF
as T0442 Jun 10, 1950
108904 (MSN 12888) to USAAF Mar 30, 1944. To USSR Apr 14, 1944.
108905 (MSN 12898) to USAAF Mar 30, 1944. 9th AF May 2, 1944. Crashed Jul 20, 1945, Regensburg, West Germany
when ran out of fuel.
108906 (MSN 12908) to USAAF Mar 31, 1944. Ninth Air Force 30Sep44. 310th Troop Carrier Squadron,
315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Damaged while parked in an accident
by C-47A ? 42-92890 at Maupertuis (A-15), France 18Oct44.. To RFC Sep 30, 1944. To NC58216.
108907 (MSN 12918) to USAAF Apr 3, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG514 via RAF Montreal Apr 6, 1944.
To RAF UK Apr 23, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF May 8, 1944. 1336 TSCU RAF Aug 26, 1945. Damaged when overshot
landing and undercarriage raised to stop, Welford Oct 17, 1945.
Relegated to ground instructional airfrarme with serial
5742M Nov 13, 1945. Presumably subsequently scrapped.
108908 (MSN 12928) to USAAF Apr 4, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG524 via RAF Montreal Apr 7, 1944.
Middle east May 8, 1944. 216 Sqdn RAF. 78 Sqdn RAF. 48 Sqdn RAF Apr 1946. Returned to USAAF Aug 29, 1946.
To Kalinga Air Lines as VT-CGP Oct 3, 1946. By 1954 was listed as operated by
Indian Airlines Corp. To Indian AF as BJ623 Jan 16, 1965.
108909 (MSN 12938) to USAAF Apr 5, 1944. Ninth Air Force 9May44. 36th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 316th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Cottesmore (Station 489).
Transported paratroopers of the 3rd Battalion, 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment and the
456th Parachute Field Artillery Battalion to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy,
France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44. Transported paratroopers of the 504th Parachute Infantry
Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division to a drop zone near Overasselt, SW of Nijmegen, Netherlands
on Operation ‘Market’, 17Sep44. Returned to USA. To RFC 21Sep45.
To NC70003 W Wright, Calumet Farm, Lexington, KY 15Nov46. North American Life & Casualty Insurance,
Minneapolis, MN. Pacific Lumber Co, Scotia, CA US 1964. Oakland Air Sequoya, Leandro, CA US Jun67.
Tailwinds Inc, Bellerose, NY US registered 19Nov79. Acero Air Inc; Harlingen, TX US bought 14Jul82
108910 (MSN 12948) to USAAF Apr 5, 1944. . Ninth Air Force 8May44. 301st Troop
Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Merryfield (Station 464). Transported
paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France
on Mission ‘Albany’, 5/6Jun44. To FLC May 25, 1946. To Czech AF in 1947
108911 (MSN 12958)to USAAF Apr 7, 1944. By 1954 was PP-YPQ of S. A. Transportes Aeros REAL
108912 (MSN 12968) to USAAF Apr 8, 1944. Ninth Air Force 2Jun44. 315th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493). Transported paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne
Division to a drop zone near Sainte-Mère-Église, Normandy, France on Mission ‘Boston’ 6Jun44.
To RFC Sep 22, 1945. To NC60331 Globe
Freight Airlines Inc. N60331 Coastal Airlines crashed 07Jan48 Savannah River, GA US. After both
engines stopped in flight and attempts to restart them failed, the aircraft banked sharply,
stalled and crashed 10 miles east northeast of Savannah. The fuel selector valves were positioned
so that both engines were supplied fuel from only one of the auxiliary tanks until the fuel was
exhausted and control of the plane was lost. 17 of 25 passengers killed, one of 2 crew killed.
108913 (MSN 12978) to USAAF Apr 10, 1944. India-China ATC May 15, 1944. Chungking/Karachi. To Indian government
Apr 29, 1946.
108914 (MSN 12988) To USAAF Apr 10, 1944. North Africa TSP 24May44. Returned to USA 26Aug45. To RFC 25Mar46
Rebuilt as DC-3C c/n 43084. To NC37497 Gulf Oil Corp 20Dec46. To N110G LatrobeAvn Inc, Latrobe, PA US
To Nl21L Jun63 Mississippi States Aircraft Pool, Jackson, MS
To N683LS Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA Dec68 Mos Eisley Aero-Tech Inc, Silverhill, AL 27Sep78
J E Cutis, Mobile, AL, 31Jan81. M Phillips Los Fresnos, TX, Jun82. J E Cutts Jr, Los Fresnos, TX US Ju183.
Current 2011
108915 (MSN 12998) to usAAF Apr 12, 1944. To USSR May 10, 1944. Ultimate Fate Obscure (UFO).
108916 (MSN 13008) to USAAF Apr 16, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17197 Apr 17, 1944
108917 (MSN 13018) to USAAF Apr 13, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG535 via RAF Nassau Apr 23, 1944.
To South African AF as 6836 May 9, 1944, no RAF service. 5 Wing SAAF 1945. To
Central African Air Ways as VP-YPB Jan 1957. Adt Products Ltd 1957. In 1957 to Government of Mozambique
operated by DETA (Direccao de Exploracao dos Transportes Aereos or
Linhas Aereasde Mocambique) as CR-AFR. In Dec 1967 to Portuguese AF as
FAP 6167. W/o Mar 11, 1968 when crashed at Mueda, Mozambique.
108918 (MSN 13028) to USAAF Apr 15, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG545 via RAF Montreal Apr 27, 1944.
To RAF UK MY 10, 1944. 271 Sqdn RAF May 31, 1944. 437 Sqdn RAF Dec 18, 1945. Sold to
Canadian government Jun 16, 1946. To RCAF Aug 26, 1946 as KG545. 429 Sqdn RCAF, Winnipeg,
Manitoba. 1 ANS "VCDHV" 1952. Renumbered 12927 in Jun 1970. WFU. To C-GPNW Oct 1980. to C-FROD
Sep 15, 1995. Current 2011.
108919 (MSN 13038) to USAAF Apr 16, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG555 via RAF Nassau May 5, 1944.
ACSEA Aug 29, 1944. 52 Sqdn RAF. 233 Sqdn RAF. To RCAF Jul 20, 1946. Returned to USAAF Nov 27, 1947.
108920 (MSN 13048) to USAAF Apr 17, 1944. US RFC 09JuI46. To NC58776 Nevada Aerial Contractors Inc, Reno, NV US
To PP-XBM J DE US Oliveira Barros Jr 12Dec50. To PP-AXT Aerovias Brasil Jan51 NTU. To PP-SQI VASP
registered 06Aug51 Dbr in crash 19Oct51 Cambara, Parana St. Rebuilt as N58776 Bankers Life & Casualty
CO US Nacional Dec54. PP-ANX registered 27 Apr56 REAL. Crashed 10Apr57 Papagaio Peak, Anchieta Isle,
Brazil. While en route, fire broke out in the starboard engine. As he lost altitude and because of
reduced visibility, the pilot did not see the peak of a mountain. When he tried to pull up, the plane
stalled and crashed. 26 of 30 onboard killed.
108921 (MSN 13058) to USAAF Apr 19, 1944. US WFU Jul 2, 1945.
108922 (MSN 13068) to USAAF Apr 19, 1944. US 38 Bomb Wing 1955. To Spanish AF as FAEs T3-8 01Jun56.
901-9/911-8/792- 3/745-08 WFU Jan80 MAAG B/U at Cuatro Vientos, Madrid
108923 (MSN 13078) to USAAF Apr 20, 1944. Crashed Jul 21, 1944 at Syracuse AAF, NY
108924 (MSN 13088) to USAAf Apr 22, 1944. To RNZAF as NZ3519 May 12, 1944. BOC Unit 19 Whenuapai.
To No.40 Squadron, Whenuapai. SOC Wigram 20 May 1948, Disp. No.146. Reduced to spares at Woodbourne
by Airwork (NZ) Ltd. in May 1948.
108925 (MSN 13098) to USAAF Apr 25, 1944. To USSR May 6, 1944.
108926 (MSN 13108) to USAAF Apr 30, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17209 Apr 30, 1944
108927 (MSN 13118) to USAAF Apr 24, 1944. 5th AF 317th TCG 46th TCS as X85 25May44. Transferred 07May45. WFU 23Dec45
108928 (MSN 13128) to USAAF Apr 27 1944. 5th AF 317th TCG 40th TCS as X33 Mary Barbara Anne 29May44. Flown over
Corregidor by Delozier. W/o Sep 19, 1945 at Finschafen, PNG
108929 (MSN 13138) to USAAF Apr 27, 1944. 12th AF 08Jun44. US RFC 26Sep45. To F-BAXS Air France 19Feb47.
To LR-AAX Cie Generale DE US Tpts, Beirut registered 07Oct48. Back to F-BAXS Air France 30Dec48.
To R-ABC CGDT leased 22Aug49. Again F-BAXS Air France 30Oct49. To N1l32 Avalon Air Tpt Inc 14Apr63.
Standard Airways leased 28Apr63. Avalon Air Tpt Inc Jun63. Catalina Airlines Aug63.
Jim Sorthun, Sun Valley, CA US US Alaska Aircraft Leasing Inc, Glendale, CA US 1971. Current 2011
108930 (MSN 13148) to USAAF Apr 28, 1944. Tenth Air Force, Karachi, India 15Jun44. 27th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 443rd Troop Carrier Group, Chungking, China 7Jul44. On 18Aug44, Japanese air
opposition disrupted operations in the sector just west of the Salween River, Burma.
A Japanese ‘Zero’, hovering in the vicinity of target Number 55, swooped down upon
two C-47 aircraft approaching the dropping area. The pilot of this aircraft attempted
to climb into the safety of the clouds but he was hopelessly outclassed by the ‘Zero’.
The C-47 crashed in flames but several days later the remains of the crew, with the
exception of the crew chief, were found and interred at Paoshan, Yunnan, China.
108931 (MSN 13158) to USAAF Apr 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG566 via RAF Montreal May 5, 1944.
To UK May 17, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Jun 25, 1944. Missing from mission to Arnhem, Netherlands Sep 21, 1944.
108932 (MSN 13168) to USAAF May 19, 1944. To RAF in India as Dakota III KG576 via RAF Nassau May 16, 1944.
