Aircraft information for serial number: 42-95803 | ||||||
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Taxi | Squadron | Serial | Code | Name | Source | Taxi Sheets |
802-K | 572 | 42-95803 | P2-K | Lady Belle / The Black Death Group | Taxi sheets. Typo for 803-K ? | 1 |
803-K | 572 | 42-95803 | P2-K | Lady Belle / The Black Death Group | Original website | 31 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 42-95803 (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 3/11/43. Next flown by New Castle (2nd Ferry Group), Wilmington, Deleware (from 30/11/43), to Middletown, Pennsylvania (ATC) from 5/12/43. Then listed at Columbus, Ohio (ATC) from 9/12/43. Next went to Godman Field, Fort Knox, Kentucky (from 11/12/43), and assigned to the 391st BG. Flown overseas to the UK via the Southern Ferry Route (Listed as Carribean Wing), departing the USA on 6/1/44. The aircraft record card then lists, SOXO A (Europe - 8th AF) on 6/1/44, and SOXO R (Europe - 8th AF) from 30/1/44. Original group aircraft flown overseas by 2nd Lt. Henry K Hammett and crew. The aircraft was flown by the group commander, Col. Williams, who named the aircraft after his mother. Flew 128 combat missions. Also flown by Dan Wetherbee. The aircraft was in service till April 1945. The starboard side of the nose has nose art too, and is inscribed "The Black Death Group". Salvaged on 18/7/45. The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, GLUE CON SAL FEA on 18/7/45. |
Picture listing for serial number: 42-95803 | ||
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Picture Title | Picture Category | Serial |
Bass Crew | Crews | 42-95803 |
Nose art. Lady Belle | Garcia Collection | 42-95803 |
"The Black Death Group" | Nose Art | 42-95803 |
"Lady Belle" | Nose Art | 42-95803 |
"Lady Belle" | Nose Art | 42-95803 |
"Lady Belle" | Nose Art | 42-95803 |
Phil Walter And Tom Muddiman Next To Lady Belle. | People | 42-95803 |
Phil Walter Sitting in the Lady Belle. | People | 42-95803 |
"The Black Death Group" | Nose Art | 42-95803 |
"Lady Belle" | Nose Art | 42-95803 |
"The Black Death Group" | Nose Art | 42-95803 |
Unknown Crew | Crews | 42-95803 |
Williams Crew | Crews | 42-95803 |
Williams | Crews | 42-95803 |
Lady Belle P2-K and Idiot's Delight O8-? in formation | Airplanes | 42-95803 |
Lady Belle in flight | Airplanes | 42-95803 |
Lady Belle on hardstand | Airplanes | 42-95803 |
Lady Belle and Idiot's Delight in flight | Airplanes | 42-95803 |
Williams and crew | Crews | 42-95803 |
Lady Belle | Airplanes | 42-95803 |
"Lady Belle" | Nose Art | 42-95803 |
"The Black Death Group" | Nose Art | 42-95803 |
Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-95803 | ||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi | Serial |
7 | 02 Mar 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Williams | 573 | 6 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
40 | 28 Apr 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Williams | 572 | 6 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
43 | 01 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Spare Lead | 572 | 6 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
44 | 01 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Williams | 575 | 6 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
45 | 02 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Barker | 572 | 6 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
47 | 07 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Williams | 572 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
48 | 07 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Jacobs* | 572 | 8 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
53 | 10 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Schleicher | 572 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
54 | 10 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Earll | 572 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
65 | 22 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Spare Lead | 572 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
71 | 27 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Jobe | 572 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
72 | 27 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Miller | 572 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
77 | 30 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Miller | 572 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
88 | 08 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Bird | 574 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
95 | 13 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Miller | 572 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
100 | 20 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Williams | 572 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
110 | 07 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Williams | 574 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
114 | 12 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Samuel | 575 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
119 | 19 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Williams | 573 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
127 | 31 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Williams | 575 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
133 | 06 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Williams | 573 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
137 | 08 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Carson | 574 | 7 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
185 | 11 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Chatellier | 572 | 61 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
210 | 14 Jan 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Mackay | 572 | 61 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
219 | 06 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Allen | 572 | 65 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
220 | 08 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Spare Lead | 572 | 65 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
243 | 03 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Stevens | 572 | 61 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
245 | 04 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Spare Lead | 572 | 61 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
247 | 06 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Detwiler | 572 | 61 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
251 | 11 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Detwiler | 572 | 61 | 803-K | 42-95803 |
255 | 14 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Main | 572 | 65 | 802-K | 42-95803 |
261 | 18 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Earll | 572 | 61 | 803-K | 42-95803 |