| SERIAL # | SQDRN | CALL LTR | AIRCRAFT NAME | DATE IN | DATE OUT | FINAL DISPOSITION | # of MISSN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41-29002 | (H) 578 | EC - T | 30-Apr-44 | 21-Sep-44 | MIA 21-Sep-44 over the North Sea; See MACR 10206 |
35 | |
| 42-7004 | (E) 577 | 25-Mar-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-100005 | (J) 577 | DC - P | Old Man Boston Marclar | 8-Jan-44 | 29-Ja-44 | Crashed 29-Jan-44 at Gissing, England after mid-air collision; See CNLIM for 29-Jul-44. |
3 |
| 42-7008 | (E) 577 | 10-Jun-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 302nd BG, Clovis, NM | |||
| 42-7009 | (E) 578 | 25-Mar-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |||
| 42-7010 | (E) 576 | 12-Jun-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-95012 | (H) 577 | DC - U DC - U+ |
Trips Daily | 30-Apr-44 | 2-Dec-44 | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11143 Nose Art |
61 |
| 42-95023 | (H) 577 | DC - Y+ | 6-Aug-44 | 12-Aug-44 | Transferred to 392nd from 492nd BG after 6-Aug-44 mission. Flew just 1 mission with the 392nd BG crashed 12-Aug-44 at Maxwell Farm, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. See CNLIM for 12-Aug-1944 |
1 | |
| 42-95025 | (H) 579 | GC - P | 8-May-44 | 16-Jun-44 | Crash landed 15-Jun-44 at Eye, Suffolk, England due to battle damage. See MACR 5900 |
7 | |
| 42-7026 | (E) 577 | 29-Jun-43 | Transfer to Pueblo | ||||
| 42-95027 | (H) 577 | DC - B+ | 9-May-44 | 23-Jun-44 | MIA 23-Jun-44; See MACR 6215 |
17 | |
| 42-110027 | (J) 576 | CI - E | 17-Mar-44 | 21-Jun-44 | MIA 21-Jun-1944; See MACR 6158 See plane |
30 | |
| 42-110028 | (J) 578 (J) 579 |
EC - Z GC - Z |
28-Mar-44 | 7-Jul-44 | While returning early from an operational mission on 4 May 1944, this plane was landed before the nose wheel was fully extended. The nose wheel gave away and the aircraft overshot into a field beyond the end of the runway. MIA 7-Jul-44: See MACR 07218 |
28 | |
| 42-95031 | (H) 576 | CI - P | Mary Louise | 9-May-44 | 16-Feb-45 | Had a landing acident on 19-Jan-45, then crashed 16-Feb-45 at Pudding Norton, near Fakenham, England after being abandoned. See the Mission Summary for 16-Feb-45 The crew chief was S/Sgt Eugene S. Goldsby. See plane |
71 |
| 42-95033 | (H) 578 | EC - X | 3-May-44 | 11-Jul-44 | MIA 11-Jul-44 See MACR 7497; See Plane |
16 | |
| 42-7035 | (E) 576 | 19-Mar-43 | 26-Mar-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo | |||
| 42-95035 | (H) 579 | GC - S | Call Me Later | 18-May-44 | 29-Jun-44 | Crash landed 29-Jun-44 at Wendling, England See Mission Summary for 29-Jun-44 See Plane |
12 |
| 42-95037 | (H) 579 | GC - M | Sally | 22-May-44 | 29-Jun-44 | Crash landed 29 Jun 29 1944 at Frettenham, England See CNLIM for 29-June-44 See plane See Nose Art |
16 |
| 42-29038 | (E) 579 | 5-Jul-43 | 11-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-7039 | (E) 576 | 16-Mar-43 | 26-Mar-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo | |||
| 42-95040 | (H) 577 | DC - O+ | Silver Streak | 29-Apr-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. In Oct 1944, the 465th Sub Depot Sheet Metal Dept. had to patch up 392 flak holes scattered throughout her structure ("an all-time record job" per that unit's history). On 20-Mar-45, she was strafed on her hardstand by a German intruder plane. See the Mission Summary for 20-Mar-45 See Nose Art |
77 | |
| 42-7041 | (E) 578 | 23-Mar-43 | 26-Mar-43 | Transferred to 330th BG, Alamogordo | |||
| 42-95041 | (H) 578 | EC - D | 9-May-44 | 6-Jul-44 | MIA 6-Jul-44 in the North Sea See MACR 7496 |
15 | |
| 42-95045 | (H) 576 | CI - H | 5-May-44 | 29-May-44 | Shot down by anti-aircraft fire Southeast of Neubukow/Mecklenburg at 1240 hours; See MACR 05213 See plane |
5 | |
| 42-7049 | (E) 577 | 26-Mar-43 | Transferred to Pueblo. | ||||
| 42-29052 | (H) 579 | 31-Jul-43 | Crashed 31-Jul-43 near Topeka Army Air Base, Topeka, Kansas. See Non-Combat Accident Report 31-July-43 |
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| 41-29056 | (E) 579 | 1-Jul-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-110058 | (J) 577 (J) 577 |
DC-Y DC - Y+ |
Lyndy | 4-Apr-44 | 6-Aug-44 | Transferred July 44 to another bomb group, perhaps 453rd BG. See Nose Art |
57 |
| 41-29058 | (E) 579 | 1-Jul-43 | 8-Aug-43 | Transferred to 331st BG, Caspar | |||
| 41-79059 | (E) 579 | 1-Jul-43 | 11-Aug-43 | Transferred to Fairmount, Nebraska | |||
| 41-29060 | (E) 579 | 6-Jul-43 | 11-Aug-43 | Transferred to Caspar, Wyoming | |||
| 42-95060 | (H) 578 | EC - R | 30-Apr-44 | 19-May-44 | MIA 19-May-44; See MACR 4925 |
4 | |
| 42-5461 | (B17F) 577 | 20-Jun-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-7061 | (E) 579 | 23-Mar-43 | 26-Mar-43 | Transferred to 330th BG, Alamogordo | |||
| 42-110061 | (J) 577 | DC - W | 30-Mar-44 | 8-Apr-44 | This was the first mission for both the plane and crew. MIA 8-Apr-44: See MACR 3937 |
1 | |
| 41-29061 | (E) 579 | 5-Jul-43 | 15-Jul-43 | Transferred to Tucson | |||
| 42-110062 | (J) 576 | CI - A | 30-Mar-44 | 29-Apr-44 | MIA 29-Apr-44; See MACR 4445 Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article |
4 | |
| 42-7063 | (E) 577 | 21-Mar-43 | 26-Mar-43 | Transferred to Pueblo. | |||
| 42-7065 | (E) 576 | 19-Mar-43 | 26-Mar-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo | |||
| 44-40067 | (J) 579 | 2U - P+ | Big Fat Mama | Loaner from the 466th BG to the 579th BS; returned to 466th. See Nose Art |
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| 42-95070 | (H) 576 | CI - F | Rap 'Em Pappy II | 30-Apr-44 | 3-Aug-44 | Crashed 3-Aug-44 in the North Sea after being abandoned. | 27 |
| 42-7071 | (E) 576 | 28-May-43 | 15-Jun-43 | Crashed after mid-air collision; See the mission page for 15-Jun-43. |
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| 42-7072 | (E) 578 | 23-Mar-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |||
| 42-7075 | (E) 579 | 23-Mar-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |||
| 42-95079 | (H) 577 | DC - E+ | Puss 'N Boots | 1-Jun-44 | Came to the 392nd from the 467th BG, where it was named Kathleen. Returned to USA June 1945. See Nose Art 1 See Nose Art 2 |
70 | |
| 42-52083 | (H) 579 | GC - E | Out House Mouse | 16-Dec-43 | 4-Jan-44 | MIA 4-Jan-1944. See MACR 1911. |
6 |
| 42-95092 | (H) 579 | GC - T | 8-Jun-44 | 5-Jul-44 | Mid-air collision with B-24H 42-28731 of the 576th BS at 1130 hours on 5-Jul-44 while returning from a practice mission. Crashed and burned in cornfield at Foxley, Norfolk. See CNLIM for 5-July-44 See plane |
4 | |
| 42-110096 | (J) 577 (J) 577 |
DC - W DC - W+ |
Good Conduct Later becoming Sharp Character | 29-Apr-44 | 9-Aug-44 | Transferred on 9-Aug-44 to 492nd BG.The names were on opposite sides of the plane so it may have gone by both names. See Good Conduct Nose art. See Sharp Character Nose Art. |
27 |
| 42-110097 | (J) 576 | CI - M | 30-Mar-44 | 7-Aug-44 | Transferred 7-Aug-44 to 389th BG | 36 | |
| 42-52097 | (H) 577 | DC - O | Lonesome Polecat | 25-Feb-44 | 9-Apr-44 | Likely served with the 448th and 93rd BGs before being assigned to the 392nd. MIA 9-Apr-44; See MACR 3944. See Nose Art. |
19 |
| 42-100100 | (J) 578 | EC - T | Double Trouble | 30-Jan-44 | 29-Apr-44 | Two crewmen became POWs on 18-Mar-44; See MACR 4256 MIA 29-Apr-44: See MACR 4444 See Nose Art The Berlin Bombing Mission |
22 |
| 42-100102 | (J) 576 | CI - H | Texas Refugees | 30-Jan-44 | 24-Feb-44 | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2950 See plane |
10 |
| 42-51103 | (H) 579 | GC - E | 1-Oct-44 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 7 | ||
| 42-95103 | (H) 579 | GC - V | Berlin Bitch | 11-Jun-44 | 13-Jul-44 | Crashed 13-Jul-44 at Wrangle Common, Lincolnshire, England. See CNLIM for 13-July-44. |
5 |
| 42-110105 | (J) 578 | EC - T | 30-Mar-44 | 29-Apr-44 | MIA 29-Apr-44; See MACR 4446 The Berlin Bombing Mission |
10 | |
| 44-40105 | (J) 579 | GC - B | 23-Apr-44 | 24-Apr-44 | MIA 24-Apr-44; See MACR 4292. |
1 | |
| 42-7106 | (E) 579 | 19-May-43 | 25-May-43 | Had a landing accident at Alamogordo. | |||
| 42-51106 | (H) 576 | CI - A | 31-May-44 | 11-Jul-44 | Transferred to the 392nd from the 466th BG. MIA 11-Jul-44; See MACR 7495 See plane |
16 | |
| 42-51107 | (H) 579 | GC - Q | 26-Jul-44 | 2-Aug-44 | Crashed 2-Aug-44 at Lymbridge Green, Elmsted, Kent, England, after being abandoned. See the mission summary for 2-Aug-44. |
2 | |
| 42-100117 | (J) 579 | GC - L | Delayed Action | 30-Jan-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3329. See Nose art |
17 |
| 42-51118 | (H) 577 | DC - B+ | 9-Aug-44 | Transferred in Aug 1944 from 492nd BG to 392nd. Returned to USA June 1945. See plane |
48 | ||
| 42-95118 | (H) 577 | DC - Y+ | Alfred V | 5-Jan-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane landing See Nose art. |
25 | |
| 42-51121 | (H) 578 | EC - U | Niagara Special | 9-Aug-44 | 16-Jan-45 | Transferred from the 492nd BG to the 392nd. Crashed 16-Jan-45 near Conflans-En-Jarney, France, after being abandoned. See The Legacy of the Niagara Special See Nose art |
58 |
| 41-29125 | (H) 576 | CI - D | Tar Heel Baby | Transferred after arrival to 446th BG (707th BS) See Nose art |
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| 42-51125 | (H) 577 | DC F+ | 3-Jun-44 | 20-Jun-44 | MIA 20-Jun-44; See MACR 6156. |
7 | |
| 42-51126 | (H) 579 | GC - Q | Umbriago | 7-Aug-44 | 7-Oct-44 | Crash landed 7-Oct-44 on the Continent and salvaged 16-Nov-44. See Mission summary for 7-Oct-44 See Nose art |
16 |
| 41-29127 | (H) 579 | GC - G | Li’l Gypsy | 10-Dec-43 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3517 See Nose art |
24 |
| 41-51128 | (H) 579 | GC - T | Tovarich | 18-Nov-44 | Named by M/Sgt Stephen Dergo in honor of his Russian ancestry. Returned to USA June 1945 See Nose art |
21 | |
| 42-7128 | (E) 579 | 19-May-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 302nd BG, Clovis, NM. | |||
| 42-7129 | (E) 576 | 19-May-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 41-29129 | (H) 576 | CI - A | 19-Dec-43 | 19-May-44 | The Neff crew, aboard 41-29129, had a landing accident upon returning from the Gotha mission on 24-Feb-44. MIA 19-May-44; See MACR 5096 See Landing accident |
43 | |
| 41-29131 | (H) 576 (H) 576 |
CI - K CI - K |
Spirit of '46, later Flying Patch | 12-Feb-44 | 26-Nov-44 | Originally assigned to the 446th BG, then to the 389th BG, then to the 392nd. See CNLIM for 24-Feb-44 mission page for 8-Mar-44 mission page for 12-Jul-44 MACR 8847 See plane See Nose art Designated as War Weary on 18 Sep 1944. Transferred 26-Nov-44 to Greencastle, Ireland. M/Sgt Hubert H. Lee was the crew chief. |
87 |
| 42-7134 | (E) 578 | 6-Jun-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |||
| 41-29135 | (H) 579 | GC - A | Last Frontier | 13-Nov-43 | 20-Dec-43 | Crashed 20-Dec-43 at West Bradenham, England. See CNLIM for 20-Dec-43 Nose art drawing |
7 |
| 42-95135 | (H) 579 | GC - D | 18-May-44 | 20-Jun-44 | MIA 20-Jun-44; See MACR 6157. |
14 | |
| 42-7136 | (E) 579 | 6-Jun-43 | 26-Jun-43 | Transferred to 34th BG, Salinas | |||
| 42-95136 | (H) 576 | CI - A | 15-May-44 | 29-May-44 | MIA 29-May-44; See MACR 5212. |
7 | |
| 42-7137 | (E) 578 | 10-Jun-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 302nd BG, Clovis, NM | |||
| 42-95137 | (H) 579 | GC - Q | Merry Mac I | 13-May-44 | 29-May-44 | Crashed 29-May-44 at Thorpe, near Norwich, England. Named by the Schafer crew. See mission summary for 29-May-44 |
3 |
| 41-1138 | (D) 576 | 13-Feb-43 | 27-Mar-43 | Transferred to Davis-Monthan Field. | |||
| 42-7138 | (E) 579 | 10-Jun-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 19th ??, El Paso | |||
| 42-7145 | (E) 577 | 20-May-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |||
| 42-51145 | (H) 576 (H) 579 |
CI - M GC-A |
7-Aug-44 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 40 | ||
| 42-7146 | (E) 576 | 8-Jun-43 | 15-Jun-43 | Crashed after mid-air collision; See the Mission page for 15-Jun-43. |
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| 42-51150 | (H) 579 | GC - U | I Walk Alone | 7-Aug-44 | 22-Mar-45 | Was transferred to the 392nd BG from the 467th BG. Crashed 22-Mar-45 at Whitehouse Farm, Horstead, England; See CNLIM for 22-Mar-45. |
42 |
| 42-95151 | (H) 577 | DC - C+ | Monotonous Maggie | 13-May-44 | The plane was named by 2/Lt William Scott, bombardier on the Anundson crew. When he and other friends were at home, a younger girl named Margaret would annoy them by riding her bicycle nearby. Someone told her, "Don't be monotonous, Maggie." An artist friend of Scott's made the original drawing, and the crew paid to have someone paint Maggie on their plane. Returned to USA June 1945. See plane See Nose art |
88 | |
| 42-52160 | (H) 579 | GC - K | Ski-Nose | 8-Feb-44 | 7-Jul-44 | MIA 7-Jul-44; See MACR 7218 Sgt Ralph E. James was one of her mechanics. See Nose art. |
27 |
| 41-29163 | (H) 578 | EC - F | 14-May-44 | 23-Jun-44 | Designated as War Weary and transferred to Station 505. | 1 | |
| 42-95164 | (H) 577 | DC - P+ | Lady Eve | 7-May-44 | 28-Jan-45 | MIA 28-Jan-45; See MACR 11995 See Nose art |
26 |
| 42-7165 | (E) 579 | 6-Jun-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to 302nd BG, Clovis, NM | |||
| 42-51169 | (H) 577 | DC - G+ | The Chiefton | 6-Aug-44 | Transferred from 576th to 577th Sqdn. Returned to USA June 1945 See Plane See Nose Art |
42 | |
| 42-40170 | (D) 578 | 23-Feb-43 | 1-Apr-43 | Transferred to Davis-Monthan Field. | |||
| 41-29174 | (H) 577 | DC - R | Ambling Okie | 17-Nov-43 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3320 See Nose art |
25 |
| 42-51186 | (H) 579 (J) 578 |
GC - T EC - C |
4-Aug-44 | 10-Jan-45 | Transferred from 579th to 578th Sqdn on 20-Dec-44. Crash landed 10 Jan 1945 at Seething, England due to engine failure. See Mission summary for 10-Jan-45 See plane |
42 | |
| 42-100187 | (J) 578 | EC - V | Pallas Athene 'G.I. Jane' | 1-Feb-44 | 8-Dec-44 | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44; transferred to Green Castle on 8 Dec 1944. On 30-Jul-44, while on a non-operational training mission, the pilot made an extremely low landing approach and hit the tops of trees. He pulled up in time to maintain flight and landed the plane safely. The right vertical stabilizer, fuselage, and nose were damaged. She was christened 2-Feb-44 by a "bevy of WACs from Second Air Division Headquarters." Per Stars&Stripes, 14-Feb-44, she was "The first heavy bomber in the ETO to be named in honor of the WACs." The crew chief was T/Sgt Lowell Hale; also in the ground crew was Cpl Harry Kruse. See plane See final touch up See Christening Photo See nose art |
43 |
| 42-7190 | (E) 579 | 26-Jun-43 | 16-Jul-43 | Transferred to 400th BG, Pueblo | |||
| 41-29192 | (H) 577 | DC - X | The Sky Shark | 12-Feb-44 | 24-Feb-44 | Transferred to the 392nd from 389th BG. MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2945 See Nose art |
4 |
| 42-51194 | (H) 576 | CI - W | My Prayer | 8-Jun-44 | Returned to USA Jun 1945. The crew chief was M/Sgt Edward L. Falada, the air mechanics were Sgt Floyd C. Stradford and Cpl Charles Terzoglio, and the Flight Chief was M/Sgt Rufus P. Carter. See Photo |
91 | |
| 42-95195 | (H) 579 | GC - M | 16-Jun-44 | 14-Oct-44 | MIA 14-Oct-44; See MACR 9485 See plane |
24 | |
| 42-7199 | (E) 576 | 11-Jun-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to Clovis, NM | |||
| 42-7200 | (E) 579 | 22-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-51205 | (H) 578 | EC - F | Star Swinger | 5-Jan-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See Nose art |
35 | |
| 42-51207 | (H) 577 | DC - A+ | 7-Oct-44 | 2-Dec-44 | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11140. |
11 | |
| 42-7208 | (E) 579 | 6-Jul-43 | 8-Aug-43 | Transferred to Caspar, Wyoming | |||
| 42-7211 | (E) 579 | 26-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-7212 | (E) 579 | 21-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-51212 | (H) 579 | GC - M | 8-Jul-44 | 21-Jul-44 | Crash landed 21-Jul-44 at Deanland airfield, Sussex, England. See mission summary for 21-July-44 See plane |
5 | |
| 42-95222 | (H) 576 | CI - Q | 10-May-44 | 5-Aug-44 | Crashed Aug-5-44 at Sparrow Green, Gressenhall, Norfolk, England after take-off. See CNLIM for 5-Aug-44. |
33 | |
| 42-95223 | (H) 577 | DC - F+ | Little Lulu | 19-Jul-44 | 20-Jan-45 | MIA 18-Jan-1945 during a practice mission; See MACR 14350 See Nose art |
