Aircraft Details for serial number: 42-107597 - Note: Squadron and Codes shown are the most frequent non-blank values | ||||
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Taxi Code | Squadron | Serial | Code | Missions |
597-P | 574 | 42-107597 | 4L-P | 67 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 42-107597 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting). |
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Delivered from the Martin Omaha plant. Next listed as Omaha, Nebraska (ATC) from 21/1/44, and Atlanta, Georgia (ATC) from 29/1/44. Then went to the 3rd AF staging area at Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia (from 30/1/44). Flown overseas to the UK via the Southern Ferry Route (Listed as Caribbean Wing), departing the USA on 10/2/44. The record card then lists, SOXO A (Europe) on 10/2/44, and SOXO R (Europe) on 7/3/44. Ferried over from the USA in Feb 1944 by 2nd Lt. Robert L Holliday and crew. Assigned to the 391st BG / 574th BS entering combat on 9/5/44. Lost on the 23/12/44 Ahrweiler Railway Viaduct mission. The aircraft flown by 1st Lt. Ralph Henry Lesmeister was attacked and rammed by an Me-109 fighter of 10/JG-3 flown by Fahnrich Adolph Tham, which severed the tail section, killing the tail gunner, S/Sgt. John H Stephenson. The rest of the crew bailed out and were captured. The aircraft went down with both wings on fire and crashed at Adenau, near Trier, Germany. Engines, P&W, R-2800-43, serials: FP-060555 (left), and, 42-50744 (right). The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, SOXO CON MIA (9th AF) on 23/12/44. |
Incident listing for serial number: 42-107597 | |||
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Mission | Source_id | Description | Serial |
203 | M11669 | MACR 11669, 42-107597. 23 Dec 1944 | 42-107597 |
Loadlist Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-107597 | |||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | A/C Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi Code | Serial | Status |
51 | 09 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 6 | Spare, | 29 | 597-P | 42-107597 | spare | |
52 | 09 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Dewitt, G. A. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
53 | 10 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Wolfe, W. W. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
54 | 10 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Wolfe, W. W. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 | ||
56 | 11 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Whitson, J. H. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
57 | 12 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Sullivan, L. R. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 | ||
58 | 12 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Sullivan, L. R. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 | ||
59 | 13 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 32 | 597-P2 | 42-107597 | spare |
60 | 15 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
61 | 19 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Morris, W. E. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
64 | 21 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Sullivan, L. R. | 574 | 32 | 597-P1 | 42-107597 | |
65 | 22 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Dauteuil, D. F. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
66 | 23 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Newcomer, H. C. | 574 | 32 | 597-P1 | 42-107597 | |
68 | 24 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Wolfe, D. H. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
70 | 26 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Newcomer, H. C. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
71 | 27 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Lowe, W. F. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
73 | 28 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Wilkinson, E. S. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak |
74 | 28 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Kiedinger, C. E. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak |
90 | 10 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Horridge, R. M. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
93 | 12 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Metelsky, P. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 | ||
95 | 13 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Koehl, W. F. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
97 | 15 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Kiedinger, C. E. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
100 | 20 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Ljunggren, E. N. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
106 | 25 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Newcomer, H. C. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
110 | 07 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Martin, M. M. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
112 | 11 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Ruble, J. C. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | aborted | |
113 | 12 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Stanfield, L. B. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
114 | 12 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Majka, F. J. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
119 | 19 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 3 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
121 | 24 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
123 | 26 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
127 | 31 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Schreiber, L. A. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak | |
133 | 06 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Schirmer, L. F. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
134 | 06 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
135 | 07 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 3 | Talton, J. R. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 | ||
136 | 07 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak | |
140 | 10 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
141 | 11 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
145 | 14 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Rutledge, E. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
146 | 15 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 | ||
147 | 16 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak |
149 | 17 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Kirschke, W. H. E. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
151 | 25 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
152 | 26 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak |
153 | 27 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak |
158 | 03 Sep 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Wilkinson, E. S. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
160 | 05 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Lakin, R. K. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
164 | 11 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Spare, | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | spare | |
165 | 12 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
166 | 12 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
167 | 14 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Spare, | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | spare | |
168 | 16 Sep 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Haynes, J. S. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
172 | 29 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 32 | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
178 | 13 Oct 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Newman, R. A. | 574 | 49 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak |
179 | 14 Oct 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 597-P | 42-107597 | ||
180 | 29 Oct 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Chism, J. W. | 574 | 49 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak |
183 | 09 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 49 | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak |
186 | 18 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | RW | 597-P | 42-107597 | flak |
189 | 21 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 0 | 1 | 3 | Kirton, W. T. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 | ||
190 | 25 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Morris, W. E. | 574 | RW | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
196 | 05 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lesmeister, R. H. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 | flak | |
197 | 09 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Lesmeister, R. H. | 574 | RW | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
199 | 11 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Lesmeister, R. H. | 574 | RW | 597-P | 42-107597 | |
201 | 13 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Lesmeister, R. H. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 | ||
203 | 23 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Lesmeister, R. H. | 574 | 597- | 42-107597 |