SEAAC Jun 13, 1944. 194 Sqdn RAF. TSTU RAF. 1334 CU RAF. 194 Sqdn RAF. Sold to Indian government
Jan 30, 1947. TO VT-DAT 1949. W/o Sep 26, 1950 at Calcutta, India
108933 (MSN 13178) to USAAF May 3 ,194. India-China ATC May 31, 1944. European ATC. Salvaged Jun 20, 1946
42-108934/108993 Douglas C-47A-25-DK Skytrain
MSN 13188 to 13778, with only entries ending with 8 in between.
108934 (MSN 13188) to USAAF May 3, 1944. India-China ATC Aug 17k 1944. WFU Apr 12, 1947.
108935 (MSN 13198) to USAAF May 3, 1944. Pacific TSP Mayh 17, 1944 Manila. WFU Jul 25, 1946
108936 (MSN 13208) to USAAF May 5, 1944. Pacific TSP May 17, 1944 Manila. WFU Jul 25, 1946
108937 (MSN 13218) to USAAF May 9, 1944. To USSR May 17, 1944.
108938 (MSN 13228) to USAAF May 12, 1944, to US Marine Corps as R4D-5 BuNo 17218 May 12, 1944
108939 (MSN 13238) Delivered to USAAF 8May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden; crashed 29May1944 at Aden, Colony of Aden, due engine failure taking off
during the ferry flight from USA to India.
108940 (MSN 13248) Delivered to USAAF 9May44; Bond Project Squadron A-2, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-
Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India
1Jun44; 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; condemned 1Jun44
108941 (MSN 13258) Delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-4, 3rd Combat Cargo Group,
Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-
Accra-Kano-Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 14Jun44;
9th Combat Cargo Squadron, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India;
W/o Apr 29, 1945 near Lashio, Burma. Salvaged 1May45
108942 (MSN 13268) Delivered to USAAF 10May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 6Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India. w/o Dec 9, 1944 Burma
108943 (MSN 13278) delivered to USAAF 11May44; Bond Project Squadron A-4, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-
Khartoum-Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 8Jun44;
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Tata Airlines; registered VT-AUB 28Dec45;
Airways (India) Ltd; Indian Airlines Corporation 1Aug53; Indian Air Force 25Apr63 as serial BJ923; crashed 27Aug71
108944 (MSN 13288) delivered to USAAF May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-
Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India Jun44; 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet,
Assam, India; designated SC-47A; 8th Air Rescue Group, Stead, NV; crashed 12 miles NE of Hawthorne,
NV 19Aug55. The aircraft took off in a seven-ship formation for a classified training mission;
it impacted a mountain in the Gillis Mountain Range, a few feet below the summit at about 6000 feet.
All onboard killed.
108945 (MSN 13298) Delivered to USAAF 12May44; Bond Project Squadron A-6, 3rd Combat Cargo Group, Morrison Field,
West Palm Beach, FL; ferried Morrison-San Juan-Georgetown-Belem-Natal-Ascension-Accra-Kano-Khartoum-
Aden-Al Masirah-Karachi; Combat Cargo Task Force, Karachi, India 6Jun44; 12th Combat Cargo Squadron,
3rd Combat Cargo Group, Sylhet, Assam, India; Damaged in an accident at Sookerating AB, India
Sep 19, 1944. Sold to Dewan of Travancore; registered VT-AYK 5Feb46; Maharaja
of Travancore 23May52; Cancelled.
108946 (MSN 13308) to USAAF May 15, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG585 via RAF Montreal May 20, 1944.
RAF UK MY 25, 1944. 233 Sqdn RAF Jun 12, 1944. 31 Sqdn RAF. 78 SQDN RAF. 1336Y TSCU RAF
Aug 23, 1945. Transferred to BOAC as G-AHCW Apr 8, 1946. Crashed near Coventry, England
Feb 19, 1949 after collision with Anson VV243.
108947 (MSN 13318) To USAAF May 17, 1944, to US Navy as R4D-5 BuNo 17220 May 17, 1944
108948 (MSN 13328) to USAAF May 16, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG597 May 22, 1944. RAF Montreal 22May44.
107 OTU RAF 03Jul44. 1333 (TS)CU RAF. 22 MU RAF 08May46. WFU 17Jul46. To Zonas Oeste y
Norte de Aerolineas Argentinas (ZONDA) Jul 17, 1946 as LV-ACD. to Aerolineas Aeroposta Jan 3, 1950.
To Aerolineas Argentinas "Ibate" Nov 2, 1950. Crashed Jul 16, 1956 while landing
in Rio Cuarto, Cordoba. All 18 onboard killed.
108949 (MSN 13338) to USAAF 17May44. To RAAF as A65-52 Apr44. 3 AD 31May44 DAT 07Jun44.
38 Sqn RAAF VH-CII. to VH-CIJ coded FD-P 08Jun44. 34 Sqn RAAF 02Feb45. 3 AD 18Apr46.
to Trans Australian Airways as VH-TAK "Evans" 'Burke Cobb" 23Sep46. New Guinea 12Aug68.
Forrestair Cargo Pty Ltd 01Jan75. Nose section was displayed at Mitiamo Air Museum then
to Air Museum at Heathcote VIC Australia.
Also listed as going to US Navy as 17148.
108950 (MSN 13348) to USAAF May 18, 1944. To USSR as CCCP-L909 Jun 3, 1944. To Polish AF as No. 3. To Polish Air Lines (LOT) as
SP-LCC. Accident Mar 28, 1950, reguilt. To Iran Air as
EP-AEE, to Government of Congo (Democratic Republic) as
90-AEE,then as 9Q-AEE, then to Jansson and Britzelli as
9Q-CKA, to TAZ as 9Q-CKA. Presently stored at Kinshasa. LOT had several C-47 aircraft
registered as SP-LCC over the years.
108951 (MSN 13358) to USaaf May 20, 1944. Pac TSP Brisbane May 24, 1944.
Damaged in landing accident Dec 15, 1944 at Hollandia. WFU Jul 25, 1946.
108952 (MSN 13368) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG609 via RAF Montreal May 30, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 5, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Jul 2, 1944. 1333 (TS)CU RAF Mar 1, 1945. Then to KLM Nov 7, 1946
as PH-TCZ, to France as F-BEFJ for Aigle-Azur, next to Lund Aviation Canada Ltd, Dorval PQ registered
CF-IHG Jun 18, 1955. To Leasair Ltd, Montreal Jul 25, 1955, then to Wheeler Airlines, St Jovite,
PQ Oct 28, 1955. Timmins Aviation Ltd, Montreal Sep 6, 1956. next (Sept. 21, 1956) to
F-BGSF TAI then for Air Madagascar Nov 1958, next (Nov. 1958) to 5R-MAF Armee de l'Air Malgache,
next (1971) to 5R-MMA, and up to 1980 still active with Armee de l'Air Malgache
(Madagascar Air Force), now withdrawn at Lvato, Madagascar.
108953 (MSN 13378) to USAAF May 22, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG619 via RAF Montreal Jun 4, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 13, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 25, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945. 12 MU RAF
Apr 26, 1946. Mr. Hillowwd bought Sep 17, 1946. Returned to USAAF Oct 22, 1946. To Spanish AF as T.3-2.
Mar 11, 1947 via Iberia "91-30", "90-2", "901-2", "911-2". Retired from Spanish AF service in 1978
and registered as G-BGCE with Fairoaks Aviation Service Nov 20, 1978, which was cancelled Jan 31, 1980.
Then N37529 Westair Inti, Monument, CO Apr 11, 1980. Darlee Inc, McAllen, TX Mar 30, 1981. Current 2011.
108954 (MSN 13388) to USAAF May 23, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG628 via RAF Montreal May 28, 1944.
RAF UK Jul 2, 1944. 1 FU RAF. 108 OTU RaF Sep 3, 1944. 1383 (T)CU RAF Aug 10, 1945. 22 MU RAF
Sep 24, 1946. Bought by Scottish Aviation Dec 30, 1946. Transferred to BOAC
Feb 19, 1947 as G-AJHY. Pionair "William Henson" Aug 3, 1951, Westpoint Aviation Ltd "Sir Walter Raleigh"
Aug 23, 1961. British Westpoint Airlines Oct 16, 1963. Registration cancelled Oct 6, 1964.
Became TN-AAF with Air Congo May 11, 1965. Lina Congo Aug 1965. WFU 1970
108955 (MSN 13398) to USAAF May 24, 1944. 5th AF Oct 24, 1944. Manila. Salvaged Apr 29, 1948.
108956 (MSN 13408) to USAAf Jun 1, 1944. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jul 12, 1944. With 322nd TCG
MIA Jan 22, 1945. MACR 11878
108957 (MSN 13418) to USAAF May 24, 1944. Reportedly w/o Oct 4, 1965.
108958 (MSN 13428) to USAAF May 27, 1944. 9th AF Jun 27, 1944. Rhein Main Jan 1, 1948. To FLC. To
Turkey Apr 16, 1949.
108959 (MSN 13438) to USAAF May 29, 1944. 9th af jUN 27, 1944. To FLC Jun 18, 1946.
to OK-WDT with Czech State Airline, then to French AF as 13438 24May60. CIESS 343 "FSKDK" Jul64
GOM 88 Dec66 13438 "5VMAC" Togo AF 11Jan68. WFU at Lome Apt, 1980
108960 (MSN 13448) to USAAF 02Jun44. . Ninth Air Force 6Jul44. 310th Troop
Carrier Squadron, 315th Troop Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Spanhoe (Station 493).
Damaged in collision with parked C-47A ? 42-93702 while taxying at Spanhoe 24Feb45.
Returned to USA. To RFC 22Sep45. To CF-BZI Maritime Central Airlines 23Nov45
Interprovincial Pipe Line Petrol Co, Edmonton, Alta 31Jan53. Interprovincial Pipe LineCO US 31Dec54.
Northwest Territorial Airways Ltd, Yellowknife, NWT 30Dec65 Dbr 13May71 Somerset Is, NWT. Under
repair Edmonton 1979 with Buffalo Airways. On display as CF-BZI in Aero Space Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
108961 (MSN 13458) to USAAF May 29, 1944. Delivered May 29, 1944 to RAF Montreal
as Dakota III KG646, June 06, 1944 to UK, June 13, 1944 to 24 Sq., Aug. 14, 1944
to 1381(T)CU. Nov 20, 1946 to PH-TDW for KLM, Feb. 27,1947 to Aerocarto as PH-DAW,
then Jul 16, 1970 to KLM Aerocarto of Surinam as PZ-TLA, Jun 1, 1972 registration
cnx, broken up at Zanderiji Airport (Surinam), late 70's still present as a wreck
108962 (MSN 13468) to USAAF May 30, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG651 via RAF Montreal Jun 3, 1944.
