| City Of El Paso (42-93974) |
39th Bomb Group, 62nd Bomb Squadron |
Transferred postwar to 98BG 343BS; shot down by anti-aircraft fire near Chongju, Korea, 9th November 1951 |
9 Nov 1951 |
|
Near Chongju, Korea |
|
| A.B. Davis High School, Mount Vernon (44-61813) |
|
Taking reconnaissance photos over the Yalu River, attacked by MiG-15s, 9 Nov 1950; crashed on final approach to Johnson AFB, killing all but one crew |
9 Nov 1950 |
|
Johnson AFB, Japan |
|
| Sure Skin (42-23860) |
475th Troop Carrier Group |
Crashed, 6th September 1945, after takeoff from Tacloban airfield en route to Nelson Field near Manila; pilot Flight Officer Robert Gennette |
6 Sep 1945 |
|
|
|
| Round Trip Ticket (44-41538) |
22nd Bomb Group, 33rd Bomb Squadron |
Blew a tyre landing at Motobu airfield, Okinawa, 26 August 1945; ground looped and cracked up carrying 20 passengers, killing one |
26 Aug 1945 |
|
Motobu airfield, Okinawa |
|
| City Of Glendale (42-93912) |
330th Group, 459th Squadron |
F-13A model; crashed at Harmon Field, Guam, 23rd August 1945, during a non-operational training mission |
23 Aug 1945 |
|
Harmon Field, Guam |
|
| City Of Cedar Rapids Mi (42-93955) |
330th Group, 458th Squadron |
Stalled and went over a cliff attempting to land with #1 engine failure in bad weather, Guam, 22 June 1945; only one survivor |
22 Jun 1945 |
14915 |
Guam |
|
| City Of Osceola (42-93955) |
330th Group, 458th Squadron |
Crashed on Guam, 22 June 1945, while trying to land in bad weather with one engine out |
22 Jun 1945 |
|
Guam |
|
| City Of Providence (42-63567) |
19th Bomb Group, 30th Squadron |
Missing in action after fighter attacks, 10th June 1945, during mission to Nakajima factories north of Tokyo |
10 Jun 1945 |
14614 |
|
|
| 67th Seabees (42-24809) |
505th Group, 482nd Squadron |
Shot down by anti-aircraft fire over Kobe, Japan, 5th June 1945; six crew captured, two later executed, four died in captivity |
5 Jun 1945 |
14603 |
Kobe, Japan |
|
| City Of Roswell (42-65364) |
39th Bomb Group, 61st Bomb Squadron |
Missing in action, 1st June 1945, after being hit by flak over Osaka |
1 Jun 1945 |
|
Osaka |
|
| Apache Princess (43-28152) |
345th Bomb Group, 501st Bomb Squadron |
Reported lost, 27th May 1945, shot down over Mizukami, Formosa |
27 May 1945 |
|
Mizukami, Formosa |
|
| City Of Burlington (42-65304) |
19th Bomb Group, 30th Squadron |
Crashed and destroyed on North Field, Guam, 27th May 1945 |
27 May 1945 |
|
North Field, Guam |
|
| City Of Hollywood (42-94013) |
29th Bomb Group, 6th Bomb Squadron |
Lost an engine on takeoff from Guam, turned back and crash landed on North Field, Guam, 14 May 1945; 8 killed, 3 survived |
14 May 1945 |
|
North Field, Guam |
|
| Mary Anna (42-65253) |
505th Group, 482nd Squadron |
Badly damaged and ditched, 7th May 1945 |
7 May 1945 |
|
|
|
| City Of Dallas (42-24883) |
19th Bomb Group, 28th Squadron |
Listed as missing in action, 3rd May 1945; cause and fate of crew unknown |
3 May 1945 |
14356 |
|
|
| Reina del Pacifico (43-36020) |
345th Bomb Group, 501st Bomb Squadron |
Reported lost, 28th April 1945, with the crew of 2Lt Milton Esty; hit by flak, exploded on impact with the ground |
28 Apr 1945 |
|
|
|
| City Of Jamestown (42-94047) |
330th Group, 459th Squadron |
Ditched off Japan, 24th April 1945, on mission to Tachikawa's Hitachi aircraft plant; 3 POWs |
24 Apr 1945 |
|
|
|
| City Of Laramie (42-94047) |
330th Group, 459th Squadron |
Ditched, 24th April 1945 |
24 Apr 1945 |
|
|
|
| City Of University City (42-94026) |
19th Bomb Group, 28th Squadron |
Ditched off Iwo Jima, 24th April 1945, returning from a mission to Nagoya, Japan |
24 Apr 1945 |
|
Off Iwo Jima |
|
| Skunkface III (44-6568) |
91st Bomb Group, 324th Bomb Squadron |
