Aircraft information for serial number: 42-95828 | ||||||
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Taxi | Squadron | Serial | Code | Name | Source | Taxi Sheets |
828-L | 573 | 42-95828 | T6-L | Pink's Lady II | Original website | 34 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 42-95828 (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 9/11/43. Next listed at Middletown, Pennsylvania (ATC) from 5/12/43, Columbus, Ohio (ATC) from 9/12/43, and 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 over from the USA by 1st Lt. Harry D Porter. The aircraft had flown 78 missions by 20/6/44, and had never aborted a mission due to mechanical failure. On the 7/8/44 mission to the Nogent Le Roi Railroad bridge, France, this aircraft flown by Lt. Wade F Lowe, was damaged by flak in the fuselage & right engine and force landed on an advanced landing strip. The aircraft was sent to a service group for repairs, and removed from the 391st BG inventory. The aircraft record card lists, GLUE 9AF CON ON ALS on 9/8/44, and, GLUE REPAIRED on 19/8/44. |
Picture listing for serial number: 42-95828 | ||
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Picture Title | Picture Category | Serial |
Hartman Crew | Crews | 42-95828 |
Porter Crew | Crews | 42-95828 |
"Pink's Lady" | Nose Art | 42-95828 |
"Pink's Lady" | Nose Art | 42-95828 |
Porter Crew | Crews | 42-95828 |
Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-95828 | ||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi | Serial |
7 | 02 Mar 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Porter | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
31 | 22 Apr 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Boone | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
40 | 28 Apr 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Crim | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
47 | 07 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Dewitt | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
48 | 07 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Dewitt | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
53 | 10 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Crim | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
54 | 10 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Dewitt | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
60 | 15 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Smith | 572 | 14 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
61 | 19 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Holliday | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
70 | 26 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Fry | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
71 | 27 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Holliday | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
72 | 27 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Holliday | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
77 | 30 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Fry | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
78 | 31 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Alexander | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
81 | 03 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Koehl | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
82 | 04 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Spare Ship | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
84 | 06 Jun 1944 | 166 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Colsch | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
87 | 07 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Armstrong | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
88 | 08 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Shaffner | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
90 | 10 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Jacobs | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
93 | 12 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Holliday | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
95 | 13 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Boylan | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
96 | 14 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Koehl | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
97 | 15 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Boone | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
99 | 18 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Hartman | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
100 | 20 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Fry | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
101 | 21 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Walker | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
110 | 07 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Koehl | 572 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
120 | 23 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Bjork | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
127 | 31 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Bjork | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
128 | 01 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Bjork | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
131 | 05 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Bjork | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
132 | 05 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Bjork | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |
133 | 06 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Bjork | 573 | 24 | 828-L | 42-95828 |