37 |
| 42-95229 | (H) 579 | GC - R | Rap 'em Pappy | 13-May-44 | 7-Jul-44 | MIA 7-Jul-44; See MACR 7216 See Nose art |
22 |
| 42-51235 | (J) 578 | EC - B | Lassie Come Home | 17-Sep-44 | 7-Jan-45 | Crashed 7-Jan-45 between Hellimer and Francaltrof, France, after being abandoned due to multiple engine failure. The crew chief was M/Sgt Art Knipe. See mission summary See Nose art |
30 |
| 42-51238 | (J) 579 (J) 577 |
GC - F DC - T+ |
Little Joe | 7-Jul-44 | Transferred from 579th to 577th in early Dec 1944. Returned to USA, June 1945 See Nose Art |
72 | |
| 42-51240 | (J) 578 | EC - S | Windy City Belle | 17-Sep-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. Frequent pilot 1/Lt Donald Wood was from Chicago, hence the name. See nose art |
57 | |
| 42-95241 | (H) 578 | EC - G | Jolly Duck | 14-May-44 | 22-Feb-45 | MIA 22-Feb-45; See MACR 12658. The John McCormick Story. The crew chief was M/Sgt Cleon Barber. See Plane 1 See Plane 2 |
37 |
| 42-95243 | (H) 577 | DC - A+ | 7-May-44 | 29-May-44 | MIA 29-May-1944; See MACR 5211. |
4 | |
| 42-7248 | (E) 579 | 22-Jun-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-51249 | (J) 578 | EC - A | Sweat N Duck | 25-Sep-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. See plane See Nose art |
73 | |
| 44-50249 | (L) 579 | GC - N | 6-Mar-45 | Returned to USA June 1945. | 2 | ||
| 42-95250 | (H) 578 | EC - U | 19-Jul-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. See plane. |
42 | ||
| 42-7251 | (E) 579 | 24-Jun-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-7261 | (E) 579 | 24-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-100261 | (J) 579 | EC - A | Sweet Chariot | 5-Feb-44 | 4-Jun-44 | Crashed 4-Jun-44 at Silk Willoughby, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England after being abandoned. See mission summary for 4-Jun-44 See Nose art |
39 |
| 42-51268 | (J) 579 (J) 578 |
GC - J EC - F |
Pleasant Surprise | 23-Sep-44 | 1-Jan-45 | MIA 1-Jan-45; See MACR 11239. See Nose art. |
49 |
| 42-7272 | (E) 579 | 21-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-95272 | (H) 579 (H) 576 |
GC - G CI - C |
Pursuit of Happiness | 6-Aug-44 | 14-Feb-45 | Was at the 458th BG, then the 492nd before being transferred to the 392nd. Crash landed 14-Feb-45 between Wendling and Shipdham, England, due to being out of gas. See the mission summary for 14-Feb-45 The crew chief was S/Sgt Donald MacRae. See plane |
141 |
| 42-7274 | (E) 579 | 5-Jul-43 | 13-Jul-43 | Transferred to Tucson | |||
| 42-7275 | (E) 579 | 21-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-7278 | (E) 579 | 24-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-50279 | (H) 579 | GC - J | Envy of 'em All | 6-Aug-44 | 13-Sep-44 | Transferred from 492nd BG to the 392nd. MIA 13-Sep-44; See MACR 8848 See Nose art |
61 |
| 42-7283 | (E) 579 | 24-Jun-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 44-70283 | UC-64A (578) | 11-Aug-44 | |||||
| 42-50284 | (H) 578 | EC - A | Shoo! Shoo! Baby | 11-Jun-44 | Declared War Weary on 30-Jul-1944. On 15-Nov-44, while running up the engines to taxi out for take-off on a night training mission, the nose wheel strut broke. The engines were stopped immediately. Corrective action was taken by the 465th Sub Depot. Returned to USA Jun 1945. See Nose art |
2 | |
| 42-50287 | (H) 577 | DC - V+ | 30-Apr-44 | 23-Jun-44 | On 20-Jun-44 while attempting to take off for the mission and about halfway down the runway, the airspeed indicator showed the plane was too slow for take-off. Pilot 1/Lt Kuster decided to abort. He cut the engines and applied brakes; the plane came to rest in a field about 300 yards beyond the end of the runway. The #2 propeller and bombbay doors were damaged. An inspection check revealed the airspeed indicator was ten to twelve miles per hour slow; it was therefore forwarded to Station 505 for further inspection and repair. It was quickly repaired and was shot down on June 23, 1944 over Dunkirk, France. MIA 23-Jun-44: See MACR 6523 See plane |
17 | |
| 42-7287 | (E) 579 | 30-Jun-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-7288 | (E) 579 | 25-Jun-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-7290 | (E) 579 | 30-Jun-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-7292 | (E) 579 | 25-Jun-43 | 13-Jul-43 | Transferred to 396th BG, Tucson | |||
| 42-7293 | (E) 579 | 21-Jun-43 | 5-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-95293 | (H) 578 | EC - H | American Beauty | 1-Jun-44 | 4-Nov-44 | MIA 4-Nov-44; See MACR 10350 See plane |
35 |
| 42-7295 | (E) 579 | 26-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 44-40295 | (J) 578 | EC - C | 7-May-44 | 12-Aug-44 | 493rd BG to 487th BG to 392nd BG. Had a taxiing accident 12-Aug-44 at Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), England, while on a non-operational mission; See mission summary for 12-Aug-44 See plane |
29 | |
| 44-40297 | (J) 576 | CI - D | Silent Yokum | Tansferred to 392nd from 453rd BG after 11-Apr-45. Returned to USA June 1945. | 0 | ||
| 42-95299 | (H) 576 | CI - A | 16-Jul-44 | Returned to USA 3-Jun45; the crew chief was M/Sgt Walter S. Meeker. See plane |
77 | ||
| 42-7300 | (E) 579 | 25-Jun-43 | 16-Jul-43 | Transferred to HQ 296th, Colorado Springs | |||
| 42-51302 | (J) 576 | CI - N | 2-Jan-45 | 2-Mar-45 | MIA 2-Mar-45; See MACR 12854. |
22 | |
| 42-7305 | (E) 579 | 29-Jun-43 | 16-Jul-43 | Transferred to Tucson | |||
| 42-100308 | (J) 579 (J) 579 (J) 579 |
EC - M GC - J GC - J |
Our Gal | 9-Feb-44 | 6-Aug-44 | On 15 Apr 1944 at 1300 hours, this plane was part of a three-ship formation and was given landing instructions for runway 19. It peeled off from the formation. While landing, the plane hit some prop wash and the right wing dropped. The pilot hit the throttles but had lost enough altitude that the aircraft's fuselage hit a fence approximately four feet in height about 120 feet from the downwind end of the runway. The plane was able to make a normal landing. Repairs were quickly made by the 465th Sub Depot as it flew the 20 Apr 1944 mission. Declared War Weary and transferred 6-Aug-44 to 445th BG, 702nd BG. See Nose art. |
34 |
| 44-49308 | (L) 579 | GC - D | 28-Jan-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
15 | ||
| 42-50313 | (H) 578 | EC - W | Wabash Cannon Ball | 18-Aug-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. Received from 492nd BG after 18-Jul-44 per their website. See Nose art |
91 | |
| 42-50323 | (H) 577 | DC - D+ | Heaven Can Wait | 18-May-44 | 2-Dec-44 | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11138 See Nose art |
33 |
| 42-100334 | (J) | Patches | Transferred about Feb 1944 to 93rd BG. | ? | |||
| 42-50337 | (H) 578 | EC - O | Oombriago | 29-Apr-44 | 31-Dec-44 | Crash landed 30 or 31-Dec-44 on the Continent. See plane |
67 |
| 42-50338 | (H) 578 | EC - Q | 14-May-44 | 23-Jun-44 | On 10-Jun-44, this plane's brakes failed while it was being taxied to the hangar. Some damage to the #1 prop and left wing resulted. MIA 23-Jun-44; See MACR 6985. |
19 | |
| 43-639 | 579 | LC4 Cub | 1-Sep-43 | 2-Jan-44 | Transferred to 20th Combat Wing, Station 104 | ||
| 42-100340 | (J) 578 | EC - W | Chubby | 11-Feb-44 | 20-Feb-44 | Crash landed 20-Feb-44 at Pagleshan, Essex, England. See mission page for 20-Feb-44. See plane. |
1 |
| 42-51340 | (J) 579 (J) 576 |
GC - M CI - M |
22-Mar-44 | 25-Mar-45 | Crashed 25-Mar-45 at Skeyton, England after a mid-air collision. See CNLIM for 25-Mar-45 The crew chief was S/Sgt Donald Musselman. See Plane |
65 | |
| 42-50343 | (H) 579 (H) 579 |
GC - C GC - C |
Tondelayo | 29-Apr-44 | 20-Jun-44 | MIA 20-Jun-44; See MACR 6154. See Nose art. |
20 |
| 42-100344 | (J) 577 | DC- W | 8-Feb-44 | 24-Feb-44 | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2951. |
2 | |
| 42-51345 | (J) 577 | DC - D+ | 2-Jan-45 | 16-Jan-45 | Crashed 16-Jan-45 at Ivinghoe, Bedfordshire, England after being abandoned. See mission page for 16-Jan-45 |
3 | |
| 42-100346 | (J) 577 | CI - P | Late Date | 2-Feb-44 | 24-Feb-44 | Received extensive battle damage; judged uneconomical to repair. Salvaged at the 392nd BG. See Nose art |
9 |
| 42-51357 | (J) 576 | CI - J | 13-Aug-44 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 56 | ||
| 42-50358 | (H) 578 | EC - Q | Pleasure Bent | 6-Aug-44 | 11-Sep-44 | MIA 11-Sep-44; See MACR 8849. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. |
12 |
| 42-100371 | (J) 576 | CI - F | Doodle Bug | 27-Feb-44 | 29-Apr-44 | MIA 29-Apr-44; See MACR 4476. Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article |
14 |
| 44-49385 | (L) 579 | GC - B | 28-Jan-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
15 | ||
| 42-50387 | (H) 576 | CI - T | Birdie Schmidt ARC | 31-May-44 | 15-Feb-45 | MIA 15-Feb-45; See MACR 12379. Crew chiefs were Moorehouse and Haluko. The plane was named for Birdie Schmidt, the American Red Cross Program Director at the 392nd BG's AeroClub. See Birdie Schmidt Larrick - The Way It Was. See plane |
63 |
| 42-50390 | (H) 577 | DC-A+ | 5-Jan-45 | On 14-Feb-45, her right main landing gear collapsed. Was severely damaged on 20-Mar-45 when strafed by a German intruder plane. Returned to USA June 1945. See plane |
22 | ||
| 42-50409 | (H) 576 | CI - S | 31-May-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. May have been nicknamed "Section VIII" per a 392nd BG press release; See Mission page for 23-Jun-44 The crew chief was M/Sgt Fisher. See plane |
104 | ||
| 42-52411 | (H) 576 | CI - B | 28-Feb-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-1944; See MACR 3325. This plane was named Jungle Princess II by the Clover crew (who had crashed the first Jungle Princess on 1 Jan 44); they had not yet had her new nose art painted when they were shot down on 18-Mar-44. |
5 | |
| 42-52415 | (H) 578 (H) 577 (H) 577 |
EC - X DC - S DC - S+ |
Fairy Belle II | 19-Apr-44 | 15-Oct-44 | Crash landed 15-Oct-44 at Field 56 near Brussels, Belgium; it had to be salvaged. See Mission Summary for 15-Oct-1944. See Nose art |
58 |
| 41-21417 | (E) 576 | 28-May-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to Pueblo. | |||
| 41-28423 | (E) 579 | 26-Jun-43 | 29-Jun-43 | Crashed at Alamogordo | |||
| 42-5424 | (B17F) 579 | 20-May-43 | 27-Jun-43 | Transferred to 330th BG, Biggs Field | |||
| 41-28425 | (E) 579 | 6-Jul-43 | 11-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 41-29427 | (H) 577 | DC - U | Ready-Willing and Able | 19-Mar-44 | 29-Apr-44 | Was originally assigned to the 467th BG but was transferred to the 392nd before flying any missions. Despite extensive battle damage on 29-Apr-44, the plane made it back to Wendling and was in a landing-pattern circuit over the field. At 1522 hours, the plane suddenly exploded and then crashed two miles south of the base, killing the entire crew. See CNLIM, 29-Apr-1944 For Fryman crew: Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article |
13 |
| 41-28429 | (E) 579 | 30-Jun-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |||
| 42-50430 | (H) 577 | DC - A | Old Standby | 8-Jul-44 | 18-Sep-44 | Salvaged Sep-18-44 after the landing gear snapped. See mission summary for 18-Sep-1944 See Nose art |
23 |
| 42-100432 | (J) 577 | DC - X DC - X+ |
29-Feb-44 | 7-Jul-44 | Crash landed 7-Jul-44 at Newchurch, Kent, England | ? See plane |
|
| 42-50432 | (H) 576 | CI - F | 7-Aug-44 | 14-Oct-44 | Transferred to 392nd from 492nd BG. Crash landed at St. Trond airfield near Brussels, Belgium, on 14-Oct-44 after being hit with flak. The plane was returned to military control and eventually salvaged on 28-Nov-44. | 22 | |
| 41-29433 | (H) 576 | CI - D | Able Dot | 15-Mar-44 | 29-May-44 | Crash landed 29-May-44 at Sporle, northwest of Little Fransham, England. The wives of pilot 2/Lt Evans and navigator 2/Lt Shoenberger were both named Dorothy and the plane was named "Able Dot" in their honor. See mission summary for 29-May-1944 See Plane See Nose Art |
21 |
| 42-50433 | (H) 579 | GC - Q | 8-Jul-44 | 21-Jul-44 | MIA 21-Jul-1944; See MACR 7245 See Plane |
7 | |
| 42-75434 | P-47D (578) | 20-Jun-44 | Declared War Weary. | ||||
| 42-50435 | (H) 579 | GC - P | 8-Jul-44 | 21-Jul-44 | MIA 21-Jul-44; See MACR 7246. |
1 | |
| 42-64435 | (H) 576 | CI - B | 30-Dec-43 | 21-Feb-44 | This a/c was flown to England by 2/Lt Guy C. Douglas and crew; they arrived at the 445th BG (Tibenham) on 11 Dec 1943. While Douglas and crew stayed with the 445th, their plane was transferred to the 392nd BG before flying any missions. MIA 21-Feb-44. See MACR 2563 |
21 | |
| 44-40436 | (J) 578 | EC - P | Nancy | 12-Oct-44 | Transferred to 392nd from 34th BG. Returned to USA June 1945. See Nose art. |
40 | |
| 42-50446 | (H) 578 | EC - R | Is This Trip Necessary later J.C. Poolhall | 31-May-44 | 14-Apr-45 | Crashed 14-Apr-45 during take off for an operational mission. See CNLIM for 14-Apr-45 See Plane |
92 |
| 41-29448 | (H) 579 (H) 579 (H) 577 |
GC - L GC - L DC - L+ |
Carol Ann | 19-Mar-44 | Transferred from 579th to 577th Sqdn on 25-Dec-44. Returned to USA June 1945. See Nose art |
73 | |
| 44-49454 | (L) 579 | GC - H | The Wild Hair | 18-Feb-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See Nose art |
6 | |
| 42-51459 | (J) 579 | GC - C | Lady Diana II | 29-Aug-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. See nose art |
31 | |
| 42-95464 | (H) 576 | CI - F | Mary L. | 5-Jan-45 | 11-Feb-45 | On 11-Feb-45, exceeded the runway at RAF Foulsham, Norfolk, England and was salvaged. See Mission summary for 11-Feb-45 |
6 |
| 42-52465 | (H) 578 | EC - X | 11-Feb-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3326 |
? | |
| 42-7466 | (H) 578 | EC - N | Ford’s Folly | 3-Aug-43 | 11-Sep-44 | MIA 11-Sept-44; See MACR 8850 The crew chief was M/Sgt Art Knipe, part of the original cadre and one of the oldest crew chiefs. See Nose art |
44 |
| 42-7467 | (H) | 31-Jul-43 | 24-Aug-43 | Crashed 24-Aug-43 on a non-operational mission. Took off from Burtonwood Air Depot on a route test flight; crashed at Aspull near Wigan after having been airborne for only 20 minutes, killing 1 of 3 persons onboard (none 392nd). | 0 | ||
| 42-7468 | (H) | 30-Jul-43 | 30-Aug-43 | Crashed 30-Aug-43 near Bold St. Helens while being ferried back to the 392nd after modification at Burtonwood Air Depot. See Mission report for 30-Aug-43. |
0 | ||
| 42-7469 | (H) 579 | EC - E | Rose of Juarez | 31-Jul-43 | 8-Apr-44 | Crash landed 8-Apr-44 at Wendling, England due to battle damage. See 8-Apr-44 mission page See Nose art |
33 |
| 42-7470 | (H) 579 | GC - F | Exterminator | 30-Jul-43 | 8-Oct-43 | MIA 8-Oct-43. See MACR 879 See Nose art |
4 |
| 42-7471 | (H) 579 | GC - G | Filthy Annie | 3-Aug-43 | 4-Oct-43 | MIA 4-Oct-43. See MACR 890 See Nose art |
3 |
| 42-7472 | (H) 578 (H) 579 (H) 579 (H) 579 |
EC - O GC - F GC - F GC - Z |
Bull Bat | 3-Aug-43 | 11-Sep-44 | Declared War Weary on 27-Aug-44; transferred to Warton on 11-Sep-44. The incident likely happened 8-Feb-44; her next mission was on 25-Apr-44. See the 465th Sub Depot history for April 1944 See mission page for 8-Feb-44 See plane See nose art |
80 |
| 42-7473 | (H) 579 | EC - J | 21-Aug-43 | 6-Mar-44 | The day after this plane arrived at the 392nd in Tucson, the crew had to make a forced landing due to mechanical failure. See 22-Aug-43. Transferred from the 576th to the 579th Sqdn on 22-Dec-43. On 6-Mar-44, the ship hit a tree and crashed just after take-off at Church Farm, Great Dunham, England. See CNLIM for 6-Mar-44 |
15 | |
| 41-29474 | (H) 579 | GC - M | 22-Mar-44 | 19-May-44 | MIA 19-May-44; See MACR 4936 See Plane |
11 | |
| 42-7474 | (H) 579 | GC - H | Satan's Flame | 31-Jul-43 | 4-Oct-43 | MIA 4-Oct-43. See MACR 891. |
3 |
| 41-29476 | (H) 576 | CI - H | Gashouse Gus | 9-Aug-44 | 24-Mar-45 | Crash landed 24-Mar-45 in Belgium. See mission page for 24-Mar-45 The crew chief was Sgt Joseph D. Farinelli. See Nose art See Plane |
32 |
| 42-7477 | (H) 579 | CI - J | The Drip | 3-Aug-43 | 5-Nov-43 | MIA 5-Nov-43. See MACR 1165. The wreckage was found in 2008 in the North Sea about 650 feet off the coast of Holland. See plane |
2 |
| 42-78477 | (J) 578 | EC - D | Miss Minnie II | 16-Jun-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. This ship was named after pilot 1/Lt Paul B. Henderson's sweetheart, who eventually became his wife. The original Miss Minnie was named in the states but after the crew landed in England it was assigned to a different bomb group. The crew chief was Sgt Delmer G. McCulley. See plane 1 See plane 2 See plane 3 |
