Aircraft Details for serial number: 41-31722 - Note: Squadron and Codes shown are the most frequent non-blank values | ||||
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Taxi Code | Squadron | Serial | Code | Missions |
722-A | 1 | 41-31722 | IH-A | 7 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 41-31722 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting). |
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Transferred from the 323rd BG in February 1944. Was originally named "Five Aces II", and was renamed "Ole Smokey" in December 1944. Originally carried the 323rd BG coding WT-A until September 1944, when it was re-coded 1H-A. The aircraft survived the war flying and additional 76 combat missions with the 1st Pathfinder SQN (112 in total). The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, CON SAL FEA GLUE R on 15/10/45. |
Picture listing for serial number: 41-31722 | ||
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Picture Title | Picture Category | Serial |
Hammett in "Ole Smokey" | Nose Art | 41-31722 |
"Ole Smokey" | Airplanes | 41-31722 |
Hauser | Crews | 41-31722 |
Loadlist Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 41-31722 | |||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | A/C Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi Code | Serial | Status |
112 | 11 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Aldous, C. G. | 1 | 722-A | 41-31722 | pathfinder | |
-184 | 09 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Johnson, R. G. | 1 | ?? | 722-A | 41-31722 | pathfinder |
202 | 15 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Epperson, H. A. | 1 | 722-A | 41-31722 | pathfinder | |
209 | 01 Jan 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Gilmore, J. H. | 1 | 722-A | 41-31722 | pathfinder | |
215 | 29 Jan 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Hauser, J. A. | 1 | 722-A | 41-31722 | pathfinder | |
228 | 16 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Hauser, J. A. | 1 | ?? | 722-A | 41-31722 | pathfinder |
234 | 23 Feb 1945 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Hauser, J. A. | 1 | ?? | 722-A | 41-31722 |