Built at the Glenn L Martin factory at Baltimore, Maryland as a B-26G-15-MA. Accepted by the Army Air Force on 14/10/44. Then flown by Baltimore, Maryland (ATC) from 16/10/44, to the 3rd AF staging area at Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia (from 16/10/44). Next went to Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida (1103 BAS) from 27/10/44, from where the aircraft was flown overseas via the Southern Ferry Route, departing the USA on 30/10/44. The aircraft record card then lists, GLUE 9AF A (Europe - 9th AF) on 30/10/44, and GLUE 9AF R (Europe - 9th AF) on 21/11/44. Entered combat with the 391st BG / 574th BS on 1/1/45. Suffered flak damage on the 10/2/45 mission to Berg / Gladbach, Germany. The aircraft flown by 2nd Lt. Paul L Woods, crash landed in allied territory, was declared Cat. E and written off. The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, GLUE 9AF CON SAL BD on 11/2/45. |