90 | |
| 42-7478 | (H) 578 | EC - P | Flying Crusader | 6-Aug-43 | 9-Oct-44 | Crashed 9-Oct-44 at West Bradenham, near Wendling, England, during a non-operational flight. See CNLIM for 9-Oct-44 See plane See nose art |
82 |
| 42-7479 | (H) 577 | DC - O | War Horse | 10-Aug-43 | 4-Jan-44 | On 1-Oct-43, the plane had a take-off accident; the nose wheel collapsed and the plane rolled on the main landing gear and the nose surface for about 400 yards. MIA 4-Jan-44. See MACR 1909 The "Marcy" painted on the plane refers to Margaret Meen, about 6 or 7 at the time, who would walk up to Honey Pot Wood and talk to the GIs. See Nose art |
16 |
| 42-7480 | (H) 578 | EC - Q | My Diversion | 3-Aug-43 | 9-Feb-44 | On 9-Feb-44, this plane was returning from an operational mission that was recalled. Fully loaded with gas and bombs, it had a landing accident. It was salvaged. See the mission summary for 9-Feb-44 See Nose art |
28 |
| 42-78480 | (J) 576 | CI - B | I'll Get By | 7-Jul-44 | 16-Jan-45 | Crash landed 16-Jan-45 near Armentieres, France, being low on fuel. The crew chief was M/Sgt David S. Cooper. See plane 1 See plane 2 |
53 |
| 42-7481 | (H) 579 | GC - K | Whiskers | 30-Jul-43 | 4-Oct-43 | MIA 4-Oct-43. See MACR 892. |
5 |
| 41-28481 | (E) 579 | 29-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-7482 | (H) 577 | DC - P | Shack Rat | 10-Aug-43 | 4-Jan-44 | MIA 4-Jan-44. See MACR 1908 See Nose art |
13 |
| 42-7483 | (H) 578 | EC - R | Big Dog | 6-Aug-43 | 13-Nov-43 | MIA 13-Nov-43. See MACR 1553 See plane |
5 |
| 42-7484 | (H) 579 | GC - L | Sally Ann | 31-Jul-43 | 29-Jan-44 | MIA 29-Jan-44. See MACR 2548 See plane |
19 |
| 41-29485 | (H) 578 | EC - ? | 19-Mar-44 | 9-Apr-44 | Lost in mid-air collision 9-Apr-44 with a 389th BG ship over Dereham, Norfolk England. See CNLIM for 9-Apr-44. |
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| 42-7485 | (H) 577 (H) 578 |
DC - Q EC - O |
Alfred | 15-Aug-43 | 4-Jan-44 | Was named by the Layton crew after the cartoons in Collier’s magazine depicting a none too smart swabbie named “Alfred”. Crash landed 4-Jan-44 at Pretty Corner, Sheringham, England. See CNLIM for 4-Jan-44 T/Sgt Marion H. Derey was the crew chief. See Nose art |
16 |
| 42-7486 | (H) 578 | CI - V | The Shark | 6-Aug-43 | 18-Nov-43 | MIA 18-Nov-43.
See MACR 1503 The nose art was painted between 11 and 17 Sep 1943 when the plane was grounded with leaky fuel cells. A Cpl in Ordnance named Olson painted both the nose art and the crew's A-2 jackets. See Nose art |
10 |
| 42-7487 | (H) 576 | CI - B | Million $ Baby | 18-Aug-43 | 4-Jan-44 | MIA 4-Jan-44. See MACR 1907 See Nose art |
14 |
| 42-7488 | (H) 578 | EC - S | Hellzadroppin | 6-Aug-43 | 8-Oct-43 | MIA 8-Oct-43. See MACR 880. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. |
6 |
| 42-50489 | (J) 576 | CI - G | 29-Sep-44 | 16-Jan-45 | Crashed 16-Jan-45 in France after being abandoned. See mission summary CNLIM for 16-Jan-45. The crew chief was named Larson. |
36 | |
| 42-7489 | (H) 577 (H) 578 |
CI - Q EC - T |
Malfunction | 6-Aug-43 | 5-Mar-44 | Ditched 5-Mar-44 in the English Channel. See MACR 3585 |
32 |
| 42-7490 | (H) 578 | EC - U | Big Ass Bird | 6-Aug-43 | 5-Nov-43 | MIA 5-Nov-43. See MACR 1163 See plane See sketch of nose art |
7 |
| 42-7491 | (H) 577 (H) 578 |
DC - R | Pregnant Peg | 10-Aug-43 | 3-Mar-44 | See: 42-7491-crash10-31-41 On 31-Oct-1943 the Copp crew crash-landed it near the village of Ashill; the nose wheel broke when it hit the bank at the side of the road. A 1,500 ft runway was built and the plane was flown to the 3rd SAD at Watton for repair. She was then transferred to the 578th Sqdn. MIA 3-Mar-44; See MACR 2800 #491 had different nose art on each side; See plane 1 See plane 2 See Nose art - pilot side See Nose art - copilot side |
4 |
| 42-7492 | (H) 576 | CI - M | Hell Wagon | 16-Aug-43 | 10-Jun-44 | Declared War Weary and transferred 10-Aug-44 to Watton. See nose art |
35 |
| 42-7493 | (H) 577 | CI - S | Gregory the Great | 8-Aug-43 | 26-Nov-43 | MIA 26-Nov-43. The plane was named after the infant son of its first bombardier, 2/Lt William L. Yarbrough Jr. See MACR 1494 Bolick crew nose art photo |
7 |
| 44-50493 | (M) 578 | EC - C | Dugan | 10-Mar-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
28 | |
| 42-7495 | (H) 577 (H) 577 |
DC - T DC - T+ |
Axis Grinder | 11-Sep-44 | Declared War Weary on 27 Aug 1944; transferred to Warton on 11-Sep-44. See plane See nose art |
55 | |
| 44-10495 | (J) 579 (J) 578 |
GC - S EC - H |
Short Snorter II | 3-Aug-44 | Transferred from 579th to 578th Sqdn on 20-Dec-44. Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
118 | |
| 42-7496 | (H) 577 | CI - U | The Jinx | 15-Aug-43 | 24-Feb-44 | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2946. See plane See nose art | 16 |
| 42-7497 | (H) 577 | CI - N | Old Daddy | 1-Sep-43 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3322. |
20 |
| 42-7500 | (H) 576 | GC - D | Sky Queen | 16-Aug-43 | 20-Dec-43 | MIA 20-Dec-43. See MACR 1734 See nose art |
9 |
| 42-7501 | (H) 576 | CI - A | 18-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred October 1943 to 44th BG. | 0 | |
| 42-7502 | (H) 578 | EC - X | Bakadori | 18-Sep-43 | 18-Nov-43 | Landed 18-Nov-43 at Orebro, Sweden, due to fighter damage. See MACR 1504 This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. See plane |
32 |
| 42-7503 | (H) 577 | GC - V | Miss America | 8-Aug-43 | 13-Nov-43 | MIA 13-Nov-43. See MACR 1552 See nose art |
5 |
| 41-29505 | (H) 577 | CI - ? | Although initially assigned to the 392nd BG, this plane was transferred to the 486th BG before arrival. | ||||
| 42-73505 | (J) 577 | DC - S | Fairy Belle | 19-Jan-44 | 8-Apr-44 | Crashed 8-Apr-44 at Sidestrand, England after aborting over enemy territory due to mechanical problems. See CNLIM for 8-Apr-44 See nose art |
30 |
| 44-50505 | (M) 576 | 22-Mar-45 | |||||
| 42-7506 | (H) 576 | CI - C | Southern Comfort | 16-Aug-43 | 11-Dec-43 | MIA 11-Dec-43. See MACR 1733. See nose art |
7 |
| 42-7507 | (H) 576 | CI - K | Heaven Can Wait | 18-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred to 44th BG before flying any missions. See nose art |
0 |
| 42-95507 | (J) 577 | DC - P+ | Lady Doris | 24-Feb-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane See nose art |
29 | |
| 41-29509 | (H) 578 | EC - A | Knuckle Head | 6-Apr-44 | 27-Apr-44 | Crashed 27-Apr-44 at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England; See MACR 5215 |
9 |
| 42-7509 | (H) 577 | DC - Y | Gallivantin' Gal | 21-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred to 44th BG. | 0 |
| 42-7510 | (H) 579 | GC - C | El Lobo | 18-Sep-43 | 29-Apr-44 | The tail turret was cut off during the mission to Bremen on 20-Dec-43; See CNLIM in 20-Dec-43. MIA on 29-Apr-44: See MACR 4461 Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article See nose art |
38 |
| 41-29511 | (H) 576 (H) 579 (H) 578 |
CI - C GC - B EC - Y |
Sweet Eloise (or perhaps just Eloise) | 21-Mar-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. See nose art pilot side See nose art copilot side |
150 | |
| 42-7511 | (H) 576 | CI - L | 18-Sep-43 | 24-Feb-44 | MIA 24-Feb-44 See MACR 2947. During an operational mission on 3 Oct1944, the #1 engine ran out of oil and was feathered. With fuel running low, the plane made an emergency landing at RAF Mepal in Cambridgeshire. The a/c was parked on a hard surface in front of the Hangar; the pilot was later asked to move it to a dispersal. In pulling away from the hanger, the a/c had to go over a grass area and the left wheel mired down. The pilot cut the engines and got out to take a look at it. The crew chief (who had arrived from Wendling) put some men in the tail and straightened the nose wheel. He then suggested "pouring the coal" to the three engines and hitting the right brake. In doing this the #3 and #4 engines overpowered the #2 engine, skidding the nose wheel to the left. It collapsed, damaging the nose section. |
32 | |
| 42-52517 | (H) 578 (H) 579 |
EC - U GC - U |
Model T | 20-Mar-44 | 7-Jul-44 | Transferred to the 392nd/578th Sqdn from the 467th BG. Transferred to 579th Sqdn in June 1944. MIA 7-Jul-44; See MACR 7370. See nose art |
27 |
| 42-7518 | (H) 578 | EC - S | Push Over later became Hard To Get | 4-Dec-43 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44: See MACR 3323. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. Per Clayton Whisman's diary (asst crew chief) for 18-Mar-44, "Davis, Roy of Tenn. A waist gunner asked me to paint "Wahoo" on ship. Was going to when the ship came back but--" |
33 |
| 42-51519 | (J) 577 (J) 579 (J) 579 |
DC - B+ GC - E GC - J |
17-Sep-44 | Return to USA June 1945 See plane |
35 | ||
| 42-7521 | (H) 577 | CI - X | Poop Deck Pappy | 18-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred Oct 1943 to 44th BG See plane See nose art |
0 |
| 42-7522 | (H) 576 | CI - J | Southern Comfort II | 18-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred Oct 1943 to 44th BG | 0 |
| 44-10522 | (J) 578 | EC - O | Returned to USA June 1945 | 0 | |||
| 44-50522 | (M) 577 | DC - F+ | 22-Mar-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 12 | ||
| 42-7523 | (E) 579 | 26-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-52524 | (H) 785 | 2U - D+ | The Lemon | Crash landed 18-Sep-44 at Brussels, Belgium (On Loan from 466thBG to 576th BS.) | ? | ||
| 42-7524 | (M) 576 | CI - E | The Hell Cat | 21-Aug-43 | 8-Dec-43 | While returning from a non-operational mission to slow time the #2 engine, the brakes failed upon landing. The plane ran off the end of the runway, seriously damaging the ship. Two thirds of the aircraft was salvaged. See page at 7-Dec-43 See nose art |
9 |
| 41-29527 | (H) 576 | CI - G | Foxy Phoebe | 13-Mar-45 | Returned to USA June 1945. May have originally belonged to 487th BG as she's listed on their website (www.487thbg.org) See nose art |
5 | |
| 42-50527 | (M) 576 | CI - Q | Hazee | Returned to USA June 1945. Transferred from 453rd BG (732 BS) after 10-Apr-45; flew 9 missions with 453rd, just 1 with 392nd. (http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/aprilskies/264/planes.html#s732 and b24bestweb.com) See nose art |
1 | ||
| 42-7527 | (H) 576 | CI - F | Black Widow | 22-Aug-43 | 24-Feb-44 | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2948 Link to History and Repair: 465th sub depot history for February 1944 The crew chief was M/Sgt Edward L. Falada. See plane |
12 |
| 42-7528 | (H) 576 | 22-Aug-43 | 25-Aug-43 | This plane crashed near LeCompton, Kansas, while on a training and calibration mission. See 25-Aug-43 |
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| 44-10528 | (J) 579 (J)576 |
GC - H CI - F |
17-Sep-44 | 31-Dec-44 | Transferred from 579th to 576th Sqdn in Nov 1944. Crash landed 31-Dec-44 at Beetley, Norfolk, England. Radio operator Sgt Richard Spades later recalled, “We were attacked by enemy fighter planes. We had lost fuel but made it back to Wendling. In our landing approach a smaller plane cut in front of us and to avert collision, Blakeley nosed upward and re-circled the field. We didn’t make it as all engines failed. We were headed nose first into the ground when the plane with Blakeley’s help righted itself as we hit the ground. We all walked away without sustaining major injuries. Per Olin Levell's records, the crew chief was M/Sgt Buford J. Reynolds. See plane 1 See plane 2 |
33 | |
| 42-7529 | (H) 579 | GC - D | Coral Princess | 18-Sep-43 | 20-Feb-44 | Exploded 20-Feb-44 in mid-air over Manston, Kent, England. See CNLIM See nose art |
20 |
| 42-7303 | (E) 579 | 28-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-7533 | (H) 576 | CI - H | 15-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred October 1943 to the 44th BG | 0 | |
| 42-7535 | (H) 579 | GC - A | Peep Sight | 23-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred October 1943 to the 44th BG | 0 |
| 42-7536 | (H) 578 | EC - O | The Banshee | 26-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred 7-Oct-43 to the 44th BG. Per pilot/copilot Lou Stephens, pilot Jack Nolan was left in Iceland; a different pilot was assigned to fly the plane to England. Once they got to the 392nd, he disappeared and they got Floyd A. George from the Fletcher crew as their new pilot. Plane was transferred to the 44th BG after the "pilotless" crew got it to Prestwick, Scotland. See nose art |
0 |
| 42-7537 | (H) 576 | CI - G | Jungle Princess | 30-Aug-43 | 31-Dec-43 | On 31-Dec-43, crash landed at Swanton Morley, England. See mission summary 31-Dec-43. |
12 |
| 42-7540 | (H) 576 | CI - A | Crew Chief | 21-Aug-43 | 13-Nov-43 | MIA 13-Nov-43 See MACR 1551 This plane was named by 576th Sqdn pilot 1/Lt John R. Becker to honor his ground crew and to show his appreciation for their fine work. See nose art |
6 |
| 44-50542 | (M) 579 | EC B | Agony Wagon | 9-Mar-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
15 | |
| 42-7543 | (H) 392 | GC-B | Georgie Bell | 18-Sep-43 | 5-Nov-43 | MIA 5-Nov-43. See MACR 1164. |
2 |
| 42-52544 | (H) 579 (H) 577 |
EC - A DC- K+ |
Able Mabel | 20-Mar-44 | 12-Oct-44 | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44 and transferred 12-Oct-44 to Greencastle, N. Ireland See nose art |
76 |
| 42-7544 | (H) 577 | N | 23-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred November 1943 to the 44th BG | 0 | |
| 42-7545 | (H) 578 | Y | 9/40/43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred November 1943 to the 44th BG See plane |
0 | |
| 44-50545 | (M) 576 | CI - C | 8-Mar-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
20 | ||
| 42-7546 | (H) 577 | DC - P | Alfred II | 24-Sep-43 | 29-Apr-44 | Crashed 29-Apr-44 at Walcott, Norfolk, England after being abandoned. See CNLIM 29-Apr-44 The Berlin Bombing Mission article. See nose art |
49 |
| 42-7547 | (H) 578 | W | 18-Sep-43 | 15-Oct-43 | Transferred November 1943 to the 44th BG, 67th BS. | 0 | |
| 42-52548 | (H) 578 | EC - S | Jaw-Ja Boy | 19-Mar-44 | 9-Sep-44 | MIA 9-Sep-44 See MACR 8603. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber and Sgt Clayton Whisman, who wrote in his diary "Love that old beatup airplane. Sailors talk about their ship but S-Bar is my true love! See nose art |
45 |
| 42-7548 | (H) 578 | N | 28-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred to 44th Bomb Group | 0 | |
| 42-7549 | (H) 579 | M | The Shark | 21-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred October 1943 to the 44th BG, 67th BS. See nose art |
0 |
| 42-40549 | 577 | 8-Oct-43 | 3-Nov-43 | Transferred to Burtonwood | |||
| 42-7551 | (H) 579 | H | The Jinx | Transferred 7-Oct-43 to the 44th BG before flying any missions. Crash-landed 13-Jan-44. | 0 | ||
| 42-40551 | 578 | 8-Oct-43 | 14-Dec-43 | Transferred to Burtonwood | |||
| 41-29552 | (H) 579 | GC - D | Bronko Nagurski | 30-Mar-44 | 11-May-44 | The plane was named in honor of legendary University of Minnesota and Chicago Bears football player Bronko Nagurski. The crew that named the plane went on to the 44th BG while the plane went to the 392ndBG. Her nose wheel collapsed during take-off on; 11-May-44. See nose art |
11 |
| 42-7552 | (H) 576 | B | Lil Cookie | 18-Sep-43 | 5-Oct-43 | Transferred October 1943 to the 44th BG. B24bw says name was Lil Cookie; no name in our records. A/c 552 flew 23-Sep-43 w/ 579th; might have been this 552 since all other flights for a 552 were in April and May, presumably Bronko. See nose art |
0 |
| 42-7556 | (H) 577 (H) 579 |
DC - W GC - G |
Exterminator II | 13-Sep-43 | 5-Dec-43 | While being loaded with bombs for the mission on; 5-Dec-43 this ship caught fire on its hardstand. The bombs stacked under its wings exploded and the plane was completely destroyed. See plane See nose art |
5 |
| 41-29560 | (H) 579 | GC - H | Rat Poison | 17-Oct-44 | 1-Jan-45 | Transferred from 579th to 577th on 18-Dec-44. Crash landed 1-Jan-45 in a cornfield near Mons, Belgium, 6 miles from Harveng. See Mission Summary 1-Jan-45 See plane See nose art |
5 |
| 42-7560 | (H) 576 | CI - G | Blanid's Baby (pilot's side) Little Joe (copilot's side) |
