Aircraft Details for serial number: 42-107815 - Note: Squadron and Codes shown are the most frequent non-blank values | ||||
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Taxi Code | Squadron | Serial | Code | Missions |
815-W | 574 | 42-107815 | 4L-W | 69 |
Aircraft history for serial number: 42-107815 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting). |
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Delivered from the Martin Omaha plant. Next listed at Omaha, Nebraska (ATC) on 4/4/44. Then flown to the 3rd AF staging area at Hunter Field, Savannah, Georgia (from 4/4/44), and on to Homestead Army Air Field, Florida (from 14/4/44), 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 16/4/44. The record card then lists, SOXO 9AF A (Europe) on 15/4/44, and GLUE 9AF R (Europe) on 30/4/44. Entered combat with the 391st BG / 574th BS on 29/5/44. Crash landed near St. Hubert, France after running out of fuel returning from the 5/12/44 mission to Oberzier, Germany. The pilot 2nd Lt. Wade F Lowe was the only crew member injured. The final entry on the aircraft record card lists, GLUE 9AF CON SAL NBD on 10/12/44. |
Picture listing for serial number: 42-107815 | ||
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Picture Title | Picture Category | Serial |
Loesch | Crews | 42-107815 |
Loadlist Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-107815 | |||||||||||
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Mission | Date | Station | Box | Flight | Position | Pilot | A/C Squadron | Hardstand | Taxi Code | Serial | Status |
75 | 29 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Bjork, P. A. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | ||
76 | 29 May 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Jannsen, E. M. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
77 | 30 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Alexander, J. P. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
78 | 31 May 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Alexander, J. P. | 574 | 35 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
80 | 02 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 6 | Reynolds, J. J. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
82 | 04 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Alexander, J. P. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
84 | 06 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Majka, F. J. | 574 | 35 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
86 | 07 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 2 | Alexander, J. P. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
88 | 08 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Newcomer, H. C. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
91 | 10 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 6 | Rutledge, E. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
93 | 12 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Alexander, J. P. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
94 | 13 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Lakin, R. K. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
95 | 13 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Snyder, R. J. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
97 | 15 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 6 | Lakin, R. K. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
100 | 20 Jun 1944 | 166 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Spare Lead, | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | spare | |
101 | 21 Jun 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Rutledge, E. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
104 | 22 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Schleicher, F. K. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
106 | 25 Jun 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Alexander, J. P. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
109 | 06 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | ||
111 | 08 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Kelley, G. D. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
113 | 12 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Brandon, D. K. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
114 | 12 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | ||
116 | 16 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Mitchell, K. W. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
117 | 16 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Majka, F. J. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
118 | 18 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | flak | |
119 | 19 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
121 | 24 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Lowder, O. H. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
123 | 26 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
125 | 30 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Loesch, L. F. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
126 | 31 Jul 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 5 | Harnest, E. M. | 574 | 815-U | 42-107815 | ||
127 | 31 Jul 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Jacobs, S. A. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
128 | 01 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Colsch, J. W. | 574 | 815-U | 42-107815 | ||
129 | 02 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Hollis, W. N. | 574 | 37 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
130 | 03 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | ||
134 | 06 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Alexander, J. P. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
135 | 07 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Hollis, W. N. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
136 | 07 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | ||
138 | 08 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 3 | Wolfe, D. H. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | ||
139 | 10 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Ljunggren, E. N. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
140 | 10 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Salmon, D. J. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
142 | 12 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Alexander, J. P. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | ||
151 | 25 Aug 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mitchell, K. W. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | flak |
152 | 26 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | flak |
155 | 30 Aug 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Smith, J. W. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
156 | 01 Sep 1944 | 166 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Loesch, L. F. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
158 | 03 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 3 | Spare Lead, | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | spare | |
160 | 05 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 2 | 1 | O'Hare, D. D. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
162 | 06 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Spare Lead, | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | spare | |
165 | 12 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Loesch, L. F. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
166 | 12 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Hollis, W. N. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
167 | 14 Sep 1944 | 166 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Williams, G. E. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
168 | 16 Sep 1944 | 166 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 36 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
173 | 02 Oct 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 4 | 1 | Spare Lead, | 815- | 42-107815 | spare | ||
-174 | 05 Oct 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
174 | 06 Oct 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
175 | 07 Oct 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Salmon, D. J. | 574 | 815-W | 42-107815 | ||
177 | 12 Oct 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Evans, F. L. | 574 | 51 | 815-W | 42-107815 | flak |
181 | 02 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Flanagan, R. J. | 574 | 51 | 815-A | 42-107815 | |
182 | 03 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Matus, P. M. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | ||
183 | 09 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Mickelson, C. E. | 574 | 51 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
184 | 10 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Bush, F. E. | 574 | 51 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
186 | 18 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Hillier, F. O. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | flak | |
190 | 25 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Flanagan, R. J. | 574 | RW | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
192 | 29 Nov 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 3 | 4 | Lowe, W. F. | 574 | 51 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
194 | 01 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Chism, J. W. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | ||
195 | 02 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Spangler, R. B. | 574 | 51 | 815-W | 42-107815 | |
196 | 05 Dec 1944 | A-73 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Lowe, W. F. | 574 | 815- | 42-107815 | accident |