391st BOMB GROUP: Aircraft information for serial number: 42-95803
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Aircraft information for serial number: 42-95803
Taxi Squadron Serial Code Name Source Taxi Sheets
802-K57242-95803P2-KLady Belle / The Black Death GroupTaxi sheets. Typo for 803-K ?1
803-K57242-95803P2-KLady Belle / The Black Death GroupOriginal website31

Aircraft history for serial number: 42-95803 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting).
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
Picture Title Picture Category Serial
Bass CrewCrews42-95803
Nose art. Lady BelleGarcia Collection42-95803
"The Black Death Group"Nose Art42-95803
"Lady Belle"Nose Art42-95803
"Lady Belle"Nose Art42-95803
"Lady Belle"Nose Art42-95803
Phil Walter And Tom Muddiman Next To Lady Belle.People42-95803
Phil Walter Sitting in the Lady Belle.People42-95803
"The Black Death Group"Nose Art42-95803
"Lady Belle"Nose Art42-95803
"The Black Death Group"Nose Art42-95803
Unknown CrewCrews42-95803
Williams CrewCrews42-95803
WilliamsCrews42-95803
Lady Belle P2-K and Idiot's Delight O8-? in formationAirplanes42-95803
Lady Belle in flightAirplanes42-95803
Lady Belle on hardstandAirplanes42-95803
Lady Belle and Idiot's Delight in flightAirplanes42-95803
Williams and crewCrews42-95803
Lady BelleAirplanes42-95803
"Lady Belle"Nose Art42-95803
"The Black Death Group"Nose Art42-95803

Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-95803
Mission Date Station Box Flight Position Pilot Squadron Hardstand Taxi Serial
702 Mar 1944166111Williams5736803-K42-95803
4028 Apr 1944166111Williams5726803-K42-95803
4301 May 1944166241Spare Lead5726803-K42-95803
4401 May 1944166211Williams5756803-K42-95803
4502 May 1944166224Barker5726803-K42-95803
4707 May 1944166111Williams5727803-K42-95803
4807 May 1944166114Jacobs*5728803-K42-95803
5310 May 1944166211Schleicher5727803-K42-95803
5410 May 1944166211Earll5727803-K42-95803
6522 May 1944166141Spare Lead5727803-K42-95803
7127 May 1944166221Jobe5727803-K42-95803
7227 May 1944166221Miller5727803-K42-95803
7730 May 1944166111Miller5727803-K42-95803
8808 Jun 1944166221Bird5747803-K42-95803
9513 Jun 1944166111Miller5727803-K42-95803
10020 Jun 1944166111Williams5727803-K42-95803
11007 Jul 1944166111Williams5747803-K42-95803
11412 Jul 1944166111Samuel5757803-K42-95803
11919 Jul 1944166111Williams5737803-K42-95803
12731 Jul 1944166111Williams5757803-K42-95803
13306 Aug 1944166111Williams5737803-K42-95803
13708 Aug 1944166131Carson5747803-K42-95803
18511 Nov 1944A-73221Chatellier57261803-K42-95803
21014 Jan 1945A-73211Mackay57261803-K42-95803
21906 Feb 1945A-73211Allen57265803-K42-95803
22008 Feb 1945A-73341Spare Lead57265803-K42-95803
24303 Mar 1945A-73214Stevens57261803-K42-95803
24504 Mar 1945A-73241Spare Lead57261803-K42-95803
24706 Mar 1945A-73011Detwiler57261803-K42-95803
25111 Mar 1945A-73214Detwiler57261803-K42-95803
25514 Mar 1945A-73124Main57265802-K42-95803
26118 Mar 1945A-73214Earll57261803-K42-95803