391st Bomb Group - Aircraft Information For Serial Number: 42-95818

391st BOMB GROUP: Aircraft information for serial number: 42-95818

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Aircraft information for serial number: 42-95818
Taxi	Squadron	Serial	Code	Name	Source	Taxi Sheets
818-K	574	42-95818	4L-K	LADY CHANCE	Taxi sheets. Redesignation of 818-L ?	1
818-L	574	42-95818	4L-L	LADY CHANCE	Original website	41

Aircraft history for serial number: 42-95818 (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 9/11/43. Then listed at Columbus, Ohio (ATC) from 2/12/43, and Godman Field, Fort Knox, Kentucky (from 4/12/43), and assigned to the 391st BG. Flown overseas to the UK via the Southern Ferry Route (Listed as Carribean Wing), departing the USA on 7/1/44. The aircraft record card then lists, SOXO A (Europe - 8th AF) on 7/1/44, and SOXO R (Europe - 8th AF) from 19/2/44. Original group aircraft ferried over from the USA by the then Major Donald K Brandon. Left engine damaged by Fw-190 fighters on the 23/12/44 Ahrweiler Railway Viaduct mission. According to reports the aircraft was last seen dropping out of formation with the left engine on fire. The pilot, 1st Lt. Bertram L Ryan, Jnr was flying with a new crew, there were no survivors. Engines, P&W, R-2800-43, serials: 42-51315 (left), and, 42-51462 (right). The aircraft had flown 104 combat missions. The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, SOXO CON MIA on 23/12/44. We have seen a photo of this aircraft in flight, confirming the serial and codes.

Aircraft history for serial number: 42-95818 (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 9/11/43. Then listed at Columbus, Ohio (ATC) from 2/12/43, and Godman Field, Fort Knox, Kentucky (from 4/12/43), and assigned to the 391st BG. Flown overseas to the UK via the Southern Ferry Route (Listed as Carribean Wing), departing the USA on 7/1/44. The aircraft record card then lists, SOXO A (Europe - 8th AF) on 7/1/44, and SOXO R (Europe - 8th AF) from 19/2/44. Original group aircraft ferried over from the USA by the then Major Donald K Brandon. Left engine damaged by Fw-190 fighters on the 23/12/44 Ahrweiler Railway Viaduct mission. According to reports the aircraft was last seen dropping out of formation with the left engine on fire. The pilot, 1st Lt. Bertram L Ryan, Jnr was flying with a new crew, there were no survivors. Engines, P&W, R-2800-43, serials: 42-51315 (left), and, 42-51462 (right). The aircraft had flown 104 combat missions. The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, SOXO CON MIA on 23/12/44. We have seen a photo of this aircraft in flight, confirming the serial and codes.

Incident listing for serial number: 42-95818
Mission	Source_id	Description	Serial
203	M11677	MACR 11677, 42-95818. 23 Dec 1944	42-95818

Picture listing for serial number: 42-95818
Picture Title	Picture Category	Serial
"Lady Chance"	Nose Art	42-95818
"Lady Chance"	Nose Art	42-95818
Lowder Crew	Crews	42-95818
Martin Crew	Crews	42-95818
"Lady Chance" in flight	Airplanes	42-95818
"Lady Chance" and "Sky Hag" in flight	Airplanes	42-95818
"Lady Chance"	Nose Art	42-95818

Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-95818
Mission	Date	Station	Box	Flight	Position	Pilot	Squadron	Hardstand	Taxi	Serial
7	02 Mar 1944	166	2	2	1	Nestlerode	574	26	818-L	42-95818
31	22 Apr 1944	166	2	2	2	Garwick	574	25	818-L	42-95818
40	28 Apr 1944	166	2	1	2	Watkinson	574	25	818-K	42-95818
53	10 May 1944	166	1	3	3	Watkinson	574	25	818-L	42-95818
54	10 May 1944	166	1	3	2	Watkinson	574	25	818-L	42-95818
60	15 May 1944	166	2	2	5	Watkinson	574	30	818-L	42-95818
61	19 May 1944	166	2	1	4	Dickinson	572	30	818-L	42-95818
65	22 May 1944	166	2	2	6	Watkinson	574	30	818-L	42-95818
71	27 May 1944	166	1	3	5	Watkinson	574	30	818-L	42-95818
72	27 May 1944	166	1	1	5	Watkinson	574	30	818-L	42-95818
77	30 May 1944	166	2	3	5	Callison	574	30	818-L	42-95818
78	31 May 1944	166	2	1	5	Lowder	574	30	818-L	42-95818
81	03 Jun 1944	166	1	1	5	Lowder	574	29	818-L	42-95818
82	04 Jun 1944	166	1	3	3	Lowder	574	29	818-L	42-95818
84	06 Jun 1944	166	1	2	2	Watkinson	574	29	818-L	42-95818
88	08 Jun 1944	166	2	2	2	Watkinson	574	29	818-L	42-95818
93	12 Jun 1944	166	1	2	6	Watkinson	574	29	818-L	42-95818
95	13 Jun 1944	166	2	3	7	Watkinson	574	29	818-L	42-95818
96	14 Jun 1944	166	1	1	5	Harlow	575	29	818-L	42-95818
97	15 Jun 1944	166	2	2	5	Smith	572	29	818-L	42-95818
99	18 Jun 1944	166	2	3	7	Reynolds	572	29	818-L	42-95818
100	20 Jun 1944	166	1	3	7	Lowder	574	29	818-L	42-95818
101	21 Jun 1944	166	1	1	6	Fleck	575	29	818-L	42-95818
106	25 Jun 1944	166	2	2	3	Watkinson	574	29	818-L	42-95818
109	06 Jul 1944	166	1	1	2	Garwick	574	29	818-L	42-95818
110	07 Jul 1944	166	1	1	5	Watkinson	574	29	818-L	42-95818
119	19 Jul 1944	166	2	2	2	Lowder	574	29	818-L	42-95818
120	23 Jul 1944	166	1	3	5	Lakin	575	29	818-L	42-95818
122	25 Jul 1944	166	1	3	5	Watkinson	574	29	818-L	42-95818
123	26 Jul 1944	166	1	3	5	Holliday	572	29	818-L	42-95818
124	28 Jul 1944	166	2	3	6	Newman	574	29	818-L	42-95818
127	31 Jul 1944	166	1	2	2	Rutledge	575	37	818-L	42-95818
128	01 Aug 1944	166	2	4	3	Spare Ship	574	37	818-L	42-95818
131	05 Aug 1944	166	2	2	2	Goodwin	575	37	818-L	42-95818
132	05 Aug 1944	166	2	2	2	Goodwin	575	37	818-L	42-95818
137	08 Aug 1944	166	1	1	4	Horridge	574	29	818-L	42-95818
167	14 Sep 1944	166	1	3	5	Putnam	573	29	818-L	42-95818
182	03 Nov 1944	A-73	1	2	6	Mickelson	574	43	818-L	42-95818
185	11 Nov 1944	A-73	1	1	6	Lesmeister	574	43	818-L	42-95818
192	29 Nov 1944	A-73	1	3	6	Detjens	574	44	818-L	42-95818
203	23 Dec 1944	A-73	1	3	6	Ryan	574	42	818-L	42-95818
204	23 Dec 1944	A-73	2	3	5	Ryan	574	42	818-L	42-95818