Missing, 17th April 1945; attacked by Me262 jets |
17 Apr 1945 |
|
|
|
| Boots IV (42-37850) |
96th Bomb Group |
Collided with a C-47 after takeoff from Bovingdon on a training flight, 31 March 1945; severed the transport's tail, plummeted to earth, killing all f |
31 Mar 1945 |
|
Bovingdon |
|
| Fiesty Sue (44-14361) |
4th Fighter Group, 335th Squadron |
Missing in action, 21st March 1945, after being hit by anti-aircraft fire while strafing Rheine airfield |
21 Mar 1945 |
|
Rheine airfield |
|
| 107th Seabees (42-24797) |
505th Bomb Group, 484th Bomb Squadron |
Missing in action overnight 18/19th March 1945 over Nagoya; Shipp crew rescued by USS Gatling (DD-671) |
18 Mar 1945 |
13694 |
Nagoya, Japan |
|
| Heavenly Body (42-73116) |
380th Bomb Group, 528th Bomb Squadron |
Multiple engine failure, crashed into the sea between Formosa and Luzon; six men killed |
14 Mar 1945 |
|
Between Formosa and Luzon |
|
| Hope-full Devil (42-63482) |
505th Bomb Group, 484th Bomb Squadron |
Ditched 9th March 1945, crew rescued |
9 Mar 1945 |
|
|
|
| My Irish Colleen (44-41176) |
307th Bomb Group |
Missing - circumstances in Incl. #1 (not in file) |
27 Feb 1945 |
12788 |
|
|
| Prop Wash (43-27517) |
12th Bomb Group, 82nd Bomb Squadron |
Shot down, 26th Feb 1945, flying with 489th Bomb Squadron |
26 Feb 1945 |
|
|
|
| Rough Rider (44-14747) |
364th Fighter Group, 383rd Fighter Squadron |
Listed as missing in action, 22nd February 1945, piloted by 1Lt Frederick Ross; claimed by Oblt Hans Dortenmann, 11./JG54 |
22 Feb 1945 |
|
|
|
| 121st Seabees (42-24815) |
505th Group, 483rd Squadron |
Missing in action after colliding in mid-air with 42-24784, 10th February 1945 |
10 Feb 1945 |
|
|
|
| Employees of Oil-o-Matic (42-8593) |
358th Fighter Group, 365th Fighter Squadron |
Shot down by flak, 3 February 1945, while escorting a raid on Berlin |
3 Feb 1945 |
|
|
|
| Borough Of Hellerton (42-8301) |
Unknown |
Crash landed near Forestville, 2 Feb 1945 |
2 Feb 1945 |
|
Forestville |
|
| Homing De-Vice (42-24785) |
500th Bomb Group, 882nd Bomb Squadron |
Logged as Missing in Action on 23rd January 1945 |
23 Jan 1945 |
|
|
|
| Mississippi Mission (42-102677) |
390th Bomb Group, 568th Bomb Squadron |
Lost |
14 Jan 1945 |
|
|
|
| Scarsdale Scout (44-19868) |
56th Fighter Group, 63rd Squadron |
Crashed at the 56th Fighter Group's base at Boxted and was destroyed, 14th January 1945 |
14 Jan 1945 |
|
Boxted |
|
| 29th Seabees (42-24781) |
505th Group, 483rd Squadron |
Engine fire (No. 2), lost a wing and crashed into the sea on training mission; one survivor |
5 Jan 1945 |
16171 |
Sea, 184 nautical miles from Tinian bearing 327 1/2 degrees and 109 nautical miles from Pagan bearing 74 1/2 degrees (northwest of Tinian Island) |
In the Sea, northwest of Tinian Island |
| Sarah Gray (42-102567) |
447th Bomb Group, 709th Bomb Squadron |
Crashed into the ground 400 yards from the runway; no survivors |
1 Jan 1945 |
|
Rattlesden |
|
| Betts (42-100904) |
440th Troop Carrier Group |
During the Battle of the Bulge, hit by ground fire, burst into flames and crashed, 27th December 1944 |
27 Dec 1944 |
|
Near Bastogne |
|
| Dabo (42-100906) |
440th Troop Carrier Group |
Shot down, 27th December 1944, flying a glider resupply mission during the Battle of the Bulge; crashed southwest of the Bastogne-March highway |
27 Dec 1944 |
|
Near Bastogne |
|
| The Tulsamerican (42-51430) |
461st Bomb Group, 765th Bomb Squadron |
Ditched in the Adriatic Sea near Croatia, 17th December 1944, after a mission to Odertal |
17 Dec 1944 |
|
Adriatic Sea near Croatia |
|
| Lil` Lu (43-38612) |
385th Bomb Group |
Missing in action, 6th December 1944; crashlanded and set on fire by crew |
6 Dec 1944 |
|
|
|
| Georgia Peach II (44-14273) |
352nd Fighter Group, 328th Fighter Squadron |