AF UK 13Jun44 109 OTU RAF 26Aug44 24 Sqn RAF 29Aug45 1383 (T)CU RAF Mar46 1333 (TS)CU RAF 23 Jul 1946
22 MU RAF 01Oct46 then to Air Prospectors Nov 21, 1946. to Pan African Air Charter as ZS-BRW May 16, 1947.
ZS-BRW became G-AMHJ Feb 6, 1951 and has been in use in the UK ever since. G-AMHJ Cyprus NW "Paphos" 06Feb51
Iraq Petroleum TptCO US Ltd 28Jun56 Hunting Clan Air Tpt Ltd 17Apr57 Hunting Clan Air Svces Ltd 09Jan58
Iraq Petroleum TptCO US Ltd "Qatar Petroleum" 11Jul58 British United A-W Ltd 15May61
Morton Air Svces Ltd 14Jul62 BUIA Ltd(Dak Mk 6) 01Nov68. British Island NW 20Jul70
Site Aviation Ltd L 08Jan74. Macedonian Aviation Ltd 15Mar74. Humber NW Ltd 30Dec74.
Peters Aviation Ltd L 1975. Intra NW 30Jun75. Spent a brief spell on Egyptian register between Nov 5, 1976
and Aug 25, 1977 as SU-AZI before being restored as G-AMHJ. Intl Air Cargo 05Nov76. G-AMHJ Intra NW 26Aug77
Jersey European NW 01Nov79. Field Aviation Ltd, E. Midlands R 23Jan80. Express Air Freight.
Air Atlantique D 29Jan82. Last owner (Air Atlantique) has donated it to the Assault Glider Association,
and in January 2004 it was moved to RAF Shawbury, England to be refurbished
and repainted as RAF KG651. (G-AMHJ) Registration cancelled 23rd January 2003, acquired by Metheringham
Airfield Visitor Centre, Metheringham, England and arrived on site 16th November 2015. Noted March 2020
painted as KG651.
108963 (MSN 13478) to USAAF Jun 1, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG661 via RAF Montreal Jun 5, 1944.
RAF UK Jul 5, 1944. 109 OTU RAF Aug 25, 1944. Crashed and destroyed by fire
after stalling on takeoff, Crosby, Cumberland Dec 13, 1944.
108964 (MSN 13488) to USAAF Jun 2, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG671 via RAF Montreal Jun 6, 1944.
RAF UK Jun 15, 1944. 107 OTU RAF Aug 15, 1944. 1336 TSCU RAF Sep 28, 1945. 1383 TCU RAF Mar 7, 1946.
Sold to Canadair Jul 17, 1946. Became PP-JAA with Linhas Aereas Natalv Jan 21, 1947.
To PP-YPT of S. A. Transportes Aeros REAL Dec 1950. Varig May 1961. DBR Jun 15, 1966 Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Broken up May 1970 at Sao Paulo.
108965 (MSN 13498) to USAAF Jun 6, 1944. Pac TsP Noumea Jun 14, 1944. Manila. Salvaged Jul 25, 1946.
108966 (MSN 13508) to USAAF Jun 19, 1944. Pac TSP Brisbane Jun 23, 1944. damaged in taxiing accident Dec 27, 1944
at Rockhampton, Australia. WFU Dec 31, 1945. To PI-C12. W/o Jan 25, 19478 at Hong Kong.
108967 (MSN 13518) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. PAC TSP Jun 14, 1944. Manila. Accident Dec 7, 1945.
108968 (MSN 13528) to USAAF Jun 7, 1944. Tac TSP Jun 14, 1944. Manila. Salvaged Oct 27, 1946.
108969 (MSN 13538) to USAAF Jun 7, 1944. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional),
Ninth Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and
radar equipment for use as a pathfinder. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute
Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the
Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To Brazilian AF as FAB 2043 Apr 22, 1947. To civil registry with
Rondonia Industria y Comercio (RICO Taxi Aereo) as PT-KZJ. Destroyed 1986 Sao Paulo-Jundia, Brazil
108970 (MSN 13548) to USAAF Jun 9, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG681 but NTU. To USSR Jun 26, 1944
108971 (MSN 13558) to USAAF Jun 10, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG691 via RAF Montreal Jul 16, 1944.
MAAF Jul 27, 1944. ACSEA May 31, 1945. Sold to Indian government Jan 30, 1947. To civil registry as
VT-CPQ Oct 23, 1947. Swung and crashed on takeoff at Shella, India Jan 25, 1950. 3 crew OK.
108972 (MSN 13568) to USAAF Jun 11, 1944. to RAF as Dakota III KG701 via RAF Nassau Jun 26, 1944.
ACSEA Jul 22, 1944. 117 Sqdn RAF. To Royal Indian AF Nov 28, 1946 as VP918.
In 1947 to Royal Pakistan AF. To Pakistan International
Airlines as AP-AJH, to Air Service Company as EP-ABG. Scrapped
last with Air Service Company.
108973 (MSN 13578) to USAAF Jun 11, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG711 via RAF Montreal Jun 18, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jun 23, 1944. 28 Sqdn SAAF. 44 Sqdn SAAF. Crashed after striking tree on
takeoff, Otok, Yugoslavia Feb 11, 1945.
108974 (MSN 13588) to USAF Jun 20, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG721 via RAF Nassau Jun 27, 1944.
RAF India Jul 1, 1944. Sold to Indian Government Nov 28, 1946. To Indian AF as MA966 Sep 25, 1947
108975 (MSN 13598) to USAAF Jun 14, 1944. Pac TSP Jun 21, 1944. Tacloban Jun 11, 1946.
to Royal Air Lao as 976 Jul 11, 1964
108976 (MSN 13608) to USAAF Jun 14, 1944. Pac TSP Jun 22, 1944. 314h Air Div USAF Jun 1962. To Royual Air Lao
as 976 Jul 11, 1964.
108977 (MSN 13618) to USAAF Jun 15, 1944. 9th AF Jul 23, 1944. Accident Jul 12, 1945.
108978 (MSN 13628) to USAAF Jun 16, 1944. Pac TSP Chungking Aug 26, 1944. To Indian government. Damaged in a ground taxi
accident by the ground crew at Willingdon AD, New Delhi. Repaired, next to
Katanga Airlines (Cargo) reg. as VT-DFN. On April 10, 1952 while carrying a load of tea lost control
when carrying out an emergency landing at Agartala, India following an engine failure. Four crew fatal.
108979 (MSN 13638) to USAAF Jun 17, 1944. Ninth Air Force 9Jul44. 438th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern
edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
To FLC Nov 4, 1946. To KLM Royal Dutch Airlines reg.
as PH-TBO Jan 14, 1946. On Nov. 6, 1946 DBR when it flew into the ground near Shere,
United Kingdom on approach with erroneous altimeter setting in poor weather.
108980 (MSN 13648) to USAAF Jun 19, 1944. To Troop Carrier Command Staging Area, Baer AAF, IN Jun44;
Departed the CONUS for Ninth Air Force, European Theater of Operations Jul44;
To 61st Troop Carrier Squadron (US Air Forces Europe), Rhein Main AB, Germany Jan48;
To 7230th Air Base Group (USAFE), Erding AB, Germany Aug48;
To 85th Air Base Group (USAFE), Erding AB Jul49;
To 85th Air Base Wing (USAFE), Erding AB Feb50;
To 85th Air Depot Wing (USAFE), Erding AB Jun50;
To 7485th Air Depot Wing (USAFE), Erding AB Feb53;
To 7244th Air Base Group (USAFE), Dhahran Airport, Saudi Arabia Sep54;
To 7280th Maintenance and Supply Group (USAFE), Nouasseur AB, French Morocco Jan55;
To 1141st Foreign Missions Squadron (HQ Air Force), Izmir AB, Turkey Jan56;
To 1141st Special Missions Squadron (HQAF), Izmir AB Apr56;
To 7272nd Air Base Wing (USAFE), Wheelus AB, Libya Jul59;
To 3800th Air Base Wing (Air University), Maxwell AFB, AL Sep59;
To Air International, Miami, FL Jun66.
Modified to RC-47N; To Grenier Airport, NH Sep66 for installation of the Sanders ARDF equipment;
To Mobile Air Logistics Area, Brookley AFB, AL Oct66;
To Grenier AP NH Nov66;
To 460th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing (Pacific Air Forces), Nha Trang AB, Vietnam Mar67.
Redesignated EC-47N; To Phu Cat AB, Vietnam Oct69;
To Tan Son Nhut AB, Saigon Feb70;
To 483rd Tactical Airlift Wing (PACAF), Tan Son Nhut AB Aug71;
To 377th Air Base Wing (PACAF), Tan Son Nhut AB Feb72;
To 56th Special Operations Wing (PACAF), Nakhon Phanom RTAFB, Thailand Oct72;
To 6498th Air Base Wing (PACAF), Da Nang AB, Vietnam Nov72; Feb 1973
Dropped from inventory by transfer to Military Assistance Program to South Vietnam AF
108981 (MSN 13658) to USAAF Jun 19, 1944. 9th AF Jul 23, 1944. US RFC Nov 7, 1945. To W. K. Jaros as PP-XAT.
V V Vasconcellos Oct 26, 1945. PP-YPB L Gomes and V Mineto. Leased to S. A. Transportes Aeros REAL Nov 8, 1944.
registered 11Feb46. To N136H W Hemisphere Export Mar59. To N1325 Deere & Cov 1964. To N711 Y Terminal Tpt
CO US Inc, Atlanta, GA US registered Apr66. Parkwood Homes Inc, Elkhart, IN Jul68. R C Dupont Jr,
Middleton, DE US registered 30Jun71. Bought by Century Equipment Co. Los Angeles, CA US 19May81
Crashed near DeKalb, TX Dec 31, 1985 due to inflight fire in cabin under floor. 7 out 9 onboard killed, including
singer/actor Ricky Nelson, his fiancee, along with members of his backup group, the Stone Canyon Band.
Both pilots survived after climbing out the cockpit windows. Nelson had purchased the DC-3 in May 1985
from Jerry Lee Lewis and the craft had been forced to make two emergency landings in the previous
six months. Nelson and his band were en route to perform at the half-time festivities at the Cotton Bowl.