4-Jan-44 | 29-Oct-44 | Designated War Weary on 30-Jul-44. Suffered a take-off accident on 29-Oct-44 at Wendling, England, during a practice mission. On the take-off, the pilot could not pull the stick back due to binding elevator controls. Power was cut and brakes applied, but a/c went off the end of Runway 01 into a field, hitting a ditch about 300 yards from the end of the runway. The ditch was about two feet wide with a bank about three feet high on the far side. The nose wheel collapsed and the landing gear buckled. The a/c slid to a stop approximately 50 feet beyond the ditch, damaged beyond repair. The nose art photo shows the name "Blanid's Baby" on the pilot's side while the
crash photo shows the name "Little Joe" on the copilot's side. See nose art |
34 |
| 42-7561 | (H) 579 | GC - A | Mac's Sack II | 17-Sep-43 | 13-Nov-43 | MIA 13-Nov-43. See MACR 1554. | 16 |
| 44-50568 | (M) 578 | EC - E | Fearless Fosdick | 10-Mar-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane See nose art |
18 | |
| 42-7570 | (H) 579 | GC - A | Our Baby | 20-Dec-43 | 2-Feb-44 | MIA 2-Feb-44 See MACR 2531. See plane |
9 |
| 42-50571 | (J) 578 | EC - G | Dirty Gertie & My Achin' Back |
21-Apr-45 | Returned to USA June 1945. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. This plane may have had both names. Pilot Side (Dirty Gertie) Copilot Side (My Achin' Back) |
0 | |
| 44-50571 | (M) 576 | CI - P | 22-Mar-45 | Return to USA June 1945 | 12 | ||
| 44-49577 | (L) 579 | GC - L | The Gremlin's Roost | 20-Feb-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 8 | |
| 42-7285 | (E) 5779 | 28-Jun-43 | 7-Aug-43 | Transferred to Topeka | |||
| 42-50586 | (J) 579 | GC - U | 8-Jun-44 | 20-Jun-44 | MIA 20-Jun-44; See MACR 6155. | 6 | |
| 42-7588 | (H) 578 | EC - R | 4-Dec-43 | 30-Dec-43 | On 4-Dec-43, the pilot landed this plane on runway 08 going northeast. He proceeded to the end of the runway and turned right to taxi to the dispersal area. While taxiing the ship, the #4 propeller hit the roof of a civilian vehicle, cutting into the roof. No one was inside the vehicle at the time. MIA 30-Dec-43. See MACR 1677. |
2 | |
| 44-50589 | (M) 576 | CI - F | 10-Mar-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 15 | ||
| 42-50593 | (J) 579 | GC - R | Lady Diana | 8-Jul-44 | 11-Sep-44 | MIA 11-Sep-44 See MACR 8851 See nose art |
25 |
| 42-52593 | (H) 576 | CI - B | 19-Mar-44 | 9-Apr-44 | Crash-landed 9-Apr-44 at Beccles, England. | 6 | |
| 42-7596 | (H) 578 | EC - U | Sheila | 19-Dec-43 | 7-Jan-44 | Crash landed 7-Jan-44 at Wendling, England upon return from mission. The pilot landed too fast and too far down the runway. The plane ran off the runway and through a ditch, causing the right gear to collapse. It had to be salvaged. Sheila originally belonged to the 44th BG, 701st Sqdn. | 7 |
| 42-7598 | (H) 576 | CI - E | The Flak Ducker | 18-Dec-43 | 6-Mar-44 | MIA 6-Mar-44; See MACR 3183. See nose art |
19 |
| 42-7599 | (H) 579 | EC - B | Mack's Sack III | 16-Nov-43 | 8-Apr-44 | MIA 8-Apr-44; See MACR 3945. See plane |
29 |
| 42-50604 | (H) 577 | DC - B+ | 8-Jul-44 | 6-Aug-44 | MIA 6-Aug-44; See MACR 7390. See nose art |
5 | |
| 42-52604 | (H) 578 | EC - Y | 15-Mar-44 | 29-May-44 | MIA 29-May-44 See MACR 5214. |
12 | |
| 42-52605 | (H) 579 | GC - J | 11-Mar-44 | 22-Apr-44 | MIA 22-Apr-44 See MACR 4171. |
2 | |
| 42-7605 | (H) 578 | EC - T | 19-Dec-43 | 31-Dec-43 | MIA 31-Dec-43 See MACR 1676. |
1 | |
| 42-52607 | (H) 577 | DC - V+ | 6-Aug-44 | 8-Sep-44 | MIA 8-Sep-44 See MACR 8604. |
2 | |
| 41-29608 | (H) 579 | GC - N | 6-May-44 | 20-Oct-44 | On 24-Aug-44, the plane was being flown on local operations on an airspeed calibration mission. While taxiing the aircraft on the perimeter runway, the #4 prop sliced through the roof of the jeep, breaking a piece of the metal framework which was then thrown by the prop into the side of the fuselage. Many wire leads to the radio equipment were severed and the #4 prop was damaged. It also had a taxiing accident on 19-Oct-44 (SEE PHOTO). The a/c was scheduled to take off at 1920 hours on Runway 31 on a practice mission. Due to darkness, the a/c was only visible to Flying Control by its navigation lights. After starting his takeoff, the a/c contacted the Control Tower that he was unable to take off. While still transmitting the message radio contact was abruptly cut off and all visible lights went out. Upon sending the Alert Crew out to locate the aircraft, it was discovered that the a/c had turned left onto Runway 26; the pilot said he had turned off at the first intersection to clear the runway as soon as possible. The plane then taxied through three bays of fresh cement (15 ft. wide and 56 ft. long), newly laid during the day. After the left main gear wheel and nose wheel had run through the cement, the nose wheel was sheared off when it hit the existing edge of the concrete bay. The a/c then came down on its nose, causing considerable damage to the nose section and fuselage. |
40 | |
| 42-50615 | (J) 576 | CI - D | Battle-damaged during mission to Oberpfaffenhofen on 21-Jul-44. The crew bailed out over England and the aircraft crashed near Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk (453rd BG). |
7 | |||
| 42-52615 | (H) 579 | GC - H | Sally Ann II | 30-Mar-44 | 11-Sep-44 | Ditched 11-Sep-44; See MACR 9811. See nose art |
36 |
| 41-28617 | (H) 576 | GC - B | 30-Mar-44 | 15-Oct-44 | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44 and transferred 15-Oct-44 to Greencastle, N. Ireland | 31 | |
| 42-7618 | (H) 577 | 3-Oct-43 | 5-Oct-44 | Transferred to 44th Bomb Group | |||
| 42-50623 | (J) 579 (J) 578 |
GC - O EC - N |
Idiot's Delight or Ediot's Delight | 8-Jul-44 | 28-Dec-44 | MIA 28-Dec-44; See MACR 11118. |
82 |
| 42-7624 | (H) 578 | EC - Z | Flying 8 Ball | 17-Nov-43 | 9-Mar-44 | Crash landed
9-Mar-44 at Beccles, England. Pilot 1/Lt James Muldoon was awarded the DFC for his skill in bringing the badly damaged plane back to the UK. See nose art |
32 |
| 42-7626 | (H) 579 | GC - B | Ramblin' Okie, later Liberty Belle | 2-Oct-43 | 13-Dec-43 | Ditched in the North Sea on 13-Dec-43. See MACR 1732. |
9 |
| 42-50636 | (J) 579 (J) 578 (J) 578 |
GC - O EC - X EC - V |
12-Oct-44 | 27-Feb-45 | Transferred from 579th to 578th Sqdn. Crashed 27-Feb-45 on the Continent, (21-Mar-45 transf to SBD) | 50 | |
| 42-7637 | (H) 577 | DC - S | The Queen of Peace | 4-Dec-43 | 4-Jan-44 | Interned 4-Jan-44 at Smedstorp, Sweden. See MACR 1910. Per the Fall 1996 issue of the 2ADA Journal, pilot 1/Lt Robert L. Egan named her; it had something to do with a commitment Egan made to his mother before going overseas. He had the ship christened by Father McDonough, Catholic chaplain at Wendling. |
7 |
| 42-52639 | (H) 576 (H) 577 |
CI - R DC - K+ |
5-Aug-44 | 28-May-45 | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44. Had a landing accident on 15-Jan-45. Eventually salvaged by 3rd Strategic Air Depot. |
7 | |
| 42-52642 | (H) 577 (H) 577 |
DC - Q DC - Q+ |
Short Round | 15-Mar-44 | 9-Oct-44 | Crash landed
9-Oct-44 at Wendling England; the left landing gear was not locked down and collapsed on touch-down. The catwalk was torn out. |
33 |
| 42-7646 | (H) 577 | B | Transferred 12-Dec-43 to the 482nd BG | ? | |||
| 42-50647 | (J) 579 (J) 577 (J) 576 |
GC - A DC - Q+ CI - M |
Liberty Belle | 22-Jul-44 | Transferred from 577th to 576th Sqdn 8 April 1944. Returned to USA June 1945 See plane See nose art |
56 | |
| 42-52649 | (H) 577 | DC N DC - N+ |
Pregnant Peg II | 19-Mar-44 | 30-Jul-44 | "On 30 July 1944, while on a practice mission, pilot 2/Lt Whiteaker peeled off from the formation and lowered the landing gear. When checked, the diagonal brace was broken. Instructions were given by the tower at Wendling to land at Station 376 (Watton). Landing was made on a rough grassy area. Whiteaker managed to keep the airplane straight until the right wheel buckled inwards after hitting a large hole. Thereupon the right wing went down, turning the airplane to the right and damaging it beyond economical repair." See nose art |
26 |
| 42-50650 | (J) 576 | CI - E | 1-Jul-44 | Returned to USA June 1945; per Olin Levell's records, the crew chief was M/Sgt Joseph J. Jackson. See plane |
87 | ||
| 41-28651 | (H) 576 | CI - C | 25-Feb-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3324. |
9 | |
| 42-52654 | (H) 579 | GC - J | Nightlife Nellie | MIA 11-Apr-44; See MACR 3934. |
5 | ||
| 42-7658 | (H) 577 | DC - O | Poco Loco | 5-Jan-44 | 24-Feb-44 | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2949. See nose art |
14 |
| 42-50659 | (J) 576 | CI - D | Yankee Doodit | 22-Jul-44 | 15-Mar-45 | Ditched 15-Mar-45; See MACR 14178. The crew chief was M/Sgt Berman Fausnaugh. See nose art |
68 |
| 44-50663 | (M) 579 | GC - S | 8-Apr-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 0 | ||
| 42-50670 | (H) 576 (H) 579 |
CI - K GC - K |
18-Aug-44 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
36 | ||
| 42-52670 | (H) 576 | CI - L | 14-Mar-44 | 16-Jun-44 | On 16-Jun-44, this plane was on a non-operational mission to slow time an engine. The plane was cleared to fly from Wendling to Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire. The pilot came in on the wrong runway at Station 483; he overshot and ended up on the nose. The pilot stated that his compass was off and he had bad brakes. No one was hurt. | 23 | |
| 44-50671 | (M) 579 | GC - R | Frosty | 8-Apr-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
0 | |
| 42-50673 | (J) 579 | GC - K | 17-Sep-44 | 18-Sep-44 | MIA 18-Sept-44; See MACR 10660. |
1 | |
| 44-50684 | (M) 579 | GC - P | The Wild Hair | 5-Apr-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 0 | |
| 41-28688 | (M) 578 | EC - Q | 8-Mar-44 | 24-Apr-44 | MIA 24-Apr-44; See MACR 4362. |
18 | |
| 41-23689 | (D) 579 | GC - X | Minerva | 30-Aug-43 | 12-Sep-44 | Was originally assigned to the 93rd BG. On 13-Nov-43, had a take-off accident. About halfway down the runway the manifold pressure on 2 engines dropped and the a/c could not take off. The ship went across a road at the end of the runway and out into a field, striking a pole with major damage to aircraft. She served as the 392nd's assembly ship. Declared War Weary and transferred to Warton. See plane See nose art |
|
| 41-28692 | (H) 576 | CI - J | 8-Feb-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3318. |
10 | |
| 42-50697 | (J) 579 (J) 577 |
GC - D DC - D+ |
We'll Get By | 7-Jul-44 | Transferred from the 579th to the 577th Sqdn, then in May 1945 to the 467th BG. Dropping bombs See nose art |
70 | |
| 41-28700 | (H) 577 | DC - S+ | YMCA Flying Service | 12-Aug-44 | 4-Feb-45 | Transferred February 1945 to the 492 BG (per May 96 NEWS) See nose art |
8 |
| 42-52704 | (H) 577 | DC - P | Son of Satan II | 19-Mar-44 | 18-Apr-44 | MIA 18-Apr-44; See MACR 4053 See nose art |
5 |
| 42-50709 | (J) 579 (J) 576 |
GC - P CI - E |
E for Easy | 16-Oct-44 | 24-Mar-45 | This aircraft had a landing accident upon return from the mission. 3-Feb-45. MIA 24-Mar-45: See MACR 14177. |
38 |
| 42-50710 | (J) 576 | CI - N | Transferred to the 445th BG before September 1944. | 15 | |||
| 41-28731 | (H) 576 | CI - V | 1-Jun-44 | 5-Jul-44 | Transferred from the 467th BG before flying any missions. Crashed
after mid-air collision during a practice mission. 5-Jul-44 |
7 | |
| 41-28742 | (H) 579 | GC - A | Old Glory | 15-?-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3319 The Books crew had decided to call it "Old Glory" but it was shot down before any nose art could be painted. See plane |
1 |
| 44-50753 | (M) 577 | DC Q+ | Short Round II | 22-Mar-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
20 | |
| 42-52754 | (H) 577 | DC - ? | 19-Mar-44 | 11-Apr-44 | MIA 11-Apr-44; See MACR 3935. |
? | |
| 42-50758 | (J) 579 (J) 577 |
GC - C DC - W+ |
YMCA Flying Service | 5-Jul-44 | 12-Sep-44 | Two crewmen bailed out on 13-Jul-44 and were killed; See MACR 7840. MIA 12-Sep-44: See MACR 8852 See Nose Art |
37 |
| 41-28759 | (M) 577 | DC - V+ | 19-Mar-44 | 29-Apr-44 | MIA 29-Apr-44; See MACR 4462. Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article |
4 | |
| 42-94764 | (H) 578 | EC - N | Bad Penny | 30-Mar-44 | 11-Sep-44 | Crash landed 12-Sep-44 Manston, Kent, England, while on a non-operational flight See nose art See plane |
61 |
| 42-52770 | (H) 576 | CI - V | Ruptured Duck | 27-Jan-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane See nose art |
91 | |
| 41-28772 | (H) 578 | EC - Q | El Capitan | 12-Sep-44 | Transferred from 579th to 578th, likely after 18-Sep-44. Returned to USA June 1945 See plane See nose art |
40 | |
| 42-94772 | (H) 576 | CI - J | 18-Mar-44 | 7-Jul-44 | MIA 7-Jul-44; See MACR 7371. |
30 | |
| 41-28783 | (H) 579 | 7-Aug-44 | 8-Aug-44 | Transferred to the 44th BG. | |||
| 42-50785 | (J) 577 | DC - N+ | 13-Aug-44 | 2-Dec-44 | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11139. See plane |
16 | |
| 42-63787 | 579 | DAS | 9-Oct-43 | 5-Nov-43 | Transferred to 482nd BG at Alconbury | ||
| 41-28788 | (M) 578 (M) 579 |
EC - E GC - F |
I'll Be Back | 8-Aug-44 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 27 | |
| 42-109789 | (J) 579 | GC - G | Mairzy Doats | 22-Mar-44 | 6-Aug-44 | Two men bailed out on 12-Apr-44 and were killed; See MACR 4379. Transferred to 445th or 492nd BGs. See plane |
50 |
| 44-40789 | (J) 579 | 5-Jul-44 | 7-Jul-44 | Transferred to Station 505 | |||
| 42-109792 | (?) 579 | GC - N | Wicket Widget III | Transfered to 389 BG, returned to USA June 1945 | |||
| 42-50792 | (J) 579 (J) 577 |
GC - N DC - S+ |
Bomb Boogie (Tail Wind?) | 27-Oct-44 | Returned to USA June 45 See nose art |
53 | |
| 41-28801 | (H) 579 | GC - Q | 18-Nov-44 | 26-May-45 | Transferred May 26, 45 to the 467th or 446th BG | 7 | |
| 42-50804 | (J) 578 | EC - T | Pleasant Surprise II | 2-Jan-45 | 25-Mar-45 | Crashed mid-air collision during assembly over Hall Farm, Buxton Lamas, England 25-Mar-45 |
28 |
| 42-50813 | (J) 577 | DC - Q+ DC - V+ |
17-Sep-44 | 16-Jan-45 | Crash landed near Luneville France 16-Jan-45 |
42 | |
| 42-109814 | (J) 579 | GC - D | Jive Bomber | 2-Mar-44 | 26-Mar-44 | MIA 26-Mar-44; See MACR 3486 See nose art |
11 |
| 42-109824 | (J) 577 | DC - W | The Arsenal | 28-Feb-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3330 See nose art |
5 |
| 42-109826 | (J) 577 | DC - U | Late Date II | 27-Feb-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3331. |
6 |
| 41-11828 | (D) 577 | 24-Feb-43 | 26-Mar-43 | Transferred to Davis-Monthan Field. | |||
| 41-28829 | (H) 578 | EC - (?) | My Everlovin' Gal | Transferred (?) to 44th BG (prior to Apr 9, 44) See nose art |
? | ||
| 42-109835 | (J) 576 | CI - H | 28-Feb-44 | 11-Apr-44 | MIA 11-Apr-44; See MACR 3936 See plane |
7 | |
| 42-94838 | (H) 578 | EC - X | Rebel Gal | 15-Nov-44 | Per b24bestweb, was "One of the original 489th BG aircraft and of its 89 sorties, 72 were flown with the 489th." Returned to USA June, 45 See nose art |
89 | |
| 41-28841 | (H) 577 | DC - Z+ | The Philly Filly | 27-Jan-45 | 9-Feb-45 | MIA 9-Feb-45; See MACR 12216. Oddly enough, the number on the hull is 433. See nose art |
1 |
| 41-28852 | (H) 578 | EC - Y | 30-Mar-44 | 16-Oct-44 | Declared War Weary 18-Sep-44. Transferred sometime prior to 16-Jan-45 to maintenance depot; transferred to SNBD on 29-May-45. Mentioned in 465th Sub Depot history. | 37 | |
| 42-50861 | (J) 577 | DC - S+ | 27-Oct-44 | 29-Dec-44 | Crash landed on the Continent 29-Dec-44 |
16 | |
| 41-23865 | (D) 579 | 24-Feb-43 | 26-Mar-43 | Per 579th history, #865 was the 579th's first plane, being received in Feb. 1943. Transferred to Davis-Monthan Field. | |||
| 42-94867 | (H) 577 (H) 577 |
DC - R DC - R+ |
23-Apr-44 | 2-Dec-44 | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11142. |
30 | |
| 42-50868 | (J) 577 | DC X+ | 2-Jan-45 | 28-Jan-45 | MIA 28-Jan-45; See MACR 11996. |
6 | |
| 41-11871 | (D) 578 | 12-Jun-43 | 24-Jun-43 | Transferred to Sub Depot Demming, NM | |||
| 41-28875 | (H) 577 (H) 577 |
DC - D+ DC - R+ |
Heavenly Body | 8-Dec-44 | 24-Mar-45 | Overshot runway when landing and was salvaged. 24-Mar-45 |
109 |
| 42-94886 | (H) 787 | 6L - U | No Feathered Injun | MIA 18-Sep-44; See MACR 10120. ON Loan from 466th BG to 579th Sqdn. See nose art |
? | ||
| 44-49886 | (L) 579 | GC - M | 26-Feb-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 4 | ||
| 41-28891 | (?) 579 | EC-L | June 1945 returned to US | ||||
| 42-109896 | (J) 578 | EC- W | Gypsy Queen | 18-Mar-44 | 9-Aug-44 | Transferred to 453rd BG See nose art |
