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B-24J Liberator   44-40131
44-40131
Manufacturing Data
Serial Number 44-40131
Model B-24J
Manufacturer Consolidated - San Diego, California
Production Block B-24J-145-CO
Color Silver aka NMF (Natural Metal Finish)
Group Data
Date Assigned to 492nd Original aircraft for the 859th BS
Obtained From Consolidated
Flyover Pilot 2nd Lt Clayton Newman Crew 913
Total Missions w/492nd 38
Total WWII Missions 42
Notes
• 859th Squadron Code: X4
• Tail Code: I+
• To our knowledge this aircraft was never given a nickname or had any nose art painted on it.
• This aircraft was used on more missions than any other flown by the 492nd.
• Transferred to the 467th BG (see Footnotes)
• 789th Squadron Code: 6A
• Tail Code: N (overlined)
• 791th Squadron Code: 4Z
• Tail Code: M+
• Returned to USA in 1945
More Info
plus another
Newman Crew 913
Wolf Crew 911
Menweg Crew 908
Earleywine
Crew 901
Harding Crew 902
Haar Crew 912
Testa Crew R-13
Nelson Crew 714
Steneman Crew 809
Roseborough
Crew R-18
McGowan Crew R-08
Brothers Crew R-23
Pease Crew R-38
Leister Crew R-36
Wesson Crew R-33
Sims Crew 906
G Miller Crew R-37
Links to missions
flown by this plane
are below in the
Mission Record
467th BG site
Mission Record
Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 859th BS
Date Mission Mission # Pilot Crew Notes
12 May 44 Zeitz, Germany
Link to Mission 02 page 02
Wolf 911 Target: Oil refinery
19 May 44 Brunswick, Germany
Link to Mission 05 page 05
Newman 913 Target: Marshalling yard
21 May 44 Siracourt, France
Link to Mission 06 page 06
Menweg 908 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
25 May 44 Belfort, France
Link to Mission 09 page 09
Newman 913 Target: Marshalling yard
30 May 44 Rotenburg, Germany
Link to Mission 13 page 13
Earleywine 901 Target: Air depot
31 May 44 Brussels, Belgium
Link to Mission 14 page 14
Newman 913 Target: Marshalling yard
2 Jun 44 Burck-sur-Mer, France
Link to Mission 15 page 15
Newman 913 Target: Tactical
4 Jun 44 Avord, France
Link to Mission 16 page 16
Earleywine 901 Target: Airfield
6 Jun 44 Invasion coast, France
Link to Mission 17 page 17
Newman 913 Target: Tactical
6 Jun 44 Vire, France
Link to Mission 19 page 19
Harding 902 Target: Tactical
8 Jun 44 Angers, France
Link to Mission 20 page 20
Newman 913 Target: Tactical
11 Jun 44 La Possonniere, France
Link to Mission 23 page 23
Newman 913 Target: Marshalling yard
12 Jun 44 Dreux, France
Link to Mission 25 page 25
Newman 913 Target: Airfield
14 Jun 44 Emmerich, Germany
Link to Mission 26 page 26
Haar 912 Target: Oil refinery
18 Jun 44 Bremerhaven, Germany
Link to Mission 31 page 31
Newman 913 Target: Airfield
Aborted early, uncredited
19 Jun 44 Courbronne, France
Link to Mission 33 page 33
Newman 913 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
22 Jun 44 Crepy, France
Link to Mission 37 page 37
Testa R-13 Target: Crossbow
Lent to the 857th BS
22 Jun 44 St Cyr, France
Link to Mission 38 page 38
Nelson 714 Target: Airfield
Lent to the 857th BS
23 Jun 44 Juvincourt, France
Link to Mission 39 page 39
Newman 913 Target: Airfield
27 Jun 44 Creil, France
Link to Mission 41 page 41
Menweg 908 Target: Marshalling yard
28 Jun 44 Saarbrucken, Germany
Link to Mission 42 page 42
Steneman 809 Target: Marshalling yard
Aborted, uncredited
29 Jun 44 Magdeburg, Germany
Link to Mission 43 page 43
Roseborough R-18 Target: Aircraft industry
4 Jul 44 Beaumont, France
Link to Mission 44 page 44
Newman 913 Target: Airfield
Aborted, uncredited
8 Jul 44 Alost, Belgium
Link to Mission 47 page 47
McGowan R-08 Target: Railroad bridge
12 Jul 44 Munich, Germany
Link to Mission 49 page 49
Brothers R-23 Target: Railroad station
18 Jul 44 Troarns, France
Link to Mission 52 page 52
Pease R-38 Target: Tactical
19 Jul 44 Koblenz, Germany
Link to Mission 53 page 53
Leister R-36 Target: Marshalling yard
20 Jul 44 Erfurt, Germany
Link to Mission 54 page 54
Wesson R-33 Target: Airfield
24 Jul 44 St Lo area, France
Link to Mission 56 page 56
Sims 906 Target: Tactical
25 Jul 44 St Lo area, France
Link to Mission 57 page 57
Sims 906 Target: Tactical
29 Jul 44 Oslebshausen, Germany
Link to Mission 58 page 58
Leister R-36 Target: Oil refinery
1 Aug 44 Anizy, France
Link to Mission 60 page 60
G Miller R-37 Target: Railroad bridge
Damaged by Flak
3 Aug 44 Mery-sur-Oise, France
Link to Mission 61 page 61
Sims 906 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
4 Aug 44 Kiel, Germany
Link to Mission 62 page 62
Sims 906 Target: Submarine base
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