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B-24J Liberator   44-40067   BIG FAT MAMA
 44-40067
Posed in front is the James B Carter Crew #654 of the 466th BG
Manufacturing Data
Serial Number 44-40067
Model B-24J
Manufacturer Consolidated - San Diego, California
Production Block B-24J-145-CO
Color Silver aka NMF (Natural Metal Finish)
Group Data
Date Assigned to 492nd Original aircraft for the 856th BS
Obtained From Consolidated
Flyover Pilot 2nd Lt Charles Beard Crew 603
Total Missions w/492nd 35
Total WWII Missions unknown
Notes
856th Squadron Code: 5Z
Tail Code: E
Transferred to 466th BG, 579th BS, 786th BS
579th Squadron Code: ZU
Tail Code: P+
Flew missions between 30 Aug 44 - 11 Sep 44, then declared war weary
8 Oct 44: take-off accident, repaired
Transferred to 93rd BG, 328th BS
328th Squadron Code: GO
Tail Code: P
Scheduled to fly on 24 Dec 44 mission but was scrubbed
Used as a weather ship in 1945
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Beard Crew 603
Graham Crew 614
Sachtleben
Crew 607
Velarde Crew 615
O'Sullivan Crew 713
Curtis Crew 610
R Harris Crew 612
Kaufman Crew R-05
Taylor Crew R-04
Young Crew R-27
Prytulak Crew 907
Pitsenbarger
Crew R-26
McLaughlin
Crew 811
Hamilton Crew 604
Doyle Crew 808
Links to missions
flown by this plane
are below in the
Mission Record
466th BG site
American
Air Museum
in Britain
Mission Record
Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 856th BS
Date Mission Mission # Pilot Crew Notes
11 May 44 Mulhouse, France
 Link to Mission 01 page 01
Beard 603 Target: Marshalling yard
12 May 44 Zeitz, Germany
 Link to Mission 02 page 02
Beard 603 Target: Oil refinery
15 May 44 Siracourt, France
 Link to Mission 04 page 04
Beard 603 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
19 May 44 Brunswick, Germany
 Link to Mission 05 page 05
Graham 614 Target: Marshalling yard
24 May 44 Melun, France
 Link to Mission 08 page 08
Beard 603 Target: Airfield
27 May 44 Saarbrucken, Germany
 Link to Mission 10 page 10
Beard 603 Target: Marshalling yard
28 May 44 Zeitz, Germany
 Link to Mission 11 page 11
Beard 603 Target: Oil refinery
29 May 44 Politz, Germany
 Link to Mission 12 page 12
Sachtleben 607 Target: Oil refinery
30 May 44 Rotenburg, Germany
 Link to Mission 13 page 13
Velarde 615 Target: Air depot
31 May 44 Brussels, Belgium
 Link to Mission 14 page 14
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Marshalling yard
Plane lent to the 857th BS
4 Jun 44 Avord, France
 Link to Mission 16 page 16
Curtis 610 Target: Airfield
6 Jun 44 invasion coast, France
 Link to Mission 17 page 17
R Harris 612 Target: Tactical
6 Jun 44 Vire, France
 Link to Mission 19 page 19
R Harris 612 Target: Tactical
10 Jun 44 Boulogne, France
 Link to Mission 21 page 21
R Harris 612 Target: Airfield
Flew with the 44th BG
11 Jun 44 La Possonniere, France
 Link to Mission 23 page 23
Beard 603 Target: Marshalling yard
14 Jun 44 Chateaudun, France
 Link to Mission 27 page 27
Beard 603 Target: Airfield
18 Jun 44 Bremerhaven, Germany
 Link to Mission 31 page 31
Kaufman R-05 Target: Airfield
Bombed target of opportunity
21 Jun 44 Genshagen, Germany
 Link to Mission 36 page 36
Velarde 615 Target: Aircraft industry
22 Jun 44 St Cyr, France
 Link to Mission 38 page 38
Velarde 615 Target: Airfield
23 Jun 44 Juvincourt, France
 Link to Mission 39 page 39
Beard 603 Target: Airfield
25 Jun 44 Roye, France
 Link to Mission 40b page 40b
Beard 603 Target: Peronne Airfield
27 Jun 44 Creil, France
 Link to Mission 41 page 41
Beard 603 Target: Marshalling yard
Aborted, uncredited
28 Jun 44 Saarbrucken, Germany
 Link to Mission 42 page 42
Beard 603 Target: Marshalling yard
4 Jul 44 Beaumont, France
 Link to Mission 44 page 44
Taylor R-04 Target: Airfield
11 Jul 44 Munich, Germany
 Link to Mission 48 page 48
Young R-27 Target: Railroad station
12 Jul 44 Munich, Germany
 Link to Mission 49 page 49
Prytulak 907 Target: Railroad station
Lent to the 859th BS
24 Jul 44 St Lo area, France
 Link to Mission 56 page 56
Pitsenbarger 907 Target: Tactical
25 Jul 44 St Lo area, France
 Link to Mission 57 page 57
Beard 603 Target: Tactical
29 Jul 44 Oslebshausen, Germany
 Link to Mission 58 page 58
Young R-27 Target: Oil refinery
Aborted, uncredited
1 Aug 44 Anizy, France
 Link to Mission 60 page 60
McLaughlin 811 Target: Railroad bridge
3 Aug 44 Mery-sur-Oise, France
 Link to Mission 61 page 61
Hamilton 604 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
5 Aug 44 Brunswick, Germany
 Link to Mission 64 page 64
Doyle 808 Target: Aircraft manufacturing
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