Aircraft information for serial number: 42-95851 | ||||||
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Taxi | Squadron | Serial | Code | Name | Source | Taxi Sheets |
851-M | 574 | 42-95851 | 4L-M | VIVACIOUS VERONICA | Original website | 19 |
851-U | 574 | 42-95851 | 4L-U | VIVACIOUS VERONICA | Taxi sheets. Redesignation of 851-M ? | 2 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 42-95851 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting). |
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Built at the Glenn L Martin factory at Baltimore, Maryland as a B-26B-50-MA. Accepted by the Army Air Force on 16/11/43. Then flown by New Castle (2nd Ferry Group), Wilmington, Deleware (from 11/12/43), to Godman Field, Fort Knox, Kentucky (from 12/12/43), 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. Was originally named "Vivacious Veronica", but the name was later shortened to just "Veronica". Shot down by flak on route to the target on the 7/8/44 mission to the Nogent Le Roi railroad bridge, France. The pilot was 1st Lt. William K Callison, who had earlier ferried her over from the USA. The aircraft took a direct hit in the left wing soon after crossing the enemy coast, snap rolled, and went into a spin crashing near Conde Sur Noi. Only the engineer, S/Sgt. Joseph E Hanzl managed to bail out before the aircraft crashed and he survived. The aircraft record card lists this serial as condemned on 8/8/44 at an advanced landing strip (GLUE 9AF CON ON ALS on 8/8/44). |
Incident listing for serial number: 42-95851 | |||
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Mission | Source_id | Description | Serial |
55 | M07795? | MACR 07795?, 42-95851. 11 May 1944 | 42-95851 |
136 | M07795 | MACR 07795, 42-95851. 7 Aug 1944 | 42-95851 |
Picture listing for serial number: 42-95851 | ||
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Picture Title | Picture Category | Serial |
"Vivacious" | Nose Art | 42-95851 |
Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-95851 | ||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi | Serial |
4 | 25 Feb 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Callison | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
7 | 02 Mar 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Nunnally | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
31 | 22 Apr 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Callison | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
43 | 01 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Sullens | 575 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
44 | 01 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Laframboise | 575 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
45 | 02 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Callison | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
47 | 07 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Callison | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
47 | 07 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Wolfe | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
60 | 15 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Watson | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
61 | 19 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Carson | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
81 | 03 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Evans | 574 | 31 | 851-U | 42-95851 |
82 | 04 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Callison | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
84 | 06 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Carson | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
88 | 08 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Callison | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
93 | 12 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Horridge | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
95 | 13 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Baehr | 572 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
96 | 14 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Fleck | 575 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
97 | 15 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Koehl | 572 | 31 | 851-U | 42-95851 |
100 | 20 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Callison | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
102 | 21 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Baxter | 573 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |
109 | 06 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Callison | 574 | 31 | 851-M | 42-95851 |