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Manufacturing Data |
Serial Number |
42-51234 |
Model |
B-24J |
Manufacturer |
Douglas - Tulsa, Oklahoma |
Production Block |
B-24J-1-DT |
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 13 Jul 44 |
Obtained From |
Replacement Depot |
Flyover Pilot |
unknown |
Total Missions w/492nd |
14 |
Total WWII Missions |
14 |
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Notes |
Replaced 44-40064 lost 6 Jul 44.
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856th Squadron Code: 5Z
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Tail Code: K
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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 44th BG in August
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Mission record may have some errors. The in the "Notes" column below indicates the missions confirmed thus far (see Footnotes).
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Mission Record
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Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 856th BS
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Date |
Mission |
Mission # |
Pilot |
Crew |
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13 Jul 44 |
Saarbrucken, Germany |
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Mock |
804 |
Target: Marshalling yard |
18 Jul 44 |
Troarns, France |
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Mock |
804 |
Target: Tactical Lead Ship w/Byrne |
19 Jul 44 |
Koblenz, Germany |
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Mock |
804 |
Target: Marshalling yard Lead Ship w/Byrne |
21 Jul 44 |
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
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Mock |
804 |
Target: Aircraft manufacturing |
24 Jul 44 |
St Lo area, France |
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Mock |
804 |
Target: Tactical |
25 Jul 44 |
St Lo area, France |
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Mock |
804 |
Target: Tactical Led B Section w/Graham |
1 Aug 44 |
Anizy, France |
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Beard |
603 |
Target: Railroad bridge Lead B Section over target |
4 Aug 44 |
Kiel, Germany |
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Beard |
603 |
Target: Submarine base |
6 Aug 44 |
Hamburg, Germany |
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Shannon |
R-32 |
Target: Oil refinery |
7 Aug 44 |
Ostend, Belgium |
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Hamilton |
604 |
Target: Oil dump Hamilton Crew's 30th mission |
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