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B-24J Liberator   44-40166   IRISHMAN'S SHANTY
 44-40166
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
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
Notes
857th Squadron Code: 9H
Tail Code: N (overlined)
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.
Transferred to 467th BG, 788th BS
While at the 467th, it was renamed DIRTY DAGO for a week, then changed to MONSTER.
Returned to USA in 1945
More Info
plus another
O'Sullivan Crew 713
G Haag Crew 706
Heber Crew 705
Testa Crew R-13
Nelson Crew 714
Rusden Crew R-29
Mills Crew R-45
Cravens Crew R-24
Fleming Crew R-47
44-40137
WHAT'S UP DOC?
Links to missions
flown by this plane
are below in the
Mission Record
467th BG site
93rd BG site
(93rdbombardment...)
Crew713.com
Alex Mena's film documentary website
Mission Record
Documented Missions with the 492nd BG, 859th BS
Date Mission Mission # Pilot Crew Notes
11 May 44 Mulhouse, France
 Link to Mission 01 page 01
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Marshalling yard
12 May 44 Zeitz, Germany
 Link to Mission 02 page 02
G Haag 706 Target: Oil refinery
15 May 44 Siracourt, France
 Link to Mission 04 page 04
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
29 May 44 Politz, Germany
 Link to Mission 12 page 12
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Oil refinery
30 May 44 Rotenburg, Germany
 Link to Mission 13 page 13
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Air depot
12 Jun 44 Dreux, France
 Link to Mission 25 page 25
G Haag 706 Target: Airfield
14 Jun 44 Emmerich, Germany
 Link to Mission 26 page 26
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Oil refinery
15 Jun 44 Tours, France
 Link to Mission 28 page 28
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Railroad bridge
18 Jun 44 Bremerhaven, Germany
 Link to Mission 31 page 31
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Airfield
Bombed Nordenham
23 Jun 44 Juvincourt, France
 Link to Mission 39 page 39
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Airfield
25 Jun 44 Roye, France
 Link to Mission 40b page 40b
Testa R-13 Target: Peronne Airfield
29 Jun 44 Magdeburg, Germany
 Link to Mission 43 page 43
Nelson 714 Target: Aircraft industry
4 Jul 44 Beaumont, France
 Link to Mission 44 page 44
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Airfield
6 Jul 44 Kiel, Germany
 Link to Mission 45 page 45
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Shipyard
7 Jul 44 Bernburg, Germany
 Link to Mission 46 page 46
O'Sullivan 713 Aircraft factory
11 Jul 44 Munich, Germany
 Link to Mission 48 page 48
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Railroad station
12 Jul 44 Munich, Germany
 Link to Mission 49 page 49
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Railroad station
19 Jul 44 Koblenz, Germany
 Link to Mission 53 page 53
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Marshalling yard
20 Jul 44 Erfurt, Germany
 Link to Mission 54 page 54
Rusden R-29 Target: Airfield
24 Jul 44 St Lo area, France
 Link to Mission 56 page 56
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Tactical
25 Jul 44 St Lo area, France
 Link to Mission 57 page 57
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Tactical
29 Jul 44 Oslebshausen, Germany
 Link to Mission 58 page 58
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Oil refinery
31 Jul 44 Ludwigshafen, Germany
 Link to Mission 59 page 59
O'Sullivan 713 Target: Chemical plant
O'Sullivan's 30th mission
1 Aug 44 Anizy, France
 Link to Mission 60 page 60
Mills R-45 Target: Railroad bridge
Damaged by Flak
3 Aug 44 Mery-sur-Oise, France
 Link to Mission 61 page 61
Cravens R-24 Target: Crossbow (V-1 rockets)
Damaged by flak
5 Aug 44 Brunswick, Germany
 Link to Mission 64 page 64
Fleming R-47 Target: Aircraft manufacturing
Lent to the 859th BS
6 Aug 44 Hamburg, Germany
 Link to Mission 65 page 65
Cravens R-24 Target: Oil refinery
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