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B-24J Liberator 44-40166 IRISHMAN'S SHANTY
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| Manufacturing Data |
| Serial Number |
44-40166 |
| Model |
B-24J |
| Manufacturer |
Consolidated - San Diego, California |
| Production Block |
B-24J-150-CO |
| Color |
Mar 44 to the 492nd at Alamogordo, New Mexico |
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| Group Data |
| Date Assigned to 492nd |
Original aircraft for the 857th BS |
| Obtained From |
Consolidated |
| Flyover Pilot |
2nd Lt David O'Sullivan Crew 713 |
| Total Missions w/492nd |
28 |
| Total WWII Missions |
79 |
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| Notes |
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857th Squadron Code: 9H
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Tail Code: N (overlined)
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21 May 44: Accident, w/Heber Crew 705. While taxiing for a mission, the brakes failed causing the plane to hit 44-40137 WHAT'S UP DOC parked on the hard stand. IRISHMAN'S SHANTY was repaired within a few days.
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Transferred to 467th BG, 788th BS
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While at the 467th, it was renamed DIRTY DAGO for a week, then changed to MONSTER.
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Returned to USA in 1945
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Mission Record
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Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 859th BS
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| Date |
Mission |
Mission # |
Pilot |
Crew |
Notes |
| 11 May 44 |
Mulhouse, France |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Marshalling yard |
| 12 May 44 |
Zeitz, Germany |
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G Haag |
706 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 15 May 44 |
Siracourt, France |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets) |
| 29 May 44 |
Politz, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 30 May 44 |
Rotenburg, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Air depot |
| 12 Jun 44 |
Dreux, France |
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G Haag |
706 |
Target: Airfield |
| 14 Jun 44 |
Emmerich, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 15 Jun 44 |
Tours, France |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Railroad bridge |
| 18 Jun 44 |
Bremerhaven, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Airfield
Bombed Nordenham |
| 23 Jun 44 |
Juvincourt, France |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Airfield |
| 25 Jun 44 |
Roye, France |
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Testa |
R-13 |
Target: Peronne Airfield |
| 29 Jun 44 |
Magdeburg, Germany |
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Nelson |
714 |
Target: Aircraft industry |
| 4 Jul 44 |
Beaumont, France |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Airfield |
| 6 Jul 44 |
Kiel, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Shipyard |
| 7 Jul 44 |
Bernburg, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Aircraft factory |
| 11 Jul 44 |
Munich, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Railroad station |
| 12 Jul 44 |
Munich, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Railroad station |
| 19 Jul 44 |
Koblenz, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Marshalling yard |
| 20 Jul 44 |
Erfurt, Germany |
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Rusden |
R-29 |
Target: Airfield |
| 24 Jul 44 |
St Lo area, France |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Tactical |
| 25 Jul 44 |
St Lo area, France |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Tactical |
| 29 Jul 44 |
Oslebshausen, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Oil refinery |
| 31 Jul 44 |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
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O'Sullivan |
713 |
Target: Chemical plant
O'Sullivan's 30th mission |
| 1 Aug 44 |
Anizy, France |
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Mills |
R-45 |
Target: Railroad bridge
Damaged by Flak |
| 3 Aug 44 |
Mery-sur-Oise, France |
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Cravens |
R-24 |
Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
Damaged by flak |
| 5 Aug 44 |
Brunswick, Germany |
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Fleming |
R-47 |
Target: Aircraft manufacturing
Lent to the 859th BS |
| 6 Aug 44 |
Hamburg, Germany |
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Cravens |
R-24 |
Target: Oil refinery |
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