108982 (MSN 13668) delivered to USAAF 20Jun44; 9th Air Force, Europe 11Jul44; 32nd Troop Carrier Squadron,
314th Troop Carrier Group, Poix [B-44], France; crashed at Shelf Moor, 4 miles east
of Glossop, Derbyshire, UK on the 24th July 1945 (7KIS). The aircraft had taken off on
the July 24, 1945 on a routine supply mission from Poix via Leicester to Renfrew, Glasgow,
Scotland. On the 26th July the wreckage was discovered by a member of the RAF,
who was on leave, when he and his girlfriend were walking on Bleaklow. The pilot must have
chosen to fly direct, against advice that the cloud was low over the Pennines.
There were four other crew and two passengers. The C-47 had been carrying a
Jeep amongst other things and on impact had broken loose from its securing ropes,
hurling itself into the crew before bouncing further up the valley. Salvaged 29Jan47
108983 (MSN 13678) to USAAF Jun 21, 1944. Ninth Air Force 23Jul44. 438th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers of
the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the southern edge
of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Returned to USA Aug 5, 1945. To RFC Oct 22, 1945
NC88824 TWA "328" 26Nov45. Beldex Corp 16Jan52. Atlantic Avn Svce, DE US Dec53.
Westinghouse Electric Corp N272R. Central American Airways Flying Service Louisville, KY Jul65.
Atlantic Aviation Service, DE US 1971. Central American Airways Flying Service Apr77. current 2011
108984 (MSN 13688) to USAAF Jun 23, 1944. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jul 18, 1944.
w/o Mar 8, 1945 due to engine failure Kutkai, Burma
108985 (MSN 13698) to USAAF Jun 23, 1944. Ninth Air Force 31Jul44. 438th Troop
Carrier Group, Ninth Air Force, Prosnes (A-79), Reims, France Feb45. Transported paratroopers
of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne Division to a drop zone at the
southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
Reportedly MIA Apr 4, 1945.
108986 (MSN 13708) to USAAF Jun 24, 1944. 10th AF or India-China Wing ATC Jul 19, 1944. Chungking Dec 31, 1945.
108987 (MSN 13718) to USAAF Jun 25, 1944. 10th AF or India-China Wng ATC Jul 19 1944.
India China TSP Aug 26, 1944. 10th AF or India China Wing ATC Dec 31, 1944. Transferred to China Sep 16, 1945.
108988 (MSN 13728) to USAAF Jun 25, 1944. To RAF as Dakota III KG727 via RAF Montreal Jun 5, 1944.
RAF Middle East Jul 27, 1944. 44 Sqdn SAAF. DBR when undercarriage
prematurely retracted during takeoff, Bari Mar 19, 1945.
108989 (MSN 13738) to USAAF Jun 26, 1944. Algiers. 12th AF Italy Aug 6, 1944. Salvaged Feb 28, 1945.
108990 (MSN 13748) to USAAF Jul 17, 1944. 9th AF Aug 4, 1944. Salvaged Aug 10, 1945.
108991 (MSN 13758) 9 USAAF Jun 28, 1944. 9th AF. sold Aug 20, 1961. To N86461 Douglas Parts & Aircraft Co,
Douglas, AZ US. Raymond J Heady Jr, Long Beach,CO US 1971 .
108992 (MSN 13768) to USAAF Jun 30, 1944. 9th AF. Crashed Greensboro, NC Feb 4, 1962
108993 (MSN 13778) to USAAF Jun 29, 1944. 1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional), Ninth
Air Force, Chartres (A-40), France. Fitted with additional SCR-717 navigation and radar equipment for use
as a pathfinder. Took part in resupply mission of 101st Airborne at Bastogne
Dec 23, 1944. Transported paratroopers of the 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 17th Airborne
Division to a drop zone at the southern edge of the Diersfordt, three mile northwest of Wesel, Germany on Operation ‘Varsity’ 24Mar45.
12th AF. Korea 1952-1953. To French AF as 108993 May 14, 1954. GTI/64 Aug 1954. ET 52 Aug 1956.
Returned to USAF Apr 8, 1957. To Thai AF as L2-26/02. W/o Apr 5, 1979.
42-108994 Vultee XP-54 Swoose Goose
Some databases list this number as being assigned to the cancelled Vultee XP-68 Tornado.
Vultee Aircraft Corporation Model 84. Second prototype. Ordered March 17, 1942.
Flight tests of the second prototype (mistakenly painted as 42-1211) began on May 24, 1944 from Downey
to Ontario, California. Initial trials showed performance to be substantially below guarantees.
At the same time, development of the XH-2470 engine was discontinued and, although it appeared
possible to substitute the Allison V-3420 engine without substantial airframe changes, the projected
delay and costs resulted in a decision not to consider production. The prototypes continued to be
used in an experimental program until problems with the Lycoming engines and lack of spare parts
caused termination. It flew nine more times, its last flight being on April 2, 1945.
The engine/turbosupercharger combination was found to be unsatisfactory and they were returned to the
manufacturer. Although another engine was fitted to the second XP-54, it was never flown again.
The nose section was sent to Elgin AFB for armament tests; the rest of the airframe was scrapped.
42-108995/109006 Curtiss P-36G Hawk
Hawk 75A-8 MSN 14546/14581 bought by Norway for use at the Norwegian flying training centre known
as ‘Little Norway’ at Toronto Island, Canada. Norwegian serials were 401/471 [odd numbers only].
When the Norwegians abandoned advanced training the remainder were put up for sale.
Bought by the US in 1942 and delivered 1943 for Lend-Lease to Peru as FAP 317/328.
42-109007/109019 Douglas A-33-DE
Model 8A-5 MSN 717,722,726,739,740,742,743,744,745,746,748,749,750. Bought by Norway as an
attack bomber for the Royal Norwegian Army Air Service. After the German occupation of Norway they were
diverted to the Norwegian flying training centre known as ‘Little Norway’ at Toronto Island, Canada.
Norwegian serials were D-1/D-36, later 301/371 [odd numbers only]. They were considered unsuited for
training, the survivors being sold to Peru. However, the US took ownership and issued them under
Lend-Lease to Peru in Jun 1943, with serials 42-109007/109019 being assigned for record-keeping purposes
42-109020/109025 Consolidated OA-10-CO Catalina
PBY-5A transferred from USN. Survivors redesignated A-10 in 1948.
109020 (MSN 941) was USN BuNo 08122. Missing on ferry flight Jul 7, 1943. MACR 360
Interned in Spain. To Spanish AF as 66-1 Jul 27, 1944,
later DR.1-1, 74-21. WFU Sep 26, 1959
109021 ex USN BuNo 05009,
109022 ex USN BuNo 05036
109023 ex BuNo 2456 (Hull #294). Damaged in taxying accident at Paramaribo-Zanderij, Surinam Jul 27, 1943.
With 242nd GP crashed at Bay of Salerno (7 killed) Aug 23, 1943, Italy. MACR 527.
109025 ex USNavy BuNo 7246
42-109026/109775 Stearman PT-13D Kaydet
Model E75 built to dual standard for USAAF (as PT-13D) and US Navy (as N2S-5). Order for USAAF cancelled;
diverted to the US Navy.
109026/109198 (MSN 75-8059/8231) to Navy as N2S-5 BuNo 38438/38610.
109199/109698 (MSN 75-8232/8731) to Navy as N2S-5 BuNo 43138/43637.
109699/109775 (MSN 75-8732/8808) to Navy as N2S-5 BuNo 52550/52626
42-109776/109788 Cancelled contract
42-109789/109838 Consolidated B-24J-105-CO Liberator
MSN 3585/3634
109789 (445th BG, 703rd BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Feb 27 1944 By Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed
11 km West of Koblenz 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 9398
109793 (714th BS, 448th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Crashed 3 mi N of RAF Boreham, station USAAF-161, Essex, England Jul 4, 1944 due to engine failure.
All crew bailed out and survived, aircraft was destroyed.
109794 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Jun 21, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 South of Berlin Germany While
on a Mission on Berlin Germany. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Oblt. Ernst-Erich Hirschfeld of JG 300/5.
(6) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. (1 of 2) Shot Down By
Same Pilot in Same Battle. MACR 6527
109795 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Aug 16, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at Moorimerfeld Germany While on a
Mission to Dessau Germany. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
MACR 7909
109796 (445th BG, 700th BG, 8th AF *Balls of Fire* based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Mar 6, 1944 By Fw 190A-8
North of Rheine Near Furstenau, Germany While on a Mission on Factories at Berlin, Germany. Aircraft
Had Aborted The Mission. Fw 190A-8 Flown By Lt. Guther Jahn of JG 2/II Stab. (3) Crew Killed. (7) Crew
Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 2962
109798 565th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Apr 11, 1944 by gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7 and Crashed 3 km Southeast of
Vreden Germany While on a Mission to Oschersleben Germany. Believed Fw 190A-7 Flown By Uffz. Herbert Regel
of JG 11/7.(3) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 3780
109800 (44th BG, 68th BS) damaged and landed at Dubendorf, Switzerland Mar 18, 1944, interned. MACR 3410.
Returned Sep 17, 1945.
109801 (344th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Crashed Jun 13, 1944 2 Miles Off Ancona, Italy in The Adriatic Sea After Ran Out of Fuel While
Returning From a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Munich, Germany. All (11) Crew Bailed Out.
(2) Crew Were Killed Believed By Drowning. (9) Crew Survived and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 6417
109807 (445th BG, 701st BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Apr 12, 1944 By Fw 190A-7 and Crashed at
Mettet 10 km Northeast of Florennes, Belgium While on a Mission to Zwickau, Germany. Fw 190A-7 Flown
By Oblt. Walter Matoni of JG 26/5. (1) Crewman Killed. (9) Crew Bailed Out & (5) Captured & Became POWs.
(4) Evaded Capture. MACR 3833
109808 (448th BG, 712nd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by AAA Mar 20, 1944 and crashed SSE of Dieppe, France while on mission to Frankfurt,
Germany. 8 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW. MACR 3549
109809 819th BS, 30th BG, "Evasive Action" Saipan, Mariana Islands 1944
109810 (93rd BG, 330th BS, "Sterile Errol") salvaged at Hardwick after heavy battle and fire damage Apr 1, 1944.
