Aircraft information for serial number: 42-107615 | ||||||
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Taxi | Squadron | Serial | Code | Name | Source | Taxi Sheets |
615-A | 575 | 42-107615 | O8-A | Original website | 25 | |
815-A | 575 | 42-107615 | O8-A | Taxi sheets. Typo for 615-A ? | 1 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 42-107615 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting). |
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Delivered from the Martin Omaha plant. Next listed as Omaha, Nebraska (ATC) from 21/1/44. Then flown by Des Moines Airport, Polk County, Iowa (ATC Ferry) from 30/1/44, to the 3rd AF staging area at Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia (from 31/1/44). Flown overseas to the UK via the Southern Ferry Route (Listed as Caribbean Wing), departing the USA on 9/2/44. The record card then lists, SOXO A (Europe) on 9/2/44, and SOXO R (Europe) on 24/2/44. Entered combat with the 391st BG / 575th BS on 28/5/44. Damaged Cat.5 (written off) in a landing accident at A-87 Charleroi, Belgium returning from the aborted mission to Duren, Germany on 23/9/44. The aircraft flown by 1st Lt. Earl M Harnest had been forced to seek alternative landing sites due to the bad weather encountered on the return flight. The aircraft was directed to land at A-87 by "Sweepstake", and landed at 1820 hours. The grass runway was short, and it was raining as the aircraft landed, was unable to stop, and crashed into a fuel dump on the edge of the field. The nose wheel collapsed and the props were bent in the accident, but all the crew escaped uninjured. Fifteen minutes later another B-26 landed and skidded into this aircraft and caught fire, destroying both aircraft. Aircraft salvaged on 27/9/44 by the 391st BG. The final entries on the aircraft record card list, GLUE 9AF CON ON ALS on 26/9/44, GLUE 9AF REPAIR on 27/9/44, and, GLUE 9AF CON MIA on 27/9/44. These final entries do not tie up with the rest of the aircraft data, or the group records. |
Incident listing for serial number: 42-107615 | |||
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Mission | Source_id | Description | Serial |
170 | A00041 | Accident Report, 42-107615. 23 Sep 1944 | 42-107615 |
Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-107615 | ||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi | Serial |
77 | 30 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Lowe | 574 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
78 | 31 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Lowe | 574 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
84 | 06 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Dearing | 573 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
87 | 07 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Laframboise | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
88 | 08 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Bollinger | 573 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
90 | 10 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Lowe | 574 | 41 | 815-A | 42-107615 |
93 | 12 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Watson | 574 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
95 | 13 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Bjork | 573 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
96 | 14 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Laframboise | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
97 | 15 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Jacobs | 572 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
99 | 18 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Laframboise | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
102 | 21 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Smith | 572 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
106 | 25 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Stanfield | 574 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
108 | 05 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
114 | 12 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Rutledge | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
120 | 23 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
122 | 25 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Bjork | 573 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
123 | 26 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Kiedinger | 574 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
127 | 31 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
128 | 01 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
131 | 05 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
132 | 05 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
133 | 06 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
137 | 08 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
164 | 11 Sep 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |
167 | 14 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Kiedinger | 575 | 41 | 615-A | 42-107615 |