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| Manufacturing Data |
| Serial Number |
42-51118 |
| Model |
B-24H |
| Manufacturer |
Douglas - Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Production Block |
B-24H-25-DT |
| Color |
Olive Drab |
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| Group Data |
| Date Assigned to 492nd |
Replacement aircraft for the 857th BS
Flew first mission 2 Jun 44 |
| Obtained From |
Repacement Depot |
| Flyover Pilot |
unknown |
| Total Missions w/492nd |
23 |
| Total WWII Missions |
unknown |
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| Notes |
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This a/c has been confused with 44-40118 since they both had the same last three digits. This one came into the group as the other was leaving. Therefore the records on "118" appeared to have been referring to the same plane, but were not. For over sixty years no one knew that there were two planes in the 492nd with serial numbers ending in "118". Documented evidence has proven that there were two distinct planes as presented here. See Footnotes.
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Received late during May from the replacement depot
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857th Squadron Code: 9H
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Tail Code: V (overlined)
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Transferred to the 392nd BG, 577th BS in August
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577th Squadron Code: DC
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Tail Code: Y+
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Returned to the US after the war
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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 |
Notes |
| 2 Jun 44 |
Burck-sur-Mer, France |
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Skorupan |
703 |
Target: Tactical |
| 4 Jun 44 |
Avord, France |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Airfield |
| 6 Jun 44 |
invasion coast, France |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Tactical
Bombed with another group |
| 6 Jun 44 |
Vire, France |
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Skorupan |
703 |
Target: Tactical
Failed to hit target |
| 8 Jun 44 |
Angers, France |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Tactical |
| 10 Jun 44 |
Boulogne, France |
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Gaines |
715 |
Target: Airfield |
| 14 Jun 44 |
Emmerich, Germany |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 17 Jun 44 |
Melun, France |
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Wolf |
911 |
Target: Airfield
a/c lent to the 859th
Bombed with a B-17 group |
| 18 Jun 44 |
Bremerhaven, Germany |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Airfield
Bombed Nordenham |
| 4 Jul 44 |
Beaumont, France |
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Foster |
R-20 |
Target: Airfield
Aborted, uncredited |
| 6 Jul 44 |
Kiel, Germany |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Shipyard |
| 7 Jul 44 |
Bernburg, Germany |
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Bridges |
702 |
Target: Aircraft factory |
| 11 Jul 44 |
Munich, Germany |
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Hamilton |
604 |
Target: Railroad station
a/c lent to the 856th BS
Bombed w/44th BG |
| 12 Jul 44 |
Munich, Germany |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Railroad station |
| 13 Jul 44 |
Saarbrucken, Germany |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Marshalling yard
Aborted, credited
Landed at Manston, landing gear would not retract |
| 24 Jul 44 |
St Lo area, France |
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Rusden |
R-29 |
Target: Tactical |
| 25 Jul 44 |
St Lo area, France |
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Wolf |
911 |
Target: Tactical
a/c lent to the 859th BS |
| 29 Jul 44 |
Oslebshausen, Germany |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 31 Jul 44 |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
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Sheffield |
R-22 |
Target: Chemical plant |
| 1 Aug 44 |
Anizy, France |
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Menweg |
908 |
Target: Railroad bridge
a/c lent to the 859th BS |
| 6 Aug 44 |
Hamburg, Germany |
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Koltun |
R-10 |
Target: Oil refinery
Aborted, credit undetermined |
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