109812 (458th BG, 752nd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Dec 24, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed at St. Vith, Belgium While on a Mission
on The Marshalling Yards at Schonecken, Germany. Aircraft Tail Section Broke off and plane Went into a
Spin and Crashed. (6) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and (1) Was Captured and Became a POW.
Released in 1945. (2) Crew Evaded Capture. MACR 11121
109813 (98th BG, 344th BS, 15th AF, *Hey Doc*, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Crashed in Adriatic Sea Nov 11, 1944 after turned back while on mission to Avisio Viaduct, Italy.
All 10 crew killed. MACR 9880
109814 579th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Mar 26, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire at The Northern Border of St Pol, France
While on a Mission on NoBall Febvin Palfart #87, France. The Right Wing Was Blown off and The Aircraft
Went into a Spin and Crashed and Exploded. All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 3486
109815 (93rd BG, 409th BS, 8th AF) Sweden crashed near Voslapp, 7 km N of Wilhelmshaven, Germany in the North
Sea Nov 4, 1944. MACR 10359. 8 crew killed, one survived and became POW.
109816 (409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) made fordce landing in Sweden due to flak damage while on mission
to Berlin, Germany Jun 21, 1944. MACR 6544. Crew of 9 interned in Sweden.
109817 566th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Apr 11, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 and Crashed 5 km Northeast of
Bad Prymont Germany While on a Mission to Oschersleben Germany. Fw 190A-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot
and Unit. (5) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 3781.
109820 (44th BG, 67th BS, 8th AF) collided in midair with B-24H 42-95309 over North Sea Jul 29 1944. MACR 7084.
All 9 crew killed.
109821 (389th BG, 566th BS) collided in midir with 42-100369 on practice mission and
crashed at Mulberton, England Mar 2, 1944. All six onboard killed.
109822 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF) hit by AAA over Mont-de-Marsan, France Apr 8, 1944, and ditched 1 mi off
France in Bay of Biscay. MACR 3857. 6 crew kkilled, 4 bailed out and became POW.
109823 flew with 345th Heavy Bomb Squadron of the 98th Bomb Group, 15th AF at least through these
dates: 7/24/44 thru 9/21/44
109824 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Mar 18, 1944 By Gunfire From German Fighter and Crashed 2 km Southwest
of Stettin Rottweil, Germany While on a Mission to Friedrichshafen, Germany. Fw 190A-6 Flown By
Fw. Heinz Born of JG 11/9. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. MACR 3330
109825 (792nd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Apr 1, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed in
France While on a Mission on The Chemical and Lubricatiog Oil Plant at Ludwigshaven, Germany.
All (10) Crew Bailed Out. (9) Crew Were Captured and Became POWs. (1) Crewman Evaded Capture. MACR 3600, but not found.
109826 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Named "Late Date II". Crash Landed Mar 18, 1944 Near Dubendorf Airfield, Near
Zurich, Switzerland While Returning From a Mission to Friedrichshafen, Germany Due to Damage From German
Fighter. (5) Crew Interned. (5) Crew Bailed Out Over Rottweil, Germany & (4) Captured & Became POWs.
Released in 1945. (1) Was Killed When His Parachute Failed. Aircraft Fate Unknown. MACR 3331
109827 (44th BG, 506th BS) lost Apr 8, 1944, Germany. MACR 3858
109828 566th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Shot Down Feb 24, 1944 By Gunfire From German Fighter and Crashed at Drelhernstein Germany While
on a Mission to Gotha Germany. (5) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
MACR 2927
109829 (30th BG, 819th BS, 7th AF, "Puddle Jumper") ditched 30 mi NNW of Saipan after ran out
of fuel Dec 27, 1944. MACR 11262. 3 crew killed, 8 wer injured and were rescued by US Navy
submarines.
109830 (446th BG, 704th BS, 8th AF) thot down by Bf 109G-5 flown by UFFZ Hans Schuster of (F)123/4 and
went down in near Chausey Island off Normandy, France in English Channel Jun 8, 1944 while
on mission to Granville, France. 5 killed, 5 rescued by French fishermen but later captured
by enemy. MACR 5482.
109831 (512th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) shot down by Bf 109G-6 flown by unknown pilot and unit and
crashed 3 mi N of Zimnicea, Rumania Jul 3, 1944. MACR 6762. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
109832 (93rd BG, 330th BS) shot down by flak over Berlin Mar 6, 1944. 9 KIA, 3 POW. MACR 2957.
109835 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Apr 11, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-6 and Crashed
3 km West of Marzien, Near Koethen, Germany While on a Mission to Bernberg, Germany. Fw 190A-6 Flown
By Unknown Pilot and Unit. (1) Crewman Was Killed. (9) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. MACR 3936
109836 (44th BG, 66th BS) lost Mar 27, 1944. MACR 3590
109837 (93rd BG, 409th BS) returned to USA May 1945.
109838 ("Bathless Groggins")
42-109839/109888 Consolidated B-24J-110-CO Liberator
MSN 3635/3684
109841 (343rd BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
In taxiing accident Jan 29, 1945 at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy. All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
109843 (512th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) crashed Feb 23, 1944 near Graz, Austria. MACR 2581.
All 11 crew bailed out and became POW.
109844 (514th BS, 376th BG, 15th AF) collided in midair over Adriatic Sea Jul 8, 1944 while on mission
to Markersdorf, Austria. MACR 7102. All 9 crew killed.
109848 (415th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Shot Down Apr 2, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Austria While on a Mission on The Aircraft Factory at
Steyr Austria. Believed All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 3578
109849 (343rd BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Crashed Aug 15, 1944 on Take off at Lecce Airfield, Leece, Italy at Night While on a Mission Against
The Enemy Coast Prior of The Landing of U.S. Troops on The Southern Coast of France.
All (10) Crew Were Killed. Aircraft Was Destroyed. MACR 15195
109854 (3rd BS, VI Bomber Command, 6th AF) in takeoff accident at David Field, Panama Jul 2, 1945. All crew
survivex, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
109864 (65th BS, 43rd BG, 5th AF, based at Clark Field, Luzon Island in The Philippine Islands)
Crashed May 18, 1945 South of Ryukyu Island in The East China Sea After Hit By Blast of
Exploding B-24J While on a Mission to Tainan Airfield, Formosa. All (11) Crew Bailed Out
and (4) Were Killed. (7) Crew Survived and Were Rescued By Air Sea Rescue.. MACR 14531
109867 (330 th BS, 93rd BG) 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Hardwick, Norfolk, England Mar 7, 1945.
All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
109871 (42nd BS, 11th BG, 7th AF) lost from unknown cause Jan 22, 1945 between Saipan and Chichi Jima,
North Pacific. MACR 11622. All 9 crew killed.
109887 (375th BS, 308th BG, 14th AF, based at Chengkung Airfield (A-15), Yunnan, China)
Crashed May 20, 1944 From Unknown Cause Near Kunming China While on a Sea Sweep Mission
South of Hong Kong, China. All (10) Crew and (1) Passenger Survived and Returned. MACR 5152
42-109889/109938 Consolidated B-24J-115-CO Liberator
MSN 3685/3734
108896 assigned to 578th BS 392nd BG 8th AF on March 18, 1944. Transfered to 733rd BS 453rd BG 8th AF
on October 14, 1944, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England.
Transfered to 67th BS 44th BG 8th AF After April 11, 1945. Returned to USA on May 31, 1945 and Scrapped.
109905/109914 to USN as PB4Y-1 32251/32260.
109915 565th Bomb Squadron [EE*Z], 389th Bomb Group, Hethel, Norfolk. Shot down by a small number of Me 410s
led by Staffelkapitaen Hauptmann Dieter Puttfarken of II/KG51 when attempting to land in the dark
returning from a late afternoon mission to the railway marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany.
Crashed April 22, 1944 near Cantley, Norfolk [6KIA].
109916 (345th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Landing accident Jul 31, 1944 at Lecce Airfield, Leece, Italy. All crew survived. Aircraft was destroyed.
109917 (345th BS, 98th BG, 15th AF, based at Lecce airfield, Lecce, Italy)
Taxiing accident Dec 6, 1944 at Lecce Airfield, Leece, Italy. All crew survived. Aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
109921 (445th BG, 701st BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Apr 20, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over
Wizernes, France While on a Mission on The V-1 Site at Wizernes, France. Tail Was Shot off and Aircraft
Went into a Spin and Crashed. (8) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out and Was Captured and Became a POW.
MACR 4056
42-109939/109988 Consolidated B-24J-120-CO Liberator
MSN 3735/3784
109936 "Pacific Tramp III" with 11th BG at Kaajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands Jul 1944.
109939 (32st BS, 11th BG, 7th AF) lost in ground accident and fire at Johnston Atoll, Pacific Oct 21, 1944.
109944 salvaged 6/20/1945.
109954 "Our Baby" with 30th BG, 38th BS at Kaajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands Jul 1944.
109955/109964 to USN as PB4Y-1 32261/32270.
109966 (373rd BS, 308th BG, 14th AF, based at Kweilin Airfield, Guangxi, China)
Lost Jun 18, 1944 Lost From Unknown Cause in China While on a Mission to Yangtze River Valley, China.
All (9) Crew Were Killed. MACR 6085.
109968 (400th BS, 90th BG, 5th AF) Destroyed Jun 6, 1944 When Bombed By (2) Japanese Bomber Mitsubishi G4M1 (Betty)
While Parked at Wadke Airfield Wadke Island Indonesia. Aircraft Burned and By The Next Morning Only
The Tail Section Remained.
109970 (373rd BS, 308th BG, 14th AF, based at Yangkai Airfield Station No. 14, Yangjiacun, China)
Crashed Jul 18, 1944 70 Miles West of Kunming China After Ran Out of Fuel While Returning From a Night
Mission to Changsha China. (1) Crewman Was Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out and Returned. MACR 11261
109971 (2nd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) salvaged due to battle damage Feb 17, 1945 dat Guiuan Airfield,
Samar Island, Philippines.
109973 (373rd BS, 308th BG, 14h AF, based at Yangkai Airfield Station No. 14, Yangjiacun, China)
Crashed Jul 31, 1944 Near Kichang China After Ran Out of Fuel. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Returned.
Aircraft Was Destroyed.
109974 (2nd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) ditched in Geelvink Bay, Papua New Guinea due to flak damage
Jul 26, 1944. MACR 15300. 6 crew killed, 4 survived and were rescued.
