B-24D (Jersey Bounce) 42-40609

FINAL LOCATION: Ploesti, Romania
MACR: 335

42-40609[]

AIRCRAFT TYPE: B-24D-75 MANUFACTURE: CO

CONSTRUCTION #: 1686 SERIES NUMBER: 42 / 45

DATE BUILT: 07 April 1943 DATE ACCEPTED: 07 April 1943 DATE SOC: 01 August 1943

AIR FORCE ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
8th	01 Jun 43 - 27 Jun 43
9th	27 Jun 43 - 01 Aug 43

COMBAT WING ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
201st	01 Jun 43 - 01 Aug 43

GROUP ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
93rd	01 Jun 43 - 01 Aug 43

SQUADRON ASSIGNED	DATE OF SERVICE
330th	01 Jun 43 - 01 Aug 43

#	DATE	MISSION	PILOT	COMMENTS
	10 Apr 43	Airfield Location: Tucson, AZ		Modification Center: Project 92067-R 5/2
	29 Apr 43	Airfield Location: Long Beach, CA
	03 May 43	Airfield Location: Topeka, KS		Combat crew replacment center
	22 May 43	Airfield Location: Presque Isle, ME		UGLY (overseas departure)
	28 May 43	Airfield Location: Hardwick, England		SoXo (assigned to 8th AF)
	14 Jun 43	Transfered to MTO		GLENN (assigned to 9th AF)
	27 Jun 43	Airfield Location: Terra, Libya (LG 7)
1	02 Jul 43	San Pancrazio, Italy Target: airfield	1st Lt. Long, W.
2	05 Jul 43	Messina, Italy Target: railroad yard	1st Lt. Ford, H.
3	10 Jul 43	Vibo Valenia, Italy Target: airfield	1st Lt. Long, W.
	12 Jul 43	San Giovanni, Italy Target: port facilities	1st Lt. Ford, H.	Aborted: Bomb bay door failure, bombs brought back to base.
4	13 Jul 43	Vibo Valenia, Italy Target: airfield	Capt. Long, W.	Bomb release electrical failure.
5	15 Jul 43	Foggia, Italy Target: airfield	Capt. Long, W.
6	17 Jul 43	Naples, Italy Target: railroad yard	Capt. Long, W.	Engines: #1 booster pump and fuel pressure low, voltage regulator, battery and two generators failure. . Combat damage (AA): 2 holes: bomb-bay and oxygen system.
7	19 Jul 43	Rome, Italy Target: railroad yard	Capt. Long, W.
end	01 Aug 43	Ploesti, Romania Target: oil production	Capt. Long, W.	Combat damage (AA) # 1 & 4 engines, tail turret, nose, four feet left wing tip. Crash landed: Ploesti, Romania - SOC