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| Manufacturing Data |
| Serial Number |
42-51115 |
| Model |
B-24H |
| Manufacturer |
Douglas - Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Production Block |
B-24H-25-DT |
| Color |
Silver aka NMF (Natural Metal Finish) |
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| Group Data |
| Date Assigned to 492nd |
Replacement aircraft for the 857th
Flew its first mission 6 Jun 44 |
| Obtained From |
Replacement Depot |
| Flyover Pilot |
Stratton Crew w/446th BG |
| Total Missions w/492nd |
16 |
| Total WWII Missions |
unknown |
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| Notes |
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This aircraft is often confused with 42-95115, which never flew with the 492nd. Research has proven that this number, 42-51115, was the one that did (see Footnotes).
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This plane was brought into the 492nd from the replacement depot as part of the J for H trade with the 458th BG for PROJECT AZON. We do not know which plane it replaced but it was assigned to the 857th.
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857th Squadron Code: 9H
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Tail Code: -U (overlined)
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To our knowledge this aircraft was never given a nickname or had any nose art painted on it.
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Transferred to 446th BG, 706 BS
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On 30 Nov 44 it was hit by falling debris from another ship near Neunkirchen, Saarland, Germany. It limped to Chicourt, Lorraine, France, before going down.
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2 KIA, 8 RTD, MACR 11347
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Mission Record
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Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 857th BS
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| Date |
Mission |
Mission # |
Pilot |
Crew |
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| 2 Jun 44 |
Burck-sur-Mer, France |
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Simon |
R-03 |
Target: Tactical |
| 6 Jun 44 |
invasion coast, France |
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Haar |
912 |
Target: Tactical
Lent to the 859th BS |
| 8 Jun 44 |
Angers, France |
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Kuecker |
R-07 |
Target: Tactical |
| 6 Jul 44 |
Kiel, Germany |
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Sheffield |
R-22 |
Target: Shipyard
Aborted, uncredited |
| 8 Jul 44 |
Alost, Belgium |
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Roseborough |
R-18 |
Target: Railroad bridge
Lent to the 859th BS |
| 11 Jul 44 |
Munich, Germany |
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Sheffield |
R-22 |
Target: Railroad station |
| 12 Jul 44 |
Munich, Germany |
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Sheffield |
R-22 |
Target: Railroad station
Aborted, uncredited |
| 16 Jul 44 |
Saarbrucken, Germany |
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Sheffield |
R-22 |
Target: Marshalling yard |
| 18 Jul 44 |
Troarns, France |
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Sheffield |
R-22 |
Target: Tactical |
| 19 Jul 44 |
Koblenz, Germany |
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Sheffield |
R-22 |
Target: Marshalling yard |
| 20 Jul 44 |
Erfurt, Germany |
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Sheffield |
R-22 |
Target: Airfield |
| 21 Jul 44 |
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Aircraft manufacturing |
| 29 Jul 44 |
Oslebshausen, Germany |
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Perry |
R-21 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 3 Aug 44 |
Mery-sur-Oise, France |
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Sheffield |
R-22 |
Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets) |
| 4 Aug 44 |
Kiel, Germany |
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Scott |
712 |
Target: Submarine base |
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