42-40722[]
AIRCRAFT TYPE: B-24D-90 MANUFACTURE: CO
CONSTRUCTION #: 1799 SERIES NUMBER: 25 / 45
DATE BUILT: 00 May 1943 DATE ACCEPTED: 28 April 1943 DATE SOC: 31 May 1945
AIR FORCE | WING | GROUP | SQUADRON | DATE OF SERVICE |
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8th AF | 389th | 566th | 03 June 1943 – 03 July 1943 | |
9th AF | 389th | 566th | 03 July 1943 – 25 August 1943 | |
8th AF | 2nd CBW | 389th | 566th | 25 August 1943 – 16 September 1943 |
12th AF | 389th | 566th | 16 September 1943 – 4 October 1943 | |
8th AF | 2nd CBW | 389th | 566th | 04 October 1943 – 12 June 1944 |
8th AF | 95th CBW | 491st | 12 June 1944 – 14 August 1944 | |
8th AF | 95th CBW | 491st | 00 August 1944 - 14 September 1944 |
GROUP MARKINGS | SQUADRON | ID MARKINGS | DATE ASSIGNED | |
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O- | 23 June 1943 | |||
Circle-C | O+ | September 1943 | ||
Circle-Z |
- AIRCRAFT NAME: The Little Gramper
- FINAL LOCATION:: Scrapped - England
HISTORY[]
# | DATE | MISSION | PILOT | COMMENTS |
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28 May 43 | Airfield Location: San Diego |
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30 Apr 43 | Airfield Location: Davis Monthran Field, AZ |
CO - modification center | ||
28 May 43 | Airfield Location: Lowry Field, CO |
WTTC - Combat Crew Training | ||
02 Jun 43 | Airfield Location: Lincoln AAF, NE |
POM - Prepare for Overseas movement | ||
13 Jun 43 | Airfield Location: Dow Field, ME |
Overseas departure field | ||
16 Jun 43 | Airfield Location: Langford Lodge, N. Ireland |
UGLY - 8th AF Modification Center | ||
22 Jun 43 | Airfield Location: Hethel Field |
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03 Jul 43 | Airfield Location: Airfield Location: Benghazi, Libya (Berka 10) |
ACHE assigned to 9th AF | ||
1 | 9 Jul 43 | Maleme, Crete target: airfield |
Lt. Dieterle, J.W. | |
2 | 11 Jul 43 | Reggio di Calabria, Italy target: port facilities |
Lt. Dieterle, J.W. | |
3 | 12 Jul 43 | Reggio di Calabria, Italy target: port facilities |
Lt. Dieterle, J.W. | |
4 | 14 Jul 43 | Messina, Italy target: port facilities |
Lt. Dieterle, J.W. | |
5 | 16 Jul 43 | Bari, Italy target: airfield |
Lt. Dieterle, J.W. | |
6 | 19 Jul 43 | Rome, Italy target: railroad yard |
Lt. Dieterle, J.W. | |
7 | 01 Aug 43 | Campina, Romania target: oil production |
Lt. Dieterle, J.W. | Combat damage (AA): # 3 engine |
8 | 13 Aug 43 | Wiener-Neustadt, Austria target: aircraft production |
Capt. Conroy, T.C. | |
9 | 16 Aug 43 | Foggia, Italy target: airfield |
Capt. Conroy, T.C. | |
10 | 19 Aug 43 | Foggia, Italy target: railroad yards |
Walsh | |
11 | 21 Aug 43 | Camcello, Italy target: railroad yards |
Walsh | |
25 Aug 43 | Airfield Location: Hethel Field |
Walsh | Assigned to 8th AF | |
12 | 7 Sep 43 | Texel target: Convoy |
Walsh | |
13 | 9 Sep 43 | Longuenesse, France target: airfield |
Walsh | |
