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| Manufacturing Data |
| Serial Number |
42-50491 |
| Model |
B-24J |
| Manufacturer |
Consolidated - Fort Worth, Texas
Assembled from Ford-built B-24H knockdown kits |
| Production Block |
B-24J-401-CF |
| Color |
Silver aka NMF (Natural Metal Finish) |
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| Group Data |
| Date Assigned to 492nd |
Replacement aircraft for the 856th
Flew its first mission 12 Jul 44 |
| Obtained From |
unknown |
| Flyover Pilot |
unknown |
| Total Missions w/492nd |
9 |
| Total WWII Missions |
unknown |
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| Notes |
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Replaced 42-95230 lost 7 Jul 44.
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856th Squadron Code: 5Z
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Tail Code: G
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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 the 446th BG
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27 Dec 44: Engine problems forced Lt Malone to ditch it in the English Channel.
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7 KIA, 3 Rescued
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Mission Record
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Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 856th BS
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Mission |
Mission # |
Pilot |
Crew |
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| 12 Jul 44 |
Munich, Germany |
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Leahy |
R-17 |
Target: Railroad station |
| 16 Jul 44 |
Saarbrucken, Germany |
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Ruthenbeck |
R-30 |
Target: Marshalling yard |
| 18 Jul 44 |
Troarns, France |
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White |
R-34 |
Target: Tactical |
| 19 Jul 44 |
Koblenz, Germany |
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Powers |
614 |
Target: Marshalling yard |
| 24 Jul 44 |
St Lo area, France |
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Hamilton |
604 |
Target: Tactical |
| 25 Jul 44 |
St Lo area, France |
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Hamilton |
604 |
Target: Tactical |
| 29 Jul 44 |
Oslebshausen, Germany |
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Hamilton |
604 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 1 Aug 44 |
Anizy, France |
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Hamilton |
604 |
Target: Railroad bridge |
| 6 Aug 44 |
Hamburg, Germany |
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Hamilton |
604 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 7 Aug 44 |
Ostend, Belgium |
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Boswell |
R-43 |
Target: Oil dump |
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