46 |
| 42-94897 | (H) 579 (H) 576 |
GC - E CI - M |
Big Time Operator | 1-May-44 | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44; transferred to the 576th Sqdn on 18-Nov-44. Crash landed 6-Dec-1944 at Wendling, England during a non-operational mission. The crew chief was M/Sgt Arthur Madonna. See nose art |
71 | |
| 42-94898 | (H) 577 | DC- N+ | Marion later, Terri Ann | 9-Dec-44 | According to an article in the Spring 2003 issue of the 2nd Air Division Assn Journal, #42-94898 was originally assigned to the 489th Bomb Group. She arrived in Prestwick, Scotland, on 3-May-44 and flew her first mission on 31 May. On 18-Sep-44, she flew the low-level supply mission to Groesbeck, Holland; it was "shot up pretty bad, lost one engine, most of the hydraulics, and had several severed control cables. We overcame the control cable problem and landed on the emergency field at Woodbridge, England. The plane was repaired and returned to the 489th." The 489th flew its last mission on 10-Nov-44 and was returned to the States to take B-29 training and eventually be sent to the Pacific. Most of the 489th planes were then sent to the 392nd BG, including #898. While at the 392nd, nose art depicting a beautiful girl was added to the left side. At one time, she was named "Marion,", and then "Terri Ann." She suffered a take-off accident on 20-Feb-45. She survived the war and was flown back to the US on June 1, 1945 with 2/Lt Myers of the 577th Sqdn as pilot. She was taken first to Willow Run and there was declared excess. Her last flight was to Altus, Oklahoma on September 12, 1945; on October 24, 1945 she was scrapped. See nose art |
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| 41-28899 | (H) 576 | CI - ? | Crashed in UK, 28-Dec-44 | ? | |||
| 42-51899 | (J) 578 (J) 579 |
EC - T GC - G |
11-Oct-44 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 29 | ||
| 42-50901 | (J) 577 | DC - W+ | YMCA Flying Service (copilot's side) and Wimpy's Queen (pilot's side)" | 2-Jan-45 | This plane was assigned to 2/Lt B.R. Shaw's crew when they arrived at Wendling early in 1945. At the request of the crew chief, Sgt Detty, the ship was named "The YMCA Flying Service." The crew, however, had planned to christen any ship permanently assigned to them with the name "Wimpy's Queen" in honor of Nerissa Shaw, Lt. Shaw's wife. ("Wimpy" was Lt. Shaw's nickname. His given name was Beverly and you either called him Ray or Wimpy but Never Beverly.) The compromise was to have the "YMCA Flying Service" name painted under the copilot's window and "Wimpy's Queen" under the pilot's window. After this plane was flown back to the US in June 1945, it may have been flown around the country as part of the Air Corps' effort to increase the sale of war bonds. See Wimpys Queen nose art See YMCA Flying Service nose art |
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| 42-94906 | (H) 577 | DC - U+ | Dragon Lady | 9-Dec-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. Was transferred from the 489th BG where it was named Homesick Lass. See plane See nose art |
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| 42-94907 | (H) 576 | CI - U | 1-Jun-44 | 21-Jul-44 | Transferred from the 467th BG. MIA 21-Jul-44; See MACR 7247. |
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| 42-94912 | (H) 576 | CI - U | Black Widow II | 9-Feb-45 | Returned to USA June 1945 | 20 | |
| 41-28916 | (H) 576 | CI - O | Lus Shush Lay Dee | 7-May-44 | Returned to USA June 1945. The crew chief was M/Sgt Earl Havins. See nose art |
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| 41-11926 | (D) 577 | 12-Jun-43 | 23-Jun-43 | Crashed 22 miles northwest of Deming, NM. The crew had to bail out due to engine failure. | |||
| 42-99938 | (J) 576 | CI -C | Dixie Dumper | 10-Jan-44 | 20-Feb-44 | Crash landed at Tibenham, England. 20-Feb-44 The plane came from the 492nd BG where it was named The Dixie Dumper because most of the crew was from the South. The nose art showed a scantily clad gal holding a sack of bombs. |
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| 42-99945 | (J) 578 | EC - O | Pink Lady | 8-Jan-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3327. |
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| 42-51958 | (J) 577 (J) 579 | DC - S+ GC - O | 17-Oct-44 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
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| 42-94961 | (H) 577 | DC - Z+ | Alfred IV | 1-May-44 | 2-Dec-44 | MIA 4-Dec-44; See MACR 11141 See nose art |
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| 42-94966 | (H) 578 | EC - E | Madame Shoo-Shoo | 10-May-44 | 7-Oct-44 | MIA 7-Oct-44; See MACR 9755. The crew chief was M/Sgt Art Knipe. See nose art |
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| 42-99976 | (J) 576 | CI - D | Pocatello Chief | 10-Jan-44 | 15-Mar-44 | MIA 15-Mar-44; See MACR 3184. |
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| 42-99979 | (J) 578 (J) 577 |
EC - R DC - W |
Kentucky Baby | 8-Jan-44 | 21-Apr-44 | On 3 Mar 1944, this plane was being ferried from Wendling to Neaton (Station 505) so that battle damage repair done at Wendling could be inspected and further repairs made. After landing at Station 505, the right main landing gear collapsed, allowing the right wing to drag and causing a ground loop. Damaged in the accident were the right vertical stabilizer and rudder, bottom of fuselage, nose gear and tire, tail bumper gear, #4 engine, and the right main landing gear. The right wing panel was buckled and the #3 and #4 props were bent. Crashed at North Tuddenham, Norfolk, England. 21-Apr-44 See nose art |
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| 42-99981 | (J) 578 | EC - U | BTO | 10-Jan-44 | 18-Mar-44 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3328. |
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| 42-6982 | (E) 578 | Tempermental Duchess | 26-Mar-43 | 12-Jul-43 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot See plane See nose art |
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| 42-99989 | (J) 577 | DC - V | Son of Satan | 23-Jan-44 | 18-Mar-44 | Crash landed at Gravesend, Kent, England. 18-Mar-44 |
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| 42-99990 | (J) 579 (J) 579 |
GC - H GC - B |
Short Snorter | 3-Jan-44 | 2-Aug-44 | Crashed 2-Aug-44 In a field near Manston, Kent, England. The nose art was based on the Mobil Gas "Flying Horse" insignia, painted on the left nose section. It flew 128 consecutive missions without an abort. The crew chief was M/Sgt Stephen A. Dergo, who was awarded the Bronze Star for his fine work. See nose art See plane |
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| 41-28991 | (H) 576 | CI - L | Gravel Gripper | 28-Jul-44 | Returned to USA June 1945; the crew chief was S/Sgt Earl E. Bagwell See nose art |
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| 42-99992 | (J) 579 | GC - ? | Transferred to the 389th BG, probably in March 1944. | 0 | |||
| 42-6995 | (E) 576 | 10-Jun-43 | 29-Jun-43 | Transferred to 400th BG, Pueblo | |||
| DF-292 | Oxford | 21-Oct-43 | 13-Aug-44 | Transferred to Station 547 |
Note: The sorties flown were derived from the personal records of M/Sgt W. Hoyt Barfield, the Group's Dates in and out were taken from information in the 392nd BG's files at Maxwell. Last Updated July 26, 2011
| SERIAL | AIRCRAFT | FINAL DISPOSITION |
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| 41-29002 | MIA 21-Sep-44 over the North Sea See MACR 10206 |
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| 42-7004 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-100005 | Old Man Boston Marclar | Crashed 29-Jan-44 at Gissing, England after mid-air collision; See CNLIM for 29-Jul-44. |
| 42-7008 | Transferred to 302nd BG, Clovis, NM | |
| 42-7009 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |
| 42-7010 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-95012 | Trips Daily | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11143 Nose Art |
| 42-95023 | Transferred to 392nd from 492nd BG after 6-Aug-44 mission. Flew just 1 mission with the 392nd BG crashed 12-Aug-44 at Maxwell Farm, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England. See CNLIM for 12-Aug-1944 |
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| 42-95025 | Crash landed 15-Jun-44 at Eye, Suffolk, England due to battle damage. See MACR 5900 |
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| 42-7026 | Transfer to Pueblo | |
| 42-95027 | MIA 23-Jun-44; See MACR 6215 |
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| 42-110027 | MIA 21-Jun-1944; See MACR 6158 See plane |
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| 42-110028 | While returning early from an operational mission on 4 May 1944, this plane was landed before the nose wheel was fully extended. The nose wheel gave away and the aircraft overshot into a field beyond the end of the runway. MIA 7-Jul-44: See MACR 07218 |
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| 42-95031 | Mary Louise | Had a landing acident on 19-Jan-45, then crashed 16-Feb-45 at Pudding Norton, near Fakenham, England after being abandoned. See the Mission Summary for 16-Feb-45 The crew chief was S/Sgt Eugene S. Goldsby. See plane |
| 42-95033 | MIA 11-Jul-44 See MACR 7497; See Plane |
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| 42-7035 | Transferred to Alamogordo | |
| 42-95035 | Call Me Later | Crash landed 29-Jun-44 at Wendling, England See Mission Summary for 29-Jun-44 See Plane |
| 42-95037 | Sally | Crash landed 29 Jun 29 1944 at Frettenham, England See CNLIM for 29-June-44 See plane See Nose Art |
| 42-29038 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-7039 | Transferred to Alamogordo | |
| 42-95040 | Silver Streak | Returned to USA June 1945. In Oct 1944, the 465th Sub Depot Sheet Metal Dept. had to patch up 392 flak holes scattered throughout her structure ("an all-time record job" per that unit's history). On 20-Mar-45, she was strafed on her hardstand by a German intruder plane. See the Mission Summary for 20-Mar-45 See Nose Art |
| 42-7041 | Transferred to 330th BG, Alamogordo | |
| 42-95041 | MIA 6-Jul-44 in the North Sea See MACR 7496 |
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| 42-95045 | Shot down by anti-aircraft fire Southeast of Neubukow/Mecklenburg at 1240 hours; See MACR 05213 See plane |
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| 42-7049 | Transferred to Pueblo. | |
| 42-29052 | Crashed 31-Jul-43 near Topeka Army Air Base, Topeka, Kansas. See Non-Combat Accident Report 31-July-43 |
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| 41-29056 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-110058 | Lyndy | Transferred July 44 to another bomb group, perhaps 453rd BG. See Nose Art |
| 41-29058 | Transferred to 331st BG, Caspar | |
| 41-79059 | Transferred to Fairmount, Nebraska | |
| 41-29060 | Transferred to Caspar, Wyoming | |
| 42-95060 | MIA 19-May-44; See MACR 4925 |
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| 42-5461 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-7061 | Transferred to 330th BG, Alamogordo | |
| 42-110061 | This was the first mission for both the plane and crew. MIA 8-Apr-44: See MACR 3937 |
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| 41-29061 | Transferred to Tucson | |
| 42-110062 | MIA 29-Apr-44; See MACR 4445 Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article |
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| 42-7063 | Transferred to Pueblo. | |
| 42-7065 | Transferred to Alamogordo | |
| 44-40067 | Big Fat Mama | Loaner from the 466th BG to the 579th BS; returned to 466th. See Nose Art |
| 42-95070 | Rap 'Em Pappy II | Crashed 3-Aug-44 in the North Sea after being abandoned. |
| 42-7071 | Crashed after mid-air collision; See the mission page for 15-Jun-43. |
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| 42-7072 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |
| 42-7075 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |
| 42-95079 | Puss 'N Boots | Came to the 392nd from the 467th BG, where it was named Kathleen. Returned to USA June 1945. See Nose Art 1 See Nose Art 2 |
| 42-52083 | Out House Mouse | MIA 4-Jan-1944. See MACR 1911. |
| 42-95092 | Mid-air collision with B-24H 42-28731 of the 576th BS at 1130 hours on 5-Jul-44 while returning from a practice mission. Crashed and burned in cornfield at Foxley, Norfolk. See CNLIM for 5-July-44 See plane |
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| 42-110096 | GoodConduct Later becoming Sharp Character | Transferred on 9-Aug-44 to 492nd BG. The names were on opposite sides of the plane so it may have gone by both names. See Good Conduct Nose art. See Sharp Character Nose Art. |
| 42-110097 | Transferred 7-Aug-44 to 389th BG | |
| 42-52097 | Lonesome Polecat | Likely served with the 448th and 93rd BGs before being assigned to the 392nd. MIA 9-Apr-44; See MACR 3944. See Nose Art. |
| 42-100100 | Double Trouble | Two crewmen became POWs on 18-Mar-44; See MACR 4256 MIA 29-Apr-44: See MACR 4444 See Nose Art The Berlin Bombing Mission |
| 42-100102 | Texas Refugees | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2950 See plane |
| 42-51103 | Returned to USA June 1945 | |
| 42-95103 | Berlin Bitch | Crashed 13-Jul-44 at Wrangle Common, Lincolnshire, England. See CNLIM for 13-July-44. |
| 42-110105 | MIA 29-Apr-44; See MACR 4446 The Berlin Bombing Mission |
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| 44-40105 | MIA 24-Apr-44; See MACR 4292. |
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| 42-7106 | Had a landing accident at Alamogordo. | |
| 42-51106 | Transferred to the 392nd from the 466th BG. MIA 11-Jul-44; See MACR 7495 See plane |
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| 42-51107 | Crashed 2-Aug-44 at Lymbridge Green, Elmsted, Kent, England, after being abandoned. See the mission summary for 2-Aug-44. |
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| 42-100117 | Delayed Action | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3329. See Nose art |
| 42-51118 | Transferred in Aug 1944 from 492nd BG to 392nd. Returned to USA June 1945. See plane |
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| 42-95118 | Alfred V | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane landing See Nose art. |
| 42-51121 | Niagara Special | Transferred from the 492nd BG to the 392nd. Crashed 16-Jan-45 near Conflans-En-Jarney, France, after being abandoned. See The Legacy of the Niagara Special See Nose art |
| 41-29125 | Tar Heel Baby | Transferred after arrival to 446th BG (707th BS) See Nose art |
| 42-51125 | MIA 20-Jun-44; See MACR 6156. |
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| 42-51126 | Umbriago | Crash landed 7-Oct-44 on the Continent and salvaged 16-Nov-44. See Mission summary for 7-Oct-44 See Nose art |
| 41-29127 | Li’l Gypsy | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3517 See Nose art |
| 41-51128 | Tovarich | Named by M/Sgt Stephen Dergo in honor of his Russian ancestry. Returned to USA June 1945 See Nose art |
| 42-7128 | Transferred to 302nd BG, Clovis, NM. | |
| 42-7129 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 41-29129 | The Neff crew, aboard 41-29129, had a landing accident upon returning from the Gotha mission on 24-Feb-44. MIA 19-May-44; See MACR 5096 See Landing accident |
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| 41-29131 | Spirit of '46, later Flying Patch | Originally assigned to the 446th BG, then to the 389th BG, then to the 392nd. See CNLIM for 24-Feb-44 mission page for 8-Mar-44 mission page for 12-Jul-44 MACR 8847 See plane See Nose art Designated as War Weary on 18 Sep 1944. Transferred 26-Nov-44 to Greencastle, Ireland. M/Sgt Hubert H. Lee was the crew chief. |
| 42-7134 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |
| 41-29135 | Last Frontier | Crashed 20-Dec-43 at West Bradenham, England. See CNLIM for 20-Dec-43 Nose art drawing |
| 42-95135 | MIA 20-Jun-44; See MACR 6157. |
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| 42-7136 | Transferred to 34th BG, Salinas | |
| 42-95136 | MIA 29-May-44; See MACR 5212. |
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| 42-7137 | Transferred to 302nd BG, Clovis, NM | |
