391st BOMB GROUP: Loadlist Aircraft information for serial number: 42-107815
Aircraft Details for serial number: 42-107815 - Note: Squadron and Codes shown are the most frequent non-blank values
Taxi Code Squadron Serial Code Missions
815-W57442-1078154L-W69

Aircraft history for serial number: 42-107815 (kindly provided by Paul Clouting).
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
Picture Title Picture Category Serial
LoeschCrews42-107815

Loadlist Taxi Sheet listing for serial number: 42-107815
Mission Date Station Box Flight Position Pilot A/C Squadron Hardstand Taxi Code Serial Status
7529 May 1944166223Bjork, P. A.574815-42-107815
7629 May 1944166124Jannsen, E. M.57436815-W42-107815
7730 May 1944166214Alexander, J. P.57436815-W42-107815
7831 May 1944166222Alexander, J. P.57435815-W42-107815
8002 Jun 1944166236Reynolds, J. J.57436815-W42-107815
8204 Jun 1944166122Alexander, J. P.57436815-W42-107815
8406 Jun 1944166134Majka, F. J.57435815-W42-107815
8607 Jun 1944166132Alexander, J. P.574815-W42-107815
8808 Jun 1944166214Newcomer, H. C.574815-W42-107815
9110 Jun 1944166136Rutledge, E.574815-W42-107815
9312 Jun 1944166134Alexander, J. P.574815-W42-107815
9413 Jun 1944166225Lakin, R. K.57436815-W42-107815
9513 Jun 1944166214Snyder, R. J.574815-W42-107815
9715 Jun 1944166226Lakin, R. K.57436815-W42-107815
10020 Jun 1944166411Spare Lead, 36815-W42-107815spare
10121 Jun 1944166125Rutledge, E.57436815-W42-107815
10422 Jun 1944166211Schleicher, F. K.574815-W42-107815
10625 Jun 1944166224Alexander, J. P.574815-W42-107815
10906 Jul 1944166114Bush, F. E.574815-42-107815
11108 Jul 1944166121Kelley, G. D.57436815-W42-107815
11312 Jul 1944166214Brandon, D. K.57436815-W42-107815
11412 Jul 1944166214Bush, F. E.574815-42-107815
11616 Jul 1944166134Mitchell, K. W.574815-W42-107815
11716 Jul 1944166134Majka, F. J.57436815-W42-107815
11818 Jul 1944166214Bush, F. E.574815-42-107815flak
11919 Jul 1944166221Bush, F. E.574815-W42-107815
12124 Jul 1944166225Lowder, O. H.57436815-W42-107815
12326 Jul 1944166211Bush, F. E.574815-W42-107815
12530 Jul 1944166114Loesch, L. F.574815-W42-107815
12631 Jul 1944166125Harnest, E. M.574815-U42-107815
12731 Jul 1944166212Jacobs, S. A.574815-W42-107815
12801 Aug 1944166234Colsch, J. W.574815-U42-107815
12902 Aug 1944166221Hollis, W. N.57437815-W42-107815
13003 Aug 1944166211Bush, F. E.574815-42-107815
13406 Aug 1944166121Alexander, J. P.57436815-W42-107815
13507 Aug 1944166121Hollis, W. N.574815-W42-107815
13607 Aug 1944166131Bush, F. E.574815-42-107815
13808 Aug 1944166123Wolfe, D. H.574815-42-107815
13910 Aug 1944166121Ljunggren, E. N.574815-W42-107815
14010 Aug 1944166211Salmon, D. J.574815-W42-107815
14212 Aug 1944166221Alexander, J. P.574815-42-107815
15125 Aug 1944166121Mitchell, K. W.57436815-W42-107815flak
15226 Aug 1944166221Bush, F. E.57436815-W42-107815flak
15530 Aug 1944166221Smith, J. W.57436815-W42-107815
15601 Sep 1944166121Loesch, L. F.57436815-W42-107815
15803 Sep 1944166243Spare Lead, 36815-W42-107815spare
16005 Sep 1944166221O'Hare, D. D.57436815-W42-107815
16206 Sep 1944166241Spare Lead, 36815-W42-107815spare
16512 Sep 1944166211Loesch, L. F.57436815-W42-107815
16612 Sep 1944166211Hollis, W. N.57436815-W42-107815
16714 Sep 1944166211Williams, G. E.57436815-W42-107815
16816 Sep 1944166111Bush, F. E.57436815-W42-107815
17302 Oct 1944A-73241Spare Lead, 815-42-107815spare
-17405 Oct 1944A-73221Bush, F. E.574815-W42-107815
17406 Oct 1944A-73221Bush, F. E.574815-W42-107815
17507 Oct 1944A-73231Salmon, D. J.574815-W42-107815
17712 Oct 1944A-73134Evans, F. L.57451815-W42-107815flak
18102 Nov 1944A-73124Flanagan, R. J.57451815-A42-107815
18203 Nov 1944A-73115Matus, P. M.574815-42-107815
18309 Nov 1944A-73121Mickelson, C. E.57451815-W42-107815
18410 Nov 1944A-73114Bush, F. E.57451815-W42-107815
18618 Nov 1944A-73124Hillier, F. O.574815-42-107815flak
19025 Nov 1944A-73234Flanagan, R. J.574RW815-W42-107815
19229 Nov 1944A-73134Lowe, W. F.57451815-W42-107815
19401 Dec 1944A-73221Chism, J. W.574815-42-107815
19502 Dec 1944A-73234Spangler, R. B.57451815-W42-107815
19605 Dec 1944A-73114Lowe, W. F.574815-42-107815accident