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B-24H Liberator 42-50370 OONIE DOONIE
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| Manufacturing Data |
| Serial Number |
42-50370 |
| Model |
B-24H |
| Manufacturer |
Consolidated - Fort Worth, Texas |
| Production Block |
B-24H-25-CF |
| Color |
Olive Drab aka OD |
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| Group Data |
| Date Assigned to 492nd |
Replacement aircraft for the 859th BS
Flew its first mission 29 May 44 |
| Obtained From |
Replacement Depot |
| Flyover Pilot |
unknown |
| Total Missions w/492nd |
21 |
| Total WWII Missions |
21 |
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| Notes |
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Obtained from the replacement depot. Due to the time frame, our theory is this plane was brought in as a replacement for 44-40065 SILVER LADY lost on 19 May 44.
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859th Squadron Code: X4
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Tail Code: O+
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Used mostly by the Prytulak Crew 907 who had given up their original plane 42-110141 BREEZY LADY to the 458th for PROJECT AZON.
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The name OONIE DOONIE is unconfirmed. A photo of the Prytulak Crew's door plaque, which tallies their mission record, says OONIE DOONIE. The link to it can be found on the Prytulak Crew 907 page.
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Although this plane was lent out a few times to other squadrons, it was always an 859th BS aircraft.
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Lost: 7 Jul 44, w/Bocksberger Crew R-15, 2 KIA, 8 POW, MACR 7235.
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Aircraft was replaced with 42-50719 SANS SOUCI obtained from the replacement depot.
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Mission Record
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Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 859th BS
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| Date |
Mission |
Mission # |
Pilot |
Crew |
Notes |
| 29 May 44 |
Politz, Germany |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Oil refinery
Landed at Oulton |
| 4 Jun 44 |
Avord, France |
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Keeler |
918 |
Target: airfield
Aborted |
| 6 Jun 44 |
Invasion coast, France |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Tactical |
| 6 Jun 44 |
Vire, France |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Tactical |
| 8 Jun 44 |
Angers, France |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Tactical |
| 11 Jun 44 |
La Possonniere, France |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Marshalling yard |
| 12 Jun 44 |
Dreux, France |
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Kaufman |
R-05 |
Target: Airfield
Lent to the 856th BS |
| 14 Jun 44 |
Emmerich, Germany |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 15 Jun 44 |
Tours, France |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Railroad bridge
Bombed target in Le Mans |
| 17 Jun 44 |
Tours, France |
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Bowland |
R-11 |
Target: airfield
Lent to the 856th BS |
| 18 Jun 44 |
Bremerhaven, Germany |
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Jacks |
918 |
Target: airfield
Bombed Nordenham |
| 19 Jun 44 |
Courbronne, France |
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Jacks |
918 |
Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets) |
| 20 Jun 44 |
Politz, Germany |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Oil Refineries |
| 21 Jun 44 |
Genshagen, Germany |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Aircraft industry |
| 22 Jun 44 |
Crepy, France |
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Gossett |
708 |
Target: Crossbow
Lent to the 857th BS |
| 23 Jun 44 |
Juvincourt, France |
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Frantz |
803 |
Target: Airfield
Lent to the 857th BS |
| 27 Jun 44 |
Creil, France |
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Prytulak |
907 |
Target: Marshalling yard |
| 29 Jun 44 |
Magdeburg, Germany |
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Paul |
917 |
Target: Aircraft industry |
| 4 Jul 44 |
Beaumont, France |
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Roseborough |
R-18 |
Target: Airfield |
| 6 Jul 44 |
Kiel, Germany |
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Bocksberger |
R-15 |
Target: Shipyard
Aborted, uncredited |
| 7 Jul 44 |
Bernburg, Germany |
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Bocksberger |
R-15 |
Target: Aircraft factory
Lost: 2 KIA, 8 POW, MACR 7235 |
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