| 42-95137 | Merry Mac I | Crashed 29-May-44 at Thorpe, near Norwich, England. Named by the Schafer crew. See mission summary for 29-May-44 |
| 41-1138 | Transferred to Davis-Monthan Field. | |
| 42-7138 | Transferred to 19th ??, El Paso | |
| 42-7145 | Transferred to 471st BG, Pueblo | |
| 42-51145 | Returned to USA June 1945 | |
| 42-7146 | Crashed after mid-air collision; See the Mission page for 15-Jun-43. |
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| 42-51150 | I Walk Alone | Was transferred to the 392nd BG from the 467th BG. Crashed 22-Mar-45 at Whitehouse Farm, Horstead, England; See CNLIM for 22-Mar-45. |
| 42-95151 | Monotonous Maggie | The plane was named by 2/Lt William Scott, bombardier on the Anundson crew. When he and other friends were at home, a younger girl named Margaret would annoy them by riding her bicycle nearby. Someone told her, "Don't be monotonous, Maggie." An artist friend of Scott's made the original drawing, and the crew paid to have someone paint Maggie on their plane. Returned to USA June 1945. See plane See Nose art |
| 42-52160 | Ski-Nose | MIA 7-Jul-44; See MACR 7218 Sgt Ralph E. James was one of her mechanics. See Nose art. |
| 41-29163 | Designated as War Weary and transferred to Station 505. | |
| 42-95164 | Lady Eve | MIA 28-Jan-45; See MACR 11995 See Nose art |
| 42-7165 | Transferred to 302nd BG, Clovis, NM | |
| 42-51169 | The Chiefton | Transferred from 576th to 577th Sqdn. Returned to USA June 1945 See Plane See Nose Art |
| 42-40170 | Transferred to Davis-Monthan Field. | |
| 41-29174 | Ambling Okie | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3320 See Nose art |
| 42-51186 | Transferred from 579th to 578th Sqdn on 20-Dec-44. Crash landed 10 Jan 1945 at Seething, England due to engine failure. See Mission summary for 10-Jan-45 See plane |
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| 42-100187 | Pallas Athene 'G.I. Jane' | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44; transferred to Green Castle on 8 Dec 1944. On 30-Jul-44, while on a non-operational training mission, the pilot made an extremely low landing approach and hit the tops of trees. He pulled up in time to maintain flight and landed the plane safely. The right vertical stabilizer, fuselage, and nose were damaged. She was christened 2-Feb-44 by a "bevy of WACs from Second Air Division Headquarters." Per Stars&Stripes, 14-Feb-44, she was "The first heavy bomber in the ETO to be named in honor of the WACs." The crew chief was T/Sgt Lowell Hale; also in the ground crew was Cpl Harry Kruse. See plane See final touch up See Christening Photo See nose art |
| 42-7190 | Transferred to 400th BG, Pueblo | |
| 41-29192 | The Sky Shark | Transferred to the 392nd from 389th BG. MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2945 See Nose art |
| 42-51194 | My Prayer | Returned to USA Jun 1945. The crew chief was M/Sgt Edward L. Falada, the air mechanics were Sgt Floyd C. Stradford and Cpl Charles Terzoglio, and the Flight Chief was M/Sgt Rufus P. Carter. See Photo |
| 42-95195 | MIA 14-Oct-44; See MACR 9485 See plane |
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| 42-7199 | Transferred to Clovis, NM | |
| 42-7200 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-51205 | Star Swinger | Returned to USA June 1945 See Nose art |
| 42-51207 | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11140. |
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| 42-7208 | Transferred to Caspar, Wyoming | |
| 42-7211 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-7212 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-51212 | Crash landed 21-Jul-44 at Deanland airfield, Sussex, England. See mission summary for 21-July-44 See plane |
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| 42-95222 | Crashed Aug-5-44 at Sparrow Green, Gressenhall, Norfolk, England after take-off. See CNLIM for 5-Aug-44. |
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| 42-95223 | Little Lulu | MIA 18-Jan-1945 during a practice mission; See MACR 14350 See Nose art |
| 42-95229 | Rap 'em Pappy | MIA 7-Jul-44; See MACR 7216 See Nose art |
| 42-51235 | Lassie Come Home | Crashed 7-Jan-45 between Hellimer and Francaltrof, France, after being abandoned due to multiple engine failure. The crew chief was M/Sgt Art Knipe. See mission summary See Nose art |
| 42-51238 | Little Joe | Transferred from 579th to 577th in early Dec 1944. Returned to USA, June 1945 See Nose Art |
| 42-51240 | Windy City Belle | Returned to USA June 1945. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. Frequent pilot 1/Lt Donald Wood was from Chicago, hence the name. See nose art |
| 42-95241 | Jolly Duck | MIA 22-Feb-45; See MACR 12658. The John McCormick Story. The crew chief was M/Sgt Cleon Barber. See Plane 1 See Plane 2 |
| 42-95243 | MIA 29-May-1944; See MACR 5211. |
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| 42-7248 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-51249 | Sweat N Duck | Returned to USA June 1945. See plane See Nose art |
| 44-50249 | Returned to USA June 1945. | |
| 42-95250 | Returned to USA June 1945. See plane. |
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| 42-7251 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-7261 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-100261 | Sweet Chariot | Crashed 4-Jun-44 at Silk Willoughby, near Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England after being abandoned. See mission summary for 4-Jun-44 See Nose art |
| 42-51268 | Pleasant Surprise | MIA 1-Jan-45; See MACR 11239. See Nose art. |
| 42-7272 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-95272 | Pursuit of Happiness | Was at the 458th BG, then the 492nd before being transferred to the 392nd. Crash landed 14-Feb-45 between Wendling and Shipdham, England, due to being out of gas. See the mission summary for 14-Feb-45. The crew chief was S/Sgt Donald MacRae. See the mission summary for 14-Feb-45 The crew chief was S/Sgt Donald MacRae. See plane |
| 42-7274 | Transferred to Tucson | |
| 42-7275 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-7278 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-50279 | Envy of 'em All | Transferred from 492nd BG to the 392nd. MIA 13-Sep-44; See MACR 8848 See Nose art |
| 42-7283 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 44-70283 | ||
| 42-50284 | Shoo! Shoo! Baby | Declared War Weary on 30-Jul-1944. On 15-Nov-44, while running up the engines to taxi out for take-off on a night training mission, the nose wheel strut broke. The engines were stopped immediately. Corrective action was taken by the 465th Sub Depot. Returned to USA Jun 1945. See Nose art |
| 42-50287 | On 20-Jun-44 while attempting to take off for the mission and about halfway down the runway, the airspeed indicator showed the plane was too slow for take-off. Pilot 1/Lt Kuster decided to abort. He cut the engines and applied brakes; the plane came to rest in a field about 300 yards beyond the end of the runway. The #2 propeller and bombbay doors were damaged. An inspection check revealed the airspeed indicator was ten to twelve miles per hour slow; it was therefore forwarded to Station 505 for further inspection and repair. It was quickly repaired and was shot down on June 23, 1944 over Dunkirk, France. MIA 23-Jun-44: See MACR 6523 See plane |
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| 42-7287 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-7288 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-7290 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-7292 | Transferred to 396th BG, Tucson | |
| 42-7293 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-95293 | American Beauty | MIA 4-Nov-44; See MACR 10350 See plane |
| 42-7295 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 44-40295 | 493rd BG to 487th BG to 392nd BG. Had a taxiing accident 12-Aug-44 at Thorpe Abbotts (Station 139), England, while on a non-operational mission; See mission summary for 12-Aug-44 See plane |
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| 44-40297 | Silent Yokum | Tansferred to 392nd from 453rd BG after 11-Apr-45. Returned to USA June 1945. |
| 42-95299 | Returned to USA 3-Jun45; the crew chief was M/Sgt Walter S. Meeker. See plane |
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| 42-7300 | Transferred to HQ 296th, Colorado Springs | |
| 42-51302 | MIA 2-Mar-45; See MACR 12854. |
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| 42-7305 | Transferred to Tucson | |
| 42-100308 | Our Gal | On 15 Apr 1944 at 1300 hours, this plane was part of a three-ship formation and was given landing instructions for runway 19. It peeled off from the formation. While landing, the plane hit some prop wash and the right wing dropped. The pilot hit the throttles but had lost enough altitude that the aircraft's fuselage hit a fence approximately four feet in height about 120 feet from the downwind end of the runway. The plane was able to make a normal landing. Repairs were quickly made by the 465th Sub Depot as it flew the 20 Apr 1944 mission. Declared War Weary and transferred 6-Aug-44 to 445th BG, 702nd BG. See Nose art. |
| 44-49308 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
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| 42-50313 | Wabash Cannon Ball | Returned to USA June 1945. Received from 492nd BG after 18-Jul-44 per their website. See Nose art |
| 42-50323 | Heaven Can Wait | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11138 See Nose art |
| 42-100334 | Patches | Transferred about Feb 1944 to 93rd BG. |
| 42-50337 | Oombriago | Crash landed 30 or 31-Dec-44 on the Continent. See plane |
| 42-50338 | On 10-Jun-44, this plane's brakes failed while it was being taxied to the hangar. Some damage to the #1 prop and left wing resulted. MIA 23-Jun-44; See MACR 6985 |
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| 43-639 | Transferred to 20th Combat Wing, Station 104 | |
| 42-100340 | Chubby | Crash landed 20-Feb-44 at Pagleshan, Essex, England. See mission page for 20-Feb-44 See plane. |
| 42-51340 | Crashed 25-Mar-45 at Skeyton, England after a mid-air collision. See CNLIM for 25-Mar-45 The crew chief was S/Sgt Donald Musselman. See Plane |
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| 42-50343 | Tondelayo | MIA 20-Jun-44; See MACR 6154. See Nose art |
| 42-100344 | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2951 |
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| 42-51345 | Crashed 16-Jan-45 at Ivinghoe, Bedfordshire, England after being abandoned. See mission page for 16-Jan-45 |
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| 42-100346 | Late Date | Received extensive battle damage; judged uneconomical to repair. Salvaged at the 392nd BG. See Nose art |
| 42-51357 | Returned to USA June 1945 | |
| 42-50358 | Pleasure Bent | MIA 11-Sep-44; See MACR 8849. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. |
| 42-100371 | Doodle Bug | MIA 29-Apr-44; See MACR 4476. Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article |
| 44-49385 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
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| 42-50387 | Birdie Schmidt ARC | MIA 15-Feb-45; See MACR 12379. Crew chiefs were Moorehouse and Haluko. The plane was named for Birdie Schmidt, the American Red Cross Program Director at the 392nd BG's AeroClub. See Birdie Schmidt Larrick - The Way It Was. See plane |
| 42-50390 | On 14-Feb-45, her right main landing gear collapsed. Was severely damaged on 20-Mar-45 when strafed by a German intruder plane. Returned to USA June 1945. See plane |
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| 42-50409 | Returned to USA June 1945. May have been nicknamed "Section VIII" per a 392nd BG press release; See Mission page for 23-Jun-44 The crew chief was M/Sgt Fisher. See plane |
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| 42-52411 | MIA 18-Mar-1944; See MACR 3325. This plane was named Jungle Princess II by the Clover crew (who had crashed the first Jungle Princess on 1 Jan 44); they had not yet had her new nose art painted when they were shot down on 18-Mar-44. |
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| 42-52415 | Fairy Belle II | Crash landed 15-Oct-44 at Field 56 near Brussels, Belgium; it had to be salvaged. See Mission Summary for 15-Oct-1944. See Nose art |
| 41-21417 | Transferred to Pueblo. | |
| 41-28423 | Crashed at Alamogordo | |
| 42-5424 | Transferred to 330th BG, Biggs Field | |
| 41-28425 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 41-29427 | Ready-Willing and Able | Was originally assigned to the 467th BG but was transferred to the 392nd before flying any missions. Despite extensive battle damage on 29-Apr-44, the plane made it back to Wendling and was in a landing-pattern circuit over the field. At 1522 hours, the plane suddenly exploded and then crashed two miles south of the base, killing the entire crew. See CNLIM, 29-Apr-1944 For Fryman crew: Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article |
| 41-28429 | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot | |
| 42-50430 | Old Standby | Salvaged Sep-18-44 after the landing gear snapped. See mission summary for 18-Sep-1944 See Nose art |
| 42-100432 | Crash landed 7-Jul-44 at Newchurch, Kent, England See plane |
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| 42-50432 | Transferred to 392nd from 492nd BG. Crash landed at St. Trond airfield near Brussels, Belgium, on 14-Oct-44 after being hit with flak. The plane was returned to military control and eventually salvaged on 28-Nov-44. | |
| 41-29433 | Crash landed 29-May-44 at Sporle, northwest of Little Fransham, England. See mission summary for 29-May-1944 See Plane |
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| 42-50433 | MIA 21-Jul-1944; See MACR 7245 See Plane |
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| 42-75434 | Declared War Weary. | |
| 42-50435 | MIA 21-Jul-44; See MACR 7246. |
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| 42-64435 | This a/c was flown to England by 2/Lt Guy C. Douglas and crew; they arrived at the 445th BG (Tibenham) on 11 Dec 1943. While Douglas and crew stayed with the 445th, their plane was transferred to the 392nd BG before flying any missions. MIA 21-Feb-44. See MACR 2563 |
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| 44-40436 | Nancy | Transferred to 392nd from 34th BG. Returned to USA June 1945. See Nose art. |
| 42-50446 | Is This Trip Necessary later J.C. Poolhall | Crashed 14-Apr-45 during take off for an operational mission. See CNLIM for 14-Apr-45 See Plane |
| 41-29448 | Carol Ann | Transferred from 579th to 577th Sqdn on 25-Dec-44. Returned to USA June 1945. See Nose art |
| 44-49454 | The Wild Hair | Returned to USA June 1945 See Nose art |
| 42-51459 | Lady Diana II | Returned to USA June 1945. See nose art |
| 42-95464 | Mary L. | On 11-Feb-45, exceeded the runway at RAF Foulsham, Norfolk, England and was salvaged. See Mission summary for 11-Feb-45 |
| 42-52465 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3326 |
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| 42-7466 | Ford’s Folly | MIA 11-Sept-44; See MACR 8850 The crew chief was M/Sgt Art Knipe, part of the original cadre and one of the oldest crew chiefs. See Nose art |
| 42-7467 | Crashed 24-Aug-43 on a non-operational mission. Took off from Burtonwood Air Depot on a route test flight; crashed at Aspull near Wigan after having been airborne for only 20 minutes, killing 1 of 3 persons onboard (none 392nd). | |
| 42-7468 | Crashed 30-Aug-43 near Bold St. Helens while being ferried back to the 392nd after modification at Burtonwood Air Depot. See Mission report for 30-Aug-43. |
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| 42-7469 | Rose of Juarez | Crash landed 8-Apr-44 at Wendling, England due to battle damage. See 8-Apr-44 mission page See Nose art |
| 42-7470 | Exterminator | MIA 8-Oct-43. See MACR 879 See Nose art |
| 42-7471 | Filthy Annie | MIA 4-Oct-43. See MACR 890 See Nose art |
| 42-7472 | Bull Bat | Declared War Weary on 27-Aug-44; transferred to Warton on 11-Sep-44. The incident likely happened 8-Feb-44; her next mission was on 25-Apr-44. See the 465th Sub Depot history for April 1944 See mission page for 8-Feb-44 See plane See nose art |
