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B-24J Liberator 44-40087 SWEET CHARIOT
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| Manufacturing Data |
| Serial Number |
44-40087 |
| Model |
B-24J |
| Manufacturer |
Consolidated - San Diego, California |
| Production Block |
B-24J-145-CO |
| Color |
Silver aka NMF (Natural Metal Finish) |
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| Group Data |
| Date Assigned to 492nd |
Original aircraft for the 856th BS |
| Obtained From |
Consolidated |
| Flyover Pilot |
2nd Lt Hugh Shalvoy Crew 618 |
| Total Missions w/492nd |
1 |
| Total WWII Missions |
1 |
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| Notes |
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856th Squadron Code: 5Z
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Tail Code: S
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11 May 44: Lost w/Shalvoy Crew 618
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On return from its first and only mission the ship ran out of fuel, crashlanding at a B-17 base near Bury St. Edmunds, England.
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1 KIA, and 3 seriously wounded and returned to the USA.
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Aircraft believed to have been taken by the 389th BG for salvage (see Footnotes).
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Aircraft replaced with 42-95160. Due to the fact that the plane replacing SWEET CHARIOT was assigned the letter S, our theory is SWEET CHARIOT's tail would have had an S as well. But none of the 492nd planes had their tails painted on the Group's first mission.
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Mission Record
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Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 857th BS
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Mission |
Mission # |
Pilot |
Crew |
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| 11 May 44 |
Mulhouse, France |
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Shalvoy |
618 |
Target: Marshalling yard
Lost: Crashlanded in the UK, 1 KIA, 4 WIA, 5 RTD |
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