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B-24J Liberator   42-51291   OUR JOY
Manufacturing Data
Serial Number 42-51291
Model B-24J
Manufacturer Douglas - Tulsa, Oklahoma
Production Block B-24J-1-DT
Color Silver aka NMF (Natural Metal Finish)
Group Data
Date Assigned to 492nd Replacement aircraft for the 856th
Flew its first mission 3 Aug 44
Obtained From Replacement Depot
Flyover Pilot Zinc
Total Missions w/492nd 4
Total WWII Missions unknown
Notes
Replaced 44-40086 LAURA JO lost 7 Jul 44
856th Squadron Code: 5Z
Tail Code: S
Transferred to the 448th BG in August
Salvaged 26 Aug 44
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Mock Crew 804
Doyle Crew 808
Sims Crew 906
Thompson
Crew R-40
44-40086
LAURA JO
Links to missions
flown by this plane
are below in the
Mission Record
448th BG site
Mission Record
Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 856th BS
Date Mission Mission # Pilot Crew Notes
3 Aug 44 Mery-sur-Oise, France
 Link to Mission 61 page 61
Mock 804 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
4 Aug 44 Kiel, Germany
 Link to Mission 62 page 62
Doyle 808 Target: Submarine base
5 Aug 44 Brunswick, Germany
 Link to Mission 64 page 64
Sims 906 Target: Aircraft manufacturing
Lent to the 859th BS
6 Aug 44 Hamburg, Germany
 Link to Mission 65 page 65
Thompson R-40 Target: Oil refinery
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