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B-24J Liberator   42-50456   DOROTHY KAY SPECIAL
42-50456
Manufacturing Data
Serial Number 42-50456
Model B-24J
Manufacturer Consolidated - Fort Worth, Texas.
Assembled from Ford-built B-24H knockdown kit.
Production Block B-24J-401-CF
Color Silver aka NMF (Natural Metal Finish)
Group Data
Date Assigned to 492nd Replacement aircraft for the 856th
Flew its first mission 6 Jul 44
Obtained From 93rd BG?
Flyover Pilot unknown
Total Missions w/492nd 13
Total WWII Missions unknown
Notes
• Arrived in July as a replacement aircraft for 44-40227 FOUR BEERS DOC. Unproven possibilty it was obtained from the 93rd BG were it was known as MISS DEDE (see Footnotes).
• 856th Squadron Code: 5Z
• Tail Code: Q
• Transferred to 458th BG in August
More Info
Graham Crew 614
Powers Crew 614
Hamilton Crew 604
Taylor Crew R-04
Mock Crew 804
Velarde Crew 615
McLaughlin Crew 811
Beatty Crew R-42
44-40227
FOUR BEERS DOC
Links to missions
flown by this plane
are below in the
Mission Record
93rd BG site
Mission Record
Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 856th BS
Date Mission Mission # Pilot Crew Notes
6 Jul 44 Kiel, Germany
Link to Mission 45 page 45
Graham 614 Target: Shipyard
Led B Section
7 Jul 44 Bernburg, Germany
Link to Mission 46 page 46
Hamilton 604 Target: Aircraft factory
8 Jul 44 Alost, Belgium
Link to Mission 47 page 47
Taylor R-04 Target: Railroad bridge
Couldn't drop bombs
11 Jul 44 Munich, Germany
Link to Mission 48 page 48
Mock 804 Target: Railroad station
Led B Section w/Grettum
18 Jul 44 Troarns, France
Link to Mission 52 page 52
Velarde 615 Target: Tactical
Led C Section
20 Jul 44 Erfurt, Germany
Link to Mission 54 page 54
Powers 614 Target: Airfield
Led B Section w/Graham
21 Jul 44 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Link to Mission 55 page 55
McLaughlin 811 Target: Aircraft manufacturing
Aborted, uncredited
1 Aug 44 Anizy, France
Link to Mission 60 page 60
Powers 614 Target: Railroad bridge
Led B Section w/Graham
3 Aug 44 Mery-sur-Oise, France
Link to Mission 61 page 61
Powers 614 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
Led C Section
Damaged by flak
4 Aug 44 Kiel, Germany
Link to Mission 62 page 62
Beatty R-42 Target: Submarine base
Lent to the 859th BS
5 Aug 44 Brunswick, Germany
Link to Mission 64 page 64
Powers 614 Target: Aircraft manufacturing
Led B Section
7 Aug 44 Ostend, Belgium
Link to Mission 66 page 66
Powers 614 Target: Oil dump
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