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403rd
SQ
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Plane Name
|
Serial#/Tail #
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Model/Notes/Disposition
|
Picture
|
| 4-F Charlie |
42-72956 |
aka "Here Tis" |
 |
| Big Chief Cockeye |
42-40351 |
? |
 |
| Eager Beaver |
? |
? |
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| Fat Stuff |
42-41171 |
B-24D |
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| Flamin' Mamie |
42-41062 |
B-24D |
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| Flying Fanny |
? |
B-24D |
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| Frivolous Sal |
? |
? |
|
| Gentleman Jim |
42-40673 |
B24D/Writes Col. Ernest Wells of the 403rd:
"[it was flown] to Townsville [to the depot] in early Jan '44 for
repairs from anti-aircraft and fighter damage, the aircraft was
declared unsalavageable and used for spare parts and repairs of other
aircraft at the depot. I know this because when I left combat in Jan
'44 my crew and I went to Townsville to see if we could fly the
aircraft to the USA and that is when we learned of its fate." |
|
| Geraldine |
42-41065
|
? |
|
| Here Tis |
42-72956 |
aka "4-F Charlie." Here Tis was piloted by 2nd Lt.
Raymond Cooley and was lost on "Black Sunday," April 16, 1944. |
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| Joltin' Janie |
42-40233 |
B-24D |
|
| June Bride |
? |
? |
|
| Million Dollar Baby |
44-40335 |
B-24J |
|
| Miss McCook |
44-51070 |
? |
|
| Over Exposed |
? |
? |
|
| Peace Offering |
? |
? |
|
| Pom Pom Express |
? |
? |
|
| Satan's Sister |
42-40680 |
B-24D |
|
Stuggots
|
?
|
? Italian-Americans will
understand the name. It was named by paisan' T/Sgt. Louis Barone.
|
|
Shewansta
|
42-72800 |
B-24D. Ditched off the
coast of New Britain Island in the Solomon Sea on 25
October 1943 with everyone surviving but the pilot and co-pilot |
|
| Sitting Girl |
42-73472 |
? |
|
Tailskid Tolly
|
|
|
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| Whistle Stop |
42-41060 |
? |
|
| Zombie |
42-40913
|
B-24D. See also 64th SQ for this aircaft |
|
|
63rd
SQ
|
| Ace of Spades |
42-40945 |
? |
|
| Art's Cart |
42-40896 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. |
|
| At Ease |
42-40955 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. |
|
| I'll Be Around |
42-41042 |
? |
|
| Kentucky Virgin |
42-41053 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. |
|
| King of Clubs |
42-40949 |
? |
|
| Lady Luck |
42-41058 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. |
|
| Lil' Daisy Cutter |
42-40666 |
B-24D |
|
| Mallet Head |
42-41050 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. |
|
| Miss Liberty |
42-40479 |
B-24D |
|
| My Heavenly Body |
42-73484 |
? |
|
| Nana |
44-40938 (another source says 42-72938) |
B-24D |
|
| Out of the Night |
44-40901 (another source says 44-41808) |
B-24J (another source says B-24M) |
|
| Out of the Night II |
44-41809 |
B-24M/ First flown by Pilot Orion Rogers. |
|
| Pitti-Sing |
42-41051 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. |
|
| Queen of Hearts |
42-40904 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. |
|
| Sack Wagon, The |
44-51035 |
? |
|
| Shanghai Lil |
44-41026 |
? |
|
| Swan, The |
42-40475 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. Lost on a
mission over the Bismarck Sea, from Dobodura, New Guinea, on 4
December, 1943. No trace of the plane was ever found (Flow by Pilot
Captain Robert Coleman). |
|
| Who's Next |
42-41049 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. Crashed 7
December, 1944 into Mt. Malasimbo (near or in the town of Calapan
in the province of Oriental Mindoro) on the island of Mindoro in the
Philippines, killing the crew headed by Lt. Savage (the
crew included 2nd Lt. James E. O'Brien. You can read a letter
home from Lt. O'Brien linked to from this site's history
section.) |
|
| Wonder Gal |
44-40942 |
? |
|
| ? |
42-40972 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. Crew missing
in action during mission to destroy a Japanese shipping convoy (may
have destroyed one ship). Missing: 1st Lt. William M. Hafner; 2nd Lt.
Arthur C. Armacost III; 2nd Lt. David R. Eppright; 2nd Lt. Charles F.
Feucht; T/Sgt. James G. Lascelles; S/Sgt. Arthur P. Fredrickson; T/Sgt.
Alfred W. Hill; S/Sgt. William C. Cemeron; T/Sgt. Raymond S. Cisneros;
Sgt. Richard M. Salley. |
|
| ? |
42-41041 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. This plane
was shot up over a Japanese Convoy. Crash landed at Cape Gloucester,
New Britain. Killed in the crash were 1st Lt. Alvin E. McGehee, 2nd Lt.
