Sugar Blues - USAAF Nose Art Research Project

Service Record

First mission on record 21 October 1943 ?
20 missions flown
Ditched in the North Sea, 22nd February 1944; co-pilot wounded, all crew rescued 22 February 1944

Fate: Ditched in the North Sea, 22nd February 1944; co-pilot wounded, all crew rescued
Date: 22 February 1944

Home base Confirmed crash location

Date	Crew	Target	Notes
21 Oct 1943	? (Pilot)	?	Delivered to USAAF at Denver
9 Nov 1943	? (Pilot)	?	To Grand Island AAB
11 Nov 1943	? (Pilot)	?	Despatched overseas to 8AF
20 Dec 1943	? (Pilot)	?	Assigned to 91BG, 323BS
24 Dec 1943	R V Maziarz (Pilot), P M Delo (Co-Pilot)	Andres NoBall	V-weapon site -- Category A damage
30 Dec 1943	D Bradford (Pilot), R Mersereau (Co-Pilot)	Ludwigshaven	Category A damage -- 20mm
4 Jan 1944	R V Maziarz (Pilot), P M Delo (Co-Pilot)	Kiel
5 Jan 1944	D C Harding (Pilot), L J Hosack (Co-Pilot)	Tours / Parcay airfield
7 Jan 1944	R V Maziarz (Pilot), P M Delo (Co-Pilot)	Ludwigshafen
11 Jan 1944	R V Maziarz (Pilot), P M Delo (Co-Pilot)	Oschersleben	Category AC damage -- mg. (TT)(BT) Fw190 dest. each
24 Jan 1944	R V Maziarz (Pilot), P M Delo (Co-Pilot)	Frankfurt Aborted
29 Jan 1944	R V Maziarz (Pilot), Williams (Co-Pilot)	Frankfurt	Category A damage -- friendly fire
30 Jan 1944	D C Harding (Pilot), L J Hosack (Co-Pilot)	Brunswick
3 Feb 1944	E Register (Pilot), Motsinger (Co-Pilot)	Wilhelmshaven
4 Feb 1944	E Register (Pilot), Motsinger (Co-Pilot)	Frankfurt
6 Feb 1944	Stringer (Pilot), P Mack (Co-Pilot)	Nancy-Essay Aborted
11 Feb 1944	C Samuelson (Pilot), N Kovachevich (Co-Pilot)	Frankfurt
20 Feb 1944	R V Maziarz (Pilot)	Liepzig - Aschersleben
21 Feb 1944	W Wilkinson (Pilot)	Achmer
22 Feb 1944	R V Maziarz (Pilot), P M Delo (Co-Pilot)	Bunde / Bielefeld Lost	MISSING -- ditched, North Sea, (CP) WIA. All rescued