Aircraft information for serial number: 42-95806 | ||||||
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Taxi | Squadron | Serial | Code | Name | Source | Taxi Sheets |
806-M | 572 | 42-95806 | P2-M | The Susan Kay | Original website | 48 |
806-N | 572 | 42-95806 | P2-N | The Susan Kay | Taxi sheets. Redesignation of 806-M ? | 1 |
866-M | 572 | 42-95806 | P2-M | The Susan Kay | Taxi sheets. Typo for 806-M ? | 1 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 42-95806 (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 Roanoke Regional Airport, Virginia (ATC) from 7/12/43. Then 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 5/1/44. The aircraft record card then lists, SOXO A (Europe - 8th AF) on 5/1/44, and SOXO R (Europe - 8th AF) from 30/1/44. Original group aircraft flown over from the USA by 1st Lt. Frederick R Roeper and crew. Had flown 114 missions by Jan 1945, and went on to complete 148 combat missions, before the aircraft was transferred out of the group when the 391st BG converted with the Douglas A-26 Invader. The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, GLUE CON SAL FEA on 16/2/46. |
Picture listing for serial number: 42-95806 | ||
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Picture Title | Picture Category | Serial |
Susan Kay Comes Home | Airplanes | 42-95806 |
"Susan Kay" | Nose Art | 42-95806 |
Roeper Crew | Crews | 42-95806 |
"The Susan Kay" comes home | Airplanes | 42-95806 |
Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-95806 | ||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi | Serial |
7 | 02 Mar 1944 | 166 | 3 | 3 | 2 | Oliver | 575 | 3 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
31 | 22 Apr 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 7 | Danford | 574 | 1 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
40 | 28 Apr 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Barker | 572 | 1 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
40 | 28 Apr 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Mccarty | 572 | 1 | 806-N | 42-95806 |
45 | 02 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Ljunggren | 572 | 1 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
48 | 07 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Roeper | 572 | 1 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
53 | 10 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Roeper | 572 | 1 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
54 | 10 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Roeper | 572 | 1 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
60 | 15 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Miller | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
61 | 19 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Schleicher | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
65 | 22 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Roeper | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
70 | 26 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Roeper | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
71 | 27 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Roeper | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
72 | 27 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Erickson | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
77 | 30 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Watson | 574 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
78 | 31 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Samuel | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
84 | 06 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Sullivan | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
90 | 10 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whitson | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
93 | 12 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Reynolds | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
95 | 13 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Roeper | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
96 | 14 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Roeper | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
100 | 20 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Roeper | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
108 | 05 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Roeper | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
109 | 06 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Roeper | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
110 | 07 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Reynolds | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
114 | 12 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Blute | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
119 | 19 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Bjork | 573 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
122 | 25 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Roeper | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
123 | 26 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Smith | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
124 | 28 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Crim | 572 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
128 | 01 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Wilkinson | 575 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
167 | 14 Sep 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Clapham | 573 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
171 | 27 Sep 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Walter | 573 | 14 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
182 | 03 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Kunberger | 572 | 63 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
204 | 23 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Kloepfer | 575 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
206 | 25 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Daniels | 572 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
207 | 25 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Penneman | 572 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
210 | 14 Jan 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Daniels | 572 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
212 | 22 Jan 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Pancoast | 572 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
214 | 28 Jan 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Daniels | 572 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
215 | 29 Jan 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Daniels | 572 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
216 | 01 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Marsh | 574 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
219 | 06 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Daniels | 572 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
220 | 08 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 3 | 3 | 6 | Daniels | 572 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
223 | 10 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Harris | 572 | 65 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
230 | 18 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Daniels | 572 | 63 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
243 | 03 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Thiedeman | 572 | 63 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
245 | 04 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Macklin | 574 | 63 | 806-M | 42-95806 |
247 | 06 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Daniels | 572 | 63 | 866-M | 42-95806 |
261 | 18 Mar 1945 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 7 | Gonyer | 573 | 63 | 806-M | 42-95806 |