391st BOMB GROUP: Aircraft information for serial number: 42-107678
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Aircraft information for serial number: 42-107678
Taxi Squadron Serial Code Name Source Taxi Sheets
373-M57542-107678O8-MTaxi sheets. Typo for 678-M ?1
678-M57542-107678O8-MOriginal website30
678-N57542-107678O8-NTaxi sheets. Redesignation of 678-M ?1

Aircraft history for serial number: 42-107678 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting).
Delivered from the Martin Omaha plant. Next listed at Atlanta AP, Georgia (ATC) on 7/2/44. Then went to the 3rd AF staging area at Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia (from 12/2/44), and then to Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida (from 21/2/44), from where the aircraft was flown overseas to the UK via the Southern Ferry Route, departing the USA on 23/2/44. The record card then lists, SOXO A (Europe) on 22/2/44, and, SOXO R (Europe) on 18/3/44. Entered combat with the 391st BG / 575th BS on 5/6/44. Transferred out of the group in April 1945 when the 391st BG converted to the Douglas A-26.

Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-107678
Mission Date Station Box Flight Position Pilot Squadron Hardstand Taxi Serial
7730 May 1944166222Garwick57441678-M42-107678
8707 Jun 1944166113Lakin57540678-M42-107678
9312 Jun 1944166124Majka57440678-M42-107678
9513 Jun 1944166223Dearing57340678-M42-107678
9918 Jun 1944166215Kiedinger57540678-M42-107678
10020 Jun 1944166336Lakin57540678-M42-107678
10121 Jun 1944166124Harlow57540678-M42-107678
10805 Jul 1944166214Kelley57540678-M42-107678
10906 Jul 1944166242Spare Ship57540678-M42-107678
11412 Jul 1944166223Stanfield57440678-M42-107678
12023 Jul 1944166121Kelley57540678-M42-107678
12225 Jul 1944166241Spare Lead57540678-M42-107678
12428 Jul 1944166224Wolfe57540678-M42-107678
12801 Aug 1944166131Wolfe57440678-M42-107678
16310 Sep 1944166121O'hare57540678-M42-107678
16411 Sep 1944166121Kelley57540678-M42-107678
17127 Sep 1944A-73121Mitchell57540678-M42-107678
18203 Nov 1944A-73233Cambier57511678-M42-107678
18511 Nov 1944A-73242Spare Ship57511678-M42-107678
20423 Dec 1944A-73214Walter57312678-M42-107678
20625 Dec 1944A-73216Timbers5758678-M42-107678
20725 Dec 1944A-73216Timbers5758373-M42-107678
21428 Jan 1945A-73222Cambier5758678-M42-107678
21529 Jan 1945A-73214Brockway5728678-M42-107678
21601 Feb 1945A-73115Timbers5758678-M42-107678
22008 Feb 1945A-73112Timbers5758678-M42-107678
22310 Feb 1945A-73235Horstman5758678-M42-107678
23018 Feb 1945A-73136McIntyre5758678-M42-107678
24303 Mar 1945A-73123Johnson5748678-N42-107678
25111 Mar 1945A-73145Buihner57510678-M42-107678
26118 Mar 1945A-73236Lentz57310678-M42-107678
26522 Mar 1945A-73132Timbers57510678-M42-107678