Aircraft information for serial number: 42-95799 | ||||||
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Taxi | Squadron | Serial | Code | Name | Source | Taxi Sheets |
799-T | 572 | 42-95799 | P2-T | GEORGIA CYCLONE / Butch ? | Original website | 42 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 42-95799 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting). |
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Built at the Glenn L Martin factory at Baltimore, Maryland as a B-26B-45-MA. Accepted by the Army Air Force on 1/11/43. Next listed at Lynchburg Municipal Airport, Virginia (ATC) from 30/11/43. Then went to Godman Field, Fort Knox, Kentucky (from 1/12/43), and assigned to the 391st BG. Flown overseas to the UK via the Southern Ferry Route (Listed as Carribean Wing), departing the USA on 4/1/44. The aircraft record card then lists, SOXO A (Europe - 8th AF) on 4/1/44, and SOXO R (Europe - 8th AF) from 30/1/44. Original group aircraft flown over from the USA by Capt. Joe E. Earll Jnr. Entered service with the 391st BG / 572nd BS in February 1944. The aircraft record card also lists, GLUE 9AF CON ALS on 26/9/44, and, GLUE 9AF REPAIRED on 27/9/44. This indicates that the aircraft may have been damaged and force landed at an advanced landing strip, but this needs verification. Sustained severe battle damage on the 30/3/45 mission to Bad Oyenhausen, was declared Cat. E, and written off. Pilot 2nd Lt. Howard C Hesse. The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, SOXO CON SAL NBD on 2/4/45. We have a photo of this aircraft with nose art "Butch" and the last 4 digits of the serial visible "5799". May have also been named "Green Hornet". |
Picture listing for serial number: 42-95799 | ||
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Picture Title | Picture Category | Serial |
"Butch" | Nose Art | 42-95799 |
"Butch" | Nose Art | 42-95799 |
"Butch" | Nose Art | 42-95799 |
Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-95799 | ||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi | Serial |
4 | 25 Feb 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Klimovich | 574 | 2 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
7 | 02 Mar 1944 | 166 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Whitson | 572 | 2 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
45 | 02 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Whitson | 572 | 2 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
60 | 15 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
70 | 26 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
71 | 27 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
77 | 30 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
78 | 31 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
81 | 03 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Smith | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
82 | 04 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
84 | 06 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Danforth | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
87 | 07 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
88 | 08 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Jacobs | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
90 | 10 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Barker | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
93 | 12 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
95 | 13 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
96 | 14 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
97 | 15 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
101 | 21 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
102 | 21 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Barker | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
108 | 05 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Reynolds | 573 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
109 | 06 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
110 | 07 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
114 | 12 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Baxter | 574 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
121 | 24 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Bjork | 573 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
122 | 25 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Koehl | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
123 | 26 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Koehl | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
124 | 28 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Dewitt | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
127 | 31 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 3 | O'hare | 575 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
128 | 01 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Schreiber | 574 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
131 | 05 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Spare Ship | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
132 | 05 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Spare Ship | 572 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
137 | 08 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Whitson | 573 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
163 | 10 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Walter | 573 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
164 | 11 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Clapham | 573 | 15 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
192 | 29 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Stevens | 572 | PL | 799-T | 42-95799 |
223 | 10 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Spare Ship | 572 | PL | 799-T | 42-95799 |
243 | 03 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Harris | 572 | 68 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
251 | 11 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Daniels | 572 | 68 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
255 | 14 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 2 | 3 | White | 572 | 68 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
261 | 18 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Cron | 572 | 68 | 799-T | 42-95799 |
265 | 22 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 0 | 1 | 2 | Cron | 572 | 68 | 799-T | 42-95799 |