109975 (408th BS, 22nd BG) crashed near Gusap Apr 16, 1944 during
infamous Black Sunday mission to Hollandia. All crew killed.
109977 (19th BS, 22nd BG) crashed at Saidor Apr 16, 1944 during infamous Black
Sunday mission to Hollandia when had to swerve to avoid an incoming
Mitchell and the undercarriage collapsed. Aircraft was later repaired.
109978 (2nd BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) in takeoff accident at Guiuan Airfield Samar Island, Philippines
Feb 25, 1945 when nosewheel blew a tire. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
109981 (360th BG) lost Feb 28, 1945, SW Pacific. MACR 13315.
109983 ("Ho Hum", 90th BG) caught fire in midair Apr 8, 1945
and exploded over Mindoro. 4 crew survived.
109984 (22nd BG, 19th BS, "Shoo Shoo Baby"). With 408th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF force landed near Clark
Field, Luzon, Philippines May 6, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft DBR.
109986 (380th BG, 528th BS) scrapped Sept 1945
42-109989/110038 Consolidated B-24J-125-CO Liberator
3785/3834
109992 (22nd BG, 408th BS, 5th AF) shot down by AAA over Balikpapan, Borneo Oct 14, 1944. MACR 13322 and
15616. All 10 crew killed.
109993 (408th BS, 22nd BG, 5th AF) nosewheel collapsed during takeoff at Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands,
Indonesia Sep 3, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft DBR and salvaged Sep 3, 1944.
109994 (431st BS, 11th BG, 7th AF) in taxiing accident at Harmon Field, Guam Jun 8, 1945. All crew
survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
109995 (380th BG, 530th BS, 5th AF) crashed on takeoff at Burtha Field, Philippines Jun 22, 1945. MACR 15376.
4 crew killed, 6 injured but survived.
110000 (22nd BG, 408th BS) lost Apr 16, 1944, New Guinea during infamous
Black Sunday mission to Hollandia. MACR 8378
110005 (22nd BG) hit by AA over Balikpapan and then shot down by enemy fighters Oct 10, 1944. All
crew killed. MACR 13821 (the plane listed in the MACR is 42-100005, but this is
probably an error)
110006 (43rd BG, 64th BS, 5th AF, based at Owi Airfield, Schouten Islands, Indonesia)
Crashed Aug 5, 1944 in Boela Bay Indonesia After Aircraft Exploded in Mid Air into (5) Pieces From Unknown Cause
While on a Mission to Boela Serlam Island Indonesia. (10) Crew Were Killed. (1) Crewman Bailed Out
and Was Captured and Became a POW. Executed on August 6, 1944 By Japanese Soldiers. MACR 14288
110007/110016 to USN as PB4Y-1 32271/32280.
110018 (389th BG, 566th BS, *Galloping Katie II*) lost Jun 17, 1945, Atlantic. MACR 14638
110020 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-7 flown by Oblt Hans-Heinrich Koenig of JG 11/3 Apr 8, 1944
2 km NE lof Suderburt, 11 km SW of Ueltzen, Germany. MACR 3854. 7 crew killed, 4 bailed out and became POW.
110021 (445th BG, 700th BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Apr 12, 1944 By BF 109G-6 and Crashed at
Wideumont 11 km North of Neufchateau, Belgium While on a Mission to Zwickau, Germany. BF 109G-6 Flown By
Unknown Pilot and Unit. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (6) Were Captured and Became POWs. (4) Crew Evaded Capture.
MACR 4057
110022 (455th BG, 700th BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 27, 1944 By Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed at
Lba, Germany While on a Mission to Kassel, Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 3 or JG 4.
(5) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 9399
110023 (44th BG, 506th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Uffz Heinz Steffan of Sturmstaffel 1 Apr 8, 1944,
and crashed NE of Wesendorf, Germany. MACR 3860. All 10 crew bailed out and became POW.
110024 (44th BG, 506th BS, 8th AF) crashed 2 km NE of La Torqusne, France after ran out of fuel Aug 12, 1944.
MACR 7896 3 crew killed in crash, 7 bailed out (5 became POW, 2 evaded capture)
110025 (734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England
Rammed May 8, 1944 By German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6/U4 and Crashed 1 km Northeast of Tuendern, 2 km South
of Hamelin, Germany While on a Mission to Brunswick, Germany. BF 109G-6/U4 Flown By Lt. Leopold Poldi
Munster of JG 3/5. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 4598
110026 (713th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
110027 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Jun 21, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crash South of Wildeshausen, Oldenburg,
Germany While on a Mission to Genshagen, Germany. All (9) Crew Survived and Were Captured and Became POWs.
Released in 1945. MACR 6158
110028 579th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Jul 7, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8/R8 Southwest of
Magdeburg, Germany While on a Mission on The Airfield at Bernburg, Germany. Fw 190A-8/R8 Flown By
Ofw. Hubert Engst of JG 300/6. (3) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and
Became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 7218
110029 (445th BG, 703rd BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Apr 1, 1944 by Fw 190A-6 and Crashed in Germany
While on a Mission on The Chemical and Lubricatiog Oil Plant at Ludwigshaven, Germany. Fw 190A-6 Flown By
Unknown Pilot and Unit. (2) Crew (MIA). (8) Crew Bailed Out & (3) Captured and Became POWs. (5) Evaded Capture.
MACR 3601
According to Pittsburgh Post Gazette April 6, 1944 p 2 the fate of both liberators was
seen by Liberator "Boys Howdy" [700 Bomb Sq] One liberator Blew up
[apparently 42-110046] The other liberator [42-110029] had 8
parachutes come out with 2 Dead crew men still on the plane this plane
did not crash but instead flew 150 miles toward England until the
Liberator Boys Howdy were obliged to shoot down the derelict in
English channel just off the coast. {Ironically just 10 miles from its home base]
110031 (67th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crash landed 12 mi from LaonAthies Airfield A-69 Picardy, France Feb 25, 1945
while on mission to Aschaffenburg, Germany. All 9 crew survived, aircraft DBR.
110033 (93rd BG, 330th BS, 8th AF) collided in midair with 41-28590 and crashed at Henham Park,
Suffolk Mar 29, 1944. MACR 15021. All 10 crew killed. After crashing at Henham Park, the 8,000lb bomb load
of one of the bombers exploded. The crash of both aircraft and the subsequent explosion caused
36 fatalities out of 89 casualties. Nineteen of the dead and 38 of the injured were members of
the 56th Fighter Group based nearby at Halesworth; only three of the 20 airmen survived
110034 (44th BG, 506th BS, 8th AF, *Southern Comfort*) shot down by AAA and crashed 1 KM N of Leonbroon, Germany
Jul 21, 1944. MACR 7805. 1 crewman killed, 9 bailed out and became POW.
110035 (44th BG, 68th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Me 410B-2/U2 believed flown by Lt Hannes Wenko of ZG 26/1 Stab
Jul 7, 1944 and crashed near Steinthalleben, Germany. MACR 7355. 8 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW.
110036 salvaged due to battle damage some time before Nov 14, 1944
110037(445th BG, 700th BS) crashed after landing at Great Ashfield, UK Jun 12, 1944 ?
110038 (854t BS, 491st BG, 8th AF) crash landed Jul 12, 1944 at RAF Metfield (USAAF station 366), Suffolk, UK
after ran out of fuel. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
42-110039/110088 Consolidated B-24J-130-CO Liberator
MSN 3835/3884
110039 crashed at Compton Martin, England Mar 15, 1944. MACR 6415.
110040 (448th BG, 712nd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Damaged by flak Apr 9, 1944 while on mission to assembly plan at Tutow, Germany and landed at
Bulltofta airfield, Malmo, Sweden. All 10 crew survived and were interned in Sweden. MACR 3660
110042 (44th BG, 67th BS, 8th AF, RAF Shipdam, Norfolk, UK) shot down May 12, 1944 by gunfire fromFw 190A-7
flown by By Lt. Walter Kohne of JG 1/3.and crashed 3 km W
of Hochelhein Wetzlar, Germany during a mission on The Synthetic Oil Plant at Zeitz Germany. . MACR 4850.
One crewman killed, 9 bailed out and became POW. Released in 1945
110043 (707th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF) in landing accident Sep 2, 1944 at RAF Bungay (USAAF station 125), Suffolk, UK.
All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
110044 (448th BG, 714th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Shot down by AAA Jul 12, 1944 and crashed at Feldmoching, 10 km N of Munich, Germany while
on mission to Munich, Germany. Once crewman killed, 8 bailed out (6 became POW, 2 evaded capture). MACR 7562.
110045 (44th BG, 506th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crashed at Osterfeine near Dummer Lake, Germany
May 28, 1944. MACR 5353. All 9 crew bailed out and became POW.
110046 (445th BG, 703rd BS, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Apr 1, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and
Crashed in Germany While on a Mission on The Chemical and Lubricatiog Oil Plant at Ludwigshaven, Germany.
(5) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 3602. (NOTE) MACR Not Found.
According to Pittsburgh Post Gazette April 6, 1944 p 2 the fate of both liberators was
seen by Liberator "Boys Howdy" [700 Bomb Sq] One liberator Blew up
[apparently 42-110046] The other liberator [42-110029] had 8
parachutes come out with 2 Dead crew men still on the plane this plane
did not crash but instead flew 150 miles toward England until the
Liberator Boys Howdy were obliged to shoot down the derelict in
English channel just off the coast. {Ironically just 10 miles from its home base]
110047 assigned Apr 2, 1944 to 735th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144,
Norfolk, England. Transfered to 467th BG 8th Air Force After April 11, 1945. Named "Humpshot".
Returned to USA in 1945. To RFC at Altus Oct 24, 1945. Scrapped.
110048 (702nd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Apr 13, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and
Crashed 2.5 km Southeast of Arglsried 8 km Southeast of Furstenfeldbruck, Germany While on a Mission to
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany. All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 3832
110049 (44th BG, 88th BS, 8th AF, *Mary Harriet*) flew to Switzerland Jul 21, 1944 due to flak damage near
Munich, Germany and crashed at Silberplatte Nessalu, Switzerland. All 9 crew bailed out, one was killed
when his parachute only partially opened, 8 wer interned in Switzerland. 7 escape and helped by the underground
and returned.
