Aircraft Details for serial number: 42-107739 - Note: Squadron and Codes shown are the most frequent non-blank values | ||||
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Taxi Code | Squadron | Serial | Code | Missions |
739-O | 574 | 42-107739 | 4L-O | 24 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 42-107739 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting). |
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Delivered from the Martin Omaha plant. Next listed at Omaha, Nebraska (ATC) on 8/3/44. Then flown to the 3rd AF staging area at Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia (from 8/3/44), and on to Homestead Army Air Field, Florida (from 14/3/44), from where the aircraft was flown overseas to the UK via the Southern Ferry Route, as a 9th AF replacement aircraft, departing the USA on 16/3/44. The record card then lists, SOXO A (Europe) on 16/3/44, and, SOXO R (Europe) on 26/3/44. Entered combat with the 391st BG / 574th BS on 3/4/44. Suffered flak damage to the starboard wing on 15/6/44, flown by Lt. L A Schreiber. The aircraft was sent to the service group for repairs, and was struck off the 391st BG inventory. |
Loadlist Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-107739 | |||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | A/C Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi Code | Serial | Status |
42 | 30 Apr 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Schirmer, L. F. | 574 | 739-O | 42-107739 | ||
45 | 02 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Newman, R. A. | 574 | 739-O | 42-107739 | ||
47 | 07 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 6 | Wolfe, W. W. | 574 | 739- | 42-107739 | ||
49 | 08 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Schreiber, L. A. | 574 | 739-O | 42-107739 | ||
50 | 08 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Schreiber, L. A. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | flak |
60 | 15 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Wolfe, W. W. | 574 | 739-O | 42-107739 | ||
61 | 19 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Wolfe, W. W. | 574 | 739- | 42-107739 | ||
62 | 20 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 7 | Newcomer, H. C. | 574 | 739- | 42-107739 | flak | |
63 | 20 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Fleck, W. E. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | |
69 | 25 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Martin, M. M. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | |
70 | 26 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Carson, C. W. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | |
72 | 27 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Horridge, R. M. | 574 | 739- | 42-107739 | flak | |
75 | 29 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Kahley, W. F. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | |
76 | 29 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 5 | Alexander, R. L. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | |
77 | 30 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Wolfe, W. W. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | |
78 | 31 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Wolfe, W. W. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | |
79 | 01 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 3 | Rutledge, E. | 574 | 739- | 42-107739 | ||
82 | 04 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Newcomer, H. C. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | flak |
86 | 07 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Wolfe, W. W. | 574 | 739-O | 42-107739 | ||
88 | 08 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 5 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 739-O | 42-107739 | flak | |
90 | 10 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Carson, C. W. | 574 | 739-O | 42-107739 | ||
91 | 10 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Cassiday, C. E. | 574 | 739-O | 42-107739 | ||
92 | 11 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Jobe, R. C. | 574 | 739- | 42-107739 | ||
97 | 15 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Schreiber, L. A. | 574 | 31 | 739-O | 42-107739 | flak |