| 42-7473 | The day after this plane arrived at the 392nd in Tucson, the crew had to make a forced landing due to mechanical failure. See 22-Aug-43. Transferred from the 576th to the 579th Sqdn on 22-Dec-43. On 6-Mar-44, the ship hit a tree and crashed just after take-off at Church Farm, Great Dunham, England. See CNLIM for 6-Mar-44 |
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| 41-29474 | MIA 19-May-44; See MACR 4936 See plane |
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| 42-7474 | Satan's Flame | MIA 4-Oct-43. See MACR 891. |
| 41-29476 | Gashouse Gus | Crash landed 24-Mar-45 in Belgium. See mission page for 24-Mar-45 The crew chief was Sgt Joseph D. Farinelli. See Nose art See plane |
| 42-7477 | The Drip | MIA 5-Nov-43. See MACR 1165. The wreckage was found in 2008 in the North Sea about 650 feet off the coast of Holland. See plane |
| 42-78477 | Miss Minnie II | Returned to USA June 1945. This ship was named after pilot 1/Lt Paul B. Henderson's sweetheart, who eventually became his wife. The original Miss Minnie was named in the states but after the crew landed in England it was assigned to a different bomb group. The crew chief was Sgt Delmer G. McCulley. See plane 1 See plane 2 See plane 3 |
| 42-7478 | Flying Crusader | Crashed 9-Oct-44 at West Bradenham, near Wendling, England, during a non-operational flight. See CNLIM for 9-Oct-44 See plane See nose art |
| 42-7479 | War Horse | On 1-Oct-43, the plane had a take-off accident; the nose wheel collapsed and the plane rolled on the main landing gear and the nose surface for about 400 yards. MIA 4-Jan-44. See MACR 1909 The "Marcy" painted on the plane refers to Margaret Meen, about 6 or 7 at the time, who would walk up to Honey Pot Wood and talk to the GIs. See Nose art |
| 42-7480 | My Diversion | On 9-Feb-44, this plane was returning from an operational mission that was recalled. Fully loaded with gas and bombs, it had a landing accident. It was salvaged. See the mission summary for 9-Feb-44 See Nose art |
| 42-78480 | I'll Get By | Crash landed 16-Jan-45 near Armentieres, France, being low on fuel. The crew chief was M/Sgt David S. Cooper. See plane 1 See plane 2 |
| 42-7481 | Whiskers | MIA 4-Oct-43. See MACR 892. |
| 41-28481 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-7482 | Shack Rat | MIA 4-Jan-44. See MACR 1908 See Nose art |
| 42-7483 | Big Dog | MIA 13-Nov-43. See MACR 1553 See plane |
| 42-7484 | Sally Ann | MIA 29-Jan-44. See MACR 2548 See plane |
| 41-29485 | Lost in mid-air collision 9-Apr-44 with a 389th BG ship over Dereham, Norfolk England. See CNLIM for 9-Apr-44. |
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| 42-7485 | Alfred | Was named by the Layton crew after the cartoons in Collier’s magazine depicting a none too smart swabbie named “Alfred”. Crash landed 4-Jan-44 at Pretty Corner, Sheringham, England. See CNLIM for 4-Jan-44 T/Sgt Marion H. Derey was the crew chief. See Nose art |
| 42-7486 | The Shark | MIA 18-Nov-43.
See MACR 1503 The nose art was painted between 11 and 17 Sep 1943 when the plane was grounded with leaky fuel cells. A Cpl in Ordnance named Olson painted both the nose art and the crew's A-2 jackets. See Nose art |
| 42-7487 | Million $ Baby | MIA 4-Jan-44. See MACR 1907 See Nose art |
| 42-7488 | Hellzadroppin | MIA 8-Oct-43. See MACR 880. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. |
| 42-50489 | Crashed 16-Jan-45 in France after being abandoned. See mission summary CNLIM for 16-Jan-45. The crew chief was named Larson. |
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| 42-7489 | Malfunction | Ditched 5-Mar-44 in the English Channel. See MACR 3585 |
| 42-7490 | Big Ass Bird | MIA 5-Nov-43. See MACR 1163 See plane See sketch of nose art |
| 42-7491 | Pregnant Peg | On 31-Oct-1943 the Copp crew crash-landed it near the village of Ashill; the nose wheel broke when it hit the bank at the side of the road. A 1,500 ft runway was built and the plane was flown to the 3rd SAD at Watton for repair. She was then transferred to the 578th Sqdn. MIA 3-Mar-44; See MACR 2800 #491 had different nose art on each side; See plane 1 See plane 2 See Nose art - pilot side See Nose art - copilot side |
| 42-7492 | Hell Wagon | Declared War Weary and transferred 10-Aug-44 to Watton. See nose art |
| 42-7493 | Gregory the Great | MIA 26-Nov-43. The plane was named after the infant son of its first bombardier, 2/Lt William L. Yarbrough Jr. See MACR 1494 Bolick crew nose art photo |
| 44-50493 | Dugan | Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
| 42-7495 | Axis Grinder | Declared War Weary on 27 Aug 1944; transferred to Warton on 11-Sep-44. See plane See nose art |
| 44-10495 | Short Snorter II | Transferred from 579th to 578th Sqdn on 20-Dec-44. Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
| 42-7496 | The Jinx | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2946. See plane See nose art |
| 42-7497 | Old Daddy | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3322. |
| 42-7500 | Sky Queen | MIA 20-Dec-43. See MACR 1734 See nose art |
| 42-7501 | Transferred October 1943 to 44th BG. | |
| 42-7502 | Bakadori | Landed 18-Nov-43 at Orebro, Sweden, due to fighter damage. See MACR 1504 This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. See plane |
| 42-7503 | Miss America | MIA 13-Nov-43. See MACR 1552 See nose art |
| 41-29505 | Although initially assigned to the 392nd BG, this plane was transferred to the 486th BG before arrival. | |
| 42-73505 | Fairy Belle | Crashed 8-Apr-44 at Sidestrand, England after aborting over enemy territory due to mechanical problems. See CNLIM for 8-Apr-44 See nose art |
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| 42-7506 | Southern Comfort | MIA 11-Dec-43. See MACR 1733. See nose art |
| 42-7507 | Heaven Can Wait | Transferred to 44th BG before flying any missions. See nose art |
| 42-95507 | Lady Doris | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane See nose art |
| 41-29509 | Knuckle Head | Crashed 27-Apr-44 at Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England; See MACR 5215 |
| 42-7509 | Gallivantin' Gal | Transferred to 44th BG. |
| 42-7510 | El Lobo | The tail turret was cut off during the mission to Bremen on 20-Dec-43; See CNLIM in 20-Dec-43. MIA on 29-Apr-44: See MACR 4461 Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article See nose art |
| 41-29511 | Sweet Eloise (or perhaps just Eloise) | Returned to USA June 1945. See nose art pilot side See nose art copilot side |
| 42-7511 | MIA 24-Feb-44 See MACR 2947. During an operational mission on 3 Oct1944, the #1 engine ran out of oil and was feathered. With fuel running low, the plane made an emergency landing at RAF Mepal in Cambridgeshire. The a/c was parked on a hard surface in front of the Hangar; the pilot was later asked to move it to a dispersal. In pulling away from the hanger, the a/c had to go over a grass area and the left wheel mired down. The pilot cut the engines and got out to take a look at it. The crew chief (who had arrived from Wendling) put some men in the tail and straightened the nose wheel. He then suggested "pouring the coal" to the three engines and hitting the right brake. In doing this the #3 and #4 engines overpowered the #2 engine, skidding the nose wheel to the left. It collapsed, damaging the nose section. |
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| 42-52517 | Model T | Transferred to the 392nd/578th Sqdn from the 467th BG. Transferred to 579th Sqdn in June 1944. MIA 7-Jul-44; See MACR 7370. See nose art |
| 42-7518 | Push Over later became Hard To Get | MIA 18-Mar-44: See MACR 3323. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. Per Clayton Whisman's diary (asst crew chief) for 18-Mar-44, "Davis, Roy of Tenn. A waist gunner asked me to paint "Wahoo" on ship. Was going to when the ship came back but--" |
| 42-51519 | Return to USA June 1945 See plane |
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| 42-7521 | Poop Deck Pappy | Transferred Oct 1943 to 44th BG See plane See nose art |
| 42-7522 | Southern Comfort II | Transferred Oct 1943 to 44th BG |
| 44-10522 | Returned to USA June 1945 | |
| 44-50522 | Returned to USA June 1945 | |
| 42-7523 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-52524 | The Lemon | Crash landed 18-Sep-44 at Brussels, Belgium (On Loan from 466thBG to 576th BS.) |
| 42-7524 | The Hell Cat | While returning from a non-operational mission to slow time the #2 engine, the brakes failed upon landing. The plane ran off the end of the runway, seriously damaging the ship. Two thirds of the aircraft was salvaged. See page at 7-Dec-43 See nose art |
| 41-29527 | Foxy Phoebe | Returned to USA June 1945. May have originally belonged to 487th BG as she's listed on their website (www.487thbg.org) See nose art |
| 42-50527 | Hazee | Returned to USA June 1945. Transferred from 453rd BG (732 BS) after 10-Apr-45; flew 9 missions with 453rd, just 1 with 392nd. (http://tinpan.fortunecity.com/aprilskies/264/planes.html#s732 and b24bestweb.com) See nose art |
| 42-7527 | Black Widow | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2948 Link to History and Repair: 465th sub depot history for February 1944 The crew chief was M/Sgt Edward L. Falada. See plane |
| 42-7528 | This plane crashed near LeCompton, Kansas, while on a training and calibration mission. See 25-Aug-43 |
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| 44-10528 | Transferred from 579th to 576th Sqdn in Nov 1944. Crash landed 31-Dec-44 at Beetley, Norfolk, England. Radio operator Sgt Richard Spades later recalled, “We were attacked by enemy fighter planes. We had lost fuel but made it back to Wendling. In our landing approach a smaller plane cut in front of us and to avert collision, Blakeley nosed upward and re-circled the field. We didn’t make it as all engines failed. We were headed nose first into the ground when the plane with Blakeley’s help righted itself as we hit the ground. We all walked away without sustaining major injuries. Per Olin Levell's records, the crew chief was M/Sgt Buford J. Reynolds.. See plane 1 See plane 2 |
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| 42-7529 | Coral Princess | Exploded 20-Feb-44 in mid-air over Manston, Kent, England. See CNLIM See nose art |
| 42-7303 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-7533 | Transferred October 1943 to the 44th BG | |
| 42-7535 | Peep Sight | Transferred October 1943 to the 44th BG |
| 42-7536 | The Banshee | Transferred 7-Oct-43 to the 44th BG. Per pilot/copilot Lou Stephens, pilot Jack Nolan was left in Iceland; a different pilot was assigned to fly the plane to England. Once they got to the 392nd, he disappeared and they got Floyd A. George from the Fletcher crew as their new pilot. Plane was transferred to the 44th BG after the "pilotless" crew got it to Prestwick, Scotland. See nose art |
| 42-7537 | Jungle Princess | On 31-Dec-43, crash landed at Swanton Morley, England. See mission summary 31-Dec-43. |
| 42-7540 | Crew Chief | MIA 13-Nov-43 See MACR 1551 This plane was named by 576th Sqdn pilot 1/Lt John R. Becker to honor his ground crew and to show his appreciation for their fine work. |
| 44-50542 | Agony Wagon | Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
| 42-7543 | Georgie Bell | MIA 5-Nov-43. See MACR 1164. |
| 42-52544 | Able Mabel | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44 and transferred 12-Oct-44 to Greencastle, N. Ireland See nose art |
| 42-7544 | Transferred November 1943 to the 44th BG | |
| 42-7545 | Transferred November 1943 to the 44th BG See plane |
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| 44-50545 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
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| 42-7546 | Alfred II | Crashed 29-Apr-44 at Walcott, Norfolk, England after being abandoned. See CNLIM 29-Apr-44 The Berlin Bombing Mission article. See nose art |
| 42-7547 | Transferred November 1943 to the 44th BG, 67th BS. | |
| 42-52548 | Jaw-Ja Boy | MIA 9-Sep-44 See MACR 8603. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber and Sgt Clayton Whisman, who wrote in his diary "Love that old beatup airplane. Sailors talk about their ship but S-Bar is my true love! See nose art |
| 42-7548 | Transferred to 44th Bomb Group | |
| 42-7549 | The Shark | Transferred October 1943 to the 44th BG, 67th BS. See nose art |
| 42-40549 | Transferred to Burtonwood | |
| 42-7551 | The Jinx | Transferred 7-Oct-43 to the 44th BG before flying any missions. Crash-landed 13-Jan-44. |
| 42-40551 | Transferred to Burtonwood | |
| 41-29552 | Bronko Nagurski | The plane was named in honor of legendary University of Minnesota and Chicago Bears football player Bronko Nagurski. The crew that named the plane went on to the 44th BG while the plane went to the 392ndBG. Her nose wheel collapsed during take-off on; 11-May-44. See nose art |
| 42-7552 | Lil Cookie | Transferred October 1943 to the 44th BG. B24bw says name was Lil Cookie; no name in our records. A/c 552 flew 23-Sep-43 w/ 579th; might have been this 552 since all other flights for a 552 were in April and May, presumably Bronko. See nose art |
| 42-7556 | Exterminator II | While being loaded with bombs for the mission on; 5-Dec-43 this ship caught fire on its hardstand. The bombs stacked under its wings exploded and the plane was completely destroyed. See plane See nose art |
| 41-29560 | Rat Poison | Transferred from 579th to 577th on 18-Dec-44. Crash landed 1-Jan-45 in a cornfield near Mons, Belgium, 6 miles from Harveng. See Mission Summary 1-Jan-45 See plane See nose art |
| 42-7560 | Blanid's Baby (pilot's side) Little Joe (copilot's side) |
Designated War Weary on 30-Jul-44. Suffered a take-off accident on 29-Oct-44 at Wendling, England, during a practice mission. On the take-off, the pilot could not pull the stick back due to binding elevator controls. Power was cut and brakes applied, but a/c went off the end of Runway 01 into a field, hitting a ditch about 300 yards from the end of the runway. The ditch was about two feet wide with a bank about three feet high on the far side. The nose wheel collapsed and the landing gear buckled. The a/c slid to a stop approximately 50 feet beyond the ditch, damaged beyond repair. The nose art photo shows the name "Blanid's Baby" on the pilot's side while the
crash photo shows the name "Little Joe" on the copilot's side. |
| 42-7561 | Mac's Sack II | MIA 13-Nov-43. See MACR 1554. |
| 44-50568 | Fearless Fosdick | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane See nose art |
| 42-7570 | Our Baby | MIA 2-Feb-44 See MACR 2531. See plane |
| 42-50571 | Dirty Gertie & My Achin' Back |
Returned to USA June 1945. This plane was maintained by M/Sgt Ernie Barber. This plane may have had both names. Pilot Side (Dirty Gertie) Copilot Side (My Achin' Back) |
| 44-50571 | Return to USA June 1945 | |
| 44-49577 | The Gremlin's Roost | Returned to USA June 1945 |
| 42-7285 | Transferred to Topeka | |
| 42-50586 | MIA 20-Jun-44; See MACR 6155. | |
| 42-7588 | On 4-Dec-43, the pilot landed this plane on runway 08 going northeast. He proceeded to the end of the runway and turned right to taxi to the dispersal area. While taxiing the ship, the #4 propeller hit the roof of a civilian vehicle, cutting into the roof. No one was inside the vehicle at the time. MIA 30-Dec-43. See MACR 1677. |
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| 44-50589 | Returned to USA June 1945 | |
| 42-50593 | Lady Diana | MIA 11-Sep-44 See MACR 8851 See nose art |
| 42-52593 | Crash-landed 9-Apr-44 at Beccles, England. | |
| 42-7596 | Sheila | Crash landed 7-Jan-44 at Wendling, England upon return from mission. The pilot landed too fast and too far down the runway. The plane ran off the runway and through a ditch, causing the right gear to collapse. It had to be salvaged. Sheila originally belonged to the 44th BG, 701st Sqdn. |
| 42-7598 | The Flak Ducker | MIA 6-Mar-44; See MACR 3183. See nose art |
| 42-7599 | Mack's Sack III | MIA 8-Apr-44; See MACR 3945. See plane |
| 42-50604 | MIA 6-Aug-44; See MACR 7390. See nose art |
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| 42-52604 | MIA 29-May-44 See MACR 5214. |
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| 42-52605 | MIA 22-Apr-44 See MACR 4171. |