110051 (90th BG, 320th BS) crashed on takeoff from Nadzab, New Guinea May 15, 1944. All 10 crew killed
110058 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Flew (57) Missions. Transfered to 453rd Bombardment Group. Aircraft Returned to U.S.A.
and Scrapped at Altus Army Airfield Altus Oklahoma on September 21, 1945.
110059 (755th BS, 458th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Landing Accident Apr 19, 1944 at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield. All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly
Damaged. Unknown if Repaired.
110060 (702nd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Apr 24, 1944 By Fw 190A-6 2 km South of Couthuin
20 km East Northeast of Namur, Belgium While on a Mission on The Airfield at Gablingen, Germany.
Fw 190A-6 Flown By Uffz. Wolling of JG 2/8. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and (2) Were Captured and Became POWs.
(8) Evaded Capture. MACR 4293
110061 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Apr 8, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 10 km South of
Diepholz and Crashed Near Otternhagen, Germany While on a Mission to Brunswick, Germany. BF 109G-6 Flown
By Oblt. Meier of JG 5/3. All (10) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. Released in 1945.
MACR 3937
110062 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Apr 29, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-8 and Collided
With B-24J (42-100371) and Crashed 3 km South of Marklendorf, Germany While on a Mission to Berlin, Germany.
Believed Fw 190A-8 Flown By Uffz. Hermann Schumacher of JG 11/2. (5) Crew Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out &
Captured & became POWs. Released in 1945. MACR 4445
110065 (703rd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Landed Mar 29, 1944 at Bulltofta Airfield Malmo, Sweden
Due to Flak Damage While on a Mission on The Synthetic Oil Refinery at Politz, Germany. All (10) Crew
Survived and Were Interned By Sweden. MACR 5230
110066 (715th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
In landing accident at RAF Seething May 5, 1945. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown
if repaired.
110068 (409th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF) in landing accident at RAF Hardwick, Norfolk,England Feb 22, 1945.
All crew survived, aircraft DBR and salvaged.
110069 (714th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
In landing accident at RAF Seething Apr 9, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown
if repaired
110070 (458th BG) salvaged Jan 10, 1945.
110071 (705th BS, 446th BG, 8th AF, *T.S.*) hit by AAA on mission to Koblenz, Germany and crashlanded
on return at RAF Bredfield, Suffolk, UK Sep 21, 1944. All 10 onboard killed, aircraft was destroyed.
110072 (330th BS, 93rd Bg, 8th AF) crashlanded at RAF Hardwick, Norfolk, England Aug 11, 1944,
right main landing gear damaged. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged, unknown if repaired.
110073 (703rd BS, 445th BG, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Shot Down Sep 27, 1944 By Fw 190A-8/R2 and Crashed
1.8 km Southwest of Lauchroden, Germany While on a Mission to Kassel, Germany. Fw 190A-8/R2 Flown By
Unknown Pilot of JG 3 or JG 4. All (9) Crew Were Killed. MACR 9400
110074 567th Bombardment Squadron 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England
Crashed May 28, 1944 1 km Northwest of L'Eteile 4 km Northwest of Gravelines France While Returning
From a Mission on The Oil Refinery at Merseburg Germany. (6) Crew Were Killed. (7) Crew Bailed Out
Over Water and (1) Crewman Was Captured and Became a POW. (2) Crew Were Rescued By a British Walrus
Seaplane From Air Sea Rescue. MACR 5387
110076 (734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Apr 8, 1944 By Gunfire From German Focke-Wulf Fw 190A-7 and Crashed at Tylsen, 9 km Southwest
of Salzwedel, Germany While on a Mission to Brunswick, Germany. Fw 190A-7 Flown By Unknown Pilot of JG 1.
(8) Crew Were Killed. (2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 3924
110078 assigned Feb 1944 to 734th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF. Transferred May 1, 1944 to 735th BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF,
Transferred Apr 1, 1945 to 732nd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144,
Norfolk, England. Last Flight on April 8, 1945. Returned to USA in 1945. Salvaged at Albuquerque New Mexico
on September 24, 1945.
110079 (712th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
In landing accident at RAF Seething Apr 9, 1944. All crew survived, aircraft was destroyed.
110080 (370th BS, 307th BG, 13th AF, based at Munda Airfield, New Georgia Island, in The Solomon Islands)
Rammed May 10, 1944 By Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 (Zero) in Tail Section and Later Crashed Off Truk Atoll
in The Pacific Ocean and Exploded on Impact While on a Mission to Truk in The Caroline Islands.
(1) Crewman Killed in Aircraft. (9) Crew Bailed Out and (6) Were Killed in The Water. (3) Crew Were
Rescued By U.S. Navy PBY Catalina. MACR 4621
110081 (93rd BG, 328th BS) shot down by AAA over Maldegem, 15 km E of Bruges, Belgium
June 19, 1944 on mission to sites in Pas de Calais, France. MACR 6153.
Aircraft came down in the St. Joseph quarter of Brugge. A plaque was
dedicated in 2005 in the street where the plane crashed, honoring the
killed crew members.
110082 (506th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crash landed Jun 27, 1944 at RAF Manston, Kent, England after returning from mission to
Creil, France. All crew survived, but aircraft DBR.
110083 (44th BG, 67th BS, 8th AF, RAF Shipdam, Norfolk, UK) shot down Apr 8, 1944 by gunfire from Fw 190A-7
believed flown by Fw. Otto Monska of JG 27/6.Apr 8, 1944 near Fassberg Uelzen, Germany while on a mission
on The airfield at Langenhagen Germany. MACR 3855. 9 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW. Released in 1945
110085 (453rd BG, 733rd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Ditched Sep 8, 1944 70 Miles Northeast of Scarborough, Yorkshire, England in The North Sea While
Returning From a Mission on The Marshalling Yards at Karlsruhe, Germany Due to Battle Damage Over Target.
(5) Crew Were Killed. (4) Crew Survived and Got in a Dinghy and Were Rescued (7) Hours Later. MACR 15217
110086 (329th BS, 93rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Hardwick, Station USAAF-104, Norfolk, England)
Crash landed Jun 16, 1944 at RAF Hardwick. All crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed.
110087 (713th BS, 448th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Crashed from unknown cause Apr 1, 1944 in France while om mission to chemical industry at
Ludwigshafen, Germany. One crewman killed, 9 evaded capture. MACR 3566 (this MACR seems to have no date
on this aircraft for loss)
42-110089/110138 Consolidated B-24J-135-CO Liberator
MSN 3885/3934
110089 (734th BS 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Ditched Aug 11, 1944 10 Miles Southeast of North Foreland, Kent, England in The North Sea After
Damaged By Flak While Returning From a Mission on The Fuel Storage Facilities on The Bank of The
Rhine at Strasbourg, Germany. (7) Crew Were Killed. (3) Crew Survived and Were Rescued. MACR 16006
110091 (492 BG, 856 Sq, *Bold Venture*) collided with 42-51144
Jul 7, 1944. Both planes crashed near Grossorner, near Halle. Only
one survivor from both planes. MACR 7239. 42-51144 had been
hit in the cockpit by flak and pilotless it went out of
control into 42-110091
110093 (446th BG, , 706th BS, *Black Magic*) crashed at Longuyon, France Dec 11, 1944 on mission to Karlsruhe.
11 KIA. MACR 11330.
110095 (68th BS, 44th BG, 8th AF) crashed 7 mi NE of Norwich in North Sea after ran out of fuel due to heavy
fog over the airfield Jan 16, 1945. All 9 crew bailed out over England
110096 577th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Transferred Aug 9, 1944 to The 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force
(RAF Hethel Airfield) Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England. Aircraft Fate Unknown.
110097 576th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Transfered Aug 7, 1944 to The 389th Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Hethel Airfield)
Station USAAF-114 Norfolk England. Aircraft Fate Unknown.
110098 (448th BG, 715th BS, 8th AF, *The Flying SAC*, based at RAF Seething, station USAAF-146, Norfolk, England)
Suffered engine trouble Apr 24, 1944 after being hit by flak while on mission to airfield at Gablingen,,
Germany and landed at Dubendorf airfield near Zurich. Switzerland. All 10 crew survived and were
interned in Switzerland. MACR 4298. Crew returned in 1945, aircraft returned Oct 15, 1945.
110099 crashed near Sagre Grande, Trinidad Mar 18, 1944.
110100 (732nd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Crashed Mar 3, 1945 From Unknown Cause at Jouy-le-Potier, 15 km South of Orleans, France. A
ll (10) Crew Bailed Out Near Orleans-Bricy Airfield A-50 Orleans France and Survived.
Aircraft Was Destroyed. Salvaged on April 1, 1945 By 5th SAD.
110101 (424th BS, 307th BG, 13th AF) rammed by Japanese fighter during attack on oil refinieries at Balkipapan,
Borneo and crashed Oct 3, 1944 into tidal basin, 600 m from shore, killing all 11 onboard.
110104 (93rd BG, 330th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and crasned near Vannes, France Jun 13, 1944. MACR 5913.
8 crew killed, 2 bailed out and evaded capture.
110105 578th Bombardment Squadron 392nd Bombardment Group 8th Air Force (RAF Wendling Airfield) Station USAAF-118,
Norfolk, England. Shot Down Apr 29, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 Near Enschede,
Holland While on a Mission to Berlin, Germany. Bf 109G-6 Flown By Unknown Pilot and Unit. All (10) Crew
Were Killed. MACR 4446
110106 (372nd BS, 307th BG, 13th AF, based at Mokerang Airfield, Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands)
Crashed May 27, 1944 on Take off North of Mokerang Airfield, Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands
in The South Pacific Ocean While on a Mission to Biak Island, Indonesia. Aircraft Exploded on Impact.
All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 5196
110107 (491st BG, 854th BS, *Wham! Bam! Thank You, Ma'am*) shot down Aug 24, 1944
over Huttrup, Germany. MACR 8296. 6 beaten to death by civilian crowd 2 days later
in Russelsheim. Three POW.
110109 72nd Bombardment Squadron 5th Bombardment Group 13th Air Force
Momote Airfield, Los Negros Island. Admiralty Islands
Shot Down May 5, 1944 By Gunfire From Japanese Mitsubishi A6M3 (Zero) and Crashed in The South
Pacific Ocean. Number 2 Engine Caught Fire The The Wing Caught Fire. (9) Crew Were Killed.
