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B-24H Liberator   42-95234   EVERYTHIN'S JAKE
42-95234
Manufacturing Data
Serial Number 42-95234
Model B-24H
Manufacturer Ford - Willow Run, Ypsilanti, Michigan
Production Block B-24H-25-FO
Color unknown
Group Data
Date Assigned to 492nd Replacement aircraft for the 859th BS
Flew its first mission 13 Jul 44
Obtained From unknown
Flyover Pilot unknown
Total Missions w/492nd 9
Total WWII Missions 81
Notes
• Mission record may have some errors. The in the "Notes" column below indicates the missions confirmed thus far (see Footnotes).
• 859th Squadron Code: X4
• Tail Code: E+
• Transferred to the 467th BG, 788th BS in August
• 788th Squadron Code: X7
• Tail Code: B
• Returned to the USA, 11 Jun 45
More Info
Plus another
Prytulak Crew 907
Prewitte Crew 916
Pease Crew R-38
Schulze Crew R-39
Menweg Crew 908
Sims Crew 906
Wolf Crew 911
42-51234
Links to missions
flown by this plane
are below in the
Mission Record
467th BG site
Mission Record
Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 859th BS
Date Mission Mission # Pilot Crew
Notes = Mission Confirmed
13 Jul 44 Saarbrucken, Germany
Link to Mission 50 page 50
Prewitte 916 Target: Marshalling yard
Bombed w/458th BG
16 Jul 44 Saarbrucken, Germany
Link to Mission 51 page 51
Prytulak 907 Target: Marshalling yard
18 Jul 44 Troarns, France
Link to Mission 52 page 52
Prytulak 907 Target: Tactical
19 Jul 44 Koblenz, Germany
Link to Mission 53 page 53
Pease R-38 Target: Marshalling yard
20 Jul 44 Erfurt, Germany
Link to Mission 54 page 54
Schulze R-39 Target: Airfield
21 Jul 44 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Link to Mission 55 page 55
Menweg 908 Target: Aircraft manufacturing
Took over B Section Lead after leader aborted
25 Jul 44 St Lo area, France
Link to Mission 57 page 57
Prytulak 907 Target: Tactical
29 Jul 44 Oslebshausen, Germany
Link to Mission 58 page 58
Prytulak 907 Target: Oil refinery
31 Jul 44 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Link to Mission 59 page 59
Prytulak 907 Target: Chemical plant
1 Aug 44 Anizy, France
Link to Mission 60 page 60
Sims 906 Target: Railroad bridge
Damaged by Flak
3 Aug 44 Mery-sur-Oise, France
Link to Mission 61 page 61
Wolf 911 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
Damaged by flak
4 Aug 44 Kiel, Germany
Link to Mission 62 page 62
Prytulak 907 Target: Submarine base
6 Aug 44 Hamburg, Germany
Link to Mission 65 page 65
Prytulak 907 Target: Oil refinery
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