14 | 15 Sep 43 | Chartes, France target: airfield |
Walsh | |
19 Sep 43 | Airfield Location: Massicault, Tunisia |
Assigned to 12th AF | ||
15 | 21 Sep 43 | Bastia, Corsica target: port facilities |
Walsh | |
16 | 24 Sep 43 | Pisa, Italy target: railroad yard |
Vaughn | |
17 | 01 Oct 43 | Wiener-Neustadt, Austria target: aircraft production |
Walsh | |
03 Oct 43 | Airfield Location: Hethel Field |
Assigned to 8th AF | ||
18 | 09 Oct 43 | Danzig, Poland target: U-boat yards |
Fravega | |
10 Oct 43 | Diversion | Fravega | ||
19 | 03 Nov 43 | Wilhelmshaven, Germany target: port facilities |
Vaughn | |
20 | 18 Nov 43 | Oslo, Norway target: Kjeller airfield |
Walsh | |
21 | 01 Dec 43 | Solingen, Germany target: industry |
Moore | |
22 | 11 Dec 43 | Emden, Germany target: industry |
Walsh | |
23 | 13 Dec 43 | Kiel, Germany target: Port Facilities |
Moore | |
24 | 16 Dec 43 | Bremen, Germany target: Port Facilities |
Walsh | |
25 | 20 Dec 43 | Bremen, Germany target: Port Facilities |
Moore | |
26 | 24 Dec 43 | Pas De Calais, France target: no-ball site |
Vaughn | |
27 | 31 Dec 43 | St Jean D’Angely, France target: airfield |
Walsh | |
28 | 04 Jan 44 | Kiel, Germany target: Port Facilities |
Walsh | |
29 | 07 Jan 44 | Ludwigshafen, Germany target: industry |
Vivian | |
30 | 14 Jan 44 | Pas De Calais, France target: no-ball site |
Walsh | |
31 | 21 Jan 44 | Pas De Calais, France target: no-ball site |
Walsh | |
32 | 02 Feb 44 | St Pol, France target: no-ball site |
Walsh | |
33 | 06 Feb 44 | Chateaudun, France target: Airfield |
Walsh | |
34 | 10 Feb 44 | Gilze-Ruin, France target: Airfield |
Walsh | |
35 | 12 Feb 44 | Siracourt, France target: no-ball site |
Walsh | |
36 | 13 Feb 44 | Pas De Calais, France target: no-ball site |
Walsh | |
37 | 20 Feb 44 | Brunswick, Germany target: aviation industry |
Gold | |
38 | 21 Feb 44 | Achmer, Germany target: airfield |
Vivian | |
22 Feb 44 | Enschede, Germany target: aviation industry |
Vivian | Aborted | |
39 | 24 Feb 44 | Gotha, Germany target: aviation industry |
Lewis | |
40 | 08 Mar 44 | Berlin, Germany target: Industry |
Blessing | |
41 | 13 Mar 44 | France target: No-Ball |
Snyder | |
42 | 15 Mar 44 | Brunswick, Germany target: aviation industry |
Snyder | |
43 | 20 Mar 44 | Frankfurt, Germany target: |
Searcy | |
44 | 23 Mar 44 | Munster, Germany target: |
Blessing | |
45 | 26 Mar 44 | Siracourt, France target: no-ball site |
Brown | |
46 | 27 Mar 44 | Pau target: |
Searcy | |
47 | 08 Apr 44 | Braunschweig, Germany target: |
Rice | |
48 | 09 Apr 44 | Tutow, Germany target: |
Wyatt | |
49 | 10 Apr 44 | Orleans, France target: |
Brown | |
00 May 43 | Airfield Location:Metfield Airfield |
Transferred to 491st BG – assembly ship | ||
12 June 44 | North Sea | First mission as assembly ship | ||
00 Sep 44 | unknown | Replaced by B-24J-150CO 44-40165 for Assembly ship | ||
31 May 45 | unknown | SOC - scrapped |