(2) Crew Bailed Out and Were Rescued By Rescue Airplane. MACR 5083
110115 (531st BS, 380th BG, 5th AF) crashed on takeoff at Murth Field, San Jose, Mindoro, Philippines Jun 18, 1945.
MACR 14974. All 11 crew killed.
110116 (531st BG) lost Jun 18, 1945. MACR 14974.
110119 (22nd BG, 33rd BS, "Queen Ann") tallied over 100 missions.
110120 (530th BS) lost Oct 29, 1944, Timor Sea. Believe ditched due to engine trouble. All
aboard lost.
110123 (528th BS, 380th BG, 5th AF) crashed after takeoff 1/2 mile offshore of Mindoro Island, Philippines in
Mangarin Bay May 17, 1945. MACR 16333. All 10 crew killed.
110124/110133 to USN as PB4Y-1 32281/32290.
110136 31st Bombardment Squadron 5th Bombardment Group 13th Air Force
Momote Airfield, Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands
Shot Down May 21, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire and Crashed 10 Miles South of Edet Island in The
Pacific Ocean While on a Mission to Edet Island at Truk Atoll in The Caroline Islands in The Pacific Ocean.
All (11) Crew Were Killed. MACR 5524
110137 23rd Bombardment Squadron 5th Bombardment Group 13th Air Force
Wama Airfield, Morotai Island in The Maluku Islands Indonesia
Shot Down Nov 1, 1944 By Gunfire From Gunfire From Japanese Mitsubishi A6M3 (Zero) Near Negros Island
in The Philippine Islands While on a Mission on Alicante Airfield on Negros Island in The
Philippine Islands in The Pacific in support of Leyte invasion. Aircraft Exploded and Crashed in
The Ocean. (5) Crew Were Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out and Were Rescued. MACR 10016
110138 (453rd BG, 733rd BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Shot down Aug 16, 1944 By Gunfire From German Messerschmitt BF 109G-6 Northwest of Halberstadt and
Crashed at Goslar, Germany While on a Mission on The Aircraft Assembly Plant at Dessau, Germany.
BF 109G-6 Flown By Fw. Friedrich Scheer of JG 53/10. (4) Crew Killed. (5) Crew Bailed Out &
Captured & Became POWs. MACR 8424
42-110139/110188 Consolidated B-24J-140-CO Liberator
MSN 3935/3984
110139 23rd Bombardment Squadron 5th Bombardment Group 13th Air Force
Momote Airfield, Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands
Shot Down Jun 23, 1944 By Gunfire From Japanese Mitsubishi A6M2 (Zero) Over Yap Island While
on a Mission on Colonia Airfield at Yap Island in The Carolina Islands. A6M2 Flown By Unknown
Pilot of 201st Kokutai. All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 6382.
110140 72nd Bombardment Squadron 5th Bombardment Group 13th Air Force
Momote Airfield, Los Negros Island, Admiralty Islands
Lost Jun 7, 1944 From Unknown Cause in The Southwest Pacific Ocean While on a Mission on The
Supply Area on Eten Island Micronesia. All (10) Crew Were Killed. MACR 5885
110141 originally to 492nd BG, 859th BS, May 1944 transferred
to 458th BG, 752rd BS. Modified as an Azon plane
(radio-controlled bomb), retained the name "Breezy Lady"
painted on port side and "Superman" was later added to the
starboard side. Later the "Breezy Lady" side was
renamed "Marie". Crashlanded in England Jul 24, 1944.
Involved in accident Nov 4, 1944. Returned to USA 1945.
110142 was with the 307th BG, 370th BS and later used by Consairway.
110143 (492nd BG, 856th BS, 8th AF, "Little Lulu") shot down by Me 410A-1/4S flown by Lt Rudolf Dassow
of JG 26/II Stab NW of Rugen Island in Baltic Sea Jun 20, 1944. MACR 7083. All 10 crew killed.
110146 (785th BS, 466th Bg, 8th AF, based at RAF Attlebridge, Station USAAF-120, Norfolk, England)
Landing accident Jun 12, 1944 at RAF Rackheath, Station USAAF-145, Norfolk, England. All crew
survived, aircraft was destroyed.
110148 originally for 492nd BG, 856th BS. Apr 22, 1944 in
accident with ith hitting parked 44-40113 at North
Pickenham. Aug 1944 transferred to another group
unconfirmed. 389th BG, 565th claims to have this plane,
named "Lucky Strike". Other sources have this plane
as going to 446th BG. Salvaged war-weary May 29, 1945.
110149 (733rd BS, 453rd BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Old Buckenham Airfield, Station USAAF-144, Norfolk, England)
Landing accident Dec 17, 1944 at RAF Old Buckenham. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged,
unknown if repaired.
110151 (492nd BG, 857th BS, 8th AF, "Alvin") shot down by Fw 190A-6 flown by unknownpilot and unit
and crashed 1 km W of Vardeilsen 6y km NW of Einbeck, Germany May 19, 1944.
MACR 5241. 5 KIA, 4 bailed out and became POW
110152 (492nd BG, 856th BS, 8th AF, "The Lady Will") shot down by Bf 110G-2 flown by Uffz Wesske of ZG 26/3 E of Rugen
Island Jun 20, 1944 and crashed at Sat Stralsund, Germany. MACR 7084. 3 KIA, 7 bailed out and became POW.
110153 (492nd BG, 858th BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by Uffz Benno Oberhauser and crashed 1 km S of
Erichshagen, No of Nienburg, Germany May 19, 1944. MACR 5240. 10 KIA. 58 years later the plane and crew were
found and the crew were reburied at Arlington.
110155 (855th BS, 491st BG, 8th AF) ditched 20 Mi E of Frisian Islands in North Sea Mar 30, 1945 due to
engine failure while returning from mission to Wilhelmshaven, Germany. 7 crew killed by the icy
water, 2 survived and were rescued. MACR 16234
110156 (852nd BS, 491st BG, 8th AF, based at RAF North Pickenham Airfield, Station USAAF-143, Norfolk, England)
Taxiing Accident Mar 5, 1945 at RAF North Pickenham Airfield, Station USAAF-143, Norfolk, England.
All (10) Crew Survived. Aircraft Was Destroyed.
110157 (786th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF, based at RAF Attlebridge, Station USAAF-120, Norfolk, England)
Landing accident at RAF Attlebridge. All crew survived, aircraft badly damaged. Repaired and flown
to USA Jun 9, 1945. Fate unknown.
110158 (491st BG, 852nd BS, 8th AF) crashed at Grosselfinger, Germany due to engine fire Jul 21, 1944. MACR 7259.
All 9 crew bailed out and became POW.
110160 (785th BS, 466th BG, 8th AF) ditched in English Channel 15 mi E of Comer, UK shortly
after takeoff after Number 4 engine caught fire and and number 2 engine failed.
6 crew killed, 3 survived and were rescued by a PBY
110163 "Time's A Wastin'" originaly with 492nd BG, 856th BS,
May 1944 transferred to 458th BG, 753rd BS. Modified as
an Azon plane (radio controlled bomb)
110165 to RFC at Altus, OK Oct 24, 1945
110166 (700th BS 445th BG, 8th AF based at RAF Tibenham) Landing Accident Jan 19, 1945 at (RAF Chelveston Airfield)
Station USAAF-105 Northamptonshire, England. All Crew Survived. Aircraft Badly Damaged. Unknown if Used Again.
Repaired and Returned to USA on June 16, 1945. Salvaged on October 1, 1945.
110167 (491st BG, 852nd BS, 8th AF) shot down by Fw 190A-8 flown by unknown pilot of JG 301 Nov 26, 1944.
MACR 10768. 8 crew killed, 2 bailed out and became POW. One POW died of wounds in captivity.
110169 (491st BG, 853rd BS, 8th AF, *Lucky Penny*) lost #1 engine on takeoff from
RAF Metfield, Suffolk, UK June 8, 1944 and crashed on the Metfield airfield
while attempting to land after returning. All 9 aboard killed. MACR 15233. Bombs exploded, also destroying
44-40237 and 44-40240.
110170 (491 BG, 855 BS) crashed UK Jul 23, 1944 after being
damaged in a mission over France. 1 crew killed.
110171 (467th BG, *Prowler*) after 100 missions broken up as salvage at 3rd SAD, Neaton, as deemed too
worn for further use or return to USA.
110172 (458th BG, 754th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123, Norfolk, England)
Collided in midair with B-17G 42-97325 from the 508th BS, 351st BS when the 351st BG passed
through the 458th BG formation at right angles May 23, 1944 during assemblh over England for a mission
to airfield at Bourges, France. Aircraft broke in hald and crashed near Eye, Suffolk, England. All 10 crew
onboard killed.
110173 (792st BS, 467th BG, 8th AF) crash landed Jun 2, 1944 at RAF Rackheath (USAAF station 145), Norfolk, UK while
returning from mission to Stella-Plage, France. Overshot runway while landing and right landing gear failed.
All 10 crew survived, but aircraft was destroyed and salvage Jun 2, 1944.
110174/110183 to USN as PB4Y-1 32291/32300.
110184 "Gwen" originally with 492nd BG, 857th BS, May 1944
transferred to 458th BG, 755th BS, 8th AF, based at RAF Horsham St. Faith Airfield, Station USAAF-123,
Norfolk, England. Shot down Aug 25, 1944 By Anti-Aircraft Fire Over Amrum Island and Crashed at
Fahrteft Near Leck, Germany While on a Mission on The Dornier Aircraft Factory at Lubeck, Germany.
(3) Crew Were Killed. (6) Crew Bailed Out and Were Captured and Became POWs. MACR 8295
110185 (491st BG, 855th BS) damaged Hering, KS in training landing when crew did not retract
ball turret. Salvaged, repaired, rejoined 491 BG in Metfield, England, named "Holiday Inn".
Later transferred to 44 BG, where it flew 23 missions.
110186 (853rd BS, 491st BG, 8th AF) hit by AAA Sep 27, 1944 and crashed at Lichtenau, Germany. MACR 9428.
All 9 crew bailed out and became POW.
110187 (467th BG, 789th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA over Aschersieben, Germany Jun 29, 1944
and crashed at Brumby 3 km W of Calbe, Germany. MACR 7087. 8 crew killed, one bailed out and became POW.
110188 (466th BG, 786th BS, 8th AF) shot down by AAA and craahed 3 km W of Bruckenhausen near
islaken, Germany Feb 6, 1945. MACR 12220. 4 crew killed, 5 bailed out and became POW.