Henry H. Kreider, Jr., T/Sgt. Howard O. Dust, and S/Sgt. Liggott N.
Gilliam. |
|
| ? |
42-41043 |
B-24D. Original Scott Project aircraft. Crew missing
in action in Gasniada, New Britain. May have been shot down by our own
Navy. Missing: 1st Lt. James J. Harris, Jr.; 2nd Lt. George J. Bolles;
1st Lt. James B. Hamilton, Jr.; 2nd Lt. Douglas H. Wright; T/Sgt.
Gardiner A. Corrigan; S/Sgt. Lewis V. Nason; T/Sgt. Joseph E.
[Moskalak?]; S/Sgt. J. K. Johnson; T/Sgt. Richard B. Friend; Cpl.
William H. Skidmoro.
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|
|
64th
SQ
|
| Black Magic |
42-41224 or 4440867 |
(one source says this plane is the same
as "Lucky Lucille") |
|
| Blondes Away |
42-110006 |
B-24J |
|
| Bob's Hope |
44-40395 |
B-24J |
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| Cocktail Hour |
44-40428 |
B-24J. Nose art painted by Sarkis Bartigan. |
|
| Dorothy Anne |
42-41093 |
B-24D |
|
| Double Trouble (?) |
4240671 (?) (see 65th SQ listing for aircraft
"Double Trouble") |
B-24D. Lost July 11, 1943, killing entire crew
(including: Dan Costello, Gunner; and Walter C. Hammond, Pilot) It took
off for a mission from Jackson's Drome, circled the ocean to gain
altitude and returned to the airstrip in less than an hour with
mechanical problems. The Pilot lost control when it was 300 feet off
the ground and it crashed. |
|
| Dragon and His Tail, The |
44-40973 |
B-24J. Nose art painted by Sarkis Bartigan. |
|
| Frisky |
42-40667 |
B-24D/destroyed in a takeoff accident on Nadzab
airstrip 2 April, 1944 |
|
Golden Lady
|
42-40914
|
B-24D. Piloted by Shad
Shaddox.
|
|
| Hip Parade |
4440430 |
B-24J |
|
| It Ain't So Funny |
? |
? |
|
| Last Horizon |
865 |
? |
|
| Lovely Annette |
44-40808 |
? |
|
| Lucky Lucille |
42-41224 |
B-24D (one source says this plane is the
same as "Black Magic") |
|
| Mabel's Labels |
44-49853 |
? |
|
| Mag the Hag |
42-41084 |
? |
|
| Marie |
42-40922 |
? |
|
| Mayflower, The |
42-40853 |
? |
|
| Michigan |
44-40429 |
B-24J. Nose art painted by Sarkis Bartigan. |
|
| Million $ Baby |
44-50768 |
? |
|
| Not in Stock |
42-41093 |
? |
|
| Record Breakers, The |
44-51122 |
? |
|
| Shining Example, The |
44-40184 |
B-24J |
|
| Stormy Weather |
? |
? |
|
| Toughy |
42-40525 |
B-24D |
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| Uncle Sam |
42-72811 |
B-24D |
|
| Zombie |
42-40913 |
B-24D. See also 403rd SQ
for this aircraft. This B-24 seems to have at least been assigned to
the 64th from between June 1943 to July 1944. The daughter of William
Voght, 64th Squadron writes to say that per a set of Orders she has,
the following crew was assigned to, and deployed from from Hamilton
Field, Sacramento CA with, this plane: 1LT Frank Krones, 2LT
Donald Taustein, 2LT Everett Rassiga, TSgt Richard
May, TSgt Merle Wilson, SSgt William Voght, SSgt
Robert Charles, SSgt Warren Thompson, SSgt Louis
Maenner. There was a LT Frank Fizerro with this crew as well when
they deployed from CA, who may have suffered some sort of injury in
Australia and thus didn’t show up on the assignment orders. The picture
for this entry will be found in the 403rd SQ Briefing Room. |
|
| ? |
42-40245 |
B24D/Wreck discovered in 1975. This plane
failed to join formation after take off from Nadzab for a raid on Sarmi
on 7 May 1944. The bodies of the crewmen were found still at their
positions. An Australian Army team carried out their remains. |
|
| ? |
-867 |
? |
|
?
|
-991
|
Lost on 4 June 1944 with
the following crew: 1LT Julian Petty, 2LT William Bohman, 2LT Lester
Katzen, and 2LT Albert Kenyon along with TSgt Eugene Bailey, TSgt
Harold Cranmer and SSgts Gilbert Dillon, James Ervin, Warren Thompson
and Sgt William Tower
|
|
|
65th
SQ
|
| Barbara Jean |
44-40980
|
B-24J-190/lost on 3 June, 1945. Pilot Frank L.