Missing in action, 9th November 1944; crashed near Roubaix after engine failure |
9 Nov 1944 |
10433 |
Near Roubaix |
|
| Bomber Dear (42-97234) |
91st Bomb Group |
Missing in action, 2nd November 1944; last seen at 1257hrs just after bombing Merseburg |
2 Nov 1944 |
|
|
Last seen at 1257hrs "just after target burning." |
| Urgin Virgin (43-30720) |
435th Troop Carrier Group |
Flying a resupply mission, it crashed and was condemned, 17th October 1944 |
17 Oct 1944 |
|
|
|
| Looks like we hit the Jap-pot (BuNo 48919) |
Unknown |
Listed as missing in action, 7th October 1944; believed shot down by Soviet anti-aircraft fire (unconfirmed) |
7 Oct 1944 |
|
|
|
| Scarsdale Hobo (44-19856) |
406th Group |
Lost, 4th October 1944, while flying with 9th Air Force's 406th Fighter Group from St Avord, France; pilot Lt Phillip Antonucci reported Missing in Ac |
4 Oct 1944 |
|
|
|
| Black Hawk (42-30180) |
96th Bomb Group, 337th Bomb Squadron |
Converted for the Aphrodite drone project; aimed at submarine pens at Heligoland, 11th September 1944; shot down into the sea short of its target |
11 Sep 1944 |
|
Near Heligoland |
|
| Haard Luck (42-97334) |
95th Bomb Group, 336th Squadron |
Missing in action - right wing on fire |
11 Sep 1944 |
8892 |
Fulda |
|
| Devil's Ball (42-31238) |
351st Bomb Group, 511th Bomb Squadron |
Iced up and crashed near Market Deeping during assembly, 8th September 1944; 8 killed |
8 Sep 1944 |
|
Near Market Deeping |
|
| Boston Bombshell (42-39996) |
91st Bomb Group, 322nd Bomb Squadron |
Missing in action, 16th August 1944; all four engines on fire from fighter attack |
16 Aug 1944 |
|
|
|
| Belchin' Bessie (41-29559) |
34th Bomb Group, 7th Bomb Squadron |
Crashed on takeoff and burned, 11th August 1944 |
11 Aug 1944 |
|
|
|
| Royal Flush (42-6087) |
100th Bomb Group, 418th Bomb Squadron |
Missing, 11th August 1944; flak hit between #3 engine and fuselage, 4 killed |
11 Aug 1944 |
|
|
|
| Miss Green Brier (43-23806) |
23rd Fighter Group, 118th Tactical Reconnaisance Squadron |
Lost in overcast at night returning to base; crashed in area of Kweilin, pilot killed |
6 Aug 1944 |
7263 |
Area of Kweilin |
Vicinity of Kweilin |
| Georgia Peach (42-25520) |
405th Fighter Group, 510th Fighter Squadron |
Hit by flak on bomb run; pilot bailed out and became POW; aircraft crashed at La Villiere, near Tessy, France, 25th July 1944 |
25 Jul 1944 |
|
La Villiere, near Tessy, France |
|
| Destiny's Child (42-31812) |
91st Bomb Group, 401st Bomb Squadron |
Missing in action, 20th July 1944, on a mission to Leipzig-Mockau |
20 Jul 1944 |
|
|
|
| Tipsy (42-76520) |
405th Fighter Group, 510th Fighter Squadron |
Shot down by flak after bombing the bridge at Conde-sur-Vire, 17th July 1944; pilot 2Lt Paul Ellison bailed out, evaded capture, returned 2nd August |
17 Jul 1944 |
|
Near Conde-sur-Vire, France |
|
| Florencia (42-102574) |
94th Bomb Group, 332nd Bomb Squadron |
Ditched |
9 Jul 1944 |
|
English Channel |
|
| California Or Bust (41-6358) |
4th Fighter Group, 334th Fighter Squadron |
Lost on a tactical support mission in France, 23rd June 1944 |
23 Jun 1944 |
|
|
|
| The Bug (42-76553) |
405th Fighter Group, 510th Fighter Squadron |
Shot down by flak 9 miles east of Ladevant, France, during a strafing mission near Vannes, 24th May 1944 |
24 May 1944 |
|
9 miles east of Ladevant, France |
|
| Loretta Young (41-31624) |
386th Bomb Group |
Crashed on takeoff at Great Dunmow, 20th May 1944; destroyed, crew of six survived |
20 May 1944 |
|
Great Dunmow |
|
| Ill Wind (43-6636) |
4th Fighter Group, 334th Fighter Squadron |
Lost 20 miles southwest of St Dizier, 9th May 1944, pilot 1Lt Vernon Burroughs taken POW |
9 May 1944 |
|
20 miles southwest of St Dizier |
|