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| 42-7605 | MIA 31-Dec-43 See MACR 1676. |
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| 42-52607 | MIA 8-Sep-44 See MACR 8604. |
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| 41-29608 | On 24-Aug-44, the plane was being flown on local operations on an airspeed calibration mission. While taxiing the aircraft on the perimeter runway, the #4 prop sliced through the roof of the jeep, breaking a piece of the metal framework which was then thrown by the prop into the side of the fuselage. Many wire leads to the radio equipment were severed and the #4 prop was damaged. It also had a taxiing accident on 19-Oct-44 (SEE PHOTO). The a/c was scheduled to take off at 1920 hours on Runway 31 on a practice mission. Due to darkness, the a/c was only visible to Flying Control by its navigation lights. After starting his takeoff, the a/c contacted the Control Tower that he was unable to take off. While still transmitting the message radio contact was abruptly cut off and all visible lights went out. Upon sending the Alert Crew out to locate the aircraft, it was discovered that the a/c had turned left onto Runway 26; the pilot said he had turned off at the first intersection to clear the runway as soon as possible. The plane then taxied through three bays of fresh cement (15 ft. wide and 56 ft. long), newly laid during the day. After the left main gear wheel and nose wheel had run through the cement, the nose wheel was sheared off when it hit the existing edge of the concrete bay. The a/c then came down on its nose, causing considerable damage to the nose section and fuselage. |
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| 42-50615 | Battle-damaged during mission to Oberpfaffenhofen on 21-Jul-44. The crew bailed out over England and the aircraft crashed near Old Buckenham Airfield, Norfolk (453rd BG). |
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| 42-52615 | Sally Ann II | Ditched 11-Sep-44; See MACR 9811. See nose art |
| 41-28617 | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44 and transferred 15-Oct-44 to Greencastle, N. Ireland | |
| 42-7618 | Transferred to 44th Bomb Group | |
| 42-50623 | Idiot's Delight or Ediot's Delight | MIA 28-Dec-44; See MACR 11118. |
| 42-7624 | Flying 8 Ball | Crash landed
9-Mar-44 at Beccles, England. Pilot 1/Lt James Muldoon was awarded the DFC for his skill in bringing the badly damaged plane back to the UK. See nose art |
| 42-7626 | Ramblin' Okie, later Liberty Belle | Ditched in the North Sea on 13-Dec-43. See MACR 1732. |
| 42-50636 | Transferred from 579th to 578th Sqdn. Crashed 27-Feb-45 on the Continent, | |
| 42-7637 | The Queen of Peace | Interned 4-Jan-44 at Smedstorp, Sweden. See MACR 1910. Per the Fall 1996 issue of the 2ADA Journal, pilot 1/Lt Robert L. Egan named her; it had something to do with a commitment Egan made to his mother before going overseas. He had the ship christened by Father McDonough, Catholic chaplain at Wendling. |
| 42-52639 | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44. Had a landing accident on 15-Jan-45. Eventually salvaged by 3rd Strategic Air Depot. |
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| 42-52642 | Short Round | Crash landed
9-Oct-44 at Wendling England; the left landing gear was not locked down and collapsed on touch-down. The catwalk was torn out. |
| 42-7646 | Transferred 12-Dec-43 to the 482nd BG | |
| 42-50647 | Liberty Belle | Transferred from 577th to 576th Sqdn 8 April 1944. Returned to USA June 1945 See plane See nose art |
| 42-52649 | Pregnant Peg II | "On 30 July 1944, while on a practice mission, pilot 2/Lt Whiteaker peeled off from the formation and lowered the landing gear. When checked, the diagonal brace was broken. Instructions were given by the tower at Wendling to land at Station 376 (Watton). Landing was made on a rough grassy area. Whiteaker managed to keep the airplane straight until the right wheel buckled inwards after hitting a large hole. Thereupon the right wing went down, turning the airplane to the right and damaging it beyond economical repair." See nose art |
| 42-50650 | Returned to USA June 1945; per Olin Levell's records, the crew chief was M/Sgt Joseph J. Jackson. See plane |
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| 41-28651 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3324. |
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| 42-52654 | Nightlife Nellie | MIA 11-Apr-44; See MACR 3934. |
| 42-7658 | Poco Loco | MIA 24-Feb-44. See MACR 2949. See nose art |
| 42-50659 | Yankee Doodit | Ditched 15-Mar-45; See MACR 14178. The crew chief was M/Sgt Berman Fausnaugh. See nose art |
| 44-50663 | Returned to USA June 1945 | |
| 42-50670 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
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| 42-52670 | On 16-Jun-44, this plane was on a non-operational mission to slow time an engine. The plane was cleared to fly from Wendling to Barkston Heath, Lincolnshire. The pilot came in on the wrong runway at Station 483; he overshot and ended up on the nose. The pilot stated that his compass was off and he had bad brakes. No one was hurt. | |
| 44-50671 | Frosty | Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
| 42-50673 | MIA 18-Sept-44; See MACR 10660. |
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| 44-50684 | The Wild Hair | Returned to USA June 1945 |
| 41-28688 | MIA 24-Apr-44; See MACR 4362. |
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| 41-23689 | Minerva | Was originally assigned to the 93rd BG. On 13-Nov-43, had a take-off accident. About halfway down the runway the manifold pressure on 2 engines dropped and the a/c could not take off. The ship went across a road at the end of the runway and out into a field, striking a pole with major damage to aircraft. She served as the 392nd's assembly ship. Declared War Weary and transferred to Warton. See plane See nose art |
| 41-28692 | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3318. |
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| 42-50697 | We'll Get By | Transferred from the 579th to the 577th Sqdn, then in May 1945 to the 467th BG. Dropping bombs See nose art |
| 41-28700 | YMCA Flying Service | Transferred February 1945 to the 492 BG (per May 96 NEWS) See nose art |
| 42-52704 | Son of Satan II | MIA 18-Apr-44; See MACR 4053 See nose art |
| 42-50709 | E for Easy | This aircraft had a landing accident upon return from the mission. 3-Feb-45. MIA 24-Mar-45: See MACR 14177. |
| 42-50710 | Transferred to the 445th BG before September 1944. | |
| 41-28731 | Transferred from the 467th BG before flying any missions. Crashed
after mid-air collision during a practice mission. 5-Jul-44 |
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| 41-28742 | Old Glory | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3319 The Books crew had decided to call it "Old Glory" but it was shot down before any nose art could be painted. See plane |
| 44-50753 | Short Round II | Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art |
| 42-52754 | MIA 11-Apr-44; See MACR 3935. |
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| 42-50758 | YMCA Flying Service | Two crewmen bailed out on 13-Jul-44 and were killed; See MACR 7840. MIA 12-Sep-44: See MACR 8852 See Nose Art |
| 41-28759 | MIA 29-Apr-44; See MACR 4462. Please see The Berlin Bombing Mission article |
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| 42-94764 | Bad Penny | Crash landed 12-Sep-44 Manston, Kent, England, while on a non-operational flight See nose art See plane |
| 42-52770 | Ruptured Duck | Returned to USA June 1945 See nose art See plane |
| 41-28772 | El Capitan | Transferred from 579th to 578th, likely after 18-Sep-44. Returned to USA June 1945 See plane See nose art |
| 42-94772 | MIA 7-Jul-44; See MACR 7371. |
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| 41-28783 | Transferred to the 44th BG. | |
| 42-50785 | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11139. See plane |
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| 42-63787 | Transferred to 482nd BG at Alconbury | |
| 41-28788 | I'll Be Back | Returned to USA June 1945 |
| 42-109789 | Mairzy Doats | Two men bailed out on 12-Apr-44 and were killed; See MACR 4379. Transferred to 445th or 492nd BGs. See plane |
| 44-40789 | Transferred to Station 505 | |
| 42-109792 | Wicket Widget III | Transfered to 389 BG, returned to USA June 1945 |
| 42-50792 | Bomb Boogie (Tail Wind?) | Returned to USA June 45 See nose art |
| 41-28801 | Transferred May 26, 45 to the 467th or 446th BG | |
| 42-50804 | Pleasant Surprise II | Crashed mid-air collision during assembly over Hall Farm, Buxton Lamas, England 25-Mar-45 |
| 42-50813 | Crash landed near Luneville France 16-Jan-45 |
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| 42-109814 | Jive Bomber | MIA 26-Mar-44; See MACR 3486 See nose art |
| 42-109824 | The Arsenal | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3330 See nose art |
| 42-109826 | Late Date II | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3331. |
| 41-11828 | Transferred to Davis-Monthan Field. | |
| 41-28829 | My Everlovin' Gal | Transferred (?) to 44th BG (prior to Apr 9, 44) See nose art |
| 42-109835 | MIA 11-Apr-44; See MACR 3936 See plane |
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| 42-94838 | Rebel Gal | Per b24bestweb, was "One of the original 489th BG aircraft and of its 89 sorties, 72 were flown with the 489th." Returned to USA June, 45 See nose art |
| 41-28841 | The Philly Filly | MIA 9-Feb-45; See MACR 12216. Oddly enough, the number on the hull is 433. See nose art |
| 41-28852 | Declared War Weary 18-Sep-44. Transferred sometime prior to 16-Jan-45 to maintenance depot; transferred to SNBD on 29-May-45. Mentioned in 465th Sub Depot history. | |
| 42-50861 | Crash landed on the Continent 29-Dec-44 |
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| 41-23865 | Per 579th history, #865 was the 579th's first plane, being received in Feb. 1943. Transferred to Davis-Monthan Field. | |
| 42-94867 | MIA 2-Dec-44; See MACR 11142. |
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| 42-50868 | MIA 28-Jan-45; See MACR 11996. |
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| 41-11871 | Transferred to Sub Depot Demming, NM | |
| 41-28875 | Heavenly Body | Overshot runway when landing and was salvaged. 24-Mar-45 |
| 42-94886 | No Feathered Injun | MIA 18-Sep-44; See MACR 10120. ON Loan from 466th BG to 579th Sqdn. See nose art |
| 44-49886 | Returned to USA June 1945 | |
| 41-28891 | June 1945 returned to US | |
| 42-109896 | Gypsy Queen | Transferred to 453rd BG See nose art |
| 42-94897 | Big Time Operator | Declared War Weary on 18-Sep-44; transferred to the 576th Sqdn on 18-Nov-44. Crash landed 6-Dec-1944 at Wendling, England during a non-operational mission. The crew chief was M/Sgt Arthur Madonna. See nose art |
| 42-94898 | Marion later, Terri Ann | According to an article in the Spring 2003 issue of the 2nd Air Division Assn Journal, #42-94898 was originally assigned to the 489th Bomb Group. She arrived in Prestwick, Scotland, on 3-May-44 and flew her first mission on 31 May. On 18-Sep-44, she flew the low-level supply mission to Groesbeck, Holland; it was "shot up pretty bad, lost one engine, most of the hydraulics, and had several severed control cables. We overcame the control cable problem and landed on the emergency field at Woodbridge, England. The plane was repaired and returned to the 489th." The 489th flew its last mission on 10-Nov-44 and was returned to the States to take B-29 training and eventually be sent to the Pacific. Most of the 489th planes were then sent to the 392nd BG, including #898. While at the 392nd, nose art depicting a beautiful girl was added to the left side. At one time, she was named "Marion,", and then "Terri Ann." She suffered a take-off accident on 20-Feb-45. She survived the war and was flown back to the US on June 1, 1945 with 2/Lt Myers of the 577th Sqdn as pilot. She was taken first to Willow Run and there was declared excess. Her last flight was to Altus, Oklahoma on September 12, 1945; on October 24, 1945 she was scrapped. See nose art |
| 41-28899 | Crashed in UK, 28-Dec-44 | |
| 42-51899 | Returned to USA June 1945 | |
| 42-50901 | YMCA Flying Service (copilot's side) and Wimpy's Queen (pilot's side)" | This plane was assigned to 2/Lt B.R. Shaw's crew when they arrived at Wendling early in 1945. At the request of the crew chief, Sgt Detty, the ship was named "The YMCA Flying Service." The crew, however, had planned to christen any ship permanently assigned to them with the name "Wimpy's Queen" in honor of Nerissa Shaw, Lt. Shaw's wife. ("Wimpy" was Lt. Shaw's nickname. His given name was Beverly and you either called him Ray or Wimpy but Never Beverly.) The compromise was to have the "YMCA Flying Service" name painted under the copilot's window and "Wimpy's Queen" under the pilot's window. After this plane was flown back to the US in June 1945, it may have been flown around the country as part of the Air Corps' effort to increase the sale of war bonds. See Wimpys Queen nose art See YMCA Flying Service nose art |
| 42-94906 | Dragon Lady | Returned to USA June 1945. Was transferred from the 489th BG where it was named Homesick Lass. See plane See nose art |
| 42-94907 | Transferred from the 467th BG. MIA 21-Jul-44; See MACR 7247. |
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| 42-94912 | Black Widow II | Returned to USA June 1945 |
| 41-28916 | Returned to USA June 1945. The crew chief was M/Sgt Earl Havins. See nose art |
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| 41-11926 | Crashed 22 miles northwest of Deming, NM. The crew had to bail out due to engine failure. | |
| 42-99938 | Dixie Dumper | Crash landed at Tibenham, England. 20-Feb-44 The plane came from the 492nd BG where it was named The Dixie Dumper because most of the crew was from the South. The nose art showed a scantily clad gal holding a sack of bombs. |
| 42-99945 | Pink Lady | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3327. |
| 42-51958 | Returned to USA June 1945 See plane |
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| 42-94961 | Alfred IV | MIA 4-Dec-44; See MACR 11141 See nose art |
| 42-94966 | Madame Shoo-Shoo | MIA 7-Oct-44; See MACR 9755. The crew chief was M/Sgt Art Knipe. See nose art |
| 42-99976 | Pocatello Chief | MIA 15-Mar-44; See MACR 3184. |
| 42-99979 | Kentucky Baby | On 3 Mar 1944, this plane was being ferried from Wendling to Neaton (Station 505) so that battle damage repair done at Wendling could be inspected and further repairs made. After landing at Station 505, the right main landing gear collapsed, allowing the right wing to drag and causing a ground loop. Damaged in the accident were the right vertical stabilizer and rudder, bottom of fuselage, nose gear and tire, tail bumper gear, #4 engine, and the right main landing gear. The right wing panel was buckled and the #3 and #4 props were bent. Crashed at North Tuddenham, Norfolk, England. 21-Apr-44 See nose art |
| 42-99981 | BTO | MIA 18-Mar-44; See MACR 3328. |
| 42-6982 | Tempermental Duchess | Transferred to Alamogordo Sub Depot See plane See nose art |
| 42-99989 | Son of Satan | Crash landed at Gravesend, Kent, England. 18-Mar-44 |
| 42-99990 | Short Snorter | Crashed 2-Aug-44 In a field near Manston, Kent, England. The nose art was based on the Mobil Gas "Flying Horse" insignia, painted on the left nose section. It flew 128 consecutive missions without an abort. The crew chief was M/Sgt Stephen A. Dergo, who was awarded the Bronze Star for his fine work. See nose art See plane |
| 41-28991 | Gravel Gripper | Returned to USA June 1945; the crew chief was S/Sgt Earl E. Bagwell See nose art |
| 42-99992 | Transferred to the 389th BG, probably in March 1944. | |
| 42-6995 | Transferred to 400th BG, Pueblo | |
| DF-292 | Transferred to Station 547 |
Note: The sorties flown were derived from the personal records of M/Sgt W. Hoyt Barfield, the Group's Dates in and out were taken from information in the 392nd BG's files at Maxwell. Last Updated July 26, 2011
392nd BG Personnel
Bombing Missions
392nd BG Aircraft
The Wendling Base
Airmen POW Camps