Chisman and his entire crew were killed after taking off for a mission
to Formosa. Their plane was found shortly after on Mt. Arayat (3,867
feet high, East of Clark Field.) |
|
| Carolyn Mae |
44-40776 |
B-24J-180 |
|
| Come and Get It |
42-40941 |
? |
|
| Come and Get It |
44-40403 |
? |
|
| Double Trouble |
42-41226 |
B-24D-150 |
|
| Hit Parader |
? |
? |
|
| Jungle Queen |
42-40863 |
? |
|
| Ken's Men |
44-40980 |
? |
|
| Lady from Leyte |
44-40607 or 4440807 |
B-24D or B-24J |
|
| Lucky Lucy |
? |
? |
|
| Mad Russian |
44-41846 |
B-24M-1 |
|
| Missin' You |
44-40399 |
B-24J-160 |
|
| Outta This World |
44-41257 |
B24J-205 |
|
| Pappy's Passion |
? |
? |
|
| Petty Gal |
44-40373 |
B-24J-160/Scrapped on May 18, 1945. Its last mission
was flown by Jim Cherkauer. On this mission, the plane had to make an
emergency landing with two engines at Lingayen Gulf after it was
severely damaged by ack ack and shrapnel from another B-24
that was hit so badly it basically exploded. |
|
| Punja Kasi |
44-40806 |
B-24J-180 |
|
| Queen of the Clouds |
44-41540 |
B-24L-5 (one source lists this plane as being a
B-24J) |
|
| Rum and Coke |
44-49827 |
B-24L-15 (another source lists this plane as a
B-24J). |
|
| Shawantsta |
? |
? |
|
| Shirley Ann |
42-73163 |
? |
|
| Stuggot's 1st |
? |
? |
|
| Target for Tonight |
? |
? |
|
| Two Bob Tillie |
42-41215 |
? |
|
| Two Bob Tillie |
42-73952 |
? |
|
| Windy City Kitty |
? |
B-24D |
|
| ? |
-458 |
B-24J/crash landed at Lingayen field after being
shot up by night fighters while on a night mission. The pilot was John
J. Fahey. No one was hurt in the crash. |
|
| ? |
-813 |
B-24M |
|
| ? |
42-41088 |
B-24D/Lost 18 October, 1943 Fl Taylor.
Crew bailed. Crashed POM Log 31M/1 |
|
| ? |
42-41075 |
B24D/MIA 22 November, 1943 near Salamaua returning
strike to Gasmata Fl Brech |
|
| ? |
-794 |
B-24J |
|
| ? |
-812 |
B-24M |
|
| ? |
-864 |
Lost when it was severely damaged on an 18
May 1945 mission to T'ainan, Formosa (piloted by Lt.
Wilt) The crew bailed out with the loss of 2 men. |
|
| ? |
-341 |
B-24M |
|
| ? |
-42246 |
B-24M-20 |
|
| ? |
44-42246 |
M-20 |
|
| ? |
41-100056 |
B-24J-65 |
|
| ? |
44-41024 |
B-24J190 |
|
| ? |
-42 |
B-24M |
|
| ? |
-042 |
Possibly the same plane as the above
plane. Flown by Jim Cherkauer. |
|
| ? |
-466 |
B-24M |
|
| ? |
-749 |
B24J |
|
| ? |
44-42247 |
B-24M-20 |
|
| ? |
-363 |
Lost 6/13/45 on a mission to Formosa. The crew, led
by Pilot Donald C. Campbell, crashed into a mountain on Formosa killing
all on board. The remains were recovered after WWII from the mountain
side. The bodies had been disturbed by animals so it was impossible to
separate the bones and the military transported the bones to St. Louis
where they were re-buried in a mass grave. . |
|
| ? |
44-41547 |
? |
|
|
43rd
BG, SQ Unkown
|
| .50 Cal. Gal |
? |
B-24D |
|
| 4-F Charlie |
42-40946 |
Note the 403rd SQ entry for a plane of
this same name but a different serial number. |
|
| Atom Smasher |
42-640-45 |
? |
|
| Bums Away |
42-40822 |
? |
|
| Bunny Hop |
42-41091 |
B-24D |
|
| Coral Princess |
42-40833 |
? |
|
| Devil's Delight |
42-40832 |
? |
|
| Double Trouble |
42-41226 |
? |
|
| Easy Breeze |
42-110118 |
B-24J |
|
| Madam Libby |
42-40838 |
? |
1 2 |
| Miss Bubbles |
42-40836 |
? |
|
| Prince Valiant |
42-40526 |
B-24D |
|
| Sky Shy |
42-40683 |
? |
|
| Tailskid Tolly |
? |
B-24. Probably a 403rd aircraft. |
|
| Talisman? |
? |
This may be an erroneous entry as there is a 43rd BG
B-17 with this name |
|
| Uncle's Fury |
42-40854 |
? |
|
| Wolf Pack |
? |
B-24J |
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