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B-24J Liberator   44-40119   NIGHT KNIGHT
Manufacturing Data
Serial Number 44-40119
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 858th BS
Obtained From Consolidated
Flyover Pilot 1st Lt John Landry Crew 817
Total Missions w/492nd 29
Total WWII Missions unknown
Notes
• 858th Squadron Code: 9A
• Tail Code: D- (underlined)
• Transferred to the 856th BS
• 856th Squadron Code: 5Z
• Tail Code: A
• Transferred to 93rd BG, 329th BS
• Returned to USA 1945
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Landry Crew 817
Doyle Crew 808
Pelkey Crew 815
McKoy Crew R-09
Bowman Crew 914
Bowman Crew 914
Beard Crew 603
Taylor Crew R-04
Young Crew R-27
Thompson
Crew R-40
Links to missions
flown by this plane
are below in the
Mission Record
93rd BG site
Mission Record
Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 858th BS
Date Mission Mission # Pilot Crew Notes
11 May 44 Mulhouse, France
Link to Mission 01 page 01
Landry 817 Target: Marshalling yard
24 May 44 Melun, France
Link to Mission 08 page 08
Landry 817 Target: Airfield
25 May 44 Belfort, France
Link to Mission 09 page 09
Landry 817 Target: Marshalling yard
8 Jun 44 Angers, France
Link to Mission 20 page 20
Doyle 808 Target: Tactical
Aborted
10 Jun 44 Bricy-Orleans, France
Link to Mission 22 page 22
Doyle 808 Target: Airfield
11 Jun 44 Monfort, France
Link to Mission 24 page 24
Pelkey 815 Target: Montford Bridge
Aborted, credited
12 Jun 44 Dreux, France
Link to Mission 25 page 25
Doyle 808 Target: Airfield
14 Jun 44 Chateaudun, France
Link to Mission 27 page 27
Doyle 808 Target: Airfield
Did not bomb with the Group
15 Jun 44 Tours, France
Link to Mission 28 page 28
McKoy R-09 Target: Railroad bridge
Plane lent to 856th
18 Jun 44 Bremerhaven, Germany
Link to Mission 31 page 31
Doyle 808 Target: Airfield
Bombed Wesermunde
19 Jun 44 Courbronne, France
Link to Mission 32 page 32
Doyle 808 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 856th BS
28 Jun 44 Saarbrucken, Germany
Link to Mission 42 page 42
Doyle 808 Target: Marshalling yard
Damaged by flak
29 Jun 44 Magdeburg, Germany
Link to Mission 43 page 43
Doyle 808 Target: Aircraft industry
4 Jul 44 Beaumont, France
Link to Mission 44 page 44
Bowman 914 Target: Airfield
Plane lent to the 859th BS
6 Jul 44 Kiel, Germany
Link to Mission 45 page 45
Doyle 808 Target: Shipyard
8 Jul 44 Alost, Belgium
Link to Mission 47 page 47
Beard 603 Target: Railroad bridge
Bombed w/392nd BG
11 Jul 44 Munich, Germany
Link to Mission 48 page 48
Taylor R-04 Target: Railroad station
Aborted, uncredited
12 Jul 44 Munich, Germany
Link to Mission 49 page 49
Taylor R-04 Target: Railroad station
13 Jul 44 Saarbrucken, Germany
Link to Mission 50 page 50
Young R-27 Target: Marshalling yard
16 Jul 44 Saarbrucken, Germany
Link to Mission 51 page 51
Young R-27 Target: Marshalling yard
Aborted, uncredited
20 Jul 44 Erfurt, Germany
Link to Mission 54 page 54
Thompson R-40 Target: Airfield
24 Jul 44 St Lo area, France
Link to Mission 56 page 56
Doyle 808 Target: Tactical
25 Jul 44 St Lo area, France
Link to Mission 57 page 57
Doyle 808 Target: Tactical
29 Jul 44 Oslebshausen, Germany
Link to Mission 58 page 58
Doyle 808 Target: Oil refinery
31 Jul 44 Ludwigshafen, Germany
Link to Mission 59 page 59
Doyle 808 Target: Chemical plant
1 Aug 44 Anizy, France
Link to Mission 60 page 60
Doyle 808 Target: Railroad bridge
3 Aug 44 Mery-sur-Oise, France
Link to Mission 61 page 61
Doyle 808 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
Aborted, uncredited
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